The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived．Every insect in the garden had been hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines．The balloon competitions were always something really special．
Each time, the flying insects were favourite to win, because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of in the air． , on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part: a group of ants．Of course, expected that they could do anything special．They were so light that no ant had ever to take part, but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all organized and prepared．
So the competition began, and the insects took their turns, performing beautiful movements with the balloons．As always, the butterflies left everyone with their twist and turns, and their wonderful colours．When it was time for the ants to perform, it seemed like the competition had already been decided．
For the time in living memory, the ants shared just one balloon between them, and one by one they climbed up the balloon string, a thin black thread of ants．When all the string was covered, the last ant climbed his teammates to reach the balloon． he got there, he climbed onto the top of the balloon．
This strange attracted everyone's curiosity, and they were just about to witness the most important : the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could．．．and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!
The result was powerful! The balloon began blowing out its air, flying about, here and there, doing a thousand turns and spins, while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string．
Of course, that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight with quite a hard landing, but it didn't ．The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so that the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner．
From then on, in that garden, everyone understood how much could be achieved by working ．In the years to come, the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams, and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could never have achieved on their own．
A．fighting B．training C．functioning D．living
A．speakers B．organizers C．candidates D．producers
A．patterns B．numbers C．drawings D．sounds
A．Besides B．Thus C．Instead D．However
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．bothered B．hesitated C．refused D．promised
A．quickly B．terribly C．perfectly D．strangely
A．special B．different C．familiar D．similar
A．amazed B．disappointed C．bored D．blessed
A．first B．second C．last D．next
A．cutting B．forming C．using D．passing
A．with B．over C．around D．through
A．Once B．If C．Though D．Until
A．idea B．attitude C．behavior D．experience
A．effect B．case C．condition D．moment
A．weakly B．madly C．peacefully D．carefully
A．ended B．started C．continued D．broke
A．help B．work C．matter D．tell
A．necessary B．impressive C．natural D．important
A．alone B．behind C．out D．together
My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to 31 our destination. The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran 32 up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence(围栏). Without 33 the boys ahead of me vaulted（跃过） over the fence bravely.
What should I do? Take the stairs and 34 a girl, or jump over the fence and look 35 ? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both 36 on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy. I didn’t 37 it. As I tried, my foot 38 on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to 39 off the accident, but then I felt something moving 40 me. Just then I saw 41 seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive（蜂窝）! I 42 up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an 43 situation I was in!
My clothes were covered with 44 . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss. 45 this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and 46 out of my mouth!
I had gained the 47 of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been 48 almost 40 bees stings(蛰) all over my body. I learned a most 49 lesson that day. When we are led by the 50 to show off（炫耀）, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.
A．race B．walk C．set D．get
A．already B．happily C．fast D．straight
A．fun B．fear C．help D．luck
A．feel like B．care about C．look like D．wait for
A．cool B．worried C．strong D．excited
A．feet B．hands C．arms D．legs
A．do B．climb C．succeed D．make
A．arrived B．got C．stepped D．caught
A．fall B．put C．laugh D．look
A．that B．which C．what D．if
A．jumped B．stood C．picked D．sat
A．embarrassing(尴尬) B．hopeless C．difficult D．pleasing
A．tears B．grass C．dust D．bees
A．For B．At C．In D．With
A．almost B．again C．still D．even
A．experience B．attention C．knowledge D．respect
A．got B．found C．given D．put
A．valuable B．deepest C．difficult D．successful
A．courage B．leader C．desire(欲望) D．teacher
Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe．I had been abroad a couple of times， 36 I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent．Moreover， my 37 of foreign languages was 38 to a little college French．
I 39 ．How would I，unable to speak the language and totally 40 with local geography or transportation systems， 41 interviews and do research? It seemed 42 ，and with much regret I sat down to write a letter begging 43 ．Halfway through，a thought ran through my mind：you can’t learn if you don’t 44 ．So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad news. But by the time I had 45 the trip I was an experienced 46 ．And ever since，I have never hesitated to 47 for even the most remote places，without guides or even 48 bookings，confident that somehow I will 49 .
The point is that the new，the 50 ，is almost by definition scary．But each time you try 51 ，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world 52 to you.
I’ve 53 to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon．And I know I’ll go on doing such things．It’s not because I’m 54 or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for 55 and I believe I can accomplish wonders．
A．though B．and C．but D．since
A．knowledge B．view C．target D．experience
A．forced B．limited C．reduced D．increased
A．left B．doubted C．paused D．hesitated
A．get up B．put up C．set up D．cheer up
A．impossible B．possible C．easy D．disturbing
A．away B．down C．off D．for
A．ask B．try C．practice D．accept
A．finished B．started C．reserved D．cancelled
A．traveler B．reporter C．writer D．thinker
A．take B．head C．make D．change
A．careful B．free C．professional D．advanced
A．lose B．win C．manage D．remember
A．different B．same C．old D．bad
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．sticks B．comes C．opens D．drinks
A．learned B．hoped C．forgotten D．attempted
A．weaker B．braver C．worse D．luckier
A．trouble B．failure C．victory D．challenge
------Have you known each other for long?
------ Not very, ________we started to work in the ABC Motor Company.
A．before B．since C．when D．after
It is interesting how NASA(美国航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 26 the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them, Many were 27 air pilots. 28 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the 29 they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man 30 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous 31 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of 32 was, of course, very necessary. 33 those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. They went through many 34 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 35 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 36 of the moon. They were all 37 to fly in helicopters （直升飞机）。These helicopters landed 38 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would 39 land on the moon , They were also taught the 40 facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who 41 them. They visited the factories where they were 42. They learnt how every 43 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control 44 .
In a word, to be chosen as an astronaut. One must be in good health, 45 in science and good at piloting.
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A．experienced B．old C．trained D．young
A．None B．Few C．Others D．They
A．dangers B．sadness C．hardship D．troubles
A．accept B．receive C．offer D．refuse
A．but B．if C．though D．however
A．the scientists B．men C．pilots D．Young people
A．As B．Only C．If D．Or
A．jobs B．places C．courses D．ways
A．for B．because C．since D．So that
A．story B．Background C．Age D．name
A．shown B．trained C．told D．let
A．straight B．straightly C．indirectly D．directly
A．possibly B．likely C．actually D．really
A．not known B．well-known C．unknown D．known
A．drew B．produced C．designed D．made
A．repaired B．built C．developed D．fixed
A．part B．movement C．machine D．body
A．house B．stop C．system D．station
A．well-done B．well-fed C．well- kept D．well-informed
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant 1 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that 2 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 3 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 4 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 5 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 6 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 7 something from herself. Could her
8 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 9 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 10 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 12 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 13 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 14 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother’s chest.
A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain
A．matched B．replaced C．controlled D．cooperated
A．finding B．phoning C．hoping D．interrupting
A．leaving B．taking C．walking D．Carrying
A．corner B．bed C．man D．nurse
A．put B．support C．pass D．make
A．save B．recycle C．donate D．separate
A．heart B．mind C．organ D．spirit
A．informed B．introduced C．congratulated D．reminded
A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off
A．noticed B．predicted C．found D．declared
A．praying B．begging C．thinking D．expecting
A．funeral B．operation C．conference D．anniversary
A．passed away B．woke up C．left behind D．went on
A．active B．alive C．conveyed D．Transformed
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