1 . The view you adopt for yourself significantly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you achieve the things you value. How does this happen? How can a simple belief have the power to transform your psychology and, as a result, your life?

Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. Some of us are trained in this mindset from an early age. Even as a child, I was focused on being smart, but the fixed mindset was really stamped in by Mrs. Wilson, my sixth-grade teacher. She believed that people’s IQ scores told the whole story of who they were. We were seated around the room in IQ order, and only the highest-IQ students could be trusted to collect homework, or take a note to the principal. She was creating a mindset in which everyone in the class had one consuming goal—look smart, don’t look stupid.

I’ve seen so many people with this one consuming goal of proving themselves—in the classroom, in their careers, and in their relationships. Every situation calls for a confirmation of their intelligence, personality, or character. Every situation is evaluated: Will I succeed or fail? Will I look smart or stupid? Will I feel like a winner or a loser?

But doesn’t our society value intelligence, personality, and character? Isn’t it normal to want these qualities? Yes, but...

There’s another mindset, the growth mindset, which is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can develop through your efforts. Although people may differ in every which way—in their inborn talents, interests, or characters—everyone can change and grow through efforts and experience. Did you know that Darwin and Tolstoy were considered ordinary children? That the photographer Cindy Sherman, who has been on almost every list of the most important artists of the twentieth century, failed her first photography course? That Geraldine Page, one of our greatest actresses, was advised to give it up for lack of talent?

You can see how the belief that valuable qualities can be developed creates a passion for learning. Why waste time proving how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide weaknesses instead of overcoming them? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even when it’s not going well, is the feature of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to achieve success during some of the most challenging times in their lives.

1. What is the author’s attitude toward Mrs. Wilson’s way of teaching?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Sceptical.

C．Supportive.

D．Disapproving.

2. According to Paragraph 5, the example of Darwin and Tolstoy shows that_____.

A．success has nothing to do with natural gifts

B．achievements can be gained through hard work

C．it’s difficult to predict one’s future success

D．one single outcome defines our ability

3. The author strongly believes that we should _____.

A．carry out an honest evaluation of our qualities

B．see success as a proof of intelligence or talent

C．focus on self-development rather than self-proving

D．believe good things will happen during difficult times

4. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.

A．explain the differences between two mindsets

B．persuade people to adopt the right mindset

C．inform people of the influence of mindset

D．advise people to assess their mindset

2 . My father is a worker in authority over others who work in construction sites. When I was young，it was he who _______ me sympathy through modeling. It has always been a _______for me as I grow up _______other construction workers who work with him come to our house every Saturday because that is the time when he will _______their salaries for the week.

I know my father as someone who is a quiet man, just_______everyone around himself. He is someone who is _______when it comes to discipline but I have never been _______ when being raised by him. Maybe that is because I have seen his gentleness and_______to us and to others. Since he is a worker in _______，I often see him talking to the construction workers whenever they have problems. He is more like a father than a __________to them.

One day, he returned home, telling me that he would treat me to dinner because he had __________ his salary. Later that day, his friend, a fellow worker, came to our house just to talk to him and __________advice as to where he could go to seek assistance for his__________child. I saw how my father listened and__________his friend’s back while his friend was__________. When his friend was about to go home, my father got his wallet and gave his salary to him,__________only 2000 pesos in his wallet.

I was so __________when he did that, but so__________that my father was __________to give almost all of his salary to help his friend with his child in hospital. It is a lesson I will always__________.

1.

A．asked

B．gave

C．taught

D．designed

2.

A．routine

B．balance

C．tendency

D．sign

3.

A．hearing

B．seeing

C．thinking

D．smelling

4.

A．increase

B．accept

C．spend

D．pay

5.

A．noticing

B．kidding

C．observing

D．describing

6.

A．loose

B．strict

C．lovely

D．humorous

7.

A．threatened

B．loved

C．hated

D．envied

8.

A．sympathy

B．bravery

C．determination

D．cruelty

9.

A．order

B．rank

C．charge

D．turn

10.

A．doctor

B．superior

C．colleague

D．engineer

11.

A．wasted

B．asked

C．reached

D．received

12.

A．ask for

B．look for

C．head for

D．care for

13.

A．naughty

B．healthy

C．sick

D．happy

14.

