During the winter of 2002, I had the opportunity to teach tennis in Nevis in the Caribbean Sea. My experience teaching and staying on the island was wonderful, it was also hard work!
After several weeks of teaching, I was for a vacation! I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp in Panama with my friend Clayton. I to Panama City with my tennis bag and off we went to the remote Bay of Chiriqui.
To get to the camp, we had to load Clayton’s surfboards and my gear （装备）on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally .
The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal. I rented a board and we had an unbelievable week good waves.
On our trip, we learned that our bus back to Panama City had been delayed. The sun was down on us , and the only was under a canvas canopy（帆布罩蓬）, next to the bus terminal attendant’s .
As I walked over to the shade area, a couple of kids started throwing at me. Thinking quickly, I reached into my and opened a can of tennis balls. I the youngsters and gave them the tennis balls. I got them to throw the balls onto the racket throwing rocks at me. They seemed to that.
Then an old boy got interested. He joined the game. he seemed a bit more coordinated （协调的）than the youngsters, I gave him a racket and got him to try to hit the ball onto the catching racket.
Soon, his bus arrived, and he was on his . But the clinic（临场教学） had just . Families from across the streets came over and wanted their tennis lesson, too. The bus terminal attendant __her post and came out for a lesson, too.
In what seemed like no , my bus arrived. Clayton and I made it back to Panama City in time for our connecting flights.
A．unless B．but C．because D．so
A．guilty B．blessed C．known D．ready
A．rode B．drove C．walked D．flew
A．hiking B．tennis C．boarding D．swimming
A．relaxed B．stopped C．arrived D．united
A．admiring B．expecting C．watching D．surfing
A．shopping B．field C．return D．business
A．cutting B．breaking C．beating D．calming
A．station B．shade C．seat D．entrance
A．camp B．car C．office D．house
A．rackets B．balls C．sticks D．rocks
A．bag B．pocket C．can D．suitcase
A．approached B．blamed C．passed D．pushed
A．except for B．instead of C．by means of D．in case of
A．enjoy B．dislike C．worry D．understand
A．If B．As C．Though D．After
A．side B．phone C．way D．trip
A．faded B．changed C．finished D．started
A．left B．cleaned C．searched D．protected
A．time B．effort C．problem D．opinion
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a ________ old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects...
One day ________ walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly. He ________it home.
A few days later, a small ________appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours _________it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to _______making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go______ farther.
Then the man decided to help the _______ , so he took a pair of scissors and _______the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out ________.
_______it had a swollen (浮肿的) body and small, shriveled (枯萎的) wings. The man ________ to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would ________ to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! ______ , the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.
It never able to ________ .
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting (限制的) _______and the struggle required for the butterfly to ________ the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its________ from the cocoon.
Sometimes _______ are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any challenges, it would weaken us. We would not be as ______as what we could have been.
And we could never fly.
A．cold B．kind C．polite D．tiresome
A．unless B．if C．while D．because
A．took B．moved C．circulated D．dashed
A．sign B．shadow C．shade D．opening
A．and B．until C．as D．then
A．stop B．prevent C．appeal D．adapt
A．any B．more C．no D．much
A．bug B．butterfly C．animal D．fly
A．take down B．take apart C．cut down D．cut open
A．greedily B．easily C．hardly D．quickly
A．Generally B．Even C．So D．But
A．sought B．lasted C．continued D．began
A．enlarge B．shorten C．tighten D．darken
A．In conclusion B．In time C．In fact D．In particular
A．walk B．fly C．flee D．run
A．wing B．tale C．subject D．cocoon
A．get out B．get through C．get away D．get down
A．freedom B．outcome C．balance D．reliability
A．struggles B．passions C．manners D．spirits
A．weak B．intelligent C．gifted D．strong
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics in ourseminarsis theretention (留住)of quality . During these , I asked the participants, “What has you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Minutes later a new manager the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.”
Cynthia told the group that she took a Circle K clerk job. On her second or third day behind the , she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He a baseball glove for Little League. She that as a single mother, money was , and her first check would have to for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check.
When Cynthia for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the office. Cynthia if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job from the day before. She was and confused.
Patricia her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. He may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as as we would like to; but we do , and I want you to know you are important to us.”
People more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.
A．goods B．employers C．customers D．employees
A．discussions B．tests C．preparations D．trips
A．taught B．caused C．urged D．impressed
A．took B．raised C．replied D．applauded
A．officially B．particularly C．originally D．normally
A．counter B．store C．job D．shelves
A．asked B．needed C．changed D．purchased
A．explained B．argued C．disagreed D．decided
A．tight B．impossible C．troublesome D．vital
A．prepare B．spend C．use D．go
A．arrived B．left C．reached D．went
A．assumed B．wondered C．realized D．admitted
A．open B．finished C．incomplete D．alone
A．delighted B．ashamed C．worried D．disappointed
A．delivered B．handed C．brought D．served
A．convenient B．simple C．complex D．hard
A．after B．before C．because D．though
A．much B．great C．far D．many
A．appreciate B．value C．care D．count
A．believe B．remind C．understand D．Remember
I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50% hearing in my left when I was a little boy. My doctors that I would be completely deaf by now, and today, my remaining hearing to 20%, so I think I’m doing pretty .
