题目内容
I was fifteen months old, a happy, carefree kid until the day I fell．It was a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it．Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye．And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me．
Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and face the world．" It became a litany that I relied on．She had started when I was young．She would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say, "If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your beautiful soul．" She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide．
Those words have meant different things to me over the years．As a little child, I thought Mama meant; "Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking．" As an a dolescent, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they lilted me．My mama's words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldn't see it on the surface．
In high school I was successful both academically and socially．I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak．Ail I really wanted was to look like everyone else．When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out．He meant it．My mama's love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt．I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others．
"Hold your head up high," has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its invitation．The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation．
How did the writer have her eyes hurt?
A．She was attacked by a glass rabbit． B．Her eyes were hurt by accident．
C．The doctor made a mistake． D．A serious illness blinded her．
When she heard her mother told her to hold her head up high for the first time, she_____．
A．didn't fully understand these words
B．was greatly encouraged and moved
C．was puzzled by these words
D．was surprised by these words
Why did the writer still feel unhappy when she was successful both academically and socially?
A．Because she was not satisfied with what she has．
B．Because she thought she could have done better．
C．Because she wanted to live a normal life．
D．Because she really wanted to be different．
What is the point of the story?
A．A mother's love for a daughter is a treasure．
B．One should not be controlled by others．
C．The real beauty is inside out．
D．Where there is a will．there is a way．
Electric ears are dirty.In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.
People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something---usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.
In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars. It's just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. It's as if the California Greens are. covering their eyes---"If I can't see it, it's not happening." Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it.But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat---at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.
A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far---so electric cars bum more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes; or geothermal,or hydro, or solar, or wind,then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical,and economic reasons,we don't use much of those energy sources.
In addition,electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill.And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.
What does "clueless" mean in paragraph 2?
A. People are seeing the California Greens everywhere.
B. People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles.
C. People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells.
D. People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning
coal, oil,etc.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Electric cars are not clean at all
B. Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones.
C. People cast doubts on electric cars' batteries.
D. Gasoline is an efficient way to powera vehicle.
The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our ear run
A. not less than 25 miles B. more than 25 miles
C. no more than 25 miles D. not more than 25 miles
According to the passage, electric cars .
A. do not burn fuel and more environmentally-friendly
B. are toxic because it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their
batteries are buried in one spot.
C. are very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated
D. are poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill
It can be inferred from the passage that
A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communication
B. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning
something
C. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment
D. electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered
cousins
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant 31 , “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing. ”
Thomas Edison replied very 32 , “Oh, we have come a long way and we have 33 a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot 34 to make a good light bulb. ”
If we learn from our mistakes, then we are 35 . If we learn from someone else’s mistakes, then we are genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines 36 daily and failure is nothing more than a few small 37 repeated daily.
How 38 the above lines are! Success takes 39 . We’ll make mistakes 40 we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to 41 new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence 42 what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional 43 , but only a few really 44 their true potential and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) 45 life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to 46 but it is not found everywhere and no one can 47 it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) 48 !
Success depends upon previous 49 , and without it we will end in failure.
When you are 50 , please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
31. A. celebrated B. complained
C. explained D. answered
32. A. confidently B. madly
C. carelessly D. angrily
33. A. remembered B. refused
C. learned D. ordered
34. A. test B. ignore
C. invent D. use
35. A. healthy B. enthusiastic
C. intelligent D. generous
36. A. shown B. prevented
C. recorded D. practiced
37. A. errors B. machines
C. jobs D. steps
38. A. common B. strange
C. familiar D. true
39. A. effect B. time
C. drugs D. roles
40. A. as though B. so that
C. unless D. if
41. A. keep B. attempt
C. give D. see
42. A. depends on B. sets aside
C. turns down D. sets up
43. A. appearances B. experiences
C. qualities D. feelings
44. A. own B. realize
C. provide D. research
45. A. active B. hard
C. rich D. average
46. A. sell B. draw
C. eat D. praise
47. A. achieve B. watch
C. offer D. recognize
48. A. story B. excuse
C. key D. plan
49. A. preparation B. influence
C. life D. generation
50. A. powerful B. wonderful
C. successful D. hopeful
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more ____ waiting for the final school bell．Upon its ____ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often ____ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ____ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David ____．I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help．He always ____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He ____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly ____ home.
Weeks passed and the ____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ____ before the holiday break．I smiled in ___ as the last of them hurried out the door．Turning around I saw David ____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，” he said and ____ from behind his back a small box．____ it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my ____ saw nothing．I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ____.”
“Oh no it isn’t，” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____ to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___ the little empty box set on my desk.
1.A．anxious? ????????????? B．courageous????????????? C．serious? ????????????? D．cautious
2.A．warning? ????????????? B．ringing????????????? C．calling? ????????????? D．yelling
3.A．scolded ????????????? B．wondered????????????? C．realized? ????????????? D．learned
4.A．modestly? ????????????? B．naturally????????????? C．inaccurately? ????????????? D．inappropriately
5.A．popular? ????????????? B．upset????????????? C．special? ????????????? D．funny
6.A．expressing? ????????????? B．delivering????????????? C．wearing? ????????????? D．sharing
7.A．practiced? ????????????? B．wandered????????????? C．studied? ????????????? D．stayed
8.A．would? ????????????? B．should????????????? C．might? ????????????? D．could
9.A．aim at? ????????????? B．turn to????????????? C．put off? ????????????? D．head for
10.A．argument? B．excitement ????????????? C．movement? ????????????? D．judgment
11.A．school? ????????????? B．year????????????? C．education? ????????????? D．program
12.A．relief? ????????????? B．return????????????? C．vain? ????????????? D．control
13.A．weakly? ????????????? B．sadly????????????? C．quietly? ????????????? D．helplessly
14.A．searched? ????????????? B．found????????????? C．raised? ????????????? D．pulled
15.A．Holding? ????????????? B．Handing????????????? C．Sending? ????????????? D．Leaving
16.A．delight? ????????????? B．expectation????????????? C．appreciation? ????????????? D．surprise
17.A．cheap? ????????????? B．empty????????????? C．useless? ????????????? D．improper
18.A．as? ????????????? B．until????????????? C．because? ????????????? D．though
19.A．advice? ????????????? B．support????????????? C．attention? ????????????? D．command
20.A．from? ????????????? ????????????? B．behind????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．over? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．towards
