It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”
I said , “ Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never forget what she
taught .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a house! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t. So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes! Today SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second (秒钟),there are 410 messages being sent．
Look around you! People are watching their mobiles (手机), smiling or laughing．Thumbs（拇指）are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship．
SMS is becoming more and more popular．It’s reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet (问候）each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I’m thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of the thumb, so much joy can be found．
SMS can help people do the following except．
A．knowing the weather report B．sharing jokes and news C．expressing love and friendship D．spending more time traveling
A．SMS helps people a lot B．young people dislike SMS C．he makes SMS more popular D．he will buy a palace for his friend
A．40% B．50% C．60% D．67%
A．how to search the Internet B．how to send short messages C．the joy（快乐）of SMS D．ways of saving money
A．The writer has one million yuan B．A short message costs ten fen． C．More than 400 people send messages every second． D．Internet SMS will be more helpful to people．
根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（15分，每小题1分）
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the , I would marry you .”
One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was . She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. they are yours, they are mine.”
This is how the human brain (大脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what was like before. And we ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the of your food, think of someone who has nothing to . Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So what you have and don’t forget your past.
A．forgot B．loved C．disliked D．thanked
A．ready B．unhappy C．angry D．sad
A．sight B．world C．earth D．people
A．shoes B．glasses C．trousers D．eyes
A．first B．second C．next D．last
A．follow B．love C．marry D．see
A．ugly B．sick C．short D．blind
A．decided B．agreed C．refused D．wanted
A．diary B．note C．song D．story
A．Before B．After C．Once D．Since
A．mind B．work C．school D．life
A．taste B．size C．color D．shape
A．do B．wear C．eat D．make
A．food B．house C．clothes D．bus
A．forget B．spend C．enjoy D．Pay
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered train him. They more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ seems that he never knows how difficult it is. I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “Ifound when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’llpoint(指着) to the building and ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”
A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost
A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept
A．while B．after C．if D．though
A．mind B．legs C．body D．love
A．by B．for C．in D．from
A．as B．since C．until D．before
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．Here B．There C．He D．It
A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then
A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise
A．strong B．stronger C．strongest D．strongly
A．excited B．curious C．worried D．proud
A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
Mr. Wang is a forty—year—old man. He is a worker in a car factory. He ____ hard in the factory every day. He often thinks it’s not easy _____ money. He usually says that he didn’t study hard when he was a middle school student. And he wasn’t able to go to college, _ ___. He says if he were a student, he would study hard at school. He _____ up early in the morning . After getting up ,he would read English and Chinese. In class, he would listen to the teachers carefully and take a lot of notes. But when he was a student, he didn’t listen to his teachers carefully . Sometimes he even went out to play with his friends ______ having classes. If he were a student, he would do his homework with his friends after class. He wouldn’t copy others’ homework. He wouldn’t watch TV _____. He would try his best to learn all the subjects well.
Mr. Zhang is our neighbor and he is blind ( 失明；盲的 ). I often talk with him after school. He can play the guitar very well. He usually says that if he could see things ______,he would do many things. He would go to Beijing and visit the Great Wall. He would go to see all the people who have ever ______ him. He wants to know ______ they look like. He would learn how to drive and get a driver’s license. He likes cars very much . ______ he hopes to drive a car !
A．work B．works C．worked D．has worked
A．make B．made C．to make D．for making
A．either B．neither C．too D．also
A．gets B．got C．will get D．would get
A．instead B．more than C．instead of D．rather than
A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many
A．clear B．clearly C．careful D．carefully
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．How B．What C．Why D．When
There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.
He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ).
Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.
The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”
So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.
The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one .
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
A．saw B．found C．looked D．watched
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．present
A．In all B．That’s all C．After all D．Above all
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．stopped
A．spoke B．added C．talked D．replied
A．badly B．better C．worse D．Well