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At high school, I was a few months younger than most of my friends. Usually it didn"t 1 __. But turning 16 was 2__. One by one, my friends celebrated their birthdays by getting a learner"s _3 __ to drive.
Meanwhile I was still stuck in the _4 seat of my mom"s car, dreaming of the day when I"d be _5__ to take
the wheel.
The age for getting a driver"s license _6__ in the US. In states like South Dakota, a person can get a
learner"s permit at age 14 and a 7_ only three months later. In my state, Massachusetts, we can get a
learner"s permit on our 8_ birthday, then wait six months 9_ getting a driver"s license.
The _10 culture in the US is big, so getting a driver"s license is an important ritual (仪式) for many _11 . It means freedom, _12 , and control.
I _13 a driver"s education class. I also took driving lessons on the roads around my town. My instructor was a _14 woman who never said much to me 15 : "Put on your turn signal (转弯信号灯). Turn left.
Check your mirrors."
After six months, I was feeling pretty _16 about my driving skills. I knew how to drive on highways, at
night and in the snow. I could back up in a straight line. Still, on the day of my driver"s test, I was 17 .
When I got into the car, I saw that the person giving me the test was a big, tough-looking man. "I"m not
going to be 18 on you," he said. "Let"s go!" I took a deep breath and _19 the engine.
I 20 the test that day, and have been driving ever since. |
( )1. A. mind
( )2. A. natural
( )3. A. permit
( )4. A. baby
( )5. A. interested
( )6. A. requires
( )7. A. number
( )8. A. 15th
( )9. A. after
( )10. A. eating
( )11. A. teenagers
( )12. A. success
( )13. A. looked for
( )14. A. careful
( )15. A. also
( )16. A. bad
( )17. A. nervous
( )18. A. easy
( )19. A. picked up
( )20. A. passed | B. influence
B. different
B. chance
B. driver
B. confident
B. varies
B. plate
B. 16th
B. before
B. driving
B. adults
B. determination
B. ran for
B. serious
B. furthermore
B. good
B. amazed
B. tough
B. picked out
B. finished | C. hurt
C. important
C. practice
C. customer
C. free
C. changes
C. license
C. 17th
C. until
C. socializing
C. citizens
C. strength
C. made up for
C. kind
C. after
C. doubtful
C. convinced
C. focused
C. turned on
C. won | D. matter
D. quick
D. skill
D. passenger
D. pleased
D. controls
D. credit
D. 18th
D. when
D. celebrating
D. kids
D. independence
D. signed up for
D. patient
D. except
D. worried
D. certain
D. dependent
D. turned off
D. failed |
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| 完形填空 | Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __1__ 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 _2_ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3__ and
would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)_4_ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting _5_.He realized that he still had partial _6_
of his right hand and could write with difficulty.Then, he had an idea, "Why not write to other people who
need 7 ?"
He _8_ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of
people in 9 . Many of them had hope of regaining their _10_.Others would keep feeling depressed and
remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to _11_ them. So he wrote to a
prison ministry(牧师) about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the
prisoners would be 12 .However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
13 with the intention(意图), the man began sending one-way messages of God"s love, hope,
strength, 14 encouragement. He wrote twice a week, 15 his strength and ability to the limit. He
poured his heart and soul 16 his words, sharing his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any 17 .Frequently, he felt
discouraged, wondering if anyone 18 read his letters. However, this was his only chance, so he
determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which 19 , "Please write on the best paper you
can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to 20 !"
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of
encouragement and strength. | ( )1. A. opportunity
( )2. A. upset
( )3. A. attending
( )4. A. pessimistic
( )5. A. presents
( )6. A. function
( )7. A. money
( )8. A. rejected
( )9. A. hospitals
( )10. A. families
( )11. A. get rid of
( )12. A. defeated
( )13. A. Faced
( )14. A. or
( )15. A. inspected
( )16. A. into
( )17. A. success
( )18. A. curiously
( )19. A. said
( )20. A. ruins | B. faith
B. positive
B. suffering
B. rough
B. e-mails
B. strength
B. health
B. wondered
B. churches
B. letters
B. take the place of
B. accepted
B. Filled
B. but
B. inspecting
B. from
B. progress
B. cautiously
B. spoke
B. pieces | C. experience
C. enthusiastic
C. writing
C. splendid
C. letters
C. shape
C. encouragement
C. suspected
C. prisons
C. freedom
C. keep in touch with
C. accused
C. Satisfied
C. as well as
C. tested
C. down
C. help
C. actually
C. told
C. rays | D. confidence
D. thrilled
D. wandering
D. meaningful
D. prizes
D. sense
D. power
D. doubted
D. departments
D. appointment
D. lose sight of
D. clarified
D. Impressed
D. as good as
D. testing
D. up
D. reply
D. carefully
D. written
D. errors | | 阅读理解 | The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even
though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of
waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.
As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old
sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old
having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.”
“That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like
my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have
already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and
as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She
went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you
would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling
my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.”
Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108.
