1 . Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE.

Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July. The jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. It was, said the Judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming. When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking.

Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just don’t tell my mother.”

“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don’t tell my mother,” said Fee numbly (麻木地). “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”

Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee, pack your things. We’ll go to see him.”

She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well — his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it’s what he wants. We’ve got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us?”

Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee’s face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy’s love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.

So he said, “Well, Fee, we won’t go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”

There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don’t know.”

1. Paddy cried because he thought ________.

A．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee

B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened

C．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment

D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character

2. The underlined sentence “She half-rose before sinking back...” in Paragraph 6 shows that ________.

A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up

B．Fee didn’t want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank

C．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish

D．Fee couldn’t leave her family to go to see Frank

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The jury and the judge agreed on the Boxer’s Sentence of Life Imprisonment.

B．Frank didn’t want his family to know the sentence to him, most probably out of his pride.

C．The family didn’t find out what had happened to Frank until 3 years later.

D．The police found Gumming unconscious, heavily struck by Frank.

4. What is Frank and Paddy’s probable relationship with Fee?

A．Frank is Fee’s son and Paddy is Fee’s brother.

B．Frank is Fee’s lover and Paddy is Fee’s husband.

C．Frank is Fee’s brother and Paddy is Fee’s lover.

D．Frank is Fee’s son and Paddy is Fee’s husband.

2 . Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren't sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.    1    1. Get specific. When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. "Lose 5 pounds" is a better goal than "lose some weight," because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like    2    Also, think about the specific actions that need to be taken to reach your goal.2.    3    Given how busy most of us are, and how many goals we are juggling at once, it's not surprising that we routinely miss opportunities to act on a goal because we simply fail to notice them. Did you really have no time to work out today? No chance at any point to return that phone call? Achieving your goal means grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.3. Know exactly how far you have left to go.Achieving any goal also requires honest and regular monitoring of your progress — if not by others, then by you yourself. If you don't know how well you are doing, you can't adjust your behavior or your strategies accordingly.    4    It is my hope that, after reading about the nine things successful people do differently, you have gained some insight into all the things you have been doing right all along. Remember    5    It's never what you are, but what you do.

A．Wait for opportunities to appear

B．Seize the moment to act on your goals

C．Here are things successful people do differently

D．Next I’ll talk about my own experience on how to achieve success

E．You don’t need to become a different person to become a more successful one

F．Check your progress frequently-weekly, or even daily, depending on the goal

G．Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you motivated until you get there

3 . I must have been about fourteen then, and I put away the incident from my mind with the easy carelessness of youth．But the words, which Carl Walter spoke that day, came back to me years later, and ever since have been of great value to me．
Carl Waller was my piano teacher．During one of my lessons he asked how much practice I was doing．I said three or four hours a day．
"Do you often practice so long at a time?" asked my teacher．
"I try to," I answered．
Well, don' t," he said． “When you grow up, time won' t come in long periods．Practice in minutes whenever you can find them, five or ten before school, after lunch, or between household tasks．Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life．"
When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but class periods, theme-reading and committee meetings filled my days and evenings．For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time．Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said．
During the next week I conducted an experiment．Whenever I had five minutes to spare, I would sit down and write a hundred words or so．To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript （手稿） ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same means．
Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were free moments which could be caught and put to use．I even took up piano-playing again, finding that the small intervals of the day provided enough time for both writing and piano practice．
There is an important trick in this time-using formula; you must get into your work quickly．If you have only five minutes for writing, you can't afford to waste four minutes chewing your pencil．You must make your mental preparations ahead of time, and focus on your task almost immediately when the time comes．Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize．
I admit I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes．But life can be _____ to supply interruptions （中断时间）．Carl Walter has had a great influence on my life．To him, I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I begin without delay．
1. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Concentrate on Your Work	B．A Little at a Time
C．How I Became a Writer	D．My Teacher' s Advice

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The writer owes great thanks to his teacher for teaching him to work in long periods．

