[经典演练] (一)动人故事 ① I was off to go back to work one evening and my two children were busy sewing things on the sewing machine.My eleven year old daughter was going to assist her older brother in making a little 1 .I left, and in a few hours 2 to find a mess in room. Having had a long day, I was very short with my greeting to them and then I 3 the material my daughter had usedIt had been 4 to make a color coordinated baby blanket, and now had chunks cut out of almost 5 piece of fabricNot stopping to listen, I exploded at the children and explained how 6 I was at what had been done. My daughter listened to me sheepisy(粲然一笑), not trying to defend herself 7 , but the pain could be seen written across her 8 .She retreated to her room 9 , and spent some time there alone 10 she came out to say good night and once again apologize for the 11 she had made. A few hours later, as I was preparing to go to 12 , there on my bed lay a beautiful, litlle cushion made out of the forbidden fabric, 13 the words “I LOVE MOM”.Along side it was a note 14 again, and theinnocence in which she had taken the fabric To this day, I still get 15 in my eyes when I think of how I 16 and still feel the pain of my actions.It was 17 who then sheepisy went to her and apologized profusely for my actions.I 18 with great pride the cushion on my bed, and use it as a constant 19 that nothing in this world is greater than a childs 20 . 1Acushion Bbed Ctoy Dmachine 2Aleft Bpassed Creturned Dspent 3Awatched Bnoticed Cruiled D缺内容 4Asold Bcharged Cbrought Dpurchased 5Aevery Bboth Ceither Dnone 6Aangry Bglad Cpuzzled Dsurprised 7Aafter all Bin all Cat all Dfor all 8Asmile Bface Ceyes Dbody 9Ahappily Bunhappily Cquietly Dquickly 10Awhen Bif Csince Dbefore 11Amistake Bpromise Cwords Daction 12Aschool Bchurch Cbed Dwork 13Awith Bon Cin Dalong 14Aapologizing Bexplaining Csaying Dtelling 15Ashame Bshame Ctears Dpity 16Areacted Bresponsed Cinflunced Dacted 17Ashe Bher brother CI Dmy daughter 18Ahide Bsee Cdisplay Dwatch 19Aphoto Bgift Cmemory Dreminder 20Aeye Blove Cgift Dcusion ② If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, Id be picking roses for a lifetime. Swedish Proverb Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it arounDShe lifted children from 1 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 2 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses.It had become a 3 for her, and the families didnt ever forget it. One evening, Mary was 4 a meeting for adoptive parents.One of the 5 fathers stood up to introduce himself.But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 6 ,red paper rose. ”Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 7 .I didnt know the talents inside me or what was possible for me. Then Mary 8 two wonderful people into my life.They taught me what it was like to feel 9 .They not only loved me 10 .They opened a world of 11 that I didnt know existedMy new parents told me, “Reach for your dreams!” I did, and today Im 12 to be giving that chance to a child who 13 just like me.My mother gave me this little rose.By now, all of you 14 where she got it so long ago. Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday.And my new rose 15 a new spring, a beautiful new 16 for my own little girl.It 17 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams. Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 18 our lives together.And thank you for all youve done for me and so many families over the years!” One brief event can send our spirits soaring or 19 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning. 20 it is also the very small things, like Marys roses, that tie together the meaningful things. 