Whenever you want to make a decision, just make sure to think twice and confirm it. This is what we learn from the following story. While two old beggars were sitting on a street corner, they watched helplessly as scores of people walked by. Some purposely them and others too caught up in their own cares didn’t even notice their . Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to their things and head for their evening . Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with , “He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t gazing up with anticipation he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard , wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? ? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no .” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it , and the sugary juices will stay in my for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”
With that, he the white tissue paper, but to his , there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
A．distant B．busy C．broad D．narrow
A．aided B．observed C．noticed D．ignored
A．existence B．situation C．appearance D．expression
A．hats B．hands C．pockets D．bowls
A．put up B．cover up C．pack up D．end up
A．party B．flat C．shelter D．shadow
A．wealthy B．healthy C．poor D．proud
A．confusion B．happiness C．excitement D．amusement
A．carelessly B．calmly C．sadly D．directly
A．help B．escape C．wait D．prevent
A．then B．while C．as D．since
A．cake B．candy C．coin D．bill
A．quit B．declined C．turned D．returned
A．easily B．hardly C．suddenly D．finally
A．Babies B．Children C．Adults D．Old men
A．hands B．teeth C．bowls D．money
A．in a while B．for a while C．after a while D．once in a while
A．pocket B．hand C．mouth D．hat
A．threw B．undertook C．unfolded D．wrapped
A．satisfaction B．amazement C．horror D．disappointment
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Peer pressure can be a powerful force, and sometimes a positive one. For example, hanging out with active peers may lead kids to more, making a child’s social network a vehicle for promoting healthy habits and obesity unconsciously.
The scientists studied networks of a group of students aged 5 to 12 and how the youngsters’ made and dropped friends, and effect these changing relationships had on their physical activity level.
In fact, children their exercise level little by little to better those in their circle; children who with more active students were more to increase their physical activity levels, those who befriended more sedentary(久坐不动的) children became active. The children were mirroring, following or adjusting to be to their friends before they knew it.
The encouraging suggest a potentially effective way to change children’s behavior. relying only on organized exercise programs to get moving, perhaps introducing sedentary kids to more active ones — might help more kids the couch.
It’s believed that this is a possible novel approach to obesity . The social environment does carry more power than we have given it for, so we should make use of that intentionally to influence kids.
that children are increasingly connected to one another, through face-to-face interactions or virtual ones, their networks can clearly have a deep effect many aspects of their behavior-help kids in the long run by turning them into healthier adults.
A．sleep B．move C．exercise D．eat
A．developing B．increasing C．introducing D．reducing
A．tracked B．informed C．sorted D．concluded
A．whose B．what C．that D．which
A．adjusted B．insisted C．appealed D．devoted
A．equal B．compete C．match D．compare
A．left out B．hung out C．made out D．figured out
A．likely B．possible C．bound D．due
A．while B．though C．since D．because
A．more B．permanent C．less D．temporary
A．familiar B．similar C．popular D．regular
A．causes B．results C．reasons D．experiments
A．More than B．Less than C．Other than D．Rather than
A．get down B．get off C．get on D．get over
A．prevention B．introduction C．discussion D．information
A．honor B．approval C．agreement D．credit
A．Considered B．Given C．Realized D．Supposed
A．whatever B．if C．however D．whether
A．social B．natural C．mental D．physical
A．with B．for C．at D．on
June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into water. else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which her to continue doing some laps there.
Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of , June began to tire . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June to swim, realizing her head was . Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so . She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in anyone. She continued.
She found in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. , she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea (恶心), weakness and exhaustion (精疲力竭) it difficult for June to get out of the pool. she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her .
Realizing she needed help but to even say anything, she the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
A．someone B．No one C．Anyone D．Everyone
A．advised B．encouraged C．allowed D．forced
A．mind B．time C．shape D．fashion
A．hardly B．easily C．falsely D．unexpectedly
A．remained B．stopped C．happened D．continued
A．hurting B．hurt C．suffering D．suffered
A．sure B．clean C．clear D．poor
A．bothering B．interrupting C．attracting D．helping
A．one B．it C．her D．herself
A．Lastly B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Surprisingly
A．found B．let C．made D．felt
A．Since B．As C．Until D．Unless
A．life B．courage C．chance D．balance
A．unable B．ready C．proud D．afraid
A．lay on B．came across C．leaned against D．fought with
A．pull B．push C．raised D．rise
A．laughing B．staring C．glimpsing D．shrugging
A．hold B．lend C．move D．wave
A．condition B．atmosphere C．situation D．environment
A．difficult B．different C．useful D．wrong
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very .
