1 . I stopped at a local store the other day after a fitness class to buy some food. After I got the food, I got in ______ behind a lady who looked about twenty years old. She had quite a lot of things in her shopping basket. She ______ her credit card to the clerk but the clerk told her it had been refused. The young lady ______ she had paid it off the day before. The clerk replied, “Maybe it hasn’t got through the system yet. Do you want to ______ someone?” The young lady took out her cellphone and was looking through it. ______, they opened another counter (柜台) to let me ______ out.

I was walking out to my ______ when I thought, “Okay! You’re always wishing you could help someone. Now it is time for you to do it!” Immediately, I made a ______ to help her. I got out of my car and ______ with my bank card in my hand. The young lady was still looking through her phone. She looked a little ______. I returned to the counter, handed my card to the clerk and said, “I will pay her bill.” She ______ her head and took the card.

As the clerk gave the card to me, the lady was still ______ her phone. And I didn’t think she had even ______ what had happened! And I told her that I had paid her bill and then I left before she expressed ______ to me.

The bill was about $52. However, the feeling inside me was ______! I realized that helping others did make me happy.

1.

A．public

B．need

C．crowd

D．line

2.

A．sent

B．handed

C．displayed

D．held

3.

A．hoped

B．insisted

C．suggested

D．required

4.

A．call

B．search

C．beg

D．visit

5.

A．Otherwise

B．Meanwhile

C．Instead

D．However

6.

A．help

B．pull

C．count

D．check

7.

A．car

B．bike

C．home

D．store

8.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．fortune

D．promise

9.

A．came

B．returned

C．walked

D．dropped

10.

A．silly

B．worried

C．mad

D．tired

11.

A．shook

B．covered

C．lowered

D．nodded

12.

A．looking at

B．looking out

C．looking for

D．looking around

13.

A．guessed

B．realized

C．thought

D．remembered

14.

A．satisfaction

B．regret

C．thanks

D．concerns

15.

A．worthless

B．harmless

C．priceless

D．tireless

2 . Do you listen? Do you really listen? Is there more to listening than just hearing?

Listening is, by far, one of the most important aspects of communication. So often, you pay attention to your way of speaking, your _________ , your dialect, but neglect your ability to listen.

It is my _________ that people usually change the intended purposes of much of what they hear by refusing to listen carefully. Too often, we consider listening the _________ part of conversation, although it requires us to actively focus and take part.

Listening means giving ear, paying attention, obeying, witnessing, hearing with thoughtful attention, or understanding. The most basic of all human _________ is to understand and to be understood. The only way to understand is to _________ .

Learn to be an active listener. Give off positive body language._________ a willingness to listen and socialize. Ask the right questions. Increase your _________ so that you can understand more and achieve _________ listening.

Listening means we should respond, that we should be touched, and that what we hear has a(n)_________ on us. I believe that history __________ itself only because no one is willing to listen for the first time. You were given two ears, but only one mouth, which probably means that we should listen more and that listening is twice as important as talking. Listening plays a key role in everyday __________. Good listening skills are of great importance, as listening is the fundamental __________ of all information.

Isn’t now the time to listen to those around you? Given them your entire__________. Use your born __________ to become a better listener. For me, I’m going to put into __________ what I believe in my heart and become a better listener.

1.

A．sounds

B．words

C．gestures

D．movements

2.

A．view

B．plan

C．purpose

D．requirement

3.

A．terrible

B．passive

C．basic

D．useless

4.

A．functions

B．opportunities

C．innovations

D．needs

5.

A．ask

B．listen

C．try

D．learn

6.

A．Apply

B．Present

C．Predict

D．Design

7.

A．courage

B．confidence

C．energy

D．knowledge

8.

A．sensitive

B．effective

C．reflective

D．sufficient

9.

A．impact

B．connection

C．emotion

D．difference

10.

A．makes

B．fails

C．repeats

D．destroys

11.

A．connections

B．communications

C．activities

D．meetings

12.

A．resource

B．material

C．source

D．element

13.

A．advice

B．love

C．help

D．attention

14.

A．information

B．talents

C．messages

D．ideas

15.

A．words

B．position

C．practice

D．service

3 . One day not too long ago,I experienced something that caused me to lose my temper,to the point that I was in tears.I was ________by my reaction and my inability to let it go.I ________to a dear and trusted friend to ask for________on how to let go of anger. And then,I went for a long walk.

As I walked,I reflected on my anger and what may have________it. Certainly the situation did not guarantee it. As I walked,I________my friend ‘s voice saying,“ Drop into the heart space,”a space that love rises and, if we________it, it can heal our hurt. It is my________that hate cannot rise where love shines. I allowed my mind to follow that love and to reflect on what the________of my anger was.I realized my anger is the result of many________that are normal.

There is a________of being upset, annoyed, tired and there is sorrow________as well. And perhaps the sorrow is the________one. It is not easy to watch a parent decline even when I ________that it is part of the cycle of life.I had not________my sadness until a friend suggested that it was part of my anger, and she was correct.I am________for having friends I can turn to for support and comfort.

1.

A．tired

B．pleased

C．confused

D．moved

2.

A．worked on

B．started off

C．dug out

D．reached out

3.

A．advice

B．reason

C．demand

D．courage

4.

A．realized

B．touched

C．solved

D．caused

5.

A．accepted

B．explored

C．heard

D．met

6.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．contact

7.

A．belief

B．request

C．criticism

D．description

8.

A．service

B．advantage

C．risk

D．root

9.

A．concerns

B．emotions

C．interests

D．conversations

10.

A．weakness

B．mixture

C．gain

D．resource

11.

A．bathed

B．trapped

C．involved

D．absorbed

12.

A．weakest

B．smallest

C．best

D．biggest

13.

A．recalled

B．recognized

C．defined

D．declared

14.

A．released

B．accomplished

C．included

D．criticized

15.

A．helpful

B．angry

C．friendly

D．grateful

4 . 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。

I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech     1    (title)—“A Real Test in My Life”—before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how     2    (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed     3     me. I had no choice but     4    (prepare) for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part lay in my oral     5    (present) from my memory—for reading from the paper     6    (forbid). The real moment began when I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found     7    (I) back, delivering my speech without difficulty. After     8     seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made it. From then on,my fear of talking before     9     big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence built up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it, and we will be able     10    (achieve) our goals.

5 . 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My husband Andrew, a wise father, teaches our kids how to balance risk with freedom.

We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayonnaise and Cornflake. My husband made their coop (笼子). It’s beautifully made.

Actually he made it with our sons and daughter. The kids and their father spent several weekends in the garage. He gave them tools because he believed it was important that they could actually make something. He slowly helped them and together, they made the coop. They also made the mistakes of learning — a board cut too short, nails smashed by hammers — but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.

The chickens loved their perfectly imperfect home and we also gave them free range in the yard. Andrew encouraged our kids to provide the chickens with quite a big area and explained that to take risks was part of life, and that by giving chickens the freedom to wander around and dig for bugs, it was a better experience for them than the confines (范围) of the coop.

Yesterday, they ran around the lawn (草地). We needed to go downtown, knowing that chickens wouldn’t go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Mayonnaise, Cornflake and Buckbeak, looking a mess but still alive. Yet Pecky was nowhere to be seen.

With Andrew, we searched the yard and found some feathers by the trees. Then, we saw more feathers littering the yard. By this time, Gordon started to worry; Pecky was his favorite chicken and his eyes got watery.

Andrew picked Gordon up and held him. As we stood there, beginning to accept that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it — a soft clucking (咯咯叫的) sound under a bush.

注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:

Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush.

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The next day Andrew had a discussion with the kids about what to do with the chickens.

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6 . When is that magical day going to come when everything is perfect and we can finally be happy? Well, we may sometimes _______ a day like that. But for most of the time there is always something that upsets us. And that is _______. Life is a mixture of happy, neutral, and not-so-happy _______.

The _______ is in what you concentrate on, which determines your mood. I love the saying “Seize the day.” To me it means that we should not just look forward, _______ the happiness to come from the future. Happiness is right here and right now. It is in the little moments, and you’ll _______ have to understand that good things are _______ around you. The other day I did have a try. That day I paid attention to everything I _______ in my day. I liked the sunshine, birdsong, and morning coffee. I liked the purr of a cat, and my _______ jeans. I liked the roads that were in good ________ I liked the leaves of spring. I liked the chat with my coworkers... You can do this with your phone too. Take a picture of everything that you like during the day. At the end of it, ________ your pictures, and maybe write a page about these good things into your diary. If you use a computer, paste the ________ into your electronic diary.

Another thing I did is see the good things even in a bad situation. Here’s how it works: You suffer a terrible thing, but you tell yourself the good aspects of it. You really ________ the day when you are able to concentrate on it. One day it was raining. People were not ________ about it—it was dark, gloomy and wet. But you tell yourself that the climate here is not ________, which explains the attitude.

1.

A．admire

B．achieve

C．earn

D．experience

2.

A．normal

B．perfect

C．suitable

D．right

3.

A．activities

B．moments

C．situations

D．accidents

4.

A．result

B．mystery

C．magic

D．ability

5.

A．accounting for

B．thinking about

C．referring to

D．waiting for

6.

A．hardly

B．simply

C．nearly

D．instantly

7.

A．nowhere

B．somewhere

C．everywhere

D．anywhere

8.

A．faced

B．liked

C．missed

D．wished

9.

A．shabby

B．poor

C．expensive

D．comfortable

10.

A．condition

B．time

C．fit

D．mood

11.

A．get through

B．go through

C．pull over

D．come across

12.

A．sayings

B．words

C．pictures

D．works

13.

A．get

B．remember

C．seize

D．forget

14.

A．happy

B．curious

C．clear

D．upset

15.

A．snowy

B．rainy

C．windy

D．dry

7 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need    1    (know)the art of apologizing. Look back    2     honesty and think how often you have judged roughly, said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions    3     you indicated clearly and truly that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isn’t it? It is frightening because some deep wisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling    4    (disturb); and it stays out of balance until fault is owned and regret expressed.

I remember a doctor friend, Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of illnesses: headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No physical cause    5     be found. Finally Dr Lieb said to the man, “    6     you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.”

After some hesitation, the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he    7    (cheat)his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother    8    (ask)for forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in reopening their good relation. He then went with the man to the mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you,” he said. “I think I am cured.” And he was.

A heartfelt apology can not only heal a    9    (damage)relationship but also make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or judged too roughly, or just neglected, do    10    about it right now.

9 . 语法填空。

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours (绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident    1     I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive    2     our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in Boise in nine hours. We travelled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement (限制) and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast,    3    (stop) only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb, was born. He    4    (reject) by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They’d get back in the car breathless and energized,    5    (smell) fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass.    6     we simply looked out of the car window, at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons. We eventually arrived at my parents’ doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.

I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarrelling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough    7    (wander) around and made me realize that a detour     8     uncover the best part of a journey-and the best part of yourself.