2 . 语法填空

Over the years I     1     (teach) children about a simple but powerful concept — the ant philosophy (哲学),     2     amazing four-part philosophy.

First, ants never quit. If they’re heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, and they’ll climb around. They never quit     3     (look) for a way to get where they     4     (suppose) to go. Second, ants think about winter all summer. They are always gathering their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making     5     (prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer, think about rocks     6     you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, ants remind     7     (them), “This won’t last long. We’ll soon be out of here.” On the first warm day, the ants are out. If it     8     (turn) cold again, they’ll dive back down, but they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it     9     (possible) can.     10     you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

3 . I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was singing along. The song was a _____ one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it _____,   however. The sweet sound of the music _____ and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices _____ again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this _____ world we live in.

_____,   I could take no more and turned off the radio. Silence seemed preferable to listening to _____ else about the crazy,   competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and _____ the people as I drove by. A tall man was _____ an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store in her wheelchair. A smiling woman was ______ food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food being laid out before them. A young man was walking along,   carrying his ______ safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head,   they both ______. I laughed too as I looked at all of his ______. The radio may have been off in my car,   ______ in my heart I was still singing.

In truth, this world could have more kindness and less ______. Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life will be full of love and joy.

1.

A．long

B．boring

C．joyful

D．sad

2.

A．appeared

B．remained

C．happened

D．stayed

3.

A．ended

B．continued

C．jumped

D．fell

4.

A．cut down

B．made up

C．went down

D．went up

5.

A．exciting

B．interesting

C．unusual

D．crazy

6.

A．Finally

B．Generally

C．Secretly

D．Calmly

7.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

8.

A．touched

B．watched

C．avoided

D．recognized

9.

A．freeing

B．protecting

C．helping

D．keeping

10.

A．collecting

B．moving

C．covering

D．throwing

11.

A．daughter

B．son

C．dog

D．cat

12.

A．stopped

B．stood

C．laughed

D．shouted

13.

A．weakness

B．kindness

C．loneliness

D．safeness

14.

A．For

B．Or

C．And

D．But

15.

A．silence

B．development

C．competition

D．sickness

4 . My name is Ally Del Monte. I remember it clearly. When I was 10 years old, my _________ and I were on our first vacation at Disney World, and we were going to a “Pirate and Princess Party”. We didn’t know that it was a costume (戏服) party but no _________ — my mom said she’d _________ me to get a princess dress. We _________ the land of princesses, but they didn’t have one for me.

I was in the beginning stage of Lyme disease. My _________ and medication caused my overweight. I was too _________ for the kids costumes and the adult costumes wouldn’t _________for me.

The lady at the shop said, “I’m sorry, she’s too fat to be a princess.” I was only 10 years old, and I was _________ because I thought I would never be _________ enough or skinny enough to be the princess that I wanted to be.

Several years later, I just turned 16, and instead of a party, I asked for a family __________. I chose to go to Disney World. Our trip was right in the middle of Halloween, and I knew I could wear a costume. It was still __________ to find a princess dress in my __________, but my mom and I decided to make our own, a magical princess dress to prove to my 10-year-old self that I am a princess, and I don’t have to look for a certain __________ to be one.

I’ve __________ that no matter what you look like, you can be a princess. A princess isn’t a size. It’s a state of __________.

1.

A．classmate

B．partner

C．family

D．friend

2.

A．problem

B．surprise

C．chance

D．wonder

3.

A．persuade

B．encourage

C．send

D．take

4.

A．struggled for

B．paid for

C．asked for

D．headed for

5.

A．trouble

B．illness

C．injury

D．addiction

6.

A．big

B．small

C．tall

D．thin

7.

A．appear

B．work

C．cheat

D．crack

8.

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．heartbroken

D．confused

9.

A．pretty

B．positive

C．confident

D．outgoing

10.

A．dinner

B．camp

C．celebration

D．trip

11.

A．hard

B．convenient

C．strange

D．possible

12.

A．room

B．size

C．hand

D．pack

13.

A．time

B．way

C．place

D．attitude

14.

A．shared

B．heard

C．learned

D．requested

15.

A．wealth

B．shock

C．health

D．mind

6 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday.

