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IspentthismorningcleaningupthehomewhereIlive.NowIamnottalkingaboutthehouseIamsittinginrightnow.AsI1,Icanseethesinkisstillfullofdirtydishes.Dustisstartingtogatheronthepictures,tables,andevenmycomputeragain.Dirt2tobesweptfromthefloorandpethairneedstobecleaned3thesofa.Whatismore,the4intheturtle’saquarium(魚缸)hastobechanged.Yet,asIlookatmydirty,littlehouseI5havetosmile,becauseIknowthatthehomeinwhichIliveis6rightnow.Thathomeismysoul(心靈).WhenIwokeupthismorningInoticedthatitalsohadbecomedustyagainIwasn'twillingtoletit7thewayforlong,though.Ihavelearnedthatadustysoulleadstoaterribledayandtheterribledaysleadtoawastedlife.Ispentthemorningclearingmysoulfromtopto8.Isweptthenegativethoughtsfrommymindandthe9feelingsfrommyheart.Worries,angerandfearwere10intothegarbagecan.WhenIwasdone,Ifelt11inmyhomeoncemore.ThehouseinwhichIsitmayneedalotof12toclean,butitwillhavetowaititsturn.ThehomeinwhichIliveiswhatImostcareabout.Ihopethatthesameis13foryou.Ihopethatyoualwaysmakeeffortstokeepyoursoul14,beautiful,andfullofloveandcare.Remembersomedayyouwillleaveyourhousebehind,butyouwill15yourhomewithyou.1.A.lookaroundB.putforwardC.movebackD.takedown2.A.hopesB.needsC.expectsD.wants3.A.overB.outC.awayD.off4.A.plantB.stoneC.sandD.water5.A.everB.stillC.neverD.hardly6.A.cleanB.dirtyC.quietD.comfortable7.A.lieB.stayC.keepD.hold8.A.topB.sideC.bottomD.middle9.A.harmfulB.usefulC.healthyD.painful10.A.collectedB.thrownC.setD.put11.A.safeB.sadC.calmD.excited12.A.workB.timeC.packD.job13.A.suitableB.wrongC.trueD.helpful14.A.darkB.brightC.sharpD.clever15.A.carryB.joinC.takeD.move答案：1-5ABDDB,6-10ABCAB11-15CACBC

★Readingcomprehension閱讀理解

①WhenIwas12,allIwantedwasasignet(圖章)ring.Theywerethein“”thinganditseemedeverygirl

exceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthday,myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials(姓名首字母)

carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.

②Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn’tbeing“replaced”.We

beenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe

“new”stuff(東西)wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe’dlost,butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.

Then,onlyonemonthlater,Ilostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassad

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andsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.Atlast,Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslater,wesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

④Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater,Iwasvisitingmyparents’whenMumtoldshemehadthat

somethingforme.Itwasn’mytbirthday,norwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-giving

occasion(機(jī)遇).Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.“Yourecognize’llthisone,”shesaid,smiling.

Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetring

inside.⑥Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorations,whichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroom,theyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoit,theyrealizedwhoownedthering.They’dhaditprocleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.Anditstillfitsme.1.Theunderlinedword“in”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A.fashionableB.availableC.practicalD.renewable2.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Iwasinheaven.”?A.Shelostherlifeinthefire.B.Shewenttoheaventolookforthesignet.C.Shewasveryhappytogetasignet.D.Shewassadthatshecouldn’tgetasignet.3.Whenshegottheringback,thewriterwasabout________.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsoldWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

Thewriter’sfamilymovedseveraltimes.

Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.

Thewriter’sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.

Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.

Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing

答案：1-5ACDAB

Lettucegrownbyastronauts

BEINGanastronautisoneofthecoolestprofessionsintheworld.However,anuncoolpartofanastronaut’sjobishavingtoeat-packagedpre(預(yù)包裝的)food.Butnowitseemsthattheywillbeabletoeat

freshvegetablesgrownrightthereinouterspace.

AccordingtoNASA,astronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationateaspace-grownlettuceonAug10.

