After I left the United States Air Force，I began college classes in the summer of 1983.I pursued my nursing degree with effort and ___ it in grand style in May 1986 along with a lot of friends and fellow students.
Of all my ____ professors，Dr Joan Cook had the most profound effect on me.She provided me with the stimulus to pursue my ____ beyond what the College of St.Mary could give me.In spite of ____ the same classes year in and year out，she put ____ into each class she was responsible for，and never ____ grew tired of her subject matter.
One day after class she pulled me ____ and said that she considered me one of her most“unusual”students who were able to walk a ____ road towards success.In my younger years I didn't ____ that being“unusual”would be such a tribute(称赞)．As I ____ and gained a wider variety of life's ____，I found that being“unusual”takes on an array of meanings.After getting my nursing degree I ____ to Texas where I decided to ____ an additional degree in anthropology(the study of the human race)to my resume(履历)as that particular and interesting field ____ me far more than nursing ever did.
I am exceedingly ____ to Dr Joan Cook for instilling(灌输)in me the ability to see myself far beyond what other people ____ me.What she said motivated me to follow my dreams ____ gave me endless strength.Thank Dr Joan Cook，for I ____ her a great deal in establishing the solid ____ of whom I am and for the person whom I am trying to become.Without her it would have been ____ for me to become a professor in Harvard University.
A．completed B．considered C．practiced D．received
A．company B．institute C．hospital D．university
A．business B．career C．education D．profession
A．attending B．teaching C．showing D．passing
A．stories B．power C．life D．measures
A．seemingly B．suddenly C．clearly D．wisely
A．over B．up C．in D．aside
A．different B．long C．common D．wide
A．hope B．realize C．mind D．mean
A．worked B．engaged C．exercised D．aged
A．talent B．views C．experiences D．friendship
A．stepped B．moved C．walked D．drove
A．connect B．introduce C．add D．direct
A．attracted B．saved C．protected D．touched
A．equal B．necessary C．important D．thankful
A．dealt with B．depended on C．thought of D．got along with
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．remind B．owe C．offer D．lend
A．system B．opinion C．foundation D．faith
A．inevitable B．impossible C．believable D．changeable
It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (北极) must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.
A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the opening of China's __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State Oceanic Administration (国家海洋局) has __4__.
Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held __6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day (极昼).
With territories (版图) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China __12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.
Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.
The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.
"It will be __19__ great support to the scientists' research there," said Xia Limin, an officer in SOA.
This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (提升) two existing scientific bases in the Antarctic (南极洲). They are "Great Wall", which was set up in 1985, and "Zhongshan", __20__ five years later.
1. A. house B. hotel C. palace D. room
2. A. journey B. travel C. trip D. tour
3. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
4. A. told B. spoke C. announced D. published
5. A. before B. later C. after D. ago
6. A. forward B. toward C. back D. ahead
7. A. which B. through which C. that D. where
8. A. During B. While C. When D. As
9. A. raises B. rises C. lifts D. carries
10. A. knows B. to know C. known D. knowing
11. A. spreading B. spreads C. to spread D. spread
12. A. works out B. picks out C. keeps out D. carries out
13. A. less B. more C. few D. much
14. A. for example B. such as C. for instance D. such that
15. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
16. A. showed B. went C. visited D. got
17. A. great B. greeting C. greater D. greatest
18. A. includes B. contains C. including D. containing
19. A. to B. for C. at D. of
20. A. establishing B. to establish C. established D. establish
Hard-working Making People Live Longer 努力工作使人长寿
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___1___ than housewives, Evidence (证据) shows that ___2___ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this ___4___ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __5___ loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel __6___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___7___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___8___ between man and reality. By work, people ___9___ each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __10___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___11___.
__12___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of ___13___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___14___ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___16___, they are happy __17___.
From the above we can come to the conclusion ___18___ the more you work, __19___ you will be. Let us work hard, __20___ and live a happy and healthy life.
