1 . One Christmas my husband and I travelled to visit family. Our first stop was to visit my parents in Oregon. My ____ gave me a plastic piggy bank as the Christmas gift. Then we continued north into Washington to visit his parents, but on the way we had some ____ problems. It was late, so we went to the nearest house to ask for ____ to sleep there until auto repair shop opened.
The woman who ____ the door was very kind, allowing us to stay. We had to ____ a few things from the truck, including the bank, still in its long box. The next morning my husband headed off ____ towards town, but was soon offered a ____ from the nice lady, and we were back on the road ____ afterwards.
It wasn’t until we reached our destination that we realized we had ____ the piggy bank in the drive way. It sure was ____ and there was no chance of going back for ____
One day over a year later, when we were back in Oregon my mother came out of her house to____ us with the same bank in her hand. I couldn’t believe my ____! We had never told her we had lost it, ____ there it was!
It turns out that the nice lady found the box and read the ____ on the slipping label to get my mother’s name. She then ____ my mother and handed it to her, who held on to it for quite some time until we saw her next.
So ____ the very special lady, I was given the ____ Christmas gift twice. It was truly ____ to me, and now every time that bank gets filled up, I’ll ____ my money to a local charity to “pass on” my fortunate good luck!1.

A．brother

B．husband

C．sister

D．mother

2.

A．technical

B．emotional

C．mechanical

D．important

3.

A．passport

B．permission

C．password

D．permit

4.

A．answered

B．cheered

C．argued

D．questioned

5.

A．move

B．store

C．abandon

D．unload.

6.

A．by bus

B．on foot

C．by bike

D．by car

7.

A．meal

B．job

C．lift

D．wait

8.

A．tearfully

B．safely

C．slowly

D．shortly

9.

A．located

B．forgot

C．went

D．left

10.

A．broken

B．stolen

C．gone

D．hidden

11.

A．them

B．it

C．one

D．some

12.

A．blame

B．greet

C．recognize

D．telephone

13.

A．eyes

B．thoughts

C．imagination

D．expectation

14.

A．although

B．because

C．yet

D．when

15.

A．evidence

B．statement

C．explanation

D．information

16.

A．contacted

B．attracted

C．accepted

D．searched

17.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．because of

D．but for

18.

A．same

B．different

C．extra

D．expensive

19.

A．annoying

B．amusing

C．amazing

D．promising

20.

A．earn

B．donate

C．raise

D．pay

2 . B
When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing oneperson. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.
Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didn't have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Danny's mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.
Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business."
Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans' corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.
1. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show ______.

A．the strength of family unity

B．the difficulty of growing up

C．the advantage of chopsticks

D．the best way of giving a lesson

2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the Helene An family ______.

A．started a business in 1975

B．left Vietnam without much money

C．bought a restaurant in San Francisco

D．opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles

3. What can we infer about the five daughters?

A．They did not finish their college education.

B．They could not bear to work in the family business.

C．They were influenced by what Helene taught them.

D．They were troubled by disagreement among family members.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Run a Corporation

B．Strength Comes from Peace

C．How to Achieve a Big Dream

D．Family Unity Builds Success

3 . My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

1.

A．wasting

B．leaving

C．taking

D．preparing

2.

A．stubborn

B．innocent

C．helpful

D．humorous

3.

A．fell down

B．turned round

C．burst out

D．gave in

4.

A．highlight

B．develop

C．illustrate

D．identify

5.

A．gratefully

B．eagerly

C．carefully

D．quickly

6.

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．in that

7.

A．fascinated

B．satisfied

C．impatient

D．energetic

8.

A．package

B．grab

C．deliver

D．replace

9.

A．confidence

B．strength

C．inspiration

D．involvement

10.

A．sense

B．difference

C．need

D．value

11.

A．excited

B．helped

C．struck

D．encouraged

12.

A．process

B．morning

C．experiment

D．design

13.

