1 . I lifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes. I could not feel my nose and my ________ formed a thick fog in the air. The biting wind was making me ________. I was fed up! I didn’t want to be here. I wanted to go home. But Mum and Dad had ________ me to go for a Sunday afternoon walk in the park. I could see my ________ in the snowy path, like a trail of breadcrumbs (一串面包屑) in the forest showing me the way ________.

I stopped and listened to my ________. I could ________ the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry for a delicious ________. The once-green tree ________, which used to wave gently in the breeze, had become bare, and the grass was covered with a ________ blanket of fresh snow. Then I saw a broken spider’s web shining golden beneath a pale sun. My breath was like silky soft ________ floating up into the freezing cold air.

Suddenly there was Mum, ________ handing me a big cup of hot chocolate. Her big smile immediately ________ my heart.

“Here you are, Jo. This will keep you ________,”she said as she placed a comforting arm around my shoulders and ________ her cheek against mine.

I slowly took a mouthful of the hot ________ and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava (熔岩) ________ down a mountainside. My wet woollen gloves were now warm, not ________. My breath warmed, and I was ________ fed up or cold. I was happy and ________.

1.

A．sweat

B．breath

C．tears

D．words

2.

A．hungry

B．thirsty

C．cold

D．tired

3.

A．forced

B．forbidden

C．allowed

D．needed

4.

A．shadow

B．image

C．shoes

D．footprints

5.

A．up

B．inside

C．home

D．there

6.

A．surroundings

B．whispers

C．heartbeat

D．mind

7.

A．see

B．hear

C．feel

D．smell

8.

A．chocolate

B．drink

C．bone

D．snowball

9.

A．roots

B．branches

C．trunks

D．leaves

10.

A．colourful

B．shabby

C．plain

D．white

11.

A．ice

B．rain

C．smoke

D．light

12.

A．finally

B．cheerfully

C．gradually

D．unwillingly

13.

A．melted

B．impressed

C．broke

D．stopped

14.

A．calm

B．alive

C．warm

D．awake

15.

A．raised

B．felt

C．dropped

D．pressed

16.

A．soup

B．liquid

C．meal

D．cup

17.

A．flowing

B．walking

C．jumping

D．squeezing

18.

A．damaged

B．abandoned

C．frozen

D．worn

19.

A．either

B．sometimes

C．no less

D．no longer

20.

A．surprised

B．contented

C．determined

D．warm-hearted

2 . My mom is an environmentalist. We’ve always composted (制堆肥) and she’s always had some sort of garden. She also never threw anything away because she could see the second________in it. I grew into a ________ lifestyle. And I started ________ my carbon footprint and consumption.

I decided to________ my car for one month in May of 2017. If I needed a car, I was going to borrow someone’s to prove that I had the community to ________ this decision. I only ended up________ a car once, and I realized it didn’t make sense to own a car,________ it and pay for gas. So in September, I fully________ and sold my car.

I also fly a lot for work, and on my ________ from the travel agency, it will include how many tons of ________ you’re emitting ( 排 放 ) from just your single________ which is like a punch in the gut.

As a result, it has become a ________ for me to offset (抵消) my carbon emissions. I ________ my carbon emissions, and go onto carbonfootprint.com and purchase an offset in the________ of a donation. If we’re going to ________ the environment this much, we have to be doing something that’s going to offset the carbon ________ until there’s a carbon tax, which I truly hope is________   we will go next.

It’s also really important to talk about what we could see the ________ as, because it gets so dark so fast when people talk about________ change.

I don’t know what the ________ of me not having a car is, but I hope it’s something positive that I can’t necessarily see.

1.

A．time

B．life

C．hand

D．way

2.

A．different

B．healthy

C．similar

D．modern

3.

A．assessing

B．doubting

C．forgetting

D．ignoring

4.

A．blow up

B．speed up

C．give up

D．break up

5.

A．claim

B．support

C．announce

D．approve

6.

