In 1883,an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.  36 ,experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not  37  .

Roebling couldn’t  38  the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to  39  the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to  40  his son Washington,a young engineer,that the bridge  41  could be built.

Working together,the father and son developed concepts of  42  it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be  43  . With great  44  and inspiration,they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well,but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage, 45  him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

Everyone had a  46  comment to make and felt the project should be trashed. In  47  of his disability,Washington still had a burning  48  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as  49  as ever.

He tried to pass on his  50  to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea  51  him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best  52  of it. By moving this,he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish  53  the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm,until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die  54  that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and  55  an impossible goal.

A.Furthermore         B.However           C.Otherwise        D.Therefore

A.wonderful           B.creative            C.imaginative       D.practical

A.ignore              B.mark              C.follow            D.handle

A.share               B.spare              C.enjoy             D.leave

A.advice              B.force              C.convince          D.introduce

A.as usual             B.in fact             C.by chance         D.after all

A.whether             B.where             C.why              D.how

A.overcome            B.uncovered         C.separated          D.abandoned

A.disappointment       B.arrangement        C.excitement         D.treatment

A.taking up           B.setting aside        C.resulting in         D.leaving off

A.negative            B.persuasive         C.informative         D.active

A.case               B.spite               C.place             D.front

A.plan               B.suggestion          C.ability            D.desire

A.serious             B.skilful             C.sharp             D.special

A.power              B.enthusiasm         C.contribution        D.influence

A.benefited           B.attacked            C.greeted            D.hit

A.use                B.fun               C.change            D.advantage

A.so                 B.and               C.or                D.but

A.fortune             B.attitude            C.judgment          D.energy

A.explores            B.owns              C.achieves           D.selects

 

  When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  36  the move, my father  37  us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   38  that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're  39  to Arizona."

     The words, so small, didn't seem  40  enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the  41_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  42  mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  43  into own new home.

     44  my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   45   explored(探索) our

new surroundings.

     One afternoon, I was out exploring  46  and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not  47  that."

     I turned around to see an old woman

     "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  48 , new to the entire state.

     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  49 ? It must be quite a   _50  after living in Boston."

     How could I explain how I  51  the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

     "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness  52  you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  53  how little you are in comparison with the world.  _54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

     That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  55  would change with just a few simple words.

     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."

36.A. During    

B. Until        

C. Upon       

D. Before     

37. A. gathered   

B. warned     

C. organized    

D. comforted 

38. A. hoping    

B. admitting    

C. realizing     

D. believing  

39. A. going    

B. moving        

C. driving     

D. flying     

40. A. good  

B. simple     

C. big         

D. proper     

41 A. picture    

B. ground      

C. sense         

D. area      

42. A. suggested   

B. solved      

C. discovered   

D. explained 

43. A. settled    

B. walked  

C. hurried       

D. stepped 

44. A. If     

B. After         

C. once         

D. While    

45. A. bitterly  

B. easily         

C. proudly    

D. eagerly   

46 A as well              

B. as usual

C. fight away   

D. on time  

47. A. move 

B. dig         

C. pull        

D. touch    

48. A. of course   

B. in fact    

C. after all      

D. at least   

49. A. desert   

B. city         

C. state         

D. country  

50. A. luck 

B. doubt       

C. shock    

 

51. A. found      

B. examined    

C. watched       

D. reached   

52. A. why     

B. when       

C. how         

D. where    

53. A. prove     

B. guess       

C. sense             

D. expect 

54. A. However

B. Otherwise   

C. Therefore   

D. Meanwhile

55. A. idea

B. life         

C. home        

D. family   

I paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 36   to throw it away for it cost me money 37  . But to eat it was a 38  thing no better than tasting goldthread(黄连)
Things like this  39  occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the  40  we had been seeking.  41  we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles(如坐针毡).In such a case we had better  42  home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to  43  our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots,  44  actually we did not quite enjoy them.
If we   45   , we’ll get nothing; we would have spent money  46  .If we don’t give up, what we’ve got is something to cause suffering or pain, or    47  disaster. Since that’s the case, why are we still unwilling to  48 with it? The only 49 _ is: it means money.
Then what 50 __does money contain? Its importance lies in none 51 __the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living;(2) it can be used for daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isn’t it wise to give it up? Isn’t it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?
To abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce   54  values can be counted as   55 value of money. Isn’t it so?

【小题1】
A.unwillingB.readyC.uncertain D.anxious
【小题2】.
A.above allB.after allC.in allD.for all
【小题3】.
A.pleasantB.painfulC.dangerousD.special
【小题4】.
A.regularlyB.recentlyC.hardlyD.frequently
【小题5】.
A.friendshipB.memoryC.pleasureD.experience
【小题6】.
A.On the wholeB.In this wayC.In other words D.On the contrary
【小题7】.
A.callB.leaveC.arriveD.return
【小题8】.
A.feelB.continueC.stopD.make
【小题9】.
A.becauseB.sinceC.althoughD.unless
【小题10】.
A.give awayB.give upC.give outD.give in
【小题11】. A, in relief     B. in fact      C. in reality      D. in vain
【小题12】.
A.evenB.stillC.everD.more
【小题13】.
A.stayB.partC.takeD.break
【小题14】.
A.excuseB.reasonC.topicD.ambition
【小题15】.
A.valueB.messageC.secretD.surprise
【小题16】.
A.less thanB.better than C.rather thanD.other than
【小题17】.
A.ignoreB.serveC.failD.meet
【小题18】.
A.possibilityB.mistakeC.wisdomD.choice
【小题19】.
A.properB.negativeC.wonderfulD.various
【小题20】.
A.littleB.wholeC.otherD.another

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