1 . As her son Cameron sits at his laptop completing a task for his math degree course. Alison Thompson, a full-time mum is busy helping her daughter Emma (two years younger than Cameron) get dressed. While help has always been available for Emma, Alison and her husband also have to fight to get Cameron the support he needs. “People could see that Emma has special needs but because Cameron was doing so well at school, his teachers never thought there was a problem with him,” says Alison.

It took Alison and her husband a while to realize their son was different. Cameron’s ability didn’t become clear until he began primary school. Once he even corrected the teacher when she told the class that zero was the lowest number. Cameron told her she was wrong because there were negative numbers. He was four at the time. Now 14-year-old Cameron is at secondary school, studying for a distance learning math degree with the Open University, having sailed through his GCSE at 11 and his A-level at 12, achieving top grades.

Bethany, another daughter of Alison, is bright too, but not gifted. She is the one who will remind absent-minded Cameron to put on his coat. She also helps him out in social situations.

Emma attends a specialist school and the family is quick to celebrate her success too.

“The other day she did up the buttons on her coat, which was real progress,” Alison says.

Late last year the Thompsons took part in a television documentary to prove that not all gifted children are the result of extremely ambitious parents. Gifted children need support too, but their lives don’t have to be that different. Cameron is an example.

1. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．Ambitious Parents	B．Thompson’s Children
C．Special Gifts	D．Different Lives

2. What does paragraph 1 indicate?

A．Both Cameron and Emma need parental support.

B．Teachers at school ignored Emma’s problems.

C．Cameron helps Emma with her math tasks.

D．The couple often have fights because of Cameron.

3. There are at least _______________ people in Mrs. Thompson’s family.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

4. What can be known from the passage?

A．Emma has learned to take good care of herself.

B．Cameron showed his gift before primary school.

C．The children of the family are bright and gifted.

D．Gifted kids are not so different as people expect.

2 . 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。

Happiness can be described     1     a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. There are many factors       2    (contribute) to happiness.

A person in an apparently ideal situation is not     3    (necessary) happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.

A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute,     4     are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.

The rich     5    (be) not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it     6    (believe) that this is mainly     7     they have more opportunity to control their     8    (life). Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.

Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely     9    (disable) or those in pain. Learning     10    (cope)with a health problem can contribute to happiness.

3 . I grew up in a middle﹣class family． Dad worked hard to support our family and Mom tried to save money while making sure we had enough food to eat and clothes to wear． One of their greatest desires was to raise decent， loving children who had an opportunity to finish college．

My brother， Gene， never hesitated to learn new things． He had an artistic hand， so he went into fine arts for a while． He also did a lot of screens about computers． He became so good at it that the school hired him to teach there after he completed his studies． My younger brother also pursued computers， following in his footsteps．

Gene did not have a history of any health problems from his very young age to adulthood． One day， he came home from teaching， ate his dinner and went to bed． That evening，my "healthy" brother died suddenly of a cardiac arrest（心跳骤停）．My parents were extremely sad．

At the viewing in the funeral house， amidst the sadness， my parents felt so much pride． So many people came and each was relating a story of how they were touched by Gene．

A cleaner came to say that practically every day Gene brought him a sandwich． Finally， Mom found out why Gene had taken so many sandwiches to school! Then there was a man who came in bringing money， saying that Gene had lent him some when he was down and out． Gene had never asked him for the money back．

From the school president to the guard， people came． And because of his good heart and deeds， my younger brother was awarded a full scholarship in the school as a tribute to my dead brother．

In the end， my parents realized that even at the young age of 26， my brother had lived a full life and was very instrumental in helping others live theirs a little better．

1. What was the biggest wish of the author's parents？

A．To have a better life．

B．To save enough money for the future．

C．To give their children a college education．

D．To raise their children to be respectable people．

2. The author's parents felt proud in the funeral house because　 　．

A．many people from all walks of life came．

B．Gene was praised by the school president．

C．Gene's brother was awarded a full scholarship．

D．they heard about many good deeds done by Gene．

3. What can we learn about Gene from the passage？

A．He took many sandwiches to school to share with others．

B．He lent a man some money and then asked for it back．

C．He was not in very good health from an early age．

D．He taught fine arts in his school．

4. What is the message conveyed in the passage？

A．Good deeds deserve praise．

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed．

C．Kindness in students should be encouraged．

D．The meaning of life consists in its devotion， not its length．

4 . It was my first year of graduate school and my professor was standing on the platform. He was telling us about a ________he made years ago.

About a decade earlier, my professor had been a sales manager at a large company. They were ________a national campaign and preparing for a major brand launch. My professor was________the operation.

For almost two months before the launch day, he was ________all over the country to talk with major partners.________crossing the country on flights, he was also trying to ________his department. For weeks he would have meetings all day, answer________and phone calls all night, and________three or four hours of sleep.

