The telephone rang in my ninth-grade high school classroom.“Jill , please come to the counseling office (教导处)!”As I walked down the hall ,I 36 , why would someone want me to come to the counseling office? As I stepped into the counseling office ,I was 37 by a girl who needed to speak to someone about her friend. I was reassured by the school counselor (辅导员) that I was not 38 and that someone needed to talk with me. I was called because I was a member of 39 .
The Breakfast Club is 40 a club where one eats breakfast . It is an organization of 41 started thirteen years ago 42 a young student’ s suicide (自杀). His mother thought that it could have been prevented 43 her son talked to someone about how he was feeling.
The B. C. as we call it 44 ,give us an opportunity to 45 talk to our peers (同辈) about anything on their minds and 46 .Our 47 :We care but we don’t cure. Members from the previous year ,teachers ,and counselors 48 students for the Breakfast Club. The club is a 49 group including ,Asians ,blacks, whites, ,athletes, musicians, and students with all levels of 50 achievement ,The criteria (条件) for 51 the group is to be a good 52 ,be able to brainstorm ideas, and 53 give advice! We barely knew one another in the beginning , but we became 54 after all the training 55 we went through.
36. A. knew B. wondered C. murmured D. shouted
37. A. met B. hit C. greeted D. seated
38. A. in need B. in difficulty C. in trouble D. in time
39. A. the counseling office B. the school C. our class D. the Breakfast Club
40. A. just B. only C. such D. not
41. A. teachers B. students C. blacks and whites D. parents
42. A. as a result of B.against C. because D. regardless of
43. A. if B. for C. had D. did
44. A. at present B. in brief C. for fun D. for short
45. A. privately B. secretly C. frankly D. kindly
46. A. in their family B. in their hearts C. in their school D. from their friends
47. A. belief B. banner C. note D. motto
48. A. select B. permit C. recognize D. thank
49. A. perfect B. international C. diverse D. morning
50. A. working B. various C. different D. academic
51. A. going to B. belonging to C. contacting D. participating
52. A. organizer B. student C. listener D. speaker
53. A. quickly B. then C. not D. yet
54. A. fast friends B. common friends C. strong opponents D. dear relatives
55. A. study B. care C.struggle D. experiences
If it is possible to see red(get angry) about not seeing red, that is what I was doing. We had the timing of our autumn trip to see the changing in the Great Lakes States, and I was really . No matter how I strained my eyes(尽力注视), I couldn’t spot red anywhere. Not a bit of golden yellow broke through the dull greenery.
This vacation was a complete . I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got . as we drove north through the dull, dark green. In the seat my brother and my father chatted merrily, obviously .
Then a motto came to mind: “Happiness is a decision.” It must have been something my mother said. She was always passing on words of . When I was a child, She gave me a black book with pages. On the flyleaf(扉页) she had written, “Look for a beautiful thing and you’ll find it.” I was supposed to a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.
I remembered spending hours discussing what I’d . A baby’s smile? A stone shining with fool’s gold? Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads? I found so many beautiful things that it was to pick just one.
Now, on the road, I played Mother’s game again. I took in the all-green . Thick forests lined both sides of the highway. The long hill pines and spruce were seen . Maple leaves danced in the gentle wind. I felt like a little girl again--- by beautiful things.
Later in the , after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright plants I had been looking for. But by then I’d already seen a million shades of , the infinite variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can . And that we can always find---if we look closely enough.
A.kept B.missed C.misjudged D.seized
A.situation B.weather C.plants D.leaves
A.upset B.excited C.happy D.sorry
A.yet B.even C.still D.ever
A.success B.time C.waste D.pleasure.
A.sleepy B.mad C.patient D.angry
A.front B.back C.right D.left
A.unconcerned B.disappointed C.worried D.surprised
A.order B.advice C.apology D.help
A.nice B.common C.missing D.empty
A.set B.break C.keep D.put
A.brought in B.put down C.got through D.referred to
A.impossible B.valuable C.necessary D.strange
A.forests B.leaves C.hills D.scenery
A.nowhere B.anywhere C.everywhere D.somewhere
A.wondered B.surrounded C.waken D.treated
A.trip B.autumn C.course D.game
A.leaf B.hill C.highway D.fall
A.red B.trees C.green D.plants
A.observe B.produce C.discover D.provide
You have waited 40 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and how slowly time goes when you are . Now scientists have a reason.
