1、原創(chuàng)精練一It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She isa rich and proud girl. She often t_1_that she is too good for anyone, so n_2_wants to be her friend.One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me abiscuit. I accep

2、ted it. We talked and joked, and from then on, I began to spend more time withVivien than with Diana. I felt a l_3_uneasy.After a few days, I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me.She offered me a sandwich. She a_4_offered one to Diana, but Diana refused it. Shewalked aw

3、ay. I was angry with Diana f_5_being so rude and thoughtless."Never mind," Vivien said, "I'm u_6_to it."After school, I tried to catch up With Diana. While walkinghome, I tried to correct herattitude, b_7_she would not listen to me. She said, "Go and join your 'dear&

4、#39; Vivien. Iknow you make new friends and forget the old o_8_."For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivienand me, saying,"I'm reallysorry about what I did. I'm a spoiled (寵壞的 ) girl, but Ialso needgood friends j_9_like you. Would you

5、 please forgive ( 原諒 ) me?" Vivien and I lookedat each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I have been b_10_friends.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練二These days, more and morestudents in the UK are takinga “ gapyear ”between theirgraduation fromschool and their university studie

6、s. This means that they take a year off to dosomething else, before they s _1_ their studies.For most students, spendingtime in _2_ countries isthe favourite activity andAustralia is the favourite place to go.Many parents, teachers and business people _3_ that traveling can teach importantvalues.“ A

7、fter a year of traveling, I felt I'd grown up. I had learned the i_4_ of relationshipswith people, on all sorts of levels.”There are many companies a_5_ the worldthat welcomethese studentson theirprojects helping people in poorer countries, o _6_ in your home country. Although youdon't Get p

8、aid for your work, this kind of work can teach important s_7_ decision-makingand finding answers to problems, for example that will help a student in a job o_8_ day.Finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in oneday will always be very u_9_ If several unive

9、rsity graduates are asking for the same job, gap year work experience allowsyou to say,“ I've already had some_10_ of this kind of work.And that”can get you thejob!1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練三A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both lookedtire

10、d but excited.The young woman was lookingout f_1_ the trainwindows. Suddenly, she shouted,“ Mom, look, the trees are behind us!” Her voice was sol_2_ that everyone on the trainheard.Mom smiled. B_3_ a young couple who were sitting nearby looked at the youngwoman s childish(孩子氣的 ) behavior with pity.

11、“ Poor girlmust.Therebe something wrong withher(74) m_4_ .” they thought.A few minutes later, the young woman shouteda_5_.“ Mom, look! The clouds arerunning with us!” Mom smiled again. And she seemed very happy with her daughterw s_6_ that she said just now.Finally, the couple couldn t help asking t

12、he old woman,（“冒Sorry犯） youifwe. Butoffendwhy don t you t_7_ your daughter to a good doctor?”The old woman smiled and said,“ Actually, we have just come from a hospital.“ Then you should go to a b_8_ one. Because it seems that your daughter(狀” s situation況) hasnt improved. ” said one of them. They f

13、elt so bad for the old woman.“ No, in fact I m very happy with the treatment(治療). ” said themother,“ My daughter wasblind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for thef_9_ time.”Every single person has a story. Don（判斷）tjudgepeople before you know t_10_well. The truth might surprise you.1._2._3.

14、_4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練四A man had twosons. They were twins. Theywere b_1_ at almost the same time andlooked quite alike. But in one important way, they were very d_2_.One of them was an optimist( 樂觀主義者 ), while the o_3_ was a pessimist( 悲觀主義者 ).The man was worried about his sons. There are good

15、and bad things in one's life. He didn't wanthis sons to be too pessimisticor too optimistic.He told his best friend Johnson aboutthisp_4_.Johnson was a man of many ideas. Then he asked,“ W_5_ is their next birthday?"The father replied,” It s on Wednesday. They will beyearstwelveold.” “

16、Excellent,” Johnsonsaid. "Here's what you should do. Give your pessimistic son a really w_6_ present. Give youroptimistic son a really poor present. That will work!"The father did as his friend told him. On Wednesday morning, the two boys got their birthdayp_7_. The pessimist looked at

17、 his first. It was a very expensive gold watch, but he was notpleased with it. He said, "I don't l_8_ this very much. I am sure it won't keep good time. It willalways be fast or s_9_ andit will probably break easily. Then I have tos_10_ lots ofmoney getting it repaired. "Then the o

18、ptimist looked at his present. He was really pleased.Dad has given me shoelaces(鞋帶 ), ” he said. He held up the shoelaces and said, "I can use it whenI have new shoes.”1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練五When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor

19、 I'd ever known. He never i_1_ us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large fieldandwanted to make it a forest.The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his newtrees.

20、Once I asked w_2_. He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if youwatered them, each baby tree wouldgrow weaker and weaker, so you had to make thingsd_3_ for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.He talked about how watering trees made for shallow（淺的）roots, and how trees thatweren&#

21、39;t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by t_4_. Deeproots were very important.So he never watered his trees. He'd planted an oak and, i_5_ of watering it everymorning, he'd beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I a_6_ him why he did that, and he saidit was to ge

22、t the tree's attention.Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked b_7_his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They're very big and s_8_ now. I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to themfor a

23、whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, theyshake a lot.Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray (祈禱 ) that their liveswill be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are

24、going to f_9_ difficulties. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so whatwe need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, s_10_ when therains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won't be beaten down.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練六Years

25、ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feetaway from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had n_1_ met, yet I couldsee her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.Afterseveral months had gone by, I began to n_2_ that her windowwas

26、dirty.Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, "I wonder w_3_that woman doesn't wash her window. It r_4_ looks terrible."One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. L_5_ in the afternoon when I finished the c

27、leaning, I sat down by the window with acup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible( 可看見的 ). Her window was c_6_!Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批評 ) her dirty window, but all the time I waswatching hers through my o_7_

28、 dirty window.That was q_8_ an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticizedothers through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings( 缺點 短處 )? Since then, whenever I w_9_ to judge ( 評判 ) someone, I asked myself first, "Am Ilooking at him through my own dirty

29、window?"Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me morec_10_.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練七One day when some government officials were rebuilding a house， they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to m 1_ the mice inside the hole comeout.

30、A while later they saw mice running out one after another，but they saw two mice didntrun away i_2_ . It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬) the tail of theother.Everyone was puzzled， s_3_ they came nearer to take a look. Theyrealized that one of the two mice was blind， and the other was t4_ to all

31、owthe blind mouse to bite his tail in order to pull the blind one with him to run away. During the meal t_5_ ， they started to talk about the two mice. One seriousAmerican said， “ I thinkthe relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard. ”A s_6_ Frenchman said， “ I think the relatio

32、nship between them was thatof husband and wife.”A Japanese said， “ I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son. ”At that moment， one Chinese asked， “W_7_ did those two mice have acertain relationship?”Suddenly， they looked b_8_ at the Chinese. The American， theFrenchman and the

33、Japanese who had spoken earlier a9_ lowered (低下 ) theirheads in shame， and didntanswer.In fact， the great love is not built on friendship or blood relationship.I_10_， it is based on no relationship.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練八Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginnin

34、g of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different t_1_ on the calendar.In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的） clo

35、thes, and the may drink champagne（香檳） at midnight. D_2_ the first minutes of the new year, peoplecheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year b_3_ waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new year withthe f_4_ light of the

36、sunrise.Many cultures also do special things to get rid of （擺脫）bad l_5_ at the beginning ofa new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad thingsfrom the past

37、year are gone a_6_ the new year can start afresh（重新） . Other commontraditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things i_7_ rivers or theocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.Other NewYear traditionsare followed to b_8_ good luck in the new year. Onewide

38、spread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year s Day. The more grapeperson eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakesf_9_ good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peans forgood luck-but to get good luc

39、k for a w_1_ year you have to eat 365 of them!1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練九I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take aout with the boys” . He had n1_bobbies but just took care of his family.For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called

40、 me every Sunday at 9:00 am. Hewas a_2_interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when heand my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a dayfor three days, painting my house. He woul

41、d not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All heasked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was toob_3_, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush,or talk to my father.Five years ago, my 71-year-old fath

42、er s_4_five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him, But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to ch

43、urch, and I cut the conversation short.on a plane immediately, a_7_I vowed（發(fā)誓） that when I arrived, I would make up forthe l_8_time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to konow him.I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was hewho did no

44、t have time to talk, or time to w_19_for me.In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and e_10_moreabout every single day.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練十Trees are useful to men in three important ways: Theyp1them with wood and otherproducts, they give them shade, and they

45、 help to p2drought and floods.Unfortunately （不幸運地） , in many p3of the world, men don t know that the third ofthese is the most important. In their eagerness（渴望） of making m4from trees, some peoplecut trees down in large n5. And besides, they are usually too c6to plant and look afternew trees, so the

46、 forests slowly b7smaller and smaller.This does not only mean that men will have fewer trees. The results are e8more serious:For where there are trees, their roots( 根) prevent the rain from washing away the soil, but there areno trees, the rain falls on hard g9and flows away, causing f10and carrying

47、 away therich top-soil （地表土） . When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains （剩下）but death.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._原創(chuàng)精練十一In many big cities in the world, the overuse of cars is thought to be one of themajor ( 主要的 )causes of air pollution. What will cars be l_1_ in the future?Some experts thi

48、nk that today s cars are in trouble b_2_ they use toopetrol(much汽油 ).They say the car of the future will be much, much smaller. The car of tomorrow will be m_3_without a motor( 馬達 ) or air condition. It will have no radios or lights. Tomorrow s car will be ano_4_ air car with no doors or windows. It

49、 needn t havecontrolapollutionsystem (控制系統(tǒng) )because it w_5_ use petrol. In fact, this new car will be pushed by the driver s feet.people willbe killed incar a_6_, because the top speed will be fivemiles per hour.However, we are also warned not to ask for pretty c_7_, because the cars will come in gr

50、eyonly.Other car experts do not hold the same idea. They are s_8_ that the future will behappier. Theythink thatallourproblemswillsoonbe solvedby car companies with theproduction(生產 ) of the Supercar. Tomorrow s car will be bigger, faster, and more comfortablethan b_9_. The Supercar willhave fourrooms, TVs, runningwater, heat, air conditioning,and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips c_10_, they wonfeel sick any more. If petrol is in short su