Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much ____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life _____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____39_____way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____40_____. He realized that he still had partial ____41_____ of his right hand and could write with ____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He ___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be ____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____48_____with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the ___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words, ___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone ___53____read his letters. However, this was his ___54____chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____55___!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence
A．depressed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．thrilled
A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering
A．abnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meaningful
A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes
A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function
A．affection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence
A．estimated B．doubted C．assumed D．wondered
A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities
A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience
A．release B．reach C．defend D．know
A．acceptable B．reasonable C．forbidden D．considered
A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Impressed
A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way
A．point B．worst C．degree D．limit
A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching
A．success B．reply C．help D．progress
A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．actually
A．only B．better C．extra D．lost
A．ruin B．pieces C．the ground D．the bottom
Blogs allow readers to post comments. There were millions of blogs out there, so I 36 expected anyone to read mine, 37 respond. But almost immediately they did. Twelve messages were 38 after my first entry. I went to the library five times that day—each time there were more.
The next morning I couldn’t wait to get up and hurry to the library. 39 I told my story. It gave structure and a purpose to my day.
For so long I’d been unable to 40 in the real world, afraid of rejection or pity or scorn(轻蔑). 41 here it was safe. This 42 with people on the other side of the screen, many on the other side of the world, was 43 me back to life again.
One particularly cold Tuesday I opened my 44 to see, among emails from bloggers 45 how I was surviving the snow, one saying: “New York Times Journalist Trying to Contact You.” Ian Urbina had discovered my blog 46 when researching an article on people living in their 47 in the U.S. exchanged emails and later he called me up. I hadn’t spoken to 48 for months but, as rain streamed down the glass 49 , the words came. I had been living in the car for almost nine months.
The article 50 on the front page. I didn’t know until I opened my computer. There were emails from people around the world. For almost a year on one had known I 51 existed but now here were hundreds wishing me well. They said they were 52 for me.
Now every time I pressed “Check Mail”, there were more messages. I watched the numbers of the visitors counter on my blog 53 by the hundreds. These were people at their computers all over the world. I felt as of I was viewing a miracle unfold(展开).
Over the next week, in libraries and in the car 54 under lamp posts at night, I wrote my papers. I had notepaper spread 55 the dashboard(仪表盘). And every morning in the quiet of the lane, I wrote for my life.
A．nearly B．eagerly C．patiently D．hardly
A．rather than B．more than C．let alone D．other than
A．read B．printed C．left D．taken
A．The other day B．Day and night C．All day long D．Another day
A．give out B．reach out C．make out D．hand out
A．But B．And C．Or D．Then
A．problem B．work C．appointment D．connection
A．paying B．giving C．binging D．writing
A．website B．mailbox C．blog D．newspaper
A．concerned about B．bored with C．careless of D．disappointed at
A．by mistake B．in time C．by chance D．at last
A．homes B．offices C．cars D．libraries
A．everybody B．anyone C．another D．other
A．inwards B．inside C．outwards D．outside
A．carried B．published C．appeared D．contributed
A．already B．even C．almost D．only
A．praying B．fighting C．voting D．looking
A．ending B．increasing C．dropping D．expanding
A．repaired B．washed C．crashed D．parked
A．through B．beyond C．across D．above
It was always thought that Treasure Island(金银岛) was the product（产物） of Robert Stevenson’s imagination（想像）. 36 ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work .
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years .In 1881 he returned to Scotland to spend 38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning they would go out for a 40 over the hills .They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson’s son, felt the days 42 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure”, said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure(冒险) story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd .But who would be molded(塑造) into the hero — a pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the 50 of a wooden leg , Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story. 52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．warm B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．lost B．buried C．discovered D．invented
A．saw B．drew C．made D．looked
A．book B．reply C．map D．letter
A．singer B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．up
A．praise B．produce C．mold D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．So
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．travel D．adventure
I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16 grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.
One day after class, she 17 that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 18 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 19 and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 20 believed me , and my 21 started to improve(提高) in her subject.
Months later, she moved into a house near my 22 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, 23 in my studies, as I knew she would 24 my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 25 second in my class.
Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远） 26 still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 27 spoke, but by then I had become the 28 in my class. When I left my school, I was 29 with her, as she never answered the 30 when I called her.
Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths（路） 31 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 32 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"
"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree 33 on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel 34 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 35 a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her .
A．jump B．attend C．copy D．repeat
A．heard B．noticed C．learned D．sensed
A．stupid B．useless C．normal D．secret
A．attention B．attraction C．explanation D．examination
A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．nobody
A．words B．objects C．classes D．grades
A．home B．school C．hotel D．company
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．usually
A．change B．look C．improve D．check
A．received B．came C．caught D．held
A．but B．as C．or D．so
A．ever B．often C．once D．hardly
A．out of touch B．in common C．out of reach D．in touch
A．road B．schoolyard C．phone D．machine
A．separated B．formed C．added D．crossed
A．finish B．help C．prevent D．keep
A．standing B．flying C．growing D．sitting
A．sad B．proud C．good D．ashamed
A．give up B．get on C．look for D．take up
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always 36 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. ]
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 37 IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table 38 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual 39 self(样子)?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I 40 the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a 41 and I’ m going to register when I get 42 money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my 43 broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also, 44 I’ll wait and when the weather gets 45 I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t46 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 47 you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 48 they faced, there was no way he could help! 49 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 50 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 51 .”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 52 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n) 53 : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 54 talk about what they had 55 !
| A. agreed A. sensed |
B. focused B. insisted |
C. relied C. declared |
D. took D. promised |
| A. cleaned |
B. made |
B. bought |
D. reserved |
|
Earthquakes strike suddenly at any time of the day or night, but there’s no way to tell them. If an earthquake happens, it may 11.____ many deaths and injuries and great damage. Decide how and where your family will get together if 12.____ . Choose an out-of-state friend or relative that the family members can 13.____ after the quake to report where they are and how they are. Know the 14.____ places in each room: under the 15.____ tables, desks, or against inside walls. Keep enough food, water and other things, 16.____ a flashlight, a radio medicines and clothing.
During the earthquake, you should 17.____ a clear head and never be too nervous to know what to do. Protect your 18._ ___ and neck with your arms. If possible, take a book, a pillow or any other things to 19.____ yourself from falling glass and ruins. If you are 20.____, you must immediately lie under any strong furniture. If outdoors, move to an open area away form tress, buildings, walls and power poles. If you are in a narrow valley, move to the center of it and look up for falling 21.____. If you are in a car, move to the side of the road and stop the car. Do not stop near buildings, power lines or on or under bridges. Stay in your car until the shaking stops.
Do not move a badly 22.____ person unless he is in great danger after the earthquake. Do not use the telephone 23.____ unless there is a serious injury or fire. Turn on your radio for instructions and news reports. Be prepared for aftershocks. If you want to 24.____ your home, post a message inside your home 25.____ family members where you can be found.
A．affect B．develop C．cause D．bury
A．recover B．separated C．lost D．divided
A．call B．recognize C．go D．help
A．loose B．safe C．dangerous D．wide
A．old B．new C．strong D．weak
A．ignoring B．holding C．including D．carrying
A．make B．protect C．use D．keep
A．hand B．head C．leg D．back
A．let B．prevent C．stop D．protect
A．indoors B．outdoors C．away D．out
A．bricks B．flowers C．stones D．walls
A．wounded B．injured C．harmed D．hurt
A．slowly B．extremely C．actually D．immediately
A．reach B．leave C．take D．pack
A．telling B．speaking C．saying D．talking