One girl decided to study judo (柔道) although she had lost her left arm in a car accident.
The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. The girl was doing well. But she couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught her only one move.
“Instructor,” the girl finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the instructor replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in her teacher, the girl kept training.
Several months later, the instructor took the girl to her first toumament (锦标赛). To her surprise, the girl easily won her first two matches. The third match proved to he more difficult, but after some time, her opponent became impatient and charged. The girl skillfully used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her success, the girl was now in the final.
This time, her opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the girl appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the girl might get hurt, the referee (裁判) called a timeout. She was about to stop the match when the instructor intervened (干预).
“No,” the instructor insisted, “Let her continue.”
Soon after the match restarted, her opponent made a serious mistake; she dropped her guard. Instantly, the girl used her move to pin her opponent. The girl won the match and the tournament. She was the champion.
On the way home, the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in every match. Then the girl gathered the courage to ask what was really in her mind.
“Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”
The girl’s biggest weakness had become her biggest strength.
1. What can we learn about the girl?| A．She won the first two matches hard. | B．She disliked judo training. |
| C．She learnt several moves. | D．She was disabled in an accident. |
| A．defeated | B．depressed | C．inspired | D．trapped |
| A．her bravery | B．her tricks | C．her skills | D．her strength |
| A．The Story of a Girl | B．A Disabled Girl |
| C．Defense Matters | D．Weakness Becomes Strength |
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【推荐1】One morning, Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers (传单), and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.
“If it hadn't come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died，” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.
The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend's son.”
Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”
1. What did Tracy do after finding the dog?| A．She looked for its owner. | B．She gave it to Ann as a gift. |
| C．She sold it to the dollar store. | D．She bought some food for it. |
| A．By breaking the door for Ann. | B．By leading Ann to Jack's room. |
| C．By dragging Jack out of the room. | D．By attending Jack when Ann was out. |
| A．Sympathetic. | B．Doubtful. | C．Tolerant. | D．Grateful. |
| A．It would be given to Odie. | B．It would be kept by Ann's family. |
| C．It would be returned to Peter. | D．It would be taken away by Tracy. |
【推荐2】Roger Rolls was the first black governor in the history of New York State, USA. He was born in one of New York’s dishonorable slums (贫民窟). The children born here rarely did good work after they grew up. However, Roger Rolls was an exception, for he was not only admitted to the university, but also he became a governor.
At one of the press conferences, a reporter asked him, “What made you become the governor?” Faced with more than 300 journalists, Rolls did not mention his struggle but only spoke of his primary school schoolmaster---Pierre Paul.
In 1961, Pierre Paul was engaged as the director and principle of Nobita Primary School. When he entered this school, he found the children here didn’t cooperate with the teachers. Pierre thought up many ways to guide them, but none was effective. Later, he found these children were very superstitious(迷信的), so when he gave lectures, he added a program of palm reading as a means of fortune-telling, with which he encouraged the students.
When Rolls jumped to the platform with his small hands stretched out, Pierre Paul said, “As soon as I see your slim little fingers, I know you will be the governor of New York State in future.” At that moment, Rolls was shocked because only his grandmother inspired him once, saying that he could become captain of a five-ton ship. This time, Pierre Paul said he could become governor of New York State, so he remembered that remark and believed him.
From that day on, the “New York State Governor” was like a banner (旗帜) that constantly inspired him to study energetically and make progress. Rolls no longer stained his clothes with mud, nor did he speak in foul language. He began to straighten his back when he was walking. In the next more than 40 years, he demanded himself according to the identity of a governor. At the age of 51, he finally became the governor of New York State.
Put up a banner of faith for yourself and you will have the drive to struggle and the dynamism of life!
1. Pierre Paul read palms for the kids to __________.| A．practice his fortune-telling skills | B．find a governor for the future. |
| C．get them to cooperate with him. | D．inspire them with clever tricks |
| A．He put up a banner in one of the slums. |
| B．He had more faith in his grandmother. |
| C．He became captain of a five-ton ship. |
| D．He started to pay attention to his own image. |
| A．encouragement and faith make for success. |
| B．education plays an important role in life. |
| C．superstitious people are easy to persuade. |
| D．it is not necessary to get an acceptable job. |
| A．foreign | B．professional |
| C．unpleasant | D．local |
【推荐3】On Friday afternoon when I picked Gabriel up from school, he came running towards me smiling widely. Straight away I noticed a gap on the bottom row of his teeth. I felt my heart stop for a moment. At first I thought perhaps he had had some accident, such as falling down the stairs. Gabriel wasn't old enough to lose teeth, was he?!
Before I managed to ask him, he shouted "Mummy! Mummy! I've lost a tooth!” To my amazement, Gabriel appeared to be happy! ”Wow! When did that happen?" I asked. He thought for a few seconds and told me that he wasn't sure. He remembered eating a cake at lunchtime, and later when he checked in the mirror, his tooth was gone! No pain, no stressing and no worries!
I admit I did feel a little emotional. We focused the early years on his teeth growing, but now Gabriel would lose all those baby teeth and get adult ones! I told Gabriel to write to the tooth fairy （仙子）,who would certainly visit, locate the tooth and leave a coin. Surely enough, a shiny coin was under his pillow （枕头）on Saturday. When Gabriel broke the news to Daddy, we laughed about the amount of cash kids make out of their teeth—a child usually has twenty teeth. A nice profit!
