(B)
Many teenagers in Taiwan are anxiously counting down the days to the arrival of two giant pandas from the other side of the Straits(海峡). It seems the __55__ animal will finally be coming their way.
A group of 17 animal experts came to Wolong Nature Reserve(卧龙自然保护区) in Sichuan Province. They __56__ their ideal animals and learned more about how to help them have babies and take care of them every day.
\cannot __57__ any longer to see the lovely animals. Maybe I will even feed them bamboo shoots with my own hands! Isn't that exciting?\said Lin Heqian, a Senior 1 student from Private Chung-hsin School(私立忠信学校) in Taiwan.
Chen Runsheng, secretary-general of the China Wildlife Protection Association, told these experts that it is a long-term __58__ of the mainland people to be able to __59__ a panda to the people of Taiwan.
Mainland pandas coming to Taiwan will surely bring the people happiness and fun, Chen added. The __60__ of giant pandas to be sent to Taiwan started at the end of August at the Wolong Nature Reserve.
Several zoos are __61__ to become the new home of the two pandas in Taiwan. Taipei Zoo has already talked about building a new home for its new residents.
Several months have passed since the mainland announced its presentation of a __62__ of pandas to the island in May. But it seems that teenagers in Taiwan will still __63__ wait for half a year. That is because the new home for giant pandas in Taipei Zoo will not be finished until the end of this year, according to Chen Baozhong, president of the zoo.
If everything else goes smoothly, the pandas are __64__ on the island next March. 55. A. fun-loving B. slow-moving 56. A. picked B. saw 57. A. stay 58. A. idea
B. hope
C. curious C. showed
D. fierce D. played
D. wait D. plan
C. keep C. mind
D. offer
B. wish
59. A. present B. provide 60. A. feeding B. selection 61. A. quarrelling B. arguing 62. A. group B. lot 63. A. hope to B. have to 64. A. wished B. expected
C. supply C. production C. fighting C. want to (六) C. party C. imagined
D. checking
D. breaking D. pair D. like to D. wanted
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 36 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 37 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 38 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls
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were 39 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 40 me play basketball at home. \is not fit for girls,\they said. 41 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 42 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 43 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 44 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 45 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, \ 46 , let others talk.\play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 47 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 48 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 49 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 50 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 51 a lot. I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, \
advertisement on TV. I have 52 to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball. You should have an 53 . After that, just be confident and 54 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can 55 my strong feelings for basketball, \36. A. ever B. often C. never D. always 37. A. when B. before C. after D. since 38. A. struggled B. eared C. enjoyed D. joined 39. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not 40. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit 41. A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even 42. A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared 43. A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied 44. A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly 45. A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored 46. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction 47. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams 48. A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned 49. A. but B. though C. and D. however 50. A. wish B. life C. work D. study 51. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play 52. A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened 53. A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort 54. A, insist B. remain C. keep D. last 55. A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect
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(七)
Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Comton Street, he had looked after it very carefully. Before he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the 1 downstairs, 2 some windows to let the air in and 3 the front gate for the safe. Everything Jonathan did was 4 .
One summer evening Jonathan returned home 5 at five minutes to seven exactly. When he opened the front gate he immediately notice something 6 .There was a heavy footprint in the 7 in one of the flower beds.
Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman 8 she noticed that one of the curtain in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never 9 anything out of order. He walked 10 to the front door and opened it quietly. He 11 carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully, 12 if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten before. She stepped silently 13 the hall to the door and looked 14 the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had 15 been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle(门把), 16 the door quickly and turned the key. Then he calmly 17 the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.
The thief tried to 18 through a window to get out but Jonathan had 19 that. Three minuets later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner 20 than usual but on the whole he felt quite pleased with herself.
