1 . I grew up five minutes from Clapham Junction station in south London. Our house backed onto the railway, so the regular sound of passing trains was a sound I found noisy. Clapham Junction was famously busy, but it felt separate from the rest of London, as if its purpose was to carry people away from the capital. I felt I stood on the edge of the city.

During my last year at primary school, I spent every afternoon going across the road with my mum to eat white toast with drinking sugary tea. My mum would argue with the Greek Cypriot owner about politics. They disagreed about everything, but laughed a lot while arguing. Our life seemed uneventful.

But as time passed by, our area changed. The town became modern, and I changed a lot too. I went from a state primary school to a private secondary school. I stopped drinking sugary tea. I cared less about branded skirts but more about books. I spent less time hanging around the common but more travelling to the libraries where I found my interest.

It was then that I discovered Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado. After that I scanned the shelves of bookshops for some writing. In this way I found so many writers who have influenced me: Barbara Pym, EM Delafield and so on.

Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People wasn't like any other book I'd read. For more than sixty years the rock solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Now this previously revised and updated bestseller is available in trade paperback for the first .time to help you achieve your maximum potential throughout the next century! I read it as a guide anyway. And in a way it was.

1. How did the author feel about her childhood?

A．Meaningful.

B．Unsatisfied.

C．Unforgettable.

D．Colorful.

2. What happened to the author when she studied in the secondary school?

A．She often felt lonely.	B．She usually drank sugary tea.
C．She began to become modern.	D．She started to like reading.

3. What does How to Win Friends and Influence People mean to the author?

A．The world.

B．A dream.

C．The inspiration.

D．A plan.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．My Colourful Life	B．Reading Changed Me
C．My Hometown Raised Me	D．My Learning Experience

2 . A married lady was expecting a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had admired a beautiful diamond ring. Knowing her husband could ______ it, she told him that it was all she wanted as a birthday gift.

As her birthday approached, this lady awaited ______ that her husband had bought the diamond ring.

Finally, on the morning of her birthday, her husband told her how ______ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He ______ her a beautifully wrapped present. As she opened it, ______, she only found a Bible. She ______ her voice to her husband and said,“Only a Bible?” She was so ______ that she left him.

Many years later, the lady ______ in a more beautiful house. Realizing her husband was very old, she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But before she ______, she received a letter telling her that he had passed away and given all of his ______ to her. She needed to come back and take care of things.

She arrived at his house, filled with great ______. She saw the ______ brand-new Bible, just as she had left it before. With ______, she opened it and began to turn the pages, finding a sentence carefully ______ by her husband,“To me you are cruel, but you know how to give ______ things to your children!”As she read those words, a bag ______ from the Bible. A diamond ring and the words “I LOVE YOU” could be seen.

If your ______ is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged! Please, always ______ little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even ______, for they must be felt with ______.

1.

A．offer

B．afford

C．provide

D．admit

2.

A．symbols

B．signals

C．sights

D．signs

3.

A．generous

B．regretful

C．thankful

D．disappointed

4.

A．handed

B．sent

C．introduced

D．delivered

5.

A．besides

B．however

C．otherwise

D．moreover

6.

A．rose

B．aroused

C．raised

D．arose

7.

A．happy

B．astonished

C．admirable

D．angry

8.

A．appeared

B．lived

C．worked

D．traveled

9.

A．started off

B．stayed up

C．set in

D．gave up

10.

A．gifts

B．goods

C．money

D．belongings

11.

A．hate

B．regret

C．joy

D．love

12.

A．still

B．ever

C．just

D．even

13.

A．smiles

B．interest

C．doubt

D．tears

14.

A．made

B．written

C．created

D．spoken

15.

A．bad

B．small

C．good

D．abandoned

16.

A．dropped

B．hid

C．came

D．followed

17.

A．thing

B．gift

C．letter

D．book

18.

A．admit

B．avoid

C．access

D．appreciate

19.

A．touched

B．tasted

C．smelled

D．heard

20.

A．creativity

B．mind

C．heart

D．imagination

3 . A little girl created the perfect Mother’s Day gift. It was a drawing of a _______ on white paper with the words "For mom: love, love, love" decorated in hearts. She folded(折叠) her letter,_______then she lost it.

