阅读下面短文,掌握大意,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选项。
My tire was flat. And I was on a country road. When I with the tire, a car pulled off the road behind me. I saw a male and said, “Hey, do you need any help?”
I literally was . This young guy was dressed in black. Nearly everything imaginable was tattooed(纹身). When he asked to give me a ___ , I ___ someone sitting in his car. That me. Thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
Then, it began to . It hit like a waterfall and made it to finish the tire change. With the car jacked(千斤顶托起) up, I was to get in my car. “Get in my car” he insisted, “We’ll wait with you until the rain stops.” “No. I don’t need your help.” I said. “Come on. Get in.” he said as he my arm and pulled me toward his car. “Oh, God, protect me!” I to myself.
As I settled into the back seat, suddenly a delicate came from the front seat of the car. “Are you all right?” “Yes, I am,” I replied with much seeing an old woman there. “My name is Beatrice and this is my neighbor John. John takes me to visit my husband in a nursing home every day. He is a really nice guy.”
“John, I had thought you were, well, ah, you know I…” Embarrassment my words. John laughed, “I often experienced reaction. I actually thought about changing the way I look. then I saw it as an opportunity to see others.”
He was right. What he wore outside was just a of the world as he saw it, but what he wore was the spirit of giving and caring the world he wanted to see. I never believed that I should people by the way they dressed. I was with myself for what I did.
The rain stopped and John and I changed the tire. As we shook hands I apologized for my stupidity.
A.waited B. repaired C. struggled D. continued
A.turned B. approached C. boarded D.stopped
A.delighted B. calm C. frightened D. excited
A.look B. aid C. fine D. hand
A.recognized B. met C. noticed D. watched
A.amazed B. attracted C. confused D. concerned
A.pour B. start C. fall D. break
A.possible B. necessary C. unnecessary D. impossible
A.ready B. eager C. unable D. unsuitable
A. touched B. grasped C. placed D. controlled
A. thought B. expected C. replied D. cried
A. tone B. voice C. sound D. alarm
A. relief B. shock C. ease D. sorrow
A. blocked B. stuck C. choked D. struck
A. helpful B. shameful C. abnormal D. unfriendly
A. And B. So C. But D. Or
A. reflection B. conclusion C. concern D. meaning
A. around B. along C. through D. inside
A. decide B. appreciate C. judge D. sniff
A. angry B. grateful C. strict D. content
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other _______that she rarely gives the impression she's ________ anything.
One day,my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home. When Kayla came home, she was Very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was ________ excited about her finger-painting project."I learned how to _______ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle _______ with us.She said she likes the way the paint feels through her fingers." said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my_______, and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about _______from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t ________ me at first. "But Mommy, Michelle understand exactly what was in my _______!" Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture shouwed joy, _______ and a sense of accomplishment. She really _______what I was doing!”Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was _______Michelle taught her. I knew my child was ________ ---- Michelle had listened to Kayla when she _______ her artwork. Michelle had also _______ Kayla express her pride in her work, and she excitement at her _______ of the way colors blend.
We were _______ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my ________."
Yes, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers coule use.
A.ways B.methods C.talents D.senses
A.enjoyed B.succeeded C.missed D.found
A.satisfied B.moved C.excited D.enjoyed
A.hardly B.especially C.really D.mostly
A.mix B.draw C.find D.talk
A.cooked B.played C.stayed D.painted
A.sight B.attention C.interest D.observation
A.color B.art C.finger D.fun
A.come around B.come across C.come through D.come up
A.agree B.accept C.believe D.approve
A.attitude B.picture C.world D.life
A.regret B.sorrow C.pride D.achievement
A.heard B.saw C.touched D.felt
A.until B.after C.when D.since
A.right B.wrong C.confused D.clear
A.created B.described C.designed D.produced
A.heard B.seen C.made D.imagined
A.study B.research C.knowledge D.discovery
A.silent B.worried C.confused D.sad
A.hands B.eyes C.works D.feelings
A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old,we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世军) at Christmas time. The boy would go through their old ___ and give away what they didn’t ___. I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes.After that Matt and I ___ the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded ___ and headed home.
___ we took the corner out of the parking lot,Matt ___ that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had ___. He said,”Mom.we forget my glove.”Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building___a small playground was.He said,”Mom, can we ___ so that I can give the glove to him?”I said,”___.” And we drove to the side of the ___ and went through the gate.
Matt handed the boy the glove and said,”Here, Santa ___ me to give it to you.”He was so ___ to get it! His mom ___ and gave Matt a huge hug.Her eyes were full of tears.”It is the best ___ he could get,”she looked at us and said,”because the ___ thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”
When we got back in the car, Matt said to me,”Mom.God must have made me ___ the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it—it was ___ to be!”That moment proved my ___ that everything happens for a ___ and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!
A.friends B.ideas C.toys D.days
A.buy B.eat C.ensure D.need
A.threw B.delivered C.posted D.offered
A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing
A.When B.Though C.Until D.Since
A.added B.noticed C.announced D.remembered
A.found out B.pointed out C.missed out D.fallen out
A.that B.which C.where D.what
A.look over B.climb over C.pull over D.roll over
A.Thanks B.That’s right C.You’re welcome D.Sure
A.boy B.road C.bench D.park
A.wanted B.persuaded C.allowed D.forced
A.angry B.nervous C.happy D.disappointed
A.sat down B.stood up C.went out D.left behind
A.property B.gift C.material D.information
A.first B.worst C.only D.cheapest
A.leave B.get C.find D.take
A.intended B.planned C.decided D.meant
A.suggeation B.chance C.belief D.thought
A.cause B.reason C.time D.person
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten and I wished her success. I was ___. What I actually wished for her was failure.Success is ___. Success proves that you can do something that you ____ know you can do. First-time success is usually because of good luch.However, first-time failure is ____; it is the natural order of things.
