"Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom__２１___asked me to eat more. My mom in American would__２２___push me like that.__２３___I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked__２４___me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had__２５___a poor life in the past.__２６___worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to__２７___the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant___２８__to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me__２９___more, I always thank her with a smile__３０___feeling angry."
This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a__３１___from Beijing Normal University.
As economic__３２___between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and__３３___ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) __３４___choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have__３５___to China from a very young age.
"Only__３６___and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid __３７___relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners __３８___we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.
Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree__３９___ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem__４０___with us in Chinese.
A．eagerly B．repeatedly C．friendly D．warmly
A．also B．never C．often D．not
A．However B．But C．Finally D．Therefore
A．after B．at C．for D．upon
A．led B．leaded C．live D．made
A．It B．What C．That D．Which
A．speaking B．talking D．saying
A．demands B．orders C．requests D．commands
A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．ate
A．other than B．but than C．instead D．instead of
A．retiree B．worker C．professor D．official
A．changes B．exchanges C．conflicts D．improvements
A．different B．difficult C．challenging D．exciting
A．hot B．heat C．cold D．only
A．entrance B．access C．door D．way
A．revolution B．fighting C．reform D．motivation
A．foreigner B．aboard C．civil D．overseas
A．like B．as if C．as D．even if
A．as B．while C．since D．for
A．chat B．chatting C．to chat D．chatted
When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is because they are not at all important. It is none of their to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it to small talk which often brings , shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.
On the other , there is a noble curiosity—the curiosity of the wise, who at all the great things and try to find out all they about them. Columbus could have found America if he had not been . James Watt would not have made the steam engine his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid(水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made a result of curiosity. the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．works B．puts C．takes D．depends
A．always B．sometimes C．seldom D．neither
A．full B．fond C．proud D．lack
A．angry B．worried C．pleased D．anxious
A．how B．when C．why D．where
A．silly B．necessary C．possible D．funny
A．work B．homework C．duty D．business
A．both B．anything C．something D．everything
A．refers B．leads C．causes D．results
A．pride B．harm C．nervousness D．selfishness
A．face B．side C．way D．hand
A．expect B．like C．wonder D．doubt
A．need B．dare C．must D．can
A．never B．ever C．probably D．finally
A．famous B．careful C．curious D．hard
A．for B．without C．in D．from
A．before B．as C．after D．during
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．much B．little C．some D．few
There was a boy that dreamt of becoming the world’s best violinist. To achieve his life goal, he travelled to a faraway land where the famous and best violinist of all time__ .
The apartment he was directed to was in an old, lonely place. There was no evidence of life at all. The young man was __ and turned to leave. ___ _ he heard someone coughing from within.
The famous violinist was very old and __ . He refused to teach the young boy, who also refused to __ . The boy played his violin in the yard, and this he did for three nights__ _ the old man could not bear it any more. He came out on the fourth night and began to ___ the boy. Under his instruction, the ___ _student’s musical skills rapidly improved.
Years passed by. Now the old man asked the boy to __ an important competition. It was the best violin competition in the world. The young man was among hundreds of __ _ from all over the world. The __ lasted for days. On the day he played, everyone was deeply ___ _. First, the boy was so young, but no violin player could have played__ . Second, the boy was focused on one ___ _ and never looked elsewhere till he finished. Third, tears came down his focused eyes but his ____ _ was not drawn away from the music. He was ___ _the winner.
Only the boy knew the __ __for his success in the competition. ___ _learning from the best violinist the world ever knew, his teacher had come in person that day to ____ _him. The old man stood in the dark where he wasn’t ___ _ to anyone around. The old violinist died few days later.
A．performed B．lived C．toured D．lay
A．bored B．disappointed C．excited D．satisfied
A．Still B．Also C．Thus D．Then
A．weak B．polite C．kind D．strict
A．leave B．talk C．learn D．play
A．so B．unless C．if D．till
A．punish B．persuade C．beg D．coach
A．slow B．gifted C．kind D．quiet
A．take part in B．look forward to C．stay away from D．come up with
A．judges B．students C．competitors D．fans
A．program B．event C．concert D．lecture
A．annoyed B．moved C．hurt D．concerned
A．better B．quicker C．harder D．louder
A．book B．model C．direction D．question
A．hand B．eye C．interest D．attention
A．announced B．known C．shown D．predicted
A．prize B．wish C．way D．reason
A．Without B．Besides C．Through D．By
A．find B．comfort C．support D．visit
A．dangerous B．unfair C．noticeable D．particular
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)，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。
A homeless man walked up to me and asked me for some small change, “ I’ll give you a quarter if you tell me your story,” I said. He laughed, “You’ll give me a quarter for my story?’ I laid the in front of him and 4 myself —“No, here’s the quarter but it would be nice to hear your story.” Seeing him lost in , I sat down next to him and .
