Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to  36  my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome  37  from one end of the city to another and to  38  among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the  39 , so the friendship I knew at school was  40 . I put up with it for a short period. It was  41  long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my  42  into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.

By chance, I  43  some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a  44  company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I  45  at her in astonishment and disbelief. She wanted to make a short  46  about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real  47 . I was just frightened. In the end she  48     me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my  49  and I became  50  interested in literature than ever. I  51  what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not  52  myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly told my parents that I wanted to _53  to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was  54 , and if I knew what it meant and  55   I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

36.A.stop                  B.go on                  C.continue         D.walk

37.A.talk                    B.journey               C.job               D.walk

38.A.do               B.sit              C.talk           D.work

39.A.family         B.class            C.city             D.country

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One night, a young school teacher had a dream.In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world  26 .How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 27 , grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 28  will you provide so that he can become one of the truly  29 leaders?"
The young teacher 30  in a cold sweat.It had never 31  to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person  32  in his dream.Was he preparing them to  33  to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my  34 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 35 began to develop a plan in his mind.
His teaching 36Every young person who walked through his 37 became, for him, a future world leader.He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be.He 38 the best from his students, yet tempered (使缓和) it with compassion (同情).He taught each one 39 the future of the world depended on his instruction.
After many years, a man he taught rose to a 40 of world prominence (著名).Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 41
Children are  42  messages we send to a time and place we will never see.Believe that one child’s  43  may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 44 For no young person will ever be 45 to you again.And you will never be the same.

【小题1】
A.businessmanB.teacherC.leaderD.doctor
【小题2】
A.intelligenceB.wealthC.memoryD.name
【小题3】
A.foodB.educationC.stageD.power
【小题4】
A.politeB.richC.braveD.great
【小题5】
A.noddedB.stoppedC.awokeD.stood
【小题6】
A.shownB.turnedC.givenD.occurred
【小题7】
A.describedB.reportedC.savedD.born
【小题8】
A.leadB.riseC.pointD.stick
【小题9】
A.appearanceB.teachingC.accentD.driving
【小题10】
A.possiblyB.immediateC.regularD.gradually
【小题11】
A.stayedB.changedC.formedD.paused
【小题12】
A.classroomB.villageC.companyD.dream
【小题13】
A.acceptedB.tookC.expectedD.kept
【小题14】
A.unlessB.becauseC.only ifD.as if
【小题15】
A.typeB.positionC.causeD.case
【小题16】
A.bestB.smartestC.strongestD.busiest
【小题17】
A.strangeB.shortC.livingD.flying
【小题18】
A.nationalityB.habitC.gradeD.future
【小题19】
A.breakB.happenC.endD.return
【小题20】
A.ordinaryB.similarC.importantD.familiar

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 1me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 2seeing a close friend. A big, 3smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 4his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 5me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 6that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 7was solved. As I 8the school he was standing in the middle of the road 9his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 10the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 11. To the first he waved and 12in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 13from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost 14wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 15more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 16. So far I haven’t seen anyone 17to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n) 18to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 19armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 20of the whole neighbourhood.

1.A. hit            B. disappointed     C. presented        D. bored

2.A. on             B. from             C. during           D. about

3.A. false          B. shy              C. apologetic       D. bright

4.A. research       B. study            C. recognize        D. explore

5.A. praised        B. blamed           C. mistaken         D. respected

6.A. conclusion     B. description      C. evaluation       D. introduction

7.A. argument       B. disagreement     C. mystery          D. task

8.A. visited        B. approached      C. passed            D. left

9.A. drawing back   B. putting on       C. handing in       D. holding out

10.A. Once          B. Before           C. Unless           D. While

11.A. in            B. through          C. out              D. down

12.A. cried         B. cheered          C. smiled           D. gestured

13.A. idea          B. reply            C. notice           D. greeting

14.A. awkward       B. angry            C. elegant          D. patient

15.A. came          B. responded        C. hurried          D. appeared

16.A. surprise      B. frustration      C. interest         D. doubt

17.A. fail          B. try              C. wish             D. bother

18.A. offer         B. sacrifice        C. promise          D. difference

19.A. effectiveness B. cheerfulness     C. carefulness      D. seriousness

20.A. trends        B. observations     C. regulations      D. feelings

 

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