Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great wisdom.. It is 1 for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time so long as he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure or misfortune 2 and generously and to try to 3 it. If so, should we complain about our life and become frustrated and 4 ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, rise again ourselves after a 5 ? I think we should even be grateful to life whenever we are unsuccessful or unlucky. Only by doing this can we find our weakness and 6 when we fail. We can also get relief and warmth when we are unlucky. This can help us find our courage to 7 the difficulties we may face, and receive great impetus(动力) to move on. Being grateful is a way to 8 for our life which comes just from our love and hope. If each of us has an attitude of being grateful, we’ll be able to get rid of impulse, upset, dissatisfaction and 9 . Being grateful can 10 us a better and more beautiful life. 1. A. important B. impossible C. necessary D. possible 2. A. fortunately B. happily C. lonely D. bravely 3. A. keep away from B. settle down C. deal with D. fight with 4. A. disappointed B. excited C. pleased D. inspired 5. A. failure B. misfortune C. experience D. fall 6. A. shortcomings B. questions C. advantages D. strong points 7. A. avoid B. overcome C. meet D. face 8. A. thank B. praise C. look D. sing 9. A. happiness B. misfortune C. satisfaction D. luck 10. A. bring B. give C. take D. provide
【答案与解析】 本文主要论述感恩的重要性。感恩是一项重要的处世哲学，是生活的大智慧。如果人人都有一颗感恩的心，就能沉淀许多的浮躁和不安，消融许多的不满和不幸。 1. B 根据句意以及下文的all the time得知，任何人都不可能一直很幸运和很成功。 2. D 我们要学会“勇敢地”面对失败和不幸。 3. C “处理或对待”此事，it指代上面face failure or misfortune。 4. A 和frustrated作并列表语显然只有disappointed最合适。 5. D 根据动词rise可知是跌倒后再爬起来。 6. A 和前面的weakness相对应。 7. B 有勇气“克服”我们可能面临的困难。 8. D 根据句意“感恩源于我们对生活的热爱和希望，它是我们歌颂生活的一种方式。”得知。sing for意为“歌颂”。 9. B 与前面的名词同类的只有misfortune。 10. A 感恩能给我们“带来”更加美好的生活。
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Mother’s Day This Sunday, May eleventh, is Mother’s Day in the United States. Mother’s Day is 1 in many countries around the world, but not always on the 2 day. Some history experts say the holiday comes from ancient spring festivals in Greece and Rome. A more modern Mother’s Day began in the seventeenth century in Britain. Mother’s Day began with a woman named Anna Jarvis. In nineteen-oh-seven, she held a 3 to honor her mother at a church in the state of West Virginia. She held the ceremony on the anniversary of her mother’s 4 . Later, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials, 5 that the second Sunday in May be declared Mother’s Day. Today, children of all ages still give their mothers 6 gifts on Mother’s Day. Older children may 7 to visit their mothers. If they cannot, they usually send a special card with a message of love. Or they send flowers. They also usually call their mothers on the telephone to 8 them a happy day. Mother’s Day is one of the 9 days of the year for American 10 companies. 1. A. remembered B. held C. celebrated D. honoured 2. A. same B. different C. similar D. exact 3. A. party B. get-together C. ceremony D. meeting 4. A. birthday B. marriage C. day D. death 5. A. saying B. urging C. adding D. telling 6. A. beautiful B. especial C. special D. particular 7. A. travel B. pay C. want D. hope 8. A. hope B. tell C. wish D. speak 9. A. busiest B. happiest C. finest D. best 10. A. flower B. card C. food D. telephone
【答案与解析】 本文讲述了母亲节的由来以及人们庆祝母亲节的一些活动。 1. C 世界上许多国家“庆祝”母亲节。 2. A 单不是在“同”一天。 3. C 她在教堂里举行一个“仪式”来纪念她的母亲。 4. D 根据前文可知，她的母亲已经去世了。 5. B 她在信中“要求”将五月份的第二个星期日定为母亲节。 6. C 母亲节送的礼物肯定是“特殊的”。 7. A 根据句意得知，年长的孩子们回去看望他们的母亲。 8. C 表示祝愿常用wish。 9. A 根据上下文得知。 10. D 由上一句可以看出美国的电信公司这一天是最忙的。
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My belief began when I was just a kid. I 1 becoming a doctor. My mother was a 2 . Through her work, she observed that 3 people spent a lot more time 4 than they did watching television. She announced that I could only watch two to three 5 TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 6 to her written book notes. My mother received only a 7 education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those 8 , I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody. When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't 9 it. It was my mother who made me realize that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual 10 . I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and became a doctor.
1. A. thought of B. dreamed of C. wanted to D. devoted to 2. A. doctor B. tutor C. servant D. baby-sitter 3. A. great B. ordinary C. lazy D. successful 4. A. reading B. shopping C. sleeping D. working 5. A. interesting B. selected C. important D. new 6. A. give in B. break in C. bring in D. hand in 7. A. few B. great C. little D. lot 8. A. books B. TV programs C. places D. schools 9. A. care for B. care about C. take care of D. think about 10. A. investment B. condition C. development D. preparation
【答案与解析】 作者虽然家境穷，但是他很努力学习，最后在他母亲的鞭策下，终于实现了做医生的梦想。
1. B 根据文章最后的“I fulfilled my dream”得知。 2. C 根据下文内容得知，母亲在有钱人家里当佣人。 3. D 母亲通过工作观察到有钱雇佣人的“成功人士”花很多时间读书。 4. A 从下文母亲对“我”的严格要求可知。 5. B 母亲希望“我”多看书，所以“我”看的电视节目是她“经过挑选的”。 6. D 根据句意，“我”要交读书笔记给她。 7. C 根据上下文得知，母亲接受的知识很少。 8. A “我”虽然家境穷，但是在书本中，我可以学到很多知识。between the covers of those books意为“从书中”。 9. B 根据上文得知作者成绩下降了，但是他不“在乎”。 10. D 根据句意得知，成功需要智力“准备”。
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The History of American Dollar We found a good place to start: a book called "A History of Money," by Glyn Davies, a British professor who died last year. He wrote that during American 1 times, the British pound was in 2 supply. So the colonists had to find 3 -- tobacco, for example, even foreign coins. The colonists printed notes 4 Continentals to pay for the war. The 5 of some Continentals was based on the British pound. Others were based on the Spanish peso or dollar coin. The word dollar came from the German word "taler". That came from the name of a place where silver was mined and made into coins. The United States declared its independence in seventeen-seventy-six. In seventeen-ninety-two, the nation 6 the dollar as its unit of currency. One dollar equaled one-hundred cents. The Constitution gives Congress the power to 7 money and set its value. In nineteen-thirteen, Congress created the United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, to 8 the money supply. Today, money is printed twenty-four hours a day. 9 come in one, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one-hundred dollar amounts. 10 design changes have been made in recent years to improve security. 1. A. ancient B. colonial C. old D. modern 2. A. short B. enough C. great D. plenty 3. A. materials B. coins C. substitutes D. notes 4. A. called B. used C. took D. borrowed 5. A. use B. importance C. advantage D. value 6. A. regarded B. considered C. looked D. chose 7. A. make B. print C. publish D. provide 8. A. meet B. provide C. manage D. prepare 9. A. Dollars B. Coins C. Numbers D. Notes 10. A. Same B. Different C. Beautiful D. Safe
【答案与解析】 本文主要介绍美元的由来。 1. B 根据下文的colonists得知。 2. A 根据句意得知，在美国殖民地时代，英镑很短缺。 3. C 后面的是British pound的“替代品”。 4. A 过去分词作后置定语。 5. D 此处指continental的价值是以British pound为基础的。 6. D 美国人“选择”美元作为它的货币单位。 7. B 指“印刷”钱(美元)的权力。 8. C 美国中央银行“管理”美元的供应。 9. D 由下文的数字得知是“美钞”的面额。 10. B “不同的”设计用来提高美元的安全性。
