I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack．About a week after his death, she    some of her thoughts with a classroom of students．As the late afternoon sunlight shone    the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she    a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.

    With a    look on her face，she paused and said，“   class is over，I’d like to share with all of you a deep    which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on    to learn，share，love，appreciate and give of ourselves．   of us knows when this fantastic experience will   ．It can be taken away at any moment．Perhaps this is the God’s    of telling us that we must make the     of every single day.”

Her eyes were beginning to   ，but she went on，“So I would like you all to make me a   ：From now on，on your way to school，or on your way home，find something beautiful to   ．It doesn't have to be something you see．It could be a    of freshly baked  bread  floating  out  of  someone’s house，  or  it  could  be  the  sound  of  the soft    rustling(沙沙作响)the leaves in the trees…．Please look for these things， and     them，for at anytime it can all be taken away．’’

The class was completely   ．We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently．That   ，I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual．

Remember：Life is not    by the number of breaths we take，but by the moments that take our breath away．

1.A．learned        B．shared             C．argued                D．discussed

2.A．onto              B．into                   C．across                D．through

3.A．moved          B．brushed            C．swept                  D．pulled

4.A．surprised              B．worried            C．gentle                 D．strange

5.A．After             B．Unless      C．Before                D．If

6.A．feeling          B．understanding    C．love                     D．memory

7.A．business       B．time                 C．duty                     D．earth

8.A．None            B．All                     C．Each                    D．Neither

9.A．happen        B．begin     C．end            D．gain

10.A．way                      B．signal     C．plan                     D．joke

11.A．least           B．worst     C．lowest                 D．most

12.A．ache           B．water     C．shine                   D．dry

13.A．promise              B．choice              C．wish                     D．rule

14.A．buy                      B．enjoy     C．take                     D．learn

15.A．smell          B．gift                    C．taste                    D．sight

16.A．wind           B．hand       C．light                     D．color

17.A．get                       B．appreciate         C．hide                     D．follow’

18.A．puzzled     B．excited            C．quiet                   D．anxious

19.A．morning              B．night                  C．noon                   D．afternoon

20.A．wasted       B．measured          C．saved                  D．lost

 

237. The campus violence in America is a hot potato. The underlined part probably means _____.

A．a potato freshly cooked	B．a problem difficult to settle
C．a fairly easy thing to do	D．a place the students want to go to

 

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __36__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __37__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole __38__, he knew something huge was __39__. His father watched __40__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __41__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __42__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to __43__, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

__44__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __45__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __46__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __47__. The creature moved its powerful body and __48__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __49__. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he __50__ that night long ago. But he does see __51__ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__52__ difficult. Do we __53__ when no one is looking? 

We would if we __54__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives __55__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

36．A．until  B．when       C．after  D．before

37．A．providing        B．catching   C．feeding    D．supplying

38．A．bent over  B．came up   C．turned over     D．broke down

39．A．on the other end     B．on the other hand C．on one hand  D．at the either side

40．A．with anxiety    B．in surprise C．with admiration      D．for fear

41．A．delighted        B．frustrated  C．frightened       D．exhausted

42．A．and   B．but   C．however   D．yet

43．A．bring it home B．put it aside      C．put it back       D．pick it up

44．A．Even though  B．Now that        C．Ever since       D．In case

45．A．tell   B．say   C．speak D．talk

46．A．passed     B．changed    C．fixed D．refused

47．A．the wide container B．the broad sea

       C．the black water        D．the small river

48．A．fled B．disappeared     C．floated    D．swam

49．A．wrong      B．right        C．satisfactory      D．pleased

50．A．landed      B．saw C．cast   D．threw

51．A．a different       B．many big  C．even bigger      D．the same

52．A．which is   B．it is C．that is      D．this is

53．A．do wrong        B．do right   C．do harm   D．do good

54．A．were taught     B．told C．were let   D．ordered

55．A．freshly     B．fresh       C．clearly     D．strongly

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题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。

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __1__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __2__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole __3__, he knew something huge was __4_. His father watched __5__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __6__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __7__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to __8__, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

__9__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __10__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __11__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into _12__. The creature moved its powerful body and __13__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __14__. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he __15__ that night long ago. But he does see __16__ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__17__ difficult. Do we __18__ when no one is looking? 

We would if we __19__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives __20__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

1．A．until                      B．when                  C．after                   D．before

2．A．providing              B．catching             C．feeding               D．supplying

3．A．bent over              B．came up             C．turned over         D．broke down

4．A．on the other end    B．on the other hand C．on one hand         D．at the either side

5．A．with anxiety          B．in surprise           C．with admiration   D．for fear

6．A．delighted              B．frustrated            C．frightened           D．exhausted

7．A．and                       B．but                     C．however             D．yet

8．A．bring it home        B．put it aside          C．put it back          D．pick it up

9．A．Even though        B．Now that           C．Ever since          D．In case

10．A．tell                     B．say                     C．speak                  D．talk

11．A．passed                B．changed              C．fixed                   D．refused

12．A．the wide container                               B．the broad sea

       C．the black water                                    D．the small river

13．A．fled                    B．disappeared         C．floated               D．swam

14．A．wrong                 B．right                   C．satisfactory         D．pleased

15．A．landed                 B．saw                    C．cast                    D．threw

16．A．a different           B．many big             C．even bigger          D．the same

17．A．which is              B．it is                    C．that is                 D．this is

18．A．do wrong           B．do right              C．do harm             D．do good

19．A．were taught        B．told                    C．were let              D．ordered

20．A．freshly               B．fresh                 C．clearly                D．strongly

 

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock（码头） at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __1__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __2__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole（竿） __3__, he knew something huge was __4__. His father watched __5__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __6__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __7__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to __8__, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.     

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

__9__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __10__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __11__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __12__. The creature moved its powerful body and __13__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __14. He has never again landed such a big fish as the one he __15that night long ago. But he does see __16fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__17difficult. Do we __18_when no one is looking? 

We would if we __19__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right remains __20__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

1.A．until            B．when           C．after          D．before

2.A．providing        B．catching       C．feeding        D．supplying

3.A．bent over        B．came up        C．turned over    D．broke down

4.A．on the other end                   B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side

5.A．with anxiety     B．in surprise    C．with admiration              D．for fear

6.A．delighted     B．frustrated   C．frightened   D．exhausted（精疲力竭的）

7.A．and              B．but            C．however        D．yet

8.A．bring it home    B．put it aside   C．put it back    D．pick it up

9.A．Even though      B．Now that       C．Ever since     D．In case

10.A．tell            B．say            C．speak          D．talk

11.A．passed          B．changed        C．fixed          D．refused

12.A．the wide container  B．the broad sea  C．the black water  D．the small river

13.A．fled            B．disappeared    C．floated        D．swam

14.A．wrong           B．right          C．satisfactory   D．pleased

15.A．caught          B．saw            C．cast           D．threw

16.A．a different     B．many big       C．even bigger    D．the same

17.A．which is        B．it is          C．that is        D．this is

18.A．do wrong        B．do right       C．do harm        D．do good

19.A．were taught     B．told           C．were let       D．ordered

20.A．freshly         B．fresh          C．clearly        D．strongly