1 . My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of ________. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some ________ to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either.

We decided to let it ________ growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the ________ plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to ________ the weeds (杂草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ________.The sunflower had not ________ where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the ________.

That’s when I ________ that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ________ ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we ________ to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ________ to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had ________ in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be ________ of who and what we are, and then the environment will begin to ________ us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

1.

A．flower

B．insects

C．vegetables

D．rocks

2.

A．water

B．fertilizer

C．color

D．shape

3.

A．stop

B．continue

C．improve

D．escape

4.

A．weak

B．strange

C．lonely

D．pretty

5.

A．collect

B．tend

C．remove

D．watch

6.

A．unusual

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．valuable

7.

A．passed

B．started

C．left

D．died

8.

A．air

B．top

C．sun

D．house

9.

A．hoped

B．realized

C．doubted

D．regretted

10.

A．fill in

B．put in

C．worry about

D．believe in

11.

A．forget

B．hate

C．aim

D．wait

12.

A．wish

B．plan

C．ability

D．idea

13.

A．faith

B．energy

C．virtue

D．courage

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．tired

15.

A．forgive

B．support

C．upset

D．affect

2 . When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to ______. I bought twenty chickens and asked him to ______ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ______ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken ______ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ______ would be his to keep. Gene was ______, thinking he would make his first ______.

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ______ that egg production was going down. I ______nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ______ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ______ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ______ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ______ the amount of feed he had given the chickens, he was ______. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ______ what he had done. After a long ______, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ______ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ______. I was dumbfounded (惊呆) at the ______of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you cannot “fool the chickens,” because ______, you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”

1.

A．work

B．cook

C．count

D．share

2.

A．play

B．raise

C．train

D．observe

3.

A．save

B．keep

C．buy

D．borrow

4.

A．nest

B．feed

C．meat

D．soup

5.

A．given back

B．brought in

C．picked up

D．left over

6.

A．satisfied

B．cautious

C．excited

D．worried

7.

A．fortune

B．choice

C．deal

D．contribution

8.

A．hear

B．affect

C．predict

D．notice

9.

A．said

B．reminded

C．thought

D．criticized

10.

A．private

B．enough

C．pocket

D．much

11.

A．missed

B．finished

C．enjoyed

D．wasted

12.

A．appreciating

B．bearing

C．gathering

D．laying

13.

A．balanced

B．measured

C．reduced

D．increased

14.

A．delighted

B．shocked

C．confused

D．disappointed

15.

A．forgive

B．accept

C．research

D．know

16.

A．silence

B．discussion

C．negotiation

D．absence

17.

A．fewer

B．less

C．more

D．fresher

18.

A．life

B．case

C．mind

D．job

19.

A．explanation

B．example

C．significance

D．trick

20.

A．actually

B．instead

C．rather

D．finally

3 . I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ________ is my mother’s favorite. I was only two when the ________ occurred.We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ________to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ________to dash across the lawn (草坪) and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom ________me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ________myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an ________. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ________to take risks or unwilling to ________ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ________. Through years of ________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

1.

A．trip

B．race

C．tree

D．driver

2.

A．incident

B．change

C．illness

D．problem

3.

A．feared

B．refused

C．forgot

D．turned

4.

A．delay

B．absence

C．freedom

D．rest

5.

A．promised

B．encouraged

C．allowed

D．expected

6.

A．woke

B．picked

C．warmed

D．gave

7.

A．answer

B．example

C．excuse

D．order

8.

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．able

D．anxious

9.

A．ask

B．share

C．fear

D．try

10.

A．regretted

B．reviewed

C．made

D．explained

11.

A．job

B．friend

C．fortune

D．house

12.

A．memories

B．efforts

C．research

D．experience

13.

A．mixed up

B．fed up

C．knocked down

D．settled down

14.

A．play

B．relax

C．dream

D．cry

15.

A．all at once

B．in the end

C．in either case

D．as a result

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Eric was working in a selling business. He had been on the road visiting people for more than a month without going home. He couldn’t wait to get back to see his wife and children. It was coming up on Mother’s Day, and he usually tried to make it “back home”, but this year he was just too busy and too tired. The day when he was driving in a small town, he saw a flower shop. He said to himself, “I know what I will do. I’ll send my mother some roses.”

He stopped and went into the flower shop and saw a young man talking to the girl in it. “How many roses can I get for fifty dollars?” the boy asked. The girl was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the young man would be happy with something else.

“No. I have to have roses,” he said. “My mom was badly sick last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. I want to get something special. It has to be red roses, because that is her favorite,” He was stubborn.

The girl in the shop looked up at Eric and was just shaking her head. Something inside of Eric was touched by the boy’s voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. Eric had been blessed (幸运的) in his business, and he looked at the girl and silently said that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

The girl looked at the young man and said, “OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for your dollars.” The young man almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran out of the store. It was worth more than fifty dollars just to see that kind of excitement.

Eric ordered his own flowers and asked the girl to have it delivered to his mother. After that, with a relief he drove down the road. Not long after his driving, he saw the boy walking to a graveyard (墓地).

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Eric stopped his car and followed the young man.

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Eric went into the car in tears.

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6 . One day, my father and I were watching a dance reality show. For some reasons, I disliked one of the dancers from the very beginning of the show.

Unknowingly, I kept finding his _________ and criticizing (批评) his dance moves. _________, my father was watching the _________ with a smile all the time. When the performance ended, he looked at me and asked softly, “How much do you _________ about the dance competition, Martha?”

