1 . Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she ____ him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.
One day she ordered a(n) ____ breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she ____, said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the ____, and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He ____ her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several ____ She couldn’t help but feel ____ and was glad she finally took ____
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that ____, herself included, had offered him ____, support, food, or drink. She ____ explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to ____ needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness” ____ Each day she and her son went on to ____ the homeless man breakfast. The ____ was kept until they moved away several years later, ____ the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend ____ every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this ____ tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the ____
What a great tradition that he can ____ to his children as well!1.

A．sent

B．dropped

C．called

D．drove

2.

A．light

B．expensive

C．ordinary

D．extra

3.

A．stopped

B．escaped

C．backed

D．hid

4.

A．shop

B．market

C．hotel

D．restaurant

5.

A．recognized

B．refused

C．thanked

D．found

6.

A．days

B．minutes

C．months

D．weeks

7.

A．cold

B．good

C．strange

D．nervous

8.

A．action

B．time

C．care

D．effect

9.

A．everyone

B．someone

C．no one

D．anyone

10.

A．education

B．information

C．comfort

D．safety

11.

A．again

B．further

C．once

D．first

12.

A．contact

B．encourage

C．follow

D．help

13.

A．began

B．existed

C．failed

D．changed

14.

A．win

B．buy

C．show

D．award

15.

A．promise

B．agreement

C．order

D．practice

16.

A．although

B．so

C．but

D．because

17.

A．cries

B．jumps

C．jokes

D．smiles

18.

A．school

B．childhood

C．youth

D．adulthood

19.

A．office

B．cinema

C．store

D．library

20.

A．connect

B．relate

C．pass

D．move

2 . My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “
Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.” I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
1. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.

A．preferred to stay alone at home	B．lost interest in his studies
C．refused to talk to others	D．began to dislike his mother

2. There was silence on the other end of the line because ________.

A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

3. The sentence “he even made the honor roll” means that ________.

A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

D．he was even on the list of the best students at school

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

3 . Britain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 101. Mr John Evans had never found the time or money to make the trip from his home in Forest – fach, near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all – expense – paid birthday treat to the capital he just could not refuse.
He arrived at Paddington Station and smartly turned out in his best suit, favorite Panama hat and a red rose in his buttonhole. “It’s very exciting. There’s no doubt about it,” he said.
Until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to Aberdeen. “But I’ve been on the seas to that faraway land called Ilfracombe 21 miles from home,” he joked.
Mr Evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales, almost made the journey to London once before, at the turn of the century. “There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings return from Swansea – too much I thought. All my money went to the family then,” he said.
During the next two days Mr Evans will be taken on a short tour of London to see the sights. Top of his list is a visit to the House of Parliament organized by his MP, Mr Gareth Wardell.
The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided for him if he gets tired. “I don’t like the chair – people will think I am getting old,” he said. His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized – no wine, no tobacco and no anger.
Before setting off from Swansea with his 76 – year – old son, Amwell, he said jokingly, “I’m glad to see they’ve given me a return ticket.”
1. The very reason that Mr. Evans didn’t go to see the world is that                .

A．he had already been on the seas to Ilfracombe

B．he was too busy to go too far away from home

C．he couldn’t afford both the time and the money

D．he believed “East or west, home is the best”

2. Mr Evans didn’t like the wheelchair simply because                 .

A．he was not used to traveling in it

B．the wheelchair was of poor quality and not easy to operate

C．he actually preferred walking to sitting in it at home

D．he thought he was still young enough to manage the trip

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Mr Evans had to work hard to raise his family when young.

B．The trip to London excited Mr Evans very much.

C．Mr Evans could not really enjoy the trip because of his age.

D．Humor was one of Mr Evans’ characters.

4. The probable explanation to Mr Evans’ long life lies in                  .

A．his good living habits	B．his hard working for the family
C．his sticking to his hometown	D．his living conditions near the Swansea

4 . Armed with two over­packed suitcases，we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight.As I watched her unload my luggage，I could see the______in her eyes.One last hug and a final goodbye，and I would be on my way to a new life______.“You'd better go or you'll miss your flight，”she said.

“I'll______ you，”I replied，and with those words I______.By the time I reached the customs I was______.While boarding the plane I was still crying.I did not have the______to put my bag in the overhead locker，so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.