“Thank you for me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was always ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the of ther happiness. She always smiled and answered, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the village all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or young She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
A．thought B．found C．sounded D．felt
A．butterfly B．bird C．snake D．squirrel
A．so B．or C．but D．as
A．surprised B．tired C．mad D．angry
A．catching B．beating C．killing D．saving
A．active B．happy C．energetic D．humorous
A．success B．secret C．power D．lesson
A．witch B．fairy C．ghost D．princess
A．excited B．pleased C．glad D．afraid
A．shouted B．cried C．smiled D．Jumped
As a young social worker in a New York City psychiatric clinic, I was asked to see Roz, a 20-year-old woman who had been referred to us from another psychiatric clinic. It was an referral in that no information was received her first appointment. I was told to “play it by ear”, and to what her problems were and what she needed.
an examination to go on, I saw Roz as an unhappy, misunderstood young woman who hadn’t been listened to in her earlier treatment. Her family situation was unpleasant. I didn’t see her as disturbed, rather as lonely and misunderstood. She responded so to being heard. I encouraged her to start a life worth living — to find a job, a satisfying place to live and new relationships. We hit it off well, and she making important changes in her life.
The records from the previous psychiatric clinic arrived a month after Roz and I began our successful work together. To my complete surprise, her records were several inches thick, a long period of psychiastric hospitalization. Her diagnosis was “paranoid schizophrenic(妄想型精神分裂症)”, with a that she was “hopeless”.
That had not been my experience with Roz at all so I decided to forget those pieces of paper. I never treated her as if she had that “hopeless” treatment. I did find out about the horrors for Roz of the hospitalization, of being drugged, separated and abused. I also learned a lot from her about such deeply and unforgettably shocking circumstances.
First Roz found a job, then a place to live away from her difficult . After several months of working together, she introduced me to her husband-to-be, a successful businessman who adored her.
When we our treatment, Roz gave me the gift of a silver bookmark and a note that said, “Thank you for believing and encouraging me.”
A．uncertain B．unfortunate C．unconscious D．unusual
A．apart from B．away from C．ahead of D．out of
A．figure out B．clear up C．turn out D．bring up
A．On B．Without C．From D．In
A．then B．but C．still D．and
A．slowly B．briefly C．effectively D．positively
A．delayed B．resisted C．started D．avoided
A．requiring B．describing C．repeating D．reporting
A．comment B．suggestion C．note D．decision
A．surviving B．improving C．mastering D．explaining
A．clinic B．house C．job D．family
A．shared B．conducted C．completed D．received
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone, when a came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving so far, the policeman came to his window, him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this going to be? However, the man was it was not a ticket at all and he began to :
“I had a daughter who was by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him. So pray for me, and be when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove , even a few miles the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
A．truck B．police car C．mail car D．taxi
A．information B．advice C．views D．excuses
A．remembered B．recognized C．mistook D．caught
A．home B．to school C．out D．to hospital
A．happy B．well C．free D．healthy
A．writing B．looking for C．listing D．looking up
A．even B．really C．never D．still
A．insurance B．journal C．license D．route
A．handed B．sent C．rewarded D．pushed
A．paper B．ticket C．note D．notice
A．excited B．upset C．angry D．surprised
A．read B．laugh C．smile D．think
A．hit B．knocked C．killed D．trapped
A．fear B．prison C．trouble D．danger
A．stay B．wait C．remain D．escape
A．forgive B．attack C．educate D．support
A．honest B．thankful C．careful D．patient
A．disappointed B．nervous C．shocked D．frightened
A．quickly B．fortunately C．rapidly D．slowly
A．under B．over C．to D．with