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One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, 1.(run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance．The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing 2.( happen)．
When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as3.failure. Instead, they consider 4.as a learning experience．They try and try again5. they succeed．
I was also touched by the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 6.(confidence) and natural．He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could．He was just being a child--- being himself completely at the moment．He never gave up．Each time he fell, he got up again by7., as if he knew that falling down was8.(simple) a part of life．
He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying 9. whether someone was watching or not. 
10. he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from the experience.
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About six years ago I was having lunch in New York City1.a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table.I couldn't help2.(overhear) parts of their conversation.At one point the woman asked,"So,how have you been?"And the boy who could not have been more than seven or eight years old replied."3.(frank),I've been feeling a little depressed lately."
This incident4.(impress) me most because it confirmed my growing5.(believe) that children are changing. As far as I can remember,my friends and I didn't find out we were "depressed"6.we were in high school.
Undoubtedly,7.change in children has increased steadily in recent years.Children don't seem childlike any more.Children speak,dress and behave more like adults8.they used to.
9.this is good or bad is difficult to say,but it certainly is different.Childhood as it once was no longer10. (exist).
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I sat in the chair reflecting on the past year. At that time, my Charley came into the room. Charley took one look at my face and she could I was off in another world. Charley said, “You have that on your face! Tell me what you were ”. “Well, Charley,” I replied, “I was listening to a song on the radio that asked you have done over the last year. When I on the year, I’ve realized I have had such good fortune, with a few bumps (碰撞) along the way.”
Charley immediately asked, “Tell me about the three things that you the most during this year.”
I sat thinking if I had to only three things that influenced me, what would they be? After a few minutes, I said, “OK, here are the three things that influenced me the most: My family. Throughout the year I had many , but my family were always there support and encouragement. My friends. Over the years I have my dreams and my goals with my friends. Some goals I have and other goals I have not. friends like you always supported and me. My colleagues. I have worked with some people over the last year. I have been very to have the opportunity to work with these excellent people over the last year.”
Charley smiled and said, “Do you realize that everything you have said has one thing in ?”
“What are you saying, Charley?” I asked.
She replied, “Neither the material things in your life, nor your job has had the most meaning in your life. It is the people in your life that have made the biggest in your life!”
I smiled. Material things are not , and while our jobs provide the means of existence for us, the important things in life are the people who touched our lives.
1.A. sister B. classmate C. mother D. friend
2.A.argue B. suggest C. tell D. wonder
3.A. look B. appearance C. mark D. mask
4.A. doing B. thinking C. listening D. annoying
5.A. where B. that C. what D. why
6.A. call B. talk C. insist D. reflect
7.A. influenced B. demanded C. entertained D. motivated
8.A. write B. pick C. get D. own
9.A. plans B. experiences C. challenges D. achievements
10.A. receiving B. expecting C. winning D. offering
11.A. shared B. provided C. connected D. compared
12.A. set B. realized C. failed D. scored
13.A. But B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Unless
14.A. accepted B. satisfied C. replaced D. encouraged
15.A. stupid B. brave C. amazing D. ordinary
16.A. fortunate B. miserable C. unhappy D. surprised
17.A. character B. store C. common D. nature
18.A. effort B. spirit C. motivation D. people
19.A. choice B. difference C. problem D. progress
20.A. useful B. important C. practical D. unnecessary
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One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I 1 the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked 2 the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old, 3 freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short 4. The boy had a big smile on his face 5 he had just been set free from some sort of6. The boy would then fall to the grass, 7, and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a 8 on his face.
Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but 9, they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they 10. While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was 11 touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 12 and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only 13 was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a 14 — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for 15 or was not worrying about whether 16 was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him 17 and that it would be 18 if he did fall. No, all that 19 to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that 20 and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.
