Ginny Ruffner is one of the best-known glass artists in the United States. Her one-of-a-kind pieces are colorful, detailed and often humorous. Over the years, she became famous for a method called lamp working, also known as flame working. It involves using a torch to melt and shape the glass instead of blowing on it.
Ginny Ruffner almost died in a three-car accident in 1991. No one thought the Seattle-based artist would ever walk or talk again. An award-winning(优等的) film documentary explores that period of her life. "It"s scary when you can"t talk, you can"t do... all your life." said Ruffner.
Ms. Ruffner was in a coma(昏迷) for five weeks and a wheelchair for five years. But she overcame her injuries. And although she still has difficulty walking and talking, she has willed herself back to work. Now, she has a team that helps bring her dream to life.
Her team recently finished an eight point five meter-high flowerpot made of steel and aluminum. It is now in downtown Seattle. Ms. Ruffner was recently honored in Washington, DC. The Renwick Gallery presented a special showing of the film, "A Not So Still Life, the Ginny Ruffner Story."
Ms. Ruffner says “it has been a long battle, but the hardest part has not been the physical problems. I hate being taken for granted, being ignored. The way I talk, people assume that I"m either really old, or kind of retarded(智力迟钝的), and that is so frustrating."
But she is firm. She says "Fortunately I"ve done a lot of stuff in my life, so I know that the best thing is to be open to the mystery, who knows what great things will happen. I"m sure they"re many more to come."
Ginny Ruffner"s art can be seen in more than forty museums around the world. Her work and her life continue to motivate people of all ages.
小题1:Within five years after a car accident, Ginny Ruffner _____.| A．was unconscious of everything | | B．had trouble walking and talking | | C．got over injuries completely | | D．went back to her work |
小题2:From this passage we can learn _____. | A．Ginny Ruffner finished an eight point five meter-high flowerpot made of steel and aluminum himself | | B．The Renwick Gallery made him a the film documentary , "A Not So Still Life, the Ginny Ruffner Story." | | C．Ginny Ruffner"s art is shown in more than forty museums in the United States | | D．Ginny Ruffner’s story has encouraged people to do what they want to |
小题3:What was the most difficult to accept for Ginny Ruffner?| A．The physical disabilities | | B．Being considered old andstupidity | | C．Being looked down upon | | D．Being mistaken as a useless man |
小题4:The best title of this passage is _____.| A． A New Exhibit of Bright Life | | B．The Life of a Glass Artist | | C． A New product of a glass artist | | D．The Introduction of a Great Glass Artist |
小题5:From this passage we can know Ginny Ruffner is _____. | A．determined and optimistic | | B．ambitious and stubborn | | C．hopeful and energetic | | D．devoted and active |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
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遇见困难最佳的态度是拥有坚定的信念，勇敢面对。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第2段1,2行No one thought the Seattle-based artist would ever walk or talk again.可知B正确。
小题2:推理题。根据文章最后一句Her work and her life continue to motivate people of all ages.可知他的故事激励了很多人。故D正确。
小题3:推理题。根据文章倒数第3段I hate being taken for granted, being ignored. The way I talk, people assume that I"m either really old, or kind of retarded(智力迟钝的), and that is so frustrating." 可知D正确。
小题4:主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章是关于一个困境中的人通过自己的努力最终成为一个优秀的人的故事来激励我们努力工作。
小题5:推理题。根据文章的意思可知尽管Ginny Ruffner遇见了很大的困难，但是她没有屈服，乐观向上，意志坚定！ |
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By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand 36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the 37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got 39 . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was 40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or 41 to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it 42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang 43 . My phone call really made her 44 , and she 45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom 46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had 47 what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the 48 seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my 49 .
