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At my workplace there aren’t enough 1.(opportunity) to be different. We give care to others but sometimes we forget to care for 2.(we) and each other.
So, I print 3.(inspire) messages, happy pictures, etc, and post them on a blank space 4. I’ve found in one of our rooms. I believe they add to our “emotional education”．
One person asked me, “Why do you try to help these people? They are not very nice？” My answer 5.(be), “If it affects one person then it’s a good thing.” It doesn’t matter whether it has an impact 6. anyone else. What matters is that I’m the 7.(good) person I can be.
I know those 8.(print) stories and articles are read because they keep getting moved about. So, 9.(eventual), like sandpaper against a rough surface, 10. surface will become smooth and the messages will get through. How long it takes really doesn’t matter.
When I was six years old, I broke my right arm. After numerous weeks with a cast (石膏绷带) on, I returned to the hospital to ______ have it removed. My mother found it ______ that I was so excited about returning to the place where I had experienced so much ______. Yet soon she discovered my fascination with the healing process.
After the doctor removed my cast, I became ______ as the pain shot up my arm. After a series of Xrays and ______， I was given a new cast and my mother was told to bring me back in two weeks.
When the ______ came — I would have my cast removed for the second time, I was nervous. The hospital seemed like a more ______ place than it had been. Yet I was optimistic enough to ______ the doctor as he removed the cast and asked me to move my arm. After a moment of ______， I reached out my arm, moved it and was shocked by the ______. My arm was fixed! Nothing ______！
As my mom and I made our way out of the hospital, I ______ her hand and ran away. My mom was ______ that I would meet with something dangerous. As she moved through a lot of people in the crowded hospital, she ______ me. I was comforting an old man. Just as my mother pulled me, I said, “Don’t ______； the doctor will fix your ______. You’ll walk again! He fixed my arm！” I showed him my newly healed arm. My mother felt embarrassed and began to ______ to the man in the wheelchair and the elderly woman pushing him. Yet she ______ when she saw their smiles. She had ______ that optimism, enthusiasm and trust were nothing to be sorry for.
Since then, I’ve decided to help people. I believe ______ and trust are the building blocks for happiness and success.
1.A. finally B. slightly C. proudly D. quietly
2.A. useless B. strange C. possible D. lucky
3.A. danger B. failure C. harm D. pain
4.A. tired B. puzzled C. interested D. scared
5.A. arguments B. practices C. examinations D. meetings
6.A. day B. performance C. operation D. chance
7.A. disappointing B. frightening C. confusing D. boring
8.A. trust B. teach C. remind D. encourage
9.A. surprise B. hesitation C. complaint D. treatment
10.A. wound B. design C. view D. result
11.A. fell B. saved C. hurt D. ended
12.A. released B. moved C. touched D. held
13.A. aware B. ashamed C. afraid D. amazed
14.A. paid attention to B. caught sight of C. put up with D. looked up to
15.A. go B. cry C. run D. worry
16.A. legs B. tool C. shoes D. wheelchair
17.A. point B. apologize C. shout D. reply
18.A. agreed B. escaped C. left D. stopped
19.A. suggested B. doubted C. explained D. realized
20.A. experience B. patience C. optimism D. curiosity
When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office. When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking. Then I noticed his seriousness and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker. He has prided himself on his career. 1.I guess I had taken his work for granted.
2.For starters, he was home all the time. It meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer searching for jobs.3.He seemed down, though he tried to be optimistic. He asked my brother and me to spend less. I gave up my spending money, which wasn’t much. I also found a parttime job.
4.He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him build it. One evening I asked if he needed help. “Only if it doesn’t affect school，” he said. I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months.
5.The terrible experience for our family taught me how to deal with difficulties. Now I know that through creative problemsolving, I can always find Plan B. I can ask for help and take risks. What I have learned from my dad’s understanding of business and his work ethic(信条)are two of the most important lessons I will ever learn. And they will be my principles for success.
A．Providing for our family has been his joy.
B．I made every effort to solve his problems.
C．I began to notice how losing his job had affected him.
D. My father’s unemployment created many changes in our lives.
E. After months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction.
F. His courage and determination helped him to become successful in his new career.
G. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action influenced me a lot.
The play The Doctor’s Dilemma by George Bernard opens on the day when Ridgeon, a famous research doctor，is knighted (封爵)．His friends gather to congratulate him.The friends include Sir Patrick, a wellknown old physician, Walpole, an aggressive surgeon, Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington, an attractive society doctor, and Blenkinsop, an honest government doctor.Each one has his favorite theory of illness and method of cure._One_man’s_cure_is_another_man’s_poison，but they all get along.
A young woman (Mrs Dubechat) desperately seeks help for her husband from Ridgeon, who has evidently found a way to cure her husband’s illness.Ridgeon initially refuses, but then he changes his mind for two reasons — Mr Dubechat is a fine artist and Ridgeon falls in love with his wife.
When the doctors meet Mr Dubechat, however, they find that he is a dishonest person.Ridgeon eventually decides to treat Blenkinsop，who has the same disease, and refers the artist to Bloomfield Bonington.As a result, he will die.In the end, Ridgeon justifies his behavior as a plan to let Mr Dubechat die before his wife finds out how dishonest he actually was.This, in fact, happens and Mr Dubechat’s artistic reputation grows.
At one level this play deals with allocation (分配) of rare medical resources.Which of the two men will Sir Ridgeon save? Blenkinsop is an honest doctor who works for the poor.Mr Dubechat is a charming sociopath (反社会者)，who happens to be an extraordinary artist.
