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  As a high school coach,I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I rooted as hard for victory as they did.

  A dramatic incident,however,following a game in which I acted as a referee,changed my view on victories and defeats. I was refereeing a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle,New York,between New Rochelle and Yonkers High.

  New Rochelle was coached by Dan O'Brien,Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was crowded to capacity,and the volume of noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and closely contested. Yonkers was leading by one point as T glanced at the clock and discovered there were but 30 seconds left to play.

  Yonkers,in possession of the ball,passed off―shot―missed. New Rochelle recovered―pushed the ball up court―shot. The ball rolled tantalizingly (令人着急地) around the edge of the basket and off. The fans screamed.

  New Rochelle,the home team,recovered the ball,and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was deafening (震耳欲聋的) .I glanced at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn't heard the final buzzer (蜂鸣器) because of the noise. I checked with the other official,but he could not help me.

  Still seeking help in this confusion,I approached the timekeeper,a young man of 17 or so. He said, "Mr. Co vino,the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim,before the final tapin was made."

  I was in the unenviable position of having to tell Coach O'Brien the sad news.    "Dan,”I said, "time ran out before the final basket was tapped in. Yonkers won the game."

  His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, "I'm sorry,Dad. The time ran out before the final basket."

  Suddenly,like the sun coming out from behind a cloud,Coach O'Brien's face lit up. He said, "That's okay,Joe. You did what you had to do. I'm proud of you."

  Turning to me,he said, "Al,I want you to meet my son,Joe."

  The two of them then walked off the court together,the coach's arm around his son's shoulder.

(   ) 5. If the buzzer went off after the final basket,the result of the game would be that

   A. Yonkers won the game by one point

   B. Yonkers won the game by two points

   C. Yonkers and New Rochelle tied the game

   D. New Rochelle won the game by one point

(   ) 6. Which of the following happened first?

   A. The buzz went off.

   B. Yonkers was leading by one point.

   C. The timekeeper spoke to me.

   D. I checked with the other official.

(   ) 7. What does "I was in the unenviable position" mean?

   A. To be a referee is a tiring thing.

   B. I had to do something awkward.

   C. It was difficult to make a judgment.

   D. I made a mistake during the game.

(   ) 8. What seemed to be more important to Dan O'Brien is         .

   A. a close game   B. winning a game

   C. his friend Al   D. his son

5. D Yonkers先领先一分，New Rochelle虽最后投入一球但超时无效。所以如果最后一球没超时，New Rochelle就是胜方。

6. B 由全文得知。

7. B因为我要告诉一个在最后关头把比分拉平的球队他们的最后一球无效，所以说是令人不舒服的。

8. D由文章结尾得知。

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你会感到奇怪，这么大的一只动物怎么能穿过这么小的洞呢？

  Soon it would be the holidays,but before that,there were year exams. All the students had been working 1        for some time,reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn't 2      ,they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 3       ,but Jane didn't want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year,4       just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 5        about her. She went to bed too 6       . The night before the first exam,Barbara 7       that she should have an early night and take a 8       pill. She promised to wake her up in the morning.

  As she was falling asleep,Jane was 9        that she might oversleep. Her 10       kept jumping from subject to subject. At last,with the help of 11      ,she went to sleep. In no time at all,she was sitting in the examination hall,looking at the examination 12       ,but she couldn't answer any of the questions. 13       around her was writing pages and pages. 14       she thought hard,she couldn't find anything to write 15       . She kept looking at her 16       . Time was running out. There was only an hour left. She started one question,wrote two sentences,17 and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 18       . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 19        up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 20       dream. A minute later,Barbara called her name.

(   ) 1. A. universally   B. hard   C. unconditionally   D. unwillingly

(   ) 2. A. prepare   B. miss   C. join   D. pass

(   ) 3. A. succeeded   B. failed   C. passed   D. sneezed

(   ) 4. A. but   B. so   C. and   D. because

(   ) 5. A. excited   B. frightened   C. worried   D. delighted

(   ) 6. A. early   B. late   C. unconsciously   D. eagerly

(   ) 7. A. insisted   B. hoped   C. ordered   D. wished

(   ) 8. A. sleeping   B. resting   C. exciting   D. breathing

(   ) 9. A. sure   B. afraid   C. happy   D. pleased

(   ) 10. A. hand   B. eye   C. mind   D. body

(   ) 11. A. her sister   B. her parents   C. the lessons   D. the medicine

(   ) 12. A. result   B. marks   C. desk   D. paper

(   ) 13. A. The teacher   B. The students   C. No one   D. Everyone

(   ) 14. A. If   B. Though   C. So   D. How

(   ) 15. A. with       B. about   C. on   D. to

(   ) 16. A. watch   B. textbook   C. sister   D. subject

(   ) 17. A. gave up   B. put off   C. looked around   D. thought over

(   ) 18. A. examining   B. leaving   C. copying   D. crying

(   ) 19. A. raised   B. woke   C. stood   D. cheered

(   ) 20. A. nice   B. wonderful   C. terrible   D. special

A machine which makes water out of air could become the greatest household invention since the microwave.

