It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. ______ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed ______. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls (灵魂) ______ their souls belonged to the ______ .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man ______ in front of it. “ I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I can’t talk with you. I’m ______”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn’t know---and, ______, he was playing a computer game--- a war game. I was _____ .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried _____ to speak to that computer geek(电脑玩家)，______ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was ______ . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ _____ !” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ______ , and saw nobody showed any interest.
______, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more ______ having a relationship with the ______, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to _____ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ______ with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ______ that the coffee was bad, _____Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear
A．because B．when C．until D．unless
A．home B．world C．Net D．Café
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick
A．first of all B．just then C．at the same time D．by that time
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened
A．once B．again C．first D．even
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy
A．Shut up B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone D．Help me out
A．walked about B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．interested in B．tired of C．careful about D．troubled by
A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize
A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though
My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter's college. It was the first time in our lives that we would for any length of time. We wondered how other people had it.
Later in bed, I the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay home to keep the from getting into the crops, I，the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to college.
The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn't want to get to the city I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little . He finally said，“ I never went to college and of your brothers did. I can't say don't do this or that, because everything is （9） and I don't know what is going to come up, but I think things will . When you get a job, be sure to be honest and work hard". I knew that soon I would be （11） in the big town and I would be the life home.
Then my father the Bible that he had read so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must it. He just said，" This can help you you will let it. "
When I finished school I took the Bible to my father. But he said he wanted me to it.
Now, too late, I remember, it would have been so to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn't. My father could give me only a Bible, but I don't really believe now that I gave her half as as my father gave me. So the next morning I up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note. "This can help you，" I said，" if you will let it，"
A．worry B．separate C．stay D．travel
A．left B．stood C．enjoyed D．tried
A．wasted B．spent C．remembered D．killed
A．policemen B．workers C．cattle D．them
A．graduate from B．go away to C．be dismissed from D．set up
A．very late B．far away C．too soon D．once again
A．speech B．living C．promise D．progress
A．some B．one C．none D．all
A．impossible B．different C．difficult D．favorite
A．work out B．die out C．hold out D．break out
A．happy B．alone C．free D．lost
A．losing B．spending C．missing D．living
A．brought about B．brought out C．brought up D．brought down
A．refuse B．mark C．follow D．take
A．if B．unless C．but D．though
A．down B．up C．back D．away
A．much B．many C．far D．good
A．set B．turned C．gave D．wrapped
While on a family canoe trip on the Fox River a few years ago, Grant and Colton Shepard were disturbed by what they saw in the water. " We were there to enjoy the ，" says Grant，11，"
—we saw a lot of litter (垃圾）. "
The brothers, who live in Riverside, Illinois, went home and took action. They the Illinois Department of Natural Re-sources，
to monitor local rivers and streams carefully. They
training workshops to become familiar with the organisms(微生物）that are found in local
.
Ever since, the two boys have been taking weekly from two rivers. They study them to make certain that the underwater ecosystem is
. Sometimes they find strange things. "We
discovered a big picnic table that had
underwater ！ " says Grant.
It's not just rivers that these kid volunteers . They have devoted themselves to keeping their environment
12 balanced. "In the future, we're going to need more resources.
we protect them now, they won't be there for us. "says Colton，14.
Every year， their campaign for a cleaner world, the brothers
at least 100 days without using a car. Their purpose is to cut down on the
gases that cars give off into the air. The brothers have also been active in helping
Illinois' precious grassland. For the past two years, they have spent
one Saturday a month clearing away non-native plants from a100-acre rare oak (橡木)grassland. " The plants and bushes
our heritage because they prevent the old oaks from growing
，" says Grant.
A. garden B. grass C. beauty D. trip
A. because B. so C. though D. but
A. contacted B. reminded C. informed D. interviewed
A. preparing B. offering C. advising D. agreeing
A. produced B. provided C. attended D. held
A. forests B, lakes C. waters D. schools
A. wastes B. samples C. polluters D. liquids
A. in order B. in place C. in danger D. in balance
A. never B. often C. once D. seldom
A. put B. deserted C. sunk D. left
A. pick out B. care about C. look out D. take over
A. slightly B. regularly C. totally D. finally
A. Even if B. As long as C. Before D. Unless
A. for the purpose of B. as a result of
C. as part of D. as well as
A. walk B. run C. choose D. go
A. extra B. harmful C. useless D. various
A. decorate B. plough C. design D. restore
A. at least B. in turn C. as usual D. at most
A. destroy B. threaten C. change D. replace
A. rightly B. nicely C. properly D. separately
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again
at the pier (码头）waving good-bye to my father as his
pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of
，wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of
in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing ，schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood-my mother. For both my
and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while
some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the
which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.
she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother，
，managed to make each house to be the veiy home that is safe and
.
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live， with two small children："single" parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability (无能）to
a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this
into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置)was a chance to
another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a
to rearrange furniture, make curtains and
pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people. No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a
attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so
all those years during my child-hood—she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A. leave behind B. leave out C. leave off D. leave for
A. living B. staring C. standing D. going
A. car B. ship C. train D. plane
A. range B. shape C. sight D. control
A. adapting B. suiting C. matching D. fitting
A. names B. jobs C. addresses D. directions
A. father B. classmates C. brother D. relatives
A. performing B. seeking C. waiting D. applying
A. programs B. sacrifices C. contribution D. cooperation
A. Once B. While C. When D. Unless
A. somewhere B. somewhat C. sometime D. somehow
A. romantic B. comfortable C. mysterious D. wealthy
A. generally B. actually C. especially D. unfairly
A. desert B. develop C. affect D. limit
A. lifestyle B. value C. journey D. opportunity
A. acquire B. explore C. occupy D. realize
A. load B. sadness C. result D. challenge
A. hang B. draw C. take D. sell
A. changeable B. cautious C. positive D. negative
A. experienced B. brave C. ordinary D, annoyed
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the I learned that day.
I was that I was right and he was wrong—and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The decided to teach us a very important lesson. She （4） both of us up to the of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could see that it was black. She asked the boy what the object was. "White，" he answered.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white， it was obviously black ！ Another started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We changed ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer，"White. " It was an object with two colored sides, and from his side it was white. from my side it was black. My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day ： You must in the other people's shoes and look at the through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.
A．lesson B．lecture C．class D．text
A．told B．wished C．convinced D．allowed
A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．back B．front C．middle D．side
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．when B．unless C．until D．if
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Since C．But D．Also
A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put
A．situation B．movement C．condition D．behaviour
James's New Bicycle James shook his money box again. Nothing ！ He carefully the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!
on earth was he going to get the
of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no
asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to
.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to it. He would have to find a job.
who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had
on most things.
“Well, you can start right here，” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the of James's odd-job (零工）business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the
of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the
of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the
increased and he knew that he would soon have
for the bicycle he longed for.
The day came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He
no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode
home, looking for-ward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard
for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more
he had bought it with his own money. He had
what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked
A. How B. Why C. Who D. What
A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest
A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair
A. point B. reason C. result D. right
A. split B. spend C. spare D. save
A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect
A. Or B. So C. For D. But
A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge
A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening
A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety
A. brand B. number C. size D. type
A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble
A. all B. enough C. much D. some
A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly
A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted
A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly
A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working
A. since B. if C. than D. though
A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
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