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
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with .They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock(休克).He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the .Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
A．gave B．named C．chose D．remembered
A．as B．like C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．voice D．noise
A．friends B．animals C．farmers D．neighbors
A．dividing B．visiting C．sharing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．ordinary B．lovely C．familiar D．outstanding
A．shut off B．shut out C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．climbed C．struggled D．flew
A．bent B．shook C．hit D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．himself D．him
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．withdrew C．returned D．ran
A．madly B．suddenly C．rapidly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．house C．yard D．basement
A．in the front of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．at the bottom of
A．regretting B．resting C．recovering D．relaxing
A．ever B．never C．still D．already
A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is because he doesn’t understand how to make use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. , he is likely to fail, and the failure will his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor_ in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents the idea. He their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to . Then, he was very poor at math, as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which of the other students had been able to solve. He in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at .
Alder now with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may himself as well as others by his ability.
A．stupid B．shy C．useless D．clever
A．big B．full C．high D．straight
A．ability B．age C．brain D．knowledge
A．decision B．plan C．promise D．effort
A．work B．study C．pleasure D．success
A．Therefore B．Really C．However D．Truly
A．lead to B．strengthen C．improve D．get rid of
A．a thought B．an example C．an experience D．an idea
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．discovered B．organized C．developed D．found
A．broke B．refused C．doubted D．accepted
A．manage B．argue C．act D．try
A．only B．almost C．just D．then
A．none B．all C．some D．most
A．succeeded B．broke C．failed D．believed
A．physics B．medicine C．English D．math
A．studies B．plays C．works D．graduates
A．early B．deeply C．late D．simply
A．discourage B．love C．surprise D．disappoint
I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the ___. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly____
When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _ _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _ _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _ _ .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.
Now he had my _ _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by __ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _ _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _ _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_ _ I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _ _ what I see in my job. My words can _ _ the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _ _ here so long. So you can imagine how _ _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”
If you had to _ _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.
A．cool B．hot C．strong D．cold
A．schedule B．weather C．calendar D．experience
A．start B．change C．worsen D．disappear
A．chair B．table C．restaurant D．station
A．height B．weight C．accent D．age
A．night B．afternoon C．evening D．morning
A．sat B．settled C． calmed D．lay
A．distantly B．nearby C．comfortably D．alone
A．passing by B．giving up C．thinking over D．walking off
A．designer B．thinker C．painter D．writer
A．interest B．secrete C．trust D．patience
A．shouting B．working C．smiling D．looking
A．busy B．scenic C．wide D．peaceful
A．career B．situation C．history D．advantage
A．Originally B．Actually C．Really D．Recently
A．report B．consider C．remember D．study
A．record B．decorate C．monitor D．reflect
A．watching B．waiting C．living D．traveling
A．funny B．important C．truthful D．numerous
A．copy B．describe C．draw D．guess
It was very cold at 7 am that Monday morning in Harvard Square. I was nearly mad because I had just the bus, and was standing out in the freezing cold waiting for the next one. My mind was filled with anxiety and thoughts. “Why didn’t I leave two minutes ?”
the others at the bus stop was a woman in her fifties wearing a old-fashioned hat, an old pair of boots and a dark coat, but she had no . Another woman, who looked to be in her middle twenties, said to the woman, “Your hands must be very cold. You’ll get frostbitten (冻伤的) in this weather.” She her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down, and began for something inside her backpack. The older woman looked and said, ”Oh no, that’s OK. I’m .
The younger woman continued to search in her backpack and the older woman kept repeating, “Don’t yourself. I’ll be all right.” After seemed like so many minutes, the younger woman a pair of purple gloves. She took the older woman’s hands and gently a glove on each hand, covering one finger . The older woman said, “Thank you. You’re so sweet.”
Though I was very cold, the act of gave ma a warm feeling inside. It also motivated me to buy five pairs of purple gloves, similar to hers, and them in my bag, just in case I someone who was in great on a cold day.
A．missed B．got C．waited D．seen
A．negative B．happy C．good D．creative
A．ago B．earlier C．later D．sooner
A．With B．Between C．Among D．Before
A．shoes B．gloves C．scarf D．coat
A．older B．younger C．latter D．shorter
A．pushed B．pulled C．lifted D．dropped
A．watching B．caring C．looking D．leaving
A．down B．up C．away D．out
A．sorry B．glad C．happy D．fine
A．for B．of C．with D．around
A．upset B．trouble C．save D．satisfy
A．this B．that C．what D．she
A．pulled out B．picked up C．picked out D．put on
A．gave B．placed C．situated D．took
A．at once B．at times C．at a time D．at the same time
A．happiness B．kindness C．rudeness D．sadness
A．lie B．take C．hang D．put
A．took care B．came across C．learned of D．turned to
A．honor B．need C．shock D．surprise
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was beautiful and magic. She lived near the entrance to a beautiful between two mountains. The bird was so that she had to walk on the ground instead of in the sky.
Though she couldn’t fly, she looking up at the trees every day. She one day being able to fly and see the forest from up high. , that dream was gone after a great fire.
When the fire was put out, all that was left of the trees were stumps（树桩）. plants and animals that had live there were gone. The stone bird was the only one that didn’t in the fire. When she saw what had to the trees, she felt very sad. Looking at the burnt trees, she couldn’t crying. She cried for hours and days. She cried with such a feeling that her were wearing away her stone . Finally all her body was worn away and the bird had some water.
But when the came out, the water rose into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees and see everything .
Since then, the little cloud has traveled all over the world. She enjoyed the of all the forests and beautiful countryside. She never what had burnt the trees, so she was very careful to pour her rain down on any tree she saw . She saved a lot of trees.
A．field B．lake C．sea D．forest
A．proud B．surprising C．heavy D．pretty
A．walking B．trying C．singing D．flying
A．needed B．began C．enjoyed D．disliked
A．made up B．dreamed of C．gave up D．talked about
A．dusty B．poor C．small D．beautiful
A．However B．Also C．Therefore D．So
A．sadly B．possibly C．finally D．suddenly
A．Some B．All C．Few D．No
A．change B．live C．watch D．die
A．happened B．come C．moved D．climbed
A．continue B．start C．keep D．stop
A．minds B．feelings C．hands D．tears
A．house B．heart C．body D．habit
A．cared about B．turned into C．turned up D．looked for
A．star B．air C．moon D．sun
A．below B．above C．backward D．ahead
A．views B．areas C．colours D．numbers
A．found B．explained C．forgot D．knew
A．falling B．burning C．growing D．shaking
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