A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he 36 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy 37 around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much 38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox, 39 , he found that he couldn’t 40 it up and over the little wall. The rock was too 41 for his small body.
As he 42 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some 43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 44 again and again, but the only 45 was to have the rock roll back.
46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father 47 him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a 48 voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father. 49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the 50 that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I 51 all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,” 52 the father kindly. “You didn’t 53 me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and 54 it out of the sandbox.
Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to 55 you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.
A．hid B．left C．put D．discovered
A．walked B．jumped C．traveled D．dug
A．courage B．pride C．effort D．pleasure
A．however B．still C．thus D．even
A．put B．raise C．take D．break
A．large B．difficult C．hard D．much
A．decided B．refused C．agreed D．planned
A．inventions B．progress C．mistakes D．changes
A．tried B．failed C．thought D．started
A．success B．goal C．result D．wish
A．Gradually B．lately C．Properly D．Finally
A．watched B．helped C．followed D．taught
A．loud B．happy C．sweet D．strict
A．Angrily B．Movingly C．Suddenly D．Gently
A．knowledge B．strength C．tools D．ability
A．wasted B．brought C．used D．carried
A．replied B．corrected C．shouted D．praised
A．advise B．force C．ask D．want
A．collected B．threw C．chose D．broke
A．provide B．lend C．show D．pass
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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have39 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44
researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then
46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that47 was more active when the volunteers paid48 subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its53 energies on monitoring the passing of time.54 , time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
A．guess B．learn C．believe D．doubt
A．view B．point C．scene D．experience
A．drags B．stops C．backs D．gains
A．thought over B．made up C．suggested D．come up with
A．change B．develop C．grow D．slow
A．sleepy B．bored C．excited D．active
A．report B．think C．decide D．see
A．produced B．carried C．tried D．performed
A．so B．when C．while D．but
A．partly B．quickly C．how D．first
A．remember B．focus on C．forget D．tell apart
A．the researchers B．the experiment C．the clock D．the brain
A．much attention to B．more attention to C．attention to many D．attention to more
A．busy B．likely C．ready D．sure
A．focus B．gather C．reach D．spread
A．However B．Furthermore C．Therefore D．Finally
A．recognizing B．watching C．noticing D．counting
A．enough B．full C．right D．proper
A．In fact B．As a result C．For example D．Instead
A．in class B．with work C．in mind D．of lessons
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
I’ll never forget May 12, 2008, we were having classes at Beichuan Middle School , Sichuan Province, when a huge 36 hit the area.
At about 2:28 p.m, our 37 , Mr.Wang, was teaching us singing on the fourth floor on the teaching building. 38 we felt the building shaking violently. It was an earthquake! Our building starting to39 . It was too late to rush out to the 40 . We were told to hide under the desks. 41 later, the whole building fell down. We were 42 in ruins. We couldn’t move at all. No one could really imagine at that split second, how much pain we had 43 or how desperate(绝望的) we felt as we waited to be 44 . I heard Mr. Wang calling our names again and again… .
Hours later, some people came to rescue and 45 of us were saved.
Later, I 46 this huge earthquake scaled 8.0 magnitude. It hit several provinces, including Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi. So far it has 47 more than 80,000 and injured 360,000. My hometown ----Beichuan was 48 the worst-hit areas. Our school , which was 49 filled with vigor(活力) and laughter, was a dead valley.
Words after such a 50 could appear nothing but empty and pointless. So many people’s lives were taken away, so much 51 was done and the whole city was 52 . Beichuan has become a history.
Now , some of my classmates and I were 53 to study in a middle school in Jiangsu Province. I still 54 dreaming and still strive for a better future: to make our homes beautiful yet 55 .
May victims rest in peace. May survivors live to be stronger.
A．rain B．earthquake C．snow D．rock
A．classmate B．parent C．friend D．teacher
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Suddenly D．Actually
A．fall B．stand C．run D．walk
A．home B．desks C．classroom D．outdoors
A．Minutes B．Weeks C．Hours D．Days
A．trapped B．stayed C．played D．packed
A．lived B．escaped C．enjoyed D．suffered
A．ignored B．recovered C．rescued D．remembered
A．all B．some C．none D．each
A．found out B．added up C．came up D．set down
A．devoted B．helped C．killed D．concerned
A．outside B．without C．far from D．among
A．now B．once C．then D．never
A．attitude B．trouble C．disaster D．insurance
A．lives B．damage C．highway D．news
A．in ruins B．dug out C．as usual D．set up
A．judged B．persuaded C．joined D．organized
A．care about B．give in C．keep on D．go through
A．peaceful B．safe C．grateful D．active
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I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 16 me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother， 17 to look at each other．Soon we lost the 18 and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was 19 family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had 20 people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 21．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to 22___ she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very 23___ ，but we still stayed in 24____ ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 25___ her and people were calling her 26____．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I 27___ you so much，and you didn’t even know you were 28____ me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of 29__ from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be 30____ yourself.
A．follow B．meet C．join D．support
A．scared B．annoyed C．worried D．delighted
A．temper B．interest C．confidence D．shyness
A．taking up B．getting through C．going through D．making up
A．happier B．cooler C．stronger D．cleverer
A．problems B．shortcomings C．partners D．disabilities
A．admit B．accept C．consider D．realize
A．calm B．considerate C．upset D．helpful
A．place B．touch C．control D．mood
A．confused B．bothered C．reminded D．deserted
A．crazy B．stubborn C．clumsy D．stupid
A．expect B．influence C．appreciate D．demand
A．urging B．blaming C．helping D．hurting
A．honour B．favour C．pleasure D．lesson
A．innocent B．successful C．guilty D．reliable
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I am a mother of three，and have recently completed my college degree．The last class I had to 36was Sociology．The teacher’s last 37of the term was called“Smile．”The class was asked to 38and smile at three people．My husband，youngest son and I headed for McDonald’s．It was just our 39of sharing special playtime with our son．We were standing in line，waiting to be 40 when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away and then41my husband did．
I sensed a 42smell and turned around．and there 43 behind me were two poor homeless men．As I 4 4 down at the short gentleman 4 5 to me，he was“smiling”．The second man rubbed his hands stupidly as he stood 46his friend．。
I was so touched by the 47 that I held my tears as I stood there with them．The young lady at the 48asked him what they wanted．He said，“Coffee is all，Miss；”because that was all they could 49 ．Then I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a 50 tray．Then I walked to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot．I put the tray on the table and 51my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand．He looked up at me，with 52in his eyes，and said，“Thank you．”I started to cry as I walked away to 53my husband and son．
I returned to my 54on the last evening of class，with this story in hand．I turned in“my project”．I 55with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn．
36．A．teach B．attend C．pass D．turn
3 7．A．goal B．paper C．project D．degree
38．A．get together B．go out C．stay inside D．keep calm
39．A．field B．way C．chance D．interest
40．A．served B．charged C．expected D．ordered
41．A．only B．even C．just D．still
42．A．good B．stressful C．horrible D．pleasant
43．A．standing B．falling C．1ying D．sitting
44．A．threw B．headed C．looked D．seated
45．A．generous B．closeC．friendly D．similar
46．A．before B．behind C．after D．over
47．A．smell B．conditionC．health D．smiles
48．A．counter B．chair C．door D．table
49．A．eat B．afford C．find D．cook
50．A．separate B．beautiful C．large D．expensive
51．A．laid B．set C．caught D．stuck
52．A．smiles B．surprises C．pities D．tears
53．A．search B．join C．invite D．get
54．A．home B．job C．college D．work
55．A．dealt B．did C．graduated D．Dropped
第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1．5分。满分30分)
阅读下面一篇文章，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I36that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38, I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been39lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very 40that she was pursuing (追求) her 41to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.
"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.
I 42she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the 43of the vitamins, she 44 me of our musical " 45". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for 47, and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my 48, and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. 49I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to 51you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to 52my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 54and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's 55for peace and joy.
36. A. observed B. watched C. noticedD. caught
37. A. on B. at C. over D. against
38. A. player B. learner C. composer D. starter
39. A. giving B. attending C. teaching D. learning
40. A. interesting B. exciting C. aggressive D. impressive
41. A. passion B. interest C. hobbies D. emotions
42. A. found B. felt C. hoped D. thought
43. A. charge B. purchase C. bargain D. obtaining
44. A. warned B. required C. asked D. reminded
45. A. deal B. contract C. discussion D. debate
46. A. for the moment B. at the moment C. for a moment D. at a moment
47. A. music B. me C. the piano D. vitamins
48. A. knowledge B. attitude C. mind D. ability
49. A. Since B. As C. While D. Because
50. A. taking B. making C. having D. moving
51. A. thank B. praise C. admire D. respect
52. A. get on B. get up C. get off D. get down
53. A. quickly B. calmly C. happily D. slowly
54. A. approval B. appreciation C. joy D. thanks
55. A. heart B. worldC. soul D. dream