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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　Children always enjoy the small gifts of money. Father, of course, 　1　 a regular supply of pocket-money, 　2 　uncle and aunts are always a source of extra 　3 　. with some children, small sums 　4 　a long way. If six pences are not exchanged for 　5 　, they beat for months inside money-box. Only very 　6 　children manage to 　7 　up a money-box. For most of them, six-pence is a small price to pay for a 　8 　bar of chocolate.

　My nephew, George, has a money-box, but it is often 　9　 . Very few of the six-pence I have given him have 　10 　their way there. I gave him six pences yesterday and 　11 　him to save it, but he bought himself six-pence worth of 　12 　. On his way to the sweet shop, he 　13 　his six-pence and it 　14 　along the pavement and then 　15 　down a drain (排水沟). George 　16 　his jacket and pushed his right arm 　17 　the drain cover. He couldn't find his six-pence 　18 　and what's more, he couldn't get his arm out. A crowd of people 　19 　round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap, but George was 　20 　stuck. The firemen were 　21 　and two of them 　22 　George using a special type of oil. George was 　23 　by his six-pence because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about this and 　24 　him with a large box of 　25 　.

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　　Two years ago, my husband bought me a bike. If you live in 1 town, it is 2 than a car and you 3 to worry about parking. You can leave it 4 . As it has a seat at the back and a basket at the 5 , I can 6 my small daughter to school, to the library, shopping, anywhere in fact.

　　I use it most in summer when 7 is warm and dry. It can be very 8 in winter when it is cold and the rain 9 down. It can also be very 10 . You must of course be careful 11 bike. Accidents are not the only problem. One day I went 12 and came back to 13 my front wheel 14 . 15 was a long walk to the bike shop! Now I have three strong locks.

　　My husband 16 my bike sometimes 17 short journeys. He is not a bike lover 18 says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still prefers his car for 19 journeys, but I think that all this sitting down is making him fat and lazy. On my bike I get a lot of 20 and fresh air and cycling makes me feel a lot younger.

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Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and  1! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily  2where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But    3is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel  4for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are  5to become solution minded.

I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb,   6about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and  7to put my hands or feet so that I could  8upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do  9. I began to look again for a(n)  10. I then noticed a   11sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and  12myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my  13if I pulled myself up. I can  14remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”

In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the  15that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定义)it. Have we failed,   16is it just a setback?

Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a   17unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n)  18to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are   19stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people  20those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.

1.A. amusing        B. challenging          C. boring           D. surprising

2.A. put away       B. take up          C. end up           D. lead to

3.A. searching      B. regretting           C. refusing     D. quitting

4.A. sorry          B. free             C. amazed       D. surprised

5.A. unlikely       B. forced               C. asked            D. bound

6.A. shocked        B. stuck                C. suffered     D. struck

7.A. nowhere        B. somewhere            C. anywhere     D. wherever

8.A. continue       B. improve          C. promote      D. enjoy

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

10.A. attention     B. appreciation     C. solution     D. expectation

11.A. track         B. sign             C. tree         D. rock

12.A. turn          B. push             C. pull         D. build

13.A. quantity      B. feet             C. weight           D. burden

14.A. still         B. never                C. hardly           D. ever

15.A. destination       B. situation            C. location     D. occasion

16.A. however       B. otherwise            C. or           D. yet

17.A. learner           B. failure              C. thinker      D. winner

18.A. signal            B. excuse               C. comment      D. imagine

19.A. easily            B. hardly               C. simply           D. nearly

20.A. develop           B. deserve          C. promise      D. accept

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Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and  31  ! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily  32  where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But    33  is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel  34  for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are  35  to become solution minded.

I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb,   36  about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and  37  to put my hands or feet so that I could  38  upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do  39  . I began to look again for a(n)  40  . I then noticed a   41  sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and  42  myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my  43  if I pulled myself up. I can  44  remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”

In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the  45  that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定义)it. Have we failed,   46  is it just a setback?

Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a   47  unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n)  48  to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are   49  stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people  50  those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.

31. A. amusing              B. challenging               C. boring               D. surprising

32. A. put away             B. take up                     C. end up                     D. lead to

33. A. searching            B. regretting                 C. refusing            D. quitting

34. A. sorry                  B. free                         C. amazed             D. surprised

35. A. unlikely                  B. forced                      C. asked                D. bound

36. A. shocked                  B. stuck                        C. suffered            D. struck

37. A. nowhere             B. somewhere               C. anywhere          D. wherever

38. A. continue             B. improve                   C. promote            D. enjoy

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

40. A. attention             B. appreciation              C. solution             D. expectation

41. A. track                  B. sign                         C. tree                   D. rock

42. A. turn                    B. push                        C. pull                  D. build

43. A. quantity                  B. feet                          C. weight                     D. burden

44. A. still                    B. never                       C. hardly               D. ever

45. A. destination          B. situation                   C. location             D. occasion

46. A. however             B. otherwise                 C. or                     D. yet

47. A. learner                B. failure                      C. thinker                  D. winner

48. A. signal                 B. excuse                      C. comment           D. imagine

49. A. easily                 B. hardly                      C. simply                     D. nearly

50. A. develop                     B. deserve                    C. promise             D. accept

Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I   31   asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so   32  . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I   33   seemed to be so cheerful.

His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about   34   you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example.   35   teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I   36   the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine   37   turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”

“  38   getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”

“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was   39  . ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car   40   have broken down   41   along the freeway. It didn’t.   42  , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway,   43   walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she    44  . I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be   45  . Somehow, my story had touched them.

A. calmly         B. seriously    C. cheerfully       D. curiously

A. bad            B. good       C. exciting          D. scary

A. often           B. always           C. usually           D. seldom

A. how        B. why         C. where         D. that

A. As well as       B. As to        C. In exchange for  D. In addition to

A. entered        B. left         C. found          D. hit

A. wouldn’t        B. shouldn’t    C. couldn’t         D. won’t

A. While          B. In           C. Before               D. After

A. surprising      B. astonishing C. puzzled          D. shaken

A. could         B. can         C. would           D. must

A. somewhere    B. anywhere   C. nowhere          D. wherever

A. However       B. Instead       C. Though          D. So

A. between     B. in               C. within           D. beyond

A. left         B. understood C. paused           D. smiled

A. clear          B. asleep       C. tired           D. interested