“Cheese” — a metaphor (隐喻) for what we want to have in life，whether it is a job, a relationship, or money.
Each of us has our own __26__of what cheese is, and we want to __27__it because we believe it makes us __28__.
Once there lived four little characters. Two were __29__named Sniff and Scurry and two were little people named Hem and Haw.
Every morning, the mice and the little people __30_their running wear and went to Cheese Station C __31__they found their cheese. It was such a large store(仓库) of cheese that Hem and Haw __32__moved their homes to be closer to it.
One morning, Sniff and Scurry arrived at Cheese Station C and discovered there was __33__cheese. They weren’t surprised. __34__they had noticed the supply 35 cheese had been getting smaller every day; they were prepared for the result. They set out quickly to __36__new cheese.
Later that same day, Hem and Haw arrived. “What? No cheese! Who moved my cheese?” Hem yelled(叫喊). They went home that night __37__and discouraged.
The next day Hem and Haw __38__to Cheese Station C. But the situation hadn’t changed. Haw asked, “Do Sniff and Scurry know something we don’t know?” Hem __39__him and said, “What would they know? They are simple 40 and we are human beings. They cannot be __41__than we are.”
Haw suggested, “Maybe we should 42 talking about the situation and just to look for some new cheese.”
Haw decided to 43 Cheese Station C while Hem was more comfortable staying in the cheese less Station C.
Meanwhile, Sniff and Scurry went farther 44 they found Cheese Station N. They found what they had been looking for. It was the biggest 45 of cheese the mice had ever seen.
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After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the 31 had stopped after the quake. On my way home I 32 an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart 33 . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use my 34 .” He was 35 his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to 36 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will 37 you to your home.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to 38 my car with gas. There was a 39 of gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very 40 lines. I got 41 since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 42 , the man smiled and said, “ 43 the situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m glad that we are all able to 44 ,” I said. His smile gave me so much 45 .
I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) centre 46 when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next 47 surprised me, “ I am very 48 that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t 49 any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of the50 .
A．traffic B．rescue C．communication D．business
A．missed B．noticed C．caught D．heard
A．hungry B．soft C．broken D．warm
A．house B．hotel C．hospital D．toilet
A．advertising B．opening C．repairing D．decorating
A．save B．assist C．charge D．encourage
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．short B．variety C．lack D．diversity
A．direct B．straight C．short D．long
A．worried B．lucky C．excited D．annoyed
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Apart from B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．share B．offer C．stand D．change
A．pleasure B．comfort C．trouble D．entertainment
A．waiting B．grabbing C．sleeping D．crying
A．promises B．roles C．remarks D．actions
A．upset B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．given B．supplied C．prepared D．received
A．city B．centre C．lesson D．disaster
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
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。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．sympathy
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．nearly
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day Divya woke her mother up in the early morning. She said, “Mummy, it is so _ 36__ since you made my favorite chocolate cake—please make it today!” Mummy smiled and said, “All right, I will get it _ 37_ for you by the time you are back from school.”
Then Divya went to school and _38_ the delicious cake all that day. That afternoon, her elder brother, Dhruv came home with his friend. Mummy had gone to the market and he _39_ a plate full of freshly made cakes. He decided to give his friend a __40_ and within minutes the plate was _41_ !
Just then Mummy _ 42_ and told him the cakes were made specially for Divya. Hearing this, Dhruv was very _43_ . Soon he got a “good” _44_ . He put his pet on the plate and placed a lid(盖子) _45_ it. Then he left home with his friend.
Divya got home in the evening, _46_ went into the kitchen and opened the plate. A pair of eyes stared at her. Four-year-old Divya was _47_ . She went to her mother and asked “Mummy, do your cakes have _48__?”
“Certainly not,” said Mummy. “Go and _49_ the cake!” This time when Divya went and __50_ the lid, a frog jumped right at her! The little girl jumped back in _51_ and went crying to her mother. She told her mother about the frog and they _52_ for Dhruv to get back that night. __53_ , when Dhruv came back, their mother first _54_ to him for what she had said on the phone. Then Dhruv realized his mistake and said _55_ to Divya.
The next day Mummy made some more chocolate cakes and this time little Divya had her fill!
A．long B．early C．nice D．late
A．proper B．ready C．tasty D．special
A．thought about B．cared about C．talked about D．worried about
A．broke B．opened C．pointed D．found
A．gift B．joke C．treat D．meal
A．bright B．clean C．empty D．gone
A．rang up B．turned up C．came back D．set up
A．regretful B．angry C．amazed D．disappointed
A．plan B．answer C．way D．idea
A．for B．in C．across D．over
A．silently B．slowly C．excitedly D．bravely
A．afraid B．moved C．surprised D．happy
A．pets B．eyes C．balls D．vegetables
A．cut B．bake C．make D．eat
A．covered B．lifted C．pushed D．touched
A．time B．relief C．fear D．sight
A．waited B．longed C．called D．hoped
A．Besides B．Anyway C．At last D．However
A．admitted B．apologized C．introduced D．explained
A．nothing B．good bye C．hello D．sorry
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 1 .
Today things are 2 , and the world has become too 3 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 4 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 5 survive.
Everyone 6 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 7, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 8 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 9 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 10 more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 11 , in most countries wastes are 12 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 13 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 14 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 15 . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 16 there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 17 five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will 18 longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 19 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 20in the future.
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．rare D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．seas C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go on
A．cut away B．cut off C．cut up D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally speaking D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．too many B．a few C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．revolution
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．lives
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．place D．reward
A．star B．sea C．planet D．forest
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have two friends who are eager to go hiking. There is a High Peaks region 1 46 mountains in New York. A mountain club gives special recognition（奖赏） to 2 who climbs all the 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this 3. The mountains were really 4 to climb. It 5 them several years to achieve it. My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains, and the 6 one was the most distant and the highest.
Early one morning they left their campsite hiking path to the 7 of a chain of mountains. When they reached the base, they found that they had left their 8 and map in the camp. 9 returning to the camp, they decided to navigate(导航，定位) without them. 10, they reached the top of a mountain. They were worn-out 11 extremely happy.
However, the 12 lasted only for a short time. When they 13 , they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the 14 mountain! 15 the time problem, they had to wait for another four months to climb the right mountain.
I think this story tells an important 16：often in life we put great 17 into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get 18. Knowing your 49 in life gives you a powerful personal map and compass, 20 that you are always climbing the right mountain.
A．consisting of B．consisted of C．making of D．made of
A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
A．relax B．award C．admission D．result
A．easy B．visual C．hard D．fragile
A．cost B．wasted C．spent D．took
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．top B．side C．edge D．base
A．map B．guide C．water D．compass
A．Rather than B．Other than C．Or rather D．Except for
A．Consequently B．Eventually C．Endlessly D．Mentally
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．delight B．sorrow C．stress D．preference
A．looked up B．looked forward C．looked back D．looked around
A．right B．left C．wrong D．highest
A．In spite of B．Due to C．Thanks to D．Instead of
A．class B．lesson C．aim D．ban
A．strength B．load C．effort D．faith
A．abused B．addicted C．accustomed D．lost
A．purpose B．dream C．quality D．pleasure
A．making sure B．making out C．making up D．making from
