阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very 16 . He always continued to work through his break time and 17 that those old folks were wasting time, having to 18 several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by,this young man noticed that 19 he worked through break time and hardly took a 20 , those old folks were chopping the same 21 of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he 22 to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the 23 were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks 24 him for a drink during their break time. That young man 25 and said that he had no 26 time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to 27 chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）.Sooner or later you will 28 or be so tired as you have spent too much 29 .”
Suddenly the young man 30 that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were 31 re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could 32 faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we 33 is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability 34 . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no 35 !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．good-looking
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong. B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid. C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly his wife died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after his wife’s , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n) in life that has little to do with this class, but I feel it is very .”
“Each of us is put here on to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic will end. It can be at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single .” His eyes beginning to , he went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n) . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to . It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”
The class was completely quiet. We all our books and got out of the classroom . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and what he had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that we all ignore.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to an ice cream, for as we get , it is not the things we did that we often feel about, but the things we didn’t do.
A．death B．illness C．news D．birthday
A．plan B．answer C．lesson D．suggestion
A．clear B．sweet C．different D．important
A．foot B．earth C．business D．holiday
A．game B．experience C．story D．party
A．taken away B．worked out C．put off D．held up
A．place B．word C．bill D．day
A．dry B．open C．water D．move
A．exam B．promise C．date D．trip
A．notice B．eat C．learn D．carry
A．rising B．boiling C．growing D．falling
A．turned over B．brought in C．picked up D．passed on
A．carefully B．quietly C．patiently D．happily
A．school B．hospital C．factory D．church
A．hear B．write C．remember D．understand
A．finally B．never C．unusually D．properly
A．Walk B．Live C．Work D．Study
A．spare B．get C．make D．smell
A．closer B．taller C．older D．stronger
A．excited B．concerned C．upset D．sorry
The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area. When it was to make a turn, two passengers－a of young lovers－were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they a stop to get down. They were left behind and the bus went . Suddenly they heard a loud boom of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly by the news that no passengers on board . When they calmed down they and expressed their feelings in a few words.
The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist to a scenic mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said after the disaster that they had narrowly escaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were ones who missed the bus and the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of “Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ to the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our expectation. “If we hadn’t got down and the bus, it would have the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think . It actually serves as a(n) of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
A．rapid B．due C．eager D．about
A．couple B．group C．party D．row
A．got to B．called for C．set up D．looked for
A．away B．in C．on D．by
A．along B．ahead C．across D．opposite
A．shocked B．scared C．moved D．confused
A．died B．saved C．survived D．witnessed
A．shouted B．screamed C．fought D．sighed
A．car B．bike C．road D．bus
A．immediately B．even C．only D．ever
A．lazy B．selfish C．lucky D．strange
A．missed B．avoided C．caused D．trapped
A．injury B．concern C．relief D．regret
A．emotions B．expressions C．replies D．attitudes
A．caught B．delayed C．missed D．took
A．seen B．passed C．jumped D．landed
A．differently B．actually C．exactly D．sincerely
A．examination B．change C．quality D．state
A．thought B．blamed C．enjoyed D．helped
A．happiness B．excuse C．honor D．mercy
“Who could ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Evan Mercer last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Mercer offered to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words much more to himself. That’s because Mercer is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Mercer didn’t start to until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Mercer. Although her son was a disadvantage, she was determined not to treat him . “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he the first time, we just tried again.”
Mercer, 18, worked hard throughout school, no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work . He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have so far behind that escaping seems the only way . Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire .”
Mercer spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing ovation(鼓掌) from the class and messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a on their lives and how they’re really by it,” Mercer told ABC News. “It feels . Seeing that my words have a power on someone and that they want to work harder my words makes me feel wonderful.”
