阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets 1. those with children. It is common 2. U.S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer 3.(protect) from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have dinner 4.(deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with 5. owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America 6. provide care and adoption services for homeless and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance 7. their pets. Pets are 8. basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 9. (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships. They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide10. good topic of conversation.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he _________ a large, empty jar and filled it with golf balls.
He asked the students if the _________ was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured it into the jar. He _________ the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas _________ the golf balls.
He asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor _________ picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. _________the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students _________with unanimous(一致的) yes.
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured them into the jar, filling the _________ space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar _________ your life. The golf balls are the __________ things: family, children, __________, friends and favorite passions. Things, that if everything else was __________ and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the things that __________, like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else—the small staff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar__________, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same __________ for life. If you spend all of your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. So pay attention to the __________ that are critical to your happiness. Take care of the golf balls first. Set your____________. The rest is just sand.”
One student raised her hand and asked what the ____________ represented.
The professor smiled and said, “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how __________ your life may seem, there’s always ____________ for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”
1.A.took out B.picked up C.set about D.put up
2.A.box B.bottle C.jar D.cup
3.A.shook B.touched C.closed D.hit
4.A.with B.through C.under D.between
5.A.even B.next C.soon D.again
6.A.All of a sudden B.Of course C.So far D.Beyond expectation
7.A.reacted B.said C.responded D.reflected
8.A.empty B.large C.wide D.open
9.A.expresses B.contains C.represents D.shows
10.A.important B.entertaining C.interesting D.ordinary
11.A.possessions B.money C.health D.fame
12.A.tested B.tried C.finished D.lost
13.A.shine B.matter C.contribute D.influence
14.A.also B.either C.first D.last
15.A.goes B.applies C.happens D.comes
16.A.health B.things C.friends D.children
17.A.priorities B.jars C.limits D.examples
18.A.sand B.passion C.life D.coffee
19.A.hard B.empty C.full D.happy
20.A.room B.time C.money D.fun
The importance of early getting up
1..
First, it helps to keep us fit. We all need fresh air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. And it is fresh only in mornings.2.
Secondly, early getting up helps us in our studies. We learn more quickly in the morning, and find it easier to remember what we learn in the morning.
Thirdly, early getting up enables us to plan the work of the day,3.Just as the plan for the year should he made in the spring, so the plan for the day should be made in the morning.
Fourthly, early getting up gives us enough time to get ready for our study and work, such as to wash our faces and hands and eat our breakfast properly. If a bird which gets up early to look for its breakfast, it will find many targets, and good luck is waiting for it.4.If you can get up early, and sleep early, too.
You will begin a spirited morning, start many works or review what you learn yesterday.
5.They ought to make special efforts to do so. As the English proverb says," Early to bed and early to get up, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
A.Besides, we can do good to our health from doing morning exercise.
B.We cannot work well without a good plan.
C.People often get up early and run around.
D.For a man, it is the same.
E.Late risers may find it very difficult to form the habit of early getting up.
F.Besides, getting up early is good for the old.
G.Early getting up is helpful in more than one way.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons。 “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered。 “It must be to the cleverest son。 But which one is the cleverest?”
He called his three sons to him。 “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room。 Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune。”
“It is a big room,” said the eldest son。
“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son。
But the youngest son said nothing。 He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market。”
The eldest son bought straw with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of straw。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room。
The second son bought sand with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of sand。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor。
“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son。 “You don't have any straw。”
“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily。 “You don't have any sand。”
“I bought this,” said the youngest son。
“A candle！” cried his brothers。 “What good is a candle?”
“Watch”, said the youngest son。
He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor。 It was filled with light!
“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said。
And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light。
1.Who would get father's fortune according to his requirement?
A.The oldest son。 B.The richest son。
C.The cleverest son。 D.The silliest son。
2.The merchant left his fortune to the son
A.who would fill the room by using something which is worth one coin
B.who would take care of him when he became old
C.who wanted to get his fortune
D.who got married first
3.How do you think of the youngest son?
A.He is very clever。 B.He is very lazy。
C.He is very mean。 D.He is very diligent。
4.The youngest son used _____ to fill the room。
A.straw B.candle C.sand D.water
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. These two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success and by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. Barking, whining (哀叫) and generally pestering (纠缠) Brownie’s human family. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog.
Continuously,Ted, Brownie’s owner, was disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking insistently, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”
Eventually, Ted followed Spotty to a deserted spot half a mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his hind legs crushed in a steel leghold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.
Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found an array of dog food and table scraps which were later identified as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week!
Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive by sacrificing his own comfort. Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian (兽医) and he recovered. For many years thereafter, the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.
1.Why did Ted pay little attention to Spotty at the very beginning?
A．Because Ted was tired of listening to Spotty barking.
B．Because Ted only cared about Brownie’s safety.
C．Because Ted was not free at that moment.
D．Because Ted knew where Brownie was.
2.When Ted was led by Spotty to Brownie, he .
A．was curious to find out what had happened
B．highly appreciated Spotty’s help
C．was worried about Brownie’s health
D．regretted not following Spotty earlier
3.Not only did Spotty help Ted find Brownie but also .
A．he went to see his friend and played with him secretly
B．he sent messages to some other persons in his community to save his friend
C．he managed to lead a veterinarian to treat his friend
D．he sent food to his friend, accompanied him and inspired him to cheer up
4.What can we learn from the story?
A．Barking dogs seldom bite.
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．Love me, love my dog.
D．Every dog has its day.
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.
He rode along until a strange around drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like clack cloud and the buzzing mass towards him.
With no time to waste. Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your ways out of it. ”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.”Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees have gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mr Nelson took his inside and rang his mother.
“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,”laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic! But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow. ”
1.Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?
A.He was riding to school.
B.He was listening to a strange sound.
C.He was going fishing with his father.
D.He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?
A.They crowded like a black cloud.
B.They shocked and terrified Andy.
C.They tried to attack Andy in a mass.
D.They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.
3.How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?
A.He asked Mr. Nelson in help.
B.He hid himself under the water.
C.He rushed into the Nelson house.
D.He rode off in the oppossnte ditcction.
4.Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?
A.No pain no gains.
B.Once bitten,twice shy
C.Where there is a will, there is a way.
D.In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.
