One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been hindering(阻礙) your 1 in this company passed away. We 2 you to join the funeral in the room that has been 3 in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to 4 that one of their colleagues had died, 5 after a while they started getting 6 about who this person might be.
The excitement 7 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 8 . Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well, 9 he’s no longer here!”
One by one the 10 got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it, they 11 became speechless. They stood over the coffin, 12 into silence, as if someone had 13 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a 14 next to the mirror that 15 ,“There is only one person who is capable to 16 limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your 17 . You are the only person who can 18 your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, your friends change, your parents change, your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go 19 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 20 for your life.
1．A．a(chǎn)bility B．progress C．talent D．practice
2．A．demand B．a(chǎn)llow C．invite D．a(chǎn)dvise
3．A．started B．prepared C．opened D．created
4．A．learn B．receive C．notice D．find
5．A．for B．or C．so D．but
6．A．a(chǎn)ngry B．sorry C．curious D．nervous
7．A．grew B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．improved D．developed
8．A．sights B．a(chǎn)ttentions C．a(chǎn)ppreciations D．respects
9．A．a(chǎn)t least B．in fact C．a(chǎn)t once D．in general
10．A．employees B．managers C．friends D．citizens
11．A．quickly B．finally C．obviously D．suddenly
12．A．worried B．depressed C．shocked D．embarrassed
13．A．broken B．touched C．stolen D．changed
14．A．letter B．sign C．mark D．page
15．A．told B．warned C．wrote D．read
16．A．set B．take C．put D．get
17．A．business B．heart C．life D．success
18．A．realize B．satisfy C．influence D．consider
19．A．for B．upon C．over D．beyond
20．A．reasonable B．responsible C．suitable D．valuable
閱讀快車系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：2010-2011年浙江省溫州市十校聯(lián)考高一下期末考試英語試卷 題型：完型填空
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 31 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 32 his taxi on the road. I 33 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 34 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 35 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was a 36 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 37 to be outside one evening two weeks 38 , when the garage door was 39 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（勞斯萊斯）! It shook me completely 40 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 41 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 42 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 43 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove fo
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We go to bed every night and 45 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 46 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 47 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire 
happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 48 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by 49 it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 50 we are than what we do!
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Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school. I can remember 1 about it. Schoolboys in those days never 2 teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks. There was a(n) __3 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the 4 school or have to pay five dollars."
"One day, I damaged my desk in some 5 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it __6 be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He 7 to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."
"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any 8 , I decided I would take __9 beating at school and 10 the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."
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There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only _36_ in the most rare things. One day his parents bought him a very strange _37_. When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very_38_. He tried smiling, _39_ his reflection continued with its sad expression.
_40_, the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he _41_ looked sad in that mirror.
“What a(n) _42_ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t _43_ properly!”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was _44_. The boy went over to see what had __45_ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents. Together the two children set off _46_ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to _47_ her up. After much walking, they _48_ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.
Then the boy said _49_ to the family. When seeing the time, he _50_ to head for home, without toys and without _51_. In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) _52_ face in the mirror. And so he understood the _53_ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the _54_ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having _55_ that little girl.
1. A．interested B．confident C．skilled D．rich
2. A．book B．mirror C．sweet D．toy
3. A．shy B．sad C．excited D．beautiful
4. A．for B．or C．but D．a(chǎn)nd
5. A．Proud B．Hungry C．Satisfied D．Surprised
6. A．a(chǎn)lready B．once C．still D．never
7. A．nice B．terrible C．big D．expensive
8. A．work B．move C．change D．a(chǎn)ppear
9. A．studying B．playing C．sleeping D．crying
10. A．devoted B．referred C．happened D．turned
11. A．in need of B．in search of C．in honor of D．in charge of
12. A．put B．bring C．dress D．cheer
13. A．found B．recognized C．left D．a(chǎn)ccepted
14. A．no B．hello C．sorry D．goodbye
15. A．decided B．a(chǎn)greed C．pretended D．refused
16. A．effort B．hope C．doubt D．money
17. A．red B．dark C．a(chǎn)ngry D．happy
18. A．meaning B．mystery C．game D．reason
19. A．general B．strange C．true D．good
20. A．introduced B．helped C．invited D．saved
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One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n) 36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode 37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a 38 , they heard some noises in the grass.
“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.
“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鳥)!” said another one, “The 39 has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to 40 .”
“What a 41 ! They’ll die,” said the third one.
“Well! They’re nothing but 42 ,” said the first lawyer.
The three men looked down and saw the mother robin 43 to her mates. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had 44 the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, 45 . He got down from his 46 and gently took the little ones up. They didn’t seem 47 , but chirped (唧唧叫) softly, as if they knew they were safe.
“Never 48 , my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had 49 . It was much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could 50 . He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm home.
In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln 51 the others. He had torn his coat on the thorny (多刺的) tree. Then all three of them 52 heartily. They thought it so 53 that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.
“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I couldn’t have 54 tonight if I had left those helpless robins to die in the 55 grass.”
Abraham Lincoln afterwards became President of America.
1. A．war B．earthquake C．fire D．rain
2. A．calmly B．nervously C．slowly D．frequently
3. A．forest B．room C．street D．city
4. A．snow B．storm C．light D．flood
5. A．fly B．speak C．move D．eat
6. A．success B．shame C．pity D．case
7. A．trees B．pets C．children D．birds
8. A．dancing B．pointing C．singing D．crying
9. A．dealt with B．forgotten about C．cared for D．turned to
10. A．shouted B．stopped C．considered D．insisted
11. A．wall B．car C．horse D．truck
12. A．frightened B．tired C．interested D．touched
13. A．stay B．mind C．stand D．rest
14. A．learned B．come C．fallen D．heard
15. A．drive B．climb C．cook D．run
16. A．noticed B．blamed C．visited D．joined
17. A．laughed B．jumped C．worked D．cried
18. A．lucky B．clear C．foolish D．dangerous
19. A．changed B．returned C．read D．slept
20. A．wet B．green C．small D．fresh
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Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __1.__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so __2.__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3.__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) __4.__ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __5.__. He realized that he still had partial __6.__ of his right hand and could write with __7.__. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He __8.__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __9.__. Many of them had hope of regaining their __10.__. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __11.__ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __12.__. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
__13.__ with the intention, the man began sending __14.__ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, __15.__ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, __16.__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any__17.__. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __18.__ read his letters. However, this was his __19.__ chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to __20.__!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
21. A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence
22. A．depressed B．embarrassed C．a(chǎn)shamed D．thrilled
23. A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering
24. A．a(chǎn)bnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meanin5gful
25. A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes
26. A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function
27. A．a(chǎn)ffection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence
28. A．evaluated B．doubted C．a(chǎn)ssumed D．wondered
29. A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities
30. A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience
31. A．release B．reach C．defend D．know
32. A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．reasonable C．prohibited D．considered
33. A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Annoyed
34. A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way
35. A．holding B．making C．doing D．testing
36. A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching
37. A．success B．reply C．help D．progress
38. A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．a(chǎn)ctually
39. A．only B．better C．extra D．lost
40. A．ruin B．pieces C．the ground D．the bottom
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