We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.
Some are  36  people in communication, struggling with  37 .
Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around.  38  ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to  39  it  as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to  40  extraordinary things.
I  41  a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft,  42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child .  43  allowing this to limit  him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only  44  he become  successful, but he did so in a profession  45  he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his  46  ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.
Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss  47  legs or arms , being born extremely poor,  48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll  49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell  50 and lost  her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great  51  . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident,  52  has since climbed Mt. Everest.
If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while  53  thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for  54  .
Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the  55  that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.

【小题1】
A.hopelessB.cheerfulC.carelessD.skillful
【小题2】
A.sympathyB.securityC.relationshipsD.scholarships
【小题3】
A.PersonallyB.ImportantlyC.GenerallyD.Fortunately
【小题4】
A.believeB.acceptC.receiveD.think
【小题5】
A.experienceB.accessC.challengeD.achieve
【小题6】
A.preparedB.interviewedC.visitD.attended
【小题7】
A.whichB.whoC.whomD.that
【小题8】
A.Because ofB.Instead ofC. Due toD.Apart from
【小题9】
A.didB.couldC.wouldD.had
【小题10】
A.whatB.whichC.whereD.why
【小题11】
A.communicatingB.readingC.actingD.speaking
【小题12】
A.forB.fromC.ofD.in
【小题13】
A.beforeB.thanC.untilD.as
【小题14】
A.alwaysB.sometimesC.seldomD.never
【小题15】
A.asleepB.illC.behindD.apart
【小题16】
A.congratulationsB.impressionsC.achievementsD.rewards
【小题17】
A.soB.butC.andD.or
【小题18】
A.quietlyB.slowlyC.seriouslyD.carefully
【小题19】A. yourself        B, ourselves         C. themselves       D. itself
【小题20】
A.stageB.degreeC.placeD.position

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, “  36 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 37 .”
As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,   38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went  39 and landed in the grass.
My  40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him.   41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it  42 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the  43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found  44 during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a  45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was  46 . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be  47 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to  48 those who helped you make it through those  49 years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best  50 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with  51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to  52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend  53 me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的).”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the  54 of your actions. With one small gesture you can  55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.

【小题1】
A.HowB.WhenC.WhyD.Where
【小题2】
A.stupidB.cleverC.wonderfulD.anxious
【小题3】
A.throwingB.knockingC.takingD.catching
【小题4】
A.lostB.sendingC.brokenD.flying
【小题5】
A.heartB.headC.handsD.thought
【小题6】
A.WhileB.AsC.BecauseD.Once
【小题7】
A.passedB.came upC.went onD.turned out
【小题8】
A.topB.hardestC.favoriteD.luckiest
【小题9】
A.friendshipB.themselvesC.pleasureD.it
【小题10】
A.classB.schoolC.graduationD.college
【小题11】
A.excited B.nervousC.proudD.crazy
【小题12】
A.greatB.famousC.praisedD.honored
【小题13】
A.rewardB.rememberC.thankD.congratulate
【小题14】
A.happyB.excitingC.oldD.difficult
【小题15】
A.chanceB.giftC.helpD.favor
【小题16】
A.wonderB.anxietyC.disbeliefD.pride
【小题17】
A.killB.enjoyC.testD.hurt
【小题18】
A.protectedB.freedC.warnedD.saved
【小题19】
A.priceB.useC.powerD.meaning
【小题20】
A.destroyB.changeC.saveD.understand

