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、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．They are very busy working to 　　1　　 the family．They don't act in the 　　2　　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV．　　3　　 flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more 　　4　　．

　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩)．I 　　5　　 sat down beside her and looked at her．“Mom, is there love between you and Dad? ” I asked her in a 　　6　　 voice．

　　My mother stopped and raised her head with 　　7　　 in her eyes．She didn't answer immediately．Then she 　　8　　 her head and continued to sew the quilt．At last my mother said：

　　“Susan, ” she said, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it 　　9　　 in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and 　　10　　．If life is a quilt, then love should be a 　　11　　．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there．Love is 　　12　　．”

　　The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously．When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed 　　13　　 of them had had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 　　14　　 slowly on the country road．My father had never been so 　　15　　．Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened through the leaves．All of these 　　16　　 the most beautiful picture in the world．

　　“Dad, how are you feeling now? ” I asked him one day．

　　He said gently．“ 　　17　　 , I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．” 　　18　　 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

　　　　19　　 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this 　　20　　, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

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　　We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago．One of the passengers was a small 　　1　　 man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning．He walked with a stoop(佝偻)and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty, 　　2　　 the bus and sat down alone behind the driver．No one ever paid very much attention to him．

　　Then one 　　3　　 morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down．The driver 　　4　　 guardedly．The rest of us were silent．The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, 　　5　　 and said in a loud voice：“And a very good morning to you all! ” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning, ” 　　6　　．The following weeks we were more alert(留意的)．Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date 　　7　　．The thin hair had been carefully combed．He said good morning to us every day and we 　　8　　 began to nod and talk to each other．

　　One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand．The driver 　　9　　 smilingly and asked：“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie? ”and he nodded shyly and said yes．The other passengers 　　10　　 and clapped at him．Charlie bowed and waved the 　　11　　 before he sat down on his seat．Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower．Some of the 　　12　　 passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束)．

　　The summer went by, and 　　13　　 was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual 　　14　　．When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or -　　15　　- on holiday somewhere．

　　One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly 　　16　　 was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the 　　17　　 that week．One of his very close friends had died at the weekend．They 　　18　　 him back on Monday．How silent we were the rest of the way to work．

　　The next 　　19　　 Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie．He seemed to have shrinked(缩小)again．Inside the bus was a 　　20　　．All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands．

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　　Towards the end of the baseball game, a controversial call was given．At full speed Paul Harvey slid home(本垒)and, thinking he had just 　　1　　 a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You're 　　2　　!”

　　Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the 　　3　　 why the call was wrong．Before his 　　4　　 really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench－　　5　　．

　　Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his 　　6　　．Like most of us do when we are faced with the 　　7　　 of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody 　　8　　 it．”

　　However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just 　　9　　 everyone else does it, that doesn't make it all right．And so, long after his friends had gone home, he 　　10　　 that coach back up to the school－not to 　　11　　 his car．No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I'm sorry, Sir．It was all my　　12　　．”

　　It takes true courage to stand up to face the 　　13　　 we all make and say, “I was wrong．I'm sorry．” What makes this 　　14　　 unique is that it wasn't meant for the world to 　　15　　, it was meant simply as a way to stay 　　16　　 to his own heart．

　　The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy－　　17　　 out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling 　　18　　 for doing so．But the real test comes later when we are 　　19　　 with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they'll get over it．”

　　Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child．Whoever it is, don't pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart．The time for apology is now! Courage is a 　　20　　 of the heart．

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　　I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh, excuse me please” was my 　　1　　．He said：“Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you．” We were very 　　2　　, this stranger and I．We went on our way and we said goodbye．But at home a 　　3　　 story is told．

　　Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very 　　4　　．When I 　　5　　, I nearly knocked her down．“Move out of the 　　6　　,” I said with a frown．She walked away, her little heart broken．I didn't 　　7　　 how harshly(严厉地)I'd spoken．

　　While I lay awake in bed that evening, my husband said to me, “While 　　8　　 a stranger, you are polite, but with the girl you love, you are 　　9　　．Go look on the kitchen floor; you'll find some flowers by the door．Those are the flowers she brought for 　　10　　．She picked them herself：pink, yellow and blue．She stood quietly not to 　　11　　 the surprise, and you 　　12　　 saw the tears in her eyes．”

