Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   36  , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   37  and ill.
My father was   38  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  39  all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   41  about life, and I told them about one of my   42  . I said that we must very often give things up   43 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always   44  that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   45  up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.    47  , he answered his own question: “I   48  the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also   49  by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (惱怒的) at someone, I   50  remember his words and become   51  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be   52  to give up my small irritations. In this   53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I   54  what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one   55  .
36. A. Afterwards        B. Therefore        C. However         D. Meanwhile
37. A. tired                 B. weak               C. poor                D. slow
38. A. already                    B. still                 C. only                D. once
39. A. took                 B. threw              C. sent                        D. put
40. A. impossible         B. difficult           C. stressful           D. hopeless
41. A. worrying                  B. caring             C. talking            D. asking
42. A. decisions                  B. experiences      C. ambitions        D. beliefs
43. A. as                     B. since                      C. before             D. till
44. A. suggests                   B. promises          C. seems              D. requires
45. A. spoke                B. turned             C. summed          D. opened
46. A. something         B. anything          C. nothing           D. everything
47. A. Surprisingly      B. Immediately    C. Naturally         D. Certainly
48. A. had                   B. accepted          C. gained             D. enjoyed
49. A. touched                    B. astonished        C. attracted          D. warned
50. A. should                     B. could              C. would             D. might
51. A. quiet                 B. calm               C. relaxed            D. happy
52. A. ready                B. likely                     C. free                        D. able
53. A. case                  B. form               C. method            D. way
54. A. doubt                B. wonder            C. know              D. guess
55. A. award                      B. gift                        C. lesson              D. word

36.C       37.B      38.D     39.A       40.B    41.C     42.D      43.A      44.C     45.A
46.D      47.A     48.C    49.A     50.C    51.B    52.D      53.D     54.B       55.B

