1 . For some years，my mother worked for a charity as President and Secretary.Selling raffle tickets(兑奖券) was her main means of bringing in the charity’s much­needed funds.We girls would accompany her，selling tickets with great success.My father made and donated beautiful wooden toys，jewellery boxes and other lovely items as prizes.

Now my sister was always coming up with “good ideas”，most of which didn’t work out to plan.But that didn’t deter her.She had many just waiting to be tested.When she was eight and I was just five，we had a wonderful idea for a business adventure.We decided we would sell raffle tickets for charity，and that charity was us!

So one afternoon，we told our mother we were going to play in the park with our cousins as we did most days after school.But instead，we walked around the streets armed with a raffle book，a pen and a large cloth bag to carry the money.

We’d accompanied our mother many times when she sold tickets，so people were familiar with us when we appeared at their doors.Despite the blank looks they received when asking about the prizes on offer，they were very generous.Although there were no actual prizes，our mother’s previous track record enabled us to sell nearly the whole book of raffle tickets.

Like a little pair of lottery(彩票) winners，we walked home and proudly showed off our takings.But our enjoyment of this sudden wealth was short­lived，and our plans for spending it quickly failed.Our angry mother took us back to every ticket buyer，making us apologise and give the money back.Thankfully，our sweet neighbours didn’t make a big deal of our “clever” misbehavior and thus my mother’s

fundraising career could continue safely.We were taught a good lesson by our mother that day.Also I remember my sister’s entrepreneurial(企业家的) spirit dried up a bit after that.
1. What did the author’s father do?

A．He got prizes ready.	B．He sold hand­made items.
C．He was in charge of a charity.	D．He helped design raffle tickets.

2. What does the underlined word “deter” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Embarrass.	B．Shock.
C．Discourage.	D．Mislead.

3. What can be learned about the author and her sister while selling raffle tickets?

A．They ran into their mother.

B．They met some generous strangers.

C．They got lost while walking around the streets.

D．They took advantage of people’s trust in their mother.

4. What lesson did the author and her sister learn?

A．Honesty is the best policy.	B．What’s done can’t be undone.
C．Misfortune never comes alone.	D．Good advice is beyond all price.

2 . I don’t know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the ____ at a young age. Sometime in the middle of the fourth grade, I ____ trying. By the time I was in the seventh grade, I was lazy, difficult, ____.

It wasn’t long after that I dropped out of school. Hard physical labor was the ____ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of 21, I was ____ lost, and using drugs as a way to ____ the fact that I had no education and was ____ in a dead-end job carrying heavy construction materials up a ladder all day. ____, now I believe in do-overs, in the chance to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any ____ in your life, if you have the right ____. Mine came from a surprising source.

It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It’s funny that after a life of ___ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so ____. Over the years, as I grew into the ____ of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work and play for the first time. I began my do-over.

It took me almost three years to learn how to read. I started with my son’s books.Over and over, I practised reading books to him until I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role ____, so after a-year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I ____ my GED test on my son’s fourth birthday. This may not sound like much, and I’m surely not trying to get ____ for doing something that should have been done in the first place , but all things considered it was one of the best days in my life. Today, I’m a full-time college student, ____ to become sociologist.

It’s funny, growing up I always heard these great ____ stories of triumph(胜利) over shortcomings. But I never thought they ____ to me. Now I believe it’s a choice anyone can make: to do it all over again.

1.

A．determination

B．wish

C．choice

D．dream

2.

A．started

B．stopped

C．considered

D．fancied

3.

A．skeptical

B．defensive

C．sensitive

D．disrespectful

4.

A．consequence

B．compromise

C．compensation

D．competence

5.

A．fundamentally

B．hopelessly

C．blindly

D．casually

6.

A．deal with

B．go with

C．conflict with

D．meet with

7.

A．led

B．stuck

C．absorbed

D．taken

8.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

9.

A．cost

B．corner

C．term

D．point

10.

A．motto

B．technique

C．conscience

D．motivation

11.

A．avoiding

B．preventing

C．undertaking

D．overcoming

12.

A．flexible

B．enterprising

C．authentic

D．fragile

13.

A．part

B．status

C．title

D．cause

14.

A．In a way

B．On the contrary

C．In addition

D．What’s worse

15.

A．model

B．leader

C．scholar

D．tutor

16.

