1 . I lost my sight when I was four years old in an illness. Now I am thirty, and I can still
Life, I believe, needs a lot of adjustments (调整) to reality. The more ready a person is to
The hardest
Up to now I still remember
All my life I have set many goals and
| A．remember | B．forget | C．cover | D．notice |
| A．destroy | B．use | C．refuse | D．make |
| A．little | B．less | C．more | D．few |
| A．process | B．exercise | C．game | D．invention |
| A．text | B．lecture | C．lesson | D．rule |
| A．used | B．took | C．cost | D．spent |
| A．that | B．where | C．which | D．what |
| A．At least | B．At last | C．At first | D．At most |
| A．satisfied | B．hurt | C．calm | D．surprised |
| A．roll | B．turn | C．show | D．walk |
| A．In | B．On | C．For | D．By |
| A．unhappy | B．impolite | C．impossible | D．unnecessary |
| A．found | B．named | C．said | D．played |
| A．then | B．now | C．so | D．thus |
| A．date | B．sight | C．breath | D．reach |
2 . Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name was Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her
My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just
Thanks to Mrs. White, I
| A．expression | B．school | C．class | D．home |
| A．sing | B．write | C．draw | D．speak |
| A．bring back | B．hand out | C．hand in | D．make up |
| A．signatures | B．mistakes | C．words | D．stars |
| A．regret | B．sadness | C．happiness | D．worry |
| A．saw | B．found | C．changed | D．corrected |
| A．meanings | B．spellings | C．use | D．place |
| A．beginning | B．leading | C．happening | D．choosing |
| A．reading | B．discovering | C．forming | D．hearing |
| A．thought | B．patience | C．courage | D．excitement |
| A．wait | B．advance | C．disappear | D．return |
| A．accept | B．prove | C．agree | D．say |
| A．that | B．what | C．which | D．how |
| A．grew | B．stood | C．added | D．gave |
| A．doubt | B．ability | C．confidence | D．opinion |
| A．as if | B．now that | C．if only | D．even if |
| A．hardly | B．usually | C．probably | D．actually |
| A．back | B．round | C．up | D．out |
| A．beautiful | B．interesting | C．unusual | D．strict |
| A．show | B．let | C．enjoy | D．allow |
3 . “I am truly frustrated by the way my teenage children behave with me. It is a roller coaster ride each day coping with their moodiness and argumentative nature. But I do appreciate the courage they project at times and the goals they undertake that make me feel that they really aim high in life.” This could be the feeling of most parents with teenage children.
I can understand and empathize with these parents, but they are not alone. Children start their journey into the broad world and are greatly influenced by what others have to say especially their peers that they consider more close than even their parents and family at times.
The brains teenagers or children in the ages of 13 to 19 undergo a lot of changes that bring about these effects that most parents like us fail to understand. One of the prominent changes is what takes place due to the beneficial pruning that takes place in the neutral branches of the prefrontal cortex. All these changes ultimately help build clear judgment, plan and control impulses skills.
It is best that we just recollect how we behaved as a teenager and you would definitely come across some of our mums that support their teenage grandchildren and say we were much worse. I can empathize with such parents as probably our parents are getting a chance to air out their feelings that they could probably never do when we were teenagers. (Taking a positive look by realizing that it is a part of the growing process would help.)
We may tell our teenage children to have confidence in their abilities and not be influenced by what others say of them, but this anxiety of what society says of them can be overwhelming. It could be real enormous pressure that teens can never come about telling parents, but it would pay to build up trustworthy relationships with them. This would help keep a watch and monitor some of their inappropriate activities and avoid their getting into trouble due to peer pressure and emotional vulnerability.
1. What is the best attitude for parents to treat children’s changes?| A．Leaving them alone. | B．Thinking them crazy. |
| C．Understanding them fully. | D．Separating them emotionally. |
| A．physical reasons | B．spiritual reasons |
| C．emotional reasons | D．courageous reasons |
| A．parents | B．teachers | C．friends | D．peers |
| A．Taking a positive view. | B．Establishing their identity. |
| C．Monitoring their teenagers. | D．Recalling their youth. |
| A．Understand Your Teenagers | B．Why do Teenagers Change? |
| C．Give Confidence to Teenagers | D．Learn to Love Your Teenagers |
4 . Fire ants are famous for their construction projects (as well as their burning bites). When they need to, colonies of these insects turn themselves into ladders, chains and walls. And when flood water rises, a colony can float to safety by making an unusual boat. The ants hold tightly to each other, forming a floating disk atop the water. The antraft may float for months seeking safe harbor. The ants on the bottom don’t drown, and the ants on the top stay dry. Working together, the ants float to safety — even though a single ant alone in the water will struggle to survive.
