It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ____, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and ____ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to ____ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were ____ to take care of the plants every day. ____ doing some research online, we ____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work ____ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed ____ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____. We had never ____ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also ____ Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (罗勒，一种香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work we put into our vegetable garden was ____ worthwhile. As long as we had the ____ to start and maintain the garden, we ____ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
A．Otherwise B．Instead C．Therefore D．Likewise
A．prepared B．preserved C．prevented D．protected
A．particular B．delicious C．nutritious D．special
A．think about B．worry about C．adapt to D．appeal to
A．absent B．late C．satisfied D．willing
A．Before B．Since C．As D．After
A．led B．refused C．decided D．afforded
A．so that B．now that C．as long as D．even though
A．quickly B．hardly C．gradually D．suddenly
A．over B．through C．across D．beyond
A．harder B．softer C．heavier D．deeper
A．flowers B．fruits C．seeds D．vegetables
A．at r isk B．with care C．in excitement D．like crazy
A．tasted B．sensed C．watched D．smelt
A．tear B．cloud C．sunshine D．wind
A．cooked B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．rather than B．other than C．no more than D．more than
A．fact B．force C．doubt D．willpower
A．received B．accepted C．spent D．fulfilled
A．way B．quality C．goal D．standard
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 39 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me 40 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 41 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 42 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No idea.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 43 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 44 . She just stared.
My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 45 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 46 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced. I begged in my heart for her to 47 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered 48 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 49 . I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 50 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A．them B．it C．me D．her
A．sadder B．shorter C．weaker D．slower
A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring
A．street B．sun C．corner D．mirror
A．distant B．disappointed C．hopeless D．unlucky
A．after B．while C．since D．until
A．disturb B．seek C．comfort D．ignore
A．games B．performance C．conversation D．competition
A．face B．back C．eyes D．wings
A．look up to B．catch up with C．look down upon D．put up with
A．that B．how C．whether D．why
A．relax B．leave C．stop D．forbid
A．excitedly B．weakly C．proudly D．firmly
A．astonished B．ashamed C．annoyed D．upset
A．control B．like C．forgive D．hate
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1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。
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit（深坑）. All the other frogs36 the pit. When they saw how 37 the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be 38 .
The two frogs 39 what the other frogs were saying and 40 to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs 41 telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs 42 the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He 43 down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as 44 as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the 45 and just die. He jumped even harder and finally 46 it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not 47 us?” The frog explained to them that he was 48 . He thought they were 49 him the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons: ① There is power of life and death in the 50 . An encouraging word to someone who is 51 can lift them up and help them make it through the day. ② A destructive word to someone who is down can be 52 it takes to kill them. Be 53 of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
The 54 of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand 55 an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.
A．jumped over B．keep peace with C．came down D．gathered around
A．big B．deep C．dangerous D．wide
A．dead B．confused C．quiet D．safe
A．tolerated B．understood C．ignored D．confirmed
A．promised B．tried C．managed D．agreed
A．kept B．enjoyed C．finished D．stopped
A．lived up to B．paid attention to C．got used to D．pushed ahead with
A．slowed B．went C．climbed D．fell
A．hardly B．difficult C．hard D．difficultly
A．pain B．disease C．fear D．competition
A．worked B．turned C．left D．made
A．follow B．hear C．recognize D．consider
A．deaf B．blind C．honest D．clever
A．respecting B．comforting C．encouraging D．beating
A．society B．communication C．tongue D．misunderstanding
A．down B．angry C．away D．up
A．who B．that C．which D．what
A．proud B．careful C．afraid D．free
A．function B．energy C．power D．skill
A．what B．that C．how D．when
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being 36 by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a 37 to find a way of stopping themselves from being in 38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages 39 into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse 40 . When this idea was 41 , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But 42 knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, 43 said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his 44 .
At last, one mouse, 45 than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for 46 , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know 47 she is! We’ll have 48 to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to 49 !” Hearing the words, everyone got 50 and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never 51 !”
“She’ll never be able to walk 52 again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must 53 who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was 54 enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very 55 to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
A．trained B．taught C．caught D．invited
A．party B．test C．game D．meeting
A．return B．danger C．fact D．need
A．rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped
A．questioned B．explained C．suggested D．answered
A．supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．angrily B．happily C．carefully D．slowly
A．present B．reason C．idea D．excuse
A．younger B．longer C．stronger D．wiser
A．pleasure B．silence C．help D．information
A．where B．what C．how D．who
A．experience B．power C．time D．space
A．shout B．watch C．stay D．hide
A．worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired
A．drop off B．turn up C．get up D．put off
A．gladly B．quickly C．quietly D．directly
A．believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide
A．honest B．brave C．rich D．old
A．easy B．difficult C．strange D．important
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 36 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?" Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41. Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accep
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promise
A．after B．until C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Nowadays 41 children go to school 42 few of them have ever asked themselves 43 they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, 44 and a few other 45 . But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?
Actually children go to school to 46 themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to 47 themselves. They learn their own language 48 they will be able to 49 with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn 50 about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. 51 helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use 52 in their 53 , but there is one more 54 reason why children go to school.
It is more important to receive education than just learning 55 .We go to school 56 to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who 57 knows how to learn will always be 58 because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. 59 , children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to 60 how to learn.
A．some B．most C．few D．all
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．how B．when C．why D．that
A．cooking B．sowing C．playing D．geography
A．subjects B．skills C．languages D．games
A．make B．prepare C．teach D．study
A．teach B．support C．live D．work
A．and B．in order to C．so as to D．so that
A．communicate B．work C．talk D．study
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．Foreign languages B．Mathematics C．History D．Geography
A．practical B．special C．different D．importance
A．work B．lives C．study D．communication
A．difficult B．unusual C．important D．kind
A．foreign languages B．science C．mathematics D．facts
A．above all B．at all C．in all D．for all
A．doesn’t B．never C．really D．may
A．unsuccessful B．calm C．successful D．useful
A．Although B．But C．However D．Therefore
A．begin B．work C．live D．learn