1 . Onceupon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he waswalking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figuremoving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone woulddance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he wasreaching down to the shore, picking up something and throwing itinto the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are youdoing?’’
The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwingstarfishes(海星)in theocean.”
“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”
“But, young man, don’t you realize thatthere are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’tpossibly make a difference!”
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.” There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all beengifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our vision the power(力量) to shape the future.
We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.
1. One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.

A．dancing along the beach	B．walking with a dancer
C．picking up starfish for sale	D．trying to save as many starfishes as possible

2. The underlined words “something very special” refers to ________.

A．the gifts from friends	B．the strength of making decision
C．our own starfish	D．the ability to make a difference

3. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.

A．the wise man realized something new and important

B．the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean.

C．the young man had the ability to make a difference

D．it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

4. The writer told this story to show us _____.

A．how and where we can write a good article

B．everyone can do something for the future

C．wise men are sometimes stupid

D．young men are in fact wiser than old people

2 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also ________ on her career road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a ________, she didn’t give up. In the ________ months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial ________ made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So ________ she wanted to go back to ________ after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in ________ and could realize her dream, and ________ she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — ________ to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital (个人表演), she ________ ask her dad about her performance. “You ________ have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get ________. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic ________ by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it ________ everyone to tears and this ________ pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the ________ question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was ________ moving an event that a film producer ________ to make the story into a hit film. When someone asked Sudha how she had ________ to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” ________ is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.1.

A．left alone

B．cut off

C．kept out

D．put out

2.

A．top

B．height

C．point

D．stop

3.

A．unforgettable

B．painful

C．busy

D．free

4.

A．flower

B．leg

C．gift

D．box

5.

A．strangely

B．gradually

C．heavily

D．strongly

6.

A．home

B．school

C．dancing

D．walking

7.

A．the doctor

B．the stage

C．herself

D．her dad

8.

A．however

B．even

C．since

D．therefore

9.

A．starting

B．remembering

C．wanting

D．learning

10.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

11.

A．yet

B．ever

C．also

D．still

12.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in surprise

D．in anger

13.

A．change

B．movement

C．comeback

D．promise

14.

A．made

B．moved

C．let

D．forced

15.

A．story

B．performance

C．decision

D．accident

16.

A．same

B．new

C．normal

D．interesting

17.

A．such

B．this

C．very

D．so

18.

A．allowed

B．pretended

C．refused

D．decided

19.

A．tried

B．managed

C．thought

D．imagined

20.

A．Nothing

B．Anything

C．Something

D．Everything

3 . My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got ___，he would shout loudly and beat my 2，who left my father and I when I was seven.
I went to a boarding(寄宿的)___when I was thirteen，and I finally didn’t have to see my father drunk every day. However，I didn’t talk to anybody and ___all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. When other boys were____on the playground，I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new   ___who was about forty came to our class. She，of course，__ I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I___and answered her question in a very __voice，with my head down. That noon，after lunch，she found me and had a   ___with me. She asked me___ I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I ___told her everything about my family.
“Things won’t get ___，”she said.
From that day on，every time when she saw me，she would give me a ___.She often asked me to answer her questions in class，and she helped me with my______after class. As time went by，I didn’t feel so ____ as before.
The day I left that school，I _____her why she did all that for me.
“My mother _____when I was ten. I know how hard it is ____a mother，”she said.
I will never ______her—my dearest teacher.1.

A．hurt

B．drunk

C．lost

D．bored

2.

A．brother

B．grandma

C．mother

D．aunt

3.

A．class

B．factory

C．school

D．office

4.

A．wasted

B．saved

C．got

D．spent

5.

A．playing

B．singing

C．performing

D．pushing

6.

A．student

B．worker

C．teacher

D．friend

7.

A．ignored

B．noticed

C．smelt

D．felt

8.

A．work up

B．went through

C．stood up

D．calmed down

9.

A．angry

B．low

C．terrible

D．sad

10.

A．meal

B．talk

C．sentence

D．test

11.

A．if

B．why

C．when

D．how

12.

A．firstly

B．finally

C．interestingly

D．strangely

13.

A．better

B．smaller

C．worse

D．higher

14.

A．look

B．smile

C．hand

D．book

15.

A．phrases

B．accent

C．vocabulary

D．studies

16.

A．happy

B．dangerous

C．hard

D．lonely

17.

A．told

B．asked

C．answered

D．troubled

18.

A．died

B．married

C．appeared

D．fell

19.

A．with

B．for

C．without

D．as

20.

A．cheat

B．forget

C．believe

D．upset

4 . 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：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。

Patience is of great importance in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possible waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience.

