1 . I was out for my usual morning run and found myself in the late-summer heat, thirsty. If only I had taken a_______bottle. After I stopped under a bridge to shelter myself from the sun for a moment of_______, I saw two young,_______men standing next to their sleeping bags. One smiled and gently_______his hand as if he were about to say hello, but he didn’t say a word. He wasn’t asking for_______. I smiled and raised my hand, too.

As I started back on my_______, I thought about how much we all_______to connect with other people. At that moment, this homeless man seemed to want to connect with someone else_______he wanted food or money.

We have all had_______of feeling separate and lonely. I once felt lonely being in a relationship that________an emotional connection. Feeling separated doesn’t have anything to do with being alone,________is about the human desire to feel________by being seen and valued by another person.

We all________from connection. That homeless man affected my day. After meeting him, I felt more grateful and it made me________all that I have. He made me feel concerned for him. I had the choice to move toward________or connection. Separation is looking at the homeless person and focusing on how________he looks. Connection is understanding that he influenced my day by________to me. I can________times in my life when, like him, I was in a situation I had never expected. There have been times when I felt down, and times when I needed someone to________what he was doing and say hello to me.

Pay attention today and notice whether you tend to move toward separation or toward connection. If your tendency is to spend time alone,________saying “yes” to invitations. Practice moving toward rather than away from people.

1.

A．wine

B．water

C．glass

D．metal

2.

A．peace

B．joy

C．shade

D．breath

3.

A．handsome

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．tall

4.

A．took

B．dropped

C．crossed

D．raised

5.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．all

6.

A．wandering

B．walking

C．running

D．hiking

7.

A．need

B．have

C．try

D．seek

8.

A．other than

B．less than

C．rather than

D．better than

9.

A．expectations

B．purposes

C．experiences

D．worries

10.

A．lacked

B．contained

C．enjoyed

D．valued

11.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

12.

A．amazed

B．connected

C．amused

D．entertained

13.

A．benefit

B．recover

C．suffer

D．come

14.

A．lose

B．question

C．recognize

D．appreciate

15.

A．ignorance

B．separation

C．depression

D．desperation

16.

A．kind

B．neat

C．unhappy

D．unclean

17.

A．reaching out

B．giving in

C．turning

D．replying

18.

A．forget about

B．keep up with

C．reflect on

D．return to

19.

A．continue

B．accomplish

C．handle

D．stop

20.

A．keep

B．practice

C．deny

D．imagine

2 . Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people ________? And ________, how do people get richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.

The study ________ thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about ________ as young adults ________ to have higher incomes by the time they ________ 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most ________.

The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy（沮丧的）teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, ________ the happier ones earned ________ 30% more.

Happier teenagers have an easier time ________ school, college and the job ________, ________ because they always feel better about life. It may ________ be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.

A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than ________ in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the ________ for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have ________ effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.

If it is really true that happier kids ________ being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that ________ homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, ________, that more education ________ better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.

1.

A．busier

B．safer

C．happier

D．braver

2.

A．if not

B．if so

C．if any

D．if ever

3.

A．looked around

B．looked into

C．looked out

D．looked through

4.

A．life

B．time

C．money

D．work

5.

A．attached

B．attained

C．attended

D．tended

6.

A．turned

B．grew

C．went

D．got

7.

A．admirable

B．fantastic

C．delighted

D．depressed

8.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．though

9.

A．right now

B．up to

C．right away

D．down to

10.

A．getting down

B．getting through

C．getting out

D．getting over

11.

A．drama

B．interview

C．review

D．schedule

12.

A．simply

B．just

C．chiefly

D．only

13.

A．even

B．also

C．ever

D．once

14.

A．jobs

B．dollars

C．friends

D．parents

15.

A．gene

B．brand

C．character

D．nature

16.

A．the best

B．the different

C．the same

D．the most

17.

A．come up

B．end up

C．take up

D．turn up

18.

A．no

B．nor

C．not

D．few

19.

A．first of all

B．for all

C．at all

D．after all

20.

A．exists in

B．contributes to

C．results from

D．relies on

3 . Sometimes we experience pain that seems just too big to feel, too frightening to face - it looks like a tsunami. So, we run. My tsunami came when I was nine years old.

I was woken up by my mother’s screams - “Bob? Bob?! BOB!” I ran to my parents’ bedroom. My father was on all fours, unconscious. My mother was crazy - desperately trying to figure out how to stop what was happening. I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.

