Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started 22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 24 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 25 .
With the passing years, my 26 returned to that night time after time. By then I 27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 28 , sometimes far away, but always it was 29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 33 the hair from my forehead. Then a 34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be found.
A．lie B．bend C．look D．fall
A．annoying B．astonishing C．delighting D．disappointing
A．along B．above C．against D．aside
A．reply B．promise C．request D．agreement
A．pity B．sadness C．apology D．love
A．views B．opinions C．spirits D．thoughts
A．missed B．forgot C．held D．shook
A．strange B．close C．serious D．common
A．stressed B．existed C．hidden D．exposed
A．expected B．changed C．reminded D．complained
A．yet B．away C．alone D．long
A．drawn B．carried C．moved D．stayed
A．cut B．wash C．brush D．take
A．tear B．kiss C．press D．hand
A．returned B．remembered C．realized D．recalled
A．sorry B．happy C．angry D．nervous
A．when B．how C．why D．as
A．disappeared B．forgiven C．apologized D．abandoned
A．imagination B．inspiration C．decoration D．appreciation
A．still B．soon C．nowhere D．anyhow
________ in what he was reading, he didn’t see me before he almost knocked me down.
A．Absorbing B．To be absorbed C．Absorbed D．Having absorbed
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy 43 .
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be 50 again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking 51 , thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
A．roof B．hat C．sky D．star
A．little B．less C．enough D．more
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．improvement B．problem C．surprise D．excitement
A．shopping B．travelling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．one by one D．every other one
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．day B．chance C．cheque D．tree
A．forced B．reminded C．invited D．begged
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．regarding
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．ashamed
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．happy B．angry C．joyful D．glad
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．made B．searched C．bought D．fetched
A．painful B．rich C．disappointed D．angry
It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 36in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n） 37 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was 38 ．
The doctor described the 39 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they 40 the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames 41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．
42 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and 43 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in 44 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．
After he 45 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months 46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．
When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 47__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not 48 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’
I 49 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．
By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not 51 , sohe made the 52 to give up any plastic surgery．
We all have “scars” that we believe 53 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better．
But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same 54 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 55 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．
A．brought B．given C．turned D．showed
A．doctor B．hospital C．aircraft D．ambulance
A．serious B．terrible C．painful D．important
A．event B．process C．reason D．accident
A．got B．lit C．burned D．moved
A．took B．held C．caught D．attracted
A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Slowly
A．pushed B．threw C．dropped D．rolled
A．shape B．place C．fact D．time
A．benefited B．recovered C．suffered D．relaxed
A．if B．while C．because D．although
A．normal B．violent C．obvious D．popular
A．mention B．notice C．laugh D．hide
A．sent B．kept C．handed D．passed
A．heart B．life C．practice D．consideration
A．grow B．matter C．exist D．appear
A．mistake B．effort C．decision D．request
A．invite B．cause C．allow D．remind
A．false B．strict C．moral D．general
A．by B．over C．beyond D．within
It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a 36in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 Minutes 38someone would be able to see him I saw him 39his watch and decided， since I was 40busy—my patient didn’t 41at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 . He told me that she had been 44for a while and that she had a special disease I asked if she would be 45if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46knew who he was，that she had not been able to 47him for five years now. I was 48, and asked him，“And you 49go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50as he left.
Now I 51that in marriages，true love is 52of all that is The happiest people don’t 53have the best of everything；they just 54the best of everything they have 55isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.A breath B.test C seat D break
A persuading B promising C understanding D telling
A if B before C since D after
A taking off B．fixing C looking at D winding
A very B also C seldom D not
A turn up B show off C come on D go away
A needed B forgot C agreed D happened
A daughter B wife C mother D sister
A. late B well C around D.there
A lonely B worried C doubtful D hungry
A so far B neither C no longer D already
A recognize B answer C believe D expect
A moved B disappointed C surprised D satisfied
A only B.then C.thus D still
A curiosity B tears C words D judgment
A realize B suggest C hope D prove
A agreement B expression C acceptance D exhibition
A necessarily B completely C．naturally D frequently
A. learn B make C.favor D.try
A Adventure B Beauty C Trust D Life
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other__1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s 2__ anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle 3 her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her 4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.
I6 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 7 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was8 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle10 with us”.
To my great11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 12 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really 13 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt14 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come15 in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was 16 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla __17 . I knew my child was _18 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．held
A．comes across B．looks after C．picks out D．learns from
A．relaxed B．nervous C．anxious D．secret
A．parents B．family C．guests D．friends
A．realized B．heard C．forgot D．witnessed
A．sad B．calm C．excited D．puzzled
A．especially B．seldom C．frequently D．hardly
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．competed
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．considered C．saw D．understood
A．after B．unless C．until D．if
A．up B．down C．back D．on
A．curious B．quiet C．angry D．worried
A．whispered B．insisted C．introduced D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．disappointment
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes