Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they've never actually 21you. Everything they know about you 22through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 23 they feel they can know you 24 from the sound of your voice. That's how powerful the 25is.
Powerful, yes, but not always 26. For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I'd never met 27, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 28 me. I sometimes wished to 29 another agent.
One morning, I had to 30 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani's office 31 . The woman sitting at the desk, 32 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 33 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 34immediately. "What a wonderful lady!" I thought.
Rushing out 35I called out over my shoulder, "By the way, what's your name?" "I'm Rani," she said. I turned around and saw a 36woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 37! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 38 .
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani's 39---her warm smile, her nods, her 'I'm here for you' 40 ---were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.
21.
| A． |
accepted |
B． |
noticed |
C． |
heard |
D． |
met |
22.
| A． |
came |
B． |
moved |
C． |
ran |
D． |
developed |
23.
| A． |
Thus |
B． |
Yet |
C． |
Then |
D． |
Indeed |
24.
| A． |
rather |
B． |
also |
C． |
just |
D． |
already |
25.
| A． |
Telephone |
B． |
voice |
C． |
connection |
D． |
impression |
26.
| A． |
direct |
B． |
useful |
C． |
easy |
D． |
accurate |
27.
| A． |
in person |
B． |
by myself |
C． |
in public |
D． |
on purpose |
28.
| A． |
annoyed |
B． |
interested |
C． |
discouraged |
D． |
confused |
29.
| A． |
promote |
B． |
train |
C． |
find |
D． |
know |
30.
| A． |
arrange |
B． |
postpone |
C． |
confirm |
D． |
book |
31.
| A． |
for the first time |
B． |
at any time |
C． |
from time to time |
D． |
in good time |
32.
| A． |
expecting |
B． |
seeing |
C． |
testing |
D． |
avoiding |
33.
| A． |
shy |
B． |
comforting |
C． |
familiar |
D． |
forced |
34.
| A． |
bill |
B． |
form |
C． |
ticket |
D． |
list |
35.
| A． |
hopefully |
B． |
disappointedly |
C． |
gratefully |
D． |
regretfully |
36.
| A． |
careful |
B． |
serious |
C． |
nervous |
D． |
pleasant |
37.
| A． |
amused |
B． |
worried |
C． |
helpless |
D． |
speechless |
38.
| A． |
calm |
B． |
nice |
C． |
proud |
D． |
clever |
39.
| A． |
forgiveness |
B． |
eagerness |
C． |
friendliness |
D． |
skillfulness |
40.
| A． |
explanation |
B． |
attitude |
C． |
concept |
D． |
Behavior |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was a freezing day when I came across her at some point on my life course. She was a small woman, ______ to catch the bus at a deserted bus stop.
“Where are you going now?” the woman asked.
“Well, I don’t know. I just want to see what it will be like at the _____. You know I ______ it all. We were going to get _____ after four years’ ups and downs. And he came one day, with nothing to say, just to show me a ______ on his finger.”
The woman gave a ______ of sympathy. She seemed to well understand my pain. “Now, do you want to ______ my life story while we’re waiting for the bus?” the woman asked me in a low voice. I gave her a ______ look and nodded my head.
“Exactly thirty-five years ago, my husband took me and my three children to America. The moment we arrived, he left us _____ with a wish for good luck, to ______ his own happiness. Yet how could I ______ my three children in a strange land, with no money, no relatives and a ______ heart? Then I took the kids to the beach one afternoon. However, the kids were scared and they cried ______. Their desperation suddenly woke me up from a long nightmare. How ______ I was!”
She continued, “I hugged them tightly, feeling a sudden strength ______ me. Then, I did all the things that brought me ______ a penny. Days in, days out, we ______ each other to gather enough encouragement to go ahead. My kids grew up into good, responsible citizens. Later, I found a man with the same pain. I feel _____ has paid me off.”
The woman stopped for a while. She ______ my eyes and whispered in my ears, “Now stand up, little girl. Don’t go to the terminal because there’s nothing to see. Why don’t you get cheered up and enjoy the ______ on the way?”
A．pretending B．designing C．waiting D．trying
A．stop B．road C．place D．terminal
A．lost B．made C．abandoned D．ruined
A．paid B．married C．promoted D．deserted
A．flower B．gift C．ring D．necklace
A．sigh B．whistle C．reply D．touch
A．tell B．hear C．cover D．make
A．blank B．cold C．innocent D．fresh
A．out B．off C．over D．behind
A．rescue B．seek C．share D．own
A．shelter B．educate C．command D．attend
A．delighted B．frightened C．torn D．excited
A．deliberately B．wildly C．causally D．occasionally
A．curious B．proud C．brave D．selfish
A．inside B．alongside C．beneath D．over
A．also B．almost C．even D．still
A．fought against B．argued with C．depended on D．complained to
A．life B．career C．friendship D．money
A．glared at B．looked into C．searched for D．saw through
A．conversation B．vehicle C．scenery D．love
The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived．Every insect in the garden had been hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines．The balloon competitions were always something really special．
Each time, the flying insects were favourite to win, because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of in the air． , on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part: a group of ants．Of course, expected that they could do anything special．They were so light that no ant had ever to take part, but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all organized and prepared．
So the competition began, and the insects took their turns, performing beautiful movements with the balloons．As always, the butterflies left everyone with their twist and turns, and their wonderful colours．When it was time for the ants to perform, it seemed like the competition had already been decided．
For the time in living memory, the ants shared just one balloon between them, and one by one they climbed up the balloon string, a thin black thread of ants．When all the string was covered, the last ant climbed his teammates to reach the balloon． he got there, he climbed onto the top of the balloon．
This strange attracted everyone's curiosity, and they were just about to witness the most important : the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could．．．and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!
