题目内容
beyond
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解析
Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 32 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I 33 seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about 34 you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example. 35 teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 36 the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine 37 turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“ 38 getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”
“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was 39 . ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car 40 have broken down 41 along the freeway. It didn’t. 42 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, 43 walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”
“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she 44 . I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be 45 . Somehow, my story had touched them.
A. calmly B. seriously C. cheerfully D. curiously
A. bad B. good C. exciting D. scary
A. often B. always C. usually D. seldom
A. how B. why C. where D. that
A. As well as B. As to C. In exchange for D. In addition to
A. entered B. left C. found D. hit
A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. won’t
A. While B. In C. Before D. After
A. surprising B. astonishing C. puzzled D. shaken
A. could B. can C. would D. must
A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. wherever
A. However B. Instead C. Though D. So
A. between B. in C. within D. beyond
A. left B. understood C. paused D. smiled
A. clear B. asleep C. tired D. interested
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
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A. meaningless B. useless C. careless D. endless
A. watched B. asked C. waved D. approached
A. come over B. get off C. pass by D. take off
A. coming B. leaving C. next D. last
A. missed B. caught C. avoided D. saw
A. bus B. car C. foot D. horse
A. feel B. push C. lift D. stand
A. honesty B. courage C. enthusiasm D. curiosity
A. choice B. stop C. effort D. scene
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. friendly D. strangely
A. What about B. What if C. How come D. If only
A. in B. out C. around D. beyond
A. concern B. doubt C. chance D. reason
A. meaning B. kindness C. seriousness D. help
A. then and there B. for a moment
C. all of a sudden D. sooner or later
A. offer B. create C. find D. welcome
A. need B. danger C. fortune D. happiness
A. influenced B. excited C. touched D. hit
A. happen B. try C. disagree D. fail
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
When Carol was diagnosed, her cancer had 21 to her bones. We calmly talked about what to expect. I reviewed choices for 22 and printed out new research. But 23 , I cried and struggled. Only half the patients are alive two years after diagnosis.
Carol began treatment afterwards. She felt almost 24 and went right back to work. Carol hates the idea of being 25 as a “sick” person. She likes her life 26 . Last winter, Carol suddenly found 27 difficult to swallow. She slept a lot and was slow to wake in the morning. There was continuous pressure in her chest and 28 I saw her looking thoughtful. One day, she told me, “I think I 29 never leave the hospital,” she continued, “I just want to enjoy the little things--- 30 is out of the window.” We had never spoken of that before. 31 we began an African safari, a trip she had dreamed of for years.
Morning and afternoon, we went diving and rolled into the clear water 32 down like peas in honey. In the evenings, we spent time on the pier, watching the sun set. One of the young couples on the island wondered if we were sisters. We laughed. “Friends for 34 years,” I said. I could see by their 33 that they didn’t really understand that kind of time. We have been friends 34 than they have been alive.
35 dives, we talked about where to go next. I made lists 36 she slept. Our plans were now more theoretical, and the big trip to the South Pacific one day seemed a long way off. Cancer has become part of our 37 . We are well aware that our bodies are temporary gifts. Not knowing what comes next means 38 is possible. Perhaps I will be hit by a truck, or my heart will stop. Life is 39 .
We took our last dive of the trip. When we reached the deep blue water, we spread our arm out like wings and pretended to 40 .
. A. spread B. delivered C. developed D. sent
A. directions B. medicine C. instructions D. treatment
A. in danger B. in tears C. in private D. in trouble
A. same B. common C. usual D. normal
A. looked B. considered C. thought D. felt
A. as it is B. to good purpose C. of general interest D. in a way
A. this B. one C. it D. that
A. now and then B. more or less C. here and there D. sooner or later
A. should B. might C. must D. need
A. what B. which C. that D. when
A. Still B. Yet C. Then D. Even
A. sinking B. swimming C. dropping D. disappearing
A. words B. voices C. faces D. actions
A. longer B. older C. closer D. elder
A. Among B. With C. Between D. Beyond
A. because B. though C. since D. while
A. leadership B. scholarship C. friendship D. membership
A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
A. dangerous B. colorful C. difficult D. different
A. enjoy B. dance C. sing D. fly
A. town B. river C. country D. island
I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she changed beyond _____.
A. hearing B. strength C. recognition D. measure
