题目内容

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.        the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I        the bird before I saw it.
“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.
“It’s coming from the        .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little        .”
I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s         I saw the sparrow. It was flying        just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly        to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but        and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head        the ceiling.
I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the        open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet         it could get outside, but that only seemed to        it more.
“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita        .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”
We went back into the house, where we        to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was        and our uninvited guest was gone.
I’ve        that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were        to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the        that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make        without banging(碰)our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much        .
小题1:
A.StillB.SomehowC.InsteadD.Perhaps
小题2:
A.heardB.caughtC.searchedD.observed
小题3:
A.houseB.backyardC.garageD.basement
小题4:
A.birdsB.guestsC.catsD.kids
小题5:
A.whenB.howC.whyD.whether
小题6:
A.quicklyB.anxiouslyC.cautiouslyD.slowly
小题7:
A.decidingB.hesitatingC.tryingD.choosing
小题8:
A.upB.backwardC.forwardD.down
小题9:
A.againstB.offC.alongD.into
小题10:
A.freeB.smallC.wideD.dark
小题11:
A.in caseB.even ifC.as thoughD.so that
小题12:
A.puzzleB.confuseC.frightenD.disturb
小题13:
A.suggestedB.explainedC.insistedD.demanded
小题14:
A.attemptedB.continuedC.refusedD.failed
小题15:
A.fierceB.emptyC.safeD.silent
小题16:
A.looked afterB.worried aboutC.thought aboutD.brought up
小题17:
A.forcedB.determinedC.bornD.urged
小题18:
A.ideaB.possibilityC.challengeD.problem
小题19:
A.progressB.peaceC.decisionsD.efforts
小题20:
A.panicB.pressureC.lossD.trouble

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D

小题1:不知怎么的,这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。
小题2:根据下文when I first heard the sound, 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟,先闻其鸣”。
小题3:根据所在的句子可知, 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。
小题4:根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子
小题5:when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”
小题6:anxiously不安的,焦虑的。因为被困,所以很焦虑。
小题7:try to get out努力要出去。
小题8:但是它看不到出去的路不在上方,而在下方。
小题9:bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板
小题10:门和天花板之间的空间很小。
小题11:so that 引导目的状语从句。
小题12:但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕, 吓唬某人
小题13:why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。
小题14:continue to do sth继续干某事
小题15:根据下文our uninvited guest was gone, 所以没有声音了,很安静
小题16:A.照看 B.担心 C.思考 D. 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”,所以作者是在思考。
小题17:be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”
小题18:我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性,如果我们飞的低一些,好事也可能会发生。
小题19:make progress取得进步
小题20:save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。
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According to a famous optical(光学) expert, Alexander, who recently visited Shanghai, the developed countries in Europe and America have made rules that children must wear resinous(树脂) glasses instead of the traditional glasses made of glass. This is because the glass glasses are more likely to do harm to children’s eyesight.
Alexander pointed out: wearing the right glasses as soon as possible is still the best way to cure and put right children’s eyesight problems.
In America and Japan the resinous glasses have taken up 80 percent of the glasses market. And some European countries and America have made it a law that children, teenagers and drivers must wear resinous glasses. Now, about 10 million children in China have different eyesight problems and they need timely treatment.
But still, too many parents are buying the traditional glass glasses for their children. This is mainly because many parents know little or nothing about the good points of the resinous glasses. Besides, the price for the new glasses is a little higher than the traditional ones.
小题1:This news article mainly wants to tell us _______.
A.Alexander visited China and introduced a new type of glasses
B.we should wear resinous glasses instead of glass glasses
C.resinous glasses are popular in Europe and America
D.glasses can be made of other materials instead of glass
小题2:According to Alexander, the “timely treatment” to eyesight problems is _______.
A.to stop wearing glass glasses any more
B.to buy a pair of glasses and wear them right away
C.to wear suitable resinous glasses at the right time
D.to buy glasses made in Europe, Japan or America if possible
小题3: It can be inferred from this news text that _______.