When my friends came to comfort me, I remember “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them, determining to show them that I was fine.

The more I denied my pain, the more I was praised by the adults around me-”Oh, look how strong she is!” So, I kept saying “I’m fine.” Over and over and over. I said it enough - performed it enough - that I even fooled myself. I believed that I was okay.

But pain doesn’t just “go away” - that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock 30 years after my father died, when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behavior, I couldn’t find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well. All the “I’m fine” - 30 years of them - buried the pain of that nine years old girl.

Her pain had been trying to come out, to be heard, to be healed.

And, finally, it was.

After years of treatment, I found my way back to that night where the pain started, back to the tsunami. This time, I didn’t run. It hurt - it still hurts - but now, when it hurts, I let the pain come. I m not scared to say, “I’m not fine” - because I know, eventually, I will be.

1. What did the author do when her father was in danger?

A．She ran out to look for rescue.	B．She kept calm and asked for help.
C．She offered first aid to him at once.	D．She was too afraid to do anything.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “crock” in Paragraph 5?

A．fact	B．theory
C．experiment	D．lie

3. Why was the author praised?

A．She behaved politely.

B．She seemed to be confident.

C．She could look after herself.

D．She could handle the blow properly.

4. What lesson can we get from the author’s experience?

A．Hiding our pain can be harmful.

B．Expressing pain is not very easy.

C．Being strong means hiding one’s pain.

D．Children are good at covering up their pain.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改一下你同桌写的作文。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限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday we went to Happiness Nursing House to help the old people. We set out earlier in the morning and brought them lots of gift. When we arrived, we were warmly welcome by them. First we introduced myself. Then we were making dumplings together with the old, talking and laugh. After lunch, we performed and sang songs with them happy. Finally all the old people say goodbye to us at the gate. We were very happy because of we did a good deed. I think this necessary for us teenagers to learn what to respect and take care of others, especially, the old.

5 . Mark is always engaged in his work. But this time he felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area city council woman was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was on the decline. The neighborhood faced many problems. Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in empty buildings. Mark read from the charts, “Police patrols cut back, illegal parking up 20%”. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council woman. It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big”, he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I can do would make a difference here.”

As he neared the bus stop on his way home, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag, and a baby. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly ran into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted, and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. “You gotta stay with mom,” he said. Then he picked up the stray groceries while and the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks,” she said, “You’ve got great timing.” “Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to start.”

1. What was being discussed when Mark arrived at the neighborhood meeting?

A．The high price of grocery.

B．The education problem of children.

C．The worsening of quality of life.

D．The housing conditions in the community.

2. What’s Mark’s opinion about the community problems according to the first paragraph?

A．People could solve the problems by themselves.

B．He didn’t have the ability to solve such problems.

C．He didn’t have enough time to solve the problems.

D．People were too selfish to help others solve the problems.

3. What does the underlined words “Small acts of kindness add up” mean in the last paragraph?

A．All small acts will add up to kindness.

B．Everyone should try his best to do good deeds.

C．All small kind acts can make people grow up quickly.

D．Everyone can play his own part to make things better.

4. What can we learn from this passage?

A．Mark always played an active part in community activities.

B．Visual aids were used to display the seriousness of problems.

C．Many people were discouraged by the problems facing them.

D．The city council woman was responsible for the falling of life quality.

6 . What is friendship? The answers may be different.     1     . We cannot live without friendship just as we cannot live without air or water. Friendship gives us a felling of safety   and   warmth， and friendship encourages us to go ahead all the time.

    2     . When we feel happy， we can share our happiness with friends. When we feel down， friends will comfort us. If we are overconfident， our friends can persuade us， and they can make us confident and brave when we are discouraged.

Friendship is valuable. It can touch your heart and give you hope. Many people are proud of having a good friend.     3     . If you help your friends for no reason but simply because they are your friends， this means that you regard（认为） your friends as yourself. This is true friendship.

In fact， friendship isn't always easily kept.     4     ，you should treat him or her in the way you want to be treated. Keep the secrets that your friend tells you. Keep your promise with your friend. Share things withyour friend. We should try our best to protect the friendship from being hurt.

Because of friendship， our lives are full of happiness. Therefore， the more friends we have， the more pleasures（乐事） we can share with them. Let's say “Thank you” to our friends for their love and care.     5     ， never forget to keep the beautiful friendship!

