How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me
almost 20 years to have the 1 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 2
drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 3 that, in the past, would have
started him 4 again. For a few years we were 5 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin
again.
"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad"s 6 to
my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (经常的) 7 to me that things were 8
so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 9 the poem with me. The poem"s 10 , yet
profound (深刻的) words immediately became 11 of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this 12 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was
a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 13 for each day of the year.
It has been my 14 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the
page that lists your own 15 .
I 16 opened the book to November 10 to see 17 words of wisdom this book had in store for me.
I was 18 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 19 down my face.
There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 20 my father for all these years! It is called
the Serenity (平静) Prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference. |
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( )15. A. character
( )16. A. doubtfully
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( )18. A. excited
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( )20. A. troubled | B. courage
B. took up
B. habit
B. asking
B. uncertain
B. words
B. imagination
B. seldom
B. shared
B. long
B. that
B. quarrel
B. included
B. experience
B. birthday
B. carefully
B. whether
B. astonished
B. pulled
B. disturbed | C. ability
C. went on
C. situation
C. smoking
C. afraid
C. excuse
C. thought
C. always
C. offered
C. simple
C. any
C. trip
C. read
C. wealth
C. qualities
C. happy
C. what
C. disappointed
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C. pleased | D. right
D. carried on
D. house
D. drinking
D. eager
D. explanation
D. reminder
D. ever
D. said
D. boring
D. part
D. lesson
D. said
D. message
D. favorites
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阅读下面这篇文章,请将标有A-E 的段落插入文章中标号为1-5 的合适位置,使这篇文章意义完整,结构连贯。 | She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is
catching up with the Mona Lisa.
1
"The thin, wooden panel (面,板) on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since
experts checked it two years ago," the museum said. 2
3 "It is very interesting that when you"re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you
look at her and she stops," said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. "It"s because
direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da
Vincipainted the smile in shadows."
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. 4
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum
hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two
years later.
5 | A. Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery
of her smile.
B. This picture is now so valuable that no one can tell its exact price. Therefore, many thieves
tried to steal it in any way they could think of.
C. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world"s most famous painting is not easy.
D. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.
E. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold
to France"s King Francis I in 1519.
F. The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by
the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.
G. During World War II , French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of
German forces. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. | | 完形填空。 | "We expected our first child to be perfect." Most parents have thought so.
I know that" s what I 1 with our oldest son, Joe.He would be perfect.Joe would sail through 2 from
learning ABC" s to being awarded a Ph.D..
Joe, 3 , had other ideas.
He was always a 4 kid.He wasn"t the kind of boy who threw 5 at passing cars on a freezing winter
day or who dropped water balloons on the mailman during the heat of August.
But he wasn"t perfect.Especially when it came to that nice little 6 that I had about sailing through
school. From the day Joe started kindergarten he struggled with scissors and handwriting and math. Always 7 . He passed each grade with great 8 , never at the top of his class.
How I 9 friends who had children with the "math gene".A mom told me her daughter was doing high
school algebra(代数) while in the sixth grade.Another mom said her son had just taken first place in the
district" s annual Math Challenge.
After hearing these stories, I would look at Joe and 10 : Why didn"t we raise a mathematical talent?
How is he ever going to get into 11 if he does not get better at math? Needless to say, my motherly 12 never really amounted to(总计) much.Does it ever? Moms tend to worry and worry, while whatever
they" re worrying about usually 13 on its own.
During high school, Joe slowly 14 at math.He got through algebra I & II, and geometry, our state
requirements for math.I felt greatly 15 at his little achievement.Then he announced that
he" d take pre-calculus (微积分) in his last year of high school, which 16 me a lot.
"Why?" I questioned.
"Because I need to keep my skills up," he explained." I 17 math, but I need to take it so I don" t forget
how to do it."
"For college, " he added."I want to do really well in college, Mom.I know it will be 18_,but I think it" s
important that I try to do my best."
My oldest son wasn"t perfect.He wasn"t a math talent, either.But he knew what was important: he was
focusing on his 19 while I was worrying over his past.And that, to me, is even better than being 20 . | ( )1. A. worked
( )2. A. school
( )3. A. however
( )4. A. careful
( )5. A. toys
( )6. A. belief
( )7. A. art
( )8. A. effort
( )9. A. respected
( )10. A. consider
( )11. A. job
( )12. A. love
( )13. A. pauses
( )14. A. developed
( )15. A. hopeful
( )16. A. moved
( )17. A. fail
( )18. A. hard
( )19. A. career
( )20. A. perfect | B. expected
B. books
B. therefore
B. proud
B. clothes
B. fantasy
B. scissors
B. attention
B. supported
B. imagine
B. life
B. doubt
B. comes
B. improved
B. grateful
B. inspired
B. hate
B. boring
B. major
B. intelligent | C. continued
C. experience
C. fortunately
C. good
C. flowers
C. interest
C. handwriting
C. pleasure
C. trusted
C. wonder
C. society
C. worry
C. declines
C. advanced
C. relieved
C. satisfied
C. prefer
C. necessary
C. future
C. successful | D. showed
D. situations
D. obviously
D. happy
D. snowballs
D. enthusiasm
D. math
D. ambition
D. envied
D. wish
D. college
D. guidance
D. disappears
D. achieved
D. amused
D. surprised
D. choose
D. beneficial
D. world
D. confident | | 阅读理解。 | Dr. Glenn Tisman, a cancer specialist, knew his young neighbor, Ray Bateman, had an unusual mind.
