When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn’t the first time I had been 36 . Like most English children I learned French 37 school and I had often been to France, so I 38 speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 39 . But 40 I went to America, I was really looking forward to__41_ a nice easy holiday without any 42 problems.
__43__wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 44 the airport. I was looking for a 45__telephone to give my friend Danny a 46 and tell her I had arrived. A 47 old man saw me looking lost and asked 48 __ he could help me.
“Yes.” I said，“I was to give my friend a ring. ”“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting 49 ? But aren’t you a bit young?”“ 50 is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me 51 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!” he said, “there’s phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t worry,”she said to me, “I had so many 52 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 53 differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to 54 funny things they say. Most of the 55 , British and American people understand each other!”
A．out B．away C．outside D．abroad
A．from B．during C．at D．after
A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
A．when B．while C．if D．for
A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
A．time B．human C．language D．money
A．Too B．What a C．What D．How
A．with B．to C．over D．at
A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
A．letter B．ring C．news D．information
A．friendly B．strange C．stupid D．tough
A．that B．if C．where D．when
A．to marry B．to be married C．marrying D．married
A．You B．She C．Who D．He
A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
A．write B．speak C．use D．read
A．every B．these C．some D．all the
A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
Last week, I took a sales class for female business owners. The 36 thing the instructor did was ask if anyone had been the victim of a 37 sales experience. Every person in the room 38 her hand.
When she knew details, we learned that the 39 situations had one thing in common. It 40 that whenever a class member had a bad sales experience, it involved the 41 promising something he wouldn’t or couldn’t deliver.
The example I 42 with the class was a current one. I bought a summer membership at our community pool 43 because it advertised a lovely baby pool to which I could escape with my active one and four year-olds. However, every time I’ve used the pool this summer, the baby area has been 44 . Too much chlorine（氯气）, 45 one manager.
I’m sure the pool director was very apologetic that his 46 had been inconvenienced, and that’s nice, but the 47 is that I did not get what I paid for. When the baby pool was closed, I had to swim with my 48 in the adult pool, which did not 49 me the control I wanted and as such, was quite stressful. I would have rather stayed home.
The pool has 50 a customer. I will not be buying a pass next summer.
In work and in life, it is really important not to 51 something you can’t deliver, because at best, it will improve your 52 . At worse, you could lose your job. 53 , before you assure a co-worker or customer that you can get something done, make sure that your boss or someone higher-up isn’t going to step in and force you to 54 your plan. You are not God, so don’t lead people to believe that you 55 the universe.
A．last B．first C．latest D．only
A．good B．miserable C．bad D．wonderful
A．raised B．rose C．arose D．aroused
A．negative B．supportive C．positive D．pessimistic
A．appeared B．noticed C．seemed D．presented
A．seller B．buyer C．shopper D．assistant
A．told B．shared C．held D．spoke
A．roughly B．correctly C．naturally D．precisely
A．closed B．turned C．switched D．forbidden
A．announced B．claimed C．declared D．exclaimed
A．colleagues B．fellows C．customers D．children
A．point B．subject C．sense D．truth
A．friends B．students C．kids D．cousins
A．supply B．afford C．provide D．undertake
A．gained B．acquired C．hurt D．lost
A．promise B．serve C．accommodate D．explain
A．mood B．relationships C．feelings D．learning
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Besides
A．abandon B．continue C．change D．conduct
A．command B．demand C．contain D．control
Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us． Without reconciliation
（和解）, we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering． "Beginning Anew" is
a（n） 36 of reconciliation． It involves three steps ---- sharing appreciation, expressing 37 , and expressing hurt and difficulties．
In the first step, we share appreciation． We acknowledge the 38 qualities of the other person． The second step -- expressing regret, is to 39 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her 40 ． This requires humility （谦逊）, and the 41 to let go of our own pride． In the third step, we 42 our own hurt with mindf
ul and loving 43 without blaming or criticizing． We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and 44 our words． If we 45 the other person, his heart will 46 and he will not be able to hear us． We ask the other person to help us to understand 47 he has spoken and acted as he has , causing us so much pain． Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings 48 we can understand him more deeply． If a strong 49 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 50 and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 51 ． The other person can 52 us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue． We can enjoy pr
acticing 
"Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends 53 ． By doing this, we will 54 misunderstandings from accumulating． Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, 55 we take care of our children．
A．method B．practice C．example D．experience
A．concern B．belief C．regret D．sympathy
A．positive B．poor C．confident D．selfish
A．chat B．compare C．debate D．share
A．pain B．anxiety C．confusion D．loss
A．willingness B．kindness C．happiness D．weakness
A．charge B．argue C．express D．combine
A．speech B．letter C．story D．question
A．trust B．praise C．envy D．blame
A．open B．close C．beat D．melt
A．when B．how C．what D．why
A．so that B．even though C．as though D．in case
A．emotion B．responsibility C．value D．interest
A．continue B．stop C．leave D．repeat
A．quieter B．warmer C．deeper D．stronger
A．forget B．support C．hate D．remember
A．quickly B．carefully C．regularly D．willingly
A．prevent B．protect C．separate D．forbid
A．for B．so C．like D．if
When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美国海军陆战队）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army .
