新高考(山东、海南)英语完形填空50篇(15小题版)
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Have you ever noticed how the way you feel about yourself sometimes depends on whether or not you get confirmation of your value from others?
I have 1 a lot about nurturing a positive identity of love and appreciation from the man who taught me to train dogs.
First, he started out by 2 his dogs with love and respect, and by showing them an infinite amount of 3 as they were learning.
Then, the 4 thing he did was a true stroke of genius. He would cut a small piece of 5 for each dog. He would place it in the dog's sleeping area, for him to 6 each night. He would also take this carpet during the 7 and set it down in various locations, and sit the dog on the carpet, as he 8 the dog for being good.
Next, Frank would teach the dog to 9 the carpet himself, and carry it to 10 they were going. The dog would then set the carpet down when they 11 , with Frank all of the time praising him. Now Frank said, "The dog begins to feel that he truly 12 in every place he travels to, and no matter where he goes, he 13 my love and appreciation. "
If this strategy 14 so brilliantly with dogs, would it not work just 15 with human beings?
1. A. learned B. accumulated C. improved D. distinguished
2. A. pleasing B. treating C. surrounding D. chasing
3. A. sympathy B. comfort C. patience D. honor
4. A. first B. last C. next D. least
5. A. cloth B. meat C. area D. carpet
6. A. lie on B. hide in C. stand beside D. play with
7. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. day
8. A. blamed B. encouraged C. praised D. accompanied
9. A. carry with B. care for C. cut up D. pick up
10. A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever
11. A. ran B. stopped C. stood D. turned
12. A. participated B. breaks C. belongs D. corresponds
13. A. receives B. expects C. ignores D. takes
14. A. works B. goes C. agrees D. applies
15. A. as possible B. as well C. better than D. still less
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When my grandmother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, went to live in the nurses station 5 years ago, I tried many things to keep her occupied. But it was only her word search book that kept her 1 . Gradually, she began to think of it as her job and it kept her from 2 .
Last night, when I came to her and said hello, she just looked at me 3 . I introduced myself and told her I was her granddaughter. She seemed 4 about who I was. Obviously, she tried to find this word in her 5 . So I helped her find it with fingers and 6 it for her with a pencil.
Later, I suggested we go outside, and she agreed. Then she was just staring at me as if trying to figure me out.
I told her 7 I was her granddaughter. “Oh, okay” she said 8 but still didn’t really know. She just wanted to be kind.
And after we went 9 and I got her ready for and into bed, she told me to come 10 and we kissed and hugged real tight 11 we did for the first time. It wasn’t the firs t time though and sooner or later there would be a 12 time.
For now, I feel the blessing of the 13 although I have a sinking feeling that our days are numbered. It doesn’t 14 if the word “granddaughter” holds no 15 anymore — we are bound by love not labels.
1. A. time B. interest C. talent D. knowledge
2. A. trembling B. moving C. whispering D. wandering
3. A. curiously B. angrily C. naturally D. proudly
4. A. shocked B. amazed C. puzzled D. worried
5. A. dictionary B. mind C. room D. book
6. A. decorated B. marked C. associated D. tracked
7. A. patiently B. bravely C. regularly D. casually
8. A. joking B. laughing C. smiling D. crying
9. A. along B. ahead C. outside D. inside
10. A. slower B. closer C. straighter D. later
11. A. as if B. so that C. even if D. in case
12. A. perfect B. free C. final D. normal
13. A. event B. break C. gift D. moment
14. A. help B. matter C. work D. exist
15. A. meaning B. change C. design D. advantage
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On Saturday, Juliet and Darcy, 17-year-old friends,were enjoying sunshine at Furness Park when they noticed a man fall down on the sidewalk. They hurried to ____1____ the man.
Darcy felt ____2____ he was going to die in front of them. She took a closer look. Then she observed his chest not going up and down,which meant he wasn’t ____3____.
The girls knew they needed to ____4____ help. While Darcy stayed with the ____5____ man, Juliet ran to nearby homes and began ringing doorbells,but no one ____6____. “I am really afraid he is going to die without help,” Darcy said ____7____.
Juliet continued to run for help. She finally found some men fixing a car and told them the ____8____. But they didn’t believe what the girl said at first. They asked, “Is what you said a joke?” And she answered, “No,call 911 right now.”
The repairmen got it and then ____9____ CPR (心肺复苏术) on the unconscious man until doctors arrived and used a defibrillator (电击器) to restart his ____10____. Doctors said the man was in critical condition and should be ____11____ to hospital.
A doctor said, “To their ____12____, the two girls take fast action which is called ‘a chain of survival.’ which can save the ____13____ of a patient in a dangerous situation.” But doctors didn’t get the girls’ names at that time,so they launched a(n) ____14____ to the public to find them.
Finally,the two girls were found and praised for helping save a man’s life on the weekend. “We were brave,” Darcy said. “We got a bit scared in the beginning, but later we realized ____15____ won’t help the man.”
1. A. recognize B. applaud C. aid D. seize
2. A. confused B. terrified C. pleased D. curious
3. A. bleeding B. breathing C. starving D. choking
4. A. forbid B. appreciate C. quit D. seek
5. A. unconscious B. familiar C. absent-minded D. ragged
6. A. enquired B. remembered C. answered D. succeeded
7. A. anxiously B. occasionally C. eagerly D. merrily
8. A. consequence B. emergency C. concept D. mystery
9. A. searched for B. put off C. carried out D. broke down
10. A. hands B. stomach C. feet D. heart
11. A. rushed B. admitted C. persuaded D. guided
12. A. disappointment B. credit C. annoyance D. horror
13. A. reputation B. prospect C. life D. honor
14. A. appeal B. comment C. attempt D. apology
15. A. prejudice B. regret C. offence D. panic
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Many people do not understand a love of reading.Why bother with reading?
Reading books can be an escape.A book is another 1 you can pretend to live in for a little while.You can have a 2 into someone else’s life and someone else’s problems.For the time that you 3 the book in your hands, you can 4 from the world for a while.You can choose your other world, be it 5 or future,
male or female, near or far.Any type of world you want to escape to exists in books.
You can 6 just about anything you want from a book.Fiction or non-fiction, both have something to teach.Non-fiction, of course, can 7 you facts.There are books with general or specific 8 , like biographies and historical accounts.There are books about science, dinosaurs, art, cooking and everything in between.Fiction books, even those not based on fact, can offer knowledge about other’s lifestyles and thoughts.
Reading is a great way to 9 .It takes your mind off life.It doesn’t require much 10 or preparation though, just picking up a book. 11 , it can be done anywhere for any amount of 12 .If you just need a quick five-minute break, a book will 13 .If you have an hour to spare, you can 14 for that too.
Books are informative, relaxing and can help you escape. 15 up a book and see if it turns you into a reader!
1. A.room B. Space C. star D. world
2. A.look B. Walk C. talk D. trouble
3. A.close B. Hold C. find D. mark
4. https://www.doczj.com/doc/7811510536.html,e B. Dream C. escape D. drive
5. A.past B. Old C. new D. near
6. A.buy B. Find C. see D. learn
7. A.offer B. Throw C. wish D. expect
8. A.doubt B. Information C. paper D. explanation
9. A.stay B. Live C. relax D. study
10. A.effect B. Effort C. relation D. progress
11. A.However B. Luckily C. Besides D. Later
12. A.attention B. Money C. time D. knowledge
13. A.work B. Show C. appear D. happen
14. A.watch B. Sing C. read D. write
15. A.Make B. Pick C. Put D. Set
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There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a https://www.doczj.com/doc/7811510536.html,ually, the 1 the idea is, the more it gets noticed.And that’s precisely why one 2 Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving 3 on discarded(丢弃的) food.The three-month, 1,900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s 4 of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can imagine, the trip is no piece of cake.While restaurants 5 tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of 6 garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies.Only about one in ten places offered him food that would otherwise be discarded.For legal 7 , most restaurants have a policy against 8 food waste.“Some people have even 9 their jobs by giving me food, ” Dubanchet said.
What’s 10 interesting is the attitude various cities have t oward Dubanchet’s cause.Berlin has been the easiest while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen.There, he had to 11 at some 10 different stores or restaurants before finding food.The challenge is all the more serious when you consider the 12 exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food 13 because after all the biking I am tired and I need the 14 , ” Dubanchet explained.“Is my stomach full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”
He aims to 15 his journey by mid-July.With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process.
1. A.cleverer B. older C. stranger D. simpler
2. A.garbage-eating B. sports-loving C. food-wasting D. law-breaking
3. A.secretly B. finally C. entirely D. probably
4. A.purpose B. way C. opinion D. dream
5. A.store B. cook C. shop for D. throw away
6. A.locked B. damaged C. connected D. abandoned
7. A.reasons B. rights C. fees D. aids
8. A.begging for B. giving away C. hiding D. causing
9. A.did B. kept C. accepted D. risked
10. A.hardly B. usually C. particularly D. merely
11. A.work B. shout C. ask D. jump
12. A.adequate B. rewarding C. demanding D. suitable
13. A.again B. alone C. later D. fast
14. A.spirit B. energy C. time D. effort
15. A.arrange B. restart C. report D. Finish
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When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could 1 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class.
When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was 3 to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 4 . I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I 5 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 6 .
One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time 7 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything 8
as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 9 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the 10 goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 11 myself to a movie. The next day I dec ided for once I’d have 12 with a test. A Week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He 13 to be expecting me, “ If I gave you the As you 14 , you wouldn’t continue to work hard.”
I stared at him 15 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
1. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get
2. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained
3. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious
4. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved
5. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted
6. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view
7. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned
8. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed
9. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment
10. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject
11. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed
12. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks
13. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed
14. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed
15. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. Realizing
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The story I’m going to tell you happened two years a go when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day, 1 I felt that there was something wrong. Students from my class were behaving 2 .
I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day. Later, I 3 what happened. Tom had got sick and he had lung cancer, a very serious disease. It was 4 for my friends and me. I couldn’t believe that this had happened to him. He was so 5 and he was good at sports.
6 he had lung cancer, so he had to have an operation. It was successful. After that, he returned to
school and felt very good. Twice a month he went back to the 7 for medical examinations just to make sure that everything was going well.
One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had 8 to his brain. When I heard this 9 , I felt like bursting into tears, “God, why do you do this, it is not 10 .”
A lot of my friends 11 their faith and hope, and they even thought that there was no 12 for him to live, but he was strong. Tom wa s eager to live, and he said: “No way, I’m not going to 13 . I will fight!”
The doctors made another operation on his brain. The operation 14 well and now he feels great and everything is fine. From Tom’s 15 , I learned that whatever happen s in our lives, we can’t give up or lose heart.
1. A. so B. but C. for D. and
2. A. strangely B. interestingly C. naturally D. impatiently
3. A. spoke out B. pointed out C. worked out D. found out
4. A. disappointing B. frightening C. shocking D. amusing
5. A. kind B. humorous C. clever D. healthy
6. A. Therefore B. Thus C. Besides D. Anyhow
7. A. stadium B. hospital C. school D. home
8. A. adapted B. crashed C. turned D. moved
9. A. research B. evidence C. idea D. information
10. A. fair B. perfect C. honest D. reliable
11. A. held B. lost C. rebuilt D. kept
12. A. need B. wonder C. chance D. doubt
13. A. give off B. give up C. give out D. give in
14. A. went B. observed C. command D. charged
15. A. misfortune B. achievement C. accident D. experience
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Yo u just can’t imagine what a brave mother is like. She was a mother of three, who just 1 an earthquake, couldn’t tell if her children were 2 for help. Or what if you knew you couldn’t yell at her for help because she couldn’t 3 you? That was what happened to Connie and her three children 4 the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California. Connie is 5 and communicates with her children using sign language.
At midnight, Connie and her three children were 6 on the first floor of their two-story home. She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake. Instantly, they realized there were no disaster supplies downstairs. Connie, also 7 one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana, called Juan to come close to her in the darkness and 8 for him to go upstairs to get a 9 .
Juan slowly 10 the stairs. He heard a loud creak (嘎吱声). Arriving on the top floor, he moved quickly but 11 to get what he needed. Using the flashlight to guide his steps back 12 the stairs, the family was able to take a few items from the first floor and 13 . Their home was almost in ruins.
Being deaf was not deterrent (妨碍物) for this 14 mother. The family made it to the 15 safely, which comforted everyone.
1.A. experienced B. dreamed C. avoided D. reported
2.A. turning around B. standing by C. running away D. crying out
3.A. see B. hear C. forgive D. reach
4.A.when B. after C. unless D. before
5. A. blind B. deaf C. old D. sick
6. A. alone B. awake C. alive D. asleep
7.A. chatting to B. playing with C. focusing on D. running after
8.A. signed B.phoned C. shouted D. explained
9.A. helper B. flashlight C. box D. suitcase
10.A. mopped B. examined C. climbed D. left
11.A. carefully B. regularly C. bravely D. hurriedly
12.A. up B. above C. under D. down
13.A. stay B. return C. flee D. cry
14.A. famous B. skillful C. ordinary D. determined
15.A. darkness B. shelter C. ruins D. stairs
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“Thank you for not running me over, ”I said as I lay bruised(撞伤的)and bloodied in the intersection with my bike on top of me. The man looking down at me had just 1 me with his car and I was thanking him for not running me over. In reality, I was thanking him for not 2 my goal of proving my confidence. I was planning a bike trip in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I was both terrified and 3 at the challenge.
