Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its 36 way, but mine couldn"t. I wasn"t sure how I was going to be able to face 37 and their gossip at school. I was forced to 38 my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school 39 completely defeated. All I wanted to do was 40 into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and 41 a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n) 42 that it was to be opened on a 43 night that week.
I made it through that week 44 my father. Each card 45 to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the 46 is impossible to imagine. Don"t try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood 47 when I read, “What you are feeling now is 48 and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing 49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special 50 you face along life’s way, may you 51 that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card 52 the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to 53 . “The world isn"t so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed (fell down) but I 54 the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his 55 known when he couldn"t be present.
| 小题1: | | A．pleasant | B．strange | C．funny | D．normal |
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| 小题2: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．nobody |
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| 小题3: | | A．work out | B．meet with | C．deal with | D．come across |
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| 小题4: | | A．making | B．feeling | C．regarding | D．considering |
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| 小题5: | | A．crawl | B．push | C．jump | D．draw |
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| 小题6: | | A．invented | B．discovered | C．created | D．wrote |
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| 小题7: | | A．instruction | B．explanation | C．presentation | D．information |
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| 小题8: | | A．regular | B．flexible | C．particular | D．legal |
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| 小题9: | | A．in favor of | B．regardless of | C．in search of | D．because of |
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| 小题10: | | A．seemed | B．happened | C．occurred | D．intended |
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| 小题11: | | A．life | B．future | C．dream | D．result |
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| 小题12: | | A．fell | B．passed | C．flied | D．lifted |
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| 小题13: | | A．false | B．honest | C．natural | D．innocent |
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| 小题14: | | A．content | B．process | C．cure | D．progress |
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| 小题15: | | A．destruction | B．competition | C．challenges | D．destination |
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| 小题16: | | A．trust | B．guess | C．predict | D．succeed |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．since | C．after | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．cry | B．scream | C．sing | D．laugh |
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| 小题19: | | A．got through | B．looked through | C．broke through | D．put through |
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| 小题20: | | A．schedule | B．concept | C．soul | D．confidence |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:A
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试题分析：最好的朋友的离去让作者情不能已，久久无法脱心灵的阴影。善解人意的父亲用几张卡片抚慰了作者的心灵伤，拯救了作者曾经崩溃的世界。
小题1:D考查形容词。本句中的but表示的是转折含义，由此可知其他每个人的生活似乎依然可以”正常”进行，但是作者做不到。
小题2:A考查代词。此处与上一句中的everyone相呼应，表示作者无法确信应该怎样才能面对学校中的“每个人”和他们的闲言碎语。
小题3:C考查动词短语。上一句提到作者不知如何面对其他人，由此可知作者被迫像往常一样去“应对”日常生活。
小题4:B考查动词。作者失去了最好的朋友，晚上从学校回到家后自然感到非常“沮丧”。defeated"悲观落魄的”，符合语境。
小题5:A考查动词。作者回到家很沮丧，最想做的就是“爬”到床上自悲自悯。
小题6:B考查动词。作者拉开盖在床上的被子后，”发现”了爸爸留下来的一堆卡片。
小题7:A考查名词。每一张卡片都包括一个“指令”，告诉作者应该如何去做。另外， instructed也是线索提示。
小题8:C考查形容词。下一段提到作者在那个星期中每天晚上打开一张卡片，由此可知每张卡片都需要在“特别的”夜晚打开。
小题9:D 考查介词短语。下文提到每张卡片都带给作者不同的感受，作者最终熬过了那个星期，所有的这一切都是“因为（because of)）”父亲无微不至的关爱。in favor of “赞同”， regardless of “不管，不顾”，in search of “寻找”。
小题10:A 考查动词辨析。这里表达的意思是：每张卡片似乎都在说出了作者想要听的东西。所以选seem。
小题11:B考查名词辨析。与前面的The past呼应，由此可知，这里指“将来”，所以选future。
受”自然”并且正常。
小题12:D 考查动词。这里指的是作者心情的好转，所以选lift，意思是：（伤心等）消失。
小题13:C 考查形容词。由句中的normal 可以看出，父亲认为作者的感受是很正常的，所以选natural意思是：自然的。
小题14: B考查名词。这种感觉仍然很糟糕，但这是愈合“过程(process)”的一部分。content 内容；cure疗法；progress进步。
小题15:C考查名词。作者是因为失去最好的朋友后才久久难以摆脱心灵的阴影，由此可知此处表示作者的父亲鼓励作者要勇于面对人生道路上的“挑战(challenges)”。destruction“破坏”， competition“竞争”， destination“目的地”。
小题16:A 考查动词辨析。不管你在人生道路上面对什么特殊的挑战，愿你“相信(trust)”你可以每天都发现最美好的东西。guess 猜测；predict预测； succeed成功。
小题17:A考查连词。根据第二段最后一句可知作者是在参加聚会“之前”按照指令打开了那张卡片。
小题18:D考查动词。根据下一句引号中两次出现的laugh可知作者的父亲提醒作者要“笑”,所以选laugh。
小题19:A考查动词短语。作者的世界曾经崩溃，但是作者最终熬过了这段困难时间，此处get through表示”(使某人)熬过(困难时期)”。
小题20:C考查名词。上文提到的卡片中的内容都是在抚慰作者心灵的创伤，所以作者感激父亲，虽然他不在身边，但是却让作者明白了的“精神”世界。
点评：最好的朋友的离去让作者情不能已，久久无法脱心灵的阴影。善解人意的父亲用几张卡片抚慰了作者的心灵伤，拯救了作者曾经崩溃的世界。整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
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试题【Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s 】；主要考察你对
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It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 11 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 12 in the company should ever do. I wish I 13 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 14 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 15 , experienced and I know better.