36．解析：however意為“然而”，表示轉(zhuǎn)折或?qū)Ρ龋辔挥诰渲校昂箜毤佣禾�，可位于句首或句末，用于句首，后面可加逗號，所引�?dǎo)的分句用于句末，前面可加逗號。根據(jù)兩句中的learned how to accept life as it is和did not teach me acceptance可判斷出這兩句是轉(zhuǎn)折和對比關(guān)系。afterwards意為“其后，后來，繼后，然后，以后”。therefore意為“因此，為此，所以”。meanwhile意為“同時(shí)”。
37．解析：weak意為“柔弱的；虛弱的，有病的”，與ill屬同類概念。tired意為“疲勞的”。poor意為“貧窮的”。slow意為“慢的”。都屬于健康的范疇。
38．解析：once意為“曾經(jīng)”，常與一般過去時(shí)連用，表示過去曾經(jīng)發(fā)生的事。根據(jù)下文中的a terrible illness可判斷出作者的父親過去曾經(jīng)是一個(gè)強(qiáng)壯的人。already意為“已經(jīng)”，常與現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)連用，表示已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作。still意為“仍然是”，與下文所講的作者的父親得力重病矛盾。only意為“僅僅”。
39．解析：take … away意為“把……拿走”。因?yàn)榛剂酥夭。岩磺卸寄米吡�，表示父親不再是一個(gè)強(qiáng)壯的人。throw意為“扔”。send意為“送；寄”，多指寄送或通過其他手段送，自己并不一定去送。put意為“放”。
40．解析：difficult意為“困難的”，從上文中的but a terrible illness took all that away可判斷出父親甚至說話都很困難。impossible意為“不可能的”，表示連話也不會(huì)說了，與下文中的He said矛盾。stressful意為“緊張的，壓力重的”。hopeless意為“沒有希望的；絕望的”。
41．解析：talk about意為“談?wù)摗�，指談�(wù)摗⒆h論，內(nèi)容可重要，也可無關(guān)緊要。下文的內(nèi)容說明他們談?wù)摿松睢orry about意為“對……感到焦慮，憂慮，操心，煩惱，發(fā)愁等”。care about意為“關(guān)系”。ask about意為“問……的問題”。
42．解析：belief意為“信念；信仰，信心”，指內(nèi)心承認(rèn)某事是真實(shí)的，側(cè)重于主觀上的信任，但不以觀察和經(jīng)驗(yàn)為基礎(chǔ)，也不涉及是否有根據(jù)。下文的內(nèi)容表達(dá)了作者的信念。decision意為“決定”。experience意為“經(jīng)歷”。ambition意為“抱負(fù)，志氣，雄心”。
43．解析：as引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，意為“隨著”，從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞常是表示發(fā)展的動(dòng)詞如develop，grow up，go等。這里表示隨著我們的成長。since引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句常與現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)連用。before引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句表示“在……之前”。till引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句表示“一直……”。
44．解析：it seems that意為“似乎，好像”，表示事物似乎是什么樣的。作者認(rèn)為似乎我們丟棄一些東西后，一些新的東西代替了原來的東西。suggest意為“暗示，表明”。promise意為“承諾，許諾”。require意為“需要”。
45．解析：speak up意為“大聲地說”，指毫無顧慮地說出。表示這時(shí)父親發(fā)表了自己的看法。turn up意為“朝上翻，出現(xiàn)，來到，卷起，找到，被找到，出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生”。sum up意為“總結(jié)，概括”。open up意為“打開，開發(fā)，展現(xiàn)，開始，揭露”。
46．解析：everything意為“每件事，一切”，上文中說到but a terrible illness took all that away，所以父親認(rèn)為他放棄了一切。something意為“一些東西”。anything意為“任何東西”，常用于否定句或疑問句中。nothing意為“沒有什么東西”。
47．解析：surprisingly意為“令人吃驚地”，比較父親前后所說的話可以看出，父親所說的話的確令人吃驚。immediately意為“馬上”。naturally意為“自然地”。certainly意為“的確，無疑，一定，必定”。
48．解析：gain意為“獲得”，指經(jīng)過付出巨大努力之后為自己獲得或贏得有一定價(jià)值的東西，強(qiáng)調(diào)所得之物能夠造成的優(yōu)勢。由于父親得病，受到了家庭的照顧，所以他說得到了家庭的愛。have意為“有”。accept意為“接受”。enjoy意為“享受……的樂趣”。
49．解析：touched意為“受感動(dòng)的”，表示聽了父親的話作者感到感動(dòng)。astonished意為“感到吃驚”。attract意為“吸引”。warn意為“警告”。
50．解析：情態(tài)動(dòng)詞would表示過去某段時(shí)間的習(xí)慣，即每當(dāng)惱怒時(shí)，作者總是想起父親的話。should表示“應(yīng)該”。could表示可能性。might表示可能性，但可能性很小。
51．解析：calm意為“冷靜”，用于人，指心理平靜，沒有情緒波動(dòng)，如大海風(fēng)平浪靜。表示當(dāng)作者想起父親的話時(shí)就變得冷靜下來。quiet意為“安靜的”，用于人時(shí)，指性情溫和、安詳、文靜，有時(shí)也指閑散或不活動(dòng)。relaxed意為“放松的”。happy意為“高興的，幸福的”。
52．解析：able意為“（接不定式）能；會(huì)”，側(cè)重行動(dòng)方面的能力，常用于人，用作定語，表示“能干的”，be able to do sth表示“能夠干某事”。表示作者能夠放棄了惱怒。ready意為“準(zhǔn)備”，be ready to do sth表示“樂意做某事”。likely意為“可能的”。free意為“自由的”。
53．解析：in this way表示“用這種方法，以這種方式”。form意為“形式”。method意為“方法”。
54．解析：wonder意為“想知道”，后接賓語從句表示想知道的內(nèi)容。doubt意為“懷疑”。know意為“知道”。guess意為“想，認(rèn)為”。
55．解析：gift意為“禮物”。這篇短文講述了作者的父親因?yàn)樯《チ嘶顒?dòng)甚至于說話的能力，但是他仍然認(rèn)為自己獲得了家庭的愛，表現(xiàn)了對生活的正確態(tài)度，所以作者把父親所說的I gained the love of my family.作為父親送給自己的禮物。award意為“獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)”。lesson意為“教訓(xùn)”。word意為“話語”。
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40．A．on whom           B．in whom      C．with whom    D．to whom
41．A．take          B．give        C．lend        D．pass
42．A．empty         B．full            C．original       D．first
43．A．had           B．gave        C．shared       D．owned
44．A．in           B．a(chǎn)way         C．off         D．up
45．A．lot            B．sheet          C．piece       D．pile
46．A．making       B．taking       C．keeping      D．bringing
47．A．keep          B．cut         C．come         D．stay
48．A．carried away  B．reached into    C．took out      D．brought up
49．A．offered      B．took        C．passed      D．served
50．A．fit             B．hit           C．beat           D．set

