1 . Is smile just a facial expression? Of course not! It is not only used to express pleasure, affection, and friendliness, but also the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything. A Chinese saying runs：“Never hit a person who is smiling at you.” It is a time-proven fact that smile is a language all its own—a universal language—understood by the people of every nation in the world. We may not speak the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same tongue. We need no interpreter for thus expressing love, happiness, or good will.

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed quite unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. On the outside stood a young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, brilliant smile covered his face. The magic power of that smile made all bitterness within me melt, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding. “Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked, in passing. Then, obeying an impulse(冲动), I turned back. “I really owe you a debt of gratitude,” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. “Carlos, he no speak English,” she volunteered. “You want I should tell him something?” At that moment I felt changed. Carlos’ smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall. “Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’’’   “Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly confused.

I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that.” I insisted. “He’ll understand, I am sure!”

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.

1. The writer marched angrily out of the store because________.

A．he bought nothing	B．he was unlucky to meet with a rigid clerk
C．he was unfriendly	D．he conflicted with the clerk in the store

2. What do you think of the woman?

A．Curious and sincere with good English.

B．Helpful and curious with poor English.

C．Enthusiastic and diligent with good English.

D．Warm-hearted and diligent with poor English.

3. In the following paragraph, the writer may mention________.

A．how he used smile to solve problems

B．how hard he tried to look for the young man

C．the lesson Carols had taught him

D．how he became a big person of ten feet tall

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A rigid clerk.	B．A powerful smile.
C．A helpful woman.	D．An impressive young man.

2 . One day many years ago, a friend surprised me by using Spanish—“Como estas” — instead of the English “How are you?” She told me _______ that she was learning Spanish at University of Hawaii. It was the first time I had _______ the Senior Citizen Visitor Program(SCVP), which was free to those _______.

Immediately, I rushed back home and found out everything about the SCVP online. The next day, I _______ the SCVP office at UH. My _______ course was the Life-long Study for Hawaii Senior Residents. However, he _______ me: I had to be at least 60 years old to _______. At that moment, I really hated to be so _______! But no choice — so I started _______ to get older.

At the end of 2017, after my 60^th birthday, I called the SCVP office again. In the spring ________ of 2018, I became the ________ student appearing in these two classes: Ballroom Dance and Introduction to Interpretation.

No matter how old I was, once both my body and spirit ________ in the classroom, sitting among young people, listening to and writing down what the________ taught made me forget my age.

Of course, I used them to ________ that the moving of the brain may get ________ but it’s still enough to learn ________. Second, for aged people, returning to school helps them to seemingly ________ their real age, especially when they get the same ________ as younger classmates do. And third, we aged people are useful ones who have rich ________, including knowing why, what and how to keep ________

1.

A．satisfiedly

B．excitedly

C．worriedly

D．astonishedly

2.

A．read about

B．entered for

C．heard about

D．taken up

3.

A．suitable

B．regular

C．available

D．ready

4.

A．thanked

B．located

C．informed

D．telephoned

5.

A．reasonable

B．ambitious

C．favorite

D．curious

6.

A．persuaded

B．reminded

C．encouraged

D．requested

7.

A．take part

B．go on

C．give up

D．break up

8.

A．weak

B．lazy

C．sick

D．young

9.

A．demanding

B．struggling

C．waiting

D．preparing

10.

A．vacation

B．term

C．season

D．months

11.

A．strangest

B．busiest

C．hardest

D．oldest

12.

A．recovered

B．separated

C．settled

D．talked

13.

A．reporters

B．professors

C．colleagues

D．translators

14.

A．prove

B．decide

C．defend

D．repeat

15.

A．practical

B．calm

C．slow

D．quick

16.

A．specially

B．instantly

C．patiently

D．normally

17.

A．reduce

B．approach

C．memorize

D．doubt

18.

A．respect

B．grades

C．attention

D．supports

19.

A．imagination

B．knowledge

C．fortunes

D．experiences

20.

A．learning

B．fighting

C．thinking

D．suffering

3 . With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dump, makes me feel good and warms my heart.

How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker, neighbor, close friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don't know the person I'm joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy(礼貌)to speak to others that are around you.

I know of a few people that don’t have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the s lightest smile on their face. They don't get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?

Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.

1. What is the author’s attitude towards the present world?

A．Satisfied	B．Positive
C．Critical	D．Indifferent

2. The phrase “busting a gut" in the third paragraph can be replaced by            .

A．explaining carefully	B．speaking loud
C．keeping silent	D．laughing hard

3. According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that       .

A．it makes people more confident

B．it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world

C．it can pick up people’s spirits

D．it can help people get on well with others

4. In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to        .

A．introduce a practical way to get through daily life

B．encourage people to be humorous in daily life

C．convince people of the power of humour

D．talk about his own understanding of humor

4 . Do you like writing a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories or feelings? If you don’t, it’s time to make a change now. Write just a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories and feelings, and you will immediately begin to experience benefits to your personal growth and potential.

You will gradually become better at expressing yourself.     1     However,   when   you become lazy with words, you find it is more difficult to describe feelings, share experiences and make yourself understood.

    2     As you write about memories, it is like opening an old photo album. Your pen begins to explore feelings and details you have forgotten and dreams you have left behind. You suddenly remember people you would like to contact again. Writing is an activity that avoids distraction(使人分心的事) long enough for you to explore those wonderful moments of the past. Sometimes they are frightening.     3    

Writing about daily experiences and feelings provides a recorded history that will influence how you make future decisions.     4     They learned from what had happened before. Your history is important. Don’t let it be forgotten.

Writing reminds you of your dreams and keeps you moving toward them. It is a means of keeping track of your purpose and the goals that will lead you to achieve them.     5     It shows when you have been distracted and may need to give all your attention again to your writing.

Writing a little every day could provide the material that someday becomes a published book. When I wrote about my depression and my four-year-old granddaughter who got lost in the mountains, I never dreamed it would be in a book.

A．You will remember things long forgotten.

B．Writing keeps you energetic and full of imagination all the time.

C．Sometimes they are wonderful and almost always they are helpful.

D．Sooner or later, you are surely to become a great professional writer.

E．Reviewing what you have written is a perfect way to see your progress.

F．There’s a reason that the greatest leaders in history were students of history.

G．When you write daily, you can always be amazed at how quickly your writing skills improve.

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

Recently I failed an exam. However,     1    I came out of my teacher's office, I told myself, “Smile! It's not so serious.”

I smiled a big smile and it     2    (work) a little, really.

Everyone gets     3    (frustrate) sometimes. I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits. But one day I came     4    a sentence in the Bible, “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself, let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.” It suddenly struck me，“    5    (worry) about a problem doesn't help. Why not just     6    (give) a big smile and face up to the trouble？”

Now every time I want to cry, I remind myself that    7    (laugh) is better than tears and anger. I     8    (convince) that there's something magical about a smile. A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me the courage to move on.

Remember, whenever you're faced with a setback, whenever you've been treated    9    fair), all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again. Smile at life,     10    it will shine on you.

6 . Ever since I could remember, one phrase --- open up your heart --- has always made me feel uncomfortable. Whenever I heard it, _______from movies, music or adults, I thought doing so meant _______good judgment of my own, rather than following a practical approach to life. But the real _______was my distrust of others. From past ______, opening up my heart meant giving others the opportunity to influence how I felt about myself, and this was the dangerous area ______ I could not afford for anyone to enter.

However, the older I got, the ______ I distanced myself from other people. I was jealous when I saw how ______ other people communicating and getting on with one another, ______ their experiences and their feelings, and really being comfortable. I began to believe that there was something terribly ____ with me.

Only recently have I been able to find enough _______to let my defence go. Being warm and _______is easy for most people, but for me, it was ______ that I was unfamiliar with. I began to understand that I ______ to take an active role in my relationships with others. Even though I’ve been able to open myself up to others, I’m still ______ about how to do so.

My fears became true when I began to feel how easily others had a ( n ) ______ on me. I began to feel the pull of the opinions of others, many of which I did not ______. Though these opinions were not my own, they still had an influence on my own ______. I realized that I ______ both my individuality （个性） and the relationships I had ______ with others too much. So, something had to ______.

I began to realize that approval is not always necessary. If I don’t agree with someone, I can always express my point of view, as long as I don’t make other people feel bad. And I can still keep my individuality.

1.

A．if

B．that

C．whether

D．which

2.

A．losing

B．making

C．offering

D．getting

3.

A．question

B．difficulty

C．benefit

D．problem

4.

A．success

B．study

C．puzzle

D．experience

5.

A．where

B．that

C．how

D．why

6.

A．more

B．less

C．farther

D．nearer

7.

A．hard

B．easily

C．differently

D．possibly

8.

A．remembering

B．forgetting

C．sharing

D．hiding

9.

A．right

B．hard

C．wrong

D．interesting

10.

A．time

B．energy

C．strength

D．courage

11.

A．rude

B．friendly

C．shy

D．cold

12.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

13.

A．needed

B．refused

C．tried

D．liked

14.

A．sure

B．proud

C．cautious

D．happy

15.

A．effect

B．impression

C．approach

D．chance

16.

A．come up with

B．deal with

C．work with

D．agree with

17.

A．progress

B．belief

C．experience

D．failure

18.

A．ignored

B．disliked

C．valued

D．knew

19.

A．missed

B．developed

C．pleased

D．found

20.

A．leave

B．keep

C．do

D．change

7 . To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.

Common sense is not all that common.

Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?

