阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Childish Voice
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why 36 had such a big influence 37 a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now, 38 I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel 39 to express my own 40 on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very 41 experiences. There are still many things 42 me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better 43 yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life 44 . There are so many things around us that 45 our will. We can’t force life 46 our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we 47 it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves 48 the world. I think we should learn to accept 49 life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to 50 every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more 51 that they slip by and leave you feeling 52 . I realize that I’m not just living 53 myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or 54 .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one 55 that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.
A．man B．time C．thing D．parent
A．about B．with C．on D．in
A．before B．after C．as D．when
A．anxious B．worried C．tired D．glad
A．beliefs B．opinions C．confidences D．expressions
A．a few B．little C．few D．a little
A．waiting for B．sticking with C．dealing with D．doing with
A．ask B．change C．exchange D．force
A．myself B．itself C．oneself D．themselves
A．go with B．go along C．go ahead D．go against
A．being followed B．to be followed C．following D．to follow
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．approve
A．fit in B．suit C．beat D．match
A．what B．whatever C．which D．why
A．miss B．catch C．escape D．lose
A．probably B．likely C．possibly D．unlikely
A．regretful B．awful C．successful D．terrible
A．for B．by C．on D．with
A．wrong B．false C．negative D．true
A．point B．rule C．thing D．word
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter(住所).Every Saturday or Sunday night，my family and I go out and ____the homeless people in the city.
There is one____thing I like to mention here. Before we begin our____，my family and I do not eat. We do this____we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the kitchen and____the food. We then____the food for 30 or more people. I like to write a special____on the bags like “God loves you”.
A lot of people____homeless people. Not all homeless people are bad people. Some are really____.Many people hate them____no good reason. In the beginning，when my family and I went out on the street，we had to____their trust. Later，as they____us every week，they started to trust us.We____know some of their names. We all have to keep in mind that they also have____.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food，and____ us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are____.
We have become____close to a man named Tony and his wife. After meeting with them several times，he has told us a lot about his____.He graduated from college and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish.
After we get done feeding the homeless，it makes me____what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad，and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless，and ____in someone’s life.
A．visit B．introduce C．save D．feed
A．common B．exciting C．special D．embarrassing
A．show B．journey C．vacation D．meal
A．so B．when C．if D．because
A．design B．prepare C．buy D．give
A．bag B．cook C．fetch D．find
A．passage B．saying C．note D．message
A．please B．help C．love D．misunderstand
A．helpful B．nice C．funny D．beautiful
A．for B．at C．of D．on
A．bring B．earn C．create D．share
A．served B．told C．saw D．needed
A．hardly B．never C．sometimes D．even
A．words B．looks C．desires D．feelings
A．change B．thank C．impress D．disappoint
A．happy B．great C．surprised D．bored
A．only B．too C．also D．really
A．dream B．future C．life D．friend
A．want B．appreciate C．keep D．think
A．taking care B．watching out C．showing up D．making a difference
Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something that changed my life.
Pete was being in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest . How many at-bats（击球）do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits？" Without hesitation, Pete just at the reporter and said,"78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？"
Mr. Rose calmly his philosophy（哲理，观点） with the reporters who were waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I up to the plate（击球区），I to get a hit! I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter's（击球手）box! It is expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose's and how it applied to everyday ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my . As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not ! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I my attitude to a positive one，and the results were .I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am to enjoy the rest of my life!
，Mr. Rose!
A．reliable B．enjoyable C．valuable D．unbelievable
A．admired B．interviewed C．watched D．trained
A．decision B．record C．level D．goal
A．stared B．shouted C．glared D．pointed
A．enjoyed B．shared C．discussed D．reviewed
A．anxiously B．nervously C．cheerfully D．impatiently
A．climb B．jump C．drive D．step
A．seem B．fail C．expect D．compete
A．Though B．Unless C．Because D．When
A．sudden B．simple C．positive D．considerate
A．plan B．idea C．ability D．behaviour
A．agenda B．exercise C．work D．life
A．sales B．skills C．experiences D．experiments
A．wise B．kind C．mean D．bad
A．explicit B．helpful C．enough D．practical
A．changed B．added C．devoted D．contributed
A．hopeful B．amazing C．funny D．disappointing
A．son's B．wife's C．friend's D．customer's
A．supposed B．expected C．encouraged D．determined
A．Good luck B．Best regards C．Thanks D．Congratulations
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The Keeper of the River
An old man had been working for many years for a town．His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby．Quietly and , the old man guarded the hills, the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have and polluted the fresh flow of water．The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists．Elegant swans （天鹅） floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful words．
Years passed．One evening the town met．As they reviewed the budget, one man's caught sight of the salary being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river．He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we to employ him? No one in town ever him． For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job．His position isn't any longer．" Then they voted to the man．
For several weeks, nothing changed ．．．
By early autumn, the trees began to their leaves．Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, the flow of the shining water．One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown in the river．A few days later, the water was much . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible was soon sensed．Swans left, and so did the . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness．
Quickly , the town committee called a special meeting．Realising their huge mistake in , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up．Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps．
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life．They may all make a .
