I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early_____of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _______my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _____at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ______!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something______to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found_______, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ______ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _____, I was touched by this land of wonder.
______, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even______at me because he found it was ______to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s _____, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds_______flowers.
Regardless of their ______,I kept on planting my garden and ______to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they_______to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ______my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____ . And now I could say it is my affection for______that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．shouted B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyable D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．lead
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．challenge
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Preparing for tomorrow
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 ．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldn’t learn them．
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 ．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．
Ms．Shelton spoke those words many years ago． 41 did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them 42 ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see．” If that’s true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life are just about getting ready．
“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me．He 47 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship．” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but I just don’t see 49 ．”
You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 50 that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 ．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 52 ．
Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 ．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．
A．desk B．wall C．chalkboard D．door
A．duty B．desk C．mind D．level
A．words B．grammars C．pronunciations D．sentences
A．started B．ended C．warned D．reminded
A．greatness B．wealth C．honor D．failure
A．Seldom B．Little C．Hardly D．Totally
A．nervously B．eagerly C．seriously D．simply
A．keep B．have C．set D．achieve
A．prepared B．forced C．attracted D．tempted
A．proper B．exact C．legal D．true
A．difficult B．significant C．pleasant D．interesting
A．wish B．expect C．hope D．imagine
A．what B．when C．why D．how
A．survive B．happen C．gain D．win
A．adventurous B．active C．ready D．intelligent
A．concern B．arrange C．adore D．desire
A．prepare B．enjoy C．imagine D．conduct
A．history B．nature C．life D．marriage
A．suffer B．experience C．struggle D．work
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 56 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 57 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the 58 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, 59 that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 60 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
61 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 62 both hands in front of him as he walked, being 63 not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked 64 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 65 .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 66 at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was 67 close. But they didn’t even move as Billy 68 . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 69 and extreme heat, lift its head 70 to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 71 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were 72 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 73 by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was 74 God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 75 of one little boy who saved another.
A．happened B．seemed C．managed D．intended
A．quickly B．secret C．smoothly D．still
A．distance B．yard C．woods D．park
A．wondering B．thinking C．studying D．doubting
A．eventually B．actually C．however D．therefore
A．Within B．Out of C．Beyond D．In spite of
A．holding B．waving C．surrounding D．cupping
A．careful B．worried C．eager D．prepared
A．away B．close C．out D．off
A．scene B．story C．view D．game
A．fought B．signed C．screamed D．waited
A．hardly B．dangerously C．easily D．nearly
A．ran away B．turned out C．knelt down D．settled down
A．hunger B．disease C．thirst D．injury
A．in turn B．in silence C．with appreciation D．with difficulty
A．suffering B．supporting C．sharing D．depending
A．dying B．reducing C．harvesting D．growing
A．hidden B．covered C．joined D．caught
A．when B．as if D．that
A．wish B．dream C．action D．expectation
In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to conduct yourself in such a way _16_ you earn the affection and respect of others._17_ we have already pointed out, Americans_18_ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to _19_ informally can be a help with your American business _20_. Americans like to talk about a _21_of different topics—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests. Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are _22_ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to _23_out about the local sports teams so that you can _24_ in the almost inevitable discussions about “how our _25_ will do this year”. Politics can be a _26_ topic unless everyone is of the same mind _27_. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are _28_ owners and some are even fond of the subject. You can contribute _29_talking about cars you have owned or by _30_ information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly,
_31_ naturally television sho
ws and the _32_ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to _33_ American television or attend American movies, reading the _34_ section of such magazines as Time News week will keep you up to date on _35_is popular in America.
A．which B．where C．as D．that
A．While B．Since C．As D．Because
A．mix B．enjoy C．like D．manage
A．conduct B．appear C．behave D．chat
A．friends B．efforts C．contacts D．companies
A．bit B．total C．group D．number
A．meeting B．working C．living ` D．playing
A．find B．learn C．go D．stay
A．work B．participate C．succeed D．break
A．group B．business C．company D．team
A．politically B．economically C．professionally D．personally
A．house B．car C．business D．land
A．to B．toward C．by D．through
A．collecting B．sharing C．gathering D．analyzing
A．so B．therefore C．thus D．hence
A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．latest
A．witness B．look C．watch D．glance
A．entertainment B．sports C．business D．movie
A．which B．that C．what D．as
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Michel is a young gir
l who works for the police 16 a handwriting expert. She has helped 17 many criminals(罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 18 interested in the differences in her friends' 19 that she would spend hours 20 them. After 21 college she went to France for a 22 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 23 for people at hide their handwriting. She can discover 24 of what she needs to know simply 25 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 26 she also has machines 27 help her make 28 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 29 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 30 of what kind of person the 31 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 32 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 33 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 34 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 35 , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．extra
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign(标记) C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．shyly D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy
One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.
In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was
the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.
Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.
The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .
In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.
A．came from B．came about C．came out D．came round
A．in B．against C．for D．with
A．call B．calling C．to be called D．called
A．in B．with C．by D．because
A．taken B．made C．driving D．driven
A．player B．runner C．soldier D．officer
A．in B．by C．on D．at
A．far B．distant C．away D．off
A．to B．from C．in D．at
A．above B．across C．through D．over
A．sadness B．joy C．anger D．surprise
A．on B．in C．from D．with
A．dead B．death C．died
A．remember B．front C．honour D．the hope
A．by which B．from which C．through which D．in which
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