1 . One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and ________and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he ________ there was a hole in the boat and decided to ________it. When he finished painting, he received his ______ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and ________him with a nice check, much ________ than the payment for painting, the painter was ________.” You’ve already paid me for painting the boat!” he said.

“ But this is not for the paint ________. It’s for having repaired the hole in the boat.”

“ But it was such a(n)________ service. Certainly it’s not worth ________ me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”

“ My dear friend, you do not ________ . Now let me tell you what ________. When I asked you to paint the boat, I ________ to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and ________ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a ________ in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was ________ because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my ________and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.

“ Then, I ________the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You ________ my children! I do not have enough money to pay your 'small' good deed.”

So, no matter who, when or how, just ______ repair all the “”leak” you find.

1.

A．chains

B．brushes

C．beliefs

D．pens

2.

A．consulted

B．reminded

C．found

D．confirmed

3.

A．repair

B．wipe

C．hide

D．measure

4.

A．benefit

B．baggage

C．key

D．money

5.

A．admired

B．treated

C．presented

D．comforted

6.

A．higher

B．less

C．quicker

D．wealthier

7.

A．shocked

B．excited

C．moved

D．surprised

8.

A．award

B．kindness

C．job

D．skill

9.

A．cheap

B．small

C．valuable

D．additional

10.

A．lending

B．selling

C．borrowing

D．paying

11.

A．scream

B．bow

C．forgive

D．understand

12.

A．happened

B．existed

C．crashed

D．circulated

13.

A．decided

B．hated

C．forgot

D．remembered

14.

A．went through

B．went on

C．dreamed about

D．turned to

15.

A．hole

B．sign

C．rule

D．danger

16.

A．angry

B．desperate

C．embarrassed

D．clumsy

17.

A．sorrow

B．situation

C．patience

D．relief

18.

A．pulled

B．spotted

C．examined

D．destroyed

19.

A．saved

B．taught

C．instructed

D．treasured

20.

A．possible

B．carefully

C．actually

D．finally

2 . How many times do you check your Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” or “thumbs(拇指) up”?

Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don’t worry—psychological findings have shown it’s completely normal. In fact, the pleasure we derive from receiving a “like” is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can’t help wanting more. According to the findings, which observed 32 teens aged between 13 and 18, the feedback circuit (反馈回路) in the teens’ brains is particularly sensitive, and the “social” and “visual” parts of their brains were active when they received “likes” on the social network. The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers, the good they derive from them worked all the same.

So, does it mean we should try our best to win as many thumbs up as possible? Not necessarily so if we know the reasons behind our desire for attention. In “why do people long for attention” by M. Farouk Radwan, he explained several cases in which people naturally longed for attention. Radwan said people who were an only child, who were used to being the center of attention in their house, may try to copy these conditions. Feeling “overlooked and unappreciated” might also lead you to long for attention. Other times, the state of being jealous, or wanting to cover your mistakes may also contribute to such longings.

In fact, too much desire for attention can create anxiety, and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it. So what can we do about it? The answer is quite simple. “If people could adopt goals not focused on their own self-esteem（自尊）but on something larger than their self, such as what they can create or contribute to others, they would be less sensitive to some of the negative effects of pursuing self-esteem,” wrote psychology professor Jennifer Crocker.

So perhaps the answer to our addiction to “likes” is simply to focus on something larger than ourselves—a hard, but a worthy one.

1. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The thumbs up from complete strangers don’t work.

B．Desire for attention can definitely create anxiety.

C．Feeling ignored might lead you to be in need of attention.

D．The brain of teenagers is seldom sensitive.

2. What’s the reaction of receiving “likes” on the social network to the brain?

A．The social and visual parts become more nervous.

B．The social and visual parts of the brain are active.

C．The physical and sense parts of the brain become less sensitive.

D．The whole brain becomes cleverer.

3. Who wants to get more attention according to the passage?

A．The one who is the only child.

B．The old who lives happily with children.

C．The young who feels anxious.

D．Teens who want to discover their mistakes.

4. What’s Crocker’s suggestion about the negative effects of getting self-esteem?

A．Doing an interesting matter.

B．Working harder than ever before.

C．Having a bigger goal than their self.

D．Not checking your Facebook page in a day.

3 . I still remember an old lady, a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was 12 years old. She taught me a lesson in__________that I shall never forget.

