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Each of us has goals for life. Some of these may be long-term (长期的) or ____ lifetime ones, and other dreams or wishes for more immediate satisfaction.
Just as you ____ great pleasure when you’re trying to ____ short-term goals, there’s also power in having long-term and lifetime goals. Both ____ are valuable and serve each other. In order to be ____ in achieving a short- or long-term wish or goal, you must place your focus on the ____ result and train your mind on either a moment-to-moment, day-to-day, month-to-
month, or year-to-year level.
For example, ____ a farmer is to plow (耕地) a straight line, he must keep his eye on a faraway point. If his attention is ____ just a few feet in front of him, he will not plow straight. So, in order for his field to be plowed straight, he must ____ and focus on his long-term goal.
Focusing on a long-term goal can ____ the energy to get things done in the ____ For instance, when a runner sets a(n) ____ to run a mile, he’ll ____ be tired when he ____ the one-mile mark. ____ if this same runner sets a goal to run ten miles, he probably won’t even be sweating (出汗) upon ____ this same one-mile mark. If this very same runner was to set a goal to run 26 miles and keep his mind on the completion of this long ____, not only wouldn’t he be sweating, but most likely he wouldn’t even be out of breath as he ran by the ____ mark.
Long-term goals, ____, can’t be achieved without first achieving ____ goals. We may have a goal to climb a ladder (梯子), but we have to take one step at a time in order to reach the top.1.

A．even

B．just

C．also

D．rather

2.

A．understand

B．experience

C．explain

D．welcome

3.

A．set

B．keep

C．prevent

D．achieve

4.

A．terms

B．dreams

C．types

D．thoughts

5.

A．successful

B．special

C．interested

D．different

6.

A．important

B．certain

C．final

D．happy

7.

A．if

B．when

C．although

D．because

8.

A．received

B．attracted

C．directed

D．paid

9.

A．correct

B．forget

C．believe

D．know

10.

A．choose

B．influence

C．report

D．provide

11.

A．dark

B．present

C．end

D．future

12.

A．date

B．story

C．goal

D．example

13.

A．probably

B．personally

C．partly

D．quietly

14.

A．remembers

B．reaches

C．discovers

D．records

15.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Or

16.

A．waiting for

B．searching for

C．preparing

D．passing

17.

A．race

B．game

C．drive

D．flight

18.

A．twenty-six-mile

B．thirteen-mile

C．ten-mile

D．one-mile

19.

A．however

B．besides

C．instead

D．therefore

20.

A．lifetime

B．short-term

C．common

D．big

2 . Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow.
    1    When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you’re speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?
Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents.    2    When you think, “My parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be safe.    3    They need to feel they are important and loved. You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:
(1)    4    You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.
(2) Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.
(3) Show your parents you are growing up.    5    
Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these steps, soon you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.

A．Make time to talk.

B．They seldom talk with each other.

C．Both parents and children have needs.

D．Wash your clothes and help clean the house.

E．A generation gap has become a serious problem.

F．He gives ways to help you understand your parents.

G．Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you.

3 . President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded soldiers during the Civil War.Once，Lincoln went over to the bedside of a young dying soldier.
“Is there anything I can do for you？”asked the President. The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper, “Would you please write a letter to my mother？”
So the President carefully began writing down the soldier's words，“My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid I'm not going to recover. Don't grieve too much for me, please. Kiss my sister Mary for me.May God bless you and Father.”
The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, “Written for your son by Abraham Lincoln.”The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it.“Are you really the President？”he asked. “Yes, I am，”replied Lincoln quietly.Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.“Would you please hold my hand？”asked the soldier.“It will help to see me through to the end.”
In the quiet room, the tall gaunt (憔悴的)President took the soldier's hand and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The dying soldier was filled with love.

B．Lincoln only signed his name in the letter instead of the soldier's.

C．The soldier was the only child in his family.

D．Lincoln often wrote letters for the wounded.

2. When the soldier's mother read the letter, she would probably be________.

A．sad but feel greatly relieved

B．apologetic but grateful

C．calm and thankful

D．sorry and feel it unexpected

3. The underlined word “grieve” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by“________”．

A．feel worried

B．feel sad

C．cry

D．miss

4. In writing the passage，the author intends to________.

A．tell us war is cruel	B．make us laugh
C．draw our attention	D．tell us Lincoln was great

4 . Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six－year－old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.