But he had no idea at the time that 12-year-old Ray had the ability to become his partner in cancer
research.
Ray" s parents remembered that at age four, Ray surprised them by fixing a broken vacuum cleaner (吸
尘器). When he was ten, he speedily constructed the family color television from a kit.Later, he
succeeded in assembling (组装) a complex stereo system after two experts had failed to do the job.
When Ray was ten, he convinced his parents to buy him a computer.In a short time, Ray was able to
do amazing things with the computer.Ray shared his enthusiasm for computers with Dr. Tisman, who
used a computer for his research. The two discussed computers and medicine frequently.Amazingly, Ray
understood the biology and chemistry related to Dr. Tisman"s medical research without any previous
instruction.
Ray then worked with Dr. Tisman after school.He helped conduct research with the equipment and
kept it in working order.The purpose of the research was to test the effectiveness of mixing an old cancer
drug with certain vitamins.Ray analyzed patient test results by computer, while Dr. Tisman handled all
patient contact.Together, they came up with solid research that helped advance cancer treatment.
In 1988, 14-year-old Ray went with Dr. Tisman to a meeting of the American Federation for Clinical
Research (AFCR) , where Ray presented their initial research findings.Using terminology (术语) beyond
the grasp of most kids of his age, Ray told the scientists how the new drug mixture caused fewer and
milder side effects for cancer patients.
A year later, Ray returned to the meeting to update the findings of his and Dr. Tisman" s research. By
then, he had become well-known for his devotion to finding cures for sick patients.Stories about him
appeared in hundreds of newspapers around the world.He appeared on television newscasts and talk
shows.
Ray continued to spend most free hours working with Dr. Tisman.The two began studying the effects
of vitamins on babies inside the womb.However, Ray" s main interest remained cancer treatment, and he
continues his research today. | | 1. According to the passage, Ray______. | A. is a boy of many gifts
B. is very helpful to his parents
C. learned fast under Dr. Tisman" s instruction
D. stopped working with Dr. Tisman after his success | | 2. What do we know about Dr. Tisman? | A. He succeeded in finding cures for cancer.
B. He made a new discovery in cancer treatment.
C. He convinced Ray to become a partner of him.
D. He taught Ray knowledge related to his research. | | 3. What made Ray first known to the medical world? | A. His presentation at AFCR.
B. His great skills in computer.
C. His devotion to cancer research.
D. His appearance on television newscasts. | | 4. Dr. Tisman"s research is aimed at ______. | A. providing different cancer treatments
B. proving the effects of vitamins on babies
C. finding the side effects of a cancer drug
D. testing the effectiveness of a new drug mixture | 阅读理解。
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。 | There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the
woods she found two starving birds 1 . She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every
morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
2 . The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that
he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in
capturing him. 3 . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had
killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great
need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. 4 . The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird"s enjoyment. 5 . She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly
the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A. She gave them some delicious food and left.
B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.
C. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.
D. One day she left with the two birds at home alone.
E. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. | | 完形填空。 | Nicola"s Love for Her Violin
Can love between partners with a 237-year age gap (差距) lead to the perfect match (绝配)? Nicola
Benedetti thinks so.The 18-year-old 1 and her partner, a 255-year-old Italian violin, 2 to China for
the first time last weekend.She 3 in Beijing on September 15 and also performed in Hangzhou and
Shanghai.
Nicola is from Scotland and 4 playing the violin when she was four years old. 5 , it was not
something her parents 6 her do.She went with her sister to violin lessons and 7 it and improved very
quickly.
"There are so many different things I am fond of about the 8 ," she said."I can"t really 9 it but I love
giving live performances, I like the feeling of playing and communicating with the 10 .I love the feeling of
the violin under my chin (下巴)."
However, playing violin six hours a day is not a/an 11 job."I usually 12 in an upstairs bedroom
when I"m at home." she said."But sometimes, when it"s 13 outside, it can be upset.The house is right on
the 14 and I can see others having fun 15 I"m on my own."
Although practising is sometimes lonely, Nicola 16 felt she was lucky."You can"t have 17 . I am
really lucky to do what I love doing," she said.Her 18 paid off (终有回报).Nicola won BBC Young
Musician of the Year in 2004 at 16.
19 her performing and recording activities, Nicola is a/an 20 of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会).
She said that she would travel to Lesotho in southern Africa at the end of this year to help poor kids there. | ( )1. A. singer
( )2. A. came
( )3. A. checked
( )4. A. stopped
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( )11. A. boring
( )12. A. work
( )13. A. cool
( )14. A. river
( )15. A. while
( )16. A. even
( )17. A. anything
( )18. A. time
( )19. A. Because of
( )20. A. adviser | B. writer
B. turned
B. played
B. requested
B. And
B. persuaded
B. concerned
B. violin
B. imagine
B. friends
B. easy
B. rest
B. sunny
B. hill
B. as
B. still
B. something
B. music
B. Besides
B. manager | C. pianist
C. ran
C. visited
C. started
C. But
C. wanted
C. minded
C. performances
C. determine
C. audience
C. wonderful
C. stay
C. windy
C. farm
C. so
C. ever
C. everything
C. efforts
C. Instead of
C. organizer | D. violinist
D. moved
D. remained
D. ignored
D. However
D. got
D. loved
D. show
D. refuse
D. teenagers
D. tiring
D. practise
D. cloudy
D. beach
D. for
D. almost
D. nothing
D. action
D. Thanks to
D. supporter |
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