unexpectedly and was unable to work at a(n) 2 job.
Wanting to do 3 to keep himself busy, he decided to 4 to work at the local children
hospital and 5 up working with the sick children. A girl there had a(n) 6 disease that paralyzed
(瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn"t do anything, and was very 7 . My dad started visiting
her in her room, 8 paints, brushes and paper. He 9 the paper up against a backing (衬垫物),
10 the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. 11 his head would move. He would visit her
12 he could and paint for her. All the 13 he would tell her, "you can do anything you make up
your 14 to. "
_15 , she began to paint using her mouth. Soon after, the little girl left because the doctors 16 there
was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left for a while because he became ill. Some time
later, my dad 17 and returned. One day while working there he 18 the front doors open. In came the
little girl who had been paralyzed, and at this time she was walking. She ran 19 over to my dad and
hugged him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom there
was a sentence 20 , "Thank you for helping me walk. "
My dad, who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture, loved every single child
in that hospital.
( )2.A. steady
( )3.A. nothing
( )4.A. volunteer
( )5.A. picked
( )6.A. effective
( )7.A. hopeless
( )8.A. fetching
( )9.A. played
( )10.A. handed
( )11.A. Besides
( )12.A. whenever
( )13.A. while
( )14.A. idea
( )15.A. Instead
( )16.A. promised
( )17.A. cheered
( )18.A. noticed
( )19.A. nervously
( )20.A. describing
B. average
B. something
B. specialize
B. brought
B. rare
B. addicted
B. seizing
B. stood
B. rested
B. Indeed
B. whatever
B. minute
B. opinion
B. Otherwise
B. refused
B. recovered
B. pushed
B. secretly
B. replying
C. actual
C. everything
C. adjust
C. broke
C. absurd
C. depressed
C. bringing
C. required
C. stuck
C. Only
C. only if
C. way
C. decision
C. Therefore
C. felt
C. cured
C. held
C. straight
C. writing
D. receivable
D. anything
D. display
D. ended
D. efficient
D. ashamed
D. holding
D. caught
D. put
D. So
D. unless
D. moment
D. mind
D. Eventually
D. denied
D. treated
D. stared
D. worriedly
D. reading
15 years old when he shot and killed a 79-year-old man while burglarizing (入室盗窃)the man"s
home. The victim was a well-respected and much loved Sheridan citizen.
The crime and punishment are tragedies. It was a tragedy that a wonderful citizen of the city
was shot and killed in his bedroom in the middle of the night. It is another tragedy that the young
man, now 17, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
His mother had largely neglected the young man. Suffering an unhappy marriage life, his mother
sent him to live with an aunt and uncle in Sheridan. The youth really had no activities other than
skateboarding at the skate park. The circle of friends that the youth had was basically in 1he same
boat: they had little parental love and care in their lives.
I wonder what would have happened to the young fellow if he had been introduced to the joys
of the outdoors at an early age. Perhaps his life would have taken a different course. Many of us
have learned our outdoor skills by observing our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or some
other adults. Basically, the people who taught us cared for us and wanted to get us interested in
their outdoor activities.
Parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends of the family need to do the same thing today. We
need to educate our children in outdoor skills. We need to teach them by taking them fishing, hunting,
hiking, birding, horseback riding, and swimming. Most of all, we need to spend time with our children
and show them we care.
We need to give our youths some healthy outdoor alternatives to the drug and troublemaking culture
that results from too little supervision and too little love. By doing so, perhaps we can avoid further
tragedies.
B. to ask to punish children if they break the laws
C. to tell us a tragedy about a young boy
D. to present that too many troubles exist in society
B. Unconcerned.
C. Ironical.
D. Sympathetic.
B. his aunt and uncle treated him badly
C. he enjoyed skateboarding at the skate park
D. he was short of parental control and love
B. parents are always playing with children
C. the boy may have avoided crime if taken care of
D. parents used to ignore their children
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather"s farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me
into the __1__ to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really __2__ work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn"t about to
__3__ Grandpa down. Just then something caught my __4__. A large brown squirrel was a few
feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and __5__ in a large hole in the
trunk. A moment later the squirrel __6__ out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another
nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so __7__ anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was
__8__ with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my __9__. Handful by
handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so __10__ of myself.
I couldn"t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. __11__, I ran back and shouted, "Look at all the
pecans!" He looked into the basket and said, "Well, well, how did you find so many?" I told him how
I"d __12__ the squirrel
and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I"d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he
did something that __13__ me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently __14__
my shoulders.
"That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter __15__ of food," he said. "Now that all of his
pecans are gone, don"t you think that little squirrel will __16__ the cold winter?"
"I didn"t think about that," I said.
"I know," Grandpa said. "But a good man should never take __27__ of someone else"s hard
work."
Suddenly I felt a bit __18__. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn"t __19__ my mind. There
was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn"t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling-the __20__ of knowing I
had done just the right thing.
