Check Engine Light
As I turned from the parking lot，heading for home，I noticed a yellow light on my dashboard(仪表板)had come on.The symbol indicated that I was to ____ the engine.I noted the water temperature and the oil light ___ to see if there were problems that would ____ an overheated engine.Noting these two gauges(仪表)were okay，I ____ I could ignore the little yellow light that caused such great ___ for at least the moment.
After I retrieved my owner manual(用户手册)，I ____ the check engine light comes on to indicate that there is a problem and that ____ is required.Malfunctions will often be indicated by the ____ before any problem is apparent，which may ___ more serious damage to the vehicle.This system is ___ to assist you and your technician in ____ diagnosing any malfunction.
Reading the manual made me think of how we need ____in our lives to be our “check engine light”．We need to know when a(n) ____ occurs and when service is required in our lives.We need to correct our problems before serious damage surfaces.We need a light to ____ in our minds to help us avoid conflict，pain，or disaster.We need a(n) ____ to come on to tell us not to yield to temptation.We need to be ____ that we shouldn't ignore good and work to make life better for all of us.
God makes a magnificent “check engine light”．He gives you an awareness to keep your pathway ____.He shows you the beauty of the earth to ____ you to him.He gives people who care about you，to help ____ your living.He has provided his word to point the ____.Lean on God to lead your pathway from the problems that could damage your living.He can repair malfunctions before they destroy your being.
A．replace B．heat C．repair D．check
A．quickly B．gradually C．luckily D．approximately
A．cool B．cause C．protect D．hide
A．wondered B．reasoned C．imagined D．appreciated
A．strength B．difference C．anxiety D．risk
A．found B．sensed C．required D．believed
A．balance B．patience C．service D．performance
A．sight B．situation C．system D．event
A．generate B．prevent C．accumulate D．increase
A．charged B．arranged C．achieved D．designed
A．truly B．simply C．correctly D．slowly
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．no one
A．problem B．question C．argument D．accident
A．run away B．work out C．come on D．turn up
A．cube B．alarm C．flash D．light
A．reminded B．applied C．recognized D．assured
A．similar B．straight C．tough D．changeable
A．adapt B．apply C．rush D．lead
A．guide B．finish C．make D．affect
A．use B．time C．way D．sign
At 8:30 on a busy morning of one day，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 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 busy—my patient didn’t 41 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 42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 . He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was, that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 , and asked him, “And you 49 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 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; they just 54 the best of everything they have. 55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．walk
A．persuading B．telling C．understanding D．promising
A．if B．after C．since D．before
A．very B．also C．not D．seldom
A．go away B．see off C．come on D．turn up
A．happened B．forgot C．pretended D．needed
A．wife B．daughter C．mother D．sister
A．late B．there C．around D．well
A．worried B．lonely C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．believe B．answer C．recognize D．expect
A．moved B．surprised C．disappointed D．satisfied
A．still B．then C．thus D．only
A．curiosity B．judgment C．words D．tears
A．suggest B．realize C．hope D．predict
A．acceptance B．expression C．agreement D．exhibition
A．naturally B．completely C．necessarily D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
Usually, there is a teacher-parent meeting in every school year. Some students enjoy it, some don’t. Tom, a little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's __36__, she said she would go. This __37__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __38__ his mother and he felt __39__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that 40 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to _41__ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were __42__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __43__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 44 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __45__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked __46__, "How did you get the scar on your face?"
The mother replied, "__47__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __48__ afraid to go in because the fire was __49__，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __50__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She __51__ the burned side of her face. "This scar will be __52__, but to this day, I have never __53__ what I did."
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __54__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 55 for the rest of the day.
A．enjoyment B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．met D．accepted
A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．hear about B．think about C．care about D．talk about
A．surprised B．impressed C．excited D．comforted
A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
A．separated B．protected C．hid D．escaped
A．hearing B．reminding C．understanding D．learning
A．nervously B．carefully C．seriously D．anxiously
A．As B．Now that C．Since D．When
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．under control B．out of control C．in control D．over control
A．helpless B．hopeless C．useless D．senseless
A．pointed B．showed C．touched D．wiped
A．beautiful B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
A．honor B．happiness C．sense D．pride
A．quietly B．tightly C．slightly D．suddenly
He lost his arms in an accident that caused the death of his father. Then his 36 became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. 37 writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their 38 of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother decided to 39 separate from him, living his own life as many 40 people do. So he was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.
A 41 misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night she tried to 42 meals for her sick mother, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her 43 away.
Though her elder sister in another city 44 her willingness to take care of her, she was 45 to learn to be completely independent. At school, she 46 studied hard.
