3 . Snowy wanted to be a show jumping horse. Every day she would _______ her mum to allow her to jump. Finally, her mum decided she was _____ enough and they went into the jumping arena (竞技场).

Snowy was very excited, but when she saw how ______ the jumps were, she started shaking." I can't jump that high. It's a good idea that we ________." she said. Her mum said,“I wouldn't expect you to _________ that high. There's a log (原木) on the ground. Why not start jumping over that?" Snowy gathered (积聚) her ________, walked to the log and then managed to jump over it.

“I did it!" she shouted happily. _________, her mum said,“You can't just jump over logs if you want to be a show jumper. ________ the low jump over there."

Again, Snowy was ___________but she tried it and found she could do it. As time went on, Snowy progressed to taller jumps, until finally she ________ the arena and looked at the tallest jumps. Over the past few weeks, something had _______. These jumps seemed much less ______ to Snowy. She jumped over them easily. Her mum looked with ________ at her and said,“This is what happens when you start ________ and build your way up."

So never be afraid of ________   in life, but start small and keep trying. Then you'll be able to do anything.

1.

A．ask

B．warn

C．force

D．advise

2.

A．old

B．fat

C．clever

D．careful

3.

A．deep

B．high

C．long

D．far

4.

A．wait

B．leave

C．stay

D．settle

5.

A．see

B．stop

C．start

D．arrive

6.

A．speed

B．power

C．doubt

D．courage

7.

A．Suddenly

B．immediately

C．However

D．Besides

8.

A．Remember

B．Try

C．Carry

D．Study

9.

A．nervous

B．happy

C．upset

D．serious

10.

A．missed

B．liked

C．entered

D．needed

11.

A．appeared

B．changed

C．begun

D．continued

12.

A．dangerous

B．important

C．familiar

D．terrible

13.

A．pride

B．anger

C．patience

D．kindness

14.

A．early

B．young

C．small

D．smart

15.

A．failures

B．worries

C．uncertainties

D．difficulties

4 . Some kids are too young. Maybe they will not remember this time of social distancing and ________during the global pandemic (流行病)．Other ________ teens will remember schools closing, playgrounds off-limits and no ________ to family or friends forever.

My father-in-law, Hub, bad a great memory, He often told of his special time. However, what ________ me most was the detail about his teddy bear.

He was 5 at the time. His oldest sister Alice got sick, and the doctor diagnosed it as scarlet fever (猩红热)．Outbreaks of scarlet fever in the early 1900s were often ________ or left children with lifelong disabilities. It was also highly contagious.(感染性的)

The doctor said Hub and his another older sister Mabel had to stay away ________ Alice got better.

Later in life, Hub put his memories to paper. He wrote, “There was no place to go except to Grandpa and Grandma's just down the road. We ________ and were sent off to their house. My teddy bear fell off the wagon, but ________ , a man found it on the road and gave it back. It was so important to me. It ________ me out of the days spent waiting out in the front yard, watching the men work on the highway and waiting for my sister Mabel to return from school.”

They stayed with their grandparents for three or four weeks. "It was a happy day. ________ Dad told us we could go home"

What will be our memories of this time in history?

I hope we remember family, friends and neighbors caring for one another. I hope we remember the ________ medical personnel sacrificing their own health, the truck drives, food service workers and all the cashiers who kept grocery stores ________. Besides, never forget the garbage collectors sand that the mail kept coming.

I hope we remember the plants ________face masks and ventilators (呼吸机), and the scientists racing to find a vaccine.

I hope we remember how fears ________ a long shadow and how we renew soul searching.

We are writing history. ________ we write it well.

1.

A．connection

B．relationship

C．difference

D．isolation

2.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．younger

D．older

3.

A．calls

B．parties

C．visits

D．talks

4.

A．came to

B．struck

C．occurred to

D．shocked

5.

A．deadly

B．slight

C．easy

D．sharp

6.

A．once

B．until

C．after

D．when

7.

A．sorted out

B．picked up

C．packed up

D．put up

8.

A．secretly

B．fortunately

C．suddenly

D．immediately

9.

A．took

B．reviewed

C．forgot

D．recalled

10.

A．that

B．when

C．though

D．where

11.

A．diligent

B．busy

C．exhausted

D．white

12.

A．close

B．away

C．clean

D．open

13.

A．selling

B．inventing

C．manufacturing

D．donating

14.

A．drag

B．cast

C．bright

D．extend

15.

A．Should

B．Can

C．May

D．Must

6 . A sobbing (哭泣) little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “I can’t _________to Sunday school,” she sobbed to the pastor (牧师) as he_________by. Seeing her sad appearance, the pastor took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday_________class. The child was so touched that she went home thinking of the children who have no places there.

Some two years_________, this girl died and her poor parents called for the kind-hearted pastor,_________had treated their daughter kindly, to handle the final arrangements . As her poor body was being moved, a worn wallet was_________ . Inside it was discovered 57 cents with a_________, which read, “This is to help_________a church big enough so that more children can go to Sunday school.”

For two years she had_________for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully__________that note, he knew what he would do.

A newspaper learned of the__________and published it. It was read by a rich man who offered them the land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not__________so much, he offered it for a 57-cent payment.

Church members also made large subscriptions (捐献). Checks came from far and __________. Within five years the little girl’s gift had __________to $250,000—a huge sum for the church, with the money they built Temple University , where tens and thousands of__________are trained .

1.

A．go

B．take

C．send

D．have

2.

A．stepped

B．walked

C．rushed

D．left

3.

A．church

B．school

C．local

D．language

4.

A．later

B．ago

C．late

D．before

5.

A．that

B．who

C．whom

D．whose

6.

A．found

B．looked

C．opened

D．got

7.

A．note

B．sentence

C．signal

D．sign

8.