It was a sunny day. Eager to spend some time outside, I went up the mountain with my uncle. The mountain was hard     1     (climb) and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end, exhausted and hot, I couldn’t go any     2     (far). So we went back down the mountain in the end.

On the way back down, my uncle asked me a question     3     left me speechless for a second: “What’s your dream, young lady?”

“I have no idea,” I answered     4     thinking it for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his story. He didn’t perform well at school when he was a student. Although nobody thought he could succeed, he knew clearly     5     his dream was－to be a businessman. “I knew I wasn’t gifted when it came to studying,     6     I tried to buy snacks from a market and sell them after class,” he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to find out which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but however tough life was, he never gave up.

“There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of effort to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to chase your dream,” he said gently. That night I     7     hardly fall asleep. I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself, “What’s my motivation?”

I once wanted to be a top student, but the hard work needed meant putting everything into following my passion. If I find myself lacking willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again by myself. It made me think:     8     we don’t experience the climb, how can we get to see the scenery on the top of the mountain? In the end, I reached the top and     9     (fascinate) by the warm breeze and sunshine.     10     could be more pleasant than that.

7 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was Mother’s Day morning last year. My son, a five-year-old boy     1    ( name) Tom, and I were leaving the supermarket after shopping. Suddenly an old woman    2    (fall)over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground.Her husband was with her,but the woman was    3    (serious) hurt and shaking with pain.

At the front of the supermarket a charity group was selling some beautiful     4    (flower)to raise funds. Tom wanted    5    (buy)the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better” he said. I was    6    (surprise)that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went to the flower seller to buy a flower    7    the lady. By now rescuers had arrived,and they were    8    (take) care of the injured woman. As we walked up to her,my son became scared by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband    9    told him,“ My son was very upset for your wife and bought her this flower to cheer her up. ”At that moment,the old man was moved and said,“Thank you so much,you have     10    good son. Happy Mother’s Day to you. ”

The man then gave his wife the flower,telling her who it was from. Although badly hurt,the old lady looked up at Tenyson with thanks in her eyes and gave him a little smile.

10 . I was a shy girl. I didn’t even like to answer the telephone for fear I’d have to talk to somebody I didn’t know. I enjoyed the loneliness of exploring nature. However, at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My escape was reading. I spend a lot of time studying and was rewarded with good grades. My only failure was Spanish — I’d get all As on my written work and tests, but Ds and Fs on the spoken part.

Eventually I went to college. During my third year of college, I had enough of being shy and determined to change my outlook and behavior. One day while at school, I noticed an advertisement for positions on the local classical music radio station. I had grown up listening to classical music, and I could easily pronounce names such as Tchaikovsky, Albinoni, and Chopin.

I had absolutely no background in radio, and absolutely no hope of getting the job. The idea of talking to thousands of listeners in “radio land” terrified me. However, I luckily survived the interview. I was given brief descriptions of symphonies (交响乐) and a public service announcement to read, and a list of composers’ names to pronounce. It wasn’t hard for me. I left the recording session (录音时段) with a sense of relief and a sense of accomplishment. About two weeks later I actually landed the job. It was a challenging job, but I grew to enjoy it greatly. I began to feel comfortable talking to people.

Although I now spend many hours each week talking with people, I’m still basically a quiet person. Perhaps it is my soft voice and my quiet nature that helps draw people out as they respond to my questions as I interview them. My former shyness is a fortune, as I can relate to people who feel discomfortable when they talk to newspaper reporters. I still enjoy moments of loneliness and the peace found in nature. But I’m also glad I decided to make a change in my life that has opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.

1. What do we learn about the author?

A．She didn’t like reading.	B．She enjoyed shyness in nature.
C．She wasn’t interested in music.	D．She didn’t work hard enough.

2. How did the author feel before the interview?

A．Very excited.	B．Pretty confident.
C．Highly confused.	D．Extremely anxious.

3. What does the author later think of her quiet personality?

A．It makes others feel less comfortable.	B．It is beneficial for her challenging job.
C．It prevents her being a newspaper reporter.	D．It draws a negative response from audiences.

4. The text mainly focuses on the author’s ________.

A．desire to find her true self	B．feeling about being a radio hostess
C．story of exploring the meaning of life	D．experience and feeling of overcoming shyness