The result was powerful! The balloon began blowing out its air, flying about, here and there, doing a thousand turns and spins, while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string．
Of course, that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight with quite a hard landing, but it didn't ．The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so that the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner．
From then on, in that garden, everyone understood how much could be achieved by working ．In the years to come, the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams, and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could never have achieved on their own．
A．fighting B．training C．functioning D．living
A．speakers B．organizers C．candidates D．producers
A．patterns B．numbers C．drawings D．sounds
A．Besides B．Thus C．Instead D．However
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．bothered B．hesitated C．refused D．promised
A．quickly B．terribly C．perfectly D．strangely
A．special B．different C．familiar D．similar
A．amazed B．disappointed C．bored D．blessed
A．first B．second C．last D．next
A．cutting B．forming C．using D．passing
A．with B．over C．around D．through
A．Once B．If C．Though D．Until
A．idea B．attitude C．behavior D．experience
A．effect B．case C．condition D．moment
A．weakly B．madly C．peacefully D．carefully
A．ended B．started C．continued D．broke
A．help B．work C．matter D．tell
A．necessary B．impressive C．natural D．important
A．alone B．behind C．out D．together
Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando. There are hundreds of people across the city without any or shelter. We have been doing this for several months. We wanted to see what it was like in the of a homeless person .
One special thing I like to is, my family and I do not eat before we begin our so we know how it feels to be . All of the areas we go to are very , such as Parramore, Gore Street and downtown Orlando. We all get together in the and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom a steaming hot delicious meal. We then them all up to feed 30 or more people. I like to write special on the bag like , “God loves you”.
Before my family and I get into the car , we ask God for protection in a family prayer. A lot of people homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or people. Some are nice. Some of them just had bad things that to them.
At first, we had to earn their trust, because a lot of people are to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week they us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people that have .
Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.
After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad, and makes my mom . I love feeding the homeless, and making a(n) in someone’s life.
A．power B．strength C．experience D．food
A．belief B．plan C．life D．dream
A．mention B．charge C．expect D．gain
A．collection B．journey C．holiday D．investigation
A．curious B．separate C．tense D．hungry
A．dangerous B．tidy C．busy D．peaceful
A．birthday B．kitchen C．field D．restaurant
A．eats B．buys C．prepares D．serves
A．break B．give C．use D．bag
A．notes B．poems C．novels D．articles
A．arrest B．misunderstand C．save D．adopt
A．patient B．active C．bad D．careless
A．finally B．luckily C．barely D．really
A．happened B．owed C．led D．added
A．interesting B．mean C．familiar D．unusual
A．trust B．respect C．forgive D．relax
A．tasks B．goals C．feelings D．methods
A．accept B．require C．spend D．appreciate
A．fight B．cry C．complain D．argue
A．experiment B．fortunate C．difference D．report
Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit .
Her family is quite poor and are tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to her a card and maybe a small gift to her day a bit. I got her school from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) !
I perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and novelties at a store. I took a small and asked three other people in my area at work to “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people what we were doing and their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
Then I bought her a small present and a card as planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles sending them off. I got a call a few days later．Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so and I was so glad that she had some friends to her special day with.
It was such an easy and thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!
A．lonely B．nervous C．happy D．bored
A．thoughts B．finances C．measures D．times
A．provide B．sell C．send D．draw
A．attract B．remember C．describe D．brighten
A．number B．campus C．address D．report
A．idea B．surprise C．chance D．message
A．decided B．thought C．wished D．concluded
A．another B．others C．other D．one
A．radio B．camera C．recorder D．phone
A．say B．sing C．repeat D．make
A．took out B．set out C．gave out D．found out
A．added B．devoted C．cleared D．lifted
A．suddenly B．originally C．finally D．carefully
A．collected B．paid C．arranged D．expected
A．until B．after C．unless D．before
A．dormitory B．home C．classroom D．office
A．familiar B．happy C．wonderful D．upset
A．help B．compare C．share D．witness
A．hard B．challenging C．fun D．time-consuming
A．warned B．convinced C．advised D．told
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not trips to the laundry (洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothes became a problem for young John’s household.
A family friend joined the army, and his wife to go with him. John’s family to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they the washer.
Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he a love for the old, green Bendix. But the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly . His mother him and said. “You must remember, that machine belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken , let’s use this to be grateful that we had it at all.”
The lesson turned out . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病). Though he for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the until he remembered the old Bendix.
His daughter was a . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to for a time. He felt . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.
A．required B．owned C．repaired D．saw
A．take B．have C．afford D．ride
A．clean B．warm C．nice D．good
A．agreed B．managed C．desired D．prepared
A．offered B．decided C．expected D．promised
A．disappointed B．astonishment C．sadness D．regret
A．bought B．got C．borrowed D．used
A．achieved B．produced C．developed D．reduced
A．finally B．obviously C．immediately D．peacefully
A．frightened B．upset C．hopeless D．confused
A．explained B．encouraged C．comforted D．taught
A．once B．already C．hardly D．never
A．out B．down C．away D．up
A．chance B．success C．event D．treasure
A．important B．necessary C．reasonable D．invaluable
A．thought B．missed C．struggled D．forgot
A．lesson B．loss C．illness D．difficulty
A．death B．washer C．gift D．loser
A．share B．spend C．live D．earn
A．grateful B．energetic C．relaxed D．happy