"So teach him to close the door", my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 1 , again, about
the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 2 air.
Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 3 thing to do. But then she
took a step 4 . "Come on, Kolby", she said, grabbing some treats (犒劳物) and 5 him in front of the open
door. "Touch." And "touch" he did, which moved the door to a 6 position. She 7 him with a treat, smiled,
looked at me, and said "see!" And I saw and became 8 . Over the last few days I have been with Kolby. Each
time he comes in I bring him back to the 9 door and ask him to close. There have been 10 in the beginning,
but lately more and more successes.
However, there remains much work to be done. I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again
11 he will close the door from a distance. But, I now realize, 12 you keep to the focus, the 13 will be
completed.
What a 14 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in
the
15 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby.
A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 16 . Once you 17 the belief that it is "too hard", then it
remains "too hard" and out of 18 . Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 19 that it is "easy", then it
becomes "easy" to do what needs to be done. Just 20 doing it. |
( )1. A. complain
( )2. A. thin
( )3. A. interesting
( )4. A. again
( )5. A. pushing
( )6. A. stopped
( )7. A. rewarded
( )8. A. moved
( )9. A. open
( )10. A. pleasures
( )11. A. in case
( )12. A. even if
( )13. A. interest
( )14. A. wonderful
( )15. A. knowledge
( )16. A. patience
( )17. A. hold on to
( )18. A. date
( )19. A. prove
( )20. A. imagine | B. scream
B. fresh
B. funny
B. further
B. catching
B. fixed
B. provided
B. convinced
B. closed
B. experiments
B. even if
B. as long as
B. task
B. small
B. skills
B. part
B. pay attention to
B. touch
B. decide
B. start | C. worry
C. dirty
C. tough
C. deeper
C. driving
C. closed
C. offered
C. concerned
C. broken
C. failures
C. as if
C. in that
C. profit
C. different
C. lessons
C. delight
C. come up with
C. reach
C. approve
C. keep | D. scare
D. cold
D. possible
D. backward
D. positioning
D. checked
D. thanked
D. puzzled
D. perfect
D. pauses
D. so that
D. unless
D. harmony
D. simple
D. experience
D. action
D. live up to
D. power
D. realize
D. enjoy |
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| 完型填空。 | Every morning, Anne Ravenscroft gently wakes her daughter Heidi so that she can wash and dress her
ready to start the day. Later, as she continues to 1 Heidi, Anne chats about the weather, the birds and
other things.
All day long, Anne is there to wait on her daughter"s every 2 . But Anne is no new mother 3 her baby:
she is 81 and a grandmother. Her 46-year-old daughter is so 4 that she can"t speak, walk or do anything
without the help of her 5 .
Heidi has a neurological (神经病学的) condition called Rett Syndrome, which has left her unable to 6 .
Ever since she was born, her main 7 has been her mum, Anne. For 46 years, Anne has thrown herself into
this 8 role, and she goes on to 9 her daughter"s every need. It is for this 10 that Anne has been
crowned (为…加冕) winner of the Daily Mail Carer of the Year awards. She was 11 because of her patience
and kindness, 12 which she continues to carry out this role.
Anne remembers:"It was 13 shocking when Heidi was diagnosed (诊断), especially to know there was
nothing we could do to 14 her. But Anne never looked for 15 or reward; she just cared for her daughter.
