2 . There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to show off how many friends he had at school. One day his ________ said to him, “Joseph, I bet (打赌) you a big bag of popcorn that you don’t have as many friends as you think. I’m sure many of them are nothing more than companions.”

Joseph ________ the bet at once. However, he wasn’t sure how to test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, “Wait a minute.” Then he left and ________ soon as if carrying something in his hands, but Joseph could see nothing there.

“Take it. It’s a very ________ chair because it’s invisible (看不见). It’s rather ________ to sit on, but if you take it to school and ________ to sit on it, you’ll activate (激活) its ________ and it’ll be able to tell who your real friends are.”

Joseph, brave and determined, set off for ________ with the strange and invisible chair.   At break time he asked everyone to form a ________, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Joseph tried to sit on it but he ________ the seat and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good laugh.

“Wait! Let me try again, ”Joseph said. But again, he missed the seat,________ more surprised looks and a few catcalls. Joseph didn’t ________ and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling to the ground...until, suddenly he tried again but didn’t ________. Looking around, Joseph saw three of his best friends holding him up.________, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but make fun of him. And there, the show came to an end. Joseph understood that true friends were those who care for him, and not just the ________ that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes was even less of a friend.

1.

A．schoolmate

B．grandfather

C．classmate

D．stranger

2.

A．accepted

B．noticed

C．concluded

D．ignored

3.

A．passed

B．recovered

C．returned

D．disappeared

4.

A．smooth

B．secure

C．unique

D．comfortable

5.

A．awkward

B．flexible

C．positive

D．tough

6.

A．intend

B．struggle

C．gather

D．manage

7.

A．magic

B．promise

C．memory

D．response

8.

A．flat

B．party

C．school

D．spot

9.

A．popcorn

B．circle

C．chair

D．misfortune

10.

A．missed

B．acquired

C．removed

D．escaped

11.

A．providing

B．moving

C．causing

D．losing

12.

A．pass out

B．back down

C．give up

D．turn down

13.

A．skip

B．focus

C．suffer

D．fall

14.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Besides

D．Therefore

15.

A．relative

B．neighbor

C．companion

D．teammate

4 . In Rochester, if you are a coffee lover, you must have heard of Java Joe’s Cafe. For the local students, the Java Joe’s on Gibbs Street has become a place of solace during stressful testing times, and on more heartwarming occasions, a social center.

Slowly approaching its thirties, Java Joe’s has enjoyed a good reputation in its local. In 1978, Java Joe created a coffee farm in Hawaii. With great dedication to his craft, the great master of coffee beans made his way to Rochester then. In 1992, Joe decided to start selling coffee at the Public Market and opened up a store on Gibbs Street with the help of Michael Calabrese. So this store was originally named as the Gibbs Cafe. This location, next to the Eastman School of Music, is the first of many shops Java Joe opened. As a lover of the blues, Joe enthusiastically decorated this flagship store with artistic and musical influence.

After Gibbs’ location, Joe planted another one where he was first starting out — in the Public Market. Later, it moved to a nearby building and received a name change — Java’s at the Market Coffee Roasters. This building served as a place where those who visited would often catch a glimpse of Joe skillfully roasting his coffee beans in the dancing flames and cultivating his drinks with care. However, in 1997 he licensed “the Gibbs Cafe” to Calabrese, who then renamed it to what we know today — Java Joe’s Cafe.

Joe remained in the Public Market location until he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Joe died of lung cancer at 68. The influence he had poured into his business is well-known and highly regarded. He has won many awards in his life.

The next time you head down to Gibbs Street for your morning cup, keep in mind the extraordinary story of how that cup came to be, all thanks to Java Joe.

1. What does the underlined word “solace” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Tension.	B．Relief.
C．Anxiety.	D．Safety.

2. What is true about Java Joe’s Cafe on Gibbs Street?

A．It is the flagship store and has won an award.

B．Java Joe had the ownership of the shop in 1997.

C．The name of the shop keeps unchanged up to now.

D．It was popular with the locals and students as well.

3. What is special about Java’s at the Market Coffee Roasters?

A．Joe’s specially-made coffee beans.

B．Its super-quality coffee and service.

C．Joe’s display of coffee-making skills.

D．Its attraction to the music school students.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The popularity of Java Joe’s Cafe.

B．The development of the coffee industry.