My first 50 was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the 51 person in the world. Even after I was able to 52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just 53 at the wall in my 54 and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like 55 with any of my old friends.
| 小题2: | | A．pain | B．doctor | C．nurse | D．wound |
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| 小题3: | | A．company | B．office | C．school | D．house |
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| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．quiet | C．calm | D．excited |
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| 小题5: | | A．unfair | B．wrong | C．strange | D．unnecessary |
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| 小题6: | | A．offer | B．allow | C．permit | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．disappointed | B．shocked | C．anxious | D．excited |
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| 小题10: | | A．hoped | B．wished | C．insisted | D．ordered |
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| 小题11: | | A．went by | B．came by | C．called back | D．passed by |
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| 小题12: | | A．understood | B．believed | C．no idea | D．wondered |
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| 小题13: | | A．passenger | B．drive | C．front | D．spare |
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| 小题14: | | A．doctor | B．friend | C．luck | D．seat-belt |
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| 小题15: | | A．view | B．reaction | C．action | D．idea |
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| 小题16: | | A．luckiest | B．happiest | C．worst | D．most lonely |
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| 小题17: | | A．stand up | B．get on | C．go home | D．eat out |
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| 小题18: | | A．looked | B．stared | C．glanced | D．glared |
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| 小题19: | | A．sickroom | B．office | C．dormitory | D．bedroom |
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| 小题20: | | A．drying out | B．taking out | C．setting out | D．hanging out |
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I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite _36__ because there’s a short cut（捷径）to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the 37. So I always try to 38 through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual __39__ something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful __40__ by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white __41__.
She was short and 42 and had white hair. She was walking __43__ as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her 44 , until she stopped near a rubbish bin（垃圾箱）.
She slowly placed her walking stick ___45__ the rubbish bin. Then she leaned （斜倚着） on it with her right hand. She bent down and _46__ the rubbish. She clearly found it _47___ and it took her a while. She _48__ some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to __49 herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then 50 walking. It all took her great effort.
There’s no much rubbish and no one ever does ___51__ about it. I was moved to _52__ this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it __53__! I haven’t been able to __54__ thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish of the __55__ if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
| 小题1: | | A．hard | B．early | C．easily | D．late |
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| 小题2: | | A．rubbish | B．boxes | C．bottles | D．paper |
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| 小题4: | | A．so | B．therefore | C．when | D．because |
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| 小题6: | | A．bike | B．stick | C．dog | D．umbrella |
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| 小题7: | | A．weak | B．rich | C．clever | D．sad |
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| 小题8: | | A．quickly | B．happily | C．angrily | D．slowly |
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| 小题9: | | A．at midnight | B．at dusk | C．at last | D．at first |
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| 小题10: | | A．in | B．around | C．against | D．under |
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| 小题11: | | A．searched for | B．threw away | C．reached for | D．looked for |
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| 小题12: | | A．unable | B．difficult | C．different | D．impossible |
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| 小题13: | | A．picked up | B．dropped down | C．put in | D．lifted up |
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| 小题15: | | A．continued | B．started | C．enjoyed | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题18: | | A．busy | B．beautiful | C．dirty | D．clean |
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| 小题19: | | A．keep | B．stop | C．mind | D．regret |
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On Sunday while I was having my own Father’s Day celebration, I thought about my dad a lot. By the time I called to tell him that I loved him, he had already gone to bed. So I wrote the following to show what my dad means to me.
About 28 years ago, my dad was a used car salesman. Every Thursday night, he would head off to Shreveport, LA for the auction（拍卖会）. Most of the time, I drove a car over there for him so he could sell it there.
One day, I was riding with my dad to Shreveport for the auction when he found a hitchhiker（搭车者）with a backpack. As soon as dad saw him, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name and continued to talk to him about all sorts of things. I can’t recall why but he told dad a lot of terrible things that had occurred to him. I sat in the back seat and watched the scene with amazement. I could see that the hitchhiker changed his attitude as he could tell someone who was really listening to him.
We drove another forty-five minutes before we had to exit the interstate（州际公路）. We pulled over and dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill and then a the-dollar bill.
We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I just witnessed. I was always told everyone to never pick up a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. I’m sure that it made that poor man’s day, probably a month to follow.
While reflecting upon that story, I learned a lot about my dad and life. I learned that if you come from a place of service or compassion, you can change people’s lives. Just one single kind act can change someone’s life. It never occurred to my dad about not stopping to help him.
This is the type of person my dad is. Thank you for setting such high standards for me to follow.
Dad, I love you. Happy Father’s Day!