A．warning B．advice C．message D．information
A．meant B．paid C．recognized D．persuaded
A．faced B．preferred C．needed D．forecast
A．cry B．hear C．smell D．speak
A．at B．for C．under D．by
A．kindly B．differently C．exactly D．similarly
A．harm B．cause C．reason D．trouble
A．organized B．failed C．succeeded D．managed
A．accepting B．achieving C．harvesting D．receiving
A．paid off B．dropped off C．took off D．set off
A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away
A．fallen B．waited C．walked D．gone
A．in B．out C．off D．up
A．possibility B．success C．victory D．impossibility
A．supportive B．negative C．useless D．selfish
A．reward B．source C．power D．detail
A．disappointed B．educated C．frightened D．puzzled
A．amazing B．frightening C．shocking D．embarrassing
A．actually B．suddenly C．strangely D．extremely
A．except for B．according to C．instead of D．because of
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary. Now, a teenager with problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very .So, what makes blogging different from writing in diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of that she does not want to .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog a diary will probably write nearly the same information. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. I was at her age, I wrote about the same things, but in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was that my sister might read it!
The biggest with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something about her in my diary, she would never know. , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend read her blog and get angry.
There are also to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me.” would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would respond and tell her how much they her. Blogs help people stay in with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.
A．the same B．troublesome C．difficult D．daily
A．familiar B．special C．similar D．different
A．a personal B．an ordinary C．a common D．a traditional
A．attractive B．public C．convenient D．quick
A．thoughts B．puzzles C．mysteries D．secrets
A．tell B．share C．publish D．solve
A．instead of B．as well as C．in favor of D．in spite of
A．blog B．diary C．report D．web
A．Although B．Since C．When D．Because
A．only B．already C．still D．never
A．angry B．hopeless C．glad D．worried
A．problem B．doubt C．trouble D．mistake
A．hard B．wrong C．mean D．funny
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Then
A．should B．will C．must D．might
A．reasons B．disadvantages C．shortcomings D．advantages
A．everyone B．no one C．anyone D．someone
A．happily B．especially C．quickly D．specially
A．like B．miss C．need D．help
A．friendship B．touch C．debate D．mind
It happened on February 27, 2010. We in the middle of the night at the alarm in our apartment. My husband got out of bed to see what was happening. I sat up trying to keep our little son Nemer . All of a sudden, I felt that the bed was slightly . Then everything in the room started shaking.
My husband entered the room puzzled, trying to find what was happening. Then we knew for sure it was a(n) . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller(折叠式婴儿车) and held him . The shaking kept going harder. I tried 3 times to close and open my eyes to wake up from this nightmare(噩梦)，but I realized it was real. We decided to the apartment as we knew it was dangerous to stay inside.
When we the building, I heard banging on doors and crying. We went in fear with other neighbors down the . It was completely dark, we couldn’t see where we were stepping. Luckily, we to get out of the building in the end.
Lots of people were standing outside, looking up at the high building. Some of them were , others were holding their family members or friends, and some were just too frightened to do anything. I God that my son was alive in my hands. I was shaking and my husband’s face expression was full of .
Luckily, the damage in our city wasn’t very . And only a few people died in our city. But many people in the city nearby lost their in this earthquake. After this , I learnt that we might die easily. And I learnt to value life much more. Now I try to live every day to the fullest and as much time with my family as possible.
A．showed up B．stayed up C．hanged up D．woke up
A．alone B．asleep C．alive D．ahead
A．moving B．pushing C．shaking D．pulling
A．to B．in C．out D．of
A．earthquake B．dream C．fire D．flood
A．slightly B．hardly C．rightly D．closely
A．beautiful B．terrible C．cheerful D．lucky
A．enter B．watch C．leave D．observe
A．locked up B．looked out of C．stayed around D．hurried out of
A．hills B．stairs C．buildings D．paths
A．so B．but C．as D．because
A．determined B．prepared C．managed D．agreed
A．excited B．troublesome C．impatient D．frightened
A．cheering B．crying C．thinking D．talking
A．thanked B．ignored C．praised D．blocked
A．anger B．cruelty C．fear D．happiness
A．believable B．small C．satisfying D．serious
A．concerns B．lives C．jobs D．nation
A．experience B．story C．news D．lesson
A．spend B．pay C．waste D．face