A．victory

B．challenge

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

14.

A．urgent

B．decisive

C．perfect

D．dangerous

15.

A．matters

B．happens

C．disappears

D．works

16.

A．successfully

B．peacefully

C．responsibly

D．systematically

17.

A．guaranteed

B．warned

C．promised

D．taught

18.

A．plan

B．destination

C．step

D．detail

19.

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．from

20.

A．complete

B．available

C．additional

D．precious

4 . 假定你是李华。请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中还需说明：
李明：高个子，戴眼镜
航班号：CA985
到达：8月6日上午11:30
注意：1. 词数100左右；
1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 开头语和结已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
How are you doing?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua

5 . When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were ____down Oxford Street, I felt too ____to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she ____to take it because she said the weather was very ____and it was better to walk. I started ____ She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was ____ For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very ____with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as ____as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t ____me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went ____, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were ____to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they ____the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just ____crying. Then he took the small bag that I was ____, opened it and found my hotel address and ____number. When he phoned the hotel, my ____answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the ____ My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had ____and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was ____that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. ____of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.1.

A．running

B．walking

C．visiting

D．driving

2.

A．tired

B．mad

C．happy

D．sad

3.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．suggested

D．managed

4.

A．horrible

B．windy

C．nice

D．cold

5.

A．talking

B．laughing

C．singing

D．crying

6.

A．hearing

B．regarding

C．thinking

D．saying

7.

A．angry

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．familiar

8.

A．excitedly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．carelessly

9.

A．search

B．educate

C．forgive

D．follow

10.

A．outside

B．inside

C．upon

D．down

11.

A．advising

B．talking

C．listening

D．coming

12.

A．called

B．remembered

C．measured

D．left

13.

A．stopped

B．preferred

C．regretted

D．continued

14.

A．catching

B．carrying

C．gaining

D．buying

15.

A．serial

B．lucky

C．phone

D．license

16.

A．mother

B．guide

C．father

D．waiter

17.

A．hotel

B．shop

C．street

D．station

18.

A．forgotten

B．happened

C．damaged

D．lost

19.

A．worried

B．concerned

C．afraid

D．angry

20.

A．None

B．Either

C．Neither

D．Both

6 . A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He_____played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ____his head without a word.
One ___ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the ____to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ______” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would _______ soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he never ______it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___ to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. ______the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his _____,   bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding _____when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became_______. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the_______ To his surprise, his _____was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. _____, he understood---his father had been ______fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!
He returned to his room, ____ running down. _____passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the______nourishment(营养)of life________it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).1.

A．bravely

B．seldom

C．freely

D．always

2.

A．raised

B．nodded

C．lowered

D．knocked

3.

A．spring

B．moment

C．winter

D．week

4.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．children

D．boys

5.

A．sapling

B．tree

C．gift

D．toy

6.

A．die

B．grow

C．break

D．survive

7.

A．led to

B．attended t

C．belonged to

D．objected to

8.

A．pleased

B．upset

C．worried

D．surprised

9.

A．Compared with

B．Similar to

C．Connected to

D．Popular with

10.

A．request

B．schedule

C．promise

D．secret

11.

A．president

B．botanist

C．artist

D．researcher

12.

A．smart

B．desperate

C．optimistic

D．practical

13.

A．field

B．courtyard

C．park

D．farm

14.

A．brother

B．sister

C．father

D．neighbor

15.

A．All of a sudden

B．For a moment

C．In time

D．From then on

16.

A．busily

B．quietly

C．cautiously

D．secretly

17.

A．water

B．tears

C．sweat

D．rain

18.

A．Hours

B．Months

C．Decades

D．Centuries

19.

A．last

B．only

C．least

D．best

20.

A．Even if

B．Now that

C．If only

D．What if

7 . Many Tuesday mornings I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really ______ the time along with him.

One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit ______ when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and ______ that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I ______ through his home, checking every room. I tried not to ______. Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.

