A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment into the outer 1 of Harvard's president．But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away．But they didn't．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 ．
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face．The lady told them, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 8 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn't 10 ．Instead, he was shocked．“Madam,” he said, “We can't put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery(墓地)．”“Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly, “We don't want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 13 to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don't we just start our own?” Her husband nodded． 18 their offer was turned down, Mr．And Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about．
Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your 1 was a million miles away?You probably felt 2 and made up your mind to pay attention and never daydream again．Most of us, from earliest school 3 , have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time．
“ On the contrary, ” says L．Giambra, an expert in psychology, “ daydreaming is quite 4 ．Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the 5 it has to do during a normal day．You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind． 6 , your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time．Daydreaming then may be one 7 in which the unconscious and conscious 8 of mind have silent dialogue．”
Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of 9 or even considered them harmful．At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental 10 ．They did not have a better understanding of daydreams 11 the late 1980s．Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming．Klinger says, “We 12 now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we 13 our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our future．” Daydreams are really a reflection(反映)on the things we 14 or the things we long for in life．
Daydreams are usually very simple and 15 , quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be 16 to understand．It’s easier to gain a 17 understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully．Daydreams help one 18 the difficult situations in life and find out a possible way for dealing with them．
Daydreams cannot be predicted(预知)．They move off in 19 directions, which may be creative and full of useful ideas．For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were, and are a main source of creative energy．
So next time you catch 20 daydreaming, don’t stop．Just pay attention to your dreams．They may be more important than you think．
(1)
[ ]
A．
business
B．
feeling
C．
mind
D．
family
(2)
[ ]
A．
hurried
B．
worried
C．
lonely
D．
sorry
(3)
[ ]
A．
days
B．
ages
C．
lessons
D．
times
(4)
[ ]
A．
normal
B．
ordinary
C．
necessary
D．
possible
(5)
[ ]
A．
controlling
B．
imagining
C．
thinking
D．
working
(6)
[ ]
A．
Gradually
B．
However
C．
Actually
D．
Of course
(7)
[ ]
A．
place
B．
result
C．
effect
D．
way
(8)
[ ]
A．
states
B．
example
C．
shape
D．
level
(9)
[ ]
A．
research
B．
daydreams
C．
dialogue
D．
minds
(10)
[ ]
A．
weakness
B．
power
C．
illness
D．
fault
(11)
[ ]
A．
at
B．
until
C．
after
D．
before
(12)
[ ]
A．
suppose
B．
conclude
C．
know
D．
think
(13)
[ ]
A．
learn
B．
organize
C．
expect
D．
determine
(14)
[ ]
A．
think
B．
want
C．
wish
D．
fear
(15)
[ ]
A．
direct
B．
sudden
C．
long
D．
clear
(16)
[ ]
A．
slow
B．
indirect
C．
familiar
D．
hard
(17)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
deep
C．
simple
D．
satisfying
(18)
[ ]
A．
experience
B．
defeat
C．
recognize
D．
take
(19)
[ ]
A．
usual
B．
strange
C．
scientific
D．
unexpected
(20)
[ ]
A．
anybody
B．
yourself
C．
one
D．
somebody
完型填空
My mum is in the Philippines．
When she first flew off, I felt 1 －at least I could play“Madden”for a couple of hours more than 2 , or wait a few days before I clean my room!