“ I was once a sniper（狙击兵）in the army.” he said. “ I was to shoot down the enemy from the distance.” I listened attentively. He told me how he to hunt with his family. He had his own way of animals by not killing more than be needed. When the 48 came knocking on his door, he felt and joined up. All those years of developing his hunting skills could now serve a larger —to defend us from the bad guys. He set out to at the front .
“I was a sniper but I never really killed anyone.” he continued. “One day they asked me to a lady from the distance. I saw the kids near her and my hands were on the trigger（扳机）. But I couldn’t it. She wasn’t doing anything to anyone and she was the kids.
The story went on as he described being put into prison for 180 days for to follow orders. “ I have no ,” he said. “ I may be homeless now, I never killed that lady.” He continued, “ I can being homeless, but I wouldn’t be able to stand killing innocent people.”
I met a hero. It just never to me that a hero could be a smelly old sniper.
A．note B．coin C．dollar D．wallet
A．blamed B．reminded C．corrected D．added
A．argument B．action C．consideration D．thought
A．whispered B．nodded C．sighed D．waited
A．demanded B．supposed C．reminded D．determined
A．desired B．wished C．failed D．used
A．tracking B．raising C．training D．respecting
A．army B．minister C．commander D．company
A．annoyed B．proud C．astonished D．confused
A．group B．business C．purpose D．result
A．serve B．hunt C．aim D．survive
A．murder B．fight C．shoot D．arrest
A．remain B．fire C．make D．decide
A．besides B．along C．inside D．among
A．gradually B．eventually C．deliberately D．desperately
A．managing B．failing C．hesitating D．forgetting
A．ideas B．attempts C．regrets D．feelings
A．however B．otherwise C．but D．unless
A．work out B．meet with C．live with D．get through
A．happened B．seemed C．struck D．occurred
The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a at school.” Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my . Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more , almost he were talking to himself. Maybe he’ll just forget it, I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the of my long list of things to do.
My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I . Jeremy stood quietly watching me. Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again. I knew what he wanted but I needed to_______.I smiled at Jeremy and kept typing. He for a few more minutes, then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his . “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper—now!”
“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, and looked at me in “You’re going to the store just for me?” I . Suddenly, a look of _____ shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So was I that I didn’t turned away from his to get him some poster paper.
A．race B．class C．ceremony D．competition
A．colleagues B．family C．neighbors D．relatives
A．spare B．pay C．spend D．lose
A．slowly B．softly C．confidently D．loudly
A．as soon as B．as long as C．as though D．even if
A．bottom B．top C．beginning D．corner
A．letter B．foot C．image D．shadow
A．woke up B．stood up C．got up D．looked up
A．rest B．type C．learn D．exercise
A．widely B．happily C．weakly D．politely
A．watched B．searched C．hesitated D．complained
A．comment B．footsteps C．warning D．advice
A．fell over B．sat down C．turned around D．walked away
A．peace B．astonishment C．relief D．silence
A．doubted B．argued C．apologized D．nodded
A．surprise B．sadness C．disappointment D．excitement
A．enjoy B．remember C．forget D．value
A．story B．question C．poster D．composition
A．grateful B．generous C．forgetful D．selfless
A．opinion B．request C．promise D．gift
What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be . They that cities will become more and more crowded. the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This will cause other problems—more crime, dirtier streets, and wor
se problems with traffic we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity) and housing? life w
ill be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.
How can we such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already in the streets because there is so little suitable housing—and because are so high. The crime rate isn't going down. , it is so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don't move at all for several blocks. These problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no for the future of the city.
However, not all people believe in the horrible for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can solve present urban problems and future ones.
The 
of any modern city are not unique(独特的) to that city, that is to say, all the cities in the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban 
can learn from one another. They can solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.
A．fantastic B．horrible C．regular D．significant
A．ensure B．require C．indicate D．predict
A．As B．Though C．With D．Unless
A．room B．number C．future D．overcrowding
A．as B．which C．what D．than
A．While B．Because C．Therefore D．Once
A．For B．In C．Because D．Thanks to
A．deal B．keep C．solve D．cause
A．calling B．sleeping C．robbing D．starving
A．flats B．cars C．rents D．crimes
A．And B．Thus C．Instead D．Therefore
A．increasing B．changing C．dropping D．exchanging
A．urban B．rural C．crime D．traffic
A．reality B．trend C．prediction D．hope
A．definitions B．predictions C．identification D．indication
A．reform B．remain C．cure D．prevent
A．disadvantages B．advantages C．properties D．substitutes
A．offer B．satisfy C．require D．provide
A．consumers B．planners C．systems D．physicians
A．try B．identify C．cure D．forecast