Scientists have found that patterns(模式) of activity in the brain according to how we pay our attention to a task. When we feel uninterested, we pay more attention to how time is passing. And this our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.
It is thought that the brain is busy focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to spread its energy, and pays less attention to the clock. Therefore, time passes without us really it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so , it concentrates its full energies on the passing of time. As a result, time seems to slow.
A.expect B.understand C.believe D.doubt
A.bored B.excited C.interested D.surprised
A.thought over B.made up C.put up with D.come up with
A.change B.develop C.grow D.stop
A.tells B.makes C.asks D.shows
A.though B.since C.unless D.if
A.facing B.watching C.noticing D.counting
A.sleepy B.active C.tired D.Enthusiastic
Monty owns a horse ranch(牧场) in San Sedro. Once when he was asked about his , he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer.
One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his dream of someday a horse ranch. He about his dream in great detail and even drew a diagram (简图) of a very large ranch, showing the location of everything important there.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to the teacher. The teacher said, “This is an impossible dream for a young boy like you. You come from a family. Having a ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then he , “If you rewrite this paper with a more practical goal, I will your grade .”
The boy went home and thought about it long and . Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no at all. He said, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my .”
Monty then said, “I was that boy. And the best part of the story is that two summers ago that teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When he was leaving, the teacher said, ‘When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Luckily, you had enough not to give up yours.’”
A.life B.success C.family D.education
A.buying B.selling C.owning D.building
A.thought B.argued C.reported D.wrote
A.suggestion B.letter C.note D.notice
A.special B.poor C.rich D.successful
A.replied B.nodded C.explained D.added
A.remind B.react C.reconsider D.reflect
A.far B.hard C.wide D.late
A.answers B.exchanges C.changes D.mistakes
A.dream B.paper C.picture D.decision
A.same B.friendly C.rude D.familiar
A.reasons B.encouragement C.courage D.Respect
For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly expanding populations, and the situation is steadily getting worse since the fertility of some of our richest ____ has been lost and vast areas that were once fertile lands have turned into____. And the trouble with deserts is that they____ to spread outwards on to the fertile soils. What is now the northern Sahara Desert much of the civilized world 2,500 years ago.
Even at this moment, many of the earth’s natural treasures are being_____, many valuable animals and plants are being killed off , and it is becoming ____difficult to grow enough food to prevent much of the earth's population from____. The situation is getting out of hand. Time is running out. ____, with your help, we may be able to reverse(逆转) the trends which____our very existence.
A.treasure B.soils C.countries D.farms
A.factories B.cities C.deserts D.forests
A.pretend B.like C.prefer D.tend
A.brought B.lived C.fed D.grew
A.lost B.protected C.increased D.destroyed
A.increasingly B.rapidly C.properly D.perfectly
A.starvation B.poverty C.suffering D.disease
A.Besides B.Moreover C.However D.Therefore
A.protect B.threaten C.benefit D.rebuild
I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in.It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings.So I was glad to have the time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day,but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed.
As I sat waiting for my to be called,I reflected on my last meeting of the day.It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years.Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years.We both laughed and smiled as we the good times and the great experiences we had shared together.
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about.I realized just how important it was to have regular of the good times in our life.I was enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life. It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album in a cupboard in your house.There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places,and most importantly to those people who are in the .
My flight home was finally called three hours later.I smiled as I the plane and realized that I was not at all about the delay in the flight,as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by.
A.rest B.extra C.break D.alone
A.flight B.number C.turn D.name
A.chat B.negotiation C.lunch D.gathering
A.as well as B.as far as C.as soon as D.as long as
A.reviewed B.reflected C.recalled D.restored
A.memories B.practices C.performances D.reminders
A.depressed B.embarrassed C.lucky D.proud
A.left out B.stored away C.put out D.set away
A.pictures B.cupboard C.present D.past
A.took B.boarded C.reached D.1anded
A.boring B.puzzled C.afraid D.upset