“A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step,” as the saying goes. However,  36 it doesn’t tell us is that once the journey is started, it might be hard to stop.

That’s the  37 for Tang Renli, a senior at Nanjing University of Technology, who has backpacked to more than 200 cities in China during four years of college. To  38 his experiences, Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky, Go Travel at the Beijing 798 Art Zone. On  __39_ are over 300 photos of his travels. The 22-year-old never  40 going to so many places when he   41  his first trip to Yangzhou during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in his freshman year. _42  he was hooked on travel. You may  43 how Tang could find the time, being a full-time college student. Did he really skip classes to go travel, like the  44 of his exhibition suggests? “I gave myself one to two weeks every month for travel. But I always took care of my class and  45__ first,” Tang said. Tang, who is a city planning major, has never  ___46_ a compulsory course at college.

“I spent more time and effort on my study,  47 during the finals’ weeks,” Tang said. Schoolwork was not the only  48 Tang had to face. His travel budget was  49 so Tang had to  50 what he had. He usually took the cheapest form of transport and stayed at youth hostels  ___51 less than 50 yuan per night. There were also times when he walked, hitchhiked, and slept in train stations, police offices and vans.

“Sometimes I felt  52 , helpless and even found myself in  _53 ,” Tang said. “But now that I look back, these setbacks  _54 my journey, and my life. Don’t think too much about the  ___55 because you’ll cross that bridge when you get to it. And once you take your first step, the feeling is amazing and addictive.”

1.                A．which          B．what           C．that  D．it

 

2.                A．case           B．excuse         C．motto    D．dream

 

3.                A．test            B．gain            C．share D．identify

 

4.                A．purpose        B．performance     C．discovery D．display

 

5.                A．thought of      B．spoke to        C．worried about D．turned out

 

6.                A．competed       B．completed      C．compromised  D．complained

 

7.                A．Up to now       B．Until then       C．From then on  D．In the end

 

8.                A．wonder        B．puzzle          C．surprise  D．trouble

 

9.                A．sentence       B．title            C．project   D．object

 

10.               A．comments      B．revision        C．achievements   D．assignments

 

11.               A．failed          B．succeeded      C． reached D．missed

 

12.               A．impatiently      B．increasingly     C．especially  D．anxiously

 

13.               A．excitement      B．mixture        C．expression D．obstacle

 

14.               A．limited         B．granted        C．applied    D．wasted

 

15.                                A．pay much attention to  B．take no notice of

C．put an end to                     D．make the most of

 

16.               A．losing          B．costing         C．offering   D．cheating

 

17.               A．alone          B．lively          C．lonely D．alive

 

18.               A．horror         B．anger          C．sorrow    D．danger

 

19.               A．enjoyed        B．enriched       C．engaged   D．endured

 

20.               A．importance     B．necessities      C．uncertainties   D．significance

 

 

 “A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step,” as the saying goes. However,  36  it doesn’t tell us is that once the journey is started, it might be hard to stop.
    That’s the  37  for Tang Renli, a senior at Nanjing University of Technology, who has backpacked to more than 200 cities in China during four years of college. To  38  his experiences, Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky, Go Travel at the Beijing 798 Art Zone. On  __39_ are over 300 photos of his travels. The 22-year-old never  40  going to so many places when he   41   his first trip to Yangzhou during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in his freshman year. _42   he was hooked on travel. You may  43  how Tang could find the time, being a full-time college student. Did he really skip classes to go travel, like the  44  of his exhibition suggests? “I gave myself one to two weeks every month for travel. But I always took care of my class and  45__ first,” Tang said. Tang, who is a city planning major, has never  ___46_ a compulsory course at college.
    “I spent more time and effort on my study,  47  during the finals’ weeks,” Tang said. Schoolwork was not the only  48  Tang had to face. His travel budget was  49  so Tang had to  50  what he had. He usually took the cheapest form of transport and stayed at youth hostels  ___51  less than 50 yuan per night. There were also times when he walked, hitchhiked, and slept in train stations, police offices and vans.

“Sometimes I felt  52  , helpless and even found myself in  _53  ,” Tang said. “But now that I look back, these setbacks  _54  my journey, and my life. Don’t think too much about the  ___55  because you’ll cross that bridge when you get to it. And once you take your first step, the feeling is amazing and addictive.”

