2 . When I was a senior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.

 One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside.     1    . Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arms.     2    . Even I was frightened. But slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I cried every day.

However, it’s easier said than done.     3    . I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmate get worried about little things:     4    ; their bus comes late; they don’t have a mobile phone but others have. But I only enjoy life, I was lucky to realize from an accident: It’s a waste of our life to focus on what you have lost. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve if I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

    5    . It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.

A．Happiness depends on what we have!

B．They get a bad grade on a test

C．How sad I felt at that time!

D．On my way home a car hit me and cut off my arms because of its high speed.

E．Maybe it was just a joke for me.

F．It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely.

G．I had a wonderful time here.

3 . A young woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would like to do anything to take the words back. what she had said hurt her friend so much that her woman herself also felt very painful. To make up what she had done, she went to an old wise man in the village and ask for advice.

The old man understood the young woman’s suffering. He know he must help her. He knew he could never remove her pain, but he could teach. And he also knew the result would depend only on her character.

“Tonight, take your best feather pillows and put single feather on the doorstep of each house in the village before the sun rises,” he said.

The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she made her efforts alone in the cold. Finally it got light and she places the last feather on the step of the last house. Just as the sun rise, she returned to the old man.

“Now,” said the man, “go back and refill your pillows with the feathers you have put on the steps. Then every thing will be as it was before.”

“You know that’s impossible! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.

“That’s true,” said the old man. “Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once your words are spoken, no matter how much effort you make and how sincere you are, you can never return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and protect people you love from being hurt.”

1. According to Paragraph 2, the old man ______.

A．could remove her pain	B．knew a lot about her character
C．refused to teach her	D．decided to help her learn something

2. When did the woman come back to the old man?

A．In the evening	B．At midnight
C．At sunrise	D．In the afternoon

3. After the women came back to him, the old man advised her to ______.

A．put the feathers back to the pillows	B．make some now pillows
C．take away the feathers	D．Find more feathers

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．Taking one’s advice before doing.

B．Thinking carefully before speaking.

C．Asking for advice when you have troubles.

D．Talking to people when you have troubles.

4 . When I was in my college, I have a full class schedule and a part-time job. I ________ had time for exercise. On top of that, my lifestyle as a starving college student lent itself to many a fast-food run. Undoubtedly, I was ________.

After graduation, I decided to go to the ________.Together with a friend, I began to work out ________. I was very satisfied. My friend, however, became ________. One day, he suggested that we take up a sport.

Me? Sports? No way. I was not ________, and no one was going to change my mind. However, after a few weeks, I stepped onto an outdoor racquetball court (球场) unwillingly. I hit the ball, sending it flying in every direction (方向) except for the direction that I had ________.

But just as I was beginning to feel comfortable.my friend suggested we play tennis ________. Tennis? I can’t play tennis! I was ________ against his new suggestion. However, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court.________.I ran after every ball that he served to me, completely ________ about ninety percent of them, and hitting the rest into the woods and the other court.

The first few months were quite ________. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in what tennis players consider as the “sweet spot”. I watched ________ as my return landed powerfully on the other side of the court, almost exactly where I had aimed. I had finally learned how to play tennis properly (正确的)!

Obviously, if I hadn’t stepped outside of my comfort zone (区域), I would have never ________how much I enjoyed tennis. I began to try new things willingly, with a sense of ________.

1.

A．seldom

B．always

C．finally

D．still

2.

A．lazy

B．overweight

C．diet

D．good

3.

A．woods

B．court

C．gym

D．zone

4.

A．often

B．independently

C．skillfully

D．properly

5.

A．calm

B．inspired

C．angry

D．bored

6.

A．relaxed

B．rich

C．afraid

D．athletic

7.

A．changed

B．expected

C．followed

D．traveled

8.

A．formally

B．normally

C．again

D．instead

9.

A．hardly

B．strongly

C．partly

D．strangely

10.

A．Awkwardly

B．Actively

C．Amazingly

D．Rudely

11.

A．carrying

B．missing

C．seeing

D．holding

12.

A．useful

B．sweet

C．satisfying

D．hard

13.

A．in peace

B．in person

C．in surprise

D．in a hurry

14.

A．questioned

B．wondered

C．discovered

D．remembered

15.

A．excitement

B．fear

C．duty

D．pride

5 . Not having done physical exercise for some time, I found myself a little low-spirited and couldn’t study efficiently, so I decided to do some running the next day. At 6:15 the next morning, my alarm clock rang. Unwilling to rise from my bed, I turned it off and went back to sleep. However, 5 minutes later, I struggled to get up. After washing and brushing, I had my sneakers on and went out.

