Andy was born with a developmental disorder. The two sides of his brain were not____normally together. The right side of his____could not communicate with the left. At the age of three, it was____for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo(重复) a few words, and walked____while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the ____. He attended an all-day center where he____every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in____, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would____him there in the mornings. However, they____ --against all odds(逆境)--that he could grow up to live a____ healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It____.Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His ____has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but____his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcomes a lot of____to move from adversity (逆境)to victory.
Ask yourself :"What are the seeds of____hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I____, what will that make possible tomorrow?"
"Overnight success" is the____of years of tenacity (坚韧)and continued____.
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad____to them. They'll find the path to their dream. ____, they will accept adversities as universities that will foster(促进) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.
A．touched B．used C．mixed D．joined
A．ear B．body C．foot D．shoulder
A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．funny
A．fast B．strangely C．strongly D．slowly
A．power B．attention C．struggles D．failures
A．watched B．followed C．received D．enjoyed
A．tears B．smiles C．excitement D．disappointment
A．make B．leave C．forget D．put
A．doubted B．believed C．guessed D．imagined
A．lovely B．rich C．normal D．colorful
A．paid off B．set out C．ran out D．went off
A．story B．problem C．experience D．progress
A．sees B．visits C．invites D．joins
A．objects B．enemies C．habits D．difficulties
A．flower B．spirit C．strength D．pride
A．lose B．fail C．fall D．stop
A．mark B．result C．symbol D．sign
A．learning B．taking C．offering D．refusing
A．related B．happened C．appealed D．referred
A．However B．Otherwise C．Besides D．Rather
We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our 36 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 37 everything to their kindness and love.
When we 38 them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or 39 them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of 40 our own love and gratitude to them. 41 , elders have also been through all the years you are 42 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 43 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always 44 with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their 46 .
With changing times and 47 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should 48 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 49 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 50 their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are 51 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 52 of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear 53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a 54 disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become 55 that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
A．youngsters B．elders C．parents D．juniors
A．devote B．owe C．pay D．contribute
A．show B．explain C．exhibit D．point
A．greeting B．receiving C．declaring D．showing
A．expressing B．describing C．sending D．suggesting
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Though
A．experiencing with B．going through C．suffering from D．worrying out
A．true B．likely C．reasonable D．strange
A．quarreled B．dealt C．lived D．disagreed
A．community B．organization C．society D．public
A．experience B．reality C．emotion D．information
A．cultural B．economical C．political D．psychological
A．quietly B．slightly C．silently D．coldly
A．rise B．raise C．support D．force
A．give away B．get rid of C．give up D．send out
A．expected B．forced C．needed D．reminded
A．doubt B．question C．wonder D．challenge
A．suffering B．upset C．trouble D．discomfort
A．serious B．light C．heavy D．slight
A．aware B．alive C．knowing D．Sensible
Baseball (棒球) Match
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper.
Robert came in but he didn’t say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn’t find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.
Mr. Jenkins is a ______.
A．doctor B．teacher C．driver D．farmer
A．逗号 B．冒号 C．句号 D．感叹号
A．a baseball match B．a piece of good news C．a today's newspaper D．an exclamation mark
A．there was a baseball match B．his son bought a newspaper for him C．his little son learned to read D．his little son learned to write
Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who __1___some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ___2___of his time? There is an answer ___3___ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ___4___ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t ____5___ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ___6___ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became ___7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways ____8___he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with ____9___today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ___10___ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
A．took B．made C．painted D．invented
A．artists B．doctors C．painters D．people
A．to B．of C．for D．from
A．the scientists B．the artists C．the world D．people
A．draw B．paint C．work D．build
A．was just B．wasn’t just C．wasn’t D．was no longer
A．less B．no C．even D．very
A．before B．after C．because D．when
A．him B．us C．them D．you
A．interesting B．crying C．smiling D．surprising
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 31 , including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a32 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 33 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which34 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t 35 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 36 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 37 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad 38 , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re 39 .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he 40 , he never gives up.
41 , the disastrous(灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 42 Dad remained optimistic. He 43 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 44 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 45 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 46 our family. He always puts our happiness 47 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 48 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic (同情心的) and 49 putting others first.
Dad, the life 50 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer
A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning
A．order B．form C．gap D．position
A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really
A．go B．begin C．occur D．change
A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly
A．surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened
A．apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed
A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched
A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about
A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．or B．for C．so D．but
A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．aimed
A．face B．appreciate C．examine D．question
A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty
A．support B．settle C．start D．impress
A．after B．before C．beside D．under
A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of
A．careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous
A．history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons
On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley.Finally, they stopped at a grave（坟墓）, which was covered with thick 1 . The gravestone looked very 2 . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man 3 in the snow.
This 4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5 had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong 6 had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7 , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately 8 by what he had seen.
In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were 9 in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to 10 her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11 around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12 , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected 13 . He buried the mother and held the 14 baby to pursue（追赶）the 15 .
After the war, he took this child to the United States to 16 . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what 17 that year and took him to the valley to 18 his mother.
Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19 the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how 20 you were for so many years!”
A．leaves B．snow C．dust D．grass
A．simple B．clean C．beautiful D．big
A．gave up B．stood up C．knelt down D．broke down
A．party B．strike C．accident D．story
A．speech B．whisper C．fighting D．argument
A．competition B．enemy C．disease D．storm
A．Fortunately B．Frequently C．Immediately D．Suddenly
A．shocked B．puzzled C．frightened D．annoyed
A．wounded B．trapped C．killed D．frozen
A．feed B．teach C．save D．hide
A．clothes B．blankets C．packages D．handkerchiefs
A．sick B．dead C．hungry D．lost
A．mark B．condition C．voice D．scene
A．growing B．crying C．running D．singing
A．troops B．mother C．path D．goal
A．show him in B．call him in C．bring him up D．pick him up
A．happened B．appeared C．started D．formed
A．depend on B．attend to C．care about D．look for
A．moved B．decorated C．covered D．dug
A．tired B．fearful C．lonely D．cold