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Speaking Up

I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the ratarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn’t even cross my mind that he might feel________when people whispered about him. So I just let them talk.

Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin’s testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I had never thought about him like that. I broke ________ , crying.

Everything had just changer. He was no longer a(n) ________ little boy.

Over time, I was able to accept his________a little more. We had to ________　 because Martin needed treatment. So Martin and I both started at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “ short ” bus (for the retarded) came and ________　 up some kids. The children in the other line started making ________ about the “ retarded ” on that bus and I felt a ________ feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those comments weren’t very nice, ________ no one listened.

My family moved again. In the new school I got a________ to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher ________ our playing to make some comments, “ …Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on! ”

The entire room was laughing loudly. I felt very________ . Then, I raised my hand. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be heard.

The whole class________ down. My mouth opened and this came out: “ I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my ________ getting louder. “ So I would ________　 it if you didn’t make fun of them.”

The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher ________　 for his words and then started the song again. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn’t ________ , because I knew three things: I had spoken the ________ , I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had ________ to take a different path since I wanted to become a ________　 and a role model.

1.A．amazed　 B．hurt　 　　 C．uncertain　 　　 D．cold

2.A．off　 　　　 B．in　 　　 　　　 C．down　 　　　　 　 D．away

3.A．normal　 　 B．noisy　 　　 C．outstanding　 D．impressive

4.A．pain　 　　 　 B．interest　 　 C．opinion　 　　 D．illness

5.A．change　 　　 B．move 　　　 C．quit　 　　　　　 D．study

6.A．set 　　　　 B．took　 　　 　 C．brought　 　　 D．picked

7.A．jokes　 　　 　 B．complaints　 C．choices　 　　 D．discoveries

8.A．violent　 B．strange　 C．confusing　 　　 D．clear

9.A．because　 　 B．if　 　　　　 C．but　 　　　 　　 D．so

10.A．chance　 　 B．position　 C．topic　 　　 　　 D．point

11.A．encouraged B．bothered 　　 C．enjoyed　 　　 D．stopped

12.A．bad　 　 　　 B．embarrassed C．tense　 　　 　　 D．guilty

13.A．sat　 　　 　 B．slowed　 　 C．quieted　 　　 D．looked

14.A．pace　 　 　　 B．voice　 　　　 C．pulse　 　　 　　 D．breath

15.A．excuse　 　 B．appreciate　 C．stand　 　　 　　 D．permit

16.A．apologized B．fought　 　　 C．allowed　 　　 D．argued

17.A．understand B．notice　 　　 C．return　 　 　　 D．care

18.A．wisdom　 　　 B．importance C．matter　 　 　　 D．truth

19.A．helped 　 　 B．decided　 　 C．agreed　 　　 D．hoped

20.A．reporter　 B．thinker　 C．leader　 　 　　 D．trainer

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the retarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn’t even cross my mind that he might feel 　 when people whispered about him. So I 　 let them talk.

Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin’s testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I 　 , crying. Over time, I was able to 　 his illness a little more. We had to move because of Martin’s treatment. So Martin and I both 　 at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “short” bus (for the retarded) came and 　 up some kids. The children in the other line started making 　 about the “retarded” on that bus and I felt a 　 feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those remarks weren’t very nice, 　 no one listened.

My family moved again. In the new school I got a 　 to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher 　 our playing to make some comments, “Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on!” The entire room was laughing loudly. Then, I raised my hand. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be 　 . And this came out: “I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have 　 the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my getting louder. “So I would 　 it if you didn’t make fun of them.” The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher 　 for his words. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn’t because I knew three things: I had spoken the 　 , I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had 　 to take a different path since I wanted to become a 　 and a role model.

