Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles, I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s ____ to recover.
Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ___ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.
In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky. Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!” My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.
A．observe B．appreciate C．explore D．improve
A．intention B．distribution C．motivation D．affection
A．vacation B．journey C．meeting D．schedule
A．must B．might C．should D．would
A．closely B．constantly C．warningly D．differently
A．adventure B．equipment C．supplies D．reports
A．basic B．high C．pure D．neat
A．get through B．put away C．test out D．suffer from
A．since B．when C．until D．while
A．dangerous B．abundant C．peaceful D．awesome
A．available B．concrete C．priceless D．valuable
A．set out B．headed for C．settled down D．watched out
A．provided B．reduced C．produced D．lost
A．garden B．house C．pool D．yard
A．clearer B．wilder C．lower D．higher
A．passed B．stood C．gone D．followed
A．leaving B．digging C．filling D．kicking
A．by B．before C．until D．after
A．in spite of B．instead of C．apart from D．in terms of
A．faith B．will C．strength D．laughter
阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 31.There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 32it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 33because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 34 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We 35had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 36the name of John.
John had never been 37in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we 39a match with our biggest opponent(对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 40He rolled over, and his opponent 41him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(压住) 42!
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 43John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big 45in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 46.”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not 47and he knew it. But he waited for the 48 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real 49is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 50it.
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A．luck B．risk C．difficulty D．opportunity
A．accuse B．blame C．doubt D．keep
A．stress B．injury C．change D．weather
A．reason B．sure C．safe D．sense
A．also B．even C．too D．once
A．under B．for C．in D．by
A．hurt B．met C．trained D．defeated
A．although B．as C．yet D．until
A．went for B．waited for C．fought for D．played for
A．act B．step C．task D．move
A．fixed B．threw C．caught D．carried
A．accidentally B．fortunately C．unfairly D．immediately
A．control B．comfort C．convince D．forgive
A．success B．moment C．opportunity D．situation
A．warning B．sign C．sentence D．note
A．occasion B．challenge C．time D．preparation
A．obvious B．strong C．little D．slight
A．equal B．exact C．rest D．right
A．message B．theme C．key D．suggestion
A．receive B．follow C．seize D．save
In the American family the husband and wife usually 21 important decision making . When the children are old enough , they take part 22 .Foreigners
are often surprised by the permissiveness（宽容）of American parents .The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard”is rarely 23 , and children are often 24 to do what they wish without strict parental 25 .The father seldom expects his children to obey him 26 question ,and children are encouraged to be independent 27 an early age .Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom 28 far .Other think that a strong father image would not 29 the American values of equality and independence ,young people are expected to 30their parental families by the time they have 31 their late teens or early twenties . 32 , not to do so is often regarded as a failure ,a kind of 33 independence .
This pattern of independence often results in serious 34 for the aging parents of a small family .Yet average American is expected to live 35 the age of 70 . The job-retirement age is 36 65 .The children have left home ,married ,and 37their own households .At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement（退休）incomes. 38 , the main problem of many elderly couples is not 39. They feel useless and lonely with neith
er an occupation(职业) 40 a close family group .A share B haveC .exchange D hold
A either B though C as well D also
A discussed B followed C seen D heard
A asked B madeC said D allowed
A controlB supportC agreement D criticism （批评）
A forB onC without D in
. A in B atC onD for
A tooB almostC nearly D quite
A fit B meet C suitD .satisfy
.A break upB break into C break through D break away
from. A reachedB gotC arrivedD developed
. A In truth B In name C
Indeed D In a wordA heavy B lightC strong D weak
. A questions B problems C mattersD affairs
.A toB stillC fromD beyond
A only B usuallyC sometimesD seldom
.A set forth B set asideC set up D set down
.A But B ThereforeC In contrast D On the other hand
A localB nationalC political D economic
.A orB norC and D but
Mr. Smith liked his job. He liked his town, and he didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but his wife 51telling him that his pay was not enough to 52the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a new job in Boston, 53he had been offered a job in a factory, and the pay was far 54.
