题目内容
Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of 36 days to prepare myself for the following busy 37 .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the 38 . Due to the last-minute issue (问题) with transportation, I 39 my car to make sure that everyone could get to the drop-off point 40 they could get together and enjoy their week’s 41 by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that 42 to me on my journey was that I had hardly 43 and said goodbye when I would make the trip 44 , in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, 45 as I was looking forward to relaxation.
Simon and I 46 , on our way, about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we 47 spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket(板球).
On my return trip, I 48 a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning 49 . Within an hour it 50 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was 51 refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) 52 sleep that evening.
A change 53 your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to 54 something from different angles(角度), as well as to be refreshed and energized.
Now I’m looking forward to my next 55 event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
36. A. surprising B. exciting C. moving D. relaxing
37. A. hour B. day C. week D. month
38. A. snowfield B. beach C. hotel D. school
39. A. fueled B. parked C. offered D. lent
40. A. in that B. so that C. now that D. such that
41. A. freedom B. excitement C. adventure D. break
42. A. seemed B. happened C. appeared D. occurred
43. A. rested B. started C. arrived D. left
44. A. back B. forward C. out D. away
45. A. even B. just C. particularly D. mostly
46. A. mentioned B. talked C. complained D. argued
47. A. always B. usually C. frequently D. rarely
48. A. developed B. showed C. lost D. kept
49. A. smoke B. dust C. fog D. snow
50. A. turned B. cleared C. froze D. shone
51. A. greatly B. completely C. immediately D. mentally
52. A. uncomfortable B. uneasy C. good D. light
53. A. about B. from C. in D. for
54. A. give up B. look at C. find out D. carry on
55. A. planned B. discussed C. unexpected D. prepared
36-40 DCACB 41-45 DDCAC 46-50 BDACB 51-55 DCCBC
Jenna, a popular girl from
17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22 . She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29 ?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
16. A. processes | B. decision | C. challenges | D. exercises |
17. A. Therefore | B. However | C. Otherwise | D. Besides |
18. A. difficult | B. easy | C. boring | D. interesting |
19. A. editor | B. boss | C. candidate | D. judge |
20. A. jumped | B. sank | C. stopped | D. raced |
21. A. strange | B. happy | C. awful | D. lonely |
22. A. struggling | B. improving | C. working | D. complaining |
23. A. ashamed | B. disappointed | C. shocked | D. relieved |
24. A. put up | B. prepare for | C. worry about | D. give up |
25. A. committee | B. newspaper | C. radio | D. team |
26. A. enthusiastic | B. artistic | C. sympathetic | D. realistic |
27. A. speakers | B. readers | C. cheerleaders | D. writers |
28. A. widely | B. weakly | C. excitedly | D. brightly |
29. A. similar | B. ordinary | C. different | D. familiar |
30. A. physics | B. history | C. English | D. math |
31. A. pleasure | B. hope | C. trouble | D. sorrow |
32. A. fit in | B. look out | C. stay up | D. get around |
33. A. swim | B. try | C. ask | D. escape |
34. A. in return for | B. in case of | C. in terms of | D. instead of |
35. A. slimmest | B. smallest | C. best | D. gentlest |