1 . Never Forget Why YOU started

At the 19^th National Congress of the CPC     1     ended last month, “Never forget why you started” was a key message. And that same message     2     (apply) to everyone’s life.

Ambitious, meaning things you want to achieve very much, play     3     important role in our daily life.

When I was a student, my father told me that his ambition since his childhood was to be a translator. He wanted to work inside big buildings as a white-collar worker. With his strong ambition in mind, he was determined     4     (work) hard at every subject,     5     (particular) English, and as a result, he     6     (admit) to the best university in his province. Afterwards, he came to Shanghai for a job. There was one thing he regretted: he didn’t get a job as a translator but became a teacher instead. This story gave birth to my ambition and it “told” me to realize this dream.

With time     7     (go) by, some people forget their ambitions. How can you keep your ambitions alive? First of all, writing down your ambition is a good way to remind you. Second, take action to stay closer to your ambition. For example, I have to memorize English words to     8     (large) my vocabulary. I also try to speak English as much as I can so that I can communicate with     9     (foreign) freely.

“Never forget why you started” is the key     10     your success. If you find your ambition, catch it quickly, protect it and keep it in your heart.

2 . Aryan worked for a well-known film and he had a loving and caring family. Aryan’s parents considered themselves to be the luckiest, to be blessed with such a wonderful child. But on the other hand, Aryan was not happy with himself, since he thought himself to be an ugly, unconfident and unattractive person.

One evening, while returning home from work, he, along with many people, was waiting for the bus. On arrival of the bus, Aryan somehow made his way into the bus and managed to find a seat.

After sitting, he looked around the bus and noticed a handsome and charming man sitting opposite him. On looking towards the man, Aryan became sad once again regarding his looks and personality. All types of bad thoughts started coming in his mind that he was not worth this beautiful world. He thought that lucky man, with such a beautiful and attractive face, must always be the center of attraction.

Aryan became jealous of that man and could not bear him in front of him. So he changed his seat to avoid him. On the way all the negative feelings kept coming to his mind, imagining how his life would have been only if he were more handsome and good looking.

Finally on reaching the destination he came out of the bus. As he was walking, a person suddenly pushed Aryan from back. Aryan angrily turned around and what he saw brought tears in Aryan’s eyes.

The same “fortunate” man he had been envying all his way had difficulty in walking, since his one leg was shorter than the other. The “fortunate” man apologized to Aryan, but Aryan couldn’t say a word and walked away with tears in his eyes and guilt in his heart.

While walking, he realized that we must be satisfied and happy with what we are and even the basic qualities that we have might be a dream to someone else. So we should be grateful with what we have.

1. What made Aryan feel unsatisfied?

A．His career.	B．His family.
C．His appearance.	D．His expectation.

2. Why did Aryan take another seat on the bus after seeing the man opposite him?

A．Because the bus was too crowded.

B．Because he didn’t think he was worth this beautiful world.

C．Because he envied the man’s looks.

D．Because he wanted to be the center of attraction.

3. What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?

A．The “fortunate” man had trouble in walking.

B．The “fortunate” man was more lucky than Aryan.

C．Aryan wouldn’t forgive the “fortunate” man.

D．Aryan felt ashamed for his mistaken thought.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Happiness lies in content.

B．Every dog has his day.

C．Each bird loves to hear himself sing.

D．No man is born wise.

3 . “Look down, Elsa,” my father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place ________ you want to go by one road, try another.”

In the years that followed, I often remembered the words my father ________ me. I know where I wanted to go in life. I wanted to be a fashion ________. And on the way to my first small success I found the road blocked. What could I do? Accept the roadblocks and fail? Or use imagination and intelligence to find another road to my ________.

I came to Paris, the center of the world of ________, with my works. But none of the famous fashion designers seemed interested in buying them. Then one day I met a friend ________ a very beautiful sweater. It was simple in color, but it had an ________ knitting way.

I suddenly ________   a bold design knitted into such a sweater. I ________ a clear black and white butterfly pattern and took it to Mrs. Vidian. She ________ a sweater. The result, I thought, was ________. Then came the test. I ________ the sweater to a luncheon (formal lunch) which people in the fashion business would attend. To my ________, the sweater was ________. In fact, the representative of a large New York store wanted 40 sweaters to be ________ in two weeks. I accepted the ________ and walked out on a cloud of happiness.

