1 . It was 4 o’clock in the morning when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just _______ in with serious burns on his face, neck and arms.” The doctor described the _______ , which caused the burns. At 6 a. m. , our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. Unfortunately, the charcoal（木炭）burst into flames because they had sprayed too much petrol. The flames _______ my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

Fortunately, one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and _______ him on the grass. While it saved his life, there was not enough _______ to save him from fearful burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）.

After he recovered from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整形手术）for 6 months _______ it took that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So he had to return to college with typical scars of burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister who had a very _______ 10-inch scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not _______ it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I _______ this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to ________ and returned to school with his head held high—glad he was alive. By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not ________ , so he made the ________ to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe will ________ people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better. But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same ________ standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value ________ yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.

A．turned

B．given

C．brought

D．showed

2.

A．event

B．accident

C．reason

D．process

3.

A．burned

B．held

C．took

D．attracted

4.

A．pushed

B．rolled

C．dropped

D．threw

5.

A．space

B．time

C．room

D．place

6.

A．if

B．while

C．because

D．although

7.

A．specific

B．violent

C．obvious

D．cruel

8.

A．mention

B．notice

C．reject

D．blame

9.

A．passed

B．kept

C．handled

D．sent

10.

A．mind

B．life

C．spirit

D．heart

11.

A．grow

B．exist

C．matter

D．appear

12.

A．attempt

B．effort

C．decision

D．conclusion

13.

A．invite

B．cause

C．allow

D．remind

14.

A．casual

B．tough

C．false

D．general

15.

A．by

B．over

C．beyond

D．within

3 . When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of body language.

A Frenchman was once traveling in England. He couldn’t speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to eat.” The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came again with a cup of coffee and put it on the table. The man again refused his offer. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, because drinks are not food. When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hands on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

So you see, we can understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

1. According to the passage, when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ________.

A．hands, head and other parts	B．a translator
C．a waiter	D．an English speaker

2. A Frenchman signed to the waiter ________.

A．to translate the words

B．to tell him what he said

C．to bring him a cup of tea

D．to ask him for food

3. From the story, we know ________.

A．people can only understand the language of words

B．people can understand each other with the help of the language of signs as well as the language of words

C．people can make clear the language of the waiter and the translator

D．people can understand the native language

4 . Everyone needs to be safe, loved and to have a sense of belonging. These are inborn and natural basic needs. In an effort to have these needs satisfied, many of us tend to please others. And it works for a while. We find that we experience less conflict (冲突) with others, but the conflict within ourselves grows. Saying “ no ” produces feeling of guilt (内疚) and saying “ yes ” brings anger.

My father was in the military, so we often moved. Being shy, I didn’t make friends. What’s more, I grew up in a household where grades, image and how others saw our family were very important. In our household a “ C ” was unacceptable, a “ B ” should have been an “ A ” and an “ A ” meant the lesson was too easy. I was too thin, my sister was too fat and my brother’s lips and ears were too big for his tiny head.

To stop pleasing others is easier said than done. It’s a long process, one in which I am consistently working to perfect. The turning point for me came shortly after I got married. The very first thing that we did to end the cycle of pleasing others was developing our own identity as independent human beings and then as a couple. And then we developed a strong set of core (核心) values and a vision for our future. The third and one of the most valuable things we did during this process was developing our own personal influence on others and we valued deeply the opinions of the wiser and more successful people around us.

Besides, we should understand that sometimes helping people at once actually hurts them. The struggle is necessary to success. The struggle strengthens character, making people determined. So sometimes allowing people to struggle is the best thing you can do for them.

1. How are we likely to feel when pleasing others?

A．Angry

B．Satisfied.

C．Guilty

D．Happy

2. What can we infer from the author’s experience as a child?

A．He grew up doing a lot of housework.	B．It was hard for him to adapt to the moving life.
C．He realized the value of opinions from others.	D．His parents had great expectations of the children.

3. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．What steps the author took to go on pleasing others.

B．Why the author further developed his values and character.

C．How the author stepped out of the cycle of pleasing others.

D．When the author turned to others for their valuable opinions.

4. What does the author suggest doing?

A．Helping others at once.	B．Thinking twice before offering help.
C．Refusing to help others.	D．Leaving someone in trouble alone.

5 . Students and Technology in the Classroom

I love my blackberry (黑莓手机) — it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.

On one occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule-no laptops, IPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.

Most students think that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration (专心) and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion.

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a rally good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with ______.

A．the course material	B．others’ misuse of technology
C．discussion topics	D．the author’s class rules

2. The underlined word “engage” in para.4 probably means ______.

A．explore

B．accept

C．change

D．refuse

3. According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ______.

A．keep students from doing independent thinking

B．encourage students to have deep conversations

C．help students to better understand difficult themes

D．affect students’ concentration on the teacher’s ideas

4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ______.

A．is quite stubborn in teaching	B．will give up teaching history
C．will change his teaching plan soon	D．values technology-free dialogues in his class

7 . One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder(找茬人). However, life can be _______ when you are not busy finding fault with it.

Several years ago I received a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always _______ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and nothing was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really _______ person.

Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her _______. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost _______ to deal with was that the day before the accident, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her _______ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to _______. It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became _______ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to _______ everything so harshly(刻薄地). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her ____________ as well.

Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, but when we’re honest, we can be sharply ____________ of the world. I’m not suggesting you ____________ problems, or that you pretend things are ____________ than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — at least most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big ____________.

Train yourself to “bite your tongue”, and with a little ____________, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

1.

A．lonely

B．great

C．quiet

D．uneasy

2.

A．threatened

B．interrupted

C．bothered

D．spoiled

3.

A．caring

B．boring

C．interesting

D．surprising

4.

A．attitude

B．plan

C．measure

D．explanation

5.

A．urgent

B．unnecessary

C．certain

D．impossible

6.

A．memory

B．notice

C．evidence

D．choice

7.

A．hear

B．contribute

C．express

D．admit

8.

A．aware of

B．afraid of

C．curious about

D．confused about

9.

A．discuss

B．realize

C．judge

D．settle

10.

A．family

B．life

C．career

D．education

11.

A．proud

B．sure

C．hopeful

D．critical

12.

A．face

B．create

C．solve

D．ignore

13.

A．rarer

B．better

C．stranger

D．worse

14.

A．task

B．deal

C．result

D．duty

15.

A．practice

B．speech

C．rest

D．pity