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It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride，today，Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning．
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and went I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”．
When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive.“Your lather told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung….”
My mother may have said more，but I didn’t hear．I didn’t hear anything except those terrible
words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．
“Daddy… I am so sorry….”
“It’s okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．”
“No，”I said，“I mean about what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．“Sweetheart,
I don’t remember anything about that day， not before，during or after the accident． I remember
kissing you goodnight the night before，though．”He managed a weak smile．
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they
can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
56．The author was in bad mood that morning because .
A．his father had a terrible accident
B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends
C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema
D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends
57．Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?
A．Because he didn’t go along with his father．
B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．
C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．
D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital
58．The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that
A．he had a poor memory
B．he didn’t wanted to comfort his son
C．he just wanted to comfort his son
D．he lost his memory after the accident
59．What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?
A．Don’t treat your parents badly．
B．Don’t hurt others with rude words．
C．Don’t move the injured in an accident．
D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things
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A friend of mine named Paul 1 an automobile from his brother 2 a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came 3 his office, a street lad was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.
Paul 4 , “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You 5 your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” he hesitated.
Of course Paul knew 6 he was going to wish for. He was going to with he had a brother 7 that. But what the lad said jarred(使受震动)Paul all the way down to his heels.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I 8 a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in 9 then 10 he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”
“Oh, yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes glowing, said, “Mister, would you mind driving 11 my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to 12 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was 13 again. “Will you stop 14 those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran 15 steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, 16 he was not coming back fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残废的)brother. He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car.
“There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And 17 I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul 18 and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them 19 a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said “It 20 more blessed to give…”
1. A. received B. accepted C. brought D. had
2. A. like B. as C. to D. at
3. A. into B. out C. on D. out of
4. A. shook B. disappointed C. nodded D. scolded
5. A. mean B. tell C. think D. speak
6. A. what B. which C. that D. how
7. A. as B. as well C. like D. look like
8. A. should be B. could be C. shall be D. will be
9. A. calm B. nervousness C. shame D. astonishment
10. A. impulsively B. impressively C. passive D. improperly
11. A. in the front of B. in front of C. in front D. at front
12. A. show B. give C. let D. make
13. A. right B. sure C. wrong D. worse
14. A. which B. that C. where D. how
15. A. into B. across C. on D. up
16. A. but B. however C. for D. so
17. A. the day B. till day C. some day D. in those days
18. A. got out B. got up C. got on D. got in
19. A. beginning B. began C. to begin D. begun
20. A. was B. were C. is D. be
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James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name. “J. C. ,” he replied.
She thought he said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could net exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results were in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens’ victory at the Olympic games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic (体育的) but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners. “It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”
Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.
“Sure, it bothered (烦恼) me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
In time, however, his gold metals (奖牌) changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”
1．Owens got his other name “Jesse” when ________.
[ ]
A．he went to Ohio State University
B．his teacher made fun of him
C．his teacher took “J. C.” for “Jesse”
D．he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet
2．In the Big Ten meet, Ovens ________.
[ ]
A．hurt himself in the back
B．succeeded in setting many records
C．tried every sports event but failed
D．hadn't given up some events
3．We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________.
[ ]
A．he was net of the right race
B．he was the son of a poor farmer
C．he didn't shake hands with Hitler
D．he didn't talk to the US president on the phone
4．When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the metals ________.
[ ]
A．have been changed for money to help him live on
B．have made him famous in the US
C．have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life
D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
5．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
[ ]
A．Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete.
B．Golden Moment-a Life-time Struggle.
C．Making a Living as a Sportsman.
D．How to he a Successful Athlete?
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