Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn’t like herself, because she was blind, she couldn’t see anything.
In fact, the girl 1 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 4 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “ 3 I could see the world, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of 4 to the girl. When the bandages came off,she was able to see 5 ,including her boyfriend for the 6 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 7 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind, 8 . She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she 9 to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 10 to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were 11 .”
So, this is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember 12 life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 13 of your food,think of those who have nothing to 14 . Before you complain about life,think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old 15 , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
In a word, enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.
A.forgot B.loved C.disliked D.needed
A.ready B.exciting C.angry D.sad
A.Though B.Because C.If D.But
A.shoes B.glasses C.pants D.eyes
A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
A.first B.second C.next D.1ast
A.follow B.love C.marry D.see
A.too B.also C.either D.neither
A.decided B.agreed C.refused D.wanted
A.diary B.note C.song D.story
A.yours B.your C.mine D.my
A.which B.what C.that D.how
A.taste B.size C.color D.shape
A.do B.wear C.eat D.make
A.food B.house C.clothes D.car
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____(1)____ for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little ____(2)____ in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____(3)____ he didn’t have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well. So he made up ____(4)____ mind to study hard.
Zu Ti had a ____(5)____ friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and ____(6)____ at the same time every morning. One day, when they were ____(7)____, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). An ____(8)____ came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” ____(9)____ he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords ____(10)____ the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no matter how ____(11)____ in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history ____(12)____ and put all their energy into reading books. ____(13)____ , they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, ____(14)____ of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their ____(15)____ came true and they made great contributions to their country.
This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.
(1)
A. |
ready |
B. |
famous |
C. |
late |
D. |
sorry |
(2)
A. |
pride |
B. |
respect |
C. |
interest |
D. |
kindness |
(3)
A. |
realized |
B. |
decided |
C. |
imagined |
D. |
promised |
(4)
A. |
his |
B. |
her |
C. |
its |
D. |
their |
(5)
A. |
rich |
B. |
busy |
C. |
same |
D. |
close |
(6)
A. |
picked up |
B. |
got up |
C. |
gave up |
D. |
made up |
(7)
A. |
fighting |
B. |
discussing |
C. |
sleeping |
D. |
reading |
(8)
A. |
order |
B. |
idea |
C. |
exam |
D. |
ability |
(9)
A. |
Because |
B. |
Unless |
C. |
If |
D. |
Though |
(10)
A. |
as well as |
B. |
as much as |
C. |
as good as |
D. |
as soon as |
(11)
A. |
long |
B. |
dry |
C. |
cold |
D. |
quiet |
(12)
A. |
carefully |
B. |
politely |
C. |
probably |
D. |
recently |
(13)
A. |
In this way |
B. |
By the way |
C. |
In their way |
D. |
On his way |
(14)
A. |
either |
B. |
all |
C. |
both |
D. |
neither |
(15)
A. |
mistakes |
B. |
dreams |
C. |
hobbies |
D. |
difficulties |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was once a couple named Sue and John. Both of them were ___(1)___.
In the late autumn, John was badly ill and became bedridden (长期卧床的). After the doctor visited John several times, he told Sue, “His condition is quite ___(2)___. John seems to have lost all will to live. If he doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help him.”
Sue tried her best to ___(3)___ John. She sang and danced, she painted their favorite pictures, she told jokes, but John did not respond (回应).
“Five,” he said ___(4)___ one day, as he looked out of the window. When Sue asked what John meant, he explained slowly. “There are… only ___(5)___ leaves left on the tree now. When the last leaf falls, I... shall go with ___(6)___.” Upon hearing this, Sue couldn’t help crying. She went to their neighbor, Mr Smith, who was also an artist.
Mr Smith was sorry about John’s poor health. He ___(7)___ his friend to get better, then he painted a leaf.
Over the next few days, it rained heavily, but the last leaf on the tree held on firmly (坚固地). Every day, John would look ___(8)___ and see the same lone leaf on the tree.
Then, one day, the doctor came in and said John’s ___(9)___ was improving. John said to Sue, “I’ve realized that life is hard, but I shouldn’t give up. That leaf has stayed on that tree for so long. It has taught me to ___(10)___!”
The doctor smiled, so did Sue.
(1)
A. |
teachers |
B. |
artists |
C. |
doctors |
(2)
A. |
terrible |
B. |
common |
C. |
simple |
(3)
A. |
cheer up |
B. |
talk about |
C. |
listen to |
(4)
A. |
angrily |
B. |
proudly |
C. |
quietly |
(5)
A. |
four |
B. |
five |
C. |
six |
(6)
A. |
it |
B. |
them |
C. |
you |
(7)
A. |
taught |
B. |
wanted |
C. |
asked |
(8)
A. |
up |
B. |
down |
C. |
out |
(9)
A. |
condition |
B. |
ability |
C. |
level |
(10)
A. |
draw |
B. |
wait |
C. |
live |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up.” Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma had fallen and broken her ___(1)___. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to ___(2)___ in her garden, so she would not like sitting in her chair ___(3)___ her leg to become well again.
“I have a(n) ___(4)___,” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums(栽培盒)in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be ___(5)___ in glass bottles. Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house.”
Amy agreed, ___(6)___ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to ___(7)___ mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect ___(8)___ for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark find a large, clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to ___(9)___ the terrarium.
First, they put some drainage material(排水材料)at the bottom of the bottle. This would keep the soil(土壤)from getting too ____(10)____. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.
Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen ____(11)____ plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long, thin, green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even more ____(12)____ , Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss(苔藓)around the plants. ____(13)____, they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so ____(14)____. Now she had a beautiful little ____(15)____ to enjoy right inside her home.