Henry Manley, boss of Mr. Smith, was the 55of a small company 56computers. The company was in 57trouble, because among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very 58prices. As a result, Manley had to 59his own price and profits (利益) as well, otherwise he would not 60any orders at all. Even so, orders were 61not coming in fast enough, 62 there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to63along and keep his 64workers as well. He sighed (叹气) . 65then the telephone rang.
His secretary told him that Mr. Smith wanted to 66him as soon as possible. Manley 67again. He could68what it was about. Mr. Smith was a very young engineer. The company had no 69unless it could attract men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead: his 70seemed endless.
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A．considered B．advised C．began D．kept
A．meet B．imagine C．bring D．tell
A．there B．where C．here D．somewhere
A．lower B．more C．higher D．less
A．secretary B．manager C．customer D．engineer
A．making B．to make C．made D．was making
A．little B．its C．no D．few
A．tall B．high C．low D．short
A．raise B．cut C．keep D．hold
A．place B．get C．give D．carry out
A．already B．obviously C．still D．undoubtedly
A．because B．even if C．so that D．even
A．walk B．struggle C．come D．give in
A．best B．strongest C．youngest D．kindest
A．Even B．Just C．Suddenly D．Immediately
A．warn B．leave C．help D．see
A．waited B．set back C．sighed D．telephoned
A．think B．know C．expect D．understand
A．future B．money C．computers D．people
A．company B．headache C．problem D．question
Not 
too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 36 out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she 37 her visit .She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) 38 vacation ,but was heartbroken about 39 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 40 .At that moment she was particularly 41___over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau , 42 this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules 43 lost photos in the park. 44 ,the clerk at the front desk45 Disney’s idea of caring for our46 . She asked the woman to leav
e her a couple rolls of47 film ,promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 48 at her home .In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 49 signed by each performer. There were also 50 of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her
own 51____ after work. I happened to know this 52 because this guest wrote us a letter .She said that 53in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 54does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks .It comes from people who
55 — and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
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A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
A．disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
A．taking B．dropping C．losing D．breaking
A．developed B．taken C．washed D．loaded
A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
A．when B．where C．as D．which
A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
A．understood B．reminded C．trusted D．discovered
A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
A．case B．work C．time D．position
A．story B．place C．photo D．show
A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
A．care B．serve C．like D．know
As a mother, I have been blessed. I have a nice, smart, good-looking son named Alan. About a month ago, there was an assembly (集会) about seat belt safety 36 at Alan’s high school. One of the presenters in this program, Kathy Hezlep, had 37 her son in a horrible car crash the year before.
When Kathy was 38 asked to speak at this assembly, she was reluctant (不情愿的). Her son’s 39 had been extremely hard on her. She often felt helpless and discouraged, and she wasn’t sure how she could 40 a difference by speaking to this group.
But at last she 41 to talk to the students in the school. Kathy spoke about how 42 it had been since the loss of her son. She spoke 43 from her heart and 44 son took her words straight into his heart.
One day, the worst nightmare came. The 45 told me my son had been driving down a curving road and lost 46 of the car. When I was taken to the scene of the 47 and saw the broken car, I felt physically 48 . I couldn’t 49 three kids had walked away from that car 50 .
When I got to the hospital, I talked to Alan about the accident. He told me that 51 of the kids had been 52 their seat belts when he started the car. But Kathy’s words about her terrible loss had 53 him so deeply that he 54 that everyone put on their shoulder and lap belts before he would leave. That is 55 had saved their lives.
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A．spoken B．introduced C．presented D．talked
A．lost B．hurt C．saved D．seen
A．again B．first C．then D．even
A．wound B．smile C．life D．death
A．give B．take C．feel D．make
A．allowed B．agreed C．refused D．asked
A．hard B．easy C．pleasant D．poor
A．wildly B．highly C．directly D．safely
A．the B．his C．her D．my
A．parents B．police C．presenter D．kid
A．control B．power C．direction D．sense
B．hospital C．road D．accident
A．sick B．depressed C．angry D．ashamed
A．express B．predict C．believe D．describe
A．alive B．dead C．wakened D．relaxed
A．neither B．one C．none D．either
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting D．having
A．remembered B．moved C．punished D．impressed
A．hoped B．promised C．insisted D．informed
A．it B．what C．that D．who