A．received

B．adopted

C．attended

D．passed

17.

A．flame

B．praise

C．award

D．courage

18.

A．studying

B．waiting

C．beginning

D．demanding

19.

A．turn-around

B．take-off

C．pull-out

D．turn-off

20.

A．appealed

B．applied

C．attached

D．adapted

3 . I am an amateur radio operator. A few weeks ago, I was heading towards the basement with a steaming cup of   coffee in my hand.   What began as   a______ Saturday morning,_____   one of those lessons that life seems to hand you occasionally.

When I turned up my radio for a Saturday morning swap net, I __________   an older man with   a_______signal   and   golden   voice.   He was   telling_______ he   was   talking with   something   about “a thousand marbles”

“It sounds like you are busy with your job. Surely they pay you well but it’s a______ you have to be away from home. You missed your daughter’s dance recital. You see, the___   person lives about seven-five   years. Now I_____ 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900,     which is the number of_____ that the average person has in their entire lifetime. It took me   until I was fifty-five years old to think about this______”, he went on “and by that time I have ___ 2,800 Saturdays. If I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand left to enjoy.   So I went to stores to round up 1000 marbles. I put them inside a____container. Every   Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away.”

“I found by watching the marbles_____, I focused more on the really important things in   life. There is nothing like watching your time run out to help get your___ straight. This morning,   I took the very last marble,   I think if I ______ it until next Saturday then   I have     been given a little extra time by life. Time is the only thing we can use in life. Bye, and I hope you can spend more time with your____” and then he_____

I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work that morning, and then I was   going   to ______ a   few   friends   to   work   on   the   next   club   newsletter._________ ,   I______ and woke my wife up and decided to take her and the kids to breakfast.

1.

A．valuable

B．terrible

C．typical

D．special

2.

A．turned out

B．turned back

C．turned on

D．turned into

3.

A．came up

B．got through

C．came across

D．got across

4.

A．distinct

B．vague

C．apparent

D．ambiguous

5.

A．anything

B．anyone

C．something

D．whomever

6.

A．guilt

B．shame

C．chance

D．dignity

7.

A．average

B．ordinary

C．specific

D．common

8.

A．counted

B．divided

C．multiplied

D．added

9.

A．weekends

B．weekdays

C．holidays

D．Saturdays

10.

A．in detail

B．in short

C．in conclusion

D．in brief

11.

A．lived on

B．lived through

C．lived by

D．gone by

12.

A．clear

B．clean

C．empty

D．full

13.

A．increase

B．lose

C．change

D．decrease

14.

A．preferences

B．priorities

C．majorities

D．responsibilities

15.

A．make

B．get

C．have

D．take

16.

A．friends

B．family

C．job

D．career

17.

A．set off

B．saw off

C．signed off

D．took off

18.

A．round up for

B．meet up with

C．get around for

D．make up for

19.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Instead

20.

A．went downstairs

B．came outside

C．went upstairs

D．came inside

4 . Cheerleading (啦啦队) is fun and needs skills. When I first joined it, I never realized howmuch it would______my life or even become such a big part of my life. When I started in 7thgrade, I was 100 percent______I wouldn’t stunt (表演特技) or tumble (翻筋斗) because I wastoo scared. I had low self-esteem (自尊) so I never thought I could be______in stunting ortumbling. In 10th grade I finally gave both a________, but I failed horribly the first 500 times. My arms______because I had a hard time holding the flyer (传单) up and my arms didn’t______in a backhand spring.

After 3 months of trying, I______to quit my favorite sport because I didn’t improve andthe unhappy______from my teammates just made me depressed. However, what they said______me to work harder. I started______tumbling 3 times a week. Six months later, I had astraight, solid, perfect and high backhand spring. I ______ to be scared of everything,but getting my perfect backhand spring made me ______. So after my arms locked out, I listened tomy ______ and did all the drills she gave me. I just started flying and went straight up without______. I know that’s because I gained______ from a backhand spring and I was confident thatI would succeed.

Since then I have come a long way. I put my heart and soul____working hard atpractice. The______ I achieved in the sport has made me a strong and ________ person. One dayour team will______to the WORLDS competition on ESPN and I will write about our successin two years. I can’t wait for that ______ to come.

1.

A．destroy

B．affect

C．puzzle

D．attract

2.

