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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3个）。

It was September, 2003 and I was struggling to find work. Nothing 1. (go) well with me. I sat in the house and constantly worried I would spend the night in the street as soon as 2. (I) savings ran out.

I decided to find some volunteer work to occupy my thoughts when I 3. (tell) not to be employed. The first 4. (choose) of mine was the Arizona Humane Society (AHS). 5. (be) with all kinds of animals was the only time when I 6. (true) felt I had a place in the world. That was where I found peace at a time when I was 7. (scare) and unsure of everything life was throwing at me.

I hadn’t been around a horse for nearly 15 years 8. I found it was difficult for me to handle it. But 9. the help of other volunteers, I did well very soon. During my stay there, I had a great time working with humans and animals equally.

I believe the peace which comes from working with our animal brothers is something that can make the world 10. more harmonious place!

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阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的四个选项( A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Falling off a box car and landing on my head，I lost my sight when I was four years old . Now I am thirty two. I can remember the brightness of sunshine. It would be wonderful to see again, a tragedy can do strange things to people.

It to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadn't been blind. My parents and my teacher saw something me,and they made me want to against blindness.

The hardest I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have down and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say in myself I am not talking about the kind of self-confidence that me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am real positive person imperfections.

It took me years to obtain this . It had to start with the . Once a man gave me an indoor . “I can’t use this.” I said. “Take it with you,” he me, “and roll it around.” The stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought . At the School for the Blind I a new kind of baseball called ground ball.

All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made .

1.A. randomly B. abruptly C. roughly D. completely

2.A. so B.but C. thus D. and

3.A. occurred B . refereed C. brought D. turned

4.A. of B. for C. to D. in

5.A.get B．fight C. find D. drop

6.A. method B. experience C. lesson D. manner

7.A. broken B. put C. settled D. lay

8.A．courage B. ambition C. belief D. power

9.A．Only B. simply C. fairly D. slightly

10.A. stop. B. helps C. finds D. given

11.A. despite B．except C. unless D. unlike

12.A. description B. existence C. intelligence D. recognition

13.A. accident B. incident C. trouble D. event

14.A. chair B. baseball C.game D. design

15.A. urged B. blamed C. greeted D. teased

16.A. goals B. words C. baseballs D. ideas

17.A. valuable B. reasonable C. impossible D. unbearable.

18.A．discovered B. equipped C. formed D. invented

19.A．limitations B. advantages. C. puzzles D. personalities

20.A. sense B. progress C. mistakes D. friends

阅读理解。

The story goes that some time ago,a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.Money was tight and he became infuriated(愤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.Nevertheless,the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said,“This is for you,Daddy.”

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction,but his anger flared(爆发) again when he found out the box was empty.He yelled at her,stating,“Don’t you know,when you give someone a present,there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried,“Oh,Daddy,it’s not empty at all.I blew kisses into the box.They are all for you,Daddy.”

The father was crushed.He put his arms around his little girl,and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later,an accident took the life of the child.It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years,and whenever he was discouraged,he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense,each one of us,as human beings,has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children,family members,friends,and God.There is simply no other possession more precious than this.

1.The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for .

A.wasting gold

B.wasting gold wrapping paper

C.putting the box under the Christmas tree

D.bringing the gift to her father

2.What’s inside the box according to the little girl?

A.Nothing. B.Air.

C.Kisses. D.Gold wrapping paper.

3.The father remembered the love of his daughter by .

A.kissing the gold box

B.putting gold into the box

C.taking out an imaginary kiss from the box

D.keeping the little girl’s gold box by his bed

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.The kisses in the box

B.A girl and her father

C.A love story

D.The box under the Christmas tree

To Whom It May Concern,

My husband Jim and I got married in 1965. For the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then about four years ago, our youngest child went to school, and I thought I might go back to work.

Jim was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He started to do all the things I used to do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of job hunting, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relation firm. At first, my husband was proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she’s working for.”

But, as his joking words were becoming reality, Jim stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, Jim can do things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don’t do these things because he is unhappy.

We fought about little things, and Jim is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.

I love Jim very much, and I don’t want him to feel inferior(较差的), but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don’t know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

Please help.

Yours,

Mary

1.When was the letter most probably written?

A. In 1975. B. Around 1980.

C. Four years ago. D. In 1965.

2.What shows her husband was supportive?

A. He helped look after babies.

B. He told her his experience.

C. He worked much harder.

D. He encouraged her a lot.

3.How did her husband feel when she first found her job?

A. Nervous. B. Disappointed.

C. Proud. D. Curious.

4.Jim stopped talking about her job when ___________.

A. Jim failed to do what he liked

B. she made more money than he

C. she received her boss’ praise

D. Jim had to do housework

5.What happened as her income increased?

A. She found a gap(分歧) between Jim and her.

B. She did what she had dreamed of.

C. She felt proud of herself.

D. She bought a house.

Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.

I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.

Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.

Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.

1.Music has magical power because it ________.

A. is a kind of language

B. can be played much louder than words

C. receives a personal radio signal

D. can influence a person's spirit

2.One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles ________.

A. were the biggest band in American history

B. are not accepted by modern American people

C. appeared at a special time in American politics

D. represented the roots of American culture

3.One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPT ________.

A. feeling very refreshed

B. having emotional changes

C. painting some vivid pictures

D. feeling inspired by the composer

4.It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.

