We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special. , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they compare (比较)us to __ _. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed(失望) . There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at . Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have us the very things that we want. These things make us others. When we are growing up, sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. , it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.
A．Again B．Next C．Otherwise D．However
A．other B．others C．another D．the others
A．believe B．work C．mean D．show
A．to B．on C．by D．in
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．important
A．inside B．among C．around D．for
A．worse than B．better than C．different from D．the same as
A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors
A．Also B．Anyway C．Although D．After all
One afternoon I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a view of the masterpieces(名作).
A young couple looking at the in front of me chatted non-stop. I watched them for a moment and realized the wife was doing all the talking. I admired(佩服)this man for being so with her. Bored by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit(出口).
" He's a brave man, " the clerk said. "Most of us would our interests if we were blind at such a young age. But behind his wife he comes in there's a new art show. "
"But he can't see. " I said in surprise.
" His wife each painting so that he can see it in his head. "
I learned about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person withoutsightand the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his . And I saw the love shared by two people as I this couple walk away holding each other's hands.
A．crowded B．quiet C．noisy D．silent
A．gifts B．maps C．books D．Paintings
A．strict B．patient C．careful D．excited
A．through B．across C．into D．out of
A．give up B．give away C．die out D．run away
A．whatever B．wherever C．whenever D．whether
A．talks B．shows C．describes D．tells
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．mind B．eyes C．life D．decision
A．met B．knew C．researched D．Watched
“Mommy， look!” cried my daughter， Darla， pointing to a chicken hawk in the air.
“Uh huh，” I answered， driving， lost in thought about the timetable of my day.
filled her face.
“What’s the matter， sweetheart?” I asked.
“Nothing，” my seven-year-old daughter said. The moment was gone.
Dinner， baths and phone calls the hours until bedtime.
“Come on， Darla， time for bed!” She raced past me up the stairs. Tired， I kissed her and tucked her in.
“Mom， I forgot to give you something!” she said.
“Give it to me in the morning.” I said. My was gone. I could hardly stay cool.
“You won’t have time in the morning!” she talked back quickly.
“I’ll take time，” I answered. Sometimes no matter how hard I tried， time was never enough.
She wasn’t ready to up yet. “No， you won’t! It will be just like today when I told you to look at the chicken hawk. You didn’t listen to what I said.”
I was too tired to argue; she hit too to the truth. “Good night!” I shut her door in anger.
Later though， her gray-blue eyes filled my vision as I thought about how little time we really had until she was grown and gone. My husband asked me what was going on and I told him.
“Maybe she was not asleep yet. Why don’t you ?” he said.
I followed his advice， it was my own idea. I opened her door gently. In Darla’s hand I could see her paper all crumpled (弄皱的) up. She had torn into small pieces a big red heart with a poem she had written titled， “Why I Love My Mother?”
Why I Love My Mother
Although you’re busy， and you work so hard，
You always take time to play with me，
I love you Mommy，
Because I am the biggest part of your busy day!
Tears filled my eyes. When I softly touched her face， she awakened from a dreamless sleep and asked， “Why are you ， Mommy?”
“You ARE the most important part of my busy day!”
She smiled and then went back to sleep， not really understanding how strongly I what I said.
A．Disappointment B．Worries C．Fear D．Enjoyment
A．cost B．filled C．lasted D．took
A．belief B．attitude C．attention D．patience
A．give B．build C．call D．clear
A．just B．even C．yet D．almost
A．heavily B．badly C．close D．hard
A．watch B．exam C．test D．check
A．realizing B．thinking C．wishing D．guessing
A．crying B．laughing C．shouting D．touching
A．considered B．expressed C．inferred D．meant
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.
Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as . We can all remember father’s words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an) thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
A．manage B．attend C．miss D．forget
A．discover B．believe C．explain D．encourage
A．friends B．teachers C．leaders D．children
A．angry B．magical C．exciting D．honest
A．terrible B．important C．interesting D．careful
A．season B．term C．year D．month
A．follow B．change C．decide D．realize
A．chances B．marks C．tools D．choices
A．known B．strange C．safe D．harmful
A．discusses B．covers C．develops D．means
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas(汽油) on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas. I walked almost a mile before I finally found a near the road.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve waited for you here for a long time. Come in. is ready.”
