2 . On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He was _______ at Mill High Church in Denver.

Jack’s topic for the event was his ________, the Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. During his presentation, Jack reached for his _______, poured out $100 bill and said, “Who wants this?” _______shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would ________. But I jumped up, ran up the stairs to the stage, and _______ the bill from his hand. As I was launching myself in the air, all sorts of thoughts ________ through my mind: “Was I about to lose ______ in front of 800 people? Would they call security and pull me from the ________?” But my desire for bold action was ________ than any of the other voices of ________.

As I took the bill from his hand, Jack ________ to me and said, “Yes! That’s it! We can’t _______ around for the opportunities to come to us. We must take action to ______ what we say we want!”

I remember the crowd, ________ desiring like that hundred dollar bill, while they sat _______ to their chairs. What were they waiting for?

For many of us, patterns of waiting and searching begin in childhood. We ______ the gifts of life are just around the corner, that anywhere is ______than here and that one day we will arrive and everything will be OK. So we don’t try, we give up, and we forget who we are. We are afraid to succeed, afraid to fail, and afraid to say we are _______. But as Wayne Gretzky said: “You’ll always _______ 100% of the shots you don’t take!”

1.

A．selling

B．signing

C．donating

D．speaking

2.

A．experience

B．book

C．novel

D．lecture

3.

A．bag

B．suitcase

C．wallet

D．pocket

4.

A．Hands

B．Heads

C．Arms

D．Faces

5.

A．reach

B．help

C．favor

D．select

6.

A．accepted

B．seized

C．pulled

D．picked

7.

A．sent

B．got

C．rushed

D．formed

8.

A．freedom

B．heart

C．dignity

D．hope

9.

A．stage

B．crowd

C．hall

D．chair

10.

A．better

B．lower

C．faster

D．louder

11.

A．pain

B．doubt

C．disagreement

D．eagerness

12.

A．shouted

B．explained

C．turned

D．got

13.

A．wait

B．hope

C．look

D．care

14.

A．employ

B．challenge

C．express

D．create

15.

A．mostly

B．usually

C．mainly

D．generally

16.

A．supported

B．glued

C．trapped

D．caught

17.

A．hear

B．assume

C．suspect

D．witness

18.

A．safer

B．better

C．warmer

D．richer

19.

A．afraid

B．hopeless

C．nervous

D．angry

20.

A．desire

B．obtain

C．miss

D．forget

3 . 短文改错

Challenges of life are of great importance in our grow. It reminds me my days when I joined in the military training after I entered senior high school. It was the first time I have lived away from my home, so I found it difficultly to fit in. And the training officer was strict with myself. I once thought I couldn’t be stick to the end. But anyway, I made it. The trials made it easy for me to adapt to my future life, but the difficulties I came across have now become the precious memory in my life.

In short, learning to regard the challenges of life as a stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.

4 . Have you ever given a thought to inspiration？In fact, inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might_________, and sometimes, it can come from the most_________places.

I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder. Okorafor was told that a simple operation could_________it. But when she woke up from her_________, she found that she couldn’t move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got_________later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her _________as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also_________a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This_________woman inspired her and helped her_________her pain. “I felt myself become__________,” she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We__________know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a__________, most of my inspiration comes from other people’s music. But I also find__________in other places. Books, movies and__________just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

__________, I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I’ve seen it plenty of times before; it’s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it__________.I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the__________. It’s not done yet, but the music I’m working on now is heavily__________by the movie’s setting and characters.

Anything can__________us. You just have to be__________to catch inspiration when it hits.

1.

A．work

B．hit

C．exist

D．pass

2.

A．interesting

B．ordinary

C．unexpected

D．dangerous

3.

A．fix

B．make

C．remove

D．control

4.

A．dream

B．shock

C．recovery

D．operation

5.

A．well

B．bad

C．worried

D．annoyed

6.

A．curiosity

B．pain

C．anger

D．fear

7.

A．asked

B．met

C．imagined

D．visited

8.

A．confident

B．smart

C．honest

D．magical

9.

A．forget

B．recognize

C．describe

D．practice

10.

A．richer

B．better

C．busier

D．quieter

11.

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

D．still

12.

A．director

B．dancer

C．musician

D．writer

13.

A．tips

B．messages

C．examples

D．ideas

14.

A．even

B．again

C．not

D．only

15.

A．In short

B．In addition

C．For example

D．After all

16.

