When I was growing up, I was unhappy to be seen with my father. He was disabled and quite short. He used to walk together with me and his hand was on my arm for balance. At this time, people would look at us strangely. I was afraid to look at others but he never cares.
It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his slow, mine impatient. But each time, he always said, “You set the pace, I'll follow you.”
He never talked about himself as a disabled man and nor did he envy other people’s good fortune or health. What he looked for in others was a “good heart” — a good heart in man.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a right standard to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times when I don’t have it. Unable to take part in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. When I played ball, he “played” it too. When I joined the Navy, he “joined” too. He often introduced me, saying “This is my son, but it is also me, and I could have done this if things had been different.”
He has been gone many years, but I am so sorry for my unwillingness to walk with him. I never told him how I regretted it. I think of him often when I complain about small affairs and when I don’t have a “good heart ”. At such times, I want to put my hand on his arm and say, “You set the pace, I'll try to follow you. ”
1. The author felt unhappy walking with his father because ______.

A．he was pitiful for his father’s disability

B．it was easy for them to walk together

C．he didn’t want others to know he had a disabled father

D．his father often blamed him

2. In his father’s view, the most important quality a good person should have is ______.

A．excellent health	B．a good heart
C．smart hands	D．beautiful appearance

3. What does the underlined word “coordinate” mean?

A．行走

B．协调

C．抚平

D．暂停

4. According to the last paragraph, by saying “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.” the author means that ______.

A．he will follow father’s standards of being a good man

B．his father didn’t participate in any activities

C．he is glad to walk on his own

D．he still cares more about the appearance

Volunteers Wanted
Ecuador
A village in Ecuador has recently developed a ecotourism (生态旅游) project that needs volunteers with a background in tourism. This is an unpaid, challenging job that might last one year. You must be enthusiastic and speak good level of Spanish. You will need to cover your food and lodging on your own.
To find out more information, e-mail volunteer@ ecuador.org.
Bali
Would you like to teach English or computer skills to our local school children in a lovely village in the mountains of Bali? There are also western children homeschooling here, some of whom need help with their daily programs. For volunteers of homeschooling, you are required to have baby-sitter experience. Please contact me for more information at Bali@yahoo.com.
Dominica
Experience nature and adventure in Dominica, the island of the Caribbean. Be part of a happy team, doing things from gardening, to building tree houses, to maintaining hydro systems.
For more information please e-mail info@Dominica.com.
5. A college graduate who speaks good Spanish and is interested in ecotourism had better work in ______.

A．an island of Dominica	B．a village in Ecuador
C．the mountains of Bali	D．a house in Caribbean

6. One who wants to teach small children English will contact ______.

A．volunteer@org	B．info@Dominica.com
C．volunteer@ ecuador.org	D．Bali@yahoo.com

7. Which is NOT a required task for a volunteer at the island of Dominica?

A．Gardening.

B．Building tree houses.

C．Swimming in the pool.

D．Maintaining hydro systems.

The secret of carrier pigeons' unbelievable ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists: ____________ follow the roads just like we do.
Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using global positioning satellite (GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often don't use the sun to decide their directions. Instead, they fly along motorways, turn at crossings and even go around roundabouts (绕道) , adding miles to their journeys.
“It really has knocked our research team sideways to find that after a decade-long international study, pigeons appear to ignore their inbuilt directional instincts (本能) and follow the road system,” said Prof Tim Guilford, reader in animal behavior at Oxford University's Department of Zoology.
Guilford said pigeons use their own navigational system (导航系统) when doing long distance trips or when a bird does a journey for the first time.
“But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they can fly home on a habitual route, much as we do when we are driving or walking home from work,” said Guilford.
“In short, it looks like it is mentally easier for a bird to fly down a road. They are just making their journeys as simple as possible.”
8. What would be the best title of the passage?

A．Birds Follow Roads as We Do.

B．Why Pigeons Can Fly Long Distance?

C．How Pigeons Find Their Ways Home?

D．Why Crows Fly the Shortest Distance?

9. What does the underlined words "the feathered navigators" refer to?

A．The pigeons.

B．The crows.

C．Dogs.

D．Animals that can swim.

10. Scientists used to think that homing pigeons often find their directions _______.

A．by global positioning satellite

B．by the sun

C．by the road system

D．by following other birds

Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. So what exactly do you know about anger?     11     Some people express anger openly in a calm, reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger. For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases some hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc.     12    So is there any solution?     13     They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “     14     Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry.     15    

A. Thus, the person feels excited and ready to act.

B. Humor can help you deal with anger better and bring you laughter.

C. Do not express your anger while angry.

D. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.

E. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.

A king once went to a master (大师)．He wanted to become more powerful than other ____ kings. He sat in front of the master and ____ telling him the purpose of his ____. The master listened ____ to the king.
He then told the king to go to the ____ where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side. He told the king, “They are your ____. They can teach you what you want to ____.”
The king went into the garden, and ____ the two plants but could not ____ what he could learn from them. He went back to the master and asked, “What do you ____, master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me.”
The master took the king to the plants and ____, “This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. ____, the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant, he would have ____ himself with the rose and felt jealous (忌妒的) at the ____ that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. ____, if man were the rose plant, he would have____the cypress plant enviously   (羡慕地)   thinking how ____ the plant was without the ____ of being disturbed by people all day! Both of the plants grew very well because they ____ all their energy for their own ____ instead of using it to compete with the other.”16.

A．rich

B．handsome

C．western

D．neighboring

17.

A．forgot

B．continued

C．started

D．suggested

18.

A．transport

B．visit

C．goal

D．education

19.

A．patiently

B．angrily

C．happily

D．worriedly

20.

A．valley

B．bank

C．garden

D．forest

21.

A．enemies

B．families

C．friends

D．teachers

22.

A．design

B．learn

C．measure

D．notice

23.

A．saw

B．planted

C．cut

D．watered

24.

A．provide

B．show

C．understand

D．remember

25.

A．hear

B．find

C．say

D．mean

26.

A．ordered

B．explained

C．asked

D．requested

27.

A．Similarly

B．Frequently

C．Finally

D．luckily

28.

A．covered

B．compared

C．marked

D．dressed

29.

A．position

B．pay

C．attention

D．expectancy

30.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Or

31.

A．looked at

B．waited for

C．figured out

D．listened to

32.

A．homeless

B．useful

C．peaceful

D．poor

33.

A．duty

B．mistake

C．interest

D．trouble

34.

A．lost

B．used

C．lent

D．received

35.

A．growth

B．opinion

C．fun

D．victory

选择方框内所给的短语完成下列句子，将答案涂到答题纸的相应位置上。

36. There is no need for us to ______ about the rumor.
37. Looking after 30 children can really ____ me ____.
38. It was the driver who ______. He was drunk while driving.
39. The governor ______ when he heard that no measures were taken to help the refugees.
40. There are lots of things happening during Carnival, so don’t ______ the fun!

完成故事梗概，将字母序号填到答题纸的相应位置上。

The story is about one such lass: young Grace Barry. A pirate called Mungo Watkins recorded this unforgettable experience in his diary. One morning, their ship the Sea Devil spotted a merchant ship sailing into the bay. The captain Cutthroat ordered to     41    and toss the rest overboard. Out of their expectation, a girl was     42    . The captain was set on     43    her. But that night a storm     44    . The Sea Devil was     45    . It was nobody but Grace who saved the ship. Only Mungo knew that. Unfortunately, the girl was still thrown into the sea. She swam onto a deserted island. She managed to survive thirty three weeks. At last she was rescued by the Sea Devil, which had been     46    lost for days. Mr. Watkins asked Grace to     47    them, because none of them could     48    their course. So began Grace’s new life as pirate captain. She disguised herself as a man and tried to make herself look as fierce as possible. Thanks to Grace’s swift action, the rival gave in and     49    his cargo     50    safe passage. They possessed rich pickings.

Mozi was another teacher who was very     51    (influence). Born in 476BC, he came from a family     52    was very poor. He became famous     53    his unusual clothes and behavior. Mozi     54    (found) the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to     55    of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years     56    (try) to find a state where people would follow his     57    (teach). Mozi believed that all men should be treated     58    (equal). His idea of love was different from     59    Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we     60    love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390BC.

61. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mr. Black,

I’m very thank to you for inviting me to stay with you in the come summer vacation. I have been dreamed of seeing you again so that I can get help from you in my English learning. And I’m afraid I cannot go to your place in this summer. I’ve promised my grandmother, she lives in the country, to spend this summer with her. She misses me too much that I find difficult to refuse her request. I’m busy preparing for my examinations in present. I planned to visit you in winter if it’s convenient to you.

62. 下面是你今天前往机场接一位朋友的经历。请根据汉语提示写一篇100词左右的英语日记。
要点提示：
1.下午2:00离开家，朋友的飞机是3:40到；
2.由于遇到沙尘暴，能见度降低,在环城路上遭遇堵车，耽误了20分钟；
3.在3:30赶到机场，接到朋友。
参考词汇： 1. 能见度visibility   2.降低decrease(v.)     3. 环城路 the ring road
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