1 . “When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we ____ our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a ____ difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.
Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.
Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just ____ getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I ____ a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was ____, I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without _____, that same woman I had been judging offered to ____ the difference. It wasn’t ____, but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) _____ situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as ____as if it was yesterday.
Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which ____ my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I ____to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be ____, which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In ____ case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.
There are ____ ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not _____ anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the ____ go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we ____ the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is ____ to each other.
Make a difference in someone's life today, and ____ doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!1.

A．rebuild

B．establish

C．expand

D．develop

2.

A．direct

B．minor

C．remarkable

D．positive

3.

A．thoroughly

B．smoothly

C．barely

D．actually

4.

A．observed

B．witnessed

C．inspected

D．accompanied

5.

A．hanging out

B．checking out

C．setting out

D．working out

6.

A．expectation

B．hesitation

C．assumption

D．intention

7.

A．deal with

B．take in

C．make up

D．cut down

8.

A．much

B．enough

C．little

D．awful

9.

A．urgent

B．absurd

C．hopeless

D．embarrassing

10.

A．roughly

B．clearly

C．correctly

D．dimly

11.

A．brightens

B．ruins

C．begins

D．influences

12.

A．undertook

B．tried

C．promised

D．failed

13.

A．dynamic

B．appealing

C．friendly

D．merciful

14.

A．neither

B．either

C．no

D．another

15.

A．limited

B．vital

C．necessary

D．countless

16.

A．deserve

B．charge

C．determine

D．cost

17.

A．efforts

B．achievements

C．returns

D．consequences

18.

A．assist

B．remind

C．permit

D．persuade

19.

A．similar

B．beneficial

C．fundamental

D．appropriate

20.

A．admit

B．prefer

C．recommend

D．consider

2 . Home on the Way

People need homes: Children assume their parents’ place as home; boarders call school “home” on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers—have no place to call “home”, at least for a few nights.     1     Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.

Some regular travelers take their own belongings like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with the service and attendants;     2     Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travel and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home.

And how about keeping relationships while in transit?     3    ; some send letters and postcards, or even photos；others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they’re still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home.     4    

Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting to be found.     5    , we can make the place we stay “home”.

A．Hostels provide a clean and safe place to stay while you are traveling the world.

B．others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely

C．Backpackers in youth hostels may become good friends, even closer than siblings（兄弟姐妹）.

D．So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time?

E．No matter where you go to in the world, hotels are there, too.

F．Some keep contact with their friends via the Internet.

G．Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination

3 . 第二节　完形填空（共20小题）
　　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。
　　One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was _______. There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as _______.”
　　The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s _______. It was full of scars, it had places _______ pieces had been removed and other pieces _______ in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several _______ edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
　　The young man laughed. “_______your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
　　“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours _______ perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every _______ represents a person __________I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they __________ me a piece of their heart that fits into the __________ place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we __________.
　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart __________, and the other person hasn’t returned a 　__________of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps — giving love is__________a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they __________open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
　　The young man walked up to the old man, __________ his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He __________ it to the old man.
　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It__________, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
　　They embraced and walked away side by side.1.

A．ugly

B．perfect

C．beautiful

D．hurt

2.

A．mine

B．his

C．theirs

D．ours

3.

A．coat

B．appearance

C．face

D．heart

4.

A．that

B．which

C．where

D．whose

5.

A．cut

B．set

C．put

D．brought

6.

A．smooth

B．rough

C．broken

D．pretty

7.

A．Comparing

B．Compared

C．Compare

D．Compares

8.

A．looks

B．seems

C．is

D．fits

9.

A．one

B．heart

C．piece

D．scar

10.

A．on whom

B．in whom

C．with whom

D．to whom

11.

A．take

B．give

C．lend

D．pass

12.

A．empty

B．full

C．original

D．first

13.

A．had

B．gave

C．shared

D．owned

14.

A．in

B．away

C．off

D．up

15.

A．lot

B．sheet

C．piece

D．pile

16.

A．making

B．taking

C．keeping

D．bringing

17.

A．keep

B．cut

C．come

D．stay

18.

A．carried away

B．reached into

C．took out

D．brought up

19.

A．offered

B．took

C．passed

D．served

20.

A．fit

B．hit

C．beat

D．set

4 . Before I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learnt that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme. I found something that worked, though.

There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.

I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co­worker told me that this boy's teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking, the boy ran in. I told my co­worker that I would take care of him.

I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation:

“So what happened today?”

It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn't let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.

1. The boy made trouble for his teacher because he ________．

A．was accused of destroying property

B．was told not to yell at other children

C．was made to do things against his will

D．was blamed for creating an air of tension

2. Why didn't the author do anything about the boy's bad behaviour at first?

A．She didn't want to make it worse.

B．She didn't mind the huge mess at all.

C．She was tired of shouting and threats.

D．She hadn't thought of a coping strategy.

3. The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by ________.

A．playing games with him

B．giving him a good suggestion

C．describing his teacher's feelings

D．avoiding making critical remarks

4. Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end?

A．He was sorry about his reputation.

B．He was regretful about his behaviour.

C．He was fearful of the author's warning.

D．He was sad for the author's misunderstanding.

5 . When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the _______of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I _______a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a _______, permanent campsite in the park, and _______, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an _______for the following day.

The park was_______, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We_______climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to _______our camp.

Having survived that night, we were _______that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our________ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, ________, we learned about the canyon ________ They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay ________ in the dark until the winds died away.

