1 . 阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I have a degree in business. However, it was my father's decision for me to pursue a business major. Nevertheless, even if my college     1     (experience) were fantastic, I still had no interest in any field of commerce, let alone having a long-term career     2     a businesswoman.

After I     3     (graduate), I worked as a marketing     4     (plan) at a computer company. My pay and working environment were great; however, I still didn’t feel happy     5     (do) something I wasn’t interested in. After two months of working there, I made up my mind     6     (quit) and decided to do     7     I love, namely teaching English. I have now been an English teacher for over twenty years. I love my job and love being with my students.

If you are in a place     8    you don’t love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really passionate for, and what you     9     (true) want for your life. Don’t rush to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could make you happy. The important thing is that you are happy and then you will be able to bring happiness to people around you. There is a quote that says, "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." If you love what you are doing, you will be     10     (success).

2 . If you're the smartest person in your circle，you're in the wrong circle—you've outgrown it. It's time to move to the next _________.This saying encourages people to _________more by hanging out with those who are more driven and _________.

I heard this saying _________from my daughter's boyfriend last week. Ally，Wes and I have been running the past few months for upcoming _________.I'm going to do another 5k and Ally and Wes are going to do the 12 miles obstacle course. Obviously，their training is more _________ than mine，but last week when I accompanied（陪伴）them，Wes said，"You should _________ with us！"

"You mean that I do what you're doing？"I asked，with a surprised _________ on my face.

"Exactly，" he answered. "You can do it！You just need someone to _________you."

As much as I __________to admit it，he was right. I needed to __________outside my comfort zone. I always let them run __________me，content to run at my own comfortable pace. But that was the __________—I'd grown too comfortable with my training. Ever since I had a surgery in April，I've been a little __________about running again. I'm afraid it might hurt. I'm afraid to even try __________ that night when Wes pushed me into it—and outside my comfort zone.

Guess what！He was right！I was able to run—only about 5 minutes at a time before I had to walk again-but it was a（n）__________. And that was all I needed to get back at it-no longer afraid to train harder. I had __________ my "training circle" to join Ally and Wes，and Wes wasn't afraid to push me.

So，how are the circles in your life？Are you being __________in every area of your life，or are you very comfortable these days，not being __________at all，still living inside your comfort zone？If you're the most __________one，then it's time to get a new circle or at least add to your existing ones.

1.

A．subject

B．level

C．item

D．standard

2.

A．occupy

B．accept

C．achieve

D．control

3.

A．energetic

B．experienced

C．attractive

D．talented

4.

A．directly

B．immediately

C．suddenly

D．gradually

5.

A．sports

B．events

C．races

D．performances

6.

A．helpless

B．unbearable

C．organized

D．difficult

7.

A．play

B．exercise

C．train

D．go

8.

A．appearance

B．smile

C．manner

D．look

9.

A．push

B．inspire

C．defeat

D．blame

10.

A．expected

B．agreed

C．hated

D．failed

11.

A．spread

B．shift

C．immigrate

D．step

12.

A．next to

B．ahead of

C．across from

D．rather than

13.

A．opinion

B．sight

C．comment

D．problem

14.

A．particular

B．nervous

C．curious

D．excited

15.

A．since

B．if

C．after

D．until

16.

A．pause

B．start

C．end

D．adventure

17.

A．entered

B．traced

C．drawn

D．enlarged

18.

A．shocked

B．challenged

C．stricken

D．teased

19.

A．embarrassed

B．stretched

C．confused

D．motivated

20.

A．confident

B．special

C．admirable

D．independent

3 . 短文改错

Reading have a lot of benefits. It can open up our eyes because of books are full of knowledge. I like reading newspapers and magazines from that I get lots of fun and learn about what's going on around the world. I also read storybooks or novels which make me relaxing and happy. I seldom read e-book because they're bad for eyes. On weekends，I usual spend a whole afternoon read in the library. And I also read for about half the hour before going to bed every night. Now I am going to read more classics as well as English books improve my language skills. I'm sure reading can make a difference to my life.

4 . 你班将在本周五下午举行一场主题为“阅读的重要性”的英语演讲比赛。请围绕该主题写一篇演讲稿，需包含以下要点：
1.你认为现在很多人不喜欢阅读的原因是什么？2.你认为阅读重要吗？为什么？
注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Hello，everyone. It is a great honor for me to speak here. The topic of my speech is the significance of reading.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That's all. Thanks for your attention.

5 . What to Do when You’re Falling Behind

When I was a kid, it took me longer to learn how to ride a bike. I kept using a bike with training wheels and I didn’t _______ much, so of course I didn’t learn how to balance.

