阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A 、B 、C 和 D )中 ,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 all appointment(约会)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 that she had been ________ for a while and that 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, that she had not been able to ________ him for five years now. 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 of everything they have. ________ isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breathB. breakC. testD. seat

2.A. persuadingB. promising

C. tellingD. understanding

3.A. ifB. sinceC. beforeD. after

4.A. looking atB. taking offC. fixingD. winding

5.A. veryB. alsoC. seldomD. not

6.A. show offB. turn upC. come onD. go away

7.A. agreedB. forgotC. neededD. happened

8.A. daughterB. motherC. wifeD. sister

9.A. thereB. wellC. lateD. around

10.A. lonelyB. hungryC. doubtfulD. worried

11.A. so farB. alreadyC. neitherD. no longer

12.A. believeB. answerC. recognizeD. expect

13.A. movedB. surprisedC. disappointedD. satisfied

14.A. onlyB. stillC. thusD. then

15.A. tearsB. curiosityC. wordsD. judgment

16.A. suggestB. realizeC. hopeD. prove

17.A. acceptanceB. agreementC. expressionD. exhibition

18.A. completelyB. necessarilyC. naturallyD. frequently

19.A. learnB. tryC. favorD. make

20.A. LifeB. BeautyC. TrustD. Adventure

There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.

On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."

The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.

"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."

"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.

"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."

The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."

"I can," answered the captain.

"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."

The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"

"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."

"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.

" A fire's fire, you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."

1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.

A. to buy a chicken for himself

B. and said he would return the money soon

C. and kept the money for future

D. by cheating him

2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.

A. wanted to keep his promise

B. didn't believe the sailor's success

C. didn't want to lose the bet

D. wanted to show his cleverness

3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

B. The sailors didn't trust the captain.

C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.

4.What is the best title of the story?

A. A Fire Is Fire

B. How a Sailor Got a Ship

C. A Brave Sailor

D. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor

阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和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。

Being shy, to speak in public caused me great pain when I was little. I remember my first time standing in front of people speaking. It was ______; my knees were knocking ; my palms were sweating and I thought I was going to _____. But I got through it at last and kind of enjoyed it. Later I regarded it as a good chance to practice my _____talent. Now, after many years, the act of speaking in front of people brings me great _____.

Part of life philosophy which allows us to _____ healthily and creates happiness is how we look at ____. They are in our life to create growth. Like the ______goes “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” We get rid of our weakness then we become ______. Challenges are given to us so that we can grow ______. The question is how we look at them. Looking at the challenges is to see their ____ as positive. But many times when we are faced with a problem, we ______ it as negative. If we are______ in ourselves and see growth opportunities as creating ______ changes in our life, they can help us to become stronger, just as how I ______ the speech later.

We need to recognize challenges have their good functions that can _____ us. Once you learn to look upon challenges as opportunities to use a ______ perspective and test you, they’ll help you gain strength . They______ you good chances to grow healthily. Once you___38__ those challenges, they no longer stay in your life and they’ll disappear. Of course that doesn’t mean you make them disappear without _____,but the strength and ______ you gain are worth the effort.

1. A. uncomfortable B. common C. unusual D. normal

2.A. pass out B. move on C. run away D. turn away

3.A. story B. work C. article D. speech

4.A. joy B. value C. purpose D. dream

5.A. talk B. listen C. play D. grow

6.A. challenges B. fates C. success D. failure

7.A. word B. sentence C. saying D. example

8.A. stronger B. happier C. younger D. lovelier

9.A. busier B. better C. freer D. easier

10.A. reason B. movement C. outcome D. action

11. A. map B. find C. picture D. compare

12. A. disappointed B. honest C. interested D. confident

13.A. positive B. unique C. common D. slow

14.A. notice B. suggest C. regard D. confirm

15.A. force B. push C. benefit D. attract

16.A. strange B. new C. true D. good

17.A. throw B. direct C. accord D. introduce

18.A. overtake B. overlie C. overlook D. overcome

19. A. emotion B. time C. effort D. result

20.A. wisdom B. spirit C. knowledge D. virtue

I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips -— of those, 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you — there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient — please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed (改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’ve got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?

A. providerB. collectorC. delivery manD. medical doctor

2.Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?

A. The ice won’t last any longer.

B. The donor can only wait for that long.

C. The operation needs that much time.

D. He cannot stay away from his job too long.

3.Which fight did the woman put Peter on first?

A. To Newark.B. To London.C. To Providence.D. To Washington.

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