1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One evening I was going back from a supermarket. As I approached my car, I noticed one person     1     (stand) beside me. He was a person who     2     (consider) as a bum(流浪汉).It seemed     3     he had no car, no home and no job. I expected that he would ask me     4     money, but he didn't. He only said, "Your car is very nice. ”

After several moments of     5     (silent), I asked him if he needed help and his response was astonishing. I will never forget those simple three words that I heard from him, "Don't we all?” It was a true discovery to me. I needed help. Although I had money and a place     6    (sleep), but I recognized that I needed help too. Then I opened my wallet and gave him enough money to get a meal and room to stay in for a day.     7     (sudden), I understood that no matter how much money, achievements, luxury goods(奢侈品)we have, we all need help. And on     8     other hand, no matter how poor you are, how many material     9    (problem) you have, you still might offer your help to others. You still might be giving. Even it's just a nice word, you can give that and it can be     10     (value) to other persons.

2 . I had worked for long at the same dead-end job with no pay increases. _________ I was considering leaving the profession when being offered the job of Office Manager for a company. My task was to turn the company _________.

The _________ knew that would be no easy task, so he offered me good salary. I accepted it. Later, my husband joined me and became my colleague. With our efforts together, our company earn more money as planned. So I was _________, becoming State Manager with a big salary increase. We bought a large home and beautiful cars, and seemed to be living the American Dream.

Later, _________ the downturn in the economy the company reorganized and my _________ was removed, and so was my husband’s. _________, we got new ones, but made minimum wages. We had to move into a tiny apartment. It was _________. I measured personal success by how many big and expensive things I _________. Without them, I felt unsuccessful.

Our loss forced us to ____________ what we really wanted out of life. We realized that to keep that company afloat, we had been so ____________ every day that we had sacrificed time that should have been spent with our family and friends. We had ____________ important births, graduations and weddings. We knew we needed a change. Now-years later-we are living a more ____________ life. Our home is ____________ but it’s fully paid for. We don’t have many things that need dusting-only the necessities. Now we are truly living and ____________ the American Dream.

1.

A．So

B．Though

C．Because

D．However

2.

A．significant

B．challenging

C．appealing

D．profitable

3.

A．partner

B．boss

C．customer

D．employee

4.

A．hired

B．comforted

C．promoted

D．developed

5.

A．owing to

B．regardless of

C．in case of

D．in spite of

6.

A．position

B．allowance

C．chance

D．office

7.

A．Casually

B．Apparently

C．Gradually

D．Fortunately

8.

A．amusing

B．discouraging

C．disturbing

D．surprising

9.

A．designed

B．possessed

C．allocated

D．donated

10.

A．ignore

B．inform

C．consider

D．convince

11.

A．confident

B．confused

C．natural

D．occupied

12.

A．remembered

B．missed

C．mentioned

D．loved

13.

A．boring

B．demanding

C．privileged

D．relaxing

14.

A．modest

B．unusual

C．comfortable

D．spacious

15.

A．expecting

B．suffering

C．enjoying

D．replacing

3 . After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance: curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together.

Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) count for much more than ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, "Why? Why? Why? "

Fortunately, curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them.

＂The great man, "said Mencius (孟子)，is he who does not lose his child's heart. "Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd.   And the crowd desires only the calm and restful average. It encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied.

Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation. But once having met and liked them, we think how terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.

How should you start so as not to become discouraged? I think of one friend who couldn't arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. Now she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement.

One way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven't any special ability? Most people don't; there are only a few geniuses. You haven't any time? That's good, because it's always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking. You're too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.

However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you'll never be more alive than you are at this moment.

1. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to

A．propose a definition

B．make a comparison

C．reach a conclusion

D．present an argument

2. What does the example of Galileo tell us?

A．Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.

B．Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.

C．Creativity results from challenging authority.

D．Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.

3. What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7?

A．Gaining success helps you become an expert.

B．The genius tends to get things done creatively.

C．Lack of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.

D．You should remain modest when approaching perfection.

4. What could be the best title of the passage?

A．Curious Minds Never Feel Contented.

B．Reflections on Human Nature.

C．The keys to Achievement.

D．Never too Late to Learn.

