As I was driving out of the store parking lot, they crossed in front of me．My first reaction was filled with   36   at being delayed for a whole ten seconds．But I quickly became   37   when I realized that it was an elderly   38    ．

       The man leaned on his   39   who walked in front of him．He not only used her for   40   but it was obvious that he was blind．The two of them  _41   as one—each needing the other to  42     in this fast-changing world．

   That little example of true strength   43   my whole personal perception(理解) of life that day．Suddenly I wasn’t so   44  having to work a few extra hours on Saturdays．I had my    45  ，and I was still   46   young．

   That picture of those two elderly people walking with dignity(尊严) and strength   47   me the entire week．My   48   wasn’t so bad after all．I had my health and a good job．I had a wonderful，          49   wife．I started to think—not only was I   50   to have these all, but so was that wonderful old couple，who， _51   the trials and sufferings of a long life，still had the love and support of each other to   52    them through this world．

   There are so many people out there just like that couple．My wife and I sometimes   53  ourselves in our old age, walking arm in arm into the sunset. That image always gives us a    54  feeling．Just remember, none of us would be here if it wasn’t for our elders．We all should spend a little extra time and patience,   55   helping our elder friends．

1.A . tension           B. anger            C. surprise             D. puzzle

2.A. nervous                B. worried          C. patient              D. satisfied

3.A. couple                 B. driver               C. policeman            D. truck

4. A. friend                B. daughter             C. wife                 D. mother  

5. A. fun               B. free                 C. support              D. care

6.A. worked             B. stood            C. thought              D. considered

7. A. warn              B. point                C. remind               D. function

8.A. ruin               B. remove           C. change               D. fail

9.A. sure of                B. mad about            C. excited with         D. curious about

10.A. courage           B. freedom          C. dream            D. strength

11.A. similarly             B. extremely        C. naturally        D. relatively

12.A. agreed with           B. stayed with     C. happened to     D. connected with

13.A. family                B. plan             C. life            D. salary

14.A. supportive            B. famous               C. active          D. pretty

15. A. lucky                B. fit             C. willing              D. eager

16.A. unless                B. despite              C. owing to        D. since

17.A. challenge             B. value            C. carry                D. arrange

18. A. picture              B. share            C. compare          D. teach

19.A. sad               B. bitter          C. serious            D. warm

20. A. in case of           B. regardless of        C. as a result of      D. when it comes to

 

 I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不恭）was  36  to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37  ，I was a straight Astudent and my parents had high hopes for me to  38   an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.Billy did not 39  into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40  teenage love．I still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had  41  about where we would dance and drink and party together.

    This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the  42  letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University-the Ivy League college   43  in historic Providence，Rhode Island．

    There was no  44  that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was  45  down south and I had offers   46  for me there，too. I was torn between my love for him and my family  47  ．

    One week   48   the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen years old and I had a  49  to make---one that went  50  beyond the choice of  51  to attend university.

    In August，I  52  and drove north to Providence．It took several months to  53  that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy's，Brown changed my life，opening doors and giving me the  54  I now use to think，to learn and to write. Life is always about  55  it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．

1.A. appealing  B. disturbing  C. confusing  D. amusing

2.A. Unfortunately  B. Actually  C. Luckily  D. Originally

3.A. leave  B. finish  C. start  D. attend

4.A. fit  B. look  C. break  D. run

5.A. mature  B. crazy  C. normal  D. wrong

6.A. talked  B. looked  C. lied  D. argued

7.A. acceptance  B. rejection  C. application  D. recommendation

8.A. located  B. placed  C. set  D. laid

9.A. point  B. challenge  C. question  D. need

10.A. left  B. sent C . dismissed  D. employed

11.A. hoping  B. asking  C. waiting  D. searching

12.A. tradition  B. expectation  C. reputation  D. connection

13.A. before  B. after C. at  D. since

14.A. decision  B. plan  C. rule  D. promise

15.A. out  B. away  C. deep  D. far

16.A. when  B. how  C. whether  D. where

17.A. got up  B. packed up  C. held up  D. turned up

18.A. foresee  B. realize  C. imagine  D. consider

19.A. chances  B. position  C. tools     D. equipment

20.A. surprises  B. adventures  C. opportunities  D. choices

 

    I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不

恭）was  36  to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37  ，I was a straight A

student and my parents had high hopes for me to  38   an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.

