In 1883. John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

    The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

    "We told them so." "Crazy men and their crazy dreams.'' "It's foolish to chase wild visions." Evcryone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged.

    One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment with the sunlight streaming through the windows, and a gentle breeze bowing the  flimsy white curtains apart when an idea hit him. He decided to make the best use of the only finger  he could move. Thus, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

    He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

    For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally completed.

1.Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

A. They are hardworking and courageous.

B. They are stubborn and bold.

C. They are creative and persistent.

D. They are curious and modest.

2. In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase''wild vision" refers to______.

A. the tragic accident               B. the building of the bridge

C. the brain damage                D. the discussion and persuasion

3. What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A. She could understand Washington and helped him a lot.

B. She cnuldn't understand him but took good care of him.

C. She didn't like Washington's idea about building the bridge.

D. She took the responsibility to continue building the bridge.

4.From the passage, we know that_______when Roebling proposed building the bridge.

A. people all over America supported him

B. almost no bridge experts in the world supported him

C. his friends were strongly in favor of his idea

D. many people considered it would be a great fe

5. The passage suggests that______.

A.NO pains, no gains.

B.Many hands make light work.

C. A lighted heart is a good medicine.

D. Passion creates wonder.

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I  was 36  the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final   37 . During the test，the girl 38  next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(倾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me  39 I had an extra pen. She showed me that  40  was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been  41 the teacher asked me to  42 in the room when all the other students  43  . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about  44 it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand  45  your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __46 _and emphasized the fact   that when people do something dishonest，they really  47 themselves．She made me promise that I would think  48  about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could   49 . I walked out of the room wondering   40  she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked  51 I was copying answers  52  the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t   53  anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.  54  I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor   55  letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．

1.                A．from           B．on             C．in   D．at

2.                A．lesson          B．test            C．class D．papers

3.                A．seat           B．seating         C．sitting    D．sit

4.                A．whether        B．why            C．where    D．that

5.                A．one           B．that            C．it    D．hers

6.                A．handed         B．turned in        C．given out D．marked

7.                A．work           B．read           C．stay  D．study

8.                A．gone out        B．were studying    C．were there    D．were dismissed

9.                A．how           B．why            C．what D．which

10.               A．by            B．on            C．to    D．with

11.               A．honesty        B．faith           C．confidence D．reliability

12.               A．improve        B．punish         C．cheat D．help

13.               A．well           B．highly          C．honestly   D．seriously

14.               A．leave          B．go on          C．sit down   D．refuse

15.               A．if             B．whether        C．why  D．how

16.               A．like            B．as though       C．as    D．that

17.               A．for            B．by             C．from  D．at

18.               A．mentioned      B．asked          C．answered  D．realized

19.               A．Long before     B．As long as       C．Just as D．Even though

20.               A．with           B．by             C．in    D．through

      What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had   41   many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was   42   day at Lamar High School. 43 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 44 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly   45   in a good social life.

     “Isn't it   46   that we're all finished?”said Valerie. “I'm really looking forward to having a good time this summer.”

     “ 47   be nice,” Jennifer replied, “I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses.”

      Jennifer's parents had only a small   48   and she had made up her mind to have an occupation in which she could afford all the things her   49   could not.

      Valerie,   50  , came from a fairly well-to-do family. She had little desire to work hard for   51   she had always taken for granted.

      “I really don't want to go to college for a while,” she   52  .

      “My uncle runs a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has   53   me to spend a year there as a waitress. That should give me plenty of   54   for the beach.”

      “It seems    55   I'll really be going different ways now”, thought Jennifer.

41. A. learned        B. obtained           C. remembered      D. shared

42. A. exam                  B. sports               C. graduation         D. working

43. A. If                      B. Because            C. Although           D. When

44. A. diligent              B. polite               C. active              D. favorite

45. A. specialized   B. relieved            C. envied               D. interested

46. A. certain               B. great                C. unfortunate        D. annoying

47. A. Can                   B. Shall               C. Must                       D. Need

48. A. income               B. problem            C. family                     D. differance

49. A. teachers       B. parents              C. friends                    D. relatives

50. A. in fact                B. in a way           C. as a result         D. on the other hand

51. A. what                  B. whom               C. that                         D. these

52. A. admitted            B. complained        C. invited                    D. screamed

53. A. helped               B. assured                     C. proposed                 D. promised

54. A. peace         B. work                 C. energy             D. time

55. A. I                       B. we                    C. she                  D. they

Helen Keller was born in America in June, 1880. Everything was all right when she was born. But when she was 19 months old, an attack of fever left her blind and deaf for the rest of her life. She was so young when she became blind that as she grew older she did not remember being able to see; and she became deaf before she had any idea of the importance of human speech. She lived in darkness and silence.

