1 . I have dreamed of taking a trip to Hawaii since I graduated, but the best thing always needs waiting.

I took a trip with my friends to Haleakala National Park, which lies in Hawaii.

When we arrived at Haleakala National Park, we were advised to watch the early morning sunrise. I was lost in the sightseeing (观光) that afternoon, so I could hardly wait to see the sunrise. The next morning, we all got out of bed very early and got to the seaside at 3 o’clock. In the first half an hour, we imagined how wonderful it would be when the first light came out through the thick clouds and how soft it would be when the light touched our skin, so we waited and waited. However, another half an hour later, I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness, and I felt that I was frozen to death. (冻死) But my friends were still extremely cheerful.

Nearly another one hour later, “Amazing!” Judy burst out and we all shouted to welcome the light, which was really unbelievable. Until today, I dare say that it is the most impressive sunrise in my life. However, waiting in the morning darkness is also one memory I can’t forget forever.

Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strong-willed determination (决心) , but what about the result after that? It might turn out to be pleasing and unbelievable. So, it is really worth (值得的) waiting for the best.

1. What can we learn from the passage?

A．he author’s friends and the author took a trip to China.

B．Hawaii is a good place to enjoy the sunrise.

C．Sometimes, it is worth waiting for the best.

D．The author enjoyed the worst sunrise in his life.

2. When did they see the first light of the sunrise?

A．About 3 o’clock.	B．About 4 o’clock.
C．About 5 o’clock.	D．About 6 o’clock.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2?

A．Total.

B．Cold.

C．Terrible.

D．Interesting.

4. How did the author feel when waiting for the sunrise?

A．Excited all the time.	B．Afraid all the time.
C．Firstly excited then afraid.	D．Firstly excited then impatient.

3 . As you read, remember: gifts from the heart are the best ones you’ll ever receive.

According to legend (传说), a young man while moving about the desert came across a spring of delicious clear water. The water was so sweet that he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to an elder who had been his teacher. After a four-day journey he gave the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was very smelly. It had become no longer fresh because of the old leather container. The student asked his teacher, “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you pretend to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a piece of paper or a ruler, the natural and proper response (反应) is appreciation and we express thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude (感激) doesn’t always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling in it. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1. Based on the story, what did the water for the old man actually stand for?

A．The young man’s loving-kindness.	B．The beauty of the desert.
C．The source of the legend.	D．The importance of giving.

2. What was the old man’s response after drinking the water?

A．He frowned (皱眉) at the water.	B．He showed his appreciation.
C．He didn’t say anything.	D．He was moved to tears.

3. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Importance of Gratitude.	B．Gifts from Children
C．Gifts from the Heart	D．A leather Container

4 . There’s a program for middle schools called Treps that teaches kids about business and product development. The students are given the task to learn to ________ products on their own, and at the end of the program the school gym is ________ up like a trade show where all the kids get to sell the products. They each get a ________, make signs and dress up a little. The school gym is________ to the public and attracts a crowd.

Some of the kids there ________ have a crowd at their stand, because the products made by themselves are unique and interesting. But there are some other kids, with ________ that aren’t very good, just don’t stand out, aren’t getting attention. At first, they stand there with a ________face but later you can see the ________ in their eyes because everyone walks by the stands uninterested. I always think it ________ to visit the stands of those kids, buy something, and________ them for how hard they must have worked on it. Just the confirmation that someone likes what they make and notices their effort can ________ them. I usually bring $100 to this event merely for this ________. As the night goes on, ________ they still haven’t sold much, I will send my daughter over there to buy something from them.

The other day, as an education expert, I was ________ with some parents about this. They asked me why I encouraged the kids who made terrible products, saying “________ confirmation means they won’t learn anything”. I told them, “These kids know their products aren’t a ________, but that doesn’t mean they should ________. It takes courage to ________ there and try to sell their products. If nobody buys anything, or nobody ______ their effort, they will probably quit next time.” Hearing these, all the parents agreed.

A little encouragement can go a long way and sometimes a small lie can be a big ________ in the right direction.

1.

A．try

B．deliver

C．design

D．find

2.

A．turned

B．rolled

C．given

D．set

3.

