Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some 36 are very useful to man, for example, bees, 37 we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which 38 us with silk. Other varieties, 39 , are extremely harmful, and do a great 40 of damage, especially to crops. Locusts （蝗虫） are perhaps the most dangerous of all, 41 they will eat almost any green 42 , and when millions of them 43 on cultivated land（耕地）they soon leave it 44 . In some countries they are the farmer’s 45 enemy. Another nuisance is the common 46 , not only because it 47 us indoors and out - of- doors, but because it spreads diseases.
Scientists have given much time and 48 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and 49 observation. Thanks 50 their discoveries we now know almost all 51 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in 52 better planned in some ways than our 53 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give 54 to men, animals and crops from the 55 which insects cause.
36．A. members B. forms C. qualities D. varieties
37．A. by which B. from which C. of which D. in which
38．A. give B. produce C. offer D. supply
39．A. however B. meanwhile C. therefore D. what's more
40．A. majority B. number C. amount D. quantity
41．A. and B. for C. if D. when
42．A. grass B. field C. fruit D. plant
43．A. settle B. attack C. pass D. cross
44．A. bare B. nothing C. empty D. untouched
45．A. hardest B. greatest C. serious D. wildest
46．A. insect B. creature C. fly D. enemy
47．A. dislikes B. bites C. worries D. hates
48．A. understanding B. ideas C. comprehension D. thought
49．A. serious B. patient C. curious D. long
50．A. for B. of C. to D. with
51．A. that B. which C. there D. what
52．A. societies B. crowds C. teams D. organizations
53．A. world B. nation C. selves D. own
54．A. help B. protection C. living D. defense
55．A. injury B. wound C. sickness D. ruin
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling. Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. Inoneof the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 36 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t37 , as I knew, but all the time 38 his foot against mine.
My39 raced back more than thirty years to the 40 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The41 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
42 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to43 each other very well. Frank West44 me because he wasn’t 45 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had46 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 47” consisted of rough sounds—sounds of pleasure or anger and 48 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 49 on her entirely. He needed all the 50 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 51 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the52 ones. So before we53 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 54 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 55 to me was always the same.
A．work B．stay C．live D．expect
A．answer B．speak C．smile D．laugh
A．covering B．moving C．fighting D．pressing
A．minds B．memories C．thoughts D．brains
A．better B．dark C．younger D．old
A．cave B．place C．sight D．scene
A．Discussing B．Solving C．Sharing D．Suffering
A．learn from B．talk to C．help D．know
A．needed B．recognized C．interested D．encouraged
A．normal B．common C．unusual D．quick
A．more B．worse C．fewer D．less
A．word B．speech C．sentence D．language
A．not B．no C．something D．nothing
A．fed B．kept C．lived D．depended
A．attention B．control C．treatment D．management
A．lost B．needed C．destroyed D．left
A．troublesome B．unlucky C．angry D．unpopular
A．separated B．went C．reunited D．returned
A．pushed B．tried C．showed D．measured
A．nodding B．greeting C．meeting D．acting
At least thirty times Bobby has attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 26 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of 27 and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glassed, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 28 . They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he 29 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 30 the sunglasses he could see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
31 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 32 through the clouds. He kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of 33 was extremely good, almost as great as that 34 view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t that the clouds were as 35 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 36 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby 37 that the only obstacle (障碍) to reaching the top had been losing 38 when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little 39 to help him see that his 40 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.
A．ordered B．encouraged C．allowed D．warmed
A．with B．under C．for D．about
A．Happily B．Hopefully C．Unnecessarily D．Unfortunately
A．top B．friend C．climber D．village
A．decision B．success C．freedom D．friendship
A．strong B．popular C．wonderful D．familiar
A．cool B．natural C．wide D．thick
A．or B．and C．if D．though
A．realized B．suggested C．expected D．announced
A．love B．help C．heart D．face
A．word B．trick C．plan D．opinion
A．position B．lesson C．story D．aim
Shaping a child is like shaping clay（粘土）— you have to start from the beginning and work your way to the end with extreme caution but with gentle and loving 16 . However, unlike clay, you don’t get a second 17 with a child. You can put all the clay back together and start again but with a child, what is done is done. 18 it’s even more caution with care.
Building a child’s esteem is no small play; it makes your black hair 19 , steals away years of your life and still will not look done. Therefore you have to learn how to build self-esteem and 20 your child from the beginning. After all, parenting begins from babyhood.
Small case could leave large 21 on your child’s mind. Reason why you should not overlook something that went wrong. If another child 22 your kid, everyone laughed and you told your son to 23 it, that’s the first wrong step. You have to teach your child to 24 up for himself. Don’t let your child fall down inside. Tell him to ask the child why he is hitting him or 25 to the nearest adult he can reach.
