I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing to change our attitude…and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which him lame for life. However, as a child, he was with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two , he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was . “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father the night shift（夜班）in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my .”
But even more than his musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that _ my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how _ he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives. ，it’s not the hardship but how we to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During times, do we spend too much time feeling for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
| 小题1: | | A．knowledge | B．quality | C．wisdom | D．power |
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| 小题2: | | A．rolled | B．held | C．allowed | D．dragged |
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| 小题3: | | A．wrote | B．provided | C．made | D．gave |
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| 小题4: | | A．strange | B．magic | C．bitter | D．friendly |
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| 小题5: | | A．took | B．led | C．forced | D．left |
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| 小题6: | | A．fitted | B．connected | C．associated | D．filled |
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| 小题7: | | A．place | B．birthday | C．performance | D．attempt |
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| 小题8: | | A．memories | B．words | C．tries | D．notes |
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| 小题9: | | A．confused | B．amused | C．interested | D．overjoyed |
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| 小题10: | | A．listed | B．found | C．attended | D．organized |
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| 小题11: | | A．worked | B．found | C．refused | D．cancelled |
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| 小题12: | | A．dream | B．hero | C．music | D．song |
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| 小题13: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unconditional | D．unreasonable |
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| 小题14: | | A．touched | B．calmed | C．freed | D．felt |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfied | B．concerned | C．blessed | D．laughed |
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| 小题16: | | A．cheered | B．whispered | C．shouted | D．laughed |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | C．However | D．Besides |
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| 小题19: | | A．happy | B．modern | C．tough | D．usual |
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| 小题20: | | A．great | B．sorry | C．hopeful | D．proud |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:C
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试题分析：文章介绍青年音乐家Patrick先生虽然身体残疾，但是很有音乐天赋，他的爸爸为了他做出很多牺牲，而Patrick先生对爸爸心怀感恩，这种情感让作者非常感动。
小题1:考查名词：A.knowledge “知识”；B．quality “质量”；C．wisdom “智慧”。 D.power“力量”；句意：那天晚上，我发现感恩拥有改变我们的态度…人生的神奇“力量”。选D。
小题2:考查动词：A.rolled滚，推到，B.held “召开”；C．allowed “允许”；D．dragged “拖”。句意：年轻的音乐家Patrick先生被“推到”舞台上，开始弹奏钢琴。答案：A
小题3:考查动词：A.wrote写，B.provided提供，C．made制作，D．gave给，句意：在他“弹奏”美妙音乐的时候，他的手指在琴键间来回翻飞。make the music“弹奏音乐”。 答案：C
小题4:考查形容词：A.strange“奇怪的”； B．magic“神奇的”； C．bitter “痛苦的”；D.friendly “友好的”。但是最令我震惊的是他的“神奇的”微笑。答案：B
小题5:考查动词：A.took拿走，B．led带领， C．forced强迫，D.left使得，离开，留下，腿上的疾患“使他”瘸了。leave在此表示“使处于……状态”。 答案：D
小题6:考查动词：A.fitted“安装”； B.connected “连接”；C．associated“连接，联系”； D.filled “充满”。句意：小时候，他被“安”上了假眼，坐在了轮椅上。答案：A。
小题7:考查名词和上下文串联：A.place地方，B．birthday生日，C．performance表现，D．attempt试图，此处By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.的“birthday”照应。答案：B
小题8:考查名词：A.memories记忆，B．words话语，C．tries尝试，D．notes笔记，注释，“尝试”一两次，他就学会了。答案：C
小题9:考查形容词：A.confused困惑的，B．amused好笑的，C．interested有趣的，D．overjoyed欣喜若狂的，从后面的“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”可知父亲“欣喜若狂”。 答案：D
小题10:考查动词：A.listed列出，B．found发现，C．attended参加，D．organized组织，attend classes“上课”。 他爸爸和他一起上课，答案：C
小题11:考查动词：A.worked工作，B．found发现，C．refused拒绝，D．cancelled取消， 从后面的in order to accompany his daytime band practice.可知他的爸爸 work the night shift“上夜班”。 答案：A
小题12:考查名词：A.dream梦想，B．hero英雄，C．music音乐，D．song歌曲，父亲是“我”的“偶像”。hero“英雄，偶像”。 答案：B
小题13:考查形容词：A.unbearable无法忍受的，B.unbelievable“令人难以置信的”。 C．unconditional 无条件的，D.unreasonable不合理的，除了他的“令人难以置信的”音乐天赋之外，他的感恩态度“感动”了我。答案：B
小题14:考查动词：A.touched感动，B.calmed冷静，C．freed“使自由”； D．felt “感到，感觉”， 他的感恩态度“感动”了我。答案：A
小题15:考查形容词：A.satisfied满意的，B．concerned关心的，C．blessed神圣的；有福的；愉快的；D.laughed笑，句意：有这样一位父亲真是很有福气。 答案：C
小题16:考查动词：A.cheered “欢呼”；B．whispered “低语，耳语”；C．shouted “喊叫”；D．laughed“笑”。观众站起身来，“欢呼”了5分钟。答案：A。
小题17:考查副词：A.Therefore因此，B.Otherwise否则，C．However然而，D．Besides此外，句意：我们一生都会遭受不幸。“但是”，不是苦难而是我们“应对”苦难的方式会决定我们一生的幸福。答案：C
小题18:考查动词：A.see “看到”；B．react“应对”； C．agree“同意”； D．put“放”。不是困难而是我们对困难如何反应决定我们的人生的快乐， 答案：B
小题19:考查形容词：A.happy “高兴的，幸福的”；B．modern“现代的”； C．tough h“困难的，苦难的”； D.usual “通常的，往常的”。句意：在“苦难的”时期，我们是否花了太多的时间“顾影自怜”。 答案：C
小题20:考查形容词：A.great伟大的，B．sorry难过的，C．hopeful有希望的，D.proud骄傲的，feel sorry for...“对……感到难过”。 答案：B |
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It was a busy morning about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30. The nurse had him take a in the waiting area, him it would be at least 40 minutes someone would be able to see him. I saw him his watch and decided, since I was busy ---my patient didn’t at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his . He told me she had been for a while and she had a special disease. I asked if she would be if he was a bit late. He replied that she knew who he was, and that she had not been able to him for five years. I was , and asked him, “And you go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back as he left.
