The Power of Fresh Starts

Thirty years ago, I began my first year of teaching in Grade 2. One of the most 35　 　 students was a little boy who had a serious ADD(多动症). I had no 36 in dealing with such a case, and I 　37 the year studying how to help him become a successful 　38 . There were many disappointing moments, but there was something pleasant about the boy who moved excitedly around my classroom.

　39 the end of the school year came near, I heard a talk. The Grade 3 teachers were 　40 of having Stephen the following year. I considered it a lot, and I 　41 that I would be the best person to follow Stephen into Grade 3. My headmaster looked at me in 42 , but he agreed to my plan.

I will never forget that day when Stephen came to ask 　43 he was in my class again. I looked at him in the eye and said, “Well, Stephen, you’re in my class because I asked for you.” The little boy looked surprised. “You did? Why? ” he asked. “Because I like you and want to keep 　44 you,” I answered.

Stephen just stared at me. After a few moments, he 　45 and walked back to his seat with satisfaction. We never spoke of it again, but the two of us had many surprising learning breakthroughs(突破) that year. I believe those 　46 were more of a result of Stephen’s knowing that I had put his previous year’s mistakes behind him.

Now I come to know that when I 　47 for one, I can improve his soul. Each season is a new beginning, a new way of thinking. Many students 　48 a new start and are determined to act upon it. We need to pay attention to even the 　49 sign that students are looking for help.

35．A．unforgettable　 B．lovely　 　　　　　 C．common　　 　　 D．friendly

36．A．time　　 　　　　　 B．experience　 　　 　　　 C．power 　　　　　　　 D．energy

37．A．wasted　　　　 B．took　　　　　 　 C．cost　　　　 　　　　　　 D．spent

38．A．adventurer　　 B．actor　　　　 　　 C．learner　　 　　　 　　　 D．worker

39．A．As　　　　　 　 B．While　　　　 　 C．With　　　 　　　 D．For

40．A．excited　　　　 B．afraid　　　 　　 　　　 C．pleased　　 　　 　　　 D．angry

41．A．remembered　　 　　　 B．imagined　　　 　 C．realized　　 　　　 D．dreamed

42．A．surprise　　　　 　　　 B．anger　　 　　　 　　　 C．doubt　　　 　　 　　　 D．wonder

43．A．how　　　　　 B．why　　　　 　　 C．when　　　 　　　　　　 D．what

44．A．playing　　　　 B．talking　　 　　　 　　　 C．staying　　 　　　 D．teaching

45．A．sighed　　　　　 　　 B．smiled　　　　 　 C．agreed　　　 　　 　　　 D．refused

46．A．prizes　　　　 　 B．troubles　　　 　 C．failures　　 　　　 D．successes

47．A．care　　　　　 　 B．hunt　　　　　 　 C．prepare　　　 　 D．wait

48．A．dislike at　　　 　 B．hope for　　　 C．accept　　　 　　 D．avoid in

49．A．biggest　　　　 　　　 B．smallest　　　　 C．largest　　　 　　　　　 D．most

—Let me help you, Tom

—Thank you. I can do it. Here's ____________to hold all these things.

A．a big enough case　　　　　　　　　　B．an enough big case

C．a case enough big　　　　　　　　　　D．a case big enough

阅读理解

　　A certain lawyer lived in a city in the north of India. One day he had his photograph taken. In the photo he appeared wearing English clothes, coat, waistcoat, trousers, boots, collar and tie. And over them was his lawyer's gown. And his two hands were in his trouser pockets.

　　He was pleased with the photograph, and used to show it to his friends. All of them praised it, and said it was very good and very life-like.

　　One day he was showing the photograph to some of his friends in his office. As they were looking at it, a Pathan (帕坦人), who had just appeared in a case, came in.

　　He also looked at the photograph, and they asked him how he liked it.

　　“Not at all,” replied the Pathan. “It is not at all life-like.”

　　“Why? What is the matter?” they all cried. “We think it a very good likeness. What fault do you find with it?”

　　“Well, just look at it,” he replied. “Where are the man's hands?”

　　“They are in his pockets,” said they.

　　“In whose pockets?” asked the Pathan.

　　“In his own, of course,” replied they.

　　“Well, that is just where the picture is wrong. I know it to my cost. His hands should be in someone else's pockets.”

1．From the passage we may infer that ________.

