阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There is a wonderful story about Jimmy Durante, 1.is one of the great singers in the twentieth century. One day, when 2.（ask）to be part of a show for some old World War II soldiers, Jimmy said he could afford only a few minutes and 3. he would come if they wouldn’t mind his singing one short song and immediately leaving for his next appointment. Of course, the show’s director agreed happily.
But when Jimmy got on stage, something 4. (surprise) happened. He went through the short song and then stayed. The applause grew louder and louder and he kept staying. Pretty soon, he had been on stage5. fifteen, twenty, and then thirty minutes. One of his assistants behind the stage stopped him and said, “I thought you had to go after a few minutes. What happened?” Jimmy answered, “I did have to go, but I can show you the reason6. I stayed. You can see for yourself if you look at the front row.” In the front row 7. (be) two men, both of 8. had lost an arm in the war. 9. had lost his right arm and the other had lost his left. Together, they were able to clap, and that was exactly10. they were doing, loudly and cheerfully.
A Story on an Island
A ship was lost at sea and the only survivor was washed up on a small, inhabited (无人居住的) island. He prayed __ for God to rescue him and for hours he just__at the horizon (地平线), waiting for a heaven-sent ___but it never came.
Then he decided to do something. ___tired and upset, he ___some branches and dry grass. Hours of hard work paid off and a little shelter was built. The “Robinson Crusoe” began his life on the island. Believe it or not, a couple of days going by, he_____and it seemed not that hard.
But then one day, after__ for food, he arrived home to find his little shelter in flames and the____rolling up to the sky.
The__had happened: everything was lost.
“God, how could you do this to me!” he criedwith__and anger.
Early the next day,__, he was awakened by the__of a ship that was coming near to the island. It had come to rescue him!
“__did you know that I was here?” he asked one of his rescuers.
“We saw your smoke__”, they replied.
It is easy to get__when things are going bad. But we shouldn’t lose__, because God is at work in our lives, __when we are in pains and sufferings.
Remember, next time your little __ is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal(信号) that calls __ the grace of God. For all the negative (消极的) things we have to say to ourselves, God has a/an ___answer for it.
1.A. sincerely B. selflessly C. swiftly D. slightly
2.A. stood B. sat C. stared D. lay
3.A. ship B. doctor C. policeman D. angel
4.A. Unless B. Until C. Though D. Because
5.A. destroyed B. replaced C. removed D. gathered
6.A. escaped B. survived C. recovered D. disappeared
7.A. waiting B. searching C. bargaining D. begging
8.A. shelter B. food C. smoke D. branches
9.A. best B. coldest C. heaviest D. worst
10.A. rudeness B. cruelty C. determination D. sadness
11.A. However B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Anyhow
12.A. voice B. sound C. weep D. scream
13.A. Why B. When C. How D. Where
14.A. poster B. letter C. sign D. signal
15.A. relieved B. discouraged（泄气的） C. devoted D. excited
16.A. heart B. balance C. face D. strength
17.A. still B. except C. even D. only
18.A. company B. shelter C. house D. office
19.A. for B. on C. back D. off
20.A. harmful B. honest C. impressive D. positive
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective(选择的) process. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
3.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
● 4.
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.5.
A. Use words, not complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods.
C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. The following methods may work best for you.
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and
When I was five or six years old，I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world. I would say to myself，“When I grow up, when I can get rich，I will save kids all over the world.”
At 17，I started my career here in America, and by the age of 18, I started my first charity( 慈善) organization. I went on to team up with other organizations in the following years, and met, helped, and even lost some of the most beautiful souls, from six-year-old Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia(白血病), and whose story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors, to my grandmother, who lost her battle with cancer in 2012, and her death is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation(CLF). We're all human. And we all just want a chance: a chance at life, a chance in education, a chance at a future, really. And at CLF, our mission is to impact as many lives as possible, but it starts with just one.
