1 . A professor was teaching his class. All the students were listening to his _______ with great interest. But there was one student whose_______ of mind showed he was in a bad mood.

The professor took notice of this student on the first day but did not say anything. But when this _______ for a week, he asked. “You are _______ in spirits all the time. What is the matter? Have some trouble?”

“Sir, that...” the student said. “... something has happened in my past, _______ which I remain troubled. I don’t know what to do.”

The professor was a(n) _______ good person. He called the student at his house in the evening.

When the student _______ the professor’s house, he was greeted with a _______ welcome. The professor went to the kitchen and started making lemonade for his student. He _______put more salt in the lemonade.

__________ the student had a taste of it, his mouth became sour. __________ this, the professor asked, “Did you not like the lemonade?”

“No, sir, this is not the __________. Just a little more salt in the drink,” the student said. “Now it’s useless. I will throw it away.” The professor __________ his hand to get the glass of drink from the student. But the student refused, saying, “No, sir. If you add more__________, the taste will be fine.”

Upon hearing this, the professor became serious and said, “You are right. That’s what I want to__________. Just as salt cannot be taken out of the lemonade, those bad experiences also cannot __________ life. Adding more sugar can change the taste of lemonade. In a(n) __________way, sweetness has to be dissolved (溶解) in life to forget bad experiences. I want you to take the sweetness in your life into __________ now.”

To his relief, the student __________ him and decided from then on he would not be troubled by the __________.

1.

A．custom

B．lecture

C．request

D．arrangement

2.

A．absence

B．attitude

C．presence

D．target

3.

A．held on

B．lived on

C．went on

D．moved on

4.

A．along

B．away

C．up

D．down

5.

A．due to

B．in spite of

C．in addition to

D．far from

6.

A．hardly

B．extremely

C．informally

D．previously

7.

A．arrived at

B．searched for

C．took over

D．escaped from

8.

A．rude

B．romantic

C．cold

D．warm

9.

A．purposely

B．absolutely

C．sadly

D．gratefully

10.

A．So long as

B．As soon as

C．Unless

D．Even if

11.

A．Feeling

B．Hearing

C．Seeing

D．Smelling

12.

A．deal

B．amount

C．luck

D．case

13.

A．reached

B．removed

C．released

D．relaxed

14.

A．salt

B．sugar

C．oil

D．wine

15.

A．suffer from

B．get through

C．get across

D．break up

16.

A．result from

B．be separated from

C．recover from

D．be saved from

17.

A．ultimate

B．natural

C．original

D．similar

18.

A．energy

B．advice

C．account

D．effort

19.

A．confused

B．warned

C．understood

D．rejected

20.

A．mass

B．majority

C．duty

D．past

2 . 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。

Be yourself and always follow your heart. Never let anyone change who you are. This is the lesson I have learned from my childhood experience when I figured out I wasn’t invited to the party, Bridget’s party.

One morning, I got off the bus and saw my friends except me hugging under the tree where we used to stand. The circle seemed tighter as I approached；the white invitation cards being hastily stuffed into backpacks gave it away. I knew as well as the entire universe that Bridget’s party was this weekend. Bridget was the most popular girl in our class. She was thin and beautiful, always wearing fabulous clothes and fine makeup.

Why hadn’t she invited me? My feet were too big? No. Maybe. My face was broken out? Why did she invite every person in my group except me? I tried to think of any interactions I’d had with Bridget recently. A few days earlier, we’d been partners during a sixth period project. I was determined to get the project done and she was absorbed in looking at fashion magazines. She barely spoke to me except to say, “You’re so serious. You know, you should smile more."

Soon, I had overheard all the details about the party. They were going swimming. It was a sleepover. They were renting scary movies and were going to stay up all night. Each time someone mentioned the party, I smiled weakly and nodded, with my stomach in knots.

