It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.

Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.

It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.

My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.

What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.

1.The author describes the sceneryin the first paragraph in order to ______ .

A．tell the time of story’s taking place

B．tell the joy of season’s changing

C．show the impressive beauty of nature

D．set off the author’s delighted feeling

2.From this passage we can learn _____.

A．the author is not young any longer at present

B．the season the author describes is the meet of late autumn and early winter

C．the author is a person who used to love music

D．the author doesn’t hope life has changed so much

3.The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A．present life is well worth treasuring

B．he is satisfied with where he lives now

C．present life isn’t changing

D．the world is filled with love everywhere

4.From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.

A．excitement

B．appreciation

C．compassion

D．complaint

5.The best title of this passage is ______.

A．My life

B．My past

C．I love life

D．Life's changes

 

It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.

Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.

It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.

My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.

What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.

56.The author describes the scenery in the first paragraph in order to ______ .

A. tell the time of story’s taking place　　　　　 B. tell the joy of season’s changing

C. show the impressive beauty of nature　　　　 D. set off the author’s delighted feeling

57. From this passage we can learn _____.

A. the author is not young any longer at present　　　　

B. the season the author describes is the meet of late autumn and early winter

C. the author is a person who used to love music

D. the author doesn’t hope life has changed so much

58. The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A. present life is well worth treasuring　　　 B. he is satisfied with where he lives now

C. present life isn’t changing　　　　　　　 D. the world is filled with love everywhere

59. From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.

A. excitement　　　 B. appreciation　 C. compassion 　　　D. complaint

60. The best title of this passage is ______.

A. My life　 B. My past　　 C. I love life　　 D. Life's changes

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greet island. Over  hundred degrees in    1    air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had    2    to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境).

At the table next to mine sat an attractive,   3   couple,waiting for

   4   .They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their    5    and stepped together    6    the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped    7    for the two chairs. He politely    8    his lady in the kneed-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

   9    appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to    10    the table and take their    11   ,and then walked back to the    12    cheers of the rest of his    13   . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went    14    into the water to    15    the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd    16    by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables    17   to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

Customers are not served    18   . Why not?

Sometimes one should consider    19    the line of convention(常规) and enjoy

   20   to the fullest.

1.A.fresh            B.cool              C.still             D.thin

2.A.mannged         B.expected          C.attempted        D.risen

3.A.lonely           B.curious            C.well-dressed      D.bad-tempered

4.A.cheers           B.service            C.attention         D.flowers

5.A.metal table       B.empty bottle        C.chairs           D.bags

6.A.on              B.off                C.around          D.along

7.A.outside          B.forward            C.down           D.back

8.A.led              B.seated             C.watched         D.received

9.A.The manager      B.A friend           C.A waiter         D.The servant

10.A.set             B.wash             C.remove          D.check

11.A.menu            B.bill               C.food          D.order

12.A.loud             B.anxious           C.familiar       D.final

13.A.tourists           B.customers         C.fellows        D.assistants

14.A.at last            B.in time            C.once more     D.as well

15.A.change           B.drink             C.sell           D.serve

16.A.replied           B.insisted           C.agreed         D.understood

17.A.prepared          B.jorned in          C.settled up      D.continued

18.A.with pleasure      B.in the café         C.in the sea      D.with wine

19.A.following         B.keeping           C.limiting       D.crossing

20.A.life              B.wine              C.lunch        D.time