阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Recently I understood the true meaning of love. That would have been, Kane, a boy. Kane was the two-year-old son of Joline, my new neighbor, who moved here from California.

Kane was born with hard sticks for    . And on that morning I        the effect that Kane’s physical        had on his family. But I also witnessed so much        that.

 I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child, a family that wouldn't allow Kane to know he was       . Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inches        the floor for his son to get around. Using his hands to move about, the cart       Kane to “go to” any place just as        else was able to do. Kane was more than just a member of the family, he was the       .

 Much later in my life, I came to        that God had sent this child to help some of us who just weren’t getting what        was all about. Even with my limited capacity for understanding at that time I knew that Kane was a        developed spirit with great wisdom.

 Kane demanded attention,        not because of his mobility challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no        or shortcomings. The truth is that he received        because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

 Kane was and        is lots of warm and powerful energy       to us all so we might learn that       ： Love surpasses all things. If you met this kid, you’d want him for a friend        he was with so much to       .

1.A. hands                                     B. feet                                   C. legs                                   D. arms

2.A. witnessed                         B.observed                            C. concluded                       D. mentioned

3.A. faults                             B. mistakes                           C. obstacles                          D. shortcomings

4.A. rather than                            B. more than                        C. other than                       D. or rather

5.A. irregular                                B. different                          C. normal                              D. unfortunate

6.A. down                             B. away                                 C. back                                  D. off

7.A. arranged                                B. allowed                            C. transformed                    D. removed

8.A. everybody                   B. somebody                        C. anybody                           D. nobody

9.A. symbol                                   B. signal                                C. soul                                   D. mark

10.A. recognize                            B. experience                      C.imagine                    D. realize

11.A. love                             B. confidence                      C. wisdom                   D. power

12.A. probably                    B. generally                          C. highly                                D. largely

13.A. and                                  B. but                                      C.or                                       D. as

14.A. commitments                B. promises                           C. expectations          D. challenges

15.A. attention                       B. attraction                            C. description                      D. impression

16.A. even                                     B. yet                                     C. almost                               D. still

17.A. created                                B. released                           C. sent                                   D. responded

18.A. lesson                                  B. message                           C. notice                               D. note

19.A. once                                     B. while                                 C. before                              D. because

20.A.receive                                 B. give                                   C. handle                              D. change

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I've always loved pigeons（鸽子）．Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start  16  them myself．They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt our _ 17  a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I_ 18   carried on．I learnt so much about them that I could_ 19  a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of _20  ．You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are_ 21  big prizes．

My wife had been changing her _ 22   to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway． She was quite _ 23  of all the prizes we'd won．Then there was the traveling, which she liked．You see someone has to take the pigeons a_ 24  way off and release （释放） them． Some of the _ 25  were really nice．I never traveled．I used to like to wait at home and see them come in．They've got this wonderful sense of_ 26  ．which can bring them back home so quickly．They had flown hundreds of miles sometimes 27 storms or against strong winds．And there they'd come, tiny white birds against the great_ 28  ．Then I'd watch them_ 29   round and come down onto the landing shelf．I'd look at my watch and think, " My goodness, that's a good _ 30   ．" And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to_ 31  what time he'd arrived．Then my wife would _32  up and say, "Has he arrived yet?" Then we would work out if we'd won _ 33 

Then last year we．_ 34 a disaster! One of them died, then they all  35   ．It was terrible, I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune, of course．

16．A．raising             B．feeding              C．tending              D．flying

17．A．dream               B．work            C．marriage         D．hobby

18．A．just                B．even                C．almost               D．hardly

19．A．notice              B．learn               C．imagine              D．recognize

20．A．living              B．fun               C．money              D．change

21．A．losing              B．winning            C．giving             D．making

22．A．subject             B．decision              C．relation            D．attitude

23．A．proud               B．fond              C．careful            D．sure

24．A．different            B．long               C．short                D．far

25．A．distances           B．activities             C．trips               D．movements

26．A．direction            B．sight               C．hearing            D．touch

27．A．over                B．across           C．with                                      D．through

28．A．river               B．mountain           C．cloud              D．sky

29．A．sing               B．dance             C．circle                                     D．whistle

30．A．fly                 B．time             C．day                D．look

31．A．write               B．record             C．count                                     D．memorize

32．A．come               B．show            C．phone           D．cheer

33．A．again              B．finally               C．only                D．accidentally

34．A．took                B．gave               C．managed         D．had

35．A．flew down          B．went down           C．let out           D．gave out

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving．” — Dale Carnegie

If we really want to be happy, why do we act like such babies?

