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 When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.My  36  was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of    37   who passed by and   38  a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the   39   and gave it a shot.

The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t   40   if I could finish.

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very   41   , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt      42   for a second.

But then I   43    something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   44   capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   45    was only to finish.

After a minute, it   46  me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned  47  about myself in that moment. I turned my   48   into inspiration.

I decided that I would not   49  running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and  50  properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I   51  the finishing line, I was proud  52  my accomplishment.

In life we all have those moments when we  53  ourselves to others. It’s only   54  . Don’allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into   55   and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

1.A. position    B. direction      C. decision        D. target

2.A. trainers    B. runners        C. fans      D. volunteers

3.A. begged     B. drank   C. dropped       D. grabbed

4.A. project      B. service          C. race     D. experience

5.A. doubt        B. know    C. answer         D. promise

6.A. slowly        B. fast      C. quietly D. carefully

7.A. surprised  B. satisfied       C. amused        D. defeated

8.A. forgot        B. realized        C. remembered        D. abandoned

9.A. different   B. wonderful    C. valuable       D. proper

10.A. dream     B. plan      C. goal      D. job

11.A. happened        B. hit         C. occurred      D. attracted

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

13.A. disappointment B. embarrassment       C. agreement          D. achievement

14.A. sign up    B. pick up         C. give up          D. keep up

15.A. predict    B. behave         C. prepare        D. pretend

16.A. found      B. crossed        C. held      D. left

17.A. in    B. upon    C. of         D. for

18.A. combine B. control          C. compare      D. contribute

19.A. natural   B. frequent       C. important    D. terrible

20.A. condition         B. motivation   C. situation      D. protection

把下列短语填入每个句子的空白处（注意所填短语的形式变化）：

1 Since I was a child I _________ taking a space trip.

2 He failed again. _________, he didn’t have enough time.; _________, he couldn’t find people to help him.

3 I __________ go to a famous university in the future.

4 Finally the enemy had to ____________ to us.

5 This old song __________ those Chinese people who lived in the 60s.

6 She ___________ at last and promised to go together with us the next day.

The following people are expressing their thoughts (1--5) to show their concern for food, environment and so on. After that are pieces of related information (A--F). Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thought and idea mentioned in questions61---65 and mark your answer letter (A---F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

______ 1.How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as they were. Above all, a great deal of waste hardly rots away.

______ 2.More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.

______ 3. Organic products are getting more and more popular among people, but we should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides (农药).

______ 4.I’m very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread pesticides.

______ 5. Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.

A. “Organic produce is always better,” Gold said. “The food is free of pesticides, and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty.” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.

B. Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences - but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market,” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.

C. Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

D. However, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”

E. Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels (标签) to show that the product is green. Some companies have made the manufacturing (制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.

F. The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it.” The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.

She was a four-year-old girl with very fine golden hair when I first met her．She was carrying a bowl of    1   ．I was 29 at the time and suffering  from the flu．
Her mom and I had been friends for many years．Finally that friendship grew into care，from care into   2 and marriage．Marriage brought the three of us together as a    3   ．At first，I was afraid to be a“stepfather”.Therefore，I tried not to come between my future daughter and her   4    father．I acted in that way in order to be liked．However，  5   she was growing up, I found it increasingly hard to  6  with her．
Once her school required every parent to write an open and    7  letter to the children．I wrote a letter about a little golden-haired girl who had brought me a bowl of soup when I needed    8  ．
A week later，all the parents got together with our children in a classroom．The students were allowed to make a few speeches．I was   9   to hear what my daughter would say．
Finally，my daughter determinedly   10   her way up to the microphone．She said something like others and then   11   ."There are people and things we sometimes take for granted that we shouldn't，at this very moment，I just want to say…I love you，father．”
Immediately people around me started    12   at me，and patting me on the back as though they also understood the depth of that unusual speech．For a teenage girl to say    13  in the front of a room full of people，“I love you”，took a great deal of courage．Since then I have come  to understand that I didn't need to have any   14  about being a stepfather．I can still  15  honest love with the same little girl I met so many years before-carrying a bowl full of what turned out to be kindness．I can also be friends with the girl-my dear daughter．

阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分, 共10分）

阅读下面短文, 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求)。

    [1]When I was in primary school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day.

[2]I was convinced that "I " was right and "he" was wrong--and he was just as convinced that __________ and "he" was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other.

[3]In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White,"he answered.

[4]I couldn't believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.

[5]The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer,"White." it was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side was it black.

[6]My teacher taught me a very important lesson learned that day: You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective(看法)

1.What is the main idea of the text? (Within 8 words)

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2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

   _________________was unbelievable, for the object was obvious black.

3.What did the teacher ask the students while changing positions?(no more than 6 words)

   ______________________________________________________________

4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

   ______________________________________________________________

5. What does the word "it"(the underlined word in Paragraph 5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

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