When 17﹣year﹣old Quattro Musser hangs out with friends， they don't drink beer or cruise around in cars with their dates．（1） ， they stick to G﹣rated activities such as rock﹣climbing or talking about books．
They are in good company， according to a new study showing that teenagers are increasingly delaying activities that had long been seen as rites of passage into （2） ． The study， published Tuesday in the journal Child Development， found that the percentage of adolescents in the U． S． who have a driver's license， who have tried alcohol， who date， and who work for pay has plummeted since 1976， with the most precipitous （急剧的）（3） in the past decade． The declines appeared across race， geographic， and socioeconomic lines， and in rural， urban， and suburban areas．
To be sure， more than half of teens still engage in these activities， but the （4） have slimmed considerably． Teens have also reported a steady decline in sexual activity in recent decades， as the portion of high school students who have had sex fell from 54 percent in 1991 to 41 percent in 2015， according to Centers for Disease Control statistics． "People say，'Oh， it's because teenagers are more responsible， or more lazy， or more boring，' but they're （5） the larger trend，" said Jean Twenge， lead author of the study， which drew on seven large time﹣lag surveys of Americans． Rather， she said， kids may be less （6） in activities such as dating， driving or getting jobs because in today's society， they no longer need to．
According to an evolutionary psychology theory that a person's "life strategy" slows down or speeds up depending on his or her （7） ， exposure to a "harsh and unpredictable" environment leads to faster development， while a more resource﹣rich and secure environment has the （8） effect， the study said． In the first （9） ， "You'd have a lot of kids and be in survival mode， start having kids young， expect your kids will have kids young， and expect that there will be more （10） and fewer resources，" said Twenge， a psychology professor at San Diego State University who is the author of "iGen： Why Today's Super﹣Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious， More Tolerant， Less Happy﹣and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood．"
In that model a teenage boy might be thinking more （11） about marriage， and driving a car and working for pay would be important for "establishing mate value based on procurement of resources，" the study said． But America is shifting more toward the （12） model， and the change is apparent across the socioeconomic spectrum， Twenge said． "Even in families whose parents didn't have a college education…families are smaller， and the idea that children need to be carefully （13） has really sunk in．" The （14） of "adult activities" could not be attributed to more homework or extracurricular activities， the study said， noting that teens today spend fewer hours on homework and the same amount of time on extracurriculars as they did in the 1990s （with the exception of community service， which has risen slightly）． Nor could the use of smart phones and the Internet be entirely the （15） ， the report said， since the decline began before they were widely available． If the delay is to make room for creative exploration and forming better social and emotional connections， it is a good thing， he said．
| （1）A． Therefore |
B． Rather |
C． Moreover |
D． Besides |
| （2）A． childhood |
B．neighborhood |
C． adolescents |
D． adulthood |
| （3）A． escapes |
B． ends |
C． decreases |
D． changes |
| （4）A． minorities |
B． majorities |
C． masses |
D． amounts |
| （5）A． taking |
B． avoiding |
C． sending |
D． missing |
| （6）A． interested |
B． envied |
C． relieved |
D． realized |
| （7）A． emotions |
B． surroundings |
C． customs |
D． habits |
| （8）A． wrong |
B． same |
C． opposite |
D． similar |
| （9）A． event |
B． issue |
C． case |
D． occasion |
| （10）A． trouble |
B． questions |
C． benefits |
D． diseases |
| （11）A． respectively |
B． delicately |
C． seriously |
D． considerably |
| （12）A． slower |
B． better |
C． smaller |
D． faster |
| （13）A． emphasized |
B． related |
C． organized |
D． educated |
| （14）A． implement |
B． postponement |
C． achievement |
D． payment |
| （15）A． cause |
B． impact |
C． fact |
D． result |
完形填空,请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I ________ a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of ________ for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they ________ their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conscious (有自我意识的), and ________ he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer ________ my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to ________ them but I still needed to write them, I ________ until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move ________ for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, ________ two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and ________ , becoming a technical worker in Sacramento. ________ short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was ________ happy to have Marc back. Since I was ________ making lunch for his younger brother, I ________ one for Marc, too. Imagine my ________ when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, ________ his lunch.