A. has been influenced by the Beatles

B. enjoys drinking tea in his spare time

C. admires President John Kennedy very much

D. likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer

We started out in a great morning and were heading over the mountain range to Ellensburg. We stopped at Snoqualmie summit for a quick rest. About a mile from there, we heard a loud sound and thought we might hit a rock. However, we were wrong.

As we were turning into the rest area, we heard a loud banging sound again, and all I could do was get this car pulled over and stopped. Once we got stopped, and tire pulled off, we found that the bolt （螺栓），which is necessary for the brake to work, had been missing. Had I hit the brake with any more speed, I am sure the car would have turned over and we could have all been killed.

The first thing we needed to do was get a new bolt, so my husband went to get a cup of coffee and to ask whether there would be an auto parts store. They told him where, and then he came back to find we had no way to get there. That was when the Angel showed her wings! One of the coffee volunteers was getting off her shift and offered to take him to the auto parts store. So this angel took him to Ellensburg to get the part, only to find out that it was the wrong part. So she came back to see if everything fit and sure enough, she offered to take him to the hardware store in town to see if they could find this bolt!

She spent well over 4 hours with us, driving us around to help fix our car and protect us until we were safe. She even followed us for a short time on the freeway until she knew we were well on our way safely. We were blessed that day, and when I told her she was an angel she just said we would do the same thing, and she was right, I would and I will again!

1.What actually happened when the writer heard the loud sound at the first time?

A. The car hit a rock and its tires were broken.

B. The car pulled over because of the steep road.

C. The brake couldn’t work because of the lost bolt.

D. The car turned over because the bolt was missing.

2.What is the implied meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 3?

A. The author wished someone would help them.

B. Someone appeared to give them what they needed.

C. Someone transported them to the right place.

D. Someone appeared at that time to help them.

3.Which of the following words can best describe the volunteer?

A. Kindhearted and patient.

B. Humorous and helpful.

C. Patient and humorous.

D. Helpful and funny.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. An angel in the mountains!

B. A terrible accident in the mountains!

C. An unusual situation in the mountains!

D. An unbelievable sound in the mountains!

With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady’s missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. It occurred to me that this may not be the most dignified posture for a Buddhist nun(尼姑).

I had seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and down the passage with a flashlight. I asked a few times what was wrong, but she didn’t answer at first —– she couldn’t hear me. She was wearing a woolen coat. Judging from her accent, she came from Eastern Europe.

Do you know how much hearing aids cost? Thousands, especially for the new tiny hidden-in-the-ear type she described. It takes a long time for an appointment to make a new one, and many doctor visits to get the thing adjusted right. Therefore, my dignity seemed less important than finding that hearing aid. But how does one find a tiny black object in a shadowy jet cabin（机舱）

The lady wasn’t even sure where or when she had lost it. At one point, a couple of flight attendants did a random search around the lady’s seat; I wasn’t impressed. They left suggesting that she search the seat of her previous flight! My flashlight turned up all kinds of small objects, bits of plastic, broken pieces of headphones.

The old lady said that she gave up. Yet I couldn’t. After we landed, as passengers streamed past us, I insisted that the lady move aside while awaiting her wheelchair. Then I got into a real down and dirty search among the dust under her seat and on the floor.

Look! A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat.

What a rush. “I found it!”

With great astonishment and gratitude, the old lady responded, “I haven’t the words to express my thanks!”

1.Why did the author put her hands and knees on the floor?

A. She is a religious Buddhist nun.

B. She fell down from her seat.

C. She helped the old lady look for her hearing aid.

D. She wanted to stand out among the passengers.

2.What do we know about the old lady?

A. She ignored the author’s question on purpose.

B. She is an American.

C. She lost her hearing aid by accident.

D. It was not difficult for her to get the hearing aid at all.

3.Where was the hearing aid found?

A. On the previous flight.

B. Close to the old lady’ seat.

C. On the wheelchair.

D. In another jet cabin.

4.According to the last two paragraphs, what is the old lady’s attitude towards the author?

A. Respectful. B. Doubtful.

C. Supportive. D. Grateful.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Five Things Ambitious People Never Say

◆“I can’t do this—it’s too hard.”

Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words. 1. .

◆“I’m not good enough.”

Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters. 2. Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.

◆“I won’t make it through the obstacles(障碍).”

Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve(决心) and desire to succeed. 3. They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead-the sun always shines after the storm.

◆ 4.

The only time people won’t take you seriously is if you don’t take yourself seriously. Insisting that people won’t take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.

◆“I’m going to fail for sure.”

5. It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path. Ambitious people don’t say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They challenge the fear of failure by taking calculated risks(甘冒风险) because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don’t try at all.

A. Ambitious people never say they won't make it through the hard times.

B. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.

C. Failure is not entirely bad.

D. They tell themselves they can do it.

E. “People won’t take me seriously.”

F. “People think me impossible.”

G. Ambitious people say they can do everything well.

A typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭) and a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.

How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel more) -- only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?

This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become…take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.

1.Why does the lion tamer use a chair?

A. To trick the lion.

B. To show off his skills.

C. To get ready for a fight.

D. To entertain the audience.

2.In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?

A. They feel puzzled over choices.

B. They hold on to the wrong things.

C. They find it hard to make changes.

D. They have to do something for show.

3.What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. Positive. B. Doubtful.

C. Respectful. D. Supportive.

4.When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to _______.

A. wait for a better chance B. break your old habits

C. make a quick decision D. ask for clear guidance

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