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I was shown into the waiting-room which, as I had expected, was full.Any waiting-room, especially a dentist’s , is not the best place in the world to __36___ an afternoon.No matter how hard a dentist(牙医)tries to make his waiting–room look __37___, it always has an atmosphere of its own----the unpleasant smell and disordered(混乱的)__38___ in the room.

       This waiting-room was no exception.There were ___39__ pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table __40__ like a great pile of waste paper.I took my __41__ and decided to pass the time ___42___ the people around me.

       A little man beside me was ___43__ the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously.It was __44___ to understand what he was looking at, for __45__ three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the __46___, take another, and sink back into his chair.Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to __47__ her son from making a ___48__.He had placed an ash-tray(烟灰缸)on the floor and was making plane-noises _49___he waved a pencil in his hands.The boy had clearly become uninterested in ___50___.Near him, an old man was fast asleep, and the boy’s mother was __51___ sooner or later her son would __52__ the gentleman up.There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse __53__.The people looked __54___ with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next lucky __55___ was led out of the room.

36.A.spend          B.take                   C.cost            D.stay

37.A.unpleasant      B.happy              C.funny              D.pleasant

38.A.teeth           B.people             C.things        D.books

39.A.dirty              B.nice               C.valuable      D.modern

40.A.tasted            B.sounded           C.looked       D.felt

41.A.chair             B.seat               C.bench        D.desk

42.A.talking with        B.watching           C.thinking about      D listening to

43.A.turning over       B.counting           C.looking up          D looking at

44.A.interesting        B.possible            C.easy               D.hard

45.A.each            B.every              C.about              D.certain

46.A.chair             B.floor            C.bed           D.table

47.A.prevent        B.allow                C.forbid        D.fight

48.A.song           B.noise         C.mistake            D.model plane

49.A.as             B.if               C.so                 D.though

50.A.reading        B.talking          C.waiting             D.singing

51.A.sure           B.sorry           C.angry              D.afraid

52.A.make          B.wake                 C.call                 D.turn

53.A.left           B.entered         C.smiled              D.spoke

54.A.down          B.around        C.up                 D.behind

55.A.patient         B.doctor               C.boy                D.mother

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Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告,告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.
Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace.
A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesn’t matter because I’m quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. We’d cared about him finishing school.
Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training.
Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational process—the human one.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly talks about _____________.

A.the variety of modern teaching methods.
B.the wide use of modern technology in education
C.the importance of teacher-parent relationship.
D.the importance of using modern technology.
【小题2】The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means ____________.
A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generous
【小题3】 According to the text, the most important element in education is _________.
A.teachers’ good instructionB.advanced technology
C.teachers’ encouragementD.personal connection
【小题4】The author states his view of education by __________.
A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison

Three high students become heroes after their act of saving a baby’s life.
Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when Nicholle Price ran out of her house, shouting for help. Her six-month-old son Corey had swallowed (吞下) an earring (耳环) and the young mother couldn’t ring for help because something was wrong with her phone. The three teenagers rushed to the aid of Ms Price, called an ambulance (救护车), calmed her down and waited with her until the ambulance arrived before heading to school.
Ms Price, Corey and his grandmother Joyce Finnie visited the school last Thursday to thank the boys for their kind action. “It’s good to know that there are still some good people who will stop and help,” Ms Price said. “While I was shouting for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened if these boys had not stopped.”
The teenagers were shocked at the attention they received at school for their heroic act but admitted that the incident was nerve-racking(刺激神经的). “We heard her shouting so we knew something wasn’t right,” Andrew said. “We thought someone had died. It was scary (惊慌的) but we just did what we had to do.”
Just as proud as the boys’ parents is their principal, Tim McCallum.
After two days in hospital, Corey has now fully recovered. “He’s got two new teeth to show,” Ms Price said. “I have to keep a closer eye on him. He’s into everything now and grabs whatever he finds to put it straight into his mouth.”
【小题1】The three high students were _____ when a woman ran out of her house shouting for help.