1.A. worried　　 B. hurt　　　 C. disappointed　　 D. confused

2.A. still　　 　　 B. again　　 C. just　　 D. seldom

3.A. wiped out　　 　　 B. broke out　　 C. broke down　　 D. calmed down

4. A. treat　　　 B. know　　　 C. bear　　　 D. accept

5.A. changed　　 B. started　　 C. suffered　　　 D. behaved]

6.A. set　　　 B. took　　　 C. brought　　　 D. picked

7. A. jokes　　 　　 B. complaints　　 C. enquiries　　 D. discoveries

8.A. violent　　 　　 B. strange　　　 C. similar　　　 D. clear

9. A. because　　 B. if　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. so

10. A. chance　　 B. position　　　 C. topic　　　 D. point

11. A. encouraged　 B. bothered　　 C. enjoyed　　　 D. stopped

12.A. heard　　　　　　 　 B. praised　　　　　　 C. spotted　　 D. taught

13. A. exactly　　 　　 B. slightly　　　　 C. hardly　　 D. fairly

14.A. pace　　 　　 B. voice　　　 C. pulse　　　 D. breath

15. A. excuse　　 B. appreciate　　 C. stand　　　 D. permit

16.A. apologized　　 　　 B. fought　　　 C. allowed　　　 D. argued

17. A. understand　 　 B. notice　　　 C. return　　　 D. care

18. A. wisdom　　 B. reason　　　　 C. matter　　　 D. truth

19.A. helped　　 　　 B. decided　　　 C. agreed　　　 D. hoped

20. A. reporter　　 B. thinker　　　 C. leader　　　 D. trainer

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It was an afternoon Truman would never forget．

Rayburn and his friend were talking in the office before Truman arrived. The telephone rang. It was a call from the White House asking whether Vice-President Truman had arrived yet. No, Rayburn replied. The caller asked to have him telephone the White House as soon as he arrived.

Truman entered a minute later. He immediately called the White House. As he talked, his face became white. He put down the phone and raced out of the door to his car.

Truman arrived at the White House within minutes. An assistant took him to the president’s private living area. Eleanor Roosevelt, the president’s wife, was waiting for him there. “Harry,” she said, “the president is dead.” Truman was shocked. He asked Mrs. Roosevelt if there was anything he could do to help her. But her reply made clear to him that his own life had suddenly changed. “Is there anything we can do for you ?” Mrs. Roosevelt asked the new president, “You are the one in trouble now.”

Truman had been a surprise choice for vice-president at the Democratic Party nominating convention in nineteen forty-four. Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt’s running mate. That was at a time when presidential candidates did not make their own choices for vice-president．

Harry Truman lacked the fame，the rich family and the strong speech-making skills of Franklin Roosevelt．He was a much simpler man．He grew up in the Midwestern state of Missouri．Truman only studied through high school but took some nighttime law school classes．He worked for many years as a farmer and a small businessman，but without much success．

Truman had long been interested in politics．When he was almost forty，he finally won several low-level positions in his home state．By nineteen thirty-four，he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later．

Most Americans, however, knew little about Harry Truman when he became president．They knew he had close ties to the Democratic Party political machine in his home state．But they had also heard that he was a very honest man．They could see that Truman had strongly supported President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs．But they could not be sure what kind of president Truman would become．

At the center of all the action was Harry Truman．It was not long before he showed Americans and the world that he had the ability to be a good president．He was honest，strong and willing to make decisions．

1.When Mrs. Roosevelt said”You are the one in trouble now”，she really meant that ________．

2.According to the passage，of Truman’s day，the president’s running mate was ________．

3.Truman served as the U．S．Senator ________．

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

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I was just talking to my old friend when Mary________.

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It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.