Ridgeon solves this problem with an interesting moral twist — he explains that Mr Dubechat’s death will be a benefit because it will keep his reputation .It will also potentially benefit Ridgeon, who wants to get Mrs Dubechat.
1.The author wrote the passage mainly to________.
A. give a brief introduction to George Bernard
B. introduce the play The Doctor’s Dilemma
C. introduce five famous doctors
D. give some critical opinions about The Doctor’s Dilemma
2.How does Ridgeon feel about not saving Mr Dubechat?
A. Reasonable. B. Regretful.
C. Doubtful. D. Upset.
3.How can Ridgeon benefit from Mr Dubechat’s death?
A. His reputation will grow.
B. He might get Mr Dubechat’s wife.
C. He might obtain Mr Dubechat’s wealth.
D. He will lose a competitor in his career.
Rajesh Singh’s father was a small clerk and had huge family of 8 children.Rajesh Singh’s father died when Rajesh was 16.Rajesh was very passionate about education and used to top his schools.But sudden death of his father and having 3 sisters, 4 brothers and mother to support, he was forced by life to give up his studies.
Rajesh did everything under the sun with one single goal, feeding his brothers, sisters and making sure that they at least graduate.Rajesh started doing odd jobs till he settled with a job in textile trading unit.His responsible attitude, his zeal (热心) to succeed and his honest character saw him making good fame in the market.Soon Rajesh was sought for employees by traders.After working for 5 years as an employee, Rajesh finally got a financier who wanted to do business of textile trading.Rajesh formed a partnership firm and slowly his business started flourishing.
Rajesh still has passion for studies but his business didn’t give him time for pursing his aspirations.It is said that life throws you surprise when you least expect it.His friend was thinking of buying a school but had 20% amount short for that.The school was primary school and management wanted to sell it off.Rajesh soon jumped into the opportunity and became one of the trustees (受托人) of the school.
His passion for education, his zeal for interacting with students saw some of good reforms in the school.He introduced some programs for interaction with parents, programs for improving concentration of students and their interactive studying.
His school was one of the first schools to have computers in the city.Soon his school saw rise in the number of students and they expanded.They also got permission to make it into higher secondary school from primary school.
1.Rajesh Singh gave up his studies because________.
A. he couldn’t keep up with his classmates
B. he lost interest in school
C. he had to support a large family
D. he had learned enough at school
2.What happened after Rajesh Singh worked in textile trading?
A. He became the most popular employee.
B. He became a famous financier.
C. He found a better job in another business.
D. He set up his own business with a partner.
3.Which of the following is NOT proper to describe Rajesh Singh?
A. Responsible. B. Honest.
C. Strongwilled. D. Learned.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. From School Dropout to School Owner
B. A Poor Man’s Struggle to Fame
C. A Responsible Big Brother
D. Opportunities Favor Those Who Are Prepared
A fourteenyearold violinist was performing at the Tanglewood Music Festival with Leonard Bernstein, the famous conductor. In the middle of a complex violin concert, a string on the girl’s violin broke. Her violin was unusable, and Bernstein stopped the orchestra. The young violinist kept her cool, turned to the first violinist, and borrowed his violin. Unfortunately, a string quickly broke on that violin as well, and she had to use yet another instrument. Such a disaster might unnerve even an experienced violinist, but the fourteenyearold kept her cool and finished the concert. The audience applauded enthusiastically. Today, people still talk about the extraordinary performance of the youngster. She is Midori.
As a little girl in Osaka, Japan, Midori lived in a musical home. Her mother was a concert violinist. When Midori was just two years old, her mother was amazed to hear her child humming (哼曲子) a complex piece of music by Bach.
Midori soon began practicing on a childsized violin. Her mother gave her music lessons and arranged private performances for family and friends. When Midori was nine years old, her mother recognized that her daughter possessed great musical talent. She took Midori to the United States to play at the Aspen Music Festival. After Midori performed perfectly there, a famous music teacher named Dorothy DeLay accepted her as her student. This meant that Midori and her mother would have to move to New York City.
In New York, Midori had a busy schedule of music lessons and school. She performed only a few times a year in her early teens. After her first public appearance at the Tanglewood Music Festival, music fans eagerly waited for each of her concerts.
When she turned sixteen, Midori decided to leave school and become a fulltime performer. When she appeared onstage, audiences were amazed at Midori’s wonderful music, as well as her graceful (优美的), shy beauty.
The adult Midori is perhaps the most famous female musician in the world. She has received countless awards. But Midori is not just concentrating on her career. She recently created the Midori Foundation, which provides lectures to teach children about music. Midori remembers how much she loved learning to make music as a child. Now, she is devoted to making the same beautiful experience possible for other young children.
1.The author mentions Midori’s performance at the Tanglewood Music Festival at 14 to show she was ________.
A. highly skilled
B. extraordinarily calm
C. particularly fortunate
D. extremely experienced
2.After moving to New York, Midori ________.
A. gave up school immediately
B. performed a lot in her early teens
C. won a lot of awards soon after her move
D. impressed the audience with her performance
3.Midori set up the Midori Foundation in order to ________.
A. encourage little children to play the violin
B. help children realize their music dreams
C. show her gratefulness to her fans
D. raise money for music lovers
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. From Japan to New York
B. A famous music festival
C. Music for children
D. Musical genius
