1 . It was a hot day in late summer. I was a young dad working in a local lumber mill(伐木场).It was dangerous, back-breaking work that paid very little. In the year I had worked there, only four other people hadn’t been replaced with new faces. Those of us who stayed did so only because there was no other work to find to support our families.

One day, we were working hard. Suddenly, a voice called out, “Hey! A deer!” A lost little deer had wandered through the open doors and was now cowering(畏缩) in between the huge piles of lumber. All of us stopped working and went to look for her as she ran about crazily looking for a way out.

Now most people in the town where I live hunt deer in the fall but also treat them with great kindness the rest of the year. Some will even buy many bags of corn to help feed them during the tough winter months. It was no surprise then all of us were soon quickly working together to free this little deer. By blocking off all the other routes we were able to guide her desperate search back to the open doors. We watched as she ran out of the building and back into the woods. Then we walked back to work. I noticed something, though. On every face there was a joyful smile. It was as if this one single act of kindness had energized us again and reminded us of what life is all about.

Committing acts of kindness shows us the power that we have. They also bring us closer to love. Fill your day and your life with acts of kindness then Let them light up your life Let them lead you to love.

1. Why didn’t the author quit his job in the lumber mill?

A．He was well paid.	B．His work was easy.
C．He had a family to support.	D．He enjoyed working there.

2. What happened to the little deer at last?

A．It was killed.	B．It went crazy.
C．It was fed with some food.	D．It returned to the woods.

3. Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Brave and generous.	B．Strong and humorous.
C．Creative and confident.	D．Kind-hearted and hard-working.

4. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the last paragraph?

A．Acts of kindness.

B．Days.

C．Life.

D．Love.

5. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?

A．To show his deep love for deer.	B．To encourage people to protect deer.
C．To stress the importance of being kind.	D．To describe his life in the lumber mill.

2 . A farmer owned an old mule(骡子) One day the mule _________ into the farmer’s well(井)unluckily   The farmer heard the mule _________ He tried every possible way to save the mule, but _________ .

After carefully thinking about the situation, the farmer _________ that neither the mule nor the well was worth greater efforts _________ , he called his neighbors together, told them what had happened, and asked them to help carry dirt to cover the old mule in the _________ and put him out of his _________ .

At first, the old mule was mad! But as the farmer and the neighbors _________ shoveling(铲土) and the dirt hit his back, an idea _________ to him.   Every time a shovelful of ____________ landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up!

This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up…shake it off and step up…shake it off and step up!” He repeated to ____________ himself.   No matter how painful the blows, or how ____________ the situation seemed, the old mule overcame his fear and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up!

It wasn’t long before the old mule, tired out, stepped ____________ over the wall of that well! What seemed to have destroyed him actually ____________ him all because of the way in which he dealt with his adversity(逆境)

That’s life! We should face our problems and respond to them ____________ , and refuse to give in to fear, bitterness, or self-pity.

1.

A．flowed

B．felt

C．fell

D．flew

2.

A．protesting

B．talking

C．singing

D．crying

3.

A．failed

B．refused

C．escaped

D．succeeded

4.

A．decided

B．imagined

C．requested

D．pretended

5.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

6.

A．situation

B．house

C．wall

D．well

7.

A．disaster

B．order

C．control

D．prison

8.

A．stopped

B．suggested

C．continued

D．finished

9.

A．replied

B．got

C．turned

D．occurred

10.

A．pain

B．dirt

C．fear

D．pity

11.

A．encourage

B．experience

C．expect

D．explore

12.

A．painless

B．possible

C．hopeless

D．useful

13.

A．slightly

B．suddenly

C．secretly

D．successfully

14.

A．hurt

B．helped

C．punished

D．controlled

15.

A．obviously

B．positively

C．curiously

D．necessarily

3 . Many years ago, I was fresh out of school and working in Denver. One day, I drove to my parents’ home in Missouri for Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, I found the gas was running out. I stopped, wondering what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me and an old couple came out. They offered to pull my car to a gas station. When we said good- bye to each other. the husband gave me his business card.

When I arrived home, I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note. I soon received a note saying that helping me had made their holiday meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a nearby town for a meeting in the morning. In the late afternoon, I returned to my car and found that the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford Dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found a salesman waiting beside the door.

“Would you please do me a favor?” I asked and explained my trouble. He quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. He would accept no payment. When I got home, I wrote a note to thank him. I received a letter back from the salesman. He said no one had ever taken the time to write him a note of thanks and it meant a lot.