I was worried. ______, my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics（有氧运动）class.

On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our ______ together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was ______ me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his ______, I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was _____ all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so ______ of my father for being so ______ and talented. He’d made my party a ______.

As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in ______.

“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the ______ on the side of the house!” she answered.

And I hurried to my car and ______ back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad ______ laughing his typical laugh that was always ______. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I ______ the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.

Thanks, Daddy, for all the ______ and more importantly, for all your love.

1.

A．dislike

B．share

C．get

D．enjoy

2.

A．dangerous

B．unusual

C．joyful

D．relaxing

3.

A．decided

B．hoped

C．expected

D．wondered

4.

A．lived

B．pulled

C．hurried

D．came

5.

A．cry

B．panic

C．believe

D．confirm

6.

A．Above all

B．In all

C．After all

D．For all

7.

A．journey

B．family

C．interest

D．history

8.

A．holding

B．picking

C．calling

D．bringing

9.

A．heart

B．chest

C．eyes

D．arms

10.

A．amazing

B．cheating

C．inviting

D．providing

11.

A．sure

B．aware

C．proud

D．afraid

12.

A．honest

B．special

C．lucky

D．practical

13.

A．feast

B．prize

C．secret

D．success

14.

A．anger

B．worry

C．sorrow

D．surprise

15.

A．yard

B．kitchen

C．room

D．home

16.

A．fought

B．raced

C．looked

D．fled

17.

A．kept

B．remembered

C．began

D．stopped

18.

A．bitter

B．simple

C．familiar

D．tight

19.

A．closed

B．unlocked

C．kicked

D．knocked

20.

A．memories

B．chances

C．assistance

D．advice

8 . “I have recently completed my college degree. The project we were ______ in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their ______.

Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald’s for ______. We were standing in line, waiting to be ______, when everyone around us began to back away.______ I turned around, I smelled a ______ “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two ______ homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were ______ of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man ______ awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.

The young lady at the ______ asked him what they wanted. He said, “coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could ______. If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy ______. I realized that he just wanted to be ______. It was too cold outside.

Then I really felt it--- the compulsion (冲动) was so great I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were ______ at me, judging my every action. I smiled and ______ two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in ______ with tears in his eyes.

I returned to the ______ on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said, “Can I ______ this?”

I nodded. She began to read ______ while every student listened attentively.

In my own way I ______ the people at McDonald’s, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

1.

A．taught

B．informed

C．assigned

D．expected

2.

A．reactions

B．songs

C．opinions

D．stories

3.

A．advice

B．help

C．information

D．breakfast

4.

A．checked

B．called

C．served

D．found

5.

A．Because

B．If

C．As

D．Though

6.

A．horrible

B．pleasant

C．common

D．strange

7.

A．handsome

B．powerful

C．rich

D．poor

8.

A．proud

B．full

C．aware

D．afraid

9.

A．looked

B．sounded

C．smelled

D．proved

10.

A．desk

B．stage

C．counter

D．door

11.

A．discover

B．save

C．afford

D．do

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

13.

A．warm

B．alone

C．clean

D．quiet

14.

A．glaring

B．staring

C．glancing

D．shouting

15.

A．sold

B．prepared

C．ordered

D．searched

16.

A．surprise

B．relief

C．fear

D．gratitude

17.

A．college

B．home

C．restaurant

D．hospital

18.

A．keep

B．copy

C．share

D．make

19.

A．silently

B．sadly

C．fully

D．aloud

20.

