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The sun shines brightly as I leave school, get into my car, and head for Bradley Hospital. This year, as a senior at Seekonk High School, I have been given the opportunity to leave the usual classroom setting once a week to volunteer.
I   21  to spend this valuable time working with mentally disabled children at Bradley Children’s Hospital. I work   22  a teacher in the outpatient/pre-school section, in a classroom with two children— a classroom very different from   23  I have ever known. The difference of this classroom is   24  the children have been diagnosed with a mental disease. One child is autistic and non-verbal（自闭和不说话的）, using supportive   25 . The other has a condition called PDD (one step above autism), and is   26  non-verbal. Both children require strong   27  and a lot of attention. This combination creates an atmosphere which is both demanding and sympathetic.
My   28  in the classroom is not only to help the teacher, but to become part of the children’s   29  experience. I work one-on-one completing academics with a student.   30 , we work as a group on such activities as cooking, artwork, abstract reasoning. Everyday activities, which may be taken for granted by others,   31  a lot of strength from the children. This has opened my eyes vastly.
One of the   32  reasons why I volunteer to take the work is that I desire to help those who are less   33 . However, it has also helped me to realize my competence. I now know that I have the   34  to work with the disabled. I have lost my fear, and I   35  myself a lot more.
It is true that my work is very   36 ; there are many days that I   37  Bradley exhausted emotionally and physically. There have been times when I have left on the edge of tears   38 . But pity doesn’t heal, love does. And I have grown to love these children in my own way,   39  I see them only once a week. This experience has been both rewarding and satisfying. I’ve learned also that I do have the ability to make a difference in their lives, no matter how small it may be. One smile makes it all   40 .
小题1:
A．promiseB．claimC．botherD．choose
小题2:
A．forB．onC．alongsideD．besides
小题3:
A．itB．oneC．the otherD．which
小题4:
A．thatB．whatC．whetherD．how
小题5:
A．transportationB．communicationC．applicationD．direction
小题6:
A．simplyB．completelyC．frequentlyD．naturally
小题7:
A．treatmentB．commitmentC．motivationD．sympathy
小题8:
A．choiceB．wishC．decisionD．role
小题9:
A．agriculturalB．professionalC．technologicalD．educational
小题10:
A．AdditionallyB．FinallyC．EventuallyD．Gradually
小题11:
A．get backB．build up C．call forD．pick out
小题12:
A．chiefB．legalC．awkwardD．vital
小题13:
A．unforgettableB．fortunateC．hopelessD．active
小题14:
A．honorB．opportunityC．courageD．ability
小题15:
A．believe inB．laugh atC．worry aboutD．care for
小题16:
A．depressing B．challengingC．inspiring D．relaxing
小题17:
A．approachB．visitC．leaveD．desert
小题18:
A．as wellB．so farC．in timeD．at all
小题19:
A．if onlyB．even thoughC．now thatD．in case
小题20:
A．amusingB．enjoyableC．costlyD．worthwhile

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:V
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:D
文章讲述的是作者通过志愿帮助残疾儿童，而发现了自己的能力，爱上了这些孩子。
小题1:句意理解，因为作者是志愿者，所以此处意为他选择去帮助那些智力上残疾的人。
小题2:work alongside sb 意为与某人并肩工作
小题3:考查代词，it代指上文提到的同一个事物，one 泛指， the one 特指 which哪一个 。此处意为这个教室与我所知道的教室是不一样的泛指以前见过的教室
小题4:考查从句关系词选择，此处为表语从句，从句中不缺少成分，故选择that
小题5:上下文，因为该孩子不说话，所以要使用支持性的，帮助性的沟通方式
小题6:根据括号的内容可知，该孩子比自闭症还要厉害，所以是完全不说话。
小题7:上下文，因为孩子不说话，所以需要去鼓励他们说话，即他们需要说话的动力。
小题8:句意理解，此处指的是我在教室中扮演的角色
小题9:上下文，因为是在学校帮助老师，所以这里指的是教育经历。
小题10:上下文，根据后文可知，意为除此之外，我们还一起做很多事情，比如做饭等
小题11:动词词组辨析。Get back 恢复 build up增强 call for需要 pick out 挑选出。句意为每天的活动都需要孩子们很大的体力、
小题12:句意理解，我做志愿者的主要原因，chief意为主要的，首席的
小题13:句意为帮助那些不幸运的孩子
小题14:上下文，根据上文it has also helped me to realize my competence可知，作者认识到了自己的能力
小题15:上下文，根据I have lost my fear可知，作者克服了恐惧，对自己更加自信，即更加信任自己。
小题16:上下文，根据后文的exhausted emotionally and physically可知，这份工作有挑战性的。
小题17:句意理解，此处意为离开那个地方的时候，身心疲惫。
小题18:句意理解，句意为也有时候我处于哭的边缘。
小题19:句意理解，尽管我每周看他们一次，但是我已经变得爱他们了，用我自己的方式。
小题20:句意理解，意为一个微笑就让一切的付出都值得了。
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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and  37  his father could well  38  it, he told him that was all he wanted.  
