I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early_____of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _______my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _____at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ______!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something______to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found_______, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ______ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _____, I was touched by this land of wonder.
______, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even______at me because he found it was ______to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s _____, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds_______flowers.
Regardless of their ______,I kept on planting my garden and ______to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they_______to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ______my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____ . And now I could say it is my affection for______that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．shouted B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyable D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．lead
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．challenge
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
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
All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg. The soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed (压制), but when it breaks from inside, we something.
I was 22 years old. I did not where the kitchen was in my house, since I had gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue(追求) my master’s degree. I I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to . My desire to cook began to , and the yolk began to stir.
The first time I made , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from gave me yet another skill for life, . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this alone.
It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is to break it from inside. And sometimes, someone or something outside can you to break the egg from inside.
As a father, I took it as my responsibility to my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped (未被利用的) potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing . It took months of patience and coaching to help him his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
The important lesson here is that the egg will be no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
Life always throws you . I urge you all to persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul and a new you.
A．concern B．desire C．weakness D．resource
A．lose B．change C．gain D．expect
A．know B．find C．forget D．question
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．ever
A．reminded B．promised C．imagined D．realized
A．survive B．compete C．continue D．settle
A．turn around B．get across C．take shape D．take part
A．tea B．rice C．yogurt D．porridge
A．recognized B．appreciated C．introduced D．mastered
A．inside B．outside C．sideways D．around
A．learning B．cooking C．cycling D．adapting
A．courage B．attempt C．skill D．hobby
A．funny B．simple C．boring D．difficult
A．prevent B．help C．agree D．warn
A．accompany B．keep C．teach D．require
A．balance B．patience C．courage D．freedom
A．understand B．discover C．reflect D．overcome
A．Meanwhile B．Finally C．Besides D．Therefore
A．broken B．cooked C．lost D．kept
A．ideas B．messages C．surprises D．challenges