1 . Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.

Life is like a game and maybe you can award (奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.

What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.

It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.

1. By saying “To err is human”, the author means that________.

A．human beings should try to avoid (避免) making mistakes

B．no one is perfect (完美的) and everyone makes mistakes

C．mistakes and failures make up our life

D．human beings make mistakes easily

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Try to reach 50 points.

B．Never stop trying in your life.

C．Award yourself for your success

D．Don’t be afraid of missing your points.

3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_________.

A．examples	B．numbers
C．experiments	D．stories

4. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means________.

A．frightened	B．disappointed
C．surprised	D．excited

2 . Scott and his four companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had_________them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After_________ the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves _______ they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly _________, and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly _______. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had _________ to mark their way home. To make things _________, Evans, whom they had all thought of _________the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having _________ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were __________ pushed on at the best speed they could __________. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his __________feet; at night his feet swelled (肿胀) so large that he could __________ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great ________. He knew his slowness was making it less likely that __________ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him __________ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the ________ for another night.

The following morning, __________ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be __________ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out __________ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

1.

A．hit

B．fought

C．won

D．beaten

2.

A．growing

B．putting

C．planting

D．laying

3.

A．after

B．until

C．while

D．before

4.

A．safe

B．fast

C．short

D．slow

5.

A．rose

B．set

C．appeared

D．disappeared

6.

A．taken up

B．cut up

C．set up

D．picked up

7.

A．easier

B．better

C．bitter

D．worse

8.

A．to

B．upon

C．as

D．in

9.

A．battled

B．struggled

C．speeded

D．waited

10.

A．left

B．lost

C．defeated

D．saved

11.

A．manage

B．try

C．employ

D．find

12.

A．ached

B．frozen

C．harden

D．harmed

13.

A．hardly

B．never

C．seldom

D．nearly

14.

A．pain

B．fear

C．trouble

D．danger

15.

A．all others

B．some others

C．others

D．the others

16.

A．away

B．with

C．off

D．on

17.

A．bed

B．tent

C．blanket

D．sleeping-bag

18.

A．while

B．since

C．for

D．once

19.

A．missed

B．separated

C．passed

D．gone

20.

A．patiently

B．lonely

C．alone

D．worriedly

3 . —Which one will I choose?
—Well, you can take ________ of them; I’ll keep none.

A．both

B．all

C．any

D．either

4 . 完形填空（共20小题）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55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。
The old man went slowly into the restaurant. A young waitress named Mary _______him go toward a table by the window.
Mary ran _______to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a _______with that chair.”
She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(使平稳) him with one arm, she helped him move _______the chair, and get _______seated. Then she leaned his_______against the table where he could reach it. In a _______, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind_______” “You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need_______, just wave at me!”
____________he had finished a rich meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change. She____________him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed____________his walking stick, and____________with him to the front door.
Holding the door____________for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned with his whole body, smiled, and nodded. “You are very kind.” he said softly.____________Mary went to clean his table, she was very____________. Under his plate she found a business card and a note. Under the note was a one-hundred-dollar bill.
The note ____________: “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you ____________yourself too. It shows by the____________you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through ____________meets you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.1.

A．watched

B．helped

C．looked

D．wanted

2.

A．towards

B．over

C．away

D．outside

3.

A．lift

B．change

C．ring

D．hand

4.

A．behind

B．next to

C．in the front of

D．in front of

5.

A．comfortably

B．nervously

C．curiously

D．actively

6.

A．hat

B．walking stick

C．coat

D．bag

7.

A．hard

B．tough

C．soft

D．cold

8.

A．methods

B．minds

C．gestures

D．thoughts

9.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anybody

D．anything

10.

A．After

B．Before

C．As if

D．If

11.

A．took

B．helped

C．pulled

D．called

12.

A．her

B．them

C．him

D．it

13.

A．waved

B．greeted

C．walked

D．sent

14.

A．open

B．shut

C．closed

D．opened

15.

A．Unless

B．Though

C．Now that

D．When

16.

A．surprised

B．puzzled

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

17.

A．put

B．read

C．told

D．spoke

18.

A．ignore

B．value

C．respect

D．express

19.

A．way

B．smile

C．action

D．style

20.

A．who

B．whom

C．anyone

D．whoever

5 . Every evening after dinner, if not ________ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A．being tired

B．tiring

C．tired

D．to be tired