A．make

B．build

C．finish

D．set

9.

A．put

B．placed

C．saved

D．earned

10.

A．saw

B．noticed

C．read

D．pronounce

11.

A．question

B．problem

C．effect

D．story

12.

A．pay

B．offer

C．accept

D．give

13.

A．deep

B．near

C．long

D．fast

14.

A．reduced

B．decreased

C．increased

D．become

15.

A．villagers

B．persons

C．students

D．citizens

7 . I work as a waiter at a hotel. Last night,an elderly white, seemingly _________ couple entered the restaurant. My co-worker greeted and _________ them in a friendly way. We usually take charge of our own _________, but when we are _________, we help each other out.

I was _________ the customers at another table when the elderly husband _________ to me that they were ready to order. When I went to take their order, the husband began ordering, stuttering (结巴) to a degree I’d never heard before.

It was very clear that he had a _________ disorder. I could tell the wife had told her husband very extensively what she wanted, as a(n) _________ for him to practice ordering.

It took him quite a while to order. Meanwhile, she was just sitting there,looking proud and_________ despite her husband’s endless stuttering.

Honestly, the whole thing was beautiful and made me realize that a huge part of love is   __________, patience and support. She could have made the order for her husband and avoided the __________ from other tables, but she didn’t. __________,she supported him and was proud to see him __________ the order.

The whole thing also reminded me that life isn’t always __________ for everyone. Even rich people also seemed to have problems they have to face daily. But I’ve learnt that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to __________, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

1.

A．blind

B．wealthy

C．courageous

D．nervous

2.

A．searched

B．surveyed

C．seated

D．accompanied

3.

A．dishes

B．meals

C．bookings

D．tables

4.

A．busy

B．tired

C．considerate

D．anxious

5.

A．reacting to

B．cheering up

C．waiting on

D．looking after

6.

A．signaled

B．shouted

C．explained

D．said

7.

A．stomach

B．heart

C．speech

D．breath

8.

A．excuse

B．tradition

C．target

D．way

9.

A．absent-minded

B．satisfied

C．attractive

D．strict

10.

A．thankfulness

B．forgiveness

C．pity

D．acceptance

11.

A．smiles

B．stares

C．greetings

D．questions

12.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．Thus

13.

A．analyse

B．take

C．complete

D．fail

14.

A．normal

B．painful

C．hopeful

D．smooth

15.

A．pass

B．strike

C．direct

D．change

8 . Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to ______ on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I found myself on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona. I was _______ at the thought of living with loads of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of _____ , my worries had gone. Everyone was so   ______ and like-minded that it was very easy to feel at home.

I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8-day ______. We had to ______ everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a ______ way but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to ______ a stairway out of rock. This meant climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited(栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard, never   ______.

Three days later, a beautiful stairway came into being. The ______ of knowing that my ______ will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.

But on the last night we were   ______ in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to   ______. I had to spend the rest of the night trembling in the only dry part of my tent.

______, I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I _____. I think I am much stronger for having taken part in the project.1.

A．calculate

B．negotiate

C．advertise

D．research

2.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．scared

D．excited

3.

A．arriving

B．sleeping

C．thinking

D．walking

4.

A．confident

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．curious

5.

A．tour

B．project

C．campaign

D．course

6.

A．drop

B．make

C．buy

D．carry

7.

A．nice

B．safe

C．long

D．quick

8.

A．build

B．test

C．clean

D．guard

9.

A．hunted

B．trained

C．seen

D．fed

10.

A．satisfaction

B．ambition

C．expectation

D．intention

11.

A．story

B．memory

C．record

D．work

12.

A．left

B．caught

C．attacked

D．separated

13.

A．boiling

B．average

C．normal

D．freezing

14.

A．By the way

B．Regardless of that

C．Needless to say

D．In either case

15.

A．survived

B．resisted

C．escaped

D．recovered

9 . “Leave a place better than you found it.” It’s a _________ philosophy, but one that William Lindesay holds dear. On April 22, which was also Earth Day, he led twenty _________ to help clean up the Badaling section of the Great Wall.

He who _________ is the owner, William said in the _________ remarks of the cleanup event in 2000. “The Great Wall _________ China, and is also one of the greatest structures in the world. Everyone has a _________ to protect it. Every day should be Earth Day,” he said.

During the past three decades, he has spent most of his time _________ and exploring the Great Wall and has developed his own efforts to protect the cultural relic.

“It's a _________ thing that people are going out to enjoy themselves and to _________ the great history and heritage, __________ it's also quite dangerous if they don't __________ how fragile the historical sites are and how fragile the __________ is,” William said.

In 1989, his first __________ Alone on the Great Wall was published, and he has published another five books about the Great Wall since then. In 2001, he __________ International Friends of the Great Wall, an association whose efforts are aimed at protecting this __________ to the past.

His next step is to organize exhibitions about the Great Wall as a monument over the last 400 years. The exhibitions are expected to be held in Beijing, London, Paris and Washington D. C

1.

A．simple

B．traditional

C．historical

D．political

2.

A．philosophers

B．writers

C．owners

D．volunteers

3.

A．climbs

B．knows

C．cares

D．admits

4.

A．funny

B．careless

C．closing

D．opening

5.

A．adds to

B．points to

C．belongs to

D．refers to

6.

A．duty

B．choice

C．place

D．view

7.

A．walking

B．building

C．designing

D．updating

8.

A．bad

B．small

C．good

D．curious

9.

A．declare

B．analyse

C．affect

D．discover

10.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

11.

A．ask

B．include

C．realize

D．check

12.

A．condition

B．environment

C．situation

D．equipment

13.

A．magazine

B．paper

C．article

D．book

14.

A．founded

B．became

C．introduced

D．owned

15.

A．contribution

B．reference

C．link

D．devotion