As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And , like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A．principle B．habit C．weaker D．power
A．parties B．races C．countries D．ages
A．working B．living C．playing D．going
A．confidence B．interest C．anxiety D．sorrow
A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive
A．well-organized B．colorfully-printed C．newly- collected D．half-filled
A．broad B．passing C．different D．main
A．silently B．impatiently C．gladly D．worriedly
A．promise B．burden C．right D．game
A．courage B．calmness C．confusion D．excitement
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．students C．adults D．retirees
A．carefully B．eagerly C．nervously D．bravely
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．start D．plan
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．time B．money C．skills D．knowledge
A．only B．well C．even D．soon.
A．lost B．chose C．left D．quit
A．pets B．toys C．friends D．colleagues
Dear Seth,
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you___36___, I hope you will find something __37__in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be __38__ . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll __39___ you because you are different, 40 for no good reason . You will also face heartbreak and might be __41__ by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much , but such things __42__.
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty(残忍) and 43in your journey through life , but don’t let that__44__ you from finding new things . Don’t retreat （退却）from life , and don’t __45__ or wall yourself off . Be open to new things , new experiences ,and new people . You will __46__ many times ,but if you allow that to stop you from trying , you will __47_ many chances . Do remember failure is a stepping stone to __48__.
You will meet many people who will try to do __49__ than you , in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. . To __50_ , life is a competition.However, I believe life is a __51_. If you always try your best to __52__ others, you are wasting your life . Learn to enjoy your life__53_ and you will make it a journey of __54__ ,of learning and of love.
Finally , know that I love you and always will. You are _55__ a really wonderful journey , and I will always be there for you.
Love
Dad
A．grow up B．show up C． cheer up D．give up
A．familiar B．valuable C．normal D．interesting
A．unkind B．peaceful C．equal D．simple
A．look at B．run after C．laugh at D．look after
A．if B．but C．so D．or
A．hurt B．found C．accepted D．impressed
A．matter B．work C．disappear D．happen
A．luck B．pain C．difference D．hope
A．protect B．encourage C．stop D．choose
A．forgive B．struggle C．compete D．hide
A．leave B．prepare C．escape D．fail
A．enjoy B．try C．miss D．meet
A．success B．life C．action D．sorrow
A．earlier B．better C．less D．faster
A．you B．me C．him D．them
A．challenge B．drama C．journey D．dream
A．change B．pardon C．follow D．beat
A．somewhere B．instead C．afterwards D．though
A．cruelty B．danger C．happiness D．quietness
A．starting B．destroying C．finishing D．replacing
Just Help the Next Person
The only highway to go to work that we had to drive was closed down due to an accident on the bridge. A truck had hit the bridge and made it 36 for any traffic to go over it. So in order to get to 37 I had to go a number of miles out of my way.
Not being that 38 with this road and not knowing 39 all the pot holes in the road were, I topped a hill and right in my path was a big pot hole. I felt and heard the familiar sound of a flat tire. I 40 as far to the right as possible and stopped. I tried several times to change the tire, but 41 .
There I sat out in the country and no way to 42 with anybody. Just then, I looked in my rear view mirror and a 43 was pulling out of a pasture behind me. I was 44 and scared at the same time.
I was struggling to get the 45 out when this man in the pickup pulled in behind me. He got out to introduce himself and 46 to help me. When he got the spare out we discovered that the spare is also 47 . He told me he would take the tire and have it 48 and call my husband.
We got the tire fixed 49 he took me back to my car. My husband was there 50 us when we got back. The kind stranger stayed there and helped my husband 51 the tire. After they finished we 52 thanked him and offered to pay him for his 53 .
I will never forget his words, " your thanks is 54 enough pay and I just hope if this ever happens to my wife or daughter someone will be so 55 as to help them."
A．busy B．narrow C．fearful D．unsafe
A．school B．city C．work D．shop
A．satisfied B．involved C．identified D．familiar
A．where B．what C．when D．which
A．placed B．rode C．pulled D．managed
A．failed B．abandoned C．passed D．dropped
A．catch up B．get in touch C．have to do D．put up
A．truck B．pickup C．car D．bike
A．excited B．relieved C．determined D．nervous
A．car B．wheel C．spare D．trunk
A．refused B．offered C．pretended D．promised
A．flat B．damaged C．invisible D．lost
A．sold B．painted C．packed D．fixed
A．but B．so C．and D．though
A．listening to B．worrying about C．waiting on D．searching for
A．break B．change C．clean D．repair
A．both B．all C．neither D．everyone
A．imagination B．trouble C．diligence D．patience
A．more than B．less than C．rather than D．better than
A．polite B．active C．kind D．wise
When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good36 to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to37a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting38 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself39 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any40 , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a41 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s42 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43 . For this, I had to wait until the following44 .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield.45 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was46 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon47 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a48 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 49 after I jumped.
“Get50 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to51 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called52 . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick53 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best54 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was55 .
A．way B．chance C．idea D．value
A．tell B．write C．read D．copy
A．film B．poem C．story D．program
A．secretly B．instead C．finally D．first
A．sport B．driving C．lesson D．drawing
A．try B．hand C．gift D．suggestion
A．jumping B．journey C．training D．entertainment
A．tree B．tower C．building D．airplane
A．week B．month C．evening D．morning
A．Besides B．Once C．There D．However
A．asked B．invited C．forced D．taught
A．slowing B．climbing C．landing D．filling
A．belt B．steel C．line D．seat
A．light B．broken C．fixed D．open
A．ready B．up C．on D．away
A．cry B．rest C．laugh D．lie
A．softly B．loudly C．nervously D．excitedly
A．comfort B．wind C．pull D．push
A．failure B．experience C．competition D．danger
A．tiring B．shocking C．true D．fun
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 36 anything about the Chinese 37 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 38 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 39 and she also found this type of tea rather 40 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 41 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 42 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 43 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 44 , but it seemed to have no 45 . Her cup kept being 46 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 47 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 48 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 49 culture, she felt it too 50 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!
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Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）36 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were38 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house39 her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 40 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 41 ．
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it 42 from my hand as I let it go and headed 43 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．
I was too scared about getting 44 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later, 45 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 46 for her misfortune．
I made up my mind that I would 47 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 48 would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n）49 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 50 for repairing it．
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．
The next day, I 51 the old lady her paper and was able to 52 the warm smile that I was 53 her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 54 my route．
After several cookies, I 55 an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”
A．assistant B．customer C．adviser D．neighbour
A．selfishness B．cleverness C．carefulness D．forgiveness
A．picking B．kicking C．throwing D．striking
A．from B．under C．by D．around
A．flowed B．rolled C．dropped D．fell
A．yard B．kitchen C．room D．sky
A．stepped B．stopped C．skipped D．slipped
A．right B．slow C．straight D．fast
A．caught B．trapped C．lost D．hurt
A．but B．when C．before D．though
A．guilty B．nervous C．anxious D．safe
A．borrow B．save C．transfer D．move
A．used B．earned C．chose D．calculated
A．book B．notice C．note D．article
A．period B．distance C．size D．cost
A．handed B．showed C．left D．sold
A．witness B．bring C．return D．wear
A．comparing to B．receiving from C．learning about D．playing with
A．continued B．forgot C．followed D．chose
A．tore B．felt C．bought D．marked