1 . I had just picked up my new car, a very beautiful automobile if you’re into cars. A few months later, I was involved in an accident. That new and very beautiful car was destroyed.

The accident was clearly not my fault. The other guy was so busy on his cell phone that he went right through a red light and slammed into the passenger side of my car. It was even scarier because my niece was asleep on the back seat and her father, my brother, was in the front passenger seat. He was not happy, to say the least.

The police arrived and began taking statements. I explained that I had been going at about 55kmph. “So you were going about 50kmph…” he said.

“No, I said I was doing about 55kmph” I said.

“Right, so you were doing about 50kmph…” again he repeated.

In a slightly annoyed(恼火的)tone because I felt I wasn’t being heard, I said: “No! I was doing about 55kmph!”

“OK, if that’s the way you want it,” this time the officer simply replied.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was shooting myself in the foot. My insurance company paid me for the damages to my car. However, I totally missed the boat on the other driver’s insurance company.

The city speed limit is 50kmph. I ended up getting 50 percent less than I would have from the other guy’s insurance company because I had insisted I was doing 55kmph.

It suddenly struck me that the traffic policeman had been trying to help me out. He hadn’t minded about the 5kmph; he had known something about the insurance that I had not.

I thought about what had happened again. I might have carried on insisting that I told the truth, but I could at least have said “Thank you” to him instead of acting so rudely. After all, he had been trying to help me out.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to let other people talk while you simply shut up and listen. Never forget to hear, you have to be able to listen.

1. When the author insisted his speed was 55kmph, the policeman________.

A．was confused at first and then got slightly annoyed

B．ignored the author at first, then finally gave in to him

C．didn’t listen and wrote down 50kmph

D．tried to help him out all the time

2. How did the author feel when he found out what the policeman had intended?

A．He regretted being rude to the policeman

B．He regretted not listening to the policeman because he had had to pay more

C．He was proud that he had insisted on telling the truth

D．He appreciated what the policeman had done and felt lucky to have met him

3. What message does the story convey?

A．it is important to be willing to listen to people

B．we should appreciate those who help us

C．honesty is the best policy

D．people should insist on doing what they think is right

2 . Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they express regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp comers of a glass coffee table.

I don’t only avoid (避免) those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. it’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say, “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality (可能发生的事). And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance (保障) for my emotional well-being.

1. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?

A．Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

B．Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

C．Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

D．Move an object out of the way before it trips (绊倒) someone.

2. Why did the author decide to go to her office on Good Friday?

A．To keep her appointment with the eye doctor.

B．To meet her father who was already an old man.

C．To join in the holiday celebration of the company.

D．To finish her work before the deadline approached.

3. Which word(s) can best replace the underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3?

A．given up.

B．Lacked.

C．Avoided.

D．Wasted.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Emotional Well-being	B．The Two Saddest Words
C．The Most Useful Rule	D．The Peace of Mind

4 . I experienced great bitterness five years ago. At that time, my father _______ from an accident. As the eldest son, I had no _______ but to drop out of school and work in a factory. I didn’t dare to ask for more, just hoping to _______ my two younger brothers. However, that’s not a(n)_______ thing, for I couldn’t afford to _______ their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night. Without my father’s protection, I _______ I was only a slave to the life.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a _______ day. I walked slowly in the _______. Suddenly the rain stopped. I _______ my head and found that “the sky” was in fact an umbrella. Then I heard a deep ________. “Why not ________ without an umbrella?” a one-leg man with a walking stick said to me. “If you run, you would get less wet.” His words ________ me deeply. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an incident ruined his ________. Later he became a promoter (促销). Though his work was demanding and did’t suit for his ________, he still thought every outing was a wonderful start to him. He stated that he felt ________ he didn’t lose his ________ and still “ran” on the road of life.

