1 . After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced_______for a few days, I was _______to wait tables on my own. All went _______ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily _______ the tables not for from the kitchen. _______, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it ,the _______ was full of people. I moved slowly, ________every step. I remember how ________I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was_______ on. It had nice handles, which made it ________ to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to ________ I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved________ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ________ to you, but we are getting ready to________ now , and my wife needs her ________ back.”
At first his ________ did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice , but my face was________. I wanted to get into a hole and_________
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ________. I have learned to be more ________ and not to be too sure of myself.1.

A．manager

B．assistant

C．cook

D．waitress

2.

A．promised

B．invited

C．allowed

D．advised

3.

A．well

B．quickly

C．safely

D．wrong

4.

A．left

B．given

C．brought

D．shown

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Finally

6.

A．kitchen

B．street

C．restaurant

D．table

7.

A．minding

B．changing

C．taking

D．saving

8.

A．angry

B．calm

C．sad

D．happy

9.

A．fixed

B．trained

C．loaded

D．waited

10.

A．slower

B．lighter

C．quieter

D．easier

11.

A．believe

B．agree

C．regret

D．pretend

12.

A．letting

B．making

C．watching

D．having

13.

A．useful

B．familiar

C．unusual

D．interesting

14.

A．rest

B．order

C．eat

D．leave

15.

A．bag

B．walker

C．tray

D．coat

16.

A．idea

B．praise

C．message

D．need

17.

A．cold

B．full of joy

C．pale

D．on fire

18.

A．lie

B．hide

C．defend

D．stay

19.

A．repeated

B．discovered

C．corrected

D．described

20.

A．careful

B．patient

C．honest

D．practical

2 . I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib (肋骨) might have pierced (穿透) a lung...”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

“Daddy… I am so sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”

“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before. ”He managed a weak smile.

My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1. The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

A．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

B．his father had a terrible accident

C．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

D．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

2. Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A．Because he was rude to his father that morning.

B．Because he didn’t get along with his father.

C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

3. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _____.

A．he had a poor memory

B．he didn’t hear what his son said

C．he lost his memory after the accident

D．he just wanted to comfort his son

4. What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A．Don’t hurt others with rude words.

B．Don’t treat your parents badly.

C．Don’t move the injured in an accident.

D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

3 . 完形填空

Learn and Earn

Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie _______ a salesman. One day Charlie could not_______ it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not _______ hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really _______.

The boss knew that Charlie had spared no_______for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the_______ between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the following. “Go and_______ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and_______ said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to_______, “$ 12 per kg.”

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the ________ question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. He has a ________of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,________ from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ________”

Charlie was ________ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to ________ but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more________person is more observant, thinks more and understands in ________ For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,________ you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ________?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How________ are you?

1.

A．made

B．became

C．kept

D．remained

2.

A．do

B．tolerate

C．get

D．put

3.

A．value

B．meet

C．repay

D．enjoy

4.

A．unusual

B．careless

C．unfair

D．selfless

5.

A．effort

B．trouble

C．effect

D．rest

6.

A．competition

B．relationship

C．distance

D．difference

7.

A．carry out

B．find out

C．look out

D．pick out

8.

A．only

B．again

C．even

D．still

9.

A．offer

B．remind

C．answer

D．repeat

10.

A．difficult

B．familiar

C．simple

D．same

11.

A．lot

B．total

C．few

D．number

12.

A．taken

B．come

C．heard

D．bought

13.

A．value

B．condition

C．quality

D．shape

14.

A．moved

B．struck

C．puzzled

D．encouraged

15.

A．leave

B．stop

C．work

D．stay

16.

A．important

B．intelligent

C．hardworking

D．successful

17.

A．time

B．need

C．depth

D．common

18.

A．though

B．while

C．unless

D．since

19.

A．win

B．think

C．know

D．see

20.

A．hopeful

B．helpful

C．thoughtful

D．meaningful

4 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖)．The baby eagle loved his nest．It was warm, soft and comfortable．And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give．Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day．But suddenly his world eagle changed．His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear．He thought he would die soon．He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food．The baby eagle was wild with joy．But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby．
The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry．Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the Last meal I give you．Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said．Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster．He looked up at his mum.“ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth．The ground was much closer．Then something strange happened．The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more．Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.
1. Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?

A．lie lived in a nest in the tree．

B．He was always cold and hungry．

C．He lived very happily with friends．

D．His mother offered him nice food.

2. How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?

A．Sad

B．Afraid

C．Happy

D．Angry

3. What does the word “abandon” mean?

A．保护

B．抛弃

C．歧视

D．拯救

4. We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________

A．The baby eagle lost his mother

B．The baby eagle fell down and died

C．The baby eagle was still angry with his mother.

D．The baby eagle could get food himself.

5 . Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver. The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman.
Thirty years have passed, but Odland can not get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman’s kind reaction. She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odland. “It is OK. It wasn’t your fault.” When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter.
Odland isn’t the only CEO to have made this discovery. Instead, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It’s hard to get a dozen CEOs to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule. They say how others treat the CEO says nothing. But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul.
Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, “I could buy this place and fire you,” or “I know the owner and I could have you fired.” Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power.
The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management. “A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person,” Swanson says. “I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables.”
1. What happened after Odland dropped the ice cream onto the woman’s dress?

A．He was fired.

B．He was blamed.

C．The woman comforted him.

D．The woman left the restaurant at once.

2. Odland learned one of his life lessons from          .

A．his experience as a waiter

B．the advice given by the CEOs

C．an article in Fortune

D．an interesting best-selling book

3. According to the text, most CEOs have the same opinion about ________.

A．Fortune 500 companies	B．the Management Rules
C．Swanson’s book	D．the Waiter Rule

4. From the text we can learn that ________.

A．one should be nicer to important people

B．CEOs often show their power before others

C．one should respect others no matter who they are

D．CEOs often have meals in expensive restaurants

6 . Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for quite often achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.

