Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with __1__，an gang (团伙)problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that many kids often __2__ trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day __3__.

Those fun trips had a(n) __4__ impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One day, __5__ working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys __6__. He sensed trouble between them. __7__ one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug.“I __8__ you. You took me __9__  when I was  in fifth grade. That was one of the __10__ days of my life.”

Deeply touched by the boy's word, Moody decided to create a foundation(基金会)that __11__ teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw __12__  there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging __13__ on the kids，” says Moody.

By turning kids on to fishing, he __14__ to present an alternative way of life, “When you're sitting there waiting for a __15__，”he says, “you can't help but talk to each other, and such __16__ can be pretty deep.”

“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer(同龄人)pressures in high school，” says Michelle,17, who __17__ the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother __18__ drugs.”

Moody faces __19__in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full－time.“I'm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my __20__ to give back，” Moody says.“If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”

1. A. drinking　     B. drug　 　   C. security　　      D. smoking

2. A. ran into        B. got over     C. left behind         D. looked into

3. A．ahead         B. away        C. off           D. out

4. A．immediate     B. damaging    C. limited         D. lasting

5. A．once         B. while               C. since         D. until

6. A．quarreling      B. complaining

C. talking         D. cheering

7. A．Slowly      B. Suddenly     C. Finally         D. Secretly

8. A．understand      B. hear      C.  see         D. remember

9. A．fishing       B. sailing       C. boating        D.  swimming

10. A．quietest       B. longest     C. best          D. busiest

11. A．connects      B. introduces     C. reduces     D. commits

12. A．where       B. unless       C. as           D. whether

13. A．impression     B. burden       C. decision       D. impact

14. A．asked         B. intended     C. pretended        D. agreed

15. A．solution         B. change       C. bite           D. surprise

16. A. concerns          B. interests  

C. conversations       D. emotions

17. A. participated in     B. worked out

C.  approved of     D. made up

18. A. misuse           B. avoid          C.  tolerate      D. test

19. A. unemployment    B. challenge

C.  competition     D. retirement

20. A. team          B. school  C. family         D. community

How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee        your day?

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed         the airport. We were driving in the        lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his       , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and         the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started         at us.

      My taxi driver just        and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was         ,so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".

He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of      , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage         up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on       .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be        .”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and          it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with       . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s        in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __      bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __     them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _     it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by       go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today        the harvest you reap tomorrow.

1.A. enrich      B. ruin            C. spare            D. obtain

2.A. through    B. to         C. in           D. for

3.A. latter     B. right            C. opposite           D. free

4.A. brakes      B. door           C. window      D. seat

5.A. knocked     B. overtook    C. missed     D. lost

6.A. laughing     B. throwing          C. glancing         D. yelling

7.A. wondered B. smiled         C. ignored           D. guessed

8.A. friendly      B. angry          C. tired           D. disappointed

9.A. expectation        B. passengers   C. garbage           D. goods

10.A. turns            B. pushes         C. holds      D. piles

11.A. roads            B. children   C. you            D. dustbin

12.A. upset            B. happier    C. pitiful             D. frightened

13.A. spread         B. share            C. explain            D. contribute

14.A. surprise   B. pleasure          C. doubt      D. regrets

15.A. funny           B. important        C. strange    D. embarrassing

16.A. remember  B. forget             C. value      D. appreciate

17.A. enjoy            B. exchange          C. recall      D. imagine

18.A. inspire   B. take          C. mend     D. notice

19.A. letting     B. consisting    C. making            D. dreaming

20.A. distinguish  B. deserve      C. deliver       D. determine

 

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Far from a Family Christmas

My Air Force room in Florida was   36   and quiet—I was alone．My five roommates were gone for the holidays; I had chosen to    37   behind in the camp．Being young and far from my home, I felt   38   ．My room was comfortable enough,   39   I hadn’t realized until then what made it so—the   40   of others walking, joking or just lying on their beds．

    I was not able to sleep．I was    41   of being on my own—in fact, preferred it at times—but tonight was   42   ．Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no   43   ．The last sign of daylight had disappeared,   44   my inner depression．  45   , the glow of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only   46   me of my great misery.

    Suddenly, I heard weak sound of men   47   to sing．Yes, the voices grew louder and came my way．I  48   still, enjoying the sound.

    In the corridor(通道，走廊)   49   my room, voices came near enough for me to hear Christmas carols（颂歌） being   50   ．Suddenly, there, four airmen, identities unknown, were slightly unsteadied by holiday   51   ．The first held a Coke bottle with a lit candle   52   its top．The others formed a dancing line behind him.

  53   I was in the room, with joyful faces in the flickering(摇曳的) light, they sang me several carols, wished me a   54   and left as fast as they had arrived.

I slept soundly soon after, burying my face in my pillow,   55   that someone had cared.

A．clear   B．empty    C．amusing          D．interesting   

A．remain  B．leave    C．help D．work

A．disappointed       B．friendly  C．lonely   D．lost

A．also    B．still    C．however  D．but

A．impatience       B．presence    C．interest      D．delight

A．capable B．able C．skilled  D．experienced

A．poor    B．good C．different    D．standard

A．fun          B．comfort     C．effort       D．progress

A．appealing to    B．sticking to    C．leading to     D．adding to

A．Therefore     B．Otherwise     C．Besides  D．Yet

A．remind B．recall   C．remember D．think

A．managing   B．attempting   C．happening    D．deciding

A．noticed    B．slept    C．lied D．lay

A．opposite   B．beyond   C．out  D．within

A．announced     B．accepted  C．played   D．offered

A．noise  B．confidence   C．cheer    D．optimism

A．stuck in   B．attached to  C．tied to      D．involved in

A．Watching   B．Seeing   C．Guessing D．Admitting

A．good luck  B．happy New Year   C．merry Christmas  D．happy birthday

A．grateful   B．satisfied    C．pleased  D．surprised

I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”

The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.

After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.

They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”

Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!

1.From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.

A．buy a plaque for their school .

B．help those who suffered from cancer.

C．first plant a tree in memory of their friend.

D．put a plaque near their friend’s home

2.From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____.

A. kind-hearted but lonely          B. brave and popular with his classmates

C. shy and sensitive               D. a boy you can get a good impression of

3.What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?

A．new             B．dirty             C．good-looking       D．ordinary

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Teenagers Today                        B．A Special Day

C．My view on Teenagers                    D．An Exciting Experience

 

While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.

Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.

During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.

Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.

We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.

1.Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.

B. Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.

C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.

D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.

2.According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.

A. made the family’s trip more exciting

B. include five books all together

C. have someone called Seamus in them

D. can help people deal with their problems

3.The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.

A. she wanted to keep her trip in memory

B. she loved this name very much

C. her son doesn’t have Irish blood

D. it is a perfect name for a boy

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?

A. They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.

B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.

C. They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.

D. They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Funny Stories Of My Family           B. Seamus And Harry Potter

C. How We Got To Louisiana              D. How My Son Got His Name