1 . Walking alone on a remote beach in southwest Florida, I was surprised to hear splashes coming from the water. As I walked in the _______ of the sounds, I saw a manatee(海牛) show its head out of the water, _______a great snuffling(带鼻音的) breath. It seemed that it was in _______and trying to get out of it.

I'd never seen a _______ like this before. I wanted to _______, but there was no one else on the beach. So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came _______enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it. _______, the manatees were also moving toward me. Soon I was _______by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee _______the little one up with her flipper(鳍状肢) and pushed it to the ________beside me.

As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either side, ________gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and________ the action, this time ________by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began ________each of them as they swam by.

I stood there enjoying the scene, ________to move, until finally the rising tide forced me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees ________me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meet the ________member of their family.

During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of ________on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that ________for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might ________up for your party.

1.

A．direction

B．condition

C．middle

D．side

2.

A．making out

B．putting out

C．coming out

D．letting out

3.

A．force

B．trouble

C．loss

D．action

4.

A．look

B．feel

C．sight

D．smell

5.

A．leave

B．see

C．find

D．help

6.

A．close

B．soon

C．quick

D．straight

7.

A．Luckily

B．Personally

C．Unexpectedly

D．Sadly

8.

A．watched

B．surrounded

C．attacked

D．separated

9.

A．turn

B．eat

C．throw

D．hold

10.

A．field

B．surface

C．pool

D．bank

11.

A．rubbing

B．preventing

C．surfing

D．comforting

12.

A．practiced

B．changed

C．repeated

D．showed

13.

A．seen

B．followed

C．taught

D．ordered

14.

A．moving

B．hitting

C．catching

D．touching

15.

A．unwilling

B．ready

C．unable

D．afraid

16.

A．invited

B．protected

C．included

D．fought

17.

A．best

B．oldest

C．toughest

D．newest

18.

A．life

B．music

C．world

D．development

19.

A．boat

B．hill

C．beach

D．scene

20.

A．build

B．show

C．look

D．step

2 . Jaguar （美洲虎）is an endangered animal. It is said that there are less than 20 jaguars in the world currently, one of which is living in the national zoo of Peru. To protect this jaguar, Peruvians _________ a zone in the zoo for it, where there are groups of cattle, sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. Anyone who has visited the zoo _________ it to be the “Heaven of Tiger”. _______, strange enough, no one has ever seen the jaguar _______the animals. What we could see is it’s lying in its house sleeping and eating the meat _________by the zoo staff.

Some people thought that the jaguar felt too _________, so they collected money and rented a female tiger to accompany it. Nonetheless, it did not make too much sense. “It is _______ for the jaguar to be lazy in this environment. Tiger is the king of forest but you _______ put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no _______ in going out. Why don’t you put some __________ around him?”a visitor suggested. The zoo __________his advice and put five wolves into the jaguar’s territory(领地). Since then, it either stands on top of the hill roaring __________goes down from the hill running without sleeping all day，totally getting back to its __________.

In our world, one creature __________ any rival(对手) is lifeless. Actually, this principle also ____________to human beings. If a man lives without competitors, he is sure to be satisfied with the present and will __________before all difficulties. Difficult environment tends to __________successful people. Therefore, we need some rivals to push us with strict requirements and standards, leaving us going ahead in all ____________and challenges. Due to our rivals, we can __________the best in us. Due to our rivals, we will continuously __________our capabilities when competing with them!

1.

A．condemn

B．grab

C．overlook

D．circle

2.

A．praised

B．classified

C．claimed

D．related

3.

A．Therefore

B．Consequently

C．However

D．Moreover

4.

A．feed

B．hunt

C．shoot

D．obey

5.

A．wrapped

B．provided

C．equipped

D．abandoned

6.

A．lonely

B．merciful

C．disturbing

D．awesome

7.

A．understandable

B．changeable

C．reliable

D．unbelievable

8.

A．possibly

B．truly

C．simply

D．actually

9.

A．competence

B．interest

C．qualification

D．attempt

10.

A．cattle

B．sheep

C．deer

D．wolves

11.

