主题二 哲理感悟
Passage 1
Speaking of one’s reading life, most people would probably think of their first book, or how many books
they have read. However, I don’t have an answer to either, as all the books I’ve read are lost in my 1
memories. 2 , I haven’t lost everything in my long memory, so let me take you into my reading life.
My reading life started when I was one year old. I could only 3 small picture books on my small
bed beside my mom. She was a great storyteller and always spoke while 4 a lot of facial expressions.
Even if I couldn’t read, I could understand the 5 of her facial expressions. Sometimes I wonder why she
didn’t choose a job as an 6 .
The second part of my reading life is called ”bridge book“. A bridge book is a kind of book that 7
picture books and textbooks. At that time, my Chinese and English 8 wasn’t very large, so I had to 9
bridge books as they were the easiest for me. I was like a frog in a well. I didn’t know there was a bigger world of
books waiting for me to 1 0 .
The next period was between when I was five and a half to seven years old. In this period of my life, I started
to see the world in a 1 1 and wider way. I started to walk out of that deep 1 2 and learned
there were many books waiting for me. 1 3 bridge books, I went into the 1 4 of textbooks
and started to read them. In the world of textbooks, I felt a door was opened in front of me, and the light was
1 5 through the door, so I stepped into the light and started to read tons and tons of books.
1．A．storm-like B．river-like C．ever-lasting D．time-consuming
2．A．Promisingly B．Impressively C．Fortunately D．Excitedly
3．A．scratch at B．listen to C．draw up D．search for
4．A．adding B．enjoying C．changing D．keeping
5．A．charm B．adoration C．patience D．meaning
6．A．nurse B．actress C．teacher D．librarian
7．A．connects B．appreciates C．estimates D．designs
8．A．grammar B．comprehension C．vocabulary D．expression
9．A．adapt to B．attend to C．turn to D．object to
10．A．change B．challenge C．load D．explore
11．A．abrupt B．accurate C．cautious D．different12．A．well B．bridge C．book D．thought
13．A．Casting B．Abandoning C．Preserving D．Exposing
14．A．eyes B．feet C．arms D．faces
15．A．pouring B．breaking C．seeing D．pulling
Passage 2
I’m a 47-year-old teacher. I am so blessed to work in the greatest ____1____ for 20 years. Despite the
___2___ schedule and hard work, I finish each day feeling I have made a ____3____ . This is the drive that keeps
me ____4____ and passionate. As Christa ‘ McAuliffe said, “I touch the future, I teach.”
When I was named Maryland Teacher of the Year, I received a congratulatory e-mail from a former student
who is now ____5____ Georgetown University and is a leader in the student-run Women in Politics group.
Recently, I watched a college basketball game to find another former student ____6____ up and down the court for
Georgetown. Walking through a supermarket yesterday, I ____7____ encountered a former student, who handed
me a business card for the company he started, at age twenty-two. Another student said he is in the ____8____ of
applying for law school at Howard University. Believe it or not, I ____9____ former students with similar success
stories nearly every week.
Seeing their success and knowing that I was able to make a small ____ 1 0____ to their success is the greatest
____ 1 1____ . Those glorious moments ____ 1 2____ me to continue hoping to play a role in the life of every child.
Sometimes, while I am watching my ____ 1 3____ students working in class, I try to ____ 1 4____ what they will
be doing ten years from now. I would not ____ 1 5____ my career for any other. I literally touch the future every
day.
1. A. business B. company C. profession D. project
2. A. light B. tight C. flexible D. casual
3. A. difference B. fortune C. name D. promise
4. A. generous B. independent C. curious D. inspired
5. A. leaving B. joining C. attending D. visiting
6. A. cheering B. pacing C. judging D. running
7. A. unavoidably B. unexpectedly C. unconditionally D. unquestioningly
8. A. habit B. form C. hope D. process
9. A. came across B. picked up C. calmed down D. turned to
10. A. change B. contribution C. proposal D. chance
11. A. help B. praise C. reward D. response12. A. pressure B. block C. fuel D. corner
13. A. current B. regular C. top D. average
14. A. realize B. picture C. confirm D. doubt
15. A. charge B. prepare C. provide D. trade
Passage 3
Last Christmas, I volunteered for WNWNB, a charity which takes surplus (剩余的) produce from New
Covent Garden Market and 1 it to the local community.
The food was already in containers. So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas 2
. At first, it was 3 . People seemed a bit suspicious of taking food for free. But they gradually 4
us and we had a fun afternoon singing carols and trying to 5 passersby to take our food.
It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come. This is 6 things changed for
me. The first door I knocked on was 7 by a woman in her 30s. She had children and looked absolutely
worn out. I told her I was from WNWNB and gave her the 8 meals. It was probably only about two days’
worth of food but, the way she 9 , I felt as if I was handing her gold.
I had similar responses to my next 1 0 . In some cases, when people were elderly or alone, I’d go into
their homes and have a brief 1 1 before heading off. Many felt 1 2 , but I saw how happy they
were to have another adult human to 1 3 .
As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those
1 4 on Christmas Day. I finished my day at WNWNB a slightly different person from the one who 1 5
.
1．A．distributes B．introduces C．sells D．exhibits
2．A．forgiveness B．images C．recipes D．cheer
3．A．easy B．nice C．slow D．safe
4．A．broke away from B．put up with
C．cut in on D．warmed up to
5．A．threaten B．encourage C．allow D．command
6．A．why B．how C．where D．when
7．A．opened B．repaired C．cleaned D．guarded
8．A．costly B．unfinished C．deserted D．ready
9．A．declined B．reacted C．argued D．traded
10．A．purchases B．interviews C．deliveries D．schedules11．A．meal B．chat C．report D．silence
12．A．proud B．free C．lonely D．content
13．A．connect with B．look after C．turn to D．rely on
14．A．conversations B．budgets C．explanations D．deals
15．A．hesitated B．started C．ignored D．Struggled
Passage 4
As a writer, I miss rejection slips. Not that I enjoyed receiving those pre-printed slips of paper, but at least
when I got one, I was pretty sure that a flesh-and-blood 1 had put it in the envelope. And there was always
the chance I might see a handwritten sentence on the bottom, 2 the piece almost made it. When an editor
at Me Call’s wrote, “ I’m afraid I have to say no on this 3 piece, but try me again on another, would
you ?”, it was almost as 4 to me as if she had said, “We’ll 5 it and here is an advance for
you.”.
Nowadays, rejection slips seem to have disappeared with the use of online submissions. Most editors don’t
feel it a must to 6 they have received, read, or considered your work because they receive so many 7
each day.
For me, there are three 8 of rejection slip pain. The first is 9 brought on by finding a flat
“no” on a 1 0 piece of paper, then followed by anger (how could they 1 1 a piece that is
obviously so much 1 2 than most of the stuff they print), and, finally, rebirth: I will live to 1 3
a new piece another day.
Learning to 1 4 rejection seems like part of growing up as a writer. Despite the many letters of
acceptance I have received, my folder of “ Noteworthy Rejection Slips “is far 1 5 than that of
“Noteworthy Acceptances”, which indicates to me the fact: I still have some growing up to do.
1．A．writer B．reader C．mailman D．editor
2．A．demanding B．suspecting C．indicating D．arguing
3．A．boring B．novel C．lengthy D．particular
4．A．upsetting B．thrilling C．embarrassing D．amusing
5．A．buy B．reject C．check D．substitute
6．A．prove B．determine C．explain D．acknowledge
7．A．proposals B．drafts C．contributionis D．instructions
8．A．stages B．wonders C．meanings D．rewards
9．A．relief B．frustration C．anger D．hesitation10．A．valueless B．expensive C．characterless D．shiny
11．A．make up B．put away C．turn down D．take over
12．A．easier B．better C．shorter D．longer
13．A．print B．revise C．download D．submit
14．A．accept B．criticize C．judge D．evaluate
15．A．thinner B．newer C．older D．fatter
Passage 5
I could feel the excitement rising in me as I held the beautifully wrapped present in my hands. Unable to 1
my curiosity any longer, I 2 it open. It was a brand- new laptop. I had scored straight As for my
examinations and this was my 3 .
