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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　There was a time when I thought my dad didn't know a thing about being a good father．I couldn't 　　1　　 him ever saying the words "I love you．" It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say "　　2　　"to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 　　3　　．Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver's licenses．Not my dad －he said that I'd have to get a job and buy my own．

　　So that is what I did．I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 　　4　　 every penny I could and 　　5　　 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to　　6　　 to．“Look, dad, a car of my own．If you ever want a ride, I'll only 　　8　　 you five dollars．” I offered with a smile．

　　"I see," was all he said．

　　One day, there was something wrong with my father's truck．So he needed a 　　8　　 to work．The sun wasn't even up when we left the house, 　　9　　 it was already getting warm out．It was going to be a(n)　　10　　 day．As I dropped my dad off, I 　　11　　 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 　　12　　 from the truck(车尾箱)of my car．Watching his sunweathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 　　13　　lines than I ever remembered being there before．I realized how hard my dad works for the family．My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工)．

　　In that instant, it 　　14　　 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family．And he did this day in and day out, 　　15　　 hot it got．Never, not once, had I heard him 　　16　　 about it．To him we were “worth” it．And never once did he “charge” us for it．

　　When he closed the trunk and put his tools to the side, he walked over to my window to 　　17　　 me five dollars．I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad．Keep your five dollars．It's my 　　18　　．Don't work too hard．I love you．”

　　His 　　19　　 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 　　20　　his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too．”

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　　What happens to the individual- the sort of environment in which he is brought up is one of factors which determine an individual's intelligence．If an individual is handicapped(不利)environmentally, it is likely that his brain will 1．________ to develop and he will never 2．________ the level of intelligence of which he is capable．The importance of 3．________ in determining an individual's intelligence can be 4．________ by the case history of the 5．________ twins, Peter and Mark．Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the．same．When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in6．________ foster(抚养)homes．Peter was raised by parents of 7．________ intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities．Mark was reared in the home of 8．________ parents who had been to college．He was read to as a child, sent to good 9．________, and given every 10．________ to be stimulated intellectually．This environmental difference 11．________ until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given 12．________ to measure their intelligence．Mark's I．Q．was 125, twenty-five points, fully forty points 13．________ than his identical brother．Given 14．________ opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at 15．________ the same level．

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　　Mark Gibson is a former gymnastics coach who once worked with many excellent athletes．He often tells a wonderful story about a 15-year-old 　　1　　 girl, Cindy, whose attitude brought out the best in everyone．

　　Cindy wasn't a great 　　2　　, but when she was in the gym, everyone complained less, worked harder, and, not 　　3　　, achieved more．Cindy was such a powerful motivator 　　4　　 she could see nothing．When it was her turn to do the vault(跳马), mother would also 　　5　　 alongside her, and tell her how close she was to the vault．When her mom said, “Vault!”, Cindy would reach out and jump, 　　6　　 her mother and herself．

　　Cindy loved the sport and kept 　　7　　 because she and her mom refused to be defeated by her 　　8　　．Mark called her the most 　　9　　 member of the team, not because of her 　　10　　 ability, but because of her heart and because she 　　11　　 a standard of perseverance　and courage that inspired others to get more out of themselves．Everyone who 　　12　　 her work hard to be the best 　　13　　 how much more they could get out of themselves．

　　This is leadership－leadership by 　　14　　．And we see this sort of leadership not only in 　　15　　 but also in families and in the workplace．Often the most important members of the team are not the 　　16　　, most skilled, or most powerful．Instead, their 　　17　　 is in their attitude and their ability to inspire and 　　18　　 others with their optimism, enthusiasm, and determination．

　　People who know how to get the best out of themselves get the best of others．

　　There's no doubt that Cindy's 　　19　　 has a great effect on her teammates．A person's personality matters most because it comes from within and does not depend on 　　20　　 alone．

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　　Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando．

　　We wanted to see 　　1　　 it was like in the life of a homeless person．One special thing I like to 　　2　　 is that my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how, it feels to be 　　3　　 hungry．We all get together in the 　　4　　 and prepare the food．Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and abottle of water．Sometimes my mom 　　5　　 a steaming hot delicious meal．We then 　　6　　 them all up to feed 30 or more people．

　　Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family 　　7　　．A lot of people 　　8　　 homeless people．Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people．Some are really nice;some of them just had 　　9　　 things happening to them．

