1 . Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a_______shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to_______She wanted to help,_______she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to_______and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my_______cookies in them and began to_______, offering them to anyone near me.
I _______ an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me _______ in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes _______ a little bit and he said, “No one has ________ called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.
It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that________color and social status, everyone deserved________It made me________to think that just because he was homeless, no one________him the honor. It broke my________, and I couldn’t help________cry. I just didn’t understand________no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every________person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the________it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can________make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?1.

A．useless

B．careless

C．homeless

D．hopeless

2.

A．participate

B．involve

C．choose

D．go

3.

A．however

B．but

C．yet

D．so

4.

A．bring

B．fetch

C．collect

D．take

5.

A．classmate’s

B．schoolmate’s

C．sister’s

D．family’s

6.

A．walk around

B．knock around

C．come around

D．stand around

7.

A．went

B．came

C．approached

D．met

8.

A．right

B．even

C．still

D．just

9.

A．watered

B．cried

C．tore

D．dropped

10.

A．already

B．ever

C．still

D．yet

11.

A．in spite

B．regardless of

C．concerned about

D．for fear of

12.

A．happiness

B．truth

C．respect

D．help

13.

A．strong-minded

B．sad

C．frightened

D．pleased

14.

A．handed

B．afforded

C．provided

D．supplied

15.

A．eyes

B．mind

C．opinions

D．heart

16.

A．but

B．and

C．until

D．or

17.

A．what

B．when

C．whether

D．why

18.

A．single

B．poor

C．ordinary

D．normal

19.

A．stories

B．lessons

C．experiences

D．tears

20.

A．equally

B．hardly

C．really

D．finally

2 . One of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.
When we see something we don’t like, we wish it could be different -- we cry out for something better. That may be human nature, or perhaps it’s something that’s ingrained（根深蒂固的）in our culture.
The root of unhappiness is that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place. We’ve judged it as bad, rather than saying, “It’s not bad or good, as it just is.”
An example: in my recent post（帖子）, A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind, quite a few commentators thought my outlook was negative, pessimistic, or fatalistic（听天由命的）... because I said you should expect people to mess up, expect things to go differently from what you planned. Above all, you should embrace that.
It’s too negative to expect something to go wrong, they said. However, I think it’s only negative if you see it as negative, or if you judge it as bad.
Instead, you could accept it as the way the world works -- as the way things actually are. And try to understand why they are that way.
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at all. But changing things is not because you can’t accept things as they are, but because you enjoy the process of change of learning and growing.
Can we make this world a better place? Again, that’s an assumption that it’s a bad place fight now. But instead, you could say the world is just what it is -- and that’s neither good nor bad. You can say that you’ll continue to try to do things to help others, to grow as a person, to make a difference in this world -- not because you’re such a bad person now, but because that’s the path you choose to take, because you enjoy that path.
As you catch yourself judging, and wishing for different -- try a different approach: accept, and understand. It might lead to some interesting results.
1. Which of the following statements is correct according to the author?

A．We can never change things because we can’t accept them.

B．We shouldn’t try to do whatever we can to help others and make a difference.

C．It’s wrong of you to expect things to go differently.

D．There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

2. What’s the main idea of the whole passage?

A．The world is a good place for us to live in.

B．Unhappiness comes from what we want to be different.

C．You might as well accept the world as it is and try to embrace it.

D．Let’s make the world more beautiful.

3. Where does the passage probably come from?

A．A novel.

B．A news story.

C．A travel guide.

D．A magazine.

3 . 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about_______in work and life.
Before offering his guests_______, the professor went to the kitchen and_______with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups -- porcelain（瓷）, plastic, glass, crystal, some_______and cheap, some exquisite（精致的）and_______-- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you_______, all the nice-looking expensive cups were_______up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is_______for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the_______of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself________no quality to the coffee. In most cases________is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you________wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously________for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.
Now consider this:________is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to________life, and the type of cup we have does not define（规定）, nor change the________of life we live. Sometimes, by________only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has offered us.
God brews（酿造）the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
“The________people don’t have the best of everything: They just________the best of everything.”
Live simply. Love________Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.1.

A．difficulties

B．stress

C．sadness

D．hate

2.

A．coffee

B．tea

C．gift

D．cups

3.

A．packed

B．rushed

C．fetched

D．returned

4.

A．good-looking

B．ugly-looking

C．plain-looking

D．nice-looking

5.

A．expensive

B．bright

C．excellent

D．comfortable

6.

A．suspected

B．noticed

C．ignored

D．appreciated

7.

A．filled

B．brought

C．taken

D．used

8.

A．normal

B．careful

C．polite

D．rude

9.

A．share

B．access

C．entrance

D．source

10.

A．puts

B．adds

C．attaches

D．ties

11.

A．this

B．which

C．it

D．one

12.

A．really

B．generally

C．possibly

D．precisely

13.

A．looked

B．searched

C．applied

D．went

14.

A．Peace

B．Joy

C．Chance

D．Life

15.

A．refer

B．reflect

C．contain

D．support

16.

A．quality

B．quantity

C．character

D．value

17.

A．keeping

B．basing

C．concentrating

D．depending

18.

A．coolest

B．craziest

C．happiest

D．saddest

19.

A．make

B．use

C．accept

D．put

20.

A．nervously

B．secretly

C．generously

D．curiously

4 . The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It _______me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a_______to go faster. I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those______situations in which someone doesn’t even______that the light turns red, and just keeps going. That is why so many_______happen! All these situations make me _______the purpose of traffic lights.   

______, it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at     ______crossroads. Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to_______traffic. And I’ll do my best to________the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m________to.

It occurs to me that my________have done much the same for me________teaching me how to live. They have given me many________lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to________with joy and purpose. They have also given me some red lights________my life goes astray（误入歧途）: not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires. And there________have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to_________school regularly and work hard.

If I obey these rules, my life will be as________as it can be. Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“_______signals” given to me by my parents.

1.

A．suggests

B．informs

C．reminds

D．warns

2.

A．sight

B．signal

C．message

D．switch

3.

A．instant

B．exciting

C．dangerous

D．cautious

4.

A．notice

B．sense

C．remember

D．feel

5.

A．events

B．problems

C．situations

D．accidents

6.

A．think of

B．wonder about

C．care for

D．worry about

7.

A．Besides

B．Anyway

C．Instead

D．However

8.

A．noisy

B．narrow

C．crowded

D．key

9.

A．control

B．direct

C．improve

D．serve

10.

A．learn

B．obey

C．protect

D．carry

11.

A．supposed

B．used

C．devoted

D．delighted

12.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．leaders

D．parents

13.

A．in charge of

B．in face of

C．in terms of

D．in danger of

14.

A．safe

B．green

C．beneficial

D．helpful

15.

A．live

B．share

C．work

D．communicate

16.

A．unless

B．when

C．before

D．till

17.

A．still

B．even

C．only

D．also

18.

A．start

B．attend

C．leave

D．miss

19.

A．good

B．colorful

C．meaningful

D．healthy

20.

A．traffic

B．light

C．life

D．confidence

5 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a ____ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from ____ to toe, explained that he had ____ out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant（怀孕的）wife and his two children ____
at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车）back.
Once I had ____ a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ____ , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he ____ me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater ____ in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and ____ While the little ones played and ran ____ , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the ____
It was about 5 a. m. before they ____. The young fellow asked me how much he ____me and I told him that the petrol pump（加油泵）had ____ $ 15. He offered to pay“call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a ____ from interstate, a large bus company that we bad been trying to ____ to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time, It ____ out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ____ person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and ____ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station, In this ____ , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．finger

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

3.

A．driven

B．used

C．come

D．run

4.

A．away

B．behind

C．over

D．out

5.

A．supplied

B．poured

C．equipped

D．filled

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarrelling

D．fighting

7.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．follow

8.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

9.

A．heat

B．hot

C．warm

D．attractive

10.

A．around

B．inside

C．nearby

D．along

11.

A．drivers

B．guests

C．customers

D．adults

12.

A．left

B．arrived

C．ate

D．disappeared

13.

A．gave

B．paid

C．owed

D．offered

14.

A．appeared

B．exhibited

C．calculated

D．shown

15.

A．call

B．letter

C．check

D．notice

16.

A．get

B．force

C．require

D．hope

17.

A．pointed

B．turned

C．worked

D．found

18.

A．generous

B．successful

C．serious

D．powerful

19.

A．praised

B．persuaded

C．informed

D．convinced

20.

A．lesson

B．business

C．aspect

D．case