A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls.It was like someone had   36   the balls and left them out in the sun to bake.

       They didn’t look like much, but they   37   the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him.As he walked along the beach, he   38   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.He thought little about it   39   he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open(裂开)on a rock.Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   40  , the man started breaking open the   41   balls.Each contained a similar treasure.He found thousands of dollars’   42   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.

       Then it   43   him.He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   44  .Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  45   have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

       It’s like that   46   people.We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we   47   see the clay shell.It doesn’t look like much from the   48  .It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we   49   it.We see that person as less important than someone more   50   or stylish or well known or wealthy.But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure   51   inside that person.

       There is a treasure in each and every one of us.If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the   52   he sees them, then the clay begins to   53   and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth.May we not come to the   54   of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   55   in friendships because the gems (宝石) were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

A.invented     B.rolled          C.handled    D.bounced

A.confused       B.encouraged      C.interested  D.relaxed

A.dipped         B.pushed          C.kicked      D.threw

A.until          B.when           C.since     D.though

A.Frightened    B.Determined      C.Excited     D.Disappointed

A.shining        B.floating        C.surviving  D.remaining

A.worth         B.value         C.cost       D.wealth

A.shocked        B.rejected        C.struck       D.delighted

A.caves         B.waves           C.seashore    D.storms

A.might         B.must          C.could       D.should

A.with          B.towards        C.about     D.between

A.hardly         B.actually        C.simply      D.luckily

A.distance       B.outside         C.weight      D.pattern

A.removed           B.suspected      C.ignored     D.reserved

A.beautiful       B.cautious         C.positive    D.grateful

A.lost           B.hidden          C.divided     D.mixed

A.moment       B.point         C.degree      D.way

A.come off       B.break away      C.take over  D.fall down

A.sight          B.best           C.middle      D.end

A.relation        B.position         C.fortune     D.memory


第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had  31  the balls and left them out in the dun to bake.
They didn’t look like much, but they   32  intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he   33  the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it  34  he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open(裂开)on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   35  , the man started breaking open the   36  balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’   37  of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.
Then it   38  him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   39  . Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  40  have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!
It’s like that   41  people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we  42  see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the   43  . It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we  44  it. we see that person as less important than someone more  45  or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure  46  inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the  47  He sees them, then the clay begins to  48  and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the  49  of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   50  in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.
31.A.invented      B.rolled              C.handled       D.bounced
32.A.confused      B.encouraged      C.interested     D.relaxed
33.A.dipped         B.pushed         C.kicked         D.threw
34.A.until         B.when         C.since         D.though
35.A.Frightened       B.Determined      C.Excited        D.Disappointed
36.A.shining        B.floating       C.surviving     D.remaining
37.A.worth          B.value         C.cost          D.wealth
38.A.shocked       B.rejected       C.struck          D.delighted
39.A.caves          B.waves          C.seashore       D.storms
40.A.might          B.must         C.could         D.should
41.A.with         B.towards       C.about         D.between
42.A.hardly         B.actually       C.simply         D.luckily
43.A.distance       B.outside        C.weight         D.pattern
44.A.removed      B.suspected     C.ignored        D.reserved
45.A.beautiful      B.cautious       C.positive       D.grateful
46.A. lost         B.hidden         C.divided        D.mixed
47.A.moment       B.point         C.degree         D.way
48.A.come off     B.break away      C.take over     D.fall down
49.A.sight         B.best          C.middle         D.end
50.A.relation       B.position       C.fortune        D.memory

Ling Ruiming has long dreamed of traveling around the world. But when the 86-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it   48  that his dream would never come true.

  49  a micro blog his granddaughter Ling Yifan posted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, Ling Ruiming was able to travel around the world within several days.

“My grandpa is sick with few days   50 ,” she wrote. “All he wanted to do is to travel around the world. Could you please do him a favor of taking him around the world by taking a photo with his   51  at your place?”

