I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my adult-education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-year-old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said, “Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”

This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to the doctors: one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip, but neither helped. He said, “My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤) --- if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪) by sorrow, you know what the meant.

“But thank God, I had one child left --- a four-year-old son. He gave me the solution to the problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent fellow! I had to give in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”

“The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly, I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am so busy now that I have no time for worry.”

No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”

The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to _________.

A. having lost a loved one

B. having lost a valuable article

C. having lost a profit-making business

D. having lost a well-paid job

Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because _________.

A. he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family

B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease

C. he couldn’t get out of mental pressure

D. he felt tired of adult-education classes

Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because _________.

A. he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them

B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them

C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention

D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind

At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to ________.

A. prove that he followed Churchill’s example

B. support his student’s solution to his problem

C. show that he was successful in his career

D. make it clear how his conclusion was reached

People always say that if God closed a door in front of you, there must be a window opened for you. Yes, people always say that, but    36  is the window for me?
  I am not disappointed, just a little worried    37   as my roommate said, “ Why are you angry with yourself once you    38   to do anything?” I have no idea. I just can’t    39   me if I can’t understand some easy things. Currently, I just feel__ 40 _with myself because I couldn’t finish the assignment on the lab, and what was    41   worse was that actually I did not understand what the    42   was! Fiona asked me why I didn’t    43   for help. The problem is that if I have to ask some silly questions, I will feel    44  .
  Before I came here I was confident. But I have totally lost it. Sometimes I can’t__ 45  find the right words; sometimes I am too shy to    46   others. I have to admit that I am    47  .
  The wisest people are always    48   who can take advantage of others’ wisdom. But I was so stupid as to close myself and    49   a lot of time soaking inside the workbook,    50  made me more confused. Why can’t I follow the sentence? I am   51   to get help the next time I have any questions. I can  52  I am not smart, but I shouldn’t hide it. I must    53   it as soon as possible.   54  I will have to waste much more time on it—just like tonight.
   Difficulties always go with me. Go   55  ! I can make it.

【小题1】
A.whichB.whatC.where D.why
【小题2】
A.or B.andC.butD.while
【小题3】
A.want B.decide C.failD.like
【小题4】
A.believeB.like C.delight D.forgive
【小题5】
A.unsatisfiedB.satisfiedC.happyD.worried
【小题6】
A.very B.evenC.quiteD.fairly
【小题7】
A.labB.assignmentC.problem D.question
【小题8】
A.lookB.call C.search D.ask
【小题9】
A.shamedB.upsetC.comfortableD.sorry
【小题10】
A.stillB.evenC.yetD.only
【小题11】
A.disturb B.help C.greetD.worry
【小题12】
A.smart B.cleverC.wrong D.stupid
【小题13】
A.these B.those C.onesD.the ones
【小题14】
A.spend B.costC.kill D.waste
【小题15】
A.that B.whatC.whichD.as
【小题16】
A.determinedB.willing C.contentD.ready
【小题17】
A.sayB.announceC.explainD.admit
【小题18】
A.answerB.solveC.work outD.finish
【小题19】
A.HoweverB.Thus C.OtherwiseD.Hopefully
【小题20】
A.aheadB.on C.down D.up

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21~40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very  21  of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me  22  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

   Janie, the  23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of _ 24 .

I tried to mind my manners and 25  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   26  , her conversation was worth listening to.

   “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in  27 , 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  28  the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   29   as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was  30  . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  31   that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and   32  is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   33   that.

   Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was   34   her job. She had a whole world of   35  and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 37  she was a bus driver. I had   38  her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

   For all I know, I’m just another person in  39  else’s world, and may not be   40 . 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.

1. A. front         B. end            C. side                D. middle

2. A. find          B. take           C. think               D. stand

3.. A. doctor        B. driver         C. teacher              D. assistant

4. A. fire          B. topic          C. conversation          D. discussion

5. A. politely      B. slightly         C. carelessly             D. partly

6.. A. however     B. therefore        C. instead               D. otherwise

7.. A. surprise      B. particular       C. silence               D. purpose

8. A. fighting      B. turning         C. clearing              D. protecting

9. A. opened       B. shone          C. closed               D. lowered

10. A. recognized    B. worried        C. shocked              D. excited

11. A. victory       B. pain           C. respect               D. disappointment

12.A. away         B. seldom         C. still                 D. never

13. A. pick up       B. work out       C. go through            D. get down

14.A. almost        B. nearly         C. ever                 D. just

15. A. family        B. bus            C. school              D. friend

16. A. selfish        B. desperate       C. pessimistic          D. ridiculous

17.. A. while         B. because        C. though              D. until

18.. A. criticized      B. received        C. considered           D. judged

19.. A. everyone      B. anyone         C. someone            D. nobody

20. A. happy         B. wise           C. useful              D. important

 

 

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