Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a 36 this summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a 37. One of her colleagues needed a full-time 38 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to 39 to Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a 40 child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not 41 him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium（平衡）problems.He couldn’t 42 or run properly. I was 43 if I was to take the job when my mother 44 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the 45 .”
Then I told her I was 46 for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little 47 , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face 48 up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be 49 to get a child to go down a slide. Believe me, it wasn’t! It took him a lot of time. But with patience and support. Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his 50 and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he 51 it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his 52 . After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big 53 and asked, “May I go down again alone?”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children 54 for granted.
This 55 child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．relaxation B．course C．project D．grade
A．service B．business C．favour D．trade
A．waitress B．nurse C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．assist C．comfort D．attend
A．naughty B．normal C．clever D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．adopt D．accept
A．walk B．play C．stand D．speak
A．wondering B．hesitating C．questioning D．doubting
A．suggested B．argued C．commented D．challenged
A．energy B．faith C．courage D．time
A．ready B．sorry C．grateful D．eager
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．shut D．lit
A．demanding B．interesting C．simple D．flexible
A．worries B．fears C．chances D．situations
A．made B．got C．managed D．climbed
A．laughter B．answer C．reaction D．greeting
A．clap B．kiss C．welcome D．surprise
A．play B．do C．enjoy D．take
A．special B．smart C．lucky D．miserable
I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(标题) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台), 16 , asked if I'd like 17 . I needed to start 18 for college, so I said yes. I 19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped 20 my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and 21 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost 22 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定货). She left the store less 23 . I’ve always remembered the 24 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a 25 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born 26 his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矫正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in 27 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I 28 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 29 for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his 30 hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感觉) of 31 .
In the past, while I was 32 , I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store. Today it’s the 33 . NBC News pays my salary(工资), 34 I feel as if I work for the 35 , helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.
A．the reader B．the college student C．the shop owner D．the customer
A．a book B．a job C．some tea D．any help
A．planning B．saving C．preparing D．studying
A．read B．studied C．cooked D．worked
A．pay for B．fit for C．run for D．enter for
A．so B．yet C．even D．still
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．worried B．satisfied C．excited D．puzzled
A．pride B．failure C．sadness D．surprise
A．doctor B．store owner C．bookseller D．TV reporter
A．in B．with C．by D．for
A．shame B．honor C．terror(恐怖) D．danger
A．advised B．forced C．persuaded D．allowed
A．action B．program C．treatment D．operation
A．repaired B．connected C．hurt D．improved
A．pleasure B．sadness C．interest D．disappointment(失望)
A．at the TV station B．in the Students’ Union C．at the U.S. Forest Service D．at McCauley’s Bookstore
A．difference B．same C．usual D．request
A．so B．and C．but D．because
A．readers B．viewers C．customers D．passengers
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n) 16 injury. I had 17 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 18 for the 3,000-meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed19 me. I felt 20 as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray! "shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 21 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should 22 , "I thought as I moved on. 23 ,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 24 and decided not to 25 in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it, 26 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer--27 than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and28 ,the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys."
I was leaving 29 several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage! "one of them told me.
"Courage? I just 30 a race! "I thought.
"I would have given up on the first lap, "said another girl.
"We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly I regained 31 . I decided to32 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always 33 in medals and victories, but in the34 we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, 35 the people who don't give up when
they lose.
A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier
A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty
A．from behind B．ahead of C．next to D．close to
A．ashamed B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise
A．slow down B．drop out C．go on D．speed up
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
A．with delight B．with fear C．in pain D．in advance
A．play B．arrive C．race D．attend
A．even if B．only if C．unless D．until
A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder
A．well enough B．sure enough C．surprisingly enough D．strangely enough
A．while B．when C．as D．since
A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost
A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience
A．hold on B．turn to C．begin with D．stick with
A．measured B．praised C．tested D．increased
A．sadness B．struggles C．diseases. D．tiredness
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.