Soon I became 4 to my new- found electronic friend. I began to spend increasing time on it and
was 5 to the glowing screen before me. During weekends, I could 6 spend a few hours on my
laptop. It came to a point where I chose to 7 myself in my room, refusing to come out and engage in
family 8 . I preferred to stay connected to the people I befriended in cyberspace (网络空间) although I had
never met them. Gradually, my sleep was 9 to only scattered naps, and my grades at school also began
10 .
It was about this time that my parents started 11 their disapproval. I was asked to reduce my
usage of the internet. Yet, however hard I tried, I was unable to pull myself away and concentrate on my lessons. I
was 12 for just another click and another look at my message board. Then one day, my father 13
my laptop. I complained but in vain.
Over time, I realized that Dad and Mom had always wanted the best for me. That was when I decided to
take the big step — to 14 my internet addiction. Quitting was harder than I expected.
But with dogged determination, I knew that I would 15 a new leaf.
1．A．arouse B．stimulate C．contain D．cultivate
2．A．tore B．cut C．broke D．sliced
3．A．order B．reward C．inspiration D．strategy
4．A．glued B．motivated C．indifferent D．impatient
5．A．resistant B．alert C．sensitive D．addicted
6．A．easily B．hardly C．clumsily D．regretfully
7．A．trap B．adapt C．lock D．shelter
8．A．conflicts B．discussions C．investments D．assessments9．A．restricted B．adjusted C．instructed D．reduced
10．A．rising B．declining C．stabilizing D．shifting
11．A．voicing B．sharing C．challenging D．opposing
12．A．responsible B．grateful C．desperate D．ready
13．A．gave away B．took away C．threw away D．swept away
14．A．ignore B．admit C．monitor D．conquer
15．A．turn over B．pick up C．rely on D．attend to
Passage 6
Here I was, sitting in the roller coaster (过山车) cart of Kingda Ka in New Jersey, the tallest and second
fastest roller coaster on Earth. My friends shouted in excitement, while I shakily 1 my hands on my
shorts. “How can you be so excited when...”
My words caught in my throat and melted into screams as the roller coaster suddenly 2 forward. It
was the fastest 3 I had ever experienced in my life: 128 miles per hour. I screamed at the top of my 4
as fear froze me up from inside. We rapidly moved up the skinny hump (驼峰) rising into the clouds at a ninety
degree angle, having crossed the track bringing us forward in mere 5 .
6 , close to the highest part of the hump, I 7 a little. My screams became less terrified
and more energetic. Once we reached the 8 of the hump, I could almost touch the sky.
And then we were spiraling (盘旋) downwards, curving and twisting and 9 towards Earth at the
same speed. 10 I realized it, we had already met the ground. It was a thirty - second - long ride. I
managed to 11 the entire ride without a breakdown.
I gasped in surprise. It was over. I had not only survived the ride—I had 12 it. My friend turned to
me, her eyes 13 . “Are you ready for the next roller coaster?”
My head felt light as we walked away from the ride spinning with something I didn’t 14
recognize. It took me a few minutes to put a name to it — thrill. “I’m ready for anything.”
Until today, that 15 ride that I went on 20 years ago is still kept alive in my memory.
1．A．wiped B．waved C．joined D．cleaned
2．A．removed B．rocketed C．struggled D．marched
3．A．launch B．operation C．ride D．flight
4．A．cheeks B．throat C．heart D．lungs
5．A．minutes B．hours C．seconds D．occasions
6．A．Instead B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However7．A．broke down B．calmed down C．made up D．dressed up
8．A．top B．point C．track D．location
9．A．swinging B．escaping C．shooting D．roaring
10．A．After B．Though C．Before D．While
11．A．take off B．carry on C．go through D．get through
12．A．enjoyed B．deserved C．hated D．confirmed
13．A．bright B．wet C．closed D．open
14．A．gradually B．absolutely C．immediately D．eventually
15．A．romantic B．thrilling C．alarming D．Awkward
