1 . I glanced at the magazine covers while paying for some goods. Then ________ Taraji P. Henson confidently on the cover of a magazine. The heading ________ “All I can be is me.” Considering that I run a non-profit organization ________ positive perception (认识) of the body and encouraging people to accept their bodies, I’m ________ about that it took me so long to know it.

I used to make ________ on my mom that she looked young for her age; her skin didn’t have lots of ________, and she had few age spots. But I suddenly realized with a ________ eye that day that I had been ________ forcing a young value system on my mom. So ________ for telling her that, and she accepted with a smile.

I want my mom to grow old, feel the ________ to age and enjoy everything during the process. It’s privilege to grow older. ________, we lose sight of this when we are ________ with countless perfect pictures of aging women and anti-aging fever. The phenomenon ________ a larger cultural problem that the perfected and forever ________ appearance has become the norm (规范)—or ________ the popular norm.

Now I value the ________ older women have acquired through their life experiences. I believe we need to celebrate them for what they’ve ________ in life. I want to see older women ________ as themselves with loose skin, grey hair and everything else that comes.

Wanting to be ________ to others isn’t a bad want, but our culture’s addiction to staying young has destroyed an entire age group of women. To restate the magazine’s ________, let women actually be themselves.

1.

A．noticed

B．thought

C．admired

D．watched

2.

A．wrote

B．read

C．showed

D．concluded

3.

A．learning

B．promoting

C．influencing

D．representing

4.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．worried

D．embarrassed

5.

A．appeals

B．donations

C．responses

D．comments

6.

A．wrinkles

B．marks

C．scars

D．blackheads

7.

A．cautious

B．sharp

C．fresh

D．cold

8.

A．deliberately

B．aimlessly

C．abruptly

D．unintentionally

9.

A．sighed

B．apologized

C．scared

D．complained

10.

A．freedom

B．urge

C．duty

D．risk

11.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

12.

A．surrounded

B．crowded

C．frozen

D．buried

13.

A．describes

B．worsens

C．indicates

D．handles

14.

A．confident

B．youthful

C．fashionable

D．gentle

15.

A．at length

B．at last

C．at least

D．at most

16.

A．beauty

B．honor

C．peace

D．wisdom

17.

A．lost

B．abandoned

C．experienced

D．changed

18.

A．show up

B．show off

C．hold on

D．hold back

19.

A．important

B．similar

C．attractive

D．unique

20.

A．cover

B．heading

C．theme

D．picture

2 . When I first came to Rochester from Austin, Texas — a place where fall is practically non-existent — I was excited for a real northern fall. But, I wasn’t _________ it to feel like Christmas in October.

Regardless of this _________, and the adjustment period that I’m not entirely sure I’m _________, I am thankful to be somewhere that has a _________ fall. By “real” I _________ a distinctive season, a(n) _________ in the weather and a visual changing of the world around me. The leaves _________ colors, it rains more often, the air is almost always _________ and dry, and a light breeze _________ me to walk a bit faster to get inside. Yes, it is more difficult to be __________ outside in a Rochester fall — where it isn’t just “less hot” but __________, fairly cold. But, I would argue that time spent outside in this season could be more __________ than in the summer.

Everyone __________ that fall is about change — I won’t argue against that. Things do __________ in the fall — the weather is __________ becoming worse and worse, the dying leaves become warmly colored, and __________ you know it, we’ll be back to having only eight hours of sunlight a day.

This oncoming change is why I think it is so important to __________ fall. Fall is not just about the __________ of change, but also appreciating what will soon be __________. Go __________ this fall. Enjoy the leaves not because they are turning beautiful deep shades of orange and red, but because there will soon be no leaves in those branches at all.

1.

A．interested in

B．exposed to

C．ashamed of

D．prepared for

2.

A．accident

B．possibility

C．shock

D．motivation

3.

A．beyond

B．against

C．for

D．after

4.

A．rare

B．real

C．hard

D．strange

5.

A．take in

B．pick up

C．call back

D．refer to

6.

