Jaguar(美洲虎) was very rare. It was said that there less than 20 jaguars in the world, one of which was living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to help this jaguar, Peruvians set up a zoo for it, where there were sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. However, strange enough, no one had ever seen the jaguar hunt the deer and sheep. What they could see was its lying in its cave, sleeping and eating the meat provided by the zoo keepers.
At first, people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they found a female tiger to accompany it. However, it did not make too much sense. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its cave with its “girlfriend” for a while before it came back to its house again' It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy here. Tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest in going out' a visitor said. So people put five wolves into the jaguar's zoo. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its cave any more . It either stands on top of the hill yelling or runs up and down the hill without sleeping all day long .
Actually, one creature without any rivals is a lifeless creature. If a man lives without rivals, he is likely to be satisfied with the present and will not fight for the better. He will hold back before all difficulties . Hard environment tends to make successful people . Therefore, we need some rivals to push us to go ahead in all difficulties and competitions in our lives. Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best. Due to our rivals, we will continuously improve our abilities when competing with them!
1.Why did Peruvians set up a zoo for the jaguar?
A．To protect this endangered animal.
B．To entertain people.
C．To satisfy people's curiosity.
D．To do some experiments.
2.That the jaguar always lying in its cave leaves people an impression that __________.
A．it must be treated badly
B．it must be seriously sick
C．it must miss the forest
D．it needs to be accompanied
3.What happened to the jaguar after it got five wolves around?
A．The jaguar remained the same.
B．The jaguar became very energetic.
C．The jaguar lost his girlfriend.
D．The jaguar got mad finally.
4.What does the underlined word "rivals" in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Colleagues. B．Followers. C．Competitors. D．Relatives.
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How Jaguars can be protected.
B．Family plays an important part.
C．Enemies can inspire us to succeed.
D．jaguars like to stay with wolves.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she gathered the 36 to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a 37 . The woman arrived home that evening to find a beautiful table 38 with their best dishes. Candles were softly burning. Her 39 had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had given him the information 40 , or··· did he just somehow know that she would not get the request 41 ?
She found him in the kitchen and 42 him the good news. They happily sat down to enjoy the wonderful 43 . Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered card which was her husband's 44 of writing. It read “Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.” 45 The supper, her husband went into the kitchen to 46 . She noticed that a second 47 had fallen from his pocket. 48 it up off the floor, she read, “Don't worry about not getting the raise! But you 49 it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Someone has said that the 50 of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total 51 and love, whether she succeeds or 52 . His love celebrates her victories and 53 her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throw in their direction..
Upon receiving the Nobel for 54 , Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to 55 to the world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love then without measure.
1. A．strength B．courage C．curiosity D．power
2. A．remove B．cut C．raise D．leave
3. A．decorated B．designed C．filled D．set
4. A．mother B．father C．husband D．boss
5. A．secretly B．intentionally C．accidentally D．publicly
6. A．turned over B．turned down C．turned out D．turned on
7. A．told B．said C．spoke D．added
8. A．conversation B．night C．news D．meal
9. A．color B．design C．style D．detail
10. A．After B．During C．Before D．with
11. A．bring up B．clean up C．cut up D．throw up
12. A．letter B．book C．card D．bill
13. A．Picking B．Turning C．Getting D．Standing
14. A．reserve B．preserve C．deserve D．conserve
15. A．quality B．measure C．quantity D．depth
16. A．tolerance B．expectation C．decoration D．acceptance
17. A．fails B．suffers C．neglects D．regrets
18. A．relieves B．heals C．cures D．covers
19. A．Literature B．Physics C．Peace D．Chemistry
20. A．occur B．lead C．attach D．contribute
Though money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A．lacked B．lacking of
C．lacking D．lacked in
the bad weather, most of the crops are rotted away.
A．As the result of B．As a result of
C．As a matter of fact D．As a result
I have had my bike , and I'm going to have somebody my radio tomorrow.
A．repair, to repair B．repairing, to be repaired
C．repaired, repair D．to repair, repairing
We were all to receive your letter and had read it delight.
A．delight, in B．delighting, in
C．delighting, with D．delighted, with
