There was a rich man who wanted to choose a husband for his only child from a great number of pursuers. The man all the pursuers to a river and pointed to the crocodiles there, saying, “Anyone who can swim across the river safely will marry my ” The pursuers looked at each other and no one take action. At that moment, a man dived into the river and swam a surprising speed to the other side. All the people there him with a great sense of admiration for his courage. , the man, after landing on the bank, shouted , “who pushed me into the river just now?”
Maybe the man, thinking about the whole and the happy consequences of his act, will eventually be to the one who pushed him into the river. In life it is fairly for disadvantages to turn into advantages and misfortunes into fortunes! But many of us are to realize the true of our “rivals” (对手) to success. Generally speaking, many people would see the one who “pushes him into the river” as a rival. However, the one who “pushes him into the river” gives you a feeling of urgency and inspires your ambition and to strive for success! You try your best to your difficulties and progress to the next stage in life!
If a man does not have rivals, he be satisfied with the present and will not try to improve his . He would in the face of difficulties and sink into laziness. Therefore, your rivals are not your enemies. Instead, they are good ! In our lives, we need some rivals to “pushes him into the river,” leading us to strive ahead in difficulties and competitions. Thanks to our rivals, we can show our to its best. Thanks to our rivals, we are able to make continuous progress while competing with them!
A．led B．walked C．drove D．brought
A．brother B．sister C．son D．daughter
A．could B．dared C．would D．must
A．at B．in C．for D．with
A．welcome B．observed C．applauded D．approved
A．But B．However C．Meanwhile D．Furthermore
A．happily B．surprisingly C．angrily D．desperately
A．unless B．before C．after D．while
A．process B．program C．result D．accident
A．close B．satisfied C．devoted D．grateful
A．general B．usual C．common D．ordinary
A．willing B．unwilling C．able D．unable
A．meaning B．answer C．tendency D．significance
A．demand B．desire C．deed D．defense
A．ignore B．overlook C．overcome D．meet
A．is bound to B．is meant to C．is intended to D．is fit to
A．contribution B．occasion C．situation D．ambition
A．hold out B．hold back C．hold on D．hold off
A．rivals B．competitors C．friends D．relatives
A．potential B．preference C．character D．knowledge
As John moved his bicycle out of the driveway, he heard his mo
m shout, “Don’t forget to lock it!” He thought to himself that she was such a 36 . Really, what could 37 at that little library in the small prairie（大草原）town?
The day, 38 most that summer, was bright and hot. As he 39 , sweat trickled（滴下） down. When he arrived at the library, he leaned his bike 40 the railing（栏杆） and, 41 his mother’s advice, didn’t bother to 42 
it.
The library was extremely 43 , filled with the distinct smell of books. 44 in the stacks（堆）, John spent longer than he’d imagined 45 just the right book. He waited patiently for his 46 , and watched 47 the librarian fed his card through the recorded machine.
As he went out of the library, he saw his bike 48 down the sidewalk. Walking beside it was a boy, perhaps fifteen years old.
“Hey! That’s my bike! What do you think you’re doing? G
ive it 49 .”
“Give it back! You’re 50 . It’s not yours.”
John felt 51 with this boy and his words that the bike was his own. What could he do? He wasn’t at all sure 52 to deal with him.
At that moment, John surprised himself. 53 a step toward the boy, he took 54 of his bike. “This bike is mine. You’ll have to give it back to me.” 55 by his determination, the boy let him go. John jumped on and rode home as quickly as he dared. He felt a little strange, however, and a bit older somehow, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why.
