At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were 36 to show that we all have “a body clock” 37 us, which controls the 38 and fall of our body energies, 39 us different from one day one to the next.
The 40 of “a body clock” should not be too 41 since the lives of most living things are controlled 42 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel 43 and fall asleep at night and become 44 and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is 45 , most people experience unpleasant 46 . For example, people who are not 47 to working at night can find that 48 of sleep causes them to 49 badly at work.
50 the daily cycle of sleeping and 51 , we also have other cycles which 52 longer than one day. Most of us would 53 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 54 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 55 do not exist.
36．A．anxious B．able C．careful D．proud
37．A．inside B．around C．between D．on
38．A．movement B．supply C．use D．rise
39．A．showing B．treating C．making D．changing
40．A．invention B．opinion C．story D．idea
41．A．difficult B．exciting C．surprising D．interesting
42．A．from B．by C．over D．during
43．A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful
44．A．regular B．excited C．lively D．clear
45．A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset D．troubled
46．A．moments B．feelings C．senses D．effects
47．A．prevented B．allowed C．expected D．used
48．A．miss B．none C．lack D．need
49．A．perform B．show C．manage D．control
50．A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than
51．A．working B．moving C．living D．waking
52．A．repeat B．remain C．last D．happen
53．A．agree B．believe C．realize D．allow
54．A．other B．the other C．all other D．others
55．A．just B．only C．still D．yet
It was a cold and windy fall day. I, a fourth-grade pupil, jumped out of the car. “Bye Mom! ” I yelled as she ______ away. I ran in the front doors and saw my friends waiting for me. We started to walk down the ______ to our classroom. The hallway was so loud as usual and you could ______ hear yourself think. My friend Casey said to me “Erin, your shoelace is ______. ” “I will tie it when we get in the classroom, thanks though. ” I replied. Well, I was ______.
We were still walking to our class and my friend Jenny was telling us ______. As we were walking and laughing I stepped on my shoelace and ______ on my face. ”Are you okay Erin? ” my friends asked me. Well, I wasn’t because I had a bloody nose and blood ______ on my uniform. I looked up from the floor and I saw everyone was staring at me. I ______ and tied my shoelace, put my backpack back on my back, and ran to my classroom. I didn’t ______ anything to my friends. I put my stuff at my desk when I got in the classroom, got a ______ for my nose, and went up to the teacher and asked for a nurse’s pass to get my nose ______ up. When I left the teacher, I saw my friends. I walked ______ by because I didn’t say anything to them. They were laughing and I thought they were laughing at me so I didn’t talk to them for the rest of the ______.
During lunch they came up to me and asked “So how is your ______? ” “Fine! ” I yelled, “I saw you laughing at me when I was on my way to the ______. ” “We weren’t laughing at you. Jenny told another joke. ” My friends said. “Well, I was ______ at you because I thought you were laughing at me. I’m sorry, do you guys ______ me? ” “Yes, we forgive you. But next time you should ask us ______ you assume something. ” My friends said. “OK guys, want to play soccer? ” I asked, “Sure! ” they said and then we went outside to ______ the soccer ball happily.
A．drove B．walked C．flew D．went
A．road B．hallway C．front door D．path
A．properly B．relatively C．ridiculously D．barely
A．unfitted B．unbearable C．untied D．uncomfortable
A．wrong B．upset C．vain D．sure
A．stories B．jokes C．lies D．facts
A．lay B．slided C．fell D．stood
A．attached B．stuck C．flashed D．got
A．got up B．turned up C．showed up D．took up
A．demand B．tell C．say D．do
A．backpack B．shoelace C．uniform D．tissue
A．bandaged B．cleaned C．washed D．wounded
A．directly B．brilliantly C．elegantly D．cautiously
A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．fall
A．face B．pass C．nose D．foot
A．teacher B．nurse C．classroom D．office
A．mad B．exhausted C．dissatisfied D．rude
A．swear B．punish C．evaluate D．forgive
A．until B．before C．if D．unless
A．squeeze B．seize C．kick D．play
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
A．gave B． chose C． named D．remembered
A．like B． as C． except D．among
A．sound B． alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B． friends C．farmers D．neghbors
A．sharing B． visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B． nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B． lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B． shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B． flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B． hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B． Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B． itself C．him D．himself
A．and B． but C．or D．so
A．Thus B． Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B． ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B． suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B． resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B． ever C．still D．already
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23yearold son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ____ a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的) period in Daniel's life. I wanted to ____ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ____ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked,"What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked ____ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar ____ was played out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ____ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words ____ me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ____ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ____? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has ____ to me or what he might ____ to face in the years that followed. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? ____ as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always ____ never hearing him put his ____ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so ____ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned ____, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked one, I would have picked you."That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world ____, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was ____ of was the stubble (胡子茬) on his chin as his face pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was ____. It was nothing. And yet, it was ____.
A．experience B．undertake C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．convey C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．How long B．How far C．How D．What
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．hope C．courage D．wisdom
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．disappointed
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．cared
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．nothing but B．anything but C．only too D．more than
A．But B．And C．Instead D．Then
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．into B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling ______. And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It's the same thing over and over again.______ with customers who complain about their food and where they are ______ is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to ______ a lot of us ______ but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very _____ near where I keep the dirty ______ in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming
in and ______ running all over the house, it was crazy.______ these elderly women were watching ______ I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they ______ their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what ______ I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
______ they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a ______ and gentle voice, "You are going places. And that was it." They left the ______ and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me ______ to believe in myself. They ______ my spirit from being down and gave me a to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn't have a career in ______ until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人)of a student-produced television ______. And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
A．dealing B．helping C．talking D．meeting
A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
A．employees B．customers C．boss D．employers
A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．servers D．people
A．and B．otherwise C．but D．so
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．finished． B．completed C．ordered D．got
A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
A．before B．while C．as D．after
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holiday, mother______ me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it . On this particular morning, ______. I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ______ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ______ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back—carrige. He______ from one ear to another , washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more ears. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______ my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well—dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a (an)______ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ______ would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was ,working hard at his small business, ______at passers—by and stopping to chat now and then ______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______ in the way he seemed to be doing things ----______ the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it，scrubbing(擦净)the wheel and ______, standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a ______to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ______ if one has good health and is willing to work hard . For a while I felt ______ of myself. Young as I am ----just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the Sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed