1 . Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person's intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.

1. Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph 1?

A．To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.

B．Intelligence is developed by the environment.

C．Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.

D．Some people are born clever and others born stupid.

2. The phrase “at random”(Line3, para.2) means________.

A．purposely	B．frequently
C．independently	D．aimlessly

3. The best title for this article would be ________.

A．On Intelligence

B．What Dose Intelligence Mean ?

C．We Are Born with Intelligence

D．Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence

2 . The rosebushes were finally in full bloom (盛开). The ____ of roses always brings Wanda back to her childhood. Then the family had no ____ to buy extra things, so even a withered (枯萎的) rose was something to ____.

Now, to have a backyard full of different roses is pure ____. And her husband, Dale, ____ took care of the roses. ____ that Wanda loves the very first blooms, he picked some.

As Dale returned, he came across a neighbor who had stopped by for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale gave the ____ to her. Seeing her precious first blooms go out of the door filled Wanda with ____, and a bit of regret. She knew it was better to give than to receive. ____, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself.

Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, and Wanda waited outside. Then, without ____, an elder woman suddenly appeared and gave her a bunch of fresh roses! “These are for you. They’re my first blooms this spring.” Completely ____, Wanda thanked the woman.

That special moment ____ Wanda. It made her understand the true meaning of giving and ____ gifts. Now, she always ____ her first blooms to others, ____ that someone is thinking of them.1.

A．sight

B．story

C．expression

D．exhibition

2.

A．energy

B．money

C．courage

D．time

3.

A．eat

B．raise

C．value

D．recover

4.

A．business

B．memory

C．imagination

D．enjoyment

5.

A．gradually

B．carefully

C．finally

D．sincerely

6.

A．Ignoring

B．Worrying

C．Deciding

D．Knowing

7.

A．greetings

B．wishes

C．roses

D．suggestions

8.

A．nervousness

B．pride

C．happiness

D．upset

9.

A．Still

B．Soon

C．Sure

D．Therefore

10.

A．question

B．warning

C．effort

D．choice

11.

A．frightened

B．annoyed

C．surprised

D．relaxed

12.

A．puzzled

B．changed

C．rescued

D．encouraged

13.

A．unexpected

B．uncommon

C．useful

D．popular

14.

A．takes away

B．throws away

C．posts

D．gives

15.

A．hoping

B．providing

C．showing

D．wondering

3 . Make the right choices

What is life’s greatest gift?     1     Choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal. What is so great about choice? It transforms us from animals into artists. Each of us becomes another Michelangelo. Choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt (雕刻) our life. The tool doesn’t come free, however, for the price of choice is responsibility.     2     The reward is happiness.

Life is not still. It is a flow.    3     We constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey. We need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals? If not, what corrective measures can I take? What action will I take now to re-adjust myself to my goals?   

    4     And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. For example, you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. But the decisions that we make to sculpt our life are far more important than deciding where to shop.

All chess lovers realize that it isn’t necessary to win to enjoy the game. The pleasure is in the playing. Life is like a chess game.    5    

A．It is free will or choice.

B．You have to make choices every day.

C．Make the best moves you can under the circumstances.

D．But when we accept and carry it out, we get a great return.

E．Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals.

F．Life is full of hard choices, and the bigger they are, the harder they get.

G．Choose to carry out responsibilities not because you have to, but because you want to.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答一下小题。
1. How long has the woman speaker used her number?

A．For 5 years.

B．For 10 years.

C．For 7 years.

2. Which number does the man want to call?

A．763-4565.

B．736 -5456.

C．736-4565.

5 . There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿学校）.Before being sent away, this boy was the _________ student in his class. He was at the top in every _________ , always with high marks.

But the boy changed after _________ home and attending the boarding school. His grades started _________ . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he _________ committing suicide（自杀）. All of this was because he felt worthless and no one loved him.

His parents started _________ about the boy. But they even did not know what was _________ with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and _________ . After some time his dad said, "Do you know, son, why I am here today?"

The boy answered back, "To _________ my grades?"

"No, no," his dad replied. "I am here to tell you that you are the most __________ person for me. I want to see you __________ . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE."

These words __________   the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He __________ his dad. They didn't say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He __________ the whole world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him __________ !

1.

A．laziest

B．naughtiest

C．brightest

D．dullest

2.

A．exam

B．activity

C．game

D．class

3.

A．coming

B．returning

C．leaving

D．reaching

4.

A．rising

B．increasing

C．reducing

D．dropping

5.

A．led to

B．felt like

C．thought back

D．looked for

6.

A．caring.

B．turning

C．worrying

D．speaking

7.

A．crazy

B．true

C．possible

D．wrong

8.

A．family

B．friends

C．study

D．grades

9.

A．realize

B．analyse

C．check

D．test

10.

A．outstanding

B．important

C．famous

D．familiar

11.

A．happy

B．excellent

C．interested

D．satisfied

12.

