1 . Mistakes are not only a part of life but also necessary for a successful life. But without making use of our mistakes, we would neither go on to master any skill nor realize our goal. George Bernard Shaw said, ''A man learns to skate by staggering(摇晃)about, making a fool of himself.    1    ''

But some of us, terrified by possibility of failure, lose pleasure of adventures by being too concerned with what people will think.    2    Sometimes some parents set impossible high standard to encourage top performance. They tell children so often that it will be a great disappointment if they do not reach the goal.    3    As a result it goes against their wish.

One of the first things to realize is that success follows a natural course of trail and error. Impossible standards of perfection make us lose our peace of mid. The sooner one accepts that he is less than perfect, the sooner he can achieve his goal.    4    

We often tell our children how great those inventors are, for they invent the products of man’s achievements. But what we forget to emphasize is the painful process by which these miracles came into being. We should stress that nothing comes out right the first time. The great successes in life are those few who accept responsibility for their mistakes.    5    Many major achievements have resulted from adventurous mistakes, which become stepping-stones of success. They gather their strength to realize their goal, never giving up.

Accept mistakes, take a sense of homour, work hard and there is no doubt your success will come in end.

A．They can go on with great adventure.

B．In fact, no perfect things exist in the world.

C．He is taking great pain that can't be imagined.

D．These parents in fact force their children into fear of failure.

E．They never waste emotion on regrets when they make a mistake.

F．The fact is that most people never observe us so closely as we believe.

G．Indeed, he progresses in all things by not minding making a fool of himself.

2 . Receiving is giving

I learned about giving in a gentle, caring way. Because my mother was a skilled seamstress (女裁缝), I was a_______child. It might have been something related to “the joy of giving” that made me _______several of my most fashionable dresses to a less _______little girl, who lived with disabled parents.

After thanking me gratefully, the little girl_______me her only party dress. Puzzled, I tried to_______, but my mother guided me. She thanked the girl and told her how happy I would be_______the dress. Then I came to know that my greatest gift to the girl was_______of the gift she offered me.

Many years later, I stood by_______as my small rabbit Ashley lay dying. Suddenly she_______a scratch (划痕) on the shoulder of her friend Lillian. With a last burst of________, she raised her head and began to________Lillian’s cut. With more strength than she had________in several weeks, she struggled to make Lillian feel________. Lillian’s last gift to her dying friend was to________. Actually, Lillian just sat there to accept Ashley’s________and gentle cleaning quietly.

________then, I have witnessed the same phenomenon several times. Dying rabbits take care of the wounded rabbits, who give by allowing ________to be cared for. I’m just________to see animals show such pride, self­respect, and a sense of when to give and ________to receive.

I think we human beings have to________this: sometimes receiving is giving.

1.

A．well-known

B．well-behaved

C．well-dressed

D．well-educated

2.

A．give in

B．give up

C．give away

D．give off

3.

A．beautiful

B．fortunate

C．total

D．optimistic

4.

A．offered

B．showed

C．donated

D．selected

5.

A．escape

B．apologize

C．avoid

D．refuse

6.

A．wear

B．wearing

C．to wear

D．wore

7.

A．sneeze

B．refusal

C．acceptance

D．scolding

8.

A．helplessly

B．impatiently

C．curiously

D．dynamically

9.

A．touched

B．noticed

C．checked

D．exposed

10.

A．force

B．energy

C．attention

D．courage

11.

A．cover

B．correct

C．cure

D．clean

12.

A．gathered

B．increased

C．followed

D．adored

13.

A．convenient

B．selfless

C．comfortable

D．unbearable

14.

A．share

B．receive

C．give

D．teach

15.

A．sympathy

B．concern

C．admiration

D．respect

16.

A．After

B．Since

C．Before

D．By

17.

A．themselves

B．herself

C．himself

D．itself

18.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．frightened

D．astonished

19.

A．when

B．how

C．where

D．what

20.

A．commit

B．face

C．admit

D．learn

3 . In January 2015,I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Jackson. I'd been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight—but gradually, that dream seemed like a million miles away.

On February 2,2016,while Mom was visiting me in Iowa, I told her," I don't like swimming any more. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job in Virginia. I just want to come home."

Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone." You're breaking my heart! Brie," she said. "You've been doing swimming for ten years, and now you want to quit? Have you lost your mind?"

I hadn't lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. It's an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.

"I'm not trying to break your heart, Mom,"I said." I just don't want to do it any more."

"I know you miss home. But you've signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability. You've got a responsibility to your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable. If you don't like swimming, then at the very least, you'll finish the season."

The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Jackson's swimming center, I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I thought of my two sisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in swimming.

For now, here's what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first event（赛事）in the Rio Summer Olympics, my leap(飞跃，跳跃) of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.

1. How did the author's mother feel toward her intention to quit swimming?

A．Heart-broken

B．Dishonorable

C．Helpless

D．Calm

2. We can infer from the passage that the author      .

A．changed her mind in the end

B．realized her Olympic dream

C．loved singing and dancing more

D．was so overcome with homesickness that she gave up her dream

3. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My Dream	B．My Mother
C．My Leap of Faith	D．Responsibility

4. Who will be interested in the passage?

A．Those who are graduating from university.	B．Those who want to give up dreams.
C．Those who are looking for customers.	D．Those who dislike swimming.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Years ago, I celebrated my 40^th with a large group of friends at a restaurant. As I stood on the sidewalk with my friends, a homeless man approached me and asked for money. I told him that I didn’t have any cash. He quietly smiled at me, and moved     1    .

While     2    homeless man was still in earshot range, a friend who was just arriving called out, “Happy Birthday, Marc!” Upon hearing this, the man turned and asked, “Hey man, is it your Birthday?” “Yes, it is,” I said. He walked back to me, with a huge smile on his face, and said, “Happy Birthday, man!” I was completely unprepared for what happened next: the man reached into his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill, and gave it to me,    3    (say) ,”Here man! Take this, Happy Birthday!”

Although I was deeply moved by this act of generosity,    4    (accept) money from a homeless man was not within my comfort zone, so my     5    (respond) was,” Thanks! That’s very nice of you, but that’s OK.” The man looked     6    (direct) into my eyes and said,” Please brother, please take this. I feel so good,    7    I always have a place to sleep and enough food to eat.” Finally, I reached out. He gave me the dollar, then held on for a moment and said, “Thank you, brother!”

Needless to say, that experience     8    (leave) me feeling like I had gained far more than $1!This was one of my     9    (great) life lessons showing that the essence(本质) of who we are is never defined by our human circumstances, and no matter how bad we may feel, we always have something of value     10    (share) with others.

5 . One day, I was taking a nap in the red chair in my office when I woke up to the sound of a car crash. I sat up and looked, immediately, out my window. Across the street, in a parking lot, a car had just backed into a chain-link fence. The car must have been moving fast, because it was in bad shape: Its hood had popped up. The fence was damaged, bent out in exactly the shape of the car’s back end.

I watched the driver get out of the car. He was strong with a shaved head; he wore cargo shorts and a flannel (法兰绒) shirt unbuttoned to expose his chest hair. I disliked him immediately. After a few seconds of assessing the damage, he attempted to pull the ruined fence back into place, but it wouldn’t move. He tried to push the fallen piece of bumper back onto his car, but that only made the rest of his bumper fall off too.

I sat in my red chair, looking out my window, silently cheering. I think I laughed out loud. This was a ridiculous masterpiece. He climbed out from under the collapsed fence and limped back to the apartment building above the lot, rubbing his elbow. The man—that disgusting man—was going to leave all the chaos behind for someone else to clean up.

But the man appeared a few minutes later with some tools. He got to work immediately, removing one of the fence’s bent support bars and hammering it straight on the asphalt (沥青). For the next hour, I watched out my window as he doggedly(固执地) fixed the fence, even improved it. Now the fence would be extra secure, stronger than before, impossible to damage.

This strange man was actually a hero. I was the lazy one, with my kneejerk (应激反应) judgments, my superiority (优越感) from three stories up. My ugly assumptions, I realized, were all about myself. I would never have fixed that fence; I would have panicked and run away.

Years later, I still look out my window at that fence almost every day. It still looks brand new, It makes me wonder what else that man has improved, and how I can make myself more like him.

1. Why did the driver leave a bad first impression on the writer?

A．Because he badly damaged the fence.

B．Because he acted rudely and impolitely.

C．Because he escaped and left the mess to others.

D．Because he had a strange appearance and dressed casually.

2. The last two paragraphs tell us that ________.

A．if the writer were the driver, he thought he would do better

B．the writer gave a quick judgment from his previous experiences

C．the driver acted like a hero and had a great influence on the writer

D．the writer looks out his window often and expects to see the driver again

3. Which of the following words can best describe the driver?

A．Rude but honest.	B．Lazy but strong-minded.
C．Impatient but generous.	D．Ordinary-looking but responsible.

4. What can be the best title of the text?

A．Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

B．One’s Thinking Directs One’s Actions

C．Treat Other People As You Hope They Will Treat You

D．The Environment Depends on What You Think in You Mind

6 . I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine ______ off the leaves. It was such a ______ and heavenly time.

My calm was broken, ______， as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge U­Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to ______ it. It was followed by not one but two other U­Haul trucks just as ______. I wondered if all the stuff inside of them ______ the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to ______. It was then that I ______ a self­storage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldn’t fit their ______ into their houses. I saw a(n) ______ couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed ______ that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.

I lost my own ______ for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened ______ to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as ______ any more. What was important was seeing Mom’s smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair ______ a hard day’s work. What was important was the stuff of ______， not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I would ______.I didn’t want too much stuff to ______ my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and ______ my family and others.

I assumed that only by doing so could I make my ______.

1.

A．appreciating

B．reflecting

C．admiring

D．releasing

2.

A．refreshing

B．delightful

C．peaceful

D．dynamic

3.

A．though

B．too

C．anyway

D．instead

4.

A．miss

B．reject

C．ignore

D．desert

5.

A．useful

B．large

C．new

D．good

6.

A．turned to

B．referred to

C．reacted to

D．belonged to

7.

A．beat

B．pulse

C．accelerate

D．follow

8.

A．noticed

B．thought

C．did

D．established

9.

A．furniture

B．boxes

C．possessions

D．materials

10.

A．old

B．young

C．middle­aged

D．small

11.

A．curious

B．apparent

C．certain

D．obvious

12.

A．hope

B．talent

C．faith

D．taste

13.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in time

D．in vain

14.

A．affordable

B．significant

C．beneficial

D．practical

15.

A．before

B．in

C．after

D．during

16.

A．mind

B．hand

C．head

D．soul

17.

A．purchase

B．donate

C．waste

D．need

18.

A．put up

B．crowd up

C．bring up

D．set up

19.

A．helping

B．abusing

C．loving

D．affecting

20.

A．name

B．day

C．world

D．way

7 . You will meet many people in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes. To them, life is a    1     (compete)—they have to do    2    (good)than their peer(同龄人)to be happy.

Here’s a secret: life isn’t a match. It’s a journey. If you spend it always     3    (try) to impress others, you’re wasting your life. Instead, learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of happiness of continual improvement, and filled    4    love.

Don’t worry about having a nicer car or house or anything material, or even     5     better-paying job. None of them matters, and none of them will make you happier. You’ll acquire these    6    (thing) and then only want more. Instead, learn to be     7    (satisfy) with having enough and then use the time     8    would have been wasted to try to earn money to buy those things.

Find your passion, and go after it    9    (constant). Don’t work for only paying the bills. Life is too short         10    (waste) on a job you hate.

