One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I 21 the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked 22 the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old, 23 freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short 24 . The boy had a big smile on his face 25 he had just been set free from some sort of 26 . The boy would then fall to the grass, 27 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a 28 on his face.
Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but 29 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they 30 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was 31 touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 32 and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only 33 was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a 34 — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for 35 or was not worrying about whether 36 was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him 37 and that it would be 38 if he did fall. No, all that 39 to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that 40 and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.
A．drove B．started C．parked D．broke
A．outside B．down C．toward D．over
A．playing B．smiling C．rolling D．running
A．way B．length C．time D．distance
A．even if B．as if C．so long as D．now that
A．park B．cave C．prison D．castle
A．get up B．take up C．break down D．lie down
A．tear B．smile C．pleasure D．surprise
A．however B．instead C．therefore D．anyhow
A．stop B．win C．achieve D．succeed
A．luckily B．apparently C．actually D．equally
A．confident B．joyful C．quiet D．proud
A．worry B．dream C．aim D．hope
A．boy B．child C．player D．winner
A．chance B．fortune C．approval D．trouble
A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．one
A．fail B．run C．fall D．cry
A．embarrassing B．disappointing C．frightening D．amusing
A．happened B．contributed C．related D．mattered
A．discovery B．observation C．story D．incident
Below are some of the heart-warming scenes that I witnessed and heard from others after the earthquake and flood.
In the supermarket, where goods of all the shelves 36 , people were picking up things so quickly together, and then 37 standing in line to buy food. Instead of creating panic（恐慌）and _38 as much as possible, they bought as little as they 39 _.
When I was walking home, there was a lady 40 a sign that said, “Please use our toilet.” She was 41 her house for people to go to the restroom. I also saw an old lady at a bakery shop 42 free bread. They made my heart 43 _.
A boy was saved because he climbed up on top of the roof of a store during the flood. The flood 44 so suddenly that he just saw people below trying to climb onto the roof, but failed. They were 45 by the flood. To help others, he kept filming them 46 their loved ones could see.
A foreign friend told me that she was 47 to see a long queue form so neatly（整齐地）behind one public phone. Everyone waited 48 to use the phone though they must have been so eager to call their families.
The 49 was horrible（可怕的）! Only one car could move 50 at a green light. But everyone was driving so calmly. During the 10-hour 51 , which would only take 30 minutes 52 , I heard only one horn（喇叭）and that was of thank you.
When I was 53 at the platform（站台）, a homeless person gave me a piece of cardboard to sit on. Even though we usually 54 them in our daily life, they were ready to help us.
Through all of this, I felt 55 _. There is a bright future, on the other side of this disaster.
A．fell B．lay C．sank D．rose
A．noisily B．harmlessly C．quietly D．seriously
A．stealing B．buying C．making D．folding
A．earned B．needed C．saw D．afforded
A．watching B．selling C．destroying D．holding
A．locking B．building C．opening D．sparing
A．wiping out B．carrying out C．picking out D．giving out
A．warm B．cold C．broken D．closed
A．came B．got C．ran D．left
A．sent out B．knocked down C．brought out D．taken away
A．for B．or C．so D．but
A．excited B．surprised C．upset D．frightened
A．secretly B．patiently C．slowly D．proudly
A．traffic B．trade C．movement D．climate
A．around B．down C．up D．forward
A．walk B．run C．drive D．flight
A．necessarily B．basically C．normally D．certainly
A．waiting B．playing C．fighting D．hiding
A．respect B．ignore C．notice D．hate
A．glory B．help C．interest D．hope
Tolerance: Respect the difference in others
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 36 you learn to get on well with people. But this is not 37 easy. What can you do 38 you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems 39 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 40 to realize and respect the 41 in others. We can not change the way that other people do, 42 it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 43 with each other. Getting to know someone 44 help you understand why they do things 45 from you. It is important to remember that something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. 46 teaches us to keep an even (平和的) temper and open mind..
You need to 47 an old saying, “Treat others how you want 48 ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 49 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 50 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 51 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should be 52 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to 53 tolerance, because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very 54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 55 .