A．differently

B．perfectly

C．vividly

D．smoothly

17.

A．story

B．song

C．play

D．film

18.

A．changed

B．supported

C．disturbed

D．influenced

19.

A．impress

B．inspire

C．amuse

D．challenge

20.

A．free

B．thankful

C．ready

D．careful

5 . Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station .We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car´s back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call The Law of the Garbage Truck.

Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.

I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, I’m not going to do anymore.

Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.

1. What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?

A．The taxi almost hit another car.

B．The taxi driver was injured.

C．The author scolded the driver of the other car.

D．The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.

2. How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?

A．He yelled back at the driver.

B．He sent the driver to the hospital.

C．He was friendly towards the driver.

D．He dumped some garbage in front of his car.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.

B．The author used to complain a lot.

C．The author used to have a lot of money.

D．The author used to be a good manager

4. According to the passage, what should you do if people dump garbage on you?

A．Ignore them and go on with our own work.

B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.

C．Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.

D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.

6 . It is impossible to perform consistently in a manner inconsistent with the way we see ourselves. In other words, we usually act in direct ___________ to our self-image. Nothing is more difficult to ___________ than changing outward actions without changing inward feelings.

One of the best ways to ___________ those inward feelings is to have some “success” under your belt (在以往的经历中). My daughter Elizabeth has a ___________ to be shy and wants to hold back on new experiences. But once she has ___________ to a situation, it’s “full steam ahead”. When she was in first grade, her school had a candy bar ___________. Each child was given thirty candy bars and was ___________ to sell every one of them. ___________ I picked up Elizabeth from school she was holding her “challenge” and needed some ___________ encouragement. It was time for a sales meeting with my new salesgirl.

All the way home I taught her how to sell candy bars. I ____________ each teaching point with half a dozen “You can do it—your smile will ____________ them over—I believe in you” phrases. By the end of our fifteen-minute ____________, the young lady sitting beside me had become a ____________ saleslady.

At the end of the day, all thirty bars had been sold. She excitedly ____________ as I tucked her into bed that night: “Oh God, thanks for the candy sale at school. It’s great.”

Elizabeth’s prayer reflects the heart’s ____________ of every person. We all want to be winners. The next day Elizabeth came home ____________ another box of candy bars. She’d exhausted the ____________ of friendly neighbors, and she was thrown into the cruel world of the unknown buyer. ____________ I offered encouragement and a few more selling tips. And she did it. The experience ____________ two days of selling, two sold-out performances, two happy people, and one boosted (提高的)____________. How we see ourselves reflects how others see us.

1.

A．opposition

B．response

C．preference

D．contrast

2.

A．accomplish

B．acknowledge

C．appreciate

D．allocate

3.

A．follow

B．control

C．injure

D．improve

4.

A．chance

B．tendency

C．need

D．competence

5.

A．turned

B．complained

C．warmed

D．submitted

6.

A．sale

B．delivery

C．present

D．bargain

7.

A．forced

B．ordered

C．challenged

D．warned

8.

A．When

B．While

C．If

D．Because

9.

A．negative

B．further

C．rough

D．positive

10.

A．decorated

B．surrounded

C．rewarded

D．classified

11.

A．get

B．take

C．win

D．look

12.

A．complaint

B．quarrel

C．amusement

D．drive

13.

A．committed

B．nervous

C．frightened

D．pretty

14.

A．wrote

B．prayed

C．recalled

D．recommended

15.

A．humor

B．impression

C．desire

D．justice

16.

A．toward

B．without

C．for

D．with

17.

A．wealth

B．emotion

C．supply

D．dignity

18.

A．Again

B．Deliberately

C．Instead

D．Eventually

19.

A．added to

B．amounted to

C．came to

D．catered for

20.

A．self-help

B．self-study

C．self-respect

D．self-image

7 . Last year, I took an improvisational (即兴的) comedy class. I made a successful attempt to_______my comfort zone and to have fun. One of the first things our teacher, Myles Goldin, told us to do whenever anyone made a mistake during an exercise was to_______our hands high in the air and_______, “Wahoo!” Within a couple of minutes of starting our first game, some students_______to catch the virtual (虚拟) ball. Suddenly, Goldin was leading us in a round of yelling “Wahoo!” Goldin was conveying a central_______; Mistakes are not only okay, they’re necessary building blocks of learning and creativity. “We should embrace and_______mistakes, because we couldn’t grow and create cool things without them,” she said.