A．caused

B．wanted

C．encouraged

D．forced

13.

A．answered

B．ignored

C．hated

D．hugged

14.

A．showed

B．meant

C．intended

D．expressed

15.

A．sad

B．angry

C．pleasant

D．joyful

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Today is my first school day in senior high school. I was a little anxious because I wanted to make a good first     1    (impress) on others. In the morning, I had my first maths class .     2    is quite difficult for me.     3     (lucky), the teacher and most classmates were kind-hearted     4     friendly. The teacher even told a funny story, making everyone laugh. In the afternoon, we had     5     interesting chemistry class in the newly-built lab. However, a guy beside me always tried to talk to me. What he did stopped me from     6     (concentrate) on those interesting     7    (experiment), and all that     8    (annoy) me greatly. At the end of the day, my worry disappeared. I no longer felt awkward or     9    (frighten). Instead, I began to feel much     10    (confident) than I felt this morning.

8 . Nowadays medical technology seems to be advanced enough for doctors to perform brain transplants (移植). Though this procedure (程序) has only been successfully performed on animals so far, doctors are still hoping to perform this procedure on humans. However, in my opinion, brain transplants should not be performed at all, especially not on humans because of the large number of problems and side effects that could come along with. Hopefully these dangerous side effects will convince doctors not to perform this procedure on humans.

Despite many benefits technology brings. I do not think this medical technology of brain transplants will help. We were all born with one brain and through childhood to adults our mind developed into who we are, so if with a different brain we would no longer be unique. A person with a different brain would seem to be a total stranger and in many ways they would be. No one should steal our identity from us, even if we are seriously injured, and change it to a completely new one. Also for the people who have died with healthy brains, that was their identity and it should not be given to anyone else.

Another problem with brain transplants is how doctors can choose what are “healthy” or “normal” brains. An elderly person who has died would have an aged brain that would not be as efficient as younger person’s brain. Then would doctors have to find healthy brains of the same age as the person who needs it? This could also bring up other factors such as intelligence, sex, or physical problems that a person might have had before death. Also another problem might be how long a brain can be kept “alive” after death and how it can be kept “alive” without damage.

Overall. my feelings about this operation are that it should not be done on humans until doctors have overcome all the problems and challenges that stand in their way of making human brain transplants successful.

1. Why does the author think brain transplants should not be performed at all?

A．The cost of the operation is extremely high.

B．Doctors are not able to perform brain transplants.

C．A good many problems and side effects may arise.

D．This procedure has only been successful on animals

2. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．People shouldn’t give their healthy brains to others.

B．Having a brain transplant means losing one’s identity.

C．Transplanting brains is changing old brains into new ones.

D．Having brain transplants indicates stealing identity from others.

3. What is the writers’ attitude towards brain transplants an humans?

A．indifferent	B．favorable
C．disapproving	D．objective

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To encourage brain donation.

B．To stress the importance of brain operation.

C．To argue against brain transplants on humans.

D．To introduce the technology of brain transplants.

9 . When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, _________ all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times _________ his strong-minded grandfather was nearly _________, he loaded his family into the car and _________ them to see family members in Canada with a _________, “There are more important things in life than money.”

The _________ took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a _________ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _________ that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. _________, their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s. What they __________ was how warm the people were in the house and how __________ of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children__________ hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon （现象）reflects a growing __________ in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university __________ of 63 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to__________ parents’ stories was connected to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The __________ is telling the stories in a way children can __________. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that __________, “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s __________, and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children __________ they should take from the story and what the moral(寓意) is.

1.

A．lost

B．missed

C．forgot

D．ignored

2.

A．while

B．when

C．how

D．why

3.

A．friendless

B．worthless

C．penniless

D．homeless

4.

A．took

B．allowed

C．expected

D．fetched

5.

A．hope

B．promise

C．belief

D．suggestion

6.

A．report

B．agreement

C．arrangement

D．tale

7.

A．small

B．large

C．new

D．grand

8.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

9.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

10.

A．talked about

B．heard about

C．wrote about

D．cared about

11.

A．many

B．much

C．few

D．little

12.

A．beyond

B．through

C．behind

D．over

13.

A．argument

B．skill

C．anxiety

D．interest

14.

A．committee

B．design

C．study

D．staff

15.

A．retell

B．support

C．provide

D．refuse

16.

A．trouble

B．trick

C．fact

D．gift

17.

A．perform

B．write

C．bear

D．question

18.

A．means

B．ends

C．proves

D．begins

19.

A．judgments

B．activities

C．needs

D．habits

20.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．whom

10 . 假设你是李华，你的英国网友Linda最近在中国学习。她写信向你诉说了她的困扰：不适应新的生活学习环境，想家，感到很焦虑。请你根据以下要点给她写一封回信。
要点如下： 1. 表示理解并给予安慰；
2. 提出建议并给出理由。
注意：词数120左右
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