I was fifteen months old, a happy carefree kid until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a glass rabbit, _ __ cut my eye badly enough to blind it. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched(缝上) the eyeball together where it was cut, __ __ a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye. And as I grew, this __ __ eye in so many ways controlled me.
I walked with my face looking at the __ __ so people would not see the ugly me. Sometimes people, even strangers, asked me__ __questions or made hurtful remarks. When the kids played games, I was always the “ __ _”．
Yet Mama would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world. If you hold your head up high, people will see your beautiful _ __.”
Those words have meant __ __ things to me over the years. As a little child, I thought Mama meant, “Be careful, or you will fall down or __ __ something because you are not looking.” As an adolescent, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people __ __ me, they liked me. My mama's words helped me begin to __ __ that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty __ __ both eyes.
In high school I was__ __both academically and socially. I was even elected class president, __ __， all I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would __ __to my mama and she would look at me with __ __ eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside.”
When I met the man who became my __ __ for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out. He __ __ it. My mama's love and __ __ were the spark that gave me the confidence to __ __ my own doubt.
A．that B．which C．who D．where
A．achieving B．beginning C．surviving D．leaving
A．sightless B．careless C．stainless D．tasteless
A．sky B．rabbit C．floor D．scar
A．outstanding B．inspiring C．astonishing D．embarrassing
A．monster B．angel C．acquaintance D．stranger
A．face B．eyes C．head D．soul
A．different B．strange C．stupid D．common
A．look into B．bump into C．burst into D．get into
A．recognize B．find C．identify D．know
A．spot B．imagine C．realize D．comment
A．behind B．on C．beneath D．beside
A．awful B．successful C．cheerful D．grateful
A．therefore B．however C．besides D．and
A．smile B．laugh C．cry D．scold
A．terrible B．awkward C．skeptical D．loving
A．partner B．colleague C．leader D．master
A．loved B．got C．meant D．hated
A．statement B．encouragement C．treatment D．comment
A．increase B．emphasize C．plant D．overcome
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some 11 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy 12 suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been 13 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 14 .To make matters worse his wife 15 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 16 were more than Al could handle, and he 17 to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
18__ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 19 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．20 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 21 ．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now 22 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 23 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 24__．One day I worked __25my courage to ask him．"I'm really26__ by something," I said．"I know your father was27 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _28_ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _29 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __30_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
A．certain B．common C．rare D．basic
A．dead B．passed away C．starved D．worsened
A．cured B．prevented C．forbidden D．saved
A．disease B．debt C．guilt D．duty
A．left B．scolded C．quarreled D．forgave
A．disasters B．adventures C．conflicts D．situations
A．got B．drank C．turned D．sank
A．As B．Though C．Because D．If
A．needed B．shared C．benefited D．owned
A．Eventually B．Gradually C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
A．trouble B．hardship C．failure D．waste
A．teen B．adult C．old D．adolescent
A．win B．fall C．space D．flow
A．mother B．brother C．father D．child
A．up B．with C．on D．through
A．worried B．puzzled C．interested D．attracted
A．especially B．basically C．hardly D．specially
A．argued B．searched C．analyzed D．thought
A．thoughts B．ideas C．minds D．memories
A．treat B．call C．judge D．feel
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 36 , and especially if it’s given from the 37 . When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 38 them. Just take them 39 . Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than 40 it.
One of my patients told me that when she 41 to tell her story, people often 42 to tell her that they had once had something just like that happen to her. Subtly her pain became a story about themselves. 43 she stopped talking to most people. It was just too 44 . We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the 45 of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.
I have ever learned to 46 to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾) 47 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 48 , to take them out of their 49 of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 50 them.
This 51 thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 52 since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too 53to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 54 to connect than the most well-intentioned 55 .
A．introduction B．instruction C．attention D．relaxation
A．head B．memory C．mind D．heart
A．talk to B．listen to C．object to D．stick to
A．in B．up C．off D．away
A．denying B．remembering C．questioning D．understanding
A．managed B．tried C．hoped D．expected
A．encouraged B．interrupted C．discouraged D．urged
A．Eventually B．Immediately C．Completely D．Especially
A．impolite B．meaningless C．lonely D．selfish
A．middle B．focus C．center D．choice
A．respond B．compare C．link D．regret
A．unless B．if C．until D．when
A．down B．away C．in D．off
A．experiment B．mixture C．judgment D．experience
A．with B．against C．for D．among
A．complex B．simple C．complicated D．single
A．mentioned B．published C．taught D．proved
A．shy B．greedy C．active D．proud
A．strength B．energy C．power D．force
A．gestures B．praise C．criticism D．words
In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, 26 that the building was2 7.
