Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and   15  all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll   16  the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk   17  yourself. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why   18  sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼)in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest(收成).
Everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do,    19  life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way    20   success. In fact, difficulty isn’t terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is like spring(弹簧). If you are   21 , it will be strong. Attitude(态度) decides   22 . With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and   23 . So when you meet difficulties, don’t give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile. Remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect   24 .
【小题1】
A.happyB.unhappyC.smileD.cry
【小题2】
A.lookB.look forC.findD.find out
【小题3】
A.enjoyingB.to relaxC.relaxD.enjoy
【小题4】
A.don’tB.didn’tC.haven’tD.not
【小题5】
A.butB.andC.orD.so
【小题6】
A.ofB.toC.aboutD.for
【小题7】
A.energeticB.powerfulC.confidentD.weak
【小题8】
A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing
【小题9】
A.pleaseB.pleasureC.pleasedD.pleasant
【小题10】
A.littleB.fewC.lessD.fewer

At one time or another we have all stopped to think about the weather. Some days the weather is good. Some days the weather is bad. Sometimes a day that seems bad turns out better than you thought it would. There are ways of understanding the weather. One way is to study the clouds. No two clouds are ever alike. We can see the different kinds of clouds and watch them for signs of changing weather. To forecast the weather, there are three things about clouds. you should look for: movement, colour, and change. As a rule, the higher the clouds, the better the weather. And the lower the clouds, the worse the weather is likely to be. Fair-weather cumulus clouds* are another sign of good weather. These are clouds we often see on warm summer days. Clouds can tell you if a storm is on the way. If the thick, fluffy cumulus clouds get bigger early in the day, then you know it will rain. If there is a sudden, cool and dark thunder* cloud appears, then a storm is about to break out. Colours in the sky tell us about the weather, too. A golden ring around the moon warns us that a storm is on the way. A watery yellow sunset is a sign that rain may be near. The rainbow* has a message, too. The colours of the rainbow come from the sun rays shining through falling rain. If you see the sun in the east and a rainbow in the west, the rain may be coming your way. If the sun is in the west and the rainbow is in the east, the rain will be moving away from you.
【小题1】 According to this article, one way to understand the weather is to    .

A.study the clouds
B.monitor the temperature every hour
C.watch the signs of the wind
D.note the changes in wet
【小题2】 High clouds usually suggest     .
A.bad weatherB.fine weather
C.rainy weatherD.windy weather
【小题3】 The colours of the rainbow come from    .
A.sun rays shining through falling rain
B.dark thunder clouds in the sky
C.a golden ring around the moon
D.fair-weather cumulus clouds
【小题4】 Which of the following would be a good title for this article?
A.The Story of Weather Forecast
B.Fine Weather and Bad Weather
C.Weather Changes
D.Different Kinds of Clouds
【小题5】We may say, take the article as a whole knowledge,      .
A.none of the clouds is the same
B.a storm is to come on soon after a sudden, cool and dark thunder cloud
C.the higher and cumulus clouds may be signs of warm weather
D.all of the above

An Australian teenager stepped onto the shore(海岸) for the first time in nearly nine months, announcing to the record for being the youngest solo sailor to circle the globe nonstop.

David Dicks, 18, left Perth on the 10-metre sailing boat On February 26th, 1996. He returned with a warm hero’s welcome, cheered by thousands on the shore and greeted by about 200 other boats.

At the age of 17 when he started out, the teenager’s voyage(航海) gave him his first look ever at snow when he rounded Cape Horn.

Strong winds in the Pacific broke his mast in May, but he kept going until he could borrow a tool from the British Royal Navy to fix it.

“David had dreamed of a round-the-world sail when he was five, inspired by a family friend who did it three times,” his mother Patricia Dicks said.

“Once he started making plans to do it, I never doubted that he would,” she said.

In September, 20-year-old Brain “BJ” Caldwell Jr. landed a 26 sloop(单桅帆船) in Hawaii and asked for the title of the youngest sailor circling the world. His asking was admitted by the World Sailing Commission.

Australian news reported that the last record holder accepted by the Guinness Book of Records was American Robert Lee Graham, who set out in 1965 at the age of 16.

Graham took five years to complete the trip, stopping off along the way to get married. But David asked for the nonstop voyages.

53. David Dicks is the ______.

A. faster solo sailor circling the globe.

B. faster sailor circling the globe nonstop

C. youngest solo sailor circling the earth.

D. youngest solo sailor circling the earth nonstop.

54. Robert Lee Graham_________.

 A. was accepted by the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest solo sailor

B. was accepted as the youngest but greatest sailor.

C. first thought about sailing when he was five years old.

D. traveled around the world faster than Brian “BJ” Caldwell Jr.

55. We may infer from the text that __________.

A. David took the place of Robert in the Guinness Book of Records

B. David had never left his hometown before the trip

C. David is a determined person

D. His mother herself took three sailing trips.

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