When I walk through the streets of San Francisco’s business districts, white people stare at me as if I were a circus clown.
Their staring eyes don’t see that I get ________ A’s in school, or that I am a captain of the football team, or that I belong to ______youth organizations. All they see is that I am 6-foot-4, young, black, and male---a potential _______to them.
White men look at me as if I am up to no good, or as if they are ________to me. White women just look at me with________, say, sometimes they cross the street when they see my friends and me coming, or walk in the street and only get back on the sidewalk after we ________.
Many people come to San Francisco to get away from the stereotypes(成见) of the cities they were born and ________ in. The majority of the blacks and Latinos who live in this city don’t have that luxury.
How can you feel at home when people are__________telling you to get back to Africa or Mexico ----or just back to “where you belong”?
My way of dealing with this kind of thing has ________over the years. In the past, when my friends and I would walk the streets and a hundred pairs of white eyes would look at me as if we were the lowest form of dirt, it would make us angry enough to hurt or _______them.
Now I’m more likely to use ________ to defend myself against those eyes. To women who clutch their purse in terror, I’ll say, “Man, I ain’t gonna do anything to you, I got money in my pocket!” My cousin has even started wearing a T-shirt _______ in big letters, “NO, WHITE LADY, I DON'T’ WANT YOUR PURSE.”
The most painful thing is when we get those______ stares from black people, especially elderly ones. I want o say to them, “We’re black, too. Why would we do something to you?”
Usually I react more _______to all of this than a lot of my friends do. Some of them, so brainwashed, just think it’s part of life and that there is nothing you can do.
But for me, that’s not good enough. I just can’t stand it when every day a hundred pair of eyes tell you you’re not__________.
A.hardly B.mostly C.merely D.particularly
A.social B.local C.positive D.new
A.danger B.treasure C.gift D.neighbor
A.better B.close C.perfect D.superior
A.fear B.interest C.honor D.despair
A.run B.walk C.pass D.move
A.known B.developed C.raised D.located
A.honestly B.constantly C.hopefully D.freely
A.changed B.formed C.strengthened D.increased
A.kill B.rob C.damage D.steal
A.actions B.deeds C.signs D.words
A.writing B.printing C.telling D.saying
A.fearful B.doubtful C.pitiful D.impressive
A.strongly B.actively C.disappointedly D.casually
A.sincere B.mature C.welcome D.gentle
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save backup copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class and began to talk among themselves . Later that day, at lunch time, I was by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing. I could get paid for something very . “All right, I’ll do it.” The next day my math teacher me to help him out. When he was not going paying attention, I began to change their grades from F’s to A’s.
I soon became very among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with magical . I began to change the grades of students. Word quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry in his eyes. “I have known you for three years now. I don’t want to what your teacher said, but I’m afraid that I must. He has too much ,” he said. “do you have anything to say yourself?” he asked.
“No.” I said finally. I did not realize how serious my actions had been. I had violated the of my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way . I was forced to leave my school. That was a good for me.
A.access B.assess C.change D.mark
A.guided B.supported C.thanked D.accepted
A.doubted B.remembered C.reminded D.forgot
A.hid B.noticed C.complained D.agreed
A.disappointedly B.quietly C.freely D.angrily
A.appointed B.approved C.approached D.appreciated
A.pay B.praise C.follow D.inspire
A.familiar B.simple C.interesting D.pleasant
A.forced B.advised C.encouraged D.got
A.optimistic B.popular C.sensitive D.grateful
A.energy B.strength C.right D.power
A.escaped B.slipped C.spread D.fled
A.until B.since C.as D.after
A.sight B.look C.light D.feeling
A.believe B.ignore C.oppose D.influence
A.experience B.pressure C.confidence D.evidence
A.to B.by C.for D.of
A.intention B.honor C.promise D.trust
A.on B.in C.back D.down
A.lesson B.skill C.story D.example
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. ___ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find ____ work.
I was ____ a school bus to make ends meet(使收支相抵)and ____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had ____ five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not ___ the job. “Why has my life become so ____?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to ___ a little girl, she handed me an earring ____ I should keep it ___ somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it ____ me -- I had been giving all of my ____ to what was going wrong with my ____ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a ____ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to ____ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for ____ from a lady who was a director at a larger ____. She asked me if I would ___ a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My ____ there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of ____ that I completely changed my life.
A.As B.Though C.If D.When
A.successful B.extra C.satisfying D.convenient
A.driving B.repairing C.taking D.designing
A.working B.travelling C.discussing D.living
A.prepared for B.attended C.asked for D.held
A.lose B.like C.find D.get
A.hard B.busy C.serious D.short
A.wave at B.drop off C.call on D.look for
A.ordering B.promising C.saying D.showing
A.in case B.or else C.as if D.now that
A.hurt B.hit C.caught D.moved
A.feelings B.attention C.strength D.interests
A.opinions B.education C.experiences D.life
A.list B.book C.check D.copy
A.connect B.turn C.keep D.add
A.her B.a passenger C.me D.my friend
A.hospital B.factory C.restaurant D.hotel
A.listen to B.review C.give D.talk about
A.plan B.choice C.day D.tour
A.operation B.speaking C.employment D.thinking
A man wanted to make an investment. An idea struck him: “Why don’t I plant a small mango tree and enjoy the benefits when it grows into a big one?” So he went to the , bought a small tree and took it home. To the pride of his family, he it in the center of his .