Born barely fifteen months______，we not only looked alike，we were alike.We both had that same mix of______and fear of all things unknown to us.One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came______to me and said，“What to come to the attic(阁楼)？”The answer was always“______”．We were frightened of the attic but also______by its smells and sounds.Together we would flight many spiders and battle through the numerous boxes______we found what we needed.

The plane shook______and my bag fell on the floor.My aspirin，hairbrush and some other things were______on the floor.I______over to gather them up when I saw a(an)______little book in the middle of my belongings.It was a diary.

Immediately I______my sister's handwriting.“Hi Sis.What a day it has been today.You let me know that you are moving abroad...”Only______did I realize that my sister had been______a diary for the past month.

I read about my sister's comings and goings during the flight.Even though a large ocean______us，at some point it felt like she was actually there.1.

A．honesty

B．concern

C．sadness

D．satisfaction

2.

A．abroad

B．home

C．again

D．along

3.

A．remember

B．remind

C．miss

D．think of

4.

A．was out

B．was off

C．left off

D．left away

5.

A．smiling

B．sneezing

C．sighing

D．sobbing

6.

A．courage

B．energy

C．idea

D．spirit

7.

A．before

B．after

C．between

D．apart

8.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．sympathy

D．worry

9.

A．about

B．across

C．down

D．up

10.

A．No

B．Yes

C．Sorry

D．Certain

11.

A．surprised

B．bored

C．attracted

D．interested

12.

A．until

B．unless

C．though

D．since

13.

A．hardly

B．slightly

C．weakly

D．heavily

14.

A．spread

B．thrown

C．dropped

D．pushed

15.

A．turned

B．went

C．bent

D．looked

16.

A．familiar

B．unfamiliar

C．important

D．unimportant

17.

A．knew

B．saw

C．observed

D．recognized

18.

A．when

B．that

C．then

D．this

19.

A．keeping

B．writing

C．using

D．making

20.

A．faced

B．separated

C．surrounded

D．blocked

5 . After successfully serving their term for 4 years, military service men and women are given the choice to stay in the military or return to civilian(平民)life.

For some, having to readjust to civilian life is one of the most challenging assignments our returning soldiers and marines(水兵)will ever have to undertake. While people may think readjusting should be simple, they must take into consideration all the physical and mental stress our servicemen went through.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder(创伤后应急障碍),　or PTSD, is a mental disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat(打仗).

Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a little time. In the military, the marines are given a two-week course on how to return to civilian life.

Unfortunately, some will have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time. These individuals may develop PTSD.

People who suffer from PTSD have difficulty sleeping because they are often reliving the experience through nightmares(梦魇)and flashbacks, and feel deserted or often stand off, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly damage the person’s daily life.

Fullerton College, like most colleges, has its own Veteran’s(老兵)Office. Ray Bustos has been running the office for 3 years. Bustos acts as a liaison(联络) for the school and the veteran students. He makes sure the veterans returning to school get the right benefits. There are various types of financial aid for soldiers and marines. He strongly encourages the use of the Veterans Affairs website.

The website is very informative and extremely helpful for veterans as well as for friends and relatives of veterans who want to learn more.

1. One purpose of the writer in writing the passage is ________________.

A．to introduce some methods to cure PTSD

B．to instruct PTSD patients to return to civilian life

C．to recommend a website for veterans and people concerned

D．to give military service men and women advice on civilian life

2. What problems will some returning soldiers and marines meet with?

A．How to readjust to civilian life.	B．How to get rid of mental diseases
C．How to get along with PTSD patients	D．How to return to school for benefits.

3. Which of the following is true about Ray Bustos?

A．He’s a veteran who has just come back from a military combat.

B．He runs Fullerton College with a veteran office.

C．He’s in charge of an office dealing with veteran affairs.

D．He provides a lot of financial aid for soldiers and marines.

4. The best title for the passage is __________.

A．PTSD: Killer of A Civilian Life.	B．The Last Assignment For All Military Persons
C．How to Overcome PTSD.	D．Ready for a Civilian Life?

6 . Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents___my entire world and turned it upside down___they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to__. Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often___, I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely___the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,___my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a___whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no___in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no___that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I___all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very___to him, he never gave up on me.____, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in___, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We__a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed___on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.__, I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were__about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he___and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important___—change is not always the worst thing that can____Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

1.

A．created

B．shook

C．entered

D．occupied

2.

A．unless

B．if

C．when

D．until

3.

A．break up

B．hold up

C．keep up

D．show up

4.

A．whispered

B．fought

C．talked

D．competed

5.