“Did I do something ________ ? Don’t you love me ________ , Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I ________ asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so to me and had such a big on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to my own Cancer experience ？
I’m an ambitious , and when I started going through chemo( 化疗 )，even though I’m a very ________ person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the . One day, while waiting to go in for , I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in hand. Another patient what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me ________ he had one of his books with me as well. It ________ that among other things, he was an eighty—year---old writer. He was ________ a published author, and he was currently ________ on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and ________ friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a ( n ) ________ of Dr. Berline. He really put a ________ on my face. He unfortunately ________ last year due to his cancer, ________ he left a deep impression on me and gave me the ________ to pick up my pen again. I ________ to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I. ”
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完形填空
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。
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us．Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way．
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he ." After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt．We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck. With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them．
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I ．
When I returned, we talked a bit．He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food．I went back and told my family his .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich．
The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled．When it was time to our trip, I found the "doorman" enjoying his meal．Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of .What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a . He pulled away, with tears ________ down his face．
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought. While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude. I said thanks to a man who had held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example．
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Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles' song"The Long and Winding Road". ____56____is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we ____57____(human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will ____58____(undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the ____59____(hot) the spring! Strange, isn't it? But that's how nature is - always leaving us ____60____(astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can't help wondering how hard it ____61____(be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure ____62____offers a place where you can sit down to rest your ____63____(ache) legs.
As the song goes, this long and winding road "will never disappear", and it will always stick in the visitor's memory. It sure does in ____64____(I).While you're in China, Mount Huangshan is ____65____must to visit!
完形填空，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。
Competitive swimming was a big part of my life as a teenager. So I was very excited when my sons decided to take up the sport. Daily, I’d arrive a few minutes early before their ________ ended so I could watch their progress, assess their ________ for later discussions and give them a few tips on how to swim faster ________, one afternoon at the pool, someone else caught my ________ .
The teen girl was not a typical swimmer. Her ________ , out-of-date swimsuit was two sizes too big. She struggled to reach the end of the pool. Always ________ and always being passed by the better-trained girls. The other girls would ________ their friends to climb out of the pool, giggle（咯咯笑）and run back to the starting areas. ________nobody waited for her. She always walked back to the starting areas ________. However, day after day, she’d show up ________ practice and do it all over again in her old, worn swimsuit.
The first swim meeting ________ arrived, and I smiled as I watched my sons________ straight with their team members around the swimming pool. I was a(n) 53 mother, but then, I saw the girl who had________ day after day to swim to the end of the pool. She wasn’t wearing the old, worn swimsuit She was wearing a (n) ________ , new swimsuit with a matching swimming cap and goggles（护目镜）. I ________ again and believed someone bought these new things for her so she could feel and look like a _________ regardless of how fast she could swim. She never did find out who bought the ________for her because the person remained anonymous（匿名）。
I admire the unknown person who ________ the pool girl. Do you ever wonder how you can help a teen? Take time to notice your surroundings. There is a teen in your life that________encouragement or help. Be the one who makes a difference in her life.
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完型填空
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。
I lost my elderly mother a few weeks ago. Actually, my mother had fallen over during the night and had not been able to ________again. She had woken up the neighbors by banging on the wall. The ________ called an ambulance, which took her ________ to the hospital.
My mother has ________ thought that hospitals are frightening. She believes that doctors and hospitals give you ________ diseases. My father went to hospital a year ago, and after a few weeks, he ________ . The fact that he was also in the final ________ of lung cancer was certainly related, but by my mother’s logic, my father’s death was ________ with the hospital.
When a neighbor ________ me up and told me that my mother had been taken off in an ambulance, the first thing I did was similar, which was to ring Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The paramedics(护理人员) had told my neighbor that my mother would ________ be taken there, ________I was told that no one by that name had been ________ , so they gave me the numbers of two other West Midland hospital. They didn’t ________ they were holding my mother. I rang the ________ and asked them to find her, but the nice officer said he could only do that if she had been reported as a(n)________ person.
