Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 21_,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy,but rather when he was 22  and ill.
My father was 23 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 24 all that away.Now he can no longer walk and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  25 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 26  about life,and I told them about one of my  27 . I said that we must very often give things up 28 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends---but it always 29  that after we give something up,we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  30 up. He said, “But, Peter,I gave up 31 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.  32 , he answered his own question: “I 33 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also  34 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(惱怒的)at someone, I  35 remember his words and become 36 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  37 to give up my small irritations. In this  38  ,I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 39 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 40 .
小題1:
A．AfterwardsB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Meanwhile
小題2:
A．tiredB．weakC．poorD．slowly
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．stillC．onlyD．once
小題4:
A．tookB．threwC．sentD．put
小題5:
A．impossibleB．difficultC．stressfulD．hopeless
小題6:
A．worryingB．caringC．talkingD．a(chǎn)sking
小題7:
A．decisionsB．experiencesC．a(chǎn)mbitionsD．beliefs
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．beforeD．till
小題9:
A．suggestsB．promisesC．seemsD．requires
小題10:
A．spokeB．turnedC．summedD．opened
小題11:
A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything
小題12:
A．SurprisinglyB．ImmediatelyC．NaturallyD．Certainly
小題13:
A．hadB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．gainedD．enjoyed
小題14:
A．touchedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．warned
小題15:
A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might
小題16:
A．quietB．calmC．relaxedD．happy
小題17:
A．readyB．likelyC．freeD．a(chǎn)ble
小題18:
A．caseB．formC．methodD．way
小題19:
A．doubtB．wonderC．knowD．guess
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)wardB．giftC．lessonD．word

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:D
小題19:B
小題20:B
這篇文章又是一篇感人至深，具有較好教育意義的精品小文。作者以倒敘的形式講述了發(fā)生在他身上的故事。而作者年老多病的父親卻交給了他這樣一個道理：他放棄了一切卻一無所獲，得到的只是家人的愛—不要斤斤計較，要以愛心來對待一切，面對生活，使自己的內(nèi)心平和。
小題1:本題考查副詞。爸爸教給我這個道理不是在他健康強壯的時候，而是在體弱多病的事后。語氣轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)however的語法特征也能選中。
小題2:本題考查形容詞。根據(jù)全句的邏輯意思和下文的提示（he can no longer walk），選擇一個與ill并列意義的詞。
小題3:本題考查副詞。爸爸以前是一個健康積極的人。
小題4:本題考查動詞。take away使（感情，感覺等）消失，帶走；throw away丟棄某物（因不用或不需要）；send away把…送往另一地方；put away收好。
小題5:本題考查形容詞。由上文爸爸體弱多病和下文他說的話，得知爸爸甚至講話都困難。Impossible過于絕對，只失去說話能力；hopeful沒有指望的，絕望的；stressful產(chǎn)生壓力的。
小題6:本題考查動詞。開始交談，談?wù)撋�，不是籠統(tǒng)地講擔心誰的生活（worry about）,關(guān)心誰的生活（care about）,詢問誰的生活（ask about）.
小題7:本題考查名詞。我跟他們講了我的一個信條（我個人相信的事）(belief).由下文可知不是我的一個什么經(jīng)驗(experience);抱負（ambition）或某個決定（decision）
小題8:本題考查連詞。.隨著（as)我們長大，我們常常放棄一些東西。
小題9:本題考查動詞�？偟目雌饋硎沁@樣的，因為是一個人的看法及一般情況，語氣不是特肯定，又不是某個人的建議或要求，故其他三個選項不可取。
小題10:本題考查動詞。speak up（爸爸）突然大聲說，說到；turn up擰大，開大；出現(xiàn)；sun up歸納，總結(jié)；判斷，估量（此前，爸爸并沒說話，故不能選）；open up開拓，開辟；開始暢談，傾吐心事（不是一兩句話，更不能突然開始）。
小題11:本題考查代詞。根據(jù)上下文及作者爸爸當時的狀況，所謂“美好的事”一無所有了；從外表看只是一個體弱多病，非常難過的老年。故give up everything.
小題12:本題考查副詞。爸爸提出一個問題，我以為讓我來回答，我正在冥思苦想的時候，他卻自己給出了答案，這出乎我的意料。
小題13:本題考查動詞�；卮疳槍ι厦姘职痔岢龅哪莻�問題：What did I gain?
小題14:本題考查動詞。我深受啟發(fā)，所以改變了我以后的為人處事的方法。
小題15:本題考查情態(tài)動詞。would 表示習慣性的行為。
小題16:本題考查形容詞。一想到爸爸的話，我的內(nèi)心就平靜下來，控制情緒；而不是保持安靜(quiet)，放松（relaxed）或高興(happy).
小題17:本題考查形容詞。一想到爸爸既然能夠用對別人的愛來代替他巨大的疼痛或痛苦這件事，我就必然能夠（be able to do）放棄自己的不值一提的易怒情緒。
小題18:本題考查動詞。這樣(in this way),我就從爸爸身上學會了寬容的力量（power of acceptable）。Method指解決某個具體問題的科學的，符合邏輯的方法，通常搭配是with this/that …method.
小題19:本題考查動詞�，F(xiàn)在我想知道，如果我從小的時候起，就認真地聽我爸爸的，我還會學到其他什么東西呢？要注意該句用的是虛擬語氣。
小題20:本題考查動詞。即便如此，我也不是特別的遺憾，我很感謝我爸爸送給我的這個禮物（gift）。
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C．Great progress has been made in preventing it.
D．There are few organizations helping to prevent it.
小題3:According to Oshinsky,           .
A．Gates should devote more time to Microsoft
B．polio eradication is a very important cause
C．vaccine side-effects should not be ignored
D．polio has been brought under control
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following about Bill Gates is TRUE?
A．He is the founder of the Global polio Eradication program.
B．He persuades some of the world leaders to support the eradication plan.
C．His foundation contributes $302, 000 to eradicate polio every year.
D．He works harder on preventing polio than founding Microsoft.
小題5:The underlined part “We’re still not out of the woods” means “       ”.
A．We get lost in the woodsB．We’re not free from trouble
C．we have no idea where to goD．We’re unable to eradicate polio

