He has been called the “missing link”.Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of Snowman has been around for
2 .Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti”,and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced as evidence.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 . In 1916, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as they melted and refroze in the snow. 13 ,in 1964,a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 ,no evidence has ever 16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of Abominable Snowman 17 ,but if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
1.A.event B.story C.adventure D.description
2.A.centuries B.too long C.some time D.many years
3.A.heard from B.cared for C.knew of D.read about
4.A.even B.hardly C.certainly D.probably
5.A.as B.though C.when D.until
6.A.developed B.changed C.occurred D.continued
7.A.entirely B.naturally C.clearly D.simply
8.A.found B.declared C.felt D.doubted
9.A.exist B.escape C.disappear D.return
10.A.clearer B.more C.possible D.rare
11.A.huge B.recent C.ordinary D.frightening
12.A.strange B.large C.deep D.rough
13.A.In the end B.Therefore C.After all D.However
14.A.imagined B.real C.special D.familiar
15.A.so B.besides C.again D.instead
16.A.rightly B.actually C.normally D.particularly
17.A.lightly B.jokingly C.seriously D.properly
18.A.succeed in B.insist on C.depend on D.join in
19.A.decision B.situation C.subject D.problem
20.A.zoo B.mountain C.museum D.laboratory
A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Within a few seconds, Laiq confidently, “Four!”
The confused teacher was expecting a(n) correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen .” she thought. She , “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Laiq had seen the on his teacher’s face. He again on his fingers. But within him he was also the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she that Laiq like strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”
Seeing the teacher , young Laiq calculate on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new to succeed. a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”
The teacher now had a smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to herself. But one last thing remained. she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”
Confidently Laiq answered, “Four!” The teacher was . “How Laiq, How?” she demanded in a little annoyed voice.
In a voice that was and hesitating young Laiq replied, “Because I already have one in my bag.”
The story tells us: someone gives you an answer that is from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.
A.replied B.added C.told D.wrote
A.careless B.effortless C.worthless D.selfless
A.Possibly B.actively C.strictly D.properly
A.repeated B.ordered C.whispered D.complained
A.satisfaction B.disappointment C.punishment D.determination
A.recognized B.discovered C.calculated D.insisted
A.searching for B.waiting for C.arguing about D.talking about
A.decided B.noticed C.expressed D.remembered
A.mouth B.hands C.eyes D.nose
A.sad B.happy C.pitiful D.lovely
A.invention B.system C.reform D.approach
A.On B.In C.With D.By
A.victorious B.precious C.lasting D.appealing
A.thank B.congratulate C.help D.enjoy
A.Above all B.In vain C.On purpose D.Once again
A.astonished B.concerned C.amused D.relaxed
A.high B.clear C.easy D.low
A.strawberry B.apple C.coin D.box
A.Before B.After C.Until D.When
A.free B.absent C.different D.safe
A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was or tired, he did not stop he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was . Then he asked himself, “Why did I myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only a very small area to myself.”
The above story is to the journey of our . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽,忘记) our , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding and the things we love to do. One day we look back, we will that we don’t really need that much, then we cannot turn back time for what we have .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
A.use B.get C.work D.cover
A.Sure B.Strange C. Good D.Interesting
A.rode B.ran C.expanded D.struggled
A.gave up B.asked for C.kept on D.succeeded in
A.sad B.hungry C.confused D.excited
A.because B.so C.but D.if
A.dying B.arguing C.sleeping D.smiling
A.make B.push C.destroy D.prove
A.find B.have C.need D.show
A.live B.support C.bury D.sleep
A.useful B.certain C.special D.similar
A.future B.past C.history D.life
A.money B.progress C.discoveries D.friends
A.freedom B.career C.honor D.health
A.things B.condition C.beauty D.people
A.before B.when C.unless D.since
A.regret B.realize C.apologize D.explain
A.but B.until C.however D.or
A.saved B.won C.reduced D.missed
A.possible B.probable C.necessary D.suitable
Tears were streaming down Ruth Ann Kittelson's face as she hung up the phone. Her daughter, Lora, wanted to ____ her husband and move back home with her new baby. For the first time Ruth Ann ____ if she had the strength to keep Lora from getting her own way. As Lora grew up, Ruth Ann would do anything for her. "If Lora wanted something I would be ____ that she got it," she recalled.
Lora's father had left the ____ when Lora was 15. A year later Ruth Ann married a Christian man named Wayne.
When Lora was 20 years old, she ____ Scott Mesker, and the early years of their married life were plainful and exhausting. As college students, Scott had three jobs and Lora worked on campus. ____ the birth of their son. Josh, the pressures became overwhelming. Scott and Lora became ____ in the same household.
Coming from a divorced home, Lora knew her choices. ____ she had been a Christian since childhood, some of her best friends advised, "____ will forgive you if you get a divorce."
Lora knew that her mom ____ let her come home with the baby. ____, her mom would do anything for her.
Ruth Ann knew Lora's marriage was in ____, and had discussed the situation with Wayne and he ____ that Ruth Ann should not come to Lora's rescue. Lora needed to make a commitment to her marriage.
