One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.

One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.

The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

1.                A．visiting         B．seeking         C．reaching  D．discovering

2.                A．imagine        B．know           C．feel  D．guess

3.                A．quickly         B．simply          C．correctly  D．neatly

4.                A．required        B．wished         C．left  D．expected

5.                A．funny          B．dull            C．famous   D．silly

6.                A．managing       B．trying          C．thinking  D．hoping

7.                A．used           B．ought          C．seemed  D．had

8.                A．making         B．finding         C．turning   D．letting

9.                A．gave           B．sat             C．woke D．got

10.               A．dream         B．lesson          C．research  D．exercise

11.               A．softly          B．loudly          C．slowly D．firmly

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

13.               A．eyes           B．feet           C．head D．body

14.               A．accept         B．remember      C．hear  D．receive

15.               A．count          B．say            C．add  D．speak

Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time .
We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .
I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can’t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I’d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.
My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.
【小题1】The best title for the text is ________.

A）根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词，使句子完整、正确。(5分)

  1. Millie fell off her bike yesterday. L____, she wasn’t badly hurt.

2. —Why do you think it’s quite p____ for us to arrive there before 8:00 a.m.?

   —Because it’s not far from here.

3. The little girl likes dancing very much so she never feels b_____ when she practises dancing every day..

4. — What a high building! Do you know its h_____?   

— Yes. It’s about 92 metres high.

5. —Is Fu’an Middle School a m_____ one?

   — Yes. There are 640 girls and 723 boys in it.

B)根据句意及汉语提示，拼写单词，使句子完整、正确。(5分)

6. As we all know Shanghai is one of the biggest ____(城市) in our country.

7. It’s warmer today. So the ice is much _____(薄) than it was yesterday.

8. In the end, our school football team ____(赢) the most important match of the year.

9. —Did you have a good time in the park last Sunday?

   — Yes. We all enjoyed ____(我们).  

10. —How many _____(猴子) are there in the zoo?

   —It’s hard to count them! Because they’re running and jumping all the time.

We often act like babies when we want to be happy. Why? I think it is because children have no worry and they don’t complain.

We can set a goal in our life and go after what we want. But if we’re   ①   all the time, how can we live happily? If you don’t believe me, count how many  ①   you complain about something in one day. Whether it is being trapped in busy traffic or troubled by weather, or whatever it is, there are endless things you can find to complain about.

But it’s not just the outside condition that we will complain about. We complain about ourselves too. We complain that we don’t have enough time or money, and that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough. Many times we experience lots of unpleasant things because of complaining about things we can’t control.

Think about how much happier you would be if you stopped complaining? ②Much of what you complain about is out of your control anyway. What’s the meaning of thinking about something you have no power to change?

Finding out what you are complaining about is the first step to stop complaining. Ask yourself if you prefer to complain or to be happy.

It’s best to stop to enjoy the beautiful life, but not to waste time to complain.

1.在①处填上适当的词，使文章完整。                    

2.将②译成中文。

3.在文中找出下列句子的同义词：We can have a life goal and try to get it.

4.根据短文回答问题：

  What should you do first to stop complaining?

5.找出文章的中心句。