A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”

The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.

1. The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be______.

A．brave

B．impolite

C．foolish

D．warm-hearted

2. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?

A．To drive them away.

B．To show what he had found in digging.

C．To show how beautiful the jar was.

D．To attract them to join him in the work.

3. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?

A．No dream can come true.

B．All work will end successfully.

C．Goals shouldn’t be set too high.

D．Goals will make us work harder.

4. The best title for the text should be______.

A．A Boy Dug a Hole

B．Joy in the Journey

C．No Pain, No Gains

D．Failure Is the Mother of Success

7 . 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t_____watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went _____our way after saying goodbye.
But at _____ , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I _____ the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I _____ knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart _____ I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay _____in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While _____ with a stranger, you are calm and polite , but with those you love, you are quick to excite. Go to look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the _____Those are the flowers she brought for you. She_____ them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the _____ in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her_____ .“Wake up, my dear,”I said.“Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I _____them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the ____ .” I said,“I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I _____ have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you______”I hugged(拥抱) her and said,“I love you, too and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the ______ you are working for could easily replace you soon. But the family you leave_____ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our____than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that _____ =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.1.

A．ever

B．even

C．very

D．right

2.

A．to

B．in

C．on

D．for

3.

A．school

B．work

C．home

D．office

4.

A．cooked

B．had

C．ate

D．took

5.

A．already

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．rudely

6.

A．lost

B．missed

C．beaten

D．broken

7.

A．asleep

B．awake

C．afraid

D．alive

8.

A．dealing

B．meeting

C．going

D．talking

9.

A．floor

B．kitchen

C．bed

D．door

10.

A．grew

B．bought

C．picked

D．fetched

11.

A．tears

B．expressions

C．smiles

D．joy

12.

A．desk

B．bed

C．body

D．knees

13.

A．wrapped

B．covered

C．put

D．help

14.

A．pink

B．yellow

C．blue

D．black

15.

A．needn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．can’t

16.

A．indeed

B．besides

C．anything

D．anyway

17.

A．company

B．country

C．place

D．state

18.

A．for

B．with

C．behind

D．to

19.

A．books

B．work

C．meal

D．loss

20.

A．RESPECT

B．WARMTH

C．FAMILY

D．FRIEND

8 . Recently, China UnionPay did an experiment in a subway station in Beijing—Are you willing to offer a hand to a stranger who needs help?
The leading role of the experiment was an old man. With a small bag in one hand and a large case in the other， the old man appeared in a cold winter morning in the bustling（繁忙的） subway station. He was so old that he couldn’t carry the heavy case up the stairs. Standing in front of the steps, he looked helpless.
Something good happened finally. At 9 o'clock, a kind man showed up, he offered to carry the case for the old man and walked up the stairs with him, at 9：25, another man helped …
Within six hours，the old man walked up the stairs for 25 times，among which he was helped for 23 times.
What’s more，two ladies tried to help the old man—one in the front and the other in the back. They carried the case up the stairs for him. The most noteworthy thing was that another old man tried to help too.
When these kind people were asked why they helped the stranger，they all said “ It’s just the right thing to do,” “I always help people as long as I can” ,or “it’s not a big thing, and I just want to help”.
We often see negative news about fake falling and blackmailing or scheming (阴谋)and cunning. But this experiment brought sheer warmth into our heart.
1. Why did China UnionPay carry out the experiment?

A．To find out whether strangers need help when they are in trouble.

B．To find out whether someone can help those who want to help others.

C．To find out whether strangers can be helped when they are in danger.

D．To find out whether someone can help strangers who are in need of help.

2. What do we know about the old man?

A．He lived a hard and miserable life.

B．He helped to do the experiment.

C．He was too weak to carry the case upstairs.

D．He left after being helped by another old man.

3. The most moving scene is that______________ .

A．most of the passers-by helped the old man

B．even a disabled girl helped the old man

C．another old man also helped the old man

D．one lady carried the old man on her back

4. What message does the experiment express?

A．What warms us most is that helping others is grateful in our society.

B．What people gain is that they will be rewarded for helping others in China.

C．What strikes us is that China UnionPay really did a successful experiment.

D．What impresses us is that most people help others really by nature.

9 . Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. "Oh no!" he thought to himself. " Another day at that office; a boss who shouts at me all the time."
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. "Bigwoods Football Pools(足球赌博公司)would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds."
Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.
At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. "Please explain why you're so late," his boss said. "Go and jump in the lake," replied Frank. "I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at."
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar(雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly(整洁) dressed in grey suits. "Mr. Smithson," one of them said, "we're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…"
1. What do we know about Frank?

A．He was a lazy man.

B．He made a lot of money.

C．He didn't get on well with his boss.

D．He was a lucky person.

2. When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought_______.

A．someone had come to make an apology

B．someone had come to give him the money

C．his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D．his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing "…there's been a terrible mistake…" Frank was most likely to be ______.

A．disappointed	B．worried
C．nervous	D．curious

10 . 英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。
The day before yesterday, I went to the bookstore which is near our school to buy the reference book. It was Saturday, so there was many people. With the helps of the shop assistants, I quickly got the book I needed. I was about to leave while I found someone trying to steal a man’s money. Although I was nervous, but I tried to think of a way to help. Suddenly, a good idea occurred me. I stepped on the man’s foot deliberate. As expected, the man’s scream gives the thief a fright, who quickly walked out of the shop. After hear my explanation, the man smiled and showed great gratitude to her.