The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most __31____(influence) book in my life. It is filled with courage, struggle and faith throughout. Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her __32____, but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience__33____ her long and hard learning period.

    I have learned, above all, three lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships __34____(bravety). Maybe you are born under an ill star yet you can stand a better chance _35____ others. It is therefore important that you screw up your courage__36____  courage is needed. Second, the impairment of part of her senses did not stop__37____ learning: on the contrary, she had made continual __38____ to go deeper into the realm of knowledge, and her perseverance had thus helped her overcome many handicaps. __39____, she advised that we should make the most of our sense-organs as if we __40____(lose) them soon because this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before.

 

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The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is

the most ____________(有影响的) book in my life.                      1. ___________

It is filled _________ courage, struggle and faith throughout.               2. ___________

Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her childhood, but finally she decided

to o________ her physical disabilities and live happily.                    3. ___________

Furthermore, she showed great patience  ______  her long and            4. ___________

hard learning period. I have learned, above all, two lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to s________  is to                                 5. ____________     

 face hardships ______(勇敢地). Maybe you are born under an ill           6.____________

star yet you can stand a better chance ________ others.                    7.____________            

It is therefore important that you screw up your courage when courage is needed.

Second, the damaged part of her senses did not p______ her learning.         8.____________

On the ___________, she had made                                    9. ___________

continual ________(努力) to go deeper into the field of knowledge.          10. ___________

 

 

    So I’m driving the lovely and patient older daughter to work. At 7 a. m., she pushes the seat

warmer button as her new Honda zooms across L. A., the City of Padded Shoulders.

"Oh, look, I’m low on gas," she says.

First, we pick up her boss, then we pick up her other boss. They are all headed to Staples Center for some awards show. My daughter does something in public relations, I’m not sure what. But when this show comes along, she gets very busy.

"In the past two nights I’ve gotten, like, seven hours sleep," she notes, the implication being that I sleep all the time, which is pretty much true.

In Los Feliz, a dashboard light confirms that we are, indeed, low on fuel. This does not perturb my daughter.

"Don’t worry, we’ll get there," she says.

My daughter says nothing about getting back home, which is my job. I’ve just agreed to drop her off, so she can avoid traffic later. My task is simple, though now full of uncertainty.

I don’t know how I ended up dropping my daughter and her bosses off at 7 a.m. on a Sunday. I just know that J.D. Salinger may now be dead, but I still feel like Holden Caulfield -- at the mercy of too many yammering adults.

Now, I’ve had mixed luck with adults.

Apparently, my daughter’s job in PR is to keep everyone happy while telling the truth as much as possible. I sent her to college to study that. Now she is an expert.

"After you drop us off, you can get gas," my daughter assures me.

I have been her chauffeur for 26 years. By the time she was 3, I’d snapped her into a car seat some 14,000 times. I took her to seventh-grade dances, ski trips, college.

Even after all that, we continue to have a civil relationship, sort of a queen-mum-and-her-

driver sort of dynamic. When I screw up, she just raises her pretty chin and snorts. It’s very British.

By the way, my daughter now has a nicer car than I do, which is a sign she is doing well. Or, as with so many young people, she is up to her hoop earrings in consumer debt.

1．Which of the following statements in NOT true about the author’s daughter?

         A．She is fashionable.     B．She always tells the truth.

         C．She is doing well in her work.    D．She lives a fast-paced life.

2．The author’s tone suggests that_________.

         A．he is feeling left behind when his daughter has grown up and begun adult life

         B．he is content with his grown daughter

         C．he does not like his daughter’s bosses

         D．he will not believe his daughter any more

3．It can be concluded from the passage that_________.

         A．the author won’t have any difficulty in getting gas

         B．the daughter cares for her father a lot

         C．the author has done a lot to help his daughter get where she is 

         D．the British people have pretty chin and snort often

4．By referring to J. D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield, the author is most probably_________.

         A．recalling his daughter’s childhood

         B．mentioning his family members who are now dead

         C．comparing his situation to a scene in a famous literary work

         D．telling a story about his daughter’s friends

5．What is the best title for this passage?

         A．A PR’s Busy Life

         B．Relationship Between Dad and Daughter

         C．A Loving Father

         D．Go Ahead and Fill Her up, Dad

 

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The most influential book in my life

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most influential book in my life. It __1__ (fill) with courage, struggle and faith throughout. Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her __2__ (child), but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience, ___3___ (do) well in her long and hard learning period.

I have learned, above all, three lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships ___4____ (brave). Maybe you are born under an ill star yet you can stand a better chance ___5___ others. It is therefore important that you screw up your courage ____6____courage is needed. Second, the impairment of part of her senses did not prevent ___7___ from learning. On the contrary, she ___8___ (make) continual efforts to go deeper into the realm of knowledge her fortitude had thus helped her overcome many handicaps. ___9___, she advised that we should make the most of our sense-organs as if we ___10___ (lose) them soon because this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before.

Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route — through the boot (行李箱).
Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch at Romney Marsin Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn’t force the doors open because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”
Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.
Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”
It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”
His hands and arms cut and bruised (擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.
【小题1】 Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?

A．The hammer.	B．The coin.
C．The screw.	D．The horn.

【小题2】Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down.

B．Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.

C．Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road.

D．Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.

【小题3】“Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _________. 

A．Luckily the door was torn away in the end

B．At last the wrench went broken

C．The lock came open after all his efforts

D．The chance was lost at the last minute

【小题4】It may be inferred from the passage that _________. 

A．the ditch was along a quiet country road

B．the accident happened on a clear warm day

C．the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

D．Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

【小题5】What is the best title for this newspaper article?

A．The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman

B．Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route

C．Driver Escapes Through Car Boot

D．The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident