For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.

It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.

There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.

Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.

1.                A．forgot          B．missed         C．overcame D．accomplished

2.                A．safe           B．steady          C．calm D．quiet

3.                A．act            B．run            C．jump D．walk

4.                A．place          B．height          C．speed    D．time

5.                A．Generally       B．Gradually       C．Unfortunately  D．Firstly

6.                A．clearer         B．lower          C．closer    D．smaller

7.                A．settle in        B．start off         C．stop by   D．sit down

8.                A．happiness       B．goal            C．success   D．friendship

9.                A．studied         B．fought          C．exercised D．worked

10.               A．laughter        B．complaints      C．stories    D．breathing

11.               A．lonely          B．tired           C．sick  D．hungry

12.               A．courage        B．chance         C．wisdom   D．strength

13.               A．Stress          B．Relaxation      C．Failure    D．Pain

14.               A．real           B．perfect         C．common   D．colorful

15.               A．enjoy          B．change         C．improve   D．create

16.               A．from           B．on            C．over  D．in

17.               A．realize         B．believe         C．hope D．admit

18.               A．sorrow         B．responsibility    C．fortune   D．joy

19.               A．Carry          B．Make          C．Push  D．Take

20.               A．never          B．still            C．already    D．ever

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 1 certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 2 would win the race. At other times I would 38 3 like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 4 hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 5 , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 6 I finally decided one day to 42 7 and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 8 sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 9 hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 10 and even when I was 46 11 with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 12 to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 13 is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 14 life we think we should have and 50 15 the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 16 your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 17 that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 18 with you everywhere you go. 54 19 yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 20 there.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      forgot
   2. B.
      missed
   3. C.
      overcame
   4. D.
      accomplished
2. 2.
   1. A.
      safe
   2. B.
      steady
   3. C.
      calm
   4. D.
      quiet
3. 3.
   1. A.
      act
   2. B.
      run
   3. C.
      jump
   4. D.
      walk
4. 4.
   1. A.
      place
   2. B.
      height
   3. C.
      speed
   4. D.
      time
5. 5.
   1. A.
      Generally
   2. B.
      Gradually
   3. C.
      Unfortunately
   4. D.
      Firstly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      clearer
   2. B.
      lower
   3. C.
      closer
   4. D.
      smaller
7. 7.
   1. A.
      settle in
   2. B.
      start off
   3. C.
      stop by
   4. D.
      sit down
8. 8.
   1. A.
      happiness
   2. B.
      goal
   3. C.
      success
   4. D.
      friendship
9. 9.
   1. A.
      studied
   2. B.
      fought
   3. C.
      exercised
   4. D.
      worked
10. 10.
    1. A.
       laughter
    2. B.
       complaints
    3. C.
       stories
    4. D.
       breathing
11. 11.
    1. A.
       lonely
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       sick
    4. D.
       hungry
12. 12.
    1. A.
       courage
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       wisdom
    4. D.
       strength
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Stress
    2. B.
       Relaxation
    3. C.
       Failure
    4. D.
       Pain
14. 14.
    1. A.
       real
    2. B.
       perfect
    3. C.
       common
    4. D.
       colorful
15. 15.
    1. A.
       enjoy
    2. B.
       change
    3. C.
       improve
    4. D.
       create
16. 16.
    1. A.
       from
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       over
    4. D.
       in
17. 17.
    1. A.
       realize
    2. B.
       believe
    3. C.
       hope
    4. D.
       admit
18. 18.
    1. A.
       sorrow
    2. B.
       responsibility
    3. C.
       fortune
    4. D.
       joy
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Carry
    2. B.
       Make
    3. C.
       Push
    4. D.
       Take
20. 20.
    1. A.
       never
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       already
    4. D.
       ever

We all know the dangers of fires. It’s good and necessary for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.

Put a smoke alarm(火警) in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.

Make escape plans. We should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.

Buy fire extinguishers(灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.

Practise for a fire. We do fire practice because we teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:

★Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.

★Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.

★What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket(毯子) around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.

There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.

1.When a smoke alarm rings at home, it means _________.

A．you have to get up                      B．water is running to the floor

C．something is burning                     D．someone breaks your window

2.The writer advises us to do the following to prepare for a fire except that _____.

A．we practise for a fire                     B．we make escape plans

C．we buy fire extinguishers                 D．we use electrical cookers

3.When a fire happens,____ if you open the hot door.

A．the door will soon be on fire               B．the electricity will be cut off

C．the fire will grow more quickly             D．the house will fall down

4.What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?

A．Stop, run, roll.                          B．Stop, drop, roll.

C．Run, drop, roll.                         D．Roll, drop, stop.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A．Be Ready for a Fire.                      B．The Causes of a Fire.

C．Learn to Use a Fire Extinguisher.            D．The Dangers of a Fire.

After spending three days in a wheelchair, I was ready to quit. Not only did I have to battle cracked (裂缝的) and uneven (不平的) pavements, I had to deal with the bad attitude of pedestrians (行人) and a cold rain. But I didn’t give up because of people like Tiffany Payne.
Payne, who has been using a wheelchair for 18 years, laughed at me:
“Imagine trying to get around town in the winter,” she said.
I could see her point: You’re battling to get to a doctor’s appointment (预约), but no one has shoveled (铲) after a big snowfall. Your choices: Move out and risk getting stuck, or reschedule the appointment.
Those of us fortunate enough to get around on our own two legs don’t give a second thought to the person in a wheelchair next to us at a crosswalk. That would require us to look down.
So I decided to try using a wheelchair to get a sample of what their lives are like. It wasn’t long before I saw that people who use wheelchairs are forced to deal with a lot of trouble.
During my experiment, I was ignored by store staff while shopping and bumped into by inattentive (疏忽的) walkers without so much as an apology.    
Some people even gave me angry looks as if I were the one at fault.
Once in a store, a woman bumped into me trying to get to the new iPad. She didn’t say, “Excuse me.”
When salespeople did offer assistance, they talked to people who were with me, instead of me. I wanted to yell: “Hey, I’m down here!”
Some salespeople talked to me as though I were a child or acted like they didn’t want to be bothered with me.
People who use wheelchairs want to be treated like everyone else. They also comprehend (理解), so you don’t have to speak to them in a childlike, sing-song voice. It’s not very appealing (吸引人的), especially when the person is an adult. And most importantly, remember they have feelings that can be hurt just like yours.
Spending three days in a wheelchair made me look differently at those who have to use one. I hope you do the same.
By James E. Causey
【小题1】The author writes the story to _______.

A．help those in wheelchairs gain self-confidence

B．share his experience of acting as a wheelchair user

C．ask people to show sympathy for those in wheelchairs

D．call on people to respect and help those in wheelchairs