Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that can't fly．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned 16 the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his 17 was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She 18 to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out 19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested 20 the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the 21 _. Yet he knew that if all else 22 there would be no other alternative.

So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more 23 . Open your hand and stretch your 24 out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “ 25 Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll 26 my penny!”

The boy had had a coin in his hand 27 and was holding it 28 in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t 29 to open his hand and lose it. But 30 he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.

The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be 31 to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite 32 to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and 33 earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists 34 and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to 35 hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

A. in B. at C. from D. on

A. foot B. hair C. hand D. head

A. tried B. refused C. completed D. separated

A. in fun B. in general C. with fear D. in pain

A. abandoning B. selling C. burning D. breaking

A. time B. state C. process D. record

A. failed B. lost C. impressed D. tried

A. chance B. choice C. try D. force

A. lip B. fingers C. nails D. thumb

A. But B. And C. Though D. When

A. touch B. hit C. employ D. lose

A. all the time B. in time C. at one time D. for some time

A. apparently B. securely C. stupidly D. normally

A. hesitated B. accepted C. excited D. prepared

A. yet B. since C. once D. although

A. seemed B. compared C. looked D. related

A. difficult B. safe C. easy D. quiet

A. allow B. admit C. forbid D. make

A. open B. urgent C. closed D. intended

A. bring B. take C. have D. come

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned 36 the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his __37 was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She 38 to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out 39_ . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested 40 the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the 41 _. Yet he knew that if all else 42 there would be no other alternative.

So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more 43 . Open your hand and stretch your 44 out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “ 45 Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll 46 my penny!”

The boy had had a coin in his hand 47 and was holding it 48 in his little fist(拳头). And he wasn’t 49 to open his hand and lose it. But 50 he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.

The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be 51 to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite 52 to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and 53 earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists 54 and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to 55 hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

A. in B. at C. from D. on

A. foot B. hair C. hand D. head

A. tried B. refused C. completed D. separated

A. in fun B. in general C. with fear D. in pain

A. throwing B. selling C. burning D. breaking

A. time B. state C. process D. record

A. failed B. lost C. impressed D. tried

A. chance B. choice C. try D. force

A. lips B. fingers C. nails D. thumb

A. But B. And C. Though D. When

A. touch B. hit C. employ D. lose

A. all the time B. in time C. at one time D. for some time

A. obviously B. tightly C. stupidly D. normally

A. hesitated B. accepted C. excited D. prepared

A. yet B. since C. once D. although

A. seemed B. compared C. looked D. related

A. difficult B. safe C. easy D. quiet

A. allow B. admit C. forbid D. make

A. open B. clean C. closed D. dirty

A. bring B. take C. have D. come

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   16  the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his  17   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   18  to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   20  the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   21 _. Yet he knew that if all else   22  there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   23 . Open your hand and stretch your   24  out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “ 25  Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   26  my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand   27  and was holding it   28 in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t   29  to open his hand and lose it. But 30  he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be 31  to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite  32   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   33  earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   34  and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   35  hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

The basics of infrastructure design

It is rightly pointed out various intellectuals that the lifestyle of today is vastly different from that of the earlier times especially in terms of its pace. Lifestyle of today is remarkably fast paced and so in order to catch up with such a pace of life, the adoption of smart and time saving methods is of real significance. Well, the highways have certainly contributed in this direction and have made our lives a lot easier. Thanks to the modern flyovers and expressways, a single route can be accessed by twice the number of vehicles at the same time.

These facilities and supplies have made our lives double free but it needs to be realized that designing and constructing it is a very complex and a long process. You have to hold fast to the various rules of designing, government standards and most importantly, their safety and usability for the people. In the end it is a joint effort of a number of skilled engineers, scientists and statisticians. The material that is used in the construction is finalized after it undergoes certain tests for evaluating their qualities like hardness, roughness, thickness and all that is required.

Some of the points you have to take care of while laying an infrastructure design are as follows:

The basic layout (布局) of the road — At this level of planning, various civil engineers have meetings to figure out the basic requirements of the road like thickness of the asphalt (沥青), the size of lanes, distance to be covered, degree of curves and much more. These fundamental points help them decide the further line of action.

The prior steps — Before any work is stated over the basic plan layout, there are various preparations to be made like placing road signs, the removal of trees that may prove to be dangerous in the event of a storm or other natural causes, the positioning of fire hydrants (消防栓) based on special designs to be useful when required, etc.

Inclusion of safety barriers — The safety barriers are placed on almost all roads and highways that are made over or near to rivers and cliffs. These barriers keep the vehicles from moving into the traffic in instances of accidents. These should also be designed in advance of placing them on a road and the design should be such that it makes minimum impact upon the people sitting in the car. These include supplies like side rails and light poles.

Asphalt pavement marking — It is the process of using a reflective material to indicate various important points on the road like lanes, turns, passing areas, two way and one way roads.

Though the smooth and wide highways constructed in big cities seem to be very attractive for the drivers, the ease of use is also the cause of accidents. Cars rushing at extremely high speeds and insecure change of lanes are a common sight on the highways. With the help of novel infrastructure design engineers, we can make the best possible use of highways. If these are designed properly and sign boards are placed at the required points, a number of road accidents can be avoided.

The basics of infrastructure design
Reason for construction of infrastructure	Infrastructure must1._________ the demands of today’s fast-paced lifestyle.
Challenges of design and 2._________	Various rules, standards, safety and usability should be taken into careful consideration.
Skilled engineers, scientists and statisticians have to work hard 3._________.
Materials must be4._________ to ensure their qualities.
Points to follow	Various engineers meet to make sure about fundamental 5._________ of the road.
Things like 6.__________ trees that are potentially dangerous must be done before construction.
Safety barriers should be carefully7._________ before being placed to prevent accidents.
Material that can 8._________ light should be used to marks on the pavement.
Possible problems and solutions	Smooth and wide highways may 9._________accidents.
Highways should be designed properly and sign boards 10._________ at the required points.

"Don't be always particular about your present work and income. ", my mother said to me softly, "as a matter of fact, you have done well and made great achievement in the 1. (entertain) field. "My face turned red on hearing 2. my mother said. She is right. Many 3. actors are worse off than me at present, 4. they are likely to be content with their life and be happy most of 5. time. I feel upset with my situation just because I seldom communicate with others and it seems as if I am cut 6. from the outside world. I should have known when to hold fast and when to let go, 7. can help me avoid 8. (feel) great pressure and upset. I must know how to care for others and try not to 9. (understand) them. In this way, I will get close to 10. (lead) a happy life.

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