We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37  to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

     For three years, no matter  38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.  41   , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46  .  Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are   51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53   , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55  , person?

36. A. Make                B. Take            C. Give                 D. Have

37. A. happened           B. wanted          C. used                   D. tried

38. A. what                 B. how                   C. which                  D. when

39. A. sunny                B. rainy            C. cloudy             D. snowy

40. A. took                B. brought          C. carried             D. turned

41. A. Clearly               B. Particularly       C. Luckily               D. Especially

42. A. believed              B. expressed         C. remembered          D. wondered

43. A. long                B. often             C. soon                D. much

44. A. respected             B. missed              C. praised             D. admired

45. A. better                B. worse                C. more               D. less

46. A. disappearance         B. appearance            C. misfortune          D. fortune

47. A. forgotten             B. lost                  C. known              D. hurt

48. A. happy                B. enjoyable             C. frequent            D. daily

49. A. friends              B. strangers             C. tourists             D. guests

50. A. regularly             B. actually              C. hardly              D. probably

51. A. common              B. pleasant            C. important           D. faithful

52. A. choice               B. knowledge            C. decision             D. sense

53. A. Because              B. If                 C. Although            D. However

54. A. keeping              B. changing          C. passing              D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed              B.unforgettable          C. unbelievable         D. unreal

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. ___36___, for example, the neatly-dressed woman I ___37___ to see--or look at--on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter ___38___ the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On ___39___days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Sometimes ___40___out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. ___41___, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I ___42___ all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how ___43___ I expected to see her each morning. You might say I ___44___ her.

“Did she have an accident? Something ___45___?” I thought to myself about her ___46___. Now that she was gone, I felt I had ___47___ her. I began to realize that part of our ___48___ life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar ___49___: the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who ___50___walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are ___51___markers in our lives. They add weight to our ___52___ of place and belonging.

Think about it. ___53___, while walking to work, we mark where we are by ___54___ a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though ___55___ person?

36. A. Make    B. Take   C. Give   D. Have

37. A. happened     B. wanted       C. used    D. tried

38. A. what     B. how    C. which D. when

39. A. sunny   B. rainy   C. cloudy       D. snowy

40. A. took     B. brought      C. carried       D. turned

41. A. Clearly B. Particularly       C. Luckily      D. Especially

42. A. believed       B. expressed   C. remembered      D. wondered

43. A. long     B. often   C. soon   D. much

44. A. respected     B. missed       C. praised       D. admired

45. A. better   B. worse  C. more   D. less

46. A. disappearance      B. appearance C. misfortune  D. fortune

47. A. forgotten     B. lost     C. known       D. hurt

48. A. happy   B. enjoyable   C. frequent     D. daily

49. A. friends  B. strangers    C. tourists       D. guests

50. A. regularly      B. actually      C. hardly D. probably

51. A. common      B. pleasant      C. important   D. faithful

52. A. choice  B. knowledge  C. decision     D. sense

53. A. Because       B. If       C. Although    D. However

54. A. keeping       B. changing    C. passing       D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed      B. unforgettable     C. unbelievable      D. unreal

We human beings haven’t been good friends to animals. For thousands of years, we have been polluting the environment, making it hard for animals to live on the planet. We have been killing animals for their fur, feathers or meat, or simply because they are dangerous. As a result, many kinds of animals have disappeared forever. Hundreds more are on the endangered list today.
Should we care about animals? Of course we should. If animals of a certain kind all disappear, they will never come back again. Animals are more than just resources of things we need. Every kind of animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying any kind of animal can lead to many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the corn and grain that the farmers stored were destroyed by rats and mice. Why?  Because hawks eat rats and mice. With less and less hawks to keep down their numbers, rats and mice multiplied quickly. And if people kill too many birds, more and more insects will eat the crops.
Luckily, we’ve realized that we shouldn’t kill animals any more. And people are working hard to save those animals that would disappear soon. The government also passed laws to protect the endangered animals. In fact, quite a few countries have passed such laws. These laws forbid the killing of any kind of animal on the endangered list. We should try our best to protect and save the endangered animals.
【小题1】The text calls on us to__________.

