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

　　Jean's father was a farm plane pilot in the little farming community in Northern California where she was raised, and Jean was totally 　　1　　 by airplanes and flying．

　　In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was a Mrs．Dorothy Slaton．Mrs．Slaton was a 　　2　　, demanding teacher with high standards and a low 　　3　　 for excuses．She refused to treat her students like 　　4　　, instead expecting them to behave like the 　　5　　 adults they would have to be to succeed in the real world after graduation．Jean was 　　6　　 of her at first but grew to respect her firmness and fairness gradually．

　　One day Mrs．Slaton gave the class a written 　　7　　．"What do you think you'll be doing 10 years from now? ” Jean's dream was to be a pilot like her father, but as the years went by, she had been beaten down by the 　　8　　 and negative words she got whenever she talked about her career, so she unwillingly gave it up and wrote something else．Mrs．Slaton collected the papers and nothing more was said．Two weeks later, the teacher handed back the assignments, 　　9　　 the students to face it down on the desk, and asked this question："If you had enough finances and unlimited 　　10　　, what would you do? Please write it on the 　　11　　 of your previous assignment paper．”

　　When the students stopped writing, the teacher asked, "How many of you wrote the same thing on 　　12　　 sides of the paper? " Not one hand went up．

　　The next thing that Mrs．Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life．The teacher leaned forward 　　13　　 her desk and said, "I have a little secret for you all．You do have unlimited abilities and talents．You do have access to the finest schools, and you can arrange unlimited finances if you want something 　　14　　 enough．This is it! When you leave school, 　　15　　 you don't 　　16　　 your dreams, no one will do it for you．You can have 　　17　　 you want if you want it enough．”

　　What her teacher said touched Jean so much! In the following years, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a pilot．Although it didn't happen 　　18　　 , she finally became one of the first three female pilot trainees ever 　　19　　 by United Airlines．Today, Jean Harper is a Boeing 737 captain for United．

It was the power of one well-placed 　　20　　 word that gave that uncertain young girl the strength and faith to pursue her dream．

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

　　A recent study shows that gossip(流言蜚语)is more powerful than truth．It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息) 　　1　　 they have evidence to the contrary．

　　Researchers, 　　2　　 students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people 　　3　　 decisions．"We show that gossip has a strong 　　4　　, even when people have 　　5　　 to the original information as well as gossip about the same information．Thus, it is 　　6　　 that gossip has a strong controlling potential, " said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study．

　　In the study, the researchers 　　7　　 the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds．The students also wrote 　　8　　 about how others played the game that everyone could review．Students tended to give 　　9　　 money to people described as “scrooges(吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “ 　　10　　 players”．“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions, " Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview．

　　The researchers then took the game a step 　　11　　 and showed the students the actual decisions people had made．But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that 　　12　　．In these cases, the students 　　13　　 their decisions to award money on the gossip, 　　14　　 the hard evidence．

　　“If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still 　　15　　 what others said, ” Sommerfeld said．Researchers have 　　16　　 used similar games to study how people cooperate and the 　　17　　 of gossip in groups．Scientists define gossip 　　18　　 social information spread about a person who is not 　　19　　．In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to 　　20　　 information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives．

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　　The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　　1　　 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　　2　　 to know him．For a moment, I thought he might be 　　3　　 , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not．He was 　　4　　．I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 　　5　　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend．But, 　　6　　, I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　　7　　 city．He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else．But I was wrong．He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　　8　　 to tell me all about his friend．

　　His friend's main 　　9　　 in life seemed to be tennis．He was an excellent tennis player, and he 　　10　　 had his own tennis court．There were a lot of people with swimming 　　11　　, yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them．I told him that I knew several 　　12　　 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California．He 　　13　　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　　14　　 but he did not know of any others．Then he asked me 　　15　　 my brother lived in California．When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　　16　　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　　17　　 who had a tennis court in his backyard．I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　　18　　 the house next to my brother's house．For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything．

　　“Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood? ” I asked finally．He 　　19　　 and said, “Yes．Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter? ” It was my 　　20　　 to laugh．“Yes, ” I replied．

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　　I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico．I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling

　　　　1　　 for them．But as time passed, I became a single mom with no home, a huge 　　2　　 , and hardly any income．As a result, I 　　3　　 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very 　　4　　．

　　Things began to change for me 　　5　　．I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to 　　6　　 myself out of debt．One day we saw a homeless person with the 　　7　　, “Will work for food．” I 　　8　　．My daughter commented, “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in 　　9　　．” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 　　10　　 or other bad things．” She didn't respond．　　11　　 when I said that, I didn't feel right．

　　Three days later, I was driving to 　　12　　 my daughter from school．A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 　　13　　 me said, “Just help the guy．” So I 　　14　　 down my window, and he ran over excitedly．He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents．” I 　　15　　 into my ashtray(烟灰缸)and strangely enough, there 　　16　　 three quarters and two pennies．

　　I picked them up and gave them to him．He 　　17　　 with joy and tears in his eyes, “Wow, you just made it 　　18　　 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the 　　19　　 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes! ” It was a moment I'll 　　20　　 forever．I think that man won't forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life-GIVING．

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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和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The more accessible a company's services are, the more business it will do．Why are the same 　　1　　 not applied when it comes to Internet websites then? A Hong Kong study has found that the local sites of two leading 　　2　　, McDonald's and Motorola, are the most user-unfriendly of the 30 websites tested．The lack of 　　3　　 means they are not only losing customers, but 　　4　　 to meet their social responsibilities．

　　In an ever-more Internet-connected world, 　　5　　 are as important as physical shops or offices．They are 　　6　　 used as a way of banking, shopping and getting news．This is especially so for the disabled, who find it 　　7　　 to shop on-line than go to a store in person．A website that does not let them do this is the same as having a(n)"　　8　　" sign on a door．

　　In Hong Kong, it is 　　9　　 not to provide the disabled with access to schools and buildings, but at present there are no specific laws on Internet accessibility．However, companies are morally responsible for ensuring that their websites can be 　　10　　 by people who are visually disabled or have difficulty walking around．Ideals for design have long been put forward by the World Wide Web Consortium, a global community working on open standards to 　　11　　 accessibility and development．

　　Computer technology is 　　12　　 fast and it is now much easier to create websites that are 　　13　　 for all people, sighted or disabled．Companies should ensure that the designers of their websites 　　14　　 guidelines for accessibility．We should try to make our city as 　　15　　 as possible, on-line and off．

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　　Some years ago in South Florida, a little boy went for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his home．In the hurry, he 　　1　　 into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the 　　2　　 of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼)was swimming toward the shore．His mother in the house 　　3　　 of the window saw the two as they got 　　4　　 together．In great fear, she ran toward the water, 　　5　　 to her son as 　　6　　 as she could．Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and 　　7　　 a U-turn(转弯)to swim to his mother．It was too 　　8　　．Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him．The mother 　　9　　 her little boy by the arm just as the alligator caught his 　　10　　．That began an unbelieved tug-of-war(拔河)between the two．The alligator was much 　　11　　 than the mother, but the mother didn't let go．A farmer happened to 　　12　　 by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator．

　　After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 　　13　　．His legs were extremely scarred by the 　　14　　 of the animal．And, on his arms, were deep 　　15　　 where his mother's fingernails 　　16　　 into his flesh in her effort to 　　17　　 the son she loved．

　　The newspaper reporter, who 　　18　　 the boy, asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then, with obvious 　　19　　, he said to the reporter, " 　　20　　 look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too．I have them because my Mom would not let go．"

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

　　In the depth of my memory, many things I did with my father still live．These things have come to represent(代表，体现), in fact, what I call 　　1　　 and love．

　　I don't remember my father ever getting into swimming pool．But he did 　　2　　 the water．Any kind of 　　3　　 ride seemed to give him pleasure．　　4　　 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along．

　　But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did．I liked being 　　5　　 the water, moving through it, 　　6　　 it all around me．I was not a strong 　　7　　, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 　　8　　．But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father's office and 　　9　　 those summer days with my father, who 　　10　　 come by on a break．I needed him to see what I could do．My father would stand there in his suit, the 　　11　　 person not in swimsuit．

　　After swimming, I would go 　　12　　 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me 　　13　　 anything I found in his top desk drawer(抽屉)．Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk 　　14　　 he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn't be playing with his 　　15　　．But my father always 　　16　　 and said easily, “ Oh, no, it's 　　17　　．” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get 　　18　　 an ice cream…