A．persuaded

B．touched

C．shocked

D．warned

9 . Some people make art with paint, and others use pencil or clay. However, Jean Shin makes sculptures that change everyday objects into thoughtful and beautiful works of art. Shin makes art from broken umbrellas, old clothing or computer parts. Her show “Common Threads” is currently at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
One of the first works in the “Common Threads” exhibit looks like glowing orange cave formations coming out of the floor and ceiling. If you move closer to the sculptures, you realize they are made up of thousands of carefully stacked small plastic bottles for storing medicines.
Jean Shin made this work, Chemical Balance, by gathering the bottles from friends, family and retirement communities. Like much of Shin’s art, this work is both about individuals and large groups of people. Each personal object once belonged to an individual. But it takes a large community of such individuals to make Shin’s art possible.
Chance City is made up of more than thirty-two thousand dollars worth of old lottery tickets. People buy tickets in hopes of winning large amounts of money. Shin collected the tickets in New York City and Washington, D.C. over a period of three years. The small pieces of paper are carefully stacked to create buildings. The sculptures were made using no supports, so they could fall over at any time. The work makes a statement about the unsure nature of money and chance.
Jean Shin was born in 1971 in the Republic of Korea. Her parents moved to the United States when she was six years old. Shin studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has chosen to make art that takes a long time to create. She says this is because her parents taught her about the value of hard work.
Other works in “Common Threads” include TEXTile. It is a piece of flowing fabric covered with thousands of old computer keys. Visitors can add to the work by typing their own message.
Shin’s latest work is called Everyday Monuments. It is made of almost 2,000 sports awards called trophies(奖品). The trophies showed people doing sports like baseball, tennis or bowling. Shin changed the human forms on every trophy so that each is doing an everyday act like cleaning, driving or carrying shopping bags. The sculpture was influenced by many large monuments in Washington which honor important heroes. Jean Shin’s smaller monument celebrates the heroism of people in their everyday actions.
1. How many works made by Jean Shin are mentioned in the text?

A．6.	B．5.
C．4.	D．7.

2. It can be inferred from the text that Jean Shin’s works is _________.

A．dirty but beautiful

B．made from rubbish

C．environmental and meaningful

D．valuable and natural

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．Jean Shin’s parents took a long time to teach her art.

B．Jean Shin created Chance City in hopes of winning large amounts of money.

C．Everyday Monuments was created to honor important heroes.

D．Visitors can participate in the creation of the work TEXTile.

4. Which of the following could be the best title of the text?

A．The life of Jean Shin

B．Jean Shin Makes Art from Everyday Objects

C．Sculptures Made by Jean Shin

D．Jean Shin’s Latest Work

10 . Years ago, I owned the very best dog in the world. I was a child when we got her. She grew up with me, and was always there when I needed her. She died during one of my college vacations. My heart broke then, and I knew that there would never be another dog like her.
However, I was wrong. My next dog came into my life when I was married. My husband traveled for a living, and I was often lonely. This dog taught me to be patient. He always stayed at my side until the children were born, and then he became their guardian (保护者), too. When he passed away, my heart broke. I was sure I would never love another dog as much as I loved him.
I was wrong again. We got the next one when the children were little. When he played with the children, he made them laugh. These days he spends more time with me since the children aren’t around so much. He is, of course, the very best dog in the world.
I wonder if that’s part of the lessen: to teach us that love has a spirit that returns again and again and never really dies.
It’s amazing. _______________ And they fit into our families, our lives, and our hearts, because they always have been and will be the best dogs in the world.
1. According to the story, the writer may agree with the opinion that __________.

A．love me, love my dog

B．love never really dies

C．a dog is necessary to a family

D．where there’s love, there’s a dog

2. What does the writer think about the third dog she owns?

A．He brings happiness to the children.

B．He is better than the other two dogs.

C．He loves to play with children rather than adults.

D．He is lonely since the children have left home.

3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means__________.

A．they leave the room when the family needs a new one

B．each dog has a single room to live in

C．they leave the house when the family no longer needs them

D．they come into the writer’s life one after another

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The writer doesn’t keep a dog at the moment.

B．The writer was very sad every time the dog died.

C．The second dog stayed longer than the first one.

D．The writer’s husband doesn’t like dogs.