There was a wonderful old man who loved everything.
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man a cocoon（茧）. He to take the cocoon home to watch its from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and it for days.
One day the cocoon started to move. It moved quickly! The old man felt for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle（挣扎）and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could more quickly. The butterfly broke free from its cocoon, couldn’t move at all.
The old man didn’t know why and decided the thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon.
He placed a drop of honey on it to the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its state.
The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving . It struggled and struggled. the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was !
That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was out of the old man’s sight. What a ! He shouted. But then he started to think. What did I do at first? The old man went to the library and read every he could find on butterflies and cocoons.
Finally the appeared. The butterfly has to struggle while the cocoon. That’s how it gets its strength（力量）. That’s just why they are created to in order to be strong and beautiful.
A．lost B．ate C．found D．threw
A．refused B．feared C．decided D．agreed
A．dream B．change C．mistake D．difference
A．beat B．cooked C．watched D．caught
A．ready B．good C．happy D．sorry
A．go back B．give up C．come in D．come out
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．best B．easiest C．worst D．hardest
A．create B．mend C．fill D．open
A．warm B．clean C．strange D．natural
A．again B．later C．alone D．too
A．Usually B．Generally C．Unfortunately D．Finally
A．drinking B．running C．flying D．smiling
A．never B．still C．almost D．always
A．joy B．pity C．fool D．shame
A．well B．simply C．wrong D．fast
A．letter B．diary C．picture D．book
A．news B．plan C．person D．answer
A．behind B．inside C．under D．beside
A．learn B．struggle C．work D．understand
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One day I was full of anxiety to do some for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn’t able to . Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought .
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your , I’ve been unable to study. You’re so !”
I left the library in such a hurry that I left the most important textbook . when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang，a gentle voice the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After that I was, she said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number f. She said that she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with and apologized for my ruled behavior. I felt so , but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I’d also left my in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to my shortcomings, I would have experienced such true friendship.
A．research B．revision C．work D．experiment
A．watching B．asking C．warning D．disturbing
A．speak B．improve C．concentrate D．follow
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned off D．turned over
A．sadly B．hopelessly C．angrily D．crazily
A．practice B．noise C．attitude D．existence
A．selfish B．active C．sensitive D．stupid
A．out B．around C．aside D．behind
A．nervous B．careless C．upset D．forgetful
A．introduced B．considered C．took D．remembered
A．deciding B．confirming C．realizing D．thinking
A．address B．class ` C．writing D．name
A．comfort B．relief C．confidence D．satisfaction
A．recognized B．found C．guessed D．heard
A．courage B．energy C．doubt D．shame
A．worried B．sorry C．terrible D．excited
A．glare B．expression C．virtue D．friendship
A．considerate B．pleased C．luck D．grateful
A．overcome B．share C．hide D．forgive
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．still
I hear a lot of people talking about New Year’s resolutions（新年计划）．Some say, “I can’t keep them and I never make resolutions．” Perhaps the real is that we have trouble changing．We get in our way of life and even if things aren’t good, they are familiar．
As the years go by, our resolutions seem to lose some ．In spite of the fact that my own eagerness seems to , I still like the idea of making resolutions．It is the of not giving up that is important．
I think of the year like a carpet of new fallen snow that has not yet been by footprints or marks of any kind．It before us so perfect and beautiful, but it won’t remain that way for long． we know it, we must get out in the snow and make our own marks and tracks．Soon, we will see all kinds of and paths in the snow．We will see everything from , icy mud to the prints of snow angels made by children at play．
It’s all part of our ．As we close out the old year, a new set of months lies ahead of us and we think, “Maybe, just maybe I can do ．” Perhaps, this time, we can lose those pounds, a bad habit, improve our behavior, build a better relationship．Even though there are situations in our lives that can get us , we can look forward to beginning again and doing what we can do to our lives according to how we are able．
As the New Year comes around, what kind of marks will you make in the ?
