1 . Expect the unexpected

“Nothing is ever easy!” A couple of days ago, my grandfather was_________his favorite expression. The following day, as I completed my work, I_________a bee on the skylight（天窗）Though the skylight was particularly high, I thought_________the bee would take only five minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. What had changed was that the room was messy and that I was_________from looking up into the sunlight. I didn't expect to waste an hour on an insect so_________. but by doing so, I understood what my grandfather meant.

It is not only time we tend to underestimate—we don't_________unexpected costs. We often imagine what work in our_________, but seldom consider negative things that could_________us. However, it is important to remember that things might not go as_________, which is normal. It is__________acceptable to feel challenged—even a simple task, because that is part of life.

If you accept that, life might seem more__________. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I could choose the__________I wanted to take. In high school, I thought__________might be easier because I would have a__________suited for myself. Yet each time, I was wrong and__________. After accepting school wouldn't be easy, I found myself with a more__________attitude.

Certainly, there should be preparations to take__________and time into consideration. It can help you__________your goals in a better way. However, there is no__________to blame ourselves when something stands in our path. Maybe we cannot see a bee coming our way, but we can give ourselves the__________time to catch it.

1.

A．studying

B．proving

C．explaining

D．teaching

2.

A．felt

B．saved

C．spotted

D．searched

3.

A．moving

B．removing

C．keeping

D．protecting

4.

A．dizzy

B．sick

C．afraid

D．pleased

5.

A．lovely

B．tiny

C．busy

D．dangerous

6.

A．account for

B．give up

C．cut down

D．improve on

7.

A．life

B．turn

C．mind

D．favor

8.

A．affect

B．inspire

C．entertain

D．cheat

9.

A．known

B．planned

C．confirmed

D．mentioned

10.

A．rarely

B．occasionally

C．perfectly

D．slightly

11.

A．reasonable

B．manageable

C．unbearable

D．changeable

12.

A．measures

B．books

C．notes

D．classes

13.

A．college

B．work

C．life

D．marriage

14.

A．career

B．dream

C．experience

D．schedule

15.

A．delighted

B．amazed

C．disappointed

D．frightened

16.

A．objective

B．conservative

C．selfish

D．positive

17.

A．costs

B．value

C．worth

D．prices

18.

A．share

B．set

C．evaluate

D．accomplish

19.

A．possibility

B．importance

C．need

D．way

20.

A．limited

B．extra

C．equal

D．precious

2 . Why are some people successful and others aren't? What's the secret of success?    1    

Many of Gladwell's ideas appear in his social psychology bestsellr Outliers.    2    Gladwell thinks that this is just an excuse for not trying...and if you really want to be good at something. you have to work at it.“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you re good." Gladwell writes.“It's the thing you do that makes you good."

Central to the book is the“10.000-hour rule". It means that if you want to be among the best in the world, you need to practise something for 10.000 hours.    3    For example, the Beatles played live in Hamburg more than 1.200 times between 1960 and 1964. which is more than 10,000 hours of playing time. And when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was 13, he was given access to a high school computer (one of the few available in the country) allowing him to practise computer programming for more than (Yes, you guessed it) 10, 000 hours.

The interesting thing is that success has nothing to do with intelligence.    4    He's got an IQ of between 195 and 210 (Albert Einstein's IQ was estimated to have been between 160 and 180). As a boy at school, Langan was able to take an exam in a foreign language he d never studied and pass it after just skim-reading a text book for three minutes. However, Langan never graduated from university and worked in labour-intensive jobs his whole life. This proves that intelligence alone will not lead to success- you need hard work, support, finance and opportunities. Gladwell adds,“No one一not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses一ever makes it alone."

    5    Even after you've put in your 10.000 hours of practice, you still need one other key ingredient - - luck. So, you could be the most amazing guitarist in the world. but unless you re lucky enough to play in front of a record company executive who sees a way of exploiting that talent, you aren't going to be seeing your name in lights.

A．It isn't just a question of time and support.

B．Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows.

C．That's equal to three hours a day for 10 years.

D．Of course, many people argue that you can create your own“'luck".

E．The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren't.

F．Take the example of Christopher Langan, who's mentioned in the book.

G．Someone who's willing to practise something for 10.000 hours is probably active.

