阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 36 bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will 37 you up in the morning! Here is how it 38 .
The bed 39 an alarm Clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 40 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 41 , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording 42 The sound recording can be loud music or 43 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 44 ," Wake up immediately, 45 you'll be late!"
If you don't get up 46 the second recording, you 47 be sonly! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 48 minutes. What ! You're 49 in bed! Slowly the 50 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 51 , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become 52 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 53 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new 54 . If their ideas win, the employees win 55 .
Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
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A．expensive B．special C．valuable D．comfortable
A．get B．catch C．make D．let
A．works B．runs C．happens D．moves
A．is separated from B．is made up of C．is connected to D．is made into
A．loud B．classical C．pop D．soft
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．way
A．sends B．turns C．plays D．appears
A．pleasant B．interesting C．unpleasant D．funny
A．shouts B．calls C．whispers D．persuades
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．before B．until C．since D．after
A．can B．will C．may D．would
A．other B．another C．more D．one
A．still B．yet C．already D．even
A．end B．middle C．body D．top
A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．otherwise
A．angry B．asleep C．happy D．awake
A．achieve B．win C．gain D．defeat
A．ideas B．problems C．facts D．ways
A．praises B．positions C．prizes D．medals
I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!
Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my __41___ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It __42___ no good! Surely you will get ___43__ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, __44___ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not __45___. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like __46___ and going to work in the morning. But I __47___ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I __48___.
Of course, there is something __49___ about working on Christmas Day and most public __50___. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any __51___ activities on that day, I most likely would __52___ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and ___53__ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for __54___ the whole world. It __55___ most of my company’s offices in other __56___ would probably not be working, __57___ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less __58___ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can __59___ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra __60___! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?
A．home B．study C．office D．town
A．made B．felt C．kept D．did
A．sad B．strange C．stupid D．interesting
A．or B．and C．so D．but
A．watched B．employed C．missed D．included
A．keeping off B．falling behind C．getting up D．running away
A．also B．always C．even D．still
A．experienced B．accepted C．disliked D．changed
A．important B．good C．different D．funny
A．places B．tours C．jobs D．holidays
A．other B．dangerous C．useless D．simple
A．start B．value C．spend D．afford
A．pay B．steal C．save D．make
A．almost B．hardly C．only D．exactly
A．explains B．means C．reads D．tells
A．villages B．countries C．cities D．buildings
A．after B．with C．except D．as
A．work B．talk C．homework D．cleaning
A．throw B．post C．bring D．pull
A．fun B．room C．service D．pay
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 36 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 37 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 38 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were39 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 40 me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. 41 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 42 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 43 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 44 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 45 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own 46 , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 47 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 48 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 49 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 50 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 51 a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 52 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 53 . After that, just be confident and 54 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can 55 my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”
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One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of which would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”
“It was great , Dad .”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah?” said the son.
“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has no end. We have lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve themselves . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property（财产） to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was speechless .
Then his son added , “Dad, thank you for showing me how poor we are.”
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s priceless object is another’s prize possession. It’s all decided on one’s perspective (视角). Think about what would happen if we all gave thanks for what we have, instead of worrying about what we don’t have.
Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and especially your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to.
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．arrival B．return C．coming D．reach
A．shameful B．disappointing C．surprising D．great
A．suffer B．regret C．hear D．learn
A．reaches B．gets C．arrives D．flows
A．much B．some C．no D．another
A．stars B．lights C．darkness D．torches
A．smooth B．full C．large D．small
A．through B．within C．beyond D．across
A．themselves B．visitors C．friends D．us
A．dogs B．walls C．soldiers D．policemen
A．discouraged B．satisfied C．delighted D．speechless
A．explained B．announced C．informed D．added
A．poor B．wealthy C．lucky D．proud
A．miss B．forget C．remember D．consider
A．valuable B．useful C．priceless D．worthless
A．based B．concentrated C．decided D．laid
A．love B．concern C．thanks D．interests
A．more than B．along with C．instead of D．except for
A．especially B．besides C．specially D．only
Growing trees in the concrete jungle of Los Angels brings neighbors benefits beyond beauty.