An increasing number of teachers are also doing so by encouraging students to_______in direct experimentation. They are replacing the traditional “sage (智者) on stage” teaching style with“_______on the side.” Students must instead attempt to think_______, guided by a teacher’s careful questioning. This requires a lot of__________and error. Along the way, students learn to__________how failure often leads – inadvertently (无意中) — to new discoveries and inventions.

One such program involves the design and construction of a pinhole (针孔) camera. Students use materials such as an old shoebox and oatmeal container, and must apply concepts from all four STEM__________— science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Despite the apparent__________of the materials provided, the challenge requires knowledge of light and optics (光学), engineering design processes (such as meeting the customer needs), mathematical modeling and scientific experimentation.

The researchers found that learning outcomes were higher for students in science classes that take a student-centered__________. Some of these effects were both significant and sustainable (可持续的). For instance, a __________influence was measured on scores for tests taken 5.5 months after the original instruction. And the results appear to__________to all students — from kindergarten through college.

Learning from mistakes is hardly a(n)__________teaching or life philosophy. A century ago, after live months and more than 9,000 experiments, famed inventor Thomas Edison still wasn’t able to make a new type of storage battery__________, according to a 1910 authorized biography. When a colleague__________all that effort had failed to produce any results, Edison retorted (反驳): “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of__________! I know several thousand things that won’ t work.”

1.

A．stretch

B．convey

C．establish

D．cover

2.

A．shake

B．reach

C．throw

D．clap

3.

A．roar

B．yell

C．cheer

D．crow

4.

A．struggled

B．failed

C．pretended

D．managed

5.

A．note

B．report

C．speech

D．message

6.

A．celebrate

B．approve

C．support

D．avoid

7.

A．take

B．engage

C．enter

D．occupy

8.

A．competitor

B．trainer

C．guide

D．partner

9.

A．positively

B．critically

C．personally

D．honestly

10.

A．intention

B．attempt

C．judgment

D．trial

11.

A．appreciate

B．enjoy

C．value

D．observe

12.

A．exercises

B．regulations

C．disciplines

D．tests

13.

A．rarity

B．hardship

C．variety

D．simplicity

14.

A．approach

B．access

C．test

D．chance

15.

A．primitive

B．predictable

C．potential

D．positive

16.

A．fit

B．contribute

C．apply

D．occur

17.

A．new

B．unique

C．advanced

D．unknown

18.

A．solve

B．move

C．work

D．promote

19.

A．took out

B．pointed out

C．handed out

D．picked out

20.

A．inventions

B．experiments

C．batteries

D．results

8 . I’m proud of myself for this kindness I did last night. I did it ________ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to _______, because by sharing 1 am also sharing the ________ and more self-centered side of myself.

It was last night and I ________ my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I ________ a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ________ and usually either catches a taxi home or _______ for an hour waiting for _______ staff member and friend of here to finish work.

In the past I’ve ________ to drive her home as she ________ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to ________ straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”.

So I tried to ________ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out (偷溜) to the _______ without letting her see me and _______ without offering her a lift.

Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me ________ her and put myself in her shoes. She had young ________ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now _______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered.She_______. And of course, she was extremely ________.

Well, I learned a great ________ last night about not being so self-centered and selfish!

1.

A．nervously

B．proudly

C．exactly

D．carefully

2.

A．share

B．remark

C．do

D．consider

3.

A．pleasure

B．respect

C．honour

D．selfish

4.

A．changed

B．kept

C．finished

D．missed

5.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．followed

D．helped

6.

A．home

B．choice

C．friend

D．car

7.

A．hangs around

B．hides away

C．watches over

D．calms down

8.

A．each

B．another

C．either

D．that

9.

A．hated

B．happened

C．offered

D．refused

10.

A．works

B．lives

C．plays

D．remains

11.

A．fly

B．ride

C．drive

D．walk

12.

A．remind

B．avoid

C．attract

D．please

13.

A．workroom

B．office

C．playground

D．park

14.

A．therefore

B．even

C．however

D．instead

15.

A．rely on

B．spy on

C．look at

D．point at

16.

A．neighbors

B．pets

C．children

D．friends

17.

A．since

B．although

C．as

D．if

18.

A．accepted

B．hesitated

C．approached

D．urged

19.

A．reliable

B．upset

C．generous

D．grateful

20.

