1 . For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.

This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about "New Year’s resolutions(愿望)” - living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don't feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.

New Year’s Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.

This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same-I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.

A lot of people feel that New Year’s Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the "New Year's kiss" and "resolutions" create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can't New Year be about friends?

1. What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph I probably mean?

A．Family.	B．Living abroad.
C．Home.	D．Staying with friends.

2. Why doesn't the author care about "New Year's resolutions"?

A．New Year’s resolutions cannot be reached.

B．His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.

C．It's meaningless to make any big changes in life.

D．Making New Year's resolutions creates much pressure.

3. What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?

A．Life is peaceful and enjoyable.

B．Living abroad is a happy experience.

C．Staying with friends makes one feel at home.

D．Travelling abroad enriches one's life experience.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．New Year's Celebration:How?	B．True Friendship: What?
C．Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated?	D．Change:Plan it or Make it?

2 . A girl complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her.

Without a ______, the father took his daughter to the kitchen. He filled three pots with ______ and placed each on a high ______. In one he placed carrots, in the second eggs, and in the last coffee beans. The daughter sucked her teeth and waited ______, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes the father turned off the heat. He ______ the carrots and eggs out and placed them in two plates. Then he poured the coffee into a cup.

He asked ______, “Darling, what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee.” she replied.

He asked her to ______ the carrots. She did and said they were ______. Then he asked her to take an egg and ______ it. After pulling off the shell, she ______ the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee. She ______, as she tasted its rich aroma (芳香).

“What does it ______, Father?” She asked.

He explained that each of them had ______ the same adversity (困境), boiling water, but each reacted ______. The carrot went in strong and hard but it turned soft and ______. The egg had been fragile, but after sitting through the boiling water its ______ became hardened. The coffee beans were ______, however, after they were in the boiling water, they had ______ the water.

“Which are you?” Father asked his daughter. She was then wordless as if ______ in thought.

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you ______? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

1.

A．comment

B．joy

C．result

D．word

2.

A．milk

B．water

C．sand

D．oil

3.

A．place

B．roof

C．fire

D．stove

4.

A．angrily

B．impatiently

C．quietly

D．nervously

5.

A．fished

B．handed

C．picked

D．pulled

6.

A．coldly

B．eagerly

C．gently

D．slowly

7.

A．feel

B．eat

C．get

D．wash

8.

A．red

B．hot

C．soft

D．fresh

9.

A．draw

B．see

C．try

D．break

10.

A．cut

B．observed

C．touched

D．hold

11.

A．agreed

B．hesitated

C．smiled

D．cried

12.

A．become

B．mean

C．have

D．want

13.

A．escaped

B．found

C．realized

D．faced

14.

A．differently

B．quickly

C．immediately

D．positively

15.

A．small

B．bad

C．weak

D．mild

16.

A．heart

B．inside

C．content

D．surface

17.

A．black

B．tasty

C．solid

D．unique

18.

A．mixed

B．dyed

C．change

D．ruined

19.

A．absorbed

B．trapped

C．got

D．pushed

20.

A．do

B．respond

C．explain

D．behave

3 . One day, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day and I was feeling ______ . As I paid for the gas, the attendant said, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a ______ question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don't look ______.” he replied and continued to tell me my skin appeared ______.

By the time I left, I was a little ______ . About a block away, I ______ to the side of the road to look at my face ______ the mirror. Was everything all right? Had I picked up ______ rare disease? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a slight ______ somewhere in my body.

The next time I went into that gas station, I ______ what had happened: The place had recently been painted a bright yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside ___________ as though they were sick! That was the truth. ______ , I let that short conversation change my attitude for an entire day. His _____ observation affected the way I felt and acted.

This experience made me think a lot. It is the same with life, in which attitude ________ . The way we look at life determines how we feel and how we _______. If we expect something to turn out _______ , it probably will. But the _______ also works in reverse. If we expect good things to happen, they ________ do. An optimistic attitude, I believe, is not a luxury but a(an) ________. So after that, I chose to highlight the _______ throughout the rest of my life.

1.

A．great

B．excited

C．sick

D．uncomfortable

2.

A．considerate

B．thoughtful

C．strange

D．funny

3.

A．happy

B．comfortable

C．satisfied

D．well

4.

A．grey

B．yellow

C．black

D．red

5.

A．angry

B．uneasy

C．painful

D．unbelievable

6.

A．pulled over

B．pulled in

C．pulled out

D．pulled through

7.

A．on

B．at

C．over

D．in

8.

A．certain

B．some

C．several

D．anxiety

9.

A．comfort

B．relief

C．pain

D．anxiety

10.

A．picked out

B．put out

C．turned out

D．figured out

11.

A．feel

B．behave

C．look

D．see

12.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

13.

A．kind

B．helpful

C．rude

D．negative

14.

