1、【2002】As a child ,1 was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost ;these fears were very real and caused me some un comfortable mome nts .Maybe it was the strange 36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at ni ght that 37 me so much .There was n ever total 38 ,but a streetlight or pass in

2、g car lights 39 clothes hung over a chair take on the 40 of a wild animal .Out of the corner of my 41 ,1 saw the curtai ns seem to move when there was no42 .A tiny sound in thefloor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight .My 43 would run wild ,and my heart would beat fastwould 44 ver

3、y still so that the,e nemywould notdiscover me.Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost , 45 on th way home fromschool .Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home that was no 46 .After school 47 ,when all the buses were 48 up along the street ,l was afraid that rd get on

4、 the wrong one and be take n to some 49 n eighborhood .On school or family trips to a park or a museum ,l would nt 50 the leaders out of my sight.Perhaps one of the worst fears 51 aU_I had a child was that of not being liked or 5253 ,and the fear of not being likedby others .Being popular was so imp

5、ortant to me was a 54_pne .One of the processes（過程）of grow ing up is being able to 55 and overcomeour fears .Understandingthe things thatfrightened us as childrenhelps us achievegreater success later in life.36. A. wayB. timeC. placeD. reas on37. A. woun dedB. destroyedC. surprisedD. frighte ned38.

6、A. quiet nessB. dark nessC. empti nessD. Ion eli nese39. A. gotB. forcedC. madeD. caused40. A. spiritB. heightC. bodyD. shape41. A. eyeB. wi ndowC. mouthD. door42. A. breathB. windC. airD. sound43. A. beliefB. feeli ngC. imagi nati onD. doubt44. A. layB. hideC. restD. lie45. A. especiallyB. simplyC.

7、 probablyD. directly46. A. discussi onB. problemC. jokeD. matter47. A. thoughB. yetC. althoughD. still48. A. calledB.backedC. li nedD. packed49. A. oldB. crowdedC. poorD. un familiar50. A. leaveB. letC. orderD. send51. A. aboveB. inC. ofD. at52. A. protectedB. guidedC. believedD. accepted53. A. then

8、B. thereC. onceD. any way54. A. strictB. powerfulC. heavyD. right55. A. realizeB. rememberC. recog nizeD. recover2003My First Job furnitureI was six whe n I joined my father and two elder brothers at sun rise in the fields ofEufaula, Okla. 36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furnitu

9、re. He gaveme a cent for every n ail I 37 out of old boards.I got my first 38 job, at JMs Restaura nt in tow n, whe n I was 12. My main resp on sibility.（職責(zé)）were 39 tables and washi ng dishes, 40 sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would 41 to JMs and work un til ten. Eve n on Saturdays

10、 I 42_from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 43 my friends run off to swim or play. I did nt n ecessarily like work, but I loved what work ing44 me tohave. Because of my 45 was always the one buying when my friends and I went tothe local Tastee Freez. This made me 46 _

11、Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 47 around town. A local clothing store offered me credilt （賒帳） 48 I was only in seve nth grade. I immediately 49 a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was 50_ onjy_65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned 51 the_dan

12、ger of easy credit. I paid it 52 as_soon as I could.My first job taught me self-control,responsibility and brought me a 53 of personalsatisfact ion few of my frie nds had experie need. As my father, _54 worked three jobs,once told me, Tf you 55 sacrifice （奉獻(xiàn)） and responsibility, there are not manyth

13、ings in life you cant have. How right he was.36. A. BeforeB. Withi nC. FromD. By37. A. pulledB. putC. pickedD. pressed38. A. usualB. realC. mai nD. particular39. A. sweep ingB. pack ingC. cleari ngD. empty ing40. A. orB. soC. butD. even41. A. headB. turnC. changeD. move42. A. studiedB. workedC. play

