I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 36 assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 38 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 39 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! When I first started 43 the practice sessions（练习赛）, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 45 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 46 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 48 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 51 — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “53” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 55 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
A．as B．until C．though D．unless
A．hoped B．agreed C．chose D．meant
A．continued B．changed C．settled D．started
A．idea B．plan C．belief D．saying
A．right B．chance C．patience D．ability
A．going B．looking C．cheering D．applying
A．point B．half C．rest D．basis
A．enjoying B．preparing C．attending D．watching
A．further B．later C．worse D．less
A．confused B．motivated C．embarrassed D．committed
A．Interestingly B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．hopefully
A．try B．act C．focus D．rely
A．want B．do C．support D．know
A．rules B．orders C．steps D．games
A．roles B．part C．mind D．value
A．movement B．operation C．process D．situation
A．expressed B．improved C．preserved D．recognized
A．dreaming B．playing C．relaxing D．hiding
A．to B．for C．with D．by
A．lucky B．happy C．sure D．satisfied
My son Joey was born with club feet (天生畸形脚）. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk ，but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn't be able to as well as the other children. So he didn't know.
In the seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he （8） with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.
He to run four to five miles a day, every day—even the day he had a high fever. I was ，so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in the grade while the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.
A．quickly B．slowly C．normally D．comfortably
A．spent B．wasted C．suffered D．lost
A．pain B．problem C．treatment D．surgery
A．holidays B．day C．fun D．play
A．seldom B．never C．always D．once
A．study B．run C．walk D．behave
A．decided B．preferred C．refused D．agreed
A．gathered B．camped C．trained D．competed
A．more slowly B．less C．faster D．more
A．abilities B．strengths C．powers D．energies
A．Since B．Because C．After D．Although
A．increase B．score C．hold D．take
A．continued B．stopped C．liked D．hoped
A．sad B．surprised C．angry D．worried
A．running B．resting C．crying D．sleeping
A．tests B．miles C．lessons D．examinations
A．Otherwise B．So C．Yet D．Thus
A．included B．called C．shown D．found
A．sixth B．eighth C．seventh D．fifth
A．manage B．determine C．expect D．attempt
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.
"Early on I decided not to allow theof others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and beganpiano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was theand by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never（5）me. ”
“Mywas to become a percussion soloist ,even though there were none at that time. To per-form, Ito ‘ hear’music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and canthe pitch of a note(音调高低）by the vibrations(振动）I feel through my body and through myMy entire sound world exists by making use of almost every( 10) that I have.” “I wasto be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student hadthis before and some teachers (13)my admission. Based on my performance, I wasadmitted and went on to(15)with the academy's highest honours . ”
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I(16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions sincehad been written specially for solo percussionists. ”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn'tthat my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to beby others. Follow your passion； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. ”
A. conditions B. opinions C. actionsD. recommendations
A. enjoyingB. choosing C. takingD. giving
A. sightB. hearingC. touchD. taste
A. evidence B. resultC. excuse D. cause
A. leftB. excited C. accompaniedD. disappointed
A. purposeB. decision C. promiseD. goal
A. turnedB. learnedC. usedD. ought
A. tellB. seeC. hearD. smell
A. carefulness B. movement C. imaginationD. experience
A. senseB. effortC. feeling D. idea
A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
A. doneB. acceptedC. advised D. admitted
A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed
A. usuallyB. finally C. possibly D. hopefully
A. studyB. researchC. graduateD. progress
A. wroteB. translated C. copiedD. read
A. enoughB. someC. manyD. few
A. HoweverB. Although C. WhenD. Since
A. meanB. seemC. concludeD. say
A. directed B. guidedC. taughtD. limited
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.
"Early on I decided not to allow theof others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began
piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my
. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the
and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never
me. ”
“Mywas to become a percussion soloist ,even though there were none at that time. To per-form, I
to ‘ hear’music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
the pitch of a note(音调高低）by the vibrations(振动）I feel through my body and through my
My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every
that I have.” “I was
to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had
this before and some teachers
my admission. Based on my performance, I was
admitted and went on to
with the academy's highest honours . ”
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. Iand arranged a lot of musical compositions since
had been written specially for solo percussionists. ”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't
that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be
by others. Follow your passion； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. ”
A. conditions B. opinions C. actionsD. recommendations
A. enjoying B. choosing C. takingD. giving
A. sight B. hearing C. touchD. taste
A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause
A. leftB. excited C. accompanied D. disappointed
A. purpose B. decision C. promiseD. goal
A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought
A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell
A. carefulness B. movement C. imaginationD. experience
A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea
A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted
A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed
A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully
A. study B. research C. graduateD. progress
A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read
A. enough B. some C. many D. few
A. However B. Although C. WhenD. Since
A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say
A. directed B. guided C. taught D. limited
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police
have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in
. A policeman often has to control traffic, either
foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time
up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop
motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we
the police to come and restore order. And they often have to
situation at great risk to their own
.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help
and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a
, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.
a policeman has to be
to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the
world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could
do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. joinC. appreciatedD. admire
A. shouldB. would C. couldD. must
A. a funnyB. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. usB. oneC. hisD. them
A. onB. by C. underD. with
A. walkingB. driving C. WanderingD. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speedingD. drunken
A. peace B. silenceC. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think ofD. expect
A. turn toB. avoidC. deal with D. treat
A. safetyB. families C. futureD. friends
A. although B. as ifC. howeverD. even if
A. get rid of B. questionC. kook forD. sentence
A. howB. whereC. what D. who
A. power failure B. fireC. thunder stormD. thief
A. Yet B. Then C. AsD. So
A. providedB. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. futureB. modernC. realD. whole
A. extremely B. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
A. hardly B. forever C. ever D. never
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other __ that guests rarely realize that she’s __ anything.
One day, my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home.. When Kayla came home, she was very __ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was __ excited about her finger-painting project. “I learned how to __ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ____ with us. She said she liked the way the paint felt through her fingers,” said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my __ , and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about __ from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never __ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t __ me at first. “But Mommy, Michelle understood exactly what was in my __ !”Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture showed joy, __ and a sense of accomplishment. She really __ what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was __ Michelle taught her. I knew my child was __ --Michelle had listened to Kayla when she __ her artwork. Michelle had also __ Kayla express her pride in her work, and her excitement at her __ of the way colors mix.
We were __ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __ .”
Yes, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．ways B．methods C．talents D．senses
A．enjoyed B．succeeded C．missed D．found
A．satisfied B．moved C．excited D．enjoyed
A．hardly B．especially C．really D．mostly
A．mix B．draw C．find D．talk
A．cooked B．played C．stayed D．painted
A．sight B．attention C．interest D．observation
A．color B．art C．finger D．fun
A．come around B．come across C．come through D．come up
A．agree B．accept C．believe D．approve
A．attitude B．picture C．world D．life
A．regret B．sorrow C．pride D．achievement
A．heard B．saw C．touched D．felt
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．right B．wrong C．confused D．clear
A．created B．described C．designed D．produced
A．heard B．seen C．made D．imagined
A．study B．research C．knowledge D．discovery
A．silent B．worried C．confused D．sad
A．hands B．eyes C．works D．feelings