A．shift

B．conclusion

C．improvement

D．experience

7.

A．spoil

B．keep

C．turn

D．avoid

8.

A．cold

B．warm

C．hot

D．cozy

9.

A．prevents

B．expects

C．urges

D．suspects

10.

A．grateful

B．creative

C．considerate

D．comfortable

11.

A．luckily

B．actually

C．helpfully

D．instantly

12.

A．terrible

B．casual

C．unpleasant

D．valuable

13.

A．questions

B．emphasizes

C．recalls

D．analyzes

14.

A．relax

B．change

C．harvest

D．rest

15.

A．steadily

B．hardly

C．helpfully

D．narrowly

16.

A．if

B．since

C．as

D．before

17.

A．control

B．describe

C．appreciate

D．hide

18.

A．process

B．disadvantages

C．fear

D．result

19.

A．disappointing

B．puzzling

C．gone

D．broken

20.

A．inside

B．forward

C．backward

D．outside

3 . I have sometimes given money to beggars.     1     Please let me explain why.

First, for every dollar that we give to a beggar, the more profitable we make begging and, comparatively, the less profitable we make working. This is bad, for we want people to work, not beg. Working is productive while begging is at best neutral and often a burden. Second, the beggar who receives the money might spend it on alcohol or drugs.     2    

When I went to elementary school, I remember that I was very moved by a song named "Streets of London". The song tells a heartbreaking story about some of London's poorest, an old man in particular. Not long ago, however, when I heard the song on the radio, it struck me that the man in the song does not live that horrible a life after all. Judging from the lyrics of the song, the man has shoes, and occasional access to a newspaper.     3     So why should you give money to the beggar in the developed world instead of the starving child in Africa?

It might be harsh to claim that it is immoral to give money to Western beggars. After all, it seems reasonable that you can spend the money as you like.     4     If our aim is to benefit ourselves, then giving money to beggars is not suitable. If our aim is to benefit others, then giving money to beggars is also wasteful.

In seeking to help others, we should not merely give to those who are geographically close to us and whose appearance arouses our sympathy.     5     To achieve this, we should first decide how much we are willing to spend helping others, and then donate money to the most efficient charity.

A．Many people die of hunger in Africa.

B．True as it might be, we should spend our money wisely.

C．Why not donate money to those in need of financial aid?

D．Upon reflection, however, I have come to change my mind.

E．You almost certainly spend money helping the wrong people.

F．In a world where thousands die of hunger every day, that's a pretty comfortable life.

G．Rather, we should aid those who are the least responsible for the situation they're in.

4 . My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.

On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all_________at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded（蹚水）around in the fountain until we_________. This is one of the busiest walking streets.

After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder_________that nowhere could he find his backpack, which_________his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough_________we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.

Ponder has never_________anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision（指导）for managing his_________.

He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. "But Dad," he said, through massive_________, "they don't make that kind of watch anymore." We were all very_________.

Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I__________him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been__________.

As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black__________there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not__________what it was or if it was hers.

"See it, Dad?" Ponder shouted. "Don't get too__________because that may not be it," I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was__________there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could__________it.

I literally__________when we reached it and it was his！Everyone in our party was blown away by this "miracle（奇迹）". In my wildest__________, I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.

What a charmed life, eh? I believe this was a perfect__________for a child in losing something important…to lose it and feel the full__________of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.

1.

A．drove

B．hiked

C．met

D．united

2.

A．landed

B．left

C．settled

D．slept

3.

A．responded

B．recognized

C．realised

D．recalled

4.

A．contained

B．combined

C．comprised

D．covered

5.

A．preparation

B．checkup

C．revision

D．search

6.

A．wasted

B．lost

C．sough

D．deserted

7.

A．emotion

B．time

C．money

D．stuff

8.

A．tears

B．fists

C．reliefs

D．outbreaks

9.

A．hesitant

B．curious

C．sad

D．eager

10.

A．promised

B．informed

C．warned

D．taught

11.

A．worn out

B．caught up

C．put away

D．turned in

12.

