That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mothers ____me to sleep in. and I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,___ ___, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the _____, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ______and old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back carriage. He ______from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ______would want to be riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ______at passer-by and stopping to chat now and then ______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______ in the way he seemed to be doing things—______the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and ______, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ______ to learn, I left. At no age need one have to beg for a ______if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairman B．businessman C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed
Into the wild is a movie that tells the true story of a young man named Christopher McCandless. In the 1990s, he ____ society after college to ____ himself in the American wildness. Actor Sean Penn wrote and ____ the movie, which ____ a book by John Krakauer.
Penn asked his friend, the singer Eddie Vedder, to write the music for this powerful ____. The song helps ____ the inner voice and personal discovery of this brave young man.
Vedder is the lead singer for the rock band Pearl Jam. This is the first album in which he ____ in his own. Vedder said that when he read the book into the wild and started to write songs for the movie, the story of Christopher McCandless took ____ of him.
For two years, this young man __ __ through deserts, down rivers, and __ __ mountains in the western United States. He travels __ __ to the northern state of Alaska. On the road, he meets many people and __ __ them with his earnest and intelligent personality.
Christopher McCandless does not __ __ his adventure. Some people have noted that he is really not __ __ to survive in the __ __. He dies of starvation at the age of 24, __ __ in the Alaskan wilderness. But the story of his independence and desire to live in the simple beauty of __ __ lives on.
In the __ __ Society, Eddie Vedder __ __ the thoughts of Chris McCandless, as he says goodbye to the rules and demands of society in order to live freely __ __.
A．entered B．dropped out of C．liked D．hated
A．entertain B．check C．test. D．study
A．directed B．set C．sold D．owned
A．introduces B．brings about C．becomes of D．is based on
A．song B．film C．book D．young
A．sing B．call C．express D．remind
A．performs B．conducts C．carries D．takes
A．possession B．control C．place D．notice
A．walks B．wanders C．travels D．tours
A．down B．through C．across D．up
A．all the way B．in the way C．by the way D．on the way
A．pleases B．surprises C．influences D．persuades
A．survive B．defeat C．realize D．find
A．content B．pleased C．prepared D．delighted
A．country B．wild C．mountain D．west
A．lonely B．allalone C．disappointed D．regretful
A．society B．man C．nature D．science
A．movie B．performance C．travel D．song
A．thinks B．expects C．imagines D．supposes
A．on his own B．together C．actively D．lonely
Obamas celebrate King's birthday at worship service
President Obama and his family celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at a Sunday worship service. The legacy(遗产) of the civil ____ leader was remembered at events ____ the country.
Obama, his wife, Michelle, and daughters Natasha and Malia sat in the second row of Washington's Zion Baptist Church as the church ____ King's 83rd birthday, which is ____ observed today.
A program for the service bore a photo of ____ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the ____ "I Have a Dream". A church deacon welcomed the ____ family and read a passage from King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail".
The sermon(布道), ____ by the Rev. KeithByrd, drew from Chapter 5 of the Gospel of Matthew, which ____ to the salt of the earth. Byrd urged the people at the ____ to "preserve our morals, preserve our values" like salt among political, social,and ____ turmoi1(混乱).
In New York, Occupy Wall Street demonstrators ____ artists, celebrities, and others at a candlelight vigil(守夜) last night. The vigil was at Riverside Church, which hosted a program ____ included performances by Patti Smith and other artists, and speeches by Yoko Ono and Russell Simmons.
Members of Local 100 0f the Transport Workers Union ____ outside a midtown Manhattan hotel for a separate candlelight respect to King. King, a Baptist minister and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, was ____ in Jan. 15,1929 in Atlanta. He was assassinated(暗杀) 44 years ____ in Memphis, Tenn.
A new memorial to King, which ____ in August in Washington, celebrates the ideals he supported. Quotations from his speeches and writings ____ us of his message, and a 30-foot sculpture describes King emerging as a "stone of ____ "from a "mountain of despair", a design inspired by a line of his famous ____ "I Have a Dream".
A．rights B．laws C．wars D．politics
A．among B．in C．over D．across
A．remembered B．forgotten C．memorized D．reminded
A．informally' B．fluently C．sometimes D．officially
A．Martin Luther King B．Lincoln C．Birmingham D．Obama
A．words B．language C．sentence D．phrases
A．first B．second C．last D．late
A．delivered B．delivering C．giving D．making
A．refers B．contributes C．leads D．turns
A．school B．memorial C．street D．church
A．economical B．development C．economy D．society
A．combined B．joined C．met D．linked
A．this B．it C．that D．which
A．collected B．gathered C．crowded D．rushed
A．killed B．born C．lived D．left
A．before B．ago C．ever D．forever
A．closed B．moved C．opened D．began
A．remind B．call C．think D．expect
A．disappointment B．hope C．expectation D．encouragement
A．speech B．1ife C．writing D．article
From the earliest times men seem to have noticed the habits of insects, and to have learnt lessons from them. Ants and bees work very hard during the summer, ____ enough food to last during the winter. They give us a good example to __
