When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.
When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest.
The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(浅的)roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important.
So he never watered his trees. He’d planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They’re very big and strong now. I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for whole summer.
After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray(祈祷)that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won’t be beaten down.
【小题1】We know from the passage the doctor           .
A.didn’t know how to plant trees at all
B.wasn’t good at his own medical job
C.had his own ways of planting trees
D.had nothing to do but plant trees
【小题2】When Dr. Gibbs said “…pick out the weaker trees early on.”, he meant that          .
A.some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning
B.he would choose the weak trees to water earlier
C.the weak trees would be sent to his patients later
D.he would not plant weak trees so early anymore
【小题3】The passage tells us that the writer      .
A.should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper
B.didn’t often water his trees
C.didn’t have a large field
D.took too much care of his trees
【小题4】Which can be the best title of the passage?
A.Watering trees
B.Growing roots
C.Doctor and his neighbor
D.Father and his children

任务型阅读。阅读短文,根据其内容完成下列任务。
Yesterday evening I went to see a film. After I went into the cinema, I began to look for my seat. It was Number 18, Row 18. I found it easily, but I saw a soldier(士兵) sitting on it. I walked to him and told him that the seat was mine. He said with a smile, “Oh, sorry. My seat is next to yours. Would you like to take that seat and leave this one to me?”
I looked at his seat. It was broken and had no back, so I disagreed. But he still wanted to change our seats. I was      and said loudly, “I don’t want to do that. Are you trying to bully (欺负) me as a soldier?” After      this, the soldier stood up and moved to his seat.
Then I saw my seat was much worse than his seat. There was only a piece of wood (木头) left. It would be very uncomfortable to sit on it. Now I knew why the soldier wanted to change his seat with me. I felt very sorry. The soldier again asked me to take his seat, but I didn’t do that. I sat on the piece of wood till the film finished.
【小题1】请根据短文内容,分别写出①、②两处所缺单词。(每空限填一词)
① ________________  ② ________________
【小题2】判断下列句子正 (T) 误 (F)。
A. It was a little difficult for the writer to find his or her seat in the cinema. (    )
B. The soldier wanted to take the writer’s seat because it was worse than the solder’s seat
(    )
【小题3】把上文中画线的句子译成汉语。
________________________________________
【小题4】根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
Did the soldier want to bully the writer?
_______________________________________
【小题5】What was the soldier’s seat like?
_______________________________________________________________

When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she ? ? ? again.

??? I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I ? ? ? I would try to walk to the ? ? ? door.

? ? ? else was at home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and ? ? ? . There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to ? ? ? if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my? ? ? . I stood ? ? ? the wall and started smiling. I was so ? ? ? I'd made it that far. I ? ? ? to the sky and said, “Thank you.”

I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my ? ? ? , so I practiced? ? ? it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “? ? ? ” again. Then I had to walk just ? ? ? more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised? that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed ? ? ? and gave me a great big hug.

????????????? That’s to say: impossible is nothing.

1.A. stood????????????? ????????????? ???? B. walked????????????? ???? ????????????? C. played????????????? ????????????? D. run

2.A. thought????????????? ????????????? ???? B. knew????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. suggested????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. hoped

3.A. very??????????? B. first????????????? C. back? ????????????? ????????? D. front

4.A. Nobody??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Anybody????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Somebody????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. Everybody

5.A. sat down????????????? ????????????? B. stood up????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. looked up????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. turned around

6.A. however????????????? ????????????? ??? B. but ????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. because????????????? ????????????? ????? D. so

7.A. wheelchair????????????? ????????????? B. car????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. room????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. house

8.A. against????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. on????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. near????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. beside

9.A. surprised????????????? ????????????? B. nervous????????????? ????????????? ??? C. happy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. afraid

10.A. look at????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. look down????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. look for????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. looked up

11.A. hand????????????? ????????????? ???? B. arm????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. foot????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. knee

12.A. move????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. moving????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. to move????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. movement

13.A. Thank you.????????????? ????????????? B. I can do it.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. I did it.????????????? ????????????? ????? D. I am sorry.

14.A. a little????? ????????????? B. little???? ????????????? ??? C. a few????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. few

15.A. happily????????????? ????????????? ???? B. quickly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. suddenly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. luckily

 

You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize  your dream.

That was quite true for me.When I was 17 years old,I broke my father’s_____.He had  saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer.Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ______.

“Son,I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything,’’he said with  tears(眼泪)in his eyes.

When I walked out of that room,I was burning with something within my body.Not  everyone has the chance to feel it.I did not just want to______ — I had to.

    But I couldn't see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson.It was not______ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.

Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course.I went and learned a lot of useful______.I tried my best to put them to work.Soon after that,I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time.

Some time later,I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr.Edwards.They arranged it for me.When the day came,I told him,“Mr. Edwards,my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me.’’______,he agreed to let me try.

All that came true because I set goals to make it happen.Sticking to the goal was the most important.

1.A.promise                     B.record                           C.heart                              D.law

2.A.shout                          B.cry                        C.laugh                              D.relax

3.A.succeed                     B.argue                             C.stop                                D.move

4.A.fair                              B.easy                               C.serious                          D.safe

5.A.poems                        B.dialogues                      C.excuses      D.skills

6.A.Luckily                        B.Usually                 C.Clearly        D.Suddenly

 

完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)

阅读短文,从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were _1___his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. ___2___I saw that, I walked over to the group.

I stepped ___3__them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of __4__they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the __5__was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” __6_, and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is __7__, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood __8___for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He ___9___to let him play with them.

I thanked the boy for being so __10___. As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park ___11___no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to ___12___someone in need, but I felt sad that ___13___else had even taken a second look.

I hope that my action helped them __14___ that they could have made a difference with a little ___15___, and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

1.                A.giving          B.making         C.calling    D.telling

 

2.                A.When          B.Before         C.If    D.Though

 

3.                A.against         B.between        C.beside   D.With

 

4.                A.how           B.why            C.whom    D.what

 

5.                A.guess          B.sign            C.problem  D.answer

 

6.                A.read           B.proved         C.meant    D.wrote

 

7.                A.different        B.free           C.important D.Strong

 

8.                A.angrily         B.silently         C.carefully  D.happily

 

9.                A.refused        B.expected       C.offered   D.prepared

 

10.               A.proud          B.clever          C.honest    D.patient

 

11.               A.or             B.so             C.and  D.but

 

12.               A.help           B.stop           C.love  D.remember

 

13.               A.someone       B.anyone         C.no one    D.everyone

 

14.               A.decide         B.realize         C.suggest    D.agree

 

15.               A.energy         B.practice        C.knowledge     D.effort

 

 

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