1 . When my vision-challenged daughter was 3, and I was pregnant with my second child, we got her glasses. It was a long process involving many different opticians (配镜师)over the course of a year, because of my daughter’s overwhelming desire to scream and fly into a temper any time we tried to have her eyes examined. The fourth optician was amazing while my daughter didn’t cooperate, she performed various miracles and managed what she called a “best guess” at her prescription.
“Start with this,” she said. “When she realizes she can see better, bring her back, and we can try for something more accurate.”
I didn’t want to pay $300 for glasses that might be replaced in a month’s time, so I decided to bring her straight to a Walmart optical. Things were going on well, until the optician needed to take an additional measurement, which would involve holding a ruler up to her eyes and measuring the distance between the outer corner of one eye and the inner corner of the other.
“Are you sure you need the measurement?” I asked. “She’s really not cooperative when it comes to the eye-testing stuff.”
“We definitely need to have it, we can’t fill her prescription without it.” the optician said.
But my daughter would not let the optician anywhere near her face with the small plastic ruler. She started yelling and crying, and we took her off to the side and promised we’d get ice cream afterward if she let the nice lady hold the ruler near her nose! The optician gave us the ruler, thinking we would have an easier time, but when my daughter knew we needed to hold the ruler near her face, which, in toddler logic, meant a life-or-death situation, she prevented us from getting anywhere near her.
Finally, my husband and I agreed that one of us would have to hold her down and the other would take the measurement. I sat on the floor trying to hold her head still while my husband tried to get an accurate reading on that stupid ruler. Despite her struggle and scream, we finally got it. My daughter stopped crying three seconds later and went back to play as if nothing had happened.
There is no version of this story where I feel comfortable us even if it was for her own good. I felt awful wondering, if magically know what to say to get her cooperation? The weeks spent with a special book about wearing glasses, telling her how great glasses were... I could feel tears welling up and I thought, “I can’t cry. I’m sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical centre. I can’t cry here.”
And there it was the final thing I could not bear. It w already reduced me to sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical p toddler down to press a ruler against her face and do it for the packed Saturday audience of all the Walmart checkout counters. I cried. Big, shoulder-shaking sobs. Sitting right there on the floor of a Walmart, behind the optical counter.
Five days later, the Walmart optical centre called. They said my daughter’s glasses were ready for pickup and I should schedule an appointment with the optician so that we can have them properly fitted. I said I’d be picking up the glasses alone and we would do the fitting another day. She insisted that the fitting was crucial, to which I replied, “I don’t know if you were working last Saturday, but my daughter is really not cooperating on this whole glasses thing. I’d prefer to just pick them up.” Silence. Then she said, “I was there last Saturday, I remember you. Absolutely, you can pick them up any time.”
1. Why did the daughter scream and yell when the measurement was taken for her glasses?| A．Because she didn’t like the opticians. |
| B．Because she was afraid that she would die. |
| C．Because her parents didn’t give her ice cream. |
| D．Because she had little knowledge of taking measurement for glasses. |
| A．ironic | B．straightforward | C．critical | D．approving |
| A．Because she found it hard to educate her daughter. |
| B．Because she felt she could have done in a better way. |
| C．Because she strongly felt a sense of failure as a mother. |
| D．Because she felt it a shame to be watched by so many customers. |
| A．tolerant | B．trustworthy | C．considerate | D．casual |
| A．A story of glasses |
| B．My big fat Walmart cry |
| C．A great lesson for parents |
| D．My struggle with my daughter |
2 . Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old,making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen.While I was growing up,we lived a very hard life.We had little money,but my mom gave me a lot of love.Each night,she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,“Kemmons,you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen,I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again.Every day,my mother spoke to me in her gentle,loving voice,telling me that no matter what those doctors said,I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough.She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her.A year later,I returned to school—walking on my own!
When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit,my mom lost her job.Then I left school to support the both of us.At that moment,I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years,I experienced various levels of business success.But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child.That was too expensive for the average American family.I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children.There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly,mom was one of my strongest supporters.She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style.As in any business,we experienced a lot of challenges.But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul,I never doubted we would succeed.Fifteen years later,we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn.In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations.But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself,nothing can stop you.
1. What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was_______.| A．caring | B．moving |
| C．encouraging | D．interesting |
| A．Doctors. | B．Nurses. | C．Friends. | D．Mom. |
| A．His terrible experience in the hotel. |
| B．His previous business success of various levels. |
| C．His mom’s support. |
| D．His wife’s suggestion. |
| A．Modest,helpful and hard-working. |
| B．Loving,supportive and strong-willed. |
| C．Careful,helpful and beautiful. |
| D．Strict,sensitive and supportive. |
| A．Self-confidence,hard work,higher-education and a poor family. |
| B．Mom’s encouragement,clear goals,self-confidence and hard work. |
| C．Clear goals,mom’s encouragement,a poor family and higher education. |
| D．Mom’s encouragement,a poor family,higher education and opportunities. |
1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
| A．Father and daughter. | B．Hostess and cleaner. | C．Housemates. |
| A．Doing homework. |
| B．Fixing up the garden. |
| C．Cleaning the apartment. |
4 . A car dealership in my hometown of Albuquerque was selling six to eight new cars a day. I was also told that 72 percent of this dealership’s first-time visitors returned for a second visit.
I was curious. How does a car dealership get 72 percent of its first-time visitors to return? And how can they sell six to eight cars a day in a declining car market?
When I walked into Saturn of Albuquerque that Friday, the staff there didn’t know me from Adam; yet they shared with me their pricing policy, the profit margin on every model, and staff income. They even opened their training manuals for my review and invited me back on Saturday if I wanted more information.
On Sunday, the day after my second visit to the Saturn store, my wife, Jane, and I were walking as we frequently do. On this particular June morning, Jane gently slipped her hand in mine and said tenderly, ＂I don’t know if you remember, but today’s my fifth anniversary of being cancer-free.＂ I was surprised, partially because I was embarrassed that I had forgotten and, partially because.... Well, I didn’t know what to do with Jane’s information.
The next day, Monday, Jane went off to work teaching school. Still not knowing what to do to mark this special occasion, I did the most impetuous thing I’ve ever done in my life: I bought a new Saturn. I didn’t pick the color or the model, but I paid cash and told them I’d bring Jane in on Wednesday at 4:30. I told them why I was buying the car.
On Tuesday, it dawned on me that Jane always wanted a white car. I called the sales consultant at Saturn, and I asked him if he had anything white in the store. He said he had one left but he couldn’t guarantee it’d still be available on Wednesday at 4:30 because they were selling so fast. I said I’d take my chances and asked him to put it in the showroom.
Wednesday came. Unexpectedly, someone in our family was admitted to the hospital. So, it wasn’t until 9:30 Saturday morning when we finally made our way to the Saturn store. Jane had never been in a Saturn store. When we went through the front door, the Lord took control of her feet and her mouth. She saw that little white Saturn coupe all the way across the showroom floor. She quickly passed a multi-colored sea of automobiles, sat in the little white Saturn and said, ＂Oh, what a pretty little car. Can I have a new car?＂ I said, ＂No. Not until our son graduates from college.＂ She said, ＂I’m sick and tired of driving that old Dodge, I want a new car.＂ I said, ＂I promise, just three more semesters and he’ll be out.＂
Next, Jane walked around to the front of the car. As she looked it over, she let out the most blood-curdling, shrill scream I’d ever heard in 29 years of marriage.
Now, before I tell you why Jane screamed, let me tell you what the sales consultant had done. He had ordered a large, professionally engraved sign (white letters on blue). The sign stood alone on the hood of the little white Saturn coupe. It said ＂Congratulations, Jane. This car is yours. Five years cancer-free. Let’s celebrate life. From Team Saturn＂ Every employee at Saturn of Albuquerque had signed the back of that sign.
Jane saw it, screamed, collapsed in my arms and cried loudly. I didn’t know what to do. I was in tears. I took out my invoice (发票) from the previous Monday, pointing to the white coupe, said, ＂No, honey, this car isn’t yours. I bought you this one.＂ I tapped the invoice with my index finger. Jane said, ＂No, I want this one right here.＂
While this conversation was going on, there was no one in the store. The sales consultant had arranged it so that we could share the moment alone. Even so, it’s impossible to have a lot of privacy when so many people are standing outside the showroom windows looking in. When Jane screamed and collapsed in my arms, I saw everybody outside applaud and begin to cry.
1. Why did the writer visit the Saturn of Albuquerque that Friday?| A．He wanted to collect some raw materials for his story. |
| B．He was asked to write a report about that car store. |
| C．He was told the car store was launching a price reduction activity. |
| D．He simply wanted to see why the car store enjoyed so much popularity. |
| A．Because his car was so old that he didn’t want to drive it any longer. |
| B．Because Jane wanted a new car for her fifth anniversary of being cancer-free. |
| C．Because he wanted to mark his wife’s fifth anniversary of being cancer-free. |
| D．Because he thought the car could be helpful to his wife’s recovery from cancer. |
| A．On the next Tuesday. |
| B．On the first Friday. |
| C．On the second Wednesday. |
| D．On the first Saturday. |
| A．Surprised and thrilled. |
| B．Angry but satisfied. |
| C．Shocked and frightened. |
| D．Skeptical but overjoyed. |
| A．Paying cash for a new Saturn. |
| B．Picking up the new car in the store. |
| C．The couple’s conversation on the street. |
| D．The writer’s first visit to the car store. |
| A．to introduce a new type of car |
| B．to tell readers of his lovely wife |
| C．to sing high praise for a car store |
| D．to show his deep love for his wife |
5 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Leslie打算到中国成都大熊猫繁育研究基地(Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding)参观，请你写封邮件，给他一些建议。内容包括：
1. 出行方式；
2. 出游季节；
3. 其他注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
| Tom的烦恼 | 1. 数学和语文学得很好，英语和物理比较难，学习压力大。 2. 父母不理解，觉得他每门功课都应该是班上最好的，还经常看他的日记。 3. 他周末想看电视，可是父母除了学习，什么都不让他做。 4. 现在对学习不感兴趣。 |
| 你的建议 | （至少二条） |
注意：1. 短文应包括所提供内容，也可以适当发挥。
2. 词数：150词左右。开头已给出，不算入总词数。
My deskmate, Tom, feels unhappy recently, for he disagrees with his parents about what he should do or what he shouldn’t do.
