1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

It was the first day of our new grade. Everyone in the classroom was chatting happily, excited to see each other again after the long holidays. When the door slid open, all of us stopped talking and turned to look. In came our teacher Ms. Sullivan, followed by an ordinary-looking boy,

“This boy’s name is Rafael.” Ms. Sullivan announced. “He’s a transfer student (转校生), and he’s going to be in our class starting from today. Make sure all of you welcome him warmly.”

The class clapped. But I didn't want to have a second look at the newcomer, for he had no outstanding qualities considering his small figure and casual T-shirt.

“Oh, I forgot to mention one thing.” Ms. Sullivan spoke up. “Rafael actually has hearing problems. Normally he would have hearing aids on, but his old ones have just been broken.

His doctor suggested that he stay at home until he got his new ones. However, Rafael insisted on attending his first day of school. So if you want to communicate with him, you have to write it on a piece of paper.”

This single speech sent the whole class up into an uproar (嘈杂). Some students looked at each other with expressions of surprise. Others voiced cries of concern out of pity.

Ms. Sullivan calmed everyone down. “I’d like someone to personally help him out throughout the day. Do I have any volunteers?”

“How can a disabled person be intelligent?” I thought to myself. I refused to raise my hand, expecting someone else would. But nobody did or said anything. Dead silence spread across the classroom.

It was by total bad luck that my eyes happened to meet Ms. Sullivan's.

“How about you, James?” She asked me. “Is it okay for you to take care of Rafael just for today?”

It is difficult to refuse a request by someone, especially if that person is a teacher. I sighed and nodded slightly. Ms. Sullivan gestured for Rafael to sit beside me and then asked us to share our holiday stories with the class.

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Immediately, the class became excited.

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Then Rafael rose and walked onto the platform.

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2 . The method of getting into college is simply to have all A’s and get the highest SAT score, right? However, it’s more _______ than that in students being admitted into a university.

At Burlingame , _______ that there is the deep-rooted belief that straight A’s and high test scores are the only way to go to college, students feel stressed about studying and homework because they believe that every point ___________. Parents often _______ this culture, placing more pressure on their children.

While to _______ having good grades is understandable, I encourage them to recognize that the American university _______ policy and process are viewed in a comprehensive and complex way and are more focused on students’ personalities and qualities rather than only their _______ performance. We should instead motivate students to _______ no effort whatever scores that brings. For some people, even if they study for hours on _________, they simply are not strong at test-taking and may not get an A despite their best efforts. Before we judge others for not having “perfect” ________, we must understand their circumstances and realize everyone is ________. For example, for me, especially in my history classes, I understand, absorb and explain the material I am learning, but the tests often require ________ the material, which is hard for me to grasp.

Getting a B in my Advanced Placement European History class sophomore year, I was frustrated, because I was extremely ________ in that class by reading well into the night, watching videos as a booster and reading the crash (速成) course book as a(n) ________. Yet when I was asked if I would retake the class if I could go back to the beginning of the year, I said “________, B as I got, the knowledge I gained ________ any grade.” I learned so much about our world’s history and our country’s history and gained deeper ________ into everything I believe to be true. That class challenged me, foster my patience in adversity, better myself and I would not ________ the class for anything.

Many students have the “grade mindset” and they forget to enjoy learning. While I see their ________ that good grades help people enter a college, if we just concentrate on grades instead of remembering to love and enjoy learning, college and life after will not be a ________ experience.

1.

A．tricky

B．stressful

C．controversial

D．complicated

2.

A．informed

B．given

C．provided

D．supposed

3.

A．counts

B．arises

C．works

D．functions

4.

A．boom

B．stain

C．fuel

D．form

5.

A．initiate

B．stimulate

C．overlook

D．emphasize

6.

A．reform

B．admission

C．transmission

D．permission

7.

A．social

B．financial

C．academic

D．impressive

8.

A．sustain

B．spare

C．abandon

D．prohibit

9.

A．end

B．purpose

C．average

D．occasion

10.

A．evaluations

B．characters

C．preparations

D．grades

11.

A．remarkable

B．motivated

C．unique

D．respectable

12.

A．applying

B．analyzing

C．digesting

D．commercializing

13.

A．efficient

B．industrious

C．courageous

D．straightforward

14.

A．reminder

B．procedure

C．attempt

D．addition

15.

A．Probably

B．Absolutely

C．Indefinitely

D．Impossibly

16.

A．equalled

B．revealed

C．distinguished

D．outweighed

17.

A．insights

B．associations

C．meanings

D．principles

18.

A．believe in

B．give up

C．put off

D．complain about

19.

A．point

B．comment

C．suggestion

D．decision

20.

A．colorful

B．powerful

C．pleasant

D．confidential

3 . 短文改错

Before I started my winter holiday last year, I made a thoroughly plan. I make a list of what I should do during the holiday. Then I put them up on the wall in the room. Whenever I wanted to play with the mobile phone like I had done before, it reminded me to do what I supposed to do. As a result of, I spent a meaningful winter holiday. I finished my homeworks on time, read four novels or learned how to skate.

Later, I'm always convinced that take action is more important than making plans. Only by taking action can we get which we want.

4 . A loving person lives in a loving world while a hostile person lives in a hostile world, Everyone you meet is your mirror.

Mirrors reflecting the___ have a very particular function. Just as a physical mirror serves as the tool of __ , so do all of the people in our lives.

When we see something __, such as a flower garden, green grass, a clear river etc, they serve as a reflection. In order to see the beauty in front of us, we must be able to see the beauty___ of ourselves. When we love someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves. Often, when we meet someone___，we feel as though we've known each other for a long time because of sharing __ .

Just as the "mirror" or other person can be a(an)____ reflection, it is more likely that we'll notice it when it has a negative connotation(含义).For example, it’s easy to___ times when we have met someone we don’t like. We may have some___ in our mind about the person. This is especially true when we get to know someone hateful, with whom we would rather____less time. Ironically, when we __ qualities in other people, ifs usually the mirror that’s speaking to us. I began___ myself further each time I met someone that I didn't particularly like. Each time, I asked myself "What is it about that person that I don't like?'' and ___"Is there something similar in me?". In every case, I could see a piece of that___ in me, and sometimes I had to think it over. So what did that mean?

It means that just as I can get___ or disturbed when 1 notice that aspect in someone else, I better reexamine my qualities and consider making some___. Even if I'm not willing to make an extreme change, at least I consider how I might ___some of the things that I'm doing.

Sometimes we meet someone strange and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted. ___we don't want to believe it. and it’s not easy or desirable to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to___ out what part of the person is being reflected in you. It’s simply just another way to create more __.

1.

A．image

B．picture

C．version

D．figure

2.

A．Calculation

B．reaction

C．reflection

D．comprehension

3.

A．ridiculous

B．unbelievable

C．concrete

D．beautiful

4.

A．beside

B．inside

C．alongside

D．behind

5.

A．familiar

B．former

C．stranger

D．ordinary

6.

A．opinions

B．similarities

C．virtues.

D．characteristics

7.

A．positive

B．objective

C．abstract

D．psychological

8.

A．remember

B．assess

C．regret

D．accept

9.

A．recognition

B．affection

C．suspicion

D．criticism

10.

A．spend

B．value

C．reserve

D．spare

11.

A．Treasure

B．admire

C．envy

D．dislike

12.

A．distinguishing

B．questioning

C．trusting

D．suspecting

13.

A．still

B．yet

C．so

D．then

14.

A．quality

B．progress

C．information

D．improvement

15.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．annoyed

D．puzzled

16.

A．choices

B．decisions

C．plans

D．changes

17.

A．adapt

B．transform

C．modify

D．swap

18.

A．Because

B．When

C．Although

D．However

19.

A．Pick

B．find

C．hold

D．bring

20.

A．self-awareness

B．self-esteem

C．self-confidence

D．self-satisfaction

5 . Each year the headmaster of the school where I work asks us to read a book chosen by him. The book provides a framework for work we will do throughout the school year, which can ____better service to our students.

This year's book is The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson. Robinson uses the term “the Element” to ____the place where the things we love to do and the things we are ____at come together. He goes on to say that he feels it is ____for each of us to find our Element, not just for our own ____ , but for the improvement of our communities.

How easy is it to look at those who seem to have found their Element. They are great at what they do, and we ____they love to do it because they do what they do so well. But what is important to note, Robinson says, is that each of us has the ability to find the Element.

In ____ settings, there is an effort to help students uncover what ____ they have been given. The goal then is to help them discover these talents through experience and education. ____, this is only one piece of the puzzle. Another piece is finding where a person's talent and the love of ____ that talent intersect(相交).

I like this book very much since it ____ my own life: how I parent my kid, how I teach, and how I ____support to the students I work with, ____or in groups. I appreciate the ____of this book as it helps to ____growth potential within communities and individuals.