Although it is easy to say thanks to others, it means so much.

1. Why did the author drive to his parents’ home in Missouri?

A．To repair his car.	B．To see a friend.
C．For Thanksgiving Day.	D．For a meeting.

2. What happened when the author found the gas was running out?

A．An old couple helped him go to a gas station.

B．He had a word with a policeman nearby.

C．He pushed his car to a car dealership.

D．He called up his best friend for help.

3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．The author got a gas from the old couple.

B．The author’s car battery was dead.

C．The author wrote a letter to the old couple.

D．The author bought a car from the dealership.

4. When the salesman received the author’s thank-you note, he must have been ________.

A．moved

B．worried

C．nervous

D．sad

5. The main purpose of the passage is to tell us ________.

A．how to write a thank-you note	B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind-heartedness of old people	D．the importance of expressing thanks

5 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and pushed the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”

Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others.

Frank began, “My Dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”

He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’ My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear. I had never seen him cry. He turned. ‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘You are a big boy ... a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.’”

For the moment, the tears began to well up in Frank’s eyes. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek.”

1. What happened at the end of the board meeting? (no more than 8 words)
2. Why did Frank feel so embarrassed when his father drove him to school? (no more than 12 words)
3. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5? (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined phrase “well up” probably mean? (no more than 2 words)
5. What do you think of Frank’s “embarrassing story”? And give your reasons. (no more than 20 words)

6 . With a satisfied smile, Keisha finished the last sentence of her English essay about one of her heroes, Rosa Parks, an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

“Keisha,” her mother shouted from downstairs. “It’s almost 4:15.”

“Don’t worry. I won’t be late. ” Keisha pulled down a storybook from her bookshelf， as she always read to the nursing home’s residents. And on an impulse（一时心血来潮）, she added her English notebook as well.

As Keisha came running in the door, the manager told her, “We have a new resident this week, Mrs. Ruby Watson. She’s still adjusting to her new surroundings. You’ll find her in Room 28. And by the way, Keisha, good luck.”

Keisha walked down the hallway at a quick pace. As she entered Room 28, she met two sharp brown eyes staring at her doubtfully.

“I’m Keisha Jackson, a volunteer,” Keisha explained. “I come here to help pass the time with residents, or read to them, or, . . .” Keisha started stammering（结巴）as Mrs.

Watson continued to stare at her.

“I didn’t request anyone to keep me company,” Mrs. Watson interrupted. “I’m alone most of the time, and that’s how I prefer it.”

“I brought along some funny stories,” Keisha said hesitantly.

“I’m not in the mood for funny stories,” Mrs. Watson replied angrily. “What else do you have?”

Nervously, Keisha opened her notebook to her essay. She read the title aloud, “Rosa

Parks: A Woman of Courage and Conviction（信念）.” She glanced at Mrs. Watson to see how she might react, but to her surprise, Mrs. Watson’s face relaxed and her eyes shone.

“Read to me about Rosa,” Mrs. Watson said.

Keisha read how Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955 inspired the protest that became a turning point in the struggle for civil rights.

“I walked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King,” Mrs. Watson said with pride. “That was the greatest moment of my life because…” She paused.

“Because… you were a woman of courage and conviction too.”

Sitting up straighter, Mrs. Watson said, “Yes, I was and I still am. Thank you for reminding me, Keisha. Next Thursday, I will tell you my story.”

1. Why did Keisha take her English notebook along?

A．Her mother asked her to take it.	B．She would hand it in on her way.
C．She might read her essay to someone.	D．The manager wanted to read her essay.

2. Why did the manager wish Keisha good luck before she visited Mrs. Watson?

A．Mrs. Watson could be difficult.	B．Mrs. Watson was in poor health.
C．Keisha was feeling nervous.	D．Keisha was a shy person.

3. Mrs. Watson’s eyes (Para. 10) suggested that she was ______.

A．amused	B．puzzled
C．annoyed	D．interested

4. What effect did Keisha’s essay have on Mrs. Watson?

A．It aroused her curiosity in volunteer work.

B．It built up her expectation for more visitors.

C．It awoke her pride in her struggle for civil rights.

D．It changed her attitude to the Civil Rights Movement.

