The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then , using her hands to _ _ the seats , settled in one of them.
It had been a year since she became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of_ _. Susan’s husband Mark watched her _ _ into hopelessness and he was _ __ to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to _ __ to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too __ _ to get around the city by herself. Mark _ __ to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening __ __ she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark __ __ Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other _ __, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new __ __.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip _ __. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband_ __, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激). She said goodbye and, for the first time, they went their_ _ ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement __ _ Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work __ _ . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure _ _ you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver _ __.
“You know, every morning for the __ __ week, a fine—looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than __ __. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
1.A. touch B. grab C. count D. feel
2.A. weakness B. sickness C. darkness D. sadness
3.A. run B. sink C. jump D. step
4.A. inspired B. determined C. honored D. pleased
5.A. return B. adjust C. honored D. pleased
6.A. tired B. astonished C. depressed D. frightened
7.A. volunteered B. attempted C. continued D. struggled
8.A. when B. as C. until D. after
9.A. drove B. directed C. accompanied D. sent
10.A. feelings B. organs C. skills D. senses
11.A. position B. environment C. status D. role
12.A. on her own B. in person C. to her benefit D. on foot
13.A. politely B. calmly C. briefly D. tightly
14.A. opposite B. separate C. fixed D. lonely
15.A. took charge of B. took place ofC. took advantage of D. took hold of
16.A. as usual B. as a rule C. as well D. as a consequence
17.A. respect B. envy C. know D. support
18.A. what B. how C. why D. who
19.A. past B. same C. first D. next
20.A. courage B. will C. sight D. wisdom
Habits of highly successful students
Never over-study
When you spend much time studying you will quickly lose focus and the time spent in studying will become “junk time”. You think you’re studying but you’re just sitting there re-reading the same sentence about 100 times and you’re not getting anywhere. Instead, take regular breaks.____ 1.__.Besides, it will give your mind some time to take in what you have been doing.
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Top students don’t just randomly(随意地) sit down and complete work. They actually plan what they are going to do. They actually plan the time they will study and they set goals for what will be achieved. If you want to be successful, do as successful people do. Set a plan and, set a goal and stick to it, which create a routine and a routine is the first step towards developing a habit.
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Front up to the toughest work first
Many of us like to do the easy things first to build our confidence. That’s fair enough. The only challenge with this approach is that you use up your primary energy at the start of any study period and so if you are dealing with the easy parts with your primary energy your batteries will be low when it comes the time to deal with the hard part. So what happens then? __4.___. We all do it. We really shouldn’t, though. So develop the habit of giving your primary energy to the hard tasks and completing the easy stuff last.
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Do we really have to explain this? Just turn them off for an hour; we promise the world will still be there when you log back in. Don’t text your friends; don’t chat while doing memory activities; don’t make phone calls; just focus on what you're doing. Ever if you focus on work for 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of chatting, it’s better than 30 minutes of work while also chatting. You get that right?
A. Taking breaks can make you get everywhere.
B. You get tired and impatient and just give up
C. Positive habits decide future success
D. Plan your study
E. Taking breaks will make you energetic again and refresh your mind
F. Get off social networking sites and turn off the phone
G. Achieve your goal
Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”
For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.
While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.
Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founderｓ of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.
Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”
1.What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?
A. She was born a slave
B. She was a slaveholder
C. She had a famous sister
D. She was born into a rich family
2. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?
A. She found an employer
B. She wanted to be a lawyer
C. She was hit and got angry
D. She had to take care of her sister
3. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution?
A. She should always obey her owners’ orders
B. She should be as free and equal as whites
C. How to be a good servant
D. How to apply for a job
4.What did Mumbet do after the trial?
A. She chose to work for a lawyer
B. She foundｅｄ the NAACP
C. She continued to serve the Ashleys
D. She went to live with her grandchildren
5.What is the test mainly about?
A. A story of a famous writer and spokesperson
B. The friendship between a lawyer and a slave
C. The life of a brave African American woman
D. A trial that shocked the whole world
It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.
That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.
Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.
1.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?
A. 1952 B. 1962 C. 1972 D. 1982
2.What does the underlined word“It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The heat B. The theater.
C. The Music Man D. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
3.What do we know about Mr. Bellow?
A. He loved children very much.
B. He was a fan of John Wayne.
C. He sold air conditioners.
D. He was a movie star.
4.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?
A. The two movies were really wonderful.
B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.
C. The manager of the theater was friendly.
D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.
5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The author turned out to be a great singer.
B. The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.
C. The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.
D. The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.
One morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers(传单), and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.
“If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.
The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend’s son.”
Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”
1.What did Tracy do after finding the dog?
A. She looked for its owner
B. She gave it to Ann as a gift.
C. She sold it to the dollar store.
D. She bought some food for it.
2. How did the dog help save Jack?
A. By breaking the door for Ann.
B. By leading Ann to Jack’s room.
C. By dragging Jack out of the room.
D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.
3. What was Ann’s attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4?
A. Sympathetic B. Doubtful
C. Tolerant D. Grateful
4.For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?
A. To help her friend’s son.
B. To interview Tracy
C. To take back his dog.
D. To return the flier to her.
5.What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?
A. It would be given to Odie.
B. It would be kept by Ann’ family.
C. It would be returned to Peter.
D. It would be taken away by Tracy.
假如你是某中学的学生Tom。前不久，你参加了全国英语演讲比赛并获得一等奖。请用英语给校刊写一篇文章，谈谈你的体会。内容主要包括：
1．付出才有回报；
2．收获自信和友谊；
3．感激之情。
注意 1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Looking back to the National English Speaking Competition I took part in several days ago，I have a lot to share with you．
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