Like a]l little children, my seven-year-old daughter gets scared sometimes when she is trying to go to sleep．If the wind is howling, her 　 36　 can begin working overtime and she may see a (n) 　37 in the shadows laughing in the wind.

This past Monday was one such night. 　38 after I put her to bed, she came into my room crying that she was scared. She said she 　39 the sound of a bad guy laughing and she was extremely afraid that 　40 was going to get all of us. Her tears 　41 my heart, and I held my daughter in my arms and assured her that nothing would happen to her. I walked her back into her room and 　42 down beside her to continue to assure her that I would keep her safe.

“Yes, I know you will always 　43 me, Daddy, but what about when you go to sleep?” she asked.

“Sweetheart,” I comforted her, “there are great angels all around this house, and they 　44 sleep. They are here just to safeguard us. They can 　45 any bad guy from getting in here.”

“ 46 , Daddy, what about when the angels miss? I mean like when kids are kidnapped (绑架)or robbers 　47 people’s houses – what about those 　48 ?”

Her question struck m e – when did I start 　49 questions like this? When did I begin not to consider the most obvious problems of our 　50 ? I mean, I 　51 problems every day but I am still very surprised by this 　52 question.

I considered her question and realized there is no perfect 　53 . And I drew my 　54 and simply sated, “I don’t know, sweetheart.” I held her a little 　55 , and I went back to my original answer, “I am with you.”

36．A．thought　　　　　　　　　 B．imagination　　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　　　　　　 D．creation

37．A．picture　　　　　　　　　 B．animal　　　　　　　　　　 C．tree　　　　　　　　　　　 D．figure

38．A．Shortly　　　　　　　　　 B．Long　　　　　　　　　　 C．Hardly　　　　　　　　　 D．Quietly

39．A．ignored　　　　　　　　　 B．made　　　　　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　　　 D．invited

40．A．anyone　　　　　　　　　 B．nobody　　　　　　　　　 C．someone　　　　　　　　 D．anybody

41．A．felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cut　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．comforted　　　　　　 D．got

42．A．lay　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lied　　　　　　　　　　　 D．slept

43．A．hold　　　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　　　 C．keep　　　　　　　　　　　 D．protect

44．A．sometimes　　　　　　 B．never　　　　　　　　　　 C．often　　　　　　　　　　 D．always

45．A．catch　　　　　　　　　　 B．see　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．stop　　　　　　　　　　　 D．observe

46．A．Thus 　　　　　　　　　 B．Then 　　　　　　　　　　 C．So 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．But

47．A．break into 　　　　　　 B．run into 　　　　　　　　 C．come into 　　　　　　 D．turn into

48．A．years 　　　　　　　　　 B．months 　　　　　　　　 C．days 　　　　　　　　　　 D．times

49．A．judging 　　　　　　　　 B．asking 　　　　　　　　　 C．avoiding 　　　　　　　 D．causing

50．A．existence 　　　　　　　 B．workshop 　　　　　　 C．memory 　　　　　　　 D．nature

51．A．point to 　　　　　　　　 B．deal with 　　　　　　　 C．play with 　　　　　　 D．stick to

52．A．hard 　　　　　　　　　　 B．simple 　　　　　　　　　 C．stupid 　　　　　　　　　 D．clever

53．A．result 　　　　　　　　　 B．word 　　　　　　　　　 C．answer 　　　　　　　　 D．exercise

54．A．breath 　　　　　　　　　 B．conclusion 　　　　　　 C．attention 　　　　　　　 D．money

55．A．closer 　　　　　　　　　 B．further 　　　　　　　　 C．higher 　　　　　　　　　 D．tighter

They say that the real marathon begins at 35 kilometers — the rest is just a warm up. And sure enough, in 2009, at around the 36 kilometer point of the Beijing Marathon I experienced what runners call “hitting the wall”. I had been doing well until that point, but suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my leg. My pace slowed down dramatically and every brain cell in my head seemed to be screaming “stop!!!”

The last 5 kilometers were not fun; in fact, they were really hard work. Keeping motivated to run those last few kilometers was one of the hardest things I had ever done. But that is what makes running a marathon such a rewarding experience — if it were easy everyone would do it.

????????????? I have to admit it is sometimes not even easy to find the motivation to get out of bed, pull on your running shoes and head out into the morning to go for another run. These last two weeks of training for the Muztagata climb have been a little tough. I have been following my training plan for about three months but now I find that my original enthusiasm (热情) has all been used up. Day after day of going to the gym is beginning to wear me down and there still seems so much longer to keep this up. I have begun to doubt that I am actually making any progress or getting any fitter and even thought that I might be going backwards!

These are all very common experiences for people who are working towards challenging, longer term goals and I have learned to recognize these “highs” and “lows” in my energy and enthusiasm. Over the years I have learned a number of tricks that help me to deal with the days when my early motivation seems to have abandoned me for good.

1.Many runners say that the real marathon begins at 35 kilometers because it is at this point that __________.

A. runners begin to enjoy running the marathon race

B. runners are worn out as if they are breaking down

C. the rest part is just the preparation for the race

D. the race is a rewarding experience for runners

2.When people are working extremely hard towards challenging, _________.

A. they can keep themselves motivated all the time

B. they will never hesitate to continue carrying out their plan

C. they sometimes feel as if they stop making progress

D. they will fail to keep their spirits up

3.What is the author going to talk about in the following passage?

