阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　It was raining．I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee．　　1　　 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 　　2　　．I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls 　　3　　 their souls belonged to the 　　4　　．

　　I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 　　5　　 in front of it．“ I'm Steve, ” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“ I can't talk with you．I'm 　　6　　 , ” he said．He was chatting online and, 　　7　　 , he was playing a computer game –a war game．I was 　　8　　．

　　Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried 　　9　　 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 　　10　　 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was 　　11　　．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout “ 　　12　　 ! ”

　　I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me．I 　　13　　 , and saw nobody showed any interest．

　　　　14　　 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more 　　15　　 having a relationship with the 　　16　　 , particularly Steve．I wouldn't want to 　　17　　 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 　　18　　 with people．

　　I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn't even 　　19　　 that the coffee was bad, 　　20　　 Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项。

　　About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey．Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very 　　1　　 in art．She could draw and paint beautifully．When Audrey graduated from university, she got two 　　2　　, one in fine arts and one in chemistry．Not too many people do well in two such 　　3　　 areas of study．

　　Just before her high school graduation, Audrey 　　4　　 me a wonderful gift．It was a watercolour painting of a mother and her baby．A tear 　　5　　 from the mother's eye as she looked 　　6　　 at her child．Under the painting, Audrey had 　　7　　 these words：“The deep love from Mother, 　　8　　 me, touches another．” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and 　　9　　 in my office．

　　Years passed with many 　　10　　 from one office to another and I 　　11　　 the painting．Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I 　　12　　 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 　　13　　 of mine．It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier．When cleaning out a storage room, she had 　　14　　 my gift．

　　I was struck that the 　　15　　 gift came back．I knew Audrey very well．When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious 　　16　　．What's worse, her father left the house．It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble．She 　　17　　 it but was disabled．

　　To 　　18　　, it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother's love has helped 　　19　　 a talent and how its 　　20　　 pushes me ahead．

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　　Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum ＆ Bailey Circus (马戏团)．One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, 　　1　　 by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．It was 　　2　　 that they could, at any time, break free, 　　3　　 strangely enough, they didn't．I asked a trainer the 　　4　　 for this．

　　He said, “When they were very young we used the 　　5　　 size rope, and it was enough to hold them．As they grow up, they believe the rope can 　　6　　 hold them, so they never try．”

　　Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you 　　7　　 once before？Do you often tell 　　8　　 “I cannot dance”or “I'm not good at math”？

　　These are 　　9　　 of self limiting beliefs．You must realize you're 　　10　　 for them．A limiting belief that says you're poor at math may have 　　11　　 as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which 　　12　　 you．The cool thing is that because you create the 　　13　　 you can choose to change it! Here is how：

　　First, 　　14　　 it with “I am good at math”．Once you change your 　　15　　, your subconsciousness (潜意识) will make this come true by driving you to 　　16　　．That might be to take a math course or to go online 　　17　　 help, etc．Gradually you'll really see your math skills are 　　18　　．

　　This is such a simple process that you can 　　19　　 it today．Don't be like the poor elephants and make your life 　　20　　 at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago．

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

More good things come from small things

　　About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me．I never heard any 　　1　　 from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids．

　　We　　2　　often in the hallways when we were coming or going．I　　3　　spoke, but the only 　　4　　I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl．

　　I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 　　5　　 they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 　　6　　for the others．I 　　7　　 in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn't like to be snubbed(冷落)．The parents were 　　8　　her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 　　9　　holding the door open, 　　10　　 for me．

　　I hurried as much as I could and 　　11　　 her．She was smiling from ear to ear．That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 　　12　　 the little girl and said to myself, “I 　　13　　 she would like that” so I bought it．I wrote a note 　　14　　 how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man's 　　15　　．

　　The next day there was a 　　16　　 on the door and 　　17　　 was the little girl and her father．She was so proud of her bear and thanked me．Then I 　　18　　 her mother and the other children were there in the hall too．The mother and father both thanked me．

　　Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 　　19　　 manner, I might add．　　20　　 time passes, I don't hear that shouting as often．In fact, hardly at all．

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　　A high school history teacher once told us, “if you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate．A true friend is someone who stays with you for life．”　　1　　 teaches that he was right．Good friendship is just not easily 　　2　　．

　　It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for 　　3　　 friendship to 　　4　　．However, there can be 　　5　　 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want．

　　To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our 　　6　　 the kinds of friendship we want．Are they to be close or 　　7　　 at arm's length? Do we want to 　　8　　 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 　　9　　 enough---and that's right．But at some point we need to 　　10　　 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations．The sharing of 　　11　　experience 　　12　　 our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships．But it 　　13　　 be undertaken(进行)slowly and carried on only if there are 　　14　　 of interest and action in return．

　　What are some of the 　　15　　 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon．Deep relationships 　　16　　 time．Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention, Similarly, friendships 　　17　　 actions in return, in 　　18　　 words, you must give as much as you take．Finally there is a question of taking care of．Unless you spend 　　19　　 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters doing things together, friendships will die 　　20　　．

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　　I'm going to share my most embarrassing experience in life with you．It turned out to be one of my life's most valuable 　　1　　．

　　This summer, I 　　2　　 a dance camp organized by the high school dance team．We went to learn new tricks, techniques and knowledge about the art of dance．I arrived at the camp, being very 　　3　　 of my ability to be a good dancer; of course I was 　　4　　 high marks and praise．My rich experience and long time in the dance team qualified me for the top class, which I felt was a right 　　5　　．

　　However, when the class began I 　　6　　 that I did not know as much as I thought I did．My over-confidence 　　7　　 me to fall flat on my face．It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform challenging jumps, leaps and other 　　8　　 tricks except me．All of that “former experience” got me nowhere．Because of that I became discouraged and wanted to 　　9　　 immediately．My frustration kept me from doing my best．As a result the final performance was nothing but embarrassing．On the stage I 　　10　　 forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there, looking 　　11　　 , while the other girls performed like professionals．How embarrassing it was!