A．gift

B．lesson

C．treasure

D．method

9 . My Hero

What does it mean to be a hero? I think a hero is someone who goes out of his way to make others happy. My hero is Mr. Wright, my chorus(合唱队) teacher.

When I was 12 years old, my grandparents passed away. I was really close to them, and losing them was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to __ through. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or think; I felt like I couldn’t even breathe. It was as if my whole world had fallen down from under me, and I__ into this huge hole of depression(抑郁).

__I was battling depression, I was determined to make my high school years the best of my life. It was difficult to be __, but I had to try. I joined Women’s Choir. Mr. Wright was the choral director and he was so funny that the first day, I just knew I had made the best ____ of my life.

As the year progressed, I loved chorus more and more. I began to smile again and really enjoy ____.

Then one day that all changed. My friends—or those that I thought were my friends—started talking about me behind my back. I was ____ , and I sat by myself. Mr. Wright came over and asked what was wrong. The look in his eyes told me that I could ____him. Trying hard to ____ back tears, I told him the whole story.

When I finished, he nodded and told me, “If you never learn anything from me, learn this: No one is worth__your joy.” What Mr. Wright said really ____ a chord (心弦) in my heart. He ____ cared about me and what was going on. I’ll never be able to thank him enough, because he not only saved me but has ____ every day of it since. Any time I feel like giving ___, I remember Mr. Wright’s words and push forward.

I’m proud to say that I__ my depression, and I’m now a senior. I’m still a ____ of chorus, and now I’m also in the best choir at my school.

Mr. Wright is a hero ___ everyone he meets. He cares about every single person who walks through his door, and he loves what he does more than any other teacher I’ve known. That’s ____ he deserves to be Educator of the Year. He deserves the ____ not just this year but every year.

I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet you, Mr. Wright. You are an_____ teacher, and I hope you realize that. You’re my hero.

1.

A．put

B．walk

C．run

D．go

2.

A．looked

B．broke

C．fell

D．turned

3.

A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．Once

4.

A．happy

B．calm

C．smart

D．confident

5.

A．suggestion

B．decision

C．effort

D．offer

6.

A．care

B．nature

C．health

D．life

7.

A．refused

B．forgotten

C．hurt

D．trapped

8.

A．trust

B．impress

C．respect

D．satisfy

9.

A．set

B．fight

C．take

D．call

10.

A．stealing

B．sharing

C．hiding

D．feeling

11.

A．braked

B．struck

C．played

D．shook

12.

A．cheerfully

B．normally

C．exactly

D．truly

13.

A．made

B．started

C．understood

D．influenced

14.

A．off

B．out

C．up

D．away

15.

A．beat

B．suffered

C．developed

D．saved

16.

A．leader

B．part

C．fan

D．dancer

17.

A．about

B．with

C．to

D．at

18.

A．when

B．what

C．where

D．why

19.

A．title

B．job

C．help

D．name

20.

A．amusing

B．ambitious

C．amazing

D．advanced

10 . I have a degree in business. However, it was my father’s decision for me to follow a business major(专业). He thought that having a business degree would make me more competitive and provide me with more available options in entering a global marketplace. I took his advice. However, even though my college experiences were fantastic, I still had no interest in any field of commerce, let alone having a long-term career(职业) as a businesswoman.

After I graduated, I worked as a marketing planner at a computer company. My pay and working environment were great; however, I still didn’t feel happy doing something that I wasn’t interested in. After two months of working there, I made up my mind to quit and decided to do what I love, namely teaching English. I have now been an English teacher for over twenty years. I love my job and love being with my students.

If you are in a place where you don’t love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really enthusiastic about, and what you truly want for your life. Don’t rush to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could make you happy. The important thing is that you are happy and then you are able to bring happiness to people around you. Therefore, you will be a success. There is a quote(引语) that says, “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

1. How did the author feel about her major at college?

A．Nervous.

B．Doubtful.

C．Disappointed.

D．Uninterested.

2. What made the author quit her first job?

A．The dissatisfactory salary.	B．Her sticking to her true liking.
C．Her father’s desire and arrangement.	D．The second job’s better working environment.

3. Why is a quote used in paragraph 3?

A．To show how to be successful in life.	B．To introduce a way to find a good job.
C．To inform the root of living a happy life.	D．To tell the importance of changing jobs.

4. Who is the text targeted at?

A．Teachers.

B．Parents.

C．Job hunters .

D．Top students.