Wow! The air was so fresh that I couldn’t help breathing it deeply. I stretched (伸展) my arms and legs, then started to run. I found all things around me were so attractive. Look, the branches were waving, as if they were welcoming me; the blossoming flowers were bowing, with shyness, just like girls. Listen, the wind was whispering, as if to say “come on, girl”. What’s more interesting was those two birds, perching in the tree. They were scared and flew away when I passed them. “Hey, chaps, relax.” I shouted without stopping running. “Let’s enjoy the beautiful morning together!” Then miracle (奇迹) happened. The two little creatures seemed to understand what I said. They turned back and twittered (吱吱叫) around me. “Are you singing for me?” I asked. They twittered again and again, sounded like “Yes”. I was delighted to hear that. Ah, what a wonderful morning and how beautiful life is!

Actually, there are a lot of charming things around us. Helen Keller wrote in her famous article Three Days to Sec, “The seeing see little”. Indeed, many of us ignore (忽视) the beauty around us, just because we are familiar with them. They always complain that life is boring. But, I just want to say, if you live each day with appreciation of things around, you’ll find life is very charming. So, let’s enjoy life from now on.

1. According to the passage, the writer went running with the purpose of ______.

A．making herself more active	B．seeing the beauty of nature
C．talking with birds	D．breathing fresh air

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer hated the singing of the two birds.

B．The writer rose immediately after the clock went off

C．The writer did some warm up exercises before running.

D．The writer felt tired after doing some running in the morning.

3. What does the underlined sentence “The seeing see little.” in the last paragraph mean?

A．People who can see rarely find the beauty of nature.

B．Those who can see enjoy nature very much.

C．People who go outside can see more.

D．Those who go out only see little things.

4. The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is to tell us that ______.

A．the nature is very beautiful

B．fresh air is beneficial

C．physical exercise is useless

D．we should appreciate the beautiful things in life

7 . When I was a kid, my mom set aside some breakfast food for supper every now and then. I remember one night after a long, hard day at work, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and a plate of extremely burnt biscuits on the table. I waited to see if my dad would get annoyed.

All my dad did was to reach for the biscuits, smile at my mom and ask me how my day at school had been. I don’t remember what I told him that night but I do remember watching him add butter and jelly on that ugly burnt biscuit and ate every bite of that thing. He never made a face nor uttered a word about it!

When I rose from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for overcooking the biscuits and I will never forget what he said, “Honey, I love burnt biscuits every now and then.”

Later that night I went to say goodnight to my daddy, and I wondered if he really liked his biscuits burnt. He wrapped me up in his arms and said gently, “Your mom put in a hard day at work today and she is really tired. Besides, a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!

As I have grown older, I’ve thought about that many times. Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. Learning to accept each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences contribute to a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. We could extend this philosophy to any relationship, such as a husband-wife, parent-child, or friendship. Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket. Keep it in your own. So, please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do just fine.

1. How did the author’s dad react to the burnt biscuit?

A．He set it aside for breakfast.	B．He ate butter and jelly instead.
C．He uttered his complaints loudly.	D．He ate it up as if nothing happened.

2. What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?

A．Show understanding to imperfect things.

B．Ask the children to respect their parents.

C．Enjoy the over-cooked biscuits willingly.

D．Make important decisions on your own.

3. In which section of a magazine may this passage appear?

A．History and culture.	B．Family and relationship.
C．Cuisine and health.	D．Entertainment and sports.

8 . There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn’t want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.

The man said, “I don’t sing.”

But the customer was persistent. He told the bar manager, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing!”

The manager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!”

So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song — Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause (掌声) that night.

He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he had become one of the best-known singers in America.

You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!

1. Why did the man start to sing?

A．Because he wanted to make more money.

B．Because the bar manager said he liked his song.

C．Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.

D．Because he wanted to show that he had a talent for singing.

2. What do you think of the bar manager?

A．Strict.

B．Rude.

C．Patient.

D．Kind.

3. What do the underlined words “he just had been sitting on his talent”probably mean?

A．He hated to sing.	B．He didn’t sing.
C．He had no talent for singing..	D．He didn’t discover his talent.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Some people really have no skills or abilities.

B．None of us is as great as the singer.

C．No skills can be improved even if you try.

D．Sometimes through effort we can know our talent.

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。

Many of us try to change bad habits quickly, and if we are not successful straight away, we often become pessimistic and give up. In fact, the     1    (successful) way to change is not suddenly, but over a period of time.     2     the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi wrote, “A journey of a thousand miles     3    (begin) with a single step.” One step seems small, but it is essential.     4    (reach) the goal of change, a person must show some discipline and     5    (repeated) take many small     6    (step). After all,     7     is not easy to break bad habits.

For young people, there is plenty of time to change bad habits. However, there is no “magic pill” or delete button     8     will help you; you have to think about your bad habits and decide     9     some changes. You have the power to build     10     happy and healthy life full of good habits!