1 . An introduction to this book is as superfluous as a candle in front of a powerful searchlight. But a tradition of publishing seems to require that the candle should be there, and I am proud to be the one to hold it. About ten years ago I picked up from the pile of new books on my desk a copy of Sons and Lovers, and I started to race through it with the immoral speed of the professional reviewer. But after a page or two I found myself reading, really reading. It is a masterpiece in which every sentence counts, a book packed with significant thought and beautiful, attractive phrases, the work of a remarkable genius whose gifts are more richly various than those of any other young English novelist.He is Lawrence.

To appreciate the rich variety of Mr Lawrence, we must read his later novels and his volumes of poetry. But Sons and Lovers reveals the range of his typical power. Here are combined and blended(混合的) sort of “realism” and almost lyric(抒情的) description and rhythm. The speech of the people is that of daily life and the things that happen to them are normal adventures and accidents; they fall in love, marry, work, fail, succeed, and die. But of their deeper emotions and of the relations of these little human beings to the earth and to the stars, Mr Lawrence makes something near to poetry and prose(散文) without violating its proper “other harmony”.

Take the marvellous paragraph on next to the last page of Sons and Lovers(Mr Lawrence depends so little on plot in the ordinary sense of the word that it is perfectly fair to read the end of his book first):

Where was he? One tiny upright speck of flesh, less than an ear of wheat lost in the field. He could not bear it. On every side the immense dark silence seemed pressing him, so tiny a spark, into extinction, and yet, almost nothing, he could not be extinct. Night, in which everything was lost, went reaching out, beyond stars and sun, stars and sun, a few bright grains, went spinning round for terror, and holding each other in embrace, there in the darkness that outpassed them all, and left them tiny and daunted(气馁). So much, and himself, infinitesimal, at the core a nothingness, and yet not nothing.

Such glorious writing lifts the book far above a novel which is merely a story. I beg the reader to attend to every line of it and not to miss a single one of the many sentences that await and surprise you. Some are enthusiastic and impressive, like the paragraph above; others are keen, “realistic” observations of things and people. In one of his books Mr Lawrence makes a character say, or think, that life is “mixed”. That indicates his philosophy and his method. He blends the accurately literal and trivial(琐碎的) with the extremely poetic.

To find a similar blending of tiny daily detail and wide imaginative vision, we must go back to two older novelists, Hardy and Meredith. I do not mean that Mr Lawrence derives(源于) directly from them or, indeed, that he is clearly the disciple(弟子) of any master. I do feel simply that he is of the elder stature(名望) of Hardy and Meredith. When I first tried to express this comparison, this connection, I was opposed by a fellow­critic, who pointed out that Meredith and Hardy are entirely unlike each other and that therefore Mr Lawrence cannot resemble both. To be sure, nothing is more hateful than forced comparisons, nothing more boring than to discover similarities between one work of art and another. An artist's mastery lies in his difference from other masters. But to refer a young man of genius to an older one, at the same time pronouncing his independence and originality, is a fair, if not very superior, method of praising him.

1. The underlined word “superfluous” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．meaningful

B．fundamental

C．unnecessary

D．fashionable

2. What is typical of Lawrence's works?

A．They reveal his genius power.

B．They contain lots of great lyric poetry.

C．They focus on relations between humans.

D．They present some real living situations.

3. What does the author want to illustrate by including one paragraph from Sons and Lovers?

A．The language in Lawrence's books is elegant.

B．It is wise to read Lawrence's books from the end.

C．Lawrence is not capable of telling good stories.

D．The plot of the novel has little to do with daily life.

4. Who were Hardy and Meredith?

A．They taught Lawrence literature when he was young.

B．They were the realistic novelists of Lawrence's time.

C．They were novelists who resemble each other in writing.

D．They were novelists combining details with imagination.

5. According to the author, what does an artist's mastery mean?

A．He must be happy to be compared.

B．He must have personal diversity.

C．He must have the critical spirits.

D．He must be a man of genius.

6. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To introduce Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers.

