1 . According to a Chinese saying，“One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero. ”Growing up in Beijing，I _________ its historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However，I’d _________ climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I，along with my friends， _________ for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more _________ than we had imagined. But we didn’t _________ . It took us about two hours to finally _________ where we had wanted to get to.

As _________ at the top of the Great Wall，I looked back at the waves of _________ walking to the top. At that moment，I saw an amazing _________ that would forever change my opinion on humans’ limits. I saw a young couple carrying their children，walking __________ but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a __________ under the hot sun.

As I stood there，I began to __________ words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe giraffes（长颈鹿），he/she would use words such as __________ and long-necked. But what about us？I took another look down below and my __________ began to gather，persevering（坚忍不拔的），determined，and

__________. As these words came into my mind，I __________ that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define（定义）us humans，but the __________ that we share.

I don’t know if I have become a __________ man after returning from this __________ according to the Chinese saying， __________ I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.

1.

A．show

B．know

C．imagine

D．accept

2.

A．still

B．also

C．never

D．already

3.

A．waited

B．allowed

C．searched

D．aimed

4.

A．expensive

B．interesting

C．difficult

D．important

5.

A．wake up

B．give up

C．keep up

D．look up

6.

A．reach

B．understand

C．clean

D．head

7.

A．shook

B．stood

C．walked

D．lay

8.

A．children

B．strangers

C．people

D．foreigners

9.

A．book

B．photo

C．future

D．scene

10.

A．dangerously

B．slowly

C．worriedly

D．naturally

11.

A．break

B．tip

C．step

D．note

12.

A．care about

B．make up

C．tell about

D．think of

13.

A．healthy

B．tall

C．fat

D．scary

14.

A．thoughts

B．emotions

C．rules

D．plans

15.

A．tired

B．normal

C．strong

D．lazy

16.

A．expected

B．argued

C．included

D．realized

17.

A．dreams

B．qualities

C．concerns

D．experiences

18.

A．boring

B．humorous

C．great

D．serious

19.

A．trip

B．country

C．adventure

D．experiment

20.

A．but

B．as

C．unless

D．so

2 . Some of the greatest problems we face today are concerned with the gradual destruction of our environment. Brown clouds; wildlife ____; polluted water. These ____ all seem so huge. So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to ____.

But does it do any good?

I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in     ___ groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time ____ for migration, a few flamingos start the process by taking off from the lake. But ____ of the others seem to notice, so the tiny group returns.

However, the next day they ____ again. This time a few more struggle along with them, but the vast majority still ____ no attention, so these pioneers come back.

The ____ continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, _____ the thousands of others still take no ____, the great migration plan is once again ____.

Then one day something ____. The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. And this time their total number, though still quite ____, is enough to tip the balance. As one, the whole group takes flight and the migration ____. What a ____ sight it must be – thousands of flamingos taking to the sky at once!

A few can make a ____. It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the ____ efforts of a few.

If you believe in a cause (事业), don’t ____! Others will someday take notice and together we will ____ even our greatest problems.

1.

A．protection

B．extinction

C．migration

D．separation

2.

A．questions

B．costs

C．examples

D．problems

3.

A．drive

B．run

C．cycle

D．stand

4.

A．tiny

B．different

C．huge

D．similar

5.

A．comes

B．passes

C．varies

D．moves

6.

A．all

B．any

C．none

D．most

7.

A．gather

B．try

C．sing

D．appear

8.

A．attract

B．require

C．escape

D．pay

9.

A．plan

B．trend

C．activity

D．movement

10.

A．since

B．though

C．unless

D．while

11.

A．responsibility

B．notice

C．chance

D．measure

12.

A．put off

B．cut off

C．carried out

D．worked out

13.

A．approaches

B．works

C．changes

D．disappears

14.

A．significant

B．reasonable

C．adequate

D．small

15.

A．continues

B．delays

C．finishes

D．begins

16.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．magnificent

D．unrealistic

17.

A．point

B．decision

C．difference

D．mistake

18.

A．useless

B．tireless

C．extra

D．special

19.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give away

D．give out

20.

A．identify

B．understand

C．predict

D．solve

3 . For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, _______across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _______at school for practice hours _______ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to_______music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

_______, one day, in the music class that was _______of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it _________to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _______doing it. He tried to hide his _______pleasure from the music teacher, who had ________over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, ________the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good________and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there ________him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a ________. When he began practicing, he took it very ________. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was ________to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This ________, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ________his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ________looks of the non-musicians he had left________.

1.

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up

3.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

4.

A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．appreciate

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Thus

D．Moreover

6.

A．part

B．nature

C．basis

D．spirit

7.

A．complicated

B．safe

C．confusing

D．easy

8.

A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．denied

9.

A．transparent

B．obvious

C．false

D．similar

10.

A．run

B．jogged

C．jumped

D．wandered

11.

A．because

B．but

C．though

D．so

12.

A．ear

B．taste

C．heart

D．voice

13.

A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to

14.

A．change

B．chance

C．mission

D．function

15.

A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally

16.

A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted

17.

A．proved

B．showed

C．stressed

D．meant

18.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．rushing

19.

A．admiring

B．pitying

C．annoying

D．teasing

20.

A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out

4 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead