I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill .
My father was a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. he answered his own question: “I the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this ，I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
A．Certainly B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．stressful B．difficult C．impossible D．hopeless
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．surprisingly B．immediately C．naturally D．certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．astonished C．attracted D．warned
A．quiet B．calm C．relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
It was only October, but my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As each day passed, everyone became more excited waiting for the final school bell. As soon as everyone heard the , they would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in old clothes. I had often what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so improperly for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves, But something made David .I can still remember he was always a smile and willing to help, He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home.
Weeks passed and the over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(烦躁)until the last day of before the holiday break. I smiled in relief(安慰)as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David standing by my desk.
“I have something for you, " he said and pulled from behind his back a small box, Handing it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it." I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my .I saw nothing. I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it's .”
"Oh no it isn't, " said David. "It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there."
Tears filled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning the little empty box set on my desk.
A．warning B．calling C．ringing D．shouting
A．admired B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．special B．kind C．popular D．funny
A．bringing B．enjoying C．wearing D．sharing
A．argument B．arrangement C．movement D．excitement
A．school B．year C．attention D．program
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．anger B．joy C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
Sneakers are a kind of shoes worn by many people all over the world. , no one really knows where the word “sneaker” came from. Some say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which means to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you feel light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by those who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made for people who run slowly. In fact American children of ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else.
New York City once held a poetry competition for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. One prize winner called poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to .”
American school children can be seen every day sneakers of all colors. They put them on in the morning and take them off at bedtime. Sneakers are washed. Some children think the older and dirtier they are, the loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out, children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between and sneakers? Perhaps another young winner in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a friend.”
A．However B．If C．Or D．And
A．excited about B． pleased with C．surprised at D．sure of
A．lovely B． lively C．specially D．cheaply
A．all B．some C．little D．old
A．his B． her C．its D．their
A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．seldom
A．much B．many C．more D．most
A．children B．boys C．other shoes D．winners
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.
When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very ______.
However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always ______ her, “You got all your spelling words right today!” In fact, her spelling list was the easiest. Later, she faced a very painful ______—— at the end of the term, there was a game which had something to do with physical education. But Jenny was behind in it.
My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I ______a pale, unwilling Jenny onto the school bus.
At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her slow action, Jenny would probably ______up her team. The game went well until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it ______ . Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.
But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her ______. The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist(腰). Two other boys ______in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys _____the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy ______ Jenny and put her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her ______ Jenny got her balance(平衡). Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it ______ for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally cried.
A．excited B．lonely C．happy D．weak
A．greeted B．respected C．encouraged D．appreciated
A．problem B．choice C．result D．exam
A．threw B．pushed C．knocked D．fixed
A．hold B．build C．keep D．take
A．stupid B．simple C．relaxing D．difficult
A．school B．family C．team D．heart
A．ran B．lay C．walked D．stood
A．picked up B．gave up C．looked up D．made up
A．shook B．hid C．lifted D．helped
A．when B．until C．after D．unless
A．popular B．special C．necessary D．possible
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low
he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if（似乎）it understood.
“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
A．dead B．dying C．died D．die
A．at B．to C．/ D．of
A．picking it up B．picking up it C．to pick up it D．to pick it up
A．the first B．first C．the last D．the first time
A．until B．before C．when D．while
A．sound B．noise C．noisy D．voice
A．it B．it’s C．one’s D．its
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．somebody
A．carefully B．careful C．careless D．carelessly
A．What B．How C．It D．It seemed
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was . My mum had been ill in bed for2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work my family.
To my surprise, things completely changed the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter hard the life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”A. news B. story C. idea
A. nervous B. excited C. interested
A. saying B. laughing C. crying
A. like B. before C. about
A. something B. nothing C. anything
A. to support B. support C. supporting
A. after B. before C. since
A. planned B. spent C. raised
A. dream of B. think of C. hear of
A. what B. which C. how
Helen Keller was a very bright, beautiful girl. the age of six months she could already say a few words. But unluckily, before she was two years old, she was badly . After that, she could not see or hear, and soon she could not even . Since then Helen had to fight（斗争） for what she wanted. When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her .Through her . She learned to the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers, climbed the trees and smelled a rain storm(暴风雨) before it came. She also learned how to swim and ride a horse. After she , she became a famous writer in America .Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story has brought new to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to those in darkness and encouraged to live and work.
