In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were 36 . His chances of surviving were small. 37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much 38 than he was when he started, but alive.

His 39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he 40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that 42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no 43 continuing the struggle, when he was 44 greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and 45 exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.

　　　 When people 46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 48 major difficulties.

　　　 "I tell myself I can 49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 50 courage and strength."

　　　 I wrote that down after I read it 51 it struck me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.

　　　 The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what 54 have been through, you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .

36.A. less	B. little	C. few	D. enough
37.A. And	B. Yet	C. Still	D. While
38.A. thinner	B. poorer	C. worse	D. fatter
39.A. attitude	B. imagination	C. instruction	D. story
40.A. tried	B. tended	C. managed	D. intended
41.A. make	B. collect	C. select	D. replace
42.A. attacked	B. caught	C. froze	D. cheated
43.A. operation	B. taste	C. message	D. use
44.A improving	B. suffering	C. strengthening	D. increasing
45.A. firmly	B. completely	C. surely	D. generally
46.A. deal	B. defend	C. survive	D. observe
47.A. similarly	B. likely	C. probably	D. commonly
48.A. for the lack of	B. in spite of	C. in support of	D. as a result of
49.A. handle	B. carry	C. follow	D. inspect
50.A. rolling up	B. using up	C. building up	D. making up
51.A.but	B. so	C. although	D. and
52.A. far	B. long	C. near	D. short
53.A. related	B. measured	C. contributed	D. compared
54.A.you	B. others	C. we	D. another
55.A. see through	B. cut through	C. get through	D. think through

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like 　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what 37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years， 38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be 39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the 40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as 41 fellows. Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver 42 money or jewels or like that people leave in their 43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had 44 her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her 45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.” 46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she 　47 .

I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I 48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy 49 , but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 50 for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had 51 with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know， 52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are 53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they 54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish(教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the 55 I try，the easier it gets.

36.A. honored　　　 B. selfishless 　　　 　　　C. upright　　　 　　 　　 D. admirable

37. A. takes　　　　 B. becomes　 　　　　 　C. makes　　　　 　 　　 D. haves

38. A. distinguishing　 B. recognizing　　 　C. thinking　　　　 D. knowing

39. A. generous　　 　 B. tough　　　 　　 C. devoted　　　　 D. educated

40. A. cruel　　　　 　B. proper　　　 　 C. bad　　　　　 D. wrong

41. A. rude　　　　 　 B. honest　　　 　 C. good　　　　 D. tough

42. A. turns up　　　 B. turns down　　 　 C. turns out　　　　 　　 D. turns in

43. A. houses　　　 　 B. cars　　　　 　　 　 C. pockets 　　　 　　 D. rooms

44. A. saw　 　　　 　　　　 B. dropped　 　　 　　　 C. set 　　 　　　　D. pushed

45. A. ring　　　　 　 B. suitcase　　　 　　 C. car　　　　　 　 D. emerald

46. A. So　　　　 　 　B. Still　　　　　 　　　　 C. However　　　　 D. Though

47. A. was　 　　　　 　B. did　　　　　 　 　　C. has　　　　　 　　　 D. is

48. A. made　　 　　　 　B. shared　　　 　 　　C. held　　　　 　　　　 D. guided

49. A. at one time　　　　 B. sometime 　　　　　 　　C. in no time　 　　　　　 D. at times

50. A. set up　 　　　　 　B. set off　　　 　　 　　C. set down　 　　　　 D. set aside

51. A. trouble　 　　　　 　B. suffering　　 　 　　C. word　　　　 　　 D. violence

52. A. especially 　　　　 　B. specially　 　　　　 C. particularly　 　　　　 D. practically

53. A. frequently　　 　B. rarely　　 　　　　 　　C. absolutely　　　 　　 D. fairly

54. A. tip　　　 　B. request　　 　　　　 　　C. command　 　　　　 D. swap

55. A. longer　 　　　　　 　B. harder　　 　　　 C .better　　　　 　　 D. shorter

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were 36 . His chances of surviving were small. 37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much 38 than he was when he started, but alive.

