I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 41 because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would
43 me. That’s when I first heard your voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” you asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No 44 .”
“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 45 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared.
My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 49 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered 52 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 53 . I looked into your eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.
A.them B.it C.me D.her
A.sadder B.shorter C.weaker D.slower
A.looking B.smiling C.aiming D.glaring
A.still B.alone C.straight D.together
A.street B.sun C.corner D.mirror
A.distant B.stubborn C.hopeless D.unfortunate
A.after B.before C.since D.until
A.disturb B.seek C.interrupt D.ignore
A.wonder B.idea C.sign D.action
A.connection B.competition C.conversation D.comprehension
A.face B.back C.eyes D.shoulders
A.sank B.beat C.broke D.ached
A.care for B.rely on C.look down upon D.put up with
A.that B.how C.whether D.why
A.accused B.arrested C.punished D.sentenced
A.relax B.leave C.stop D.pause
A.shyly B.weakly C.proudly D.firmly
A.astonished B.ashamed C.annoyed D.amused
A.wisdom B.generosity C.honesty D.kindness
A.control B.like C.comfort D.enjoy
Many years ago,I bought a house in the Garfagnana,where we still go every summer. The first time we(1) there,we heard the chug chug﹣chug of a motorbike(2) its way down the hill toward us. It was(3) called Mario,coming to(4) us a box containing some tomatoes and a bottle of wine. It was a very nice(5) for him to make. But when we looked at the tomatoes,we were(6) because they were so misshapen:not at all like the nice,round,(7) things you get in a supermarket. And the wine was cloudy,in a funny old bottle with no label(标签) on it. These can't be any (8) we thought. But we were (9) his kindness,so we (10) them.
What we discovered is that it's(11) to judge what you eat only by its (12) .Those tomatoes had (13) that reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child. Nowadays super﹣market tomatoes (14) perfect but taste of water. Nobody's going to have a (15) memory of those. It's a surprise they haven't managed to grow square ones so that they can (16) them easily. Mario's wine may have been cloudy and come out of an old bottle,but it was (17) .
ㅤIt's good to eat things at the correct time,when they're (18) and as close as possible to where they were (19) .What Mario had (20) us was the taste of the Garfagnana.
(1)
A. |
waited |
B. |
met |
C. |
camped |
D. |
stayed |
(2)
A. |
making |
B. |
searching |
C. |
squeezing |
D. |
feeling |
(3)
A. |
customer |
B. |
neighbor |
C. |
relative |
D. |
passenger |
(4)
A. |
lend |
B. |
send |
C. |
bring |
D. |
show |
(5)
A. |
choice |
B. |
comment |
C. |
promise |
D. |
gesture |
(6)
A. |
worried |
B. |
moved |
C. |
thrilled |
D. |
bored |
(7)
A. |
simple |
B. |
real |
C. |
shiny |
D. |
fun |
(8)
A. |
more |
B. |
good |
C. |
new |
D. |
easy |
(9)
A. |
sympathetic to |
B. |
thankful for |
C. |
cautious about |
D. |
interested in |
(10)
A. |
tried |
B. |
sold |
C. |
returned |
D. |
mixed |
(11)
A. |
unnecessary |
B. |
uncertain |
C. |
unwise |
D. |
unusual |
(12)
A. |
appearance |
B. |
quality |
C. |
origin |
D. |
price |
(13)
A. |
size |
B. |
shape |
C. |
color |
D. |
taste |
(14)
A. |
smell |
B. |
look |
C. |
become |
D. |
work |
(15)
A. |
happy |
B. |
vivid |
C. |
short |
D. |
vague |
(16)
A. |
clean |
B. |
check |
C. |
count |
D. |
pack |
(17)
A. |
perfect |
B. |
useful |
C. |
convenient |
D. |
familiar |
(18)
A. |
on view |
B. |
on sale |
C. |
in season |
D. |
in need |
(19)
A. |
finished |
B. |
stored |
C. |
found |
D. |
grown |
(20)
A. |
cooked |
B. |
given |
C. |
bought |
D. |
told |
I was always timid(羞怯的).Being new to the school made me even (1) ,so it was surprising I'd (2) to anyone around me.Now I was paying the price﹣to write a five﹣page essay on"Why I Should Not Talk in Class".That would take all night!
After I got home,though.I took my time petting the cat﹣postponing the pain.