A．guide

B．table

C．stand

D．cottage

4.

A．respectful

B．good

C．amazing

D．open

5.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．again

6.

A．creations

B．targets

C．situations

D．signs

7.

A．angry

B．curious

C．cheerful

D．serious

8.

A．disappointment

B．excitement

C．misunderstanding

D．expectation

9.

A．enough

B．simple

C．strange

D．necessary

10.

A．allow

B．reward

C．praise

D．command

11.

A．shake

B．value

C．teach

D．encourage

12.

A．concern

B．purpose

C．trial

D．experience

13.

A．if

B．though

C．unless

D．before

14.

A．agreeing

B．dealing

C．discussing

D．comparing

15.

A．constant

B．false

C．direct

D．selfish

16.

A．challenge

B．hit

C．contribution

D．standard

17.

A．fall in

B．slip away

C．shout out

D．give up

18.

A．stand up

B．step forward

C．back away

D．work out

19.

A．needs

B．appreciates

C．announces

D．stresses

20.

A．burden

B．experiment

C．push

D．mind

5 . Life is full of beautiful moments. All you have to do is to _____your eyes and your heart to see them. I saw __ just the other day. The local __ had just let out, and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home.

The bus _____ by a house sitting on top of a hill. A little girl, no more than 7 years old ____ the bus and started running quickly to the _____ .The smile on her face was quite sweet. I ____ up the hill to see where she was going. I saw her dad waiting for her. As she got _____ , her dad smiled and knelt (下跪) down to _____ her. He wrapped his powerful _____ around her and gave her a huge hug, the moment she got to him.

My eyes __ a hit as I watched this scene. I ____ all the times my own children had run into my arms with ___faces and loving hearts. Every single hug from them was a treasure of_____ .Suddenly my trip down the memory lane was __ when 1 heard the car behind me honk its horn (鸣喇叭), I saw the school bus quickly pulling away, and started to ____ it again. However, this time I did so with a fuller heart than ever before. I took that ____ moment and stored it safely in my soul, where I knew it would remain forever.

One day, we all will leave this school of learning and love, and ____get to go home again, ______enjoy your day here al school then love and learn. But we know that one day you will be going home to where the hugs are eternal (永久)and the ______ never ends.

1.

A．clean

B．protect

C．open

D．shut

2.

A．it

B．that

C．one

D．another

3.

A．school

B．hospital

C．restaurant

D．market

4.

A．returned

B．turned

C．approached

D．stopped

5.

A．pointed at

B．got off

C．went through

D．broke into

6.

A．bus

B．man

C．end

D．house

7.

A．looked

B．took

C．climbed

D．showed

8.

A．warmer

B．older

C．closer

D．thinner

9.

A．blame

B．greet

C．touch

D．save

10.

A．head

B．foot

C．legs

D．arms

11.

A．watered

B．closed

C．rested

D．cheered

12.

A．remembered

B．appreciated

C．missed

D．preferred

13.

A．gentle

B．pretty

C．nervous

D．smiling

14.

A．wealth

B．joy

C．value

D．learning

15.

A．destroyed

B．canceled

C．interrupted

D．repeated

16.

A．fix

B．follow

C．call

D．catch

17.

A．quiet

B．beautiful

C．lost

D．embarrassing

18.

A．suddenly

B．equally

C．slowly

D．finally

19.

A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．If

20.

A．expectation

B．imagination

C．love

D．hope

6 . A boy walked into a candy store with his father and since he was just 6 years old, he was surprised by so many candies on offer. “It’s amazing. What should I _______?” he asked himself.

“Come on, son, we don’t have much _______. I have to attend an important meeting,” his dad said.

“These are all my _______ and I don’t know what to choose.” He picked up some bags and then put them _______ . He couldn’t make up his mind. “ _______, son, we have no time. I’m very _______,” his dad said. So the boy ran around the store _______ again. His eyes moved from one bag to another, _______   all of the sweets looked so good and he couldn’t make up his mind. _______, the dad had enough. He caught his son by the hand and they ________ the store empty-handed. The boy________. He wanted them all, but ended up with ________ because he couldn’t choose just one.