　　　　10　　 when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their 　　11　　, because a lot of people are 　　12　　 to them for no good reason．But 　　13　　 they see us every week they 　　14　　 us．We even know some of their names．We all have to remember that these are people with 　　15　　．Some of them shake our hands for giving them food．Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy．

　　We have become really close 　　16　　 the man named Tony and his wife．They have all of their personal 　　17　　 in shopping carts．After we 　　18　　 them several times he has told us a lot about his life．He graduated from Howard University．He 　　19　　 teach French and Spanish．

　　After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me 　　20　　 what I have at home．I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone's life．

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　　There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind．She hated everyone, except her 　　1　　 boyfriend．He was always there for her．She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the world, I would 　　2　　 you．"

　　One day, someone 　　3　　 a pair of eyes to her．When the 　　4　　 came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend．He asked her, "　　5　　 you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and found that he was blind．The 　　6　　 of his closed eyelids shocked her．She hadn't 　　7　　 that．The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to 　　8　　 to marry him．Her boyfriend left in 　　9　　 and days later wrote a note to her, saying：Take good 　　10　　 of my eyes, dear．I'll always love you．

　　This is how the human brain often 　　11　　 when our status changes．Only a very few 　　12　　 what life was like before, and who was always by their 　　13　　 in the most painful situations．Life is a gift．

　　Today before you say an unkind word, think of someone who can't speak．Before you complain(抱怨)about the 　　14　　 of your food, think of someone who has nothing to eat．Before you complain about 　　15　　．think of someone who went too early to heaven．Before complaining about the distance you drive, think of someone who 　　16　　 the same distance with their feet．And when you are 　　17　　 and complain about your job, think of the 　　18　　,the disabled, and those who wish they had your job．And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, 　　19　　 a smile on your face and think：you're 　　20　　 and still around．

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　　After 10 months in office, Barack Obama pardoned(赦免)a bird from the National Turkey Federation(全国火鸡联盟)．It is a holiday tradition that 　　1　　 back to 1947．It is said the 　　2　　 Obama pardoned that day, 　　3　　 “Courage”, weighed 20 kg．Because of his pardon, “Courage” would 　　4　　 the Thanksgiving dinner．“But I heard that 　　5　　 Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson pardoned their turkeys, they ate them in fact, ” Obama 　　6　　 said, “I understand them; the turkey looks really 　　7　　．”

　　On the Thanksgiving holiday, the 　　8　　 Thursday in November, many Americans have turkey for lunch or dinner．Obama joked about also wanting to 　　9　　 the tradition and eat “Courage”．“If my daughters hadn't 　　10　　 me, I would have tasted ‘Courage’．” he said．

　　Obama said he 　　11　　 all the American people at home and abroad a happy Thanksgiving Day．He also talked about the first family's 　　12　　 to celebrate the coming festival．“Just like millions of other families across our country, we'll give our thanks to God for the 　　13　　 we have, ” Obama said．“We also remember that many members of our American family are still 　　14　　．”

　　Obama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a(n) 　　15　　 in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s．“Today we are facing many new risks and difficulties, ” he added．“So on this American holiday, as we give thanks to God for what we’ve 　　16　　 , let's also give a hand to those who are less 　　17　　．”

　　After his speech, “Courage” was lifted to a table and Obama 　　18　　 his hand over the turkey's head, pretending to be very 　　19　　 , and said, “You are pardoned．” Because of Obama's pardon, “Courage” would spend the rest of its life 　　20　　 at a Disneyland amusement park．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle(过道)from me．I 　　1　　 her for two reasons．She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 　　2　　．I teased her by asking if she had a 　　3　　 for the bear．She laughed and said no．

　　About halfway through the flight she 　　4　　 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab(进行康复治疗)．She 　　5　　 to share her life story with me．She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub．That 　　6　　 had led her down a dark 　　7　　 to drugs and alcohol．As I listened to her story．I was 　　8　　 at all she had gone through．I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 　　9　　 it．At the end of the flight, she 　　10　　 me for listening to her．

　　A few years later, I got a 　　11　　 in the mail saying, “Wow, it's been years since we met on that plane．It is 　　12　　 how you touched my life．” She went on to tell me that she had 　　13　　 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station．She felt she had achieved things she could not have 　　14　　 that day on the plane．We agreed to set up a time to get 　　15　　．