As the 36 of TreePeople, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1973, Andy, now 54, has inspired hundreds of thousands of volunteers to 37 plant more than two million trees throughout Southern California.
Tree People 38 tools, blueprints, planting demonstrations, and tree-care supervisors free to all the participants, 39 me. “You will need their support,” Andy said, referring to my neighbors. “ 40
the community behind you, the trees you plant will die in five years.” So I started knocking on doors, hoping to share 41 I’d learnt in Tree People’s seminar(培训班) about the critical role of trees in removing smog from the 42 , cooling our homes and preventing water runoff.
Strange 43 it may seem, some people are afraid of trees. “The roots destroy sidewalks,” one neighbor said, “ 44 will ruin my pipes. And I don’t want leaves.” 45 told me.
When I called Andy about the 46 I was getting from my neighbors, he encouraged me to keep trying. So my son and my wife delivered cookies while I went door to door. It 47 us half a year to sign permission forms from 16 neighbors for 21 trees.
When the big day arrived, I was excited and 48 . What if I threw a planting tree and 49 else came? But as I set out shovels(铁铲), my son and wife made cakes and doughnuts, 50 started to gather. Friends brought friends. Neighbors came with cousins and grandchildren. A local middle school even 51 with half the seventh grade. More than 300 people joined us.
Then Andy led us in a 52 : welcoming each tree into the world and 53 it name. After the ceremony, as I shook hands with volunteers and my neighbors, I 54 help but feel we’d accomplished 55 great. After all, trees need people, and people need trees.
A．friend B．interviewer C．president D．volunteer
A．bravely B．actively C．anxiously D．generously
A．supports B．affords C．shows D．provides
A．including B．considering C．containing D．reminding
A．For B．Without C．With D．Except
A．what B．which C．that D．how
A．cloud B．wind C．sky D．air
A．while B．if C．however D．as
A．You B．I C．They D．It
A．The other B．Another C．Other D．Others
A．resistance B．acceptance C．agreement D．praise
A．spent B．paid C．took D．covered
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．nervous
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．volunteers B．journalists C．friends D．neighbors
A．made up B．took up C．showed up D．cheered up
A．ceremony B．march C．activity D．celebration
A．calling B．leaving C．making D．giving
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
When I was twelve, I suddenly developed a strong feeling for writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as 36 stamps, and spent all my 37 time reading poetry and writing it. The 38 of writing poetry on every possible occasion (机会) soon 39 me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not 40 me. I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very 41 , but it was not long before I got 42 . One day while I was busy writing a poem 43 a lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing 44 me in 45 because I was not 46 attention. He tore the poem up, with a 47 not to waste time in his lesson. 48 I was sure that I had written a good poem, 49 that evening I wrote it out from memory again. Not long after, I 50 about a poetry competition I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long 51 I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me that I had won the first 52 . Everyone at school 53 for it except the geography teacher, who 54 me more carefully than ever. He was quite 55 that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!
A．keeping B．collecting C．gathering D．getting
A．other B．rest C．spare D．more
A．habit B．kind C．means D．type
A．came B．entered C．arrived D．got
A．interest B．surprise C．understand D．develop
A．silently B．carelessly C．carefully D．quickly
A．held B．caught C．taken D．improved
A．before B．after C．on D．during
A．over B．on C．below D．after
A．pride B．anger C．care D．satisfaction
A．calling B．making C．noticing D．paying
A．warning B．smiling C．suggestion D．demand
A．As usual B．In other words C．By the way D．All the same
A．however B．so C．thus D．even
A．read B．got C．noticed D．looked
A．before B．after C．ago D．until
A．position B．reward C．victory D．prize
A．praised B．thanked C．surprised D．puzzled
A．saw B．watched C．looked at D．cared about
A．afraid B．angry C．sure D．sorry
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