A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and1. It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a2with very little effort.
I will give 3.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting4We had been close as5but had grown apart. Our meetings were not6; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only7our misunderstanding. Then he8a small island in the Caribbean and we9touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to10. Rereading the letter, I was11by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had12respected my order brother but13he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so14.And with that one letter we became friends15.It might never have occurred to16to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no17,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of18communication(通讯),people often19that they don't always have to phone or email. They have a20. And that is to write.
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One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to 37a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the 38 over the crack, walked across it and 39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．
After some time the ant finally reached its 44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just 48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 50 more than a burden. Isn’t our 51 like this?
We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the 52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all 53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us．
A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with
A．move B．cross C．crawl D．suffer
A．feather B．flower C．grass D．flick
A．made B．took C．picked D．set
A．frightened B．interested C．annoyed D．attracted
A．size B．height C．depth D．length
A．Therefore B．But C．So D．Otherwise
A．working B．sleeping C．walking D．living
A．habitat B．background C．battle D．destination
A．underground B．comfortable C．underwater D．distinctive
A．game B．sport C．trouble D．focus
A．fit B．fix C．suit D．lay
A．gave in B．gave up C．gave away D．gave out
A．after B．while C．before D．once
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．study B．aim C．life D．dream
A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger
A．presents B．questions C．pleasure D．burdens
A．think B．find C．wonder D．attempt
A．helpless B．powerful C．meaningful D．useless
Butch O’Hare was a fighter pilot. One day his entire squadron（中队）was sent on a mission. In the air after taking off, he realized that someone had36 to fill up the tank. He would not have enough37 to complete his flight and get back to his ship. His flight38 told him to return to the carrier (航空母舰).
As he was returning to the mother39 , he saw something that turned his blood40 . A squadron of Japanese planes was speeding their way toward the41 fleet（舰队）.The fleet was defenseless. He couldn’t42 his squadron and brings them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he 43 the fleet of the coming danger.
There was only one thing to do. He44 force the Japanese away from the fleet. Laying aside all the thoughts of personal45 , he dove his plane into the formation of Japanese46 . His plane fired hard as he charged in, attacking one47 enemy plane and then another. Butch fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition（弹药）48 . Bravely he continued the fighting. He dove at the planes,49 to hit the enemy planes in hopes of50 as many enemy planes as possible. 51, the angry Japanese squadron flew away in another52 . With a great weight taken off his53 Butch O’Hare and his damaged fighter came back to the carrier.
The film from the camera on his plane told the54 . It showed Butch’s daring action to55 his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft. He became an American hero.
A．hoped B．intended C．forgotten D．managed
A．fuel B．time C．energy D．determination
A．friend B．man C．assistant D．leader
A．ship B．train C．land D．airport
A．warm B．cold C．dry D．cool
A．Japanese B．British C．American D．German
A．reach B．tell C．order D．ask
A．tell B．warn C．expect D．demand
A．might B．must C．could D．can
A．luck B．career C．happiness D．safety
A．soldiers B．ships C．sight D．planes
A．excited B．brave C．worried D．surprised
A．ran out B．died away C．left out D．put away
A．trying B．leading C．setting D．sticking
A．meeting B．firing C．controlling D．damaging
A．However B．Therefore C．Finally D．Besides
A．route B．way C．direction D．aim
A．hand B．arm C．mind D．breast
A．lesson B．tale C．joke D．reason
A．praise B．protect C．repair D．encourage
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very21. Some stories are told22 they were true. Real people who live in a 23 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not24. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be25for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only26. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we27 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than28. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of29. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our30 --which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想)31the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read32realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we33that we are real and they are34 . It sounds35,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and36 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by37that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our38 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose39 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel40we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
A．possible B．easy C．new D．Different
A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
A．usual B．normal C．certain D．common
A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
A．do B．make C．have D．are
A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
A．working B．thinking C．living D．understanding
A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
A．make B．get C．use D．have
A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
A．find B．learn C．know D．hope
A．too B．not C．all D．so
A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
A．telling B．pretending C．promising D．guessing
A．mind B．life C．world D．society
A．heart B．time C．money D．ourselves
A．what B．how C．when D．Why
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to 36 a little pocket money.
One day I 37 on the door of an elderly woman and asked 38 she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in 39 and I showed her my worn 40 , which no longer kept me warm. She 41 me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be 42 now.” She then 43 a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a 44 job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to 45 new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to 46 me with your report card and I will 47 you when I see you have worked hard and have some good 48 . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much 49 as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and 50 so much money that it was 51 for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she 52 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I 53 her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge 54 this wonderful lady made over my life with her 55 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
A．save B．give C．earn D．change
A．turned B．knocked C．worked D．looked
A．how B．when C．why D．if
A．school B．time C．trouble D．bed
A．bag B．carpet C．coat D．sofa
A．allowed B．forced C．helped D．stopped
A．punished B．tested C．praised D．paid
A．set up B．took out C．talked about D．put away
A．boring B．new C．fine D．terrible
A．keep B．buy C．remove D．make
A．visit B．forgive C．welcome D．serve
A．recognize B．reward C．understand D．protect
A．goals B．stories C．marks D．ideas
A．room B．money C．food D．time
A．grabbed B．lost C．borrowed D．charged
A．rare B．enough C．simple D．special
A．promised B．discovered C．knew D．admitted
A．asked B．required C．showed D．wrote
A．decision B．progress C．mistake D．difference
A．courage B．kindness C．honesty D．happiness
When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 41 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 42 the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 43 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 44 full use of the shape of land to 45 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 46 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 47 .Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 48 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 49 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 50 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 51 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self respect and won't 52 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 53 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 54 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 55 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 56 and he never gave in, fighting 57 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 58 wolves are one of the most respected creatures on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 59 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 60 in this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
A．thought about B．walked into C．talked about D．cared for
A．hunt B．admire C．draw D．watch
A．space B．spot C．food D．survival
A．get B．take C．have D．make
A．fight B．avoid C．trap D．discover
A．special B．imaginative C．outstanding D．creative
A．operation B．teamwork C．lifestyle D．control
A．single B．brave C．lonely D．fair
A．fight B．struggle C．fear D．fail
A．As for B．As though C．Even so D．Even if
A．what B．he C．that D．one
A．turn in B．give in C．take in D．break in
A．once B．just C．soon D．only
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．pleasure D．sorrow
A．rest B．others C．another D．the other
A．proud B．satisfied C．willing D．eager
A．until B．although C．before D．unless
A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-respect D．self-protection
A．curious B．different C．strange D．humorous
A．walk B．hand C．get D．succeed