Cats have no emotions. At least, that"s what my husband once claimed. I 1 that my two cats experience
emotions. They feel anger, fear, and 2 . He agreed with me, but 3 his opinion that cats don"t feel love. 4 ,
my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always
watching 5 through the window.
Then one day when I 6 my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian 7 Juliet gazing at him behind
the window. It soon became 8 that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let
Sebastian out, he would rush 9 to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing 10 at each other through
the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched 11 , and he would murmur, "But cats can"t
feel love...can they?"
Five months later, my neighbour had to 12 because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian
would 13 to Juliet"s leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often 14 Sebastian sitting by Juliet"s
window, looking into the apartment 15 his lady. The new neighbour didn"t mind having the "Peeping Sebastian"
after I 16 his reason for being there.
Sebastian 17 the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the 18 ,
but not near Juliet"s window, which he guarded until his 19 . Even riow, when my husband and I walk through
the backyard and see that window, he 20 me of the lesson Sebastian taught him... that cats do indeed fall in
love. |
( )1. A.argued
( )2. A.energy
( )3. A.referred to
( )4. A. Therefore
( )5. A.the environment
( )6. A.forbade
( )7. A.called attention to
( )8. A.ambitious
( )9. A.secretly
( )10. A.lovingly
( )11. A.in trouble
( )12. A.settle
( )13. A.react
( )14. A.took
( )15. A.in place of
( )16. A explained
( )17. A.discovered
( )18. A.street
( )19. A.birthday
( )20. A.reminds | B. quarrelled
B. power
B. prepared for
B. However
B. the sky
B. prevented
B. caught sight of
B. doubtful
B. straight
B. angrily
B. in sorrow
B. travel
B. reply
B. caught
B. on the basis of
B. requested
B. reformed
B. backyard
B. departure
B. informs | C. suggested
C. strength
C. stuck to
C. Besides
C. her owner
C. accompanied
C. took charge of
C. skeptical
C. quietly
C. hungrily
C. in amazement
C. apologize
C. reduce
C. met
C. in search of
C. blamed
C. preserved
C. window
C. death
C. tells | D. discussed
D. happiness
D. approved of
D. Meanwhile
D. her boyfriend
D. left
D. paid a visit to
D. obvious
D. worriedly
D. greedily
D. in horror
D. move
D. replace
D. sensed
D. on account of
D. asked
D. marked
D. village
D. arrival
D. accuses |
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| 阅读理解。 | The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on what"s important.
-Anonymous
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here"s what happened.
I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all
of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his
brakes, skidded, and missed the other car"s back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi
driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that?
This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me what
I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full
of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let
them, they"ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don"t take it personally. You just smile,
wave, wish them well, and move on. You"ll be happy you did.
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their
garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, "I"m not
going to do anymore".
Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to
welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have
to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. The bottom line is that successful people
do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting
today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here"s my bet. You"ll be happier. Life"s too short to wake
up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don"t. | | 1. How did the taxi driver respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car? | A. He yelled back at the driver.
B. He sent the driver to the hospital.
C. He was friendly towards the driver.
D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car. | | 2. What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3? | A. Many people like to drive garbage trucks.
B. Many people dump garbage wherever they like.
C. Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.
D. Many people tend to be very much depressed. | | 3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4? | A. The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.
B. The author used to complain a lot.
C. The author used to have a lot of money.
D. The author used to be a good manager. | | 4. What can we infer from Paragraph 4? | A. The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.
B. The author used to complain a lot.
C. The author used to have a lot of money.
D. The author used to be a good manager. | | 完形填空。 | Last week I was sitting in the lobby of a medical building when I heard an elderly woman talking on the
phone about her husband. His name was Ed and he 1 her off for her doctor"s 2 , and was going to park
the car and 3 her. She was so 4 because he never came back to get her. As she described her 5 to
the person on the phone she started to cry and I knew I needed to take 6 . She was talking to a local 7
they were going to have lunch at after her appointment. She 8 to see if he was there.
After she sat down, I introduced myself and gave her my business card to 9 myself. Her name was
Helen. I acknowledged her situation and asked if I could 10 . She explained her husband Ed was supposed
to park the car and wait for her. Then she said, "My husband has Alzheimer (老年痴呆症) and he shouldn"t
be 11 without me."
I 12 to drive to the local restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there. After notifying the valet (停车
管理员) of the situation at hand we exchanged cell phone numbers 13 Ed showed up as I jumped into action
searching for Ed. 14 arriving in the parking lot of the restaurant she described I received a call from the valet.