4 . John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to _______ for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was _______, everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them _______. John was very satisfied with his performance and was very _______ that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager's phone _______. He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, “Sorry, I want to get some important _______ now. Please give me the book with the red _______ on that desk.” John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him _______. Holding the book, the manager _______ the phone and said, “Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.” John was ________ and wondered why. The manager said, “There are three ________. First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed and you took one ________. Third, I was answering the call. You should ________ to the desk to save time. These ________showed you are not a careful person.” Therefore, John didn't get the job.

We can learn a(n) ________ from John's experience. Some people don't ________ the details in our life. But it is the details that ________. Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even ________ our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the ________between quantity and quality. We should keep in mind that ________ comes first, without which quantity is of no significance.

1.

A．vote

B．apply

C．prepare

D．wait

2.

A．questioned

B．contacted

C．asked

D．interviewed

3.

A．generally

B．fluently

C．immediately

D．slowly

4.

A．confident

B．lucky

C．grateful

D．excited

5.

A．answered

B．rang

C．lost

D．called

6.

A．arrangement

B．information

C．response

D．insight

7.

A．picture

B．character

C．cover

D．mark

8.

A．politely

B．eagerly

C．purposely

D．quickly

9.

A．held on

B．picked up

C．hung up

D．searched for

10.

A．disappointed

B．surprised

C．helpless

D．worried

11.

A．reasons

B．results

C．collections

D．methods

12.

A．regularly

B．randomly

C．finally

D．certainly

13.

A．go

B．walk

C．move

D．run

14.

A．facts

B．details

C．parts

D．stories

15.

A．idea

B．lesson

C．skill

D．subject

16.

A．provide

B．mention

C．ignore

D．mind

17.

A．count

B．trouble

C．interest

D．impress

18.

A．describe

B．determine

C．replace

D．value

19.

A．balance

B．importance

C．selection

D．competition

20.

A．quantity

B．safety

C．quality

D．promise

5 . I once had an experience which helped me learn the real meaning of “put yourself in others’ shoes”. One day, while I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman _________ alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (电动代步车). There was only a _________ space between the line of people and the table, which she attempted to drive along. She drove over my foot but didn’t look back to say anything.

I got _________ and expected she would have apologized, but then I just decided to _________ it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. The lady and I _________ sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could _________ her scooter. After about half an hour, when she had _________ her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It wouldn’t start. She tried to turn the key several times _________ she telephoned the place she purchased it from. Sweat was _________ on her forehead, caused in part by anxiety, but __________ from embarrassment.

The place must have been local. An __________ turned up within 5 minutes. I couldn’t help overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had only just __________ the scooter that morning. She’d come to the coffee shop for a stress-rest, which was her very first __________ in it. I heard that she felt really __________ about driving it. She certainly wasn’t used to its speed, nor its __________, and this combination made it quite __________ to drive it through narrow gaps.

__________, I felt sympathy for the lady. It really didn’t __________ me at all that she’d driven over my foot. __________, I had made an assumption that a person doing that should apologize.

Next time you’re about to __________ someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have made a judgment about you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.

1.

A．paced

B．struggled

C．marched

D．walked

2.

A．wide

B．narrow

C．public

D．private

3.

A．annoyed

B．amused

C．worried

D．amazed

4.

A．discussed

B．made

C．deserve

D．dismissed

5.

A．followed up

B．took up

C．ended up

D．picked up

6.

A．drive

B．take

C．park

D．hold

7.

A．made

B．finished

C．ordered

D．poured

8.

A．after

B．until

C．unless

D．before

9.

A．covering

B．forming

C．moving

D．disappearing

10.

A．mostly

B．nearly

C．fairly

D．rarely

11.

A．waiter

B．policeman

C．engineer

D．customer

12.

A．collected

B．stolen

C．fixed

D．abandoned

13.

A．voyage

B．tour

C．exploration

D．outing

14.

A．concerned

B．excited

C．confident

D．nervous

15.

A．width

B．length

C．weight

D．height

16.

A．cool

B．convenient

C．stressful

D．strange

17.

A．Suddenly

B．Obviously

C．Hopefully

D．Previously

18.

A．strike

B．bother

C．satisfy

D．confuse

19.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Still

D．Besides

20.

A．challenge

B．hug

C．persuade

D．judge

6 . I have been so fortunate to receive kindness from everybody around, warmth from animals and mother nature. When I was_________up, I was taught_________to thank everything around with gratitude and regard everyone around with_________and kindness, just as my grandparents and parents did.

A long, long time ago, earlier in my career, I was_________for hiring a lot of people in key_________.Though I hired many, I didn't hire many more. One of my guiding principles was to always_________candidates with kindness and respect. But as many years went by, I was_________off because of the_________of our company and the severe economic pressure sweeping the country.

Like all the candidates I had_________, I was now the interviewee. That was__________for me. I went through a string of interviews, all__________. After one particular interview, at the end of the__________the interviewer asked if I remembered him. "No," I replied. "Well." he said__________, "you had interviewed me a few years ago and though I didn't get the job, I still__________how you treated me with kindness and respect. And now I would like to__________you for this job." Though I already knew it, living with kindness and respect__________.

As I shared my story with others on the Internet, I received many__________. Some thanked me for this__________share and many agreed that kindness does__________, saying although we may not be able to change the world around us in a（n）__________, our kindness will come back to us in one way or another. This is life.

1.

A．put

B．brought

C．picked

D．called

2.

A．slowly

B．suddenly

C．repeatedly

D．gradually

3.

A．surprise

B．comfort

C．relief

D．respect

4.

A．responsible

B．hungry

C．grateful

D．good

5.

A．careers

B．choices

C．positions

D．topics

6.

A．treat

B．adopt

C．assess

D．persuade

7.

A．set

B．taken

C．broken

D．laid

8.

A．intention

B．reform

C．fault

D．devotion

9.

A．punished

B．attacked

C．interviewed

D．studied

10.

A．strange

B．natural

C．obvious

D．lucky

11.

A．in order

B．in pain

C．in danger

D．in vain

12.

A．operation

B．process

C．movement

D．situation

13.

A．sadly

B．shyly

C．seriously

D．loudly

14.

A．regret

B．remember

C．expect

D．pretend

15.

A．fire

B．confuse

C．demand

D．hire

16.

A．paid off

B．picked up

C．cut off

D．cared for

17.

A．does

B．needs

C．likes

D．designs

18.

A．awful

B．awesome

C．wrong

D．humorous

19.

A．spread

B．donate

C．waste

D．appear

20.

A．mess

B．hurry

C．word

D．instant

7 . My son was playing with a bottle of bubbles. Dip the loop in the bottle, pull it out, and blow it to make bubbles. He understood the principle but was vainly _______ to blow bubbles. He would dip and dip and blow and blow, but alas, no _______. He _______ me the bottle and loop and asked me, “Daddy, can you make bubbles?”

I hadn’t blown bubbles in years. I am a _______ by education, fairly well-trained in surfactant (活性剂) technology. However, all that knowledge is completely _______. I was having no more _______ than my son. I dipped and puffed, _______ no bubbles.

After several _______ attempts, I changed strategies. _______ puffing on the loop of soapy water, I just gently breathed on it. My son ________ with delight as a big beautiful bubble formed and ________ away. I explained to him, “Son, you can’t blow hard. You must ever so ________ breathe on the loop to make bubbles.” He ________ his urgent desire to make big bubbles by blowing hard and followed my advice. Big bubbles!

There are some things that you can get with ________, but other things only ________ from the gentleness of a soft breath.

1.

A．trying

B．managing

C．expecting

D．acting

2.

A．changes

B．bubbles

C．results

D．drops

3.

A．lent

B．handed

C．threw

D．cast

4.

A．researcher

B．professional

C．chemist

D．parent

5.

A．out of date

B．of no use

C．in doubt

D．in trouble

6.

A．trial

B．confidence

C．patience

D．success

7.

A．even

B．thus

C．somehow

D．still

8.

A．fruitless

B．tough

C．unwilling

D．difficult

9.

A．Despite

B．Without

C．On

D．Except

10.

A．screamed

B．nodded

C．rushed

D．flew

11.

A．escaped

B．floated

C．burst

D．bounced

12.

A．silently

B．slightly

C．eagerly

D．gently

13.

A．freed

B．fueled

C．contained

D．reduced

14.