A．adopted

B．demanded

C．delayed

D．reformed

12.

A．nor

B．but

C．or

D．and

13.

A．reality

B．nature

C．world

D．position

14.

A．over

B．with

C．without

D．for

15.

A．appeals

B．agrees

C．sticks

D．applies

16.

A．break down

B．hold on

C．hold back

D．break out

17.

A．shape

B．conquer

C．resemble

D．acknowledge

18.

A．instructions

B．curriculums

C．arrangements

D．competitions

19.

A．bring on

B．bring out

C．bring up

D．bring on

20.

A．evaluate

B．appreciate

C．decrease

D．promote

3 . Dusty is my son Jack's favorite pet. They have a special connection that is a____to see. After she finishes her dinner at night, Dusty will run into Jack's room to____on the   pillow beside hDuring the day she'll______him around, jump into his.and even ___ with a “meow” every time he calls her name.

______，a few weeks   ago Dusty began to lose_______.She ate less and less and lost some of her fur. She ____going after Jack around and hid in my daughter's old closet (壁橱). She___ only to drink water and then quickly returned there. I was ___that we were going to lose her and prayed to God that she'd return to __       . I didn't want Jack to lose his   furry friend. ___after a few weeks she started to spend time outside the __ again. In addition , her __ recovered. Soon her fur grew back and she gained weight. Once again she became my son's constant __ and I thanked God for bringing her back to him.

I can __ why she'd gone   off   by herself to take the time to heal (康复）from her illness. There have been many times in my own life when fear, sickness and sadness have beaten me and I've just   needed to find a quiet place in my own __ to think and to heal.

__，every time I've done so my heart is filled with God's __，making me better and stronger than I was before.

When life beats you down, don't __.Go within. Allow God’s love to fill you and to heal you. And then go out and __ that love with the world.

1.

A．shock

B．delight

C．honor

D．prize

2.

A．sleep

B．hide

C．hunt

D．guard

3.

A．Look for

B．run into

C．guide

D．follow

4.

A．reward

B．challenge

C．answer

D．impress

5.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

6.

A．memory

B．sight

C．hearing

D．weight

7.

A．delayed

B．risked

C．stopped

D．escaped

8.

A．came out

B．set out

C．called out

D．worked out

9.

A．embarrassed

B．disappointed

C．relieved

D．worried

10.

A．safety

B．health

C．calm

D．peace

11.

A．Thankfully

B．Interestingly

C．Mercifully

D．Undoubtedly

12.

A．pillow

B．suitcase

C．closet

D．kitchen

13.

A．pride

B．appetite

C．confidence

D．D.curiosity

14.

A．relative

B．colleague

C．neighbor

D．companion

15.

A．prove

B．forecast

C．understand

D．guarantee

16.

A．soul

B．view

C．choice

D．opinion

17.

A．Honestly

B．Joyfully

C．Eventually

D．Regretftilly

18.

A．behavior

B．happiness

C．words

D．love

19.

A．give up

B．turn back

C．march on

D．keep on

20.

A．link

B．compare

C．share

D．exchang

4 . Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, I was one of those naughty little kids that never, ever stopped asking "Why?”. I used to ask my mum the most __ questions. As a "why" kid, I thought everything __ can be changed and I could make the world better.

When I was in my high school, I __ the chance to go to the Philippines to learn more due to my good ___at school. It was there that I became friends with Sonny, who lived on "Smoky Mountain". But don't let the romance(浪漫）of that name __ you, because it was __ a pile of steaming garbage where kids like Sonny spent hours every single day finding anything of __.

Those days with Sonny changed my life forever. I thought to myself. ''Why should anyone have to __ like this while I have so much? Why should Sonny's life be __ by where he was born?

I later __ that the poverty(贫穷) I’d seen in the Philippines was the result of __ made or not made. That's __, a few years later, I joined with a group of college friends in bringing the Make Poverty History campaign to Australia. And to our __ , the Australian government heard our voices and __ double investment (投资）and fix a problem miles outside of our __ .

