I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs．What set him so far apart from others?
He 1 that, in his opinion, it all came from an 2 from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old．He had been trying to 3___a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his 4 on the slippery bottle and it 5 , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor．
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of 6 at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what a 7 and wonderful mess you have made! I have 8 seen such a huge pool of milk．Well, the damage has already been done．Would you like to 9 down and play in the milk for a few minutes 10 we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did．After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert, 11 you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and 12 everything to its proper order．So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge （海绵）, a towel, or a mop．Which do you 13 ?” He chose the sponge and together they 14 the milk．
His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a 15 experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two 16 hands．Let’s go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 17____ a way to carry it without dropping it．” The little boy 18 that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it．
This scientist then 19 that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make 20 ．
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
A．added B．advised C．responded D．commented
A．experience B．accident C．experiment D．inspiration
A．send B．cool C．bring D．remove
A．hold B．control C．balance D．way
A．fell B．rolled C．turned D．burst
A．crying B．staring C．shouting D．laughing
A．powerful B．great C．touching D．sarcastic
A．shortly B．always C．already D．rarely
A．put B．get C．take D．lie
A．when B．until C．before D．after
A．however B．whatever C．wherever D．whenever
A．recover B．restore C．recollect D．replace
A．like B．prefer C．take D．decide
A．cleaned up B．swept off C．sucked out D．took apart
A．finished B．shared C．failed D．valued
A．tiny B．clever C．smooth D．wet
A．invent B．discover C．imagine D．make
A．knew B．thought C．convinced D．learned
A．argued B．sensed C．remarked D．criticized
A．mistakes B．assumptions C．decisions D．differences
Being alone in outer space can be __36__. That is one reason why astronauts on solo space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(海底)voyages. It will also happen on 39 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 40 is. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel 42 . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very_ 43 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 44 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 45 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 46 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 47 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.
A．excited B．frightening C．confusing D．brave
A．tired B．asleep C．conscious D．busy
A．So far B． After all C．However D．Therefore
A．long B． fast C．dangerous D．direct
A．fuel B．entertainment C．adjustment D．health
A．shut up B．held up C．brought up D．picked up
A．uneasy B．interested C．comfortable D．excited
A．pleasing B．annoying C．common D．valuable
A．noisy B．alone C．personal D．sociable
A．emphasis B．conflict C．power D．pressure
A．handle B．create C．affect D．investigate
A．becoming B．choosing C．ordering D．promoting
The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a
picture of ___36____ for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be _37___ economically disadvantaged, but still many would __38___ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the ___39___ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(n) __40___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery,__41_____ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___42___those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When__43____ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____44____. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.
His abstract image captured the _45_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__46_____ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47____ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___48__ forgot the young artist himself.
__49____ the children had gone on to other assignments, she_50_____ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the __51___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had other student. How _52_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ____53__ for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
In fact, people __54___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____55___ .
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．suggested B．affected C．encouraged D．considered
A．celebrate B．share C．like D．avoid
A．purposes B．subjects C．motivations D．examples
A．good B．encouraging C．different D．exciting
A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively
A．behind B．beside C．before D．around
A．ordered B．asked C．forced D．persuaded
A．gift B．person C．hand D．wonder
A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
A．raise B．need C．buy D．sell
A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
A．always B．almost C．usually D．therefore
A．Before B．Now that C．Since D．When
A．stared B．aimed C．paused D．glanced
A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
A．seldom B．often C．soon D．much
A．thankful B．calm C．pleased D．comfortable
A．could B．must C．should D．might
A．move on B．stick above C．reaches out D．help out
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “
Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-froz
en body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the h
orse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
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Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 21 is about Demeter, the goddess of
the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the22 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his23 . Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he w
ould not agree to the marriage, but neither would he24 it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without25 . When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter26 what happened to Persephone, she became so27 that she caused all plants to28 . People were in 29 of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow30 her daughter
, Persephone, was returned to her.31 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's32 . She could go back to her mother if she had not 33 anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter34 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus35 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her36 , but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it37 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore38 not let the crops grow. That is39 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is40 , it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
A．periods B．time C．seasons D．age
A．winner B．ruler C．advisor D．fighter
A．wife B．lover C．partner D．daughter
A．accept B．forgive C．admit D．forbid
A．arrangement B．warning C．permission D．reason
A．let out B．worked out C．thought out D．found out
A．excited B．angry C．tired D．serious
A．danger B．hope C．turn D．case
A．since B．until C．after D．when
A．Persephone B．Zeus C．Demeter D．Hades
A．return B．change C．marriage D．journey
A．stolen B．found C．eaten
A．understood B．refused C．doubted D．accepted
A．discovered B．studied C．forgot D．prepared
A．daughter B．mother C．god D．ruler
A．works B．remains C．happens D．starts
A．should B．can C．dare D．will
A．where B．because C．why D．how
A．happy B．friendly C．fresh D．nice
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she drove her old car home along the road． 36 she found she got a flat．The 22-year-old student 37 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No 38 tyre （轮胎）.
At this time, a car 39 ．Paul and Diane told Clay to 40 them to a service station near their 41 ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tyres to 42 with her car．“Follow us home,” said Paul.
The couple called around to find a tyre．No 43 ．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 44 of keys, “Take our car．We 45 be using it over the holiday.”
Clay was 46 ．“But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she 47 them.
“We know,” Paul said．“We’ll be 48 when you get back, so it’s easy for you to find us．Here’s our 49 if you need to get in touch with us.”
Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 50 put her luggage into their car and then sent her off．Two weeks later she 51 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tyres and the radio 52 .
“Thank you so much,” she said．“How much do I 53 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money．It’s our 54 .” Clay realized that 55 it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Immediately D．Fortunately
A．afforded B．wanted C．allowed D．managed
A．spare B．free C．full D．empty
A．passed B．stopped C．paused D．started
A．help B．push C．take D．follow
A．garage B．house C．shop D．hotel
A．compare B．match C．go D．deal
A．way B．message C．money D．luck
A．set B．number C．pair D．chain
A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．won’t
A．satisfied B．worried C．astonished D．disturbed
A．persuaded B．advised C．reminded D．promised
A．happy B．here C．away D．busy
A．number B．name C．notice D．visa
A．repairmen B．cleaners C．friends D．couple
A．shocked B．happened C．returned D．came
A．produced B．fixed C．tied D．rebuilt
A．owe B．lend C．give D．offer
A．wish B．job C．duty D．pleasure
A．until B．unless C．since D．while