1 . A new mother was anxious to see her newly-born baby. But she was ____when the baby was in her arms. The baby had been born without ears.
With time going on, it____that the baby' s hearing was perfect. It was only his ____that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and____himself into his mother' s arms, she sighed,____ that his life was to be misfortunate.
He grew up and became a____with his classmates. He might have been class president,____ that. The boy’s s father ____the family physician in secret if he could do____to help his son. "I believed I could____on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got," the doctor answered. So the____began for a person who would____ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need____ it a s a secret," said the father. The operation was very ____, and a new person appeared. " But I must know!" he urged his father. " Who gave me ____? I could never do enough for him. " "I do not believe you could. " said the father.
The secret was ____for years till he stood with his father over his mother' s coffin. Slowly and ____, his father raised his mother' s thick brown hair to ____that his mother had no outer ears. "Mother said she was ____she never let her hair be cut," he whispered gently . "and nobody ever thought she was less ____did they?"1.

A．angiy

B．confused

C．astonished

D．curious

2.

A．turned out

B．turned over

C．took out

D．took over

3.

A．figure

B．face

C．ear

D．appearance

4.

A．threw

B．got

C．sent

D．took

5.

A．persuading

B．knowing

C．doubting

D．wondering

6.

A．enemy

B．favorite

C．stranger

D．friend

7.

A．ever since

B．even if

C．but for

D．as for

8.

A．asked

B．advised

C．ordered

D．convinced

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

10.

A．transplant

B．operate

C．set

D．fix

11.

A．operation

B．interview

C．search

D．examination

12.

A．donate

B．operate

C．treat

D．recover

13.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Or

14.

A．normal

B．useful

C．difficult

D．successful

15.

A．so much

B．so many

C．too much

D．too many

16.

A．discussed

B．hidden

C．spread

D．kept

17.

A．desperately

B．tenderly

C．sadly

D．excitedly

18.

A．know

B．find

C．show

D．notice

19.

A．guilty

B．glad

C．worried

D．regretful

20.

A．beautiful

B．ugly

C．careful

D．Fashionable

2 . British singer Sarah Brightman began training for a 2015 flight to the International Space Station where she hopes to become the first professional musician to sing from space, the company arranging the trip said on Tuesday.
Brightman, a famed soprano (女高音) who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber' s "Phantom of the Opera" , will pay about $ 52 million for a 10-day stay aboard the orbital outpost, Tom Shelley, president of privately owned Space Adventures, said.
Brightman, who will become the eighth privately funded space tourist, is scheduled to fly in September 2015. Her training to fly on a Russian Soyuz capsule began last fall.
Brightman has planned to be the first professional musician to sing from space. But she faces competition from Lady Gaga, who, according to media reports late last year, intends to be the first when she performs one song in space in early 2015 on a Virgin Galactic flight. Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, plans to offer suborbital(亚轨道的) space flights.
Brightman said in 2012 that she would travel to the space station, but her plans haven't been confirmed until now. So far. Space Adventures has arranged for nine private missions to the space station, a $ 100 billion research laboratory that flies about 260 miles above the earth. Microsoft co-founder Charles Simonyi made two trips.
Brightman will be the first private citizen to visit the station since Cirque du Soleil founder Guy   Lalibarte paid about $ 35 million for an 11-day stay in September 2009.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has an option to fly on the next available Soyuz seat after   Brightman, which most likely will be in 2017, Shelley told Reuters.
1. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To praise Brightman.

B．To persuade the readers that Brightman is more famous than Lady Gaga.

C．To instruct the readers how to begin a space flight.

D．To give some information about Brightman.

2. When did Brightman start training for her space travel?

A．Last winter.	B．Last autumn.
C．Next spring.	D．Next summer.

3. The underlined word "she" in Paragraph 4 refers to ____.

A．Brightman	B．Lady Gaga
C．Andrew Lloyd Webber	D．Tom Shelley

4. The fifth paragraph is mainly carried out ____.

A．in time order	B．in space order
C．by giving examples	D．by comparison

3 . I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was ____ and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could ____it all.
As I ____ the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle ____ He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to____the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to ____if I could. I smiled back, took the ____ and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly ____ each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I____again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food ____ list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind, I went over and ____two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took ____six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, ____ my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was ____, I had just enough to pay for it all.
It ____so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s ____belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to ____ a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random ____ of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, ____ If we can ____a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.1.

A．heavy

B．short

C．frequent

D．long

2.

A．afford

B．offer

C．exchange

D．accept

3.

A．painted

B．approached

C．cleaned

D．left

4.

A．attitude

B．smile

C．anger

D．manner

5.

A．share

B．train

C．protect

D．feed

6.

A．help

B．write

C．advertise

D．search

7.

A．list

B．name

C．project

D．budget

8.

A．signed

B．rid

C．marked

D．separated

9.

A．wondered

B．wandered

C．fancied

D．amazed

10.

A．store

B．cart

C．bank

D．nutrition

11.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．lifted up

D．folded up

12.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．more

13.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．since

14.

A．ordered

B．replaced

C．packed

D．totaled

15.

A．spends

B．takes

C．pays

D．wastes

16.

A．hungry

B．adequate

C．anxious

D．full

17.

A．treat

B．cure

C．recover

D．heal

18.

A．ability

B．act

C．appreciation

D．allowance

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．although

D．though

20.

A．rescue

B．save

C．accumulate

D．reserve

4 . One of the most traditional features of American culture is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may ______ and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
1. From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _______.

