Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 36 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of 18 was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 37 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way.
One 39 , Paul and Marc reached their 18. They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 .
After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 . The villagers mourned for him.
Marc 52 the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life.
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas.
A．hopeful B．strange C．literary D．cultural
A．find B．make C．buy D．complete
A．encourage B．help C．scold D．persuade
A．winter B．summer C．spring ` D．autumn
A．received B．exchanged C．recognized D．advised
A．girls B．jobs C．presents D．houses
A．rooms B．drinks C．advice D．attention
A．gathered B．expected C．created D．understood
A．similarly B．finally C．furthermore D．however
A．believe B．forget C．replace D．doubt
A．because B．although C．so D．but
A．repair B．rebuild C．improve D．sell
A．achievements B．conversations C．struggles D．arguments
A．rushed B．drove C．flew D．moved
A．funny B．weak C．small D．amazing
A．death B．blindness C．sadness D．illness
A．experienced B．loved C．spent D．survived
A．brought B．earned C．raised D．contacted
A．easy B．slow C．dangerous D．special
A．realize B．bring C．apply D．collect
Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met in my life is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his qualities. First of all, I respected his to teaching. Because his lectures were always well- prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an way, introducing such aids to as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. ，I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would a student to a game of chess. ，he would join student groups to discuss a variety of ： agriculture, diving, mathematics and so on. Many young people visited him in his office for on their studies；others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was by his lively sense of humour. He believed that no lesson is a success ，during it, the students and the professor at least one loud . Through his sense of humour, he made learning more and more lasting. If it is that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry， the professor is indeed a wise man.
A．Although B．When C．Even if D．Now that
A．basic B．special C．common D．particular
A．attention B．introduction C．relation D．devotion
A．insisted on B．talked about C．believed in D．agreed with
A．imaginative B．ordinary C．opposite D．open
A．listening B．understanding C．information D．discovery
A．also B．nearly C．even D．only
A．Later B．Secondly C．However D．Therefore
A．with B．by C．from D．on
A．invite B．lead C．prefer D．show
A．Later on B．In general C．Other times D．As a matter of fact
A．questions B．subjects C．matters D．contents
A．support B．explanation C．experience D．advice
A．disturbed B．moved C．attracted D．defeated
A．for B．until C．since D．unless
A．hear B．suggest C．share D．demand
A．laugh B．cry C．shout D．question
A．helpful B．enjoyable C．practical D．useful
A．natural B．normal C．hopeful D．true
A．so B．for C．then D．yet
The world's tallest building officially opened in Dubai on January 4th. The of the 828-metre Burj Khalifa was kept a until the opening cere-mony. It is the height of New York's Empire State Building. big surprise at the opening cere-mony was the of the tower. The building had al-ways been called Burj Dubai. However, Dubai's ruler announced it would now be called Burj Khalifa after the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Dubai's neighbour. The oil- emirate (酋长国） of Abu Dhabi helped Dubai from possible financial collapse (崩溃）. The chairman of the company that built the Burj, Mohamed Alabbar, said the building gives “ and optimism (乐观）”. He added，“The world has 9 difficult times. . . this is the beginning of a move forward. "
The Burj will be to remain as the world's building for a while to come. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, there seems to be appetite (欲望）for ambitious construction projects from property . The Burj's owners, however, are confident that the building will be a . More than 90 percent of the space has been sold. It costs $ 22 billion to build and has many records. The opening celebrations included the world's highest fireworks, which up the sky above the world's tallest building. The building the world's highest mosque (清真寺）and swimming pool， on floors 158 and 76. Burj Khalifa has 1，044 luxury (豪华的） apartments， of offices and the 160-room Armani hotel. Around 12，000 people will live and work in the tower.
A．width B．length C．size D．height
A．secret B．schedule C．stage D．signal
A．twice B．two times C．two D．second
A．The other B．Others C．Another D．Other
A．renewing B．renaming C．rewriting D．retelling
A．healthy B．easy C．rich D．hard
A．have B．buy C．refuse D．save
A．dream B．joke C．hope D．opinion
A．gone through B．got tired of C．made use of D．cared about
A．present B．gradual C．pretty D．clear
A．possible B．probable C．important D．likely
A．tallest B．biggest C．oldest D．richest
A．little B．few C．low D．small
A．chairmen B．developers C．buyers D．buildings
A．ceremony B．success C．winner D．tower
A．broken B．taken C．done D．destroyed
A．held B．turned C．got D．lit
A．makes B．puts C．houses D．invites
A．depended B．took C．attended D．located
A．floors B．buildings C．pools D．towers
The simplest way to say it is this ： I believe in my mother. My began when I was just a kid. I becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic (佣人）. Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time reading than they watching television. She announced that my brother and I watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week.
With our free time, we each had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a . My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) ，but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a Cstudent. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said，"Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy food and pay the bills. With everything ，you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want. "I was very with that arrangement, but once I got through allocating(分配）money, there was left. I realized my mother was a financial gen-ius to be able to our heads and any kind of food on the table， buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me any-where. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my and became an A-student again, and eventually I my dream and became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job than parenting. This I believe.
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read to B．present C．teach D．explain to
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
A．making B．stopping C．doing D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．put an idea into B．give an impression on C．have a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
A．little B．much C．few D．high
A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn't ，they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who ，but Jane didn't want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year， just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a(n) pill(药丸）. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of ，she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination ，but she couldn't answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and pages. she thought hard, she couldn't find anything to write She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences， and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools
A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased
A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly
A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．resting. C．exciting D．breathing
A．him B．her C．them D．herself
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone
A．If B．Though C．So D．How
A．with B．about C．on D．to
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．think over
A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special
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。
(2012年陕西卷)One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do，she began crying. After a while，she ____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.____ it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the ____.Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl's parents were out and her dog，Laddy，was at home. Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ____ a window，breaking the glass. He looked in the fields，but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However，from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air，the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ .But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ ，he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and ____ her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“you ____ me，Laddy，”and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of ____ .That night Laddy had a hero's supper：a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
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