An old man lay in a hospital bed, heavily sedated（给……服镇静剂）to ease the pain from his heart attack.. The nurse arrived and said, "Your 36 is here," repeating the words several times before the 37 conscious man opened his eyes. His son was a 38 who had come back from service to 39 to his beloved father.
The elderly man 40 out to touch his son's hand and held it gently. All through the 41 ,the young soldier sat in the ward（病房）offering words of 42 to his dying dad, who said 43 but kept a weak grip of his child. 44 of the noise of the oxygen tank and the moans（呻吟声）of the other patients, the soldier remained 45 by the old man-s side.
Several times in the course of that long night, the nurse returned and suggested that the soldier leave to 4 6 for a while, But each time he would 4 7 As dawn approached the elderly man 48 His loving son rested the old man's lifeless hand on the bed and left to find the 49 . The young man waited while the nurse carried his father's body away and when she returned, offering words of 50 the soldier interrupted her.
"Who was the man?"-he asked.
51 ,the nurse replied, "He was your father."
“No, he wasn't," the young man said, 6'I've never seen him before in my life.”
"Then 52 didn't you say something'?"
“When I arrived at the ward,I knew right away there had been a(n) 53 ,”the young man explained. "But I also knew that man needed his son, and he wasn't here.I could tell he was too一54 to know who sat beside him but he needed someone there, soI just decided t0 55 him.
A．wife B．son C．brother D．cousin
A．barely B．simply C．actually D．totally
A．director B．manager C．waiter D．soldier
A．talk B．listen C．attend D．adjust
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．night
A．sadness B．truth C．excitement D．encoursgement
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．Free B．Unaware C．Afraid D．Tired
A．loyally B．seriously C．impatiently D．carelessly
A．walk B．chat C．rest D．exercise
A．refuse B．agree C．hesitate D．weep
A．awoke B．died C．recovered D．screamed
A．friend B．relative C．ambulance D．nurse
A．love B．anger C．sympathy D．admiration
A．Shocked B．Worried C．Frightened D．Annoyed
A．mistake B．hope C．accident D．event
A．anxious B．sick C．disappointed D．careless
A．leave B．support C．respect D．accompany
I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the ___. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly____
When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _ _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _ _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _ _ .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.
Now he had my _ _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by __ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _ _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _ _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_ _ I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _ _ what I see in my job. My words can _ _ the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _ _ here so long. So you can imagine how _ _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”
If you had to _ _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.
A．cool B．hot C．strong D．cold
A．schedule B．weather C．calendar D．experience
A．start B．change C．worsen D．disappear
A．chair B．table C．restaurant D．station
A．height B．weight C．accent D．age
A．night B．afternoon C．evening D．morning
A．sat B．settled C． calmed D．lay
A．distantly B．nearby C．comfortably D．alone
A．passing by B．giving up C．thinking over D．walking off
A．designer B．thinker C．painter D．writer
A．interest B．secrete C．trust D．patience
A．shouting B．working C．smiling D．looking
A．busy B．scenic C．wide D．peaceful
A．career B．situation C．history D．advantage
A．Originally B．Actually C．Really D．Recently
A．report B．consider C．remember D．study
A．record B．decorate C．monitor D．reflect
A．watching B．waiting C．living D．traveling
A．funny B．important C．truthful D．numerous
A．copy B．describe C．draw D．guess
It was very cold at 7 am that Monday morning in Harvard Square. I was nearly mad because I had just the bus, and was standing out in the freezing cold waiting for the next one. My mind was filled with anxiety and thoughts. “Why didn’t I leave two minutes ?”
the others at the bus stop was a woman in her fifties wearing a old-fashioned hat, an old pair of boots and a dark coat, but she had no . Another woman, who looked to be in her middle twenties, said to the woman, “Your hands must be very cold. You’ll get frostbitten (冻伤的) in this weather.” She her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down, and began for something inside her backpack. The older woman looked and said, ”Oh no, that’s OK. I’m .
The younger woman continued to search in her backpack and the older woman kept repeating, “Don’t yourself. I’ll be all right.” After seemed like so many minutes, the younger woman a pair of purple gloves. She took the older woman’s hands and gently a glove on each hand, covering one finger . The older woman said, “Thank you. You’re so sweet.”
Though I was very cold, the act of gave ma a warm feeling inside. It also motivated me to buy five pairs of purple gloves, similar to hers, and them in my bag, just in case I someone who was in great on a cold day.
