1 . It was her giggling(咯咯的笑)that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the____ Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet____ between teacher and student. When she finally____it over, she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
　　It was a hand-drawn____of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
　　 I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, ____, was working angrily as I struggled not to ____ I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some____to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself____
　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how____this was for me. I told them there must be a reason____and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
　　 As I____the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re____of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I____were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too____, too strict…
　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of____my students, I had begun commanding them to____ Where I thought I was driving them to success, I was ____ driving them away.
　　I had some apologies to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one____by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for ____
　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the____1.

A．note

B．advice

C．reason

D．help

2.

A．battle

B．competition

C．argument

D．conversation

3.

A．took

B．thought

C．turned

D．handed

4.

A．statue

B．graph

C．picture

D．poster

5.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．therefore

D．besides

6.

A．leave

B．cry

C．explain

D．argue

7.

A．good

B．harm

C．favor

D．punishment

8.

A．amused

B．controlled

C．uninterested

D．relaxed

9.

A．meaningful

B．forgetful

C．regretful

D．hurtful

10.

A．aside

B．above

C．beneath

D．behind

11.

A．wrote

B．finished

C．read

D．collected

12.

A．proud

B．fond

C．afraid

D．ashamed

13.

A．figured

B．promised

C．concluded

D．saw

14.

A．talkative

B．mean

C．clumsy

D．considerate

15.

A．forcing

B．encouraging

C．comforting

D．teaching

16.

A．appreciate

B．apologize

C．compromise

D．achieve

17.

A．actually

B．normally

C．immediately

D．generally

18.

A．decorated

B．offered

C．signed

D．bought

19.

A．thankfulness

B．forgiveness

C．compensation

D．communication

20.

A．friendship

B．education

C．knowledge

D．future

2 . It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” ____looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'11 ____ you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left____ on the floor．I ____ them cocoa and toast with jam ____ the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front door ____me. I looked in. The girl____the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat____ ," Lady ．．． are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Mercy, ____" I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）____ .
“Your cups match your saucers．”
Her voice was ____with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their ____against the wind．They hadn't said thank you．
They didn’t ____to. They had done more than that. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they____
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a ____over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things matched, too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and____the living room．The muddy prints of small scandals were still ____ on my floor. “____them be for a while,” I thought. Just ____I should begin to forget how ____I am.1.

A．when

B．after

C．while

D．until

2.

A．make

B．provide

C．do

D．cook

3.

A．signs

B．signals

C．marks

D．symbols

4.

A．showed

B．served

C．carried

D．supplied

5.

A．against

B．from

C．on

D．in

6.

A．beat

B．struck

C．got

D．noticed

7.

A．watched

B．lifted

C．held

D．put

8.

A．word

B．method

C．state

D．voice

9.

A．yes

B．sure

C．no

D．always

10.

A．suddenly

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．anxiously

11.

A．hungry

B．satisfied

C．pleased

D．curious

12.

A．books

B．papers

C．dishes

D．drinks

13.

A．dare

B．plan

C．want

D．need

14.

A．shone

B．matched

C．broke

D．equaled

15.

A．house

B．ceiling

C．roof

D．curtain

16.

A．washed

B．rubbed

C．wiped

D．tidied

17.

A．dry

B．gone

C．wet

D．new

18.

A．Made

B．Let

C．Got

D．Kept

19.

A．in case

B．as if

C．if only

D．only if

20.

A．nice

B．free

C．busy

D．rich

3 . When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．
Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as 1 watched 1 was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．
Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．
1. From the passage，we can learn that the author was       ．

A．an animal protector	B．the cat owner
C．a prison officer	D．a prisoner

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．

B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．

C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．

D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．

3. We can infer from the third paragraph that              ．

A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B．the American prison culture will be improved

C．the author is not content with the prison culture

D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Caring Makes Us Human．	B．Prison Culture is Important．
C．Animals Need Care．	D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．

4 . It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n) _______ injury. I had _______ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,_______ for the 3,000-meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed _______ me. I felt _______ as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray! "shouted the crowd. It was the loudest _______ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should _______, "I thought as I moved on. _______,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran _______ and decided not to ________ in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it, ________ my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer-- ________ than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and ________,the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys."
I was leaving ________ several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage! "one of them told me.
"Courage? I just ________ a race! "I thought.
"I would have given up on the first lap, "said another girl.
"We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly I regained ________ . I decided to ________ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always ________ in medals and victories, but in the ________ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ________ the people who don't give up when
they lose.1.