My cloud ________, however, when I stood in front of Mrs. Vidian. “But it took me almost a week to knit that sweater,” she said. “Forty sweaters in two weeks? It is ________.”

I was pressed to be so close to success and then to be blocked! ________ I walked away. All at once I stopped short. There must be ________ way. This knitting way did take special skill, but surely there must be someone else in Paris who know how to do it.

1.

A．which

B．when

C．where

D．why

2.

A．rewarded

B．begged

C．persuaded

D．taught

3.

A．designer

B．partner

C．lawyer

D．reporter

4.

A．journey

B．apartment

C．goal

D．stage

5.

A．finance

B．fashion

C．jewel

D．wildlife

6.

A．on

B．by

C．over

D．in

7.

A．brief

B．unusual

C．ancient

D．regular

8.

A．selected

B．downloaded

C．pictured

D．solved

9.

A．drew

B．wove

C．spotted

D．mixed

10.

A．dressed up in

B．focused on

C．took apart

D．knitted it into

11.

A．puzzling

B．wonderful

C．slight

D．contrary

12.

A．impressed

B．wiped

C．wore

D．permitted

13.

A．pleasure

B．regret

C．failure

D．anger

14.

A．commented

B．preserve

C．exported

D．noticed

15.

A．content

B．ready

C．curious

D．worthwhile

16.

A．order

B．appointment

C．material

D．pressure

17.

A．poured

B．flashed

C．exposed

D．disappeared

18.

A．impossible

B．positive

C．alike

D．likely

19.

A．Typically

B．Eventually

C．Sadly

D．Mentally

20.

A．other

B．another

C．others

D．one

4 . The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists (人类学家). Descriptions like “Paleolithic (旧石器时代) Man”, “Neolithic (新石器时代) Man”, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twenty-first century, they will surely choose the label “Legless Man”. Histories of the time will go something like this: “In the twenty-first century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were mined by the presence of large car parks.”

The future history books might also record that we lost the right of using our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train, the unclear picture of the countryside constantly slides over the window. When you mention the most impressive place-names in the world, the typical 21st century traveler always says “I’ve been there.” - meaning “I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.”

When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you skip all experience. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers.

1. Anthropologists name man nowadays “Legless Man” because__________.

A．people prefer using modern traffic	B．lifts prevent people from walking
C．people use their legs less and less	D．people travel without using legs

2. According to the passage, what might make people lose the right of using their eyes?

A．The modern means of transportation.	B．A bird’s-eye view of the world.
C．The unclear sight from the vehicles.	D．The fast-paced life style.

3. From the passage, we know traveling at high speeds means__________.

A．appreciating beautiful scenery	B．focusing on the next destination
C．experiencing skilled adventures	D．feeling physical tiredness

4. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．Human’s history develops very fast.

B．Traveling makes the world small.

C．Modem transportation devices have replaced legs.

D．The best way to travel is on foot.

5 . 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。

There was a farmer who sell a pound of butter to a baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see that he was getting a pound and he was found that he was not. This angered him and he took the farmer from court. The judge asked farmer if he was using any measure. The fanner replied, “Your Honor, I am innocently. I don’t have a proper measure, and I do have a scale (天平).” The judge asked, “Then how do you weigh the butter?” The farmer replied “Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound of breads from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give her the same weight in butter. If anyone was to blame, it is the baker.’’

6 . There was a little, but always strange girl. Everything was bad for her. She wished to meet an enchantress (女巫) that would turn her life a _______ tale.

One day an enchantress came and said that one of her wishes would _______. The girl became very happy at first, but then she started to think that she had a lot of wishes and all of them were _______ for her. She could not _______ just one. Then the _______ enchantress said that she would help her realize one wish every day. The girl became _______—now all her dreams will become realities.

From that day on, she was waiting every morning with joy and _______. Then as days passed, the dreams became real ones... But soon the little girl realized that _______ of the wishes didn’t give her joy and happiness which she _______ for. Many wishes brought her disappointment, and some __________ a pain. Almost every dream was an empty little girl’s caprice (任性). Though being __________, she suddenly found that she did not __________ this. Soon she started to __________ dreams. She was afraid to __________ every day, waiting for the realization of another wish. Crying, she asked the enchantress to __________ only one her dream-to live as she lived __________ and enjoy life.