3 did I know that I would be in for a month long struggle for survival while she was away．OK．I’m exaggerating(夸张)．She 4 lots of food and money to make sure I don’t starve．But starving is the least of my worries．My 5 is the everyday tasks around the house－doing the laundry．sweeping the floors and 6 the room, which don’t seem too difficult 7 Mam is away．
After I did the laundry and vacuumed(用吸尘器清洁)my room, l finally got to 8 ．
“Wow．so this is what Mum means when she says she’s tired 9 cleaning the house,”l said to myself．
And I wasn’t even finished．My mum usually 10 me to dust my room every weekend．Because she’s been gone, it almost 11 my mind．Now I’m left 12 big piles of dust, not just in my room 13 around the rest of the house．Yay．
It’s not that my mum has magical powers 14 make houseework easier．It’s that she knows and remembers 15 to do those things．
Yes, mums can nag(唠叨)and mums can 16 children．But here’s a case in which this old saying holds 17 ：“You don’t know what you have until it’s 18 ．”
so if your mum isn’t on 19 , give her a hug right now and 20 her for making life easier．
(1)
[ ]
A．
worried
B．
excited
C．
nervous
D．
sad
(2)
[ ]
A．
usual
B．
time
C．
her
D．
common
(3)
[ ]
A．
Few
B．
Nothing
C．
Little
D．
AlI
(4)
[ ]
A．
will lcave
B．
1cave
C．
did leave
D．
gave
(5)
[ ]
A．
answer
B．
work
C．
pressure
D．
problem
(6)
[ ]
A．
doing
B．
dusting
C．
getting
D．
having
(7)
[ ]
A．
when
B．
after
C．
until
D．
while
(8)
[ ]
A．
sleep
B．
sit
C．
know
D．
rest
(9)
[ ]
A．
after
B．
while
C．
before
D．
with
(10)
[ ]
A．
reminds
B．
scolds
C．
suggests
D．
retells
(11)
[ ]
A．
happened
B．
took
C．
slipped
D．
brought
(12)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
at
C．
with
D．
on
(13)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
and
C．
however
D．
then
(14)
[ ]
A．
which
B．
that
C．
where
D．
why
(15)
[ ]
A．
how
B．
when
C．
what
D．
who
(16)
[ ]
A．
cry
B．
shout
C．
1eave
D．
embarrass
(17)
[ ]
A．
right
B．
friendly
C．
forever
D．
true
(18)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
done
C．
broken
D．
driven
(19)
[ ]
A．
bed
B．
home
C．
vacation
D．
the way
(20)
[ ]
A．
give
B．
thank
C．
love
D．
wish
完型填空
I have never learned as much math in my life as I did 1ast year．It was because of Ms．Pam 1 I truly understood what I was learning．It might not seem 2 a big deal to some, but to me it is．I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her 3 ．
I never really wanted to work for good 4 in math class．I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts．I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom 5 Ms．Pam caught me and yelled across the 6 ,“Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?”It was a nightmare…she would always 7 me with one foot out of the door, it never 8 ．Even then l just thought of it as a thing I had to do．It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after schoo1．She would 9 everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in 10 ．
Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but 11 they knew that she was right and 12 for it．Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed, so did I．I knew that it was because of her．
Even outside class, she was 13 as ever．She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else's)life, and she was always looking out for everyone's best interest．
Ms．Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of 14 that you just have to laugh at．When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well．Many of her precious students 15 high, and so she 16 the same from us．Day after day there were students in the classroom 17 problems．When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready．I walked out of that test with my head 18 ．I knew that I was a 19 and Ms．Pam had made me that way．I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students．I knew that I would 20 her．
(1)
[ ]
A．
how
B．
what
C．
why
D．
that
(2)
[ ]
A．
as
B．
1ike
C．
so
D．
as if
(3)
[ ]
A．
students
B．
children
C．
classmates
D．
family
(4)
[ ]
A．
grades
B．
salary
C．
1ife
D．
subjects
(5)
[ ]
A．
while
B．
until
C．
before
D．
unless
(6)
[ ]
A．
seat
B．
classroom
C．
yard
D．
kitchen
(7)
[ ]
A．
see
B．
help
C．
catch
D．
beat
(8)
[ ]
A．
succeeded
B．
stopped
C．
worked
D．
failed
(9)
[ ]
A．
forbid
B．
1et
C．
encourage
D．
hope
(10)
[ ]
A．
peace
B．
confusion
C．
surprise
D．
home
(11)
[ ]
A．
inside
B．
outside
C．
almost
D．
hardly
(12)
[ ]
A．
praised
B．
scolded
C．
blamed
D．
respected
(13)
[ ]
A．
frightened
B．
caring
C．
hard
D．
right
(14)
[ ]
A．
duty
B．
time
C．
foolishness
D．
humour
(15)
[ ]
A．
jumped
B．
grew
