On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 36 of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37 from the day before, he took out a large piece of 38 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 39 .
Before long, the young violinist was 40 with people, who were all attracted by the 41 on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 42 . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 44 come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you 45 something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist 46 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 47 it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which 48 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket 50 himself, the violinist said," 51 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 53 succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 54 on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.
A．box B．hat C．bowl D．bag
A．Free B．Away C．Different D．Far
A．paper B．stone C．cloth D．wood
A．begging B．shouting C．playing D．singing
A．crowded B．surrounded C．surprised D．satisfied
A．words B．money C．ticket D．picture
A．on purpose B．in a hurry C．in advance D．by mistake
A．looked B．lived C．broke D．rushed
A．probably B．certainly C．recently D．nearly
A．lose B．get C．buy D．search
A．handed out B．gave out C．sent out D．took out
A．tore B．threw C．kissed D．hid
A．beat B．sold C．took D．won
A．Fortunately B．However C．Otherwise D．Generally
A．by B．from C．for D．with
A．Unless B．Whenever C．Although D．Until
A．often B．never C．seldom D．always
A．may B．should C．must D．need
A．air B．water C．grass D．tree
A．road B．path C．chance D．method
A little boy wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to the place where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of beer and started his ．When he had gone three blocks, he met an old woman．She was sitting in the ，just staring at some pigeons(鸽子)．The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase．He was about to take a drink from his beer he noticed that the old lady looked , so he offered her some chips．
She them and smiled．Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it ，so he offered her some beer．Again, she smiled at him．The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling a word．
As evening came，the boy realized how he was and he got up to leave．But before he had gone more than a few steps，he turned ，ran back to the old woman, and gave her a ．She gave him her biggest smile ever．When the boy went back，his mother was surprised at his look．She asked him, "What made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with ." But before his mother could respond, he added．"You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever !"
Meanwhile, the old woman returned home．Her son was at the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate chips in the park with God." , before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much than I expected."
Too often we don't care too much about the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of ，all of which have the potential(潜力)to turn a life around．People come into our lives for a season, or a lifetime．
Embrace(拥抱)all ! If you want to have lunch with God, bring ．
A．business B．flight C．adventure D．journey
A．in B．about C．out D．off
A．wild B．park C．public D．street
A．while B．since C．when D．therefore
A．thirsty B．pale C．shy D．hungry
A．forgave B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．over B．too C．ever D．again
A．with B．in C．without D．beyond
A．tired B．bored C．excited D．surprised
A．aside B．behind C．around D．down
A．hand B．hug C．smile D．chance
A．joyful B．thankful C．painful D．hopeful
A．a stranger B．God C．a woman D．a grandma
A．expected B．known C．met D．seen
A．surprised B．afraid C．sorry D．glad
A．But B．However C．Even D．Thus
A．handsome B．taller C．cleverer D．younger
A．enjoying B．joking C．caring D．watching
A．equally B．normally C．formally D．totally
A．beer B．chips C．smiles D．suitcases
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to them but I still needed to write them, I until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was happy to have Marc back. Since I was making lunch for his younger brother, I one for Marc, too. Imagine my when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, his lunch.
“Did I do something ? Don’t you love me ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
A．carried B．found C．included D．held
A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate
A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragement
A．loved B．answered C．wrote D．examined
A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually
A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected
A．copy B．read C．take D．send
A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued
A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento
A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing
A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly
A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for
A．especially B．immediately C．equally D．generally
A．once B．again C．still D．even
A．packed B．fetched C．bought D．filled
A．fear B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment
A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．asking about
A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
A．any more B．enough C．once more D．better
A．interestingly B．bitterly C．politely D．Laughingly
Tom with his friend Jack went to his favorite newspaper stand. Jack the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition. Accepting the , Jack politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Tom asked, “Does he always treat you so ?”
“Yes, , he does,” Jack responded. “And are you always so and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Jack as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Jack , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .”
Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority. , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
A．praised B．paid C．greeted D．invited
A．harvest B．service C．instructions D．scores
A．asked B．completed C．requested D．printed
A．newspaper B．record C．radio D．food
A．relieved B．disappointed C．encouraged D．worried
A．separately B．seriously C．rudely D．quickly
A．strictly B．unfortunately C．originally D．finally
A．content B．smart C．polite D．energetic
A．struggled B．hesitated C．watched D．continued
A．ordered B．explained C．advised D．wondered
A．behave B．work C．arrive D．write
A．imagines B．decides C．answers D．doubts
A．growth B．appearance C．responses D．printed
A．control B．wound C．cheat D．kill
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Again D．Besides
A．exam B．trip C．person D．enemy
A．pressure B．patience C．duty D．power
A．proud B．angry C．glad D．fearful
A．team B．experiments C．friendship D．lives
A．time B．value C．use D．nationality
I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've that the best way to do it is to let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures!
I once a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He he was racing those cars around a great track, which in was an imaginary circle around a golden statue (雕像). The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night.
When his mother told him the time had come to ，the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” to the Oscar.
“Sure，” he smiled. “It's yours.”
The horrified mother . “Put that back immediately！”
Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to , rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start.
You may have learned to let go of past and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ？Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock?
“I like the of the future better than the history of the past,” said Thomas Jefferson. I . After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.
A．discovered. B．inferred C．hoped D．worried
A．spend B．live C．understand D．enjoy
A．struggle B．work C．succeed D．learn
A．story B．fact C．idea D．news
A．wrote B．told C．knew D．heard
A．saw B．recognized C．met D．visited
A．careful B．small C．lonely D．clever
A．pretended B．believed C．insisted D．suggested
A．reality B．case C．turn D．need
A．cared B．asked C．won D．looked
A．act B．leave C．play D．wait
A．running B．getting C．pointing D．shouting
A．objected B．noticed C．suffered D．breathed
A．selling B．keeping C．earning D．sharing
A．special B．comfortable C．expensive D．necessary
A．rest B．cheat C．stop D．sit
A．difficulties B．events C．failures D．achievements
A．time B．future C．body D．brain
A．idea B．meaning C．dreams D．thoughts
A．obey B．permit C．wish D．agree
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Even people who don’t have much talent for acting or singing still dream of being discovered by a talent scout (星探). It seems just like the lottery (彩票), but better you get both fame and money.
For me, the dream seemed likely to stay a dream. But everything last week in Beijing.
I was eating dinner with some friends. As I was getting ready to pay, a young Chinese woman came running up to me. I was that I must have done something horrible to offend(冒犯) her without it.
“You are a white man,” she said when she got to our table.
“Yes.”
“Can you speak ?” she asked.
“Yes.”
“Oh good. Come with me now, please.”
I walked outside and saw that a movie was being shot in front of one of the street’s largest .
The woman, a talent agent, had a foreigner for this movie, but he had forgotten to . She needed to find a white guy who spoke English, and I was the only one . My part was to walk from one end of the street to the other, and then the club. When I got to the club, I was supposed to to my friend and say, “Forget about the girl, man. We are here to party!” It took me three tries to say the line or walk without tripping, but I got it right.
The talent scout ran to me afterward. “You are so . I would like you to join my agency.” I know I am not going to be the next Jay Chou. , it seems that my “star” talents are being white and being able to speak English. , next time you are watching a Chinese movie, look in the . If you see a white guy stumbling (蹒跚) on his way into a nightclub, it might just be me in my way to stardom (星途).
A．accepting B．bargaining C．winning D．predicting
A．although B．because C．if D．unless
A．changed B．began C．disappeared D．improved
A．amazed B．curious C．worried D．guilty
A．admitting B．imagining C．pretending D．realizing
A．cautiously B．breathlessly C．proudly D．surprisingly
A．Chinese B．French C．English D．Cantonese
A．cinemas B．nightclubs C．schools D．restaurants
A．signed B．needed C．persuaded D．introduced
A．come across B．fit in C．make out D．show up
A．around B．away C．beyond D．up
A．search B．name C．recognize D．enter
A．find B．turn C．offer D．stick
A．quickly B．simply C．reasonably D．properly
A．eventually B．hopefully C．obviously D．unfortunately
A．brave B．talented C．strange D．interesting
A．In return B．In brief C．In fact D．In turn
A．only B．last C．best D．other
A．Instead B．Besides C．Otherwise D．However
A．expression B．connection C．background D．meaning