阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词）。
A Thanksgiving Day story in the newspaper told of a school teacher ____1.___ asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She _____2.__ (think) of how little these children from poor neighbourhood actually had to be thankful for. But she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables full ___3._ food. The teacher was taken back with the picture Douglas handed in—a small childishly hand!
But whose hand? The class was ____4.__ (puzzle) by the abstract drawing. “I think it must be the hand of God ____5.___ brings us food,” said one child, “a farmer,” said another, “because he feeds turkeys.” Finally, when the others were at work, the teacher ___6.____ (bend) over at Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” he said in a low voice.
She remembered that ___7.___ (frequent) at break she had taken Douglas, a small lonely child, by _8.____ hand. She often did that with the ___9.___ (child). But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this was everyone’s Thanks-giving, not for the material things __10._ (give) to us but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白的选项。
My wife and I were walking through the parking lot at the supermarket the other day. We noticed a huge truck ________ about a foot into the next parking space. There was plenty of room in its own space, ________ the driver had chosen to park very poorly and made sure that ________ could use the space next to his.
My first ________ was “Why do people act like such idiots (白痴)?”
“What a ________ that people have to do things like that.” My wife said.
I stopped and looked around at the rest of the parking lot. There were a good five hundred ________ and 99% of them were parked well. Their drivers had shown the ________ necessary to park in a way that still ________ other people to park.
“Think about it,” I said. “Only one ________ parks poorly and we start using ‘people’ to describe the driver.” The ________ of the matter is that we forget about the thousands of people who behave themselves when we see one person doing something ________.
I’ve been ________ for many years, and the percentage of good drivers is always ________ than the percentage of poor drivers. “People” don’t necessarily drive poorly, but individuals do.
My wife and I almost didn’t ________ the many cars that were parked well because the car that was parked poorly caught our ________. It is true that we’re far less ________ to see the positive side of things if we keep ________ on the negative. Once we fall into this trap, how many of the wonderful things in the world will we ________?
Our lives are ours to live, and the ________ we see our world is up to us. Remember: the rude person truly is a(n) ________, and not really worth the time or effort we spend thinking about him or her.
1.A. hungB. repairedC. parkedD. prevented
2.A. whenB. butC. becauseD. so
3.A. somebodyB. anybodyC. allD. nobody
4.A. conclusionB. requestC. responseD. sight
5.A. shameB. mistakeC. wonderD. fool
6.A. driversB. roomsC. peopleD. cars
7.A. politenessB. satisfactionC. clevernessD. respect
8.A. refusedB. warnedC. askedD. allowed
9.A. groupB. personC. partD. kind
10.A. resultB. truthC. causeD. purpose
11.A. rudeB. politeC. niceD. serious
12.A. drivingB. travelingC. teachingD. thinking
13.A. fewerB. largerC. moreD. smaller
14.A. noticeB. ignoreC. recognizeD. admire
15.A. careB. worryC. breathD. attention
16.A. willingB. likelyC. contentD. eager
17.A. focusingB. relyingC. puttingD. carrying
18.A. destroyB. valueC. missD. desire
19.A. attitudeB. wayC. modelD. method
20.A. problemB. questionC. exceptionD. example
How Can I Fight Laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
1.. Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more proactive（主动的） approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. 2.
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. 3.Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film.
Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. 4. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.
5. Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A．To fight family laziness, set an example.
B．One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.
C．Knowing how to fight laziness is important.
D．Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.
E. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.
F. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child.
G. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
When I was 10 years old, I tried out for the cheerleading squad. I had taken gymnastics classes for two years to prepare for these tryouts. However, I didn't make the team. It was a heavy blow to me. I cried all night.
Kids today won’t experience that kind of rejection. They’re growing up in “everybody gets a turn” world where every child gets a chance to kick the ball, sing the song, and win the award. But that’s not always such a good thing.
Parents have become fearful of letting kids fail, thinking that our children are easily hurt and will never recover from anything—that’s a serious problem. Last week, my 7-year-old daughter didn’t get into the school play. At first, I was upset by it. How would she react? When I gave her the news, I was ready to hug her and cry with her. She looked at me, made a slight face and said, “That’s too bad. What’s for dinner?”
It clearly wasn’t the end of her world. Maybe if we let our kids experience rejection once in a while, we’d realize they are much stronger than we think. Kids need to be able to handle disappointments; doing so helps them to prepare for real life. Most importantly, rejection carries the possibility not only for growth and can also motivate kids to try harder the next time.
Rejection is pain. There is no way around that. How will our kids ever discover their true talents if we don’t let them? Instead of complaining, maybe we should consider rejection an opportunity.
1.The author shared her childhood story with readers to ________.
A. introduce the topic of how to let kids face rejection in life
B. suggest how difficult it was for her to join a cheerleader squad
C. show how her parents attached importance to her education
D. explain why children are easily hurt in the process of their growth
2.When failing to get into the school play, the author’s 7-year-old daughter ________.
A. felt greatly disappointed B. was upset about it
C. cried all night D. thought nothing of it
3.In the author’s opinion, rejection ________.
A. is something that can be avoided in life
B. is good for the growth of the children
C. discourages children from learning new things
D. causes children to lose their confidence
4.What is important when we face rejection according to the last paragraph?
A. Health. B. Interest.
C. Attitude. D. Memory.
A new generation addiction(上瘾) is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism（网瘾）, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. Such behavior has seriously affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log(写日志) on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked(着迷) on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from society and live with their virtual(虚拟的) friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.
1.The main idea of the passage is about ________.
A. the popularity of weboholism
B. the advantage of weboholism
C. the effect of weboholism
D. the cause of weboholism
2.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers
B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life
C. people are addicted to games on the Internet
D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive than real life
3.Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
B. The chat room language may change social culture.
C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later.
D. It leads to the development of the web.
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future.
But the dream didn’t last long. The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
1.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A. The frogs made too much noise.
B. They need money to buy medicine.
C. They wanted to please the visitors.
D. The frogs were easy money.
2.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?
A. The crops didn’t do well.
B. There were too many insects.
C. The visitors brought in diseases.
D. The pesticides were overused.
3.What can we infer(推断) from the last sentence of the text?
A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B. Health is more important than money.
C. The harmony between humans and nature is important.
D. Good old days will never be forgotten.