1.A.windows 2.A.opened 3.A.opened 4.A.slow 6.A.usual 7.A.circle 8.A.that 9.A.left 10.A.down
B.doors
C.rooms
D.house
D.broke
B.closed B.closed
C.found C.locked
D.looked at D.disorderly
D.as soon as D.happy D.earth
D.because D.planned
B.quick B.strange B.surface
C.orderly
5.A.as usual B.all the same C.right away
C.interesting C.land
B.since B.designed B.up
C.when C.arranged
C.in D.on D.surprising
D.onto D.over
11.A.listened 12.A.thinking 13.A.across 14.A.at
B.heard B.guessing
C.looked
C.into
D.watched
C.wondering
C.inside
B.along B.through
15.A.happily 16.A.opened 18.A.roll 19.A.hoped 20.A.later
B.frightenedly B.locked B.climb B.earlier
C.calmly C.shut
D.angrily
D.tied
D.picked down D.dive D.supposed
17.A.picked away B.picked up
B.wished
C.picked out C.rush C.expected C.slowly (八)
D.quickly
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It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had
gone away, and my feet 1 . The loaded plates I carried 2 to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn't seem able to do anything 3 . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 4 a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father 5 at me as he handed me my tip. \ 6 us really well.\Suddenly my tiredness 7 . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said,\ 8 !' Those few words of praise had 9 everything. Praise is like 10 to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And 11 , while most of us are only too 12 to apply(应用 )to others the cold wind of criticism(批评), we are 13 unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why---when one word of praise can bring such 14 ? It's strange how chary (吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it's 15 few of us know how to accept it. It's 16 rewarding (奖赏) to give praise in areas in which 17 generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets complimented (admired) for a glorious picture, a cook for a 18 meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 19 just right? In fact, to give praise 20 the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort. 1. A. rested B. hurt C. broke D. slipped 2. A. remained B. looked C. seemed D. appeared 3. A. new B. special C. nervous D. right 4. A. order B. price C. material D. chair 5. A. stared B. smiled C. glanced D. nodded 6. A. called on B. looked after C. passed by D. thought of 7. A. arrived B. continued C. disappeared D. developed 8. A. Oh B. Well C. Fine D. Terrible 9. A. made B. changed C. found D. improved 10. A. heat B. warmth C. snowstorm D. sunlight 11. A. then B. thus C. therefore D. yet
12. A. ready B. doubtful C. satisfied D. disappointed 13. A. unable B. unwilling C. likely D. anxious 14. A. attention B. choice C. pleasure D. difficulty 15. A. because B. when C. what D'. where 16. A. finally B. especially C. silly D. fortunately 17. A. effort B. attempt C. deed D. feeling 18. A. daily B. light C. perfect D. poor 19. A. done B. sold C. chosen D. given 20. A. adds B. leaves C. offers D. costs
(九)
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training.Therefore, the 3 6 of a job should be made even before the choice of a curriculum (课程)in high schoo1.Actually, 3 7 , most people make several job choices during their working lives, 38 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 39 position.The―one perfect Job‖does not exist. Young people should
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40 enter into a broad flexible(灵活的)training program that Will 4 1 them for a field of work rather than for a single 42.
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 43 benefit of help from a 44 vocational counselor(顾问)or psychologist Knowing 45 about the professional world,or themselves for that matter,they 46 their1ifework aimlessly.Some move from job to job.Others 47 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not 48
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or imagined prestige (声望) Too many high—school students—or their parents for them— choose the professional field, not 49 the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions or the extremely high educational and personal 50 . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a \51 good reason for choosing it as life's work. 52 , these occupations are not always well paid. 53 a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 54 of young people should give serious 55 to these fields.
36.A.procedure B.fate C.college D. choice 37.A.however B. naturally C.though D. especially 38.A.entirely B.mainly C.partly D. totally 39.A.its B.his C.our D. their 40.A.since B.therefore C.furthermore D. forever 41.A.make B.prepare C.take D. leave 42.A.job B.way C.means D. company 43.A.to B.for C.without D. with 44.A.competitive B.good C.strict D. terrible 45.A.1ittle B.few C.much D. a lot 46.A.quit B.choose C.d ream D. stop 47.A.apply B.appeal C.stick D. turn 48.A.pleased B.fit C.interested D. fond 49.A.spending B.following C.considering D. making 50.A.preferences B.requirements C.tendencies D.ambitions 51.A.a B.any C.no D. the.
52.A.Anyway B.However C.Nevertheless D.Besides. 53.A.For B.Since C.Though D.As if 54.A.majority B.many C.minority D. much 55.A.proposal B.suggestion C.consideration D. hesitation
(十)
After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr. William Thomas never thought he’d work in a nursing home. Then, 1 , he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to 2 . ―For the first time in my career, I was 3 for the answer to the question, What does it mean to 4 another person?‖
5 that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents(居住者) are helplessness, 6 and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as 7 .
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