1 . An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman.

“It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”

“Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” said the girl.

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brother.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

1. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A．Miracle was hard to get in the drugstore.

B．They were poor and no one can lend them money.

C．Nothing could save her brother.

D．Her brother was badly ill and her family couldn’t afford the operation.

2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.

A．something interesting	B．something beautiful
C．some useful medicine	D．some good food

3. What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother.	B．The girl’s money.
C．The medicine from the drugstore.	D．Nobody can tell.

4. From the passage we can infer that _______.

A．the salesman didn’t sell miracle to the girl

B．a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

2 . 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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在却此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，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。
（特别提示：要使用标准符号进行修改，否则不给分。每一行的错误都要写在行下，写在行上的不给分。）
Dear Ken,

I am very exciting to learn that you’re coming to Beijing for the Olympics. Both my parent miss you a lot. So do our friend, Cathy. August is the best time of the year to visit Beijing, because of there is only a few rain and the weather is neither too hot or too cold. There are so many places I want to take you after I finish my work like a volunteer. When you come, you can stay with ourselves. My home is about three kilometers away from the National Stadium, knowing as the “Bird’s Nest”, where opening ceremony will be held.

Best regards,

Janet

3 . Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won’t _____ drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened. ”Many passengers became _____, talking about it with each other. At once it became _____ in the plane.

Soon, lightening _____ the darkening skies, and within moments the _____ was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was _____ up by the storm；the next,it was thrown as if it were to _____ onto the ground. All the passengers were _____. Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The _____ seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could ______ it through the storm.

Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean ______ to her. She was ______, looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would ______ again, but she never showed a(n) ______ of worry or fear. The little girl wasn’t afraid at all ______ all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her,the girl smiled at me and said,“Don’t worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”

When the plane was out of ______, I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in ______. “I said my father would take us home safely.”

Many kinds of storms may ______ us: diseases, difficulties... They can easily darken our skies and ______ our planes into hard times. Let us ______： Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.

1.

A．serve

B．take

C．get

D．sell

2.

A．excited

B．comfortable

C．happy

D．nervous

3.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．warm

D．cold

4.

A．broke out

B．came about

C．lit up

D．gave off

5.

A．ship

B．plane

C．train

D．seat

6.

A．lifted

B．cut

C．turned

D．shut

7.

A．jump

B．fly

C．land

D．drop

8.

A．surprised

B．afraid

C．glad

D．interested

9.

A．weather

B．question

C．future

D．action

10.

A．make

B．reach

C．win

D．finish

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．funny

B．frustrated

C．sad

D．calm

13.

A．talk

B．read

C．play

D．sleep

14.

A．book

B．story

C．expression

D．impression

15.

A．and

B．when

C．so

D．since

16.

A．order

B．date

C．fashion

D．danger

17.

A．turn

B．time

C．return

D．front

18.

A．trouble

B．help

C．encourage

D．stop

19.

A．introduce

B．invite

C．throw

D．change

20.

A．ask

B．remember

C．explain

D．wonder

4 . 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。
A few years ago when my daughter was about two years old, I went through a difficult time. My marriage was in trouble, and I didn’t have much ______. Looking back I think I was also a bit depressed (沮丧的) ______ I had to get on with taking care of my daughter as well as I could.
One day I thought I would ______ my daughter out for a nice day at a store and it was a nice, positive thing to do. I ______ to walk because the bus was ______, so it took us a long time to get there. When we ______ got there, immediately my daughter began to ______. She was cold, she was thirsty, and she wanted to go home. To be ______, I hadn’t been thinking straight (清楚地) as I had not ______ well. I didn’t ______ have any money to buy a drink or to take the bus back home. I was ______ sad and angry with myself that my dream of a nice time had ______.
I started ______ back home (it was nearly two miles), and my daughter would not ______ crying. I felt so bad and ______ with myself and my life that I started crying too.
At that point a car ______   and a gentleman gave us a lift. He took us home, and seemed really concerned --- he even ______ me all his change! The ______ of this stranger to a stranger like me really made me feel a lot ______. I never saw him again and I don’t know who he is but he really helped me out that day, so I just want to say “______”.1.

A．money

B．time

C．hope

D．energy

2.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

3.

A．call

B．send

C．take

D．bring

4.

A．wanted

B．tried

C．liked

D．decided

5.

A．fast

B．slow

C．expensive

D．cheap

6.

A．first

B．finally

C．carefully

D．soon

7.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．smile

D．run

8.

A．friendly

B．easy

C．honest

D．happy

9.

A．prepared

B．worked

C．taught

D．learned

10.

A．yet

B．even

C．ever

D．still

11.

A．much

B．too

C．very

D．so

12.

A．passed

B．lost

C．come

D．failed

13.

A．walking

B．riding

C．driving

D．phoning

14.

A．enjoy

B．stop

C．forget

D．keep

15.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．eager

D．angry

16.

A．used up

B．took up

C．pulled up

D．brought up

17.