A．hiding

B．sitting

C．swinging

D．flowing

13.

A．assess

B．declare

C．tell

D．predict

14.

A．excited

B．puzzled

C．relaxed

D．amused

15.

A．already

B．even

C．almost

D．still

16.

A．take

B．see

C．touch

D．protect

17.

A．panicked

B．exploded

C．collapsed

D．cried

18.

A．dreams

B．claims

C．efforts

D．passions

19.

A．mode

B．lesson

C．option

D．plot

20.

A．range

B．pressure

C．weight

D．harvest

5 . An early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow in my small town in the mountains.Schools were canceled,roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed.Still,I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside.The snow got all over my shoes.The cold wind dried my lips and my eyes.My 47 year-old back ached in anticipation（预想）of the shoveling（铲雪）I would have to do if the snow didn't stop soon.

Yet,when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground,I couldn't help but smile a bit.It was so beautiful.It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass.In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow on the road,the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside,enjoying their way off from school.

The sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past.I remembered catching snowflakes(雪花)on my tongue,building snowmen,making snow angles,running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children.Standing there in that warmcoat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore.I turned up my head,stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it.It tasted so fresh and clean.It tasted like youth,like joy and like love.

May you always feel young in spirit,no matter how old or achy your body may be.May you always delight in the simple joys of life.May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children.And may you always give your love,your light,your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days.

1. What was the author’s first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily?

A．He was upset.	B．He was happy.
C．He was thankful.	D．He was moved.

2. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph l,we can know that.

A．my back ached because of the cold weather.

B．I didn't want to start my day on such a snowy day.

C．my back would ache upon thinking of cleaning up the snow.

D．the snow didn't stop and I felt too cold.

3. From which senses did the author describe the joy of having snow?

A．Taste and smell.	B．Sight and smell.
C．Smell,hearing and taste.	D．Sight,hearing and taste.

4. What does the author mainly want to tell us with this article?

A．Appreciate every snowstorm you spend with your family.

B．Snow brings both fun and trouble.

C．Memories can change our opinion.

D．We should stay young at heart.

6 . Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural （乡下的）Virginia. My father _______ me to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is _______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no _______ than tomorrow morning. "

My stepmother walked over to me, _______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are _______ .This is not the worst boy at all, _______ the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm."

That statement began a（n） _______ between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my _______ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She _______ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more ________and my brother and I could be better ________ .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ________ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I ________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of ________that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the ________ beneficiary（受益者）.My father became the ________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power ________ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is ________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary   defeat can never ________ .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．rushed

B．introduced

C．carried

D．sent

2.

A．known

B．good

C．mistaken

D．fit

3.

A．sooner

B．earlier

C．longer

D．later

4.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．raised

D．bent

5.

A．perfect

B．right

C．wrong

D．impolite

6.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．agreement

B．friendship

C．gap

D．relationship

8.

A．opinion

B．aim

C．dream

D．mind

9.

A．begged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

10.

A．successful

B．careful

C．simple

D．difficult

11.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

12.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

13.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

14.

A．belief

B．request

C．criticism

D．description

15.

A．teaching

B．writing

C．speaking

D．reading

16.

A．next

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．cleverest

B．strongest

C．wealthiest

D．healthiest

18.

A．enthusiasm

B．sympathy

C．fortune

D．confidence

19.

A．never

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．often

20.

A．match

B．win

C．reach

D．doubt

7 . One day, I was eating an apple when suddenly, I felt an apple seed in my mouth. I wanted to throw it away. But_________, I looked at the apple seed -really looked. It was dark brown, almost black. Its shape_________me of a candle flame. A little dark brown candle flame...

I realized I was_________an apple tree in my hand-a little seed with the_________to become a beautiful tree and_________thousands of fruits and seeds, each able to grow a new tree again._________then, wasn't the world filled with apple trees?

