1 . I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy ,I always thought people simply bought whatever they need. Whether Grandfather know this, I don’t know. One day he said, ”Come, I have something for you.”

I followed him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal.” He said. Great, I thought,looking around for the boat. But there was none.

Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat,and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said, “No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. Finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at ,but I was pound. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise,for 34 years my treasure stayed here,waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.

I carved”1930”and”1964” on its side and put it back.

I returned to the lake in 1968,1971,1977 and 1988. Each time I had the boat and carved the year,my grandfather seemed near.

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine,13; Claire,12. I hoped they would understand the importance of the little boat and its simple message. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly,‘Grandpa,someday I’ll come back.” She added,”And I’ll bring my children.”

1. What lesson did the writer’s grandfather probably teach him?

A．Boys should have a toy boat at childhood.

B．People can simply buy whatever they need.

C．Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood.

D．No one can give you what you do for yourself.

2. The underline words”we three” in Paragraph 6 refer to__________

A．Mother,the boat and me.

B．Grandfather,the boat and me.

C．Catherine,Claire and me.

D．Grandfather , Mother and me.

3. According to the passage,we can infer（推断） that _____________

A．The writer’s mother was born in western Norway

B．The writer’s grandfather died in 1930

C．The boat took me back to Norway four times

D．Claire understood the meaning of the boat

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time

B．The Little Boat And My Wife

C．The Little Boat That Sailed At Storvassdal

D．The Little Boat And My Parents

3 . It’s not easy for me to forget the guy, whom I call Bean. For the past year and a half, I saw Bean almost every workday morning. In the beginning I ignored Bean. After all, he’s just a beggar on the freeway off-ramp(匝道) who traps people at a stoplight that seems to always be red.

Over time a few things dawned on me. The first was that it was always the same guy at this off-ramp. The next was that he never actually asked for anything. He just danced and waved at everyone. Then finally, and perhaps the most important, was that he was ALWAYS happy. Some days he was dancing and playing a guitar. Most days he’d wave a cardboard at cars, smiling.

Bean slowly became part of my morning routine. I noticed this one day, only because he wasn’t there and nobody danced and waved at me. I missed him. I’m worried that something had happened to him. I started to look for him every morning as I came down the ramp to that red light.

One morning, after one of these absences, I was so relieved to see him that it was like the sun had come out after a week-long storm. I sat at the red light, watching his morning dancing. I realized that I, too, was smiling and found myself waving back. Wow, something as small as a wave brought blessings to my whole day. I finished the drive to work that morning, feeling lighter and happier.

I remind you now. Look around you. Look at your life, your surroundings, and even just your grocery store with eyes that truly see. What magic lies in front of you? Do you have a Bean in your life you haven’t noticed yet? Watch for them. They will touch your life in ways you can’t even dream!

1. The author calls the beggar Bean probably because _____.

A．he looks like a bean

B．it’s a name picked by the author at will

C．he makes the author think of Mr. Bean, the comedian

D．that’s his real name

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The author came across Bean nearly every day in the past 1.5 years.

B．Bean caught the author’s attention at the beginning.

C．The beggar would ask drivers for money when the traffic light turned red.

D．The author never saw unhappiness on Bean’s face.

3. What does the underlined word “routine” probably mean here?

A．A kind of exercise for better health.

B．A traffic sign.

C．An alarm clock.

D．An activity that you habitually do as part of your life.

4. Why did the author go and sit at the red light?

A．Because he was stopped by a red light.

B．Because it was comfortable to sit there.

C．Because Bean invited him to.

D．Because he felt close to the beggar.

4 . Nick Prosser, a 28-year-old New Zealander, has been stuttering (口吃) for as long as he can remember, but he recently discovered that speaking in an Irish accent makes his speech disorder disappear

The young New Zealander claims he discovered the simple cure to his stutter completely by accident, while trying different accents with a friend for fun. When he tried the Irish accent, both he and his friend were amazed that his stutter almost vanished. They were able to have a long conversation without him stuttering at all, which had never happened before. He just couldn’t believe that something so simple could be the cure to a problem that had seriously affected his self-confidence ever since he was a child

“I couldn’t believe it. I had been to so many speech therapists who never suggested this technique, Prosser said

Interestingly, Nick has never been to Ireland, but he believes that speaking in an Irish accent comes naturally for him because of his mother, who comes from an Irish family. He suggests that people suffering from similar speech disorders try looking at their genealogies (家谱) and attempt to speak in an accent associated to them. However, local speech specialist Annette Stock said she had never heard about this technique

“We know as speech language therapists that singing certainly helps with people that have stutters but you can’t just go around singing in your everyday life, Stock said.” I think that this is something that works for, him and that’s fine. But in six months’ time if it is still working I would be saying wow that’s amazing.