C．The contribution Joe made to Rochester.

D．The founder and development of Java Joe’s Cafe.

5 . 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 go jogging every day. One morning my wife asked me buy some bread on the way home, so I put a $10 note in my back pockets. I was running happily through the park while another jogger ran into me. He apologized and continued running. I thought it was a bit strange so I checked his pocket and found there was nothing. Run after him, I finally caught up with him and grabbed him in the arm. I shouted at him and ordered that he gave me the $10. He was frightening and quickly gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.

As soon as 1 got home, I began to tell my wife a story. “You can never imagine what had happened to me just now,” I started. She immediately interrupted “I know, you left the money on the kitchen table.”

7 . One day, two old friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had a quarrel, and one friend couldn't control himself and hit the other one in the face.

The one who was hit was hurt, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend hit me in the face."

They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲). They decided to get some water. The one who was hit fell into the mire(泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend saved him.

When he felt all right, he wrote on a stone, "Today my best friend saved my life."

The one who had hit and saved his best friend felt surprised and asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand but now you write on a stone. Why?"

The other friend replied," When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can blow it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must write it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away!"

Since then the two friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other.

1. Why did one friend hit the other in the face?

A．Because he didn't win the quarrel.	B．Because he won the quarrel.
C．Because he couldn't express himself.	D．Because he couldn't control himself.

2. Why did the one who was hit write in the sand?

A．Because he wanted to remember his being hit.

B．Because he wanted to express his anger.

C．Because he wanted to forget his being hit.

D．Because he wanted other people to know his friend was cruel.

3. Why did the one who was hit write on a stone?

A．Because he wanted to forget his friend.

B．Because he wanted to remember his friend.

C．Because he didn't want to forget his friend's kindness.

D．Because he wanted others to learn from his friend.

4. What is the best title for the article?

A．Remember a friend's kindness and forget his shortcoming（缺点）

B．Forget your friend's shortcoming

C．How to forgive a friend

D．It is difficult to make friends

8 . I never forget the single act of kindness that changed my life over 25 years ago. During a vacation trip , I needed to find my_________to the Greyhound bus station , some 30 miles away . Being a_________   student , I had little money to get there .

I _________to call various taxis and shuttle services but they were all too_________ or too far away to pick me up . Then , I got some person on the _________who managed to figure out that I needed a ride to the Greyhound bus station but only had limited financial _________ and he agreed to transport me ! He came to pick me up about 45 minutes _________ . The driver was old and I _________why the shuttle didn’t have a meter（计时器）but his ID was there and I could see this was his_________. The driver was so kind . He knew I was__________so he distracted me with stories and good __________. He said I looked like his granddaughter .

At one point , I asked him why he__________so little . Then , he patiently explained that he was__________ retired and hadn’t removed his number from the phone book. When I called ,clearly upset , he felt__________to help . This man drove an hour out of his way to help a person he didn’t know for a fee that only__________his gas!Because of his kindness, I knew things were going to be okay . This man’s kindness warms my heart every time I think of him .

1.

A．highway

B．entrance

C．routine

D．way

2.

A．lucky

B．poor

C．wealthy

D．talented

3.

A．forgot

B．failed

C．agreed

D．managed

4.

A．expensive

B．valuable

C．reasonable

D．special

5.

A．paper

B．email

C．phone

D．Internet

6.

A．support

B．difficulty

C．market

D．system

7.

A．after

B．earlier

C．before

D．later

8.

A．admired

B．doubted

C．wondered

D．knew

9.

A．business

B．function

C．duty

D．field

10.

A．excited

B．upset

C．hurt

D．crazy

11.

A．conversation

B．introduction

C．speech

D．connection

12.

A．spent

B．demanded

C．charged

D．offered

13.

A．easily

B．actually

C．certainly

D．clearly

14.

A．disturbed

B．troubled

C．permitted

D．driven

15.

A．involved

B．included

C．covered

D．provided

9 . Careers in science are generally believed to be too complex for students who aren’t talented or clever enough, but Seott Kelly, commander of the International Space Station, would prove it’s _________.

As a kid, he was _________ and uninterested in science and all other _________ as well. He couldn’t _________ what the teachers were saying, spending most of his time in school _________. Therefore, he earned terrible _________ and barely graduated from high school, and he even thought he would never _________ his dreams.

