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
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband and I went into a shop that sold handcrafted items in hopes of finding a few last-minute Christmas gifts.
There was a lot 36 . Every shelf and 37 was loaded with different crafters' handiwork. As I walked through the store, I noticed a wooden plaque(瓷花金属板) hanging on a wall. I turned to take 38 look and remember shaking my head "yes" at 39 printed on the plaque.
"Life isn't about waiting for the 40 to pass," the plaque proclaimed（宣布）. "It's about learning to dance in the rain."
As I pulled my husband over and directed his attention to the plaque, I could see that he too 41 the simple lesson the plaque shared. How often in our daily lives had we put conditions on our 42 ? When we get the house paid off, then we can be happy. When things settle down with the kids, then we'll be able to do more together. There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the 43 and thens.
Looking at the plaque, I found myself 44 to a hot and muggy day the summer before, when I unknowingly 45 the plaque's message. Light rain continued to fall as I walked out to get my mail. Water was still running 46 through the gutters（屋顶檐槽）. I don't know what came over me, 47 I suddenly felt forced to do something a little crazy 48 my fifty-plus years.
I 49 my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was deliciously 50 , heated by the pavement that had been 51 by the summer heat.
I'm sure my neighbors thought that I had 52 my last vestige of sanity（神智健全）, but I didn't care. For in that moment, I was alive. I wasn't worried about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was 53a gift — a pure and simple moment of joy!
The plaque now hangs in my living room, a Christmas gift from my husband. I walk past it multiple times each day and 54 pause to ask myself, "So, am I 55in the rain?"
I think I am. I know I try to. One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain!
A．to purchase B．to see C．to choose D．to order
A．wall B．counter C．drawer D．panel
A．a first B．a second C．a better D．a worse
A．the word B．the design C．the note D．the message
A．trouble B．happiness C．storm D．fortune
A．considered B．recalled C．appreciated D．acknowledged
A．happiness B．responsibility C．desire D．virtue
A．wheres B．ifs C．buts D．whens
A．keeping back B．thinking back C．going back D．dating back
A．interpret B．understood C．conveyed D．lived
A．high B．fiercely C．deep D．low
A．ortherwise B．and C．but D．thus
A．in B．for C．above D．at
A．come off B．put on C．throw away D．slipped off
A．cold B．warm C．smooth D．swift
A．baked B．swollen C．removed D．burned
A．dismissed B．suffered C．lost D．gained
A．experiencing B．distributing C．receiving D．presenting
A．hardly B．incidentally C．seldom D．frequently
A．stuck B．running C．dancing D．caught
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
从A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 31 ．
Today things are32 , the world has become too33 ．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are34 our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth35 survive．
Everyone36 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left． Yet, with modern fishing 37 , more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 38 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we __39 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 40 more and more trees．
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die． 41 , in most countries wastes are42 put into rivers or into the sea,
and there are 43 laws to stop this．
We know, too, that if the 44 of the world continues to rise at the present rate , in a few years there will not be enough 45 ．What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 46 ,there will be more food available for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 47 five times more people than land where ani
mals are kept．
Our natural resources will 48 longer if we learn to recyclethem．
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 49 ．
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 50in the future．
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．unusual D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．the sea C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go on
A．grow B．plant C．save D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．many B．none C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．development
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．places
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．pay
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36.the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37.an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39.. In order to punish him, she decided to add 40.to the bread she 41.for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42.and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43., the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44.of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45.on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48., “ Mom, it is truly 49.I’m here. My business50.so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51.enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52.is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She54.the 
poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55.his life!
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A．cut B．taste C．place D．sell
A．doubted B．noticed C．hoped D．worried
A．appreciation B．concern C．regret D．sympathy
A．strange B．sad C．satisfied D．angry
A．sugar B．salt C．poison D．milk
A．cared B．applied C．prepared D．begged
A．agreed B．hesitated C．accepted D．understood
A．As usual B．On the way C．As a result D．On the other hand
A．message B．key C．knife D．knock
A．curious B．surprised C．nervous D．disappointed
A．assess B．spend C．seek D．bring
A．cheerfully B．carefully C．proudly D．weakly
A．normal B．amazing C．terrible D．necessary
A．failed B．succeeded C．grew D．continued
A．unique B．smart C．kind D．mean
A．strength B．job C．help D．need
A．said B．wrote C．read D．heard
A．threw B．remembered C．kept D．discovered
A．lost B．saved C．started D．built
Once upon a time, there lived many doves(鸽子) in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances 36did not get anything to eat. All of them were 37 .
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty(陛下),please 38 us to take some rest.” The King replied, “Have 39 , my dear young fellow. We shall40 get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping(拍打) his wings(翅膀) with 41and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he 42 and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of 43 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started 44 the grains(谷物) under a banyan tree. 45 The King Dove said, “It’s too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It might be a 46 .Some hunter must have laid a trap(下了陷阱).”
But the doves were very hungry. The 47 of the grains was too tempting(诱惑人的).Without giving a(n) 48 to the king’s advice, they flew 
down and started eating the grains. After having a big 49 , they tried to fly away, only to 50 that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “ I told you before that it is a trick(骗局) of some hunter.
All of them felt ashamed and51 . One of them said to the King Dove. “Oh Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the 52 at the same time and in the same 53 , all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n) 54 show up. The King Dove said, “ Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood dazed(眩晕). He couldn’t ____55___ what he had just seen.
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A．but B．and C．so D．or
A．excited B．surprised C．tired D．angry
A．help B．teach C．allow D．accept
A．rest B．courage C．luck D．interest
A．slowly B．happily C．possibly D．surely
A．surprise B．pleasure C．force(用力) D．anger
A．turned down B．turned back C．broke out D．watched out
A．persons B．doves C．plants D．grains
A．rushing towards B．looking for C．picking up D．dropping down
A．Gladly B．Amazedly C．Hardly D．Suddenly
A．magic B．trick C．dream D．mistake
A．color B．smell C．view D．sight
A．sound B．thought C．idea D．care
A．meeting B．discussion C．meal D．break
A．appreciate B．understand C．realize D．worry
A．pleased B．scared(害怕) C．full D．sick
A．food B．king C．net D．wing
A．way B．place C．circle D．direction
A．hunter B．guide C．adult D．child
A．believe B．remember C．tell D．catch
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you 36 find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played 37 so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family 38 that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no 39 .Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and, despite their 40to find him, by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty 41 at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored(不理睬)the 42 little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty 43 to take “no” for an answer. Spotty followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say “ 44 me! It’s urgent!”
Finally, Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a 45 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie 46 , one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement 47 .Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.
Spotty had done more than simply 48 Brownie’s human owner to his trapped frie
nd. In a circle around the 49 dog. Ted found some dog food---which was later 50 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that 516 !
Spotty had been visiting Brownie 52 , in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering 
his own comfort. Spotty had obviously stayed with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling(依偎) with him at night to keep him 53 and touching him gently with its nose to keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian and he re-covered. For many years afterward, the two 54 watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)
55 chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
( ) ..
A．must B．should C．can D．need
A．together B．wildly C．separately D．happily
A．watched B．heard C．feared D．noticed
A．hope B．success C．failure D．information
A．wishes B．demands C．efforts D．worries
A．showed up B．showed off C．turned out D．turned off
A．nervous B．eager C．angry D．clever
A．decided B．refused C．wanted D．pretended
A．Love B．Hit C．Forgive D．Follow
A．beautiful B．distant C．wild D．clean
A．alive B．dead C．brave D．sleepy
A．immediately B．seriously C．directly D．honestly
A．asked B．ordered C．informed D．led
A．injured B．defeated C．fightened D．worried
A．regarded B．determined C．recognized D．showed
A．month B．day C．evening D．week
A．particularly B．regularly C．usually D．especially
A．fearless B．well C．warm D．hopeful
A．families B．parents C．neighbours D．friends
A．but B．or C．so D．and