I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 1 of gardening may not have originated from my
love for nature. It was to 2 my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 3 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, "something else to
4 !"Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something 5 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they
found 6 ,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily (百合花) seeds in the yard. But they failed to 7 . I continued to sunflower seeds
and roses, Wild 8 joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花).One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads
off. 9 , I was touched by this land of wonder.
10 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 11 at me because found it was
12 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother"s 13 , I put her vase my real roses
which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 14 flowers.
Regardless of their 15 , I kept on planting my garden and 16 to enjoy the pleasure gardening.
Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom,they 17 to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 18 my parent .Today I become
known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents
feel very 19 . And now I could say it is my affection for 20 that makes me a real gardener. |
( )1. A. memory
( )2. A. please
( )3. A. doubt
( )4. A. collect up
( )5. A. equal
( )6. A. painful
( )7. A. come up
( )8. A. to
( )9. A. Luckily
( )10. A. Inetead
( )11. A. should
( )12. A. convenient
( )13. A. sadness
( )14. A. other than
( )15. A. dislike
( )16. A. decided
( )17. A. devote
( )18. A. defeat
( )19. A. proud
( )20. A. freedom | B. dream
B. change
B. appreciation
B. care about
B. similar
B. valuable
B. break out
B. with
B. Cheerfully
B. However
B. laughed
B. troublesome
B. displeasure
B. more than
B. encouragement
B. stopped
B. turn
B. satisfy
B. comfortable
B. life | C. intention
C. help
C. surprise
C. clean up
C. superior
C. upsetting
C. hold on
C. in
C. Regularly
C. Therefore
C. glanced
C. enjoyed
C. delight
C. rather than
C. threat
C. continued
C. respond
C. respect
C. strange
C. growth | D. design
D. annoy
D. excitement
D. come in
D. opposite
D. interesting
D. get through
D. by
D. Eventually
D. Besides
D. jumped
D. dangerous
D. relief
D. less than
D. suggestion
D. struggled
D. challenge
D. lead
D. disappointed
D. nature |
答案
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| 阅读理解。 | One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap
(包装).
On September 11 ,1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital,
she put him in my lap, saying," I promised you a gift, and here it is ." What an honor! I turned four a
month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night.
I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mun wept and told
me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I head mum and
Dad whispering such words as "hopeless","pitiful",and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming, don"t expect any presents this year "Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the
living room. I"d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom
I heard him say." what? he"s all right?" he hung up and shouted upstairs." The hospital said we can bring
Richard home! "
"thank god!" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window. I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My
socks still hung there flat. But I knew they was not empty: they were filled with love! | | 1. what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ? | A. He got a baby brother
B. He got a C hristmas gift
C. He became four yesrs old
D. He received a doll | | 2. What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3 probably mean? | A. Impossible.
B. Boring
C. Difficult
D. Fearful | | 3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming? | A. Excitement.
B. Happiness.
C. Sadness.
D. Disappointment. | | 4.What is the passage mainly about ? | A. A sad Christmas day
B. Life with a lovely baby
C. A special Christmas gift.
D. Memories of a happy family | | 完形填空。 | I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I"m left 1 . Why do these people create
mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 3 children from different races and religions
played and studied 4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone"s 5 from Ismail"s. And no one
was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just 6 our differences.
Perhaps,our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 7 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we "d 8 the countryside on our
bicycles,hoping to 9 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare
shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 10 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail"s family later returned to their village, and I 11
touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 12 my destination. The driver
acknowledged my 13 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 14 at me. "Raddar?" he said, using
my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so 15 addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It
was Ismail! Even after two 16 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 17 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 18 without prejudice, they"ll build friendships with people,
regardless of race or religion, who will be 19 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are
societies built and 20 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, "We happy few. We band
of brothers". | ( )1.A.interested
( )2.A.parties
( )3.A.why
( )4.A.together
( )5.A.drop
( )6.A.refused
( )7.A.paid
( )8.A.explore
( )9.A.get through
( )10.A.arrival
( )11.A.lost
( )12.A.stated
( )13.A.attempts
( )14.A.anxiously
( )15.A.familiarly
( )16.A.departures
( )17.A.possible
( )18.A.them
( )19.A.from
( )20. .A.still | B. pleased
B. cities
B. which
B. around
B. throw
B. made
B. meant
B. search
B. deal with
B. choice
B. gained
B. ordered
B. instructions
B. carelessly
B. strangely
B. months
B. funny
B. themselves
B. by
B. otherwise | C. puzzled
C. villages
C. how
C. alone
C. move
C. sought
C. preserved
C. discover
C. come across
C. effort
C. developed
C. decided
C. opinions
C. disappointedly
C. fully
C. years
C. hard
C. us
C. with
C. then | D. excited
D. races
D. when
D. apart
D. roll
D. accepted
D. treated
D. desert
D. take away
D. company
D. missed
D. chose
D. arrangements
D. fixedly
D. coldly
D. decades
D. clear
D. ourselves
D. against
D. instead | | 阅读理解。 | At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face.
This meeting would decide his future life, and he obviously knew it.
"You may wonder, Sir Percival," said Laura calmly, "if I am going to ask to be released (免除) from
ray promise to marry you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father"s wishes too much. "
His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.
"No, if we are going to withdraw.(退出) from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish,
not mine. "
"Mine?" he said in great surprise. "What reason could I have for withdrawing?"
