十四、【2012武汉】
One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I _______ (41) my car by a small park, and _______ (42) for her.
As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running _______ (43) on the grass as his mother _______ (44) from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been ______ (45) free from some sort of prison .The boy would then fall to the grass , (46) up , without looking back at his mother , run as_______ (47) as he could ,again , still with a smile on his face ,as if nothing had happened .
At that moment, I thought to myself , ―why aren‘t most adults this way ?‖ Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don‘t even _______ (48) a second attempt. They would be so _______ (49) that they would not try again if someone saw them fall .Or , because they fall , they would find a good _______ (50) for themselves that they‘re not fit for it . They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.
However, with kids, when they fall down, they don‘t consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a _______ (51) experience. They try again and again until they _______ (52) .The answer must be that they have not connected ―falling down‖ with the word ―failure‖. As a _______ (53), they are not discouraged in any way .Besides, they _______ (54) think to themselves that it‘s quite okay to fall down and that it‘s not wrong to do so. In other words ,they allow themselves to make _______ (55), so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy‘s persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did. 41. A. left B. stopped C. repaired D. drove 42. A. waited B. cared C. prepared D. looked 43. A. carefully B. anxiously C. freely D. easily 44. A. watched B. noticed C. surveyed D. supported 45. A. cut B. kept C. found D. set 46. A. hold B. get C. end D. pick 47. A. well B. long C. fast D. soon 48. A. make B. provide C. practice D. discover 49. A. confused B. embarrassed C. exhausted D. surprised 50. A. cause B. sign C. chance D. excuse 51. A. learning B. running C. teaching D. falling 52. A. progress B. improve C. achieve D. succeed 53. A. decision B. result C. reason D. matter 54. A. hardly B. perfectly C. probably D. nearly 55. A. mistakes B. choices C. plans D. wishes
十五、【2012佛山】
A Canadian woman and her teenage son got in the taxi and asked me to take them to Baiyun airport. They were going back to 36 .We had a nice conversation together and when they got out, they thanked me a lot.
When my 37 passenger got in, he gave me a purse and said he found it on the back 38 .I looked at the purse and knew it 39 the Canadian woman.
I found a telephone number in the purse and phoned the number. The Canadian woman
40 . She asked me to go back to the airport and return the 41 . So I turned off my taxi light and started for the 42 . On the way, five or six people tried to 43 me while I was driving through the city, but I didn‘t stop. I was doing a good thing!
Forty minutes 44 ,I arrived at the airport. The woman was standing outside the terminal building and looking worried. I gave back the purse. She was so 45 . She just laughed. She said, ―You‘re really my
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favourite Chinese.‖
36. A. China 37. A. next 38. A. room 39. A. belonged to 40. A. laughed 41. A. money 42. A. city 43. A. help 44. A. later 45. A. sad
B. England B. last B. seat B. depended on B. repeated B. purse B. airport B. stop B. earlier B. worried
C. Canada C. familiar C. street C. stood for C. answered C. number C. building C. catch C. sooner C. happy
十六、【2012北海】
Long long ago，there was a man and his wife who worked for an old man．One day，the old man pointed to a big box in his living room and said，―There‘s only one thing you mustn‘t do：Don‘t open this 46 ．‖After saying this，he 47 home．
The woman said to her husband，―There must be 48 expensive in the box．Let‘s open it，shall we?‖ Her husband didn‘t want to do that， 49 the woman didn‘t give up． A few days later，the woman made a 50 to find out what was in the box．Before her husband could stop her，she opened the box and looked into it．To her 51 ，there was nothing in it．She tried hard to 52 the box，but she failed．
That evening，the old man came home and found that the box was open．He was very 53 and he asked the woman and her husband to leave his home at once．
―But there was nothing in the box，‖ the woman said，―We haven‘t 54 anything at all．‖ The old man shouted，―The box is not important．Now I know that I can‘t trust（信任）you．That‘s what‘s 55 !‖ 46．A．bag B．case C．box D．backpack 47．A．left B．went C．came D．arrived 48．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything 49．A．so B．and C．or D．but 50．A．suggestion B．decision C．mistake D．living 51．A．joy B．fun C．surprise D．pleasure 52．A．close B．open C．throw D．carry 53．A．afraid B．angry C．excited D．tired 54．A．lent B．broken C．sold D．taken 55．A．important B．expensive C．useful D．lucky
十七、【2012丽水】
When I was small, my mum used to give the family something special for meals —she would make breakfast food for dinner.
I still remember one night my mum 31 some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his 32 , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my
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day at school had been. I've 33 what I told him that night. 34 I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He 35 as usual, every single bit.
After dinner, my mum said 36 to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he said, \ 37 burnt bread, dear. It doesn't matter at all. \
38 , I went to kiss Dad good light. I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. He held me in arms and 39 , ―Your mum worked very hard all day. She's really _40_. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!‖
Now I know life is not perfect. _41_ is perfect, either. As for me. 1 often forget birthdays or some other special days. But I've learned something _42_ over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and _43_ or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy 44 . So don't get angry if the bread gets burnt. Remember. 45 bread never hurt anyone. Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.
31. A. cooked B. put C. found D. bought 32. A. glass B. milk C. spoon D. bread 33. A. decided B. known C. forgotten D. imagined 34. A. But B. So C. Because D. And
35. A. threw it away B. ate it up C. put it away D. looked it up 36. A. hello B. goodbye C. no D. sorry 37. A. hate B. love C. make D. save
38. A. After school B. Before dinner C. Later that night D. The next morning 39. A. shouted B. said C. laughed D. continued 40. A. tired B. excited C. worried D. interested 41. A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. Somebody 42. A. important B. difficult C. funny D. easy 43. A. student B. brother C. sister D. child 44. A. class B. party C. life D. story 45. A. burnt B. cheap C. fresh D. cold
十八、【2012重庆】
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech? Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 41 classmates.
\ 42 than talking to my classmates during playtime,\tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 43 \ Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 44 : they can talk about their ideas freely 45 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 46 . Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 47 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 48 he also gives some advice to students. \ 49 more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly,\ 50 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. \41. A. her B. my C. your D. his 42. A. harder B. easier C. better' D. later 43. A. slowly B. quickly C. sadly D. happily 44. A. answer B, subject C. problem D. question 45. A. except B. beside C. from D. with
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46. A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. singing 47. A. mouths B. eyes C. minds D. hearts 48. A. But B. So C. And D. Or 49. A. play B. practice C. write D. watch 50. A. reports B. keeps C. hears D. makes
十九、【2012南昌】Teddy' s Bear
The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest with several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president 56 not. Nobody wanted to make the president look 57 , so they tied an American black bear to a 58 . They wanted the president to shoot (射中) it.
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was 59 to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He 60 to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country. Everybody was moved by
showing the president the president's beliefs (信念). There was 61 a cartoon
refusing to shoot a cute bear.
It was this cartoon and the story behind the president's hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new 62 . He made a small, soft bear and showed it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, \The new toy was a big success and it 63 Morris with the money to create a toy company.
Teddy bears have been 64 since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice when people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous 65 on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.
56. A. did B. should C. would D. had 57. A. sad B. happy C. friendly D. fine 58. A. wall B. chair C. rock D. tree 59. A. difficult B. unfair C. dangerous D. exciting 60. A. wanted B. decided C. refused D. went 61. A. only B. hardly C. even D. still 62. A. company B. toy C. shop D. present 63. A. gave B. filled C. met D. provided 64. A. colorful B. expensive C. popular D. boring 65. A. decision B. speech C. sign D. skill
二十、【2012十堰】
It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little 41 I worked in a 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a
punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to 43 .again. Maybe 44 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier. I was going inside to 45 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for 46 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 47 a few minutes ago. At the counter, a young man was quite 48 . He was trying to 49 how to get there, 第 29 页 共 36 页
with two other people. One of them was 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, \ 51 ?\ A look of 52 appeared on the woman's face.
\ 53 since I had just decided to do exactly that.
I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were
right 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt 55 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), \\
41. A. headache B. fever C. cold D. break 42. A. foreign B. busy C. crucial D. noisy 43. A. relax B. offend C. complain D. appear 44. A. while B. since C. as D. if 45. A. wait B. look C. care D. search 46. A. money B. trouble C. directions D. opinions 47. A. risked B. provided C. called D. left 48. A. helpful B. skilled C. confused D. active 49. A. imagine B. expect C. explain D. urge 50. A. only B. even C. still D. ever 51. A. station B. office C. hospital D. hotel 52. A. panic B. pleasure C. sadness D. peace . 53. A. dream B. fact C. reason D. example 54. A. behind B. before C. below D. beside 55. A. duller B. quieter C. worse D. better
二十一、【2012济南】
Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.
Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 56 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 57 .my father around in the fields, too. One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground 58 a big tree and said to Curly. ― 59 my coat.‖
Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to 60 dinner for the Family. 61 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog Late in the evening I 62 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, \Curly did not answer.
Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 63 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 64 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 65 . 56. A. hand B. back C. foot D. leg 57. A. follow B. put C. go D. run 58. A. for B. under C. to D. from 59. A. Look B. Listen C. Watch D. Hear 60. A. fix B. discover C. cook D. tell
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