It is a（n）_________of nature that only a few of these seeds grow. Most_________do or are destroyed early on in their growth. I put the apple seed on the table and bent down to_________how the light was reflected from it, this tiny wonder of nature. I wondered, how many seeds would a farmer have to____________for one seed to grow into a tree? How much____________would it require?

Then it occurred to me that it's quite often so with people's____________. Wonderful ideas come to our minds but they____________too soon. We don't protect them as we should. And then one day we____________why our dreams never come true. The seeds of our dreams could never____________on their own. Like the planting of an apple tree, it might take many____________-such as the application sent a hundred times for that one good job,____________the many people you meet in life before a true friend can be____________.

I picked up the apple seed again -but instead of____________it away 1 took an empty flower pot, poured some earth into it and____________the seed. I thought that maybe one day it would grow into a proud tree, and I would never know if I didn't try.

1.

A．still

B．instead

C．also

D．rather

2.

A．warned

B．convinced

C．reminded

D．informed

3.

A．catching

B．expecting

C．imagining.

D．holding

4.

A．potential

B．courage

C．intention

D．patience

5.

A．raise

B．bear

C．gain

D．eat

6.

A．When

B．How

C．What

D．Why

7.

A．rule

B．step

C．order

D．game

8.

A．nearly

B．just

C．never

D．always

9.

A．prove

B．see

C．show

D．guess

10.

A．bury

B．collect

C．produce

D．save

11.

A．money

B．earth

C．work

D．water

12.

A．conditions

B．dreams

C．chances

D．faiths

13.

A．increase

B．change

C．die

D．appear

14.

A．explain

B．doubt

C．decide

D．wonder

15.

A．grow

B．develop

C．live

D．destroy

16.

A．choices

B．goals

C．tries

D．challenges

17.

A．or

B．yet

C．So

D．as

18.

A．kept

B．helped

C．noticed

D．found

19.

A．putting

B．throwing

C．taking

D．giving

20.

A．used

B．removed

C．studied

D．planted

8 . I recently visited India to meet women with AIDS. Having AIDS is considered as a mark of disgrace and the punishment is abandonment. Most of these women had been _______ by their family.

What I _______ most is how much they wanted to touch me and be touched as if physical _______ somehow proved their _______.

I spent time with the dying and saw rows of cots(帆布床). Every cot was _______except for one in the corner, so I went there, hoping to provide some help. The _______ was a woman in her 30s. She had _______ eyes and was skinny.

_______, I suddenly felt helpless. I had nothing to _______her. I couldn’t save her, either.

I ________ down and reached out to touch her-and when she ________ my hand, she grabbed it and wouldn't let go. We had been there together for a while when she pointed upward. It took me some time to ________ that she wanted to go up to the roof and sit outside. It was getting ________ and the sun was going down, and no one seemed ________ to take her upstairs.

I carried her up. She sat on a chair, facing the west and watching the________ I reminded the workers to ________ her later. Then I had to leave. But she never ________me.

Sometimes it’s the people you can't help who ________ you the most . Optimism isn't a passive expectation that things will get better. It is a(n) ________that we can make things better and we can help people, if we don't lose hope and don't look ________.

1.

A．beaten

B．abandoned

C．scolded

D．cheated

2.

A．value

B．complain

C．remember

D．wonder

3.

A．excitement

B．collision

C．pleasure

D．contact

4.

A．birth

B．failure

C．worth

D．future

5.

A．occupied

B．attended

C．made

D．covered

6.

A．patient

B．witness

C．nurse

D．worker

7.

A．shining

B．beautiful

C．sorrowful

D．greedy

8.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Instead

D．Besides

9.

A．entertain

B．protect

C．convince

D．offer

10.

A．knelt

B．calmed

C．went

D．jumped

11.

A．pushed

B．felt

C．shook

D．warmed

12.

A．figure out

B．get across

C．point out

D．put down

13.

A．clear

B．cloudy

C．late

D．windy

14.

A．brave

B．determined

C．confident

D．willing

15.

A．night

B．sunset

C．roof

D．performance

16.

A．treat

B．save

C．comfort

D．fetch

17.

