1、 they breathe, they bloom, they _52_ to care and love.It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to _53_ my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very _54_. And now I could say it is my
2、 affection for _55_ that makes me a real gardener.36. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design37. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy38. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement39. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in40. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite41. A. pai
3、nful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting42. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through43. A. to B. with C. in D. by44. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually45. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides46. A. shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped47. A. convenient B. tro
4、ublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous48. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief49. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than50. A. dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion51. A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled52. A. devote B. turn C. respond D. lead53. A. defea
5、t B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge54. A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed55. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. natureCDACD CABDB ABBCA CCDADBLightning flashed through the darkness over Sibsons bedroom skylight(天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder _21_ he knew what was happening
6、. The storm had moved directly _22_ his twostory wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to _23_ ;he opened the door to the basement(地下室),and flames _24_ out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom.“I felt _25_ because the room had a s
7、eparate outdoor stairway,”he explains.But the phone didnt work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was _26_ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped(困住)Sibsons house was three kilometers _27_ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help wo
8、uld be _28_ .Up a hill nearby lived Sibsons neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm _29_ his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his _30_ and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the _31_ . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911, and
9、the operator warned him not to _32_ the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson _33_ and die in the fire.”“Anyone there?”Huggons called out. Then he heard“Help! Im trapped!”coming from the secondfloor balcony(阳台)He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch
10、 his _34_.After one more _35_ inside the house, Huggons gave up and _36_around back.The wind parted the smoke just _37_ for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He _38_ the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and _39_ Sibson dow
11、n just as the second floor of the house fell off.Sibson is still _40_ when he tells the story. “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”21A.before Bwhile Csince Duntil22Aon Bin Cthrough Dover23Ahide Bwait Ccheck Descape24Amoved Bgave Cwent
12、 Dexploded25Asafe Bworried Cglad Dtired26Aburned Bstopped Cshocked Dcovered27Abeside Boff Cacross Dalong28Alimited Bfalse Cfruitless Dregretful29Astruck Bmissed Ctouched Dpassed30Acoat Bkey Cbasin Dphone31Anoise Broad Csmoke Ddanger32Asearch Benter Cleave Ddamage33Acall Broll Cscream Dsigh34Abreath
13、Battention Cladder Dflashlight35Astay Bchance Cthought Dattempt36Aclimbed Bcircled Clooked Djumped37Aclear Bopen Cenough Dfit38Aled Bput Cdrove Dshone39Apersuaded Bkicked Cpulled Dforced40Anervous Bsurprised Cproud DthankfulADCDA BBCAD ABCAD BCDCDCOne sunny afternoon, a sevenyearold girl went for a
14、walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods _26_ she realised that she was lost.Sitting on a rock and _27_ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she _28_ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. _29_ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden hou
15、se. She opened the door and _30_ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the _31_. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a _32_.The girls parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy _33_ that his mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped _34_ a wi
16、ndow, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldnt find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a _35_ scent (气味)as he lowered his head. He _36_ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking _37_ into the air, the dog _38_ through the woods until he found the _39_. B
17、ut the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his _40_, he saw his mistress blue shirt in the distance. He _41_ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was _42_.When she opened her eyes and _43_ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you _44_ me, Laddy,”
18、 and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of _45_. That night Laddy had a heros supper: a huge meal of steak.26Abefore Bsince Cwhile Das 27Awondering Bforgetting Cremembering Dregretting 28Apreferred Bexpected Cfailed Ddecided 29AWhen
19、BUntil CIf DBecause 30Acarelessly Bcautiously Chopelessly Dunwillingly 31Atrees Bbushes Cwoods Dgrasses 32Astream Brock Ctree Dhouse 33Afound Bsensed Cheard Dsmelt 34Aat Bthrough Cin Donto 35Aterrible Bstrange Cpleasant Dfamiliar 36Amissed Bdiscovered Cfollowed Dignored 37Acalmly Bloudly Cmerrily Dg
20、ently 38Asearched Bwandered Clooked Dtravelled 39Awindow Bgirl Chouse Dhero 40Asatisfaction Bdisappointment Cembarrassment Ddelight 41Ajumped Bclimbed Cwalked Dflew 42Aawake Babandoned Cavailable Dasleep 43Aspotted Bwatched Cobserved Dsaw 44Adisturbed Bcomforted Crescued Dscared 45Apain Bshock Csorr
21、ow Drelief AADAB CABBD CBACD ADDCDDWhenever we hear about “the homeless,” most of us think of the Developing World. But the _36_ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a _37_ country like Germany?Kurt Muller and his wife Ri
22、ta have spent eleven years making _38_ for the homeless of Berlin, Germanys capital. They first _39_ one long hot summer when most Germans were _40_ on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _41_ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. The Mullers soon realised that
23、 food and clothing werent _42_. “What these people also need is warmth and _43_,” says Rita. The Mullers didnt _44_ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _45_ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always _46_ to anyone who co
24、uldnt face another night on the street. The couple were soon _47_ all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to _48_ donations. Today, over thirty companies _49_ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to _50_ them to the homeless. The public also give
25、 clothes and money and a shoe producer _51_ new shoes. Kurt and Rita receive no _52_ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldnt _53_ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets _54_, she says sh
26、e will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a _55_ in the world.36. A. result B. truth C. reason D. idea37. A. traditional B. developing C. typical D. wealthy38. A. preparations B. houses C. meals D. suggestions39. A. began B. met C. called D. left40. A. asleep B. alone C. across D. away41. A. brought up B. set up C. put aside D. gave away42.
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