Over all these years, I've tried to reconnect with Sonny. __, I've been unable to. I'd love to sit down with him, wherever he is, and __ with him how much the time I spent on "Smoky Mountain"       Thanks to him and so many others, I came to _______ the importance of being part of a group of people who are __ to make the world better, who stand together and embrace (拥抱）the amazing __ of the world we share.

1.

A．encouraging

B．interesting

C．annoying

D．common

2.

A．simple

B．unfair

C．new

D．unfinished

3.

A．found

B．obtained

C．missed

D．lost

4.

A．performance

B．character

C．English

D．habit

5.

A．affect

B．bother

C．impress

D．fool

6.

A．originally

B．hardly

C．actually

D．certainly

7.

A．beauty

B．cleanness

C．interest

D．value

8.

A．live

B．say

C．work

D．study

9.

A．changed

B．created

C．determined

D．challenged

10.

A．admitted

B．explained

C．doubted

D．understood

11.

A．plans

B．excuses

C．wishes

D．decisions

12.

A．where

B．why

C．how

D．when

13.

A．disappointed

B．confusion

C．amazement

D．regret

14.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．begged

D．afforded

15.

A．systems

B．borders

C．networks

D．policies

16.

A．Sadly

B．Luckily

C．Surprisingly

D．Obviously

17.

A．discuss

B．debate

C．share

D．cooperate

18.

A．cheated

B．understand

C．attracted

D．amused

19.

A．hesitating

B．happening

C．afraid

D．willing

20.

A．futures

B．places

C．wonders

D．people

5 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出以可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Fireworks are beautiful and we all enjoy appreciating them. But let’s stop and think about the price that we_______for just a few minutes of_______

To begin with, the amount of money we spend on fireworks is_______ The excitement is gone_______ Let’s face it, what we really are doing is burning_______ Yet, year after year, thousands of cities and towns spend our tax dollars on fireworks displays. Those tax dollars would be put to much better_______feeding our hungry and housing our homeless.

Second, there is the matter of_______ Fireworks contain chemicals that are harmful to people and animals. Over the years, these chemicals will_______the air we breathe and the water we drink.

Third, let’s_______the trash left behind after a fireworks display. What a__________! One would probably expect that those who__________the fireworks would have the politeness to__________the trash afterwards__________, they don’t. The mess they leave behind__________the kind of attitude many Americans have toward our__________

Fourth, fireworks are__________ Some fireworks can damage your hearing, especially the fireworks used in public displays that give off a big BANG. Losing your__________is too high a price to pay.

__________ all the safety warnings, we still see injuries and deaths as a result of fireworks. Approximately 10,000 Americans are injured every year by fireworks.

In my view, all consumer fireworks should be__________ Public fireworks displays should be kept to a minimum and should be paid for through volunteer funding, not tax dollars. Finally, those people in__________of fireworks displays should be responsible for cleaning up the mess they make.

1.

A．give away

B．decide on

C．pay

D．raise

2.

A．invitation

B．hesitation

C．excitement

D．development

3.

A．limited

B．worthless

C．necessary

D．unreasonable

4.

A．in an instant

B．in a whisper

C．by accident

D．up to now

5.

A．failure

B．money

C．time

D．leather

6.

A．end

B．use

C．food

D．place

7.

A．comment

B．coincidence

C．safety

D．health

8.

A．give out

B．cut down

C．pollute

D．purify

9.

A．think about

B．pick out

C．cut off

D．slide into

10.

A．shame

B．mess

C．pity

D．wonder

11.

A．set off

B．built up

C．focused on

D．starred in

12.

A．save

B．leave

C．pick up

D．figure out

13.

A．Therefore

B．Anyhow

C．Otherwise

D．However

14.

A．changes

B．reflects

C．adopts

D．shares

15.

A．behavior

B．neighbourhood

C．society

D．environment

16.

A．beautiful

B．complex

C．bright

D．noisy

17.

A．memory

B．hearing

C．life

D．sight

18.

A．Despite

B．Besides

C．Beyond

D．Without

19.

A．encouraged

B．discussed

C．forbidden

D．produced

20.

