阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In October, 2004, an important man, the Russian President came to visit us. Putin was in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, in 1952. He came to in 2000. Four years later, he was again the president.
Putin does a good job Russia great. People say that he is serious and capable. But young Putin wasn’t a top student . His student’s book and diary from 40 years this. At a time when the top grade was five, Putin got three for maths and science. His art was worse, only two. What’s your subject? Putin liked German most. He wrote German when he was notes. He even put word cards in the textbook to remember German words! Have you ever with friends in class? Putin did the same. He would secretly tell others to say when the teacher was asking them for a (an) . seemed that young Putin was not good at remembering things. He forgot to finish his maths homework.. Once he forgot to school uniform. His teacher had to him to get out of the classroom. young Putin did very well in the moral class （品德课）. He always got marks. He also showed a strong of his motherland at an early age. He wrote a poem for when he was in primary school.
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I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood, but he dreamed of becoming a missionary(传教士). When he told his own desire to his friends and relatives, some of whom laughed at him, and some even held down his enthusiasm .
"I must change it." said the boy angrily, “I believe I can speak very , I will do!"
When it was possible, he would spend an hour to chickens. He viewed the chickens as living persons, himself to be the person in the speech.
"In the beginning, the chickens looked so , then they watched me curiously, putting down the food in the mouths and listening to my words. It seemed as if they had been by my powerful and effective language. Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me . Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more and I had a better understanding of the exact of my stammer, so I found the ability to speak more."
"You may not know that my father was always tyrannical(专横的). He believed in the old saying: 'Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not much.' During the whole childhood, I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously, which my shy personality. I used to worry about being at, so I became a stammer. From then on, I kept in front of everyone because they didn't want to see my embarrassment. But later I found myself talking in front of chickens, stammers disappeared , therefore I regained my."
Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most missionaries. You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language . So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can them by yourself.
A．sincerely B．strangely C．privately D．impolitely
A．fluently B．frequently C．obviously D．completely
A．contributing B．seeing C．speaking D．turning
A．considering B．declaring C．imagining D．finding
A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．beaten B．attracted C．bothered D．influenced
A．casually B．luckily C．carefully D．cautiously
A．slight B．obvious C．slim D．common
A．effect B．cause C．benefit D．harm
A．originally B．personally C．stubbornly D．doubtfully
A．think B．listen C．talk D．play
A．since B．whenever C．before D．unless
A．led to B．applied to C．referred to D．owed to
A．amazed B．laughed C．studied D．looked
A．active B．silent C．noisy D．upset
A．logically B．naturally C．typically D．equally
A．strength B．confidence C．dream D．freedom
A．intelligent B．successful C．modest D．responsible
A．gift B．barrier C．ability D．study
A．arrange B．exchange C．reduce D．change
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of to where he was going. Pretty soon he that he was lost, but he todrive, expectingtore-findhiswayorto someone who could tell him how to get back to the .
It was a long road. For many hours he kept ondriving. When itwasalmost ，hesaw in a a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”thefarmerreplied， ploughing.
“Where does the horse ？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It stays right where it is，”said the farmer， stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little .
“Don’t know. I never it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting .“What do you know？You’re thebiggest foolI saw.”
stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
A．signs B．orders C．attention D．direction
A．realized B．recognized C．accepted D．received
A．stopped B．used C．wanted D．continued
A．miss B．meet C．look D．lose
A．town B．country C．capital D．village
A．lonely B．busy C．dirty D．crowded
A．at noon B．at night C．raining D．dark
A．truck B．pile C．field D．store
A．strong B．tired C．weak D．tiring
A．but B．went on C．stopped D．still
A．go B．lead up C．get D．show
A．always B．often C．sometimes D．seldom
A．began B．still C．without D．already
A．clearly B．lower C．more loudly D．more politely
A．judged B．measured C．saw D．studied
A．sad B．lovely C．friendly D．angry
A．ever B．often C．even D．never
A．Still B．Not C．With D．Finally
A．gladly B．immediately C．in silence D．excitedly
A．Really B．Perhaps C．Certainly D．Fortunately
My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s. While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in various productions. He in touch with his drama teacher.
