After my brother died in an accident，my mother was very sad．I was only 4 years old at the time，but I still understood the in my mom’s attitude toward safety． ，everything around us was potentially ．
I grew up with a lot of and rules that were meant to me．For example，I was not to walk home from school by myself，even though everyone I knew already did．I couldn’t evening parties or go to summer camp， what if something happened to me?
As I got older，the list of things to got longer．I became a natural ．I was concerned about things like getting cancer，losing my wallet，being caught in car accidents and earthquakes — big and small，real and ．The funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life，because I’m constantly myself to do the things that frighten or worry me．In fact，I’ve developed a for myself: If it scares me，then I have to do it once．I’ve done lots of things that would have my mom: I’ve ridden a motorcycle，I’ve traveled alone，and I’ve performed stand-up comedy．
Courage isn’t a natural attribute（品质）of human beings．I believe that we have to practice being courageous．The more I do things that scare me or that make me ，the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do．
Even though I inherited（经遗传获得）my mother’s cautious ，I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing，if we it．Believing that has made my world a less scary place．
A．hint B．change C．scene D．lesson
A．Slowly B．Logically C．Fortunately D．Suddenly
A．important B．inspiring C．convenient D．dangerous
A．restrictions B．considerations C．judgments D．comparisons
A．limit B．help C．protect D．train
A．allowed B．encouraged C．reminded D．advised
A．arrange B．attend C．decorate D．support
A．but B．though C．or D．because
A．hope B．fear C．count D．bear
A．worrier B．dreamer C．adult D．thinker
A．ideas B．affairs C．actions D．disasters
A．special B．common C．imaginary D．practical
A．expecting B．warning C．forcing D．promising
A．rule B．form C．case D．hobby
A．in all B．at most C．after all D．at least
A．threatened B．shocked C．confused D．entertained
A．rarely B．quickly C．often D．fairly
A．confident B．uncomfortable C．happy D．generous
A．nature B．duty C．work D．task
A．know B．get C．avoid D．face
One of my favourite films is Mr. Bean At a Fancy（化装）Restaurant. In the film, after being 21 at his table，Mr. Bean takes out a 22 ，writes a few words on it，signs his name，puts it into an envelope and 23 it on the table．After a moment，he looks at the 24 but this time he looks surprised，as if he did not know it was there．He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see．
When he looks at the 25 ，an astonished look quickly 26 on his face．He takes all 27 out of his pockets，counts it and puts it in a saucer（碟子）．He then looks from the menu to the money with 28 until he finds one thing that makes him smile. He29 a dish called “steak tartare.” When the dish arrives，he is 30 to discover that “steak tartare” is 31 a raw（生肉的）hamburger．He 32 an attempt to eat it，but it is 33 ，from the look on his face，that he finds the taste really terrible．He cannot 34 his feelings，except when the waiter asks whether everything is OK．He smiles and nods， 35 that everything is fine．36 no one is looking，however，he 37 himself hiding the raw meat anywhere he can 38 ，inside a sugar bottle，a tiny flower vase and under a plate．He becomes so disappointed in the end that he 39 hides some inside the 40 of a woman sitting near him and throws some under the seat of the restaurant’s violinist！
I like to watch Mr. Bean on TV but I wouldn’t want to meet someone like him in real life．
A．treated B．invited C．accepted D．served
A．magazine B．book C．card D．wallet
A．throws B．places C．removes D．spreads
A．waiter B．watch C．envelope D．table
A．customers B．tablecloth C．surroundings D．menu
A．appears B．grows C．turns D．shows
A．cards B．money C．bills D．keys
A．satisfaction B．care C．confidence D．concern
A．buys B．orders C．washes D．breaks
A．shocked B．pleased C．moved D．frightened
A．mostly B．indeed C．actually D．nearly
A．makes B．gets C．tries D．takes
A．doubtful B．sure C．clear D．likely
A．hide B．express C．prevent D．explain
A．admitting B．recognizing C．indicating D．realizing
A．Because B．When C．Once D．Although
A．pretends B．helps C．prepares D．busies
A．reach B．see C．get D．arrive
A．rather B．almost C．exactly D．even
A．hand B．purse C．blouse D．hair
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Mr. Smith，head of Howard’s department，never said a pleasant word to anyone. He never smiled．His face always __36__a serious expression．Worse __37__，he never did his own work．__38__，he always asked his subordinates(下属)to do the job he __39__himself．The clerks were __40__frightened by Mr. Smith that they were afraid to __41__to Mr. White，who was Mr. Smith’s superior．Everybody worked very hard while Mr. Smith，who had nothing to do，read newspapers all morning to__42__．
One day，Mr. Smith could not find an important paper．He told Howard to__43__the paper which__44__．
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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和D）中，选出最佳选项
I’m an operating engineer, running crane in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 36 the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 37 our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come 38 and get on the 39 list.The next morning I went down to the 40 at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I 41 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 42 me, and that I would stay in 43 with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to 44 the rest of the way.And somewhere in there I became 45 that I was going into something I 46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the 47 of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten 48 tall. And it was burning. I started to ask 49in which my crane might be 50a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had 51 the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people 52 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 54 and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to 55 .”
Then I settled down a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
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Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable 36 when I was teaching second 37 , 10 years ago.
In May I decided to plan something special for the children; a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to 38 ideas of how to 39 our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised and 40 to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I 41 invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived. Each child 42 up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. 43 it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking 44 .
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was 45 if you could keep my mother 46 while I’m busy.”
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy 47 my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had 48 the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep 49 .
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the day’s 50 and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if 51 was completed. When I came 52 Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs, Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and 53 his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran bark and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t 54 it.”
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had 55 stopped hugging teachers years ago.
A．lasted B．happened C．experienced D．described
A．school B．class C．grade D．lesson
A．pay attention to B．look forward to C．get on with D．come up with
A．love B．please C．respect D．admire
A．astonished B．worried C．relieved D．interested
A．even B．ever C．still D．once
A．followed B．held C．kept D．lined
A．As B．Although C．While D．Because
A．wild B．curious C．strange D．upset
A．considering B．wondering C．asking D．doubting
A．connection B．care C．company D．concern
A．served B．supplied C．assigned D．applied
A．taught B．studied C．practiced D．told
A．mind B．thought C．agreement D．conversation
A．feeling B．behavior C．event D．action
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．by B．to C．on D．over
A．announced B．delivered C．stated D．whispered
A．make B．get C．do D．take
A．probably B．exactly C．rarely D．eagerly
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 36 .
One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and 37 . All the students were working 38a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no 39 of stopping. I walked down the row and found 40 was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.
By this time the activity aroused my 41 , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on 42 I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …… I felt it best not to 43 .
After another ten minutes, the students were 44 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna
45 hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to 46 . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the 47 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and 48 your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.
Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to 49 the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is 50 by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in 51 . Amen!”
She turned the students 52 and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the 53 of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student 54 and said, “I Can’t,” Donna 55 pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.
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