Biking in the Rockies wasn’t the 4 middle-aged mom trip, but I had to prove that I was more than just a middle-aged woman. I had a great life, 5 something was missing. I needed to 6 for more. When a friend mentioned going on a bike trip together, I 7 signed up.
I thanked the man again for stopping. I was 8 of how dangerous it was. All my 9 was that I was still able to bike the Rockies. The man said he’d pay for the bike 10 , giving me his name and phone number.
Three weeks later, I rode my bike in the Rockies. The speed was exciting. I knew what it feels like to 11 a bike. I’d done it and 12 . The man who hit me had 13 me. He released me from my 14 of falling.
I was 15 and independent as I sped down the mountain roads, no longer depressed.
1. A. met B. hit C. changed D. punished
2. A. distributing B. describing C. doubting D. ruining
3. A. shocked B. annoyed C. thrilled D. alarmed
4. A. typical B. acceptable C. traditional D. reliable
5. A. so B. and C. or D. but
6. A. ask B. explore C. wait D. apply
7. A. generously B. positively C. unwillingly D. enthusiastically
8. A. aware B. certain C. full D. fond
9. A. question B. concentration C. recreation D. imagination
10. A. bills B. parts C. repairs D. investment
11. A. fall off B. ride on C. run after D. put away
12. A. regretted B. fled C. disappeared D. survived
13. A. scared B. 1iberated C. interrupted D. emptied
14. A. edge B. eagerness C. fear D. carefulness
15. A. relaxed B. concerned C. puzzled D. bored
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The movie, Alita—Battle Angel, tells a story of a girl with robotic arms and fighting powers. And in 1 life 13—year—old Tilly Lockey also has the most advanced robotic arms like Alita.
Tilly lost her arms 2 a rare disease when she was a baby. As she grew, her mother tried to get her to 3 various prosthetic(假肢). At the age of three, she got her first 4 arms, which moved the fingers by picking up 5 from nerves(神经) in the skin. But these only 6 Tilly to move her fingers one at a time. Tilly recalls: “They were really heavy”. In the end she 7 wearing them and learned to do things without arms.
Fortunately, not long ago, she got two robotic arms of which she has 8 the use! Tilly’s new arms came as a gif. The movie makers 9 to pay for a new pair of arms called Hero Arms for an amputee(被截肢者).Robotic arms have 10 for a decade but these Hero Arms cost less. They are also lighter and more 11 than any that have come before. Moreover, these new versions are 12 proudly machine like.
Tilly is pleased with her new-found skills. She has been 13 exactly what she can do now with her Hero Arms. She says: “When I go into school now, I don’t have a14 . I feel I have something that looks super cool.”
Tilly is now working with the tech company to 15 robotic arms for other differently-able people, to help them lead better and happier lives.
1. A. natural B. dreaming C. unique D. real
2. A. due to B. instead of C. thanks to D. regardless of
3. A. take B. wear C. lead D. earn
4. A. electric
B. wooden
C. secondhand
D. common 5. A. promises
B. feelings
C. signals
D. concerns 6. A. returned
B. allowed
C. mistook
D. avoided 7. A. expected
B. stopped
C. found
D. remembered 8. A. risked
B. demanded
C. mastered
D. noticed 9. A. ordered
B. believed
C. advised
D. offered 10. A. existed
B. disappeared
C. proved
D. treated 11. A. entertaining
B. limited
C. flexible
D. expensive 12. A. trained
B. designed
C. discovered
D. pretended 13. A. showing off
B. staying up
C. coming back
D. getting away 14. A. strength
B. solution
C. choice
D. weakness 15. A. relax
B. develop
C. control
D. charge
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“Give your shoes a shine , sir ?” At a street corner a woman was repeating hawking to the people moving into and out of McDonald ’s .
A middle -aged man sat down having her shining his 1 . He saw a little girl standing beside her , looking eagerly at the 2 behind him . He took a French chicken leg out of the shopping bag and handed it to her . The girl 3 off and hid herself behind the woman , leaving only her 4 exposed , staring at his hand. “Thank you for your kindness , but I ’m going to 5 her one after finishing my work ,” said the woman .
“But this is just for kids ,” said the man . “I ’ve got a lot of them .”
At the man ’s insistence , the woman let the girl 6 it . She put a brilliant shine on the shoes . Greatly 7 , the man paid her and was about to 8 when suddenly the girl said , "You are Santa Claus , I know . "
The man seemed to be a little taken back , and then patted the girl on the head :"Ha ﹣ha , merry 9 to you , my little girl . "The man left . The girl lifted the chicken leg to the woman's 10 , and the woman gave it a slight bite . At this moment a dirty dog came running , looking up 11 at the girl . She tore off a small piece and sent it t
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h i s m o u t h .T h e l i l t t l e d 1. A. shoes B. hands C. car D. legs
2. A. bag B. restaurant C. street D. chickens
3. A. walked B. took C. backed D. dropped
4. A. head B. nose C. ears D. eyes
5. A. give B. lend C. buy D. make
6. A. refuse B. eat C. accept D. appreciate
7. A. surprised B. interested C. moved D. satisfied
8. A. leave B. escape C. speak D. thank
9. A. New Year B. birthday C. Christmas D. Halloween
10. A. eyes B. nose C. chin D. lips
11. A. happily B. interestedly C. secretly D. eagerly
12. A. head B. tongue C. leg D. tail
13. A. crying B. speaking C. gesturing D. dancing
14. A. her own B. the woman's C. the dog's D. the man's
15. A. girl B. guy C. friend D. boy
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It happened on a rainy Saturday morning last month. My wife Catherine and I were driving along what some people called moose (麋鹿) alley. It was so _1__ that there were few cars on the road. __2__, something happened. A moose jumped out across our path. I had been driving for years and was good at driving. In order to __3__ knocking into the moose, I made a quick turn to the other lane. If I had not done that, the moose might have been killed, and my wife and I might have got __4__, too. A few seconds later, when I __5__ and looked back in my rear view mirror, the moose was getting up and then ran into the bush. Shaken but __6__, we both looked at each other with a surprised expression.
From then on, I often thought about the relationship between humans and __7__. We know that animal species have appeared and disappeared __8__ since life began on the Earth. This is a(n) __9__ phenomenon . However, animal species have been __10__ at a much faster rate for about a century now _11__ human factors such as pollution.
Certain philosophers and scientists keep repeating that if we don't save animals, how we will be able to save ourselves. A better __12__ of animals gives us a better understanding of our own species. The __13__ to protect animals and nature in general __14__ the value of a society. And all animals play roles in nature and have a right to __15__. Therefore, I think we should try our best to save endangered animals, because humans cannot live on the Earth alone.
1. A.cool B. quiet C. wide D. early
2. A. Expectedly B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Suddenly
3. A.avoid B. keep C. delay D. excuse
4. A.shocked B. lost C. disappointed D. injured
5. A.understood B. thought C. stopped D. tried
6. A.worried B. fine C. sad D. scared
7. https://www.doczj.com/doc/7811510536.html,nds B. roads C. plants D. wildlife
8. A.exactly B. silently C. continually D. Mysteriously
9. A. strange B. natural C. unusual D. recent
10. A. Decreasing B. developing C. appearing D. Changing
11. A.according to B. instead of C. because of D. along with
12. A.treatment B. performance C. world D. Knowledge
13. A.way B. law C. hope D. Will
14. A.shows B. includes C. predicts D. protects
15. A.escape B. survive C. refuse D. select
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My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder 1 on earth I would choose to do that.
I have walked through this forest many times. On 12 December 2011, 2 rolled into the forest and the destruction(摧毁) began. I couldn’t 3 the thought that these forests would be 4 forever. So, on 14 December 2011, I packed up my life, 5 of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.
Life in the tree tops can be 6 at times. I have times when I feel frustrated(沮丧) and wish I could
7 , to anywhere, just have a 8 of scenery for a minute！There are times too, when I feel terribly
9 . I miss my friends and family. 10 these times, I find myself loving the 11 .
Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to 12 up here for as long as it takes, 13 I honestly hope it won’t be too 14 before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be 15 .
1. A. why B. when C. how D. where
2. A. water B. animals C. machinery D. tourists
3. A. bear B. help C. keep D. spare
4. A. sold B. stolen C. protected D. lost
5. A. grew out B. fell short C. ran out D. let go
6. A. refreshing B. risky C. challenging D. rewarding
7. A. get up B. get away C. give in D. give up
8. A. change B. look C. search D. touch
9. A. confused B. nervous C. sorry D. lonely
10. A. Beyond B. Without C. Despite D. Unlike
11. A. height B. experience C. background D. position
12. A. return B. stop C. stay D. hide
13. A. but B. though C. because D. so
14. A. soon B. long C. near D. bad
15. A. moved B. logged C. burned D. missed
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The Adams family home has been taken over by origami (折纸)in all sizes and shapes. No one seems to
1 though. Those paper creations are
2 clean water projects around the world and saving lives. A messy home is a small price to pay 3
In 2011, Isabelle Adams and her sister Katherine learned that every five seconds a child died from 4
of clea n water and that girls of their age couldn’t go to school 5 they were fetching water all day for their families. They 6 to do something.
“So we took something that we loved doing - folding origami, with the 7 goal to help fund a well in E thiopia,” explains Katherine. 8 , they ended up selling out and raising far more than that to fully 9 the cost of the well.
Katherine, now 13, adds, “It just snowballed, 10 the founding of the project Paper for Water.” In eight years, this project has 11 more than 2 million for over 200 water projects in 20 different countries.
Now, the rest of the Adams family are also 12 . But at the heart of it, beneath countless paper decorations sit two bold sisters hoping to 13 other girls and boys. “Kids have an incredible ability to make a real 14 to the world if they’re just given the chance,” Isabelle says, “and if people 15
them in their efforts.”
1. A. mind B. notice C. appreciate D. remember
2. A. decorating B. rewarding C. attracting D. funding
3. A. in exchange B. in turn C. in return D. in response
4. A. pollution B. loss C. lack D. waste
5. A. although B. because C. unless D. while
6. A. hesitated B. decided C. happened D. demanded
7. A. lifelong B. individual C. original D. critical
8. A. Obviously B. Unexpectedly C. Suddenly D. Gradually
9. A. spend B. fill C. offer D. cover
10. A. trying out B. depending on C. contributing to D. appealing to
11. A. saved B. borrowed C. earned D. collected
12. A. involved B. praised C. recognized D. employed
13. A. satisfy B. inspire C. inform D. comfort
14. A. judgment B. sense C. difference D. connection
15. A. support B. persuade C. welcome D. award
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I met Daisy Banks on the way to Maghar. She was walking down the road with her white stick, and I saw her walking into a muddy 1 . If she continued, she might have 2 into the water. Not wanting this to happen, I stopped my 3 and called out, “There’s a hole in front of you, Daisy. If it’s all right with you, I’ll
4 you to your place.”
She happily 5 . I took her bag so she could climb on my motorbike. We talked about her 6 , and I discovered she was on the way to her school.
Daisy had called me a couple of times since our chance 7 . However, I had been unable to meet her
8 my busy schedules. Finally, 9 at the Mahdu Mall, she said. We talked about a range of issues, and I came to 10 that Daisy possessed knowledge which would challenge that of many 11 fit people.
Although she has a mother and three brothers, Daisy has been 12 on her own for the past years. She cooks for herself and washes her own clothes while 13 to teach every morning at Maghar’s Primary School. While doing her 14 , she tries to remember people, places, and things in order to manage her daily life. She is a(an) 15 person, telling me that she made the decision to live alone after her brothers said they would take turns to look after her each month. Daisy felt this would hurt her. I really admire her confidence and the way she carried herself in her life.
1. A. pavement B. passage C. hole D. freeway
2. A. climbed B. landed C. flown D. fallen
3. A. car B. truck C. motorbike D. bus
4. A. pass B. drop C. take D. fetch
5. A. allowed B. expected C. replied D. accepted
6. A. study B. job C. celebration D. travel
7. A. appointment B. meeting C. expectation D. argument
8. A. due to B. in addition to C. instead of D. in spite of
9. A. resisting B. rescuing C. reuniting D. removing
10. A. discover B. encourage C. persuade D. suppose
11. A. mentally B. appropriately C. physically D. naturally
12. A. living B. lying C. waiting D. staying
13. A. managing B. recognizing C. allowing D. reducing
14. A. practice B. housework C. effort D. homework
15. A. stubborn B. reliable C. confident D. intelligent
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Have you ever imagined your future? I try to do this all the time. Most of us will follow in our 1 footsteps, by this I mean our adult lives will closely resemble the lives we live as children, set by our parents' examples. Have you ever 2 and thought about this? What an awful job it must be to raise a child properly! But, what happens to the children that live 3 drugs, alcohol and violence in their childhood? Where can they find good examples for themselves？
I know of one place that is trying to 4 all children. It is the McDowell County D.A.R.E program in McDowell County North Carolina. Our teachers carry on their shoulders the great 5 of teaching kids to just say NO to drugs, alcohol and violence. I am personally acquainted with all of these things, not because I have ever 6 them myself, but because of my dad. He drank, 7 drugs and smoked pot （抽大麻）. When I was 7 my mom took me and my sister and 8 . I wonder if my dad ever thought about the 9 and what this bad decision would lead to when he first started experimenting with drugs and pot at 13. He has been in jail, he can't get a decent job, and he lost his 10 . These bad choices also caused him to hurt his children in horrible ways.
I am 11 that I have at least one parent to help me make wise decisions, and to teach me right from wrong. I am also grateful that the D.A.R.E program is taught in our schools. One of the most 12 things I learned from D.A.R.E is that a person that has a parent with an addiction problem is more than twice as likely to become addicted themselves, as compared to a person that has no family history of drug 13 . I have learned many things through this 14 , especially about the consequences of our trying drugs. You could get arrested, hurt yourself or someone else, destroy your life by becoming an addict, or even die. All of these things are terrible, but I can't think of anything 15 as a parent than hurting our children and the people that love us. DRUGS DESTROY LIVES! I give the D.A.R.E program two thumbs up, for all the good things being accomplished.
1. A. grandma's B. brother's C. parents' D. teachers'
2. A. lived B. stopped C. started D. decided
3. A. on B. over C. in D. for
4. A. treat B. represent C. reach D. persuade
5. A. pressure B. responsibility C. probability D. advantage
6. A. smoked B. accepted C. tried D. refused
7. A. ate B. sold C. took D. bought
8. A. went B. wept C. begged D. left
9. A. reasons B. possibilities C. program D. consequences
10. A. patience B. temper C. family D. position
11. A. lucky B. aware C. sure D. clear
12. A. important B. exciting C. strange D. attractive
13. A. sales B. purchases C. abuse D. production
14. A. behavior B. program C. experience D. action
15. A. wiser B. easier C. worse D. better
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The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money themselves before school opens. So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road. 1 was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers pulled up, and 2 Whitney Glover, mother of the young enterprisers, that some 3 person had called to make complaints about kids’ selling lemonade.
Now, in most stories, that’s when the police 4 the stand, telling kids to take a food handling course, and get a 5 from the related department... Then the children go home completely 6 for their enterprise is broken. But not in this 7 . The police officers said the kid s weren’t doing anything wrong,8 creating a bit of a traffic jam, and their motivation should be 9 . The kids also promised to make 10 to their schedule to avoid traffic problems. After 11 for a photo with the kids, they left. Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words.
The 12 story has created a great deal of local 13 and the lemonade business is now booming. Dozens of customers have 14 for lemonade. “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the 15 of time and efforts to coins in their hands,” Whitney said.
1. A. Progress B. Business C. Budget D. Purpose
2. A. demanded B. proposed C. warned D. informed
3. A. bitter B. generous C. anxious D. responsible
4. A. take over B. leave out C. shut down D. drive away
5. A. course B. permit C. fund D. record
6. A. surprised B. frightened C. depressed D. confused
7. A. context B. case C. reason D. respect
8. A. other than B. instead of C. as for D. due to
9. A. managed B. prevented C. celebrated D. reflected
10. A. contributions B. differences C. objections D. adjustments
11. A. posing B. accounting C. preparing D. searching
12. A. refreshing B. moving C. amusing D. convincing
13. A. apology B. change C. support D. discussion
14. A. stood out B. stood by C. stopped out D. stopped by
15. A. transformation B. devotion C. attachment D. supplement
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Mary, 16, was suffering from cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her. He said the
____1____left them financially worse off. Then a group called Growing Hope ___2___in with $1,800 to help with his living costs.
___3___, he wanted to pay it back. In his youth, he had been a ____4____. So at age 40, Mitchell took up the ____5____again, participating in two fights in Fairfax. During this time, he ____6____ his daughter. And for six months he did little but mourn.
One day, Mitchell ____7____ a Mark Twain quote —The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you ___8___ why. “After I read that quote, I was going to spend the rest of my life helping kids with cancer and their families,” he said.
Mitchell thought of creating a foundation, yet boxing did not seem___9___any more for fundraising due to his age. Then he found that ____10____ could be a source to raise money. In the Corps Marathon he cut a striking figure on the course. ____11____ by this success, he set his sight higher. He _____12_____ each of the miles of the race to a different child with cancer, and he carried their____13____ with him. Years after his daughter’s death, Mitchell now____14____ up in the morning knowing his____15____.
1. A. atmosphere B. crisis C. situation D. poverty
2. A. brought B. stepped C. took D. broke
3. A. Grateful B. Hopeful C. Sorrowful D. Regretful
4. A. runner B. singer C. boxer D. fighter
5. A. helmets B. gloves C. boxes D. sneakers
6. A. cured B. accompanied C. comforted D. lost
7. A. came upon B. agreed on C. looked to D. count on
8. A. consider B. negotiate C. discover D. launch
9. A. abstract B. realistic C. energetic D. critical
10. A. funding B. singing C. running D. projecting
11. A. Depressed B. Embarrassed C. Shocked D. Motivated
12. A. emerged B. donated C. enhanced D. conveyed
13. A. smiles B. parents C. strengths D. pictures
14. A. stands B. goes C. wakes D. climbs
15. A. passion B. destination C. course D. purpose
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A Colorado pair brings new meaning to the word “determination”. When one couldn’t walk and the other couldn’t see, they ___1___ up to share their love of the great outdoors.
Melanie Knecht has to use a wheelchair to get around due to born spina bifida (脊柱裂). Trevor Hahn only recently became blind after he ___2___ an eye disease five years ago. Both living in Fort Collins, Colorado, the two met at an adaptive boxing class — and they soon ran into each other again at an adaptive rock-climbing class.
They immediately ___3___ over Knecht’s lifelong hobby of camping and Hahn’s pa ssion for outdoor sports. When she told him about her recent trip to Easter Island, where she got the ___4___ to be carried on another person’s back, an unusual idea occurred to her.
___5___ his lost sight, he’d been able to scale a Himalayan peak, using p oles and ___6___ directions from his companions.
They started small, but next month — with her vision and his ___7___— they will trek to the top of a
14,000-foot mountain.
“It just seemed like common sense. He’s the legs, I’m the eyes! ___8___, we’re the dream team.” said Knecht.
At the start of each hike, a friend lifts Knecht ___9___ a carrier on Hahn’s back. From that point on, she gives him oral directions to lead the way.
Hahn said, “It made me so happy to help someone experience what I’ve been able to experience my whole life. The best part is being able to make her smile — that gives me ___10___.”
In addition to this sense of purpose, the two share an understanding of how ___11___ it can be asking
able-bodied or sighted people for assistance in everyday life. They get immeasurable ___12___ from being able to do this on their own.
While the two accept that others ___13___ what they’ve been able to do, they’re not looking for ___14___—they just want others to encourage solutions for their friends with d isabilities. Don’t ___15___ them because you think they won’t be able to do something.