Realizing our God-given talent and properly practicing that talent are ____ and depend on each other for existence. The perfect ____ of them can benefit not just ourselves_? but our ____, communities and the whole world we humans live in. As a _____, I am really looking forward to _____my part.

1.

A．bring up

B．set aside

C．make for

D．take down

2.

A．simplify

B．describe

C．beautify

D．explore

3.

A．angry

B．slow

C．quick

D．good

4.

A．essential

B．convenient

C．reasonable

D．natural

5.

A．application

B．environment

C．contribution

D．development

6.

A．deny

B．assume

C．doubt

D．explore

7.

A．political

B．academic

C．commercial

D．geographical

8.

A．experiences

B．privileges

C．gifts

D．options

9.

A．Therefore

B．Eventually

C．Instead

D．Anyway

10.

A．exercising

B．accepting

C．diversifying

D．preparing

11.

A．sticks to

B．points to

C．holds on to

D．relates to

12.

A．lend

B．draw

C．submit

D．exploit

13.

A．secretly

B．individually

C．purposely

D．collectively

14.

A．structure

B．feature

C．reputation

D．guidance

15.

A．instruct

B．distribute

C．frame

D．conclude

16.

A．inseparable

B．permanent

C．distinct

D．unavoidable

17.

A．appearance

B．participation

C．combination

D．dependence

18.

A．friends

B．families

C．countries

D．unions

19.

A．parent

B．student

C．teacher

D．headmaster

20.

A．playing

B．forming

C．taking

D．knowing

6 . 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。

I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approached me and said, “In life we all have moments when we can’t achieve what we want to. It is natural. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you, or turn them into motivation to inspire yourself.” Her words were reminder that provided me with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently, I gained that I deserved.

So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve success in your life.

7 . “In life, we're often torn between the person we want to be and the person we ought to be. Yet, while many hesitate to take the risks associated with becoming their ideal selves”, a new study notes that people unavoidably regret not pursuing their passion.

Inspired by research published in the 1990s, psychologist Thomas Gilovich along with his colleague Shai Davidai built upon his original study, which proved that regrets often evolve from what people haven't done. According to the new research, our most enduring regrets grow from not living up to our ideal selves, as opposed to not living according to our “ought selves” (the people we should have been based on our duties and responsibilities).

Researchers began by explaining the difference between regrets concerning the “ideal self” and the “ought self”, before asking participants to list, name, and categorize their regrets. Across the six different studies conducted, participants said they experienced regrets concerning their ideal selves more often. They also mentioned more ideal-self regrets than ought-self regrets when asked to list their regrets in life. When asked to name their single biggest regret in life, participants were also more likely to mention a regret about not fulfilling their ideal selves than their ought selves.

However, Gilovich and Davidai still recommend that people move on with caution, as the best way to live depends on how much weight you attach to your ought self vs. your ideal self. “If you place a premium on your ought self, you would be wise to minimize (your) regrets by thinking twice before moving forward (and seizing the moment). ” they suggest. “However, if one is an adventurous soul guided by her ideal self, she might indeed end up happier by seizing the day and not looking back. ”

Despite this research, however, knowing what you want and pursuing that passion are two different things. Mark Twain's words may give you the courage to go for your goals：

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines (帆脚索), sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

1. How did the researchers get their new findings?

A．By analyzing their six previous studies.

B．By asking people to explain what regret is.

C．By looking into the content of people's regrets.

D．By comparing people's regrettable and fulfilling experiences.

2. What can we know about the “ideal self” and the “ought self” according to the researchers?

A．They are equally important aspects in people's lives.

B．It's very difficult for people to choose between them.

C．The choice between them can affect people's lifestyles.

D．People may choose one and change to the other in life.

3. What does the underlined part “place a premium on” in Para. 4 mean?

A．Value.	B．Know.
C．Ignore.	D．Refuse.

4. What may the author advise us to do?

A．Never regret anything in life.

B．Look back now and then in life.

C．Be patient when going for our goals.

D．Do what we want to without hesitation.

8 . Mom was right! If you say "thank you" for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you'll feel as happy as Larry.

Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom's point. In acknowledging and developing this much-ignored expression of thankfulness, he explains how people have benefited-even improved their health.

Expressing gratitude shouldn't be a reaction； it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis-anger, hatred and bitterness-is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life's blessings only after these are lost.