Some of us are that boy. The ________ is that candy store. We have a great number of choices available to us, but if we don’t make a(n) ________ about our jobs, education, relationships, marriage or other ________ things, we will end up empty-handed. Sometimes we worry about making the ________choice. What if we ________ the direction that we take and it’s too late to go back? We don’t have to ________ this. How do we ________ whether it is good or not if we don’t make a choice? The bigger ________ is that we make no decision at all and end up going nowhere and doing nothing.

1.

A．think

B．choose

C．say

D．make

2.

A．time

B．money

C．interest

D．power

3.

A．secrets

B．ideas

C．favorites

D．away

4.

A．back

B．away

C．in

D．aside

5.

A．Hold on

B．Come over

C．Hurry up

D．Go on

6.

A．busy

B．tired

C．fair

D．patient

7.

A．carefully

B．quickly

C．quietly

D．nervously

8.

A．and

B．or

C．though

D．but

9.

A．Luckily

B．Finally

C．Certainly

D．Hopefully

10.

A．got hold of

B．checked with

C．searched for

D．walked out

11.

A．returned

B．waited

C．cried

D．understood

12.

A．nothing

B．fear

C．peace

D．fun

13.

A．sky

B．school

C．world

D．company

14.

A．decision

B．plan

C．guess

D．ending

15.

A．simple

B．important

C．common

D．good

16.

A．right

B．great

C．wrong

D．difficult

17.

A．regret

B．change

C．accept

D．face

18.

A．work out

B．deal with

C．look into

D．worry about

19.

A．doubt

B．explain

C．expect

D．know

20.

A．difference

B．game

C．danger

D．fact

7 . I'd done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my mission trip, as always, I'd bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my jeans and, of course, a lot of great memories.

The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No sooner had we parked on the home's dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family's temporary home. Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I'd ever seen, she yelled, "Ma, Ma, they really came! " I didn't know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she’d say another word near me.

Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair—her grandmother, we'd soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire—damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. Grabbing our tools, we went to work. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked. A few times. I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself.

By our fifth and final day, however, this was about to change.

Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased when she told me how much Dakota loved her new room so much, in fact, that she'd begged to sleep in it the previous night, even though it wasn't quite ready. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before—Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother. Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of soil could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. She was simply adorable. I wanted so much to hug her, but respecting her shyness, I kept my distance.

Slowly, she began walking toward me. It wasn't until she was just inches away that I noticed the folded piece of paper in her tiny hand. Silently, she reached up and handed it to me. Once unfolded, I looked at the drawing she'd made with her broken crayons on the back of an old coloring book cover. It was of two girls—one much taller than the other—and they were holding hands. She told me it was supposed to be me and her and on the bottom of the paper were three little words that instantly broke my heart. Now almost in tears, I couldn't control myself anymore—I bent down and hugged her. She hugged me, too. And for the longest time, neither one of us could let go.

By early afternoon, we finished Dakota's bedroom, and so I gladly used the rare free time to get to know my newest friend. Sitting under a tree away from the others, we shared a few apples while she told me about her life. As I listened to her stories about the struggles she and her family went through daily, I began to realize how boring various aspects of my own life were.

I left for home early the next morning. I was returning with muddy boots and holes in my jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back something else, too—a greater appreciation for all of the blessing of my life. I’ll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big smile and dirty face. I pray that she’ll never forget me either.

1. From the appearance description of the little girl, we know _______.

A．she formed a bad living habit

B．she hoped for a better education

C．she was an innocent and lovely child

D．she was strong and calm in the inner world

2. What were probably written on the bottom of the paper?

A．Enjoy your help.

B．Please don’t leave.

C．Help me, please.

D．Hug me close.

3. How did the author feel after unfolding the piece of paper?

A．She worried about the little girl’s future.

B．She decided to keep helping the little girl.

C．She felt a greater affection for the little girl.

D．She got surprised at the little girl’s worthless gift.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．One must learn to share life experiences.

B．One often wants to lead a meaningful life.

C．One occasionally benefits from the poverty.

