Michael GreenBerg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 36 him, especially those who are 37 .
For those people, he is "Gloves" GreenBerg. How did he get that 38 ?
He looks like any otner Businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a Briefcase (公文箱). But he's 39 _. His Briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter,Mr.GreenBerg does not 40 like other New Yorkers,who look at the sidewalk and 41 the street.He looks around at 42 .He stops when he 43 someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he 44 ,looking for more people with cold 45 .
On winter days,Mr.GreenBerg 46 gloves.During the rest of the year,he 47 gloves.People who have heard aBout him 48 him gloves,and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. GreenBerg 49 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 50 his Behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 51 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 52 .
It runs in the 53 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he Believed it made everyone happier. Michael GreenBerg feels the 54 .A pair of gloves may Be a 55 thing,But it can make a Big difference in winter.
A．know aBout B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after
A．old B．Busy C．kind D．poor
A．ioB B．name C．chance D．message
A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious
A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off
A．cars B．people C．street numBers D．traffic lights
A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees
A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around
A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
A．Borrows B．sells C．returns D．Buys
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．delayed B．rememBered C．Began D．enjoyed
A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised By
A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy
A．city B．family C．neighBorhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
Mackenzie Hughes had just returned from school and was waiting for her older brothers to arrive home. She was home alone 1 a man started knocking on the front door, turning the handle and trying to 2 .
She’s 12 years old and she was 3 . So she dialed 9-1-1 and reached the operator Rachelle Berry. After a brief talk, Berry 4 what was happening. “OK, hang on, OK? Can you get in a 5 ?” Berry asked. Mackenzie told Berry that her phone --- it wasn’t cordless (无绳的) --- wouldn’t reach into the cupboard. “Will the phone reach under your bed?” Berry asked 6 . “No,” Mackenzie said.
“Can you hide under a 7 and pull your bedspread over you?” That’s 8 what Mackenzie did. She hid under her blanket, holding the phone and listening to Berry’s voice.
Berry talked quietly, which 9 Mackenzie. It helped, too, when Berry told her to think of something 10 . “Try not to cry,” Berry told Mackenzie during the call. “ I know it’s 11 . Do you have something you can hold onto?” Mackenzie struggled to 12 tears. She couldn’t 13 anything without showing her hiding spot. “ It’s OK,” Berry said. “You’ve got me here with you.”
“He’s in my room,” Mackenzie 14 . “Now be quiet, OK? Just don’t talk,” Berry said. For much of the call, Berry dropped her voice to a whisper, 15 the intruder (闯入者) might hear her voice over the phone. 16 , the man came into her room, then left.
Berry told Mackenzie that the 17 were on their way. Minutes later, they arrived and 18 one man in the backyard and another man in a getaway car.
On Thursday morning, the Emergency Communications Bureau gave Mackenzie its Hero Award for her 19 . Berry also received high praise. And then it was off to school for Mackenzie. But first Berry had something to 20 to the middle-schooler: a cordless phone.
A．until B．before C．because D．when
A．get in B．get away C．get around D．get through
A．annoyed B．scared C．curious D．surprised
A．remembered B．realized C．reviewed D．recalled
A．bedroom B．kitchen C．cupboard D．bathroom
A．anxiously B．calmly C．carefully D．happily
A．sofa B．bed C．table D．blanket
A．ever B．never C．just D．still
A．worried B．helped C．moved D．upset
A．interesting B．strange C．wrong D．valuable
A．hard B．important C．useful D．possible
A．hold onto B．hold down C．hold back D．hold up
A．discover B．imagine C．reach D．invent
A．cried B．shouted C．whispered D．replied
A．assuming B．believing C．fearing D．confirming
A．Obviously B．Fortunately C．Probably D．Certainly
A．parents B．brothers C．police D．neighbors
A．met B．killed C．arrested D．found
A．contribution B．success C．kindness D．bravery
A．lend B．present C．show D．mail
Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday （Saturday, Beijing time） in Stockholm.
For 40 minutes he talked about his mother’s 36 on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he 37 with the controversy（争论）that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.