[　　]

A．the lawyer was good-looking but he didn't come out well in that photo

B．the lawyer was a good-natured gentleman who knew how to take a joke

C．the lawyer's greed (贪婪) led him to charge his client (当事人) far too much

D．the lawyer was found to have stolen from people's pockets

2．The Pathan ________.

[　　]

A．played a joke on the lawyer

B．found out what the lawyer was realy like

C．tried to turn the lawyer's friends against him

D．was always finding fault with lawyers

3．The Pathan learned where the picture was wrong from ________.

[　　]

A．the lawyer's friends

B．his own experience

C．the lawyer's clients

D．the lawyer himself

4．The word “life-like” in the second paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．alike

B．living

C．like a good-looking person

D．very much like the person presented

Much meaning can be conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of 　36 ? In a bus you may look at a 　37 , but not too long. And if he is 　38 that he is being stared at, he may feel 　39 .

The same is true in 　40 life. If you are looked at for more than 　41 ,you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 42 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s 　43 at you that way.

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 　44 . But things are different when it 45 to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than ten seconds and 　46 to avert (移开) his gaze, his intentions are 　47 , that is , he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 　48　 her.

49 , the normal eye contact for two people 　50　 in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener 　51 , in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, 　52 he tries to dominate(控制) you, you will feel embarrassing.

In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to 　53 only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that 　54 cannot express.

Evidently, eye contact should be done according to relationship between two people and the specific 　55 .

36. A. experience　 B. thought　　　　　　 C. feeling　 　　　　　　 D. attitude

37. A. conductor　 　　　　　　 B. driver　　　　　 C. tourist　 　　　　　　 D. stranger

38. A. looking 　　　　　　 B. sensing　　　　 C. telling　　　　　 D. deciding

39. A. interested　　 　　　　　　 B. stupid　　　　　 C. uncomfortable　　　　 D. angry

40. A. social　　　　　 B daily　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. family 　　　　　　 D. school

41. A. friendly　　　 B. reliable　　　　　　 C. special　 　　　　　　 D. necessary

42. A. anything　　　　　　 B. somewhere 　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　 D. anywhere

43. A. interest　　　 B. stare　　　　　　　　 C. appreciation D. notice

44. A. attentive　　　 　　　　　　 B. positive　　　　 C. aggressive　　 　　　　　　 D. active

45. A. comes　　　　 B. hopes 　　　　　　　 C. tries　　　　　 D. seems

46. A. starts　　　　　 B. refuses　　　 　　　　　　　C. manages　　　　　 D. aims

47. A. dirty　　　　　 B. unhealthy　　　　　 C. obvious　　　　 D. unfair

48. A. admiring　　　　　　 B. enjoying　　　　　 C. cheating　　　　 D. selecting

49 A. Therefore　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　 C. Altogether　　　　　　 D. However

50. A. engaged　　　　　　 B. attracted　　 　　　　　　　C. trapped　　 　　　　　　 D. invited

51. A. all the time　 B. from time to time 　　　　 C. all the way　 　 　　　　　D. back and forth

52. A. in case　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　　　 D. so that

53. A. mothers　　　　　　 B. children　　　　　　 C. lovers　　　　　 D. teachers

54. A. looks　　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　 C. smiles　　 　　　　　　　 D. words

55. A. situation B. circumstance　　 C. environment　　　　　　 D. condition

The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruits and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say that when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provisions to supply the missing vitamins.

　　An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as “beri-beri”, which used to make large numbers of Eastern people who lived mainly on rice suffer. In the early years of last century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri. At first he thought it was transmitted（传播）by a germ（病菌）. He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on polished rice which had had the outer coverings removed from the grain. It was thought this would be easier for weak and sick people to digest.

　　Eijkman thought his germ theory was proved when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on remains from the patients’ plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to separate the germ, which he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ordered that the rice without coverings, even though left over by the patients, was too good for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients, and the chickens should be fed on cheap, rough rice with the outer coverings still on the grain.

　　Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unmilled rice（糙米）somehow prevented or cured beri-beri — even that a lack of some ingredient（成分）in the coverings may be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards separated from rice coverings and is now known as vitamin B. The milled rice, though more expensive, was in fact causing the disease the hospital was trying to cure. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.

1.According to the passage, a good mixed diet ________.

2.What do we know about the disease beri-beri?

3.What can be the best title of the passage?