When having my favorite English class, I found myself just unable to concentrate on the short stories we were supposed to be reading in class. Maybe she didn’t invite me because of my coat. It is pretty ugly compared to some of the other girls’ coats. I should have bought another color. Maybe I should smile more but I just can’t get into smiling at people unless I know them really well. But I just couldn’t pretend to be the person I wasn’t. I felt sick.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

At lunch, my friend Kate who had been invited came over to me, trying to show off.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I was about to let it go when Bridget invited me as a substitute for a girl who couldn’t come.

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3 . Simple Tips to Increase Self-Confidence

Having confidence begins with having a mind full of confident thoughts. A mind is controlled by you, therefore believing only the things that will bring you things you desire. Almost anyone in the world can have confidence.     1    . It is a matter of following these easy steps.

Set goals

It’s a great idea to keep a “Goals Book” and every time something enters your mind you’d like to achieve, list it in the book. Soon you’ll see a pattern among all your goals.     2    , you begin to see simple changes in your life. There is no greater joy in life than to realize a goal.

    3    

People usually can’t tell you how you should live your life when it’s just an expression of their own shortcomings. Don’ allow the shortcomings of others to affect your life negatively. No one but you knows your interests and ambitions. Work in the direction of your true loves and ignore everything that enters your mind going against your own desires.

Challenge your beliefs

    4    . If they are not, cross them out. You may find it difficult to get rid of some of the deep-rooted beliefs, but with true desire you can abandon negative beliefs about yourself and you will realize enormous benefit in growing self-confidence and self-esteem.

Get started

Don’t expect changes right away and have patience in knowing that it takes time to be the person you wish to be. The wonderful thing about becoming a more self-confident person is that little benefits start taking shape almost immediately.     5     — as long as you continue to keep a positive outlook and display your confidence.

As you achieve confidence, and find little moments of confidence coming closer and closer, all the things you desire will come to you easier than you ever imagined.

A．Follow your heart

B．They keep coming one after the other

C．Believe in a power greater than yourself

D．When you make conclusions about your goals

E．If you maintain a confident position long enough

F．And, it is entirely easier than you may have once believed

G．Examine all of your beliefs and determine if they are in line with the life you desire

4 . When I first began to learn photography, a photographer offered me a simple ______ for taking a good picture.

Don’t just “point and ______ ”, as one camera used to advertise. After ______ your intended subject through the lens(镜头), pause and think about how you ______ in the moment. Then after deciding the specific part of your subject that ______ that emotion, simply cut away everything else and press the button. ______ : focus on what matters most.

This advice could also be applied to ______ . Focus on what matters most; ______ everything else. When we go about our lives with little ______ or difficulty, we may be tempted to “take it all in” and thus ______ to focus on what matters most and find it ______ to get rid of unnecessary things.

All is too often it is not until our lives are in ______ that we suddenly realize that we’ve ______ our focus. We have ______ paid attention to the important aspects of existence—justice, kindness, and humanity. ______, we actually have a chance to focus again. As we make difficult ______ about what offers meaning and purpose, we may discover that even ______ things have the potential to turn good and ______ . We just need to reframe the ______ before us. Then we can ______ and pay attention to the meaningful things of life.

1.

A．example

B．reward

C．tip

D．course

2.

A．shoot

B．reframe

C．catch

D．focus

3.

A．recognizing

B．considering

C．designing

D．spotting

4.

A．behave

B．feel

C．stand

D．play

5.

A．maintained

B．aroused

C．recalled

D．recovered

6.

A．In other words

B．As a whole

C．In a way

D．On the contrary

7.

A．work

B．photography

C．life

D．study

8.

A．lose track of

B．make use of

C．get hold of

D．let go of

9.

A．surprise

B．challenge

C．happiness

D．regret

10.

A．struggle

B．fail

C．intend

D．expect

11.

A．tough

B．strange

C．helpless

D．aimless

12.

A．surprise

B．doubt

C．crisis

D．pride

13.

A．abandoned

B．cancelled

C．misplaced

D．forget

14.

A．merely

B．rarely

C．always

D．sometimes

15.

A．Thus

B．Moreover

C．Instead

D．However

16.

A．comments

B．requests

C．promises

D．decisions

17.

A．impossible

B．active

C．negative

D．complex

18.

A．beautiful

B．long

C．fresh

D．memorable

19.

