阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(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。
Dawson was an old grouch (脾气坏的人), which everyone in town knew. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious , even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Jane and her friend Amy were on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got close Jane saw Dawson sitting on his front porch (前廊) and they cross over to the other side of the street. She was of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.
Amy said not to worry, Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. , Jane was growing more nervous with each step to the man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw Amy, a broad changed his entire face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. You’ve got a little friend with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him Jane was staying overnight and that they were going to play games. Dawson said that sounded fun, and them each a fresh apple off his tree. They gladly accepted. Dawson had the best apples in town.
When they got Dawson’s earshot (听力范围), Jane asked, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. he was so nice to us?”
Amy explained that at first he wasn’t friendly and she was afraid of him, but she he was wearing an invisible (看不见的) smile, so she always smiled at him. It took a while, but one day he -smiled back at her.
After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started to her. Just a “hello” at first, then more, and now always plus an apple.
“An invisible smile?” Jane.
“Yes. My grandma said if I pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back, sooner or later he would really smile. Grandma says are contagious (传染的).”
We’re always trying to accomplish so much, getting groceries, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn… It’s so easy to get in everyday life that we forget how it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away so little effort and time. Let’s make sure that we are not the one that have to pretend is wearing an invisible smile.
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Communication is an important part of any relationship. Many of us are to share our experiences or emotions with our friends. But when it's our turn to lend a(n) ,we soon become bored or are short of idea on how to _ and offer advice.
That's because of what researchers call "listener burnout（倦怠）”．A friend might talk to us ,often complaining about the same problems. When we offer quick advice to the situation, we may be unconsciously trying to 0urselves from bumout. However, good listeners their natural tendency to solve the other's problems hurriedly and to keep the conversation brief.
To be a good__ ，you need to use "active listening". It starts with the real _ to help others and think through their feelings. Don't things. You can start by putting your phone__ and sitting close to your friend. Let your facial expressions 一what he or she is saying.__ you are able to fully understand,acknowledge the other person's by reflecting them back:"That must be really hard for you.”Use words or even sounds such as“yes”， "right”,and"hmm"”to the other person to continue.
0f course,a. can be extremely hard if the other person is too critical.But don't get defensive. Effective listeners don't negative criticism.Instead,they listen and understand what the person ls trying to convey responding.
A．afraid B．hesitant C．shy D．eager
A．shoulder B．hand C．ear D．eye
A．respond B．explain C．argue D．quit
A．aimlessly B．endlessly C．deliberately D．cautiously
A．difficult B．old C．acute D．sensitive
A．fix B．discuss C．create D．describe
A．forgive B．protect C．discourage D．prevent
A．follow B．display C．form D．overcome
A．reader B．partner C．listener D．speaker
A．demand B．habit C．desire D．ability
A．skip B．rush C．overlook D．postpone
A．away B．off C．out D．up
A．record B．restrict C．reflect D．replace
A．Whether B．Since C．While D．If
A．suggestions B．purposes C．responses D．feelings
A．big B．tough C．strong D．shone
A．force B．remind C．encourage D．convince
A．conversation B．suggestion C．problem D．lecture
A．give up B．make up C．leave out D．block out
A．after B．before C．while D．once
Long, long ago, in a dense forest there were thousands of tall and beautiful trees. They were happy, but____ of themselves. Among them there also a(an) ____ tree whose branches were badly twisted. All the trees made ______ of that ugly tree.
“How are you, hunchback?” the other ____ always shouted and their laughter made the ugly tree ____. The ugly tree thought, “I wish I were as ____ as the other trees. Why did God do this to me? Neither can I provide shade to the travelers. Nor can the ____ make their nests on me. Nobody needs me.”
One day, a woodcutter came to the____. He took a look at the trees and said, “These trees are lovely. I must ____ them.” As soon as he picked up his axe, the trees became ____. “Chop, Chop, Chop” went the woodcutter’s axe and one by one the trees started to fall.
“None of us is going to ____,” screamed one of the beautiful trees.
But when the woodcutter came near to the ugly tree. He had just raised his axe when suddenly he noticed how ____ the ugly tree was. “Hmm! This crooked tree seems to no ____ to me.”, he thought. Then he moved towards another beautiful tree. The ugly tree breathed a huge sigh of ____. He realized that by making him ugly, God had actually given him a boon. From that day on, the ugly tree never ____. He was happy with his crooked branches. He never forgot how he had escaped from the woodcutter’s axe, only because he was crooked and ugly.
A．proud B．short C．tired D．full
A．strong B．ugly C．thin D．straight
A．light B．fun C．sense D．use
A．directions B．persons C．trees D．animals
A．surprised B．angry C．sad D．moved
A．short B．long C．hard D．beautiful
A．fish B．pets C．hens D．birds
A．forest B．shop C．office D．hospital
A．cut B．put C．bring D．take
A．puzzled B．frightened C．amused D．satisfied
A．appear B．escape C．remove D．lie
A．soft B．flexible C．bent D．tall
A．doubt B．harm C．use D．way
A．desperation B．anger C．sorrow D．relief
A．complained B．grew C．spoke D．waited
We often see hitchhikers（搭便车的人）, standing by the side of the road, thumb sticking out, waiting for a lift. But it is getting nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? is often mentioned as a reason. Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester reflects the safety fear: , strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous.
But the reason may be complex: hitchhiking happens where people don’t have cars and transport services are . Plenty of people hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can’t they cars? Why can’t they take the coach or the train?
Three-quarters of the UK population have a car; many of the will be quite old. The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. my trip proves it’s still possible to hitchhike. The people who picked me up were very interesting lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes(家伙) in red, spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn’t help .
The future of hitchhiking most lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet, via sites such as hitchhikers. org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out (actually, I didn’t do much of that, just to hold up my destination sign) and people—wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people—will stop.
In the UK, with its cheap and reasonable rail service, I don’t think I’ll make a habit of it. But having enjoyed it so much, I’m ready now to do a big trip Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of my wife’s hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, Afghanistan might be a challenge. I wish I’d got that tank commander’s mobile number.
A．valuable B．hardly C．rare D．little
A．Fear B．Safety C．Allowance D．Expense
A．has put B．had been put C．has been put D．have put
A．What B．Which C．Whether D．That
A．no more B．no need C．no reason D．no doubt
A．a short B．a clumsy C．a small D．a large
A．most B．more C．very D．much
A．poor B．heavy C．busy D．convenient
A．seldom B．always C．still D．never
A．afford B．offer C．affect D．offend
A．effect to B．effect on C．access in D．access to
A．remain B．rest C．pedestrians D．citizens
A．While B．When C．Yet D．Though
A．living up B．lived down C．was living up D．was living down
A．stopping B．but stop C．stop D．stopped
A．likely B．certainly C．positively D．actively
A．pretending B．preparing C．preferring D．defending
A．vehicles B．coaches C．cars D．helicopters
A．across B．through C．for D．over
A．as B．though C．because D．when
A new mother was anxious to see her newly-born baby. But she was when the baby was in her arms. The baby had been born without ears.
With time going on, it that the baby' s hearing was perfect. It was only his that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and himself into his mother' s arms, she sighed, that his life was to be misfortunate.
He grew up and became a with his classmates. He might have been class president, that. The boy’s s father the family physician in secret if he could do to help his son. "I believed I could on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got," the doctor answered. So the began for a person who would ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. it a s a secret," said the father. The operation was very , and a new person appeared. " But I must know!" he urged his father. " Who gave me _? I could never do enough for him. " "I do not believe you could. " said the father.
The secret was for years till he stood with his father over his mother' s coffin. Slowly and , his father raised his mother' s thick brown hair to that his mother had no outer ears. "Mother said she was she never let her hair be cut," he whispered gently . "and nobody ever thought she was less did they?"
A．angiy B．confused C．astonished D．curious
A．turned out B．turned over C．took out D．took over
A．figure B．face C．ear D．appearance
A．threw B．got C．sent D．took
A．persuading B．knowing C．doubting D．wondering
A．enemy B．favorite C．stranger D．friend
A．ever since B．even if C．but for D．as for
A．asked B．advised C．ordered D．convinced
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．transplant B．operate C．set D．fix
A．operation B．interview C．search D．examination
A．donate B．operate C．treat D．recover
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．normal B．useful C．difficult D．successful
A．so much B．so many C．too much D．too many
A．discussed B．hidden C．spread D．kept
A．desperately B．tenderly C．sadly D．excitedly
A．know B．find C．show D．notice
A．guilty B．glad C．worried D．regretful
A．beautiful B．ugly C．careful D．Fashionable
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have to me. Or what he might to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always never hearing him put his into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed mine. What I had said to Daniel was . It was nothing. And yet, it was .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．give C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．on B．into C．down D．up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．last B．pass C．fly D．remain
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．eared
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．But B．And C．Instead D．So
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．by B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．clever D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．Everything