完形填空（共15小题，计15分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary 1 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 2 by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but 3 performance pleases us.
4 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He 5 answered questions—he might be 6 .
I try my best to 7 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly 8 God for direction. But 9 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.
One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 10 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.
At that time, Mary got a box 11 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are 12 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try 13 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with 14 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.
Jack gradually believe him that it’s all 15 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.
A．life B．part C．game D．show
A．neither B．nor C．either D．or
A．high B．bad C．top D．big
A．When B．While C．As D．Although
A．always B．sometimes C．ever D．seldom
A．right B．wrong C．mistake D．fail
A．start B．set C．establish D．build
A．told B．asked C．said D．spoke
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．Kind B．Nice C．Great D．Pleased
A．filled B．full C．deal D．do
A．broke B．new C．good D．worn
A．once B．again C．too D．either
A．disappointment B．sadness C．fear D．love
A．right B．OK C．well D．good
Mike has a new computer. Now he is wondering what will happen to the old one. “Well, after being broken up into small pieces, it will be sent to China by ship. “ his friend tells Mike.
Things like this _______. Every day. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones. They had been sent to China illegally (非法地）. Computers are filled with _______things like mercury(水银）and lead (铅）. So every time an old computer is broken , it needs to be dealt with safely. Of course , _______to deal with broken computers has been a problem. Some countries like Japan and the US send their e-waste to China. Guiyu, a town in Guangdong Province, has been called the e-waste capital of the world. The town has to _________1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year. This earns $75 million, but it comes at immense cost (以巨大的代价）.
Many harmful things in e-waste find ______own way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and acids (酸性物质）are _______rivers or seas. Greenpeace, an environmental group , has said that the earth and rivers of Guiyu have been _______ polluted. This year _______ will make its first law about waster-recycling. The Chinese government wants to develop cities and towns, but in a way_________ doesn’t damage the environment or people’s lives. Money has been given by computer companies like Lenovo and Founder to ______ deal with computer waste. These companies will also be asked to take back their old computers. This is because they know best how to deal with them safely.
A．happen B．take C．reply D．discover
A．useful B．amazing C．dangerous D．helpful
A．where B．when C．what D．how
A．compare with B．think of C．deal with D．get over
A．their B．it C．them D．its
A．looked into B．run into C．poured into D．followed into
A．fine B．well C．badly D．better
A．India B．US C．Japan D．China
A．that B．what C．whom D．how
A．consider B．try C．learn D．help
Crabs(螃蟹) are very interesting creatures. If you put several of them in a bucket, the moment one of them starts crawling out, the other crabs will pull him back down. So none of the crabs ever in getting out. They just keep stopping each other from climbing higher than the rest of them. We humans are more like crabs than we think. We try to get even with our enemies, and ahead of our . But we have to realize that "when we're green with envy(嫉妒 ) , we're also ripe for problems".
Whether we admit it or not, most of us want other people to be just a little less successful than we are. Friends are always about your success, as long as you're not more successful than they are ! But one of the first secrets to success is not to compare your life with others. It's strange that many of us seem to know to live everybody else's lives but our own. Even though what happens in someone else's life has to do with ours.
Successful people look at life through a telescope and see how great it can be, jealous people look at life through a microscope and only see the faults and mistakes of others. Being jealous of others is just a slow way of suicide (自杀) that will both your health and happiness.
You have a special and personality that no one else has. So use yours the best way possible. Stop comparing yourself with others. Birds don't . Pigs don't climb trees. And crabs don't fly. Enjoy your own natural abilities and develop your own style.
A．succeeds B．arrives C．checks D．gives
A．hardly B．perhaps C．nearly D．still
A．classmates B．meighbours C．friends D．families
A．worried B．happy C．serious D．mad
A．where B．when C．what D．how
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．kill B．protect C．separate D．improve
A．ability B．mermory C．skill D．thought
A．sing B．fly C．swim D．sleep
I'm your dog, and I have something I'd like to whisper in your I know that you humans busy lives. Some have to work, and some have children to raise. It always seems like you are running here and there, often much too fast, noticing the truly important things in life. Look down at me now, while you sit there at your computer. See the way my dark brown eyes look at yours? They are slightly cloudy now. That comes with ages.
You at me. I see love in your eyes. What do you see in ? Do you see a spirit7 A soul inside, who loves you as no other could in the world. That is all I ask, to slow down, even if for a few minutes to be me. Sometimes we die young suddenly. Sometimes we age so slowly before your eyes that you may not even seem to know the very end. Still the love is always there, even when we must take that long sleep.
I not be here tomorrow or next week. Some day you will cry and be at yourself that you did not have just "one more day" with me. We have NOW, together. So come, sit down here next to me on the floor, and look deep into my eyes. Enter my world , and let time slow down if only for 15 . Speak with your heart , and you will know your true self.
A．eyes B．hands C．ears D．heart
A．lead B．lose C．like D．make
A．ever B．never C．always D．often
A．laugh B．shout C．point D．smile
A．yours B．ours C．mine D．his
A．wiyh B．for C．on D．without
A．in B．after C．until D．by
A．should B．can C．must D．may
A．surprised B．angry C．good D．weak
A．years B．minutes C．hours D．days
I work in a school library. There are many kinds of__ in it. For example, books about English, science, music, history __. You ___ do some reading or borrow books from it. But there are some ____. You must obey them.
When you are reading in the library, you have to be ___ . Don’t talk loudly (大声地). You can’t ____ music, either(也). You can’t ___ your bags into the library. ___ or drink in the library. You can borrow books from the library, ___ you can’t lend(借出)them to others. You have to __ them and return them on time.A. people B. books C. newspapers
A. so on B. and so on C. such as
A. can B. can’t C. don’t
A. rules B. CDs C. lessons
A. quiet B. kindC. happy
A. listen B. listen to C. listens
A. takes B. take C. taking
A. Not eat B. No eat C. Don’t eat
A. but B. and C. or
A. look after B. look like C. look at
Charlie is kind to his friends and they all him. His friend Andy likes drinking. Charlie often tries to stop him doing it. Sometimes Andy listens to him, sometimes he does not. One evening, when Andy had drunk in a restaurant, he drove his car home. He drove so fast that he hit a big tree and hurt himself. He was sorry for it and decided to drinking, but soon he forgot it. One afternoon he hit an woman who was crossing the street.
Hearing this, Charlie angry. He said he would not be his friend unless he stopped drinking. Of course Andy didn't want to lose his best friend. He decided to follow the law and rules and. And it made his friend happy.
One Sunday afternoon it was hot. Andy was going to swim in the river. He changed his clothes, entered his car and started it.When he was coming near the crossing, he suddenly remembered and got out at once. He began to push his car in the street. It made the policeman and he asked,"What's the matter with your car, sir?"
"Nothing, sir," answered Andy.
"But why push it, then?"
"Because I've left my at home!"
A．worry B．loves C．dislike D．like
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．too many B．too much C．a lot of D．much too
A．put up B．come up C．cut up D．give up
A．young B．old C．smart D．weak
A．became B．becomes C．is becoming D．has become
A．stop to drink B．stopped to drink C．stop drinking D．stopped drink
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．sad B．surprised C．happy D．surprising
A．license B．clothes C．wine D．cap