One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to __1__ for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve __2__ a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked __3__ so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it __4__， and then asked, “How much do I owe you？”

“You don't owe me anything，” she __5__. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __6__.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger __7__， but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called __8__ to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now __9__， was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light __10__ his eyes. Immediately, he __11__ and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

 __12__ in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He __13__ her at once. He went back to the consultation room and __14__ to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave __15__attention to her case.

After a long __16__ the battle was won. Dr. Kelly __17__ the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was __18__ that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her __19__. She read these_words...

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she __20__ silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1．A.call　　　　B．make　　　　C．beg　　　D．prepare

2．A.while      B．when        C．though   D．unless

3．A.thirsty      B．lazy        C．tired     D．hungry

4．A.slowly      B．unexpectedly  C．steadily  D．hurried

5．A.announced  B．shook       C．replied   D．doubtful

6．A.reward    B．kindness      C．hand    D．value

7．A.physically     B．mentally     C．normally    D．properly

8．A.up                       B．for                 C．on                 D．in

9．A.rich              B．famous          C．observant    D．vivid

10．A.fixed           B．consulted        C．filled            D．concentrated

11．A.rose            B．raised           C．got                       D．left

12．A.Worn          B．Having  C．putting           D．Dressed

13．A.recognized  B．knew            C．spared            D．regained

14．A.desired      B．declared     C．determined    D．declined

15．A.special    B．ordinary      C．normal       D．no

16．A.decision   B．preparation   C．struggle      D．debate

17．A.ordered   B．requested     C．confused      D．compressed

18．A.negative   B．uncertain     C．positive     D．obvious

19．A.presentation  B．preference  C．a(chǎn)ttention     D．a(chǎn)rrangement

20．A.praised     B．pretended   C．pressed      D．prayed

 

    Anger is good for you, as long as you control it properly, according to new psychology research. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University ___1___ anger may help you ____2___ the negative effects of stress and help you become healthier.

   “Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger.” Said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. “The more you display anger, the lower your ____3___ responses.”

   Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say out loud every 13^th number. Researchers interfered with them by asking them to ___4____ faster or ask them other questions. If they made any ____5___ , they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry ____6____ the researchers were ____7____ them.

Lerner used a ____8____ video camera and recorded all their facial _____9____ during the test. The researchers ____10____ their reactions as fear, anger and disgust. Other members recorded the students’ blood pressure, pulse and production of a high- stress hormone called cortisol.

  People whose faces showed more ____11____ during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, depression and weight gain. When people fear, negative impacts ____12____, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the ____13____. “ Having that sense of anger ____14____ people to actually feel some power in what ____15____ is a maddening situation.” Lerner said.

Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. He found people who reacted with ____16____ were more optimistic. These people are healthier ____17____ with those who were frightened during the event.

So in maddening ____18____, anger is not a ____19____ thing to have. It’s a ____20____ response than fear.

1.  A.  shows   B.  suggests    C.  expresses   D.  insists

2.A.    drop    B.  reduce  C.  lose    D.  throw

3.  A.  mistake B.  sadness C.  stress  D.  anger

4.A.    read    B.  write   C.  speak   D.  count

5.A.    mistakes    B.  decisions   C.  changes D.  losses

6.A.    unless  B.  because C.  if  D.  until

7.A.    watching    B.  stopping    C.  interrupting    D.  recording

8.A.    rented  B.  stolen  C.  borrowed    D.  hidden

9.A.    spots   B.  points  C.  expressions D.  smiles

10.A.   chose   B.  regarded    C.  treated D.  described

11. A   fear    B.  anger   C.  regret  D.  happiness

12.A.   decrease    B.  increase    C.  climb   D.  spread

13.A.   plan    B.  method  C.  study   D.  project

14.A.   hopes   B.  leads   C.  lets    D.  drives

15.A.   actually    B.  really  C.  otherwise   D.  luckily

16.A.   pain    B.  joy C.  sorrow  D.  anger

17.A.   compared    B.  comparing   C.  satisfied   D.  connected

18.A.   situations  B.  conditions  C.  positions   D.  persons

19.A    bad B.  good    C.  proper  D.  wonderful

20.A.   shorter B.  bigger  C.  faster  D.  healthier

 

Anger is good for you, as long as you control it properly, according to new psychology research．A new study from Carnegie Mellon University ___1__ anger may help you ____2___ the negative effects of stress and help you become healthier．

       “Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger．” Said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon．“The more you display anger, the lower your ____3___ responses．”

       Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200．They must say out loud every 13th number．Researchers interfered with them by asking them to __4____ faster or ask them other questions．If they made any ___5___ , they had to restart from the very beginning．Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry ____6___ the researchers were ____7___ them．

       Lerner used a ___8___ video camera and recorded all their facial __9___ during the test．The researchers ____10___ their reactions as fear, anger and disgust．Other members recorded the students’ blood pressure, pulse and production of a high- stress hormone called cortisol．

       People whose faces showed more ____11____ during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone．Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes （糖尿�。�, heart disease, depression and weight gain．When people fear, negative impacts ____12____, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the ____13____．“ Having that sense of anger ____14___ people to actually feel some power in what ____15____ is a maddening situation．” Lerner said．

       Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident．He found people who reacted with ____16____ were more optimistic．These people are healthier ____17___ with those who were frightened during the event．

       So in maddening ___18____, anger is not a ___19____ thing to have．It’s a ____20___ response than fear．

1．A．shows                  B．suggests              C．expresses            D．insists

2．A．drop                     B．reduce                 C．lose                    D．throw

3．A．mistake                 B．sadness               C．stress                  D．a(chǎn)nger

4．A．read                      B．write                   C．speak                  D．count

5．A．mistakes               B．decisions             C．changes              D．losses

6．A．unless                   B．because               C．if                        D．until

7．A．watching               B．stopping              C．interrupting          D．recording

8．A．rented                   B．stolen                  C．borrowed            D．hidden

9．A．spots                    B．points                  C．expressions         D．smiles

10．A．chose                  B．regarded              C．treated                D．described

11．A．fear                     B．a(chǎn)nger                  C．regret                  D．happiness

12．A．decrease              B．increase               C．climb                  D．spread

13．A．plan                    B．method                C．study                  D．project

14．A．hopes                  B．leads                   C．lets                     D．drives

15．A．a(chǎn)ctually               B．really                   C．otherwise            D．luckily

16．A．pain                    B．joy                      C．sorrow                D．a(chǎn)nger

17．A．compared            B．comparing           C．satisfied              D．connected

18．A．situations             B．conditions            C．positions             D．persons

19．A．bad                     B．good                   C．proper                 D．wonderful

20．A．shorter                B．bigger                 C．faster                  D．healthier

 

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to    1for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his courage   2a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  3so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it   4, and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she  5. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  6.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  7, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 8to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   9, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange  light  10his eyes. Immediately, he   11and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

12in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He  13her at once. He went back to the consultation room and  14to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  15attention to her case.

After a long  16the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 17the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was  18that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her   19. She read these words:  “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  20silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1.A . call                        B. make              beg                 D. prepare

2.A. while                      B. when              though           D. unless

3.A. thirsty                     B. lazy               tired                D. hungry

4.A. slowly                     B. unexpectedly    steadily        D. hurriedly

5.A. announced       B. shook                replied                    D. doubted

6.A. reward                    B. kindness         hand               D. value

7.A. physically       B. mentally      normally          D. properly

8.A. up                          B. for                on                  D. in

9.A. rich                        B. famous          unknown         D. poor

10.A. fixed                     B. consulted        filled               D. concentrated

11.A. rose                      B. raised              got                 D. left

12.A. Worn                    B. Having           Putting            D. Dressed

13.A. recognized             B. knew              spared                    D. regained

14.A. desired                  B. declared         determined             D. declined

15.A. special                   B. ordinary         normal                   D. no

16.A. decision                 B. preparation      struggle           D. debate

17.A. ordered         B. requested         confused         D. compromised

18.A. negative        B. uncertain           positive           D. obvious

19.A. presentation      B. preference       attention        D. arrangement

20.A. praised                  B. pretended        pressed        D. prayed

 

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to  31  for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve  32  a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  33  so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it _34 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she  35  . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  36  .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  37  , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called  38   to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now  39 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light  40  his eyes. Immediately, he _ 41  and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

_42  in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 43  her at once. He went back to the consultation room and _44  to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  45  attention to her case.

After a long  46  the battle was won. Dr. Kelly  47  the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was  48  that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her  49 . She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”  (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  50  silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

A. call                      B. make              C. beg                 D. prepare

A while                     B. when              C. though              D. unless

A. thirsty               B. lazy                C. tired                D. hungry

A. slowly                   B. unexpectedly        C. steadily             D. hurriedly

A. announced          B. shook             C. replied            D. doubted

A. reward             B. kindness           C. hand              D. value

A. physically                 B. mentally          C. normally            D. properly

A. up                       B. for                      C. on                  D. in

A. rich                      B. famous           C. careful             D. active

A. fixed                   B. attracted            C. filled               D. stared

A. rose                    B. raised               C. got                 D. left

A. Worn                       B. Having             C. Putting         D. Dressed

A. recognized             B. knew              C. spared            D. regained

A. desired                B. declared            C. determined          D. discussed

A. special                  B. ordinary          C. normal             D. no

A. decision                B. preparation        C. struggle             D. debate

A. ordered                      B. requested           C. frustrated           D. made

A. doubt                    B. uncertain                 C. sure                 D. obvious

A. presentation     B. preference                C. attention            D. arrangement

A. praised                B. pretended            C. pressed            D. prayed