Using the same technology as a dehumidifier (除湿器) ，the Water Mill is able to create a ready supply of drinking water by getting it from a limitless source―the air.

The company behind the machine says not only does it offer an alternative to bottled water in developed countries,but it is a solution for the millions who face a daily water shortage.

The machine works by drawing in damp air through a filter and over a cooling element which changes it into water droplets. It call produce up to 12        liters a day. The Water Mill will also produce more water when storms pass over,as the humidity (湿度) in the air increases. In keeping with its ecodevelopment,the machine uses the same amount of electricity as three light bulbs.

Inventor Jonathan Ritchey said, "The demand for water is off the chart. People ar looking for freedom from water distribution systems that are shaky and unreliable."

The machine,which is about 3        feet wide,is likely to cost £800 when it goes on sale her in the spring. Its maker,Canadian firm Element Four,estimates that a liter of water will cos around 20        pence to produce.

Environmentalists claim half the world's population will face water shortage because o        climate change by 2080. One in five humans is said to lack access to safe drinking water.

The Water Mill is not effective in areas with below about 30 percent relative humidity but with average relative humidity in England of more than 70 percent that won't be much o        an issue here.

(   ) 5. According to the author,the biggest advantage of the machine is its        .

   A. little power use   B. proper size

   C. unlimited source   D. high production

(   ) 6. We can conclude from the passage that the machine        .

   A. can be used everywhere

   B. has not been on sale

   C. will replace the water distribution system

   D. will solve the problem of water shortage

(   ) 7. What is necessary for the machine to work?

   A. Enough air. B. Enough humidity.

   C. Enough water. D. Enough containers.

(   ) 8. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Machine to Make Water Out of Air

   B. Microwave for Household Use

   C. Filter to Draw in Damp Air

   D. Modern Dehumidifier on Sale

  When I was in seventh grade,I worked at a local hospital in my town. I 1 about thirty to forty hours a week during the summer. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 2       ,and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there 3        his hand and talking to him,helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine,even though he 4        with only an occasional squeeze of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma        (昏迷) .

  I left for a week to vacation with my parents,and when I came back,Mr. Gillespie was 5       . I didn't have the 6        to ask any of the nurses where he was,for fear they might tell me he had died. So 7       many questions unanswered,I continued to volunteer there through my eighthgrade year.

  Several years later,when I was a junior in high school,I was at the gas station when I noticed a 8       face. When I realized who it was,my eyes filled with tears. He was 9       !I asked him if his name was Mr. Gillespie,and if he had been in a ( n) 10       about five years ago. With an 11        look.on his face,he replied yes. I explained how I knew him,and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears,and he gave me the warmest 12        I had ever received.

  He began to tell me how,as he 13        there comatose (昏睡的) ，he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an/a 14      ,not a person,who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had 15        him alive.

  Then he told me about his 16        and what happened to him to put him in the conia. We both cried for a while and 17 a hug,said our goodbyes and went our separate ways.

  Although I haven't seen him since,he 18 my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a 19       between his life and his death. More important,he has made a tremendous difference in 20        life. I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an angel.

(   ) 1. A. volunteered   B. afforded   C. provided   D. killed

(   ) 2. A. partners   B. visitors   C. companions   D. friends

(   ) 3. A. washing   B. patting   C. holding   D. waving

(   ) 4. A. dealt   B. fooled   C. reacted   D. responded

(   ) 5. A. gone   B. lost   C. dead   D. revived

(   ) 6. A. idea   B. feeling   C. fear   D. courage

(   ) 7. A. against   B. with   C. for   D. beyond

(   ) 8. A. strange   B. familiar   C. unique   D. lovely

(   ) 9. A. energetic   B. tough   C. alive   D. stout

(   ) 10. A. condition   B. situation   C. coma   D. operation

(   ) 11. A. confusing   B. uncertain   C. pleased   D. frightened

(   ) 12. A. handshake   B. kiss   C. thanks   D. hug

(   ) 13. A. lived   B. lay   C. slept   D. spent

(   ) 14. A. monster   B. spirit   C. angel   D. volunteer

(   ) 15. A. caught   B. return   C. kept   D. sent

(   ) 16. A. job   B. life   C. family   D. friends

(   ) 17. A. exchanged   B. gave   C. offered   D. received

(   ) 18. A. moves   B. encourages   C. fills   D. fulfills

(   ) 19. A. difference   B. deal   C. deed   D. contribution

(   ) 20. A. their   B. his   C. our   D. my

 It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate (下级的) positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very beginning of their career. They were introduced to the broom,and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.