__. If we waste time when the conditions are good for work, we shall probably __
__ later and when we really want to work, we are __
__ to do so.
Moths, and some other insects, cannot help flying towards a light of any kind. The attraction seems to be too strong for them. ____, they often __
__ themselves by flying into something that is burning, such as a lighted candle. In some countries, when such insects as flying ants become a nuisance(讨厌的东西), people __
__ themselves by lighting fires at the doors of their cottages. Sometimes the insects fly into the fire in such large __
__ that they put it out. In literature we often find poets warning us of the danger of being attracted by __
__ or beautiful things that will destroy us.
Butterflies are admired for their ____, though they receive very little praise for anything else. They fly __
__ in the sunshine, going from flower to flower, happy all day long, leading a life of __
__. They are beautiful, but it seems that they are not of much __
__ use to anybody. Some human beings lead very much the same sort of life __
__ they are butterflies of society.
Locusts are ____, though. They are active enough. They spend their time eating the food of others. __
_ there are men like this, destroying things wherever they go, taking for themselves __
__ belongs to others, using up everything and __
__ nothing. They are human __
__.
Perhaps it may be said that even the worst insects have one use: they ____ us not to be like them.
A. raising B. picking C. collecting D. growing
A. learn B. copy C. set D. accept
A. work B. realize C. suffer D. miss
A. anxious B. unnecessary C. nervous D. unable
A. As a result B. After allC. In the meanwhile D. What's more
A. destroy B. heat C. devote D. kill
A. prevent B. keep C. protect D. escape
A. teams B. numbers C. groups D. lines
A. bright B. burning C. firing D. lighting
A. colour B. attraction C. beauty D. work
A. about B. up C. down D. high
A. happiness B. pleasure C. business D. value
A. real B. true C. proper D. right
A. but B. and C. or D. though
A. different B. similar C. interesting D. exciting
A. Luckily B. Generally C. Unfortunately D. Usually
A. that B. which C. all D. what
A. preparing B. making C. storing D. producing
A. locusts B. moths C. enemies D. butterflies.
A. tell B. suggest C. warn D. ask
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroithotel. I didn't want to ____ too much money withme, so__
_ the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for__
__.
The next morning, however, the clerk said thathe knew nothing about my money. I didn't have anyproof(证据)__ __ I had given the man the money.There was clearly__
__ left to do but go to thenearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer____ me to return to the hotel with him and give __
__ hundred-dollar bill to the clerk.__
__ I did. An hour later, I went back to the deskand asked for my money together with the lawyer.__
__ I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the__
__ hundred-dollar bill,the clerk could not_
_ he knewnothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of thelawyer's plan into action. This time both the lawyerand I went to the____ to ask for the hundred-dollaronce again. No matter（不管）__
__ I said, the clerkwho kept my bill__
__ that he had given it to me. Isaid it was not__
__. The lawyer said to him,"I __
__ this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don't hand it in immediately, I will beforced to call the__
__."Now the clerk felt quite__
__,so he gave me back the first hundred-dollarbill.
"I don't know ____ to thank you enough forgetting my money back,"I said to the lawyer. Andwhat do you suppose he answered? He said, "Oh, don't __
__ me.That will be one hundred dollars,please."
A. borrow B. spend C. waste D. carry
A. made B. asked C. allowed D. let
A. me B. her C. him D. us
A. that B. which C. where D. when
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
A. hoped B. agreed C. insisted D. advised
A. theother B. another C. others D. other
A. Such. B. All C. So D.Much
A. For B.Though C. Evenif D. Because
A. first B. second C. third D. one
A. say B. admit C. permit D. recognize
A. restaurant B. bank C. hotel D. hospital
A. what B. whatever C. which D. how
A. suggested B. insisted C. remembered D. forgot
A. true B. sure C. exact D. nice
A. forced B. made C. allowed D. saw
A. police B. judge C. official D. officer
A. content B. nervous C. angry D. sad
A. when B. what C. where D. how
A. thank B. praise C. leave D. fool
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy(同情)as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to ____ the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of____. Susan's husband Mark watched her____ into hopelessness and he was____ to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally,Susan felt ready to ____ to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too____ to get around the city by herself. Mark____ to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening____ she could manage it by herself. For two weeks, Mark____ Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other____, specifically her hearing, to decide where she was and how to adapt to(适应) her new____.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip ____. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband ____, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激) . She said goodbye and, for the first time, they went their____ ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement____ Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work____. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, "Miss, I sure____ you. "Curious, Susan asked the driver____.
"You know ,every morning for the____ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely, "the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than____. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
A．touch B．catch C．count D．feel
A．weakness B．sickness C．darkness D．sadness
A．run B．sink C．jump D．step
A．inspired B．determined C．honored D．pleased
A．return B．adjust C．contribute D．stick
A．tired B．surprised C．sad D．frightened
A．volunteered B．attempted C．continued D．struggled
A．when B．as C．until D．after
A．drove B．directed C．accompanied D．sent
A．feeling B．organs C．skills D．senses
A．position B．environment C．status D．role
A．on her own B．in person C．to her benefit D．on foot
A．politely B．calmly C．briefly D．tightly
A．mixed B．separate C．fixed D．lonely
A．took charge of B．took place of C．took advantage of D．Took hold of
A．as usual B．as a rule C．as well D．as a result
A．respect B．envy C．know D．support
A．what B．how C．why D．who
A．past B．same C．first D．next
A．courage B．will C．sight D．wisdom