Theysaid“cheers”beforeeatingthelettuce,plainboth(生吃)andwitholiveoilandvinegar(醋),reported

USAToday.AmericanastronautScottKelly,51,wasafan,callingitstuff”.Helater“putgoodaphotoofhimselfwiththelettuceonTwitter,asocialnetworkingsite,changingastronautNeilArmstrong’wordsbywriting:(小口)forman,onegiantleap(大步)for#NASAVEGGIEandour“Itwasonebitesmall#JourneytoMars.”AccordingtothevideoclipprovidedbyNASA,ittookaboutanhourfortheastronautstopreparethe

lettucetoeat.Kellyjokedaboutthetimeittook,saying:Asisoften“thecase,thefoodisneverready

whenyou’rereadytoeatit.”

ScottKellyplantedtheromainelettuceonJuly8andtheplantswereready33dayslaterafterbeing

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wateredregularly.Butthewholeexperimentmeansmorethanjustplantingsomeseeds(種子)andeatingthemwhentheygrow.Sincethereis,ofcourse,noearthonthespacestation,astronautshadtouseaplantgrowthsystemcalledVeggie.

Thesystemtakesseedpillow“s”(枕頭)thathavealreadybeenmadeandhitsthemwithlightfromredandblueLEDstoletthemgrow.Thesystemgrewplantsin2014,buttheyhadtobebroughtbacktoEarthfortesting.Inparticular,NASAhadtomakesurethattheplantsweresafetoeat–theopenair

environmentonthestationcouldhavemadeiteasierfortheplantstobepollutedbythingsintheair.

⑥So,whyisthelettucesoimportantforfuturetripstoMars?Duringthelivevideo,Kellysaidthiskindof(任務(wù))inthefuturewhenspaceshipswillresearchcouldcomeinusefulwhenplanninglongermissionsneedtokeepgoingbythemselves.“Havingtheabilityforustogrowourownfoodisabigstepinthatdirection,”hesaid.ItseemsthatthislettucecouldbeadeliciousingredienttohelpustraveltoMarsinthefuture.What

elsewouldyouliketogrowinspace?1.Whyhasthegrowingofthelettuceattractedsomuchattention?A.Itisthefirsttimethatastronautshavegrownplantsinspace.B.Itisthefirsttimethatastronautshaveeatenaspace-grownplant.C.Itisanewtypeofplantthatcouldsurviveinouterspace.D.Itisthefastest-growingplantdiscoveredonEarth.2.NASAtestedthespace-grownplantsmainlyto_______.A.checkwhethertheyaresafetoeatB.findoutwhethertheyaretastyenoughC.seewhethertheyarehealthyforastronautsD.comparethemwithsimilarEarth-grownplants3.WhatisKelly’sattitudetowardthelettuce?A.Unsure.B.Worried.C.Unconcerned.D.Hopeful.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

Ittookjustafewminutestopreparethelettucetoeat.

IttakeslesstimetogrowthelettuceinouterspacethanonEarth.

ThelettucewasgrownonEarthandlaterbroughttothespacestation.

Thesuccessofthelettucemeanslongermissionsforspaceshipscouldbepossible.

答案：BADD

Ourheavylesson

WHENmybrotherandIwerechildren,wespentafewweekseachsummerinthecountrysidewithour

uncle.Hewasageologist(地質(zhì)學(xué)家)andlovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohiscollectionat

theuniversity.Moreoftenthannot,wefollowedhim.②Oneday,weleftearly,andthistime,ourunclehadboughtusbackpacks“l(fā)pYoumecancarryhethesamples(樣本),”heexplained.③Sure,whynot?Thewholeday,wewalkedaroundthecountryside,andeverynowandthen,ouruncleputstonesinourbags.Wewereabitsurprisedthathealsotooksomestonesoutfromourbagsattimes,butfiguredhehadjustfoundbettersamplesthantheoneswealreadyhad.

Still,whenwereachedthehouseinthelateafternoon,wewereexhausted.Thebackpackswereso

heavywegaveabigsighofreliefwhenweputthemontheground.Yetouruncle’backpackswas

half-empty.

⑤“Whydidyougiveussomanystones?”weasked.

