短文填空（共10小题，计10分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填-优题课

My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town． But the farmer who owned the forest（1）　　trees every year until one year， there were no trees left．

One day，our teacher took us out and we had a（2）　　in the field where the forest used to be．While eating and drinking， we（3）　　about the beautiful forest we once had．One of my classmates comes from a tribe （部落） that lived in the west of our country． He told us what he thought about the change．"It makes me really （4）　　to learn that a forest has disappeared． My people have taught me to（5）　　think seven generations （七代人） in the future． That's to say, when we do something to the land, we should never（6）　　it． We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations．

When we heard what he said， we kept （7）　　first． " Let's plant some trees!" said our teacher after a moment．"It will be a good （8）　　!"So that's what we did． For the rest of the spring，we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees．

That was five years ago．Today，when I stand in that field which was once empty，I see（9）　　about as tall as I am． It's great to see how we've（10）　　the field． It taught us the power of thinking about the future．

（1）A． cut up	B． cut down	C． looked for	D． looked after
（2）A． picnic	B． test	C． wish	D． lesson
（3）A． planned	B． feared	C． knew	D． talked
（4）A． tired	B． excited	C． sad	D． hopeful
（5）A． sometimes	B． always	C． seldom	D． never
（6）A． protect	B． hurt	C． study	D． sell
（7）A． thankful	B． happy	C． silent	D． shy
（8）A． start	B． mistake	C． mess	D． warning
（9）A． trees	B． leaves	C． grass	D． flowers
（10）A． broken	B． bought	C． wasted	D． changed

If you were ninety years old， what would you plan to do？ Few people want to have new challenges（挑战）（1）　　that age． However， an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people．

As a man of 93，he met a challenge． One day，（2）　　film director came to him and asked whether he wanted to act in his movie．"（3）　　in the movie？" asked the old man．

"You've been a barber （理发师）． I believe you're the right man for my movie The Barber．

The old man read the script （剧本）before accepting the invitation．（4）　　he knew the story well， he still needed to keep all the words in mind．（5）　　was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize． The movie also（6）　　both national and international prizes．

Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard（7）　　a better one. In his eighties, he was still doing the same job. That was why he（8）　　by the film director．

While the film was being made, the director had his worries because he didn't know （9）　　Mr. Jing could keep it going． At last， when the filming was done， the director was really pleased．Jing（10）　　solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93﹣year﹣old actor star who had never acted before !

（1）A． from	B． of	C． at	D．on
（2）A． the	B． /	C． a	D．an
（3）A．What can I do	B． What I can do	C．How can I do	D．How I can do
（4）A． Unless	B． Though	C． Since	D． Until
（5）A．How big the challenge	B．What big the challenge	C．How the big challenge	D．What the big the challenge
（6）A． will win	B． win	C． wins	D． won
（7）A． be	B． act	C． to be	D． to act
（8）A． invites	B． invited	C． is invited	D． was invited
（9）A． that	B． if	C． where	D． when
（10）A． hard	B． hardly	C． successful	D． successfully

I but ask stop final which one he who hide happy feeling

I spent many years of my life pretending（假装）． I told that I was happy with my job， although I knew from the（1）　　day that it wasn't fit for me． I pretended to agree with everyone around me to avoid the risk of disagreement． After spending so much time hiding my true self， I（2）　　felt that I'd had enough of that﹣I was really tired of pretending．

I made up my mind（3）　　pretending． It's easier to pretend than to be truly honest with ourselves，（4）　　it comes with a heavy price． If I pretend my job is satisfying． I probably won't make the necessary changes to create a new job（5）　　will bring pleasure to my life． If I pretend to be happy in a relationship when my true（6）　　clearly say something else， how can I improve my relationship？

These days， I'm always saying what's true for me．When I（7）　　to work on a new project．I said that I wasn't good at it because I had little experience with it．In the past．I always（8）　　that fact and felt bad about it for days or even weeks．During parties．I admit（承认）that I hate（9）　　job and can't wait to leave． In the past． I pretended I liked it just to fit in with everyone else．

Pretending is costly（代价高的）．It is not money we give away but peace of mind，and（10）　　．I stopped pretending from then on．

because bring city easy even goal important make repeat they

Chile （智利） is a long and beautiful country with ocean to the west and mountains to the east．Some of the villages are a very long way from（1）　　and some of the schools are very small．

It is difficult for small schools to teach science（2）　　they don't have enough teachers or equipment（设备）．This is where the Science Bus Project can help．The bus（3）　　special science teachers，new ideas and equipment to schools in different parts of the country．Sometimes the children go inside the bus for（4）　　science lessons or clubs．Sometimes the teachers（5）　　bring the equipment inside the classroom．The children do experiments（实验）．The materials used in the experiments are（6）　　to find，for example recycled plastic bottles，so that the class teacher can（7）　　the experiments with the class when the bus has gone．

The（8）　　of the Science Bus Project is to bring science to children all over Chile．Since 2012，the bus has visited lots of schools in Chile，and hundreds of teachers have learned how（9）　　their science classes fun and exciting．

Science is（10）　　for all of us，as it helps us understand our world and we can learn about it inside or outside of the classroom．

Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a （1）　　of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2）　　and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．

Life hasn't（3）　　much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4）　　the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5）　　home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 ^stcentury cowboy（6）　　gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．

So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7）　　，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8）　　since they were children．They（9）　　the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10）　　．"

Some people choose the job（11）　　in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12）　　he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13）　　his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14）　　a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15）　　to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．

（1）A．life	B．place	C．way	D．day
（2）A．interesting	B．boring	C．hard	D．easy
（3）A．got	B．paid	C．done	D．changed
（4）A．catch	B．eat	C．touch	D．take
（5）A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
（6）A．just	B．still	C．even	D．never
（7）A．problem	B．choice	C．plan	D．dream
（8）A．parents	B．brothers	C．cows	D．sheep
（9）A．create	B．miss	C．love	D．refuse
（10）A．country	B．culture	C．mind	D．cowboy
（11）A．later	B．early	C．quickly	D．suddenly
（12）A．so	B．and	C．since	D．but
（13）A．looked for	B．took up	C．gave up	D．cared about
（14）A．for	B．as	C．with	D．like
（15）A．relaxed	B．slow	C．late	D．free