As she grew older, she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings. But she realized she was cut off from others. Her parents were greatly worried. How could anyone make touch with Helen’s mind and intelligence in darkness and silence without speech? Helen was nearly seven before a teacher was found. Her name was Miss Sullivan.

Miss Sullivan had a lot of difficulties in teaching Helen Keller. As the child could neither see nor hear, she had to use manual alphabet. But Helen’s energy and intelligence and strong spirit as well as Miss Sullivan’s skill and patience, overcame all the difficulties. As Helen grew up, she became an able student, passed examination and finally took a university degree in English literature. She then devoted all herself to helping the blind and the deaf. Her personal success, together with the work she had done for others, made her one of the greatest women in modern times. She wrote many books and “The Story of My Life”is a wonderful one.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.

B．She first became blind and then deaf.

C．She became blind and deaf in 1880.

D．She became blind and deaf sometime about January 1882.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．Helen became blind and deaf because she suffered from a high fever.

B．Helen became blind before she could see anything.

C．Helen became deaf before she realized how important it was to be able to hear and speak.

D．Helen, too, wanted to touch with others with speech.

3.Helen was finally successful mainly because of______.

A．her parents’ help

B．the manual alphabet Miss Sullivan used in teaching her

C．the help she got when she was studying for a university degree

D．her hard work, cleverness and will-power as well as Sullivan’s great efforts

4.Helen Keller finally became______.

A．an able student

B．a writer

C．the greatest woman in modern times

D．a student who took a university degree in English literature

5.Helen Keller’s parents were greatly worried because___.

A．She was growing older

B．She was cut off from others

C．she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings but she could not

D．she was almost seven years old and yet they were not sure whether they could find a suitable teacher for her

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who reinforced my understanding of the power of belief. She was   36  the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie   37  in California.

Our class had already been going for quite some time when   38 , supported by metal crutches（拐杖）,   39   herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy（大脑性麻痹）. She had many   40  in communicating with others. This was not due to   41  of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to   42  her. No one had taken the time to assist her in developing the ability to   43 . It was Bonnie, her current caretaker, who   44  there was much more to Chris than anyone else gave her credit for.

When asked by the instructor what her goal   45  the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became frustrated and   46  in the process. For most of her   47 nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to   48  was through temper outbursts. With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her   49  was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.

On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and   50  with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever   51 . Though as a girl who had in many ways been   52 , she believed that she could __53__ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been   54  strangers.

What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is   55  moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are relevant to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

1.                A．luckily          B．probably        C．formally D．naturally

2.                A．break          B．course          C．house    D．chance

3.                A．someone       B．he             C．herself   D．she

4.                A．dragged        B．rushed         C．ran D．jumped

5.                A．difficulties      B．indications      C．disagreements D．suggestions

6.                A．notice          B．need           C．lack D．cheer

7.                A．impress         B．annoy          C．love D．entertain

8.                A．walk           B．pronounce      C．communicate D．write

9.                A．knew          B．asked          C．spoke    D．required

10.               A．at             B．for            C．on   D．in

11.               A．grateful        B．surprised       C．angry     D．noisy

12.               A．way           B．process         C．operation D．life

13.               A．listen          B．smile           C．watch     D．understand

14.               A．class           B．goal           C．ability     D．reason

15.               A．began          B．agreed         C．found     D．shared

16.               A．argued         B．attended        C．witnessed D．accepted

17.               A．found out       B．thrown away     C．brought up     D．held out

18.               A．give           B．accompany      C．spend     D．achieve

19.               A．complete       B．necessary       C．enough    D．typical

20.               A．called          B．carried         C．created   D．searched