What does peace mean to you? A place without noise, trouble, or hard work? There once was a king who a prize to the artist who would the best picture of peace. Many artists .The king looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really and had to choose between them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky soft white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of .
The other picture had too. But these were uneven and bare. Above was an angry sky in which played and from which rain fell. the side of the mountain ran a foaming waterfall. This didn’t look at all. But when the king looked carefully, he saw the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the middle of the of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest—perfect peace.
picture do you think won the prize?
The King chose the second picture. Do you know ? “Because peace does not being in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.” the King. “Peace means being in the of all those things and still be calm in your .That is the real meaning of peace.”
A．held B．set C．sent D．offered
A．sell B．paint C．find D．choose
A．worked B．failed C．believed D．tried
A．understood B．wanted C．kept D．liked
A．full B．good C．calm D．round
A．with B．in C．around D．of
A．peace B．nature C．arts D．lakes
A．lakes B．mountains C．sky D．trees
A．birds B．storm C．lightening D．clouds
A．on B．Down C．Through D．Beside
A．attractive B．peaceful C．still D．natural
A．under B．below C．above D．behind
A．waterfall B．bush C．crack D．rock
A．rush B．noise C．trouble D．place
A．why B．Whose C．Whatever D．Which
A．why B．how C．where D．what
A．enjoy B．need C．mean D．require
A．decided B．explained C．thought D．wrote
A．middle B．way C．front D．place
A．head B．brain C．heart D．body
完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1.5分）
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 46 . Today things are 47 , the world has 
become too 48 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 49 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 50 survive.
Everyone 51 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 52 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 53 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 54 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 55 more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 56 , in most countries wastes are 57 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 58 laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the 59 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 60 . What can we do to solve these problems ?
If we eat more vegetables and less 61 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 62 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will 63 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 64 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer 65 in the future.
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．rare D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．consider D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go on
A．grow B．plant C．save D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally speaking D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．too many B．a few C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．revolution
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．lives
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．reward
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 21 bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will 22 you up in the morning! Here is how it 23 .
The bed 24 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 25 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 26 , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording 27 . The sound recording can be loud music or 28 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 29 ,“Wake up immediately, 30 you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up 31 the second recording, you 32 be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 33 minutes. What! You’re 34 in bed! Slowly the 35 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 36 , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become 37 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 38 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new 39 . If their ideas win, the employees win 40 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
A．expensive B．special C．valuable D．comfortable
A．get B．catch C．make D．let
A．works B．runs C．happens D．moves
A．is separated from B．is made up of C．is connected to D．is made into
A．loud B．classical C．pop D．soft
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．way
A．sends B．turns C．plays D．appears
A．pleasant B．interesting C．unpleasant D．funny
A．shouts B．calls C．whispers D．persuades
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．before B．until C．since D．after
A．can B．will C．may D．would
A．other B．another C．more D．one
A．still B．yet C．already D．even
A．end B．middle C．body D．top
A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．angry B．asleep C．happy D．awake
A．achieve B．win C．gain D．defeat
A．ideas B．problems C．facts D．ways
A．praises B．positions C．prizes D．medals
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __21__ in order to pay the high tuition(学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __22__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __23__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __24__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __25__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __26__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _27_ her. I was _28__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread(线)．Sometimes it __29_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __30__and durable（耐用的）. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __31_, but it’s really there. Love is __32__.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t__33__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __34_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very __35 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __36__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __37__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__38__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __39__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __40__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making 
life strong and warm.
A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
A．ordinary B．romantic C．funny D．common
A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious（奢侈）
A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
A．surprised B．embarrassed（难堪） C．sad D．regretted
A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
A．warm B．cool C．beautiful D．strong
A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime C．more or less D．here and there
A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
A．believe B．understand D．realize
B．got stuck C．got angry D．became weak
A．healthy B．pale C．excited D．fit
A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
A．fresh roses C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking(萎缩), he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton, 39 will pay any more attention to your scar 40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others, 41 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42 high — glad he was alive.
43 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people 44 like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 47 .
One of my friends in college was very 48 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time 50 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 51 , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people 52 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t 53 him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on 54 you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .
A．cured B．recovered C．improved D．returned
A．because B．though C．until D．unless
A．cut B．wound C．injure D．scar
A．none B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
A．then B．like C．than D．when
A．yet B．still C．too D．either
A．put B．held C．taken D．hung
A．After all B．In conclusion C．In fact D．Above all
A．will B．would C．can D．may
A．flower B．telephone C．job D．car
A．clothes B．hairstyle C．figure D．salary
A．deadline B．standards C．custom D．rules
A．smart B．optimistic C．rude D．ugly
A．manners B．gesture C．looks D．actions
A．needing B．asking C．knowing D．caring
A．Completely B．Gradually C．Obviously D．Suddenly
A．wanted B．understood C．brought D．saw
A．regard B．look C．consider D．treat
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．friend B．development C．beauty D．perfection
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从28－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
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People were asked to comment __28__ scenes from films like Pulp Fiction, TV series like Channel 4’s Brookside and cartoons like South Park. Leeds University concluded that people made a __29__between bad language used in programmes for adults, and those _30__ for children.
A．for B．on C．of D．over
A．destination B．difference C．extinction D．distinction
A．meant B．provide C．intend D．supply
A．pay B．make C．receive D．hold
A．looking B．staring C．looking at D．staring at
A．budgets B．gadgets C．plans D．profits
A．more visually B．less visually C．visually D．visual
A．encourage B．encouraged C．to encourage D．encouraging
A．protect B．protest C．proposal D．promote
A．disagree B．for C．in favour of D．against
A．However B．Therefore C．Instead D．Besides
A．Whatever B．No matter which C．Although D．No matter
A．affect B．influent C．damage D．effect
A．stop B．to stop C．stopping D．stopped
A．examine B．check C．test D．look
A．even B．just C．yet D．still
A．suggest B．persuade C．request D．advise
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