The week before the big launch day, his body________. He had to be rushed to the hospital. Major organs had started to________from the long-term stress. He spent the next eight days in hospital, ________to do anything as the launch day came and went.

Imagine that your ________and energy are a bucket of water. In your daily life, there are things that ________your bucket up. These are inputs like sleep, nutrition, laughter, and other forms of ________. There are also forces that drain(使排出) the water from your bucket. These are________like stress from work or school, relationship problems, or other forms of anxiety.

The forces that drain your bucket aren’t all ________. To live a productive life, it can be important to have some things________out of your bucket. Working hard in the gym, at school, or at the office allows you to produce something ________. But positive outputs are still outputs and they drain your energy ________. These outputs are gradual. Even a little leak can result in significant water loss________ time.

1.

A．prediction

B．decision

C．fortune

D．mistake

2.

A．at the end of

B．in the middle of

C．at the mercy of

D．on the way to

3.

A．sponsoring

B．leading

C．assisting

D．adopting

4.

A．researching

B．driving

C．flying

D．inspecting

5.

A．Before

B．Though

C．While

D．Since

6.

A．run

B．promote

C．expand

D．observe

7.

A．emails

B．charges

C．problems

D．doors

8.

A．pull in

B．squeeze in

C．take in

D．bring in

9.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give out

D．give away

10.

A．disappear

B．suffer

C．function

D．fail

11.

A．ready

B．unwilling

C．eager

D．unable

12.

A．health

B．status

C．success

D．reputation

13.

A．break

B．pack

C．fill

D．cover

14.

A．rest

B．recovery

C．entertainment

D．accommodation

15.

A．restrictions

B．consequences

C．examples

D．outputs

16.

A．uncontrollable

B．unpredictable

C．uncomfortable

D．unfavorable

17.

A．flowing

B．slipping

C．escaping

D．growing

18.

A．typical

B．valuable

C．casual

D．exotic

19.

A．suddenly

B．surprisingly

C．partly

D．thoroughly

20.

A．over

B．beyond

C．after

D．before

5 . One fall in the mid-1950s, I took some time off and got a train ticket to visit relatives in Cleveland. I was _________ out of school and had begun working as an office clerk. On my return trip, I noticed a couple across the aisle (通道) — a(n) _________ and a young woman — having a conversation.

_________, I realized the two of them weren’t traveling together after all, but had just met on the train. The woman finally got off at Rochester, New York, leaving the soldier _________. I couldn’t help noticing his good looks out of the corner of my _________.

He asked _________ he could look at the train timetable I was holding, and then if he could _________ next to me so we could chat. He’s a fast mover, I thought. I’ll have to _________ for this one. I invited him to _________ the too-large lunch my aunt had __________ for my trip, and we __________ all the way to my stop in Oneida, and we __________ addresses and he said he would be in __________.

After a week, I still hadn’t heard from him and had begun to think he’d forgotten about me. Then, on Saturday, the phone rang and a __________ voice asked if I would like to see a movie with him that evening. He’d come to Oneida, and we __________ seeing On the Waterfront at the Kallet Theatre.

We had a few more __________ during his Army leave, and then he was __________ overseas. For the next few years, we __________ and he visited me on other holidays. Today we’ve been together more than 55 years, raising three daughters who now have daughters of their own.

Before taking my trip to Cleveland all those years ago, I was warned never to speak to __________ on a train. I’m certainly __________ I didn’t listen.

1.

A．absent

B．fresh

C．expert

D．anxious

2.

A．armyman

B．businessman

C．policeman

D．salesman

3.

A．Immediately

B．Eventually

C．Hurriedly

D．Imaginarily

4.

A．aside

B．annoyed

C．amazed

D．alone

5.

A．eye

B．ear

C．shoulder

D．seat

6.

A．when

B．where

C．if

D．how

7.

A．sit

B．wait

C．lean

D．bend

8.

A．set out

B．make out

C．hang out

D．watch out

9.

A．prepare

B．share

C．deliver

D．order

10.

A．carried

B．packed

C．allocated

D．stored

11.

A．argued

B．wept

C．talked

D．ate

12.

A．found

B．announced

C．exchanged

D．described

13.

A．need

B．despair

C．pain

D．touch

14.

A．familiar

B．mature

C．strange

D．particular

15.

A．gave up

B．added up

C．ended up

D．got up

16.

A．discussions

B．dates

C．lessons

D．deals

17.

A．injured

B．attracted

C．assigned

D．employed

18.

A．separated

B．settled

C．practiced

D．corresponded

19.

A．strangers

B．officers

C．conductors

D．writers

20.

A．curious

B．glad

C．aware

D．sorry

6 . Three Feet From Gold

Darby’s uncle was caught by the “gold fever” in the gold-rush days, and went west to dig and grow rich. After months of labor, he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore (矿石). He needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface. So, with the “strike”, he returned home. And with the help of Darby, he borrowed a lot of money. After buying the machinery and having it shipped, Uncle and Darby went back to work the mine.