A．positive

B．thankful

C．concerned

D．surprised

3.

A．hopeful

B．patient

C．hard-working

D．successful

4.

A．hand

B．check

C．show

D．shot

5.

A．hurt

B．suffered

C．rose

D．recovered

6.

A．bend down

B．break down

C．lock out

D．give out

7.

A．refused

B．regretted

C．arranged

D．intended

8.

A．topics

B．suggestions

C．remarks

D．ideas

9.

A．pushed

B．inspired

C．advised

D．expected

10.

A．imagining

B．practicing

C．appreciating

D．quitting

11.

A．used

B．agreed

C．pretended

D．had

12.

A．careful

B．excellent

C．fearless

D．helpless

13.

A．parent

B．coach

C．teammate

D．friend

14.

A．falling

B．passing

C．giving up

D．looking up

15.

A．health

B．effort

C．strength

D．freedom

16.

A．on

B．into

C．by

D．under

17.

A．exams

B．marks

C．tasks

D．goals

18.

A．proud

B．selfless

C．confident

D．modest

19.

A．look forward

B．make it

C．manage

D．return

20.

A．journey

B．dream

C．plan

D．time

5 . A true apology is more than just an admission of a mistake. It is the ____ that something you have said or done has damaged a relationship — and that you care enough about the relationship to want it ___.

It’s never easy to admit you are in the _____. Being human, we all _____to know the art of apologizing. Look back with _____and think how often you’ve judged cruelly, said unkind things, or pushed yourself ahead at the ____ of a friend. Then count the moments when you showed clearly and truly that you were ____. A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep wisdom in us knows that when ____ a small wrong has been done, some mysterious moral feeling is ____; and it stays out of balance until the fault is admitted and regret ____.

I remember a doctor friend, Clarence Lieb, ____ me about a man who came to him with a variety of ____ : headaches, restlessness and stomach sickness. No ____ cause could be found. Finally Dr. Lieb said to the man, “Unless you tell me what’s ___ you, I can’t help you.”

After he ____ for some time, the man admitted that, as executor (遗嘱执行人) of his father’s will, he had been ____ his brother, who lived overseas, of what their father had left him. Then and there the wise old doctor made him write to his brother asking for ____ and enclosing (附入) a cheque as the first___ in repayment. He then went with him to the mail box in the passage. As the ____ disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you,” he said. “I think I’m ____.” And he was.

1.

A．assessment

B．belief

C．criterion

D．recognition

2.

A．restored

B．formed

C．reserved

D．abandoned

3.

A．distance

B．way

C．dark

D．wrong

4.

A．remember

B．demand

C．need

D．learn

5.

A．delight

B．honesty

C．sorrow

D．relief

6.

A．mercy

B．invitation

C．sight

D．expense

7.

A．careless

B．foolish

C．sorry

D．thankful

8.

A．still

B．rather

C．hardly

D．even

9.

A．controlled

B．disturbed

C．ignored

D．protected

10.

A．exposed

B．evaluated

C．expressed

D．exchanged

11.

A．questioning

B．consulting

C．telling

D．reminding

12.

A．troubles

B．feelings

C．thoughts

D．questions

13.

A．spiritual

B．physical

C．likely

D．common

14.

A．worrying

B．inspiring

C．disappointing

D．embarrassing

15.

A．wandered

B．hesitated

C．observed

D．prayed

16.

A．warning

B．cheating

C．suspecting

D．accusing

17.

A．apology

B．blame

C．excuse

D．forgiveness

18.

A．step

B．trend

C．success

D．rise

19.

A．box

B．passage

C．letter

D．cheque

20.

A．cured

B．released

C．involved

D．refreshed

6 . When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _______ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _______, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my_______ of the world is returning to the simple.

When I try to teach my daughter important _______ about life, I will break complicated things _______ into small pieces. One of those basics is ______, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _______. To fail feels bad, _______, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can’t respect yourself for it. And as the saying _______, if you don’t respect yourself, no one else will.

When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin’s house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ________ that I’d always wanted, and I ________ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ________, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ________, and my opinion of myself would ________. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ________ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I’m sure, what had happened, ________ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.

I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ________. She first has to gain self-respect ________ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ________ it we’re all enemies. I'm not ________ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.

1.

A．funnier

B．easier

C．safer

D．deeper

2.

A．important

B．awkward

C．fragile

D．complex

3.

