Lucky to have him
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__1__. I know some kids just like me. You have to __2__ yourself. There are fights and
killings all the time. I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant. I could have ended up that way,
too, __3__ Mr. Clark and my mom wouldn"t 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 __4__ class, and Mr. Clark was the teacher. I felt so __5__ to have
him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera. Before the show, he __6__ us to dinner at a
restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We didn"t want to let him __7__,so we listened
to him attentively.
__8__ 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 __9__ three names out of a hat; he would go to Los
Angeles to get the __10__ with those students. But __11__ it came time to draw names, Mr. Clark
said, "You"re all going."
He got __12__ to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton. People
were __13__,but Mr. Clark really cared about us. There"s no way I can __14__ 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 __15__. In the new school
year, we were all happy when Mr. Clark __16__ in our class once again. He"s been a __17__ in our
lives.
In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to __18__ school supplies and visit
orphanages. It was the most amazing __19__ of my life. It"s now my __20__ to one day start a group
of women"s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
( )1. A. common
( )2. A. encourage
( )3. A. but
( )4. A. local
( )5. A.sudden
( )6. A. treated
( )7. A. off
( )8. A. Some
( )9. A. give
( )10. A. reward
( )11. A. after
( )12. A. donations
( )13. A. excited
( )14. A. suggest
( )15. A. end
( )16. A. picked up
( )17. A. colleague
( )18. A. deliver
( )19. A. adventure
( )20. A. turn | B. normal
B. watch
B. therefore
B. general
B. lucky
B. directed
B. out
B. Any
B. draw
B. bonus
B. when
B. suggestions
B. satisfied
B. advocate
B. start
B. showed up
B. sponsor
B. collect
B. experience
B. conclusion | C. real
C. comfort
C. otherwise
C. gifted
C. annoyed
C. showed
C. up
C. None
C. enter
C. diploma
C. before
C. requests
C. ashamed
C. imagine
C. continue
C. rang up
C. success
C. display
C. vacation
C. dream | D. unusual
D. tolerate
D. or
D. sacred
D. anxious
D. swapped
D. down
D. Many
D. register
D. award
D. since
D. messages
D. amazed
D. complain
D. last
D. packed up
D. constant
D. recommend
D. interview
D. demand |
| 1-5: DBACB 6-10: ADCBD 11-15: BADCA 16-20: BDABC |
核心考点
举一反三
| 完形填空 | As waiters, we deal with customers every day and when something goes wrong, somehow we have
the ability to keep on going. It"s our responsibility to __1__ the customer.
I remember my first __2__ job was at a fine restaurant. One afternoon, the manager informed all the
cooks and waiters that a VIP __3__ were coming for lunch. The group were __4__ VIPs in the city"s
fashion industry.
After the group arrived and got __5__ comfortably, drinks were __6__. Normally, the head waiter
would be in charge of wine service. __7__, the manager asked me to serve that afternoon. I had __8__
done wine service, nor had I ever served a group of twelve.
I arranged 12 wine glasses on the tray and went to the table. As I __9__ one of the glasses in front
of the first customer, somehow I had __10__ my grip(抓,握)and six glasses fell on top of a young
woman, and then to the floor and __11__ in pieces. I felt frightened and my face turned red. I
apologized many times to the __12__ and to the rest of the group.
Quickly, the manager __13__ my aid and helped in the cleanup, and sent out their drinks right away.
I didn"t understand why, but the group were forgiving me and the young woman __14__ informed me it
was OK.
My manager pulled me to the side and said, "If you know why an accident happened, __15__ from
it and move on. You still have a table to serve and you can"t show your __16__ or your disappointment.
Mistakes and accidents do happen. Keep your __17__ up and be confident. The glasses are
replaceable."
I understood why he was truly a well __18__ restaurant manager within the neighborhood. His
__19__ relationship with the group made the situation __20__ and the group forgave me for that. | ( )1. A. welcome
( )2. A. waiter
( )3. A. group
( )4. A. let in as
( )5. A. introduced
( )6. A. bought
( )7. A. Therefore
( )8. A. often
( )9. A. set
( )10. A. got
( )11. A. stood
( )12. A. manager
( )13. A. took over
( )14. A. repeatedly
( )15. A. hear
( )16. A. apology
( )17. A. nose
( )18. A. behaved
( )19. A. new
( )20. A. calm | B. feed
B. cook
B. number
B. made up of
B. satisfied
B. sold
B. However
B. once
B. broke
B. caught
B. lay
B. head waiter
B. came to
B. regretfully
B. tell
B. excitement
B. face
B. respected
B. famous
B. comfortable | C. invite
C. servant
C. family
C. added up to
C. seated
C. ordered
C. Besides
C. never
C. cleaned
C. forgot
C. kept
C. man
C. gave up
C. impatiently
C. change
C. nervousness
C. head
C. visited
C. terrible
C. special | D. please
D. director
D. class
D. recognized as
D. dressed
D. got
D. Though
D. little
D. shook
D. lost
D. stayed
D. woman
D. rushed against
D. angrily
D. learn
D. carelessness
D. hand
D. understood
D. close
D. possible | | 阅读理解 | When I was learning calligraphy(书法), my teacher told me a story.
A calligrapher taught handwriting. One of his students who often practiced handwriting with old
sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the
calligrapher for a long time. His teacher said to him, "Try to use the best paper. Maybe you"ll write
better."
