Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges-a speech impediment (语言障碍),
dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems. 1 today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make
an acceptance 2 for having been chosen one of the "Outstanding Young Citizens" in Ocean County,
New Jersey 3 his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself 4 those memorable moments. My mind was full of
warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, 5 his challenges. And now, as he stood
at the platform, I knew his heart 6 be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful
day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments (损伤) and how 7 his tutors would be if they
could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer
8 . Russ was 9 for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety,
and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then,
pausing for a few seconds, he 10 us by surprise by touching lovingly on the 11 of his nephew, Austin.
Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that nloment, I had to close my
eyes again 12 a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence 13 the room as Russ owed his
volunteer award to Austin. He 14 his address by lifting up the audience with these words, "Austin taught
me how to love."
I have never thought of this day. 15 , no one had ever thought that Russ would made 16 as the star
of the football team, and he had never been voted "most likely to succeed," but he 17 to be a true "star"
in his community. Russ became a man of strong character 18 his unselfish service to others. With so
many impairments, Russ now sees and acts 19 with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who
knows him. It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what 20 is. |
( )1.A. And
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( )4.A. recalling
( )5.A. facing up to
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( )10.A. took
( )11.A. birth
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( )15.A. Generally
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( )20.A. sharing | B. While
B. speech
B. regardless of
B. recording
B. concerning about
B. might
B. excited
B. tailor
B. responsible
B. got
B. achievement
B. after
B. got up
B. wrote
B. Surprisingly
B. him
B. rose
B. on
B. generously
B. love | C. As
C. call
C. because of
C. seizing
C. escaping from
C. would
C. proud
C. tutor
C. anxious
C. shocked
C. loss
C. when
C. took off
C. delivered
C. Actually
C. one
C. appeared
C. by
C. closely
C. sacrifice | D. But
D. appeal
D. in face of
D. expecting
D. putting up with
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D. fit
D. moved
D. disease
D. before
D. fell over
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D. reduced
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D. clearly
D. confidence |
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| 阅读理解。 | In l921, Lewis Lawes became the warden (监狱长) at Sing Sing Prison of New York State. No prison
was tougher than Sing Singg during that time. But when Warden Lawes retired some 20 years later, that
prison had become a humanitarian institution. Those who studied the system said credit for the change
belonged to Lawes. But when he was asked about the transformation, here"s what he said, "I owe it all to
my wonderful wife, Catherine, who is buried outside the prison walls."
Catherine Lawes was a young mother with three small children when her husband became the warden.
Everybody warned her from the beginning that she should neVer set foot inside the prison walls, but that
didn"t stop Catherine!
When the first prison basketball game was held, she went into the gym with her three beautiful kids and
she sat in the stands with the inmates. Her attitude was:"My husband and I are going to take care of these
men and I believe they will take care of me! I don"t have to worry!" She insisted on getting acquainted with
them and their records. She discovered one convicted murderer was blind so she paid him a visit. Holding
his hand in hers she Said, "Do you read Braille?" "What"s Braille?" he asked. Then she taught him how to
read. Later, Catherine found a deaf-mute in prison. She went to school to learn how to use sign language.
Many said that Catherine Lawes was the body of Jesus that came alive again in Sing Sing from l921 to
1937. Then, she was killed in a car accident. The next morning Lewis Lawes didn"t come to work, so the
acting warden took his place. It seemed almost instantly that the prison knew something was wrong. The
following day, her body was resting in a casket in her home, three-quarters of a mile from the prison. As
the acting warden took his early morning walk, he was shocked to see a large cmwd of the toughest,
hardes-looking criminals gathered like a herd of animals at the main gate. He came closer and noted tears
of grief and sadness. He knew how much they loved Catherine. He turned and faced the men.