14、edD. slept43. A. helpi ngB. hav ingC. watchi ngD. letti ng44. A. askedB. toldC. promisedD. allowed45. A. studyB. powerC. ageD. job46. A. proudB. frie ndlyC. luckyD. hopeful47. A. ranB. gotC. flewD. carried48. A. althoughB. whileC. ifD. since49. A. soldB. borrowedC. chargedD. wore50. A. keep ingB. ma

15、kingC. pay ingD. tak ing51. A. graduallyB. greatlyC. hardlyD. early52. A. outB. overC. awayD. off53. A. poi ntB. levelC. partD. sig n54. A. heB. thatC. whoD. whoever55. A. un dersta nd B.demamC. offerD. fearDont Take the Fun Out of Youth SportsWhen I joined a private football league a few years ago,

16、 the sport meant everythi ng to me. My coach （教練）said that I had lots of pote ntial （潛力）， and I became capta in of my 36 . That was before all the fun was take n out of 37 ._At first, every one on the team got 38 playi ng time. The n the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games,

17、 and the 39 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 40 one-gp-one training, got angry whe n she did nt give them more play ing time in our 41 . The coach was replaced.The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 42

18、 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 43 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 44 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 45 . Youn ger people should nt be doing exercises 46 for 18-year-olds.I was very thi n 47 I started football, but as a member

19、of this team I would nt eat much, because I was afraid of being too 48 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more tha n my usual 49 . _Is all this pressure n ecessary ? I 50 up leav ing the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped pla

20、ying football completely. Thats 51 , because they had so much pote ntial. They were just bur ned-out with all the pressure they 52 from the coach or their pare nts.I continued playing football at school and 53 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. Whe n I started play i

21、ng 54 him,_he told me I n eeded to relax because I looked n ervous. After I 55dow n,Iplayed better. When you enjoy something, its a lot easier to do it well.36. A. classB. clubC. teamD. board37. A. playi ngB. livi ngC. learni ngD. worki ng38. A. greatB. equalC. rightD. extra39. A. bus in essB. strug

22、gleC. attemptD. pressure40. A. freeB. privateC.goodD. basic D.41. A. matchesB. coursesC. less onsprograms42. A. jumpB. playC. runD. shoot43. A. dutyB. meet ingC. operati onD. trai ning44. A. n ecessaryB. bor ingC. scie ntificD. practical D.45. A. speak ingB. movingC. sleep ingbreathi ng46. A. usedB.

23、 inten dedC. madeD.described47. A. tillB. sinceC. beforeD. because48. A. fullB. tiredC. lazyD. big49. A. sizeB. shareC.spaceD. state50. A. gaveB. keptC.endedD. picked51. A. sadB. shamefulC. sillyD. serious52. A. receivedB. sufferedC. broughtD. felt53. A. recon sidered B.rediscoveredC. re-formedD. re

24、placed54. A. atB. byC. forD. around55. A. fellB. steppedC. slowedD. calmed【2005】Dear Laura,I just heard you tell an old story of gift giv ing and un selfish love in your program. You doubted that such un selfish love would happe n in todays world. Well, Im here to give you 36 .I wan ted to do someth

25、i ng very 37 for my fiftee n- year-old son, who has always bee n the perfect child. He 38 all summer to earn eno ugh money to buy a used motorcycle.Then, he spe nt hours and hours on it39 it looked almost n ew. I was so 40 of him that I bought him the shi ni est helmet and aridi ng outfit.I could 41

26、 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Uponawakening, I went to the kitchen to 42 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In thelivi ng room was a beautiful keyboard with a 43 : To my won derful mother, all my love,your son.I was so 44 . It had bee n a Ion g-sta n

27、ding joke in our family that I wan ted a pia no sothat I could 45 lessons. Learn to play the piano, and ril get you one was my husba nds 46I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 47 this expe nsive gift.Of course, the 48 awoke, and my son was thrilled（激動(dòng)的）with my reacti