A．borrowing

B．possessing

C．lending

D．renting

7.

A．repair

B．wash

C．park

D．finance

8.

A．understood

B．quit

C．recovered

D．agreed

9.

A．complaint

B．poster

C．trip

D．ticket

10.

A．smell

B．heat

C．carbon

D．sweat

11.

A．seat

B．plane

C．car

D．garden

12.

A．pain

B．habit

C．award

D．reward

13.

A．increase

B．reduce

C．control

D．calculate

14.

A．form

B．benefit

C．course

D．middle

15.

A．provide

B．create

C．pollute

D．protect

16.

A．in time

B．in return

C．in force

D．in advance

17.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

18.

A．future

B．globe

C．environment

D．sponsor

19.

A．cultural

B．economic

C．climate

D．population

20.

A．intention

B．motivation

C．inspiration

D．effect

5 . Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it ________ with patience(耐心). If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to ________ some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home ________.

Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things ________ you do is much easier. Or join someone ________ some activity.   Many people are ________ when talking to new people. ________ all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit ________ about the unknown. Most of fears（害怕） about dealing ________ new people come from doubts about ________. We imagine other people are ________ us --- finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself ________ you are ,and try to put the other at ease（放松）. You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident(自信) even ________ you don’t feel that way when you ________ a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look________ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ________, say something. Don’t wait for ________ person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone ________ does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. ________ is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. They take time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from________.

1.

A．produces

B．improves

C．moves

D．races

2.

A．take

B．make

C．do

D．carry

3.

A．lonely

B．yourself

C．alone

D．with you

4.

A．as

B．that

C．which

D．what

5.

A．with

B．in

C．on

D．to

6.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．pressed（紧迫的）

D．worried

7.

A．At

B．For

C．In

D．After

8.

A．unhappy

B．unusual

C．uncomfortable

D．unlucky

9.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．on

10.

A．yourself

B．himself

C．yourselves

D．ourselves

11.

A．talking

B．saying

C．judging（判断）

D．laughing

12.

A．like

B．as

C．what

D．that

13.

A．when

B．if

C．as

D．what

14.

A．come

B．go

C．enter

D．step

15.

A．upwards(朝上)

B．directly

C．bravely

D．happily

16.

A．speak to

B．talk about

C．say to

D．call up

17.

A．other

B．the other

C．another

D．others

18.

A．old

B．young

C．new

D．little

19.

A．Relation

B．Friendship

C．Connection

D．Feeling

20.

A．growing

B．living

C．going

D．happening

6 . Katie always wanted to be a performer. She was _________of Disney movies and musicals from an early age and her mum, Karen, who was also a big fan, would often _________to watch together with her in front of TV. When she was nine, Katie's happy childhood took a ___________when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. When the doctor _________the Whetsell family that Karen's disease was terminal (晚期) , they made a decision to Disney World which had been a longtime dream vacation for Karen. __________, in November 1997, the family ________and headed to Disney World.

The Whetsells spared no __________for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and stayed at Disneyland for eight nights. They spent their days in the parks, seeing the sights, greeting characters, all the while, _________Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with joy. They all __________the joy of experiencing the park for the first time with Karen though they ran out of their savings. The trip to Disney World at the height of Karen's __________with cancer allowed them to escape into a world of magic and laughter.

Katie says she'll never forget the ________that changed her life on that trip: After a long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to see one of Disney World's nightly light shows. While watching, a Disney performer came up to her mom and __________her hand on Karen' s shoulder. They _________smiles and, to this day, Katie still remembers how _________her mom looked. The whole family was touched by the performer's _______. This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney to bring smiles to every visitor's face.

Katie went on to pursue (追求) __________for a living. After she received her degree in musical theatre from Otterbein University, she __________moved to New York. Katie __________for years, trying to make it as an actress. Her hard work and determination finally ________when she was hired to work as a(n) __________Disney performer.

1.

