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happened with Mickey"s "birthday wish".
Our family tradition is that you make a wish before you blow out the birthday candle. After he blew
out the candle, Mickey told us that his wish was to win a prize in the Pine Ridge match. We quickly told
Mickey that if you tell people your wish, your wish won"t come true. So we lit the candle again, and he
made another wish.
Mickey and Paul were both supposed to start playing at 5:30.
When Mickey reported to the check-in table, the game organizers told him his opponent had phoned
and said he was coming late. The officials told Mickey he could choose not to play-and be declared the
victor of the first round of competition.
But Mickey said he didn"t want to win by not playing. He wanted the experience of playing a great
player. Finally, the beast showed up. He was tall, smiling and relaxed. His serve (发球) was like lightning.
Mickey had some good returns, but he lost quickly, 6-1, 6-0. We congratulated Mickey on having some
good returns and a few great serves. And we noted that he had won the first game.
"I didn"t win that game," Mickey said. "I think he just gave it to me at the beginning because he arrived
late."
"It was a birthday present," I said, smiling.
"No, I refused my birthday present," Mickey said. In his eyes, his "birthday present" had been the
chance to win by his opponent"s forfeit.
Mickey ended up winning the "consolation trophy"-a smaller prize we didn"t know existed until Mickey
earned it by being undefeated in the consolation bracket.
We"ll never know what Mickey"s second wish was-the wish he didn"t share with us.
It seems to me that no matter how many birthdays you celebrate, as long as you enjoy challenges, you
will never be "old".
B. Mickey played fairly well in the game.
C. Mickey was brave enough to face the challenge.
D. Paul"s perfect serve skill.
B. He let out his birthday wish.
C. He was too sure of his ability.
D. His opponent played much better than he did.
B. He had no way to defeat his opponent.
C. He was not satisfied with himself.
D. He hated his opponent and was determined to beat him next time.
B. you will become old as you celebrate your birthdays
C. you will stay young by continuously celebrating your birthdays
D. you will keep young without celebrating your birthdays
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 Sometimes you make a wish but when it comes, you decide you don"t want】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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only thing that 1 my day was the beautifully decorated 2 in our waiting room and a 3 sent to me by
a fellow I was dating-a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me.
As I stepped out, I noticed a young 4 woman with a baby in her arms standing there. 5 , she explained
that her husband-a prisoner in a nearby prison-was my next patient. She told me she wasn"t 6 to visit her
husband in prison and 7 he had never seen his son. So she 8 me to let her wait here ahead of time. I
agreed. 9 , it was Christmas Eve.
A short time later, her husband arrived with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards
10 him. The woman"s tired face 11 when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry,
and share their 12 . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.
At the end of the 13 , the man had to go back and I 14 him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked
me and said he felt saddened by the 15 that he hadn"t been able to get his wife 16 for Christmas. On hearing
this, I was 17 with a wonderful idea.
I"ll never forget the 18 on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red
roses. I"m not sure who 19 the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the
opportunity to share in this 20 moment.