“Can we write him a letter？”

She_paused,_the_longest_pause_of_my_short_life,_and_answered,_“Yes.”

My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there？” I asked.

“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

“Just wait, honey. You'll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six－year－old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

“Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1. What does the underlined sentence imply?

A．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother felt it hard to answer.

B．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother thought her a creative girl.

C．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother believed it easy to do so.

D．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother found it easy to lie.

2. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she ________.

A．jumped with surprise

B．became excited

C．didn't know how to write

D．was worried that it couldn't be delivered

3. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A．An incurable disease.

B．An unforgettable memory.

C．The hard time her father had.

D．The failures her father experienced.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An Unforgettable Experience

B．The Strong Red Balloon

C．Fly to Paradise

D．A Great Father

5 . I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago. I met him many years ago while doing my internship（实习期的工作）in the county prison. He was _____ a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always _____ new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their _____. One of his favorite _____ was the Toy Drive he would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years _____ his sudden death. As the Christmas _____ ，I decided that this tradition had to be   _____，for the children as well as in _____ of my friend.

But the file where he kept the names of the people who had helped him over the years had gone _____. I had to start anew（重新）and with very little ______ ！I started making phone calls，explaining the project and my   ____ . I prayed every night that the event would，______，be worthy of my friend. To my great ______，individuals，organizations and businesses began to come on board and，______，I had enough toys to give to all the children of the prisoners with some left over for the local community ______！

When Christmas Eve finally arrived，I felt very happy，thinking I had done all I could do and reflecting（认真思考）on what a（n）______ it had been for me. I was bagging up the remaining toys ______ if there was anyone left who might like them. Then my phone rang.

It was my daughter. She ______ to explain about a woman she knew in Kentucky who had five children，one seriously ill，no husband，no heating in the home，no toys！Ohh—how could we not help her？

My daughter and I drove all night，from New York to Kentucky，and those children woke up in a nice warm house with plenty of ______！My friend's ______ of kindness lived on that year，reaching all the way to Kentucky！

1.

A．recording

B．directing

C．attending

D．improving

2.

A．coming up with

B．catching up with

C．keeping up with

D．puting up with

3.

A．company

B．family

C．group

D．club

4.

A．hobbies

B．sports

C．events

D．games

5.

A．until

B．after

C．for

D．since

6.

A．finished

B．arrived

C．followed

D．approached

7.

A．lived on

B．relied on

C．carried on

D．carried out

8.

A．pleasure

B．memory

C．benefit

D．favor

9.

A．extra

B．hiding

C．Active

D．missing

10.

A．energy

B．time

C．pressure

D．confidence

11.

A．difficulties

B．impressions

C．fears

D．dreams

12.

A．however

B．though

C．otherwise

D．somehow

13.

A．disappointment

B．curiosity

C．puzzlement

D．relief

14.

A．absolutely

B．eventually

C．generally

D．occasionally

15.

A．as well

B．at first

C．in particular

D．once more

16.

A．pity

B．honor

C．burden

D．discovery

17.

A．wondering

B．realizing

C．predicting

D．evaluating

18.

A．came

B．drove

C．called

D．returned

19.

A．candies

B．flowers

C．chocolates

D．toys

20.

A．courage

B．spirit

C．position

D．attention

6 . A cancer－stricken British teenage girl said Thursday   she   had   been   moved   by   messages of support from around the world   after writing an online “Bucket List” of   things she wanted to do before dying.

Alice Pyne,   15, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells.   “I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one，” she wrote.

For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List”， in which two terminally ill (患绝症的) men, played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.

On her list, at the site www. alicepyne, blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.

Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her web page and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.

“Oh dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends！” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me. ”

Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed (透露) the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.

1. What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”？

A．The media called on people to help her.

B．People sent gifts to her from all over the world.

C．A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.

D．People around the world sent messages to support her.

2. Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to       ________.

A．express her last few wishes

B．say goodbye to a few friends

C．give comfort to two terminally ill men

D．catch people's attention

3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne ________.

A．is unaware of her own conditions

B．is calm to know that death is approaching

C．is very sad to know that she will die

D．is still quite confident in fighting against the cancer

4. Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne's “Bucket List”？

A．To meet a boy.

B．To get a cool computer.

C．To swim with sharks.

D．To ask people to donate bone marrow.

7 . I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
1. The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.

A．from his friends	B．from one of his workmates
C．over the radio	D．from the newspaper

2. One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.

A．forty-five minutes	B．fifteen minutes
C．just twenty minutes	D．over an hour

3. The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.

A．worried

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．sorry

4. The writer mainly shows us his________.

A．enjoyment of the concert	B．anger for buying the ticket
C．efforts to buy the ticket	D．disappointment at the concert

8 . Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy．
Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．
When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you．”
Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush．”
To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！
1. Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？

A．They were so curious as to make a joke．

B．Their family couldn’t afford the academy．

C．One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines．

D．They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers．

2. The underlined word “whose” in Para．2 refers to _____ ．

A．the Durer family’s	B．the miners
C．Albert’s	D．Albrecht’s

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？

A．He began to earn his living after graduation

B．He did perfectly well at the academy

C．He wanted his brother to go to the academy

D．He created great masterpieces

4. Which of the following is the correct order of the story？
a．Albrecht went to Nuremberg
b．Albert supported his brother
c．The Durer family held a festive dinner
d．Albrecht drew his brother’s injured hands
e．The brothers tossed a coin．

A．b, a, c, d, e	B．a, e, c, d, b
C．e, a, c, b, d	D．e, a, b, c, d

5. What can we learn from the story？

A．One can achieve success simply on his own

B．Any success requires the help of others．

C．It’s other people who contribute to one’s success

D．Nobody could succeed without good guidance

9 . Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.
The former owner - his former employer, Ruth Ford - died last year and left the apartments   to Mr Tamang in her will.
Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. "I am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the Ford family," he says. "I never expected that I will be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉献). So my hard work has been rewarded."
Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal by Charles Ford, a writer and a photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then took charge and told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles's death.
Mrs Ford died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.
He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographer's legacy(遗产). He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford's photographs and edit a book of his works.
Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. He says: "The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. I have my small house here but I am happy with it,"
Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. "I think one should save money for old age. That's when you need it the most to get care," he says.
1. Mr Tamang treated the legacy as __________.

A．a reward

B．a punishment

C．business

D．a gift

2. What DIDN’T Mr Tamang do in the Ford family?

A．Show Mr Ford's works in the exhibition.

B．Look after Ruth Ford when she was ill.

C．Work on kinds of photography projects

D．Experience deaths of Charles Ford and Ruth Ford

3. Mr Tamang wants to sell one apartment to _______.

A．buy the small house

B．pay the government the tax of the apartments

C．edit a book of Charles Ford's photographs

D．move into the expensive apartments as soon as possible

4. What lesson does Mr Tamang learn from the Ford family?

A．To find a good butler.

B．To spend money thoughtfully.

C．To save money for children.

D．To get good care when people get old.

5. What can we know from the passage?

A．Charles Ford gave the apartments to Mr Tamang.

B．Charles Ford couldn't see or speak before his death.

C．Mr Tamang treated Ruth Ford much better than her brother.

D．Mr Tamang will still live in his small house in the near future.

10 . The Best of Friends
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. ”I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21,agrees.”Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”
1. What is the popular images of teenagers today?

A．They worry about school

B．They dislike living with their parents

C．They have to be locked in to avoid troubles

D．They quarrel a lot with other family members

2. The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ___

A．share family responsibility	B．cause trouble in their families
C．go boating with their family	D．make family decisions

3. Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents___.

A．go to clubs more often with their children

B．are much stricter with their children

C．care less about their children’s life

D．give their children more freedom

4. According to the authour,teenage rebellion____.

A．may be a false belief	B．is common nowadays
C．existed only in the 1960s	D．resulted from changes in families

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Negotiation in family	B．Education in family
C．Harmony in family	D．Teenage trouble in family