2 . I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _________ is my mother’s favorite. 

I was only two when the _________ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _________ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _________ to dash across the lawn (草坪)—and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and _________ on my backside. Mom expected me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _________ myself up and kept right on going. Mom always adds here that, as many times as I _________ across the lawn after that, I never again crashed into that tree.

Mom loves to use this story as an _________. It reminds her that children don’t enter life afraid to take risks or unwilling to _________ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that __________ as I grew older. When I __________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a __________. Through years of __________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get __________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and __________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it in the end.

1.

A．trip

B．race

C．tree

D．driver

2.

A．incident

B．change

C．illness

D．problem

3.

A．feared

B．refused

C．forgot

D．turned

4.

A．delay

B．absence

C．freedom

D．rest

5.

A．landed

B．slept

C．laughed

D．wept

6.

A．woke

B．picked

C．warmed

D．gave

7.

A．drove

B．lived

C．stood

D．zoomed

8.

A．answer

B．example

C．excuse

D．order

9.

A．ask

B．share

C．learn

D．try

10.

A．honesty

B．toughness

C．kindness

D．curiosity

11.

A．regretted

B．reviewed

C．made

D．explained

12.

A．job

B．friend

C．fortune

D．house

13.

A．memories

B．efforts

C．research

D．experience

14.

A．mixed up

B．fed up

C．knocked down

D．settled down

15.

A．play

B．relax

C．dream

D．cry

3 . Germany is a highly developed country.Many people think its people lead a luxurious(奢侈的) life.

One day，my friend and I _________ a restaurant.We noticed that a young couple were having their meal.There were _________ two dishes and two cans of beer on their table.I wondered if such a(n) _________ meal could be fine and whether the girl would leave that _________ man.

As we were _________，my friend ordered more food for us.When we left，there was still about one third of the food we had ordered on the table.

When we were leaving，the young man spoke to us in English.We _________ that he was unhappy about us _________ so much food.“We paid for our food.It is none of your _________，” my friend told him.The young man was so angry that he _________ took his phone out and made a call to someone.

After a while，an officer from the Social Security Organization(社会保障组织) arrived.Upon knowing what had happened，he gave us a €50 fine(罚款)，which __________ us.

The officer told us in a __________ voice.“__________ is yours but resources(资源) belong to society.There are many __________ people in the world who are __________ hunger(饥饿)．We have no __________ to waste resources.”

Their attitudes to eating put both of us to __________.We need to correct our wrong __________.We are from a country which is not very rich.To save face，we often think we should order more than we can eat，which __________ our friends our generosity(慷慨)．We should realize that resources don’t belong to a(n) __________ person but they belong to everyone.We can’t __________ to waste them.

1.

A．entered

B．opened

C．left

D．called

2.

A．still

B．even

C．already

D．only

3.

A．cheap

B．simple

C．expensive

D．common

4.

A．gentle

B．stupid

C．mean

D．friendly

5.

A．full

B．hungry

C．honest

D．free

6.

A．disagreed

B．ignored

C．understood

D．doubted

7.

A．ordering

B．eating

C．serving

D．wasting

8.

A．business

B．power

C．action

D．concern

9.

A．slowly

B．calmly

C．exactly

D．immediately

10.

A．surprised

B．upset

C．worried

D．satisfied

11.

A．relaxing

B．serious

C．grateful

D．boring

12.

A．Money

B．Decision

C．Right

D．Freedom

13.

A．old

B．young

C．rich

D．poor

14.

A．thinking about

B．suffering from

C．bringing in

D．getting along with

15.

A．use

B．reason

C．need

D．way

16.

A．interest

B．trouble

C．shame

D．joy

17.

A．purpose

B．method

C．education

D．opinion

18.

A．returns

B．shows

C．lends

D．passes

19.

A．single

B．wealthy

C．important

D．special

20.

A．expect

B．manage

C．afford

D．begin

4 . Food has always been one of the greatest wants of humankind. The search for food is the _____ human behavior. Thus, _____food were easier to get and prepare, it would be really _____for humankind. It would reduce a great burden(负担). The development of processed foods(加工食品) has made food easier to get and prepare._____ every coin has two sides. Apart from its advantages, the _____ of cooking also has its disadvantages.

Though processed foods seem a great way to save _____, they offer much less nutritional(营养的)value than traditional foods. People today are so _____that they are not able to spend enough time preparing their food. As a result, many people _____to eat processed foods, ready­to­cook meals and various fast foods. But what will _____if one eats such food all year round? It will damage your ______. The nutritional value of the food is not so high. Worse still, research shows that preservatives(防腐剂)used in these foods are ______ to children. That’s why health experts warn people not to eat too much of such ______food.

Besides, since people spend little time______food, the culture of cooking is slowly ______. Cooking is not done just to satisfy hunger; it is also a(n)______form of art. Across the world, there are thousands of ______cooking styles. If young people are used to processed foods, few of them will develop great cooking ______. And when they become parents, it will be hard for their children to enjoy a(n) ______home­cooked meal. What’s more, cooking is a great time for ______to connect. There is a lot of ______when family members are preparing food together.

In a word, I believe though processed food has made the preparation of food much easier, it has not been a good step for humankind.

1.

A．special

B．basic

C．right

D．valuable

2.

A．though

B．before

C．if

D．unless

3.

A．dangerous

B．helpful

C．troublesome

D．surprising

4.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Or

5.

A．easiness

B．safety

C．method

D．difficulty

6.

A．energy

B．food

C．money

D．time

7.

A．rich

B．strange

C．smart

D．busy

8.

A．choose

B．dislike

C．refuse

D．stop

9.

A．change

B．happen

C．get

D．offer

10.

A．future

B．memory

C．brain

D．health

11.

A．harmful

B．useless

C．meaningful

D．necessary

12.

A．cold

B．sweet

C．unhealthy

D．hot

13.

A．heating

B．finding

C．preparing

D．storing

14.

A．varying

B．dying

C．appearing

D．developing

15.

A．important

B．famous

C．simple

D．new

16.

A．regular

B．ordinary

C．different

D．similar

17.

A．knowledge

B．lessons

C．interests

D．skills

18.

A．delicious

B．clean

C．expensive

D．cheap

19.

A．patients

B．friends

C．families

D．cooks

20.

A．success

B．work

C．progress

D．fun

5 . We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it ________ to have too much?

I________back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also ________a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it __________

When I got into college, things ________ I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this __________ there was no sense of __________ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became ________. Once that happened, I just kept________my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was__________really late at night to get my work alone.

One day I __________a former classmate of mine who was __________ a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was __________, I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would __________ have too much time and would just do what I did back in__________.He said that if he __________the job, he would lose his __________ to work and succeed.

So, try __________ your time with other work. This is why there is a __________ that if you want something done, ask a __________person to do it.

1.

A．true

B．fair

C．strange

D．possible

2.

A．remember

B．admit

C．understand

D．expect

3.

A．watched

B．loved.

C．Coached

D．played

4.

A．at last

B．right away

C．of course

D．mattered

5.

A．happened

B．repeated

C．changed

D．mattered

6.

A．extra

B．difficult.

C．valuable

D．limited

7.

A．duty

B．achievement

C．urgency

D．direction

8.

A．burden

B．relief

C．risk

D．habit

9.

A．pushing

B．taking

C．setting

D．calling

10.

A．hanging out

B．staying up

C．jogging round

D．showing off

11.

A．met

B．helped

C．treated

D．hired

12.

A．raising

B．wasting

C．demanding

D．making

13.

A．safe

B．important

C．boring

D．rewarding

14.

A．luckily

B．hardly

C．hopefully

D．simply

15.

A．childhood

B．college

C．town

D．business

16.

A．quit

B．found

C．accepted

D．kept

17.

A．heart

B．chance

C．drive

D．way

18.

A．saving

B．filling up

C．giving up

D．trading

19.

A．message

B．story

C．saying

D．fact

20.

A．careful

B．busy

C．reliable

D．kind

6 . Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won’t _____ drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened. ”Many passengers became _____, talking about it with each other. At once it became _____ in the plane.

