For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33  that there were still several hours of daylight 24  and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before  25 .

Smith drove his pickup(小货车)a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed  30 in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was  32  from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

  He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .

  For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and  36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40  they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1.

A.playing 

B.boating  

C.fishing    

D.walking

 

2.

A.failure 

B.success 

C.disappointment

D.interest

 

3.

A.quarreled

B.argued 

C.reasoned 

D.shouted

 

4.

A.remaining

B.staying  

C.keeping  

D.leaving

 

5.

A.starting off

B.running out 

C.sending away 

D.giving up

 

6.

A.winding

B.widening 

C.leading   

D.blocking

 

7.

A.grassed

B.wooded

C.iced    

D.snowed

 

8.

A.trunks

B.shadow  

C.shade    

D.shape

 

9.

A.hat

B.umbrella 

C.sheet   

D.overcoat

 

10.

A.foggy

B.late  

C.early  

D.rainy

 

11.

A.almost

B.already  

C.only   

D.fairly

 

12.

A.escaped

B.lost

C.gone   

D.missed

 

13.

A.body

B.trap

C.pile    

D.stream

 

14.

A.talking

B.hoping

C.wanting  

D.trying

 

15.

A.come across

B.turn out  

C.bring about 

D.make up

 

16.

A.loudly

B.quietly  

C.quickly   

D.slowly

 

17.

A.everybody

B.somebody

C.anybody

D.nobody

 

18.

A.until

B.before   

C.after   

D.when

 

19.

A.turned

B.ran

C.headed   

D.walked

 

20.

A.expected

B.hoped

C.wished   

D.prayed

 

It is love that makes the world go round. And it is also love that has such power to overcome all difficulties. So we say: “Love will find a way.” As smile is a facial expression showing pleasure, affection, and friendliness, it is the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything. A Chinese saying runs: “never hit a person who is smiling at you.” It is a time-proven fact that the smile is a language all its own— a universal language—understood by the people of every nation in the world. We may not speak the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same tongue. We need no interpreter for thus expressing love, happiness, or good will.

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality contradicted mine. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. My anger toward that grew with each step. Outside, standing at the corner, was a dark-complexion young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his face. I gave in immediately. The magnetic power of that shining smile drove away all bitterness within me, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding. “Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked, in passing. The, suddenly something inside me sent me turning back. “I really owe you a debt of gratitude,” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. “Carlos, he no speak English,” she volunteered. “You want I should tell him something?” In that moment I felt transformed. Carlos’ smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good will to ward all mankind stood ten feet tall. “Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said ‘Thank you!’” “Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled. I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He’ll understand. I am sure!” Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning.

    From that day on, I became smile – conscious, and I practice the diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody. When I got excited in traffic, taking the right – of – way (公路用地) from the other car with my stupid mistake, I’d smile and shrug my shoulders apologetically. This action on my part would always draw a good – natured smile in return. If the other fellow was at fault – and if I could remember my resolution in time! – he’d get a broad smile of understanding. This took a bit of doing at first. I’ll admit it wasn’t always easy, but it was fun. The results were sometimes amazing. Many times, a broad, friendly smile would completely turn aside ill – feeling and tension. I’m wondering now how many tragic add dents could be avoided on our overcrowded highways, if every driver remembered to smile!

1.The author got angry while shopping one day because         .

A. of the clerk’s unfriendliness and lack of concern

B. of her misfortune

C. she failed to purchase what she intended

D. a dark – complexion young man laughed at her

2.From the conversation between the author and the Mexican woman, we can infer that the woman         .

A. was well – educated but unwilling to help others

B. was able to speak English

C. knew some English and was ready to help others

D. was familiar with the young man

3. In the author’s opinion, if all people remembered to smile when driving,         .

A. many traffic accidents could be avoided

B. they would receive a good natural smile in return

C. they could get a broad smile of understanding

D. they wouldn’t feel any tension

4. The best title for this passage could be          .

A. The Art of Smiling          B. The Universal Language

C. The Power of Love        D. The Magic Power of Friendship

 

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   1  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We’ve called for a (n)   2  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.”

Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was   3 .

The doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they   4  the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (喷洒) too much gasoline (petrol). The flames   5  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head.

