1 . I am a worrier. I worry from the moment I wake to the moment I sleep.

Around a year ago, I found my worries _______ me down and down. I needed a way to reduce my _______ and make them disappear. Then a brilliant idea occurred to me. Instead of worrying about whatever _______ itself to my consciousness at any given moment, and unless I had a _______ and urgent worry to deal with, I’d _______ myself to worrying about imaginary things. This new system _______ me quite well for a while   _______ the day last month when the captain of the plane I was travelling on failed in his landing _______ at Shannon Airport, because there was “a problem” with the landing gear (起落架). We _______ for a while. Then the captain announced the Issue still couldn’t be solved and that the crew would take us through the ________ for an emergency landing.

Suddenly my mother’s voice was in my head: “In the ________ of an emergency, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.” I laughed silently at my mother’s joke, and I wondered why I wasn’t ________. I suddenly realized I was experiencing a complete and total absence of worry, as there was absolutely nothing I could do to ________ the problem with the plane.

As the runway rose to meet our planes ________ underbelly (下腹部) and the firefighters ________ to meet us, I felt a strange and beautiful ________. And as the plane landed perfectly because, as it ________, the problem was with a sensor and not with the landing gear and people ________ and hugged one another, I realized I wasn’t a ________ at all. The absence of worry I had just experienced was ________ an absence of any possibility of control. So I’m a control freak, wanting to control everything. And now I’m terribly worried about that.

1.

A．took

B．dragged

C．put

D．calmed

2.

A．joys

B．hop

C．sorrows

D．fears

3.

A．presented

B．recommended

C．contributed

D．committed

4.

A．secret

B．constant

C．abstract

D．specific

5.

A．expose

B．reduce

C．restrict

D．attach

6.

A．served

B．treated

C．inspired

D．instructed

7.

A．since

B．after

C．until

D．before

8.

A．test

B．attempt

C．rescue

D．adventure

9.

A．taxied

B．dived

C．swung

D．circled

10.

A．requirement

B．procedure

C．preparation

D．arrangement

11.

A．gesture

B．event

C．memory

D．light

12.

A．thrilled

B．amazed

C．terrified

D．discouraged

13.

A．identify

B．change

C．accept

D．explore

14.

A．sick

B．serious

C．soft

D．flat

15.

A．fled

B．marched

C．raced

D．approached

16.

A．excitement

B．nervousness

C．calmness

D．astonishment

17.

A．ruled out

B．brought out

C．made out

D．turned out

18.

A．cheered

B．responded

C．wept

D．complained

19.

A．fighter

B．worrier

C．loser

D．commander

20.

A．naturally

B．strangely

C．relatively

D．actually

2 . I come from one of those families where you have to yell at the dinner table to get in a word. Everyone has a strong __________, and talks at the same time, and no one has a __________ leading to heated arguments. We often talk or even debate with each other on different topics. __________ a family like mine has made me more __________ about the world around me, making me tend to question anything anyone tells me. But it has also made me realize that I’m not a good listener. And when I say “listening”, I’m not __________ to the nodding-your-head-and-__________-answering-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-see variety. I mean the kind of listening where you find yourself deeply __________ with the person you’re speaking with, when his story becomes so __________ that your world becomes less about you and more about him. No, I was never very good at that.

I spent summer in South Africa two years ago. I worked for a good non-profit __________ called Noah, which works __________ on behalf of children affected by AIDS. But __________ you asked me what I really did in South Africa, I’d tell you one thing: I listened, and I listened. Sometimes I __________, but mostly listened.

And had I not spent two months __________, I might have missed the __________ moment when a quiet little girl at one of Noah’s community centers, orphaned（孤儿）at the age of three, whispered after a long __________, “I love you.”

________ that summer, I knew how to hear. I could sit down with anyone and hear their __________ and nod and respond at the __________ time—but most of the time I was __________ about the next words out of my own mouth. Ever since my summer in South Africa, I have noticed that it’s in those moments when my mouth is closed and my __________ is wide open that I’ve learned the most about other people, and perhaps about myself.

1.

A．qualification

B．influence

C．opinion

D．assumption

2.

A．commitment

B．problem

C．schedule

D．request

3.

A．Belonging to

B．Believing in

C．Bringing up

D．Struggling for

4.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．nervous

D．adventurous

5.

