Don’t let Aurora’s small stature（身材）fool you—her spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and sick and it seemed that she would survive. Having never got the right , many of the chickens were sick and some died.
At a young age, Aurora and her sisters and brothers were by their mom. Luckily, another mother their care. Aurora seemed the last to food and attention. She grew at a much slower than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed her.
At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was to find a place with the other chickens.
Aurora found comfort with an old chicken named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights, Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora, in her own way, thinks of Margaret. Every evening, you will find her in the spot where she kept Margaret company. when the other chickens try to her away, Aurora comes back.
As Aurora grew, we became at her love to simply live. Nothing her.
So remember, when life seems so that you can’t take it, think of Aurora. She has lost two moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet life has offered—safety, food, warmth and good friendships.
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A woman was at work when she received a phone call and learned that her daughter was very sick with a fever．She left her and stopped by a pharmacy（药房）to get some for her daughter．
When returning to her car, she found that she had her keys in the car．
She was in a hurry to get home to her daughter．She didn’t know what to do, she called her home and told the baby sitter（临时保姆）what had and that she did not know what to do．
The baby sitter told her that her daughter was getting ．She said, “You might a coat hanger and use that to open the ．” The woman looked around and she found an old coat hanger on the ground．She it up but she didn’t know how to use it.
Within five minutes an old rusty（生锈的）car , with a dirty and bearded man．He got out of his car and asked her if he could ．She said, “Yes, my daughter is very sick．I stopped to get her some medicine and I locked my in my car．I must get home to her．Please, can you this hanger to unlock my car．”
He said, “ ．” He walked over to the car, and in less than one minute the car was opened．She the man and through her tears she said, “Thank you so much．You are a very man．”
The man replied, “Lady, I am not a nice man．I just got out of prison today．I was there for car theft and have only been for about an hour.But I would like to be a nice man．”
A．school B．work C．home D． phone
A．presents B．food C．sweets D． medicine
A．locked B．hidden C．covered D． thrown
A．happy B．clever C．sick D． naughty
A．but B．so C．and D． or
A．appeared B．remained C．changed D． happened
A．worse B．better C．taller D． smarter
A．make B．take C．find D． buy
A．cupboard B．door C．room D． package
A．surely B．naturally C．strangely D． fortunately
A．picked B．looked C．turned D． put
A．pulled down B．pulled out C．pulled off D． pulled up
A．open B．close C．help D． repair
A．wallet B．keys C．license D． mobile
A．borrow B．carry C．operate D． use
A．Sure B．Not at all C．It doesn’t matter D．It just depends
A．admired B．respected C．hugged D． encouraged
A．brave B．strong C．generous D． kind
A．trouble B．prison C．control D． hospital
A．out B．down C．on D． up
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas for her father.
She that he were as easy to please as her mother，who was satisfied with perfume (香水). , shopping at this time of the year was a most job. People on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost you over in their hurry in order to something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest，Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on . “ They are silk，” the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to her to buy one. But Edith knew from past that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance， where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this would please him.
When she got home, with her small but present hidden in her handbag，it was time for supper and her parents were already table. Her mother was in great . “ Your father has at last decided to stop smoking，”，she told her daughter happily. Edith was so that she could not say a single word.
A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift
A．believed B．wished C．hoped D．supposed
A．never B．seldom C．always D．scarcely
A．Therefore B．Fortunately C．Besides D．Finally
A．unhappy B．careful C．exciting D．tiring
A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood
A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked
A．watch B．find C．grasp D．sell
A．time B．show C．board D．duty
A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact
A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade
A．experience B．things C．books D．school
A．stopped B．saw C．asked D．found
A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop
A．always B．nearly C．only D．never
A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly
A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made
A．on B．by C．beside D．at
A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment
A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited
Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano and day after day her father stood behind her as she practiced. How and kind her father was，and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces ！ She was making and that was excellent.
And there, almost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her 4-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep when Marianne was practicing. One evening the father patted Marianne on the shoulder， she had done remarkably well. At the moment, Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne has now What a that was! his baby son, the father laughed，tapped the tiny nose and said, “ Look at your small . Why, you cannot reach the yet. You must , young man ！”
was no end of fun during dinner，and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped clear away the dishes when the father lit his pipe.
But the went out. He was on his feet. “ Listen！” he said in a( n) voice. ” Listen ！ Marianne is playing piece much better than ever,"he added. But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen. His wife , he walked quietly upstairs. The lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other, he pushed the door open, and was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “ I love it so. ” the child. It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
A．patient B．well C．good D．careful
A．believe B．time C．progress D．sure
A．disappeared B．seen C．found D．played
A．warm B．clean C．quiet D．temper
A．speaking B．saying C．telling D．finding
A．begged B．asked C．requested D．demanded
A．finished B．played C．mastered D．practiced
A．fun B．good C．joke D．surprise
A．Looked at B．Picking up C．Looking at D．Picked up
A．baby B．nose C．fingers D．hands
A．piano B．chair C．keys D．knee
A．grow B．wait C．go D．leave
A．It B．This C．There D．That
A．wanting B．speaking C．dreaming D．thinking
A．tea B．pipe C．song D．piece
A．astonishing B．frightening C．embarrassing D．amusing
A．a B．one C．that D．such
A．entering B．coming C．going D．following
A．it B．there C．here D．this
A．shouting B．shouted C．whispered D．whispering
Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was _that they could, at any time, break free, strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the for this.
He said, “When they were very young we used the size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can hold them, so they never try.”
Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you once before? Do you often tell I cannot dance”or “I’m not good at math”?
These are of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which you. The cool thing is that because you create the ___you can choose to change it! Here is how:
First, it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your , your subconsciousness will make this by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are .
This is such a simple process that you can it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.
A．excited B．confused C．discouraged D．worried
A．impossible B．doubtful C．uncertain D．obvious
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．case B．result C．reason D．choice
A．same B．bigger C．smaller D．different
A．narrowly B．almost C．still D．hardly
A．did B．failed C．tried D．succeeded
A．yourself B．others C．your teacher D．your partner
A．causes B．stories C．results D．examples
A．conscious B．honest C．responsible D．depended
A．stopped B．referred C．changed D．originated
A．interested B．disappointed C．bored D．inspired
A．belief B．experience C．embarrassment D．remark
A．represent B．compare C．mix D．replace
A．action B．thought C．aim D．plan
A．come true B．run out C．on guard D．keep cool
A．at B．by C．for D．in
A．improved B．judged C．realized D．recognized
A．finish B．continue C．keep D．begin
A．involved B．stuck C．unfinished D．changed
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there lived a rich woman well-known in high society for her kindness, who had a maid that was devoted and hardworking. One day, out of curiosity, the maid decided to her mistress（主人）to find out whether she was really good by nature.
The following day, the maid got up from her bed quite late at around afternoon time and the mistress her for being late. The next day, the maid the late rising and this time, the mistress became particularly and hit the maid with a stick thus hurting her.
This spread around the neighborhood and the rich woman not only her reputation（名声）but also a devoted maid.
, it’s also reflected in modern . People are kind and modest when their surroundings are and satisfactory. However, when conditions change for the worse, they’ll become and filled with anger. Anger is often an ugly and destructive mood that mankind from in our daily lives. It’s a bad mood within us, waiting for the chance to take control of our life. Uncontrolled anger can cause us a great deal of emotional and physical and we must learn to it.
A good to control anger is to act as if the undesirable thoughts don’t exist in our . By using our willpower, we focus our minds on positive things and remove the negative thought. It’s difficult to react to someone who hurt us, our physical isn’t harmed. But the test of character is how we situations in our daily lives. Remember this, darkness cannot be removed by darkness but by brightness. In the same way, anger cannot be removed by anger but by loving kindness.
A．phone B．join C．test D．visit
A．hated B．blamed C．charged D．dismissed
A．changed B．proved C．improved D．repeated
A．angry B．smart C．quiet D．painful
A．advice B．knowledge C．progress D．news
A．lost B．earned C．helped D．fought
A．Afterwards B．However C．Similarly D．Hopefully
A．class B．society C．home D．history
A．strange B．sure C．good D．ready
A．impatient B．inactive C．unlucky D．unknown
A．escapes B．recovers C．learns D．suffers
A．disappearing B．hiding C．happening D．growing
A．harm B．energy C．stress D．balance
A．accept B．break C．control D．organize
A．cause B．case C．base D．way
A．chat B．mind C．choice D．job
A．anyhow B．yet C．therefore D．again
A．slowly B．peacefully C．officially D．differently
A．in case B．as if C．now that D．even though
A．handle B．manage C．view D．preserve