5 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he_______ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important _______: “Believe in yourself.”

If there was one phrase my dad _______ liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and _______ two jobs to support his large family, _______ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a _______ time with math. He tried to help me, but I _______ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for _______ help. I told Dad, “That’s _______! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the ________. Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once ________ driving me to school.

After months of ________, I was facing the final exam. I was so ________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ________ yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ________ and in the hours of work I’d     ________. When I got my ________ proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”

Even now, whenever I   ________ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ________something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever ________ to Dad for that lesson.

1.

A．understood

B．forgave

C．guided

D．impressed

2.

A．history

B．lesson

C．skill

D．language

3.

A．always

B．almost

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．took

B．lost

C．left

D．finished

5.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and

6.

A．good

B．free

C．terrible

D．short

7.

A．still

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．probably

8.

A．real

B．practical

C．immediate

D．extra

9.

A．wonderful

B．crazy

C．expensive

D．necessary

10.

A．house

B．school

C．office

D．farm

11.

A．suggested

B．risked

C．enjoyed

D．missed

12.

A．meeting

B．testing

C．learning

D．interviewing

13.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．happy

D．shocked

14.

A．stand for

B．hold back

C．believe in

D．look after

15.

A．teacher

B．luck

C．time

D．ability

16.

A．wasted

B．ignored

C．picked up

D．put in

17.

A．answer

B．grade

C．pay

D．gift

18.

A．hope

B．forget

C．worry

D．promise

19.

A．different

B．important

C．hard

D．interesting

20.

A．grateful

B．sorry

C．polite

D．useful

6 . In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.
1. The couple moved out of their house ________.

A．on a rainy day

B．in a cold winter

C．when the husband lost his work

D．when the wife saw her husband’s diary

2. The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.

A．he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes

B．he didn’t have enough money

C．he always worked with no care of her

D．he had another woman

3. The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.

A．she felt sad by her husband’s words

B．the rainy day made her sad

C．her eyes were hurt by the computer

D．she was moved by her husband’s diary

4. The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.

A．he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C．he wasn’t as strong as before

D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter

5. From the reading, we know that ________.

A．the man loved his wife very much

B．the woman didn’t love her husband any more

C．the man was very poor before

D．the woman had no job.

7 . “How did you do it, Dad? How have you   ______   not to take a drink for almost 20 years？” It took me almost 20 years to have the   _____   to even ask my father this very _____ question. When Dad first _____ drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles ______ he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were ______ to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little _____ that I would recite to myself ______ four to five times a day.” was Dad's _____ to my 18 year old unasked question. “The ______ were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so _____ that I could not handle them，” Dad said. And then he ______ the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound (深奥的) words   ______   became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I _____ a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations(断言)with one affirmation listed for each ______ of the year.

I ______ opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. ______ of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the _____ poem that had helped my ______ for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

God, give me the serenity (平静)to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to ______ the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

1.

A．failed

B．succeeded

C．managed

D．tried

2.

A．courage

B．ability

C．wisdom

D．confidence

3.

A．interesting

B．personal

C．hard

D．unanswered

4.

A．started

B．enjoyed

C．minded

D．stopped

5.

A．every time

B．all time

C．next time

D．last time

6.

A．anxious

B．glad

C．afraid

D．eager

7.

A．book

B．passage

C．poem

D．list

8.

A．at least

B．at most

C．at first

D．at last

9.

A．comment

B．praise

C．contribution

D．reply

10.

A．words

B．phrases

C．letters

D．sentences

11.

A．strange

B．different

C．simple

D．tough

12.

A．shared

B．talked

C．read

D．impressed

13.

A．surprisingly

B．immediately

C．increasingly

D．regularly

14.

A．brought

B．bought

C．received

D．accepted

15.

A．hour

B．week

C．month

D．day

16.

A．easily

B．hurriedly

C．sadly

D．peacefully

17.

A．Tears

B．Smiles

C．Sweat

D．Satisfaction

18.

A．correct

B．impossible

C．original

D．exact

19.

A．mother

B．father

C．friend

D．classmate

20.

A．believe

B．benefit

C．change

D．do

8 . I can’t swim because I have a strong fear of water. Look back on my childhood experience, I think three reason might explain the fear. The first reason is that I was not allowed to walking near the water when I was a child, for my mother had unreasonable fear of it. So, even as a child, when I was taught to see the water as something danger. Second, my eyes became bad when I was five. If only I took off my glasses in the water, I could not see anything, but this increased my fear. The worst part of your experience is that as a child once, I see a neighbor drown. Since then I have been more frightened.