“But what if I break my arm again？”My five-year-old daughter asked,looking very　1　.I knew she　2　very much to learn to ride,but ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm,she’d been afraid.

“Oh,honey,”I said.“I don’t think you’ll break another arm.”“　3　I could,couldn’t I？”“You know,honey,”I said,“　4　everything you do comes with risks.You could get a broken arm in a car　5　and then be afraid to　6　ride in a car again.You could break your arm jumping a rope.You could break your arm at gym.Do you want to　7　going to gym？”“No,”she said.And with a determined spirit,she stood up and　8　to try again.

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very　9　little girl overcome a fear,and　10　myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce(离婚)．

As we walked home,she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my　11　the night before.

“Grandma wanted you to find someone to　12　.”“What grandma wants is for someone to　13　my heart again.”“But Mom...”“You’re too young to　14　it,”I told her.“So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm.”she said. 　15　to answer,we walked the rest of the way in　16　.When I got home,I called my mother and　17　her for talking about this to my daughter.Then I did what I’d seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon.I agreed to　18　Steve.

Steve was the man for me.We　19　less than a year later.It turned out my mother and  daughter were　20　.

1．A.surprised             B．disappointed            C．sad                       D．puzzled

2．A.wanted                B．hated                     C．lost                       D．gained

3．A.And                   B．Or                        C．Instead                  D．But

4．A.Almost                B．Hardly                    C．Nearly                   D．Mostly

5．A.trade                    B．sale                        C．accident                  D．show

6．A.ever                    B．never                     C．even                     D．yet

7．A.start                    B．regret                     C．finish                     D．stop

8．A.offered                B．agreed                   C．had                       D．chose

9．A.shy                    B．weak                     C．brave                     D．gentle

10．A.congratulating     B．praising                   C．encouraging           D．celebrating

11．A.father                 B．mother                  C．sister                    D．brother

12．A.like                    B．know                     C．love                     D．teach

13．A.warm                B．feel                       C．buy                      D．break

14．A.understand         B．believe                    C．accept                  D．receive

15．A.Unable               B．Unwilling                C．Uncertain               D．Unhappy

16．A.excitement          B．sorrow                   C．silence                   D．surprise

17．A.punished            B．scolded                   C．thanked                 D．appreciated

18．A.hire                  B．meet                     C．fire                      D．invite

19．A.left                   B．married                   C．moved                  D．quarrelled

20．A.wrong              B．right                       C．clear                     D．clever

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me   36  . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

  　　The morning bell rang. I walked   37   through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces   38   me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to   39   their smiles. Back into the classroom, they   40  , comparing plans for the   41  . I had to remove one student from each arm   42   I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with   43   and gifts followed by a   44   of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

  　“Oh, thank you,” I must have   45   a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my   46   mood（情绪）. It was kind of them to   47   me. After a while, I heard a small nervous   48   say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing   49   by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

  　 “Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

  　“Um, could you   50   it now?”

  　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “  51  ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already   52  . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my   53   back.

   　Later that day, I sat   54   the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I   55   pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

