When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind of fierce creature. But is it true that the wolf stands for devil(魔鬼) and ugliness?

Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem'' 《狼图腾》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 51 the wolves' world? If you had, you would __52__ the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about __53__ than humans. They can attack sheep without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to __54__ full use of the shape of land to __55__ sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __56__ at fighting.

The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __57__. Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A __58__ wolf has little power, but a group of wolves __59__ nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. __60__ they are beaten, they run away together. It is their teamwork __61__ makes wolves powerful.

The wolves also have great self-preservation and won't __62__ to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, __63__ stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his __64__, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __65__ wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it. The wolf was __66__ and never gave up fighting __67__ its death. It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.

I was shocked by this kind of __68__ wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the  earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a __69__ way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and __70__ this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

1.                A.talked about     B.walked into      C.thought about  D.cared for

 

2.                A.hunt           B.watch          C.draw D.admire

 

3.                A.survival         B.life            C.food D.plant

 

4.                A.get            B.make           C.have D.take

 

5.                A.trap           B.avoid           C.fight D.discover

 

6.                A.considerate     B.imaginative      C.creative  D.expert

 

7.                A.process        B.lifestyle         C.teamwork D.control

 

8.                A.brave          B.single          C.lonely    D.fair

 

9.                A.fight           B.struggle         C.fail  D.fear

 

10.               A.Even if         B.As though       C.Even so   D.As for

 

11.               A.what           B.that           C.which D.one

 

12.               A.turn in         B.break in        C.take in    D.give in

 

13.               A.just            B.once           C.soon  D.only

 

14.               A.satisfaction      B.sadness        C.disappointment D.pleasure

 

15.               A.rest           B.the other       C.another   D.others

 

16.               A.willing         B.worried        C.proud.    D.eager

 

17.               A.although        B.until           C.before    D.unless

 

18.               A.selflessness     B.self-confidence  C.self-protection D.self-respect

 

19.               A.different       B.curious         C.strange    D.humorous

 

20.               A.step out        B.set up          C.succeed in D.get into

 

 

I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

We couldn't afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

I did not share my burden (负担) with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cold. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.

1.Which of the following statements about Kerrel’s father is true?

A.He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.

B.He depended on the nurses in his final days.

C.He told no one about his disease.

D.He worked hard to pay for his medication.

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.Kerrel couldn't understand her teacher.

B.Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

C.Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.

D.Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher's words.

3.Why did Kerrel keep her father's disease a secret?

A.She was afraid of being looked down upon.

B.She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.

C.She found no one willing to listen to her.

D.She wanted to obey her mother.

4.The purpose of the passage is ________.

A.To tell people about the sufferings of her father.

B.To show how little people knew about AIDS.

C.To remember her father.

D.To draw people's attention to AIDS.

 

Washington, November 1, 2012  (CNN) -- After years of planning and months of campaigning(竞选), the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs.

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonstop events between now and the Tuesday election considered too close to call.

The focus is on battleground states worth 95 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted(未表态的) voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.

That means a game of campaign chess that started Thursday, with appearances by the candidates (候选人)and their assistants as well as advertising dollars allocated to the places considered most vital to success.

Concluding a race expected to cost more than $6 billion overall, Obama and Romney and their running mates will hit all the battleground states -- Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin. The campaigns also are unloading a blast of television ads and mailings that threaten to overwhelm voters already saturated with politicking. Perhaps no one said it better than 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colorado, who -- according to NPR -- cried after listening to more election coverage on the radio and told her mother, ‘I'm tired of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.’

1.The underlined phrase “too close to call” probably means               .

A.a game that one side is clearly winning.

B.a tie in which neither side seems likely to win

C.so close that you need not use a telephone

D.a visit close to one’s home state

2.What is the focus of the last-5 -day campaigns for both presidential candidates?

A.To make sure that their supporters understand their policies.

B.To collect enough money for campaign ads.

C.To paint their rival as black as possible.

D.To win over the voters who have not decide which candidate to vote for.

3.The public generally feel ________ about these last-days election efforts.

A.excited           B.disappointed       C.annoyed          D.relieved

 

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