I woke up next morning after a deep sleep. I hadn’t realized how (1) _____ I was. I went to the mouth of the (2) _____ and looked out. The weather was still very windy, but much less cloudy and it had stopped raining. I could see the hillside below us.
I woke up my brother and we (3) _____ our things and set off down the (4) _____. At first it was very (5) _____ to climb down over the rocks. There were also thick bushes and it was difficult to walk through them. At one stage (a part of journey) my brother stopped and (6) _____ his pack. He took out a T-shirt and a knife and cut an arm off the T-shirt. “What on earth are you doing?” I shouted. “Watch!” he replied, as he (7) _____ the piece of material to a branch of a tree. “We need to find our way (8) _____ to the cave.” I looked around and realized what a good idea this was. There were hills all around us and one (9) _____ looked very much like another.
We went on climbing down the hill and finally came to a small river which passed through a wood. It was easy now to (10) _____ the river throw the trees. We walked on probably for about an hour. (11) _____ we came to a small farmhouse. Smoke was coming from the chimney and we knocked hard on the door. However, there was no answer. A path (12) _____ to the farmhouse so we decided to follow this. We walked along the path for about twenty minutes and (13) _____ a narrow road. We stopped and wondered. “Which way now?” (14) _____ we were thinking, a small van(小货车) came round the corner. We waved and the driver stopped.
“Where do you want to go?”
“We don’t know. We’re completely (15) _____!” We told her where we lived. “We were walking on the hills, and (16) _____ came down and we got lost.”
“Jump in, I’ll take you to the next village and you can (17) _____ from here.”
The (18) _____ was wonderful! Both of us were sitting in the baker’s van, which was full of hot (19) _____ with the most delicious smell. “Hungry?” said the driver. We nodded, and she pulled out long thin loaf and handed it to us. We were on our way (20) _____.
A．happy B．sad C．tired D．hungry
A．hill B．cave C．farmhouse D．window
A．collected B．bought C．put D．held
A．road B．way C．direction D．held
A．easy B．wonderful C．interesting D．difficult
A．threw off B．started off C．took off D．searched for
A．tore B．tied C．stuck D．left
A．out B．back C．away D．off
A．cave B．tree C．T-shirt D．hill
A．follow B．cross C．find D．dig
A．In the end B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．The moment
A．led B．set up C．wound up D．put up
A．found B．came to C．looked for D．discovered
A．Because B．While C．What D．As soon as
A．lost B．hungry C．unknown D．puzzled
A．wind B．rain C．snow D．clouds
A．arrive B．remember C．understand D．telephone
A．sight B．journey C．van D．taste
A．bread B．soup C．water D．coffee
A．to the farm B．to the cave C．home D．to school
After the classmates reunion, some graduates decided to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into about stress in work and life. his guests with coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some , some expensive, some exquisite— them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee , the professor said, “ you have noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups... and then you began each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this: life is the ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not , nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups you ... enjoy the coffee 50 .”
A．compliments B．conflicts C．challenges D．complaints
A．Showing B．Offering C．Providing D．Handing
A．turned B．returned C．replaced D．placed
A．ever-lasting B．plain-looking C．easy-going D．best-selling
A．demanding B．saying C．ordering D．asking
A．in order B．in place C．in hand D．in number
A．Since B．For C．But D．As
A．leaving out B．leaving behind C．leaving aside D．leaving off
A．normal B．convenient C．guilty D．unbearable
A．key B．source C．resource D．symptom
A．cost B．charm C．quality D．credit
A．hides B．pollutes C．changes D．rejects
A．constantly B．mildly C．positively D．consciously
A．looking B．eyeing C．pouring D．stabbing
A．coffee B．pot C．cup D．race
A．limit B．defend C．define D．deny
A．in B．at C．on D．by
A．Take B．Buy C．Tell D．Taste
A．treat B．defeat C．delight D．drive
A．yet B．instead C．meanwhile D．anyway
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer,seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies―all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a to her house.
