is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rockclimbing accident,
and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together,they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2,000foot
rock in the Yosemite National Park, through one of most difficult routes(路线).
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖状物) that guided the ropes and
climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes
and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days.
Wellman"s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In
all, Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pullups up the rope on the climb.
However,when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. "He knew that was how I got
injured. "Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started
training.
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett
dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action
probably saved his friend"s life.
"Your partner can save your life-you can save your partner"s life. " Wellman said as the pair received
congratulations from friends. "There are real close ties. "
B. To climb it twice.
C. To do 5,000 pullups up the rope.
D. To lock the rope in place.
B. Wellman had lost interest in climbing.
C. Corbett didn"t want to hurt Wellman.
D. Wellman hadn"t decided whether to climb again.
B. He was disabled in a traffic accident.
C. He stopped rockclimbing for some time.
D. He was saved by Corbett during the climb.
B. friendship is precious in life
C. the disabled should never give up
D. a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated
kind eyes. Even when she walks away, she leaves an impression. Molly"s mark is a smile, stamped into
the ground by the horseshoe at the bottom of her false leg.
A few years ago, Molly was badly attacked by a dog. The dog bit all four or Molly"s legs and left
large cuts in her face. Molly"s owner, Kate Harris, took her to an animal hospital. Doctors there were
able to save Molly"s life, but soon one of her legs became very infected(感染).
At first, doctors thought Molly would have to be put to sleep. But Molly changed their minds. This
pony, doctors noticed, shifted her weight, and rested her good leg from time to time. Doctors knew that
Molly had amazing intelligence, and that she wanted to live.
Several doctors operated on Molly, and removed her infected leg. A false leg was made for her. The
leg was a hollow case with a pole at the bottom for balance. Doctors gave Molly a special horseshoe at
the bottom of the leg. This horseshoe she had a stamp of a smile face in it!
After the operation, Molly walked around on all four legs, as if nothing had ever happened to her!
Now, with every step she takes, she stamps a smile in the dirt. But she leaves her mark in other ways,
too.
Kaye Harris took Molly to the false leg center. There were children there who, like Molly, had artificial
arms or legs. They were amazed to see a pony with a false leg. Molly made them smile and gave them
hope. Soon, Molly began to visit schools, nursing homes,army bases and hospitals. A book was even
written about Molly!
B. horse
C. parent
D. child
B. Kay Harris took Molly to a children"s hospital after the attack.
C. In the beginning, doctors had planned to end Molly"s life.
D. Molly sometimes leaves smiling marks on people"s faces.
B. Molly ran a race and won the first prize.
C. Molly often visits places such as schools and parks.
D. Molly has become a symbol of hope for people of all ages.
B. A False Leg
C. A successful Operation
D. Leaving her Mark
Don"t you believe it?Words are powerful,and they can hurt-a lot. In fact,if you"re not careful,you can even
hurt yourself,by using the wrong word in your writing.
Recently a friend sent me a copy of an email she received from the customer service department of her
credit card company,after she contacted them with a question about her account. She was happy with their
positive response. But as I read the email,one line jumped out at me:"In lieu of good customer service..."
Did they really mean they were offering her a few extra reward points instead of good customer
service?I doubt it. More likely,what the customer service department meant to say was,"Because good
customer service is important to us..." followed by the details of what they were doing to make sure she
remained a happy customer.
So why didn"t the writer say that?I can only guess that perhaps the writer liked the phrase "in lieu of",
thought it sounded more interesting than saying "because",and so used it-without bothering to check the
true meaning.
Have you ever done that?Try to impress others with a big word,only to find out you"ve used the word
incorrectly?It"s just the opposite effect,isn"t it?You may impress people all right,but it"s not the impression
you were going for.
When you write,remember to choose your words carefully. People may still disagree with what you
say,but they won"t be able to dismiss you because you made careless mistakes in how you said it.
B. To persuade the reader.
C. To support a conclusion.
D. To lead to the topic.
B. was the customer of the credit card company
C. emailed a company to complain
D. used a phrase incorrectly
B. In honour of.
C. Instead of.
D. In favour of.
B. didn"t express what they really meant
C. didn"t need to offer their customers extra reward points
D. succeeded in impressing their customers
In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual.Nicole, his wife was
listening to music in the bedroom.__1__, he felt that his body was shaking.Slim had the__2__
response that there was an earthquake! He __3__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!”
Nicole heard the shouting, __4__ the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet.The house was __5__
even more dramatically (剧烈地).
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen.Slim picked up a kitchen __6__ and two pieces of
bread outside the kitchen.Slim tried to __7__ along the wall to help Nicole.__8__, it got dark
suddenly with an explosion.The house __9__ down and many things fell from above.Nicole was
quickly buried in __10__.She felt breathing very difficult.She tried to stand up, but __11__.
A few minutes later, the land was __12__.Nicole heard the sound of short __13__ and thought it
was Slim! She shouted to him but no __14__! He probably fainted.Nicole kept saying his name and
she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __15__ each other.They knew that there must
be a way to __16__.