⑥“Ididn’t.Youdid,”hesaid,waitingforawhilebeforecontinuing.“Youdidnotknowit,butImadeyo

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gothroughalittleattitudetesttoday.”

⑦“Whatdoyoumeanan‘a(chǎn)ttitudetest’?”wewantedtoknow.

⑧“ItissomethingsomeoneoncedidtomeandI–shallalwaysrememberit.Yousee,Ilistenedtoevery

wordyousaid.Andwheneveryoucomplainedaboutanyoneoranything,Iaddedastonetoyourbags.

Andwheneveryoutalkedaboutsomethingwithanattitudeofgratitude(感恩)andpositivethinking,Itook

outastone.Andnowlookatyourbackpacks.”

Wedid.Theywerefull.

⑩“Ihopeyourememberthislittleattitudetest.Yousee,yournegative(負(fù)面的)thoughtsarelikestones.Youcarrytheminyourmindjustlikethosestonesinabackpack.Themorenegativethoughtsyouhave,theheavieryourmindis.Apositivethought,however,cancelsoutanegativeone.Solookatthosebags

andstartpayingattentiontowhatyousayandhowyousaythings.”

(11)ThislittlelessonwasoneofthemostimportantIeverhad.AndIremembermyunclewithgreatlove

forteachingusoneofthemostimportantlessonsinlife–thepowerofattitude.

1.Whatdidtheauthorandhisbrotheroftendowhenstayingwiththeiruncleinthecountryside?

A.Theyoftenfollowedhimtocollectstones.B.Theyoftenfollowedhimtohisuniversity.

C.Theyoftenstudiedhiscollectionofstoneswithhim.D.Theyoftentooklongwalkstoenjoynature.

Whentheauthorandhisbrotherreturnedhomelateintheafternoon,______.

theyweretiredbuthappythattheyhadhelpedtheiruncle

theywishedmorestoneshadbeentakenout

theyfoundthattheirbagswerefilledwithstones

D.theywereangrytofindtheiruncle’sbag-emptyhalf

3.Howdidtheuncleexplaintheattitudetesttotheauthor?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Byusingfamoussayings.D.Bycomparingnegativethoughtstostones.

4.Thisarticleismainlywrittentotellusthat______.

A.weshouldshowgratitudetothosewhohelpus\\

B.weshouldwatchthelanguageweuse

C.weshouldlearnfromolderpeople

D.weshouldstopandthinkaboutourlivesfromtimetotime

答案：ACDB

★單詞拼寫Onedayamanfoundacocoon(繭)ofabutterflyintheforest.Hesatthereforseveralhoursandwatchedthebutterfly.Suddenlyasmallopeningappeared,andthebutterflymadeitsgreatefforttoforceitsbodyt1thatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopm2anyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofurther.Sothemand3tohelpthebutterfly.Hecutofftheremainingbitofthecocoonsothatthebutterflycouldcomeoute4.Buttohissurprise,thebutterflygotaheavybodyandverysmallwingswhenitcameoutofthecocoon.Themanc5towatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatthebodywouldgrowsmalleratanymomentandthewingswouldbecomel6andbeabletofly.Butneitherhappened!Infact,thebutterflyspentther7ofitslifecrawling(爬)aroundwithaheavybodyandsmallwings.Itwas

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neverabletofly.

Themanwasinhiskindness,buthedidnotunderstandthenaturer8.Beforethebutterflycame

outofthecocoon,fluid(流體)fromitsbodymustbeforcedintoitswings,andthenitwouldber9for

flying.Itmusthaveahardstruggle(拼搏)togetthroughthesmallopeningtogetitsfreedomfrom

thecocoon.

Sometimesstrugglesareexactlyw10weneedinourlife.IfGodallowedustogothroughour

lifewithoutanyd11,itwouldmakeusfail.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswecouldhavebeen;

wecouldneverfly.

答案：1-5throughmakingdecidedeasilycontinued

6-10largerrestrulesreadywhatdifficulties

★語法填空

LastspringIwaswalkinginapark.Infrontofmetherewasamumandher3-year-olddaughter.Thelittlegirlwasholdingastring（線），whichhadaballoon（氣球）atthe1end.

