My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 47 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 50 John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person's clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
A．turning B．holding C．showing D．hanging
A．unreasonable B．expected C．unbelievable D．acceptable
A．teenagers B．adults C．women D．strangers
A．color B．price C．style D．size
A．sent B．carried C．lent D．wore
A．casually B．comfortably C．carefully D．quickly
A．happiness B．change C．smile D．matter
A．doubt B．fight C．argument D．war
A．thoughtful B．handsome C．hopeful D．curious
A．of B．on C．with D．at
A．wondered B．confirmed C．concluded D．discovered
A．can B．must C．will D．should
A．present B．mark C．word D．result
A．this B．them C．it D．one
A．looking up at B．looking down to C．checking up D．taking up
A．trust B．mistake C．exchange D．regard
A．But B．Though C．Since D．So
A．attaching B．connecting C．relating D．matching
A．career B．life C．study D．success
A．where B．why C．how D．when
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was 16 . Even so, Roebling could not 17 the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he 18 convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their 19 and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months 20 the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and 21 injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or 22 . Surely now the project would have to be 23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not 24 and his mind remained as 25 as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea 26 him. All he could move was one finger, so he 27 the arm of his wife with that finger, 28 to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his 29 with one finger until the bridge was 30 completed.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that 31 a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible 32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small 33 what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most 34 dream can be realized with 35 no matter what the chances are.
A．impossible B．unnecessary C．hard D．excellent
A．recognize B．accept C．ignore D．believe
A．attempted to B．sought to C．failed to D．managed to
A．family B．crew C．class D．team
A．since B．before C．after D．when
A．severely B．slightly C．poorly D．hardly
A．work B．say C．eat D．talk
A．continued B．abandoned C．interrupted D．accomplished
A．defeated B．hurt C．frightened D．destroyed
A．sharp B．broad C．noble D．advanced
A．beat B．occurred C．happened D．hit
A．waved B．felt C．touched D．held
A．appealing B．speaking C．indicating D．advising
A．orders B．instructions C．suggestions D．movements
A．quickly B．partly C．eventually D．slowly
A．overcomes B．acquires C．fights D．removes
A．award B．fortune C．status D．goal
A．combined with B．separated from C．compared to D．concerned about
A．primary B．distant C．lifelong D．good
A．determination B．knowledge C．confidence D．strength
The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36_ the crowd of boys on the playground . She___37__ from them all.
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling(运球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41___in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."
Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,___48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.
She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.
A．through B．across C．over D．into
A．brought out B．showed out C．stood out D．worked out
A．only B．lonely C．simply D．alone
A．dark B．dawn C．midnight D．daybreak
A．how B．when C．why D．what
A．worriedly B．shyly C．quietly D．directly
A．go B．get C．enter D．attend
A．worse B．better C．the best D．the worst
A．determined B．encouraged C．fixed D．fascinated
A．covered B．enclosed C．dropped D．buried
A．the affair B．the wrong C．matter D．the matter
A．ever B．even C．once D．never
A．far more B．much less C．much fewer D．many more
A．should B．must C．can D．may
A．overjoyed B．moved C．embarrassed D．heartbroken
A．understand B．experience C．learn D．believe
A．even if B．as if C．that if D．only if
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．prize B．medal C．scholarship D．position
A．dreamed of B．accepted C．thought of D．appreciated
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 36 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 37 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 38 other old folks like her. By talking with them，she 39two things. Old people had abilities that were not 40 . But old people also had some 41 . She found a new purpose for 
herself then.
Through the years，she 42 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 43 ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”， which was about 44 old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 45 .
Anna Douglas uses her 46 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 47problems begin. For example，one of her 48 said that his grandchildren49 the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 50 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know51 about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and 52 is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to 53 your grandchildren or other young people. Never 54 your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. 55 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”
A．free B．busy C．powerful D．rich
A．students B．money C．service D．books
A．met B．observed C．comforted D．answered
A．enjoyed B．followed D．demanded
A．studied B．agreed C．used D．gave
A．problems B．mistakes C．questions D．characters
A．had B．used C．was D．ought
A．way B．life C．subject D．plan
A．employing B．respecting C．getting D．supporting
A．unknown B．misunderstood C．refused D．discouraged
A．leading B．working C．writing D．thinking
A．that B．when C．whether D．why
A．readers B．visitors C．listeners D．friends
A．invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．speaking B．listening C．pleasing D．advising
A．scold B．praise C．trouble D．encourage
A．speak out B．give up C．get back D．stick to
A．Commonly B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Naturally
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide．
One very cold, wet night at about 3 : 30 a．m, there was a 36 at the front door of our house．A young man, 37 from head' to toe, explained that he had 38 out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant （怀孕的） wife and his two children 39 at the car and said that he would hitchhike （搭便车） back．
As soon as I 40 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car, where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 41 .They were wet and cold．I suggested that they 42 me back．
Before leaving, I had turned the heater 43 in the roadhouse, so when we went in, it was nice and 44 ．While the little ones played and ran 45 ,1 prepared bread and butter for the children, 46 hot chocolate for the adults．
It was about five a．m．before they 47 ．The young fellow asked me how much he should pay me and I told him that the petrol 48 had shown $ 15．He 49 offered to pay call-out fee, but I wouldn’t accept it．
About a month later,! received a 50 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 51 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It 52 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 53 person in the company．
In his letter, he thanked me again and 54 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this 55 , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefit．
A．kick B．strike C．beat D．knock
A．cool B．hot C．wet D．warm
A．driven B．used C．come D．run
A．away B．behind C．off D．out
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．sleeping B．crying C．quarrelling D．fighting
A．get B．ring C．lead D．follow
A．on B．off C．in D．over
A．clean B．dry C．warm D．tidy
A．around B．away C．out D．up
A．or B．but C．so D．and
A．left B．arrived C．ate D．stayed
A．tank B．can C．pump D．pipe
A．suddenly B．hurriedly C．worriedly D．thankfully
A．call B．letter C．check D．notice
A．get B．force C．require D．make
A．pointed B．turned C．worked D．found
A．generous B．successful C．serious D．powerful
A．praised B．persuaded C．informed D．warned
The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not 37
what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 38 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children40 on their own two feet. From 41 each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 42 to make their own choices. 43 choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to 44 them with. When they 45 young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage 46 . Of course, many young adults still 47
their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the 48 ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not 49 to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to 50 their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own51 . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 52
to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an) 53 among equals. But 54 to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to 55 . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.
A．strange B．different C．new D．unlike
A．noticing B．remember C．knowing D．deciding
A．influenced B．made C．controlled D．changed
A．services B．standards C．rules D．values
A．sit B．get C．stand D．rise
A．adulthood B．girlhood C．boyhood D．childhood
A．freedom B．space C．time D．money
A．Adults B．Teenagers C．Americans D．Parents
A．help B．join C．share D．provide
A．gain B．pass C．become D．reach
A．wives B．partners C．husbands D．couples
A．seek B．invite C．try D．choose
A．room B．house C．nest D．place
A．connected B．held C．stuck D．tied
A．serve B．treat C．describe D．recognize
A．jobs B．plans C．dreams D．hopes
A．dependence B．trust C．belief D．confidence
A．friendship B．companion C．membership D．association
A．known B．similar C．contrary D．due
A．travel B．visit C．see D．live