1 . A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, but unluckily two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All the other frogs
The two frogs
The other frog continued to jump as
This story teaches two lessons: First, there is power of life and death in the
The
A.jumped over | B.looked through | C.came down | D.gathered around |
A.big | B.deep | C.dangerous | D.wide |
A.ignored | B.understood | C.followed | D.approved |
A.weight | B.height | C.strength | D.shape |
A.continue | B.stop | C.cheer | D.relax |
A.seriously | B.confidently | C.actively | D.peacefully |
A.slowed | B.went | C.climbed | D.fell |
A.much | B.high | C.hard | D.fast |
A.pointed at | B.shouted at | C.smiled at | D.glared at |
A.worked | B.turned | C.left | D.made |
A.explained | B.apologized | C.promised | D.turned |
A.blind | B.deaf | C.clever | D.honest |
A.past | B.present | C.all | D.whole |
A.tongue | B.society | C.communication | D.competition |
A.grateful | B.energetic | C.depressed | D.stupid |
A.who | B.that | C.what | D.which |
A.careful | B.proud | C.afraid | D.free |
A.function | B.energy | C.power | D.skill |
A.appear | B.mean | C.happen | D.tend |
A.joyful | B.difficult | C.memorable | D.exciting |
2 . Working in a pet hospital, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound(爱尔兰猎狼犬) named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very
I examined Belker and found he was
Before the procedure, Shane seemed so
The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s
Shane, who had been listening quietly,
He said, “People are born so that they can learn how to live a
A.familiar | B.careless | C.hopeful | D.concerned |
A.discussion | B.choice | C.wonder | D.request |
A.hearing | B.dying | C.tired | D.cured |
A.something | B.nothing | C.anything | D.everything |
A.agreed | B.escaped | C.recovered | D.survived |
A.beside | B.beyond | C.off | D.without |
A.devoted | B.felt | C.saw | D.cared |
A.devotion | B.accident | C.extinction | D.experience |
A.happy | B.calm | C.nice | D.excited |
A.knew | B.asked | C.doubted | D.imagined |
A.peacefully | B.regularly | C.briefly | D.faithfully |
A.pain | B.injury | C.death | D.disaster |
A.thinking | B.studying | C.talking | D.quarreling |
A.faster | B.shorter | C.longer | D.worse |
A.shouted | B.advised | C.begged | D.complained |
A.gave away | B.took over | C.worked out | D.turned to |
A.disappointed | B.cheated | C.shocked | D.expected |
A.reality | B.headline | C.suggestion | D.explanation |
A.good | B.clear | C.simple | D.rich |
A.commanded | B.continued | C.answered | D.admitted |
3 . Afroz Shah, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn’t had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn’t spent this time preparing for
His mission? Saving the world’s oceans from
It’s a calling he found in 2015 after moving to a community in Mumbai called Versova Beach. He had played there as a child and was
“The whole beach was like a
In October 2015, Shah began
For Shah, the work has always been a
He’s now spent 209 weekends on this mission,
“This world talks too much. I think we must talk
A.teaching | B.court | C.housework | D.cleaning |
A.river | B.soil | C.plastic | D.oil |
A.upset | B.excited | C.delighted | D.hesitant |
A.grown | B.changed | C.reserved | D.protected |
A.pure | B.golden | C.shiny | D.visible |
A.carpet | B.curtain | C.painting | D.photograph |
A.temporary | B.permanent | C.ugly | D.pretty |
A.sticks to | B.keeps off | C.gives back | D.ends up |
A.killer | B.cleaner | C.guest | D.decoration |
A.sweeping | B.attacking | C.visiting | D.beautifying |
A.pulling | B.thinking | C.picking | D.looking |
A.came | B.failed | C.went | D.spread |
A.involved | B.lived | C.stuck | D.paid |