A．view

B．experience

C．aim

D．expectation

4.

A．basics

B．facts

C．subjects

D．choices

5.

A．away

B．off

C．down

D．out

6.

A．passion

B．love

C．respect

D．desire

7.

A．forgive

B．accept

C．share

D．try

8.

A．certainly

B．eventually

C．personally

D．willingly

9.

A．runs

B．goes

C．writes

D．follows

10.

A．for fun

B．in particular

C．with care

D．at random

11.

A．fetched

B．arranged

C．slipped

D．fitted

12.

A．doubted

B．promised

C．questioned

D．sensed

13.

A．lied

B．stolen

C．changed

D．cheated

14.

A．suffer

B．improve

C．fade

D．spread

15.

A．gave

B．left

C．pulled

D．handed

16.

A．so

B．or

C．for

D．but

17.

A．accidents

B．mistakes

C．results

D．habits

18.

A．before

B．until

C．in case

D．now that

19.

A．upon

B．beyond

C．without

D．despite

20.

A．honest

B．casual

C．curious

D．perfect

7 . 你校美国交换生 Clement很喜欢中华成语故事，看到下面的图片，想了解关于此图片的具体信息，请你用英语给他写一篇短文。内容包括：

1. 描述画面；
2. 概述其含义；
3. 谈谈个人感想。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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8 . 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。

Cassie lived a lonely life. She would wander through the forest, eating     1    (fall) fruits while other birds flew among the trees.

“Why cannot you fly?” they would ask. “Your weak little     2    (wing) cannot even lift you off the ground!” they would tease her. “You’re     3     shame to birds,” they would offend her.

Cassie was feeling increasingly frustrated and     4    (use), so she made up her mind to leave the forest for good. Just as she walked free from trees, she heard a deep voice     5    (call) from behind Cassie turned around.     6     was a large tree that signaled to her to come back into the forest. “We need you badly here,” said the tree. “We rely on you     7     (eat) our fruits and spread our seeds. The other birds may think you are worthless, but you are actually     8    (much) useful bird in the forest. Please don’t go, you are irreplaceable.” Cassie beamed for the first time in many weeks and     9    (return) to the forest. The fruits had never tasted so good.

It’s easy to compare your skills to the abilities of others and feel inadequate. It’s easy to listen to the negative voices of others and believe them. But bear     10     mind that you are essential, you are remarkable, and you are irreplaceable!

9 . A Game of Light and Shade

It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to _______ him.

I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was _______ to see the attendant (工作人员) selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and _______ the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs _________ to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some _______, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the _______ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to _______.”

I bought a ticket and _______ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I _______. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his ________. I slowed down and followed him at a little ________. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps ________. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I ________ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know ________ you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ________ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ________ —the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is ________, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no ________ so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite ________ just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life ________ they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.

A．accept

B．follow

C．control

D．visit

2.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

3.

A．touching

B．climbing

C．hitting

D．covering

4.

A．pointing

B．attaching

C．contributing

D．leading

5.

A．respect

B．doubt

C．concern

D．sympathy

6.

A．view

B．test

C．prize

D．trick

7.

A．kick

B．jump

C．relax

D．escape

8.

A．struggled

B．explored

C．wandered

D．hurried

9.

A．promised

B．examined

C．imagined

D．confirmed

10.

A．steps

B．words

C．secrets

D．cheers

11.

A．standard

B．distance

C．expense

D．intention

12.

A．ahead

B．around

C．outside

D．behind

13.

A．recognized

B．surrounded

C．approached

D．witnessed

14.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

15.

A．knocks

B．pours

C．slides

D．bursts

16.

A．trend

B．reaction

C．change

D．honor

17.

A．light

B．space

C．mess

D．shade

18.

A．place

B．signal

C．object

D．period

19.

A．nervous

B．content

C．curious

D．patient

20.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．although

10 . 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丈。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次。
删除：把多余的用斜线(＼)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。

Challenges of life are of great importance in our grow. They remind me of my days in senior high school which I joined in the military training. It was the first time I have lived away from my home, so I found it difficult to fit. And the training officer was strict with me. I once thought I couldn't stick to the end. But anyway, I was succeeded. The trials made it much easy for me to adapt to life, but I think the difficulty I came across have now become a precious memory in my life. In short, learning to regard the challenges of life as the stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.