My son John Schaeffer, recently came home from the Middle East. He slowly appeared from a broken car. John all night from a base near Washington, he had landed the day before. He did not want me to him there. “I need time to myself,” my son said calling from Kuwait on the way home.
I gave my wife a head start. Mother son. “I was so worried,” Genie said. She pulled away to look up again and again to he was really there.
My wife gave me a great gift: alone with my boy. John was tired and lay on his bed. I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time. I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were .
I kept holding my son, the way I when he was two and came into our bed after a dream. I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for later.
With the over, under and around me came incredible tiredness. I slept with his voice dying away. It was the first good I’d had in months. I woke and John was asleep next to me. Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home. For the first time in my life, I was weeping for .
Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them. My son me. He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “ ”. They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy . Sometimes it’s all we can do.
A．angry B．alive C．frightened D．excited
A．drove B．was driving C．had driven D．would have driven
A．when B．where C．which D．who
A．meet B．congratulate C．permit D．accept
A．once B．when C．unless D．since
A．abandoned B．patted C．concluded D．embraced
A．make sure B．set down C．get across D．make sense
A．period B．chance C．time D．moment
A．expanded B．stretched C．extending D．spreading
A．facts B．truth C．proofs D．lies
A．used to B．ought to C．should D．must
A．happy B．cheerful C．scary D．dull
A．advice B．discussion C．talk D．sleep
A．chat B．worries C．meeting D．curiosity
A．conversation B．observation C．sleep D．difficulty
A．crying B．cursing C．screaming D．regretting
A．friends B．neighbors C．strangers D．soldiers
A．persuaded B．changed C．frightened D．accused
A．another B．other C．others D．one
A．function B．adventure C．duty D．shame
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 21 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 22 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 23 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 24 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 25 I, consider this 26 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness 27 nonsense. As an old saying_28_: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not __29__anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that _30__one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say __31_about Beckham’s good looks
If we close our eyes, ___32__in deep thought, we can find that the things__33__us to be in true happy, sad or moved ___34__a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面) things , ___35__we will find that we have not really gained anything ___36__ our first impression had blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant___37___ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great___38___. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _39___us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have __40__.
A．to B．on C．in D．at
A．learn from B．learn C．know D．know about
A．rather than B．except for C．except D．apart from
A．with which B．about that C．about which D．which
A．not B．as well as C．rather than D．but
A．one of life’s pleasures B．pleasures of life C．one of life’s sorrow D．one of life’s regrets
A．nor B．and C．or D．or else
A．speaks B．talks C．tells D．goes
A．take B．judge C．accept D．conclude
A．makes B．causes C．builds D．create
A．more B．much C．worse D．less
A．fell B．fallen C．falling D．fall
A．that move B．that moves C．move D．moves
A．lack B．have C．include D．cover
A．in fact B．indeed C．in a while D．sooner or later
A．so B．even though C．because D．although
A．even if B．although C．unless D．if
A．joy B．progress C．effort D．work
A．cares B．pains C．worries D．minds
A．come B．made C．had D．become
This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept 36 why those who had so much money were never 37 and were always desiring more.
“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to 38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 39 saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to 40 you for a long time. Now, open your 41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 43 shall become dust. Do you understand?
