( )1. A. brought out
( )2. A. nearest
( )3. A. must
( )4. A. keep
( )5. A. more
( )6. A. action
( )7. A. first
( )8. A. close
( )9. A. wife
( )10. A. whether
( )11. A. there
( )12. A.as long as
( )13. A. eat
( )14. A. is
( )15. A. leaves
( )16. A into
( )17. A. why
( )18. A. birth
( )19. A. lay
( )20. A. closed | B. brought up
B. most useful
B. have to
B. Use
B. most
B. thought
B. last
B. selfish
B. dog
B. even though
B. because
B. even if
B. take
B. were
B. cries
B. on
B. which
B. life
B. is lain
B. open | C . brought in
C. most important
C. may
C. earn
C. better
C. movement
C. latest
C. kind
C. himself
C. although
C. where
C. so that
C. kiss
C. had been
C. remains
C. out of
C. how
C. death
C. is laying
C. shut | D. brought on
D. strangest
D. should
D. lose
D. very
D. mind
D. newest
D. unselfish
D. brother
D. whenever
D. which
D. though
D. shake
D. would be
D. disappears
D. through
D. what
D. kindness
D. is laid
D. opened | | 阅读理解。 | For many years, I stuck to the idea that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the
weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything.
Perhaps our worst mistake is to believe that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished
(珍爱). We fantasize (幻想) about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very
hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be
different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of everlasting
happiness, self-worth, and of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty
standards are different with culture. In Samoa, a woman is not considered attractive unless she weights
more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it"s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather
than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain.
We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves.
When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes. | | 1. The passage tries to make the readers realize the importance of _____. | | [ ] | A. attitudes toward ourselves
B. culture difference
C. body size
D. different beauty standards | | 2. The word "everything" in Paragraph Two probably refers to _____. | | [ ] | A. all the efforts
B. all the problems
C. the whole world
D. the total truth | | 3. What can be inferred about the author? | | [ ] | A. The author was once troubled by her/ his weight.
B. The author succeeded in losing weight.
C. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents
D. The author is a Samoan. | | 4. The best title for the passage probably is _____. | | [ ] | A. Lose all your wounds with your weight
B. Beauty: standard varies with culture
C. Change your attitude rather than your shape
D. It will be different next time | | 阅读理解。 | Is there anything more important than health? I don"t think so. "Health is the greatest wealth (财富),"
wise people say. You can"t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill. If you have a headache,
toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high
temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to
the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your
temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After
that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is follow his advice.
Speaking about doctor"s advice, I can"t help telling you a funny story.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness,
memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was
no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He
also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other
words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule:"Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is."
The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn"t smoke more than one cigarette a
day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor"s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the
doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
"But you know, doctor," he said, "it"s not easy to begin smoking at my age." | | 1. The doctor usually tells his patient what to do _____. | | [ ] | A. without examining the patient
B. after he has examined the patient
C. if the patient doesn"t take medicine
D. unless the patient feels pain | | 2. The writer thinks that _____. | | [ ] | A. health is more important than wealth
B. work is as important as studies
C. medicine is more important than pleasure
D. nothing is more important than money | | 3. The underlined part means "_____". | | [ ] | A. he was feeling better than ever
B. he wasn"t a healthy man
C. he was feeling worse than before
D. he will be well again | 4. From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man _____ before the doctor told him not to smoke
more than one cigarette a day. | | [ ] | A. was a heavy smoker
B. didn"t smoke so much
C. didn"t smoke
D. began to learn to smoke | | 5. Which of the following is NOT true? | | [ ] | A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.
B. The man told the doctor he couldn"t remember things.
C. The man thanked the doctor.
D. The man didn"t follow the doctor"s advice. | | 阅读理解。 | Healthy relationships are fun and make you feel good about yourself. The relationships that you make in
your teenage years will be a special part of your life. They will teach you some of the most important lessons
about who you are. This may help you understand different kinds of relationships, what makes each
relationship special, and how to communicate in a positive way.
What makes a relationship healthy?
_____: The most important part of any healthy relationship between two people is being able to talk and
listen to each other. You and the other person can find out what your common interests are. You can share
your feelings with the other person and trust that he or she will be there to listen to you and support you. In
healthy relationships, people don"t lie. Communication is based on honesty and trust. By listening carefully and
sharing your thoughts and feelings with other people, you show them that they play an important part in your
life.
Respect and Trust: In healthy relationships, you learn to respect and trust important people in your life.
Disagreements may still happen, but you learn to stay calm and talk about how you feel. Talking calmly helps
you to understand the real reason for not getting along. It makes it much easier to figure out how to deal with
it. In healthy relationships, working through disagreements often makes the relationship stronger. In healthy
relationships, people respect each other for who they are. This includes respecting and listening to yourself and
your feelings so you can set boundaries (设限) and feel comfortable. You will find that you learn to understand
experiences and feelings of others as well as having them understand your experiences and feelings. | | 1. To have a healthy relationship, you shouldn"t _____. | | [ ] | A. talk and listen to each other
B. have common interests
C. disagree and quarrel with each other
D. take as much as you give | | 2. When disagreements happen, you need to learn to stay calm because _____. | | [ ] | A. talking calmly helps you to understand the real season for not getting along
B. talking calmly makes it much easier to figure out how to fix them
C. working through disagreements often makes the relationship stronger
D. all of the above | | 3. What is suitable for the blank of Paragraph 3? | | [ ] | A. Help Your Friends
B. Honesty and Trust
C. Communication and Sharing
D. Do Tell the Truth | | 4. What is the best title for the passage? | | [ ] | A. Healthy Relationship
B. How to communicate
C. A Guide for Teens
D. Advice on Healthy Relationship | | 阅读理解。 | The mothers met while walking their beloved dogs in the local park, the Donald Mcdonald Reserve,
several years ago and developed a friendship that began with small talk about their pets. This quickly turned
to afternoon get-together, where kids, dogs and grown-ups formed firm friendships.
Now the pair and their pets meet several times a week on the grass near Sandringham College, a place
for a huge network of dog owners who have formed all kinds of friendships and a good old-fashioned sense
of community. Dogs, it seem, are good for social life.
The combination (结合) of excited kids and dogs could be a recipe (处方) for disaster and Miller says it
is surprisingly harmonious (和谐的). "There are some other people who don"t have kids but have started to
meet us quite regularly," she says. "the other day, there were seven dogs, five adults and six children all
walking around the park together."
Friendships formed through pets seem to cross cultural and age barriers (阻碍) and often include helping
when someone is sick or needs help to care for a bet. A woman says she"s answered several SOS calls from
elderly people who have become ill suddenly and need a help. "The friendships are such that you see these
people every day and you get to know them and they trust you with their pets and know they can call you at
the last minute," she says.
One dog owner says that, even as a child, she noticed how dogs could act as conversational ice-breakers
for adults. Like people, dogs are also social creatures. "Dogs need to meet others," she says, "they are pack
animals." | | 1. The friendships formed through walking dogs usually began with _____. | | [ ] | A. detailed descriptions of the pets
B. polite greetings to the pets
C. short conversations about the pets
D. lots of work of walking dogs | | 2. What"s the result of the combination of dogs and people? | | [ ] | A. Dogs may cause disasters for children.
B. People can live harmonious lives with dogs.
C. People without children are lonely.
D. The park is very crowded. | | 3. How do people benefit from friendships formed through pets? | | [ ] | A. People know each other too well to have secrets.
B. They can help himher when a person is in need.
C. It"s easy for people to call each other.
D. People can only get help at the last minute. | | 4. According to the last paragraph, dogs _____. | | [ ] | A. are ice-breakers for children
B. are like people in many ways
C. are unnecessary for children
D. naturally like getting together | | 阅读理解。 | Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don"t give friendship back. That is why some
friendships don"t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend
the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest;
be generous; be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell
the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven"t been honest, you may lose your friend"s
trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch
money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable
to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with each other. Something may go wrong at
school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving
the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend"s
place so that you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to
keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding. | | 1. Some friendships don"t last long because _____. | | [ ] | A. there are too many people who want to make friends
B. some people receive friendship but don"t give friendship back
C. those who give others friendship receive friendship from others
D. they don"t know friendship is something serious | | 2. According to the passage, honesty is _____. | | [ ] | A. something countable
B. the base of friendship
C. as important as money
D. more important than anything else | | 3. Which of the following isn"t mentioned in the passage.? | | [ ] | A. Always tell your friends the truth.
B. Sharing your mind with your friends is of great value.
C. Discussing your problems with your friends often helps to solve the problem.
D. A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend. | | 4. In the third paragraph, the underlined word "they" refers to (指) _____. | | [ ] | A. generosity and friendship
B. generosity and sharing
C. your ideas and feelings
D. your clothes | | 5. The best title of this passage is _____. | | [ ] | A. Honesty Is the Best Policy
B. A Friend in Need Is a Friend indeed
C. How to Be Friends
D. Three Important Points in Life | | 阅读理解。 | Honesty comes in many forms. First there"s self-honesty. Is what people see the real
article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something
I"m not, I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA (personal bank account ).
I love how singer Judy Garland put it, "Always be a first-class version of yourself,
instead of a second-class version of somebody else."
Then there"s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents, and
with your boss? If you"ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and
notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can"t do wrong and feel right. This story
by Jeff is a good example of that:
In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn"t do well.
I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped
them pass. I"d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off.
At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasn"t thinking about
how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn"t do that anymore, because
I wasn"t really helping them. They weren"t learning anything, and it would only get harder
down the road. Cheating certainly wasn"t helping me.
It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating
on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of
honesty is a deposit into your PBA and will build strength. | | 1. Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland"s words? | | [ ] | A. Be your true self rather than follow others.
B. Don"t copy others or you can"t be the first class.
C. Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.
D. Don"t learn from others unless they"re excellent. | | 2. What does the author expect to show by Jeff"s story? | | [ ] | A. honesty can be of great help.
B. A bad thing can be turned into a good one.
C. Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.
D. One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds. | | 3. In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _____. | | [ ] | A. one must be brave to be honest
B. it"s difficult to be honest when others are not
C. one should be honest when making a deposit
D. honesty in one"s actions can help him in the future | | 阅读理解。 | Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, a wise man advised, "Barbara, be
enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right
they were!
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is
the paste that helps you hang on there when the going tough. It is the inner voice that
whispers, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can"t!" It took years and years for
the early work of Barara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine,
to be generally accepted. Yet she didn"t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a
deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder
that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age was. At 90, cellist
Palblo Cassls would start his day by playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers
his stooped shoulders would strengthen and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and
poet Samuei Ulman once wrote, "Years wrinkle (使起皱纹) the skin,but to give up enthusiasm
wrinkles the soul."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or power. Patricia
Mellrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theatre in Kansas City, was once asked
where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, "My father, a lawyer long ago told me, I never
made a dime until I stopped working for money."
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton
was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had trouble
d her for at least 30 years,and the quality of her led one critic (批评家)to say, "I"d like
to call Layton a genius."
We can"t afford to waste tears on "might-have-been". We need to turn the tears into
sweat as we go after "what-can-be". We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, which all
our senses-including pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden, the simple picture
of a six-year-old, the beauty of a rainbow. | | 1. What is the Chinese for "enthusiasm"? | | [ ] | A. 热情
B. 色彩
C. 惰性
D. 金钱 | | 2. The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that _____. | | [ ] | A. music can arouse people"s enthusiasm
B. enthusiasm can give people energy needed to succeed
C. enthusiasm can keep people feel young
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy | | 3. How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm? | | [ ] | A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five | | 4. The author mainly wants to say that _____. | | [ ] | A. enthusiasm people never get old
B. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life
C. enthusiasm is more important than experience
D. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame. | | 阅读理解。 | Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title (冠军), says she has
become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.
Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August,
said:"Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care about criticism (批评)."
"In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to
the people around me."
She didn"t care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe
should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.
"Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn"t spoken to me since last year and if she
really cared for me, I"m sure she would have contacted (联系) me."
Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.
"In New York I wasn"t in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the
race."
Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday"s race would be winning a third title and
not chasing world records.
However, Radcliffe has not ruled out (排除) in the future chasing her "final" world
record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career
to produce only four or five world-class times.
"I don"t think that-although I can"t put a number on it," said Radcliffe. "That changes
from person to person."
Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance some point in the
future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the
31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again
12 months later.
Radcliffe clocked a time 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.
Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before
lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event. | | 1. Radcliffe"s failure in Athens made her _____. | | [ ] | A. face criticism bravely
B. rest for five months
C. love people around her more
D. develop respect for Liz | | 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.
B. Radcliffe didn"t fully recover before the New York City marathon.
C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the 2004 Athens Games.
D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon. | | 3. According to the text, Radcliffe has won _____ London marathon title(s). | | [ ] | A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four | | 4. What can we learn from Radcliffe"s story? | | [ ] | A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Well begun is half done.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. Where there is a will, there is a way. | | 阅读理解。 | There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health
and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy.
This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and
the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things. The pleasant
parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, the fine weather.
They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the
opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the
pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere.
If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be
pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows
into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when
those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning
may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it
brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them,
and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently
puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages
in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak
a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend
or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These should change this bad
habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, with out worrying needlessly about themselves and
others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can
be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their
quarrels. | | 1. People who are unhappy _____. | | [ ] | A. always consider things differently from others
B. usually are affected by the results of certain things
C. usually misunderstand what others think or say
D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things | | 2. The underlined phrase "sour the pleasure of society" most nearly means "_____". | | [ ] | A. have a good taste with social life
B. make others unhappy
C. tend to scold others openly
D. enjoy the pleasure of life | | 3. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? | | [ ] | A. Pity all such unhappy people
B. The unhappy are dangerous
C. How to get rid of the habit of unhappiness
D. Try to understand the unhappy | 4. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people
should _____. | | [ ] | A. prevent any communication with them
B. show no respect and politeness to them
C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes | | 5. In this passage, the writer mainly _____. | | [ ] | A. describes two types of people
B. laughs at the unhappy people
C. suggests ways to help the unhappy
D. tells people how to be happy in life | | 阅读理解。 | When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess
wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate
(照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing
hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about
our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable
social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would
sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"Let"s start with a train whistle
today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out
of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too,
were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair (失望) and I was
in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry
later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met
every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs
disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine.
We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves.Each of us appears,
sometimes in a funny way, in the other"s dreams.She and I agree that, at certain times, we
seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:"Yes, I
must tell…." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is
worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist (心理学家), who will only
fill up the healing (愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would
rather be my own best friend. | 1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was
to _____. | | [ ] | A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend"s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend | | 2. In Paragraph 3, "We gave London to each other" probably means _____. | | [ ] | A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London | | 3. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _____. | | [ ] | A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other | | 4. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _____. | | [ ] | A. seek professional help
B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend
D. break the silence | | 完形填空。 | I was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day I fell. It was a 1 fall. I landed
on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind. Trying to save the
eye, the doctors stitched (缝合) the eyeball together where it was 2 , leaving a big
ugly scar (疤痕) in the middle of my eye. The attempt 3 , but my mother, in all of
her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye were removed 4 , my
face would grow up badly distorted (扭曲), 5 my scarred, sightless, cloudy and
gray eye lived on with me. As I grew,this sightless eye in so many ways 6 me.