He read everything about a mango tree. He got up early every morning, for he was determined to supply the tree with all the necessary nutrients. He watered it, it with manure(粪肥),and took good care of its leaves by removing those ones. He made sure the tree received enough care.
Many times he sat and the beauty of the growing tree while dreaming about the mangos that the tree would . His mind was always filled with the wish to taste the first fruit of the tree.
Years went by …Now, he had a big tree with its leaves shining and healthy, its bark(树皮)healthy and hard. It was a big attraction it decorated his whole garden.
Then one day he noticed a small bud(花蕾),which in a couple of days grew into a beautiful .Now he could hardly wait for the fruit, so he started to his supply of nutrients and care. Then one day the tree let out its first product—a small green fruit. The man was so .
He waited for a few more weeks till the fruit grew in .The day came when he decided to the first fruit of the tree. He the tree, picked the fruit and then came his .The fruit was not like what he expected. It was hard, big and round. He was puzzled. He was sad.
Seeing this, his came and asked him what happened. He told them that the fruit from his tree was not what he wanted. When the neighbors heard this, they did not know whether to or comfort him, for what he planted years ago was not a mango tree. We can only reap(收获)what we plant.
A.city B.farm C.market D.shop
A.grew B.moved C.planted D.threw
A.garden B.house C.village D.yard
A.buying B.improving C.keeping D.raising
A.decorated B.equipped C.served D.supplied
A.green B.red C.white D.yellow
A.admired B.drew C.greeted D.operated
A.beneficial B.expensive C.healthy D.tasty
A.bear B.burst C.deserve D.make
A.immediately B.quickly C.narrowly D.suddenly
A.because B.if C.though D.when
A.flower B.fruit C.leaf D.nut
A.rise B.increase C.decrease D.decline
A.greedy B.happy C.nervous D.sad
A.age B.length C.size D.width
A.observe B.sell C.steal D.taste
A.climbed B.cut C.hid D.killed
A.anxiety B.cheer C.disappointment D.opinion
A.children B.friends C.neighbors D.relatives
A.complain B.laugh C.motivate D.support
Frank laughed as he tried to tear at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball_, Chuck Hart. While Hart was for his poor sportsmanship and infamous , he was a great player. In fact, Frank wasn't thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Frank’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Frank would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Frank decided he not tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Frank said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
The next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Frank slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Frank, wait a minute, look…” his dad said ,“Frank, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Frank’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Frank said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n) when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Frank , you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Frank looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
A.amazed B.excited C.ashamed D.worried
A.team B.player C.coach D.game
A.criticised B.praised C.adored D.accused
A.skill B.performance C.behavior D.action
A.name B.photo C.sign D.model
A.strange B.wrong C.true D.funny
A.known B.encouraged C.adopted D.influenced
A.fell B.froze C.shook D.folded
A.questioned B.noticed C.teased D.attacked
A.can B.need C.would D.may
A.pulled up B.put up C.took up D.turned up
A.peacefully B.hesitantly C.delightedly D.naturally
A.choice B.effort C.comment D.mistake
A.believe B.miss C.admire D.remember
A.danger B.surprise C.sorrow D.trouble
A.teammate B.adult C.kid D.student
A.however B.and C.but D.so
A.quality B.courage C.dream D.belief
A.clearly B.carefully C.patiently D.differently
A.gift B.look C.hope D.lesson
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项填入答题卡。
A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium.
At 5:30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room (更衣室).My of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.
Approaching my locker (衣物柜),I noticed my teammates .Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling it were a film of the opposing team’s play. Some seemed a bit more , using the time to tell jokes. A few stared at the field, what will happen in 120 minutes.
Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o’clock He told the team how this game was for the season, between two of the state’s top teams _ my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School. His words gave the team impulse (冲动)it needed to .
At 7:10 pm, warm - ups finished, we went over the game and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours. The sound of the national anthem (国歌) that we were only minutes from the action. Our coach usually made a final . But tonight was different. On this clear night he looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let’s go and get them” Even the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already our way out of the door.
Outside, a few young fens reached to touch our hands, eager to be a of our school’s winning tradition. When I smiled and my hand, the young feces lit up as if they had just met Superman.
Seconds later, the team ran onto the ,moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium. We enjoyed a noisy from fens and the fight song played by our school band. Breathing in the of one of the biggest game of the year, I felt we were sure to win. I told myself, “This was what it was all about” and that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football.
A.thoughts B.ideas C.pictures D.minds
A.covered B.mixed C.replaced D.filled
A.exercising B.struggling C.preparing D.previewing
A.in case B.even though C.as long as D.as if
A.relaxed B.worried C.frightened D.impressed
A.dreaming B.wishing C.expecting D.imagining
A.useless B.difficult C.available D.important
A.warm up B.pick up C.get up D.rise up
A.route B.frame C.plan D.forecast
A.urged B.insisted C.suggested D.stressed
A.speech B.preparation C.decision D.change
A.finally B.simply C.actually D.eventually
A.when B.before C.as D.since
A.leading B.dragging C.showing D.making
A.player B.friend C.part D.team
A.held out B.took out C.got out D.brought out
A.field B.stage C.yard D.garden
A.success B.reply C.achievement D.welcome
A.atmosphere B.experience C.expectation D.examination
A.accepted B.admitted C.realized D.recognized