I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help  36  ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38    fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

21．A. shouting     B. screaming  C. laughing    D. applauding

22．A. up              B. over          C. more          D. out

23．A. another          B. other          C. some          D. any

24．A. immediately       B. secretly        C. personally D. finally

25．A. took out     B. turned out C. gave off       D. gave out

26．A. never      B. once     C. ever           D. again

27．A. game      B. team       C. story     D. score

28．A. won            B. met           C. beat     D. fought

29．A. accessible   B. comfortableC. sensitive     D. acceptable

30．A. happen              B. succeed        C. spread        D. develop

31．A. liberation    B. closing         C. graduation      D. school

32．A. honor      B. hope         C. success  D. surprise

33．A. take         B. manage        C. solve             D. explain

34．A. courage      B. devotion       C. teamwork      D. contribution

35．A. united     B. appeared       C. prepared D. lost

36．A. proud      B. fond          C. full      D. kind

37．A. time        B. record   C. date     D. ability

38．A. pleased       B. grateful        C. hopeful   D. loyal

39．A. fight          B. join           C. desire            D. enjoy

40．A. take on       B. put on   C. rely on    D. keep on

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I became an amputee at age 29, I was forced to rethink the idea of physical perfection. My life became different, as I changed from an acceptably attractive woman to an object of pity and __50__.

Too busy __51__ physical pain and obvious mobility limitation, I was not aware of this change at first. I was determined to __52__, feeling good about the progress I had made, as I moved forward.

__53__, as I made my first excursion outside the hospital, society had already assigned me a new status. Happy to be free of my restriction in the hospital, I rolled through the shopping mall – a __54__ survivor, feeling like a war hero. Unfortunately, I had a rude __55__ as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.

All eyes were upon me, yet no one dared to make eye contact. Their efforts to __56__ my eyes forced me to realize they saw only my missing legs. Mothers __57__ held their children closer as I passed. Elderly women patted me on the head saying, “God Bless You!” with __58__ in their eyes.

While I sat thinking about what had happened, a small girl came up to me. She stared with unembarrassed __59__ at the empty pants. Finding nothing there, she looked up at me with a puzzled look, she innocently asked, “Lady, where did your legs go?”

I explained that my legs had been sick. Since my legs hadn’t been strong and healthy like hers, the doctors had to __60__ them. Leaning her head upwards, she asked, “Did they go to ‘Leg Heaven’?”

That incident made me think about how __61__ children and adults react to the unknown. To a child, an odd appearance is an interesting curiosity and a __62__ learning experience while adults often view the same thing with fear and horror. I began to realize that, I, too had been __63__ of the same inappropriate reactions before I knew what life was like for an amputee.

To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit, I now smile warmly, make eye contact, and speak in a confident manner. By using a __64__ approach, I attempt to enlighten society about the fact that having a not-so-perfect body doesn’t mean having a poor quality of life.

50. A. comfort B. fear 　 C. hatred　　　　D. sadness　　

51.　 A. crying with 　B. figuring out 　C. holding back　　 D. dealing with

52.　 A. endure B. quit　　　C. revenge 　　D. succeed　　　　　

53.　 A. Instead B. Moreover　　　C. However　　　　D. Therefore

54.　 A. calm B. poor 　　 C. proud 　　 D. rare　 　　　　　

55.　 A. awakening B. ending　　C. happening D. proceeding

56.　 A. turn B. hold 　 C. catch 　　 D. avoid

57.　 A. softly B. protectively 　C. reluctantly　　D. pleasantly　　　　

58.　 A. pity B. anger　　 C. depression　　D. upset

59.　 A. curiosity B. determination　　 C. enthusiasm　　D. satisfaction 　　

60.　 A. lose B. adjust　 C. remove 　　　D. stretch　　　　　　

61.　 A. differently B. positively　　 C. strangely　　　D. sympathetically

62.　 A. painful B. potential　　　C. similar　　　D. common　

63.　 A. conscious B. guilty 　　　 C. ignorant　　 D. short

64.　 A. creative B. flexible　　　 C. positive　　 D. scientific

Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also  36  life's lows too. This  37  him that having a  38  picture of oneself is the key to  39_ .

"I grew   40  at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned  41_   me," he said."

"Then I realized that dreams will  42  only if I put myself in the  43  place."

Peng, 29, will  44  at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has  45   his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name  _46  the album is about his reflection on his youth.

"The _47  years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.

When younger, he first  48  of being a painter, until one day the  49  singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the  50  singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his   51  from junior school.

Soon, they topped the music charts and  52  most of the "'Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn't last. The band  53 . Peng became depressed and began  54  his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.

"When you  55  to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.

1.A. shared            B. completed         C. escaped                     D. experienced

2.A. has scared    B. has taught                  C. has held              D. has warned

3.A. realistic          B. real                  C. true                   D. authentic

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

5.A. frightened    B. excited            C. delighted            D. overconfident

6.A. against      B. to                  C. down               D. over

7.A. come out       B. come up               C. come true          D. come across

8.A. fight        B. left                   C. suit                D. wrong

9.A. stop         B. perform              C. work               D. stay

10.A. created              B. written                C. made             D. composed

11.A. tells         B. reads                    C. suggests          D. goes

12.A. teenage      B. youth             C. mid-aged               D. old

13.A. considered   B. dreamed                   C. suggested           D. tried

14.A. gentle       B. cold                       C. depressed             D. explosive

15.A. lead         B. pop                       C. proper              D. first

16.A. workers       B. strangers                   C. classmates          D. colleagues

17.A. bagged       B. accepted                  C. beat                D. finished

18.A. broke into    B. broke in          C. broke up               D. broke down

19.A. improving    B. doubting           C. wondering              D. considering

20.A. reach        B. have               C. adapt               D. contribute

 

 

New York, NY Monday

Humidity	43%
Pressure	30.27 in
Visibility	10 miles
Wind	15 mph NE

Current Conditions

 

	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Hi	56℉/13℃	56℉/13℃	59℉/15℃	58℉/14℃	54℉/12℃
Lo	42℉/6℃	47℉/8℃	50℉/10℃	46℉/8℃	45℉/7℃
	Mostly sunny	Sunny to partly cloudy	Some sunshine giving way to clouds	A couple of morning showers	Sun mixing with high clouds

Other Locations

Place	Conditions	Temperature	Humidity	Pressure
Chicago	Overcast	45℉/7℃	68%	30.12 in
London	Partly Sunny	55℉/13℃	58%	29.77 in
Los Angeles	Clear	52℉/11℃	25%	29.99 in
San Francisco	Clear	42℉/6℃	84%	30.1 in
Tokyo	Rain	50℉/10℃	87%	29.83 in

 

1.The current temperature in New York is

A. 47℃               B. 43℃            C. 13℃            D. 8℃

2.How far can we see clearly at the most in New York on Monday?

A. 10 miles               B. 15 kilometers        C. 30.27 inches         D. 43 meters

3.It will rain in New York on         .

A. Monday             B. Wednesday        C. Friday               D. Saturday

4.has the fourth lowest temperature on Monday.

A. Chicago                B. New York        C. Tokyo            D. San Francisco

 

New York, NY Monday

Current Conditions

Humidity	43%
Pressure	30.27 in
Visibility	10 miles
Wind	15 mph NE

	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Hi	56℉/13℃	56℉/13℃	59℉/15℃	58℉/14℃	54℉/12℃
Lo	42℉/6℃	47℉/8℃	50℉/10℃	46℉/8℃	45℉/7℃
	Mostly sunny	Sunny to partly cloudy	Some sunshine giving way to clouds	A couple of morning showers	Sun mixing with high clouds

Other Locations

Place	Conditions	Temperature	Humidity	Pressure
Chicago	Overcast	45℉/7℃	68%	30.12 in
London	Partly Sunny	55℉/13℃	58%	29.77 in
Los Angeles	Clear	52℉/11℃	25%	29.99 in
San Francisco	Clear	42℉/6℃	84%	30.1 in
Tokyo	Rain	50℉/10℃	87%	29.83 in

1．The current temperature in New York is            .

       A．47℃                  B．43℃             C．13℃               D．8℃

2．How far can we see clearly at the most in New York on Monday?

       A．10 miles            B．15 kilometers      C．30.27 inches       D．43 meters

3．It will rain in New York on         .

       A．Monday           B．Wednesday         C．Friday              D．Saturday

4．       has the fourth lowest temperature on Monday.

       A．Chicago           B．New York         C．Tokyo            D．San Francisco