1 . 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

2 . When I was a little girl, my mom would say, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.”     1    Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys, comfort us in our hard moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “    2    ”.

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive.    3     When they hear their words repeated back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

    4     You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a great effect on yourself – respect and life path. As someone once told me “    5     They will either take you up or down.”

A．I am afraid so.

B．It is quite true

C．Friendship is the most important factor.

D．Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror.

E．A friend is a present which you give yourself.

F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift.

G．Patience, sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.

3 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons。 “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered。 “It must be to the cleverest son。 But which one is the cleverest?”

He called his three sons to him。 “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room。 Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune。”

“It is a big room,” said the eldest son。

“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son。

But the youngest son said nothing。 He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market。”

The eldest son bought straw with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of straw。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room。

The second son bought sand with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of sand。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor。

“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son。 “You don't have any straw。”

“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily。 “You don't have any sand。”

“I bought this,” said the youngest son。

“A candle！” cried his brothers。 “What good is a candle?”

“Watch”, said the youngest son。

He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor。 It was filled with light!

“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said。

And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light。

1. Who would get father's fortune according to his requirement?

A．The oldest son。	B．The richest son。
C．The cleverest son。	D．The silliest son。

2. The merchant left his fortune to the son

A．who would fill the room by using something which is worth one coin

B．who would take care of him when he became old

C．who wanted to get his fortune

D．who got married first

3. How do you think of the youngest son?

A．He is very clever。	B．He is very lazy。
C．He is very mean。	D．He is very diligent。

4. The youngest son used _____ to fill the room。

A．straw

B．candle

C．sand

D．water

4 . “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

5 . On a snowy and windy afternoon, Ann, a ten-year-old girl, went out to play. She was walking along the sands when she was blown into a ditch (壕沟) by the seashore. She was frightened and tried her best to climb out. But the ditch was too deep and she was too weak to get out of it. So Ann cried at the top of her voice for help. But what she could hear over the snow ditch was nothing but the terrible noise of the wind. Nobody came to her and nobody knew where she was. She struggled again and again. Her face was struck by the strong wind, snow and sand, and was almost frozen. Her hands were stiff. She also felt that she was worn out. She started to cry hopelessly. Just at the moment Ann saw a black dog appearing through the heavy snow. It was Victor, her true friend. He was glad to see the sign of life. And the dog set out to work as soon as he got to Ann. He cleaned away the snow around her with his own paws and hind legs, and then reached out his big strong fur head to Ann. The little girl closed her arms round Victor’s neck. The dog backed away slowly, pulling her out of the ditch little by little.
Successfully, Ann got out of the ditch at last. Then she struggled to her feet. With great difficulty, led by her true friend Victor, she was rescued. Victor, the black dog, was given a gold medal and was honoured as Brave Hero Dog of America.
1. The purpose of this text is to tell us___________.

A．the good relation between a girl and her dog

B．how a brave girl survived a serious accident

C．what the girl did to save her dog

D．how a brave dog managed to save his little master

2. Ann__________ when trapped in the snow ditch.

A．tried everything to save herself

B．did nothing but wait for help to come

C．was sure that people would save her

D．was sure that her dog would come to save her

3. How did the dog pull the girl out of the ditch?

A．He pulled the girl out with her head.

B．He caught the girl by the arm and pulled hard.

C．He let the girl hold his head and stepped back.

D．He held the girl’s clothes in his mouth and ran back.

4. The underlined word “stiff” probably means___________.

A．pretty dense

B．easy to move

C．difficult to bend

D．quite harsh

6 . 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

7 . 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.

8 . 短文改错
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：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
My mom and I am fighting. We used to get on so well，and these days，she has been arguing with me about my not coming to home. She thinks I should spend more time help her with the housework instead going out a lot. In her eyes，I’m just a lazy boy whom only loves playing. The fact is that some of my friends and I are going to different school soon，so I want to spend as many time as I can with them. I knew I should try to understand the situation from her point of view. But I hope she can understand what important these friends are to me.
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    6        7        8        9        10    

9 . My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when ______ to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and wasn’t ______. I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the ______ my dad tells me. I ______ with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was ______ like being in elementary school when Mother’s Day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. Then to make it ______ there was “Tea Party with Mom” day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their ______ would come during the school day and have ______ and snacks... except my dad would let me ______ those days, and we would do something ______ together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt ______ even though I didn’t have a mom.

My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he ______ from Harvard Law, and he tried to be both a good ______ and a great dad, but also he tried to play both ______ as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I ______ that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before ______. It makes me smile just to ______ it.

I think about not having mother occasionally, and ______ it does bother me, like the ______ that on Mother’s Day my dad and I visit my mom’s grave, and bring her ______ yellow roses.

Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.

1.

A．walking

B．flying

C．running

D．driving

2.

A．saved

B．deserted

C．hurt

D．interrupted

3.

A．stories

B．decisions

C．experiences

D．adventures

4.

A．set off

B．grew up

C．pulled up

D．settled down

5.

A．useless

B．impossible

C．dangerous

D．difficult

6.

A．worse

B．less

C．closer

D．slower

7.

A．friends

B．moms

C．classmates

D．neighbors

8.

A．meal

B．lunch

C．beer

D．tea

9.

A．spend

B．forget

C．end

D．name

10.

A．easy

B．important

C．fun

D．similar

11.

A．brought up

B．shown off

C．lifted up

D．left out

12.

A．returned

B．failed

C．graduated

D．stopped

13.

A．lawyer

B．guide

C．actor

D．businessman

14.

A．games

B．roles

C．tapes

D．tricks

15.

A．wanted

B．understood

C．started

D．accepted

16.

A．weekends

B．lunch

C．school

D．games

17.

A．turn to

B．ask for

C．look for

D．think about

18.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．recently

D．again

19.

A．schedule

B．plan

C．fact

D．thought

20.

A．favorite

B．available

C．actual

D．common

10 . My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ______ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ______. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John______me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ______ for hours crying.

Things ______ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ______ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ______ my home.

At first my ______ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ______ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ______ the school and life improved. Six years later I ______ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ______.

Before I left Lowood, I was ______ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ______ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.

My new life ______ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ______ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ______ stayed at Thornfield and ______ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ______ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ______ from the top floor of the house.

1.

A．happy

B．long

C．sad

D．comfortable

2.

A．food

B．love

C．method

D．schooling

3.

A．shouted at

B．cried over

C．found out

D．talked with

4.

A．lived

B．stayed

C．studied

D．beat

5.

A．appeared

B．worked

C．seemed

D．remained

6.

A．built

B．designed

C．owned

D．opened

7.

A．built

B．reached

C．left

D．sold

8.

A．food

B．life

C．book

D．study

9.

A．noise

B．friends

C．mistakes

D．faces

10.

A．took over

B．took up

C．took off

D．took away

11.

A．turned

B．met

C．became

D．found

12.

A．school

B．home

C．library

D．country

13.

A．taught

B．visited

C．brought

D．required

14.

A．looking for

B．looking after

C．looking into

D．looking at

15.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．started

D．remained

16.

A．showing

B．teaching

C．searching

D．wanting

17.

A．often

B．hardly

C．happily

D．quietly

18.

A．yet

B．so

C．still

D．though

19.

A．interesting

B．good

C．instructive

D．strange

20.

A．come

B．drop

C．fall

D．Go