One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability to bend and move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢復(fù)) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it.

Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.

If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!

1.What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph most probably mean?

A. break                                B. change

C. win                                  D. Complain

2.What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer?

A. Holding peace and quiet in mind.          B. Waiting until sufferings disappear.

C. Experiencing more bad times.             D. Hoping for a better tomorrow.

3.What would be the best title of this passage?

A. Memories of Bamboo                    B. Be Like Bamboo

C. Enjoying Bamboo                       D. Characteristics of Bamboo

One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability to bend and move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢復(fù)) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it.

Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.

If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!

29. What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph most probably mean?

A. break                                B. change

C. win                                  D. Complain

30. What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer?

A. Holding peace and quiet in mind.          B. Waiting until sufferings disappear.

C. Experiencing more bad times.             D. Hoping for a better tomorrow.

31. What would be the best title of this passage?

A. Memories of Bamboo                    B. Be Like Bamboo

C. Enjoying Bamboo                       D. Characteristics of Bamboo

A film called "The Year of the Yao" has been produced. The one-and-a-half hour　 31 follows Yao Ming's first year in the United States. Although Yao 32 cultural(文化)and language problems in his first year in America, he deals（處理）well with the 33 .He finds friendship and　 34　 from others and always has confidence(自信)in himself.

　 He is now in his third NBA season, but this season is his first　 35　 with new Rockets player Tracy Mcgrady.

　 The Rockets　 36 five games straight at the end of their first month and Yao has needed time to work well with Mcgrady.

　 "I haven't been playing as everyone　 37　 ,"Yao says. However, he also says that he has been trying to improve, and things are　 38　 getting better in the near future.

　 Things may not be easy right now, 　39　 Yao Ming is still the favourite of his fans. In a recent ballot(投票),he got more than2.5million votes（票）from fans all over the world, 40 is more than Michael Jordan!

31. A. comedy(喜劇) B．documentary（記錄片）C．thriller(驚險(xiǎn)片) D. action movie（動(dòng)作片）

32. A. faces　 　 B. solves　 　　　 C. picks　 　　　　 D. sees

33. A. problem　 B. stress（壓力） 　　　 C. people　 　　　 D. sport

34. A. support（支持） B．money 　C．mistakes D. regards（問候）

35. A. fighting　 B. eating　 　　　　 C. playing　 　　 D. jumping

36. A. won　 　　 B. lost　 　　　　　 C. beat　 　　　　　 D. defeated(打敗)

37. A. thinks　 　 B．wants　 　　　 C. expects(期待) D. imagine(想象)

38. A. hardly　 　 B. surely　 　　　　 C. easily　 　　　　 D. strangely

39. A. because　 B. if　 　　　　　　　 C. or　 　　　　　　 D. but

40. A. as　 　　　　 B. who　 　　　　　 C. which　 　　　 D. what