One day I _______ that my sister, 2.5 years younger than me, was getting close to _______ how to ride a bike. She wasn’t quite there yet, but she was _______ much closer to balancing than I was. I couldn’t let her _______ me to it!

So I took my bike, _______ it out to the street, and decided that I was going to learn how to ride it right now. I _______ the training wheels, jumped on, and swerved (突然转向) all over the place like an out-of- control madman. I tried to stay near the grass when I could get some degree of _______, so when I fell, I’d _______ fall to the lawn instead of the street or sidewalk.

After many attempts, I finally learned how to ________ Then I rode my bike a lot that summer and have had the ________ ever since.

Up until that point, I’d been making a big deal out of the whole process. It seemed ________ and discouraging. I was afraid of falling. But once I began to face the fear and ________ the courage to risk getting hurt, I quickly showed my ________ ability on the other side with a whole new skill. From the moment of making the decision to the time I ________ to get the basic skill it probably took me less than an hour.

What finally ________ me to face the fear and take action? It was the ________ that I was falling behind. My sister was leaving me in the dust. She could ride ________ I couldn’t. I really didn’t want that to happen.

I had no idea that I could learn to ride a bike so quickly. The feeling of falling behind served as a powerful motivator (动力). ________ trying to hide the disappointment, I allowed myself to feel the weight of that pressure. I used the ________ feeling to motivate myself to take action.

1.

A．control

B．practice

C．experience

D．travel

2.

A．understood

B．recognised

C．observed

D．imagined

3.

A．watching out

B．carrying out

C．pointing out

D．figuring out

4.

A．clearly

B．suddenly

C．carefully

D．immediately

5.

A．hand

B．take

C．force

D．beat

6.

A．pulled

B．rode

C．pushed

D．moved

7.

A．separated

B．replaced

C．destroyed

D．removed

8.

A．control

B．excitement

C．failure

D．satisfaction

9.

A．similarly

B．actually

C．probably

D．especially

10.

A．entertain

B．drive

C．imitate

D．balance

11.

A．skill

B．knowledge

C．achievement

D．challenge

12.

A．surprising

B．exciting

C．frightening

D．interesting

13.

A．adopted

B．found

C．needed

D．sent

14.

A．wonderful

B．complex

C．powerful

D．special

15.

A．offered

B．tried

C．managed

D．failed

16.

A．allowed

B．encouraged

C．influenced

D．ordered

17.

A．feeling

B．mood

C．action

D．attitude

18.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

19.

A．In spite of

B．Because of

C．In case of

D．Instead of

20.

A．negative

B．positive

C．creative

D．objective

6 . Growing up, I'd seen plenty of homeless people. Sometimes my family made extra ________to pass out. “Why do you _______ so much about them?” I asked my father once. “They’re ________ You don’t even know them.” “Son,” my dad said, “everyone wants to be _______ with respect, as a real person.” At the time l didn’t understand what Dad _______. Wasn’t everyone a real person? Why would a bowl of soup give someone _______?

The empty field came into view. The people there were doing what they could to stay _______ . Dad’s words had come back to me. Everyone wants to be treated with respect, like a real person. I _______ them a few dollars and wished them well. I thought that would be the _______ of it, but I kept thinking about them-a real person who got cold and hungry. I started keeping a little extra food with me to ________ to homeless people I saw on the street. Whenever I gave something I stopped to ________ to the person as well, and learn his or her story. I could ________ they appreciated my listening to them, maybe even more than they appreciated the ________ I gave them.

Even better were the ________ when we could have a laugh together. There was respect in ________ people to spread their joy. The more I got to know the people I met, the more ________ each one behaved. They were people just like me, like all of us. That's what my dad had ________.

My ________ raised the spirits of the folks I met. But the truth is, they ________ my spirits too. Treating others with respect brings us all ________ to happiness.

1.

A．rice

B．soup

C．gifts

D．bread

2.

A．quarrel

B．know

C．care

D．worry

3.

A．rebels

B．passers-by

C．challengers

D．strangers

4.

A．agreed

B．dealt

C．treated

D．met

5.

A．meant

B．complained

C．decided

D．implied

6.

A．pity

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．praise

7.

A．healthy

B．slim

C．warm

D．comfortable

8.

A．passed

B．paid

C．charged

D．offered

9.

A．intention

B．end

C．influence

D．manner

10.

A．hand out

B．hang out

C．come out

D．point out

11.

A．approach

B．turn

C．talk

D．contribute

12.

A．declare

B．assume

C．predict

D．tell

13.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．advice

14.

A．processes

B．practices

C．discussions

D．times

15.

A．allowing

B．reminding

C．ordering

D．begging

16.