A．pressed

B．beat

C．patted

D．struck

15.

A．shouting

B．crying

C．thinking

D．laughing

16.

A．saving

B．donating

C．giving

D．leaving

17.

A．shocked

B．scared

C．frightened

D．frustrated

18.

A．sad

B．angry

C．bitter

D．proud

19.

A．mean

B．unhappy

C．surprised

D．willing

20.

A．forget

B．treasure

C．neglect

D．reject

3 . 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。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。

When I was eight, my father bought me the new bike for my birthday. My brother offered to teach me how to ride. At first, they rode and let me watching. Then he explained me the skills of controlling the bike. Still puzzling, I got on the bike, but it doesn’t move as expected. I lost my balance and fall off the bike. At once I burst into tear because I saw blood on the ground. While I stood up, my left leg hurt bad. Later, I learned to ride a bike. But this experience told me that though some lessons were painful to learn them, yet we could benefit a lot.

4 . A Game of Light and Shade

It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to _______ him.

I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was _______ to see the attendant (工作人员) selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and _______ the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs _________ to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some _______, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the _______ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to _______.”

I bought a ticket and _______ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I _______. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his ________. I slowed down and followed him at a little ________. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps ________. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I ________ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know ________ you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ________ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ________ —the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is ________, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no ________ so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite ________ just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life ________ they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.

A．accept

B．follow

C．control

D．visit

2.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

3.

A．touching

B．climbing

C．hitting

D．covering

4.

A．pointing

B．attaching

C．contributing

D．leading

5.

A．respect

B．doubt

C．concern

D．sympathy

6.

A．view

B．test

C．prize

D．trick

7.

A．kick

B．jump

C．relax

D．escape

8.

A．struggled

B．explored

C．wandered

D．hurried

9.

A．promised

B．examined

C．imagined

D．confirmed

10.

A．steps

B．words

C．secrets

D．cheers

11.

A．standard

B．distance

C．expense

D．intention

12.

A．ahead

B．around

C．outside

D．behind

13.

A．recognized

B．surrounded

C．approached

D．witnessed

14.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

15.

A．knocks

B．pours

C．slides

D．bursts

16.

A．trend

B．reaction

C．change

D．honor

17.

A．light

B．space

C．mess

D．shade

18.

A．place

B．signal

C．object

D．period

19.

A．nervous

B．content

C．curious

D．patient

20.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．although

5 . After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply __________ to see there wasn't a single student in the school. My husband was standing __________ in the school waiting for customers.

We had to __________ ! We decided to be his __________ until he got some "real" ones. We thought it was better to have five people in the school __________ just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us __________ and forms. We found that some of them actually were __________ to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but __________, too! We

were attracted by then, so we __________ as learners.

______ , we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we _______lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a __________ sevenyear-old girl. She was going __________ and had other health problems. With my daughters' help and __________, this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I'm confident she can __________ herself if she needs to.

I am __________ to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to __________ things I never would have __________ before kung fu. I haven't been __________ in all of my efforts, but I'll give almost __________ of niceness a try!

1.

A．bored

B．upset

C．nervous

D．moved

2.

A．cheerfully

B．aggressively

C．alone

D．forever

3.

A．act

B．joke

C．appear

D．learn

4.

A．families

B．workmates

C．consultants

D．students

5.

A．more than

B．in place of

C．rather than

D．in case of

6.

A．speeches

B．moves

C．manners

D．designs

7.

A．useful

B．accessible

C．similar

D．comparable

8.

A．challenging

B．astonishing

C．relaxing

D．inspiring

9.

A．got together

B．signed up

C．broke away

D．stayed on

10.

A．Eventually

B．Unfortunately

C．Obviously

D．Regularly

11.

A．discovered

B．joined

C．united

D．attracted

12.

A．traditional

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．typical

13.

A．blind

B．deaf

C．lame

D．stupid

14.

A．threat

B．encouragement

C．adjustment

D．approval

15.

A．protect

B．recognize

C．feed

D．educate

16.

A．stubborn

B．proud

C．sensitive

D．tentative

17.

A．apply to

B．give up

C．try out

D．hold back

18.

A．appreciated

B．predicted

C．ignored

D．considered

19.

