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I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something ______ had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once. She explained that she’d ______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had ______ it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______ something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the ______ floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher ______ a live wire fell and touched her.www. .com
Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no ______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be ______ with them. For a year I was in a suffering ______ of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____. www. .com
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking ______. She married me because I was a ______ man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than ______.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ______ back—would my boys be left with no parents? ______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
______ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t ______. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the ______it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the ______.
小题1:
A．amazingB．strangeC．awfulD．exciting
小题2:
A．houseB．exitC．entranceD．hospital
小题3:
A．seenB．heardC．recognizedD．sensed
小题4:
A．ignoredB．hesitatedC．imaginedD．confused
小题5:
A．wonderedB．realizedC．expectedD．predicted
小题6:
A．bathroomB．bedroomC．toiletD．kitchen
小题7:
A．whileB．whenC．until D．as
小题8:
A．useB．doubtC．breath D．point
小题9:
A．clearB．familiarC．strictD．pleased
小题10:
A．situationB．condition C．stateD．occasion
小题11:
A．curiouslyB．lonelyC．coldlyD．lively
小题12:
A．downB．upC．awayD．off
小题13:
A．richB．considerateC．handsomeD．strong
小题14:
A．diveB．sinkC．fallD．float
小题15:
A．floodingB．returningC．lookingD．calling
小题16:
A．GraduallyB．HopefullyC．ThankfullyD．Eventually
小题17:
A．ForB．AsC．WithD．Through
小题18:
A．matterB．affectC．count D．help
小题19:
A．changesB．experiencesC．disabilitiesD．decisions
小题20:
A．activityB．honorC．presentD．life

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C

试题分析：文章讲述作者的家庭发生了很多变故，作者没有被击垮，而是勇于适应这样的挑战和改变，作者感悟到，不要对过去遗憾和担心未来，要着眼当下。
小题1:考查形容词：A. amazing令人惊讶的，B. strange奇怪的，C. awful可怕的，D. exciting 令人兴奋的，从前面的句子：I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang.可知我感到可怕的事情要发生，选C
小题2:考查名词：A. house房子，B. exit出口，C. entrance入口，D. hospital医院，从第二段的句子：Mary was taken to hospital.可知邻居让作者到医院来，选D
小题3:考查动词：A. seen看见，B. heard听见，C. recognized认出，D. sensed感觉，她解释到她听见作者的两个孩子在哭，选B
小题4:考查动词：A. ignored忽视，B. hesitated犹豫，C. imagined想象，D. confused感到困惑，从后面的转折句：but when the crying continued for a long time,可知邻居一开始忽视了，没有理会，选A
小题5:考查动词：A. wondered想知道，B. realized意识到，C. expected期待，D. predicted预测，当哭声持续了很长时间，她意识到出了什么问题，选B
小题6:考查名词：A. bathroom浴室，B. bedroom卧室，C. toilet厕所，D. kitchen厨房，从后面的句子：She had been emptying the dishwasher可知作者的妻子是洗碗盘子，应该是厨房，选D
小题7:考查连词：A. while当…时候，表示一段时间，B. when当…时候，表示时间点，C. until 直到，D. as当…时候，因为，正如，妻子刚刚洗完盘子，这时带电的电线掉下来，碰到她，选B
小题8:考查动词：A. use使用，B. doubt怀疑，C. breath 呼吸，D. point观点，从后面的句子：I explained to the boys that Mum had died可知医生在救她，但是没有用，选D
小题9:考查形容词：A. clear清楚，B. familiar熟悉的，C. strict严格的，D. pleased高兴的，从前面的句子：I explained to the boys that Mum had died可知作者认为应该对孩子坦白，选A
小题10:考查名词：A. situation 形势，B. condition 条件，C. state状态，D. occasion场合，机会，in a…state of time处于…精神状态，选C
小题11:考查名词：A. curiously好奇地，B. lonely孤单地，C. coldly冷淡地，D. lively活泼地，我完成父亲应该做的事情，但是内心觉得孤单，选B
小题12:考查词组：A.break  down崩溃，B. break up分手，解体，C. break away远离， D. bteak off折断，我决定通过不要倒下纪念对玛丽的爱。选A
小题13:考查形容词：A. rich富有的，B. considerate考虑周到的，C. handsome英俊的，D. strong强大的，从后面的句子：I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim可知妻子嫁给他是因为他是个坚强的人，选D
小题14:考查动词：A. dive跳水，B. sink下沉，C. fall落下，D. float漂浮，我要继续积极的选择游泳而不是沉下去，选B
小题15:考查动词：A. flooding涌入，B. returning回来，C. looking看，D. calling叫，已经消失的焦虑有涌现了，选 A
小题16:考查副词：A. Gradually逐渐地，B. Hopefully有希望地，C. Thankfully感谢地，D. Eventually最后地，从后面的句子：the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.可知是谢天谢地，癌症只是初期，选C
小题17:考查介词：A. For为了，B. As做为，C. With和D. Through通过，这是with复合结构，因为发生在我身上的事情，选C
小题18:考查动词：A. matter重要，B. affect影响，C. count 数，重要，D. help帮助，仅仅想为什么是我，是没有用的，选D
小题19:考查名词：A. changes改变，B. experiences经验，C. disabilities残疾，D. decisions决定，我们要学会适应它带来的改变，选A
小题20:考查名词：A. activity活动，B. honor荣誉，C. present礼物，D. life生活，从前面的句子：It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future.可知我们要着眼现在，选C
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Little did I know that I was about to see something I would never forget at the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.
