As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this  1  ----One begins to look at people very  2  and he no longer puts others  3 in order to feel good about himself.

Living in China  4  me with many wonderful opportunities to put this theory (理论) into practice, China is quite   5  and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to   6  a lot about the culture and about where many of their    7  came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and  8  from them.

I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I  9  to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English   10  the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian.   11 “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else.   12  I decided to smile at my every attempt（尝试) to  13  and ask for information that would 14  me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my  15 were met with more smiles. I learned that   16  is to be found everywhere even17  I cannot communicate, and that people will  18  depending on what I give.

Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most   19  people. You will be surprised at what they can  20  you!

1.                A．principle        B．plan           C．strength  D．reason

 

2.                A．excitedly       B．doubtfully       C．anxiously D．differently

 

3.                A．up            B．down          C．away D．out

 

4.                A．helps          B．compares       C．impresses D．provides

 

5.                A．special         B．modern         C．beautiful  D．powerful

 

6.                A．ignore         B．forget          C．understand    D．create

 

7.                A．names         B．habits          C．behaviors D．beliefs

 

8.                A．escape         B．suffer          C．hear D．learn

 

9.                A．needed        B．refused         C．managed  D．failed

 

10.               A．heaving for      B．setting up       C．looking for D．pointing to

 

11.               A．Except for      B．As for          C．According to   D．Instead of

 

12.               A．Yet            B．Or            C．So   D．Besides

 

13.               A．relax          B．command       C．explain    D．discuss

 

14.               A．force          B．lead           C．transport  D．follow

 

15.               A．thanks         B．signs           C．questions  D．smiles

 

16.               A．illness          B．weakness       C．kindness   D．happiness

 

17.               A．before         B．when          C．because   D．after

 

18.               A．react          B．gain           C．doubt D．benefit

 

19.               A．famous         B．useful          C．unexpected    D．familiar

 

20.               A．charge         B．teach          C．lend  D．require

 

 

I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something  41  by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42  even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute  43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience  44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more   45 I became.

That was because I wanted to know  46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they  47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we  48 someone up after they have died? Yes，49  memory after memory about someone's good  50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we  51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear  52 .

Just once,  53 a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life,  54 stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker  55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are  56  rises from the chair and gives them a  57 hug! Wouldn’t that be   58 !

Life is too short to leave kind words   59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say  60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.

1.                A．important       B．wrong          C．pleasant  D．unnoticed

 

2.                A．speaker        B．radio           C．station   D．story

 

3.                A．drive          B．silence         C．ride D．tour

 

4.                A．poured in       B．grew up        C．broke out D．got through

 

5.                A．determined     B．delighted       C．discouraged   D．devoted

 

6.                A．what           B．that            C．if    D．why

 

7.                A．impress        B．love           C．mean D．affect

 

8.                A．bring          B．build           C．pick D．bury

 

9.                A．recovering      B．showing        C．sharing   D．losing

 

10.               A．qualities        B．manners        C．records   D．attitudes

 

11.               A．barely         B．lovingly         C．suddenly  D．finally

 

12.               A．him           B．them          C．it D．us

 

13.               A．as for          B．apart from      C．except for D．instead of

 

14.               A．where         B．because        C．whether   D．which

 

15.               A．mentions       B．writes          C．pays  D．ends

 

16.               A．staring         B．listening        C．honoring  D．talking

 

17.               A．tight           B．quick          C．cold  D．necessary

 

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

 

19.               A．untouched      B．unsaid         C．unfinished D．unpacked

 

20.               A．hello          B．sorry          C．goodbye   D．thanks

 

 

For most students, school is over and summer fun is here. Even kids who are going to summer school don't need to be cooped up indoors during these bright sunny days. Why? Thanks to technology, many kids now have the option of attending "virtual" summer schools online.
These "virtual" classes are not new. Many colleges and universities offer online courses where the students never meet; they correspond with their teachers and classmates on the web. Even some traditional schools add to daily classes with internet-based assignments and feedback.
There are a lot of benefits to online schooling, and that's why public schools have started participating in this non-traditional type of education. Instead of students riding the bus, going to class, eating lunch at school, and going home in the early afternoon, they can now log on（登录）at any time of day or night and learn. This flexible online option requires just as much work and participation as normal summer school. However, the timing is different.
Online summer school is not for all students, just like it isn’t for all adults. The student needs to be an excellent reader in order to obtain as much information as possible from the lectures. In addition, students must understand computers and be self motivated（激发）in order to complete the class successfully.
If the students meet these requirements, then online summer school has many advantages. Written lectures can be read and reread until the student understands them. The students can email each other and the teacher if they need help. Students who participate in online summer school often earn higher grades because the teachers can answer more questions without slowing down the entire class progress. And because of this new technology, summer school students can still go to the beach, travel around the world, and take family vacations!
【小题1】Online schooling has the following advantages and benefits EXCEPT ____. 

A．Students needn’t have as much work or participation as in traditional schools.

B．Students don’t have to go to school in crowded buses.

C．Students can have more time to understand the lessons.

D．Teachers and students have more time to arrange their own things flexibly.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “option” probably mean? 

A．chance of expressing opinion	B．chance of expressing wishes
C．right of demanding	D．right of choosing

【小题3】Online summer school is not suitable for ____.  

A．adults or children who are too old

B．students who are poor in reading

C．those who don’t master good computer technology

D．students who can’t finish homework on their own

【小题4】Which of the following people is most supposed to choose online schooling?  

A．A child in the kindergarten.	B．A primary school student.
C．A government office clerk.	D．A child whose parents are working.

For most students, school is over and summer fun is here. Even kids who are going to summer school don't need to be cooped up indoors during these bright sunny days. Why? Thanks to technology, many kids now have the option of attending "virtual" summer schools online.

These "virtual" classes are not new. Many colleges and universities offer online courses where the students never meet; they correspond with their teachers and classmates on the web. Even some traditional schools add to daily classes with internet-based assignments and feedback.

There are a lot of benefits to online schooling, and that's why public schools have started participating in this non-traditional type of education. Instead of students riding the bus, going to class, eating lunch at school, and going home in the early afternoon, they can now log on（登录）at any time of day or night and learn. This flexible online option requires just as much work and participation as normal summer school. However, the timing is different.

Online summer school is not for all students, just like it isn’t for all adults. The student needs to be an excellent reader in order to obtain as much information as possible from the lectures. In addition, students must understand computers and be self motivated（激发）in order to complete the class successfully.

If the students meet these requirements, then online summer school has many advantages. Written lectures can be read and reread until the student understands them. The students can email each other and the teacher if they need help. Students who participate in online summer school often earn higher grades because the teachers can answer more questions without slowing down the entire class progress. And because of this new technology, summer school students can still go to the beach, travel around the world, and take family vacations!

1.Online schooling has the following advantages and benefits EXCEPT ____. 

A．Students needn’t have as much work or participation as in traditional schools.

B．Students don’t have to go to school in crowded buses.

C．Students can have more time to understand the lessons.

D．Teachers and students have more time to arrange their own things flexibly.

2.What does the underlined word “option” probably mean? 

A．chance of expressing opinion	B．chance of expressing wishes
C．right of demanding	D．right of choosing

3.Online summer school is not suitable for ____.  

A．adults or children who are too old

B．students who are poor in reading

C．those who don’t master good computer technology

D．students who can’t finish homework on their own

4.Which of the following people is most supposed to choose online schooling?  

A．A child in the kindergarten.	B．A primary school student.
C．A government office clerk.	D．A child whose parents are working.