I'm proud of Gabriel. He wasn't frightened or confused, although the missing tooth may be in his stomach, which he thought was quite funny! Later I got some knowledge about which teeth are likely to go at specific ages. Of course, the ages aren't quite exact, but at least I know where we're heading.
1. How did the author feel at the sight of Gabriel's tooth gap?| A．Angry. | B．Anxious. | C．Helpless. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．After school. | B．In class. |
| C．While falling down the stairs. | D．While having lunch. |
| A．Gabriel received 20 shiny coins. |
| B．The couple made fun of Gabriel. |
| C．The writer accepted Gabriel's growth. |
| D．The fairy visited Gabriel on Friday night. |
| A．The Missing Tooth | B．Focus Less on Loss |
| C．A Letter to the Tooth Fairy | D．Cash in on Teeth |
【推荐1】Yesterday, I went to the bookstore to pick up a present for my mother’s upcoming birthday. I found one of the books I wanted, but not the other one my mother had discussed with me the other day. When I went to pay, I asked the clerk behind the counter if I could order the second book.
A lady was standing in line behind me at the checkout. The clerk said she could order the book, but asked if I would mind letting the lady behind me pay for her purchases first. The lady behind me said no and that it was fine to wait.
It took nearly 15 minutes to put my order through! The lady behind me chatted agreeably with us for the entire time. When it finally came time for me to pay, I placed two $ 10 off cards on the counter. The clerk informed me the offer was only valid for the book I was purchasing in-store and wouldn’t work for the book I’d ordered. This meant that I’d have one $10 card left.
“You can come back and purchase another book.” the clerk smiled. “The offer is valid until the end of the week.”
I thought about this for a millisecond and then turned around to face the lady behind me who’d been so patient, kind, and charming through the very long wait at the checkout. “Here.” I gave her the $10 off card. She was very surprised and said. “Really?”
The gift didn’t cost me anything. I knew I wouldn’t be back before the end of the week and it rewarded someone whose attitude left a smile in my heart. Most definitely a win-win moment.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．The author couldn’t afford anything else but books as a birthday present. |
| B．The book store had no suitable books available as a birthday present. |
| C．Reading was probably appealing to the author and the mother alike. |
| D．The author was a regular customer of the book store. |
| A．Impolite. | B．Considerate. | C．Cold. | D．Easy-going. |
| A．The author was always very generous to strangers. |
| B．The $10 off card would become invalid next week. |
| C．The author believed the lady would smile at her/him. |
| D．The author wanted to thank the lady for her kindness. |
| A．Win-win Moment at the Bookstore | B．A Kind Lady |
| C．Lovely Delay at the Bookstore | D．Patience and Friendship Rewarded |
【推荐2】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 jumped 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. 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 anger and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to throw it away. And if you let them, they’ll throw it away on you. When someone wants to throw their garbage away on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what 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 any more.”
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, 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. What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?| A．The taxi driver was injured. |
| B．The taxi almost hit another car. |
| C．The author scolded the driver of the other car. |
| D．The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck. |
| A．He yelled back at the driver. |
| B．He sent the driver to the hospital. |
| C．He dumped some garbage in front of his car. |
| D．He was friendly towards the driver. |
| A．Many people like to drive garbage trucks. |
| B．Many people throw garbage away wherever they like. |
| C．Many people tend to be very much depressed. |
| D．Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy. |
| A．Ignore them and go on with our own work. |
| B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again. |
| C．Tell them to throw garbage away in the right place. |
| D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else. |
【推荐3】Night fell. A policeman was patrolling(巡逻) in his block when he noticed a man leaning against the doorway of a restaurant. “It’s all right here, officer, I’m waiting for a friend. 20 years ago tonight, I dined here with Jimmy Wells, my best buddy. I was to leave for the West the next day. We agreed to meet here again 20 years later.” said the man, striking a match to light his cigar. “Hope your friend comes around.” said the policeman, passing on along his beat.
20 minutes later a tall man in a long overcoat went directly to the waiting man. “Is that you, Bob?” he asked doubtfully. “Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man. “Oh!” exclaimed the new arrival. “It’s Bob! How has the West treated you, old sport?” “It’s given me everything. You’ve changed lots — so tall by two or three inches.” “I grew a bit.” “Doing well here?” “Moderately. Come on, let s go to my place and have a good talk. ”
The two hit the road, arm in arm, with one boasting his career in the West. At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When they came into this glare, each of them stared at the others’ face.
The man from the West stopped and released his arm, “You’re not Jimy Wells. 20 years is not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a chat with you. Before going to the station, here’s a note to you from Patrol man Wells.”
The man unfolded the note, reading:
“Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match, I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. JIMMY.”
1. Why did Bob show up at the doorway of the restaurant?| A．Because he wanted to avoid being caught by the policeman. |
| B．Because he expected to taste the best food again in his hometown. |
| C．Because he tried to keep the appointment with his old friend. |
| D．Because he attempted to bring back the old memories in the restaurant. |
| A．By his height. | B．By his accent. | C．By his character. | D．By his nose. |
| A．Bob failed to recognize the false Jimmy Wells from start to finish. |
| B．Bob was likely to have committed a crime in the West. |
| C．Jimmy Wells did not turn up to meet Bob as appointed. |
| D．Jimmy Wells thought friendship with Bob mattered most. |
| A．Ambitious and considerate. |
| B．Hardworking and iron-minded. |
| C．Responsible and patient. |
| D．Straight and fair-minded. |
