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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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) 21 bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will 22 you up in the morning! Here is how it 23 .
The bed 24 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 25 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 26 , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording 27 . The sound recording can be loud music or 28 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 29 ,“Wake up immediately, 30 you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up 31 the second recording, you 32 be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 33 minutes. What! You’re 34 in bed! Slowly the 35 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 36 , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become 37 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 38 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 39 . If their ideas win, the employees win 40 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
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
You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹）. He decided to the butterfly. So he peeled the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, too often want to protect their children from struggle in the of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience , to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way children strengthen their emotional strength, become and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose . Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part—no and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can his disappointment and figure out what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
A．saying B．story C．proverb D．experiment
A．damages B．burns C．experiences D．creates
A．Turning B．devoting C．struggling D．coming
A．kill B．feed C．help D．rescue
A．moved B．excited C．puzzled D．depressed
A．until B．since C．before D．as
A．power B．energy C．strength D．force
A．break away from B．do away with C．get along with D．come up with
A．teachers B．parents C．relatives D．friends
A．case B．charge C．name D．course
A．Friendships B．scholarships C．relationships D．hardships
A．should B．do C．can D．are
A．Warm-hearted B．strong-willed C．absent-mind D．cold-blooded
A．expect B．predict C．survive D．avoid
A．add B．adapt C．devote D．contribute
A．pretend B．happen C．tend D．seem
A．Inspiring B．discouraging C．interesting D．touching
A．heart B．face C．sight D．weight
A．Parking B．smoking C．drinking D．rescuing
A．get through B．get over C．get across D．get away
For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a routine. She has run 52 marathons-once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who just 35 days after he was with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌)．When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. "It made me feel .”she said ,“I knew I had to do something."
So this marathon queen, she calls herself, did what she did best: She went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in of her father. After asking people to money for each marathon, she a website, marathon goddess.com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN),a nonprofit organization. race every in some city across North America. leaving work at 5p,m. on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her l,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, more than $200,000 in the process for PANCAN.
While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule ."My body's getting used to this. I'm changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more __ ." she said. When her muscles began to , she kept her in mind. "When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the happen. Together we can make a(n) , and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life." she said.
A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．yearly
A．passed by B．passed away C．died off D．died out
A．connected B．diagnosed C．treated D．dealt
A．inspired B．exhausted C．interested D．shocked
A．desirable B．helpless C．hopeful D．wishful
A．while B．what C．as D．since
A．previous B．precious C．present D．precise
A．search B．need C．honor D．place
A．pay B．donate C．make D．earn
A．set up B．made up C．held up D．broke up
A．experiment B．stage C．road D．journey
A．day B．morning C．weekend D．weekday
A．At B．By C．With D．On
A．parted B．left C．headed D．missed
A．raising B．earning C．spending D．wasting
A．merrily B．efficiently C．specifically D．casually
A．swell B．stress C．burn D．ache
A．strength B．relief C．motivation D．interest
A．miracles B．accidents C．challenges D．events
A．offer B．sacrifice C．promise D．difference
At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.
In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our because even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, of our flat stomachs.
One summer day, all my friends were at my house . At one point, I was running back to the pool. I on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel . That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely .
When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more . My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the , and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming. That me more than any concern over my leg.
That would all when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.
Never before did I have such great for my foot. And walking seemed like a from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.
One girl came to visit me . Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and the other patients.
She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her .
Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and good cheer. I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.
A．grades B．brains C．bodies D．clothes
A．ashamed B．proud C．sure D．tired
A．dancing B．chatting C．jogging D．swimming
A．stepped B．focused C．held D．took
A．upset B．fearful C．sick D．anxious
A．jump B．run C．stand D．rest
A．concerned B．relieved C．surprised D．interested
A．beach B．hospital C．gym D．school
A．blamed B．impressed C．shocked D．troubled
A．change B．bother C．help D．happen
A．nutrition B．blood C．time D．air
A．observation B．devotion C．appreciation D．evaluation
A．gift B．hand C．promise D．treat
A．homework B．appointment C．movies D．gymnastics
A．suddenly B．regularly C．eventually D．recently
A．advise B．encourage C．serve D．instruct
A．choice B．thought C．glance D．chance
A．words B．ideas C．flowers D．visits
A．but B．then C．so D．for
A．enjoying B．gaining C．discovering D．spreading
Do you know insurance(保险)? Buying insurance is a by which people can protect themselves large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large number of people pay sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has .
