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The journey of water on the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Like a river that flows within the boundaries of its banks, we are born with certain characteristics that _ __ our identity. We move through life, ____ many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river does.
Water shows us how to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and ____. Water is brave and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without looking back. When there is a hole to be filled, water does not run away from it in fear of the dark; _ _, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space. Similarly, we can face the dark moments of our life rather than run away from them.
__, a river will empty into the sea. Water does not hold back from joining up with a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of _ __ or control. It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without hesitation. Each time we move ____ our personal characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to _ __ the lead of the river.
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完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the soon.
Twenty minutes , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she to bring him the water. , the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he it.
In the following hours on the flight, time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile he needed help or not. But the passenger never her words.
When he was going to get off the , the passenger asked the air hostess to him the passengers' booklet (意见簿). She was very . She knew that he would sharp words, which might make her the job. with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it,“ the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times . How can I refuse twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger and of course she wouldn’t lose her job.
A．medicine B．fruit C．food D．bread
A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water
A．late B．later C．ago D．after
A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned
A．Therefore B．However C．Thus D．So
A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received
A．some B．either C．another D．each
A．why B．when C．whether D．how
A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about
A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane
A．hand B．finger C．head D．face
A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited
A．write down B．get down C．put down D．go down
A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost
A．And B．So C．Then D．But
A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid
A．in B．out C．on D．off
A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over
A．her B．your C．their D．our
A．peacefully B．comfortable C．deeply D．slowly
More teenagers are becoming addicted （沉溺于）to tobacco（烟草）. It is said that about 130 million children between 13 and 18 have tried smoking and 15 million of them have become . Nearly 68 percent of the teenagers had their before they had reached 13.
“Smoking in films and TV programs have a strong impact on youths,” said Yang Gonghuan, an official at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “Some companies target youths by falsely linking tobacco use with glamour(魅力), energy and a(n) image.”
Smoking is no longer considered cool, however, its effects are clear. When smokers light up cigarettes their bodies are put at risk of catching a handful of -----lung cancer and heart disease.
It would be more difficult for people who start smoking at an early age to . So it is very important for teenagers to learn to refuse the first try.
A．ashamed B．addicted C．excited D．tired
A．cigarette B．flu C．injection D．drink
A．statement B．scenes C．judgment D．experiment
A．tobacco B．alcohol C．gum D．needle
A．perfect B．friendly C．cool D．quiet
A．stressful B．harmful C．mental D．active
A．records B．habits C．sufferings D．diseases
A．quit B．begin C．attempt D．regret
完型填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
When I was in primary school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the learnt that day.
I was convinced that “I” was right and “he” was wrong ----- and he was just as convinced that I was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher decided to us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and him on one side of her desk and me on the other.
In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could see that it was black. She asked the boy what the object was “White”, he answered.
I couldn’t he said the object was white, for it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmates anytime, this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy had been and told him to come to stand where I had been. We places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “white”. It was an object with two differently-colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other persons’ shoes and look at the through their eyes in order to truly understand their .
A．how B．which C．what D．who
A．theory B．way C．lesson D．knowledge
A．teach B．tell C．realize D．recognize
A．avoided B．gained C．watched D．placed
A．hardly B．quickly C．smartly D．clearly
A．color B．shape C．material D．property
A．understand B．believe C．surprise D．relieve
A．listening B．noticing C．standing D．thinking
A．rushed B．remained C．delivered D．changed
A．Though B．Yet C．Only D．However
A．situation B．crack C．limitation D．ideal
A．position B．view C．values D．feelings
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21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes the sky like beautiful birds darting(俯冲) and . As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a kept them in check.
blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great . They shook and pulled, the control string and the long tail kept them in check, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even they fought the restriction(约束) of the string. , one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet from restraint simply put it an unsympathetic breeze. It flew awkwardly to the ground and in a wild mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown along the ground, and to stuck lifeless against the first barrier.
How much like kites we sometimes are. The heaven gives us misfortune and restrictions, rules to from which we can and gain strength. Restraint is a counterpart(对应物) to the winds of opposition. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly high enough to reach the heights we might have obtained. We obey part of the rules and rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, that some of the restraints that we may be unhappy about are actually the steadying force that helps us and achieve.
A．make B．play C．fly D．enjoy
A．covered B．transformed C．explored D．filled
A．singing B．dancing C．moving D．falling
A．chain B．rope C．string D．stick
A．Rather than B．Instead of C．Apart from D．Other than
A．widths B．lengths C．depths D．heights
A．and B．then C．but D．or
A．escaped B．struggled C．arose D．fought
A．as B．while C．before D．after
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Actually D．Obviously
A．Dependence B．Power C．Freedom D．Happiness
A．in favor of B．at the expense of C．in the charge of D．in control of
A．deserted B．landed C．grew D．dropped
A．helplessly B．senselessly C．carelessly D．hopelessly
A．break B．follow C．acknowledge D．interrupt
A．protect B．suffer C．grow D．survive
A．necessary B．possible C．probable D．likely
A．yet B．never C．ever D．then
A．considering B．attempting C．thinking D．recognizing
A．go up B．run away C．hurry up D．fly away
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had the word. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the , the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty, even when it her the contest. But the fact is that she the biggest contest that day: the contest of her.
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get .This young girl could easily have and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own and character more than the prize from a spelling . Her respect for herself was more important than any others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today what you are tomorrow. Our children will 38 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
A．high B．sweet C．tough D．soft
A．finally B．kindly C．secretly D．totally
A．forgotten B．mispronounced C．misspelled D．lost
A．correct B．wrong C．different D．same
A．stage B．studio C．test D．classroom
A．bravery B．honesty C．courage D．cleverness
A．cancelled B．cost C．offered D．wasted
A．achieved B．broke C．won D．defeated
A．reputation B．knowledge C．1ife D．character
A．paid B．awarded C．caught D．reported
A．escaped B．1ied C．changed D．answered
A．accept B．fight C．cheat D．insist
A．conscience B．feeling C．diligence D．modesty
A．contest B．champion C．judge D．expert
A．sense B．pride C．respect D．awareness
A．plan B．conclusion C．discovery D．choice
A．make B．change C．keep D．create
A．give B．take C．follow D．set
A．grow up B．bring up C．take up D．come up
A．recording B．inspecting C．correcting D．watching