It's crisis and chaos-danger, disease, disability and death-that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it's the way each of us begins life and ends it. It's too bad that so many people waste those decades in between labouring under the illusion that they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.

The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his groundbreaking" science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religions and their respective scriptures. Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is "giving thanks for everything".

To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practice and develop gratitude.

I'm not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.

Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I'll pay attention to her Professional advice and say: Thank you, Professor Emmons.

1. What is the text mainly discussed?

A．There are many ways of being thankful.	B．Mom is great for her being thankful.
C．Gratitude is important to happiness.	D．Being thankful will keep you fit forever.

2. The author mentions Robert Emmons' book Thanks! in order to prove that_________.

A．Professor Emmons supports mom's study on psychology.

B．mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.

C．Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.

D．mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.

3. What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?

A．It is enough to thank others orally.

B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you.

C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere.

D．It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.

4. In the writer's opinion, Emmons' book Thanks! on gratitude is_________.

A．helpful	B．unreasonable
C．puzzling	D．one-sided

9 . I listen with interest how people discuss with each other. Mostly they _______ . They get caught in negative(消极的）stuff, talk about it ___________,and try to make others agree with them in their misery. And they pay no attention to the most ___________ thing.

Happiness is a feeling. We should ___________ how to create such a feeling. Can you learn how to be ___________ on purpose?

We are so used to our negative mindset that we don’t even ___________ it anymore. And so our mind, used to negativity, looks at the world through the eyes of _________ Even if an event occurs as happy and positive, we cannot find the emotion of pure _________, because we always think of negative things.

This_________ happened to me. It was in my twenties that I first   __________   my own negative self-talk. Once, in a bus, looking at the sunny sky, I noticed the ________     and found myself thinking that rain was coming, and the ____________ day should turn grey and miserable soon.

Many people around me was ____________ the same, and we saw nothing ____________in it. We simply did not know how to be happy.

This was the moment when my __________ to positive thinking started. I cannot ________ bad stuff from happening, but I have built tools in my mind to   __________ these events.

Happiness is a string of short moments, and in each of those moments we have the ________ to choose our own response to them. We can learn to think on purpose. And with purposeful ________we learn to create wanted emotions, which will help us find __________ in our life, and even happiness.

1.

A．explain

B．complain

C．laugh

D．question

2.

A．constantly

B．gently

C．friendly

D．politely

3.

A．impossible

B．difficult

C．important

D．surprising

4.

A．take down

B．wonder at

C．make up

D．concentrate on

5.

A．unusual

B．lucky

C．happy

D．interested

6.

A．understand

B．recognize

C．mention

D．remember

7.

A．selflessness

B．freedom

C．confidence

D．misery

8.

A．pleasure

B．sadness

C．pain

D．regret

9.

A．certainly

B．fortunately

C．hardly

D．finally

10.

A．doubted

B．proved

C．noticed

D．changed

11.

A．birds

B．stars

C．rainbows

D．clouds

12.

A．snowy

B．beautiful

C．terrible

D．foggy

13.

A．expecting

B．behaving

C．looking

D．explaining

14.

A．similar

B．exciting

C．comfortable

D．strange

15.

A．career

B．education

C．visit

D．journey

16.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．spare

D．free

17.

A．look at

B．search for

C．go through

D．see through

18.

A．secret

B．power

C．need

D．reason

19.

A．management

B．practice

C．discussion

D．thinking

20.

A．balance

B．hurt

C．excuse

D．cheating

10 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Living a life with meaning and purpose is the key to improving your psychological well-being.Your purpose doesn't    1    (necessary), have to involve changing the world or finding a career     2    (devote) to helping others.Instead, you might make it your purpose to be kind every day.

    3    you feel like your life lacks purpose, don't worry.There are many ways you can find purpose in life and build a life that has more meanings.You can begin by thinking about the legacy(遗赠) you would like to leave behind.Write down how you’d like to     4    (remember) at the end: of your life, or think about the impact you want to leave     5    the planet.Then, establish some    6    (objective)that can help you reach those goals.    7    (work) toward your goals will give you a reason, to get out of bed every day, beyond earning money.

Thinking positively    8    (improve) your psychological well-being.In turn, as your psychological well-being improves,    9     becomes easier to think positively and feel good overall.Spend time thinking about some of the best memories - of your life.Whether it's a family vacation you went on 10 years ago or you won an award at work two years ago, recalling the     10    (happy) times in your life can bring more positivity to your thinking.