  6 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in   7  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (伤疤). So, he had to return to college with scars.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very   8  scar on her arm. “Ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It doesn’t mean they won’t   9  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I   10  this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. He took my advice to   11  and returned to school with his head held high — glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the   12  to give up any plastic surgery (外科手术).

We all have “scars” that   13  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same   14  standards(标准). Put your imperfections out of your   15  and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.

A.brought

B.given

C.turned

D.shown

 

2.

A.doctor

B.hospital

C.helicopter

D.ambulance

 

3.

A.serious

B.terrible

C.dangerous

D.important

 

4.

A.got

B.lit

C.burned

D.moved

 

5.

A.took

B.held

C.caught

D.attracted

 

6.

A.Personally

B.Technically

C.Sadly

D.Fortunately

 

7.

A.shape

B.place

C.fact

D.time

 

8.

A.nervous

B.formal

C.obvious

D.amusing

 

9.

A.admit

B.notice

C.hate

D.hide

 

10.

A.passed

B.kept

C.handed

D.sent

 

11.

A.life

B.heart

C.consideration

D.practice

 

12.

A.mistake

B.survey

C.decision

D.instruction

 

13.

A.invite

B.cause

C.allow

D.impress

 

14.

A.false

B.strict

C.similar

D.amusing

 

15.

A.head

B.heart

C.sight

D.mind

 

My husband is an engineer. Since we met, he has always  been the rock in my life. I knew he had his feet 36  planted on the ground ,and it seemed that no matter what else went  37  , he would be the constant one.

Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel  38  of him because he never brought me flowers , he never   39   me, and nothing had changed in our marriage.

After  40  , I finally told him I wanted to be  41   . He just sat there , speechless and didn’t even know             __42__to say to make me stay . Finally , he spoke ,“What can I do to change your 43  ?”

“I’ll stay if you have a good answer  44  this question,” I replied coldly。“If I asked for a  45 

growing on a cliff, and getting it for me   46  certain death, would you still do so ?”

His face grew troubled.“Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning ?” With that , my heart  47  . He couldn’t even give me an answer  48  away.

The next morning , I found he was    49  .However, I found a note under a warm glass of milk . My eyes   50  misty as I was reading it

“Dear, I’ll give you my  51   .

After you do typing for a long time , I need my 52   to do it for you.

Every time you leave the house , you forget your keys . I need my legs to run 53   and open the door for you… that’s why I cannot pick the flower for you….”

With tears   54from my eyes , I opened the door. And there he was , with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.

Just because someone doesn’t love you  55  you want him to, it doesn’t meant that he doesn’t love you heart and soul.

1.A deeply         B  firmly        C   slightly       D  totally

2.A different       B  crazy      C   exciting       D   excited

3.A  liked        B   tried          C   fond          D   tired

4.Afrightened      B  loved          C   surprised      D    lost

5.Asome time      B sometime     C   sometimes     D    some times

6.A  in           B  up            C    down         D    out

7.A what          B  which         C    how          D  when

8.A saying         B comment         C    opinion       D   mind

9.A to             B   of            C     for          D about

10.Atree         B   moon         C     flower       D  butterfly

11.Ameant          B   resulted       C    caused        D  led

12.Asank         B   settled        C    rose          D   worried

13.A soon      B   straight       C    straightly      D   quickly

14.Amissed         B   missing        C    losing        D  lost

15.Afell            B   changed        C    grew         D   got

16.Adscriptions    B   causes       C    lists          D  reasons

17.Aheart          B   fingers        C   mind          D   arms

18.A home         B   at home        C     out         D   in

19.Asteaming       B  sretching     C   streaming     D  spreading

20.Alike it           B    way          C    how        D   the way

 

When I was 16 years old,a boy gave me an important gift. __1.__

      It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was very far away.__ 2.__I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

      Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt very heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.

      Then the other day, my classmates talked happily with their friends ,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.__ 3.__I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.

      Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

      __4.__I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!

       One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!  5.  I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

A.   At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.

B.   He is living in Australia now and he loves it.

C.   It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.

D.   It was a smile.

E.   That smile changed my life.

F.   It’s practically impossible to make friends here.

As a result, no one knew who I was.

 

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