The good enchantress had __________ upon the little girl. She waved her magic wand and disappeared. The girl was happy __________ she knew that now she would carefully seek for her one big __________ dream, not wasting time with short-term, __________, quite unnecessary wishes.

1.

A．funny

B．outstanding

C．fairy

D．extraordinary

2.

A．give out

B．come true

C．come out

D．give off

3.

A．mysterious

B．humorous

C．important

D．private

4.

A．remind

B．choose

C．change

D．guess

5.

A．kind

B．strict

C．magical

D．optimistic

6.

A．weaker

B．prouder

C．luckier

D．happier

7.

A．enthusiasm

B．sorrow

C．surprise

D．doubt

8.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．achievement

D．requirement

9.

A．hoped

B．took

C．thanked

D．waited

10.

A．still

B．ever

C．indeed

D．even

11.

A．annoyed

B．satisfied

C．confused

D．excited

12.

A．want

B．do

C．get

D．decide

13.

A．suspect

B．hate

C．fear

D．enjoy

14.

A．stand up

B．wake up

C．go to sleep

D．dress up

15.

A．understand

B．remember

C．accept

D．realize

16.

A．before

B．alone

C．later

D．now

17.

A．effect

B．envy

C．mercy

D．punishment

18.

A．so

B．because

C．as if

D．even though

19.

A．apparent

B．delicate

C．typical

D．valuable

20.

A．by all means

B．by coincidence

C．as a result

D．in fact

7 . Nov. 21 is World Hello Day. It began back in the 1970s as part of an effort to make the world more peaceful. It was created by the United Nations just after the war between Israel and Egypt in 1973. The philosophy (理念) behind it is: Say “Hello” and stop war.

It sounds like a fine idea, but most of us know that simply saying “Hello” won’t bring about world peace. Still, on a smaller range, the simple act of saying hello to someone can make a lot of difference.

This might not be obvious. After all, it’s such a casual thing and requires so little effort. You raise your head to someone as you pass by them in the school corridor (走廊), say “Hello’ then it’s over.

Although we might not realize it, a small thing like a greeting can mean a lot to a person. Many people are lonely because they’re shy. They find it difficult to communicate with people, even though they want lo. It leads to them feeling cut off.

On this basis, maybe it’s a good idea, not just on Nov. 21, but every day, to remember to say “Hello” to as many people as we can. The stranger who hears your greeting may secretly smile in their heart. You might even make their day.

Greeting other people is the easiest way to be polite. Politeness is the way we individual humans link up with the rest of the human world outside of our circles of family and friends. Politeness is one of the aspects of culture that make us a society rather than just many individuals living in the same space.

No one said it better than the French author Joseph Joubert: “Politeness is the flower of humanity’’. A “Hello” to a stranger is a small thing, and often neglected (忽视), but through it we can make the world better for another person.

1. What is World Hello Day intended for?

A．Philosophy.	B．Peace.
C．Politeness.	D．War.

2. What has an effect on people most?

A．Raising heads to others.

B．Doing something casually.

C．Meeting in the school corridor,

D．The simple act of saying hello.

3. Why does someone feel lonely?

A．They are unwilling to communicate with others.

B．They are too shy to communicate with others.

C．They are very fond of living alone.

D．They don’t like doing things as others do.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．We should neglect a small thing.

B．Saying hello lo others is powerful.

C．The flowers make the world better.

D．No one is better than Joseph Joubert.

8 . Many people are enjoying the advantage of increased brain functions as     1     result of using nootropics (健脑药). Nootropics are also called limitless drugs because it’s said we can     2     (free) add them to our diets. Is this real?

Neurotransmitters (神经介质) have the power to not only affect our mood, energy levels,    3     (concentrate), memory, and sleep, but they also have the ability to positively     4     negatively affect our health.    5     (proper) balance and lack in any of these neurotransmitters can lead to serious health problems.

Trying to change neurotransmitter pathways in your brain     6     (achieve) a particular effect is not a decision to be taken lightly. You can create serious health problems for yourself in the future     7     changing the delicate and complex balance of chemicals in your brain, so     8     is a good idea to talk to your doctor about taking any nootropic drugs before experimenting with them yourself.

Remember that all pills have their own side effects. With so many nootropic products available, each of     9     has the potential to help or harm your health, your doctor can help you figure which one may be best for you. The effects of nootropics     10     (be) different because everyone is unique.

