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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Once upon, there were two traveling angels who stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was impolite and ________ to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead, the angels were given a space in the ________ underground room. As they ________ their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the ________ and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel ________ ,"Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very ________ , but very kind farmer and his wife. ________ sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed ________ they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in ________ . Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay ________ in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this ________ ? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had ________ , yet you watched over his house," she accused. "The second family had little but was ________ to share everything, and you did not help."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we ________ in the underground room, I noticed there was gold ________ in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to ________ his good fortune, I asked God if I could ________ the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow______________ . You see, things aren't always what they seem. "
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don’t ________ the way they should. You need to ________ that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later.
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Professor Williams lived alone and he was very ．He used to arrive at the university to give a lecture and find that he had forgotten to bring his notes．Or he would lose his spectacles and be unable to see the ．He could never find any chalk to with，and he often forgot the time and would ramble(漫谈)on for hours because he had his watch at home．But the most thing of a11 about him was his ．His overcoat was rarely ，as most of the buttons were ．His shoes were usually untied because he had lost the laces．He must have lost his comb as well because his hair was always standing on．His trousers were by an old tie instead of a belt．He was a chain smoker．He would smoke in class．Cigarette ash was liberally scattered over his waistcoat．
A．hard-working B．warm-hearted C．good-tempered D．absent-minded
A．blackboard B．floor C．ceiling D．window
A．sign B．deliver C．write D．address
A．put B．placed C．1eft D．forgotten
A．exciting B．amazing C．attractive D．delightful
A．appearance B．act C．behavior D．conduct
A．tied B．fastened C．ironed D．packed
A．1osing B．falling C．missing D．hanging
A．rounded up B．stuck together C．put together D．held up
A．even B．frequently C．constantly D．continuously
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray（流浪儿）.He looked
-a wounded warrior with a badly scarred body.
I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t come near me if other people were . Winter came, and he still wouldn’ t us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vets.
After a week, we were eager to bring him home to our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to immediately because the cat was so fierce and mean that he would become tame, let alone a pet.
But I have always had in love’s power to even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, "I want to take him home.” We him Paws.
Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.
1 wanted to somehow let him know he was and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. 1 under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the
and only the top of my head facing him. 1 out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.
He growled and tried to and bite me. It was scary but I knew he couldn’t me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.
Several hours later. I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws all on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.
That dear cat became the of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy (馈赠)-my and firm belief in the power of love lives on.
A．cute B．strong C．fierce D．smart
A．around B．in C．out D．away
A．love B．attack C．refuse D．trust
A．please B．join C．see D．satisfy
A．death B．sight C．observation D．sleep
A．simply B．hardly C．easily D．gradually
A．sense B．interest C．faith D．feeling
A．comfort B．convince C．protect D．tame
A．named B．appointed C．accepted D．made
A．on B．beside C．under D．inside
A．hopeful B．pitiful C．careful D．safe
A．hid B．slid C．sheltered D．slept
A．bed B．sky C．floor D．feet
A．turned B．picked C．pulled D．reached
A．play B．scratch C．lick D．push
A．hurt B．bother C．avoid D．betray
A．get angry B．give up C．run away D．calm down
A．stepped out B．stood out C．stretched wit D．stuck out
A．hope B．love C．support D．comfort
A．normal B．noble C．strange D．continued
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation.
I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to.
“ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can losing him. ”
I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and her as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone a place to go to, people to see and appointments to . Understanding people is an art.
A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
A．make B．give C．stand D．find
A．hold B．break C．take D．control
A．devotedly B．carelessly C．sincerely D．politely
A．therefore B．instead C．otherwise D．however
A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
A．sense B．change C．wonder D．choice
A．removing B．clearing C．keeping D．fighting
A．lowered B．closed C．widened D．Opened
A．mind B．regret C．bear D．escape
A．hurt B．ached C．struck D．impressed
A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
A．confused B．selfish C．worried D．sad
A．long B．much C．well D．far
A．regarded B．served C．made D．taken
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．has B．gets C．finds D．needs
A．stay B．get C．keep D．Put
Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system. She was unable to ______. In fact, she could hardly make any ______. Although she believed that she had a______chance of recovering, the doctors said that ______, if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not ______. There, lying in her hospital bed, she______that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was ______.
