Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如画的) countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to ___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.
Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying no attention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look at which might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I saw colours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. The rain mists (薄雾) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to ___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the ___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.
It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. It helped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances and conditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mend and often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with courage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me that danger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in the last analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.

Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如画的) countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to ___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.

Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying no attention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look at which might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I saw colours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. The rain mists (薄雾) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to ___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the ___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.

It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. It helped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances and conditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mend and often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with courage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me that danger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in the last analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.

1.                A．ask            B．relate          C．understand    D．call

2.                A．easy           B．likely           C．impossible D．comfortable

3.                A．before         B．after           C．as   D．while

4.                                  A．in front of B．on account of

C．for the sake of                     D．atthe convenience of

5.                A．therefore       B．consequently    C．accordingly    D．otherwise

6.                A．puzzle          B．appreciation     C．wisdom   D．shock

7.                A．crowned        B．covered        C．swept    D．floated

8.                A．enjoy          B．embrace        C．surround D．escape

9.                A．resources       B．sources         C．causes   D．courses

10.               A．distance        B．help           C．range     D．comprehension

11.               A．requesting      B．waiting         C．attempting D．expecting

12.               A．meet          B．avoid          C．decline    D．change

13.               A．happiness       B．joy            C．disappointment D．surprise

14.               A．failure         B．victory         C．relief D．decision

15.               A．if             B．though         C．until  D．unless

Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood- stream.

    Although the cat doesn’t   21   this, its body is getting ready for action.

    If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will   22   itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

  23  , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many   24   changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves   25   run.

Human beings,   26  , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them   27  , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then  28   later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always   29   to express your feelings freely.

Does this mean that it’s smarter always to   30   our feelings? No! If you   31   feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays   32  . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be   33  for your health.

Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just   34  . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but   35    you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d   36  little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.

You can try to treat emotions   37   they were bananas in the cupboard. You can   38    they don’t exist, but they’ll still be   39  . And at last you’ll have to   40   them. Just like those bananas.

21. A. mind               B. admit                  C. realize                 D. remember

22. A. save              B. help                    C. defend                 D. hide

23. A. Truly              B. Frequently            C. Similarly                D. Differently

24. A. chemical          B. physical                C. health                  D. ill

25. A. and               B. or                      C. but                     D. yet

26. A. therefore          B. but                     C. besides                D. however

27. A. take off           B. take on                 C. take over              D. take up

28. A. wished            B. hoped                  C. blamed                  D. shared

29. A. useful              B. right                     C. easy                     D. wise

30. A. handle             B. hurt                           C. hide                    D. prevent

31. A. keep             B. find                     C. control                 D. let

32. A. relaxed           B. tense                  C. same                  D. different

33. A. good             B. harmful                 C. helpful                 D. useful

34. A. go away          B. go on                  C. go up                 D. go out

35. A. long before      B. as usual               C. before long           D. right away

36. A. meet             B. observe                 C. catch                 D. see

37. A. as if               B. just as                  C. just after               D. even though

38. A. pretend           B. expect                 C. decide                 D. assume

39. A. in                  B. around                        C. over                  D. beyond

40. A. eat up             B. deal with                C. throw away            D. send out

Ricky didn’t help much around the house, so his parents bought him a butler (管家) robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went, cooking, cleaning, and   36  dirty clothes from Ricky’s bedroom   37  . On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a   38  . When he woke up the next morning,   39  was perfectly clean and tidy.

But now Ricky couldn’t   40  his favorite T-shirt, nor his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items didn’t   41  , and the same was starting to happen with other things.   42  the butler robot, Ricky thought of a plan to   43  on it, and finally caught it red-handed (正在作案的), picking up one of his toys to  “ 44 ”  it.

He told his parents that the butler was   45  and asked them to have it   46 . But his parents didn’t believe him at all for they were   47  with the butler for its good service. Ricky kept on telling them how much good stuff the butler was hiding, until one day the butler heard the boy’s   48.  Then it returned some of the boy’s toys and clothes to him.

“Here, sir. I did not know it was   49  you,” said the butler.

“How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my stuff for weeks!” the boy answered  50.     “The objects were left on the floor;  51  I thought that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not   52  , and at night I send them to those who can use them. I’m a highly efficient machine,” the bulter said.

Ricky started feeling   53  . Since then, Ricky decided to put real  54  into how he treated his things. He also often bought things and took them to help out those who are  55  -- along with his good friend, the butler of course.

1.                A．tearing up       B．gathering up     C．dressing up    D．sewing up

2.                A．doorway        B．furniture        C．window   D．floor

3.                A．mess           B．row            C．way  D．moment

4.                A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

5.                A．buy            B．wash           C．try  D．find

6.                A．respond        B．appear         C．come D．function

7.                A．Remembering    B．Understanding   C．Suspecting D．Believing

8.                A．look           B．spy            C．call  D．work

9.                A．fix             B．hide           C．play with  D．tidy away

10.               A．intelligent       B．busy           C．lost   D．broken

11.               A．changed        B．thrown         C．closed D．arrested

12.               A．familiar         B．delighted       C．strict D．friendly

13.               A．complaints      B．quarrels        C．dialogues  D．questions

14.               A．disappointing    B．worrying        C．boring D．bothering

15.               A．honestly        B．calmly          C．shyly D．angrily

16.               A．otherwise       B．besides         C．therefore  D．however

17.               A．paid           B．devoted        C．wasted    D．wanted

18.               A．ashamed       B．nervous        C．hurt  D．puzzled

19.               A．trust           B．respect         C．effort D．care

20.               A．in charge       B．in danger       C．in need   D．in debt