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Life can be tough sometimes because there is always something unexpected happened, which may tire or even stop us. However, we can't choose to escape. We are supposed take responsibility for ourselves and our families. Several year ago, my father lost my job and was unemployed for a long time. So he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he believed he had an enough time to rest and think about how to make a newly living. Now he had received a well-paid job offer. So, when you are faced with challenges, choosing to believe good things are in the way.

4 . I was sitting in an airport when a woman behind me asked, “What's the best gift you’ve ever got?” I closed the magazine I'd paid too much for and listened for an answer. “What do you mean, like the best birthday present?” a young man said, “Probably the gold coin I got for graduation.”

I threw my magazine onto a neighboring chair and thought about the question. What’s the best gift I’ve ever got? Good health aside, when it comes to material objects, for me the answer is easy. It was a high school graduation present, gift-wrapped and hand-delivered by my grandfather. He handed it to me and said, “Stay close to the land. Don’t be afraid to dig in and get a little dirt on you.”

That fall, I went off to college and that shiny new green-handled spade with the silver blade （刀刃）hung untouched on the wall in my parents, garage. A few years later, I had my own family and that graduation spade made its way from my folks5 garage into my own. I dug gardens, planted trees, roses and bushes. The spade was nothing but a tool.

The years rolled by. The spade has lost some of its color and I've added some gray, but I still dig hard into the earth, more often than ever. It’s more than a trusted workout partner. It’s a reminder of my family, one proudly rooted in agriculture. It’s a useful tool with a memorable message about staying close to the earth. Priceless!

A few months from now, my daughter will finish graduate school, and she has already had a job waiting in another city. She’s knowledge-rich but cash-poor, and though she’s expecting nothing from me, I have something valuable to give her before she moves away. It'll be wrapped of course, and it'll be worth the weight in gold.

1. Why did the author mention his experience in the airport?

A．To compare his gift with the man's.

B．To introduce the topic of the text.

C．To recall his graduation ceremony.

D．To share his way of killing time.

2. How was the spade dealt with at first?

A．It was hung on the wall.

B．It was sold for gold coins.

C．It was used to plant trees.

D．It was wrapped without touch.

3. What does the author consider the spade?

A．A practical garden tool.

B．An ordinary workout partner.

C．A very precious present.

D．A reminder of his school life.

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．The family makes a living by farming.

B．The spade is kept in the garage at present.

C．The author gradually changed his attitude to life.

D．The spade will be passed down to the next generation.

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

I happened to face loneliness and difficulties    1    made me dull for a while. During this time, when anyone    2    (approach) me, respected me or supported me in the smallest way, I noticed it and felt grateful. I had taken small gestures like    3     (be) welcomed, thought-of or included for granted. However, during this emotional stage, I noticed each of these and was modest, simple and    4    (thank) to others.

I had built walls around myself and was keeping my distance (having dutiful relations, not friendly connections) with a few people (this even included family members) because    5    holding small hatred against them. During this trying stage, when they were kind in little ways, I noticed it and was able to acknowledge and accept it. I realize some of these    6    (wall) were either shaken or partly broken. Now, if these same people are able to interact with me, invite me or call me freely, as    7    friendly connection, I notice the difference in quality and feel happy about it.

Sometimes, it takes adversaries (对手)    8    (create) holes in walls, through which light can enter. The universe is so generously giving that every dark cloud has at least one silver lining. My faith is restored: There    9    (be) always light at the end of the tunnel! Every action matters    10    (huge).

6 . I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs.When a newspaper reporter asked him why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person, he responded that it all came from an experience with his mother when he was about two years old.

At that time he was trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he accidentally dropped the bottle, splling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk!

When his mother came in, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture or punishing him, she said, ''Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made!I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk.Well, would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes? ''

Indeed, he did.After a few minutes, his mother said, ''Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order.We could use a sponge(海绵) , a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer? '' He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, ''You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry big milk bottle with two tiny hands.Let's go to the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it. '' The little boy leaned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!

This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were opportunities for learning something new, which is what scientific experiments are all about.

Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert'smother responded to him?

1. What happened when the boy dropped the milk bottle?

A．He got injured and burst into tears.

B．He cried over the broken milk bottle.

C．His mother scolded him for making a mess.

D．His mother encouraged him to play with the milk.

2. What was his mother's purpose by inviting him to do the clean-up together?

A．To inspire his creativity.

B．To promote his responsibility.

C．To develop his cooking skill.

D．To improve his experiment ability.

3. Why did the mother take the boy to the backyard?

A．To fetch water for cleaning

B．Top our milk into the bottle.

