My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch（发射）. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it 42 so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle drives home one unforgettable point — the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building, 4.5 million pounds, and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned（调准） to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating out of your _ .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts （螺栓） . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle __ _ and roars into the sky, headed into space at a _ of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first two minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital altitude.
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．take up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．costing B．weighing C．measuring D．selling
A．on B．off C．up D．away
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．clever
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．astronauts
A．mouth B．stomach C．mind D．chest
A．blow B．follow C．grow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．picks up B．puts off C．picks out D．puts on
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．present C．absolute D．apparent
A．puts off B．gets off C．takes off D．gives off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．priceless D．aimless
"My aunt will come down soon, Mr. Nuttel," said a very calm young lady of fifteen years old.
Framton Nuttel was to be going through a cure for his disease, but now he whether this visit to the village would help.
“Do you know many of the people round here?” asked the niece she thought they had sat long enough . “Hardly one” said Framton. “Then you know about my aunt?” continued the lady, “Out through that window, three years ago, her husband and two brothers went off for their day's shooting. In the country, they were all there in a bog(沼泽).” Here the child's voice its calm and became almost human (as she was always good at making up stories). “Aunt always they will some day walk in at that window just as they used to do. Sometimes on evenings like this, I almost get a strange that they will all …”
She stopped when the aunt came into the room. “Bera has been you? She’s always making up stories.” she said.
“She is very interesting,” said Framton.
“I hope you don' t mind the open window. My husband and brothers will be home soon from shooting, and they always come in this way." She talked on about the shooting and the hopes of shooting in the winter. To Framton it was all quite in the increasing darkness. He made a great , which was only partly successful, to turn the talk on to a cheerful subject. His hostess was giving him only a part of her , and her eyes were frequently him to the window. It wasn't certainly that he had paid his visit on this sorrowful day.
A．ready B．supposed C．sure D．worried
A．doubted B．realized C．argued D．discovered
A．as if B．unless C．even though D．when
A．all the time B．in silence C．with pleasure D．in that case
A．nothing B．something C．all D．anything
A．exactly B．about C．over D．almost
A．escaping B．crossing C．entering D．marching
A．sunk B．hidden C．swallowed D．struck
A．kept B．returned C．got D．lost
A．determines B．insists C．thinks D．suggests
A．lonely B．magic C．quiet D．mysterious
A．dream B．idea C．feeling D．thought
A．angrily B．worriedly C．eagerly D．busily
A．troubling B．amusing C．examining D．complaining
A．anxiously B．sadly C．cheerfully D．calmly
A．pleasant B．terrible C．attractive D．difficult
A．effort B．suggestion C．decision D．fortune
A．interest B．sorrow C．attention D．opinion
A．glaring at B．fixed upon C．kept on D．looking past
A．comfortable B．successful C．easy D．fortunate
As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.
This bird flu more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2004. No cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions(自治区) and municipalities had the disease in poultry(家禽).
“It a difficult task for China to prevent and control the disease, the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated(接种疫苗). , there would be constant monitoring(监控) and daily on the disease across the country, and production of bird flu vaccines.
Among the 11 Asian countries and regions by bird flu in animals, only Viet Nam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have the disease from poultry.
While the World Health Organization said there was proof of human transmission(传播) of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Viet Nam have caught it from their brother.
The big was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus(病毒) to create a deadly disease that would kill millions of people across the . Many Asian farmers live closely with their animals and sell chickens on the market. This greatly increases the of human being infected with bird flu.
An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.
A．hurt B．hit C．struck D．killed
A．animal B．bird C．human D．poultry
A．shown B．reported C．struck D．said
A．remains B．leaves C．stays D．continues
A．but B．and C．while D．so
A．fight B．control C．keep D．stop
A．However B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．Instead
A．controls B．treatments C．reports D．vaccines
A．started B．improved C．increased D．attempted
A．affected B．destroyed C．connected D．introduced
A．held B．covered C．carried D．caught
A．some B．much C．no D．more
A．should B．might C．must D．need
A．accident B．problem C．task D．flu
A．new B．strange C．serious D．bad
A．country B．area C．mainland D．globe
A．killed B．many C．dead D．live
A．speed B．possibility C．introduction D．experience
A．healthy B．useful C．simple D．gentle
A．stop B．change C．form D．keep
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash . After a while I stopped trying to who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never imagining who the sender might be. Some of my moments were spent daydreaming about it.