A. excited           B. tired                           C. amazed             D. relaxed

A. eagerly         B. aimlessly                    C. gently              D. heavily

A. watched          B. greeted                       C. delighted           D. warned

A. return             B. forget                            C. ignore               D. refuse

A. calmed           B. settled                           C. chatted              D. argued

A. study              B. weekend                     C. vacation            D. lesson

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

A. letters             B. books                            C. chalks               D. cards

A. knowledge      B. collection                  C. series                D. bunch

A. confirmed       B. assessed                      C. responded          D. explained

A. pleased           B. low                            C. thrilled              D. angry

A. talk about           B. think of                      C. turn to                     D. connect with

A. call                B. sound                            C. shout                D. voice

A. shyly              B. bravely                       C. rudely               D. sadly

A. classify           B. collect                           C. open                 D. arrange

A. Careful           B. Dangerous                         C. Patient                     D. Hasty

A. exposed          B. adapted                      C. adjusted            D. attached

A. trees            B. hooks                            C. gifts                  D. tears

A. looking into    B. turning over                C. giving away       D. packing up

A. anxiously B. hurriedly                        C. delicately          D. casually

Most 23-year-olds have not done enough in life to be worthy of having their own documentary（纪录片）
　　Most 23-year-olds aren't LeBron James.
　　The NBA superstar, who recently won gold at the Beijing Olympics, has just released More Than a Game. It is a documentary that follows his rise to stardom (明星地位) and how he and four childhood friends overcame long odds to win a national championship in high school.
　　Combining footage (镜头) taken during James' career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, US, along with one-on-one interviews by writer/director Kris Belman, home videos, and personal family photographs, the film is about much more than basketball. At its core (核心) is a story of friendship, loyalty and love.
　　"We set out with a goal as kids and we wanted to accomplish that someway, somehow by using basketball as a tool, not knowing that it was going to create other opportunities for us," James said. "We didn't know it was going to create a brotherhood and trust. We grew from kids into young men."
　　While James is the star, his former teammates, Dru Joyce III, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee and Romeo Travis, play a major role in the film.
　　Their journey began together as 8-year-old boys, winds through years traveling all over America playing in basketball tournaments and finishes in their senior season at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
　　At the time, Belman was a college film student. He set out to film James and his friends' season as his final school project, a 10-minute documentary. But after gaining the trust of the players and coach Dru Joyce, Belman spent two months filming and eventually teamed with producer Harvey Mason Jr to the full-length feature.
　　James hopes the film will inspire youngsters (年轻人).
　　"We set out with a goal when we were eight and we accomplished it when we were 18," he said. "It's a great story and I wanted to get it out to kids that have a dream, that they should continue to go after it, believe in it and live it if they want to accomplish something."
【小题1】LeBron James achieved his goal set at 8 when        .

A．he won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics

B．He won a national championship in high school

C．he became a collage student

D．he was interviewed by Kris Belman

【小题2】Which of the following is unlikely to be included in the description of James?

A．Friendly.

B．Faithful.

C．Hardworking.

D．Self-centered.

【小题3】More Than a Game is          .

A．James’ favorite story about his childhood

B．a documentary filmed by James’ classmate

C．a film made by Belman

D．an article a bout James’ high school life

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that More Than a Game is       .

A．inspiring

B．dull

C．puzzling

D．imaginary

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.
Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds   36  , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble   37  the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team   38  the alarm and the villagers   39  in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited   40  on the beach, holding lamps to   41  the way back.
An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the   42  villagers ran to greet them. Falling   43  on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more   44   and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely   45 the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
   46  , the captain called for another volunteer team to   47  the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go. Your father   48 in a shipwreck  (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost　　49  for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."
Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go.    50  everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service   51 , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and   52  into the night. "
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century.    53   the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow.    54 his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?"    55  able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"

【小题1】

A．stilled B．screamed C．stopped D．calmed

【小题2】

A．set about B．sent out C．came up with D．took over

【小题3】

A．sounded B．set C．took D．made

【小题4】

A．gathered B．followed C．fought D．struggled

【小题5】

A．nervously B．angrily C．fearfully D．happily

【小题6】

A．hope

B．light

C．expect

D．try

【小题7】

A．promising B．hoping C．cheering D．standing

【小题8】

A．uncomfortable B．exhausted C．disturbed D．painful

【小题9】

A．villagers B．sailors C．captains D．passengers

【小题10】

A．pushed B．pulled C．overturned D．settled

【小题11】

A．Anxiously B．Strangely C．Unexpectedly D．Doubtfully

【小题12】

A．look after B．look for C．lookout D．look on

【小题13】

A．died B．pulled C．went D．interrupted

【小题14】

A．in the fire B．at sea C．on strike D．in the war

【小题15】

A．How about B．What for C．What if D．What with

【小题16】

A．comes B．goes C．flies D．climbs

【小题17】

A．appeared B．disappeared C．came D．went

【小题18】

A．Therefore B．Firstly C．when D．Finally

【小题19】

A．Making B．Keeping C．Showing D．Cupping

【小题20】

A．Hardly B．Only C．Seldom D．Always

A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_26_ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily _27_.

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for_28_friendship to _29_. However, there can be_30_disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have it clear in our _31_ what kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _32_ at arm's length? Do we want to _33_ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _34_enough—and that' s all right. But at some point we need to 35 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of_36_experience _37_ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it _38_be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are _39_of interest and action in return.

　　What are some of the _40_of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _41_time. Another “major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one “possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships _42_ actions in return. In 43 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend _44_time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die _45_?.

1.                A．Knowledge      B．Teachers        C．Experience    D．Parents

 

2.                A．understood     B．formed         C．realized  D．produced

 

3.                A．true           B．common        C．deeply   D．actual

 

4.                A．design          B．intend          C．develop  D．appear

 

5.                A．no             B．some           C．any  D．none

 

6.                A．hearts          B．thoughts        C．actions   D．minds

 

7.                A．remained       B．left            C．kept D．stayed

 

8.                A．own           B．owe            C．Share    D．spare

 

9.                A．that            B．very           C．quite     D．not

 

10.               A．make sure      B．remember      C．expect    D．check out

 

11.               A．social          B．ordinary        C．good D．personal

 

12.               A．includes        B．to include       C．including D．included

 

13.               A．can            B．need           C．will   D．must

 

14.               A．marks          B．sights          C．sence D．signs

 

15.               A．difficulties      B．differences      C．advantages     D．things

 

16.               A．cost           B．spend          C．ask   D．take

 

17.               A．require         B．request        C．depend   D．suggest

 

18.               A．some          B．many          C．other     D．different

 

19.               A．reasonable      B．comfortable     C．less   D．a lot

 

20.               A．for            B．away           C．out   D．from