C．To help him wipe off his memory of failure.

D．To explore how to carry bottles successfully.

4. What is critical to the scientist's creativity?

A．His childhood toys.

B．His mother's strictness.

C．Lessons from making mistakes.

D．Failure in scientific experiments.

7 . Forgiving My Father

I grew up on a small farm. My father worked in the city as a welder (焊工). He was quiet, distant. He was a man made of leather and chewing tobacco who tried to teach me useful things, including respect. He also had a _______. I did not like him very much.

One day I came home from school. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn't feel well. His back hurt. Multiple myeloma, I _______, is a type of blood cancer. For the last year of my father's life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his _______to sit and think. He was _______in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone. He asked me to sit down.

What followed still _______me these decades later. He told me about his _______: his family growing up, what it was like in the Pacific during World War II, his loves, his heartbreaks. It was as if a pipe had _______, his inner self rushing out to me in a great flood. He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more when I realized that he was doing more than _______. He was asking to be _______. All it took was understanding that that was what he________, and I forgave everything, immediately.

When he died, I didn't ________to school for a few days. My biggest ________going back was gym class. It was poorly ________, and bullies ran the show. On my first day, I was standing there when a (an) ________voice yelled, ''Lensch! '' It was a guy who had given many of us a few lumps (包，肿块) over the years. I turned to face him and said, ''What do you want? '' The other boys didn’t say a word as they waited for the ________.

''I heard your dad died, '' he said. ''Is that true? ''

I quietly replied, ''Yes. ''

He didn't ________me. He didn't even move. Instead, he said, ''I'm sorry. ''

I was________. I'm sure I cried. Those two words are how I have remembered that kid ever since. What do you do when your ''enemies'' reveal that they are also ________? I think you either forgive and move ________or hold on to resentment (怨恨)and live in the past. I'm certainly not glad that my father got________, but at the same time, I realize that if he hadn't, I might never have come to love him.

1.

A．temper

B．taste

C．fame

D．nerve

2.

A．meant

B．doubted

C．learned

D．felt

3.

A．bench

B．chair

C．bedroom

D．balcony

4.

A．predictably

B．acceptably

C．hopefully

D．surprisingly

5.

A．touches

B．annoys

C．educates

D．encourages

6.

A．life

B．career

C．youth

D．achievement

7.

A．burst

B．leaked

C．moved

D．frozen

8.

A．teaching

B．telling

C．supporting

D．complaining

9.

A．known

B．forgiven

C．mistaken

D．forgotten

10.

A．found

B．received

C．needed

D．escaped

11.

A．contribute

B．adapt

C．head

D．return

12.

A．relief

B．favor

C．lesson

D．fear

13.

A．understood

B．prepared

C．regulated

D．attracted

14.

A．angry

B．warning

C．pitying

D．familiar

15.

A．defeat

B．quarrel

C．miracle

D．fight

16.

A．punish

B．beat

C．disappoint

D．scold

17.

A．frustrated

B．shocked

C．thrilled

D．frightened

18.

A．classmates

B．friends

C．humans

D．families

19.

A．backward

B．away

C．around

D．forward

20.

A．depressed

B．hurt

C．sick

D．lost

8 . A marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then put several small bait (诱饵) fish into the tank. The result met your_______the shark quickly swam across the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish.

The biologist then_______a strong piece of fiberglass into the tank, creating two_______parts. She then put the shark on one side of the_______fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. Again, the shark quickly_______. But this time, the shark_______because it knocked hard against the fiberglass_______. Determined, the shark kept repeating this_______every few minutes, but_______. Meanwhile, the bait fish swam around__________in the second part. Eventually, the shark abandoned__________of hunting. This experiment was carried out several times. Each time, the shark got less__________and made fewer attempts to attack the fish until it__________hitting the fiberglass and simply stopped attacking. The biologist then__________the fiberglass, but the shark didn't attack. The shark was trained to believe a__________existed between it and the bait fish, so the bait fish could__________wherever they wished, free from harm.

Many of us, after__________setbacks and failures, emotionally give up and stop trying. Like the shark in the story, we__________that because were unsuccessful in the past, we will always be unsuccessful.__________,even when no “real” barrier exists between where we are and where we want to go, we__________see it in our heads.

1.

A．intentions

B．expectations

C．schedules

D．requirements

2.

A．changed

B．added

C．inserted

D．crashed

3.

A．separate

B．opposite

C．connected

D．relevant

4.