(5) As a human being, you have the choice of three basic attitudes towards life. You may 1 life with the philosophy of the vegetable, in which case your life will consist in being born, eating, drinking, sleeping mating, growing 2 , and dying. The 3 basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a 4 . The great majority of human beings today think so. Their basic philosophy is one of competition and efficiency. If you 5 that life is a business, your first question of life, 6 , is “what do I get out of it?” In a world based on this 7 , happiness becomes a matter of successful competition. The third attitude toward life is the approach of the 8 . Here the basic philosophy is “what can I put into it? ”, and the basic relation of the individual to his follow-men is one of cooperation and common sense. This point of view has been 9 by history. The more we investigate, the more we learn about living and the more we become 10 that the artistic attitude is the only one which is consistent with human happiness. 1. A. approach B. connect C. enjoy D. spend 2. A. young B. beautiful C. old D. well 3. A. main B. first C. second D. common 4. A. competition B. business C. race D. game 5. A. hope B. wish C. ask D. believe 6. A. naturally B. mainly C. probably D. likely 7. A. case B. condition C. business D. attitude 8. A. scientist B. musician C. artist D. chemist 9. A. found B. witnessed C. known D. proved 10. A. convinced B. worried C. excited D. annoyed
【答案与解析】不同的人对人生持有不同的态度，本文把这些态度分为三种，阅读后让人有很强的认同感。 1. A 根据句意得知，你可能会将人生与蔬菜的哲理联系起来，此处approach with意为“联系，匹配”。 2. C 这是自然规律。 3. C 这是第二个态度。 4. B 从下文得知。 5. D 如果你“认为”人生是一场生意，那你就自然会问到“我从中得到了什么”。 6. A 根据句意得知。 7. D 由上下文语境得知。 8. C 下文有提示。 9. D 这个观点是被历史“证明”了的。 10. A 根据句意得知。
(6) At a bus station in the town, I watched a yound girl 1 as her baggage was taken down. It seemed that she had 2 her money and ticket. She cried and begged them not to leave her there. The bus driver had a face of 3 with no sign of wanting to help, and his heart was 4 the same. “Losing your ticket is like losing your money,” he said, leaving the girl in the rain. Then an old Indian stood up and 5 the driver’s way, “You know she had a ticket. You can’t leave her alone. You will meet your schedule, but she might meet her end.” The driver still didn’t 6 the young girl’s problem. Then the old gentleman bought her a ticket and helped her put away the baggage. “How can I repay for your 7 ?” the girl said, “We are strangers and we won’t meet again. A(n) 8 ‘thank you’ doesn’t seem adequate.” He replied, “What goes around comes around.” This is what I’ve learned—Whatever you 9 , you will get it back. Always be 10 and kind to others, and we’ll be helped in the future.