Failure is ____ we learn. I have been told an African phrase that ____ a good cook as “he who has broken many pots” If you've spent enough time in the ____ and have broken many pots.”If you have spent enough time in the ____ and have broken a lot of pots, probably you know much about ____ .I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time ____ knife wounds and bum scars. They knew how much benefit their ____ had given them.
My younger daughter is a trapeze(高空秋千)artist.It took her three years to ____ an act.She did it successfully for years.There was no ____ for her to change the act,but she did it ____. She said she felt bored because it ____ offered her anything new.So she changed the act, ____ she was advised not to.She ____ failure and public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist(完美主义者),probably too much of one.I will ___ her when she feels sad about her failure.I will also ____ her about what she had learned,and how she can do whatever it is ____ next time.But I probably won’t tell her that failure is a good thing, because that’s not a(n) ____ she can learn when she is five. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.
A.joking B.lying C.cheating D.doubting
A.encouraging B.annoying C.exciting D.boring
A.never B.hardly C.already D.also
A.expected B.disliked C.honored D.valued
A.when B.where C.how D.what
A.describes B.explains C.announces D.mentions
A.room B.kitchen C.restaurant D.office
A.work B.life C.progress D.cooking
A.examing B.treating C.watching D.comparing
A.practices B.habits C.failures D.efforts
A.chance B.reason C.right D.permission
A.as well B.somehow C.as usual D.anyway
A.after all B.once more C.at first D.no longer
A.but B.though C.as D.unless
A.copied B.required C.rished D.forgot
A.blame B.comfort C.protect D.accept
A.warn B.find C.remind D.understand
A.better B.more happily C.hard D.more easily
A.example B.exception C.lesson D.course
Mywifediedsevenandahalfyearsago, and I felt very sad. It was the ___ time in my life. I once wanted to kill myself, ___ I didn’t.I went on to work as a ___ in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live with my mother, and I was ___
Two months later on a family trip, we___ the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center.I said to my ___,”I’m going to Afghanistan.”And I ___.
The International Medical Corps sent me to build 20 small ___ in provinces where people had no health care.In the end,the hospital were ___ 27,000 patients a month.I was so happy that I could ___ others,and I didn’t feel ___ any longer.I went to many places to help people there.
When my wife passed away,I thought my ___ was over.But really,it was just getting ___.At the end of her life,my wife couldn’t feel ___.I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would ___ and the exciting trips we would have.
I ___ that moment many times during my trips.
Everytime I go to a different place,I can ___ my wife is with me.Every time I help a patient,I can feel the encouragement from my wife — She ___encouraged me to help people in ___.I know I am not alone now.What I do is not only for the patients,but also for my wife.I ___ my life meaningful now.
A.busiest B.simplest C.worst D.longest
A.but B.so C.because D.for
A.reporter B.fireman C.teacher D.doctor
A.alone B.happy C.silent D.tired
A.set up B.turned on C.watcher over D.looked into
A.boys B.wife C.kids D.friends
A.refused B.stopped C.kids D.friends
A.houses B.hospitals C.factories D.schools
A.serving B.feeding C.moving D.relaxing
A.repair B.understand C.teach D.help
A.sad B.free C.angry D.worried
A.work B.home C.life D.hobody
A.loved B.started C.lost D.changed
A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
A.live B.visit C.remember D.miss
A.think of B.take over C.hold up D.put on
A.hear B.watch C.feel D.know
A.never B.once C.hardly D.always
A.need B.danger C.anger D.sorrow
A.hope B.find C.expect D.dream
Zach drove over to Christine’s place. Christine, who was engaged to him, was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had (1) Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to Bradley over. He called Bradley to tell him that he was . Bradley said OK. When Zach got there, he all of Christine’s mail to see if there were any bills to pay. There were none.
He asked if Bradley wanted to drive the car. Bradley had a driver’s , and was always asking his mom to let him drive her car. Bradley said . Zach told him not to speed, but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley the 210 freeway and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving : Don’t drive next to big trucks, you never know when they might turn over and crush you. Don’t drive(10) trucks with loads, because you never know when in the truck will fall out and come flying through your windshield (挡风玻璃).
On their way back, Zach that they stop at a golf field. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t . He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon found that golf was ! He hit a large bucket of balls. Zach told him that he had a natural . The next day, Bradley, for the first time ever, (16) Zach. He had a few blisters (水泡) on his hands; Zach said that was . Then Bradley (18) if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a and hit golf balls again. Zach said of course, with a feeling in his heart.
A.understood B.met C.known D.found
A.take B.win C.turn D.hand
A.dropping out B.leaving behind C.staying away D.coming over
A.checked B.tested C.examined D.sent
A.passport B.card C.receipt D.license
A.nothing serious B.no way C.all right D.never mind
A.turned up B.got on C.took on D.got off
A.tips B.reasons C.preparations D.routes
A.while B.though C.because D.despite
A.beyond B.between C.behind D.ahead of
A.something B.passengers C.rocks D.birds
A.suggested B.promised C.decided D.agreed
A.patient B.enthusiastic C.silent D.optimistic
A.boring B.disappointing C.fun D.annoying
A.swing B.attitude C.condition D.move
A.liked B.criticized C.called D.visited
A.normal B.good C.terrific D.typical
A.learned B.asked C.ensured D.doubted
A.sport B.drive C.journey D.match
A.bitter B.sad C.normal D.happy