When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.

  When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

  The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on.

He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.

  So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.

It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.

  Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship..

According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they______

    A. are lack of care   B. are watered   C. are weeded out    D. are beaten

.According to Para.3 and Pare.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’moto(座右铭)may be_____

     A. “seeing is believing”        B.“Put everything in proper use”

     C. ”Practice makes perfect”     D. “No pains, no gains”

.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means______

      A. strong         B. strange         C. deep        D. old

Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now ?

  A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

  B.I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

  C.I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

  D.I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   A. A Nice Doctor                      B. The Deep Roots  

C. Adversity and Suffering              D. My Childhood Memory

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”.But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness.?

Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever ? 36 ? the wolves' world? If you had, you would ? 37 ? the wolves.?

In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about ? 38 ? than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to ? 39 ? full use of the shape of land to ? 40 ? sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be ? 41 ? experts good at fighting.?

The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand ? 42 ?.Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A ? 43 ? wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves ? 44 ? nothing. All the wolves obey the rules.? 45 ? they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork ? 46 ? makes wolves powerful.?

The wolves also have great self?respect and won't ? 47 ? to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”,? 48 ? stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his ? 49 ?,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with ? 50 ? wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was ? 51 ? and he never gave in, fighting ? 52 ? his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.?

I was shocked by this kind of ? 53 ?:wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a ? 54 ? way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and ? 55 ? in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

36. A. thought about      B. walked into          C. talked about     D. cared for?

37. A. hunt             B. admire        C. draw           D. watch

38. A. space            B. spot           C. food             D. survival?

39. A. get                   B. take           C. Have            D. make?

40. A. fight            B. avoid         C. Trap             D. discover?

41. A. special          B. imaginative          C. Outstanding      D. creative?

42. A. operation         B. teamwork       C. lifestyle          D. control

43. A. single           B. brave          C. lonely         D. fair?

44. A. fight            B. struggle          C. fear            D. fail

45. A. As for           B. As though     C. Even so          D. Even if?

46. A. what             B. he             C. That            D. one?

47. A. turn in           B. give in         C. take in               D. break in?

48. A. once              B. just           C. Soon           D. only?

49. A. satisfaction       B. disappointment C. pleasure         D. sorrow

50. A. rest               B. others           C. Another         D. the other

51. A. proud            B. satisfied        C. Willing          D. eager

52. A. until              B. although       C. before         D. unless

53. A. selflessness       B. self-confidence C. self-respect    D. self-protection

54. A. curious          B. different       C. strange           D. humorous?

55. A. walk             B. hand         C. get              D. succeed

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever   41  the wolves' world? If you had, you would  42  the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about   43 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to   44  full use of the shape of land to   45  sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be  46  experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand  47 .Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A  48  wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves   49  nothing. All the wolves obey the rules.  50  they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork   51  makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self respect and won't  52  to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”,  53  stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his  54 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with   55  wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was   56  and he never gave in, fighting  57  his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of  58  wolves are one of the most respected creatures on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a  59  way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and  60  in this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

【小题1】
A.thought aboutB.walked intoC.talked aboutD.cared for
【小题2】
A.huntB.admireC.drawD.watch
【小题3】
A.spaceB.spotC.foodD.survival
【小题4】
A.getB.takeC.haveD.make
【小题5】
A.fightB.avoidC.trapD.discover
【小题6】
A.specialB.imaginativeC.outstandingD.creative
【小题7】
A.operationB.teamworkC.lifestyleD.control
【小题8】
A.singleB.brave C.lonelyD.fair
【小题9】
A.fightB.struggleC.fearD.fail
【小题10】
A.As forB.As though C.Even soD.Even if
【小题11】
A.whatB.heC.thatD.one
【小题12】
A.turn inB.give inC.take inD.break in
【小题13】
A.onceB.justC.soonD.only
【小题14】
A.satisfactionB.disappointmentC.pleasureD.sorrow
【小题15】
A.restB.othersC.anotherD.the other
【小题16】
A.proudB.satisfiedC.willingD.eager
【小题17】
A.untilB.althoughC.beforeD.unless
【小题18】
A.selflessness B.self-confidenceC.self-respectD.self-protection
【小题19】
A.curious B.differentC.strangeD.humorous
【小题20】
A.walkB.handC.getD.succeed


二、完形填空(30分)
Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin,a world-famous funny actor.People 21have laughed at Charlie Chaplin’s films 22 tears run down their faces.From his very first 23 they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache,wide-open eyes,round black hat and ___24 too large for his feet.He’ll?25 ?through snow,and fall from windows.He’ll fight men who are twice his 26 ,fall in love with women,who 27 notice him and try to hug(拥抱)them.
The poor man that Charlie Chaplin 28 in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes.He is always in 29 ,but he never 30 .He dreams of becoming a great man.Even people who 31 understand English can 32 Chaplin’s films,because they are mostly? 33___.It isn’t what he 34 that makes people laugh.His comedy(喜剧)doesn’t depend on words.It depends on little? 35 ?which mean the 36 thing to people all over the world.
Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes.He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his 37 .He dresses well and pretends to be a 38 and important man. It is all so hopeless and 39 that he makes us laugh.This is the 40 of Chaplin’s huge success.
21.A.here                       B.everywhere?     C.abroad                         D.who?
22.A.if                     B.once?          C.because                         D.until?
23.A.disappearance        B.appearance?     C.words                           D.emotions?
24.A.trousers                B.stocks?         C.shoes                            D.hands?
25.A.sleep                    B.sit?            C.play                             D.struggle?
26.A.length                  B.size?           C.greatness                      D.width ?
27.A.hardly                  B.deeply?         C.widely                         D.luckily
28.A.played                  B.recognized?     C.loved                               D.fooled?
29.A.joy                       B.excitement?     C.sorrow                          D.trouble?
30.A.comes down          B.gets away?      C.goes back                        D.gives up?
31.A.don’t                    B.can?           C.do                                D.may?
32.A.understand            B.watch?         C.enjoy                                   D.see?
33.A.frightening           B.silent?          C.pleasant                       D.moving?
34.A.plays                    B.acts      ?    C.expects                         D.says?
35.A.actions                 B.expressions ?  C.stories                          D.words?
36.A.some                    B.different?    C.same                                D.bitter?
37.A.enimies                B.own?        C.characters                         D.films?
38.A.poor                     B.sad             C.rich                                 D.beautiful?
39.A.possible                B.impossible ?   C.instructive                        D.tired?
40.A.way                            B.beginning?   C.theory                              D.secret?

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.
  When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
  The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.
  So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.
It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.
  Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship..
【小题1】According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they______

A.are lack of careB.are wateredC.are weeded outD.are beaten
【小题2】.According to Para.3 and Pare.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’moto(座右铭)may be_____
A.“seeing is believing”B.“Put everything in proper use”
C.”Practice makes perfect”D.“No pains, no gains”
【小题3】.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means______
A.strongB.strangeC.deepD.old
【小题4】 Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now ?
A.I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.
B.I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.
C.I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.
D.I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.
【小题5】 Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.A Nice DoctorB.The Deep Roots
C.Adversity and SufferingD.My Childhood Memory

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