I walked with my face looking at the 7 so that people would not see the 8 me.
Yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and 9 the
world. If you hold your head up high, it will be OK, and people will see your 10 soul."
She continued this 11 whenever I was trying to hide.
Mama"s words were of great help for me to face the world 12 . As a teenager, even
though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometime when I held my
head up high and let people know me, they 13 me. In high school, I was 14 both
academically and socially. I was 15 elected class president. My mother"s words helped
me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them 16 the intelligence
and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn"t see it on the 17 .
Now I"m a happy wife and great mother. The message "Hold your head up high" has
been 18 many times in my 19 home. Each of my children has felt 20 invitation, and
the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation. | ( )1.A.surprising
( )2.A.separated
( )3.A.failed
( )4.A.quickly
( )5.A.then
( )6.A.protected
( )7.A.floor
( )8.A.shy
( )9.A.deal with
( )10.A.different
( )11.A.sentence
( )12.A.bravely
( )13.A.disliked
( )14.A.comfortable
( )15.A.nearly
( )16.A.touch
( )17.A.surface
( )18.A.discussed
( )19.A.brave
( )20.A.their | B.sudden
B.destroyed
B.tried
B.entirely
B.if
B.affected
B.world
B.elderly
B.see
B.beautiful
B.passage
B.proudly
B.liked
B.valuable
B.even
B.observe
B.outing
B.heard
B.peaceful
B.my | C.big
C.cut
C.succeeded
C.carefully
C.still
C.stopped
C.front
C.ugly
C.laugh at
C.lonely
C.opinion
C.simply
C.hated
C.successful
C.hardly
C.watch
C.head
C.talked
C.sweet
C.its | D.bad
D.hurt
D.managed
D.slowly
D.so
D.interrupted
D.people
D.strange
D.face
D.honest
D.message
D.fairly
D.noticed
D.special
D.still
D.recognize
D.scar
D.written
D.exciting
D.her | | 阅读理解。 | Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. Then I was born in El Paso, Texas,
and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my
four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless
opportunities. They influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.
I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard-
box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little shopping mall
and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben"s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the
parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m.. To pick up rubbish,
Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage
cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I"d sleep
in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired
discipline and a strong work ethic (道德), and learned at an early age the importance of
balancing life"s competing interests-in my case, school, homework and a job. This really
helped during my senior year of a high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping
burgers at a fast-food joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive
graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles
law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (州议会). In these jobs and
in everything else I"ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The
experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to
provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor. | | 1. Before my father got injured，we _____. | | [ ] | A. didn"t like living in the USA
B. lived a poor but happy life
C. were lucky to move to the USA
D. had many ways to make money | | 2. When he recovered，to make a living my father _____. | | [ ] | A. ran a small shopping mall
B. did a part-time job
C. worked as a barber
D. became a street cleaner | | 3. Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me _____. | | [ ] | A. how to obey school discipline
B. how to do two things well at a time
C. that discipline and work were of equal value
D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time | | 4. The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who _____. | | [ ] | A. have done all kinds of jobs
B. are cleaning the parking lot
C. have achieved a lot in their lives
D. are bearing their responsibilities | Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.
Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. | Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves. I may not be
"old" but I am certainly beginning to 1 it? turned 18 just over a week ago. I am now an adult.
As a child you 2 adults-or "grown-ups" as I used to call them-to always be in control to know what is
right and wrong. 3 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 4 in many
aspects of life. But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true. It is clear to me now that you do not 5 learning
when you are 18．Every day you learn something 6 , no matter what your age. However, I do understand
when you become an adult you have to 7 more responsibility.
Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of
those. I have already 8 myself the nickname "housekeeper".
I can even drive now, which is pretty 9 , because of the frequency of accidents. But that"s not to say that
18 is not 10 to be. Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 11 . In fact, being 18 has made me really
interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on 12 Day. More and more of my friends
want to become politicians, and it is great to think that they can change things for the better. | ( )1. A. dislike
( )2. A. expect
( )3. A. Even
( )4. A. comfortable
( )5. A. continue
( )6. A. interested
( )7. A. take on
( )8. A. honored
( )9. A. scary
( )10. A. adventurous
( )11. A. elect
( )12. A. Labor | B. feel
B. criticize
B. But
B. interested
B. desire
B. unique
B. put on
B. chosen
B. amazing
B. tough
B. vote
B. Independence | C. learn
C. deny
C. So
C. assured
C. stop
C. valuable
C. take up
C. earned
C. fascinating
C. good
C. volunteer
C. Christmas | D. love
D. know
D. Since
D. contented
D. refuse
D. new
D. put up
D. won
D. difficult
D. annoying
D. involve
D. Election | | 阅读理解。 | When I was a boy every holiday that I had seemed perfect. My parents took me by train or by car to a
hotel by the sea. All day, I seem to remember. I played on the sands with strange exciting children. We make
sandcastles with huge yellow walls, and watched the incoming tide destroy them; we splashed each other in
the water and shrieked with excitement. When the tide went out, we climbed over the slippery rocks and
stared down at the fish and the seaweed in the rock-pools.
In those far-off days the sun seemed to shine constantly and the water was always warm. Sometimes we
left the beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees that
overhung streams. There were always sweets in one"s pockets or convenient places where one could buy ice-
creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now an adult, my idea of a good holiday is much the same as it was. I still like the sun and
the warm sand and the sound of waves breaking on the beach. I no longer wish to build sandcastles and I
dislike sweets instantly, but I look forward to sitting down to a good meal and a bottle of wine in the evening.
I think, too, that I prefer spending my holiday abroad. I want to smell different smells; I want to see
different kinds of trees, flowers and birds; and I also want to see people with different colored skins, wearing
different kinds of clothes. Above all, I want to hear a different language spoken and listen to different musical
rhythms from those I am used to.
But I still need my companions-not, of course, to play on the sands and eat ices with, but to drink with and
talk to on warm moonlit nights.
Sometimes I wonder what my perfect holiday will be when I am old. All I shall want to do then, I expect,
will be to lie in bed, reading books about children who make sandcastles with huge yellow walls, who watch
the incoming tide, who make themselves sick on too many ices… | | 1. Where did the author mostly spend his holidays when he was young? | | [ ] | A. In the countryside.
B. On the beach.
C. In the mountains.
D. On the sea. | | 2. What does the underlined word "shrieked" in Paragraph 1 mean? | | [ ] | A. shouted
B. swam
C. struggled
D. surfed | | 3. What now interests the author as an adult is _____. | | [ ] | A. to enjoy a nice dinner
B. to spend his holiday sunbathing
C. to chat with someone
D. to experience a foreign culture | | 4. When the author grows old, he expects that _____. | | [ ] | A. he will read more books about children
B. he will lie in bed without worrying about anything
C. he will bring back wonderful childhood memories from a book
D. he will make sandcastles with his children | 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用
括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1-10的相应位置上。 | Dr Wayne W. Dyer (called the "father of motivation" by his fans) wrote, "There is no way to happiness.
Happiness is the way." There is no use 1.______ (say) "Some day 2.______ I achieve these goals, get this
car, build this house, and have this business, I will be really happy." Life doesn"t work that way. If you wait
for certain things 3.______ (happen) and depend on life to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled.