It took six calls to ________ my mother. She had been in Queen Elizabeth Hospital all along, but because their computer system hadn’t been updated overnight , there was no record of her ________ . My mother had spent more than a ________ in the hospital when it turned out there was nothing ________ with her. I managed to get her out within 10 days, but only by agreeing that in the future, she would live downstairs. In return, the hospital said they would ________ for a social worker to visit the house three or four times a day.
Luckily, my mother is safe. Thank all the people who have given their help to us .
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two weeks earlier，my son，Ben ，had got in touch． He'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd （1） seen him． So imagine my （2） when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me．
I was （3） ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to （4） ． The bay was（5） in sunshine， and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore． Getting a little （6） ，I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in （7） ． "Something's not（8） !" I took off my T﹣shirt and （9） into the water． I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle． He was （10） violently． Linking arms with one of the instructors，I helped （11） the young man out of the water． He was unconscious and as I looked at his face， something （12） to me． Those brown eyes were very （13） ． "What's his name ？" I asked the instructor． "Ben，" he replied， and immediately I（14） ． That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance．（15） ， after a brief stay in hospital， Ben was well enough to be allowed to （16） and later the family met up for dinner． We chatted about everything and then Ben （17） to me． "I just want to say thank you，" he said， "You（18） my life !"
I still can't believe what a （19） it was． I'm just so glad I was there（20） to help my son．
（1）
| A． |
also |
B． |
often |
C． |
even |
D． |
last |
（2）
| A． |
delight |
B． |
relief |
C． |
anger |
D． |
worry |
（3）
| A． |
scared |
B． |
shocked |
C． |
thrilled |
D． |
ashamed |
（4）
| A． |
talk |
B． |
stay |
C． |
meet |
D． |
settle |
（5）
| A． |
bathed |
B． |
clean |
C． |
deep |
D． |
formed |
（6）
| A． |
faster |
B． |
closer |
C． |
heavier |
D． |
wiser |
（7）
| A． |
trouble |
B． |
advance |
C． |
question |
D． |
battle |
（8）
| A． |
real |
B． |
right |
C． |
fair |
D． |
fit |
（9）
| A． |
stared |
B． |
sank |
C． |
dived |
D． |
fell |
（10）
| A． |
arguing |
B． |
fighting |
C． |
shouting |
D． |
shaking |
（11）
| A． |
lead |
B． |
persuade |
C． |
carry |
D． |
keep |
（12）
| A． |
happened |
B． |
occurred |
C． |
applied |
D． |
appealed |
（13）
| A． |
sharp |
B． |
pleasant |
C． |
attractive |
D． |
familiar |
（14）
| A． |
agreed |
B． |
hesitated |
C． |
doubted |
D． |
knew |
（15）
| A． |
Fortunately |
B． |
Frankly |
C． |
Sadly |
D． |
Suddenly |
（16）
| A． |
return |
B． |
relax |
C． |
speak |
D． |
leave |
（17）
| A． |
joked |
B． |
turned |
C． |
listened |
D． |
pointed |
（18）
| A． |
created |
B． |
honored |
C． |
saved |
D． |
guided |
（19）
| A． |
coincidence |
B． |
change |
C． |
pity |
D． |
pain |
（20）
| A． |
on board |
B． |
in time |
C． |
for sure |
D． |
on purpose |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On Oct.11，hundreds of runners competed in a cross﹣country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have（1）＿＿＿＿the course earlier than she did. Her（2）＿＿＿＿came because she was carrying a（3）＿＿＿＿across the finish line.
ㅤAs reported by a local newspaper，Bailey was more than two﹣thirds of the way through her（4）＿＿＿＿when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She（5）＿＿＿＿to help her fellow runner，Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with（6）＿＿＿＿. She couldn't. Bailey then（7）＿＿＿＿to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line，then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get（8）＿＿＿＿attention.
ㅤOnce there，Lenouc was（9）＿＿＿＿and later taken to a hospital，where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme（10）＿＿＿＿to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey's help.
ㅤAs for Bailey，she is more（11）＿＿＿＿about why her act is considered a big（12）＿＿＿＿" She was just crying. I couldn't（13）＿＿＿＿her，" Bailey told the reporter." I feel like I was just doing the right thing.
ㅤAlthough the two young women were strangers before the（14）＿＿＿＿，they've since become friends. Neither won the race，but the（15）＿＿＿＿of human kindness won the day.
