In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were  36 . His chances of surviving were small.  37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much  38 than he was when he started, but alive.

His  39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he  40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that  42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no  43  continuing the struggle, when he was  44  greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and  45  exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.

When people  46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in  47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on  48 major difficulties.

"I tell myself I can  49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,  50  courage and strength."

I wrote that down after I read it  51 it struck me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad  53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what  54 have been through, you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you  55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .

1.                A．less            B．little           C．few  D．enough

2.                A．And           B．Yet            C．Still  D．While

3.                A．thinner         B．poorer         C．worse    D．fatter

4.                A．attitude        B．imagination      C．instruction D．story

5.                A．tried           B．tended         C．managed  D．intended

6.                A．make          B．collect          C．select    D．replace

7.                A．attacked        B．caught          C．froze D．cheated

8.                A．operation       B．taste           C．message  D．use

9.A improving        B. suffering    C. strengthening        D. increasing

10.               A．firmly          B．completely      C．surely D．generally

11.               A．deal           B．defend         C．survive    D．observe

12.               A．similarly        B．likely          C．probably  D．commonly

13.               A．for the lack of    B．in spite of       C．in support of   D．as a result of

14.               A．handle         B．carry          C．follow D．inspect

15.               A．rolling up       B．using up        C．building up D．making up

16.               A．but            B．so             C．although   D．and

17.               A．far            B．long           C．near  D．short

18.               A．related         B．measured       C．contributed    D．compared

19.               A．you           B．others         C．we   D．another

20.               A．see through     B．cut through     C．get through    D．think through

We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only__________violence.

A. runs into          B. comes from

C. leads to           D. begins with

 On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a      beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us．Regardless of his      , he greeted us in a friendly way.

Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he     . " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look      the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many      him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good      to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was      . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck．With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I    myself from the meal and went to get them.

    Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his      . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I      .When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside      he purchased food . I went back and told my family his     .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.

The kids looked      as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled. When it was time to      our trip, I found the "doorman" enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then     out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly     the tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude (感激) .What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a    _ . He pulled away, with tears      down his face.

Back in truck, I fell into deep thought．While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude．I said thanks to a man who had      held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that      to teach my children by example.

1.A．messy B．clean C．pretty D．bright

2.A．service B．state C．appearance D．attitude

3.A．smokes B．smells C．sighs D．smiles

4.A．around B．over C．beyond D．into

5.A．ignored B．hated C．missed D．refused

6.A．target B．rule C．record D．example

7.A．stressful B．accessible C．awkward D．tough

8.A．excused B．refreshed C．prevented D．forgave

9.A．company B．presence C．challenge D．attack

10.A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached

11.A．before B．unless C．though D．since

12.A．story B．deed C．desire D．demand

13.A．concerned B．puzzled C．excited D．bored

14.A．make B．start C．continue D．take

15.A．waved B．washed C．raised D．reached

16.A．watched B．inspected C．witnessed D．noticed

17.A．hug B．nod C．lift D．strike

18.A．slipping B．rushing C．rolling D．breaking

19.A．firmly B．simply C．constantly D．politely

20.A．journey B. wisdom C. community D．opportunity

We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only ____ violence.

   A. runs into    B. comes from    C. leads to    D. begins with 

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Most of us feel upset if we miss just one meal, and if we try to go without food for 12 hours we would really be uncomfortable. But there are some people who seem able to “fast” for very long periods.

Various records are claimed for long fast, but in most cases there is no medical proof and so the records are doubtful. One South African woman claimed that she lived for 102 days on nothinig but water and soda water.

There are great differences among living things in the ability to survive without food. For example , a tick（扁虱）, which lives on animals, may survive a whole year. Warm-blooded animals use up their stores of food in the body more quickly.

In fact, the smaller and more active the animal, the more quickly it uses up its reserves. A small bird starves to death in about five days, a dog in about twenty. In general, we can say that a warm-blooded creature will die when it has lost about half its normal weight.

This matter of weight is important. Man and other creatures live in a state of metabolic equiplibrium（新陈代谢的平衡）which means maintaining the body weight once a certain point has been reached. This regulation of body weight is done by thirst, hunger, and appetite.

When your blood lacks nutritional materials, this registers（记录）in the hunger center of the brain and you feel “hungry”. The body is crying out for any kind of fuel(food). And it is our appetite that sees to it hat we chooose a mixed diet, which is the kind the body needs.

1.According to this passage, a man will die _________.

2.The word “fast” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by ________.

3.A tick can survive much longer than a bird because ________.

4.A person feels hungry _________.

5.From the passage we can infer that the author ________.