The late Booth Tarkington always said, “I cou...

The late Booth Tarkington always said, “I could take anything that life could force upon me except one thing: blindness. I could never ______ that.”

One day, when he was along in his sixties, Tarkington ______ down at the carpet on the floor. The colors were not clear, so he went to a ______, and he soon learned the truth: he was losing his sight. What he ______ most had come on him. And ______ did Tarkington react to it? To his amazement, he felt quite ______. When total darkness closed in, Tarkington even said, “I found I could take the ______ of my eyesight, just as a man can ______ anything else. If I lost all five of my ______, I know I could live on inside my mind. For it is in the mind we see, and in the mind we live, whether we know it or not.”

To ______ his eyesight, Tarkington had to go through over twelve operations within one year. He knew he couldn’t ______ it, so the only way to lessen his ______ was to accept. And when he had to have ______ operations, he tried to remember how fortunate he was. He said, “How wonderful it is that ______ now has the skill to operate on anything so ______ as the human eye!”

A(n) ______ man would have been nervous if he had had to tolerate over twelve operations and ______. Yet, Tarkington said, “I wouldn’t ______ this experience for a happier one.” It taught him ______. It taught him that nothing life could bring him was ______ his strength to tolerate.

1.A. feel　　 B. forget　　 C. forgive　　 D. tolerate

2.A. put　　 B. threw　　 C. glanced　　 D. settled

3.A. tailor　　 B. specialist　　 C. shop　　 D. concert

4.A. feared　　 B. needed　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. envied

5.A. why　　 B. where　　 C. how　　 D. when

6.A. sad　　 B. gay　　 C. desperate　　 D. thrilled

7.A. loss　　 B. test　　 C. experiment　　 D. recovery

8.A. take　　 B. admire　　 C. control　　 D. achieve

9.A. fingers　　 B. organs　　 C. senses　　 D. toes

10.A. protect　　 B. adjust　　 C. examine　　 D. restore

11.A. escape　　 B. get　　 C. predict　　 D. feel

12.A. expectation　　 B. suffering　　 C. anger　　 D. dissatisfaction

13.A. hurried　　 B. successful　　 C. secret　　 D. repeated

14.A. society　　 B. library　　 C. science　　 D. school

15.A. gentle　　 B. bright　　 C. beautiful　　 D. delicate

16.A. popular　　 B. average　　 C. skillful　　 D. proud

17.A. blindness　　 B. behavior　　 C. mistakes　　 D. failures

18.A. leave　　 B. prepare　　 C. exchange　　 D. take

19.A. caution　　 B. confidence　　 C. honesty　　 D. acceptance

20.A. for　　 B. beyond　　 C. by　　 D. within

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He always took a notebook with him _________he could take down something important at all times and all places.

A .because    B. so that     C. in case      D .if only

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"Don't be late again," the teacher said to me.

→The teacher asked me_________.

A. not to be late again

B. no to be late again

C. not to be late more

D. not to be late any longer

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I have experienced quite a number of cases ______ I really wanted to help but could not find anything to _______.

A．when; put on my hands                   B．that; put my hands on

C．where; put my hands on                  D．in that; put on my hands

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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late_31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ________hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not _33___.

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary 38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

1.A. as             B. but              C. and              D. or

2.A. hotel              B. shop             C. bank             D. restaurant

3.A. lucky          B. happy       C. sorry            D. angry

4.A. excuse        B. idea             C. cause                D. answer

5.A. Before        B. Behind           C. Beyond           D. Against

6.A. nervous        B. shy              C. calm             D. angry

7.A. cared          B. talked           C. asked            D. worried

8.A. information    B. offer            C. introduction    D. support

9.A. hidden         B. filled           C. decorated       D. covered

10.A. took          B. filled           C. closed          D. came

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

12.A. As usual     B. For one thing    C. In fact              D. In general

13.A. Less              B. Plenty           C. More             D. None

14.A. pleasure     B. surprise         C. joy              D. regret

15.A. of            B. with             C. on               D. in

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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.

“Smith!” shouted the manager.  “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account(帐户). I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed  and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress  and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

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Late US artist Andy Warhol is believed to have once said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

But in this age of social media, selfies (自拍), and the Internet, it’s hard to say what “fame” actually is.

