1 . My community and state are still recovering from the disaster that hit the area recently. A wall of storms with hurricane force winds _____ late on a Friday evening knocking down trees, _____ roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines. Hundreds of thousands of people suddenly _____themselves in the dark without water, electricity, air conditioning, telephones, internet, and television. They were _____ from the modern world suffering unbearable 90 degree plus heat with no help and no idea _____ it would be over.

The most _____ thing happened, however, as the reality of the crisis sank in: it brought out the best in us. While there were a few acts of _____ and stealing, they were overwhelmed (压倒) by the wave of _____ and compassion that came from the hearts of so many. People shared their food, ice, and gasoline. People who still had _____ opened their homes to those who had none. People rushed out to _____roads and homes of fallen trees. Selfless power crews worked around the clock to repair the damage and _____ electricity.

Life’s disasters strike all of us from time to time. No one is _____. We all get hurt. We all get _____. How we respond to them, though, is up to us. We can let them bring out the worst in us or we can let them bring out the best in us. We can _____ them like devils of selfishness or like angels of love. May you always bring the best from your heart and soul to whatever life may _____ at you then. May you live all of your days here with so much love that you sing and smile.

1.

A．drew

B．arose

C．struck

D．faded

2.

A．closing

B．wiping

C．narrowing

D．blocking

3.

A．devoted

B．found

C．pictured

D．patted

4.

A．cut off

B．called off

C．torn down

D．taken off

5.

A．where

B．why

C．how

D．when

6.

A．decent

B．terrible

C．amazing

D．accidental

7.

A．distance

B．enthusiasm

C．prejudice

D．selfishness

8.

A．hatred

B．love

C．respect

D．belief

9.

A．confidence

B．power

C．guidance

D．virtue

10.

A．destroy

B．move

C．clear

D．build

11.

A．restore

B．remove

C．return

D．reduce

12.

A．saved

B．spared

C．punished

D．forgiven

13.

A．cheated

B．removed

C．challenged

D．arranged

14.

A．weigh on

B．react to

C．take in

D．care for

15.

A．throw

B．shoot

C．aim

D．glance

3 . I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan,a ________ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew________ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion ever since -________ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my________

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of________ like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes,around the area. It’s________ me why visitors started respecting the place________ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried________ trash myself, but the job was too big. I would________ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so________ it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew________ about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a________. On that day, more than 300 people________. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to________ I couldn’t believe the________ we made — the park looked clean!

Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ________ 132 miles of roadway.

I often hear people________ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by________ rather than complaining. We need to teach by________. You can’t blame others ________ you start with yourself.

1.

A．distant

B．huge

C．narrow

D．loose

2.

A．recently

B．finally

C．gradually

D．immediately

3.

A．climbing

B．painting

C．describing

D．imagining

4.

A．garden

B．lab

C．home

D．palace

5.

A．material

B．waste

C．resources

D．goods

6.

A．over.

B．against

C．beyond

D．within

7.

A．less

B．most

C．more

D．least

8.

A．throwing away

B．picking up

C．breaking down

D．digging out

9.

A．kill

B．save

C．spend

D．wait

10.

A．satisfied with

B．delighted in

C．used to

D．tired of

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．cleanup

B．party

C．picnic

D．concert

13.

A．dropped out

B．looked around

C．showed up

D．called back

14.

A．demand

B．accomplish

C．receive

D．overcome

15.

A．plan

B．visit

C．contact

D．difference

16.

A．crossed

B．covered

C．measured

D．designed

17.

A．talk

B．argue

C．complain

D．quarrel

18.

A．watching

B．thinking

C．questioning

D．doing

19.

A．example

B．explanation

C．method

D．research

20.

A．unless

B．if

C．although

D．when

5 . On a typical day, off the coast of a small Brazilian island, Joao Pereira de Souza was headed out fishing. He was ________ to find that an oil spill had polluted the waters. He ________ it was not a good day to fish. But walking along the beach, he found a struggling penguin, covered with oil.

Pereira took the penguin home, gently ________ it and spent the next week nursing it back to ________. He named it Dindim.

Dindim actually lived in the seas of South America. In order to breed (繁殖), it must return to Patagonia, 8,000 kilometers from Pereira’s ________. Pereira took Dindim back to the ocean and patiently ________ it to swim. Soon enough, it was time for Dindim to return to the life in the ________. Pereira watched Dindim swim away, ________ it would be the last time he saw Dindim.

But the next June, Dindim returned. The two shared a tender beak-to-nose ________, and Dindim stayed in the fisherman’s house for a month. The time to ________ arrived, and Pereira thought this ________ would be the last time he would see Dindim. But 11 months later, the penguin with a long ________ returned again.

It is a common ________ among scientists that animals have short memories. So a couple of them put a(n) ________ device that could track Dindim to see if it was indeed the ________ penguin that returned year after year. To their ________, Dindim returned, year after year, for more than a decade.

Love and nurture (养育) create a(n) ________ so deep that we can’t always explain it. It’s just something we feel, something we long to ________. And when we do, it lasts much longer than we ever ________. Pereira and Dindim share a bond that ________ human life and the natural world.

1.

A．confused

B．excited

C．ashamed

D．disappointed

2.

A．insisted

B．decided

C．wished

D．forgot

3.

A．released

B．covered

C．cleaned

D．kept

4.

A．safety

B．health

C．life

D．end

5.

A．home

B．base

C．lab

D．island

6.

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．taught

7.

A．cage

B．sky

C．wild

D．field

8.

A．claiming

B．believing

C．admitting

D．proving

9.

A．greeting

B．fighting

C．acting

D．talking

10.

A．forgive

B．regret

C．leave

D．thank

11.

A．temporarily

B．abruptly

C．gradually

D．surely

12.

A．journey

B．memory

C．vocation

D．preparation

13.

A．belief

B．explanation

C．story

D．secret

14.

A．award

B．different

C．advanced

D．simple

15.

A．competent

B．messy

C．new

D．same

16.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．relief

D．pity

17.

A．relationship

B．impression

C．argument

D．theory

18.

A．sacrifice

B．ignore

C．provide

D．explore

19.

A．indicated

B．restored

C．required

D．expected

20.

A．connects

B．compares

C．covers

D．impresses

6 . The first time ever I realized that plastic was a serious matter for our planet was during a road trip in Western Australia, almost 12 years ago.

We ______ at a supermarket along the Coral Bay coast to buy some groceries and the lady at the counter told us they didn’t sell any shopping bags in order to prevent plastic in the

______ and to help preserving the endangered turtles living in that area. After a first reaction of surprise, we ______ all our shopping in our arms and left.

This was just one of the many experiences I’ve lived that made me more ______ about my impact and pushed me to adopt different habits to live and ______ more sustainably.

Our trip to Borneo was another life-changing ______ that has strengthened my resolution to a zero-waste lifestyle. While traveling in some Asian countries, we came to know that ______ drinkable water was always a challenge. So we had to travel with our water bottle, and we ______ to avoid using plastic during our trip.

Besides, we were also ______ impressed by our stay on Libaran Island. A sustainable turtle conservation ______ and the community had made big efforts to ______ the beaches and creatively re-use plastic for ten years. Despite that, the shore is ______ daily with tons of plastic coming from the tides.

Facing this global issue ______, raised in me a feeling of sadness and anger that soon turned into ______: to do as much as possible to reduce plastic in our life. Small changes can ______ a difference!

1.

A．stayed

B．visited

C．worked

D．stopped

2.

A．land

B．ocean

C．district

D．supermarket

3.

A．threw

B．picked

C．dropped

D．carried

4.

A．sure

B．proud

C．conscious

D．comfortable

5.

A．travel

B．deliver

C．remove

D．play

6.

A．story

B．growth

C．experience

D．suffering

7.

A．free

B．cheap

C．valuable

D．safe

8.

A．failed

B．managed

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．firmly

B．violently

C．deeply

D．dramatically

10.

A．action

B．project

C．schedule

D．protection

11.

A．dry up

B．tie up

C．clean up

D．take up

12.

A．washed

B．proved

C．rushed

D．injured

13.

A．on purpose

B．for sure

C．to an extent

D．in person

14.

A．confusion

B．determination

C．frustration

D．satisfaction

15.

A．make

B．do

C．achieve

D．find

7 . Last May I bought some sweet potatoes for food. Several days later, a tuber(块茎) left in the kitchen was sprouting(发芽). Thinking it was a waste of money to throw it away, I_________the tuber into a pot hoping that it might take root and_________something that could be put on the dinner table.

_________, the tuber did take root and began to grow. In the following months I_________it when necessary and it grew very well. Seeing that it was autumn and the plant would not grow any longer, I decided to_________ . I pulled out the plant, which took some_________and began to dig with my fingers to see if there was any tuber in the pot.

