The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA．
“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing．Please ________ there at once．With an ambulance, too．A man is badly _________．” said an anxious voice of a young woman．“ And you know I am the …．”
“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ________ though the line was cut off．Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off．Before long they got to the crossing, but they _______everything was fine．No accident, no wounded man．
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman _______．“We must find out that bad________ and …．．”They were just talking about the ________when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly．All of a sudden, a truck appeared．It came _______towards them, too．When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly _______ to move on．Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen _________, the train hit the truck heavily and _______it dozens of meters away．
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ________ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone．As he was taken to the _________ in time, his life was saved．
Later the police did whatever they could to _______the man who had telephoned them．It turned out that the young man was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand _______ of this crime as described above．
A．call B．come C．go D．notice
A．beaten B．treated C．needed D．injured
A．talking B．laughing C．crying D．shouting
A．realized B．found C．proved D．wondered
A．nervously B．disappointedly C．angrily D．surprisingly
A．man B．woman C．child D．driver
A．trial B．warning C．program D．punishment
A．passing B．turning C．running D．rolling
A．refused B．stopped C．continued D．began
A．above B．below C．alive D．present
A．struck B．met C．caught D．missed
A．pushed B．helped C．let D．asked
A．company B．house C．station D．hospital
A．meet B．punish C．find D．arrest
A．information B．result C．advice D．news
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory course about 20 years ago.
The professor the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to how many beans the jar contained. After shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile，announced the answer, and went on saying, “You have just an important lesson about science. That is: “Never your own senses”
Twenty years later, the could guess what the professor had in mind．He himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting into all unknown world invisible to the , which can be discovered only through scientific . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even the invitation. She was just to understand the world. And she that her firsthand experience could be the . The professor, however, said that it was . He was taking away her only for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and ,” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do, I the course that afternoon，and I haven’t gone near science since. ”
A．art B．history C．science D．math
A．searched for B．looked at C．got through D．marched into
A．count B．guess C．report D．watch
A．warning B．giving C．turning away D．1istening to
A．ready B．possible C．correct D．difficult
A．1earned B．prepared C．taught D．taken
A．lose B．trust C．sharpen D．show
A．1ecturer B．scientist C．speaker D．woman
A．described B．respected C．saw D．served
A．voyage B．movement C．change D．rush
A．professor B．eye C．knowledge D．light
A．model B．senses C．spirit D．methods
A．hear B．make C．present D．refuse
A．suggesting B．beginning C．pretending D．waiting
A．believed B．doubted C．proved D．explained
A．growth B．strength C．faith D．truth
A．firm B．interesting C．wrong D．acceptable
A．task B．tool C．success D．connection
A．cruel B．proud C．frightened D．brave
A．dropped B．started C．passed D．Missed
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college，I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting.Salome's____filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so____that I decided to write an article about her.
I____Salome Bey，telling her I was from Essence magazine，and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She____and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up，I was scared out of my mind.I____I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there____，taking notes and asking questions that all began with，“Can you tell me...” I soon realized that____Salome Bey was one thing，but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The____was almost unbearable. I struggled for days____draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long. My manuscript____.How stupid of me! I thought. How could I____in a world of professional writers？Knowing I couldn't____the rejection letter，I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later，I was moving to California.While____my apartment，I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in____：
Dear Ms Profit，
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some____materials.Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to____your story soon.
Shocked，it took me a long time to___.Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly，I lost years of____writing.Today，I have become a fulltime writer. Looking back on this____，I learned a very important lesson：You can't____to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．with B．by C．on D．in
A．disappeared B．Returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．Anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia. I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session. After up, I started training. Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors.There was something about him that caught my .
Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness. Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really his problems when I looked at him.
He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punchingbags. I watched him from a and wanted to help him to punch straighter andbetter. Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was watching him.
After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the . The trainer went up to him and to help him. It was almost like he woke up from a dream. He eye contact with the ceiling at once.
Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. rounds we are required to do five pushups (俯卧撑), all the boys that were training that night did five pushups. He to complete his five pushups. The bell sounded again and the next round began. He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he . This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.
It was clear to me that he could not for long.
When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help. I held the bag for him and asked him to punch. He the bag a few times and then stopped again.
I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”
He replied with a very shy on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”
What else could I dothan this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed (自我强加的) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go. I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his .
There are many lessons to learn from this man. What I admired about this man was that he had a go! That is what ordinariness from greatness.
So what will you have a go at?
A．lifting B．running C．warming D．going
A．heart B．attention C．breath D．imagination
A．experienced B．mentioned C．overcame D．understood
A．distance B．box C．poster D．screen
A．still B．even C．also D．ever
A．bags B．walls C．ceiling D．trainer
A．offered B．promised C．seemed D．planned
A．made B．broke C．kept D．avoided
A．Before B．Through C．During D．Between
A．for B．but C．or D．so
A．struggled B．preferred C．refused D．decided
A．slowed B．stopped C．continued D．hesitated
A．stand B．stay C．concentrate D．remember
A．hit B．felt C．grasped D．watched
A．view B．look C．sight D．scene
A．accept B．appreciate C．motivate D．notice
A．targets B．burdens C．limitations D．minds
A．worst B．fullest C．greatest D．hardest
A．really B．hardly C．merely D．nearly
A．prevents B．protects C．transforms D．separates
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time their rooms. On their desks, in plain , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” arriving back, the children were excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy __ for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and asking them to play a certain violin . Each day, thank--you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas .
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little : “If you can finish your homework and your lessons before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in of well done jobs the day .
I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(贴条). The bathroom mirror became the centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
A．indifferently B．gratefully C．doubtfully D．otherwise
A．side B．deaf C．neither D．either
A．crying B．breaking C．bursting D．bumping
A．adjust B．adopt C．access D．addict
A．clearing B．tidying C．emptying D．searching
A．distance B．words C．speech D．sight
A．sent B．read C．delivered D．addressed
A．As B．At C．In D．Upon
A．more than B．rather than C．no more than D．other than
A．asking B．waiting C．praying D．expecting
A．politely B．happily C．gently D．toughly
A．music B．song C．piece D．tone
A．respectable B．uninteresting C．incredible D．fresh
A．challenge B．question C．suggestion D．advice
A．go with B．look up C．go over D．look into
A．response B．answer C．praise D．honor
A．ahead B．before C．over D．ago
A．Actually B．Even so C．Even if D．Though
A．life B．main C．memory D．reminder
A．learned B．appreciated C．shared D．thanked
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top ______, but on their way back conditions were very ______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _____ alone, he would probably get back ______. But Simon decided to risk his ______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.
As they ______ down, the weather got worse. Then another ______ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, ______, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(绝壁). It was ______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s ______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. ______, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to ______. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe ______ into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he ______ to get out of the crevasse and started to ______ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers ____.
Simon had ______ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _____, but he didn’t want to leave ______. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ______ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
A．hurriedly B．carefully C．successfully D．early
A．difficult B．similar C．special D．normal
A．climbed B．worked C．rested D．continued
A．unwillingly B．safely C．slowly D．regretfully
A．fortune B．time C．health D．life
A．lay B．settled C．went D．looked
A．damage B．storm C．change D．trouble
A．by mistake B．by chance C．by choice D．by luck
A．unnecessary B．practical C．important D．impossible
A．height B．weight C．strength D．equipment
A．Finally B．Patiently C．Surely D．Quickly
A．stand back B．take a rest C．hold on D．make a decision
A．jumped B．fell C．escaped D．backed
A．managed B．planned C．waited D．hoped
A．run B．skate C．move D．march
A．around B．away C．above D．along
A．headed for B．traveled to C．left for D．returned to
A．dead B．hurt C．weak D．late
A．secretly B．tiredly C．immediately D．anxiously
A．find B．believe C．make D．accept