“Wanted: Violin
Can’t pay much
Call … ”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads. I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had during the Great Depression, when my family to make aliving on our farm. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn‘t have the .
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma’s upright piano, Suzanne turned to Daddy‘s violin, simple tunes soon became melodies as the twins played more and more. in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled. I just .
When my arms grew enough, I tried to play Suzanne‘s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawnacross the strings. Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was the question．
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my . “Someday, I‘ll sit up there．” I vowed（发誓） .
Unfortunately, it was not a year. At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. I, however, couldn‘t any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
“Can’t you use Suzanne’s?”
“I’d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can’t use the same violin at the same time.”
Daddy’s face looked . That night, and many following nights, I heard him God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her violin．”
One evening we all sat around the table. The twins and I studied. Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus. Mr．Finkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist．
As he wrote, Daddy read of his letter out loud to Mother. Weeks later I he’d written one line he didn‘t read aloud: “Would you watch for a for my third daughter? I can’t 40 much, but she enjoys music. And we’d like her to have her own instrument.”
A．managed B．promised C．struggled D．forced
A．luck B．money C．choice D．hope
A．while B．since C．after D．before
A．soft B．fluent C．gentle D．lovely
A．Picked out B．Caught up C．Taken on D．Called for
A．shouted B．laughed C．listened D．cried
A．long B．tough C．old D．slim
A．far from B．next to C．out of D．along with
A．dream B．hand C．life D．mind
A．faithfully B．silently C．frequently D．patiently
A．hopeless B．stable C．good D．difficult
A．stand B．help C．wait D．risk
A．both B．ever C．either D．still
A．angry B．sad C．pale D．weak
A．demand B．inform C．commit D．remind
A．favourite B．private C．own D．individual
A．parts B．lines C．contents D．purposes
A．heard B．conveyed C．discovered D．observed
A．musician B．favor C．gift D．violin
A．owe B．order C．charge D．pay
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their 36.This was the beginning of another 37 day in New York City. 38 this day was to be different.
Waiting 39the crowded streets, on top of a40110 stories high, was Philippe Pettit.This daring Frenchman was about to 41a tightrope(绷索)between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first 42 with great care.The wire held. Now he was 43he could do it. 44only a balancing Polar, Philippe walked his way across, a 45of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour 46began to notice. What a 47 !There, 1350 feet above the street, a48figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven 49, back and forth(来回).He wasn't satisfied with just 50 .At times,he would turn,sit down,and 51go on his knees.Once,he had the astonishing 52 to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of 53 watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute 54,Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked 55 he did it.Philippe shrugged(耸肩)and said,“When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
36.A. homes B. jobs C.buses D.offices
37.A.working B.hot C. ordinary D. same
38.A.And B.So C.But D.Thus
39.A.for B.in C.by D.above
40.A.roof B.position C.wall D.building
41.A.throw B.walk C.climb D.fix
42.A.act B.landing C.step D.trip
43.A.sure B.uncertain C.glad D.nervous
44.A.Through B.Against C.With D.On
45.A.distance B.height C.space D.rope
46.A.streets B.crowds C.passengers D.city
47.A.height B.pleasure C.wonder D.danger
48.A.great B.strange C.public D.tiny
49.A.experimentsB.circles C.tripsD.movements
50.A.walkingB.staying C.acting D.showing
51.A.almost B.even C.often D.rather
52.A.spirit B.result C.strength D.courage
53.A.patient B.terrified C.pleasedD.enjoyable
54.A.show B.trick C.try D.program
55.A.how B.why C.whether D.when
The telephone rang in my ninth-grade high school classroom.“Jill , please come to the counseling office (教导处)！”As I walked down the hall ,I 36, why would someone want me to come to the counseling office? As I stepped into the counseling office ,I was 37by a girl who needed to speak to someone about her friend. I was reassured by the school counselor (辅导员) that I was not 38and that someone needed to talk with me. I was called because I was a member of 39.
The Breakfast Club is 40a club where one eats breakfast . It is an organization of 41started thirteen years ago 42a young student’ s suicide (自杀). His mother thought that it could have been prevented 43her son talked to someone about how he was feeling.
The B. C. as we call it 44,give us an opportunity to 45talk to our peers (同辈) about anything on their minds and 46.Our 47:We care but we don’t cure. Members from the previous year ,teachers ,and counselors 48students for the Breakfast Club. The club is a 49group including ,Asians ,blacks, whites, ,athletes, musicians, and students with all levels of 50achievement ,The criteria (条件) for 51the group is to be a good 52,be able to brainstorm ideas, and 53give advice! We barely knew one another in the beginning , but we became54after all the training 55we went through.
