从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen        in almost a month. Every day , my husband would        the process of trying to get water to the fields.        we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

  On this day I learned the true lesson of        and witnessed the only        I had ever seen . I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,        toward the woods. He was walking with effort, trying to be as        as possible . Minutes after he        into the woods, he came running back . I went back to make sandwiches ,        that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later,        , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour .        I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing        .

  Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them . I almost        for him to get away . A huge deer was        close .        the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground , obviously suffering from        , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was        , Billy ran back to get more . It then became        to me.

  I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the        boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was        with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. water                            B. rain                                   C. deer                               D. storm

2.A. take over                      B. try on                                C. go about                        D. seek out

3.A. Before                          B. If                                        C. Until                                D. Unless

4.A. helping                         B. sharing                    C. donating                           D. offering

5.A. miracle                         B. lesson                               C. wildlife                    D. virtue

6.A. running                         B. marching                          C. walking                    D. riding

7.A. still                                 B. silent                                 C. secret                               D. sacred

8.A. skipped                         B. slipped                    C. wandered                        D. disappeared

9.A. thinking                        B. wondering                       C. worrying                          D. calculating

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

11.A. Actually                      B. Finally                      C. Quietly                    D. Surprisingly

12.A. sign                    B. scenery                            C. sight                                  D. scene

13.A. screamed                   B. rushed                              C. made                                D. burst

14.A. mildly                          B. powerfully                       C. dangerously           D. aggressively

15.A. And                    B. Otherwise                        C. Thus                                  D. But

16.A. thirst                           B. illness                               C. heat                                  D. pain

17.A. lost                              B. missing                    C. gone                                 D. served

18.A. annoying           B. clear                                 C. acceptable                       D. puzzling

19.A. kind                   B. clever                               C. naughty                            D. honest

20.A. raining                        B. appearing                        C. chanting                           D. weeping

 

In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called WIN-WIN．It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win．However, as time goes by, I have gradually comprehended the essence（真谛）of WIN-WIN principle it is the attitude of seeking mutual benefit．

When I was little, I used to play Chinese checkers（跳棋）which include two basic tactics（战术）: One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to block the passages of your rival．Players may apply these two totally different approaches in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for him even if his opponent may take advantage of it．Finally he can always reach the destination（目的地）a few steps ahead of the other player．Meanwhile, some player may take another approach to prevent his opponent from moving forward at all costs．By this he may get a short-term benefit, but couldn’t fix attention on the final goal, thus he would never truly develop further．

In the 1990s, a strategy called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world．Its core is to achieve your objective while giving other people some benefits, so there is no real loser．One example of applying the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in US．Most Americans advocate（提倡）the spirit of social service and voluntary contribution．In US, schools and children organizations usually encourage and support kids to be engaged in community service so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood．Moreover, a crucial（决定性的）standard for universities to judge new students is whether they have worked for the community or not．

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In China, it is quite usual that some people are too selfish and never take other people’s interests into consideration, while someone who really has courage to do something for the public is often called “foolish” or “stupid”．Actually helping other people can be of great delights for the helper, for he can also learn something crucial for his life such as sympathy, care, devotion, etc．So only if you take other people’s interests into earnest consideration can you assure your own gain．

1．The purpose of the author in writing the passage is __________．

       A．to tell us the cultural differences between China and USA．

       B．to tell us the different educational systems both in US and China．

       C．to tell us the importance and meaning of WIN-WIN．

       D．to show that WIN-WIN is popular in US and China．

2．Which of the following can be the best example of carrying out the Win-Win principles?

       A．Volunteers     B．Chinese checkers  C．Service workers D．Children

3．What is the author’s attitude towards Win-Win?

       A．criticism                                       B．encouragement

       C．disagreement                                   D．doubt

4．Which of the following statements in NOT true for WIN-WIN principle?

       A．to take others’ interests seriously      B．to learn something useful for our life  

       C．to gain mutual benefit              D．to try to get some benefits from others

5．The underlined words “at all costs” in the second paragraph means “_______” in Chinese．                                      

       A．代价高                                          B．不惜任何代价     

       C．完全失败                                       D．以全部费用

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　Man has three basic needs: food, clothing and shelter （庇护所）. If a man lives in a 　1　 climate, clothing is not absolutely necessary. 　2　　 　, man cannot live without 　3 　, and he has little chance of survival （生存）without shelter. Mankind needs 　4　　 　to protect him from the weather, wild animals, insects, and his 　5　　 　.

　　6 　man learned how to build houses, he looked for 　7 　shelters, as the animals 　8 　. He found that he could protect himself 　9 　up into trees or by crouching under the overhanging edges of cliffs, or by crawling （爬） into caves. The first shelters 　10 　homes actually 　11 　by man were very simple. For his 　12 　materials, he used what he could find 　13 　around him: rocks, tree branches, dried grasses, 　14 　. It was a long time, however, 　15 　man began to build permanent （永久的）shelters because, 　16 　man learned to 　17 　, he lived by hunting. And, 　18 　to follow game, he had to be able to 　19 　from one hunting ground to another. Thus, the first 　20 　shelters were 　21 　that could be easily transported.

