完形填空. The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but had 1 in common. Res——青夏教育精英家教网—

完形填空。

     The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but had   1   in common. Residents built
walls to   2   influence from   3   town.
     In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very best. When women   4   birth, they would compete to have
the baby with the   5   cry. There were violent competitions in every aspect of life. Because   6   was the index
(指数) of success, people were always   7   making money, with no time for relaxation.
       8  , over in Pleasure, the motto was "As long as you like it, do it." People   9   without pressure and could
do  10  they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care  11  the
students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office  12  sipping coffee and doing nothing.  13  the
lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. No one had slightest thought of moving  14 , either
for themselves or for the town. The computer they used were  15  models from Pressure.
     Some of the young were addicted to  16  because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two
towns began asking themselves, "What is life  17 ?" But, just before life in the two towns completely failed, there
came a saint-Mr. Reason. He went from door to door,  18  with people and giving advice. People in Pressure
learnt to be content with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They  19  walls between
them and built a road to connect the two. The town people  20  to realize the truth-There is no space between
Pressure and Pleasure if people don't go to extremes.

(     )1. A. anything
(     )2. A. keep out
(     )3. A. another
(     )4. A. gave
(     )5. A. loud
(     )6. A. health
(     )7. A. busy
(     )8. A. Meanwhile
(     )9. A. got up
(     )10. A. nothing
(     )11. A. what
(     )12. A. all way
(     )13. A. Thanks to
(     )14. A. backward
(     )15. A. new
(     )16. A. work
(     )17. A. for
(     )18. A. talked
(     )19. A. pulled down
(     )20. A. went

B. nothing
B. look out
B. any
B. took
B. louder
B. healthy
B. lazy
B. At that time
B. grew up
B. something
B. who
B. all night
B. Because
B. forward
B. old
B. money
B. at
B. to talk
B. put down
B. returned

C. everything
C. work out
C. other
C. offered
C. loudest
C. wealth
C. easy
C. At one time
C. set up
C. anything
C. where
C. all way long
C. As a result
C. upward
C. right
C. drugs
C. in
C. talks
C. went down
C. happened

D. something
D. give out
D. the other
D. brought
D. loudly
D. wealthy
D. hard
D. Once in a while
D. brought up
D. everything
D. whether
D. all day long
D. According to
D. downward
D. advanced
D. books
D. to
D. talking
D. wrote down
D. came

完形填空。

     Who is setting your standards (标准) for you?
     A true story has it that Mr. Miller, who was 70 years old, decided to    1    around the local high school
football field. As he ran along, a group of football players were in    2   .
     The players soon started sprinting (速跑) up and down the    3  . Mr.Miller told himself, "I'll just keep
running until they    4   ." So he ran. And they ran. He ran some more. And they    5    running too. He
kept running until he could finally run no more. Mr.Miller stopped. One of the     6    , equally tired, came up
to him and said, "Well, I'm glad you    7   stopped. Our coach (教练) told us we had to keep running    8
you were running!"
     Mr.Miller was watching them and they were    9   him, too. He was letting them   10   his standards.
And the same time they   11   him to set theirs.
     After telling the story, some questions occur in my mind:Are you keeping   12   with somebody else?
Are you allowing other people to set your standards   13   you? Do you keep pace with those around you,
or do you   14   yourself just how you will   15   your life? You should know that it is you who must be
16   to determine what your standards will be. Set your standards too   17  , and you'll feel bored. Set
high standards   18   you can llive a   19   life. For only when you reach for the best that is within yourself,
will you   20 a wonderful life.

(     )1. A. march
(     )2. A. sight
(     )3. A. field
(     )4. A. tire
(     )5. A .tried
(     )6. A. players
(     )7. A. finally
(     )8. A. even though
(     )9. A. leading
(     )10. A. set
(     )11. A. advised
(     )12. A. touch
(     )13. A. against
(     )14. A. decide
(     )15. A. change
(     )16. A. free
(     )17. A. busy
(     )18. A. where
(     )19. A. serious
(     )20. A. experience

B. walk
B. trouble
B. road
B. stop
B. finished
B. teachers
B. simply
B. as long as
B. respecting
B. reach
B. required
B. pace
B. to
B. draw
B. save
B. able
B. hard
B. when
B. hard
B. find

C. run
C. line
C. playground
C. sweat
C. kept
C. walkers
C. really
C. in case
C. watching
C. meet
C. invited
C. distance
C. for
C. imagine
C. live
C. happy
C. low
C. and
C. poor
C. get

D. travel
D. practice
D. yard
D. fail
D. enjoyed
D. boys
D. equally
D. as if
D. following
D. raise
D. allowed
D. balance
D. of
D. sing
D. affect
D. patient
D. new
D. but
D. full
D. lose

阅读理解。

      One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would
enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling
of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo (竹子) trees bend under pressure from the wind and
watch them return gracefully to their upright or original position after the wind had died down.
     When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word
resilience (恢复力) comes to mind. When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily
recover from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's emotions.
     Have you ever felt like you are about to snap (突然折断)? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking
point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. 　　
     During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally
drained, mentally exhausted and you most likely endured (忍耐) unpleasant physical symptoms (症状). 　　
     Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you
are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend,
but don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. 　　
     If the going gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but
don't break!

1. When the writer talks about the bamboo trees, he wants to tell us _____.

A. he can't forget those bamboo trees
B. he used to watch them bend under pressure and return to their upright position
C. he still remembers the good days as a child
D. he admires the character of the bamboo trees

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. When you have overcome some depression, you show resilience.
B. When you are about to snap, we say you are resilient.
C. If you feel like you are at your breaking point, you are fortunate.
D. If you feel mentally exhausted, you are likely to experience pleasant physical symptoms.

3. What does the writer mean by saying"Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you?"

A. You should make the best of the situation.
B. You should try your best to get the best situation.
C. You should try your best not to be defeated by the situation.
D. You should try your best not to give up the best situation.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My fondest memories
B. Good times and bad times
C. Enjoy the peace and quiet
D. Bend, but don't break

      阅读理解。
     It is well known that the Japanese people's love of fish is almost as a bee's interest in honey. As fish
populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore.
Then they had a big challenge－how to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish
stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had
a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes,
they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected
environment, lacking predators (掠食者), the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these
dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fishing companies
had an even bigger challenge.
     Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask "What are your challenges? How do you
handle an unexpected challenge?" May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges?
Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal
with your situation.
     Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem?Sharks! You
might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Don't sharks eat fish?
Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active alert (警觉的). The fish stay fresh
because they are challenged.
     Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own
business and career.