When I finally sat down to (3) ,I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear.Talking kept me and my neighbours from (4) .One paragraph down;now what?I chewed on my pencil.Aha!What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal?Without the education I was throwing away,I'd turn to theft and go to prison.When I got out,people would say,"She used to talk in class."The pages began (5) .
But when mum got home from work,I was still (6) ,"Five pages!That's impossible!"
"Well,you'd better get back to work," she said."and I want to read it when you're through."
Soon after dinner,I handed the essay to mum.I half expected a(7) ﹣at least an"I hope you've learned your lesson". (8) ,mum laughed and laughed as she read.
The next day,when Ms Black read the essay to the class,everyone laughed.I could (9) they weren't making fun of me:they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story.My(10) still needed some nudging(激发),but I did learn I wasn't shy in print.
(1)
A. |
freer |
B. |
shyer |
C. |
calmer |
D. |
happier |
(2)
A. |
nod |
B. |
point |
C. |
listen |
D. |
chat |
(3)
A. |
weep |
B. |
rest |
C. |
write |
D. |
read |
(4)
A. |
learning |
B. |
playing |
C. |
planning |
D. |
laughing |
(5)
A. |
standing out |
B. |
flying by |
C. |
breaking up |
D. |
checking in |
(6)
A. |
celebrating |
B. |
longing |
C. |
complaining |
D. |
warning |
(7)
A. |
lecture |
B. |
reason |
C. |
reward |
D. |
solution |
(8)
A. |
Therefore |
B. |
Moreover |
C. |
Meanwhile |
D. |
Instead |
(9)
A. |
hope |
B. |
imagine |
C. |
tell |
D. |
predict |
(10)
A. |
patience |
B. |
confidence |
C. |
tolerance |
D. |
independence |
My brother and I are exactly one year apart. We look like twins, but we are completely ____16____ . By the time we got to middle school it was clear that my older brother ____17____ meditation ( 冥想 ),while I was a born ____18____ who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage. I took his relative silence to be offensive. We simply didn't ____19____ .
I didn't ____20____ having a tense relationship with my brother because I was involved at school. ____21____ , I threw myself into the world of musicals. I practised singing in the bedroom every day to remain at my best and be ____22____ for roles; my brother would meditate on a window seat. He might feel high school was already hard enough ____23____ my noisy singing. So space to practise became a ( n ) ____24____ between us because we shared a room.
At the start of the semester, I practised "Circle of Life" for a musical. This was the first time I _____25_____ to learn a song, because my voice cracked ( 破音 )as I switched to a head voice. I was annoyed in that period and _____26_____ practising, declaring I had reached the ceiling of my singing career. For the first time in years my brother _____27_____ quiet when I got home.
After two days of this, my brother asked me to _____28_____ him in meditation. Feeling my anger at my inability to manage this song _____29_____ ,I accepted. My brother said, "When your mind floats away, you simply come back. Don't blame yourself" I got the message, and it soon became my new _____30_____ . I kept trying at the song, no longer getting _____31_____ at myself. And just in time for the trial performance, I was able to _____32_____ power in my singing despite the switch to a head voice. It was important for me to learn that you don't have to always get everything _____33_____ the first time and that good things come with continual _____34_____ .I now understand why my brother favours the _____35_____ .
16.
A. |
mature |
B. |
different |
C. |
content |
D. |
normal |
17.
A. |
disliked |
B. |
preferred |
C. |
replaced |
D. |
abandoned |
18.
A. |
writer |
B. |
leader |
C. |
painter |
D. |
performer |
19.
A. |
get along |
B. |
drop by |
C. |
show off |
D. |
check in |
20.
A. |
try |
B. |
mind |
C. |
enjoy |
D. |
delay |
21.
A. |
In particular |
B. |
In vain |
C. |
In return |
D. |
In theory |
22.
A. |
humorous |
B. |
ordinary |
C. |
competitive |
D. |
grateful |
23.
A. |
above |
B. |
below |
C. |
near |
D. |
without |
24.
A. |
issue |
B. |
contrast |
C. |
agreement |
D. |
balance |
25.
A. |
struggled |
B. |
expected |
C. |
promised |
D. |
decided |
26.
A. |
began |
B. |
allowed |
C. |
stopped |
D. |
continued |
27.
A. |
hated |
B. |
experienced |
C. |
accepted |
D. |
wanted |
28.
A. |
help |
B. |
invite |
C. |
join |
D. |
admire |
29.
A. |
gracefully |
B. |
suddenly |
C. |
fiercely |
D. |
cautiously |
30.
A. |
limit |
B. |
sentence |
C. |
mistake |
D. |
philosophy |
31.
A. |
rude |
B. |
angry |
C. |
surprised |
D. |
excited |
32.
A. |
lose |
B. |
share |
C. |
reduce |
D. |
maintain |
33.
A. |
wrong |
B. |
right |
C. |
back |
D. |
down |
34
A. |
luck |
B. |
absence |
C. |
effort |
D. |
fear |
35.
A. |
fight |
B. |
noise |
C. |
quiet |
D. |
safety |
Over the past 38 years, Mr. Wang has pretended to be someone else many times,and has even learned to_21_different dialects(方言),leading to him being described as an "Oscar-winning actor".
The 60-year-old is not an actor, but a _22._However,he is more devoted to his " _23_ "than any real actor.
In the 1990s, a group of thieves often sold stolen goods with the heip of some beggars. To look into the _24_,Wang disguised(伪装)himself and _25_ the beggars.Dirty shorts and old shoes gave him the _26_ of a real beggar and his convincing dialect soon won him the _27_ of the beggars.
"I often _28_ them to drink alcohol. Once they were _29_,they began to talk a lot,"Wang said. "I'd then __30 __ myself to use the toilet, _31_what the beggars said, and send the _32_ to my teammates."
Wang,who is often in__33_ situations, is also a judo (柔道) master. "As long as I get close enough, no criminal can __ 34__ from me," he said.
Wang's __ 35__ won him several honors, including a National May Day Labor Medal and 11 Citations of Merit.Paris.
21.
A. |
teach |
B. |
compare |
C. |
assess |
D. |
speak |
22.
A. |
lawyer |
B. |
doctor |
C. |
policeman |
D. |
businessman |
23.
A. |
role |
B. |
study |
C. |
family |
D. |
audience |
24.
A. |
minor |
B. |
case |
C. |
future |
D. |
question |
25.
A. |
interviewed |
B. |
joined |
C. |
arrested |
D. |
assisted |
26.
A. |
challenge |
B. |
experience |
C. |
appearance |
D. |
freedom |
27.
A. |
vote |
B. |
sympathy |
C. |
permission |
D. |
trust |
28.
A. |
invited |
B. |
forced |
C. |
helped |
D. |
expected |
29.
A. |
drunk |
B. |
deserted |
C. |
bored |
D. |
lost |
30.
A. |
guide |
B. |
persuade |
C. |
excuse |
D. |
allow |
31.
A. |
refer to |
B. |
note down |
C. |
ask about |
D. |
miss out |
32.
A. |
plan |
B. |
agreement |
C. |
direction |
D. |
information |
33.
A. |
awkward |
B. |
dangerous |
C. |
unfortunate |
D. |
strange |
34.
A. |
separate |
B. |
recover |
C. |
escape |
D. |
hear |
35.
A. |
courage |
B. |
honesty |
C. |
kindness |
D. |
optimism |
Recently,I took a trip home by train.I got a seat opposite a middle-aged man with sharp eyes,who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap.The woman's eye fell on the man's face,and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf.
As the night wore on,people began to close their eyes,but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 .The woman looked over at the man.He was still staring at her.She looked back at him with fire in her eyes.I was beginning to get 4 ,too.
The train moved on.The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap,but the woman dropped off to sleep.A moment later,he began to 6 the half-open window-one leg went over it.The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out.
The 8 woke up the woman.She seemed to be in 9,and then reality dawned (显现)."Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window,"the man said as he gave the child back to her. ."So I have been watching the whole time."The woman was 10 ,and so was I.
1.
A. |
guiding |
B. |
bothering |
C. |
watching |
D. |
monitoring |
2.
A. |
adjusted |
B. |
changed |
C. |
packed |
D. |
waved |
3.
A. |
air |
B. |
joy |
C. |
space |
D. |
rest |
4.
A. |
nervous |
B. |
embarrassed |
C. |
angry |
D. |
disappointed |
5.
A. |
almost |
B. |
still |
C. |
hardly |
D. |
even |
6.
A. |
drag |
B. |
climb |
C. |
knock |
D. |
push |
7.
A. |
grabbed |
B. |
rocked |
C. |
touched |
D. |
picked |
8.
A. |
alarm |
B. |
quarrel |
C. |
risk |
D. |
noise |
9.
A. |
sorrow |
B. |
relief |
C. |
panic |
D. |
pain |
10.
A. |
astonished |
B. |
confused |
C. |
concerned |
D. |
inspired |