A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the was that he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the __ of the rescue.
It is almost that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his , “First of all I checked up my conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave，they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __ . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably sense a faint light shining not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
A．worst B．least C．largest D．shortest
A．service B．work C．order D．way
A．cry B．wait C．lie D．sleep
A．end B．success C．arrival D．team
A．untrue B．useless C．true D．unimaginable
A．explanation B．decision C．plan D．excuse
A．working B．mental C．physical D．medical
A．place B．strength C．tools D．way
A．rotting B．bleeding C．hurting D．spreading
A．difficulty B．loneliness C．hardship D．failure
A．had B．managed C．tried D．planned
A．Willing B．Deciding C．Determined D．Unable
A．hearing B．direction C．feeling D．sight
A．local B．village C．rescue D．brave
A．opening B．top C．end D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．life B．work C．adventure D．mankind
A．Imagine B．Watch C．Mind D．Warn
A．really B．carefully C．immediately D．hopefully
A．and B．but C．so D．while
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the , but consider the sky and the sea. the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be ."
Yellow chuckled (笑道), "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and into the world."
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another （8） to any of you."
Red could stand it and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝) ……
The colors went on boasting, each convinced ofhis or her own . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down . The colors crouched (蜷缩) down , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting (14) yourselves, each trying to dominate . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, ? Join hands with and come to me." Doing as they were told, the colors and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to one another.
A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun
A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
A．turn to B．fight for C．struggle with D．bend over
A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
A．amongst B．by C．for D．against
A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
A．each other B．me C．one another D．them
A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．Praise
When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one when my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely toast (吐司) in front of my dad. I remember to see if anyone noticed! all my dad did was reach for his toast, at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
When I from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom to my dad for burning the toast. And I'll forget what he said, "Baby, I love burnt toast." Later that night, I went to dad good night and I asked him if he really his toast burnt. He wrapped me up in his and said, "Debbie, your mom had a day at work today and she's really tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never anyone! "In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the my dad showed to my mom.
To this day, it's a cherished (珍贵的) from my childhood that I'll never forget. And it's one that came to just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.
As I the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a (n) about the burnt toast. But all I got was, "Thank you, dear! This is . I know you had a hard day!" Just then, I thought about my parents, and was quietly thankful for having a where burnt toast wasn't a deal-breaker either!
A．noon B．afternoon C．morning D．night
A．expected B．burnt C．sweet D．delicious
A．being encouraged B．being allowed C．waiting D．refusing
A．Yet B．Although C．So D．Until
A．laugh B．smile C．shout D．stare
A．got up B．got back C．broke away D．put forward
A．report B．shout C．apologize D．complain
A．almost B．never C．often D．hardly
A．ask B．greet C．tell D．kiss
A．liked B．got C．cooked D．made
A．head B．heart C．arms D．hands
A．boring B．hard C．disappointing D．sad
A．hurts B．comforts C．invites D．hates
A．interest B．surprise C．kindness D．satisfaction
A．life B．mind C．an end D．a conclusion
A．set down B．took away C．finished up D．washed up
A．answer B．question C．comment D．suggestion
A．possible B．true C．terrible D．great
A．condition B．future C．situation D．Marriage
Eating the Cookie
One of my patients, a successful businessman, tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way. was "having the cookie". If you had the cookie, things were good. If you didn't have the cookie, life was .
Unfortunately, the cookie kept . Some of the time it was money, and sometimes power. At time, it was the new car, the biggest contract—A year and a half after his diagnosis of prostate (前列腺) cancer, he sits his head regretfully. "It seems that I stopped learning how to after I was a kid. When I give my son a cookie, he is happy.
If I take the cookie away or it , he is unhappy. But he is two and a half and I am forty three. It's taken me this long to understand that the will never make me happy for long.
The you have the cookie it starts to fall to pieces or you start to （10） about it crumbling (弄碎) or about someone trying to take it away from you. You know, you have to a lot of things to take care of the cookie, to keep it from crumbling and be that no one takes it away from you. You may not even get a chance to eat it you are so busy just trying not to lose it. the cookie is not what life is about. ”
My patient laughs and says has changed him. For the first time he is . No matter if his is doing well or not, no matter if he wins or loses at golf. "Two years ago, cancer me, ‘What is really important?’Well, life is important. Live any way you can have it, life with the cookie, life without the cookie. Happiness does not have anything to with the cookie: it has to do with being ."
