1 . Writing can be a solitary life. I often sit at home for days, weeks and sometimes months working on book projects, articles and other assignments. Seriously, some days I want to chase the FedEx driver yelling, “Wait! I need to talk to you!”

And sometimes I don’t see the result of my work. On occasion, I’ll get a message online or even a letter that has been mailed to my publisher. Or I’ll run into someone who says, “I love what you write.” A dad once sent me a message to tell me he had heard me speak on the radio, and it had convinced him that he hadn’t been spending enough time with his children. And then he went on to tell me how that had changed his relationship with his family.

Those are the things that keep writers going and the moments that touch our hearts. But with my newest book, it has been different. Because of the television show, I’ve experienced something I’ve never met before.

I’ve gotten to see the faces of the people who are being affected by my works. My co-author, Brian Bird, and I asked purchasers of our books to post their pictures with the books when they received their copies or found them in stores. Dozens of pictures began popping up, with beautiful sweet faces. I was moved to tears. Visual proof showed that my work was touching lives.

Sweet friends, most of you probably aren’t writers. But you are given a specific task to accomplish. You’ve worked hard - sometimes for years - and maybe it seems like nothing is happening. Or you feel like what you’re doing isn’t of value. You’re wrong. You might not get to see the faces of those you’re reaching, but there is no doubt in my mind that whenever we’re faithful to do what we have to do, we are impacting the lives of others. So keep doing what you’re doing. I can promise you it’s worth it.

1. What does the author think of writing according to Paragraph 1?

A．Meaningless.

B．Hard.

C．Inspiring.

D．Funny.

2. What makes the author continue writing?

A．His faithful publisher.	B．People’s purchase of his books.
C．His readers’ reaction to his works.	D．His good relationship with his family.

3. What can we infer about the author from the text?

A．He thinks all of our jobs are worthy to do.	B．He seldom interacts with his readers.
C．He has shot many smiling purchasers.	D．Brian Bird gave him much confidence in writing.

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

A．Write what you want	B．Find the truth of life
C．Learn about reader’s needs	D．Believe your work matters.

2 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Last Sunday, I went to sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park. The park was full of freshness or beauty of spring, with the sun shining and birds singing. When I was enjoying a fantastic scenery around, something unpleasant catch my eye. A young couple in a boat were eating talking and laughing loudly as they were the only people in the world. What’s worse, they spat and even threw rubbishes into the lake. What a shame!

Such behavior left me deeply in thought. If all visitors to the Fairy Lake Park do as the couple did, the lake would be severely polluted and soon turned into a huge dustbin. Therefore, we should get rid of the bad habit of littering and keeping the public places clean. Only by this way can we live in more comfortable and beautiful surroundings.

3 . It was a cold and rainy day. I had no _________ to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top.

So here I was, _________ made the two-hour journey _________ fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how _________ it was near the summit, I had gone too far to _________. Nothing could be worth this, I thought as I _________ along the dangerous highway.

“I’ll stay for lunch, _________ I’m heading back down immediately the fog _________.” I announced when I arrived. At my words, Carolyn asked me to walk along a quite path thick with old pine needles. Gradually the _________ of the place began to fill my mind.

I stopped at a corner, __________. Rivers of flowers in bloom! Varieties of __________ from the palest ivory to the deepest lemon to the __________ vivid orange-pink—shined brightly like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and __________ gold down the mountainside.

________ occupied my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?

As we drove home, we saw a __________ that read: “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” “One at a Time.” “Started in 1958.” She __________ the world. Forty years had passed but she still __________ it.

The wonder of it would not let me go. I said: “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a __________ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have __________?

Carolyn smiled. “Start tomorrow,” she said. “__________ yet, start today.”

1.

A．reason

B．desire

C．chance

D．courage

2.

A．excitedly

B．hurriedly

C．unconsciously

D．unwillingly

3.

A．under

B．towards

C．through

D．above

4.

A．thick

B．high

C．far

D．fresh

5.

A．turn back

B．hold out

C．give in

D．look forward

6.

A．marched

B．inched

C．walked

D．dashed

7.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．while

8.

A．falls

B．flows

C．lifts

D．moves

9.

A．loneliness

B．peace

C．atmosphere

D．imagination

10.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．pleased

D．amazed

11.

A．fruits

B．colors

C．hills

D．trees

12.

A．most

B．more

C．least

D．less

13.

A．poured

B．exposed

C．spread

D．threw

14.

A．Questions

B．Doubts

C．Worries

D．Hopes

15.

A．notice

B．sign

C．advertisement

D．motto

16.

A．changed

B．controlled

C．beat

D．challenged

17.

