I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter nearby and ___1___ that no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there ___2___ three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___3___ much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy ___4___ there again.
I __5___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was ___6__! It had cans, bottles, broken glasses and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel ___7___ to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve found. If ___8___ of it is recyclable(可回收的) , I keep it. I can’t understand ___9___ people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to ___10___ the earth, but I still think it is important.
A．believed B．realized C．insisted D．understood
A．after B．for C．with D．in
A．such B．very C．so D．too
A．going B．living C．working D．sleeping
A．went B．made C．got D．tried
A．new B．empty C．dirty D．full
A．tired B．sad C．great D．interesting
A．any B．some C．many D．much
A．that B．why C．when D．how
A．make B．mend C．support D．help
When Jack was very young, he often played football, and he was very 1at it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was no 2for him there, so he stopped 3.
Then he began to get rather 4 . So he thought ,“I’ve stopped playing football, and now I’m getting fat. 5am I going to do?” He thought about it for 6 , and then he said to himself, “I know , I’ll play tennis .”
He had a few 7, and then played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the tennis club one day, and they played a game of tennis 8another young man and woman. Jack played very badly and was very 9with himself .“I’ve never played as badly as this before, ” he said to the girl.
“ Oh,” she said , “you 10 how to play tennis ?”
On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little 46, as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were 47heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. Then she noticed a poor man 48in front of her. The man was holding a paper bag. He walked to a rubbish bin(箱) and started looking 49it.
Susan suddenly felt sad. She knew this man would take all that he could get. So she went up to him and gave him some fruit. The man looked up in 50and took what she gave him.
A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy. Then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then the orange juice, and now some delicious 51. This is my daughter’s lucky day. Thank you, girl.” Then he went 52, singing a song.
Just then, Susan understood 53the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help; everyone can offer help and everyone will 54by showing kindness.
Giving sometimes doesn’t cost much, 55it means a lot to the people who you help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into Susan’s mind every time she has the chance to help others.A. sad B. tired C. frightened
A. so B. too C. such
A. walked B. was walking C. to walk
A. at B. for C. through
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising
A. food B. drink C. fruit
A. out B. away C. in
A. what B. which C. why
A. help B. be helping C. be helped
A. or B. but C. and
No More Time Out
Shawn and Thomas had always been good friends. They lived near each other, and they both loved __36__.They played baseball, touch football, and kickball. They also liked to play soccer, shoot baskets, and skateboard.When they were in the fourth grade, though, Thomas broke his __37__ in a soccer game. He had to be on crutches for six weeks.
Shawn __38__ Thomas, but what was there to do? Shawn didn’t like television or computer games. Thomas didn’t like to sit and talk. After trying three times to start a conversation, Shawn __39__ up. He said, “I’m out of here.”
For days, Shawn __40__at home, feeling guilty for not visiting Thomas again. Thomas stayed home, too, feeling __41__because Shawn wasn’t visiting him. After a week, Shawn’s mom spoke up. “It’s time for you and Thomas to get back into action! That’s why I spoke to Ms McNulty at the library. She has the perfect volunteer job for you both,” she said.
Shawn said __42__.
His mom continued, “The library sells used books to raise money. People are always __43__off books in bags and boxes. Someone has to carry the books to the storage room. Someone has to sort them into fiction (小说) and nonfiction. You and Thomas can be a team __44__.”“No, we can’t!” said Shawn. “He and I don’t want a job.” However, Shawn’s mom wouldn’t __45__ no for an answer.
Sure enough, __46__the boys began, things changed. Shawn felt strong as he carried bags and boxes through the library. Sorting books in the storage room, Thomas felt useful again. In fact, one day Thomas said, “Between you and me, Shawn, this isn’t so __47__.” Shawn smiled and agreed. They were a good team.
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A．sports B．books C．movies D．arts
A．arm B．hand C．leg D．nose
A．phoned B．invited C．visited D．checked
A．came B．gave C．turned D．hurried
A．stayed B．waited C．called D．talked
A．tired B．afraid C．weak D．angry
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．bringing B．dropping C．showing D．knocking
A．soon B．only C．perhaps D．again
A．choose B．keep C．take D．allow
A．because B．once C．if D．although
A．private B．simple C．bad D．special
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very 36 life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would 37 my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never 38 again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didn’t want to be bad enough. She 39 that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!
When the Great Depression（大萧条） 40 , my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support（支撑） both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be 41 again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real 42 point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was angry that they charged（收费）an extra $2 for each child. That was too 43 for most American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for 44 . There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not 45 , mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my heart, I 46 doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world - Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a 47in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
A．quiet B．boring C．hard D．strange
A．accept B．change C．disturb D．check
A．study B．speak C．listen D．walk
A．drove B．expected C．explained D．covered
A．did B．hit C．cut D．fit
A．excited B．brave C．patient D．poor
A．leading B．breaking C．turning D．celebrating
A．expensive B．fantastic C．different D．special
A．husband B．parents C．children D．wife
A．successfully B．surprisingly C．interestingly D．importantly
A．always B．sometimes C．almost D．never
A．task B．hotel C．company D．wor
Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked36 at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37 was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was39 work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40 practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43 about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44 but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45 usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by 46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the 47 women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.
A．up B．down C．carefully D．closely
A．she B．he C．I D．it
A．worked B．did C．practiced D． came
A．easy B．usual C．pleasant D．hard
A．like B．finish C．keep D．begin
A．fewer B．more C．some D．many
A．father B．mother C．coach D．teacher
A．learn B．read C．write D．listen
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．classes B．meetings C．activities D．parties
A．listening B．learning C．speaking D．feeling
A．latest B．fastest C．prettiest D．busiest