The images were shocking: Allison Samowitz and her twin sister, Jillian were watching the 2010 BP oil spill (溢出）on TV with their sinking. " We live right the beach, and we heard many stories of how sea birds and sea creatures because of sea pollution and how the spill the ocean's ecosystem，" says Allison. "It was just devastating (毁灭性)，and we were it would happen here." The （6） towns along the Gulf of Mexico didn't feel that far away from their little Golden Beach anymore. They decided to do for the nature conservation.
The sisters studied the habits of their friends and neighbors. "We're a(n) （9） town of 260 homes, and we found out only 20 percent of them ！” Allison says.
Moved to act, they first organized a town fair with demonstrations about how （11） people could make lasting changes to the environment. They local companies to join them and the fair a crowd of about 200 people. On the scene were trucks and booths (货摊）where volunteers and company workers accepted （14) electronic equipment, eyeglasses, clothes and books—all for recycling.
The girls are planning another this year. "It's an education campaign," says Allison. "People don't know, but there are so many simple things they can do every day that can the nature."
Allison now reports on the environment for her school's television station. Both girls devote their spare to various recycling projects around the town，such as giving old toys to children's charities and collecting clothes for the people in need.
And should anyone think that they're awfully single-minded, they are . The sisters have many other interests: ballet, volleyball，singing and deep-sea diving with their dad. "They're basically optimistic," said their dad.
A．boats B．ships C．habits D．hearts
A．for B．on C．above D．with
A．lived B．died C．appeared D．survived
A．promoted B．maintained C．controlled D．affected
A．sure B．sorry C．afraid D．certain
A．historical B．industrial C．official D．coastal
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．conservation B．contribution C．pronunciation D．nutrition
A．famous B．ancient C．large D．small
A．recycled B．fished C．worked D．waited
A．clever B．normal C．ordinary D．cautious
A．ordered B．reminded C．warned D．persuaded
A．collected B．informed C．attracted D．moved
A．used B．repaired C．polluted D．broken
A．game B．concert C．competition D．fair
A．damage B．benefit C．ruin D．endanger
A．time B．part C．money D．effort
A．new B．fashionable C．worn D．expensive
A．mistaken B．right C．silly D．friendly
A．wealthy B．strange C．popular D．healthy
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 31 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 32
I do not 33 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first 37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 39 at the other end and he awkwardly 40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly 41 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 42 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 43 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 45 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 47 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times __48 , I have 49 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 50 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
A．works out B．breaks out C．turns out D．comes out
A．wiser B．busier C．older D．weaker
A．enjoy B．remember C．mind D．regret
A．Fortunately B．Truthfully C．Naturally D．Obviously
A．only B．never C．last D．first
A．melt B．build C．strike D．break
A．complaint B．promise C．impression D．move
A．words B．ideas C．strength D．attention
A．sigh B．cry C．voice D．silence
A．refused B．shouted C．explained D．replied
A．frightened B．touched C．shocked D．annoyed
A．excitedly B．sadly C．willingly D．nervously
A．continued B．checked C．interrupted D．ended
A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard
A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different
A．level B．idea C．world D．end
A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced
A．then B．ago C．before D．since
A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered
A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received
Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.
A．cleverer B．younger C．taller D．bigger
A．work B．money C．lands D．times
A．agree B．notice C．guess D．understand
A．thought B．fact C．reason D．result
A．shop B．office C．factory D．farm
A．ducks B．chickens C．pigs D．cows
A．appeared B．returned C．brought D．arrived
A．send B．sell C．lend D．give
A．price B．date C．number D．size
A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
A．research B．examine C．teach D．wait
A．idea B．work C．answer D．solution
A．five B．eight C．nine D．ten
A．nor B．or C．if D．as
A．prepare B．deliver C．order D．provide
A．after B．until C．unless D．while
A．normal B．extra C．usual D．last
A．looked at B．laughed at C．listened to D．wrote to
A．wondered B．knew C．promised D．noticed
A．worse B．better C．younger D．kinder
An old friend from abroad（国外）__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat（门垫）. __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.
A．what B．as C．which D．whom
A．room B．office C．station D．airport
A．that B．where C．why D．how
A．For B．When C．So D．As
A．late B．soon C．on time D．early
A．eat B．help C．cook D．make
A．airport B．station C．bus stop D．living-room
A．I B．he C．she D．my boss
A．repairing B．buying C．listening to D．hearing
A．after B．before C．as D．while
A．to B．with C．for D．from
A．cold B．hot C．new D．warm
A．and B．but C．because D．though
A．help B．see C．join D．join in
A．got B．arrived C．reached D．came
A．joy B．regret C．thinking D．difficulty
A．also B．always C．not D．none
A．in front of B．near C．far away from D．around
A．open B．dirty C．closed D．shut
A．silence B．surprise C．the room D．the office
A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found that he had only one coin left. He was so 16 that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young 17 opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of 18 . She smiled understandingly and brought him a 19 glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
“You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has 20 me never to accept pay for a 21 .” As Howard 22 that house, he not only felt stronger 23 , but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more. He was about to give up before this.
24 later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city, 25 Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment. When he heard the name of the 26 she came from, a 27 light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He 28 her at once. From that day on, he gave 29 attention to her case and 30 to do his best to save her life.
After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was 31 to open it because she knew it would32 the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,
"Paid in full with 33 ."
Dr Howard Kelly
Tears of 34 ran out of her eyes as she cried, "Thank you, 35 . Your love has got around through human hearts and hands. "
A．worried B．upset C．ill D．hungry
A．gentleman B．lady C．doctor D．mother
A．soup B．milk C．water D．wine
A．large B．small C．hot D．cold
A．said B．ordered C．taught D．allowed
A．kindness B．happiness C．food D．milk
A．went in B．left C．stayed in D．ran from
A．in health B．in mind C．in hand D．in body
A．Days B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．when B．where C．then D．that
A．town B．city C．room D．house
A．silent B．angry C．strange D．familiar
A．treated B．realized C．recognized D．saved
A．special B．small C．little D．large
A．wished B．ordered C．made D．decided
A．afraid B．excited C．unable D．certain
A．pay B．take C．spend D．cost
A．all her money B．my pay C． love D．a glass of milk
A．comfort B．joy C．surprise D．sadness
A．Doctor B．Mother C．Boy D．God
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a 16 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 17 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since 18 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my 19 .
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 20 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s 21 me why visitors started respecting the place 22 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried 23 trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would 24 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 25 it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 26 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 27 . On that day, more than 300 people 28 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 29 . I couldn’t believe the 30 we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people 31 42,330 pounds of trash.
I often hear people 32 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 33 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 34 . You can’t blame others 35 you start with yourself.
A．distant B．huge C．narrow D．loose
A．immediately B．finally C．gradually D．recently
A．imagining B．painting C．describing D．climbing
A．garden B．home C．lab D．palace
A．source B．resources C．waste D．goods
A．beyond B．against C．over D．within
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．throwing away B．picking up C．breaking down D．digging out
A．kill B．save C．wait D．spend
A．satisfied with B．delighted in C．tired of D．used to
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．cleanup B．party C．picnic D．concert
A．dropped out B．showed up C．looked around D．called back
A．demand B．receive C．accomplish D．overcome
A．plan B．visit C．contact D．difference
A．picked up B．set up C．handed D．set down
A．talk B．complain C．argue D．quarrel
A．doing B．thinking C．questioning D．watching
A．method B．explanation C．example D．research
A．although B．if C．when D．unless