As is universally acknowledged, fresh food benefits our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ____, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and ____ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to ____ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were ____ to take care of the plants every day. ____ doing some research online, we ____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was April of 2014. We knew that we had to work ____ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed ____ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____. We had never ____ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also ____ Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (一种香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work which we put into our vegetable garden was ____ worthwhile. As long as we had the ____ to start and maintain the garden, we ____ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
A．Likewise B．Instead C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．preserved B．prepared C．prevented D．protected
A．particular B．delicious C．nutritious D．special
A．think about B．worry about C．adapt to D．appeal to
A．absent B．late C．satisfied D．willing
A．Before B．Since C．As D．After
A．led B．refused C．decided D．afforded
A．so that B．now that C．as long as D．even though
A．quickly B．hardly C．gradually D．suddenly
A．over B．through C．across D．beyond
A．harder B．softer C．heavier D．deeper
A．flowers B．fruits C．seeds D．vegetables
A．at risk B．with care C．in excitement D．like crazy
A．tasted B．sensed C．watched D．smelt
A．tear B．cloud C．sunshine D．wind
A．cooked B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．rather than B．other than C．no more than D．more than
A．fact B．force C．doubt D．willpower
A．received B．accepted C．spent D．fulfilled
A．way B．quality C．goal D．standard
In a small open courtyard, outside a school building, there were flowers here and there. In the sunshine，a was lying on the grass，reading a book with concentration. Near her，another child was carefully watering the flowers, while a third was with his back against a tree and had a on his knees. He appeared to be drawing or writing something on it. He was in his task, like the first child.
the building, there were pleasant carpeted areas. Many children were busy with their tasks in a variety of while teachers wandered among them, talking to them, them, and encouraging their efforts.
I watched this scene on a morning in May years ago, it to me that a visitor here would have thought he had entered a formal school. He would have been even more if he had been told that the children he was came from different kinds of academic levels.
That has been staying with me ever since. I have been about some problems. Why in many schools are our children asked to acquire skills in a way from a real-life context（情境）? Why does a school child so often become a defeated school failure?
Developmental psychologist Margaret Donald once said, “ of the intellectual framework (知识框架) on which we our teaching is misleading.” In my opinion, a child learns everything in human situation. And if every child could learn in the same way as the children in the school I visited, they would develop better.
A．gardener B．child C．teacher D．visitor
A．poor B．little C．complete D．slight
A．sitting B．standing C．sleeping D．listening
A．toy B．pencil C．flower D．notebook
A．laid B．set C．defeated D．lost
A．Over B．Above C．Inside D．Outside
A．ways B．ideas C．opinions D．views
A．referring to B．smiling at C．pointing to D．staring at
A．Unless B．As C．Until D．Before
A．happened B．went C．occurred D．got
A．already B．never C．rather D．ever
A．satisfied B．disappointed C．delighted D．surprised
A．helping B．teaching C．encouraging D．observing
A．scene B．sign C．look D．screen
A．dreaming B．regretting C．wondering D．joking
A．seldom B．hardly C．often D．badly
A．taken B．prevented C．learned D．separated
A．slow B．lively C．lucky D．friendly
A．Much B．Any C．Little D．None
A．turn B．feed C．draw D．base
It’s a sad and familiar voice that we often hear in big cities: “Can you spare some change?”
Usually, when faced with that particular , I have feelings of guilt if I pass by giving a coin or two.
I had that feeling in Venice while on a tour of Italy’s famous sites in 2006. I had taken refuge from the in a quiet café. Outside, there was an old woman kneeling on the hard, ancient paving stones, .
Steady of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd, drinking in the vistas（景观、景色）, but I noticed the young traveler was also the old woman.
A tourist group walked along the street, the woman and walked on. group of tourists arrived and walked past the old lady. The backpacker watched everybody else went on their way, focused on the around them. Then, I was preparing to leave when I caught sight of the backpacker stepping forward and some money in the woman’s cup. He did this somewhat just before the arrival of another tourist group. As I , the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed suit and some more coins to the cup.
His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar-woman, patted her on the shoulder and said, “I hope that a little.”
I don’t know if the woman understood his English or what had just happened, but I did.
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and continued my travels, after witnessing such a act of kindness.
A．sound B．question C．excuse D．command
A．beyond B．after C．without D．before
A．many times B．some times C．only once D．once again
A．crowds B．families C．streets D．signs
A．singing B．crying C．begging D．trembling
A．streams B．packs C．masses D．groups
A．simply B．seemingly C．similarly D．specially
A．showing B．following C．checking D．observing
A．glanced at B．laughed at C．rushed at D．stared at
A．One B．More C．Another D．Other
A．if B．since C．because D．as
A．stones B．sights C．signs D．tourists
A．lending B．borrowing C．placing D．taking
A．accidentally B．successfully C．purposefully D．cheerfully
A．watched B．shown C．understood D．walked
A．changed B．charged C．found D．added
A．measures B．helps C．explains D．matters
A．recognized B．caught C．realized D．figured
A．pleasant B．annoyed C．disappointed D．light-hearted
A．beautiful B．smart C．pure D．happy
When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something． So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion．You could feel the atmosphere of the room．It was that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of and cried．
After that my mom started the and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf’s and after a while to buy a wig （假发:）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails． , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eye．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting Neither of us cared people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment, and all the , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be ．Now two years has passed and my mom is of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom me to value every moment in my life and to remain through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．
A．tense B．calm C．friendly D．cold
A．necessary B．common C．obvious D．strange
A．regret B．anger C．sorrow D．hesitation
A．appointment B．treatment C．operation D．observation
A．hair B．weight C．energy D．hope
A．liked B．offered C．decided D．afforded
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Finally
A．arranging B．waiting C．wishing D．preparing
A．crying B．quarreling C．talking D．laughing
A．down B．over C．out D．off
A．nervously B．curiously C．happily D．gently
A．why B．when C．where D．what
A．pain B．failure C．advice D．love
A．turned B．formed C．changed D．burst
A．attractive B．active C．exciting D．amusing
A．came B．looked C．bent D．broke
A．fair B．clear C．ready D．fine
A．free B．afraid C．aware D．sure
A．asked B．taught C．persuaded D．admitted
A．determined B．modest C．independent D．positive
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, a bar of chocolate if given the choice, , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), as high as he could, but even as his tallest he was unable to touch it. He began to up and down, as high as he could, at the of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he like this, the more unhappy he became.
, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself. This isn’t . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．so B．then C．but D．or
A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
A．strength B．length C．range D．height
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
A．hope B．hand C．sight D．reach
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
A．up B．forward C．down D．around
A．for B．with C．on D．of
A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
A．back B．away C．up D．down
A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really ___ whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy ___ to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don’t act in the ___ ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even_____.
One day, my mother was sewing（缝） a quilt(被子). I asked her if there was ___ between them. She stopped her work and raised her head with ____. Then she lowered(低下) her head and ____sewing the quilt. I was very ___ because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes, she said, “look at this thread（细线）. Sometimes it ___, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can ___ be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt____.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her___ the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she___ from the hospital, my father___ my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shine them___ the leaves. All of these ___ the most beautiful picture in the world. ___ their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I ___ that love was just a ___ in the quilt of our life. Love is _____ making life strong and warm.
A．believe B．hesitate C．doubt D．know
A．keeping B．willing C．learning D．trying
A．magic B．romantic C．average D．special
A．unsuitable B．impolite C．uneasy D．impossible
A．difference B．love C．similarity D．fight
A．surprise B．anger C．smile D．calm
A．finished B．continued C．forgot D．considered
A．excited B．worried C．shocked D．disappointed
A．exists B．works C．appears D．breaks
A．easily B．hardly C．simply D．usually
A．long-lasting B．long-dated C．long-suffering D．long-winded
A．after B．before C．until D．since
A．returned B．escaped C．remained D．heard
A．led B．let C．caught D．helped
A．from B．through C．across D．throughout
A．made with B．made up C．made into D．made of
A．Reading B．Watching C．Seeing D．Checking
A．expected B．realized C．noticed D．read
A．material B．design C．color D．thread
A．everywhere B．inside C．anywhere D．Outside