A．keep animals at home	B．protect the environment
C．protect the endangered animals	D．know more about the balance of nature.

【小题2】Why do people kill animals?

A．Animals cause many serious problems.

B．They kill animals for something they need.

C．Animals destroy their natural resources.

D．They kill animals to protect the environment

【小题3】The example that farmers killed hawks shows that__________.

A．there were too many rats and mice

B．hawks are the most important in the nature

C．animals are good food resources

D．every kind of animal is important in nature

We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that oftentimes seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to     her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there     and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my    ?

    Then one day it     to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety     me or I could go to Morocco and     something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone. The journey to Morocco     something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of     was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how     it felt when I arrived in Morocco.

Upon arrival I was so     for the generous welcome I received. My friend’s family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving toward me. As a moment of     felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”, which helped to     my anxiety.

Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was     by how rural it was – and the realization that these people had very few     .

    In the days afterwards, I traveled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and     the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food – lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

    At the end of my     something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.

Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really    , and with that my anxiety    . When I returned home I was much more active in     my anxiety. Working with people, helping them     their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.

1.A. send                                      B. consult                           C. call                                   D. visit

2.A. alone                                     B. soon                                C. free                                  D. safe

3.A. work                             B. curiosity                          C. homesickness                D. worries

4.A. appeared                    B. hit                                    C. struck                               D. occurred

5.A. impress                       B. control                            C. reach                               D. persuade

6.A. enjoy                                     B. experience                     C. take                                D. experiment

7.A. changed                      B. moved                             C. supported                       D. impressed

8.A. achievement              B. fear                                  C. disappointment             D. embarrassment

9.A. good                                      B. ashamed                         C. afraid                               D. proud

10.A. sorry                                   B. confused                        C. confident                        D. thankful

11.A. doubt                                  B. luck                                  C. love                                  D. surprise

12.A. improve                    B. hold                                 C. protect                            D. reduce

13.A. inspired                    B. moved                             C. pleased                           D. shocked

14.A. lands                                   B. difficulties                      C. resources                       D. friends

15.A. discovered                        B. explored                         C. examined                        D. recognized

16.A. opportunity                       B. rush                                 C. stay                                  D. life

17.A. rules                                   B. exists                               C. matters                            D. hurts

18.A. disappeared                      B. expanded                       C. remained                        D. removed

19.A. expressing                         B. challenging          C. forgetting                        D. remembering

20.A. drop                                    B. notice                    C. pass                                  D. overcome

 

We human beings haven’t been good friends to animals. For thousands of years, we have been polluting the environment, making it hard for animals to live on the planet. We have been killing animals for their fur, feathers or meat, or simply because they are dangerous. As a result, many kinds of animals have disappeared forever. Hundreds more are on the endangered list today.

Should we care about animals? Of course we should. If animals of a certain kind all disappear, they will never come back again. Animals are more than just resources of things we need. Every kind of animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying any kind of animal can lead to many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the corn and grain that the farmers stored were destroyed by rats and mice. Why?  Because hawks eat rats and mice. With less and less hawks to keep down their numbers, rats and mice multiplied quickly. And if people kill too many birds, more and more insects will eat the crops.

Luckily, we’ve realized that we shouldn’t kill animals any more. And people are working hard to save those animals that would disappear soon. The government also passed laws to protect the endangered animals. In fact, quite a few countries have passed such laws. These laws forbid the killing of any kind of animal on the endangered list. We should try our best to protect and save the endangered animals.

1.The text calls on us to__________.

A．keep animals at home                    B．protect the environment

C．protect the endangered animals            D．know more about the balance of nature.

2.Why do people kill animals?

A．Animals cause many serious problems.

B．They kill animals for something they need.

C．Animals destroy their natural resources.

D．They kill animals to protect the environment

3.The example that farmers killed hawks shows that__________.

A．there were too many rats and mice

B．hawks are the most important in the nature

C．animals are good food resources

D．every kind of animal is important in nature