1、One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly(閑散地on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and_1_, watch the water _2_downstream, and listen to the chirps(喳喳聲of the birds and the rustling (沙沙聲of the leaves in the trees. I would also_3_the bamboo trees_4_under pressure

2、 from the wind and watch them _5_gracefully to their upright or _6_ position after the wind had_7_. When I think about the bamboo trees _8_to bounce (彈回 back or return to i ts original position, the word resilience(彈性_ 9_to mind. When used in _10_ a person , this word means the ability to readily _1

3、1_from shock, depression or any other situation_12_stetches the limits of a persons emotions. Have you ever fel t like you are about to snap(高聲喊叫? Have you ever felt like you are at your _13_point?_14_, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. During the experience you probably fel

4、t a mix of _15_that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained(耗盡,_16_ exhausted and you most likely endured(忍受 unpleasant physical symptoms.Life is a _17_ of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are _18_one of those bad times or unhappy moments th

5、at take you _19_to your breaking point, bend but dont break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. A measure of hope will_20_ you through the unpleasant ordeal(嚴峻的考驗.1.A. quiet B. beautiful C. noisy D. happy2.A. flow B. rush C. go D. come3. A. see B. notice C. watch D. look at4

6、.A. bend B. swing C. break D. tremble5.A. return B. recover C. give D. fly6.A. straight B. original C. quick D. necessary7.A. died from B. died out C. died down D. died off8.A. ability B. power C. energy D. strength9.A. strikes B. goes C. appears D. comes10.A. preference to B. conference to C. refer

7、ence to D. appearance to11.A. recover B. calm C. comfort D. sink12.A. where B. that C. when D. in which13.A. high B. low C. breaking D. returning15.A. senses B. emotions C. thoughts D. minds16.A. physically B. mentally C. patiently D. fully17.A. way B. mixture C. condition D. feeling18.A. experienci

8、ng B. making C. living D. meeting19.A. away B. far C. close D. fast20.A. bring B. take C. make D. setKey: 1-5ABCAA 6-10 BCADC 11-15ABCAB 16-20BBACBMy grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was seven. He told me to throw a_21_into the water. And he told me to watchthe_22_created by t

9、he stone. Then he asked me to_ 23_ of myself as that stone.You may24 lots of splashes (飛濺 in your life,_ 25_the waves that come from those splashes will _26_the peace of all your fellow_27_,he said.Remember that you are _28_for what you put in your circle and that the circle will also_29_many other

10、circles. You will need to live in the _30_that allows the good that comes from your circle to _31_the peace of that goodness to_32_. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those_33_to other circles. You are responsible for_34_.That was the first time I _35_each person creates the inn

11、er peace or discord (沖突 that _36_out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are _37_with inner conflicts, hatred, _38_, or anger. We radiate (流露 the feelings and thoughts that we hold _39_,whether we speak them out or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into th

12、e world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.We are _40_to everything and everyone else around in the universe.21. A. stick B. brick C. stone D. ball22. A. holes B. circles C. drops D. waters23. A. think B. accuse C. regard D. warn24. A. produce B. damage C. prevent D. create25

13、. A. but B. because C. while D. for26. A. cut B. disturb C. bring D. block27. A. students B. friends C. creatures D. workers28. A. proud B. helpful C. respectful D. responsible29. A. hear B. leave C. strike D. touch30. A. family B. situation C. way D. hurry31. A. send B. provide C. destroy D. keep32

14、. A. them B. nobody C. someone D. others33. A. tastes B. smells C. feelings D. views34. A. all B. both C. neither D. any35. A. realized B. recognized C. admitted D. promised36. A. flows B. takes C. picks D. brings37. A. prepared B. filled C. presented D. supplied38. A. honesty B. truth C. doubt D. m

15、odesty39. A. forward B. outside C. inside D. upward40. A. referred B. intended C. devoted D. connectedKey to the cloze21-25 CBADA 26-30 BCDDC 31-35 ADCBA36-40 ABCCDIn the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic(技工. One day while walking along the bank of a lake,

16、 thegirl_1_ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl_2_ the mother would not return to her eggs and she _3_ to take them home. There she carefully _4_ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days _5_ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the_6_. Geese are known to take the

17、 first living thing they see as their mother. _7_, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.As they _8_, the girl was able to _9_ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to _10_. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when _11_ and in her dreams. Later,

18、she had an _12_: She would pilot a plane to guide them in _13_.She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(組裝 a small aircraft for her.Caring about _14_ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not _15_ or follow him, and _16_ slept in the grass.One day, th

19、e girl _17_ into the plane, started it and soon left the _18_. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds _19_ flapped(拍打their wings and _20_. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.1. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed2.A. realized B. expected C. imagined D

20、. admitted3.A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant4.A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined5.A. ago B. out C. later D. long6.A. family B. lake C. home D. world7.A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still8.A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew9.A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow10.A. fly B. race C. swi

21、m D. sing11.A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake12.A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse13.A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane14.A. his B. her C. their D. its15.A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive16.A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too17.A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell18.A. hou

22、se B. floor C. water D. ground19.A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly20.A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned backKey:1-5CABAC 6-10 DCDBA 11-15 DACBC 16-20 BADDBOne morning I stood beside the window. Across the river, the _1_ decorated the edge of the shore in white. I stoo

23、d _2_ and looked at what the nights storm had _3_.I leaned forward and stood close to the window. There was a goose out there, quite _4_, its wings folded to its sides, its feet _5_ to the ice. Then from the dark skies, I saw a line of swans. They moved in their own _6_ style, graceful and free.As I

24、 watched, the leader _7_ from the sky and landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I _8_ it might be killed by those great swan beaks(鳥喙._9_instead, those beaks began to work on the _10_. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the goos es head _11_;

25、 its body pulled. Then the goose was _12_ and standing on the ice. And the swans stood in the air _13_. It seemed as if the goose was crying, I cannot fly. Four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks cleaned the gooses _14_ from top to bottom, chipping off the ice held in the feather

26、s. _15_at last the gooses wings were free, the four swans _16_ and joined the group.They restarted their eastward journey cheerfully.I watched them until they _17_ over the tops of the farthest trees. Only then did I realized that _18_ were running down my cheeks. Believe me! This story is _19_. And

27、 I will ask If so for birds why not for _20_?1.A. flower B. tree C. snow D. picture2.A. quietly B. silently C. happily D. nervously3.A. washed B.painted C. destroyed D. cleaned4.A. hungry B. thirsty C. terrible D. still5.A. frozen B. put C. turned D. tied6.A. common B. ordinary C. noticeable D. bori

28、ng7.A. dived B. moved C. flew D. circled8.A. frightened B. feared C. hoped D. knew9.A. Wonderfully B. Puzzlingly C. Surprisingly D. Disappointingly10.A. ice B. earth C. goose D. swan11.A. carried B. pushed C. moved D. lifted12.A. glad B. sad C. free D. lucky13.A. listening B. hearing C. fighting D.

29、watching14.A. head B. legs C. feathers D. body15.A. While B. When C. Before D. Until16.A. took off B. took up C. got away D. got up17.A. climbed B. stopped C. disappeared D. landed18.A. leaves B. hairs C. rivers D. tears19.A. actual B. real C. true D. right20.A. animals B. man C. people D. insectsKe

30、y:1-5CABDA 610 CABCA 11-15 DCDDB 16-20 ACDCBLife is filled with challenges. As we get older we _1_ realize that those challenges are the very things that _2_ us and make us whowe are. It is the same with the challenges that come with _3_.When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two _4_. W

31、e can try to beat it off, or we can decide that thing _5_ the challenge isnt worth the _6_ and call it quits. Although there are certainly _7_ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _8_ all that is needed is _9_ and communication.When we are committed to something, it means that no

32、mattter how _10_ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to _11_ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a _12_ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. _13_ you can say to a frie

33、nd, I got my feelings hurt, _14_ You hurt my feelings, you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for _15_ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _16_ on your way through life. Nothing is so big th

34、at it is _17_ to get over, and hurt only _18_ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it _19_ to everyone, and some day you will _20_ all of this and say, Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.1.A. seem to B. come to C. hope to D. try to2.A. design B. promote

35、 C. direct D. shape3.A. confidence B. pressure C. friendship D. difficulty4.A. opportunities B. expectations C. choices D. aspects5.A. demanding B. deserving C. predicting D. presenting7.A. spans B.times C. dates D. ages9.A. assessment B. commitment C. encouragement D. adjustment10.A. doubtful B. sh

36、ameful C. harmful D. painful11.A. keep B. control C. face D. catch12.A. space B. plan C. topic D. room13.A. If B. As C. While D. Unless14.A. other than B. rather than C. or rather D.or else15.A. what B. who C. where D. which16.A. pass by B. come across C. get through D. run over17.A. unnecessary B.

37、necessary C. impossible D. possible18.A. serves B. means C. aims D. attempts19.A. opens B. appeals C. goes D. happens20.A. look down on B. look back on C. look forward to D. look up to Key:1-5 BDCCD 6-10 CBABD 11-15 CAABA 16-20 CCADBMy earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our

38、 teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to _1_ our destination.The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran _2_ up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence. Without _3_ the boys ahead of me vaulted over the fence bravely.What should I do? Take the stairs

39、 and _4_ a girl, or jump the fence and look _5_? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both _6_ on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy.I didnt _7_ it. As I tried, my foot _8_ on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to _9_ off the accident, but then I felt somet

40、hing _10_ under me. Just then I saw _11_ seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive!I _12_ up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an _13_ situation I was in!My clothes were covered with _14_ . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss.

41、_15_ this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and _16_ out of my mouth!I had gained the _17_ of all the campers, but I didnt feel cool.I had been _18_ almost 40 bees stings(蟄 all over my body. I learneda most _19_ lesson that day. When we are led by

42、 the _20_ to show off, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.1.A. get B. walk C. set D. race2.A. already B . happily C. straight D. fast3.A. fear B. fun C. help D. luck4.A. feel like B. look like C. care about D. wait for5.A. excited B. worried C .strong D. cool6.A. hands B. feet C. arms D. l

43、egs7.A. do B. climb C. make D. succeed8.A. arrived B. got C. caught D. stepped9.A. fall B. laugh C. put D. take10.A. beating B. putting C. flowing D. moving11.A. that B. what C. which D. if12.A. sat B. stood C. picked D. jumped13.A. difficult B. hopeless C. embarrassing D. pleasing14.A. bees B. gras

44、s C. dust D. tears15.A. At B. For C. In D. With16.A. almost B. again C. even D. still17.A. attention B. experience C. knowledge D. respect18.A. got B. given C. found D. put19.A. successful B. deepest C. difficult D. valuable20.A. courage B. desire C. goal D. teacherKey:1-5 DCABD 6-10 ACCBD 11-15 BDC

45、AA 16-20 CABDBI was having my dinner at McDonalds one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They _1_ their meal, took a table near the window and started _2_ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, oneorder of French fires(炸薯條 and one drink. The man _3_ the food into two halves and ca

46、refully placed _4_ before his wife.He took a sip(一小口 of the drink. His wife also took one and then _5_ the cup down between them. That _6_ old couple! All they can _7_ is one meal for the two of them,thought I. _8_ the man began to eat his French fires, I _9_ to my feet, went over and said that I wa

47、s _10_ to buy another meal for them. But he _11_ refused me and said that they made it a _12_ to share everything._13_, the lady didnt take a bite. She sat there _14_ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I _15_ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating

48、 and was _16_ his face with a napkin. I _17_ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. _18_ being politely refused. I asked the lady _19_, Madam, why arent you eating? You said that you share everything. _20_ is it that you are waiting for? The teeth, she answered.1.A. served B. requ

49、ested C. collected D. ordered2.A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing3.A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed4.A. it B. this C. that D. one5.A. got B. settled C. set D. turned6.A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor7.A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose8.A. While B. Since C. As D. Until9.A. cam

50、e B. struggled C. rushed D. rose10.A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick11.A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously12.A. way B. habit C. case D. model13.A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D.Bitterly14.A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding15.A. wanted B. asked C. planned D. attemp

51、ted16.A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing17.A. should B. could C. might D. would18.A. In B. Upon C. After D. With19.A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly20.A. How B. Who C. Why D. WhatKey:1-5 DBADC 6-10 DACDB 11-15 CBACB 16-20 ABCADI made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to

52、meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (詢問.At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and wa

53、s dangerous ,I hesitated (猶豫for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9

54、mistake.What shall I do? I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. If 11 people can go along this road, why cant I? I 12 myself The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a v

55、ery peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立體聲, I drove on and 19 the scenery which w

56、as so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.1. A. before B. ago C. already D.still2. A. town B. country C. friends D. way3. A. train B. car C. highwayD .phone4. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross5. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow6. A. moment