I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   1  , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and   2  , but rather when he was weak and ill.

     My father was   3   a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease   4   all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  5  . On night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about   6  , and I told them about one of my   7  . I said that we must very often give things up   8   we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always   9   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   10   up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   11  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.   12  , he answered his own question: “ I   13   the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also   14   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone, I   15   remember his words and become   16  . If  he could replace his great pain a feeling of love for others,   17   I should be able to give up my small irritations. In this   18  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I   19   what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more   20   when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.

1. A. Therefore                    B. Otherwise                 C. However                 D. Eventually

2. A. happy                         B. healthy                    C. wealthy                  D. lonely

3. A. already                      B. just                         C. still                         D. once

4. A. took                           B. sent                        C. threw                     D. put

5. A. impossible                   B. difficult                   C. hopeless                 D. demanding

6. A. people                 B. jobs                        C. life                         D. religion

7. A. decisions                     B. experiences             C. ambitions                 D. beliefs

8. A. as                        B. before                     C. since                      D. after

9．A．suggests                B．promises              C．seems                    D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                  C．summed                 D．opened

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

12．A．Surprisingly           B．Naturally              C．Happily                  D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                      C．gained                    D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed               C．astonished              D．disappointed

15．A．could                   B．should                 C．would                    D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                    C．quiet                      D．excited

17．A．so                       B．then                     C．also                       D．whereas

18．A．area                     B．method                C．form                      D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder                C．suspect                  D．guess

20．A．firmly                  B．carefully              C．strictly                   D．gratefully

 (广东省惠州市2010届高三第一次调研考试)

It is estimated that about 10 million people go into coastal waters every year to get a closer look at whales.

When the eco-tourists try to have a look at the __21___mammals rising above the water line, killer whales lives are greatly__22___, though they are the top of the food chain in the sea.

“We now have more whale-watch boats than there are whales,” said Kelley BalcombBartok of an __23____ in Washington State which works with scientists to protect whales.

All this activity is causing people to show more ___24____ about the whales health and survival .Some scientists say noise from all the boat traffic may __25____ a whales sonar（声纳，声波）ability as much as 95 percent .The whales need sonar to find food.

There new studies __26____ this month suggest the interference caused by the tourists is damaging the whales, whose population in the Puget Sound region has ___27___ from 98 to 80 in less than a decade. Scientist say all the traffic also forces the whales to move around morn, wasting energy needed for ___28____food.

“I would say that at times when there are a lot of boats and there is a lot of noise, they are easily __29____,” said Tom McMillen, captain of the whale-watching boat Stellar Sea, which takes out there groups a day.

Scientists say there is less food in the sea for the whales to eat : besides, the population in the sea is more serious. Obviously the __30_____from the boats make the life of the whales even worse.

21. A. huge         B. poisonous     C. delicate      D. cautions

22. A. refreshed     B. discovered     C. threatened   D. witnessed

23. A. activity       B. organization   C. area         D. avenue

24. A. sympathy     B enthusiasm     C. excitement    D. concern

25. A. stop         B. decrease       C. increase      D. improve

26. A. released      B abandoned      C. predicted     D. relieved

27. A. changed      B. sunk          C. reduced      D. fallen

28. A. tasting       B. hunting        C. searching     D. eating

29. A. astonished     B .annoyed       C. disappointed   D. excited

30. A sound         B. voice          C. noise        D. echo

  

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   1  , he did not teach me acceptance

when he was strong and   2  , but rather when he was weak and ill.

My father was  3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  4  all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is  5 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about   6  , and I told them about one of my  7  . I said that we must very often give things up  8  we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends but it always  9  that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  10  up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up  11  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say． 12 , he answered his own question: “I  13  the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  14  by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated （愤怒的） at someone, I  15  remember his words and become  16  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  17 to give up my small irritations. In this  18  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I  19  what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more 20

when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.

1．A．Therefore           B．Otherwise      C．However            D．Eventually

2．A．happy              B．healthy            C．wealthy          D．lonely

3．A．already            B．just              C．still               D．once

4．A．took              B．sent              C．threw            D．put

5．A．impossible         B．difficult           C．hopeless          D．demanding

6．A．people              B．jobs              C．life                D．religion

7．A．decisions          B．experiences       C．ambitions        D．beliefs

8．A．as                B．before           C．since            D．after

9．A．suggests               B．promises             C．seems                 D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                 C．summed              D．opened

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

12．A．Surprisingly         B．Naturally             C．Happily               D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                     C．gained                 D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed              C．astonished           D．disappointed

15．A．could                  B．should                 C．would                 D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                   C．quiet                   D．excited

17．A．so                       B．then                    C．also                    D．whereas

18．A．area                    B．method                C．form                   D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder               C．suspect               D．guess

20．A．firmly             B．carefully           C．strictly            D．gratefully

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．  1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he wag strong and  2  ，but rather when he was weak and ill．

    My father was  3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease  4  all that away．Now he can no longer walk，and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is  5  ．On night，I went to visit him with my sisters．We started talking about 6  ，and I told them about one of my  7 ．I said that we must very often give things up  8  we grow our youth，our beauty，our friends but it always  9 that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father  10  up．He said，“But，Peter，I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought，but I couldn’t think of anything to say．12  ，he answered his own question：“I  13 the love of my family．”I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes．Along with hope and thankfulness．

    I was also 14  by his words．After that，when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone，I  15  remember his words and become  16 ．If he could replace his great pain a feeling of love for others，  17  I should be able to give up my small irritations．In this  18，I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

    Sometimes I  19  what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more 20   when I was a boy．For now，though，I am grateful for this one gift．

1．A．Therefore              B．Otherwise            C．However                D．Eventually

2．A．happy                    B．healthy                 C．wealthy                  D．lonely

3．A．already                  B．just                      C．still                        D．once

4．A．took                      B．sent                     C．threw                    D．put

5．A．impossible             B．difficult                C．hopeless                 D．demanding

6．A．people                   B．jobs                     C．1ife                       D．religion

7．A．decisions               B．experiences          C．ambitions               D．belies

8．A．as                         B．before                  C．since                    D．after

9．A．suggests                B．promises              C．seems                    D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                  C．summed                 D．opened

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

12．A．Surprisingly         B．Naturally              C．Happily                  D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                      C．gained                    D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed               C．astonished              D．disappointed

15．A．could                   B．should                 C．would                    D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                    C．quiet                      D．excited

17．A．so               B．then                     C．also                       D．whereas

18．A．area                     B．method                C．form                      D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder                C．suspect                  D．guess

20．A．firmly                  B．carefully              C．strictly                   D．gratefully