There are two faces of nature. One is good while the   1.  is bad. It all depends on   2.you look at it. I believe that nature is man’s friend and we should treat it with a great deal of respect. 3.  trip to the mountains on the weekend will give a glimpse  4.  how beautiful nature is and can be.

Unfortunately, due to our busy lives, many of us take this beauty for granted. We keep spoiling our environment instead of protecting  5.. Because of the harm  6.  was caused by humans, nature has turned on (attacked suddenly) us.  7.  a result, storms and landslides are taking place more than ever before. If we don’t take the time to protect our environment, nature will no longer be our friend,   8.  our biggest enemy.

 

Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a   41   on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from   42   to toe , explained that he had    43   out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children   44   at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had    45    a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    46   ,saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he    47   me back.

Before leaving, I had turned the heater   48   in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and   49   .While the little ones played and ran   50   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the   51   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they    52   .The young fellow asked me how much he   53   me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    54   $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later, I received a   55    from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   56   to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It   57   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most   58   person in the company.

In his letter, he thanked me again and    59   me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this   60   ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

41.A.kick                     B.hit                           C.beat                                D.knock

42.A.finger                         B.shoulder                   C.head                                D.hand

43.A.driven                        B.used                         C.come                               D.run

44.A.away                          B.behind                      C.over                                D.out

45.A.supplied                      B.poured                     C.equipped                         D.filled

46.A.sleeping                      B.crying                      C.quarrelling                       D.fighting

47.A.allow                          B.ring                         C.lead                                D.follow

48.A.on                              B.off                           C.in                                   D.over

49.A.neat                            B.hot                           C.warm                              D.attractive

50.A.around                        B.inside                       C.nearby                             D.along

51.A.drivers                        B.guests                       C.customers                        D.adults

52.A.left                             B.arrived                     C.ate                                  D.disappeared

53.A.gave                           B.paid                         C.owed                               D.offered

54.A.appeared                     B.exhibited             C.calculated                      D.shown

55.A.call                            B.letter                        C.check                              D.notice

56.A.get                            B.force                        C.requite                            D.hope

57.A.pointed                       B.turned                      C.worked                     D.found

58.A.generous                     B.successful                 C.serious                            D.powerful

59.A.praised                       B.persuaded                 C.informed                         D.convinced

60.A.lesson                         B.business                    C.aspect                              D.case

One day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. The woman _36__ a little boy in a red coat and said: “That is my son __37__ is moving smoothly down the slide (滑板)”. “What a lovely boy!” the man replied. Then he went __38__ saying, “That is my daughter on the bike. She is __39__ a white dress”.

After a while, the man looked at his __40__ and called to the girl in white, “Shall we go home, Mary?” “Only five __41__ minutes, Dad, please?” little Mary cried. The man __42__ and Mary went on riding her bike happily. Five minutes passed soon. The father __43__ and called again to his daughter: “It’s time __44__ now, Mary?” Again, Mary pleaded (恳求), “Give me more minutes, Dad. __45__ five more minutes, OK?” The man smiled and said: “OK.”

The __46__ responded, “You are surely a patient father.” __47__ in thought, the man said nothing. However, after a __48__, he smiled and then said: “Her elder brother Tom was killed by a __49__ driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never __50__ much time with Tom and now I would give anything for just five more minutes with him. I wouldn’t make the same __51__ with Mary. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The __52__ is that I get five more minutes to watch her play. Life sometimes __53__ too suddenly. ”

Yes, life is all about making priorities (优先考虑的事), and what are your priorities? Don’t always __ 54__ excuses for your not being able to accompany your family members or your friends. Give someone you are __55__ five more minutes of your time today!

1.                A．pointed to      B．looked up       C．shouted at D．argued with

 

2.                A．which          B．who           C．/    D．whose

 

3.                A．in             B．up             C．on   D．out

 

4.                A．wearing        B．putting         C．folding   D．glaring

 

5.                A．feet           B．watch          C．honey    D．gift

 

6.                A．less            B．illegal          C．latter D．more

 

7.                A．nodded        B．shook          C．refused   D．shocked

 

8.                A．put down       B．stood up        C．cut down D．picked up

 

9.                A．going          B．gone           C．went D．to go

 

10.               A．Too            B．Immediately     C．Clearly    D．Just

 

11.               A．woman         B．man           C．girl   D．boy

 

12.               A．Reacted        B．Frightened      C．Lost  D．Rebuilt

 

13.               A．rank           B．while          C．reality D．shelter

 

14.               A．social          B．drunk          C．suitable   D．unfair

 

15.               A．spent          B．wasted         C．exploded  D．fed

 

16.               A．ride           B．ground         C．mistake   D．preparations

 

17.               A．chance         B．truth           C．injury D．glory

 

18.               A．harvests        B．ignores         C．changes   D．orders

 

19.               A．operate        B．question        C．make D．purchase

 

20.               A．proud of        B．beneficial to     C．worried about  D．devoted to

 

 

I am a long distance runner. When I was thirty-one, I was in a serious car accident. The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk “normally” but I would never run again—terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen(氧气) she breathes. The doctors were right. For the next nine and a half years, I was unable to run more than twenty-five feet.

In 2006, I began self-training to take part in a 60-mile walk. Three months into preparing, I realized that walking 4-5 hours a day was too long. If only I could jog(慢跑) part of it—that would cost me less time. I started jogging without my knees aching. Slowly, I increased the distance. The doctor were proved wrong—it only took nine and a half years to do so.

While practicing, I suffered a loss—a dear friend suddenly died. His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential(潜力). He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals. Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didn’t train to my fullest, the doctor would win. So I trained seven days a week. And I succeeded in crossing the finish line of the LA Marathons all over the United States to the astonishment of my doctors. They never believed that I would achieve that.

The aches and pains I experience while training and racing are nothing compared to the suffering people whom I respect must accept.

1.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?

A．She didn’t believe what the doctor said.

B．She often felt it was hard to tolerate.

C．She loved running very much.

D．She lost heart after the accident.

2.The author tried jogging because she wanted to ______.

A．save some time                         B．protect her feet

C．get more exercise                       D．catch up with others

3.Why did the author decide to join in the marathon?

A．Because she was so sorry for the loss of a friend.

B．Because she was encouraged by her dead friend’s words.

C．Because she wanted to prove the doctors were wrong.

D．Because she wanted to make more friends.

4.What does the underlined word “astonishment” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Surprise.                              B．Sadness.

C．Disappointment.                        D．Anger.

 

One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation（毁林） is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?"

The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.

Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.

Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.

Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect -- or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late.

Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.

1.The underlined word "synthetics" probably means_________.

A. natural rubber                   B. tropical materials

C. man-made material               D. commercial rubber

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.

B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.

C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.

D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.

3.The author's attitude towards the tropical deforestation is _________ .

A. puzzling        B. cold          C. supporting        D. opposed

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Tropical Forests                 B. The Value of Tropical Forests

C. Tropical Forests and Our Life     D. The Greenhouse Effects