Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very   36   life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would   37   my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never   38   again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didn’t want to be bad enough. She   39   that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!

When the Great Depression（大萧条）  40  , my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support（支撑） both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be   41   again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real   42   point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was angry that they charged（收费）an extra $2 for each child. That was too   43   for most American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for   44  . There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not   45  , mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my heart, I   46   doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world­ - Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a   47   in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.A. quiet          B. boring               C. hard          D. strange

2.A. accept         B. change               C. disturb           D. check

3. A. study         B. speak                C. listen            D. walk

4.A. drove              B. expected        C. explained        D. covered

5.A. did            B. hit             C. cut           D. fit

6.A. excited       B. brave                C. patient           D. poor

7.A. leading            B. breaking         C. turning      D. celebrating

8. A. expensive     B. fantastic            C. different        D. special

9.A. husband        B. parents          C. children          D. wife

10.A. successfully     B. surprisingly          C. interestingly     D. importantly  

11.A. always           B. sometimes            C. almost       D. never

12.A. task              B. hotel               C. company      D. wor

 

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old. Mom and I lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that I could walk again if I wanted strongly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support  both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I wasn’t satisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they asked me an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for many American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never ask extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Of course mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. But with my mother’s support and encouragement, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income (收入) of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.According to the writer, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A．Doctors.

B．Nurses.

C．Friends.

D．Mom.

2.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A．His terrible experience in the hotel.

B．His various levels of business success.

C．His mom’s support.

D．His wife’s suggestion.

3.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A．Modest, helpful, and hard-working.

B．Careful, helpful and beautiful.

C．Loving, supporting and strong-willed (意志坚强的).

D．Strict, humorous and supporting.

4.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A．A poor family, hard work, higher education and self-confidence (自信).

B．Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C．Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

D．Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and better chances.

 

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. The juice bottle was empty, so I had a glass of cold water.
When I was getting on a bus, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home to get it.
Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next.
I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(弥补) the school work I had missed. After lunch, it was time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it, but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.
When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. How terrible! I hope tomorrow will be better.
【小题1】What happened to the boy on this bad day?

A．He argured with his parents.	B．He heard some bad news.
C．He burned the kitchen.	D．Many unhappy things happened to him.

【小题2】 When did the boy’s bad day begin?

A．In the morning

B．When he was at school

C．At lunchtime.

D．when he got home

【小题3】He didn’t take the bus, instead, he went back home to get _________.

A．his homework

B．breakfast

C．money

D．his bag

【小题4】How many “terrible” things did the boy mention in this story?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Seven

D．Ten

情景交际

从方框中选出填在句中空白处的最佳选项，其中有2项为多余选项

A: Excuse me, sir.   1  

B: Sure. What can I do for you, young man?

A: ___2___Our class want to go on a trip. I’d like to look for some sightseeing information. I want to know if you have a 6-day tour.

B: We certainly do. We have many such tours. ___3__.

A: Well, we are going to visit the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and World Park and so on.

B: They are all places of great interest in Beijing. ____4__.

A: Well, today is June 24. And we still have three more days before finishing the final exam. ___5____.

B: Oh, I see.

A. We will be free the day after that. B. I want to ask you a question. C. When are you going to take the tour? D. Could you give me some help? E. What places are you going to visit? F. We will have a week off. G. We are going to fly there.

 

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. The juice bottle was empty, so I had a glass of cold water.

When I was getting on a bus, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home to get it.

Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(弥补) the school work I had missed. After lunch, it was time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it, but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. How terrible! I hope tomorrow will be better.

1.What happened to the boy on this bad day?

        A. He argured with his parents.         B. He heard some bad news.

        C. He burned the kitchen.               D. Many unhappy things happened to him.

2. When did the boy’s bad day begin?

A. In the morning       B. When he was at school    C. At lunchtime.   D. when he got home

3.He didn’t take the bus, instead, he went back home to get _________.

        A. his homework     B. breakfast        C. money        D. his bag

4.How many “terrible” things did the boy mention in this story?

        A. Four             B. Five         C. Seven            D. Ten