1 . Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they express regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp comers of a glass coffee table.

I don’t only avoid (避免) those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. it’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say, “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality (可能发生的事). And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance (保障) for my emotional well-being.

1. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?

A．Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

B．Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

C．Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

D．Move an object out of the way before it trips (绊倒) someone.

2. Why did the author decide to go to her office on Good Friday?

A．To keep her appointment with the eye doctor.

B．To meet her father who was already an old man.

C．To join in the holiday celebration of the company.

D．To finish her work before the deadline approached.

3. Which word(s) can best replace the underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3?

A．given up.

B．Lacked.

C．Avoided.

D．Wasted.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Emotional Well-being	B．The Two Saddest Words
C．The Most Useful Rule	D．The Peace of Mind

2 . 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。

There is a tradition in my school     1    when the College Entrance Examination is less than a month away, students in the    2    (low)grades, from Senior 1 to Senior 2, all     3    (gather)together on the ground in front of the teaching building and cheer on the Senior 3 students who are standing upstairs. It wasn’t until I    4    (person)took part in the activity that I understood the real     5    (mean)of it.

I was in Senior 2 at the time.     6    that special night, all the Senior 3 students stood in the corridors(走廊)and looked down at the younger students below. Various     7    (cheer)started to resound throughout the school, wave after wave. “Believe in yourself!You deserve to win!”

    8    (see)everyone’s smiling faces around me, I thought of     9    famous quote from the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau: What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Soon it will be my turn     10    (bless)in this way, which also means I will have to say goodbye to my school. Sad as it will be, being cheered on by so many students will still be one of the brightest times of my life.

3 . Ten years ago, I went on a vacation in Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn't want to mess with that. Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway.

Now when I look at the photo, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who "ruined" it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured and frozen on some strangers bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don't even know has been immortalized (使永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each other's spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us. That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A．Her camera stopped working.	B．A friend approached from behind.
C．Someone asked her to leave.	D．A woman blocked her view.

2. According to the author, the woman was probably ________.

A．losing her patience	B．enjoying herself
C．waiting for the sunset	D．thinking about her past

3. In the author's opinion, what makes the photo so alive?

A．The woman's existence in the photo.	B．The perfect positioning of the camera.
C．The rich color of the landscape.	D．The soft sunlight that summer day.

4. The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________.

A．the need to be close to nature	B．the importance of private space
C．the shared passion for beauty	D．the joy of the vacation in Italy

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
Dear Tom，

I’m very glad to receive your letter. You said you were     1    （deep）touched by those players’ excellent performance while     2    (watch) the Paralympic Games (残奥会). So was I.

At first, I     3    (move) by the disabled players’ optimistic attitude     4    life. Although they are not as healthy as normal people, they still love life whole­heartedly. They try to realize their     5    (dream) by doing sports. In order to win the games, they have to work much     6    (hard) than healthy people. However, they never give up. That is     7    we should learn from them.

    8     (be) healthy people, we are so lucky that we should value what we own and try     9    (we) best to live     10    meaningful life. Don’t you think so?

Yours,

Zhang Hua

6 . Two years ago，my friend and I were at college.With his birthday quickly _______ ，he came to me with an unusual _______ :instead of receiving presents，he wanted to do some acts of kindness.

I was _______ with such all idea._______ instead of taking for the birthday was really different.I asked him how he could come up with such a   _______ idea.He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity.which had _______ him.So we started to _______ creative things we could do.

Our university employed some security guards to   _______ its students.They have to work _______ ，keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow   ________ to seeing the guards all around and eventually barely notice their ________ ，let alone acknowledge their efforts.How could we show them our appreciation?

We decided to make a large pot of hot ________ .We hired a Uber and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the   ________ would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate.The Uber driver was   ________ a bit doubtful to the entire plan but after a while he was helping us ________ the guards and our lively spirit had ________ to him as well.We were met with many ________ and appreciative words.It was amazing to see how a ________   act or even intention of generosity can lift everyone’s spirit.

I now realize that special energy is created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in ________ of others. You’ll find it's actually the greatest ________ you’never get，especially when it’s your birthday.

1.

A．ending

B．passing

C．advancing

D．approaching

2.

A．order

B．request

C．problem

D．story

3.

A．struck

B．blessed

C．burdened

D．bored

4.

A．Refusing

B．Earning

C．Giving

D．Donating

5.

A．traditional

B．complex

C．familiar

D．novel

6.

A．controlled

B．supported

C．inspired

D．rewarded

7.

A．plan out

B．take over

C．watch for

D．hold back

8.

A．judge

B．help

C．monitor

D．protect

9.

A．step by step

B．around the clock

C．more or less

D．now and then

10.

A．addicted

B．devoted

C．attached

D．accustomed

11.

A．presence

B．hunger

C．poverty

D．thirsty

12.

A．tea

B．milk

C．porridge

D．chocolate

13.

A．workers

B．students

C．guards

D．drivers

14.

A．finally

B．initially

C．occasionally

D．frequently

15.

A．remind

B．track

C．spot

D．recognize

16.

A．spread

B．moved

C．happened

D．returned

17.

A．friends

B．difficulties

C．greetings

D．smiles

18.

A．similar

B．small

C．daily

D．modest

19.

A．service

B．place

C．charge

D．memory

20.

A．1esson

B．attention

C．gift

D．care

7 . 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 have always believed that sharing is one of the best thing in life. I’d like to sharing with you how sharing makes a difference.            

During this summer vacation, I take part in a youth piano competition what was held in my city and won first prize. I was exciting that my hard work paid off in end. At the award ceremony, when asking how I achieved my success, I replied that it was largely due to my parents’ and teachers’ help, but it wasn’t my personal success. We were so proud of to hear that. At that time I realized the wisdom in the saying, ‘A joy shared is a joy doubled’.