________the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and ________

the little money my wife ________by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful ________. For a time after our business ________I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny__________with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself ________ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.

A．back

B．edge

C．centre

D．entrance

2.

A．sponsored

B．published

C．noticed

D．answered

3.

A．safe

B．free

C．convenient

D．beautiful

4.

A．in return

B．in time

C．in short

D．in turn

5.

A．attempt

B．agreement

C．appeal

D．appointment

6.

A．crowded

B．dangerous

C．ideal

D．quiet

7.

A．repeatedly

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．calmly

8.

A．attack

B．leave

C．pass

D．search

9.

A．satisfied

B．determined

C．confident

D．aware

10.

A．responsibilities

B．requirements

C．circumstances

D．conditions

11.

A．moreover

B．therefore

C．meanwhile

D．however

12.

A．winds

B．snows

C．woods

D．trails

13.

A．shaking

B．quarrelling

C．mourning

D．aching

14.

A．After

B．Between

C．During

D．Beyond

15.

A．give away

B．hand out

C．live on

D．put aside

16.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．posted

D．raised

17.

A．business

B．career

C．family

D．image

18.

A．started

B．failed

C．expanded

D．declined

19.

A．truck

B．park

C．house

D．camp

20.

A．desperate

B．ready

C．suitable

D．thankful

6 . One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction (减少) and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy (隐私) for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How often do we put up mental barriers that keep us distant from others? Lifting the artificial barriers that keep us apart can offer opportunities to express our goodwill and create better relationships. If we can do like this, maybe our life will be a little different.
There is a little post office in a nearby town, and since it is closer to me than the post office in my own town, I go there. One day, with many people jammed into the little building, a man came hurrying in to mail a letter, and the girl at the counter saw he had too little postage on it. She told him he needed 2 more cents. Obviously he was a little at a loss. He had hurried over from his office, and didn’t have any money on him or time to stand in line. He was going to run back to get the needed money and wait in line again, but he hurried to get the letter mailed in the first place.
As we were watching him, one woman volunteered a two-cent stamp, and the whole line became very quiet. It was a beautiful moment. The man hesitated for a little while and asked her if she was sure, and she assured him she was fine with giving him the stamp. He offered to go back to his office to get the two cents, and she told him not to bother.
It was a small thing, but it meant something to both of the people involved, and to the rest of us. We aren’t a yard that needs defining or a freeway that needs barriers. We are human beings who can contribute to each other’s wellbeing by taking time to pay attention and interact. After all, we are all parts of a whole living in society.
1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________.

A．summarize the main idea

B．give detailed information

C．tell readers the author’s opinion

D．introduce the topic

2. What happened after the man being told he needed two more cents?

A．The man went back to his office immediately.

B．The man turned to a lady for help.

C．A woman offered a stamp to the man.

D．The man waited in line patiently.

3. What can we learn about the author?

A．She pays too much attention to privacy.

B．She believes people should participate in the world around them.

C．She confuses real barriers with false ones.

D．She insists all small things always have the greatest meaning.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Artificial Barriers	B．Unnecessary Separation
C．An Unforgettable Experience	D．The Kindness of People

7 . While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he was recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.

1. From the passage we can learn that the young man ________

A．made his turn to start back pitifully.

B．was skillful in freestyle in the game.

C．swam faster than the average swimmer.

D．was not capable enough to win the medal.

2. The crowd changed their attitudes because ________

A．they felt sorry for the young man.

B．they were moved by the young man.

C．they wanted to show their sympathy.

D．they meant to please the young man.

3. According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______.

A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Compete for Gold!

B．Try again!

C．Break a Record!

D．Go for it!

8 . If you live in America in the 21^st century you’ll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing: “Busy!” “Crazy busy!”. It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation: “That’s a good problem to have,” or “Better than the opposite.”

Notice it isn’t generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are. What those people are is not busy but tired. Exhausted! Dead on their feet. It’s almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed: work and obligations they’ve taken on voluntarily, classes and activities they’ve “encouraged” their kids to participate in. They’re busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because they’re addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.

Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren’t either working or doing something to promote their work. It’s something they have chosen. Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a measure against emptiness, obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day.

Idleness is not just a vacation. It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration. “Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,” wrote Thomas Pynchon. Archimedes’ “Eureka” in the bath, Newton’s apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.

1. When many Americans say “Crazy busy”, they mean______.

A．they are really tired of their present situation	B．they are really proud of their present life
C．they are complaining about their current work	D．their life are full of all kinds of problems

2. The writer mentions Archimedes’ “Eureka” and Newton’s apple to show that________.

A．history is full of interesting stories

B．Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries

C．people may get inspiration when they are idle

D．inspirations come from hard work

3. The word “its” in the second paragraph refers to__________________.

A．ambition

B．anxiety

C．busyness

D．dread

4. From the article, we can infer that ________________.

A．generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy

B．“Dead on their feet” means “being tired out”

C．all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation

D．The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness

9 . 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。
Dear Sally,

Now I’d like to tell you something about my part-time job this summer vacation, of which I worked like a guide in a travel agency.

The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this holiday. It was the first time that I have earned money on my own.

I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support for the family. I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I’ll never waste money and learn to share worry with my parent. I've learnt how to get along well with others. What's worse, I’ve gained some working and social experience and I have learnt something can' t be learnt from textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In the word, I had the wonderful and valuable summer vacation.

Yours

10 . 请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.
注意：
①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
④词数为120左右。
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