Every country had its heroes. The heroes are the people that nation and especially the young peo??ple 21_____ . If you get a list of the 22 _____of a nation, it will tell you the potential (潜力)of the nation.
If today in America ’ you ask the high school students to list their heroes their 23____ would prob??ably divide into three groups. rHie first group of heroes would be the rock stars—the people 24 _____with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent (天才)but one 25_____ if one should hold up rock stars as model. The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life isnot all that — 26 ____ . The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles (时装).However oneshould 27 _____more in a hero than such things as 28______ and fine clothes.
A second type of heroes for the American youth are sports stars. Again you have a person who has a great talent in one area_ 29 _____. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit 30_____. Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of 31_____ of the sports stars.
A third group of heroes are TV or movie stars. These people may have lots of 32___ ,tal??ent and are quite handsome. However ’ the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and should not be held up as a 33____ for young people.
Today,the rock stars,the sportsmen and the actors 34____ have become the models of the youth in America. Really,do you hear a young person say that his 35____ is a doctor, a teacher or a scientist? These people are not 36____ and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are 37____ people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.
What is really sad is that the young try to 38____ their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes as theirs, if the heroes of today for the American youth are 39 ____only to rock stars, sportsmen and actors, the future does not look too 40_____ .
| A. | dislike | B. | admire | C. hate | D. | satisfy | |
| A. | doctors | B. | soldiers | C. teachers | D. | heroes | |
| A. | choice | B. | conclusion | C. answer | D. | questions | |
| A. | interested | P. | connected | C. excited | D. | pleased | |
| A. | wants | B. | hopes | C. wonders | D. | expects | |
| A. | bad | B. | simple | C. silent | D. | good | |
| A. | gather | B. | spend | C. put | D. | be after | |
| A. | paper | B. | money | C. food | D. | book | |
| A. | sports | B. | music | C. movie | D. | teaching | |
| A. | regular | B. | disorder | C. happy | D. | hard |
Lisa Reid lost her sight(视力) because of cancer ten years ago, but a knock on the head has given it back. The 24-year-old lady has 36 part of her sight after being knocked on the head. Eleven days ago, Miss Reid 37 down to kiss her guide dog good night, but accidentally(意外地) hit her head on a coffee table. 38 she woke up the next morning, she could see for the first time in 10 years.
“I could 39 believe it. It’s amazing,” she said. The cancer that stole Miss Reid’s sight was diagnosed(诊断) 13 years ago. Doctors gave her a five percent 40 of survival after discovering she had brain cancer. An operation(手术) to excide the tumor(切除肿瘤) was 41 , but it damaged her eyes and had a bad effect 42 her sight.
Miss Reid was blind at 14, and her eyes were only able to notice 43 and dark.. “I had lost hope and thought that everything was against me,” she said.
Now Miss Reid has recovered 80 percent of the sight in her left eye, but her color vision(色觉) is 44 . The eye expert has no 45 for her recovery because he has never seen a similar case(病例).
After Miss Reid recovered her sight on November 17, she 46 it a secret at the beginning, but later in the day she called her 47 and over the telephone read the health warning on a cigarette package(盒) to her mum. “Lisa 48 me and said‘there’s been a change; listen to this’,” said Louise Reid, Miss Reid’s mother. “Then she started reading to me. I was surprised.” Unsure whether her sight would last(持续), Miss Reid waited 49 the next day before 49 her walking stick and spreading the good news. She couldn’t wait to celebrate it with her family and friends.
| A.returned | B. recovered | C. damaged | D. examined | |
| A .bent | B. stood | C. lay | D. jumped | |
| A. Before | B. While | C. When | D. Since | |
| A. always | B .almost | C. hardly | D. simply | |
| A .danger | B .chance | C. ability | D. sign | |
| A. wrong | B. successful | C. difficult | D. expensive | |
| A. on | B. up | C. to | D. of | |
| A. light | B. color | C. night | D. white | |
| A. wild | B. weak | C. wrong | D. sick | |
| A. explanation | B. description | C. purpose | D. excuse | |
| A. allowed | B. hid | C. kept | D. protected | |
| A. doctor | B. mother | C. friend | D. boss | |
| A. emailed | B. warned | C. showed | D. rang | |
| A. till | B. on | C. in | D. off | |
| A.throwing away | B.sending away | C. handing out | D. running out |