“I see,” said the beggar.
“Then you should 44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(an) 45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a 47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough?” Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.
“Never fear. It’s still 48 enough now.” answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 49 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will 52 .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 55 but his broken bag.
A．showing B．explaining C．proving D．wondering
A．relaxed B．satisfied C．worried D．depressed
A．learn B．watch C．eat D．play
A．street B．bridge C．yard D．forest
A．praise B．forgive C．help D．comfort
A．coat B．pocket C．box D．wallet
A．occasion B．suggestion C．situation D．condition
A．hand B．feet C．ground D．beggar
A．look out B．look after C．look up D．look down
A．rich B．empty C．worn D．full
A．stand B．wait C．breathe D．think
A．stream B．piece C．pair D．variety
A．weak B．strong C．poor D．rich
A．spread B．close C．loose D．shake
A．pour B．end C．dry D．melt
A．take B．add C．lend D．borrow
A．flow B．burst C．disappear D．change
A．attract B．permit C．include D．hold
A．present B．food C．treasure D．water
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the summer’s team.
After the long and exciting week,we had a chance to 21 the place where we were assigned(指定).We 22 the narrow hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a long rope which you can hold 23 for your life as you cross it. I was so afraid of 24 , especially here ,and I think most of us were not 25 to crossing so high a bridge 26 ,our team leader told us that we must cross this bridge in order to see the splendid falls that lie out on the other 27 .
“As you cross this bridge,think about 28 difficult,but it is possible”.
Many times in our lives we face 29 that we don’t expect---broken relationships,betrayal(背叛)of a friend, etc.,and all we can do is 30 . But I noticed that life must go on, and all the burdens must be 31 through forgiveness---forgiveness of yourself and others.
I didn’t understand my cousin 32 she told me I should 33 all those unfriendly guys with 34 . But as I grow older,I realize that lying in the past 35 and guilt will not serve me well.
Once I forgave serious 36 ,I noticed that I couldn’t forget them but every time I remembered them, I 37 . There aer no more pains brought just by the thought of them.
After all,life is good 38 all the hardships pains and difficulties,life teaches me to be 39 in facing and adversity（逆境）while at the same time it makes me 40 to those who suffer, If somebody does something terrible to me,I have to think back the bridge of forgiveness---difficult but possible.
A．admire B．recognize C．explore D．expose
A．came upon B．set aside C．built up D．broke down
A．conveniently B．delightedly C．tightly D．relaxingly
A．distance B．heights C．dangers D．lengths
A．devoted B．limited C．opposed D．accustomed
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyway
A．side B．hand C．way D．direction
A．happiness B．sorrow C．forgiveness D．entertainment
A．strangers B．environments C．ceremonies D．situations
A．hope B．fight C．forget D．sigh
A．stopped B．unloaded C．added D．charged
A．when B．until C．unless D．before
A．ignore B．tease C．treat D．value
A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．violence
A．matters B．hurts C．counts D．changes
A．disadvantages B．behavior C．friends D．offences
A．ached B．suffered C．smiled D．regretted
A．Apart from B．Rather than C．Instead of D．Regardless of
A．strong B．aggressive C．inspired D．aware
A．considerate B．merciful C．grateful D．sincere
Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me，“Everything happens for the best.If you____，one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous____．”
As it____，mother was right.In 1932，I ended my college life.____ that，I had decided to try for a job in radio，and then could work my way up to sports ___．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every____－and got turned down every time.In one station，a ____ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked ____．“Go to ____ town and find a little station that'll give you a chance，” she said.I then ____ to Dixon.While there was no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ____ its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I ____．The job sounded just right for me.But I wasn't ____．
My disappointment must have ___．“Everything happens for the best，” Mom ____ me.Dad ____ me one car for me to job hunt.I ____ WOC Radio in Davenport.The program ___，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur，told me they had already ___ a contract with another announcer.
I often ____ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.
