1 . Mary and Alice are two good friends. They both _________ an ordinary life, having ordinary houses and ordinary jobs. There is really nothing _________ about their lives. And _________ they are both satisfied, Mary is happier than Alice. Whenever Alice comes to_________ Mary, Mary is always happy. It looks like nothing can _________ her. And whenever there is a party, she is always the focus of it, wearing a big _________ on her face and _________ others’ attention.

Alice can_________ stop thinking about this-how can Mary _________ to do that when they both have similar life experiences? They go to the __________ grocery store and cinema, and __________ the same movies. How is it that Mary can be so happy and carefree when faced with so much__________ about work, thinking about what her boss wants and __________ when she will be promoted? There seems no way one can be so happy and pressure-free. After all, there are always many things to __________ But whenever Alice asks Mary about the secret of happiness, Mary always says, “I just take life as it comes. ”

What is the__________ between these two friends? How is it that Mary can have a__________ attitude to life most of the time? Maybe the problem with Alice is that she thinks too much and__________ to do everything at once. However, in the daily life, Mary takes everything one step__________. That is to say, she reminds herself to do only one thing each time. She is where she is, and stays in the __________ moment.

So when you live in the moment and__________ life to the fullest, you will be happy every day.

1.

A．expect

B．abandon

C．lead

D．change

2.

A．strange

B．interesting

C．wrong

D．special

3.

A．although

B．because

C．if

D．unless

4.

A．comfort

B．visit

C．thank

D．invite

5.

A．astonish

B．satisfy

C．trouble

D．guarantee

6.

A．fear

B．puzzle

C．smile

D．shock

7.

A．calling

B．requiring

C．losing

D．attracting

8.

A．always

B．hardly

C．almost

D．totally

9.

A．manage

B．refuse

C．decide

D．offer

10.

A．distant

B．unusual

C．same

D．ordinary

11.

A．shoot

B．watch

C．review

D．share

12.

A．anger

B．confusion

C．stress

D．hurt

13.

A．wondering

B．introducing

C．looking

D．choosing

14.

A．take over

B．leave behind

C．leave out

D．deal with

15.

A．agreement

B．difference

C．connection

D．appointment

16.

A．casual

B．serious

C．negative

D．positive

17.

A．attempts

B．promises

C．pretends

D．remembers

18.

A．at times

B．at a time

C．on time

D．in time

19.

A．previous

B．future

C．past

D．present

20.

A．enjoy

B．devote

C．risk

D．extend

2 . There seems to be a lot of talk these days about what is fair, and what is not. Most people tend to believe life should be fair. Some of the 99% seem to believe life has somehow treated them unfairly, and some of the 1% feel life hasn’t treated them fairly enough. My questions are these: What is fairness? Is life fair? Should life be fair?

We clearly have no choice about how we come into this world. We have little choice early in life. But as we grow older, choices abound. I have long believed that while we have no control over the beginning of our life, the majority of us have the ability to influence the outcomes we attain. Fairness is a state of mind, and most often, an unhealthy state of mind. Our state in life cannot, or at least should not, be blamed on our parents, our teachers, or our society—it’s largely based on the choices we make, and the attitudes we adopt.

Life is full of examples of the uneducated, the mentally and physically challenged people born into war-torn areas, who could have complained about life being unfair, but who instead chose a different path. Regardless of the challenges they faced, they had the character to choose contribution over complaint.

I agree that challenges exist. I agree that many have an uphill battle due to the severity of the challenges they face. What I disagree with is the attempt to use fairness to solve all problems in the world. Rules and orders don’t create fairness, but people’s desire and determination can work around most life challenges.

It doesn’t matter whether you are born with a silver spoon, plastic spoon, or no spoon at all. A friend of mine came to this country from Africa in his late teens, barely spoke the language, drove a cab while working his way through college, and is now the president of a technology services firm. Stories such as this are all around us-they are not miracles, nor are they the rare exception. They do, however, demonstrate blindness to the mindset of the fairness.

