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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—10各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park．I felt my life was______, for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath．He stood right before me with his head down and said_______, “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and______．I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
However, he sat n ext to my side and placed the flower to his_______and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too．That’s_______I picked it．Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead．But I knew I must_______ it, or he might never leave．So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I want.” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see — he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I_______him for picking the best one．“You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to______．I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．And for all those years I myself always was _______．I decided to see the beauty in life, and_______every second of my life．And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
1.A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
2.A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
3.A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
4.A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
5.A．how B．when C．where D．why
6.A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
7.A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
8.A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
9.A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
10.A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
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完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 36 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.
“I’m 37 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 39 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My 40 is early, so there is still 41 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 42 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say 43 , but didn’t. It’s always 44 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 45 .
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 46 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 47 . I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 48 to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 49 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left 50 ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.
1.A. forgetting B. realizing C. watching D. learning
2.A. arriving B. living C. coming D. leaving
3. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. word
4.A. glad B. moved C. angry D. pleased
5. A. ship B. flight C. train D. bus
6.A. enough B. little C. no D. busy
7. A. surprised B. excited C. sad D. happy
8. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
9.A. stranger B. better C. worse D. easier
10.A. tears B. smiles C. words D. sadness
11. A. At last B. Since C. At first D. So far
12. A. riding B. running C. walking D. falling
13.A. goodbye B. hello C. yes D. sorry
14. A. gave up B. stood up C. looked up D. woke up
15.A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中选出一个最佳选项。
The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(烫衣板) and said, "Pay attention. I'm going to teach you to iron."
Mom clearly explained her______for this lesson. I was going to be______and needed to learn this important______. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good_______
"Learn to iron a_______," Mom said, "and you can iron anything."
But ironing shirts was not________work. It didn't make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball, and it wasn't a________operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet. Moreover, an iron produced steam and it might carry _______. If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you________, you might burn down the house.
As for the secret of the skill, Mom______ me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled(有褶皱的) parts. Collars(领子）had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would________them.
Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts______, which gives me a sense of________. Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something.________, through ironing I've learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. "Make up wrinkles one at a time,"______Mom might have said, "and before long everything will get ironed out.”
1.A.rules B.reasons C.feelings D.ways
2.A.helpful B.confident C.powerful D.independent
3.A.skill B.solution C.problem D.lesson
4.A.suggestion B.impression C.instruction D.direction
5.A.skirt B.tie C.shirt D.trousers
6.A.useful B.easy C.special D.hard
7.A.direct B.single C.smooth D.strange
8.A.doubt B.pressure C.surprise D.danger
9.A.went away B.fell down C.jumped off D.looked up
10.A.taught B.chose C.forced D.sent
11.A.touch B.design C.see D.admire
12.A.skillful B.simply C.useful D.thankful
13.A.honesty B.freedom C.patience D.pride
14.A.Instead B.Besides C.anyway D.However
15.A.Though B.As C.When D.Since
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阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When are you an adult?
When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different have different ideas.
Now let's see what some American teenagers say.
Sam: Inidea, you are an adult at the ________ of 18. That's when you can vote(投票）. You can help to who rules the whole country. That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote he was 21. They changed it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny: I don'tit's hard to say. I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can ________it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things. sixteen must be the age when you change from a ________ person to an adult. Because you can tell others you are not a ________any more.
Suzie: Well, I think there is wrong with American laws for when young people can ________things. I
can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up,16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm an adult at 18, how can people stop me from ________ a cup of beer in a bar?
1.A. teenagers B. adults C. drivers D. grandfathers
2.A. his B. my C. her D. your
3.A. age B. end C. front D. number
4.A. make B. keep C. teach D. choose
5.A. after B. until C. when D. if
6.A. hope B. want C. like D. think
7.A. show B. send C. ask D. pass
8.A. But B. And C. So D. Or
9.A. old B. young C. little D. tall
10.A. baby B. grown-up C. boy D. kid
11.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
12.A. do B. buy C. like D. borrow
13.A. as if B. even though C. ever since D. above all
14.A. already B. still C. also D. yet
15.A. selling B. making C. drinking D. giving
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a . It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school and my old school was far away. , no one knew whom I was. I was very lonely and afraid to make friends with .
Every time I heard the other students talking and . I my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat my desk as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know he was. He passed me and then turned back. He me and without a word, smiled.
Suddenly I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It me feel happy, alive and . That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile my best friend since then.
After this, I began to _ love and joy everywhere I go. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will _ .
1.A. smile B. magazine C. box D. Camera
2.A. As usual B. As a result C. The same as D. Such as
3.A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. nobody
4.A. laughter B. to laugh C. laughing D. laugh
5.A. felt B. tasted C. feared D. smelled
6.A. hear about B. talk about C. care for D. worry about
7.A. slowly B. politely C. unhappily D. naturally
8.A. where B. whether C. whom D. why
9.A. listened to B. looked at C. dressed up D. rushed to
10.A. made B. led C. offered D. threw
11.A. warm B. cold C. warmth D. coldness
12.A. close B. closer C. closest D. closed
13.A. became B. has become C. become D. is becoming
14.A. end up with B. laid out C. steal D. spread
15.A. look back B. come back C. turn back D. smile back
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完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a . It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school and my old school was far away. , no one knew whom I was. I was very lonely and afraid to make friends with .
