Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the ____ of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important lessons in ____ that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the ____ of my behaviour. Once when I returned in ____ from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who ____ the time to ask me what happened. When I ___ that my baseball had flown through Mrs Holt's basement window, ___ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologized to her. After all, I ___ not have played in the path between buildings. ___ my knees shocked as I explained, I __ to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that ___ property is a scared thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom, I wanted to ___ it, but Steve explained that it might be important to ____ else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of ____ I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the ____ Steve gave me, his respect for ____ is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ____ with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the ____ he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it ____ you first, Mark？” he asked. I didn't know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment ___ out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
A．charge B．absence C．respect D．presence
A．memories B．truth C．hopes D．honesty
A．advantages B．reasons C．realities D．results
A．surprise B．tears C．joy D．smiles
A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid
A．insisted B．introduced C．declared D．explained
A．injuring B．damaging C．destroying D．breaking
A．could B．must C．would D．should
A．Since B．Although C．Because D．But
A．refused B．offered C．afforded D．managed
A．personal B．valuable C．public D．whole
A．save B．keep C．pick D．return
A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anyone
A．why B．when C．how D．what
A．information B．explanation C．opinions D．instructions
A．life B．people C．family D．things
A．Proud B．Encouraged C．Relaxed D．Excited
A．way B．time C．place D．scene
A．affect B．interrupt C．hurt D．fight
A．stands B．reaches C．turns D．holds
One morning, my son, Chilly, found a carpenterworm(毛毛虫) unexpectedly and put it in a jar. Each day he couldn’t 36 to visit the little guest. Few weeks later we discovered it 37 in a cocoon (茧).
Chilly surely knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be 38 . He was 39 to know what gift nature was about to give him. Gradually we found it half transparent and we could 40 the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free, and then 41 eggs, completing its lifecycle.
The next day, I 42 Chilly it was time to set it free. He took it 43 and opened the jar. It circled the yard twice, came back, and 44 on Chilly’s arm. He picked it up and threw it in the air. The moth repeated its 45 pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would 46 to his arm so that Chilly had to give up.
The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions the moth finally 47 into the grass.
Like a 48 , I believe the moth was afraid to 49 what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something 50 , scared to move on and experience something unknown.
I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s 51 , in which I was comfortable, and hated to fly too far away from it. I was 52 when my first job required me to move to a new city. Humans are creatures of 53 . We resist change. However, if I hadn’t moved, I would not have experienced many 54 and wonderful things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the 55 to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.
A．help B．leave C．stop D．wait
A．stuck B．wrapped C．developed D．protected
A．born B．changed C．raised D．created
A．upset B．content C．lucky D．curious
A．count B．feel C．identify D．imagine
A．laid B．lay C．put D．placed
A．confirmed B．convinced C．concluded D．contacted
A．back B．down C．aside D．outside
A．kept B．dropped C．landed D．lived
A．game B．flight C．adventure D．communication
A．return B．cater C．turn D．stick
A．walkedaway B．ran out C．fell down D．flew off
A．moth B．butterfly C．human D．pet
A．leave B．stay C．move D．forget
A．friendly B．similar C．pleasant D．familiar
A．instruction B．love C．requirement D．expectation
A．excited B．crazy C．afraid D．annoyed
A．community B．habit C．conscience D．ambition
A．odd B．funny C．new D．vital
A．courage B．pleasure C．ability D．purpose
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the 36 , after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just 37 a best time. 38 , I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.
I was lying on my cool bed when an idea 39 me. Success is the 40 to go from failure to failure without losing your 41 . At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a 42 similar response like, “You can’t do it” or “Probably not”. Believe it or not, these are the responses that make my goal 43 .
Finally came the day when I had to 44 to myself and others that with 45 there is no limit to your achievements.
With the starting gun 46 , I dived with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running 47 my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each 48 at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the 49 turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had. I 50 the final wall with my fingertips and I knew that I had swum the 51 race.
I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my 52 like water does a cup. I saw the 53 on all of my friend’s face as I 54 out of the pool; their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them the thumbs up.
I have 55 in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.
A．pond B．sea C．pool D．river
A．made B．achieved C．reached D．realized
A．Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Overall
A．occurred B．broke C．came D．hit
A．opportunity B．action C．cause D．ability
A．enthusiasm B．interest C．strength D．friendship
A．somehow B．somewhat C．anyhow D．anywhere
A．available B．reasonable C．reliable D．achievable
A．promise B．provide C．present D．prove
A．consideration B．Impression C．belief D．desire
A．setting out B．going off C．breaking out D．getting off
A．through B．above C．across D．to
A．turn B．jump C．struggle D．shoot
A．next B．previous C．very D．last
A．pushed B．reached C．got D．touched
A．whole B．perfect C．first D．best
A．heart B．head C．mind D．mood
A．expressions B．emotions C．feelings D．responses
A．ran B．climbed C．stood D．jumped
A．acquired B．dreamed C．learned D．Remembered
“Scotty!” Mr. Brown, my Year 11 English teacher, called me by my nickname (绰号) across the classroom. His eyes were bright and a secret 36 was half hidden behind the beard.