In the movie Vox Lux (《光之声》), which was first shown this month at the Venice Film Festival, US director Brady Corbet tries to answer that question.

“Fame is a commodification of everything, where violence becomes something you sell, news becomes something you sell, even private life does,” the movie’s star Natalie Portman told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival.

In the movie, the Israeli-US actress plays the lead role of Celeste, a pop singer who’s 14 years into a hugely successful career. By that point, however, the character has become bitter (忿忿不平的) and her fame is beginning to fade – compared to her younger self, a sweet and carefree girl who suddenly finds herself in the spotlight.

This is a classic (经典的) tale of a rise to fame, but in today’s world of social media, it’s easy for just about anyone with a smartphone to become famous. But as more and more people search for the spotlight, this may add pressure on many of us to keep up with the “perfect” lives we see on the Internet.

“It appears that most people ... are living lives full of nothing but happiness, love, and rewarding events and experiences,” psychologist (心理学家) Kurt Smith wrote on HuffPost.

That isn’t to say that everyone uses their popularity to make others feel bad about themselves. Take UK beauty blogger Em Ford for example. In 2015, the online star, known for her makeup tutorials (教程), posted a video in which she slowly removed her flawless makeup, showing her bad skin underneath (在下面). “I wanted to create a film that showed how social media can set unrealistic expectations for both women and men,” Ford wrote in the video’s description.

So, it seems that the definition of fame changes all the time. But if Vox Lux teaches us one lesson, it’s that if we’re lucky enough to obtain the “commodity” of fame, we should spend it wisely.

1.What is fame in Natalie Portman’s eyes?

A.It is something one should try to avoid.

B.It is becoming famous in a short time.

C.It changes everything in our life into a commodity.

D.It is the popularity created by social media, selfies and the Internet.

2.What is the movie Vox Lux mainly about, according to the article?

A.It’s about how fame puts pressure on all of us.

B.It’s about how we should deal with fame well.

C.It’s about the life of a troubled pop star.

D.It’s about why most people take to fame.

3.The author uses Em Ford’s example mainly to ______.

A.stress the importance of showing the truth to the public

B.prove that some people use their fame to guide others

C.explain how social media sets unrealistic expectations on people

D.show that the definition of fame changes all the time

4.What is the author’s attitude toward fame?

A.Worried. B.Objective.

C.Unclear. D.Approving.

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－Where are the children? The school bus is leaving.

－ I wish they ______ always late.

A.aren’t B.weren’t C.wouldn’t be D.hadn’t been

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Why was the woman worried?

A. The man came back late.

B. The lessons didn’t go well.

C. The woman couldn’t understand the lessons.

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Maybelle said she wouldn't be coming with me to the library. I asked why, and she said she could get all the short stories she wanted off the Internet. Saved walking all the way to the library, and putting up with my long chat on the way there, and on the way back. Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.

"But, Maybelle, we've been walking to the library every' Monday for the last fifty years!"

She said," Why don't you get Internet'? We can send each other emails."

So I had to get Internet. I called the local high school. They said they'd send me a good student to tell me all about computers and such.

Evil thing, this Internet. Makes you lose old friends, forces you to learn new complex ideas, even if you're too old. But Maybelle said you have to be modern; otherwise, you're dead.

The kid came the next day. Tall skinny black kid, by tile name of Arsenius, said his work would cost me.

I said, "All right. As long as I get Internet."

"You need a computer, then you need to get hooked up," he said.

"Let's buy a computer and get hooked up, then."

"How much you want to spend?"

"Whatever it takes."

"How many rams you want?"

I wasn't going to show him my ignorance, so I said, "Whatever it takes."

"Let's go to the mall. You got a car?"

"In the garage."

When I opened the garage door, he gasped. Daddy's car is still there, a'57 Chevy. I never drive it. Walk everywhere.

I said," Let's walk. It's only a mile or so."

He said," Let's drive, or you will faint on me in this heat."

"Young man, I don't faint, never have. We're walking."

"I get paid by the hour," he said. "Walking will cost you a lot more. Also, you feel like carrying a computer a mile or so?"

1.What kind of person is Maybelle?

2.Why does the writer want to have Internet at his place?

3.Arsenius gives _________ reasons for driving to the mall.

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