A．When you want to keep a friend

B．If your friendship still cannot last long

C．No matter where we go or who we become

D．Everyone needs friends and is eager to get friendship

E．True friendship must be sincere and must not have conditions

F．But one ，thing is clear that friendship is one of the most important things in our life

G．Sometimes people have good friends when they are young and studying in school

7 . Once a circle missed a wedge (楔子). The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to yearn, to hope, to nourish(滋润) his soul with the dream of something better. He will never know the experience of having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had.

There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so. There is wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy(悲剧) and survive — he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person.

Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for.

1. Which may be an example of being whole?

A．A person has everything.

B．A person accepts his or her limitations.

C．A person loves someone and is loved.

D．A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals.

2. How is a baseball season similar to life?

A．Easy come, easy go.

B．Failure is the mother of success.

C．Energy and persistence conquer all things.

D．Some battles you win and some battles you lose.

3. How does the author clarify his idea?

A．Mainly by comparing.

B．Mainly by reasoning.

C．Mainly by informing.

D．Mainly by arguing.

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Pursue perfection in life

B．Be whole in life

C．Life without mistakes is whole

D．No pains, no gains

8 . It was a very cold Thursday. When I observed the_______falling onto my car, I really began to wonder if I was going to_______it on time. Of course I must, because I have no_______.

About two weeks ago, what my_______Ellen had talked about was her Christmas concert to be held in her school and some rumors about it. “Mom, Rachel was_______to sing alone, but she’s not! Linda will replace her to do it.” “Mom, you won’t believe it,_______Lexie’s whole family is coming to the concert, even from another_______.” Making a long way out of state to see third graders sing Christmas carols seemed to be a pretty big deal (待遇) for her.

When I sat in traffic, I thought about all the school_______I had attended alone. Ellen never mentioned it, but I wonder_______she felt about me being the only one who ever came to her events. My own family lived out of town, and her father and his family________quite succeeded in fitting those things into their schedules, I________if it bothered her.

At eight o'clock the________was scheduled to begin. With only a few minutes to________, I found myself running: first, through the snow-drifted parking lot, then through the school passage. I entered the________hall and found a vacant seat near the front. From her place onstage, Ellen saw me________for the chair, and she smiled. I was________enough to hear the loud conversation of the children onstage.

“Look, Ellen, there is my uncle and my cousin. They came all the way from West Virginia. I can’t believe my whole family is here!” Ellen________at Lexie and said, “My whole family is here, too! Look, there she is!” Ellen gave me a big smile. I smiled back at her, never once________the melting snow dripping off my head. It________occurred to me that while we tried to teach our children all about________, they actually taught us what life was all about.

1.

A．dust

B．rain

C．leaves

D．snow

2.

A．do

B．make

C．see

D．appreciate

3.

A．choice

B．idea

C．chance

D．time

4.

A．niece

B．nephew

C．son

D．daughter

5.

A．supposed

B．reminded

C．forced

D．persuaded

6.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．and

7.

A．town

B．country

C．state

D．city

8.

A．meetings

B．exercises

C．exams

D．events

9.

A．which

B．what

C．how

D．when

10.

A．always

B．never

C．occasionally

D．regularly

11.

A．wondered

B．ignored

C．imagined

D．hesitated

12.

A．party

B．class

C．concert

D．competition

13.

A．start

B．use

C．remain

D．spare

14.

A．huge

B．empty

C．crowded

D．special

15.

A．walk

B．run

C．wander

D．head

16.

A．close

B．eager

C．prepared

D．happy

17.

A．glared

B．smiled

C．glanced

D．laughed

18.

A．considering

B．stopping

C．noticing

D．getting

19.

A．suddenly

B．eventually

C．gradually

D．secretly

20.

A．love

B．music

C．school

D．life

9 . A young girl is smiling at me from a picture frame on my desk as I write this. She is my child I _______ sponsored from the Philippines. Even though I have never met her in person, she has found a _______ place in my heart. It doesn’t _______ me much to help her, about a dollar a day._______, millions of people in this world live on less. The _______ that helping her gives me, however, is beyond _______. It connects me to her, to life,_______ to love.

I can still _______ the first time that I decided to help a child overseas. It was many years ago. I was only a teenager myself and had a little extra _______ each month. I didn’t feel like ________ anything, though. We had ________ everything we had in a house fire a few years before.________ that had taught me a lot. I had learned that I didn’t need a lot of “stuff” to be ________. I had also read a lot about the ________ of children in poor countries around the world. It seemed like a far better thing then to give what I could to help them. With my Mom’s love and ________, I soon found a few organizations like Children International that were ________ others around the world. It felt so good being able to reach out and help another ________. It felt so good being able to make even one life better. I could feel the compassion and ________ growing within me and beginning to change me.

