In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had and were leaving.
I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road, a kite spindle(风筝线锭) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I my neck to see how successful he had been in the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost 0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the tree in the park. Obviously, that was his grandson's kite! The kite was a replica (复制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread 0pen. Grandpa had only one to his problem: cut the string.
"You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa, wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.
I how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.
A．grown up B．turned up C．picked up D．taken up
A．carrying B．grabbing C．keeping D．holding
A．raised B．spread C．stretched D．expanded
A．reaching B．touching C．getting D．climbing
A．scene B．sight C．interest D．control
A．thickest B．strongest C．tallest D．largest
A．widely B．wide C．tightly D．closely
A．method B．hope C．solution D．result
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．sensed B．glanced C．watched D．found
A．car B．sky C．kite D．tree
A．within B．in C．beyond D．with
Mrs Evens was home from work. She had just gone into the kitchen to make the afternoon tea she saw a mouse running around on the kitchen floor. She and jumped up on the table. As soon as the mouse had disappeared, she jumped off from the , rushed out of the kitchen, her coat, ran out of the house and got on a bus was going into the town.
There she hurried into a shop and a large mouse-trap(捕鼠器). She wanted to put to this mouse as quickly as .
When she got home the trap, she realized that she had forgotten 0 any cheese to put in it. She searched everywhere there was in the house. It was too late to buy any because now all the shops were . She wondered what to do. In the end , she a clever idea. She took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut a picture of a piece of cheese a magazine. Then she put the picture in the trap a piece of cheese.
The next Mrs Evans came down to the and went straight away to the place she had put the trap. She wanted to see if her plan had . The picture of the cheese had gone and in its place was a picture of a mouse.
A．where B．what C．while D．when
A．laughed B．cried C．surprised D．pleased
A．table B．floor C．house D．kitchen
A．pulled on B．have on C．wore D．dressed in
A．it B．when C．which D．as
A．asked B．bought C．sold D．left
A．a cheese B．an end C．a mouse D．a picture
A．possible B．he could C．possibly D．she can
A．for B．out C．with D．without
A．to sell B．selling C．buying D．to buy
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．none B．not one C．no D．anything
A．open B．shut C．close D．on show
A．had B．brought C．thought D．used
A．away B．by C．out of D．on
A．instead of B．including C．instead D．with
A．afternoon B．hour C．evening D．morning
A．cooking room B．bathroom C．reading room D．sitting room
A．that B．what C．which D．where
A．worked B．took C．changed D．made
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember a mere acquaintance(相识). I have forgotten the of an old lady who was on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in .
One afternoon, a friend and I were rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house to observe how the rocks to missiles(导弹；发射物) as they rolled to the roof’s edge and shot out into the yard like comets(彗星)falling from the sky. I found myself a perfectly smooth and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, it from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). We knew we were in and ran away as fast as we could.
I was too of getting caught that first night. However, a few days later. I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel for her misfortune. She still greeted me with a smile but I was no longer to feel in her presence.
I made up my mind that I would my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelope with a note that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would the cost for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I the old lady her paper and was able to the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I continued my way.
After several cookies, I an envelope and pulled it out. When I opened the envelope, I was very . Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m of you.”
A．name B．story C．life D．experience
A．friendship B．forgiveness C．courage D．patience
A．removing B．lifting C．putting D．throwing
A．changed B．flew C．connected D．devoted
A．doll B．glass C．stone D．branch
A．disappeared B．moved C．slipped D．came
A．building B．house C．room D．window
A．trouble B．silence C．failure D．freedom
A．certain B．scared C．aware D．fond
A．grateful B．sensitive C．calm D．guilty(有罪的)
A．as usual B．for sure C．on purpose D．at least
A．hopeless B．strange C．comfortable D．funny
A．spend B．save C．give D．hide
A．explaining B．instructing C．persuading D．declaring
A．spare B．contain C．charge D．cover
A．bought B．awarded C．handed D．owed
A．require B．receive C．return D．repeat
A．folded B．felt C．replaced D．ignored
A．cautious(谨慎的) B．pleased C．surprised D．nervous
A．happy B．proud C．confident D．afraid
Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of . Apply these in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep one and then the other, it will take a long time, because one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and . But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your , make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.
The stress of work is now great almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that would have been shared among all the relatives is now on the individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not , then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that people tend to forget. The is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.
“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more --- until one day they . Pay careful attention to the that tell you that you are under more stress than you can deal with. These signs come from various of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency .
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “I can’t manage that.”
