1 . I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for the film - it wanted somebody as well known as Paul — he stood up for me. I don’t know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.

The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft(技艺) and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other — but always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core(核心) of our relationship off the screen.

We shared the belief that if you’re fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back — he with his Newman’s Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn’t see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.

I last saw him a few months ago. He’d been in and out of the hospital. He and I both knew what the deal was, and we didn’t talk about it. Ours was a relationship that didn’t need a lot of words.

1. Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to author at first?

A．Paul Newman wanted it.

B．The studio powers didn’t like his agent.

C．He wasn’t famous enough.

D．The director recommended someone else.

2. Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?

A．They were of the same age.

B．They worked in the same theater.

C．They were both good actors.

D．They han similar charactertics.

3. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Their belief.

B．Their care for children.

C．Their success.

D．Their support for each other.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the test?

A．To show his love of films.

B．To remember a friend.

C．To introduce a new movie.

D．To share his acting experience.

2 . How to Make a Friend

Smile!

It’s the easiest way to let someone know that you’re nice！    1     You may notice at first that it feels strange to smile a lot，but over time，you’ll find that one smile can really make a difference in your life.

Be fun!

    2     Think about the people you most enjoy being with—usually they are always on the up and up.Being fun makes people happy and brightens the way they think of you.It makes you seem like you truly love life and you can deal with any problems that you have to face.

Listen!

Good conversations are important when you want to make a new friend，and sometimes you just have to be quiet and listen.When you do get chatting，pay attention to what they’re saying.    3     Phew! It’s hard work making new friends，but it’s worth it!

    4    

Ask people who take classes with you questions about what they study today.    5     Other great conversation starters are upcoming events and holidays，sports，food，music，etc.If they’re listening to their iPods，ask what their favourite music is.It’s the best way to get a conversation started because it needs an answer and they have to answer you!

A．Change!

B．Ask a question!

C．Classwork is a great icebreaker.

D．Say “hello” and see what happens.

E．And don’t just talk about yourself all the time.

F．Even the shyest person can manage a little smile.

G．We all prefer spending time with people who make us feel happy.

3 . I was very shy when I was little. One day in class, my teacher asked me a _______ I didn’t know the answer to it. Then I said something that sounded very _______ to my classmates. They all laughed. From that day on, I always_______to be quiet in class.
When I was thirteen years old, my family moved to a _______city, so I went to a new school. On the first day, my dad and I _______our house late. When I arrived at the school, the class had begun. I walked in and found the entire class was_______me. This frightened me. For the next couple of classes I just sat_______
Mrs Smith, a kind-hearted teacher in my new class, noticed I was quiet. She decided to_______me. The next day in her class, she handed out a piece of_______to everyone. What I saw on the paper made my heart beat________; it was an activity where you had to________ people if they had or did any of those things listed on the paper. This meant that I had to talk to those strangers ________I wanted to finish it. At first, I just stood there not ________what to do, but then I thought, “What if I actually tried to ________to people? Then maybe I would make some ________at this school.” I encouraged myself and finally________talking with other students. Sure enough, those “strangers” turned out to be really________and helpful. They invited me to ________with them after class. These people are________my friends today. We often hang out together.
If you’re ________just like I used to be, don’t be afraid to talk to others. They can be very nice and may become your friends.1.

A．suggestion

B．favor

C．secret

D．question

2.

A．boring

B．strange

C．funny

D．fancy

3.

A．wanted

B．started

C．chose

D．dreamed

4.

A．beautiful

B．new

C．good

D．small

5.

A．left

B．came

C．found

D．rebuilt

6.

A．looking at

B．looking for

C．laughing at

D．shouting at

7.

A．quietly

B．nervously

C．happily

D．straight

8.

A．forget

B．attract

C．surprise

D．help

9.

A．plastic

B．paper

C．cake

D．rubber

10.

A．better

B．slower

C．faster

D．later

11.

A．explain

B．show

C．tell

D．ask

12.

A．though

B．if

C．unless

D．so

13.

A．knowing

B．thinking

C．studying

D．noticing

14.

A．lie

B．talk

C．run

D．walk

15.

A．plans

B．differences

C．friends

D．changes

16.

A．finished

B．enjoyed

C．continued

D．started

17.