(1)
A. |
arm |
B. |
back |
C. |
leg |
D. |
head |
(2)
A. |
rest |
B. |
read |
C. |
drink |
D. |
work |
(3)
A. |
waiting for |
B. |
depending on |
C. |
looking at |
D. |
getting ready for |
(4)
A. |
dream |
B. |
idea |
C. |
question |
D. |
story |
(5)
A. |
hidden |
B. |
hung |
C. |
grown |
D. |
tied |
(6)
A. |
so |
B. |
after |
C. |
but |
D. |
because |
(7)
A. |
her |
B. |
his |
C. |
their |
D. |
our |
(8)
A. |
beginning |
B. |
gift |
C. |
chance |
D. |
task |
(9)
A. |
borrow |
B. |
choose |
C. |
buy |
D. |
build |
(10)
A. |
hard |
B. |
dirty |
C. |
hot |
D. |
wet |
(11)
A. |
two |
B. |
three |
C. |
four |
D. |
five |
(12)
A. |
expensive |
B. |
colourful |
C. |
traditional |
D. |
personal |
(13)
A. |
Finally |
B. |
However |
C. |
Instead |
D. |
Still |
(14)
A. |
afraid |
B. |
pleased |
C. |
nervous |
D. |
worried |
(15)
A. |
flower |
B. |
bottle |
C. |
picture |
D. |
garden |
根据短文内容,从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
There was a stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he could fly up into the sky ___(1)___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends, they all laughed at him.
“Look! Your heart is ___(2)___ than the sky!”
However, these words didn’t make a difference to the stone. Instead, he just said ___(3)___ , looked up into the sky full of hope in his eyes and waited for the chance.
One day, a man named Zhuangzi passed by. The stone knew this man had the great wisdom. So he talked about his dream to the great man.
“ ___(4)___ me, please!” The stone begged(乞求).
Zhuangzi said, “I can help you achieve it, but you must first grow into a mountain and be strong enough to suffer(承受) a lot.” The stone replied, “I am not afraid of anything ___(5)___ I’m sure I can do it.”
From then on, the stone tried his best to get as much energy as he could from nature to make himself strong. After so many years and storms, the stone grew into a large mountain ___(6)___ . So Zhuangzi sent some huge birds to hit the mountain with ___(7)___ wings. After shaking strongly, the mountain broke apart and countless stones flew up into the sky. At the moment of flight, the stone was so ___(8)___ that he couldn’t help shouting, “I am flying in the sky now!” He finally experienced the joy of flying.
But soon he fell off from the sky and turned back into what he was like before. Zhuangzi asked, “ ___(9)___ you regret?”
“No, I don’t. I am very ____(10)____ . I have ever grown into a mountain and flown!” The stone answered.
(1)
A. |
like |
B. |
with |
C. |
for |
D. |
about |
(2)
A. |
lower |
B. |
longer |
C. |
higher |
D. |
smaller |
(3)
A. |
everything |
B. |
nothing |
C. |
something |
D. |
anything |
(4)
A. |
To help |
B. |
Helping |
C. |
Helped |
D. |
Help |
(5)
A. |
and |
B. |
but |
C. |
so |
D. |
or |
(6)
A. |
at the beginning |
B. |
over and over again |
C. |
in the end |
D. |
after all |
(7)
A. |
his |
B. |
our |
C. |
your |
D. |
their |
(8)
A. |
scared |
B. |
relaxed |
C. |
excited |
D. |
surprised |
(9)
A. |
Did |
B. |
Do |
C. |
Have |
D. |
Are |
(10)
A. |
lucky |
B. |
luck |
C. |
luckily |
D. |
unlucky |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In 1998, when the volunteer(志愿者) teacher Han Mei first entered the small mountain village school, she couldn’t believe her eyes. She was ____(1)____ to see the sights (情景) in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even ____(2)____ , students of different ages were in the same classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Mei ____(3)____ how poor the local people were in education, so she decided to find out as many ways as she could to help them.
One day when Han Mei was giving a class, Ma Qiang, a naughty(顽皮的) boy, made some noises for ____(4)____ . Other kids laughed. At that time Han Mei decided to make good use of the chance to help him. She walked towards Ma Qiang and asked him to put out his ____(5)____ . Han Mei stood silently beside Ma Qiang and looked at them ____(6)____ , then she said with a smile, “I examined(查看) your little fingers just now. I know you will become a good ____(7)____ in the future. Come on!” Hearing this, Ma Qiang was surprised because ____(8)____ had said such words to him before. This was the first time he had heard them. He couldn’t believe that completely ____(9)____ he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.
After that, Ma Qiang studied much harder and later he went to college. After many years, just as his volunteer teacher had ____(10)____ , he became a famous doctor. Ma Qiang always says his volunteer teacher’s encouraging words have made what he is.
(1)
A. |
surprised |
B. |
happy |
C. |
proud |
(2)
A. |
better |
B. |
fairer |
C. |
worse |
(3)
A. |
wondered |
B. |
forgot |
C. |
realized |
(4)
A. |
fun |
B. |
help |
C. |
pity |
(5)
A. |
books |
B. |
hands |
C. |
toys |
(6)
A. |
carefully |
B. |
nervously |
C. |
angrily |
(7)
A. |
teacher |
B. |
doctor |
C. |
player |
(8)
A. |
nobody |
B. |
everybody |
C. |
somebody |
(9)
A. |
and |
B. |
or |
C. |
but |
(10)
A. |
worried |
B. |
expected |
C. |
regretted |