A．bringing up B．taking up C．giving up D．speeding up
A．operations B．advantages C．principles D．relations
A．appetite B．gift C．energy D．excuse
A．grabbing B．pushing C．enjoying D．exchanging
A．running off B．turning off C．catching up D．lying down
A．labor B．strength C．power D．force
A．equally B．largely C．formerly D．mainly
A．contracted B．concentrated C．congratulated D．constructed
A．proper B．short C．important D．enough
A．overloaded B．overdeveloped C．overcrowded D．overslept
A．answer B．solution C．problem D．destination
A．break up B．break off C．break out D．break down
A．phenomena B．signs C．problems D．parts
A．qualities B．directions C．aspects D．stages
A．improves B．decreases C．increases D．changes
A boy and a girl were a couple of lovers. The girl liked feeling rain, so the boy was always holding the _________ when it rained and most part of it was _________ the girl.
One day they were walking hand in hand passing a building which was under _________. The girl jumped with excitement and said something. The boy _________ talked only feeling excited ________ she felt looking at her silently. Suddenly, a stone fell down from the building________ the girl's head! At that moment the boy took the girl in his arms so suddenly that the girl ________ a scream. He meant to protect the girl with his body. _______ the boy turned over to make his own body downward________ they dropped on the ground. ________, only the girl's hand was hurt by the stone.
The girl struggled and stood up from the boy's body and slowly ran away _______ glancing at the boy.
At the time, the boy was calling the girl's name in a _______ voice, his lips were already white. He took out his mobile phone and________ the girl's number, but the girl didn't answer. He dialed for several times, at last he ________. But his fingers pressed ________ on the mobile. At that time, beside the boy, the blood spread slowly, his hand hung and the mobile phone lay in the blood, he had no________ to press the “SENT” key yet.
The next day, when the girl heard of the news that the boy was being rescued, she ran to the hospital. When she hurried to the hospital, the doctor had already _________ his death; the ________ of his death was that his lung had ________ too much blood.
It was because, when the boy meant to _________ the girl with his body he found that there was a steel stick under them, so he turned over to make it insert his own body.
A．umbrella B．overcoat C．clothes D．hat
A．on B．with C．over D．above
A．construction B．way C．investigation D．building
A．ever B．even C．otherwise D．seldom
A．as B．if C．when D．after
A．in B．on C．toward D．off
A．let out B．pull out C．take out D．come down
A．So B．But C．And D．Or
A．If B．when C．before D．since
A．In fact B．In a word C．As a result D．What’s more
A．with B．at C．without D．on
A．strong B．weak C．loud D．disappointed
A．dialed B．found C．looked D．called
A．give out B．give away C．give in D．gave up
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．force B．strength C．power D．energy
A．assumed B．recognized C．declared D．found
A．reason B．right C．cause D．behavior
A．miss B．lost C．have D．flow
A．protect B．express C．connect D．survive
阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Buddy, five years old, is traveling with his parents to enjoy a taste of adventure. He is only 600 miles away from the youngest-ever hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail (阿巴拉契亚山道). they started their journey, they were told that the youngest person to ever the trail was a six-year-old who hiked it in 1980. The couple hadn’t set out to any records. “We don’t know he was setting the record until after we started.” his mother said.
The group travels . They just have the main item being an iPad Mini that they use to plot (绘制) their route and shelters along the way. They also have a Jeep to get them to the trail heads each day, a that has sheltered them through all kinds of weather, and a Marmot thick jacket to protect Buddy on trails. They post updates about Buddy’s progress and to their website.
Instead of going to 52 Buddy has the outside world as his classroom and listens to CDs. “He hikes with educational music, which is . He’s learning French, he’s learning to count, spell, add and subtract (减去) while he hikes without the of other kids or being in the classroom. He can focus on his study,” his mother said.
The couple that unlike other hikers Buddy’s age gave him the of unlimited energy. “He hurts the next morning like most hikers do. He’s had it than most hikers,” his parents said.
The adventures of the youngster, who has scaled mountains, camped in snow and met wild horses, will be into a children’s book once he has completed the last 600 miles. They plan to finish on New Year’s Eve.
A．meeting B．beating C．confusing D．becoming
A．Unless B．When C．Because D．Though
A．skip B．speed C．complete D．organize
A．make B．break C．lose D．hold
A．finally B．successfully C．proudly D．officially
A．hard B．quick C．light D．more
A．exact B．extra C．extensive D．expensive
A．mark B．show C．search D．find
A．cabin B．tent C．house D．coat
A．windy B．rainy C．sunny D．cloudy
A．route B．health C．photos D．studies
A．office B．work C．school D．toilet
A．international B．educational C．traditional D．original
A．wonderful B．disturbing C．energetic D．enthusiastic
A．attention B．expression C．distraction D．advance
A．accepted B．argued C．admired D．added
A．achievement B．advantage C．amusement D．agreement
A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes
A．easier B．further C．better D．less
A．divided B．looked C．turned D．made
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