1. What does the underlined word “abound” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Change fully.	B．Remain the same.
C．Exist in numbers.	D．Disappear completely.

2. What opinion does the writer agree with?

A．Most of us can influence the results we achieve.

B．Our background determines our choices.

C．People’s desire and determination create unfairness.

D．We should depend on fairness to solve all problems.

3. What is the primary purpose of the text?

A．To promote efforts over complaint.

B．To stress the importance of fairness.

C．To share an inspiring story of a friend.

D．To prove that fairness is a state of mind.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Fairness Is Justice	B．Life Is Not Fair—Deal With It
C．Fairness Comes First	D．Fairness Creates Chances

3 . For me, one of the biggest joys is to succeed in something that others think it is impossible to succeed in. Several years ago, I really ________ for a certain position, and I worked hard for it, but I ________ to get it. I clearly remember when one of my ________ bosses told me,“You ________ leadership skills and that is why we ________ somebody else.”

One year later, I got a very nice ________ from an organization called Toastmasters for my voluntary work. The recognition was for my ________ leadership skills which I testified in the organization as an area ________ , and I got it from the ________ of the organization. One of my first thoughts was the ________ from the earlier boss. He made a(n) ________ positive influence on me unintentionally (无意地).

From that point on, I have been telling myself that when people say that I lack this or that, that it is ________ , or that I can not do it, I will ________ , because I’m firmly ________ that it’s ________ .

Since then, I’ve been ________ negative statements or expressions telling that something is not possible, because I know that when I ________ my goals, it is a much bigger ________ than in the case where everyone would say, “Go for it! It is ________ . Everybody can be a CEO!” Now, I am a CEO and founder. I would like to ask you to prove others wrong who do not ________ you. There is no bigger joy than that.

1.

A．longed

B．allowed

C．sent

D．paid

2.

A．wanted

B．meant

C．failed

D．managed

3.

A．average

B．traditional

C．special

D．previous

4.

A．deserve

B．lack

C．drop

D．own

5.

A．attached

B．chose

C．assisted

D．deserted

6.

A．explanation

B．suggestion

C．ambition

D．recognition

7.

A．curious

B．equal

C．outstanding

D．single

8.

A．worker

B．clerk

C．manager

D．employee

9.

A．president

B．crew

C．staff

D．members

10.

A．words

B．criticism

C．praise

D．phrase

11.

A．horrible

B．unbelievable

C．absurd

D．fresh

12.

A．useless

B．responsible

C．helpful

D．important

13.

A．consult

B．bargain

C．smile

D．shout

14.

A．involved

B．described

C．concerned

D．convinced

15.

A．convenient

B．tiring

C．hopeless

D．possible

16.

A．organizing

B．wasting

C．collecting

D．publishing

17.

A．reach

B．acquire

C．conclude

D．finish

18.

A．load

B．joy

C．puzzle

D．lie

19.

A．normal

B．useful

C．regular

D．easy

20.

A．see off

B．believe in

C．turn to

D．come across

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Some people are just doomed (注定) to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at troubled kids. A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high. David was made to feel this way almost every day in school.

David was the most famous troublemaker in high school. He wasn’t confident and didn’t answer questions. From time to time he skipped classes and got into lots of fights. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year. However, things gradually changed during a weekend leadership meeting. All the students at school had been invited to sign up for ACE training, a program designed to have students become more involved in their communities.

At the start of the meeting, David was literally standing outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with that “go ahead, impress me” look on his face. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in the discussion. David started to join them and he really had great ideas. The other students in David’s group welcomed his comments. All of a sudden David felt like a part of the group.

The next day, David was very active in all the sessions. By the end of the meeting, he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. The other students on the team were impressed with his passionate concern and ideas. They elected David co-chairman of the team.

