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（一）In the past(过去) there lived a man in a small town called Zheng. One day he wanted to buy himself a new pair of (1)________ . He measured (测量) his feet with a ruler first and (2)________ down his size on a piece of paper. Then he went shoe shopping.When he arrived at the shoe shop, he put his hand into his pocket(口袋), but he found (3)________ paper was not here. So he said to the salesman, “I left the measurement at home and don’t know the size. I’ll will go (4) _______home to take it. With these words, he ran out (5)_______ of the shop.He ran back home, found the paper and then ran to the shop again. (6) ______ it took him a few hours and the shop was closed. He (7) _______ the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last.Someone asked (8) ________ , “Did you want to buy the shoes for yourself ?”“Of course,” he answered.“Then why don’t you (9) _________ the shoes on by yourself ?”“ I trust(相信) the ruler more (10) ________ my feet,” he said.（二）If your parents are a___1____ about you, you might mistakenly think the argument is your fault (错误). But your parents' arguments are never your fault. If your parents' fighting really t_2___ you, you might find i___3____ hard to sleep or go to school. If things are going like this, try talking to one o__4___ both of your parents about what they are doing. They may not even r___5__ how bad you feel u__6_ you tell them how their arguments affect you. If the fighting goes too far, let someone else know what's going on. Talking to other relatives or a teacher about the fighting can be h__7___. Sometimes parents who fight can go so far that they hurt each other or other family members. If this h___8___, letting someone e__9___ know will allow the family to be helped and protected from s__10_ harmful fighting.（三）When teenagers grow older, they try to understand who they are. Children start c1their clothing styles, hobbies, interests and friends when they begin to find out who they are. They think they are no longer children.Teenagers begin to understand the world a2them. They no longer just listen to their parents. They start to have the desire(欲望) to f3answers themselves. And they won’t obey the rules set by parents or teachers.Sometimes, they are also confused(困惑的)about t4. They can’t make their own choices andd5in life like adults, but they are not really the children who fully depend on o6.At this time, teenagers still need help. They need to have a good r7with their parents, but not just be told w8to do or not to do. They need encouragement to go for their own dreams. They should beg9 more freedom to deal with something themselves. However, the freedom needs boundaries. They need s10in their lives that can help them when meeting difficulties.（四）Once there 1.(be) two poor woodsmen living in the mountain.One day,they happened 2. (discover) two large bags of cotton.They carried it on their back and 3.(go) back home.When they 4.walking home,one of the woodsmen saw a large bundle(捆)of cloth.He decided to give up the cotton and take the cloth instead.The other woodsman said,“We have carried the cotton for such a long way.That’s not worth.” But he insisted(坚持)on carrying the cloth.After walking for a while,they saw several jars(罐)of gold on the ground.The woodsman who carried the cloth felt excited,“If I 5.(have) the gold,I will be a wealthy man.” So he gave up the cloth and carried the gold,while his partner still 6.(not agree) with him.He doubted whether the gold was real or not.Suddenly,it began to rain.Unluckily,the woodsman who carried the cotton found that his cotton was filled 7.water.It had become so heavy that he 8.carry it.He had to give it up and went back home empty-handed with his partner carrying gold.Here 9.some ideas from this story.It tells us that we should 10.(use) our wisdom carefully to make the right choice.We should learn to watch a certain issue from different aspects and avoid being stubborn(固执的).Sometimes,if we can change our mind,we will get a smoother way to success.Remember that all roads lead to Rome.（五）“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.One day while I was 1.on the street，a young man ran by hurriedly，brushing(轻擦) against my handbag.He continued his way，but turned 2.and said “sorry” to me.Even in a rush，he didn't 3.to say “sorry”．One day，after I bought some bananas，the shopkeeper was passing me the change，but I wasn't ready for it and a coin dropped onto the ground.“Sorry，Madam.” he said 4.bending(弯腰) to pick it up.I was 5.why he said “sorry” to me.Another time，I stepped on a man's 6.at the entrance to a cinema.At the same time，we7.said “sorry”．Slowly，I got to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life，the British don't 8.much about who is wrong.If someone is in trouble，a “sorry” is always 9.．Perhaps that is 10.I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.（六）Ask people to name a safe place and most wil l say “H1.” But every year the British Government’s survey shows that home can be a d2place. Last year 7 British citizens died while putting up their Christmas decorations(装饰).Over 1,600 needed medical help after f3off their chairs. And 70 people had fatal(致命的)accidents while lying in bed. It is safe to say that n4activity is without danger.Some of these accidents are just the risks of modern living. We prefer to risk having a washing machine that might hurt us r5than be safe spending hours cleaning our clothes by h6 . But most fatal accidents are not the r7of mechanical failure. The two most common are falling down the stairs and going to s8in the bath. This s9that we are in a more dangerous situation when we feel s10.