1 . I was never very neat while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but my always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Overtime, Kate got neater and I got my merriser. She moved to push my dirty clothing over and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

Who broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! why under my bed!” Suddenly I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up. She quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, crying. Obviously. that was something she could not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy (同情) rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bad. Cleaned the suckers and swept the floor even on her side. I got so absorbed into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching. Her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1. What made Kate so angry one evening?

A．She couldn’t find her books.

B．She heard the writer shouting loud.

C．She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D．She saw the writer’s shoes beneath her bed.

2. Why did the writer tidy up the room?

A．Because she was scared by Kate’s anger.

B．Because she hated herself for being so messy.

C．Because she wanted to show her care.

D．Because she was asked by Kate to do so.

3. How is paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A．By analyzing courses.

B．By showing differences.

C．By describing a process.

D．By following time order.

4. What might be the best title for the story?

A．My Friend Kate.

B．Hard Work Pays off.

C．How to Be Organized?

D．Learning to Be Roommates.

2 . In the dictionary of Jessica Cox, a woman aged 36 from Tucson, Arizona, there seems to be no such words——can’t or impossible. How does that ________?

Jessica was born without ________ but that has only ________ her doing one thing: using the word “can’t”. While she________ prosthetic limbs (义肢) as a child, she finally gave them up and used her feet to________ everyday tasks. “Prosthetic limbs can never________ the tactile (触觉的) ability of flesh and bone——but my feet have that ability,” she said.

She has lived with her ________ since birth with no explanation of why she was born________ what most of us________ as essential (基本的) parts, and she has been proving that she can do________ people with arms can do, ________ what most people are proud of. With her feet, she can eat with chopsticks, type on a keyboard, play the piano and even surf on the sea. To our________, she became the first armless black belt in the American Tae Kwon Do Assocaition. But what ________ people most is that in 2008, she became the first________ to fly a plane with her feet, ________ her a Guinness World Record.

Now Jessica and her husband are working together touring the world as Jessica gives encouraging speeches. “I wanted to________ others not to let fear stand ________ of their opportunities.”

So, next time you are ________ to tell yourself “I can’t possibly …”, remember this ________ woman and change the vocabulary in your________.

1.

A．take down

B．take place

C．take apart

D．take up

2.

A．arms

B．legs

C．feet

D．ears

3.

A．kept

B．believed

C．enlarged

D．stopped

4.

A．dressed

B．equipped

C．wore

D．applied

5.

A．perform

B．operate

C．direct

D．lead

6.

A．reduce

B．remind

C．replace

D．react

7.

A．confidence

B．condition

C．comment

D．contact

8.

A．with

B．in

C．by

D．without

9.

A．regard

B．refer

C．skim

D．watch

10.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．none

D．neither

11.

A．overcoming

B．ensuring

C．achieving

D．entertaining

12.

A．disappointment

B．regret

C．attraction

D．amazement

13.

A．expressed

B．impressed

C．explored

D．influenced

14.

A．pilot

B．physicist

C．director

D．driver

15.

A．exporting

B．exploring

C．earning

D．exchanging

16.

A．demand

B．support

C．surround

D．encourage

17.

A．in a way

B．by the way

C．on the way

D．in the way

18.

A．willing

B．ready

C．confused

D．content

19.

A．outgoing

B．wealthy

C．excellent

D．thoughtful

20.

A．book

B．dictionary

C．notebook

D．argument

3 . I never meant to be a teacher. I watched my mother over the years, and I knew it wasn’t for me.

Going back to school to learn French and then teach the language, our mother changed the center of her world when we are little kids.

I saw how hard our mother worked, the long hours she kept as she graded papers when we went to bed. I knew how worried she could be over her students when they were troubled and how much of their stress she took on herself.

What I didn’t realize was that this life she’d chosen offered her wonderful things in return.

As I grew up, I fell in love with a French-speaking Swiss man who asked me to marry him and move to Switzerland. Years later, when I found myself back in my hometown with a small child and a love of my second language, a chance came up for me to join my mother’s world of education, and I accepted it.

I found a teaching job in a primary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. From the first week, I knew I’d stick with teaching. This is the most challenging experience I’ve ever had, and absolutely the best. I teach French, and I have never felt so much excitement as when I receive smiles from children, or praise from other teachers.

Most of my students have not travelled outside the town where they live, and for some, a trip to the city museum proves the most adventurous experience in their lives.

I work late into each night creating lessons and activities for the following day, trying to come up with ways to attract my students and connect them to the larger world. I also plan to go back to school for further study so that I can also teach science, math, social studies, reading and writing.

1. Why did the author refuse to be a teacher at first?

A．She didn’t enjoy working with children.

B．She would devote too much time and energy.

C．Her mother wanted her to do something else.

D．She didn’t think she could do it well.

2. Why did the author fall in love with teaching?

A．When she had her own child.

B．During the time when she lived abroad.

C．Soon after she started teaching.

