1 . Maybe you’ve heard about the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” I'm sure that T. J. Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.

By high school, T. J. was the most famous troublemaker in his town. He got into lots of fights. He failed almost every exam but was passed on each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.

When I showed up to lead the first training for a leadership retreat, a program designed to have students become more involved in their communities. The community leaders told me about T. J. Ware-the boy with the longest arrest record(警察局笔录) in the history of town. Somehow, I knew that I wasn’t the first to hear about T. J.’s darker side as the first words of introduction.

At the start of the retreat, T. J. didn’t readily join the discussion groups and didn’t seem to have much to say. But when his group started a discussion about positive and negative things that had happened at school that year, he joined in and had clear thoughts on those situations and the other students in his group welcomed his comments. Suddenly, T. J. felt like a part of the group and soon he was treated like a leader. He was saying things that made a lot of sense and everyone was listening. By the end of the retreat he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. The other students on the team were impressed (打动) with his ideas and love for the homeless. They elected T. J. vice-chairman of the team.

Two weeks later, the Homeless Project team organized a communitywide service project—a giant food drive. Seventy students led by T. J. collected a school record: 2.854 cans of food in just two hours - enough to take care of poor families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. T. J.'s picture was up there for doing something great.

T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest.

1. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Love Leads to Success	B．Love Changes Everything
C．A Broken Wing Mended	D．A Bird with Broken Wing.

2. What can be learned about T. J. before the author met him?

A．He didn't have a good teacher.	B．He was feeling hurt every day.
C．He would graduate the next year.	D．He was not welcome in the school.

3. What is the turning point for T.J. Ware’s change?

A．The leadership retreat.	B．The group discussion.
C．The communitywide service project.	D．The school record in the food drive.

4. T. J. was treated like a leader by the group members because ________.

A．he joined the leadership retreat	B．he was part of the group
C．his words was meaningful	D．his deeds were famous at school

2 . Ways to make a great first impression

You’ve heard it a million times already. But it really does take but a few seconds to make that all-important first impression（印象）. Here are some easy ways for you to impress your classmates or teachers.

*    1    

Before you shake hands with somebody, make sure that your hands are clean. The hand-shake should not be too strong or weak. Most people use their right hands, unless they have a reason to use the left.     2    

*Be on time

When meeting someone for the first time, arriving on time is as important as breathing. You may have an excuse, but that will leave the person who hardly knows you with a bad impression.     3     It’s better to be hanging around the place than be stuck in traffic.

*Introduce yourself and ask for names

Make sure you properly introduce yourself. Ask for their name in a polite way.     4    . This will increase the chances of their remembering your name in the future. Always remember to stand up when greeting someone and be sure to introduce them to anyone you’re with.

*Make good conversation

To get the most out of your discussion, try to find something common between the two of you.     5    . A person will feel more comfortable with someone they can relate to（产生共鸣）.

A．Use body language

B．Have a proper handshake

C．Repeat the name and use it later in conversation.

D．It could be a similar taste in clothes or a common hobby

E．As a general rule, plan to arrive about 30 minutes early.

F．You’ll be in serious trouble if you leave them with a bad impression.

G．However, don’t have your left hand in your pocked because this appears impolite.

5 . Ever since I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer. I had a (n) _________ of working for some magazines, which would allow me to travel around the world to _________ the right picture.

After leaving high school, I _________ in photography in the University of the Arts. However, I kept reflecting on (思考) my _________ though I learned a lot in my freshman year. There was nothing _________ with the school, but it was not _________ for me.

I _________ teachers and they helped me analyse the situation _________. Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to _________ their full potential (潜能) in their artwork was what I wanted. And __________ , I wanted to be involved in a __________ that made me feel like I was actually making some __________ in the community.

I decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College, where I would __________ the next year with Bachelor’s degree in Art Education. Studying in Buffalo totally __________ my life. When I was in class, I always __________ myself in what I was learning. Then, during my first on-site teaching lesson at a middle school, it __________ me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life, and I __________ loved it.

Now, as I’m finishing my senior year, I’m happy I made such a __________ in my life. I believe this is __________ the one for my entire life, __________ the one I had once been dreaming, but turned out not for me.

1.

A．chance

B．dream

C．experience

D．freedom

2.

A．acquire

B．spot

C．offer

D．assess

3.

A．joined

B．succeeded

C．took

D．majored

4.

A．competence

B．choice

C．life

D．profession

5.

A．valuable

B．special

C．wrong

D．unusual

6.

A．pleasant

B．suitable

C．acceptable

D．practical

7.

A．relied on

B．heard of

C．referred to

D．turned to

8.

A．merely

B．conventionally

C．objectively

D．ultimately

9.

A．find

B．strengthen

C．adopt

D．realize

10.

A．above all

B．at last

C．in general

D．after all

11.

A．stage

B．occupation

C．duty

D．responsibility

12.

