阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a father, I greatly valued the moments 36 my son and I could be together, and that day was really special.
Louisville, Kentucky was a place where basketball was an important part of life, and 37 taking my son to an NBA exhibition game was one of those special moments. But little did I realize how special that evening was going to be! It was blowing some mean wind. Josh 38 my hand as we crossed the parking lot and 39 for the famous Freedom Hall. 40 eight years old, he still felt it was okay to hold his father’s hand, and I felt grateful, knowing that this kind of moments would pass 41 .
The stadium 42 nineteen-thousand-plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout(客满的).The expectation of seeing Mrhael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 43 the Washington Bullets 44 our pace across the parking lot, thinking about 45 the game was going to go. The tumstile(十字转门)clicked and Josh hung on to his souvenir ticket stub (票根)like he had just won the lottery! We pushed our 46 to the upper-level seats of the “true” fans. Before we know it, the game was 47 way. During a time out, we dashed to 48 hot dog and Coke and rushed back so that we 49 miss a single part of the game. Things were going as expected until halftime. I started to talk to some friends 50 when there was a pull on my sleeve, my arm was pulled over by a 51 young Josh, and he began putting a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet(丝织手獨)around my wrist. It 52 really well, and he was really focused attentively as he carefully made a double square knot to keep it secure. On this special 53 I realized the significance of the moment. With a smile, I told him proudly how I knew this was a “friendship brardet” and said, “I guess this means we are 54 ” Without missing a beat, his big brown eyes looking me straight in the face, he exclaimed, “We’re 55 friends. You’re my dad!”
A.when B.what C.that D.which
A.particularly B.certainly C.specially D.especially
A.held B.had C.carried D.caught
A.left B.set C.walked D.headed
A.As B.Though C.But D.Even
A.often B.frequently C.soon D.slowly
A.sat B.seated C.included D.involved
A.with B.for C.to D.against
A.sped up B.looked up C.built up D.turned up
A.what B.that C.which D.how
A.path B.way C.route D.track
A.on B.in C.by D.under
A.eat B.book C.order D.make
A.wouldn’t B.needn’t C.dared not D.mustn’t
A.besides B.near C.nearby D.beside
A.exhausted B.pleased C.determined D.astonished
A.fit B.suited C.matched D.applied
A.situation B.occasion C.position D.condition
A.neighbors B.classmates C.teammates D.friends
A.no more than B.better than C.more than D.other than
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 31 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 32 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 33 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 34 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 35 Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a 36 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 37 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 38 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 39 teens.
At the 40 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had41 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 42 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 43 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you,44 troubled enough by me, always 45 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
46 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 47 .
At that moment, tears 48in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 49 . Although I had struggled with silent 50 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
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A.sat B.sank C.bent D.dropped
A.ruined B.lost C.torn D.broken
A.danger B.place C.trouble D.order
A.off B.in C.up D.away
A.pain B.injury C.damage D.harm
A.patiently B.willingly C.strictly D.rudely
A.forgive B.educate C.stand D.control
A.parenting B.pardoning C.comforting D.feeding
A.lazy B.troublesome C.disappointing D.careless
A.opening B.official C.victory D.graduation
A.afforded B.meant C.supplied D.owed
A.lovingly B.sadly C.proudly D.nervously
A.where B.how C.what D.who
A.unless B.although C.because D.when
A.cost B.lent C.taught D.showed
A.Astonished B.Puzzled C.Encouraged D.Interested
A.surely B.roughly C.tightly D.fiercely
A.fell B.flowed C.moved D.gathered
A.pity B.happiness C.luck D.success
A.love B.anxiety C.anger D.care
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 31 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 32 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 33 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 34 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 35 Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a 36 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 37 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 38 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 39 teens.
At the 40 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had41 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 42 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 43 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you,44 troubled enough by me, always 45 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
46 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 47 .
