完型填空。(15分)
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a ________ ,including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario,turning it into a ________ desert.On one og those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last________ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed, which normally took twenty minutes.That morning,however,the process didn’t ________quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,we still needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ________.Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen,they can pick it themselves1”Dad ________ .“Just think,my little girl,only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ________.” Such is Dad----whatever problem he________ ,he never gives up.
Unfortuantely the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county.It was a challenging time for everyone,________Dad remained optimistic.He________ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plated.Only then did I truly begin to appreciate dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ________ .From dawn to dusk,he warks countless hours to________ our family.He always puts our happiness________ his own,and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games even though he was ________ after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and friendly, putting others first.
Dad，the life ________I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father,teacher,friend and,most importantly,my hero.
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People make traffic 1 to keep order(维持秩序)on the road. The traffic rules also help to keep people 2 .
People have to 3 many traffic rules. You must walk on the sidewalk or on the 4 of the road in China. Look both ways carefully 5 you walk across the street. If you like 6a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or run through(闯)red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, 7 look around and talk. If you drive a car or a bus, you must 8 at traffic lights. You must always take a seat belt(安全带). Without belts, the driver and the passengers may be badly 9in a sudden accident.
If you travel by bus, get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a 10 , When it’s full ,don’t try to get inside, or you may fall off.
A．accidents B．rules C．lights D．order
A．noisy B．safe C．happy D．danger
A．obey B．break C．take D．make
A．middle B．left C．end D．right
A．before B．after C．when D．while
A．ride B．rides C．to ride D．riding
A．not B．don’t C．can’t D．needn’t
A．speed up(加速) B．go straight C．slow down(减速) D．go through the red light
A．safe B．afraid C．hurt D．worried
A．stop B．sigh C．corner D．school
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began 11 with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know 12 the coach taught him only one move. After three months of 13 , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, 14 this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy 15 his teacher. So he kept training.
Several months 16 , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy 17 won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again. 18 of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, 19 , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to 20 . Worried that the boy 21 get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No, 22 .”
As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to 23 him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.
24 the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”
“You won for 25 reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”
The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.
A．class B．learn C．lessons D．work
A．why B．what C．when D．how
A．doing B．running C．writing D．training
A．so B．but C．or D．until
A．asked for B．depended on C．believed in D．came out
A．later B．ago C．before D．after
A．slowly B．easily C．carefully D．hardly
A．None B．Both C．All D．Either
A．weaker B．worse C．cuter D．stronger
A．win B．lose C．take D．throw
A．might B．can C．must D．should
A．stop B．play C．stay D．continue
A．fail B．win C．get D．beat
A．In B．At C．On D．For
A．one B．two C．three D．four
When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 1 . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life2 legs. How depressing（令人沮丧的）! 3 then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to 4 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the5 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already 6 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.”
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 7 about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just8 life.
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have9 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? So 10 are many people unhappy?
People often think happiness is based on what you11 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the12 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being 13 .
Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of 14 . You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively15 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.
A．arms B．legs C．feet D．fingers
A．without B．by C．on D．with
A．So B．Or C．But D．Once
A．spare B．devote C．influence D．waste
A．hotel B．hospital C．station D．school
A．believed B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．worried B．guilty C．excited D．curious
A．hate B．enjoy C．save D．dislike
A．struggled B．supported C．lost D．completed
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．achieve B．promise C．donate D．admire
A．car B．life C．job D．grade
A．wise B．silly C．friendly D．unhappy
A．pain B．appearance C．anger D．mind
A．much B．many C．little D．all
Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 1 sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 2 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 3 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 4 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 5 .
“Thank you for 6 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 7 !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was 8 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 9 of her happiness. She always smiled and 10 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 11 when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 12 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 13 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still 14 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 15 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
A．thought B．found C．sounded D．felt
A．butterfly B．bird C．snake D．squirrel
A．so B．or C．but D．as
A．on B．up C．into D．down
A．surprised B．tired C．mad D．angry
A．catching B．beating C．killing D．saving
A．active B．happy C．energetic D．humorous
A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
A．success B．secret C．power D．lesson
A．asked B．hoped C．answered D．refused
A．witch B．fairy C．ghost D．princess
A．village B．town C．city D．world
A．excited B．pleased C．glad D．afraid
A．shouted B．cried C．smiled D．jumped
A．young B．great C．nice D．quiet
One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite 1 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2 understood or the girl had not 3 him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” 4 the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 5 to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 6 a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 7 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the 8 , people will feel proud and9 when they are praised . So if someone says the 10 you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not 11 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 12 being modest.
13 you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 14 . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will 15 get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.
A．excited B．surprised C．relaxed D．frightened
A．itself B．herself C．himself D．themselves
A．heard B．watched C．listened to D．looked at
A．Though B．Although C．Or D．But
A．when B．which C．what D．how
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．disagree
A．hardly B．really C．rarely D．badly
A．east B．south C．west D．north
A．dutiful B．modest C．shameful D．confident
A．dishes B．cups C．glasses D．bowls
A．think B．say C．ask D．mean
A．as soon as B．as well as C．instead of D．in spite of
A．Unless B．Until C．Whether D．If
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．fail to B．expect to C．succeed in D．believe in