Empathy (同情) does change us. It helps us to ________, to be kind, and to make this world a ________ place.

1.

A．even

B．once

C．still

D．seldom

2.

A．special

B．proper

C．necessary

D．possible

3.

A．matter

B．waste

C．cost

D．save

4.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Otherwise

D．However

5.

A．wealth

B．anxiety

C．challenge

D．joy

6.

A．imagination

B．complaint

C．price

D．reach

7.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

8.

A．remember

B．doubt

C．admit

D．realize

9.

A．money

B．time

C．energy

D．labor

10.

A．doing

B．buying

C．facing

D．missing

11.

A．stored

B．found

C．lost

D．searched

12.

A．Putting aside

B．Taking on

C．Paying for

D．Going through

13.

A．happy

B．relaxed

C．energetic

D．positive

14.

A．education

B．suffering

C．tale

D．anger

15.

A．courage

B．belief

C．support

D．faith

16.

A．treating

B．praising

C．honoring

D．serving

17.

A．in need

B．in peace

C．in fear

D．in silence

18.

A．relief

B．empathy

C．ease

D．guilty

19.

A．donate

B．think

C．love

D．sponsor

20.

A．bigger

B．safer

C．smaller

D．better

10 . The snow was falling and the roads had become dangerous. The schools were dismissed early, but much to my surprise, my ____ wasn’t canceled. So I went, feeling especially heroic. As far as I could see, I was risking my life to keep my ____. Snow or no snow, I would be on time for my scheduled donation at the local ____ center.

When I got there, I discovered I wasn’t _____. Four more “hero-types” were already lying back in donor chairs with lines ____ to their veins, and machines quietly pumping away to ______ their lifesaving gifts.

Seeing my fellow donors honoring their own commitments, I realized why I was there. I lay back in my donor chair, ready to make a difference in the life of someone I would never _____.

To be honest, I’d never really thought about why I donate. I just do it. But a few months ago, during one of my ____ donations I learned that my blood was specifically for a cancer patient and for a newborn baby—both patients needed what I would give in order to live. I’ve viewed my visits to the blood center _____ ever since.

My wife Karen is a _____, too. And more importantly, she has been on the bone marrow (骨髄) list for fifteen years, ever since she signed up to provide bone marrow to a kindergartner with leukemia (白血病). That little girl died before Karen’s bone marrow could help her, ____ Karen was called again recently. Her test results were still on file, and it turned out she was a potential ____ for someone else. The caller asked Karen if she would still be willing to become a bone marrow donor. “Yes,” she said and then immediately began answering questions on the pages of paperwork for further testing. It was a race ____ time.

I wish I could say that this ____ was won. It wasn’t. The caller later thanked Karen for her participation and asked a few more questions—including whether or not she’d ____ on the donor list. “Of course,” Karen answered.

Last week Karen gave blood and next week I’ll make my usual donation. I’ll ____ an afternoon from my schedule and make an appointment. I don’t know whose life my donation may ____. Most likely it will be a ____, but on any day the person needing a blood product could be you or me or maybe a loved one. It is worthwhile to ___ our time to donate.

I really do feel _____ every time I donate. And I like the feeling.

1.

A．appointment

B．class

C．meeting

D．flight

2.

A．secret

B．balance

C．shape

D．word

3.

A．service

B．shopping

C．blood

D．care

4.

A．alone

B．welcome

C．late

D．lucky

5.

A．exposed

B．attached

C．applied

D．added

6.

A．examine

B．produce

C．collect

D．clean

7.

A．meet

B．forget

C．miss

D．recognize

8.

A．regular

B．unexpected

C．special

D．pleasant

9.

A．wisely

B．differently

C．hesitantly

D．carefully

10.

A．receiver

B．doctor

C．patient

D．donor

11.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．for

12.

A．risk

B．customer

C．match

D．partner

13.

A．beyond

B．with

C．against

D．of

14.

A．honor

B．test

C．prize

D．race

15.

A．rank

B．sign

C．appear

D．remain

16.

A．clear

B．separate

C．lose

D．remove

17.

A．touch

B．affect

C．create

D．enrich

18.

A．child

B．stranger

C．hero

D．friend

19.

A．spend

B．save

C．kill

D．take

20.

A．empty

B．grateful

C．proud

D．nervous