What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ,” she thought.
“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought—which was what she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or —her favorite hobby. She took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too . “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The children was on fire. set in, but Mary could not run—she was to the spot. She tired hard to move, but could not, a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused— was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were , so we tried to make some bread.” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She them never to fall asleep on the job again!
A．given B．written C．told D．taught
A．successful B．helpful C．tiring D．surprising
A．shook B．put C．bent D．kept
A．difficult B．boring C．important D．easy
A．eyes B．mind C．heart D．legs
A．nicely B．exactly C．curiously D．carelessly
A．realized B．reminded C．learned D．dreamt
A．decision B．fortune C．business D．plan
A．sleeping B．reading C．running D．babysitting
A．just B．ever C．even D．only
A．selfish B．proud C．stubborn D．sensitive
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．tired B．arranged C．managed D．prepared
A．Panic B．Pain C．Noise D．Stress
A．frozen B．dragged C．pushed D．brought
A．because B．until C．as D．unless
A．smoke B．light C．water D．fire
A．cheerful B．strange C．guilty D．confident
A．busy B．hungry C．worried D．asleep
A．promised B．allowed C．expected D．persuaded
第二部分 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Eric in a high chair and noticed everyone was eating and talking. Suddenly, Eric screamed with and said, "Hi there." His fat baby hands hit the high chair tray, and his eyes were wide with excitement.
I looked around and saw the of his enjoyment. It was an old man with a worn and oily coat. And his hair was uncombed and unwashed. I was sure he . His hand waved．"Hi there, baby; I see ya," the man said to Eric．
My husband and I looks. Eric continued to laugh and answer, "Hi, there." Everyone in the restaurant noticed this. My husband and I were .
We finally the meal and for the door. My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot. The old man sat me and the door． "Lord, just let me out of here he speaks to me or Eric," I prayed. As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be . As I did so, Eric leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby's " " position. Before I could stop him, he had himself to the man's arms. Eric, in an act of total and love, laid his tiny head upon the man's torn shoulder．
His hands full of dirt, pain and hard labor gently, so gently, cradled (抱着) my baby's and patted his back. I stood amazed. After a while, he pushed Eric from his chest as though he were in pain, saying "God bless you, ma'am. You've given me the best Christmas gift."
I had just witnessed a genuine love shown through the innocence of a tiny child who saw no sin(罪恶), who made no .The ragged old man, , had reminded me that a genuine love is one which the essence (本质) of love is realized.
A．hurriedly B．happily C．sadly D．quietly
A．delight B．surprise C．anger D．satisfaction
A．source B．reason C．effect D．origin
A．smiled B．smelled C．felt D．cheated
A．transformed B．separated C．exchanged D．replaced
A．embarrassed B．astonished C．excited D．curious
A．got up B．got through C．got over D．got off
A．moved B．headed C．reached D．advanced
A．in front of B．against C．next to D．between
A．though B．since C．before D．if
A．holding B．fighting C．taking D．breathing
A．let-me-go B．pick-me-up C．put-me-down D．take-me-on
A．jumped B．devoted C．driven D．thrown
A．independence B．trust C．desire D．devotion
A．tough B．strong C．old D．firm
A．legs B．head C．neck D．bottom
A．eagerly B．violently C．unwillingly D．gladly
A．decision B．judgment C．conclusion D．choice
A．strangely B．powerfully C．unknowingly D．gratefully
A．realistic B．false C．loyal D．true
In 2013, a France television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro(地铁). They took ______ to see what passengers would do if they saw someone ______ on the platform or trains. The incidents looked ______ but they were all done with the help of actors. However, very ______ people tried to help, and most passengers ______ not to notice. In one of the ______, a foreigner was attacked by three men. The attack was on a ______ which was quite full, and although the man tried to get ______ passengers to help, they all refused. This is not only a French ______. A British newspaper reported in 2012 that a professor of Social Psychology in New York had ______ his students out to rob their own cars. The students didn’t try to ______ what they were doing. About 80 people ______ 250 car thefts, and only twelve of them tried to ______ the student robbers. In a typical incident, one man stopped, looked, and then put his hands over his ______ and shouted “I didn’t see that!” About forty people ______ to help the thieves, and two people ______ sat down next to the car and ______ to buy a camera and a television set a student was ______ from the back seat of his own car. The professor ______ whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the ______ thing as happens anywhere.
A．notes B．cameras C．trains D．newspapers
A．wounded B．stolen C．attacked D．struck
A．great B．serious C．terrible D．real
A．many B．few C．old D．large
A．seemed B．pretended C．managed D．asked
A．passengers B．actors C．incidents D．accidents
A．train B．plane C．truck D．bus
A．the other B．all C．more D．another
A．situation B．problem C．agreement D．accident
A．brought B．took C．sent D．put
A．hide B．expose C．tell D．find
A．realized B．discovered C．found D．watched
A．help B．refuse C．report D．stop
A．face B．head C．ears D．eyes
A．offered B．expected C．hated D．liked
A．bravely B．actually C．surely D．certainly
A．wanted B．waited C．needed D．loved
A．taking B．sending C．offering D．robbing
A．knows B．learns C．wonders D．asks
A．same B．different C．former D．small
I lived in a big city in Australia and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge and hardly any income. As a result, I stopped giving and became very .
Things started to change. I became enough to have a home, and even a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a person with the sign, “Will work for food.” I . My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in . I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside my heart drove me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with . He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I reached into my ashtray（烟灰缸） and enough, there sat 3 quarter and 2 pennies.
Greatly shocked by this , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He tears with joy, “You just made it for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus this great sale is leaving right away!”
Undoubtedly, it was a moment I, together with the man will never forget, but I was the one who got the best gift in life--giving. It also me that nothing is a coincidence, and everything has meaning.
A．debt B．responsibility C．shadow D．pressure
A．awkward B．hopeless C．sensitive D．bitter
A．fortunate B．wealthy C．generous D．successful
A．hopeful B．careless C．homeless D．aimless
A．got back B．pulled out C．passed away D．passed by
A．emergency B．need C．danger D．panic
A．alcohol B．food C．medicine D．entertainment
A．cycling B．jogging C．wandering D．driving
A．courage B．care C．enthusiasm D．anxiety
A．amusingly B．strangely C．gradually D．naturally
A．incident B．condition C．coincidence D．circumstance
A．broke into B．burst into C．let out D．poured out
A．necessary B．difficult C．possible D．suitable
A．offering B．demanding C．delivering D．serving
A．impresses B．informs C．persuades D．reminds
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often.achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a hole behind his house. As he was ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an . “What are you doing？” asked one of the .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy excitedly. The older boys began to , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, look at what I’ve found during this period! ”
The boy’s goal was far too ,but it did cause his to go on. And that is what a goal is --to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you short of your aim, maybe you can say,“ Yes, but look at 52 I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have my life because I tried to do something!” is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the that really makes sense.
A．small B．big C．deep D．wide
A．working B．playing C．moving D．wondering
A．hand B．look C．tool D．order
A．visitors B．girls C．friends D．neighbors
A．dug B．answered C．admitted D．debated
A．laugh B．shout C．attack D．explain
A．dangerous B．illegal C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．took B．gave C．passed D．showed
A．excitedly B．happily C．confidently D．successfully
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．good B．difficult C．clear D．common
A．with B．on C．for D．in.
A．road B．way C．path D．direction
A．every B．each C．all D．both
A．begin B．end C．start D．finish
A．reach B．fall C．find D．set
A．whether B．when C．where D．what
A．come into B．got into C．devoted to D．turned to
A．That B．This C．It D．There
A．life B．goal C．failure D．journey
Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the mentality(心态) people need in sports.
____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined(纪律) and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. , I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain(恢复) their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, the shell of sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ____ about the loss and he said it was because some kids' moms brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a ____ with coaches shouting at their children, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to the team, problems . Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful teaching experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to the parents by giving more playtime to their kids who actually don't it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for—the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in . While having fun is important, skills and a mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
A．fun B．fame C．courage D．patience
A．social B．competitive C．healthy D．responsible
A．Coaches B．Parents C．Experts D．Headmasters
A．As a result B．In addition C．For example D．On the contrary
A．up B．below C．above D．down
A．score B．goal C．spirit D．dream
A．eat B．spit C．count D．drink
A．worried B．happy C．serious D．casual(漫不经心的)
A．joke B．problem C．contact D．promise
A．duty B．experience C．awareness D．turn
A．miss B．unite C．control D．value
A．stand out B．break out C．work out D．come out
A．say B．guidance C．response D．reward
A．protect B．defend C．excuse D．persuade
A．help B．motivate C．satisfy D．blame
A．want B．deserve C．value D．appreciate
A．way B．reduce C．go D．rise
A．offer B．require C．seek D．serve
A．science B．sports C．exams D．competitions
A．risking B．controlling C．winning D．cooperating