  My advice to you is "aim high". I would not give advice for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk,or foreman,or general manager in any concern. Say to yourself, "My place is at the top. " Be king in your dreams.

And here is the prime condition of success,the great secret：concentrate your energy,thought,and capital exclusively (专有地) upon the business in which you are engaged.

  The concerns which fail are those which have distributed their capital,which means that they have distributed their brains also. They have investments in this,or that,or the other,here there,and everywhere. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is all wrong. I tell you to " put all your eggs in one basket,and then watch that basket."Look round you and take notice,men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head,which is easy to fall and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration.

  To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest;never enter a bar room; do not touch alcohol drinks,or if at all only at meals;never risk; never indorse ( = endorse,签名于票据的背面，赞同) beyond your surplus (盈余的) cash fund; make the firm's interest yours;break orders always to save owners;concentrate;put all your eggs in one basket,and watch that basket;expense always within income;lastly,be not impatient,for as Emerson says , " No one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves."

(   ) 1. In the second paragraph "aim high" means that         .

   A. expand your business no matter how much it will cost

   B. you don't need to begin your career with the basic position

   C. don't be satisfied with the achievements you've already got

   D. only devote your money to those which can bring you a lot of profits

(   ) 2. Which is not suggested by the writer?

   A. Ambition. B. Generosity.

   C. Concentration. D. Patience.

(   ) 3. What does "eggs" here refer to?

   A. Money. B. Energy. C. Brains. D. All above.

(   ) 4. The best title of the passage should be         .

   A. The Road to Success

   B. Tips on Investigation

   C. Keep Your Money Properly

   D. Be King in Your Dreams

 I just sat still and didn't say anything while my husband and I were informed that two-year-old Kristi was retarded (智力迟顿的) .

  When Kristi was old enough to attend school,we enrolled her in our neighborhood school's kindergarten at age seven. However,positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school,and to her schoolmates,too. When boasting (自夸) of their own accomplishments,Kristi's classmates always praised her as well; "Kristi got all her spelling words right today." No one added that her spelling list was easier than anyone else's.

  Dunng Kristi's second year in school,there was a competition based on the year's music and physical education activities. Kristi was far behind in both music and motor coordination (运动协调) .My husband and I feared the day as well.

On the day of the program,Kristi pretended to be sick. Desperately I wanted to keep her home. But at last I pushed her onto the school bus.

  Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school, now I forced myself to go to the program. When it was time for Kristi' s group to perform, I knew why Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. With her limp and slow,clumsy reactions,she would surely hold up her team.

  The performance went surprisingly well,until it was time for the gunnysack (黄麻袋) race. Now each child had to climb into a sack from a standing position,jump to a goal line,return and climb out of the sack.

  Kristi stood near the end of her line of players,looking nervous.

  But as Kristi's turn to participate neared,a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped behind Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The moment the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack,those two boys grabbed the sack and held it open while the tall boy lifted Kristi and dropped her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and supported her briefly until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she jumped,smiling and proud.

  In the cheers of teachers,schoolmates and parents,I secretly thanked God for the warm,understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.

(   ) 5. In the gunnysack race the second player should first         .

   A. climb into a sack   B. wait for another player

   C. climb out of the sack   D. jump to a goal line

(   ) 6. Which of the following can best describe the writer's feeling when watching her daughter performing?

   A. Proud and grateful. B. Worried and nervous.

   C. Ashamed and worried. D. Nervous and disappointed.

(   ) 7. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Four children helped Kristi in the gunnysack race.

   B. Kristi went to kindergarten at the same age as other children.

   C. The other children and teachers treated Kristi as a normal child.

   D. Kristi was diagnosed to be retarded when she was two years old.

(   ) 8. We can learn from the passage that         .