| ( )1. A. enjoyed ( )2. A. office ( )3. A. present ( )4. A. ordinary-looking ( )5. A. Happily ( )6. A. going ( )7. A. why ( )8. A. persuaded ( )9. A. After all ( )10. A. near ( )11. A. turned pale ( )12. A. child ( )13. A. conference ( )14. A. said ( )15. A. words ( )16. A. something ( )17. A. encouraged ( )18. A. sadness ( )19. A. experienced ( )10. A. forgettable | B. brightened B. Christmas Father B. regards B. good-looking B. Quietly B. determined B. how B. demanded B. In all B. around B. went red B. tears B. appointment B. showed B. fact B. nothing B. struck B. happiness B. received B. sad | C. relaxed C. Christmas tree C. message C. tired-looking C. Excitedly C. expected C. that C. begged C. All in all C. ahead C. lit up C. joy C. discussion C. wished C. idea C. anything C. provided C. look C. gave C. happy | D. presented D. furniture D. package D. frightened-looking D. Nervously D. allowed D. when D. pleased D. Above all D. before D. turned away D. sorrows D. conversation D. hoped D. scene D. everything D. inspired D. smiles D. accepted D. special | ||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||
| Mickey"s Goal Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son"s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son" s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement. With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son"s teammate, Mickey O"Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O"Donnel had scored! Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合征) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored. The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won." | |||||||||||
| 1. What was the result of the soccer match? | |||||||||||
| A. Two to two, equal to both the teams. B. Three to one in Mickey"s team"s favor. C. Two to one in the opposite team"s favor. D. Nobody won because of Mickey"s goal. | |||||||||||
| 2. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son? | |||||||||||
| A. The result would disappoint his son. B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal. C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players. D. The opposite team would laugh at Mickey"s goal. | |||||||||||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____. | |||||||||||
| A. both teams liked and respected Mickey B. both teams were thankful to Mickey"s goal C. Mickey didn"t mind though his goal was wrong D. Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won | |||||||||||
| 4. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ____. | |||||||||||
| A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh B. to suggest we should not mind losing C. to show enjoying a game is more important than winning a game D. to present his son"s fine qualities of understanding others | |||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||
| My Garden by Nelson Mandela In early 1977, the authorities (当局) announced the physical labour and arranged some kind of work for us to do in the courtyard. The free time also allowed me to hunt what became two of my favorite hobbies in Robben Island-gardening and tennis. To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one"s daily life. One can feel fulfilled (充实) by washing one"s clothes so that they are particularly clean. Just as one takes pride in important tasks outside of prison, one can find the same pride in doing small things inside prison. Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard For years, they refused without offering a reason But finally they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden on a narrow patch of earth against the far wall. The soil in the courtyard was dry and rocky. In order to start my garden, I had to remove a great many rocks to allow the plant room to grow. The authorities supplied me with seeds. At first, I planned tomatoes and onions, because these plants did not require rich earth or constant care. The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved. I began to order books on gardening. I studied different gardening techniques and types of fertilizers (肥 料). I did not have many of the materials the book discussed, but I learned by trial and error (反复实验). For a time, I tried to grow peanuts, and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. It was one of my few failures. A garden was one of the few things in prison that one could control. The process of planting a seed, watching it grow, taking care of it and then harvesting it offered a simple but long-lasting satisfaction. The sense of being the owner of the small patch of earth offered a small taste of freedom. | |||||||||||
| 1. Mandela"s hobbies on Robben Island were ____. | |||||||||||
| A. hunting and physical labour B. gardening and tennis C. washing his clothes D. gardening techniques and types of fertilizers | |||||||||||
| 2. When did Mandela ask the prison authorities for the permission to start a small garden? | |||||||||||
| A. Soon after 1997. B. Some time in early 1977. C. Almost as soon as he went to prison there. D. Long after he went to prison there. | |||||||||||
| 3. Why did Mandela wash his clothes especially clean although he was in prison? | |||||||||||
| A. To show he could do it as well as others. B. To get some sense of pride and satisfaction from it. C. To show others that he preferred to be clean. D. To gain the authorities" permission to start a garden. | |||||||||||
| 4. Hard as he tried, he failed ____ at last. | |||||||||||
| A. to order books on gardening B. to grow tomatoes and onions C. to grow peanuts D. to get the same pride inside prison. | |||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||||||
| One day, a poor boy, named Howard Kelly, was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door. He was hungry, 1 he decided to beg something to eat. When a young woman opened the door, instead of a 2 he asked for a drink of water. Thinking he looked hungry she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it and then asked, "How much do I 3 you?" "No, you don"t owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught me 4 to accept pay for a kindness." Leaving that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to 5 before this point. 6 later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors couldn"t cure her illness. They sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 7 , came for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town where she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. 8 , he went into her room. 9 in his doctor"s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her. He 10 her at once. He went back to the 11 and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case. Finally, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly asked a nurse to 12 the bill to her room. She was afraid to open it because she knew that it would 13 the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked and read these words on the side of the bill. "Paid in full with a glass of 14 ." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 15 silently:"Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human"s hearts and hands." | |||||||||||
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