The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, that it would be faster than the subway.
It wasn't.
After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver a man up ahead in a wheelchair.
“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to .
I could see there would be another 20 minutes' — him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small , then dropping him off who knows where.
“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.
As the came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?
The driver me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and
to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my : I am not a self-centered person, but I still feel
of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?
A．reminding B．expecting C．realizing D．attempting
A．computer B．document C．message D．watch
A．witnessed B．picked C．spotted D．observed
A．pull over B．take off C．pass by D．run away
A．complaining B．suffering C．waiting D．struggling
A．indicating B．recommending C．lifting D．urging
A．trunk B．box C．window D．carriage
A．anxieties B．words C．results D．comments
A．reaction B．request C．comment D．suggestion
A．comforted B．prevented C．encouraged D．ignored
A．escaped B．fled C．settled D．flooded
A．excited at B．thought about C．made fun of D．complained about
A．feeling B．motto C．dream D．determination
A．skillfully B．strangely C．particularly D．hopefully
A．proud B．aware C．ashamed D．confident
My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that __? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”
“Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me I ask for?”
“Promise.” I .
After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with . Now I became a bit . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on a computer or any such things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far my belief.
On Monday morning, I Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter is indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his because of a disease. He to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I
imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”
A．bowl B．newspaper C．book D．food
A．rushed B．pulled C．jumped D．shouted
A．took out B．picked up C．broke down D．gave out
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．what B．where C．which D．how
A．moved B．doubted C．agreed D．disbelieved
A．expectation B．confidence C．worry D．attraction
A．nervous B．bored C．excited D．relaxed
A．making B．selling C．getting D．studying
A．valuable B．useful C．wonderful D．expensive
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Anyway
A．to B．beyond C．of D．within
A．met B．helped C．dropped D．collected
A．shouted B．smiled C．waved D．stared
A．interested B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．careful B．hard-working C．graceful D．great
A．friends B．hair C．hope D．face
A．refused B．wished C．dreamed D．decided
A．kind B．hurtful C．harmless D．funny
A．usually B．ever C．never D．nearly
In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that 1 AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born with HIV. From the beginning of his life, he was on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his .
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this disease. It was not to find him playing and racing around his backyard. Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in . That way, when she looked out of the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly him.
This dreaded disease wore down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon .
A few days before his death, Tyler asked me to his hospital bed and , "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
A．causes B．causing C．leads D．leading
A．experience B．lessons C．gifts D．business
A．specially B．approximately C．permanently D．especially
A．infected B．affected C．rejected D．reflected
A．soon B．very C．much D．most
A．keen B．hard C．impressed D．dependent
A．pump B．backpack C．ball D．tube
A．carried B．lifted C．fetched D．hooked
A．fluently B．temporarily C．continuously D．optionally
A．bathing B．breathing C．playing D．racing
A．deadly B．bloody C．badly D．dreadful
A．often B．occasional C．unusual D．frequent
A．orange B．blue C．red D．green
A．look B．spot C．glare D．glance
A．suddenly B．eventually C．immediately D．constantly
A．such B．as C．so D．nor
A．satisfied B．convinced C．encouraged D．comforted
A．in heaven B．in the bed C．in hospital D．in the yard
A．yelled B．whispered C．cried D．shouted
A．wear B．put C．dress D．wrap
When I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore, I began to scan titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like . I said yes because I needed to for college.
I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union college and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most
One day a woman asked me for on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in and found other books we could . She left the store , and I’ve always remembered the I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant （移民）child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hands. His family couldn’t a corrective operation, and the boy lived in , hiding his hand in his pocket. I
my boss to let me do the . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the , not the store. Today it’s . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the , through my “Today” show, helping them make of the world.
A．a book B．the place C．a job D．the boss
A．gain experience B．start saving C．get a degree D．get grades
A．during B．after C．before D．behind
A．boring B．tiring C．satisfying D．important
A．advice B．medicine C．help D．books
A．stock B．mind C．shelves D．counter
A．borrow B．publish C．introduce D．order
A．much happier B．less anxious C．less disappointed D．more confident
A．pride B．interest C．anxiety D．difficulty
A．doctor B．bookseller C．TV reporter D．writer
A．afford B．do C．support D．pay
A．danger B．trouble C．shame D．need
A．suggested B．required C．expected D．persuaded
A．promising B．offering C．providing D．refusing
A．broken B．damaged C．repaired D．injured
A．boss B．customers C．future D．college
A．different B．true C．the same D．new
A．children B．viewers C．patients D．strangers
A．use B．fun C．change D．sense
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写到答题卡上。
a popular French writer, Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction, which is a combination of scientific truth and . His famous science fiction stories, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In Eighty Days, are liked by people of all all over the world no matter whether they are old or young.
The book Around the World In Eighty Days centers around a rich English gentleman and his French servant. The gentleman regularly pays a visit to a club made up of men. Once he to get into a heated discussion about whether it is possible to complete the journey the world in eighty days. It’s a bit little challenging at that time. So they bet a lot of money. He accepts the challenge. In the course of his travels, he is held up by many surprising adventures along the way, so he thinks he has lost the bet. , he gains one more day. Because he doesn’t take into consideration the fact that he is travelling westward. Thus he reaches the place a full day earlier. , he wins and finds himself a beautiful wife, too.
This work by Jules Verne is one of his classics. It has been made into several movies, including the 1956 version (版本) by the same . Certainly no writer before Jules Vern has been made widely known in English-speaking countries. It is his early love for scientific knowledge that his success.
A．As B．Like C．Unlike D．With
A．knowledge B．experiment C．research D．imagination
A．ages B．abilities C．senses D．tastes
A．poor B．wealthy C．ordinary D．clever
A．seems B．wants C．happens D．decides
A．in B．around C．over D．through
A．Besides B．Still C．So D．However
A．Luckily B．Carefully C．Sadly D．Disappointingly
A．time B．place C．name D．story
A．turns to B．leads to C．points to D．adds to
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁，but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngestof eight children. His father had a in a cotton mill (纱厂)but he was often 27 to work because ofpoor health. The family couldn’t to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went . After leaving school at the age of ，Jack was what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him £ 100 to start his own .
It was just after the war F_aw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a in scrap metal（废弃金尾). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage (仓库).When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and plenty of money.
Jack working hard. After one year he succeeded in the £100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had his first million, and he wanted to this achievement by doing something “ ”.With all his money it was to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959，“Baines Castle” was built in the of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the countiy.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for £500 million, Jack still can’t get used to the good life. He can be found drinking with the locals at the local pub (酒吧）.
“I remember being very as a child, but never as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am ”
A．job B．work C．company D．house
A．able B．glad C．unable D．eager
A．offer B．like C．expect D．afford
A．wrong B．hungry C．ill D．bad
A．seeing B．wondering C．doubting D．preparing
A．school B．farm C．business D．store
A．problem B．purpose C．future D．principle
A．spent B．borrowed C．wasted D．earned
A．enjoyed B．preferred C．promised D．hated
A．developing B．saving C．repaying D．paying
A．given B．made C．taken D．lost
A．remember B．honor C．celebrate D．recognize
A．fat B．simple C．bad D．great
A．impossible B．possible C．obvious D．basic
A．ground B．front C．spot D．heart
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．using B．sparing C．living D．keeping
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．seldom
A．rich B．poor C．healthy D．well
A．proud B．satisfied C．unhappy D．happy