Inspired by his words, I became an insurance agent. After two years’ ________, I did well and my family turned better ________. I got the time to return to my senior school, and eventually succeeded in my entrance to ________.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the rainy season of your life, there will be a ________ sky ahead of you!

1.

A．died

B．survived

C．suffered

D．recovered

2.

A．possibility

B．chance

C．choice

D．success

3.

A．get on with

B．give up

C．separate from

D．bring up

4.

A．difficult

B．awful

C．easy

D．wonderful

5.

A．pay

B．avoid

C．lend

D．calculate

6.

A．imagined

B．observed

C．explained

D．realized

7.

A．sunny

B．rainy

C．windy

D．cold

8.

A．shop

B．room

C．street

D．school

9.

A．nodded

B．raised

C．shook

D．buried

10.

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

D．song

11.

A．run

B．jump

C．dance

D．dig

12.

A．pleased

B．embarrassed

C．frightened

D．astonished

13.

A．health

B．job

C．family

D．dream

14.

A．eye

B．leg

C．hand

D．ear

15.

A．delighted

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．sad

16.

A．achievement

B．failure

C．money

D．courage

17.

A．struggle

B．rest

C．relaxation

D．hesitation

18.

A．completely

B．immediately

C．gradually

D．partly

19.

A．participation

B．university

C．competition

D．society

20.

A．colorful

B．strange

C．grey

D．bright

5 . One of the most successful, influential and beloved women in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt once said that she had one regret: she wished she had been prettier. Who hasn’t felt the same way? We are all too aware of our physical imperfections. To overcome them, we spend billions upon billions every year. Why do we care so much about how we look? Because it matters. Because beauty is powerful. Because even we learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny, we are still moved by beauty.

Aristotle said, “Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction”. It’s not fair, but it’s true. We simply treat beautiful people better than we do others. Attach a photograph of a beautiful author to an essay, and people will think that it is more creative and more intelligently written than exactly the same essay accompanied by the photo of a homely author. As children, beautiful people are more likely to become favorites with parents and teachers. Later, they are more likely to get good jobs. Attractive people in need are more likely to receive help from strangers.

These days, women and men both rely on advanced technology to improve their beauty. Wrinkles can be stretched away with a face lift. Special injections can make lips look young and plump (丰满的). Besides being a sign of youth, good skin also means that the person is likely to be healthy. Still, it is possible to go too far. At the end of the 19^th century, some women even had their ribs (肋骨) removed so they’d have that perfect narrow waist.

Our sensitivity to physical beauty is not something we can control at will. We are born with it. Experiments showed that even small infants prefer to look at attractive faces. Before they have met a single supermodel, before they have watched a single TV show, before they have opened up a single fashion magazine, they are drawn to the same faces which adults have judged to be attractive.

There are more important things in life than beauty. But as Nancy Etcoff says, “We have to understand beauty, or we will always be enslaved by it.” If you aim to be wise and kind and funny, it doesn’t mean that you can't also try your best to look beautiful. There’s no reason to feel guilty about being moved by beauty’s power. It moves us all.

1. Which of the following proverbs has the opposite meaning of Aristotle’s sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．Never judge a book by its cover.	B．Act on second thoughts.
C．Leave your luck while winning.	D．Great minds think alike.

2. The underlined word “homely” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ____.

A．attractive

B．plain

C．beautiful

D．handsome

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．People are all slaves to beauty.

B．Beauty can ensure good jobs.

C．Advanced technology helps improve beauty.

D．People value beauty over other virtues.

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

A．The Power of Beauty	B．Huge Costs of Beauty
C．Bad Effects of Beauty	D．Various Ways to Beauty

6 . I was driving down the road the other day, listening to sweet music coming out of my car radio. My heart felt peaceful, my mind was clear, and my soul was full of love. Even with all its problems: life seemed good. Then the music stopped and the news came on. There was talk of another famous millionaire in drug rehab (康复) after an incident with the police. There was news on the murder of a poor man whose life was supposed to be changed after winning the lottery. There was even a discussion on how much greed and excess (放肆) had damaged our world.

