Jane’s mother worked on the farm from morning till dark, supporting the family. To make Jane live a happy life, Mother was very 26  about spending money. 27  , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her work while Jane was studying at school, so they had 28  time to enjoy themselves.  

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even unfriendly to her, so she decided to go 29   with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were both in white clothes, the manager 30   them to buy ski clothes. He said 31  there was an accident, they might be easily found in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 32  them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing 33   on the snowfield when suddenly the snowfield began to shake. It was the snow slide(雪崩). They ran a long way and escaped the snow slide finally, but they couldn’t find their 34  . Later, a helicopter was flying 35  , but people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was in danger because she had hurt her head seriously and blood(血) dropped on the snow. Just then Mother 36  an idea. She 37   her hand at once and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. 38   Jane was saved, but Mother died.

Every time I think of the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 39  . I believe anyone 40   hears the sad story will admire（钦佩）Mother for her selfless(无私的) love to her daughter.

1.A. careful        B. worried         C. excited        D. thinking

2.A. After all      B. However         C. But           D. Therefore

3.A. much           B. few             C. little        D. enough

4.A. swimming       B. shopping        C. hiking        D. skiing

5.A. made           B. advised         C. hoped         D. let

6.A. if             B. that            C. whether       D. though

7.A. afford         B. wear            C. pay            D. spend

8.A. angrily        B. sadly           C. heavily       D. happily

9.A. way            B. clothes         C. shoes         D. manager

10.A. under          B. below           C. beside        D. above

11.A. gave up        B. came up with    C. showed up     D. lost

12.A. pireced        B. killed          C. lifted       D. raised

13.A. At most        B. At first        C. At least      D. At last

14.A. painful        B. wonderful       C. well          D. good

15.A. /              B. who             C. whom          D. when

 

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

1.A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

2.A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

3.A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

4.A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

5.A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

6.A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

7.A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

8.A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

9.A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

10.A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick

 

When I was about 12, I had a(an) __31__, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too __32__, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her __33__ I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me __34__, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you __35__ wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are __36__. Think it over. __37__ no attention to the other things she said.”

I did __38__ he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list __39__ to my dad. He refused to __40__ it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. __41__ something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but __42__ the truth and do __43__ you think is right.”

Many years have __44__. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your __45__.

31. A. enemy          B. sister                  C. partner             D. friend

32. A. lot                B. many                  C. much            D. bit

33. A. as much as      B. as often as         C. as long as         D. as soon as

34. A. quickly         B. angrily                    C. fast                   D. quietly

35. A. just               B. ever                       C. even                   D. never

36. A. good              B. true                       C. nice                  D. wonderful

37. A. Put                   B. Pull                       C. Pay                 D. Pick

38. A. like                   B. as if                      C. as though            D. as

39. A. against                      B. with                      C. from                  D. back

40. A. take               B. make                  C. bring                 D. remember

41. A. Before             B. When                   C. After                  D. Since

42. A. hear              B. listen                  C. see              D. look

43. A. how                     B. when                     C. what                 D. why

44. A. passed             B. past                      C. through              D. been

45. A. money          B. heart                  C. life                     D. effort

The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years, in 1952. on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some  36  made dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt 37.   One clever 18-month-old monkey found he could  38  the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her  39  also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too.

All the younger monkeys  40  learned to wash the dirty tweet potatoes to make them  41  to eat. But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the   42   sweet potatoes.

Then something very surprising  43  . In the autumn of 1958. scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby  44  began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don't fully understand how this knowledge was  45   from one island to another.

36, A. sweet potatoes        B green plants     C. hard stones     D. fresh nuts

37, A. beautiful             B. terrible        C difficult        D. interesting

38. A. find                 B. reach         C. solve          D. understand

39. A. children              B. brothers       C. sisters         D. friends

40. A quietly                B. easily         C angrily         D. awfully

41. A. nicer                 B. smaller        C. lighter         D. drier

42. A. small                B. large         C. new           D. dirty

43. A. took on              B. took off       C. took place      D. took away

44. A. trees                         B. islands        C. beaches        D. rivers

45. A. lowed                B. dropped       C. passed         D. left

One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved __31__ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy __32__ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit (赊账)at the store.

__33__ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重)but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were __34__ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village, __35__ was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.

At Davi’s Brothers store., Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished __36__ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit.” I said to him __37__.

The farmer gave me a __38__ look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “ No problem.” He said in a relaxing voice, “ I believe your daddy will __39__ them in time.” Then he turned to the farmer, “ This boy is Jame William’s son.”

The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I __40__ pride. Jame William’s Son, there three __41__ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I __42__ that a good name of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任)that came with __43__ encouraged us a lot. They made us be __44__than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. __45__ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.

31. A. something B. anything C. nothing

32. A. because B. while C. unless

33. A. Six B. Sixteen C. Sixty

34. A. influenced B. cheered C. refused

35. A. health B. money C. freedom

36. A. choose B. choosing C. to choose

37. A. carefully B. angrily C. easily

38. A. pleasant B. kind C. strange

39. A. care for B. pay for C. look for

40. A. was full of B. was surprised at C. was famous for

41. A. letters B. words C. sentences

42. A. discover B. discovered C. have discovered

43. A. it B. him C. them

44. A. better B. stronger C. clever

45. A. With B. For C. By