Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not normally together. The right side of his could not communicate with the left. At the age of three, it was for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the . He attended an all-day center where he every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would him there in the
mornings. However, they —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”
“Overnight success” is the of years of tenacity (坚韧)and continued .
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad to them. They’ll find the path to their dream. , they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促进) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.
A．touched B．used C．mixed D．joined
A．ear B．body C．foot D．shoulder
A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．funny
A．fast B．strangely C．strongly D．slowly
A．power B．attention C．struggles D．failures
A．watched B．followed C．received D．enjoyed
A．tears B．smiles C．excitement D．disappointment
A．make B．leave C．forget D．put
A．doubted B．believed C．guessed D．imagined
A．lovely B．rich C．normal D．colorful
A．paid off B．set out C．ran out D．went off
A．story B．problem C．experience D．progress
A．sees B．visits C．invites D．joins
A．objects B．Enemies C．habits D．difficulties
A．flower B．spirit C．strength D．pride
A．lose B．fail C．fall D．stop
A．mark B．result C．symbol D．sign
A．learning B．taking C．offering D．refusing
A．related B．happened C．appealed D．referred
A．However B．Otherwise C．Besides D．Rather
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I had been out shopping and really took too much time doing it. I was tired and about to (61) home. That is when I saw her.
She was stopped in the left hand turn lane (车道), (62) to get onto the highway but never (63) it. I slowed down, rolled open my window and asked. “Do you need any (64) ?”
“Yes, I ran out of gas. I just moved here and I don’t even know (65) a gas station is,” she replied.
She didn’t have a gas can, so I told her I’d run down the (66) to see if I could get one from the local station. When I (67) with a full can of gas, she couldn’t (68) me enough and told me she would pay for the an and gas. (69), I refused.
As I was (70) the gas in, she said, “I thought no one would even stop. I was afraid to leave the car and even more afraid to (71) help.”
“Well, I couldn’t pass by (72) offering help,” I said. “I’ve used up gas myself a few times. You know I’m getting (73). Now I’m running out of gas and time. It just seems to fly by.”
She then said (74) that I though was a gem (佳作): “My Dad said that old age is (75) toilet paper. The
closer you get to the end of the roll the (76) it spins.”
I laughed so hard that I (77) dropped the container. She tried to start the car and it (78). The I told her to keep the (79) can in her trunk.
Seeing her grateful (80), I said friendly, “I’m glad to be of help. Welcome to Pennsylvania.”
A．have B．leave C．stay D．head
A．ready B．ashamed C．afraid D．brave
A．made B．did C．found D．completed
A．gas B．money C．help D．car
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．road B．car C．station D．window
A．started B．left C．mixed D．returned
A．know B．congratulate C．expect D．thank
A．Of course B．In addition C．After all D．Never mind
A．forcing B．pouring C．fitting D．throwing
A．offer B．get C．send D．refuse
A．before B．without C．for D．beneath
A．well B．strong C．old D．weak
A．it B．one C．something D．all
A．of B．on C．as D．like
A．faster B．slower C．tighter D．looser
A．simply C．nearly D．really
A．rode B．worked C．drove D．pulled
A．special B．valuable C．small D．empty
A．award B．reward C．smile D．letter
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool．A letter can be enjoyed, read and 1．It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart; it can keep a 2 with very little effort．
I will give 3． A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along well．We had been close as 4 but had grown apart．Our meetings were not 5 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 6 our misunderstanding．Then he 7 a small island in the Caribbean and we 8 touch．One day he wrote me a letter．He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt．Rereading the letter, I was 9 by its humor and clever expressions．These were all qualities for which I had 10 respected my older brother but 11 he no longer had them．I had never known he could write so well．And with that one letter we became friends 12 ．
It might never have occurred to him to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 13．For him, writing was a necessity．It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch．Because we live in an age of 14 communication, people often forget that they don’t always have to phone or email．They have a 15 ．And that is to write．
A．received B．rewritten C．returned D．reread
A．record B．promise C．friendship D．secret
A．an example B．a lesson C．an experience D．a talk
A．brothers B．children C．fellows D．classmates
A．normal B．necessary C．pleasant D．possible
A．deepen B．start C．express D．settle
A．toured B．stopped over C．reached D．moved to
A．lost B．kept in C．needed D．got in
A．driven B．beaten C．surprised D．honored
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．once
A．realized B．judged C．thought D．expected．
A．later B．anyhow C．too D．again．
A．mail services B．transport servic C．phones D．relative
A．poor B．easy C．popular D．busy
A．habit B．choice C．method D．plan
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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱)for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.
“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
43 the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations (震动) I feel through my body and through
my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every45 that I have.
“I was46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A．conditions B．opinions C．actions D．recommendations
A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
A．left B．excited C．accompanied D．disappointed
A．purpose B．decision C．promise D．goal
A．turned B．learned C．used D．ought
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell.
A．carefulness B．movement C．imagination D．experience
A．sense B．effort C．feeling D．idea
A．dissatisfied B．astonished C．determined D．discouraged
A．supported B．followed C．required D．opposed
A．usually B．finally C．possibly D．hopefully
A．study B．research C．graduate D．progress
A．wrote B．translated C．copied D．read
A．enough B．some C．many D．few
A．However B．Although C．When D．Since
A．mean B．seem C．conclude D．say
A．directed B．guided C．taught D．limited
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并把答案填在题号前括号内。
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.
Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 脏乱) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．Until
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．invited
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet 36 of the splendid artwork.
A young 37 viewing the paintings ahead of me 38 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s 39 for putting up with her 40 stream of words. 41 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 42 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 43 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 . Before they left, the man 46 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 47 it into a long stick and then 48 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a 49 man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 50 there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re 51 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife 52 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 53 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 54 and the courage of a husband who would not 55 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
A．touch B．view C．wander D．stare
A．lady B．man C．couple D．clerk
A．chatted B．argued C．screamed D．yelled
A．attempt B．independence C．wisdom D．patience
A．vivid B．constant C．casual D．vague
A．Adopted B．Adapted C．Conducted D．Disturbed
A．through B．to C．towards D．from
A．anxiously B．urgently C．quickly D．sensibly
A．comment B．decision C．purchase D．profit
A．entrance B．exit C．front D．queue
A．plugged B．held C．reached D．bent
A．made B．lengthened C．brought D．broadened
A．led B．found C．forced D．tapped
A．brave B．rough C．smart D．generous
A．wherever B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
A．wrong B．silly C．equal D．unique
A．describes B．draws C．shows D．decorates
A．kindness B．pride C．enthusiasm D．courage
A．support B．sight C．expectation D．confidence
A．get B．hope C．allow D．cause