You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．
I went to work feeling 31 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It" s the same thing over and over again． 32 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 33 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 34 a lot of us 35 but we manage to deal with it．
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very 36 near where I keep the dirty 37 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 38 running all over the house, it was crazy． 39 these elderly women were watching 40 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．
When they 41 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 42 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．
43 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 44 and gentle voice, "You are going places．And that was it．They left the 45 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 46 to believe in myself．They 47 my spirit from being down and gave me a 48 to keep on working hard．
People used to tell me that I could not have a career in 49 until I had a degree．I"m now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 50 . And the best thing is: I"m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．
| 小题1: | | A．tired | B．excited | C．up | D．down |
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| 小题2: | | A．Dealing | B．Helping | C．Talking | D．Meeting |
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| 小题3: | | A．sat | B．seated | C．laid | D．seating |
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| 小题4: | | A．attract | B．avoid | C．adjust | D．annoy |
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| 小题5: | | A．employees | B．customers | C．boss | D．employers |
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| 小题6: | | A．table | B．box | C．spot | D．kitchen |
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| 小题7: | | A．dishes | B．rooms | C．clothes | D．chairs |
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| 小题8: | | A．men | B．women | C．servers | D．people |
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| 小题9: | | A．And | B．Otherwise | C．But | D．So |
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| 小题11: | | A．finished | B．completed | C．ordered | D．got |
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| 小题12: | | A．place | B．grade | C．mark | D．position |
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| 小题13: | | A．Before | B．While | C．As | D．After |
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| 小题14: | | A．confident | B．loud | C．low | D．pleasant |
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| 小题15: | | A．kitchen | B．house | C．restaurant | D．table |
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| 小题16: | | A．ability | B．courage | C．imagination | D．time |
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| 小题17: | | A．put down | B．picked up | C．took over | D．pointed out |
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| 小题18: | | A．cause | B．reason | C．present | D．permission |
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| 小题19: | | A．television | B．government | C．school | D．restaurant |
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| 小题20: | | A．company | B．station | C．show | D．advertisement |
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Liu Jiaoyang, 16, carefully winds a bobbin（绕线筒） with thread, places it on her sewing machine （缝纫机） and then presses her foot down to begin sewing．While she" s doing this, she pretends to guide fabric （布料）through the machine．Liu looks forward to the class when she can work on a piece of real cloth, and make a beautiful dress．
Each Tuesday afternoon, after the bell rings for the fourth period, Liu becomes a fashion designer．At the same time, the rest of the students at the High School Attached to Yunnan Normal University in Kunming are also having classes a little bit different from the usual ones．Some students dance, others create robots, and still others review films．These are just a few of the other 27 elective （选修的） courses besides Liu"s sewing class that the school began to offer last month．
"The fashion design class has become the bright point of my week．I learn how to choose colors and fabrics （织物） as well as sewing and sketching （素描） skills．It"s all helping me to realize the dream of becoming a fashion designer I" ve had since I was a little girl, " Liu said．
Design is Liu" s favorite, but for other students the electives are interesting lessons which relieve （舒缓） the pressures of schoolwork．Some students, for example, are learning how to play bridge．Chen Xi,15, is one of them．She said, "Many people think that playing a card game like this in class is a waste of time．But in fact, bridge is a very challenging game that helps develop memory and math skills．"
小题1:How often do the students have elective classes?
A．Once a week B ．Once a month C．Once a term D．Once a year
小题2:How many elective courses had the school offered by last month?小题3:Why did the students like to have elective classes?| A．Because the elective classes are easier． | | B．Because they needn"t do any homework in the elective classes． | | C．Because they can get an opportunity to relieve their pressures． | | D．Because they want to be fashion designers in the future． |
小题4:According to the passage many people think____in class is a waste of time．| A．dancing | B．creating robots | | C．playing a card game | D．reviewing films |
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It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The 37 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 38 it. You could hear the faint 39 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 40 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 41 and I was able to 42 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 43 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 44 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 45 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to 46 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run. 47 , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 48 . It really made the 49 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 50 . I had 51 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 52 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 55 he saved my sister’s.
| 小题1: | | A．picking | B．warming | C．catching | D．setting |
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| 小题2: | | A．bitterly | B．hardly | C．gently | D．perfectly |
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| 小题3: | | A．challenged | B．witnessed | C．enjoyed | D．hated |
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| 小题4: | | A．ceremony | B．tradition | C．victory | D．laughter |
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| 小题5: | | A．windy | B．bright | C．dark | D．cloudy |
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| 小题6: | | A．quiet | B．quality | C．impression | D．significance |
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| 小题7: | A．rely on | B．focus on | C．insist on | D．put on |
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| 小题8: | | A．let out | B．held on | C．participated in | D．took place |
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| 小题9: | | A．close to | B．out of | C．into | D．towards |
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| 小题10: | | A．able | B．frightened | C．content | D．proud |
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| 小题11: | | A．evaluate | B．worry | C．scream | D．escape |
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| 小题12: | | A．Accidentally | B．Normally | C．Generally | D．Somehow |
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| 小题13: | | A．sped up | B．rose up | C．broke down | D．wore out |
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| 小题14: | | A．moment | B．contest | C．comment | D．technique |
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| 小题15: | | A．advancing | B．breathing | C．concluding | D．dreaming |
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| 小题16: | | A．that | B．none | C．neither | D．it |
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| 小题17: | | A．hit | B．recognized | C．missed | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题19: | | A．actions | B．emotions | C．attitudes | D．thoughts |
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| 小题20: | | A．if | B．because | C．as if | D．so that |
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Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California"s Santa Na Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form home. I couldn"t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I"d just head east.