The very first community service project organized by the Homeless Project team was to collect food for the homeless in the charge of David. But a group of teachers doubted whether this crucial beginning should be in the hands of David. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the ACE program was to uncover any positive passion that a student had and reinforce (加强) its practice until true change can take place.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Two weeks later, David led 20 students in the team to collect food for the homeless.

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After David’s picture appeared in the newspaper, everyone saw great changes in him.

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5 . When I was a young father, autumn would spread her colorful carpet across the hills and mountains of my home. I would often load my kids into the car and go on a tour, admiring the _________ of this world.

I remember I once drove a long way down a back road I was _________ with. At one point I came to a crossroads. One road was paved and looked in good _________. The other road didn’t look quite so good. _________ my better instincts(直觉), I decided to take a chance and didn’t go down the good one. It didn’t take long before I came to the _________ that I had made a big mistake. The road was full of potholes(坑洼) and rocks that dragged _________ my car. I almost got _________ in the mud once and the road seemed to _________ as I went along. Finally, I stopped the car and looked around, and I decided to drive a mile and a half backward until I _________ the crossroads again.

__________, that wasn’t the only time in my time when I took the wrong way at the crossroads. I have done so more times than I can __________. Thankfully, each time I realized my mistake, I would __________ to be on the right road again.

Crossroads call for choice, and there is no __________ in changing your choice if you see you are on the wrong road. Choose wisely and correct your mistakes when __________. Then all of your __________ will lead you to joy and pattern of your life will become as beautiful as a forest in the fall.

1.

A．origin

B．kindness

C．wisdom

D．beauty

2.

A．uncomfortable

B．unpleasant

C．unfamiliar

D．unhappy

3.

A．condition

B．sense

C．season

D．taste

4.

A．Remembering

B．Ignoring

C．Pressing

D．Addressing

5.

A．development

B．appointment

C．introduction

D．realization

6.

A．in

B．under

C．in front of

D．from

7.

A．hit

B．ruined

C．stuck

D．protected

8.

A．shorten

B．widen

C．strengthen

D．worsen

9.

A．missed

B．felt

C．reached

D．left

10.

A．Fortunately

B．Doubtfully

C．Roughly

D．Sadly

11.

A．offer

B．impress

C．help

D．count

12.

A．manage

B．plan

C．want

D．expect

13.

A．point

B．shame

C．contentment

D．relaxation

14.

A．necessary

B．practical

C．imaginable

D．anxious

15.

A．difficulties

B．changes

C．rewards

D．facts

6 . For most of my life, I didn’t like being seen. I went bright red when it was my turn to speak in a group. I hated the teacher asking me something. I even didn’t like my family all looking at me! I often tried to hide away and avoid being seen by others! So, it’s not strange that I feared speaking in front of others.

Luckily, I’ve learned to overcome my problem. Now I love helping others who have the same problem that I once had but want to speak up because they have valuable things to share. I particularly love helping entrepreneurs (企业家) to become more confident. When you help a leader, the impact is so much greater.

Over the years I’ve discovered that there are three main problems that people have when it comes to speaking in public. The first is a lack of self­belief. They doubt themselves and question whether what they have to say is valuable. The second is a fear of being seen as arrogant (傲慢的). The third is a fear of rejection or a fear of not being liked.

All of these problems are related to mindset, specifically, a fear­based mindset, which is common. These fears stop people from stepping up as the leader and influencer they were born to be.

If you want to become a more effective influencer, it is so important to work on any fears you have of judgment or rejection. They will be a ball and chain that will hold you back from success. We need to take action despite feeling fear. We can’t wait for the fear to go away as it won’t go away itself. We have to act while we still feel it. And to overcome fears, we should practice. Confidence is attached to progress, and we only progress if we practice. If you don’t feel you’re progressing, you’ll start to lose your confidence and stay stuck in fear.

1. What does the author like doing now?

A．Giving speeches in front of people.

B．Sharing experiences with her followers.

C．Making friends with famous entrepreneurs.

