阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I put my sunglasses on and took a deep breath．With her hand held in mine, we started walking down the street to her first day of school．I knew that she would be crying; she always cries when she is anxious about new .
As we walked, she asked, “ What if talks to me?”
“ I know that your will talk to you．She’ll help you find your seat and she’ll even you all to each other．And you already know two friends in the class from preschool．They are too, I bet.”
She and started to play with her backpack strap．It’s the backpack that we spent 20 minutes up the night before．And the same one she slipped her small stuffed animal puppy into she thought I wasn’t looking this morning.
“ What if I get shy and can’t talk to anyone?”
“ You might feel shy at first,” I said to her, “ give yourself a little time and you’ll realize that you are having fun and feeling more .”
She looked up at me and smiled, as we waited at a stop sign．“ I’m but really excited.”
“ What are you most excited for?”
“ .”
I laughed because this was the same girl who weeks before told me she was .from running one block down the street and needed to rest and drink water to .
As we turned the corner, her face dropped．The massive group of students gathered everywhere overwhelmed her and her face fell as the tears swelled up in her eyes.
“ You can do this, sweetie．Everyone has a place to queue up in let’s go find yours.”
We lined up with her class and just as she was about to cling to my leg , her friend from preschool stood next to her．In a second, she ．As the teacher began to walk them all into the school, she was not , not holding onto me, but smiling．I held my husband’s hand, feeling happy and proud．
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Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much ____ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____ that he was afraid he would spend his life ____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____. He realized that he still had partial ____ of his right hand and could write with ____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He ____ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to ____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be ____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____ with the intention, the man began sending ____ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, ____ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, ____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any____. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone ____ read his letters. However, this was his ____ chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence
A．depressed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．thrilled
A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering
A．abnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meanin5gful
A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes
A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function
A．affection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence
A．evaluated B．doubted C．assumed D．wondered
A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities
A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience
A．release B．reach C．defend D．know
A．acceptable B．reasonable C．prohibited D．considered
A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Annoyed
A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way
A．holding B．making C．doing D．testing
A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching
A．success B．reply C．help D．progress
A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．actually
A．only B．better C．extra D．lost
A．ruin B．pieces C．the ground D．the bottom
All my students in my class knew I was getting married in June and moving out of the state. I was sorry to see the month of June ________; all my students wanted to learn more, They were obviously agitated (不安的) whenever I mentioned it. I was glad they had become ________ of me, but what was wrong? Were they angry about me ________ the school?
On my ________ day of class, the headmaster greeted me as I entered the building. "Will you come with me, please?" he said ________. "There’s a problem ________ your classroom." He looked straight ahead as he ________ me down the hall. "I'm going to leave the school tomorrow, but what now?” I wondered.
It was ________! There were bouquets (束) of flowers in each corner, on the students' desks, and on my desk. "How could they have done this?" I________. Most of them were so poor that they ________ the school assistance program for some ________ and enough meals.
I started to cry, and all my students ________ me.
Later I learned how they had succeeded doing it. Mark, who worked in the ________ shop on weekends, had seen ________ from several of my other classes. He mentioned them to his classmates. Too proud to ever again wear an insulting（侮辱的) label like " _________ ", Mark ________ his boss for all the "tired" flowers in the shop. Then he called funeral parlors(殡仪馆) and ________ that his class needed flowers for a teacher who was leaving. They ________ to give him bouquets saved ________ each funeral.
That was not the only present they gave me, ________. Two years later, all fourteen students graduated, and six earned college scholarships.
A．pass B．approach C．exist D．disappear
A．fond B．curious C．friendly D．angry
A．remaining B．changing C．leaving D．reforming
A．first B．regular C．final D．endless
A．seriously B．surely C．angrily D．sadly
A．in B．with C．to D．for
A．followed B．showed C．directed D．led
A．amusing B．amazing C．disappointing D．interesting
A．wondered B．understood C．indicated D．sought
A．used up B．suffered from C．dealt with D．depended on
A．houses B．clothes C．goods D．diets
A．joined B．watched C．noticed D．admired
A．book B．flower C．dress D．food
A．programs B．bills C．orders D．presents
A．rich B．mean C．modern D．poor
A．charged B．asked C．offered D．paid
A．explained B．announced C．mentioned D．promised
A．agreed B．refused C．demanded D．required
A．after B．before C．until D．since
A．yet B．still C．though D．too
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the .She will always bring back B. Dr. Carrol escaped the death in the end
the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool .In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me .But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
A．with B．for C．against D．to
A．good B．true C．new D．old
A．sound B．song C．play D．violin
A．shaking B．hanging C．falling D．floating
A．wind B．snow C．air D．rain
A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing
A．lively B．lovely C．harvest D．lonely
A．up B．off C．down D．over
A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran
A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested
A．once B．never C．often D．usually
A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing
A．because B．so C．when D．but
A．interesting B．moving C．encouraging D．exciting
A．But B．However C．Even D．Though
A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed
A．happy B．sad C．strange D．surprised
A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested
A．that B．which C．it D．who
A．song B．dream C．fire D．sister
When you think of American culture, what first comes to your mind? McDonald’s? Coca Cola? Levi’s? Disneyland? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Many people American culture is a of popular symbols like these. Actually, these symbols are only one part of American culture—pop culture.
What is pop culture? Well, pop is for popular. The origins of pop culture can often be traced to popular movies, television shows, music stars and sports figures. Pop culture is promoted by business and advertising. The most examples of American pop culture appear among high school and college students. Trends (趋势) by famous personalities quickly become part of young people’s .
American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its is that English is a universal language. English is the language of diplomacy, international business and transportation. language and culture go together, learning English means becoming of English-speaking cultures. Besides, America is a world in movies, music and magazines. The kind of American culture in those media is pop culture. Finally, pop culture is easy to package and to . For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world.
Many people believe that American pop culture is what American is all . Does pop culture the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture does a portion (比例) of American society — especially the young people that are tuned in to the media. But American pop culture is faddish (流行一时的) and . If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little than McDonald’s.
A．wonder B．imagine C．wish D．pretend
A．behavior B．signal C．side D．collection
A．small B．large C．main D．super
A．good B．eager C．known D．short
A．never B．only C．also D．just
A．famous B．common C．obvious D．helpful
A．set B．pushed C．ignored D．caused
A．hobbies B．taste C．admiration D．lifestyles
A．tendency B．popularity C．influence D．preference
A．Although B．Unless C．How D．Since
A．aware B．fond C．careful D．tired
A．driver B．worker C．leader D．officer
A．written B．communicated C．described D．taught
A．discuss B．display C．copy D．export
A．for B．about C．above D．against
A．reflect B．pay C．form D．affect
A．combine B．follow C．represent D．demand
A．urban B．rural C．quiet D．diligent
A．difficult B．simple C．ever-changing D．ever-lasting
A．slower B．farther C．nearer D．higher
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really , and body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so much a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having contact (接触) even with friends, and certainly not with strangers. People from Latin American countries, , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in conversation, it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep -- which the Latino will in return regard as .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties (当事人) are from different cultures, there’s a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated.
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．farther D．slower
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice