In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) ____might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I____.
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I____to catch a taxi to my____and settle in. Next morning, I took another____to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs.____I went to a caf to have lunch, but all the tables were____. Then I heard a friendly voice saying，“You can___my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the ____lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the____drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn’t____ a car, and hadn’t realized how____taking taxis would be. After a while she said，“My dear, don’t use any more taxis. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to____ you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn’t put her to that____， but she brushed aside my protests (反对). She asked me where I was____and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the____time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to____alone. At the end of the day, she____to take me back to my accommodation. I____her money but she refused to take any.
I’ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her____， filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
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As time goes on, I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 1 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I 2 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 3 . As I grow older and wiser, I realize 4 an extraordinary' person she is. How 5 that I am unable to speak these words in her 6, but they flow easily from my pen.
As a daughter, how to thank her mother for life itself?? For the love, patience and just 7 hard work that go into 8a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a 9 teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows10? For waiting for the day when a daughter 11 how wise her mother really is?
How does a 12 woman thank a mother for 13 to be a mother? For being ready 14 advice when asked or remaining 15 when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have said these words16 ? For being17herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don' t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she 18 and to help me live up to the example she has 19. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother 20 in mine.
1．A．asB．that C．until D．when
2．A．approve B．appreciate C．need D．resemble
3．A．do B．have C．didD．will
4．A．how B．that C．who D．what
5．A．sad B．glad C．comic D tragic
6．A．absence B．presence C．appearance D．existence
7．A．common B．plain C．normal D．usual
8．A．raising B．rising C．developing D．training
9．A．childish B．energetic C．fearlessD．moody
10．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
11．A．detects B．discovers C．recognizes D．realizes
12．A．pretty B．foolish C．greenD．grown
13．A．failing B．intending C．continuing D．keeping
14．A．by B．with C．for D．on
15．A．silent B．quiet C．cool D．noiseless
16．A．dozen times B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time
17．A．valuably B．essentially C．naturally D．actually
18．A．devotesB．deserts C．deserves D．desires
19．A．setB．settled C．placed D．fixed
20．A．sees B．finds C．is D．looks
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was
ready for new 16 in high school.17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went totryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and
she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a
second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked homecarrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
16．A．processes B．decision C．challenges D．exercises
17．A．ThereforeB．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
18．A．difficult B．easy C．boring D．interesting
19．A．editor B．boss C．candidate D．judge
20．A．jumped B．sank C．stopped D．raced
21．A．strange B．happy C．awfulD．lonely
22．A．struggling B．improving C．workingD．complaining
23．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．shockedD．relieved
24．A．put up B．prepare forC．worry aboutD．give up
25．A．committee B．newspaperC．radioD．team
26．A．enthusiastic B．artistic C．sympathetic D．realistic
27．A．speakersB．readers C．cheerleaders D．writers
28．A．widely B．weakly C．excitedly D．brightly
29．A．similar B．ordinary C．different D．familiar
30．A．physics B．history C．English D．math
31．A．pleasure B．hope C．trouble D．sorrow
32．A．fit in B．look out C．stay up D．get around
33．A．swim B．try C．ask D．escape
34．A．in return for B．in case ofC．in terms of D．instead of
35．A．slimmest B．smallest C．best D．gentlest
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 22 but a failure.”
After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to26 that what people said about me was 27. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s28 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my29 and went to college. My first novel (小说)30 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 35 was a working-class boy who’d 36 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeeD．”
21．A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful
22．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
23．A．low B．poor C．good D．useful
24．A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing
25．A．admitted B．decided C．planned D．told
26．A．me B．them C．her D．it
27．A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty
28．A．see B．know C．understand D．face
29．A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
30．A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back
31．A．day B．night C．month D．year
32．A．graduation B．pass C．degree D．success
33．A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
34．A．while B．if C．when D．or
35．A．there B．here C．it D．that
36．A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated
37．A．tired B．calm C．nervous D．famous
38．A．And B．But C．However D．Well
39．A．just B．exactly C．so D．very
40．A．praised B．said C．answered D．advised
Tolerance: Respect the differences in others
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 36 you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is 37 easy. What can you do 38 you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems39 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 40 to recognize and respect the 41 in others. We cannot change the way that other people act, 42 it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 43 with each other. Getting to know someone 44help you understand why they do things 45 from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad. 46teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.
One thing to 47 is the old saying, “Treat others how you want 48”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 49 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 50 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 51 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be 52 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to 53 tolerance because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very 54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 55.
36．A．which B．where C．that D．when
37．A．very B．often C．not always D．really
38．A．unless B．since C．because D．if
39．A．getting along with B．making apologies to
C．getting away from D．fleeing from
40．A．reflection B．benefit C．patience D．ability
41．A．characteristics B．thoughts C．consequence D．differences
42．A．so B．and C．but D．although
43．A．moods B．habits C．relationships D．feelings
44．A．must B．may C．should D．can
45．A．fortunately B．easily C．differently D．attentively
46．A．Patience B．Experience C．Tolerance D．kindness
47．A．keep in touch B．keep in mind C．keep up with D．keep to yourselves
48．A．to treat B．being treated C．to be treated D．to be treating
49．A．attractive B．important C．desperate D．fantastic
50．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
51．A．change B．remind C．promise D．decide
52．A．convenient B．respectful C．negative D．unselfish
53．A．ignore B．cancel C．prevent D．practice
54．A．diverse B．same C．individual D．apparent
55．A．no difference B．an effect C．an apology D．a difference
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项（共20个小题，每小题1分，满分20分）。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角银币) left. He was hungry so he decided to 36 for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve (不知所措，慌张) when a lovely young woman opened the door. 37 a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 38 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I 39 you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept 40 for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt 41 physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and 42 before this point. Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The 43 doctors were baffled (阻挡). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists(专家) can be called in to study her 44 disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 45 , was called in for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came __46__, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he 47 and went down through the hospital hall into her room. Dressed 48 his doctor’s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her. He recognized(辨认) her at once. He went back to the 49 room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special 50 to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was 51 . Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval (批准). He looked at it and then 52 something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was 53 to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill 54 her attention. She read these words…
“Paid in (已缴)full with a glass of 55 .”
(Singed) Dr. Howard Kelly Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
36. A. search B. beg C. wait D. look
37. A. Because of B. In front of C. In case of D. Instead of
38. A. upset B. thirsty C. hungry D. sad
39. A. owe B. cost C. lend D. own
40. A. offer B. pay C. help D. thanks
41. A. quicker B. weaker C. stronger D. warmer
42. A. stop B. continue C. retire D. surrender
43. A. local B. poor C. kind D. cruel
44. A. common B. ordinary C. rare D. scarce
45. A. old B. famous C. unknown D. retired
46. A. from B. to C. into D. for
47. A. stood B. waited C. fell D. rose
48. A. onB. in C. with D. of
49. A. waiting B. treating C. information D. consultation
50. A. interest B. food C. attention D. effort
51. A. defeated B. won C. lost D. completed
52. A. changed B. left C. crossed D. wrote
53. A. excited B. afraid C. nervous D. surprised
54. A. caught B. called C. paid D. caused
55. A. water B. coffee C. milk D. ice cream