A week after I got my license，she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant（疏远）after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
A．some B．any C．none D．all
A．closer B．farther C．luckier D．happier
A．neighbor B．school C．home D．family
A．holiday B．birthday C．course D．job
A．driver B．follower C．partner D．guide
A．picked B．woke C．called D．hurried
A．parties B．trips C．plans D．classes
A．happily B．often C．hardly D．seldom
A．key B．door C．address D．phone
A．while B．but C．after D．when
A．saved B．suggested C．advised D．comforted
A．favorite B．secret C．pride D．joke
A．help B．see C．know D．laugh
A．change B．disappointment C．friendship D．excitement
A．understand B．answer C．imagine D．believe
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．arrival B．dream C．return D．beauty
A．broken B．crowded C．empty D．different
A．however B．until C．as D．before
A．regretted B．received C．enjoyed D．lost
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then of the rescue.
It is almost that he could stand(忍受) the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his : “First of all, I up my physical, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to stop the wound(伤) from . In this way I dozed off(打瞌睡).”
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave， they were frightened and ran anxiously(焦虑地) without a sense of . Finally they died in fear and exhaustion. According to the people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering(发出微弱的光) not far away.
Don’t you think you can compare(对比) it with itself? When you meet with in life and work, you are lost in darkness. Sometimes it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle(抗争) . It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.
A．hopeful B．worst C．more D．best
A．call B．way C．control D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．checked B．looked C．worked D．lived
A．energy B．way C．tools D．strength
A．killing B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．success B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
A．had B．managed C．tried D．meant
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
A．difficulty B．happiness C．sadness D．excitement
A．at last B．at once C．at times D．at an end
A．and B．so C．but D．while
完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后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。
A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot's voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it. We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to !” There were sighs of and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn't even yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time.”
There was crying we had walked in to grave(坟墓). But the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
A．Hopefully B．Excitedly C．Unfortunately D．Thankfully
A．service B．power C．water D．fuel
A．shut B．fix C．change D．start
A．get up B．pack up C．light up D．speed up
A．wait B．delay C．crash D．suffer
A．rumor B．desperation C．disease D．pain
A．looked over B．gone out C．got across D．taken off
A．sitting B．checking C．watching D．boarding
A．puzzled B．patient C．anxious D．embarrassed
A．even if B．as if C．what if D．only if
A．comment B．complaint C．promise D．plan
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．escaped B．cheered C．sighed D．praised
A．less than B．other than C．better than D．more than
A．frozen B．annoyed C．concerned D．satisfied
A．realistic B．organized C．potential D．guaranteed
A．same B．common C．best D．last
A．interesting B．challenging C．surprising D．encouraging
A．rewarding B．disappointing C．sorrow D．trouble
A．meaning B．sign C．action D．reward
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
About a week ago, my 4-year-old cousin and I were playing basketball at our local park. The was warm, and many other children were outside . As we played, I noticed a small group of boys a smaller, skinner, and possibly younger boy. They were calling his names and pushed him to the ground and dirt in his face. When I saw that, I grabbed my by the hand and walked over to the .
I stepped them and the younger boy, and asked them what this boy had done to deserve they were doing to him. They all silently for a moment, and then the most amazing thing : One of the boys who hadn’t said anything since I stepped around me and helped the small boy off the and then apologized. He offered to let him play with them, the boy quietly said “thank you” and refused, then left there.
As I looked around, I that there were dozens of other people at the park—some of them were with children of their own—but no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt that the one of the boys was brave enough to stand up against his friends to help someone , but I felt sad that no one else had even taken a second . I couldn’t help but think that those other parents at the park would want someone to help their child in that situation, and yet they did nothing but stand by.
A．climate B．atmosphere C．air D．weather
A．as usual B．as well C．as planned D．as yet
A．picking on B．leaving for C．staying in D．taking over
A．yet B．only C．even D．just
A．noticed B．kicked C．watched D．showed
A．cousin B．son C．daughter D．boy
A．class B．family C．group D．society
A．among B．at C．over D．between
A．hopefully B．finally C．politely D．possibly
A．who B．how C．why D．what
A．came B．went C．stood D．talked
A．failed B．refused C．agreed D．happened
A．jumped up B．walked over C．helped out D．put away
A．tree B．room C．stone D．ground
A．so B．but C．then D．still
A．expected B．imagined C．realized D．admitted
A．neighbors B．friends C．classmates D．parents
A．angry B．sorry C．sad D．happy
A．in turn B．in advance C．in need D．in all
A．knock B．shout C．noise D．glance