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As her line moved forward to the side of the platform, she seemed to have more energy than she could
handle.
Meggy was in the Shriner"s Hospital for months when she was three, and went back for another
series of operations when she was four. When the doctors told her parents that she would never walk,
nobody told baby Meggy. She willingly did the foot exercises each day. Her face reflected much
concentration as she moved across the room, but when she reached her destination, she smiled.
Her mother, with the same strong determination, would read The Little Engine That Could to
Meggy. I can still hear them repeat the words of the children"s story, "I think I can! I think I can! I think
I can!" When the engine made it over the enormous hill with the toys for the children, Meggy would laugh
as she and her mother sang, "I thought I could! I thought I could! I thought I could!" With that same faith
and hope, Meggy learned to run, skip, play games, and ride a bike.
The social and academic requirements of colleges and graduate schools were difficult for Meggy. As
she studied far into the night, she kept her eye on her goals, on the people she would help. She graduated
first in her class and continued her preparation for teaching in graduate school.
As I heard her name being called to receive her master"s diploma, I watched her walk
with grace and purpose toward the Dean. As she went down the stairs of the platform,
a bright smile broke forth, and I could just hear her thinking, "I thought I could!"
1. Meggy can be best described as a girl with .
A. courage
B. humor
C. patience
D. determination
2. Her mother read The Little Engine That Could to Meggy to .
A. inspire her
B. make her laugh
C. kill time with her
D. teach her to sing
3. The biggest challenge for Meggy was probably to .
A. teach others
B. speak before many people
C. learn how to walk
D. find her goals in life
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Hope in life
B. I thought I could
C. Learn to develop yourself
D. Follow what you desire
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试题【阅读理解 When Meggy finished her double master"s degrees, I can remember watchin】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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instincts(本能), but __1__ this, I am sure that they can feel __2__ things which we humans
cannot.A personal experience __3__ this to me.
Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard.From the time that he was a baby dog, he was
timid, so we named him "Howard" to __4__ with "coward"(胆小鬼) ! He was especially afraid
of __5__. At the first hint of them, he would run crying into the house and hide under a table.What
a hero!
I often went for walks with Howard. __6__, as we were walking along a road, it began to rain.
I quickly ran to a bus stop for __7__.The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles.Soon after I
had got there, Howard caught my __8__ in his teeth and tried to pull me away. __9__, I was
puzzled and a little angry at his 10 .
However, I decided to humour him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and 11 for
home.
12 I was about two hundred metres away from the shelter, there came a blinding flash of
lightning and 13 , there was a crash of thunder which nearly 14 me. Howard stopped walking
and began crying. Knowing that he was afraid, I 15 to pick him up.
As I straightened up, I 16 the bus shelter which we had just left.I was shocked to see that two
of the 17 were bent and the roof was lying on the ground, 18 .The shelter had been struck by
the lightning.I gave Howard a big hug to express my heartfelt 19 . He had just saved my life.He was
truly my 20 !
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| For years I wanted a flower garden. I"d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together. But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden. Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I"d have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside?Money doesn"t grow on trees, you know." Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. I wasn"t sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, nofrills budget. Then, one spring morning, on Mother"s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on-and I couldn"t believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard! I went outside to look. It was true!There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached:"IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin." Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice tenbyfifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis(棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. That was three years ago. My garden"s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don"t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they are right there with me. I live up in Michigan"s Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I"ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes every time. I"m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does! 1. By saying "Do you see a money tree outside…"the mother actually means "________". A. Observation is the best teacher B. Seeing is believing C. The outsider sees the most of the game D. It is not easy to gain money 2. The best title for the passage would probably be "________". A. My flower garden B. Marvin helps to realize my dream C. Love in Michigan D. Money grows on trees 3. The underlined word "nofrills"in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to "________". A. wasteful B. tight C. absurd D. helpful 4. From the last three paragraphs we can infer that the mother is________. A. divorced when she was young B. not caring for her kids any longer C. alone but not at all lonely D. prouder with her garden than with her kids | |||||||||||||
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| In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great__1_. Three of those rich men and their servants were__2_together on a road when they came to a very__3_village. The first could not stand seeing the poverty, __4__he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared__5_out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. The second rich man, seeing the__16__situation, stopped for a short time and gave__7_all his food and drink, since he__8_see that money would be of little__9_to them. He made sure that they each 10 their fair share and would have enough food to 11 for some time. Then, he left. The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 12 and went straight through the 13 without stopping.The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 14 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 15 that they themselves had been there to offer help. However, three days later, they 16 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 17 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 18 the gold and valuables they had been 19 , were now full of farming tools and bags of 20 . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty. | |||||||||||||
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