1Apoverty Bloneliness Cmisery Dsuffering 2Ahome Bplace Cschool Dlife 3Aglory Bfavor Chabit Dtradition 4Aorganizing Bplanning Chosting Dattending 5Anew Bgrateful Ckind Dactive 6Abroken Bfaded Ctreasured Ddried 7Atasteless Bpowerless Cpriceless Dwortess 8Adirected Bintroduced Cbrought Daccepted 9Aloved Bprotected Ccared Dcheered 10Asilently Bcontinuously Cunintentionally Dunconditionally 11Achanges Bpossibilities Cbeauties Driches 12Aeager Bwilling Cproud Dlucky 13Astarted out Bcame up Cturned out Dgrew up 14Aunderstand Bguess Ctell Dknow 15Areplaces Bsymbolizes Cequals Dcreates 16Achance Bmystery Cchallenge Dbeginning 17Areminds Bhelps Caccompanies Ddrives 18Afix Bclose Ctie Dgather 19Acauses Bpush Cput Dleave 20AYet BBesides COtherwise DTherefore (二)夹叙夹议 ① November 16th was when Ryan and I went on our first date.We decided to go to Olive Garden for dinner and to the 1 afterwards.I loved 2 about every minute of it.A few people at Olive Garden 3 but we didnt care.We 4 good money to eat there, and we felt it was best to enjoy 5 .There was no outpouring of PDA so we didnt see the big deal.I only fed her a few foods, and we sat really 6 to each other. The movie was wonderful, and Ryan 7 me for the first time when the time was right.I felt like I was 8 when I went home that night.I called her the next morning and told her I had a wonderful 9 and that she made my heart 10 so fast when she kissed me. Monday at school was not the best of days 11 .Ryan held my hand on the way to lunch and a few guys 12 , “Dykes!(同性恋女子)” at us.Ryan let go, and we walked 13 humiliated(受辱).Every day Ryan and I would see boyfriends and girlfriends holding hands 14 even a second-glance from anyone.The minute Ryan and I 15 hands, we were 16 . Sometimes we are asked “Why are two fine girls like you not dating a 17 ? You scared of guys or something?” I didnt know how to answer the question and 18 did Ryan.Were not 19 guys.We just dont want one.This wasnt a game.This was our 20 . 1Alunch Bmovies Ccar Dclass 2Ajust Bstill Ceven Dvery 3Awached Bnoticed Cglared Dstared 4Amade Bwasted Cpaid Dgot 5Aourselves Bthe film Cthe food Dmyself 6Afar Bhappily Dnext Dclose 7Aheld Bkissed Cloved Dliked 8Ain air Bon air Cin favour Don favour 9Aday Bmeal Ctime Dfilm 10Arace Bhurt Cthink Dlook 11Aalthough Bhowever Ctoo Dthough 12Asaid Bspoke Cyelled Dlooked 13Aliking Bfeeling Clooking Dmaking 14Awithout Bwith Cfor Deven 15Ashook Bheld Ctouched Dfelt 16Afound out Battended to Claughed at Dbroken down 17Agirl Bmanager Cdoctor Dguy 18Aeither Bso Cneither Dhardly 19Ascared of Bsure of Cgood at Dhelpful of 20Aanswer Blife Cattitude Dday ② Youve probably heard the expression, “What you see is what you get.” Psychologists tell us that nothing 1 our life more than our self-image.We 2 like the person we see in the mirror.We are what we 3 we are.If you dont think youll be 4 , you wont.You cant be it if you cant see it.Your life is 5 to your vision.If you want to change your life, you must change your 6 of your life. Arnold Schwarzenegger(阿诺德 施瓦辛格) was not that 7 in 1976 when he met with a newspaper reporter.The reporter asked Schwarzenegger: “ 8 youve retired from bodybuilding, what do you plan to do next?”Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and 9 : “Im going to be the No.1 movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was shocked and 10 at Schwarzeneggers plan.At that time, it was very hard to 11 how this muscle-bound(肌肉结实的) bodybuilder, who was not a(an) 12 actor and who spoke 13 English with a strong Austrian accent, could ever 14 to be Hollywoods No.1 movie star! So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger 15 he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: “Ill do it 16 way I became the No.1 bodybuilder in the worldWhat I do is 17 a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my 18 as if it were already true.” Sound almost childisy 19 , doesnt it? But it worked! Schwarzenegger did become the No.1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood! 20 : “If you can see it, you can be it.” 1Asuits Bcontrols Cimproves Dhelps 2Adress Bbehave Ctalk Dlive 3Athink Bencourage Clike Ddecide 4Ahealthy Blucky Csuccessful Dhappy 5Alimited Bstuck Creflected Ddevoted 6Avision Bway Cdirection Dpurpose 7Afamous Bwealthy Csmart Dpowerful 8AIn case BAs soon as CEven if DNow that 9Aproudly Bconfidently Chumorously Dcarefully 10Asatisfied Binspired Camused Dpuzzled 11Aprove Bimagine Ctell Dbelieve 12Aknown Baccepted Cexperienced Dprofessional 13Apoor Bexcellent Clittle Dmuch 14Astruggle Blike Chope Dlong 15Awhen Bwhy Chow Dwhere 16Athe only Banother Cthe same Da different 17Asee Bcreate Cdraw Dplan 18Amind Blife Ccareer Dbehaviour 19Aunrealistic Bfoolish Cfunny Dsimple 20ARepeat BRemember CListen DWatch (三)议论文 ① My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I cant