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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 1to where he was going. Pretty soon he 2 that he was lost, but he 3to drive, expecting to find his way or to 4someone who could tell him how to get back to the 5.
It was a long6road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost7, he saw in a8a tall farmer ploughing the land. He stopped his 9team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.”
“Hello, yourself,” the farmer replied,10ploughing.
“Where does the horse 11? He asked without knowing his languages mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 12stays right where it is,” said the farmer, 13 stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little 14.
“Don’t know. I never15it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 16. “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I 17saw.”
18stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 19at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much. 20 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”
1. A．signs B．orders C．attention D．direction
2. A．realized B．recognized C．accepted D．received
3. A．stopped B．used C．wanted D．continued
4. A．miss B．meet C．look D．lose
5. A．town B．country C．capital D．village
6. A．lonely B．busy C．dirty D．crowded
7. A．at noon B．at night C．raining D．dark
8. A．truck B．pile C．field D．store
9. A．strong B．tired C．weak D．tiring
10. A．but B．went on C．stopped D．still
11. A．go B．lead up C．get D．show
12. A．always B．often C．sometimes D．seldom
13. A．began B．still C．without D．already
14. A．clearly B．lower C．more loudly D．more politely
15. A．judged B．measured C．saw D．studied
16. A．sad B．lovely C．friendly D．angry
17. A．ever B．often C．even D．never
18. A．Still B．Not C．With D．Finally
19. A．gladly B．immediately C．in silence D．excitedly
20. A．Really B．Perhaps C．Certainly D．Fortunately
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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of to where he was going. Pretty soon he________ that he was lost, but he________ to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to someone who could tell him how to get back to the .
It was a long ________ road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost ，he saw in a a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his ________ team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，
farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied， ________ ploughing.
“Where does the horse ？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It stays right where it is，”said the farmer， stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said th
e city man，speaking a little .
“Don’t know. I never it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I________ saw.”
________________________ ________ stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time ________ at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. ________ I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
1.A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
2.A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
3.A. stopped B. used C. wanted D. continued
4.A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
5.A. town B. country C. capital D. village
6.A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
7.A. at noon B. at night C. raining D. dark
8.A. truck B. pile C. field D. store
9.A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
10.A. but B. went on C. stopped D. still
11.A. go B. lead up C. get D. show
12.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
13.A. began B. still C. without D. already
14.A. clearly B. lower C. more loudly D. more politely
15.A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
16.A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
17.A. ever B. often C. even D. never
18.A. Still B. Not C. With D. Finally
19.A. gladly B. immediately C. in silence D. excitedly
20.A. Really B. Perhaps C. Certainly D. Fortunately
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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of________to where he was going. Pretty soon he________that he was lost, but he________to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to________someone who could tell him how to get back to the________.
It was a long________road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost________，he saw in a________a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his________team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，________ploughing.
“Where does the horse________？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It________stays right where it is，”said the farmer，________stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little________.
“Don’t know. I never________it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting________.“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I________ saw.”
________ stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time________at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. ________I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
1.A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
2.A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
3.A. stopped B. used C. wanted D. continued
4. A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
5.A. town B. country C. capital D. village
6.A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
7. A. at noon B. at night C. raining D. dark
8.A. truck B. pile C. field D. store
9.A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
10.A. but B. went on C. stopped D. still
11. A. go B. lead up C. get D. show
12.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
13. A. began B. still C. without D. already
14. A. clearly B. lower C. more loudly D. more politely
15.A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
16.A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
17.A. ever B. often C. even D. never
18.A. Still B. Not C. With D. Finally
19.A. gladly B. immediately C. in silence D. excitedly
20. A. Really B. Perhaps C. Certainly D. Fortunately
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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 16 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to18 someone who could tell him how to get back to the19 .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ，he saw in a field a tall22 ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his 23 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___24____，still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 25 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，without stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more 26 .
“Don’t know. I never 27it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 29 at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. 30 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
1.A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
2.A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
3.A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
4.A. town B. country C. capital D. village
5.A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
6.A seconds B. minutes C hours D years
7.A. driver B. policeman C. farmer D. worker
8.A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
9.A. asked B. demanded C. replied D. ordered
10.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
11.A .politely B. friendly C. loudly D. angrily
12.A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
13.A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
14.A. gladly B. immediately C. silently D. excitedly
15.A. Generally B. Fortunately C. Certainly D. Perhaps
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I was driving home the other day on a sunny afternoon. I had a smile on my face as I sang along to the songs on the radio. It was a beautiful day that I felt full of happiness. My good mood ended, however, when the radio station took a news break between songs. Then suddenly I found myself listening to yet another story of a rich famous man who had broken the law. I shook my head as I came to a red traffic light.
