One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it   36    several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour （绕道）．  37   one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some   38    thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39   it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was   40   by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in   41   yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome．  42    this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43   on the earth, also shares human failings．

       After some time the ant   44   reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45   home．It was there that the ant met its   46  ．How could that large feather possibly   47   such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this   48   and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49   and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through   50   it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51   more than a burden．Isn’t our   52   like that?

       We worry about our families; we worry about the   53   of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54   that at the destination they are   55   and we can’t take them with us．

A．came across        B．came about      C．got over        D．dealt with

A．For               B．At              C．To              D．With

A．brave            B．tiring        C．short            D．magic

A．through          B．across           C．beside         D．behind

A．satisfied           B．frightened       C．annoyed      D．attracted

A．height             B．size             C．depth         D．length

A．Therefore       B．Otherwise        C．But             D．Moreover

A．living             B．working        C．sleeping      D．walking

A．finally             B．probably       C．suddenly     D．easily

A．lonely            B．comfortable   C．underground    D．big

A．partner          B．parent        C．match         D．friend

A．fix            B．fit              C．fill             D．suit

A．trouble        B．pleasure         C．decision         D．matter

A．insect         B．problem      C．feather          D．hole

A．before            B．after           C．until            D．once

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

A．study           B．aim          C．dream          D．1ife

A．waste           B．lack            C．worth        D．danger

A．think           B．wonder          C．warn            D．find

A．bad           B．useless          C．meaningful      D．practical

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it   36  several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).   37  one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some   38   thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39  it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   40  by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   41  yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.   42   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43  on the earth, also shares human failings.

After some time the ant   44  reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45  home. It was there that the ant met its   46   . How could that large feather possibly   47  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   48  and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49  and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   50  it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51  more than a burden. Isn’t our   52  like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the   53  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54  that at the destination they are   55  and we can’t take them with us.

1.                A．came across     B．came about      C．got over D．took over

 

2.                A．For            B．At             C．To   D．With

 

3.                A．brave          B．tiring           C．short     D．magic

 

4.                A．through        B．across          C．beside    D．behind

 

5.                A．satisfied        B．frightened       C．annoyed D．attracted

 

6.                A．height          B．size            C．depth    D．width

 

7.                A．Therefore       B．Otherwise       C．But D．Moreover

 

8.                A．living           B．working         C．sleeping D．walking

 

9.                A．finally          B．probably        C．suddenly  D．easily

 

10.               A．lonely          B．comfortable     C．underground   D．big

 

11.               A．partner        B．parent         C．match D．friend

 

12.               A．fix            B．fit             C．fill   D．feel

 

13.               A．trouble         B．pleasure        C．decision   D．matter

 

14.               A．insect          B．problem        C．feather    D．hole

 

15.               A．before         B．after           C．until  D．once

 

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

 

17.               A．study          B．aim            C．dream D．1ife

 

18.               A．waste          B．lack            C．worth     D．danger

 

19.               A．think          B．wonder        C．warn D．find

 

20.               A．bad           B．useless         C．meaningful D．practical

 

 

A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.

One  1 they arrived to find the schoolhouse was on fire. They dragged(拖) the senseless(无意识的) little boy out of the burning building more dead than alive. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely  2  .

But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his  3 that he would survive somehow, and to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. When the  4 was past, the mother was told that he would be a lifetime cripple(跛子) with no  5  of the lower part of his body at all.

Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a  6  . He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor(运动神经的) ability. His thin legs were all but lifeless.

Finally he returned from the  7  . Every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little  8 , but there was no feeling. Yet his  9  that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the  10 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He walked his way to the white   11 .With great  12 , he raised himself up on the fence(篱笆) . Then, he began dragging himself along the fence and  13  that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.  14  through his daily massages and his iron determination, he did  15 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!

1.                A．afternoon       B．evening         C．noon D．morning

 

2.                A．die            B．survive         C．fail  D．recover

 

3.                A．mind           B．heart           C．idea D．view

 

4.                A．disease         B．disaster         C．danger   D．failure

 

5.                A．effect          B．use            C．good D．work

 

6.                A．cripple         B．patient         C．trouble   D．winner

 

7.                A．school         B．home          C．factory   D．hospital

 

8.                A．hands          B．legs            C．arms D．feet

 

9.                A．decision        B．dream          C．promise  D．determination

 

10.               A．street          B．school         C．yard  D．shop

 

11.               A．fence          B．wall           C．houses    D．door

 

12.               A．job            B．time           C．effort D．success

 

13.               A．promised       B．decided        C．insisted   D．predicted

 

14.               A．Frankly         B．Finally          C．Actually   D．Secondly

 

15.               A．build          B．improve        C．choose    D．develop

 

 

We have completed our first month of preschool .Matthew seems to  36  it ,He is catching on to the routine (常规)quite nicely .I didn’t leave him there   37  much the first couple weeks ,I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better .

In this class a little German boy ,who does not speak  38  ,cried all the time at first and nor cries occasionally.

The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried .he was sitting   39     Matthew ,I thought Matthew was going to start  40  and join in ,I stood by and watched ,ready for the rescue ,Matthew kept turning around and  41  the boy ,Then he reached his hand back and    42   him on the leg .He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a  43  and the boy with blocks (积木),actually he was just standing by and crying .Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks  ,  44  it ,picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to   45  .They then together started  46  towers on the table and the little boy  47  crying ,It seemed   48   Matthew knew what the little guy needed ,Here was the little guy ,who can’t speak English ,and Matthew ,who  49   playing together ,like they were best  50    .

One of the days when I stayed ,they were at lunch and Matthew was  51   at the table ,I pulled up a chair to sit next to him ,He smiled ,then grabbed his book bag and took off running   52    the cafeteria ,I took off after him ,When we reached the wall he wall he just giggled (咯咯笑),turned around and looked at me ,I leaned down to his  53   to blame him for leaving his seat and running ,He suddenly  54   a big wet kiss right on my lips and smiled at me ,All I could do was to take his hand and  55   him back to his seat ,Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.

36． A．escape                B．hate             C．enjoy         D．avoid

37． A．out            B．in               C．off        D．alone

38． A．Spanish       B．English      C．Chinese          D．Japanese

39． A．behind      B．beside          C．in front of              D．far from

40． A．over again     B．any moment    C．even harder          D．loudly

41． A．beating             B．shouting at     C．looking at             D．learning from

42． A．helped          B．hit         C．held                 D．patted

43． A．toy              B．doll             C．truck                  D．train

44． A．parked     B．repaired       C．broke               D．threw

45． A．me              B．the teacher   C．himself                D．the little boy

46． A．adding        B．climbing          C．building          D．putting

47． A．continued      B．enjoyed         C．began                D．stopped

48． A．where        B．as              C．when                 D．as if

49.   A．signs      B．starts                C．teaches          D．learns

50.   A．brothers       B．children      C．friends                D．people

51.   A．standing       B．running        C．sitting                 D．jumping

52.   A．across       B．into           C．out of                D．through

53.   A．table          B．level       C．hand             D．back

54.   A．planted        B．received          C．made        D．had

55.   A．force      B．walk             C．push             D．drive