These three popular sentences are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature .To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do .The original quote about human nature went like this: “ To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的).”.This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite –find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.

Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine．Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”

And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?

1. According to the passage, which of following seems the most human?

A．To search for truth．

B．To achieve one’s ideal

C．To criticize others for one’s own error.

D．To make fun of others’ mistakes．

2. Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?

A．A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.

B．A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.

C．A company’s next move follows a good plan．

D．A lawyer acts on fine judgments．

3. What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse?

A．Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.

B．Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.

C．A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.

D．Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.

4. What would be the best title for his passage?

A．To Blame or to Forgive	B．A Mirror of Human Nature
C．A Mark of Maturity	D．Truth or Excuse

8 . Learn to Meet Challenges

My classmates called me “the alien” ,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫.As a young boy, I ________from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars(伤疤). The true ________of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness. Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an ______role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health  ________greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal ________ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.

Years later, ________my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about  ________by overcoming difficulties. I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I ________a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my ________,while preparing for our first presentation, I was ________with my team members and often refused their ________.I performed most of their tasks myself , allowing them to  ________ me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful, which________ me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she________my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with _______,for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members._________they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately ________ my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave________to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were _______and eager to devote time to the program , and I learned what true leadership is.

My experiences _________improved my ability to handle challenging situations.

1.

A．judged

B．suffered

C．prevented

D．separated

2.

A．pain

B．sign

C．value

D．meaning

3.

A．important

B．different

C．leading

D．active

4.

A．developed

B．improved

C．increased

D．removed

5.

A．joy

B．goal

C．will

D．life

6.

A．over

B．like

C．for

D．in

7.

A．ability

B．quality

C．leadership

D．friendship

8.

A．taught

B．found

C．managed

D．followed

9.

A．mistake

B．method

C．effort

D．right

10.

A．satisfied

B．familiar

C．patient

D．strict

11.

A．desires

B．talents

C．ideas

D．tasks

12.

A．remind

B．guide

C．show

D．help

13.

A．discouraged

B．disturbed

C．encouraged

D．educated

14.

A．adopted

B．admired

C．trusted

D．tested

15.

A．surprise

B．delight

C．pride

D．hope

16.

A．As

B．If

C．Because

D．Although

17.

A．deleted

B．changed

C．regretted

D．considered

18.

A．birth

B．hand

C．gift

D．rise

19.

A．crazy

B．happy

C．successful

D．independent

20.

A．instantly

B．indirectly

C．unusually

D．undoubtedly

9 . When I first married, we only had one car for work, I worked earlier so he _________me off and waited until work time. In the afternoon, I would ___________the three miles to his work place and returned together.

One day while waiting for him in the car, I saw the _________woman I had ever seen off the movie screen driving a fancy car. She looked like Liz Taylor. One eyes made _________and she smiled at me. She was wearing a blue shirt that just _________her car. It was all I could do not to ___________. Then, a nice-looking man came and they left.

Sitting there in my jeans, I wanted to _________. _________could some people have it all? In the following weeks, it became almost a ___________to see her. She seemed __________and always waved in a big smile. My ________

Lingered(逗留) long after she drove away. I’ve always __________to see her full length. Finally, I could see very well as she walked very __________with a walking stick. The lady had a prosthesis(假肢)!

I couldn’t watch any more as tears were __________me. For weeks, I had envied this woman __________I had been able to walk three miles! I told my husband about the __________and he said he knew her story. Both of her parents were killed in an accident and she was __________injured at only 12.

Suddenly, I realized how ________I was to have my parents, the ability to walk and many wonderful things. When you meet a person who seems much __________off than you, don’t be fooled. Looks can be __________.

1.

A．picked

B．got

C．dropped

D．left

2.

A．cover

B．run

C．drive

D．move

3.

A．richest

B．prettiest

C．kindest

D．proudest

4.

A．connection

B．mixture

C．communication

D．contact

5.

A．agreed

B．fit

C．suited

D．matched

6.

A．see

B．stare

C．glare

D．spy

7.

A．cry

B．laugh

C．leave

D．escape

8.

A．Where

B．What

C．How

D．When

9.

A．habit

B．routine

C．must

D．rule

10.

A．modest

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．positive

11.

A．love

B．wonder

C．heart

D．envy

12.

A．desired

B．planned

C．decided

D．liked

13.

A．calmly

B．hurriedly

C．slowly

D．quickly

14.

A．blinding

B．flooding

C．choking

D．drowning

15.

A．before

B．as

C．while

D．when

16.

A．lady

B．couple

C．girl

D．mother

17.

A．terribly

B．rarely

C．slightly

D．hardly

18.

A．excited

B．delightful

C．lucky

D．nice

19.

A．better

B．worse

C．wealthier

D．greater

20.

A．disappointing

B．misleading

C．tricking

D．pleasing

10 . 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