A．missed B．got C．waited D．seen
A．negative B．happy C．good D．creative
A．ago B．earlier C．later D．sooner
A．With B．Between C．Among D．Before
A．shoes B．gloves C．scarf D．coat
A．older B．younger C．latter D．shorter
A．pushed B．pulled C．lifted D．dropped
A．watching B．caring C．looking D．leaving
A．down B．up C．away D．out
A．sorry B．glad C．happy D．fine
A．for B．of C．with D．around
A．upset B．trouble C．save D．satisfy
A．this B．that C．what D．she
A．pulled out B．picked up C．picked out D．put on
A．gave B．placed C．situated D．took
A．at once B．at times C．at a time D．at the same time
A．happiness B．kindness C．rudeness D．sadness
A．lie B．take C．hang D．put
A．took care B．came across C．learned of D．turned to
A．honor B．need C．shock D．surprise
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was beautiful and magic. She lived near the entrance to a beautiful between two mountains. The bird was so that she had to walk on the ground instead of in the sky.
Though she couldn’t fly, she looking up at the trees every day. She one day being able to fly and see the forest from up high. , that dream was gone after a great fire.
When the fire was put out, all that was left of the trees were stumps（树桩）. plants and animals that had live there were gone. The stone bird was the only one that didn’t in the fire. When she saw what had to the trees, she felt very sad. Looking at the burnt trees, she couldn’t crying. She cried for hours and days. She cried with such a feeling that her were wearing away her stone . Finally all her body was worn away and the bird had some water.
But when the came out, the water rose into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees and see everything .
Since then, the little cloud has traveled all over the world. She enjoyed the of all the forests and beautiful countryside. She never what had burnt the trees, so she was very careful to pour her rain down on any tree she saw . She saved a lot of trees.
A．field B．lake C．sea D．forest
A．proud B．surprising C．heavy D．pretty
A．walking B．trying C．singing D．flying
A．needed B．began C．enjoyed D．disliked
A．made up B．dreamed of C．gave up D．talked about
A．dusty B．poor C．small D．beautiful
A．However B．Also C．Therefore D．So
A．sadly B．possibly C．finally D．suddenly
A．Some B．All C．Few D．No
A．change B．live C．watch D．die
A．happened B．come C．moved D．climbed
A．continue B．start C．keep D．stop
A．minds B．feelings C．hands D．tears
A．house B．heart C．body D．habit
A．cared about B．turned into C．turned up D．looked for
A．star B．air C．moon D．sun
A．below B．above C．backward D．ahead
A．views B．areas C．colours D．numbers
A．found B．explained C．forgot D．knew
A．falling B．burning C．growing D．shaking
One March evening I together with my friends was on a bus. The driver didn't to start the bus soon because it was not yet .A mid-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's .
The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she shouted.
“Stop him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home”
“He doesn't have any money!” the driver .
“Well, that's no to throw him off the bus.” She insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.
All heads turned to the woman. “ It's only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of her way home a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can our roads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
A．try B．care C．decide D．intend
A．empty B．full C．crowded D．ready
A．tearfully B．seriously C．carefully D．calmly
A．fare B．possession C．money D．wealth
A．strangely B．happily C．secretly D．fortunately
A．unsatisfied B．weak C．unhappy D．excited
A．explained B．declared C．admitted D．found
A．get off B．start C．get on D．stop
A．begged B．scolded C．praised D．thanked
A．request B．action C．suggestion D．command
A．Unless B．Although C．Until D．When
A．attacking B．bothering C．blaming D．wronging
A．warned B．whispered C．shouted D．repeated
A．problem B．need C．matter D．reason
A．spending B．collected C．remaining D．borrowed
A．busy B．cold C．hard D．fearful
A．giving B．wearing C．taking D．forcing
A．forgotten B．used C．earned D．returned
A．move B．increase C．lighten D．carry
A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
I grew up poor－living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still to have a dream.
My dream was . By the time I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and anything that moved on the football field. I was also : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me to believe in myself. He me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular _ with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket-money for a new bike, new clothes and the of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He said. “Your days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head , trying to think of the to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made for me the difference between something right now and having a . I devoted myself to sports that summer and the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was a $20,000 contract. My baseball scholarship got me through university and in 1984 I signed with Denver Broncos for $1.7 million and bought my mother the house of her dreams.
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．live B．afford C．make D．need
A．athletics B．music C．business D．money
A．throw B．play C．pass D．hit
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．wrong
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience
A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose
A．keep B．end C．give D．pick
A．mad B．puzzled C．frightened D．shameful
A．living B．playing C．working D．learning
A．moving B．nodding C．shaking D．hanging
A．answers B．excuses C．words D．ways
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．direct B．clear C．straight D．bare
A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．living
A．wish B．dream C．score D．desire
A．by B．for C．over D．within
A．paid B．got C．offered D．presented