2058] deep down in the earth, the dead forests rotted away and became coal. [译文] 由于深深地埋藏在地下.死——青夏教育精英家教网—

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..

1.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

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”

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

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

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.

5. 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

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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I the countryside for some place I could rent for the possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, slowly, they started teaching me the of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into . I saw many people were having a really hard time, their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about we can all get by together.

1.A. equally B. separately C. violently D. naturally

2.A. off B. over C. apart D. out

3.A. searched B. left C. toured D. crossed

4.A. cheapest B. largest C. fairest D. fullest

5.A. at B. through C. over D. round

6.A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed

7.A. turned B. approached C. cut D. cleared

8.A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for

9.A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art

10.A. looking B. staying C. swinging D. turning

11.A. wild B. real C. different D. remote

12.A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness

13.A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary

14.A. Down B. Up C. Deep D. Along

15.A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments

16.A. reality B. society C. town D. life

17.A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. offering

18.A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in

19.A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages

20.A. when B. what C. whether D. how

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My husband and I went into a shop that sold handcrafted items in hopes of finding a few last-minute Christmas gifts.

There was a lot 36 . Every shelf and 37 was loaded with different crafters' handiwork. As I walked through the store, I noticed a wooden plaque(瓷花金属板) hanging on a wall. I turned to take 38 look and remember shaking my head "yes" at 39 printed on the plaque.

"Life isn't about waiting for the 40 to pass," the plaque proclaimed（宣布）. "It's about learning to dance in the rain."

As I pulled my husband over and directed his attention to the plaque, I could see that he too 41 the simple lesson the plaque shared. How often in our daily lives had we put conditions on our 42 ? When we get the house paid off, then we can be happy. When things settle down with the kids, then we'll be able to do more together. There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the 43 and thens.

Looking at the plaque, I found myself 44 to a hot and muggy day the summer before, when I unknowingly 45 the plaque's message. Light rain continued to fall as I walked out to get my mail. Water was still running 46 through the gutters（屋顶檐槽）. I don't know what came over me, 47 I suddenly felt forced to do something a little crazy 48 my fifty-plus years.

I 49 my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was deliciously 50 , heated by the pavement that had been 51 by the summer heat.

I'm sure my neighbors thought that I had 52 my last vestige of sanity（神智健全）, but I didn't care. For in that moment, I was alive. I wasn't worried about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was 53 a gift — a pure and simple moment of joy!

The plaque now hangs in my living room, a Christmas gift from my husband. I walk past it multiple times each day and 54 pause to ask myself, "So, am I 55 in the rain?"

I think I am. I know I try to. One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain!

1.A. to purchase B. to see C. to choose D. to order

2.A. wall B. counter C. drawer D. panel

3. A. a first B. a second C. a better D. a worse

4.A. the word B. the design C. the note D. the message

5.A. trouble B. happiness C. storm D. fortune

6.A. considered B. recalled C. appreciated D. acknowledged

7. A. happiness B. responsibility C. desire D. virtue

8. A. wheres B. ifs C. buts D. whens

9.A. keeping back B. thinking back C. going back D. dating back

10.A. interpret B. understood C. conveyed D. lived

11.A. high B. fiercely C. deep D. low

12. A. ortherwise B. and C. but D. thus

13. A. in B. for C. above D. at

14.A. come off B. put on C. throw away D. slipped off

15.A. cold B. warm C. smooth D. swift

16.A. baked B. swollen C. removed D. burned

17.A. dismissed B. suffered C. lost D. gained

18. A. experiencing B. distributing C. receiving D. presenting

19. A. hardly B. incidentally C. seldom D. frequently

20.A. stuck B. running C. dancing D. caught