A．defended

B．prepared

C．kept at

D．searched for

18.

A．method

B．rule

C．job

D．dream

19.

A．promoted

B．accomplished

C．appreciated

D．promised

20.

A．And

B．Sooner

C．Not

D．Better

4 . 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
最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
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。

How warmly the word “home” is to us! Everyone has his or her home that full with love. Homes can shelter us from wind. However difficulties we meet, we often want to come back home for help. Homes are place for parking. When we are tiring from studying or working, home is the first word appearing in our minds so we can have a good rest at home. When we felt frustrated and hopeless just like struggle in the desert, homes are like drops of water to inspire us to survive. In a word, homes offer us help when we are in the trouble; homes give us courage when we are afraid; homes present me self-confidence when we defeated.

5 . I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine_______off the leaves. It was such a_______and heavenly time.

My calm was broken,_______,as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge U-Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved (转弯) as far onto the side of the road as I could to_______it. It was followed by not one but two other U-Haul trucks just as_______.I wondered if all the stuff inside of them_______the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to_______.It was then that I_______a self-storage business along the side of the highway, building new units (装置) for all the people who couldn’t fit their_______into their houses. I saw a (an)________couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed strange that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.

I lost my own________for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened________to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as________any more. What was important was seeing Mom’s smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair________a hard day’s work. What was important was the stuff of________,not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I________.I didn’t want too much stuff to________my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days________learning, growing, and________my family and others.

I assumed that only by doing so could I make my________.

1.

A．appreciating

B．reflecting

C．admiring

D．releasing

2.

A．refreshing

B．delightful

C．dynamic

D．peaceful

3.

A．though

B．too

C．anyway

D．instead

4.

A．ignore

B．reject

C．miss

D．desert

5.

A．useful

B．large

C．new

D．good

6.

A．turned to

B．referred to

C．reacted to

D．belonged to

7.

A．follow

B．pulse

C．accelerate

D．beat

8.

A．noticed

B．thought

C．did

D．established

9.

A．furniture

B．possessions

C．boxes

D．materials

10.

A．young

B．old

C．middle-aged

D．small

11.

A．hope

B．talent

C．faith

D．taste

12.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in time

D．in vain

13.

A．valuable

B．significant

C．beneficial

D．practical

14.

A．before

B．in

C．after

D．during

15.

A．mind

B．hand

C．head

D．soul

16.

A．purchase

B．donate

C．waste

D．need

17.

A．put up

B．crowd up

C．bring up

D．set up

18.

A．to

B．at

C．on

D．in

19.

A．helping

B．abusing

C．loving

D．affecting

20.

A．name

B．day

C．world

D．way

6 . School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very_________of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me_________out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the_________,tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of_________.I tried to mind my manners and_________listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,_________,her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in particular (专门), I could see the_________and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from_________the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes_________as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was__________.My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great__________that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and__________is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to__________that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was__________her job. She had a whole world of__________and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very__________.I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie__________she was a bus driver. I had__________her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in__________else’s world, and may not be__________.I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.

A．front

B．end

C．side

D．middle

2.

A．find

B．take

C．think

D．stand

3.

A．doctor

B．driver

C．teacher

D．assistant

4.

A．fire

B．topic

C．conversation

D．discussion

5.

A．politely

B．slightly

C．carelessly

D．partly

6.

A．however

B．therefore

C．instead

D．otherwise

7.

A．surprise

B．worry

C．curiosity

D．anger

8.

A．fighting

B．turning

C．clearing

D．protecting

9.

A．opened

B．shone

C．closed

D．lowered

10.

A．recognized

B．worried

C．shocked

D．excited

11.

A．victory

B．pain

C．respect

D．disappointment

12.

A．away

B．seldom

C．still

D．never

13.

A．pick up

B．work out

C．go through

D．get down

14.

A．almost

B．nearly

C．ever

D．just

15.

A．family

B．bus

C．school

D．friend

16.

A．selfish

B．desperate

C．pessimistic

D．ridiculous

17.

A．while

B．because

C．though

D．until

18.

A．blamed

B．received

C．considered

D．judged

19.

A．everyone

B．anyone

C．someone

D．nobody

20.

A．happy

B．wise

C．useful

D．important

7 . I've enjoyed countless gatherings of Thanksgiving, from traditional family gatherings to feasts with many new faces. Yet at age 65, I have never spent the holiday with a husband or children of my own.

If you feel pity for me, please don’t — I am proud of the decision I made decades ago to change from life’s conventional road map, and I have no regrets about it. I enjoy being alone.

I found my life deeply rewarding. At the same time, I was fascinated with the question of why my adult life as a single person was not as valued by the people around me or by society. When people learned I was single with no children, they assumed my life had a hole that needed filling.

