What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm (伤害)   46  them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even   47  his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually   48  that someone turns to psychological doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt (疑问) that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They   49  stress can produce momentum (动力）in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce (减少) stress and make it   50 . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal   51  for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. To a poor family, I deeply knew   52   was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future.   53  the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up (达到标准）to my mom’s expectation and go to college   54 . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Overall, stress is not a bad thing in   55 . The key is how we deal with it.

When I was in my ninth grade, I was on a stage-design team for a play and Mrs. Reagan was my director. Almost immediately I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Reagan would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should deal with things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __3__ about stage design! But I slowly tried to answer her __4__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to make them and I completed them perfectly. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Reagan 's motto that year was, "Try it. We can achieve it __5__!" I began to take the chances. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing. I learned to create something __6__.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __7__ in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I __8__ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team with Mrs. Reagan changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more experienced than I had thought, but I also __9_ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known. She taught me not to __10__ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __11_. Mrs. Reagan was the person who gave me confidence when I was upset. Her trust in me has encouraged me to do things that I never imagined __12__.

1.                A．and            B．so             C．yet  D．for

2.                A．impression      B．opinion         C．information    D．advice

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

4.                A．questions       B．words          C．explanations   D．ideas

5.                A．again          B．more           C．instead   D．later

6.                A．easily          B．carefully        C．confidently    D．proudly

7.                A．introduced      B．recognized      C．placed   D．considered

8.                A．proved         B．decided        C．accepted D．realized

9.                A．discovered      B．developed      C．took D．encouraged

10.               A．accept         B．decide         C．care  D．wonder

11.               A．afraid          B．lazy            C．sad   D．bored

12.               A．successful      B．possible        C．enjoyable  D．agreeable

完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15分；每空1分，满分15分）
The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the   46  of flowers better. That’s why the course has become very popular   47  the students.
The teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). They are   48   at this art and work hard at passing on the skill   49  students. So far, many students in the school have   50  a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   51  the students’ skills, the teachers usually play   52  while students are arranging flowers. Students are   53  with the music, and they   54  more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers   55  teach the students other skills at the   56  time. For example, they ask the students to   57  compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only   58   art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.
Several months ago, some foreign teachers   59  the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own   60  after they returned home.

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School have a flower-arrangement lesson every week. The course is the  41   of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai．It’s a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the  42  of flowers better. That’s  43   the course has become very popular among the students.

The teachers of the course are all  44  trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill  45   students. So far, many students in the school  46   a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   47   the students’ skill, the teachers usually play  48   while students are arranging flowers. Students 49   the music, and then they can  50  more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besides, the teachers   51    teach the students other skills at the same time, for example, they ask the students  52  compositions about flowers. In this way, students not only get art education but also improve 53    writing skills.

Several months ago, some foreigners visited the school. When they saw common flowers become more   54  meaningful, they got amazed and interested. They made  55  and would play them for their own students after they returned home.

1.A．first          B．second         C．third           D．last

2.A．color         B．beauty         C．smell           D．shape

3.A．how          B．when          C．why            D．what

4.A．clearly        B．special         C．polite           D．specially

5.A．with          B．for            C．on              D．to

6.A．win           B．won           C．have won        D．had won

7.A．drop           B．decide        C．develop          D．open

8.A．computer       B．games         C．jokes           D. music

9.A．are angry with    B. are exciting with  C．are afraid of      D．are pleased with

10.A．come up with   B．run out of       C．hold on to       D．make a list

11.A．almost         B．never          C．hardly          D．always

12.A．write          B．writing         C．to write         D．wrote

13.A．their           B．your           C．our            D．theirs

14.A．ugly           B．lively          C．lonely          D．friendly

15.A．plans          B．notes           C．videos          D．gifts