help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I 1 to some degree, though I sometimesdo want to 2 them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his 3 and how much they know about football apart from 4 goals.It seems funny that we are 5 for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are 6 , but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of lifes 7 . We need these pleasures to 8 our lives.But that doesnt 9 to craziness or nonsense.As an old saying goes: “Dont judge a book by its cover.” We 10 not judge anything from its appearance.We should all know, it is ones good 11 and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable.Therefore wed better say 12 about Beckhams good looks. If we close our eyes, falling in deep 13 , we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a 14 meaning.If we dont go deeper and are just satisfied with 15 things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first 16 has blinded and misled us, and well remain ignorant 17 we realize that and make some changes. It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is 18 of great progress.If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 19 us, we will finally prove how much we have 20 up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become. 1Alike Bagree Chope Dthink 2Aask Btell Cteach Ddoubt 3Askills Bfame Cteam Dappearance 4Akicking Bhitting Cscoring Dcontrolling 5Athankful Bcrazy Ccurious Danxious 6Auncertain Bunhappy Cdispleased Dcareful 7Aaims Bqualities Cpleasures Dtruths 8Akeep up Bbrighten up Cfind out Dbring about 9Acome Bincrease Camount Drise 10Adared Bwould Ccould Dshould 11Athinking Bcharacter Clooks Dability 12Amore Bsomething Cless Dnothing 13Alove Bsleep Csense Dthought 14Aclear Bpuzzling Cmoving Dvaluable 15Amaterial Bdeep Csurface Dpleasant 16Aconclusion Bexperience Clesson Dimpression 17Asince Balthough Cunless Dbefore 18Asign Bcause Cvalue Dwillingness 19Aworries Bpains Csatisfies Doffers 20Agiven Bsent Cbuilt Dgrown ② Living ones life is really like driving on a highway.First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 1 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life.Once he enters into the highway, he must 2 certain rules for his own safety.It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of 3 when living as a decent adult.For example, on the highway, he is 4 to keep a constant speed which can be compared with his 5 activities through his life.Neither driving nor living must be taken at too 6 a speed nor at too slow a speedIf he drives too 7 ,the police will give him a ticket, just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. 8 too conservatively, he will be called an outofdate person 9 the others driving at the proper speedWhen he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful 10 to every direction of his car.It is sometimes 11 to change the way of life 12 he can be sure of completion by doing so.He 13 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger.Finally, he must 14 where he is now by recognizing some 15 appearing now and then.If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as 16 as he can.But he may thus lose 17 andenergy both on the road and in life. 18 the whole, driving on a highway and living ones life are both hard work. 19 if he is careful and serious enough, 20 will provide him much pleasure. 1Aseat Bcondition Cpetrol Dpassenger 2Alisten to Bfind Cfollow Dinsist on 3Asociety Bschool Cgroup Dhighway 4Aglad Brequired Cmade Danxious 5Abroken Boutdoor Cgood Dcontinuous 6Alarge Bhigh Climited Dexpected 7Aspeedily Bslowly Corderly Dwillingly 8ADoing BActing CGoing DWorking 9Apersuading Bgetting Cinterrupting Drefusing 10Anotice Battention Csigns Dregards 11Adangerous Bworthy Cunfit Dtroublesome 12Aif Bwhen Cunless Dbecause 13Adare Bneed Cmay Dshould 14Athink Bdiscover Cprove Dlook 15Asigns Broads Cposters Dpeople 16Apossible Bsoon Cmuch Dhard 17Amoney Bluck Ctime Dtrust 18AIn BWith CAbout DOn 19ATherefore BBut CAnd DThen 20Ait Bhe Cthey Dyou (四) 说明文 ① There are several competing theories about how early humans are related to us today.Most widely 1 is the “Out of Africa” hypothesis.This holds that 2 humans evolved comepletely in Africa, then 3 across the world in two migration waves.The migration of H.erectus across Eurasia made up the first 4 .Later, our own 5 evolved in Africa and fanned out in a second wave 200,000 years ago.These new people totally 6 H.erectus in Asia and the Neanderthals in Europe. 