1 . Can you imagine the world full of crying and shouting, covered in darkness? However, it’s not just a joke. It’s a real     1     (describe) of a world without happiness and laughter.

If you compare our life to a pie, what would you put in if you were in charge of making the pie?     2     (obvious), many people would add as much happiness as possible. Do you know why? It’s     3     happiness stands for sweetness in most people’s minds.

Don’t think of it just as a comparison. Happiness is a flower     4     (live) in the sunshine, and it is not difficult to reach for it. We have a variety of     5     (emotion) like sadness, anger, fear, enthusiasm and happiness, and they all appear naturally when something     6    (affect) our feelings. So, if we can change our attitude     7     things in the world, we can certainly adjust our emotions. It means that we can choose to be happy if we want to, as long as we view everything in     8     positive way.

If we can be happy, why not     9     (choice) to be? Let’s try together to create a world     10    (fill) with smiling faces and sunshine.

2 . All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we’ll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time ______, the girls start to have a ______ about what they’ll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys ______ hardly talk about it. As for me, I ______ for my photos to be taken by the sea.

When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I ______ her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look ______ by taking photos in a different way, ______ I’m less than 1.6 meters tall. To my ______ she responded, “I will make no ______ to make you look like someone you’re not. You look good in your own way.” She ______ that she wouldn’t try to edit the photos either.

I was shocked by what she said. Girls always ______ to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your ______ by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily ______ your look by making you appear any you want to. ______, that’s not the case here. Seeing I was ______. Annie explained: “Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to ______ your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of ______ photos.”

It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn’t ______ photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos — they are ______ special and natural. But what’s even more special are Annie’s ______, which will always stay in my heart.

1.

A．flows

B．approaches

C．shrinks

D．develops

2.

A．discussion

B．request

C．reason

D．complaint

3.

A．by accident

B．in addition

C．by comparison

D．in advance

4.

A．accounted

B．applied

C．searched

D．arranged

5.

A．considered

B．declined

C．followed

D．consulted

6.

A．taller

B．prettier

C．thinner

D．stronger

7.

A．unless

B．though

C．since

D．while

8.

A．delight

B．astonishment

C．relief

D．satisfaction

9.

A．decision

B．choice

C．promise

D．attempt

10.

A．added

B．swore

C．explained

D．admitted

11.

A．pretend

B．manage

C．desire

D．pay

12.

A．preferences

B．advantages

C．personalities

D．imperfections

13.

A．expose

B．recover

C．change

D．recognize

14.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

15.

A．annoyed

B．confused

C．discouraged

D．embarrassed

16.

A．foster

B．admire

C．describe

D．advocate

17.

A．vivid

B．colorful

C．artificial

D．popular

18.

A．polish

B．organize

C．cut

D．exhibit

19.

A．causally

B．roughly

C．partially

D．truly

20.

A．attitudes

B．words

C．actions

D．skills

3 . A couple of weeks ago, when we were leaving one of those horrible giant trampoline bouncy(弹跳床)places, my 11－year－old daughter said to me, “I don't think I'm very athletic, you know, like Rocket (her brother). He seems to be really good at ______.”

What came out my mouth ______ me: “No, you're kind of not.”

Okay, let me ______. As you may have guessed, this child has been with me for about 11 years, so I've had enough time to ______ her engaging in physical acts: jumping, climbing, running, and organized sports.

And the kid is just ______ me: two left feet. If anybody was ever NOT a “natural”______， that person is me.

But even ______ these facts, my first instinct(本能反应)was to show her with some ______： “Oh, no honey. You're good at sports! You just have to keep ______！” But I decided to tell her the ______， and I could see it hurt a bit.

So I said more: “Ava, we all have things we are particularly, ______ good at. Like you and ______. You're in the 5th grade and read Charles Dickens. That isn't ______， but you've done it without even trying. But all of us also have things that we are ______ in. If we wan to get good at those things, we have to put in twice the ______ of the people around us to get to a decent(相当的)point and even harder if we want to ______.”

She was nodding. She totally ______ it. Why? Because it's the truth. Sometimes I wonder why we run around talking nonsense(胡扯)to our kids when they can ______ the truth. And they can smell rubbish from a mile away. In other words, they can easily recognize you are ______. In addition, if they don't know where they ______ now, they'll never know how to get somewhere new.

1.

A．arts

B．reading

C．organization

D．sports

2.

A．surprised

B．puzzled

C．amused

D．worried

3.

A．get up

B．give up

C．come up

D．back up

4.

A．keep

B．leave

C．observe

D．prevent

5.

A．for

B．like

C．with

D．against

6.