1. A．drove B．started C．parked D．broke
2. A．outside B．down C．toward D．over
3. A．playing B．smiling C．rolling D．running
4. A．way B．length C．time D．distance
5. A．even if B．as if C．so long as D．now that
6. A．park B．cave C．prison D．castle
7. A．get up B．take up C．break down D．lie down
8. A．tear B．smile C．pleasure D．surprise
9. A．however B．instead C．therefore D．anyhow
10. A．stop B．win C．achieve D．succeed
11. A．luckily B．apparently C．actually D．equally
12. A．confident B．joyful C．quiet D．proud
13. A．worry B．dream C．aim D．hope
14. A．boy B．child C．player D．winner
15. A．chance B．fortune C．approval D．trouble
16. A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．one
17. A．fail B．run C．fall D．cry
18. A．embarrassing B．disappointing C．frightening D．amusing
19. A．happened B．contributed C．related D．mattered
20. A．discovery B．observation C．story D．incident
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One spring morning many years ago, I had been searching for gold on southeastern Alaska’s Kupreanof Island, and as I came out of a forest, I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces away was a huge Alaskan timber wolf—caught in one of Trapper George’s traps.
Old George had died of a heart attack, so the wolf was lucky I had happened along. Confused and frightened at my approach, the wolf backed away, straining at the trap chain. Then I noticed something else: It was a female, and her teats (乳头) were full of milk. Somewhere there were some hungry pups (狼崽子) waiting for their mother.
From her appearance, I guessed that she had been trapped only a few days. That meant her pups were probably still alive, surely no more than a few miles away. But I suspected that if I tried to release the wolf, she would turn aggressive and try to tear me to pieces.
So I decided to search for her pups instead. After several moments, I spotted paw marks on a trail. I finally spotted the den (狼窝). Wolf pups are shy and cautious, and I didn’t have much hope of luring them outside. But I had to try. So I began imitating the high-pitched squeak of a mother wolf calling her young. No response. A few moments later, after I tried another call, four tiny pups appeared.
They couldn’t have been more than a few weeks old. I extended my hands, and they tentatively suckled at my fingers. Perhaps hunger had helped overcome their natural fear. Then, I took them to their mother. Possibly picking up the smell of her young, the mother wolf let out a high-pitched, sad call. The pups raced to her. Within seconds, they were drinking milk at her belly.
The mother wolf was clearly suffering, very weak. I had to find her something to eat. Yet each time I moved in her direction, a growl (怒吼) rumbled in her throat. With her young to protect, she was becoming very cautious. If I could only win her confidence, I thought, it was her only hope.
Over the next few days, I divided my time between prospecting and trying to win the wolf's trust. I talked gently with her, throwing her some meat. Gradually, I kept edging closer — though I was careful to remain beyond the length of her trap chain.
At dusk on the fifth day, I delivered her dinner. Suddenly, I saw a slight wagging of her tail. I moved within the length of her chain. She remained sill. As a towering man, my heart was in my mouth, though. Within her reach, I wrapped my blanket around myself and slowly settled onto the cold ground. It was long before I fell asleep.
The next morning, I slowly placed my hand on the wolf's injured leg. Unexpectedly; she made no threatening move. Then I applied pressure, the trap sprang open, and the wolf pulled free.
My experience told me the wolf would vanish into the woods quickly. But cautiously, she crept toward me and sniffed my hands and arms. This went against everything I'd ever heard about timber wolves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed so natural.
1.How did the author feel when he saw a huge wolf?
A.Scared B.Cold.
C.Surprised D.Confused.
2.What happened to the mother wolf?
A.Its heart was attacked. B.It was trapped by the chain.
C.It was giving birth to pups. D.It was giving milk to its pups.
3.What did the author do?
A.Tried to release the mother wolf. B.Fought against the mother wolf.
C.Managed to find the wolf babies. D.Tried to comfort the mother wolf.
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.The mother wolf finally died of injuries.
B.The mother wolf starved to death.
C.The author had to leave behind the wolves.
D.The author won the mother wolf’s confidence.
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Many years ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and ________ as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.________ enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and _____ as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.