（1）
| A． |
designed |
B． |
followed |
C． |
changed |
D． |
finished |
（2）
| A． |
delay |
B． |
chance |
C． |
trouble |
D． |
excuse |
（3）
| A． |
judge |
B． |
volunteer |
C． |
classmate |
D． |
competitor |
（4）
| A． |
race |
B． |
school |
C． |
town |
D． |
training |
（5）
| A． |
agreed |
B． |
returned |
C． |
stopped |
D． |
promised |
（6）
| A． |
courage |
B． |
aid |
C． |
patience |
D． |
advice |
（7）
| A． |
went away |
B． |
stood up |
C． |
stepped aside |
D． |
bent down |
（8）
| A． |
medical |
B． |
public |
C． |
constant |
D． |
equal |
（9）
| A． |
interrupted |
B． |
assessed |
C． |
identified |
D． |
appreciated |
（10）
| A． |
hunger |
B． |
pain |
C． |
cold |
D． |
tiredness |
（11）
| A． |
worried |
B． |
ashamed |
C． |
confused |
D． |
discouraged |
（12）
| A． |
game |
B． |
problem |
C． |
lesson |
D． |
deal |
（13）
| A． |
leave |
B． |
cure |
C． |
bother |
D． |
understand |
（14）
| A． |
ride |
B． |
test |
C． |
meet |
D． |
show |
（15）
| A． |
secret |
B． |
display |
C． |
benefit |
D． |
exchange |
Many years ago，I bought a house in the Garfagnana，where we still go every summer. The first time we（1） there，we heard the chug chug﹣chug of a motorbike（2） its way down the hill toward us. It was（3） called Mario，coming to（4） us a box containing some tomatoes and a bottle of wine. It was a very nice（5） for him to make. But when we looked at the tomatoes，we were（6） because they were so misshapen：not at all like the nice，round，（7） things you get in a supermarket. And the wine was cloudy，in a funny old bottle with no label（标签） on it. These can't be any （8） we thought. But we were （9） his kindness，so we （10） them.
What we discovered is that it's（11） to judge what you eat only by its （12） .Those tomatoes had （13） that reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child. Nowadays super﹣market tomatoes （14） perfect but taste of water. Nobody's going to have a （15） memory of those. It's a surprise they haven't managed to grow square ones so that they can （16） them easily. Mario's wine may have been cloudy and come out of an old bottle，but it was （17） .
ㅤIt's good to eat things at the correct time，when they're （18） and as close as possible to where they were （19） .What Mario had （20） us was the taste of the Garfagnana.
（1）
| A． |
waited |
B． |
met |
C． |
camped |
D． |
stayed |
（2）
| A． |
making |
B． |
searching |
C． |
squeezing |
D． |
feeling |
（3）
| A． |
customer |
B． |
neighbor |
C． |
relative |
D． |
passenger |
（4）
| A． |
lend |
B． |
send |
C． |
bring |
D． |
show |
（5）
| A． |
choice |
B． |
comment |
C． |
promise |
D． |
gesture |
（6）
| A． |
worried |
B． |
moved |
C． |
thrilled |
D． |
bored |
（7）
| A． |
simple |
B． |
real |
C． |
shiny |
D． |
fun |
（8）
| A． |
more |
B． |
good |
C． |
new |
D． |
easy |
（9）
| A． |
sympathetic to |
B． |
thankful for |
C． |
cautious about |
D． |
interested in |
（10）
| A． |
tried |
B． |
sold |
C． |
returned |
D． |
mixed |
（11）
| A． |
unnecessary |
B． |
uncertain |
C． |
unwise |
D． |
unusual |
（12）
| A． |
appearance |
B． |
quality |
C． |
origin |
D． |
price |
（13）
| A． |
size |
B． |
shape |
C． |
color |
D． |
taste |
（14）
| A． |
smell |
B． |
look |
C． |
become |
D． |
work |
（15）
| A． |
happy |
B． |
vivid |
C． |
short |
D． |
vague |
（16）
| A． |
clean |
B． |
check |
C． |
count |
D． |
pack |
（17）
| A． |
perfect |
B． |
useful |
C． |
convenient |
D． |
familiar |
（18）
| A． |
on view |
B． |
on sale |
C． |
in season |
D． |
in need |
（19）
| A． |
finished |
B． |
stored |
C． |
found |
D． |
grown |
（20）
| A． |
cooked |
B． |
given |
C． |
bought |
D． |
told |
Recently，I took a trip home by train．I got a seat opposite a middle-aged man with sharp eyes，who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap．The woman's eye fell on the man's face，and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf．
As the night wore on，people began to close their eyes，but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 ．The woman looked over at the man．He was still staring at her．She looked back at him with fire in her eyes．I was beginning to get 4 ，too．
The train moved on．The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap，but the woman dropped off to sleep．A moment later，he began to 6 the half-open window-one leg went over it．The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out．
The 8 woke up the woman．She seemed to be in 9，and then reality dawned （显现）．"Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window，"the man said as he gave the child back to her. ．"So I have been watching the whole time．"The woman was 10 ，and so was I．
1.
