1 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ________at work in people of all _________. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about _______with their new toys. But their ________soon wear off and by January those_________toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of_________stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s _________interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child________bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the_______of caring the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescent enter high school with great_______but soon looking forward to________. The same is true of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many_________, who complain about the long drives to work, _________drove for hours at a time when they first_________   their drivers licenses? Before people retire, they usually   _______to do a lot of_____things, which never had _____while working. But ________after retirement, the golfing, the fishing , the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they _______. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new_________.1.

A．principle

B．habit

C．way

D．power

2.

A．parties

B．races

C．countries

D．ages

3.

A．working

B．living

C．playing

D．going

4.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．anxiety

D．sorrow

5.

A．same

B．extra

C．funny

D．expensive

6.

A．well-organized

B．colorfully-printed

C．newly-collected

D．half-filled

7.

A．broad

B．passing

C．different

D．main

8.

A．silently

B．impatiently

C．gladly

D．worriedly

9.

A．promise

B．burden

C．right

D．game

10.

A．courage

B．calmness

C．confusion

D．excitement

11.

A．graduation

B．independence

C．responsibility

D．success

12.

A．children

B．students

C．adults

D．retirees

13.

A．carefully

B．eagerly

C．nervously

D．bravely

14.

A．required

B．obtained

C．noticed

D．discovered

15.

A．need

B．learn

C．start

D．plan

16.

A．great

B．strange

C．difficult

D．correct

17.

A．time

B．money

C．skills

D．knowledge

18.

A．only

B．well

C．even

D．soon

19.

A．lost

B．choose

C．left

D．quit

20.

A．pets

B．toys

C．friends

D．colleagues

2 . Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a_______shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to_______She wanted to help,_______she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to_______and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my_______cookies in them and began to_______, offering them to anyone near me.
I _______ an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me _______ in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes _______ a little bit and he said, “No one has ________ called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.
It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that________color and social status, everyone deserved________It made me________to think that just because he was homeless, no one________him the honor. It broke my________, and I couldn’t help________cry. I just didn’t understand________no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every________person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the________it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can________make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?1.

A．useless

B．careless

C．homeless

D．hopeless

2.

A．participate

B．involve

C．choose

D．go

3.

A．however

B．but

C．yet

D．so

4.

A．bring

B．fetch

C．collect

D．take

5.

A．classmate’s

B．schoolmate’s

C．sister’s

D．family’s

6.

A．walk around

B．knock around

C．come around

D．stand around

7.

A．went

B．came

C．approached

D．met

8.

A．right

B．even

C．still

D．just

9.

A．watered

B．cried

C．tore

D．dropped

10.

A．already

B．ever

C．still

D．yet

11.

A．in spite

B．regardless of

C．concerned about

D．for fear of

12.

A．happiness

B．truth

C．respect

D．help

13.

A．strong-minded

B．sad

C．frightened

D．pleased

14.

A．handed

B．afforded

C．provided

D．supplied

15.

A．eyes

B．mind

C．opinions

D．heart

16.

A．but

B．and

C．until

D．or

17.

A．what

B．when

C．whether

D．why

18.

A．single

B．poor

C．ordinary

D．normal

19.

A．stories

B．lessons

C．experiences

D．tears

20.

A．equally

B．hardly

C．really

D．finally

3 . 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上涂黑。
RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY
When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a____ We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is____, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would____every bit of the food on their plates.
As I was hungry, my local colleague____much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not____much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of____food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we____someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were____about us wasting so much food.
“We____for our food; it is none of your____how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them____made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in____arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro____ The officer told us in a stern（严厉的）voice: “order____you can consume. Money is yours, ____the resources belong to the society. You have no____for wasting them.” Our face turned red. We all agreed with him in our____ My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly____to the officer.
My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all____it to remind us that we should never be____1.

A．restaurant

B．company

C．family

D．bank

2.

A．cooked

B．served

C．gathered

D．missed

3.

A．desert

B．refuse

C．oppose

D．finish

4.

A．kept

B．sold

C．ordered

D．made

5.

A．save

B．spend

C．divide

D．find

6.

A．undiscovered

B．undeveloped

C．unconsumed

D．undetermined

7.

A．appointed

B．knew

C．realized

D．heard

8.

A．curious

B．unhappy

C．nervous

D．optimistic

9.

A．paid

B．asked

C．applied

D．accounted

10.

A．matter

B．mind

C．question

D．business

11.

A．immediately

B．passively

C．excitedly

D．regularly

12.

A．rags

B．uniform

C．fashion

D．dream

13.

A．award

B．food

C．fine

D．souvenir

14.

A．how

B．it

C．that

D．what

15.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

16.

A．ability

B．problem

C．reason

D．power

17.

A．words

B．hearts

C．faces

D．ears

18.

A．apologized

B．accused

C．admitted

D．approved

19.

A．stuck

B．broke

C．kept

D．threw

20.

A．hopeful

B．grateful

C．merciful

D．wasteful

4 . It is common and usual to see people ____ when they face challenges in their life. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.
How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them.
Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.
Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?

A．Feel shy.

B．Stay calm.

C．Keep up.

D．Feel upset.

2. In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that ______.

A．problems cause troubles	B．attitude is everything
C．challenges can be avoided	D．personalities are built on failures

3. According to the last paragraph, when we're in trouble, we ______.

A．can only depend on our parents	B．are not alone
C．should only believe ourselves	D．are not confident

4. What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage?

A．To encourage.

B．To compare.

C．To prove.

D．To explain.

5. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．How to Avoid Problems

B．Challenges Are Everywhere

C．Face Your Challenges Bravely

D．You Are Loved Wherever You Are

5 . Forgiveness
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored_______of varying shapes and sizes filled the bright skies like beautiful birds darting and_______. As the strong wind blow against the kites, a_______kept them in control.
Instead of_______away with the wind they arose against it to achieve great_______. They shook and pulled,_______the control string and the long tail_______them in tow(受支配), facing upward and against the wind. As the kites_______and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, "Let me go! Let me go! I want to be_______!" They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction(约束) of the string.________, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last" , it seemed to say "Free to fly with the wind".
Yet freedom from________simply put it at the________of an unsympathetic breeze. it dropped ungracefully(不雅地) to the ground and________ in a wild mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last" -- free to lie powerlessly in the dirt, to be blown   ________along the ground, and to lodge lifelessly against the first obstruction.
How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us adversities and restrictions, rules to________from which we can grow and gain strength. Control is a________counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of his tug at the rules so hard that we________soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and never rise________enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights,________that some of the controls that we may be unhappy under are actually the steadying force that helps us________and achieve.1.

A．creations

B．uniforms

C．opinions

D．remarks

2.

A．singing

B．dancing

C．moving

D．falling

3.

A．procedure

B．method

C．string

D．choice

4.

A．throwing

B．giving

C．passing

D．blowing

5.

A．goals

B．aims

C．figures

D．heights

6.

A．anyhow

B．then

C．but

D．meanwhile

7.

A．exchanged

B．kept

C．equipped

D．fetched

8.

A．struggled

B．fought

C．escaped

D．shouted

9.

A．free

B．comfortable

C．evident

D．great

10.

A．Practically

B．Finally

C．Eagerly

D．Clearly

11.

A．sky

B．effort

C．control

D．success

12.

A．demand

B．expense

C．pressure

D．mercy

13.

A．deserted

B．cut

C．grew

D．landed

14.

A．helplessly

B．hopelessly

C．carelessly

D．willingly

15.

A．break

B．follow

C．make

D．charge

16.

A．necessary

B．impossible

C．useless

D．smooth

17.

A．yet

B．never

C．ever

D．then

18.

A．far

B．long

C．high

D．steady

19.

A．blaming

B．accomplishing

C．attempting

D．recognizing

20.

A．run away

B．look down

C．go up

D．get off

6 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we ____ realize that those challenges are the very things that ____ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with ____ .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ____ . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing ____ the challenge isn’ t worth the ____ and call it quits. Although there are certainly ____ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most ____ all that is needed is ____ and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ____ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ____ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ____ you can say to a friend, “ I got my feeling hurt,” ____ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ____ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or ____ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is ____ to get over, and hurt only ____ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it ____ to everyone, and some day you will ____ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”1.

A．seem to

B．come to

C．hope to

D．try to

2.

A．design

B．promote

C．direct

D．shape

3.

A．confidence

B．pressure

C．friendship

D．difficulty

4.

A．opportunities

B．expectations

C．choices

D．aspects

5.

A．demanding

B．deserving

C．predicting

D．presenting

6.

A．comment

B．loss

C．trouble

D．expense

7.

A．spans

B．times

C．dates

D．ages

8.

A．cases

B．fields

C．parts

D．occasions

9.

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．encouragement

D．adjustment

10.

A．doubtful

B．shameful

C．harmful

D．painful

11.

A．keep

B．control

C．face

D．catch

12.

A．space

B．plan

C．topic

D．room

13.

A．If

B．As

C．While

D．Unless

14.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．or rather

D．or else

15.

A．what

B．who

C．where

D．which

16.

A．pass by

B．come across

C．get through

D．run over

17.

A．unnecessary

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．possible

18.

A．serves

B．means

C．aims

D．attempts

19.

A．opens

B．appeals

C．goes

D．happens

20.

A．look down on

B．look back on

C．look forward to

D．look up to