小题1:The author and his dad met a hitchhiker（搭车者）_______.| A．when they were just warned not to pick up a stranger | | B．on their way to Shreveport to sell a car | | C．on their way to the west for a trip | | D．when their car was running out of gas |
小题2:What do we learn about the hitchhiker from the passage?| A．Something unpleasant occurred to him. | | B．He was going to the auction. | | C．At first he didn’t believe in the author. | | D．It was he who bought the author’s car. |
小题3:How did the author feel about his dad’s behavior at that time?| A．Angry | B．Appreciated | C．Surprised | D．Ashamed |
小题4:What did the author learn from his father?| A．Just a single kind act can make a difference. | | B．Try learning to be a good listener. | | C．Set high standards for yourself in life. | | D．Offering a ride to a stranger is dangerous. |
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When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that"s not 31 ．I know some kids just like me．You have to 32 yourself．
There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom 33 let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the 34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so 35 to have him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he 36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn"t want to let him 37 , so we listened to him attentively.
38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney"s 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he"d won, he said he would 39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the 40 with those students．But 41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You"re all going."
He got 42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were 43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There"s no way I can 44 most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn"t want his class to 45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark 46 in our class once again．He"s been a 47 in our lives.
In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to 48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing 49 of my life．It"s now my 50 to one day start a group of women"s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
| 小题1: | | A．common | B．normal | C．real | D．unusual |
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| 小题2: | | A．comfort | B．encourage | C．watch | D．tolerate |
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| 小题3: | | A．couldn’t | B．wouldn’t | C．shouldn’t | D．mustn’t |
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| 小题4: | | A．local | B．general | C．gifted | D．scared |
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| 小题5: | | A．sudden | B．lucky | C．annoyed | D．anxious |
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| 小题6: | | A．treated | B．directed | C．showed | D．swapped |
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| 小题9: | | A．give | B．enter | C．draw | D．register |
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| 小题10: | | A．reward | B．bonus | C．diploma | D．award |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．when | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题12: | | A．donations | B．suggestions | C．requests | D．messages |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．satisfied | C．ashamed | D．amazed |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggest | B．advocate | C．imagine | D．complain |
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| 小题15: | | A．end | B．start | C．continue | D．last |
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| 小题16: | | A．picked up | B．showed up | C．rang up | D．packed up |
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| 小题17: | | A．colleague | B．sponsor | C．success | D．constant |
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| 小题18: | | A．deliver | B．collect | C．display | D．recommend |
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| 小题19: | | A．adventure | B．experience | C．vacation | D．interview |
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Once there was a young woman who didn’t like her job. Everyday when she came home from work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. “Leave that job,” her husband told her.
“Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave.” And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children. “Leave that job,” her grandchildren told her. “Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. There are only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. So I can’t just yet.”
I know this woman. And her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch of a general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. “Why is your dog acting that way?” a customer asked the store owner. “Oh,” answered the man. “He’s lying on a nail.” “Well, why doesn’t he move?” “Because it’s not hurting him bad enough.”
That’s true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know. But we’re wrong. Prolonged work pain is continuing. Some work pain damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams.
Wilbur Wright once commented, “We could hardly wait to get up in the morning. I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldn’t wait to get back to work. And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too.”
They get excited about work. They offer their unique gifts and talents eagerly. And when things don’t change as they sometimes will, they refuse to let environment hijack(劫持) their self-esteem, passion or dreams.
小题1:The woman complained to her husband every day because .| A．she didn’t have enough money to support her family | | B．her boss criticized her for what she had done | | C．she was not satisfied with her job at all | | D．her work was difficult and her boss was cruel |
小题2:From the second paragraph we can know that the woman .| A．liked making friends with others | | B．loved all of her children very much | | C．left her tiring job at last | | D．did exactly the same job all along |
小题3:The underlined word “Prolonged” (in Paragraph 4) means .| A．lasting | B．slight | C．serious | D．hard |
小题4:People who are getting along well with their work .| A．have to get up early every day | | B．are not willing to go to work | | C．need more unique gifts and talents | | D．are likely to change with the situation |
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