As I pulled to a stop I noticed four leather-jacketed bikers. They were standing in the middle of the road with two on either side of the light. They looked rough and dangerous, but as I got closer I noticed each one was holding their helmet in their hands. I rolled down my window as one approached my car. “We are the Brother’s of the Wheel”, he said. “We are collecting money for a Christmas Toy Drive for needy children”. As I pulled a dollar out of my wallet I looked past his beard and tattoos and into his eyes. They shined with a goodness and kindness that came right from his soul. I dropped the money in his helmet and waved to the other bikers as I drove off. My good mood had returned. My faith in mankind had been improved. And I had to remember again never to judge people by their appearance.
Our society often judges books by their covers, but God reads what is written in our hearts and souls. Perhaps one day we will all learn to see the world through the same eyes. Perhaps one day we will realize that looks matter little and actions matter much.
1.The writer’s good mood ended when __________.
A. he heard news between songs
B. he had to stop at a red traffic light
C. he heard a rich man broke the law
D. he saw four leather-jacketed kids in need
2.What were four bikers doing at the traffic light?
A. Having a bicycle race in the street.
B. Selling helmets to the passers-by.
C. Raising money to help kids in need.
D. Preparing for Christmas holidays.
3.The writer wants to tell us that we should ___________.
A. have faith in young people
B. judge others by their actions
C. change our attitude to society
D. manage to help others in need
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I was driving home the other day on a sunny afternoon. I had a smile on my face as I sang along to the songs on the radio. It was such a beautiful day that I felt full of happiness. My good mood ended, however, when the radio station took a news break between songs. Then suddenly I found myself listening to another story of a rich famous man who had broken the law. I shook my head as I came to a red traffic light.
As I pulled to a stop, I noticed four leatherjacketed bikers. They were standing in the middle of the road with two on either side of the light. They looked rough and dangerous, but as I got closer I noticed each one was holding their helmet(头盔) in their hands. I rolled down my window as one came up to my car. “We are the Brother of the Wheel，” he said. “We are collecting money for Christmas Toy Drive for needy children.” As I pulled a dollar out of my wallet I looked past his beard and into his eyes. They shined with goodness and kindness that came right from his soul. I dropped the money in his helmet and waved to the other bikers as I drove off. My good mood had returned. My faith in mankind had been bolstered. And I remembered once again never to judge people by their appearance.
Our society often judges books by their covers but God reads what is written in our hearts and souls. Perhaps one day we will all learn to see the world through the same eyes. Perhaps one day we will realize that looks matter little and actions matter much.
1.What were the four bikers doing at the traffic lights?
A. Having a bicycle race in the street.
B. Selling helmets to the passersby.
C. Preparing for Christmas holidays.
D. Raising money to help kids in need.
2.What does “bolstered” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A. Destroyed B. Exploded
C. Improved D. Reduced
3. The writer wants to tell us that we should ________.
A. judge others by their actions
B. have faith in young people
C. change our attitude to society
D. manage to help others in need
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October 12th, 2008. It was a cold, rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up for two hours along the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had ______ that I come see something at the top of the mountain.
“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m ______ back home straight after that,” I announced when I arrived.
“But I need you to drive me to the garage to ______ my car,” Carolyn said. “Could we ______ do that?”
“How far is it?” I asked.
“About three minutes,” she said. “I’ll drive—I’m ______ it.”
After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her ______. “I thought you said three minutes.”
She laughed. “This is a detour(绕道).”
Turning down a narrow path, we parked the car and got out. To my ______, the views before my eyes were ______ words.
From the ______ of the mountain, several acres(英亩) across hills and valleys, were rivers of daffodils(水仙花). Plenty of ______—from the palest ivory(象牙白) to the deepest lemon and then to the most vivid pink—shone like a carpet before us. It looked ______ the sun had tipped(翻倒) over and spilled(洒落) gold down the mountainside.
A series of questions ______ my mind. Who ______ such beauty? When? How?
As we approached(接近) the house that ______ in the center of the land, we saw a sign that ______: “Answers to the Questions; I Know You Are ______.”
The first answer was: “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One at a Time.”The third: “______ in 1958.”
The ______ of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a ______ and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have ______?”
