On arrival in the downtown El Paso, I came across an old man, a bum(流浪汉) on the street corner. He me and asked if I was running away from home. I him, “Not exactly, sir.” The old man wanted me to follow him to see great. We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown El Paso Public .
He asked me to sit down while he was looking for something between the shelves. A few moments , he returned with a couple of old books. He then sat down, , “There are two things that I want to teach you Number one is to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can you. As a matter of fact, I am one of the men in the world and have all the things that money can buy. a year ago, my wife died, and since then l have been thinking about my life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet in life, one of which was it would be like to live like a on the streets. I promised to do that for one year. For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that. So, you see, don't ever judge a by its cover, for a cover can fool you “
“Number two is to learn how to read, my boy. For there is one thing that people can't take away from you, and that is your .” At that moment, he put my right hand in his and put them upon the books he had from the shelves. They were the writings of Plato(柏拉图) and Aristotle(亚里斯多德)—great classics from ancient times.
A．hit B．stopped C．blamed D．rewarded
A．refused B．warned C．told D．prevented
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．Factory B．School C．Library D．Hospital
A．special B．normal C．rich D．favorite
A．before B．late C．later D．ago
A．crying B．saying C．reading D．laughing
A．ever B．always C．never D．often
A．attract B．fool C．protect D．teach
A．wealthiest B．happiest C．loneliest D．stupidest
A．So B．Simply C．But D．Since
A．finally B．aimlessly C．thankfully D．deeply
A．experienced B．saw C．paid D．used
A．where B．what C．how D．why
A．bum B．beggar C．policeman D．driver
A．busily B．easily C．freely D．exactly
A．picture B．book C．person D．price
A．always B．hardly C．only D．rarely
A．opinion B．clothes C．wisdom(智慧) D．appearance
A．opened B．pulled C．placed D．filled
Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations（理解） that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else.
Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A．controlled B．upset C．sensitive D．grateful
A．unemployed B．appreciated C．disappointed D．removed
A．repair B．protection C．cash D．sale
A．sick B．serious C．due D．dull
A．gathering B．parking C．cleaning D．begging
A．included B．contained C．charged D．paid
A．number B．deal C．plenty D．flood
A．expense B．prize C．hope D．luck
A．pointed B．owned C．belonged D．possessed
A．demanding B．watching C．laughing D．affecting
A．before B．though C．because D．when
A．honest B．loyal C．ripe D．humorous
A．piling up B．giving away C．showing off D．passing by
A．watched B．turned C．got D．collected
A．kept B．made C．checked D．promoted
A．sent B．disliked C．lost D．generated
A．respect B．regret C．tension D．joy
A．comforting B．congratulating C．offending D．thanking
A．amount B．present C．envelope D．choice
A．enough B．acceptable C．important D．matter
One day a student was taking a walk with a professor. They were going along, when they saw a pair of old , which they thought to belong to a poor man working in a nearby field.
The student turned to the professor, saying: Let’s his shoes, and then we’ll place ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity（困惑）when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the of the poor. But you’re rich, and may give yourself a much greater by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we’ll hide ourselves and watch how the affects him.
The student did so, and they both hid somewhere nearby. The poor man soon his work, and came across the field to the where he’d left his coat and shoes. While putting on his , he put his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something , he bent down to see it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and were seen on his face. He it up, turned it round, and looked it again and again. He then looked around saw nobody. He put the money into his , and went on to put on the other shoe, but his surprise was on finding the other coin. He was so touched that he fell upon his , and let out a loud , in which he spoke of his sick wife and his children and the importance of the money to them.
The student stood there, deeply affected, and said to the professor, “You’ve taught me a lesson I will never . I’ll always try my best to help those in .”