“No, Dad, not at all,” I said.

“Then how do you know that he is a _________ dancer?” he asked still with a smile.

“Just _________ the other dancers! He is not as good as them,” I said.

“But he is among the final 10 competitors who were carefully _________. How can he be bad? Maybe his dance is of no _________ to you, but that doesn’t mean you can _________ or even criticize his creativity.’’

“Why not?” I asked carelessly.

“Because criticizing someone or something __________ nothing but negativity around you. Instead of criticizing something you don’t like, you should spend your time __________ something you like, which will spread __________ thoughts,” my father said.

So choose __________! Never criticize anyone or anything unless you have a good __________ of it. This is the most __________ advice my father has ever given me.

1.

A．secrets

B．tricks

C．mistakes

D．strengths

2.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Finally

D．Immediately

3.

A．movie

B．action

C．performance

D．sign

4.

A．know

B．debate

C．inquire

D．complain

5.

A．representative

B．bad

C．common

D．silly

6.

A．call on

B．spy on

C．glare at

D．look at

7.

A．treated

B．raised

C．suspected

D．selected

8.

A．benefit

B．use

C．interest

D．importance

9.

A．ignore

B．limit

C．prevent

D．forget

10.

A．affects

B．gets

C．contains

D．solves

11.

A．awarding

B．appreciating

C．recording

D．remembering

12.

A．positive

B．fresh

C．original

D．unique

13.

A．freely

B．confidently

C．wisely

D．independently

14.

A．defence

B．luck

C．deal

D．knowledge

15.

A．valuable

B．ambitious

C．elegant

D．embarrassing

7 . 语法填空

When reading The Road Not Taken, one cannot help but see in one’s mind images of a     1     (peace) wood deep within the countryside. Paths in the woods are often used     2     (symbolize) how our lives progress and change.

Life     3     (throw) many alternatives at us on a daily basis. Whether our choices are big     4     small, they all cause specific consequences. Once we make a decision, in most     5     (circumstance), there is no going back. Although the writer of the poem considers taking the other path another day, he knows it’s unlikely that he will ever have the opportunity to do so. Like the writer, all we can do is look backwards “with a sigh” and imagine     6     could have been.

The road ahead—the road through our lives—is a mixture of     7     (choose) and chance. And when we are approaching the end of that road, how will we remember the journey? How will we look back on our lives? Some of us do take a more unusual path through life, and although it may be harder to follow, it can also lead     8     new adventures and experiences. Nonetheless, part of the art of decision­making is learning to make     9     most of our decisions. Instead of     10     (look) back with regret, we should be facing our future with energy and optimism, for the choices are ours, and ours only.

8 . When I quietly visited an art museum a young _________ ahead of me _________ nonstop between themselves. I watched the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s _________ for putting up with her _________ stream of words._________ by them, I moved away _________ several times. 

I was standing at the museum gift shop making a _________ when the couple approached the _________. Before they left, the man _________ into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He lengthened it into a long stick and tried to get his wife’s jacket. 

“He was blinded but he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, they come in __________ there is a new art show,” the clerk said. 

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked.

“You’re __________. He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said.“His wife __________ each painting so he can see it in his head.” 

I learned something about patience,__________ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __________ and the courage of a husband who would not __________ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.

1.

A．lady

B．man

C．worker

D．couple

2.

A．yelled

B．argued

C．shouted

D．chatted

3.

A．knowledge

B．confidence

C．patience

D．wisdom

4.

A．distant

B．resistant

C．constant

D．instant

5.

A．Excited

B．Disturbed

C．Inspired

D．Discouraged

6.

A．anxiously

B．seriously

C．quickly

D．sadly

7.

A．comment

B．purchase

C．decision

D．list

8.

A．exit

B．entrance

C．front

D．queue

9.

A．put

B．held

C．turned

D．reached

10.

A．wherever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．whichever

11.

A．humorous

B．silly

C．wrong

D．clever

12.

A．describes

B．draws

C．shows

D．tells

13.

A．curiosity

B．courage

C．devotion

D．pride

14.

A．support

B．dream

C．expectation

D．sight

15.

A．get

B．hope

C．stop

D．allow

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A few years ago, the company I worked for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved running, so I was really happy when I found out I lived next to Central Park. This meant that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work.

Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of robbers in the park, so usually I didn’t take anything with me. How could they rob me if I didn’t have anything? But one morning, my wife gave me a S 10 bill and asked me to buy some bread on the way.

It was a beautiful morning and the park was quiet with very few people walking or jogging (慢跑) around. While I was running through the park, another jogger knocked into me. He apologized and continued running. For a while, I didn’t think too much of it. However, when I noticed the wide path where I was running, I thought was kind of strange. The warning of robbers in the park occurred to me. ”It could have been a robber!” I suddenly became alarmed, so I checked my pocket and found that the money was missing. Without thinking twice, I ran after that jogger. I finally caught up and held him by the arm. I shouted, “Give me the $10 bill! Now!” I am not usually a hot-headed (性急的) person, but I got really angry this time. I couldn’t believe the robbery was actually happening to me. Filled with anger, I shook my fist at him. This seemed to frighten him. He quickly put his hand in his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.

I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I couldn’t wait to tell my wife my story. “You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started with pride. She immediately stopped me, “I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Looking at the money on the table, I stood there, shocked.

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