36. A. housewife B. mother C. worrier D. talker
37. A. happen B. steal C. lose D. take
38. A. as B. with C. of D. like
39. A. went B. rode C. ran D. drove
40. A. to B. on C. at D. against
41. A. remembering B. thinking C. reminding D. ignoring
42. A. lock B. place C. mind D. care
43. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. cold
44. A. Missed B. Run C. Seated D. Lost
45. A. to choose B. choosing C. to search D. searching
46. A. turn B. chance C. book D. Bike
47. A. as B. because C. since D. while
48. A. move B. moving C. moved D. being moved
49. A. in B. out C. up D. back
50. A. laughing B. smiling C. cheating D. joking
51. A. angry B. glad C. sorry D. content
52. A. what B. how C. when D. whether
53. A. Walking B. Making C. Going D. Taking
54. A. hand B. lift C. hold D. finger
55. A. scared B. surprised C. worried D. disappointed
Word came that the government must control the spread of this disease.
“Our job，”said the 26 officer，“is to spray the wall of every house in every town and village in the malariaparts of Mexico.You may be 27 to learn that there are about ninety-nine thousand 28 villages and towns.Some are big places like the capital city， 29 a
re single houses deep in the forest or upon the mountaintops.The men working with our program say that most of these people 30 within districts which are 31 enough for the mala ria-carrying mosquitoesto live in and spread the disease.That 32 that we must plan to spray the bricks of 33 three million houses once or twice a year for five years.”
“We have 34 everything very carefully，”said the officer 35 .“Our advance guards have drawn 36 of some forty thousand parts of the country for 37 by the spray teams.Each house in the malaria districts has been given a special 38 so that we can work in order.The United States has given us cars and trucks to carry the spray teams and their 39 .”
“The malaria program has been 40 with the people in this country.Everyone wants to 41 .The Defense Department is helping us plan the 42 of men and supplies.The Education Department has printed sheets in Spanish to explain 43 malaria is spread.Resistance is a problem.It was in the neighboring country—the United States that such resistance to spray was first 44 .Take the 45 of the housefly and D.D.T. At fist D.D.T. killed them off.Now it won’t hurt a fly.”
“What worries people is the danger that the mosquitoes may become resistant，”said the officer at last.
26.A.education B.wealth C.health D.medicine
27.A.surprised B.excited C.doubtful D.happy
28.A.united B.developing C.similar D.separate
29.A.other B.some C.the others D.the few
30.A.sleep B.live C.stand D.sit
31.A.cold B.hot C.bright D.warm
32.A.saves B.expresses C.means D.is
33.A.nearly B.mostly C.finally D.only
34.A.read B.learnt C.written D.studied
35.A.mentioned B.remembered C.started D.continued
36.A.pictures B.places C.maps D.bus-lines
37.A.store B.use C.share D.show
38.A.name B.sign C.number D.attention
39.A.tools B.clothes C.families D.guns
40.A.familiar B.friendly C.strict D.popular
41.A.work B.run C.stop D.help
42.A.movement B.program C.action D.equipment
43.A.why B.how C.what D.that
44.A.proved B.killed C.thought D.discussed
45.A.event B.matter C.fact D.case
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her 21by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 22“Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer by asked to 23for the night. Seeing that he had an 24Face, she let him in and gave him a nice 25. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 26that anyone who climbed up her tree27not be able to come back down until she 28it.
When the children came back to steal her 29, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her
long 30she gave the tree permission to let 31go. Aunty Misery was free from the 32at last.
One day another man 33her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 34she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 35me.” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 36some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37
it brought to me in this life. But I am too 38to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 39as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 40and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
21. A. hopeless B. painfulC. dull D. crazy
22. A. calling B. shouting C. announcingD. whispering
23. A. stayB. live C. hideD. lie
24. A. interesting B. honestC. anxiousD. angry
25. A. giftB. kissC. treat D. smile
26. A. suggestion B. demand C. permissionD. wish
27. A. couldB. should C. mightD. must
28. A. permitted B. promised C. answeredD. declared
29. A. branchB. foodC. treeD. fruit
30. A. after B. whileC. sinceD. before
31. A. itB. themC. himD. her
32. A. trickB. question C. troubleD. difficulty
33. A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped atD. walked around
34. A. soB. butC. althoughD. because
35. A. withB. offC. uponD. for
36. A. choose B. pickC. shakeD. hit
37. A. honor B. pleasure C. hopeD. excitement
38. A. light B. shortC. oldD. thin
39. A. proud B. kindC. fineD. smart
40. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly
It was the final examination. The class was very 36 . I was checking my paper 37 I saw my best friend, Samy, 38 to cheat at the exam.
