Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the walls open .Japanese houses 36 have hollow(空的)spaces between the wooden walls. As he was 37 them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) 38 there because a nail(钉子)from the outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt 39 for it, and at the same time was curious about it.
He knew very well that the 40 had been hammered 10 years before when the house was first 41 . What had happened since? The lizard had 42 for 10 years! To be stuck in a dark wall for 10 years without 43 —it hardly seems possible, and is hard to 44 . Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for 10 years without moving a single step —since its 45 was nailed! So he stopped work and began to 46 the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and what and 47 it had been eating.
A short time later another lizard 48 with food in its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply 49 . Another lizard had been feeding the stuck one 50 the past ten years.
"What love 51 in this tiny creature! What can love do? It can do 52 ! Just think, one lizard has been 53 another untiringly for 10 long years, without 54 hope that its partner would be saved,"the man marvelled.
If a small creature like a lizard can 55 like this, just imagine how we could if we tried
A．naturally B．normally C．hardly D．actually
A．falling B．putting C．tearing D．cutting
A．left B．struck C．buried D．stuck
A．fool B．curiosity C．relief D．Pity
A．nail B．lizard C．wood D．wall
A．sold B．bought C．built D．Rented
A．originated B．survived C．escaped D．developed
A．dying B．helping C．moving D．eating
A．live B．Move C．imagine D．stay
A．arm B．leg C．tail D．foot
A．observe B．examine C．appreciate D．catch
A．why B．which C．when D．how
A．appeared B．stuck C．wandered D．jumped
A．sighed B．touched C．puzzled D．breathed
A．before B．till C．after D．for
A．feels B．exists C．responds D．returns
A．benefits B．wonders C．forgiveness D．beliefs
A．feeding B．loving C．encouraging D．meeting
A．seeking for B．thinking C．giving up D．destroying
A．love B．live C．fight D．help
A king once went to a master (大师)．He wanted to become more powerful than other ____ kings. He sat in front of the master and ____ telling him the purpose of his ____. The master listened ____ to the king.
He then told the king to go to the ____ where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side. He told the king, “They are your ____. They can teach you what you want to ____.”
The king went into the garden, and ____ the two plants but could not ____ what he could learn from them. He went back to the master and asked, “What do you ____, master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me.”
The master took the king to the plants and ____, “This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. ____, the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant, he would have ____ himself with the rose and felt jealous (忌妒的) at the ____ that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. ____, if man were the rose plant, he would have____the cypress plant enviously (羡慕地) thinking how ____ the plant was without the ____ of being disturbed by people all day! Both of the plants grew very well because they ____ all their energy for their own ____ instead of using it to compete with the other.”
A．rich B．handsome C．western D．neighboring
A．forgot B．continued C．started D．suggested
A．transport B．visit C．goal D．education
A．patiently B．angrily C．happily D．worriedly
A．valley B．bank C．garden D．forest
A．enemies B．families C．friends D．teachers
A．design B．learn C．measure D．notice
A．saw B．planted C．cut D．watered
A．provide B．show C．understand D．remember
A．hear B．find C．say D．mean
A．ordered B．explained C．asked D．requested
A．Similarly B．Frequently C．Finally D．luckily
A．covered B．compared C．marked D．dressed
A．position B．pay C．attention D．expectancy
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Or
A．looked at B．waited for C．figured out D．listened to
A．homeless B．useful C．peaceful D．poor
A．duty B．mistake C．interest D．trouble
A．lost B．used C．lent D．received
A．growth B．opinion C．fun D．victory
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Jack and his 11-year-old son, Tony, love basketball very much. On Tony’s birthday, Jack decided to drive him Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving in Chicago, they in the streets for two hours carrying a which said, “We need two tickets”. the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not it. They were about to leave when a man them. He pulled out two tickets and them to Jack. “How much do you want?” “ ! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man , “I am working for Joe, who hasn’t a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very and you made me my Dad and myself when I was a child. I wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the …”
How important and the game was to Jack and his son! Here is Jack said, “It’s the most worth thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
A．in B．to C．through D．for
A．tickets B．cards C．passes D．money
A．rode B．ran C．walked D．cried
A．book B．photo C．magazine D．sign
A．But B．And C．Or D．So
A．offer B．afford C．keep D．hold
A．invited B．asked C．stopped D．beat
A．handed B．sent C．left D．threw
A．Cheap B．Expensive C．Terrible D．Free
A．agreed B．explained C．examined D．appeared
A．delayed B．won C．lost D．missed
A．record B．time C．rule D．point
A．lend B．sell C．tear D．make
A．boring B．interesting C．smart D．anxious
A．think of B．care for C．give up D．belong to
A．really B．very C．well D．nearly
A．ability B．right C．chance D．dream
A．unpleasant B．funny C．disappointing D．unforgettable
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．hating B．discussing C．remembering D．playing
If you have ever driven in the mountains on a cool autumn morning, then you know what fog is. Today , I just drove right into a of fog. I quickly slowed down and my headlights. Seeing the road ahead was a . I felt as if I had been transported into a shadow world. I looked was only dark grayness. Even the trees the road had become frightening, me of some frightening stories. I drove on and on through the waves of dark and wondered it would end.