A.easy | B.tough | C.personal | D.general |
A.known | B.regarded | C.decided | D.honored |
A.cause | B.case | C.position | D.fame |
A.requiring | B.rejecting | C.inviting | D.inspiring |
A.originally | B.finally | C.politically | D.theoretically |
A.fewer | B.less | C.better | D.worse |
A.honor | B.beauty | C.hope | D.love |
4 . My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I
That second year, the rabbits
By year three, the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog
A.avoided | B.started | C.stopped | D.suggested |
A.business | B.fun | C.problem | D.right |
A.help | B.cheat | C.threat | D.exception |
A.play | B.miss | C.admire | D.trust |
A.feared | B.discovered | C.touched | D.remembered |
A.proved | B.decided | C.noticed | D.understood |
A.extreme | B.increasing | C.additional | D.inspiring |
A.squirrel | B.rabbit | C.peanut | D.carrot |
A.before long | B.long ago | C.over and over | D.all over again |
A.eating | B.playing | C.sitting | D.sleeping |
A.Next | B.Once | C.Soon | D.Lately |
A.carefully | B.suddenly | C.violently | D.patiently |
A.also | B.thus | C.just | D.still |
A.thought | B.doubted | C.designed | D.realized |
A.While | B.Or | C.So | D.For |
A.fixed | B.placed | C.hung | D.kept |
A.surprise | B.delay | C.move | D.shake |
A.Even if | B.Ever since | C.As far as | D.So long as |
A.welcomed | B.minded | C.hated | D.expected |
A.trade | B.chance | C.task | D.life |
5 . I woke up by my dog barking in the early morning. I went outside to find a koala (考拉) at the yard gate wanting to enter. It was the first time that I had
I was wondering why he was here, as koalas
He just sat there, apparently
I rushed into my room and came out with some iodophor (碘伏药水). It was not a
After the treatment, I watched the koala finally
A.caught | B.encountered | C.searched | D.missed |
A.chance | B.relief | C.surprise | D.message |
A.frequently | B.slightly | C.mostly | D.rarely |
A.Once more | B.Ever since | C.Just then | D.Then again |
A.sought | B.drove | C.followed | D.cast |
A.in pain | B.in order | C.in comfort | D.in disappointment |
A.quick | B.close | C.eager | D.anxious |
A.features | B.symbols | C.signs | D.series |
A.crucial | B.small | C.distinct | D.tricky |
A.ignore | B.answer | C.understand | D.expect |
A.touched | B.felt | C.patted | D.treated |
A.appealed to | B.referred to | C.occurred to | D.addressed to |
A.help | B.advice | C.approval | D.fortune |
A.exploring | B.rushing | C.jogging | D.disappearing |
A.experience | B.survive | C.escape | D.have |
6 . When we rescued her, we didn't know Serenity was pregnant until we saw her newborn on the ground. We stood at a short distance to
We instantly stepped
As the
We saved Serenity from a slaughterhouse (屠宰场) and thank goodness we did because a few weeks later she gave
A.predict | B.celebrate | C.attend | D.deliver |
A.suddenly | B.shortly | C.immediately | D.finally |
A.experienced | B.expected | C.operated | D.known |
A.wonder | B.relief | C.surprise | D.fear |
A.forward | B.in | C.down | D.back |
A.care | B.distance | C.food | D.water |
A.killed | B.parted | C.taken | D.frightened |
A.days | B.months | C.hours | D.years |
A.relaxed | B.amazed | C.excited | D.disappointed |
A.close | B.simple | C.occasional | D.rare |
A.way | B.hand | C.expression | D.birth |
A.originally | B.temporarily | C.deliberately | D.unwillingly |
A.taking in | B.bringing in | C.making up | D.giving away |
A.cruel | B.silly | C.wise | D.ridiculous |
A.doctor | B.owner | C.father | D.family |
7 . My childhood is closely associated with the Yellow River. My father
In fact, people have begun to
A.used | B.longed | C.trained | D.refused |
A.forced | B.struck | C.recognized | D.brought |
A.live | B.grow | C.eat | D.cheer |
