I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a   36   in my upper jaw,” she said. “I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he   37   I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would    38   to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the    39   of her mouth. A careful examination later    40    that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment, I explained to her the   41   of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just   42   .  ”

I thought otherwise. After considerable   43   on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to   44   me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon(外科医生). She saw him, but as I expected,    45   treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and   46   .

“How are you?” I asked.

“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded   47   high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all, I answered   48   , “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”

       I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had   49   nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness    50   .

       I had read of such things happening, but had    51   seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I've seen many others, because they keep getting   52   to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle,   53   through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to   54   the miracles of one another.

       Since my first miracle, I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.

1.A. cut                                    B. pain                            C. wound                  D. cancer

2.A. declared                    B. suspected                 C. promised             D. insisted

3.A. refuse                              B. continue                    C. attempt               D. manage

4.A. roof                             B. corner                        C. bottom                 D. surface

5.A. confirmed                       B. convinced                  C. considered                    D. conducted

6.A. possibility              B. importance           C. seriousness         D. resolution

7.A. old                                    B. sick                             C. fine                        D. glad

8.A. permission                     B. support                      C. approval               D. effort

9.A. persuade                   B. please                        C. encourage           D. astonish

10.A. declined                   B. provided                    C. received               D. required

11.A. healthy                          B. elegant                      C. optimistic            D. humorous

12.A. to                                    B. in                                 C. with                       D. by

13.A. worriedly                          B. confusedly                C. patiently              D. confidently

14.A. covered                         B. reached                     C. spread                  D. grown

15.A. cured                             B. faded                          C. expanded             D. remained

16.A. ever                                   B. also                             C. never                    D. already

17.A. easier                            B. rarer                           C. happier                 D. closer

18.A. or                                    B. so                                C. yet                         D. for

19.A. read                                   B. make                          C. keep                      D. see

20.A. whatever                          B. wherever                  C. whoever               D. whichever

 

 

Although he offered her a high salary, he could not ____ her to accept a position with his firm.

    A. persuade        B. advise         C. suggest            D. convince

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The  31  team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.

   As the time for the Olympics  32 , it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the  33  that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only  34  ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境).

Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.  35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt  36  and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could  37  his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her  38  his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his  39 .

The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was  40  in giving birth to their child.  41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home  42  to be with he when she gave birth.

People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no  43 . For the rest of his life, he  44  he had made the better decision.

Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody  45  that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly  46  in order to say yes to something that truly  47 . Peace begins to  48  our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.

Twenty eight years later, Bill  49  a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you  50  while waiting for me to be born.”

A. new B. favorite      C. special       D. weak

A. arrived  B. passed C. neared D. ended

A. moment   B. opportunity       C. time    D. promise

A. fast       B. old     C. small  D. slow

A. In all     B. After all     C. As a result  D. As usual

A. honored   B. worried      C. conflicted   D. delighted

A. persuade       B. accompany C. support      D. satisfy

A. place       B. side    C. door   D. mercy

A. duty B. promise      C. dream D. demand

A. favoring       B. successful   C. safe    D. late

A. In addition    B. For example      C. In fact D. At last

A. on time       B. in time       C. on purpose D. in need

A. judgments   B. excuse C. choices       D. regrets

A. believed      B. wished       C. wondered   D. proved

A. puts     B. takes   C. figures       D. gives

A. trusts     B. wants  C. understands       D. respects

A. matters       B. happens      C. appears      D. continues

A. turn into     B. look into    C. settle on    D. rely on

A. discovered    B. wrote  C. sent    D. received

A. grasped       B. offered       C. took    D. lost

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his eyes met the eyes of the cook, and he saw there a   36   of such hatred and fear that   37   words could describe.

The cook moved quietly   38   . He   39   to Tom in a rough voice, "Don't be too clever." And he went away.

Tom's views did not stay___40__ the cook and his words. His friend was in trouble. How could he__41____ him? He decided to slip away as soon as possible   42   of information that would clear Jay of all   43   and bring the true criminal(罪犯) to justice.