He _____ riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was _______or tired, he did not stop _______he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was _________. Then he asked himself, “Why did I _____myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only _____ a very small area to _____myself.”
The above story is _____ to the journey of our _____. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more ________, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our ________, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding ______and the things we love to do. One day __________ we look back, we will ______that we don’t really need that much, ____________ then we cannot turn back time for what we have __________
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only _________ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
1.A. use B. get C. work D. cover
2.A. Sure B. Strange C. Good D. Interesting
3.A. rode B. ran C. expanded D. struggled
4.A. gave up B. asked for C. kept on D. succeeded in
5.A. sad B. hungry C. confused D. excited
6.A. because B. so C. but D. if
7.A. dying B. arguing C. sleeping D. smiling
8.A. make B. push C. destroy D. prove
9.A. find B. have C. need D. show
10.A. live B. support C. bury D. sleep
11.A. useful B. certain C. special D. similar
12.A. future B. past C. history D. life
13.A. money B. progress C. discoveries D. friends
14.A. freedom B. career C. honor D. health
15.A. things B. condition C. beauty D. people
16.A. before B. when C. unless D. since
17.A. regret B. realize C. apologize D. explain
18.A. but B. until C. however D. or
19.A. saved B. won C. reduced D. missed
20.A. possible B. probable C. necessary D. suitable
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Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ”
Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? , the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will 41 miss it. it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”
When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暂停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”
The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”
When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (杆) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:
“Oh, I almost lost my , and didn’t pass the !”
1.A. hoped B. discovered C. regretted D. pretended
2.A. explained B. discussed C. considered D. knew
3.A. wrong B. true C. easy D. clever
4.A. believe B. avoid C. throw D. forget
5.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. However
6.A. never B. ever C. forever D. always
7.A. Bring B. Accept C. Show D. Offer
8.A. unhappy B. free C. strange D. angry
9.A. home B. school C. stop D. office
10.A. introduced B. posted C. lent D. returned
11.A. change B. help C. time D. confidence
12.A. find B. doubt C. remember D. refuse
13.A. realized B. expected C. decided D. admitted
14.A. hear B. share C. tell D. play
15.A. ask B. see C. prove D. understand
16.A. unless B. because C. if D. though
17.A. ran for B. waited for C. got on D. got off
18.A. pleasure B. support C. fun D. break
19.A. face B. sense C. money D. way
20.A. lesson B. chance C. risk D. test
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One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
1.A.food B.shelter C.light D.space
2.A.room B.help C.bed D.chair
3.A.serious B.patient C.friendly D.careful
4.A.decided B.thought C.suggested D.explained
5.A.So B.And C.But D.If
6.A.ready B.glad C.grateful D.natural
7.A.clearly B.nearly C.exactly D.simply
8.A.calm B.special C.successful D.comfortable
9.A.easily B.politely C.give D.know
10.A. left B.agreed C.complained D.happened
11.A.hotel B.shop C.school D.restaurant
12.A.build B.keep C.find D.invent
13.A.checked B.excused C.smiled D.changed
14.A.expected B.realised C.discovered D.forgotten
15. A.bright B.warm C.cloudy D.stormy
16.本题有误A.ticket B.map C.form D.travel
17.本题有误A.met B.thanked C.missed D.watched
18.A.waved B.pointed C.moved D. returned
19.A.laughing B. arguing C.joking D.reporting
20.A.small B. common C. simple D.beautiful
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One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room. I went out there where he was _______up and down restlessly.
Tim wore a black raincoat that was_____ all the way up to his neck. His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing（扭）his hands nervously. He had _________his father as a baby, and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident. Now he was fourteen and in family care.
I looked at Tim. He was very ______and depressed. He refused to talk to me. The first two times we _______, Tim only sat hunched up （蜷缩） in the chair without saying a word. As he was about to leave after the second visit. I put my hand on his shoulder. He didn't _______ back, but he didn't look at me either.
