1 . In 1984, I, a passionate student, was heading for the university with the dream of sitting on a Supreme Count bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a passionate _______ and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, a(n) _______ woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she _______ cancer. I made the choice to _______ from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to _______.

Then I got married with another _______: building my family with a combination of adopted and _______ children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then _______ son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how _______ occupied I became, raising four boys on my own. Our home was a complete zoo—joyous zoo. Not surprising. I never did ______________ it back to college full-time. ______________ I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant ______________ as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling ______________ about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There ______________ were times when I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set a(n) ______________ for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2006, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my ______________ degree!

I am not special, just singe-minded. It always ______________ me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the ______________ it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in our life on one day. It’s a ______________. Remember: little steps ______________ big dreams.

1.

A．dreamer

B．graduate

C．mother

D．lawyer

2.

A．humorous

B．attractive

C．intelligent

D．amazing

3.

A．delivered

B．possessed

C．developed

D．produced

4.

A．withdraw

B．escape

C．drop

D．free

5.

A．cancel

B．reach

C．wait

D．start

6.

A．ambition

B．deal

C．dream

D．conclusion

7.

A．ecological

B．psychological

C．physical

D．biological

8.

A．accompanied

B．followed

C．involved

D．engaged

9.

A．fully

B．mostly

C．hardly

D．busily

10.

A．return

B．give

C．make

D．get:

11.

A．Or

B．So

C．Though

D．But

12.

A．changing

B．taking

C．shifting

D．setting

13.

A．concerned

B．guilty

C．determined

D．angry

14.

A．with certainty

B．by coincidence

C．at random

D．in case

15.

A．goal

B．motivation

C．example

D．image

16.

A．graduate

B．doctor

C．master

D．bachelor

17.

A．dawns

B．strikes

C．occurs

D．sticks

18.

A．upside

B．middle

C．outside

D．inside

19.

A．process

B．life

C．choice

D．destiny

20.

A．turn to

B．add to

C．build up

D．add up to

2 . A few years ago my wife and I took a trip to Costa Rica. Upon arrival we____a car and headed out to our first destination which was a few hours away. I had a____so I figured I'd be in great condition. About 20 minutes into the drive I found myself practically____in the unmarked streets and dirty roads. Upset. I turned to Siri, a virtual(虚拟的) assistant in my phone, for help.

I typed the____ to our destination in my phone and instantly Siri had ____ the best route(路线)to get there and we were on our way.

The only____was that things didn't always go the way I thought they would. With the streets not being well _____I would sometimes miss a turn and head in the ____direction. Luckily, Siri never got____with me. Any time I missed a turn Siri would simply ____and say, "Recalculating route. ____ route.”And within a few seconds, Siri would have a new route____to get us to our destination.

Sometimes the new route meant I had to____ to the right turn and sometimes she found a different route that took my new location into ____ .Eventually we made it to our hotel ____and enjoyed some beautiful scenery along the way.

Most people make the ____of thinking that success and happiness come from someone setting a goal and then ____ straight towards it. The____ is that there is no straight path to success. There isn't even the____ path. There are many paths that can get you to your goals. You just have to be____to recalculate your route when you miss a turn or there is something in your way.

1.

A．produced

B．repaired

C．rented

D．purchased

2.

A．car

B．phone

C．compass

D．map

3.

A．absorbed

B．lost

C．experienced

D．free

4.

A．address

B．approach

C．receipt

D．schedule

5.

A．polished

B．discovered

C．opened

D．managed

6.

A．fear

B．difference

C．sympathy

D．problem

7.

A．marked

B．paved

C．arranged

D．expanded

8.

A．illegal

B．new

C．wrong

D．potential

9.

A．generous

B．mad

C．concerned

D．cautious

10.

A．break down

B．cut in

C．get up

D．go away

11.

A．Abandoning

B．Cancelling

C．Reaching

D．Changing

12.

A．checked

B．updated

C．adjusted

D．planned

13.

A．point

B．lead

C．return

D．apply

14.

A．order

B．direction

C．account

D．place

15.

A．safely

B．frequently

C．hungrily

D．gradually

16.

A．mistake

B．excuse

C．accident

D．trouble

17.

A．accumulating

B．withdrawing

C．marching

D．fleeing

18.

A．answer

B．truth

C．condition

D．privilege

19.

A．first

B．suitable

C．accurate

D．only

20.

A．willing

B．proud

C．anxious

D．ambitious

3 . The summer before the ninth grade, procrastination(拖延 )affected my life in a deep way. With only a few days until the start of school, I had_______just one of three homework tasks we were_______Instead of enjoying my last few moments of _______, I spent that time doing homework, which was an_______way to end the vacation.

Putting in 100 percent_______, I always started with strong_______at the beginning of each school year._______I struggled to maintain that energy as the weeks passed.

One night, my father and I were having a_______about college. He told me, " It doesn’t _______much whether you get into an Ivy League university or just a(n)____________college-what matters is how you get there and what you do to____________it". This really spoke to me, because it made me focus more on the____________of my work rather than the quantity.

Thanks to that conversation, I____________the way I went through life. I started to ____________ that trying my____________best is a thousand times better than simply doing something to get it done.

My effort began to____________in my first year of high school. I had never____________that my grades in some harder classes could be better than those in the easier ones I took last year.

Now I would rather work hard for something and enjoy the____________of success, than not try at all or give up halfway. Motivation can ____________become a habit if you repeat a(n)____________that helps you avoid procrastination.

1.

A．finished

B．shared

C．quitted

D．repeated

2.

A．passed

B．arranged

C．designed

D．showed

3.

A．pride

B．freedom

C．silence

D．surprise

4.

A．unpleasant

B．enjoyable

C．valuable

D．confusing

5.

A．trust

B．fund

C．effort

D．knowledge

6.

A．curiosity

B．misunderstanding

C．fear

D．motivation

7.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

8.

A．conversation

B．quarrel

C．discussion

D．break

9.

A．occur

B．work

C．matter

D．fail

10.

A．popular

B．famous

C．ordinary

D．new

11.

A．disturb

B．accomplish

C．attract

D．embarrass

12.

A．amount

B．comment

C．request

D．quality

13.

A．changed

B．refused

C．admitted

D．copied

14.

A．explain

B．doubt

C．believe

D．expect

15.

A．slight

B．sharp

C．steady

D．absolute

16.

A．fall behind

B．run out

C．break out

D．pay off

17.

A．worried

B．imagined

C．promise

D．questioned

18.

A．pleasure

B．effect

C．opinion

D．progress

19.

A．luckily

B．hardly

C．easily

D．silently

20.

A．test

B．idea

C．game

D．routine

4 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled，pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact，the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a result，many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage，raising children，professional achievement，religious commitment and self-improvement.

Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest，he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun，adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments，but they are not its most distinguishing features.

Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word "fun" to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

1. According to the author，why does a bachelor resist marriage？（no more than 10 words）
2. What is the author's opinion on raising children？（no more than 10 words）
3. Please explain the underlined word “commitment” in English in Paragraph 3. （no more than 1 word）
4. What is the author trying to tell us？（no more than 10 words）
5. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？（no more than 20 words）

5 . After my husband’s Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply _____to see there wasn’t a single student in the school. My husband was standing alone in the school waiting for _____.

We had to _____! We decided to be his students until he got some ＂real＂ ones. We _____it was better to have five people in the school _____just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us _____and forms. We found that some of them actually were _____to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but _____, too! We were attracted deeply, so we _____as learners.

____, we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we _____lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a _____seven-year-old girl. She was going blind and had other health _____. With my daughters’ help and _____, this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I’m confident she can _____herself if she needs to.

I am proud to _____my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to _____things I would never have _____before kung fu. I haven’t been _____in all of my endeavors(努力), but I’ll give almost _____of niceness a try!

1.

A．anxious

B．nervous

C．upset

D．moved

2.

A．strangers

B．guests

C．customers

D．competitors

3.

A．act

B．joke

C．appear

D．learn

4.

A．decided

B．suggested

C．taught

D．thought

5.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．in place of

D．in case of

6.

A．speeches

B．moves

C．manners

D．designs

7.

A．useful

B．different

C．similar

D．comparable

8.

A．challenging

B．astonishing

C．relaxing

D．inspiring

9.

A．stayed on

B．signed up

C．broke away

D．got together

10.

A．Regularly

B．Unfortunately

C．Obviously

D．Eventually

11.

A．discovered

B．joined

C．united

D．attracted

12.

A．traditional

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．typical

13.

A．questions

B．problems

C．answers

D．replies

14.

A．encouragement

B．threat

C．adjustment

D．approval

15.

A．protect

B．recognize

C．feed

D．educate

16.

A．ask

B．say

C．talk

D．question

17.

A．focus on

B．give up

C．try out

D．hold back

18.

A．appreciated

B．predicted

C．imagined

D．considered

19.

A．helpful

B．enthusiastic

C．cheerful

D．successful

20.

A．some

B．any

C．none

D．either

6 . It’s fairly easy to fall into the motions of daily life. Getting up, going to work, having a drink with friends, going to bed and doing it all over again. We took every opportunity to escape from our daily routines hoping to satisfy our hunger for excitement.

When weekend trips and new hobbies still weren’t meeting our need for more, we found ourselves constantly coming back to the dreams we had. We wanted to travel the world and see different places. Why escape our reality just for a weekend when we could go out and really live our lives? What started as conversations about travel quickly became a plan. For weeks, we discussed the countries we’d like to travel to, created action plans for telling our employers, and searched for different ways to make money remotely. It was a constant back and forth of wanting to do it and being too afraid to go through with it.