D．When she learned about her students’ dreams.

3. What can we know about the author’s students?

A．Their lives go within their hometown.

B．Most of them come from poor families.

C．They work hard and dream big.

D．They knew nothing about French in the beginning.

4. What does the author plan to do in the near future?

A．Teach more subjects besides French.

B．Seek for a new job in a larger school.

C．Try some new teaching ways.

D．Go to night school for further education.

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。

I was sitting on a train once while I noticed a mobile phone on the floor. I looked around and couldn’t see anyone nearby who could have dropped it. After about ten minutes, I decided pick it up. It looked like quite new and it was still on. Then I looked through an address book, and sent a message to a couple of name in the phone book. I didn’t hear something for a while, but just as I was getting on the train, the phone rang. I answered and a girl’s voice saying, “Hello, I think you’ve got my phone!”. That’s why I met my best friend, Li Hua.

5 . For most people, getting a car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want and whenever you want. Getting a car did________ these for me, and it also brought my best friend and me________. But then it tore us apart.

My best friend lives not far from my________. Soon I seemed to become her________ when I turned 16 in December, since her________ is in late summer, seven months behind me.

And so I________ her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream________, shopping and to the movies—all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so________ that she gave me a key to her house.

A week after I began to________, she was with me when I had my first accident. She was there and________ me and we kept it a________, since I didn't want people to________. From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.

High school is a time of________, but for a long time I couldn't________ how we became so distant(疏远的). Finally, my best friend________ her dream car. With its________, the passenger seat of my car became________. Our car trips became less frequent until I didn't________ drive down her street.

It's funny how a car can change a(n) ________ so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I________ it. I wanted her friendship back even if it couldn't be the same.

1.

A．some

B．any

C．none

D．all

2.

A．closer

B．luckier

C．farther

D．happier

3.

A．neighbor

B．school

C．home

D．office

4.

A．guide

B．follower

C．partner

D．driver

5.

A．holiday

B．birthday

C．course

D．job

6.

A．picked

B．woke

C．called

D．hurried

7.

A．parties

B．trips

C．plans

D．classes

8.

A．hurriedly

B．frequently

C．proudly

D．suddenly

9.

A．sing

B．write

C．drive

D．paint

10.

A．saved

B．suggested

C．advised

D．comforted

11.

A．favorite

B．secret

C．pride

D．joke

12.

A．help

B．see

C．know

D．laugh

13.

A．change

B．disappointment

C．growth

D．excitement

14.

A．believe

B．answer

C．imagine

D．understand

15.

A．found

B．lost

C．got

D．sold

16.

A．arrival

B．dream

C．return

D．beauty

17.

A．broken

B．crowded

C．empty

D．different

18.

A．ever

B．even

C．still

D．again

19.

A．friendship

B．life

C．idea

D．world

20.

A．accepted

B．received

C．enjoyed

D．regretted

6 . In its early history，Chicago had floods frequently，especially in the spring，making the streets so muddy that people，horses, and carts got stuck．An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this：A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street．Asked if he needs help，he replies，"No，thanks．I've got a good horse under me．"

The city planner decided to build an underground drainage （排水） system，but there simply wasn't enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city．

An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet．

This of course created a new problem：dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago．Building owners were faced with a choice：either change the first floors of their buildings into basements，and the second stories into main floors，or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level．Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily．But what about large，heavy structures like Tremont Hotel，which was a six-story brick building？

That's where George Pullman came in．He had developed some house-moving skills successfully．To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel，Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews （螺旋千斤顶） beneath the building's foundation．One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews．At Pullman's signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time，thereby raising the building slowly and evenly．Astonishingly，the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation，and many of its guests didn't even notice anything was happening．Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicago's early history，every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem．Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River，the city's next step was to clean the polluted river．

1. The author mentions the joke to show________．

A．horses were fairly useful in Chicago	B．Chicago was very dangerous in the spring
C．Chicago's streets were extremely muddy	D．the Chicago people were particularly humorous

2. The underlined word "hoist" in Paragraph 4 means________．

A．change

B．lift

C．repair

D．decorate

3. What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel？

A．It went on smoothly as intended．	B．It interrupted the business of the hotel．
C．It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews．	D．It separated the building from its foundation．

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The early Chicago's popular life styles and their influences

B．The early Chicago's environmental disasters and their causes.

C．The early Chicago's engineering problems and their solutions.

D．The early Chicago's successful businessmen and their achievements．

7 . My presentation was horrible and both the client and boss seemed not satisfied. Disappointed and exhausted, I ___________ myself out of the air-conditioned office. It was hot as hell and I was _________ in the three-piece suit I’d bought specifically for this big day. I boarded a full bus and was unable to ___________ it, so I _________ my way off at the next stop. Continuing my journey, I refused to take off my jacket, purposely maximizing my setbacks — “When it rains, let it ___________” was my principle.

