The train had started moving. It was with people of all ages, mostly with the middle-aged workers and young students. Near the sat an old man with his thirty-year-old son. As the train moved by, the son was overjoyed with the outside. “See, dad, the scenery of green trees moving is very beautiful.”
This behavior from a son made the other people feel strange about him. Everyone was about the son. “This person seems to be ,” a newly-married man whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started . Lots of drops fell on the travelers through the open window. The son excitedly said to his father, “See, dad, how the rain is, too.” The man’s wife was annoyed by the rain drops spoiling (弄坏) her suit. The young man said to the father, “Can’t you see it raining yourself? Your son be mentally ill. Get him to a hospital!”
The old man at first, feeling rather hurt and then replied, “We are on the way back from the . My son was from birth. He just recovered from an eye operation yesterday. The rain and nature are all new to his eyes. Please us for the inconvenience that we may have caused.”
The things we see may be right from the outside we know the truth, the lesson learnt may be too late. Imam Ali once said: A fool’s mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man’s tongue is under the control of his . So try to understand the problem better before taking a(n) action. As the saying goes, “It is better to light up a candle instead of blaming the .”
A．covered B．crowded C．concerned D．bored
A．baggage B．bed C．people D．window
A．view B．people C．hills D．cities
A．forward B．away C．hurriedly D．slowly
A．naughty B．handsome C．grown-up D．curious
A．whispering B．shouting C．thinking D．worrying
A．young B．clever C．lovely D．mad
A．frosting B．snowing C．winding D．raining
A．hard B．beautiful C．heavy D．cold
A．cheap B．dirty C．new D．worn
A．should B．can C．must D．need
A．hesitated B．cried C．laughed D．jumped
A．factory B．home C．school D．hospital
A．deaf B．blind C．troublesome D．crazy
A．offer B．thank C．forgive D．leave
A．after B．though C．if D．until
A．but B．or C．for D．while
A．hands B．eyes C．tongue D．mind
A．emotional B．important C．rude D．necessary
A．doctors B．darkness C．manners D．Patients
In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had and were leaving.
I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road, a kite spindle(风筝线锭) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I my neck to see how successful he had been in the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost 0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the tree in the park. Obviously, that was his grandson's kite! The kite was a replica (复制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread 0pen. Grandpa had only one to his problem: cut the string.
"You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa, wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.
I how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.
A．grown up B．turned up C．picked up D．taken up
A．carrying B．grabbing C．keeping D．holding
A．raised B．spread C．stretched D．expanded
A．reaching B．touching C．getting D．climbing
A．scene B．sight C．interest D．control
A．thickest B．strongest C．tallest D．largest
A．widely B．wide C．tightly D．closely
A．method B．hope C．solution D．result
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．sensed B．glanced C．watched D．found
A．car B．sky C．kite D．tree
A．within B．in C．beyond D．with
I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to her mind by observing even a slight ina patient's facial expression.
One day, when I was checking the patient, she me on the shoulder to show me a note, "Do you think I could be let go the hospital in a month to see my niece get married? Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not her，because I did not want to leave her a sense of hope. , I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward . Hearing that, the patient gave me a and a hug.
Day by day, I built her by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s , she wrote me one last note,“I couldn’t have done this you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were I woke up early for inthe hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her confirmed, that I was an part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the of people in ways that people in other will never get to experience.
A．difficult B．funny C．simple D．interesting
A．see B．know C．read D．feel
A．worry B．change C．pain D．excitement
A．tapped B．hit C．knocked D．struck
A．of B．to C．in D．from
A．disappoint B．promise C．comfort D．trust
A．false B．strong C．right D．good
A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Furthermore
A．death B．success C．destination D．recovery
A．surprise B．stare C．smile D．whistle
A．future B．strength C．hope D．confidence
A．slowly B．completely C．rapidly D．finally
A．presence B．visit C．wedding D．presentation
A．without B．behind C．except D．beside
A．what B．why C．when D．how
A．work B．school C．office D．exercise
A．expression B．note C．feeling D．treatment
A．irrelevant B．insignificant C．instructive D．important
A．fortunes B．shoulders C．lives D．tears
A．hospitals B．areas C．lands D．Fields
In December 2012.my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told them I would get back t0 them once I thought of. At chat point .I had tie full of asking for something . but for the first time .I how lucky I was to have been born in such a fortunate family. There was nothing I could ask for there was nothing more I needed .I was truly satisfied.