A．glasses B．socks C．shoes D．trousers
A．hide B．throw C．buy D．borrow
A．excuse B．expense C．amusement D．speed
A．pleasure B．surprise C．amazement D．excitement
A．creation B．invention C．discovery D．witness
A．started B．finished C．found D．offered
A．way B．house C．tree D．path
A．shoes B．cap C．coat D．trousers
A．soft B．hard C．cold D．warm
A．if B．which C．that D．what
A．wonder B．happiness C．sadness D．fright
A．picked B．broke C．sped D．took
A．or B．and C．but D．when
A．bag B．shoe C．coat D．pocket
A．seen B．found C．seen D．doubled
A．knees B．head C．face D．legs
A．voice B．thanksgiving C．word D．sound
A．lost B．naughty C．hungry D．lovely
A．remember B．understand C．know D．forget
A．danger B．need C．sick D．help
My son Joey was born with club feet (天生畸形脚）. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk ，but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn't be able to as well as the other children. So he didn't know.
In the seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he （8） with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.
He to run four to five miles a day, every day—even the day he had a high fever. I was ，so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in the grade while the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.
A．quickly B．slowly C．normally D．comfortably
A．spent B．wasted C．suffered D．lost
A．pain B．problem C．treatment D．surgery
A．holidays B．day C．fun D．play
A．seldom B．never C．always D．once
A．study B．run C．walk D．behave
A．decided B．preferred C．refused D．agreed
A．gathered B．camped C．trained D．competed
A．more slowly B．less C．faster D．more
A．abilities B．strengths C．powers D．energies
A．Since B．Because C．After D．Although
A．increase B．score C．hold D．take
A．continued B．stopped C．liked D．hoped
A．sad B．surprised C．angry D．worried
A．running B．resting C．crying D．sleeping
A．tests B．miles C．lessons D．examinations
A．Otherwise B．So C．Yet D．Thus
A．included B．called C．shown D．found
A．sixth B．eighth C．seventh D．fifth
A．manage B．determine C．expect D．attempt
My son Joey was born with club feet (天生畸形脚）. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk ，but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn't be able to as well as the other children. So he didn't know.
In the seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he （8） with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.
He to run four to five miles a day, every day—even the day he had a high fever. I was ，so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in the grade while the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.
A．quickly B．slowly C．normally D．comfortably
A．spent B．wasted C．suffered D．lost
A．pain B．problem C．treatment D．surgery
A．holidays B．day C．fun D．play
A．seldom B．never C．always D．once
A．study B．run C．walk D．behave
A．decided B．preferred C．refused D．agreed
A．gathered B．camped C．trained D．competed
A．more slowly B．less C．faster D．more
A．abilities B．strengths C．powers D．energies
A．Since B．Because C．After D．Although
A．increase B．score C．hold D．take
A．continued B．stopped C．liked D．hoped
A．sad B．surprised C．angry D．worried
A．running B．resting C．crying D．sleeping
A．tests B．miles C．lessons D．examinations
A．Otherwise B．So C．Yet D．Thus
A．included B．called C．shown D．found
A．sixth B．eighth C．seventh D．fifth
A．manage B．determine C．expect D．attempt
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 theof others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and beganpiano 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 my. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was theand by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never（5）me. ”
“Mywas to become a percussion soloist ,even though there were none at that time. To per-form, Ito ‘ hear’music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and canthe pitch of a note(音调高低）by the vibrations(振动）I feel through my body and through myMy entire sound world exists by making use of almost every( 10) that I have.” “I wasto 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 hadthis before and some teachers (13)my admission. Based on my performance, I wasadmitted and went on to(15)with the academy's highest honours . ”
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I(16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions sincehad been written specially for solo percussionists. ”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn'tthat my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to beby others. Follow your passion； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. ”
A. conditions B. opinions C. actionsD. recommendations
A. enjoyingB. choosing C. takingD. giving
A. sightB. hearingC. touchD. taste
A. evidence B. resultC. excuse D. cause
A. leftB. excited C. accompaniedD. disappointed
A. purposeB. decision C. promiseD. goal
A. turnedB. learnedC. usedD. ought
A. tellB. seeC. hearD. smell
A. carefulness B. movement C. imaginationD. experience
A. senseB. effortC. feeling D. idea
A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
A. doneB. acceptedC. advised D. admitted
A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed
A. usuallyB. finally C. possibly D. hopefully
A. studyB. researchC. graduateD. progress
A. wroteB. translated C. copiedD. read
A. enoughB. someC. manyD. few
A. HoweverB. Although C. WhenD. Since
A. meanB. seemC. concludeD. say
A. directed B. guidedC. taughtD. limited