A.floating | B.traveling | C.flowing | D.freezing |
A.supporting | B.doubting | C.harming | D.promising |
A.pool | B.river | C.ocean | D.drop |
A.Droughts | B.Floods | C.Storms | D.Deserts |
A.exercise | B.research | C.progress | D.plan |
A.pull away | B.hold up | C.take up | D.carry away |
A.so | B.until | C.if | D.though |
A.cost | B.advantage | C.expense | D.produce |
A.classes | B.levels | C.reaches | D.shelves |
A.experience | B.examine | C.provide | D.express |
A.answer | B.solve | C.raise | D.prove |
A.cut | B.climb | C.plant | D.remove |
A.falling | B.putting | C.running | D.struggling |
A.move | B.pour | C.go | D.look |
A.calmly | B.closely | C.seriously | D.quietly |
A.sometimes | B.somewhere | C.someday | D.somewhat |
A.mineral | B.dirty | C.green | D.clean |
8 . John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down. He called out nervously, “Mom, where’s Charlie?” He had just
John looked around the garden, behind the bushes, and under the picnic table. No dog! His mother heard
She came outside
Both son and mother were
But even with five people now searching the town’s streets, they had no luck. Charlie was still
Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie’s
John agreed. When they got home, he made a poster with a photo of Charlie. Then John heard a
A.decided | B.forgotten | C.understood | D.realized |
A.anger | B.hope | C.fear | D.warning |
A.actively | B.quickly | C.carelessly | D.annoyingly |
A.shouting | B.talking | C.fighting | D.thinking |
A.give up | B.look for | C.run after | D.take care of |
A.missing | B.asleep | C.take | D.quiet |
A.address | B.character | C.name | D.picture |
A.message | B.noise | C.voice | D.song |
A.shut | B.woke | C.tied | D.saved |
A.afraid | B.silly | C.happy | D.proud |
9 . The first astronauts
Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines
When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago,
Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as
Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died
Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could
A.look | B.to look | C.looking | D.looked |
A.thousand | B.thousands | C.thousand of | D.thousands of |
A.explore | B.to explore | C.explored | D.exploring |
A.as | B.or | C.but | D.so |
A.safe | B.safer | C.safest | D.the safest |
A.they | B.them | C.their | D.theirs |
A.whom | B.what | C.that | D.whose |
A.die | B.died | C.have died | D.will die |
A.shouldn’t | B.may not | C.don’t have to | D.needn’t |
A.if | B.because | C.after | D.since |
A.Luck | B.Lucky | C.Unlucky | D.Luckily |
A.at | B.on | C.in | D.for |
A.a | B.an | C.the | D./ |
A.send | B.sent | C.is sent | D.was sent |
A.another | B.other | C.others | D.the others |
10 . In the early 1990s, Eric Domb, a highly successful lawyer, came up with the idea of building a bird park. His father-in-law
After the park opened in 1994, his inexperience led to many
Since his childhood he has been fascinated by Chinese
Domb felt
Now, Domb is eager to tell how he
A.rejected | B.supported | C.doubted | D.raised |
A.project | B.rule | C.law | D.document |
A.steal | B.win | C.earn | D.borrow |
A.rewards | B.wonders | C.mistakes | D.regrets |
A.missing | B.spreading | C.shaking | D.growing |
A.extreme | B.unusual | C.irregular | D.essential |
A.culture | B.food | C.poetry | D.dream |
A.containing | B.changing | C.adding | D.removing |
A.embarrassed | B.surprised | C.confused | D.inspired |
A.willingly | B.enthusiastically | C.automatically | D.confidently |
A.take charge of | B.pay attention to | C.get hold of | D.gain knowledge of |
A.grass | B.tea | C.coffee | D.bamboo |
A.bought | B.protected | C.received | D.tracked |
A.pride | B.humor | C.security | D.duty |
A.hide | B.house | C.train | D.save |