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Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __1__ before setting down. High desert winds had __2__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __3__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __5__ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about forty－five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) __6__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __7__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __8__ space because it only __9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very __10__.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __11__ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life...except one. A __12__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __13__， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I __14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his __15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown－ups have learned from __16__.He was __17__ the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and __18__ back into my seat，pretending I was __19__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even __20__ to giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
1. A. mistake B. delay C. change D. wind
2. A. forced B. warned C. swept D. reminded
3. A. watching B. visiting C. circling D. crossing
4. A. arrive B. enter C. stop D. land
5. A. if B. though C. because D. while
6. A. light B. pale C. easy D. quick
7. A. sick B. nervous C. angry D. afraid
8. A. empty B. narrow C. secret D. open
9. A. happens B. continues C. fails D. serves
10. A. quiet B. hot C. dirty D. crowded
11. A. partly B. gradually C. shortly D. clearly
12. A. pilot B. baby C. guard D. man
13. A. seats B. passengers
C. flight D. airplane
14. A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. insisted
15. A. health B. safety C. joy D. future
16. A. teachers B. books C. experience D. practice
17. A. learning B. taking C. missing D. enjoying
18. A. sat B. lay C. went D. rode
19. A. nearly B. finally C. really D. suddenly
20. A. attempted B. managed C. wanted D. decided
查看习题详情和答案>>Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come to see the daffodils (黄水仙) before they are over，” I wanted to go, but it was a two－hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. “I will come next Tuesday，” I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren. I said. “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see！”
My daughter smiled calmly and said. “We drive in this all the time, mother. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand－lettered sign that read: “Daffodil Garden.”
We got out of the car and each took a child's hand. And I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner of the path. and I looked up and gasped.Before me lay the most glorious sight. There were five acres of flowers. “But who has done this？” I asked Carolyn. “It's just one woman，” Carolyn answered. “That's her home.” Carolyn pointed to a well－kept A－frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio(露台), we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs(球茎)，” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”
I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun—one bulb at a time—to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.
6. The author didn't go to see the daffodils at first because ________.
A. she was not interested in them
B. they were growing on a mountain top
C. the weather was not good enough
D. it was a long drive to her daughter's house
7. Which of the following BEST describes the author's feeling seeing the daffodils?
A. Amazed. B. Disappointed. C. Confused. D. Moved.
8. What do we know about the woman living in the A－frame house?
A. She must be out of mind.
B. She acted as a gardener here.
C. It took her great determination to grow the daffodils.
D. She was poor and made her living by selling daffodils.
9. What would be the BEST title of the passage?
A. A Wonderful Daffodil Garden
B. A Remarkable Woman
C. One Bulb at a Time
D. I Love Daffodils
10. What could the author probably learn from this experience?
A. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
B. We must put the interests of others above our own.
C. We can change the world through our own efforts.
D. It's never too late to learn.
查看习题详情和答案>>One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to __1__ for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve __2__ a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked __3__ so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it __4__， and then asked, “How much do I owe you？”
“You don't owe me anything，” she __5__. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __6__.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger __7__， but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called __8__ to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now __9__， was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light __10__ his eyes. Immediately, he __11__ and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
__12__ in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He __13__ her at once. He went back to the consultation room and __14__ to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave __15__attention to her case.
After a long __16__ the battle was won. Dr. Kelly __17__ the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was __18__ that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her __19__. She read these_words...
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she __20__ silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
1．A.call B．make C．beg D．prepare
2．A.while B．when C．though D．unless
3．A.thirsty B．lazy C．tired D．hungry
4．A.slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurried
5．A.announced B．shook C．replied D．doubtful
6．A.reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
7．A.physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
8．A.up B．for C．on D．in
9．A.rich B．famous C．observant D．vivid
10．A.fixed B．consulted C．filled D．concentrated
11．A.rose B．raised C．got D．left
12．A.Worn B．Having C．putting D．Dressed
13．A.recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
14．A.desired B．declared C．determined D．declined
15．A.special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
16．A.decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
17．A.ordered B．requested C．confused D．compressed
18．A.negative B．uncertain C．positive D．obvious
19．A.presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
20．A.praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed
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