A．helpful

B．successful

C．cheerful

D．enthusiastic

20.

A．some

B．either

C．none

D．any

6 . One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like _______, whatever it might be, _______ I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to_______ how much of my success I owe to my _______ of those words as one of my values. My _______ job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I_______what I wanted to do as a career (职业) . _______ I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took_______that much. I couldn’t have been more _______. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会) to________through the company into different ________. I accepted each new opportunity with the ________, “Well, I’11 try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my________position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve ________ every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I ________ a large number of different talents (才能) and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being ________ trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I ________ what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my________, I will succeed. That’s why I am so ________ to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think ________ has come and I am determined to make it a success.

1.

A．everything

B．something

C．everybody

D．somebody

2.

A．until after

B．ever since

C．so that

D．long before

3.

A．consider

B．argue

C．include

D．realize

4.

A．suggestion

B．explanation

C．acceptance

D．discussion

5.

A．hard

B．best

C．extra

D．first

6.

A．determined

B．examined

C．experienced

D．introduced

7.

A．Actually

B．Gradually

C．Finally

D．Usually

8.

A．helped

B．required

C．expressed

D．mattered

9.

A．careful

B．mistaken

C．interested

D．prepared

10.

A．look up

B．take up

C．move up

D．put up

11.

A．situations

B．choices

C．directions

D．positions

12.

A．thought

B．reply

C．action

D．advice

13.

A．easier

B．newer

C．earlier

D．higher

14.

A．permitted

B．counted

C．organized

D．enjoyed

15.

A．show

B．possess

C．need

D．gather

16.

A．lucky for

B．slow at

C．open to

D．afraid of

17.

A．think of

B．give away

C．believe in

D．turn into

18.

A．business

B．goal

C．fortune

D．growth

19.

A．excited

B．curious

C．surprised

D．helpful

20.

A．dream

B．time .

C．power

D．honor

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。每次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(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，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。
Recently, one of my friends have sent me a short message, say that true friends are one soul in two bodies, which moves me very much and makes me think how true friendship is.
Nowadays, the word friendship has been used very often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly put it that friends are made to be taken advantage. In my opinion, true friendship doesn’t mean that you need your friends help, you’ll treat them to dinner. True friendship is the communication of the hearts and understand of the souls. True friends keep you in the mind, no matter where they are. Once you have found such true friends, do treasure him. With friendship, life proves happily and harmonious.

8 . My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau(衣橱)and picked out a wonderful skirt. “Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least eight or nine years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. ” Well, I guess this is the occasion.

He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed. His hands touched the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”

I’m still thinking about his words, and they’ve changed my attitude to life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time on committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.

“Some day” and “one of these days” are being lost from my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I’m not sure what my sister would have done if she had known she wouldn’t have tomorrow.

I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.

If I knew that my hours were limited, those little things left undone would make me angry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touch with some day. Angry and sorry because I didn’t tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.

I’m trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath truly…, is a gift worth cherishing.

1. What kind of person do you think Jan is?

A．Mean and conservative.

B．Active and confident.

C．Economical and introvert(内向).

D．Indifferent and distant.

2. Which of the following is not the writer’s attitude to life?

A．Spending more time staying with the family.

B．Enjoying life and valuing every day.

C．Attending social activities as often as possible.

D．Trying to get along well with friends.

3. Which of the following can best explain the underlined expression “mend her fences for past”?

A．Break her word.

B．Try to be friendly again with someone.

C．Give up her point of view.

D．Keep her promise.

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．People are advised to treasure every day and the meaning of life.

B．People are encouraged to be hard on themselves for a bright life.

C．People are told to get rid of being angry and sorry in life.

D．People are persuaded to care for themselves more than others.

9 . When you give thanks for help, everyone benefits. And the _______ will last longer than you expect: researchers have found that writing thank­you notes raises people’s _______ levels for up to six months.

“If you express gratitude in a diary, it makes you happier, but if you _______ it with the person who helped you, it has the _______ to bring you two closer together,” says researcher Jeff Tsang.

Lawyer John Kralik experienced this personally. He’d been feeling depressed and _______ about his life: He’d been divorced and wasn’t _______ with his children. He felt tired from the _______ hours he devoted to work. At a/an _______ low point, he remembered his grandfather telling him about the importance of _______. He decided to write 365 thank­you notes over 365 days, hoping for a/an ________ change.

