1 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Seven years ago, my wife told our 6-year-old daughter about our wedding weekend. My wife had moved back home to spend the weekend with her family.

As I was tucking our daughter in (把女儿的被子掖好) later that night, she asked if she could “come home like mommy did” when she got married one day. (Hopefully, one day far off into the future...) I told her our house would always be open to her. She gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. She was extremely happy.

After a few seconds, I could see her mind churning (思绪翻腾) — the happiness dissipated. She pushed her finger into my belly and told me in low spirits, “Your belly is too big and you are too fat. I don’t know if you are going to make it.”

I was shocked. It was true that my health had fallen into a huge decline in the previous five years as I was building Contegix. I had not thought of it as destroying a future with my family. A 6-year-old girl saw what I missed.

I decided to run a mile the next morning. I couldn’t make it 1/4 mile. I didn’t give up and went out the next morning.

Seven years later, I have lost 60 pounds and regularly run ultra marathons. I attempted my first 100 miles last August, but I missed the terminal point at mile 87 after running on a torn hamstring (腿筋撕裂) for the previous 79 miles.

Yet, the most important distance I will ever go will be walking her down the aisle (结婚) one day. I would not make it if it hadn’t been for the honesty and innocence of a 6-year-old.

1. Why was the author’s daughter happy? (no more than 15 words)
2. What does the underlined word “dissipated” in Paragraph 3 mean? (one word)
3. What happened to the author as he was building Contegix? (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the author regularly do seven years later? (no more than 5 words)
5. What do you think of the author? Please explain. (no more than 25 words)

2 . Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old,making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen.While I was growing up,we lived a very hard life.We had little money,but my mom gave me a lot of love.Each night,she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,“Kemmons,you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen,I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again.Every day,my mother spoke to me in her gentle,loving voice,telling me that no matter what those doctors said,I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough.She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her.A year later,I returned to school—walking on my own!

When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit,my mom lost her job.Then I left school to support the both of us.At that moment,I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years,I experienced various levels of business success.But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child.That was too expensive for the average American family.I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children.There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly,mom was one of my strongest supporters.She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style.As in any business,we experienced a lot of challenges.But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul,I never doubted we would succeed.Fifteen years later,we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn.In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations.But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself,nothing can stop you.

1. What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was_______.

A．caring	B．moving
C．encouraging	D．interesting

2. According to the author,who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A．Doctors.

B．Nurses.

C．Friends.

D．Mom.

3. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A．His terrible experience in the hotel.

B．His previous business success of various levels.

C．His mom’s support.

D．His wife’s suggestion.

4. Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A．Modest,helpful and hard-working.

B．Loving,supportive and strong-willed.

C．Careful,helpful and beautiful.

D．Strict,sensitive and supportive.

5. Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A．Self-confidence,hard work,higher-education and a poor family.

B．Mom’s encouragement,clear goals,self-confidence and hard work.

C．Clear goals,mom’s encouragement,a poor family and higher education.

D．Mom’s encouragement,a poor family,higher education and opportunities.

3 . 阅读下而短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A good friend not only likes to hang with you and have    1    good time, but thinks about you and wishes good things far you when you’re apart. A good Friend may not talk to you every day or even every week,    2    can come up in a matter of minutes. A good friend will come to help you, even when you haven't talked to him in weeks Time doesn’t lessen a good friend's relationship with you.

Beth is a friend of    3    (I), I can for weeks without    4    (talk )to her but then drop anything in minutes because    5    her. She has no problem giving me some of her     6    (suggest)either, Last week. I    7    (buy)a pair of jeans which wasn’t    8    (exact) right for me. Some of my friend laugh at me. Beth would give a bees opinion. rather than leaving me hanging with my big jeans She advised me    9     (wear) this mini skirt instead because it made me look pretty.

I believe that good friends also    10    (be) the most honest with you, instead of looking down on you, showing off themselves or ignoring you. Beth is a friend like that. I feel so lucky to have such a friend.

4 . My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas, little food, and an attack by German U-boat. After getting here, her large family worked hard to build a new life in America. They never had much money but were rich in love.

One day, when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and brothers went on a trip. It was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekend. Nanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herself. She made me a special breakfast that first morning. However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it, Nanny quietly put down the plate and went into the living room. I followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyes. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused it.

I walked over to Nanny, climbed on her lap, and for the first time in my short life I did something else too. I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. She smiled, rubbed my head, and told me I was a good boy even though I didn’t feel like one then.

That memory just like my Nanny’s love will stay in my heart forever. It is a sign of both strength and wisdom, Asking for forgiveness helps us to learn, to grow, and to love.

