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
A well-known speaker started his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “What is this piece of 1 and is it worth anything?”
Hands started going up. “It is a $20 bill, encashable(可兑现的) in international and national 2 .”replied one of the 3 who raised their hands.
The speaker continued, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple the 20 dollar bill using both his hands. He then 4 it and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.
“Well,” he said, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 5 and started to step on it. He picked up the crumpled and 6 bill and said, “Now, who still wants it?”
7 went back into the air. “I think this bill is still 8 its value”, said a young man in an unsure 9 . “We can still use the bill to 10 goods worth 20 dollars,” said the other people.
“My friends, you have all learned a very 11 lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. You’ve 12 that I can crumple the $20 bill during the process as the effects can be seen clearly. 13 , no matter what I did to the piece of paper, you were 14 in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its 15 . It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we feel like as if we are 16 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are 17 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, please 18 , you will never lose your value.” Values that you keep in your heart will always 19 you from a difficult situation.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or not, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are 20 — don’t ever forget it.”
A．paper B．advice C．information D．luck
A．organizations B．flights C．markets D．conferences
A．family B．teachers C．speakers D．audience
A．hid B．bought C．carried D．unfolded
A．square B．beach C．ground D．playground
A．thin B．dirty C．new D．clear
A．Hands B．Books C．Heads D．Smoke
A．losing B．reducing C．increasing D．holding
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．shout
A．deliver B．buy C．sell D．produce
A．boring B．difficult C．valuable D．painful
A．heard B．seen C．forgotten D．doubted
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise
A．sure B．curious C．proud D．sad
A．price B．growth C．value D．size
A．dropped B．turned C．looked D．talked
A．important B．confident C．selfish D．useless
A．accept B．argue C．remember D．decide
A．leave B．search C．save D．beat
A．especial B．normal C．ordinary D．special
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 11 to where he was going. Pretty soon 12_ that he was lost, but he continued todrive, expectingtorefindhiswayorto13 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 14 .
It was a long15 road. For many __16__ he kept ondriving. When itwasalmost dark ，hesaw in a field a tall 17 ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his 18 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”thefarmer___19____，still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 20 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more 21 .
“Don’t know. I never 22 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 23 .“What do you know？You’re thebiggest foolIever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 24 at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. 25 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
A．signs B．orders C．attention D．direction
A．realized B．recognized C．accepted D．received
A．miss B．meet C．look D．lose
A．town B．country C．capital D．village
A．lonely B．busy C．dirty D．crowded
A．driver B．policeman C．farmer D．worker
A．strong B．tired C．weak D．tiring
A．asked B．demanded C．replied D．ordered
A．always B．often C．sometimes D．seldom
A．politely B．friendly C．loudly D．angrily
A．judged B．measured C．saw D．studied
A．sad B．lovely C．friendly D．angry
A．gladly B．immediately C．silently D．excitedly
A．Generally B．Fortunately C．Certainly D．Perhaps
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 41 the office to get something to eat . On the way, I 42 a busker (街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 43 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 44 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 45 like that type---young and ragged. 46 what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 47 I had no right to place myself above 48 just because he was busking.
I 49 and dropped all the coins into his 50 , and he smiled at me. I watched for a while. As 51 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 52 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. 53 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 54 ,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 55 , I saw the busker again and he was _56 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk 57 a cafe counter. There he poured the 58 contents into a tin collecting 59 an earthquake fund-raising (募捐) event. He was busking for charity!
Now I donate any 60 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
A．left B．cleaned C．prepared D．searched
A．led B．chose C．saw D．fooled
A．chocolates B．coins C．tins D．drugs
A．almost B．only C．rather D．still
A．acted B．looked C．sounded D．smelt
A．Though B．For C．Therefore D．But
A．declared B．realized C．expected D．guessed
A．it B．all C．him D．them
A．waited B．followed C．stopped D．arrived
A．rag B．hat C．pocket D．counter
A．selfish B．awkward C．innocent D．special
A．happiness B．sadness C．love D．hate
A．Disappointedly B．Unfortunately C．Coincidentally D．Comfortably
A．words B．effort C．space D．money
A．moment B．day C．break D．event
A．walking around B．passing by C．packing up D．running off
A．around B．in C．behind D．to
A．chief B．basic C．actual D．total
A．by B．for C．on D．with
A．work B．time C．energy D．change
One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I 21 the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked 22 the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old, 23 freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short 24 . The boy had a big smile on his face 25 he had just been set free from some sort of 26 . The boy would then fall to the grass, 27 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a 28 on his face.
Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but 29 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they 30 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was 31 touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 32 and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only 33 was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a 34 — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for 35 or was not worrying about whether 36 was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him 37 and that it would be 38 if he did fall. No, all that 39 to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that 40 and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.
A．drove B．started C．parked D．broke
A．outside B．down C．toward D．over
A．playing B．smiling C．rolling D．running
A．way B．length C．time D．distance
A．even if B．as if C．so long as D．now that
A．park B．cave C．prison D．castle
A．get up B．take up C．break down D．lie down
A．tear B．smile C．pleasure D．surprise
A．however B．instead C．therefore D．anyhow
A．stop B．win C．achieve D．succeed
A．luckily B．apparently C．actually D．equally
A．confident B．joyful C．quiet D．proud
A．worry B．dream C．aim D．hope
A．boy B．child C．player D．winner
A．chance B．fortune C．approval D．trouble
A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．one
A．fail B．run C．fall D．cry
A．embarrassing B．disappointing C．frightening D．amusing
A．happened B．contributed C．related D．mattered
A．discovery B．observation C．story D．incident
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 1 in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 2 as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 3 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 4 me. The woman looked carefully at me 5 through her glasses, and then 6 me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather7 . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of8 . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 9 to get a job without10 . I wondered whether I ought to leave, 11 the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “ 12 , I’ve got someone in the 13 at this very moment who might 14 .” She wrote down a 15 , and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a 16 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“ Oh yes,” said I — 17 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 18 her again and again, and rushed out to the 19 telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours 20 cook books.
A. bed B house C. agency D. office
A．proud B．pleased C．nervous D．worried
A．family B．door C．place D．stage
A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
A．place B．job C．advice D．help
A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
A．after B．since C．until D．when
A．Above all B．As a matter of fact C．As a result D．In spite of that
A．family B．house C．office D．restaurant
A．hire B．accept C．suit D．offer
A．letter B．name C．note D．number
A．cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
A．answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
A．outside B．local C．closest D．nearest
A．borrowing B．buying C．reading D．writing