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1.（高新一中3No dream is too big, and no dreamer is too small. Madison Glinski, a ten-year-old girl, proved it.Madison raise just S 500，but since she began at Easter, she's raised more than 32,000 for theChildren's Hospice South West in just eight playing her violin to passers-by.Her mother Terrasa was very her and supported her decision. She said, “Madisonhas a kind made a New Year's help other children and decided to raise 500 forthe Children’s Hospice South West.”At the 65. _______ Madison just had her violin case open for donations(捐款). But as she started putting up signs and said what she was doing for,it was better and better. Then she started a JustGiving page and people could watch all what she was doing on the Internet.However,it's not the time that Madison has reached out to others. One day Madison asked her parents if they could go to to help children there. Madison tried to collect things from friends and use her own pocket money to buy 700 pounds’worth of toys ，shoes,clothes and so on. As soon as they returned ，Madison started to plan for the next trip.I can't help imagining why a little girl can do that. As for us，I think we should not only consider but also think of others. We should learn from the kind girl.2.（高新一中5Rubbish or trash is an important kind of environmental person 61 ._________about two kilos of trasheach day. We are making waste products so quickly that nature can not break them down in time,and we are of our resources(资源) of the earth at the same adds up to trouble forthe environment. But where does all that rubbish go What can be done to help deal with rubbish？Rubbish isn't just the smelly fruits, vegetables or meat that we have .away from our homes.Those are only a small part of all the rubbish. We create waste when building industry rubbish iseverywhere in the you ever wondered what happens to your rubbish Most isor buried(埋葬). Less than a quarter of our rubbish , so if we put the reused things into good use, we can the resources.With a population of over billion, rubbish is a big problem for China. Once we used about 3 billion plastic shopping bags every day in China. 68________, we have done something about that. And now we use more cloth bags and shopping baskets when we shop. We need to take 69. _______ to make the world and more beautiful. Lets pull together to play a part in protecting our environment.3.（西工大六模Today, a number of people spend most of their free time watching their cell people areThe "Heads-down Tribe (低头族)". Heads-down tribe members now can be seen .More and more traffic accidents are happening drivers use cell phones when they are order to make drivers drive more traffic rules have been made. For example, in Taiwan, if a driver or her cell phone while driving, he or she will be fined.Keeping heads down and using cell phones may Besides, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the ". Heads-down Tribe 'Lets have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his cell phone on way home. As a result, he bumped into ( 与....相撞) a big bear. When he 68. ______ his head, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible.Cell phones are and necessary tools for modern people. Are cell phones good or not It on how people use them. Lets be " healthy" users and try to be the ." Heads-up Tribe"4.(西工大8模)You may want to find an English-speaking friend to write to and this kind of friend is knowna penfriend or pen pal. Some people prefer to write letters, while others prefer to use this kind ofpenfriend is also called a keypal.We all enjoy receiving and sending letters to our friends. and family. Most pen pals have been writing to each other for many years and will do so. So how can you be a good pen pal Here are someOpen each letter as soon as possible. Read it carefully and write backDon’t just write about the weather. Answer all the questionsyour pen pals asked in the last letter. Write abouthow you what you like to do in your life.Try not to type your letter because it looks much a letter is handwritten.If your family moves somewhere else , don’t forget to penfriend about your new address.Keep all your old letters as a keepsake( 纪念品). But for your , you should not give your personal address or phone number to anyone else until you are sure youcan trust that you want to meet your penfriend, be sure that the first meeting is in a 70. ______place,and take a friend with you if possible.5.（铁一中7Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place. It is in the north of Sichuan Province. It is more than forty61. green and golden trees , the high and multi-shaped mountains and the clearand make the unique( 独特的 ) beauty of There are more than 100 lakesof in the valley. These lakes have wonderful colors. They are 64..________" Haizi" , whichmeans. son of the sea. It is these beautiful lakes that makeJiuzhaigou a fantastic place. Between the forests and thelakes,there are 65.._________Tibetan villages. The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley.Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda saving program. The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there 66.._________ blooming(开花). When people came to save the pandas, they were 67 .._________by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou. After that, Jiuzhaigou 68. ._________a protected area.In China, there is a saying which goes like this: No mountain is worth 69 .._________ after you have seen Huangshan and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou. The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described with a few 70. ._________The best way to enjoy this fairy land is to go there.See you in Jiuzhaigou.6.(铁一中8模Recently ,I traveled to a small but popular city with my the evening,we got there and found awere told that all the rooms in the hotel had been was already nine o'clockand it started . We didn't know where we could find another we didn't sayyoung man who was receiving us said, " You can stay at my room if you like Don’t worry aboutcan share a room with my smiled.That young reminded me of what I experienced when I was young. It was one stormyNight many years ago. man and his wife entered the lobby( 大厅 ) of the small hotel wherewas working. The husband asked me if we still had a room. There were no and that waswhat I told them. The old couple looked was already 1 :0O am and it was snowing hardoutside. So I said,"I cant send a nice couple like you out into the snow. I’m find a guestRoom for you,but you can sleep in my room if you want. Its not big, but it will be comfortable enoughfor a night. ".The couple accepted my time later,I was invited to a hotel where I met the oldcouple again. It turned out that they were a very rich built a hotel for me to run because theythought I’d be a very good manager.I Proved them that night , I knew I had met the man who could take when I retired one day.7.（交大1模）In many Western schools, sports day is a big take part in competitive sports, trying to records and win gold medals.Sports days, or sports meets, are usually in the warmer seasons, either at the or the end of the school year. They are also called field days.Elementary school sports days are fun. They usually have65. ________ such as the egg-and-spoon race and the sack race. In middle schools, sports days include many of the common track and field events. They are serious and competitive than those in elementary schools.Students’ parents and relatives also come tole school on sports days. They are spectators(旁观者).Many schools in the West have “mothers and fathers". races for parents to take part in.Although sports days are they also have some problems. According to some reports in the US, sports days have become too competitive to be good . Some parents put too much on their Children ,so some schools have banned " Mothers and fathers" races as there is much fighting and cheating8.（交大5模）What do the words outback ，dingo, and barbie have in common They're words unique(独特的) to Australia! People often use the words to describe Australia. Why Because the country is unique in many !Australia is the only country that is also a continent(洲).It is the smallest continent (洲)but thelargest country in the world. People often call Australia the”land down under" because it of theequator.Dutch deplores first landed in Australia in l606, and the British began to go there in 1788. Over the next 80 years ,about 160,000 people were 64_______to Australian, according to the BBC.On , 1972, China built diplomatic (外交的）relations with China is Australia’s largesttrading Australia is one of the countries for Chinese students. The main reason thatChinese students are is the country's immigration policy(移民政策). Over a quarter of thePeople who live in Australia were born in other countries. They come from the UK and other 67 ._______ countries, but also from China, Vietnam , North Africa and the Middle East.Australia is also a great country with and lovely animals. Many visitors spend theirvacations every year. Hope you can enjoy Australia one day.9.（咸阳中学3模）Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them so as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often forbrothers and sisters to fight with each other. They can go to their friends for some ideas.It is very for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not withtheir friends, they usually spend a lot of time to each other and talking on the phone or on the65. _______ This kind of communication is very important for every child, can discusssomething. These things are to say to their family members., parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents even stop their childrenfrom their friends. They do this because they want to” protect” their children. Only the children70. _______ know.10.（咸阳实验中学5模）A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our began his lesson by up a Yl00 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, " Who would like this Y 100 billThe students put uptheir handsThen he said, "I am going to give this Y 100 bill to one of you, but first , let 63. ________ do this. ". He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, " Who wants it now" The 64. ________ went back into the air." Well, "he said, " what if I do this" And he it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up thedirty , crumpled( 弄皱的) bill and said, " Who still wants it". Hands went back into the air.“My friends,”he said, " you have learned a valuable 66. ________ today. No matter what I did to the bill,you still wanted it 67. ________ it did not go down in value. It was still worth Y 100!"Many times in our lives, we aredropped, crumpled , and stepped on by the chances we take and the things thathappento us. We felt as if we were 68. ________ nothing. But remember, no matter what happens to you, youwill never lose value :you are always valuable to those people 69. ________ love you. Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE. You are special and forget it!11.（原创1）What is the most miraculous (奇迹般的) thing in the world It is a smile. A smile can start a friendship, prevent an argument, and make us feel much more joyful.Last year when I entered a new school and began my study as a middle school student. I had no friends and felt One day during the break, I was the playground. ，I was tripped( 绊倒)by a stone and fell onto the ground. I tried to stand up, but ankle (脚踝) was really hurting me at that time. But then a hand into my sight. As I looked up, I saw a big smile. It was from my new classmate Leo Then I felt a warm feeling from my heart spreading to all the of my body. I grabbed (抓住) the hand without any hesitation and stood up. Without a word, a smile started the friendship between Leo and me.Even best friends quarrel sometimes. Leo and I are no exception. Last week after the quarrel, I went home. That night after calming down I regretted saying some bad words to him. But I felt too embarrassed to to Leo. After sending an emoji ( 表情符号) of a smile to phone, I heard the ring of a video chat. When I accepted the chat, I saw a face with a big smile on the was a lot. That’s the magic of a smile.You can see how great the power of a smile is. Try to give other people a smile and you will live in a wonderful world !12.（原创2）"I am lucky. Though I lost my leg, 1 still have my wings are ,my heart can still fly.This is something that a boy named Ezra Frech from the US believes deep in his heart.Ezra was with only one finger on his left hand and a shorter left leg. Doctors had to remove theleg and used one of his toes to create a 63. ________ finger on his left hand when he was only two and a half years old.Ezra has lived with disabilities( 残疾 ), but that doesn’t stop him from 64. ________ excellent. Ezra thinksof himself as an athlete. Although he has a man-made leg, Ezra has become one of the topin his group."I love sports. When I play sports , I’m not thinking about being different ,". said Ezra.With the man-made leg, Ezra does in almost every sport he takes part in, including running,basketball and high jump. He holds seven running records. He is the his basketball team ,and he has a bluebelt in Karate.Ezra says he always positive( 积极的) by thinking about what he has instead of what he does n’t have."You can do that you want to do. You can dream it. You can hope for it and you can make itchoose to work much 70. ________ because that's the only way I’m going to get it," said Ezra.In his spare time, he speaks at schools to encourage people to follow their dreams and does charity work across the country to help others. His story encourages more people to overcome the difficulties that appear intheir life.13.（原创3How often do you help others Here is a story of Luke Cameron. He had a good friend. ,his friend died from cancer(癌症) one year ago. After that Luke do at least one good thing for others every day.He helped the old when they were bought gifts for someon their birthdays. And he gave out the food to the . He also bought meals for several people at McDonald's, and even paid for the petrol (汽油) for a stranger who afford it. He said he $ 4,700 on good things last year.“We usually think about ourselves and forget to think about fact, we are too selfish. We should help others and it can much more beautiful and warmer. Nothing is me than to help others," Luke said to the reporter happily.Luke starts a website that is 70. _________ The Good Deed . He writes down every good thing he has done on the website. Now Luke has over 1200 followers. They all want to help others like Lake.14.（原创4One afternoon Simon and his father walked past a park. There some boys were baseball. Simon asked " Do you think they will let me play " Simon’s father knew that his son was not good at sports and most boys didn't want to play with him. But Simon’s father understood that if his son was allowed toplay, it would give a sense of belonging. Simon’s father went towards one of the boys andasked if Simon play. The boy looked at his teammates, but nobody . Then the boydecided to have a rest and let Simon take his place.Simon smiled and his father thanked the kind boy. Simon was to put on a glove. Simon triedhis best and his team scored( 得分). The game ， and the other team scored. Would Simon's teamlose their chance to win the game Surprisingly, Simon was given the knew that Simondidn't even know how to hold the bat pitcher(投手) threw the ball so softly that Simon couldhave hit it. But Simon missed. One of Simon’s teammates came up to him, held the bat together and waited for the . This time, they hit a slow ground ball. At last , Simon’s team won the game.His teammates lifted him on their made him the hero.Simon had confidence than before after the game."'I will never forget that day," saidthe father with tears rolling down his face.15.