"All right, men, you can go. Just be sure and check in tonight!" Then he opened the gate and a parade
of criminals walked, without a guard, the three-quarter of a mile to stand in line to pay their final respects
to Catherine Lawes. And every one of them checked back in Every one! | | 1. Catherine was not afraid of getting inside the prison walls because she believed _____. | | [ ] | A. one good turn deserves another
B. no pains, no gains
C. a new broom sweeps clean
D. virtue never grows old | | 2. The underlined word in paragraph three most probably refers to _____. | | [ ] | A. basketball players
B. prison guards
C. prisoners
D. family of the prisoners | | 3. What made every one of the criminals check back in? | | [ ] | A. The acting warden"s requirement
B. The strict rules of the prison
C. Their respect for Catherine
D. The force of the guards | | 4. What is the best title of the passage? | | [ ] | A. A Tough Prison
B. A Woman Bringing Changes
C. A warden Caring for Prisoners
D. A Great Wife | | 完形填空。 | The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition (过渡期) for me. 1 is probably true with
many people, I got quite homesick and 2 thought about going home.
Although the 3 time for many students is getting 4 from home, my mailbox was frequently 5 . One
day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 6 at me. I sat down to read it, 7 a note from
someone back home. 8 I became increasingly puzzled (困惑) as 9 postcards were like this. It was a full
news report about a woman named Mabel and her new-bom baby. I took the card to my room and 10 about
it.
Several days later I 11 another postcard, and this one 12 news about Maybelline, Mabel"s cousin. Soon
after, another card arrived and then another, 13 full of news of different people. I began to 14 look forward
to the next one, 15 to see what this author would come up with 16 . I was never 17 .
Finally, the cards 18 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 19 about college life. They had been
such a happy distraction (调剂) that I have 20 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I
need a lift. | ( )1. A. If
( )2. A. often
( )3. A. hard
( )4. A. visitors
( )5. A. empty
( )6. A. pouring
( )7. A. describing
( )8. A. But
( )9. A. any
( )10. A. joked
( )11. A. mailed
( )12. A. delivering
( )13. A. one
( )14. A. nearly
( )15. A. promising
( )16. A. below
( )17. A. frightened
( )18. A. continued
( )19. A. easy
( )20. A. lost | B. So
B. carefully
B. last
B. letters
B. full
B. reaching
B. considering
B. Thus
B. no
B. talked
B. accepted
B. demanding
B. each
B. possibly
B. surprised
B. lately
B. disappointed
B. stopped
B. safe
B. collected | C. As
C. seldom
C. busiest
C. calls
C. closed
C. staring
C. enjoying
C. Also
C. some
C. forgot
C. wrote
C. discovering
C. either
C. usually
C. interested
C. next
C. excited
C. started
C. tired
C. torn | D. What
D. merely
D. happiest
D. directions
D. open
D. rolling
D. expecting
D. Even
D. such
D. cared
D. received
D. developing
D. both
D. really
D. pretending
D. behind
D. pleased
D. avoided
D. anxious
D. saved | | 阅读理解。 | Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker"s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and
Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of
people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.
Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included
a mental patient, and men in business suits. They don"t collect money.
They don"t push religion (宗教). So what"s the point?
"To see what happens," said Liz. "We simply enjoy life with open communication (交流)."
Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington,
a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with
strangers after their return.
"It started as a crazy idea," Liz said. "We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life
stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything."
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two
days, to let the two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. "That was very heavy on my mind," Marcia said. "To be
able to talk about it to total strangers was very good," she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over
the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have
expressed interest in a book, something they say they"ll consider. | | 1. What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001? | | [ ] | A. Chatting with people.
B. Setting up street signs.
C. Telling stories to strangers.
D. Organizing a speaker"s corner. | | 2. What they have been doing can be described as _____. | | [ ] | A. pointless
B. normal
C. crazy
D. successful | | 3. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text? | | [ ] | A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C. They organized the get-together in the city park.
D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill. | | 4. What will Liz and Bill do in the future? | | [ ] | A. Go in for publishing.
B. Do more television programs.
C. Continue what they are doing.
D. Spend more time reading books. | | 5. How do they like the idea of writing a book? | | [ ] | A. They have decided to wait a year or two.
B. They will think about it carefully.
C. They agreed immediately.
D. They find it hard to do that. | | 阅读理解。 | "Susan, I"ll miss you. Don"t forget me," a girl wrote to me on the first page of a notebook. It was a
present given by one of my students when I attended (参加) the "Go-to-the-countryside" program last
summer holiday. Every time I open the notebook, it brings back happy memones.
