1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of cold water?

A．It has too much sugar in it.

B．It makes people’s stomachs ache.

C．It makes people feel comfortable in hot days.

2. Who sometimes bought the man ice cream in summer?

A．His father.

B．His mother.

C．His grandmother.

2 . What does the woman mean about Uncle Jim?

A．He has a good sense of humor.

B．He eats more than other people.

C．His manners are just fine.

3 . What did the man like to play in the past?

A．Tennis.

B．Baseball.

C．Basketball.

4 . What is the least expensive according to the man?

A．The new fridge.

B．The washing machine.

C．The bed.

5 . During the course of a lifetime, we all make mistakes. And, often we take for granted what we have. We think that we surely_________what we already have. We also believe that we will never need anyone to_________us out from difficult and changing times. Cecilia, not her real name, had a great job, a nice house and everything she________. She was,________, not a kind person for several reasons that became obvious_________you got to know her.

It was very clear that she_________pity for others who were not as fortunate as she was. She would not help anyone, nor would she even begin to express any_________for anyone in trouble. Her_________was that they were just lazy or that they were deserving because they had personal problems.

But, then_________the fateful day. Her husband got into financial difficulty, to the point, where he was_________to declare bankruptcy（破产）. Now, she found that she was the one who had________. She was desperate for help. She found out that even her_________were unwilling to help her but,_________for her, her husband’s family was willing and able to help them through these difficult times despite the fact that she had_________them from her life. I wish I could give you a beautiful ending to this story of help but I_________cannot. Even though Cecilia was assisted

______challenging times, once over, she_________her true self.

As we all know, we all need help somewhere along life’s_________whether we think we will or not. If you have remained_________you should try your best to help those that need your hand. If you_________through life helping, caring, forgiving, you will always have your own special fan club — it is those who always love and respect you.

1.

A．decrease

B．abandon

C．deserve

D．evaluate

2.

A．help

B．drive

C．pull

D．knock

3.

A．borrowed

B．needed

C．offered

D．donated

4.

A．thus

B．still

C．just

D．though

5.

A．once

B．until

C．because

D．before

6.

A．enjoyed

B．adjusted

C．controlled

D．lacked

7.

A．viewpoint

B．satisfaction

C．sympathy

D．potential

8.

A．purpose

B．view

C．plan

D．promise

9.

A．happened

B．appeared

C．existed

D．came

10.

A．forced

B．persuaded

C．encouraged

D．ordered

11.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

12.

A．servants

B．secretaries

C．parents

D．employers

13.

A．fortunately

B．surprisingly

C．strangely

D．curiously

14.

A．protected

B．predicted

C．supported

D．avoided

15.

A．happily

B．quietly

C．sadly

D．luckily

16.

A．beyond

B．through

C．among

D．within

17.

A．gave up

B．agreed with

C．believed in

D．returned to

18.

A．path

B．track

C．way

D．pavement

19.

A．confident

B．wealthy

C．strong

D．attractive

20.

A．skip

B．move

C．float

D．climb

6 . Dear Derrick ,

Although under great pressure, we all get on well with each other in this large office. You are one of the people who keep the social temperature at such a comfortable setting. I don’t know anyone in the office who is better liked than you .

You can perhaps help with this. The collection of contributions towards gifts for employees’ personal-life events is becoming a little troubling. Certainly, the group sending of a gift is reasonable now and then. In the past month, however, there have been collections for two baby shower gifts, one wedding shower gift, two weeding gifts, one funeral remembrance, four birthday gifts, and three graduation gifts .

It’s not only the collected-from who are growing uncomfortable(and poor), but the collected-for feel uneasy receiving gifts from people who don’t know them outside the office, who wouldn’t even recognize their graduating children, their marrying daughters and sons, or their dead relatives.

This is basically a kind gesture (and one that people think well of you for), but the practice seems to have become too wide-ranging and feels improper in today’s office setting .

Thank you for understanding .

1. The underlined word “ contributions ” probably means _________ .

A．reports	B．suggestions
C．understanding	D．money

2. Derrick is expected to _________.

A．show more kindness

B．discontinue the present practice

C．quit being the organizer for gift giving

D．know more about co-workers’ families

3. This is basically a letter of _________.

A．apology	B．dissatisfaction
C．appreciation	D．sympathy

7 . 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10处错误,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。按下列情况改正：
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，并在其下面写出改正后的词。
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 Mary,

I receive your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me. I’m getting on well with my research work in the lab. But to my greatly surprise you say you will give up learn English. The reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests. I’m afraid I couldn’t agree with you . I know it is difficulty to learn English, and English is widely used in the world today. It will be important tool in our future work. Beside, it is becoming more and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, you will be succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there is a way. I’m looking forward to hearing good news from you.

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute（聋哑）school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely.
They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?” Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy explained, “Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”
Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, ‘‘I’m going to tell your parents I’ll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, ‘‘This is Kazrim.” Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said, “YOU CAN TALK?” It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
1. How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?

A．They met each other by chance.

B．They were introduced to each other.

C．They once studied at the same university.

D．They both served in a special needs school.

2. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?

A．Writing words on paper.

B．Using the sign language.

C．Judging from his expression.

D．Speaking her native language.

3. What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?

A．They fell in love at the first sight.

B．They cheated each other to win love.

C．They mistook each other for being mutes.

D．They ignored the anger of Galaxy’s parents.

9 . Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote(投票).
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
1. Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.

A．Hawaii	B．Illinois
C．Kenya	D．California

2. Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.

A．④③②⑤①	B．④②⑤③①
C．③④①⑤②	D．②①⑤④③

3. How did Obama get people to vote?

A．By cheating them to do so.

B．By making a difference to people.

C．By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.

D．By showing them the importance of their votes.

4. According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?

A．Kind-hearted	B．Humorous
C．Polite	D．Brave

10 . On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the ____ of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully____from the day before, he took out a large piece of____ and laid it on the ground. Then he began ____
Before long, the young violinist was____with people, who were all attracted by the ____ on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat ____ Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and____through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would ____ come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you ____something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist____a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and ____ it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which ____ him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. ____, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket____ himself, the violinist said," ____I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should ____be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we____succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the ____ on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the____of going up.1.

A．box

B．hat

C．bowl

D．bag

2.

A．Free

B．Away

C．Different

D．Far

3.

A．paper

B．stone

C．cloth

D．wood

4.

A．begging

B．shouting

C．playing

D．singing

5.

A．crowded

B．surrounded

C．surprised

D．satisfied

6.

A．words

B．money

C．ticket

D．picture

7.

A．on purpose

B．in time

C．in advance

D．by mistake

8.

A．looked

B．lived

C．get

D．rushed

9.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．recently

D．nearly

10.

A．lose

B．get

C．bring

D．buy

11.

A．handed out

B．gave out

C．sent out

D．took out

12.

A．tore

B．threw

C．kissed

D．hid

13.

A．beat

B．sold

C．took

D．won

14.

A．Fortunately

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Generally

15.

A．by

B．from

C．for

D．with

16.

A．Unless

B．Whenever

C．Although

D．Until

17.

A．often

B．never

C．seldom

D．always

18.

A．may

B．should

C．must

D．need

19.

A．air

B．water

C．grass

D．tree

20.

A．road

B．path

C．chance

D．method