One day around 5:30 pm, I was going home on a bus and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just 36 from work, students had just finished their 37 class and everybody was a little 38 from a long day. I was just looking outside of the 39 without any specific（具体的）thought in my mind. It was the same 40 I have seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a guy who didn’t look very clean. 41 he was looking out of the window, he suddenly 42 to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look! ”He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the 43 he was pointing in and there it was the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful 44 . He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He 45 “Wow” and “It’s so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus 46 the view indeed.
The 47 view also helped me to 48 my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 49 , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to 50 the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, totally strangers. His 51 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn’t even know I had lost. He made me 52 that I had lost the feelings and the 53 I used to have every day. In my daily life, many things had 54 their color and movement, but he 55 me that things are still there—they never get lost.
A. given up B. got off C. gone on D stopped by
A． morning B． important C． last D． boring
A． excited B． tired C． puzzled D． disappointed
A． window B． classroom C． mountain D．city
A． bus B． guy C． trouble D． view
A． If B． So C． As D． But
A． adapted B． attended C． turned D． adjust
A． finger B． object C． direction D． sky
A． sunset B． memory C． tree D． sunrise
A． wrote B． discussed C． followed D． repeated
A． enjoyed B． proved C． described D． recorded
A． amazing B． full C． same D． simple
A． save B． hate C． challenge D． end
A． naturally B． honestly C． beautifully D． importantly
A． share B． compare C． remember D． praise
A． final B． kind C． violent D． hard
A． agree B． decide C． realize D． fear
A．excitement B． friends C． chances D．hope
A． used B． increased C． showed D． lost
A． advised B． reminded C． promised D． told
If you walk through the streets of any big city at six or seven in the morning, the chances are that you will see women hurrying along, pushing prams (婴儿推车). You may see more than one woman 1 on the same door and, as it opens, quickly kiss the child, 2a package of nappies and hurry off down the street to clock on the early shift in an office, leaving their children to a child – minder – a woman who may be doing the job legally or illegally, well or badly. Brain Jackson, director of the Child – minding Researching Unit, and his colleagues have done a great deal of work in finding out 3 it means for a child to spend the first years of life in the care of a child – minder.
4 law, anyone who looks after a child for more than two hours a day and gets paid must be registered. 5 the punishment is a 6 pounds fine. Local authorities are responsible for the registration and supervision (监管) of minders. The regulations 6 adequate provision (保障) for fire, safety and health. Very few minders can 7 these. Yet, not many districts give financial assistance. “This means,” Brain Jackson says, “that when you have one registered minder tested and proved by the local authorities, you can be sure that you will get a dozen unregistered, illegal minders 8 .”
The researchers found themselves 9 into the role of private investigators when they conduct their 10 . Getting up early to do a “Dawn Watch” following mothers through cold, dark streets and nothing where they left their babies, Jackson says, was a long, slow process.
A．knock B．stop C．stick D．stay
A．hand out B．hand in C．hand down D．hand over
A．which B．what C．how
A．For B．Through C．By D．With
A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Moreover
A．require B．demand C．insist D．acquire
A．pay B．offer C．afford D．do
A．at work B．in public C．in vain D．at present
A．run B．looked C．forced D．dropped
A．experiment B．survey C．view D．project
Several years ago, a well- known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even 1 around. His doctors told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually 2 from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 60 3 of survival.
4 the diagnosis( 诊断) , Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in 5 and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative( 消极的) 6 . The book made Cousins think about the possible 7 _ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the will to live have positive treatment value?”
He decided to focused all his 8 on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would bring about positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He 9 time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out positive emotions. Within eight days of starting his “Laugh therapy” program his pain began to 10 and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and actually achieved complete recovery after a few years.
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A．run B．pass C．move D．travel
A．suffer B．die C．separate D．recover
A．time B．value C．chance D．opportunity
A．A part from B．In spite of C．Instead of D．Rather than
A．medicine B．sports C．books D．chemistry
A．attitude B．beliefs C．goals D．positions
A．shortcomings B．harm C．benefits D．interests
A．money B．time C．hobbies D．attention
A．afforded B．appointed C．offered D．arranged
A．escape B．decrease C．increase D．end
In order to improve relationship with others, you need to be aware of several sensible ways to complain. 1 , you need to be specific. Don’t say, “Boy, did you 2 like a fool at the party?” Instead, say, “You embarrassed me by getting 3 and loud and telling offensive jokes to my parents.” Secondly, stick to the present. Don’t mention old offences from last month or last year. By doing this, you 4 attention from the problem at hand. Moreover, 5 you complain, don’t add insults. If you start calling the other person names, that will 6 create anger and hurt any chance of getting the person to really 7 you. A last point to remember is to complain privately. Never criticize the other person in front of friends, parents, children, or anyone else, for that 8 . Criticizing in front of a third party has the same effect as 9 . This shames the person being criticized and makes it very likely that the person will want to attack you orally rather than listen to you.
Sensible ways to Complain:
Be specific
Stick to the present
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Complain privately
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A．To start with B．Frankly speaking C．Anyway D．Needless to say
A．conduct B．play C．do D．act
A．upset B．bored C．delighted D．drunk
A．take away B．set off C．draw up D．catch up
A．before B．after C．when D．unless
A．even B．never C．only D．still
A．listen to B．work for C．look after D．wait on
A．time B．matter C．person D．party
A．jokes B．insults C．criticism D．embarrassment
A．Don’t add insults B．Don’t mention old offenses C．Don’t lose temper D．Don’t tell embarrassing jokes
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime. A man who has not dad an opportunity to go swimming for years can 1 swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 2 away. A mother who has not 3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be started as following: 4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the 5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 6 ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but 7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, 8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
A．only B．hardly C．still D．even
A．more B．drive C．travel D．ride
A．though about B．cared for C．showed up D．brought up
A．Before B．Once C．Until D．Unless
A．accuracy B．unit C．limit D．length
A．remind B．inform C．warm D．recall
A．recite B．overlearn C．research D．improve
A．though B．so C．if D．after
A．convenient B．demanding C．satisfactory D．swift
A．at most B．by the way C．on the other hand D．in the end
Heaviest snow in half a century hit the south of the country. It snowed continuously for half a month, ___41__ the railways, highways, and runways in the airfields. Ice wrapped and paralyzed (使瘫痪)the power and communication system. Many people were trapped in railway stations, bus stations and airports, and ___42___ in cars, buses and trains. Governments and people did everything they could ___43___ the snow disaster, no one was killed __ 44___ cold and hunger. Gradually, trapped people all went back home safely. Many moving stories happened during the ___45___. While fighting the snow, people forgot their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple was ___46___on the internet.
The swallow couple had not eaten anything for several days ___47 _ the snow. They tried to fly into people's home to warm themselves, but every house was closed ___48 _. They got to a side of a balcony (阳台) ___49 _ wind could not reach. They jumped and flapped their wings to attract the attention of the people inside the house, who were busy withtheir own things. The wife's body was __50__, she could not move any longer. The husband came near and wrapped his wife with his wings. The husband lost his __51__ soon because of his opened wings. The couple died in the cold and hunger, one __52__ another.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to check his flowers and saw a __53__ swallow outside the window pane, touching it, he found that they were two embracing together. Thinking of the __54__ the snow had brought to the people, he was __55__ to tears. He took them in, giving them some warmness which they could not __56__ any longer. He found a small cardboard box, filled it with some hay and __57__ the swallow couple in. He buried them in the back garden.
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family lives in the roof of my house. They come back from the __58__ every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have grown up, they fly to the south for __59__. I wonder if they will come back this spring as they __60__.
41．A．protecting B．maintaining C．blocking D．keeping
42．A．even B．still C．yet D．nevertheless
43．A．fight B．fighting C．to fight D．fought
44．A．to B．from C．with D．for
45．A．process B．procedure C．practice D．progress
46．A．common B．widespread C．well-known D．familiar
47．A．regardless of B．instead of C．in addition to D．because of
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48．A．loosely B．tightly C．roughly D．lightly
49．A．where B．what C．which D．to which