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Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don’t believe me? Well, read this:
Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly irritated with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.
Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest（防彈衣）—what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires (輪胎). However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste（粘）a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret’s family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom（織布機）. Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent（專利）in 1870.
So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover.
小題1:The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to_________.
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．excitedC．delightedD．nervous
小題2:What do we know about Margaret?
A．She was a member of the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
B．Her first invention was made when she was twenty.
C．Her invention was designed to produce envelopes.
D．She began working when she was very young.
小題3:which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (①="paragraph" 1, ②="Paragraph" 2,… ⑤="paragraph" 5)
 
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．How inventions were made
B．Amazing inventions by women
C．Women and modern technology
D．You can also be an inventor

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A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria (自助食堂), but work for Dave was scarce (不足的，缺乏的), and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—＄7,000，a legacy （遺產(chǎn)） from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident . “ It really made a difference when we were going under financially, ” says Dave.  
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of (許多) other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in others, it was more than ＄100,000.  
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm .  
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving, They thrived on（喜歡）comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase (購買) .  
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.  
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed (分發(fā)；分配). It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole community（社區(qū)）and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.  
小題1:According go the text, the Fusses ______.
A．were employed by a truck company
B．worked in a school cafeteria
C．were in financial difficulty
D．lost their home
小題2:Which of the following is true of the Hatches?
A．They had their children during the Great Depression
B．They gave away their possessions ( 財產(chǎn)；所有物) to their neighbors
C．They left the family farm to live in an old house
D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs
小題3:Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?
A．They decided to open a store
B．They couldn’t afford expensive things
C．They wanted to save money
D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids
小題4: According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were ______.
A．curious B．optimisticC．childlikeD．understanding
小題5:What can we learn from the text?
A．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example
B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents
C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches
D．The community of Alto was poor

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