The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA.
“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____21____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____22_____.” said an anxious voice of a young woman. “ And you know I am the ….”
“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ____23____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___24____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ____25____. “ We must find out that bad___26_____ and …..”They were just talking about the _____27___when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ___28_____towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ____29___ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen __30_______, the train hit the truck heavily and ___31____it dozens of meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ___32_____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___33______ in time, his life was saved
Later the police did whatever they could to _____34___the woman who had telephoned them. It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____35_____ of this crime as described above.
A．call B．come C．go D．notice
A．beaten B．treated C．needed D．injured
A．talking B．laughing C．crying D．shouting
A．realized B．found C．proved D．wondered
A．nervously B． Disappointedly C．angrily D．surprisingly
A．man B．woman C．child D．driver
A．trial B．warning C．program D．punishment
A．passing B．turning C．running D．rolling
A．refused B．stopped C．continued D．began
A．above B．below C．alive D．present
A．struck B．met C．caught D．missed
A．pushed B．helped C．let D．asked
A．company B．house C．station D．hospital
A．meet B．punish C．find D．arrest
A．information B．result C．advice D．news
Before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. He targeted a company which planned to only one person. However, there were over 20 candidates, ____ was my son. I him, “It’s difficult to get into the company. Don’t too much for fear that you would feel disappointed when you fail.” My son said smilingly, “ I try, there will be hope！”
Of the 20 candidates, only three could the final round, which would later decide the one to be employed. Everything seemed to quite well and my son the first round and entered the final. Unexpectedly, the final interview was unbelievably , and all of them were asked to go home and wait for the of the interview.
A．employ B．support C．manage D．interview
A．among them B．with them C．among whom D．with whom
A．interrupted B．promised C．reminded D．followed
A．spend B．expect C．waste D．wish
A．As if B．as soon as C．Even if D．As long as
A．enter B．survive C．change D．judge
A．move B．go C．fit D．stay
A．passed B．earned C．left D．started
A．challenging B．simple C．perfect D．secret
A．course B．plan C．answer D．result
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America．
It is said， “The best house is in the U．S．A．， the best wife is in Japan， and the bestfood is in China．”So I took and pleasure to “the best food” for my American family．Each day，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed（表演）my play in way：changing the dishes’ colour，the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）．Thus，my American friends could discover the of eating Chinese food．Because of my“ ” job，I was often rewarded（奖励）by their of appreciation （感激） such as “very tasty”，“excellent”, etc．
But the joke was here： yesterday， I cooked Sichuan－style for dinner．I was at my achievement（成就）．
When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked atthe fish，then looked at me．“Why do all the fish have their ？” they asked，“It’s horrible！” Horrible or beautiful？ I don’t know．But I know that fish heads are delicious．The is the best part of fish； in only the respectable（受敬重的）guest can have the special of enjoying it．
Another thing is：the American friends often said to me“ ”as they fruits or otherthings．According to Chinese tradition（传统），I would simply smile in answer to their kindness actually helping myself to any of the food． ，I said “help yourself” to themwhenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food，as long as it was nice to their taste，they hesitated（犹豫） to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished．
A．worry B．attention C．delight D．pride(自豪)
A．buy B．fetch C．cook D．leave
A．their B．a new C．the same D．a simple
A．way B．joy C．trouble D．importance
A．hard B．daily C．good D．new
A．expressions B．sentence C．doing D．smile
A．meat B．fish C．soup D．egg
A．praised B．pleased C．bad D．surprise
A．pleasedly B．excitedly C．surprisedly D．worriedly
A．bones B．flesh(肉) C．tails D．heads
A．do B．will C．want to D．should
A．tail B．head C．soup D．flesh
A．fact B．China C．USA D．the West
A．honour B．seat C．table D．plate
A．real B．exciting C．interesting D．easy
A．please help us B．excuse me C．help yourself D．eat them please
A．brought home B．wanted C．were buying D．were eating
A．not B．but not C．without D．nor
A．At last B．Above all C．After all D．In return
A．usual B．often C．never D．had
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to others how their positions, statements, and points of view are , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us to be corrected. We all want our positions to be and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest of the human heart. And those who learn to are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the of correcting others are often hated and .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise others the joy of being right—give them the glory. correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to…”, rather than jumping and saying, “No, it’s more important to…”, simply let it go and allow their statement to . The people in your life will become less defensive and more . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “ ”.
A．show B．ask C．prove D．teach
A．unimportant B．unbelievable C．incorrect D．imperfect
A．consider B．appreciate C．understand D．refuse
A．fooled B．helped C．Taught D．corrected
A．thanked B．rewarded C．cared D．accepted
A．side B．price C．expense D．cost
A．like B．hate C．prefer D．afford
A．admired B．received C．realized D．respected
A．shortcomings B．advantages C．desires D．wishes
A．talk B．praise C．help D．listen
A．habit B．form C．position D．purpose
A．punished B．avoided C．left D．scolded
A．letting B．lending C．allowing D．owing
A．Stop B．Continue C．Practise D．Try
A．out B．up C．in D．off
A．last B．go C．work D．stand
A．helpful B．loving C．careful D．popular
A．dreamed B．wanted C．asked D．demanded
A．sufferings B．worries C．success D．happiness
A．happy B．right C．sorry D．proud
There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .
The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” They wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book .
Ben later went on to the of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he learnt something about his mother that he did not know as a . She, herself, had never learned how to read.
A．played B．got C．took D．made
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16, her father ____ her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and ___ education, the ____ didn’t look bright for Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who ____ took “no” for an answer.He ___ Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining ____， each day she would just ride to the city, walk ____ about and return home at dusk.
On one of her ____， Lilly saw a sign at a big company.____， she knocked on the very first door.In her ____ English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____ to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter, and then ____ .Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for ____ at noon, when she could ____ away in the crowd.But she knew she should ____ the letter.
On her first try, Lilly ____ one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock: 11: 55 — five minutes to ____ .Just then, the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you’re doing ____ work！”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her ____ began to grow.Lilly thought, “Well, if he thinks it’s good, then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay — all because someone had given a ____ and uncertain girl the gift of selfconfidence when she knocked on the door.
A．reminded B．helped C．encouraged D．forced
A．good B．formal C．poor D．modern
A．advice B．future C．promise D．change
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．usually
A．warned B．begged C．allowed D．told
A．employment B．experience C．judgment D．independence
A．carefully B．happily C．aimlessly D．rapidly
A．steps B．trips C．purposes D．choices
A．Bravely B．Proudly C．Calmly D．Cautiously
A．broken B．perfect C．written D．fluent
A．refused B．decided C．pretended D．failed
A．stopped B．continued C．left D．sighed
A．lunch B．life C．fun D．luck
A．break B．run C．pass D．drive
A．read B．write C．attempt D．deliver
A．went over B．picked up C．gave away D．got through
A．freedom B．success C．discussion D．reward
A．terrible B．excellent C．honest D．easy
A．belief B．patience C．confidence D．strength
A．shy B．lonely C．selfless D．modest