So why does the Irish accent make Prosser’s stutter disappear? No one knows for sure, but Ants Haines, who has been Nick’s barber for years, has an interesting theory: he claims that this way, the 28-year-old spends more time thinking how to pronounce the words, which somehow helps

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “vanished” in paragraph 2?

A．Erupted.	B．Worsened.
C．Disappeared.	D．Functioned.

2. What happened to Nick Prosser after he tried the Irish accent?

A．He turned to his friends for their help.	B．He had more faith in himself.
C．He took pride in his language ability.	D．He went to speech therapists for advice.

3. How did Annette Stock react to Nick Prosser’s suggestion?

A．She doubted it.	B．She tried to prove it.
C．She was confirmed of it.	D．She was amazed by its effect.

4. What does Ants Haines intend to tell us?

A．His relationship with Nick.	B．His idea of the end of Nick’s stutter.
C．His convince in Nick’s learning ability.	D．The influence of speaking different accents.

5 . One morning more than thirty years ago. I entered the Track Kitehen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly. Unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone, I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide range of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked.

“ May I get you something ? ”

“ A coffee would be nice . ”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee. Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked.

“How did you get to know Mr.Galbreath? ”

“Who? ”

“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs. ”

I could hardly believe it . I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men ! ”

My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.

1. what does the underline word “dishevcled” mean?

A．Unfriendly

B．untidy

C．Gentle

D．Kind

2. The author bought coffee for the old man because ______.

A．he thought the old man was poor

B．he wanted to start a conversation

C．he intended to show his politeness

D．he would like to thank the old man

3. How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

A．Proud

B．Pitiful

C．Surprised

D．Regretful

4. What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

A．we should learn to be generous

B．It is honorable to help those in need.

C．People in high positions are not like what we expect

D．We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

6 . 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（八），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。

Last Saturday l went to a bookstore to choose some books but found my wallet going when checking out. I panicked immediate as the wallet was a birthday gift from my best friend. Besides, they contained about 500 dollars, which I had earned by working hard as waiter in a fast food restaurant. However, I quickly left the queue and began to search the area in that I had been reading.   Then a girl in her twenty came up to me. It was turned out that she had been waiting for the owner of the wallet. In my delight, I not only get my wallet back but also made a new friend.

7 . It was a cold and rainy day. I had no _______ to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she _______ I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

_______ as I was, I made the two﹣hour journey _______ the fog that hung like veils(面纱). By the time I saw how _______ it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I _______ as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.

“I'll stay for lunch, but I'm heading back as soon as the fog _______.” I announced. “But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick _______ my car.” Carolyn said. “How far is it?” I asked. She replied: “About three minutes and I'll drive you there.”

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her _______. “I thought you said three minutes.” She smiled. “This is a detour(绕行路线).” Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was ________.

From the top of the mountain to the valleys ________ several acres of daffodils(水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions ________ into my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a ________ that read: “Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman﹣Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”

As we drove home, I was so ________ by what we had seen. I could ________ speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb(水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she ________ at it.”

The ________ of it would not let me go. I said: “Imagine if I'd had a ________ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have ________?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “________ tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”

1.

A．ambition

B．desire

C．challenge

D．way

2.

A．invited

B．wished

C．insisted

D．hoped

3.

A．Cautious

B．Surprised

C．Eager

D．Unwilling

4.

A．through

B．over

C．across

D．beyond

5.

A．fresh

B．bright

C．thick

D．cloudy

6.

A．doubted

B．declared

C．hesitated

D．thought

7.

A．lifts

B．cleans

C．raises

D．sinks

8.

A．out

B．up

C．off

D．on

9.

A．eagerly

B．desperately

C．anxiously

D．calmly

10.

A．frightened

B．amazed

C．amused

D．concerned

11.

A．contained

B．lay

C．presented

D．located

12.

A．flashed

B．rushed

C．occurred

D．entered

13.

A．signal

B．symbol

C．note

D．sign

14.

A．encouraged

B．satisfied

C．moved

D．thrilled

15.

A．hardly

B．rarely

C．simply

D．totally

16.

