One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather.Several times,it __1__ several obstacles(障碍物)in its path.And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detou r(绕道). At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide.After some __2__ thoughts,the ant laid the feather over the crack,walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side,then continued on its way.I was __3__ by the cleverness of this ant.It was only a small insect,lacking of __4__ yet equipped with a brain to reason,explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other twolegged creatures __5__ on the earth, also shares human failings. After some time the ant __6__ reached its destination-a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its __7__ home.It was there that the ant met its __8__.How could that large feather possibly __9__ such a small hole? Of course, it couldn"t.So the ant, after all this __10__ and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the __11__ and went home.The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a burden. Isn"t our __12__ like that? We worry about our families; we worry about the __13__ of money and we worry about all kinds of things.These are all burdens-the things we pick up along life"s path,and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to __14__ that at the destination they are __15__ and we can"t take them with us. |
( )1. A. brought about ( )2. A. brave ( )3. A. frightened ( )4. A. size ( )5. A. working ( )6. A. probably ( )7. A. underground ( )8. A. partner ( )9. A. fit ( )10. A. decision ( )11. A. insect ( )12. A. study ( )13. A. waste ( )14. A. think ( )15. A. bad | B. got over B. tiring B. attracted B. height B. sleeping B. suddenly B. lonely B. match B. fix B. pleasure B. problem B. aim B. lack B. find B. practical | C. came across C. magic C. annoyed C. depth C. living C. easily C. comfortable C. parent C. suit C. trouble C. hole C. dream C. worth C. wonder C. useless | D. dealt with D. short D. satisfied D. length D. walking D. finally D. big D. friend D. fill D. matter D. feather D. life D. danger D. warn D. meaningful | 阅读理解 | As a boy growing up in India,I had longed to travel abroad.I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s,with great interest. My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe,where my father was to attend a meeting.We planned to travel to Belgium,Netherlands and West Germany. I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad.I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand,during the flight to Frankfurt.We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew.The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable,even for someone like me,who is otherwise scared of flying. After spending almost two weeks in Europe,we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport,for our return flight.What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河),it was simply an unforgettable experience.I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation,but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again,with the quality of their service. Being the first airline to take me overseas,Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline.Flying,in general,for me,has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful eperience). Flying on Lufthansa,however,is something I always have and always will look forward to.
1. Which country does the author live in now? A. India. B. Canada. C. Belgium. D. Germany.
2. What made the author so interested in traveling abroad? A. Growing up in India. B. Once staying in Canada. C. Once traveling to Canada with his father. D. His father"s stories about his traveling experiences.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________. A. a city in India B. a city in Europe C. an airline company D. a travel agency
4. The underlined word "sombre" in the 4th paragraph probably means "________". A. happy B. sad C. angry D. enjoyable | 完形填空 | I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the livingroom, my 12yearold son looked up at me and said, "I__1__you." I did not__2__what to say, and I just stood there, looking __3__at him. My first__4__was that he__5__need help with his homework. Then I asked, "What was that all__6__?" "Nothing," he said, "My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and__7__what they say." The next day I called his teacher to__8__more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted( 反应). "Most of the fathers had the__9__response as you did," the teacher said, "When I first__10__that we try this, I asked the children__11 _they thought their parents__12__say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble." Then the teacher__13__, " I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of __14__. I"m trying to tell them it"s too bad that we don"t express our feelings. A boy__15__tell his father or mother he loves him or her." The teacher understands that sometimes it is__16 _for some of us to say something that is good for us to say. That evening when my son__17__to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an__18 _moment, saying, "Hey, I love you,__19__." I don"t know if saying that made__20__of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. | ( )1. A. hate ( )2. A. realize ( )3. A. away ( )4. A. thought ( )5. A. must ( )6. A. for ( )7. A. test ( )8. A. talk to ( )9. A. same ( )10. A. allowed ( )11. A. how ( )12. A. would ( )13. A. explained ( )14. A. study ( )15. A. might ( )16. A. easy ( )17. A. turned ( )18. A. extra ( )19. A. either ( )20. A. all | B. love B. recognize B. for B. meaning B. should B. with B. know B. chat with B. different B. agreed B. whether B. will B. prepared B. work B. can B. difficult B. shouted B. ordinary B. too B. either | C. like C. know C. down C. news C. could C. around C. understand C. find out C. usual C. planned C. when C. could C. informed C. health C. should C. crazy C. went C. interesting C. also C. none | D. enjoy D. find D. on D. reason D. would D. about D. see D. do with D. unusual D. suggested D. what D. can D. developed D. body D. need D. silly D. came D. important D. again D. neither | 完形填空 | A serious car crash leads one woman to rediscover her faith in human kindness. In March last year, the car I was driving was__1__in a serious crash with another car on a country road. I soon__2__myself at the centre of a frenzy of activity, surrounded by paramedics, police, rescuers and members of the local community. An enormous can opener was used to__3__me out of my wrecked car and__4__an ambulance. Over the next eight hours, I was transported to hospital, dragged up, Xrayed and diagnosed (诊断) with a broken neck. Knowing that I"d__5__death by a fraction of a second sustained me throughout the long wait in the emergency ward and__6 _me to deal with the visible distress of my hospital visitors. Only after I"d convinced the last friend to__7__could I direct my energies inwards. Flitting in and out of my line of vision during my hospital__8__was the Red Cross lady, a gentle__9__in white who, from time to time, popped her head in to__10__cups of tea. After the visitors had gone, she ventured further into my cubicle to__11__if I was all right. I found myself__12__her everything: about the shock of the__13__, my feats for my family as a result of my injuries-about my whole life. While I__14__for an ambulance to transport me to another hospital, she stood by my trolley and_15_my hand as I offloaded all the emotion I"d stoically withheld (强忍着的) from my family. She__16__, quiet and nonjudgmental. Even now, the__17__that I have her contact details provides me with great__18__. I look forward to a day in the nottoodistant future when my guardian angel and I can meet again, in__19__ circumstances. In times of crisis, faith can sustain us: for me, my faith in human nature, reawakened by the__20 _ of a stranger, has helped ease my journey back to recovery. | ( )1. A. caught ( )2. A. imagined ( )3. A. push ( )4. A. into ( )5. A. survived ( )6. A. advised ( )7. A. assist ( )8. A. stay ( )9. A. patient ( )10. A. make ( )11. A. claim ( )12. A. presenting ( )13. A. accident ( )14. A. hoped ( )15. A. held ( )16. A. puzzled ( )17. A. knowledge ( )18. A. progress ( )19. A. unforeseen ( )20. A. sympathy | B. trapped B. found B. force B. onto B. met B. forced B. leave B. visit B. performa B. offer B. consult B. showing B. incident B. prepared B. lent B. doubted B. belief B. pride B. happier B. strength | C. lost C. devoted C. get C. off C. beat C. ordered C. participate C. operation C. presence C. drink C. conclude C. giving C. event C. waited C. moved C. stopped C. power C. surprise C. strange C. kindness | D. involved D. dreamed D. turn D. on D. feared D. helped D. come D. appointment D. physician D. take D. check D. telling D. occasion D. watched D. waved D. listened D. privilege D. comfort D. extreme D. donation |
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