I wondered: Was it just me, or were other single people viewed the same way? I teamed up with my colleague, Wendy Morris, and she and I began a series of studies investigating how people characterize single and married people. The research shows that single people typically have more friends than married people do. They also do more to help, support, and stay in touch with their parents, friends, and neighbors.

I’ve lived my life in cheerful, unapologetic refusal of the “get married, have kids” road map. But getting married is deeply ingrained in our society, and it can be difficult to break completely free of the marriage-plus-children ideal.

The research and the books, though, are not enough. We all need to think about life more open-mindedly. Instead of asking whether you do or don't want to marry or have kids, ask: What will make your life meaningful and fulfilling? When you think about it that way, the possibilities are limitless.

1. What do we know about the author?

A．She enjoys living in a lonely house.	B．She seldom stays with her husband.
C．She feels regretful about her life.	D．She prefers to live her life alone.

2. How do the people think about the author’s single life?

A．rewarding	B．empty
C．valuable	D．fascinating

3. What did the author find in her research?

A．Single people are more helpful.	B．Single people are not respected.
C．Married people have few friends.	D．Married people are careless in life.

4. What's the meaning of the underlined word “ingrained” in the fifth paragraph?

A．influenced	B．disturbed
C．rooted	D．hurt

8 . Many of us mistakenly believe that it's wrong to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time blaming ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we believe that others could like us if we believe our inner being is flawed (有缺陷)?

If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn't like you might be fearful, or shallow, or busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time.

Don't take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger than your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. For all the factors that might cause one person to reject you, there are at least as many factors that will work in your favor with someone else.

You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who don't mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people out there looking for loyalty, or fun, or sweetness, or wisdom, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior (自卑) because you don't have much money and you don't drive a nice car. You can believe that this is the reason that you don't have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person.

The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it's the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.

1. According to the author        plays an important role in making friends.

A．admitting your shortcomings	B．self criticism
C．modesty	D．confidence

2. If you are not liked by a person,       .

A．you should find the reason in yourself

B．you'd better talk with the person face to face

C．you may not be the one to be blamed

D．you and that person misunderstand each other

3. We can learn from the third paragraph that       .

A．your good qualities may turn out to be your flaws

B．your weakness may also be your strengths in some way

C．your negative qualities cause a person to reject you

D．you’ll have few friends if your flaws are bigger than your good qualities

4. Which of the following is true according to the author?

A．It is important to lose weight.

B．It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.

C．Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance.

D．If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.

9 . Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success __ fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the___ in our lives.

When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no way of knowing that his life was to change completely. The class experiment that day was to___ how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling(冒泡)to the surface.____, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat __ held something more volatile(易挥发的)than water. When Wilson heated it, the container___ , leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.

When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents attempted to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had _____________   their lives. But Wilson did   not regard the accident as catastrophic. He learned braille(盲文)quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as   a student but also became a（n）___ public speaker.

Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from___ for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to ________   his own fate of being blind       and quite another to allow something to continue _________   it could be fixed so easily.   This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the___ Wilson made to preventing the preventable.

Wilson received   several international _____________   for   his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a____. He proved that it's not what happens to us that __ our lives — it's what we make of what happens.

1.

A．depends

B．holds

C．keeps

D．reflects

2.

A．dilemmas

B．accidents

C．events

D．steps

3.

A．direct

B．show

C．advocate

D．declare

4.

A．Anyway

B．Moreover

C．Somehow

D．Thus

5.

A．mistakenly

B．casually

C．amazingly

D．clumsily

6.

A．erupted

B．exploded

C．emptied

D．exposed

7.

A．submitted to

B．catered for

C．impressed on

D．happened to

8.

A．accomplished

B．crucial

C．specific

D．innocent

9.

A．deafness

B．depression

C．blindness

D．speechlessness

10.

A．decide

B．abandon

C．control

D．accept

11.

A．until

B．when

C．unless

D．before

12.

A．opposition

B．adjustments

C．commitment

D．limitations

13.

A．scholarships

B．rewards

C．awards

D．bonuses

14.

A．fortune

B．recipe

C．dream

D．vision

15.

A．distinguishes

B．determines

C．claims

D．limits

10 . 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. Why did the writer march angrily out of the store?

A．He bought nothing.	B．He was unlucky to meet with an unfriendly 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	B．Helpful and curious
C．Enthusiastic and diligent	D．Warm-hearted and honest

3. In the following paragraph, what may the writer 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．An Unfriendly Clerk.	B．A Powerful Smile.
C．A Helpful Woman.	D．An Impressive Young Man.