John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, what might happen if he opened his mouth.
One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he in a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精灵) came to him. The elf shouted , “Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that.”
The boy was . He forgot his shyness and asked, “Who screamed?”
“Is there anyone else here?”
The boy looked around. They were .
“ I never say anything,” he replied, trying to himself. “How can I shout without opening my mouth?”
Then the elf’s changed from anger to surprise. “Don’t you know? Nobody told you that your eyes, your hands and your whole body all the time?”
The elf began to that each part of the body speaks its own and does so without stopping and how each we make says something. The elf gave John a little bottle and dropped some magic water into his and told him, “Now, you’ll hear with your ears what people are saying without opening their mouth.”
It was . He could hear how everyone two or three conversations, even when completely silent. But what surprised him most was on his birthday when he met a shy girl. His magic ears could hear her loud , “I don’t want to be here! I don’t want to play with anyone!”
John wet the girl’s ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they that smiling, looking into people’s eyes and saying “Hello” meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became children.
A．imagining B．fearing C．expecting D．reporting
A．hid B．played C．dreamed D．prepared
A．proudly B．nervously C．angrily D．hopelessly
A．worried B．shocked C．determined D．disappointed
A．alone B．lonely C．strange D．special
A．If B．So C．Although D．But
A．teach B．protect C．excuse D．enjoy
A．theory B．argument C．method D．attitude
A．talk B．act C．lie D．move
A．admit B．explain C．suggest D．comment
A．function B．character C．concern D．language
A．expression B．sentence C．gesture D．performance
A．ears B．eyes C．hands D．mouth
A．boring B．challenging C．surprising D．frightening
A．picked up B．moved up C．put up D．kept up
A．cries B．tears C．laughs D．jokes
A．control B．explore C．turn to D．look at
A．proved B．discovered C．promised D．remembered
A．suddenly B．clearly C．finally D．politely
A．helpful B．useful C．cheerful D．regretful
Home on the Way
People need homes: children their parents' place as home; call school "home" on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers … have no place to call "home", for a few nights. So how about people who have to travel for _ periods of time? Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.
Some regular travelers take their own : like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and become very familiar with service and attendants; others may put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. , driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only !
And how about maintaining relationships while in ? Some keep with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they're still and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel at home. Backpackers in youthhostelsmay become very good friends, closer than siblings.
Nowadays, people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a of belonging? Whenever we our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting . Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and , we can make the place we stay "home".
A．assign B．assume C．assist D．associate
A．boarders B．farmers C．scholars D．residents
A．at last B．at most C．at least D．at best
A．expanded B．extended C．exposed D．exploited
A．belongings B．property C．treasure D．furniture
A．no matter when B．no matter where C．no matter how D．no matter who
A．in fact B．as a result C．even though D．on the contrary
A．frequently B．necessarily C．simply D．immediately
A．However B．Insetead C．Furthermore D．Still
A．solid B．fragile C．dynamic D．mobile
A．transform B．transit C．transfer D．translation
A．control B．connection C．contact D．contract
A．busy B．free C．enjoyable D．alive
A．now and then B．whether or not C．more or less D．sooner or later
A．and B．so C．but D．even
A．fewer B．more C．many D．most
A．feeling B．emotin C．sense D．expression
A．keep out of B．drop out of C．step out of D．get out of
A．to find B．to be found C．to be finding D．to have been found
A．preparation B．imagination C．impression D．decision
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"It can sum up parenthood pretty concisely(简明地). " The boy’s father joked. That's 32-year-old Cramer described a family photo that shows his wife, Elizabeth, the couple's 6-month-old son into the air as she to swing him around for the photo.
"In my family we have about 18 of us, and a lot of kids," Cramer told Good Morning America. com. " We taking the large photo getting everyone to smile. But as you can imagine, getting all those kids to sit and doesn't go so well. "
"When we with that, my 4-year-old was done. He had had enough. But my wife and I were all on the beach in the coordinating outfits and we wanted to get one good picture to our happy family, but it wasn't going so smoothly."
Cramer explains that to get the children to calm down, they try to the boy’s attention with some fun shots. And that's when things went wrong.
We them around a couple times, but the final time I heard my wife just go, "Ahhhh!" so I turn around and I see my son just and peacefully doing this full layout back flip(直体后空翻), landing flat on his back in the sand, Cramer explained. "We were just . "
The couple says the baby cried for about two minutes got over it and fine. "He sniffled a little bit, " said Cramer. "But my dad is a pediatrician(儿童医生) and looked him and said, ''Oh, he's fine."
Once the family realized the baby was , they looked at the photos the photographer had taken and they had Internet gold-the image has already tallied more than 2 million views since being posted on Reddit.
We got this incredible . "It's funny," Cramer said. "Everything could have gone , but it ended as best as possible. Every time I look at the picture, though, my palms still get a little . "
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．pushes B．carries C．launches D．kick
A．suggests B．attempts C．remembers D．decides
A．run out B．started out C．worked out D．sent out
A．smile B．cry C．observe D．shout
A．did B．started C．finished D．began
A．seldom B．perhaps C．hardly D．really
A．put off B．keep off C．show off D．set off
A．lost B．draw C．share D．wear
A．properly B．perfectly C．horribly D．possibly
A．dropped B．swung C．spread D．handed
A．deliberately B．gracefully C．pitifully D．awfully
A．amazed B．excited C．interested D．shocked
A．though B．because C．but D．therefore
A．over B．in C．for D．after
A．bad B．terrible C．fine D．ill
A．realized B．thought C．understood D．figured
A．film B．photo C．story D．painting
A．plain B．good C．smooth D．wrong
A．empty B．sweaty C．dirty D．guilty
Some people took a tourist bus to a mountainous area .The scenery was really _______and a couple of young lovers were _______ so much by the natural beauty that they got off the bus on the way. Shortly after the bus went on, they heard a_______ boom ahead of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly _______by the news that no passengers on_______ survived. When they calmed down, they _______ and expressed their feelings in a few words.
The above story was told by a_______ when we were riding a tourist bus to a scenic mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said after the disaster that they had _______ escaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were lucky ones who missed the bus and _______ the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of _______ “Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ _______ to the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our _______.“If we hadn’t got down and delayed the bus, it would have passed the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have _______”
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think _______ It actually serves as an examination of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, _______ themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for mercy , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
A．breathtaking B．inspiring C．satisfying D．frustrating
A．struck B．moved C．encouraged D．appealed
A．vast B．noisy C．loud D．large
A．shocked B．scared C．embarrassed D．confused
A．bus B．hill C．board D．road
A．shouted B．screamed C．explained D．sighed
A．tourist B．guide C．driver D．passager
A．finally B．eventually C．nearly D．narrowly
A．passed B．avoided C．caused D．trapped
A．sadness B．concern C．relief D．regret
A．emotions B．expressions C．attitudes D．replies
A．touch B．expectation C．doubt D．reach
A．died B．passed C．survived D．stayed
A．differently B．actually C．similarly D．sincerely
A．thanked B．blamed C．apologized D．forgave
第二节 完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
Albert was an excellent painter. He had a happy family. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some __________ intestinal disorder, neither Albert nor his wife __________ the condition very seriously. But the disease was _________ acute diseaseand the boy died suddenly that night.
_________ the death could have been _________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Albert's emotional health ameliorated under the enormous burden of his __________. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, __________ him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _________ Albert could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him cope. _________, Albert became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism ________, Albert began to lose everything he __________ -his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Albert died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Albert' s death, I reacted with the same disdain（鄙视）the world shows for one who _________ his life with nothing material to show for it.
As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier harsh judgment. I knew Albert's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring came from __________.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to __________ an alcoholic. One day I worked up my _________ to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to _____ you. What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and ________ for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Albert came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love son.
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to _______ Albert as a failure. He had not left any _______ possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left _________ one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known..
A．special B．rare C．serious D．common
A．made B．took C．thought D．regarded
A．actually B．gradually C．eventually D．frequently
A．Recognizing B．Asking C．Convincing D．Knowing
A．protected B．prevented C．pretended D．preserved
A．guilt B．shame C．pity D．wonder
A．letting B．keeping C．leaving D．making
A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．less than
A．At time B．In time C．On time D．Over times
A．progressed. B．declined C．added D．slided
A．controlled B．bought C．made D．possessed
A．ends B．begins C．commits D．lives
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．wherever
A．defend B．change C．affect D．develop
A．spirits B．courage C．enthusiasm D．emotion
A．teach B．love C．raise D．care
A．reflected B．relaxed C．recognized D．realized
A．treat B．rank C．value D．judge
A．precious B．valuable C．material D．emotional
A．behind B．off C．over D．away
There was an old rooster(公鸡). One day as the sun was sinking, he ____into a tree to rest. He was about to put his head under his wings when he suddenly saw a long pointed nose — there just below him stood a fox.
“Have you heard the ____ news?” cried the fox excitedly.
“What news?” asked the rooster very _____. But in fact, he was very nervous, because he was very much_____of the fox.
“Your family and mine and all other animals have ____to live in peace from now on and forget our ____forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace(拥抱) you ! Do come down,dear friend, and let us _____the exciting news.”
“How great!” said the rooster.“I am certainly____about the news.” But when he said this, he seemed to be looking at something far off.
“What is it you see?” asked the fox _____ .
“Oh, a couple of ____are coming this way. They must have heard the good news and...”
But the fox did not wait to hear more. He turned and ___as fast as he could.
“ Wait ,” cried the rooster. “Why do you run? The dogs are ____of yours now!”
“Yes,” answered the fox . “ But they might not have heard the news.Besides, I have a very important thing that I had almost ____about.”
Seeing this , the wise rooster smiled as he hid his head in his feathers and went to ____, for he had succeeded in _____a very crafty(狡猾的) enemy.
Those who cheat people are easily cheated.
A．flew B．fell C．knocked D．walked
A．surprising B．interesting C．helpful D．wonderful
A．calmly B．sadly C．clearly D．rudely
A．tired B．fond C．afraid D．proud
A．tried B．agreed C．preferred D．hoped
A．mistakes B．promise C．differences D．friendship
A．spread B．celebrate C．make D．hear
A．happy B．nervous C．shy D．worried
A．angrily B．seriously C．quietly D．anxiously
A．roosters B．humans C．foxes D．dogs
A．finished B．ran C．spoke D．jumped
A．brothers B．partners C．enemies D．fans
A．thought B．forgotten C．learned D．cared
A．sing B．work C．sleep D．eat
A．believing B．catching C．fooling D．protecting