We can claim to be proactive （前瞻性的） in our life by setting goals and going after what we want．But if we’re always complaining all the time, are we really living effectively?

If you don’t believe me, count how many times you complain about something or other in one day．Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, not enough mustard on your sandwich, or whatever it is, there are endless instances where you can find a reason to complain．

But it’s not just outside circumstances that we complain about．We complain about ourselves too．We complain that we don’t have enough time, we don’t have enough money （this one is huge because it’s often “true”）, that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough．

I know I’ve experienced plenty of unpleasantness due to complaining about things I can’t control．I never really thought about it much until I found this website about “living in a complaint-free world．”

Imagine how much happier you would be if you simply stopped complaining? Much of what you complain about is outside your control anyway．What’s the point of thinking about something you have no power to change? Not very intelligent, if you ask me．

Simply becoming conscious of how much you complain is the first step to stopping．When you recognize that you’re complaining, stop and take no notice of it．Ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy．

Are you ready to live a complaint-free, happier life?

1．According to the author, if you can’t change the situation, complaining is ______．

       A．a thing that can make you happy

      B．a thing that is not intelligent

      C．a thing that you cannot avoid

      D．a thing that you should do continuously

2．What can you infer from the first paragraph?

       A．It is easy to learn to criticize, condemn and complain．

       B．Only foolish people can criticize, condemn and complain．

       C．Your good qualities can help you understand and forgive others．

       D．To understand and forgive builds up your character．

3．What is the main idea of the passage?

       A．Stop complaining and live a happier life．

      B．Don’t complain about yourselves．

      C．Be conscious of how much you complain．

      D．Complain about the outside circumstances．

I’ve always loved pigeons（鸽子）. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start   37   them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt（破坏）our   38   a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I    39   carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could   40   a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of   41   .

       My wife had been changing her   42   to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite   43   of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the traveling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a    44   way off and release them. Some of the    45   were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them   46   in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of    47   , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes   48   storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the blue   49   .Then I’d watch them   50   round and come down onto the landing shelf. I’d look at my watch and think,“My goodness, that’s a good   51   .”And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to   52   what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would    53   up and say,“Has he arrived yet?”Then we would work out if we’d won   54  .

       Then last year we had a    55   !One of them got some sort of flu（流行病）and died, then they all went down.（病倒）. It was   56   , I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

37．A．racing      B．feeding     C．tending     D．flying

38．A．kids  B．experiment       C．marriage   D．experience

39．A．just   B．even  C．almost      D．hardly

40．A．notice       B．learn C．imagine    D．recognize

41．A．living       B．fun    C．money      D．change

42．A．subject     B．decision    C．relation     D．attitude

43．A．proud       B．fond  C．careful      D．sure

44．A．different   B．long  C．short D．far

45．A．distances   B．activities   C．trips  D．movements

46．A．to come    B．come C．came D．have come

47．A．direction   B．sight  C．hearing     D．touch

48．A．over  B．across       C．with  D．through

49．A．heaven     B．mountain  C．cloud D．sky

50．A．turn  B．dance       C．circle D．whistle

51．A．fly    B．time  C．day   D．look

52．A．write B．record      C．count D．memorize

53．A．come B．show C．phone       D．cheer

54．A．again B．finally      C．only  D．accidentally

55．A．disadvantage    B．chance      C．test    D．disaster

56．A．terrible     B．great C．mean D．beautiful

 I've always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start   16  them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏) our 17 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I  18  carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could  19 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of   20 .

You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 21 big prizes.

My wife had been changing her  22  to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite   23  of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the travelling, which she liked. You see some one has to take the pigeons a  24  way off and set them free. Some of the   25  were really nice. I never travelled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of  26 , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes   27  storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great   28 . Then I'd watch them  29  round and come down onto the landing shelf. I'd look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that’s a good  30 . ”And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to  31  what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would  32 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won   33 .

Then last year we had a   34 ! All of them got some sort of flu and  35 . It was terrible. I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

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