4.______ will always be something missing. Long-term happiness is based 5.______ honesty, self-esteem,
productive work, and making other people happy.
Long-term happiness is 6.______ process of moving towards worthwhile goals and adding to the welfare
and happiness of others. It means reaching your goals and then challenging yourself to higher and 7.______
(good) things. It 8.______ means always trying to learn and grow. Work 9.______ (honest) and productively,
and contribute real values to others. In the long run, that"s 10.______ happiness is about. | | 任务型阅读。阅读下材料，完成1-3题。 | In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun
together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you
as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I
have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and
reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person
is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person"s
place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He
notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet
me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to
help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have
fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who
are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other.
A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of
being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, understanding and humorous, I know I"ve found a friend! | 请根据阅读信息填写下面句子：
1. The writer thinks a good friend should be _________, ____________, ___________, and ___________.
2. What is the meaning for fair weather friends? (用浅显易懂的英语来解释)
________________________________________________________________________.
3. Write down a title for this short passage.
________________________________________________________________________. | | 阅读理解。 | How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and, old people wishing they were young
again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age
gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents,
he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be
given so much without having to do anything in return. What"s more, life is always giving new things to the
child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his
pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being
punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his
clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing
about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used
to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and
has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. | | 1. According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that _____. | | [ ] | A. life for a child is fairly easy
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D. only children are interested in life | | 2. The main idea of the passage is that _____. | | [ ] | A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one"s life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life | | 3. The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss _____. | | [ ] | A. examples of successful young men
B. how to build up one"s position in society
C. joys and pains of old people
D. what to do when one has problems in life | | 阅读理解。 | Bushwick is a tough place to grow up. This part of Brooklyn, in New York City, has a lot of crime.
More than half of its 100,000 residents rely on aid from the government. Only 50% of students at Bushwick
High School graduate in four years.
Some people might say, "We should help these poor kids who have so many challenges." But Malaak
Compton-Rock looks at the teens in Bushwick and says, "Go to help kids who have even bigger challenges
than you do." She believes that once young people see the power they have to make things better, they can
handle their own problems more easily. So her service group, the Angel Rock Project, took 30 Bushwick
kids to Soweto, in South Africa, to help poor families there. Soweto is a township outside the city of
Johannesburg. The effort, called Journey for Change, aims to show that any kid can change the world.
"Kids in Bushwick face pressure to drop out of school or become involved in gangs and drugs." Says
Compton-Rock. "We want them to live a life of purpose and service."
In Soweto, many parents have died of AIDS, a deadly disease. When that happens, a grandparent or a
child must lead the family. The Bushwick volunteers helped such families. They tended vegetable gardens,
cared for babies and bought groceries.
"The saddest thing was when we visited an orphanage (孤儿院) and I helped a little boy who had been
abandoned because he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS," says Queen Clyde, 12. "It"s been good to be
on this trip. But what"s also important is what we do when it"s finished. That"s what counts." " I never
appreciated what I had until I saw some people who had nothing," says Sadara Lewis, 12 "It"s really changed
my attitude. I want to make a difference."
The trip was two weeks long. But the kids, aged 12 to 15, will spend all year speaking about their
experience, fund-raising and more. | | 1. What"s the main idea of the first paragraph? | | [ ] | A. Bushwick is the poorest place in New York City.
B. Bushwick still needs more care from the government.
C. It is children who suffer most in New York City.
D. Children in Bushwick are living in a bad situation. | | 2. In Compton-Rock"s opinion, the Bushwick kids _____. | | [ ] | A. have few challenges
B. should be kept out of schools
C. can learn to deal with their own problems by helping others
D. are living much better than people in Africa | | 3. Compared to Bushwick kids, some children in Soweto _____. | | [ ] | A. may have bigger challenges
B. receive no care from the government
C. are much more independent
D. are able to lead the family | | 4. According to the passage, "Journey for Change" can be best seen as the saying "_____". | | [ ] | A. God helps those who help themselves
B. saying and doing are two things
C. one stone kills two birds
D. a friend in need is a friend indeed | | 5. From the passage we know that _____. | | [ ] | A. there are few students in Bushwick High School
B. the trip to Soweto will have a long influence in spite of its short time
C. most children are suffering from AIDS in Soweto
D. kids with HIV will be abandoned in Soweto | 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号
中词语的正确形式填空。 | Good Luck Always Comes With Hard Work
It is hard work rather than luck that brings people success. Those who 1______ (consider) to be successful
must have been working hard 2______ (achieve) their goal and their success can also benefit others.
Some people argue that one can not succeed 3______ he works very hard. There are many examples to
show that success comes from hard work. One example is 4______ Madam Curie had been working all day
and all night 5______ she made the great discovery of radium.
Other people think that luck and opportunity are 6______ (importance) than hard work. They argue that
even if one works hard, he can not succeed 7______ luck and opportunity. For instance, 8______ film star,
Zhang Ziyi, could never be famous if she was not given a chance to play a role in the film.
I think that 9______ hard work and good luck are important. If one wants to be successful, he has to work
hard on one hand and he has to seize the opportunity and luck on the 10______. These two factors are essential
for one"s success. | | 完型填空。 | I"ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of
showing care.
What I 1 most about visiting my boyfriend"s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room
as we 2 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 3 his family as cold. When we got
into the 4 to go home, his father suddenly appeared 5 , he began to wash his son"s windscreen. I could
feel he is a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 6 me early in the morning. "Buy
Xerox. It"s a good sharp price," he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 7 or inquiry about
my life,just financial instructions. This manner of his 8 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought
about my father"s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his
9 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 10 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I"ve often felt 11 . For example, I always
return phone calls 12 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend
who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 13 : She wasn"t a good friend!
My anger 14 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 15 and handed me a beautiful
dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 16 at her
thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I"d considered her to be 17 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations
of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 18 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 19 . Over the
years, however, I"ve learned to 20 other persons" love signs. | ( )1. A. remember
( )2. A. excitedly
( )3. A. regard
( )4. A. bus
( )5. A. punctually
( )6. A. visited
( )7. A. greeting
( )8. A. interested
( )9. A. long
( )10. A. praised
( )11. A. content
( )12. A. in order
( )13. A. feeling
( )14. A. disappeared
( )15. A. opened
( )16. A. depressed
( )17. A. uncaring
( )18. A. unique
( )19. A. opinion
( )20. A. send | B. enjoy
B. nervously
B. treat
B. train
B. carefully
B. interrupted
B. meeting
B. angered
B. short
B. remembered
B. guilty
B. in turn
B. suggestion
B. grew
B. refused
B. upset
B. dishonest
B. common
B. way
B. read | C. value
C. silently
C. take
C. car
C. proudly
C. warned
C. apology
C. encouraged
C. warm
C. blamed
C. curious
C. without delay
C. judgment
C. helped
C. hosted
C. fascinated (对…着迷)
C. unhappy
C. pleasant
C. mind
C. give | D. admire
D. instantly
D. think
D. plane
D. coldly
D. telephoned
D. explanation
D. surprised
D. polite
D. thanked
D. disappointed
D. without difficulty
D. belief
D. declined
D. invited
D. shocked
D. uncooperative
D. familiar
D. life
D. express | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | 1._____
Most of us have one or a few bad habits that we"d like to get out of. But how do you do it? I have a few
suggestions that have helped me and people around me. Here are some tips that can help you to finally get out
of that bad habit.
2._____ If you tell people around you that you will stop smoking or start to exercise three times a week,
then they will check up on you. And you will feel you have to keep your promise because it is let out into the
world.