“Come back next week, if you like, ”I said. I ____ a bit. Then I said, “I know it hurts. ”
He came, and I _____ we play chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in _______and without making any eye contact. It's not easy for me to _______ in chess, but I admit that I made sure Tim won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier, took the chessboard and pieces and set them up before I even got a（n） ______ to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my ______. But why did he ______look at me?
“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his _______with, ”I thought.
One afternoon. Tim took off his raincoat and put it on the back of the chair. While he was setting up the chess pieces, his face seemed more ________and his motions more lively.
Some months later, I sat staring at Tim's head, _____he was bent over the chessboard. I was thinking about how little we knew about the healing process. ______, he looked up at me. “It's your _______ ,” he said.
After that day, Tim started talking.
Maybe I gave Tim something, but I learned a lot from him. He showed me how one without any words can________ another person. All it_______is a hug，a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature and an ear that listens.
1.A.walking B.jumping C.sitting D.jogging
2.A.put B.buttoned C.wrapped D.tied
3.A.hated B.found C.missed D.lost
4.A.sad B.mad C.calm D.tough
5.A.talked B.tried C.gathered D.met
6.A.call B.come C.draw D.get
7.A.suspected B.hesitated C.worried D.doubted
8.A.insisted B.demanded C.required D.suggested
9.A.satisfaction B.patience C.silence D.excitement
10.A.cheat B.move C.play D.win
11.A.promise B.invitation C.order D.chance
12.A.attendance B.technique C.company D.instruction
13.A.sometimes B.never C.often D.ever
14.A.pain B.secret C.prejudice D.disagreement
15.A.serious B.anxious C.alive D.pale
16.A.since B.until C.before D.while
17.A.Suddenly B.Nervously C.Strangely D.Fortunately
18.A.time B.turn C.fault D.way
19.A.appeal B.tolerate C.refresh D.possess
20.A.works B.gives C.takes D.makes
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Many years ago,I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England.One day an adolescent boy____in my office.His headmaster had____him to me."David,"he wrote,"is very sad since both his parents died. He refuses to talk and I'm very____about him.Can you help?"
How could I help him?There are human tragedies psychology doesn't have the____to.Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen____.
The first two times we met,David didn't say a word.I____we play a game of chess the third time he came.He ____.After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in____.It's not easy to cheat in chess,____I made sure David won once or twice.It seemed as if he enjoyed my____.But why did he never talk with me?
"Perhaps he____needs someone to share his pain with,"I____.Some months later,I sat staring at David's head, while he was bent____the chessboard.Suddenly,he looked up at me.
"It's your____,"he said.
After that day,David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club.He wrote me____a few times about how he would try to get into university.The letters____after some time.I knew he had really started to live a(n)____life.He needn't write me any more to tell me that.
Maybe I gave David something.At least I____a lot from him.For example,David showed me____one—without any words—can reach out to another person.All it____is a hug,a shoulder to cry on,a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
1.A. turned out B. showed up C. stood out D. called up
2.A. led B. drove C. reminded D. referred
3.A. disappointed B. dissatisfied C. concerned D. confused
4.A. medicine B. answer C. method D. hope
5.A. closely B. regretfully C. pitifully D. tearfully
6.A. remembered B. suggested C. announced D. demanded
7.A. refused B. nodded C. allowed D. admitted
8.A. silence B. excitement C. turn D. time
9.A. although B. because C. but D. if
10.A. humor B. experience C. wisdom D. company
11.A. firstly B. simply C. similarly D. hardly
12.A. found B. doubted C. thought D. predicted
13.A. on B. off C. down D. over
14.A. fault B. time C. way D. tum
15.A. promises B. letters C. opinions D. choices
16.A. remained B. continued C. stopped D. lost
17.A. normal B. comfortable C. poor D. rich
18.A. saw B. learnt C. asked D. expected
19.A. when B. whether C. how D. why
20.A. matters B. takes C. leaves D. gets
10. he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from the experience.