When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me．During those years, I grew much _1__ than most of my peers．Being so tall made me feel __2__．In order to keep the focus off my usual __3__ , I went along with the crowd who would __4__ other kids at school．It made sure that the tricks were __5__ at others, and not at me．

Once before a __6__ class, my friends and I played a __7__ trick on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed．I thought it was going to be funny, __8__ it all ended up that no one thought it was．

My parents didn’t always think that __9__ was funny．They reminded me about “ The Golden Rule”: to __10__ others as I would like to be treated．What I was doing was __11__ other kids, and in turn hurting my __12__ as someone to be looked up to．My friends were looking up to me __13__ I was tall, but what did they see?

My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good __14__ to others．They taught me to set my own goals, and to do the __15__ at everything that I set out to do．They told me to be the leader that I was __16__ to be---to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body．I had to __17__ myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents __18__ I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were __19__．

“Be a leader, Shaquille, not a（an） __20__．Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so．”

1．A．stronger                B．taller                   C．wiser                  D．braver

2．A．independent           B．confident            C．uncomfortable     D．proud

3．A．hair                      B．eyesight               C．weight                D．height

4．A．have mercy on       B．join hands with     C．benefit from        D．play tricks on

5．A．punished              B．directed               C．awarded             D．shouted

6．A．music                  B．football                C．basketball           D．swimming

7．A．kind                     B．magic                  C．clever                 D．hurtful

8．A．so                        B．but                      C．and                    D．or

9．A．behavior               B．dream                 C．nerve                 D．belief

10．A．praise                 B．admire                C．treat                   D．hate

11．A．threatening           B motivating             C．entertaining        D．hurting

12．A．attitude               B．fame                   C．body                  D．feeling

13．A．because              B．though                C ．when                D．if

15．A．biggest               B．least．                C．worst                 D．best

16．A．chosen               B．meant                 C．born                   D．elected

17．A．question              B．devote                 C．write                 D．risk

18．A．promised            B．imagined              C．believed               D．forgot

19．A．determined          B．wrong                 C．ambitious           D．right

20．A．follower              B．learner                 C．organizer            D．inventor

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would   21  ."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the   22  , but consider the sky and the sea.   23  the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be   24  ."

Yellow chuckled（笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and   25   into the world."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be  26  , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky   27  , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another   28   to any of you."

Red could stand it   29   and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to   30   truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo（深蓝）….

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own   31  . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down   32  . The colors crouched（蜷缩）down   33  , drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor（叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting   34

yourselves, each trying to dominate  35   . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,   36  ? Join hands with   37   and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors   38   and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain   39   the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to   40   one another.

1.A. stay              B. leave               C. go out               D. die

2.A. earth            B. moon               C. star                   D. sun

3.A. That is          B. I am                C. It is                  D. This is

4.A. anything              B. nothing            C. something          D. everything

5.A. warmth       B. sadness           C. depression           D. anxiety

6.A. usual            B. normal             C. common              D. scarce

7.A. at midnight     B. at noon or at night    C. at sunrise or sunset   D. during the day

8.A. gift                 B. honor                 C. thought              D. respect

9.A. for more             B. any more                   C. very much          D. no longer

10.A. turn to      B. fight for            C. struggle with         D. bend over

11.A. superiority    B. disadvantages        C. inferiority         D. weakness

12.A. gently        B. quietly                C. violently            D. peacefully

13.A. with care      B. in fear                C. by chance         D. on purpose

14.A. amongst        B. by                   C. for                  D. against

15.A. others        B. themselves             C. the other            D. the rest

16.A. equal and simple B. ordinary and similar  C. more or less  D. unique and different

17.A. each other     B. me                  C. one another               D. them

18.A. combined      B. separated            C. united            D. divided

19.A. cleans        B. washes                C. brightens            D. dampens

20.A. appreciate     B. quarrel with           C. ignore            D. praise

What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I    21   an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against   22   of 100, scored 160．No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.

  All my life I've been registering scores like that,    23   I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who    24      the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine?

  For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not   25   have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it.

  Well，then，suppose my auto—repair man   26   questions for some intelligence tests．By doing every one of them I'd prove myself a   27   ．In a world where I have to work with my    28    ，I'd do poorly．

  Consider my auto—repair man   29    ．He had a habit of telling  30    ．One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man   31   some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made  32     movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He   33    his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk   34   him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the    35   man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors．   36   do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“Why, you fool，he used his    37    and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I've been    38     that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew     39     I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very     40    ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there．

1.A. failed                 B. wrote               C. received            D. chose

2.A. an average             B. a total             C. an amount         D. a number

3.A. then                   B. but                 C. so that             D. because

4. A. join in              B. make up              C. go over             D. look through

5.A. approximately          B. possibly            C. certainly           D. frequently

6.A. answered               B. practiced                C. designed            D. tried

7.A. teacher           B. doctor              C. winner            D. fool

8.A. brains                 B. efforts             C. hands             D. abilities

9.A. again                  B. as usual            C. too                 D. as well

10.A. lies                  B. jokes               C. news            D. tales

11.A. bought                B. tested              C. found               D. needed

12.A. cutting                   B. hammering       C. scissoring          D. circling

13.A. nodded           B. raised              C. shook           D. turned

14.A. brought               B. packed              C. sent                D. sold

15.A. clever                B. other               C. right               D. next

16.A. What                  B. How                 C. Who              D. Which

17.A. imagination           B. hand                C. voice               D. information

18. A. trying               B. proving             C. practicing               D. examining

19. A. with wisdom          B. at once             C. in reality               D. for sure

20. A. clear                B. silly                    C. slow            D. smart

It is often said that man has become the enemy of our planet. This is no exaggeration(夸张), for reports show that man’s greed has done much to destroy the earth. Man, in his greedy desire for financial growth, has polluted the air, land and water, and has robbed our valuable natural resources. Man’s industrial plants pour out poisonous waste that pollutes the sea and puts life in the sea under the threat of dying out; at the same time, they release alarming amounts of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other pollutants. Small wonder that the air now is much warmer and more impure than ever before.

Of course, this is not just because of man’s greed—it is man’s pressing need as well. For instance, in developing countries, huge financial foreign debts have forced governments to approve the cutting of forests for agriculture or ranching. As a result, forests are cut down just to meet man’s immediate needs.

Perhaps unknowingly，man has changed the make-up of the earth's atmosphere. Scientific studies have shown that CFCs used in refrigerators and industrial cleaners are fast destroying the ozone layer—a protective layer in the atmosphere that protects us against the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (紫外线)rays. In fact, documented reports have shown a terrible fact that there are “holes” in the ozone layer over the Antarctic. And they appear to be expanding.

Faced with these environmental problems, world leaders have shown deep concern. The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has arranged international agreements like the Vienna convention of 1985 and the Montreal Protocol of 1989 to preserve the ozone layer by controlling the production, use and trade of destructive chemicals.

There may be some doubt as to how effectual these agreements may be, given that some countries still maintain an “I-don’t-care” attitude. Their attitude is probably due to their failure to grasp the importance of the problem. Then, there is no doubt that environmental education on an international scale（规模）is greatly needed, so that all countries, great and small—the “haves” and the “have nots”—may realize their responsibilities for our planet.

In the meantime, the UNEP seems to have taken steps in the right direction, and it is hoped that in the not so distant future, all nations of the world will join hands in saving mother earth.

1.Which of the following is a reason for the cutting and burning of forests?

完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this  36  .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and    37  .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no    38    of stopping. I walked down the row and found   39   was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my    40    , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on,    41     I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.

After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna   42     hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.

Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(铲子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to    43   . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the    44    of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and     45     your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is   46   by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in    47   . Amen!”

She turned the students    48     and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the    49     of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna    50     pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

A. job             B. project         C. observation           D. course

A. checked         B. noticed         C. watched             D. waited

A. scenes          B. senses          C. marks               D. signs

A. nobody         B. somebody       C. everyone             D. anyone

A. curiosity        B. suspect         C. sympathy             D. worry

A. and            B. or             C. but                  D. so

A. added          B. wrote           C. made               D. folded

A. cry            B. pray            C. dig                 D. play

A. back           B. bottom         C. top                  D. edge

A. drop           B. raise           C. fall                  D. lift

A. remembered    B. punished        C. removed              D. replaced

A. silence         B. heart           C. peace                D. memory

A. down          B. up             C. off                  D. around

A. birth          B. passing          C. loss                 D. starting

A. simply         B. hardly          C. seriously             D. angrily