题目内容
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learningdisabled children, the father of one student
delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by those who attended. He began with a question.
"Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my son, Shay, cannot learn and understand things
as other children do. Where is God's plan reflected in my son?"
The audience was stilled by the question. The father continued,"I believe that when God brings a child
like Shay into the world, an opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself. And it comes in the way
people treat that child."
Then he told the following story:
Shay and I walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked,"Do
you think they will let me play?"
I knew that most boys would not want him on their team. Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat
properly, much less connect with the ball. So I approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into
his own hands and said, "We are losing by six runs(得分). The game is in the eighth inning(回合). He can be on our team and we will try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning."
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. At the
top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. They had the potential to win. Would the
team actually let Shay bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. At last, understanding what the boy's intentions had been, the
boys from both teams helped Shay win the game for the team and Shay was cheered as the hero.
"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,"the boys from both teams
helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this world."
1. Why did the father think most of the boys wouldn't let Shay join them?
A. Because it was a very important game and they couldn't afford to lose it.
B. Because they knew Shay was physically disabled.
C. Because they didn't get on well with Shay.
D. Because they knew Shay was anything but good at playing baseball.
2. The sentence "Although no hits came his way, he was obviously very happy just to be on the field."
should be put at the end of ________.
A. Paragraph 5
B. Paragraph 6
C. Paragraph 8
D. Paragraph 9
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Shay's team would have lost the game without him.
B. The opponent team let Shay score purposely.
C. It was quite by accident that Shay scored.
D. Shay's team let him play because they didn't take the game seriously.
4. The underlined word "juncture" can be explained by ________.
A. a critical point
B. a particular place
C. a dilemma
D. an important game
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When Walt Disney was young,he wanted very much to be a(n) __1__.One day he __2__ along some of his pictures and went to a newspaper office in the __3__ of getting a job there.__4__,they were not interested in them. His friends tried to __5__ him. Disney didn't lose __6__.He __7__ to draw lots of pictures. His family were poor and he used to stay in the family garage and draw __8__ there.One day a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor.Disney stopped __9__ and watched the mouse. The mouse came towards him and he gave it a piece of bread. __10__ the mouse came and danced on his table. Day after day the mouse returned and was given more bread. In this way over several days the artist and the mouse became good friends. |
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On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles. During his talk, Jack __1__for his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?" __2__ shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would __3__.But I jumped up, ran up the __4__ to the stage, and grabbed the bill from his hand.As I was launching myself in the air, thoughts__5__through my mind-was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they __6__security and take me from the stage? __7__my desire for bold action was louder than any __8__ voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he turned to me and said, "Yes, that's it! We can't wait around for the __9__ to come to us.We must take action to __10__what we want!" After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his __11__ e-mail address. Over the next several months, I sent him long e-mails __12__my vision and dreams with him.He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement.But my life got __13__ with other things.I stopped emailing Jack. A year later, my dreams had worn away.I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant _14_ that would show me the way. I emailed him, and then emailed him again-but got no __15__.As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I __16__ woke up.What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most __17__ desiring that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat __18__ to their chairs. We all have a "Jack" for whom we wait--whether it's a person, a place or a thing.We __19__believe the gifts of life are just around the corner; and that everything will come in an__20__way if we have patience. So we don't try.We give up. My inspiration came back.I stopped waiting and started things. | ||||
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"Today is the day I start the big diet (节食)," I told my wife as I raised my hand and __1__, | |||
( )1. A. shouted ( )2. A. stopped ( )3. A. base on ( )4. A. once ( )5. A. suddenly ( )6. A. bottomless ( )7. A. ill ( )8. A. years ( )9. A. even though ( )10. A. found ( )11. A. movement ( )12. A. hurried ( )13. A. home ( )14. A. would ( )15. A. meeting ( )16. A. closed ( )17. A. ran ( )18. A. at ( )19. A. illness ( )20. A. put |
B. answered B. continued B. depend on B. yet B. quickly B. countless B. injured B. seasons B. as though B. developed B. touch B. brought B. room B. could B. greeting B. glimpsed B. touched B. for B. blindness B. hung |
C. stated C. kept C. insist on C. again C. quietly C. endless C. deaf C. months C. if only C. managed C. motion C. rushed C. office C. should C. encouraging C. glared C. reached C. with C. death C. set |
D. promised D. tried D. keep on D. early D. shortly D. beltless D. blind D. days D. as with D. provided D. sight D. carried D. hospital D. must D. praising D. opened D. felt D. on D. sadness D. gave |