If you want to stand out，there is no alternative but hard work.
Once a boy in____clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site，“How could I become as ____as you when I grow up？”
With a___at the boy，the contractor replied，“There is a story about three diggers.The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a(n) ____in the future.The second always liked____about the work and his low____.The third digger liked____devoting himself to digging.Later，the first was still holding his spade in the___place and the second took an excuse for early____.Only the third became a boss.Do you understand the ____of this story？Just go to buy a____shirt and work hard.”
The little boy was____.So he asked the contractor to explain further.____the working builders，the contractor replied，“Look at my workers！I can’t remember all their names，and even I have no____of some of them.Most of them wear blue shirts.But if you look____，you will notice a sunburned man in red.He seems to be working harder than others.He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave.It is exactly his red shirt that makes him____.Soon he will be____to my assistant.You know，that is also how I got_____I am now.I worked hard and wore a striped shirt.My boss ____me.I also became a boss eventually.”
Success can only____action.Working hard is all winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.
A．spotted B．ragged C．elegant D．formal
A．creative B．strong C．rich D．responsible
A．glance B．laugh C．wave D．shout
A．designer B．architect C．boss D．assistant
A．thinking B．learning C．explaining D．complaining
A．spirit B．salary C．ability D．intelligence
A．quietly B．excitedly C．obviously D．freely
A．remote B．ideal C．original D．suitable
A．arrival B．retirement C．development D．payment
A．ending B．people C．moral D．importance
A．yellow B．red C．white D．blue
A．puzzled B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．inspired
A．Speaking to B．Referring to C．Coming to D．Pointing to
A．impression B．description C．information D．expression
A．frequently B．regularly C．carefully D．doubtfully
A．stand out B．work out C．turn out D．give out
A．employed B．elected C．admitted D．promoted
A．which B．where C．who D．why
A．praised B．ignored C．scolded D．noticed
A．bring about B．lead to C．result from D．get into
I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to us. “Hurry!” they cried to one another as the flames came nearer. At last they reached us and me and my mother out from under everything the flames reached us.
Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering a terrible, death. Again and again I cried as I saw these people, “I hate him!”
Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I . As I looked at him, I him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city we dropped the bomb, I cried, ‘Oh, God, what have I ’.” I could see that he found it to speak of that day.
As this happened I suddenly my hatred (仇恨) of him was . It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担) my shoulders. Then I decided to him. I did so and my life was .
I now help those who suffer from other people. I try to help them to everyone, as I am now able to do.
A．sound B．heat C．fire D．light
A．call B．reach C．find D．help
A．put B．sent C．pulled D．brought
A．after B．as C．when D．before
A．dropped B．made C．attacked D．set
A．noise B．energy C．effect D．power
A．slow B．serious C．sad D．hard
A．joined B．took C．gave D．attended
A．hated B．feared C．honored D．believed
A．activity B．idea C．opinion D．experience
A．when B．after C．as D．before
A．got B．heard C．done D．seen
A．difficult B．easy C．useless D．proud
A．imagined B．realized C．knew D．thought
A．right B．funny C．necessary D．wrong
A．took away B．took off C．fell off D．fell on
A．forgive B．kill C．defeat D．accept
A．balanced B．changed C．continued D．ruined
A．punishing B．hurting C．disliking D．hating
A．respect B．love C．consider D．move
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Perhaps you’re someone who all of your dolls, action figures, and stuffed animals in front of a mini-chalkboard when you were a kid. You read to them and taught themhow to solve math problems. Maybe when older, you became an after-school and thought, “Hey, I’d like to do that full-time.”
The to become a teacher hits some people when they’re young while become teachers later in life. you want to study to be a teacher right out of high school or you from another career into teaching, the best teachers a few things in common. Of course, teachers have to have an undergraduate degree, and many districts require teachers to a graduate teaching degree. Many school districts have begun requiring a master’s degree. However, education, good teachers also display some common that help to inspire and motivate their students.
Some teachers prefer to teach in a very structured style others prefer assigning group work, encouraging class discussions, and letting students do independent projects. Both types of teachers can be very well-organized as long as they have a reason for they doand they’ve carefully planned their lessons. If you’re good at making material not only fun but memorable and if you can it in a brief way, then you probably have the organizational skills to become a teacher.
Great teachers know the that they teach inside and out. They can explain thehistory, current development, and trends of the subjects. Also, they understand the basic theories of their fields. Elementary school teachers need to have a(n) of various subjects, while middle school and high school teachers usually focus on a subject area and they develop in-depth knowledge of that subject.
If you decide to become a teacher, you should yourself to learning everything that you can while in high school and college. You also should develop good study habits that you to remember information about your field.