A．dropped

B．offered

C．showed

D．threw

18.

A．politeness

B．friendship

C．honesty

D．kindness

19.

A．better

B．worse

C．longer

D．faster

20.

A．My pleasure

B．Excuse me

C．Thank you

D．I’m sorry

5 . 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and _________, I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the _________ to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my _________ would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went _________ to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and _________ sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes _________ and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I _________ the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it — the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key (跑调), _________ made me excited that she was here. I ran down to _________ my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her __________ seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to __________ the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be __________ after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up__________in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a __________ factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck in__________ for two hours on her way back home. When I __________ my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to __________. At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I __________ that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well, __________ there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel __________, too.1.

A．heavy

B．busy

C．hungry

D．unlucky

2.

A．classroom

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．apartment

3.

A．dream

B．supper

C．homework

D．experience

4.

A．downstairs

B．outside

C．upstairs

D．inside

5.

A．break off

B．put off

C．get off

D．fight off

6.

A．opening

B．opened

C．open

D．closing

7.

A．felt

B．listened

C．raised

D．heard

8.

A．which

B．that

C．it

D．but

9.

A．look

B．greet

C．said to

D．help

10.

A．need

B．idea

C．faith

D．energy

11.

A．face

B．change

C．accept

D．1eave

12.

A．creative

B．sensitive

C．competitive

D．positive

13.

A．early

B．soon

C．fast

D．1ate

14.

A．furniture

B．shoe

C．car

D．clothing

15.

A．chat

B．traffic

C．duty

D．task

16.

A．replace

B．exchange

C．connect

D．compare

17.

A．complain

B．decide

C．study

D．play

18.

A．achieve

B．notice

C．appreciate

D．improve

19.

A．however

B．though

C．despite

D．at least

20.

A．good

B．skillful

C．successful

D．important

6 . Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.

A．earn more money for his family

B．learn something from a salesman

C．get away from the farm

D．get enough to eat.

2. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.

A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods.

B．he cut down the price by half

C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.

D．the sign he put on the table was well designed.

3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.

A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

C．the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.

D．the knives were produced in one factory.

4. _____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A．His business skills and his wealth.

B．The low price of the goods he sold.

C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.

D．His natural skill for showing things.

7 . 完形填空(共20小题)

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were _____ to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “_____hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a____ word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always _____ me to go to college. However, when I _____ at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they_____ stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to. _____ , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently _____ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the ____ a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a ______   I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or ______   class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how ______   of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly ______ to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of ______ . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful ______ that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(刺穿). But somehow, we ______ to work through those issues. They never ______ loving in me or believing in me．

I ______   everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and ______   , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always   ______   for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

1.

A．brought

B．introduced

C．raised

D．produced

2.

A．Educate

B．Work

C．Train

D．Practise

3.

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．stressful

D．meaningful

4.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．supposed

D．designed

5.

A．hesitated

B．judged

C．fixed

D．decided

6.

A．never

B．ever

C．seldom

D．hardly

7.

A．Carefully

B．Hopefully

C．Thankfully

D．Delightfully

8.

A．serve

B．attend

C．admit

D．join

9.

A．fortune

B．planet

C．universe

D．world

10.

A．grade

B．problem

C．failure

D．value

11.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．whichever

D．however

12.

A．modest

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．nervous

13.

A．annoyed

B．praised

C．relaxed

D．blessed

14.

A．lessons

B．problems

C．moments

D．experiences

15.

A．teachers

B．directors

C．couples

D．parents

16.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．succeeded

D．conducted

17.

A．concluded

B．began

C．prevented

D．stopped

18.

A．pay

B．owe

C．own

D．spend

19.

A．agreement

B．excitement

C．encouragement

D．statement

20.

A．fight

B．look

C．defend

D．protect

8 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It is not so easy to disagree with your parents．Here are a few quick tips on how to show your opinion in the right way．    1    Don’t let angry words fly out of your mouth if you don’t really want to say them，or you will have a lot of work to do later．
    2    How would you feel if you were your mother or father? Why do they do that? Is it really bad?Try to stay calm．If you find yourself getting too angry, ask for some time to be alone．    3    Learn to listen．Maybe your parents aren’t as persuasive(具有说服力的)as you think.    4    Pay attention to needs rather than problems.    5    Tell your parents that you want to discuss the problem with them rather than work against them．

A．Think about the problem from your parents’ point of view．

B．Never listen to your parents

C．Think before you speak．

D．It is quite common to disagree with one’s parents．

E．Hear them out and then decide how to deal with the problem．

F．If you can, try to discuss the problem with your parents at another time．

G．Be clear about what you need，rather than focus on why you disagree．

9 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time.
Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

B．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

C．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

D．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A．offered a ride to his home

B．treated hospitably at his home

C．treated to dinner in a restaurant

D．warmly welcomed at the airport

3. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A．Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships.

B．Friendships between Americans.

C．Friendships between Chinese.

D．Americans’ hospitality .

10 . 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