1 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms．I emailed it to our wonderful ____，and after she ____ it, she asked a very good question：“Do you want the____ school body，including our senior class and the teaching ____to read this?”
That question pretty much ____my thoughts．I’m not a very ____ person；I tend to let only a few friends know ____ what’s going on in my life．I suppose that’s ____my personality says the opposite to itself, because I’m also an honest person ．
Being honest is____．It involves taking risks-huge risks-and putting ____ on the edge．____ to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feeling or ____ friendships．During the course of my life，I've experienced ____．
In positive ways，being honest can be a ____．Pretending is not only difficult，____ it’s very tiring．Last year，____ I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with，the load on my shoulders felt much ____．Telling someone your ____ feelings is scary；trusting someone ____your heart and soul is hard．Of course，putting one’s feelings into____for the general population to read is also rather frightening．1.

A．editor

B．coach

C．e-pal

D．supervisor

2.

A．deleted

B．read

C．forwarded

D．reserved

3.

A．entire

B．junior

C．main

D．key

4.

A．member

B．clerk

C．staff

D．fellow

5.

A．agreed

B．controlled

C．supported

D．matched

6.

A．easygoing

B．shy

C．optimistic

D．open

7.

A．exactly

B．rarely

C．roughly

D．usually

8.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．When

9.

A．exciting

B．simple

C．boring

D．difficult

10.

A．everybody

B．yourself

C．somebody

D．myself

11.

A．Showing off

B．Opening up

C．Getting down

D．Looking up

12.

A．unreliable

B．weaker

C．permanent

D．stronger

13.

A．either

B．neither

C．both

D．nothing

14.

A．burden

B．dream

C．goal

D．release

15.

A．but

B．while

C．also

D．meanwhile

16.

A．in which

B．when

C．during which

D．which

17.

A．heavier

B．unpredictable

C．1ighter

D．unbearable

18.

A．miserable

B．secret

C．strong

D．joyful

19.

A．by

B．via

C．with

D．beyond

20.

A．reality

B．use

C．practice

D．print

2 . As an American artist and writer of children’s books, Tasha Tudor’s art and nineteenth-century lifestyle have fascinated adults and children for decades. She received many awards and honors for her contributions to children’s literature. When people talk about her creativity in artwork, she said, “I do it to support my dogs and my four children.” Her great publishing record, the number of magazine stories that have been written about her over the years, and her admirers have no effects on her at all.
Much of Tasha’s artwork and her reading are done in the wintertime. “I love winter. It’s delightful,” she says. “I don’t have to go anywhere because I work at home. If I’m snowed in, I can stay this way for months.” She hopes for early, deep snow to protect her garden from the hardship of the New England winter, and when it comes she puts on snowshoes when she needs to get down the mile-long dirt path that leads to the road.
Given her enjoyment of winter and her fantasy(梦幻)way of life, it’s not surprising that Tasha’s Christmas is a storybook holiday. She hangs flowers over the front door. Her tree comes from the woods, and it goes up on Christmas Eve, lit by homemade candles and decorated with her great- grandmother’s collection that dates from 1850. In a place of honor on the tree are large cookies cut into the shapes of her animals.
The grandchildren and friends get presents from Tasha’s old dolls; so do the animals and they have their own Christmas tree. “Of course, it’s a known fact that all the animals talk on Christmas Eve,” she has written. Small, handmade gifts fill a big wooden box.
At the end of each year, Tasha can look back and know that her life is perfect, that she has again ignored the twentieth century, and that the magic continues. And for the rest of us，here’s a bit of advice, Tasha style: “Nowadays, people are so restless. If they took some tea anti spent more time rocking on the porch(门廊) in the evening listening to light music, they might enjoy life more.”

1. Tasha loved winter because it allowed her to ________.

A．read stories to her grandchildren

B．show her DIY snowshoes to kids

C．stay indoors working mid reading

D．enjoy bicycle tiding along the path

2. From the passage, we can learn that Tasha’s life is ________.

A．modern and fashionable

B．simple and fantastic

C．lonely and hard

D．adventurous and inspiring

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Tasha?

A．She cared little about fame.

B．She created an animal fund.

C．She wrote many stories for magazines.

D．She bought presents for her relatives.

4. In which section of a paper can you probably read the article?

A．Travel.

B．Sports.

C．Economy.

D．People.

3 . When I was 8 years old, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院) and taught us how to do woodworking projects.

I remember my first project—a small table. I was so ______ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) ______. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to ______ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a ______. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always ______ with us.

As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so ______ and happy that I couldn’t wait. I ______ out like a flash, carrying my table and smiling from ear to ear.

When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was ______ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand ______ it, she noticed that it was still wet.

“Were you ______ to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’am,” I ______ with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was ______ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.

I hid the table in my closet(橱柜) and never ______ it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent(宿管员), thinking that she would ______ it away.

Thirty years later at a reunion, I ______ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her ______ to get something important. I followed her ______ into a dark corner. She picked something up. ______ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of ______ to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to ______.

1.

A．tired

B．ashamed

C．aware

D．proud

2.

A．award

B．record

C．wonder

D．product

3.

A．complete

B．invent

C．paint

D．design

4.

A．reward

B．gift

C．prize

D．souvenir

5.

A．satisfied

B．angry

C．patient

D．strict

6.

A．upset

B．excited

C．confident

D．amazed

7.

A．dashed

B．walked

C．stepped

D．climbed

8.

A．drying

B．admiring

C．observing

D．hiding

9.

A．into

B．after

C．above

D．across

10.

A．supposed

B．embarrassed

C．encouraged

D．determined

11.

A．agreed

B．sighed

C．whispered

D．argued

12.

A．glue

B．dirt

C．paint

D．wood

13.

A．removed

B．shook

C．touched

D．split

14.

A．throw

B．give

C．take

D．put

15.

A．recommended

B．expected

C．remembered

D．learned

16.

A．bathroom

B．basement

C．balcony

D．bedroom

17.

A．unexpectedly

B．unwillingly

C．curiously

D．worriedly

18.

A．Until

B．Since

C．Before

D．As

19.

A．gratitude

B．admiration

C．sympathy

D．regret

20.

A．adapt

B．study

C．please

D．perform

4 . One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head____ Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with ____ and fear.
With growing ____I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely____ ours. This would be a good opportunity to____my children, so I explained their difficult____to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll____ what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously____ the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I____our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and____ some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched____ as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had____to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll____tightly to her chest. She____ in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a____ kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You____ to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. ____she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, ____ how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but ____to let go of things we cherish, isn’ t it? ____, the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.1.

A．off

B．up

C．down

D．round

2.

A．smile

B．confusion

C．joy

D．anger

3.

A．happiness

B．friendship

C．puzzle

D．interest

4.

A．matched

B．equaled

C．compared

D．suited

5.

A．help

B．complain

C．change

D．teach

6.

A．experience

B．problem

C．situation

D．process

7.

A．give

B．share

C．send

D．spare

8.

A．as

B．since

C．though

D．because

9.

A．came through

B．broke through

C．sorted through

D．got through

10.

A．donate

B．leave

C．keep

D．sell

11.

A．hopefully

B．anxiously

C．depressingly

D．quietly

12.

A．separated

B．chosen

C．bought

D．confirmed

13.

A．hugged

B．tied

C．grasped

D．caught

14.

A．settled

B．regretted

C．paused

D．cried

15.

A．precious

B．final

C．hearty

D．lovely

16.

A．wouldn’t like

B．ought not

C．had better not

D．don’t have

17.

A．Also

B．Yet

C．Maybe

D．Though

18.

A．knowing

B．wondering

C．realizing

D．expecting

19.

A．available

B．necessary

C．important

D．hard

20.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Moreover

5 . Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. ____ man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was next to the room's only ____ The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
They talked for hours ____ Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up, he ____ pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The other man felt his world would be ____ and enlivened by all the wonderful world outside.
The window overlooked a ____ with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children ____ their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm in flowers. A fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the ____
As the man by the window described all this in delicate ____, the other man would close his eyes and ____ the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade ________ the other man couldn't hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window pictured it with ____ words.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the nurse arrived, ____ to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and had the body taken away.
The other man asked to be ____ next to the window. Painfully, he sat up to take his first look at the world outside. ____, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself.
He slowly turn to look out the window. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have ____ his roommate to describe such wonderful things outside. The nurse ____ that the man was blind. "Perhaps he just wanted to ____ you."
Shared grief is half the sorrow, ____ happiness when shared, is doubled.1.

A．The one

B．One

C．Another

D．This

2.

A．entrance

B．exit

C．passage

D．window

3.

A．on end

B．in vain

C．at ease

D．after all

4.

A．would

B．should

C．might

D．could

5.

A．shortened

B．deepened

C．broadened

D．sharpened

6.

A．courtyard

B．market

C．wood

D．park

7.

A．flew

B．designed

C．sailed

D．swapped

8.

A．distance

B．way

C．process

D．course

9.

A．effect

B．particular

C．detail

D．relief

10.

A．expose

B．imagine

C．realize

D．spot

11.

A．passing away

B．passing by

C．passing down

D．passing out

12.

A．Because

B．As

C．Once

D．Although

13.

A．descriptive

B．productive

C．sensitive

D．tentative

14.

A．strangely

B．surprisingly

C．sceptically

D．only

15.

A．substituted

B．offered

C．switched

D．organized

16.

A．Willingly

B．Finally

C．Generously

D．Occasionally

17.

A．sacrificed

B．referred

C．motivated

D．intended

18.

A．responded

B．respected

C．requested

D．resisted

19.

A．recover

B．defend

C．observe

D．encourage

20.

A．or

B．but

C．so

D．and

6 . I remember growing up, my mom always said, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.” It is so true. Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our success and our joys, comfort us in our challenging moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “A friend is a present which you give yourself.”

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jumping to conclusions or getting defensive. Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror, for when they hear their words repeated back to them; it can help them to realize that what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

Patience, compassion and empathy are also important traits in being a good friend or partner. You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.”The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are priceless gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a tremendous impact on your self-esteem and life path. As someone once told me, “the attitude of your friends is like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or down.”

1. In order to make good friends, you should do the following except ______.

A．Be a good listener	B．Be patient, compassionate
C．Be careful	D．Be generous to your friends

2. What will you do to your friends according to the passage?

A．Buy your friend a mirror.	B．Point out their mistakes if there is any.
C．Give them encouragement and confidence.	D．Pay attention what they do.

3. What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean?

A．It is different whether you have friends or not.

B．The support of friends counts when you have difficulties.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D．You are certain to succeed if you get the support of friends.

4. Which of the following statements is not right according to the passage?

A．It is good to share your fun with other.

B．The friend is a mirror for us to learn more about others.

C．You’d better be a good listener if you want to be a good friend.

D．Be careful to choose your friend.

7 . He’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris．When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven’t time．Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he’ll fix them for you right away.”
But I’d had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman. “No,” I replied, “The other fellow can’t do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait”(立等可取)-- without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋带) ,you might as well just throw away the pair.
My man saw I wouldn’t give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron (围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boot off a shelf.“See what
I can do” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something ____________ an old craftsman with his way of speaking, his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period, it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.
1. Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

A．He had the best repairing tools.

B．He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C．He was proud of his skills.

D．He was a native Parisian.

2. The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” (paragraph6) implies that         .

A．nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B．it was difficult to communicate with this man

C．the man was very strange

D．the man was too old

3. According to the author, many people work just to        .

A．realize their abilities	B．gain happiness
C．make money	D．gain respect

4. This story wants to tell us that      .

A．craftsmen make a lot of money

B．whatever you do, do it well

C．craftsmen need self-respect

D．people are born equal

8 . When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might be made fun of his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy---- the ears presented only a small problem with its appearance.
But the nervous father continued. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery(整形手术). The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.
The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.
“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.
By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.
The baby was in a blanket(毛毯) with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.
She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”
No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.
The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.
1. When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.

A．The baby might not grow up healthily.

B．The baby might be laughed at by others.

C．The baby might disappoint its mother.

D．the baby might have mental problems.

2. According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears________.

A．could not function well.

B．looked the same as others.

C．only caused a small problem.

D．needed to have plastic surgery.

3. What is true about the baby’s mother?

A．She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears.

B．She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears.

C．She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately.

D．She found something similar between the baby and its father.

4. What does the underlined word they refer to in the last but on paragraph(倒数第2段)?

A．The ears.

B．The parents.

C．The doctor and nurse.

D．The problems

5. What’s the function of the last paragraph?

A．To advise readers to listen carefully.

B．To draw a conclusion from the story.

C．To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty.

D．To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship.

9 . My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually_____all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays _______for two weeks at a time. _____I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very _______.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you ______ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so ______ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got ____. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he ______me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I ______my dad's advice.
My dad is _____talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like_____now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest____. He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show_____sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He_____ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose_____because he thinks that all my efforts will_____one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he_____to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their_____light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel_____of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to______.
I love dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.1.

A．on

B．with

C．out

D．in

2.

A．away

B．home

C．inside

D．alone

3.

A．In case

B．Even though

C．If only

D．As if

4.

A．polite

B．kind

C．different

D．close

5.

A．give

B．put

C．take

D．speed

6.

A．nervous

B．anxious

C．crazy

D．familiar

7.

A．rough

B．difficult

C．disappointing

D．boring

8.

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．reminded

D．suggested

9.

A．received

B．challenged

C．took

D．listened

10.

A．physically

B．typically

C．musically

D．exactly

11.

A．chatting

B．dancing

C．writing

D．drawing

12.

A．director

B．supporter

C．scholar

D．sponsor

13.

A．however

B．so

C．and

D．still

14.

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．even

15.

A．aim

B．dream

C．strength

D．heart

16.

A．come true

B．take risks

C．pay off

D．let out

17.

A．agrees

B．likes

C．intends

D．offers

18.

A．bodies

B．arms

C．hands

D．faces

19.

A．jealous

B．optimistic

C．proud

D．happy

20.

A．help

B．read

C．work

D．drive