2 . My 12-year-old daughter, Lauren, came home from school yesterday, proudly waving her grade book to me. She had been awarded A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics, language arts and science—a great achievement! Then she sadly pointed out that her perfect score was damaged by a B-1 in French and a C-1 in Physical Education.

I asked her what the scores meant. She said that the letter showed the achievement(成绩) and the number showed the effort. That moment I realized that the grades were misleading. I reached out my hands and gave her a big hug and told her in my mind she had a perfect score. It didn’t matter that her grade in French was a “B”—the “l” showed that she had tried her best. That is something to make any parent proud.

Everybody is different. Everybody has different potential(潜能). Not all of us will become linguists(语言学家) or sports stars. But without 100％effort no potential can be achieved. If I see a salesperson fail at sales, the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in. If there is a problem with effort, the salesperson has no future. But if I see a salesperson isn’t successful with l00％effort, he or she is worth my effort in helping. Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help. I know that 100％effort, focus in the right direction, will always bring a result whether that is an “A” or a “C”. As long as you make 100％effort, you are great.

1. The author’s daughter was weak in _______.

A．maths.

B．science.

C．chemistry.

D．physical education.

2. What does the author think of grades?

A．High grades make parents proud.

B．Grades are important to children.

C．People hold a wrong idea of grades.

D．High grades show great achievements.

3. Seeing a salesman with 100% effort fail, the author ______.

A．will give him training.

B．is willing to offer help.

C．will find an easy way for him.

D．may think he has no future.

4. In the passage the author praises a person highly for _______.

A．trying his or her best.

B．achieving good grades.

C．having different potential.

D．giving other people useful advice.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)画掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In my village a lot of children have left school for many different reason. Some families are so poor to send their children to school, so their kids have to earn money to support their families. There are also many parents which do not think it useless to send their children to school. They prefer to have their children do something else rather than let them to go to school. I feel worried this. I think every child should have the opportunity to receiving education. And it is necessary of us to care about the children, because one day they will play a important part in the construction of our country. So ways must be found to prevent children from leave off their studies.

4 . When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your grudge. But forgiveness is possible－and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive have more energy, better appetite (胃口) and better sleep pattern. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,”says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the wear and tear on our body and make people feel more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you, calm down first. Take plenty of breaths deeply and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance(无知), fear, even love. To achieve the perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.

1. The underlined word “grudge” in the first paragraph most probably means ________.

A．anger	B．forgiveness
C．understanding	D．pity

2. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Forgiveness keeps yourself from being hurt.

B．Forgiveness helps stay mentally healthy.

C．Forgiving others does good to your health.

D．Forgiving yourself is the biggest challenge.

3. According to the writer, what is the best way to calm down after being hurt?

A．Try to figure out why you get hurt.

B．Writer a letter to the person who hurt you.

C．Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you.

D．Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt.

4. Dr. Luskin advises us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because ________.

A．people seldom want to apologize

B．we’d feel worse accepting others’ apology

C．we are not patient enough

D．people don’t mean it when they apologize

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个词汇)或括号中词汇的正确形式。

If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People     1    (live) in Harbin don’t just stand the cold, however, they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,    2    is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks     3    (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.

The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. There     4    (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part    5    sporting events, including skating, ice football     6    well as ice swimming.

The city started     7    (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party, a     8    (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival     9    (begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.    10    (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.

8 . Coloring books are no longer just for children! In fact adult coloring books are topping bestseller lists. Why have adults decided to start coloring again?     1    

It is to relieve stress and anxiety.

    2     They take on full-time jobs that often demand more than 40 hours a week, equally as part-time jobs, family responsibilities, and trying some "fun" when they can. For many, there just aren't enough hours in the day, which explains why practising mindfulness becomes so popular. It's important to set aside some time to calm the thoughts. Coloring can be an escape from everyday stress.

    3    

A trend among adults is to seek out childhood experiences. That's why summer camps adults are cropping up across the country. Perhaps nothing is more equal to childhood than a coloring book. A brand-new coloring book with bright markers, crayons, and colored pencils provide endless possibilities. Adult coloring books are much more detailed than coloring books for children, but the emotions are similar and allow adults to feel as if they are "a kid again".

It is to put down the technology.

Adults are constantly staring at screens: Desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, TVS. etc.    4     Even some readers have e-readers and tablets to consume books, magazines, and newspapers. An adult coloring book provides a great outlet to escape from all of the screens. Of course, to truly realize the benefit of stepping away from the devices for a period of time, you can't constantly be checking them while you color! Turn them off and leave them in another room.

    5    

A．Adults lead busy, tiring lives.

B．Coloring books are expensive.

C．It is to go back to their childhood.

D．Here are 3 reasons to let you deeply understand it.

E．It is to practise the patience and improve their relation with children.

F．If you really can't let go, there are coloring apps that adults can enjoy.

G．Whether for business or personal use, it has become very difficult to "put down"

9 . Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules, planning your next move and acting as a team member are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.

Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating .

Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination (协调) needed in hunting.

Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.

Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it — some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.

Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.

1. What are children expected to learn Through playing hide-and-seek?

A．Be a team leader	B．Obey the basic rules
C．Act as a grown-up	D．Predict possible danger

2. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably mean ?

A．Games can describe life in an exciting way

B．Games can turn real-life experiences into a play

C．Games can make learning life skills more interesting

D．Games can change people’s views of sporting events

3. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?

A．It inspires people’s deep love for the country.

B．It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.

C．It helps the country out of natural disasters.

D．It earns the winners fame and fortune.

4. What’s Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation ?

A．Bringing fun to poor kids.

B．Providing soccer balls for children.

C．Giving poor kids a chance for a better life.

D．Attracting soccer players to help poor kids.

10 . If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that _______ my life forever.

One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a _______ on life support with less than two percent _______ of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed (诊断) me with a _______ blood infection. Over the _______ of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents _______ me out of the hospital, I _______ that I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll and I had to live with _______ legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken,_______ streaming down.

But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and ________ the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant ________. And that is when it ________ me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore,________ I could be as tall as I wanted. And ________ of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were ________ here.

Four months later, I was back upon a ________. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals,________ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.

So, instead of looking at our ________ and our limitations as something ________ or bad, we can beg in looking at them as a wonderful ________ that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.

1.

A．saved

B．risked

C．ruined

D．changed

2.

A．hospital

B．club

C．field

D．stadium

3.

A．thought

B．degree

C．chance

D．decision

4.

A．mild

B．severe

C．potential

D．slight

5.

A．journey

B．break

C．course

D．schedule

6.

A．wheeled

B．dragged

C．pulled

D．delivered

7.

A．made sure

B．felt like

C．worked out

D．put forward

8.

A．muscled

B．heavy

C．shapely

D．false

9.

A．blood

B．sweat

C．tears

D．water

10.

A．hug

B．recognize

C．fix

D．introduce

11.

A．plan

B．question

C．information

D．favor

12.

A．dawned on

B．knocked into

C．depended on

D．looked into

13.

A．although

B．so

C．while

D．but

14.

A．first

B．strangest

C．best

D．luckiest

15.

A．struggles

B．benefits

C．rewards

D．conflicts

16.

A．stage

B．snowboard

C．track

D．playground

17.

A．allowing

B．giving

C．calling

D．making

18.

A．challenges

B．achievements

C．devotions

D．hesitations

19.

A．active

B．amazing

C．negative

D．terminal

20.

A．ability

B．skill

C．tool

D．gift