　　When I saw her, she was 　　16　　 the attractive young woman I remembered．She told me that that little 　　17　　 we had had turned her life around．She had boarded the plane 　　18　　 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation(肯定)of her as a person and of her 　　19　　 had given her the last bit of 　　20　　 she needed to work through her problems．

　　The young woman taught me it's never too late to make a new start in life．

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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，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。

　　I was always complaining about wind or rain．　　1　　 it was nothing unusual for the arrival of wind or rain, it caused inconvenience for me to go out, and sometimes it even created an awful atmosphere, so I 　　2　　 it strongly．

　　On a rainy day a meteorologist(气象学家)I met was very 　　3　　 at my great anger caused by rain that made a little inconvenience for me．

　　He asked, “Have you ever seen typhoon? Do you know what would happen to the world if there were no typhoon? ” I shook my head．I had no 　　4　　 of how overwhelming it was when it 　　5　　 everything away in its way．

　　“Well, let me tell you, ” the meteorologist said．“Without it the 　　6　　 of fresh water will be more serious, for it is a great 　　7　　 of water supply on earth, Without it, there would be a greater imbalance in the distribution of 　　8　　．The equatorial area that receives the most sunshine on earth 　　9　　 entirely on typhoon to disperse(驱散)heat．Without typhoon the tropics would be even 　　10　　 while the frigid zones much colder．As a result the temperate zones would 　　11　　 from the world…”

　　Ignorance made me 　　12　　．I disliked wind only because it ruffled(吹乱)my hair．I hated rain merely because I had to carry an umbrella．But I had no idea at all that typhoon-something much more violent, something a thousand times more 　　13　　 than wind or rain-was a 　　14　　 to the existence of mankind．

　　　　15　　no road on earth goes all the way on level ground, there's no person in the world who can do whatever he pleases．　　16　　 as it is for people to guard against typhoon, it is advisable for a man to stop 　　17　　 for a moment before he complains．“ 　　18　　 typhoon disappeared all together? What would the world become then? ” The 　　19　　 will keep him calm and lead him closer to truth-he will be better 　　20　　 of the world he lives in．

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　　Mr．Hadley was my 6th grade teacher．I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds．I ended up taking a lot of 　　1　　 especially from the boys, because of my appearance．I became an extremely 　　2　　 young lady．

　　One day 　　3　　 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr．Hadley that we would be 　　4　　 to stand up in front of the class and read the 　　5　　 that we had completed．

　　When my turn came, I 　　6　　 to stand up in front of all those students and 　　7　　 to their tricks．Mr．Hadley came over to me and again 　　8　　 me to read my report．I gave it back to him．He walked to the front of the 　　9　　 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone 　　10　　 to hear her read it．If I hear anyone making 　　11　　 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now．Understood? "

　　Mr．Hadley walked back to me and 　　12　　 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class．I walked to the front of the class on legs 　　13　　 were shaking and I felt a(n) 　　14　　 in my chest．Everyone were all quiet, including those boys．I stood there trying to gain 　　15　　．

　　Mr．Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it．I have 　　16　　 in you! " His words helped calm me．I 　　17　　 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and 　　18　　 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands．

　　From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some 　　19　　 made friends with me．I continued to be quite shy all through school 　　20　　 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again．I could do it．

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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。

　　What will happen if you put a buzzard in a pen(围栏)which is six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top? The bird in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute 　　1　　．The reason is that a buzzard always begins a(an) 　　2　　 , from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet．Without enough 　　3　　 to run, as is its habit, it will not even 　　4　　 to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in such a small jail with no top．

　　The ordinary bat that flies around at night, who is even a really 　　5　　 creature in the air, cannot take off from a 　　6　　 place．If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to move about 　　7　　 and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slightly 　　8　　 place from which it can throw itself into the air．Then, at once, it takes off like a 　　9　　．

　　If dropped into a/(an) 　　10　　 flat-bottomed glass, a bumblebee will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out．It never sees the means of escape at the top, but 　　11　　 trying to find some way out through the sides near the 　　12　　．It will seek a way where none exists, until it 　　13　　 destroys itself．

　　In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee．We 　　14　　 about with all our 　　15　　 and difficulties, not realizing that the answer is right there above us．

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