Within three hours, the post was forwarded (转发) tens of thousands of times. Ling Yifan has   52  more than 20,000 replies with photos of her grandfather’s portrait at places around the world, including the River Thames in England and the Berlin Wall in Germany, even a picture at the South Pole.

Her grandfather was delighted and grateful to see his photo   53  different backgrounds from all over the world. Ling Yifan said, “It was not until three months ago, when my grandfather was diagnosed and moved to Peking University Third Hospital, that I realized the love between family members is the most precious and   54  part of life. What I did is just my way to fulfill the grandpa’s dream and   55  some of his regrets.”

1.                A.looked         B.proved         C.supposed D.appeared

 

2.                A.As for          B.Thanks to       C.Regard to D.Result in

 

3.                A.remained       B.followed        C.left  D.stayed

 

4.                A.book           B.diary           C.portrait   D.map

 

5.                A.received        B.accepted        C.owned   D.sent

 

6.                A.against         B.of             C.for  D.at

 

7.                A.honorable      B.responsible      C.unforgettable  D.irreplaceable

 

8.                A.reduce         B.remove         C.replace   D.reply

 

 

A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100,000 people a month. Salman Khan’s voice is heard every day on the net --- by tens of thousands of students around the world who are hungry for help learning math. He has posted 1,200 lessons on YouTube ... lessons that appear on an electronic blackboard, which range from basic addition to advanced mathematics for science and finance. And they are free.

Khan lives in Silicon Valley, with his wife, a doctor, and their new baby. He got the idea for his “Khan Academy” four years ago, when he taught a young cousin how to convert kilograms to grams. With Khan’s help, the cousin got good at math, and Khan began a new career.

Now, Khan records his lessons himself, but he never goes on camera. “It feels like my voice in their head. You’re looking at it and it feels like someone’s over your shoulder talking in your ear, as opposed to someone at the blackboard, which is distant from you,” he said.

When Springfield High School in Palo Alto, California invited Khan to speak in person --- he immediately connected to the students there.

The idea of short lessons that can be played over and over again attracted high school senior Bridget Meaney. She says she had trouble with math in the seventh grade. “I think the teachers are good, but they can’t teach at a speed that’s perfect for everyone,” she said. “I like the idea of learning something in class but then going back and pressing pause or rewind and actually getting a deeper understanding of it.”

Originally, Khan kept his lessons short because of YouTube restrictions. Now, he thinks short is better. “Education researchers now tell me that 10 minutes is how long someone can have a high level of concentration. And anything beyond that and your brain switches off,” he said.

For Khan, teaching math, science, and finance is just the beginning. He says he’s ready to expand his YouTube site to include other subjects as well.

1.What gave Khan the idea of teaching math online?

A. His success in helping his cousin learn math.

B. His discovery that many students found learning math difficult.

C. A suggestion made to him at a local high school.

D. His interest in Internet teaching.

2.Why does Khan never go on camera?

A. He’s too shy to show his face on camera.

B. It’s restricted by YouTube for education videos.

C. He wants to keep distance from the viewers.

D. He wants to create a more relaxed learning atmosphere.

3.From the passage, we know that ________.

A. Khan travels to many schools to promote his lessons

B. Khan plans to include more subjects in the future

C. Khan gives live math lessons every day for free

D. Khan set up the Khan Academy with his wife

4.Why does Bridget Meaney like Khan’s lessons?

   A. Khan teaches seventh grade math better than her teacher.

   B. The lessons can be watched repeatedly until fully understood.

   C. She can perfectly follow the pace of Khan’s teaching.

   D. She cannot concentrate when learning in class.

5.What does Khan mean by “short is better” in the 6th paragraph?

   A. Keeping the lessons short can ensure better concentration.

   B. YouTube recommends short lessons for its site.

   C. Short lessons encourage students to return to the website.

   D. Students enjoy short mathematics lessons more.

 

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