The first modern fire insurance company was in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just most of the city, and people wanted protection against losses. The first company rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.
Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. he also a new kind of insurance for . the new insurance would__ _protection against the loss of crops from storms.
In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start new insurance company in America. This company, offered life insurance, collected some money from many different men. a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is in business.
Over the years, people have from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from accidents as car and plane crashes. , almost everyone has some kind of insurance.
A．way B．firm C．consideration D．means
A．from B．against C．with D．beyond
A．small B．huge C．much D．little
A．many B．a little C．few D．a few
A．stole B．collected C．lent D．brought
A．built B．found C．formed D．organized
A．destroyed B．hurt C．harmed D．wounded
A．farther B．further C．wider D．longer
A．risen B．rised C．grew D．turned
A．suggested B．determined C．asked D．demanded
A．farmers B．workers C．waiters D．doctors
A．make B．give C．offer D．keep
A．other B．certain C．another D．some
A．where B．which C．whom D．that
A．commonly B．usually C．regularly D．ordinarily
A．If B．Although C．Unless D．Because
A．always B．still C．hardly D．seldom
A．paid B．offered C．bought D．benefited
A．many B．so C．such D．that
A．Today B．Generally C．Lately D．Tomorrow
A friend and I were talking about our trip in the airport, when behind us we heard two small children screaming at the top of their voices, “Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!” we turned to see that the “Daddy” they were to see was their soldier father who was obviously returning from a in the desert.
They to him and jumped into his arms. They hugged him and kissed him. He hugged them and kissed them. They could not tell him everything they wanted to tell him enough. He kneeled down to their level and hugs and kisses the little girl and her younger brother crawling（爬） on his back and shoulders.
The soldier’s young wife and mother of the two children patiently, allowing the children to enjoy this with their daddy. When turn came, they hugged and kissed each other. At one point I thought about applauding（鼓掌） as a way of thanking the family for their sacrifice（牺牲；贡献） and his safe return, but it seemed . This was a private moment by everyone in that part of the . We were all frozen and immersed （沉浸在）in the joy of the moment. We simply allowed this soldier, his wife, and their two children the freedom to their joy without limit.
Oh, it should be noted that their mom and dad reconnected, the little boy was crawling up his dad’s back and the little girl stood next to them jumping up and down her next moment with her dad. I felt with the opportunity to see the unlimited joy of a little boy, a little girl, a loving wife, and a travel weary soldier. Blessed, but also ashamed of the of that kind of joy in my own life.
A．Doubtfully B．Disagreeably C．Naturally D．Unexpectedly
A．excited B．surprised C．polite D．brave
A．search B．tour C．holiday D．trade
A．danced B．walked C．ran D．marched
A．early B．slowly C．clearly D．quickly
A．in all B．at all C．in sight D．in between
A．took turns B．took action C．went on D．insisted on
A．stood up B．stood out C．stood around D．stood by
A．achievement B．honor C．reunion D．party
A．his B．their C．my D．her
A．celebrating B．missing C．memorizing D．supporting
A．useless B．improper C．unpleasant D．unnecessary
A．created B．shared C．showed D．seized
A．airport B．street C．house D．world
A．in private B．in time C．in person D．in advance
A．use B．deliver C．publish D．express
A．why B．how C．as D．if
A．in expectation of B．in honor of C．in place of D．in memory of
A．lucky B．puzzled C．blessed D．amused
A．performance B．presence C．existence D．absence
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