Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant   21 

  Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very   22  : finding a donor heart that   23  Maria’s blood type could take years.   24  , Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   25   hospitals all over the country.

  Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble   26  from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a   27  of the hospital, crying.

“Are you okay?” a man asked.            

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her   28  . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   29  it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   30  something from herself. Could her   31  go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors   32  Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect   33  for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   34  the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was   35  dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   36   for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange   37  as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s   38  with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   39  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   40  in another loving mother’s chest.

A. change                B. danger               C. disorder                   D. pain

A. small                     B. distant                      C. hard                         D. precious 

A. matched           B. replaced               C. controlled            D. cooperated

A. Certainly            B. Otherwise               C. However                  D. So

A. finding                  B. phoning                   C. touring                     D. interrupting

A. rolling                 B. running                    C. walking                   D. jumping

A. corner                  B. bed                         C. man                        D. nurse

A. mother            B. story                C. error               D. dream

A. put                        B. support                    C. pass                         D. make 

A. save                   B. recycle                     C. donate                      D. separate

A. heart                         B. brain                        C. husband                   D. spirit                            

A. informed              B. warned                    C. congratulated           D. reminded

A. copy                         B. fit                           C. variation                  D. baby

A. give up              B. carry out                 C. search after              D. put off

A. noticed              B. predicted                  C. found                      D. declared

A. praying           B. begging            C. decorating           D. singing

A. belief                    B. love                         C. bond                        D. relief

A. funeral          B. operation                  C. performance             D. anniversary

A. passed away           B. woke up                  C. left behind                D. dressed up

A. active              B. alive               C. necessary                D. changeable


(C)
Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.
“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.
The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.” Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’(移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressures.
71. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival _______.
A. is organized by a middle school          B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival
C. shows films made by children          D. offers awards to film school students
72. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?
A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.
B. It provides arts projects for young people.
C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.
D. It’s a national organization for young people.
73. The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. short trousers     B. short kids         C. short films            D. short stories
74. Movies to be shown in the festival _______.
A. cover different subjects
B. focus on kids’ life
C. are produced by Global Action Project
D. are directed by Ms. Gardner
75. At the end of this film festival, there will be _______.
A. various awards                                 B. “red carpet” interviews
C. an open reception                             D. a concert at Lincoln Center


Going to Disneyland is a dream vacation for kids. You may have been to the Disneyland in Hong Kong or in other places. Soon you will be able to enjoy a Disney Park in Shanghai. Shanghai Disneyland started building on April 8, 2011.There will be many Chinese characters in Shanghai Disneyland. It is different from the others. There is a 10-kilometer-long river. It goes around the whole park. Shanghai Disneyland will cost 24. 4 billion yuan to build. It will open in five years.
 
In order to keep the road safe, European Commission (欧盟) says that buses and taxis can be fitted (安装) with “black boxes.” The black boxes can help the police to find what happened after an accident.
 
The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of June, 2011.Now the journey can take about five hours. The train can reach the speed of up to 380 kilometers an hour. The passenger volume (容量) can reach 160 million a year, marking a great step in China’s Railway development.
 
On the evening of May 8th, 2012,a middle school teacher Zhang Lili from Jiamusi , Heilongjiang Province , saved her students in a terrible accident. She was badly hurt and lost her legs. Her brave deed moved the people around China deeply. She is called “the most beautiful teacher.” The whole society is trying to save her life. As a young teacher, her bravery sets a good example to us all. We all hope she will get better soon.
【小题1】The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of __, 2011.
A.JuneB.JulyC.AugustD.September
【小题2】Shanghai Disneyland will open ___________.
A.on April 8, 2011B.in 2012
C.on May 8, 2012D.in 2016
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE about Shanghai Disneyland?
A.A 10-kilometer-long river goes in the middle of the park.
B.There will be many Chinese characters.
C.It is the same as the others.
D.It opened 5 years ago.
【小题4】In order to keep the road safe, European Commission wants to
A.make buses and taxis go slowly.
B.fit buses and taxis with "black boxes".
C.make the police find out what happened.
D.find out what "black boxes" can do.
【小题5】According to the news, we can learn___________
A.Now we are able to enjoy a Disney Park in Shanghai.
B.The black boxes can help the police predict what will happen.
C.The passenger volume can reach 380 million a year.
D.“The most beautiful teacher” Zhang Lili is our good example.