“But I only came for some gas.” I answered.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You like tea.” said she.
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, but she didn’t to listen to me. She just kept calling me Alfred. She was very strangely. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house quickly.
Luckily, there was another house down the road and I was able to the gas. When I told the man about my , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives alone in that big house. She’s , but she wouldn’t hurt anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The man left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．walked B．rode C．hurried D．drove
A．busy B．quiet C．modern D．noisy
A．hotel B．restaurant C．house D．market
A．answered B．returned C．noticed D．served
A．Gas B．Tea C．Juice D．Coffee
A．promise B．remember C．learn D．seem
A．shouting B．crying C．acting D．jumping
A．touch B．buy C．borrow D．sell
A．experience B．advice C．result D．plan
A．famous B．strange C．wonderful D．friendly
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For many people, going on holidays has become part of their life. But some people are about the travel price. Can we still pay for traveling spending too much money?
We talk to some people to get some useful . They all agree that making a good plan is very . They say if you want to travel by yourself, you go traveling you may want to spend less money. And then you should think about the following things.
Cheap does not always mean quality(质量). Spend some time studying about a hotel or the place you want to go.
Driving a car may not be the choice because sometimes you should pay more money for that.
Walk the further mile. You get to know a town or a city on foot as you can stop anywhere and anytime. And the locals(居民) may be your best . Sometimes they tell better stories than tour guides.
You can always the bus if you are interested in something when you travel. So if you don’t want to walk, just take the bus. You can see people’s life in the city.
A．excited B．happy C．worried D．glad
A．with B．not C．and D．without
A．advice B．idea C．plans D．piece
A．helpless B．important C．easy D．bad
A．before B．after C．if D．as soon as
A．high B．good C．low D．nice
A．good B．bad C．best D．nice
A．worse B．better C．little D．less
A．workers B．teachers C．doctors D．guides
A．get on B．get off C．get in D．get out of
The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must teach anything he himself is not in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn’t like clearly. He must like his students and respect them, and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work. he doesn’t, he cannot respect his students and respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’ understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind and and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’ so that he can know how to encourage the growth of of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and makes himself better along with his students.
So what about the teacher around you?
A．like B．know C．choose D．remember
A．never B．ever C．even D．still
A．weak B．well C．interested D．strict
A．hold B．show C．pass D．keep
A．Since B．As C．If D．Because
A．give B．lose C．change D．win
A．understanding B．idea C．exercise D．excuse
A．forgetful B．helpful C．quick D．lucky
A．lists B．mistakes C．cards D．differences
A．each B．every C．one D．either
Jenny and Laura are walking to the clothes store.They want to ______ new clothes.Jane has twenty dollars and Laura has twenty dollars,______.
Now Jane and Laura are in the ______.Jane says,“Laura!Look at the skirt!Isn’t it beautiful?I want that skirt,______ it’s twenty-five dollars.”
Laura says,“What are you talking _______?This is not a nice skirt!It is just terrible!I don’t even（甚至）want to see this skirt.”
“OK,OK…”Jane ______ sadly（伤心地）.
Then Laura says,“Jane!Look at this _______!It is beautiful!I want it.Oh,but look at the ______. It is too high（高的）for me.”
Jane says,“What are you talking about?It’s not a nice sweater!It is ______ terrible! I don’t even want to see it.”
Now Jane is sad,and Laura is sad,too. They are walking home.They _______ no new clothes,but they know that next time they should respect（尊重）others’ opinions（意见）.
A．sell B．make C．buy D．wash
A．also B．either C．still D．too
A．store B．supermarket C．library D．zoo
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．with B．to C．about D．for
A．talks B．says C．speaks D．tells
A．sweater B．skirt C．coat D．hat
A．picture B．color C．price D．time
A．easily B．usually C．quickly D．really
A．have B．show C．want D．need
Dear Dad,
Happy birthday to you!
On this special day I'd like to talk to you a special way.
I don't think I'm good at you my thoughts（想法） face to face. so I'm writing to you to express my love for you.
You're neither rich nor famous, but in my heart, you are one of the greatest in the world. I' m you. You have been interested in fame and wealth (财富 ). You always work hard to get your done. The smile on your face shows you're pleased with the family. You my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and go shopping with Mom on Sundays.
