My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my37. It became important to do things with 38. I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42 Two of m
y friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father 43 my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a 44 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 45 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 .
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could 48 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweethea
rt. I’ll be OK.”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 52 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 53 wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 55 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
A．However B．Instead C．Besides D．Therefore
A．sight B．effort C．attention D．energy
A．Dad B．brothers C．teachers D．friends
A．start B．devote C．save D．waste
A．asleep B．busy C．silent D．awake
A．unless B．even if C．so that D．in case
A．spirits B．conditions C．emotions D．hopes
A．left B．checked C．knocked D．entered
A．walk B．ride C．picnic D．game
A．whispered B．warned C．shouted D．announced
A．morning B．moment C．afternoon D．evening
A．convincing B．informing C．reminding D．phoning
A．eventually B．generally C．strictly D．broadly
A．tired B．sorry C．aware D．afraid
A．mean B．think C．care D．discuss
A．hate B．forget C．like D．remember
A．managed B．expressed C．exchanged D．got
A．often B．once C．even D．never
A．words B．promises C．smiles D．apologies
A．experience B．power C．honor D．desire
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall(回忆) the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream(小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment(惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes, And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, butt now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me.” She said.
“In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn.” I answered. “Let’s be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a --so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
A．with B．for C．against D．to
A．young B．true C．new D．old
A．sound B．song C．play D．violin
A．shaking B．hanging C．falling D．floating
A．wind B．snow C．air D．rain
A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing
A．lively B．lovely C．harvest D．lonely
A．up B．off C．down D．over
A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran
A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested
A．once B．never C．often D．usually
A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing
A．because B．if C．when D．but
A．interesting B．moving C．encouraging D．exciting
A．But B．However C．Even D．Though
A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed
A．happy B．sad C．strange D．surprised
A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested
A．that B．which C．it D．who
A．song B．dream C．fire D．sister
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Everyone in the world experiences feelings of pressure or stress. No one can avoid stress completely, stress can be managed in healthy ways.
One way to manage stress is to BUILD your resistance（抵制）. Building resistance will increase your to live with（忍受） stress, and it will the effect of stress on your life.
One way to your mental resistance is to you are in another place. Some people call this “taking a mental holiday”.
A man named Tobias lives in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe. As a boy, he most of his time on the Praia de Macuti coast in Beira, Mozambique. Now, he works many long hours at his office and his job is .
Tobias reduces his stress by remembering the he had as a boy. He the blue water and the waves rolling onto the sand. This mental helps Tobias calm his mind.
Another way to manage stress in your life is to CHANGE ---- change the way you feel about a stressful .
Carmelita lives in Mexico City, Mexico. Traffic problems are very there. Traffic can usually stop a car for hours. Carmelita finds this very stressful. She gets very when she sits in traffic. Carmelita the way she feels by using that time in a new way. Carmelita loves stories. So, she listening to recorded books in her . By doing something she traffic delays will no longer be a stressful situation for her. , it can be a chance for her to listen to her favorite recorded books.
You can never all the stress and pressure of life. But stress management can help you reduce stress in healthy ways.
A．or B．for C．and D．but
A．physical B．mental C．old D．common
A．right B．ability C．memory D．trouble
A．slow B．stop C．reduce D．increase
A．strengthen B．defend C．choose D．follow
A．forget B．show C．imagine D．say
A．wasted B．spared C．spent D．missed
A．steady B．unusual C．excellent D．stressful
A．job B．fun C．attitude D．toy
A．looks for B．thinks of C．turns to D．looks after
A．journey B．test C．appetite D．chance
A．position B．process C．situation D．competition
A．common B．harmful C．strange D．different
A．quiet B．tired C．confused D．angry
A．clears B．changes C．develops D．finds
A．refuses B．avoids C．continues D．starts
A．office B．car C．room D．bookstore
A．enjoys B．remembers C．admires D．minds
A．Anyhow B．Therefore C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．reject B．improve C．remove D．meet
Being positive is very important. So I often ____my son to be positive. But one day I was caught not doing what I often tell him to do.
My son is 7 years old and he was ________a show to be put on at his school. He was playing the role of an angel. On the evening before the show, he asked me, “Mom, can we ____angels?” As usual, I seized(抓住)the _____to teach him to be positive and I said, “Yes, but only those who are perfect, and think and talk positively can.” He asked, “You must have seen them then?”