Soon, lightening _____ the darkening skies, and within moments the _____ was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was _____ up by the storm；the next,it was thrown as if it were to _____ onto the ground. All the passengers were _____. Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The _____ seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could ______ it through the storm.

Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean ______ to her. She was ______, looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would ______ again, but she never showed a(n) ______ of worry or fear. The little girl wasn’t afraid at all ______ all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her,the girl smiled at me and said,“Don’t worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”

When the plane was out of ______, I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in ______. “I said my father would take us home safely.”

Many kinds of storms may ______ us: diseases, difficulties... They can easily darken our skies and ______ our planes into hard times. Let us ______： Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.

1.

A．serve

B．take

C．get

D．sell

2.

A．excited

B．comfortable

C．happy

D．nervous

3.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．warm

D．cold

4.

A．broke out

B．came about

C．lit up

D．gave off

5.

A．ship

B．plane

C．train

D．seat

6.

A．lifted

B．cut

C．turned

D．shut

7.

A．jump

B．fly

C．land

D．drop

8.

A．surprised

B．afraid

C．glad

D．interested

9.

A．weather

B．question

C．future

D．action

10.

A．make

B．reach

C．win

D．finish

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．funny

B．frustrated

C．sad

D．calm

13.

A．talk

B．read

C．play

D．sleep

14.

A．book

B．story

C．expression

D．impression

15.

A．and

B．when

C．so

D．since

16.

A．order

B．date

C．fashion

D．danger

17.

A．turn

B．time

C．return

D．front

18.

A．trouble

B．help

C．encourage

D．stop

19.

A．introduce

B．invite

C．throw

D．change

20.

A．ask

B．remember

C．explain

D．wonder

7 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.

A．key

B．reason

C．project

D．problem

2.

A．gifts

B．rubbish

C．debt

D．products

3.

A．face

B．become

C．observe

D．change

4.

A．hide

B．control

C．replace

D．withdraw

5.

A．Thanks to

B．As to

C．Except for

D．Regardless of

6.

A．safe

B．funny

C．cheap

D．powerful

7.

A．love

B．lack

C．prevention

D．division

8.

A．sensitive

B．kind

C．brave

D．busy

9.

A．ways

B．places

C．jobs

D．friends

10.

A．donate

B．receive

C．produce

D．preserve

11.

A．adapts

B．returns

C．responds

D．contributes

12.

A．tired of

B．addicted to

C．worried about

D．ashamed for

13.

A．newer

B．stronger

C．higher

D．larger

14.

A．pick up

B．pay for

C．hold onto

D．throw away

15.

A．advantages

B．purposes

C．functions

D．consequences

16.

A．show

B．record

C．decrease

D．measure

17.

A．technology

B．environment

C．consumers

D．brands

18.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

19.

A．by

B．in favour of

C．after

D．instead of

20.

A．spending

B．collecting

C．repairing

D．advertising

8 . Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______.   “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.

1.

A．result

B．truth

C．reason

D．idea

2.

A．traditional

B．developing

C．typical

D．wealthy

3.

A．preparations

B．houses

C．meals

D．suggestions

4.

A．began

B．met

C．called

D．left

5.

A．asleep

B．alone

C．across

D．away

6.

A．brought up

B．set up

C．put aside

D．gave away

7.

A．enough

B．necessary

C．helpful

D．expensive

8.

A．fame

B．freedom

C．courage

D．caring

9.

A．hesitate

B．agree

C．pretend

D．intend

10.

A．made sense

B．found out

C．made sure

D．worked out

11.

A．open

B．crowded

C．noisy

D．near

12.

A．costing

B．wasting

C．taking

D．spending

13.

A．pay for

B．ask for

C．look into

D．carry out

14.

A．completely

B．calmly

C．regularly

D．roughly

15.

A．advertise

B．sell

C．deliver

D．lend

16.

A．donates

B．produces

C．designs

D．collects

17.

A．permission

B．payment

C．direction

D．support

18.

A．borrow

B．raise

C．save

D．expect

19.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．tired

D．amused

20.

A．profit

B．difference

C．decision

D．rule

9 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead