At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents 46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon 47 with the lovely scent of roses.
As the seventh floral arrangement was 48 , I was beginning to feel 49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the 50 bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much 51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’ 52 .
“I’m enjoying every 53 of this”, she said as though she had read my 54 and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a 55 ？”
I still felt uncomfortable, however. 56 there were some magic button I could push to 57 the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send 58 some.
The flowers arrived just 59 Ann and I were finishing supper.
“More flowers for you,” she said, 60 .
“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the 61 “These are for you.”
Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62 across the pale blue bouquets and 63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻画） them on her 64 .
“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little 65 on my part.
A．attended B．owed C．absorbed D．owned
A．full B．filled C．crowd D．involved
A．brought out B．brought up C．brought down D．brought in
A．convenient B．enjoyable C．attractive D．uncomfortable
A．newest B．last C．latest D．largest
A．struggling B．admiring C．delighting D．thrilling
A．bouquets B．shops C．family D．money
A．minute B．day C．week D．month
A．ideas B．opinions C．thoughts D．dreams
A．friend B．sister C．roommate D．colleague
A．Before long B．Long before C．If only D．Only if
A．take apart B．take away C．take out D．take in
A．her B．him C．them D．us
A．when B．while C．as D．before
A．wondering B．assisting C．laughing D．explaining
A．basket B．floor C．window D．card
A．mouth B．fingers C．face D．eyes
A．delightedly B．instantly C．curiously D．lightly
A．friendship B．memory C．feeling D．description
A．sympathy B．kindness C．emotion D．mercy
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．and B．however C．so D．but
A．service B．business C．favor（支持） D．trade
A．nurse B．waitress C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．attend C．defend D．comfort
A．naughty B．clever C．normal D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．accept D．adopt（采纳）
A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk
A．if B．what C．why D．where
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．lit D．shut
A．difficult B．interesting C．simple D．terrible
A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situation
A．climbed B．got C．managed D．made
A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting
A．realizing B．researching C．worrying D．wondering
A．play B．ignore C．enjoy D．share
A．ordinary B．smart C．brave D．special
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the rules. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out “ !This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were .For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like ,to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help .There was the feeling of relief(解脱), that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being . “Good morning ,neighbor.” It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands ,many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A．unwritten B． strict C． bus D．city
A．As B． Because C． When D．Although
A．read B． sit C． talk D．hide
A．ways B． methods C． respect D．distance
A．message B． warning C． suggestion D．voice
A．Attention B． Minding C． Help D．Listen
A．papers B． passengers C． driver D．tears
A．on B． round C． ahead D．down
A．still B． nearly C． even D．hardly
A．turn B． talk C． order D．remark
A．loud B． neat C． slow D．weak
A．first B． last C． best D．only
A．passengers B． citizens C． patients D．schoolchildren
A．shouting B． crying C． smiling D．wondering
A．formed B． heated C． broken D．frozen
A．sad B． hard C． ordinary D．shy
A．need B． want C． like D．begin
A．my life B． Bus No.151 C． public D．other words
A．good morning B． good-bye C． hello D．thanks
A．starting B． seeing C． taking D．turning
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）.Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．predicted
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience
完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分）
Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger.
“I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity（厄运）, no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ____ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
Bethany was presented with a special courage ____at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY（卓越体育表现奖）. Bethany ____ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated（支配） the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division.
Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at whatever God calls her to do.
A．For B．Till C．By D．To
A．sports B．sailing C．swimming D．surfing
A．dream B．task C．hope D．interest
A．damaged B．ruined C．interrupted D．destroyed
A．killed B．attacked C．shocked D．bitten
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．life B．courage C．ambition D．profession
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．very B．too C．so D．quite
A．experience B．accident C．suffering D．misfortune
A．large B．much C．great D．serious
A．come up with B．live up to C．put up with D．come up to
A．look B．think C．refer D．see
A．surfing B．riding C．speeding D．sliding
A．even B．still C．also D．already
A．present B．reward C．prize D．award
A．continues B．begins C．hopes D．tries
A．unusual B．unfortunate C．unimaginable D．unique
A．lead B．place C．step D．action
A．struggling B．determining C．supposing D．winning
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a child, I was very competitive. It didn’t matter __ I was playing sports, working in class, or earning money. I looked at everything as a ___ and I always wanted to be the ___ _.
At the age of seven, I __ _ selling vegetables door to door and soon was addicted to ___ __. It was a great way to help others and make ____ __. I began selling everything I could get my ___ _ on. I learned early, however, that my success in selling wasn’t only the result of getting people to buy a particular item, ____ _ rather that people bought from me largely because they liked me and ____ _ me. That distinction really ____ __ my life.
As I focused more ____ __ helping people, I noticed more and more business opportunities around me. It’s funny how that ____ __. After my ninth birthday, I started my first business. The one ability that has really helped me the most is being able to recognize a “____ _” in the marketplace and then figure out what needs to be done in order to ___ __ the idea into a money-making opportunity.
Over the following years I started several different ____ __. I have been fortunate enough to make my first million before ____ __ from high school and buy my own house by the age of twenty.
So if you’ve got an idea or a passion for ____ __, it’s good to get started now. It doesn’t matter how old you are. Opportunities are all around you, but you won’t see them ___ _ you look for them. In the worse case, you learn from your ___ _ and increase your chances of success the next time. So do what ____ __ inspires you. It’s never too early – or too late – to pursue your passion and achieve your dream.
A．that B．whether C．what D．which
A．chance B．challenge C．luck D．fortune
A．happiest B．favorite C．best D．luckiest
A．set B．enjoyed C．started D．shared
A．swimming B．shopping C．skipping D．selling
A．journey B．sense C．money D．choice
A．hands B．arms C．legs D．knees
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．cheated B．agreed C．trusted D．required
A．recognized B．shaped C．developed D．conducted
A．over B．through C．along D．on
A．produces B．works C．looks D．acts
A．deal B．promise C．change D．need
A．look B．take C．turn D．get
A．experiences B．trips C．classes D．businesses
A．dropping B．graduating C．persuading D．preventing
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．unless B．if C．after D．since
A．travels B．views C．mistakes D．advantages
A．really B．wrongly C．hardly D．nearly