A．short

B．fond

C．aware

D．proud

2.

A．come about

B．come across

C．come after

D．come along

3.

A．turn

B．risk

C．break

D．chance

4.

A．impressed

B．tricked

C．informed

D．promised

5.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

6.

A．packed up

B．set up

C．kept up

D．sped up

7.

A．choice

B．patience

C．expense

D．courage

8.

A．leading

B．dragging

C．leaving

D．pushing

9.

A．shared

B．jumped

C．refused

D．explained

10.

A．charge

B．battle

C．agreement

D．confusion

11.

A．light

B．face

C．visitor

D．moment

12.

A．rested

B．reached

C．hit

D．struck

13.

A．offered

B．harvested

C．exchanged

D．presented

14.

A．ashamed

B．delighted

C．curious

D．shocked

15.

A．decision

B．reaction

C．motivation

D．behavior

16.

A．designing

B．teaching

C．performing

D．engineering

17.

A．immediately

B．constantly

C．typically

D．unwillingly

18.

A．paused

B．hesitated

C．continued

D．struggled

19.

A．paid back

B．paid off

C．paid up

D．paid out

20.

A．serious

B．honest

C．official

D．cautious

7 . When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say.

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Ittleby said, “Don't ______. It'll still taste good.” And he was ______. The pizza edges were dark, ______ the middle wasn't bad.

Ittleby looked on the ______ side. And everyone, except Hazel, ______ that about him.

Hazel was the   ______ student in class. On her first day, Ittleby said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you'll like it here.” Hazel looked at him, “I ______ it.” Ittleby didn't know what to do. He'd never ______ anyone like Hazel.

____ Mr. D. said they'd have recess (休息) inside ______ the rain, Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes. No outdoor recess is number one. What will the ______ thing be?”

The class didn't have to ______ long to find out. Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She ____, and paint went flying. Hazel turned to Ittleby, “That was the second ______ thing. What will the third be?”

Ittleby didn't know what to say. Hazel seemed so ______ about the Rule of Three Bad Things.

Emma came to look at Ittteby's ______. She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. Hazel pointed, “Ittleby's picture is ruined (破坏)! There's number three.” Emma looked   _____. “I'm sorry, Ittleby.” “It's OK, Emma. If I add wings, the fingerprint (指纹) could look like butterflies,” said Ittleby.

So Ittleby added wings. ______ he said, “Everyone, let's make a field of butterflies.”

Everyone put a fingerprint on Ittleby's paper. Only Hazel didn't.

“Want to add one?” Ittleby asked her. Hazel thought about it, and she carefully added wings.

“It looks ______. I like it very much,” said Ittleby. Hazel _____, “You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things.” Ittleby nodded, “Bad things happen. But good things happen, too. And sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don't expect them.”

1.

A．laugh

B．worry

C．talk

D．stop

2.

A．hungry

B．different

C．right

D．wrong

3.

A．and

B．but

C．if

D．as

4.

A．humorous

B．easy

C．bright

D．back

5.

A．liked

B．hated

C．heard

D．trusted

6.

A．shy

B．good

C．poor

D．new

7.

A．forget

B．want

C．enjoy

D．doubt

8.

A．met

B．helped

C．asked

D．believed

9.

A．Unless

B．When

C．Before

D．Though

10.

A．according to

B．along with

C．instead of

D．because of

11.

A．second

B．last

C．first

D．third

12.

A．walk

B．work

C．wait

D．stand

13.

A．calmed down

B．went down

C．fell down

D．looked down

14.

A．strange

B．bad

C．funny

D．interesting

15.

A．sure

B．sorry

C．excited

D．disappointed

16.

A．pen

B．butterfly

C．painting

D．book

17.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．angry

D．sad

18.

A．Then

B．Thus

C．Yet

D．Still

19.

A．old

B．dirty

C．great

D．normal

20.

