1 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Learning a life lesson on managing time

One day, an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time. He____ an example those students will never forget.

He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table. He also____about a dozen rocks and carefully____ them into the jar. One at a time. When no more rocks would ____inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in the class answered loudly, “Yes.” The expert said, “Really? ” He ____ under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石). He put some gravel in and____the jar, causing it to go down into the____between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, “Is this jar full? ” “____ not,” one of them answered this time.“Good!” he replied. From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started ____the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left ____the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question,“Is this jar full? ”

“No!” the class shouted. Once again he said, “Good.” Then he ____a cup of water in ____the jar was full. Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the____ here? ”

Immediately one____student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your ____is, if you try really hard you can always fit____things in! ” “No,” the expert replied, “that’s not the point. The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in____, you’ll never get them in____. What are the ‘big rocks’ in your____ ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams? Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all, ____you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important things.”

1.

A．set

B．gave

C．made

D．followed

2.

A．handed out

B．passed on

C．took out

D．picked up

3.

A．threw

B．spread

C．turned

D．placed

4.

A．come

B．push

C．fall

D．fit

5.

A．reached

B．sat

C．got

D．stopped

6.

A．shook

B．covered

C．pressed

D．raised

7.

A．bottom

B．distance

C．areas

D．spaces

8.

A．Usually

B．Probably

C．Obviously

D．Simply

9.

A．inserting

B．packing

C．putting

D．mixing

10.

A．beside

B．between

C．around

D．among

11.

A．allowed

B．forced

C．sank

D．poured

12.

A．until

B．before

C．so that

D．as far as

13.

A．reason

B．result

C．point

D．matter

14.

A．clever

B．eager

C．sensitive

D．curious

15.

A．schedule

B．container

C．time

D．class

16.

A．enough

B．small

C．extra

D．more

17.

A．first

B．once

C．properly

D．immediately

18.

A．at all

B．after all

C．at last

D．any more

19.

A．mind

B．list

C．life

D．world

20.

A．and

B．while

C．but

D．for

2 . It does not matter who wins. We are told that from day one. Usually, that statement is followed by some remark about being a loser. If we do not care who wins, then why do we compete? Fun, experience, the chance to meet new people --- these are the reasons we try to outdo each other.
People will compete over anything. Every Christmas, my neighbors and I have a little Christmas light competition. It is heaven for the electric company, but I think we give Will Rogers Airport a scare. It is bright enough to land a plane in our front yards. I admit that last year my neighbors won, but only because they bought every strand of lights Wal-Mart had before I could get there.
Personal competitions are great, but we get a little carried away. I cannot stand to see coaches shout at kids playing sports. Who cares if someone messes up and the other team advances?
I’m tired of people competing just to win. It happens not only in sports, but in music competitions, too. People auditioning（试音）for chair placement in certain bands can get really unfriendly. This year I did not audition for a certain band, but I went to auditions anyway. This was the first time I actually had the opportunity to comprehend the whole picture.
Other times I’ve been the person who was nervous and anxious. This time, I sat back and observed everyone else. I came to the realization that the people who aren’t so good are terrified of the good people, and the good people are scared stiff that the bad people have taken lessons and can now show them up. Unless a person is on the outside looking in, I don’t think anyone realizes this.
Maybe competing is human nature, but we shouldn’t let it influence our judgment. Being disrespectful to opponents（对手）, letting competition become our life, and becoming so involved that we close ourselves off from friends and family is not the meaning of competition.
A little competition is healthy, so it shouldn’t hurt anyone. If it does, someone somewhere needs to back off, find the good thing hidden inside, and try it again. Winning isn’t everything, and losing isn’t the end of the world.
1. The author mentions his competition with his neighbors to __________.

A．make excuses for his failure

B．express his concern about the airport

C．imply his neighbor cheated in the competition

D．show people really care about the result of competition

2. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.

A．the rules of competition

B．competitors’ effort to win

C．the influence of competition on life

D．the negative attitude to competition

3. From the passage, we can learn that _______.

A．the author failed the audition

B．competitors may be unfriendly to each other

C．it is coaches who always mess up the match

D．those who observe opponents calmly always win

4. Which of the following opinions does the author probably accept?

A．Competition for the job is fierce.

B．Winning or losing is none of people’s concern.

C．Competition is healthy, but it can get out of hand.

D．The disadvantages of competition outweigh the benefits.

3 . A few days ago, my sister Liz and I talked about Dad, and we decided to get him a little something for Father's Day. We talked about the times when we were _______ up and how Mom and Dad used to play the ‘good cop, bad cop’ thing on us. Dad has been a person of few words since we were _______. He raised us more by _______ than anything else. When he spoke, though we listened, he was always mysterious and difficult to understand. There was always a(n) _______meaning that I never got, but Liz always _______to decipher (破解) him. By the time I got to high school, I had wanted a skateboard and I _______I was too old to ask money from my parents, so I worked at a burger joint (美式汉堡店). One day, I was really angry about annoying burgers. I came home huffing and puffing (气喘吁吁). Dad saw me and asked me what was the_______. I told him that I was fed up with annoying burgers. He said that we all have to start somewhere, that we may not know it now, but the skills we learn even in a burger joint might come in handy_______in life, ‘Who knows, you might end up having to run a _______or even own one when you grow up,’ said Dad. He________me down and I kept what he said in mind, even though I really didn’t agree with it.
A couple of years later, when I got to college, I worked in a restaurant. During one of the really________days that we had, we were short on kitchen staff. Our customers were getting impatient and the________were getting delayed. We were sure any minute something terrible would ________out. I couldn’t stand the ________ any more, so I rolled up my sleeves, got myself a hair net and helped out in the hot kitchen. We caught up with the orders ________. The owner saw what I did and called me over around ________ time. He said that he was very ________ He raised my salary and made me the assistant manager even though I could only go part-time. That was ________ I realized that what my dad said to me all those years before was absolutely true.
I’ve never forgotten what my dad said that day. And whenever I have to do something that requires new skills, no matter how insignificant or ________ it seems, I have a new perspective (看法) that it might really help me later on or even right now and I just don’t know it. Experience is everything and it ________ a lot when you take lessons from it. That’s my life’s philosophy.1.

A．getting

B．going

C．growing

D．coming

2.

A．schoolboys

B．kids

C．adults

D．graduates

3.

A．instruction

B．example

C．order

D．inspiration

4.

A．obvious

B．clear

C．reasonable

D．hidden

5.

A．failed

B．refused

C．tried

D．managed

6.

A．imagined

B．promised

C．believed

D．suggested

7.

A．experience

B．matter

C．event

D．accident

8.

A．later

B．sooner

C．latter

D．late

9.

A．restaurant

B．hospital

C．school

D．plant

10.

A．calmed

B．wrote

C．let

D．put

11.

A．exciting

B．worrying

C．busy

D．happy

12.

A．meetings

B．parties

C．menus

D．orders

13.

A．break

B．show

C．go

D．set

14.

A．quarrel

B．laziness

C．relaxation

D．tension

15.

A．eventually

B．regularly

C．obviously

D．thankfully

16.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．opening

D．closing

17.

A．influenced

B．interested

C．inspired

D．impressed

18.

A．when

B．why

C．whether

D．where

19.

A．important

B．impressive

C．interesting

D．small

20.

A．works

B．counts

C．shows

D．studies

4 . My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

1.

A．wasting

B．leaving

C．taking

D．preparing

2.

A．stubborn

B．innocent

C．helpful

D．humorous

3.

A．fell down

B．turned round

C．burst out

D．gave in

4.

A．highlight

B．develop

C．illustrate

D．identify

5.

A．gratefully

B．eagerly

C．carefully

D．quickly

6.

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．in that

7.

A．fascinated

B．satisfied

C．impatient

D．energetic

8.

A．package

B．grab

C．deliver

D．replace

9.

A．confidence

B．strength

C．inspiration

D．involvement

10.

A．sense

B．difference

C．need

D．value

11.

A．excited

B．helped

C．struck

D．encouraged

12.

A．process

B．morning

C．experiment

D．design

13.

A．victory

B．challenge

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

14.

A．urgent

B．decisive

C．perfect

D．dangerous

15.

A．matters

B．happens

C．disappears

D．works

16.

A．successfully

B．peacefully

C．responsibly

D．systematically

17.

A．guaranteed

B．warned

C．promised

D．taught

18.

A．plan

B．destination

C．step

D．detail

19.

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．from

20.

A．complete

B．available

C．additional

D．precious

5 . It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib (肋骨) might have pierced (穿透) a lung....”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled (愤慨地说出) those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy... I am so sorry....”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
1. The author was in bad mood that morning because ________.

A．his father had a terrible accident

B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

2. Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A．Because he didn’t go along with his father.

B．Because he was rude to his father that morning.

C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

3. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that ________.

A．he had a poor memory

B．he didn’t want to forgive his son

C．he just wanted to comfort his son

D．he lost his memory after the accident

4. What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A．Don’t treat your parents badly.

B．Don’t hurt others with rude words.

C．Don’t move the injured in an accident.

D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

6 . 请根据下面提示，写一篇作文，词数不少于50。
You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

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7 .

Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is_______, but leaves out important information that should be_______, he can create a false impression.

For example, someone might say, “I just_______a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and_______it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy’s a winner,_______? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred_______, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big_______!

He didn’t say anything that was_______, but he deliberately left out some important_______. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically__________, but they are just as not__________.

Untrustworthy candidates in__________campaigns often use this tactic (策略，手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and__________three million jobs. Then she__________another term. One of her opponents runs an ad__________, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true.__________, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of__________million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s__________the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the__________. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It__________to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.

This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.

A．false

B．true

C．interesting

D．boring

2.

A．included

B．contained

C．involved

D．referred

3.

A．lost

B．found

C．donated

D．won

4.

A．changed

B．took

C．turned

D．made

5.

A．right

B．well

C．really

D．though

6.

A．books

B．papers

C．tickets

D．balls

7.

A．winner

B．loser

C．fighter

D．thinker

8.

A．true

B．real

C．doubtful

D．false

9.

A．details

B．information

C．mistakes

D．errors

10.

A．stories

B．truth

C．facts

D．lies

11.

A．pleasant

B．exciting

C．honest

D．clever

12.

A．political

B．commercial

C．personal

D．public

13.

A．stopped

B．found

C．avoided

D．gained

14.

A．seeks

B．gets

C．achieves

D．searches

15.

A．writing

B．reading

C．saying

D．speaking

16.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．In fact

D．This way

17.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

18.

A．for

B．to

C．against

D．in

19.

A．words

B．facts

C．data

D．truth

20.

A．fails

B．tries

C．manages

D．plans

8 . There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers，he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled(溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don’t know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are !”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least. ”
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
1. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean ?

A．dirty.

B．dark.

C．worn-out.

D．plain-looking.

2. What was the old bucket ashamed of ?

A．His past.

B．His aging.

C．His manner.

D．His leaking.

3. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _______.

A．laugh at the old one	B．take pity on the old one
C．show off its beautiful looks	D．praise the gardener’s kindness

4. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?

A．Because it was used to keep a balance.

B．Because it stayed in its best condition.

C．Because it was taken as a treasure.

D．Because it had its own function.

9 . 请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。
You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

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10 . Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s ____ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so ____ that I decided to write an article about her.
I ____ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She ____ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I ____ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there____, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that ____ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The ____ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days ____ draft(草稿) after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript ____ . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I ____ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t ____ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While ____ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in ____ .
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some ____ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to ____ your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to ____ Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of ____ writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this ____ , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t ____ to doubt yourself.1.

A．joy

B．voice

C．speech

D．smile

2.

A．proud

B．active

C．satisfied

D．moved

3.

A．visited

B．emailed

C．phoned

D．interviewed

4.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．paused

5.

A．replied

B．discovered

C．explained

D．knew

6.

A．seriously

B．patiently

C．nervously

D．quietly

7.

A．blaming

B．fooling

C．inviting

D．urging

8.

A．hardship

B．failure

C．comment

D．pressure

9.

A．with

B．by

C．on

D．in

10.

A．disappeared

B．returned

C．spread

D．improved

11.

A．compare

B．struggle

C．live

D．compete

12.

A．ignore

B．deliver

C．face

D．receive

13.

A．decorating

B．repairing

C．cleaning

D．leaving

14.

A．disbelief

B．anxiety

C．horror

D．trouble

15.

A．subjective

B．relevant

C．private

D．reliable

16.

A．broadcast

B．create

C．publish

D．assess

17.

A．recover

B．prepare

C．escape

D．concentrate

18.

A．energetic

B．endless

C．typical

D．enjoyable

19.

A．experience

B．success

C．benefit

D．accident

20.

A．attempt

B．afford

C．expect

D．pretend