　The 　22 　permanent shelters were probably built twenty to forty thousand years ago by 　23 　people who lived in one place 　24 　the fish supply lasted. Fish-eaters could stay in 　25 　place for several years.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．dry	B．warm	C．cold	D．good	[　　]
(2) A．Of course	B．Certainly	C．However	D．Therefore	[　　]
(3) A．food	B．clothing	C．shelter	D．climate	[　　]
(4) A．water	B．gun	C．fire	D．shelter	[　　]
(5) A．friend	B．dogs	C．enemies	D．neighbours	[　　]
(6) A．Before long	B．Soon	C．No sooner	D．Long before	[　　]
(7) A．warm	B．natural	C．safe	D．large	[　　]
(8) A．looked	B．found	C．did	D．liked	[　　]
(9) A．to climb	B．climbing	C．in climbing	D．by climbing	[　　]
(10)A．or	B．such as	C．for example	D．and	[　　]
(11)A．was built	B．built	C．were built	D．to be built	[　　]
(12)A．building	B．living	C．eating	D．sleeping	[　　]
(13)A．hardly	B．easily	C．busily	D．finally	[　　]
(14)A．bricks	B．stones	C．animal skins	D．leaves	[　　]
(15)A．before	B．after	C．since	D．as	[　　]
(16)A．unless	B．until	C．till	D．for	[　　]
(17)A．make paper	B．build houses	C．farm	D．work	[　　]
(18)A．so that	B．in order that	C．in order	D．so as	[　　]
(19)A．go	B．walk	C．run	D．move	[　　]
(20)A．natural	B．man-made	C．strong	D．discovered	[　　]
(21)A．the one	B．that	C．those	D．any	[　　]
(22)A．first	B．old	C．famous	D．last	[　　]
(23)A．flesh-eating	B．animal-hunting	C．fish-eaters	D．fish-eating	[　　]
(24)A．even if	B．even though	C．as long as	D．on condition of	[　　]
(25)A．one	B．any	C．some	D．many	[　　]

For many children the search for E.T. or life from another planet may seem to be already over. What is it about this big-eyed creature from outer space that has made America’s children and many adults so excited? Psychologists say that the film E.T., like ancient fairy tales, contains powerful stories that help children through the difficult process of growing up. The message that fairy tales bring to the child is that a struggle against severe difficulties in life cannot be avoided, but that if one does not run away but meets unexpected and often unjust hardships, one overcomes all obstacles（困难） and at the end comes out victorious.

Today’s children, growing up alone in homes separated from other children, need fairy tales even more than those did at the time when the tales were first told. In E.T. they find a fairy tale with a special interest because it is set in the space age, which is closer to their situation than a story set in an old castle. E.T. may not be good-looking physically, but he is totally harmless, kind and charming. No child need fear an outer space filled with creatures like E.T. Actually, children often have a strong need for imaginary playmates.

For all children, the film raises the question of the need to grow up and the desire to stay a child. Elliott decides not to go with E.T. aboard the spaceship, where he could continue living in an imaginary world. As one child said, “Elliott stayed on Earth because he has to grow up and you can’t grow up on the faraway planet of Jupiter. You stay small and a kid like E.T.”

The film offers many ideas from the traditional fairy tale. Firstly, good children get the better of bad adults. Secondly, the hero is put in a difficult position in the early stages of the story but there is a happy ending when he is finally rescued. Thirdly, the film offers the idea of rebirth, which is found in many fairy tales. Finally, the story also reminds one of “The Three Feathers” by the well-known writers of fairy tales—the Grimm brothers. In this story, the youngest son wins his father’s kingdom by defeating his brothers with the help of an ugly old toad（癞蛤蟆）. But to a final test, to bring back the most beautiful woman, he wins again by choosing the toad who turns into a beauty. Thus, it is love which turns even ugly things into something beautiful. It’s easy to see how that is true of E.T.

1. The story of E.T. tells people______.

 A. how difficult the process of growing up can be

 B. How parents should take good care of their lonely children

 C. victory can be achieved if people face difficulties bravely

 D. that children need playmates and fairy tales badly

2. One of the reasons children like E.T. is that______.

 A. E.T. is a big-eyed good-looking creature      B. the story is set in an old castle

 C. it is an exciting, ancient fairy tale            D. E.T. is likable, harmless and kind-hearted

3. Elliott did not go with E.T. on board the spaceship because_______.

 A. he did not belong there                 

B. he would look like E.T. there

 C. he had to stay on earth and “grow up”     

D. E.T.’s home was an imaginary place that did not exist

4. The theme of “The Three Feathers” is _______.

 A. love can turn ugly things into something beautiful    

B. good children get the better of bad adults

C. brave people can overcome all difficulties           

D. good people will finally enjoy a rebirth