A．brought

B．stopped

C．made

D．kept

17.

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．mystery

D．idea

18.

A．view

B．vision

C．sight

D．scene

19.

A．predicted

B．expected

C．accomplished

D．explored

20.

A．Behave

B．Take

C．Set

D．Start

9 . Erica and Steve Lineberry have been rock climbing since 2005. They were first introduced to it while visiting a family in Montana. Now they are at climbing centers, like Inner Peaks in Charlotte, three times a week, and on weekends they climb outdoors.

Steve said they first started climbing as part of their exercise. Years later, he lost 60 pounds. But as the couple’s interest in the sport grew, they consulted some mentors and started climbing outdoors.

Then Erica got pregnant. “Most people think that rock climbing and pregnancy don’t go very well together,” Erica said. But with lots of places to go, Erica kept climbing through her pregnancy. Then her son, Ca-naan, was born. She says the baby immediately started participating in the family sport. “He went to the gym the first time with us at four weeks old, and then we took our first outdoor trip, just a day trip, at six weeks old with him.”

Now Canaan is three-year-old, and Erica is once again pregnant: 7 months along. During her first preg-nancy, she blogged about climbing while pregnant. Now her Cragmama. com website is a top resource for families who rock climb. Erica said, “I think a lot of people will say, they’ll wait a few years until they get into an easier age or an easier life phase with their kids. And I think if they wait for that they’re going to wait forever. ” Her message to women is to quickly climb back into the things you love; and that your life is not over once you are a mother.

Cragmama.com website is quickly becoming the face of mommy rock climbing. She contributes to a handful of climbing magazines. Outdoor equipment companies ask her to wear and use their gear (设备). And her website is a popular resource for families who are not only interested in climbing with their children, but also interested in taking on other adventures too.

1. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?

A．A family who love rock climbing.

B．A couple who learn how to climb.

C．A woman who is brave to climb.

D．A story about a pregnant woman.

2. Which can replace the underlined word “mentors”?

A．Friends.	B．Students.
C．Teachers.	D．Leaders.

3. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ______.

A．Erica never cared about her unborn baby

B．rock climbing does good to pregnant women

C．Canaan fell in love with climbing at four weeks

D．Erica is really a courageous and fearless woman

4. Who will visit Cragmama.com website?

A．The women who expect to have babies.

B．The families who have brought up a child.

C．The women who have sympathy for Erica.

D．The families who take interest in rock climbing.

10 . “You will be in my heart forever. Without you, there are only emptiness and desert in my life...” This is a line from a heartfelt poem Feng Duan wrote to his fiancee Chen Lianfang in 1955.

Feng is now 94 and Chen 90, and they have been married for more than half a century. Feng, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, may not be a professional poet but for 64 years, Feng has written countless love poems to his wife. On every important anniversary or festival, Feng would send a poem to Chen. In 1978, when Chen’s cancer surgery succeeded, Feng created more than ten poems to celebrate his wife’s recovery. Chen used a red suitcase to store these love poems. The academic has also translated many English, French and German poems into classical Chinese.

The couple was introduced to each other by a common friend in 1953 and Feng sent two paper copies of poems to Chen as a gift.

“As long as I think of you, a beam of sunshine lights up my heart,” Feng wrote.

Chen recalled the first time Feng invited her to his dormitory to have a cup of tea and she thought the cup was made of frosted glass. As the two became closer, Chen often visited the academic’s dorm. She realized that the cup was the only one poor Feng owned. The opaque (不透明的) cup was not frosted glass but common glass stained with toothpaste.

Later she bought many clothes and even a stove for Feng, making a nice change from the single man s life. Feng’s marriage to Chen brought more happiness and now Chen still looks after Feng’s daily needs.

1. When Feng first met Chen, he was       .

A．32	B．30
C．28	D．26

2. What change did Chen bring to Feng?

A．Chen made a great difference to Feng’s daily life.

B．Chen changed Feng’s academic life greatly.

C．Chen wrote a lot of poems to Feng.

D．Chen introduced a lot of friends to Feng.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Chen and Feng happened to meet each other on the campus.

B．Feng wrote many poems in different languages.

C．Chen cherished the poems Feng wrote to her.

D．Feng liked his opaque cup so much.

4. The writer wrote the passage to show       .

A．how a famous poet writes love poems to his wife

B．how the love poems join two hearts together

C．how important love poems are in the marriage

D．how the love poems make the couple famous