Morethanthreedecadesago,IwasastudentatahighschoolinSout...

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More than three decades ago, I was a student at a high school in Southern California. The student body of 3,200 was a melting pot of ethnic groups. The environment was    21    .

One day I was walking down the side walk when someone kicked me from behind. Turning    22   , I discovered the local gang. Fists came from every   23   as the 15 gang members surrounded me.    24   I had to have an operation. My doctor told me that if I had been hit in the head    25  , I probably would have died.

After I   26   , some friends said, “Let’s get these guys!” That was the way    27  were “resolved”. A part of me said, “Yes!” But another part of me    28   and said no. History has proved time and again that revenge only   29   the conflict. We needed to do something different to break the counter-productive(適得其反的) chain of    30  .

Working with various ethnic groups, we   31  what we called a “Brotherhood Committee” to work on improving     32  relationships. I was amazed to learn how much    33  fellow students had in building a brighter future.

Two years later, I    34  Student Body President. Even though I ran against two friends, one a football hero and the other a popular “big man of the campus”, a significant majority of the 3,200 students joined me in the   35  of doing things differently. We made significant progress in building bridges between    36  , learning how to talk with and    37  different ethnic groups, resolving differences without    38  and learning how to build trust in the most difficult of circumstances.

Being stacked by the gang was clearly one of my toughest life moments. What I learned,  39   , about

responding with love rather than returning hate has been a   40  force in my life. Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim(昏暗的)becomes the difference that makes the difference.

21. A. clear               B. tough                C. protective                       D. dirty

22. A. around                B. on                    C. into                                D. out

23. A. means                B. situation            C. approach                         D. direction

24. A. Gradually            B. Regularly           C. Eventually                       D. Frequently

25. A. over time           B. one more time    C. ahead of time                   D. in no time

26. A. treated                B. recovered          C. suffered                          D. calmed

27. A. conditions          B. atmospheres      C. fantasies                          D. problems

28. A. paused                B. agreed               C. started                                   D. proceeded

29. A. remains                     B. finishes             C. continues                        D. proves

30. A. accidents            B. items                C. events                            D. scenes

31. A. put together        B. put aside            C. put back                         D. put down

32. A. political              B. racial                 C. civil                               D. national

33. A. sympathy            B. knowledge         C. honor                              D. interest

34. A. voted for            B. ran for              C. fought for                       D. called for

35. A. need                   B. danger               C. process                           D. way

36. A. cultures                     B. schools             C. banks                              D. ranks

37. A. belong to           B. lead to              C. relate to                          D. devote to

38. A. agreement                B. demonstration    C. justice                             D. violence

39. A. hence                 B. however            C. moreover                        D. then

40. A. powerful             B. peaceful           C. careful                                   D. thoughtful

【回答】

21~25 BADCB         26~30 BDACC         31~35 ABDBC        36~40 ACDBA

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