A．matters

B．affects

C．decides

D．speaks

15.

A．work

B．perform

C．learn

D．believe

16.

A．smoothly

B．badly

C．well

D．positively

17.

A．principle

B．saying

C．meaning

D．sentence

18.

A．usually

B．certainly

C．definitely

D．seldom

19.

A．imagination

B．tool

C．necessity

D．alternative

20.

A．important

B．useful

C．positive

D．special

4 . 你校美国交换生 Clement很喜欢中华成语故事，看到下面的图片，想了解关于此图片的具体信息，请你用英语给他写一篇短文。内容包括：

1. 描述画面；
2. 概述其含义；
3. 谈谈个人感想。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 . I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I______ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ______ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package ______. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got______. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my______quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move ______ to make room for me to get to the ______.

I stepped out, complaining about the ______ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.

A woman was coming across the lot in my ______. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I ______ that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I ______ myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ______ day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a______. So I did what I could in a minute______ she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat ______.Then her face softened and her shoulders______. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other. I continued to smile all the way to my ______. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.

From then on, I became aware of people's ______ and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that ______ every day to let it ______ me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

1.

A．found

B．helped

C．troubled

D．enjoyed

2.

A．possessions

B．packages

C．chances

D．dollars

3.

A．lifted

B．cashed

C．weighed

D．carried

4.

A．pleased

B．disappointed

C．delighted

D．annoyed

5.

A．business

B．choice

C．situation

D．attitude

6.

A．away

B．about

C．along

D．aside

7.

A．counter

B．cashier

C．exit

D．entrance

8.

A．weather

B．service

C．work

D．purchase

9.

A．satisfaction

B．decision

C．direction

D．imagination

10.

A．announced

B．discovered

C．proved

D．noticed

11.

A．trusted

B．recognized

C．hid

D．persuaded

12.

A．rough

B．bright

C．big

D．nice

13.

A．gentleman

B．stranger

C．customer

D．passenger

14.

A．until

B．though

C．before

D．since

15.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．excited

D．confused

16.

A．trembled

B．raised

C．relaxed

D．tightened

17.

A．car

B．office

C．home

D．doctor

18.

A．appearances

B．reactions

C．conversations

D．expressions

19.

A．treatment

B．awareness

C．conclusion

D．achievement

20.

A．remind

B．show

C．give

D．tell

6 . I have a degree in business. But it was my father's_______for me to seek to attain a business _______He thought that having a business major would_______me more available choices and make me more_______in entering a global labor market. I_______his advice. However, even though my college experiences were_______,I had no interest in any_______0f commerce, let alone having a long-term career as a businesswoman.

After I_______，I worked as a marketing planner at a computer company. My_______and working environment were great; yet I________didn't feel happy doing something that held little ________for me. After two months of working there, I made up my mind to________and decided to do what I love, namely________history.I have now been doing this job for over twenty years.I am ________of being with my students.

If you are in a________Where you don't love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really________about, and what you truly want for your life. Don't________to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could bring________to you.

I like this motto "Success is not the key to happiness.________happiness is the key to success."

Happiness________the inside of you, not from the outside. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

1.

A．ambition

B．commitment

C．decision

D．response

2.

A．experience

B．position

C．activity

D．major

3.

A．guarantee

B．save

C．leave

D．pass

4.

A．independent

B．competitive

C．energetic

D．flexible

5.

A．ignored

B．valued

C．took

D．opposed

6.

A．fantastic

B．awkward

C．painful

D．plain

7.

A．paper

B．field

C．college

D．job

8.

A．matured

B．graduated

C．succeeded

D．trained

9.

A．future

B．dream

C．scholarship

D．pay

10.

A．only

B．also

C．still

D．even

11.

A．advantage

B．appeal

C．chance

D．trouble

12.

A．quit

B．continue

C．consider

D．wait

13.

A．promoting

B．writing

C．teaching

D．studying

14.

A．fond

B．tired

C．proud

D．careful

15.

A．firm

B．game

C．story

D．place

16.

A．anxious

B．optimistic

C．enthusiastic

D．nervous

17.

A．rush

B．hesitate

C．intend

D．stop

18.

A．love

B．joy

C．confidence

D．knowledge

19.

A．As a result

B．On the whole

C．In the meanwhile

D．On the contrary

20.

A．applies to

B．spreads to

C．differs from

D．arises from

7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I am filled with great anxiety. Therefore, I couldn’t be absorbed in studies, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got extreme discouraged. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approached me and said, “It is natural that in life we all have moment when we can’t achieve what we want it. Don’t allow them to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.” Her words were reminder which provided myself with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently, I gained what I deserved.

So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life.

8 . On my first day of high school, going into math class, I was pointed and laughed at by two of my classmates. I initially thought my fly was open, or that something was stuck in my teeth. But as I took my seat, I heard one student whisper, “Why is a black boy taking Honors?” So, my fly wasn’t open. An honors level class had simply been taken by a student whose skin was brown.

Many people think my clothes should be big enough for me to live in, or expect me to listen to only “black music.” In seventh grade, a group of my classmates fixed their cold stares on my clothes. They called out to me, “Go get your gangsta clothes.” In one of my Spanish classes, the teacher asked me, “Do you like rap music or rock music more?” I replied, “Rock.” The look of shock on my classmates’ faces made me uncomfortable.

Now I still take all Honors courses. I still wear clothes that fit me. My music library covers from rock to pop to techno, and almost everything in between. When it comes to choosing my friends, I am still colorblind. I continue to do my best to work in school in order to reach my goals; and yet, when I look in the mirror, I still see skin of that same brown.

I believe in being myself. I believe that I myself should decide who I am and what actions I take in life. In high school, popularity often depends on your willingness to follow trends. And I’ve been told that it doesn’t get much easier going into adulthood. But the only other option is to sacrifice my personality for the satisfaction and approval of others. This can be appealing, but I’m not going to do that.

1. Why did his classmates laugh at him?

A．His fly was open.

B．Something was stuck in his teeth.

C．He went into the wrong classroom.

D．They had prejudice against him.

2. What are black people usually believed to do?

A．Listen to rap music.	B．Wear small clothes.
C．Take Honors courses.	D．Attend Spanish classes.

3. What does the underlined word “colorblind” probably mean?

A．Making friends of the same skin color.

B．Having no idea what friends to make.

C．Treating people equally and fairly.

D．Feeling hurt and offended inside.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Following Popular Trends	B．Being Content with Myself
C．Having Faith in Skin Color	D．Changing My Personality

9 . Today we spent the morning going through our personal belongings. We were looking for items to______for free at a local park. Not just any items but things people really______. Our aim was not to find things we no longer______but things we use every day that would be______to others.

We packed these things______the box and added some small toys. We added a list of local addresses and phone numbers of local______agencies. Inside the box a simple letter was placed. It______: “Please take these items and know that your life is important.______are difficult but these days will pass. We share what we have believing that it will______. Use the food to nurture your______and use the blankets to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human______can overcome anything. Do not hold your head______for having a need to stay warm. Someday please do the same when you can.”

This kind______was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was______because it was the right to do. We have often seen______people at the park where we left the belongings. I______that my wife had put her favorite green coat into the box. I asked if she was______about it and she just replied that it had a hood (兜帽). Her answer told me why it is I who love her. She liked the coat but knew the hood could______someone from the rain.

Who knows where these gifts of______will go? How many uses can a blanket serve______what it was designed to do? We never go back and see what happens. It is unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts.

1.

A．put off

B．put up

C．give away

D．give up

2.

A．needed

B．collected

C．produced

D．searched

3.

A．accepted

B．wanted

C．carried

D．bought

4.

A．wonderful

B．beautiful

C．hopeful

D．useful

5.

A．around

B．upon

C．into

D．above

6.

A．working

B．parking

C．delivering

D．helping

7.

A．spoke

B．read

C．marked

D．indicated

8.

A．Ways

B．Problems

C．Times

D．Situations

9.

A．matter

B．continue

C．change

D．depend

10.

A．body

B．mind

C．brain

D．muscle

11.

A．liberty

B．sprit

C．health

D．wisdom

12.

A．forward

B．aside

C．around

D．down

13.

A．attempt

B．manner

C．act

D．habit

14.

A．suddenly

B．simply

C．strangely

D．usually

15.

A．Aimless

B．homeless

C．childless

D．friendless

16.

A．believed

B．dreamed

C．approve

D．noticed

17.

A．sure

B．regretful

C．worried

D．anxious

18.

A．separate

B．prevent

C．shelter

D．hold

19.

A．affection

B．sympathy

C．generosity

D．honesty

20.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．better than

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

From the first day I arrived in Kunming, I had my understanding of China     1    (change). Far from being narrow-minded and hostile to     2    (foreign) ，people came up to talk to me the first time I went out on the street. It happened to be all in Chinese, so I didn’t understand much,     3    it did cause me to rethink my assumptions.

As my Chinese improved, this continued throughout my stay, from my landlord introducing me to people who could help us learn Chinese to     4    (get) to know the couple who ran a noodle restaurant nearby.

If you’re interested in other people, their culture, and their language, they’ll be    5    (friend) to you. China isn’t     6    exception.

Don’t judge a country by its media coverage,     7    (especial) some Western media, which have much prejudice.

I saw a very different kind of China with my own eyes. Kunming,     8     I lived for most of my stay, wasn’t much polluted. I had frank conversations with Chinese people about almost everything.

Still China     9    (develop) ，but the economic growth means that most people     10     (see) their living standards improve rapidly in the last 20 years. People I spoke with were generally optimistic about the future.