We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__ we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never __43  . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

1.A. topic           B. object           C. center          D. opinion

2.A. lucky           B. interesting       C. surprising       D. happy

3.A. how            B. what            C. why           D. that

4.A. ill              B. worse           C. better          D. stronger

5.A. past             B. later            C. before        D. since

6.A. meeting          B. asking          C. looking       D. waiting

7.A. sands            B. swimming pool   C. river         D. lake

8.A. though           B. only            C. since         D. even

9.A. warm            B. cold            C. cool          D. hot

10.A. talk about        B. speak out       C. think over      D. shout at

11.A. Instead          B. For            C. Unless         D. Sometimes

12.A. lucky           B. only            C. happy         D. younger

13.A. enjoyed         B. helped          C. changed        D. dressed

14.A. a little          B. such            C. a bit           D. very

15.A. go into         B. go down         C. take off         D. jump into

16.A. quickly         B. carefully        C. finally          D. bravely

17.A. Next           B. Last            C. Then           D. When

18.A. forget          B. remember       C. tell             D. believe

19.A. do             B. did            C. had             D. were

20.A. felt            B. became         C. caught          D. turned

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Terry, please 　　　 your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you.

A. look up from　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look into　

C. look back on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look through

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Was it when you were talking with a friend under the tree ______ your bike was gone?

A. that             B. where               C. which              D. while

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Terry，please _____ your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you．

A． look up from　　　　 B． look into

C． look back on　　　　 D． look through

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When T was a child I never said, "When T grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here T am．When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clearly clarified path．In fact, no two paths are the same．But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies．

As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualities of commitment, work ethic （守则） and a strong desire for building something new．And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup．

I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur （企业家） from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years．I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success．And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers．

I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO．Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team．In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO．

Career advice; Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at．Figure out what makes you do so．What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing．．．and then apply it to your work life．Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning．Read more books than you did in college．If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do．

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．The author hasn't achieved his childhood ambition．

B．The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO．

C．The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood．

D．The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody．

2.According to the author, successful CEOs should _____．

A．try not to take risks

B．stay in the same business

C．have a strong sense of creativity

D．save every possible penny

3.What can we know about the author from the passage?

A．His father had far-reaching influence on him．

B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL．

C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success．

D．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University．

4.Which of the following proverbs may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?

A．Well begun is half done．

B．One is never too old to learn．

C．Time and tide wait for no man．

D．Everything conies to him who waits．

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My friends are often jealous of my good memory. When they were beating their brains to recall how many people attended John’s ninth birthday, I succeeded in reminding them of the details. I told them that Tom, Barbara, Tony and I did; that Mary brought a toy car as a gift, Tom brought a four-in-one game disc…; that John said after blowing out the candles his wish was to be a pilot when he grew up… When Bob, Jim and Elizabeth were quarrelling, faces flush with anger, about the name of the forest where they went camping, I stopped them by detailing to them on which date, which month, which year we visited which forest and ate what food for picnic…

Bob often says, “Lewis, if only I had a memory half as good as you!” Whenever hearing this, a voice shouted from the bottom of my heart, “How I wish God gave me a forgetfulness half as good as you!”

In fact, instead of being proud of my memory, I hate it; I’ve suffered a lot from it, for it is sometimes too good: I can remember everything I’ve experienced, including what I don’t want to remember; indeed, I do hope to forget something!

Barbara and I are best friends from the cradle. In fact, our relationship was already beyond friendship; it was that of lovers. But one day she left me for no reason except that I was too familiar to her to further our relationship. Over the next two months and a half, I couldn’t fall to sleep. While in bed wide awake, I warned myself, “You must forget her, otherwise you will get destroyed.” But my good memory failed me again and again — I could remember how beautiful it was when I first kissed her affectionately and then in turn received even more affectionate responses; I could remember every sweet word she had said to me…

1.The first paragraph is intended to describe ________.

A.how the writer’s friends were jealous of him

B.what a good memory the writer had

C.what happy childhood he shared with his friends

D.what an important part he played among his friends

2.Barbara left the writer ________.

A.for nothing B.because she hated it that he kissed her

C.because their friendship broke D.because she was tired of him

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer and Barbara had a long-time friendship.

B.The writer, somehow, hated his good memory.

C.The writer was struggling to tear himself off the pain of losing love.

D.Tony’s wish was to be a pilot when he grew up.

4.What the writer suffered the most was that ________.

A.he had got too good a memory B.Barbara left for no reason

C.others were jealous of him D.the sweet past was out of memory

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