1. Nanny’s family immigrated to America mainly because______.

A．they suffered starvation in their homeland

B．they wanted to start a rich life in the new land

C．they tried to get away from the terrible climate

D．their country was in war and they needed peace

2. The boy complained to Nanny that the food ______.

A．wasn’t cooked the way his mom did

B．was served a bit later than usual

C．was prepared in a special way

D．was just to his parents taste

3. When seeing Nanny crying in the living room, the author felt ______.

A．surprised	B．ashamed
C．shocked	D．annoyed

4. The author mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．forgiveness can be beneficial to people asking for it

B．hardships can make children more indifferent

C．grandparents are more tolerant than their grandchildren

D．family ties can sometimes be misused

5. What kind of person is Nanny in author’s eyes?

A．Hardworking and careful.	B．Joyous and jealous.
C．Strong-willed and generous.	D．Kind and sensitive.

5 . At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After ______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up ______ all our family. ______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so ______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age(心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.

Since I was his only child, it was my ______ to look after him. He forgot______ everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of _____ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet ______ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.

Dad became the ______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ______ away. He broke my window with a ball and _____ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing ______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ______ playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ______ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ______ apples.

It is eight years since the ______. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ______ of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his _______ stays the same. Though it is still ______ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ______ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?

1.

A．lying

B．waiting

C．staying

D．sleeping

2.

A．excited

B．calmed

C．hurt

D．protected

3.

A．Luckily

B．Amazingly

C．Unfortunately

D．Regularly

4.

A．slowly

B．strangely

C．lightly

D．seriously

5.

A．turn

B．duty

C．favor

D．habit

6.

A．almost

B．half

C．truly

D．simply

7.

A．stopping

B．performing

C．accepting

D．planning

8.

A．so

B．though

C．if

D．before

9.

A．cleverest

B．oldest

C．bravest

D．kindest

10.

A．flew

B．jumped

C．drove

D．walked

11.

A．repaired

B．designed

C．answered

D．cleaned

12.

A．useless

B．wrong

C．dangerous

D．impolite

13.

A．foolish

B．big

C．shy

D．foreign

14.

A．show

B．lend

C．share

D．sell

15.

A．pick

B．hide

C．buy

D．plant

16.

A．graduation

B．invention

C．mistake

D．accident

17.

A．teacher

B．grandfather

C．doctor

D．uncle

18.

A．weight

B．age

C．height

D．look

19.

A．tiring

B．relaxing

C．amusing

D．interesting

20.

A．perfect

B．important

C．easy

D．happy

6 . My father lived a long life and was deeply loved by his wife, three children, eleven grandchildren and a large number of friends. He was smart and quick-headed. When I asked if he’d like to join me on Virgin Airlines, I remember him ____replying:“Why not? It’s as close to heaven as I'll ever get”.

While he could always make us ____ he was also quiet, considerate and full of wonderful ____for us so that we could do better.

When I was a child,I____ myself to the change in Dad’s loose drawer — I didn’t see it as stealing,but rather as just borrowing without a ____ to give back and bought chocolate from our local corner shop.

One day, while ____the shop with my father, the shopkeeper questioned my ____spending habits: “Now I don ’t want to get him into any____, Mr Branson, but I don’t know where young Richard is getting all his ____ from. He’s becoming my best customer — I ____ he isn’t stealing it.”

Dad ____ by looking her straight in the eyes and saying loudly,“ Madam, how dare you____my son of stealing?”

After we left the shop, my father never spoke a word about the ____. However, his deliberate____ for the rest of the day expressed everything. The way he ____ the situation taught me a hugely effective lesson. I learned that the power of the____ words can be frighteningly influential.

His____ my honesty was more ____than if he had scolded me. I also learned the power of ____ and second chances. And these lessons have ____ me a lot in both life and work.

1.

A．nervously

B．deliberately

C．sensitively

D．humorously

2.

A．calm

B．laugh

C．benefit

D．reflect

3.

A．advice

B．patience

C．expectation

D．appreciation

4.

A．led

B．sent

C．helped

D．attracted

5.

A．dream

B．receipt

C．way

D．plan

6.

A．visiting

B．discussing

C．exploring

D．progressing

7.

A．reasonable

B．flexible

C．usual

D．common

8.

A．debt

B．trouble

C．honor

D．change

9.

A．confidence

B．pleasure

C．pride

D．money

10.

A．know

B．hope

C．admit

D．remember

11.

A．responded

B．exploded

C．attacked

D．comforted

12.

A．express

B．inform

C．accuse

D．warn

13.

A．question

B．incident

C．trip

D．shopkeeper

14.

A．absence

B．sadness

C．anger

D．silence

15.

A．put up with

B．kept away from

C．dealt with

D．lived through

16.

A．unspoken

B．proper

C．meaningful

D．enjoyable

17.

A．discovering

B．losing

C．defending

D．exhibiting

18.

A．concerned

B．powerful

C．annoying

D．frightening

19.

A．communication

B．friendship

C．blame

D．forgiveness

20.

A．grasped

B．benefited

C．expressed

D．surprised

7 . On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.

Though Mother’s Day follows the Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mum has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift(节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mum saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.

Mum creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons(浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.

I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions(蒲公英)to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mum didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.