9 . The real power of healing is not about curing diseases. This was ______ to me by a ______ nurse who spent a lot of time with a woman in a nursing home who hadn’t been able to ______ for six years. Edward lifted her in and out of her chair or into the bed, depending on her ______.

She always wanted to talk about God and forgiveness.______ Edward had had a near-death experience, he felt comfortable doing this.

One ______ it was so late that Edward slipped out without being the one to put her to ______. He was ______ for his car in the parking lot when he heard her call, “Edward!” he snuck back inside and into her room.

“Are you sure God forgives us ______ everything?” she asked.

“Yes, I’m sure, from my own ______,” he said. “You know the gospel song that tells us ‘He knows every lie that you and I have told, and though it makes him very ______ to see the way we live, he’ll always say’ I forgive’”.

She ______. “When I was young, I stole my parents’ silver and sold it ______ I would have enough money to get married. I’ve never told anyone and no one ever found out. Will God forgive me?”

“Yes,” Edward reassured her. “God will forgive you. Good night.”

When Edward returned to work the next morning, he was told to see the administrator who asked what he had told the woman the day before.

“As usual,” Edward explained, “we talked about God and ______. ______?”

“At 3:00 A.M. the woman came out of her room and, with ______ walked the entire length of the nursing home, put her Bible and teeth on the nurse’s desk and said, “I don’t need these any more. Then she returned and walked back to her room and lay down and ______”

This is what the soul of nursing is all about, the ______ God created a world where we can all be ______ by showing our pity and empathy for ______.

1.

A．responded

B．revealed

C．entitled

D．submitted

2.

A．voluntary

B．concerned

C．female

D．male

3.

A．speak

B．walk

C．hear

D．see

4.

A．approval

B．reaction

C．schedule

D．emotion

5.

A．When

B．Unless

C．Because

D．For

6.

A．night

B．morning

C．noon

D．afternoon

7.

A．bed

B．chair

C．work

D．stay

8.

A．walking

B．accounting

C．bidding

D．heading

9.

A．with

B．for

C．by

D．toward

10.

A．imagination

B．principle

C．explanation

D．experience

11.

A．unbelievable

B．sad

C．patient

D．unbearable

12.

A．answered

B．sobbed

C．sighed

D．whistled

13.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．nevertheless

14.

A．forgiveness

B．kindness

C．treatment

D．devotion

15.

A．What

B．How

C．When

D．Why

16.

A．no effort

B．no wonder

C．no help

D．no doubt

17.

A．died

B．slept

C．relaxed

D．settled

18.

A．motivation

B．religion

C．experience

D．reason

19.

A．nurses

B．doctors

C．administrators

D．advisers

20.

A．the sick

B．the wounded

C．the elderly

D．the public

10 . The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future.     1    ”

After centuries, this statement is still true. People are filled with anxiety, as they struggle to make a living, or to keep up with society’s standards.    2     They are stressed because of what awaits, yet ignoring what they must do at the moment to establish a better-future for themselves. Sadly nearly one in 33 children and one in eight adolescents have clinical depression. In my view the encouragement of unhealthy competition and perfectionism has led to this problem.

    3     From an early age, my parents taught me to settle for nothing less than an A on my tests and papers, I was persuaded that my grades would determine my worth. Therefore, I denied all my friends’ invitations to their parties and practiced math over the weekend. I was embarrassed at the sight of a low A and felt pressured to keep an outward image of perfection. One day, my friend Neha said, “    4     You’re president of orchestra, an All-State violist (中提琴演奏手), an amazing tennis player, a straight A student, I mean, you’re perfect.” I smiled at Neha, though I knew that I wasn’t really perfect.    5     Preoccupied with viola, tennis, and keeping my high grades, I hadn’t given enough attention to my health. I didn’t experience depression or anxiety during this time, but I wanted to lie on the grass, on a summer day, just watching the clouds move and to walk by the shore, watching the waves lap at the sand. I wanted to live in the present.

A．Michelle, I wish I were you.

B．I avoided pleasures and studied hard.

C．On the inside, I was stressed and anxious.

D．Anxiety problems affect one in eight children.

E．If you are at peace you are living in the present.

F．Certainly, I have experienced both the guilt and anxiety that Lao Tzu described.

G．They regret their past decisions, though they cannot change what has already occurred.