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how  39  he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.  40  but slightly disappointed, the young man 41  the box and found a lovely book.   42 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 43  all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house  44  the book in the study.
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 45  one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46    he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to   47   the hospital, he saw on the desk the   48   new book, just as he had left it one  49   ago. He opened it and began to  50   the pages. Suddenly, a car key  51   from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag (标签) with dealer’s name, the 52  dealer who had the sports car he had   53 . On the tag was the  54  of his graduation. and the 55  PAID IN FULL.
小题1:
A．expected. B．enjoyed.C．admired.D．owned
小题2:
A．findingB．provingC．decidingD．knowing
小题3:
A．affordB．offerC．keepD．like
小题4:
A．encouragedB．comfortableC．proudD．moved
小题5:
A．NervousB．SeriousC．CarefulD．Curious
小题6:
A．packed.B．opened.C．picked upD．put aside
小题7:
A．AngrilyB．EagerlyC．CalmlyD．Anxiously
小题8:
A．AtB．FromC．WithD．To
小题9:
A．toastingB．puttingC．forgettingD．leaving
小题10:
A．untilB．asC．beforeD．unless
小题11:
A．learned B．realized.C．recognized. D．admitted
小题12:
A．get toB．search forC．turn toD．leave for
小题13:
A．muchB．stillC．hardlyD．quite
小题14:
A．yearB．monthC．weekD．day
小题15:
A．cleanB．read.C．turnD．count
小题16:
A．lostB．cameC．appeared. D．dropped
小题17:
A．old.B．same C．specialD．new
小题18:
A．remembered.B．desired.C．found.D．met
小题19:
A．pictureB．placeC．dateD．met
小题20:
A．wordsB．informationC．dateD．card
Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money mainly from the downtown to the 36 , beside the Greenwood Racetrack..
Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the   37  . One   38   kid would open the passenger door and say, “  39  , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a   40  . It was a routine that everybody knew.
One day I noticed a boy, who was   41   than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back.   42  , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never   43  .
Then as I was   44   to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi   45  mine. They didn’t notice mine.
The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 46  with the passenger door right beside him. He   47  the passenger door and said, “Good luck at the track, sir.”
  48 , the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he   49 , “Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so   50  that the boy fell down and was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly,   51  find that the man disappeared in the crowd.
So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his   52 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station   53 .   54 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.
I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so   55  that you are ready to give up, that is the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.
小题1:
A．schoolB．stationC．officeD．hospital
小题2:
A．sidewalkB．wayC．trackD．step
小题3:
A．strongB．tallC．luckyD．active
小题4:
A．StopB．WelcomeC．HelpD．Good luck
小题5:
A．smileB．tipC．hugD．prize
小题6:
A．shortB．biggerC．weakerD．smarter
小题7:
A．InsteadB．In generalC．In totalD．In case
小题8:
A．gave inB．gave awayC．gave upD．gave off
小题9:
A．pushing upB．speeding upC．keeping upD．pulling up
小题10:
A．aboveB．besideC．in front ofD．over
小题11:
A．positionB．carC．treeD．situation
小题12:
A．closedB．openedC．kickedD．knocked
小题13:
A．ThereforeB．SoC．HoweverD．Then
小题14:
A．smiledB．weptC．advisedD．shouted
小题15:
A．hardB．softlyC．sweetlyD．slowly
小题16:
A．and toB．but toC．only toD．so as to
小题17:
A．strengthB．effortsC．courageD．work
小题18:
A．nervouslyB．anxiouslyC．madlyD．silently
小题19:
A．So farB．From then onC．Once moreD．Just then
小题20:
A．unavoidableB．poorC．hopelessD．challenging
The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it there.
In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.
My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?
Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.
小题1:The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.
A．he wanted to talk to the author
B．the author appeared too nervous
C．the author was going to get off
D．he might think the author dropped the bread
小题2:The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.
A．easily obtainedB．deliberately created
C．strongly supportedD．completely unaccepted
小题3:Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?
A．He noticed that no one was looking at him.
B．He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to taste.
C．He valued kindness more than his own pride.
D．He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.
George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn't go to preschool and I hope that doesn't hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you're in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you'll feel something warm on your cheek.
小题1:What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?
A．She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes.
B．She could only recall her good job at home now.
C．Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them.
D．Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her.
小题2:Which statement is NOT TRUE about George's family according to the letter?
A．George's parents gave birth to three children.
B．The Georges is a double income family.
C．They recycled soda cans.
D．The children had more arguments during the summer.
小题3:The passage tries to show us ________.
A．how excited a child will be on his first day to school
B．how deeply a mother loves her child
C．how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child
D．how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother   36  me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  ___37___,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ___38___, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___39___ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ___40___ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ___41___ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___42___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ___43___ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ___44___my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___45___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ___46___would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___47___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___48___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___49___ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of___50___ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ___51___the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and ___52___, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ___53___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ___54___if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
小题1:
A．forcesB．allowsC．causesD．forbids
小题2:
A．otherwiseB．thereforeC．howeverD．besides
小题3:
A．parking lotB．bus stopC．schoolD．market
小题4:
A．interestingB．surprisingC．awful D．useful
小题5:
A．noticedB．recognizedC．calledD．assisted
小题6:
A．backB．handleC．wheelD．seat
小题7:
A．searchedB．leftC．movedD．wandered
小题8:
A．stoppedB．startedC．intended D．finished
小题9:
A．crossedB．slippedC．disturbedD．inspired
小题10:
A．attractiveB．shinyC．simpleD．expensive
小题11:
A．repairmenB．businessmenC．driversD．cyclists
小题12:
A．busyB．contentC．carefulD．bored
小题13:
A．wavingB．lookingC．laughingD．pointing
小题14:
A．aboutB．forC．withD．like
小题15:
A．worryB．respectC．sympathyD．pride
小题16:
A．cleaningB．fixingC．replacingD．covering
小题17:
A．stillB．yetC．againD．soon
小题18:
A．lessonB．subjectC．skill D．fact
小题19:
A．businessB．livingC．successD．right
小题20:
A．tiredB．doubtfulC．fearfulD．ashamed

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student(优等生), I believed I could  1   tough（=hard） subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he  2 in class.
When I took the first exam, I was  3   to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,  4   English was my best subject. I went to reason with Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5  .
I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that  6   because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I  7    with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his  8   .
One more test before the final exam. One more  9  to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts(加倍努力) and, for the first time,  10  the meaning of the word "thorough"（彻底的）.But my  11  did no good and everything  12  as before.
The last hurdle（障碍）was the final. No matter what  13 I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the  14  goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even  15  myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I'd have  16  with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He  17  to be expecting me. "If I gave you the As you  18  , you wouldn't continue to work as hard."
I stared at him,  19  that his analysis and strategy（策略）were correct. I had worked my head  20  , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
小题1:
A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get
小题2:
A．found B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained
小题3:
A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious
小题4:
A．but B．so C．for D．or
小题5:
A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved
小题6:
A．reflected B．meant C．improved D．affected
小题7:
A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted
小题8:
A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view
小题9:
A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure
小题10:
A．memorizedB．considered C．accepted D．learned
小题11:
A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method
小题12:
A．stayed B．went C．worked D．changed
小题13:
A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment
小题14:
A．scholarshipB．course C．degree D．subject
小题15:
A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed
小题16:
A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks
小题17:
A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
小题18:
A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed
小题19:
A．rememberingB．guessing C．supposing D．realizing
小题20:
A．out B．over C．on D．off

When I was about 8 years old, I asked my mum to buy me a certain biscuit because it sponsored（赞助）Flash Gordon. Gordon was a super-hero who 31 for good deeds（事情）in outer space.
My mum would buy the 32 for me because I 33 the prize that came with it. The prize was a pair of glasses that Gordon 34 .