28、on. Manykisses were 49 . and I immediately wan ted him to 50 my gift.As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 51 what I was expect ing.Then I 52 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.Of course I was the proudest mother 53 on that day, and my feet n ever hit the

29、groundfor a mon th.So I wan ted you to know, that kind of love still 54 and lives eve n in the ever-cha nging world of me, me, me!I thought youd love to 55 this story.Yours, HilaryP.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new used already shiny motorcycle.36. A. hopeB. adviceC. supportD. cour

30、age37. A. politeB. similarC. specialD. private38. A. playedB. studiedC. traveledD. worked39. A. afterB. beforeC. uni essD. un til40. A. sureB. fondC. proudD. con fide nt41. A. perhapsB. reallyC. almostD. hardly42. A. startB. cookC. setD. serve43. A. noteB. no ticeC. wordD. sig n44. A. disturbedB. co

31、n fusedC. ast oni shedD. in spired45. A. giveB. takeC. drawD. teachD.46. A. reasonB. requestC. comme ntresp onse47. A. prese ntB. affordC. findD. order48. A, neighborB. buildi ngC. homeD. house D.49. A. excha ngedB. experie needC. expectedexhibited50. A. tearB.ope nC.checkD. receive51. A. purelyB. b

32、asicallyC. obviouslyD. exactly D.suppose52. A. realizedB. rememberedC. imagi nedd53. A. onlyB. stillC. everD. even54. A. worksB. existsC. mattersD. counts55. A. sendB. publishC.shareD. write2006Lear ning to AcceptI learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me accepta

33、nee whe n he was strong and healthy, but rather whe n he was 37 and ill.My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all thataway. Now he can no Ion ger walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Eve n talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my s

34、isters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very ofte n give thi ngs up 43 we grow our youth, our beauty, our frie nds but it always 44 that after we give somethi ng up, we gain somethi ng new in its place. Then sudde nly my father 45 up. He said, But,

35、Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gai n? I thought and thought, but I could nt11think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: 1 48 the love of my family, I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfuln ess.I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I

36、 began to feel irritated （憤怒的）at some on e, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great painwith a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. Inthis 53 , I lear ned the power of accepta nee from my father. Sometimes I 54 what other thin

37、gs I could have lear ned from him if I had liste ned more carefully whe n I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .36. A. AfterwardsB. ThereforeC. HoweverD.Mea nwhile37. A. tiredB. weakC. poorD. slow38. A. alreadyB. stillC. onlyD. once39. A. tookB. threwC. sentD. put40. A. imposs

38、ibleB. difficultC. stressfulD. Hopeless41. A. worryi ngB. cari ngC. talki ngD. ask ing42. A. decisi onsB. experie ncesC. ambiti onsD. beliefs43. A. asB. si neeC. beforeD. till44. A. suggestsB. promisesC. seemsD. requires45. A. spokeB. turnedC. summedD. opened D.46. A. somethi ngB. any thi ngC. no th

39、i ngeverythi ng47. A. Surprisi nglyB. ImmediatelyC. NaturallyD. Certai nly48. A. hadB. acceptedC. gainedD. enjo yed49. A. touchedB. ast oni shedC. attractedD. warned50. A. shouldB. couldC. wouldD. might51. A. quietB. calmC. RelaxedD. happy52. A. readyB. likelyC. freeD. able53. A. caseB. formC. metho

40、dD. way54. A. doubtB. won derC. knowD. guess55. A. awardB. giftC. less onD. word2007Ban the Band （樂隊(duì)）Every year,out school has a dance for all the students.lts a little funny seeing friends in clea n shoes and trousers or colorful _36,i nstead of the usual school uniform.Most of us thi nk the dance

41、is great _37 eve n the teachers enjoybeing there. 38_,two weeks ago some one said that there would be no_ 39 band this year onlu CDs.111 dont _40_ it!Amy cried out during the lunch break.Someone said the school couldnt _41_ a band,and they think its too noisy anyway/added Daniel.Well,! dont think it