A．Hagner busies herself by following a trend

B．Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job

C．Hagner is interested in sports and music

D．Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons

2. British parents, as the writer described in this passage, _______.

A．treat their children as sports players

B．give their children little time to develop freely

C．bring up their children in a simple way

D．pay no attention to their children's lessons

3. The writer's opinion about after-school clubs is that ________.

A．activities in the country are too competitive

B．children should attend four clubs at a time

C．clubs should have more subjects for school children

D．some clubs result in competitive pressures

4. The last paragraph tells us that in Britain _______.

A．parents used to take their children to every club

B．parents have all benefited from children’s clubs

C．parents used to be wise on how to raise children

D．parents have come to know the standard of education

5 . 完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had _______ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely _______,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she _______ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) _______ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s _______ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was _______ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon _______ that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a _______ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or _______ — her favorite hobby. She ________ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ________. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ________ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ________ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ________ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ________to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ________ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ________ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ________little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ________, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She________ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

1.

A．given

B．written

C．told

D．taught

2.

A．successful

B．helpful

C．tiring

D．surprising

3.

A．shook

B．put

C．bent

D．kept

4.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．important

D．easy

5.

A．eyes

B．mind

C．heart

D．legs

6.

A．nicely

B．exactly

C．curiously

D．carelessly

7.

A．realized

B．reminded

C．learnt

D．dreamt

8.

A．decision

B．fortune

C．business

D．plan

9.

A．cooking

B．reading

C．running

D．babysitting

10.

A．just

B．ever

C．even

D．only

11.

A．selfish

B．proud

C．stubborn

D．sensitive

12.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

13.

A．tried

B．arranged

C．managed

D．prepared

14.

A．Panic

B．Pain

C．Noise

D．Stress

15.

A．frozen

B．dragged

C．pushed

D．brought

16.

A．because

B．until

C．as

D．unless

17.

A．smoke

B．light

C．water

D．fire

18.

A．cheerful

B．strange

C．guilty

D．confident

19.

A．busy

B．hungry

C．worried

D．asleep

20.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．expected

D．persuaded

6 . Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.
“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot rest
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.
As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.
1. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.

A．always energetic	B．lacking in liveliness
C．shaped like a square	D．favored by ancient poets.

2. The writer uses the poem “Storm at Sea” for the purpose of ___________.

A．describing the movement of the waves

B．showing the strength of the storm

C．presenting the power of the ocean

D．proving the vastness of the sea

3. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic Ocean is compared to ___________.

A．a beautiful and poetic place	B．a person of blood and flesh
C．a world of interest and wonder	D．a lovely animal

7 . People often say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and that's actually quite true.     1    After all, making a good first impression is all about making others feel good when spending time with them. The following tips will help you make a positive impression every time．

Dress appropriately

    2    That means dressing up or putting on nice, clean, situation-appropriate clothes for social situations. It isn't difficult and it doesn't have to cost you much, either．

Be aware of your body language

Words express very little of what you say．Body language can tell someone a lot about your mood and confidence level.    3     Eye contact is an easy way to make others feel comfortable, important and special．Nervous body language can make others uncomfortable and anxious．Try to be aware of your body language when communicating with others．

Respect the opinions of others

Not everyone will have the same opinion with you, and friendly disagreements can be a gateway to a great conversation．Respect other people's right to have their own opinion．Respect the opinions of others even if you disagree with them．    4    

    5    People love talking about themselves, but generally, you want to be careful of taking over the conversation．By listening carefully to what others are saying, you are not only making them feel important, but you can gather cues you need to keep the conversation going and bridge to new topics．

A．Be a careful listener.

B．Show an interest in every person you meet.

C．Smile especially when first meeting someone.

D．Make sure you look nice whenever you meet someone new.

E．Meeting new people and starting conversations is often challenging.

F．Others will want to be with you and help you make a good impression.

G．Don't force others to believe what you believe or to see things only as you see them.

8 . Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.

Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.

Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities (设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.

In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.

Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity (辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.

1. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A．Because she received a degree in mathematics.

B．Because she contributed to saving the wounded.

C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.

D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother.

2. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?

A．At the Curie Institute.

B．At the University of Paris.

C．At a military hospital.

D．At the College of Sévigné.

3. When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?

A．In 1932.	B．In 1927.
C．In 1897.	D．In 1926.

4. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother?

A．Irene worked with radioactivity.

B．Irene combined family and career.

C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once.

D．Irene died from leukemia.

9 . You're in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:
“I can't believe it--a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isn't it beautiful? And it's a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome. ”
They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It's nice and the price is right. You've never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes.
Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it.
Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don't pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation----consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don't trust ads.
So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice deceptive(骗人的), but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing. ”
However, one might ask what exactly is “real” about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it's no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don' t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.
1. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could ________.

A．get the sweater at a lower price	B．be heard by people around
C．be admired by other shoppers	D．decide on buying the sweater

2. Lorenzo Bertolla is __________.

A．a very popular male singer	B．an advertising agency
C．a clothing company in Rome	D．the brand name of a sweater

3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company.

B．The MTV generation tend to be more easily influenced by ads.

C．Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it's too direct.

D．Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Two Attractive Shoppers	B．Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters
C．Ways of Advertising	D．Undercover Marketing

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?

The answer depends largely     1    cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color     2     represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children     3     (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect    4    against evils（灾祸）.

People’s     5     (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be     6     most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally    7    physically. People     8    (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that     9    (easy) catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So     10     you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.