My aunt Edith was a widow of 50，working as a ...

My aunt Edith was a widow of 50，working as a secretary，when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.

Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor，Dr.Michael Debakey，of Houston，Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same illness. The article said Dr Debakey’s fees were very high；Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live：her three children，who would be on their own in three or four years and among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter，not really expecting an answer.

A few days later，my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in；she stood in the hall and read aloud:

Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston，there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.

Signed：Michael Debakey

That was seven years ago. Since then，Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age，she is one of the youngest，most alive people I know.

1.“Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily” means that 　　　　　 .

A. she was very beautiful

B. she was very strong

C. she was very brave

D. she was very warm hearted

2. In fact，Aunt Edith’s letter to Dr.Debakey was full of 　　　　　 .

A. courage　　　 B.illness

C. pity　　 　　 　 D. sadness

3.After reading Dr.Debakey’s letter，Aunt Edith felt 　　　　　　 .

A. discouraged　　 B. frightened
C. disappointed　　 D. encouraged

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My aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.

Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor, Dr. Michael Debakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same illness. The article said Dr. Debakey’s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four years and among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity -- only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:

Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.

Signed：Michael Debakey

That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know.

1.“Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily” means that 　　　　　 .

A. she was very beautiful　　　　 B. she was very strong

C. she was very brave　　　　　　　　 D. she was very warm hearted

2.Why did Aunt Edith write to Dr. Debakey? Because 　　　　　　 .

A. she had no time to visit him

B. she didn’t know the way to Houston

C. she didn’t believe in him

D. she wanted to get some help from him

3. In fact，Aunt Edith’s letter to Dr. Debakey was full of 　　　　　 .

A. courage　　　　 B. illness

C. pity　　　　 　　 D. sadness

4.After reading Dr. Debakey’s letter，Aunt Edith felt 　　　　　　 .

A. discouraged　 　　 B. frightened

C. disappointed　　 D. Encouraged

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I was working as an intern(实习生) at my University’s Museum of Natural history when I was an undergraduate in college. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched(位于高处) on her chair. I then realized that she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and upper body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.

As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼), As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me a nicest, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me away from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.

That was 10 years ago. I’m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.

1.In the writer’s opinion, the little girl_________.

A. had no influence on his life

B. sponsored him to do his business

C. had a cheerful spirit

D. told everyone how to live a good life

2.What do we know about the writer?

A. He ran a gift shop in the university

B. He looked down upon the girl because she had no arms and legs

C. He just graduated from university

D. He is successful in his business

3.The underlined word “handicap” in Paragraph 3 probably means_________.

A. disappointment B. appearance

C. disability　　 D. impression

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One day, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England，a boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm

very worried about him. Can you help?”

I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.

The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon -- in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?

"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.

"It’s your turn," he said.

After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one -- without any words -- can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.Ziyuanku.com

1.When he first met the author, David _________ .

A. felt a little excited　　 B. walked energetically

C. looked a little nervous　　 D. showed up with his teacher

2.Which statement about the passage is NOT TRUE?.

A. David enjoyed being with the author.

B. What David really needs is to play chess with someone.

C. David didn't say a word the first two times they met.

D. The author knows how to treat David's problem.

3.What can be inferred about David?

A. He recovered after months of treatment.

B. He liked biking before he lost his family.

C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D. He got friends in school before he met the author.

4.What made David change?

A. His teacher’s help.

B. The author’s friendship.

C. His exchange of letters with the author.

D. The author’s silent communication and company with him.

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One day, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, a young boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had introduced him to me before. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”　

I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems which psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and silently. And I would do in this way.

The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.　

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?　

“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.　

“It’s your turn,” he said.　

After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.　

Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one—without any words—can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.　

1.When he first met the author, David_________.　

A．felt a little excited　　                     B．walked stubbornly

C．looked a little nervous　　                 D．showed up with his teacher　

2.As a psychologist, the author __________.

A．was uncertain about psychology　　　　　　     B．was ready to listen to David　　

C．was able to describe David’s problem　　　　     D．was sure of solving David’s problem　

3.David enjoyed being with the author because he____________.

A．needed to share pain with the author　　　

B．wanted to ask the author for advice　　　

C．liked the children’s drawing in the office　　

D．beat the author many times in the chess game

4.What can be inferred about David?　

A．He recovered after months of treatment.　　　　

B．He liked biking before he lost his family.　

C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.　　

D．He got friends in school before he met the author.　

5.What made David change?

A．His teacher’s help.　　　　　

B．His exchange of letters with the author.　　

C．The author’s friendship.　　　     　　

D．The author’s silent communication with him.

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One day, when I was working as a psychologist（心理学家）in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”

I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically（同情）

The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon---in complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company（陪伴）. But why did he never look at me?

“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.

“It’s your tum,” he said.

After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one…without any words---can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.

1.When he first met the author, David 　　　　 .

A. felt a little excited

B. looked a little nervous

C. walked energetically

D. showed up with his teacher

2.David enjoyed being with the author because he 　　　　　 .

A. wanted to ask the author for advice

B. liked the children’s drawings in the office

C. beat the author many times in the chess game

D. needed to share sorrow with the author

3.What can be inferred about David?