16 I work with some very kind and compassionate (富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 17 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 18 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 19 ” person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 20 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 21 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 22 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the 23 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly, 24 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my 25 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n) 26 .
“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 27 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s 28 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her 29 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those 30 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.
| 小题1: | | A．by the way | B．in the way | C．on the way | D．to the way |
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| 小题2: | | A．someone | B．anyone | C．no one | D．the one |
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| 小题3: | | A．should | B．might | C．will | D．could |
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| 小题4: | | A．fix | B．blame | C．rely | D．put |
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| 小题5: | | A．outgoing | B．old | C．cheerful | D．energetic |
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| 小题6: | | A．Thankfully | B．Naturally | C．Generally | D．Hopefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．work | B．stop | C．watch | D．sit |
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| 小题8: | | A．decisions | B．troubles | C．attempts | D．mistakes |
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| 小题9: | | A．annoying | B．confusing | C．embarrassing | D．puzzling |
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| 小题10: | | A．repairs | B．wants | C．works | D．occupies |
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| 小题11: | | A．mad | B．serious | C．curious | D．hopeful |
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| 小题12: | | A．react | B．agree | C．turn | D．object |
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| 小题13: | | A．issue | B．outcome | C．standard | D．message |
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| 小题14: | | A．for | B．therefore | C．but | D．otherwise |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenge | B．imagination | C．conclusion | D．explanation |
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| 小题16: | | A．order | B．key | C．end | D．process |
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| 小题17: | | A．forget | B．ruin | C．prevent | D．change |
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| 小题18: | | A．broken | B．done | C．lost | D．kept |
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| 小题19: | | A．attention | B．skill | C．patience | D．interest |
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| 小题20: | | A．sweet | B．pleasant | C．meaningful | D．colorful |
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He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father"s life—who was the main 21 of support for the family. He had to 22 the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his 23 ,never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do 24 in his life.
One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to 25 . But being so 26 , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often 27 . Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live 28 from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was 29 and didn"t know what to do.
A 30 misfortune befell a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness，31 . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a 32 for her parents, only to overturn the stove, 33 in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her 34 to take care of her, she was determined to be completely 35 . At school, she always studied hard.
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother"s arms are my arms；36 the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
Disasters can 37 at any time. How you handlemisfortune when confronted with it is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and 38 from the ordeal(磨难), it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 39 , the hardship will turn out to be a(n) 40 on which new hopes will arise.
| 小题1: | | A．cause | B．strength | C．source | D．course |
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| 小题2: | | A．live on | B．take on | C．turn on | D．depend on |
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| 小题3: | | A．shadow | B．volunteer | C．bodyguard | D．servant |
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| 小题4: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．tired | B．angry | C．impatient | D．unfair |
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| 小题7: | | A．support | B．separate | C．quarrel | D．avoid |
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| 小题8: | | A．bravely | B．differently | C．separately | D．thoughtfully |
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| 小题9: | | A．heartless | B．heartbroken | C．kind-hearted | D．hopeless |
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| 小题10: | | A．same | B．similar | C．simple | D．strange |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．disappeared | C．dismissed | D．lost |
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| 小题12: | | A．meal | B．lunch | C．surprise | D．breakfast |
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| 小题13: | | A．leading | B．resulting | C．taking | D．bringing |
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| 小题14: | | A．willingness | B．anxiety | C．contribution | D．respect |
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| 小题15: | | A．independent | B．relaxed | C．disabled | D．energetic |
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| 小题16: | | A．since | B．while | C．as | D．though |
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| 小题17: | | A．strike | B．appear | C．raise | D．reach |
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| 小题18: | | A．hide | B．remain | C．survive | D．escape |
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| 小题19: | | A．careful | B．strong | C．healthy | D．polite |
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| 小题20: | | A．difficulty | B．fortune | C．occupation | D．power |
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While watching a swimming competition one night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. In fact, it is difficult enough, not having anyone to race against.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was obvious that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
This young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in swimming history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to the competition.