Ruth Ann had not always ____ to Wayne when Lora was a teenager, but she would now. She could not ____ Lora taking her young son through the ____ of divorce.
As she talked with Lora on the phone, she sensed that God was telling her not to ____ to Lora's request to move home. So she reluctantly said, "I just can't ____ you come home. You love Scott. You have to take a stand and make this work!"
Lora was in ____. "How could Mom do this to me?" she wondered. What she didn't see was Ruth Ann's body ____ from uncontrollable weeping.
A.keep B.leave C.quit D.stop
A.wondered B.minded C.cared' D.considered
A.sure B.necessary C.likely D.possible
A.work B.task C.job D.family
A.met B.recognized C.knew D.married
A.With B.For C.As D.In
A.workers B.students C.parents D.strangers
A.If B.When C.While D.Although
A.Mother B.God C.Husband D.Child
A.should B.will C.would D.need
A.In all B.After all C.All in all D.At all
A.danger B.time C.trouble D.state
A.announced B.declared C.decided D.advised
A.seen B.listened C.pointed D.referred
A.think B.meet C.imagine D.receive
A.feeling B.excitement C.pain D.pleasure
A.want B.expect C.agree D.approve
A.ask B.let C.make D.force
A.comfort B.horror C.surprise D.disbelief
A.crying B.shaking C.standing D.falling
Here in Alaska, the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for ____. However, laws were passed to protect the wolves ____ the sportsmen and also the people who ____ the animals for fur. So the wolf quantity has greatly ____.Now there are so ____ wolves that they are destroying their own ____ supply.
A wolf naturally preys (捕食) on animals in the ____ family. People in the wilderness (荒野) also hunt deer for food. Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very ____ recently and by changes in the wilderness ____ life. When the deer can't find ____ food, they die.
If the wolves ____ to kill large numbers of deer, their prey will ____ some day. And the wolves will, too. So we must ____ the cycle of life in the wilderness to ____ the ecology(生态). If we killed more wolves, we would ____ them and their prey from extinction(绝种). We'd also save some ____ animals.
In another northern state, wolves attacked chickens for ____. ____ want the United States government to send a team of ____ to study the problem. They believe it is necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a ____ wolf quantity.
A.fun B.food C.sports D.interest
A.for B.of C.from D.about
A.take B.catch C.find D.play
A.increased B.reduced C.developed D.advanced
A.many B.few C.much D.little
A.animal B.plant C.food D.water
A.cat B.dog C.deer D.cows
A.hot summers B.warm springs C.cool autumns D.cold winters
A.animal B.plant C.food D.cold
A.good B.much C.more D.enough
A.start B.stop C.decide D.continue
A.disappear B.reduce C.increase D.appear
A.keep B.change C.renew D.form
A.change B.remain C.balance D.keep
A.wild B.farm C.useful D.field
A.fur B.sport C.food D.fun
A.Farmers B.Scientists C.Biologists D.Fishermen
A.officials B.doctors C.teachers D.biologists
A.small B.large C.increasing D.natural
Into the wild is a movie that tells the true story of a young man named Christopher McCandless. In the 1990s, he ____ society after college to ____ himself in the American wildness. Actor Sean Penn wrote and ____ the movie, which ____ a book by John Krakauer.
Penn asked his friend, the singer Eddie Vedder, to write the music for this powerful ____. The song helps ____ the inner voice and personal discovery of this brave young man.
Vedder is the lead singer for the rock band Pearl Jam. This is the first album in which he ____ in his own. Vedder said that when he read the book into the wild and started to write songs for the movie, the story of Christopher McCandless took ____ of him.
For two years, this young man __ __ through deserts, down rivers, and __ __ mountains in the western United States. He travels __ __ to the northern state of Alaska. On the road, he meets many people and __ __ them with his earnest and intelligent personality.
Christopher McCandless does not __ __ his adventure. Some people have noted that he is really not __ __ to survive in the __ __. He dies of starvation at the age of 24, __ __ in the Alaskan wilderness. But the story of his independence and desire to live in the simple beauty of __ __ lives on.
In the __ __ Society, Eddie Vedder __ __ the thoughts of Chris McCandless, as he says goodbye to the rules and demands of society in order to live freely __ __.
A.entered B.dropped out of C.liked D.hated
A.entertain B.check C.test. D.study
A.directed B.set C.sold D.owned
A.introduces B.brings about C.becomes of D.is based on
A.song B.film C.book D.young
A.sing B.call C.express D.remind
A.performs B.conducts C.carries D.takes
A.possession B.control C.place D.notice
A.walks B.wanders C.travels D.tours
A.down B.through C.across D.up
A.all the way B.in the way C.by the way D.on the way
A.pleases B.surprises C.influences D.persuades
A.survive B.defeat C.realize D.find
A.content B.pleased C.prepared D.delighted
A.country B.wild C.mountain D.west
A.lonely B.allalone C.disappointed D.regretful
A.society B.man C.nature D.science
A.movie B.performance C.travel D.song
A.thinks B.expects C.imagines D.supposes
A.on his own B.together C.actively D.lonely