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Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest___36___ out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假勝地）at Walt Disney was asked how she ___37___ her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) ___38___ vacation, but was heartbroken about ___39___ several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet ___40___. At that moment she was particularly ___41___ over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 42___ this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules___43___ lost photos in the park. 44___, the clerk at the front desk___45___ Disney’s idea of caring for our ___46___. She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of ___47___ film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a ___48___at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 49___ signed by each performer. There were also ___50___ of the public procession（游行隊(duì)伍）and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own ___51___ after work. I happened to know this ___52___ because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that ___53___ in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent ___54___ does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks. It comes from people who ___55___ —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
36. A. working       B. checking    C. trying D. staying
37. A. expected      B. realized      C. paid    D. enjoyed
38. A. disappointing      B. wonderful  C. uncomfortable   D. important
39. A. taking   B. dropping    C. losing D. breaking
40. A. developed    B. taken  C. washed       D. loaded
41. A. silly     B. nervous      C. calm   D. sad
42. A. when    B. where C. as       D. which
43. A. covering      B. finding       C. making      D. keeping
44. A. Excitedly     B. Fortunately C. Therefore   D. Quietly
45. A. understood   B. reminded    C. trusted       D. discovered
46. A. workers       B. guests C. managers    D. clerks
47. A. printed B. shot    C. unused       D. recorded
48. A. film     B. card    C. camera       D. packet
49. A. frequently    B. personally  C. alone  D. actually
50. A. rules     B. pictures      C. handbooks  D. performances
51. A. case      B. work   C. time    D. position
52. A. story    B. place   C. photo  D. show
53. A. only     B. almost C. never  D. nearly
54. A. advice  B. experience  C. quality       D. service
55. A. care      B. serve   C. like     D. know

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It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(題目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面條)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville ___37___all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外來的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be___41___it. What laughing ___42___ we had about the___43___respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ___45___ it down simply for my own ___46___,  not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. ___47___, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no ___48___ left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”
My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show___53___, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, ___54___ my words had the power to make people___55___.
36. A. memory       B. thought      C. knowledge  D. experience
37. A. when    B. where C. since   D. after
38. A. cooked B. served C. got     D. made
39. A. their     B. past    C. last     D. those
40. A. none     B. one     C. earns   D. neither
41. A. careful about       B. good at      C. fond of      D. interested in
42. A. speeches      B. lessons       C. sayings       D. arguments 
43. A. nearly   B. naturally    C. officially    D. socially
44. A. Especially    B. Probably    C. Suddenly    D. Fortunately
45. A. settle    B. put     C. bite     D. let     
46. A. work    B. story   C. luck    D. joy
47. A. However      B. Therefore   C. As for him  D. Except for that 
48. A. time     B. excuse C. way    D. idea   
49. A. give up B. continue     C. hand in      D. delay 
50. A. written B. graded       C. collected    D. calmly
51. A. laid      B. fast     C. publicly     D. calmly
52. A. People  B. Nobody      C. Somebody  D. I
53. A. shock   B. wonder      C. worry D. pleasure
54. A. if  B. for      C. while  D. although
55. A. excited B. satisfied     C. think   D. laugh 

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Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商業(yè)廣告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works," he said in 1991, “I'll continue to do those commercials."
Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had
properfitting shoes," Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted(收養(yǎng)) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me," Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he'd beat me."
Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restauran
ts. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant," he said, “I could eat for free." A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.
In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashi
oned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made to order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes$ 6 billion a year in sales.
Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer afuture for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金會(huì)) for Adoption in 1992.
In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.
“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,"says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody."
1.What is the article mainly about?
A. The life of Dave Thomas.              B. The dream of Dave Thomas.
C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.          D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business.
2. What do we know about his childhood?
A.He lived a poor life.                  B.He had caring parents.
C.  He stayed in one place.              D.  He didn't go to school.
3.Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.
a.graduated from high school         b.started his own business
c.became a millionaire               d.started a foundation
e.met Harland Sanders
A. e，b，c，d，a，    B. a，e，c，b，d，      C. e，c，b，d，a，    D. a，e，b，c， 
4. “He was just Joe Everybody." (in the last paragraph) means  _______.
A. Dave was famous               B. Dave was ordinary
C. Dave was showy                D. Dave was shy 
5.What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?
A. Thomas's.         B. Wendy's.         C. Lorraine's.         D. Rex's. 

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I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town center but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, ‘You mean fortunately.’ He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally as I wend my way up the incline I console myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. Whilst we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are littered with examples of how they took these kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
小題1:The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because        .
A．he was actually killing two birds with a stone
B．compared with those silly people, he was smarter
C．he lost weight by cycing to the town center every day
D．he was informed of a short route from his house to the town
小題2:The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate        .
A．one cannot achieve anything with an easy life
B．only disabled persons can experience hardship deeply
C．one’s success is determined by nothing but his / her attitude
D．it’s rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree.
小題3:From this passage we know that Douglas Bader was a person of         .
A．individual and creative character B．stubborn yet charming personality
C．great bravery and strong willD．excellent speaker with great influence
小題4:In writing style, the last paragraph serves as      .
A．a(chǎn)n explanationB．a(chǎn) demonstration
C．a(chǎn)n introductionD．a(chǎn) summarization

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