It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 36  heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 37  him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, 38  several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.

Luckily, both the mother and son were 39  seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 41  unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the 42  window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 43  to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 44  her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 45  .

His mother later recalled her experience of the 46  . Being unable to move or even 47  to offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was  48  by her little son's action. She recalled  49 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”

It seemed 50  that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that  51  , when everyone else had  52  hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 53  and took action. Obviously this book had left a 54  impression before the accident that rainy 55  and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.

1.                A．snowing        B．smoking        C．raining   D．blowing

2.                A．ordering        B．flying           C．pushing   D．driving

3.                A．moved         B．fell            C．rolled    D．stopped

4.                A．wearing        B．watching        C．making   D．missing

5.                A．afraid          B．dead           C．tired D．unhurt

6.                A．nearly          B．carefully        C．quickly   D．happily

7.                A．student         B．worker         C．family    D．passenger

8.                A．box            B．room           C．car  D．ditch

9.                A．respect         B．free            C．recognize D．introduce

10.               A．accepted       B．rescued        C．welcomed D．fed

11.               A．travel          B．experiment     C．accident   D．fire

12.               A．speak          B．sleep          C．listen D．look

13.               A．excited         B．amazed         C．wounded  D．frightened

14.               A．seeing         B．hearing         C．smelling   D．feeling

15.               A．clear          B．sorry          C．useful D．necessary

16.               A．poem          B．notice          C．story D．dream

17.               A．realized        B．waken         C．kept up   D．given up

18.               A．courage        B．food           C．space D．time

19.               A．bad           B．deep          C．false  D．general

20.               A．afternoon       B．night           C．morning   D．evening

It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's  36   heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was  37   him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road,  38  several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch(沟渠) filled with water.

Luckily, both the mother and son were  39  seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but  40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he  41  unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the  42  window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the  43  to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to  44  her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon  45  .

His mother later recalled her experience of the  46  . Being unable to move or even  47  to offer instructions ( 指导) or encouragement to her son, she was  48  by her little son's action. She recalled  49  her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”

It seemed  50  that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that  51  , when everyone else had  52  hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had  53  and took action. Obviously this book had left a  54  impression before the accident that rainy  55  and motivated ( 激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.

1.A.  snowing               B.  smoking             C.  blowing            D. raining

2.A.  ordering                   B.  driving              C.  pushing              D. flying

3.A.  rolled                    B.  fell                  C.  moved              D. stopped

4.A.  making                   B.  watching          C.  wearing          D. missing

5.A.  afraid                   B.  dead                 C.  tired             D. unhurt

6. A.  quickly                 B.  carefully             C.  nearly        D. happily

7.A.  student                    B.  passenger             C.  family             D. worker

8. A. box                         B.  room                  C.   car           D. ditch

9.A. respect                    B.  introduce                C.  recognize            D. free

10.A. accepted                   B. rescued                   C.  welcomed          D. fed

11.A. accident                     B.  experiment              C.  travel              D. fire

12. A. listen                       B.  sleep                   C.  speak               D. look

 13. A. excited                B. frightened              C.  wounded      D. amazed

14.A. seeing                   B.  hearing                 C.  smelling           D. feeling

15.A. clear                     B.  sorry                  C. useful        D. necessary

16.A. poem                       B.  notice                 C.  story               D. dream

 17. A. realized                     B.  waken               C.  kept up             D. given up

18.A. courage                     B.  food            C.  space                 D. time

19. A. bad                   B.  deep             C.  false                   D. general

20. A. afternoon                   B.  night             C.  morning                D. evening

It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 1  heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 2  him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, rolled  several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.

Luckily, both the mother and son were 3  seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 4 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 5  unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the  passenger  window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 6  to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 7  her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 8  .

His mother later recalled her experience of the 9  . Being unable to move or even  speak   to offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was  10  by her little son's action. She recalled hearing  her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”

It seemed clear    that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favorite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that  11  , when everyone else had  12  hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 13  and took action. Obviously this book had left a 14  impression before the accident that rainy 15  and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.

1.                A．snowing        B．smoking        C．blowing   D．raining

2.                A．ordering        B．driving         C．pushing   D．flying

3.                A．making         B．watching        C．wearing  D．missing

4.                A．afraid          B．dead           C．tired D．unhurt

5.                A．quickly         B．carefully        C．nearly    D．happily

6.                A．box            B．room           C．car  D．ditch

7.                A．respect         B．introduce       C．recognize D．free

8.                A．accepted       B．rescued        C．welcomed D．fed

9.                A．accident        B．experiment      C．travel    D．fire

10.               A．excited         B．frightened      C．wounded  D．amazed

11.               A．poem          B．notice          C．story D．dream

12.               A．realized        B．waken         C．kept up   D．given up

13.               A．courage        B．food           C．space D．time

14.               A．bad           B．deep          C．false  D．general

15.               A．afternoon       B．night           C．morning   D．evening

My dream ended when I was born. Although I never knew it then, I just held on to something that would never come to pass. Dreams really do exist. But in the morning when you wake up, they are remembered just as a dream. That is what happened to me.

I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina（芭蕾舞女演员）turning around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would turn around and around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. 

Reality woke me up when I heard someone saying, "I don't know why you bother trying to dance. Ballerinas are pretty and slender(苗条) www..comgirls. Besides, you don't have the talent to even be a ballerina." I remember how those words hurt every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours. 

I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there for hours and stare at my reflection(倒影). There I was, looking nothing like a pretty ballerina dancer. Reflections don't lie. Once the waves would come, my reflection was washed away just like my dream to dance.

As I grew older, I began to realize that the reason my dream was even born was because it was something that was inside of me. The dream I had was never nurtured(培育) and cared for, so it slowly died. It's not that I wanted it to die, but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words, "You can't do it." When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that you can't only settle for dancing in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the platform.

Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage？

A. Care for your dream

B. Dream and reality

C. Nothing is impossible

D. Efforts to be a ballerina will pay  

The author didn’t realize her dream of being a ballerina mainly because_______.

A. she was bored of dancing and performing  

B. she had lack of self-respect  

C. her health conditions allowed her dream to die

D. she was deeply affected by others easily

From the passage, it can be inferred that _________.

A. the author was once a pretty and slender girl with wonderful dream.

B. we should dare to give up our dream facing much pressure and difficulty

C. if you stick to your dream and never say die, you will enjoy a bright life

D. You should necer give up.

What is the main purpose of writing the passage?

A. to complain    B. to praise     C. to warn    D. to criticize

The underlined expression “settle for” in the last paragraph means_________.

A. turn down     B. take up    C. give up   D. settle down   

When did you last see a polar bear(北极熊）? On a trip to a zoo,perhaps?  If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago,  you would have seen a whole polar bear club.  These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water.  That day, the air temperature was 3℃, and the water temperature was a little higher.  The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island, New York are usually about the age of 60.  Members must satisfy two requirements.  First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group; this is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club.  Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February.
Doctors don't agree about the medical effects of cold-winter swimming.  Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops.  Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.
The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits of cold-water swimming.  They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统）because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm.  Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water.  A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.
　　The main benefits of cold-water swimming are probably mental.The Polar Bears love to swim all year round;  they find it fun and relaxing.  As one 70-year-old woman says,"When I go into water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."
【小题1】The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that_____.

A．they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months

B．they must reach the age of 60

C．they should be easy to make friends with

D．they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February

A．Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water

B．cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high

C．you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue

D．cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter