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Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48 in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 .I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
36. A. find B. join C. see D. help
37. A. good-looking B. well-dressed C. better-paying D. highly-thought
38. A. once B. other C. each D. only
39. A. case B. condition C. situation D. state
40. A. packing B. trying C. managing D. arranging
41. A. reached B. entered C. got D. arrived
42. A. strange B. unusual C. standard D. foreign
43. A. hoped B. wished C. expected D. demanded
44. A. staring B. looking C. checking D. watching
45. A. texts B. newspapers C. English D. poems
46. A. Although B. Even if C. But D. Since
47. A. It B. They C. I D. Things
48. A. live B. study C. survive D. continue
49. A. adapt B. adopt C. adore D. admire
50. A. for B. in C. after D. at
51. A. made B. noticed C. concerned D. remember
52. A. modern B. advanced C. difficult D. convenient
53. A. even B. ever C. some D. any
54. A. if B. though C. ever D. because
55. A. could B. should C. would D. might
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When I was a child, my mom liked to prepare food for dinner, every now and then. And I remember one night in 41 when she made dinner after a long, hard day at work.
That Monday evening so long ago, my mom 42 a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burnt toast (土司) in front of my dad. I remember 43 to see if dad noticed! 44 all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was 45 . I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him 46 butter and jelly (果冻) on that toast and eat every 47 !
When I got up from the 48 that evening, I remember hearing my mom 49 to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Baby, I love 50 toast.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy goodnight and I asked him if he 51 liked his burnt toast. He 52 me in his arms and said, “Son, your mum put in a 53 day at work today and she’s very 54 . Besides, a little burnt toast never 55 anyone!”
Actually, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. We can’t be 56 at everything we do. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to 57 each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s 58 is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting 59 .
If you learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life as they are, you can 60 your life to the fullest.
41. A. particular B. general C. brief D. detail
42. A. supplied B. placed C. managed D. offered
43. A. longing B. standing C. waiting D. sitting
44. A. And B. So C. Then D. Yet
45. A. at school B. at home C. at work D. at church
46. A. cover B. spread C. extend D. deliver
47. A. egg B. sausage C. bite D. toast
48. A. chair B. bed C. sofa D. table
49. A. apologize B. talk C. whisper D. report
50. A. frozen B. burnt C. dry D. fresh
51. A. exactly B. certainly C. really D. specially
52. A. raised B. pulled C. surrounded D. touched
53. A. hard B. comfortable C. simple D. plain
54. A. sad B. tired C. impatient D. careless
55. A. damages B. destroys C. hurts D. bothers
56. A. ready B. clever C. skillful D. good
57. A. accept B. receive C. admit D. allow
58. A. tempers B. differences C. characters D. personalities
59. A. circle B. scholarship C. company D. relationship
60. A. love B. adapt C. enjoy D. devote
查看习题详情和答案>>Moths are very ugly creatures．At least that is what I always thought until a reliable source told me otherwise．My brother Joseph and I once stayed overnight at our Aunt Linda’s house, our favorite relative．She spoke to us like adults, and she always had the best 21 ．Joseph was only four and still afraid of the dark．Just as I dozed off to sleep, he woke me up and asked, “Jennie, what are those ugly things near the light?” He was pointing to the moths fluttering around the hall light．“They’re just moths, go to sleep,” I told him．
He wasn’t 22 with that answer, so the next time my Aunt walked by the door he asked her to make the ugly moths go away．When she asked why, he said 23 , “Because they’re ugly and scary!” She laughed, rubbing his head, and asked, “Do you know why moths are brown?” Joe just shook his head．
“ 24 , moths were the most beautiful animals in the animal kingdom．They have always been helpful, kind, and 25 creatures．One day the angels up in heaven were crying．They were sad because it was cloudy and they couldn’t 26 the people on earth．Their tears fell down to the earth as 27 raindrops．Now that the sweet little moths 28 to see everyone so sad, they decided to make a rainbow．The moths 29 that if they asked their cousins, the butterflies, to help, they could all give up just a little bit of their colors and 30 , make a beautiful rainbow．