A．objecting

B．appealing

C．turning

D．referring

6.

A．rudely

B．loudly

C．politely

D．gratefully

7.

A．identifying

B．quarreling

C．debating

D．competing

8.

A．vivid

B．magical

C．mind-numbing

D．time-consuming

9.

A．school

B．organization

C．factory

D．church

10.

A．effortlessly

B．timelessly

C．aimlessly

D．tirelessly

11.

A．unless

B．because

C．although

D．if

12.

A．applauded

B．spoke

C．wept

D．complained

13.

A．studying

B．traveling

C．listening

D．working

14.

A．touching

B．frustrating

C．astonishing

D．fascinating

15.

A．delay

B．course

C．journey

D．silence

16.

A．Before

B．After

C．Except

D．Since

17.

A．needs

B．stories

C．comments

D．cases

18.

A．valuable

B．free

C．right

D．same

19.

A．talking

B．arguing

C．learning

D．thinking

20.

A．sympathy

B．spirit

C．mind

D．family

3 . Terror attacked the heart of the World War I soldier，as he saw his lifelong friend falling in the battle．Caught in a trench（战壕）with________gunfire whizzing（飕飕地移动）over his head，the soldier asked his__________if he might go out into the “No Man's Land” between the trenches to bring his_______   partner back．

“You can go，”said the officer，“but I don't think it will be worth it．Your friend is___________dead and you may throw your own___________away．”

The officer's words didn't__________to him，and the soldier went anyway. Surprisingly he _______   to reach his friend，lift him onto his_________，and bring him back to their own trench．As the two of them    _______in together to the bottom of the trench，the officer____________the wounded soldier，and then looked kindly at his friend ．

“I told you it wouldn't be worth it，” he said．“Your friend is dead，and you are terribly wounded．”

“It was worth it，________，sir，” the soldier said．

“What do you mean by ‘worth it’?” _________the officer．“Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir，” the soldier answered．“But it was worth it because when I got to him，he was still ________，and I had the _______of hearing him say，‘Jim，I knew you'd come．’

Many a time in________，whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on__________you look at it．Take up all your__________and do something your__________tells you to do so that you may not_______  doing it later in life．May each and every one of you be blessed with the company of_________friends．

1.

A．bright

B．dusty

C．continuous

D．loose

2.

A．partner

B．officer

C．reporter

D．brother

3.

A．grateful

B．forgetful

C．selfless

D．helpless

4.

A．probably

B．personally

C．exactly

D．entirely

5.

A．work

B．life

C．gun

D．friendship

6.

A．matter

B．agree

C．escape

D．succeed

7.

A．tried

B．decided

C．planned

D．managed

8.

A．hands

B．head

C．shoulder

D．legs

9.

A．trapped

B．fell

C．jumped

D．competed

10.

A．checked

B．recovered

C．persuaded

D．transported

11.

A．although

B．then

C．while

D．anyhow

12.

A．advised

B．warned

C．responded

D．ordered

13.

A．alive

B．afraid

C．affected

D．amazed

14.

A．reality

B．satisfaction

C．responsibility

D．experience

15.

A．life

B．battles

C．nature

D．society

16.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．why

17.

A．attention

B．fear

C．courage

D．money

18.

A．expression

B．friend

C．character

D．heart

19.

A．forget

B．remember

C．regret

D．determine

20.