One day, we saw one-way tickets to London were $130 and thought, ＂If not now, then when?＂ After a flurry(阵) of excited text messages and bank account checks to make sure it was practicable, we clicked pay. While we both felt anxiety for what was to come, we also felt liberated and bright-eyed for this next chapter. This trip has already challenged us emotionally, mentally, and financially.

So far we plan on going to Europe, South Africa, Asia, Australia and South Africa. We’ll finance our travels by working remotely. It’s been a little difficult to find something more steady and regular. However, we have picked up projects and blogging opportunities along the way.

We hope that everyone makes a plan for their own growth if they feel themselves falling into a dull routine. Take some time to think about the things you’ve always wanted to accomplish and take the first step, asking yourself, ＂Why not?＂

1. What does the author think of the daily life?

A．Dull.

B．Aimless.

C．Exciting.

D．Meaningful.

2. What stopped the author from traveling the world?

A．Their well-paid jobs.	B．The shortage of money.
C．Improper traveling plans.	D．The lack of determination.

3. What does the underlined word ＂it＂ in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Quitting their jobs.	B．Traveling the world.
C．Making more money.	D．Living different lives.

4. What do we know about the travel to London from paragraph 3?

A．It was the only travel the author could afford.

B．It made the author exhausted, poor and desperate.

C．It inspired the author to take the first step for dreams.

D．It opened the author’s next chapter of the traveling plan.

7 . Can you change the world？Yes you can！

One of my friends wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems and ____ .

He was low on hope. He ended his letter to me with this ____：“We can't really change this crazy world we live in，can we？”I answered him immediately with these ___ ："Yes，we_____can！”

I can still remember how someone changed my world. She was the music teacher at my elementary school, the______at our church, and a family friend. I was crazy about her and wanted to ____her more than anything. However,I had no______for any instrument and my singing was quite   ____though I was enthusiastic. One day she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best but could only play a note or two. When I was done,I _____my head. "I guess I am not very good," I told her. She looked at me with her kind eyes,______, and said:"We are all good at something. You just need to_______what you are good at. Then you can________it with the world. "

Those simple words changed me. They planted a seed in my soul that______to grow to this day. They made me______that I had something to give to others. I had something good inside and that could change this world for the____ . I just had to find it, ____ it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that______day.

You can change the world and make it better every single day of your life. You can change it, one choice, one person, and one kind______at a time. All you have to do is share your goodness.   _____you have to do is make your love great! Live well! Do good!______the world!

1.

A．worries

B．excitements

C．surprises

D．interests

2.

A．problem

B．matter

C．answer

D．question

3.

A．idioms

B．words

C．decisions

D．assessments

4.

A．certainly

B．suddenly

C．merely

D．ever

5.

A．worker

B．doctor

C．guitarist

D．cleaner

6.

A．help

B．impress

C．instruct

D．challenge

7.

A．manner

B．respect

C．luck

D．talent

8.

A．popular

B．awesome

C．awful

D．sweet

9.

A．raised

B．lowered

C．used

D．kept

10.

A．smiled

B．sighed

C．sang

D．cried

11.

A．set up

B．take up

C．put forward

D．find out

12.

A．play

B．mix

C．share

D．provide

13.

A．fails

B．refuses

C．continues

D．agrees

14.

A．regret

B．realize

C．deny

D．declare

15.

A．richer

B．worse

C．wider

D．better

16.

A．set

B．give

C．bring

D．put

17.

A．important

B．insignificant

C．extra

D．stressful

18.

A．teacher

B．friend

C．invitation

D．act

19.

A．All

B．Much

C．Most

D．Nothing

20.

A．Protect

B．Change

C．Create

D．Save

8 . Serendipity - an unexpected delight – is the word that comes to mind when describing the seven-day hike my wife and I recently did in the wild and undeveloped northwest coast of Galicia, Spain.

Simply ________, anyone who is adventurous, loves traveling to Europe and is fit enough to do 10-mile hikes should seriously consider doing this hike.

Before this experience, I had never heard about On Foot Holidays programs that allow hikers to go at their own pace, with maps and detailed hiking ________, but without a guide or other travelers, while still enjoying a high level of local support.

What ________ caught my attention was an announcement about On Foot Holidays’ newest hike, the Lighthouse Way, which they described as a journey along“the last ________ coast of Europe.”This particular hike sounded both challenging and rewarding enough to ________ a try.

On Foot Holidays booked our lodging each night and ________ a taxi to take our baggage to the next destination, so we just had to carry our daypack essentials. Each day we ________ or spoke with the company’s local expert who was available ________ emergency, but whose main function was to keep us informed about the daily weather forecast and to make special taxi arrangements when we decided to ________ a couple of 14-mile hikes to less than 10 miles.

The ________ of the trails and scenery made every hike a delight. One of our hikes followed a narrow trail along a steep, rocky cliff ________ the steel-blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean that thrash against jagged rocks hundreds of feet below us. We stopped to picnic and watch the only living things we saw that whole day: a herd of goats above us, and a group of dolphins jumping in the waves below. In the distance, many of mountain peaks ________ sparkling wind turbines（涡轮机）like candles on a cake.

Silence and loneliness were the features of each day’s accommodation. The only sounds we heard were birds singing, the wind blowing through trees or the waves breaking against the shoreline. The air was clean and the temperature brisk, with frequent ________ of cloudy, cool, windy and rainy weather interspersed（点缀）with glorious bursts of sunshine.

There was remarkably little litter, the exception being spots along the shore where ocean currents ________ mostly fishing items.

My wife and I realized that we are pilgrims searching for meaning, awareness and joy on our journey through life, and our Galician hiking ________ had moved us further down that path in ways we won’t forget.

1.

A．lost

B．moved

C．urged

D．put

2.

A．strings

B．instructions

C．devices

D．materials

3.

A．initially

B．gradually

C．smoothly

D．firmly

4.

A．recommended

B．developed

C．unspoiled

D．discovered

5.

A．warrant

B．provide

C．imagine

D．evaluate

6.

A．prepared for

B．arranged for

C．paid for

D．turned to

7.

A．negotiated

B．discussed

C．contacted

D．texted

8.

A．in addition to

B．in need of

C．in case of

D．in favour of

9.

A．shorten

B．extend

C．decrease

D．expand

10.

A．appearance

B．variety

C．character

D．route

11.

A．displaying

B．reflecting

C．following

D．overlooking

12.

A．established

B．lightened

C．sported

D．structured

13.

A．changes

B．intervals

C．adaptions

D．interactions

14.

A．stretched

B．withdrawn

C．floated

D．deposited

15.

A．experience

B．technique

C．investigation

D．experiment

9 . From a young age, I was taught to be kind to people around. My parents _________ explained to me the importance of giving help generously to the less _________. So out of habit, whenever there is something I can _________, I give it to someone on the streets.

Last week, as I left the house for work, I carried with me some _________ clothes, a handbag and some food to hand over to someone _________.

As the car _________ at a traffic red light, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money. I _________ her to come to me and quickly _________ all the stuff I had and put them into the handbag. As I started handing it over, she seemed _________. She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the __________. I told her there were some clothes and food for her.

Once again she __________ me, “Can you give me some water?” It was then that I __________ her dry lips. It seemed that she had not had a __________ of water all day. I __________ the water bottle that I always carry with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of __________.

I was thankful that I could __________ what she really wished and realized once again that day that you don’t necessarily have to make big __________ to help someone. And this incident, as well as a lot that followed, ________ my belief in the simple acts of kindness and how they can make someone’s day.

Next time you want to do something nice for someone, don’t __________, seizing the right __________, or it would be late. Go ahead and do it!

1.

A．cheerfully

B．confidently

C．particularly

D．smoothly

2.

A．difficult

B．rich

C．comfortable

D．fortunate

3.

A．find

B．exchange

C．spare

D．abandon

4.

A．casual

B．worn

C．old

D．fashionable

5.

A．needy

B．clumsy

C．lucky

D．lonely

6.

A．pulled

B．stopped

C．approached

D．drew

7.

A．wanted

B．ordered

C．touched

D．signaled

8.

A．threw

B．collected

C．dragged

D．dropped

9.

A．surprised

B．embarrassed

C．panicked

D．worried

10.

A．bag

B．pocket

C．car

D．hand

11.

A．waved at

B．looked up at

C．shook hands with

D．nodded at

12.

A．realized

B．watched

C．recognized

D．noticed

13.

A．bottle

B．drop

C．lot

D．cup

14.

A．pointed out

B．gave out

C．picked out

D．took out

15.

A．satisfaction

B．communication

C．appreciation

D．expectation

16.

A．afford

B．offer

C．understand

D．remember

17.

A．donations

B．differences

C．senses

D．kindness

18.

A．strengthened

B．changed

C．shook

D．destroyed

19.

A．hold out

B．hold on

C．hold back

D．hold down

20.

A．idea

B．power

C．position

D．opportunity

10 . 请根据你对以下两幅图的理解，以“Many Hands Make Light Work.”为题，用英语写一篇作文。

参考词汇:
wind-blown trees (被风刮倒的树) lift up (扶起来)
你的作文应包括以下内容:
1. 简要描述两幅图的内容；
2. 概述你对两幅图中不同做法的理解；
3. 举例说明两幅图对你的启示。
注意:
1. 短文应该包括以上所提供的主要信息,可适当发挥；
2. 词数：150左右；
3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
Many Hands Make Light Work
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