7 of the multiregional hypothesis 8 believe that early humans started to leave Africa around 2 million years ago, and were 9 totally replaced by recent migrants.They believe these far-flung hominids 10 genes and interbred, slowly evolving into modern humans —- in many places, simultaneously.Through gene flow, modern 11 such as large brains gradually spread, it is suggestedSome fossils seem to support the multiregional hypothesis.H.erectus skulls in Asia, for example, have 12 flat cheek and nasal regions as people there today do. Most-but not all-genetic evidence appears to 13 the Out of Africa hypothesis.There is surprisingly 14 variation in the mitochondrial DNA of different people today, which 15 that humans evolved recently from a small ancestral population. 16 , the variation of DNA in Africans is greater than 17 , suggesting that people have been evolving there for 18 . We may all be descended (是……的后裔)from a single African woman-dubbed Mitochondrial Eve-within the 19 200,000 years.Male Y-chromosome DNA hints at a single male progenitor, too.Fewer than 50 people could have given 20 to the entire population of Europe, experts believe. 1Aknown Bpredicted Crecived Daccepted 2Amodern Bancient CEuropean DAsian 3Aspread Bextended Cstretched Dreached 4Aflow Battempt Cwave Dstory 5Amigration Bspecies Ctheories Dchoices 6Areplaced Bremoved Cabandoned Dabolished 7AScientists Bresearchers Copponents DAdvocates 8Aeven Binstead Cstill Dindeed 9Anever Bever Cnearly Dalmost 10Atansformed Bacquired Cexchanged Dcontained 11Acharacter Bcharacteristics Cstyle Dhead 12Aconsequently Bsimilarly Cabsolutely Deventually 13Aoppose Bprovide Cpromote Dback 14Agreat Bgradual Clittle Dmuch 15Asuggests Bconvinces Cdeclares Dstates 16AIn fact BIn addition CIn short DIn general 17Alife Ba while Clonger Dthe present 18Aelsewhere Beverywhere Canywhere Dsomewhere 19Aprimitive Bprevious Cactual Dlast 20Arise Bdecline Cway Dcontribution ② One British school is finding that allowing children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while studying is helping improve grades. 1 your teenager starts a family quarrel by sitting in an armchair listening to music while doing his homework, why not 2 a simple experiment? 3 taking the heavy handed(严厉的)line of 4 him to his bedroom to get on with it 5 , let him do the homework the 6 he wants.You might well find that his essay is more sparkling than 7 hes done before. According to the research of Millfield prep school, around 20% of youngsters 8 best with background music, 10% excel(突出)when allowed to 9 their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate 10 if allowed to fiddle(用手拨弄)with a small object. The research has advised the school to adopt a complete 11 approach, analyzing pupils to discover which learning style 12 them best-then letting them do their work listening to music or 13 lying down. 14 parents at first regarded the 15 as a layabouts(懒散闲荡的人)deed but many are now applying it at 16 where children are also allowed to do their work 17 the television on. ”I 18 to work on the floor with music on low,” admits Susan, 13, a day girl.”At first my parents thought I was skiving (逃避),but my 19 persuaded them to look at my homework and when they saw it was okay, they 20 .” 1ANext time BThen CBefore long DIn case 2Atake Btry Cform Dallow 3AIn spite of BExcept for CIn place of DRather than 4Acausing Badvising Cordering Dpermitting 5Aquickly Bquietly Ccarefully Dattentively 6Aatmosphere Bway Cmethod Dmeans 7Aeverything Bsomething Cnothing Danything 8Awork Brelax Cthink Dprogress 9Abreak out Bbreak down Cbreak up Dbreak in 10Afaster Bdeeper Cbetter Dworse 11Anew Bspecial Ccommon Dinteresting 12Ainterests Baffects Csuits Dimproves 13Astill Bperhaps Calmost Deven 14ADoubtful BPuzzled CAngry DUnpleased 15Amove Bsuggestion Cresearch Dproblem 16Aschool Bclass Chome Dlast 17Awhile Bwhen Cas Dwith 18Acontinue Bhope Chate Dprefer 19Ateacher Bclassmate Cfriend Dneighbor 20Arefused Bagreed Cstopped Daccepted
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