Now I that in marriages, true love is of all that is. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; They just the best use of everything they have. isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．breath | B．test | C．seat | D．break |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuading | B．promising | C．understanding | D．telling |
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| 小题3: | | A．if | B．before | C．since | D．after |
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| 小题4: | | A．taking off | B．fixing | C．looking at | D．winding |
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| 小题5: | | A．very | B．also | C．seldom | D．not |
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| 小题6: | | A．turn up | B．show off | C．come on | D．go away |
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| 小题7: | | A．needed | B．forgot | C．agreed | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．daughter | B．wife | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题9: | | A．late | B．well | C．around | D．there |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．worried | C．doubtful | D．glad |
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| 小题11: | | A．so far | B．neither | C．no longer | D．already |
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| 小题12: | | A．recognize | B．answer | C．believe | D．expect |
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| 小题13: | | A．moving | B．disappointed | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．then | C．thus | D．still |
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| 小题15: | | A．curiosity | B．tears | C．words | D．judgment |
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| 小题16: | | A．realise | B．suggest | C．hope | D．prove |
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| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．expression | C．acceptance | D．exhibition |
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| 小题18: | | A．necessarily | B．completely | C．naturally | D．frequently |
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| 小题19: | | A．learn | B．make | C．favour | D．try |
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| 小题20: | | A．Adventure | B．Beauty | C．Trust | D．Life |
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Homelessness is a huge problem all over the world. It’s said that each day there are about one million people on the streets in the US. It is a serious problem which should be effectively(有效地).
There are main reasons for people leaving their homes: poverty and less affordable houses bad economic conditions. Living without a home people main targets of violence activities and these homeless people have to face the following .
They have to move , carrying their belongings, which makes difficult to help them. They have limited to bathrooms and restrooms and are forced to live in dirty conditions, making them easy to be attacked by . They have limited access to health-care facilities in case of emergency(紧急情况), and no access to education as they have no money. They are often badly treated by society, makes them unfriendly, often ending up being involved(被卷入) in activities connected with crime like selling drugs or guns.
Homelessness is not that happened suddenly --- it has been in the country for . The society usually those living on the street to be mentally(精神上) ill sometimes. This belief is partially true. Most of them are people just like you and me.
The government is doing it can to help but it is not enough, so the ordinary citizens have to help it’s possible. There are various organizations, such as charity organizations that are working all the time to help them and the united efforts have helped of people return to their normal lifestyle. However, there is still a long way to go a better situation is created for all the homeless.
| 小题1: | | A．going | B．working | C．playing | D．living |
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| 小题2: | | A．worked out | B．concerned with | C．dealt with | D．made up |
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| 小题3: | | A．one | B．several | C．two | D．three |
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| 小题4: | | A．according to | B．because of | C．in addition to | D．as to |
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| 小题5: | | A．makes | B．takes | C．has | D．gives |
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| 小题6: | | A．challenges | B．difficulties | C．activities | D．punishments |
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| 小题7: | | A．out | B．quickly | C．about | D．personally |
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| 小题9: | | A．access | B．right | C．time | D．approach |
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| 小题10: | | A．robbers | B．polices | C．disasters | D．diseases |
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| 小题11: | | A．seldom | B．almost | C．hardly | D．ever |
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| 小题13: | | A．anything | B．something | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题14: | | A．weeks | B．days | C．seconds | D．decades |
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| 小题15: | | A．believes | B．judges | C．makes | D．lets |
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| 小题16: | | A．common | B．ordinary | C．normal | D．usual |
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| 小题18: | | A．whatever | B．however | C．whichever | D．whenever |
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| 小题19: | | A．million | B．millions | C．hundred | D．thousand |
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| 小题20: | | A．when | B．after | C．before | D．unless |
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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been for years—often from childhood. These stories may have no in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations my development? I was never to work on cars or be around . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life and told him about my performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ is it that you can solve mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost we choose.
| 小题2: | | A．them | B．myself | C．yourself | D．others |
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| 小题3: | | A．said | B．spoken | C．spread | D．repeated |
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| 小题4: | | A．as long as | B．as far back as | C．as well as | D．as much as |
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| 小题5: | | A．evidence | B．wisdom | C．cause | D．meaning |
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| 小题6: | | A．lead | B．improve | C．affect | D．change |
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| 小题7: | | A．encouraged | B．demanded | C．hoped | D．agreed |
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| 小题8: | | A．means | B．tools | C．facilities | D．hammers |
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| 小题9: | | A．therefore | B．somehow | C．instead | D．however |
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| 小题10: | | A．settled | B．turned | C．took | D．got |
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| 小题11: | | A．short | B．other | C．weak | D．latter |
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| 小题12: | | A．experiences | B．trips | C．roads | D．paths |
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| 小题13: | | A．unexpected | B．poor | C．excellent | D．average |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenging | B．advanced | C．common | D．normal |
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| 小题16: | | A．handle | B．separate | C．suffer | D．come |
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| 小题17: | | A．believe | B．doubt | C．adopt | D．receive |
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| 小题18: | | A．weakening | B．strengthening | C．questioning | D．accepting |
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| 小题19: | | A．As a result | B．At the same time | C．In addition | D．Instead |
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| 小题20: | | A．everything | B．something | C．nothing | D．none |
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Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we realize that those challenges are the very things that us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing the challenge isn"t worth the and call it quits. Although there are certainly when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most all that is needed is and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. you can say to a friend, "I got my feeling hurt," "You hurt my feelings," you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for they are: small hurdles you need to jump or on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is to get over, and hurt only to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it to everyone, and some day you will all of this and say, "Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing."
| 小题1: | | A．seem to | B．come to | C．hope to | D．try to |
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| 小题2: | | A．design | B．promote | C．direct | D．shape |
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| 小题3: | | A．confidence | B．pressure | C．friendship | D．difficulty |
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| 小题4: | | A．opportunities | B．expectations | C．choices | D．aspects |
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| 小题5: | | A．demanding | B．deserving | C．predicting | D．presenting |
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| 小题6: | | A．comment | B．loss | C．trouble | D．expense |
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| 小题7: | | A．spans | B．times | C．dates | D．ages |
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| 小题8: | | A．cases | B．fields | C．parts | D．occasions |
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| 小题9: | | A．assessment | B．commitment | C．encouragement | D．adjustment |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubtful | B．shameful | C．harmful | D．painful |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．control | C．face | D．catch |
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| 小题12: | | A．space | B．plan | C．topic | D．room |
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| 小题14: | | A．other than | B．rather than | C．or rather | D．or else |
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| 小题15: | | A．what | B．who | C．where | D．which |
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| 小题16: | | A．pass by | B．come across | C．get through | D．run over |
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| 小题17: | | A．unnecessary | B．necessary | C．impossible | D．possible |
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| 小题18: | | A．serves | B．means | C．aims | D．attempts |
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| 小题19: | | A．opens | B．appeals | C．goes | D．happens |
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| 小题20: | | A．look down on | B．look back on | C．look forward to | D．look up to |
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The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don"t they well?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices them what they are.”
“ choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son"s . He reached down and began to with the snow. He the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side made me snowman!” the boy replied with
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) to build up mankind,” Dad said.
The child then stood up and an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can"t work together. They have a(n) .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
| 小题1: | | A．different | B．similar | C．freezing | D．special |
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| 小题2: | | A．challenge | B．responsibility | C．trouble | D．position |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．associated | C．unique | D．isolated |
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| 小题4: | | A．inspected | B．watched | C．glanced | D．glared |
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| 小题5: | | A．beautiful | B．effective | C．comfortable | D．significant |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheer up | B．take care | C．get along | D．break up |
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| 小题7: | | A．remain | B．appear | C．become | D．make |
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| 小题8: | | A．Though | B．However | C．So | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．exact | B． Wrong | C．fortunate | D．coincident |
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| 小题10: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．worry | D．faith |
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| 小题11: | | A．communicate | B．mix | C．work | D．relate |
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| 小题12: | | A．separated | B．divided | C．distinguished | D．parted |
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| 小题13: | | A．couldn" t | B．shouldn" t | C．wouldn" t | D．needn" t |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointment | B．frustration | C．enthusiasm | D．humour |
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| 小题16: | | A．power | B．effort | C．organization | D．attempt |
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| 小题17: | | A．gathered | B．sorted | C．threw | D．formed |
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| 小题18: | | A．agreement | B．debate | C．war | D．negotiation |
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| 小题19: | | A．trembled | B．swung | C．pulled | D．held |
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| 小题20: | | A．steps | B．turns | C．choices | D．points |
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