A．consistently

B．reasonably

C．naturally

D．properly

17.

A．understood

B．approved

C．defended

D．valued

18.

A．explanations

B．visits

C．activities

D．experiences

19.

A．raised

B．kept

C．showed

D．admired

20.

A．more devoted

B．more familiar

C．crueler

D．closer

7 . 语法填空

Once a traveler came into a village,     1    （hunger）. The villagers tried to stop the traveler from staying,     2    （fear）he wanted them to give him food. They told him that there's no food anywhere     3    （find）. The traveler gave an     4    （explain）that he didn't need any food and that,     5     fact, he was planning to make a soup to share with all of them. The villagers watched     6     （strange）as he built a fire and filled a large pot with water. Then he pulled a stone from a bag, dropping the stone into the pot. He tasted the soup and said     7    delicious the stone soup was. As the villagers began to show interest, he said how good the soup     8    （be）with just a little cabbage in it. A villager brought out a cabbage to share. This event repeated     9    （it）until the soup had cabbage, carrots and onions-indeed, a large soup that fed everyone in the village.

Are you like one of the villagers, holding back？If you come forward and share your gifts, you will encourage others to do the same. The reward is     10     gift that can benefit（使受益）many.

8 . 短文改错

In our daily life, if we want to do our work good, we must learn what to work together with others. Working together can save us time and energy. Beside, we can learn much from our partners by working with them.

Work with those we like can be joy. We can share pleasure and sad with them. But it challenged us to work with people we dislike. In such situation, just pay attention on the work itself. Perhaps by working together for a long time, we’ll find it that they are easy to get along with.

9 . Mary Verdi-Fletcher was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂), a disease that causes weakness in the legs and spine. Undiscouraged, she was not about to be told what she could or could not do. She believes that someone who is an artist is an artist from the day he or she is born. She dreamed of dancing and made up her mind to make her dream a reality. While still young, Verdi-Fletcher — dancing in her wheelchair — entered a dance competition with a friend. They won first prize. Later she won more competitions, refusing to listen to people who said to her “ You can’t dance if you’re in a wheelchair” or “ Dancing in a chair is not really dancing”.

However, Verdi-Fletcher was not pleased with personal success alone. She wanted to make dance available to others with disabilities. In 1980, she founded a dance company called Dancing Wheels Company. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Dancing Wheels Company performs all over the world. In productions like “ The Snowman”, sit-down dancers perform with stand-up dancers. Modern lighting designs, attractive sets (布景), wonderful music, and festive costuming draw audience into fairy tales and other stories.

In one show, a young stand-up dancer named Devin played “The Brother Who Cannot See” while a young sit-down dancer named Jenny performed the role of “ The Sister Who Cannot Walk” . It was a lovely way to express a theme Verdi-Fletcher has represented all through her life: We all have disabilities. Some disabilities may be more noticeable, but hard work and devotion to our dreams can make the seemingly impossible become a reality.

1. The author uses what people said to Verdi-Fletcher to show that ___________.

A．Verdi-Fletcher had made up her mind to become a dancer

B．the people who said that were of great wisdom

C．wheelchair dancing is not real dancing

D．no one can dance in a wheelchair

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Verdi-Fletcher’s contribution to dancing.

B．The Dancing Wheels Company.

C．The cooperation between Verdi-Fletcher and the disabled.

D．Verdi-Fletcher’s success in learning productions.

3. What can we learn from Verdi-Fletcher’s story?

A．Disability can destroy one’s life.

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C．Dancing is the best form of art for most people.

D．With great devotion one’s dream can become a reality.

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To provide details about spina bifida.

B．To teach people how to dance in wheelchairs.

C．To encourage readers to work hard to realize their dreams.

D．To entertain readers with the story of “The Snowman”.

10 . If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.

Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other responsibilities that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.

Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of their invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!

Are there any people you could call right now and be sure to receive a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count onto help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?

If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?

If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that   you have got too busy，take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?

If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over spent because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be appointed to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?

Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.

If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.

1. In this passage the author mainly discusses ______       .

A．how to balance friendship and work.

B．how to spend our spare time.

C．whether we should keep friendship.

D．whether we should invite friends to dinner regularly.

2. Which of the following doesn’t mean a good relationship?

A．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.

B．You have someone to have close talks with.

C．You have fun when you are with someone.

D．You feel depressed with others in life.

3. The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following EXCEPT that_____.

A．you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life

B．you feel it difficult to keep friendship

C．you stick to doing everything all by yourself

D．you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do

4. Which would be the best title for the text?

A．Too busy for Friendship?	B．Too busy with work?
C．How to Spend Your Time	D．How to Make New Friends