A．brain

B．action

C．force

D．science

15.

A．survive

B．separate

C．jumped

D．arise

8 . Isn’t it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture(培育) them and they still give you an unwanted crop?

I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to________this annoying weed called Bermuda grass. It was________stuff and it would really________if you didn't get it out by the________.

More recently when my wife and I bought our first home about 8 years ago, what I had to deal with was this certain part of weeds________to the Bermuda grass, which would also spread wildly.

After getting the inside of our home________, it was time to work on the outside. On my hands and knees I________attacked the weeds________a small hand spade getting each one out by the roots.

Just this spring I realized that one particular weed was no longer________but another one was in full________. So again, I got down on my hands and knees and got to work________them from my yard. When I ________the work, my yard was better off.

Sometimes our life can be so similar. We all have weeds in our life. These weeds can be challenges, setbacks, or________beliefs, and the list can be________.

The________when dealing with these weeds of_________is to get to the root of it and remove them one by one out and eventually you will________this round. And when another crop of weeds________, deal with them directly________they spread, because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it, it will give you more courage and________the next time a problem arises up.

1.

A．eat up

B．dig up

C．break up

D．put up

2.

A．passive

B．poisonous

C．sensitive

D．terrible

3.

A．spread

B．succeed

C．withdraw

D．compromise

4.

A．leaves

B．hands

C．spades

D．roots

5.

A．attractive

B．similar

C．fundamental

D．unknown

6.

A．counted

B．mended

C．appreciated

D．settled

7.

A．energetically

B．unsuccessfully

C．curiously

D．thankfully

8.

A．inside

B．with

C．off

D．on

9.

A．useful

B．deadly

C．different

D．common

10.

A．force

B．admission

C．detail

D．vain

11.

A．collecting

B．attending

C．ridding

D．distinguishing

12.

A．wore

B．contributed

C．finished

D．introduced

13.

A．familiar

B．religious

C．past

D．negative

14.

A．reasonable

B．endless

C．normal

D．certain

15.

A．progress

B．solution

C．disadvantage

D．permission

16.

A．life

B．school

C．house

D．factory

17.

A．interrupt

B．memorize

C．conquer

D．recognize

18.

A．shows up

B．shows off

C．takes up

D．takes off

19.

A．unless

B．even if

C．before

D．so that

20.

A．impression

B．depression

C．wisdom

D．satisfaction

9 . 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。

It is common that some people can accomplish very tough tasks while other can’t. In reality, no one can always avoid difficulties in life, but the results are quite differently. The difference lay in people’s different attitudes. Some people choose to face hardships bravely. We are determined to reach their destinations how many times they fail. Therefore, it’s just their perseverance which helps them make it in the end. Others may easily give up to whatever obstacle they meet, which can lead to nothing but failure.

In my view, keep on doesn’t necessarily mean success, but giving up absolutely means failures. If we can adopt such positive attitude, we are bound to achieve more than we expect.

10 . When you try too hard but you don’t succeed; when despite all your efforts you don’t get the results you need, give up and move on.     1       Confused? What is wrong with giving up?

Oh yes, we all have been trained and conditioned to work hard to achieve our dreams, and that is a good thing. The problem arises when all these inspirational quotes start confusing us. These messages tell people not to give up,     2       They tell one to “ try and try   again” until they succeed, but that amount of effort should only be put toward what you really want in life and one should never quit at what they think to be their life’s purpose.     3       If you suck at piano and you know it’s because you don’t even like the instrument, give it up. If no matter how hard you study you can hardly score an above average grade, don’t worry, your talent lies somewhere else. Not everybody is an A-student.

    4     Find out what you are good at, what makes you happy and then work on it. If you do, no one would have to tell you or inspire you not to give up because when you love something, you keep trying until you get it right and the enthusiasm flows from within. Don’t worry about what people will say or think, after all, it’s your life.    5    

A．Let go of your life goal and live in the moment.

B．You have to live it and you have to be your own boss.

C．Try to recognize your talent, your ability and your skills.

D．and it proves that only efforts can make a big difference.

E．Make timely adjustment and run in the opposite directions.

F．The rest is all just there to confuse and depress you, so don’t let it.

G．but they don’t tell you that it should only apply to your true dreams.