Avoid temptations (诱惑). 3._____ Places where you are likely to spend too much money. Things in your
cupboard that will not help you to get healthier and you should not have at home at all. And people that drag
(拉) you down and back into your old ways.
4._____ It may seem like a good idea to change your life all at once. In our daily life, stress and lack (缺
乏) of energy usually lead to failure. Don"t try to be Superman or Wonder Woman. Take it easy and break
one habit at a time.
5._____ You will probably not succeed the first time you do it. You fail and you make mistakes when you
make changes and try new things. That"s just life and nothing to feel bad about. What you should do next is
try again. | A. Know what usually gets you into bad habits.
B. Simple tips for getting out of bad habits.
C. See your future in your mind.
D. If at first you don"t succeed, please try again.
E. Tell your friends and family.
F. The reason why we need to make good habits.
G. Don"t break more than one habit at a time. | | 阅读理解。 | Beauty has always been regarded as something admirable. Almost everyone thinks that attractive people
are happier and healthier; they have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal consultants
(顾问) give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive persons. But in the
executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive thing for a man"s rise, it is harmful to a woman"s. Handsome male
executives (主管) were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought
to be the reasons for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than
unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. All unattractive
women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female
executives.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine
(女性的) and an attractive man more masculine (男性的) than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive
woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine
position appears to lack the "masculine" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. Anne Bowman recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on
political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men
and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates
for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the woman who had
been ranked most attractive always received the fewest votes. | | 1. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _____. | | [ ] | A. strengthens the feminine qualities required
B. makes women look more honest and capable
C. is of great importance to women
D. often enables women to succeed quickly | | 2. Bowman"s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _____. | | [ ] | A. turns out to be an obstacle to men
B. affects men and women alike
C. has as little effect on men as on women
D. is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women | | 3. It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often _____. | | [ ] | A. practical
B. old-fashioned
C. prejudiced
D. serious | | 4. The author writes this passage to _____. | | [ ] | A. discuss the negative aspects of being attractive
B. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
C. demand equal rights for women
D. emphasize the importance of appearance | | 阅读理解。 | Every day, life is made and lost. Every day, life goes on. Every day we experience some of the most
important parts of life and may not even realize it: love, generosity, and perseverance. These values aren"t
just important to us; they make the world what it is. Scientists say that gravitational (重力的) force makes
the world turn, but some people say that love makes it go round. Love can be found anywhere: in families,
friends, even complete strangers. Even of you can"t see it, you know it"s there.
Love may connect people all over the world, but what would the world be without generosity? Whether
after a national disaster, or a school fund-raiser, one thing is certain-it is better to give than to receive.
Generosity is found everywhere and whether it"s a large or small act, it makes a difference. Most of all,
being generous is not something you need any qualifications for, but no matter what you do, it can make
a difference. Sometimes, though, it takes effort to be generous, which leads us to perseverance.
Founding a country, riding a bike, or finishing an essay, these are all finished with perseverance.
Perseverance is the one thing that can help us achieve whatever we want. It is what helps scientists to
discover cures for diseases, and athletes to become champions. You may fail, but every time you make
a mistake, that"s one less to make the next time.
There is an infinite (无穷的) number of things we value, but without love, generosity and perseverance,
we just don"t think that our life or the world would be the way it is. | | 1. The underlined word"it" in the second paragraph refers to "_____". | | [ ] | A. the world
B. gravitational force.
C. value
D. experience | | 2. To be generous, the author thinks _____. | | [ ] | A. you needn"t make efforts
B. you should be qualified
C. you should give all you have
D. you will find it good to give | | 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. Peseverance is the only thing that can help us to achieve success
B. People don"t understand the life they are experiencing at all
C. We can find love in complete strangers sometimes
D. What the world is like depends on gravity and love. | | 4. What would be the best title for the passage? | | [ ] | A. Success and Failure
B. Three Values
C. Endless Love
D. Life Full of Hope | | 5. We find the passage conveys a(n) _____ attitude to us when we read between the lines. | | [ ] | A. negative
B. positive
C. indifferent
D. worried | | 阅读理解。 | Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few
lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and
psychologists.
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other
people say. And don"t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.
Prepare for yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make
a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. I think about what you would
like to say in advance. Then say it.
If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people,
Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.
No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even
entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the
cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the
best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you. | | 1. The main purpose of the article is to _____. | | [ ] | A. explain how shyness developed.
B. recommend ways of dealing with shyness
C. persuade readers that shyness is natural.
D. prove that shyness can be overcome | | 2. Which of these can you conclude from reading the article? | | [ ] | A. Shy people never have any fun.
B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness.
C. The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful.
D. The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewarding. | | 3. Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness? | | [ ] | A. The author of the article
B. Shy men and women
C. Doctors and psychologists
D. Popular entertainers | | 阅读理解。 | There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and
they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they
rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on
the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not
particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked
about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another
city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond
the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came
into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to
join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were
smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was
surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me.
They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a
warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed
up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey. | | 1. The author expected the train trip to be _____. | | [ ] | A. adventurous
B. pleasant
C. exciting
D. dull | | 2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? | | [ ] | A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets.
D. The simple lunch served on the train. | | 3. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? | | [ ] | A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets.
D. The simple lunch served on the train. | | 4. Where was the writer going? | | [ ] | A. Johore Baru.
B. The Causeway.
C. Butterworth.
D. Singapore. | | 5. What can we learn from the story? | | [ ] | A. Comfort in traveling by train.
B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight.
D. Smiles brighten people up. | | 阅读理解。 | To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human
nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don"t want
to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human
nature went like this:"To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的)." This saying mirrors a deal people should
be forgiving of others" mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite-find someone else to pass the blame on to.
However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that
will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Commonsense tells you that you take an
umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.
Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going
on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, "the right hand does
not know what the left hand is doing."
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?
One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people. get the idea that it"s
okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary (直接推论) to that: if good excuse is "good" even
if it isn"t honest, then where is the place of the truth? | | 1. According to tile passage, which of following seems the most human? | | [ ] | A. To search for truth.
B. To achieve one"s ideal.
C. To make fun of others"mistakes.
D. To criticize others for one"s own error. | | 2. According to the author, what is a sign of a man"s maturity? | | [ ] | A. Doing things his own way.
B. Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.
C. Making as few mistakes as possible.
D. Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing. | | 3. Which of the following is N0T based on common sense? | | [ ] | A. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.
B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
C. A company"s next move follows a good plan.
D. A lawyer acts on fine judgments. | | 4. What is the author"s opinion about a good excuse? | | [ ] | A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.
B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.
D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse. | | 5. What would be the best title for his passage? | | [ ] | A. A Mirror of Human Nature
B. To Blame or to Forgive
C. A Mark of Maturity
D. Truth or Excuse | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier (收银台) in her general store. 1_____
I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying "thank you."
At first I was paid in candy. 2_____ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on
weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3_____
By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that the promoted me to selling
cosmetics (化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid,
women would ask me such things as "What color do you think I should wear?" I took a real interest in their
questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup (化妆) ideas. 4_____
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn"t need to be a Rocket
scientist-you needed to be a great listener. 5_____ expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics
from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed. | A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B. Before long, she let me sir there by myself.
C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. My grandma"s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought. | | 阅读理解。 | In a book called Magnificent Obsession, by Lloyd C. Douglas, a description is given of people helping
others but doing it secretly. When difficult problems worried an individual, friends nearby would meet to
discuss possible solutions without the individual knowing their actions. When a solution was agreed upon,
one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problem secretly, to the great delight of
the worried individual. The helpers would stand by privately, content with their success. No reward was
given to the problem solvers, not even a sincere "thank you", because they were never known.