“They have to stay together as a colony to survive.” Nathan Mlot said.
Fire ants and water don’t mix. The ant’s hard outer shell, naturally repels water. A drop of water can sit on top of the ant like a backpack. When an ant does end up underwater, tiny hairs on its body can trap bubbles of air that give the bug a boost up.
To investigate the science behind the antraft, the scientists placed hundreds or thousands of ants at a time in the water. A group of ants took about 100 seconds, on average, to build a raft. The researchers repeated the experiment multiple times. Each time, the ants organized themselves the same way, creating a raft about the size and the thickness of a thin pancake. The rafts were flexible and strong, staying together even when the researchers pushed the rafts underwater.
The scientists then froze the rafts in liquid nitrogen and studied them under powerful microscopes to figure out how the ants kept everyone safe and the water out.
The team found that some ants used their jaws to bite other ants’ legs. Other ants joined their legs together. Thanks to these tight bonds, say the scientists, the ants did a better job at keeping the water away than any one ant could do on its own. By working together, thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by using their own bodies to build a boat.
1. When flood comes, fire ants ________.| A．will run away separately | B．find a hole to hide themselves |
| C．combine themselves into a raft | D．climb onto boats on the water |
| A．Tiny hairs on their body. | B．Their hard outer shell. |
| C．Their slippery skin. | D．Their backpack on its body top. |
| A．built a raft in 100 minutes | B．organized themselves into a flexible raft |
| C．organized themselves in different ways | D．liked to look for the food of pancakes |
| A．practice | B．calmness | C．cooperation | D．speed |
| A．how fire ants react in face of danger | B．fire ants’ differences from common ants |
| C．fire ants’ ability to live underwater | D．the building ability of fire ants |
5 . One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first.” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it was not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations (辞职) of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.
After that another of his episodes (片段) had left me in tears. I stormed into his office. “What?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”
Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note, “Hope your day is going great.” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later, I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.
One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips (郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped (有条纹的) tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right words, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.
1. Jack became angry that day because ________.| A．he was feeling unwell |
| B．Susan had failed to keep his office clean |
| C．he felt Susan changed too much about the papers |
| D．Susan had changed something without his permission |
| A．he wasn’t worthy of respect |
| B．he should apologize to her right away |
| C．she would treat him the way he treated her |
| D．one should show others respect and kindness |
| A．Moody but friendly. | B．Shy and demanding. |
| C．Confident and friendly. | D．Tough and troublesome. |
| A．Jack cares about his employees |
| B．Jack gets along well with his employees |
| C．Jack is always particular about his work |
| D．Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others |
| A．a friend in need is a friend indeed |
| B．a few words can be as meaningful as many |
| C．a friend who says little must be a good friend |
| D．we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect |
6 . Family get-together are a great way for family members to understand the lives each other and strengthen family bonds. For younger family members, get-togethers can reinforce (加强) family traditions and can be learning experiences that help them to grow and mature. Traditional Family get-togethers can include a meal and an activity such as going to see a movie. However, there are other ideas that can help make get-togethers memorable and provide moments that enrich the lives of family members.
________
One way to make a family get-together memorable is to give it an environmentally friendly theme. A garden can be planted, for example. Include vegetables that can be eaten and future get-togethers. A tree could be planted and called the family tree. The family get-together could also be planned for a specific place such as a community nature center. The family could participate in an environmental project such as a neighborhood clean-up, or cleaning streams or roadsides.
Be active
Family get-togethers can have physical activity as a main focus of the fun. Families can gather at a beach and go swimming. Building sand castles also requires exertion. Other beach activities can include kite flying and searching for shells. A family get-together can also be planned for a park that has a nature trail. A picnic meal can provide food, and everyone can take a hike for exercise. A family get-together can also have a sports theme when planned for a location that has a basketball court, tennis court or some other sporting venue. For places with snow, families can go sledding or skiing together.
