My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other    , including her “sixth sense”,   she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.

  Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she doesn’t push too hard on them, who really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the    don't realize she's blind.

  I realize this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   excited about her finger-painting project.

  “Mom, guess what?”said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to      colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle      with us.”

  To my great      my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

  Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my       showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really      what I was doing!’’ Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt      Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

  I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come up in conversation.

  When I told her, she was      for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla     . And I knew my child was      because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's pride in her work.

  We were silent for a minute.Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my      .’’ Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.A.ways      B.means         C.methods      D.senses  

2.A.which     B.when          C.that          D.as

3.A.guests     B.family         C.children      D.friends

4.A.excited    B.sad            C.satisfied      D.enjoyed

5.A.especially  B.not so          C.a little       D.not at all

6.A.paint      B.draw           C.mix         D.create

7.A.stayed     B.painted         C.talked       D.played

8.A.excitement  B.encouragement  C.delight       D.surprise

9.A.attitude     B.color           C.picture      D.paper

10.A.touched    B.distinguished    C.saw         D.understood

11.A.after      B.before          C.until         D.when

12.A.curious    B.quiet           C.puzzled      D.worried

13.A.cried      B.insisted         C.complained   D.informed

14.A.right      B.wrong          C.worried       D.uncertain

15.A.paper     B.pens            C.hands        D.eyes

 

 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第36至第55小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

“It’s no use, Mum,” said Johnny. “I’m just no good at dancing.”

“You’ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be     1, dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette.”

Johnny     2. Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the     3at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion （手風(fēng)琴） with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was     4to dance with a girl!

5Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his     6to approach Lisette. “May I have this dance?” Johnny asked. “That’s all right,” said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s     7steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, “Look! Johnny has two left feet!”     8

burst from the crowd. Johnny     9and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.

The next Saturday, Alcide     10to Johnny’s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide’s eyes     11. “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,” Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed     12him.

At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and     13her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, “Dear friends, I got a     14for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!”     15, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band     16behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was     17. “You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,” Alcide said. “Yes, sir!” said Johnny.   18he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped     19, smiling. “You played really good tonight!” she said.

“Thank you,” Johnny blushed （臉紅）. As he walked on, Pierre     20moved out of the way for him to pass.

Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.

1.A. difficult     B. troublesome    C. different     D. terrible

2.A. answered      B. sighed         C. smiled        D. laughed

3.A. platform      B. appointment    C. meeting       D. dance

4.A. expected      B. invited        C. allowed       D. chosen

5.A. If            B. Since          C. Though        D. When

6.A. spirits       B. feelings       C. courage       D. strength

7.A. smooth        B. clumsy         C. slow          D. small

8.A. Shouts        B. Laughter       C. Applause      D. Cheers

9.A. broke away    B. went out       C. broke up      D. turned out

10.A. ran          B. walked         C. drove         D. cycled

11.A. opened       B. rolled         C. sharpened     D. widened

12.A. off          B. with           C. after         D. for

13.A. caught       B. searched       C. sought        D. spotted

14.A. surprise     B. puzzle         C. story         D. joke

15.A. Struggling  B. Trembling      C. Wandering     D. Whispering

16.A. got round    B. joined in      C. turned around D. showed off

17.A. in           B. out            C. over          D. on

18.A. As           B. Because        C. Until         D. So

19.A. backward     B. forward        C. onward        D. downward

20.A. still        B. even           C. ever          D. almost

 

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting（誘人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  26  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,  27   , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 28  he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(腳尖)，29  as high as he could, but even as his tallest 30  he was unable to touch it. He began to  31  up and down, as high as he could, at the  32  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of  33 .

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to  34  on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  35  the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking   36 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock , or,   37  luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do,   38   seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk   39 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  40  , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 41   like this, the more unhappy he became.

42  , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what  he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t  43 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  44  more I can do to get the apple—hat is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to  45  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring    B. offering   C. receiving              D. allowing

2.A. so          B. then          C. but                  D. or

3.A. sadder        B. angrier        C. hungrier       D. tastier

4.A. expanding B. stretching        C. swinging          D. pulling

5.A. strength     B. length   C. range            D. height

6.A. jump           B. look      C. walk            D. glance

7.A. tip       B. stage   C. top      D. level

8.A. hope            B. hand            C. sight      D. reach

9.A. put      B. stand          C. get                D. hold

10.A. break        B. shake           C. take           D. strike

11.A. up            B. forward       C. down               D. around

12.A. for          B. with                   C. on                D. of

13.A. After        B. Through         C .Without         D. Upon

14.A. back       B. away            C. up          D. down

15.A. wishes     B. beliefs           C. efforts             D. goals

16.A. thought    B. imagined      C. tried      D. claimed

17.A. Therefore        B. However         C. Moreover             D. Otherwise

18.A. skillful             B. cheerful        C. harmful         D. helpful

19.A. something        B. anything        C. everything             D. nothing

20.A.change      B. express         C. forget            D. describe

 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. __41_in the crowded store, I had my money __42_ and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost __43_ of myself. What could I do? We were not very __44_. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would __45_ our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even _46_for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my __47__ mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then __48__ a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to ___49__ her.

When she came home, I __50__ a smile to greet her. She was __51__ to see the neat house and the __52__ meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story __53__. She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

“ I’ve __54__ my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“ I see,” she did not shout at me as I had __55__. She didn’t lose her __56__. So I was afraid she was trying hard to __57__ her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still __58__ and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “ I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” she __59__ her eyes, looking at me and said, “ Oh, on the contrary, I am thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the __60__ who is to blame.”

1.A. Luckily      B. Unfortunately     C. Surprisingly     D. Secretly

2.A. robbed       B. stolen            C. caught         D. gone

3.A. control       B. heart             C. interest        D. habit

4.A. happy        B. poor             C. healthy        D. wealthy

5.A. enrich        B. improve          C. affect          D. please

6.A. guilty        B. ashamed          C. frightened      D. worried

7.A. careless      B. unforgivable       C. unforgettable    D. unbelievable

8.A. prepared     B. served             C. provided       D. chose

9.A. comfort      B. meet              C. surprise        D. please

10.A. gave                 B. pretended          C. forced         D. made

11.A. satisfied     B. surprised           C. pleased         D. interested

12.A. delicious     B. excellent           C. cool           D. attractive

13.A. gladly        B. calmly             C. excitedly      D. nervously

14.A. spent         B. wasted           C. donated         D. lost

15.A. hoped        B. desired           C. expected        D. wished

16.A. way          B. temper           C. interest         D. control

17.A. hide          B. express          C. maintain        D. show

18.A. unhappy      B. silent             C. worried        D. surprised

19.A. moved       B. shut              C. raised          D. opened

20.A. store         B. policeman         C. society         D. thief

 

Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small __21___ in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ___22___ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ___23___ and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ___24___ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ___25___ my plans with my dad, he ___ 26___ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ___27___ from him, he was all for it.

   I had only been away from my ___28___ three days now, but there was an inner ___29___ going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ___30___ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ___31___ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

   On the road, I met another ___32___ who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey ___33___ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ___34___. It encouraged me not to ___35___.

  As I listened to my ___36___ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ___37___ around me for miles. ___38___, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ___39___ that they looked like a topographical map (地形圖). But, however ___40___ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

1.A. party          B. meeting         C. conversation          D. lecture

2.A. flight  B. interview       C. performance         D. trip

3.A. instructions        B. maps     C. magazines     D. newspapers

4.A. walking       B. flying     C. biking    D. running

5.A. compared  B. shared  C. prepared       D. changed

6.A. agreed       B. sighed   C. left        D. cried

7.A. stories        B. spirits    C. skills      D. hobbies

8.A. hotel B. school C. home    D. office

9.A. battle          B. activity  C. request          D. discussion

10.A. certainly  B. really    C. usually  D. reasonably

11.A. turn B. reply     C. prove    D. adapt

12.A. driver       B. jogger   C. bicyclist         D. pilot

13.A. alone        B. slowly   C. patiently        D. worriedly

14.A. humour   B. direction       C. balance          D. satisfaction

15.A. calm down        B. break down  C. speed up       D. give up

16.A. favourite B. personal        C. professional  D. successful

17.A. nobody    B. everybody    C. anything        D. everything

18.A. Firstly       B. Actually         C. Eventually    D. Fortunately

19.A. wounds    B. cuts       C. bites      D. dots

20.A. boring      B. confusing      C. complex        D. difficult