They introduced the young musician---Mr Patrick Henry Hughes. He was rolled onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he made beautiful music.
About ten minutes into Patrick’s performance, someone came on the stage and said, “I’d like to share a seven-minute video about Patrick Hughes.” Then the lights were turned down.
Patrick Henry Hughes was born with no eyes and a tightening of the joints(关节), which left him disabled for life. However, he was fitted with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first birthday, he discovered the piano. His mom said, “I could hit any note on the piano, and within one or two tries, he’d get it.” By his second birthday, he was playing records people asked for. His father was ecstatic. “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
Today, Patrick is a junior. His father attends classes with him and he’s made nearly all A’s. He’s also a part of a 214-member marching band(游乐乐队). He’s a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; he and his father do it together. In order to attend Patrick’s classes and every band practice, his father works the night shift(夜班) at United Parcel Service. Patrick says, “My dad’s my hero.”
On stage, between songs, Patrick talked to the audience about his life and about how blessed he was, “God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me musical gifts and the great opportunity to meet new people.”
When his performance was over, the crowd rose to their feet and cheered for over five minutes.
小题1:The underlined word “ecstatic” could be replaced by “_________”.
A．relaxedB．disappointedC．anxiousD．delighted
小题2:What do we know about Patrick’s father?
A．He taught Patrick to play the piano.
B．He does part-time jobs in the daytime.
C．He accompanies Patrick in class and practice.
D．He expects Patrick to become a famous musician.
小题3:We know from the text that Patrick Henry Hughes ______________.
A．began to play the piano at age two
B．is in charge of a marching band
C．is now a high school student
D．admires his father greatly.
小题4:The story of Patrick Henry Hughes mainly teaches us to _______________.
A．develop an interest in music
B．be grateful for what we have
C．be ready to help people in trouble
D．work hard to achieve great success
A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not?Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got   ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously（怒放）all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
小题1:
A．difficultB．convenientC．suitableD．comfortable
小题2:
A．thoughtB．cared C．worriedD．complained
小题3:
A．actionB．researchC．businessD．agreement
小题4:
A．absorbedB．buriedC．involvedD．caught
小题5:
A．escapedB．survivedC．decreasedD．disappeared
小题6:
A．embarrassedB．upsetC．nervousD．amazed
小题7:
A．stillB．evenC．everD．yet
小题8:
A．partnerB．directorC．employerD．interviewer
小题9:
A．lost weightB．lost his wayC．lost faceD．lost heart
小题10:
A．agreeB．manageC．attemptD．understand
小题11:
A．enjoyB．proveC．teachD．behave
小题12:
A．decideB．suggestC．imagineD．choose
小题13:
A．independentB．realisticC．optimisticD．negative
小题14:
A．In factB．On the contraryC．In other wordsD．In the end
小题15:
A．mindB．thoughtC．ideaD．opinion
小题16:
A．so thatB．unlessC．ifD．even if
小题17:
A．remindB．loseC．keepD．remember
小题18:
A．saysB．talksC．writesD．speaks
小题19:
A．spendingB．passingC．wastingD．leaving
小题20:
A．WhetherB．HowC．WhereD．Why
Childhood was an illusion (错觉）and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”
Funfairs (游乐场） were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.
As I’ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have dulled. Surprises have turned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?
I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I’m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.
小题1:How does the author feel about his childhood?
A．It was endless.B．It was unpleasant.
C．He is glad that it is over.D．He misses it as a grown-up
小题2:The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because ________
A．children could not make proper judgments.
B．children were curious and eager about life
C．things appeared really big in children’s eyes
D．to grow up seemed so long for children
小题3:The world seems to have become smaller to the author because _______.
A．life is disappointingB．time goes by too fast
C．he has had too many surprisesD．foods no longer taste delicious
小题4:The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to _______.
A．act like a childB．live an unusual life
C．make the crowd laughD．regain his childhood
Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.
Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.
Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000. And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more. He says it's better to be unlucky.
小题1:When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ______.  
A．25 years old
B．six years old
C．76 years old
D．sixty years old
小题2:To win the game, the contestants had to make ______ guesses.    
A．threeB．twoC．sixD．four
小题3:Sam won the lottery because ______.
A．he was luckyB．he was good at math
C．he was smartD．he was tough
小题4:Sam’s experience shows that ______
A．everything has its time and that time must be watched.
