1 . When I married my wife Martha, it was the most beautiful day of my life. Halfway through the reception, my _______ tapped me gently on the shoulder I heard her whisper, “Will you _______with me, sweetheart ?”

“Sure,” I said, smiling, when some guests pulled me off in their direction. An hour later my mother _______ again. And again I readily _______, smiling and reaching for her with a (n)_________but letting some old college friends place a beer there instead.

Then my wife and I were off on our honeymoon. A nagging (烦人的) _______ grew in the back of my mind during the honeymoon. When we finally _______our new home, a phone message told us our pictures were _______ at the photographer's. We unpacked slowly and then drove to pick them up. Hours later, after we had examined every one with _______ memories, I held one out to reflect upon in private. It was a picture of two happy guests, sweaty in their dancing. But it wasn’t the couple I was ________ .There, in the background, I ________ a familiar figure -my dear mother who was ________ .

And I didn't think they were tears of ________ . I then drove to my mother's apartment a few miles away. “I’m sorry, I never danced with you, Mom.” I said. Mom looked at me and said something I'll never ________ , “Nonsense, dear. You've danced enough with me in my lifetime. And while you were being the perfect ________and making all of your guests feel so special, I watched you and felt nothing but ________ .That's what a ________     is, honey. Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.”

“Well, this old woman, who was wearing blue, watched you dance with your beautiful new bride, and I ________ I had to give you up, ________ I had you so many years to myself, but I could only borrow you until you found the lady of your dreams.”

Both of our tears covered her sofa that day. And after the talk, I asked Mom for a dance. Unlike me, she didn't ________

1.

A．wife

B．mother

C．guest

D．photographer

2.

A．dance

B．chat

C．walk

D．drink

3.

A．stopped

B．followed

C．tried

D．failed

4.

A．checked

B．escaped

C．agreed

D．left

5.

A．hand

B．arm

C．foot

D．finger

6.

A．curiosity

B．puzzle

C．mistake

D．concern

7.

A．headed for

B．returned to

C．bought

D．decorated

8.

A．disappearing

B．showing

C．hanging

D．waiting

9.

A．unclear

B．short

C．fond

D．old

10.

A．talking to

B．focusing on

C．looking for

D．worrying about

11.

A．spotted

B．appreciated

C．enjoyed

D．glanced

12.

A．complaining

B．waving

C．weeping

D．dreaming

13.

A．joy

B．success

C．luck

D．regret

14.

A．doubt

B．understand

C．imagine

D．forget

15.

A．friend

B．son

C．husband

D．host

16.

A．pride

B．bravery

C．excitement

D．relaxation

17.

A．meeting

B．party

C．wedding

D．honeymoon

18.

A．remembered

B．knew

C．pretended

D．promised

19.

A．though

B．if

C．because

D．unless

20.

A．forgive

B．blame

C．obey

D．refuse

2 . Last fall, I went to New York for sightseeing. I visited many tourist attractions there, and I also saw many unfortunate citizens on the street, like beggars and homeless folks.

Standing outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I heard a voice ask, “Can you do me a favor?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended out. Naturally, I reached into my pocket for some change immediately and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was really annoyed at being bothered by a beggar. What I only thought at that moment was to send her away.

But the blind woman said with a warm smile on her face, "I don't want your money. I just need you to show me the way to the subway entrance."

In an instant, I realized what I had done just now. Her unexpected words took me by surprise and shame. I had acted with prejudice ——I'd judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be. I felt ashamed of myself and couldn't face the old woman anymore. And I felt small beside her.

The incident reminded me that I believed in being humble, even though I had lost that belief for a moment. The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S. at the age of 15. Through the years, I have experienced many acts of prejudice. I remember a time at the age of 17 when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me. But now, living my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to go. It is the blind woman who cured me of my blindness.

1. What did the author think the blind woman wanted at first sight?

A．To ask for directions.	B．To offer him some help.
C．To demand some donations.	D．To borrow money from him.

2. Why did the author feel ashamed?

A．He had a prejudice on the woman.	B．He couldn't face the woman.
C．He was judged by his appearance.	D．He was an immigrant himself.

3. Why did the author mention his experience as a busboy?

A．To indicate he led a miserable life.	B．To tell he didn't work hard at school.
C．To prove he used to be a humble man.	D．To show he used to be unfairly judged.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Be Considerate - Always Minding Your Words

B．Be Humble - Always Dropping Your Prejudice

C．Be Generous - Always Helping Those in Need

D．Be Aggressive - Always Having a Big Dream

3 . Eve was having a party! She had been given a karaoke set for her birthday, so she invited all her friends round for a special competition evening. The best singer would win a prize of a huge box of her delicious cookies.

