Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a bad temper(脾气). She 1 at everyone around her. For most of her life she believed the anger inside her was 2 else’s fault(过错).
She went to see a wise monk(高僧) to ask for 3 . The monk told her to take a large pot（罐子) from his kitchen, fill it with 4 , and stand outside on the sidewalk in front of his house. “It’s hot outside,” the monk said to her “When a person 5 , you must give him or her a glass of water. Do this until there is no 6 left inside you.” 7 she stood outside with a water pot and served water to walkers every day for the next several weeks.
Every morning she asked 8 if there was any anger inside her. And every morning the answer was, “yes.” So she continued 9 water. Until one afternoon when a man walked up, took the water pot out of her hand and drank the water up, and then 10 it onto the ground as he went on his way.
The woman was very 11 . Unable to control herself, she 12 the pot and threw it at the rude man. The pot broke into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to the ground, bleeding.
As the woman calmed down, she realized the mistake of what she had made and began to cry. She called 911 and 13 what had happened. A moment later an ambulance(救护车) and two police cars arrived and took the man away. Then one of the police officers walked over to the woman, who was 14 crying, and said, “ The city owes(欠) you a big ‘thank you.’ That man has been 15 our wanted list for over a year now. He is an important suspect in many murder cases and robberies.”
A．pointed B．laughed C．smiled D．screamed
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．information B．news C．advice D．message
A．juice B．water C．milk D．coffee
A．walks past B．drives past C．rides past D．runs past
A．water B．money C．anger D．energy
A．Because B．But C．So D．Unless
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
A．drinking B．serving C．selling D．buying
A．put B．dropped C．fell D．threw
A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．angry
A．gave up B．picked up C．put up D．cleared up
A．spoke B．told C．reported D．asked
A．already B．still C．always D．never
A．on B．in C．at D．to
Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was 36 ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．
One summer there was no 37 and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this 38 in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a 39 search，he found a river full of blue water．He was
very happy．He started digging a canal to his field. 40 it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home 41 lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to
leave his work unfinished．He completed his work 42 at night．He Was very satisfied．
He went home。had a good meal and 43 into a sound sleep．
Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also 44 digging a
canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get 45 water
and all his crops died．
Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．
A．cruel B．1azy C．careless D．silly
A．rain B．wind C．cloud D．river
A．feeling B．dream C．problem D．thought
A．quick B．long C．slow D．special
A．Whether B．Although C．When D．Unless
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．early B．far C．1ate D．deep
A．fell B．1ooked C．turned D．walked
A．clean B．enough C．1ittle D．fresh
A teenage girl couldn’t stand（忍受）her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and 41 years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still ___42___ her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she 43 a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you …Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her 44 . “Is that me?” She moved 45 and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait ___46 back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She 47 her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ 48 is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked 49 you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. 50 this way, both parents and children can be happy.
A．a little B．a few C．much D．many
A．looking for B．looking after C．looking at D．looking up
A．sets on B．puts up C．cuts up D．makes up
A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．head
A．farther B．further C．closer D．away
A．going B．go C．to gone D．to go
A．wake B．wakes C．woke D．waking
A．what B．who C．when D．why
A．since B．for C．before D．unless
A．with B．in C．by D．on
Once a Frenchman 36___ in England. He didn’t know English very well. One day he went to the post office with a postcard. He bought a 37 . Then he gave the stamp and the postcard to the girl 38 the desk. “Oh, no,” the girl said, “ you must stick（贴）the stamp on yourself.” He was very 39 . He couldn’t believe his ears. “Why must I stick the stamp on 40 ?” he asked. “Oh,” said the girl, “I mean that you must stick the stamp on the postcard. And you must do it yourself.”
A．live B．lives C．living D．lived
A．postcard B．stamp C．envelope D．paper
A．in B．on C．at D．under
A．surprised B．well C．tired D．happy
A．yourself B．myself C．herself D．himself
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
阅读下面短文，掌握大意。然后从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look 26 . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27 are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a 28 and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see 29 there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s 30 ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five 31 ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 32 to the sea. 33 ，they seemed to know what would happen, so they 34 loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35 . How could I 36 my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live 37 and one of them has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a 38 , “We should never wait for the door to 39 before us. We should find the key to the 40 or try to find another way”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile
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