1 . One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?

Listen—Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say；they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.

Help them—If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.

Be there for them—Try to make something for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for friends. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!

       Try to organize some activities with your friends ahead of time. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to the movies and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!

1. While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should       .

A．give him or her some advice	B．just listen unless asked
C．calm him or her down	D．share your feelings as well

2. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?

A．Life without a friends is death.	B．A friend is easier lost than found.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.	D．A man is known by his friends.

3. Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?

A．Make plans.	B．Enjoy yourself.
C．Understand your friends.	D．Play with your friends.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to find a good friend.	B．How to help friends in trouble.
C．How to be a good friend.	D．How to make more friends.

2 . Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   _________ and ill.

My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my_______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

1.

A．Afterwards

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

2.

A．tired

B．weak

C．poor

D．slow

3.

A．already

B．still

C．only

D．once

4.

A．took

B．threw

C．sent

D．put

5.

A．impossible

B．difficult

C．stressful

D．hopeless

6.

A．worrying

B．caring

C．talking

D．asking

7.

A．decisions

B．experiences

C．ambitions

D．beliefs

8.

A．as

B．since

C．before

D．till

9.

A．suggests

B．promises

C．seems

D．requires

10.

A．spoke

B．turned

C．summed

D．opened

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

12.

A．Surprisingly

B．Immediately

C．Naturally

D．Certainly

13.

A．had

B．accepted

C．gained

D．enjoyed

14.

A．touched

B．astonished

C．attracted

D．warned

15.

A．should

B．could

C．would

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．happy

17.

A．ready

B．likely

C．free

D．able

18.

A．case

B．form

C．method

D．way

19.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．know

D．guess

20.

A．award

B．gift

C．lesson

D．word

3 . It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly my mother will push the conversation into the Third World War. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she shouts all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to say except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve something because of loving it, not because of fame or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle (艰难) to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes back home around 5:00 pm or even 6:00 pm.

However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?

A．The author’s mother argued about something angrily with him.

B．The author’s mother expressed different opinions on the war.

C．The author’s mother liked talking with him but got angry easily.

D．The author’s mother quite disagreed about what to eat for dinner.

2. Why does the author’s mother mention her co-worker’s son?

A．To tell the author to learn as hard as he can.	B．To persuade the author to become a doctor.
C．To encourage the author to receive a scholarship.	D．To ask the author to earn much more money.

3. What makes the author’s mother worried about his major?

A．Her plans for future.	B．Her need to control.
C．Her struggle with life.	D．Her poor knowledge.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The author will become an engineer as his mother wishes.

B．Being a scientist is sure to earn high fame and salary.

C．The author shows little interest in learning English.

D．The author may choose major according to his interest.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Joe is a student at a college in an urban area. During his first two semesters, he did very     1    （good）and at the beginning of the third semester, he was admitted to a special medical program. If he completed the program successfully, he would be gained     2    （admit）to a good medical school.

Several     3    （week）ago, Joe’ s mother began feeling sharp chest pains. When she went to a doctor, he told her that she would need heart surgery and would have to give     4     her job. This would mean a lot of     5    （medicine）expenses and losing almost half the family’ s income. Joe’ s father wants him to drop out of school and go to work full time     6    （help） the family. Joe loves his family very much, but if he     7    （drop）out now, he will lose the entire semester’ s credit and may lose     8     opportunity to become a doctor.

Joe’ s best friend Maria has persuaded him to remain in school. She said she would help him find another part time job. His cousin Carol has told     9    （he）that he would collect some money for him. Anyone     10     wants to help Joe should please ring 975- 345. Thank you!

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I gave one of my favorite sun hats recently to a friend Jack who had been looking for one like mine for several     1     (week). I found it online and had it sent to him for his birthday.

Later, I     2     (lose)my own and I was upset! That hat had traveled everywhere with me. But then a     3     (difference) friend came back from his trip to the Philippines.     4     did he give me as a gift? A sun hat!

I want to host my friends and cook a dinner for the large group this week.     5     (fortunate), I have the chance to cook for a large group of people in my life. I enjoy     6     (learn) a few new recipes (食谱) on my own, shopping for the food, and cooking for them. Just today, I hiked with Jack and when we said goodbye, he took a box of food out and he wanted me     7     (have) them. There were all kinds of potatoes, onions, pears, apples and peaches. Those foods can be ready for the large group of my friends. Jack didn’t attend my party nor did he know about     8     dinner this week, and he didn’t do it     9     purpose. What an unexpected thing! Since then, Jack and I have been     10     (close) than ever.

6 . I still remember a lovely girl, though I don’t know her name.

We met in the Children’s Hospital. I was 11. I was born with a hole in my heart. So was the five-year-old girl in the bed beside me. We were both recovering from the same operation. Because I was older and wiser, I thought it was my job to look after her. “Do you want to hear a story?” I asked her one afternoon. “Great!” she said.

It was so easy to make her happy. She seemed always to be smiling or singing songs.

Life wasn’t fair. She passed away. My recovery went well. “You’re really lucky”, a nurse told me. “But how come my operation was so easy and hers wasn’t?” I asked. “Easy?” my dad said. “David, your operation wasn’t easy at all. we thought we were going to lose you. For two weeks after your operation many things could go wrong. You’re really lucky. When you were in the coma (昏迷), she used to come over to your bed and sing to you. She was watching over you.” my dad said.

My surgery scars (手术疤痕) are hidden under my shirt along with the memory of that kind little girl. She will be at my side like a small angel (hi). I am old and wise enough now to know that I have an angel watching over me whenever life is fair or unfair.

1. Why did the writer look after the little girl?

A．He thought it was his duty.	B．Her parents were busy.
C．She wanted to hear stories.	D．She was his best friend.

2. What was the girls character like?

A．Shy.	B．Positive.
C．Careless.	D．Humorous.

3. What can we learn about the writer?

A．He stayed in hospital for a short time.

B．It was easy for him to recover from illness.

C．A nurse in the hospital said he was unlucky.

D．He treasures the memory of that little girl.

4. What makes the writer still remember the girl?

A．Her death.	B．her dancing.
C．Her kindness.	D．Her growth.

7 . I had driven home to celebrate my 38th birthday with my mother. When I arrived, I found her _______ proudly at the kitchen table, a chocolate cake and two boxes wrapped orange ribbon (丝带) in front of her. “Happy birthday!” she said, _______ at the boxes. “Open them.”

As she knows me _______ than anyone, she’d gotten me exactly what I wanted—running clothes. I _______ her and thanked her and proceeded(接着) to eat the cake.

“Too many _______,” I said, not really caring.

“You’ll run them off tomorrow,” Mom said.

Many adult children with a parent suffering from _______ memory will tell you there was one day that _______ to them that their relationship with their mother or father would be forever changed.

For me that day _______ two weeks later, when I drove back for another short _______. I came upon exactly the same ________: my mom sitting at the kitchen table; a chocolate cake resting next to two ________ wrapped in curly ribbon. The ribbon was green this time. That was the only ________ “Happy birthday!” my mom said.

I was totally ________. “What’s going on?” I asked.

Mom smiled. “Can’t I celebrate my daughter’s birthday?”

This was no ________. This was real life, and since my mother clearly only wanted to make me ________, I pushed aside my fear and fulfilled my role as the ________ daughter. I hugged her, thanked her and ________ the clothes... I did not mention to her that we’d done all this two ________ ago.

My house is her world now. My mother and I have the ________ conversation roughly 10 times a day. ________, I consider it a pleasure, because every minute is new for her.

1.

A．cooking

B．sitting

C．singing

D．dancing

2.

A．shouting

B．running

C．staring

D．gesturing

3.

A．earlier

B．longer

C．better

D．less

4.

A．paid

B．hugged

C．comforted

D．ignored

5.

A．calories

B．presents

C．decorations

D．candles

6.

A．sad

B．lasting

C．failing

D．past

7.

A．signaled

B．added

C．appealed

D．contributed

8.

A．ended

B．came

C．changed

D．disappeared

9.

A．memory

B．birthday

C．party

D．visit

10.

A．day

B．idea

C．scene

D．celebration

11.

A．boxes

B．bags

C．dresses

D．hats

12.

A．color

B．choice

C．attraction

D．difference

13.

A．moved

B．confused

C．embarrassed

D．excited

14.

A．pleasure

B．trouble

C．trick

D．end

15.

A．happy

B．shocked

C．puzzled

D．upset

16.

A．friendly

B．successful

C．forgetful

D．grateful

17.

A．admired

B．washed

C．declined

D．wrapped

18.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

19.

A．previous

B．annoying

C．only

D．same

20.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Moreover

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Dear Peter,

Good news travels fast! I am glad to hear that you were admitted to Yale University ． Please accept my sincere congratulation on your success．

I knew how hard you have been working for these years but I am very proud of you for your success．I am sure that it was just your hard work which finally led your success today．Just as the old saying go, “No pains, no gains”．I strong believe that you will make a greater progress in your future studies and work．

At the end of your letter, I’d like to give my best wishes to you! And I am looking forward to see you before long．

Yours,

Lily

9 . I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”

I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched (缝) a piece of cloth with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

1. Why did the author go to mother’s home?

A．To see her mother’s quilts.	B．To help prepare for a show.
C．To get together for the family dinner.	D．To discuss her grandmother’s life.

2. The author was surprised because      .

A．the quilt looked very strange	B．her grandmother liked the quilt
C．the quilt was the best she had seen	D．her mother had made some changes

3. The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .

A．unfinished

B．broken

C．bent

D．unusual

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

A．A Quilt Show

B．Mother’s Home

C．A Monday Dinner

D．Grandmother’s Quilt

10 . 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.