The student did as he was told. It really worked.He made headway not long afterwards and felt
curious. He asked his teacher about the reason. The calligrapher answered, "When you used old
newspaper to practice handwriting, you would think you were writing a draft. It didn"t matter if you
wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply.In that case you wouldn"t pay much attention to it.
Now you use the best paper and you"ll treasure it. Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity
of chances and you"ll devote to it with all your heart and soul; you"ll do the handwriting much more
attentively than practicing. Of course you"ve made rapid progress."
Indeed, we spend our ordinary days just as they are worthless "old newspaper". We don"t care if we
scrawl and waste it, thinking that it will come endlessly-the "old newspaper" is inexhaustible. In such a
mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them.
Life is not a military exercise but an actual war in which real weapons are used. In everyday life
there"s no chance for us to draft. That"s because what we call "draft" actually is the answer sheet we
write that cannot be changed.
Every day of our life is something new. Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper. | | 1. The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought ________. | A. the student would practice more carefully on the best paper
B. it was comfortable to write on the best paper
C. the student had enough money to buy the best paper
D. the student could write more on the best paper | | 2. The student didn"t make much progress at first because ________. | A. he didn"t follow his teacher"s advice
B. he was too poor to buy better paper to write on
C. he regarded his writing on old newspaper just as a draft
D. he was not used to the calligrapher"s teaching manner | | 3. We learn from the passage that ________. | A. the student finally gave up
B. the student made rapid progress by practicing more carefully
C. the calligrapher was strict with his students
D. old newspaper is not useful | | 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | A. What teachers say is always true.
B. Success calls for attentiveness.
C. Handwriting is easy to practice.
D. New things are always better than old ones. | | 5. The writer wants to tell us that ________. | A. there are some good ways to practice handwriting
B. life is like old newspaper
C. we should learn from the student in the story
D. life will not give us a chance to draw a draft | | 阅读理解 | Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety"s Director"s
Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a serious twocar
accident.
The accident occurred on March 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling on rainsoaked State
Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road. It ran into an oncoming vehicle, leaving the occupants trapped
inside as both vehicles burst into flames.
Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming. He broke through a back window
and pulled Mallory Smith, 10, and her sister, Megan Smith, 9, from the wreckage.
The girls" mother, Beckie Smith, was not with them at the time of the wreck, as they were traveling
with their baby sitter, Lisa Bowbin.
Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call informing her of
the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene.
Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the other victims and
attempted to put out the fires.
"I was nervous,"Bozeman said. "I don"t feel like I"m a hero. I was just doing what anyone should do
in that situation. I hope someone would do the same for me."
Everyone at the accident made it out alive, with the victims suffering from nonlifethreatening injuries.
Mallory Smith broke both femurs, and Megan had neck and back injuries. Bowbin is still recovering
from a broken pelvis, ankle and foot.
The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke breathing, Bonge said.
In addition, Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident,
where Russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with "Thank you", Bozeman said. Those
involved in that fateful encounter on Highway 6 credited God blessing for bringing them together.
"Whatever the circumstances, Tuesday"s ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put
their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers, "Beckie Smith said, "We"re calling it The
Miracle on Highway 6." | | 1. What"s the main idea of the passage? | A. Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident.
B. Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes.
C. Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars.
D. A car accident occurred on rainsoaked State Highway 6. | | 2. Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car? | A. Clemmons.
B. Anthony Russo.
C. Bozeman.
D. Bonge. | | 3. Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman? | A. Kind.
B. Modest.
C. Excited.
D. Smart. | | 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | A. Luckily,no one received too serious injuries in the accident.
B. All the victims received slight injuries in the accident.
C. The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims.
D. The injured will soon recover from their injuries. | | 5. It can be inferred from what Beckie Smith said that ________. | A. she regarded the accident as a wonder
B. she was frightened by the serious accident
C. she thought highly of the rescuers
D. she called on others to learn from the rescuers | | 完形填空 | As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul.It can__1__all kinds barriers
to reach students in a very special way.It can be the__2__for each child to find their light.I would like to
__3__a story about it.
For a few years I was__4__with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most__5__
students was a five－year－old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak.