A．At B．On C．In D．Of
A．dead B．ill C．strong D．thin
A．run B．walk C．eat D．talk
A．With B．In C．On D．Through
A．eyes B．ears C．hands D．mouth
A．enjoy B．lo ok C．see D．read
A．told B．spoke C．asked D．said
A．called up B．set up C．put up D．grew up
A．chance B．hope C．money D．job
A．her B．him C．them D．it
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away. stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”. Everyone got up, with smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my medical studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品质) in you—by what you’re to do when necessary.
A．team B．company C．garden D．laboratory
A．uncles B．hobbies C．colleges D．experiences
A．business B．education C．career D．subject
A．running B．riding C．staying D．driving
A．All B．Few C．Nobody D．Someone
A．gentle B．weak C．pleasant D．grateful
A．Luckily B．Probably C．Immediately D．Quietly
A．path B．action C．interest D．advice
A．big B．personal C．quick D．fair
A．free B．afraid C．ready D．careful
先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卷标有题号的横线上完整写出。 (本大题共5分，每格0.5分)
Success comes from good habits. The most important reason that helps you succeed is what you do every day. Your habits are so important that they will decide whether you are successful or not. If you have strong and healthy habits, it does not matter whether or not you f_________ today because you are sure to succeed in the long run. Having positive habits does not mean that you will succeed every time. However, in the long term, there is no d_________
that you will achieve your goals and be successful f_________
A positive action will not change your life, but the same action r_________ one thousand times will have an important effect on your life. For example, if you listen to English only one time, you will not see a big d___________
in your English study. However, if you listen to English one thousand times o________
five years’ time, you’ll find you’ve made progress in English. The same applies to适用于health, relationships, work and school.
Everybody can change. A_________it takes is courage and persistence毅力.
Decide right now to improve your life by c__________ your habits. Take actions right now! Don’t be afraid. You will probably make mistakes a__________
the way, but never forget that success is there for you if you have good habits in your life. And if you r__________
to give up, success will be yours.
阅读短文，用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, (kill) by one of the elephants he loved. This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future of London Zoo—and maybe for all of Britain’s city zoos.
London Zoo said that it (move) its three elephants to a wild animal park outside London. Its director-general（总经理）, Michael Dixon, said, “We are sorry that the elephants
(leave); there
(be) elephants at London Zoo since 1831.”
One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals—and most of all elephants.
London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears have already gone. Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman (call) Mary said she wished the zoo
(keep) big animals. “This is the only way the young people can see animals without
(travel) to other countries,” she said.
Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to well keep them. Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.
Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. “If the elephants (send) back to the wild, they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop
(visit) London Zoo. It can survive （继续生存）at the moment, but it
(not survive) in the future. "
However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation of Zoos, believes that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.
Happiness is for everyone, and you don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with and swimming pools or those who have nice cars a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in at school, your friends will help you; when you study at your lessons, your parents are always good care of your life and your health; when you get , your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice those things, you can see that happiness is always you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor or you have bad luck. As the saying goes: Life is like a revolving(转动的)door. When it , it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
A．trees B．flowers C．gardens D．cars
A．and B．with C．but D．for
A．be B．feel C．seem D．live
A．wrong B．trouble C．problem D．danger
A．making B．talking C．feeling D．taking
A．regret B．trouble C．decision D．success
A．correct B．forget C．change D．know
A．before B．around C．follow D．for
A．develop B．progress C．challenge D．exercise
A．goes B．sleeps C．moves D．closes
The greatest feeling in the world comes not from receiving presents, or even getting an A on the math test you studied so hard for. Rather, it when you hand a cup of hot coffee to that older man sitting on the side of the street asking for money. You feel it when you drive an hour and a half to a to meet children with cancer. And you feel it when you sit down with your friend to comfort her her mother died. Helping others can be the greatest feeling in the world, and I this just one year ago.
My friend asked me to attend a Youth Group meeting at his church. After an hour of listening to them their opinions, I was invited to go with them to help the homeless.
Early that Saturday morning, a team of 15 teenagers began making sandwiches and counting bags of candy. For the first time in my life I realized that we, the teens of America, can make a . Since it was my first time, and I wasn’t part of the group, I felt a little out of place. But watching the others the food drove my nervousness away.
Before long, all 150 bagged lunches were gone and the group was its way home. I realized that not only is my friend an amazing person, but that all of those people are amazing. That’s what made me join the Youth Group.