Anne admits that her relationship with Heidi is 16 . "I"m very touched that other people have seen 17 in
what I"ve done," she says. "And I have only done what has come naturally to me when faced with my 18
child. Looking after Heidi has felt like a privilege. 19 her, I"ve known more joy in my life than heartache. My
daughter has never 20 a burden, and caring for her has never been a chore." | ( )1. A. attend
( )2. A. problem
( )3. A. playing with
( )4. A. disabled
( )5. A. daughter
( )6. A. communicate
( )7. A. assistant
( )8. A. interesting
( )9. A. understand
( )10. A. encouragement
( )11. A. chosen
( )12. A. by
( )13. A. eventually
( )14. A. defeat
( )15. A. appreciation
( )16. A. unique
( )17. A. harm
( )18. A. breathless
( )19. A. Apart from
( )20. A. acted as | B. wake
B. need
B. looking for
B. absorbed
B. father
B. convey
B. carer
B. frightening
B. refuse
B. decision
B. considered
B. with
B. absolutely
B. consume
B. honour
B. flexible
B. money
B. careless
B. Instead of
B. asked for | C. accuse
C. matter
C. giving birth to
C. delighted
C. grandmother
C. transform
C. guide
C. exhausting
C. contribute
C. devotion
C. resigned
C. in
C. hopefully
C. save
C. comfort
C. funny
C. good
C. helpless
C. According to
C. felt like | D. serve
D. reason
D. caring for
D. addicted
D. mother
D. translate
D. tutor
D. pleasing
D. fulfill
D. impression
D. appointed
D. on
D. hardly
D. cure
D. aid
D. nervous
D. income
D. homeless
D. Thanks to
D. looked like | | 阅读理解。 | When Father"s Day comes from around, I think first of my stepfather. Don"t get me wrong. I loved my
biological dad, but he wasn"t much of a father to me. It"s more like Daddy was his name than what he did.
My stepfather is the best kind of dad. He took us fishing,and when I proved too impatient with a fishing
pole, hooking trees, people on the banks...anything but fishing, he patiently taught me to use a cane pole. His
patience eventually taught me patience. He took us camping, hiking and swimming, too; along the way he
taught us about the plants, animals and out of the way places we were discovering. I discovered peace in
nature, too.
The beach was a favorite destination. I remember my stepfather cooking hot dogs and beans on a little
camp stove, often in a sudden shower, always avoiding sand that spread as I ran back and forth. He also
took us to the circus, and I got to ride an elephant and it interested me a lot. We went to Disney World a lot,
often camping in the park. And one year we took an unforgettable five-week trip from Florida to Wyoming,
across the upper states to Indiana, and back down to Florida. He played with us, too, and told us stories. On
summer evenings when I"d been running barefoot all day and he"d patiently dig out the splinters (刺) from my
feet, I knew I was loved.
My stepfather led me to my future husband at my wedding. I insisted I was not nervous as I held his arm
so tightly that my nails left marks. In a few years, he became the best Grandpa imaginable to our three boys-
taking them fishing and camping, fixing them special foods, teasing them…
My stepfather has plenty of interests of his own. He enjoys fishing and camping, he is good at math, and
he is a wonderful gardener and photographer. But he has always taken time to care for his family-even his
instant family-and that"s why I say my stepfather is the best possible Real Dad. | | 1. The author"s stepfather took her to do all of the following EXCEPT _____. | A. camping, hiking and swimming
B. going to the circus
C. traveling from Florida to Wyoming
D. planting in the park | | 2. Which of the following description is NOT given about the author"s stepfather? | A. Patient
B. Kind
C. Honest
D. Clever | | 3. The author left marks on her stepfather"s arm because she was _____. | A. disappointed
B. calm
C. tense
D. sad | | 阅读理解。 | I was giving the class when her giggling drew my attention. Walking over to the young troublemaker, I
asked for the note in her hands.
It was a hand-drawn picture of me, teeth blackened, nostrils (鼻孔) upwards, and the words "I"m stupid"
coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold up the picture calmly and continue the class. My mind, however,
was working angrily. I knew the two most likely suspects for drawing the picture. Maybe it was high time
that I taught them a lesson!
Somehow, in the very moment of real hurt and anger, I asked myself very softly, "How can I ever bring
good out of this?"
When there were about six minutes left of the class, I showed the kids the picture. The whole class was
silent. I told them there must be a reason behind such a picture and that now was their chance to tell me the
reason. Then I let them write silently while I stood sadly in the back of the classroom.
Most of them either blamed the artist or felt sorry. But two notes, from the girls I figured were behind the
picture, had a list of issues. I was too mean and too strict. Reading those notes, I realized that where I thought
I was driving them to success I was actually driving them away. I had some apologizing to do.
When the kids walked into my classroom the next day, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The
one signed by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for
forgiveness. I was extremely surprised and more than a little shameful. I had my little speech all ready to give
to the kids, but they did it before me. | | 1. What caused the girl to giggle? | A. The funny look of the teacher.
B. The teacher"s interesting lecture.
C. The funny picture about the teacher.
D. The short story written on the note. | | 2. Why did the teacher give up punishing the students who drew the picture? | A. Because she didn"t want to stop in the middle of the class.
B. Because she didn"t exactly know who drew it.
C. because she didn"t think it would do any good.
D. Because the students" apology removed her anger. | | 3. The main reason for the students" complaints was that the teacher _____. | A. was too strict with them
B. didn"t five interesting lessons
C. didn"t treat them equally
D. was not kind to them | | 4. What does the passage mainly tell us? | A. Forgiving others is actually helping yourself.
B. It is not right to push students too hard.
C. Teachers should get along well with students
D. Teachers should respect students" choices | | 阅读理解。 | He"s an old cobbler (修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my
shoes, he at first told me: "I haven"t time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street ; he"ll fix them
for you right away."
But I"d had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces
of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman (手艺人). "No," I replied, "the other fellow can"t do it well."
"The other fellow" was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys"while-U-wait"-without
knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished
sewing back a sandal strap (鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair.
My man saw I wouldn"t give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron ( 围裙), looked
at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said,"Come back in a week."
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.
"See what I can do?" he said with pride. "Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work."
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an
ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his
funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way
as long as it"pays", when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消费)
rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who
gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done. | | 1. Which of the following is true about the old cobbler ? | A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools.
B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais.
C. He was proud of his skills.
D. He was a native Parisian. | | 2. The sentence "He was something out of an ancient legend." ( paragraph 7 ) implies that _____. | A. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him
B. it was difficult to communicate with this man
C. the man was very strange
D. the man was too old | | 3. According to the author, many people work just to _____. | A. realize their abilities
B. gain happiness
C. make money
D. gain respect | | 4. This story wants to tell us that _____ . | A. craftsmen make a lot of money
B. whatever you do, do it well
C. craftsmen need self-respect
D. people are born equal | | 完型填空。 | While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course,for the simple reason
that I always feel 1 even with a map in my hand. For weeks I had 2 awake at night thinking of the 3
test I would have to face at the end of the course. 4 the evil day arrived. It was my responsibility to lead
a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of 5 . We were driven out in a(n) 6 lorry and left
in a ploughed field with 7 to get back to camp as quickly as possible.
Well knowing my 8 , the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of
helpful suggestions. I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would 9 east. After walking
through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I looked at the map 10 . It seemed to be
11 with masses of thin blue lines. But Which 12 line was this steam? In despair, we sat down in the cool
13 and I feel 1ike 14 the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman
if he could give us a 15 to the nearest village. I 16 that we had been out for a walk and 17 got lost. The
boatman invited us on 18 and I felt 19 when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their
map-reading test! Not long 20 , we got off that boat and, following the boatman"s instructions, took a bus into
the village and get back to camp. | ( )1.A. stupid
( )2.A. suffered
( )3.A. basic
( )4.A. At last
( )5.A. village
( )6.A. closed
( )7.A. suggestions
( )8.A. weakness
( )9.A. head
( )10.A. gradually
( )11.A. spread
( )12.A. similar
( )13.A. tent
( )14.A. tearing
( )15.A. lift
( )16.A. declared
( )17.A. altogether
( )18.A. board
( )19.A. afraid
( )20.A. ago | B. blind
B. lain
B. actual
B. At once
B. downtown
B. advanced
B. directions
B. thought
B. point
B. therefore
B. painted
B. particular
B. shadow
B. throwing
B. hand
B. pretended
B. almost
B. boat
B. foolish
B. late | C. puzzled
C. slept
C. practical
C. As a result
C. nowhere
C. ordinary
C. information
C. task
C. march
C. merely
C. covered
C. correct
C. shore
C. striking
C. favor
C. admitted
C. possible
C. purpose
C. fortunate
C. afterwards | D. lost
D. 1aid
D. special
D. After all
D. forest
D. damaged
D. instructions
D. strength
D. guide
D. again
D. separated
D. wonderful
D. shade
D. destroying
D. service
D. described
D. somehow
D. platform
D. interested
D. away |
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