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“I'm too old and it's too late,” these were the words which played over and over in my mind. I was   41  and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time.   42  my ambition to become a writer, I   43  my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going   44  the wrong goals?
I was at a low point   45  the voice on the radio began   46  the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who   47 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to   48  a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.
At seventy-eight, her fingers became   49  awkward to hold a needle.   50  give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to   51 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold   52  a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the   53  world—and the rest is   54 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings,   55

her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
56 I listened to the radio, my mood(心情) 57 . If Grandma Moses 58 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, there was still 59 for my life after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 60 .
It was published eight months later.

小题1:

A．depressed

B．disappointed

C．encouraged

D．inspired

小题2:

A．In spite of

B．In need of

C．In hope of

D．In favor of

小题3:

A．believed

B．convinced

C．regretted

D．doubted

小题4:

A．by

B．after

C．against

D．over

小题5:

A．unless

B．because

C．when

D．while

小题6:

A．telling

B．reminding

C．saying

D．translating

小题7:

A．succeeded

B．commented

C．survived

D．entertained

小题8:

A．notice

B．offer

C．direct

D．provide

小题9:

A．so

B．too

C．such

D．that

小题10:

A．Other than

B．More than

C．Rather than

D．Less than

小题11:

A．paint

B．write

C．think

D．change

小题12:

A．off

B．at

C．by

D．for

小题13:

A．artificial

B．art

C．advanced

D．major

小题14:

A．story

B．fortune

C．history

D．fact

小题15:

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．therefore

小题16:

A．With

B．Until

C．As

D．Unless

小题17:

A．changed

B．cheered

C．failed

D．amused

小题18:

A．should

B．must

C．might

D．could

小题19:

A．association

B．consideration

C．freedom

D．hope

小题20:

A．finished

B．abandoned

C．published

D．misunderstood

小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
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ul and loving 43 without blaming or criticizing． We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and 44 our words． If we 45 the other person, his heart will 46 and he will not be able to hear us． We ask the other person to help us to understand 47 he has spoken and acted as he has , causing us so much pain． Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings 48 we can understand him more deeply． If a strong 49 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 50 and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 51 ． The other person can 52 us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue． We can enjoy pr

acticing

"Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends 53 ． By doing this, we will 54 misunderstandings from accumulating． Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, 55 we take care of our children．

小题1:

A．method

B．practice

C．example

D．experience

小题2:

A．concern

B．belief

C．regret

D．sympathy

小题3:

A．positive

B．poor

C．confident

D．selfish

小题4:

A．chat

B．compare

C．debate

D．share

小题5:

A．pain

B．anxiety

C．confusion

D．loss

小题6:

A．willingness

B．kindness

C．happiness

D．weakness

小题7:

A．charge

B．argue

C．express

D．combine

小题8:

A．speech

B．letter

C．story

D．question

小题9:A． choose B． accept C, spread D． change

小题10:

A．trust

B．praise

C．envy

D．blame

小题11:

A．open

B．close

C．beat

D．melt

小题12:

A．when

B．how

C．what

D．why

小题13:

A．so that

B．even though

C．as though

D．in case

小题14:

A．emotion

B．responsibility

C．value

D．interest

小题15:

A．continue

B．stop

C．leave

D．repeat

小题16:

A．quieter

B．warmer

C．deeper

D．stronger

小题17:

A．forget

B．support

C．hate

D．remember

小题18:

A．quickly

B．carefully

C．regularly

D．willingly

小题19:

A．prevent

B．protect

C．separate

D．forbid

小题20:

A．for

B．so

C．like

D．if

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

Do you have a dream, something you always see yourself doing? Perhaps you see yourself as a lawyer, businessman, or even a scientist. Whatever it is, don’t let it die.
A dream is a wonderful thing. It can give you hope for your future and encourage you to try when all odds are against you.
However, there are dream killers that want to kill your dream. They may tell

you that it is impossible for you, that you are not smart enough or that it’s never been done before. However, many times the biggest dream killer is yourself.
Don’t let fear, doubt or lack of finances prevent you from fulfilling（实现） your dream. Talk back to these killers, “I can and fulfill my dream.” You may have to do this every day. The more often you talk to your heart that you can do it, the more safely your dream will be held within you.
It is very important to take steps towards fulfilling your dream. For me, in order to fulfill my dream of one-day owning my own magazine, I needed to go back to school and finish my college degree. For you, it may be something different. You know deep inside what the voice of your dream calls for. Don’t be afraid and just do it. Try not to let too much time go by. Time is another one of those dream killers.
Think about the words of a song by Yolanda Adams, “Keep the dream alive. Don’t let it die. If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don’t stop. And never give up. Don’t ever give up on you. Sometimes, life can place a stumbling block in your way. But you have to keep the faith.”
When you dream, dream big and never give up. Your dream is just yours. Never let anyone tell you that your dream can’t happen -- it can! Keep seeing yourself do what’s never been done before. As you continue to feed your dream and protect it, not only will you keep it alive, but it will come true.
小题1:What does the underlined words “all odds are against you” in Parragraph 2 mean?

A．You are in hopeless situation.

B．You find everything seems strange.

C．You are not feeling quite well.

D．You have all your friends against you.

小题2:What did the author dream of doing?

A．Getting his own book published	B．Owing a colledge degree
C．Becoming a writer	D．Publishing his own magazine

小题3: What do we learn from Paragraph 5?

A．It takes money to fulfill our dream.

B．The first step is to know our dream.

C．It is important for us to take action.

D．We should not listen to the call of our heart.

小题4: The words of Yolanda Adams’song are mentioned in the text .

A．to support his main point

B．to make his writing interesting

C．to show they share the same view

D．to mean Yolanda Adams is popular

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