Allofasudden,alightwindtooktheballoonawayfromthelittlegirl.Ithoughtshe2(cry).But,

no!Asthelittlegirlturnedtowatchherballoonrisetothe3,shecheerfullyshoutedout,“Wow!”

Thatlittlegirl4(teach)mesomething.Laterthatday,Ireceivedaphonecallfrommyfriend,

hetoldmeanunexpectedproblem.Ifeltannoyedreplyingwith“Ohno,5shouldwedo?”But

rememberingthatlittlegirl,Ifound6(me)saying：“Wow,thatisinteresting!HowcanIhelpyou?”

Onethingisforsurelifeisalwaysgoingtomakeus7unexpectedproblemsandchallenges.

However,howtodealwiththemisourchoice.Wecanchoosetobeannoyedor8(interest).No

matterwhatthesituationis,a“Wow!”willalwaysbeat“Oh,no.”

Sothenexttimeyoumeetoneoflife’sunexpected9(guest),rememberthatlittlegirlandmake

ita“Wow!”experience.The“Wow!10”always.

答案：1.other2.wouldcry3.sky4.taught

6.erested9.guests10.works

提高資料(二)

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AmothertookherboytoaPaderewski(agreatpianist)concert.Shesupposedtoencourageheryoungson’sprogressonthepiano.Aftertheywere__1__,themothersawafriendinthecrowdandwalked

downthepassagetosayhi.

Nowthelittleboycouldn___’2tsitanymore,heroseandwalkedthroughadoor.Hetotallydidn

noticethereweretwowordsonit,___3___“NOADMITTANCE(閑人免進(jìn))“.

Whenthehouselightsbecamedarkerandtheconcertwasaboutto__4_.Themotherreturnedtoher

seatandfoundthatthechildwas___5____.Shefeltalittlenervousandwonderedwherethelittleboy

wouldbe.

Suddenlythecurtains(幕布)___6___andthenallbelightsfocusedonthepianoonstage.What’s

thepicture!In__7___,themothersawherlittleboysittingatthekeyboardperforminge,“Twinkle,

LittleStar”At.themoment,thegreatpianomaster___8___.Quicklyhemovedtothepiano,and

whispered(低語)intheboy’ear,s“Don’stop.Keepplaying.Then”leaningover,Paderewskireached

downwithhislefthandandbegan___9__abass(低音)part.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtothe

othersideofthechildandhe____10___arunningobbligato(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoung

beginnerturneda(n)___11___situationintoacreativeexperience.

That’sthewayitisinlife.Whatwecanachieveonourownishardly___12____.Wetryourbestand

workhard,butthe___13___aren’texactlysatisfying.However,withthehelpofagreatmaster,ourlifecanbetruly____14___.Nexttimeyousetouttowingreatachievements,listencarefully.Youcanhearthe

voiceofthemaster,__15___,“Don’tstop.Keepplaying.”1.A.preparedB.seatedC.dressedD.invited2.A.stillB.lonelyC.freelyD.comfortably3.A.wroteB.paintedC.readD.marked4.A.endB.continueC.breakD.begin5.A.callingB.missingC.playingD.performing6.A.shookB.droppedC.closedD.parted7.A.surpriseB.smileC.doubtD.sorrow8.A.visitedB.jokedC.enteredD.directed9.A.takinginB.puttingoutC.fillinginD.settingup10.A.acceptedB.addedC.stoppedD.remembered11.A.movingB.cheerfulC.normalD.frightening12.A.simpleB.excellentC.tinyD.professional13.A.processesB.reasonsC.resultsD.influences14.A.beautifulB.smoothC.painfulD.convenient15.A.shoutingB.whisperingC.repeatingD.recalling答案：16-20BACDB21-25DACCB26-30DBCAB