On a(n) ________afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the__________of the old lady's house. The stone that I found was too smooth, ________it slipped from my hand as I let it go and________straight not for the covering on top of the house but for a small window on the house's back porch. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were________.We turned and ________.

I was too ________ about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in the freezing weather. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been________, I started to feel guilty about her______________.She still greeted me with a smile each day________I gave her the paper , but I was no longer able to act comfortably in her ________.

I________my mind that I would save my money delivering paper. And after three weeks I had seven dollars that I calculated would pay for her window . I put the money in an envelope with a note________that I was sorry for breaking her window and________that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

I waited until it was dark , moved________to the old lady ' s house and put the letter I didn ' t sign through the letter slot in her door . I felt ________ and could have the freedom of , once again , looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes .

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to ________ the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies as I continued my________.

After several cookies . I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope , I was ________. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said , " I'm proud of you.”

1.

A．selflessness

B．talent

C．bravery

D．forgiveness

2.

A．winter

B．summer

C．spring

D．autumn

3.

A．window

B．basement

C．roof

D．access

4.

A．but

B．so

C．for

D．or

5.

A．landed

B．left

C．dragged

D．headed

6.

A．in trouble

B．in many ways

C．in danger

D．in charge

7.

A．got around

B．sit around

C．ran away

D．hung out

8.

A．embarrassed

B．scared

C．disappointed

D．ashamed

9.

A．discovered

B．scolded

C．punished

D．involved

10.

A．misunderstanding

B．misbehavior

C．misfortune

D．mistake

11.

A．until

B．unless

C．since

D．when

12.

A．encouragement

B．presence

C．company

D．comfort

13.

A．made up

B．took up

C．meet with

D．picked up

14.

A．proving

B．showing

C．convincing

D．explaining

15.

A．predicted

B．declared

C．hoped

D．witnessed

16.

A．hurriedly

B．quietly

C．patiently

D．firmly

17.

A．confused

B．concerned

C．relieved

D．frustrated

18.

A．abandon

B．return

C．understand

D．respect

19.

A．effort

B．study

C．journey

D．route

20.

A．shocked

B．satisfied

C．annoyed

D．amused

4 . A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木）is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola _________ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, _________   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _________ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   ________that even though she couldn’t see ________, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the _______right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more _______   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her __________ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ___________ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to _________ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   ______ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be _______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _________. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _________ attitude.
Lola never thinks about   _________. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ________ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to________ what she’s learned to other kids when she grew up.

Lola is ______of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ________ for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.

A．runs

B．teaches

C．trains

D．dances

2.

A．since

B．unless

C．after

D．though

3.

A．tell

B．guess

C．fancy

D．predict

4.

A．doubted

B．Remembered

C．imagined

D．noticed

5.

A．deeply

B．well

C．ahead

D．carefully

6.

A．task

B．sport

C．event

D．show

7.

A．boring

B．enjoyable

C．difficult

D．unsatisfying

8.

A．talent

B．quality

C．nature

D．condition

9.

A．doubt

B．advantage

C．challenge

D．program

10.

A．examine

B．express

C．open

D．trust

11.

A．fearful

B．harmful

C．unfair

D．inconvenient

12.

A．fall down

B．fall over

C．fall off

D．fall behind

13.

A．greeted

B．treated

C．served

D．paid

14.

A．pains

B．stresses

C．injuries

D．problems

15.

A．positive

B．friendly

C．selfless

D．devoted

16.

A．defending

B．quitting

C．winning

D．bargaining

17.

A．standard

B．range

C．view

D．goal

18.

A．go through

B．pass by

C．hand down

D．give out

19.

A．proud

B．tired

C．ashamed

D．confident

20.

A．plan

B．advice

C．reward

D．Responsibility

5 . “Who can ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Chad Wood last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Chad offered _______ to his fellow classmates to never give up — and the words _______much more to himself. That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he_______to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Chad didn’t start to_______until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood. Although her son was at a(an) _______, she was determined not to treat him _______. “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no _______ why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he_______ the first time, we just tried again.”

Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, _______ no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work ________. He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ________,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have ________ so far behind that escaping seems the only way ________. Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire   ________ .”

Chad spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing applause from the class and________ messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ________on their lives and how they’re really ________ by it,” Chad told ABC News. “It feels ________. Seeing that my words ________have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ________ .”

1.

A．description

B．advice

C．warning

D．information

2.

A．meant

B．recognized

C．analysed

D．described

3.

A．needed

B．forecast

C．consisted

D．faced

4.

A．cry

B．hear

C．smell

D．laugh

5.

A．loss

B．advantage

C．disadvantage

D．distance

6.

A．differently

B．cruelly

C．kindly

D．similarly

7.

A．reason

B．trouble

C．harm

D．conclusion

8.

A．succeeded

B．organized

C．failed

D．blamed

9.

A．appealing

B．operating

C．possessing

D．receiving

10.

A．set off

B．paid off

C．took off

D．dropped off

11.

A．give in

B．give up

C．give out

D．give away

12.

A．waited

B．walked

C．fallen

D．left

13.

A．out

B．off

C．up

D．away

14.

A．victory

B．failure

C．impossibility

D．chance

15.

A．supportive

B．negative

C．doubtful

D．awkward

16.

A．insight

B．detail

C．reward

D．power

17.

A．depressed

B．inspired

C．exposed

D．puzzled

18.

A．unwilling

B．shocking

C．amazing

D．embarrassing

19.

A．merely

B．extremely

C．strangely

D．actually

20.

A．astonished

B．wonderful

C．confused

D．cautious

6 . I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or a mall. I had always ______ a stranger who tried to catch my ______ in a busy place.

Yesterday I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage because I just had the ______ to do it after many days of planning. After the ______, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot but my phone was _____.

Then I requested the shop assistant who had ______ sold me the merchandise （which was not cheap）if she could ring my driver for me. She ______ that it was the shop policy that they cannot use ______ while working in the shop.

After I got out of the shop onto the busy street, I ______ a young mother with her two kids to make the same ______. As soon as I said “Excuse me, madam!” she grabbed her kids and ran. I ______ a kidnapper.

I stood there wondering how many times I had ______ to strangers like the young _____. I stood there in the ______ street with people rushing by, looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of ______ on their faces.

I saw a man pretty shabbily dressed compared to me who ______ to notice me. I just stopped him and made my request. He ______ called my driver and waited till my car came to make sure I was picked up, turned around ______ I could thank him adequately and was gone.

I was ______ by his kindness and hope I will do ______ to strangers who try to catch my attention from now on.

1.

A．helped out

B．hurried by

C．smiled at

D．taken in

2.

A．attention

B．thought

C．devotion

D．sympathy

3.

A．right

B．time

C．ability

D．way

4.

A．rest

B．lunch

C．bargain

D．purchase

5.

A．lost

B．dead

C．gone

D．wrong

6.

A．still

B．simply

C．just

D．even

7.

A．believed

B．promised

C．replied

D．predicted

8.

A．phones

B．clocks

C．watches

D．computers

9.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．welcomed

D．approached

10.

A．mistake

B．request

C．apology

D．comment

11.

A．met with

B．appeared in

C．felt like

D．ran after

12.

A．referred

B．objected

C．reacted

D．applied

13.

A．driver

B．assistant

C．man

D．mum

14.

A．busy

B．clean

C．deserted

D．dark

15.

A．eagerness

B．forgiveness

C．thankfulness

D．kindness

16.

A．pretended

B．seemed

C．managed

D．attempted

17.

A．suddenly

B．frequently

C．actually

D．immediately

18.

A．before

B．when

C．unless

D．while

19.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．surprised

D．frightened

20.

A．similarly

B．normally

C．quickly

D．carefully

7 . “What’s the matter, Mum?”

As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was not     1     (please). It was unusual — she usually     2     (open) the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” Mum said     3     (sad). I knew what she said. The tulip (郁金香), my mother’s favorite, is dying.

A month ago, we moved into our new house and Mum     4     (buy) a very beautiful tulip in a flower shop. Mum liked it very much. Whenever she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoy     5     (it) beautiful colour and nice smell.

She regarded the tulip as a baby and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to another     6     (give) enough sunshine to it. The first thing she did     7     she got up every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized it many times.

She hoped that     8     great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful.     9     the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love must be     10     (harm).

Too much love can sometimes kill what you love.

8 . A couple of weeks ago, a few friends and I had an opportunity to attend a dear friend’s wedding in New York. After the wedding and reception, rather accidentally four of us gathered in a hotel room and began to explore the deeper meaning of life and death. What does it mean to live truly? If we are all getting closer to death, is all the material accumulation worth it? It is not exactly the type of conversations one has at a wedding.

