In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living  room,Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

    Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42  ," she said. "I felt very alone."

    One of her hardest  43  was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were   44  it, but I wasn't."

    One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45   the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

    A young man on her team  48  What she was going through." He walked up to me and  49  , 'Come on. You can do that'".

    "You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."

    She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51  .

    Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have  52  forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

    She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53  to her.  "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54  . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

36. A. learned                     B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard

37. A. way                          B. life                                C. education               D. spirit

38. A. photo                       B. painting                         C. picture                           D. drawing

39. A. baking                     B. frying                            C. steaming                        D. boiling

40. A. hoped                      B. arranged                        C. liked                             D. attempted

41. A. described                  B. imagined                C. created                   D. discovered

42. A. tense                        B. cheerful                         C. relaxed                          D. deserted

43. A. times                       B. question                         C. classes                           D. projects.

44. A. curious about      B. good at                   C. slow at                          D. nervous about

45. A. kick                       B. pass                          C. carry                             D. hit

46. A. through                    B. into                               C. over                           D. past

47. A. after                        B. if                                  C. because                     D. until

48. A. believed            B. considered                  C. wondered            D. sensed

49. A. warned                     B. sighed                    C. ordered                          D. whispered

50. A. excitement         B. encouragement         C. persuasion               D. suggestion

51. A. interested          B. doubtful                         C. puzzled                          D. sure

52. A. never                      B. already                   C. seldom                   D. almost

53. A. happened           B. applied                   C. seemed                   D. meant

54. A. continue            B. stay                               C. exist                       D. live

55. A. merciful            B. bitter                      C. simple                    D. easy

 In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38  in mind: Daddy  watching TV  in  the  living  room,

Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

     Atsuko 40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world.' "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt  very alone."

      One of her hardest  43  was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said.

    "The other students were   44  it, but I wasn't."

     One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45   the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46  the net- NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.

    A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and  49 , 'Come on. You can do that'"

    "You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel.. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness"

     She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51 .

    Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have  52  forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

    She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53  to her.  "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind---you have no idea how long the words will 54. She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

36. A. learned               B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard

37. A. way                   B. life                          C. education                 D. spirit

38. A. photo                 B. painting                   C. picture                     D. drawing

39. A. baking                B. frying                      C. steaming                  D. boiling

40. A. hoped                 B. arranged                  C. liked                        D. attempted

41. A. described            B. imagined                  C. created                    D. discovered

42. A. tense                  B. cheerful                   C. relaxed                     D. deserted

43. A. times                  B. question                   C. classes                    D. projects.

44. A. curious about      B. good at                    C. slow at                     D. nervous about

45. A. kick                   B. pass                         C. carry                       D. hit

46. A. through               B. into                         C. over                        D. past

47. A. after                   B. if                             C. because                   D. until

48. A. believed              B. considered                C. wondered                D. sensed

49. A. warned               B. sighed                      C. ordered                   D. whispered

50. A. excitement          B. encouragement          C. persuasion               D. suggestion

51. A. interested            B. doubtful                   C. puzzled                     D. sure

52. A. never                  B. already                    C. seldom                       D. almost

53. A. happened            B. applied                      C. seemed                     D. meant

54. A. continue             B. stay                          C. exist                          D. live

55. A. merciful             B. bitter                         C. simple                       D. easy

Something that has always interested me about Abraham Lincoln is，not surprisingly，his sense of humor. As far as I can tell，he's the first American President to have one．

    That's because the term“sense of humor” really wasn't in common usage until the eighteen-sixties and seventies．In the eighteen-forties and fifties，it was called“the sense of the ridiculous," and didn't have the positive connotations（隐含意义）that“sense of humor" has today. Back then，what was ridiculous was what invited ridicule（讥笑）．Funniness and cruelty went hand in hand．Of course，they still do a lot of arm-in-arm walking in our day as well．

    Lincoln’s humor was very different because，for one thing，it was actually "humor＂as what the word meant in his time. We don't make the distinction between "wit（风趣）”and "humor”anymore; but in the nineteenth century people did．Wit was unpleasant and offensive while humor was pleasant and sympathetic．It’s the difference we note now when we distinguish between "laughing with”and“laughing at．”Lincoln was much more about "laughing with”than "laughing at．”And when“laughing at，”it was often himself he was teasing.

