In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows．The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid．

       People in the western states had to __1__ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern __2__．But someone had to __3__ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the __4__ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as __5__ as six months to move the cattle．The __6__ was long but the cattle were driven __7__ as not to lose __8__．Then they could be sold at a good price．

       Most cowboys were young, __9__ men．A good horse _10__ their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy __11__ cows and knew how to control them．At night,he __12__ to the cows to keep them calm．

       In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __13__ and cities．The cowboy seemed __14__ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．

       Today,the __15__ of cowboys has __16__ greatly．One change is the use of trucks．The job is not so hard __17__ it used to be．And cowboys are better __18__ now．They are _19__ to be married．Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．

       __20__ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low．

1.A．get                          B．buy                     C．sell                     D．raise

2.A．markets                   B．countries             C．cities                   D．stories

3.A．deal with                 B．find out               C．look after            D．pay off

4.A．road                        B．railroad                C．state                   D．farm

5.A．good                       B．much                  C．long                    D．far

6.A．journey                    B．trip                     C．tour                    D．travel

7.A．hurriedly                  B．smoothly             C．slowly                 D．carefully

8.A．mind                       B．direction              C．head                   D．weight

9.A．unmarried                B．proud                  C．strong                 D．educated

10.A．had                       B．made                   C．found                  D．helped

11.A．recognized             B．understood          C．owned                D．kept

12.A．whispered              B．shouted               C．cried                   D．sang

13.A．towns                    B．factories              C．companies           D．villages

14.A．free                       B．brave                  C．easy                    D．pleased

15.A．manner                  B．job                      C．life                      D．mind

16.A．changed                 B．developed            C．improved             D．realized

17.A．that                       B．as                       C．which                 D．what

18.A．known                   B．paid                    C．treated                D．dressed

19.A．afraid                    B．eager                   C．worried               D．likely

20.A．Because                 B．And                    C．When                  D．But

 

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36   , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s   37 anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often   40  don’t realize she’s blind.

I  41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43 excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle   45  with us.

To my great   46   , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my  47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really   48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation.

When I told her, she was   51  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was   53  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   54  in her work,

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55 .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

 

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．lost

 

3.                A．and            B．except         C．even D．but

 

4.                A．who           B．it              C．she  D．which

 

5.                A．guests          B．family          C．children  D．friends

 

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．recognized    D．witnessed

 

7.                A．excited         B．sad            C．satisfied  D．enjoyed

 

8.                A．especially       B．not so          C．a little    D．not at all

 

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

 

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．played

 

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

 

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

 

13.               A．touched        B．distinguished    C．saw   D．understood

 

14.               A．after           B．before         C．until D．when

 

15.               A．referred to      B．turned out      C．come up   D．talked about

 

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．puzzled   D．worried

 

17.               A．cried          B．insisted         C．complained D．informed

 

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

 

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．description

 

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

 

 

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36  , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's   37  anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38   that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often   40   don't realize she's blind.

I   41   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43   excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44   colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  45   with us.

To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my   47   showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really  48   what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation. When I told her, she was   51   for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was  53   because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   54  in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.A．ways       B．means        C．methods      D．senses

2.A．enjoyed        B．found        C．missed       D．lost

3.A．and            B．except       C．even     D．but

4.A．who        B．it           C．she          D．which

5.A．children       B．family       C．guests       D．friends

6.A．realized       B．heard        C．recognized   D．witnessed

7.A．sad            B．satisfied        C．excited      D．enjoyed

8.A．especially B．not so       C．a little     D．not at all

9.A．paint      B．draw     C．create       D．mix

10.A．stayed        B．painted      C．talked       D．played

11.A．excitement    B．encouragementC．delight      D．surprise

12.A．attitude      B．color        C．picture      D．paper

13.A．touched       B．distinguishedC．saw      D．understood

14.A．after     B．before       C．until        D．when

15.A．come up   B．turned out   C．referred to D．talked about

16.A．curious      B．quiet         C．puzzled      D．worried

17.A．cried    B．insisted     C．complained   D．informed

18.A．right        B．wrong     C．worried      D．uncertain

19.A．shortcomingsB．difficulties C．pride          D．description

20.A．paper      B．pens        C．hands       D．eyes

 

William Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he   36   himself in his own world and he never spoke to others. As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but   37  . It seemed as if he just didn’t want to break his   38  .