This made me ahout all the children who die not have families homes ,or food ,much less gifts ,for Christmas these thoughts in my mind ,I told my parents in January that getting me an expensive gift for the holidays ,I'd love to use the money to get a bunch of small gifts for all the that hadn't gotten anything for Christmas.
At first ,they were Then they realized I was serious ,and to spend $500 on gifts for young kids of the families living at the homeless shelter .It was such an incredible experience. I going to the homeless shelter to hand out the toys to as we could give, them all to share .One of the children looked at me with his innocent eyes I could see the in them .It was that he had never gotten a Christmas gift before ,so when he asked me where I got the gifts from ,I told him what I knew he wanted he wanted me to say ;that I was helping .
I that Santa was sorry he was so late .but that this gift had been made for him! The boy took the gift slowly ,smiled the cutest smile I had seen and ran to his
The last thing I heard as I moved on to give a gift to the next hopeful child was the boy's : " Mommy .Santa really does ! And he didn't forget about us this year!
A．all things B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．reputation B．intention C．responsibility D．action
A．announced B．concluded C．imagined D．realized
A．hecause B．until C．before D．though
A．concern B．argue C．think D．talk
A．With B．For C．Beyond D．Over
A．together with B．instead of C．regardless of D．more than
A．adults B．girls C．children D．boys
A．worried B．pleased C．shocked D．excited
A．declined B．agreed C．hesitated D．happened
A．remember B．admit C．regret D．consider
A．warning B．persuading C．forcing D．asking
A．encouragement B．assessment C．astonishment D．sorrow
A．amazing B．normal C．unique D．obvious
A．Santa B．Cod C．Father D．Mother
A．guessed B．discovered C．suggested D．explained
A．specially B．exactly C．willingly D．potentially
A．still B．even C．never D．ever'
A．dream B．voice C．honor D．victory
A．lie B．exist C．come D．remain
In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were . His chances of surviving were small. when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much than he was when he started, but alive.
His of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness —how he to catch fish, how he evaporated (蒸发) sea water to fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no in continuing the struggle. He was starved and worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in desperate circumstances in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on difficulties.
“I tell myself I can it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, up courage…”
I wrote that down after I read it. It me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my .
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you through the rough situations with a little more courage.
A．full B．rich C．few D．enough
A．And B．Yet C．Still D．Thus
A．thinner B．stronger C．worse D．healthier
A．attitude B．assumption C．instruction D．account
A．assisted B．tended C．managed D．intended
A．make B．absorb C．select D．replace
A．attacked B．caught C．froze D．cheated
A．operation B．taste C．message D．point
A．firmly B．completely C．hardly D．generally
A．deal B．defend C．survive D．observe
A．similarly B．differently C．gradually D．commonly
A．pull B．take C．break D．give
A．for the lack of B．in the face of C．in exchange for D．as a result of
A．handle B．carry C．follow D．inspect
A．rolling B．using C．building D．making
A．defeated B．recommended C．introduced D．struck
A．far B．long C．ever D．even
A．feelings B．senses C．ideas D．influences
A．related B．measured C．contributed D．compared
A．see B．cut C．get D．think
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their. This was the beginning of another day in New York City. this day was to be different.
Waiting the crowded streets, on top of a 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first with great care. The wire held. Now he was he could do it. only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour began to notice. What a ! There, 131 feet above the street, a figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven , back and forth (来回). He wasn't satisfied with just . At times, he would turn, sit down, and go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."
A．jobs B．homes C．buses D．offices
A．working B．hot C．same D．ordinary
A．And B．So C．But D．Thus
A．for B．in C．by D．above
A．roof B．position C．wall D．building
A．throw B．walk C．climb D．fix
A．act B．landing C．step D．trip
A．sure B．uncertain C．glad D．nervous
A．Through B．Against C．With D．On
A．distance B．height C．space D．rope
A．streets B．crowds C．passengers D．city
A．height B．pleasure C．wonder D．danger
A．great B．strange C．public D．tiny
A．experiments B．circles C．trips D．movements
A．walking B．staying C．acting D．showing
A．almost B．even C．often D．rather
A．spirit B．result C．strength D．courage
A．patient B．terrified C．pleased D．enjoyable
A．show B．trick C．try D．program
A．how B．why C．whether D．when