A well-known speaker started his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “What is this piece of   1  and is it worth anything?”

Hands started going up. “It is a $20 bill, encashable(可兑现的) in international and national   2  .”replied one of the   3  who raised their hands.

The speaker continued, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple the 20 dollar bill using both his hands. He then               4  it and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.

“Well,” he said, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the  5  and started to step on it. He picked up the crumpled and   6  bill and said, “Now, who still wants it?”  

7  went back into the air. “I think this bill is still   8  its value”, said a young man in an unsure  9 . “We can still use the bill to   10  goods worth 20 dollars,” said the other people.

“My friends, you have all learned a very   11  lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. You’ve   12  that I can crumple the $20 bill during the process as the effects can be seen clearly.   13 , no matter what I did to the piece of paper, you were   14  in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its   15 . It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we feel like as if we are   16 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are   17 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, please   18 , you will never lose your value.” Values that you keep in your heart will always   19  you from a difficult situation.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or not, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are   20 — don’t ever forget it.”

1.                A．paper          B．advice          C．information    D．luck

 

2.                A．organizations    B．flights          C．markets  D．conferences

 

3.                A．family          B．teachers        C．speakers  D．audience

 

4.                A．hid            B．bought         C．carried   D．unfolded

 

5.                A．square         B．beach          C．ground   D．playground

 

6.                A．thin           B．dirty           C．new D．clear

 

7.                A．Hands          B．Books          C．Heads    D．Smoke

 

8.                A．losing          B．reducing        C．increasing     D．holding

 

9.                A．sound          B．voice           C．noise D．shout

 

10.               A．deliver         B．buy            C．sell   D．produce

 

11.               A．boring         B．difficult         C．valuable   D．painful

 

12.               A．heard          B．seen           C．forgotten  D．doubted

 

13.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Besides   D．Otherwise

 

14.               A．sure           B．curious         C．proud D．sad

 

15.               A．price          B．growth         C．value D．size

 

16.               A．dropped        B．turned         C．looked    D．talked

 

17.               A．important       B．confident       C．selfish D．useless

 

18.               A．accept         B．argue          C．remember D．decide

 

19.               A．leave          B．search         C．save  D．beat

 

20.               A．especial        B．normal         C．ordinary   D．special

 

 

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m   36  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.   37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll   38  me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the   39  to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   40  every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to   41  me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So   42  I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   43  feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many   44  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   45  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   46  one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing   48  drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   49  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough   50  for everyone.”

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   51  remember how many kids were in the class. But her   52  taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   53  mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I  54  something to drink. And I think that’s just as   55 .

1.                A．smart          B．lazy            C．tired D．desperate

 

2.                A．However        B．Therefore       C．Otherwise D．Besides

 

3.                A．cost           B．give            C．introduce D．take

 

4.                A．dream         B．ability          C．experience    D．tool

 

5.                A．compare        B．save           C．treasure  D．teach

 

6.                A．reflect         B．puzzle          C．upset D．amuse

 

7.                A．unless          B．because        C．though   D．when

 

8.                A．ended up       B．went on        C．insisted on D．set out

 

9.                A．failed          B．careless        C．successful D．useful

 

10.               A．goal           B．opinion         C．fact  D．impression

 

11.               A．slowest         B．best           C．worst D．quickest

 

12.               A．stood out       B．got out         C．came back D．paid off

 

13.               A．cold           B．soft            C．extra D．fresh

 

14.               A．attend         B．hold           C．enjoy D．leave

 

15.               A．cookies        B．drinks          C．books D．cups

 

16.               A．already         B．always         C．ever  D．never

 

17.               A．contribution     B．appreciation     C．congratulation  D．comprehension

 

18.               A．loyal           B．clever          C．able  D．rich

 

19.               A．provide        B．make          C．buy  D．retell

 

20.               A．believable      B．ridiculous       C．interesting D．important

 

 

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m   26  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.   27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll   28  me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the   29  to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   30  every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to   31  me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So   32  I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   33  feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many   34  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   35  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   36  one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,＂Thank you so much for always bringing   38  drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   39  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough   40  for everyone.＂

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   41  remember how many kids were in the class. But her   42  taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   43  mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I   44  something to drink. And I think that’s just as   45 .

