Lyse Doucet lives a happy life in Chicago. But recently there is some difficulty for her and her family. She and her husband have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Doucet family these days.
When Lyse and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Lyse picked up an envelop from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different explanations that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Lyse didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Lyse told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it an old woman. And one can imagine the joy and she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Lyse said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But what was in it wasn’t . What mattered was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A．restricted B．upset C．grateful D．sensitive
A．appreciated B．unemployed C．disappointed D．removed
A．cash B．protection C．sale D．repair
A．sick B．due C．desperate D．dull
A．gathering B．begging C．cleaning D．parking
A．contained B．involved C．charged D．paid
A．handful B．deal C．number D．flood
A．expense B．luck C．hope D．prize
A．belonged B．reacted C．pointed D．responded
A．urging B．affecting C．laughing D．watching
A．before B．when C．because D．though
A．ripe B．loyal C．honest D．humorous
A．passing by B．giving away C．showing off D．piling up
A．turned B．watched C．got D．collected
A．checked B．made C．kept D．promoted
A．sent B．lost C．disliked D．generated
A．relief B．anxiety C．tension D．respect
A．comforting B．congratulating C．thanking D．offending
A．option B．present C．envelope D．amount
A．important B．serious C．sufficient D．efficient
Michael Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a road to fame. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the to Hollywood.
Miller has always been . Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films when he got to Hollywood. , he worked as a production assistant. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good .
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
A．beside B．behind C．outside D．after
A．share B．know C．follow D．find
A．direct B．special C．wide D．correct
A．engineering B．communication C．literature D．theatre
A．graduation B．performance C．production D．education
A．move B．role C．decision D．movie
A．strange B．outstanding C．different D．successful
A．mixture B．result C．mystery D．representative
A．each B．either C．another D．every
A．Moreover B．Therefore C．Instead D．Finally
A．film B．actor C．drama D．director
A．denied B．made C．recorded D．remembered
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a bottle open. He was for work, so he the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, in the kitchen, totally the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It to be a poisonous medicine meant adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was . How would she her husband?
When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I You Darling", which is totally .
Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no in finding fault with the mother. , if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching . She had also lost her only child. What she at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.
A．medicine B．milk C．juice D．beer
A．early B．soon C．late D．punctual
A．asked B．demanded C．begged D．forced
A．concerned B．enjoyed C．fixed D．occupied
A．remembered B．reminded C．forgot D．recalled
A．carefully B．playfully C．personally D．physically
A．occurred B．happened C．used D．seemed
A．to B．for C．by D．with
A．finally B．nearly C．possibly D．immediately
A．terrified B．encouraged C．embarrassed D．touched
A．face B．scold C．call D．inform
A．kind-hearted B．broad-minded C．heart-broken D．good-natured
A．Miss B．Hate C．Support D．Love
A．acceptable B．respectable C．unexpected D．understandable
A．point B．wonder C．use D．need
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．praise B．sadness C．blame D．insult
A．thought B．needed C．required D．learnt
A．gave B．owed C．treated D．left
A．peace B．warmth C．coldness D．balance
Our Future Homes
What kinds of homes will we live the future? Nobody can be sure, architects, and scientists are new ideas now.
Some architects are thinking about whole cities under huge glass domes. Of course, complicated heating and systems will be necessary to control the climate in the domes. , there will never be any rain snow, and the temperature will be always .
Perhaps everyone will live in vertical（立体的） . High rises are so large that they can contain all the necessities of life. Since vertical cities will use land than horizontal cities, and provide homes for more people, they will be for small countries that have populations.
Another idea that will be helpful to countries (and island countries) is
the city. Monaco has already built homes, stores, and offices the water of the Mediterranean Sea. And a Japanese has made a plan for constructing buildings on bridges over Tokyo Bay.
There are some people who think we will go back to living in . But the caves of the future will be quite the caves of the Stone Age. Computers will control light and climate. Farms and parks will be on the land the cave city. When people want to go to the country or to a park, a short ride in will take them there.
A．in B．in at C．in in D．in for
A．and B．or C．but D．however
A．working out B．working at C．working on D．thinking
A．burying B．destroying C．founding D．building
A．cooling B．cold C．living D．social
A．So B．However C．Therefore D．Even if
A．or B．and C．but D． with
A．pleased B．happy C．content D．comfortable
A．towns B．villages C．buildings D．cities
A．fewer B．more C．larger D．less
A．practical B．expensive C．unnecessary D．useless
A．big B．many C．much D．large
A．huge B．small C．strong D．great
A．floated B．float C．floating D．to float
A．in B．under C．over D．on
A．teacher B．sailor C．doctor D．architect
A．houses B．caves C．buildings D．cities
A．different from B．similar with C．equal to D．the same as
A．under B．in C．over D．far from
A．a bus B．ship C．an elevator D．a train
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011，many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the had stopped after the quake.On my way home I ____ an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread，which made my heart . A middleaged Japanese man was holding a sign that read，“Please use our __ __.” He was his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to others.He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle，I will you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then next day I drove to my car with gas.There is a lack of __ __ now and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very __ __ lines. I got __ __，since I was behind 15 cars. Finally，when it was my __ __，the man smiled and said，“__ __ this situation，we are only giving $30 worth gas per person.Is that alright？”“__ __. I'm just glad that we are all able to __ __，” I said.His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散)center __ __ when people brought food to him.It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However，after he wiped the tears，his next __ __ surprised me.“I am very __ __ that we are provided with food.But people in the city next to us haven't __ __ any food at all.Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that，I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this __ __.
A．rescue B．life C．traffic D．business
A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
A．kind B．hotel C．broken D．warm
A．toilet B．soft C．hospital D．house
A．selling B．opening C．repairing D．building
A．encourage B．change C．save D．help
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．information B．gas C．food D．salt
A．direct B．fine C．long D．thin
A．worried B．lucky C．sad D．angry
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Except for B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．Not at all B．Of course C．No way D．Never mind
A．share B．offer C．learn D．choose
A．singing B．eating C．smiling D．crying
A．words B．roles C．ways D．promises
A．sure B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．bought B．wasted C．prepared D．received
A．disaster B．chance C．center D．city
I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, showing their beauties. She was for a quilt show at the Wooden Church. When we began to fold and put them into the boxes, my attention was by something at the bottom of one box. I it out. “What is it?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “that's Mama's quilt.”
I the quilt. It looked a group of school children had it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, . My grandmother was a at making quilts. This didn't certainly look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home last year and made some ,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth those words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all line . But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”
“Oh, this is so nice, mom,” I said. It to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was her own mother. I realized I held in my hands a family . It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another, two generations.
A．flew B．rushed C．floated D．wandered
A．proudly B．slightly C．calmly D．hopefully
A．trading B．reaching C．asking D．preparing
A．up B．down C．back D．off
A．drawn B．shocked C．embarrassed D．excited
A．raised B．pulled C．caught D．held
A．pressed B．folded C．spread D．arranged
A．even if B．if only C．as if D．only if
A．picked B．added C．chained D．pieced
A．line B．bar C．stick D．mark
A．delighted B．scared C．surprised D．worried
A．master B．beginner C．scholar D．customer
A．decisions B．dresses C．changes D．progress
A．how B．which C．where D．what
A．to B．with C．for D．by
A．straight B．wrong C．mixed D．respectable
A．occurred B．happened C．replied D．struck
A．promoting B．moving C．honoring D．approaching
A．custom B．treasure C．memory D．award
A．passing B．holding C．satisfying D．covering