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The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll 1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I 2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what 4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were 5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 6 I had done for them. I just hoped they ___7 .
As I walked into the 8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 9 a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 11 :
She took a day off from her busy 12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early 13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to 16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy 17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the 19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a 20 Mother’s Day, after all.
A. admit B. adopt C. deny D. refuse
A. intended B. liked C. tended D. hesitated
A. stress B. spare C. strengthen D. spend
A. poor B. great C. faithless D. pretty
A. merely B. usually C. never D. often
A. wished B. hoped C. expected D. desired
A. supported B. understood C. approved D. disgusted
A. 1iving-room B. kitchen C. bed loom D. study
A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
A. handwriting B. description C. tone D. scratch
A. wrote B. recorded C. memorized D. read
A. event B. content C. schedule D. circumstance
A. or B. for C. but D. so
A. At B. In C. On D. By
A. impressed B. printed C. presented D. pressed
A. buy B. abandon C. get D. swap
A. before B. until C. after D. when
A. see B. hear C. realize D. tell
A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
A. sad B. bitter C. happy D. exciting
查看习题详情和答案>>On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __33__ driving age is 15.
However it wasn't __34__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __35__ was Orewa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __36__ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __37__ we left. I thought I was totally __38__ for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's __39__. "Relax! Don't hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so __40__. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的)," called a nervous voice from the __41__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn't fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How __42__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __43__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, __44__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __45__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery . __46__, that silence didn't last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __47__ they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the __49__? As the driver I had to __48__ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the __50__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __51__ than before as everyone else __52__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
A. oldest B. youngest C. best D. worst
A. until B. unless C. after D. when
A. destination B. home C. city D. aim
A. thought B. decided C. kept D. made
A. when B. since C. before D. as
A. disappointed B. prepared C. excited D. upset
A. praises B. encouragements C. complaints D. cries
A. tightly B. lightly C. loosely D. happily
A. front sear B. back seat C. top seat D. empty seat
A. interesting B. moving C. puzzling D. annoying
A. Get out B. Move on C. Slow down D. Speed up
A. where B. while C. which D. why
A. began B. stopped C. continued D. forgot
A. Luckily B. Probably C. Warmly D. Sadly
A. Can’t B. Don’t C. Aren’t D. Won’t
A. air B. water C. ground D. woods
A. see B. concentrate C. check D. care
A. bird B. dog C. road D. car
A. easier B. flatter C. harder D. lower
A. felt B. began C. fell D. kept
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In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was 16 . Even so, Roebling could not 17 the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he 18 convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their 19 and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months 20 the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and 21 injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or 22 . Surely now the project would have to be 23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not 24 and his mind remained as 25 as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea 26 him. All he could move was one finger, so he 27 the arm of his wife with that finger, 28 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. For 13 years Washington tapped out his 29 with one finger until the bridge was 30 completed.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that 31 a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible 32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small 33 what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most 34 dream can be realized with 35 no matter what the chances are.
A. impossible B. unnecessary C. hard D. excellent
A. recognize B. accept C. ignore D. believe
A. attempted to B. sought to C. failed to D. managed to
A. family B. crew C. class D. team
A. since B. before C. after D. when
A. severely B. slightly C. poorly D. hardly
A. work B. say C. eat D. talk
A. continued B. abandoned C. interrupted D. accomplished
A. defeated B. hurt C. frightened D. destroyed
A. sharp B. broad C. noble D. advanced
A. beat B. occurred C. happened D. hit
A. waved B. felt C. touched D. held
A. appealing B. speaking C. indicating D. advising
A. orders B. instructions C. suggestions D. movements
A. quickly B. partly C. eventually D. slowly
A. overcomes B. acquires C. fights D. removes
A. award B. fortune C. status D. goal
A. combined with B. separated from C. compared to D. concerned about
A. primary B. distant C. lifelong D. good
A. determination B. knowledge C. confidence D. strength
查看习题详情和答案>>My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36, including her “sixth sense”, 37 she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.”
To my great 46, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52. And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55. ” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A. ways B. means C. methods D. senses
A. which B. when C. that D. as
A. and B. except C. even D. but
A. who B. that C. she D. which
A. guests B. family C. children D. friends
A. realized B. heard C. recognized D. witnessed
A. excited B. sad C. satisfied D. enjoyed
A. especially B. not so C. a little D. not at all
A. paint B. draw C. create D. mix
A. stayed B. painted C. talked D. played
A. excitement B. encouragement C. delight D. surprise
A. attitude B. color C. picture D. paper
A. touched B. distinguished C. saw D. understood
A. after B. before C. until D. when
A. referred to B. turned out C. come up D. talked about
A. curious B. quiet C. puzzled D. worried
A. cried B. insisted C. complained D. informed
A. right B. wrong C. worried D. uncertain
A. shortcomings B. difficulties C. pride D. description
A. paper B. pens C. hands D. eyes
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Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west, 16 out of the south.
It was 17 these days that the ship might return and now I 18 most of my time on the rock, 19 out from the headland（水中凸起的陆地） into the east, towards the country 20 my people had gone, across the 21 that was never-ending.
Once 22 I watched, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water 23 from it and I knew that it was whale (鲸鱼)spouting (喷水). During those summer days I saw nothing 24 .
The first storm of winter 25 my hopes. If the white men's ship were 26 for me it would have come during the time of good 27 . Now I would have to wait 28 winter was gone, maybe longer.
The thought of being 29 on the island while so many suns rose 30 the sea and went 31 back into the sea 32 my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so 33 before because I was sure 34 the ship would return as Matasaip had said 35 would. Now my hopes were dead.
A. totally B. already C. entirely D. sometimes
A. during B. for C. after D. between
A. spent B. shared C. paid D. devoted
A. look B. to look C. looking D. looked
A. when B. where C. which D. until
A. island B. sea C. lake D. ocean
A. since B. though C. while D. till
A. rose B. raised C. grew D. set
A. different B. ordinary C. else D. valuable
A. encouraged B. ended C. spared D. limited
A. leading B. moving C. coming D. following
A. weather B. pattern C. rain D. fog
A. after B. as C. until D. while
A. quiet B. alone C. calm D. alive
A. of B. in C. to D. from
A. rapidly B. quickly C. slowly D. fully
A. pumped B. set C. filled D. full
A. lonely B. strict C. boring D. empty
A. whether B. and C. that D. when
A. it B. he C. that D. this
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