A．naughty

B．brave

C．nice

D．clever

18.

A．live

B．play

C．fight

D．study

19.

A．also

B．never

C．hardly

D．still

20.

A．shy

B．calm

C．active

D．selfish

4 . 书面表达
实现有效的沟通，建立良好的人际关系，不仅要善于言表，更要学会倾听。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Being a Good Listener” 的英文演讲稿。

为何倾听	表示尊重，增进理解，建立良好的人际关系
谁来倾听	家长倾听孩子	理解孩子，消除代沟，……
	老师倾听学生	了解学生，满足需求，……
	同学相互倾听	增进友谊，互帮互学，……
怎样倾听	（请考生联系自己拟定内容，列举两至三点。）

注意：
1.          对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2.          词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
3.          演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Being a Good Listener”.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening!

5 . Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves. That’s because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?
We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.
A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.
The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.”
Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.
1. Now in an American family, people can find that ________.

A．children never live with their parents

B．not all working people live with their parents

C．aged people are supported by their grandchildren

D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

2. The reason why old people are left alone may be that ________.

A．the old don’t like to live in a big family

B．the young can’t get enough money to support the old

C．different generations have different lifestyles

D．the old are too weak to live with the young

3. The fact that the reporter told us shows that ________.

A．old people in America lead a hard life

B．old people in America enjoy banana bread

C．she had no time to take care of her children

D．old people are easy to get along with

4. Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ________.

A．they had never seen a baby before

B．the baby was clever and beautiful

C．the baby brought them the image of life

D．the baby’s mother would take care of them

6 . The story happened on a not heavy rainy day.
After class, I took a few bottles to go and ____ some water from the water room. Oh！There were so many people! I had to wait ____ the rain. My hair didn’t get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes ____ .
When at last it was my ____ ,I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I began making my way back when I saw a boy ____ towards me. He ____ two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came ____ ,I recognized that it was XiaoBai.
He ____ my classmate for nearly three years but we never ____ more than ten sentences. He was silent but I like talking. We were quite _____ people and had nothing in common. I didn’t ____ him and even didn’t want to see him.
“Hey! What’s wrong?” His words ____ me out of my thought. “I saw you____in the rain so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little ____,your clothes are already wet.”
On hearing this, I was so ____ that I couldn’t say a single word.
“Don’t just stand there. Let’s go!” He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards ____ and this time, we talk ____ .
“I know you don’t like me, but I want to____ with you.” he said, “you may think I am silent, but it is because I can’t find the ____ to say.”
The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, “It is wrong to____someone only by his appearance.1.

A．collect

B．drink

C．carry

D．hold

2.

A．under

B．in

C．at

D．on

3.

A．did

B．get

C．was

D．wet

4.

A．wish

B．duty

C．job

D．turn

5.

A．come

B．came

C．coming

D．comes

6.

A．had held

B．has held

C．was holding

D．holds

7.

A．near

B．nearly

C．nearer

D．nearest

8.

A．has been

B．had been

C．is

D．would be

9.

A．shared

B．talked

C．spoke

D．communicate

10.

A．the same

B．familiar

C．strange

D．different

11.

A．hate

B．ignore

C．like

D．get along

12.

A．brought

B．make

C．get

D．surprised

13.

A．stood

B．stand

C．standing

D．are standing

14.

A．early

B．frequent

C．actually

D．late

15.

A．moving

B．move

C．moved

D．moves

16.

A．the classroom

B．the park

C．the playground.

D．the bedroom

17.

A．nothing

B．little

C．a lot

D．something

18.

A．make friends

B．shake a hand

C．make a friend

D．have words

19.

A．times

B．right words

C．silent place.

D．umbrella

20.

A．understand

B．see

C．judge

D．decide

7 . A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them _______ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud _______ filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning, _______, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a _______ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all _______ people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their _______ and apologize for their playing.

“Maybe we could go and _______ everyone in person.” his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a _______ instead?” Dario asked.

They both loved the _______. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts __________ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.

Finally, the day of the party __________. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to __________. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, __________ Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.

“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I __________ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”

Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we __________ you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t __________ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”

“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such __________ music.”

“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be __________ to play them in the evening.”

