1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A young man, while travelling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water.    1    water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder     2     had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man     3    (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled     4    (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home     5    a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let     6    student taste the water. He spat it out,     7    (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend     8     (like) it？” The teacher replied，“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of     9     (kind) and love. Nothing could be     10    (sweet). ”

We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

2 . When I was in primary school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day.

I was convinced that “I” was right and “he” was wrong — and he was just as convinced that “I” was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other.

In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White,” he answered.

I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We changed places, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other person’s shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective (看法).

1. When brought up to the front of the class, the two students were sitting       .

A．side by side	B．face to face
C．back to back	D．facing the blackboard

2. From the author’s classmate’s side, the first time he couldn’t know        .

A．his side of the object was black	B．his side of the object was white
C．the other side of the object was black	D．the other side of the object was white

3. What can we conclude from the text?

A．We should imagine that we’re in the other person’s situation.

B．A teacher should give students a lesson before the class.

C．A large, round object has two differently colored sides.

D．A lesson learned in the past should never be forgotten.

4. Which of the following can best describe the teacher?

A．Patient.

B．Wise.

C．Rude.

D．Kind.

3 . I wanted to be a journalist. But my parents _______ that math makes money, so off to engineering school I went. In my post-university young-adult life, I’ve managed to become_______ successful. As a female _______, I worked for a big oil company and owned a home. My life was_______ in front of me, and I didn’t like what I saw.

So, I did what any respectable 24-year-old would do and left my _______ behind. I said goodbye to my job and _______ my suitcase. I _______ myself solo into the world with the grace and beauty of a baby deer taking its first steps with skateboards under its feet.

I _______ my knees mountain biking through the red rocks of Utah. I partied at a spring bath party in Budapest. I spent four days _______ through Yellowstone with 50 pounds on my back. I took a ________along the Danube river with someone from the hostel. They were just small everyday ________ that happened to happen abroad, leading me to realize that the true value of my flight tickets were not the ________ but rather becoming a( n) ________ participant in my own life.

I now spend less time online shopping and more time ________ alone on the floor listening to an album cover - to - cover. I ask my friends how they’re doing; sometimes, I ________ them with flowers to see them smile. I tell everyone to have a good day.

Maybe I’ll continue to be ________ for the next five years and touch down in dozens more countries. Maybe I’ll stay grounded in my home city, but the idea no longer ________ me. ________ with new wisdom earned in a year of travel, I know with complete ________ that there’s adventure hiding in any aspect of my life—as long as I’m ________ enough to look for it.

1.

A．insisted

B．predicted

C．recalled

D．ordered

2.

A．commonly

B．consciously

C．conventionally

D．officially

3.

A．journalist

B．engineer

C．designer

D．manager

4.

A．laid out

B．set down

C．given out

D．put away

5.

A．job

B．dream

C．parents

D．life

6.

A．turned in

B．pulled out

C．took off

D．looked through

7.

A．made

B．moved

C．threw

D．created

8.

A．hugged

B．loosened

C．cured

D．bloodied

9.

A．hiking

B．leaping

C．reading

D．crawling

10.

A．visit

B．walk

C．drink

D．look

11.

A．moments

B．conversations

C．problems

D．routines

12.

A．feelings

B．quarrels

C．landmarks

D．conflicts

13.

A．wise

B．brave

C．active

D．tough

14.

A．lying

B．eating

C．running

D．practicing

15.

A．concern

B．shock

C．treat

D．surprise

16.

A．organized

B．grateful

C．kind

D．selfish

17.

A．cheers

B．bothers

C．attracts

D．hurts

18.

A．Connected

B．Armed

C．Faced

D．Fed

19.

A．respect

B．surprise

C．confidence

D．confusion

20.

A．glad

B．good

C．brilliant

D．awake