For most people, that would be the_______of this story, but this story has a different result: James Carrell _______the letter. He had just _______his mother, wishing her a happy Mother’s   Day. After he got off the phone, Carrell saw the _______ on the ground outside of a hardware(五金器具) store in Manvel in Texas, United States."I _______ it was a note" said Carrell. "I _______ it and saw the flower and hearts. It _______ moved me." Carrell thought the letter would ________someone’s day and maybe he could find the________, so he posted it in the Talk of Alvin Facebook group. The message ________a lot of people, especially one man.

"I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man ________, " said Carrell.

His Facebook comments(评论) included a message from Roberto Alvarado. He wrote, "I can’t ________ you found my baby’s letter. "Carrell reached out to Alvarado to ________the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally ________ on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s   daughter Natalie celebrated her seventh birthday.

"________ the letter made it home," said Alvarado. " We are ________ for what James Carrell did.”

We often forget the power of ________ things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a(n) ________impression(影响).

1.

A．baby

B．girl

C．card

D．flower

2.

A．so

B．once

C．but

D．until

3.

A．end

B．part

C．scene

D．cause

4.

A．wrote

B．found

C．remembered

D．answered

5.

A．promised

B．invited

C．seen

D．called

6.

A．paper

B．words

C．pen

D．tools

7.

A．proved

B．explained

C．knew

D．heard

8.

A．opened

B．put

C．gave

D．made

9.

A．hardly

B．really

C．lightly

D．repeatedly

10.

A．start

B．continue

C．ruin

D．brighten

11.

A．owner

B．man

C．house

D．thing

12.

A．protected

B．helped

C．touched

D．changed

13.

A．leave

B．arrive

C．try

D．reply

14.

A．say

B．believe

C．understand

D．accept

15.

A．read

B．sign

C．return

D．get

16.

A．failed

B．met

C．stopped

D．replied

17.

A．Naturally

B．Suddenly

C．Secretly

D．Finally

18.

A．ready

B．thankful

C．famous

D．fit

19.

A．little

B．old

C．special

D．boring

20.

A．opposite

B．unclear

C．lasting

D．general

4 . After 20 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to _______. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but my busy life had made it impossible to visit her _______. That night I called to _______ her out for dinner.

“What’s wrong? are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night _______ is a sign of bad news.

“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I _______.

She thought about it for a moment, and _______. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation — _______ extraordinary but recent events of each other’s life.

Before we _______, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, _______ only if you let me invite you.”

A few days ________, my mother died of a heart attack. It ________ so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. A few days after the funeral, I received an envelope with a receipt (收据) from the same place where mother and I had ________. An attached note ________:

“I paid this bill ________. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two ________ —one for you and the other for your ________. You will never know what that night meant for me. I ________ you, son.”

At that moment, I ________ the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU”. Give your family the ________ they deserve, because sometimes things cannot be ________ till “some other time”.

1.

A．home

B．talk

C．movie

D．dinner

2.

A．directly

B．frequently

C．rarely

D．exactly

3.

A．bring

B．take

C．force

D．invite

4.

A．visit

B．meal

C．ring

D．date

5.

A．argued

B．whispered

C．committed

D．responded

6.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．promised

D．nodded

7.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

8.

A．met

B．parted

C．left

D．divided

9.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

10.

A．before

B．earlier

C．ago

D．later

11.

A．broke

B．formed

C．fell

D．struck

12.

A．sat

B．waited

C．gathered

D．dined

13.

A．saw

B．read

C．showed

D．wrote

14.

A．in advance

B．on purpose

C．by accident

D．with patience

15.

A．tables

B．dishes

C．seats

D．chances

16.

A．mother

B．family

C．wife

D．child

17.

A．miss

B．admire

C．love

D．hug

18.

A．sensed

B．accepted

C．checked

D．pursued

19.

A．time

B．money

C．comfort

D．calls

20.

A．ensured

B．delayed

C．forgotten

D．forgiven

5 . 读下面的短文，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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。

3. 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。

My hometown is a small mountainous village. In past, with only a narrow mountain road, it was almost separated from the outside world. But villagers lived in old and small house built with wood and leaves.

In the past ten years, great changes have been taken place. His hometown has developed into a tourist site. People here live a happy life. Because of the new wide road building by the local government, it is now convenient of villagers to travel around. And most importantly, thousands of tourists from all over the world came here every year. Beside, with rows of newly-built houses, villagers’ living conditions have been great improved.

6 . 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