阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a pit(坑). All the other frogs gathered around it and watched as the two frogs tried to jump out. The pit was very deep and it looked as if there was no way , so they started yelling at the two frogs to . "The pit is too deep. You will die," they said together. When the frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled . After a while, one of the frogs believed what the others were saying, and fell down and .
But , the second frog kept jumping hard the negative remarks of those that kept yelling at her to accept the and just die. Finally, with one big leap, she it out of the pit!
In fact, the second frog was and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been her on the entire time they were yelling! What she had considered as encouragement her to try harder and succeed. And that made all the !
With a positive and being deaf to others' opinions, the second frog reached her goals by using such as encouragement, instead of being by others like the first frog, who failed to develop her to struggle for survival. , when we overcome others' criticism or comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just as the second frog did.
A．away B．out C．on D．over
A．give up B．give out C．drop out D．drop in
A．lost B．missed C．trapped D．tired
A．higher B．louder C．clearer D．bigger
A．died B．stopped C．rested D．watched
A．obviously B．disappointingly C．undoubtedly D．amazingly
A．besides B．for C．despite D．except
A．problem B．life C．chance D．fate
A．made B．jumped C．took D．saved
A．dumb B．deaf C．lame D．blind
A．calling B．holding C．cheering D．pushing
A．mistakenly B．Brightly C．roughly D．perfectly
A．let B．attracted C．inspired D．kept
A．result B．difference C．achievement D．progress
A．expression B．Emotion C．soul D．attitude
A．possibility B．certainty C．cruelty D．negativity
A．influenced B．threatened C．suspected D．advised
A．energy B．spirit C．potential D．mood
A．However B．Thus C．Finally D．Actually
A．surprising B．annoying C．discouraging D．confusing
阅读下面短文，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。
We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Eric in a high chair and noticed everyone was eating and talking. Suddenly, Eric screamed with and said, "Hi there." His fat baby hands hit the high chair tray, and his eyes were wide with excitement.
I looked around and saw the of his enjoyment. It was an old man with a worn and oily coat. And his hair was uncombed and unwashed. I was sure he . His hand waved．"Hi there, baby; I see ya," the man said to Eric．
My husband and I looks. Eric continued to laugh and answer, "Hi, there." Everyone in the restaurant noticed this. My husband and I were .
We finally the meal and for the door. My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot. The old man sat me and the door． "Lord, just let me out of here he speaks to me or Eric," I prayed. As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be . As I did so, Eric leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby's " " position. Before I could stop him, he had himself to the man's arms. Eric, in an act of total and love, laid his tiny head upon the man's torn shoulder．
His hands full of dirt, pain and hard labor gently, so gently, cradled (抱着) my baby's________and patted his back. I stood amazed. After a while, he pushed Eric from his chest ________ as though he were in pain, saying "God bless you, ma'am. You've given me the best Christmas gift."
I had just witnessed a genuine love shown through the innocence of a tiny child who saw no sin(罪恶), who made no.The ragged old man, , had reminded me that a genuine love is one which the essence (本质) of love is realized.
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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend
him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very , and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he felt . He didn’t know to plant it. He thought over and over and every place he could think of. he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, it. To his surprise and , the apple tree didn’t grow as he 52 . It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the , passers-by (行人)would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and _ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the . No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“Yes,” said the friend. “But someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed(抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also have a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.
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This past Thanksgiving Day the boss of the company I work for decided to serve a Thanksgiving meal for the poor. I couldn't ________ this and decided that I wanted to ________ ! I could deliver foods and send out my smile card.
I arrived at my ________ around 11 and found a line of families waiting outside the doors. I wasn't sure ________ I wanted to give my card to because there were so many people there ________ I knew I wanted to give it to a mother.
I served ________ table plates of turkey with all the fixings and slices of pumpkin pie for desert. Everyone was so happy and honestly seemed ________ for what my co-workers and I were doing.
At my last ________ there was an older lady with about eight kids. She looked tired, but ________ that her children were ________ . Smiling at her, I exchanged a few words ________her and knew that she was a foster mom(养母) and that ________ she would have liked to cook at home she couldn't __________it because of the size of her family. She then thanked me for ________ time with my family to serve hers.
She burst ________ a smile and gave me a hug__________ .I gave my smile card to her.
At the end of the day I didn't think about how I gave up time with my ________ to do this because I got so ________ out of this special and unforgettable experience, ________ made me so incredibly thankful for ________ I have and I now realize it is important to give back, and not just on the holidays.
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For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been since 2008. But this is not a story about the outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as as possible.
Ryan and Tracy in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been to the hospital.
, he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not after Tracy received that medical treatment.
Tracy’s breathing became labored and was to speak. The medical examination she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and doctors did all they could, her got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.
“Those four months are the most time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”
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My 9 year old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida．We were_______ about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months，and______ her Dad terribly．
As usual on the Charlotte to Miami flight，the plane was totally______．Because we did not get our boarding passes until we_______ at the gate，Kallie and I could not get seats together and were_______ by the aisle（过道）．I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me，______we could be together．They_______，saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats．
Meanwhile，a mother and her three children were in a_______ several rows ahead of us．There had been a mistake in their boarding passes，and_______ the whole family had been split up．The passengers in her row_______ refused to move elsewhere．She was very_______ about the younger boy sitting with strangers．She was in tears，yet nobody_______ to help her．
There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on_______．Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said，“Ma’am，I think we can help you．”He then_______ five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was_______ for the family．The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without_______，and the mother's relief was obvious．
Kallie，however，was beginning to panic at the______of not being next to me．I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do．_______，the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster，_______to me and asked，“Would you and your daughter like our seats？” _______to himself and the Scoutmaster．We traded seats and continued our trip，very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat．
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