After the unforgettably shock, he 28 the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter 29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31 to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34 , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in 38 hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked
“There are 14 of us 4243 33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made 44 , and it saved us.”
“Come out , boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize.
A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten
A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．fill B．fill in C．come D．burst
A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage
A．digging B．digging through C．digging out D．digging into
A．to say B．said C．and saying D．saying
A．Come out B．Come again C．Come on D．Come off
A．one word B．one sound C．one row D．one line
A．for himself B．of himself C．by himself D．to himself
A．live B．living C．alive D．lively
A．38 B．the 38
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone
A．if B．because C．even if D．though
A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone
A．for B．behind C．out of D．over
A．a promise B．space C．room D．a triangle
A．because B．though C．when D．even though
Most people in the world like to enjoy nature. Travel is one of the most popular ways. Nowadays modern transportation can take people everywhere. But people who lived before the 1880s probably would not travel very far. They would not have time to travel far from their work. Anyone who travelled 36 would usually walk or ride a horse. But in Germany a man named Karl Benz had an idea that 37 the world in a dramatic way. In 1885, he made 38 . His car had three wheels, 39 most cars today. The car could only go 40 16 kilometres an hour.
At around the same time, the man 41 his first car in Detroit, America is called Henry Ford. Detroit is now still famous all over the world as the centre of American car-making.
Cars were very few and only 42 people could buy them. 43 , in England cars were thought to be 44 at that time, so for a few years someone 45 walk in front of every car 46 a red flag! This was to make sure that the car did not go too fast and hurt 47 .
In the 1910s, Henry Ford had 48 a better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a 49 where the cars could be made 50 . In this way the car could be made 51 and the cost was less and more and more people could 52 them. But there was still a problem 53 all the cars were black. That was because it was54 to produce cars that were all the same color. Now, of course, you can buy cars in all 55 .
A．by air B．by sea C．on foot D．on land
A．discovered B．found C．changed D．invented
A．a first car B．the first car C．his first wheel D．a first wheel
A．unlike B．like C．as if D．as
A．with a speed of B．at a speed of C．at speed of D．for a speed of
A．making B．made C．makes D．having made
A．busy B．rich C．strong D．kind
A．However B．But C．While D．Therefore
A．interesting B．unusual C．dangerous D．wonderful
A．wanted to B．was forced to C．must D．would
A．waved B．to wave C．waving D．wave
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．no one
A．sold B．discovered C．found D．produced
A．store B．market C．museum D．factory
A．with machine B．by machines C．by hand D．using hands
A．quickly B．slowly C．quitely D．quietly
A．lend B．sell C．buy D．watch
A．that B．/ C．which D．what
A．cheap B．more cheap C．cheaper D．much cheap
A．kinds B．shapes C．colors D．sizes
When I was a young student, a Chinese teacher told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” 36 tells us that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 37 . It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for 38 friendship to 39 .
However, there can be 40 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want. To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our 41 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 42 at arm’s length? Do we want to 43 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 44 enough—and that’s all right. But at some point we need to 45 that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of 46 experience 47 our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it 48 be undertaken（进行）slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 50 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships 51 time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return. In 53 words, you must give as much as you take.
Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 54 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 55 .
A．Knowledge B．Experience C．Parents D．Teachers
A．understood B． produced C．realized D．formed
A．true B．common C．deeply D．actual
A．design B．develop C．intend D．appear
A．no B．some C．any D．none
A．hearts B．actions C．minds D．thoughts
A．remained B．kept C．left D．stayed
A．share B．owe C．spare D．own
A．that B．very C．quite D．not
A．make sure B．remember C．expect D．check out
A．social B．personal C．good D．ordinary
A．includes B．included C．including D．to include
A．can B．need C．will D．must
A．marks B．sights C．signs D．scenes
A．difficulties B．differences C．advantages D．things
A．cost B．spend C．take D．ask
A．require B．request C．depend D．suggest
A．other B．many C．some D．different
A．comfortable B．reasonable C．less D．a lot
A．for B．from C．out D．away