1 . I've noticed that conversations with my children have started to turn into something that I don't like. It could be my   _______ . I don't always think before I open my_______

For example, my kids would call me to tell me about something that's been _______ them. Then, as soon as they finish, I go into _______ mode.“You should...”，“You need to consider.”， “If I were you, I'd ...”

＂Mom!"The _______ is full of frustration and annoyance. The meaning is obvious－_______!

I am the queen of _______ advice. When I get one of my adult kids on the phone, I become an expert on everything, which I'm _______ not. I only want to prevent them from making mistakes. But what they _______is a listening ear and an open heart.

Giving advice to children can be full of- ________· Though we may see ourselves ________ the wisdom of our years, they see something else. They see a ________parent who hasn't accepted the fact that they are ________ with their own thoughts and feelings.

They are not   ________ any tips. They may not even want a(n) ________solution to a difficult problem. What they are ________   for is a safe place to talk with a person who loves and ________ them no matter what.

Because of this, I've given myself the ________ of being a better________ It's not an easy task for parents like me who think they are just being ________ .But I am determined.

1.

A．opinion

B．belief

C．fault

D．recognition

2.

A．door

B．mind

C．eyes

D．mouth

3.

A．bothering

B．astonishing

C．benefiting

D．encouraging

4.

A．boss

B．teacher

C．dad

D．mom

5.

A．expression

B．idiom

C．tone

D．phrase

6.

A．Continue

B．Stop

C．Look

D．Listen

7.

A．reasonable

B．useful

C．unwanted

D．convincing

8.

A．obviously

B．strongly

C．temporarily

D．particularly

9.

A．provide

B．want

C．bring

D．order

10.

A．hope

B．dangers

C．enthusiasm

D．problems

11.

A．questioning

B．collecting

C．sharing

D．judging

12.

A．energetic

B．beautiful

C．popular

D．controlling

13.

A．adults

B．kids

C．teenagers

D．managers

14.

A．looking into

B．looking for

C．looking through

D．looking at

15.

A．official

B．fair

C．,systematic

D．immediate

16.

A．hoping

B．waiting

C．applying

D．arranging

17.

A．leads

B．supports

C．demands

D．avoids

18.

A．impression

B．message

C．goal

D．title

19.

A．speaker

B．listener

C．adviser

D．partner

20.

A．helpful

B．annoying

C．flexible

D．pushing

2 . On his knees, a cute boy is packing the sand into a bucket at a beautiful beach. He turns the bucket upside down and _______ it. To the _______ of the little architect, a castle tower is created. He works all afternoon packing the walls, building sentries （哨兵）with bottle tops and bridges with sticks. And a sandcastle will be built.

In a big city with _______ streets and traffic, a man is working in an office. He packs papers into piles, holds the phone between his _______ and shoulder and _______ the keyboard with his fingers. Contracts gets signed and to the joy of the man, a _______ is made. His pension will be sentries and capital gains will be _______ . An empire will be built.

The two builders of the two castles have very much _______. They both _______smallness into greatness. They both make something beautiful out of __________ . And for both, the tide will rise and the __________ will come. Yet that is where the __________ stop. The little boy sees the end of his castle while the man __________ it. As the dusk approaches and waves near, the child __________ to his feet and begins to clap as the waves wash away his __________ . There is no sorrow, no __________ and no regret. He smiles and goes home.

The man in his office is not very __________ like the child. As his empire is fading, he is terrified, trying to __________ it. "It's my castle!” He __________     at the incoming tide.

Go ahead and build your dreams, but with a child's heart. When the sun __________ and the tides take, just applaud. Salute the process of life and go home with a smile.

1.

A．kicks

B．lifts

C．breaks

D．covers

2.

A．shock

B．sorrow

C．regret

D．delight

3.

A．lonely

B．busy

C．clean

D．empty

4.

A．hand

B．neck

C．arm

D．ear

5.

A．fixes

B．feels

C．hits

D．checks

6.

A．profit

B．point

C．record

D．wish

7.

A．bridges

B．tool

C．buckets

D．beaches

8.

A．in hand

B．in common

C．in need

D．in total

9.

A．increase

B．cut

C．shape

D．throw

10.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

11.

A．award

B．victor

C．future

D．end

12.

A．similarities

B．competitions

C．differences

D．changes

13.

A．follows

B．accepts

C．ignores

D．enjoys

14.

