There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26 , she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow
A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated
A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important
A．reward B．supply C．provide D．award
A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．arguing
A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten
A．honor B．favor C．need D．search
A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed
A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent
A．place B．answer C．apartment D．person
A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately
A．praise B．respect C．comfort D．encouragement
A．exchange B．describe C．simplified D．decorated
A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar
A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed
A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get dwon
A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason
A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved
A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering
Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and With dust. to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.
As I carefully opened each letter, all of them with age, I discovered a new page unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents' lives.
My father used to in the army. So his letters were full of frontline of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick kiss. I was to these letters like a magnet (磁铁).
Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very. and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a . kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had to him when he had been so far from home.
It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.
At his bedside, I joked with him, saying , "Today is Valentine's Day, don't you want to send Mother a present?" He became more when I handed him the old . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he it, his eyes were filled with tears.
My father, in a voice tight with read the loving he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her .
A came B. hit C. drew D. fell
A．hidden B．covered C．buried D．filled
A．Pretending B．Suggesting C．Preferring D．Deciding
A．delicate B．tasty C．useful D．tender
A．recently B．usually C．previously D．occasionally
A．work B．study C．serve D．report
A．accounts B．documents C．introductions D．occupations
A．devoted B．abandoned C．thrown D．drawn
A．depressed B．dead. C．dangerous D．ill
A．typical B．traditional C．different D．familiar
A．wars B．illnesses C．letters D．prescriptions
A．divided B．sorted C．separated D．updated
A．sadly B．angrily C．softly D．loudly
A．curious B．enthusiastic C．fantastic D．positive
A．Christmas card B．envelope C．basket D．lipstick
A．found B．wrote C．recognized D．missed
A．astonishment B．sorrow C．sickness D．emotion
A．story B．message C．speech D．motto
A．in person B．in private C．in danger D．in peace
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Long long ago, a child was ready to be born. So one day he God, “They tell me you are sending me to tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many , I chose one for you. She will be for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do but sing and smile, that’s for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will sing for you and will also for you every day. And you will your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the that men talk?”
God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet you will ever hear, and with much and care, your angel will teach you how to .”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
“Your angel will place your together and will teach you how to pray.”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will me?”
“Your angel will defend you even if it means her life!”
And then God the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”
A．asked B．answered C．taught D．told
A．heaven B．hell C．earth D．space
A．big B．small C．strong D．stupid
A．nurses B．doctors C．teachers D．angels
A．hiding B．waiting C．heading D．voting
A．sure B．urgent C．conscious D．impressive
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．much B．little C．few D．enough
A．clear B．dive C．smile D．react
A．damage B．feel C．govern D．resign
A．when B．why C．how D．whether
A．language B．meaning C．topic D．politics
A．poems B．stories C．arguments D．words
A．strength B．patience C．warning D．thinking
A．sing B．dance C．speak D．paint
A．hands B．feet C．arms D．legs
A．replace B．convert C．educate D．protect
A．burying B．risking C．experiencing D．attacking
A．hit B．ruined C．touched D．cleaned
A．hard B．easy C．strange D．convenient
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Tom was a businessman and he suffered many failures in his career, which made him a depressed（沮丧的）man, he often complained that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to city. In the evening of a weekend, Tom and his wife were busy up their new home the light suddenly went out. So they had to ___ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed. , he went reluctantly(不情愿地) to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance（讨厌的人）!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down the neighbor came to things.” After a while, the door was knocked . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She me here to give you these .” Tom was very __ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your . God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his in life. It was his and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic .
A．inspired B．satisfied C．encouraged D．disappointed
A．the other B．other C．another D．every
A．looking B．cleaning C．turning D．ending
A．where B．that C．why D．when
A．continue B．quit C．start D．change
A．helplessly B．happily C．patiently D．hopefully
A．noisy B．quiet C．dark D．crowded
A．friend B．consultant C．stranger D．adolescent
A．So B．However C．Though D．In case
A．lights B．tricks C．candles D．failures
A．when B．that C．than D．while
A．borrow B．sell C．purchase D．lend
A．suddenly B．too C．constantly D．again
A．suggested B．sent C．forbade D．forced
A．frightened B．surprised C．puzzled D．pleased
A．brother B．mother C．father D．grandma
A．dissatisfaction B．success C．failure D．determination
A．apology B．responsibility C．coldness D．concept
A．in particular B．in all C．in general D．in reality
A．brain B．thought C．idea D．mind
You heard about the sign posted on a farmer's fence? On the other side of the resides the biggest, meanest looking you can imagine．The sign is intended to strike into the hearts of would-be trespassers．It reads, "Don't attempt to this field unless you can do it in 9．9 seconds．The bull can do it in 10 flat!"
Don't try to cross that field unless you are !And isn't that the way it is in life? We have to be ready when the arises or else we will have little chance of ．
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms Shelton believed in ．Students remember how she in on the first day of class and began writing of an eighth-grade caliber on the chalkboard．They protested that the words were not on their and they couldn't learn them．
Their teacher that the students could and would learn these words．She said that she would teach down to them．Ms Shelton ended by saying that one of the students in that classroom could go on to ．maybe even be president some day, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．
Ms Shelton spoke those words many years ago． did she know that someday one of her students - Jesse Jackson - would take them ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could achieve goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "People only see what they are prepared to see．" that's true, then it is also true that they only become what they are prepared to become． And a lot of is just about getting ready．
A．fence B．river C．village D．hill
A．tiger B．farmer C．bull D．goat
A．curiosity B．fear C．desire D．courage
A．cut B．cover C．enter D．cross
A．accompanied B．armed C．prepared D．guarded
A．opportunity B．challenge C．hope D．problem
A．luck B．victory C．wealth D．success
A．determination B．readiness C．honesty D．diligence
A．hurried B．moved C．walked D．broke
A．words B．poems C．proverbs D．questions
A．strangely B．quietly C．rudely D．quickly
A．range B．level C．interest D．requirement
A．admitted B．announced C．insisted D．complained
A．never B．instead C．still D．always
A．position B．career C．service D．greatness
A．Little B．Seldom C．Much D．Once
A．easy B．seriously C．completely D．back
A．final B．proper C．high D．straight
A．Although B．If C．Whether D．Unless
A．fan B．fact C．truth D．life
About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me my car. I could tell this her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the one who gave these to me , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!
When she got back into her today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
A．force B．strength C．power D．energy
A．line B．time C．sun D．bus
A．knocked B．touched C．kicked D．watched
A．excited B．calmed C．worried D．entertained
A．apologize B．smile C．complain D．bother
A．pulled B．looked C．turned D．walked
A．standing B．waiting C．parking D．pacing
A．amused B．confused C．disappointed D．shocked
A．handed B．owed C．presented D．asked
A．clever B．kind C．honest D．modest
A．privately B．secretly C．originally D．totally
A．card B．change C．bill D．coffee
A．consideration B．respect C．desire D．appreciation
A．office B．home C．car D．room
A．free B．quiet C．regular D．good