【题目】To a watching world, Mike and Mary Murray were a perfect couple. They had been high school sweethearts.

And they ______ to have a happy marriage. Mike had a good job, and Mary was able to ______ home with their children. They owned their home and ______ kids, two cars, and a family dog. ______ to Mike, after seven years of marriage, something was terribly wrong. The Murrays had ______ their material goals and Mike ______, Now what? He began to look to his job for fulfillment and often worked 60 hour ______. Mary poured herself into the children. It was so ______ for her to turn her focus from Mike to 6-month-old Eric and 2-year-old Brittany.

And now the marriage seemed ______. Their lives were traveling in two different directions. They no longer really communicated---yes, they answered ______ questions, but they didnt talk ______ as they had in the early years of their marriage. Mike felt trapped. I ______ had time to do things that I wanted to,” he said. Mike did not share his feelings with Mary. Instead, he followed the slippery path of many others---he became involved with (与……纠缠不清) a woman at work, who was ______ her husband. It began as a simple friendship. “I was able to listen and she was able to listen,” Mike recalls.

Mary ______ the battle in Mikes soul. He wasnt home as much, and we werent talking as much, she said. I was wrapped up in the kids and I just couldnt imagine anything ever ______. The situation became worse when the Murrays attended a wedding and began to argue. Mary asked Mike if he was seeing ______ and he said, “Yes. It’s just an emotional(情感的)thing.” Mike can still remember the ______ of hurt and total surprise on Mary’s face. She was troubled, and he knew that he had turned against his best friend ______ high school. The expression on her face jarred(刺激) him into ______, and he began to understand the ______ he was doing to his family.

【1】 A. happened B. appeared C. looked D. had

【2】A. live in B. study at C. stay at D. be out of

【3】 A. one B. no C. three D. two

【4】A. Luckily B. As C. Thanks D. But

【5】A. arrived B. reached C. got to D. made

【6】A. surprised B. understood C. wondered D. asked

【7】 A. a week B. for a week C. on a week D. over a week

【8】 A. difficult B. comfortable C. apply D. easy

【9】A. empty B. separate C. full of job D. true of life

【10】 A. simple B. surface C. scientific D. social

【11】A. at all B. anything C. heart to heart D. in pain

【12】 A. really B. likely C. always D. never

【13】 A. loved by B. separated from C. different from D. cared by

【14】 A. knew B. understood C. admitted D. had no idea of

【15】 A. to take place B. to happen C. happening D. done

【16】 A. her B. someone else C. the matter D. anything

【17】 A. look B. face C. feeling D. want

【18】 A. since B. from C. to D. of

【19】 A. fact B. reality C. her life D. his life

【20】 A. good B. wrong C. harm D. harmful

【题目】Life is difficult.

It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

Most people do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain(抱怨) about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties stand for a special kind of suffering especially forced on them or else on their families, their class, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause sadness, or loneliness(孤独) or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes a lot of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we want to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct(指导)." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

【1】From the passage, it can be inferred that_______.

A.everybody has problems

B.we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life

C.life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D.people like to complain about their problems

【2】 The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ___.

A. save space

B. persuade readers

C. make readers laugh

D. get readers' attention

【3】 The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _________.

A. most people feel life is easy

B. the writer feel life is easy

C. the writer likes to complain about his problems

D. most people complain about how hard their lives are

【4】 According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ______.

A. encourage them to learn

B. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problems

C. help them learn to deal with pain

D. teach them how to respect problems

【5】 The saying from Benjamin Franklin "Those things that hurt, instruct" suggests that ______.

A. we do not learn from experience

B. we do not learn when we are in pain

C. pain teaches us important lessons

D. pain cannot be avoided

【题目】My son Joey was born with club feet (天生畸形脚). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right inrun and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn't be able to as well as the other children. So he didn't know.

In the seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he 8 with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.

He to run four to five miles a day, every day—even the day he had a high fever. I was so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.

Two weeks later, he names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in the grade while the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.

1 A. quickly B. slowly C. normally D. comfortably

2 A. spent B. wasted C. suffered D. lost

3 A. pain B. problem C. treatment D. surgery

4A. holidays B. day C. fun D. play

5 A. seldom B. never C. always D. once

6 A. study B. run C. walk D. behave

7 A. decided B. preferred C. refused D. agreed

8 A. gathered B. camped C. trained D. competed

9 A. more slowly B. less C. faster D. more

10 A. abilities B. strengths C. powers D. energies

11 A. Since B. Because C. After D. Although

12 A. increase B. score C. hold D. take

13 A. continued B. stopped C. liked D. hoped

14 A. sad B. surprised C. angry D. worried

15 A. running B. resting C. crying D. sleeping

16A. tests B. miles C. lessons D. examinations

17 A. Otherwise B. So C. Yet D. Thus

18 A. included B. called C. shown D. found

19A. sixth B. eighth C. seventh D. fifth

20A. manage B. determine C. expect D. attempt

【题目】A

Disabled Students' Allowances are grants (补助金) to help meet the extra costs of studying that students face as a direct result of a disability or specific learning difficulty.

The allowances provide help for full-time, part-time and postgraduate students. The amount you can get does not depend on your household income. You do not have to repay this help.

Do you qualify?

To apply, you will have to show your local authority written proof of your disability from an appropriate medical professional.

If you have a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia (诵读困难),the local authority may ask you to have an independent assessment carried out to establish this.

Your local authority cannot meet the costs of this assessment. If you cannot afford to pay for it, you can apply to your college or university for help through the Access to Learning Fund.

You can apply if you are studying

a full-time course that lasts at least one year.

a part-time course that lasts one year and doesn't take more than twice as long to complete as an equivalent(相同的)full-time course.

However, you will not be eligible (有资格的) for Disabled Students' Allowances if you receive a bursary (奖学金) from the NHS (the National Health Service). Bursaries are similar to grants and are usually linked to a certain profession or qualification.

How much do you get?

That will depend on your particular circumstances. If you are a part-time studentthe intensity of your course will also affect how much you can receive.

How are they paid?

Student Finance Direct will pay the money into your account as needed, or directly to the supplier of services, for example, your university, college or equipment supplier.

1 What could be the best title for the passage?

A. How to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowances

B. How to be qualified for Disabled Students' Allowances

C. Disabled Students' Allowances

D. How much Disabled Students' Allowances can you apply for?

2The underlined word “establish” in Paragraph 5) probably means __________

A. to make people accept a belief, claim, custom, etc.

B. to discover or prove the facts of a situation

C. to start or create an organization, etc.

D. to start a relationship with another person, group or country

3 A student who gets Disabled Students' Allowances __________

A. should apply to his college or university for them in advance

B. is required to return the allowances after he finishes his education

C. might get more allowances if he finishes his course in a longer time

D. should not receive scholarships from the NHS at the same time

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