A．plan B．idea C．puzzle D．problem
A．comfortable B．curious C．serious D．painful
A．at most B．at last C．at least D．at first
A．faith B．enthusiasm C．sense D．confidence
A．increase B．exist C．decline D．disappear
A．spirit B．rule C．challenge D．decision
A．behind B．between C．around D．ahead
A．discovered B．noticed C．damaged D．cleared
A．stands B．lies C．comes D．occurs
A．Although B．Before C．Until D．If
A．prints B．stones C．plants D．pictures
A．tidy B．soft C．dry D．dirty
A．quality B．attitude C．belief D．wisdom
A．better B．worse C．easier D．harder
A．exact B．final C．extra D．former
A．pick out B．call off C．cut down D．give up
A．and B．or C．so D．for
A．over B．across C．down D．away
A．save B．experience C．start D．improve
A．snow B．mud C．carpet D．ice
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
Earthquakes are ____， and thousands of them happen each day．But most are too weak to feel．During a ____ earthquake, there is often a great noise first．Then the earth ____ terribly and many houses ____ down．Railway tracks break and trains go ____ lines; a great many factories are ____； thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes ．．．____ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ____， other disasters such as fires often ____．More buildings are destroyed and more ____ are caused．
It is well known of the ____ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes．More than 2,000 years ago, ____， a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng ____ a machine which could find out from which ____ the seismic waves had come, and this machine is still ____ by scientists today．Now we know much more about earthquakes and ____ they happen, but we still cannot ____ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot ____ it from happening．So earthquakes are among the ____ disasters in the world．
No one can stop natural earthquakes．____， scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying the whole cities and causing too many deaths．
A．common B．familiar C．strange D．unusual
A．real B．small C．big D．weak
A．moves B．breaks C．jumps D．shakes
A．get B．fall C．set D．put
A．off B．behind C．into D．on
A．burst B．buried C．destroyed D．struck
A．Except B．Because of C．Instead of D．Besides
A．lonely B．itself C．themselves D．later
A．follow B．enter C．come D．copy
A．quakes B．results C．difficulties D．deaths
A．information B．problems C．dangers D．questions
A．as a result B．as well C．for example D．in fact
A．invented B．bought C．found D．discovered
A．country B．city C．way D．direction
A．improved B．used C．protected D．repaired
A．where B．why C．what D．when
A．speak B．point C．talk D．tell
A．make B．let C．stop D．prepare
A．worst B．fast C．most D．best
A．However B．So C．And D．But
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you think you are sick, you are sick no matter what says. , if you believe in your doctor, and if he tells that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The of the mind on the body does exist and sometimes can be powerful. It exists whether one is of it or not.
Take the of Mrs. Green, for example. She was unable to get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some simple things that she enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to her doctor, whom she had known for years. The doctor listened to her and gave her a very examination. Then he said to her, “ There is nothing wrong with you physically, but I accept the fact you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some pills that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour you go to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.
Mrs. Green telephoned, “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months. What is in this pills ?” The doctor said, “It is an old formula（配方） I have for years. Just taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s wonderful what a little baking soda（苏打） can do.”
A．everyone else B．anyone else C．nobody else D．someone else
A．On the other hand B．As a matter of fact C．More often than not D．In other words
A．result B．cause C．reason D．effect
A．aware B．fond C．sure D．full
A．care B．cut C．case D．call
A．would B．could C．might D．used to
A．benefit B．allowed C．prevented D．forbade
A．the more B．the better C．the worse D．the less
A．hear B．see C．watch D．ask
A．thorough B．basic C．general D．main
A．serious B．special C．specially D．seriously
A．that B．which C．不填 D．why
A．eat B．take C．drink D．chew
A．when B．since C．after D．before
A．what do B．what C．how do D．how
A．The next day B．Later C．Shortly D．Tomorrow
A．bad B．terrible C．good D．right
A．at all B．on earth C．by the way D．for ever
A．sold B．written C．read D．used
A．keep up B．keep off C．keep on D．keep away
Four years ago, I went to the U. S. A. to improve my English. My plan was to be in Seattle for one month then go to Japan to study Japanese for （3） month. Once in Japan I felt I was lacking something and not my new life. I decided to return back to Seattle in search for new skills and training.
Upon my return to the U. S. A. I studied at a school for six months and while doing that I the community college market in Seattle. After costs, programs, distance to the city of Seattle and ，I decided to attend the Graphic Imaging and Printing Technology program by Seattle Central Community College.
I hold a four-year degree in Advertising； ，I thought that learning about printing give me the chance to gain hands-on experience and myself to the advertising industry in the Seattle area. This is exactly happened. Besides discovering an excellent field to adding my in advertising ,I was also offered a job by the International Education Department at the college. Then, the experience suddenly became more touchable and my decision to study in the U. S. A. started to make very good .
first as an office assistant and then as a member of the marketing team at the college gave me customer service, office, and very good advertising development skills. Within the first year of working at the college I had the chance my ideas and actually start to get them . The remaining two years as an SCCC worker opened up a new horizon in my life.
A．own B．first C．original D．private
A．and B．or C．while D．but
A．other B．another C．the other D．another one
A．get used to B．used to C．used D．used to live in
A．printing B．industry C．language D．marketing
A．researched B．searched C．looked D．entered
A．compared B．comparing C．judged D．determining
A．price B．conditions C．surroundings D．convenience
A．offered B．performed C．offering D．supplying
A．however B．then C．therefore D．yet
A．used to B．ought to C．would D．should
A．bring B．take C．introduce D．carry
A．which B．that C．as D．what
A．field B．enterprise C．study D．income
A．real learning B．true learning C．learning real D．learning true
A．go in for B．go back to C．get down to D．get along with
A．sense B．effect C．influence D．result
A．To work B．Working C．Having worked D．Being worked
A．carrying on B．to carry out C．showing D．to show
A．to produce B．to be produced C．being produced D．produced
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