I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet. It is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelops. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.

Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness. I immediately wanted to share with my mum.

1. Why does the author say the Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

A．Because Mother’s Day always falls shortly after the Earth Day.

B．To stress that all the women in her family are environmentalists.

C．To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.

D．Because her mother shows her concern to nature on Mother’s Day.

2. Which of the following in NOT related to Mum’s “green life”?

A．Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.

B．Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.

C．Setting a caught spider free in the garden.

D．Picking dandelions on busy streets.

3. We can infer from the article that .

A．the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well

B．the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard

C．the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life

D．the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment

4. What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A．Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.

B．The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.

C．Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.

D．The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker’s father?

A．A doctor.

B．A nurse.

C．A teacher.

2. How many years younger is the speaker’s mother than his father?

A．1year.

B．2 years.

C．3 years.

3. What do we know about the speaker’s sister?

A．She likes making friends.	B．She likes Chinese culture.
C．She likes studying in China.

4. What does the speaker hope to do?

A．Work in a hospital.

B．Study in China.

C．Teach in China.

9 . She’s 14 now, a turbulent (不安的)age.

She walks into the ____. It is night time, and I’m picking her up from an activity, and she is ____. She used to always be happy. ____ it’s a 50-50 matter. She ____ me a picture she wants to post on the Internet of her and a friend. She asks if it’s OK. I ____ her it’s OK. I don’t know if it’s OK; I’m ____ trying hard to keep up with the rules. She is happy.

We sit in the car, and talk about ____.   It is pleasing for a moment not to be asking her about school or homework or friends and ____ for her for a moment not to be ____ about any of it.

“Hey Dad,” she says. “Can I have your phone? I want to ____ some music.”

“Sure,” I say, and I give her the ____. She presses a few buttons ____ - this technology comes second nature to her generation. They don’t need ____. They just know.

The song begins and ____ I know. It’s her favorite _____

I introduced her to this song a while ago. She sings along to every word. I do too.

She looks up at me and ____. Her teeth are straight; the braces(牙箍)are gone. She leans closer to me and says, “Don’t you love this song Daddy?” I hear her say “Daddy,” and think ____ to a time when she raced over to me at the airport ____ I returned from a business trip several years ago. She’s 14 now, a turbulent age. Tomorrow, she may ____ me. But now, in the coolness of the evening, she smiles at me, and we ____ together. We are off key. We are off key together.

1.

A．plane

B．car

C．restaurant

D．classroom

2.

A．happy

B．cold

C．tired

D．pretty

3.

A．Again

B．Thus

C．Then

D．Now

4.

A．brings

B．offers

C．sends

D．shows

5.

A．convince

B．order

C．tell

D．promise

6.

A．just

B．still

C．even

D．also

7.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

8.

A．annoying

B．common

C．pleasing

D．valuable

9.

A．complaining

B．worrying

C．talking

D．writing

10.

A．create

B．hear

C．perform

D．record

11.

A．phone

B．key

C．tape

D．CD

12.

A．carefully

B．easily

C．proudly

D．gently

13.

A．opinions

B．knowledge

C．instruction

D．education

14.

A．honestly

B．partly

C．eventually

D．immediately

15.

A．song

B．activity

C．picture

D．time

16.

A．shouts

B．answers

C．continues

D．smiles

17.

A．over

B．up

C．back

D．ahead

18.

A．until

B．after

C．since

D．though

19.

A．look through

B．look at

C．look after

D．look for

20.

A．communicate

B．drive

C．celebrate

D．sing

10 . I think a close friend is someone you get on well with，who helps you when you have problems, who gives you advice，and who always has time for you. I didn't use to have many close friends when I was at school because I was very shy，but now I have several. They are all women. I think it's difficult to have a close friend of the opposite sex（异性）.

---Marie

I think a close friend is someone who you've known for a long time，and who you still get on with. They have similar hobbies to you so you can do things together. I've got three close friends who I was at middle school with and we often go out together （without our parents of course）. We often go camping，play football，or walk outside in the open air．

---David

I'm not sure how to answer the question because I don't really have any close friends. I know a lot of people but mainly through work，and the social occasions（场合） when we meet are business dinners, things like that. I think if you come from a really close family，friends are a bit unnecessary. I like spending my free time with my family．

---Richard

For me close friends are the people you spend your free time with. I go out at weekends with a group of people，and they are all my close friends. They're also people who live near me. I don't think you can have close friends at a distance because you need to be able to see each other often. But I don't think you need to be doing the same things. I mean I'm at school but none of my friends are．

---Anna

1. Who doesn’t think women and men can be close friends?

A．Marie.	B．David.
C．Richard.	D．Anna.

2. What does Richard say about friends?

A．They need to have much in common.

B．They’re less important than family.

C．They must work in the same place.

D．They come from social occasions.

3. What do we know about Anna’s friends?

A．They are all women.

B．They all do the same things.

C．They do not live far away.

D．They are all college students.