A．difference

B．impression

C．sacrifice

D．exploration

13.

A．return

B．depart

C．work

D．graduate

14.

A．shone

B．controlled

C．changed

D．determined

15.

A．amused

B．associated

C．involved

D．helped

16.

A．astonished

B．informed

C．inspired

D．struck

17.

A．absolutely

B．naturally

C．eventually

D．gradually

18.

A．conclusion

B．decision

C．evaluation

D．sense

19.

A．just

B．even

C．already

D．ever

20.

A．as to

B．except for

C．regardless of

D．thanks to

7 . My family moved to St.Paul,Minnesota last year, where the average winter temperature is around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Once summer ended,everyone went inside to play ice hockey.   I’d been on the ice only a couple of times when I was much younger. When I’d fallen and broken my wrist during my second lesson, I’d decided never to put on ice skates again.

Ben,the friend I made in the new city, volunteered to teach me to skate. Even though he was very patient, I was so embarrassed by my clumsiness that I began to make up excuses for not skating.

One day I discovered a faster route home. It took me past a large frozen pond.I noticed a woman teaching a young girl to skate. The girl was attempting to jump and spin in the air. Over and over, she pushed off the ground with the toe of her skate. And over and over, she landed hard on the ice.After I had been watching the girl practice for about a week, one afternoon she suddenly lifted off the ground, spun in the air,and landed on her feet!

The next day I bought myself some brand new skates. Every day on the way home l stopped at the pond and wobbled onto the ice, right next to the girl who had landed her jump.As she perfected her twists and tricks, I taught myself to glide and turmn. It was hard being a beginner,and when I felt I had to fight the urge to simply give up.Instead,every time I went down, I just picked myself up and started over again. Soon I was able to keep my balance and skate more confidently.In just a few weeks,I was actually ready to practice the speed skating, fast stops,and quick turns needed for ice hockey. When I was finally ready to show Ben my newfound skating ability, he told me I should join the local hockey league.I tried out and was chosen for a team. By the end of the season, I was part of a winning team.

1. What can we learn about the author?

A．He learned skating from the girl

B．He preferred ice hockey to skating

C．He had once given up learning skating

D．He moved to a new city without summer.

2. Why did the author mention the girl on the pond?

A．To prove the girl was skillful

B．To suggest the girl inspired him

C．To show the girl was a quick learner.

D．To explain how he came across the girl

3. According to the last paragraph, the author's training was________.

A．easy and basic	B．hard but rewarding
C．boring and tiring	D．strict but interesting

8 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Pixar is one of the world's most famous and successful film     1    (studio).lts latest animated film,Soul,    2    (release) last November. Soul tells the story ofJoe Gardner,an aspiring jazz musician living in New York.One day, after an accident, Gardner ends up in the Great Before -a place where souls must “find their spark” before entering a human body. When Gardner is given the job of mentoring a soul     3    (call) 22,he tries to find his way back to Earth.

9 . As a first responder you never know what type of situation you might walk into.Of who you will meet along the way. That's definitely been the case for Jeffrey Lanenberg-51-year-old paramedic(急救医务人员) since 1984.

Ten years into the job. Lanenberg received a call that reported that a man in his carty30s had fallen down in the Mall of America. When Lanenberg and his partner arrived at the scene, they found the young male face down on the ground. He had gone unconscious. making weak attempts to breathe. His wife stood beside him holding their small son in horror. They quickly rushed to defibrillate(除颤)and calm the man to keep him under control. After Lanenberg dropped the patient off at the neighboring hospital. he thought about the man and his family for a long time.

Lanenberg thought he had experienced everything under the sun until one random visit to Office Max three years ago, where he met a man repeatedly walk back and forth while staring at him. As it tuned out, the man was the patient he had saved 20 years earlier.

“You gave me 20 years more than l ever thought I’d have,” the man said. He thanked Lanenberg repeatedly and told him he had someone he wanted him to meet. He stepped around the corner and reappeared with a 20-something-year-old man. Lanenberg instantly knew that it was the son he had seen standing by his mother all those years ago.

“That day changed my life,” Lanenberg said. “Before that everything was about work...When I talk to my beginner-training class, I tell them you never know the impact you can have on someone’s life. ”

1. What did Lanenberg do with the young man?

A．He gave the man the first aid	B．He cured the man at the scene.
C．He only sent the man to hospital.	D．He took care of the man's wife and son

2. What did Lanenberg think of the encounter with the man?

A．It was a dangerous situation.	B．It was a common routine
C．It was a matter of course.	D．It was unbelievable

3. Why was the man thankful to Lanenberg?

A．Lanenberg helped bring up his little son.

B．Lanenberg donated to support his family.

C．Lanenberg gave him the present happy life.

D．Lanenberg taught his son to be a new doctor

10 . But the one million people of the city, who ______ ______ ______these events, were asleep as usual that night.