A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __35__ was he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of ___36___ because of the dead battery(电池). Nothing could be done but to ___37___ in the cold car. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the arrival of the rescue who saved him.

It is almost unimaginable that he could stand the cold and great fear in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his ___38___: “First of all I checked up my ___39___ conditions and found myself not in deadly danger. As there was no way to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from losing blood. In this way I dozed (打盹) off. ”

His story put an end to my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure（冒险） that happened last year. A group of young men ___40___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. Unable to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ___41___. Finally they fell dead in fear and tiredness. According to the rescue people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ___42___ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to ___43___ themselves, they would probably sense a faint(very little) light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with ___44___ itself? When you meet with obstacles or big problems in life and work, you are lost in darkness. ___45___ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle immediately. It seems not to be an active attitude, ___46___ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight（预见） as well as a great courage in the first place.

(   )35. A. hopeless    B. worst              C. more               D. best

(   )36. A. service        B. way                  C. work               D. control

(   )37. A. cry            B. lie                    C. sleep                D. wait

(   )38. A. plan           B. decision           C. excuse             D. explanation

(   )39. A. physical     B. mental             C. working           D. medical

(   )40. A. had           B. managed          C. tried                       D. planned

(   )41. A. sight         B. direction          C. hearing             D. feeling

(   )42. A. opening     B. top                  C. end                  D. side

(   )43. A. save          B. help                 C. stop                       D. calm

(   )44. A. adventure  B. life                  C. work               D. human

(   )45. A. Mind         B. Watch              C. Imagine           D. Warn

(   )46. A. and           B. so                   C. but                   D. while

  

High-climbing kid raises hopes

Michael McCarthy climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1451 feet (442 meters) tall, the highest building in the US.   

As he got to the last step, McCarthy almost fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he enjoyed the cheers from the crowd.   

“I just want to show people that if a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.   

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs（假肢）and use a set of crutches（拐杖）to walk. But McCarthy has a strong heart. He believes nothing can stop him from achieving his success.   

He has been in a karate（空手道）school since he was four years old. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his karate teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved and offered to help train him. They spent more than 10 hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prostheses and crutches on the steps every day. “It seems that he never knows what tiredness is. Sometimes, I was so tired that I asked him to call it a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more exercise.”   

Kohn was with McCarthy for the climb. “I saw the last 10 floors — he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most hard-working athlete I’ve ever trained.”   

McCarthy said he was proud of himself and that the Tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed,” he said.

(   )11. Why did McCarthy decide to climb the Willis Tower?

A. Because the Tower is very special. 

B. Because he wanted to set a world record.

C. Because he wanted to show that anyone can do it.

D. Because he enjoyed climbing stairs very much.

(   ) 12. Who helped McCarthy train for climbing the Willis Tower?

A. Nobody.   B. His brother.  C. His parents.   D. His karate teacher.

(   ) 13. What does the underlined phrase “call it a day” mean in Chinese?

A. 结束当天的训练     B. 去打个电话     C. 再训练一天      D. 另请高明

(   )14. Which of the following is True?

A. The Willis Tower is 442 feet tall in total.

B. McCarthy had a traffic accident and lost his legs.

C. While McCarthy was climbing the Tower, nobody was with him.

D. Many people cheered when McCarthy arrived at the top of the Tower.

(   ) 15. What can we learn from this passage?

A. No man is born wise and learned.  B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. Time and tide wait for no man.    D. A little learning is a dangerous thing.

High­climbing kid raises hopes

Michael McCarthy climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1451 feet(442 meters) tall，the highest building in the US.

As he got to the last step，McCarthy almost fell down，but that didn't stop him. The 14­year­old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top，where he enjoyed the cheers from the crowd.

“I just want to show people that if a kid with no legs can do it，anyone can do it，”McCarthy said.

McCarthy，who was born without legs，has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a set of crutches(拐杖) to walk. But McCarthy has a strong heart. He believes nothing can stop him from achieving his success.

He has been in a karate(空手道) school since he was four years old. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower，his karate teacher，Jeff Kohn，was moved and offered to help train him. They spent more than 10 hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prostheses and crutches on the steps every day. “It seems that he never knows what tiredness is. Sometimes，I was so tired that I asked him to call_it_a_day，”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more exercise.”

Kohn was with McCarthy for the climb. “I saw the last 10 floors—he went faster，” said Kohn. “He's the most hard­working athlete I've ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was proud of himself and that the Tower now holds special meaning. “When I'm older，I'll point to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’．”he said.

61. Why did McCarthy decide to climb the Willis Tower?

A. Because the Tower is very special.

B. Because he wanted to set a world record.

C. Because he wanted to show that anyone can do it.

D. Because he enjoyed climbing stairs very much.

62. Who helped McCarthy train for climbing the Willis Tower?

A. Nobody.  B. His brother.  C. His parents.  D. His karate teacher.

63. What does the underlined phrase “call it a day” mean in Chinese?

A. 结束当天的训练  B. 去打个电话

C. 再训练一天  D. 另请高明

64. Which of the following is True?

A. The Willis Tower is 442 feet tall in total.

B. McCarthy had a traffic accident and lost his legs.

C. While McCarthy was climbing the Tower，nobody was with him.

D. Many people cheered when McCarthy arrived at the top of the Tower.

65. What can we learn from this passage?

A. No man is born wise and learned.  B. Where there is a will，there is a way.

C. Time and tide wait for no man.  D. A little learning is a dangerous thing.

 

The Most Popular Pets in the world
What are the most popular pets in the world? Cats and dogs!
【小题1】___.This is around half of the country’s population(人口).About 60% of American families celebrate（庆祝） their pets’ birthday.
Cats and dogs are also good topics for small talks---“ What a lovely dog! What's his name?” 【小题2】__
People think dogs are loyal（忠诚的） animals. They help do lots of jobs like hunting(打猎 ) and guarding(守卫 ). 【小题3】_______. In 1957, Russia put a dog called Laika into space.
Cats catch mice. They are not as loyal as dogs, but they can make people happy.
Today, cats and dogs are both people’s good friends.  【小题4】___. The most famous ones are Garfield and Snoopy. Garfield is a lazy fat cat. He likes eating and sleeping all the time. He is smart, too. He can write some letters and tell time sometimes, although he often repeats that he can’t. He is often mad at his master who can understand him well. Snoopy is a kind small dog. 【小题5】______ . He likes to write stories and make his friends feel better.

They are really tiring. They are in the most popular cartoons He is quiet and he has many good friends. People easily become friends because of pets They even went into space earlier than people Also, there are many other different types of pets. In the USA, there are more than 100 million cats and dogs.