A．slighter

B．worse

C．earlier

D．heavier

2.

A．expected

B．supposed        C, imagined

C．doubted

3.

A．late

B．eager

C．ready

D．thirsty

4.

A．from behind

B．ahead of

C．next to

D．close to

5.

A．ashamed

B．astonished

C．excited

D．frightened

6.

A．cheer

B．shout

C．cry

D．noise

7.

A．slow down

B．drop out

C．go on

D．speed up

8.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

9.

A．with delight

B．with fear

C．in pain

D．in advance

10.

A．play

B．arrive

C．race

D．attend

11.

A．even if

B．only if

C．unless

D．until

12.

A．weaker

B．longer

C．lower

D．louder

13.

A．well enough

B．sure enough

C．surprisingly enough

D．strangely enough

14.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．since

15.

A．finished

B．won

C．passed

D．lost

16.

A．cheer

B．hope

C．interest

D．experience

17.

A．hold on

B．turn to

C．begin with

D．stick with

18.

A．measured

B．praised

C．tested

D．increased

19.

A．sadness

B．struggles

C．diseases.

D．tiredness

20.

A．or

B．nor

C．and

D．but

5 . Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I changed my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water or mud. As Ireached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable andfrom somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or fivetimes. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt, I wouldn’t have found itamusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but invain. For a second time, I took a stepbackwards while myattacker paused. I wasn’t sure what to do. After all, it’s just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why my attacker was charging at me onlymoments earlier. He had a mate andshe wasdying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fanher. I could only admire the loveand courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me forhis mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give herthose extra few precious moments of life. His courage inattacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemedadmirable. I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
1. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

A．To get close to a butterfly.

B．To look the bad situation over.

C．To escape a sudden attack.

D．To avoid getting his shoes dirty.

2. What did the man find funny?

A．Making the attacker pause.

B．Being attacked by a butterfly.

C．Stepping on a butterfly.

D．Discovering the energetic butterfly.

3. Which of the following words can best describe the male butterfly?

A．Careless.	B．Amusing.
C．Courageous.	D．Aggressive.

4. From this experience the man learned ________.

A．what he should do when faced with trouble

B．people should show sympathy to the weak

C．how he should deal with attacks

D．people should protect butterflies

6 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the retarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn’t even cross my mind that he might feel ____ when people whispered about him. So I ____ let them talk.
Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin’s testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I ____, crying. Over time, I was able to ____ his illness a little more. We had to move because of Martin’s treatment. So Martin and I both ____ at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “short” bus (for the retarded) came and ____ up some kids. The children in the other line started making ____ about the “retarded” on that bus and I felt a ____ feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those remarks weren’t very nice, ____ no one listened.
My family moved again. In the new school I got a ____ to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher ____ our playing to make some comments, “Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on!” The entire room was laughing loudly. Then, I raised my hand. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be ____ And this came out: “I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have ____ the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my ____ getting louder. “So I would ____ it if you didn’t make fun of them.” The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher ____ for his words. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn’t ____ because I knew three things: I had spoken the ____, I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had ____ to take a different path since I wanted to become a ____ and a role model.1.

A．worried

B．hurt

C．disappointed

D．confused

2.

A．still

B．again

C．just

D．seldom

3.

A．wiped out

B．broke out

C．broke down

D．calmed down

4.

A．treat

B．know

C．bear

D．accept

5.

A．changed

B．started

C．suffered

D．behaved]

6.

A．set

B．took

C．brought

D．picked

7.

A．jokes

B．complaints

C．enquiries

D．discoveries

8.

A．violent

B．strange

C．similar

D．clear

9.

A．because

B．if

C．but

D．so

10.

A．chance

B．position

C．topic

D．point

11.

A．encouraged

B．bothered

C．enjoyed

D．stopped

12.

A．heard

B．praised

C．spotted

D．taught

13.

A．exactly

B．slightly

C．hardly

D．fairly

14.

A．pace

B．voice

C．pulse

D．breath

15.

A．excuse

B．appreciate

C．stand

D．permit

16.

A．apologized

B．fought

C．allowed

D．argued

17.

A．understand

B．notice

C．return

D．care

18.

A．wisdom

B．reason

C．matter

D．truth

19.

A．helped

B．decided

C．agreed

D．hoped

20.

A．reporter

B．thinker

C．leader

D．trainer

7 . An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn’t seen for years _______ him to say farewell. They all _______ their deep love for him. _______ each came to him, the old man held each person by their _______ and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To _______ he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.” And so to each person he said such _______ words. Then the old man _______ Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side, _______ everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin _______ his hands in the air, and when everyone ________ to hear him, Nasrudin said, “Fools! Why didn’t you visit him in his good ________? You didn’t love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”
After that, Nasrudin turned to the ________ man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn’t you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were ________ and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the ________. The old man ________ and said, “At last I've heard the ________. It is a blessing to ________ having heard the truth.” The old man died ________.
What about the others? They returned to their ________ business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his ________ just outside the old man’s house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You’re right... Live well; die well...”1.

A．called on

B．looked after

C．cared about

D．depended on

2.

A．offered

B．bought

C．kept

D．expressed

3.

A．Before

B．As

C．Because

D．Although

4.

A．face

B．leg

C．hand

D．head

5.

A．another

B．other

C．all

D．some

6.

A．possible

B．necessary

C．polite

D．kind

7.

A．visited

B．invited

C．bothered

D．employed

8.

A．comforted

B．helped

C．observed

D．blamed

9.

A．raised

B．lent

C．washed

D．hid

10.

A．forced

B．turned

C．ordered

D．changed

11.

A．need

B．mood

C．health

D．position

12.

A．living

B．visiting

C．coming

D．dying

13.

A．safe

B．important

C．weak

D．energetic

14.

A．party

B．scene

C．meeting

D．conference

15.

A．smiled

B．appeared

C．screamed

D．jumped

16.

A．message

B．news

C．truth

D．fact

17.

A．stay

B．work

C．sleep

D．die

18.

A．secretly

B．proudly

C．sadly

D．peacefully

19.

A．strange

B．normal

C．important

D．perfect

20.

A．donkey

B．car

C．assistant

D．wife

8 . One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big______on which it was written: Yesterday, the person who has been______your growth in this company passed______. We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) prepared in the______.

In the beginning, they all got______for the death of one of their colleagues(同事).______after a while they started getting______to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The______in the gym was such that security guards were______to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement______up. Everyone whispered to each other: “______on earth is this guy?”

One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they_____inside it, they______became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in______, as if someone had______the deepest part of their soul.

There was a______inside the coffin; everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that______: there is only one person who is______to set limits to your growth: IT IS______!!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of______; build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

1.

A．post

B．card

C．letter

D．sign

2.

A．encouraging

B．limiting

C．building

D．helping

3.

A．on

B．away

C．by

D．down

4.

A．gym

B．office

C．way

D．meeting room

5.

A．afraid

B．excited

C．sad

D．calm

6.

A．And

B．Or

C．But

D．So

7.

A．curious

B．pleased

C．ready

D．serious

8.

A．surprise

B．anger

C．sadness

D．excitement

9.

A．admitted

B．ordered

C．forbidden

D．forced

10.

A．kept

B．woke

C．turned

D．heated

11.

A．Who

B．What

C．How

D．Where

12.

A．walked

B．got

C．looked

D．turned

13.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．only

D．extremely

14.

A．sorrow

B．order

C．person

D．silence

15.

A．attacked

B．stolen

C．touched

D．seen

16.

A．letter

B．mirror

C．book

D．colleague

17.

A．read

B．reflected

C．showed

D．typed

18.

A．sure

B．eager

C．able

D．afraid

19.

A．ME

B．YOU

C．HE

D．ITSELF

20.

A．punishment

B．praises

C．blame

D．changes

9 . On a Saturday morning, my left arm went numb, and I felt dizzy. I was taken to hospital. After a quick____, the doctor said I had a stroke. As waves of paralysis(瘫痪) came over me, I slowly lost__of my body. I was just 50 and I thought about how __it was.

After two operations, I was transferred to the Recovery Center. Though I had lost the use of my __arm and leg and couldn’t see out of my left eye, the only thought on my mind was to return to my job. But the __was that I needed to relearn how to __and see first. I had always been kind of __, and this just made me feel like recovery was impossible.

A few days after my first __physical therapy session, my mother came into my room with a neatly-typed __written by a nine-year-old boy named Jackson. He told me about the stoke he’d had only a year earlier. He, too, had been paralyzed on his left side. But, ___telling me what he had lost, Jackson shared what I would ___. “Do not give up on yourself. All the hard work is worth it.” he wrote.

And the advice kept on coming. He told me to ___the therapy on the hospital’s “grown-up” floor, where “they make you work hard and you get lots of things back fast.” Here I was, a grown man and a senator of Illinois, getting___from a young boy I had ___met.

After a few weeks of correspondence(通信), I arranged for us to meet. He seemed ___at first, but all the awkwardness quickly ___. Jackson showed me how he could run, and I immediately felt___. One thing I particularly___was the energy and dignity radiating from him.

As for my recovery, it ___just as Jackson said it would. After a year of intense physical therapy, I climbed to the top of the Capitol and returned to work. With every step I took, I thought of Jackson and his ___. Whenever I was tired or discouraged, I thought of him, the world’s strongest boy.

1.

A．decision

B．examination

C．description

D．discussion

2.

A．hope

B．sight

C．memory

D．control

3.

A．unbelievable

B．ordinary

C．significant

D．controversial

4.

A．right

B．left

C．single

D．only

5.

A．effect

B．consequence

C．reality

D．conclusion

6.

A．speak

B．stand

C．run

D．climb

7.

A．pessimistic

B．optimistic

C．generous

D．realistic

8.

A．efficient

B．satisfactory

C．discouraging

D．amazing

9.

A．book

B．poster

C．slogan

D．letter

10.

A．beyond

B．by

C．without

D．except

11.

A．experience

B．discover

C．lose

D．gain

12.

A．attend

B．reject

C．end

D．escape

13.

A．information

B．knowledge

C．advice

D．freedom

14.

A．occasionally

B．seldom

C．ever

D．never

15.

A．confident

B．nervous

C．upset

D．desperate

16.

A．broke out

B．came over

C．melted away

D．turned up

17.

A．inspired

B．relaxed

C．frustrated

D．confused

18.

A．recommended

B．admired

C．doubted

D．obtained

19.

A．came

B．fell

C．stayed

D．disappeared

20.

A．wisdom

B．intelligence

C．strength

D．Lesson

10 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small ____in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ____somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ____and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ____ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ____my plans with my dad, he ____ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ____from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my ____ three days now, but there was an inner ____going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ____ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ____ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another ____who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey____ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ____ . It encouraged me not to ____ .
As I listened to my ____artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ____ around me for miles. ____, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ____ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however ____ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.1.

A．meeting

B．party

C．conversation

D．lecture

2.

A．flight

B．interview

C．trip

D．performance

3.

A．instructions

B．maps

C．magazines

D．newspapers

4.

A．walking

B．biking

C．flying

D．running

5.

A．shared

B．compared

C．prepared

D．changed

6.

A．left

B．sighed

C．agreed

D．cried

7.

A．stories

B．hobbies

C．skills

D．spirits

8.

A．home

B．school

C．hotel

D．office

9.

A．request

B．activity

C．battle

D．discussion

10.

A．certainly

B．reasonably

C．usually

D．really

11.

A．turn

B．reply

C．prove

D．adapt

12.

A．driver

B．jogger

C．bicyclist

D．pilot

13.

A．slowly

B．alone

C．patiently

D．worriedly

14.

A．humour

B．direction

C．satisfaction

D．balance

15.

A．calm down

B．break down

C．speed up

D．give up

16.

A．personal

B．favourite

C．professional

D．successful

17.

A．nobody

B．everybody

C．anything

D．everything

18.

A．Firstly

B．Eventually

C．Actually

D．Fortunately

19.

A．wounds

B．cuts

C．dots

D．bites

20.

A．boring

B．difficult

C．complex

D．confusing