    In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates，when Douglas accused Lincoln of being two-faced，Lincoln replied，referencing his plain looking，“Honestly，if I were two-faced，would I be showing you this one？”And，in a way，Lincoln's face itself tells us much about his sense of humor．

    You can comb through thousands of photographs of politicians，soldiers，and the like from Lincoln's time and not find a single smile．

    True, the long exposures（曝光）required for photographs of that time made smiling difficult．Yet Lincoln alone，as far as I can tell，overcame that difficulty.

    Interestingly, while having a sense of humor，or at least the appearance of one provided by comedy writers has become a necessary characteristic for an American President in our time，in the nineteenth century，too much humor was considered problem.  And that was the case for Lincoln．A journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates commented that“I could not take a real personal liking to the man，owing to an inborn weakness. . .that he was extremely, fond of jokes，anecdotes，and stories．”

1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that＿＿

A .the American President could influence the use of English

B. the term "sense of humor”wasn't invented until the 1860s

C .what is funny to someone might be offensive to someone else

D. the concept of humor remains the same despite the passing of time

2.The underlined words“this one”in Paragraph 4 refer to＿＿．

A. Lincoln's unattractive face

B. Lincoln's sense of humor

C. the debate they were having

D.cruelty that went with funniness

3.We rarely see people from Lincoln's time wear smile in their photos because＿．

A. being humorous was considered inappropriate

B. they found it quite funny to smile before camera

C. not smiling for photographs was the fashion

D. photography technology then was not advanced

4.What might the writer think of the journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates？

A. His comment accurately reflected his time

B. He created a false picture of Lincoln

C. He was prejudiced and self-centered

D. He was brave to point out Lincoln's weakness

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she  36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”

Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42 ,” she said. “I felt very alone.”

One of her hardest  43  was physical education. “We played volleyball.” she said. “The other students were  44  it, but I wasn’t.”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to  45  the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

A young man on her team  48  what she was going through. He walked up to her and  49 , “Come on. You can do that”

“You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. “I have  52 forgotten the words.” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness  53  to her.  “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54 . She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

In the Iturbi rain forest in America live many different tribes, one of   1   is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet. They   2   only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best   3   among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be   4   by them. They can shoot three or four arrows so   5   that often the last one leaves the bow   6   the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should miss its   7  , the impatient Pygmy may become very angry,   8   his arrows and step on them.

Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are   9   moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is no   10   at all except some weapons such as spears, bows, and arrows. There are   11   cooking pots either. Food is eaten

  12   or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is   13   to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk.

Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as   14  . Often they travel great distances through the branches without   15   the ground.

One of the   16   facts about the small men and women is their appetite(胃口). A Pygmy can   17   sixty bananas at a single meal   18  quantities of meat. After eating, they will  19

on their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again.

    In spite of the   20   life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or flight among themselves.

1．A．them                     B．those                   C．that                     D．which

2．A．have                     B．weigh                  C．eat                      D．carry

4．A．frightened             B．shot                    C．caught                D．raised

5．A．heavily                  B．hurriedly              C．slowly                 D．rapidly

6．A．after                     B．before                 C．until                    D．since

7．A．animal                   B．aim                     C．eyes                    D．sight

8．A．got                       B．put away             C．sell                     D．break

9．A．never                    B．seldom                C．constantly           D．hardly

10．A．furniture              B．things                  C．tables                  D．beds

11．A．some                   B．much                  C．no                      D．special

12．A．uncooked            B．burnt                   C．untouched           D．fried

13．A．a lot                    B．something            C．more                   D．nothing

14．A．birds                   B．rabbits                 C．monkeys             D．deer

15．A．touching              B．feeling                 C．falling                 D．seeing

16．A．interested            B．surprising            C．moving               D．known

17．A．get up                 B．take up                C．eat up                 D．put up

18．A．including             B．but                      C．except                 D．besides

19．A．lie                       B．lay                      C．stay                    D．kneel

20．A．comfortable       B．difficult           C．hard                  D．happy