Museum or Historic Site
A family get-together can also be an educational gathering. For example, a get-together planned at a museum can provide entertainment as well as educational value. Family members can talk and catch up with one another while touring the museum. Contact the local chamber of commerce (商会) to find historical sites, which can provide memorable scenery to a family get-together.
1. The main purpose of the passage is ________.| A．to give us some advice on how to plan a family get-together |
| B．to introduce some ways of making family get-togethers unusual |
| C．to compare traditional family get-togethers with modern ones |
| D．to tell us why and where we often need a family get-together |
| A．Be planned. | B．Family tree. |
| C．Go green. | D．Community nature center. |
| A．Ability. | B．Effort. | C．Exercise. | D．Skill. |
| A．A family planting a family tree. |
| B．A family gathering at a beach. |
| C．A family gathering of sports theme. |
| D．A family gathering at a museum. |
| A．Seeing a film. | B．Planting a tree. |
| C．Having a picnic. | D．Visiting a historic site. |
7 . Searra, an eight-year-old brain cancer patient, was a “regular” in the Radiation Department. With my office located near the
I had prepared toys and coloring materials for her in my office. When she walked into the
I was surprised by the love CC had for Mommie.
CC taught me about what is really important in life. She
CC reminds me not to
| A．road | B．car | C．store | D．entrance |
| A．coming up with | B．putting up with | C．keeping up with | D．keeping in touch with |
| A．hospital | B．department | C．studio | D．waiting room |
| A．herself | B．Mommie | C．doctors | D．nurses |
| A．Whenever | B．Whatever | C．However | D．Wherever |
| A．spent | B．taken | C．cost | D．wasted |
| A．said | B．shared | C．spared | D．told |
| A．cured | B．experienced | C．treated | D．experimented |
| A．leg | B．face | C．head | D．hand |
| A．realized | B．noticed | C．knew | D．wondered |
| A．checks | B．belongings | C．bills | D．change |
| A．unlike | B．because of | C．as to | D．in front of |
| A．constantly | B．seldom | C．never | D．occasionally |
| A．excited | B．curious | C．surprised | D．angry |
| A．similar | B．familiar | C．different | D．unfortunate |
| A．talk | B．think | C．complain | D．ask |
| A．high | B．normal | C．full | D．low |
| A．look | B．take | C．link | D．think |
| A．reminded | B．informed | C．requested | D．admitted |
| A．girl | B．example | C．exception | D．patient |
8 . In some places, people collect honey from wild bees. This is common in many parts of the world, especially South Asia. Honey hunting is a local tradition in southern India but it is not an undemanding job. The bees in southern India can grow up to the size of the smallest adult human finger. And these giant honey bees build their hives (蜂窝) on the sides of mountains!
It takes many years for a honey hunter to learn to collect honey from these hives. From a young age the honey hunter learns everything about bees. He practices climbing hundreds of meters above the ground. Before the honey season, the honey hunter prepares for many days.
When the day of the honey hunt season arrives, the honey hunter goes to the edge of the mountain early in the morning. He climbs down with a rope and lights some dry branches (树枝) on fire. The smoke makes the bees leave the hive. With the bees flying around the honey hunter, he uses a long sharp stick to gently get pieces of the wax (蜜蜡) filled with honey. He then takes them back to the village in a box made of bamboo.
Usually the hunter takes some honey and leaves some of the hive on the mountainside. He does not take the part of the hive with the baby bees in it since he does not want to destroy the home of the bees. When the honey hunter returns, the village celebrates!
“They have been hunting honey in this way for more than 2,000 years. Honey was and still is an important part of their diet, cooking and medicine,” Simone Gie from the organization Slow Food International, said.
1. The underlined word “undemanding” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “________”．| A．regular | B．boring | C．easy | D．difficult |
| A．has a short history |
| B．needs careful preparation |
| C．makes some villages rich |
| D．is often done by a young man |
| A．Bamboo. | B．Branches. | C．A rope. | D．A stick. |
| A．how to protect baby bees |
| B．the importance of honey |
| C．the new use for honey |
| D．how honey is hunted |
| A．Honey hunters |
| B．The honey season |
| C．Bees in Southern India |
| D．Honey hunting celebrations |
9 . There are almost limitless things to do at the seaside. For an enjoyable summer day or night, some that are the most fun can be simple, inexpensive or absolutely free.