After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the   39   Christmas collection of money for the   40   in our school. “Christmas is a season of   41   ,” I told my students. “Some poor students in our school might not have a   42   holiday. By giving a little money, you will help   43   some toys, food and clothing for these needy students. We will   44   the collection tomorrow.”

The next morning,   45   , I found out almost everyone had   46   this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down.   47   , he dropped two coins into the small box. “I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said in a   48   voice.

After school I couldn’t help sharing what had   49   in the morning with our headmaster. “I may be wrong, but I   50   Willard might be ready to become part of our class.” “ I am   51   to hear that,” he nodded. “And I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need   52  . Here, take a look at it.”

As I sat down to   53   , I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really   54   Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart. From this   55   , I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.

1.	A．taught B．shut C．left D．controlled

 

2.	A．failed B．stopped C．interrupted D．changed

 

3.	A．record B．promise C．sadness D．silence

 

4.	A．daily B．weekly C．monthly D．yearly

 

5.	A．young B．sick C．poor D．shy

 

6.	A．giving B．enjoying C．receiving D．spending

 

7.	A．real B．happy C．usual D．long

 

8.	A．find B．make C．buy D．gather

 

9.	A．prepare B．finish C．start D．continue

 

10.	A．though B．however C．otherwise D．thus

 

11.	A．forgotten B．considered C．learnt D．realized

 

12.	A．Quickly B．Suddenly C．Proudly D．Carefully

 

13.	A．sweet B．loud C．low D．polite

 

14.	A．appeared B．planned C．happened D．collected

 

15.	A．hope B．wonder C．doubt D．believe

 

16.	A．glad B．sorry C．curious D．lucky

 

17.	A．education B．advice C．rescue D．help

 

18.	A．rest B．read C．work D．study

 

19.	A．knew B．liked C．understood D．recognized

 

20.	A．project B．experience C．event D．accident

 

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 16 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression that she’s 　17 anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 18 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 　19 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 　20 often don't realize she's blind.

I 　21 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 　22 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 23 excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 　24 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 25 with us”.

To my great 　26 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 　27 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 28 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 　29 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 　30 in conversation. When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was 　31 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 32 . And I knew my child was 33 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 　34 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 　35 .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

16．A．senses　　　　　　 　 B．means　　　　　　　　　　 C．methods　　　　　　　　 D．ways

17．A．enjoyed　　　　　　　　　 B．found　　　　　　　　　　 C．missed 　　　　　　　　 D．lost

18．A．instead　　　　　　　　　 B．except　　　　　　　　　 C．since　　　　　　　 D．but

19．A．who　　　　　　　 B．it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．she　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．which

20．A．guests　　　　　　　　　 B．family　　　　　　　　　　 C．children　　　　　　　　 D．friends

21．A．realized 　　　　 B．heard　　　　　　　 C．recognized　　　　　　 D．witnessed

22．A．sad 　　　　　　　 B．satisfied　　　　　　　　 C．excited　　　　　　　　　 D．enjoyed

23．A．especially 　　　　　　 B．not so　　　　　　　　　　 C．a little　　　　　　　　　　 D．not at all

24．A．paint　　　　　　　 B．draw　　　　　　　 C．create　　　　　　　　　　 D．mix

25．A．stayed　　　　　　　　　 B．painted 　　　　　　　　 C．talked　　　　　　　　　　 D．played

26．A．excitement　　　　　　 B．surprise　　　 C．delight　　　　　　　　 D．encouragement

27．A．attitude　　　　　　　　　 B．color　　　　　　　 C．picture 　　　　　　　　 D．paper

28．A．touched　　　　　　　　 B．distinguished　 C．saw 　　　　　　　 D．understood

29． A．after　　　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　　　 C．until 　　　　　　　 D．when

30．A．turned out 　 B．come up　 　 C．referred to 　　　　　　 D．talked about

31．A．curious　　　　　　　　　 B．quiet 　　　　　　　　　　 C．puzzled　　　　　　　　　 D．worried

32．A．cried　　　　　　　 B．insisted 　　　　　　　　 C．complained　　　　　　 D．informed

33．A．right 　　　　　　　　　　 B．wrong　　　　　　　　　 C．worried　　　　　　　　 D．uncertain

34．A．shortcomings　 B．difficulties　　　 C．pride 　　　　　　　　　 D．description

35．A．paper　　　　　　　 B．eyes　　　　 　　　 C．hands　　　　　　　　　　 D．pens