My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.

    “Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

    “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that

______37________ .

    “Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."

    She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

    told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

       I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it

______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

     During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

     Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________  0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.

1.A. speech                     B. study                  C. dream                 D. fear

2.A. maybe                      B. even                            C. still                              D. never

3.A. instruction                 B. description                    C. introduction                   D. presentation

4.A. shy                           B. cold                              C. weak                   D. kind

5.A. silent                                 B. simple                 C. direct                            D. different

6.A. cried                        B. listened                C. waited                 D. stopped

7.A. sang                          B. spoke                            C. played                 D. clapped

8.A. against                      B. besides                   C. beyond                D. without

9.A. practise                    B. communicate                 C. report                           D. reply

10.A. train                               B. share                  C. change                D. follow

11.A. advice                    B. influence             C. dependence                  D. action

12.A. continued               B. taught                           C. agreed                D. cared

 

    One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

    The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”

    “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”

    “The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”

    “But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t(36) make a difference!”

    The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”

There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.     31. C32. B33. A34. B35. B36. A37. D38. D39. A40. D

31. A. better B. farther C. closer D. faster

    32. A. continued B. stopped C. watched D. answered

    33. A. water B. wind C. boat D. fish

    34. A. leave B. die C. run D. lose

    35. A. believe B. realize C. expect D. guess

    36. A. possibly B. hardly C. especially D. fortunately

    37. A. replied B. argued C. spoke D. listened

    38. A. day B. time C. place D. one

    39. A. special B. brave C. strange D. lucky

40. A. family B. village C. country D. world

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up.   16   they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark   17   discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of   18   with his other subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in   19   Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   20   with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They   21   to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then   22   ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.

Bill   23   him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you   24   wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I   25   out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to   26   from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together   27   and laughing, I realized that   28   I had done that, I would have   29   a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   30   my life.’

1.A. After          B. Since            C. Although     D. Until

2. A. also          B. still            C. always       D. almost

3.A. questions      B. ideas            C. trouble      D. doubt

4.A. from           B. with             C. to           D. for

5. A. quickly       B. proudly        C. freely         D. pleasantly

6. A. continued     B. hoped            C. preferred        D. offered

7.A. all                B. both         C. every            D. none

8. A. removed           B. reminded     C. asked            D. described

9. A. ever          B. soon         C. even         D. never

10.A. checked           B. took         C. cleaned      D. put

11. A. run away     B. take away        C. put away     D. pass away

12.A. reading           B. playing          C. talking      D. watching

13.A. before            B. if               C. while        D. as

14.A. forgotten     B. made         C. became       D. lost

15.A. helped            B. saved            C. changed      D. improved

 

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

My favorite class at school was dance class. It was a new experience for me. At first, I didn’t think I’d like it, but I decided to give it a chance.

To begin with, it was    35    to have to hold with a boy and dance. The steps were okay, and the music was okay, but boys were not really okay. The teacher was nice and funny, and she got us used to working together as a    36   . Then it wasn’t so strange working with a partner any more.

 As the lessons    37   and I learned new dances like waltz(華爾茲), I really began to enjoy myself. Even being with partners wasn’t bad. In fact, I started enjoying dancing with partners who tried hard and know our steps. Some of the boys thought it was a    38   . And they didn’t take it seriously. I hated dancing with them, but I politely took my turn with them anyway.

To be a proper lady was another thing I learned while I was dancing. I never thought much about it before, but the teacher expected me to    39   like a lady, which meant I had to accept dance partners politely    40   I didn’t like them. Just like life, you sometimes have to do things you don’t want to, the teacher    41   . Yet, that didn’t mean I didn’t enjoy dancing with a boy who had the proper height and good steps to be a great partner.

As the classes neared their end, I was happy to hear I’d been    42    as a finalist. That meant I and my partner, Todd, would be representing my school and going dancing at a competition.

The competition was like    43   out of a storybook. Everyone was smiling, wearing great clothes, and hair was done nicely. It was hard not to be    44   , but it was hard not to feel special, too. Todd and I, along with my teammates,    45   our way through the competition. It was hard, and all the other dancers were so good!

It was sad not to win the competition, but a third place finish was    46   . Maybe next year our dancers would come in first place. I was proud I learned a lot. I just know I loved to dance, especially the waltz.

35.  A. different       B. difficult      C. common      D. strange

36.  A. class          B. club         C. team         D. task

37.  A. went  on      B. went by      C. came over     D. came back

38.  A.  joke         B.  step        C. lesson        D. chance

39.  A.  look         B.  learn       C. behave        D. practice

40.  A. as if           B. so that       C. ever since     D. even though

41.  A. agreed         B. smiled       C. replied        D. explained

42.  A. tested          B. chosen       C. known       D. regarded

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

44.  A. surprised       B. excited       C. nervous       D. serious

45.  A. continued       B. danced       C. found        D. took

46.  A. comfortable     B. acceptable     C. reasonable    D. enjoyable

閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳答案。

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up. 　16 they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark 　17

discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of 　18 with his other subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in 　19 Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 　20 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 　21 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then 　22 ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.

Bill 　23 him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you 　24 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I 　25 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to 　26 from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together 　27

and laughing, I realized that 　28 I had done that, I would have 29 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 30 my life.’

16. A. After　　　　　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　　 C. Although　　　　　 D. Until

17. A. also　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. always　　　　　　　　　　 D. almost

18. A. questions　　　　　 B. ideas　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　 D. doubt

19. A. from　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

20. A. quickly　　　　　　　 B. proudly　　　　　　 C. freely　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

21. A. continued　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　　　 C. preferred　　　　　 D. offered

22. A. all　　　　　　　　　　 B. both　　　　　　　　 C. every　　　　　　　 D. none

23. A. removed　　　　　　　　　 B. reminded　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　 D. described

24. A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. soon　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. never

25. A. checked　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　 　　　　　　 C. cleaned　　　　　　 D. put

26. A. run away　　　　　 B. take away　　　　 C. put away　　　　　 D. pass away

27. A. reading　　　　　　　 B. playing　　　　　　　　　　 C. talking　　 　　　 D. watching

28. A. before　　　　　　　 B. if 　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. as

29. A. forgotten　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 C. became　　　　　　 D. lost

30. A. helped　　　　　　　 B. saved　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　 D. improved