完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
A teacher began his class by holding up a glass of water. He asked the students, “How much do you think this glass ?”
“Fifty grams!” “One hundred grams!” “One hundred and fifty grams!” the students answered.
“I don’t know either,” said the teacher. “What would if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”
“ ,” the students said.
“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?”
“Your would ache,” said a student.
“You’re right. Now what would happen if I held it for a day?”
“Your arm would go numb (麻木的). You may have to go to a !” said another student, and all the students laughed.
“Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass ?” asked the teacher.
“No.”
“Then what the pain and numbness?”
The were puzzled (困惑的) .
“What should I do now to get rid of (消除) the ?” asked the teacher again.
“Put the glass !” said a student.
“ Exactly!” said the teacher. “Life’s problems are like this. Hold them for a few in your head and they seem OK. them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold them even and they begin to make you numb. You will not be able to do anything.”
It’s important to think of the challenges or in your life. But what’s even more important is to “put them down” at the end of every day.
A．costs B．has C．weighs D．fills
A．complete B．happen C．reply D．disturb
A．Everything B．Something C．Anything D．Nothing
A．foot B．finger C．arm D．head
A．library B．hospital C．museum D．office
A．change B．go C．improve D．raise
A．caused B．carried C．controlled D．collected
A．teachers B．students C．glasses D．weights
A．pain B．water C．glass D．stress
A．away B．up C．down D．off
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．minutes B．hours C．days D．weeks
A．Talk with B．Talk about C．Think about D．Think with
A．shorter B．longer C．lighter D．heavier
A．joy B．happiness C．excitement D．Problems
Nasreddin was a poor man，so he tried to grow________possible in his own garden，so that he would not have to buy so many in the market．
One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window．A white ox had got into the garden and________his vegetables．Nasreddin at once took his stick，ran out and chased the ox，but he was too old to catch it．When he got back to his garden，he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables．
________，while he________in the street near his house，he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that________his vegetables．He was carrying his stick with him，________he at once began to beat the two oxen with it．As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other，he beat both of them equally hard．
The owner of the oxen and the cart was drinking coffee in a_______coffee-house．When he saw________Nasreddin was doing________his animals，he ran out and shouted，“What are you doing？What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that？”
“You keep out this！”Nasreddin shouted back．“This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen．He knows very well______I am beating him！”
A．so many vegetables B．many vegetables C．as many as vegetables D．as many vegetables as
A．was eating B．ate C．had eaten D．has eaten
A．Next day B．Next morning C．Last morning D．The next morning
A．walks B．walked C．was walking D．walking
A．ruined B．had eaten C．ate D．had ruin
A．so B．for C．but D．or
A．beside B．nearby C．near D．near by
A．that B．which C．why D．what
A．for B．to C．with D．on
A．reason B．when C．why D．because
People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．
In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．________they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very_______，“Happy New Year！”
New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．
On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They________a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made________list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickl B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town．Suddenly the bag________from his horse onto the road．He did not know________to do about it because it was________heavy for him to lift the bag by himself．He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and________him a hand．
Just at this moment a man_______a horse came up to him．But the farmer’s heart________when he saw who he was．It was the great man living________．The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him．He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him．But to his________，the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer．He said to the farmer，“I see you________help，friend．How good it is that I’m here just at the right time．”Then he took one end of the bag，and the farmer the other．They together raised it and put it on the horse．
“Sir，”asked the farmer，“how can I pay you？”
“It’s quite easy．”the great man replied with______．“Whenever you see anyone else in trouble，do the same for him．”
A．fall B．fell C．falling D．fallen
A．what B．how C．that D．it
A．very B．so C．quite D．too
A．lend B．ask C．borrow D．gave
A．riding B．ride C．rode D．rides
A．falls B．sinks C．sank D．rose
A．nearby B．hard C．nearly D．hardly
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．needs B．need C．to need D．needed
A．smiles B．smile C．a smile D．an smile
Farley worked for the Canadian government．One day，he was________to learn more about wolves．Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)？Do they kill people？
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns．Then they put him on a plane and took him to________．The plane put him down and went away．There were no houses or people in this place．But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves．
People tell terrible stories about wolves．They say wolves like to kill and eat people．Farley remembered these stories，and he was________．He had his gun with him________．
Then one day，he saw a group of wolves．There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves．A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them．
Farley watched these wolves every day．The mother was a very________mother．She gave milk to her babies．She gave them lessons about life．They learned how to________food．The father wolf got food for the mother．The young wolf________the children．They were a nice，happy family—wolf family！Farley did not need his_______any more．In a short time，he got on well with the family．Farley watched them for five months．He learned that many stories about the wolves were________．Wolves do not eat people，and they do not eat many large animals．And he also learned bad things about men．It was men who killed many caribou and wolves．
Later，Farley wrote a book about wolves．He wanted people to______them and not to kill them．
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．understand
Cats are independent animals．They are domestic(家养的)animals，________dogs，but they are not_______completely domestic as dogs．They like to________some secrets．They have their own private_______．The domestic cat is a________and wanderer like her bigger sisters，the lion and the tiger．
The ancient Egyptians________probably the first people to keep________but they did not keep them________pets．The cat was a god in ancient Egypt，________，more correctly，a goddess．It is an interesting______that the English people usually______to cats as females．A male cat gets a special name to______that he is not female．He is a“tomcat(雄猫)”．In the English______，a woman is called a“cat”if she says______things about other women，but we do not call a man a“cat”if he says unkind things about other men．If a man is not very_____，we call him a“dog”，not a“cat”．
A．like B．with C．as D．at
A．very B．much C．so D．too
A．make B．keep C．take D．say
A．words B．promises C．parents D．lives
A．singer B．hunter C．dancer D．animal
A．used to doing B．were used to be C．be used to doing D．were
A．dogs B．cats C．lions D．tigers
A．as B．for C．to D．with
A．otherwise B．and C．or D．however
A．problem B．conclusion C．roof D．fact
A．talk B．refer C．take D．look
A．show B．consider C．regard D．say
A．language B．man C．people D．woman
A．polite B．common C．unkind D．unusual
A．handsome B．fat C．bad D．nice