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank.He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 .His chances of surviving were small.  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive.

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating.His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸发) sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting.

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle.He was starved and 29   worn-out.Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going.Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad.Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties.

"I tell myself I can     34     it, “wrote Callahan in his book. -Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,       35     up courage...

I wrote that down after I read it. It   36   me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed     37 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38     .

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad   39  to something better. But others have been through the much worse; that is, in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   40   through the rough

situations with a little more courage.

1.A.full                  B.rich                        C.few                    D.enough

2.A.And                 B.Yet              C.Still                  D.Thus

3.A.thinner             B.stronger               C.worse            D.healthier

4.A.attitude            B.assumption             C.instruction             D.account

5.A.assisted    B.tended           C.managed               D.intended

6.A.make                B.absorb                 C.select                 D.replace

7.A.attacked            B.caught                 C.froze                   D.cheated

8.A.operation           B.taste                       C.message          D.point

9.A.firmly               B.completely       C.hardly           D.generally

10.A.deal                       B.defend                C.survive                 D.observe

11.A.similarly   B.differently                 C.gradually               D.commonly

12.A.pull               B.take                   C.break                   D.give

13.A.for the lack of   B.in the face of   C.in exchange for   D.as a result of

14.A.handle            B.carry          C.follow                  D.inspect

15.A.rolling             B.using                         C.building                 D.making

16.A.defeated                  B.recommended        C.introduced             D.struck

17.A.far          B.long              C.ever             D.even

18.A.feelings           B.senses                   C.ideas            D.influences

19.A.related            B.measured             C.contributed                   D.compared

20.A.see                  B.cut                C.get                D.think

 

There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he   36  to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great   37  and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服,打败) many kings and   38  many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of   39 .

For a long time he wandered in   40  from place to place. His enemies were   41  him. He was about to lose all hope.

One day he was   42   under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t   43  any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more   44  and saw it was an ant,  45  a grain of wheat(麦粒) as large as itself.

There was a   46  in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.

“You are   47  , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he   48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it   49  held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50  the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same  51  . Then it tried the twenty-first time.   52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had   53  so often. The next minute it climbed   54  into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again,   55  I succeed.”

And this he did.

1.

A.failed

B.learned

C.chose

D.wished

 

2.

A.party

B.family

C.army

D.group

 

3.

A.burned

B.defended

C.rebuilt

D.developed

 

4.

A.business

B.battle

C.sports

D.wheat

 

5.

A.peace

B.relief

C.puzzlement

D.fear

 

6.

A.fighting against

B.looking for

C.caring about

D.calling on

 

7.

A.lying

B.singing

C.sleeping

D.practicing

 

8.

A.grow up

B.get around

C.carry on

D.stay up

 

9.

A.quickly

B.excitedly

C.seriously

D.closely

 

10.

A.eating

B.carrying

C.discovering

D.picking

 

11.

A.hole

B.cave

C.leaf

D.flower

 

12.

A.hungry

B.small

C.brave

D.smart

 

13.

A.discussed

B.explained

C.complained

D.spoke

 

14.

A.only

B.still

C.also

D.even

 

15.

A.watched

B.touched

C.helped

D.guided

 

16.

A.goal

B.method

C.result

D.reason

 

17.

A.Hurriedly

B.Gently

C.Slowly

D.Sadly

 

18.

A.stopped

B.appeared

C.prepared

D.fallen

 

19.

A.worriedly

B.safely

C.freely

D.calmly

 

20.

A.till

B.after

C.if

D.because

 

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