8 . Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural （乡下的）Virginia. My father _______ me to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is _______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no _______ than tomorrow morning. "

My stepmother walked over to me, _______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are _______ .This is not the worst boy at all, _______ the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm."

That statement began a（n） _______ between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my _______ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She _______ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more ________and my brother and I could be better ________ .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ________ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I ________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of ________that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the ________ beneficiary（受益者）.My father became the ________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power ________ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is ________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary   defeat can never ________ .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．rushed

B．introduced

C．carried

D．sent

2.

A．known

B．good

C．mistaken

D．fit

3.

A．sooner

B．earlier

C．longer

D．later

4.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．raised

D．bent

5.

A．perfect

B．right

C．wrong

D．impolite

6.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．agreement

B．friendship

C．gap

D．relationship

8.

A．opinion

B．aim

C．dream

D．mind

9.

A．begged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

10.

A．successful

B．careful

C．simple

D．difficult

11.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

12.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

13.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

14.

A．belief

B．request

C．criticism

D．description

15.

A．teaching

B．writing

C．speaking

D．reading

16.

A．next

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．cleverest

B．strongest

C．wealthiest

D．healthiest

18.

A．enthusiasm

B．sympathy

C．fortune

D．confidence

19.

A．never

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．often

20.

A．match

B．win

C．reach

D．doubt

9 . I’d been retired for four years, when a friend suggested university. I thought he was joking—I was rubbish at school and failed my 11-plus. But we love to compete over Mastermind and University challenge, and he thought I’d make it. And he was absolutely right!

I did a foundation course first, which was part time at the University Lifelong Learning Centre(LLC), two nights a week and the odd Saturday. I did quite well, and that gave me the confidence to do a full time, three year degree. I’m passionate about art and I always wanted to be here for the journey and not the destination. That sounds really corny, but it was the truth in my case.

Initially it was a bit strange fitting in with my course mates. They were all 18, straight out of sixth form or college. Over time, though, they’ve all been fine — now, we all get on really well and there is no issue. I’ve made plenty of friends as a member of the mature students society, and I do some volunteering through the LLC, chatting to prospective students about my experience of coming to university. I tell them my story and basically encourage them to give it a go because you’ve got nothing to lose. I like to think I’ve convinced a few of them.

I have no regrets at all. Enrolling in university was the best piece of advice I’ve received in years, especially post-retirement. I needed routine in my life; I needed purpose. I’m not going to spend my day in the bookies or the pub. If you’ve got a passion for something, you should pursue it.

1. What do we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．The author often competed with his friend at university,

B．The author was satisfied with his performance at school,

C．The advice of his friend was a big challenge for the author.

D．The author’s friend told a joke when suggesting university.

2. What was it that made him determined to pursue a full time degree?

A．His long held passion for art.

B．His boring retirement life.

C．His success in the foundation course.

D．His desire to travel to the destination.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How he got along with his course mates

B．How he helped his friends at university.

C．What activities he took part in at school

D．What he experienced as a volunteer.

4. Which of the following can serve as the title of the passage?

A．Knowledge is power.

B．It’s never too old to learn.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

10 . Most of us remember our teachers. One or two might slip the_______, but even the most unimportant ones have some_______on us. Then there are those who remain guides for life. For me there was Dr Wylie—his unusual ways threw new_______on maths. And my English teacher, Dr Parry, _______my science and maths-focused brain to the joys of literature. I didn’t realize it at the time, but those two_______shaped my future.

As a journalist I_______ major events, but I cared only shallowly. Now as a teacher, I communicate with just a group of teenagers, but I care_______:those struggling to make friends, those_______in with the wrong crowd or those doing brilliantly. I have made them_______poems by heart and we are going to be listening to classical music.________, I am trying to build up their cultural capital, to broaden their eyes and to________ them to worlds beyond their own.

I’ve found that most people don’t think of teaching as being quite as________as writing for newspapers. Tell people you are a journalist, and at least some will________it interesting. _______ you tell someone you are a teacher, you can see memories of their school days _______ back, and fear flash in their eyes. So teaching isn’t for the faint-hearted(胆怯的). It can be ________work—but is there anything worthwhile in life that isn’t? Some classes can be _______ at times. But don’t believe how terrible and self-centred teenagers are. They are ________and full of potential. It is my job—and my________pleasure—to help them achieve it and to give them the solid________that will let them blossom.

1.

A．memory

B．ear

C．hand

D．ability

2.

A．expectation

B．expression

C．influence

D．reaction

3.

A．light

B．doubt

C．question

D．blame

4.

A．sent

B．opened

C．asked

D．helped

5.

A．students

B．colleagues

C．workers

D．teachers

6.

A．lived with

B．dealt with

C．fought with

D．came with

7.

A．typically

B．interestingly

C．deeply

D．powerfully

8.

A．taking

B．giving

C．filling

D．falling

9.

A．learn

B．lose

C．break

D．organize

10.

A．In sight

B．In short

C．In cash

D．In order

11.

A．introduce

B．apply

C．contribute

D．settle .

12.

A．permanent

B．well-paid

C．attractive

D．shocking

13.

A．keep

B．prove

C．want

D．consider

14.

A．If

B．Unless

C．Because

D．Where

15.

A．bring

B．step

C．flood

D．look .

16.

A．easy

B．amusing

C．comfortable

D．tough

17.

A．friendly

B．common

C．challenging

D．natural

18.

A．unwise

B．amazing

C．foolish

D．careless

19.

A．slight

B．possible

C．quick

D．absolute

20.

A．service

B．roots

C．mottoes

D．roles