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Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.
My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 54 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 55 .
36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
38. A. already B. still C. only D. once
39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless
41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
43. A. as B. since C. before D. till
44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
47. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
50. A. should B. could C. would D. might
51. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
53. A. case B. form C. method D. way
54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
答案
36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.C 42.D 43.A 44.C 45.A
46.D 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.D 54.B 55.B
解析
36．解析：however意为“然而”，表示转折或对比，多位于句中，前后须加逗号，可位于句首或句末，用于句首，后面可加逗号，所引导的分句用于句末，前面可加逗号。根据两句中的learned how to accept life as it is和did not teach me acceptance可判断出这两句是转折和对比关系。afterwards意为“其后，后来，继后，然后，以后”。therefore意为“因此，为此，所以”。meanwhile意为“同时”。
37．解析：weak意为“柔弱的；虚弱的，有病的”，与ill属同类概念。tired意为“疲劳的”。poor意为“贫穷的”。slow意为“慢的”。都属于健康的范畴。
38．解析：once意为“曾经”，常与一般过去时连用，表示过去曾经发生的事。根据下文中的a terrible illness可判断出作者的父亲过去曾经是一个强壮的人。already意为“已经”，常与现在进行时连用，表示已经完成的动作。still意为“仍然是”，与下文所讲的作者的父亲得力重病矛盾。only意为“仅仅”。
39．解析：take … away意为“把……拿走”。因为患了重病，把一切都拿走了，表示父亲不再是一个强壮的人。throw意为“扔”。send意为“送；寄”，多指寄送或通过其他手段送，自己并不一定去送。put意为“放”。
40．解析：difficult意为“困难的”，从上文中的but a terrible illness took all that away可判断出父亲甚至说话都很困难。impossible意为“不可能的”，表示连话也不会说了，与下文中的He said矛盾。stressful意为“紧张的，压力重的”。hopeless意为“没有希望的；绝望的”。
41．解析：talk about意为“谈论”，指谈论、议论，内容可重要，也可无关紧要。下文的内容说明他们谈论了生活。worry about意为“对……感到焦虑，忧虑，操心，烦恼，发愁等”。care about意为“关系”。ask about意为“问……的问题”。
42．解析：belief意为“信念；信仰，信心”，指内心承认某事是真实的，侧重于主观上的信任，但不以观察和经验为基础，也不涉及是否有根据。下文的内容表达了作者的信念。decision意为“决定”。experience意为“经历”。ambition意为“抱负，志气，雄心”。
43．解析：as引导时间状语从句，意为“随着”，从句中的谓语动词常是表示发展的动词如develop，grow up，go等。这里表示随着我们的成长。since引导时间状语从句常与现在进行时连用。before引导时间状语从句表示“在……之前”。till引导时间状语从句表示“一直……”。
44．解析：it seems that意为“似乎，好像”，表示事物似乎是什么样的。作者认为似乎我们丢弃一些东西后，一些新的东西代替了原来的东西。suggest意为“暗示，表明”。promise意为“承诺，许诺”。require意为“需要”。
45．解析：speak up意为“大声地说”，指毫无顾虑地说出。表示这时父亲发表了自己的看法。turn up意为“朝上翻，出现，来到，卷起，找到，被找到，出现，发生”。sum up意为“总结，概括”。open up意为“打开，开发，展现，开始，揭露”。
46．解析：everything意为“每件事，一切”，上文中说到but a terrible illness took all that away，所以父亲认为他放弃了一切。something意为“一些东西”。anything意为“任何东西”，常用于否定句或疑问句中。nothing意为“没有什么东西”。
47．解析：surprisingly意为“令人吃惊地”，比较父亲前后所说的话可以看出，父亲所说的话的确令人吃惊。immediately意为“马上”。naturally意为“自然地”。certainly意为“的确，无疑，一定，必定”。
48．解析：gain意为“获得”，指经过付出巨大努力之后为自己获得或赢得有一定价值的东西，强调所得之物能够造成的优势。由于父亲得病，受到了家庭的照顾，所以他说得到了家庭的爱。have意为“有”。accept意为“接受”。enjoy意为“享受……的乐趣”。
49．解析：touched意为“受感动的”，表示听了父亲的话作者感到感动。astonished意为“感到吃惊”。attract意为“吸引”。warn意为“警告”。
50．解析：情态动词would表示过去某段时间的习惯，即每当恼怒时，作者总是想起父亲的话。should表示“应该”。could表示可能性。might表示可能性，但可能性很小。
51．解析：calm意为“冷静”，用于人，指心理平静，没有情绪波动，如大海风平浪静。表示当作者想起父亲的话时就变得冷静下来。quiet意为“安静的”，用于人时，指性情温和、安详、文静，有时也指闲散或不活动。relaxed意为“放松的”。happy意为“高兴的，幸福的”。
52．解析：able意为“（接不定式）能；会”，侧重行动方面的能力，常用于人，用作定语，表示“能***”，be able to do sth表示“能够干某事”。表示作者能够放弃了恼怒。ready意为“准备”，be ready to do sth表示“乐意做某事”。likely意为“可能的”。free意为“自由的”。
53．解析：in this way表示“用这种方法，以这种方式”。form意为“形式”。method意为“方法”。
54．解析：wonder意为“想知道”，后接宾语从句表示想知道的内容。doubt意为“怀疑”。know意为“知道”。guess意为“想，认为”。
55．解析：gift意为“礼物”。这篇短文讲述了作者的父亲因为生病而失去了活动甚至于说话的能力，但是他仍然认为自己获得了家庭的爱，表现了对生活的正确态度，所以作者把父亲所说的I gained the love of my family.作为父亲送给自己的礼物。award意为“奖励”。lesson意为“教训”。word意为“话语”。
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试题【Learning to Accept I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I work as a volunteer (志愿者) for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 16 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 17 . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 18 for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were 19 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 20 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop 21 . Later he said 22 , “I wish I could speak French.” I was 23 — this from a boy who hated and 24 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 25 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活泼起来).