（原创5）Haven't you planned for your own future Be quick! It’s important to set a goal for .Celia is computer at a university, but she has already set a great goal: she will work for NASA. She doesn't want to be a nurse or a teacher like other 63. ________ When she was only seven, she said she would build a spaceship when she up. She believed that her dream would come true.Jason was burned when he was three years old. He had to be to hospital and had been in hospital for several months until he was well. Then he decided to a doctor. A few years later, he read in a book that the youngest doctor in the world was only 18 years old, so he made a to become a doctor at the age of 17. Many people didn't think it was easy. But he planned to go abroad for .Don’t be if you still don’t have a plan for the future. Its never too late to make one. I If you really decide to make a plan, you'll be right on the way to success.16.（原创16）If you fail 12 times in a row, will you give up Dale,a pioneer in public speaking about self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by people how to be successful.Dale was born in 1888 in a poor family in the of the US. The boy didn't see a train until he was 12. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 a. m. every day to milk the family cows.When he first attended college, he felt hopeless because of his old clothes and ordinary look. His mother encouraged him, " Why not try to pay 63. _________ attention to other things instead of just clothes and good looks" He to be more active in college. He joined the debate ( 辩论) one after another, he lost 12 contests. The young man was very disappointed with . He said later that he thought of killing himself after he so many soon, he was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard paid off at last. In 1906, he won a famous speech contest and became .The young man made his own words come true: ". Believe that you will and you will." In order to share his success, he built schools and wrote books. His best-sellers include How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleand How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than fifty million of his books have been printed in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.17.（原创17One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science programme. As hewas ,a couple of boys visited him. ". What are you doing" asked one of the . "I want to dig a deep hole through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly. The boys began to , telling him that it was impossible to do they left.The little boy kept on digging and digging . Suddenly a few small colorful stones caught his eye. They were and put into a glass jar by the boy patiently. Humming( 哼) a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to calmly and proudly , " Maybe I cant finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what have found in the process of digging!" Several days later, the boys paid a visit to him again and were to see the boy still working there.The goal was hard to achieve, but it made him go on working! Not every job will be done . Not every dream will come true. But when you cant achieve your goal, maybe you can say , ". Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I to do something before!" It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes our life meaningful.18.（原创18）You must know the song Happy Birthday to You. But do you know the story of it Do you know who this song and for whom the writer made itAbout one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the . She was very poor. But she loved very much and made a lot of songs for them. One of them was the song Good Morning to You. The song was among the kidsand soon it went to nearly every kid. But at that time,there were not many grown-ups knowing about it.Once her friends invited her to a little party. It was his birthday. The poor girl felt excited but she had no money to buy something for the do She thought and thought. Finally she had a good idea. She decided to sing the song Happy Birthday to Yo u for .At the was a. big birthday cake with several candles on it. It looked very boy lighted the candles and prayed(祈祷). Just then, the poor girl began to sing the song. When she was song,her friends were all very happy. And then they all learned to sing it. Later, the song became popular with every child in the world.19.（原创19Years ago, a farmer owned 250 acres(英亩) of farmland along the Atlantic always advertised for workers However, most people didn't want to farms along the Atlantic coast. They were afraid of the terrible storms there.One day, a short thin middle-aged man came up to the farmer. " Are you a good farm worker". the farmer asked the man." Well,l can sleep when the wind blows, ", answered the man.Although the farmer was the answer, he hired the man. The man workedon the farm and be was busy from morning to night. The farmer was satisfied with the .Then one night, the wind howled (呼啸) loudly. After jumping out of t bed, the farmer carried lantern andto the workers sleeping place. He shook the tie worker and shouted, "Get up! A storm is down before they blow away!"The worker in his bed and said, " Sir, I told you I could sleep when the wind blew. " The farmer got so about the workers words. He even wanted to fire( 解雇) him. Then he hurried outside and for the storm. To his surprise, everything was tied down. blow away.The farmer then understood what his worker meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep with the wind blowing.20.（原创20Do you often watch lovely birds for a long time A photographer(摄影师) Andrey Gudkov spent a day watching amother bird and her child took a lot of photos.Any mother would be crazy when seeing her child was covered in mud (泥). And this mother bird was no was her child when he came back to the nest with mud all over his white feathers (羽毛).But the mothers anger didn't last long, Maybe she knew he was too hungry, so she began to feedThe baby bird was just two weeks took his first steps out of the nest and played in the pool near their spent half an hour the mud. He walk back to the nest before hismother returned. The mother bird had gone to look for food near a river.Andrey Gudkov said, "This mum and baby eye because they were a little away from many of the other birds. I was able to sit right among the birds. But I had to early and leave late, sitting still in the mud. The mother left the nest to feed herself, before coming back to feed the little bird. When the mother came back, the little stand up, open his mouth and ask for food. The feeding time lasted a few as the little bird enjoyed meal of very small fish from his mouth. How interesting the experience is!21.（原创21An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. His flowers wereand fertilized( 为....施肥)from time to time. One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he would be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly hethe old gardener was blind. He was very surprised at this and asked,”You can't see these flowers, Why are you busyof them every day" 'The old man smiled and said,"I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's you. “Me But you don't know me," said the young man, “Yeah, it's 1 don't know you. But I know that flowers are angels.We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.The blind work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven. He became deaf in later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven hear his wonderful music, but his music encouraged millions of people to face their . Isn't it one kind of happiness22.（原创22I once had an unforgettable experience that has affected and directed the way I think and act now.When I was about seven years old, my grandfather me to a fish pond on a farm and told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone. ”You may create lots of circles in your life, but the waves come from those circles will disturb( 干扰)the peace of all the people around you,"he said .“Remember that your circle may spread to many other circles ,meaning that your thoughts or actions may disturb others' . You are responsible for what you put in your circle. If you want, the good or peace that comes from your circle will be to others. At the same time , the anger or jealousy (嫉妒) coming from your circle will also spread to other circles. You should allow the good feelings to others, not the bad ones, because you are responsible for both. ”That was the time I heard my grandfather tell me these. I had realized that each person's 69. _________ or anger could move out into the world. If we are filled with doubt or anger,we cannot create world peace. We spread the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside ,whether we speak or not. These circles are spreading intothe world, creating beauty or making troubles to other circles of life.23.（原创23Nine-year-old Jimmy was given a task in school to write a story on" My family's ancestors( 祖先)". The purpose was for the kids to their family history.In search of some for his task, Jimmy interviewed his grandmother who of coursenothing about the reason why Jimmy asked such questions.When she was asked,"Granny, where did I come from" His grandma was quite . Why didn't he ask his parentsShe had to be quite careful when talking a kid about such a subject. She wanted to buy some time, replied," Well, sweetie, the stork(鶴鸟) brought you. " She said no ，hoping that the subject would be dropped until Jimmy's parents came back."So, where did Mom come from""The stork brought her also.”" Well, then where did you come from"" The stork brought too, sweetie. "" All right, thanks, Granny.'grandmother did not think anything more about his questions. Three days later, when she was tidying up and at Jimmy's desk, she read the first sentence of his paper, " For three generations there have been no natural births in our family."24.（原创24An old saying goes,”When in Rome(罗马)，do as the Romans do.”I learned the of this when Istudied in Russia.One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were about visiting Red Square and happy about our had a warm chat until the waiter told me that we were being too loud. We turned our voices this didn't last With long. The waiter came over to us two more the same message. How bad an impression(印象)we must have left on the local people! In China, its and important for a host to make a (气氛). However, in Russia and , having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low. You need to be polite to others.I felt bad about this. Even though we tried our ，its very difficult to develop a new habit.Russians have their own special Russian friend, Audrey always looks around and think for a whilebefore leaving home。