We__6__sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__7__on my lap(大腿). One of her
favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students
__8__twice while singing the repeating phrase, "Oh, yes!"Vanessa liked to__9__her hands together
with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together.But she__10__said or sang a word.
One day, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, __11__me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words"Oh, yes!"I opened my mouth in__12__and for that moment I was
the one who could not speak.When my heart__13__started beating again, I looked over at the assistant
teacher to find her also__14__.Through music, we had made an awesome connection.
Several years later, I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big__15__on her face and
then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had__16__ so many times in our music class.The
little girl, __17__her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever.Every child
has the__18__to learn and grow.It is up to us to__19__the way to reach each and every one of our
students.We all must find each child"s__20__. | ( )1. A. get across
( )2. A. means
( )3. A. add
( )4. A. blessed
( )5. A. troublesome
( )6. A. most
( )7. A. stand
( )8. A. sang
( )9. A. strike
( )10. A. ever
( )11. A. looked
( )12. A. horror
( )13. A. immediately
( )14. A. happy
( )15. A. greeting
( )16. A. performed
( )17. A. upon
( )18. A. standard
( )19. A. discover
( )20. A. virtue | B. put away
B. direction
B. talk
B. tired
B. hardworking
B. almost
B. sit
B. said
B. put
B. never
B. saw
B. delight
B. fortunately
B. grateful
B. smile
B. operated
B. through
B. ability
B. invent
B. dream | C. take over
C. process
C. share
C. covered
C. memorable
C. nearly
C. lie
C. followed
C. give
C. still
C. glared
C. astonishment
C. slowly
C. speechless
C. expression
C. trained
C. from
C. plan
C. test
C. light | D. break through
D. effort
D. write
D. filled
D. sensitive
D. mostly
D. jump
D. clapped
D. shake
D. even
D. noticed
D. embarrassment
D. finally
D. hopeless
D. sign
D. organized
D. beyond
D. necessity
D. make
D. rhythm | | 完形填空. | It was in the past two years that Aaron Segura was always sinking at West Mesa High
School in Albuquerque,New Mexico. The 16yearold student was __1__ in golf, but his
__2__ was another matter. Aaron was "just walking through the chapters hard" in courses
like chemistry, his grades were low, and he was __3__ to dropping out. It was not that
Aaron didn"t have __4__； it simply didn"t exist in his large, impersonal public high school.
Then his mother heard about Albuquerque"s Charter Vocational High School(特立职业
高中), a place where students __5__ plenty of oneonone attention. Something else __6__
Aaron even more. His one strong goal was to go into__7__, and Charter Vocational had
just the thing for him: an architectural CAD(computeraided drafting) program.
Aaron __8__ the school at the beginning of his junior year. For the first time, he __9__
himself excited about learning. By the following summer, he had got a(n) __10__ as a
draftsman for an architectural firm. His plan was to __11__ drafting professionally after he
graduated.
If Aaron has anyone to thank for his __12__ of the fortune, it was Danny Moon, a
longtime industrial arts teacher. Moon __13__ a vocational apprenticeship(学徒) program
in the mid1990s, __14__ the Albuquerque school district couldn"t pay for any longer.
But two years later, in 2000, Moon"s phone rang. The state had recently __15__a
charter school law, and a district official wondered if Moon might be __16__in opening a
vocational charter school. An easy __17__. With this sort of instruction, Moon knew he
could __18__ students like Aaron,who might have a __19__ time in traditional high schools.
He"d also be filling an increasing __20__ across New Mexico for skilled labor. | ( )1.A.average
( )2．A.ability
( )3．A.certain
( )4．A.ambition
( )5．A.pay
( )6．A.appealed
( )7．A.firm
( )8．A.applied
( )9．A.recognized
( )10．A.job
( )11．A.pick up
( )12．A.change
( )13．A.realized
( )14．A.since
( )15．A.passed
( )16．A.crazy
( )17．A.direction
( )18．A.create
( )19．A.royal
( )20．A.demand
| B ．excellent
B ．ideal
B ．close
B ．energy
B ．gain
B ．attracted
B ．golf
B ．attended
B ．enjoyed
B ．condition
B ．make up
B ．progress
B ．ran
B ．until
B ．made
B ．fond
B ．answer
B ．worry
B ．tough
B ．form
| C．curious
C．study
C．cautious
C．courage
C．draw
C．employed
C．chemistry
C．qualified
C．found
C．situation
C．take up
C．effort
C．discovered
C．though
C．proved
C．interested
C．promise
C．regret
C．free
C．order
| D．different
D．mission
D．eager
D．experience
D．bring
D．comforted
D．architecture
D．admitted
D．devoted
D．occasion
D．set up
D．achievement
D．offered
D．after
D．appeared
D．aware
D．success
D．target
D．short
D．satisfaction
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