Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system(神经系统).She was

unable to      36     .In fact, she could hardly make any     37     .Although she believed that she had a        38      chance of recovering, the doctors said that      39     ,if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not         40        .There, lying in her hospital bed, she           41           that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was

     42    .

She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not       43      . It seemed that she was      44     .The doctors were all fond of her and

taught her about      45     that she could make it . Every day Angela would lie there,      46     doing

her mental exercise.

One day,     47    she was imagining  her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle(奇迹)happened: The bed began to    48    ! “Look what I’m doing! Look! I can do it! I moved!

I moved! ”she         49         .

Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was      50        .More importantly, they were running     51       safely.

People were crying, and equipment was       52         .You see, it was an earthquake. But don’t

53    that to Angela. She has     54       that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, She’s back in school. You see, to such a person who can       55          the earth, such a disease is a small  problem, isn’t it?

 

 36.A.see                    B.hear                    C.talk                     D.walk

37.A.progress              B.difference            C.movement           D.achievement

38.A.poor                   B.good                   C.little                    D.special

39.A.few                    B.all                       C.some                  D.most

40.A.satisfied              B.delighted              C.surprised             D.discouraged

41.A.insisted               B.sighed                 C.feared                 D.promised

42.A.true                    B.doubtful              C.certain                D.impossible

43.A.get up                 B.give up                C.turn up                D.stand up

44.A.disappointed        B.proud                  C.troubled              D.undefeatable

45.A.thinking               B.expecting             C.pretending           D.imagining

46.A.sadly                   B.madly                  C.carefully              D.faithfully

47.A.as                       B.since                   C.after                   D.before

48.A.fly                      B.move                  C.roll                     D.speak

49.A.jumped                B.wondered            C.screamed            D.recovered

50.A.frightened            B.pleased                C.touched               D.encouraged

51.A.in                       B.by                       C.for                      D.with

52.A.rising                  B.falling                  C.missing               D.gathering

53.A.tell                      B.do                       C.give                    D.show

54.A.noticed                B.supposed             C.believed               D.discovered

55.A.push                   B.shock                  C.shake                  D.save

My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart,because when I was young(and he was old),he gave me presents,and seated me on his knees,and told me stories,but I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.

At school,when he walked into a room full of noisy boys,there was silence at once.When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes,that boy went red in the face,and looked down at his shoes.If a boy brought him poor,careless work,which was not the best that boy could do,my grandfather picked up the boy’s book and threw it across the room,shouting,“Do it all again,and bring it back early in the morning!”If the boy was late,or if he forgot to bring the work,he had to do it again and again,and yet again.My grandfather never forgot.

He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own home.

41.I know my grandfather was kind and gentle,because________.

A.he was the headmaster of a boys’school

B.he gave me presents and told me stories

C.he told me stories about how kind he was

D.he never scolded me

42.When he looked at a boy in a certain way,that boy________.

A.went red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look

B.looked back at my grandfather’s red face

C.changed another one

D.went red in the face because his shoes were dirty

43.My grandfather didn’t like to receive________.

A.worse work than he could do himself

B.work that the boys could not do

C.work that was not as good as the boys could do

D.the work that the boys did

44.When he received poor work,my grandfather________.

A.shouted at the boy and threw his work across the room

B.went red in face

C.threw the book on the floor,and shouted across the room

D.threw the book at the boy

45.He was a different man at home because________.

A.he didn’t get angry at school like he did at home

B.he was not as gentle as at home

C.he didn’ t throw books about at school like he did at home

D.he didn’t usually get angry at home

It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries.For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate (庆祝) each year,while for others it is a catastrophe (灾害) or even a wonder.

There are countries between these two extremes (极端) that normally expect snow some time over the winter months,but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year.Britain is one such country,for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems.Within hours of the first snowfall,however light,roads are locked,trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic.Normal communications are affected as well,telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual.Almost within hours,there are also certain shortages (短缺)—bread,vegetables and other things—not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops,but mainly because people are frightened,and go out to store up these commodities (goods),“Just for fear that something bad should happen”.

Why then does snow have this effect?After all the Swiss,Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems.It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation.We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice.To keep the roads clear,for example,requires snow­ploughs and machines to spread salt.The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snowploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year,and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals,education or helping the old.

51.According to the writer,Britain is a country________.

A.which has regular snow

B.which is not well prepared for snow

C.for which snow is a catastrophe

D.for which snow is a wonder

52.After a few hours’snowing there are often shortages of food because________.

A.shops have closed down

B.people buy as much as they can

C.farmers cannot produce any more

D.people eat more vegetables in winter

53.The main reason that the British do not buy snow­ploughs is that________.

A.spreading salt is good enough

B.old people need more money

C.snowploughs are not used often

D.the hospital is more important

54.The words “two extremes” in the second paragraph refer to the countries________.

A.which have lots of snow most of the year and those which hardly ever have any snow

B.which either have heavy snow or light snow

C.to which snow either causes problems or no problems

D.which either have snowploughs or no snowploughs

55.It is a wonder to see snow in________.

A.Australia                                        B.Canada

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a  36  person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  37  you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real  38 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.
Lenny had always thought of himself as a  39  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny happened to see a woman in the ice-cold water. He did not feel afraid. He 40  very calm and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac,  41  to the woman, and kept her head  42  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not  43  .
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical called adrenalin in the blood. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are   44  to fight or run away. However, when you are terrified greatly, the body can produce too much adrenalin.   45  this happens, the muscles become very hard. You are then paralyzed (麻木) with fear. This is why when we are extremely frightened, we sometimes say we are “petrified”. This word   46  a Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”.  We are  47  frightened that we become stonelike.

【小题1】
A.braveB.realC.hardD.certain
【小题2】
A.whenB.untilC.afterD.once
【小题3】
A.lifeB.questionC.mouseD.danger
【小题4】
A.usefulB.braveC.nervousD.terrible
【小题5】
A.hadB.keptC.letD.made
【小题6】
A.wentB.ranC.spokeD.swam
【小题7】
A.inB.underC.aboveD.from
【小题8】
A.an accident B.a mistakeC.seventy-eightD.seventy-nine
【小题9】
A.readyB.unable C.afraidD.anxious
【小题10】
A.BeforeB.WhenC.UnlessD.While
【小题11】
A.comes from B.comes backC.comes on D.comes across
【小题12】
A.suchB.veryC.soD.really

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