   A. if people are handicapped,people always treat them differently

   B. you have to learn to live all by yourself if you are handicapped

   C. you mustn't look down upon yourself if you are handicapped

   D. treating the disabled as the normal is the biggest help for them

  Well,when a huge wave hit the boat,my safety belt broke and I was swept overboard. I don't really understand how it happened,but it 1        I heard someone yell out,but then my boat,Wild One,2       into the darkness and I was alone in a very 3        sea. Then,I spent five and a half hours in the 4       . The place where it happened was about 50 kilometers from 5       . It was likely that I wouldn't see another day,but I 6        thought Fd overcome the difficulties. 7      I was watching out for Wild One. If the rest of the 8        knew I had been gone,they were sure to come back and look for me. After a while,I saw the boat's 9        when it came looking for me. It was within about 300 meters of me,but the spotlight just 10        me. The reason why they didn't see me was that the 11        were too huge. You kno\y,I started sailing when I was seven,and 12       ocean racing when I was about eighteen,but Fd never been 13        before. I believed I was going to 14       ,but it was very cold,and as the hours passed I started to get desperate一and frozen!It was 15       5 a.m. when I saw the lights of a tanker coming towards me. I figured it was probably my 16        chance. At first,I thought they were going to miss me,and then they made a slight turn and I 17        out for help and they heard me. Then a 18       appeared. These guys were 19       . They gave me dry clothes,and then one jumped into the bunk and hugged me. They covered me with as much 20        clothing as they could,and the guy with me stayed to transfer his body heat to me.

(   ) 1. A. hit   B. made   C. did   D. had

(   ) 2. A. went off   B. gave away   C. gave in   D. got together

(   ) 3. A. calm   B. rough   C. dark   D. deep

(   ) 4. A. ship   B. field   C. wildness   D. water

(   ) 5. A. abroad   B. shore   C. island   D. home

(   ) 6. A. also   B. almost   C. still   D. indeed

(   ) 7. A. As usual   B. All the time   C. In the end   D. At first

(   ) 8. A. crew   B. passengers   C. divers   D. pilots

(   ) 9. A. poles   B. captains   C. marks   D. lights

(   ) 10. A. struck   B. missed   C. shocked   D. delighted

(   ) 11. A. sea   B. darkness   C. waves   D. winds

(   ) 12. A. advised   B. started   C. forbade   D. considered

(   ) 13. A. overseas   B. overboard   C. overthrown   D. overloaded

(   ) 14. A. survive   B. swim   C. die   D. sink

(   ) 15. A. beyond   B. around   C. at   D. before

(   ) 16. A. weak   B. sudden   C. last   D. opposite

(   ) 17. A. cried   B. went   C. wiped   D. let

(   ) 18. A. time   B. boat   C. struggle   D. team

(   ) 19. A. painful   B. strong   C. terrific   D. excited

(   ) 20. A. suitable   B. heavy   C. expensive   D. dry

 Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago,I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 1        into stillness by what I saw. Mother,seated at the far end of the sofa,2       ，with the secondhand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn't type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect 3        of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa,I began very 4        to understand. "I guess we all have to 5        sometime," mother said quietly. I could 6        her pain and the tension of holding back the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly,something inside me 7      I reached out and 8        my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 9        my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 10        and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should,what I could 11        it was enough. In that moment,feeling mother's 12        racked with feelings,I understood for the first time her being so easy to 13       . She was still my mother,yet she was something 14 ：a person like me,capable of fear and 15        and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought 16        in her arms.

  A week later mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had 17       . "It's a job I can do," she said simply. But the evening 18        on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 19        feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her typping 20        the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

(   ) 1. A. tired   B. ashamed   C. afraid   D. shocked

(   ) 2. A. crying   B. smiling   C. thinking   D. whispering

(   ) 3. A. appeal   B. conscience   C. proof   D. blame

(   ) 4. A. quickly   B. slowly   C. suddenly   D. proudly

(   ) 5. A. fail   B. win   C. stop   D. lose

(   ) 6. A. convey   B. watch   C. sense   D. recognize

(   ) 7. A. faded   B. upset   C. turned   D. increased

(   ) 8. A. put   B. made   C. got   D. let

(   ) 9. A. to   B. up   C. through   D. against

(   ) 10. A. tightly   B. thoughtfully   C. carefully   D. politely

(   ) 11. A. and that   B. now that   C. but that   D. so that

(   ) 12. A. hand   B. face   C. hair   D. back

(   ) 13. A. fail   B. break   C. fall   D. understand

(   ) 14. A. more   B. much   C. little   D. huge

(   ) 15. A. wound   B. defeat   C. cut   D. hurt

(   ) 16. A. kindness   B. memory   C. comfort   D. support

(   ) 17. A. supplied   B. offered   C. gave   D. provided

(   ) 18. A. practice   B. writing   C. inspection   D. concentration

(   ) 19. A. different   B. hard   C. pleasant   D. serious

(   ) 20. A. off   B. across   C. out   D. through

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