A．regularly B．suddenly C．casually D．seldom
A．assumed B．opposed C．removed D．conveyed
A．rejected B．poured C．selected D．blocked
A．beyond B．despite C．within D．after
A．sympathy B．employment C．masterpiece D．committee
A．eye B．care C．hand D．spirit
A．list B．privilege C．skill D．concept
A．donate B．continue C．stop D．fail
A．decorates B．swears C．shares D．sees
A．negative B．urgent C．necessary D．complex
A．find B．fire C．support D．forget
A．lose B．avoid C．expand D．admit
A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing
A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf
A．aliver B．cooler C．warmer D．darker
A．sound B．smell C．wave D．light
A．managers B．players C．villagers D．tourists
A．embarrassed B．accepted C．focused D．delighted
A．depression B．voyage C．judgment D．amusement
A．suggestion B．difference C．platform D．devotion
Culture can affect not just language and customs, but also how people experience the world on surprisingly basic levels.
Researchers, with the help of brain scans, have ______ shocking differences in perception between Westerners and Asians, what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they are _____ of a simple line in a square, according to findings published in a(n) _____ science journal.
In Western countries, culture makes people think of themselves as highly ______ entities. When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings. East Asian cultures, however, ________ inter-dependence, When Easterners look at a scene, they tend to focus on the surroundings as well as the object.
Using an experiment ________ two tasks, Dr. Hedden asked subjects to look at a line simply to estimate its length, a task that played to American’s _______. In another, they estimated the line’s length relative to the size of a square, an easier task for the Asian.
The level of brain activity, by ______ blood flow, was then measured by Brain Scanners. The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance, and the tasks were very easy, the levels of activity in the subjects’ brain were ______. For the Americans, areas ______ to attention were more favorable to them, when they worked on the task they tended to find more difficult --- estimating the line’s size relative to the square. The findings are a ______ of more than ten years of previous experimental research into East-West differences.
In one study, for instance researchers ______ people a choice among five pens; four red and one green. Easterners were more likely to choose a red pen, and Westerners were more likely to choose the green one.
Culture does not only make a(n) ______ on how you see the world, but how you choose to understand and internalize it. But such habits can be changed. Some psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes to the West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception also begin to change. Such research gives us ______ to how our brain works and holds new promises for us to develop programs to improve our memory techniques and __________ our learning skills.
A．recovered B．revealed C．rejected D．replaced
A．aware B．sensitive C．capable D．ignorant
A．essential B．complex C．leading D．inviting
A．independent B．creative C．cooperative D．responsible
A．neglect B．rely C．compliment D．emphasize
A．involving B．referring C．joining D．participating
A．respect B．favor C．surprise D．resistance
A．reducing B．adding C．tracking D．speeding
A．the same B．different C．unique D．unusual
A．objective B．associated C．opposite D．linked
A．comment B．reflection C．reaction D．respond
A．provided B．offered C．supplied D．handed
A．agreement B．effort C．impact D．affect
A．clues B．ideas C．concepts D．suggestions
A．rise B．enable C．decrease D．enhance
As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
A．search B．realize C．understand D．enter
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．in the end B．for example C．by the way D．on the contrary
A．Determination B．Courage C．Desire D．Convince
A．but B．so C．or D．and
A．building up B．suffering from C．looking for D．talking about
A．predict B．discover C．wonder D．question
A．tasks B．jobs C．lives D．games
A．surprised B．satisfied C．frightened D．disappointed
A．failure B．history C．procedure D．development
A．abandoned B．possessed C．offered D．required
A．stood B．stayed C．rose D．fell
A．alone B．awake C．alive D．alike
A．Teachers B．Managers C．Friends D．Parents
A．passing B．exposing C．devoting D．throwing
A．ordinary B．cruel C．good D．physical
A．thirst B．anger C．worry D．fortune
A．stands for B．turns to C．goes against D．applies to
A．success B．loss C．salary D．result
A．carry on B．insist on C．depend on D．bring on