in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in
the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o"clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man
ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling
snow.
It was after 2 o"clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr.
Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black
coat with his head in his hands.
"Mr. Cuninghan," said Dr. Haydon to the man, "This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all
the way from Albany to save your boy."
B. Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot
C. The boy needed the help of a surgeon
D. Dr. Eyck was the boy"s father
B. his car was taken away
C. the weather was rather terrible
D. Clens Falls was too far from Albany
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.
B. a,c,f,d,b,e
C. c,a,f,e,d,b
D. a,c,f,e,d,b
B. his father hadn"t arrived in time
C. Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man
D. Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier
on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of
the 2 thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It 3 the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each
one 4 the papers. That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the 5 of each student on a separate
sheet of paper and 6 what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the whole class was 7 .
"Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that I 8 anything to anyone!" and, "I didn"t
know others liked me so much" were most of the comments. No one ever 9 those papers in
class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn"t
10 . The exercise had completed its 11 . The students were 12 with themselves and one
another.
That group of students moved on. Several years later, one of the students was 13 in Vietnam
War and his teacher 14 the funeral of that special student. After the funeral, most of Mark"s
former classmates left. Mark"s mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his
teacher.
"We want to 15 you something," his father said, taking a 16 out of his pocket.
"They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might 17 it."
Opening the wallet, he 18 removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously
been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without 19 that the papers were
the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark"s classmates had said about him.
"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark"s mother said. "As you can see, Mark 20 it."
( ) 1. A. other ( ) 2. A. worst ( ) 3. A. cost ( ) 4. A. handed in ( ) 5. A. number ( ) 6. A. read ( ) 7. A. smiling ( ) 8. A. meant ( ) 9. A. wrote ( )10. A. decide ( )11. A. plan ( )12. A. excited ( )13. A. killed ( )14. A. joined ( )15. A. give ( )16. A. wallet ( )17. A. remind ( )18. A. suddenly ( )19. A. looking ( )20. A. lost | B. others B. nicest B. took B. took out B. address B. explained B. crying B. marked B. recited B. conduct B. decision B. worried B. injured B. attended B. tell B. book B. recognize B. quickly B. saying B. found | C. the others C. smallest C. paid C. set down C. name C. expressed C. singing C. referred C. mentioned C. include C. purpose C. satisfied C. wounded C. took C. ask C. gift C. review C. carefully C. hearing C. remembered | D. the other D. biggest D. spent D. turned off D. home D. listed D. playing D. concerned D. examined D. matter D. function D. disappointed D. frightened D. held D. show D. watch D. recommend D. surprisingly D. noticing D. treasured |
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Millions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer. Some even win local talent competitions as children, but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality. Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true. Andrews" first taste of success came at the age of 10. She won a talent competition in her home town of Huntingdon, Tennessee, singing I Will Always Love You, originally sung by Whitney Houston. Houston"s version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track, which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought. Within two years, talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore, whose credits include work with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina. With Gallimore signed on to produce, Andrews soon had a recording contract (合同) with Dream Works" Nashville label. Andrews" professional career was launched with 1999"s Heart Shaped World, recorded when she was 14 years old. The album included the country hit I Will Be There For You, which also appeared on The Prince Of Egypt. She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood. With the release of 2001"s Who I Am, Andrews became a star in her own right. The album was certified (证明) gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now, an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist. "This album has a very different feeling for me," she said. "It"s a lot more personal and there"s a confidence that wasn"t quite there on the first two. I feel especially connected to this group of songs." | |||
1. What"s the meaning of the underlined word "launched" in the fourth paragraph? | |||
A. Started. B. Sent. C. Aimed. D. Set. | |||
2. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage? | |||
A. After Andrews sang Who I Am, she became a star in her own right. B. The Bodyguard was the first album Andrews ever bought. C. I Will Always Love You was originally sung by Whitney Houston. D. Now expresses a new feeling of Andrews. | |||
3. Which of the following may NOT be Andrews" album? | |||
A. Now. B. Heart Shaped World. C. The Prince of Egypt. D. Who I Am. | |||
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? | |||
A. Jessica Andrews" Life B. Jessica Andrews" Dream C. Jessica Andrews" Success as a Singer D. Jessica Andrews" Songs | |||
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We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. Our car looked like a flower shop inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and then my wife noticed the cupboard. It was tall and narrow, and it stood outside a furniture shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We"ll carry it home on the roofrack (行李架). I"ve always wanted one like that." What could I do? Ten minutes later I was £20 poorer, and the cupboard was tied on to the roofrack. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, "There is a long line of cars behind. Why don"t they overtake, I wonder?" In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me. I was puzzled. "Thanks, officer," I said. "You"ve been very kind. I have just down the road." He was staring at our load: first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. "Well, well," he said, laughing, "It"s a cupboard you"ve got here! We thought it was…er, something else." My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. "Yes, it"s a cupboard, but thanks again." I drove home as fast as I could. | |||
1.The writer writes the story in order to ________. | |||
A. praise the police officers B. thank the other drivers C. show people are kind to each other D. tell us their funny experience | |||
2.The writer stopped their car on their way home ________. | |||
A. to buy a cupboard B. waiting for the lights to turn green C. to pick wild flowers D. when they came to a flower shop | |||
3. How much is the cupboard? | |||
A. £20 B. £40 C. £12 D. We don"t know | |||
4.The writer"s wife began to laugh because _________. | |||
A. she thought the police officers were foolish B.she was interested in what the police officer said C.she was glad they were treated kindly D. she has realized the truth | |||
5. As a matter of fact, the police ________. | |||
A. failed to help the writer B. did help the writer C. got the writer into trouble D. made the writer angry | |||
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At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m. class one Monday at UNLV(拉斯维加斯内华达大学), I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His question reminded me of something I"d read somewhere before: "Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day," I said to the young man. "I choose to be cheerful." "Let me give you an example," I continued. "In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn"t turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college." "As soon as I got there, the secretary in the Provost"s office asked me what had happened. "This is my lucky day", I replied, smiling." "Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?" She was puzzled, "What do you mean?" "I live seventeen miles from here. I replied. My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn"t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I"m still able to teach my class, and I"ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn"t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion." | |||
1. If you want to be cheerful you should ___________. | |||
A. try to succeed in doing everything B. try to please your boss every day C. earn a lot of money by working D. choose to be cheerful every day | |||
2. The underlined phrase "turn over" in the third paragraph means "________" | |||
A. roll over | |||
3. According to this passage we can infer that the teacher"s car broke down ____. | |||
A. near UNLV B. along the highway C. near Henderson D. at the community college | |||
4. Which one of the following is TRUE? | |||
A. The teacher taught not only at UNLV but also at the community college. B. That was the teacher"s lucky day because the teacher liked walking. C. The teacher always hoped that the car would break down often. D. The young man was sad because his car broke down. | |||
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The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove | |||
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