My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was seven. He told me to throw a__21____into the water. And he told me to watch the____22___created by the stone. Then he asked me to__ 23__ of myself as that stone.
“You may24 lots of splashes (飞溅 ) in your life,___ 25___the waves that come from those splashes will ___26____the peace of all your fellow___27_____,”he said.
“Remember that you are ___28____for what you put in your circle and that the circle will also___29____many other circles. You will need to live in the ___30____that allows the good that comes from your circle to ___31____the peace of that goodness to___32____. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those___33_____to other circles. You are responsible for____34_____.”
That was the first time I ___35_____each person creates the inner peace or discord (冲突) that ____36_____out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are ___37____with inner conflicts, hatred, ____38______, or anger. We radiate (流露) the feelings and thoughts that we hold ____39_____,whether we speak them out or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.
We are ____40_____to everything and everyone else around in the universe.
21. A. stick B. brick C. stone D. ball
22. A. holes B. circles C. drops D. waters
23. A. think B. accuse C. regard D. warn
24. A. produce B. damage C. prevent D. create
25. A. but B. because C. while D. for
26. A. cut B. disturb C. bring D. block
27. A. students B. friends C. creatures D. workers
28. A. proud B. helpful C. respectful D. responsible
29. A. hear B. leave C. strike D. touch
30. A. family B. situation C. way D. hurry
31. A. send B. provide C. destroy D. keep
32. A. them B. nobody C. someone D. others
33. A. tastes B. smells C. feelings D. views
34. A. all B. both C. neither D. any
35. A. realized B. recognized C. admitted D. promised
36. A. flows B. takes C. picks D. brings
37. A. prepared B. filled C. presented D. supplied
38. A. honesty B. truth C. doubt D. modesty
39. A. forward B. outside C. inside D. upward
40. A. referred B. intended C. devoted D. connected
21-25 CBADA 26-30 BCDDC 31-35 ADCBA 36-40 ABCCD
21.C. 利用反指法，后面提到了that stone
22.B. circles 指波纹，后文多次提到circles
23.A. 考察短语think of… as 把…看成…此处为：把…想象成为…
24.D. 依上文created by the stone可知。这里是“激起”的意思。
25.A. 表转折。
26.B. disturb破坏周围的平静。
27.C. creatures是总称。这里指人。
28.D. 考察短语be responsible for…. 意为：对。。。负责任。
29.D. touch意为：触及到，触动。
30.D. 考察短语in the way.依后面的that 从句也能推知。
31.A. 传播的意思。
32.D.
33.C. feelings情感的意思。
34.B. 指anger or jealousy这两者。
35.A. realized意识到 recognized 认出 admitted承认 promised承诺，保证.依文义选realized
36.A. 流露，传播。
37.B. 考察短语be filled with.
38.C. 依语境应选负面意义的词，故选doubt.
39.C. 依文义可知：内心的感觉和思绪。
40.D. 我们与其他的人和事物是相联系的。