Samy scribbled（潦草地写） the 39 to some questions on his answer sheet 40 looking at a piece of paper. I was 41 and did not know what to do. My heart was beating 42 by each second. Suddenly, Samy noticed me staring at him.
He made a hand gesture, asking me not to 43 the teacher. I was deep in thoughts when the teacher said, “Time’s up! Please put down your pens! Stop 44 ! I will collect your papers.” I was waken out of my 45 upon hearing the loud voice of the teacher. I went home feeling very 46 . I was so frustrated 47 I even talked to my toys!
The next day, I went straight to the 48 office for I decided to tell the teacher that Samy 49 yesterday. I plucked up（鼓起） my 50 and walked into the office. I told the teacher that Samy had cheated. She was very angry. During break, she 51 Samy and Samy cried. He 52 his face as he ran out of the teachers’ office after he was scolded. After that incident, Samy always ignored me whenever I approached him. I was very sad. I thought my 53 with him must be over.
A few more days later, I was at the bus stop 54 for my bus when Samy came to me with a guilty look on his face. He said, “I’m sorry, I have now 55 cheating at the exam. Will you forgive me?” “Sure,” I replied with a smile. “But promise me never to cheat again.” “I promise!” he replied. Then we walked home happily.
36. A. silent B. noisy C. crowded
D. dirty
37. A. while B. when C. as D. whenever
38. A. wanting B. searching C. attempting D. Wishing
39. A. sentences B. words C. notes D. answers
40. A. before B. after C. until D. once
41. A. glad B. anxious C. afraid D. sad
42. A. quicker and quicker B. harder and harder
C. slower and slower D. heavier and heavier
43. A. inform B. phone C. tell D. ask
44. A. talking B. writing C. looking D. thinking
45. A. thoughts B. room C. soul D. seat
46. A. bad B. worried C. calm D. miserable
47. A. as B. which C. but D. that
48. A. school’s B. headmaster’s C. teachers’ D. parents’
49. A. cheatedB. had cheated C. was cheating D. had been cheating
50. A. spirit B. courage C. feet D. strength
51. A. hit B. beat C. told D. scolded
52. A. covered B. washed C. lowered D. raised
53. A. happiness B. friendship C. incident D. business
54. A. waited B. to wait C. waiting D. wait
55. A. appreciated B. minded C. regretted D. frightened
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 36 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 37 money.
This is how I 38 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 39 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 40 . If an accident takes place, the 41 of which I think the local police could use, I 42 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 43 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 44 getting something back, though the 45 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 46 letter to my home, though it was 47 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 48 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 49 . I was told at the window that there were 50 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 51 list. As I was about to 52 , the postmaster appeared in the 53 .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 54 we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 55 but complaints（投诉）.”
36．A．decision B．research C．speech D．discovery
37．A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal
38．A．experienced B．connected C．combined D．agreed
39．A．happens B．flashes C．sticks D．leads
40．A．postmaster B．headmaster C．storekeeper D．policeman
41．A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
42．A．call B．hold C．break D．pick
43．A．need B．trouble C．common D．charge
44．A．within B．without C．for D．before
45．A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
46．A．curious B．immediate C．special D．heavy
47．A．realized B．addressed C．forgotten D．brought
48．A．invitation B．apology C．instruction D．appreciation
49．A．dealing B．providing C．operating D．starting
50．A．enough B．some C．no D．more
51．A．admitting B．relating C．examining D．waiting
52．A．leave B．shout C．guess D．conduct
53．A．window B．doorway C．library D．yard
54．A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as if
55．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something