5. Readers may find this story inspiring because ______.

A．a girl enjoys learning about her heroes	B．a girl helps someone feel appreciated
C．a woman overcomes hardship by herself	D．a woman gathers the courage for life

7 . 完形填空（共20小题；阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中)，选出可以填入空白处。

One evening, I was resting in a cafe. I_______a pair of newly bought white leather (皮革) shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.

He was in a(n)_______ shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the _______in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He _______down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them. He was busy doing his work_______heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for_______from the rain. More and more people crowded _______and gradually separated the boy from me.

Hours passed, and it turned _______I had no shoes on my feet and _______where the boy had been. I thought he would not ________my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.

When it was near midnight the________ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café.

The café was to be________ I had to move to the door, head________ just as I went to the gate, I________found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the ________with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being ________he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms. I shook him slightly and woke him up. He ________up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package________, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I ________him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the________of the boy stayed in my mind.

1.

A．took

B．wore

C．mended

D．owned

2.

A．old

B．unfit

C．small

D．dirty

3.

A．bag

B．package

C．box

D．suitcase

4.

A．seated

B．bent

C．put

D．looked

5.

A．when

B．after

C．because

D．since

6.

A．protection

B．rest

C．hide

D．preparation

7.

A．out

B．away

C．in

D．off

8.

A．dark

B．light

C．dim

D．bright

9.

A．thought

B．wondered

C．guessed

D．imagined

10.

A．shine

B．keep

C．return

D．carry

11.

A．rain

B．coffee

C．time

D．work

12.

A．opened

B．locked

C．stopped

D．closed

13.

A．lowered

B．dropped

C．raised

D．held

14.

A．shortly

B．surprisedly

C．sadly

D．immediately

15.

A．table

B．door

C．bed

D．cafe

16.

A．wet

B．bare

C．pale

D．cold

17.

A．stayed

B．as

C．jumped

D．got

18.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．unfriendly

D．hurriedly

19.

A．recognized

B．forgave

C．paid

D．inspired

20.

A．feature

B．shirt

C．image

D．form

8 . 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d _______ his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, _______ had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me _______ near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good _______, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that _______ me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d _______ done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. _______, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t _______ till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to _______ I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I ________, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in ________ quality. Why not make good beer for ________? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become ________ When I told Dad, he was ________, but in the end he ________ me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, ________ the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. ________ I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the ________ out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My ________ to the young is simple: Life is very ________, so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

1.

A．cost

B．spent

C．taken

D．paid

2.

A．like

B．as if

C．so

D．nor

3.

A．anywhere、

B．anyway

C．anyhow

D．somewhere

4.

A．habits

B．teachers

C．grades

D．work

5.

A．promised

B．convinced

C．advised

D．allowed

6.

A．never

B．ever

C．always

D．hardly

7.

A．Fortunately

B．Obviously

C．Possibly

D．Surprisingly

8.

A．assure

B．decline

C．deny

D．wait

9.

A．school

B．Colorado

C．my home

D．my decision

10.

A．thrilled

B．stressed

C．wondered

D．sneezed

11.

A．cheap

B．expensive

C．low

D．high

12.

A．Englishmen

B．Europeans

C．the world

D．Americans

13.

A．a lawyer

B．a brewer

C．an instructor

D．an engineer

14.

A．astonished

B．satisfied

C．interested

D．anxious

15.

A．hated

B．supported

C．raised

D．left

16.

A．for

B．at

C．in

D．after

17.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Also

D．Yet

18.

A．price

B．name

C．company

D．party

19.

A．advice

B．life

C．job

D．experience

20.

A．hard

B．busy

C．short

D．long

9 . In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.

I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.

“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.” I say to her, walking bank into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?”

My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”

Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”

This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.

1. Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?

A．To leave messages.	B．To list her everyday tasks.
C．To note down maths problems.	D．To write down a flash of inspiration.

2. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand?

A．It has great value for the family.

B．It needs to be replaced by a better one.

C．It brings her back to her lonely childhood.

D．It should be passed on to the next generation.

3. The author feels embarrassed for_______.

A．blaming her mother wrongly.

B．giving her mother a lot of trouble.

C．not making good use of time as her mother did.

D．not making any breakthrough in her field.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．The mother is successful in her career.

B．The family members like traveling.

C．The author had little time to play when young.

D．The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.

5. In thauthor’s mind ,her mother is_________.

A．strange in behavior.	B．keen on her research.
C．fond of collecting old things.	D．careless about her appearance.