1 . 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

2 . Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very __________ and arrived early.

She ______ the door open and found nobody there. “I am the ________ to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of ______on it. They were fresh. She______ them and they were sweet. She looked around for a ______ to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought ______. “ But who could it be?” she began to ______ .

The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with ______ interest. For the following days of the ______ , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then ______her work.

Then came another Monday. ______she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n) ______ bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, ______ the old ones.

The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the ______.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the______. She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s ______. She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which ______ : “ In order to keep the secretaries ______, the company has decided that every ______ a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.

1.

A．depressed

B．encouraged

C．excited

D．surprised

2.

A．turned

B．pushed

C．knocked

D．forced

3.

A．last

B．second

C．third

D．first

4.

A．keys

B．grapes

C．flowers

D．bananas

5.

A．smelled

B．ate

C．took

D．held

6.

A．vase

B．room

C．glass

D．bottle

7.

A．angrily

B．quietly

C．strangely

D．happily

8.

A．seek

B．wonder

C．Work

D．ask

9.

A．low

B．little

C．great

D．general

10.

A．month

B．period

C．year

D．week

11.

A．set about

B．set up

C．set out

D．set off

12.

A．Unless

B．When

C．Since

D．Before

13.

A．old

B．red

C．blue

D．new

14.

A．covering

B．demanding

C．replacing

D．forbidding

15.

A．sender

B．receiver

C．secretary

D．waiter

16.

A．assistant

B．colleague

C．employee

D．manager

17.

A．notebook

B．desk

C．office

D．house

18.

A．said

B．written

C．printed

D．signed

19.

A．at home

B．on time

C．in high spirits

D．in low spirits

20.

A．Sunday morning

B．Monday morning

C．Monday afternoon

D．Tuesday afternoon

3 . A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was____．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its____，deep red in the middle，____fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the____and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere____ her．After all she had been through，this is what she____．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be____where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was____
The sun had set by now and it was getting____．She tried to imagine having her favorite ____on until she saw her front door It seemed different. ____ had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was____: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed____．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the____．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)____written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went____．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her____room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her____looked so tired，as if she hadn’t____for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something____．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better   now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”1.

A．rising

B．setting

C．shining

D．smiling

2.

A．shape

B．shadow

C．size

D．color

3.

A．quickly

B．partly

C．softly

D．probably

4.

A．waves

B．boats

C．trees

D．sands

5.

A．relaxed

B．puzzled

C．disappointed

D．interrupted

6.

A．understood

B．considered

C．needed

D．regretted

7.

A．discussing

B．finding

C．asking

D．wondering

8.

A．alive

B．asleep

C．missing

D．hardworking

9.

A．sunny

B．warm

C．cold

D．cloudy

10.

A．glasses

B．hat

C．skirt

D．jacket

11.

A．Somebody

B．Nobody

C．Mother

D．Father

12.

A．shocked

B．scared

C．exhausted

D．comforted

13.

A．beautified

B．rearranged

C．deserted

D．destroyed

14.

A．garden

B．bedroom

C．yard

D．house

15.

A．book

B．note

C．article

D．poste

16.

A．1ooking

B．working

C．fishing

D．sightseeing

17.

A．own

B．parents’

C．sister’s

D．brother’s

18.

A．gesture

B．body

C．face

D．eyes

19.

A．studied

B．slept

C．exercised

D．moved

20.

A．different

B．new

C．precious

D．dangerous

4 . 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.

5 . 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

6 . 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

7 . 完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1．5分；满分30分）
阅读下面短文，然后从下列各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things_______!” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe_______
These comments may come from stories about us that have been_______for years—often from_______childhood. These stories may have no_______in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations_______my development? I was never_______to work on cars or be around_______When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later,_______, I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I________down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the________side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life________and told him about my________performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “________is it that you can solve________mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t________from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to________At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been________my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.________, if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost________we choose.1.

A．away

B．down

C．up

D．off

2.

A．yourself

B．myself

C．them

D．others

3.

A．said

B．repeated

C．spread

D．spoken

4.

A．as long as

B．as much as

C．as well as

D．as far back as

5.

A．cause

B．plot

C．basis

D．meaning

6.

A．affect

B．improve

C．lead

D．change

7.

A．hoped

B．demanded

C．encouraged

D．agreed

8.

A．means

B．hammers

C．facilities

D．tools

9.

A．therefore

B．however

C．instead

D．somehow

10.

A．took

B．turned

C．settled

D．got

11.

A．negative

B．active

C．passive

D．subjective

12.

A．roads

B．trips

C．experiences

D．paths

13.

A．unexpected

B．average

C．excellent

D．poor

14.

A．When

B．Why

C．How

D．What

15.

A．common

B．advanced

C．complex

D．primary

16.

A．suffer

B．separate

C．arise

D．come

17.

A．adopt

B．suspect

C．believe

D．receive

18.

A．weakening

B．accepting

C．abandoning

D．strengthening

19.

A．As a result	B．On the contrary
C．In addition	D．At the same time

20.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．all

8 . 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.

9 . 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