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）中选出最佳选项。
It was the golden season. I could see the leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a harvest season, ____ for me, it is an annoying(恼人的) season. I was for the Postgraduate Entrance Examination. But so many unhappy things made me so tired, so I decided to have a walk along the Yanjiang Road in my university.
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always ___me down”, I thought when the sound of a guitar flowed into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was lost in playing her guitar. She was a beautiful girl, when the wind blew her long hair. I had never seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.
Lost in the music, I did not that I had been standing for so long. But it did not seem to disturb(打扰) her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. She was the only performer and I was the only . During the rest of the days in the season, life became and I could review the courses carefully.
Autumn was over. One day, when I was enjoying the beautiful music, the sound suddenly stopped. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
“You like the music,” she said.
“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face.
“I came here just to have a rest because I in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed(失望的). And it was your listening every day that me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”
“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the to know each other and we should be good friends.”
She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn..
A．yellow B．green C．new D．empty
A．then B．while C．and D．or
A．going B．waiting C．preparing D．caring
A．gets B．get C．to get D．is getting
A．mainly B．specially C．mostly D．especially
A．understand B．realize C．remember D．consider
A．audience B．artist C．reporter D．dancer
A．boring B．interesting C．sad D．dull
A．nearly B．hardly C．already D．just
A．may B．would C．can D．must
A．excited B．angry C．sad D．worried
A．failed B．sent C．broke D．took
A．moved B．encouraged C．wondered D．saved
A．short B．meaningful C．relaxed D．successful
A．space B．gift C．chance D．luck
One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”“Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”
“But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t (36) make a difference!”
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.
A．better B．farther C．closer D．faster
A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered
A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish
A．leave B．die C．run D．lose
A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess
A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately
A．replied B．argued C．spoke D．listened
A．day B．time C．place D．one
A．special B．brave C．strange D．lucky
A．family B．village C．country D．world
For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours 31 different things I could plant. I believe they would look nice together.
But then we had Mattew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children! I was too 32 raising them的grow a garden.
Money was tight（拮据）,as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something expensive. And I’d have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t 33 on trees, you know."
34 , all five got through high school and college（大学）and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. Then, one morning on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a 35 tree, planted right in my garden. I thought it 36 be a weeping willow(垂柳),because I saw things 37 around on all its branches（树枝）.Then I put my 38 on and I couldn’t believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my garden!
I went outside to have a look. It was 39 ! There were dollar bills all over that tree. There was also a note in the tree. It 40 ,"We all love you, Mom."
A-talking aboutB. thinking ofC. preparing forD. looking after
A．tired B．careless C．busy D．poor
A．grow B．make C．come D．get
A．Clearly B．Naturally C．Certainly D．Finally
A．money B．new C．young D．tall
A．should B．can C．must D．need
A．blowing B．turning C．producing D．appearing
A．overcoat B．hat C．shoes D．glasses
A．strange B．true C．special D．perfect
A．says B．writes C．shows D．describes
My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we 31 some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is 32 and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to 33 her away from the woman. But Maddie sat 34 the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a35 appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie, 36 did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or 37 her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝) 38 her. It can make her feel better!" I was 39 . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love 40 means. What a kind girl!
A．heard B．saw C．asked D．met
A．hungry B．shy C．dirty D．ill
A．bring B．send C．carry D．take
A．beside B．behind C．next D．between
A．question B．change C．smile D．pity
A．what B．how C．why D．which
A．worried about B．crazy about C．afraid of D．tired of
A．loves B．follows C．needs D．knows
A．glad B．strange C．excited D．surprised
A．usually B．really C．certainly D．finally
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ___________ (41) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ___________ (42) not to take the test.
Many students jumped up to ___________ (43) the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the ___________ (44) students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last ___________ (45).” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the ___________ (46). There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ___________ (47) an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test ___________ (48) any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ___________(49) in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is ___________ (50) in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ___________ (51) both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ___________ (52) from events in their lives, and have become ___________ (53) people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you ___________(54) that you have some limits (限制). However, there is ___________ (55) you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.
A．luckily B．terribly C．quietly D．hard
A．dislike B．help C．prefer D．start
A．thank B．praise C．fight D．criticize
A．following B．relaxing C．worrying D．remaining
A．chance B．trouble C．test D．idea
A．results B．presents C．papers D．essays
A．given B．sent C．discovered D．received
A．where B．that C．what D．when
A．confident B．necessary C．mysterious D．convenient
A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．special
A．broken off B．dreamed of C．learned from D．cared about
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．ruder B．cuter C．worse D．better
A．decide B．forget C．realize D．imagine
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 21 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of 22 . He stood right before me with his head down and said 23 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 24 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes aways so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
25 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 26 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 27 I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 28 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 29 .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 30 —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I 31 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to 32 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, 33 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 34 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 35 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colourful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget