Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.
The other day I was feeling quite , having just been laid off from my job. With so many to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.
I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the . I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.
She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.
She might have felt my for she occasionally looked in my direction.
By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.
I asked her , “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”
She explained to me that she sees so many people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by motivational(激励的)music.
Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a time lately, but you’ve made me again.”
“I’m happy that I could be to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
I told her my story and said, “I’m not so about what to do….”
“You see, here’s the ,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should more … lift your head up.”
I was really by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.
So in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.
A．lonely B．relaxed C．awful D．breathless
A．bills B．fees C．fines D．prices
A．listeners B．traffic C．instrument D．background
A．trees B．street C．buildings D．crowd
A．shocked B．comforted C．excited D．amused
A．courage B．energy C．patience D．technique
A．mood B．presence C．thought D．appreciation
A．aside B．down C．off D．over
A．quietly B．deliberately C．curiously D．seriously
A．negative B．unhealthy C．unconscious D．elderly
A．creating B．sharing C．enjoying D．teaching
A．tense B．wonderful C．rough D．crazy
A．enthusiastic B．emotional C．energetic D．hopeful
A．available B．essential C．superior D．helpful
A．sure B．ashamed C．particular D．anxious
A．problem B．situation C．conflict D．condition
A．success B．opportunity C．aid D．happiness
A．concentrate B．look C．smile D．fight
A．occupied B．moved C．inspired D．satisfied
A．however B．wherever C．whoever D．whenever
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea?If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him.
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their
was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can blood，he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came to-ward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鳍）was
through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to and he saw the shore very near. From behind he felt the water rushing toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with (15) and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐），went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark's blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled his feet.
“So，” he said, "you did not get me. ”And he looked down at the sharks still eating they weren't hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
A．boats B．sharks C．soldiers D．shells
A．before B．after C．until D．when
A．food B．hunger C．anger D．wish
A．fear B．taste C．drink D．smell
A．sand B．shark C．flesh D．meat
A．stop B．keep C．join D．cause
A．pulled B．wrapped C．connected D．caught
A．running B．racing C．swimming D．jumping
A．driving B．keeping C．preventing D．leading
A．sea B．shore C．island D．sand
A．before B．while C．unless D．when
A．going B．running C．cutting D．swimming
A．forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
A．cry B．breathe C．swim D．escape
A．his feet B．a stick C．his fingers D．the shirt
A．interested B．frightened C．disappointed D．excited
A．the shore B．Perry C．the stones D．the shells
A．lively B．alive C．dead D．friendly
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．as though B．even though C．as soon as D．as long as
My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in buildings and we were on Level 4.
For two years ,my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the much easier for my mom who had complications (并发症）after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor but going up the stairs every day was for her. As luck would have it, my dad's ground level application was . Hearing the good news Mum and Dad were extremely to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time, they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's(10) was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw an old lady and her old husband to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was and moved. When he ran quickly to them，the old lady said ,"Don't worry ,son. We are used to it now. We have been doing the same thing for our daughter during the past 15years. ” Her kind and yet sad words (15) my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday ,my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years， it is still in my memory that every time the old couple my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with in their tearful eyes and say to me,"You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of to my eyes every time.
A．commercial B．multi-level C．three-storey D．historic
A．ground B．top C．fourth D．higher
A．work B．treatment C．climb D．visit
A．cured B．lessened C．suffered D．treated.
A．practice B．education C．training D．exercise
A．confusing B．different C．exciting D．difficult
A．approved B．delayed C．rejected D．developed
A．serious B．eager C．proud D．curious
A．job B．offer C．return D．move
A．anxiety B．excitement C．happiness D．illness
A．stopping B．waiting C．learning D．struggling
A．satisfied B．shocked C．interested D．encouraged
A．inform B．greet C．help D．serve
A．disabled B．intelligent C．lucky D．careless
A．inspired B．struck C．broke D．disappointed
A．sold B．shared C．compared D．exchanged
A．since B．for C．but D．so
A．described B．met C．reminded D．praised
A．appreciation B．sadness C．regret D．envy
A．sorrow B．admiration C．pride D．guilt
Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics revolution is to be with the maker of machines that handle a few kilos at most.