"A reason that is very hard to tell you," she answered. "There is a change in me. "
His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side.
"What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.
" When the promise was made two years ago", she said, " my love did not belong to anyone. Will you
forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?"
"I wish you to understand", Laura continued, "that I will never see this person again, and that if you
leave me, you only allow me to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive
me and keep my secret."
"I will do both those things, " he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more.
"I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage,",she added quietly.
"No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my life to marry you, " he said. | | 1.How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura? | A. Angry.
B. Calm.
C. Nervous.
D. Excited. | | 2.We can learn from the passage that _____. | A. Laura had once promised to marry Percival
B. Laura"s father wished to end her marriage
C. Percival had been married to Laura for two years
D. Percival asked to be released from the marriage | | 3.The passage is probably taken out of_____. | A. a novel
B. a report
C. a diary
D. an essay | | 完形填空。 | I was talking with a friend recently who took a voluntarylay-off to go to a new position at a
start-up company. When the__1__executive at the new company went to his boss to makethe
hire, however, he was told he couldn"t__2__my friendon full-time. By then his old position had
already beenreassigned, and if he were hired back, it would__3__severalother people would lose
their jobs. In a matter of a day, hewent from a__4__, orderly transition into a new job to being
without a job__5__the sole provider for the family.
At some point, everyone faces challenging__6__wherewhat we thought would develop or
happen doesn"t. Somepeople fall apart. Others__7__ the curves(曲线)thrown theirway seamlessly
(天衣无缝的), functioning as if__8__out ofthe ordinary has happened.
Dealing with these moments productively, as my friendappears__9__, depends on quickly
figuring out your newreality and stepping through a process allowing you to focusand complete
__10__.
Define (or redefine)what you"re trying to accomplish. Figure outif your__11__goal is still
effective or needs to change to reflect thenew situation you"re__12__ . Once you"ve decided,
make sure yourteam knows what the goallooks like__13__.
Identify critical priorities that can"t be compromised. Somethings__14__be more important
than others. Maybe it"s atimeline that __15__can"t be moved; at the same time, somedeliverables
you expected to accomplish by the__17__may nowhave to be thrown from your plan. Make
these__16__right away.
Figure out what fundamentals still hold.__18__ yoursituation has changed, it"s likely some things
you"ve come todepend on are__19__. Make a quick check of what you doknow and can depend
on in your now__20__situation. | ( )1.A. firing
( )2.A. take
( )3.A. prove
( )4.A. planned
( )5.A. for
( )6.A. surroundings
( )7.A. work with
( )8.A. nothing
( )9.A. to do
( )10.A. quickly
( )11.A. common
( )12.A. passing
( )13.A. right now
( )14.A. can
( )15.A. basically
( )16.A. deadline
( )17.A. solution
( )18.A. Since
( )19.A. changed
( )20.A. unfamiliar | B. hiring
B. put
B. guarantee
B. educated
B. as
B. cases
B. follow by
B. something
B. to happen
B. slowly
B. original
B. meeting
B. just right
B. will
B. absolutely
B. timeline
B. determinations
B. Unless
B. checked
B. unlucky | C. teaching
C. lift
C. mean
C. abandoned
C. like
C. places
C. deal with
C. anything
C. to be doing
C. successfully
C. final
C. solving
C. shortly after
C. may
C. probably
C. pathline
C. j udgement
C. Because
C. unchanged
C. uncommon | D. searching
D. bring
D. tell
D. handled
D. of
D. situations
D. fit in
D. everything
D. to be happening
D. possibly
D. ahead
D. facing
D. before long
D. shall
D. partly
D. roadline
D. Question
D. Although
D. settled
D. unusual | | 完形填空。 | I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn"t like attention drawn to myself.
And unless otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the__1__ of the
classroom.
All this__2__after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the
basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__3__because I didn"t have a good sense of balance,
nor did I have the __4__in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me.
But for the teacher who kept insisting on my "__5__for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__6__of it! When I first started attending
the practice sessions, I didn"t even know the rules of the game, much__7__what I was doing.
Sometimes I"d get__8__ and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really
stupid__9__, I wasn"t the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to__10__on learning the game,
do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t know
"just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the "moves". Being part of a team was
fun and__11__. Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of__12__. With
time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!
With my__13__self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone
from "__14__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising
my hand — even when I sometimes wasn"t 100 percent__15__I had the right answer. Now I have
more self-confidence in myself. | ( )1. A. front
( )2. A. continued
( )3. A. idea
( )4. A. interest
( )5. A. going
( )6. A. point
( )7. A. less
( )8. A. committed
( )9. A. Interestingly
( )10. A. focus
( )11. A. puzzling
( )12. A. fun
( )13. A. expressed
( )14. A. dreaming
( )15. A. lucky | B. middle
B. changed
B. plan
B. chance
B. looking
B. half
B. later
B. inspired
B. Fortunately
B. act
B. confusing
B. enthusiasm
B. improved
B. playing
B. happy | C. corner
C. settled
C. belief
C. competence
C. cheering
C. rest
C. worse
C. embarrassed
C. Obviously
C. rely
C. motivating
C. confidence
C. preserved
C . relaxing
C. sure | D. back
D. started
D. saying
D. difficulty
D. applying
D. basis
D. further
D. confused
D. hopefully
D. try
D. tiring
D. interest
D. recognized
D. hiding
D. satisfied | 最新试题
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