Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.

1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (樂觀主義) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.

2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.

3. You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.

5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.

1.From Tip One we know that we should _________ .

A．never be afraid to take risks               B．try something new every day

C．focus on the good things in life             D．get rid of all our former habits

2.What’s the best title for the third tip?

A．Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.          B．Never Think of Tomorrow.

C．Remember You Are the Best.               D．Never Change Your Mind.

3.The writer may NOT agree that _______.

A．feeling sad about your life does you no good

B．it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

C．you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

D．you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

4.What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

A．Positive.          B．Negative.          C．Doubtful.          D．Indifferent.

 

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    36    he thought he was able to be so much more    37    than the average person.

He    38    that it all came from a(n)   39    with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    40    the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    41    shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    42    you have made! I have    43    seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    44   . Would you like to get down and    45    in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    46    everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海綿), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    47    experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    48    hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    49    the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    50   !

This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    51   to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    52    for learning something new, which is,    53   , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   54   ," we usually learn something    55    from it.

36. A. why                          B. what                     C. when                     D. how

37. A. capable                      B. able                        C. creative                  D. original

38. A. responded                 B. reacted                   C. recalled                  D. reminded

39. A. coincidence              B. experience             C. incident                        D. conflict

40. A. fell                                  B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped

41. A. rather than                 B. instead of                C. other than                 D. in place of

42. A. picture                       B. mass                       C. map                        D. mess

43. A. rarely                        B. happily                   C. frequently                D. angrily

44. A. obtained                    B. suffered                  C. done                       D. received

45. A. jump                         B. play                        C. enjoy                       D. draw

46. A. recover                      B. return                    C. restore                         D. regain

47. A. failed                              B. successful               C. fantastic                D. painful

48. A. strong                        B. tiny                        C. thin                        D. weak

49. A. controlled                 B. possessed               C. seized                      D. grasped

50. A. example                     B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction

51. A. anxious                    B. nervous                   C. fearful                     D. afraid

52. A. situations                   B. opportunities            C. occasions                 D. turns

53. A. after all                            B. above all                 C. first of all                 D. in all

54. A. do                             B. finish                     C. go                         D. work

55. A. worthy                      B. costly                      C. valuable                   D. interesting

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36---55各題后的 A B C D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Childish Voice

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36  had such a big influence   37  a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39 to express my own  40   on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41  experiences. There are still many things   42  me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43  yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44  . There are so many things around us that    45   our will. We can’t force life    46   our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47  it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48  the world. I think we should learn to accept   49  life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to  50  every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51  that they slip by and leave you feeling   52  . I realize that I’m not just living   53  myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54  .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55  that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

1.	A．man B．time C．thing D．parent

 

2.	A．about B．with C．on D．in

 

3.	A．before B．after C．as D．when

 

4.	A．anxious B．worried C．tired D．glad

 

5.	A．beliefs B．opinions C．confidences D．expressions

 

6.	A．a few B．little C．few D．a little

 

7.	A．waiting for B．sticking with C．dealing with D．doing with

 

8.	A．ask B．change C．exchange D．force

 

9.	A．myself B．itself C．oneself D．themselves

 

10.	A．go with B．go along C．go ahead D．go against

 

11.	A．being followed B．to be followed C．following D．to follow

 

12.	A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．approve

 

13.	A．fit in B．suit C．beat D．match

 

14.	A．what B．whatever C．which D．why

 

15.	A．miss B．catch C．escape D．lose

 

16.	A．probably B．likely C．possibly D．unlikely

 

17.	A．regretful B．awful C．successful D．terrible

 

18.	A．for B．by C．on D．with

 

19.	A．wrong B．false C．negative D．true

 

20.	A．point B．rule C．thing D．word

 

When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.

People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.

Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白內障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distances as people with two eyes.

1.We should take good care of our eyes________.     .

A．only when we can see well

B．only when we cannot see perfectly

C．even if we can see wel

D．only when we realize how important our eyes are

2.When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably________.     .

A．near-sighted	B．far-sighted
C．astigmatic	D．suffering from cataracts

3.The underlined word blurry in the second paragraph probably means_______.

A．obvious

B．possible

C．clear

D．unclear

4.Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for_______   

A．seeing at night	B．seeing objects far away
C．looking over a wide area	D．judging distances

 

原創(chuàng)（十一）

Childish Voice

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36   had such a big influence   37   a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39   to express my own   40    on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41   experiences. There are still many things   42   me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43   youreself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44   . There are so many things around us that    45    our will. We can’t force life    46    our wishes.The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47   it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48   the world. I think we should learn to accept   49   life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to   50   every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51   that they slip by and leave you feeling   52   . I realize that I’m not just living   53   myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54    . It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55   that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

36．A．man                B．time                       C．thing                            D．parent

37．A．about                  B．with                       C．on                          D．in

38．A．before             B．after                      C．as                          D．when

39．A．anxious           B．worried                  C．tired                      D．glad

40．A．beliefs             B．opinions                 C．confidences            D．expressions

41．A．a few                     B．little                      C．few                        D．a little

42．A．waiting for      B．sticking with          C．dealing with           D．doing with

43．A．ask                  B．change                   C．exchange                D．force

44．A．myself             B．itself                      C．oneself                   D．themselves

45．A．go with           B．go along                 C．go ahead                D．go against

46．A．being followed B．to be followed        C．to be following              D．to follow

47．A．receive            B．accept                    C．refuse                    D．approve

48．A．fit                   B．suit                        C．beat                       D．match

49．A．what               B．whatever                C．which                    D．why

50．A．miss                B．catch                            C．escape                    D．lose

51．A．probably          B．likely                     C．possibly                 D．unlikely

52．A．regretful        B．awful                     C．successful               D．terrible

53．A．for                  B．by                          C．on                          D．with

54．A．wrong             B．false                       C．negative                 D．true

55．A．point               B．rule                       C．thing                            D．word