It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t ____ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to ____. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute ____ for blindness around the globe.
Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of ____ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most ____ not designed for it. “It’s not ____ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to ____ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the ____ place to park in case of accidents.”
Once he gets the ____ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local ____ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and ____ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. ____ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and ____ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can ____.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.
____, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever ____ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your ____ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I ____ down.” he admits.
____ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I ____ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”
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解析试题分析:Jim Bevier是一位六十二岁的退休飞行员,他一直为一个防治失明的非盈利组织义务驾驶飞机,从事着到世界各地去救治失明患者的事业。尽管工作辛苦,但是看着进去接受治疗的盲人走出来重见光明是最让他感到满足的时刻。
【小题1】C形容词辨析。A. 焦虑的;B. 骄傲的;C.满意的;D. 积极的。根据下文内容可知他在业余时间去帮助失明的人们,由此可知他不满足带孙子孙女,或者呆在自己的马场,选C。
【小题2】A动词辨析。A.骑;B. 驾驶;C. 工作;D. 学习。根据情理可知他只能教给小孩子们骑车,其余不符合情理。
【小题3】B名词辨析。A. 标志;B.对策;C. 基金;D. 方法。根据下文内容可知Bevier是一位防治失明组织的志愿者,由此推测他是帮助发放药品,故选B。
【小题4】D代词辨析。A. 他的;B.她的;C. 我们的;D.它的。根据上文内容可知此处指a nonprofit organization,故答案选D。
【小题5】B副词辨析A. 相似;B. 确切;C. 不同;D. 精确。Bevier驾驶的飞机大多数时候降落的地点不是有专门飞机跑道的地方,选B,其他不符合句意。
【小题6】C介词辨析。 A. 超出;B. 在上;C.像;D. 在内。根据下文Bevier的讲述可知大多数降落的地方不像标准的飞机跑道,选C。
【小题7】C动词短语辨析。A. 宁肯;B. 计算出;C.确信;D.放弃。由后句内容可知他们必须为了防止意外而确保跑道的长度等各方面情况,选C。
【小题8】A形容词辨析。A. 最安全;B.最大;C. 最野蛮;D. 最远。根据前句内容和后面in case of accident等判断他们要选择最安全的降落地,选A.。
【小题9】D名词辨析。 A.商店;B.旅馆;C. 餐厅;D. 医院。由上文内可知这架飞机名叫the Flying Eye Hospital,所以选D。
【小题10】D名词辨析。 A. 村民;B. 病人;C. 朋友;D.医生。从后句内容they can treat certain conditions可以判断为了在他们离开后当地的医生能够去应付某些医疗情况他们还要培训当地的医生,选D。
【小题11】A动词辨析。A. 阻止;B. 在严格;C. 警告;D. 停止。根据and前面内容可以推测医生要能治疗某些疾病,以免引起失明,也就是防止人们失明,选A。
【小题12】A连词辨析。 A. 同时;B. 一旦;C. 除非;D. 如果。前后句内容为转折关系,他可以回家,但是他却喜欢呆在那里看那些前来检查的人们,所以选A。
【小题13】C动词辨析。A.检查;B.认为;C. 会见,看;D. 忽略。根据后句内容I’m glad to see them get on the airplane可知他是喜欢见到那些人们,选C。
【小题14】B动词辨析。A. 走;B. 看;C. 离开;D. 联系。从文章内容可知Bevier工作的医院是诊治失明的,所以当人们治疗之后会恢复视力,重新看到光明,选B。
【小题15】D副词辨析。 A. 因此;B. 包括;C. 而且;D. 然而。上文提到他喜欢看到那些经过治疗后 恢复视力的人们,而此处说他们不能处理治疗所有的病人,由此判断为转折关系,选D。
【小题16】B动词辨析。 A. 放;B.转弯;C. 给;D. 投。根据上句内容可知这些志愿医生不能治疗病人时,只能拒绝他们,让他们失望地离开,turn sb away 把某人拒之门外,选B。
【小题17】D名词辨析。 A. 影响;B. 益处;C. 计划;D. 情绪。前句提到他们的工作不仅有着长时间的枯燥,而且还要面对各种病人,各种情况,再根据下文内容可以判断,他们要学会控制自己的各种情感,选D。
【小题18】C动词辨析。A. 定居;B. 敲;C.打破;D. 抓住。Bevier是一名充满爱心的志愿者,当他看到孩子因不能接受治疗而被拒之门外的时候,他内心是痛苦的,break down 情绪垮掉,失声痛哭,选C。
【小题19】B形容词辨析。A. 激动的;B. 有挑战的;C. 失望的;D. 进攻的。从上文的叙述可知他们的工作是很辛苦的,选C。
【小题20】A动词辨析。A. 认为;B. 梦想;C. 听见;D. 交谈。Bevier因工作需要会长时间离家在外,所以他看到这些孩子的时候会想起自己的孙子孙女们,选A。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读。
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes.Mary had ____ them a story and finally they were asleep.“Babysitting(照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ____,” she thought.