A. How to get trained.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. Tips for becoming a marathon runner.

C. How to meet challenges. ????????????? ????????????? ???????

D. Tips for keeping motivation high.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago．We had a yard with a lot of 36 ．Very of-ton when W6 have flowers，Denise or I would plant some between the rocks，just to add some 37 to the area．

Last summer，I found a tiny little 38 in the yard that I could not immediately identify．I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either．We decided to let it 39 growing until we could find out what it was．

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 40 plant，it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 41 the weeds around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I no-ticed something 42 .The sunflower had not 43 where I saw it begin．It actually had begun under a big 44 and grown under and around it to reach the 45 ．

That’s when I 46 that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its 47 of developing，we too have the ability of doing the same thing．If we 48 ourselves like that little sunflower, We can reach where we 49 to go and get what we need for growth．

We need to believe in ourselves knowing We have the 50 to achieve our goats．Like the 51 ，it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 52 in itself that it would succeed．Stand tall like the sunflower and be 53 who and what We are，then the environment will begin 54 us. We will find a way to go under or 55 any “rocks” in order to reach our goals．

36．A．flowers　 　　 B．insects　 　　 C．rocks 　　　　　　 D．vegetables

37．A．colour　 　　 B．water　 　　　 C．fertilizer　 　　 D．shape

38．A．weed　 　　　 B．seed　 　　　　 C．rock　 　　　　 D．plant

39．A．stop　 　　　　 B．continue　 　 C．improve 　　　　 D．escape

40．A．weak　 　　　 B．lonely　 　　　 C．strange 　　　　 D．pretty

41．A．remove　 　　 B．tend　 　　　　 C．watch 　　　　　 D．collect

42．A．wonderful　 B．terrible　 　　 C．valuable 　　　　 D．unusual

43．A．passed　 　　 B．started　 　　 C．left 　　　　　　　 D．died

44．A．tree　 　　　　 B．table　 　　　　 C．rock 　　　　　　　　　　 D．wall

45．A．air　 　　　　　 B．top　 　　　　　 C．sun 　　　　　　　 D. house

46．A．realized　 　　 B．doubted　 　 C．regretted 　　　 D．hoped

47．A．place　 　　　 B．way　 　　　　 C．course 　　　　　 D．process

48．A．fill in　 　　　 B．put in　 　　　 C．worry about 　 D．believe in

49．A．forget　 　　 B．hate　 　　　　 C．aim 　　　　　　　 D．wait

50．A．ability　 　　　 B．wish　 　　　　 C．plan 　　　　　　　 D．idea

51．A．yard　 　　　　 B．sunflower　 　 C．home 　　　　　　 D．summer

52．A．energy　 　　 B．virtue　 　　　　 C．courage　　　　　 D．faith

53．A．aware of　 　 B．afraid of　 　 C．proud of 　　　 D．tired of

54．A．support　 　　 B．affect　 　　　　　　 C．upset 　　　　　　 D．forgive

55．A．into　 　　　　 B．around　 　　 C．through 　　　　 D．from

We are bothered that the kids aren’t old enough but we’ll be more  1  when they  are．After that we’re  2  that we have teenagers to deal with．We will 3  be happy when they are out of that stage．

We always tell ourselves that our life will be  4   when our spouse（配偶）gets his or her act together, when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation when we   5  ．The truth is，there’s no better time than 6  ．If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with  7  ．It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy   8 　．

One of my  9  quotes comes from Alfred Souza．He said “for a long time it had  Seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life．But there was always some  10 in the way, something to be  11  first, some unfinished business，time still to be served，a debt to be paid．’’

Then life would begin．12  ，it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life．This perspective has helped me to see that there is no   13  to happiness．Happiness is the way．So  14  every moment that you have．

And remember that  15  waits for no one．So  16  waiting until you finish schoo1．until you go back to school；until you get married，until you get  17  ；until you have kids；until you retire；until you get a new car or home；until spring；Until you are  18   again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy．

Happiness is a journey，not a（n）  19  ．So，work like you don’t need money，love like you’ve never been hurt,  20  dance like no one’s watching．

1．A．unhappy             B．content             C．upset                 D．enthusiastic

2．A．confused            B．determined        C．annoyed            D．amazed

3．A．fortunately         B．deliberately       C．surprisingly        D．certainly

5．A．refresh               B．work                C．retire                D．complain

6．A．ever                   B．before              C．right now          D．future

7．A．fancies               B．happiness         C．doubts              D．challenges

8．A．anyway              B．presently          C．occasionally       D．immediately

9．A．primary              B．favorite            C．personal            D．pessimistic

10．A．expectation       B．success            C．conflict             D．obstacle

11．A．gotten round    B．gotten down    C．gotten away       D．gotten through

12．A．Eventually        B．Abruptly           C．Regularly           D．Frequently

13．A．problem           B．way                 C．good                 D．need

14．A．admire             B．remember         C．treasure             D．appreciate

15．A．happiness         B．time                 C．1ife                   D．work

16．A．stop                 B．start                 C．keep                  D．continue

17．A．changed           B．divorced           C．tired                  D．discouraged

18．A．relaxed             B．delighted           C．born                  D．forced

19．A．experience        B．approach          C．suspicion           D．destination

20．A．and                  B．but                   C．nevertheless      D．yet