（七）A couple had been married for over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secrets ___1___ each other except that the woman had a box in a drawer ___2___ she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.He'd never thought about it ever since. One day ___3___ woman got very sick and the doctor said she wouldn't recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and ___4___ (bring) it to his wife's bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know ___5___ was in the box.___6___ (open) it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $25,000. He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be married，” she said, “my grandma told me the secret of a happy ___7___ (marry) was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat ___8___ I got angry with you.”The man was so ___9___ (move) that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! “Honey，” he said, “that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from？”“Oh，” she said, “that's the money I made from selling ___10___.”（八）A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. One of the hotels we stayed ___1___ was near a China Town.Everything was cheap there ___2___ we did a lot of shopping. I was looking for a watch for myself and ___3___ for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling ___4___ same watch —— but for different prices.I finally found the best price, so I bought the watches while my sister and mom were buying other things from the shop. ___5___ it was time to pay, I realized I was 10 dollars short, so I suggested ___6___ (return) one of the watches. The ___7___ (own) of the shop asked why and I explained I didn't have enough money with me. She smiled and said, “You can take it, but promise me you'll pay tomorrow！”So I asked her what time she ___8___ (be) there the next day and said, “Okay, I promise.”Unfortunately we changed our hotel and the new one was much ___9___ (far) away from China Town, but I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money. She smiled and said, “You're a good person.”It's so beautiful when people ___10___ you don't know trust you.（九）Do you know why different animals or pests (害虫) have their (1) s________ colours? Colours in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves.Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫)，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours with the (2) c________ of the colours of crops. When crops arc green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time (3) c________, locusts change into the same brown colour (4) a________ crops have. Some other pests whose colours are different from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and (5) a ________ only at night.Colours are useful not only on the (6) l________, but also in the sea. A kind of fish in the sea can (7) g________ out a kind of black liquid (液体) when they face (8) d ________. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their (9) e________ and can quickly swim away. That is why they can live safely (10) t________they are not strong at all.（十）Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to d_______(1) a hibit fo helping others.We live in a rural(乡村) area. Most of what we see is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions (例外) to the beauty is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows. And there are no necessary public s_____(2). Such as rubbish collection.A helping behavior(行为) that I often p_____(3) with my daughters is picking up rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a m ______(4) to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in an excited voice, “There’s some rubbish,—Daddy, stop the car!” Without t______(5) more, we will often get out of the our car and pick it up. Though it may seem s_______(6), we do it. In fact, we enjoy it. We pick it up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost a ______(7).One day I saw a man I had never met before pickin up rubbish on the road. I stopped. He r_____(8) his head and said to me with a smile, “I saw you doing this with your family. It’s a good idea to protect our na tural world.”There are many other ways to p_____(9) kindness for others. You may share a dinner with a begger(乞丐), visit lonely old people in the nursing home,or help the blind cross the street. You can think of something that can be finished e ______(10) but helpful. It is fun,self-satisfying, and what’s more, it can set a good example.Helping others is helping yourself.（十一）People all know that “time is money.” However, a young man named Cao Yingliang from Shenyang has (1o a slow delivery(邮递) company. This special delivery company offers the same service (2a the usual delivery companies. The biggest difference is that customers(顾客) can decide (3w the letters are sent: It may be ten days later; it may be five years later.The company is in a small house. Outside the (4h, there is a board. On the board, there is a snail(蜗牛) with lots of letters walking to a green mailbox. The road the snail passes is marked to show different (5y, such as 2012, 2020 or 2046. When people see the board, they will at once understand the service this company (6o. That is: sending letters to the future.The (7c for a letter to be sent within one year is 9 yuan. If the letter is expected to be sent more than one year later, the customer has to pay (8a one yuan for each year.At first, there were (9f customers. Later, many people started to notice this small house. Now many people come to mail their letters using the service. Some of them are mothers who want to send a letter to their babies in the (10, some of them are students who want to send their parents a letter after they finish their studies.