A．charge

B．need

C．honor

D．case

6 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mac was cycling along a road in Canada’s Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, ____he wasn’t moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. “Man, that’s a big dog!” he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great ____, he saw that it wasn’t a dog, but a wolf, running hard to____him.
Mac’s heart jumped. He reached for the____from his bag. With one hand on the handle bar, he____the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf____, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell____gain, but only to quickly restart its____
The wolf was getting closer and closer,____a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile____hard. He knew clearly that he must be ____not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a ____of the wolf. Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they ____as a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got ____ they realized it was a wolf.
Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car veered (改变方向)around the ____, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac____off his bike and dashed for the back ____of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly____the door so as to let Mac in, and the_____man dived in, shutting the door behind him.
It was quite a while before Mac became____and cried out: “I thought I was going to die!” And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.1.

A．but

B．so

C．for

D．or

2.

A．regret

B．disappointment

C．fear

D．anger

3.

A．catch up with

B．break away from

C．give in to

D．come back to

4.

A．hammer

B．stick

C．gun

D．spray

5.

A．dropped

B．fired

C．threw

D．held

6.

A．in turn

B．at last

C．in time

D．at random

7.

A．back

B．down

C．behind

D．over

8.

A．flight

B．race

C．journey

D．attack

9.

A．still

B．just

C．also

D．even

10.

A．kicked

B．rode

C．hit

D．pressed

11.

A．crazy

B．wrong

C．careful

D．fair

12.

A．victim

B．competitor

C．killer

D．protector

13.

A．decided

B．declared

C．assumed

D．found

14.

A．faster

B．closer

C．stronger

D．wiser

15.

A．climber

B．motorist

C．cyclist

D．runner

16.

A．sent

B．fell

C．turned

D．jumped

17.

A．window

B．seat

C．door

D．wheel

18.

A．bent

B．struck

C．blocked

D．unlocked

19.

A．frightened

B．worried

C．discouraged

D．confused

20.

A．brave

B．calm

C．optimistic

D．confident

7 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；
My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I_______ feeding peanuts to the blue jays, then the squirrels. The squirrels had no_____ coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no _______and didn’t escape. When I threw carrot slices(薄片)，they even came for a nibble(啃).Slowly they came to_____ me, and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.
That second year, the rabbits_______ me, and one would even sit up for slices! While I was feeding them, I _____ that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an_______interest in this food situation. I carefully extended a long_______, with a keen eye on those teeth, and _______,there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching(津津有味的咀嚼) on carrots. A few months later, while ________,she would even turn her back to me.______when she was facing away, I reached out and _______scratched（搔）her back with my finger, She didn’t move.
By year three, the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog _______didn’t have a problem with me scratching her back, and I got an idea, I’d always_______,while slicing up carrots, that the end looked like a cap.________one day, just to see what she would do ,I gently ________ one on top of the groundhog’s head. Again, not a ________ .The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here, one of several dozen such pictures,________she had a slice to eat, she never ________ the one of her head. It was a fair ______ —I got a pleasure, and she had yet another tasty treat.1.

A．avoided

B．started

C．canceled

D．suggested

2.

A．business

B．fun

C．problem

D．privilege

3.

A．help

B．cheat

C．threat

D．exception

4.

A．trust

B．miss

C．admire

D．appreciate

5.

A．feared

B．ignored

C．discovered

D．remembered

6.

A．proved

B．decided

C．noticed

D．understood

7.

A．extreme

B．increasing

C．additional

D．inspiring

8.

A．squirrel

B．rabbit

C．peanut

D．carrot

9.

A．before long

B．long ago

C．over and over

D．all over again

10.

A．eating

B．playing

C．sitting

D．sleeping

11.

A．Next

B．Once

C．Soon

D．Lately

12.

A．carefully

B．suddenly

C．violently

D．patiently

13.

A．also

B．thus

C．just

D．still

14.

A．thought

B．doubted

C．admitted

D．recognized

15.

A．While

B．Or

C．So

D．For

16.

A．fixed

B．placed

C．hung

D．kept

17.

A．tremble

B．move

C．delay

D．hesitation

18.

