The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give him anything he wanted. It could be found, he was 31 , among the pebbles (卵石) of a beach. All he need to do is  32  a stone.If it feels warm, the magical touchstone is 33 .
The man rushed to the beach without delay. When he  34 a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He  35 this practice for weeks. Each pebble felt cold, and each pebble was  36 thrown into the sea..
But one morning, he  37 to take hold of a pebble that felt  38 , unlike the other stones. The man, who had  39 noticed the difference, threw it into the sea. He hadn’t  40 to, but he had formed a habit that can be  41 to break.
Any behavior one   42 is strengthened. Repeated often enough, it becomes a(n)  43 . A Spanish proverb says, “Habits are first cobwebs (蜘蛛网), then cables (钢索).” It works well for  44 habits that first trap us like a cobweb. And if we continue the behavior, the  45 grows stronger and can be as difficult to break as a steel cable.  46 some habits can work in our  47 , such as patterns of our lives, positive attitudes and healthy ways of thinking. We form our habits, then our habits form us  48  .
When it  49 habits, practice may not make perfect. But practice will certainly make permanent. So form the habits you want and let them 50  you into the person you want to be.

【小题1】
A.trickedB.informedC.introducedD.traced
【小题2】
A.look onB.cut intoC.knock downD.pick up
【小题3】A made            B. found           C. controlled          D. offered
【小题4】
A.knewB.showedC.graspedD.grabbed
【小题5】
A.decidedB.stoppedC.requiredD.continued
【小题6】
A.immediatelyB.frequentlyC.greatlyD.happily
【小题7】
A.triedB.decidedC.hopedD.happened
【小题8】
A.smoothB.roughC.warmD.cold
【小题9】
A.commonlyB.necessarilyC.hardlyD.quickly
【小题10】
A.designedB.determinedC.failedD.meant
【小题11】
A.hardB.easyC.likelyD.sure
【小题12】
A.forgetsB.showsC.adjustsD.repeats
【小题13】
A.addictionB.instructionC.habitD.regret
【小题14】
A.annoyingB.oldC.influentialD.bad
【小题15】
A.lineB.webC.spiritD.feeling
【小题16】
A.ThenB.ThusC.ButD.Because
【小题17】
A.favorB.memoryC.honorD.wish
【小题18】
A.in forceB.in additionC.in returnD.in vain
【小题19】
A.leads toB.comes toC.belongs toD.points to
【小题20】
A.adjustB.formC.transferD.shape

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked   36   at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say.   37   several seconds all I could do was to stand there and    38    down at him . My first thought was that he must need   39 with his homework or he was trying to   40  me for some news.

Finally I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should   41 our parents that we love them and sees what they say. It’s   42 .

The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had   43 .

“Basically, most of the fathers had the   44   reaction as you did,” the teacher said. “When I first   45  we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.

“The   46  is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of  47  . It is something all people   48 . What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too   49  we don't all express those feeling. A boy   50   tell his dad he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how   51  it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for a (n)  52  moment. And just   53  he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”

I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole   54   to think of the right        55  .

1.                A.down          B.away           C.out  D.up

 

2.                A.After          B.For            C.At   D.On

 

3.                A.sit             B.get            C.look D.knock

 

4.                A.rest           B.time           C.help D.paper

 

5.                A.report         B.prepare        C.answer   D.excuse

 

6.                A.help           B.tell            C.ask  D.make

 

7.                A.a matter        B.an experiment    C.a word   D.a sentence

 

8.                A.said           B.reacted         C.done D.explained

 

9.                A.same          B.different        C.usual D.common

 

10.               A.suggested       B.agreed         C.allowed   D.planned

 

11.               A.point          B.idea           C.way  D.cause

 

12.               A.body          B.health          C.work D.study

 

13.               A.have           B.know          C.take  D.need

 

14.               A.bad           B.good           C.late  D.early

 

15.               A.might          B.can            C.dare  D.should

 

16.               A.easy           B.much          C.often D.difficult

 

17.               A.more          B.full            C.exact D.extra

 

18.               A.before         B.after           C.because   D.if

 

19.               A.day            B.week          C.afternoon  D.night

 

20.               A.answer         B.result          C.reason    D.experiment

 

 

Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She would place the extra cake on the ___(21)___ for someone to take it.

She noticed a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra cake. Instead of expressing ___(22)___, he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do ___(23)___ with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”

This went on day after day. The woman felt very ___(24)___. One day, she decided to ___(25)___ him. She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands trembled. She threw his cake into the fire ___(26)___, prepared another one and put it on the window.

As usual, the hunchback came, ___(27)___the cake and muttered the same words. The hunchback proceeded on his way, ___(28)___ nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman.

The woman had a ___(29)___ who had gone to a distant place to ___(30)___ his fortune. Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a ___(31)___ for him. For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his  ___(32)___ return.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, she was surprised to find her son standing there. His clothes and shoes were ___(33)___. He was starved and ___(34)___.

Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n) ___(35)___ I' m here. When 1 was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒). I would have died, but for a whole ___(36)___ an old hunchback gave me.”

As the mother heard those words, her face turned ___(37)___. She leaned against the door for ___(38)___. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have ___(39)___ her own son!