B．he who risks nothing, gains nothing.
C．everything comes to him who waits.
D．he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.
The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The      were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I       slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy       at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a       look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no      . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to       some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was       waiting but the little boy had      .
I went in the      I thought he might have gone and I saw a       getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had       ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy        .
She quickly went into the        to get her son, and when she        several minutes later, I realized that he was not the         little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them         out what they wanted.
I        told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I        myself to the mother properly and         my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy        but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.
小题1:
A．catsB．kidsC．dogsD．students
小题2:
A．walkedB．ranC．climbedD．drove
小题3:A knocking        B. shooting     C. lying           D. looking
小题4:
A．puzzledB．curiousC．disappointedD．delighted
小题5:
A．excuseB．moneyC．parentsD．friends
小题6:A put away         B. look for     C. borrow       D.  lend
小题7:
A．stillB．anxiouslyC．doubtfullyD．nervously
小题8:
A．leftB．appearedC．criedD．escaped
小题9:
A．stationB．lineC．sightD．direction
小题10:
A．womanB．girlC．grannyD．conductor
小题11:
A．chosenB．orderedC．wantedD．eaten
小题12:
A．itB．onesC．themD．those
小题13:
A．houseB．shopC．truckD．market
小题14:
A．disappearedB．returnedC．waitedD．stayed
小题15:
A．lostB．strangeC．shortD．same
小题16:
A．lookB．pickC．speakD．make
小题17:
A．neverB．seldomC．oftenD．ever
小题18:
A．explainedB．admittedC．devotedD．introduced
小题19:
A．deniedB．resignedC．offeredD．operated
小题20:
A．somewhereB．everywhereC．anywhere D．nowhere
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts (路标)or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles(阻碍). In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to be faced with the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential(基本的) to our ability to grow.
These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal(内部的) fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease（停止) to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
小题1:．A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..
A．he has given up his smoking habit
B．he has made great efforts in his work
C．he is interested in making anything new
D．he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
小题2:．In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.
A．judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
B．succeed in climbing up the social ladder
C．face difficulties and take up challenges
D．aim high and reach his goal each time
小题3:．When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____.
A．a new way of taking risks
B．a new approach to experiencing the world
C．a new system of adapting to change
D．a new method of finding ourselves
小题4:．For personal growth, the author may not support __________.       .
A．curiosity and more chances
B．being quick in self – adaptation
C．open – minded to new experiences
D．avoidance of internal fears and doubts
During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年性痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, ____ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) ____ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I'm your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed ____ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, ____ later on she would go ___ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life ____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were ____ for a short time.   
Hoping to please her and put her mind ____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a ____. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I ____ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ____. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home."
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a ____, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ____, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering ____ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find ____ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some ____ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ____ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday ____ and when I become even more ____ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your ____.
小题1:
A．accessibleB．cheerfulC．hopefulD．considerate
小题2:
A．excitedB．doubtfulC．puzzledD．amazed
小题3:
A．greatlyB．hardlyC．totallyD．simply
小题4:
A．butB．soC．andD．though
小题5:
A．withB．throughC．byD．over
小题6:
A．declaringB．suggesting C．cryingD．commenting
小题7:
A．unsettledB．unattendedC．unconcernedD．uninspired
小题8:
A．in placeB．under controlC．in orderD．at ease
小题9:
A．ladyB．studentC．childD．mother
小题10:
A．toldB．picturedC．statedD．encouraged
小题11:
A．responseB．smileC．reasonsD．answers
小题12:
A．nameB．dreamC．symbol D．place
小题13:
A．prettierB．youngerC．happierD．healthier
小题14:
A．thatB．whereC．whichD．when
小题15:
A．memoryB．passionC．homeD．way
小题16:
A．deadlyB．alarmingC．interestingD．allergic
小题17:
A．naturalB．specialC．rareD．unique
小题18:
A．ifB．whatC．untilD．whether
小题19:
A．mechanicalB．cloudyC．clearD．stubborn
小题20:
A．appreciationB．satisfactionC．guidance D．convenience
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault． "or "I know I'm late,  but it's not my fault;  the car broke down． "It is probably not your fault,  but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser． You have no power and can do nothing that helps change the situation． However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation．This is the winner's key to success．
Winners are great at overcoming problems． For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly．Or, you might start to carry along with you useful phone numbers, so you can call for help when in need．For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person．Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person．You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well．         
This is what being a winner is all about－creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners           ．
A．deal with problems rather than blame others
B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C．have responsible and able colleagues
D．blame themselves rather than others
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph l is closest in meaning to        ．
A．avoidB．acceptC．improveD．consider
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should           ．
A．find a better way to handle the problem
B．blame Nm for his lack of responsibility
C．tell him to find the cause of the problem
D．ask your boss for help
小题4:When problems occur, winners take them as            ．
A．excuses for their failuresB．barriers to greater power
C．challenges to their colleaguesD．chances for self-development

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