42、s _42_ enough without a band declared Angela/and Im going to see what can be done.Angela was as good as her _43_.In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the _44_ some more thought.And he suggested that one _45 for having a band was to increase the price of each tick

43、et from $5 to $10.Angela had to 46_ out whether the students would like to do that.111 need all of you to help me,she _47_to our group before school the next day.Mr.Berry gave me a list of all the names,and suggested we ask each one their _48_ about the band and the extra cost._ 49 _ the day we aske

44、d around as Angela suggested,and wrote down peopless feelings about the band and the cost.We were amazed how much _50_ there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.Tm surprised,smiled Mr.Berry,when we gave him the _51_.I realty thought that only a few people _52_ their band and tha

45、t the cost would be too high.OK.Angela,your next _53_is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.Angela was all smiles and _54_ the news to Amy and Daniel.Youre _55_/smiledDaniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.36. A. shapes37. A. fun38. A. B

46、esides39. A. new40. A. mea n41 A. lead42. A. good43. A. look44. A. schedule45. A.possibility46. A. call47. A.admi ntted48. A.k no wledge49. A. On50. A.trust51. A.results52. A.welcomed53. A.task54. A.showedA.amusi ngB. dressedB. workB. OtherwiseB. liveB. n eedB. serveB. clearB. behaviorB.situationB.c

47、oncernB.findB.repliedB.in structio nB. ForB.moneyB.no ticesB.wa ntedB.bus in essB.wroteC. flowersC. effortD. picturesD. progressC.HoweverC.foreig nC. acceptC.affordC.usefulC.mi ndC.viewC.decision .ThereforeD.n archi ngD.believeD.formD.easyD.word .actio nC. carryC. apolpgizedC. opinionC. ByC. support

48、C. questi onsC.defe ndedC.exerciseC.brokeC.excit ingD. chaneeD. poi nt .announced .in formati on .Duri ngD. care .examplesD. in vitedD. dutyD. readamaz ing【2008】Whe n I en tered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Havi ng bee n a Straight-Astudent, I believed I could 36 tough subjects and reall

49、y learn something. One such course was World Literature give n by Professor Jayn e. I was extremely in terested in the ideas he 37_in class.Whe n I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,39En glish was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who liste ned to my argu

50、me nts but rema ined 40_I decided to try harder, although I did nt know what that 41 becauseschool had always bee n easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got ano ther77. Again, I 42_with Professor Jayne. Again, he liste ned patie ntly but would nt cha nge his 43One more test before the f

51、inal exam. One more 44 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time. 45 the_mea ning of the word thorough. But my 46did no good and everythi ng 47 as before.The last hurdle （障礙）was the fin al. No matter what48 I got, itwould nt cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss th

52、e 49_goodbye.I stopped work ing head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The ni ght before the fin al, I eve n 50 myself to a movie. The n ext day I decided for once rd have 51 with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jaynes office

53、. He 52_to be expect ing me. If I gave you the As you 53 , you_would nt con ti nue to work as hard.I stared at him. 54 that his analysis and strategy （策略）were correct. I had worked my head 55 , _as I had n ever done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus

54、 given. The next year I received my scholarship. ve always remembered Professor Jayn es less on: you alone must set your own sta ndard of excelle nee.36.A. takeB. discussC. coverD.get37.A. soughtB. prese ntedC. exchangedD.obta ined38.A.shockedB. worriedC. scaredD.an xious39.A. butB. soC. forD.or40.A

55、.unchangedB. un pleasa ntC. un frie ndlyD. unm oved41.A. reflectedB. meantC. improvedD.affected42.A. quarreledB. reas onedC. barga inedD.chatted43.A. attitudeB. mindC. pla nD.view44.A. choiceB. stepC.cha neeD.measureD. lear ned45.A. memorizedB. con sideredC. accepted46.A. ambiti onB. con fide neeC. effortD. method47.A. stayedB.