He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed.Since then, he has had to __31__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __32__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __33__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __34__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.

    __35__, a misfortune befell(降临)a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __36__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __37__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __38__. At school, she always studied hard.Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __39__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.

    One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)__40__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __41__ future, whereas the girl was full of __42__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __43__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.

    They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦经历), but their different __44__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __45__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __46__ when faced with it is the true __47__ of your character. If you choose to __48__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __49__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __50__will arise.

31.A.live           B.stand          C.rely           D.assist

32.A.something      B.everything      C.nothing        D.anything

33.A.quarrel        B.share          C.support        D.dislike

34.A.happily        B.lonely         C.separately      D.disappointedly

35.A.Unfortunately    B.Unexpectedly    C.Similarly       D.Naturally[来

36.A.leading        B.bringing        C.causing        D.resulting

37.A.turned to       B.turned down    C.turned off      D.turned against

38.A.alone          B.free           C.independent     D.successful

39.A.arms          B.wings         C.dreams        D.promises

40.A.interview       B.radio          C.sports         D.health

41.A.hopeful        B.uncertain       C.bright         D.miserable

42.A.calmness       B.enthusiasm     C.patience       D.excitement

43.A.hands         B.strength        C.toes          D.mouths

44.A.characters      B.desires        C.opinions       D.attitudes

45.A.unexpected     B.passive        C.rough         D.serious

46.A.emergency     B.misfortune      C.difficulty       D.accident

47.A.test           B.reflection       C.display        D.problem

48.A.ignore         B.resist          C.complain       D.suffer

49.A.problem       B.result         C.failure         D.hardship

50.A.solutions       B.ways          C.rewards       D.hopes

I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a ____16____ thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to____17___ it.

The____18____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I____19____ took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and____20____ to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and____21____ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't____22____ and get hurt.

After that happened, I____23____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫).

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ____24____ ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost____25____.

After a while, I started wishing I could____26____ Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel____27____ in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that____28____ everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and____29____ them about their____30____  for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's____31____ and rich in experience."

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on____32____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her____33____   she was a great heroine. I was____34____ of my grandma and hoped she would____35____ know that I had been ashamed of her.

1.A. funny     B. common    C. terrible    D. clear

2.A. admit     B. receive     C. refuse     D. show

3.A. quarrel     B. accident    C. trouble      D. adventure

4.A. already     B. always    C. simply     D. hardly

5.A. enjoying    B. pretending   C. imagining    D. continuing

6.A. warn     B. demand    C. advise     D. beg

7.A. mind     B. hear      C. see      D. fall

8.A. expected    B. declared    C. realized    D. doubted

9.A. Because of   B. Except for    C. Such as     D. Instead of

10.A. died       B. cheered    C. disappeared  D. suffered

11.A. meet      B. avoid     C. arrange     D. hide

12.A. independent   B. inconvenient  C. unwelcome   D. unfamiliar

13.A. changed    B. finished    C. stopped    D. Prepared

14.A. interview    B. report      C. tell       D. write

15.A. news      B. lives      C. advantages    D. achievements

16.A. free      B. popular    C. interesting    D. embarrassing

17.A. show      B. stage      C. duty      D. time

18.A. and then     B. even if     C. so that     D. as if

19.A. sure      B. proud     C. ashamed    D. afraid

20.A. never      B. even     C. still      D. once

 

Our quarrel with efficiency is not that it gets things done, but that it is a thief of time when it leaves us no leisure to enjoy ourselves, and that it strains our nerves when we try to get things done perfectly. In building bridges, American engineers calculate so finely and exactly as to make the two ends come together within one-tenth of an inch. But when two Chinese begin to dig a tunnel from both sides of a mountain both come out on the other side. --The Chinese’s firm belief is that it doesn’t matter so long as a tunnel is dug through, and if we have two instead of one, why, we have a double track to boot.

  The pace of modern industrial life forbids this kind of glorious and magnificent idling. But, worse than that, it imposes upon us a different conception of time as measured by the clock and eventually turns the human being into a clock himself. (This sort of thing is bound to come to China, as is evident, for instance, in the case of a factory of twenty thousand workers. The luxurious prospect of twenty thousand workers coming in at their own sweet pleasure at all hours is, of course, somewhat terrifying.)Nevertheless, such efficiency is what makes life so hard and full of excitement. A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o’clock has the whole afternoon from one to five ruined for him already. Every American adult is arranging his time on the pattern of the schoolboy - three o’clock for this, five o’clock for that, six-thirty for change of dress, six-fifty for entering the taxi, and seven o’clock for arriving at the destination. It just makes life not worth living.

1.The writer objects to efficiency mainly on the grounds that it ____.

   A. gives us rights to have too much leisure time

   B. urges us to get things done punctually

   C. robs us of leisure time

   D. imposes on us a perfect concept of time

2. In the eyes of the author, the introduction of industrial life gives rise to ____.

   A. the excitement of life

   B. magnificent idling of time

   C. more emphasis on efficiency

   D. terrifying schoolboy

3.The passage tells us ____.

   A. Chinese workers come to work when it is convenient

   B. all Americans are forced to be efficient against their will

   C. Chinese engineers are on better terms with the management

   D. Americans ought not to work so hard for efficiency

4. The author believes that relaxing the rule of punctuality in factories would lead to ____.

   A. great trouble                       B. increased production

   C. a hard and exciting life                D. successful completion of a tunnel

 

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