In January 2008, during the first week of a six-month stay at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of distraction (散心). The 　 36　  first-grader watched a construction crew 　37 on a 10-story addition to the hospital. 　38 Michael's third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, 　39 and saw this kid with no hair 　40 face was pressed up to the window. “I waved, and he smiled and 　　41　 . I'll never forget that,” says Ritchie, a father of three.
　 As winter 　42 spring, Michael watched, fascinated, as 3,000 tons of steel 43 formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held 　44 up to the window: Hi, Local Iron Workers. I'm Mike. Ritchie and the 　45 crew messaged back. Over the 　46 months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew 　47 Michael up and cheered him with 　48 signs like Be Strong Mike.
　　 　　49 the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the 　 50 between the buildings and the two had a 　51 chat. The hard hat with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. "Michael 　52　 my life," says Ritchie. "I was a really hard-core (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But I'd 　53 seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at life 54　 thanks to him." Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to 　55 when he grows up? "A construction worker," he says. 

 

36. A. strange 　 B. curious　　 C. serious　　 D. anxious

37. A. playing 　 B. studying   C. living　　 D. working

38. A. Below　　　 B. Above 　　 C. Under　　　 D. Over

39. A. watched out B. watched at C. looked up  D. looked down

40. A. whom 　　　 B. whose　　　 C. which　　　 D. that

41. A. came back  B. came on　　 C. waved back  D. waved on

42. A. went off　 B. went out 　 C. turned into D. turned to

43. A. gradually　 B. immediately C. successfully   D. usually

44. A. that 　　　 B. it 　　　　 C. one　　　　 D. itself

45. A. hospital　 B. repair　　 C. construction　 D. school

46. A. first　　　 B. last 　　　 C. long 　　　 D. next

47. A. cheered　　 B. lighted  　 C. called 　　 D. woke

48. A. discouraging　　　　　　　 B. encouraging 　 C. surprising  　 D. interesting

49. A. Before　　 B. Since 　　 C. While　　　 D. When

50. A. ground 　　 B. floor　　　 C. space　　　 D. story

51. A. face-to-face　　　　　　　 B. hand-in-hand　 C. neck-and-neck D. step-by-step

52. A. gave　　　 B. changed　　 C. saved　　　 D. took

53. A. pay attention toB. get down to　　　　　 C. be used to   D. look forward to

54. A. differently B. happily　　 C. sadly　　　 D. excitedly

55. A. have　　　 B. get 　　　 C. be 　　　　 D. appreciate

 

—Mike, the phone is ringing. Do you want me to answer it? —No, sit still. ________. A．I’m about to get it　 B．I’m getting it C．I’d like go get it　　 D．I’m to get it

 

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood. He is a 21 optimist. If someone was having a bad day, Michael was there telling him how to 22　 on the positive side situation. 23　 this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him. “I don’t 24 it .” You can’t be positive all the time. How do you do it?” Michael replied, “Each morning I 25 up and say to myself, Mike, you have two 　26　 today: to be in a good mood or bad,” I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something 　27 　　 happens, I choose to learn from it instead of suffering from it. “ Yeah, right, it is that 28　 ” I said “Yes, it is.” ”Michael said, “life is all about choices. Every 　29　 is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood.

The bottom 30 is: it is your choice 　 31　 you live life.”

Several years later, Michael was part of a serious 32　 , falling off sixty feet from a tower. Six months after the accident I saw Michael with rods　 33　 in his back. I asked him, “Weren’t you 34 　? ”Michael replied. “Yes, I was. I saw the 35　 on the faces of the doctors and nurses. In their eyes, I 　36 he ‘s a dead man.” I knew I needed to take 37　　 .So I took a deep breath and shouted I ‘m choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am 　38　 , over their laughter.”

Michael lived, 39 his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live 40　 . Attitude is everything.