After a while, , the sun broke through the fog and the world was transformed. The golden light beams the landscape. The red and yellow leaves shone on the . The river along the road shone in the sunshine. Everything seemed full of and joy again. I smiled and drove, singing a song in my heart. I thanked God for both the sunshine and the 32 , because he reminded me again of just how this world can be.
In our lives the fog can roll in sometimes too. Things can go . Problems can appear. Difficulties, pains and troubles can seem to us and block out all the light in our life.
When this happens and the world seems in gray, we need to remember that we can break through the fog. We can the shadows away with love. We can transform the world with our joy. We also can light a way the dark for others to follow. God is willing to our souls with his love and light. All he asks is that we share their shine. May all of your foggy days be then. May your soul shine brightly. And may you forever struggle to live in God’s light.
A．photo B．sea C．picture D．drop
A．turned on B．put on C．turned off D．put off
A．challenge B．disappointment C．devotion D．pain
A．Nowhere B．Somewhere C．Anywhere D．Everywhere
A．ranging B．lining C．standing D．planting
A．warning B．informing C．accusing D．reminding
A．why B．what C．if D．unless
A．otherwise B．though C．besides D．therefore
A．bathed B．changed C．broke D．impressed
A．mountains B．roads C．headlights D．trees
A．light B．smile C．heat D．smoke
A．weather B．air C．fog D．dark
A．peaceful B．beautiful C．small D．quiet
A．smooth B．mad C．well D．wrong
A．surround B．remove C．encourage D．improve
A．moved B．touched C．covered D．attracted
A．knock B．drive C．beat D．pour
A．across B．over C．through D．above
A．replace B．conduct C．match D．fill
A．lasting B．endless C．brief D．late
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。
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That's one of the rules, which we take for granted. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out." ! This is your driver speaking." We looked at the back of the driver's head. "Put your papers down. All of you." The came down. "Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ."
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an old woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾). I saw her every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next from the driver. "Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!"
Our voice were . For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like , to the strangers beside us. We couldn't help . There was the feeling of relief that we were not being held up. But more, there was the sense of ice being ." Good morning, neighbor." It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn't to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A．unwritten B．strict C．bus D．city
A．As B．Because C．Although D．When
A．read B．hide C．talk D．sit
A．ways B．methods C．respect D．distance
A．voice B．warning C．suggestion D．message
A．Attention B．Minding C．Help D．Listen
A．driver B．passengers C．papers D．tears
A．on B．round C．ahead D．down
A．still B．nearly C．even D．hardly
A．turn B．talk C．order D．remark
A．loud B．neat C．slow D．weak
A．first B．last C．best D．only
A．passengers B．citizens C．patients D．schoolchildren
A．smiling B．crying C．shouting D．wondering
A．formed B．heated C．broken D．frozen
A．sad B．hard C．ordinary D．shy
A．need B．want C．like D．begin
A．my life B．other words C．public D．No. 151 Bus
A．good morning B．good-bye C．hello D．thanks
A．starting B．seeing C．taking D．turning
I'd gone from a tiny village school with a total of 60 students, to a huge school, with thousands of pupils．I was a little fish in a very big . I lived too much of my first year doing anything wrong．I just decided to be the wallflower when it discussion and answering questions．1 was always the one that Class didn't look the teacher in the eye they asked me to answer．I listened well, and everything in, but I always liked to be a spectator（旁观者）．It's hard not t0 what others may think of you when you are speaking in front of many ．It did take long for me to feel with teachers and make friends with classmates．
Some people straight into a new learning environment. , most are nervous and feel they don't fit in．It's completely , so it should not be a worry to you．Be and you will adapt to the new school．School life is you make of it．Some it; some like it．-But it's only when you leave that you can really appreciate how school you into the person you become．
It's so important to yourself out of your comfort zone．If you're shy, tell yourself you’ I raise your at least once every lesson; if you're quick-minded, try to give other people a（n） . In time, you will__ how much you loved it or hated it.
A．class B．school C．lake D．house
A．in fear of B．in favor of C．in honor of D．in danger of
A．got to B．referred to C．turned to D．came to
A．sharply B．purposely C．hopelessly D．searchingly
A．in case B．so that C．the moment D．soon after
A．wrote B．brought C．took D．got
A．doubt B．apply C．check D．care
A．teachers B．classmates C．adults D．friends
A．angry B．popular C．disappointed D．comfortable
A．slide B．fit C．change D．turn
A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Meanwhile
A．normal B．strange C．awkward D．interesting
A．proud B．practical C．private D．positive
A．what B．how C．which D．when
A．like B．ignore C．accept D．hate
A．forces B．develops C．places D．teaches
A．push B．take C．kick D．remove
A．voice B．question C．hand D．head
A．answer B．chance C．hug D．smile
A．forget B．forgive C．realize D．remember