Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes　 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and　 37　 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 　38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why　 39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(莊稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

40　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.　 41　 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42　 a spring (彈簧). If you are 　43　 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude 　44　 everything. With an optimistic (樂觀的) attitude, life is easy and 45 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

36. A. seem B. seems C. seemed

37. A. cry B. smile　 C. complain

38. A. suddenly B. finally　 C. hardly

39. A. don't　 B. not　 C. didn’t

40. A. But B. For　 C. Although

4l. A. In fact B. From early on　 C. For example

42. A. unlike　 B. likes　 C. like

43. A. powerful B. weak　 C. confident

44. A. decides 　 B. deciding　 C. to decide

45 A. please　 B. pleased　　 C. pleasant

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

　 The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated 36 the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by 37　

zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

　 The festival began during the period of Warring States（戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期), and has a 38 of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date 39 Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright（正直的）man, and was loved 40 people. He wanted the emperor of Chu 41 against the State of Qin with the cooperation（聯(lián)合）with the State of Qi, 42 was refused and sent to the border area. During his stay in other states, he wrote 43 poems expressing his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan 44 into Miluo River expressing his strong love for his native land by taking 45 own life.

After the 46 of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn（哀悼）over the great 47 they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish 48 keep them away from Qu Yuan. Some doctors poured realgar wine 49 the river to kill snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a 50　 festival for the Chinese people.

(　 )36. A. at　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. in

(　 )37. A. eating　　　　　 B. to eat　　　　 C. ate

(　 )38. A. vacation　　　　 B. history　　　　 C. date

(　 )39. A. when　　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. why

(　 )40. A. in　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. by

(　 )41. A. to fight　　　　 B. fighting　　　 C. fight

(　 )42. A. or　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. so

(　 )43. A. much　　　　　 B. a lot　　　　　 C. many

(　 )44. A. jumped　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. turned

(　 )45. A. his　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　 C. him

(　 )46. A. die　　　　　　 B. death　　　　 C. dead

(　 )47. A. emperor　　　　 B. doctor　　　　 C. poet

(　 )48. A. in order that　　 B. so that　　　　 C. in order to

(　 )49. A. into　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　 C. out of

(　 )50. A. modern　　　　 B. traditional　　 C. international

Miracles (奇跡) will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have 26 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 101^st time.

When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 27 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become 　28 .She didn’t believe what the doctor said 29 started to look for other ways.

My mother kept looking for doctors for me, and finally she 30 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 31 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 32 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 33 , I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe 34 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 35 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

When I grew up, my mother 36 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 37 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 38 person. I get the best 39 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 40 my mother’s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

( ) 26. A .achieved　　 B failed　　 C. suggested　　 D. told

( ) 27. A. legs　　　 B. hands　　 C. arms　　　　 D. eyes

( ) 28. A. patient　　 B. confident　 C. frustrated　　 D. proud

( ) 29. A. or　　　　 B. and　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. because

( ) 30. A. forgot　　　 B. changed　 C. succeeded　　 D. worked

( ) 31.A.nothing　　 B . everything C. anywhere　 D. somewhere

( ) 32.A.time　　　　 B. exercise　 C .medicine　　 D. shopping

( ) 33.A.away　　　 B. from　　　 C. into　　　　 D. up

( ) 34.A.her　　　　 B .my　　　 C. his　　　　　 D. its

( )35.A.advice　　　 B. end　　　 C. chance　　　 D. start

( )36.A.hardly　　　 B .never　　　 C. always　　　 D .nearly

( ) 37.A.dreams　　　 B. experiments　 C. jobs　　　 D. difficulties

( ) 38.A.excellent　　 B. dangerous　 C. busy　　　 D. special

( ) 39.A.presents　　 B. friends　　 C. books　　　 D. grades

( ) 40.A.According to　 B. Instead of　 C. Thanks to　 D. Together with

   There are many kinds of pollution around us,   36   air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad __37__ our health in many ways.

   Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and __38__ problems.

   With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many __39___ in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.

  Noise pollution can make people__40__. For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a _41_ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __42__.

   Working for a long time in strong, changeable light __43__ cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel __44__ and is especially bad for the eyes.

  With ___45__ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.

36. A. such as          B. for example          C. as well as      D. because of

37. A. to               B. in                   C. for            D. of

38. A. breath           B. breathe          C. breathed       D. breathing

39. A. chemical     B. chemicals            C. chemist        D. chemistry

40. A. blind            B. lame             C. deaf           D. healthy

41. A. noise            B. noisy                C. quiet           D. quietly

42. A. as well          B. too                  C. also            D. either

43 A. must              B. need             C. should          D. may

44. A. comfortable      B. possibly         C. terrible      D. terribly

45. A. little           B. less             C. few         D. fewer

　 通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 31　 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
　 Her father, a cook, took her 　32 the kitchen. He poured water into the pans (鍋) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 　33 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 　34 them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 　35 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 　36 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 　37 in another bowl. After that the 38 　was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “What do you 　39 ?”“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to 　40 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 　41 them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What’s the meaning, Father?” He 　42 that each one had had the same unlucky experience — the boiled water, but 　43 had a different reaction (反應(yīng)). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 　44 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When calamity (厄運(yùn)) 　45 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” 　

31. A. grow up　 B. give up　 　C. set up　 　 D. pick up

32. A. into 　　　 B. within　　 　C. out of 　　　D. away from

33. A. first　　　 B. second 　　　C. third 　　　 D. fourth
34. A. looked for 　B. searched for 　C. waited for 　D. called for

35. A. that 　　　 B. where　　 　C. where　　 D. why

36. A. on 　　　　B. over 　　　　 C. off 　　　 D. in

37. A. it 　　　　 B. its 　　　　　C. them 　　　D. themselves

38. A. eggs 　　　B. carrots　　 　C. coffee 　　 D. water

39. A. hear 　　　B. taste 　　　　 C. smell 　　　D. see

40. A. close　　 　B. open 　　　　C. wash 　　　 D. drop

41. A. keep 　　　B. protect 　　　 C. break 　　　D. drink

42. A. complained B. explained 　　C. told 　　　　D. expected

43. A. every 　　　B. all　　　　 　C. each 　　　 D. either

44. A. before 　　 B. after 　　　　 C. behind 　　 D. under

45. A. lies in　 　 B. comes across 　C. meets with 　D. knocks at