1 . Some of the greatest problems we face today are concerned with the gradual destruction of our environment. Brown clouds; wildlife ____; polluted water. These ____ all seem so huge. So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to ____.

But does it do any good?

I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in     ___ groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time ____ for migration, a few flamingos start the process by taking off from the lake. But ____ of the others seem to notice, so the tiny group returns.

However, the next day they ____ again. This time a few more struggle along with them, but the vast majority still ____ no attention, so these pioneers come back.

The ____ continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, _____ the thousands of others still take no ____, the great migration plan is once again ____.

Then one day something ____. The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. And this time their total number, though still quite ____, is enough to tip the balance. As one, the whole group takes flight and the migration ____. What a ____ sight it must be – thousands of flamingos taking to the sky at once!

A few can make a ____. It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the ____ efforts of a few.

If you believe in a cause (事业), don’t ____! Others will someday take notice and together we will ____ even our greatest problems.

1.

A．protection

B．extinction

C．migration

D．separation

2.

A．questions

B．costs

C．examples

D．problems

3.

A．drive

B．run

C．cycle

D．stand

4.

A．tiny

B．different

C．huge

D．similar

5.

A．comes

B．passes

C．varies

D．moves

6.

A．all

B．any

C．none

D．most

7.

A．gather

B．try

C．sing

D．appear

8.

A．attract

B．require

C．escape

D．pay

9.

A．plan

B．trend

C．activity

D．movement

10.

A．since

B．though

C．unless

D．while

11.

A．responsibility

B．notice

C．chance

D．measure

12.

A．put off

B．cut off

C．carried out

D．worked out

13.

A．approaches

B．works

C．changes

D．disappears

14.

A．significant

B．reasonable

C．adequate

D．small

15.

A．continues

B．delays

C．finishes

D．begins

16.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．magnificent

D．unrealistic

17.

A．point

B．decision

C．difference

D．mistake

18.

A．useless

B．tireless

C．extra

D．special

19.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give away

D．give out

20.

A．identify

B．understand

C．predict

D．solve

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people believe that they will be happy once they     1    (arrival) at some specific goal they set for     2    (oneself). However, more often than not, once you arrive "there", you will still feel     3    (dissatisfy), and move your "there" vision to yet another point in     4    future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never     5    (real) appreciating what you already have right "here."   It is important for human beings     6    (keep)sober-minded (沉着冷静的) about the age-old drive to look beyond the place     7    you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations.

    8    the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By     9     (learn) the lessons of gratitude and abundance,you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present,    10    can help you enjoy the moment you have.

3 . I remember when I was young, people often asked me, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”

It _______ being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer. As I grew older, my dreams for the future _______. When I was in college, I set my heart on becoming _______ like my father. _______ I studied and prepared for that. I reached the _______ in the end and I was teaching _______ full-time for much of my adult life.

However, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our _______. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, or a friend, but the _______ thief is usually _______.

We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and a “small” ________ inside says, “You’ll never make ________.” “You ________ possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice predicts our failure. Failure, ________ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable ________. When we learn these lessons well, we are ready ________ success.

I always tell my children that you are ________ to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is ________ to a willing heart.” There are ________ “overnight” successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine ________ a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.

So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone ________ it from you---especially yourself.

1.

A．insisted on

B．kept on

C．felt like

D．started out

2.

A．changed

B．planned

C．failed

D．left

3.

A．a doctor

B．an engineer

C．a musician

D．a teacher

4.

A．But

B．Or

C．So

D．As

5.

A．aim

B．agreement

C．decision

D．position

6.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．slightly

D．extremely

7.

A．money

B．plan

C．dreams

D．friends

8.

A．greatest

B．poorest

C．tallest

D．oldest

9.

A．themselves

B．ourselves

C．yourselves

D．itself

10.

A．sound

B．noise

C．speech

D．voice

11.

A．it

B．her

C．him

D．me

12.

A．can

B．can’t

C．must

D．mustn’t

13.

A．where

B．who

C．when

D．which

14.

A．stages

B．lessons

C．suggestions

D．choices

15.

A．to

B．for

C．at

D．with

16.

A．able

B．ready

C．likely

D．necessary

17.

A．interesting

B．important

C．impossible

D．necessary

18.

A．many

B．some

C．different

D．no

19.

A．spending

B．planning

C．living

D．changing

20.

A．buy

B．fool

C．steal

D．borrow

4 . My nephew’s 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to ____ inside and joined him in a game. After ____ for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I ____ my favorite chair to let my neck relax. He left the room and I was catching a few enjoyable ____ of peace.

“Look, Alice,” he said excitedly as he ____ over to the chair where I was sitting. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and ____ it?” Looking out of a nearby window, I noticed it was ____ outside. “I’m sorry. Tripper,” I said, sad to see his ____ expression. “The wind is not ____ today. The kite won’t fly.”

The _____10-year-old boy replied, “I think it’s windy enough. I can get it to fly,” he answered ____ he hurried out to the back door.

He ran back and forth, as ____ as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back ____ at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful trying, he came back in.

I asked, “How did it ____?” “Fine,” he said, not wanting to admit (承认) the failure. “I got it to fly some.”____, I heard him say secretly, “I guess I’ll have to wait for the _____.”

At that moment I heard another voice speak to my ____. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way ____ waiting for the wind.”

And the voice was ____. We usually want to use our own efforts to ____ what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of “the wind” in the first place!

1.

A．live

B．lie

C．study

D．stay

2.

A．fighting

B．resting

C．playing

D．selecting

3.

A．fell into

B．jumped off

C．cleaned up

D．went through

4.

A．times

B．hours

C．moments

D．periods

5.

A．sent

B．climbed

C．left

D．ran

6.

A．decorate

B．fly

C．hang

D．drop

7.

A．hot

B．fine

C．noisy

D．still

8.

A．bright

B．satisfied

C．dull

D．unhappy

9.

A．staying

B．blowing

C．going

D．stopping

10.

A．determined

B．talented

C．clever

D．generous

11.

A．as

B．unless

C．after

D．until

12.

A．hard

B．hardly

C．actively

D．gradually

13.

A．angrily

B．hopefully

C．doubtfully

D．nervously

14.

A．make

B．come

C．go

D．settle

15.

A．Therefore

B．Again

C．Instead

D．However

16.

A．news

B．order

C．wind

D．sunshine

17.

A．dream

B．memory

C．heart

D．world

18.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．except for

D．as for

19.

A．strange

B．boring

C．serious

D．right

20.

A．imagine

B．complete

C．fancy

D．decide

5 . 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