Most of all before you speak to a child you have to be a 26 example. If you go around laughing at people, your kids will do the 27 . If you are a coward（懦夫）yourself and do not stand up to situations, do not 28 your child not to follow you. Children are like monkeys—they copy every 29 , from how you eat to how you handle situations.
Building self-esteem begins at home. Small self-confident acts make a(n) 30 impact on your child.
A．heads B．hands C．tools D．knives
A．test B．grade C．class D．chance
A．Thus B．But C．Or D．Although
A．lost B．gray C．weak D．curl
A．interest B．direct C．order D．encourage
A．impact B．lesson C．mark D．space
A．laughed B．pushed C．pulled D．drew
A．make B．leave C．forget D．move
A．stand B．turn C．take D．set
A．announce B．manage C．leave D．complain
A．caring B．living C．touching D．breathing
A．different B．meaningful C．same D．useless
A．expect B．hope C．allow D．persuade
A．homework B．step C．picture D．action
A．negative B．objective C．positive D．subjective
There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many36 , but because he was a good piano player, some people37 came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never38 that before in public. I think I’m39 at playing the piano.”
But the customer40 . He told the waiter, “I’m41 listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter42 across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get43 , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”
44 in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And45 had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before 46 that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the47 himself!
He had talent he was48 on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he49 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and50 . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly51 , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be52 . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you53 ! The54 is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is 55 “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.
Just think a minute…
A．waiters B．customers C．singers D．players
A．never B．still C．ever D．only
A．practiced B．shown C．dreamed D．done
A．better B．richer C．easier D．sooner
A．agreed B．confused C．insisted D．charged
A．familiar with B．fond of C．used to D．tired of
A．served B．explained C．shouted D．complained
A．changed B．broadcast C．paid D．drunk
A．So B．And C．Because D．But
A．nobody B．anybody C．somebody D．everybody
A．until B．after C．since D．when
A．waiter B．singer C．patron D．owner
A．sitting B．waiting C．depending D．playing
A．went up B．went on C．went off D．went away
A．advantages B．character C．principle D．abilities
A．unique B．surprising C．famous D．great
A．recognized B．wasted C．improved D．impressed
A．imagine B．possess C．expect D．develop
A．decision B．answer C．question D．solution
A．even B．rather C．pretty D．fairly
“Sixteen,” I said. I have forgotten the math question my second-grade teacher, Joyce Cooper, asked that day, but I will never forget my 36 . As soon as the number left my mouth, the whole class started 37 . I felt like the 38 person in the world..
Mrs. Cooper fixed them with a firm look. Then she said: “We’re all here to 39 .”
Once Mrs. Cooper asked us to write a 40 about what we hoped to do in the future. I wrote: “I want to be a 41 like Mrs. Cooper.
She wrote on my report, “You would 42 an outstanding teacher 43 you are determined and you try hard.” I was to carry those 44 in my heart for the 27 years.
After I graduated from high school, I got married and had children.
We needed every penny just to 45 . College and teaching were out of the question.
Then one day I thought of my 46 of how I wanted to help children. I talked it over with my family and 47 to attend college classes in the 48 before work. And when I got home from work, I would 49 . Finally, after seven years, my dream had been realized and I became a teacher.
Not long after I started 50 , something happened that brought the 51 rushing back to me. I had written a sentence with grammatical errors on the blackboard. Then I asked students to come and 52 the mistakes.
One girl got halfway through, became 53 and stopped. As the other children laughed, 54 rolled down her cheeks. I gave her a hug and told her to have a drink of water. Then, remembering Mrs. Cooper, I fixed 55 of the class with a firm look. “We are all here to learn,” I said.
A．question B．answer C．result D．reaction
A．talking B．shouting C．discussing D．laughing
A．stupidest B．happiest C．least amusing D．most important
A．work B．learn C．play D．watch
A．letter B．song C．report D．story
A．teacher B．friend C．reporter D．parent
A．develop B．change C．return D．make
A．because B．unless C．until D．before
A．reports B．words C．teachers D．classmates
A．get by B．get past C．go by D．go ahead
A．plan B．work C．dream D．idea
A．supposed B．promised C．decided D．agreed
A．evenings B．mornings C．afternoons D．nights
A．sleep B．study C．rest D．play
A．studying B．writing C．thinking D．teaching
A．teacher B．life C．past D．feeling
A．correct B．prove C．check D．read
A．mad B．excited C．confused D．confident
A．water B．tears C．seat D．smiles
A．half B．most C．the whole D．the rest