It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 36 heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 37 him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, 38 several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were 39 seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 4 1 unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the 42 window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 43 to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 44 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 45 .
His mother later recalled her experience of the 46 . Being unable to move or even 47 to offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was 48 by her little son's action. She recalled 49 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed 50 that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that 51 , when everyone else had 52 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 53 and took action. Obviously this book had left a 54 impression before the accident that rainy 55 and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.
A．snowing B．smoking C．blowing D．raining
A．ordering B．driving C．pushing D．flying
A．rolled B．fell C．moved D．stopped
A．making B．watching C．wearing D．missing
A．afraid B．dead C．tired D．unhurt
A．quickly B．carefully C．nearly D．happily
A．student B．passenger C．family D．worker
A．box B．room C．car D．ditch
A．respect B．introduce C．recognize D．free
A．accepted B．rescued C．welcomed D．fed
A．accident B．experiment C．travel D．fire
A．listen B．sleep C．speak D．look
A．excited B．frightened C．wounded D．amazed
A．seeing B．hearing C．smelling D．feeling
A．clear B．sorry C．useful D．necessary
A．poem B．notice C．story D．dream
A．realized B．waken C．kept up D．given up
A．courage B．food C．space D．time
A．bad B．deep C．false D．general
A．afternoon B．night C．morning D．evening
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 1she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished2a driving offence (犯规，犯法).
Then one day she nearly 3her record. A police car4her, and the policemen in it saw her 5a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed6that she would be punished.
7Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 8old to drive a car, and that the9why she had not stopped at the red 10was most probably that her eyes had become weak 11old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was 12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was13and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 14a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had 15done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed16the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the 18and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was 19, and her record 20unbroken.
1. A. whichB. whenC. thatD. this
2. A. aboutB. on C. toD. for
3. A. kept B. wonC. missedD. lost
4. A. watchedB. after C. followedD. ran after
5. A. pass B. go C. runD. rush
6. A. sure B. indeedC. certainD. perhaps
7. A. BeforeB. WhileC. UntilD. When
8. A. so B. very C. tooD. quite
9. A. causeB. reasonC. matterD. trouble
10. A. lightB. lamp C. sign D. one
11. A. withB. becauseC. for D. of
12. A. speakingB. sayingC. talkingD. telling
13. A. holdingB. getting C. carryingD. bringing
14. A. took B. brought C. pickedD. chose
15. A. almostB. hardly C. successfullyD. successful
16. A. both B. all C. neitherD. either
17. A. time B. turn C. chanceD. job
18. A. thread B. glasses C. needlesD. needle
19. A. dismissedB. passedC. settled D. studied
20. A. was B. kept C. seemedD. remained
Some time ago, two navy officers made a journey to the deepest point on the earth. The two men went down seven miles to the__1__of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any__2__of life.
They set out early so that the ball would come to the surface in the__3__and so be easily found by the mother ship. The divers began__4__at dawn and soon afterwards the ball__5__under the surface of the water.
__6__, the temperature dropped to freezing point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone__7__how they felt. At a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut__8__from the outside world. At 30,000 feet, the men were shocked by a sudden loud__9__- even the smallest hole in the ball would have__10__instant death. Luckily, it was only one of the outer windows__11__had broken.
Soon afterwards, the ball__12__the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of "dust" made__13__different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the __14__water. The men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them, quite__15__ by the very large water pressure. But they did not__16__to leave lights on for long, as the great__17__from them made the water boil. Quite__18__, the telephone began working again and the weak__19__ clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship. After a__20__of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later.
1. A. foot B. base C. bottom D. tip
2. A. marks B. signs C. signals D. messages
3. A. evening B. night C. secret D. daytime
4. A. diving B. rising C. traveling D. preparations
5. A. disappeared B. floated C. threw D. flew
6. A. In time B. On time C. At times D. At one time
7. A. guiding B. realizing C. describing D. imagining
8. A. down B. over C. off D. out
9. A. voice B. noiseC. explosion D. shout
10. resulted B. suggested C. meant D. saved
11. A. where B. that C. which D. whose
12. A. touched B. visited C. attacked D. landed
13. A. of B. fromC. up of D. into
14. A. green B. blue C. dark D. hot
15. A. unbelieved B. unchanged C. uncovered D. untroubled
16. A. use B. need C. dare D. think
17. A. light B. heat C. pressure D. sound
18. A. unexpected B. uncovered C. unknown D. uncontrolled
19. A. or B. and C. but D. either
20. A. living B. stay C. rest D. break
Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was__1__and hardly talked with us. Her house was a little far from our company and she had to go to work __2__ every day.
Of course, she had to spend a lot of __3__on this. She decided to have her own car, and began to __4__how to drive two months ago. Now she was able to drive, but had to__5__a licence before she could buy a car. It took her a week to__6__the traffic regulations. She was sure she would__7__the examinations.