A．which B．where C．that D．when
A．hardly B．seldom C．always D．already
A．unless B．since C．because D．if
A．getting along with B．making apologies to C．getting away from D．fleeing from
A．reflection B．benefit C．patience D．ability
A．characteristics B．thoughts C．things D．differences
A．so B．and C．but D．although
A．moods B．habits C．relationships D．feelings
A．must B．may C．should D．dare
A．fortunately B．easily C．differently D．attentively
A．Patience B．Experience C．Tolerance D．Kindness
A．keep in touch B．keep in mind C．keep up with D．keep away from
A．to treat B．being treated C．to be treated D．to be treating
A．attractive B．important C．possible D．interesting
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．change B．remind C．promise D．Decide
A．convenient B．respectful C．negative D．unselfish
A．stop B．cancel C．prevent D．practice
A．diverse B．same C．individual D．apparent
A．no difference B．an effect C．an apology D．a difference
Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further 1 by industry. If the rapid increase of world 2 continues at the present rate, there may be much greater 3 to human beings. Some scientists 4 of the increase in numbers of people as “population pollution（人口公害）”.
About 2, 000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million. It 5 a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now six billion. It is 6 to double by the year 2020. If the population7 to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the 8 a hundred years from now.
Man has been 9 the earth’s resources more and more 10 over the past years. Some of them are almost gone. Now many people believe that man’s 11 problem is how to control the 12 of the population. The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to 13 the human population if the present rate of increase continues. There is already over-crowding（过分拥挤）in many cities and 14 in some countries. Many people believe that human survival（生存） in the future 15 on the answer to the question.
A．progress B．pollution C．education D．production
A．agriculture B．industry C．environment D．population
A．danger B．harm C．benefit D．hardship
A．dream B．approve C．rid D．speak
A．got B．took C．brought D．reached
A．suggested B．hoped C．expected D．said
A．continues B．fails C．tries D．means
A．world B．country C．star D．end
A．discovering B．using C．digging D．destroying
A．seriously B．dangerously C．rapidly D．steadily
A．greatest B．easiest C．lightest D．simplest
A．existence B．start C．growth D．birth
A．increase B．decrease C．report D．support
A．discussion B．starvation C．construction D．argument
A．depends B．agrees C．saves D．passes
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
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。
Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 1 .
I followed her to the bush and found a 2 ! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up 3 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She 4 you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was5 !
I 6 to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have7 the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky. So we called the vet finally.
Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph , 8 she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he 9 but came back several days later.
On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s 10 . After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and 11 . When Becky returned, he got happy again. This 12 throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve 13 passed.
One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were 14 about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤). Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and 15 him. We hope he could come through. However, he 16 .
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s 17 ! Before he died, Ralph 18 his child to us! He knew he would be19 here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph. I was 20 .
“Don’t be afraid, little ... Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”
A．encouragement B．entertainment C．agreement D．excitement
A．dog B．fox C．wolf D．tiger
A．lovely B．finally C．suddenly D．patiently
A．hurts B．loves C．kills D．hates
A．wonderful B．unhappy C．unbelievable D．normal
A．prepared B．rushed C．pretended D．wanted
A．loved B．found C．damaged D．killed
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．disappeared B．turned C．passed D．came
A．sadness B．dream C．understanding D．anger
A．slept B．left C．sang D．waited
A．stopped B．joined C．lived D．continued
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．surprised B．puzzled C．worried D．careful
A．comforted B．beat C．washed D．amused
A．succeeded B．died C．cried D．woke
A．mother B．father C．wife D．child
A．posted B．brought C．sold D．threw
A．safe B．happy C．warm D．friendly
A．confused B．disappointed C．moved D．frightened
Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that 1 came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better 2 of winning the lottery（彩票）.
The turning 3 came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy（化学疗法）for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile 4 around my neighborhood. Two months later, I 5 the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.
Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few 6 minutes, slowly building my endurance（耐力）. I didn’t need to 7 against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.
After continuing to 8 myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I 9 I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
The race day 10 came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The 11 ended up surprisingly. I did 12 through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I 13 the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of 14 and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.
As John Bingham once said, “The miracle（奇迹）isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the 15 to start.”
A．never B．always C．usually D．often
A．belief B．suggestion C．chance D．hope
A．situation B．stage C．case D．point
A．race B．walk C．hike D．ride
A．closed B．changed C．finished D．considered
A．perfect B．extra C．actual D．basic
A．compete B．go C．speak D．argue
A．treat B．interest C．challenge D．enjoy
A．forced B．decided C．doubted D．seemed
A．certainly B．immediately C．frequently D．finally
A．experience B．moment C．walk D．reward
A．look B．live C．travel D．struggle
A．toured B．moved C．crossed D．stopped
A．touch B．pride C．humor D．belonging
A．courage B．ability C．choice D．thought