A.resinous glasses are not on sale in China yet
B.resinous glasses are not acceptable in China
C.glass glasses have disappeared on western market because there is a law against them
D.glass glasses are the first choice in China not only because of their price
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had       to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my     ,I had a good excuse: A business meeting had        and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the      ,1 apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I        tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not      ," I said. Then I told her about the business meeting.        , my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive               mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I        the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You       a classic mistake. You're stuck        your own way of thinking. You didn't        to be late. But that's not the point. What is        in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention       Eleanor focused on the result. Thus,         of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words, I         recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really       .I should have started the conversation by expressing         my actions affected Eleanor and         the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really        her experience of the results
of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
小题1:
A.StartedB.AgreedC.Continued D.Managed
小题2:
A.ReliefB.SurpriseC.RegretD.Sorrow
小题3:
A.broken outB.closed downC.faded awayD.run over
小题4:
A.HouseB.RoomC.RestaurantD.Supermarket
小题5:
A.CouldB.MustC.Will D.might
小题6:
A.MovableB.Comfortable C.Acceptable D.Avoidable
小题7:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.Otherwise
小题8:
A.HerB.HimC.meD.them
小题9:
A.spread B.wroteC.translatedD.described
小题10:
A.knewB.madeC.foundD.took
小题11:
A.InB.beyondC.ForD.against
小题12:
A.NeedB.ProveC.PretendD.Intend
小题13:
A.FunnyB.ImportantC.PossibleD.Simple
小题14:
A.WhileB.AfterC.UntilD.unless
小题15:
A.AllB.NoneC.BothD.Neither
小题16:
A.UsuallyB.MerelyC.HardlyD.gradually
小题17:
A.InspiresB.MattersC.ImprovesD.challenges
小题18:
A.HowB.WhyC.WhenD.what
小题19:
A.ComparedB.ReportedC.FinishedD.saved
小题20:
A.ShowingB.SatisfyingC.understandingD.destroying
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)  injury. I had  whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,   for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed  me. I felt  as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest  I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should  , ”I thought as I moved on.   , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran  and decided not to  in track next year. It wouldn’t be  it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer—  than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and  enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving  several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just  a race! ”I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap, ”said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained  . I decided to  track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always  in medals and victories, but in the  we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win,   the people who don’t give up when they lose.
小题1:
A.slighter  B.worse  C.earlier  D.heavier
小题2:
A.expectedB.supposed
C.imagined D.doubted
小题3:
A.lateB.eagerC.readyD.thirsty
小题4:
A.from behind B.ahead of
C.next toD.close to
小题5:
A.ashamed B.astonished
C.excitedD.frightened
小题6:
A.cheerB.shoutC.cryD.noise
小题7:
A.slow downB.drop out
C.go onD.speed up
小题8:
A.ThereforeB.Otherwise
C.BesidesD.However
小题9:
A.with delightB.with fear
C.in painD.in advance
小题10:
A.playB.arriveC.race D.attend
小题11:
A.worth B.good C.valuable D.close
小题12:
A.weakerB.longerC.lowerD.louder
小题13:
A.wellB.sure
C.surprisinglyD.strangely
小题14:
A.while B.when C.asD.since
小题15:
A.finishedB.wonC.passedD.lost
小题16:
A.cheerB.hope C.interest D.experience
小题17:
A.hold onB.turn to
C.begin withD.stick with
小题18:
A.measuredB.praised
C.testedD.increased
小题19:
A.sadnessB.struggles
C.diseases D.tiredness
小题20:
A.or B.norC.andD.but
Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to       our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or      . It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in       or down in desperation? I believe in the upward look. I choose to       the positive and skip right over the negative.
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n)      . The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people.      , negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations       themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.
  Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n)       question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This       me completely by surprise. A little       confidently, I told him that I had       felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.
  By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little      . About a block away, I      over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I       some rare disease?
On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling       again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful      , and the light reflecting       the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had       the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total       change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single       observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.
The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.
小题1:
A.shapeB.decideC.previewD.transform
小题2:
A.forgiveB.curseC.praiseD.regret
小题3:
A.vainB.angerC.actionD.hope
小题4:
A.highlightB.analyzeC.evaluateD.introduce
小题5:
A.necessity B.opportunity C.quality D.identity
小题6:
A.ActuallyB.ConsequentlyC.AccordinglyD.Contrarily
小题7:
A.rely on B.feed onC.go onD.take on
小题8:
A.familiarB.ordinary C.odd D.easy
小题9:
A.gotB.took C.stoppedD.made
小题10:
A.moreB.lessC.quiteD.too
小题11:
A.neverB.everC.onceD.always
小题12:
A.uneasyB.unconcernedC.unsatisfiedD.unaffected
小题13:
A.gotB.cameC.tookD.pulled
小题14:
A.come upB.brought upC.picked upD.put up
小题15:
A.fine B.upsetC.sickD.calm
小题16:
A.grayB.blueC.yellowD.red
小题17:
A.inB.overC.offD.through
小题18:
A.quitB.adaptedC.answeredD.reacted
小题19:
A.liarB.onlooker C.attendantD.stranger
小题20:
A.positiveB.negativeC.carefulD.rigid
When I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, "You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street. "That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.
At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I also spoke to the people in the cafe and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no matter how humble(低微的)they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.
I've become vice-president, but that hasn't changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.
小题1:What is the best title for this passage?
A.The power of being talkative
B.My mother's influence on me
C.The power of saying hello
D.My way to become vice-president
小题2: It is implied in the first paragraph that        .
A.the writer didn't like Mr. Lee
B.the writer didn't say hello to Mr. Lee on that occasion
C.the writer didn't get along well with his mother
D.the writer's mother stopped to say hello to everyone she met
小题3: What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.The writer didn't say hello to everyone in the company.
B.The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.
C.The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.
D.The president of the company actually didn't like the writer at all.
小题4:For the writer, saying hello to others          .
A.is a way to get what he wants
B.has become a habit and a way of life
C.is a way to show respect for his mother
D.is important in making him remembered
小题5:According to Paragraph 3, in the writer’s opinion, speaking to others can       .
A.make our world much better
B.make people much happier every day
C.help people understand each other better
D.help people work much better
My friend Tom came across an accident when driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was           was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of       as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but          in the cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke and then the       of the rescue team.
It is almost          that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his       . “First of all I checked my   conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no        to call for help, I leaned(斜靠)back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from       . In this way I dozed(打盹)off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the         of an exploration that happened last year. A group of young men          to explore a mountain cave and got lost.         to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of        . Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the       team that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the       of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to      themselves, they would probably have sensed a faint light glowing(发出) not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with       itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Focus that it’s unclear to you yet and you needn’t put up struggle     . It seems to be a negative attitude,     a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great        in the first place.
小题1:
A.hopelessB.worseC.moreD.best
小题2:
A.serviceB.wayC.controlD.work
小题3:
A.cryB.lieC.waitD.sleep
小题4:
A.delayB.successC.teamD.arrival
小题5:
A.untrueB.unimaginable C.possibleD.useless
小题6:
A.plan B.decisionC.explanationD.excuse
小题7:
A.physicalB.mentalC.workingD.medical
小题8:
A.methodB.wayC.toolsD.strength
小题9:
A.rottingB.spreading C.bleeding D.running
小题10:
A.lossB.failure C.sadness D.disappointment
小题11:
A.had B.managed C.tried D.planned
小题12:
A.Willing B.UnableC.DeterminedD.Deciding
小题13:
A.hearingB.sightC.feeling D.direction
小题14:
A.rescueB.village C.local D.brave
小题15:
A.end B.topC.openingD.side
小题16:
A.saveB.helpC.stop D.calm
小题17:
A.adventureB.work C.life D.mankind
小题18:
A.reallyB.immediatelyC.carefully D.hopefully
小题19:
A.and B.so C.butD.while
小题20:
A.courageB.imagination C.thought D.opinion
In this life, what did you miss?
The wife asked the husband when she was 25. Despondently, the husband replied: 'I missed a new job opportunity.' When she was 35, the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus. At 45, the husband sadly said: 'I missed the opportunity seeing my closed relative before his last breath.' At 55, the husband said disappointingly: 'I missed a good chance to retire.' At 65, the husband hurriedly replied: 'I missed a dental appointment.' At 75, the wife did not ask the husband anymore, the husband was kneeling in front of the very sick wife. Remembering the question the wife used to ask him, this time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied: 'In this life, I did not miss having you!' The husband was full of tears. He always thought that they could be together forever. He was always busy with work and trifles. So much so he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband hugged the wife tightly and said: 'Over 50 years, how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me.'
In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work. These people revolve their lives around their jobs, these people sacrifice all their times and health to meet the social expectations. They are unwilling to spend times on health care. They miss the opportunity to be with their children in their growing up. They neglect the loved ones who care for them, and also their health. Nobody knows what is going to happen one year from now.
Life is not permanent, so always live in the now. Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat everyday as the last episode of life. In this way, when you are gone, you loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.
小题1:What did the husband miss when his wife was 55?
A.he missed the bus.
B.he missed a dental appointment..
C.he missed a good chance to retire.
D.he missed the opportunity seeing his closed relative.
小题2:The underlined word “permanent” (in Para.4) is closest in meaning to “_____”.
A.lastingB.temporaryC.luckyD.smooth
小题3:What is the passage mainly about?
A.A sad love story.
B.Memories of a happy family.
C.Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words.
D.In this life, what did you miss.
Mark Twain said that “habit is habit, and not to be flung(扔) out the window by anyone, but coaxed (劝诱)downstairs a step at a time.” The chances of successfully changing negative behavior        when you make gradual changes that give you time to        negative patterns for positive ones.
On any given day, countless numbers of us get out of bed and        to begin to change a given behavior “today.” Whether it be exercising more, drinking less, managing time        or some other change in a negative behavior, we start out with high       . In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail and are soon doing        it was they thought they shouldn't be doing.
After considerable research, some researchers believe that behavior changes usually do not        if they start with the change itself.       , they believe that we must        a series of “stages” to adequately prepare ourselves for that        change. Once you have analyzed all the factors that        what you do, you must decide which behavior-change technique will work best for you.
According to the psychologist Albert Ellis, most        problems and related behaviors arise from irrational (不理性的) statements that people make to        when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppose alter doing        on an exam, you say to yourself, “I can't believe I failed that easy exam, I’m so stupid.” By changing this irrational “catastrophic” self-talk into rational,        statements about what is really going on, you can increase the        that positive behaviors will occur.
Positive self-talk might be        as follows: “I really didn’t study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next       .”
Such self-talk will help you to recover quickly from        and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purposefully        or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on(沉湎于) negative images can also spare you wasted energy, time and emotional resources and move on to positive changes.
小题1:
A.declineB.remainC.disappearD.improve
小题2:
A.substituteB.cancelC.findD.ignore
小题3:
A.refuseB.determineC.hesitateD.advocate
小题4:
A.moreB.betterC.worseD.less
小题5:
A.valuesB.requirementsC.expectationsD.levels
小题6:
A.whicheverB.howeverC.whereverD.whatever
小题7:
A.succeedB.failC.existD.fade
小题8:
A.NeverthelessB.OtherwiseC.InsteadD.Moreover
小题9:
A.look throughB.break throughC.go throughD.pull through
小题10:
A.initialB.temporaryC.instantD.eventual
小题11:
A.involveB.influenceC.explainD.adjust
小题12:
A.emotionalB.physicalC.technicalD.professional
小题13:
A.allB.othersC.someoneD.themselves
小题14:
A.poorlyB.carefullyC.completelyD.slowly
小题15:
A.positiveB.ridiculousC.negativeD.explicit
小题16:
A.dangerB.awarenessC.amountD.probability
小题17:
A.writtenB.phrasedC.listedD.captioned
小题18:
A.researchB.testC.talkD.problem
小题19:
A.tirednessB.habitsC.disappointmentD.burdens
小题20:
A.recallingB.startingC.blockingD.holding

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