.

Al had been working in this factory only eleven months, but he excelled at everything he did. He looked for new tasks-as an opportunity to gain experience. To him, mistakes were not to be denied but considered an opportunity to learn. He was, by far, the most capable man among his workmates, One day, when he was finishing his work of the day, he heard Jack calling him.

“What are you going to do about…?” asked Jack.

“I’ll come off the end rail,” interrupted Al.

“No, I mean about Joe’s promotion?”

“I’m going back to school,” Al said.

“Excuse me!”

“I’m going back to school,” Al repeated.

“You mean you’re quitting!”

Was it that simple? Is this why there was so much misery in men’s lives? “I’m going back to school” was just an excuse, and Al knew it, thought Jack, or Al would not be drunk. It seemed that Al would rather get drunk than fight for his happiness. But why? Jack had no answer.

“Yes, and I’m going back to school. I don’t know what else to do. I can’t believe that this kind of thing can happen. Maybe if I get more education and a better job, it will be different.”

“Do you really believe that?”

“Well, what do you want we to do?” Al was getting angry: “I can’t stay here! I can’t work where the most incapable get the biggest reward! I can’t kill Joe and the boss like…”

Al stopped. They both knew what this meant.

“Like I did?”

Al did not answer.

“Yes, I killed two men with my bare hands; yes, I got punished and lost my job-but I kept my soul!”

Al undertood the hidden statement. Al did not know whether it was his anger, or the beer, or both that made him less cautious in the face. He held his hands firmly. Then be heard Jack: “You’ve got the right idea, Al. You’ve got to fight.”

Al needed to think. Instead of taking the subway, he walked five miles back home. By the time he entered his bedroom, he climbed into bed. Turned off his mind, and fell asleed.

67．Choose from the following a right word to describe Jack.

A．Tough.     B．Incapable. C．Lazy. D．Talkative.

68．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Jack was not happy about Joe’s promotion.

B．Al and jack were workmates.

C．The conversation between Al and Jack happened in their workplace.

D．The conversation between Al and Jack happened during the working hours.

69．What can we infer from the underlined part?

A．Jack thinks Al has lost his soul.

B．Jack used to be a killer.

C．Al would be a killer.

D．Don’t be a killer like Jack.

70．Which of the following is true about Al at the end of the story?

A．Al felt so tired from the long walk home and couldn’t help falling asleep.

B．Al and made up his mind and knew what to do.

C．Al forgot all that had happened.

D．Al was too confused to think further.

Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to __36__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __37__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __38__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __39__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.

     __40__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __41__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __42__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __43__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __44__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.

    One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__45__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __46__ future, whereas the girl was full of __47__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __48__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.

    Both of them had the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __49__   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __50__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __51__ when faced with it is the true __52__  of your character. If you choose to __53__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __54__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __55__will arise.

1.A．live               B．stand            C．rely             D．assist

2.A．something          B．everything       C．nothing          D．anything

3.A．quarrel            B．share            C．support          D．dislike

4.A．happily            B．sparately        C．lonely        D．disappointedly

5.A．UnfortunatelyB．Unexpectedly           C．Naturally        D．Similarly

6.A．leading            B．bringing         C．causing          D．resulting

7.A．turned to          B．turned down      C．turned off       D．turned against

8.A．alone              B．free             C．independent      D．successful

9.A．arms               B．wings            C．dreams           D．promises

10.A．interview         B．radio            C．sports           D．health

11.A．uncertain         B．hopeful          C．bright           D．miserable

12.A．calmness          B．patience         C．enthusiesm       D．excitement

13.A．hands             B．strength         C．toes             D．mouths

14.A．chatacters        B．desires          C．opinions         D．attitudes

15.A．unexpected        B．passive          C．rough            D．serious

16.A．emergency         B．accident         C．difficulty       D．misfortune

17.A．test              B．reflection       C．display          D．problem

18.A．ignore            B．resist           C．complain         D．suffer

19.A．problem           B．result           C．hardship         D．failure

20.A．solutions B．hopes            C．ways             D．rewards

Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to __36__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __37__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __38__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __39__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__40__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __41__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __42__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __43__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __44__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__45__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __46__ future, whereas the girl was full of __47__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __48__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
Both of them had the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __49__   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __50__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __51__ when faced with it is the true __52__  of your character. If you choose to __53__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __54__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __55__will arise.

Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to 1 on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do 2 else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 3. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived 4, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
5, a misfortune befell(降临)a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, 6 in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly 7 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 8. At school, she always studied hard.Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my 9 are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)10 programme. The boy told the television hostess about his 11 future, whereas the girl was full of 12 for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 13. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
Both of them had the same ordeal(痛苦经历), but their different 14 determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, 15 disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the 16 when faced with it is the true 17 of your character. If you choose to 18 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the 19 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 20will arise.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      live
   2. B.
      stand
   3. C.
      rely
   4. D.
      assist
2. 2.
   1. A.
      something
   2. B.
      everything
   3. C.
      nothing
   4. D.
      anything
3. 3.
   1. A.
      quarrel
   2. B.
      share
   3. C.
      support
   4. D.
      dislike
4. 4.
   1. A.
      happily
   2. B.
      sparately
   3. C.
      lonely
   4. D.
      disappointedly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      Unfortunately
   2. B.
      Unexpectedly
   3. C.
      Naturally
   4. D.
      Similarly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      leading
   2. B.
      bringing
   3. C.
      causing
   4. D.
      resulting
7. 7.
   1. A.
      turned to
   2. B.
      turned down
   3. C.
      turned off
   4. D.
      turned against
8. 8.
   1. A.
      alone
   2. B.
      free
   3. C.
      independent
   4. D.
      successful
9. 9.
   1. A.
      arms
   2. B.
      wings
   3. C.
      dreams
   4. D.
      promises
10. 10.
    1. A.
       interview
    2. B.
       radio
    3. C.
       sports
    4. D.
       health
11. 11.
    1. A.
       uncertain
    2. B.
       hopeful
    3. C.
       bright
    4. D.
       miserable
12. 12.
    1. A.
       calmness
    2. B.
       patience
    3. C.
       enthusiesm
    4. D.
       excitement
13. 13.
    1. A.
       hands
    2. B.
       strength
    3. C.
       toes
    4. D.
       mouths
14. 14.
    1. A.
       chatacters
    2. B.
       desires
    3. C.
       opinions
    4. D.
       attitudes
15. 15.
    1. A.
       unexpected
    2. B.
       passive
    3. C.
       rough
    4. D.
       serious
16. 16.
    1. A.
       emergency
    2. B.
       accident
    3. C.
       difficulty
    4. D.
       misfortune
17. 17.
    1. A.
       test
    2. B.
       reflection
    3. C.
       display
    4. D.
       problem
18. 18.
    1. A.
       ignore
    2. B.
       resist
    3. C.
       complain
    4. D.
       suffer
19. 19.
    1. A.
       problem
    2. B.
       result
    3. C.
       hardship
    4. D.
       failure
20. 20.
    1. A.
       solutions
    2. B.
       hopes
    3. C.
       ways
    4. D.
       rewards

Al had been working in this factory only eleven months, but he excelled at everything he did. He looked for new tasks-as an opportunity to gain experience. To him, mistakes were not to be denied but considered an opportunity to learn. He was, by far, the most capable man among his workmates, One day, when he was finishing his work of the day, he heard Jack calling him.

“What are you going to do about…?” asked Jack.

“I’ll come off the end rail,” interrupted Al.

“No, I mean about Joe’s promotion?”

“I’m going back to school,” Al said.

“Excuse me!”

“I’m going back to school,” Al repeated.

“You mean you’re quitting!”

Was it that simple? Is this why there was so much misery in men’s lives? “I’m going back to school” was just an excuse, and Al knew it, thought Jack, or Al would not be drunk. It seemed that Al would rather get drunk than fight for his happiness. But why? Jack had no answer.

“Yes, and I’m going back to school. I don’t know what else to do. I can’t believe that this kind of thing can happen. Maybe if I get more education and a better job, it will be different.”

“Do you really believe that?”

“Well, what do you want we to do?” Al was getting angry: “I can’t stay here! I can’t work where the most incapable get the biggest reward! I can’t kill Joe and the boss like…”

Al stopped. They both knew what this meant.

“Like I did?”

Al did not answer.

“Yes, I killed two men with my bare hands; yes, I got punished and lost my job-but I kept my soul!”

Al undertood the hidden statement. Al did not know whether it was his anger, or the beer, or both that made him less cautious in the face. He held his hands firmly. Then be heard Jack: “You’ve got the right idea, Al. You’ve got to fight.”

Al needed to think. Instead of taking the subway, he walked five miles back home. By the time he entered his bedroom, he climbed into bed. Turned off his mind, and fell asleed.

1.Choose from the following a right word to describe Jack.

A．Tough.         B．Incapable.    C．Lazy.              D．Talkative.

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．Jack was not happy about Joe’s promotion.

    B．Al and jack were workmates.

    C．The conversation between Al and Jack happened in their workplace.

    D．The conversation between Al and Jack happened during the working hours.

3.What can we infer from the underlined part?

    A．Jack thinks Al has lost his soul.

    B．Jack used to be a killer.

    C．Al would be a killer.

    D．Don’t be a killer like Jack.

4.Which of the following is true about Al at the end of the story?

    A．Al felt so tired from the long walk home and couldn’t help falling asleep.

    B．Al and made up his mind and knew what to do.

    C．Al forgot all that had happened.

    D．Al was too confused to think further.