完形填空。阅该短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案(每小题1分.共15分)
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
She was singing songs about love, believing yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me comfortable. I stood there ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her sounded.
“Thank you.” she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.
“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so ?”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do …”
“Did you noticed the you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Don’t be upset, because opportunity (机会) comes different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should more… lift your head up.”
I looked her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “ are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.
She that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer _ ___ up by playing music.
I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
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This story happened when I was 11 years old. I’ll never forget it.
I was at my friend Jenny’s after school one day. We were doing homework when a friend of Jenny’s mum’s came over to . I don’t remember her name or even what she looked like. I remember her hands, her voice and the lesson she taught me.
I remember her hand reaching out for mine. Whathands she had, I thought; rich, dark skin going well with the orange nail polish (指甲油). Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT you shake hands. Let me show you.”
After that, I just remember her voice explaining the importance of a good , having a sense of self, looking the other person in the eye… At that moment I felt respected.
I think of her every time I meet someone . I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
I thank her for the time to teach me something I didn’t know. I thank her for the that she didn’t talk down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t something. I thank her for instilling (灌输) the idea that if someone doesn’t know something, don’t be afraid to share your knowledge.
A．kitchen B．office C．classroom D．house
A．watch B．help C．visit D．look
A．just B．still C．also D．hardly
A．dirty B．beautiful C．large D．useful
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．handshake B．experience C．education D．impression
A．familiar B．new C．special D．big
A．saving B．checking C．taking D．changing
A．truth B．news C．result D．fact
A．like B．know C．tell D．want
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill .
My father was a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. he answered his own question: “I the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this ，I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
A．Certainly B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．stressful B．difficult C．impossible D．hopeless
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．surprisingly B．immediately C．naturally D．certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．astonished C．attracted D．warned
A．quiet B．calm C．relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
When I was in primary school, I had a big argument a boy in my class. l can't remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day. I was that I was right and he was wrong. However, he believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She brought of us to the front of the class ,then she placed the boy on one side of her grey desk and me on .In the middle of the desk was a large, round object (物体). It was clear for me that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice. I couldn't believe that the object was white. One more argument started between the boy me, this time about the color of the object. The teacher told me to go where the boy was standing and told him to come where I had been. We changed and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White. " It was then that I what was wrong. It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his side it was white only, from my side it was black. My teacher taught me a very important 1esson that day: You must stand in other persons' position (位置) and look at the situation through their eyes truly understand their ideas.
A．with B．and C．to D．for
A．sorry B．sad C．sure D．free
A．strong B．stronger C．strongest D．strongly
A．all B．both C．none D．neither
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．see B．saw C．to see D．seeing
A．among B．during C．and D．from
A．rooms B．places C．cities D．classroom
A．know B．knew C．to realize D．realize
A．so B．so that C．in order to D．in order that
Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the , but it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. they made it.
They called it umbrella. Just touch a button and the umbrella will open . With the help of its “shoulder support”, the umbrella can rest on the user’s . So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart , they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. in the rain under an umbrella is really cool, isn’t it?
A．snow B．rain C．sun D．wind
A．tall B．short C．strong D．big
A．by B．without C．with D．take
A．spent B．took C．paid D．cost
A．At first B．At last C．At most D．Almost
A．easily B．hardly C．nearly D．hard
A．feet B．legs C．shoulders D．knees
A．free B．busy C．difficult D．easy
A．invention B．magazine C．book D．story
A．Lying B．Flying C．Walking D．Running
Yesterday when my son and I were eating dinner, I saw a policewoman walking past our house. A woman with a look was following her.
I opened the , went out and asked if everything was OK. The policewoman said that the woman's had gone missing(失踪) an hour earlier. I said that we hadn't seen the girl, but wecould .Iexplained to my son that we couldn't finish our right then. He said,” Be a kind person, Dad. "We got in our car and the girl all over the town. Along the way,a group of children were playing. they heard what had happened, they said they would help . They rode their bikes and joined us.
the little girl was found safe a few miles away. I was so to see many people help a stranger. It is a nice world.
A．worried B．laughing C．surprised D．lucky
A．mouth B．car C．door D．window
A．son B．daughter C．mother D．grandmother
A．succeed B．eat C．see D．help
A．housework B．dinner C．games D．work
A．looked for B．looked at C．looked after D．looked out
A．Before B．After C．Although D．So
A．them B．you C．us D．themselves
A．Luckily B．Possibly C．Sadly D．Quickly
A．proud B．strange C．tired D．happy