A． dwarfs B． giants C． mammals D． ancestors
A． measure B． weigh C． sell D． sound
A． grow up B． bring up C． take up D． go up
A． suit B． fit C． match D． seize
A． go to B． turn to C． back to D． return to
A．keep up with B． keep track of C． keep in touchwith D． keep to
A． swim B． hide C． sleep D． stay
A． push B． draw C． drag D． pull
A． away B． from C． for D． to
A． becomes B． turns C． changes D． leads
A． lay B． lie C． laid D． lain
A． the other B． another C． other D． others’
A． but B． and C． or D． so
A． when B． where C． why D． as
A． technique B． talent C． ability D． opportunity
A． walk B． travel C． wander D． play
A． adopted B． adapted C． adequate D． admitted
A． the way B． the manner C． the method D． the shape
A． paddles B． sticks C． wings D． tails
A． abnormal B． unusual C． ordinary D． unbelievable
I am used to taking a bus home, but last night it was __21__ and I decided to ride in a taxi. I stood on the side-walk _22__ to each car that passed. I _23_ each one to __24__, but none would. Then I __25__ that it was the time of day when one group of taxi drivers stopped and another began work. I began to wish that I hadn’t had the idea of taking a _26___. I was all wet. I __27_ my hat to pour __28__ the water that had collected in the brim（帽边）.
At that moment, a taxi stopped in front of me and the driver said something that I didn’t _29__. I quickly jumped in and sat down. “Where do you want to go ?” he asked me. I gave him my __30__. “That’s uptown （向住宅区）, sir,” he said. “I’m __31__ duty now. I was just to __32__ you up if you were going my __33_. “__34__ this time it was raining harder. Cars were stopped __35__ the taxi. Their knocking horns（喇叭）were beginning to __36__ that we move. I __37_ I had known what to do! I felt like insisting that the taxi driver __38__ me home. But at the same time, I knew that I __39_ have gotten into the taxi without understanding what the driver had said to me. Two more blasts（鸣笛）from somebody’s horn made the driver demand that I make up my mind. I got out, _40__ I didn’t want to.
A．late B．dark C．raining D．snowing
A．signing B．showing C．shaking D．nodding
A．hoped B．thought C．considered D．expected
A．pass B．pause C．stop D．stand
A．remembered B．forgot C．imagined D．thought
A．walk B．car C．bus D．taxi
A．put on B．took off C．put away D．picked up
A．off B．out C．away D．into
A．understand B．notice C．hear D．listen
A．place B．house C．home D．address
A．from B．off C．to D．on
A．take B．bring C．pick D．keep
A．direction B．road C．path D．way
A．By B．On C．During D．In
A．at B．in front of C．behind D．beside
A．order B．demand C．suggest D．encourage
A．wished B．hoped C．hated D．regretted
A．get B．send C．take D．fetch
A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．mightn’t
A．as if B．although C．so D．and
Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular 36 my attention. It must have suffered some 37 . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to 38 its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn 39 to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
This tree became a 40 for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be 41 . It was a reminder to me that 42 I may not have had the best start in life, I could change 43in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect 44 of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was 45 . After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would 46 myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I 47 by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my 48 found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had 49 my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too 50 .
A picture of a tree is not of great 51 . But my lesson rang through clearly52 I found out one of my colleagues had been 53 with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many 54 .
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would 55 have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
A．paid B．caught C．fixed D．escaped
A．damage B．influence C．experience D．defeat
A．follow B．design C．change D．imagine
A．applying B．attempting C．happening D．learning
A．shelter B．signal C．sign D．symbol
A．interested B．satisfied C．encouraged D．educated
A．even though B．as if C．in case D．if only
A．purpose B．plan C．habit D．direction
A．glance B．view C．picture D．knowledge
A．busy B．free C．worried D．bored
A．tell B．help C．call D．see
A．wandered B．drove C．rode D．ran
A．surprise B．pleasure C．regret D．happiness
A．taken off B．cut off C．put off D．called off
A．cold B．far C．sunny D．late
A．value B．achievement C．fun D．disappointment
A．when B．before C．because D．unless
A．linked B．combined C．provided D．diagnosed
A．lives B．tomorrows C．lessons D．opportunities
A．surely B．almost C．ever D．never