“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete.Leaning back, she ____ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable.Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ____ way to make money obviously hadn't met the three boys, she thought.The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim.Mary's ____ felt heavier and heavier.I mustn't sleep, she thought — which was ____ what she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon ___ that she was a world?famous chef(主厨).She made a ____ and wore diamonds and designer clothes.Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ____ — her favorite hobby.She ____ took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too ____.“I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish.But ___ seemed to go right.She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger.Despite all the troubles, she ____ to get the chicken into the dove.Soon, smoke blanketed the room.The chicken was on fire.____ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ____ to the spot.She tried hard to move, but could not, ____ a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused — ____ was pouring from the kitchen.Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ____ little faces and some very burnt bread.“Sorry, we were hungry and you were ____, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy.Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed.She____ them never to fall asleep on the job again!
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When I entered Berkeley College, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a straight A student, I believed I could ____ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he ____ in class.
When I took the first exam, I was ____ to find a 77, Cplus, on my test paper, ____ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ____.
I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that ____ because study had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I ____ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ____.
One more test before the final exam. One more ____ to improve my grades. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, ____ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my ____ did no good and everything ____ as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what ____ I got, it wouldn't cancel Cpluses. I might as well kiss the ____ goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even ____ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once not to ____ much about the result of the test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He ____ to be expecting me. “If I had given you the Apluses you ____, you wouldn't have continued to work as hard.”
I stared at him, ____ that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head ____, as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived:Aplus. It was the only Aplus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson:you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
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My good friend and neighbor is dying. She has more health problems through the years than anyone should have to tolerate. Now as she approaches her 57th birthday she knows that it will be her last. She has started a lot of her things. She has given all of us around her much more than just her things though. She has also given us her friendship, her kindness, and her joyful smile. She has given us her shining spirit that has made all of our lives so much . When a local dog was killed by a bear, my friend welcomed it into her home and nursed it back to . When any of us needed anything she was there doing all that she could with a full of love and a soul full of goodness.
She did all of this too while her health to grow worse and worse. My friend, , is not afraid of death. She has told me several times that she believes it will only be like a brief and then she will awaken in Paradise. I am as well that she will fit right in there because she already has a lot of paradise within herself. It is the paradise within her that she has so freely and beautifully given to us all.
We all have a bit of paradise within ourselves. She has shown me that the best way to enjoy that paradise is to it with everyone you meet. I wish my friend only joy in her days here and endless love and life in her coming days in Paradise.
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Professor Williams lived alone and he was very .He used to arrive at the university to give a lecture and find that he had forgotten to bring his notes.Or he would lose his spectacles and be unable to see the .He could never find any chalk to with,and he often forgot the time and would ramble(漫谈)on for hours because he had his watch at home.But the most thing of a11 about him was his .His overcoat was rarely ,as most of the buttons were .His shoes were usually untied because he had lost the laces.He must have lost his comb as well because his hair was always standing on.His trousers were by an old tie instead of a belt.He was a chain smoker.He would smoke in class.Cigarette ash was liberally scattered over his waistcoat.
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Night after night, she came to tuck me in (给…掖被子), even long after my childhood years. Following her long-standing custom, she’d and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started me----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. , one night, I shouted at her, “Don’t do that anymore ----your hands are too !” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts to that night. By then I missed my mother’s , missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident very close, sometimes far away. But always it existed in the back of my .
Well, many years have passed, but mother’s rough hands are still doing things for me and my family. She’s been our doctor, into a medicine cupboard for the medicine to us children of our pain. She makes the best food in the world and always keeps our clothes clean.
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special , I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, my forehead.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I the night my young voice , “Don't’ do that anymore----your hands are too rough!” Mom’s hand in my hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten ---and ---long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
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I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier(收银员) had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated(说) that the was $150.
I into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get . I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I and said, “Really? It's , no one would hand that in!” But she me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then . “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied. She said, “ , yes, someone did!” I was so ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my ” . I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both, she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears.
The next day at work, a person in another department me tickets to the circus(马戏团). He handed me 5 tickets. Almost that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the number of tickets!
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was to read, but I could that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my the man was clearly confused by the way in which the waiter and I each other. He seemed even more puzzled as went on and it became that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the . When he came out, he paid his bill and without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He you here because he thought you were the man be . ” “What?” I said, showing my . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ”. “Well, it’s really I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ , I might have been in trouble. ”
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge.Despite all his riches,he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart.He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water.
When he was about to do it,an old beggar him.“Sir,please give me some money to buy some food.I will pray for your health and long life.”
Hearing this,he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar.“Take all of this,”he said.
“All of this?” the beggar .He could not believe his good luck.
“Yes,take it all.I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore,’’said the man.He looked back at the river .
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s .Looking at the money,and holding it for a while,he returned it and said,“No,thank you.I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river,sir!”
Hearing his response,the man was .The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately.He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money.
At that moment,he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now,that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness,had indeed become his own true happiness.By this he was encouraged,and had found what would make his life worth living.
Happiness is only real when .
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