1. We can infer(推断) from the passage that the author________.
A. is one of Mrs. Jones’ children
B. is a relative of Mrs. Jones
C. works in the nursing home
D. is the owner of the nursing home
2. The room in which the old lady will live________.
A. is very comfortable
B. is fairly big
C. isn’t well equipped
D. is equipped with new furniture
3. What does the underlined word “nursing home” mean?
A. an institution where people are cared for
B. a place where nurses live
C. a place where blind people live
D. memory bank
4. Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________.
A. couldn’t see what her room was like
B. thought the nursing home was her home
C. would have to live in the nursing home
D. had already made up her mind to be happy
5. Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?
A. Proud.
B. Cheerful.
C. Determined
D. Honest | | 完形填空 | Love in a Box
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 1
at the dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our Valentines (情人节) on Monday."
Mother said, "We"ll see", and she continued eating.
What did "We"ll see" mean?I had to have that box 2 my second grade Valentine"s Day would be a
disaster. Maybe they didn"t love me enough to help me with my 3 .
All Saturday I waited 4 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I 5 an enquiry about
the box might 6 anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 7
trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 8
of different kinds. A(n) 9 shoebox rested on top of it. 10 flooded through me when Daddy said,
"Let"s get started 11 your project."
In the next hour my father 12 the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered
the ugly cardboard with red hearts 13 to what I considered all the right places .He sang while he
worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 14 smile spread over his face. "What do you
think of that?" he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, 15 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much
16 to me, for his wo rld consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes.
Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 17 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 18 .The love that filled it meant more
to me than all inside.
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 19 through decades of other Valentine"s Days.
He gave me other gifts through the years, but none 20 compared with the love I felt within the limits of
the old, empty shoebox. | ( )1. A. announced
( )2. A. and
( )3. A. design
( )4. A. sadly
( )5. A. found
( )6. A. start
( )7. A. invited
( )8. A. boxes
( )9. A. new
( )10.A. Relaxation
( )11.A. by
( )12.A. folded
( )13.A. joined
( )14.A. unhappy
( )15.A. joy
( )16.A. money
( )17.A. reached
( )18.A. accepted
( )19.A. carried
( )20.A. ever | B. appeared
B. however
B. plan
B. anxiously
B. realized
B. cause
B. take
B. gifts
B. big
B. Relief
B. at
B. packed
B. attached
B. brief
B. fun
B. time
B. set
B. respects
B. kept
B. even | C. served
C. or
C. idea
C. disappointedly
C. knew
C. mark
C. saved
C. paper
C. attractive
C. Cheer
C. in
C. changed
C. linked
C. broad
C. interest
C. support
C. spent
C. admire
C. spread
C. yet | D. sat
D. so
D. project
D. patiently
D. imagined
D. produce
D. has
D. food
D. empty
D. Calm
D. on
D. pressed
D. connected
D. sad
D. amusement
D. hope
D. came
D. recognized
D. lasted
D. still | | 阅读理解 | I don"t know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to
write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stonecutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration (崇敬) for literature. He had a
tremendous(惊人的) memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally  of
the rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlet"s Soliloquy,
Macbeth, Mark Antony"s "Funeral Oration", Grey"s "Elegy", and all the rest of it. I heard it all as a
child；I memorized and learned it all.
He sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my
days in high school, grew stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc., and
in my last year or two I was a member of a course in play writing which had just been established there.
I wrote several little oneact plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never
daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays
there, became obsessed with (着迷于) the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays
rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able
to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I
began to write my first book in London. I was living all alone at that time.I had two rooms-a bedroom
and a sitting room-in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and
creamyellowplaster look.
1. We may conclude, in regard to the author"s development as a writer, that his father________.
A. made an important contribution
B. insisted that he choose writing as a career
C. opposed his becoming a writer
D. insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer
2. The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of________.
A. his special talent
B. his father"s teaching and encouragement
C. his study at Harvard
D. a hidden urge within him
3. The author________.
A. began to think of becoming a writer at Harvard
B. had always been successful in his writing career
C. went to Harvard to learn to write plays
D. wor ked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer
4. The author really started on his way to become a writer______.
A. when he was in high school
B. when  he was studying at Harvard
C. when he lived in London
D. after he entered college | | 阅读理解 | I made a pledge(誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cott age. For two weeks
I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical
(圣经的)passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an
act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.
Well, for two weeks that would change. And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door
and said, "That new yellow sweater(套头衫) looks great on you." "Oh, Tom, you noticed, "she said,
surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn
suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn"s been alone here with
the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me. "We walked on the beach while the children
flew their kites. So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit
to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that"s how the whole vacation
passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about
it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest
expression. "What"s the matter?" I asked her. "Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress(悲痛), "do
you know something I don"t?" "What do you mean?" "Well…that checkup(体检) I had several weeks
ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me?Tom, you"ve been so good to me…am I dying?"
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing. "No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You" re not dying; I"m just starting to live."
1. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.
A. with his family
B. with Evelyn
C. alone
D. with his children
2. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____.
A. she looked lovely in her new clothes
B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C. he was determined to be a good husband
D. she was seriously ill
3. The author says, "There was one thing that  went wrong with my experiment. "What was the one
thing that went wrong?
A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.
B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.
C. He knew something about her illness but didn"t tell her.
D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.
4. By saying "I"m just starting to live," Tom means that ________.
A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before |
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