My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) kindness who might be showing . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man the street whose mail I helped to get during the so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager, , I had more fun guessing that it might be a who had noticed me I didn’t know him.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was some of the most important events in my life. I became completely in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa.
I didn’t if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.
She wanted her children to feel and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia---loveable, and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.
A．Calls B．Quarrels C．Messages D．Letters
A．service B．deal C．bargain D．offer
A．recognize B．imagine C．wonder D．discover
A．failed B．stopped C．succeeded D．enjoyed
A．saddest B．painful C．happiest D．loneliest
A．special B．common C．valuable D．important
A．concern B．attitude C．interest D．appreciation
A．repairing B．washing C．unloading D．starting
A．across B．through C．from D．onto
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．though B．anyway C．therefore D．indeed
A．friend B．superman C．teacher D．boy
A．as if B．even though C．in case D．so that
A．considering B．expecting C．missing D．preparing
A．disappointed B．uninterested C．discouraged D．concentrated
A．forgot B．lost C．hated D．expected
A．wonder B．believe C．care D．know
A．contented B．respected C．thanked D．loved
A．trouble B．beauty C．difficulty D．love
A．strong B．beautiful C．smelly D．lucky
One evening I heard a loud crash in our quiet neighborhood. that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It was a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her ,so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my .I enjoyed having it, but I said,“Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is metal and won’ t last forever.” After hearing the loud noise, the whole ran outside. My son shouted,“Dad, Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
My heart sank and my mind was with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my say,“Here is a chance to show Holly what you really .She’ ll never forget it.”
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other car. Holly was physically but when I reached her, she was crying and saying,“ Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole .Her eyes moistened(润湿) and she said,“That happened to me when I was a girl. I my dad’ s car and ran into a log that had fallen the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the of the night. It was a deep wound on her .
I remember how Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I her. One day, when Holly thinks on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property.
I repaired the car ,but the dent(凹陷)in my truck is there today. Every day it reminds me of what really in my life.
A．After B．Before C．Later D．Earlier
A．studying B．cooking C． driving D． operating
A．truck B．family C．neighbor D．house
A．still B．just C．also D．always
A．truck B． evening C． street D．family
A．flooded B．pleased C．surrounded D． surprised
A．heart B．house C．neighborhood D．truck
A．hate B．love C．refuse D．worry
A．beaten B．hurt C．unhurt D．worried
A．stood B．walked C．stopped D．drove
A．accident B．story C．adventure D．experience
A．gave B．bought C．rode D．borrowed
A．across B．through C．against D．over
A．accident B．pain C．car D．sorry
A．body B． head C．face D．soul
A．glad B．serious C． disappointed D．sad
A．knocked B．kicked C． comforted D．beat
A．back B．forward C．up D．down
A．already B．still C．never D．not
A．works B．needs C．matters D．helps
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!”I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was to more, my interests in the world of dance varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18,I received the phone call which made that dream a :I became a member of the company back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely ____ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief ____ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually ____ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely ____. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of ____. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to ____ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme ____ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us ____. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals ____ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new ____ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __ _ were pushed much further than I thought ____. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ____ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a ____ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
A．hobby B．plan C．dream D．word
A．connected B．expanded C．exposed D．extended
A．rarely B．certainly C．probably D．consistently
A．director B．trainer C．leader D．dancer
A．symbol B．memory C．truth D．reality
A．bouncing B．dating C．turning D．tracking
A．lacks B．adds C．makes D．brings
A．while B．since C．until D．when
A．cared B．expected C．asked D．decided
A．motivated B．relaxed C．convinced D．astonished
A．challenges B．profits C．advantages D．adventures
A．put B．mix C．build D．pick
A．attention B．association C．attraction D．adaptation
A．apart B．aside C．off D．back
A．over B．by C．with D．beyond
A．function B．meaning C．expression D．usage
A．boundaries B．problems C．barriers D．efforts
A．necessary B．perfect C．proper D．possible
A．talent B．honor C．potential D．responsibility
A．victory B．trend C．tradition D．desire