When it comes to eating smart for your heart, stop thinking about short-term solutions and simplify your life with a straightforward approach that will serve you well for years to come.
Smart eating goes beyond analyzing every bite of food you lift  36  your mouth. “In the past we used to believe that  37  amounts of individual nutrients were the 38 to good health,” Linda Van Horn, professor of the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee. "But now we have a 39 understanding of healthy eating and the kinds of food necessary to  40  not only heart disease but disease  41  general," she adds.
Scientists now  42 on the broader picture of the balance of food eaten  43  several days or a week  44 than on the number of milligrams of this or that  45  at each meal.
Fruits, vegetables and whole grains, for example, provide nutrients and plant-based compounds 46 to good health. “The more we learn, the more  47  we are by the wealth of essential substances they  48 ," Van Horn continues, "and how they  49  with each other to keep us healthy."
You'll automatically be  50  the right heart-healthy track if vegetables, fruits and whole grains make 51  three quarters of the food on your dinner plate. 52  in the remaining one quarter with lean meat or chicken, fish or eggs.
The foods you choose to eat as well as those you choose to  53  clearly contribute to your well-being. Without a  54 , each of the small decisions you make in this can make a big 55  on your health in the years to come.
【小题1】 A between         B through           C inside                D to
【小题2】A serious          B splendid          C specific          D separate
【小题3】A key              B point             C lead              D center
【小题4】A strict           B different         C typical               D natural
【小题5】A rescue           B prevent              C forbid                D offend
【小题6】A in               B upon              C for               D by
【小题7】A turn             B put               C focus             D carry
【小题8】A over         B along             C with              D beyond
【小题9】A other            B better                C rather                D sooner
【小题10】A conveyed        B consumed          C entered               D exhausted
【小题11】A vital          B initial               C valid             D efficient
【小题12】A disturbed       B depressed         C amazed               D amused
【小题13】A preserve            B contain              C attain                D maintain
【小题14】A interfere           B interact            C occupy            D rest
【小题15】A at              B of                    C on                   D within
【小题16】A out             B into              C off              D up
【小题17】A Engage          B Fill              C Involve               D Pack
【小题18】A delete          B escape                C avoid             D spoil
【小题19】A notion          B hesitation            C reason                D doubt
【小题20】A outcome     B function          C impact                D commitment

My problems started after I went to a boarding(寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I misses my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends – but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.
Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.
Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”
【小题1】What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?

A.She didn’t like her new school.
B.She didn’t get along well with her classmates.
C.She missed her family very much.
D.She didn’t like her new teacher.
【小题2】Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were _______.
A.teachersB.boysC.girlsD.women
【小题3】Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?
A.Her teachers didn’t like her.B.She was a poor student.
C.Some girls didn’t choose her.D.She likes showing off herself.
【小题4】The underlined word “distant” means “______” in English.
A.estranged(疏远的)B.aggressive(好斗的)
C.warm-heartedD.rude
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A.The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.
B.The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.
C.The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.
D.The teacher thought she was an excellent student.


For the 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill, and soon she knew that she was dying. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She held our hands and said, “Victor and Elizabeth, my children, I’m very happy because you love each other, and because one day you’ll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happy if you look after them when I have gone.”
My mother died and we were very sad, because we loved her dearly. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother’s death. The time came for me to go to university. I didn’t want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had gone alone.
On my first day at university I met my teacher, Professor Waldman, who was one of the greatest scientists in the world. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students who were starting at the university. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can. This is why God made you intelligent—to help other people.”
After the professor’s talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secrets of life. I decided to work on these two things.
I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist.
The professor helped me very much, and other important scientists who were his friends helped me, too. I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years, I did not go home, and my letters to my family were very short.
After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important question of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life I had to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.
I built a tall mast about 150 meters high, which is higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.
Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Elizabeth married shortly after Victor’s mother died.
B.Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.
C.Victor’s mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.
D.Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.
【小题2】Victor did all the following during his research in the university EXCEPT that       .
A.he discovered many things and built a scientific machine
B.he learnt much about death both in the hospitals and in the university
C.he worked hard and took only one day’s holiday during the next two years
D.he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the lab
【小题3】According to the author, the secret of life is to        .
A.give life to things that were dead
B.use electricity to help others
C.build the best machine to learn about death
D.become the greatest scientist of tomorrow
【小题4】Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?
① Victor’s mother passed away.
② Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.
③ Victor went to university and attended the professor’s talk.
④ Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.
⑤ Victor experienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroying the tree.
A.①②③④⑤B.⑤①②④③C.①③②⑤④D.⑤①③②④

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