This concept is popular today but in a different way. The phrase "pay it forward" is now used when
one person helps another. However, the person helped may not be able to repay the person or group that
helped them. So rather than return the favor to their helpers, they are supposed to help someone else in the
future, which means they pay it forward. It is a sense of responsibility which makes us want to give back
in equal measure to the one who has helped us. But, in this case, the responsibility turns to helping someone
in the future.
Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling. She may tell you there is no need to
repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much. Nothing would please her more than
to have you use her money to get a good education.
You may never be able to repay her for such a gift. However, she not only gave you some money, but
she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it. People with serious
needs are everywhere. Many are children who need better clothes, more books and even better schools.
Some are elderly people who can"t afford their medicine or a doctor"s care. Consider how you can "pay it
forward" rather than pay money back to your grandmother. | | 1. The helpers in the book "Magnificent Obsession" were not rewarded because _____. | | [ ] | A. they hadn"t solved the problems thoroughly
B. they had solved the problems secretly
C. they were friends of the worried individual
D. they expected to be paid back in the future | | 2. The underlined word "pay it forward" means _____. | | [ ] | A. to repay someone who has helped you
B. to pay someone else who needs help
C. to help someone who has helped you
D. to help someone else who needs help | | 3. What does the writer suggest with the example of "your elderly grandmother"? | | [ ] | A. We should learn to respect our grandparents.
B. We should work hard to get a good education.
C. We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help.
D. We should never forget to repay people for their help. | | 4. From the passage we know _____. | | [ ] | A. everybody needs help
B. more children need help than elderly people
C. it costs a lot of money to "pay it forward"
D. nowadays many people help others without being repaid | | 5. By writing the passage, the author wishes people in the world to be _____. | | [ ] | A. unselfish
B. mysterious
C. honest
D. unforgettable | | READING COMPREHENSION. | There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally
viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured.
The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language-all
these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast (对照), the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a
journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the
attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected
difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world,
new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown,
and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being
is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more
chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we"re shy and indecisive? Then our sense
of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we"re not
smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and
grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our
own making. | | 1. In the author"s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ____. | | [ ] | A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B. grow up from his own achievements
C. face difficulties and take up challenges
D. aim high and reach his goal each time | | 2. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing? | | [ ] | A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.
B. Jane won the first prize in the speech competition.
C. Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris.
D. Father"s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000. | | 3. For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following except ____. | | [ ] | A. being curious about more changes
B. being quick in self-adaptation
C. having an open mind to new experiences
D. staying away from failures and challenges | | 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. It is not so easy to measure personal growth.
B. To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable.
C. There are only two ways to see a person"s growth.
D. If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up. | | 5. The best title for this passage should be _____. | | [ ] | A. Facing New Challenges
B. Growth-Product or Process
C. Two Basic Ways of Growth
D. Overcoming Internal Fears | | 阅读理解。 | When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how
do they operate?
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and
tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel
they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If
they associate you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have
succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner
unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use
of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ
them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own
motivation (积极性). Today"s work place is all about relationships. Anyone works harder in a positive
environment in which they"re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces
just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check
is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence-
knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional
intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around
you, which is the key to the leadership skills. | | 1. The underlined phrase "shooting oneself in the foot" means _____ in this passage. | | [ ] | A. throw or walk in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
B. to grow forth (向前) from the ground
C. to move or pass suddenly or swiftly
D. to injure or harm one"s own interests | | 2. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when _____. | | [ ] | A. he cannot work at his best
B. he is forced to do things
C. he feels his brain shut down
D. he thinks of his work as too heavy | | 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. People tend to associate leadership with fear.
B. Working conditions affect people"s physical health.
C. Smart people are more functional in the work place.
D. Good relationship is the key to business success. | | 4. To positively influence employees, a leader should first of all _____. | | [ ] | A. develop his own personality
B. provide better suggestions
C. give his employees a pay raise
D. hide his own emotion of fear | | 5. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader"s ability to_____. | | [ ] | A. provide a variety of project for employees
B. help raise employees" living standards
C. deal wisely with employees" emotions
D. give employees" specific instructions (指导) | | 阅读理解。 | Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No
card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover
the sender"s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent
daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She"d ask me if there was someone
for whom I had done special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I"d delivered
during the winter. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.
One month before my graduation, my father died, I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in
my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn"t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own
sadness would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth,
my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with
perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming. | | 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | | [ ] | A. A childhood Dream
B. A Mother"s Love
C. A Graduation Party
D. A Special Birthday | | 2. Why the girl delighted after getting a gardenia? | | [ ] | A. Because she like a white gardenia.
B. Because she have more fun imagining.
C. Because the sender give a girl happiest moments.
D. Because she try to discover the sender"s name. | | 3. The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _____. | | [ ] | A. she could take care of things herself
B. she hoped she would find a boyfriend
C. she wanted her to be happy and strong
D. she thought education was most important | | 4. Who was the sender of the flower? | | [ ] | A. A boy the writer had run into.
B. One of the writer"s neighbors.
C. One of the writer"s classmates.
D. The writer"s mother. | | 阅读理解。 | When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it"s so-and-so"s fault." or "I know
I"m late, but it"s not my fault; the car broke down." It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit
of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation,you are a loser. You have no power and could do
nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you
stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner"s key
to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down,
maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the
useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague (同事)
causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility
or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don"t rely on this
person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless
of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful
no matter what happens. Winners don"t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult
situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities
to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power
over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success. | | 1. According to the passage, winners _____. | | [ ] | A. deal with problems rather than blame others
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C. have responsible and able colleagues
D. blame themselves rather than others | | 2. The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____. | | [ ] | A. avoid
B. accept
C. improve
D. consider | | 3. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should _____. | | [ ] | A. find a better way to handle the problem
B. blame him for his lack of responsibility
C. tell him to find the cause of the problem
D. ask a more able colleague for help | | 4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | | [ ] | A. A Winner"s Opportunity.
B. A Winner"s Secret.
C. A Winner"s Problem.
D. A Winner"s Achievement. | | 阅读理解。 | What makes a person a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from
those of others? The answer is NO. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses the tools that make
difference. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will
probably agree that knowing how to investigate and how to discover information is important to anyone. The
scientist goes one step further than that; he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and
that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions
into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
The scientist"s knowledge must be exact. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works
under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions
are different, any change the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the change in the
conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the
theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later
tested through investigations, Einstein"s ideas were shown to be correct. | | 1. What"s the passage mainly about? | | [ ] | A. Scientists are ordinary people
B. The theory of relativity
C. What makes a scientist
D. What"s important to a scientist | | 2. Which won"t the author agree to? | | [ ] | A. Knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter
B. A scientist must know how to investigate and how to discover information
C. A scientist must be sure that he has an exact and reasonable answer to his questions
D. A scientist must be a good runner, because he must go a step further than others | | 3. Why is investigation important? | | [ ] | A. The scientist"s knowledge must be exact
B. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit
C. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times
D. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by
the changes in the conditions | | 4. What does "investigate" mean in the passage? | | [ ] | A. Put some money
B. Make a careful study
C. Develop
D. Find information | | 5. What"s correct about relativity? | | [ ] | A. Relativity is a theory that needs developing
B. Relativity is the accuracy of mathematics
C. Relativity is developed through investigation and tested through mathematics
D. Relativity is a theory developed through mathematics and tested through investigation | | 完形填空。 | If failure is like a day without the sunshine, I"ll still smile at it, as clouds may be dancing in the sky. Success
does not 1 every person, just like the sun doesn"t shine every day.
