Some people may say a hero is someone older than you, someone you personally know,
someone who has done something everyone knows about, etc. I don"t think a hero necessarily
has to be an older person or a close friend or a family member. My hero is younger than me,
but we are related. His name is Marcus. He is my cousin. He isn"t necessarily a wise person
or someone who does something great every day, but he has taught me to appreciate some
of the simple things in life.
I am now in 11th grade. When I was in 8th grade, Marcus had a brain tumor (脑瘤)
which had to be removed. Thankfully the tumor was benign (良性的). When the doctors
removed it Marcus lost his sight. He felt down only once. Ever since then, he has been an
extremely happy second-grader. He is very typical of a nine-year-old. He likes to tell jokes,
play new games, and he likes to play tricks on people, just like children at his age. I love
spending time with him. We go to movies whenever there is a good one and look after him
every chance I get.
I say that Marcus helps to appreciate the simple thing in life. He doesn"t have his sight and
that causes me to realize how lucky I am to be able to see, to walk, and to talk. I can do
everything I need to. If everyone could see how happy and satisfied Marcus is and how
much he makes everyone around him happy, then they might just be able to better appreciate
the simple things in life.
B. a different idea about heroes from others
C. the idea that a hero must be older
D. the idea that a hero must be a close friend
B. Because his cousin does great things every day.
C. Because his cousin teaches him how to enjoy a simple life.
D. Because his cousin teaches him to live a rich life.
B. Marcus isn"t nine years old at all.
C. Marcus is diffe
rent from the other students.D. Marcus is the same as the other children at his age.
B. Marcus" serious illness.
C. Marcus" blindness.
D. Marcus" recovery.
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn"t want to 1 too much money with me, soI 2 the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for 3__.
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn"t have any
proof(证据) _ 4 I had given the man the money. There was clearly _5_ left to do but go to the nearest
lawyer at once.
The lawyer 6 me to return to the hotel with him and give 7 __hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. 8 I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer.
9 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness (证人) to the 10__ hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not
11_ he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer"s plan into action. This time both the lawyer
and I went to the 12 to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter(不管) 13 I said, the clerk
who kept my bill 14 that he had g
iven it to me. I said it was not 15 . The lawyer said to him, "I 16 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call
the 17 ." Now the clerk felt quite 18 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
"I don"t know 19 to thank you enough for getting my money back," I said to the lawyer. And what
do you suppose he answered? He said, "Oh, don"t 20 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please."
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| I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there"re some ways of helping them and you needn"t have a lot of ___1__. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. ___2___doing this one day, I got to __3__a young homeless man. He was often__4__the magazine at the train station. He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his__5__ was close to mine. It__6__that we were born in the same month. I met him last year__7__after his birthday, and after congratulating him without__8__, I asked if he had had a good day. He__9__ and said that he hadn"t really celebrated. I felt so__10__. I just couldn"t bear the thought of (不敢想)this nice, young man being__11__on his 25th birthday with no pres  ents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn (纱线)basket.__12__for me, I had enough yarn __13__ . I set to work and knitted(编织) a__14__ for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty__15__ I didn"t knit very often. Then  I washed the yarn so the scarf would be__16__when he got it. I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had__17__ to meet him so I had__18__the scarf and a piece of my own birthday__19__ around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The__20__ in his eyes was the best present he could have given me! | ||||
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| Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute (聋哑) school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later. She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing  each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her. Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, "Are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents. As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy explained, "Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love." Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, ""I"m going to tell your parents I"ll be looking after you well with all my life!" Galaxy was deeply moved. As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, ""This is Kazrim." Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly. He said, "YOU CAN TALK?" It was the same question that  Galaxy wanted to ask, too. The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply. | ||||
| 1. How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other? | ||||
| A. They met each other by chance. B. They were introduced to each other. C. They once studied at the same university. D. They both served in a special needs school. | ||||
| 2. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home? | ||||
A. Writing words on paper. | ||||
| 3 What did Galaxy expect her parents to do? | ||||
| A. To have a talk with Kazrim. B. To prepare for her marriage. C. To treat Kazrim as a normal man. D. To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend. | ||||
| 4 What can we learn about the two young people from the passage? | ||||
| A. They fell in love at the first sight. B. They cheated each other to win love. C. They mistook each other for being mutes. D. They ignored the anger of Galaxy"s parents. | ||||
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Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It"s true. You really can"t love | ||||
| 1. What does Freda Bright mean by saying "Only in opera do people die of love"?_____. | ||||
| A. No love in the world is believable. B. Love is one thing, and life is another. C. Love in operas is truly touching. D. Love can survive forever, though people die at different ages. | ||||
| 2. That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that____. | ||||
A. he loves her because he believes that she can receive a raise. B. he has a great way to promote his wife"s love towards him. C. he had a false love for people even if the person is his wife. D. he loves his family member truly, whether they are in good condition or not. | ||||
| 3. From the text, we might say the author ____. | ||||
| A. refuses any spiritual emotions. B. c  riticizes the attitude of doubt of love.C. doesn"t believe there is true love in the world. D. thinks the true love does not expect repayment. | ||||
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| Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating (毁灭性的) tragedies in American history. Since our 1 was given prominent media exposure, we 2 thousands of calls per day. I spoke with countless victims who were trying to locate family members lost in the flood. They all needed 3 with housing, food and clothing. It took weeks 4 federal assistance was available to the majority. Some received none. 5 we were there to help, the trauma(心灵创伤) made some callers rude. Some were 6 . Some were suicidal(有自***倾向的). It was hard to stay 7 and encouraging. Just at that time, I got a call from Brenda. Brenda was a single woman 8 her early fifties with no children. She was all alone and had been living in a crowded 9 in Houston for the past month. She said, "I"ve heard that my house was still 10 and at this point, the hardest part of all of this, though, is seeing the 11 suffer. The young tend to recover easily, 12 many of the elderly have no other resources." Brenda was hit hard but her heart still overflowed with 13 for others. "I know that recovery lies ahead," she continued. "I 14 that if we were the ones chosen to endure (忍受) this 15 , then God will give us the grace to endure. The 16 of our city has given birth to a spirit of unity." "My hope isn"t 17 on my circumstances," she continued. "My hope is based on my 18 to hope. Hope is a choice." The only thing Brenda could 19 was her attitude. She made a decision to thrive(茁壮成长), not just 20 . | ||||
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