In the past, I don't care whether you were with me or not. Now I am sorry to say I you my respect ( 尊重 ) before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me. I am quite lucky that I have a good father. I am happy that now I can let you how much I love you. You arc successful as a son, a husband. a father and a friend.
I hope you'll be happy forever
Yours ,
David
A．in B．at C．by D．on
A．talking B．saying C．speaking D．telling
A．businessmen（商人） B．man C．men D．worker
A．worried about B．proud of（以……为骄傲\自豪） C．afraid of D．sorry for
A．always B．ever C．already D．never
A．work B．study C．business D．schoolwork
A．take good care of B．look after good C．take good care for D．look good after
A．will show B．don't show C．didn't show D．have shown
A．too B．so C．very D．such
A．to know B．know C．knew D．knowing
Where is love ? How can we meet love? A little girl wants to ___________ love . She knows it is a long _________ to find love, so she takes food and drinks with her and goes out.
When she passes three streets, she sees an old man ___ in a chair and watching some trees . He looks very _______ . The little girl gives him a bag of cake. He takes it and ______ at her. The smile is beautiful. She wants to _______ it again, so she gives the old man a cake again. He smiles again. The little girl is very happy. They sit,eat and smile there all the afternoon , but they say nothing . When it gets ______, the girl decides to leave. But before she goes away , she turns around , runs back to the old man and gives him a hug(拥抱) . The man smiles happily. When the girl opens the door of her house, her mother is ________ when she sees her smiling face . “I have lunch with love . He has a beautiful smile .” At the same time , at the old man’s house , his son is also surprised at his father’s happiness and asks why . “I ____ a cake with love .” he says, “she is very ________ .
A．give B． show C．find D．like
A．road B． way C． time D．life
A．sitting B．smiling C．lying(躺) D．standing
A．tired B．poor C．hungry D．happy
A．laughs B． points(指) C．looks D．smiles
A．watch B．hear C．see D．feel
A．cold B．hot C．dark D．late
A．moved(感动) B．excited C．surprised D．interested
A．do B．buy C．make D．eat
A．old B．nice C．short D．new
George lived with his sick mother in a poor village.
One bright sunny in July， he went early to the forest two miles away. He was asked to some wood from under the trees. After working hard for half a day， he looked around for a _ place to rest and eat his lunch. Suddenly some fine red wild caught his eyes.
“How good these will be with my bread and butter!” thought George. He at once began to 35 all the strawberries he could find and sat down by the river， ready to enjoy them.
Just then as he was lifting the strawberry to his mouth， he thought of his mother. “shall I them for her?” said he， thinking how much they would make happy， yet still looking at them with longing (渴望的) eyes.
“ I will eat half， and take the other half to her，” said he. Then he divided the strawberries into two. he found each half looked so small that he put them together again.
“I will only taste one.” Then seeing that he taken the biggest， he put it back. Finally he them carefully with some leaves， deciding to keep all his mother.
When the sun was beginning to go down， George went home. happy he felt that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother. The he came to his home， the less he wished to taste them. As soon as he arrived， he ran to his and happily offered his wild strawberries. Tears in eyes， she put her hand on his head and said ， “And you kept them for your sick mother， did you? God will bless you for all this， my child.”
Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment.
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．night
A．set up B．pick up C．put up D．give up
A．hot B．dark C．cool D．noisy
A．apples B．strawberries C．pears D．peaches
A．buy B．grow C．make D．collect
A．first B．last C．other D．next
A．cut B．peel C．sell D．keep
A．him B．them C．her D．it
A．But B．So C．If D．Or
A．showed B．locked C．covered D．washed
A．to B．from C．for D．on
A．What B．How C．Why D．Whether
A．nearer B．farther C．longer D．later
A．father B．sister C．friend D．mother
A．angrily B．lovingly C．worriedly D．politely
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor(教授). Soon they began to about the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups—crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic, some nice looking, some plain looking, some , some cheap. And he told them to help to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the cause of your and stress. You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you went for the best cups.”
Now think about this: Life is the coffee, the jobs, money and in society are the cups. They are just to hold and contain life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by paying only to the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has us. God gave us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the of everything.
Live simply. Love sincerely. Care deeply. Speak . And leave the rest to God.