Everyone came along: Helen, Jane, and Peter, who looked a bit nervous. “Don’t worry, Peter. We’re only here to have some fun,” said Eve kindly. Jane was first up on stage (舞台). The minute she began to sing, everyone could tell she’d been practicing! Next, it was Helen’s turn. Her voice was not as strong as Jane’s, but she had a great sense of rhythm (节奏) and seemed to enjoy being on stage. All the girls took their turn singing. There were a few wrong notes, but all in all, everyone had a wonderful time.

“Come on, Peter. It’s your go now!” said the girls. But Peter shook his head. “No thanks. I’d be totally hopeless!” he said. “If you like, we can sing together. It won’t be as scary (可怕的) that way!” offered Eve. Peter gave in. He and Eve shared the microphone (话筒) and they began to sing a rock song. At first, you could hardly hear the voice of the shy boy but slowly, encouraged by his friends, he forgot his stage nervousness. Soon, Peter was holding the microphone on his own and singing his heart out! His singing was a bit off-key (走调的), but he made up for that by his performance. He danced around the stage like a real rock star!

At the end of the song, the girls all cheered. Eve stepped forward and handed him the big box of home-made cookies. “Peter, we all agree that you’ve won the prize!” she said. “OK, you may not exactly sing like an angel, but you really know how to put on a show!”

1. How was Jane’s singing voice?

A．Warm.

B．Fresh.

C．Funny.

D．Powerful.

2. Which can best describe the girls’ performance?

A．Perfect.

B．Worrying.

C．Quite poor.

D．Generally good.

3. Why did Eve share the microphone with Peter?

A．The girls asked her to do so.

B．There was no other microphone.

C．It could help fight Peter’s nervousness.

D．Peter was too nervous to hold the microphone.

4. Why was Peter given the box of cookies?

A．He had the best voice.	B．He loved eating cookies.
C．He helped the girls a lot.	D．He held the stage very well.

4 . 你们一家出门旅游，好朋友帮你们照顾你家宠物狗Smart一周。请你写封感谢信，对朋友的帮忙及对Smart的照顾再表谢意。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当发挥，以使短文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mary，
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li   Hua

5 . I think a close friend is someone you get on really 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 or at university as 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 don't really have any close friends.I know a lot of people but mainly through work, and the kind of social occasions (场合) when we meet are business dinners and evening parties.I think if you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary.I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family.

—Richard

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

—David

For me close friends are the people you spend your free time with.I go out at weekends with a group of people—there are about seven of us, and I'd say we are all close friends.We also live near each other.I don't think you can have close friends at a distance (在远处); 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 university but none of my friends are.

—Anna

1. What does Richard say about friends?

A．It's hard to make friends at work.

B．They're less important than family.

C．Friends need to have a lot in common.

D．Women and men can't be close friends.

2. What does David enjoy?

A．Physical activities.

B．Parent－child camps.

C．Going to evening parties.

D．Playing out in the open alone.

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

A．They are college students.

B．They are doing the same things.

C．They don't live far away.

D．They don't see each other often.

4. Who has more friends now than before?

A．Anna.	B．David.
C．Richard.	D．Marie.

6 . People always say that teenage friendships are the most precious （珍贵）.Kids are too_______ to understand real friendship _______ adults tend to relate it to fame （名声） and wealth.

Things are _______when it comes to high school best friends.We share each other's ___________.We discuss news from all walks of life （各行各业）and begin to _________ our values.We _________each other on the journey to the biggest challenge in our lives.We also share success and failure.The _______of friendship become deeply rooted （扎根）.

Many of us don't realize this until we enter___________.One of my best friends, Cora, experienced how _______ the bond with high school friends could be.“it was my high school friend who helped me ________the darkest days in my life Cora said.

In 2001 Cora ________ her job in New York.Cora's best friend was staying in a college dormitory and tookher ____________.Each night the two girls squeezed into a ________ single bed, chatting and crying."I will never forget her care and encouragement, which supported me out of the ________ ,"'Cora said.

I still remember my ________ days in Senior 3.At the time, I ________ a 20-page message with my best friend, both of us hoping to __________the friendship going forever.But we didn't realize we were __________ deep in each other's heart.During the past 10 years.________ I have needed help or wanted to pour out my __________, she has always been there at the other end of the telephone line.

1.

A．silly

B．naughty

C．slow

D．young

2.

A．unless

B．while

C．although

D．since

3.

A．different

B．familiar

C．simple

D．comfortable

4.

A．success

B．failure

C．secrets

D．values

5.

A．design

B．change

C．shape

D．discover

6.

A．praise

B．support

C．inform

D．blame

7.