B．Carl Walter has had a great influence on the writer' s life since he became a student．

C．The writer didn't take the teacher' s words to heart at first．

D．Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine．

3. The underlined part "counted on" in the last paragraph can be replaced by "____"．

A．enriched	B．concentrated
C．valued	D．expected

4. We can infer from the passage that the author ____．

A．has new books published each year however busy his teaching is

B．is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy

C．has got into the bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels

D．is devoted to work immediately because he can find enough time for preparations

4 . Do you know that body language accounts for over 90% of a convention? That's why communicating face to face is always better than a telephone conversation ____ if you are trying to sell something!
Your body language will give others a general ____ of you and it will also show your emotions. It's very difficult to make your body ____ It's easy to tell the difference between a ____ smile of pleasure and a false smile. So if you understand body language codes (密码), it is usually possible to know what someone really ____, whatever they may be saying with ____
Although much of our body language is universal, a lot is also ____ Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can ____misunderstandings. Even simple gestures may have a completely different meaning in other parts of the world. For example, the circle ____made with three raised fingers means " OK" in the United States. But it is not universal. In Brazil, Greece and Germany it is a ____gesture showing disrespect and in Japan it means "money"!
In many Asian cultures, it is not appropriate for men and women to touch in public. Therefore, displays of affection such as ____ hands or kissing are not ____ In some parts of Asia,____, it is common for people of the same sex to hold hands as a sign of ____
Greetings vary according to the country and the sex of the people involved. In the west, it is appropriate to shake hands when you ____ someone for the first time and both men and women can ____ a handshake. In Indonesia, for example, a man will not offer a handshake to an Indonesian woman ____they are in a business situation.
If you want to avoid making ______ mistakes when you travel to other countries, you should ____their basic cultures before you leave. If you do this, you are less likely to ____ people.1.

A．namely

B．particularly

C．importantly

D．practically

2.

A．imagination

B．description

C．expression

D．impression

3.

A．lie

B．talk

C．act

D．conduct

4.

A．polite

B．shy

C．sincere

D．ready

5.

A．cares

B．means

C．shows

D．considers

6.

A．words

B．examples

C．feelings

D．movements

7.

A．exact

B．foreign

C．cultural

D．similar

8.

A．clear up

B．cut down

C．refer to

D．lead to

9.

A．sign

B．mark

C．shape

D．figure

10.

A．helpless

B．rude

C．dangerous

D．casual

11.

A．shaking

B．touching

C．raising

D．holding

12.

A．comfortable

B．suitable

C．acceptable

D．reasonable

13.

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．however

D．besides

14.

A．friendship

B．love

C．admiration

D．concern

15.

A．know

B．introduce

C．approach

D．meet

16.

A．suggest

B．start

C．demand

D．follow

17.

A．unless

B．until

C．if

D．while

18.

A．surprising

B．disappointing

C．embarrassing

D．laughing

19.

A．experience

B．develop

C．respect

D．understand

20.

A．worry

B．hurt

C．affect

D．Disturb

5 . 假设你是李华，你国际学校的朋友Paul邀请你下个星期天去他们学校参加文化交流活动并介绍中国传统绘画（traditional Chinese painting），但是你的爷爷生病住院，不得不谢绝他的邀请。请根据下面的要点给Paul用英语写一封回信。
要点：1.谢绝Paul的邀请；

2.说明你的理由；

3.推荐你的同学Anna参加。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.信的开头已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）。

Dear Paul,

Thank you very much for your invitation.

___________________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

6 . 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 the winter vacation, I paid a visit a mountain village in a suburb of Handan. No sooner had I got off the bus when I was greatly surprising to see all the changes. It was far better than I had been expected. Now every family can drink cleanly running water. The villagers needn’t carry water himself any more. Firewood is no longer used for cooking. Marsh gas, a new cheap clean energy, make it very convenient to cook and light. As all the families have color TV set, they can enjoy plays at home. It impressed me most was that the best building in a village was the school. I hope the mountain village will become better and better.