1. A. crying B. waiting C. watching D. looking 2. A. missed B. forgot C. lost D. left 3. A. sand B. water C. flower D. stone 4. A. mostly B. surely C. possibly D. probably 5. A. lost B. left C. gave D. blocked 6. A. think of B. care for C. take care of D. care about 7. A. money B. kindness C. behaviour D. ticket 8. A. mere B. easy C. simple D. honest 9. A. need B. provide C. give D. borrow 10. A. helpful B. patient C. generous D. merciful
【答案与解析】本文通过作者亲身经历的一件小事，反映出一个道理：我们要善待陌生人，善于帮助他人，将来自己也会受到帮助。
1. A 根据语境得知小女孩丢失了钱和票和在“哭泣”。 2. C 从下文司机说的话“Losing your ticket is like losing your money”得知。 3. D 根据下文得知，该司机满脸“石头”般没有表情。 4. B 根据他的表情，他的内心“肯定”一样没有同情心。 5. D 从下文这个老印第安老人说的话可知，他上前“阻止”了这个司机。 6. D 根据前面司机的表现可以看出，他还是不“关心”小女孩的问题。 7. B 小女孩想感谢这位老人的“好意；仁慈”。 8. A 从下文的“doesn’t seem adequate”可以看出小女孩认为“仅仅”说声thank you是不够的。 9. C 根据句意得知，你“付出”什么，就会得到什么。 10. A 根据句意得知，要多“帮助”别人，将来自己也会得到别人的帮助。
(7) An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his 1 of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the pay, but he needed to 2 . The employer was 3 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more 4 as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was 5 to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house 6 and used poor materials. When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to 7 the house. He handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said. "My gift to you." The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he 8 he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. So it is with us. We 9 our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then with a 10 we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it much differently. 1. A. boss B. wife C. employer D. parter 2. A. leave B. retire C. stop D. go 3. A. sorry B. happy C. surprised D. pleased 4. A. building B. home C. house D. business 5. A. easy B. hard C. simple D. difficult 6. A. carefully B. attentively C. carelessly D. quickly 7. A. pay B. look C. examine D. inspect 8. A. had known B. had had C. had found D. had thought 9. A. live B. build C. earn D. found 10. A. happiness B. excitement C. shock D. joy
【答案与解析】 本文以故事的形式阐述了一个人生道理：凡事我们都要认真对待，要以积极的态度和行动去创造我们美好的生活。 1. C 下文有提示。 2. B 根据第一句话得知。 3. A 老板知道他要退休肯定很“难过”。 4. C 下文有提示。 5. A 根据下文可知，很容易看出他这次做工心不在焉。 6. C 根据上下文语境得知。 7. D 老板来“检查”他所建的这座房子。 8. A 要是他知道是在建造自己的房子，肯定就会以不同的心态去做好它。 9. B 我们在“构建”我们自己的生活。 10. C 从上文的The carpenter was shocked.可知。
(8) The idea of the blood transfusion is very simple, but that idea has saved many thousands of lives over the past century. Often, if a person is in a(n) 1 or has an operation, he will lose a lot of blood and these are the times when a blood transfusion is needed. This 2 means taking blood from another person and putting it into the body of the 3 . Doctors have been carrying out blood transfusions for 4 . There are several types of blood and that the correct type must always be used. So, you might be 5 “What does this have to 6 me?” Well, it has something to do with all of us. Hospitals need to keep back the blood ready for transfusions. The only way they can get that blood is from 7 people like you. Every human body has five liters of blood and we take 0.5 liters from each person.This is completely 8 . In fact, your body will make enough blood to 9 it after only a day. Giving blood only 10 a short while and it doesn’t hurt. It costs you nothing and it could save a life. So please blood. 1. A. hospital B. accident C. action D. treatment 2. A. simply B. mainly C. partly D. largely 3. A. person B. man C. woman D. patient 4. A. centuries B. months C. years D. weeks 5. A. worrying B. considering C. thinking D. leaving 6. A. deal with B. do with C. go with D. connect with 7. A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. general 8. A. safe B. unsafe C. good D. available 9. A. recover B. return C. regain D. replace 10. A. takes B. costs C. spends D. uses
【答案与解析】 本文主要讲述了献血的重要性，并号召人们进行义务献血。 1. B 根据句意得知，一个人如果出了事故或者在动手术就需要输血。 2. A 从下文的解释得知。 3. D 输血进入“病人或患者”的体内。 4. C 医生进行输血已经有很多年的历史了，其余选项不符语境。 5. C 根据下一句的提示得知，你可能会想到“这与我有什么关系？”。 6. B 由what得知用do with，意为“这与我有什么关系”。 7. C 我们能从像你一样的“普通”人群中得到血。 8. A 从人体内输一点点血肯定是“安全的”。 9. D 一天后，人体能制造足够的血来“替换”输出的血。 10. A “做某事花费某人多少时间”常用take来表示“花费”，其余搭配不对。
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