It was then that she ___(40)___ the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”

1.                A.door           B.roof            C.stone D.window

 

2.                A.concern        B.hope           C.gratitude  D.regret

 

3.                A.agrees         B.remains         C.differs    D.fights

 

4.                A.annoyed        B.delighted        C.disappointed   D.relieved

 

5.                A.look into        B.get rid of        C.search for D.argue with

 

6.                A.immediately     B.fortunately      C.purposely     D.carefully

 

7.                A.checked up     B.picked up       C.ate up    D.threw up

 

8.                A.asking          B.answering       C.knowing  D.wondering

 

9.                A.daughter       B.husband        C.relative   D.son

 

10.               A.get            B.have           C.seek  D.tell

 

11.               A.greeting        B.hello           C.kiss   D.prayer

 

12.               A.double         B.happy          C.safe  D.warm

 

13.               A.broken out      B.worn out        C.cut out    D.thrown out

 

14.               A.strong         B.free           C.happy D.weak

 

15.               A.event          B.miracle         C.mistake   D.surprise

 

16.               A.cake           B.egg            C.meal  D.supply

 

17.               A.black          B.green          C.pale  D.yellow

 

18.               A.fear           B.strength        C.support   D.weight

 

19.               A.helped         B.killed          C.missed    D.surrounded

 

20.               A.valued         B.recognized      C.remembered   D.realized

 

 

The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give him anything he wanted. It could be found, he was 31 , among the pebbles (卵石) of a beach. All he need to do is  32  a stone.If it feels warm, the magical touchstone is 33 .

The man rushed to the beach without delay. When he  34 a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He  35 this practice for weeks. Each pebble felt cold, and each pebble was  36 thrown into the sea..

But one morning, he  37 to take hold of a pebble that felt  38 , unlike the other stones. The man, who had  39 noticed the difference, threw it into the sea. He hadn’t  40 to, but he had formed a habit that can be  41 to break.

Any behavior one   42 is strengthened. Repeated often enough, it becomes a(n)  43 . A Spanish proverb says, “Habits are first cobwebs (蜘蛛网), then cables (钢索).” It works well for  44 habits that first trap us like a cobweb. And if we continue the behavior, the  45 grows stronger and can be as difficult to break as a steel cable.  46 some habits can work in our  47 , such as patterns of our lives, positive attitudes and healthy ways of thinking. We form our habits, then our habits form us  48  .

When it  49 habits, practice may not make perfect. But practice will certainly make permanent. So form the habits you want and let them 50  you into the person you want to be.

1.

A.tricked

B.informed

C.introduced

D.traced

 

2.

A.look on

B.cut into

C.knock down

D.pick up

3.A made            B. found           C. controlled          D. offered

4.

A.knew

B.showed

C.grasped

D.grabbed

 

5.

A.decided

B.stopped

C.required

D.continued

 

6.

A.immediately

B.frequently

C.greatly

D.happily

 

7.

A.tried

B.decided

C.hoped

D.happened

 

8.

A.smooth

B.rough

C.warm

D.cold

 

9.

A.commonly

B.necessarily

C.hardly

D.quickly

 

10.

A.designed

B.determined

C.failed

D.meant

 

11.

A.hard

B.easy

C.likely

D.sure

 

12.

A.forgets

B.shows

C.adjusts

D.repeats

 

13.

A.addiction

B.instruction

C.habit

D.regret

 

14.

A.annoying

B.old

C.influential

D.bad

 

15.

A.line

B.web

C.spirit

D.feeling

 

16.

A.Then

B.Thus

C.But

D.Because

 

17.

A.favor

B.memory

C.honor

D.wish

 

18.

A.in force

B.in addition

C.in return

D.in vain

 

19.

A.leads to

B.comes to

C.belongs to

D.points to

 

20.

A.adjust

B.form

C.transfer

D.shape

 

On Halloween Night, children go trick-treating in their neighborhoods. Dressed up as ghosts, skeleton devils, and various other characters, children knock on doors to collect their treats. Seldom do they actually perform a “trick”.

It is thought that trick-or-treating comes from an old English custom. On All Souls Day, poor people went begging and promised to say prayers in exchange for food. Apple bobbing, still a favorite Halloween game, was originally an ancient ceremony honoring the harvest time.

A jack-o’-lantern is placed on porches and windows to tell children that treats are available. The legend was that a man named Jack could enter heaven because he played tricks on the devil. As punishment, he had to wander the earth carrying a lantern waiting to be judged fit to get into heaven.

People believed that Halloween marked the connection between the world of the living and the world of the dead. This meant that ghosts would roam the earth on this night. Some believed that these ghosts would go back to the homes they lived in before they died.

Thankfully, Halloween is an amusing night when children can dress up and get a bag full of candy. We don’t have to worry about ghosts. Or do we?

1.Apple bobbing was an ancient ceremony held originally to ____.

A. honor the harvest time               B. honor the dead

C. honor the living                    D. play a trick on each other

2.The underlined word “roam” is close in meaning to ____.

A. come back        B. place         C. collect       D. walk around

3.Which of the following is not true?

A. On Halloween Night, children often dress up as ghosts.

B. On Halloween Night, children often perform tricks.

C,. Trick-or-treating comes from an old English custom.

D. Children can get a lot of candy on Halloween Night.

4.According to the passage, Halloween is a(n) ____ festival.

A. sad               B. bad          C. interesting    D. boring

 

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