When my fingers could almost_________the bottom of the pot, I took the root and pulled it carefully, for the potato could_________easily. As almost no earth was left, I tried to pull again and again but I failed to lift it up. In_________, I pushed the pot over and found the root was outside the pot! It had grown through one of the holes in the bottom of the pot.

Then and there I changed my opinion of this plant, for the seemingly weak plant gained the__________of me.

Very carefully I__________all the soil out of the pot,__________the root might be harmed or broken. Holding the root, I was deep in thought. The root outside the pot looked like a__________and strong finger of an old farmer who had __________his way to make a living. The end of the root was dark gray and__________. Obviously, the peel(皮) must have been removed during its struggle with the__________of the heavy pot. It struck me that the tuber, though seriously __________, had struggled hard and it seemed that it had never__________.

Such is a sweet potato, an ordinary-looking plant with__________characteristics. It managed to grow where I thought it was almost impossible to__________.

1.

A．cut

B．cooked

C．ruined

D．buried

2.

A．protect

B．replace

C．produce

D．reduce

3.

A．Surprisingly

B．Sadly

C．Awfully

D．Generally

4.

A．threw

B．bent

C．bought

D．watered

5.

A．attempt

B．harvest

C．perform

D．practise

6.

A．energy

B．force

C．effort

D．action

7.

A．move

B．touch

C．leave

D．follow

8.

A．grow

B．fall

C．break

D．stand

9.

A．puzzlement

B．shame

C．excitement

D．relief

10.

A．reward

B．envy

C．victory

D．respect

11.

A．emptied

B．beat

C．kicked

D．laid

12.

A．meaning

B．fearing

C．insisting

D．promising

13.

A．delicate

B．frozen

C．thick

D．clean

14.

A．lost

B．fought

C．disturbed

D．saved

15.

A．skinless

B．useless

C．faceless

D．endless

16.

A．position

B．depth

C．nature

D．pressure

17.

A．destroyed

B．polluted

C．wounded

D．attacked

18.

A．given in

B．gone down

C．taken off

D．set out

19.

A．reliable

B．gentle

C．strange

D．tough

20.

A．cross

B．exist

C．achieve

D．keep

9 . It is getting hot. It’s time to put on ______clothes and open up the windows.

Yesterday brought a(n) ______visit to the kitchen during the brief time we were out. Two daring sparrows(麻雀) had ______our kitchen.

When you come across such sudden visitors, you are ______to sense it as an action of intruding (入侵) into your comfort zone, or you might ______it as a lovely shining moment of life. We ________ the second option, without thinking twice. After all, we’ve never stopped feeling eager to strengthen the relationship with our sparrow each day.

We can’t stop ______and celebrating their dance from our window. We fed them with the ______ on our tablecloth after every meal. And we have ______ them with every kind of bases and stands on our terrace (露台).

______, they feel at ease in our backyard. And that has led them to ______courage to slip into our house. Perhaps because they have the feeling that we ______them as friendly neighbors who only leave some wastes from time to time.

The presence of our dear sparrow holds magical consistency(一致性) with real life. And we’ve been having lovely sparrows coming over lately, whose presence ______ us out of our boring daily routines and shows us the hidden beauty and charm.

Like different human beings, these sparrows often take different forms. We’ve met sparrows like those, of all shapes and colors. And they’re everywhere. Perhaps all of them are willing to call our _______, making us know they are there. They only ask from us not to be afraid of them or feel uncomfortable with their ______.

1.

A．tighter

B．lighter

C．bigger

D．cleaner

2.

A．unstoppable

B．uncomfortable

C．unexpected

D．unwelcome

3.

A．slipped into

B．lost track of

C．concentrated on

D．stared at

4.

A．proud

B．safe

C．afraid

D．sure

5.

A．keep

B．describe

C．receive

D．collect

6.

A．chose

B．hit

C．bit

D．rose

7.

A．designing

B．observing

C．managing

D．preparing

8.

A．vegetables

B．fruits

C．goods

D．foods

9.

A．provided

B．equipped

C．comforted

D．proved

10.

A．Repeatedly

B．Additionally

C．Obviously

D．Traditionally

11.

A．lose

B．seek

C．give

D．gather

12.

A．regard

B．feed

C．resist

D．want

13.

A．forces

B．drags

C．cuts

D．drives

14.

A．agreement

B．attention

C．acceptance

D．expression

15.

A．impression

B．expression

C．presence

D．difference