Mrs. White was a wealthy lady. She lived 36 in a large comfortable house where her children and grandchildren came to visit her frequently. However, she was 37 . She spent a lot of time thinking about her 38 and about her dead husband. Her children 39 about her and asked Dr. Green to see her.
Mrs. Green was an experienced doctor. She knew old people became upset in their ways and didn’t like to 40 what to do. She decided to get to know Mrs. White before she said anything. During the visit, Dr. Green asked Mrs White to give her a 41 of the house. Mrs. White was 42 her house and happily agreed. As they walked from room to room, Dr. Green 43 that there were a lot of violets (紫罗兰) in every window. She asked, “__44 _ do you have so many violets?” Mrs White replied, “ I love these 45 and they 46 so fast that I have more and more. When the tour of the house was over, Dr. Green said, “I have one suggestion to make. Whenever you 47 a friend or a neighbor that is 48 in bed or getting married, give 49 one of your violets.”
Mrs White said 50 about the doctor’s advice and for a few months 51 her visit, she didn’t give away any of her violets. Then one day she was invited to the 52 of her neighbor's daughter. She put a ribbon(丝带) on one of her potted plants and took it to the party. Later one of her friends was sick so she took a violet plant and took it to the hospital. 53 she began to give more and more of her potted violets to her neighbors. Over the years she 54 so many that she became known as the “ 55 lady”.
A．well B．alone C．quietly D．happily
A．cheerful B．delighted C．unhappy D．disappointed
A．money B．children C．big house D．old age
A．talked B．thought C．worried D．learned
A．be told B．be ordered C．be wanted D．be invited
A．tour B．view C．sight D．picture
A．proud of B．familiar with C．interested in D．anxious about
A．looked B．showed C．noticed D．watched
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．rooms B．windows C．children D．flowers
A．ask B．get C．hear D．want
A．ill B．sad C．excited D．pleased
A．it B．me C．you D．them
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．before B．after C．during D．until
A．lecture B．graduation C．celebration D．wedding
A．Usually B．Continuously C．Gradually D．Regularly
A．sold out B．gave away C．grew D．kept on
A．old B．violet C．rich D．famous
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future . Each of you will have to someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”
I shook my head.
“How about some ?”
I shook my head again.
Finally, I thought he realized I was , and I got my first big tip as a . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t 36 me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me: it was in my blood. gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, stories from murders to airplane crashes and choosing my strongest area. I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could her.
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A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious
A．university B．family C．professions D．life
A．interview B．find out C．admire D．learn from
A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant
A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper
A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry
A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer
A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory
A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited
A．answer B．promise C．stop D．persuade
A．how B．whether C．why D．when
A．It B．Virginia DeView C．My parents D．My oral report
A．breaking in B．getting down C．falling off D．going on
A．making up B．listening to C．covering D．writing
A．of course B．finally C．doubtfully D．above all
A．When B．As long as C．Once D．On condition that
A．for B．with C．of D．to
A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．asked
A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor
On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment but him as a usual beggar and walked on to work .
On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was on the ground with two doctors beside him. This time my paused. He wasn’t a at all. He was certainly, but he wore a nice suit and was clean-shaven. Shame rocked me. How painful for that sick, old man to have from the coldness of the entire day! He probably reached out to for help. No one stopped, out of sight, out of .
A different season and I again an old man half lying on the footpath, not far from ______ the Winter Man had been. Caught up in the rush of people going to work, I barely(好容易才) at him. However, the of the old Winter Man came back to me vividly. I walked back to him and down to ask him if he was OK. He told me he was diabetic（糖尿病的）and it might be a good idea to an ambulance, which I did—it was a few minutes away.
In a whisper, he said to me, “Thank you. Nobody .except you.” We looked into each other’s eyes for a moment. was spoken without a word being said. As the ambulance’s alarm bell shows the arrival of help, a number of emotions rushed at me. I felt sad for the Winter Man and ashamed that I had almost walked past another person . However, I was amazed that it had been so easy to be .
A．recognized B．regarded C．appointed D．announced
A．worriedly B．calmly C．hurriedly D．slowly
A．lying B．kneeling C．sleeping D．standing
A．eyes B．heart C．step D．breath
A．doctor B．thief C．beggar D．liar
A．dirty B．rich C．old D．mad
A．escaped B．experienced C．suffered D．learned
A．policemen B．cleaners C．volunteers D．passers-by
A．mind B．control C．reach D．ability
A．went over B．came across C．ran after D．drove over
A．there B．which C．where D．what
A．shouted B．glanced C．pointed D．stared
A．action B．performance C．voice D．memory
A．lay B．sat C．knelt D．pushed
A．call B．rent C．send D．stop
A．watched B．cared C．replied D．believed
A．Little B．Much C．None D．Some
A．leaving B．disappearing C．passing D．approaching
A．at hand B．on purpose C．in need D．at ease
A．shameful B．helpful C．grateful D．joyful
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio．That was an exciting place for a young black man to become an artist．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．From their ,Jacob learned that history books often the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He Toussaint, who had helped free his people French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a artist．
A．steps B．blocks C．buildings D．roads
A．artist B．teacher C．professor D．official
A．swinging B．existing C．hanging D．folding
A．hard B．loose C．difficult D．tight
A．lined B．decorated C．furnished D．filled
A．kept B．received C．created D．remembered
A．museum B．studio C．church D．street学科
A．whether B．which C．that D．when
A．precious B．practical C．standard D．flexible
A．suggested B．reminded C．provided D．showed
A．approving B．struggling C．marching D．joining
A．settled B．wandered C．gathered D．rushed
A．experiences B．performances C．accents D．conversations
A．admitted B．accused C．ignored D．witnessed
A．chose B．accepted C．assessed D．employed
A．against B．from C．for D．with
A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．less than
A．put B．gave C．permitted D．took
A．award B．title C．salary D．prize
A．creative B．popular C．valuable D．professional
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd ?" Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas there special and memorable, I remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn't open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．after B．until C．when。 D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was in the ninth year at St Joseph’s High School, when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed, but felt that since I’d always been a responsible girl and a good student, this was just a temporary 21 .
Unfortunately, that was not to be. I didn’t have many friends. I could never share my 22. A deep insecurity destroyed my self-confidence. Soon I 23 to attend classes for many days. I would shut myself in my room for hours.
The examinations were approaching, 24 I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.
One morning, after a particularly 25 lecture from Dad, I stood depressed, in the school assembly. 26 , as the other students marched to their classroom, our principal 27 me. I made my way to Sister Sylvia’s office.
The next 45 minutes were the most 28 moments of my life. Sister Sylvia said she’d noticed a big 29in me. She wanted to know why I was lagging in studies, so frequently 30 and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and 31 patiently as I spilled out my worries. She then 32 me as I sobbed my pent-up （压抑的）emotions out. Months of frustration and loneliness 33 in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to 34 what the real problem was, but my principal had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such 35 and caring.
As the examinations approached again, I studied 36 . When the results were 37 , everybody was pleased, but happiest of all was my principal.
I soon made new friends and was happy 38 . But whenever I had a problem, I could always slip into Sister Sylvia’s office for a(n) 39 .
Today I’m a 40 young woman doing my MA and hoping to become a writer. I’ve become an inspiration to several of my friends and cousins, thanks to a kind nun who cared.
A．basis B．stage C．adjustment D．solution
A．viewpoints B．experiences C．problems D．dreams
A．skipped B．refused C．regretted D．forgot
A．otherwise B．though C．but D．or
A．severe B．public C．popular D．formal
A．Also B．Therefore C．Still D．Then
A．attracted B．accompanied C．called D．instructed
A．precious B．curious C．anxious D．serious
A．quality B．change C．mistake D．faith
A．absent B．dishonest C．aggressive D．calm
A．looked B．waited C．listened D．worked
A．hugged B．acknowledge C．observed D．educated
A．passed away B．rode away C．drove away D．melted away
A．reveal B．understand C．realize D．doubt
A．dignity B．courage C．attention D．satisfaction
A．hard B．alone C．closely D．abroad
A．declared B．obtained C．applied D．compared
A．forever B．again C．anyhow D．instead
A．request B．effect C．reason D．chat
A．mature B．quiet C．smart D．happy