D．Helping others gain confidence in speaking in public.

2. What can we learn about the problems that prevent people from talking publicly according to the author?

A．They are very difficult to overcome.

B．They lead to a very uncommon mindset.

C．They exist mainly because of people’s fears.

D．They are no problem for leaders or influencers.

3. What does the author suggest people do?

A．Wait for the fear to disappear.

B．Avoid failure to become more confident.

C．Refuse judgment or rejection from others.

D．Practice hard to make progress in spite of fears.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Finding the Courage Inside You

B．Becoming a more Influential Person

C．Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking

D．Expressing Your Ideas more Effectively

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

John could not shut out his wife’s complaint anymore. He was tired of hearing her laughing at him, for example, what a bad husband he was. Mary was never satisfied with anything that he did. If he brought home $ 4,000, she would tell him stories of how much her colleagues’ husbands earned. If he had bought her flowers, she would still complain about how other people received diamonds instead. She was impossible to please.

He decided to take a walk along the quiet banks of the lake. It was always a good way to calm down himself after an argument with his wife. As he walked towards the bus stop, he thought over his life. Sometimes, he wondered that it must be a mistake for him when he married Mary. Perhaps, they had been happy in the early days, but those days were definitely behind them now.

As he approached the bus stop, he spotted a white basket on the seat. Curiosity caught him, so he walked closer to take a look. To his surprise, it was a baby all wrapped up in a rough white towel. As he reached out to touch the baby, it suddenly stretched out to try to hold his fingers. John was amused. As he laughed with happiness at the beautiful face of the baby, waves of being gentle washed over him. What a beautiful baby! He wondered who could have the heart to abandon (抛弃) such a joy.

Suddenly, John picked up the basket and ran quickly to the police post just some distance away. He reported finding the baby and, when it was discovered that no one had come to report a missing baby, he was asked to keep the baby for the time being. Although doubtful at the beginning, the policeman soon gave in to John’s obvious honesty. Somehow, John knew that Mary would welcome this baby into their childless marriage.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

True enough, she got over her complaint and started to smile at the baby.

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Weeks later the baby was returned to its parents.

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8 . My name is Marceen Farsakian. As a first grade teacher, I try to _______ myself around kind and caring people. I’m happy to teach young children. To me, _______ the social and emotional needs of a child is just as important, if not more important than teaching knowledge. Students seem to grow in all areas _______ a safe, positive, and inspiring environment is provided for them.

At the beginning of each school year, I set a goal for _______: get organized, try new strategies for classroom management, focus on the good, etc. One year I remembered telling myself I would focus on the _______ of kindness. I would be _______ to my students, parents, staff members and myself. That year _______ being one of my most _______ years as a classroom teacher, but I grew greatly as a human. Being kind did make a _______. Kindness spreads quickly.

Teaching kindness creates an environment of mutual (相互的) care and respect. Students become devoted to their school. They are ________ in the fact that they belong there and that their being there matters. I believe that when students feel secure, trusted, and respected, then they will take risks, and take ownership in their actions, and they will have ________ in all areas. Sharing the teaching of kindness to children has taken me on a beautiful new ________. I started a Kind Kids Club in my class and over the last four years it has ________ into a school-wide program. Our kind kids come to life when they are ________ an act of kindness. Their smiles are magical.

My kind kids inspire me every day. I am grateful and ________ blessed to be able to do what I do! Kindness has changed my world, and let it change yours!

1.

A．center

B．show

C．challenge

D．amaze

2.

A．stopping

B．meeting

C．creating

D．recovering

3.

A．unless

B．so that

C．when

D．even though

4.

A．myself

B．my staff

C．my parents

D．my students

5.

A．nature

B．reply

C．practice

D．trouble

6.

A．open

B．kind

C．similar

D．equal

7.

A．wound up

B．ended up

C．picked up

D．gave up

8.

A．successful

B．meaningless

C．beneficial

D．difficult

9.

