阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me to do it well, telling me to to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t .
I was proud of working in the restaurant I was also working for the good of the family. But my father said that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the . I was paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends free soft drinks?” He the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the thing Dad said was, “How about your up tonight?” I couldn’t my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t . As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 58 member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion to a is above all. It has nothing to do with that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.
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It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any 36 on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost direct below, 37 was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing 38 and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed. Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry 39 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was 40 the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good 41 . Taking off his clothes, he 42 into the river. The 43 water made him tremble all over, 44in a few seconds he reached the boy. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank,45 the boy with him. But at that 46 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all 47in his direction. Robert 48 to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted 49 he got near the boat. He 50 up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so 51 .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and 52 him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to 53 Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me 54 , too?”
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 55 . “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”
A．fish B．boats C．waves D．birds
A．there B．it C．where D．that
A．more B．many C．much D．little
A．happened B．went C．arrived D．came
A．on B．within C．in D．under
A．swimmer B．guard C．soldier D．player
A．threw B．looked C．jumped D．turned
A．deep B．cool C．dirty D．cold
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．pushing B．dragging C．holding D．catching
A．place B．period C．second D．moment
A．seeing B．smiling C．looking D．shouting
A．decided B．went C．agreed D．promised
A．while B．till C．for D．as
A．turned B．looked C．hurried D．stood
A．nervous B．afraid C．excited D．angry
A．wrapped B．left C．placed D．threw
A．save B．thank C．wrap D．help
A．on B．out C．away D．off
A．boat B．blanket C．camera D．screen
Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to 36 her on this special day. I have been 37
on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long 38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays! 39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I 40 at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the 41 gift and I knew she would love it. 42 when I got to the cashier, my card was43 !
I didn’t have enough money to 44 the gift!
So I thought about the45 for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something 46 , but I knew there was47 else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a 48 part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I 49 that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother 50 the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
Before I 51 my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t 52 anything to him about my financial 53 , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the 54 he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great 55 .
A．invite B．help C．see D．drive
A．dreaming B．struggling C．escaping D．improving
A．jump B．meeting C．holiday D．journey
A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Anyway D．Besides
A．stopped B．left C．shouted D．smoked
A．perfect B．ordinary C．handmade D．free
A．Though B．So C．Since D．But
A．gone B．checked C．refused D．opened
A．hang on B．hand out C．make up D．pay for
A．ideal B．problem C．reason D．tour
A．better B．greater C．cheaper D．smaller
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．whole B．tiny C．half D．large
A．felt B．advised C．decided D．predicted
A．accepted B．deserved C．offered D．sent
A．entered B．left C．called D．visited
A．written B．promised C．presented D．mentioned
A．memory B．condition C．means D．future
A．benefit B．help C．amount D．knowledge
A．rewards B．awards C．risks D．thanks
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the（36）nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, （37）geniuses（天才）can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （38）that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short（39）poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（40）, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（41）writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （42）. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （43）. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （44） with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of （45）, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （48） people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their （49）.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （51） and without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a（n）（52）, and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （53）years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live （54）, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I（55）, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.
A．whole B．rest C．most D．other
A．no B．only C．but D．even
A．delighted B．anxious C．upset D．ashamed
A．sad B．innocent C．disappointing D．puzzled
A．delight B．astonishment C．comfort D．happiness
A．borrowed B．lent C．paid D．cost
A．cried B．agreed C．swore D．laughed
A．success B．failure C．coldness D．squeeze
A．fine B．mixed C．compared D．full
A．books B．poets C．novels D．poems
A．dropped out B．left C．graduated D．laid off
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．even
A．if B．unless C．until D．before
A．teachers B．family C．dreams D．friends
A．took B．swapped C．fitted D．changed
A．letter B．envelope C．writer D．cover
A．edition B．agreement C．trade D．patent
A．Recent B．Memorable C．Most D．Several
A．with B．in C．by D．on
A．deserved B．introduced C．founded D．attended
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.
I went to work feeling 36 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It' s the same thing over and over again. 37 with customers who complain about their food andwhere they are 38 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 39a lot of us 40 but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 41 near where I keep the dirty 42in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 43 running all over the house, it was crazy． 44 these elderly women were watching 45 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they 46 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 47 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
48 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 49 and gentle voice, “You are going places.（你前途无量） And that was it.” They left the 50 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 51 to believe in myself．They 52 my spirit from being down and gave me a 53 to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 54 until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人) of a student-produced television 55 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A．tired B．excited C．down D．up
A．Helping B．Dealing C．Talking D．Meeting
A．seated B． sat C．laid D．seating
A．attract B．avoid C．annoy D． adjust
A．customers B．employees C．boss D．employers
A．table B．box C．kitchen D． spot
A．rooms B．dishes C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．people D．servers
A．And B．Otherwise C．But D．So
A．how B．what C．where D．why
A．completed B．finished C．ordered D．got
A．grade B．place C．mark D．position
A．Before B．While C．After D．As
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．house B．kitchen C．table D．restaurant
A．courage B．ability C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．reason B．cause C．present D．permission
A．government B．television C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．factory C．advertisement D．show
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 1 . Some stories are told 2 they were true. Real people who live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 3 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 4 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 5 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 6 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 7 . When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page. We use our 8 --- which is real --- and our imagination ---which is real in a different way --- to make the words 9in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 10 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we know that we are real and they are not. It sounds 11 , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 12 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by pretending that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 13 when we are reading. We 14a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 15 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
A．possible B．easy C．new D．different
A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
A．working B．thinking C．understanding D．living
A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
A．come to life B．come to light C．come to the point D．come to nothing
A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
A．mind B．life C．world D．society
A．turn up B．pick up C．cook up D．bring up
A．what B．how C．when D．why