Do you give up your plan to go hiking 2 because the weather isn"t as good as you had hoped? No, of
course not. I would rather go on trying no matter what I 3 and enjoy on the way to my destination (目的地).
4 , failure is like a naughty boy who plays with us on the way to our goals. Not only does he want to 5
us, but he wants to help us become braver. The more we 6 , the braver we"ll be.
If failure is the 7 without the moon, I"ll still smile at it, as stars may twinkle on us still. 8 , we all like the
moon, but should we ignore the stars? There is always something more important than 9 . In other words, we
shouldn"t only 10 on whether we succeed or fail. In fact, we learn a lot from failure. It is really helpful. The
more we learn from failure, the 11 we"ll be.
If failure is a bird without 12 , I"ll still smile at it. Flying isn"t the only thing a bird can do. If we can"t be 13
by the wide blue sky, why don"t we 14 adapting ourselves to the forest through our beautiful singing? Failure
15 us that we should believe in ourselves. We may fail in one area, but we may 16 in another. Maybe we"ll
find that we have a talent for something we never knew about before. Who 17 ?
Life is like a box of chocolates, and you 18 know what you"re going to get. Just keep on trying. The process
of trying is much more valuable than the 19 .
Smile at 20 and smile at life. | ( )1. A. meet
( )2. A. even
( )3. A. suffer
( )4. A. Generally
( )5. A. beat
( )6. A. laugh
( )7. A. day
( )8. A. In fact
( )9. A. aim
( )10. A. live
( )11. A. nicer
( )12. A. legs
( )13. A. received
( )14. A. try
( )15. A. suggests
( )16. A. forget
( )17. A. sees
( )18. A. never
( )19. A. methods
( )20. A. defeat | B. know
B. still
B. hate
B. Unluckily
B. change
B. cry
B. night
B. Of course
B. joy
B. focus
B. healthier
B. feet
B. accepted
B. begin
B. insists
B. start
B. knows
B. already
B. success
B. sorrow | C. favour
C. too
C. dislike
C. Actually
C. test
C. play
C. sky
C. In deed
C. success
C. depend
C. wiser
C. teeth
C. noticed
C. appreciate
C. reminds
C. stand
C. believes
C. usually
C. victories
C. failure | D. see
D. just
D. fear
D. Naturally
D. frighten
D. smile
D. place
D. In turn
D. work
D. base
D. younger
D. wings
D. covered
D. enjoy
D. orders
D. achieve
D. does
D. always
D. results
D. loss | | 阅读理解。 | Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised, "Barbara, be enthusiastic (热情
的)! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were!
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that
helps you hang on there, then the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, "I can do it!" When
others shout, "No, you can"t!" It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist
who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted, yet she didn"t stop working on her
experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic
people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, Cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach.
As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear
in his eyes. An author and poet Samuel Ulman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm
wrinkles the soul."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. Patricia Mellrath, retired
director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She
replied, "My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, "I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.""
If we can"t do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan,
was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least
30 years,and the quality of her work led one critic to say, "I am tempted to call Layton a genius."
We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after "what-can-be". We need to live each moment whole-
heartedly, with all our senses-finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden, the sim- ple picture
of a six-year-old, the beauty of a rainbow. | | 1. The author holds the view that _____. | | [ ] | A. enthusiastic people will never get old
B. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life
C. enthusiasm is more important than experience
D. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame | | 2. Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph? | | [ ] | A. Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.
B. If you don"t have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.
C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honour. | | 3. The author mentions Cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that _____. | | [ ] | A. music can arouse people"s enthusiasm
B. enthusiasm can give people needed inspiration to succeed
C. enthusiasm can make people feel young
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy | | 4. How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm? | | [ ] | A. Three.
B. Two.
C. Four.
D. Five. | | 完形填空。 | We should show respect (尊重) to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us-in age, in
wisdom, in experience and education. Our 1 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 2
everything to their kindness and love.
When we 3 them respect, whether ii is by bowing to them, or 4 them with a smile, or offering them
any help they need, it is one way of 5 our own love and gratitude (感激) to them. 6 , elders have also been
through all the years you are 7 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 8 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders but this is nothing new. All younger generations
have always 9 with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 10 . However much
you disagree with them, give them credit (信任) for their 11 .
With changing times and 12 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to
elders. Youngsters should 13 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 14 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 15 their places, and sit on the carpet. In
buses and trains, youngsters are 16 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 17 of who has more
rights. It is simply that those who are youngsters have the strength to bear 18 , or stand unpleasantness, so it
is natural to show consideration (体贴) to those who are older and perhaps at a 19 disadvantage (劣势).
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders 20 that youngsters care for them, and they respond
with affection and kindness. | ( )1.A. youngsters
( )2.A. devote
( )3.A. show
( )4.A. greeting
( )5.A. expressing
( )6.A. However
( )7.A. experiencing with
( )8.A. maybe
( )9.A. quarreled
( )10.A. community
( )11.A. experience
( )12.A. cultural
( )13.A. quietly
( )14.A. rise
( )15.A. give away
( )16.A. expected
( )17.A. doubt
( )18.A. suffering
( )19.A. serious
( )20.A. realize | B. elders
B. owe
B. explain
B. receiving
B. describing
B. Therefore
B. going through
B. likely
B. dealt
B. organization
B. reality
B. special
B. slightly
B. raise
B. get rid of
B. forced
B. question
B. pressure
B. light
B. say | C. parents
C. pay
C. exhibit
C. supplying
C. sending
C. Besides
C. suffering from
C. perhaps
C. lived
C. society
C. emotion
C. environmental
C. silently
C. support
C. give up
C. needed
C. wonder
C. trouble
C. heavy
C. believe | D. juniors
D. give
D. point
D. showing
D. suggesting
D. Though
D. worrying out
D. probably
D. disagreed
D. public
D. information
D. position
D. coldly
D. low
D. send out
D. reminded
D. challenge
D. discomfort
D. slight
D. wonder | | 阅读理解。 | There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and
they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they
rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as of those
on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not
particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked
about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another
city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond
the city. I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came
into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to
join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were
smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was
surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me.
They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a
warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed
up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey. | | 1. The author expected the train trip to be _____. | A. adventurous
B. pleasant
C. exciting
D. dull | | 2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? | A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets.
D. The simple lunch served on the train. | | 3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph? | A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on | | 4. Where was the writer going? | A. Johore Baru.
B. The Causeway
C. Butterworth.
D. Singapore. | | 5. What can we learn from the story? | A. Comfort in traveling by train.
B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight.
D. Smiles brighten people up. | | 阅读理解。 | When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own
and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate (照亮) me and train me up for love. It is
for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our studies when it
was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school,
but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"
Let"s start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that
grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were
changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair (失望) and I was in despair. But our
friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great
city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent
things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long
letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the
other"s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most
interesting moments, I often think:"Yes, I must tell…."We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than
the lifetime services of a psychologist (心理学家), who will only fill up the healing (愈合的) silence necessary
to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend. | | 1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _____. | A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend"s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend | | 2. In Paragraph 3, "We gave London to each other" probably means _____. | A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London | | 3. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _____. | A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other | | 4. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _____. | A. seek professional help
B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend
D. break the silence | | 5. What is the best title for the passage? | A. Unforgettable Experiences
B. Remarkable Imagination
C. Lifelong Friendship
D. Noble Companions | Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the
passage. | My First Long Run
Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn"t
going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some
fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope (斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity.