A．jumps

B．struggles

C．sticks

D．bends

15.

A．dream

B．gift

C．masterpiece

D．memory

16.

A．excitement

B．hesitation

C．fear

D．desire

17.

A．wise

B．naughty

C．curious

D．pessimistic

18.

A．finish

B．protect

C．improve

D．collect

19.

A．glances

B．stares

C．yells

D．points

20.

A．sets

B．shines

C．rises

D．bums

3 . I had worked for long at the same dead-end job with no pay increases. _________ I was considering leaving the profession when being offered the job of Office Manager for a company. My task was to turn the company _________.

The _________ knew that would be no easy task, so he offered me good salary. I accepted it. Later, my husband joined me and became my colleague. With our efforts together, our company earn more money as planned. So I was _________, becoming State Manager with a big salary increase. We bought a large home and beautiful cars, and seemed to be living the American Dream.

Later, _________ the downturn in the economy the company reorganized and my _________ was removed, and so was my husband’s. _________, we got new ones, but made minimum wages. We had to move into a tiny apartment. It was _________. I measured personal success by how many big and expensive things I _________. Without them, I felt unsuccessful.

Our loss forced us to ____________ what we really wanted out of life. We realized that to keep that company afloat, we had been so ____________ every day that we had sacrificed time that should have been spent with our family and friends. We had ____________ important births, graduations and weddings. We knew we needed a change. Now-years later-we are living a more ____________ life. Our home is ____________ but it’s fully paid for. We don’t have many things that need dusting-only the necessities. Now we are truly living and ____________ the American Dream.

1.

A．So

B．Though

C．Because

D．However

2.

A．significant

B．challenging

C．appealing

D．profitable

3.

A．partner

B．boss

C．customer

D．employee

4.

A．hired

B．comforted

C．promoted

D．developed

5.

A．owing to

B．regardless of

C．in case of

D．in spite of

6.

A．position

B．allowance

C．chance

D．office

7.

A．Casually

B．Apparently

C．Gradually

D．Fortunately

8.

A．amusing

B．discouraging

C．disturbing

D．surprising

9.

A．designed

B．possessed

C．allocated

D．donated

10.

A．ignore

B．inform

C．consider

D．convince

11.

A．confident

B．confused

C．natural

D．occupied

12.

A．remembered

B．missed

C．mentioned

D．loved

13.

A．boring

B．demanding

C．privileged

D．relaxing

14.

A．modest

B．unusual

C．comfortable

D．spacious

15.

A．expecting

B．suffering

C．enjoying

D．replacing

4 . I was once in an unusual sociology (社会学) class at Brandeis. Each week we studied the _______ we interacted with one another, and how we _______ to anger, envy, attention. We were human lab rats. More often, someone _______ crying. I referred to it as the “touchy－feely” course. Mr. Brown said I should be more _______.

One day, Mr. Brown said he had an _______ for us to try. We were to stand，facing away from our classmates and _______ backward, relying on another student to _______ us. Most of us were _______ with this, and we couldn’t let go for more than a few inches _______ stopping ourselves. We laughed in ________.

Finally, a thin, quiet girl, whom I noticed almost always wear the same clothes, crossed her arms over her chest, ________ her eyes and leaned back, just like one of those Lipton tea ads ________ the model dived into the pool.

For a moment, I was ________ she was going to fall on the floor. At the ________ moment, her partner held her head and ________ and pulled her up.

“Whoa！” several students yelled. Some ________.

Mr. Brown finally smiled.

“You see，” he said to the girl，“you closed your eyes. That was the ________. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see，you have to believe what you ________. And if you’re ever going to have other people ________ you, you must feel that you can trust them, ________， even where you’re in the dark, even when you’re falling. ”

1.

A．behaviour

B．ways

C．courses

D．relationship

2.

A．responded

B．objected

C．stuck

D．referred

3.

A．went on

B．gave up

C．put off

D．ended up

4.

A．skillful

B．honest

C．open－minded

D．energetic

5.

A．arrangement

B．order

C．introduction

D．exercise

6.

A．jumped

B．moved

C．fell

D．ran

7.

A．catch

B．pull

C．control

D．support

8.

A．dissatisfied

B．uncomfortable

C．pleased

D．familiar

9.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．until

10.

A．surprise

B．excitement

C．delight

D．embarrassment

11.