1. A. rose B. made C. teamed D. ended
2. A. developed B. cured C. spread D. diagnosed
3. A. handed B. argued C. got D. bonded
4. A. opportunity B. competence C. permission D. admission
5. A. On account of B. In spite of C. On top of D. In view of
6. A. spoken B. opposite C. confusing D. gesturing
7. A. optimism B. strength C. guidance D. wisdom
8. A. Hopefully B. Instead C. Together D. Similarly
9. A. over B. up C. off D. into
10. A. relief B. courage C. reward D. purpose
11. A. convenient B. difficult C. ridiculous D. essential
12. A. suffering B. wealth C. satisfaction D. depression
13. A. appreciate B. oppose C. dismiss D. advocate
14. A. criticism B. attention C. praise D. curiosity
15. A. convince B. reject C. contact D. approach
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Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.
At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its ___1___ staff:Almost everyone has an intellectual(智力的)or
developmental disability.
The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, ___2___ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome(唐氏症).
When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them a(n) ___3___ , they resolved’to do something about it.
“It ___4___ me like a flash of lightning:a coffee shop!”Wright said. “It would be the perfect e nvironment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ___5___ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how ___6___ they are. ”
When the shop opened, it immediately had ___7___ out the door. National press attention ___8___, and six months later, it had to move to a ___9___ space.
Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.
What makes Amy most proud is the ___10___ it has built in the community. “Every d ay, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you. ’That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ___11___ people back here, ”she said. “This is a place where people can ___12___ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s ___13___ a cup of coffee. It's a human rights movement. It's given our employees the respect and a sense of being ___14___ that they deserve. For many employees, it's their first job, and their ___15___ fills the air. ”
1. A. professional B. unique C. active D. talented
2. A. accompanied B. controlled C. impressed D. inspired
3. A. interview B. appointment C. reason D. invitation
4. A. moved B. encouraged C. struck D. affected
5. A. greeting B. observing C. gathering D. finding
6. A. capable B. generous C. reliable D. considerate
7. A. waiters B. activities C. 1ines D. guards
8. A. agreed B. continued C. responded D. followed
9. A. farther B. 1arger C. quieter D. nearer
10. A. background B. balance C. bridge D. tradition
11. A. holds B. calls C. forces D. draws
12. A. interact B. discuss C. play D. work
13. A. nothing but B. far from C. above all D. more than
14. A. admired B. valued C. separated D. protected
15. A. ambition B. humor C. joy D. patience
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I was coming back from home late at night in a “Sharing” mini van (厢式货车). In Hydera-bad, India, it is a cheap and quick form of ___1___. The van driver picked up as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is ___2___ for the transport of 8. So our van was very ___3___.
Making her way to the ___4___ of the van, a school girl with a bag ___5___ the driver to stop. While getting down, she slipped and fell. None of us ___6___ it, as it was dark outside. The driver was ___7___ for her to pay. It was then that we saw that the girl was on her ___8___ by the side of the road. Another passenger and I got down___9___ and held her up.
Even in _____10_____, she held up a note and asked us to pay the driver. The other _____11_____ passenger took the note and paid the driver. My _____12_____ was a few hundred meters away. As a girl, I knew I’d get off and stay with her in the_____13_____. So I paid up the driver for_____14_____ and he drove away with the other passengers.
I neither_____15_____ her nor did I know what to do. But I was there, giving some comforting words to the girl in pain. I looked for a place for her to sit. Then I phoned her friend and waited there. She was rushed to a nearby clinic later.
1. A. 1ife B. transport C. activity D. communication
2 A. designed B. bought C. organized D. powered
3. A. heavy B. noisy C. crowded D. awkward
4. A. driver B. window C. door D. seat
5. A. guided B. suggested C. admitted D. signaled
6. A. noticed B. managed C. recognized D. stood
7. A. caring B. reaching C. waiting D. planning
8. A. back B. knees C. feet D. own
9. A. immediately B. doubtfully C. naturally D. anxiously
10. A. silence B. surprise C. vain D. pain
11. A. patient B. helpful C. generous D. secret
12. A. home B. stop C. car D. school
13. A. dark B. rain C. wind D. van
14. A. himself B. herself C. myself D. itself
15. A. ignored B. persuaded C. promised D. knew
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Mac was cycling along a road in Canada's Yukon, halfway through a 2,710-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 10-pound camping bag, _____1_____ he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. "Man, that's a big dog!" he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great_____2_____, he saw that it wasn't a dog, but a wolf, running hard to_____3_____ him.
Mac's heart jumped. He reached for the_____4_____ from his bag. With one hand on the handle bar,
he_____5_____ the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf_____6_____, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell back again, but only to quickly restart its_____7_____.
The wolf was getting closer and closer, _____8_____ a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile_____9_____ hard. He knew clearly that he must be careful not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a______10______ of the wolf.
Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they ______11______ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got______12______, they realized it was a wolf.
Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car turned around the______13______, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac______14______ off his bike and dashed for the back door of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly unlocked the door so as to let Mac in, and the______15______ man dived in, shutting the door behind him.
It was quite a while before Mac became calm and cried out: "I thought I was going to die!"And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.
1. A. but B. so C. for D. or
2. A. regret B. disappointment C. fear D. anger
3. A. catch up with B. break away from C. give in to D. come back to
4. A. hammer B. stick C. gun D. spray
5. A. dropped B. fired C. threw D. held
6. A. in turn B. at last C. in time D. at random
7. A. flight B. race C. journey D. attack
8. A. still B. just C. also D. even
9. A. kicked B. rode C. hit D. pressed
10. A. victim B. competitor C. killer D. protector
11. A. decided B. declared C. assumed D. found
12. A. faster B. closer C. stronger D. wiser
13. A. climber B. motorist C. cyclist D. runner
14. A. sent B. fell C. turned D. jumped
15. A. frightened B. worried C. discouragedD. confused
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After persuading most of his patients, his wife and son to go back to France following the lockdown of Wuhan, Philippe Klein, a French doctor, decided to stay in the epicenter during the COVID-19 outbreak.
"I am a doctor, so I have to do my job and do my 1 ," said Klein, a general practitioner at Wuhan Union Hospital in Hubei province.
Before authorities in Wuhan 2 the city, suspending all outbound flights and trains in late January to 3 the highly infectious disease, Klein had 4 about 100 foreigners living in Wuhan, most of them French.
Following the outbreak, he closed his 5 at the hospital to reduce the chances of infection for his patients. Instead, he began to give 6 and treatment at patients' homes.
But while he continued to see his patients, Klein found some had fever and he might be 7 with the virus, so he decided to send his wife and son back to France.
"When I came back home after seeing patients, I didn't feel very comfortable. I really did not want to put my family 8 , so I asked my wife to leave Wuhan on the second plane organized by the French government," he said. "My son was crying when we 9 , but it was better for them to leave Wuhan and let me do my job. Also they were very proud because I was doing my duty here."
In addition to his sense of duty as a doctor, he said he also chose to stay because of his deep 10 for the people and the city, where he has lived for six years.
“People in Wuhan are very friendly to French, and here I feel like a star sometimes,” he said.
11 the lockdown of a vast city with 11 million people, which is rare in human history, has made a big
12 on Klein. He said he is touched by the 13 Wuhan residents have made to contain the outbreak.
“The las t month was the craziest month in my 14 life,” he said. “and I would like to say to the people of Wuhan and to the Chinese people that they are going to overcome this epidemic. And their sacrifice, their courage, their unity, will 15 . It will be an example to the world to make such a sacrifice to protect the rest of the world.”
1. A. share B. duty C. thing D. bit
2. A. sealed B. decorated C. damaged D. saved
3. A. contain B. decrease C. fuel D. cancel
4. A. healed B. recovered C. served D. cured
5. A. studio B. clinic C. agency D. firm
6. A. finance B. analyses C. relief D. diagnoses
7. A. tested B. influenced C. infected D. detected
8. A. in trouble B. in danger C. in anxiety D. in progress
9. A. departed B. left C. flew D. parted
10. A. affection B. influence C. attitude D. association
11. A. Sensing B. Witnessing C. Smiling D. Hearing
12. A. contribution B. point C. impact D. difference
13. A. offer B. promise C. risk D. sacrifice
14. A. intellectual B. professional C. productive D. amateur
15. A. catch on B. come back C. take off D. pay off
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When my husband died of cancer, I felt a hard brick wall built around my heart.
One morning, driving down a busy road in my town, I 1 a carpenter was building a 2 around an old house. Each time I drove by, I 3 the progress. I saw an aproned woman sweeping the yard, tending the flowers, and even 4 the litter thrown from the cars passing by.
Eventually, one day, a 5 fence stood there, 6 greeting me! I turned off the engine, waved the woman and said I came to see your fence. She stopped her work and 7 her hands on her apron, smiling. Then the sun witnessed us drinking tea on the porch with the white fence surrounding us.
"The fence isn’t for me. I live alone. But since so many people come by here, look at the fence and wave, I thought they’d 8 seeing something pretty. A few, like you, even stop and sit here to talk." she 9 .
"Bu t if the road is widened there’ll be much 10 ."
"Change is part of life. When something bad happens, you have two 11 —to get bitter or better."
When I left, she called out: "Come back anytime. Leave the gate 12 —It looks more friendly."
I carefully left the gate ajar and drove off, feeling something deep inside me. I could even picture the 13 in my heart falling down, and being 14 by this marvelous fence. I planned to 15 my door open for
whatever or whoever might come my way.
1. A. cared B. noticed C. insisted D. suggested
2. A. bridge B. town C. fence D. road
3. A. watched B. made C. stopped D. analyzed
4. A. picking up B. throwing away C. kicking off D. bringing back
5. A. blood-red B. pitch-dark C. sky-blue D. snow-white
6. A. as if B. though C. if D. even though
7. A. raised B. wiped C. shook D. clenched
8. A. avoid B. advise C. enjoy D. permit
9. A. argued B. refused C. repeated D. explained
10. A. challenge B. change C. development D. progress
11. A. choices B. aprons C. hearts D. hands
12. A. closed B. special C. open D. clean
13. A. flowers B. wall C. porch D. house
14. A. taken B. built C. bought D. replaced
15. A. destroy B. build C. leave D. burn
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I participated in Model United Nations(MUN) held by the Education Department, which was a mock(模拟的)UN activity. During the two days, students are separated in different groups which 1 different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has 2 awards:best delegates(代表), honorary mentions, and verbal mentions.
Each time I participate in MUN, I made good 3 and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I’d 4 because I had never won the best delegate award. I 5 those who didn’t deserve to win the award but won it various times, and I was just filled with 6 at their success. But later I realized that it was also 7 not to get the award because I could actually 8 something, and that I shouldn’t 9 the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.
Failures are completely subjective—we can look at a result as a failure or a 10. Any failure can be regarded as a(n) 11 because you can always learn something from it and do 12 next time. This is supported by John Locke’s theory that we are born with blank views:knowledge and ability are learned from our 13. That’s true. If I make a mistake in the life practice, then I probably won’t 14 that next time. I believe this is 15 the best way to become better.
1. A. strengthen B. condemn C. inspire D. represent
2. A. identical B. temporary C. various D. false
3. A. preparations B. predictions C. appointments D. explanations
4. A. accelerated B. failed C. exited D. succeeded
5. A. approached B. trained C. expected D. witnessed
6. A. relief B. envy C. satisfaction D. delight
7. A. annoyed B. ashamed C. good D. terrible
8. A. desert B. 1earn C. delete D. display
9. A. win B. miss C. deliver D. value
10. A. bond B. bet C. victory D. loss
11. A. aim B. benefit C. burden D. limit
12. A. funnier B. worse C. better D. slower
13. A. decisions B. attitudes C. positions D. experiences
14. A. repeat B. admit C. accept D. notice
15. A. wrongly B. scarcely C. truly D. narrowly
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When a child is faced with a problem, he or she may not be able to deal with it, children need to learn1. You can help someone to learn how to solve problems.The best way is to take the time to talk about problems as they happen. Of course, this is not easy to do. Problems have a way of bursting upon someone at the2time.
But even if the time is on the best, you should try to help.
There are many things you can do to help a child3problem-solving skills .One good way is to find out what caused the 4. This is a skill that children5learn without help. A child6knock over his or her glass of milk at the dinner table, but he or she may not realize that the glass was too close to the 7. You can show the child what the problem is. Then it can be solved.
The next step for a child is to learn how to solve the problem 8. This step takes 9. Some people are so afraid of being wrong that they cannot solve problems.You can help by talking about some possible 10. The two of you can decide which answer is the best. Let the child 11it out. Now the child will see that problems can be solved, and you can 12him or her for choosing an answer.
Another step to problem solving is to help children see the relationship of cause and effect.If a child knocks over a glass,it will fall and break.He or she might 13to write on the wall. But the pencil always leaves a 14.Soon the child will see the link 15cause and effect,and then he or she is on the road to growth.
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“The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he would be found out.”(by Thomas Macaulay) There is nothing really new about cheating in exams or tests. Perhaps that was why Mrs.O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 1after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs.O’Neill asked 2questions, and she didn’t3us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 4words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 5these words into our exercise books one hundred times.
I don’t 6about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say:it was the most important single 7of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, I suppose that they8 seem to be the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to measure ourselves rather than others.
9of us are asked to make great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. 10 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocked 11turned over to policeman? Should the12change received at the store be left or 13? Nobody will know except 14. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 15to live with someone you respect.