His 39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he 40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that 42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no 43 continuing the struggle, when he was 44 greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and 45 exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.

　　　 When people 46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 48 major difficulties.

　　　 "I tell myself I can 49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 50 courage and strength."

　　　 I wrote that down after I read it 51 it struck me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.

　　　 The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what 54 have been through, you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .

36.A. less	B. little	C. few	D. enough
37.A. And	B. Yet	C.Still	D. While
38.A. thinner	B. poorer	C. worse	D. fatter
39.A. attitude	B. imagination	C. instruction	D. story
40.A. tried	B. tended	C. managed	D. intended
41.A. make	B. collect	C. select	D. replace
42.A. attacked	B. caught	C. froze	D. cheated
43.A. operation	B. taste	C. message	D. use
44.A improving	B. suffering	C. strengthening	D. increasing
45.A. firmly	B. completely	C. surely	D. generally
46.A. deal	B. defend	C. survive	D. observe
47.A. similarly	B. likely	C. probably	D. commonly
48.A. for the lack of	B. in spite of	C. in support of	D. as a result of
49.A. handle	B. carry	C. follow	D. inspect
50.A. rolling up	B. using up	C. building up	D. making up
51.A.but	B. so	C. although	D. and
52.A. far	B. long	C. near	D. short
53.A. related	B. measured	C. contributed	D. compared
54.A.you	B. others	C. we	D. another
55.A. see through	B. cut through	C. get through	D. think through

Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people in at least 100 countries. It’s one of the 　 1　　 sports in the world. It began in 1891.

Dr. James A. Naismith, the 　　2　 of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training 　　3　　 . It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were 　　 4　 about the low attendance during the 　 5　 months. They　 6 　　 that people didn’t attend then 　7 the school did not have a good sports __8___ in winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for　　 9　　 . He came up with a new indoor game.

Naismith studied games being played at that 　10　 . He found that al the most　 ___11____games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But __12____ the ball or hitting it would be too rough for　 13　 . So he put two 　14　 up on the poles. The players had to try to 　　15　 a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 　16　　 for the game. Twelve of them are still in　 _17____today. Just seven　 18 after the game began professional basketball teams were　 19 　. And that’s how basketball was 　　20　 .

1. A. most beautiful B. most useful　 C. most necessary　 D. best known

2. A. friend　　　 B. official　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. discoverer

3. A. school　　　 B. game　　 　　 C. team　　 　　　D. club

4. A. interested　 B. worried 　　　　C. eager　　　　 　 D. dangerous

5. A. summer　　 B. spring　　　 　 C. autumn　　　 　D. winter

6. A. expected　 B. hoped　　　　 　C. talked　　　 　 D. felt

7. A. that　　　 B. because　　　　 C. so　　　　　 　 D. though

8. A. suit　　　　 B. team　　　　　 C. progress　　 　 D. program

9. A. a sport　　　 B. help　　　　　 C. money　　　　 D. students

10. A. game　　　 B. school　　　　 C. time　　　　　 D. place

11. A. popular　　 B. practical　　　 C. excellent　　　 D. skilled

12. A. throwing　　 B. casting　　　　 C. kicking　　　　 D. catching

13. A. students　　 B. young people　 C. sports　　　　 D. indoors

14. A. bags　　　 B. baskets　　 　　C. flags　　　 　　 D. sings

15. A. push　　　　 B. throw　　 　　C. send　　　 　　D. kick

16. A. persons　　　 B. poles　　　 　 C. rules　　 　　　D. balls

17. A. use　　　　 B. value　　　 　 C. fact　　　 　　　D. virtue

18. A. minutes　　 B. hours　　　 　 C. days　　　 　　D. years

19. A. formed　　　 B. called　　 　　C. dismissed　 　　 D. stationed

20. A. come into being B. discovered　 C. take place　　　 D. born

 

Surfing on such a rough sea _______ a strong body, good skills and courage.

A. has　 B. takes　 C. costs　 D. spends