8 . I believe in the power of the unknown. I believe that a sense of the unknown pushes us forward in all of our creative activities, from science to art.

When I was a child, after bedtime I would often go to the window and stare at the stars. I had so many questions. How far away were those tiny points of light? Did space go on forever and ever, or was there some edge? And if so, what lay beyond the edge?

Another of my childhood questions: Did time go on forever? I looked at pictures of my parents and tried to imagine their parents, and so on, back through the generations. Does time go on forever? Or is there some beginning of time?

When I grew up, I became a professional astrophysicist. Although I never answered any of these questions, they continued to challenge me, to haunt me, to drive me in my scientific research, and to cause me to live on tuna fish and no sleep for days at a time while I was crazy about a science problem. These same questions, and questions like them, challenge and haunt the leading scientists of today.

Einstein once wrote that “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the beginning of true art and true science.” What did Einstein mean by “the mysterious?” I don’t think he meant that science is full of unpredictable or unknowable or supernatural forces. I think that he meant a sense of awe, a sense that there are things larger than us, that we do not have all the answers at this moment, and that we can stand right at the boundary between known and unknown.

Scientists are happy, of course, when they find answers to questions. But scientists are also happy when they become stuck, when they discover interesting questions that they cannot answer. That is when their imaginations and creativity are set on fire. That is when the greatest progress occurs.

1. As a child, the author was___________.

A．cautious	B．generous
C．curious	D．doubtful

2. What does the underlined word “haunt” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Make someone to feel annoyed.	B．Make someone to feel excited.
C．Cause great trouble to someone.	D．Keep coming to someone’s mind.

3. What is the source of pleasure according to the passage?

A．Exact prediction.	B．Creativity in experiments.
C．Rich imagination.	D．Exploration of the unknown.

4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．The Power of Mysteries	B．The Characters of Mysteries
C．The Significance of Science	D．The Beauty of Art

9 . Choosing the Right Path to Be a“Better”Person

Life is a constant exercise in self-improvement．In the rush to achieve，the idea of being“better”can become lost sometimes．You may always wonder how to improve yourself and fulfill your dreams in an easier way．     1    

Explore your talents．

Everybody has some outstanding skills or interests．So it’s often necessary to be patient and try many things before you find one that suits you．
    2     For example，people loving adventure may not be interested in the quiet chess club，but someone who enjoys other quiet activities might be．Determining who you enjoy being around may help you know what you’11 enjoy．

    3    

No matter how much money you make．you will not be happy if you spend your entire life doing something you hate．It’s important to at least devote some of your time to what makes you happy．

If you’re particularly unhappy at your job，consider why．    4     If you feel your job isn’t meaningful，or isn’t in line with your values，consider finding another job．

Experience something new．

Research has shown that when we’re in our comfort zone，we aren’t as productive as we are when we step just beyond it．    5       Because of that，we may react slowly to our own positive experiences and interactions with others，even when those are little scary．Doing so can help you achieve more．

A．Do what you love．

B．Here are some tips for you．

C．Register in a class you’re interested in．

D．Humans adapt very quickly to positive events．

E．It’s possible that some changes may change your feeling．

F．Similar types of people may be attracted to the same activities．

G．Try not to allow yourself to focus so much on a certain aspect of your life．

10 . Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”

The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.

“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”

1. What puzzled the grandson most was _________.

A．why he forgot what he read soon	B．whether it was useful to read books
C．what kind of book he could understand	D．how he could read books like his grandpa

2. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?

A．To get him to realize the use of reading books.	B．To punish him for not reading carefully.
C．To clean the dirty basket in the river.	D．To train him to run faster.

3. What lesson can we learn from the story?

A．The old are always wiser than the young.	B．It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C．You can’t expect to remember all you read.	D．Reading books can change a person gradually.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Grandpa and Grandson	B．Carrying Water in a Basket
C．Baskets and Books	D．Reading for Total Changing