D．One should be more grateful for the gift of life.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once upon a time，there was an island.All the feelings lived in the island：Happiness，Sadness，Richness，Knowledge, and all of the others,    1    (include) Love.One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink，so they constructed boats    2    left，except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed.Love wanted to hold out    3    the last possible moment.When the island had almost sunk，Love decided to ask for help.Richness was passing    4    Love in a grand boat.Love said，“Richness，can you take me with you？”

Richness answered，“No，I can’t.    5    is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.There is no place here for you.”Suddenly，there was a voice，“Come，Love，I will take you.”It was an elder.So blessed and overjoyed，Love even forgot    6    (ask) the elder where they were going.    7    they arrived at dry land，the elder went her own way.    8    (realize) how much she owed the elder，Love asked Knowledge, another elder，“Who helped me？”“    9    was Time，”Knowledge answered.“Time？”asked Love.“But why did Time help me？”Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered，“Because only Time is capable of understanding how    10    (value) Love is.”

9 . Jack threw the papers on my desk. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said. I had changed a long sentence and corrected its grammar — something I thought I was paid to do.

Several days later, he made me angry again. I went to his office, prepared to lose my job if need be, but not before I let the man know how I felt. “What?” he said nervously.

Suddenly I knew what I had to do. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. And it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. “I want to make you a promise. I will be a friend.” The next day I brought some cakes to Jack’s office. Every time I saw Jack in the hall, I smiled at him. After all, that’s what friends do.

One year after our talk, I was told that I had breast cancer . When I was in hospital, my friends tried to find the right words to say, but no one could. The last day of my hospital stay, the door opened and Jack walked over to my bed. “Tulips (郁金香),” he placed some bulbs   beside me and said, “If you plant them when you get home, you’ll be there to see them when they come up.” Tears filled my eyes.

In a moment when I prayed for just the right words, a man with few words said the right thing. After all, that’s what friends do. Now, I have seen those tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years.

1. Why did Jack throw some papers on the author’s desk?

A．She gave him the wrong papers.	B．He thought her report was very bad.
C．He wanted her to check them again.	D．He didn’t agree with her correction.

2. What promise did the author make to Jack?

A．She would work harder from then on.	B．She would treat him like a friend.
C．She would bring him some cakes.	D．She would treat him the same way.

3. The tulip bulbs that Jack gave the author probably suggest ______.

A．love

B．honor

C．hope

D．thanks

4. What did the author mean by saying “that’s what friends do”?

A．Friends must help each other to correct mistakes.

B．Friends should give advice to each other at the right time.

C．Friends should do anything for each other.

D．Friends should treat each other with respect and kindness.

10 . I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I ________ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ________ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package _________. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got ________. The longer it took,  the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my __________ quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

"Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move _________ to make room for me to get to the __________.

I stepped out, complaining about the ________ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．

A woman was coming across the lot in my ________. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I _________that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I  _______  myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ______  day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a ________. So I did what I could in a minute_________she hurried past me ----I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat _________.Then her face softened and her shoulders ________. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．       

I continued to smile all the way to my ______. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.        

From then on, I became aware of people's _________and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that _______ every day to let it_________me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

1.

A．helped

B．found

C．troubled

D．enjoyed

2.

A．things

B．dollars

C．chances

D．packages

3.

A．weighed

B．cashed

C．lifted

D．carried

4.

A．pleased

B．annoyed

C．delighted

D．disappointed

5.

A．situation

B．choice

C．business

D．attitude

6.

A．aside

B．about

C．along

D．away

7.

A．counter

B．cashier

C．entrance

D．exit

8.

A．weather

B．work

C．service

D．shopping

9.

A．direction

B．decision

C．satisfaction

D．imagination

10.

A．announced

B．noticed

C．proved

D．discovered

11.

A．trusted

B．persuaded

C．hid

D．recognized

12.

A．big

B．bright

C．rough

D．nice

13.

A．gentleman

B．passenger

C．customer

D．stranger

14.

A．before

B．though

C．until

D．since

15.

A．attracted

B．confused

C．cheered

D．frightened

16.

A．relaxed

B．raised

C．trembled

D．tightened

17.

A．office

B．car

C．home

D．doctor

18.

A．appearances

B．reactions

C．expressions

D．behaviors

19.

A．treatment

B．conclusion

C．awareness

D．achievement

20.

A．tell

B．show

C．give

D．remind