A．Even if

B．Ever since

C．As far as

D．So long as

19.

A．welcomed

B．required

C．bothered

D．expected

20.

A．trade

B．competition

C．task

D．affair

8 . 完型填空（共20小题）
       Water costs money. In some places water is hard ____ . What ____ when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy ____ .
Very ____ rain ever fell there. The town had no water ____ . The water it used was ____ from a river 300 miles away. As more people ____ live in the town ____ water was needed. Now water ____ to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost ____ money.
The town ____ a plan. It found ____ to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused ____ many ways. Five ____ lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go ____ . They ____ have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water ____ their crops. New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of ____ .
In most places, water is used and thrown ____ . The town that saved ____ water has saved the town!1.

A．supplying

B．getting

C．to get

D．to supply

2.

A．happens

B．happening

C．is happened

D．happened

3.

A．key

B．answer

C．answering

D．way

4.

A．little

B．a little

C．few

D．a few

5.

A．of itself

B．of its own

C．for its own

D．for itself

6.

A．fetch

B．take

C．brought in

D．guided

7.

A．come to

B．came to

C．coming to

D．came for

8.

A．many

B．plenty of

C．more

D．many more

9.

A．has

B．had

C．must

D．needed

10.

A．many

B．a few

C．a great many

D．a lot of

11.

A．put

B．made

C．supply

D．noticed

12.

A．a way

B．ways

C．an answer

D．a key

13.

A．for

B．by

C．at

D．in

14.

A．man-making

B．man-make

C．man-made

D．man made

15.

A．boating

B．to boat

C．to boating

D．on boating

16.

A．must

B．could

C．needed

D．had to

17.

A．as

B．with

C．for

D．to

18.

A．water enough

B．enough water

C．crops enough

D．enough crops

19.

A．off

B．of

C．away

D．out of

20.

A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．his

9 . The animals were all awakened by the same loud sound. It sound like a(n)_______. Deep in the woods they could see a figure holding a long narrow object. In the past in most _______it meant that danger was near. _______there was something different about the figure this time. Suddenly the figure fell to the ground. A deer, named Sheena, moved_______. Finally she could see that_______was the forest ranger (护林者). Soon she noticed that his right foot was _______in a bear trap (夹子). Sheena then attempted to release his foot_______the trap.

Later he opened his eyes. Their presence did not_______him. At this_______he felt that he needed their help__________anything else. Sheena and other animals began dragging the ranger toward the ranger’s cabin (小木屋). The ranger was__________. It was almost as if the animals could __________his mind.

As they__________the cabin, the animals began to cry for__________. When the door of the cabin began to open, the animals ran back into the forest. The animals all__________from a distance as the ranger was taken into the__________for care. The ranger told his fellow that while he was __________in the forest, he stepped into a bear trap. He added that while rescuing __________, he shot himself in the shoulder accidentally and __________the animals saved his life. The fellow thought that he must have injured his head and was __________the animals rescue.

1.

A．whistle

B．gunshot

C．explosion

D．crack

2.

A．places

B．times

C．cases

D．conditions

3.

A．And

B．So

C．Because

D．But

4.

A．close

B．far

C．backwards

D．forwards

5.

A．it

B．he

C．she

D．one

6.

A．set

B．placed

C．stuck

D．wrapped

7.

A．of

B．beyond

C．from

D．onto

8.

A．frighten

B．disappoint

C．delight

D．excite

9.

A．place

B．point

C．present

D．situation

10.

A．less than

B．more than

C．better than

D．worse than

11.

A．frightened

B．worried

C．anxious

D．shocked

12.

A．hear

B．speak

C．write

D．read

13.

A．approached

B．left

C．moved

D．entered

14.

A．food

B．clothes

C．help

D．medicine

15.

A．listened

B．watched

C．talked

D．shouted

16.

A．woods

B．cabin

C．hospital

D．bed

17.

A．wandering

B．watching

C．hunting

D．checking

18.

A．a deer

B．an animals

C．a child

D．himself

19.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．how

20.

A．imagining

B．expecting

C．remembering

D．considering