1.                A．smart          B．lazy            C．tired D．desperate

 

2.                A．However        B．Therefore       C．Otherwise D．Besides

 

3.                A．cost           B．give            C．introduce D．take

 

4.                A．dream         B．ability          C．experience    D．tool

 

5.                A．compare        B．save           C．treasure  D．teach

 

6.                A．reflect         B．puzzle          C．upset D．amuse

 

7.                A．unless          B．because        C．though   D．when

 

8.                A．ended up       B．went on        C．insisted on D．set about

 

9.                A．failed          B．careless        C．successful D．useful

 

10.               A．goal           B．opinion         C．fact  D．impression

 

11.               A．slowest         B．best           C．worst D．quickest

 

12.               A．stood out       B．got out         C．came back D．paid off

 

13.               A．cold           B．soft            C．extra D．fresh

 

14.               A．attend         B．hold           C．enjoy D．leave

 

15.               A．cookies        B．drinks          C．books D．cups

 

16.               A．already         B．always         C．ever  D．never

 

17.               A．contribution     B．appreciation     C．Congratulation  D．comprehension

 

18.               A．loyal           B．clever          C．able  D．rich

 

19.               A．provide        B．make          C．buy  D．retell

 

20.               A．believable      B．ridiculous       C．interesting D．important

 

 

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Rest is critical to life and work and a positive attitude towards rest needs to be maintained. Enough rest is significant to our body and mind   1a lack of adequate rest, as well as  __2__ attitudes to rest, will do great harm to our health.

    Rest is vital to our ability to   3at our best. Recent news stories report that scientists are learning surprising things about the importance of sleep. There is enough __4_  suggesting that rest will refresh us,  5our body and mind to work efficiently. Besides, rest is important for   6that; it is helpful in setting   7goals and deciding what goals to attain first. Those who are caught up in extremely busy lives   8the time to think about what they are doing and to make objective   9, which blocks the maximization of their   10.

On the contrary, lack of adequate rest damages brain function, so much so that sleep experts have been able to   11drops in IQ in patients who are   12of sleep. Other studies have presented a negative effect on body movements in sleep-wanting subjects. It should not, therefore, be a   13that the California Highway Patrol has stated that sleep-wanting drivers are as great a   14to road safety as are drunken drivers.

However, rest is widely   15by some people. Instead of sleep, they go to pubs and clubs   16what they call social drinking or having a smoke with friends and they   17__   that this kind of entertaining is rest. Nowadays, the economy forces people to drink and gamble for the sake of the   18one moves in. The truth is that rest means not using our  _19both physically and mentally, even spiritually. We need to rest correctly and   20; otherwise, tiredness and illness will occur.

1.A. when             B. though         C. until          D. while

2.A. critical         B. misleading     C. puzzling       D. ambiguous

3.A. survive          B. create         C. function       D. advance

4.A. evidence         B. theory         C. belief         D. information

5.A. encouraging      B. enabling       C. persuading     D. concentrating

6.A. more than        B. rather than    C. other than     D. less than

7.A. ideal            B. appropriate    C. professional   D. high

8.A. afford           B. expect         C. lack           D. waste

9.A. comments         B. complaints     C. attempts       D. decisions

10.A. potential       B. limit          C. vision         D. goal

11.A. predict         B. evaluate       C. measure        D. assume

12.A. short           B. afraid         C. full           D. tired

13.A. fact            B. warning        C. rule           D. surprise

14.A. burden          B. reminder       C. threat         D. blow

15.A. accepted        B. valued         C. abandoned      D. misunderstood

16.A. with            B. like           C. as             D. for

17.A. claim           B. suggest        C. announce       D. promote

18.A. traps           B. circles        C. mysteries      D. power      D. troubles

19.A. judgment        B. time           C. labor          D. power

20.A. completely      B. partly         C. sufficiently   D. permanently

 

 

     阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

    I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   1.

    As I was sitting at my desk, I   2it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her   3.

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   4to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,    5to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have  6of a birthday this year. As always,    7, she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   8.

    After I hung up, I couldn’t   9the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.    10feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   11gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   12me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   13for the little effort it had taken.

    When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   14friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   15my own!

Isn’t that the way it is   16we take the time and make the   17to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   18.”

    Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   19to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   20. And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

1.A. positive           B. special              C. nervous          D. proud

2.A. explained      B. remembered       C. complained           D. informed

3.A. family         B. training         C. school               D. work

4.A. continued      B. decided          C. agreed               D. refused

5.A. prepared       B.surprised         C. disappointed     D. bored

6.A. little         B. many             C. much             D. few

7.A. therefore      B. besides          C. though               D. otherwise

8.A. admitted       B. apologized           C. succeeded            D. called

9.A. experience     B. shake                C. imagine          D. understand

10.A. Almost            B. Even             C. Never                D. Still

11.A. finally           B. luckily              C. unhappily            D. hardly

12.A. promised      B. advised          C. convinced            D. reminded

13.A. response      B. contribution     C. reward               D. share

14.A. careless          B. curious          C. weak             D. lonely

15.A. troubled          B. made             C. wasted               D. taken

16.A. why           B. where                C. when             D. how

17.A. suggestion        B. friend               C. call             D. effort

18.A. tries         B. receives         C. expects          D. cares

19.A. opportunities     B. dreams           C. choices          D. regrets

20.A. everyone      B. something            C. someone          D. everything