That all _________ when he picked up and read The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe’s classic account of the pioneering Americans who first explored space. _________ at last, he was determined to be an astronaut which meant doing well in science classes. So that day, he __________ his mind to do well in it.

After so many years of daydreaming, it wouldn’t be __________. But he started thinking about it like a game. The more he __________ his study skills, the more he __________ and the better he got. __________, it became a(n) __________ with himself to see how good he could get. No one was more surprised than him when a __________ daydreamer started getting straight A’s in science, which is __________ to be an astronaut.

So we need to stop __________ the statement that science is just too hard. If you’re students who have been told “you are not a science person” or “your brain doesn’t think that way”, just __________ the comments! Everyone who wants to can learn this stuff— they just have to be __________ to do the work.

1.

A．unusual

B．abnormal

C．wrong

D．illegal

2.

A．absent-minded

B．amazed

C．devoted

D．confused

3.

A．schedules

B．goals

C．subjects

D．students

4.

A．work on

B．set about

C．think about

D．focus on

5.

A．investigating

B．daydreaming

C．wandering

D．learning

6.

A．grades

B．impression

C．contribution

D．friends

7.

A．reach

B．acknowledge

C．achieve

D．observe

8.

A．finished

B．realized

C．happened

D．changed

9.

A．Inspired

B．Disappointed

C．Satisfied

D．Shocked

10.

A．gave up

B．made up

C．formed into

D．got into

11.

A．possible

B．difficult

C．easy

D．wonderful

12.

A．planned

B．practiced

C．arranged

D．exchanged

13.

A．gained

B．agreed

C．performed

D．presented

14.

A．Particularly

B．Surprisingly

C．Fortunately

D．Eventually

15.

A．principle

B．deal

C．competition

D．compromise

16.

A．real

B．former

C．formal

D．last

17.

A．essential

B．potential

C．convenient

D．valuable

18.

A．commenting

B．breaking

C．confirming

D．furthering

19.

A．apply

B．ignore

C．return

D．handle

20.

A．forced

B．expected

C．equal

D．willing

10 . John Berry of Burlington, Kentucky, was just 15 years old when his mother died unexpectedly. He has lots of _________of her mother from his youth. _________,when she passed away, he didn't have many physical _________ to remember her by.

A few years after her death, John's father _________ her car to a collector in Michigan. As he grew up, John's_________was still on that green car and the freedom it represented. Over two _________,John reached out to the car's owner_________ to ask if he could buy it, but the man_________For about 20 to 22 years, John kept _________ with that gentleman. Finally, after years of __________the man wrote to John and said he was __________ to pass the car on. The gentleman said, “I am 81 years old, and get to thinking about your __________ for the car and the number of years that I'll be able to __________ it. I think it is time to let it __________.”

When receiving the car, John __________ the entire experience was like a trip down memory path. Not only was the car still in __________ condition with just 42,000 miles, but the glove box also contained a time capsule from his mother's __________: a pair of sunglasses and stamps that she had__________there.

Some things really are worth the wait! John finally realized his__________ and now his own children can take a ride in the very car their grandmother owned.__________really does pay off.

1.

A．memories

B．collections

C．sufferings

D．misunderstandings

2.

A．Fortunately

B．Sadly

C．Obviously

D．Surprisingly

3.

A．activities

B．examinations

C．strengths

D．possessions

4.

A．sold

B．lent

C．presented

D．donated

5.

A．addition

B．training

C．mind

D．pressure

6.

A．years

B．months

C．centuries

D．decades

7.

A．excitedly

B．frequently

C．immediately

D．secretly

8.

A．refused

B．changed

C．disappeared

D．regretted

9.

A．comparing

B．bargaining

C．connecting

D．quarreling

10.

A．struggling

B．waiting

C．recovering

D．searching

11.

A．happy

B．unable

C．ready

D．anxious

12.

A．application

B．complaint

C．ability

D．desire

13.

A．repair

B．drive

C．replace

D．leave

14.

A．go

B．fly

C．run

D．retire

15.

A．watched

B．heard

C．knew

D．felt

16.

A．terrible

B．modern

C．previous

D．unique

17.

A．story

B．life

C．principle

D．decision

18.

A．kept

B．lost

C．completed

D．found

19.

A．career

B．chance

C．fault

D．dream

20.

A．Kindness

B．Honesty

C．Patience

D．Courage