A. He liked biking before he lost his family.

B. He recovered after months of treatment.

C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D. He got friends in school before he met the author.

4.What made David change?

A. The author’s silent communication with him.

B. His teacher’s help.

C. The author’s friendship.

D. His exchange of letters with the author.

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As a teenager, I was pretty lazy when it came to doing things for my family. I worked hard at school, and sometimes looked after my younger sister. Still, I found myself regularly resisting the urge to______out at home with even the simplest things.

Every Wednesday afternoon, for example, my mother ______ me to another town for a piano lesson. During my two-hour lesson, she'd rush to the nearby store and buy a week's worth of_______. Given the fact that my mom had driven me twelve miles there, twelve miles back,_____for my lesson, and bought me a candy bar, you'd think I'd be very_____ to help her bring the groceries into the house._____ I wasn't. I generally just brought in an armload and left the______ for Mom as I ran to my room, shut the door, and started studying.

Don't get me wrong: even back in my room, I felt______about not helping my mother more. Deep inside, I wanted to change my________ But I also realized that once I did change, there'd be no going back.________I took on more responsibility, my parents would start_______more of me. At age fifteen, I sensed that this one small change would ______ something much bigger: my personal change from a cared-for, spoiled (被宠坏的) child to a more_____caring and giving young man.

I'll never forget the Wednesday when I made a(n)________to jump in and see what happened. Returning home from the________I disappeared into my room, as usual. But once inside, I felt that deep and burning_______.Throwing my school books on the bed, I suddenly opened my door and_______back to the garage to help my mother. How happy I felt that day!

Surely, over time, I continued to help out with more housework. The neat thing was, the more I helped out, the_______I felt about myself and my place in my family. As Mom and Dad realized they could ______on me more, our trips became far less stressful, too. In short, it was a win-win situation for everyone.

Sometimes the little things we put off doing the longest________ out to be the simplest things to complete. And feeling happy beats feeling guilty any day.

1.A. start　　 B. cry　　 C. help　　 D. work

2.A. sent　　 B. guided　　 C. walked　　 D. drove

3.A. fruits　　 B. flowers　　 C. groceries　　 D. vegetables

4.A. fought　　 B. paid　　 C. applied　　 D. planned

5.A. grateful　　 B. nervous　　 C. confident　　 D. unwilling

6.A. So　　 B. And　　 C. Thus　　 D. But

7.A. one　　 B. other　　 C. next　　 D. rest

8.A. excited　　 B. curious　　 C. doubtful　　 D. guilty

9.A. way　　 B. world　　 C. career　　 D. shape

10.A. Once　　 B. Though　　 C. Unless　　 D. Since

11.A. warning　　 B. reminding　　 C. expecting　　 D. informing

12.A. mark　　 B. tell　　 C. express　　 D. describe

13.A. energetic　　 B. ambitious　　 C. outgoing　　 D. responsible

14.A. excuse　　 B. decision　　 C. statement　　 D. appointment

15.A. duty　　 B. lesson　　 C. store　　 D. holiday

16.A. shame　　 B. anger　　 C. delight　　 D. pleasure

17.A. called　　 B. looked　　 C. headed　　 D. handed

18.A. smarter　　 B. better　　 C. warmer　　 D. stronger

19.A. live　　 B. press　　 C. focus　　 D. count

20.A. make　　 B. turn　　 C. point　　 D. bring

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My father began to work ______ a bus driver when he was 20 years old.

A. for           B. to           C. at           D. as

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Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very 36 and arrived early.

She 37 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 38 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of 39on it. They were fresh. She40 them and they were sweet. She looked around for a    41 to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought   42. “ But who could it be?” she began to 43 .

The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with 44 interest. For the following days of the 45 , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then 46her work.

Then came another Monday. 47she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n) 48 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, 49 the old ones.

The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the 50.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the51 . She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s 52 . She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which 53 : “ In order to keep the secretaries 54 , the company has decided that every 55    a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.

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When I drove to work yesterday, I met a traffic jam.As I looked out of my window, a handsome young man was walking on the street.He was walking towards the bridge.There were some homeless men with their cups around there.The young man went to one of them.He brought out some money from his pocket, said a few words to him and put the money into his cup.He continued to walk and then saw another homeless man.He stopped for a minute, said a few words and then gave the man a candy.

And then he saw the next homeless man.He was shivering because of coldness.The young man now stopped for a second and gave his scarf to him.He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow.

At that moment, I was in tears.I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.

1.The story probably happened in __________.

A.spring　　　　　　 B.summer　　　　　　 C.autumn　　　　 D.winter

2.How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?

A.2.　　　　　　　　 B.3.　　　　　　　　　　 C.4.　　　　　　　　 D.5.

3.What did the young man give the homeless men?

A.Some money, his scarf and a candy.

B.His scarf, his coat and some money.

C.A candy, his hat and his coat.

D.His coat, some money and a candy.

4.The man was shaking slightly because of　 __________.

A.hunger　　　　　　 B.coldness

C.illness　　　　 D.worries

5.The writer felt __________ after seeing the young man’s behavior.

A.sad　　　　　　　　 B.surprised

C.impressed　　　　 D.interested

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