7 . 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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear editor，

I'm sorry to occupy your precious time, and I really want to tell you anything about the problem of some people keeping too many pets nowadays. I take the problem more and more seriously for following reasons.

First of all, as it is known to people, pets make so much noise that trouble residents a lot. What's more, it is widely accepted that animal waste pollutes the environment, where makes people quite uncomfortable. Many owners like taking their pets to public place where they may frighten children or even bite people. The mostly important is that pets can spread some diseases and this has attracted much attention.

Take all these factors into consideration, I sincerely hope that I can get help from you and expect the media do something for this.

Yours truly’

Wang Lin

8 . Centuries ago, a group of people left India. No one really knows ____ Over time, they journeyed west to Europe, where most have ____ ever since. These people called themselves the Roma. ____ Europeans, thinking they came from Egypt, called them “gypsies.” Many people think of gypsies as ____ groups of people. They are associated with colorful clothing, fortune telling and music. But this is not the real ____ of Roma culture.
In fact, not all Roma are ____ Those in Western Europe have historically moved from place to place. But others who _____ in Eastern Europe built homes and stayed in one place. Roma culture ____ among regions. But most speak both the language of the ____ people and their own language, Romany.
For centuries, Roma practiced ____ trades. Some were horse traders or musicians. Others made things out of metal or wood. But today, Roma may be found in any ____
Each Roma settlement developed its own ____ style, combining local music with Roma traditions. These styles often sound ____ to the music of the surrounding culture. However, most Roma music ____ some characteristics, including the timing of the notes and the harmonies. Roma music has also affected the music of other ____ Roma influences have shaped European folk and classical music and even some American styles.
Like people of many cultures, the Roma love to tell ____ Their conversations often include brief references ____ tales that the entire settlement knows. But they also tell long stories during the evenings or while working. Some stories are funny, others ____ Roma traditions.
Over the years, the Roma have ____ many challenges. Their neighbors did not ____ them and even accused them of being thieves. Today, many face poverty, prejudice and other problems. Nevertheless, the Roma people are proud of their history and their rich culture.1.

A．when

B．why

C．where

D．how

2.

A．died

B．visited

C．left

D．lived

3.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．Then

4.

A．wandering

B．challenging

C．encouraging

D．inspiring

5.

A．life

B．article

C．picture

D．attitude

6.

A．farmers

B．travelers

C．musicians

D．tailors

7.

A．begged

B．learned

C．toured

D．settled

8.

A．varies

B．spreads

C．passes

D．divides

9.

A．Indian

B．travelling

C．surrounding

D．Egyptian

10.

A．traditional

B．illegal

C．international

D．fair

11.

A．occasion

B．profession

C．village

D．town

12.

A．cultural

B．social

C．agricultural

D．musical

13.

A．strange

B．different

C．similar

D．natural

14.

A．shares

B．spares

C．speaks

D．seeks

15.

A．tribes

B．cultures

C．groups

D．religions

16.

A．lies

B．fortunes

C．gossips

D．stories

17.

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．to

18.

A．write down

B．get away

C．take in

D．pass down

19.

A．faced

B．overcome

C．fought

D．welcomed

20.

A．fear

B．help

C．accept

D．support

9 . While you may think that being smart and talented would logically make someone successful in running a business, unfortunately, this is often not the case.

This problem starts back in school when the stressful “group projects” are first assigned. The smartest don’t want to risk their grade in the class by dividing the work equally and hoping that an average student does his part well. They just take over and do the whole project themselves.

And thus begins the smart-people work cycle. The smartest people do just about everything better than most everyone else until it comes to running a business. They are not better. A smart person who can’t stand someone else doing a job badly does everything himself. Then, he is stuck with the one-man band “job-business” and ends up not being able to grow. However, it is quite interesting and strange that some “slackers” ( a person who is lazy and avoids work) are better suited to be a business leader than the “smart” people.