36. A. knew B. wondered C. murmured D. shouted
37. A. met B. hit C. greeted D. seated
38. A. in need B. in difficulty C. in trouble D. in time
39. A. the counseling office B. the school C. our class D. the Breakfast Club
40. A. just B. only C. such D. not
41. A. teachers B. students C. blacks and whites D. parents
42. A. as a result of B.against C. because D. regardless of
43. A. if B. for C. had D. did
44. A. at present B. in brief C. for funD. for short
45. A. privately B. secretly C. frankly D. kindly
46. A. in their family B. in their hearts C. in their school D. from their friends
47. A. belief B. banner C. note D. motto
48. A. select B. permit C. recognize D. thank
49. A. perfect B. international C. diverse D. morning
50. A. working B. various C. different D. academic
51. A. going toB. belonging to C. contacting D. participating
52. A. organizer B. student C. listener D. speaker
53. A. quickly B. then C. not D. yet
54. A. fast friends B. common friends C. strong opponents D. dear relatives
55. A. study B. careＣ.struggle D. experiences
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep 36on me．and since then。for the past 33 years，I have 37in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，38 I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 39，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 40soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 41in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 42 only what is truly important
About a year ago I was 43 with cancer My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 44order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 45 with that diagnosis all day． 46 ，at last an advanced test showed that i。。t was a very rare cancer that is 47with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now
48wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all 49．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 50．It is life's change agent It clears out the old to 51 for the new．Right now the new is you．but someday not too 52from n6w，you will．gradually’become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．
Your time is 53，so don’t waste it living，someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 54 by dogma（教条） —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’opinions drown out your own inner 55．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart
36．A．impression B．curse C． decision D．joke
37．A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost
38．A．would B．should C．might D．could
39．A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row
40．A．successful B．rich C．dead D．frustrated
41．A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices
42．A．proving B．leaving C．confirming D．telling
43．A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round
44．A．on B．for C． in D．at
45．A．met B．got C．did D．1ived
46．A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So
47．A．incurable B．curable C．fatal D．changeable
48．A．Anyone B．Someone C．No one D．Everyone
49．A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape
50．A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease
51．A．make up B．make for C．make our D．make wav
52．A．distant B．short C．long D．away
53．A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost
54．A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped
55．A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion
One Saturday morning a careless car－driver 26a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton.The forest at the side of the road was 27because there had been no 28for many days.Within a few minutes the trees were 29fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his 30to Stanton.As soon as he reached the town he told 31about it.Soon fire fighters were 32westwards.When they arrived the fire they saw was very 33.It could not spread to the north because of a lake 34to the south because of a wide 35.But a 36wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it.Then,one of the firefighters 37a message back to the town 38
radio.
The chief fire officer and 39of people hurried to a place about a mile 40of the town.There they 41dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. 42the fire reached the path it began to 43down because there was 44left to burn.After several hours they 45to put out the fire and save the town.
26.A.lit B.threw C.put D.smoked
27.A.wet B.dry C.thick D.heavy
28.A.snow B.water C.rain D.wind
29.A.set B.caught C.on D.in
30.A.way B.path C.road D.street
31.A the man B.the police C.the forest D.the fire
32.A.hurrying B.reaching C.arriving D.getting
33.A.big B.small C.large D.little
34.A.and B.or C.but D.even
35.A.road B.farm C.river D.forest
36.A.east B.west C.south D.north
37.A.got B took C.sent D.carried
38.A.with B.from C.on D.by
39.A.many B.most C.hundreds D.a hundred
40.A.east B.north C.south D.west
41.A.will use B.use C.would use D.used
42 A.However B.Though C.When D.If
43.A.put B.go C.die D.get
44.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
45.A.tried B.succeeded C.managed D.decided
Robeson was born in a very poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,then he sold26he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents.He had
27 schooling,for being so poor,how could they 28 school fees?
When he was fifteen,he worked 29a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt30 for himself.How he 31 to have the same chance!He decided to study by32.In the daytime,after the sweeping and cleaning was over,he 33
stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to remember what he 34 during the day.He worked 35hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.The more he learned,the greater36he showed in his lessons.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and37 him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he was the38 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.He would have been given the scholarship if he 39a regular student of the school.
Robeson40 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the41 of some university professors.They admired his talent42his diligence.To give him a good chance,they hired him as a librarian and43 him free guidance.Robeson felt 44 ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 45success.
26.A.whether B.which C.that D.what
27.A.many B.few C.little D.much
28.A.buy B.afford C.send D.read
29.A.as B.like C.for D.by
30.A.angry B.ashamed C.proud D.sorry
31.A.hated B.decided C.wished D.regretted
32.A.the teacher B.himself C.his parents D.his schoolmates
33.A.could B.ought to C.should D.would
34.A.had learned B.has been taught
C.has heard D.had been written down
35.A.very B.so C.too D.quite
36.A.joy B.interest C.time D.taste
37.A.allowed B.agreed C.let D.refused
38.A.worst B.only C.last D.laziest
39.A.had been B.has been C.is D.was
40.A.learned B.listened C.mastered D.struggled
41.A.notice B.influence C.eyes D.attention
42.A.except for B.according to C.as well as D.in spite of
43.A.taught B.offered C.lent D.sent
44.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.disappointed
45.A.leading to B.coming from C.made of D.covered with