Last summer vacation, for the purpose of serving society and meeting other social communities, nine
students, including me, formed a group as a service team heading for a school in the remote (偏远的)
mountain area of our country.
We spent one week there, mainly teaching the students English, as planned. We had known ahead of
time that their English was rather poor. And what was worse, they didn"t like leaming English. So we came
up with a logo and carefully chose four topics for our students. The logo was:I"m not shy; I can speak
English loudly. The four topics were:my dream, my family, my hometown and what a wonderful world.
We intended to encourage their interest in leaming English and help them build the confidence in speaking
English. We created a very active and relaxed atmosphere (气氛) while teaching. In addition, the topics
were fit for us to communicate with them and build up a good relationship.
At the beginning of each class, our students were asked to shout out the logo. And it was clear that they
were very happy to shout in English. The content of our lessons was closely related to the four topics. We
also covered moral (道德的) education while teaching. In class, we showed great happiness for any progress
made, such as a correct pronunciation, the right spelling, a brave answer, etc.
Altough the time we spent together was short, we and our students became good friends. When we had
to leave them, they gave up lots of little gifts expressing their appreciation of our teaching. The notebook
was the one I liked best. | | 1. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage? | | [ ] | A. A Week in the Mountain
B. A Volunteer Teacher
C. A Valuable Notebook
D. A Good Service Team | | 2. Why did Susan go to that remote school? | | [ ] | A. She was looking for her classmates.
B. She wanted to gain social experience.
C. She intended to improve her English.
D. She had some friends there. | | 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. The service team had some difficulty in teaching there.
B. The service group was made up of 10 students.
C. Members of the team were disappointed at the students.
D. The logo was not accepted by the students. | | 4. Which of the following words can describe the team"s teaching method best? | | [ ] | A. Boring.
B. Encouraging.
C. Perfect.
D. Strange. | | 5. The students were asked to shout the logo out because _____. | | [ ] | A. some students were too naughty (调皮的) to deal with
B. teachers wanted to communicate with them
C. it could help them build their confidence
D. the logo was the content of their lessons | | 完形填空。 | It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn"t healed (痊愈) from a(n) 1 injury. I had 2 whether
or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 3 for the 3 000 meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 4 me. I felt 5 as I fell farther
and farther behind.
"Hooray!" shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6 I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner
was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should 7 ," I thought as I moved on. 8 , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I
ran 9 and decided not to 10 in track next year. It wouldn"t be worth it, 11 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer 12 than the one I"d heard earlier. I turned around and 13 , the boys were
preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys."
I was leaving 14 several girls came up to me. "Wow, you"ve got courage!" one of them told me.
"Courage? I just 15 a race!" I thought.
"I would have given up on the first lap," said another girl. "We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly I regained 16 . I decided to 17 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren"t always 18
in medals and victories, but in the 19 we overcome (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people
who win, 20 the people who don"t give up what they love. | ( )1. A. slighter
( )2. A. expected
( )3. A. late
( )4. A. from behind
( )5. A. ashamed
( )6. A. cheer
( )7. A. slow down
( )8. A. Therefore
( )9. A. with delight
( )10. A. play
( )11. A. even if
( )12. A. weaker
( )13. A. well enough
( )14. A. while
( )15. A. finished
( )16. A. cheer
( )17. A. hold on
( )18.A. measured
( )19. A. sadness
( )20. A. or | B. worse
B. supposed
B. eager
B. ahead of
B. astonished
B. shout
B. drop out
B. Otherwise
B. with fear
B. arrive
B. only if
B. longer
B. sure enough
B. when
B. won
B. hope
B. turn to
B. praised
B. struggles
B. nor | C. earlier
C. imagined
C. ready
C. next to
C. excited
C. cry
C. go on
C. Besides
C. in pain
C. race
C. unless
C. lower
C. surprisingly enough
C. as
C. passed
C. interest
C. begin with
C. tested
C. diseases
C. and | D. heavier
D. doubted
D. thirsty
D. close to
D. frightened
D. noise
D. speed up
D. However
D. in advance
D. attend
D. until
D. louder
D. strangerly enough
D. since
D. lost
D. experience
D. stick with
D. increased
D. tiredness
D. but |
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