Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to with him.
Time went by --- the boy had grown up and he played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked .“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I play around the tree any more.”the boy . “I want toys. I need to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left . The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
After that the boy returned and asked the tree for again and again. First, he asked the tree for a house, and the tree gave the boy all its . Second, he told the tree he needed a to go sailing, the tree offered its trunk. , the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have for you any more. The only thing left is my dying ,” the tree said with tears.
“Good! Old tree root is the place to lean on and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were ，we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up，we them，and come to them when we need something or when we are . No matter what，parents will always give everything they could to make us happy. We may think that the boy is to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
A．live B．chat C．fight D．play
A．not longer B．often C．always D．no longer
A．sad B．sorry C．delighted D．happy
A．can't B．wouldn't C．didn't D．mustn't
A．asked B．told C．replied D．required
A．apple B．money C．toys D．help
A．buy B．at C．cut D．pick
A．easily B．happily C．sadly D．peacefully
A．help B．house C．meal D．life
A．trunks B．leaves C．branches D．apples
A．car B．boat C．ticket D．sails
A．Then B．Finally C．Soon D．Last
A．all B．something C．anything D．what
A．root B．foot C．body D．tree
A．old B．worst C．best D．new
A．young B．old C．dying D．born
A．love B．leave C．know D．hate
A．always B．often C．only D．seldom
A．in condition B．in return C．in red D．in trouble
A．kindly B．commonly C．cruel D．justly
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "I'm so 36 !" was my reply. Then he said, "Excuse me too. I wasn't even 37 you" .We were very polite, this stranger and I.
38 at home, a different story is told---how we 39 our loved ones. While I was cooking ,my daughter came up to me quietly. When I 40 , I nearly knocked her down. "Get out of the way! "I barked She ran away, with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how 41 I'd spoken.
That night, as I lay 42 in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, "While 43 with a stranger, you're calm and polite, but with those you love, you're quick to 44 . Go and look right now on the kitchen floor. You'll 45 some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 46 them herself. She stood there _ 47 , not to spoil your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes." 48 this time, I felt sad and my own tears had begun to 49 . "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" I asked. She 50, "I found them out by the tree. 1 knew you'd like them." I said, "I'm so sorry that I 51 them today. And I shouldn't have shouted at you that way." She whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 52 .” I hugged her.
Are you aware that if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily 53 you in a matter of days? But the family you leave behind will feel the 54 for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we 55 more into our work than into our families –an unbalanced investment (投资) indeed.
| B. sorry B. knowing B. So B. regard B. turned B. clearly B. still B. meeting B. excite B. take B. bought B. eagerly B. By B. form B. cried B. lost B. anyway B. pay B. trouble B. lead |
C. sad C. following C. As C. treat C. began C. difficultly C. awake C. talking C. shout C. enjoy C. prepared C. quietly C. For C. fall C. smiled C. destroyed C. however C. remember C. problem C. run |
D. unlucky D. understanding D. But D. show D. worked D. cruelly D. upset D. traveling D. mistake D. need D. picked D. nervously D. After D. flow D. agreed D. forgot D. therefore D. replace D. care D. pour |
Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch? No Way! Please pass me the salad 36 ．
Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian 37 I love all animals．I have read and seen pictures of 38 happens toanimals that are raised for their meat．It makes me so 39 ．Baby cows and chickens live their 40 lives in places that are too small for them．They have no 41 to move about．This is so 42 ．They suffer and do not get to
43 their lives．
I don't like other animals that also only live to be 44 by people while they are alive a
nd the 45 they are killed．I feel sorry for them．
The best thing 46 being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat．Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body．47 , 1 think they taste better than meat．Oranges have vitamin C．I love the 48 of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries．Green vegetables 49 me feel strong．I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to 50 my bones calcium（钙）．
I have a life threatening allergy（过敏）to nuts, seeds, and peanuts, 51 I eat soy butter to get my protein!
I 52 in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and 53 life, including animals!
54 is known to all, animals are our friends．We should live in 55 with the animals．If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves．
A．too B．also C．either D．instead
A．because B．unless C．whether D．while
A．that B．which C．what D．how
A．excited B．sad C．glad D．happy
A．short B．long C．colorful D．useful
A．time B．room C．need D．problem
A．cruel B．interesting C．necessary D．probable
A．like B．hate C．enjoy D．love
A．played B．eaten C．looked D．fed
A．style B．road C．way D．type
A．in B．at C．to D．about
A．Besides B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
A．smell B．color C．size D．taste
A．force B．make C．cause D．get
A．leave B．take C．bring D．give
A．so B．but C．yet D．or
A．believe B．think C．consider D．imagine
A．inspecting B．respecting C．expecting D．inspiring
A．It B．What C．As D．Which
A．harmony B．memory C．terms D．search
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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tips to keep a hearty conversation flowing
On holidays we typically gather with our nearest and dearest. But 36 can be made, maintained and broken through the ways we talk to our loved _37___, according to Deborah Tannen, a George-town University professor in linguistics（语言学）. She has suggestions as to how we can 38 communications at our festival dinner tables. Let’s take a look.