Every story seemed to point once again to the old saying that money can't buy happiness. Hearing them made me think of a movie I saw many years ago on Mother Teresa's home for the dying in India. What struck me most when I watched it wasn't the unbearable poverty there. It wasn't the sickness and suffering that the people there were going through. It was rather the peaceful smiles of love, kindness, and happiness that they shared with the Sisters and with each other. These people had nothing. Many were struggling at the end of death. Yet, they knew the simple truth that so many of us here are still learning: Joy is Free.

We can have joy and spread joy every day of our life here. Don't love or admire dollar signs and think that money will bring you happiness then. Joy can't be purchased. It can't be owned. It can only be chosen and then given freely to others. In the eyes of eternity (永恒), money is only worthless paper. The only thing that matters is the love within you and the love that you give to the world. Make that your legacy (遗产) and your life will forever be rich in joy.

1. According to the first paragraph, we can know that______.

A．the author was very lighthearted that day

B．the poor man's life was improved greatly due to the lottery

C．the author has a habit of driving while listening to music

D．the millionaire was put in prison for taking drugs

2. All the information about the movie mentioned in Paragraph 2 is true EXCEPT______.

A．it was about Mother Teresa's contributions

B．it left the author a deep impression

C．people in it were very kind and happy

D．people in it were extremely poor and suffering

3. By saying "Make that your legacy", the author means "______".

A．Give your fortune to your coming generations

B．Treat your fortune as very valuable things

C．Pass your joy on to your coming generations

D．Have joy and spread joy to people around you

4. Which section of a newspaper is this passage most probably taken from?

A．Business.	B．Culture.
C．Life.	D．Entertainment.

7 . 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。

Experiences are acquired through our journey in life； we choose and create our beliefs, fears and opinions     1     (base) on all our experiences in life. Even though things and life are the way they are, we all have different opinions and beliefs about everything and everybody. Other people have opinions about us too. But     2     really matters is the opinion we have about     3     (we). You either choose to accept and follow what other people believe     4     decide to be yourself and live according to the reality of life.

    5     living life as it is and being yourself, you create an image about yourself. It is extremely important     6     (understand) how this image, created by your beliefs and imagination, directs and influences your     7     (grow). This image that you create about yourself     8     (determine) who you are and how you feel; it determines how successful you become in life. Everything starts in the mind. If you really want to accomplish your dreams, picture yourself having and living the life you want. Believe in yourself and be     9     (confidence)! It doesn’t matter how bad or difficult the     10     (circumstance) may look like. In short, you are as happy or sad as you see yourself.

8 . Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you _________ speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of _________! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of _________ things, but his promise to tell the truth _________ him.

Once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad _________. Which one of them should I _________ first?” The prophet said, “Give up telling _________ first and always speak the truth.” The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the _________ he made with the prophet. “_________ tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out __________? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, __________ will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be __________ for stealing.”

So the man ________ not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

Next day, he ________ drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will ________ me, because a Muslim is not ________ to drink wine.” And so he gave up the __________ of drinking wine.

In this way, ________ the man thought of doing something bad, he ________ his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very ________ person.

1.

A．hardly

B．always

C．sometimes

D．never

2.

A．time

B．money

C．energy

D．trouble

3.

A．bad

B．great

C．strange

D．stupid

4.

A．educated

B．bothered(打扰)

C．saved

D．tested

5.

A．habits

B．friends

C．purposes

D．collections

6.

A．take in

B．bring back

C．depend on

D．give up

7.

A．stories

B．truths

C．lies

D．reasons

8.

A．plan

B．promise

C．secret

D．mistake

9.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．Since

D．If

10.

A．drinking

B．stealing

C．walking

D．dancing

11.

A．none

B．someone

C．anyone

D．everyone

12.

A．controlled

B．admired

C．killed

D．punished

13.

A．refused

B．decided

C．tried

D．agreed

14.

A．talked about

B．felt like

C．adapted to(适应)

D．broke down

15.

A．hate

B．understand

C．like

D．respect

16.

A．allowed

B．encouraged

C．invited

D．advised

17.

A．chance

B．disadvantage

C．adventure

D．idea

18.

A．wherever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

19.

A．forgot

B．remembered

C．doubted

D．regretted

20.

A．attractive

B．good

C．practical

D．generous

9 . On a Monday morning, back in 2015, I remember parking my car outside my doctor’s clinic in Broadwater, Western Australia. I felt _________ and I carefully practiced what I wanted to tell my doctor. Heartbreak, sorrow and the loss of the idea of a complete family left me not coping well.

I was _________. I had tried to pick myself up, tried to throw myself into my work as an educator in before-and-after school care, and also tried to focus on my art. _________ these efforts, my depression hadn’t gone away. It kept _________ like a cancer in my inner world. I wanted a(n) _________. I wanted to be as healthy as my son, Kai, who was _________ me. I took a few deep breaths and went to my _________.

After I returned to my car, I shut the door and started _________ uncontrollably. My doctor said I had severe depression. I needed to take antidepressant. I had to make some big _________ to get better.

Still sobbing, I was __________ to hear a knock on my car door. A slim lady with short fair hair __________ opened it and began to speak calmingly and kindly to me. “I don’t know what you’re __________ right now. But know this, I will pray for you, you are being __________ and what you are going through will pass,” she Said. “Can I give you a hug?”

There I was, a weeping mess, __________ accepting this kind stranger’s comforting hug. All I __________ to reply in a choked-up (哽咽的) voice was “thank you”.

This was the most significant act of __________ that I’ve ever experienced from a stranger. It gave me hope. My __________ started right there.

About a year later, I bumped into the same kind __________ at the opening of an art exhibition. She __________ me and smiled. She said she could tell I was doing well. We __________ again, and once more I could express my appreciation for her gesture.

1.

A．confident

B．proud

C．nervous

D．patient

2.

A．ashamed

B．astonished

C．depressed

D．confused

3.

A．Without

B．Despite

C．Beyond

D．Through

4.

A．growing

B．surviving

C．moving

D．wandering

5.

A．excuse

B．life

C．job

D．reward

6.

A．looking for

B．waiting for

C．walking around

D．depending on

7.

A．school

B．neighborhood

C．house

D．appointment

8.

A．coughing

B．weeping

C．laughing

D．shaking

9.

A．preparations

B．comments

C．changes

D．contributions

10.

A．surprised

B．delighted

C．disappointed

D．excited

11.

A．quickly

B．madly

C．gently

D．casually

12.

A．describing

B．observing

C．determining

D．experiencing

13.

A．left behind

B．looked after

C．called on

D．turned off

14.

A．calmly

B．eagerly

C．unwillingly

D．gratefully

15.

A．managed

B．decided

C．failed

D．attempted

16.

A．courage

B．kindness

C．wisdom

D．devotion

17.

A．treatment

B．experiment

C．recovery

D．adventure

18.

A．lady

B．doctor

C．educator

D．girl

19.

A．recognized

B．forgave

C．understood

D．comforted

20.

A．met

B．nodded

C．acted

D．hugged

10 . 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（∧），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。

Keeping a good habit are very important, but I’m a little lazy and find that hard to keep a good habit. Last Sunday, I went to play football with some friends as the usual. It was already ten o'clock when I get home. I was so tired that I went straight to bed instead taking a bath first. The next morning, we went to take a bath and then went to school. However, it was very cold that morning and I didn’t dry my hairs, I got a bad cold and felt terribly the whole day and I started to regret how I had done. If I had taken a bath the moment I arrived home, I wouldn’t have got a cold. See, a good habit is true important.