A．flowers

B．fruits

C．seeds

D．leaves

8.

A．university

B．society

C．classroom

D．hotel

9.

A．strong

B．free

C．clear

D．weak

10.

A．get across

B．get around

C．get down

D．get through

11.

A．got

B．found

C．changed

D．lost

12.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

13.

A．narrow

B．new

C．warm

D．large

14.

A．circle

B．marriage

C．loneliness

D．darkness

15.

A．lonely

B．last

C．sad

D．busy

16.

A．sent

B．completed

C．exchanged

D．wrote

17.

A．recover

B．save

C．hear

D．keep

18.

A．even

B．already

C．instead

D．still

19.

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

20.

A．unhappiness

B．breath

C．excitement

D．joy

7 . Everyone needs friends.There is an old saying, "Friends are God’s way of taking care of us." But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to make friends.Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree.You plant the seed(种子)and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend.What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks.A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心).For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his best to help.To make a good friend, you cannot be too shy.You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things cannot always be happy.Even the best friends have fights.What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her.When there is no one around, have an honest talk.If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.

There are three steps to being friends again:

Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that.Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

1. Sally wants to tell students the ways to            .

A．make friends

B．plant trees

C．get happy

D．keep fit

2. What makes good friends? A good friend should              .

A．be lovely and cool	B．have good looks
C．have lots of money	D．be kind and patient

3. According to the text, you can             your friend after a fight.

A．buy a present for	B．never say a word to
C．write a letter to	D．have dinner with

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Teenagers and friendship.	B．Finding and keeping friendship
C．The trouble of growing up.	D．Good friends around you.

8 . 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误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：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

Last Saturday, I pay a visit to my elder sister, who has a four-year-old daughter, Lisa. I was about to tell my niece the story “Snow White” when my sister stopped me immediate and gave me other storybook. When I asked her if she had told Lisa the story, she shook her head and said, “I don’t think girls today should listen this story.” I was confusing. Later, she gave me a explanation. In the story, Snow White does nothing to rescue herself. Instead, she depends on others’ help. My sister doesn’t want her daughter to be a person which likes turning to others for help. She wants to Lisa to learn to be brave and independent. That’s how my sister doesn’t want to tell her such story as are not good for character building.

9 . During the day, I heard something happened at the Twin Towers. But nobody seemed to really _______       what was going on. Not until school let out did I realize something might be   _______ . My dad usually _______ me   up, but he wasn’t there. My   dad was a firefighter. His _______   was   less than a mile   from the Twin Towers.

The Twin Towers had been attacked, and my dad had gone there to _______ . I remember only bits     and pieces, like my mom calling hospitals all over New York City, _______   to find my dad. Hopelessly,     she told me that he was probably_______ .

We didn’t learn exactly what had happened to him until much later. We_______ that he had sent a radio message at 9:56 am when he and hundreds of other_______ firefighters were in the burning South Tower, saving as many people as possible. Just three minutes later, the tower________ .

Nineteen years later, I still________ my dad every day. He instilled( 灌 输 ) in me a________ for my community, and his________ encouraged me to volunteer.

Looking back, I don’t think only of the sad ________ . I also remember the great acts of people, ________     my dad, proud to call him my hero.

1.

A．anticipate

B．know

C．care

D．wonder

2.

A．different

B．ambitious

C．wrong

D．strange

3.

A．picked

B．stimulated

C．shifted

D．recalled

4.

A．mission

B．station

C．objective

D．region

5.

A．cite

B．cease

C．assign

D．help

6.

A．requiring

B．refusing

C．hoping

D．promising

7.

A．mistaken

B．chosen

C．ignored

D．gone

8.

A．found out

B．picked out

C．made sure

D．made sense

9.

A．excited

B．serious

C．courageous

D．surprised

10.

A．broke down

B．fell down

C．shut up

D．showed up

11.

A．miss

B．protest

C．quote

D．worry

12.

A．passion

B．profile

C．resolution

D．love

13.

A．patience

B．carefulness

C．bravery

D．wisdom

14.

A．lesson

B．event

C．change

D．option

15.

A．especially

B．literally

C．occasionally

D．apparently

10 . In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair­weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠)．

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor，he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding，I know I’ve found a friend!

1. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A．Understanding.

B．Honesty.

C．Reliability.

D．A sense of humor.

2. If you have fair­weather friends, ________.

A．they will give you all that they have when you need help

B．you will be refused when you get into trouble

C．you can be sure that you get real friends

D．you will become rich

3. This passage mainly discusses ________.

A．the qualities of a friend

B．where to choose friends

C．how to get along with friends

D．the importance of having a friend

4. How many qualities does the writer mention in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.