21. A. brave　　　 B. natural　　　　 C. careful　　　 D. foolish

22. A. carry　　　 B. go　　　　　　 C. wait　　　　 D. look

23. A. Following　 B. Hearing　　　 C. Seeing　　　　 D. Using

24. A .make　　　 B. get　　　　　 C. love　　　　　 D. achieve

25. A. stay　　　　 B. stand　　　　 C. go　　　　　　 D. wake

26. A. wishes　　　 B. ways　　　　 C. choices　　　　 D. ideas

27. A. strange　　　 B. good　　　　 C. interesting　　 D. bad

28. A. lucky　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. pleasing　　　 D. hard

29. A. thought　　 B. event　　　　 C. situation　　　 D. mood

30. A. cause　　　 B. need　　　　 C. line　　　　　 D. step

31. A. where　　　 B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

32. A. accident　　 B. operation　　　 C. damage　　　　 D. illness

33. A. dropped　 　B. cut　　　　　 C. placed　　　　 D. moved

34. A. surprised　　 B. excited　　　　 C. frightened　　 D. delighted

35. A. expressions　 B. smiles　　　　 C. anger　　　　 D. coldness

36. A. knew　　　 B. heard　　　　　 C. found　　　　 D. read

37. A. medicine　　 B. advice　　　　 C. control　　　 D. action

38. A. alive　　　　 B. well　　　　　 C. dead　　　　 D. tired

39. A. rather than　 B. according to　　 C. other than　　　 D. thanks to

40. A. fully　　　 B. practically　　 C. simply　 　　　 D. freely

　　When you think about math, you probably don’t think about breaking the law, solving mysteries or finding criminals. But a mathematician in Maryland does, and he has come up with mathematical tools to help police find criminals.

　　People who solve crimes look for patterns that might reveal (揭示) the identity of the criminal. It’s long been believed, for example, that criminals will break the law closer to where they live, simply because it’s easier to get around in their own neighborhood. If police see a pattern of robberies in a certain area, they may look for a suspect who lives near the crime scenes. So, the farther away from the area a crime takes place, the less likely it is that the same criminal did it.

　　But Mike O’Leary, a mathematician at Towson University in Maryland, says that this kind of approach may be too simple. He says that police may get better clues to the location of a criminal’s home base by combining these patterns with a city’s layout (布局) and historical crime records.

　　The records of past crimes contain geographical information and can reveal easy targets — that is, the kind of stores that might be less difficult to rob. Because these stores are along roads, the locations of past crimes contain information about where major streets and intersections are. O’Leary is writing a new computer program that will quickly provide this kind of information for a given city. His program also includes information about the people who live in the city, and information about how a criminal’s patterns change with age. It’s been shown, for example, that the younger the criminal, the closer to home the crime.

　　Other computer programmers have worked on similar software, but O’Leary’s uses more math. The mathematician plans to make his computer program available, free of charge, to police departments around the country.

　　The program is just one way to use math to fight crime. O’Leary says that criminology — the study of crime and criminals — contains a lot of good math problems. “I’m the only one who knows what gold looks like,” he says. “It’s a lot of fun.”

　　49. To find criminals, police usually _________.

　　A. check who are on the crime scene

　　B. seek help from local people

　　C. depend on new mathematical tools

　　D. focus on where crimes take place

　　50. O’Leary is writing a computer program that _________.

　　A. uses math to increase the speed of calculation

　　B. tells the identity of a criminal in a certain area

　　C. provides the crime records of a given city

　　D. shows changes in criminals’ patterns

　　51. By “I’m the only one who knows what gold looks like”, O’Leary means that he _________.

　　A. is better at finding gold than others

　　B. is the only one who uses math to make money

　　C. knows best how to use math to help solve crimes

　　D. has more knowledge of gold than other mathematicians

　　52. What is the main idea of the text?

　　A. Math could help police find criminals.

　　B. Criminals live near where crimes occur.

　　C. Crime records could be used to fight crime.

　　D. Computer software works in preventing crimes.