Every time I heard the other students talking and . I my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat my desk as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know he was. He passed me and then turned back. He me and without a word, smiled.
Suddenly I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It me feel happy, alive and . That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile my best friend since then.
After this, I began to _ love and joy everywhere I go. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will _ .
1.A. smile B. magazine C. box D. Camera
2.A. As usual B. As a result C. The same as D. Such as
3.A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. nobody
4.A. laughter B. to laugh C. laughing D. laugh
5.A. felt B. tasted C. feared D. smelled
6.A. hear about B. talk about C. care for D. worry about
7.A. slowly B. politely C. unhappily D. naturally
8.A. where B. whether C. whom D. why
9.A. listened to B. looked at C. dressed up D. rushed to
10.A. made B. led C. offered D. threw
11.A. warm B. cold C. warmth D. coldness
12.A. close B. closer C. closest D. closed
13.A. became B. has become C. become D. is becoming
14.A. end up with B. laid out C. steal D. spread
15.A. look back B. come back C. turn back D. smile back
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完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
46 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 48 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 49 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must 52 ，because the prices may
53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
54 the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can55 a little more and add something to your original plan．
1.A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find
2.A．floor B．place C．land D．playground
3.
A．mysterious B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant
4.
A．excited B．experienced C．interesting D．extra
5.
A．map B．plan C．decision D．discussion
6.
A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on
7.
A．be corrected B．be copied C．be read D．be written
8.
A．swap B．change C．exist D．influence
9.
A．When B．While C．Until D．Since
10.
A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for
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完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire (退休). His boss was to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, ________his mind was not on his work any more.
He used poor materials and worked on the house ________ . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss________ the front-door key to him, "This is your house," he said, "A ________ for you."
What a surprise! What a ________ ! If he had known he was building his ________ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.
________ it is with us today. Sometimes we build our________ carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have ________ . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly(质量差地) built. But we don't have a ________ to make it all over again.
Think of ________as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it________ . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.
Your life today is the ________ of your attitudes and choices (态度和选择)you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.
1.A. glad B. nervous C. ready D. sorry
2.A. if B. when C. how D. why
3.A. and B. but C. or D. so
4.A. carefully B. completely C. carelessly D. successfully
5.A. handed B. left C. sold D. threw
6.A. gift B. promise C. choice D. question
7.A. secret B. warmth C. shame D. stress
8.A. real B. expensive C. old D. own
9.A. Neither B. So C. Nor D. As
10.A. studies B. lives C. jobs D. feelings
11.A. created B. changed C. discussed D. avoided
12.A. plan B. chance C. speed D. request
13.A. himself B. herself C. myself D. yourself
14.A. wisely B. peacefully C. rapidly D. widely
15.A. talent B. wealth C. result D. Difference
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the soon．Twenty minutes , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once．She was kept so busy that she to bring him the water．Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine．She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he it．In the following hours on the flight, time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile he needed help or not．But the passenger never her words．When he was going to get off the , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿)．She was very ．She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her the job． with a smile she handed it to him．Off the plane, she the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times ．How can I refuse twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!
1.A． milk B． juice C． coffee D． water
2.A． late B． later C． ago D． after
3.A． remembered B． forgot C． wanted D． learned
4.A． accepted B． took C． refused D． received
5.A． some B． either C． another D． each
6.A． why B． when C． whether D． how
7.A． paid attention toB． thought of C． heard of D． worried about
8.A． coach B． bus C． train D． plane
9.A． happy B． cheerful C． sad D． excited
10.A． lose B． loses C． losing D． lost
11.A． And B． So C． Then D． But
12.A． opened B． closed C． destroyed D． hid
13.A． at all B． in all C． of all D． all over
14.A． her B． your C． their D． our
15.A． peacefully B． comfortably C． deeply D． slowly
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完形填空 (本题有l5小题，每小题l分；共计l5分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University.
The made me think of the first day when we moved into this house. Little Roy ran around the new house with great and tried to move his own things into the house, such as his toys, books and clothes. , his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess. “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in . I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with . I and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look .” I took out a . “You see, Dad is a magician, I can change it into a big tree.” His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.
We spent the whole afternoon and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something happened.
The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve worried about mistakes,” he continued, “I believe I can always ways to solve the problems.”
1.A. call B. e-mail C. card D. letter
2.A. worries B. excitement C. surprise D. sadness
3.A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Gladly D. Gradually
4.A. happily B. sadly C. surprisingly D. angrily
5.A. joy(快乐) B. hope C. pleasure D. fear
6.A. cried B. smiled C. shouted D. laughed
7.A. nice B. bad C. wrong D. strange
8.A. drum B. brush C. guitar D. clock
9.A. to wash B. to paint C. painting D. writing
10.A. painted B. has painted C. were painting D. were painted
11.A. dangerous B. basic C. boring D. special
12.A. when B. what C. why D. if
13.A. never B. always C. sometimes D. often
14.A. to make B. making C. to take D. taking
15.A. put out B. hand out C. take out D. find out
can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up,16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm an adult at 18, how can people stop me from ________ a cup of beer in a bar?