26 , the moment that really took 27 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 28 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 29 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 30 to become part of the leadership of the 31 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 32 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 33 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work .
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 34 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 35 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
16. A. comfort B. please C. attract D. educate
17. A. rough B. dangerous C. troublesome D. violent
18. A. little B. much C. fast D. slow
19. A. moving B. running C. climbing D. looking
20. A. too B. very C. even D. so
21. A. joking B. crying C. shouting D. smiling
22. A. patiently B. regretfully C. lightly D. cheerfully
23. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. determined D. surprised
24. A. took up B. went in for C. fought against D. called off
25. A. befriended B. disregarded C. avoided D. recognized
26. A. Thus B. Even C. Meanwhile D. However
27. A. my B. his C. our D. her
28. A. asking B. interviewing C. arranging D. describing
29. A. brain B. wish C. will D. health
30. A. appeared B. struggled C. hesitated D. failed
31. A. village B. city C. organization D. state
32. A. pleased B. bored C. puzzled D. touched
33. A. combination B. composition C. connection D. satisfaction
34. A. in B. behind C. out D. away
35. A. interview B. flight C. article D. trip
It was a bright spring afternoon when Fieda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work －36 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was 37 jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 38 . a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’ 39 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40 happened. I felt sorry for her. but I also felt a sense of 41 .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 42 an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 43 I had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuck to their wooden floor, 44 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was 45 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 46 .Freda stayed at home with the kids, 47 I would often see her in the morning 48 them to school. And I’d be there when they 49 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 50 them grow up. Now I was tired, but the 51 thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 52 of my relationship with my clients（主顾）. Who am I 53 them? As a matter of fact, I’m 54 an employee － the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 55 of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
36.A.stepping B.coming C.jumping D.moving
37.A.hanging B.making C.wearing D.changing
38.A.cleaned B.washed C.swept D.brushed
39.A.duty B.money C.work D.pay
40.A.already B.seldom C.never D.yet
41.A.regret B.surprise C.fear D.loss
42.A.started B.developed C.improved D.broken
43.A.why B.what C.that D.which
44.A.but B.and C.or D.for
45.A.less B.least C.more D.most
46.A.life B.story C.activity D.experience
47.A.as B.so C.since D.however
48.A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling
49.A.left B.returned C.went D.marched
50.A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized
51.A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange
52.A.meaning B.nature C.result D.importance
53.A.for B.to C.with D.at
54.A.hardly B.certainly C.probably D.merely
55.A.member B.person C.relative D.companion
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 21 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 22 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 23 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 24 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 25 even him.
He wrote his wife’ s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 26 behind the desk in the booth. “ 27 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 28 someone, would you please give her this?”he said. He then 29 his office in Morrison Building, 30 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 31 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 32 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married
How are you with 33 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 34 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 35 of a happy and rewarding life. 36 , some things are worth waiting for. 37 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 38 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 39 ——we cannot avoid it. How is your 40 coming along?
21. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously
22. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
23. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea
24. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient
25. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
26. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend
27. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If
28. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for
29. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left
30. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised
31. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture
32. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed
33. A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination
34. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for
35. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality
36. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far
37. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office
38. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve
39. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy
40. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.""People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 43 was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were 44 it, but I wasn"t."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.
A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and 49 , "Come on. You can do that"".
"You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her. "He probably doesn"t even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She"s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that.
36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
45. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit
46. A. through B. into C. over D. past
47. A. after B. if C. because D. until
48. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed
49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy
I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria ,after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.
Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.She said, “Here’re the car keys.Go and buy some fruit.” 36 ,I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my 37 ,a boy sprang up(跳起来). 38 to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira! ”
Looking at his black-striped bananas,I 39 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He 40 .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didn’t have 41 .So I told him not to worry.He was 42 and smiled a row of petfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 43 this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should 44 this country as the son of a 45 .But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?”I asked. He answered in 47 English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes.He looked around 48 before sticking his hand into the car 49 the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 50 only 50,000 each year.
The next morning,security officers told me, “In this place,when you give a little,people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).”
51 it’s right,but this happens everywhere in the world.I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 52 .
After six months’work in northern Nigeria,I returned and saw him again standing on the road.
Are you in school now?”
He nodded.
A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 53 what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “ Take this.”
He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 54 hurt.
“It’s a gift. ”I said.
Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to 55 these to you.”
36.A.Encouraged B.Disappointed C.Delighted D.Confused
37.A.car B.mother C.driver D.keys
38.A.willing B.afraid C.eager D.ashamed
39.A.got down B.bargained down C.put down D.took down
40.A.explained B.promised C.agreed D.admitted
41.A.change B.notes C.checks D.bills
42.A.troubled B.regretful C.comfortable D.grateful
43.A.ran after B.ran into C.ran over D.ran to
44.A.proteet B.enjoy C.help D.support
45.A.minister B.headmaster C.manager D.president
46.A.lucky B.amazing C.funny D.common
47.A.old B.broken C.traditional D.modern
48.A.proudly B.madly C.curiously D.nervously
49.A.for B.with C.at D.upon
50.A.spends B.pays C.makes D.affords
51.A.Possibly B.Actually C.Certainly D.Fortunately
52.A.joys B.nuts C.books D.bananas
53.A.asked B.imagined C.reminded D.realized
54.A.when B.as if C.even if D.after
55.A.send B.provide C.sell D.give
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