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7 . We went for a walk in the fields, my mother, my wife, my son and I.
Mother had been
This year, spring came too late. Some old people found it hard to endure the long cold. But
My mother and I walked in front, followed by my wife and son. Later,
But my mother changed her
The problem thus
| A．uncertain | B．excited | C．unwilling | D．cautious |
| A．short | B．average | C．long | D．extra |
| A．Reaching | B．Nodding | C．Having | D．Getting |
| A．above all | B．after all | C．in addition | D．in fact |
| A．enjoyed | B．missed | C．suffered | D．survived |
| A．choices | B．barriers | C．differences | D．quarrels |
| A．busy | B．smooth | C．empty | D．long |
| A．up to | B．away from | C．in for | D．out of |
| A．offending | B．greeting | C．loving | D．obeying |
| A．responsibility | B．pressure | C．guidance | D．atmosphere |
| A．work out | B．give out | C．turn out | D．carry out |
| A．upon | B．against | C．for | D．about |
| A．before | B．around | C．later | D．ahead |
| A．attitude | B．direction | C．mind | D．route |
| A．take | B．bring | C．carry | D．fetch |
| A．occurred | B．settled | C．remained | D．split |
| A．example | B．path | C．pattern | D．instruction |
| A．Ill | B．Old | C．Short | D．Tall |
| A．thin | B．fat | C．naughty | D．small |
| A．slowly | B．quickly | C．quietly | D．easily |
There are many different kinds of friendships to distinguish. If people are honest with one another and clearly define(界定) which kind of friendship they have, they can avoid a lot of misunderstanding. And if people can learn to move on from a relationship that is over, they will be better off.
Then, what are the different kinds of friendship? Well, the first kind is the social friend. This is the kind of friend that people have most of. This kind of friend isn't someone who you hang out with all the time or live with, but you know them and associate with(与……交往) them at a bar, store or some other public places. They’re nice to talk to when you see them and are usually good for a laugh. However, they are not good to talk about a problem with.
The second kind is the counselor(顾问). This is a friend you go to when you need advice or just someone to listen. You value their wisdom or at least the fact that they are good at listening to you. You can tell this kind of friend almost anything without fearing gossip(闲言碎语). They are the kind of friend you can trust but you just don’t hang out together, unless you want to talk about something important.
The third kind is the fun boy/girl. This kind of friend can usually be counted on to go somewhere with you at a moment’s notice. They like hanging out with you whether you’re going to a store or a bar or wherever. They’re good tension relievers because you know you’re just going to have a good time. This kind of friend isn’t someone you go to for advice; in fact you shouldn’t affect your relationship by getting serious about something. They’re trustworthy and you know they aren’t going to gossip about what you do together. Don’t expect anything else from this kind of friend; just have a good time.
The fourth kind of is the work friend. This is the friend you have at work. You interact(交流) at work only. This may include having a break together, maybe even shopping with them or running an errand(差使) during lunch or after work. They’re usually not good to get advice from but on some occasions things might be discussed and you might give each other advice. Mostly you talk about the job.
The last kind is the lifetime friend. This friendship is very rare and usually is found in marriage relationships. This kind of friend is all the above rolled into one.
Kinds of friendships | ||
| Introduction | ※You will not ※It is good for you if you can recover from a(n) | |
| Different kinds of friendships | The social friend | ※You associate with this kind of friend in some ※You can have a good time in talking with such friends, but you’d better not |
| The counselor | ※This kind of friend is someone you seldom hang out with but you can always ※They are good | |
| The fun boy/girl | ※This kind of friend can make you ※Though they are | |
| The work friend | ※This kind of friend is for you to interact with just at work. ※The main | |
| The lifetime friend | ※This kind of friend | |
9 . By the time we reach adulthood, many of us have had the good fortune to have at least one best friend. If we have
Most close relationships do face
We may be on the phone with our best friends every day, or we may not have
| A．moved | B．looked | C．turned | D．walked |
| A．eventually | B．repeatedly | C．completely | D．anxiously |
| A．strong | B．positive | C．close | D．serious |
| A．bravery | B．confidence | C．encouragement | D．connection |
| A．central | B．only | C．best | D．same |
| A．rest | B．talk | C．sleep | D．travel |
| A．relationship | B．conversation | C．celebration | D．dream |
| A．expensive | B．precious | C．personal | D．simple |
| A．pressures | B．competitions | C．challenges | D．choices |
| A．survive | B．cause | C．avoid | D．witness |
| A．worries | B．changes | C．mistakes | D．doubts |
| A．tell | B．settle | C．make | D．appreciate |
| A．support | B．space | C．surprise | D．attention |
| A．naturally | B．exactly | C．finally | D．certainly |
| A．By no means | B．On the other hand | C．In this way | D．In other words |
| A．though | B．because | C．if | D．unless |
| A．worked | B．lived | C．played | D．spoken |
| A．special | B．social | C．immediate | D．important |
| A．touch | B．introduce | C．face | D．contact |
| A．memory | B．shelter | C．day | D．weather |
10 . My dad was magic.
That was summer for me. The smell of dust and manure(肥料) , hot on a summer breeze, pushed fast through the windows as we drove down winding roads. Even now, and I know how awful it sounds, the smell of manure makes me think of my dad. For years I have enjoyed that smell, and inhaled it deeply, surreptitiously, whenever I encountered it. It transports me back to those summer days: days with my dad.
This was how I, and both my brothers, got to know our father – against the backdrop of the farms around Elmira in Southwestern Ontario that he served as a large animal veterinarian for more than 40 years. He travelled across the region from farm to farm every day, helping and healing, collecting friends and experiences from every person he met.
But Dad could make magic happen. When I was about 6, he took me out on a calving（产犊） call. It was a snowy night. We parked the car at the side of the road, but the barn（牛棚） was nowhere to be seen. Standing there, in blissful confusion, I was unconcerned because my father was there with me and I knew nothing bad would happen. Out of the darkness a jingling sound emerged, getting louder and seeming to come from every direction. I was young enough to hope that it could be Santa with his reindeer sleigh (for Christmas was on the horizon), and I waited hopefully. A light bobbed along（上下疾动） across the field, and I watched with open-mouthed wonder as a horse-drawn sleigh drew up beside us. “The drive is too full of snow,” my dad explained, “so they came to pick us up in the sleigh.”
To be honest, I don’t know whether that was true or not. To be honest, I don’t really care if it was. The truth of that night was a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the snowy dark of night, huddled up under a rough woolen blanket that smelled of horses, and cuddling my dad’s arm. I don’t remember much else of that night, but that journey stayed with me for a lifetime.
In time, my dad let me be magic. While he treated the animals and chatted with the clients, who had become his friends, I was allowed the run of the barn. And run I did: chasing semi-feral(半野生的) barn cats everywhere, trying to catch just one so that I could pet it and hear it purr（咕噜咕噜声）. I would return to where my dad was working, carrying my feline trophy(战利品) with pride. Inevitably, the farmer would glance over, do a double-take (先是一怔后来才恍然大悟) and say: “That cat’s near on wild. No one has been able to pet that one in forever.” I would beam and snuggle（依偎）it a little tighter, then let it go.
Even after I became an adult, my dad was magic. He and my mother were very progressive in their way of raising me, encouraging me to get an education and career, and then think about a husband and family. But they let me choose my own way to get there, and didn’t say a whole lot when I chose a different order of accomplishing those things.
My dad got my mother onto a plane for the first time to fly over the Atlantic so that she could be there for my wedding in Britain. He helped me purchase my first home. He showed my son a taste of my childhood and the dusty summer days on country roads, taking him to meet and visit dozens of relatives and friends.
Now that his days are over, I wish I had thanked him more--for being my father, for giving me so many memories, for being magic.
1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．That snowy night they saw no barn due to heavy snow. |
| B．A horse-drawn sleigh came to pick them up for Christmas celebrations. |
| C．Much else of what happened that night has escaped from the author. |
| D．The author still keeps in mind the journey at the age of around 6. |
| A．they could arrive at the destination timely |
| B．They would lose their way in the heavy snow |
| C．her father would get her a lovely cat to raise |
| D．Santa with his reindeer sleigh would come to meet them |
| A．the author’s father allowed her to raise just one cat at a time |
| B．the author’s father didn’t care about her magical experience |
| C．the author would proudly keep a wild cat for long |
| D．the author’s father was proud of her |
| A．Devoted, easy-going and loving. |
| B．Generous, determined and polite. |
| C．Enthusiastic, curious and patient. |
| D．Smart, confident and calm. |
| A．making comparisons |
| B．giving examples |
| C．presenting a general rule |
| D．analyzing cause and effect |