Once he finished joking over my unbearable 37 , I realized he was going to read my story aloud to the class. I turned red, feeling at once both embarrassed and 38 . I had my very 39 reading audience! Though my classmates were a ‘passive audience’, it didn’t weaken my feeling of being 40 .
After that, I came to 41 those Year 11 English classes. Throughout school I had always studied hard and achieved well in my school subjects. But creative 42 was a passion, and it was not an assignment, but a way of understanding the world and of 43 my thoughts and feelings about events and attitudes.
Mr. Brown was the first to 44 me for my writing so openly. My scores were always 19/20 or 20/20. My stories were often read out to the class. He even 45 one with the respected Head of English teachers, which was the most 46 part that is impressed on my memory. But 47 that, he offered a belief in me that no other teacher had.
My school 48 often stated, ‘Candice is a quiet achiever.’ I thought it was meant as a(n) 49 for being hard-working. I was someone that no one really 50 before, but Mr. Brown managed to 51 all that by bringing me to the attention of the world. Though it was the relatively 52 world of school, it put the seed of belief in myself that some day I could be an 53 person rather than the person who faded into the background.
I 54 touch with my teacher long ago, as we do when we move away from the school system and enter life. I wish I could tell him now how much he 55 me.
A．trick B．fear C．surprise D．smile
A．sadness B．shyness C．weakness D．kindness
A．ashamed B．calm C．thrilled D．depressed
A．unfriendly B．devoted C．small D．first
A．special B．intelligent C．famous D．diligent
A．love B．hate C．attend D．miss
A．thinking B．reading C．writing D．speaking
A．organizing B．collecting C．expressing D．hiding
A．train B．recommend C．criticize D．acknowledge
A．compared B．shared C．composed D．exchanged
A．interesting B．shocking C．challenging D．exciting
A．more than B．other than C．instead of D．in spite of
A．days B．efforts C．books D．reports
A．praise B．urge C．reason D．competition
A．believed B．noticed C．supported D．respected
A．forget B．compensate C．change D．prove
A．developed B．limited C．preserved D．disturbed
A．important B．educated C．honest D．optimistic
A．sought B．regained C．lost D．ignored
A．owed B．influenced C．satisfied D．attracted
I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need 38 fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That 40 to be one of my best decisions as a kid.
Our worst game __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.
Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.
I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.
A．shouting B．screaming C．laughing D．applauding
A．up B．over C．more D．out
A．another B．other C．some D．any
A．immediately B．secretly C．personally D．finally
A．took out B．turned out C．gave off D．gave out
A．never B．once C．ever D．again
A．game B．team C．story D．score
A．won B．met C．beat D．fought
A．accessible B．comfortable C．sensitive D．acceptable
A．happen B．succeed C．spread D．develop
A．liberation B．closing C．graduation D．school
A．honor B．hope C．success D．surprise
A．take B．manage C．solve D．explain
A．courage B．devotion C．teamwork D．contribution
A．united B．appeared C．prepared D．lost
A．proud B．fond C．full D．kind
A．time B．record C．date D．ability
A．pleased B．grateful C．hopeful D．loyal
A．fight B．join C．desire D．enjoy
A．take on B．put on C．rely on D．keep on
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 36 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I 39 print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him40 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some 41 ?” I shook my head again.
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Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll 44 into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 45 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 46 me. They just reminded me how 47 the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .A．cautious B．mad C．optimistic D．enthusiastic
A．universities B．families C．professions D．lives
A．interview B．describe C．admire D．face
A．considered B．rejected C．expected D．picked
A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
A．preparations B．newspapers C．drink D．paper
A．reliable B．grateful C．tense D．amazed
A．student B．journalist C．candidate D．writer
A．look B．turn C．break D．run
A．called B．remembered C．recognized D．evaluated
A．answer B．urge C．stop D．persuade
A．funny B．competitive C．ordinary D．mysterious
A．blood B．body C．life D．opinion
A．coming in B．coming out C．going up D．going on
A．creating B．recalling C．covering D．writing
A．flights B．crashes C．budgets D．schedules
A．hit B．caught C．impressed D．seized
A．for B．with C．of D．to
A．hurt B．realized C．adjusted D．asked
A．respect B．support C．thank D．envy