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to 47 on a television interview program and asked to 48 something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote:My younger brother’s arms are my arms; 49 the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both 50 the same pain, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable（难以预料）. Disasters can strike at 51 time. If you choose only to complain and 52 , it will always follow you 53 you go. But if you decide to be 54 , the hard moment will 55 to be one when new hopes will arise.
A．older sister B．uncle C．younger brother D．mother
A．Instead of B．Except for C．Thanks to D．In spite of
A．share B．goal C．agreement D．enjoyment
A．learn B．tell C．come D．live
A．rich B．normal C．unlucky D．disabled
A．different B．strange C．special D．similar
A．prepare B．offer C．have D．order
A．ears B．toes C．feet D．hands
A．explained B．showed C．pointed D．discussed
A．satisfied B．excited C．determined D．disappointed
A．hardly B．seldom C．always D．sometimes
A．sing B．dance C．turn D．appear
A．say B．draw C．write D．copy
A．while B．when C．since D．unless
A．hidden B．suffered C．discovered D．overcome
A．one B．no C．any D．this
A．comfort B．discourage C．watch D．escape
A．whenever B．wherever C．if D．because
A．silent B．noisy C．weak D．strong
A．turn out B．bring about C．come up D．give off
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 1 in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 2 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected 3 that his father had bought the gift. 4 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own 5 . His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 6 his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, and somewhat 7 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he 8 his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and 9 out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very 10 in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but 11 his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. 12 he could make arrangements, he received a telegram 13 him his father had passed away and willed all of his 14 to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret 15 his heart. He began to 16 his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had 17 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 18 a verse(诗), Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key 19 from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 20 of his graduation, and the words: PAID IN FULL.
A．computer B．bike C．car D．recorder
A．pay B．buy C．support D．afford
A．signs B．facts C．marks D．results
A．However B．Finally C．Quietly D．Actually
A．house B．room C．study D．office
A．gave B．handed C．showed D．presented
A．excited B．nervous C．interested D．disappointed
A．raised B．changed C．improved D．increased
A．ran B．went C．walked D．stormed
A．busy B．successful C．comfortable D．happy
A．remembered B．realized C．knew D．considered
A．When B．As C．After D．Before
A．informing B．announcing C．telling D．discovering
A．treasures B．possessions C．clothing D．eagerness
A．filled B．caught C．attacked D．beat
A．pick up B．remind of C．search through D．refer to
A．seen B．got C．left D．thrown
A．made B．written C．underlined D．designed
A．dropped B．appeared C．rolled D．showed
A．year B．date C．moment D．Day
“Welcome, Mary,” I said. She raised her head and looked into my eyes. The smile on my face 36 . Dear God, I thought, what 37 has entered the life of this little girl?
After settling Mary into her new desk and 38 her, I went to the headmaster. She said, “Sit down and I’ll 39 you in. Mary’s mother who loved her very much was shot and killed in her 40 one night at their house. Mary, screaming, escaped to a neighbor’s. Then the child went into 41 . She hadn’t cried or 42 her mother since.”
I returned only to discover that the children were already avoiding this “ 43 ” child. “Mary’s been hurt badly, but we can do a lot to help her,” I explained gently. Bless all children. How loving they can be 44 they understand.
In spite of our 45 , we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary and even my faith was wearing 46 . My heart ached so badly, wanting this child to come alive, to be aware of the beauty, the wonder, the fun, and even the 47 of living.
Spring approaching, children 48 to make flower baskets for room decoration. During the lunch time, a girl came hurrying to me. “Come to see Mary’s basket,” she said 49 . “You’ll never believe it!” I 50 my breath at its beauty, for it couldn’t have been the work from a child that 51 .
“Mary,” I said. “This is beautiful. How did you ever 52 ?” She looked at me with the shining eyes of any 53 little girl, saying, “My mother loved flowers.”
Thank you, God, You’ve 54 us the miracle(奇迹). I knelt and put my arms around the child. Then the tears came, slowly at first, but soon she was 55 her heart out against my shoulder. The other children had tears in their eyes, too, but theirs—like mine—were tears of joy.
A．formed B．broadened C．spread D．froze
A．wonder B．problem C．horror D．amazement
A．introducing B．comforting C．praising D．touching
A．put B．fill C．push D．let
A．absence B．presence C．company D．eyes
A．shock B．anger C．hunger D．action
A．missed B．mentioned C．seen D．heard
A．sweet B．sad C．lonely D．different
A．before B．though C．once D．unless
A．lessons B．talks C．words D．efforts
A．strong B．thick C．thin D．heavy
A．cost B．pain C．course D．pleasure
A．decided B．waited C．preferred D．wished
A．worriedly B．excitedly C．softly D．secretly
A．caught B．stopped C．counted D．took
A．old B．weak C．young D．clever
A．arrange B．prepare C．handle D．manage
A．unusual B．careful C．normal D．friendly
A．told B．taught C．paid D．given
A．crying B．shouting C．drawing D．Knocking
Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned(克隆)like Dolly，the sheep，in the not too distant future?