I work at a coffee shop but don’t make much. It’s not the best job, but there are times when it’s worth it. For example, a few weeks ago, when the store was and I was bored, looking out of the window, I noticed an old man sitting outside. He had been there before. As a matter of fact, he came in to buy anything because he didn’t have any money. I took up a cup of coffee, walked outside, and handed it to him. The smile on his face made my day, and as I walked back into the store, I put my own money into the drawer. Then I knew how the members of the Youth Group feel every time they help someone. Knowing that you can help
is – the greatest feeling in the world.
A．starts B．stops C．lasts D．fails
A．shop B．church C．country D．hospital
A．after B．until C．though D．before
A．expected B．discovered C．touched D．offered
A．write B．experience C．voice D．discuss
A．teach B．encourage C．move D．feed
A．decision B．success C．dream D．difference
A．take out B．pick out C．hand out D．point out
A．in B．on C．through D．by
A．empty B．free C．busy D．crowded
A．even B．usually C．never D．often
A．helpful B．wonderful C．hopeful D．useful
Sudha Chandran, a well-known dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also on her career path.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a , she didn’t give up. In the months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed a man-made rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So she wanted to go back to dance after she had been fitted with her new leg. Sudha knew that she believed in herself and could realize her dream, so she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing --- to walk, turn, jump, balance, bend, stretch, twist, twirl... 
After every recital (music, dance given by one person) she would ask her dad about her performance. “You have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great success that it moved everyone to tears and this pushed her to the highest position again. That evening when she asked her dad the question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as praise.
Sudha’s comeback was so moving that a film producer to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she had managed to dance again, she said quite simply, “You don’t need feet to dance. is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.” (266)
A．takenoff B．cutoff C．keptoff D．putoff
A．top B．level C．point D．stop
A．unforgettable B．different C．painful D．dangerous
A．flower B．leg C．gift D．box
A．strangely B．lonely C．strongly D．heavily
A．learning B．remembering C．wanting D．starting
A．yet B．ever C．also D．still
A．change B．movement C．comeback D．promise
A．story B．performance C．decision D．accident
A．same B．new C．normal D．strange
A．allowed B．had C．refused D．decided
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
My crippled（瘸腿的）grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, looking at her beautiful movements, completely . Do you know she'd had her accident. I had read that in an old newspaper article．
‘‘So．．．Your leg? I mean, did your leg heal(治愈)?"
“To tell you the truth my legs have been well all my life,” she said．
“But I don't understand!” I said, “Your dancing career．．．You all these years?”
‘‘Very much so, and for a very good .”
She thought for a while and then continued. “Your grandfather and I were talking about engagement（订婚） he had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him that the only way I could stay normal was to dance. I put all my heart practicing and I became very good. The public loved me, but all I could feel worried about not knowing whether the love of my life would return. One day a letter came, There were only three sentences: “I have lost my leg. I am no longer a man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.”
“I made my decision there and then. I traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought a stick. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. No one doubted the story l had learned to limp（一瘸一拐地走）. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a I knew well. Then I went to the hospital. The nurses pushed your grandfather outside in his ．I took a deep breath, leaned on my stick and limped to him.”
I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. “There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to you. You are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I'd taken out of my pocket. “Now show me you are a man.” I said．He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled(挣扎) out of that wheelchair．He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
A．dropped B．defeated C．shocked D．pleased
A．How B．What C．Why D．Who
A．predicted B．pretended C．prepaired D．preferred
A．reason B．excuse C．effect D．result
A．where B．while C．when D．since
A．with B．into C．for D．from
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．sad B．half C．rich D．whole
A．myself B．himself C．ourselves D．youself
A．doctor B．reporter C．visitor D．leader
A．way B．sunglass C．car D．wheelchair
A．take B．fetch C．carry D．bring
A．hardly B．still C．also D．never
A．again B．about C．above D．along
A．though B．unless C．until D．after
Last Saturday, Tonny went to see Benny.But he didn’t know Benny lived. the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the to Benny’s house. “ His house is not far from my house,” said the woman, “ It’s behind the trees. But you can’t get there . You can go there by bus. It’ll you hours to get there foot.” “What’s with her ?”Tonny thought. “I can see Benny’s house from here now. It’s behind the .” Then Tonny walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was there. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn’t see a boat. The house was on the other side of the .
A．what B．where C．how D．why
A．By B．On C．Near D．In
A．place B．house C．bus D．way
A．well B．now C．easily D．hurry
A．spend B．take C．bring D．carry
A．in B．on C．by D．with
A．matter B．trouble C．wrong D．right
A．houses B．rivers C．trees D．boats
A．right B．good C．wrong D．fine
A．road B．street C．tree D．river
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