A．choice

B．mess

C．difference

D．mistake

10.

A．secure

B．interested

C．lacking

D．fortunate

11.

A．difficulty

B．doubt

C．success

D．duty

12.

A．holiday

B．look

C．business

D．journey

13.

A．run

B．got

C．slid

D．grown

14.

A．carrying away

B．carrying out

C．carrying forward

D．carrying on

15.

A．hardly

B．immediately

C．truly

D．simply

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We have a problem that is deeply rooted in our world today. When it     1     (come) to the holidays, people tend to forget that it’s the season of giving rather than receiving. We tend to be more     2     (interest) in what we’ll receive on Christmas morning instead of looking at the holidays as an opportunity     3     (help) out those who don’t have it as good as we do. So how can we change the culture around the holidays and make sure that people are emphasizing the time to give as much     4     they are looking forward to opening up their stockings? This is a question worth     5     (think) about. Giving     6     (selfless) is the right thing to do, though many of us     7     (challenge) by the task. Whether or not we have much money to spare, it isn’t always easy to give away     8     we have worked so hard for, especially when we have set financial goals — saving for retirement, a vacation or a     9     (rain) day. Even with so many reasons to be unwilling, the advantages of giving outweigh them all. When we give to those in need, we make a positive difference     10     the lives of others and our own.

10 . Laungi Bhuiya, a man from a small village named Kothilwa in India, has a noble dream — to bring water to his village. To ________ this, he did the seemingly (看似) ________ — dig a canal through the land so that water can ________ from the hills to his village.

Thus started Bhuiya’s digging, which went on for almost 30 years. But his ________ brought him scorn (鄙视) from the people in his village. His own wife called him “mad.” She tried everything to ________ him, even to the point of denying him food, but she ________.

“I was always ________ with him for not caring about the children. There was never any money, never enough food,” she said.

Using only ________ tools, Bhuiya spent years digging through Kothilwa’s barren landscape. ________, he was able to create a three-kilometer canal. His ________ earned him the reputation as the “madman”.

Kothilwa is a(n) ________ village home to almost 750 people, most of whom live in mud huts and ________ a couple of wells for drinking water. They don’t have enough water for irrigation (灌溉), therefore making them unable to grow ________ to feed themselves. This is what ________ Bhuiya to build the canal.

Eventually, the ________ learned about the story of this ________ “madman”. A local journalist, Jai Prakash, wrote a report about him and published it in a local Hindi newspaper, which was a breakthrough for Bhuiya. Kothilwa was then ________ by journalists, social workers, and political leaders, all wanting to ________ Bhuiya.

The villagers’ ________ to Bhuiya has changed as well. They even asked the government for a road to be ________ in the village and named after Bhuiya.

1.

A．promote

B．accomplish

C．stop

D．solve

2.

A．impossible

B．perfect

C．necessary

D．important

3.

A．float

B．blow

C．roll

D．flow

4.

A．energy

B．talent

C．enthusiasm

D．interest

5.

A．discourage

B．protect

C．support

D．criticize

6.

A．continued

B．failed

C．returned

D．forgot

7.

A．strict

B．satisfied

C．bored

D．angry

8.

A．simple

B．advanced

C．heavy

D．expensive

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Generally

C．Constantly

D．Finally

10.

A．words

B．dreams

C．efforts

D．beliefs

11.

A．poor

B．famous

C．beautiful

D．abandoned

12.

A．think of

B．depend on

C．give away

D．put aside

13.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．weeds

D．crops

14.

A．advised

B．required

C．motivated

D．allowed

15.

A．school

B．hospital

C．company

D．media

16.

A．determined

B．proud

C．stupid

D．ridiculous

17.

A．searched

B．studied

C．visited

D．remembered

18.

A．hire

B．meet

C．pay

D．recognize

19.

A．devotion

B．donation

C．reply

D．attitude

20.

A．built

B．opened

C．enlarged

D．improved