＊A round dinning table is best for promoting a 39 conversation because
everyone 40 each other.
＊Avoid _41_ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular(长方形的) table, even though it is the traditional place of __42__. Elderly people may feel lonely there if they are unable to hear or keep __43__ a conversation.
＊__44__ prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. In contrast, men tend to look around at other things. “Guys may be more 45 keeping gazing on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be _46__, though.”
＊Be aware that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different __47__ of tone, rhyme, timing and how _48__ of a pause is normal in a conversation. Watch for people who seem left __49__. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a 50 .If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start 51 .
＊People sometimes get upset on big festivals _52 they stay too long in the apartment. Some families find that gatherings go more __53__ if they plan for some fun _54___. So why not get a breath of fresh air? Going to a park for a walk or taking a trip to the zoo may be more__55__ than just sitting around inside.
A．demands B．relationships C．victories D．mistakes
A．ones B．those C．others D．them
A． bother B．delay C． damage D．improve
A．lively B．short C． calm D．dull
A．scolds B．blames C．faces D．annoys
A．checking B．hiding C．seating D．hurting
A．pity B．sorrow C．intelligence D．honor
A．up with B．off C． away from D． out of
A．Grown-ups B．Men C．People D．Women
A．surprised B．relaxed C．encouraged D．upset
A．thinking B．doubting C．listening D．looking
A．matter B．sense C．direction D．point
A． often B． long C． soon D． far
A． out B． behind C． over D． off
A．reward B．gift C．hand D．chance
A．until B．if C．though D．since
A．naturally B．coldly C．quickly D．smoothly
A．indoors B．outside C．inside D．everywhere
A．abstract B．bitter C．enjoyable D．cruel
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep 1 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2 to a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 3 other old folk like her, by talking with them, she 4 two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5 . But old people also had some 6 . She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years, she 7 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 8 : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about 9 old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 10 . Anna Douglas uses her 11 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12 problems begin. For example, one of her 13 said that his grandchildren 14 the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas 15 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
A．free B．rich C．powerful D．busy
A．services B．money C．students D．books
A．observed B．met C．comforted D．answered
A．enjoyed B．followed C．recognized D．demanded
A．studied B．agreed C．gave D．used
A．mistakes B．problems C．questions D．characters
A．had B．ought C．was D．used
A．subject B．life C．way D．plan
A．getting B．respecting C．employing D．supporting
A．unknown B．refused C．misunderstood D．discouraged
A．thinking B．working C．reading D．leading
A．that B．when C．whether D．why
A．visitors B．readers C．listeners D．friends
A．got B．entered C．left D．passed
A．suggested B．chose C．invented D．imagined
The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he’s been gone for 17 years, his 21 still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own race in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 22 .
One incident is 23 in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 24 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he’d done with so many people, he’d given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor 25 , the guy didn’t deliver.
Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness 26 Terre and me, and we let him know it.
“How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “You’ve been so kind to him, and he’s not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?”
My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, “I do not bend my back with 27 . ”
I didn’t get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 28 . Holding a grudge（怨恨）doesn’t 29 the person you’re angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a (n) 30 came from a fellow I’d had a quarrel with years before to 31 his sympathy. He wrote: “I thought I’d tell you how sorry I am 32 the loss of your father. I know he 33 the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. ”
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 34 . And then, because he’d 35
our disagreement, I recalled Dad’s inspiring words. “I am my father’s daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”
A．lectures B．suggestions C．lessons D．pictures
A．forgive B．persuade C．forget D．excuse
A．vital B．obvious C．visual D．vivid
A．sister’s B．mine C．father's D．mother’s
A．in return B．in turn C．by return D．by turn
A．relaxed B．moved C．interrupted D．bothered
A．anger B．disappointment C．worry D．yesterday
A．reason B．word C．philosophy D．sentence
A．change B．hurt C．upset D．disturb
A．news B．letter C．message D．information
A．explain B．express C．produce D．present
A．in B．with C．about D．at
A．showed B．represented C．equaled D．meant
A．kindness B．sympathy C．understanding D．consideration
A．referred B．mentioned C．reminded D．retold
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