B．To show his experiences of reading classics.

C．To analyze Lawrence's writing characteristics.

D．To compare the styles of different novelists.

2 . All through the long summer vacations, I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing — not out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it.

I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to sit at a little stoop (门廊), mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question; but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “What’s in those books you’re always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.

Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did, for usually I just sat there in silence, glad enough to be allowed to remain among them; but instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bug-eyed and breathless. I must have told it well, but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them so keen an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.

The next night and many night thereafter, a kind of unspoken ritual (仪式) took place. As it grew dark, I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evening’s tale. Some nights, in order to taste my victory more completely, I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true, of course; but I had to make certain of my new-found power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall.Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store, I have an unreasoning love that will last forever.

1. Watching the boys playing baseball, the writer must have felt _____.

A．special and different

B．bitter and lonely

C．pleased and excited

D．disturbed and annoyed

2. The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy _____.

A．broke the long silence of that summer evening

B．liked the book that he was reading

C．invited him to join in their game

D．offered him an opportunity that changed his life

3. According to Paragraph 3, story-telling was popular among the boys basically because _____.

A．the story was from a children’s book

B．the boys had few entertainments after dark

C．listening to tales was an age-old practice

D．the boys didn’t read books by themselves

4. Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _____.

A．experience more joy of achievement

B．play a mean trick on the boys

C．add his own imagination to the story

D．help the boys understand the story better

5. What is the message conveyed in the story?

A．Reading is more important than playing games.

B．Friendship is built upon respect for each other.

C．One can find his position in life in his own way.

D．Adult habits are developed from childhood.

3 . As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to, Yet re-readers are everywhere around us. For certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times.

New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading. Journalist Rebecca Mead, a long-time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated(引起共鸣) differently. Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds of books grow with us.

Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading. Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”. Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express. As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”

It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages). These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then. We’re changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience-by the books that we’ve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.

More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life. A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.

Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t re-read more often. After all, we watch our favourite films again and we wouldn’t think of listening to an album only once. We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delight. A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.

1. The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to ________.

A．attract the attention of readers

B．introduce the topic of the passage

C．provide some background information

D．show the similarity between re-readers

2. The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．recite them	B．re-read them
C．recall them	D．retell them

3. It can be learned from paragraphs 3 and 4 that _________.

A．reading benefits people both mentally and physically

B．readers mainly focus on feelings on their first reading

C．we know ourselves better through re-reading experience

D．we will change writers by reading the books

4. The writer indicates in paragraph 5 that _________.

A．reading is an interaction between writers and readers

B．writers inspire less imaginations than film directors do

C．writers describe the story by using pictures

D．reading calls for readers’ little attention

5. The writing purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．call on different understandings of re-reading old books

B．argue against the mental health benefits of re-reading

C．bring awareness to the significance of re-reading

D．introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books

4 . My kids sit in Gee’s living room and lift Christmas ornaments(装饰物) out of a box. They are ______ when they discover a tiny lovely stuffed cat. Gee quietly explained each ______. She tells me how she and Tom ______   their ornament collection piece by piece during each year’s after-Christmas sale. She smiles ______ we leave with the box. Her precious ornaments, gathered over a lifetime, have found a ______ home.

We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Someone had been handling our garbage cans. Jim and I had ______ who. Then one day we ______ him: an elderly man who lived across the street.

I left some cookies as a gift on the doorstep with a thank-you ______. When   we got home that day, a typed letter had ______ the gift. The letter was from Tom and   he explained why he returned the garbage cans for people he ______ knew. Back when he’d been fighting a war I wasn’t alive to see, his young wife, Gee, had found herself living alone. Neighbors had taken the time to handle her garbage cans, so she didn’t have to, and he never forgot. Now he ______ it forward by doing the same for all of us.

A few years after we’d moved in, Tom died. We photocopied that letter and ______ it to one of our own for Gee. We told her in our letter how ______ we were to have known him. She wrote back and told us she still talked to Tom every day. When Gee invited us over to ______ Christmas ornaments, I realized how ______ it must be to part with that box, a piece of Tom.