A．delicate

B．hidden

C．transparent

D．flexible

5.

A．attacked

B．controlled

C．gathered

D．escaped

6.

A．bounced

B．paused

C．withdrew

D．left

7.

A．tapper

B．divider

C．tester

D．catcher

8.

A．routine

B．practice

C．mistake

D．behavior

9.

A．failed

B．suffered

C．passed

D．snuggled

10.

A．uncovered

B．unchallenged

C．unharmed

D．unnoticed

11.

A．joy

B．trouble

C．need

D．hope

12.

A．blind

B．aggressive

C．allergic

D．arbitrary

13.

A．got occupied with

B．got involved in

C．got tired of

D．got used to

14.

A．readjusted

B．restored

C．replaced

D．removed

15.

A．distance

B．barrier

C．gap

D．distinction

16.

A．swim

B．enjoy

C．dive

D．flee

17.

A．remembering

B．rejection

C．experiencing

D．quitting

18.

A．ignore

B．fear

C．suspect

D．believe

19.

A．Above all

B．In other words

C．As a result

D．In conclusion

20.

A．abruptly

B．randomly

C．eventually

D．constantly

9 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

We all expect such a picture. On the warm and pleasant weekend, we drive to the countryside for a picnic. After lunch, sit under a tall and straight pine tree, we drink tea and chat each other. Our parents recalled old family stories and share with us their youthful experience. Of course, they also praise us for our progress. The happy hours that we are together will help develop an increasing close relationship and deepen the love we have for each other. When we get old many years late, we will find that these fond memories we create together with our parents will bring you a lot of joy and comfort. After all, love and memories that are ever-lasting.

10 . I was always complaining about wind or rain. _____it was nothing unusual for the arrival of wind or rain,it caused inconvenience for me to go out,and sometimes it even created an awful atmosphere,so I _____ it strongly.

On a rainy day a meteorologist（气象学家）I met was very _____ at my great anger caused by rain that made a little inconvenience for me.

He asked,"Have you ever seen typhoon？Do you know what would happen to the world if there were no typhoon？"I shook my head.I had no _____ of how overwhelming it was when it _____everything away in its way.

"Well,let me tell you,"the meteorologist said."Without it the _____ of fresh water will be more serious,for it is a great _____ of water supply on earth.Without it,there would be a greater imbalance in the distribution of _____.The equatorial area that receives the most sunshine on earth   _____ entirely on typhoon to disperse（驱散）heat.Without typhoon the tropics would be even _____ while the frigid zones much colder.As a result the temperate zones would _____from the world…"

Ignorance made me _____.I disliked wind only because it ruffled（吹乱）my hair.I hated rain merely because I had to carry an umbrella.But I had no idea at all that typhoon---something much more violent,something a thousand times more _____than wind or rain---was a _____to the existence of mankind.

______ no road on earth goes all the way on level ground,there's no person in the world who can do whatever he pleases. ______ as it is for people to guard against typhoon,it is advisable for a man to stop ______ for a moment before he complains." ______ typhoon disappeared all together？What would the world become then？"The ______ will keep him calm and lead him closer to truth---he will be better ______ of the world he lives in.

1.

A．But

B．Therefore

C．Although

D．Unless

2.

A．refused

B．blamed

C．punished

D．fought

3.

A．excited

B．puzzled

C．encouraged

D．delighted

4.

A．experience

B．sign

C．sense

D．recognition

5.

A．washed

B．frightened

C．swung

D．swept

6.

A．shortage

B．supply

C．amount

D．waste

7.

A．resource

B．power

C．strength

D．source

8.

A．warmth

B．energy

C．water

D．wealth

9.

A．holds

B．keeps

C．moves

D．depends

10.

A．warmer

B．hotter

C．cooler

D．better

11.

A．disappear

B．move

C．escape

D．remove

12.

A．farsighted

B．out of sight

C．in sight

D．shortsighted

13.

A．appealing

B．frightening

C．disturbing

D．exciting

14.

A．trouble

B．danger

C．must

D．lead

15.

A．Since

B．As

C．When

D．While

16.

A．Impossible

B．Wrong

C．Hard

D．Easy

17.

A．thinking

B．to think

C．to rest

D．resting

18.

A．How come

B．What about

C．What if

D．Even if

19.

A．theories

B．answers

C．phenomena

D．complaints

20.

A．careful

B．kind

C．aware

D．tired