The first car of ore was mined. And the returns proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado! Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of Uncle and Darby!

Then something happened! The vein (矿脉) of gold ore disappeared! They drilled on, but all in vain. Finally, they decided to quit and sold the machinery to a junk man for a few hundred dollars. The junk man called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating. The engineer’s calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where the Darbys had stopped drilling! The junk man took millions of dollars in the vein, because he knew enough to seek expert’s advice before giving up.

Most of the money which went into the machinery was borrowed through the efforts of Darby, who was then a very young man. The money came from his relatives because of their faith in him. He paid back every dollar of it, although he was years in doing so.

Long afterward, Mr. Darby made another discovery that desire can be changed into gold. This discovery came after he went into the business of selling life insurance. Remembering that he lost a huge fortune, for he stopped three feet from gold, Darby profited by the experience in his chosen work, saying to himself, “I stopped three feet from gold, but I will never stop because men say ‘no’ when I ask them to buy insurance.”

Darby sold more than a million dollars in life insurance annually. He owes his “stickability” to the lesson he learned from his “quitability” in the gold mining business.

1. Darby’s uncle went back home to ________.

A．receive his reward

B．seek financial support

C．look for more helpers

D．consult an engineer

2. The Darbys failed in mining business because of ________.

A．quitting drilling on

B．the disappearance of the vein

C．the shortage of the machinery

D．competing against the junk man

3. From the passage, we can know Darby ________.

A．was unable to pay off the debts

B．mined his gold from the failure

C．learned a lesson from selling insurance

D．devoted himself to making new discoveries

4. The author intends to tell us that ________.

A．hopes and difficulties exist side by side

B．correct decisions stems from correct judgement

C．we should catch it when an opportunity comes

D．we won’t reach our goal unless we persist

7 . Happiness begins from appreciation

If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive. When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune keeps occurring, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive.     1    

It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you.     2     If you start with one small, positive thing and appreciate it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you.     3    

● Begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful, glorious day!”

● When you see the rise of gas prices, say “I am so glad to have a vehicle in which to get around.”

● When your boss is too hard on you, say “I am grateful for my job as I know that many don’t have one.”

● If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: “I really do appreciate it that my eyes see, my ears hear, my mouth tastes, my legs walk, my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works.”

● Write down what you’re grateful for each day. In moments when you’re feeling really down, read loud what you wrote previously.     4     If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.

The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation.     5    

A．This will certainly help uplift your spirits.

B．If not, you will only attract more misfortune.

C．It is of great importance to learn to be grateful.

D．The more you appreciate, the happier you’ll be.

E．If you have made some achievements in your career.

F．Here are a few common examples for you to practice.

G．You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.

8 . A group of classmates got together to visit their old teacher. These classmates all had good jobs and made lots of money. They talked     1     (happy). The teacher asked them the difficulty they had     2     (achieve) their dreams. Then their talk soon turned to complaining about the stress in work and life. The teacher went to     3     kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and many cups-china ones, plastic ones and glass ones. Some are plain looking, some are expensive and some are lovely. The teacher told them to help     4     (they)to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving     5     the plain and cheap ones? You want only the best for yourselves,     6     is the source of your problems.”

“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,     7     you went for the best cups and then began looking at each other’s cups.”

“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position in society     8     (be) the cups. They are just     9     (tool) to hold, and do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cups, we fail     10     (enjoy) the coffee. So don’t let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead.”

9 . Once a circle missed a wedge (楔子). The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to yearn, to hope, to nourish(滋润) his soul with the dream of something better. He will never know the experience of having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had.

There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so. There is wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy(悲剧) and survive — he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person.

Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for.

1. Which may be an example of being whole?

A．A person has everything.

B．A person accepts his or her limitations.

C．A person loves someone and is loved.

D．A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals.

2. How is a baseball season similar to life?

A．Easy come, easy go.

B．Failure is the mother of success.

C．Energy and persistence conquer all things.

D．Some battles you win and some battles you lose.

3. How does the author clarify his idea?

A．Mainly by comparing.

B．Mainly by reasoning.

C．Mainly by informing.

D．Mainly by arguing.

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Pursue perfection in life

B．Be whole in life

C．Life without mistakes is whole

D．No pains, no gains

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（Λ），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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。

In today’s society, the large number of people hold the view that 20% of one’s success lies in his IQ, while 80% in his EQ.

As far as I am concern, I fully agree with this opinion. First, with a high EQ, one will get along well with his companions, which makes that possible for him to work in a harmonious atmosphere and improving the working efficiency. Furthermore, those who has a high EQ can discipline them and bravely overcome the difficult in their life. Apart from these, if one has a high EQ, he will be likely to lead to a colorful and interesting life.

In brief, it is one’s EQ plays an important part in one’s life. Therefore, EQ is equal important for one to be successful even if not more vital than IQ.