However, in order to get the prize I had to 35 the whole box of biscuits out because it was at the 36 . I didn’t dare to think of 37 my way to the prize because I was too 38 . Yes, I wanted to be like Flash Gordon! 39 the glasses came out from the bottom, I put them on. I felt like my favorite 40 . I wore them everywhere my mum and I went. I even tried to wear them to 41, but the teachers didn’t want a super-hero flying around the playground.
Over the years there were other prizes from many 42 brands（牌子）of biscuits, but I was never really 43 the biscuits, only the 44 .
When you think about it, 45 itself can be like a box of biscuits. Even as adults, we keep 46 that prize at all costs. Just 47 what we do at times. We become greedy（贪婪的）to get what we think is the prize.
Try to look at it from a different view. Wouldn’t it be better to 48 the journey along the way ? In other words, don’t be impatient and pour the box. That will only spoil（破坏）the 49 meaning of the prize. Enjoy what you have and be grateful. I promise your prize will 50 , without having to push others out of the way to get it.
小题1:
A．paidB．preparedC．foughtD．waited
小题2:
A．biscuitB．toyC．bookD．space
小题3:
A．designedB．deservedC．offeredD．wanted
小题4:
A．madeB．soldC．ownedD．wore
小题5:
A．throwB．pourC．putD．leave
小题6:
A．beginningB．sideC．bottomD．top
小题7:
A．changingB．losingC．eatingD．finding
小题8:
A．impatientB．lazyC．weakD．nervous
小题9:
A．AlthoughB．SinceC．WhileD．Once
小题10:
A．soldierB．heroC．modelD．player
小题11:
A．cinemaB．schoolC．hospitalD．shop
小题12:
A．oldB．famousC．differentD．special
小题13:
A．interested inB．afraid ofC．good atD．angry at
小题14:
A．colorB．priceC．boxD．prize
小题15:
A．successB．lifeC．loveD．wealth
小题16:
A．looking atB．looking afterC．looking forD．looking up
小题17:
A．think aboutB．set downC．pack upD．go through
小题18:
A．cutB．stopC．planD．enjoy
小题19:
A．newB．realC．funnyD．strange
小题20:
A．appearB．disappearC．flowD．enrich

One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, this uninvited guest was a bird--- a(n) __1__, to be more precise(精确地).
“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the thump(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She paused and __2__ more devotedly. “It’s coming from the __3__.” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little __4__”.
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was easy to make __5__. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children at all. But there was that __6_ again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I __7__ the sparrow. It was flying __8__ just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly trying to __9__, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down and out through the open _10__. So the bird continued beating its wings and hitting its head against the __11__.
“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be __12__.”
“Well, maybe it’s because of me,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide (滑翔) down a few feet so it could get outside, __13__ that only seemed to frighten it more.
“Why don’t we just __14__?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll __15__ eventually.”
So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing struggle. Then suddenly, it was __16__. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was __17__.
“See?” Anita said. “I told you he would make it.”
“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it __18__ him?”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to __19__. Born to go upward, we don’t __20__ consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping(拍打) around and just glide down a little bit.
小题1:
A．swallow B．eagle C．sparrow D．pigeon
小题2:
A．searched B．listened C．studied D．thought
小题3:
A．basement B．kitchen C．garage D．yard
小题4:
A．kids B．cats C．birds D．dogs
小题5:
A．trouble B．fun C．sense D．effort
小题6:
A．cry B．attack C．knock D．sound
小题7:
A．recalled B．realized C．spotted D．caught
小题8:
A．bravely B．anxiously C．patiently D．happily
小题9:
A．come up B．come down C．get in D．get out
小题10:
A．car B．hole C．door D．roof
小题11:
A．wall B．floor C．window D．ceiling
小题12:
A．terrified B．tired C．stupid D．mad
小题13:
A．since B．if C．but D．so
小题14:
A．leave B．wait C．flee D．escape
小题15:
A．attempt B．recognize C．understand D．succeed
小题16:
A．strange B．silent C．busy D．noisy
小题17:
A．injured B．awesome C．gone D．dead
小题18:
A．cost B．offer C．earn D．owe
小题19:
A．stand B．deal with C．comfort D．face
小题20:
A．still B．ever C．also D．even

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