I was ____for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. I was touched by his ____that his mother was a perfect person. He looked into my eyes, ____a positive answer. I chose to be ______with him and told him, “No. I’ve not been a good person all the time.” I was almost____to admit this to him. I thought that his____of a perfect mother would now surely be torn into pieces. But he ___it positively and said, “It’s all right. You know to try to be better from now on.” I smiled as I replied, “ That’s ____. Sometimes, we might make a _____, but when we do, we must always try to do better.”
My son’s _____struck me right in my heart and are always with me. I learned a good lesson that day “to always try to be better.” This will always____ me in all situations where I’ll need to be positive.
A．show B．refuse C．worry D．encourage
A．going through B．preparing for C．turning to D．looking for
A．describe B．draw C．invite D．see
A．feeling B．attitude C．chance D．method
A．pleased B．interested C．excited D．quiet
A．thought B．behavior C．dream D．story
A．making B．expecting C．trying D．choosing
A．wrong B．angry C．strict D．honest
A．glad B．surprised C．relaxed D．embarrassed
A．description B．speech C．picture D．idea
A．finished B．took C．caught D．changed
A．right B．fine C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．change B．decision C．difference D．mistake
A．words B．performances C．joy D．progress
A．hurt B．protect C．help D．find
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
An African American man named John Henry was the hero of the people who built the railroads in the 19th century. He was the strongest man who ever lived and was the steel-drivers（钢钻技师）involved in a railway project. He was almost two meters tall, more than ninety kilograms.
One day a salesman came to the working with a new drilling machine（钻机） powered by . He said it could drill holes faster than twelve men together. The boss of the workers believed Henry could more than twenty men. In the end, the salesman promised the company could the machine without if John was faster. Henry told the boss he would never let the machine his job. The began. At first, the drill worked two times faster than he did. Then, he started working with a in each hand. Henry’s wife when the machine that had was pulled from the tunnel（隧道）. She him to come out. But he kept working, hitting the steel so hard that his body began to fail him. He became , and his heart burst. He fell down to the ground but he held one of the hammers. However, in no time, the steam drill and other machines the steel-drivers in America.
Confirming details of John Henry’s life is not possible. That is because no one knows for whether he really lived. This is one of the things that make his story . However, John Henry is based, in part, on real events. Many people say he represents the of America during this period.
A．fastest B．slowest C．most handsome D．most experienced
A．weigh B．weighing C．weighed D．to weigh
A．room B．hall C．shop D．area
A．water B．coal C．wind D．steam
A．standing B．running C．working D．sitting
A．cover B．beat C．lead D．hire
A．repair B．have C．borrow D．lend
A．pay B．choice C．delay D．reason
A．give B．take C．fetch D．bring
A．party B．meeting C．competition D．show
A．stick B．hammer C．knife D．gun
A．shouted B．laughed C．cried D．cheered
A．put down B．turned up C．broken down D．looked up
A．urged B．waited C．convinced D．refused
A．weak B．strong C．alive D．awake
A．hardly B．even C．almost D．still
A．discovered B．damaged C．replaced D．killed
A．sure B．fun C．good D．bad
A．annoying B．depressed C．interesting D．discouraged
A．memory B．failure C．imagination D．spirit
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch house in a large valley. seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly Raul. The thunder(雷声) was so loud that he buried his in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats(蹄声). He . There before him stood a tall, white . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul.” “My name is Gray Cloud,” The old man answered . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A feeling came over him. All them the rain was pouring down, not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to him. “We have been sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the .
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I…Wait. I my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
A．Something B．Everything C．Anything D．Nothing
A．dropped B．fell C．rolled D．covered
A．Suddenly B．Strongly C．Quickly D．Hardly
A．beating B．blinding C．burning D．touching
A．nose B．hair C．neck D．head
A．looked up B．woke up C．lay down D．sat down
A．tiger B．horse C．lion D．elephant
A．lazily B．angrily C．coldly D．slowly
A．natural B．common C．strange D．bad
A．around B．beside C．through D．above
A．yet B．for C．so D．or
A．walking B．leading C．heading D．returning
A．them B．themselves C．him D．himself
A．shook B．waved C．held D．took
A．gone B．left C．followed D．lost
A．see B．meet C．beat D．ask
A．waited B．thought C．worried D．excited
A．yard B．wind C．grass D．rain
A．believe B．consider C．doubt D．forget
A．defeated B．caught C．damaged D．struck
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