　　From this experience I 　　12　　 that people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they are; there is always someone out there that can do it 　　13　　 than you．I also learned that there is always room for 　　14　　 , and I should do my best whatever the situation is．I know if I do not try my best, I will 　　15　　 even before I begin．

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　　I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church; beautiful notes about my homilies(布道)and about the writer's thoughts on the daily readings．The 　　1　　 fascinated(吸引)me．But it was a long time 　　2　　 I met the author of the notes．

　　One Sunday morning, I was told someone was 　　3　　 for me in the office, a young woman who said she 　　4　　 all the notes．When I saw her I was 　　5　　 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes．She was sitting in a chair in the office．Her head was 　　6　　 and when she raised it to look at me, she could barely 　　7　　 without pain．Her face was disfigured(畸形), so smiling was very 　　8　　 for her．

　　We 　　9　　 for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week．

　　As it 　　10　　 we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our 　　11　　．We spoke of authors we both had 　　12　　 , and it was easy to tell that 　　13　　 were a great love of hers．

　　She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look 　　14　　．I know that her condition 　　15　　 her deeply．Yet there was a beauty in her that had 　　16　　 to do with looks．She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but 　　17　　 heart．She possessed a fine-tuned sense of beauty．Her only 　　18　　 in life was the loss of a friend．

　　The truth of her life was a desire to see 　　19　　 the surface for a glimpse of what it is that matters．She found beauty and 　　20　　 and they befriended her, and showed her what is real．

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　　To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!

　　In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was 　　1　　 by an armed guerrilla(游击队)fighter from die enemy country．The fighter

　　　　2　　 the young man down me hill where he was to be 　　3　　．

　　But a(n) 　　4　　 thing happened．The young man, who had 　　5　　 military(军事的)training, was able to disarm(解除武装)the fighter．Now, the table was 　　6　　 and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill．

　　As they walked, 　　7　　 , the young man began to reflect on what was happening．Recalling the 　　8　　 of his mother, "Love your enemies; do good to those who 　　9　　 you．" He found he could go no farther．

　　He 　　10　　 the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was 　　11　　 to go and turned back 　　12　　 the hill．

　　Minutes later, he heard footsteps 　　13　　 behind him as he walked．"Is this the end after all? " he 　　14　　．Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off．

　　But he continued on, 　　15　　 glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug an dpour out 　　16　　 for sparing his life．

　　Mercy often wears the face of 　　17　　．And though it usually isn't an enemy in uniform-that we are challenged to forgive, we have 　　18　　 for mercy every day．Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have 　　19　　 ; for our forgiveness．You know who they are．

　　As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The 　　20　　 can never forgive．Forgiveness is the attribute(特性)of the strong．" Be strong．Forgive．

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　　Last night, I was waiting for a taxi．After 5 minutes, I was 　　1　　．The driver seemed to be angry．I asked him what the 　　2　　 was．He said he had just come from the airport without a 　　3　　, which was basically ＄70 in lost fare．

　　Over the course of that ride, the anger slowly 　　4　　．He mentioned he had read an article saying the 　　5　　 people are the ones that give, so he hoped he'd have more 　　6　　 to give in his life．I was starting to 　　7　　 being with him! We continued talking about why 　　8　　 is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to 　　9　　 it．

　　As we arrived at my destination, I 　　10　　 my fare．But I pulled out an extra ＄20 and said, “Since we've been talking about giving this whole time, I wanted to share that 　　11　　 with you．I've already paid my fare, but here's an extra little bit．You can 　　12　　 it, since you're already down ＄70 from the airport．But if you want to experience the 　　13　　 of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can 　　14　　 their gratitude in whatever way．”

　　The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better 　　　　15　　．You give that ＄20 to a 　　16　　 person around here and I'll treat the next passenger with a 　　17　　 ride myself．”

　　Wow．This man was 　　18　　 10 minutes ago．I got out and walked around trying to find someone who needed help 　　19　　 heading to my destination．

　　It was an honor meeting that driver and 　　20　　 the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving．

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　　One day, my wife suggested I take another woman out．

　　The woman was my widowed(寡居的)mother, but the 　　1　　 of my work and my three children had made it 　　2　　 to visit her only occasionally．That night I called to invite her to go out for 　　3　　 and a movie．

　　My mother was the type of woman who 　　4　　 that a surprise invitation was a sign of bad news, but anyway, she 　　5　　 it．

　　That Friday after work, when I reached her house, I 　　6　　 that she wore the dress she had worn to 　　7　　 her last wedding anniversary．

　　"I told my friends about our date, and they were 　　8　　,” she said．

　　We went to a restaurant and she took my 　　9　　 as if she were the First Lady．After we sat down, I had to read the menu．Her eyes could 　　10　　 read large print．

　　“It was I who had to read the menu when you were 　　11　　，" she smiled．

　　“Then it's time I should return the 　　12　　,” I responded．

　　We had a pleasant conversation over dinner －　　13　　 extraordinary but recent events of each other's life．We 　　14　　 so much that we missed the movie．

　　“Let me 　　15　　 you next time,” she said．

　　A week later, my mother died of a heart attack 　　16　　．Some time later, I received a receipt(收据)from the restaurant mother and I had dined．An attached note 　　17　　：“I paid for two plates in advance －one for you and the other for your wife．You will never know what that night 　　18　　 to me．I love you, son．”

　　Give your family the time they 　　19　　, because these things cannot be 　　20　　 till “some other time”．

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