1 . When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning. And when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was too busy in those days.

Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Several hours later that day I received a call. My father was in the hospital. Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized how little I knew about my dad, his deepest thoughts and his dreams.

After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself. All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

1. When the author was a little girl, she       .

A．was good at repairing things	B．liked playing with the hammer
C．often talked with her father	D．learned to take care of her family

2. What happened when the author was at college?

A．She phoned her father every Sunday morning.

B．She received a call from her father every Sunday morning.

C．Her father bought her a house.

D．She often asked her father to talk with her.

3. Why did the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago?

A．Because her father was busy putting up a swing for her daughter.

B．Because she had got tired of talking with him.

C．Because she was busy planning a trip.

D．Because her father often forgot what they had once talked about.

4. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．The author found an excuse to forgive herself.

B．The author and her father were both busy.

C．The author complained about her father’s leave without saying goodbye.

D．The author regretted missing the talks with her father.

2 . No matter how busy you are, you should spare time to express your love to your beloved. Even several _____ from you weigh much in his/ her heart. One of my best friends was ____ in a plane crash. Someone asked his wife the best ____ she has of their life together. She thought about ____ and told about their story.

They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time almost twenty years earlier. She had given up her job to get her master’s degree, and her husband _____hesitated to support her. He kept his own ____ and did the cooking, cleaning, and other housework while she studied for her degree.

One time they both stayed ____ all night. She was finishing her thesis (论文), and he was preparing for an important business meeting. That ____ , she walked out on the loft (楼阁), ____ him over the railing (栏杆), and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this _____was to his career, and she was feeling ______ that she didn’t even have time to make his breakfast. She saw him hurry out with his bag. But about thirty seconds later he came back, which _______her. She watched her husband walk over to the coffee table and_______the words “I love you” on a piece of paper. Then he ran out to his car.

The woman then looked at her_______and said, “John and I has a________life together. We have been around the world several times and we’ve________everything that money can buy , _______________nothing comes close to that moment.”

Love makes our life more beautiful and worth living, ____ which life will lose its meaning. True love doesn’t necessarily(一定地)______ doing something great. Sometimes it is ____ things that matter.

1.

A．books

B．hugs

C．words

D．smiles

2.

A．saved

B．killed

C．injured

D．filmed

3.

A．friend

B．place

C．travel

D．memory

4.

A．him

B．it

C．them

D．herself

5.

A．ever

B．usually

C．never

D．even

6.

A．hobby

B．habit

C．job

D．idea

7.

A．up

B．away

C．over

D．out

8.

A．noon

B．afternoon

C．morning

D．night

9.

A．looked at

B．called at

C．waved to

D．listened to

10.

A．report

B．trade

C．meeting

D．experience

11.

A．guilty

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．embarrassed

12.

A．satisfied

B．bothered

C．surprised

D．moved

13.

A．say

B．write

C．find

D．touch

14.

A．student

B．husband

C．listener

D．leader

15.

A．difficult

B．strange

C．wonderful

D．terrible

16.

A．had

B．used

C．lost

D．missed

17.

A．though

B．because

C．if

D．but

18.

A．from

B．without

C．with

D．despite

19.

A．avoid

B．admit

C．mean

D．appreciate

20.

A．little

B．special

C．amazing

D．great

3 . Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his ______ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to ______ my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that, my father in-law ______ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, ______ our family into a more terrible state.

In these circumstances I have two mental ______: either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or ______ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about self-confidence and consistency, and ______ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.

I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am ______ today will build up my ______ . My strengths will then increases my confidence and make me a good times make me a ______ man one day. I understand that good and bad stages are part of ______ . While good times make me happy, bad times ______ the ‘inner’ me.

Two months later, ______ , I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has healed my wife’s mental stress ______ the death of her father. My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still ______ !

As I am back on the track of normal life, I can ______ say that the most important things that helped me ______ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and ______ attitude towards life. So, while I wish you all the best life can ______ you, I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life ______ you are trapped in any of such situations.

1.

A．admission

B．benefit

C．diploma

D．permission

2.

A．share

B．reduce

C．break

D．raise

3.

A．showed up

B．set off

C．fell down

D．passed away

4.

A．putting

B．finding

C．forming

D．lifting

5.

A．problems

B．concerns

C．choices

D．activities

6.

A．link

B．replace

C．mix

D．exchange

7.

A．regret

B．stop

C．keep

D．risk

8.

A．practicing

B．suffering

C．producing

D．relieving

9.

A．intelligence

B．body

C．character

D．reputation

10.

A．carful

B．hard-working

C．easy-going

D．successful

11.

A．life

B．wealth

C．time

D．health

12.

A．hide

B．destroy

C．strengthen

D．kill

13.

A．desperately

B．unwillingly

C．hopefully

D．fortunately

14.

A．regardless of

B．due to

C．instead of

D．apart from

15.

A．occupied

B．empty

C．open

D．closed

16.

A．disappointedly

B．surprisedly

C．deliberately

D．confidently

17.

A．fight

B．meet

C．change

D．delay

18.

A．general

B．positive

C．friendly

D．honest

19.

A．offer

B．expect

C．manage

D．send

20.

A．as if

B．in that

C．now that

D．in case

4 . I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at the memorial service that he'll never forget. He shared the story with me.

At the memorial service, his friend's wife walked to the platform to speak to the gathering. She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together. At the moment, she had been too sad to answer, but she had thought about it since and wanted to answer the question.

They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obtain her master's degree, and her husband never hesitated in his support.

He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, and other housework while she studied for her degree.

One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her paper, and he was preparing for an important business meeting. That morning, she walked out of her study, leaned against the door by the stairs, looked at her husband downstairs and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she didn't even have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefcase and hurried out. She heard the garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she heard it open again about thirty seconds later. From above, she watched her husband dash into the house and walk over to the forgotten coffee table. Marking the surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words "I love you", then he raced back to his car.

The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, "John and I had a wonderful life together. We have been around the world several times. We've had everything money can buy. . . but nothing comes close to that moment."

Hearing this, I was deeply moved. "Love makes life worthwhile. "

1. Why did the woman quit her job?

A．She needed to concentrate on her studies.

B．She had too much housework to do.

C．She wanted to travel around the world.

D．She had to support her husband.

2. "He held down his own job…" in Paragraph 4 means that _________.

A．he needed help in his work	B．he managed to keep his job
C．he cancelled his job	D．he delayed his work

3. The woman mentioned an incident 20 years ago to show _________.

A．how busy their life was	B．how they improved their life
C．how her husband loved her	D．how hard her husband worked

5 . 假设你是双鸭山市第一中学高一新生李华，你的朋友Tom来信询问这一个月以来让你印象最深的老师。请你根据以下要点介绍一下你的英语老师Ms Gao：
1. 2000年大学毕业，同年来我校工作；
2.热爱教育事业，精力充沛；教学方法灵活多样，课堂生动有趣，深受学生好评；对学生要求严格且有耐心；
3.在她的帮助下，学生们的英语都取得了进步；学生们认为有Ms Gao教他们，他们都能被重点大学录取。
注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

I’m glad to receive your email

____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always ________ you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only ________ friends leave footprints (脚印).

I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the ________.She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves ________ with the cool ________. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, ________to the sound of them.

Autumn, for others, is a/an ________ season, while for me, it is an annoying season.The free days always get me ________.But one day, the sound of a violin________ into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains.I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was ________ in playing her violin.

I had ________ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been ________ there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

Leaves were still falling. Every day ________ I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her violin. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became ________. ________ we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ________. To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

“You must like violin.” she said.

“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a ________expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that ________ me.” she said.

“In fact, it was your playing ________ gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a ________—so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

1.

A．with

B．for

C．against

D．to

2.

A．good

B．true

C．new

D．old

3.

A．sound

B．song

C．play

D．violin

4.

A．shaking

B．hanging

C．floating

D．falling

5.

A．wind

B．snow

C．air

D．rain

6.

A．watching

B．listening

C．seeing

D．hearing

7.

A．lively

B．lovely

C．harvest

D．lonely

8.

A．up

B．off

C．down

D．over

9.

A．flowed

B．grew

C．entered

D．ran

10.

A．interested

B．active

C．busy

D．lost

11.

A．once

B．never

C．often

D．usually

12.

A．waiting

B．stopping

C．standing

D．hearing

13.

A．because

B．so

C．when

D．but

14.

A．interesting

B．moving

C．encouraging

D．exciting

15.

A．But

B．However

C．Even

D．Though

16.

A．stopped

B．began

C．gone

D．changed

17.

A．happy

B．sad

C．strange

D．surprised

18.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．encouraged

D．interested

19.

A．that

B．which

C．it

D．who

20.

A．song

B．dream

C．fire

D．sister

7 . A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond ”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It‘s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
1. The man ordered three beers all the time because _______.

A．people were fond of drinking beers in this pub.

B．he missed his two brothers living abroad very much.

C．this would help him become a local celebrity.

D．it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.

2. We can infer from the passage that______.

A．news traveled fast in the town.

B．the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker

C．the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much

D．the man was strong-minded to give up drinking

3. The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.

A．he thought the man should order three beers

B．he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away

C．he would earn less money

D．the man decided to drink two beers

4. The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by______.

A．gratitude

B．sympathy

C．appreciation

D．surprise

8 . 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Diana got married and had a 5-year-old son named Dusfin. They lived a very happy life and have been expecting a new family member coming. But a disease forced her to experience an emergency operation to deliver their new daughter．At 12 inches long and ________ only one pound and nine ounces，she was a premature baby．But the doctor’s soft words dropped like ________．“I don’t think she’s going to make it” he said．“There’s only a 10-percent ________ she will pull through the night，and even then，if by some chance she does make it，her future could be a very ________ one．”
David and Diana listened as the doctor ________ the serious problems the newly—born baby，Anna，would ________ face if she survived．She would never walk；she would never ________；she would probably be blind；and so on．
“No! No!” was all Diana could ________．The whole family had long ________ the day they would have a daughter to become a ________ of four．Now，within a matter of hours，that dream was slipping away. But Diana insisted，“I don’t care what the doctors say! One day she will be coming home with us!”
Certainly，there was ________ a moment when Anna suddenly grew ________．But as the weeks went by，she did ________ gain an ounce of weight here and an ounce of ________ there. At last，when Anna turned two months old，her parents were able to ________her in their arms for the very first time though ________ continued to gently but coldly ________ that her chances of surviving，much less living any kind of normal life，were next to zero．
Finally，Anna went home from the hospital，just as her mother had ________.Today，five years later，Anna is a little but lively young girl with bright gray eyes ________ a strong interest for life. She shows no ________ of any mental or physical injuries. Simply，she is everything a little girl can be．1.

A．weighing

B．counting

C．measuring

D．looking

2.

A．gifts

B．rains

C．orders

D．bombs

3.

A．chance

B．right

C．deduction

D．result

4.

A．easy

B．common

C．cruel

D．peaceful

5.

A．solved

B．collected

C．created

D．described

6.

A．bravely

B．likely

C．completely

D．firmly

7.

A．talk

B．taste

C．breathe

D．see

8.

A．act

B．consider

C．say

D．refuse

9.

A．gone through

B．given up

C．relied on

D．dreamed of

10.

A．family

B．group

C．team

D．unit

11.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．still

12.

A．happier

B．stronger

C．quieter

D．calmer

13.

A．strangely

B．sharply

C．particularly

D．slowly

14.

A．strength

B．progress

C．skill

D．wisdom

15.

A．hold

B．grasp

C．touch

D．flick

16.

A．barbers

B．parents

C．relatives

D．doctors

17.

A．notice

B．warn

C．judge

D．present

18.

A．doubted

B．feared

C．hoped

D．accused

19.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or else

20.

A．effects

B．marks

C．signs

D．evidences

9 . John Smith was a very handsome young man but he was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr. Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age I was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr. Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything. “When you told me to earn some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $2,500?”
1. Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A．he liked listening to the radio

B．he had a big family to support

C．he spent a lot of time writing letters

D．he didn’t do the jobs well

2. Why was Johnny fined $ 250?

A．Because he was lazy.

B．Because he was out of work.

C．Because he cheated the people.

D．Because he didn’t pay for his new suit.

3. What would probably happen at last?

A．Johnny would get $2,500 from the newspaper.

B．The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny.

C．Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper.

D．Johnny would become a newspaper reporter.

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner.

B．What’s Johnny’s secret.

C．What did the policeman want Johnny to do.

D．How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back.

10 . 完形填空
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. ____, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. ____, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __to spend time with our schoolbooks out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum ______ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __for her.

Then started another___for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing   ___ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard···Circumstances__change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had ___the exam with honors and was___ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I ___Mum, “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a____of time.”

1.

A．However

B．Thus

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

2.

A．devoted

B．spent

C．taken

D．wasted

3.

A．In that case

B．In this way

C．On the other hand

D．On the contrary

4.

A．pleased

B．annoyed

C．forced

D．advised

5.

A．demanded

B．concluded

C．promised

D．mentioned

6.

A．at

B．for

C．from

D．after

7.

A．announcing

B．reading

C．knowing

D．saying

8.

A．shame

B．challenge

C．pride

D．honor

9.

A．experiment

B．research

C．conflict

D．trial

10.

A．though

B．while

C．as

D．unless

11.

A．determined

B．astonished

C．satisfied

D．concerned

12.

A．predict

B．imagine

C．guess

D．feel

13.

A．need

B．would

C．will

D．shall

14.

A．quickly

B．extremely

C．smoothly

D．gradually

15.

A．made up

B．paid off

C．took on

D．burst out

16.

A．attended

B．received

C．passed

D．failed

17.

A．accepted

B．allowed

C．admitted

D．permitted

18.

A．questioned

B．convinced

C．persuaded

D．called

19.

A．nodded

B．laughed

C．shouted

D．joked

20.

A．matter

B．period

C．waste

D．length