A.playing near the house
B.on their way to school
C.walking their dogs nearby
D.on their way back from school
【小题2】Ms Price spoke of a woman walking her dog without stopping to show _____.
A.how dangerous the case was
B.how brave the three boys were
C.why the three teenagers’ action was heroic
D.how clever the three boys were
【小题3】The underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph probably means “_____”.
A.they didn’t expect they would be given so much praise
B.they felt excited to have become so famous after the incident
C.they were supposed to receive so many prizes for their good deed
D.they were proud of the attention they received at school for their heroic deed
【小题4】Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.How a baby was saved after swallowing an earring
B.Why the mother shouted for help
C.Baby life saved: teenage heroes earn high praise
D.A mother came to school to thank 3 teenagers

Blind photography sounds strange.But a striking exhibition of photographs in California argues that it develops as a result of the contemporary art.The show "Sight Unseen", at the California Museum of Photography until Aug.29, includes everything: underwater scenes, landscapes, abstracts and everything else you might expect from a "sighted" photographer.
How do the blind take their photographs? Some rely on assistants to set up and then describe the shots (镜头) , and others just point and shoot in the right place."Just like any good artists," says McCulloh."They have their unique ways of operating." One participating photographer is Pete Eckert, an artist with multiple degrees in design and sculpture who only turned to photography after losing his vision in the mid-1990s.He opens the shutter (快门) on his camera and then uses flashlights, lights, and candles to paint his scene on film.A former fashion photographer in Chicago, Weston, lost his vision due to AIDS in 1996 and focuses on images of destruction and disability.His photos are also a star of the show.
What do gallery-goers say? "I was very impressed by it.The technique and experience was amazingly different," says John Hesketh, a printmaker in Anaheim."You never have a sense of feeling sorry for these people because they've worked very hard to prove their value."
Beyond the praise, however, the exhibition also makes a great example for disabled people everywhere.That point was explained in early May during a discussion on the TV show.At the very end of the talk, one attendee expressed his opinion."This exhibition is extraordinary and revolutionary for many reasons.I think that by being an artist with a disability, you are continuing the work of those people who fought for basic civil rights to gain access and to have a voice.In that way, it's so wonderful that your photographs say it all."
【小题1】From the passage we know that some blind people take photos by     .

A.describing the things to their assistants.
B.holding the camera and shooting randomly.
C.opening the shutter with the help of others.
D.using special equipment designed for them.
【小题2】We can learn from the passage that blind photographers ______.
A.were not born blind.
B.do jobs related to art.
C.focus on different subjects.
D.like photos of destruction.
【小题3】What is people's reaction to the blind photography show?
A.They admire the blind photographers' hard work.
B.They feel really sorry for those blind photographers.
C.They think some have good techniques while others not.
D.They can understand the real meaning of each photograph.
【小题4】The significance of the exhibition lies in the fact that ______.
A.the California Museum of Photography receives praises for holding the show.
B.the public have a chance to know what the blind people are concerned about.
C.the blind photographers have a good place to show their works.
D.the exhibition can be very inspiring to the blind in the world.

About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much      at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The       moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me      my car. I could tell this      her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t      .

  Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I       up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.

  Just 30 minutes later I was again       in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was      when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She      me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the     one who gave these to me      , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the       back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her       for what I had done!

  When she got back into her       today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.

  As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a      day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.

1.A. force B. strength         C. power   D. energy

2.A. line    B. time      C. sun        D. bus

3.A. knocked     B. touched         C. kicked   D. watched

4.A. excited       B. calmed C. worried         D. entertained

5.A. apologize   B. smile C. complain       D. bother

6.A. pulled         B. looked  C. turned         D. walked

7.A. standing     B. waiting  C. parking D. pacing

8.A. amused      B. confused       C. disappointed          D. shocked

9.A. handed      B. owed    C. presented     D. asked

10.A. clever      B. kind       C. honest          D. modest

11.A. privately  B. secretly       C. originally       D. totally

12.A. card          B. change          C. bill         D. coffee

13.A. consideration  B. respect        C. desire   D. appreciation

14.A. office       B. home    C. car         D. room

15.A. free B. quiet     C. regular D. good

 

In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”

“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment could show returns. What’s more , they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful;otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study, I won a full college scholarship .My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

1.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because___________

A.his father graduated from the university

B.his mother did not think it a great university

C.his parents needed him to help support the family

D.his parents did not have enough money for him

2.The father started his small shop with the money from___________

A. local league                  B. his university

C. his relatives                  D. his college friends

3.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A. To help with her husband’s business

B. To raise money for her son

C. To meet her long-forgotten friends

D. To better manage her life

4.According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 

A. To get a well-paid job for himself

B. To improve relations with his mother

C. To go to his dream university

D. To carry on with his father’s business

 

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