36．A．which         B．what                  C．that                  D．it

37．A．case              B．excuse          C．motto                   D．dream

38．A．test              B．gain               C．share               D．identify

39．A．purpose           B．performance      C．discovery           D．display

40．A．thought of     B．spoke to         C．worried about         D．turned out

41．A．competed      B．completed    C．compromised       D．complained 

42．A．Up to now     B．Until then        C．From then on          D．In the end

43．A．wonder        B．puzzle       C．surprise           D．trouble 

44．A．sentence          B．title               C．project            D．object

45．A．comments   B．revision          C．achievements          D．assignments

46．A．failed            B．succeeded       C．       reached           D．missed 

47．A．impatiently     B．increasingly     C．especially          D．anxiously

48．A．excitement     B．mixture         C．expression         D．obstacle

49．A．limited        B．granted         C．applied             D．wasted

50．A．pay much attention to              B．take no notice of   

C．put an end to                         D．make the most of

51．A．losing         B．costing         C．offering                D．cheating

52．A．alone       B．lively             C．lonely                    D．alive

53．A．horror     B．anger          C．sorrow              D．danger 

54．A．enjoyed       B．enriched        C．engaged                     D．endured

55．A．importance    B．necessities       C．uncertainties         D．significance 

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so    16 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball   17  , Chuck Hart．    18   Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship（运动员风范） and infamous（臭名远扬的）   19 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s  20  on the side of the box．The first indication that something was   21  came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was   22   for his amazing work in the community．

Travis's hands   23  ; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?

They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be   24  by the other players． When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew  he  25  tell him． "'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they   26  in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said  27   "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）   28   The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I   29   .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in   30 ?"

"No," Travis said．

" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a   31  when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis,   32  you were polite and made the best of it．You have    33  , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes   34   . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful   35   .

1.                A．surprised       B．ashamed        C．excited   D．worried

 

2.                A．team           B．player          C．coach    D．game

 

3.                A．Unless         B．If              C．Because  D．Although

 

4.                A．skill            B．performance     C．behavior  D．action

 

5.                A．name          B．photo          C．sign  D．model

 

6.                A．strange         B．wrong          C．true D．funny

 

7.                A．known         B．encouraged     C．adopted  D．influenced

 

8.                A．fell            B．froze           C．shook    D．folded

 

9.                A．questioned      B．noticed         C．teased   D．attacked

 

10.               A．mustn't         B．needn't        C．wouldn't   D．couldn't

 

11.               A．pulled up       B．put up         C．took up   D．turned up

 

12.               A．peacefully      B．hesitantly       C．delightedly D．naturally

 

13.               A．choice         B．effort          C．comment  D．mistake

 

14.               A．believe         B．miss           C．admire    D．remember

 

15.               A．danger         B．anger          C．sorrow    D．trouble

 

16.               A．teammate       B．adult           C．kid   D．student

 

17.               A．so             B．and            C．but   D．or

 

18.               A．honor          B．courage        C．dream D．belief

 

19.               A．clearly         B．carefully        C．patiently   D．differently

 

20.               A．gift            B．look           C．hope D．lesson

 

 

　 Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 36 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.

　 All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 37 , Chuck Hart. 38_ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 39_ , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s 40 on the side of the box. He realized that something was 41 as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 42 for his amazing work in the community.

　 Travis’s hands 43 ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?

　 They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 44 　by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.

　 Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they 46 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.

　 “Hey, Travis, wait a minute…” his dad said 47 “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) 48 . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I 49 . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 50 ? ”

　 “ No,” Travis said.

　 “ Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a(n) 51　 when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your 53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”

　 When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 54　 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 55　 .

36. A. surprised　　 B. ashamed　 　　　　 C. excited　　 　　　　　 D. worried

37. A. team　　　 　　 B. player　　 　　　　　 C. coach　　 　　　　　 D. game

38. A Unless　　　 　　 B. If　　　　　 C. Because　 　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. skill　　　　 B. performance　 　　 C. behavior　 　　　　　　 D. action

40. A. name　　　 B. photo　　　　 　 C. sign　　　 　　　　　　 D. model

41. A. strange　　 　　 B. wrong　　　 C. true　　　 　　　　　 D. funny

42. A. known　　 　　 B. encouraged　 C. adopted　　 　　　　　 D. influenced

43. A. fell　　　　 　　 B. froze　　　　 C. shook　　　 　 D. folded

44. A. questioned　 　　 B. noticed　　　 C. teased　　　 　 D. attacked

45. A. mustn’t　　 　 B. needn’t　　　 C. wouldn’t　 　　　　　 D. couldn’t

46. A. pulled up　　 B. put up　　　 　　　 C. took up　　 　　　　　 D. turned up

47. A. peacefully　 B. hesitantly　　 　　 C. delightedly　 　 D. naturally

48. A. choice　　　 B. effort　　　 　　 C. comment　 　　　　　 D. mistake

49. A. believe　　 　　 B. miss　　 　　　　　　 C. admire　　 　　　　　　 D. remember

50. A. danger　　　 B. anger　　 　　　　 C. sorrow　　 　　　　 D. trouble

51. A. teammate　 　　 B. adult　　 　　　　　　 C. kid　　　　 　　　　　 D. student

52. A. so　　　　 　　 B. and　　　 　　　　　　 C. but　　　　 　　　　　 D. or

53. A. honor　　　 　　 B. courage　 　　　　　　 C. name　　 　　　　　　 D. belief

54. A. clearly　　　 B. carefully　 　　　　 C. patiently　 　　　　　　 D. differently

55. A. gift　　　　 　　 B. smile　　　 　　　　　 C. wish　　 　　　　　　 D. lesson