A．answered

B．cried

C．shouted

D．smiled

8 . A town mouse and a country mouse were friends. The country mouse one day_________his friend to come to visit. He wanted his friend to come and see him at his home in the ____. The town mouse came and they sat down to a ______of roots and corn. The country mouse ___the food and he asked his friend to eat more. But his friend didn’t think the food was _______.

After _______for a while, the town mouse finally said, “My _______friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see_______I live! There is plenty of nice food in my room. You must come and _______with me. I’m sure you will enjoy your ______there.” The country mouse wanted to eat better food, so he_______.

When the town mouse_________ town, he took the country mouse with him. He showed the visitor into his room which had a lot of nice food. The country mouse had _________seen anything like that and sat down to enjoy the food his friend _____. But right before they had________, the door opened and someone came in. The two mice ______and hid themselves in a narrow hole. After a while, when it was________again, they came out. But someone else came in, and they hid again. This was too much for the__________. “Goodbye,” said the country mouse, “I’m off. You have a lot of nice food to eat, I can see, but there is so much_________ around you. Though I can only enjoy my simple dinner of roots and corn, I can live_______in my hole. ”

1.

A．helped

B．invited

C．taught

D．refused

2.

A．fields

B．city

C．water

D．house

3.

A．window

B．picture

C．dinner

D．party

4.

A．changed

B．liked

C．wanted

D．hid

5.

A．different

B．nice

C．enough

D．close

6.

A．standing

B．walking

C．eating

D．working

7.

A．sad

B．poor

C．honest

D．strong

8.

A．if

B．why

C．when

D．how

9.

A．stay

B．hide

C．run

D．fight

10.

A．time

B．plan

C．owner

D．water

11.

A．disappeared

B．cried

C．lied

D．agreed

12.

A．turned into

B．cared for

C．returned to

D．looked for

13.

A．never

B．often

C．sometimes

D．always

14.

A．cooked

B．hated

C．provided

D．planted

15.

A．slept

B．left

C．begun

D．separated

16.

A．laughed

B．escaped

C．hugged

D．looked

17.

A．dark

B．quiet

C．bright

D．strange

18.

A．visitor

B．customer

C．host

D．dancer

19.

A．sight

B．danger

C．wealth

D．food

20.

A．sadly

B．alone

C．safely

D．unusually

9 . If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _______as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or_______strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those _______that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.
For example, consider this story about a group of _______who were traveling through the woods when _______of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the _______. When they saw how _______the pit was, they told the two _______frogs they would never get out.
The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to _______ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, ________it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply ________ He fell down and ________. The other frog continued to jump as ________as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to ________ the pain. The more they ________, the harder he jumped and finally he ________to safety.
When he ________, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all ________him to simply quit. The frog ________to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were ________him all the time.1.

A．think

B．experience

C．seem

D．feel

2.

A．so

B．just

C．even

D．ever

3.

A．processes

B．times

C．courses

D．practices

4.

A．frogs

B．mice

C．dogs

D．cats

5.

A．two

B．three

C．many

D．few

6.

A．hole

B．pit

C．water

D．well

7.

A．muddy

B．wide

C．deep

D．long

8.

A．uncomfortable

B．unpleasant

C．unhappy

D．unfortunate

9.

A．run

B．walk

C．climb

D．jump

10.

A．so

B．as long as

C．because

D．although

11.

A．gave out

B．gave up

C．gave away

D．gave off

12.

A．died

B．wounded

C．destroyed

D．damaged

13.

A．fast

B．hard

C．easily

D．swiftly

14.

A．help

B．ban

C．forbid

D．stop

15.

A．cried

B．spoke

C．shouted

D．read

16.

A．get it

B．forget it

C．use it

D．made it

17.

A．turned out

B．kept out

C．got out

D．held out

18.

A．taking to

B．shouting at

C．throwing at

D．speaking to

19.

A．explained

B．announced

C．introduced

D．told

20.

A．encouraging

B．helping

C．pulling

D．dragging