These days, we’re planning a ______. The house that seemed so huge is now ______ of furniture, books and toys. We know it’s time to go, but we can’t seem to stick the For Sale ______ up on the lawn.

The moving boxes have already been neatly packed in our basement, ______ Jim and I agree to wait until January. This Christmas, we’ll decorated our tree with Gee’s ornaments. I’ll tell Tom: Thank you. For teaching us what it ______ to be a neighbor.

1.

A．anxious

B．surprised

C．annoyed

D．frightened

2.

A．treasure

B．burden

C．risk

D．habit

3.

A．wasted

B．sold

C．built

D．avoided

4.

A．because

B．until

C．since

D．as

5.

A．silent

B．new

C．popular

D．normal

6.

A．wondered

B．learned

C．pictured

D．changed

7.

A．forgave

B．spotted

C．motivated

D．lectured

8.

A．tradition

B．tip

C．title

D．note

9.

A．replaced

B．attained

C．recommended

D．saved

10.

A．completely

B．secretly

C．barely

D．permanently

11.

A．possessed

B．paid

C．preserved

D．pursued

12.

A．attached

B．applied

C．objected

D．announced

13.

A．confused

B．careful

C．discouraged

D．thankful

14.

A．look into

B．look through

C．give out

D．give up

15.

A．eager

B．ridiculous

C．hard

D．clear

16.

A．hike

B．trip

C．move

D．meeting

17.

A．full

B．aware

C．careful

D．proud

18.

A．screen

B．sign

C．statement

D．signal

19.

A．for

B．so

C．and

D．but

20.

A．longs

B．refuses

C．fails

D．means

5 . As a young African-American male growing up in the housing projects of the South Bronx, Schone Malliet never ever dreamed of skiing---a sport typically associated with wealthy people. Then in his 20s, he found himself at the top of a ski slope in Park City, Utah, having been “dragged there” by his mate of the Marine Corps(海军陆战队), in which Malliet was doing a seven-year stint(兵役) that he ultimately parlayed(成功地获得) into a college education and also an MBA. Despite his strong athleticism, Malliet experienced what many adults who weren’t exposed to skiing as children: awkwardness, discouragement, embarrassment, and a feeling of not quite belonging.

Nevertheless, after Malliet left the Corps for a successful career in business and finance, he gave skiing another shot, and this time, he took hold along with a powerful idea: what if people of color, and especially children of color, had no reason to feel out of place on a ski mountain? Nice idea, but who was going to believe it right? And who was going to pay for all those kids to get to the mountains, let alone have access to the necessary gear, clothing, and equipment? And who was going to pay for the lessons, because anyone who had skied even once knows that you can’t do it without lessons?

Well, fast-forward to 2010, when Malliet a successful businessman, was finally ready to do something to make it happen. To that end, he co-founded the National Winter Sports Education Foundation whose mission is to encourage teens, especially teens of color, to get over their fear for ski and go beyond their limitations. Malliet also founded the National Winter-Activity Center in Vernonm New Jersey, one of the nation’s first non-profit outdoor winter environment dedicated to improving the lives of youth through winter activity. Through its program the Center provides instruction, healthy meals, equipment, and role model. Through partnerships with YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, Schools, and other youth-serving agencies, the Center served more than 1160 children this past year and expects that number to increase to 2200 in 2018.

“I know that would not be where I am in life without the guidance i received from those who protected or sheltered me from things that could have gotten in my way growing up. I’ve invested all my heart in the Center. To be able to run a business and be in the industry I have passion for, while also giving back and actually seeing the excitement and changes in the kids, makes this experience truly mean the world to me.”

1. From the first paragraph, we can learn ________.

A．Malliet was excited for his first skiing

B．Malliet was a loser without experiencing skiing

C．Malliet thought skiing was a sport for rich people

D．Malliet thought his poor family caused his failure

2. The underlined phrase “out of place” in the passage probably means

A．uncontroversial	B．immediate
C．dramatic	D．unsuitable

3. The main idea of the second paragraph is that ________.

A．Money is likely to be the main reason for teens not going skiing

B．Skiing is fundamental for teens academic performance

C．Teens should take lessons in class to learn skiing

D．Children of color are smarter than others in skiing

4. What is the mission of the National Winter Sports Education Foundation?

A．To encourage teens to enjoy outdoor games.

B．To overcome teens’ fears and limitations.

C．To earn money by holding sports events.

D．To provide teens with food and clothing.

5. What is the writing purpose of the passage?

A．To analyze the reason why teens are afraid of skiing.

B．To emphasize what people should do to change the teens attitude.

C．To introduce how Malliet helped teens gain access to winter sport.

D．To present a way how non-profit organizations are evaluated.

6 . I used to spend the second half of Sunday fearing Monday morning. Over the years, little tweaks to my routine and changes in my ideas have changed things to the point that I am in the “I Love Mondays” camp. Here’s what I’ve found that works:

Consider Sunday nights your warm-up for Monday. Get everything you need for the morning ready to go. If mornings are a struggle… give it a try at least for Mondays and see if it makes a difference. Once that’s done, consider a special “Sunday Night Only” calming down ritual (惯例). It might be tea and a favorite TV show, or it might be a long hot bath and reading until you’re ready for sleep. Whatever it is, enjoy this Monday morning warm-up, and consider sleeping a little earlier than you’re used to, in order to help with the second step.

One of my favorite parts of the weekend is sleeping in and waking up when I’m ready instead of fighting with the alarm for “Just five more minutes!” Sleeping a little early on Sunday night can help with getting up a little early on Monday morning — not to pack more into your morning to-do list, but to give yourself time to take it slowly. When you have a little extra time in the morning, you can gently settle into the day and keep that weekend feeling of ease as you start your new week.

Find a theme for the week. Every Monday, I post an inspiring quote or saying. These are intentional! Each week, as part of my Sunday night calming down time, I consider what I’d like to focus on in the coming week, and look for a quote that’s a good fit to strengthen it.

What are you excited about for the new week? What problem-solving opportunities do you have? What’s been hanging over your head undone from last week? During your preparation time on Sunday night, think about the week ahead and mark a few things that you want to get done and can reasonably accomplish. If possible, schedule at least one of them for Monday, so you’ve started your week off feeling successful, instead of feeling like there’s a mountain of tasks ahead of you. The work is the same either way, but our attitudes are always within our control.

When you are intentionally creating a life you love, Mondays begin to feel less like drudgery (单调乏味的苦差事), and more like a beautiful start!

1. The underlined word “tweaks” is the nearest in meaning to _________.

A．mistakes	B．adjustments
C．encouragements	D．problems

2. You had better start Monday morning _________.

A．with some morning exercises

B．with a morning to-do list

C．by getting thing ready on Sunday nights

D．by getting up early to do more things

3. What’s the benefit of getting up early enough on Monday morning?

A．It can help you get to your office and start work in time.

B．You can have enough time to make a to-do list for the week.

C．You can have enough time to sit with your tea or coffee.

D．It can make you feel the weekend feeling a little longer by starting slowly.

4. What does the author want to indicate in Para.5?

A．Be confident to solve the problems.

B．Look for opportunities for the week.

C．Positive attitude means a happy Monday.

D．Arrange your tasks well for the week.

5. What might be the best title for this passage?

A．How to Love Your Mondays	B．How Do You Spend Mondays
C．Troublesome Monday Disease	D．Monday Morning Warm Up

7 . As the Nation’s Capital City, Washington, DC has hundreds of wonderful museums to visit. Here are some of the most famous ones.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

There is something for everyone at this world-known museum. Natural history is good for all ages and there are so many artifacts (史前古器物) that you can’t possibly see them all in one visit. The dinosaur exhibits are fascinating and great for kids.

Address: 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC;
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

This museum gives visitors a close-up view of air and space travel with 22 exhibition galleries, displaying hundreds of artifacts including the Wright 1903 Flyer, the “Spirit of St. Louis”, and part of the Apollo 11.

Address: Independence Ave. at 7th St. SW Washington, DC;
Phone: (202) 357-2700.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

The museum is a memorial to the millions of Jews who died during the Nazi regime (政权) in Germany during World War II. The exhibits tell us the terrible history. There is a separate exhibit for kids, which tells the story of the cruelty of the Nazi through the eyes and voice of a young boy.

Address: 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC;
Phone: (800) 400-9373.
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens

Few people went to the home of George Washington because it is located outside of the city. In fact, it is a must-see attraction. The museum and education center features 25 state-of-the-art galleries and theaters that tell the story of Washington’s life.

Address: George Washington Parkway, Mount Vernon, VA;
Phone: (703) 780-2000.
Prices: Adults — $18.00; Children aged 6 through 11 — 50% discount off the price.
1. If you are interested in airplanes, you can probably go to ________.

A．10th Street and Constitution Ave	B．Independence Ave
C．100 Raoul Wallenberg Place	D．George Washington Parkway

2. Which number will you call at if you want to learn more about the exhibit only for children?

A．(202) 633-1000.	B．(202) 357-2700.
C．(800) 400-9373.	D．(703) 780-2000.

3. How much will they pay if a couple and a 7-year-old child visit Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens?

A．27 dollars.	B．37 dollars.
C．45 dollars.	D．54 dollars.

4. Which museum is outside of the city Washington, DC?

A．Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

B．Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

C．U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

D．Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens

5. What’s the main purpose of the author’s writing this passage?

A．To attract more visitors to visit these museums.

B．To tell visitors how to visit these museums.

C．To provide visitors some routes to the museums.

D．To make Washington, DC better known.

8 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

As a graduate student, my teacher taught me some unforgettable lessons. Once we were in Cardiac CathLab (心导管插入实验室), we had a middle-aged man around 50 years as our patient for angioplasty (血管成形术). But suddenly this patient fell down, blood pressure went down, heart rates went up, and couldn’t breathe. We had to put him on a ventilator (人工呼吸机) and start emergency drugs to keep his blood pressure normal. Nobody could understand what exactly happened, because the process went well. My teacher was calm all this time.

No rush, no shouting, no serious expressions on his face which could tell that he was stressed. I was bewildered! How could he be so calm? How could he handle things without any stress? Did he lose his pity for this man?

While I was filled with thoughts inside my head, he told me to tell the Cardiac surgeon that we got an emergency Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery (体外循环心脏手术). I couldn’t understand. Then one nurse told me that patient’s heart got a rent (裂缝) during the process, so we had to take him to the operation theatre immediately.

I can’t forget that day. I got to CathLab at 8 a.m. and came out of the operation theatre at 8 p.m. with the same patient. I asked my teacher, “How could you be so calm in such a situation?”

He said, “Day in and day out I have faced such things for the last 20 years. You should be calm because whatever diseases they have, you have to manage those. Patients’ lives are in your hands. Being frightened would increase the risk of the operation. You can’t afford to lose control because within seconds patients would be either dead or brain dead.

I have followed his instructions since then. And believe me it takes experience to keep your stress under control in such situations. I am still learning it; there is a long way to go.

1. What was wrong with the middle-aged man during the process of angioplasty? (no more than 15 words)
2. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 2? (no more than 5 words)
3. Why did the patient need an emergency Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery immediately? (no more than 10 words)
4. How could the author’s teacher deal with emergency situations? (no more than 5 words)
5. What can you learn from the story? Please write it in your own words. (no more than 20 words)

9 . It is always difficult when we are exposed to someone who has a different opinion than our own. When opinions differ, there is often a conflict. This is where much of the conflict with adults and teens begins. Therefore, it is important to always make the difference clear between fact and opinion. Opinions change, facts always remain the same.

I have found that it does absolutely no good to tell someone they’re wrong. I have found that to be more effective is to help someone see the consequences of their behavior for themselves. If you don’t know there is the cliff, why would you ever be concerned about being close to the edge?

I dealt with a teen today who was involved in some gangster (歹徒) activities. This girl was raised in a good home with concerned parents. However, other interests have taken over in her life. Friends have become everything. These friends come from different families with different values. This is where the conflict has appeared in her life. The challenge for the rest of us is helping this girl see how and where her new interests will take her. We have felt mild success as relationships of trust are built and improved.

In the end, however, the teen has to make a choice regarding this conflict. It is important for adults to remember how serious this choice is. For some this can feel like a choice between life and death. It’s easy for the rest of us to be casual about this because the right choice seems so obvious to us. It is important to know it is much different to this young person who is still developing and searching. Therefore, it is important that the adult should do everything possible to help the teen be fully informed about the choice before them. Provide choices and show how making different choices will improve things and provide security for the teen now and in the future.

The choice to go with the crowd or with the few can be a very difficult one to make. I believe it is absolutely essential that we never give up on these kids. Our very own future is absolutely at key point any time we advise and guide the youth.

1. From paragraph 1 we know the gap between father and son lies in that _________.

A．facts always remain the same

B．opinions are always different from facts

C．different opinions result from their conflict

D．they have a disagreement about the same fact

2. What contributes to the girl’s crime according to the text?

A．Different values.	B．Unconcerned parents.
C．Her poor family.	D．Gangster activities

3. Adults should try their best to help teens make a choice regarding the conflict because _________.

A．the wrong choice will lead to complete failure in the future

B．the choice is difficult to make for still developing teens

C．the right choice is easy for adults to see and understand

D．the choice made by teens determines their life or death

4. Why should the adult never stop helping the teen according to the last paragraph?

A．Because the teen won’t give up themselves.

B．Because the adults’ future depends on the youth.

C．Because the adult can give advice and guidance.

D．Because the teen’s future is in danger.

5. It can be inferred from the text that _________.

A．showing the results of their behavior is a good way to help people

B．helping teenagers always means meeting trouble

C．it’s quite easy to keep a good relationship with others

D．it’s hard to make wise choices in our life

10 . When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock (股票) Exchange. Though it was a proud________, the job was simply too physically________. I must stand in a crowd every day, which often________me in a mindset (心态) that held me back.

Manhattan is a walking town and it’s difficult to________when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway________dozens of steep steps to get below________. This left me only one________— the bus.

One night, after the________for my job, I was aching with my self-pity________it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more________without an umbrella, thinking I’d never________it in this city and telling myself, “this city is just too hard” and “maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me”.

And then, I________the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand________hand as they skated what seemed like the tango (探戈). They were all wet but they saw the________as an opportunity and romance.

I suddenly became________for waiting in the rain because I would have missed this beauty________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although________, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the________of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset,________for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that________my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.

1.

A．adjustment

B．achievement

C．agreement

D．treatment

2.

A．tiring

B．disappointing

C．relaxing

D．boring

3.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．took

D．left

4.

A．go up

B．get around

C．set off

D．show up

5.

A．acquires

B．supports

C．requires

D．surrounds

6.

A．ground

B．street

C．town

D．city

7.

A．change

B．chance

C．idea

D．choice

8.

A．struggle

B．work

C．experience

D．influence

9.

A．before

B．while

C．when

D．after

10.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．scared

D．upset

11.

A．get

B．make

C．put

D．watch

12.

A．recalled

B．intended

C．witnessed

D．realized

13.

A．on

B．by

C．to

D．in

14.

A．rain

B．tree

C．wind

D．cloud

15.

A．astonished

B．grateful

C．anxious

D．relaxed

16.

A．exactly

B．instantly

C．entirely

D．suddenly

17.

A．strange

B．small

C．normal

D．different

18.

A．humor

B．honesty

C．power

D．process

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．also

D．even

20.

A．affect

B．follow

C．forbid

D．harm