A．go on B．hold up C．look on D．stay up
A．successes B．disappointments C．lives D．results
A．carried out B．looked out C．figured out D．turned out
A．Since B．After C．Before D．During
A．announcer B．athlete C．hostess D．performer
A．firm B．station C．store D．school
A．beautiful B．kind C．strict D．cruel
A．money B．knowledge C．appearance D．experience
A．down B．small C．big D．faraway
A．walked B．saw C．added D．turned
A．run B．buy C．sell D．show
A．refused B．applied C．managed D．yelled
A．fired B．employed C．fitted D．satisfied
A．disappeared B．fallen C．shown D．responded
A．reminded B．persuaded C．advised D．recited
A．lent B．offered C．sold D．promised
A．visited B．tried C．passed D．poured
A．boss B．singer C．photographer D．director
A．signed B．assigned C．designed D．resigned
A．doubted B．wondered C．intended D．expected
One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough. Perhaps you feel you won’t 21 others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you. Such thinking is misguided. The 22 of doing well is accepting yourself as you are.
When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with 23 memories. S
ome were painful memories from 24 when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure. I 25 pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, 26 things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers.
Then a terrible thing happened. 27 dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom（衣帽间）outside the campus dining hall. 28 that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I 29 back, but it was gone.
Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it 30 . A month later, I was 31 up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown 32 diary, just where I’d left it.
33 I read through the pages and found that a 34 had wr
itten the following, “God bless you. I’m 35 like you, only I 36 keep a diary, and I’m 37 to know there are others like me. I hope things turn out well for you.”
Tears came to my eyes. It had never dawned（开始为人所明白）on me that any one could know my inner feelings and also 38 things just like the way I did.
No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or average, attractive or 39 , there are people like you. Discard（抛弃）your fears of not measuring up（符合期望）, and 40 yourself as you are.
A．like B．impress C．consult D．admire
A．idea B．success C．secret D．purpose
A．private B．painful C．wonderful D．simple
A．works B．friends C．neighbors D．childhood
A．described B．hid C．showed D．noticed
A．instead of B．as well as C．in case of D．because of
A．Until B．When C．After D．Since
A．Excited B．Puzzled C．Surprised
A．walked B．searched C．turned D．ran
A．hardly B．soon C．again D．seldom
A．hanging B．looking C．turning D．breaking
A．new B．worn C．broken
A．Nervously B．Happily C．Sadly D．Excitedly
A．friend B．policeman C．stranger D．classmate
A．a lot B．a little C．nearly D．slightly
A．mustn’t B．don’t C．won’t D．can’t
A．sorry B．thankful C．curious D．anxious
A．feel B．enjoy C．remember D．hate
A．strong C．clear D．plain
A．insist B．accept C．help D．balance
On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) ____, so I got dressed ,went ____, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, ____ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, ____ really seeing the driver.
Months _____ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me ___ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit ____ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I ____ the cashier she told me my stuff was already _____ and she couldn't take my money.
So, I was walking back home from the store and that ____ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It ____that he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!
As we ____ the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I ____, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "____. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"
I didn't ___ him and told him it wasn't me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"
A few days later I ___ him getting into his car and I realized ____ he was and that it actually had been me who ____ him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought ____ for the right guy!
Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put ____ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
A．entry B．push C．handle D．drag
A．upward B．downstairs C．backwards D．outside
A．feeling B．looking C．proving D．turning
A．unless B．until C．without D．by
A．ago B．later C．within D．away
A．insisted B．depended C．reflected D．held
A．awkward B．joyful C．curious D．pleasant
A．offered B．charged C．reached D．rang
A．turned down B．checked out C．set aside D．paid for
A．strange B．same C．great D．junior
A．finds out B．turns out C．carries out D．works out
A．walked up B．settled down C．dried up D．turned around
A．whispered B．shouted C．declared D．acknowledged
A．No way B．No wonder C．No problem D．No doubt
A．expect B．remember C．mind D．appreciate
A．saw B．heard C．observed D．sensed
A．what B．where C．who D．how
A．offered B．comforted C．rewarded D．helped
A．stuff B．car C．beer D．apartment
A．good B．quality C．benefit D．energy
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The moment happened 30 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had ________ up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first ________ of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a ________ . A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t ________ , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my ________ beating wildly trying to find the cause of the ________ . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish(孩子气的) smile on his face. He had ________ dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still ________. “I am glad to see everyone is ________ . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the ________ of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the ________ discussion he led. With knowledge and good ________ he made the material come ________ . His insight （洞察力）was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he ________ with were contagious(有感染力的). I ________ the classroom not only wide awake, but a little ________ and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not ________ in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with ________ . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk(梦游)your way through ________ then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too ________ not to live it well.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Appeal to Emotion（情感）
My childhood left three months ago on a plane to Austria．
It was a day when my baby cousins moved away．My cousins were a fundamental part of my life; they were not with me，they were on my mind．They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood， games，adventures and silliness，but they also helped me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adult．
My aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen．They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was to have our family，especially a baby girl，so close to us．Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters，but I knew the one that between us was the strongest．As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences，I realized my great upon her．I noticed that she’d some of my unpleasant actions， with her mother after I had done the same．Yasmeen made me realize what being a good really was．
When Maya was born，Yasmeen had a hard time ．She was jealous（妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister，so I did my best to keep her company when she might have not been ．Once Yasmeen overcame her jealousy，she was able to Maya’s presence，like we all did．I tried to take advantage of our times together，doing my best to my schedule for my two favorite people．
My with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of influential people．I know that I have helped Yasmeen and Maya ，but “the babies” have had an even greater influence on my own life．They have shown me how to be a parent，a sister，a child，and most importantly，a friend．Our has made me a better person—a more patient person，with the ability to endless questions and spilled（洒）juice; an person，able to have fun and be happy with others; a role model， the babies ideas about right and wrong，and a compassionate person，able to forgive and love．
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（2014届吉林省长春市吉大附中高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试卷）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, becomes unhappy. This from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.
The people who are to be happy their attention to the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the things. They are, , continually unsatisfied. By their words, they complain about the pleasure of society, offend many people, and themselves disagreeable (不受欢迎的) everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of imagination, it has serious in life, since it causes deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most politeness and respect. This puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step speak a word to favor their hopes. If they cause themselves public objections (反对), no one will or excuse them, and many join to criticize their wrongdoings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
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完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 37 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 38 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 39 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me distant because I didn’t let others get 41 to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 43 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No idea.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 44 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my situation — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 45 . She just stared.
My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 46 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 47 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced(审判). I begged in my heart for
her to 48 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered weakly.
She bent and 49 my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 50 .I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 51 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A．them B．it C．myself D．me
A．shorter B．taller C．weaker D．slower
A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring
A．street B．sun C．mirror D．corner
A．closely B．close C．near D．nearly
A．after B．while C．until D．unless
A．disturb B．seek C．comfort D．ignore
A．games B．performance C．conversation D．competition
A．face B．back C．eyes D．wings
A．look up to B．catch up with C．look down upon D．put up with
A．that B．why C．whether D．how
A．relax B．stop C．leave D．forbid
A．said B．spoke C．whispered D．shouted
A．worried B．astonished C．ashamed D．upset
A．control B．hate C．forgive D．like
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily 37 a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was 38 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39_ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things 40 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), 42_ three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, _43_ their eyes.
Our _44_ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned _45 she had told me about the _46. She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me 47 they appreciated the things Jim ‘traded ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _48 had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she _49_, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5︿U consider himself to be the _50_ man.”
Then she gently lifted the 51 fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be 52 by our words, but by our kind 53 . It is said that it takes a minute to find a 54 person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to 55 him.
A．buying B．selling C．borrowing D．hunting
A．reaching for B．glancing at C．staring at D．picking up
A．astonished B．amazed C．annoyed D．worried
A．turned over B．going over C．came over D．coming over
A．but B．otherwise C．or D．although
A．suspected B．impressed C．regretted D．embarrassed
A．discovering B．watching C．finding D．seeing
A．closing B．rolling C．cleaning D．wiping
A．time B．chance C．turn D．decision
A．the story B．the proverb C．the legend D．the joke
A．marbles B．men C．debt D．life
A．why B．how C．when D．what
A．ever B．always C．never D．seldom
A．laughed B．cried C．sighed D．added
A．honest B．happiest C．coldest D．richest
A．lifeless B．regretless C．useless D．hopeless
A．thought B．touched C．remembered D．affected
A．deeds B．things C．remarks D．rewards
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．ignore B．forget C．recognize D．remind
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