A．picture

B．figure

C．memory

D．story

20.

A．react

B．relax

C．reappear

D．refocus

5 . I looked out of the door of my 100 year-old house and saw my newly built garden. I realized nothing is rubbish. I was full of_________and appreciation.

I_________to look at the things that we usually think of as_________—plastic bags, polluted water, rubber bands, and newspapers, clothes and furniture we_________. I also began to think, act and live according to a belief that all things have the_________of being reused as long as we try to_________it. And I explored the worth of_________. I mean recycling isn't just about_________rubbish like putting glass and paper in_________bins. It also requires creativity, commitment and even love.

My neighbors would put the autumn__________by the roadside to be picked up by the garbage truck. This didn't__________with my newfound concept of recycling trash, so I made a new__________with moving boxes and put up a__________saying, ''Dump（倾倒）leaves here". I watched carefully through the autumn as my neighbors__________the leaves in the new garden and I also watered the leaves__________with rainwater and collected dogs' waste as fertilizer, Then I__________flower seeds. Finally, I had a new__________garden, full of colorful flowers.

Nothing has to be really__________. If you try hard enough, everything can be recycled. I even used my bath water to water my garden, though it might be a little__________for my friends. But I think if we all can turn waste, sometimes a little dirty, into__________, the world will be a much better place.

1.

A．joy

B．sympathy

C．doubt

D．regret

2.

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．liked

D．started

3.

A．wealth

B．garbage

C．investments

D．necessities

4.

A．packed up

B．brought up

C．threw away

D．gave away

5.

A．value

B．request

C．confusion

D．consequence

6.

A．own

B．find

C．forget

D．lose

7.

A．collecting

B．recovering

C．recycling

D．competing

8.

A．sorting

B．picking

C．spotting

D．recording

9.

A．uniform

B．broken

C．limitless

D．separate

10.

A．fruit

B．rice

C．leaves

D．vegetables

11.

A．compare

B．deal

C．communicate

D．fit

12.

A．platform

B．garden

C．picture

D．schedule

13.

A．building

B．tent

C．sign

D．show

14.

A．piled

B．polished

C．decorated

D．cleaned

15.

A．unwillingly

B．hardly

C．seriously

D．casually

16.

A．submitted

B．sowed

C．removed

D．reserved

17.

A．smelly

B．annoying

C．imaginary

D．attractive

18.

A．useless

B．careless

C．priceless

D．defenseless

19.

A．pleasant

B．vivid

C．violent

D．disgusting

20.

A．trouble

B．treasure

C．terror

D．trade

6 . Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. complicated     B.concern     C.disruptions     D. eventually     E.frequent     F.healing G.holding        H.reminder     I. representatively   J. vocalizing     K.zero

Secrets are bad for your health

I grew up in a Midwestern town where the popular wisdom was to only talk about what was pleasant and to keep secrets，if necessary，to make that happen.This meant staying silent when someone offended you，rarely     1     negative feelings and smiling a little more than is necessary. It also meant     2     room for airing any sort of dirty laundry，especially not the kinds of personal secrets that keep people up at night.

Many of us like to believe that sweeping unpleasant truths under the rug might make them     3     go away. Instead，keeping secrets--especially heavy ones--can spin an even more     4     web of isolation and deception. So why do we do it？

The truth can hurt. But in many situations，it s better to get it out and let the     5     start，rather than allowing it to become more dangerous.The burden of     6     in the truth doesn't just disappear. It hides itself in the back of your mind and can cause a number of     7       to your life and health.

"If the situations in your daily life are regular     8     of the secret，and you find it stressful to keep it，then yes，it can have emotional and physical consequences.” says Dr.Dean McKay. “Some people also find keeping secrets stressful out of a general     9     that they will 'slip’. This     10     and recurring thought of the secret can in itself be stressful.”

7 . Are you a person who loves challenges, or hates them? I must _______ I’ve spent most of my life as a person who hates them. I always _______ challenges as maddening _______ keeping me from where I want to be. I even used to take them _______, feeling like the universe must hate me and like to see me struggle.