He had noticed a piece of old sailcloth   44   on the ship floor. With this and a length of string he __45__a package which looked very much like the one the police had seized. His plan was to   46  to the shore and hand it over   47    the cook had ordered Jay to,   48   in this way to learn the truth about the criminal's activities. Then he could   49    the police of his friend's innocence(无罪).

By now it was dark. Taking the blankets out of Jay's   50   bed, Tom piled them up in his own in the   51   of a sleeping figure. How real it looked! With the blanket pulled up high around the figure's head, he could almost believe he saw it breathing.    52   with this, Tom moved quietly to the door.

He was about to open it   53   he felt the handle turning the other way. Someone was outside and about to come in. Had his plan failed? Slipping quickly back behind the door as it opened, Tom   54     .

It was the cook who was leaning    55    now over the figure in the bed.  His arm swung up and a long knife plunged down.

1.A. fire          B. light                  C. lightning               D. flash

2.A. many                             B. several                                C. few             D. no

3.A. closely                           B. nearly                          C. closer                 D. near

4.A. whispered            B. ordered                 C. indicated        D. shouted

5.A. based on                       B. focused on                   C. carried on           D. kept on

6.A. encourage            B. support                 C. persuade        D. help

7.A. in time                           B. in need                        C. in search            D. in touch

8.A. truths                             B. doubts                         C. failures               D. faults

9.A. lying B. lay                                   C. laid                      D. lain

10.A. took                             B. bought                                C. made          D. sent

11.A. slip                              B. step                             C. pass                   D. march

12.A. as with              B. as though              C. such as           D. just as

13.A. expecting           B. imagining             C. hoping           D. wishing

14.A. persuade             B. require                                   C. suggest               D. encourage

15.A. neat                              B. empty                          C. dirty                  D. comfortable

16.A. shape                            B. sample                                C. shade          D. shadow

17.A. Excited                       B. Pleased                        C. Surprised           D. Frightened

18.A. though                        B. until                            C. while                 D. when

19.A. waited       B. rushed                     C. seized            D. shot

20.A. aside                            B. forward                       C. outward             D. against

 

 

The Museum:  The only surviving London home of Dickens( from 1837 until 1839),the Charles Dickens Museum in London, is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist. It was opened in 1925 and there are four floors together. People can have a good look

at paintings, rare editions, manuscripts（手稿）, original furniture and many items relating to the life of Dickens.

Opening Hours

☆ From Mondays to Saturdays 10:00—17:00; Sundays 11:00—17:00.

☆ No admission within 30 minutes before closing time.

☆ Groups can ask for special opening times for a private view.

Admission Fees: Families: £14.00 ( 2 adults & up to five children)

Students: £4.00; Seniors: £4.00; Children: £3.00; Adults: £5.00;

Group Admission: A special group charge of £4.00 for any group of 10 or more. Children will still be admitted for £3.00 each.

Access:  We are trying to improve our collection and the access to the Museum for the disabled. Our on-going projects include the fitting of a wheelchair ramp for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with vision problem. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for people with disabilities such as eye problems. There’s an online virtual（虚拟的）tour through the Museum. Just click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.

Rent the Museum:  You can pay to use our museum for private functions, performances, parties and other social occasions.

Transport to the Museum:  You can come to the Museum by the following ways

☆ Buses:7,17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243.

☆ Underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line.

☆ Click here for a map. The British Museum is within walking distance.

1.The passage is most probably taken from a(n)________.

A. textbook           B. newspaper          C. website          D. magazine

2.If a family with two adults and five children go to the Museum together, they will save _____compared to going there separately.

A. £25.00               B. £ 14.00      C. £ 11.00         D. £9.00

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Museum is located near the British Museum.

B. Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.

C. In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00.

D. No one is allowed to use the Museum for other uses.

4.The main purpose of the passage is to _______.

A. persuade more people to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.

B. tell readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.

C. introduce different functions of the Charles Dickens Museum.

D. tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.