A．fixed

B．opened

C．closed

D．touched

12.

A．every time

B．as though

C．when

D．where

13.

A．sorry

B．shocked

C．sure

D．puzzled

14.

A．unusual

B．crazy

C．exciting

D．last

15.

A．shoulders

B．attention

C．legs

D．chance

16.

A．wept

B．clapped

C．laughed

D．sighed

17.

A．success

B．difference

C．result

D．requirement

18.

A．feel

B．notice

C．hold

D．meet

19.

A．stand by

B．rely on

C．believe in

D．call for

20.

A．however

B．too

C．though

D．therefore

5 . It was a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to _______ me as I walked out on my porch. Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be _______ by bugs and moths on this _______ summer evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of _______.

It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the meadow followed by another and then another. I _______. I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫) _______, my lightning bug buddies who always _______ this time of the year.

When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them _______ fly around blinking on and off. I never _______ and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so ________ as it was. I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ________ me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart ________ when they reappeared the next summer.

We are like them in a lot of ways. Our ________ here on earth is brief. Often our light and love are more like on and off blinks rather than a ________ shine. Still, we do our best to share it and take ________ in knowing that others will be shining their light long after we are gone.

1.

A．shine

B．greet

C．please

D．guide

2.

A．frightened

B．accompanied

C．surrounded

D．troubled

3.

A．sticky

B．dusk

C．dark

D．warm

4.

A．heat

B．water

C．light

D．air

5.

A．frowned

B．cried

C．smiled

D．sighed

6.

A．lovers

B．friends

C．partners

D．mates

7.

A．went out

B．gave out

C．settled down

D．showed up

8.

A．fearfully

B．cautiously

C．nervously

D．slowly

9.

A．saw

B．hit

C．caught

D．got

10.

A．hard

B．terrible

C．useful

D．brief

11.

A．depressed

B．surprised

C．confused

D．excited

12.

A．beat

B．sing

C．move

D．tremble

13.

A．hope

B．memory

C．mind

D．life

14.

A．beautiful

B．steady

C．bright

D．clear

15.

A．pride

B．comfort

C．action

D．interest

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线 (＼) 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Last Sunday, I went to sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park. The park was full of freshness or beauty of spring, with the sun shining and birds singing. When I was enjoying a fantastic scenery around, something unpleasant catch my eye. A young couple in a boat were eating talking and laughing loudly as they were the only people in the world. What’s worse, they spat and even threw rubbishes into the lake. What a shame!

Such behavior left me deeply in thought. If all visitors to the Fairy Lake Park do as the couple did, the lake would be severely polluted and soon turned into a huge dustbin. Therefore, we should get rid of the bad habit of littering and keeping the public places clean. Only by this way can we live in more comfortable and beautiful surroundings.

7 . Two of the saddest words in the English language are "if only". I live my life with the _______ of never having to say those words. The two words _______regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and _______     . And sometimes the words "if only" go with _______disasters. Think about how many times you have heard about something awful happening, _______ by "if only he had called her back to make sure she was okay.” or “if only I had _______ that noise..." or “if only they had made sure the gate to the pool clicked behind them…"

My father-in-law is       _______in our family for saying, “_______ an extra minute to do it right. ” He must be doing something       _______, since he's 91 years old and still making sense.

I always ________to live by the "extra minute'' rule. Sometimes it only takes seconds to make sure I write the words down ________, or check some information on the Internet, or move an object ________ before it trips someone.

And of course when my children were young and ________     to cause all kinds of troubles, I lived and breathed the "extra minute" ________ . I always thought about what I could do to __________an "if only” moment, whether it was something simple like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding （衬垫）onto the ________corners of a glass coffee table.

I know there will still be ________ when I have to say "if only” about something, but my life is surely more peaceful because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that ________. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to ________ a personal connection, I know that Pm doing the right thing. I'm buying myself peace of mind and that's the best kind of ________ for my emotional well-being.

1.

A．result

B．luck

C．goal

D．role

2.

A．convey

B．handle

C．experience

D．raise

3.

A．preparation

B．disappointment

C．aggression

D．amazement

4.

A．harmful

B．shameful

C．accessible

D．terrible

5.

A．accompanied

B．accused

C．contributed

D．motivated

6.

A．heard

B．ignored

C．examined

D．shut

7.

A．respectful

B．respectable

C．sensitive

D．senseless

8.

A．Propose

B．Demand

C．Charge

D．Apply

9.

A．wise

B．familiar

C．rare

D．active

10.

A．promise

B．attempt

C．afford

D．hesitate

11.

A．frequently

B．normally

C．accurately

D．casually

12.

A．across the way

B．by the way

C．on the way

D．in the way

13.

A．probable

B．likely

C．average

D．ordinary

14.

A．signal

B．theory

C．notice

D．principle

15.

A．prevent

B．reflect

C．admit

D．regret

16.

A．narrow

B．plain

C．sharp

D．flexible

17.

A．locations

B．cases

C．occasions

D．events

18.

A．record

B．ending

C．plot

D．memory

19.

A．keep

B．remind

C．transform

D．deliver

20.

A．program

B．bargain

C．purchase

D．insurance

8 . Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural （乡下的）Virginia. My father _______ me to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is _______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no _______ than tomorrow morning. "

My stepmother walked over to me, _______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are _______ .This is not the worst boy at all, _______ the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm."

That statement began a（n） _______ between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my _______ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She _______ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more ________and my brother and I could be better ________ .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ________ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I ________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of ________that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the ________ beneficiary（受益者）.My father became the ________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power ________ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is ________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary   defeat can never ________ .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．rushed

B．introduced

C．carried

D．sent

2.

A．known

B．good

C．mistaken

D．fit

3.

A．sooner

B．earlier

C．longer

D．later

4.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．raised

D．bent

5.

A．perfect

B．right

C．wrong

D．impolite

6.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．agreement

B．friendship

C．gap

D．relationship

8.

A．opinion

B．aim

C．dream

D．mind

9.

A．begged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

10.

A．successful

B．careful

C．simple

D．difficult

11.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

12.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

13.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

14.

A．belief

B．request

C．criticism

D．description

15.

A．teaching

B．writing

C．speaking

D．reading

16.

A．next

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．cleverest

B．strongest

C．wealthiest

D．healthiest

18.

A．enthusiasm

B．sympathy

C．fortune

D．confidence

19.

A．never

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．often

20.

A．match

B．win

C．reach

D．doubt

9 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

About six years ago I began my job as an IT consultant(顾问).   I had always been quite good with computers. It was a great move for me, as I quickly learned a ton. Every day was fun. It was one of the best and most challenging jobs     1     I had ever had.

When     2     (think) of a few years ahead, I realized that things started to taper(逐渐变窄). I wasn’t learning as much as before. I felt a desire to try something different. But I couldn’t get up the courage to make any moves. I     3     (pay) very well; I had a lot of freedom, and great benefits. I had grown comfortable and 1 had been     4     (accustom) to an easy life.

Last year things came to a head(达到紧急关头). I was having a     5     (particular) stressful month,     6     (overload) with work that was neither challenging nor interesting. I had enough. I     7     (reach) out to my boss and let him know about my idea. We had a meeting about my personal     8     (decide). He didn’t want to lose me. He addressed my concerns and we agreed that I could change my job and begin working on some new internal (内部的) organizational systems. 1 decided to give this new role a chance.

Now, a year after my role change, not much is different. Senior staff did not adopt    9       new systems I built. The work is still uninspiring and unchallenging. Change can be very difficult for some and after spending time trying to carry out new solutions, I’ve realized that you simply can’t change other people if they don’t want it.

I’ve again quit my job. I need a greater challenge. I’ve learned a lot     10    my quitting experience.

10 . The other day on a cold night, I left my wife and drove from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 100 miles. It was rather late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.

At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.

I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.

Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it's part of a contract（契约）we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it： we don't go through red lights.

Trust is our first inclination. Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual（相互的）trust, not distrust. We do what we say we'll do； we show up when we say we'll show up； and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we're angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.

I am so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

1. How does the author feel about the truck driver?

A．Pleased.	B．Satisfied.
C．Sorry.	D．Annoyed.

2. What can we infer about the author?

A．He hates driving at night.

B．He desired to cross the red light that night.

C．He approves of obeying traffic rules by himself.

D．He is easy when suffering the traffic jam.

3. What is the meaning of the underlined word "inclination" in paragraph 5?

A．Tendency.	B．Faith.
C．Adjustment.	D．Guidance.

4. What should we do to create a better society according to the author?

A．Be polite to others.	B．Improve traffic rules.
C．Be patient and helpful.	D．Trust each other.