（十二）Children are amazing! They pick up languages so naturally and easily. Have you ever wondered why? It’s not because they have great natural language abilities. In fact, studies s1that an adult’s potential(潜能) to learn language is just as good as a child’s .So why do children still s 2 to acquire(学到) language more quickly than the rest of us? It’s because of the way they learn. Children learn by simply d 3 what comes naturally—they listen, copy and communicate. Let’s take a c4look at how children acquire language. Perhaps we can discover a better, more “natural” way to learn English.Children don’t practice grammar drills, but u 5 language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express themselves. They don’t w 6 about inadequate(不足的) vocabulary or poor grammar. They find w7 to express themselves, and they do it successfully.Students of English should also pay more attention to genuine(真实的) communication. Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a foreigner to talk to, talk with otherEnglish students i8 . Start an English discussion group and chat about music, movies or whatever interests you.Don’t worry about m9mistakes. The aim is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.Trust your own natural a10to learn English. You’ve got more potential than you probably realize!（十三）Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t u 1 them. They often think their parents are too s2with them.Parents often find it difficult to wi n their c 3 trust (信任), and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young.For example, young people like to do things without much t 4. It is one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can s 5 any difficult problems. But older people always think m 6 than young people. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be c 7 , so when you want your parents to let you do something, you will succeed easily if you ask before you really start doing it.Young people often make their parents angry by the c8 they wear, the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just want to be cut off from the old people’s world and they are t9to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their ways of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes i10 of going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home alone and do what they like.If you plan to do something, you’d better get your parents to understand you. If so, your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.（十四）There are five people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy trying to 1.________ money.In order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother, my sister and me, they hardly send flowers to each other.Besides, my father 2.________ a bad temper.It's 3.________ for him to lose his temper from the hard work.I didn't know whether there was love 4.________ them until one spring.At that time, my father suddenly got 5.________ ill.My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for months.When they returned from the hospital, they looked weak as if both of them had had a serious 6.________.After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning.However, after two months my father still couldn't walk by 7.________.All of us were worried about him.“Dad, how are you feeling now？” I asked him one day.“Susan, don't worry about me，” he said in a low voice.“I just like 8.________ with your mom.I like this kind 9.________ love.” Hearing this, I know he loves my mother very much.Once I thought love meant 10.________，presents and sweet kisses.But from this experience, I understand that love is inside.It makes life strong and warm.（十五）Do you know who affects me most in my life? It's my father! In fact, I have been much affected by my father's humor, kindness, enterprise ever 1.________ I was a little girl.My father is wellknown 2.________ his humor.He's so humorous 3.________ his colleagues and friends all enjoy staying with him.He also uses humor to create a very 4.________ familyatmosphere (气氛)．My mother likes to chat over little things.When this happens, my father always gives a cup of tea to her and asks her to have it.And my mother 5.________ talking with her anger gone at once.My father is also very kind to people.No matter when 6.________ is in trouble, he always offers his warm hands.All this earns him lots of friends and their respect as well.My father is filled with enterprise in his life.He has 7.________ given up learning all the time.He has read many 8.________ on architecture to work much better.Now he has become 9.________ excellent worker in his company.My father is the greatest man in the world.I'm very 10.________ of my father.参考答案一、阅读填空1、1.shoes2.wrote 3.the 4.back5.of 6.But7.spent 8.him9.try10.than2、1.arguing 2.troubles 3.it 4.or 5.realize 6.until 7.helpful 8.happens 9.else 10.such3、1.changing 2.around 3.find 4.themselves 5.decisions 6.others 7.relationship 8.what9.given 10.someone/somebody4、1.were 2.to discover 3.went 4.were 5.have 6.didn’tagree7.with8.couldn’t e5、1.walking 2.back 3..forget 4.while 5.surprised 6.foot 7.both 8.care9.necessary 10.why6、1.Home, 2.dangerous, 3.falling,4. no, 5.rather,6. hand, 7.result, 8.sleep, 9.shows, 10.safe7、1. from 2. that/which 3. the 4. brought 5. what 6. Opening7. marriage8. if/when9. moved10. them8、1. in 2. so 3. one 4. the 5. when 6. returning7. owner8. would be9. farther /further10．who/that/whom9、1. special 2. changes3. comes 4. as 5. appear 6. land 7. give 8. danger 9. enemies10. though10、1．develop 2．services 3．practice 4．match 5．thinking 6．strange7．anywhere 8．raised 9．provide 10．easily11、1-10opened, as, when, house, years offers, cost, another, few, future12、1. show 2. seem 3. doing 4. close 5. use6. worry 7. ways 8. instead 9. making10.ability/abilities13、1. understand 2. strict 3. children’s 4. thought/thinking 5. solve6. more7. changed8. clothes9. trying10. instead14、1．make/earn 2.has 3.easy 4.between 5.badly6．illness7.himself8.walking9.of10.flowers15、1．since 2.for 3.that 4.happy 5.stops 6.anyone7．never8.books9.an10.proud。