A．coach

B．judge

C．captain

D．athlete

7.

A．knowing

B．ignoring

C．checking

D．minding

8.

A．information

B．facts

C．rubbish

D．beliefs

9.

A．trying

B．waiting

C．looking

D．smiling

10.

A．idea

B．truth

C．news

D．failure

11.

A．probably

B．naturally

C．unexpectedly

D．gradually

12.

A．listening

B．speaking

C．reading

D．writing

13.

A．normal

B．important

C．special

D．useful

14.

A．poor

B．different

C．experienced

D．interested

15.

A．money

B．courage

C．effort

D．confidence

16.

A．get by

B．live on

C．catch up

D．stand out

17.

A．got

B．forgot

C．deserved

D．did

18.

A．hide

B．avoid

C．learn

D．handle

19.

A．joking

B．lying

C．struggling

D．regretting

20.

A．fall

B．live

C．stop

D．stand

4 . I was really nervous this year because I was in a new class. It _______ me that I didn't know anyone in the class. But _______I didn't know anyone,   I had the _______to do something I love- people watching.

The girl sitting behind me was always laughing and talking happily. She was one of the very few people who made any_______ to acknowledge me.

At the end of the year, we were_______ to do a big open-ended project where the_______were basically to read something, then watch something related to it, and then _______ a presentation based on what we learned.

On the presentation day, that girl_______ in front of the class, and told everyone how she had read about eating disorders, because she herself had_______with one. As it was too difficult for her to talk about it__________, she had made a movie, where she had__________some people about their eating disorders and how they had felt and __________them eventually. After the presentation, almost__________ was in tears. Several people commented on how __________she was to stand up and talk about it, and how strong she was to have got over the disorder.

I never__________she would have a problem like that because she always seemed __________. Her courage to talk about something so__________in public and her strength to get through her difficulties have__________me. I’ve also learned how difficult it is to__________people. You never know what type of person someone is just by__________for a term.

1.

A．pleased

B．confused

C．interested

D．scared

2.

A．since

B．if

C．before

D．unless

3.

A．honor

B．right

C．chance

D．duty

4.

A．discovery

B．progress

C．remark

D．attempt

5.

A．forced

B．required

C．allowed

D．reminded

6.

A．instructions

B．purposes

C．catalogues

D．references

7.

A．try out for

B．make use of

C．come up with

D．look forward to

8.

A．turned away

B．got up

C．looked down

D．came back

9.

A．stayed

B．begun

C．struggled

D．mixed

10.

A．directly

B．swiftly

C．randomly

D．seriously

11.

A．informed

B．consulted

C．supported

D．interviewed

12.

A．ignored

B．overcome

C．improved

D．developed

13.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．everybody

D．nobody

14.

A．reliable

B．brave

C．patient

D．generous

15.

A．expected

B．admitted

C．suspected

D．concluded

16.

A．cheerful

B．honest

C．curious

D．independent

17.

A．specific

B．professional

C．complex

D．personal

18.

A．comforted

B．inspired

C．persuaded

D．relaxed

19.

A．amuse

B．impress

C．judge

D．satisfy

20.

A．thinking

B．listening

C．communicating

D．observing

5 . A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I saw many of our nation’s treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street — _________ ones, like beggars(乞丐)and homeless folks.

Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice saying: “Can you help me?” When I _________, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand _________. In a natural reaction, I _________ into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was _________ at being bothered by a beggar.

But the blind woman smiled and said: “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the _________.”

In an instant, I realized what I had done. I had acted with prejudice(偏见)— I’d _________ another person _________ for what I believed she had to be.

I hated what I saw in myself. This incident brought back my basic belief. It _________ me that I believed in being modest even though I’d lost that ____________ for a moment.

The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am a (n) ____________. I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S. at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong mother. Through the ____________, I have been a dish washer, roofer, mechanic, cashier and pizza delivery driver ____________ many other humble hobs, and ____________ I became a network engineer.

In my own life, I have ____________ many acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at the age of 17 — when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well on school, he would ____________ like me. I have also seen the same treatment of family and friends, so I know what it’s like, and I should have known ____________.

But now, living my American middle class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lost sight of where I want to go. That blind woman cured me of my ____________. She reminded me of my belief in being humble, and to always keep my eyes and heart open.

__________, I helped that woman to the post office. And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the ____________ lesson she gave me.

1.

A．unfortunate

B．charmless

C．greedy

D．good-for-nothing

2.

A．turned over

B．turned back

C．turned about

D．turned away

3.

A．extended

B．expanded

C．spread

D．lengthened

4.

A．searched

B．reached

C．stuck

D．went

5.

A．amazed

B．astonished

C．amused

D．annoyed

6.

A．shopping center

B．police station

C．post office

D．bus station

7.

A．judged

B．estimated

C．treated

D．believed

8.

A．practically

B．probably

C．recommended

D．simply

9.

A．indicted

B．reminded

C．recommended

D．warned

10.

A．cause

B．idea

C．dream

D．belief

11.

A．American

B．immigrant

C．beggar

D．engineer

12.

A．years

B．months

C．moments

D．days

13.

A．above

B．below

C．among

D．beyond

14.

A．deliberately

B．urgently

C．immediately

D．eventually

15.

A．witnessed

B．experienced

C．learned

D．heard

16.

A．keep up

B．stay up

C．turn up

D．end up

17.

A．better

B．worse

C．more

D．less

18.

A．ignorance

B．poverty

C．blindness

D．fear

19.

A．In short

B．By the way

C．On a whole

D．In an instant

20.

A．valueless

B．worthless

C．priceless

D．useless

6 . Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half-dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community. If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased (停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.

What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”

To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.

1. Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?

A．Wealth results from honest effort.

B．The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.

C．For some people, no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than scotch and soda.

D．The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.

2. The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread” means ________.

A．Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face

B．No pains, no gains

C．Failure is the mother of success

D．Bread comes from the sweat on your face

3. We learn from the passage that the author ________.

A．was a wealthy person in the community

B．held a positive attitude towards an active life

C．was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)

D．kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed

4. What is implied in the passage by the writer?

A．To use wealth properly, cat, drink and be merry.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.

D．If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.

7 . She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful little image of innocence. It was ______ outside.

We all stood there, just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We all waited, some ______, others anxiously, because the ______ messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the rainfall.______ of running through the rain happily as a child came pouring, and ______ the worries of my day.

Her voice was so ______ as it broke the gloomy silence we were all caught in, “Mom, let’s ______ the rain.” she said.

“What?” Mom asked.

“Let’s run through the rain!” She ______.

“No, honey. We’ll ______ until it slows down a bit.” Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get ______ if we do.” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she reached for her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you ______? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, if God can get us through this, he can get us through ______!”

“The entire crowd ______, dead silent. You couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would ______ it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of approval in a young child’s life. Time when innocent trust can be cared for so that it will bloom into ______. “Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, well maybe we just need ______ Mom said. Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. They held their shopping bags over their ______ just in case. They got wet. But they were ______ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your ______ possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your ______ memories. So, don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!

1.

A．snowing

B．blowing

C．pouring

D．lightning

2.

A．amazingly

B．sadly

C．angrily

D．patiently

3.

A．rain

B．thunder

C．wind

D．smog

4.

A．Excitement

B．Memories

C．Wonders

D．Worries

5.

A．taking away

B．taking down

C．taking up

D．taking in

6.

A．quick

B．low

C．sweet

D．frightened

7.

A．walk through

B．run through

C．dance in

D．sing in

8.

A．repeated

B．shouted

C．cried

D．added

9.

A．move

B．see

C．listen

D．wait

10.

A．sick

B．sorry

C．wet

D．down

11.

A．remember

B．forget

C．regret

D．worry

12.

A．something

B．anything

C．anyone

D．someone

13.

A．laughed

B．left

C．shouted

D．stopped

14.

A．take

B．break

C．laugh

D．keep

15.

A．faith

B．habit

C．wisdom

D．courage

16.

A．changing

B．washing

C．fighting

D．eating

17.

A．body

B．chest

C．heads

D．leg

18.

A．welcomed

B．break up

C．cheered up

D．followed

19.

A．material

B．mental

C．spiritual

D．physical

20.

A．exciting

B．precious

C．considerable

D．upset

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Challenges of life remind me of my days in senior high school which I joined in the military training. It was the first time I have lived far away from my home, so I found difficult to fit in. And the trained officer was strict with me. I once think I could not stick to the end. And anyway, I succeeded. The trials made it much easy for me to adapt to life, and the difficulty I came across have now all become a precious memory in my life. In a short, I have learned to regard the challenges of life like a stepping stone to future success.

9 . I come from one of those families where you have to yell at the dinner table to get in a word. Everyone has a strong __________, and talks at the same time, and no one has a __________ leading to heated arguments. We often talk or even debate with each other on different topics. __________ a family like mine has made me more __________ about the world around me, making me tend to question anything anyone tells me. But it has also made me realize that I’m not a good listener. And when I say “listening”, I’m not __________ to the nodding-your-head-and-__________-answering-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-see variety. I mean the kind of listening where you find yourself deeply __________ with the person you’re speaking with, when his story becomes so __________ that your world becomes less about you and more about him. No, I was never very good at that.

I spent summer in South Africa two years ago. I worked for a good non-profit __________ called Noah, which works __________ on behalf of children affected by AIDS. But __________ you asked me what I really did in South Africa, I’d tell you one thing: I listened, and I listened. Sometimes I __________, but mostly listened.

And had I not spent two months __________, I might have missed the __________ moment when a quiet little girl at one of Noah’s community centers, orphaned（孤儿）at the age of three, whispered after a long __________, “I love you.”

________ that summer, I knew how to hear. I could sit down with anyone and hear their __________ and nod and respond at the __________ time—but most of the time I was __________ about the next words out of my own mouth. Ever since my summer in South Africa, I have noticed that it’s in those moments when my mouth is closed and my __________ is wide open that I’ve learned the most about other people, and perhaps about myself.

1.

A．qualification

B．influence

C．opinion

D．assumption

2.

A．commitment

B．problem

C．schedule

D．request

3.

A．Belonging to

B．Believing in

C．Bringing up

D．Struggling for

4.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．nervous

D．adventurous

5.

A．objecting

B．appealing

C．turning

D．referring

6.

A．rudely

B．loudly

C．politely

D．gratefully

7.

A．identifying

B．quarreling

C．debating

D．competing

8.

A．vivid

B．magical

C．mind-numbing

D．time-consuming

9.

A．school

B．organization

C．factory

D．church

10.

A．effortlessly

B．timelessly

C．aimlessly

D．tirelessly

11.

A．unless

B．because

C．although

D．if

12.

A．applauded

B．spoke

C．wept

D．complained

13.

A．studying

B．traveling

C．listening

D．working

14.

A．touching

B．frustrating

C．astonishing

D．fascinating

15.

A．delay

B．course

C．journey

D．silence

16.

A．Before

B．After

C．Except

D．Since

17.

A．needs

B．stories

C．comments

D．cases

18.

A．valuable

B．free

C．right

D．same

19.

A．talking

B．arguing

C．learning

D．thinking

20.

A．sympathy

B．spirit

C．mind

D．family

10 . I have to admit that I have changed a lot. I had introduced myself to others by saying, “Hi, I am J’s mother” or “A’s mom” rather than my own name. Another mother ________ asked me, “And do you have a(n) ________?”

My friend ________ me a few days before. I kept on talking for five minutes about my ________. When I ________, she asked, “So, is there anything going on with ________?”

At first, I didn’t understand ________ she was asking me that. Hadn’t I just told her what was going on with me? But then I realized that ________ I said had actually been about myself. It was all about my kids. I love being a mom. The kids were my world. ________, it was my kids’ world, and I just lived in it and ________ it didn’t fall apart.

The phone call with my friend made me ________ that I needed to start thinking about who else I am ________ being a mother. I realized that to be a good ________, I also had to be my own person—not just someone who only ________ to take care of other people.

I joined a club and started doing some volunteer work. I took a writing class online. I am now a regular ________ to several magazines and write a monthly blog. I don’t make a lot of money by writing, but I feel more ________ as a person. I am ________ and growing, and that makes me more ________ and a better mother.

Now when I ________ myself, I say, “Hi, my name is Randi,” and it feels ________ to be me.

1.

A．actually

B．generally

C．gradually

D．eventually

2.

A．identification

B．job

C．family

D．name

3.

A．visited

B．blamed

C．called

D．recognized

4.

A．complaint

B．children

C．responsibility

D．career

5.

A．accelerated

B．finished

C．yawned

D．choked

6.

A．you

B．them

C．me

D．us

7.

A．why

B．how

C．if

D．when

8.

A．all

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

9.

A．What’s more

B．Or rather

C．On the contrary

D．After all

10.

A．found out

B．made sure

C．tried out

D．held back

11.

A．imagine

B．appreciate

C．realize

D．suspect

12.

A．on account of

B．in addition to

C．in terms of

D．by means of

13.

A．friend

B．employee

C．mother

D．wife

14.

A．appeared

B．used

C．grew

D．existed

15.

A．contributor

B．inspector

C．surveyor

D．accountant

16.

A．contradictory

B．disturbed

C．compromised

D．fulfilled

17.

A．sacrificing

B．struggling

C．learning

D．scolding

18.

A．merciful

B．pitiful

C．objective

D．delighted

19.

A．enjoy

B．introduce

C．ease

D．betray

20.

A．fantastic

B．desperate

C．ambitious

D．awkward