1 . Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way.

Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.

The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.

You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

1. The people we meet 　　　　　.

A．all know where to find us

B．serve us on no purpose

C．won’t become our neighbors

D．will change us in some way

2. From the passage, we know that bad things can make us 　　　　　.

A．realize our further ability

B．terribly meet bad luck

C．find no serious success

D．possibly enjoy every moment

3. The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “　　　　　” in Chinese.

A．平淡的

B．明显的

C．深刻的

D．艰苦的

4. The writer’s advice is that we should 　　　　　.

A．never talk to strange people

B．learn as much as we can each day

C．overcome difficulties painfully

D．not believe in ourselves but others

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Create Your Own Life

B．Hold Your Head Up

C．People You Meet in Life

D．Things Happen to You

2 . I went to the Tsavo National Park in northern Kenya for a film. We set off early for a distant water hole. A huge elephant covered with dry mud, drank calmly and deeply. He might have traveled 50 km to reach the water. He wasn’t going to hurry now. He’d drink a while and rest in the shade, and then drink again or so we thought. What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away. Then he suddenly fell down. Within minutes he was dead.

We called animal doctor Jeremiah Poghon immediately. He removed the head of a poisoned arrow from the elephant’s body, and let out over 100 liters of pus (胺)－the result of the elephant’s meeting with a poacher（偷猎者）months before.

Today's poacher shoots from a blind. He fires an arrow, covered with poison, into the body of an elephant. If the poacher is lucky, the elephant might die in an hour or two; if not, he might have to follow the elephant for days before it dies. Often the arrow head fails to kill the elephant at once－it doesn't mean the poison won't finally kill the ele- phant, but it will be a slow death.

Living in Tsavo through these times, I could see the results of poaching from time to time. When I think about the death of that elephant, what stays with me is the extra- ordinary silence after the shocking sound of his body hitting the ground. I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil, some animals would benefit－but I couldn't escape the feeling that with the death of such a large animal, the world seemed to be a poorer and emptier place.

1. What does the author probably do?

A．Teacher

B．Hunter

C．Zoo keeper

D．Director

2. While filming near the water hole, the author and his team ________.

A．knew the elephant was injured

B．found the elephant acted violently

C．tried their best to save the elephant

D．thought the elephant was in good condition

3. Further examination showed that the dead elephant________.

A．had suffered an hour or two

B．was killed by a poisonous needle

C．had suffered a lot

D．had had a good fight with a poacher

4. How does the author feel when thinking about the elephant s death?

A．Empty.

B．Comfortable.

C．Upset.

D．Relieved.

5. Why did the author write the text?

A．To introduce African elephant.

B．To show the cruelty of poaching.

C．To describe his filming experience.

D．To ask readers to protect wild animals.

3 . – I’m going to Qingdao . Would you mind looking after my dog?
---__________.

A．Sorry, I have no time	B．I’d rather not
C．With pleasure	D．No, I wouldn’t

4 . Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe (低头族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear on the street. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.

1. A mobile phone good or bad? It depends on_____ .

A．how people use them

B．how people look at them

C．how people watch them

D．how people make them

2. Where did the American bump into the bear?

A．In the desert.

B．At a zoo

C．On the street

D．At a park

3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A．Heads-down Tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

B．Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money.

C．Mobile phones are helpless tools for modern life.

D．We can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones

4. What do we know about the Heads-down Tribe?

A．They are cool children.

B．They are dangerous drivers.

C．They are good at using the Internet.

D．They are always looking at their mobile phones.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Drive your car carefully

B．Use mobile phones properly

C．Be a heads-down tribe member

D．Throw away your mobile phones

6 . – Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to 24^th street ?
—__________.

A．Sorry, but I’m a stranger myself	B．OK. It’s not far from here
C．Yes. Go ahead	D．Well, you will get there

7 . Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify with (“把……和……联系起来”) a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are_______of that parent. The things parents do and say — and the_______they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's_______.However, parents must consistently behave like the type of_________ they want their child to become.

A parent's actions _______ affect the self-image that a child forms through identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their _______will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly_______qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves. Children may_________their self-image; however, as they become increasingly _______by peers’ group standards before they reach 13.

Isolated events, even dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent __________on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, ________, accept the divorce of their parent's or a parents early ________.But if children feel unloved; they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or punishment.

In the same way, all children are not influenced ________by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. ________in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the ________of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

1.

A．informed

B．characteristic

C．conceived

D．indicative

2.

A．gesture

B．expression

C．way

D．extent

3.

A．behavior

B．words

C．mood

D．reactions

4.

A．person

B．humans

C．creatures

D．adult

5.

A．in turn

B．nevertheless

C．also

D．as a result

6.

A．eyes

B．parents

C．peers

D．behaviors

7.

A．negative

B．cheerful

C．various

D．complex

8.

A．modify

B．copy

C．give up

D．continue

9.

A．mature

B．influenced

C．unique

D．independent

10.

A．idea

B．wonder

C．stamp

D．effect

11.

A．luckily

B．for example

C．at most

D．theoretically

12.

A．death

B．rewards

C．advice

D．teaching

13.

A．even

B．at all

C．alike

D．as a whole

14.

A．Oh

B．Alas

C．Right

D．As

15.

A．result

B．effect

C．scale

D．cause

8 . —Thank you very much for your timely help when I was in trouble.
—______

A．It’s my duty.

B．No problem!

C．With pleasure.

D．Never mind.

9 . —Would you mind helping me to feed my cat on some porridge?
—_____.

A．No, please do

B．Yes, I’d like to

C．Of course not

D．Never mind