A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. "Four more lights," she said. There was another bus I could take form there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its wind-shield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.
"I just can"t leave you here, "she said. "This isn"t the nicest place. I"ll give you a ride home."
“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(迷惑的).
“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.
“It’s a long way,” I protested(抗议).
“Come on,”she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along.”she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That would not make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
小题1:The writer thought that he would have a long night because| A．it world be long before he could take another bus | | B．no driver would give him a ride | | C．he didn’t know the routes | | D．he perhaps would have to take a taxi |
小题2:Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was .| A．very quiet and peaceful | B．dark without street lights | | C．neither clean nor beautiful | D．a little unsafe |
小题3:The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because .| A．no bus would come | | B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable | | C．he became impatient and a bit worried | | D．he knew the driver would never return |
小题4:The bus driver drove the writer home later because .| A．she happened to go in the same direction | | B．she wanted to do something good for other people | | C．her brother told her to do so | | D．she wanted to earn more money |
小题5:The bus driver hoped that the writer .| A．world do as she did | B．would keep her in memory | | C．would give the money to others | D．would do her a favor |
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It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and soon swimming became the 36 . Suddenly I hit upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be _37_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and _38_ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be _39_ if we did．” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea i ndeed．
Early in the morning, three days _40_, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, _41_ for a bus to take us to the _42_． The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold．_43_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us _44_． We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _45_．
We soon reached the sands． There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged． _46_ we were proud that we were the _47_ ones that dared to challenge(向……挑战) the weather． Besides, the sun could keep us warm． So we _48_ ourselves quickly．
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought． The sea wind was blowing, we felt _49_ cold and we shook from head to feet． At last, we decided to _50_ the sea water． We put our feet in first, only to take them back _51_．The water was unbelievably cold．The I 52 that we should all jump in at the same time． We all went back ten steps． I gave the order and we all rushed forward．We jumped．I shall never 53 the feeling I had when I was in the water. I got up and rushed against to the seaside. So _54_ my friends．We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home．
We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _55_ a bad cold． We missed the lessons, but we got this unforgettable experience．
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| 小题2: | | A．lucky | B．interesting | C．surprising | D．happy |
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| 小题4: | | A．ill | B．worse | C．better | D．stronger |
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| 小题5: | | A．past | B．later | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题6: | | A．meeting | B．asking | C．looking | D．waiting |
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| 小题7: | | A．sands | B．pool | C．river | D．lake |
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| 小题8: | | A．Though | B．Only | C．Since | D．Even |
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| 小题9: | | A．warm | B．cold | C．cool | D．hot |
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| 小题10: | | A．talk about | B．speak out | C．think over | D．shout at |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Particularly | D．Lately |
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| 小题12: | | A．lucky | B．only | C．happy | D．younger |
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| 小题13: | | A．enjoyed | B．helped | C．changed | D．dressed |
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| 小题14: | | A．a little | B．such | C．a few | D．very |
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| 小题15: | | A．dive into | B．put down | C．take off | D．walk into |
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| 小题16: | | A．quickly | B．carefully | C．finally | D．bravely |
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| 小题17: | | A．announced | B．promised | C．suggested | D．told |
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| 小题18: | | A．forget | B．remember | C．tell | D．believe |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．became | C．caught | D．turned |
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Ibrahim became disabled after contracting polio (小儿麻痹症) when he was three years old. At first his parents, like many other parents of disabled children in Niger, did not want to send him to school. They were worried he would be laughed at by his classmates.
Despite his disability, and his parents’ doubts, Ibrahim was determined to go to school. “When I was eight,” Ibrahim says, “other kids of my age were going to school while I stayed at home. I did not like that. So, I pestered (缠着) my parents until they finally let me go to school.”
Ibrahim’s parents sent him to a private school nearby. Although the journey to and from school was a short one, it still wasn’t easy for Ibrahim. He had to use his hands to help him move along, protecting them with plastic slippers. But at least he was getting an education.
However, after only a year in school, Ibrahim’s education was interrupted when his parents separated. His mother did not have the means to continue paying for his tuition.
In 2007, Ibrahim received some money to be fitted with a leg brace (支架), corrective shoes and his first pair of crutches (拐杖). Now that he was more mobile than before, the most important thing for him was to find a way to go back to school.
“I wanted to start school again last October,” Ibrahim says. “After my mother told me she could not afford it, I went to visit some of my relatives for support. And I collected 5,000 francs CFA (US $8) to pay my tuition for half a year. I will find the rest of the money somehow.”
Ibrahim attends a school in which he is the only disabled student. According to his teacher, he is among the top five students in a class of 55.
小题1:Why did Ibrahim’s parents prefer Ibrahim to stay at home? | A．There was a lot of housework for him to do. | | B．They had no money to pay for his tuition. | | C．There were not enough schools in the country. | | D．They were afraid the students would make fun of him. |
小题2:How did Ibrahim go to school before his parents separated? | A．He went to school on his wheelchair. | | B．He went to school on his parents’ bicycle. | | C．He walked to school with the support of his hands. | | D．He walked to school using a pair of crutches. |
小题3: Ibrahim’s education was interrupted because of his _____. | A．parents’ doubts | B．lack of tuition | C．physical disability | D．terrible mood |
小题4:The best title for the passage might be _____.| A．A long way to go | B．Determined to learn | | C．The only disabled student | D．I did not like that |
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