1. A. more healthierB. healthier C. weaker D. worse
2. A. career womenB. the busy C. the jobless D. the hard-working
3. A. that wheneverB. whether C. that thoughD. since
4. A. comes down to B. equals to C. adds up to D. amounts to
5. A. 不填 B. off C. in touch with D. away from
6. A. happy, interested B. glad, joyful
C. cheerful, concernedD. unhappy, worried
7. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty
8. A. a river B. a gap C. a channel D. a bridge
9. A. come across B. come into contact with
C. look down upon D. watch over
10. A. means B. stands C. equals D. matches
11. A. successB. death C. victory D. disease
12. A. BesidesB. NeverthelessC. However D. Yet
13. A. disappointment B. achievement C. regret D. apology
14. A. a worker B. a farmer C. a writer D. a manager
15. A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with
16. A. raise B. grow C. rise D. increase
17. A. in a word B. without a word C. at a word D. beyond words
18. A. that B. which C. what D. 不填.
19. A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and weaker
C. happier and healthier D. the happier and healthier
20.A. study well B. studying well C. study good D. studying good
The Abominable Snowman 喜马拉雅雪人
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The1 of the Snowman has been around for__2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mound Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,”and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced an evidence（证据）.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has6 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as the melted（融化）and refroze in the snow.13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 . no evidence has ever16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman __17. But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
1. A. event B. story C. adventure D. description
2. A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years
3. A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about
4. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably
5. A. as B. though C. when D. until
6. A. developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued
7. A. entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply
8. A. found B. declared C. felt D. doubled
9. A. exist B. escape C. disappear D. return
10. A. clearer B. more C. possible D. rare
11. A. huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening
12. A. strange B. large C. deep D. rough
13. A. In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However
14. A. imagined B. real C. special D. familiar
15. A. so B. besides C. again D. instead
16. A. rightly B. actually C. normally D. particularly
17. A. lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly
18. A. succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in
19. A. decision B. situation C. subject D. problem
20. A. zoo B. mountain C. museum D. Laboratory
The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I6 I had done for them. I just hoped they___7 .
As I walked into the8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase9a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It11 :
She took a day off from her busy12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a20 Mother’s Day, after all.
1. A. admit B. adopt C. deny D. refuse
2. A. intended B. liked C. tended D. hesitated
3. A. stress B. spare C. strengthen D. spend
4. A. poorB. great C. faithless D. pretty
5. A. merely B. usuallyC. never D. often
6. A. wished B. hopedC. expected D. desired
7. A. supported B. understood C. approved D. disgusted
8. A. 1iving-room B. kitchen C. bed loom D. study
9. A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
10. A. handwriting B. description C. tone D. scratch
11. A. wrote B. recorded C. memorized D. read
12. A. event B. contentC. schedule D. circumstance
13. A. or B. for C. but D. so
14. A. At B. InC. On D. By
15. A. impressed B. printedC. presented D. pressed
16. A. buy B. abandon C. get D. swap
17. A. before B. until C. after D. when
18. A. see B. hear C. realize D. tell
19. A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
20. A. sadB. bitter C. happy D. Exciting
Puppies for Sale 待售的小狗
A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of 1 small children, and 2 enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “ 3 are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.
The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 4 $ 50.”
The little boy 5 in his pocket and pulled out some 6 . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “ 7 I please look at them?”
The store owner 8 and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (过道) of his store 9 by five puppies. One puppy was 10 . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s 11 with that little dog?”
The store owner explained that the veterinarian (兽医) had 12 the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became 13 “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”
The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”
The little boy got quite upset. He looked 14 into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay 15 price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month 16 I have him paid for.”
The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is 17 going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”
To his surprise, the little boy reached 18 and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (残疾的) left leg 19 by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 20 !”
1. A. absorbing B. attracting C. bargaining D. greeting
2. A. sure B. luckily C. surprisingly D. interestingly
3. A. What B. How come C. WhenD. How much
4. A. on B. at C. to D. between
5. A. put B. arrived C. reached D. filled
6. A. coin B. note C. value D. change
7. A. Can B. Shall C. WillD. Must
8. A. performed B. smiled C. disagreed D. announced
9. A. applied B. guided C. followed D. linked
10. A. falling behind B. setting foot C. lending a hand D. putting forward
11. A. the price B. the matter C. the weight D. the name
12. A. tested B. studied C. examined D. experimented
13. A. excited B. shocked C. worried D. disappointed
14. A. straight B. deeply C. closely D. totally
15. A. half B. lower C. higher D. full
16. A. unless B. after C. until D. once
17. A. always B. often C. no D. never
18. A. up B. down C. out D. over
19. A. supported B. assisted C. adjusted D. surrounded
20. A. encourages B. cooperates C. understands D. Recognizes