Slim found that they were close and were __17__ by the fallen stones and some powder.He started
to dig with the kitchen knife.He felt __18__ from his fingers.Finally, he removed the last piece of larger
stones.Slim touched Nicole"s one hand, then dug the __19__ stones of her body.Finally, Nicole had a
__20__ breathing slowly.Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
( )2.A.recent
( )3.A.warned
( )4.A.used up
( )5.A.burning
( )6.A.tool
( )7.A.walk
( )8.A.However
( )9.A.lay
( )10.A.ruins
( )11.A.senseless
( )12.A.normal
( )13.A.steps
( )14.A.response
( )15.A.touched
( )16.A.relax
( )17.A.wrapped
( )18.A.pain
( )19.A.sticking
( )20.A.complete
B.rapid
B.howled
B.found out
B.shaking
B.cook
B.wander
B.Therefore
B.crashed
B.ashes
B.impractical
B.usual
B.breath
B.sign
B.held
B.communicate
B.separated
B.cold
B.bundling
B.constant
C.late
C.jumped
C.took up
C.falling
C.fork
C.run
C.Instead
C.broke
C.dirt
C.impossible
C.flat
C.movements
C.hope
C.calmed
C.succeed
C.fastened
C.water
C.surrounding
C.steady
D.slow
D.shouted
D.put away
D.moving
D.knife
D.jump
D.Besides
D.bent
D.pieces
D.invaluable
D.silent
D.pauses
D.result
D.called
D.escape
D.limited
D.warmth
D.spreading
D.weak
__1__, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my __2__.Suddenly, it was important to do
things with __33__.I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to __4__ my Sundays to allday
bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept __5__, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip __6__ I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low __7__.Two of my friends had gone to the movies without
inviting me.Just then my father __8__ my room."It"s a beautiful day.What to go for a __9__, today,
Beck?""Leave me alone!" I impatiently __10__.
Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that __11__.
Several hours later, the police called us, __12__ us that Dad had a traffic accident.My father"s injuries were serious.It took several days before he could __13__ speak.Beside his bed I held his hand gently,
__14__ of hurting him.
"Daddy...I"m sorry...""It"s okay, sweetheart.I"ll be okay."
"No," I said, "I __15__ what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?"
"Sweetheart, I don"t __16__ anything about that day.I remember kissing you goodnight the night
before, though." He __17__ a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I __18__ wanted him to leave me alone.My teacher once told me that __19__ have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the
__20__ to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
( )2. A. attention
( )3. A. Dad
( )4. A. start
( )5. A. silent
( )6. A. unless
( )7. A. spirits
( )8. A. left
( )9. A. ride
( )10. A. whispered
( )11. A. moment
( )12. A. convincing
( )13. A. eventually
( )14. A. tired
( )15. A. discuss
( )16. A. hate
( )17. A. got
( )18. A. often
( )19. A. apologies
( )20. A. experience
B. sight
B. friends
B. save
B. busy
B. in case
B. conditions
B. checked
B. walk
B. warned
B. morning
B. reminding
B. generally
B. afraid
B. think
B. forget
B. expressed
B. never
B. promises
B. honor
C. effort
C. teachers
C. devote
C. asleep
C. so that
C. states
C. entered
C. picnic
C. announced
C. afternoon
C. informing
C. strictly
C. aware
C. care
C. remember
C. exchanged
C. even
C. smiles
C. power
D. energy
D. brothers
D. waste
D. awake
D. as if
D. hopes
D. knocked
D. game
D. shouted
D. evening
D. phoning
D. broadly
D. sorry
D. mean
D. like
D. managed
D. once
D. words
D. desire
1 me and asked, “Would you mind changing your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only
other 2 seat was next to a woman 3 both arms in casts(石膏), a black-and-blue face, and a
depressed emotion. “ 4 am I going to sit there” was my immediate thought. 5 then a deeper, quieter
voice spoke, “Opportunity.” Finally I took my new seat and discovered that Kathy had been in an auto
accident, and she was on her way for 6 .
When the snack of nuts and juice arrived, 7 did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to 8 herself. I considered offering to feed her but 9 , as it seemed too close and familiar a service
to offer to a stranger. But then I decided that Kathy’s need was more important than my 10 . I offered
to help her eat, and although she too was uncomfortable about 11 it, she did. The experience was
pleasant, and she and I 12 close in a short period of time. 13 the end of the five-hour trip, my heart
was fully 14 , and the time was 15 better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. 16
sometimes flows beyond human borders and dissolves the fears 17 keep us separate. When we stretch
to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more 18 world.
Help me move 19 the small self so I can connect with the hearts of others.
When I give love to another, I 20 my own soul.
( )2. A. suitable
( )3. A. with
( )4. A. No case
( )5. A. So
( )6. A. holidays
( )7. A. that
( )8. A. help
( )9. A. held up
( )10. A. discomfort
( )11. A. attending
( )12. A. grew
( )13. A. To
( )14. A. awake
( )15. A. increasingly
( )16. A. Love
( )17. A. what
( )18. A. answering
( )19. A. toward
( )20. A. meet
B. available
B. around
B. No way
B. Otherwise
B. treatment
B. what
B. dress
B. kept up
B. guilt
B. accepting
B. kept
B. In
B. alone
B. properly
B. Self
B. that
B. demanding
B. across
B. calm
C. acceptable
C. for
C. No manners
C. And
C. sightseeing
C. this
C. support
C. gave up
C. convenience
C. concerning
C. stayed
C. From
C. alive
C. reasonably
C. Care
C. whether
C. rewarding
C. beyond
C. serve
D. comfortable
D. from
D. No means
D. But
D. interview
D. it
D. drink
D. cheered up
D. situation
D. b ehaving
D. remained
D. By
D. asleep
D. certainly
D. Sympathy
D. when
D. offering
D. through
D. feed
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