A．Happiness B．Success C．Business D．Love
A．normal B．common C．worthless D．useless
A．increasing B．changing C．decreasing D．recovering
A．one B．a C．no D．other
A．shaking B．nodding C．knocking D．raising
A．grow B．learn C．live D．work
A．burns B．breaks C．shares D．throws
A．disease B．change C．kid D．cookie
A．hour B．time C．second D．minute
A．think B．come C．worry D．doubt
A．give up B．add up C．use up D．call up
A．brave B．curious C．aware D．sure
A．unless B．because C．though D．until
A．Eating B．Protecting C．Having D．Making
A．death B．energy C．life D．cancer
A．happy B．weak C．upset D．sad
A．result B．fortunate C．business D．behavior
A．deal B．do C．connect D．link
A．alone B．alive C．ambitious D．Active
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines—a never-ending flood of words. In a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend
can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us, are
readers. Most of us develop poor reading
at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency
in the actual stuff of language itself—words. Taken individually, words have
meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs.
, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing (退回) to
words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over
you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which
down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as
reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined (预先确定的) speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate
the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,
word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization (默读) practically impossible. At first
is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster,
your comprehension will improve. Many people have found
reading skill drastically improved after some training.
Charles Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 72 words a minute
the training, now it is an excellent 128 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can
a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting
A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly
A. good B. curious C. poor D. urgent
A. training B. habits C. situations D. custom
A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves
A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull
A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately
A. reuse B. reread C. rewrite D. recite
A. what B. which C. that D. if
A. scalesB. cuts C. slows D. measures
A. some one B. one C the one D. reader
A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer
A. then B. as C. beyond D. than
A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating
A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression
A. but B. nor C. or D. for
A. our B. your C. their D. such a
A. Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider
A. for B. in C. after D. before
A. master B. go over C. present D. get through
Every morning, before dropping her son off at school, my friend would stop on the way to work to grab a quick breakfast. They tended to frequent the restaurant every morning grabbing an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for herself, milk for her son.
One day she an additional breakfast. When they had eaten and walked out of the door, she stopped and said good morning to a man who was sitting alone outside the restaurant and him the additional breakfast she had bought. He her, grinning, telling her it was the first meal he had in a great many days. She couldn't help but feel and was glad she finally took action.
She told her son that she had him every day that week outside the restaurant and that no one, herself included, had to offer him food, drink, comfort, etc. She further that homelessness can happen to anyone and the importance of service to others and acts of kindness were.
And so her kindness tradition... each day thereafter she and her son (12） to buy and supply the homeless gentleman with breakfast. The was going on until they several years later but the lesson was implanted (植入) in her son by then.
She as she told me that this kindness legacy to her son, who remembered this childhood tradition and lesson. Now a college graduate and employed, her son stops every day at Starbucks for his morning cup of coffee and purchases a for a homeless person nearby before commuting (上下班往返) to the .
What a great family legacy that he can pass along to his children as well...
A．small B．same C．crowded D．ordinary
A．received B．demanded C．expected D．ordered
A．strong B．kind C．homeless D．sick
A．handed B．bought C．supplied D．provided
A．remembered B．thanked C．respected D．paid
A．grateful B．sorry C．anxious D．good
A．helped B．seen C．disliked D．missed
A．agreed B．refused C．stopped D．appeared
A．shouted B．replied C．argued D．explained
A．what B．which C．how D．where
A．ended B．began C．met D．presented
A．hesitated B．hurried C．continued D．needed
A．moment B．life C．practice D．performance
A．moved away B．got around C．turned down D．broke up
A．hardly B．firmly C．happily D．slightly
A．smiled B．cheered C．sighed D．wondered
A．came B．occurred C．went D．belonged
A．regularly B．carefully C．entirely D．gainfully
A．chance B．tent C．shirt D．breakfast
A．city B．office C．house D．school