Immediately, he noticed his ________ begin to improve. “The first effects are that you realize that your life is much better than you thought and you become more positive,” Kralik says of his ________ acts of expressing thanks.

________ by Kralik’s experience, I decided to try the ________ myself. I chose someone from my past whom I’d ________ thanked before: my wonderful high­school English teacher. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to ________ him, but eventually I found where he lived.

In my letter, I thanked him for the ________ and support that he’d given me years earlier. I may never hear from him ________, but that isn’t the ________. The letter helped me ________ my life, and I’ve been happy now for months.

1.

A．time

B．thoughts

C．effects

D．relationship

2.

A．education

B．happiness

C．income

D．health

3.

A．share

B．complete

C．compare

D．leave

4.

A．method

B．desire

C．energy

D．potential

5.

A．discouraged

B．dishonest

C．impatient

D．surprised

6.

A．bored

B．strict

C．close

D．honest

7.

A．limited

B．valuable

C．delightful

D．long

8.

A．importantly

B．particularly

C．physically

D．exactly

9.

A．forgiveness

B．achievement

C．gratefulness

D．patience

10.

A．positive

B．unexpected

C．possible

D．instant

11.

A．wealth

B．attitude

C．position

D．competence

12.

A．generous

B．strange

C．brave

D．simple

13.

A．Struck

B．Inspired

C．Shocked

D．Invited

14.

A．idea

B．belief

C．letter

D．test

15.

A．nearly

B．frequently

C．already

D．never

16.

A．remember

B．recognize

C．locate

D．reward

17.

A．degree

B．money

C．gift

D．guidance

18.

A．in advance

B．in public

C．in return

D．in person

19.

A．case

B．point

C．fact

D．solution

20.

A．appreciate

B．understand

C．face

D．review

10 . Ever since I was a boy I have loved and collected Native American stories. Their wisdom and love of nature have always_______ me. The one that I keep in mind, though, is the story of the two _______.

One night a wise elder man sat his _______ around a campfire and told him about the _______ that goes on inside of all people. He said, “My child, the battle is _______ two ‘wolves’ that live inside us all. One is fear, anger, hatred, self-pity, and unhappiness. _______is love, laughter, joy, hope, peace, kindness, and happiness.” The grandson _______this for a long time and then asked his grandfather which wolf would win. The elder _______ said, “The one you really _______.”

I think that most of the problems worldwide __________from the fact that far too many of us often feed the__________wolf. We let our fears __________ us. We react with anger. We hate those who are ___________from us. We allow our jealousy and judgment to __________our lives. We do so many things to create unhappiness in our hearts when all we really want is to be __________.

We don’t have to feed the wrong wolf, __________. We can choose love and joy. We can   smile and sing. We can__________ our thoughts with happiness and kindness. We can __________ them with everyone, everywhere.

Which wolf are you going to feed today? Which life are you going to __________? Fear and love are the two greatest __________ in this world. Yet, only one can bring you joy and bring you back to God.

1.

A．depressed

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．impressed

2.

A．wolves

B．hearts

C．people

D．emotions

3.

A．son

B．friend

C．grandson

D．brother

4.

A．battle

B．struggle

C．spirit

D．story

5.

A．within

B．among

C．for

D．between

6.

A．The others

B．The other

C．Other

D．Another

7.

A．agreed on

B．called on

C．reflected on

D．checked on

8.

A．sadly

B．angrily

C．possibly

D．simply

9.

A．feed

B．challenge

C．believe

D．defeat

10.

A．benefit

B．come

C．take

D．suffer

11.

A．fierce

B．real

C．gentle

D．wrong

12.

A．hold

B．help

C．lead

D．frighten

13.

A．different

B．far

C．free

D．absent

14.

A．continue

B．rule

C．begin

D．cheer

15.

A．calm

B．safe

C．happy

D．busy

16.

A．whatever

B．however

C．still

D．thus

17.

A．improve

B．shape

C．change

D．fill

18.

A．share

B．support

C．supply

D．spend

19.

A．describe

B．stay

C．live

D．survive

20.

A．figures

B．forces

C．problems

D．chances