It was finally time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn't come to work. We__8__she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our__9__she came here by taxi and didn't tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the__10__but her face clearly showed she had__11__in the exams.
This afternoon one of our workmates told us __12__had happened to the girl when she was__13__. Yesterday the chief examiner had asked her some questions, but she could answer only a __14__. For example, "Would you run over a man or a dog if you see them both in the middle of the__15__?"
"Of course I'd run over the dog, sir", Miss Lovely answered without __16__.
"I'm sorry to tell you, Miss Lovely," the examiner shook his__17__and said, "you have to take the examination again!"
"I don't think my answers were__18__, sir," the girl said in a hurry. "I__19__ run over a man, you know!"
"I agree with your__20__, Miss Lovely," the chief examiner said with a smile. "but why not brake (刹车)?"
1. A. oldB. foolish C. clever D. kind
2. A. by taxi B. by train C. on foot D. by plane
3. A. time B. money C. energy D. room
4. A. teach B. plan C. operate D. learn
5. A. findB. apply for C. look for D. make
6. A. learn B. forget C. teach D. break
7. A. take B. prepare C. explain D. pass
8. A. suggested B. described C. thought D. replied
9. A. surpriseB. joy C. anger D. pleasure
10. A. name B. reason C. rule D. notice
11. A. believed B. heard C. found D. failed
12. A. why B. how C. what D. when
13. A. ill B. alone C. in D. out
14. A. few B. several C. all D. lot
15. A. room B. playground C. hospital D. road
16. A. asking B. thinking C. discussing D. advising
17. A. foot B. noseC. ears D. head
18. A. wrong B. correct C. right D. true
19. A. can B. need C. can't D. needn't
20. A. car B. opinion C. fact D. purpose
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 36in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 37 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected 38 that his father had bought the gift .39, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own 40. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 41 his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat 42 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he 43.his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and 44 out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very 45.in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but 46.his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him.47 he could make arrangements, he received a telegram 48 him his father had passed away and willed all of his 49 to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret 50 his heart. He began to 51 his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had 52 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 53 a verse(诗),Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key 54 from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 55 of his graduation, and the words:PAID IN FULL.
36.A.computer B.bike C.car D.recorder
37.A.pay B.buy C.support D.afford
38.A.signs B.facts C.marks D.results
39.A.However B.Finally C.Quietly D.Actually
40.A.house B.room C.study D.office
41.A.gave B.handed C.showed D.presented
42.A.excited B.nervous C.interested D.disappointed
43.A.raised B.changed C.improved D.increased
44.A.ran B.went C.walked D.stormed
45.A.busy B.successful C.comfortable D.happy
46.A.remembered B.realized C.knew D.considered
47.A.When B.As C.After D.Before
48.A.informing B.announcing C.telling D.discovering
49.A.treasures B.possessions C.clothing D.eagerness
50.A.filled B.caught C.attacked D.beat
51.A.pick up B.remind of C.search through D.refer to
52.A.seen B.got C.left D.thrown
53.A.made B.written C.underlined D.designed
54.A.dropped B.appeared C.rolled D.showed
55.A.year B.date C.moment D.day
Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her 36 in the world of Lose Win during her eighth grade year before she finally broke 37 :
My 38 with my mom all started one day 39 she said to me sarcastically(讽刺地)，“Wow, you’re sure sassy today.” I 40 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never 41 back to her. So every time she would say something 42 I disagreed with her I would just say, “Okay, 43 you want, Mom”
But I really got cold quickly. And my 44 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 45 ”and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever 46 ?”I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 47 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 48 her how important it was to me.
At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 49 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 50 than fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 51 to her.
After my blowup, we felt like we were 52 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always 53 my feeling with her.
If you adopt Lose Win as your basic 54 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 55 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.
36.A.wanderings B.disappointment C.lessons D.helplessness
37.A.out B.down C.up D.free
38.A.relationship B.problems C.quarrels D.improvement
39.A.as B.since C.when D.before
40.A.regarded B.treated C.received D.took
41.A.fight B.struggle C.talk D.turn
42.A.even if B.only if C.as long as D.as though
43.A.something B.whatever C.so much D.too much
44.A.coldness B.anger C.disagreement D.hope
45.A.true B.impossible C.nice D.important
46.A.care B.see C.say D.listen
47.A.also B.still C.even D.already
48.A.warned B.shown C.asked D.told
49.A.end B.change C.last D.stop
50.A.worse B.easier C.more D.less
51.A.surprise B.pleasure C.gift D.harm
52.A.going B.starting C.thinking D.reviewing
53.A.share B.have C.discuss D.improve
54.A.way B.method C.attitude D.theory
55.A.hurting B.waking C.storing D.hiding