While the answers varied from person to person, I was left with more questions than answers and a feeling of gratefulness to be surrounded by friends who were asking the “right” questions. As the clock kept ticking past 3 a.m., one of the roommates suggested we watch a short film titled “Last Days of Zach Sobiech”. The film is about a teenager’s journey through the last days of his incurable illness. The film brought up a lot of mixed emotions but one quote that stood out for me was Zach’s simple explanation of happiness, “What makes one happy is seeing someone else smile because you put it there.” By 4 a.m. , there was this energy in the room that had to be shared! With a few packages of post-it notes, we hit the halls of the hotel. We decided to leave short inspirational words on guests’ doors, so when they opened their doors few hours later a smile would turn up.

We ended up sticking post-it notes on all the doors until we ran out of them. The note on the door of the newly-weds properly said, “Where there is love, there is life.”

1. About “explore the deeper meaning of life and death” at a wedding, the author thinks______

A．it is rather meaningful.

B．it is interesting.

C．it is natural.

D．it is not proper.

2. After watching the film, what impressed the author most?

A．Zach’s mixed emotions.

B．Zach’s poor fate.

C．Zach’s simple explanation of happiness.

D．Zach’s struggle with illness.

3. What did the author and his friends do after they saw the film?

A．They knocked door to door to offer help in the hotel.

B．They shared happiness with the workers of the hotel.

C．They stuck notes with encouraging words on guests’ doors.

D．They thanked the wedding couple gratefully for invitation.

4. What can we learn from the author and his friends’ action?

A．One who brings happiness to others is also happy oneself.

B．Helping others in trouble is good to oneself.

C．Friends are your valuable treasure.

D．Good is rewarded with good.

9 . According to legend, a young man, while wandering the desert, came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The ____ was so sweet, he filled his leather container so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his ____.

After a four-day journey he ____ the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and ____ his student lavishly(浪费地) for the sweet water. The young man returned to his with a ____ heart.

Later, the teacher let another student ____ the water. He spat it out, saying it was ____. It apparently had become stale(不新鲜的) because of the old ____ container. The student ____ his teacher: “Master, the water was ___ . Why did you __l to like it?” The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water, I tasted the ____. The water was simply the container for an get of loving-kindness and ____ could be sweeter.” I think we understand this lesson best when we receive ____ gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s an ugly plate or a bracelet, the natural and proper ____ is appreciation and expressed ____ because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come ____. Unfortunately, most children and many adults ____ only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied(被体现) in it. We should remind ourselves and ____ our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. ____, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.

A．desert

B．voice

C．spring

D．water

2.

A．master

B．teacher

C．relative

D．friend

3.

A．took

B．presented

C．show

D．delivered

4.

A．thanked

B．nodded

C．laughed

D．joked

5.

A．light

B．heavy

C．happy

D．broken

6.

A．throw

B．pour

C．taste

D．bring

7.

A．tasty

B．bitter

C．hot

D．awful

8.

A．leather

B．rubber

C．metal

D．firm

9.

A．asked

B．added

C．challenged

D．doubted

10.

A．fragrant

B．delicious

C．smelly

D．bitter

11.

A．have

B．pretend

C．happen

D．intend

12.

A．gift

B．meaning

C．feeling

D．drink

13.

A．none

B．everything

C．seldom

D．nothing

14.

A．innocent

B．precious

C．guilty

D．priceless

15.

A．demand

B．response

C．comment

D．problem

16.

A．thankfulness

B．smile

C．laughter

D．praise

17.

A．firstly

B．friendly

C．immediately

D．naturally

18.

A．ignore

B．value

C．stress

D．forget

19.

A．tell

B．bring

C．teach

D．send

20.

A．As a result

B．In a word

C．After all

D．In the meantime

10 . 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中城多有两处。错误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。

Living without an aim is like sailing without compass. If there is no aim, we will get lose. Last term, I couldn’t accept the truth which I failed in my math examination. I decided to give it up, so I skipped from classes frequently. Considered my case, my teacher offered me several detailed approach and advised me to set a short-term goal to improve my math. Finally, I work harder than ever and made great progress in her math. In my opinion, success lies in a series of goals. However, we should remember to make our targets clearly and try our best to realize our dreams.