A．left

B．forgot

C．forgave

D．thanked

18.

A．challenge

B．confuse

C．satisfy

D．inspire

19.

A．opportunity

B．promise

C．belief

D．intention

20.

A．away

B．up

C．out

D．back

9 . Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. And a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $20. This was the 1970s, and $20 was quite a bit of money.

But I saw it _________ . My father trusted me to have the _________ to spend money well. Even

better, he gave me the _________ to get it. On a very basic level, my father was giving me a shopping spree (狂欢) every year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to _________ money and making me feel like a/an _________ . He didn’t buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.

My mother had a/an _________ for giving me what I needed, usually _________ at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I _________ at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my _________ job but had no new one. But when my mother __________ me a visit, I __________ a good show, telling her I had started my own company.

My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn’t until __________ she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with __________ . She knew how __________ I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries, or __________ to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much __________ . The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the __________ with which she gave the gift made me feel she was giving me space to __________ my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own __________ , and the other was giving me a second __________ when those decisions had cost me dearly.

1.

A．positively

B．differently

C．naturally

D．originally

2.

A．wisdom

B．passion

C．power

D．talent

3.

A．courage

B．suggestions

C．discipline

D．means

4.

A．spend

B．carry

C．manage

D．use

5.

A．grown-up

B．teenager

C．adventurer

D．pioneer

6.

A．habit

B．gift

C．approach

D．tradition

7.

A．approximately

B．direct

C．right

D．slightly

8.

A．failed

B．fooled

C．dropped

D．fell

9.

A．important

B．creative

C．challenging

D．previous

10.

A．brought

B．suggested

C．paid

D．gave

11.

A．put on

B．put away

C．put off

D．put forward

12.

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．as

13.

A．credit

B．loans

C．receipts

D．cash

14.

A．desperately

B．hardly

C．eventually

D．accurately

15.

A．attempted

B．offered

C．promised

D．refused

16.

A．better

B．more

C．less

D．worse

17.

A．decoration

B．love

C．distance

D．means

18.

A．defend

B．equip

C．fix

D．develop

19.

A．actions

B．choices

C．risks

D．decisions

20.

A．solution

B．opportunity

C．visit

D．assistance

10 . In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our _______. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be _______. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us _______.

The bottom line is that life is not _______.

That is a bitter _______ to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people _______ after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. But if we let life’s unfairness _______ us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has _______ for us.

My first _______ marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship ________. I could have been ________ by that experience. But I believed that I could be ________ married one day ________ I always wanted to experience traditional family life. And then, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man.

What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that ________ a good outcome, but get ________ things in return instead.

When we are faced with life’s seeming unfairness, our ________ needs to jump in. When life doesn’t go ________ plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we have been ________ and keep trying, and doing the right thing. ________ that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our ________.

1.

A．reach

B．control

C．date

D．order

2.

A．promoted

B．paid

C．pleased

D．proved

3.

A．more

B．back

C．enough

D．unconditionally

4.

A．easy

B．smooth

C．fair

D．ideal

5.

A．feeling

B．word

C．fact

D．pill

6.

A．died down

B．looked down

C．shut down

D．settled down

7.

A．confuse

B．manage

C．betray

D．defeat

8.

A．in charge

B．in return

C．in place

D．in store

9.

A．arranged

B．failed

C．happy

D．trial

10.

A．work

B．start

C．end

D．worsen

11.

A．teased

B．discouraged

C．hurt

D．shocked

12.

A．proudly

B．casually

C．happily

D．shortly

13.

A．unless

B．while

C．because

D．though

14.

A．bring

B．require

C．serve

D．deserve

15.

A．bad

B．inferior

C．silly

D．cheap

16.

A．faith

B．courage

C．judgement

D．effort

17.

A．ahead of

B．according to

C．regardless of

D．related to

18.

A．achieving

B．affecting

C．expecting

D．declining

19.

A．Accept

B．Assume

C．Fancy

D．Consider

20.

A．career

B．marriage

C．fate

D．benefit