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2.A.no B.certain C.many D.more
3.A.excuse B.reject C.help D.scold
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5.A.repeat B.get C.put D.copy
6.A.worry B.know C.hear D.talk
7.A.chance B.incident C.lesson D.memory
8.A.even B.still C.always D.almost
9.A.All B.Few C.Some D.No one
10.A.Should B.Must C.Would D.Need
11.A.and B.or C.then D.but
12.A.extra B.small C.some D.necessary
13.A.paid B.remembered C.shared D.returned
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15.A.easier B.more natural C.better D.more peaceful
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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday.The announcement in the paper said that you could buy 1at the theater box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.. Since I work from 9 a.m.to 5:10 p.m., the 2time I could go to the theater was during my 5-minute lunch break. 3, the theater is on the other side of the town, and the bus 4between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. 5if you are lucky,you can make the round trip in 5 minutes.
Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus.By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time6to make the trip so I gave7and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and 8on Wednesday. On Thursday, my 9 changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theater 10exactly twenty minutes.When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for11an hour. 12I would not have enough time to wait in line, I13the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only 14was to make the trip by taxi. It was 15. But I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert.
1. A.food B.stamps C.tickets D.newspapers
2. A.early B.exact C.certain D.only
3.A.Surprisingly B.Luckily C.Unfortunately D.Surely
4.A.service B.driver C.seat D.stop
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7.A.away B.up C.in D.out
8.A.never B.again C.then D.more
9.A.time B.bus C.mind D.luck
10.A.in B.for C.at D.about
11.A.past B.over C.more D.beyond
12.A.Realizing B.Awaking C.Expecting D.Understanding
13.A.found B.waited C.caught D.missed
14.A.hope B.plan C.idea D.expression
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In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Dakar. This sad news, so unexpected, shook the1calm and unhurried politician off her balance. Though she did her best to 2as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual, people could not fail to3that she was no longer the old self-assured (自信的) Prime Minister who always had everything under 4. Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to recover from her 5 .
One day,when she was to6at a lunch party,a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the7 of her missing son again.She was totally mentally8for the question and lost her self-control.Tears were rolling down her eyes as she sobbingly told the reporter that there was still no9of Mark and that she was very 10about him. She said that11the countries concerned had promised to do their best to help her find her son.With that she broke down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she12down and started to speak as planned. It was a very13scene which exposed a new side of Mrs.Thatcher’s 14the public do not usually see, so people began to 15about the Iron Woman’s motherly love, a feeling that is common to all human race.
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2.A.talk B.pretend C.seem D.look
3.A.show B.watch C.mean D.notice
4.A.help B.control C.oppression D.power
5.A.shaking B. fear C. shock D.dream
6.A.speak B.appear C.pay D.cook
7.A.object B.subject C.report D.announcement
8.A.unprepared B.answering C.eager D.got ready
9.A.problem B.news C.incident D.matter
10.A.eager B.curious C.afraid D.worried
11.A.some B.such C.none D.all
12.A.slowed B.turned C.calmed D.broke
13.A.interesting B.moving C.serious D.merry
14.A.character B.importance C.thought D.position
15.A.set B.worry C.think D.talk
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In 1920, an incident was reported in India, which shocked the whole world.Two hunters, named Gerry Lasher and Anthony Walker, during one of their hunting experiences met with a huge she-wolf 1on her side in a little clearing(空地) in the jungle and against her was a human baby, fast2. Playing on all crawl(爬行) a few feet away was another child, a girl who appeared to be about nine years old.The puzzled men didn’t3what to make of the strange scene, but decided that something must be4quickly.They tried their best to 5off the wolf and6the sleeping baby and the older girl.
The two children were7to the hunters’ camp, then on to Kidnaper, the nearest town, and handed8to an Indian religious minister. The9died within a year. The girl, 10, like a human being, had11used to human ways, but12there was a full moon, she would go to the open13and let out a cry at it ... just as 14do. After two years she 15.
1.A.walking B.lying C.wandering D.slept
2.A.running B.eating C.asleep D.tired
3.A.believe B.ask C.think D.know
4.A.done B.going C.made D.taking
5.A.get B.ride C.drive D.start
6.A.help B.protect C.defend D.save
7.A.forced B.supported C.taken D.sent
8.A.up B.on C.over D.out
9.A.baby B.hunter C.wolf D.children
10.A.instead B.however C.therefore D.luckily
11.A.not B.got C.ever D.always
12.A.as B.where C.whenever D.while
13.A.house B.air C.space D.entrance
14.A.we B.human C.they D.wolves
15.A.failed B.missed C.lost D.disappeared
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When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it.There is1wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad2on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is always silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are3of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are4home or taking outside, or 5they have come home so early or late.To be interested in these things is6because they are not at all important. It is none of their7to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also8. For most probably, it9to a small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to others,and thus hurts their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a noble curiosity—the curiosity of wise men, who10at all the great things
and try to find out all they11about them.Columbus could12have found America if he had not been 13. James Watt would not have made the steam engine14his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid.All the discoveries in human history have been made 15 a result of curiosity.But the curiosity is never about unimportant things that have little or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
1.A.much B.nothing C.something D.none
2.A.keeps B.puts C.takes D.depends
3.A.full B.fond C.proud D.out
4.A.taking B.bringing C.going D.thinking
5.A.if B.when C.why D.whether
6.A.silly B.necessary C.possible D.funny
7.A.work B.housework C.duty D.business
8.A.instructive https://www.doczj.com/doc/7811510536.html,eless C.harmful D.dreadful
9.A.refers B.leads C.causes D.follows
10.A.expect B.like C.wonder D.doubt
11.A.know B.study C.must D.can
12.A.never B.certainly C.probably D.finally
13.A.famous B.careful C.curious D.hard
14.A.for B.without C.in D.from
15.A.because B.as C.after D.during
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In Britain railways are owned by the State.That means that everybody owns them or perhaps that1owns them. In general train services in Britain are very good, 2on express inter-city lines. However,they are quite 3unless you can get a reduction. The4way to get a reduction is to get a5ticket. If you buy a day-return 6you go and come back on the same day, you can75% of your fare. Other return tickets are available for travel8or mid-week. If you cannot buy a return, you must buy a single. In Britain tickets are valid(有效的) on all trains. It is not necessary to pay an extra fare to travel on an express.
If you want to find out details of train journeys you can phone the9office at the station in most towns or a travel agent.They will tell you about reservations (订票) and10it is necessary to11trains on your journey.
You must buy a ticket before you can go on to the platform at British station.The ticket collector will want to check your ticket and will sell you a12ticket if you do not want to travel13 want to say good-bye to a friend.You must keep your ticket safe because it will be checked when you arrive, and probably14the journey as well by the guard. All trains in Britain have first and second class carriages.If you want to travel first class you have to pay about 10%15for your ticket.There are smoking and non-smoking compartments or carriages on all trains,and most inter-city trains have buffet or restaurant cars.
1.A.anybody B.somebody C.passengers D.nobody
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4.A.easy B.easier C.fastest D.easiest
5.A.single B.second-hand C.return D.particular
6.A.so B.that C.so that D.so as
7.A.lose B.save C.spend D.bargain
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14.A.before B.during C.after D.beyond
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