A．throughout

B．beyond

C．before

D．after

6.

A．where

B．although

C．while

D．that

7.

A．visitor

B．relative

C．neighbor

D．stranger

8.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．fear

D．anger

9.

A．doubt

B．difference

C．point

D．way

10.

A．forgot

B．supported

C．resisted

D．valued

11.

A．serious

B．nice

C．bad

D．generous

12.

A．Gradually

B．Immediately

C．Usually

D．Regularly

13.

A．mind

B．trouble

C．common

D．order

14.

A．spent

B．wasted

C．lost

D．saved

15.

A．experience

B．information

C．impression

D．advice

16.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Eventually

D．Occasionally

17.

A．wrong

B．confident

C．guilty

D．right

18.

A．remarried

B．returned

C．changed

D．left

19.

A．method

B．truth

C．skill

D．word

20.

A．exist

B．remain

C．continue

D．happen

7 . The Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604 cups of coffee—and 564 pints of milk. The different colors were created by adding no, little or lots of milk to each cup of black coffee.
The recreated Mona Lisa measured 20 feet long and 13 feet wide. It took a team of eight people three hours to complete the work. It was created for The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia, and seen by 130,000 people who attended the one-day coffee-lovers event.
Elaine Kelly, one of the organizers from the Sydney Harbor Foreshore Authority, was delighted with the result. She said, “Each coffee cup was filled with varying amounts of milk to create the different shades(色度) of the painting. We wanted to create an element of surprise and a sense of fun in the way we communicated with the public.”
“Once we had the idea of creating an image(像) out of coffee cups we searched for something iconic（有代表性的）to reproduce(复制).And after some time we chose the most iconic painting in history. The Mona Lisa has been reproduced so many times in so many different mediums but, as far as we know, never out of coffee,” Kelly continued. “Besides, the idea is practical.”
“It was fantastic. It really looked like the famous painting—the Mona Lisa. It was wonderful,” said one visitor.
After much planning it was great to see it coming together so well and the 130,000 people who attended the event certainly enjoyed it and were deeply attracted by it,” said Kelly.
1. How were the different colors of the recreated Moma Lisa created?

A．By adding different amounts of black coffee to each cup of milk.

B．By adding different amounts of milk to each cup of black coffee.

C．By using paints of different colors

D．By using different kinds of coffee

2. How large is the recreated Mona Lisa?

A．20 square feet	B．260 square feet
C．564 square feet	D．3,604 square feet

3. The people who saw the recreated Mona Lisa are all_______ lovers.

A．Mona Lisa

B．milk

C．coffee

D．painting

4. The evt organizers chose to recreate the Mona Lisa for the following reasons EXCEPT that _________ .

A．the Mona Lisa is a very iconic painting in history

B．the Mona Lisa has never been reproduced out of coffee

C．the idea can be actually carried out

D．it is very easy to do so

8 . What is it about maths, anyway? Why is it that a ______ who would rather die than ______ they found reading difficult at school will happily say he is brain-dead when it ______ to numbers?

“I was ______ at maths at school,” they say. “still am. Can’t ______ up to save my life. My little girl takes after_______. Thinks take-aways are something to do with fish and chips. Ha-ha!” Oh, how we all laugh.

But how many of us remember it being ______ at the time? How many of us remember the blind panic of the Monday morning maths test when the ______ we could hope for was a miracle(奇迹) to make the numbers we ______ without thinking as answers somehow ______ the questions?

On the face of it, today’s children can ______ be considered happier and more satisfied. They have a daily numeracy lesson ______ to improving their maths skills. But if that sounds like hell to you, you may _____ find that your child surprises you by actually quite _____ it.

One of the _____ is that over the last ten years or so, there has been a ______ in the way maths is taught. And many of those who teach it feel it’s been a _____ for the better. There’s generally much more emphasis now on _____ arithmetic, getting children used to doing calculations without forever having a pen in one hand and a calculator in the other. Often the first question a teacher will ask is: can you do this in your______? And if they can, they do.

The whole approach is more______, the goal to get children understanding numbers, not just putting them through the uninteresting process of learning something by repeating it until they remember it.

1.

A．teacher

B．parent

C．pupil

D．teenager

2.

A．understand

B．admit

C．observe

D．pretend

3.

A．add

B．relate

C．comes

D．reject

4.

A．good

B．expert

C．special

D．rubbish

5.

A．add

B．make

C．look

D．pick

6.