　　　　13　　, my tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt down by her bed．“Wake up, little girl,” I said．“Are these flowers you picked for me?” She smiled：“I found them out by the tree．I picked them 　　14　　 they're pretty like you．I knew you'd like them, especially the blue．”

　　I said：“Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I 　　15　　 today．I 　　16　　 have yelled at you that way．”

　　She said：“Oh Mom, that's okay．I love you anyway．”

　　I said：“Daughter, I love you too．And I do like the flowers, especially the blue．”

　　I had got the world 　　17　　 again．I'd 　　18　　 to be polite to people in the street－good 　　19　　 make society work．But a stranger is someone we bump into once and then never see again－and 　　20　　 is for life．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mrs．Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were torn and that very often he 　　1　　 a bath．

　　In his file(档案), his first-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a 　　2　　 smile．He does his work neatly and he is a 　　3　　 to be around．”

　　His second grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a well-liked boy 　　4　　 he is troubled by his mother's illness and life at home must be a 　　5　　．”

　　His third-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy continues to work hard but his mother's death has been 　　6　　 on him．”

　　Teddy's fourth-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy doesn't show much interest in school．He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class．He could become a 　　7　　．”

　　On Christmas, Mrs．Thompson received presents from her class, 　　8　　 in beautiful ribbons and bright paper 　　9　　 Teddy's, which was in a brown shopping bag．

　　Mrs．Thompson opened the parcel in which was an old necklace 　　10　　 some of the stones 　　11　　 , and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume(香水)．She stopped the children's laughter, put the necklace on and dabbed some of the perfume behind her ears．

　　Teddy stayed behind just long enough to say, “Mrs．Thompson, today you smell just like my mom 　　12　　．”

　　On that 　　13　　 day, Jean Thompson began to pay particular attention to Teddy．As she worked with him, his mind seemed to become 　　14　　．The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded．By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class．

　　Every Christmas after Teddy graduated, she would receive a letter from Teddy．Then one day his letter was 　　15　　：Theodore F．Stoddard, PhD(博士)．

　　Another letter came on a beautiful spring day．Teddy said he'd met his girl and was to be 　　16　　．He was wondering if Mrs．Thompson might agree to sit in the seat for his mother．She 　　17　　on the wedding wearing the necklace Teddy gave her many years ago and using the perfume smelling just like the 　　18　　 Teddy remembered his mother smelling．

　　You can never 　　19　　 what type of effect you may make on another's life by your actions or 　　20　　 of actions．

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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 few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 　　1　　 me because he's not an artist．

　　"I 　　2　　 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week, " he said．"I really don't have 　　3　　 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 　　4　　 it．Every few months 1 look at the list and decide what to focus on next．　　5　　 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 　　6　　 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list, and you'll 　　7　　 what I mean．"

　　So that night, I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 　　8　　 to me．It also revealed how 　　9　　 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

　　I filled up the first twenty 　　10　　 quickly, but then began to think carefully．

　　Eventually I 　　11　　 items I've thought about for years, and 　　12　　 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 　　13　　 the list later, some entries surprised me．

　　First, I want to 　　14　　 much more, particularly now that my children are 　　15　　 and can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

　　I'm also surprised to 　　16　　 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 　　17　　, I'd better start before I turn 50．

　　Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 　　18　　．When I'm bored with life, I take

　　out my list．

　　My friend told me the 　　19　　 was preparing the ground so that life could-work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头), " he said．

　　Thanks to my 　　20　　 , I'm working on some big docks．

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　　I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself．And 　　1　　 otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always 　　2　　 to sit at the back of the classroom．

　　All this 　　3　　 after I joined a sports team．It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team．At first I thought it was a crazy 　　4　　 because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　　5　　 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me．But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 　　6　　 for it”, I wouldn't have decided to give it a try．

　　Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　　7　　 of it! When I first started 　　8　　 the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much 　　9　　 what I was doing．Sometimes I'd get 　　10　　 and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid．　　11　　 , I wasn't the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 　　12　　 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't 　　13　　 “just yet”．

　　I practiced and practiced．Soon I knew the 　　14　　 and the “moves”．Being part of a team was fun and motivating．Very soon the competitive 　　15　　 in me was winning over my lack of confidence．With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 　　16　　-friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player．I never had so much fun!