A．chat B．think C．complain D．discuss
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．usual C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．mixed B．left C．taken D．accepted
A．normal B．important C．impossible D．necessary
A．thoughts B．failure C．questions D．problems
A．Who B．How C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．position B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．money B．attention C．advantage D．record
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．use C．best D．worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously
Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They friendship to last forever. , even the best friendship can end.
As time goes by, many friendships end because of a(n) _ in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally_ _.
Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over until I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”
Peter explained. “We _ seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”
Sometimes friendships_ _ suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.
Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we _ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”
Jack said, “ When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. Both of us were always_ with new jobs, so we didn’t keep _ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him _ _ I went home.”
Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends say, “Generally it’s _ _ that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship most likely lost.”
No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always _ _ pain of loss. When nothing can be _ to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on _ _ new friendships.
May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!
A．hope B．expect C．decide D．prefer
A．Unfortunately B．Luckily C．Then D．So
A．interest B．experience C．change D．Suggestion
A．forgets B．disappears C．appears D．improves
A．finished B．practiced C．continued D．started
A．break down B．break away C．break off D．break in
A．often B．seldom C．always D．never
A．struggling B．satisfying C．pleased D．fed
A．at B．by C．on D．in
A．even if B．while C．before D．since
A．strange B．true C．false D．impossible
A．will be B．is C．will D．to be
A．little B．some C．any D．no
A．thought B．checked C．carried D．done
A．to ask for B．forming C．to build D．beginning
【2014年湖北省恩施州中考】完形填空
请认真阅读下面短文，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项补全短文。（共15小题，计15分）
"Daddy, can I learn to play the violin?" young Sarah asked her father. She was always things and her father was not very pleased.
"You cost me a lot of money, Sarah," he said. " you wanted to leam horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it's the . "
"I'll play every day, Daddy, " Sarah said. "I'Il try very hard. "
"All right, " her father said. " I know _ . I'll do. I 'll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you play something for me. If you play well, you can have lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons. "
"OK. Daddy," Sarah said. "That is _ . "
He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The lessons were very expensive, but her father kept his .
The six weeks passed quickly. It was time for Sarah for her father.
She began to play. She played very . She made a terrible noise.
Her father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands _ his ears.
When Sarah finished, her father said, "_ _, Sarah. You can have more lessons. "
Sarah ran happily out of the room. Her father's friend turned to him. "You've spent a lot of money, she still plays very badly, " he said.
"Well, that's true," her father said. "But since she started learning the violin, I able to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply. In _ six weeks I'II own the whole building! "
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“What can you do when you have done nothing but make your whole life in a mess?” These were the words I heard when I the TV the other day.They were coming from one of the talk that are very popular on TV these days. I started to turn the channel but the words made me for a moment. I the speaker. He was even not more than 18 years old, he was already writing off(摒弃)his life as a useless waste.
It is sad that many people are like him.There are so many people who like that talk show. There are people their teens thinking that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties thinking that they have missed the boat to success and happiness.There are people in their thirties and forties that their life has passed them by. I want to shout to them, “Wake up! You are not dead!What have you done today?” If you want a happy life,you can’t only think about your before. If you want joys and love in your life,you have to start to get today.God gives us a new life every day we wake up in the morning. It is for you to get it.
Today must be the of a new life for each of us. We can get joys right now. We can share love today. We can live in happy moment right now.It doesn’t matter hard your life has ever been.Our life today can be full of joys and our future can be full of . It doesn’t matter if we are eight eighty--we can still make our life . Life is not over until your last heartbeat. Start today, then,to make your heart beat with joys, love and light.
A．turned up B．turned off C．turned on D．turned down
A．show B．shows C．showing D．showings
A．stop B．to stop C．stopping D．stopped
A．looked up B．looked at C．looked into D．looked for
A．because B．if C．but D．why
A．so B．so a C．such D．such a
A．at B．until C．in D．on
A．complain B．complaining C．complained D．are complaining
A．wrong B．mistakes C．kindness D．sad
A．it B．this C．that D．them
A．end B．ending C．begin D．beginning
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．happiness B．sorry C．anger D．worries
A．and B．or C．but D．to
A．wonder B．wondering C．wonderful D．less wonderful
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