The news that a human embryo(胚胎)has been 36 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions(反应)．
The 37 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT)，in Massachusetts，US. The group 38 the news on November 25.
This is not a cloned human being. “A 39 is alive，it walks，it breathes，”said Jamie Grifo，an expert on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.
“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 40 someone's life.”
Such research could lead to treatment for 41 such as heart disease，AIDS and even cancer， 42 scientists.
Despite high hopes from other scientists，the news 43 concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 44 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W．Bush also made it clear that he is 45 any type of human cloning. However，the 46 at ACT said they have no interest at present in developing an early embryo into 47 .
Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly，the sheep, 48 in 1997.And there were no real technical 49 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.
This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 50 . 51 it was given DNA from an adult cell，the egg began to 52 . 53 it was stopped from becoming a baby—at a stage in which it was 54 a ball of cells. The 55 technology has been used to clone sheep，cattle and monkeys.
A．in failure B．never C．successfully D．not
A．research B．report C．works D．task
A．made known B．made C．said D．had
A．cell B．person C．man D．clone (克隆人)
A．save B．kill C．cure D．treat
A．patients B．health C．diseases D．things
A．according to B．including C．besides D．argued
A．beat B．lost C．raised D．missed
A．countries B．nations C．peoples D．states
A．for B．against C．researching for D．praising
A．scientists B．president C．people D．research
A．a baby B．a man C．a woman D．a white man
A．lived B．appeared C．turned D．was no more
A．questions B．affairs C．business D．problems
A．egg B．bless C．meat D．cell
A．Before B．After C．While D．And
A．grow B．die C．change D．appear
A．And B．But C．However D．Yet
A．yet B．still C．not D．/
A．different B．usual C．ordinary D．same
完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 1 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of conversation . I tried to mind my manners and 3 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 4 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 5 ,I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 6 the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 7 as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was 8 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 9 that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to 10 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of 11 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as 12 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 13 she was a bus driver. I had 14 her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be 15 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.
A．front B．end C．side D．middle
A．find B．take C．stand D．think
A．politely B．slightly C．carelessly D．partly
A．however B．therefore C．instead D．otherwise
A．surprise B．particular C．silence D．purpose
A．fighting B．turning C．clearing D．protecting
A．opened B．shone C．closed D．lowered
A．recognized B．worried C．shocked D．excited
A．victory B．pain C．respect D．disappointment
A．pick up B．work out C．go through D．get down
A．family B．factory C．school D．friend
A．far B．long C．much D．well
A．while B．because C．though D．until
A．criticized B．received C．considered D．judged
A．happy B．wise C．useful D．important
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第1～20所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"It's no use, Mum," said Johnny. "I'm just no good at dancing."
"You've got to keep trying. Tonight will be1, dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette."
Johnny2. Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the3at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion （手风琴） with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was4to dance with a girl!
5Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his6to approach Lisette. "May I have this dance?" Johnny asked. "That's all right," said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette's7steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, "Look! Johnny has two left feet!"8burst from the crowd. Johnny9and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.
The next Saturday, Alcide10to Johnny's house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide's eyes11 . "Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight," Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed12 him.
At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and13 her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, "Dear friends, I got a14for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!"15, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band16behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was17 . "You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night," Alcide said. "Yes, sir!" said Johnny.18he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped19, smiling. "You played really good tonight!" she said.
"Thank you," Johnny blushed （脸红）. As he walked on, Pierre20moved out of the way for him to pass.
Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a very special teacher who made a far -reaching difference in my life
Fall ,1959,the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about begin ."Who"，I asked a senior , "is Mrs McNamara,my 10th grade English teacher?"He just1and said something about my being in2Soon ,I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of3that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for4. The next day ,when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard5to the homework reading. We were6to write an in -class essay about one of the topics. The following day ,she would7thd corrected and graded essays and each person would be called8to stand in front of the class and to9his\her essay. The class were required to criticize(评论)that essay,10the grade of everyone in class would be reduced
The first time that I11her read-write-criticize method, I had not12to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.13the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates,14myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be15enough ,or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara's class. The embarrassment came from16and along with it came a strong17not to let it happen again
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files, it was easy to see the18in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamar19me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I20. Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.
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