Instead of stopping at the end of the lope, I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried
a few moths ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly
fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I
would go a little further.
After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier
I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.
I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I
didn"t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, faster, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31
minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did some thing I thought I could never do.
It was the first run of my life. Since then, I have improved my stride (步幅) and time. After every run I feel
fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner"s high. I normally jog because I want to look
good. I want to run because it makes me feel good. | 1. Why did the author feel guilty? (NO more than 9 words) (2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago? (NO more than 11 words) (2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop? (NO more than 9 words) (3 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. How is running different from jogging to the author? (NO more than 14words) (3 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________ | | 完形填空。 | My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, "Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so
cool, that I can"t help falling in love with him!" Or "What perfect skills he has!" Yeah, I agree 1 some degree,
though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 2 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how
much they know about football 3 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we
are unfamiliar or 4 which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 5 I, consider this one of life"s 6 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn"t amount to craziness 7 nonsense (胡闹).
As an old saying 8 :"Don"t judge a book by its cover." We should not 9 anything from its appearance. We
should all know, it is one"s good character and great contribution that 10 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore
we"d better say 11 about Beckham"s good looks.
If we close our eyes, 12 in deep thought, we can find that the things that 13 us to be in truth happy, sad
or touched 14 a clear meaning. If we don"t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial (表面的) things, 15
we will find that we have not really gained anything 16 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we"ll
remain ignorant (无知) 17 we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 18 . If one day we are willing to go
deeper into everything, no matter how much it 19 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how
much more sensible (理智的), mature (成熟的), and intelligent we have 20 . | ( )1. A. to
( )2. A. learn from
( )3. A. rather than
( )4. A. with
( )5. A. not
( )6. A. pleasures
( )7. A. nor
( )8. A. speaks
( )9. A. take
( )10. A. makes
( )11. A. better
( )12. A. taking
( )13. A. move
( )14. A. lack
( )15. A. in fact
( )16. A. so
( )17. A. even if
( )18. A. joy
( )19. A. cares
( )20. A. come | B. on
B. learn
B. except for
B. in
B. as well as
B. taste
B. and
B. talks
B. judge
B. causes
B. more
B. leaving
B. change
B. have
B. indeed
B. even though
B. although
B. progress
B. pains
B. made | C. in
C. know
C. except
C. about
C. rather than
C. sorrow
C. or
C. tells
C. accept
C. builds
C. worse
C. falling
C. doubt
C. include
C. in a while
C. because
C. unless
C. effort
C. delights
C. had | D. at
D. know about
D. apart from
D. for
D. but
D. regrets
D. or else
D. goes
D. conclude
D. create
D. less
D. getting
D. follow
D. cover
D. sooner or later
D. although
D. if
D. work
D. minds
D. become | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 | When you are hungry, what will you respond? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that?
1.______ But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite
stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow,
creativity sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?",
or "Why can"t I think?"
2.______ Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool
used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from
reading.
When you read a book, of course you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain
something to you. 3.______ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is
used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have
never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. 4.______ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in
English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So, friends, do give food to your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. 5.______ Go and
get a book! | A. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
B. Why not do some reading while you are hungry?
C. Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.
D. Now what are you waiting for?
E. Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.
F. Reading can help you make more friends, too.
G. Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of "changes. The changes may
seem difficult. 1._____ Don"t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well
informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 2._____ You may
already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine!
Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 3._____ But try not to shut your family out
of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.
It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family.
4._____ A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is part of the life cycle. These are some people who will be with you throughout life"s journey.
There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality
is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 5. _____ So making the right choices will
be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely! | A. Choose your friends wisely.
B. They will help shape the future.
C. They may seem to happen quickly.
D. You will probably want to be independent.
E. You may appreciate what you have in your own life.
F. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.
G. Your family has been with you since you came into this world. | | 阅读理解。 | I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are happier than others.
If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or
nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act.
It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, and watching a movie or television, are fun activities that
help us relax, temporarily orget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because
their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing
to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars,
expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness".
But in memoirs (回忆录), celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression,
alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriage, troubled children and profound loneliness.
The way people stick to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually reduces their
chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain must be
equated with unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness
involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very endeavors that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain
inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment,
civic or charitable work, and self- improvement. | | 1. What does the author want to tell us? | A. He lives in Hollywood, so he feels unhappy.
B. The true meaning of happiness.
C. In fact, famous people are not very happy.
D. Happiness is not equal to fun. | | 2. What is many intelligent people"s viewpoint about happiness? | A. Happiness just means having fun.
B. Happiness is not equal to fun.
C. Happiness means doing what you like.
D. Happiness means being rich. | | 3. What does the underlined word "equate" in the second paragraph mean? | A. compare
B. think
C. similar or connected
D. match | | 4. According to the passage, the author may agree ____. | A. amusement park can bring us happiness
B. fun will bring some happiness to us
C. pain will bring us happiness
D. efforts can bring us happiness | | 阅读理解。 | Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments,
and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience
and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value
many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our
futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be "Daddy"s little girl". While I grew up, it
always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around.
This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children"s lives. In every aspect of my
life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people.
Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice.
From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others" needs ahead of your own, but you should
make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times,
and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly
respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his
open mind, compassion (同情) for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to
everybody"s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his
wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes (声称) how proud
he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in. | | 1. What is the best title for the passage? | A. How my father loved me
B. My father-the person I admire most
C. I am the apple on my father"s eye
D. My father-the one who influenced me most | | 2. Which of the following could not be used to describe the author"s father? | A. Considerate and humorous.
B. Affectionate and open-minded.
C. Knowledgeable and sociable.
D. Energetic and helpful. | | 3. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word "excel"? | A. Do better than others.
B. Show off.
C. Be cleverer than others.
D. Keep healthy. | | 4. According to the underlined part, the father was telling the author to ____. | A. try to be good to those who were worth making friends with
B. try to take advantage of those who were friendly to her
C. think about others and help them, so that she could make them server her
D. think about others and help them, but not to be made use of in a negative way | | 5. What can we infer about the author? | A. She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.
B. She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.
C. She had sympathy for the fatherless.
D. She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard. | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | Are you truly happy? Do you even know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?
51.____ The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase
if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by
people who think that way. 2.____
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy
people don"t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the
circumstances back to their favor.
3.____ These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will
lead you to continuous happiness.
4.____ Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes
on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would
otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5.____ | A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.
D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G. It"s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself. | | 阅读理解。 | I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age,
you ought to be growing from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take
a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they
disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (抓紧) at
one another"s hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please, but they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new
directions in music, but somehow they all end up huddled round listening the same record. Their reason for
thinking or acting in thus and such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come at of their cocoon (蚕
茧) into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her
own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the
advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today"s parents have come to award high
marks for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over, the path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music
instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may
have some thoughts that you don"t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it, find yourself, be
yourself Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you area. That"s the only kind of
popularity that really counts. | | 1. The author"s how to be popular with people around _____. | A. readers how to be popular with people around
B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
C. parents how t control and guide their children
D. people how to understand and respect each other | | 2. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them _____. | A. have much difficulty understanding each other
B. lack confidence
C. dare not cope with problems single-handed
D. are very much afraid of getting lost | | 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | A. There is no popularity that really counts
B. What many parent are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths
C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates
D. Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same. | | 4. The author thinks of advertisements as _____. | A. convincing
B. influential
C. instructive
D. authoritative | | 5. During the teenage years, one should learn to _____. | A. differ from others in as many ways as possible
B. get into the right season and become popular
C. find one"s real self
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