Billy did not 39  into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40  teenage love．I

still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had  41  about

where we would dance and drink and party together.

    This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the  42  letters began to roll

in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown

University-the Ivy League college   43  in historic Providence，Rhode Island．

    There was no  44  that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was

  45  down south and I had offers   46  for me there，too. I was torn between my love for

him and my family  47  ．

    One weekend  48  ，the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen

years old and I had a  49  to make---one that went  50  ．beyond the choice of  51  to

attend university.

    In August，I  52  and drove north to Providence．It took several months to  53  that

my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy's，Brown changed my

life，opening doors and giving me the  54  I now use to think，to learn and to write·Life is

always about  55  it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are

times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．

36. A. appealing  B. disturbing  C. confusing  D. amusing

37: A. Unfortunately  B. Actually  C. Luckily  D. Originally

38. A. leave  B. finish  C. start  D. attend

39. A. fit  B. look  C. break  D. run

40. A. mature  B. crazy  C. normal  D. wrong

41. A. talked  B. looked  C. lied  D. argued

42. A. acceptance  B. rejection  C. application  D. recommendation

43. A. located  B. placed  C. set  D. laid

44. A. point  B. challenge  C. question  D. need

45. A. left  B. sent C . dismissed  D. employed

46. A. hoping  B. asking  C. waiting  D. searching

47. A. tradition  B. expectation  C. reputation  D. connection

48. A. before  B. after C. at  D. since

49. A. decision  B. plan  C. rule  D. promise

50. A. out  B. away  C. deep  D. far

51．A. when  B. how  C. whether  D. where

52. A. got up  B. packed up  C. held up  D. turned up

53. A. foresee  B. realize  C. imagine  D. consider

54. A. chances  B. position  C. tools  . equipment

55. A. surprises  B. adventures  C. opportunities  D. choices

     

One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me.  "This boy has lost his family," he wrote.  "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?”

       I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically

       The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon一in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed. took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?

       "Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.

       "It’s your turn," he said.

       After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

       Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one一without any words一can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.

36. When he first met the author, David         .

A. felt a little excited

B. walked energetically

C. looked a little nervous

D. showed up with his teacher

37. As a psychologist, the author         .

A. was ready to listen to David

B. was skeptical about psychology

C. was able to describe David's problem

D. was sure of handling David's problem

38．David enjoyed being with the author because he________.

A．wanted to ask the author for advice

B．need to share sorrow with the author

C．liked the children’s drawings in the office

D．bear the author many times in the chess game

39．What can be inferred about David?

A．He recovered after months of treatment.

B．He liked biking before he lost his family.

C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D．He got friends in school before he met the author.

40．What made David change?

A．His teacher’s help.

B．The author’s friendship.

C．His exchange of letters with the author.

D．The  author’s silent communication with  him.

One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?”
I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically
The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon-in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
"It’s your turn," he said.
After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one-without any words-can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.
【小题1】When he first met the author, David    .

A．felt a little excited	B．walked energetically
C．looked a little nervous	D．showed up with his teacher

【小题2】As a psychologist, the author    .

A．was ready to listen to David

B．was skeptical about psychology

C．was able to describe David's problem

D．was sure of handling David's problem

【小题3】David enjoyed being with the author because he________.

A．wanted to ask the author for advice

B．need to share sorrow with the author

C．liked the children’s drawings in the office

D．bear the author many times in the chess game

【小题4】What can be inferred about David?

A．He recovered after months of treatment.

B．He liked biking before he lost his family.

C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D．He got friends in school before he met the author.

【小题5】What made David change?

A．His teacher’s help.

B．The author’s friendship.

C．His exchange of letters with the author.

D．The author’s silent communication with him.