As I grow older and wiser——I find my _______ nature rising up to meet these challenges, and I’m learning to see them _______. Most of us know that great rewards _______ great effort. Nothing _______ comes easy. When we work hard for something and then see it appear before our eyes, we get such s powerful sense of _______. We can point to it and say, “I did that. It was tough, but I did it ________.”

Challenges are truly ________. They give us opportunities to grow and learn, to test and improve ourselves. They show how ________ we want to create the dreams in our hearts. This is such a(an) ________. It may not seem that way at first, but with a tiny ________ in attitude, we can see that we have been handed an excellent opportunity.

The next time life ________ you a challenge, stop and consider for a moment what it means. Don’t look at challenges as an end, look at them as a door ________ your heart’s desires. That door might be locked and maybe you forgot ________ you put the key. It might take some effort and patience to find it again but I believe that you will.

Once we begin to change our ________ about obstacles and challenges that can actually become fun. Our competitive human nature ________ and gets ready to win, no matter what. We develop a steely determination to not be ________.

1.

A．permit

B．admit

C．convince

D．ensure

2.

A．thought of

B．took advantage of

C．heard of

D．talked of

3.

A．possessions

B．sufferings

C．failures

D．obstacles

4.

A．correctly

B．reasonably

C．personally

D．generously

5.

A．kind

B．sensitive

C．available

D．competitive

6.

A．proudly

B．differently

C．sensitively

D．desperately

7.

A．require

B．deserve

C．submit

D．target

8.

A．easy

B．comfortable

C．worthwhile

D．appropriate

9.

A．happiness

B．pride

C．direction

D．awe

10.

A．any longer

B．at all

C．above all

D．anyway

11.

A．opportunities

B．achievements

C．substitutes

D．capacities

12.

A．easily

B．wisely

C．badly

D．difficultly

13.

A．joy

B．chance

C．puzzlement

D．blessing

14.

A．shift

B．accumulation

C．decline

D．selection

15.

A．punishes

B．hands

C．states

D．sponsors

16.

A．closing

B．consisting of

C．leading to

D．responding to

17.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

18.

A．way

B．future

C．attitude

D．fate

19.

A．rises up

B．takes up

C．makes up

D．hold up

20.

A．intended

B．beaten

C．introduced

D．recommended

8 . There is an old_________, “A bird with a broken_________ will never fly as high.” That’s the way some adults look at troubled kids. Norris, who was a most celebrated troublemaker, was once considered to _________ nothing.

By high school, Norris_________ got into lots of fights and conflicts every year. Teachers didn’t want to have him in their class. They shook their heads when talking about Norris, firmly_________ that he was doomed to be a failure.

_________ I met Norris, I was attending a weekend leadership training. Norris was one of 300 students who signed up the activity. When the activity began, he was merely standing outside the _________ of students, with a(an)_________ look on his face. _________, as time went by, the interactive games slowly__________ him in. Norris gave a lot of__________ suggestions, which__________ to be very useful. The other students on the team were__________ with his passionate concern and brilliant ideas. __________, it was not long__________ he was being treated like a leader.

The very first community-wide service project was to be a giant food drive, __________ by the Homeless Project team. Adults were__________ to find that Norris was the leader in this crucial first activity. Two weeks later, they collected a school record: 2854 cans of food in just two hours. The local newspaper__________ the event with a full-page article the next day. He was being__________ as leadership material.

When other people were on the__________ of losing confidence in Norris, he showed his talent to the world. It is a truth that once the bird’s broken wing is healed, it can fly higher than the rest.

1.

A．saying

B．idiom

C．phrase

D．sentence

2.

A．lung

B．heart

C．wing

D．tail

3.

A．achieve

B．assess

C．admire

D．advocate

4.

A．gradually

B．instantly

C．constantly

D．closely

5.

A．believing

B．admitting

C．suggesting

D．explaining

6.

A．The instant

B．The first time

C．The moment

D．Every time

7.

A．circle

B．notice

C．discussion

D．attention

8.

A．sincere

B．anxious

C．distant

D．eager

9.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Meanwhile

10.

A．put

B．picked

C．forced

D．drew

11.

A．humorous

B．powerful

C．practical

D．simple

12.

A．turned up

B．turned out

C．took out

D．took up

13.

A．ashamed

B．strict

C．positive

D．impressed

14.

A．Fortunately

B．Undoubtedly

C．Generally

D．Worse still

15.

A．after

B．that

C．before

D．since

16.

A．organized

B．accepted

C．shared

D．established

17.

A．disappointed

B．mad

C．terrified

D．amazed

18.

A．covered

B．printed

C．included

D．posted

19.

A．agreed

B．acknowledged

C．realized

D．introduced

20.

A．spot

B．barrier

C．idea

D．edge

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。

We tend to think about success in terms of wealth and accomplishments. That’s a fair measurement, but the problem is that when we addict into the     1     (victory), we tend to overlook the sacrifices required in order to get there. In fact,     2     (neglect) to account for the existing sacrifices is one reason why so many of us have a hard time sticking to     3     (health) habits and following up on goals.

Time is a factor when it comes to making sacrifices. As Warren Buffett famously     4     (say), “It’s the only thing you can’t buy. I mean, I can buy anything I want, basically, but I can’t buy time.” He’s     5     (absolute) right. Should you watch another section of your favorite Netflix show     6     give up TV for two months so you can plant that garden you always dreamed about?

Making the decision isn’t easy, but the good news is     7     we already do this naturally. A 2009 study found that people are “far    8     (little) willing to keep many choices open” when some have bigger rewards than others. If the payoffs are unknown, however, we have a harder time giving them up. That’s why doing an activity check is so important. You have to actually take the time     9     (figure) out the opportunity costs, gains of each and what to pursue over the     10    .

10 . Charles Revson, founder of a successful cosmetic（化妆品） firm, once said, “In our factory we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope.”

We could use a little more hope. I think that is why people buy lottery tickets（彩票）. One poor mother, who was raising her children on a small salary earned from long hours of hard work, was asked, “Why do you waste your money on a lottery ticket when you can hardly make ends meet?”

“Yeah, I buy a ticket every day,” the woman admitted. “But a dollar is not too much to pay for 24 hours of hope.”

There are probably better uses for her money than buying lottery tickets. But she would rather hang onto a little hope that onto her dollar.

We need hope in life. Without it, far too many people come to the conclusion that they are powerless in the face of difficulties. “It can’t be helped.” is their motto. Without hope, they won’t make needed changes. They are powerless.

I’ve found that I can either be a prisoner of circumstances or a practioner hope. I can feel sorry for myself and helpless to do anything about my problems, or I can believe there is a realistic chance for something better.

Norman Cousins, in his book Head First: the Biology of Hope, explains the power of hope. He tells of two doctors who were to deliver a paper at a national meeting of caner specialists. One was truly puzzled. “I don’t understand it, Bob,” he said. “We use the same drugs of the same dosage（量）, and the same schedule of treatment. Yet I get a 22 percent recovery rate and you get a 74 percent recovery rate. How do you explain that?”

The other responded, “We both use Etoposide（依托泊苷）, Platinol（顺铂）, Oncovin（长春新碱）, and Hydroxyurea（羟基脲）. You put those letters together and tell people that you are giving them E-P-O-H. I put them together and explain to them that they are receiving H-O-P-E.”

1. Why did the poor mother buy lottery tickets?

A．She put her hope on them.

B．She won much money through them.

C．She did it just for fun.

D．She wanted to make ends meet.

2. What does Norman Cousins mainly tell us in Head First: the Biology of Hope?

A．The wisdom of doctors.

B．The cure for cancer.

C．The power of hope.

D．Experiences of doctors.

3. How did Bob raise his recovery rate?

A．He used different kinds of medicine.

B．He used the medicine in different order.

C．He made the patients hopeful.

D．He gave the patients larger dosage.

4. How does the author make his viewpoint convincing?

A．By studying essays.

B．By explaining cause and effect.

C．By telling his own experience.

D．By giving examples.