Alexis was hot and tired. With rage (愤怒) in her voice she shouted,“Pull me up! I give up. I hate this. This is stupid!” It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said,“Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her.”I then shouted down to Alexis,“ Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!”

Jason grasped another rope, put this climbing harness (系带) on and began to move down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted (急突) outward. Jason said to Alexis,“I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping (痉挛) up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong. Look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult parts up the cliff. Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used in her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis' eyes and in a calm voice he said,“You are not alone out here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?” Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath.?

Jason went down the cliff because _______.

A. Alexis took a wrong path

B. Alexis was trapped in rocks ?

C. Alexis didn't believe in herself

D. Alexis' forearms were badly hurt ?

We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed?

B. Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff

C. Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up ?

D. Alexis successfully rock-climbed

The underlined word “hot” in the story means_______.

A. disappointed　  B. angry?

C. uncomfortable  D. running a high body temperature?

Alexis would probably become _______.

A. more strong?minded       B. easier to give up ?

C. poorer in health D. less interested in rock climbing ??

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __1__ before setting down. High desert winds had __2__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __3__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __5__ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about forty－five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) __6__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __7__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __8__ space because it only __9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very __10__.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __11__ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life...except one. A __12__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __13__， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I __14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his  __15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown－ups have learned from __16__.He was __17__ the ride  because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and __18__ back into my seat，pretending I was __19__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  __20__ to  giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1. A. mistake　　B. delay　　C. change 　　D. wind

2. A. forced     B. warned  C. swept      D. reminded

3. A. watching  B. visiting  C. circling     D. crossing

4. A. arrive     B. enter  C. stop         D. land

5. A. if       B. though  C. because      D. while

6. A. light    B. pale    C. easy         D. quick

7. A. sick     B. nervous  C. angry      D. afraid

8. A. empty   B. narrow  C. secret      D. open

9. A. happens  B. continues  C. fails     D. serves

10. A. quiet   B. hot   C.  dirty        D.  crowded  

11. A. partly  B.  gradually  C. shortly  D. clearly

12. A. pilot   B. baby  C.  guard  D.  man

13. A. seats         B.  passengers

C. flight         D. airplane

14. A. realized  B.  hoped      C.  agreed       D.  insisted

15. A. health   B. safety        C. joy           D. future

16. A. teachers  B. books       C.  experience    D.  practice

17. A. learning   B.  taking    C.  missing       D.  enjoying

18. A. sat       B. lay         C. went          D. rode

19. A. nearly     B.  finally    C.  really        D.  suddenly

20. A. attempted  B.  managed   C.  wanted      D.  decided

Alexis was hot and tired. With rage (愤怒) in her voice she shouted,“Pull me up! I give up. I hate this. This is stupid!” It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said,“Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her.”I then shouted down to Alexis,“ Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!”

Jason grasped another rope, put this climbing harness (系带) on and began to move down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted (急突) outward. Jason said to Alexis,“I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping (痉挛) up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong. Look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult parts up the cliff. Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used in her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis' eyes and in a calm voice he said,“You are not alone out here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?” Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath.?

Jason went down the cliff because _______.

A. Alexis took a wrong path

B. Alexis was trapped in rocks ?

C. Alexis didn't believe in herself

D. Alexis' forearms were badly hurt ?

We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed?

B. Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff

C. Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up ?

D. Alexis successfully rock-climbed

The underlined word “hot” in the story means_______.

A. disappointed　  B. angry?

C. uncomfortable  D. running a high body temperature?

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jerry is a restaurant manager who is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.

One day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get 　36 ! You can’t be a 　37　 person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself you have two 　38 today. You can choose to be in a good mood 　39 you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice 　40 you live life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never 　41 to do in the restaurant business…. He 　42 the back door open one morning and was held up at 　43 　point by three armed robbers. He was shot by them while trying to fight back. 　44 , Jerry was found relatively quickly and 　45 to the local trauma(外伤) center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released 　46 the hospital with fragments of the bullets 　47 in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the 　48 . Jerry told me something happening in the ER( 急诊室). He said, “… the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the 　49 on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really 　50 . In their eyes, I 　51 ‘he’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take 　52 .” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked 　53 I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘BULLETS!’ Over their 　54 , I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, 　55 , is everything.

36. A. that　　　　　　 　　B. those　　　　　　　　 　C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

37. A. brave　　　　　 　　B. good　　　　　　　　 　C. positive　　　　　　　　 D. bad

38. A. causes 　　　　　 B. choices　　　　　　 　C. things　　　　　　　　　 D. goals

39. A. and　　　　　　 　　B. or　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

40. A. how　　　　　 　　B. what　　　　　　　　 　C. that　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

41. A. supposed　　 　　B. expected　　　　　 　C. encouraged　　　　　 D. suggested

42. A. came　　　　　 　　B. left　　　　　　　　　 　C. broke　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked

43. A. sword　　　　 　　B. stick　　　　　　　　 　C. arrow　　　　　　　　　 D. gun

44. A. Hopefully　　 　　B. Delightedly　　　C. Luckily　　　　　 　 D. Disappointedly

45. A. pushed　　　　 　　B. rushed　　　 　　　C. stepped　　　　 　 D. followed

46. A. to 　　　　　　 　　B. towards　　　　　　 　C. from　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. down

47. A. even　　　　　 　　B. ever　　　　　　　　 　C. once　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. still

48. A. trouble　　　　 　　B. accident　　　　　 　C. difficulty　　　　　　　 D. trick

49. A. expressions　　 B. smiles　　　　　　　 　C. cries　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. tears

50. A. attracted　　 　　B. touched　　　　　　 　C. scared　　　　　　　　 D. warned

51. A. mix　　　　　　 　　B. hope　　　　　　　　 　C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

52. A. care　　　　　　 　　B. action　　　　　　　 　C. turns　　　　　　　　　 D. apart

53. A. what　　 　 　　B. that　　　　　　　　　 　C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

54. A. laughter　　　 　　　　B. disappointment　 　C. excitement　　　　　 D. joy

55. A. after all　　　　 B. at all　　　　　　　　 　C. in all　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. for all

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks（线条）of light cast by the blinds of the tall  36  send shafts（杆状物）of light through the dusty air. I take a  37  and the concrete and paint  38  tickle my nose. I  39  everything about this room.
　　Some of the  40  time of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic, but the  41  is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to  42  to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost  43  think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your  44  ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually  45 .
　　When I’m on stage, everything else disappears. All the worries and  46  of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present,  47  it’s the excited kind, not the uneasy  48  of being different and alone.
　　I  49  love to work backstage and on lighting. I  50  you could find another girl who would work on a dusty ladder  51  to ropes and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of  52  to know that I succeed in an area where  53  people — and actually no girls — do.
　　Like others, I’m often insecure, not  54  who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the  55  I get from theater.

36. A. walls                B. doors                   C. windows                D. roofs

37. A. deep breath      B. last look                C. long walk      D. short break

38. A. looks         B. smells               C. tastes                  D. sounds

39. A. forget               B. make            C. love            D. own

40. A. lost                B. busy          C. tiring                    D. best

41. A. stage               B. school                  C. office                  D. home

42. A. prove               B. expect       C. pretend               D. refuse

43. A. constantly       B. seriously         C. hardly         D. honestly

44. A. competitive   B. acting           C. creative       D. communicating

45. A. reminded        B. encouraged          C. judged       D. offered

46. A. responses      B. anxieties              C. pressures            D. complaints

47. A. but                    B. however               C. and           D. though

48. A. sight       B. thought              C. feeling       D. fact

49. A. seldom              B. absolutely        C. relatively            D. almost

50. A. hope                 B. admit            C. promise         D. doubt

51. A. added             B. applied              C. related                D. attached

52. A. duty                  B. pride                   C. humor           D. relief

53. A. many     B. few              C. little                     D. some

54. A. sure of           B. afraid of               C. strict at                 D. interested in

55. A. chance          B. energy               C. benefit        D. confidence