"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty finding customers. They are offering big just to get in the door. There has been a growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving or that the market is slowly growing，" said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. "The following things must hap-pen the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. there has been a computer program, there must be a robot literacy program. ，some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be ”
Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Dur-ham possesses an advantage the giants. The big companies sell very expensive to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small， robots that they can meet.
The little companies either bring their educational machines an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose （18）components where possible. The major cost of making their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts，which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.
A．small B．educational C．big D．business
A．claimed B．called C．thought D．told
A．to B．with C．over D．in
A．money B．discounts C．prices D．costs
A．exciting B．encouraging C．satisfying D．disappointing
A．ourselves B．customers C．companies D．us
A．to B．for C．in D．with
A．As if B．Even though C．Just as D．Although
A．custom B．literacy C．poem D．tradition
A．However B．Finally C．Whereas D．Because
A．capable B．possible C．probable D．available
A．compared B．comparing C．contrasted D．contrasting
A．than B．above C．over D．from
A．took B．robots C．machines D．electronics
A．other B．big C．little D．robot
A．expensive B．artificial C．educational D．low-cost
A．up to B．on C．in D．about
A．mechanical B．standard C．cheap D．small
A．much B．many C．both D．some
A．more B．less C．no D．least
My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in buildings and we were on Level 4.
For two years,my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the much easier for my mom who had complications (并发症）after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor but going up the stairs every day was for her. As luck would have it, my dad's ground level application was . Hearing the good news Mum and Dad were extremely to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time, they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's 45 was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw an old lady and her old husband to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was and moved. When he ran quickly to48 them，the old lady said,"Don't worry,son. We are used to it now. We have been doing the same thing for our daughter during the past 15years. ” Her kind and yet sad words my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday,my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years， it is still in my memory that every time the old couple my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with in their tearful eyes and say to me,"You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of to my eyes every time.
A．commercial B．multi-level C．three-storey D．historic
A．ground B．top C．fourth D．higher
A．work B．treatment C．climb D．visit
A．cured B．lessened C．suffered D．treated.
A．practice B．education C．training D．exercise
A．confusing B．different C．exciting D．difficult
A．approved B．delayed C．rejected D．developed
A．serious B．eager C．proud D．curious
A．job B．offer C．return D．move
A．anxiety B．excitement C．happiness D．illness
A．stopping B．waiting C．learning D．struggling
A．satisfied B．shocked C．interested D．encouraged
A．inform B．greet C．help D．serve
A．disabled B．intelligent C．lucky D．careless
A．inspired B．struck C．broke D．disappointed
A．sold B．shared C．compared D．exchanged
A．since B．for C．but D．so
A．described B．met C．reminded D．praised
A．appreciation B．sadness C．regret D．envy
A．sorrow B．admiration C．pride D．guilt
If you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The original gallery was by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old in St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.
Anyone who has heard in the past of the often shocking but always inspiring works on at the Saatchi Gallery will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent .
Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirst’s works are probably the most . Hirst’s work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he art from dead animals.
Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers’vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.
Another artist featured at the gallery who has grabbed with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave to argument when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at ￡150, 000.
Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules for art. Sometimes you look and don’t feel very with it—but that doesn’t tell you very much. It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.”
A．repaired B．opened C．built D．rented
A．keen B．suitable C．eager D．famous
A．location B．history C．city D．society
A．concerts B．reports C．rumors D．advice
A．store B．board C．display D．sale
A．addicted B．interested C．disappointed D．worried
A．business B．story C．exhibits D．tradition
A．produces B．publishes C．revises D．includes
A．collection B．station C．memory D．basement
A．ready-made B．well-known C．well-prepared D．easy-going
A．copied B．created C．invented D．discovered
A．devote B．suggest C．bring D．owe
A．when B．why C．that D．while
A．headlines B．position C．advantages D．occupations
A．way B．rise C．anxiety D．hope
A．adapted B．written C．referred D．titled
A．yourself B．it C．them D．one
A．praising B．judging C．appreciating D．studying
A．surprised B．confused C．comfortable D．acceptable
A．necessarily B．exactly C．completely D．likely