Another person's enthusiasm(热情)was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father 1 me to her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is distinguished(known)for being the 2 boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 3 than tomorrow morning．”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my 4 slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 5 ．This is not the worst boy at all, 6 the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”
That statement began a(n) 7 between us．No one had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind 8 a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．
She 9 many things．She persuaded(说服)my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county center, where my father's career(事业)could be more 10 and my brother and I could be better educated．
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter(打字机)and told me that she believed that I could become a 11 ．I knew her enthusiasm, I appreciated it had already improved our lives．I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of 12 that great day when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later．I wasn't the 13 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 14 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．
What power 15 has! When that power is released(let out)to support one's mind and is constantly strengthened by faith(belief), it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force(power)．
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．
Life in 30 years will be 1 because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast．There will be 2 people in the world and most of them will live longer than before．Computers will be 3 smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home．And computer studies will be one of the important 4 in school．
People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling．Traveling will be much cheaper and 5 ．And many more people will go to other countries 6 holidays．
There will be changes in our food, too．More land will be used for 7 new towns and houses．Then there will be less 8 for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive．Maybe people won't eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead．Maybe people will be healthier．
Work in the future will be different, too．Dangerous and hard work will 9 by robots．Because of this, many people will not have 10 to do．This will be a problem．
(1)
[ ]
A．
same
B．
difference
C．
different
D．
difficulty
(2)
[ ]
A．
little and little
B．
less and less
C．
many and many
D．
more and more
(3)
[ ]
A．
much
B．
many
C．
more
D．
most
(4)
[ ]
A．
subject
B．
subjects
C．
way
D．
games
(5)
[ ]
A．
easily
B．
more easily
C．
easy
D．
easier
(6)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
with
C．
at
D．
in
(7)
[ ]
A．
build
B．
building
C．
to build
D．
builds
(8)
[ ]
A．
rooms
B．
room
C．
spaces
D．
sea
(9)
[ ]
A．
done
B．
do
C．
be done
D．
be did
(10)
[ ]
A．
works enough
B．
enough works
C．
work enough
D．
enough work
完形填空
1 and fish 2 healthy food． 3 and rice are also healthy food．Fruit and vegetables are healthy food, 4 hamburgers and candy are 5 food．Milk, water and juice are healthy 6 , but my favourite drink is Coke．It isn't 7 healthy drink．So to be(为了)healthy, 8 some vegetables, fruit, rice, noodles, fish and meat．Drink some water, 9 and milk, but 10 drink too much Coke．
(1)
[ ]
A．
Meats
B．
Meat
C．
Meet
D．
meat
(2)
[ ]
A．
are
B．
is
C．
be
D．
have
(3)
[ ]
A．
Noodle
B．
Noodles
C．
noodles
D．
noodle
(4)
[ ]
A．
and
B．
or
C．
but
D．
with
(5)
[ ]
A．
healthy
B．
unhealthy
C．
health
D．
unhealth
(6)
[ ]
A．
drinks
B．
drink
C．
foot
D．
food
(7)
[ ]
A．
A
B．
an
C．
a
D．
some
(8)
[ ]
A．
drink
B．
eat
C．
drinking
D．
tea
(9)
[ ]
A．
Coke
B．
meat
C．
juice
D．
juices
(10)
[ ]
A．
no
B．
too
C．
don't
D．
do
完型填空
Mr．Miller had a shop in a big town．He 1 ladies' clothes, and he always had two or three shop girls to 2 him．They were always 3 because they were cheaper than older women, 4 none(没有一个人)of them worked for him for very 5 , because they were young, and they did not meet many boys in 6 shop．Last month a girl came to work for him．Her 7 was Helen, and she was very good．
After a few days, Mr．Miller 8 a young man come into the shop．He went 9 to Helen, spoke to her for a few 10 and then went out of the shop．Mr．Miller was very 11 and when the young man 12 ．He went to Helen and said, “That young man didn't 13 anything．What did he want to 14 ?”
Helen answered, “He just wanted to see 15 ．”
(1)
[ ]
A．
kept
B．
sold
C．
made
D．
mended
(2)
[ ]
A．
learn
B．
teach
C．
help
D．
follow
(3)
[ ]
A．
young
B．
strong
C．
clever
D．
boring
(4)
[ ]
A．
when
B．
after
C．
till
D．
but
(5)
[ ]
A．
long
B．
much
C．
soon
D．
often
(6)
[ ]
A．
children's
B．
men's
C．
clothes
D．
women's
(7)
[ ]
A．
friend
B．
parent
C．
sister
D．
name
(8)
[ ]
A．
took
B．
went
C．
saw
D．
gave
(9)
[ ]
A．
away
B．
straight
C．
back
D．
by
(10)
[ ]
A．
words
B．
times
C．
things
D．
minutes
(11)
[ ]
A．
sad
B．
happy
C．
surprised
D．
interested
(12)
[ ]
A．
arrived
B．
left
C．
smiled
D．
finished
(13)
[ ]
A．
buy
B．
try
C．
sell
D．
go
(14)
[ ]
A．
do
B．
take
C．
spend
D．
save
(15)
[ ]
A．
money
B．
nothing
C．
me
D．
nobody
完形填空
Amy was a little girl．She lived near a fruit shop in the village．The shop was 1 by Mr．Smith．
One day Mr．Smith said to Amy, “Would you like to earn(赚)some money?”
“Oh, yes,” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and dad has no 2 to buy them with．”
“Well, Amy,” said Mr．Smith, “there are some fine 3 in Mr．Green's garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them．I will 4 you thirteen cents(美分)a kilogram for all you will pick for me．”
Amy was so 5 that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible．She ran home to get a 6 at once．
Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get 7 she picked five kilograms． 8 the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents．
“But supposing I should pick twelve kilograms,” thought she, “ 9 should I earn then?” “Dear me,” she said, after figuring(计算)a while, “I should earn one dollar and 10 cents．”
Amy then found out what Mr．Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms．It took 11 some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to 12 at home until afternoon．
As soon as lunch was 13 , she took her basket and 14 to the garden．Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked．
As she went home, she 15 what her teacher had often told her-“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “one doer is worth a hundred dreamers．”
(1)
[ ]
A．
kept
B．
found
C．
made
D．
sold
(2)
[ ]
A．
idea
B．
use
C．
money
D．
place
(3)
[ ]
A．
apples
B．
bananas
C．
grapes
D．
pears
(4)
[ ]
A．
cost
B．
pay
C．
spend
D．
take
(5)
[ ]
A．
sad
B．
worried
C．
interesting
D．
happy
(6)
[ ]
A．
box
B．
basket
C．
bag
D．
bottle
(7)
[ ]
A．
until
B．
although
C．
if
D．
whether
(8)
[ ]
A．
With
B．
Under
C．
In
D．
On
(9)
[ ]
A．
how long
B．
how often
C．
how many
D．
how much
(10)
[ ]
A．
fifty-six
B．
sixty-five
C．
thirteen
D．
thirty
(11)
[ ]
A．
him
B．
her
C．
me
D．
us
(12)
[ ]
A．
pick
B．
cry
C．
make
D．
stay
(13)
[ ]
A．
over
B．
away
C．
up
D．
off
(14)
[ ]
A．
returned
B．
hurried
C．
sent
D．
belonged
(15)
[ ]
A．
talked about
B．
talked with
C．
thought of
D．
thought over
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．
Taking a Nap(打盹)During the Day
Medical experts say most Americans do not get 1 sleep．They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day．They are advising people to sleep lightly before 2 with other activities．
One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less 3 to die of heart disease．The study followed more than 2,300 Greek adults 4 about six years．Adults who rested for half an hour 5 three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap．
The study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men．They said naps might improve 6 by mitigating(减低)tension caused by work．
Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the 7 of napping for many years．They urge people to 8 work, go home and have a nap before returning．In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices．They believe this reduces 9 and accidents, and 10 increases the amount of work a person can do．
Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times．They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel 11 ．And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap．About twenty minutes of rest is 12 you need．Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness 13 the end of the day．But experts warn that a nap 14 last no more than twenty to thirty minutes．A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be 15 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
sweet
B．
sound
C．
bad
D．
enough
(2)
[ ]
A．
checking
B．
sharing
C．
continuing
D．
meeting
(3)
[ ]
A．
lovely
B．
likely
C．
fondly
D．
finely
(4)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
at
C．
in
D．
with
(5)
[ ]
A．
at least
B．
at most
C．
at last
D．
at first
(6)
[ ]
A．
ability
B．
health
C．
thinking
D．
life
(7)
[ ]
A．
experiment
B．
reform
C．
idea
D．
way
(8)
[ ]
A．
repeat
B．
improve
C．
change
D．
leave
(9)
[ ]
A．
work
B．
mistakes
C．
energy
D．
time
(10)
[ ]
A．
never
B．
seldom
C．
too
D．
also
(11)
[ ]
A．
ready
B．
good
C．
sleepy
D．
awake
(12)
[ ]
A．
all
B．
few
C．
any
D．
nothing
(13)
[ ]
A．
unless
B．
while
C．
until
D．
during
(14)
[ ]
A．
would
B．
may
C．
might
D．
should
(15)
[ ]
A．
helpful
B．
difficult
C．
easy
D．
happy
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets．And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them．All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers．The facts about how they 1 and grow are as interesting as anything could be．Do you know that one of the greatest presidents of the USA spent hours and hours 2 birds? A businessman who lives near New York city became so 3 in insects that he began to collect them．He now has more than one thousand different kinds carefully 4 in glass boxes．Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature's secrets．Let us go 5 through the woods and fields．Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger．We shall 6 a mother bear and her young ones as they look for 7 and get ready for winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know 8 they can find food．I will show you many other interesting things, but the thing that I can 9 you is to keep your eyes and ears 10 when you go out of doors．Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully．
(1)
[ ]
A．
bear
B．
live
C．
speak
D．
fly
(2)
[ ]
A．
studying
B．
eating
C．
learning
D．
finding
(3)
[ ]
A．
friendly
B．
carefully
C．
busy
D．
interested
(4)
[ ]
A．
locked
B．
kept
C．
put
D．
filled
(5)
[ ]
A．
near
B．
quickly
C．
quietly
D．
politely
(6)
[ ]
A．
hear
B．
follow
C．
catch
D．
help
(7)
[ ]
A．
food
B．
fruit
C．
vegetables
D．
water
(8)
[ ]
A．
how
B．
why
C．
where
D．
when
(9)
[ ]
A．
make
B．
pass
C．
give
D．
teach
(10)
[ ]
A．
closed
B．
open
C．
safe
D．
clean
完形填空
When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play．For weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines．But once on the stage, every word 1 from my head．Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator(解说者)for the play． 2 I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my 3 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden．
It was a lovely spring day．We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping(炸开) 4 the grass in bunches(束)．I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches．“I think I'll dig up all these weeds(野草),” she said．“From now on, we'll 5 have roses in this garden．”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议)．“All flowers are 6 －even dandelions !”
My mother looked at me seriously．“Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it?” she asked thoughtfully．I nodded．“And that is 7 of people, too,” she added．
When I 8 that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth．“But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, 9 me of how much I loved to read stories aloud．
Thanks to my mother's encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own 10 ．in the world．I felt proud of the role in the play．
(1)
[ ]
A．
developed
B．
left
C．
failed
D．
disappeared
(2)
[ ]
A．
If
B．
Because
C．
Though
D．
Since
(3)
[ ]
A．
difficulty
B．
mistake
C．
danger
D．
unhappiness
(4)
[ ]
A．
through
B．
past
C．
beyond
D．
behind
(5)
[ ]
A．
hardly
B．
only
C．
still
D．
also
(6)
[ ]
A．
harmless
B．
healthy
C．
beautiful
D．
fresh
(7)
[ ]
A．
true
B．
kind
C．
same
D．
clever
(8)
[ ]
A．
remembered
B．
realized
C．
explained
D．
promised
(9)
[ ]
A．
representing
B．
complaining
C．
recommending
D．
reminding
(10)
[ ]
A．
honor
B．
progress
C．
value
D．
interest
完形填空
Have you ever heard about Polar Bear(北极熊)Club in New York? These “Polar Bears” are people who meet 1 in the winter to swim in freezing cold water．The members of the Polar Bear Club are above the age of 60．Members must satisfy two requirements．First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group; this is very 2 because there are so many different kinds of people in the club．Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February．
Doctors don't 3 the medical effects of cold-water swimming．Some think that the body's temperature drops so low in cold-water swimming that finally the heart stops．But other doctors think differently．They point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during 4 swimming because the difference between the air temperature and the water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter．
The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the advantages of cold-water swimming．They say that their favourite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统)because it makes the blood move fast to keep the body warm．Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water．A person who turns blue probably has a very 5 circulatory system and could not try cold-water swimming．
The Polar Bears love to swim all the year round．They find it fun and relaxing．As one 70-year-old woman says, “When I go into the water, I throw my 6 into the ocean and let the water carry them away．When I get out of the water, I feel happy again．”
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