1 . 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的最佳选项。
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more ______and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had_____ from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one ______. It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some______and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were_____and no one seemed in a hurry to______ . We waited, tired and ______. After quite some time, one table was vacated, but that could ______only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter _____alongside. My granddaughter sat on my______ as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be ______soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, ______they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their ______, I knew it would be a ______wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and ______their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind ______. We thanked them ______and moved to their table. The girls quickly ______their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I ______to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity was______ .1.

A．friendly

B．generous

C．careful

D．sensitive

2.

A．prevented

B．removed

C．lost

D．disappeared

3.

A．niece

B．granddaughter

C．nephew

D．son

4.

A．tea

B．food

C．fruits

D．vegetable

5.

A．fixed

B．covered

C．occupied

D．set

6.

A．start

B．wait

C．give up

D．set up

7.

A．impatient

B．nervous

C．awkward

D．embarrassed

8.

A．serve

B．seat

C．lay

D．hold

9.

A．sat

B．followed

C．stood

D．watched

10.

A．shoulder

B．feet

C．lap

D．table

11.

A．blank

B．free

C．available

D．clean

12.

A．unless

B．once

C．before

D．until

13.

A．order

B．bill

C．note

D．menu

14.

A．long

B．short

C．boring

D．exciting

15.

A．left

B．pushed

C．shared

D．offered

16.

A．treat

B．expression

C．movement

D．gesture

17.

A．personally

B．properly

C．publicly

D．sincerely

18.

A．picked up

B．set up

C．put up

D．gave up

19.

A．turned

B．came

C．thought

D．pointed

20.

A．lost

B．rebuilt

C．found

D．shaken

2 . Many years ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and _________ as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered._________ enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and _______ as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.

He _______ riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was _______or tired, he did not stop _______he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was _________. Then he asked himself, “Why did I _______myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only _______ a very small area to __________myself.”

The above story is __________ to the journey of our __________. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more ____________, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our ____________, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding __________and the things we love to do. One day ______________ we look back, we will __________that we don’t really need that much, ________________ then we cannot turn back time for what we have ______________

Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only ____________ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1.

A．use

B．get

C．work

D．cover

2.

A．Sure

B．Strange

C．Good

D．Interesting

3.

A．rode

B．ran

C．expanded

D．struggled

4.

A．gave up

B．asked for

C．kept on

D．succeeded in

5.

A．sad

B．hungry

C．confused

D．excited

6.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．if

7.

A．dying

B．arguing

C．sleeping

D．smiling

8.

A．make

B．push

C．destroy

D．prove

9.

A．find

B．have

C．need

D．show

10.

A．live

B．support

C．bury

D．sleep

11.

A．useful

B．certain

C．special

D．similar

12.

A．future

B．past

C．history

D．life

13.

A．money

B．progress

C．discoveries

D．friends

14.

A．freedom

B．career

C．honor

D．health

15.

A．things

B．condition

C．beauty

D．people

16.

A．before

B．when

C．unless

D．since

17.

A．regret

B．realize

C．apologize

D．explain

18.

A．but

B．until

C．however

D．or

19.

A．saved

B．won

C．reduced

D．missed

20.

A．possible

B．probable

C．necessary

D．suitable

3 . It was a rainy day. I was riding on a bus downtown to go to_______ I was sitting next to a man in a business suit and didn’t_______ much attention until we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same_______ to get a morning paper.

The man running the stand was_______ having a bad day. He was_______ and unsmiling as we purchased our papers, which served to only_______more gloom(抑郁) to my day. The businessman caught my eye and_______ He then continued to smile_______ and thanked the news stand owner for the_______and for being open on such a morning to make sure we were able to get our papers. ________, he expressed his appreciation for something most of us would take for granted.

The newsman________only with a cold expression. The businessman then pleasantly wished him a pleasant day. As we________, I asked this man why he had________ to be pleasant to the newsman when he obviously didn’t care about and didn’t respond to his expression of________ and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, “Why would I let someone else________what I say and what I feel or what kind of day I’m going to have?”

We then________ to go to our respective work places. To this day, I don’t know anything about that business man. But I’ve never________ the words he said or the way his smile seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day. That was a good deed 25 years ago, but the________ this had on my life has lasted. I never had a________ to thank him personally, but the way in which I choose to look at life as a result of those words is his legacy (遗赠) to me and my thanks to him.

We cannot control people and situations that come to us, but we can always control our response to them. And in such________ decisions lie our control and personal power to make a positive difference. And it’s something anyone and everyone can do.1.

A．school

B．church

C．work

D．hospital

2.

A．draw

B．pay

C．make

D．attract

3.

A．market

B．stand

C．office

D．library

4.

A．curiously

B．gradually

C．eventually

D．obviously

5.

A．rude

B．modest

C．angry

D．kind

6.

A．add

B．refer

C．devote

D．apply

7.