( )2.A.hard
( )3.A.let
( )4.A.sweater
( )5.A.joined
( )6.A.jumped
( )7.A.strange
( )8.A.covered
( )9.A.time
( )10.A.afraid
( )11.A.Otherwise
( )12.A.driven
( )13.A.annoyed
( )14.A.off
( )15.A.supply
( )16.A.escape
( )17.A.place
( )18.A.guilty
( )19.A.open
( )20.A.inspiration
B. dirty
B. settle
B. basket
B. lived
B. held
B. secret
B. filled
B. choice
B. ashamed
B. However
B. followed
B. satisfie
B. beside
B. cost
B. spend
B. notice
B. unconfident
B. leave
B. expectation
C. light
C. have
C. eye
C. discovered
C. stood
C. anxious
C. rebuilt
C. chance
C. careful
C. Besides
C. protected
C. surprised
C. over
C. support
C. survive
C. advantage
C. embarrassed
C. cross
C. impression
D. easy
D. keep
D. hand
D. disappeared
D. found
D. patient
D. decorated
D. achievement
D. Proud
D. Therefore
D. caught
D. delighted
D. around
D. preparation
D. flee
D. charge
D. nervous
D. occupy
D. satisfaction
break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: "Yesterday the person
who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to
join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym."
At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while
they started getting curious about who this person might be.
The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone
wondered: "Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he"s no longer here."
One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they
became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched
the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin. Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There
was also a sign next to the mirror that said: "There is only one person who can set limits to your
growth: it is YOU."
You are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life. You are the only person
who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who
can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss
changes, and when your company changes.
Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize
that you are the only one responsible for your life.
B. our work and life are closely connected with others
C. changing our lives is down to ourselves
D. we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development
B. they could see their own souls inside
C. their closest colleague lay inside
D. what was inside told a great truth
B. A worker who liked to make fun of others.
C. The director in charge of production.
D. A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson
B. The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.
C. The employees" lives depended on the attitude of their boss.
D. The employees got angry after the funeral.
unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean fortunately." He explained
that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell
myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and
get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought
of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles
when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life.
Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and
writing proved inspirational. She wrote, "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only
through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition
inspired and success achieved."
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). From
time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our
making but many confront us through no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity
we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident. He
was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of
Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war.
He said, "Don"t listen to anyone who tells you that you can"t do this or that. That"s nonsense. Make
up your mind, you"ll never use crutches (拐杖) or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school
, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you
that things are too difficult or impossible."
The biographies(传记)of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome
the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose
their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.
B. People are silly to pay to go to the gym.
C. Those who want to achieve success can"t expect to live an easy life.
D. People"s attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed.
B. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
C. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
B. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face
C. what great people have in common
D. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity
B. Different Attitudes towards Adversity
C. Nothing is Impossible
D. Life Is Full of Adversity
"Today is the day I start the big diet (节食)," I told my wife as I raised my hand and __1__,
"No chocolate today!"
"Oh, has the hospital gift shop __2__ selling it?" she asked.
"No," I said. "I"ll just have to __3__ my strong determination."
But when I arrived at the hospital, my little friend Benton had been there __4__. I knew my
promise would __5__ disappear. Because if Benton had things his way, I"d always be eating a
piece of candy from the __6__ bag he often shared with me.
Benton was an eightyearold boy who was __7__ because of a kind of cancer, which caused
him to live in the darkness, when he was fifteen __8__ old. For the next twentysix months, he was
in and out of our hospital. For nearly four years, it seemed __9__ Benton could beat the disease,
until one Friday afternoon in April 2009, when he __10__ a headache and lost __11__ on his
right side. His mom __12__ him to the hospital.
Over the next several months, Benton came to our __13__ many more times. Each time he came,
we __14__ say hello, while Benton answered the __15__ by holding out a candy from his bag.
So, on that first day of my diet, I went to his room and found Benton lying in his bed, his eyes
__16__ but not looking into this world.
"We brought his candy bag with us. Would you like to have some?" his mother asked.
Without thinking of my diet, I __17__ into the bag and pulled out the first piece my fingers touched.
It was my favorite as if Benton had saved one last piece __18__ me. At home that evening, I answered a phone about Benton"s __19__. As I __20__ it up, I opened the candy and ate it.
( )2. A. stopped
( )3. A. base on
( )4. A. once
( )5. A. suddenly
( )6. A. bottomless
( )7. A. ill
( )8. A. years
( )9. A. even though
( )10. A. found
( )11. A. movement
( )12. A. hurried
( )13. A. home
( )14. A. would
( )15. A. meeting
( )16. A. closed
( )17. A. ran
( )18. A. at
( )19. A. illness
( )20. A. put
B. continued
B. depend on
B. yet
B. quickly
B. countless
B. injured
B. seasons
B. as though
B. developed
B. touch
B. brought
B. room
B. could
B. greeting
B. glimpsed
B. touched
B. for
B. blindness
B. hung
C. kept
C. insist on
C. again
C. quietly
C. endless
C. deaf
C. months
C. if only
C. managed
C. motion
C. rushed
C. office
C. should
C. encouraging
C. glared
C. reached
C. with
C. death
C. set
D. tried
D. keep on
D. early
D. shortly
D. beltless
D. blind
D. days
D. as with
D. provided
D. sight
D. carried
D. hospital
D. must
D. praising
D. opened
D. felt
D. on
D. sadness
D. gave
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