As I ___________ the corner, I saw a group of kids frolicking (嬉闹) in the water. “If I get wet...” I said to myself, thinking about taking an alternative ___________. Then I noticed a little kid holding a water gun and ___________ me a little harder than the others. I eyed him back. Suddenly, he shot his gun at me. In that second, I knew I was going to get wet though I felt they didn't dare. He got me, behind my ear, ___________ he made his escape. I, ____________ and then angry, headed toward the alley to ____________ his escape. More surprisingly, his playmate threw his water gun to me. I pulled the trigger (扳机). He fought back but his shooter was no ____________ for my power, so instead he turned his water gun on a few other little kids who were taken by surprise and ended up in ____________ at what just happened. Then, I too turned my gun on these kids and before long we were in all-out water warfare. Soon, the whole block seemed to be ____________. Needless to say, I was wet and laughing like I'd never __________ before.

I couldn't remember my last water ____________ and if did, it couldn't have been as fun as this one. It took a five-year-old to ____________ the kid in me, and help me realize that you may not be able to ____________ disappointment but you can still let in the ____________. And you can ____________ a suit, too, and not really care!

1.

A．drew

B．accompanied

C．dragged

D．fled

2.

A．trembling

B．tired

C．depressed

D．boiling

3.

A．stand

B．adjust

C．resist

D．challenge

4.

A．changed

B．squeezed

C．continued

D．felt

5.

A．drop

B．pour

C．float

D．flood

6.

A．overlooked

B．jumped

C．left

D．turned

7.

A．way

B．risk

C．measure

D．bus

8.

A．eyeing

B．waving

C．shouting at

D．shooting at

9.

A．in case

B．in that

C．before

D．until

10.

A．relieved

B．frozen

C．thrilled

D．disappointed

11.

A．ban

B．block

C．defeat

D．help

12.

A．excuse

B．distinction

C．match

D．qualification

13.

A．pains

B．peace

C．stillness

D．tears

14.

A．upset

B．frightened

C．separated

D．involved

15.

A．faced

B．won

C．expected

D．laughed

16.

A．shower

B．performance

C．fight

D．competition

17.

A．make out

B．pick up

C．put up

D．bring out

18.

A．control

B．abolish

C．lose

D．cancel

19.

A．success

B．joy

C．expectation

D．accomplishment

20.

A．ruin

B．make

C．water

D．purchase

9 . 语法填空

One day a young man     1     (walk) along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got     2     (loud) and then he saw     3     pitiful sight. There, lying in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old,     4     front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and     5     (cover) with mud.

The young man wanted to help the dog,     6     as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started     7     (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog     8     (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared for its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still     9     (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.

It was consistent love and kindness    10     won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.

10 . Two good friends, Sam and Jason, met with a car accident on their way home one night. The next morning, Sam woke up blind. His legs were broken. The doctor, Mr Lee was standing by his bed, looking at him with a thoughtful expression. When he saw Sam awake, he asked, “How are you feeling, Sam?” Sam smiled and said, “Not bad, Doctor. Thank you for doing the operation (手术).” Mr Lee was moved by Sam. When he was leaving, Sam said, “Please don’t tell Jason about it.” “... OK.” Mr Lee replied.

Months later when Jason’s wounds (伤) healed, Sam was still very sick. Neither could he see or walk. What he could do was just stay in his wheelchair all day long. At first, Jason stayed with him for a few days. But days later, Jason felt very discouraged and embarrassed to spend time staying with a disabled man like Sam. So he went to see Sam less and less. He made new friends. From then on, he didn’t go to visit Sam any more. Sam didn’t have any family or friends other than Jason. He felt very sad.

Things went from bad to worse. Sam died a year later. When Jason came, Mr Lee gave a letter to him. It was from Sam. In the letter Sam said, “Dear Jason, I am disabled. But I want you to be a healthy man. So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as a healthy man. Now you have new friends. I’m glad to see that you are as healthy and happy as usual. I’m glad you live a happy life. You are always my best friend ... ... Sam”. When he finished reading the letter Mr Lee said, “I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone. Now you know it.” Jason stood there. Tears ran down his face.

1. The reason why Sam thanked Mr Lee was that ________.

A．Mr Lee was very kind and friendly to him

B．Mr Lee came to see him early in the morning

C．Mr Lee did the operation according to his wish

D．Mr Lee saved both his and Jason’s lives

2. Which of the following happened according to the order of time?
a. Jason made new friends.
b. Sam gave his eyes to Jason.
c. Sam and Jason were caught in a car accident.
d. Sam became disabled and needed friends.
e. Sam died and Jason knew the truth.

A．dacbe

B．dcbea

C．cbdae

D．cdbea

3. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．Sam drove too badly and caused the car accident

B．the unsuccessful operation led to Sam’s blindness

C．Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died

D．it was Jason that was made blind in the car accident

4. Sam was a man who ________.

A．thought friendship was very important

B．was unfriendly to his friends

C．felt hopeless after the car accident happened

D．always listened to his friends