Frolic: Summer at the seaside is for as many activities as you can stand in the sand. Play frisbee (飞盘), sand volleyball or any beach-free sport. Jog or run while you feel the soft sand each step. If it’s nice and windy, go fly a kite!
Picnic: If you’re a bit lazy as you sun and relax on the beach, you can buy take-out from nearby shops. If you’re there with a big family outing, you may prefer to pack and bring baskets of your favorite foods and drinks.
Sand castles: For anyone who wishes they were still kids, building castles in the sand is fun at the seashore. If you’re feeling really creative, add fishes, frogs and whatever else your modeling skills can construct.
Explore: If there are hiking or biking trails along the shore or nearby, take an action to discover what’s around to be collected. Seashells and washed-up ocean flora (植物群) are fun to hunt, although finding a valuable diamond ring in the sand is much more satisfying.
Socialize: Meet all kinds of people. If kids are with you, they’re natural socializers, and will easily join others in games and other fun things to do together. Set up a volleyball net on the beach, and soon others will join the game.
Nothing: For some people the top activity at the seaside is inactivity. That means doing absolutely nothing. After all, you’ve come to the beach to relax on the warm sand, and nowhere in the world is there a more comfortable place for it.
1. In the first paragraph the author ________.| A．advertises a scenic spot |
| B．describes the beautiful seaside |
| C．shows visitors can do many things at the seaside |
| D．introduces the things that can be brought to the seaside |
| A．Tips on safety. | B．Full preparation. |
| C．Famous players. | D．Lively and enjoyable activity. |
| A．Having a picnic with your family. |
| B．Making friends with all kinds of people. |
| C．Playing many kinds of games at the beach. |
| D．Searching for valuable jewelry in the sand. |
| A．you can still relax yourself |
| B．you might feel uncomfortable |
| C．you miss a chance to enjoy yourself |
| D．you are not advised to go to the seaside again |
| A．a diary | B．a report | C．a textbook | D．a guidebook |
10 . Some people express themselves through beautiful art; others are masters of the page and speak silently through writing. I, on the other hand, express myself with the greatest instrument I have, my voice.
Nothing gives me more satisfaction than public speaking. At age eight I started giving speeches in local competitions. Soon I was able to participate in (参加) state competitions. During March of eighth grade, I had the best opportunity ever to practice my speaking skills. I was chosen, out of all the students entered in New Hampshire, to write and read a four-minute speech on national television. My job was to introduce Elizabeth Dole, who at the time was interested in running for president.
I was notified the day before the event and so had only one night to write and memorize my speech. When I arrived the next morning in Belford, New Hampshire, I was greeted by photographers and newspaper reporters! Soon it was time for my speech. I had a feeling of complete excitement flowing through my body. When I finished, everyone stood up and clapped. Mrs. Dole surprised me by giving me a great hug and thanking me for my comments (评论) on the importance of education. But even after she finished speaking, the excitement was far from over.
Since then I have participated in different competition and events. My favorite by far was Young Chatqua, a wonderful summer program. In Chatqua I gave a speech on the life of Margaret Bourke-White, a pioneer photographer, in a 12-minute speech that took a month to research, prepare, and memorize. It was the most amazing experience of my life.
After Chatqua, I participated in my first play, Everybody’s Crazy, and I am now organizing a debate (辩论) team. I plan to continue competitions, do volunteer work, go to Chatqua next summer, and hopefully participate in the American Legion’s Oratorical Contest next year.
1. The author’s speech on TV ________.| A．was about students in New Hampshire |
| B．was her most amazing experience |
| C．happened when she was eight |
| D．proved to be successful |
| A．prepared | B．told | C．tricked | D．refused |
| A．Nervous. | B．Worried. | C．Excited. | D．Frightened. |
| A．the speech-giving experience on TV increased the author’s confidence |
| B．the 12-minutes speech about Margaret Bourke-White was the hardest |
| C．the author will probably give up Chataqua in the future |
| D．the author felt uncertain about her future life |
| A．her unusual school life |
| B．her dream in childhood |
| C．her public speaking skills |
| D．her interest in public speaking |