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Readingcomprehension閱讀理解

ItwasalmosttheworstbirthdayofAbrahamLincoln’slife.OnFebruary11,1861(thedaybeforeheturnedfifty-two),LincolnleftforWashingtontobecomethenation’ssixteenthPresident.AshelefthomeinSpringfield,LincolnhandedhissonRobertablackoilskinbag,andtoldhimtoguarditcarefully.Hedidn’ttellRobertwhatwasinit.Unknowntohisseventeen-year-oldson,Lincolnhadplacedhisnewlywritteninauguralspeechinthebag.Itwastobethemostimportantspeechheevermade.Anditwashisonlycopy.WhenthetrainarrivedatthefirststopinIndianapolis,Lincolnrodeoffinaspecialcarriage(車廂)forthepoorandtalkedwiththemwithouthisfamily.AndRoberthadtowalkfromthestationtothelocalhotelalone.WhenRobertarrived,hewastoldthatthesite(套房)forhisfamilywasnotready.Soheplacedthebagatthefrontdesk.Thenhewentofftobewithfriends.Onhisreturn,Robertfoundhisfatherwaswaitingthereanxiouslyandasked,“Where’thesbag?”Robertexplainedthathehadcheckeditatthedesk.Lincolnrushedtothehallangrilyandbegansearchingthroughalargepileofluggage.Afewminuteslater,Lincolnsawafamiliar-lookingblackbagfromthepileandheopeneditatonce,buthecouldonlyfindsomeoneelsedirtyclothes’.Itwasthewrongbag.Again,hewentbacktothepile.Atlasthegotthepreciousbagandfoundthespeechinside.Lincolnhandedittohissonandsaidstrictly,Nowyoukeepit!“”“Itwastheoneandonlytime,”Robertsaid,“thatmyfatherhadeverlosthistemperatme.Butwithhisspeechfoundandhisbirthdayyettobecelebrated,AbrahamLincolngrewcheerful.AsRobertproudlyrecalled,(責(zé)怪).”“Fatherscoldidnot1.Thewordsinauguralspeechinparagraph3mayreferto________.A.aspeechmadetoaschoolB.aspeechwrittenbyanotherpersonC.aspeechtotakeofficeofpresidentD.aspeechmadetothewhole2.LincolngavehisnewlywrittenspeechtoRobertinorderto_________.A.takethetraintoIndianapolisfreelyB.letRobertkeepaneyeonitC.askRoberttogiveaspeechinsteadofhimD.checktheindependenceofRobert3.When______,Robertrealizedthebagwasveryimportant.A.hisfatherhandedthebagtohimB.hearrivedatthetrainstationC.hisfatherreturnedthebagtohimD.hefoundhisfatherwaitingthereanxiously4.Itcanbelearntfromthetextthat_________.A.Lincolndidn’tlosehistemperB.LincolnscoldedRobertC.RobertmadehisbiggestmistakeD.RobertnearlylostFather’sspeech

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Bill’slastwords

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①M(fèi)Ydaughter,Whitley,wasonly2whenshefirstmetdeath.Cancer(癌癥)slowlystoleheradopted“

(收養(yǎng)的)”grandmother,“MissBetty”.Sheandherhusband“MrBill”wereourneighbors.

②Bettywasveryactive,andshewouldgoonlongwalkswithWhitley“discovering”theneighborhood

flowers.ShewoulddescribeWhitleytomejustlikeaproudgrandmother.

OnedayBettymentionedthatshehadcancer.Thesurgeries(手術(shù))andtreatmentsbegansoonand

continuedfor16months.

Whenwewenttovisit,Whitleycouldn’tunderstandwhyMissBettyhadtositinherchairallthetime.

Orwhysheworeascarfonherheadnow.OrwhyMrBillseemedsosad.

ThelasttimeIsawBettyalive,inAugust,shetoldmeWhitleywasaspecialchild.

WithBetty’spassing,Bill,amanwhohadalwaysbeensostrong,begantofallapart.BillandBettyhad

livedoutclearroles(角色明確).Hemadethedecisions,andsheagreed.Hetookthecredit,andshewashappyforhim.Shehadbeenhisfoundation(根本).

InthemonthsafterBetty’sdeath,myhusbandandIofteninvitedBilloverfordinner.AtfirstIworried

aboutWhitley’squestions.“IsMissBettyinHe