He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and 38 that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up. 39 , authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez 40 him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.
“A person should be 41 in daily life, but follow one’s instinct（本能）and take control when it 42 to literary creation.”
He said the soul of 43 all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear 44 . He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm（缩影）of China and even the 45 .
His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with 46 realities.
“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a（n） 47 that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”
He said literature must be 48 on real life but go beyond it.
He also mentioned the 49 surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers. 50 he was a target for “stone throwers”.
“At first I thought I was the 51 of the controversies, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had 52 to do with me.”
Mo 53 his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was 54 , but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to __55 writing.
A．affection B．influence C．occasion D．position
A．agreed B．fought C．dealt D．did
A．added B．warned C．reminded D．imagined
A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Besides
A．preserved B．inspired C．entertained D．taught
A．confident B．certain C．comfortable D．modest
A．goes B．comes C．turns D．gets
A．nearly B．hardly C．scarcely D．always
A．danger B．suffering C．relieving D．happiness
A．city B．village C．world D．province
A．social B．economical C．agricultural D．cultural
A．encouragement B．danger C．advantage D．event
A．insisted B．spent C．based D．passed
A．contradiction B．contest C．contrary D．controversy
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead
A．goal B．intention C．target D．purpose
A．somebody B．anything C．nothing D．anybody
A．adopted B．concluded C．admitted D．concerned
A．throwing B．accepting C．offering D．receiving
A．carry on B．take on C．bring out D．put out
Justin, my brother, has been missing for two weeks. Now I 31 him very much. I’m worried that something 32 has happened to him. I’m sure he 33 that night at about 11 o’clock, because I heard him playing his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?
Yesterday a girl named Marvies told me that 34 was once taken away by aliens(外星人) from outer space. They did some research on her. Marvies said that the whole experience was really terrible, 35 luckily they returned her home. If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will 36 him soon.
My parents have been worrying about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called37 . However, the police are not making 38 in the case (案子). They are very puzzled, saying Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very 39 with them. He doesn’t think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried that she 40 sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.
A．dislike B．respect C．hate D．miss
A．bad B．good C．wonderful D．simple
A．came home B．went out C．fell asleep D．fell ill
A．he B．they C．it D．she
A．because B．so C．or D．but
A．kill B．hurt C．return D．catch
A．the police B．the teachers C．the firemen D．the doctors
A．a face B．a mistake C．a living D．much progress
A．delighted B．disappointed C．satisfied D．pleased
A．shan’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.
____36_____, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother ____37____ it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. ___38____one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, ____39____ my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
But my sixteenth birthday, I had lost all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for ___40____. During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I ___41___ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow ____42___down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed ____43___me, but I didn’t care.
When I ___44____home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was ___45___ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that said, “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final ___46____ on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was ___47_____ that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
A．Certainly B．Unfortunately C．Importantly D．Luckily
A．when B．how C．whether D．why
A．But B．Or C．Then D．So
A．on B．after C．before D．in
A．it B．her C．him D．me
A．had B．was C．played D．feared
A．fell B．to fall C．fallen D．falling
A．with B．at C．from D．off
A．arrived at B．remained C．got D．entered
A．excited B．confused C．pleased D．frustrated
A．order B．mistake C．wish D．decision
A．certain B．angry C．sad D．anxious
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 31 .Some stories are told32 they were true. Real people who live in a33 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 34 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be35 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 36 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we 37 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 38 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 39 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our40--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 41 the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read42 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we 43 that we are real and they are 44 . It sounds45 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 46 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 47 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our48 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 49 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 50 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
A．possible B．easy C．new D．different
A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
A．usual B．normal C．certain D．common
A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
A．do B．make C．have D．are
A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
A．working B．thinking C．living D．understanding
A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
A．make B．get C．use D．have
A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
A．find B．learn C．know D．hope
A．too B．not C．all D．so
A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
A．telling B．pretending C．promising D．guessing
A．mind B．life C．world D．society
A．heart B．time C．money D．ourselves
A．what B．how C．when D．why