About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.

As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen

All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth.               

That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

What was the writer a decade ago?

A. A worker working in a university.

B. A teacher teaching in a college.

C. A clerk working in a museum.

D. A university student who had not yet taken a degree.

What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Life difficulty.    B. Troublesome problem.

C. Failure in work.   D. Physical disability. 

How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?

A. She felt full of hope.

B. She was filled with confidence.

C. She felt unhappy because of poverty.

D. She felt life was beautiful.

Which of the following title suits this passage best?

A. A Disabled Girl.

B. A Disabled Girl’s Smile.

C. Full of Hope.

D. Full of Confidence.

ONCE again, I was in new school.  36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities  37  . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the   38  in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my  39  .
40  she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me   41   and I said yes I was too shocked to say no.42  no one had invited me over to play before.But this girl, who wore the   43   fashions, wanted to see me.She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next   44 .I would have thought she’d outgrown them.I had   45   played with them.But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we   46  crazy stories about the Barbies.That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be   47  when we were older.We both had wild   48 .
We had a great day that afternoon.Our jaws (下巴) 49  from smiling so much.She showed me her   50  , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store (时装设计店) down the block.The woman who owned it used her as a   51  sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Paris had the whole   52   charmed.The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces.Soon I was   54  in her magic world.We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together.My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the   55   teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend.

【小题1】
A.ItB.SoC.SheD.I
【小题2】
A.endedB.startedC.cameD.began
【小题3】
A.youngestB.shortestC.oldestD.tallest
【小题4】
A.enemyB.friendC.sisterD.rival
【小题5】
A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Or
【小题6】
A.offB.upC.overD.in
【小题7】
A.HoweverB.ActuallyC.ThereforeD.Besides
【小题8】
A.modemB.newC.lateD.latest
【小题9】
A.surpriseB.joyC.delightD.happiness
【小题10】
A.onceB.everC.neverD.yet
【小题11】
A.made forB.made upC.put upD.made into
【小题12】
A.writersB.singersC.dancersD.designers
【小题13】
A.laughB.imaginationsC.behaviorsD.experience
【小题14】
A.harmedB.achedC.injuredD.wounded
【小题15】
A.booksB.paintingsC.food .D.outfits
【小题16】
A.writerB.outfitsC.modelD.exchange
【小题17】
A.familyB.neighborhoodC.classD.school
【小题18】
A.collegesB.clothing stores C.restaurantD.movie theater
【小题19】
A.attractedB.drawnC.includedD.attached
【小题20】
A.toughB.happyC.colorfulD.rich

About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen
All of a sudden herhandicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth.               
That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.
【小题1】What was the writer a decade ago?

A.A worker working in a university.
B.A teacher teaching in a college.
C.A clerk working in a museum.
D.A university student who had not yet taken a degree.
【小题2】What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Life difficulty.B.Troublesome problem.
C.Failure in work.D.Physical disability.
【小题3】How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?
A.She felt full of hope.
B.She was filled with confidence.
C.She felt unhappy because of poverty.
D.She felt life was beautiful.
【小题4】Which of the following title suits this passage best?
A.A Disabled Girl.
B.A Disabled Girl’s Smile.
C.Full of Hope.
D.Full of Confidence.

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could  16  play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 17  I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one  18  when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 19  allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not  20  me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   21  I went to play basketball with my friends, boys  22   at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling  23  and had lost hope of playing basketball. 24 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  25  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own  26 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about  27  with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion  28 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,  29  for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my  30 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 31  a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have  32  to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an  33 . After that, just be confident and  34  going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can 35  my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

1.                A.ever           B.often           C.never    D.always

 

2.                A.when          B.before         C.after D.since

 

3.                A.struggled       B.cared          C.enjoyed  D.joined

 

4.                A.only           B.almost          C.hardly    D.not

 

5.                A.encourage      B.agree          C.let   D.permit

 

6.                A.Still            B.Yet            C.Just  D.Even

 

7.                A.looked         B.glared          C.glanced   D.stared

 

8.                A.up            B.down          C.excited   D.satisfied

 

9.                A.Unluckily       B.Naturally        C.Unexpectedly  D.Clearly

 

10.               A.encouraged     B.forbade        C.ensured   D.explored

 

11.               A.effort          B.way           C.business   D.direction

 

12.               A.basketball       B.sports          C.interests   D.dreams

 

13.               A.stuck          B.referred        C.turned    D.returned

 

14.               A.but            B.though         C.and  D.however

 

15.               A.wish           B.life            C.work D.study

 

16.               A.experience     B.grow           C.learn D.play

 

17.               A.come          B.turned         C.refused   D.happened

 

18.               A.idea           B.aim            C.opinion   D.effort

 

19.               A.insist          B.remain         C.keep D.last

 

20.               A.inform         B.express        C.ignore D.connect

 

 

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