At that moment, tears 48in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 49 . Although I had struggled with silent 50 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
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A.sat B.sank C.bent D.dropped
A.ruined B.lost C.torn D.broken
A.danger B.place C.trouble D.order
A.off B.in C.up D.away
A.pain B.injury C.damage D.harm
A.patiently B.willingly C.strictly D.rudely
A.forgive B.educate C.stand D.control
A.parenting B.pardoning C.comforting D.feeding
A.lazy B.troublesome C.disappointing D.careless
A.opening B.official C.victory D.graduation
A.afforded B.meant C.supplied D.owed
A.lovingly B.sadly C.proudly D.nervously
A.where B.how C.what D.who
A.unless B.although C.because D.when
A.cost B.lent C.taught D.showed
A.Astonished B.Puzzled C.Encouraged D.Interested
A.surely B.roughly C.tightly D.fiercely
A.fell B.flowed C.moved D.gathered
A.pity B.happiness C.luck D.success
A.love B.anxiety C.anger D.care
One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big36 on which it was written:Yesterday, the person who has been 37 your growth in this company passed 38 . We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) prepared in the 39 .
In the beginning,they all got 40 for the death of one of their colleagues. 41 after a while they started getting 42 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The 43 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 44 to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement 45 up. Everyone whispered to each other:“ 46 on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 47 inside it, they48 became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 49 , as if someone had50 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a 51 inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 52 : there is only one person who is 53 to set limits to your growth:IT IS 54 !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of 55 ;build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
A.card B.post C.sign D.1etter
A.encouraging B.helping C.building D.limiting
A.on B.by C.away D.down
A.office B.gym C.way D.meeting room
A.sad B.excited C.afraid D.calm
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.ready B.pleased C.curious D.serious
A.surprise B.anger C.excitement D.sadness
A.admitted B.forced C.forbidden D.ordered
A.heated B.woke C.turned D.kept
A.Where B.What C.How D.Who
A.walked B.looked C.got D.turned
A.suddenly B.gradually C.merely D.extremely
A.sorrow B.order C.silence D.person
A.stolen B.touched C.attacked D.seen
A.1etter B.book C.mirror D.appeared
A.wrote B.read C.showed D.reflected
A.sure B.eager C.afraid D.able
A.YOU B.ME C.HE D.ITSELF
A.punishment B.praises C.changes D.blame
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegianshad 16 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 17 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 18 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 19 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 20 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 21 to mark their way home. To make things 22 , Evans, whom they had all thought of 23 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 24 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 25 pushed on at the best speed they could 26 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 27 feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could 28 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 29 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 30 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 31 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 32 for another night.
The following morning, 33 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 34 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 35 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
A.hit B.fought C.won D.beaten
A.growing B.putting C.planting D.laying
A.after B.until C.while D.before
A.safe B.fast C.short D.slow
A.rose B.set C.appeared D.disappeared
A.taken up B.cut up C.set up D.picked up
A.easier B.better C.bitter D.worse
A.to B.upon C.as D.in
A.battled B.struggled C.speeded D.waited
A.left B.lost C.defeated D.saved
A.manage B.try C.employ D.find
A.ached B.frozen C.hardened D.harmed
A.hardly B.never C.seldom D.nearly
A.pain B.fear C.trouble D.danger
A.all others B.some others C.others D.the others
A.away B.with C.off D.on
A.bed B.tent C.blanket D.sleeping-bag
A.while B.since C.for D.once
A.missed B.separated C.passed D.gone
A.patiently B.lonely C.alone D.worriedly
It was her giggling that draw my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 46 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 47 between teacher and student. When she finally 48 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn 49 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 50 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 51 . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some 52 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 53 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 54 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason behind and now was their 55 to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently 56 I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
As I 57 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I 58 were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too 59 , too strict …
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 60 my student, I had begun commanding them to 61 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 62 driving them away.
I had some apology to do. But the next day I the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one 63 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 64 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 65 .
A.note B.advice C.reason D.help
A.battle B.competition C.argument D.conversation
A.took B.passed C.turned D.handed
A.statue B.graph C.picture D.poster
A.otherwise B.however C.therefore D.besides
A.leave B.cry C.explain D.argue
A.good B.harm C.favor D.punishment
A.amused B.controlled C.uninterested D.relaxed
A.meaningful B.forgetful C.regretful D.hurtful
A.turn B.chance C.honour D.attempt
A.when B.before C.after D.while
A.wrote B.finished C.read D.collected
A.figured B.promised C.concluded D.confirmed
A.talkative B.mean C.secure D.terrible
A.forcing B.encouraging C.comforting D.teaching
A.appreciate B.apologize C.master D.achieve
A.actually B.normally C.immediately D.generally
A.decorated B.offered C.signed D.bought
A.thankfulness B.forgiveness C.communication D.happiness
A.friendship B.education C.knowledge D.future