I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a 1 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 2 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life"s passion (钟爱) ever since--- 3 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I"ve long made Yosemite my 4 . About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 5 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It"s 6 me why visitors started respecting the place 7 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way. I tried 8 trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would 9 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 10 it that I decided something had to change. As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 11 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 12 . On that day, more than 300 people 13 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 14 . I couldn"t believe the 15 we made ---the park looked clean! Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and 16 132 miles of roadway. I often hear people 17 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 18 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 19 . You can"t blame others 20 you start with yourself. ( ) 1. A. distant ( ) 2. A. immediately ( ) 3. A. imagining ( ) 4. A. garden ( ) 5. A. material ( ) 6. A. beyond ( ) 7. A. more ( ) 8. A. throwing away ( ) 9. A. kill ( )10. A. satisfied with ( )11. A. something ( )12. A. cleanup ( )13. A. dropped out ( )14. A. demand ( )15. A. plan ( )16. A. crossed ( )17. A. talk ( )18. A. doing ( )19. A. method ( )20. A. although | B. huge B. finally B. painting B. home B. resources B. against B. most B. picking up B. save B. delighted in B. anything B. party B. showed up B. receive B. visit B. measured B. complain B. thinking B. explanation B. if | C. narrow C. gradually C. describing C. lab C. waste C. over C. less C. breaking down C. wait C. tired of C. everything C. picnic C. looked around C. accomplish C. contact C. covered C. argue C. questioning C. example C. when | D. loose D. recently D. climbing D. palace D. goods D. within D. least D. digging out D. spend D. used to D. nothing D. concert D. called back D. overcome D. difference D. designed D. quarrel D. watching D. research D. useless | 阅读理解。 | Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on ands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park. Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined. Then Ms. Yates started to speak: "I can"t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven"t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven"t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination." Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued: "It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path." "There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart." There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. Tee clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown. | 1. What activity was organized for the school reunion? | A. Sightseeing in the park. B. A picnic on the school playground. C. Telling stories about past events. D. Graduates" reports in the old building. | 2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? | A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates" speech. B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates" ways of teaching. C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities. D. Most people had little interest in the reunion. | 3. We can learn from Ms. Yates" speech that she _____________. A. kept track of her students" progress B. gave her students advice on their careers C. attended her students" college graduations D. went to her students" wedding ceremonies | 4. What was Ms.Yates" belief in teaching teenagers? | A. Teachers" knowledge is the key to students" achievements. B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced. C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed. D. Students" respect is the best reward for teachers. | 5. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates? | A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous. C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring | 完形填空。 | I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old 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 (表达) our feelings. A boy 15 tell his father or mother he loves him." 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 | 阅读理解。 | On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon (气球).They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron,and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope (绳子),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight (重量). It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metes, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men"s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metes! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London! | 1.Three men flew in balloon ________. | A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago | 2.The metal box was used for ________. | A. carrying the bags of sand" " B. keeping drinking-water C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight | 3.When the balloon went up higher,________. | A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives D. They could see a black hole on the ground | 4.The balloon landed ________. | A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country | 5.Which of the following is NOT true ________ | A The three men started their journey before the sun rose. B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. D. The three men had to land because they felt cold. | 阅读理解。 | Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom"s workmates came in and sat with Tom. "What time is your bus " asked Mike. "There"s plenty of time yet," answered Tom. "Well, I"ll get you some more tea then," said Mike. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It"s going backward(倒行)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it"s half past eleven." "You"re looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors. | 1. Tom went into the station cafe because _____. | A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there C. he didn"t like to stay with the schoolgirls D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there | 2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror ? | A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve C. Half past eleven D. Half past one | 3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find_____ . | A. the time is right B .it"s going slower C. it"s going backward D. it"s going faster | 4. Which of the following is true? | A. Tom arrived in Paris on time B. The next bus would leave in half an hour C. After that Tom didn"t like clocks any longer D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once | 5. Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story ? | A. The Mirror of the Station B. Not A Careful Man C. Missing A Bus D. The Clock In The Mirror |
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