(31)
Expressing gratitude is an important form of good manners. Nowadays more and more people in China have found it’s high time to cultivate a thankful heart for the good others 21
. 21. A. have
B. do
C. share
D. like
√
Everyone likes to get praised and appreciated. Gratitude is the greatest of virtues, which lets others smile and makes the world more beautiful. You just need several minutes to write down a thank-you note, but it could bring much joy to the
22
. 22. A. doer
B. receiver
C. performer
D. speaker √
We live in a society where we enjoy the different services of others. But
23 of them should be taken for granted. 23. A. one
B. any one
C. none
D. all √
Gratitude is also a kind of 24 in life. In developing gratitude for every moment --- for the simple joys, and even for the 25 times ---we come to truly
enjoy and appreciate life. Then we are able to see the
26
that surrounds us. 24. A. attitude
B. feeling
C. emotion
D. sense 25. A. managing
B. challenging
C. changing
D. developing 26. A. truth
B. reality
C. experience
D. magic √ √ √
Try to write a thank-you letter to your parents for working hard to 27 you a happy life. Be grateful to your teachers because of their 28 with your studies and character building.
27. A. offer
B. produce
C. imagine
D. try 28. A. study
B. part
C. help
D. co-operation √ √ Say thanks to your friends who 29 both your happiness and sorrow. We are sure it will bring them much joy and add 30 into your won life as well.
29. A. knew
B. shared
C. realized
D. recognized
30. A. reflection
B. justice
C. taste
D. colour √ √ (32)
I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present. A school teacher 21 his room a few minutes early and 22 a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been
23
.
21. A. entered
B. left
C. rushed
D. slipped 22. A. saw
B. searched
C. noticed
D. found 23. A. killed
B. injured
C. hurt
D. damaged √ √ √ The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the
24 , living part by just a thin thread.
As the teacher 25 the strange sight of a poor 24.A. behind
B. middle
C. head
D. front 25.A. studied
B. researched
C. took
D. learned √ √ worm 26 its dead half across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there.
Picking it up, she said, oh, Oscar, when are you going to27 that dead part so you can really live? 26.A. pushing
B. taking
C. pulling
D. bringing 27.A. lose
B. miss
C. cut
D. place √ √
What a marvelous 28
for all of
us! When are we going to lose that
dead part so we can really live? When
are we going to let go of past pain so we
can live 29 ? When are we going to drop the
baggage of needless guilt so we can
30 life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace? 28.A. problem B. question
C. doubt
D. puzzle 29.A. happily B. sadly C. joyfully
D. fully 30.A. live
B. enjoy
C. experience
D. treasure √ √ √
Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?
(33) This lesson comes from the Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes (1485-1547). In 1519, he outfitted (装备)several ships in Cuba to 21the coast of Mexico. After landing at the southeastern Mexican coast, Cortes ordered the
men to have all the yardage, sails, metal
fittings, and the cannon 22 from the ship. 21.
A. visit
B. discover
C. explore
D. inspect
22．A. removed
B. fixed
C. transported
D. prepared
√ √
He then ordered the ships to be
23 so there would be no retreat. It must have
been a 24 sight for his crew, standing on a hostile beach with a mysterious 25 to their backs,
23．A. destroyed B. repaired
C. abandoned
D. burned
24．A. painful
B. amazing
C. fantastic
D. rare 25．A. ocean
B. continent
C. treasure
D. puzzle √ √ √ to 26 their ships be consumed by 27. By burning his ships, Cortes 28 himself and his soldiers not only to survival but to 29 whatever obstacles came their way. 26.A. let
B. have
C. make D. watch 27.A. robbers B. flames C. natives D. storm 28.A. committed
B. promised
C. left
D. exhausted 29.A. forget
B. indicate
C. conquer
D. predict √ √ √ √ To deepen your own persistence power, burn the ships of your life. In order to ultimately triumph, kick out the props(支柱) from underneath and burn the bridges 30. Make the commitment and say "No retreat!". 30．A. front
B. behind
C. afterwards D. beforehand √ (34) I had a dog named Tinker, a beautiful girl, who was almost 12 years old last Valentine's day, when she had to be put to sleep. She 21 from kidney and heart failure. She had been a good companion to our family,
21．A. visit
B. discover
C. explore
D. inspect
√ especially to my mother. She kept mom 22 during the day if we had to go and she gave my mom 23 to care for and talk to. It was so 24to let her go,
22．A. removed
B. fixed
C. transported
D. prepared
23．A. destroyed
B. repaired
C. abandoned
D. burned
24．A. unbelievable
B. impossible C. cruel
D. hard √ √ √ but a couple of months ago, I felt like it was time to start looking for another 25. We finally found a litter about 8 miles from our home and went to look at them. On the way home, I asked my husband, “Can we really 26 to get another dog right now?”
25．A. daughter
B. dog
C. pet
D. kid 26．A. afford
B. prepare
C. expect
D. refuse √ √ When we got home, he handed me an envelope with a 27 in it .He said, “This was 28 to be for Christmas but you might need it now.” When I opened the card, there was a cashier’s check and a photograph of a small dog with a handwritten note that said,
27.A.note
B. surprise
C. card
D. key 28.A.observed
B. designed
C. prepared
D. supposed
√ √ “I love you, momma. Find one just like me.” 29 Tinker. Of course, my 30 did this. 29.A.signed
B. ended
C. tagged
D. named 30.A.dog
B. husband
C. mother
D. daughter √ √ (35)
Seventh grade, the Class of 2005 at Lima
High School had organized bake sales,
spaghetti dinners, car washes and cake
raffles(抽奖活动) to raise money for its class trip. Living in the small mountainous town of Lima, Mont., the kids dreamed of traveling to the Pacific Coast to see the 21 .
21.A. modern city
B. ocean
C. university
D. film stars
√ But upon learning a 22 teacher was diagnosed with advanced cancer, the class made a quick and unanimous(一致的) 23 last December—to 24 the trip and give their $5,000 savings toward Karla McGraw’s medical expenses.
22.A. lovable
B. loving
C. healthy
D. beloved 23.A. decision
B. vote
C. choice
D. arrangement
24.A. postpone
B. forget
C. shorten
D. change √ √ √ “It was something they decided on their own,” says McGraw, who had taught many of the students since the first grade. “I was so 25, and it just blew this community away. The next day at school, the teachers couldn’t even look at each other without 26.” 25．A. humiliated
B. shocked
C. humbled D. stirred 26．A. laughing
B. complaining
C. regretting D. crying √ √
The story did not end there. When The Associated Press ran a story nationwide about the selfless class act, checks 27 in from readers wanting to restart the 28 plans. In all, $10,000 was donated to the teens and, in March, they traveled to Seaside, Ore., for an adventure of a lifetime.
27A. poured
B. arrived
C. mailed
D. came 28A. treatment
B. rescue
C.
trip
D. kindness
√ √ Leftover trip money went to McGraw’s 29 fund and, after months of 30, she returned to her teaching job in September. 29．A. special
B. educational
C. specific
D. medical 30．A. rest
B. treatments
C. pray
D. struggles √ √