She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not ______. It seemed that she was ______. The doctors were all fond of her and taught her about______that she could make it. Every day Angela would lie there, ______doing her mental exercise.
One day,___ ___she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle happened: The bed began to _____! “Look, what I’m doing! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved! "she ______.
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was ____. More importantly, they were running______safety.
People were crying, and equipment was ____. You see, it was an earthquake. But don’t____that to Angela. She has______that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, she’s back in school. You see, to such a person who can____the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isn’t it?
A．see B．hear C．talk D．walk
A．progress B．difference C．movement D．achievement
A．poor B．good C．little D．special
A．few B．all C．some D．most
A．satisfied B．delighted C．surprised D．discouraged
A．insisted B．sighed C．feared D．promised
A．true B．doubtful C．certain D．impossible
A．get up B．give up C．turn up D．stand up
A．disappointed B．proud C．troubled D．undefeatable
A．thinking B．expecting C．pretending D．imagining
A．sadly B．madly C．carefully D．faithfully
A．as B．since C．after D．before
A．fly B．move C．roll D．speak
A．jumped B．wondered C．screamed D．recovered
A．frightened B．pleased C．annoyed D．encouraged
A．in B．by C．for D．with
A．rising B．falling C．missing D．gathering
A．tell B．do C．give D．show
A．noticed B．supposed C．believed D．discovered
A．push B．shock C．shake D．save
The mental aspect of athletics is underrated. The common expression, “athletics are 90 percent ____ and 10 percent physical,” is often used by coaches, and stresses that mindsets make a huge ____ in competitions.
“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you ____ ,” said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller during an interview with the Dana Foundation. “The mental aspect has to ____ , especially when you’re talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic games, everyone is talented. Everyone ____ hard. Everyone does the work. What ____ the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game.”
Many athletes have used the technique of mental imagery, or ____ , to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of ____ found that the patterns activated when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights were activated ____ when they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested that mental ____ can be almost as effective as physical training. One study, published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 1996, found that ____ weight lifting caused ____ changes in muscle activity.
“Mental imagery ____ many cognitive (认知的) processes in the brain: motor control, attention, perception, planning, and memory,” researcher Angie LeVan wrote in Psychology Today. “So the ____ is getting trained for actual performance during visualization. It’s been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confidence, improve motor performance and ____ your brain for success.”
____ visualizing is more than just thinking about an upcoming event. ____ athletes use visualization, they truly feel the event taking place in their mind’s eye.
“During visualization, she incorporates (整合) all of her ____ into the experience,” sports psychologist Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post ____ a speed skater she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements of her race ____ before executing (完成) her performance.”
A．lucky B．intelligent C．mental D．strategic
A．difference B．importance C．improvement D．challenge
A．so long B．so far C．so much D．so high
A．turn on B．show off C．take up D．set off
A．thinks B．moves C．runs D．trains
A．breaks B．pushes C．decides D．distinguishes
A．activation B．visualization C．motivation D．perception
A．athletes B．gymnasts C．weightlifters D．skaters
A．regularly B．normally C．finally D．similarly
A．connection B．practice C．performances D．directions
A．imagining B．considering C．reviewing D．dreaming
A．few B．usual C．actual D．strange
A．impacts B．increases C．slows D．follows
A．brain B．body C．attention D．memory
A．help B．apply C．use D．prepare
A．Though B．But C．Thus D．Otherwise
A．Unless B．After C．When D．Until
A．observations B．spirit C．determination D．senses
A．to B．for C．about D．with
A．in surprise B．in detail C．on time D．for example
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