Carolyn looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”
1.A. persuaded B. advised C. insisted D. commanded
2.A. heading B. cycling C. settling D. hiding
3.A. come up B. pack up C. pick up D. add up
4.A. at best B. at least C. at most D. at last
5.A. used to B. concerned about C. upset about D. tired of
6.A. calmly B. gratefully C. peacefully D. anxiously
7.A. disappointment B. amazement C. agreement D. encouragement
8.A. beyond B. out of C. far from D. away from
9.A. bottom B. middle C. top D. half
10.A. plants B. flowers C. grasses D. colours
11.A. as if B. even if C. in that D. now that
12.A. covered B. included C. filled D. trapped
13.A. discovered B. invented C. created D. founded
14.A. built B. lay C. remained D. stayed
15.A. said B. signed C. wrote D. advertised
16.A. Requesting B. Wondering C. Asking D. Replying
17.A. Died B. Buried C. Ended D. Started
18.A. lesson B. sight C. wonder D. view
19.A. project B. goal C. career D. schedule
20.A. accompanied B. achieved C. determined D. suffered
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It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall, touching it lightly with his arm. I stood still and looked at him walking toward the tower.
"What does a blind man want to climb up the tower for?" I wondered, "Not the view (景色) certainly, perhaps he wants to jump. "Thinking of this terrible reason, I thought I should follow him.
He went up slowly and stopped from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind. When he got to the first corner of the bell tower, I came close to him. "Excuse me," I said as politely as I could, "but I wonder why you came up."
"You'd never guess." he said.
"Not the view or the fresh air on this winter day?"
"No." he said.
"Tell me, then."
He smiled, "Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have noticed - and yet, not being blind, perhaps you won't - how the sun shines into the tower through the windows here and there, so that one can feel the cool steps suddenly become quite warm, even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade (阴影). There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and darkness. Though I'm blind, I also want to feel the happiness brought by the sunlight. In fact, it isn't my first time to be here." He said and seemed as pleased as a child.
I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to enjoy the beautiful life. But we often paid no attention to its value because we never lost it.
We went down the tower together and I left him. From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me.
1.The winter met the blind man on .
A. a sunny winter day B. a rainy winter day
C. a sunny summer day D. a rainy summer day
2.The writer thought the blind man wanted to .
A. see the view B. breathe the fresh air
C. warm himself D. jump off the tower
3.What did the writer learn from the blind man?
A. To take exercise B. To feel happiness
C. To enjoy sunlight D. To treasure life
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Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.
The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine（峡谷）. When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank（用力拉）his mother out. But she didn’t move.
“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”
Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.
Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.
It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.
Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.
1.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .
A.were lost on a country road
B.had limited time to find their way
C.were involved in a truck accident
D.knew little of what happened to them
2.When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .
A.was frightened by his mother’s blood
B.found his mother had fallen asleep
C.was stuck against the door of the truck
D.found the car was turned over
3.What happened to Kelly at last?
A.She passed away.
B.She survived and recovered from injuries.
C.She became a hero.
D.She had a different life.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A Boy and His Mother B.How to Behave Well？
C.I Think I Can D.Nothing is Lost
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One evening, Mr. Green was driving in his car along a lonely country road. He had _____ to a bank where he had drawn $ 50. At the loneliest part of the road a man in ____ clothes stopped him and asked for a lift. Mr. Green allowed him _____and drove on. As he talked to the man, he ____that the man had been in ____ for robbery(抢劫) and had broken out of prison that very evening. Mr. Green was very ____ about his 50 dollars.
Suddenly he saw a police car and had a ____ idea. He had just reached a small town where the speed limit was 30 miles per hour. He drove the car as ____ as possible. A moment later, the police car overtook(超过) him and ____ him to stop. Mr. Green ____ to tell the policeman about the escaped robber, but the man put a gun to his_____. The policeman took out a ____ and demanded Mr. Green’s name and ____. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station but was ____.
Mr. Green started up his ____ again. As he drove out of the town, the man wanted to ____ “ Thank you for the lift. You’ve been so _____ to me. This is the least I can do for you in ___.” The man handed Mr. Green the ____ , which he stole from the ____ pocket while Mr. Green was being cr
iticized(批评).
1.A. driven B. been C. gone D. visited
2.A. dirty B. good C. warm D. beautiful
3.A. out B. off C. down D. in
4.A. told B. said C. learnt D. remembered
5.A. school B. prison C. office D. forest
6.A. happy B. pleased C. excited D. worried
7.A. strange B. bright C. foolish D. sad
8.A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. soon
9.A. begged B. invited C. ordered D. advised
10.A. hoped B. agreed C. decided D. thought
11.A. face B. head C. pocket D. back
12.A. notebook B. gun C. wallet D. menu
13.A. age B. address C. birth date D. birth place
14.A. refused B. invited C. welcome D. accepted
15.A. idea B. plan C. gun D. car
16.A. get on B. get down C. get out D. get up
17.A. kind B. well C. polite D. bad
18.A. turn B. time C. return D. surprise
19.A. money B. pen C. notebook D. gun
20.A. policeman’s B. driver’s C. prisoner’s D. robber’s[
farmer.”
e city man，speaking a little .
iticized(批评).