A．shouted

B．waved

C．confirmed

D．smiled

8.

A．quickly

B．luckily

C．brightly

D．loudly

9.

A．book

B．present

C．paper

D．food

10.

A．In short

B．After all

C．On average

D．As usual

11.

A．responded

B．objected

C．appealed

D．disagreed

12.

A．ran out

B．left behind

C．turned away

D．put aside

13.

A．attempted

B．continued

C．intended

D．expected

14.

A．excitement

B．gratitude

C．impression

D．assessment

15.

A．ignore

B．manage

C．control

D．enjoy

16.

A．travelled

B．disappeared

C．separated

D．drove

17.

A．forgiven

B．shared

C．evaluated

D．forgotten

18.

A．effort

B．lesson

C．effect

D．pain

19.

A．wish

B．chance

C．right

D．power

20.

A．positive

B．proper

C．fortunate

D．nervous

4 . Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know _______ you think you are a _______person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question_______ you are tested in real life. Some people _______they are brave but when they come face to face with real _______, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like _______.

Lenny had always thought of himself as a _______ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.   _______, on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the _______water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very ____________and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, ____________ to the woman, and kept her head ____________ the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not ____________.

When you are in a very ____________ situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin (肾上腺素).   ____________ adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ____________ to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ____________, the muscles (肌肉) become very hard and you find you ____________move at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is ____________when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified (惊呆的)”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are ____________ frightened that we become stonelike.

1.

A．how

B．neither

C．whether

D．either

2.

A．brave

B．real

C．hard

D．certain

3.

A．when

B．until

C．after

D．once

4.

A．realize

B．find

C．think

D．agree

5.

A．life

B．question

C．mouse

D．danger

6.

A．soldiers

B．mice

C．heroes

D．cowards

7.

A．useful

B．brave

C．nervous

D．terrible

8.

A．So

B．Therefore

C．Then

D．Actually

9.

A．fresh

B．poisonous

C．warm

D．ice-cold

10.

A．nervous

B．calm

C．frightened

D．excited

11.

A．went

B．helped

C．spoke

D．swam

12.

A．in

B．under

C．above

D．from

13.

A．an accident

B．a mistake

C．seventy-eight

D．seventy-nine

14.

A．dangerous

B．comfortable

C．different

D．favorable

15.

A．With

B．Without

C．For

D．Like

16.

A．afraid

B．unable

C．ready

D．anxious

17.

A．gets

B．disappears

C．happens

D．goes

18.

A．needn’t

B．can’t

C．mustn’t

D．shouldn’t

19.

A．where

B．how

C．because

D．why

20.

A．really

B．very

C．such

D．so

5 . I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had             died “full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow , she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other             deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better.             After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that __________ the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling             may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people             feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1. The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because .

A．he wanted to comfort the two families	B．he was an official from the community
C．he had great pity for the deceased	D．he was priest of the local church

2. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because .

A．they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

B．they believe that they were responsible

C．they had neglected the natural course of events

D．they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3. According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that .

A．everything in the world is predetermined

B．the world can be interpreted in different ways

C．there’s an explanation for everything in the world

D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

B．Every story should have a happy ending.

C．Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

D．In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

6 . In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _______, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ______ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ________much better than an IQ test. We ________that Michael’s score must have been a _______ and we should treat him ________as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _______ grades in the school, especially _______ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _______ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ________. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ________ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ________ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ________, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ________ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _________another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _______ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ________.
Children often do as ________ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,_________ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ________”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.1.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．dislike

D．disappointment

2.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

4.

A．argued

B．realized

C．decided

D．understood

5.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning          D wonder

6.

A．specially

B．strictly

C．naturally

D．carefully

7.

A．poor

B．good

C．average

D．standard

8.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．for

9.

A．visited

B．chose

C．passed

D．entered

10.

A．allowed

B．described

C．required

D．offered

11.

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

12.

A．high

B．same

C．low

D．different

13.

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．calmly

D．jokingly

14.

A．faith

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

15.

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

16.

A．received

B．accepted

C．organized

D．discussed

17.

A．imperfect

B．impossible

C．uncertain

D．unsatisfactory

18.

A．honestly

B．much

C．well

D．bravely

19.

A．hear

B．learn

C．expect

D．speak

20.

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid

7 . There is a growing number of kidults---or adults who wear the mask of maturity but prefer to pander(迎合) to their inner child.
They feel ill equipped for parenthood, because they don’t see what values or lessons they could honestly pass on to their young, besides self-centeredness and a passion for the good things in life. They are trying to live by not acting their age.
As Ms Jane put it in her letter: I’m married, in my late 20s and enjoy a lifestyle other married graduate couples enjoy: winning and dining, tasteful clothes, travel and a career. Why give up all these for a baby?
It is reported that when asked whether they were adults, most people in their 20s answered they were not sure. This reflected a global economy in which people chased more papers to get better jobs that would comfortably support middle class living.
Being a kidult is not all about being selfish, though. With the untold uncertainties of war, fluctuating(波动)markets, disease and terrorism, many see this world as a poor place to live in—let alone bring kids up in. This seems especially so in urban living. All anyone wants after a long, hard day at work is some peace and quiet.
My classmate, Jenny, mused(沉思)recently how our friends living in small Malaysian towns were onto their second or third kids. Maybe they just loved having children around. Or maybe, in their own way, they wanted to leave the world a better place than they found it.
That’s how you, I and everyone know we have the chance to breathe air, touch grass and see sky. I think out parents understand that just being alive is an experience worth passing on.
1. What is a kidult in the writer’s opinion?

A．A person who doesn’t have a child

B．An adult who actually has a psychology of a child

C．A child who doesn’t want to grow up

D．A person who doesn’t know that what values he has

2. What does the underlined word “paper” in Para. 4 mean?

A．money

B．reputation

C．qualification

D．power

3. The author explains the kidult phenomenon by ________.

A．presenting research findings

B．making comparison

C．showing her own experience

D．using examples

4. We can learn from the text that kidults________.

A．know little what they can pass on to their children

B．are sure of their abilities for good life

C．living in urban can enjoy more peace

D．living in small towns know well what they’re living for

8 . 完形填空
It’s easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a _____which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.
It was Thanksgiving, and I was _____ with my parents at a shelter for the needy. We were standing behind the counter _________ hot food to whoever came in. Most of our _____ looked like they had been having hard times; their clothes were worn out and dirty. _____, they looked needy! Then, a man came in, who looked _____ but needy. He was well-dressed, in a(n)______suit. I wondered what he was doing there, and my jaw (下巴) dropped in _____when he joined the line for______ The closer he came to my _____ station, the more I muttered (嘀咕) to my self. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he wasn’t going to take food _____ for those who were really in need!
Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have ____ that the needs of the people who come here must be purely _____ : for food, shelter, clothing, etc. And this gentleman doesn’t seem to have any of those problems. _____ what if his needs are emotional? What if he needs ____, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” Her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt I should _____ to the man — but I didn’t.
About a week later the shelter received a large _____ from an anonymous(匿名的) source. I couldn’t help but ______ if it came from that man.
Now, ______ I meet someone I remember my mother’s lesson and try to keep an open mind, regardless of how they ______ Needs aren’t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.1.

A．passion

B．feeling

C．challenge

D．lesson

2.

A．impressing

B．volunteering

C．blessing

D．contacting

3.

A．serving

B．cooking

C．working

D．carrying

4.

A．visitors

B．friends

C．diners

D．consumers

5.

A．In detail

B．In short

C．In surprise

D．In general

6.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

7.

A．cheap

B．shabby

C．expensive

D．ordinary

8.

A．amazement

B．delight

C．amusement

D．satisfaction

9.

A．food

B．clothing

C．money

D．room

10.

A．information

B．rescue

C．employment

D．service

11.

A．cared

B．bought

C．meant

D．delivered

12.

A．proven

B．assumed

C．planned

D．decided

13.

A．mental

B．moral

C．natural

D．physical

14.

A．Therefore

B．But

C．And

D．So

15.

A．comfort

B．luck

C．wealth

D．space

16.

A．announce

B．communicate

C．apologize

D．explain

17.

A．respect

B．praise

C．invitation

D．donation

18.

A．determine

B．wonder

C．conclude

D．support

19.

A．whenever

B．however

C．whatever

D．whichever

20.

A．try

B．behave

C．look

D．struggle

9 . Many people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.
Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as ‘bracketing’. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside, _______________. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.
Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are far
more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we don’t want to hear.
It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有疗效的) In about a quarter of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy(心理疗法), before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.
1. . The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.

A．preparing a topic list first

B．focusing on one’s own mind

C．directing the talk to the desired results

D．experiencing the speaker’s inside world

2. . What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2 ?

A．How to listen well.

B．What to listen to.

C．Benefits of listening.

D．Problems in listening

3. According to the author , in communication people tend to ________.

A．listen actively

B．listen purposefully

C．set aside their prejudices

D．open up their inner mind

4. According to the author , the patients improved mainly because _______.

A．they were taken good care of.

B．they knew they were truly listened to.

C．they had partners to talk to.

D．they knew the roots of problems.

10 . Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.

Life is like a game and maybe you can award (奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.

What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.

It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.

1. By saying “To err is human”, the author means that________.

A．human beings should try to avoid (避免) making mistakes

B．no one is perfect (完美的) and everyone makes mistakes

C．mistakes and failures make up our life

D．human beings make mistakes easily

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Try to reach 50 points.

B．Never stop trying in your life.

C．Award yourself for your success

D．Don’t be afraid of missing your points.

3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_________.

A．examples	B．numbers
C．experiments	D．stories

4. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means________.

A．frightened	B．disappointed
C．surprised	D．excited