1、1.A.forgot B.missed C.overcame D.accomplished2.A.safe B.steady C.calm D.quiet3.A.act B.run C.jump D.walk4.A.place B.height C.speed D.time5.A.Generally B.Gradually C.Fortunately D.Firstly6.A.clearer B.lower C.closer D.smaller7.A.settle in B.start off C.stop by D.sit down8.A.happiness B.goal C.success
2、 D.friendship9.A.studied B.fought C.exercised D.worked10.A.laughter Bplaints C.stories D.breathing11.A.lonely B.tired C.sick D.hungry12.A.courage B.chance C.wisdom D.strength13.A.Stress B.Relaxation C.Failure D.Pain14.A.real B.perfect C.mon D.ordinary15.A.enjoy B.change C.improve D.create16.A.from B
3、.on C.over D.in17.A.realize B.believe C.hope D.admit18.A.sorrow B.responsibility C.fortune D.joy19.A.Carry B.Make C.Push D.Take20.A.never B.still C.already D.everBA Leap(跳跃to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木is not easy.But Lola Walter,a 13-year-old gymnast,is an expert at it.To perfect her
4、skills,Lola1for four hours a day,five days a week.At the state championships in March,she finished seventh out of 16 girls.Thats especially impressive,2she is legally blind,born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动constantly.She often sees double and cant3how far away things are.Wh
5、en she was little,her mom4that even though she couldnt see 5,she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the 6right away and gymnastics became her favorite.Though learning gymnastics has been more7for her than for some of her teammates,she has never quit.She
6、 doesnt let her 8stop her from doing anything that she wants to.She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest9is the balance beam.Because she has double vision,she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eye
7、s.“You have to 10your mind that itll take you where you want to go,”says Lola.To be a top-level gymnast,one must be brave.The beam is probably the most11for anyone because its four inches wide.At the state competition,Lola didnt fall 12the beam.In fact,she got an 8.1 out of 10her highest score yet.L
8、ola doesnt want to be 13differently from the other girls on her team.At the competitions,the judges dont know about her vision 14.She doesnt tell them,because she doesnt think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her 15attitude.Lola never thinks about16.She is presently at level 7 while the highes
9、t is level 10 in gymnastics.Her 17is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what shes learned to other kids 18she grew up.Lola is19of all her hard work and success.She says its helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics,too.Her 20for others is“just
10、 believe yourself”.(1.A.runs B.teaches C.trains D.dances(2.A.since B.unless C.after D.though(3.A.tell B.guess C.assume D.predict(4.A.suspected B.remembered C.imagined D.noticed(5.A.deeply B.well C.ahead D.closely(6.A.task B.sport C.event D.show(7.A.boring B.enjoyable C.difficult D.satisfactory(8.A.t
11、alent B.quality C.nature D.condition(9.A.doubt B.advantage C.challenge D.progress(10.A.examine B.express C.open D.trust(11.A.fearful B.harmful C.unfair D.inconvenient(12.A.to B.on C.off D.against(13.A.greeted B.treated C.served D.paid(14.A.pains B.stresses C.injuries D.problems(15.A.positive B.frien
12、dly C.flexible D.cautious(16.A.defending B.quitting C.winning D.bargaining(17.A.standard B.range C.view D.goal(18.A.until B.as C.when D.before(19.A.proud B.tired C.ashamed D.confident(20.A.plan B.advice C.reward D.responsibilityCI grew up one of ten children on a farm in Wyoming.After my dads servic
13、 e in World War II,he was 36 again to fight during the Korean War,and when he returned home,he couldnt drink 37 to numb(麻痹his terriblememories.He struggled to 38 for his growing family.On our occasional trips to town,I 39 out boxfuls of books from the library.When I opened a book,I could 40 myself i
14、n unknown placeswhere children werent hungry and were in 41 of little.When I wasnt daydreaming,my 42 was the life I shared with my brothers and sisters.At night I hid under the covers 43 to silence the sounds of life in an alcoholic home.Classmates asked 44 we didnt have electricity or a telephone.I
15、 suppose my explanations were 45 more than lies,but the stories I told improved 46 every book I read.Starting at a very young age,my siblings(兄弟姐妹and I sometimes got jobs to earn moneyto put more food on the family table.We 47 newspapers,babysat,and cleaned other peoples houses.Mom grew vegetables,r
16、aised chickens,and baked bread,so we seldom went hungry,even when supper was only a pot of beans.48my real hunger wasnt for foodit was a hunger for a better life.It was a hunger for knowledge about the world 49 our simple existence.It was a hunger to prove Dad 50 when he told us we would never amoun
17、t to anything.Hunger motivated my brothers and sisters to achieve much 51 than our parents expected 52 us.We devoured(如饥似渴地吸取the offerings of the public schools because we realized that 53 would be our steppingstone into a brighter future.Now Im 54 of the accomplishments of my siblings:an art profes
18、sor;a well-known doctor;plus business owners.And me,Im the keeper of the family stores.Ill never know if we would have so many accumulated successes if we had not known 55 as children.But this I do know:I believe it can be a good thing.1.A.drafted B.dismissed C.invited D.involved2.A.well B.plenty C.
19、enough D.heavily3.A.search B.provide C.hope D.leave4.A.brought B.checked C.gave D.carried5.A.remind B.help C.devote D.find6.A.memory B.favor C.possession D.need7.A.reality B.fantasy C.satisfaction D.affection8.A.refusing B.pretending C.attempting D.preparing9.A.whether B.how C.when D.why10.A.somethi
20、ng B.anything C.nothing D.everything11.A.as B.with C.for D.at12.A.sent B.delivered C.published D.released13.A.But B.And C.Then D.Otherwise14.A.above B.around C.within D.beyond15.A.right B.mean C.wrong D.nice16.A.more B.further C.greater D.better17.A.in B.for C.of D.on18.A.ambition B.dream C.enthusia
21、sm D.education19.A.fond B.proud C.aware D.confident20.A.hunger B.suffering C.desperation D.povertyDWoz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20.We worked hard,and in 10 years Apple had_36_from just the two of us in a_37_into a$2 billion company with over 4000 employees.We had just_38_o
22、ur finest creation-the Macintosh-a year earlier,and I had just turned 30.And then I got fired.How can you get fired from a company you_39_?Well,as Apple grew we_40_someone who I thought was very talented to_41_the company with me,and for the first year or so things went well.But then our visions of
23、the future began to diverge(分歧and_42_we had a falling out.When we did,our Board of Directors_43_with him.So at 30 I was out.And very publicly out._44_had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone,and it was devastating(毁灭性的.I really didnt know what t o do for a few months.I met with David Pack
24、ard and Bob Noyce and tried to_45_for screwing up so badly.I was a very public failure,and I even thought about running away from the valley.But something slowly began to_46_on me-I still loved what I did.The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit.I had been_47_,but I was still in love
25、.And so I decided to start over.I didnt see it then,but it_48_that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the_49_of being a_50_again,less sure about everything.It freed me to_51_one of the most creative period
26、s of my life.Im pretty sure_52_of this would have happened if I hadnt been fired from Apple.It was_53_tasting medicine,but I guess the patient needed it.Dont lose_54_.Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.If you havent found it yet,keep looking.Dont_55_.As w
27、ith all matters of the heart,youll know when you find it.And,like any great relationship,it just gets better and better as the years roll on.So keep looking until you find it.-By Steve Jobs,CEO of Apple Computer1.A.grown B.begun C.removed D.kept2.A.bedroom B.farm C.garage D.kitchen3.A.announced B.declared C.released D.coped4.A.managed B.started C.installed D.entitled5.A.pro
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