“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to __________ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of __________ and made him feel that they were home at last.

1.

A．sat

B．stood

C．lay

D．walked

2.

A．voice

B．ring

C．music

D．cry

3.

A．therefore

B．however

C．otherwise

D．instead

4.

A．note

B．poster

C．bill

D．report

5.

A．proud

B．rich

C．lucky

D．nice

6.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．relatives

D．audience

7.

A．blame

B．instruct

C．question

D．visit

8.

A．party

B．concert

C．show

D．play

9.

A．experience

B．idea

C．performance

D．action

10.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．from

11.

A．continued

B．arrived

C．passed

D．finished

12.

A．order

B．sell

C．share

D．advertise

13.

A．treated

B．presented

C．helped

D．served

14.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．agreed

D．worried

15.

A．give

B．send

C．offer

D．owe

16.

A．realize

B．remember

C．understand

D．accept

17.

A．sweet

B．strange

C．funny

D．loud

18.

A．brave

B．sorry

C．happy

D．afraid

19.

A．changing

B．practicing

C．recording

D．writing

20.

A．equality

B．freedom

C．warmth

D．sympathy

8 . Happy birthday! Do birthdays really makes people happy?    1    Birthdays celebrates the day when we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity (成熟) — or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old?

    2    Growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented (以年轻人为中心) American culture.     3    As the old saying goes, “You’re young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.

Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing.    4    American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely — even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.

    5    Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers.

A．That is a different story.

B．Most people in America like the young.

C．Of course they do.

D．Some even experience age discrimination (歧视).

E．People in America grow larger every year.

F．Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young.

G．Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast.

9 . When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important.Some of us even had imaginary(想象中的)friends. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens.Friends played a big part in forming our personalities(性格). As adults，it is still important for us to have friends.
True friends are people who like us though we made mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re foolish. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people we aren’t afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really on our minds.
Friends are our supporters. When you can depend on friends, you feel safe and warm. Friends offer acceptance and emotional(情感的)support. At times, they also help with our everyday lives, cooking a meal, doing chores, or giving us a lift when we need one. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on.
Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.
1. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Reduce Stress

B．How to Make New Friends

C．The Importance of Friends

D．The Qualities of Good Friends

2. The underlined word“stimulate” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A．educate	B．encourage
C．surprise	D．dislike

3. We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always________.

A．laugh at us when we’re foolish

B．tell us other people’s secrets

C．share our sadness and interests

D．support us when we need help

4. We can learn from the passage that________.

A．people should make friends anytime

B．friends are people who allow you to cry

C．a friend helps you in many ways

D．good friends are always difficult to meet

10 . One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be _______ when you are not busy finding fault with it.

Several years ago I _______ a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always _______ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and _______ was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really _______ person.

Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her _______. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost _______ to deal with was that the day before the _______, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her _______ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to ________. It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became ________ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to ________ everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her ________ as well.

Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, ________ when we’re honest, we can be sharply ________ of the world. I’m not suggesting you ________ problems, or that you pretend things are ________ than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — ________ most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big ________.

Train yourself to ＂bite your tongue＂, and with a little ________, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

1.

A．lonely

B．great

C．quiet

D．uneasy

2.

A．received

B．answered

C．expected

D．rejected

3.

A．threatened

B．interrupted

C．bothered

D．spoiled

4.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

5.

A．caring

B．boring

C．interesting

D．surprising

6.

A．attitude

B．plan

C．measure

D．explanation

7.

A．urgent

B．unnecessary

C．certain

D．impossible

8.

A．occasion

B．event

C．accident

D．adventure

9.

A．memory

B．notice

C．evidence

D．choice

10.

A．hear

B．contribute

C．express

D．admit

11.

A．aware of

B．afraid of

C．curious about

D．confused about

12.

A．discuss

B．realize

C．judge

D．settle

13.

A．family

B．life

C．career

D．education

14.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．for

15.

A．proud

B．sure

C．hopeful

D．critical

16.

A．face

B．create

C．solve

D．ignore

17.

A．rarer

B．better

C．stranger

D．worse

18.

A．at least

B．at last

C．by far

D．so far

19.

A．task

B．deal

C．result

D．duty

20.

A．practice

B．speech

C．rest

D．pity