阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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。

Dear Jane,

    I'm pleased to receive your letter __21__ about information about China's high-speed trains and the Qingming Festival.

    With the developing of China’s __22__, more and more high-speed railways are under __23__. There are several advantages for high-speed trains. The reasons are as follows:

    First, it's more __24__ for us to go travelling by high-speed train, because they can run as fast as 350 kilometers per hour!

    Second, you may find it's more comfortable when taking such a train, with more space for more passengers to sit __25__, and more security measures are taken to make it safer.

Further more, high-speed railways __26__ only half of the land as freeways need. At the same time they make less __27__ because they use less energy and make less noise!

Next I’ll __28__ you something about the Qingming Festival.

The Qingming Festival, also __29__ the Tomb-sweeping Day, coming __30__ April 5 every year, is one of the most important __31__ in China.

On this important day, people, often with a __32__ family, go to sweep their ancestor’s __33__. Meanwhile, they will __34__ sacrifices before the tombs to show their respect __35__ the deceased. At the same time, many people will present flowers and some other __36__ before the tombs of the martyrs in __37__ of their heroic deeds.

However, the Qingming Festival is also __38__ with happiness and joy when all the members of a family get __39__. Children are pleased when they are going hiking in the mountain, flying kites with their fellows, or having a big meal with their family members who have been __40__ for a long time!

I'm looking forward to your letter.

Best wishes.

    Yours

Li Hua

A. asked        B. asking       C. to ask          D. ask

A. economy     B. inspiration    C. industry        D. agriculture

A. pressure      B. discussion    C. consideration    D. construction

A. comfortable   B. mysterious    C. convenient      D. eager

A. on           B. in           C. at             D. out

A. cover        B. take in        C. look up        D. stare at

A. dust         B. effect         C. advantage      D. pollution

A. look for      B. introduce      C. judge          D. go through

A. called        B. saw          C. calling         D. seeing

A. on          B. around       C. in             D. out of

A. days        B. inventions     C. festivals       D. preparations

A. all          B. single        C. whole         D. frightened

A. tombs       B. houses        C. buildings      D. mountains

A. send        B. cut in        C. clear           D. provide

A. for         B. to           C. at              D. from

A. roses       B. rice          C. items           D. pieces

A. front       B. case          C. heart           D. memory

A. filled       B. full          C. covered         D. shortened

A. in          B. together      C. away           D. up

A. parted       B. party        C. parting          D. apart

An amazing teacher

Years ago a John Hopkins professor gave a group of graduate students this task: Go to the slums(贫民窟). Took 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and 31  their background and environment, then 32  their chances for the future.

The students, after consulting social statistics, talking to the boys, and collecting much data, concluded that 90 percent of the boys would 33  some time in prison.

Twenty-five years later 34  group of graduate students was given the job of 35  the prediction. They went back to the same area. Some of the boys---by then 36 ---were still there, a few had died, some had moved away, but they got in touch with 180 of the 37 200.They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to 38 .

Why was it that these men, who had lived in a breeding place of crime, had such a surprisingly good record? The researchers were 39  told,“Well, there was a teacher…”

They pressed(追问)further, and found that in 75 percent of the cases it was the same woman. The researchers went to this teacher, now living in a home for retired teachers. How had she had this brilliant 40  on that group of children? Could she give them any reason why these boys should have remembered her?

“No,” she said,“No,I really couldn’t.”And then, thinking back 41  the years, she said musingly(沉思地),42  to herself than to her questioners,“Iloved those boys…”

1.                A.look into        B.make up        C.show up D.result in

 

2.                A.control         B.arrange         C.desert    D.predict

 

3.                A.cost           B.spend          C.take D.waste

 

4.                A.others          B.the other       C.another   D.other

 

5.                A.cursing         B.convincing       C.applying D.testing

 

6.                A.teachers        B.students        C.men D.professors

 

7.                A.native          B.rare            C.recorded D.discouraged

 

8.                A.slums          B.society         C.prison    D.school

 

9.                A.continually      B.optimistically     C.curiously  D.officially

 

10.               A.reflection       B.harmony        C.effect D.existence

 

11.               A.before         B.after           C.in    D.over.

 

12.               A.less            B.more          C.better     D.worse

 

 

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path.I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud.As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack.It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected.I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times.I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me.Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing.And I was laughing.After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

    Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward.My attacker rushed me again.He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain.For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused.I wasn't sure what to do.After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly.I stepped back to look the situation over.My attacker moved back to land on the ground.That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier.He had a mate and she was dying.

    Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her.I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate.He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake (缘故), even though she was clearly dying and I was so large.He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her.His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable.I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool.He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.    

    Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.

1.Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

   A. To get close to a butterfly.          B. To look over the bad situation.

   C. To escape a sudden attack.            D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.

2.What made the man feel funny?

   A. Making the attacker pause.            B. Being attacked by a butterfly.

   C. Being stepped on by his mate.         D. Discovering the energetic butterfly.

3.From this experience the man learned        .

A. what he should do when faced with troubleB. people should show sympathy to the weak

 C. how he should deal with attacks        D. people should protect butterflies

4.Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?

    A. Careless.       B. Amusing.   C. Courageous. D. Aggressive.

 

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