For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant he owned. I was . I e-mailed a well-known New York City DJ: “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge .” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop proper skills. I practiced four hours a day. Now when I’m , muscle memory takes over.
I started, I wouldn’t tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just , introduce myself and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so . Sometimes I would bring doctor’s because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassurance (安心) that they were giving me gigs (特约演奏) not out of , but because I was good. people started calling me “Deaf DJ”.
Music is not all about . For each show, I can hear some of the lower frequencies and feel the in my feet. I can feel the energy of the song and the goes crazy. The next time you go dancing your ears, and you’ll feel a little bit of I do it. You’ll start using your other senses. You’ll start seeing that you’re able to hear the music in a way.
Now, I play all sorts of get-togethers on various occasions. I also go to schools for the deaf and talk to the students about and believing in themselves. I tell their parents, “My to you is to let your kids chase their dreams. I’m a deaf DJ, so why not?”
A．agreed B．confirmed C．predicted D．admitted
A．increased B．stayed C．dropped D．kept
A．well B．much C．bad D．little
A．disappointed B．moved C．embarrassed D．hooked
A．refused B．accepted C．found D．obtained
A．singing B．watching C．performing D．listening
A．When B．While C．After D．Until
A．cheer up B．show up C．look up D．call up
A．satisfied B．frightened C．worried D．surprised
A．notes B．orders C．schedules D．letters
A．encouragement B．favor C．sympathy D．respect
A．Occasionally B．Eventually C．Regularly D．Immediately
A．sensing B．playing C．feeling D．hearing
A．beat B．noise C．clap D．wave
A．music B．song C．crowd D．manager
A．fold B．cover C．close D．touch
A．what B．that C．why D．how
A．funny B．traditional C．strange D．different
A．motivation B．talent C．ability D．qualification
A．chance B．advice C．idea D．motto
On a weekday evening, Jane was at home as usual. As her ____swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly ___by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…..” One facebook message and a phone interview later, Jane ____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering (令人发昏的)desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and _____ awareness(意识)about zero-waste and climate change.
With a deep ____ of the environment and a desire to make a ____, Jane, Davey, and a group of self ____ “environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only ____0.9 miles in an entire day, they ____ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.
Jane and Davey ___ with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their ____to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently ____how she would have enough ____ to fly home for their two-week spring break, Jane found a blank, unidentified envelope ____with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus ____ outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got ____and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where ___from all over the state came together with a ____of cleaning up trash all over the park.
Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ____was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ____ themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.
A．hands B．thoughts C．balance D．position
A．blamed B．frightened C．moved D．interrupted
A．found B．cheered C．dropped D．taught
A．abandoning B．raising C．shaking D．hiding
A．pride B．trust C．love D．fear
A．plan B．promise C．mistake D．difference
A．described B．corrected C．repeated D．discovered
A．driving B．covering C．riding D．fixing
A．slowly B．secretly C．helplessly D．frequently
A．heard B．read C．wrote D．shared
A．problems B．costs C．efforts D．choices
A．depending on B．replying to C．worrying about D．meeting with
A．time B．money C．food D．room
A．filled B．supplied C．decorated D．equipped
A．set off B．held on C．headed for D．broke down
A．rest B．practice C．help D．understanding
A．volunteers B．members C．tourists D．reporters
A．question B．purpose C．decision D．lesson
A．introduced B．expected C．examined D．experienced
A．turn B．limit C．devote D．compare
It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal . He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is .
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they couldn’t go with their illgotten gains. They the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal even if they were that . “We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still to eat. If you need food, you have some.”
They were told to what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer .
This wasn't what they had . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three people walked out with all the their arms could hold. They were that if they needed to come back again they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the person in the
world to claim he was a hero. But he gave the three people something they were in desperate need of—a small amount of selfrespect and a little bit of .
A．friends B．neighbors C．customers D．passengers
A．respect B．pride C．wisdom D．privilege
A．slow B．busy C．heavy D．swift
A．bravely B．reasonably C．hardly D．obviously
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke
A．nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
A．hid B．lifted C．swallowed D．dropped
A．in B．on C．off D．by
A．anxious B．cautious C．courageous D．hungry
A．safe B．easy C．sweet D．unique
A．must B．can C．should D．need
A．hold up B．hand out C．picks up D．hand in
A．when B．after C．before D．since
A．popular B．necessary C．reliable D．important
A．wanted B．desired C．expected D．admired
A．dirtier B．cleaner C．cleverer D．quicker
A．money B．cigarettes C．drinks D．food
A．reminded B．warned C．ordered D．persuaded
A．first B．last C．best D．worst
A．worry B．advice C．hope D．education