Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant　 31　 , “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing. ”

　 Thomas Edison replied very　 32 , “Oh, we have come a long way and we have 　 33 a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot 34　 to make a good light bulb. ”

　 If we learn from our mistakes, then we are　 35　 . If we learn from someone else’s mistakes, then we are genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines 　 36　 daily and failure is nothing more than a few small　 37 　 repeated daily.

　 How　 38 the above lines are! Success takes 　 39 . We’ll make mistakes 40 　 we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to 　 41 new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence　 42 what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional　 43　 , but only a few really　 44　 their true potential and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n)　 45　 life. Do you want to be exceptional?

　 Success is a fruit which everyone wants to 　 46　 but it is not found everywhere and no one can 　 47　 it without serious efforts.

　 Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) 48　 !

　 Success depends upon previous　 49　 , and without it we will end in failure.

　 When you are　 50　 , please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.

31. A. celebrated　　 B. complained

C. explained　　　　 D. answered

32. A. confidently　　　 B. madly

C. carelessly　　　　　 D. angrily

33. A. remembered　　 B. refused

C. learned　　　　　　 D. ordered

34. A. test　　 B. ignore

C. invent　　　 D. use

35. A. healthy　　 B. enthusiastic

C. intelligent　　　 D. generous

36. A. shown　　 B. prevented

C. recorded　　　 D. practiced

37. A. errors　　 B. machines

C. jobs　　　　 D. steps

38. A. common　　 B. strange

C. familiar　　　　 D. true

39. A. effect　　 B. time

C. drugs　　　　 D. roles

40. A. as though　　 B. so that

C. unless　　　　　 D. if

41. A. keep　　 B. attempt

C. give　　　　 D. see

42. A. depends on　　 B. sets aside

C. turns down　　　　 D. sets up

43. A. appearances　　 B. experiences

C. qualities　　　　　 D. feelings

44. A. own　　 B. realize

C. provide　　 D. research

45. A. active　　 B. hard

C. rich　　　　　 D. average

46. A. sell　　 B. draw

C. eat　　　　 D. praise

47. A. achieve　　　 B. watch

C. offer　　　 　　D. recognize

48. A. story　　 B. excuse

C. key　　　　 D. plan

49. A. preparation　　 B. influence

C. life　　　　　　　 D. generation

50. A. powerful　　 B. wonderful

C. successful　　　 D. hopeful

Greenspace facilities (设施) are contributing to an important degree to the quality of the city environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-proved statement than on the base of a closely reasoned scientific proof. Recognizing the importance of greenspaces in the city environment is a first step on the right way, this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which people are using these spaces. As to this subject I shall within the scope (范围) of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities. 

The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning, has in my opinion resulted in more attention for forms of recreation far from home, while there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The city environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more required activities can also have recreative aspect. 

The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you. 

1.. The importance of greenspaces in the city environment _____. 

A. is still unknown                        B. is paid little attention to 

C. is accepted on the base of scientific proof    D. has been recognized

2. For many years town and country planning has _____. 

A. brought living areas and places of entertainment close together 

B. separated recreation facilities far from home 

C. improved recreative possibilities in the neighborhood 

D. enabled people to reach the best standard of living 

3.. The word “recreation” in the passage probably means,_____.

A. activities done for pleasure or enjoyment    B. doing something again in a creative way 

C. doing something important after work       D. required activities done after work 

4.According to the author, greenspaces should be designed _____. 

A. to reduce the number of recreative activities 

B. to attract more and more people 

C. for people to use more conveniently        

D. for people to do recreative activities at the street door of the house

5. The main idea of this passage is that _____. 

A. attention must be paid to the improvement of recreation 

B. greenspace facilities should be used better to improve the quality of life 

C. the city environment is providing more recreative activities 

D. we should try our best to raise our living standard 

--How about the book you are reading?

       --Good indeed. It ______many problems we have come across in our study.

             A. contains            B. covers               C. refers                D. concentrates

(2013·高考福建卷)We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____ ，one by one.“There is my grandmother’s house，”I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.

I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing (追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.

We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide (潮水)．

Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ___ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____； where I belong.”

She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is“to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us; learn the ____ of“I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.

1.A.appearing? B．moving

C．exposing? D．expanding

2.A.referring? B．travelling

C．pointing? D．coming

3.A.shared? B．short

C．fresh? D．treasured

4.A.passed? B．raised

C．moved? D．sent

5.A.home??? B．duty

C．reality? D．relief

6.A.built? B．lived

C．remained? D．explored

7.A.catch up? B．pull up

C．step down? D．come down

8.A.falling? B．turning

C．rushing? D．bringing

9.A.yard? B．village

C．room? D．house

10.A.adapts to? B．appeals to

C．belongs to? D．occurs to

11.A.across? B．through

C．along? D．past

12.A.lay??? B．played

C．stood? D．sat

13.A.marching? B．looking

C．breaking? D．pouring

14.A.between? B．with

C．near? D．behind

15.A.wonders? B．listens

C．reacts? D．agrees

16.A.began? B．grew

C．studied? D．stayed

17.A.deepened? B．recognized

C．accepted? D．found

18.A.heart??? B．rights

C．interest? D．behaviors

19.A.one? B．its

C．that??? D．every

20.A.meaning? B．expression

C．connection? D．background

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.”
If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily.
How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__!
Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure.
When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.