On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  37  over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of  39   with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

        40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41  difficulties. We came to learn that something  42   could happen in a disaster . All over the world people  43   Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a  44  center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  45   had been received and sorted.

     As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  49  , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  50  in bed living happily and  51  .

    These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

      My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36. A.since            B. before             C.  when                    D. while

37. A. walked               B. climbed            C. pulled             D. jumped

38. A. able                    B. unable              C. suitable           D. unsuitable

39. A. disability            B. possession         C. convenience      D. experience

40. A. So                      B. For                  C. Or                          D. Yet

41. A. sharing         B. separating       C. fearing                    D. exploiting

42. A. terrible               B. similar            C. wonderful        D. practical

43. A. wrote for            B. cared for           C. hoped for        D. sent for

44. A. medical              B. postal               C. experimental     D. mental

45.A. news              B. paper                    C. equipment         D. mail

46. A. patients               B. a family          C. nurses              D. a group

47. A. effect            B. effort                    C. comfort           D. explanation

48. A. encourage           B. express             C. control            D. treat

49. A. cry                 B. laugh                   C. chat                D. sigh

50. A. much           B. never              C. even                 D. seldom

51.A. bitterly           B. fairly                    C. weakly            D. successfully

52. A. here                   B. there               C. therefore          D. forward

53. A. driving               B. flying                      C. running           D. riding

54. A. technical             B. different          C. difficult                   D. valuable

55. A. nearby                B. close               C. busy                D. alive

There is no doubt that the Diaoyu Islands are         part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually           insult against China’s territorial sovereignty.

A．a;/               B．a; the             C．the;/             D．/; an

 

阅读下列材料， 并从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

The people below travel abroad. Read the following stories and decide what problem each traveler experienced while traveling.

1._______ David got lost in an isolated place. To make matters worse, he had an accident and couldn’t walk freely. So he was in great need of timely help.

2._______ Paul had to buy a hamburger and ate it in the park instead of eating his mother’s delicious chicken, with which he couldn’t go through the customs.

3._______ Ann was stopped at the customs because she was carrying drugs without a doctor’s prescription. How regretted she was not to have done that!

4._______ Sally offended some of the people in the town she was visiting by wearing inappropriate clothes. She should have found out about local customs and followed them.

5.______ Jack didn’t obtain a transit card when he changed planes an airport, which made him very worried. There was no doubt that he was not allowed to get on board.

A．My mother was worried about me. She cooked me all my favorite dishes and put them into a box to take with me on my journey. But the customs officer inspected all the plant and animal products at the airport. Unfortunately it was illegal for me to bring into the country the kind of food my mother had given me and so it all had to be thrown away.

B．It was very hot so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadn’t gone very far when I found everyone was looking at me, and they didn’t seem friendly to me. One woman even spat on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned down a small, quiet street.

C．During the four-day walking tour, I was amazed by mountain scenery and the ancient ruins we passed on our hike. On the last day, we arrived at the ruins of Machu Picchu in time to see the sunrise over the Andes. I spent the day visiting the ruins of that ancient Inca city before catching the train back to the capital city of the country.

D．When I got off the plane at the first airport. I saw someone handing out cards to some of the passengers, but I didn’t know what they were for, so I didn’t take one. When I tried to board the second plane they asked for my transit card, which I didn’t’ have. I was worried they were going to send me back to London.

E. I had been walking for about an hour when suddenly I slipped and fell down a riverbank. I hurt my ankle and couldn’t stand up. I didn’t know how I could get back to the village. I hadn’t told anyone what I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing.

F. When I arrived at my destination, a customs officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills in a small box. He wanted to know what the pills were for and why they weren’t in their proper bottle with my name and the doctor’s name on it. I explained that the bottle had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills.

 

Despite such a big difference in ______ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.

   A. point        B. idea        C. attitude      D. sight

Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that   1  came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better   2  of winning the lottery（彩票）.

The turning   3  came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy（化学疗法）for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile   4  around my neighborhood. Two months later, I   5  the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.

Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few   6  minutes, slowly building my endurance（耐力）. I didn’t need to  7  against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.

After continuing to   8  myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I   9  I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.

The race day   10  came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The   11  ended up surprisingly. I did   12  through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I   13  the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of   14  and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.

As John Bingham once said, “The miracle（奇迹）isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the   15  to start.”

1.                A．never          B．always          C．usually   D．often

 

2.                A．belief          B．suggestion       C．chance   D．hope

 

3.                A．situation        B．stage           C．case D．point

 

4.                A．race           B．walk           C．hike D．ride

 

5.                A．closed         B．changed        C．finished  D．considered

 

6.                A．perfect         B．extra           C．actual    D．basic

 

7.                A．compete        B．go             C．speak    D．argue

 

8.                A．treat           B．interest         C．challenge D．enjoy

 

9.                A．forced         B．decided        C．doubted  D．seemed

 

10.               A．certainly        B．immediately     C．frequently D．finally

 

11.               A．experience     B．moment        C．walk  D．reward

 

12.               A．look           B．live            C．travel D．struggle

 

13.               A．toured         B．moved         C．crossed   D．stopped

 

14.               A．touch          B．pride          C．humor    D．belonging

 

15.               A．courage        B．ability          C．choice    D．thought