　　A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is 　　19　　．” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but 　　20　　, in that childhood, looks at us．

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　　“Everything happens for the best, ” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment．“If you carry on, one day something 　　1　　 will happen．And you'll realize that it wouldn't have 　　2　　 if not for that previous disappointment．”

　　M0ther was right, 　　3　　 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932．I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports 　　4　　．I hitchhiked(搭车)to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got 　　5　　 every time．

　　In one studio．a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring an 　　6　　 person．“Go to the suburbs and find a small station that'll give you a 　　7　　,”she said．

　　I thumbed home to Dixon, lllinois．While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 　　8　　 its sports department．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 　　9　　．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn't 　　10　　．

　　My 　　11　　 must have shown．“Everything happens for the best,”Mom 　　12　　 me．Dad offered me the car to job 　　13　　．I 　　14　　 WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa．The program director．Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer．

　　As I left his office, my annoyance 　　15　　 over．I asked aloud, “How can a fellow 　　16　　．to be a spots announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station? ”

　　I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling,“What was that you said about 　　17　　? Do you know anything about football? ”Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to．　　18　　 an imaginary game．

　　On my way home, as I have many times since, J thought of my mother's 　　19　　．I often wonder what 　　20　　 my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．

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　　I am a sales representative and travel all over England to visit my customers．One cold February morning I was due to visit a store at 9 am．I 　　1　　 my car, bundled my scarf around me and 　　2　　 up the street towards his shop front．

　　The Street where his store was 　　3　　 was partially blocked by two large, ruddy faced workmen who were teaing up the concrete．I prepared myself for the 　　4　　 cat calls(起哄)．I was up early, out in the cold, and probably to be seen as a funny scene by two men I didn't even 　　5　　．

　　Then I stopped and 　　6　　my own father．Both he and my grandfather had 　　7　　 much of their early careers working outside in similar jobs before they 　　8　　 and became engineers．I recalled how hard Dad worked, in all kinds of 　　9　　; how he'd come home with sunburn or frostnip(冻伤)．I realized that if was cold then these two guys were probably 　　10　　, given that it looked as though they'd already been　　11　　for hours．

　　My customer's shop wasn't open yet but I was beyond being annoyed at his 　　12　　．I Went to a coffee sh、op around the comer, 　　13　　 myself a hot chocolate, then two more with whipped cream．I made my 　　14　　 down the Street to wards the workmen．One of them turned to me with a wide smile and 　　15　　 me with a joking "Oh lovey，you shouldn't have! " To his 　　16　　, I passed him the tray with the two 　　17　　 chocolates．I replied, "Maybe not．　　18　　 it's too cold to be working outside today。"

　　I got two looks of genuine(真诚的) 　　19　　, and a timely reminder that it's as easy to be 　　20　　 as it is to pre-judge-but the former is so much nicer!

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　　After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman, my widowed mother, out to dinner and a movie．Due to the 　　1　　 of my work and my three children, I visited her only 　　2　　．That night I called inviting her to go out．Though a bit 　　3　　, she accepted it happily．

　　That Friday after work, I drove over to 　　4　　 her up．On reaching her house, I noticed that she seemed to be nervous about our 　　5　　．Wearing the dress she had worn to 　　6　　 her last wedding anniversary, she smiled like an angel．

　　We went to a 　　7　　 that, although not elegant, was very comfortable．After we sat down, I 　　8　　 my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me．A smile was on her lips．“I used to have to 　　9　　 the menu when you were smal1,”she said．“Then it's time you relaxed and let me return the 　　10　　,”I responded．During the dinner, we had such a 　　11　　 conversation-all about each other's life-that we 　　12　　 the movie．When back home, she said, “Pity we didn't see the film．Yet I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me 　　13　　 you．” I agreed．

　　A few days later, Mother died of a massive heart attack．It 　　14　　 so suddenly that I had no 　　15　　 to do anything for her．some time later, I 　　16　　 an envelope of a copy of a restaurant receipt from where mother and I had 　　17　　．An attached note said,“I paid this 　　18　　 in advance．I wasn't sure whether I could be there；but nevertheless, I paid for two-one for you and the other for your wife．You'll never know 　　19　　 that night meant for me．I love you, son．”

　　At that moment．I understood the importance of giving our loved ones the time they 　　20　　 because these things Call never be put off till “some other time．”

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