| A． |
guiding |
B． |
bothering |
C． |
watching |
D． |
monitoring |
2.
| A． |
adjusted |
B． |
changed |
C． |
packed |
D． |
waved |
3.
| A． |
air |
B． |
joy |
C． |
space |
D． |
rest |
4.
| A． |
nervous |
B． |
embarrassed |
C． |
angry |
D． |
disappointed |
5.
| A． |
almost |
B． |
still |
C． |
hardly |
D． |
even |
6.
| A． |
drag |
B． |
climb |
C． |
knock |
D． |
push |
7.
| A． |
grabbed |
B． |
rocked |
C． |
touched |
D． |
picked |
8.
| A． |
alarm |
B． |
quarrel |
C． |
risk |
D． |
noise |
9.
| A． |
sorrow |
B． |
relief |
C． |
panic |
D． |
pain |
10.
| A． |
astonished |
B． |
confused |
C． |
concerned |
D． |
inspired |
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It's about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers 1 about the small dog he had seen 2 alongside the road. He had 3 to coax（哄）the dog to him but, frightened, it had 4 .
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that 5 dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove 6 . After a long and careful 7 . Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving 8 away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with 9 . It just started licking（舔）Ehlers' face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one 10 as lost in the local paper. The ad had a 11 number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers 12 the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had 13 their dog.
Jeff had 14 in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched 15 for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesotan, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. "It's good to know there's still someone out there who 16 enough to go to that kind of 17 ," says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue 18 .
I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as 19 to it as I am to my dogs," says Ehlers. "If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be 20 to go that extra mile."
1.
| A． | read |
B． | forgot |
C． | thought |
D． | heard |
2.
| A． | read |
B． | trembling |
C． | eating |
D． | sleeping |
3.
| A． | tried |
B． | agreed |
C． | promised |
D． | regretted |
4.
| A． | calmed down |
B． | stood up |
C． | rolled over |
D． | run off |
5.
| A． | injured |
B． | stolen |
C． | lost |
D． | rescued |
6.
| A． | home |
B． | past |
C． | back |
D． | on |
7.
| A． | preparation |
B． | explanation |
C． | test |
D． | search |
8.
| A． | cautiously |
B． | casually |
C． | skillfully |
D． | angrily |
9.
| A． | surprise |
B． | joy |
C． | hesitation |
D． | anxiety |
10.
| A． | predicted |
B． | advertised |
C． | believed |
D． | recorded |
11.
| A． | house |
B． | phone |
C． | street |
D． | car |
12.
| A． | called |
B． | copied |
C． | counted |
D． | remembered |
13.
| A． | fed |
B． | adopted |
C． | found |
D． | cured |
14.
| A． | hunted |
B． | skied |
C． | lived |
D． | worked |
15.
| A． | on purpose |
B． | on time |
C． | in turn |
D． | in vain |
16.
| A． | cares |
B． | sees |
C． | suffers |
D． | learns |
17.
| A． | place |
B． | trouble |
C． | waste |
D． | extreme |
18.
| A． | service |
B． | plan |
C． | effort |
D． | team |
19.
| A． | equal |
B． | allergic |
C． | grateful |
D． | close |
20.
| A． | suitable |
B． | proud |
C． | wise |
D． | wiling |
The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.