C．
scored
D．
drank
(16)
[ ]
A．
expected
B．
received
C．
wished
D．
hoped
(17)
[ ]
A．
previewing
B．
reviewing
C．
1earning
D．
making
(18)
[ ]
A．
high
B．
hanging
C．
low
D．
down
(19)
[ ]
A．
failure
B．
student
C．
success
D．
hero
(20)
[ ]
A．
hate
B．
miss
C．
forget
D．
marry
完型填空
Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia(栀子花)was 1 to my house．But no card or note came with it．Calls to the flower shop were always 2 －it was a cash purchase．After a while I stopped trying to 3 the sender's identity and just 4 in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect white flower lying in 5 pink paper．
But I never stopped 6 who the giver might be．My mother 7 to these imaginations．She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special 8 who might be showing appreciation．I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had 9 me even though I didn't know him．
One month 10 my high-school graduation．my father died．My feelings 11 from sorrow to fear and 12 ：my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely 13 in my coming graduation, the senior-class play and the ball．But my mother would not hear of my 14 any of those things．Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress, but it was the 15 size．When my father died, I forgot about the dress．
The day before my ball, I found that dress——in the right size——over the living room sofa．It was 16 to me so lovingly．I didn't 17 if I had a new dress or not．But my mother did．She wanted her children to feel 18 , filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of 19 ．In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia——lovely, strong and perfect——with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery．
My mother died ten days after l was married．The following year the gardenia stopped 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
delivered
B．
taken
C．
brought
D．
given
(2)
[ ]
A．
helpful
B．
useless
C．
hopeful
D．
useful
(3)
[ ]
A．
realize
B．
check
C．
discover
D．
recognize
(4)
[ ]
A．
pleasant
B．
pleasing
C．
satisfied
D．
delighted
(5)
[ ]
A．
tough
B．
soft
C．
light
D．
hard
(6)
[ ]
A．
remembering
B．
imagining
C．
recalling
D．
considering
(7)
[ ]
A．
asked
B．
preferred
C．
contributed
D．
refer
(8)
[ ]
A．
job
B．
thing
C．
happiness
D．
kindness
(9)
[ ]
A．
watched
B．
noticed
C．
hated
D．
observed
(10)
[ ]
A．
before
B．
later
C．
ago
D．
after
(11)
[ ]
A．
differed
B．
suffered
C．
judged
D．
ranged
(12)
[ ]
A．
happiness
B．
depressing
C．
anger
D．
shock
(13)
[ ]
A．
interested
B．
unhappy
C．
disappointing
D．
uninterested
(14)
[ ]
A．
disappearing
B．
losing
C．
lost
D．
lacking
(15)
[ ]
A．
false
B．
proper
C．
right
D．
wrong
(16)
[ ]
A．
presented
B．
introduced
C．
awarded
D．
provided
(17)
[ ]
A．
wonder
B．
desire
C．
care
D．
doubt
(18)
[ ]
A．
loved
B．
respected
C．
honored
D．
loving
(19)
[ ]
A．
difficulty
B．
hardship
C．
sorrow
D．
sorry
(20)
[ ]
A．
appearing
B．
following
C．
presenting
D．
coming
完型填空
I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I’m so sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me too…I wasn’t even watching for you．” We were very 1 , this stranger and I．Then we went on our way after 2 goodbye．
But at 3 , a different story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the kitchen, as I 4 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I turned, I nearly knocked her down．“Get out of the way!” I 5 with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 ．I didn’t realize how rude I had been．
That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go and look around on the 9 floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She picked 10 up－pink, yellow, and your favorite blue．She stood there quietly and you never saw the tears in her 11 ”．
By this time, I felt sad and my own tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt(跪)by her 12 ．“Wake up, my sweetheart,” I said．“Are these the flowers you 13 for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I wrapped them in a napkin(纸巾), just for you．I knew you’d like them, especially the 14 ．” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 15 have shouted at you that way…”
16 , she said in a soft voice, “Mommy, that’s OK…I still love you anyway．” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”
Do you know that：if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave 18 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families－an unwise investment(投资)indeed．
Remember that 20 ＝(F)ATHER＋(A)ND＋(M)OTHER＋(I)＋(L)OVE＋(Y)OU．
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