The valet had 15 Ed sitting on a bench in front of the hospital a few buildings down waiting for Helen. What
a 16 ! Once reunited, we needed to find his car which he 17 where he parked! 18 , he parked in the
handicapped spot so it was easy to find!
Once all this was accomplished, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure they arrived 19 . Waved goodbye
and wished them my best. Compassion and 20 led me to reach out to Helen and Ed. The next time you see
someone in need remember to "Pass It On"! | ( )1. A. sent
( )2. A. appointment
( )3. A. look for
( )4. A. curious
( )5. A. situation
( )6. A. patience
( )7. A. organization
( )8. A. tried
( )9. A. prove
( )10. A. help
( )11. A. walking
( )12. A. continued
( )13. A. in case
( )14. A. Since
( )15. A. watched
( )16. A. wonder
( )17. A. forgot
( )18. A. Actually
( )19. A. happily
( )20. A determination | B. picked
B. check
B. wait for
B. sorry
B. condition
B. action
B. market
B. stopped
B. identify
B. know
B. eating
B. offered
B. even if
B. Until
B. caught
B. surprise
B. marked
B. Fortunately
B. quickly
B. pity | C. dropped
C. advice
C. make for
C. angry
C. les.son
C. time
C. shop
C. called
C. know
C. ask
C. sitting
C. demanded
C. as long as
C. Once
C. kept
C. relief
C. remembered
C. Naturally
C. finally
C. love | D. let
D. operation
D. call for
D. upset
D. intention
D. steps
D. restaurant
D. decided
D. declare
D. talk
D. driving
D. promised
D. so that
D. Unless
D. found
D. scene
D. explained
D. Hopefully
D. safely
D. responsibility | | 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。 | A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.
He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow…1.____
Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. One day, the boy
came back to the tree and looked sad. "Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy." I am on longer a
kid. I don"t play around trees anymore." The boy replied, "I want toys. I need money to buy them." "Sorry,
but I don"t have money…but you can pick all my apples and sell them. Sp, you will have money." The boy
was so excited. 2.____ The boy didn"t come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I don"t
have time to play. I have to work for my family. 3.____ Can you help me?" "Sorry, but I don"t have a house.
But you can cut off my branches to build your house." So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left
happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn"t appear since then. The tree was again lonely
and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me!" the tree said.
"I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" "Use my trunk to build
the boat. You can sail and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. 4.____
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I don"t have anything for you
anymore. No more apples for you." the tree said. "I don"t have teeth to bite." the boy replied. "No more trunk
for you to climb on." "I am too old for that now." the boy said. "I really want to give you something… the only
thing left is my dying roots." The tree said with tears. "I don"t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired
after all these years." the boy replied. "Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here,
please sit down with me and have a rest." 5.____ | A. We need a house for shelter.
B. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...
C. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
D. The boy went away, tears in his eyes.
E. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.
F. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
G. He was happy and had a pleasant trip abroad. | | 完形填空。 | Teaching college is often a mixed bag of rewards. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where
students come and go, 1 in the middle of my lectures. Mostly these students have entered college right out
of high school. College seems to them like 2 a continuation of high school, 3 the sense of newness that
often drives curiosity and achievement. But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for 4 .
They are the so- called "nontraditional students": those who, for one reason or 5 , didn"t go to college when
they were 18.
Some years back, while calling out names from the roster (花名册) on the first day, I noticed a grayhaired
woman of about 70. She was wandering in the doorway, 6 her new books like a schoolgirl.
"I"m not on the roster," she volunteered. "But I was 7 if I could sit in on the first class, to see what marine
(海洋) biology is about." This woman"s eagerness 8 me, so I invited her to have a seat. I began the class with
questions to get a(n) 9 of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course. As I questioned them about
the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals, most of my new students remained 10 . But Natalie, the
older woman, was on the edge of her seat, 11 answers. At the end of class, she came up to me and apologized
for being the "extra" student. She said, "Will you 12 it next year?" 13 at losing her, I acted quickly to remove
her 14 . "I"ll see you next class." I said.
Natalie turned out to be a vital and 30 student. She commuted 15 miles each way to get to school-often in
the severe winter-and never missed a class. 16 this,she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students.
Apparently these older students have the 17 over them. It lies in the breadth and depth of their path of life. After
having 18 numerous personal and professional barriers, they have an expansive world view. 19 a return to
school may, at first, be frightening for them, they tend to make it because they are 20 great trouble to put their
studies into an already-full life. | ( )1. A. never
( )2. A. more than
( )3. A. creating
( )4. A. hope
( )5. A. the other
( )6. A. holding
( )7. A. hoping
( )8. A. puzzled
( )9. A. view
( )10. A. enthusiastic
( )11. A. asking
( )12. A. leam
( )13. A. Alarmed
( )14. A. concern
( )15. A. intelligent
( )16. A. Regardless of
( )17. A. advantage
( )18. A. got away from
( )19. A. Unless
( )20. A. demanding | B. seldom
B. no more than
B. inspiring
B. desperation
B. others
B. buying
B. expecting
B. embarrassed
B. idea
B. calm
B. volunteering
B. make
B. Relaxed
B. stress
B. humorous
B. But for
B. experience
B. got across
B. Until
B. taking | C. often
C. rather than
C. involving
C. anger
C. another
C. bringing
C. thinking
C. impressed
C. concept
C. interested
C. rejecting
C. offer
C. Relieved
C. tension
C. diligent
C. Except
C. ability
C. got over
C. When
C. sparing | D. hardly
D. other than
D. lacking
D. pity
D. none
D. fetching
D. wondering
D. amazed
D. sense
D. silent
D. repeating
D. introduce
D. Annoyed
D. desire
D. open-minded
D. Apart from
D. belief
D. got through
D. While
D. escaping | | 完形填空。 | Tess was an eight-year-old girl when she heard her parents talking about her sick brother, Andrew.
Only a 1 surgery could save him now and no one would 2 them the money. She heard Daddy say
to her tearful Mother with 3 . "Only a miracle can save him now."
Tess went to her bedroom and 4 a glass jar from the closet. She poured all the change out on the
floor and counted it 5 . No chance here for mistakes. Placing the coins back in the jar, she 6 out
of the back door and made her way 6 7 to Rexall"s Drug Store.
She waited 8 so long but the pharmacist was too busy at this moment.
"And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in a(n) 9 tone of voice. "I"m talking to my brother
from Chicago whom I haven"t seen for ages," he said.
"Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered. "He"s really, really sick and I want to
buy a 10 ."
"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist.
"My brother has something bad growing 11 his head and only a miracle can save him now. So how
much does a miracle cost?"
"Sorry, little girl. We don"t sell miracles here." he said, 12 a little.
The pharmacist"s brother 13 down and asked her "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"
"I don"t know," Tess replied with her eyes 14 up. "He needs an operation. But my Daddy can"t pay for it,
so I want to use my money."
"How much do you have?" he asked."One dollar and eleven cents," she 15 . "It"s the exact price of a
miracle for little brothers. Take me to 16 your brother. Maybe I have the miracle you need."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, 17 in neurosurgery. The operation was
completed without charge and it wasn"t long 18 Andrew was home again.
"That surgery," Mom whispered, "was a(n) 19 miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?" Tess
smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost: one dollar and eleven cents plus the 20 of a little child. | ( )1.A. cheap
( )2.A. loan
( )3.A. disappointment
( )4.A. pushed
( )5.A. chee.rfully
( )6.A. slipped
( )7.A. roads
( )8.A. patiently
( )9.A. upset
( )10.A. medicine
( )11.A. on
( )12.A. warming
( )13.A. dropped
( )14.A. clearing
( )15.A. whispered
( )16.A. visit
( )17.A. majoring
( )18.A. before
( )19.A. artificial
( )20.A. dream | B. possible
B. load
B. amazement
B. pulled
B. hopefully
B. skipped
B. streets
B. anxiously
B. annoyed
B. surgery
B. outside
B. brighlening
B. leaned
B. welling
B. whistled
B. check
B. specializing
B. since
B. actual
B. faith | C. costly
C. borrow
C. frustration
C. cast
C. casually
C. moved
C. blocks
C. angrily
C. frustrated
C. miracle
C. inside
C. lowering
C. nodded
C. breaking
C. quoted
C. examine
C. investigating
C. until
C. exact
C. idea | D. impossible
D. give
D. desperation
D. threw
D. carefully
D. scanned
D. neighborhoods
D. curiously
D. disappointed
D. operation
D. at
D. softening
D. bent
D. lighting
D. promised
D. see
D. observing
D. when
D. real
D. ambition |
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