A．piled up B．lined up C．put up D．picked up
A．tutor B．worker C．singer D．writer
A．opinion B．inspiration C．encouragement D．destination
A．the others B．others C．another D．the other
A．Unless B．If C．Whether D．Before
A．change B．vary C．range D．benefit
A．afford B．carry C．hold D．share
A．at most B．at least C．in the least D．for the most
A．admire B．affect C．attach D．earn
A．by way of B．in place of C．on top of D．in case of
A．purposes B．figures C．characteristics D．quantities
A．while B．since C．as D．when
A．how B．which C．what D．that
A．receive B．present C．correct D．find
A．objects B．titles C．majors D．subjects
A．present B．future C．past D．ancient
A．command B．order C．chance D．belief
A．serious B．complex C．single D．strange
A．assess B．promise C．devote D．attempt
A．expect B．force C．warn D．allow
Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his one night when I was ready to quit(退出) a political movement I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the many months of struggle, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was so proud of. Then I thought about how he with difficult situation. A lot of pictures appeared into my idea, but one scene came sharply into view.
We had just moved to Hollywood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even . One, in particular, was a great blue spruce(云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible . We came home from the store that night to find the spruce almost totally from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our heart . But not Dad’s.
The rain was . Then he announced, “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “What are you talking about, Dad? The roots are out of the ground !” “Shut up; we’re going to push him up; he’s going to .” We couldn’t say no to him. So we followed him into the house and we got what rope there was and we tied the rope around the top of the tree that lay on the street and he stood up by the house, with me on the rope and Frankie in the street in the rain, helping to up the great blue spruce. In no time at all, we had it standing up straight again! Dad stakes(木桩) in the ground, tied rope from the trunk(树干) to the stakes, and said, “Don’t worry, he is going to grow again...”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to get back into the movement.
A．talks B．lessons C．lectures D．classes
A．came B．took C．picked D．turned
A．dealt B．kept C．helped D．worked
A．field B．yard C．trees D．flowers
A．rain B．snow C．weather D．storm
A．pulled B．put C．stuck D．pushed
A．rose B．sank C．fell D．dropped
A．going B．coming C．falling D．stopping
A．plant B．grow C．die D．stay
A．fixing B．holding C．pushing D．pulling
A．push B．take C．pull D．put
A．shook B．cut C．drove D．made
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call him the moment I felt the urge to . I feel it, feel it even than I felt Shubentsov’s healing(恢复) energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for smokers of their nasty habit, using a method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. "I help you for free," he told me in his muddy accent. "Just call me ."
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on , desperate nights. Smoking my head, helps me . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, and comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will . Soon. My body and my mind are demanding that daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realize that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I that. I realize it’s not just a "habit". I’m .
So here I am, attempting to again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques . Anytime the urges to smoke , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is that I realize I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. "The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages."
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
A．sadness B．disappointment C．delight D．inspiration
A．pack B．bar C．pocket D．hand
A．smoke B．talk C．drink D．dial
A．weaker B．faster C．stronger D．harder
A．accusing B．helping C．developing D．curing
A．popular B．mysterious C．frightening D．dangerous
A．whenever B．whatever C．however D．whichever
A．start B．continue C．stop D．keep
A．struggling B．beating C．hitting D．playing
A．lovely B．friendly C．lonely D．daily
A．destroys B．hurts C．cuts D．clears
A．breathe B．smile C．see D．think
A．begin B．quit C．report D．study
A．hate B．love C．ignore D．miss
A．ill B．excited C．addicted D．fascinated
A．give out B．give up C．give off D．give away
A．available B．alike C．abnormal D．additional
A．strikes B．attacks C．indicates D．continues
A．disappointed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．relieved
A．living B．working C．smoking D．smiling
This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake. After the earthquake, the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house. They saw her dead body through the cracks. However, her was strange as she knelt on her knees; her body was forward, and her two hands were supported by an object. The collapsed house had on her back and head.
With many difficulties, the leader of the rescue team put his hand a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was that this woman would be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away .
He and the rest of the left the house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reason, the team leader was by a force to go back to the house for the dead woman. This time, he carefully passed his hand through the cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with , “A child! There is a child!”
The whole team worked together. They carefully the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a three-month-old boy in his mother’s body. , the woman had used her body to protect her son when the house collapsed. The little boy was still sleeping when the team leader picked him up.
The medical doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. he opened the blanket, he saw a cellphone inside the blanket. There was a text on the screen. It said, “If you , you must remember that I love you.” This cel
lphone was passed around from one hand to another among the rescuers. Everybody that read the message. As is known, it is mother’s love that protects us from cold and hunger, but at certain points, it is mother’s love that shelters us from danger and death.
A．expression B．position C．pose D．behavior
A．placing B．leaning C．falling D．relying
A．stood B．covered C．slipped D．crashed
A．across B．beyond C．through D．beneath
A．hoping B．confirming C．determining D．predicting
A．in advance B．for sure C．on purpose D． in honour
A．team B．villagers C．doctors D．volunteers
A．arouse B．attacked C．grasped D．driven
A．broad B．smooth C．narrow D．deep
A．sorrow B．excitement C．satisfaction D．disappointment
A．removed B．discovered C．wrapped D．folded
A．delivered B．blocked C．held D．treasured
A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Coincidently D．Hopefully
A．helplessly B．unconsciously C．peacefully D．bitterly
A．Until B．Since C．Before D．After
A．telephone B．letter C．information D．message
A．survive B．wake C．live D．spot
A．relieved B．sighed C．signed D．wept
A．unconditional B．permanent C．fundamental D．unbearable
A．mean ingful B．critical C．controversial D．influential