What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success only with practice. In fact, I fell both of these statements are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition, Thinking that I might be lucky again, I joining in other art competitions, ‘But the result was that I won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the I produced were not of a very high standard
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky , I also need to put in hard work. As we know, akes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
A．moves B．comes C．returns D．leaves
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．won B．began C．failed D．ended
A．sorry B．active C．lucky D．nervous
A．tried B．forgot C．stopped D．remembered
A．often B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．greater B．more natural C．lower D．more common
A．results B．film C．prizes D．drawings
A．at last B．at most C．at first D．at least
A．chance B．practice C．difference D．experience
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them was in a most 15 condition, and I told the others: You look after the other three. I take care of this one who looked 16 . So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful 17 on her face. She took hold of my __18__as she said “thank you” and she died. I asked myself what I would say if I was in her 19. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little 20 to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something else, but she gave me much more---she gave me her grateful love. And she 21 with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain (下水道), half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an 22 in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so 23 to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without complaining, without cursing(诅咒) anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel---this is the 24 of our people.
A．comfortable B．important C．difficult D．terrible
A．better B．happier C．worse D．different
A．smile B．tear C．laugh D．surprise
A．head B．face C．coat D．hand
A．place B．room C．home D．side
A．attraction B．ability C．advice D．attention
A．lived B．died C．came D．talked
A．ant B．angel C．animal D．actor
A．wonderful B．difficult C．grateful D．important
A．achievement B．greatness C．behavior D．unhappiness
完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow.
Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress ____ a modern way, your mum doesn’t ____ you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask ____ you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you ___ close again?
Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your ____. He gives ways to help you ____ your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be ____. ___ parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are important and loved. You should ____ your parents your needs, and find out what ____ are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:
Make time to ____. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. ____ a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings; Show your parents ____. Wash your ____ and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child.
If you follow these, you will be able to break down the ____ between your parents and yourself.
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It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, 16 newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 17 do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 18 she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 19 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite 20 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 21 you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 22 as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to 23 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at 24 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 25 the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.
A．look B．read C．see D．watch
A．her B．him C．other D．others
A．than B．since C．though D．because
A．what B．why C．who D．how
A．early B．dear C．easy D．late
A．under B．around C．above D．between
A．soon B．busily C．hardly D．often
A．place B．song C．school D．dance
A．buying B．losing C．sending D．playing
A．follow B．give C．make D．bring
Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone(独自地). Would life be as easy as when your parents are ____? Would it be a perfect(完美的) holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup(汤), but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do, or how to ____ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I may(可能) forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.”
_____ Zheng believes that basic life skills(生活技能), such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important, she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost ______ for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ______. They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college(大学).
However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so.
“I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend(依靠) too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
A．at B．out C．in D．around
A．think B．feel C．worry D．say
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．look after B．look at C．look for D．look out
A．see B．watch C．look D．listen
A．Although B．However C．Because D．So
A．none B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．housework B．school C．homework D．life
A．nice B．important C．difficult D．easy
A．tidying B．to tidy C．tidy D．tidied
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 15 each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 16 to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were 17 to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 18 , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 19 with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 20 for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 21 .
At last, the largest fish returned to the 22 by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 23 his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner 24 . The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.
A．listen to B．look after C．talk with D．worry about
A．dared B．hated C．refused D．stopped
A．allowed B．given C．invited D．taken
A．in safety B．in doubt C．in danger D．in peace
A．agreed B．talked C．disagreed D．discussed
A．time B．food C．water D．air
A．slowly B．sadly C．luckily D．happily
A．sea B．river C．lake D．pool
A．catching B．joining C．taking D．telling
A．rose up B．ran out C．washed away D．dried up
Happiness is for everyone. In fact, happiness is always around you if you care about it. When you are in at school, your classmates will help you; when you study hard at your , your parents are always taking good of you; when you get success(成功), your friends will say congratulations you; when you do something , people around you will help you correct it; and when you do something good to , you will feel happy, too. All these things are . If you pay attention to them, you can see happiness is always you. Happiness is not the same as money. When you are poor, you can say you are very happy, because people can’t buy happiness money. When you meet problems, you can also say loudly you are very happy, because you have many friends to help you. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you agree with me, you can be a happy and person.
A．pupils B．trouble C．room D．office
A．newspapers B．cards C．lessons D．books
A．friendship B．knowledge C．our D．care
A．to B．for C．on D．by
A．wrong B．right C．badly D．worse
A．us B．them C．others D．yourself
A．teachers B．happiness C．friends D．parents
A．within B．between C．around D．among
A．without B．on C．by D．with
A．lucky B．good C．able D．unable
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away. stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”. Everyone got up, with smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my medical studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品质) in you—by what you’re to do when necessary.
A．team B．company C．garden D．laboratory
A．uncles B．hobbies C．colleges D．experiences
A．business B．education C．career D．subject
A．running B．riding C．staying D．driving
A．All B．Few C．Nobody D．Someone
A．gentle B．weak C．pleasant D．grateful
A．Luckily B．Probably C．Immediately D．Quietly
A．path B．action C．interest D．advice
A．big B．personal C．quick D．fair
A．free B．afraid C．ready D．careful
完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
What comes to your mind when you talk about donations (捐赠)? You probably a group of people with boxes in hand asking people to donate money. But my school came up with a way of raising money—Fun Night.
Fun Night is like a party. Students money to get in and have dinner at school. The money will be used to help poor children in need.
Two months ago, I took part in Fun Night. There were all kinds of in Fun Night. The most popular game was the “jousting ring”(夺环). I “jousted” with several of my and managed to knock plenty of them off the ring. However, they attacked (进攻) me I was ready. It would usually be considered as cheating, but we didn't care and playing. After all, it was just a game, not a competition.
The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money ________ having a good time. A lot of students at my school wouldn't donate money if they were asked to hand it over. But this kind of event not only made them glad to give allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that charity (捐助) can be fun. We raised 2,000 yuan on that night.
A. think of B. look for C. talk with
A. strange B. common C. different
A. pay B. cost C. take
A. drinks B. games C. people
A. cousins B. relatives C. friends
A. after B. before C. until
A. continued B. stopped C. began
A. for B. on C. by
A. quickly B. simply C. nearly
A. but B. and C. so
The Sweetest Sight
I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.
It was an amazing week for my husband and me—the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my
husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my to go to Europe
together with him. Then we asked his mother to our two children and started off.
During the week’s time, visited London and Paris as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louver and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.
On our last night in Paris, we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband
called home. His mother the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something happened.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.
At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).
“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home my kids!”
We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …
Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.
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Summer is my favorite season. The summer are June, July and August. In summer, the days are ________and the nights are short.
In summer, the is hot and rainy. Sometimes it rains with thunder (雷)and lightning（闪电）.That is ________ .
It is beautiful in summer. Most of the time the sky is________ and the sun shines brightly. There are many nice flowers.There are also many ________. My favorite fruits are watermelons and peaches.
Many children ________ summer because of the summer vacation. They can ________ much time playing outside. There are many activities to ________ , such as playing volleyball and swimming. ________ is also the season for ice cream. Most children like it very much.
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A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the soon.
Twenty minutes , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she to bring him the water. So the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he did not it.
In the following hours on the flight, time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile he needed help. But the passenger never her words.
When he was going to get off the , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger's booklet（意见簿）. She was very . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her the job. with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “ On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times . How can I refuse（拒绝） twelve sincere smiles?”
That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger and of course she wouldn't lose her job!
A．water B．juice C．coffee D．milk
A．late B．later C．ago D．after
A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned
A．accept B．receive C．offer D．give
A．some B．either C．another D．each
A．why B．when C．if D．how
A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about
A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane
A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited
A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost
A．And B．So C．Then D．But
A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid
A．at all B．in all C．at first D．all over
A．her B．your C．their D．our
A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．quickly
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I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking at some beautiful . When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father she had enough money. He usually said yes.
At the same time, a boy, with and small clothes, was looking at some video games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked no more than five dollars. Each time he up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head.
The little girl had her doll, a very beautiful one. , she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment (失望) and walk to another corner of the store.
The little girl put her doll back to the and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered to the .
So the boy got the video game that he wanted —he was told it was a from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible (不可相信的).
The girl saw all this happen. She , too.
When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I would never their short talk. “Daddy, didn’t Grandma want me to buy something that would me happy?”
He said, “Of course, she did.”
“Well, I just !” With that, the little girl started skipping (蹦跳) towards their car .
A．shops B．dolls C．flowers D．girls
A．when B．that C．if D．why
A．poor B．expensive C．fashionable D．old
A．looked B．picked C．carried D．caught
A．chosen B．completed C．brought D．decided
A．However B．Finally C．So D．Again
A．floor B．seat C．store D．shelf
A．boy B．father C．shop assistant D．shoppers
A．at once B．for free C．in time D．on sale
A．prize B．surprise C．memory D．return
A．smiled B．cried C．was surprised D．felt sorry
A．repeat B．remember C．forget D．forgive
A．make B．bring C．find D．lead
A．see B．did C．will D．had
A．carefully B．happily C．luckily D．angrily
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason a salesman. One day Jason could not stand it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not hard-working employees, but only raised those tried to please him. He thought that it was really .
In order to help Jason to realize the between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ."
Jason was and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
A．which B．that C．who D．whom
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and ___. He came to a house and asked a young ____ only for a glass of water. But the lady was so _ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked, “ _ should I pay you?”
“You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim _ _ her from the bottom of his heart.
Years later, Jim became a ___. One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to _ to save her life.
The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote ____ on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to _ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong
A．woman B．man C．husband D．waiter
A．angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind
A．When B．Where C．How much D．Why
A．thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood
A．teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver
A．say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．However B．Whenever C．Especially D．Hardly
A．write B．remember C．read D．guess
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