A．stranger

B．me

C．herself

D．somebody

7.

A．funny

B．easy

C．attractive

D．remote

8.

A．worst

B．prize

C．best

D．surprising

9.

A．missed

B．lost

C．found

D．chose

10.

A．get

B．foresee

C．fit

D．evaluate

11.

A．however

B．frequently

C．mostly

D．hardly

12.

A．suggested

B．devoted

C．intended

D．adapted

13.

A．well

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．extremely

14.

A．enjoying

B．hating

C．objecting

D．mastering

15.

A．consequences

B．reasons

C．findings

D．incidents

16.

A．mistake

B．program

C．policy

D．revolution

17.

A．preparation

B．reputation

C．requirement

D．change

18.

A．difficult

B．general

C．mental

D．basic

19.

A．class

B．head

C．textbook

D．own

20.

A．logical

B．unbelievable

C．direct

D．conservative

9 . Rest is critical to life and work and a positive attitude towards rest needs to be maintained. Enough rest is significant to our body and mind _____ a lack of adequate rest, as well as _____ attitudes to rest, will do great harm to our health.
Rest is vital to our ability to _____ at our best. Recent news stories report that scientists are learning surprising things about the importance of sleep. There is enough ___ suggesting that rest will refresh us, _____ our body and mind to work efficiently. Besides, rest is important for _____ that; it is helpful in setting _____ goals and deciding what goals to attain first. Those who are caught up in extremely busy lives _____ the time to think about what they are doing and to make objective _____, which blocks the maximization of their _____.
On the contrary, lack of adequate rest damages brain function, so much so that sleep experts have been able to _____ drops in IQ in patients who are _____ of sleep. Other studies have presented a negative effect on body movements in sleep-wanting subjects. It should not, therefore, be a _____ that the California Highway Patrol has stated that sleep-wanting drivers are as great a _____ to road safety as are drunken drivers.
However, rest is widely _____ by some people. Instead of sleep, they go to pubs and clubs _____ what they call social drinking or having a smoke with friends and they _____ that this kind of entertaining is rest. Nowadays, the economy forces people to drink and gamble for the sake of the _____ one moves in. The truth is that rest means not using our _____ both physically and mentally, even spiritually. We need to rest correctly and _____; otherwise, tiredness and illness will occur.1.

A．when

B．though

C．until

D．while

2.

A．critical

B．misleading

C．puzzling

D．ambiguous

3.

A．survive

B．create

C．function

D．advance

4.

A．evidence

B．theory

C．belief

D．information

5.

A．encouraging

B．enabling

C．persuading

D．concentrating

6.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．less than

7.

A．ideal

B．appropriate

C．professional

D．high

8.

A．afford

B．expect

C．lack

D．waste

9.

A．comments

B．complaints

C．attempts

D．decisions

10.

A．potential

B．limit

C．vision

D．goal

11.

A．predict

B．evaluate

C．measure

D．assume

12.

A．short

B．afraid

C．full

D．tired

13.

A．fact

B．warning

C．rule

D．surprise

14.

A．burden

B．reminder

C．threat

D．blow

15.

A．accepted

B．valued

C．abandoned

D．misunderstood

16.

A．with

B．like

C．as

D．for

17.

A．claim

B．suggest

C．announce

D．promote

18.

A．traps

B．circles

C．mysteries

D．troubles

19.

A．judgment

B．time

C．labor

D．power

20.

A．completely

B．partly

C．sufficiently

D．permanently

10 . Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day. More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry. It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.

Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose. But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops. Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money. Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s.

Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look. Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf. Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there. “I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.

Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen. But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend. Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains. In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.

While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S. rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition. More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries. The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.

Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. "We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. “We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.”

As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.

1. What is the central theme of this text?

A．The     US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made.

B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date.

C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed.

D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy.

2. How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?

A．By setting up more chain stores across the country.

B．By selling roses in supermarkets.

C．By selling high quality roses at a low price.

D．By selling roses by the dozen.

3. ch of the following shows the structure of the passage?(①to ⑦ represent paragraphs 1 to 7)

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4. After ding the passage, we learn all of the following EXCEPT________.

A．Selling roses is no longer as easy for traditional flower shops as it was.

B．Almost 90% of roses sold in US are imported from   Colombia and Ecuador.

C．US rose growers are faced with intense foreign competition.

D．the Johnsons are trying to co-operate with foreign competitors instead of fighting them.