The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a 11 which said: I am blind, please help. There were only a few 12 in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his 13 and dropped them into the hat. He 14 took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He 15 the sign so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to 16 . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had 17 the sign came to see how things were. The boy 18 his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, though.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) 19 day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both sign simply said the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so 20 that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more 21 ?
Be thankful for what you have. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to 22 . Face your past without regret(后悔). 23 your present with confidence(自信). Prepare for the 24 without fear. Keep the faith(信念)and 25 the fear.
A. cover B. sign C. board D. note
A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins
A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case
A. still B. then C. already D. yet
A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back
A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered
A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful
A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove
A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise
A. preserve B. charge C. keep D. drop
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
One morning, a young man leading a goat lost his way due to the thick mist.Then he met a blind man and asked whether he also lost his way.The blind man said, “I cannot see anything.Therefore, the mist doesn’t affect me.I followed the path in my memory and it never goes wrong.”
Happily the young man led the goat following him forward.The blind man asked where he was going.He said he wanted to sell his goat.“Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!”
The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man.He shouted ,“Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!”
The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him.He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?”
The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices.The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female.The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years.Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner.So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down.
The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________
A.he didn’t lead a goat
B.he couldn’t see anything
C.he wasn’t affected by the thick mist
D.he had a better memory than the young man
According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______
A.the blind man was a detective
B.the young man was an honest man
C.the young man familiar with the goat
D.the blind man was very careful
The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______
A.express in detail B.tell a lie
C.learn by heart D.make up one’s mind
We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation.
A.humorous B.nervous C. depressed D.satisfied
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:
The blind man _____ the elephant’s trunk. It ______ like a snake.
A. felt ; was feeling B. felt ; felt
C. was feeling; felt D. was feeling; was feeling
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
One would have to be a fool to overlook the importance of using positive thinking for you rather than snowing negative thinking to work against you. In recent years, research in psychopharmacology(精神药理学) has proved what many people have known over the centuries: a positive attitude is good for you, good for your health, good for your wealth, good for everything.
Researchers have found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction which makes people feel better, while negative thinking results in a reduction of hormone(荷尔蒙) and shuts down the immune system. This leads to illness and depression. Positive thoughts will make you feel better. Even if
you must begin by forcing yourself to be positive, it will become contagious and the positive thoughts will produce nice little chemicals and good feelings which will reinforce the positive thoughts.
For example, if you force yourself to smile or laugh, even when you "don't feel like smiling or laughing, if you keep at it for a few minutes, you will soon feel like it. Feelings can make thoughts alive, and thoughts can do it, too. Control your thoughts and you can control your feelings. Positive thinking is important in all aspects of our lives. There is probably no single factor more important in determining your success in achieving your career purposes than your own attitude.
It's often been said that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. And in the office of militant(好战的) negativism, the positive workers shine like gold. You cannot control external events, but you can learn to control your reaction to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy. This important key to success is totally within your control. Use it.
We can infer from the passage that .
A. positive thinking can cure you of your diseases
B. positive thinking can easily be generated by anyone
C. a reduction of hormone may cause you to be depressed
D. a specific chemical reaction is the cause of negative thinking
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Feeling and thoughts can react to each other.
B. It's easier to control thoughts than to control feelings.
C. Your success depends wholly on your attitude.
D. Keeping smiling will surely make you successful.
Just like a one-eyed man in the land of the blind, you should .
A. take positive attitude in the office of militant negativism
B. be kind in your office
C. pay no attention to what is going on around you
D. control your feeling to what is happening to you
The best title to the passage is .
A. Thinking Benefits People B. Why Should People Think
C. Positive Thinking and Negative Thinking D. Thinking: The Important Way
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届河北省高二第三次考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
LG Electronics, the world’s fourth largest cell phone producer, has added another feature to the mobile phone-reading books for the visually impaired(弱视). The company started marketing the model, the LF1300 on Sep.18.No other people but the blind and visually-impaired with a certificate(证书) can buy the talking phone at sales shops of LG Electronics.
“The LF1300 is the world’s first mobile phone that is capable of reading books for the print-disabled, who otherwise could not enjoy them.This is not about making money but about continuing to put froth efforts to reduce the digital difference for the disabled,” LG Vice President said.
Its users can download about 300 audio books from the Internet site of LG Sangam Library to their phones for free in two ways. One is to access the digital library’s Website on a computer designed for the blind to get the audio books and transfer them to cell phones. The other is to download the digital books directly with cell phones through the wireless net work by touching a hot key on the LF1300 phone.
On top of its unique feature of reading books, the LF1300 is no worse than the pupular top-line phones in both outlooks and frnctionalities(功能性). The phone is armed with an MP3 player and a Bluetooth headset, enabling users to listen to the music or talk without a cord. The user interface(界面) of the LF1300 is also designed for the blind,enabling phone users to control it through a voice guidance system.
However, because the phone’s internal mimory of 17MB is small even for a single audio book file, which takes up 80MB on average, a high-volume external memory is a must for the talking book services.
1. are allowed to buy the talking phone.
A.Disabled people with a certificate
B.All the blind and poor-sighted people
C.The blind and poor-sighted with a certificate
D.Both healthy and disabled citizens
2.The users can enjoy reading books on LF1300 by .
A.talking to the microphone B.touching any key
C.touching its screen D.touching the hot key
3.What can be learned from the passage?
A.This is the first time LG company has done something for the disabled.
B.Phone users don’t have to pay much to download the digital books.
C.LF1300 has a less attractive outlook than any other top-line phone.
D.The disadvantage of LF1300 is that it has too small internal memory.
4.The best title of the passage might be .
A.A New Type of Cell Phone is on the Market
B.Mobile Phones Can Read Books for the Print-Disabled
C.The Disabled will Benefit from Cell Phone Producers
D.Advanced Technology Helps the Blind Read Books
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科目:高中英语 来源:20102011年江苏省高二下期末考试英语试题 题型:完型填空
My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would 36 the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought 37 was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are 38 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first 39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are 40 fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind." 41 the years, mother asked me a couple more 42 and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting 43 every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa 44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our 45 to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was 46 when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a 47 between her and me. She saw the 48 on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really 49 your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your 50 ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is 51 on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and 52 that you will have a shoulder to cry 53 when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a 54 one. It is sympathetic(同情的)to the pain of 55__.
1. A. notice B. believe in C. doubt D. guess at
2. A. sound B. health C. love D. sight
3. A. blind B. deaf C. invisible D. thoughtful
4. A. discovery B. decision C. attempt D. suggestion
5. A. changing B. thinking C. growing D. learning
6. A. Over B. Till C. Beyond D. Before
7. A. ways B. things C. questions D. times
8. A. stronger B. taller C. smarter D. nicer
9. A. left B. got ill C. died D. got wounded
10. A. duty B. turn C. pity D. chance
11. A. excited B. satisfied C. interested D. shocked
12. A. game B. test C. match D. secret
13. A. worry B. puzzlement C. regret D. pain
14. A. enjoyed B. found C. disliked D. lived
15. A. shoulders B. feet C. hands D. hair
16. A. how B. because C. why D. whether
17. A. respect B. favour C. love D. fun
18. A. by B. on C. above D. for
19. A. valuable B. useful C. selfish D. precious
20. A. others B. the deaf C. Grandpa D. the blind
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