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
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-10各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项。
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already 1 with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo effects. This type of mistake 2 to the fact that once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our 3 of his personality. 4 , halo effects are both common and powerful. For example, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”--- people who have earned the reputation for being unusually 5 and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good 6 . Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as 7 when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if taken by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.
As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an 8 high opinion of their own worth, while making things 9 for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive it, and by preventing hidden talent from being 10 , they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly, then, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be avoided.
A．familiar B．wrong C．connected D．bored
A．adds B．extends C．keeps D．refers
A．choices B．memories C．judgments D．requirements
A．Unfortunately B．Probably C．Hopefully D．Generally
A．amusing B．conscious C．fashionable D．talented
A．comment B．reply C．effect D．opportunity
A．average B．excellent C．funny D．similar
A．unexpectedly B．understandably C．unreasonably D．unsuccessfully
A．difficult B．disorderly C．valuable D．significant
A．harmed B．discovered C．wasted D．protected
He suddenly returned ___ a rainy night.
A．on B．at C．in D．during
Each year this organization of men came to the Children's Home. The men would take us in groups of five to downtown to do some ___16___shopping.
I __17__ going with this gentleman three years in a row. He would ___18___ us shopping , then he would ask us if we wanted to go to the __19__. As he pulled his wallet out to pay for our tickets I watched him __20__. He looked over at me and just __21__ with his great big smile. During the movie he bought us all the popcorn and candy. I remember thinking how __22__ it was that someone would __23__ their own money on me. I remember thinking that he was like Santa Claus.
We all laughed at the __24__movie and had a good laugh about it. The man would laugh really hard and __25__ over and touch my hair to comfort me. I would just look at him, and he would just __26__ smiling with his great big wonderful smile. My nerve completely disappeared.
That trip to the movies was the first time in my life that I ever __27__as if someone really cared about me. It was a wonderful feeling which I have never forgotten, even to this day, __28__ later. I don't know if that man felt sorry for me, ___29___ I do know this: If I ever __30__ the big lottery, that man will find out that he carried a million-dollar smile.
This is ___31___I believe it is so important that the organizations __32__ to reach out and help the children who are less fortunate. __33__my particular case, it was this man's personal act of __34__ that will be remembered. Just one little act of kindness.
I thank you, kind Sir, for a(n) __35__ which I now share with my children and grandchildren fifty years later.
16. A. organization B. seasonC. weekend D. Christmas
17. A. appreciate B. admit C. remember D.consider
18. A. accompany B. permit C. take D. bring
19. A.supermarket B.airport C. club D. movies
20. A. closely B. nervously C. delightedly D. patiently
21. A. spoke B. laughed C. smiled D. answered
22. A. stupid B. strange C. rare D. wonderful
23. A. cost B. spend C. contribute D. pay
24. A. funny B. moving C. boring D. sad
25. A. glance B. run C. jump D. reach
26. A. keep B. last C.start D. stop
27. A. seemed B.acted C. felt D. thought
28. A. months B. weeks C. decadesD. days
29. A. andB. but C. though D. so
30. A. lose B. buy C. catch D. win
31. A. when B. because C. why D. how
32. A. try B. continue C. intend D. prepare
33. A. At B. UnderC. In D. On
34. A. manners B. generosity C. pleasure D. kindness
35. A. movieB. memory C. fortune D. smile
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper —and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little surprised. It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never 21more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 22for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 23 _ table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the best for my friends!”said Ben. We all sat down and looked 24 at each other —what was he up to?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a mixture of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,”said Ben. The next 25was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just another mixture of vegetable.
As we ate we chatted and finally the 26 turned back to what we were eating. ”Was there a recipe (食谱) for this,” asked Marina, “or did you 27 it up?” Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked depended on what I could find.” Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.” “But there’s28choice in what you can find outside supermarkets,” he replied.
Seeing that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually throw away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of __29, boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had successfully provided a decent (体面的) meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 30 millions of people.
| 1. A.takes |
B. spends |
C. uses |
D. does |
| 2. A.cheap |
B. special |
C.practical |
D. usual |
| 3. A.new |
B. separate |
C. booked |
D. laid |
| 4. A.nervously |
B. carefully |
C. sadly |
D. happily |
| 5. A.course |
B. food |
C. soup |
D. salad |
| 6. A.dinner |
B. idea |
C. food |
D. subject |
| 7. A.pick |
B. look |
C. make |
D. take |
| 8. A.less |
B. more |
C. some |
D. any |
| 9. A.order |
B. place |
C. season |
D. date |
| 10. A.enrich |
B. please |
C. affect |
D. feed |
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 1 to look at each other. But we soon lost the 2and started playing with each other. In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was 3family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”. 4 of my new friends like her as much as I did 5 they knew she had “problems”. However, every summer we would 6sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked.
It was last year when I 7the problem. I guessed I was just too busy to catch up in high school to realize she 8someone there for her. Well, she made a new “best friend” and so did I. Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself！
She was diagnosed with clinical depression（抑郁症）. I was very 9 at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in 10. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 11deserted her, since people were calling her 12, and I knew I still 13 her like a sister.
Yesterday she came 14 me and said this, “I never knew what a best friend was 15 you were the only person that would stop me from cutting; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 16. You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 17 me and I was crying. I 18you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 19 me.”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 20your friends.
1．A．pleased B．excitedC．afraid D．disappointed
2．A．happiness B．kindnessC．shyness D．sadness
3．A．working out B．answering for C．helping withD .going through
4．A．AllB．None C．No D．Every
5．A．because B．though C．while D．yet
6．A．sometimes B．seldom C．justD．always
7．A．solved B．noticed C．faced D．understood
8．A．askedB．needed C．had D．left
9．A．mad B．cardless C．hopefulD．upset
10．A．touch B．bed C．hospital D．love
11．A．luckily B．successfullyC．basically D．calmly
12．A．selfishB．crazy C．brave D．lonely
13．A．believed inB．waited for C．cared about D．replied to
14．A．with B．after C．uponD．to
15．A．until B．when C．since D．if
16．A．mistakes B．parents C．friendsD．problems
17．A．visited B．encouragedC．called D．prevented
18．A．tellB．owe C．give D．show
19．A．helping B．reminding C．cheating D．praising
20．A．give up on B．look back at C．drop in at D．look down on