A．true

B．straight

C．generous

D．native

4 . A

       Thanks to a young waiter, I only recently discovered that a friend of 20 years was once a yo-yo virtuoso(溜溜球大师).
       “Oh, stop it!” Jackie said when I started laughing during our dinner. “I was, too. And I knew how to ‘Walk the Dog.’ ”
       “Wow, really?” said our waiter, Jumario Simmons, flashing a big smile at us.
       “Don’t encourage her,” I said.
       “What else could you do?” he asked.
       “I did ‘Round the World,’” Jackie said, now ignoring me completely. “That cradle(婴儿时期的) thing, too.”
       I’d asked Jumario what he did when he wasn’t waiting on tables. The 24-year-old waiter was so smart that I knew there had to be more to his story. It turns out that he won a regional yo-yo competition last year. He also gives free lessons to kids. “It gives them something to do,” Jumario said. “Keeps them off the streets.”
       One of the great things about eating out is the table talk with strangers, which reminds us that everyone has a life and a name. But the other day I heard that some restaurants are ending this talk between diners and servers. I listened to the reporter describe how their improvements are allowing customers to text orders from their tables to speed up service.
       The reporter got my attention with this sentence: “Five minutes after typing ‘I’m at table 3’, a meal arrives at the table.” But there wasn’t a “please” with this order, which should have been a request, by the way. If you’ve ever waited on tables, you know that the last thing you need is yet another way for a customer to be unpleasant.
       Most servers are constantly mediating(调解) between customers’ requests for substitutions and overworked cooks’ accusations of treason. Except at high-end restaurants, servers also have to hover like mothers of preschoolers so that we might consider them worthy of a large enough tip to lift their pay to minimum wage.
       Texting a server from a table a few feet away is equal to moving our fingers and shouting, “Hey, you!” It was rude in 1957, and it’s rude now. You won’t ever find me texting a waiter or waitress.
1. What do we know from the text?

A．The waiter knows Jackie well.

B．The waiter is good at playing yo-yo. .

C．Jackie plays yo-yo in her spare time.

D．The author has a great interest in playing yo-yo.

2. Some restaurants allow diners to text a server from a table to ________.

A．improve their service

B．reduce the cost of service

C．show respect for diners

D．stop talks between diners and servers

3. What’s the last but one paragraph mainly about?

A．The pay of servers.

B．The work of servers.

C．The customers’ request.

D．The work of mothers of preschoolers.

4. From the passage, the author’s attitude towards texting a server from a table is _________.

A．indifferent	B．negative
C．curious	D．positive

5. The passage mainly focuses on ________.

A．how to wait on tables

B．the friendship between old friends

C．where to eat out

D．the relationship between customers and waiters

5 . My parents were busy and usually asked little about school except "how was your day," and "have you finished your homework". It wouldn't have 36 , but I was having a problem keeping my marks up. I knew I needed help, but I wondered how to____asking for it.
My teachers had given me three weeks to improve____they would call my parents to the school for a parent-teacher conference. After thinking about the problem for some time, I finally decided I had to tell them about my ____myself. I came home from school and instead of waiting for my mom to get home to cook dinner, I decided to cook myself. I ____everything well, so all they had to do was walk in and sit down.
As I had never cooked dinner before, you can imagine how surprised they were when they arrived home. I didn't explain much then. I ____told them that I thought we would never have enough time to have a talk____I cooked dinner.
That night we sat as a family and really talked. We talked about my grades as I apologized for not telling them sooner that I needed help. That night we came together as a real family.
My parents later____to hire a tutorto help me in the evenings after school. The tutor ____ to be really helpful. My grades improved and to my great joy, I ____pass the tenth grade. Something else came out of such a simple situation. We learned to listen and understand. My family learned to ____
I made a ____of cooking dinner at least once a week after that night. It gave my mom a break and our family a chance to hear what was going on in everyone's life.1.

A．minded

B．mattered

C．remembered

D．considered

2.

A．set out

B．get down

C．go about

D．speak out

3.

A．before

B．or

C．after

D．and

4.

A．choice

B．decision

C．trouble

D．promise

5.

A．decorated

B．arranged

C．bought

D．cleaned

6.

A．naturally

B．proudly

C．nervously

D．simply

7.

A．if

B．even though

C．unless

D．as long as

8.

A．tried

B．managed

C．failed

D．led

9.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．proved

D．sounded

10.

A．would

B．must

C．had

D．did

11.

A．share

B．accept

C．express

D．communicate

12.

A．record

B．change

C．point

D．sign

6 . Earlier this week, I wrapped up (圆满完成) a 5-day trip in San Francisco. I woke up a few hours before sunrise, drove through the darkness and out of the city, hiked for 30 minutes to the top of a hill overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, and snapped(拍摄) this photo. As I stood there soaking in the early morning light, I was reminded of an important lesson.
When I arrived in San Francisco, I told myself, “Just take photos as you do other things.” My primary goal was to meet with friends and so I figured I could take pictures as we walked around the city. This resulted in exactly zero photos worth sharing. I had vague ideas like, “I’d like to do some street photography,” but I never went out with the intent of photographing something specific. Finally, on the last morning, I went out with the intent of capturing a specific picture and I ended up with something worth sharing. My mistake was that I assumed that because I wanted to take photos, I would end up getting a desirable result.
How often do you do this in your own life? We go to the gym to “work out” without trying to become better at something specific. We wish that we were more creative, but never work on a particular project. When you commit to a task, however, then the next step is obvious. You want to take a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise? Next step: find a good spot. You’ve found a good spot? Next step: wake up early and drive there.
This is perhaps the most shocking thing: if box yourself in, then you’ll begin to break out and achieve something greater than you ever imagined.
1. What’s the author’s original purpose of the trip?

A．To take pictures.	B．To attend lessons.
C．To visit friends.	D．To enjoy sunrise.

2. What lesson did the author learn?

A．A given task leads to achievement.

B．Stick to your own decision.

C．Get ready for challenges.

D．Hard work pays off.

3. What are you advised to do first when you want to get stronger physically?

A．Make a detailed outline.

B．Go to work out immediately.

C．Discuss the ways with coaches.

D．Choose a certain muscle group.

4. What’s the function of the last paragraph?

A．To introduce a new topic.

B．To draw a conclusion.

C．To make a suggestion.

D．To ask readers to reflect on something.

7 . I had just started my second year studying at Cambridge University when I was faced with the news I had never expected. A lump in my neck ______ out to be cancer. I would ______ six months of chemotherapy (化疗).

After the shock, I was struck by this thought: my ______ didn’t have any room for cancer. I had so much I wanted to ______ and so many goals I wanted to chase.

I was faced with the ______ job of telling my friends and family. Then, I had to decide whether to ______ in Cambridge and take five exams at the end of the year. My doctor _______ against it, and so did my parents and teachers.

My doctors and teachers convinced me that taking some time off to _____ and relax would be the best thing for me. I could not think of anything ______. I did not want to ______ a year of my life, receiving pity from those around me.

Together with ray parents, I tried to persuade the university to _______ me to stay at Cambridge and study only half the course. At the end of the year I would take two exams. It was really a ______ to persuade them to agree.

Treatment began and I was up and down from Cambridge to London every other week. It made me feel ______, but to a much lesser degree than I had expected. I was _______ to read, eat and socialize exactly as I used to. I slept a lot and rested a lot, but I also worked hard at my studies. It gave me focus, and it also gave me purpose. Completing my ______ at the end of term felt like a great personal victory.

I took a ______ to continue studying while undergoing treatment, and it _______. I was successful in my exams, and more _______, I made a full recovery.

Every person facing a disease like cancer must make the ______ that are right for them. I am ______ that I made the decision that was right for me.

1.

A．stuck

B．came

C．turned

D．worked

2.

A．require

B．expect

C．sense

D．arrange

3.

A．body

B．memories

C．family

D．dreams

4.

A．face

B．achieve

C．show

D．understand

5.

A．necessary

B．temporary

C．difficult

D．disappointing

6.

A．join

B．treat

C．settle

D．continue

7.

A．fought

B．advised

C．acted

D．decided

8.

A．recover

B．exercise

C．study

D．play

9.

A．better

B．worse

C．more

D．less

10.

A．save

B．spend

C．take

D．miss

11.

A．help

B．remind

C．allow

D．invite

12.

A．struggle

B．failure

C．burden

D．trouble

13.

A．tired

B．relaxed

C．confident

D．nervous

14.

A．afraid

B．ready

C．able

D．eager

15.

A．purpose

B．projects

C．treatment

D．exams

16.

A．rest

B．risk

C．privilege

D．job

17.

A．ended up

B．passed on

C．paid off

D．broke out

18.

A．clearly

B．interestingly

C．specifically

D．importantly

19.

A．choices

B．changes

C．efforts

D．chances

20.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．determined

D．proud

8 . Grandparents Answer a Call

As a third－generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away.Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused.Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms.Garza finally say yes.That was four years ago.Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing.Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs.Robinson's decision will influence grandparents in the American family.Two－thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn't get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when you’re raising children.”

Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.

1. Why was Garza’s move a success?

A．It strengthened her family ties.

B．It improved her living conditions.

C．It enabled her to make more friends.

D．It helped her know more new places.

2. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs.Robinson’s decision?

A．17% expressed their support for it.

B．Few people responded sympathetically.

C．83% believed it had a bad influence.

D．The majority thought it was a trend.

3. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A．They were unsure of themselves.

B．They were eager to raise more children.

C．They wanted to live away from their parents.

D．They had little respect for their grandparents.

4. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A．Make decisions in the best interests of their own.

B．Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

C．Sacrifice for their struggling children.

D．Get to know themselves better.

9 . 完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We were standing at the top of church tower. “Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my _______and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets_______to the square.

"See, my dear," Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the ________ Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try _______"

In the years that followed I often remembered the_______father taught me. I knew where I wanted to_______in life. I wanted to be fashion designer. But on the way to my first small success I found the road ________

That year I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the _______the sewing girls were called out on strike. I found myself _______with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and salesgirls. “We’ll never ________it,” one of them cried.

Here, I thought, is the________of all tests for Father’s advice. Where is the way________this time? I wondered and worried. I was certain we would have to________the presentation or else show the clothes unfinished. Then it ________ to me. Why not show the unfinished clothes?

We worked hurriedly. And, exactly 13 days later, right________time, the Schiaparelli showing ________

What a showing it was! Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were still in a(n) ________stage. They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we________simple pictures and pieces of material.

All in all, the showing was different. It was so different that it was a great success. Our ________showing caught the attention of the public, and ________for the clothes poured in.

Father’s wise words has guided me. There is more than one way to the square always.1.

A．courage

B．interest

C．information

D．savings

2.

A．leading

B．coming

C．getting

D．falling

3.

A．city

B．square

C．church

D．village

4.

A．other

B．another

C．this

D．that

5.

A．text

B．material

C．lesson

D．class

6.

A．rest

B．relax

C．come

D．go

7.

A．taken

B．paved

C．followed

D．blocked

8.

A．competition

B．ceremony

C．presentation

D．introduction

9.

A．left

B．tired

C．burdened

D．connected

10.

A．have

B．lose

C．make

D．hit

11.

A．text

B．test

C．tip

D．example

12.

A．in

B．out

C．up

D．round

13.

A．bring down

B．bring forward

C．call up

D．call off

14.

A．occurred

B．belonged

C．happened

D．objected

15.

A．in

B．over

C．on

D．behind

16.

A．took on

B．took off

C．took down

D．took place

17.

A．mature

B．beautiful

C．early

D．late

18.

A．took

B．drew

C．collected

D．pinned

19.

A．normal

B．unusual

C．beautiful

D．common

20.

A．orders

B．designs

C．patterns

D．changes

10 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother _______ from stroke(中风) and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no _______ what I could do to help her to relieve her _______. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

Last month I _______ a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _______ about the loss.

There have been many _______ like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things _______ I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon,” he says, ‘What _______ can I get from this? How can I _______ my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’”he wrote.

I suddenly ________ that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay ________all the time.

Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things ________. When my mother was fighting for ________, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of ________ and crying.

Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t ________ a prize. If I had not ________ this article, I would definitely have felt ________ again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ________.

Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become________ and strong. When life ________ us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

1.

A．resulted

B．suffered

C．survived

D．escaped

2.

A．hope

B．wonder

C．idea

D．doubt

3.

A．pain

B．anxiety

C．fear

D．pressure

4.

A．received

B．sold

C．fixed

D．lost

5.

A．unbelievable

B．shameful

C．angry

D．terrible

6.

A．diseases

B．memories

C．incidents

D．difficulties

7.

A．when

B．until

C．though

D．since

8.

A．lesson

B．lemonade

C．decision

D．challenge

9.

A．control

B．accept

C．improve

D．avoid

10.

A．realized

B．thought

C．discovered

D．predicted

11.

A．healthy

B．independent

C．serious

D．positive

12.

A．exactly

B．differently

C．easily

D．practically

13.

A．recovery

B．life

C．freedom

D．happiness

14.

A．shouting

B．hiding

C．quarreling

D．regretting

15.

A．expect

B．miss

C．win

D．refuse

16.

A．figured out

B．written down

C．found out

D．come across

17.

A．embarrassed

B．discouraged

C．excited

D．concerned

18.

A．performance

B．experience

C．progress

D．effect

19.

A．brave

B．calm

C．great

D．clever

20.

A．shows

B．makes

C．gives

D．sends