People make it seem too hard to do charity work. The truth is, you don't have to be rich to help others. You don't need to be famous. You don't even have to be college educated. But it starts with your neighbor, the person right next to you, the person sitting next to you in class，the kid down the block in your neighborhood. You just do whatever you can to help in any way that you can. And today, I want to challenge each of you to make a decision to help one person, one organization, one situation that touches your heart. My grandmother always used to say. “If you've got a dollar, there's plenty to share.”
1.What did the author want to do at a young age?
A. Watch TV. B. Grow up quickly.
C. Become wealthy. D. Help other children.
2.What directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF?
A. A six-year-old kid's request.
B. Her grandmother's death of cancer.
C. Many volunteers' inspiration.
D. Other organizations' encouragement.
3.What does the underlined word“one”in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A chance. B. A task.
C. A life. D. An organization.
4.What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?
A. Do little things to help those around them.
B. Work hard to get a college education.
C. Challenge their friends to offer help.
D. Do charity work whoever you are.
Let us begin by saying what causes our dreams. Our dreams do not come from another world. They are not messages from some outside source. They are not a look into the future, either.
All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold, his dreams may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on ice or in snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today.
So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping（feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc. ）and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now. This is why children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.
To show you how this is happening while you are asleep and how your needs and wishes can all be joined together in a dream, here is the story of the experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbed cotton. He would dream he was in hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hand gently!
There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true. In other words dreaming is a way of having your wishes carried out.
1.From the passage we know that our dreams_____.
A. are imagination of our daily life
B. are man’s curious look into the future
C. have nothing to do with our feelings
D. are to some degree connected with our feelings
2.In your dream when you feel like eating something it indicates（暗示）that______.
A. you are in a state of being cold
B. you are in a state of being tired
C. you are in a state of hunger
D. you should have had your dinner that day
3.Older children often dream of examinations probably because_______.
A. they are interested in exams
B. they are often worried about their studies
C. they hope for better life
D. they show much interest in their studies
4.Some scientists’ explanation of dreams _______.
A. is not widely accepted though a bit reasonable
B. gives an exact description of our life
C. provides us with information of dreams
D. is of no use for us
When my family moved to the United States from Colombia, I was 9 years old and knew little about English. As time passed, teachers finally knew all of their students and slowly everyone began to head inside, except for me. No one called out my name, and no one seemed to know I existed. I spent the next month in my new classroom quietly. I felt a wave of fear, loneliness and sadness came over me.
It turned out the school administration never cared that I didn't speak English, but something else was teaching me English. Every morning when my aunt drove me to school and picked me up, she always had 106.7 Light FM on. It was this station that introduced my young ears to the English sounds of R&B, soul, jazz and much more.
Because of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I learned the difference between "witch" and "which". While watching the TV show South Park, I was attracted by the funny characters. I related "You bastards!” to anger and saved it in my mental word bank. In fact, thanks to pop culture, the world of English became not so hard to me while it was being turned down at school.
I also learned how to express my emotions thanks to pop culture. One day at school, we were taking a math quiz and the whole class was quiet. Suddenly, the tip of my pencil broke and I yelled, “You bastards!" Everyone held their breath in surprise and I laughed to myself because something at that moment told me I had just learned my first bad word in English.
Four months passed before the school placed me into an ESL program. By this time, I was speaking broken English and making myself understood. Finally, I learned how to speak and write English at a more advanced level, and I owe it all to pop culture.
1.Why did the author feel sad when she moved to the US?
A. She missed her hometown. B. She was ignored at school
C. She was blamed for poor grades. D. She hated learning a new language.
2.How did the author first learn English?
A. By talking with her aunt. B. By working in radio stations.
C. By listening to English songs. D. By making friends with her classmates.
3.How did the author feel after realizing she yelled “You bastards!”?
A. Happy. B. Annoyed.
C. Surprised. D. Nervous.
4.What can be the best title for this passage?
A. My life experiences in the U.S B. How I fell in love with music
C. Pop culture taught me English D. How I overcame learning difficulties
