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
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Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 21 bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will 22 you up in the morning! Here is how it 23 .
The bed 24 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 25 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 26 , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording 27 . The sound recording can be loud music or 28 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss29 ,“Wake up immediately, 30 you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up 31 the second recording, you 32 be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 33 minutes. What! You’re 34in bed! Slowly the 35 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 36 , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become 37 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 38a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new 39 . If their ideas win, the employees win 40 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
A.expensive B.special C.valuable D.comfortable
A.get B.catch C.make D.let
A.works B.runs C.happens D.moves
A.is separated from B.is made up of C.is connected to D.is made into
A.loud B.classical C.pop D.soft
A.sound B.voice C.noise D.way
A.sends B.turns C.plays D.appears
A.pleasant B.interesting C.unpleasant D.funny
A.shouts B.calls C.whispers D.persuades
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.before B.until C.since D.after
A.can B.will C.may D.would
A.other B.another C.more D.one
A.still B.yet C.already D.even
A.end B.middle C.body D.top
A.However B.Finally C.Therefore D.Otherwise
A.angry B.asleep C.happy D.awake
A.achieve B.win C.gain D.defeat
A.ideas B.problems C.facts D.ways
A.praises B.positions C.prizes D.medals
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __21__ in order to pay the high tuition(学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __22__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __23__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __24__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __25__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __26__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _27_ her. I was _28__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread(线).Sometimes it __29_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __30__and durable(耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen __31_, but it’s really there. Love is __32__.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t__33__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __34_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very __35 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __36__ on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __37__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__38__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __39__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __40__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
A.ordinary B.romantic C.funny D.common
A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious(奢侈)
A.the question B.question C.reach D.control
A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile
A.raised B.shook C.nodded D.bowed
A.hurt B.injured C.wounded D.harmed
A.surprised B.embarrassed(难堪) C.sad D.regretted
A.happens B.comes about C.appears D.occurs
A.warm B.cool C.beautiful D.strong
A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime C.more or less D.here and there
A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
A.believe B.understand D.realize
B.got stuck C.got angry D.became weak
A.healthy B.pale C.excited D.fit
A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
A.Reading B.Seeing C.Saying D.Writing
A.fresh roses C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
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My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking(萎缩), he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton, 39 will pay any more attention to your scar 40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others, 41 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42 high — glad he was alive.
43 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people 44 like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 47 .
One of my friends in college was very 48 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time 50 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 51 , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people 52 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t 53 him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on 54 you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .
A.cured B.recovered C.improved D.returned
A.because B.though C.until D.unless
A.cut B.wound C.injure D.scar
A.none B.anyone C.everyone D.no one
A.then B.like C.than D.when
A.yet B.still C.too D.either
A.put B.held C.taken D.hung
A.After all B.In conclusion C.In fact D.Above all
A.will B.would C.can D.may
A.flower B.telephone C.job D.car
A.clothes B.hairstyle C.figure D.salary
A.deadline B.standards C.custom D.rules
A.smart B.optimistic C.rude D.ugly
A.manners B.gesture C.looks D.actions
A.needing B.asking C.knowing D.caring
A.Completely B.Gradually C.Obviously D.Suddenly
A.wanted B.understood C.brought D.saw
A.regard B.look C.consider D.treat
A.what B.that C.which D.how
A.friend B.development C.beauty D.perfection
请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从28-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
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People were asked to comment __28__ scenes from films like Pulp Fiction, TV series like Channel 4’s Brookside and cartoons like South Park. Leeds University concluded that people made a __29__between bad language used in programmes for adults, and those _30__ for children.
A.for B.on C.of D.over
A.destination B.difference C.extinction D.distinction
A.meant B.provide C.intend D.supply
A.pay B.make C.receive D.hold
A.looking B.staring C.looking at D.staring at
A.budgets B.gadgets C.plans D.profits
A.more visually B.less visually C.visually D.visual
A.encourage B.encouraged C.to encourage D.encouraging
A.protect B.protest C.proposal D.promote
A.disagree B.for C.in favour of D.against
A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides
A.Whatever B.No matter which C.Although D.No matter
A.affect B.influent C.damage D.effect
A.stop B.to stop C.stopping D.stopped
A.examine B.check C.test D.look
A.even B.just C.yet D.still
A.suggest B.persuade C.request D.advise
请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从28-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
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People were asked to comment __28__ scenes from films like Pulp Fiction, TV series like Channel 4’s Brookside and cartoons like South Park. Leeds University concluded that people made a __29__between bad language used in programmes for adults, and those _30__ for children.
A.for B.on C.of D.over
A.destination B.difference C.extinction D.distinction
A.meant B.provide C.intend D.supply
A.pay B.make C.receive D.hold
A.looking B.staring C.looking at D.staring at
A.budgets B.gadgets C.plans D.profits
A.more visually B.less visually C.visually D.visual
A.encourage B.encouraged C.to encourage D.encouraging
A.protect B.protest C.proposal D.promote
A.disagree B.for C.in favour of D.against
A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides
A.Whatever B.No matter which C.Although D.No matter
A.affect B.influent C.damage D.effect
A.stop B.to stop C.stopping D.stopped
A.examine B.check C.test D.look
A.even B.just C.yet D.still
A.suggest B.persuade C.request D.advise