Smart and talented people often have a gift for the unusual, complicated or different. They don’t like to follow the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid), which is required to make a business succeed. Maybe you think the global presence of McDonald’s complex, but in reality, in the company, every single task is broken down into easy-to-follow steps and everything has been standardized. These successful companies have just a few smart enough people to run the majority of the tasks in a way that can’t be screwed up by their average employees. So, being smart or talented isn’t going to help you unless you can use those smarts to figure out a way to simplify those tasks that will make a business successful.

Another issue with the smart people starting businesses is that they often have the most to lose. The smarter you are, the more options you have available to you. You will be able to make a lot of money in various fields and have room in your career to become promoted. This means that when you start a business, you have a lot more to risk than those who are not equally smart. This is often referred to as the “golden handcuffs” dilemma.

So, don’t be surprised when the person “MOST Likely to Succeed” from high school ends up as an employee and it is one average student that finds success in his or her own business.

1. In group work, smart students often take over the whole project because they believe ____.

A．the work is not divided equally

B．they can perform better than others

C．the group projects are too stressful

D．average students are unwilling to participate

2. McDonald’s is used as an example to prove that ____.

A．a business calls for smart people’s talent

B．average employees can perform complex tasks

C．smart people are important for a successful business

D．simplified tasks are required for the success of a business

3. The underlined expression in Paragraph 5 refers to the situation where smart people ____.

A．have fewer options in a company

B．risk more when starting business

C．are unwilling to put money to a business

D．can have a good income in many different fields

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Potentials for Success

B．Bases for Business

C．The Ordinary Achieve Bigger Success?

D．Talent Means Successful Business?

10 . Yesterday I started the Year of Giving, my first day of a year-long journey into exploring the act of giving and the meaning of charity. I chose December 15 as the starting date, which marked three years since my mother died from heart disease. She was one of the most generous people that I have ever known. She always thought of others first and certainly serves as an inspiration to me.
I had a rather busy day yesterday, ironic(具有讽刺意义的) for someone who is unemployed right now. In the morning I went to the gym, and unsuccessfully got the phone call from the unemployment office for some job searching. Before I knew it, it was noon. I grabbed a quick lunch and rushed down to a meeting. On my way to Connecticut, I wondered if I would see someone that I would feel forced to give my first $10 to. I was running late and decided to do it afterwards.
After the meeting I had about half an hour to find the first person of my Year of Giving! I decided to check out Dupont Circle. I had met a guy there named Jerry once and thought he would willingly accept my first $10. He wasn’t there, but I did see a man sitting by himself who looked really lonely, so I approached him. Now I had to figure out what I was going to say. I think I said something like, “Hi, can I sit down here?” “I would like to know if I could give you $10?” He asked me to repeat what I had said. I did, then he looked at me funny, got up and left.
I then started walking south where I spotted a man standing by the bus stop on Connecticut Ave. He appeared to be in his 60s. I don’t know what drew me to him, but I thought I would make my second attempt. I was a bit nervous and asked him which bus came by that stop. Then I explained that I was starting a year-long project to give $10 to someone every day and that I wanted to give my $10 for today to him. The gentleman, I later found out that his name was Ed, responded without hesitation that he could not accept my offer and that there were many people more deserving the money than him. This was exactly one of the things that I hoped would happen. People would think of others before themselves!
1. The author set the starting date on December 15 to .

A．help the charity

B．remember his mother

C．make an exploration

D．fulfill a wish of his mum

2. In the author’s first attempt to give away the money， .

A．he was considered ridiculous

B．he hesitated for a long time

C．he was forced to donate the money

D．he had no time to take action

3. In the author’s second attempt, the gentleman refused his offer because .

A．he didn’t need others’ help

B．he thought more for others

C．he didn’t care about money

D．he wanted to get more money

4. We can infer that the author was inspired by .

A．true friendship	B．his own kindness
C．generous donations	D．human’s good nature