　　With my 　　17　　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates．I have gone from “ 　　18　　 ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 　　19　　 raising my hand－ even when I sometimes wasn't and not 100 percent 　　20　　 I had the right answer．Now I have more self-confidence in myself．

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　　The 25-year-old Shanghai native Liu Yiwei has had a(an) 　　1　　 holiday during the past seven days．　　2　　 than traveling or working overtime, she was hurrying from one place to another with the red envelopes with money that are given as wedding gifts．“Weddings are 　　3　　 to be joyful occasions filled with blessings．But when too many 　　4　　 up, you feel rushed to complete a series of tasks, " said Liu, who 　　5　　 two weddings in the past week, at one of which she was also “working” as the bridesmaid．The weddings can also be a “ 　　6　　 ” because guests should give couples red envelopes 　　7　　 money as blessings．The amount of money given is generally determined by how close you are 　　8　　 the couple, " Liu said．“But the common 　　9　　 is to give no less than 300 to 500 yuan．”

　　The weeklong National Day Holiday has become the most popular time for weddings．"It's marriage 　　10　　 , " said Liu．" 　　11　　 statistics on the number of marriages during the long holiday is not yet 　　12　　 , it is estimated there has been at least a 20 percent increase in the number of weddings 　　13　　 with the same period of last year．“The peak season for weddings has arrived, ” said Zhang Jie, the office director of the Shanghai Wedding Trade Association．"And the boom is unlikely to fade for the next five years, if not longer, because the 　　14　　 generation may soon 　　15　　 "．　　16　　 the association, there are more than 1, 000 people trained and registered as wedding announcers on its website this year．

　　Yin Li, a 27-year-old bridal makeup(新娘化妆)artist, said she had to work throughout the holiday, 　　17　　 the help of her assistant, who was also fully booked during the week．" All 20 artists and 　　18　　 of assistants and students in our studios were totally 　　19　　 this holiday, " said Yin, who had been a film makeup artist until two years ago, but left to enter the more 　　20　　 bridal industry．

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　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was because a professor 　　1　　 me to do so．She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 　　2　　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun! ” I 　　3　　 her．

　　Since I started to work for a 　　4　　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．By using the Internet, I have seen the 　　5　　 of many cities on my computer screen．And I have really made business 　　6　　 , too．With the help of the Internet, I have also got 　　7　　 about food in different countries．

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　　8　　 necessary when I happened to read a famous cook's comment on the Internet．He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　　9　　 around us at the same．So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　　10　　? ” Those words reminded me of my 　　11　　 advice．As information technology 　　12　　 , you might be able to do without making some real trips．But this also means that you will miss the various 　　13　　 you can get from traveling．

　　Today there are people who 　　14　　 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet．It is not surprising to see a group of people 　　15　　 not with each other but into their microphones．It seems as if such people are 　　16　　 by an invisible wall．They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 　　17　　 and talk with other people．I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology．We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　　18　　 more fruitful．However, we should never let it 　　19　　 our time for face-to-face communication．Let's make use of information technology more 　　20　　, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Everyone in the neighbourhood knew who Ugly was, the tomcat．He had only one eye and 　　1　　 the other should have been was a hole．He was also missing his ear on the same 　　2　　 , his left foot appeared to have been badly broken 　　3　　 , and his tail has long been lost．Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same 　　4　　．“That's one UGLY cat! ! ”

　　All the children were 　　5　　 not to touch him, but whenever he 　　6　　 children, he would come running, meowing and bump his head against their hand 　　7　　 for their love．If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin sucking on your shirt, eatring, 　　8　　 he could find．

　　One day Ugly 　　9　　 his love with the neighbour's dogs．They did not respond 　　10　　 , and Ugly was badly bitten．From my apartment I heard his scream and rushed to his 　　11　　．By the time I got to where he was lying, it was 　　12　　 that Ugly's sad life was almost at an end．As I 　　13　　 him up and tried to carry him home, I could feel him struggling．

　　Then I 　　14　　 a familiar suck on my ear．Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battlescarred cat was asking only for a little 　　15　　．At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen．Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or 　　16　　 try to get away from me．Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting me to 　　17　　 his pain．Ugly died in my arms 　　18　　 I could get inside, but I held him for a long time．

　　Ugly 　　19　　 me a lot about loving and giving．He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the 　　20　　 , and it was time for me to learn to love truly and give my total to those I cared for．

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