Last Friday my brother and I were driving home and had a fun conversation. So absorbed in our talk, my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a 31 , and we had no way to turn 32 . __33 my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was greatly 34 by his mistake and the needless 35 of $4.
We eventually reached an exit, and as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow 36 over to the side. He came out of his car and tried to 37 someone. I was busy trying to 38 which way we would go next, but my brother stopped and asked the guy if he needed any 39 And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench（扳手）, and then helped him 40 the flat. The young man said that this had been a 41 week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car 42 , and now this tire was flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air’’ and kept 43 us because he really would have been 44 if we hadn’t come along.
After we had finished the job, he thanked us again and pulled out $20 to give us. “No,” my brother said. “We were never 45 to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know 46 we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a（n） 47 to serve.”
What I loved most was 48 my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his mistake into 49 energy to help others even in a negative situation, which could only come from a calm mind and an open 50 .
A．bridge B．freeway C．wall D．river
A．away B．down C．over D．back
A．Amazedly B．Worriedly C．Unwillingly D．Happily
A．attacked B．annoyed C．survived D．suspected
A．charge B．price C．value D．waste
A．left B．moved C．pushed D．pulled
A．find B．complain C．phone D．scold
A．put forward B．figure out C．get across D．set aside
A．advice B．help C．money D．oil
A．change B．check C．repair D．carry
A．pleasant B．terrible C．memorable D．busy
A．accident B．debate C．sale D．show
A．encouraging B．teaching C．thanking D．troubling
A．damaged B．defeated C．neglected D．stuck
A．allowed B．forced C．supposed D．welcomed
A．that B．what C．how D．why
A．business B．failure C．opportunity D．success
A．watching B．helping C．asking D．thanking
A．usual B．natural C．positive D．special
A．head B．heart C．stage D．view
I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a ___36___ about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after he begins talking.
It was a Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I ___37___ her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, ___38___ to put socks on her swollen（肿胀）feet. I crossed the threshold（门槛）, spoke quickly to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I ___39___ on the bedrail（床的栏杆）looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue（独白） that went ___40___ like this, “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high ___41___ they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re ___42___ to see your son who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
She ___43___ me with a serious, authoritative voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived ___44___ from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this ___45___ greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She ___46___ her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others wander ___47___ a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard without ___48___, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone’s story costs ___49___ expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of ___50___ that woman taught me, and I ___51___ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in a(n) ___52___ twist, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化症） at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time in a wheelchair.
For ___53___ I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective(角度) of physician and patient.
I tell them I ___54___ the power of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing ___55___ within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.
A．professor B．teacher C．musician D．physician
A．approached B．examined C．passed D．observed
A．hoping B．expecting C．waiting D．struggling
A．sat B．leaned C．lay D．stood
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．so B．but C．though D．because
A．anxious B．nervous C．worried D．upset
A．urged B．begged C．stopped D．persuaded
A．far away B．around the corner C．next door D．in the distance
A．referred B．attached C．stuck D．contributed
A．lowered B．hung C．shook D．waved
A．with B．without C．by D．in
A．distinction B．interruption C．Instruction D．attention
A．rather than B．other than C．more than D．less than
A．that B．which C．what D．as
A．reminded B．recalled C．required D．informed
A．expected B．irregular C．regular D．unexpected
A．as soon as B．as fast as C．as far as D．as long as
A．admit to B．appreciate C．believe in D．realize
A．turns out B．takes place C．comes up D．takes charge
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项、(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__1___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___2____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __3___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, “something else to ___4___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something___5_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____6___,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___7___.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild ____8_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__9___,I was touched by this land of wonder.
___10___,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___11_____at me because found it was ___12___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___13__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____14___flowers.
Regardless of their ____15___,I kept on planting my garden and ___16___to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____17____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____18___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____19_.And now I could say it is my affection for____20___that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Inetead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．should B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyed D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．challenge
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．lead
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item (商品). The item she had 1 was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a 2 one. The lady 3 to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID 4 the deal could not take place.
I went to the 5 with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started 6
her of asking the first 7 person she saw to help her. Although that was 8 , I didn’t understand why it
9 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to 10 an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no 11 to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not 12 she purchased the item.
“ 13 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be 14 the privilege — as I have proof from the past,” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he 15 to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I 16 when the woman asked for my help, but 17 in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid 18 do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its 19 . The woman looked poor, but she 20 the same treatment as anyone else does.
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I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermit, my drama(戏剧) teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a play. Luckily for me, she thought that I could act the 1 .
That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked 2 about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been 3 for a role on the stage, his job with helping all the actors was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little __4 because I had a lot of lines(台词)to memorize. “You can do it.” he said. I knew I could 5 on him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we made a good team.
Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While doing his own work, Kevin also spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We 6 that he could probably play my part as well as I could.
Three days before the 7 night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up with a high fever on the day of the play, the whole production came to a sudden __8 . Everyone in the drama department was worried, 9 there was no way I could perform. The play was 10 to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to help. Then it hit me---Kevin knew the 11 as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermit to give her my 12 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood on the stage in costume(戏服) and makeup. The amusing lines he had 13 with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had 14 the day for everyone by working as a team.
Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have missed my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely 15 to have such a good friend.
A．part B．play C．band D．scene
A．calmly B．sadly C．excitedly D．anxiously
A．had B．chosen C．invited D．trained
A．pleased B．bored C．nervous D．confused
A．rely B．operate C．base D．agree
A．expected B．debated C．agreed D．joked
A．ending B．closing C．opening D．greeting
A．change B．turn C．stop D．close
A．for B．but C．and D．so
A．written B．taken C．said D．scheduled
A．steps B．lines C．point D．case
A．introduction B．instruction C．explanation D．suggestion
A．saw B．read C．practiced D．watched
A．valued B．saved C．left D．kept
A．successful B．thankful C．trustful D．hopeful
The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955. His___36__ now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired ___37__ doctor, Thomas Harvey. ___38__ did this happen? And why?
In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey __39__ each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____40__ Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was __41__ to examine his body. It was then that he started to study __42__ has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to __43__ some physical evidence of the scientist's genius.
Doctor Harvey, ___44__, did not tell Einstein's family that he __45__ the great man's brain. It was only later ___46__ the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not ___47__ the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to __48__ him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked __49__ scientists to help. They cut the brain __50__ three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers __51__ chemical formaldehyde (甲醛) to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been ___52_ Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists ___53__ study.
Only one researcher has found something ___54__. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells (细胞) than __55__. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.
A．body B．heart C．brain D．head
A．actual B．chemical C．natural D．medical
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．realized B．recognized C．learned D．knew
A．as B．because C．while D．since
A．called on B．called at C．sent up D．sent off
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．invent B．discover C．prove D．examine
A．perhaps B．therefore C．thus D．however
A．bought B．sold C．kept D．made
A．that B．when C．before D．after
A．hear of B．like C．suggest D．offer
A．promise B．let C．have D．permit
A．other two B．two other C．more two D．two another
A．off B．by C．into D．about
A．for B．about C．of D．with
A．learning B．studying C．searching D．selling
A．for B．on C．into D．about
A．easy B．difficult C．particular D．common
A．ever B．enough C．usual D．normal