Cathy suffered some terrible 16 in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she 17 became healthy.
Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head-to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to 18 out local swim team. She practiced hard and finally 19it. The team practice, 20was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly 21her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 22 her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit 23to go! I told her she shouldn't swim after a whole night's coughing, but she refused to 24 and insisted she go .
From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn't 25 a single practice. She had a 26intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this 27 human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of 28 of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn't a 29 ---ever. But that didn't stop her from trying.
Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn't expect any award but was still there to 30 her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 31 , "The highest honor goes to Cathy!" Looking around, he continued, "Cathy has inspired us with her 32 and enthusiasm. 33skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart."
It was the greatest 34 of my daughter's life. With all she had been 35 in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).
16.
| A． |
failure |
B． |
pressure |
C． |
loss |
D． |
illness |
17.
| A． |
usually |
B． |
finally |
C． |
firstly |
D． |
frequently |
18.
| A． |
improve |
B． |
train |
C． |
join |
D． |
contact |
19.
| A． |
increased |
B． |
found |
C． |
created |
D． |
made |
20.
| A． |
however |
B． |
therefore |
C． |
otherwise |
D． |
instead |
21.
| A． |
use |
B． |
survive |
C． |
save |
D． |
waste |
22.
| A． |
pull |
B． |
tell |
C． |
hide |
D． |
fire |
23.
| A． |
afraid |
B． |
nervous |
C． |
ready |
D． |
free |
24.
| A． |
take off |
B． |
set off |
C． |
give up |
D． |
show up |
25.
| A． |
attend |
B． |
miss |
C． |
ban |
D． |
Start |
26.
| A． |
rich |
B． |
weak |
C． |
firm |
D． |
kind |
27.
| A． |
trusted |
B． |
determined |
C． |
experienced |
D． |
embarrassed |
28.
| A． |
frustration |
B． |
delight |
C． |
excitement |
D． |
surprise |
29.
| A． |
beginner |
B． |
learner |
C． |
partner |
D． |
winner |
30.
| A． |
cheer on |
B． |
compete with |
C． |
respond to |
D． |
run after |
31.
| A． |
admitting |
B． |
explaining |
C． |
announcing |
D． |
whispering |
32.
| A． |
humor |
B． |
will |
C． |
honesty |
D． |
wisdom |
33.
| A． |
Although |
B． |
Since |
C． |
Once |
D． |
Because |
34.
| A． |
discovery |
B． |
choice |
C． |
influence |
D． |
moment |
35.
| A． |
through |
B． |
under |
C． |
across |
D． |
around |
完形填空
The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break．She seemed so small as she pushed her way the crowd of boys on the playground．She from them all．
I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing ．She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again，sometimes until．One day I asked her she practiced so much．She looked in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college．The only way I can is if I get a scholarship，I am going to play college basketball．I want to be．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”
Well，I had to give it in to her—she was．One day，I saw her sitting in the grass，head in her arms．I walked toward her and quietly asked what was “Oh，nothing，” came a soft reply．“I am just too short．” The coach told her that at her height she would probablyget to play for a top ranked team，offered a scholarship．So she stop dreaming about college．
She was and I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not the power of a dream．He told her she really wanted to play for a good college，if she truly wanted a scholarship，could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again，“If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”
The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a．She was going to get the college education that she had and worked toward it for all those years．
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When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(热情) for writing poetry(诗). I gave up all my other hobbies, such as ______ stamps and spent all my ____ time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every possible time soon got me ____ trouble at school. If a lesson did not interest me, I ______ take out my notebook and ______ poems in class. Of course I ____ ___ this very cautiously(小心地), but it was not ________ I got caught. One day while I was __ ____ writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up _____ the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger (=" getting" very angry) because I was not _____ attention. He tore the poem up, with a____ not to waste time in his lesson._____ I felt certain that I had written a good poem,___ _ that evening I wrote it out again from ________ . Not long after, I read _____ a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up ______ , I got a letter informing me I had won first________. Everyone at school was very impressed,_____ the geography teacher, who______ me more carefully than ever. He _____ that I not write poetry in his class!
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