In a competition, we usually watch the brilliant athletes competing for medals, but it is nice to watch an underdog.
小题1:From the passage we learn that the young man _____.| A．made his turn to start back pitifully | | B．was skillful at freestyle swimming | | C．swam faster than the average swimmer | | D．seemed unlikely to win a gold medal |
小题2:The crowd changed their attitude because _____.| A．they felt sorry for the young man | | B．they wanted to show their interest | | C．they were moved by the young man | | D．they meant to please the young man |
小题3:According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ____.| A．it’s amusing to watch a skillful swimmer swimming | | B．it’s amazing to watch a good loser challenging himself | | C．it’s good for athletes to act proudly | | D．it’s difficult for some athletes to remove medals |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Go for it！ | B．Try again! | C．Compete for gold! | D．Break a record! |
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A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 36 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 37 from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, 38 everywhere. I tried to use a broom, 39 with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the 40 , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept 41 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 42 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining 43 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 44 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded 45 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 46 had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 47 his new surroundings and the 48 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you 49 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never 50 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 51 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas 52 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them 53 you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to 54 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 55 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
| 小题1: | | A．drink | B．fruit | C．vegetable | D．meat |
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| 小题2: | | A．moved | B．walked | C．ran | D．slipped |
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| 小题3: | | A．rubbed | B．rolled | C．grew | D．existed |
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| 小题5: | | A．bedroom | B．living room | C．kitchen | D．storeroom |
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| 小题6: | | A．getting up | B．turning up | C．taking up | D．using up |
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| 小题7: | | A．found | B．ate | C．left | D．planted |
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| 小题8: | | A．presents | B．cans | C．vegetables | D．peas |
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| 小题11: | | A．wife | B．life | C．son | D．friend |
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| 小题12: | | A．turning to | B．leading to | C．adjusting to | D．adding to |
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| 小题13: | | A．thank | B．love | C．help | D．loss |
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| 小题14: | | A．down | B．near | C．close | D．wide |
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| 小题15: | | A．get it | B．make it | C．take it | D．leave it |
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| 小题16: | | A．grew | B．bought | C．collected | D．frozen |
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| 小题17: | | A．eventually | B．fortunately | C．properly | D．specially |
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| 小题18: | | A．both | B．all | C．either | D．each |
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| 小题19: | | A．call on | B．put on | C．bring on | D．move on |
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| 小题20: | | A．while | B．because | C．since | D．or |
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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 47 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 50 John"s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person"s clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
| 小题1: | | A．turning | B．holding | C．showing | D．hanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．unreasonable | B．expected | C．unbelievable | D．acceptable |
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| 小题3: | | A．teenagers | B．adults | C．women | D．strangers |
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| 小题4: | | A．color | B．price | C．style | D．size |
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| 小题5: | | A．sent | B．carried | C．lent | D．wore |
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| 小题6: | | A．casually | B．comfortably | C．carefully | D．quickly |
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| 小题7: | | A．happiness | B．change | C．smile | D．matter |
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| 小题8: | | A．doubt | B．fight | C．argument | D．war |
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| 小题9: | | A．thoughtful | B．handsome | C．hopeful | D．curious |
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| 小题11: | | A．wondered | B．confirmed | C．concluded | D．discovered |
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| 小题12: | | A．can | B．must | C．will | D．should |
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| 小题13: | | A．present | B．mark | C．word | D．result |
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| 小题15: | | A．looking up at | B．looking down to | C．checking up | D．taking up |
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| 小题16: | | A．trust | B．mistake | C．exchange | D．regard |
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| 小题18: | | A．attaching | B．connecting | C．relating | D．matching |
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| 小题19: | | A．career | B．life | C．study | D．success |
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