My father went to high school in the 1960s. Like his before him, he acted in high school. He, too,stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's I graduated in 1997. When Hoover, my drama teacher, was in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever .
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids". , no? She described us as that we were nonconformists (不墨守成规者) that other teachers didn't know what to do with. She simply us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed.
We have all become members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers. Every member of my family is a teacher. This year the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether.
me, teaching the course is only one important part of the job. As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent return to say "hello" at Christmas. That was how the of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family. Honestly, learning a lifetime.
A．famous B．active C．anxious D．attractive
A．lost B．provided C．kept D．shared
A．teacher B．classmate C．mother D．father
A．life B．job C．space D．season
A．dying B．singing C．acting D．playing
A．Poor B．angry C．anxious D．alone
A．taught B．constructed C．ordered D．demanded
A．protected B．developed C．scolded D．affected
A．Interesting B．Exciting C．Shocking D．Encouraging
A．because B．if C．But D．although
A．purely B．exactly C．obviously D．basically
A．entertained B．accepted C．disliked D．noticed
A．consuming B．contributing C．confirming D．connecting
A．fills . B．marks C．covers D．deals
A．After B．With C．To D．By
A．natural B．simple C．entire D．casual
A．fel1 B．rang C．broke D．rolled
A．classmates B．soldiers C．adults D．graduates
A．tradition B．culture C．custom D．behavior
A．wastes B．puts C．takes D．pulls
Istopped ata grocerystore the other day because I wasabout to go on a long driveand I wanted to buy my favorite for the trip.It wasn’t the store I go to, just one I passed along the way.
As I walked up to the entrance, I aman and aboy who was about 10 or 12 years old at the front of the store. The man handed half-sheets of white paper as customers walked past.Iwalked up to them with , wondering what cause they . As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts (购物车) starting to fillwith .
I said hello and the man greeted me and meone ofthe piecesof paper, that they were collecting donations for the homeless.Onthe paperwas a simple of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, cannedfruits and vegetables.It alsoincludeda shortstory about the boy and his to collect food donations since the age of 8.
I was really that someone so young would be so interested in helping others.I told him it was a(n) idea and that he should be proud of himself.He smiled.
Then, I went inside to get my drink. , the store didn’t have it. , I wasn’t upset, because by thenI felt I had another mission.I went through the store, things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart.They thanked me and offered me a(n) (candy, I think).
As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit with me. How inspiring to a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it.
A．cigar B．beer C．drink D．snack
A．hardly B．normally C．intentionally D．consciously
A．noticed B．watched C．felt D．recognized
A．sitting B．lying C．hiding D．standing
A．customers B．salesmen C．children D．drivers
A．astonishment B．curiosity C．concern D．anxiety
A．presented B．devoted C．disapproved D．represented
A．money B．clothes C．groceries D．vegetables
A．sold B．showed C．brought D．handed
A．whispering B．explaining C．advising D．analyzing
A．advertisement B．poster C．menu D．list
A．efforts B．attempts C．plans D．puzzles
A．convinced B．touched C．discouraged D．reminded
A．specific B．flexible C．awesome D．imaginable
A．Surprisingly B．Eventually C．Thankfully D．Unfortunately
A．then B．Therefore C．Still D．However
A．picking B．packing C．gathering D．holding
A．inspiration B．treat C．praise D．award
A．struck B．agreed C．stuck D．arose
A．come across B．bring up C．see through D．care for
A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 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 define nor the quality of life we . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the to God.
A．devoted B．exchanged C．thought D．turned
A．sitting-room B．living-room C．bedroom D．kitchen
A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．aprons
A．plain B．clean C．ugly D．fine
A．devote B．help C．take D．pick
A．stomach B．hand C．eye D．mouth
A．running B．leaving C．hiding D．piling
A．wise B．important C．normal D．necessary
A．reason B．energy C．resource D．source
A．likes B．reduces C．adds D．relies
A．As B．What C．That D．Which
A．for B．into C．by D．on
A．looking B．guiding C．eyeing D．exchanging
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．worsen B．beat C．change D．rise
A．dislike B．live C．make D．use
A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try
A．sold B．gave C．bought D．provided
A．keep B．say C．make D．do
A．cups B．argument C．rest D．thinking