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My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success ha
d blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.
“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”
“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”
“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (弥补) for the sharp, angry things I had said about the company. I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology. It was a great healing process for me. I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up.”
“What was the final outcome?” I asked her.
“Gratitude,” she replied. “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book. And the book became hugely successful – now published in 21 languages; it transformed my business.”
1.What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company?
A. Unfair treatment by the senior executives.
B. The culture and tradition of the company.
C. The strict rules in the company.
D. Her low position in the company.
2.Why did BJ Gallagher write about her experiences and feelings at the company?
A. To make peace with the executives.
B. To make suggestions to the company.
C. To do soul-searching and reflection.
D. To express her anger.
3.What does the underlined part “butting heads with” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. making friends with B. working with
C. arguing with D. spending time with
4.BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company because _______.
A. she was forgiven by her former executives
B. she was accepted by the company again
C. her painful experiences there was valuable for her
D. she learned how to forgive others
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My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.
“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”
“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”
“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (弥补) for the sharp, angry things I had said about the company. I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology. It was a great healing process for me. I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up.”
“What was the final outcome?” I asked her.
“Gratitude,” she replied. “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book. And the book became hugely successful – now published in 21 languages; it transformed my business.”
1. What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company?
A. Unfair treatment by the senior executives.
B. The culture and tradition of the company.
C. The strict rules in the company.
D. Her low position in the company.
2.Why did BJ Gallagher write about her experiences and feelings at the company?
A. To make peace with the executives.
B. To make suggestions to the company.
C. To do soul-searching and reflection.
D. To express her anger.
3.What does the underlined part “butting heads with” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. making friends with
B. working with
C. arguing with
D. spending time with
4. BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company because _______.
A. she was forgiven by her former executives
B. she was accepted by the company again
C. her painful experiences there was valuable for her
D. she learned how to forgive others
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My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 26 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven – paper 27 his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his heart into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 28 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the 29 page was a large red F with a 30 that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “31 did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no 32 a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “33 you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 34 .”
The boy went home and 35 about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the 36 paper, making no changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting on my farm. I 37 have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was 38 , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 39 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to 40 yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…
1. A. in B. at C. for D. about
2.A. giving B. taking C. describing D. making
3.A. classmate B. teacher C. father D. writer
4.A. front B. middle C. back D. last
5.A. word B. note C. paper D. letter
6.A. What B. Where C. Why D. How
7.A. road B. way C. method D. idea
8.A. Now B. Although C. Since D. If
9. A. work B. idea C. grade D. advice
10.A. thought B. write C. spoke D. read
11.A. new B. same C. different D. second
12. A. never B. again C. even D. still
13. A. arriving B. leaving C. moving D. reaching
14.A. stealer B. maker C. lover D. leader
15. A. take up B. make up C. give up D. break up
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Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."
1.For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?
A. His family might not allow him to go home.
B. His family would not remember him.
C. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.
D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.
2.According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.
A. pleasure B. forgiveness
C. happiness D. education
3.The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.
A. pain B. interest
C. worry D. happiness
4.Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?
A. The young man couldn’t live with his family.
B. There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.
C. He was moved by the young man.
D. The young man was very sad.
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Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison for away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little form. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn’t want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown, his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. “There it is,” he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. “It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons.”
1.For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?
A. His family might not allow him to go home.
B. His family would not remember him.
C. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.
D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.
2.The word “suspense” underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by .
A. pain B. fright
C. worry D. happiness
3.Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?
A. The young convict was afraid that he was refused by his family.
B. The young convict’s seat was far from the window.
C. The young convict was afraid of seeing a white ribbon in the tree.
D. The young man was sure that his family would accept him.
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John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."
1.According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.
| A．pleasure | B．forgiveness(原谅） | C．happiness | D．education |
2.The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.
| A．anger | B．interest | C．worry | D．happiness |
3.Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?
| A．The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family. |
| B．The young man’s seat was far from the window. |
| C．The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree. |
| D．The young man was sure that his family would accept him. |
4.Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?
| A．The young man couldn’t live with his family. |
| B．There were many white ribbons on the apple tree. |
| C．He was afraid. |
| D．The young man was very sad. |
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Many years ago, my father told me a real and dangerous story about helping a stranger who was hit by a car.
My father was in a hurry. That day he had an important trade talk. Suddenly, he saw a man lying in the street. The man was bleeding. At first, my father thought that the man was dead; however, he decided to help him at once.
My father couldn’t believe many people’s apathy towards this terrible scene. No one was helping the man. They were passing by in their cars to look at him and then driving on. My father thought that this was completely unacceptable. My father took him to the nearest hospital. He feared that the stranger could die because he was losing so much blood.
The unexpected situation happened when my father tried to go back for the 9 o’clock meeting. The police stopped him and said he could not leave the hospital until the man woke up. My father was very angry at that, but he couldn’t do anything. My father was worried about the man. He was trying to help and be kind. On the other hand, he was also worried about himself. If the stranger died, my father might be thought to be the murderer. He was feeling very nervous because he didn’t know what was going to happen to the stranger.
Luckily, the stranger woke up after nearly an hour and talked to the police. And my father was no longer considered a murderer. He left the hospital feeling very strange. He felt happy because he had saved a human being, but at the same time he felt stressed because if the stranger had died, he would have been in big trouble.
That morning my father’s absence from the trade talk caused a lot of loss, but he told me he didn’t regret.
1.When was the stranger hit by a car?