One of the littlest moths flew to ask the queen of the butterflies for help．31 , the butterflies were too vain and selfish to give up any of their colors for neither the people nor the angels．So, the moths decided to make the rainbow themselves．They 32 their wings very hard and the powder on them formed little clouds．They kept giving a little more and more 33 the rainbow stretched all the way across the sky．They had given away all their colors except brown, which didn’t 34 their beautiful rainbow．
Now the once colorful moths were 35 and brown．At the rainbow, the angels up in heaven became joyous．They smiled and the 36 of their smiles shone down on the earth as sunshine．It made the people on earth cheerful and they smiled, too．Now every time it rains the baby moths, who still have their colors, spread them 37 the sky to make more rainbows．”
My brother sank into deep 38 with that story and hasn’t feared moths 39 ．The story my aunt told us had been gathering 40 in the back corners of my brain for years．
21．A．jokes B．editions C．stories D．memories
22．A．familiar B．content C．impressed D．confirmed
23．A．cautiously B．casually C．simply D．anxiously
24．A．By all means B．In any circumstance C．To be honest D．At one time
25．A．generous B．aggressive C．considerate D．faithful
26．A．hang out with B．show concern for C．take control of D．look down upon
27．A．constant B．endless C．occasional D．permanent
28．A．hesitated B．declined C．intended D．hated
29．A．clarified B．figured C．recommended D．predicted
30．A．moreover B．therefore C．meanwhile D．instead
31．A．Unexpectedly B．Obviously C．Eventually D．Strangely
32．A．expanded B．struck C．beat D．stretched
33．A．until B．before C．while D．after
34．A．adapt to B．bring out C．make up D．fit into
35．A．ordinary B．common C．plain D．awful
36．A．warmth B．strength C．truth D．wealth
37．A．beyond B．through C．under D．across
38．A．thought B．dream C．sleep D．curiosity
39．A．though B．since C．anyway D．later
40．A．powder B．rainbows C．dust D．shadows
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Over years of study, Paco has discovered that people act in predictable ways when they are shopping. Successful shops adapt themselves to these habits. For example, people tend to 1 to the right when they enter a building. That is why many people have their entrance on the 2 . Also, people speed up when they enter shops and need space to 3 down. That is why there is often a(n) 4 space just inside a shop door giving people a 5 to make themselves at home.
Men and women shop in different ways. Men like to decide what they want 6 they shop. Then they go straight out and get in without buying anything else. Seventy-five percent of men who try clothes on buy them 7 away. Only 35 percent of women do the 8 . Men also 9 not to talk to shop assistants.
Women enjoy the shopping 10 more. They will shop first and decide what they want later, trying different things out 11 the way. Women also like to 12 their time. A shopping trip that takes a man and a woman one hour will take two women three hours. Paco suggests that shops provide “nurseries” for 13 with video games and a TV turned to a sports channel. The women can then shop in 14 while the men play.
According to Paco, these differences can 15 back to the “hunter-gatherer”period of human history. Men were hunters. They focused on stalking 16 and then killing them. Women 17 wild vegetables and fruits. They needed to be 18 , to talk to each other and to cover as much ground as possible.
Every modern city has its shopping area. And the shops are 19 of modern, high-tech goods. But the people shopping are 20 in the same way that their ancestors did forty thousand years ago.
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Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48 in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 .I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
36. A. find B. join C. see D. help
37. A. good-looking B. well-dressed C. better-paying D. highly-thought
38. A. once B. other C. each D. only
39. A. case B. condition C. situation D. state
40. A. packing B. trying C. managing D. arranging
41. A. reached B. entered C. got D. arrived
42. A. strange B. unusual C. standard D. foreign
43. A. hoped B. wished C. expected D. demanded
44. A. staring B. looking C. checking D. watching
45. A. texts B. newspapers C. English D. poems
46. A. Although B. Even if C. But D. Since
47. A. It B. They C. I D. Things
48. A. live B. study C. survive D. continue
49. A. adapt B. adopt C. adore D. admire
50. A. for B. in C. after D. at
51. A. made B. noticed C. concerned D. remember
52. A. modern B. advanced C. difficult D. convenient
53. A. even B. ever C. some D. any
54. A. if B. though C. ever D. because
55. A. could B. should C. would D. might
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