A. In the evening.
B. In the afternoon.
C. At noon.
D. In the early morning.
2.The police stopped the writer’s father’s leaving probably because they ________.
A. thought that the writer’s father had something to do with the accident
B. thought the stranger would thank the writer’s father after waking up
C. wanted the writer’s father to take care of the stranger
D. thought the writer’s father was the friend of the stranger
3.What would the writer’s father do if the same thing happens later?
A. He would avoid getting himself into trouble.
B. He would still help others just as this time.
C. He would have no interest in it.
D. He would report it to the police.
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第二节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
A friend once told me a beautiful story of how ordinary people found a simple way to help others. My friend was 36 the beautiful view on the top of Casper Mountain, a 37 place for visitors to overlook (俯视) Casper, Wyoming. Even in the summer it was 38 on top of the mountain, and on this day he 39 a young woman who clearly had no coat. She 40 as she wrapped (用……缠绕) her arms around herself.
Then he saw an older man 41 up to the young woman, take off his sweater and place it on her 42 . The man said, “Here, keep the sweater. The 43 is even better when you’re warm.” She smiled her 44 and wrapped the warm sweater 45 her shoulders as the man went away.
Before the woman left, she found a middle-aged woman who was also 46 cold and she handed her the sweater. “47 it,” she said. “The view is even better when you’re warm.”
My friend was 48 in that, so he kept his eyes on the sweater. He noticed that before the current (现在的) 49 of the sweater left, she came near to a trembling (颤抖的) man, 50 it to him and said, “Here ... keep the sweater. The view is 51 better when you’re warm.”
“That happened a couple of years ago,” my friend said. “And as far as I know, that 52 is still on top of Casper Mountain, going from one person to another.”
Ordinary people can find a way to 53 others. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones 54 us daily. Like somebody else likes to say: Nobody can help everybody, 55 everybody can help somebody!
36. A. getting B. enjoying C. taking D. making
37. A. dirty B. terrible C. favorite D. cold
38. A. hot B. sunny C. cool D. warm
39. A. liked B. knew C. touched D. noticed
40. A. laughed B. cried C. feared D. shook
41. A. walk B. rush C. jump D. swim
42. A. shoulders B. hands C. arms D. legs
43. A. health B. picture C. result D. view
44. A. thanks B. apologies C. dissatisfaction D. greetings
45. A. on B. by C. with D. around
46. A. silently B. clearly C. especially D. finally
47. A. Throw B. Buy C. Keep D. Mend
48. A. surprised B. interested C. shocked D. frightened
49. A. helper B. giver C. owner D. seller
50. A. gave B. sold C. showed D. bought
51. A. quite B. never C. ever D. much
52. A. man B. woman C. mountain D. sweater
53. A. compete B. help C. fight D. forgive
54. A. catch B. miss C. surround (包围) D. welcome
55. A. if B. unless C. so D. but
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I have a friend named Monty who owns a horse ranch (牧场). One day, he told me a story.
“There was a young man who was the son of a horse ______. His father had to go from their house to ranch, training horses.”
“One day, the boy*s teacher asked the students to ______ a paper about what they wanted to be and do when they grew up. That night the boy finished a, seven-page paper ______ his dream of owning a horse ranch. He even drew a ______ of a 4, 000-square-foot house. But he ______ got a red F on the first page. The boy with the dream asked his teacher, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said. This is a (n) ______ dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of ______. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher ______, ‘If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic dream, I will give you a more realistic ______.”’
“The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make your own ______.”’
“Finally, the boy ______ the same paper, making no change at all. He said, ‘You ______ keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”’
Monty then looked at me and said, “I tell you this story ______ you are sitting in ray 4, 000- square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.” He continued, “Two summers ago, the ______ teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on ray ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was a dream ______. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. ______ you had not given yours up.’’’
Don’t let anyone steal your dream.______ your heart, no matter what. You can achieve ______ you want in life if you have the ______ to dream it, the intelligence to make a realistic plan, and the ______ to see that plan through to the end.
1.A. keeper B. farmer C. driver D. trainer
2.A. copy B. write C. check D. recite
3.A. describing B. spreading C. realizing D. predicting
4.A. conclusion B. line C. circle D. picture
5.A. also B. just C. really D. still
6.A. unrealistic B. strange C. funny D. common
7.A. knowledge B. practice C. money D. creation
8.A. requested B. warned C. repeated D. added
9.A. opinion B. grade C. impression D. suggestion
10.A. decision B. promise C. standard D. living
11.A. set down B. gave out C. handed in D. tore up
12.A. must B. can C. should D. dare
13.A. when B. although C. until D. because
14.A. particular B. devoted C. experienced D. same
15.A. stealer B. maker C. holder D. leader
16.A. Hopefully B. Fortunately C. Surprisingly D. Sadly
17.A. Follow B. Search C. Take D. Feel
18.A. nothing B. however C. anything D. wherever
19.A. energy B. patience C. wisdom D. courage
20.A. lime B. will C. skill D. chance
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Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 1. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the slowest antelope, or I will starve to death.” So, almost at the same time, they get up and start running toward the rising sun.
This is life: full of chances and challenges. 2. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall behind the other students. At first, I did not know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always winners and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. 3.
Each time I saw children playing games, and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. 4. So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. 5.It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.
A.At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream.
B.I suddenly knew what competition was.
C.Now I understand more about the world.
D.In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.
E.I learned a lot from realizing this fact.
F.However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good future.”
G.Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go ahead when the sun rises.
d blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.