1 . A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching ______kids dashing out from between parked cars and______ when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick____into the Jag's side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the ____from where the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, ____, "What was that all about and who are you? What are you doing?" Building up a head of steam, he went on "That's a new car and that brick you threw is gonna ____a lot of money. Why did you do it?"
"Please, Mister, please, I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do!" pleaded the youngster.
"It's my brother," he said. "He rolled____the curb (路边) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't____him up.
____, the boy asked the executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too ____ for me."
____beyond words, the driver tried to ____the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and____the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay.
"Thank you, sir. And God bless you," the ____child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to his Jaguar... a long, slow walk. He never did ____ the side door. He kept the dent(凹痕) to ____him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your ____.
Life whispers in your ___and speaks to your heart. Sometimes, when you don't have the time to____... Life throws a brick at your head. It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the ____!1.

A．in

B．for

C．up

D．of

2.

A．speed up

B．moved off

C．slowed down

D．drew off

3.

A．smashed

B．threw

C．rushed

D．attacked

4.

A．street

B．house

C．car

D．spot

5.

A．speaking

B．shouting

C．talking

D．saying

6.

A．cost

B．take

C．spend

D．pay

7.

A．off

B．about

C．on

D．into

8.

A．rise

B．lift

C．put

D．drag

9.

A．calling

B．yelling

C．sobbing

D．shouting

10.

A．heavy

B．tall

C．weak

D．difficult

11.

A．moved

B．surprised

C．annoyed

D．persuaded

12.

A．spit

B．swallow

C．vomit

D．digest

13.

A．scratched

B．applied

C．wiped

D．drafted

14.

A．grateful

B．sorrowful

C．naughty

D．lovely

15.

A．decorate

B．repair

C．crash

D．remove

16.

A．remind

B．warn

C．sense

D．detect

17.

A．understanding

B．approval

C．sympathy

D．attention

18.

A．spirit

B．soul

C．ghost

D．memory

19.

A．think

B．feel

C．look

D．listen

20.

A．moment

B．idea

C．brick

D．chance

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ________at work in people of all _________. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about _______with their new toys. But their ________soon wear off and by January those_________toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of_________stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s _________interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child________bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the_______of caring the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescent enter high school with great_______but soon looking forward to________. The same is true of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many_________, who complain about the long drives to work, _________drove for hours at a time when they first_________   their drivers licenses? Before people retire, they usually   _______to do a lot of_____things, which never had _____while working. But ________after retirement, the golfing, the fishing , the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they _______. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new_________.1.

A．principle

B．habit

C．way

D．power

2.

A．parties

B．races

C．countries

D．ages

3.

A．working

B．living

C．playing

D．going

4.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．anxiety

D．sorrow

5.

A．same

B．extra

C．funny

D．expensive

6.

A．well-organized

B．colorfully-printed

C．newly-collected

D．half-filled

7.

A．broad

B．passing

C．different

D．main

8.

A．silently

B．impatiently

C．gladly

D．worriedly

9.

A．promise

B．burden

C．right

D．game

10.

A．courage

B．calmness

C．confusion

D．excitement

11.

A．graduation

B．independence

C．responsibility

D．success

12.

A．children

B．students

C．adults

D．retirees

13.

A．carefully

B．eagerly

C．nervously

D．bravely

14.

A．required

B．obtained

C．noticed

D．discovered

15.

A．need

B．learn

C．start

D．plan

16.

A．great

B．strange

C．difficult

D．correct

17.

A．time

B．money

C．skills

D．knowledge

18.

A．only

B．well

C．even

D．soon

19.

A．lost

B．choose

C．left

D．quit

20.

A．pets

B．toys

C．friends

D．colleagues

3 . However wealthy we may be, we can never find enough hours in the day to do everything we want. Economics deals with this problem through the concept of opportunity cost, which simply refers to whether someone’s time or money could be better spent on something else.
Every hour of our time has a value. For every hour we work at one job we could quite easily be doing another, or be sleeping or watching a film. Each of these options has a different opportunity cost—namely, what they cost us in missed opportunities.
Say you intend to watch a football match but the tickets are expensive and it will take you a couple of hours to get to and from the stadium. Why not, you might reason, watch the game from home and use the____ money and ____to have dinner with friends? This—the alternative use of your cash and time—is the opportunity cost.
For economists, every decision is made by knowledge of what one must forgo—in terms of money and enjoyment—in order to take it up. By knowing precisely what you are receiving and what you are missing out on, you ought to be able to make better-informed, more reasonable decisions. Consider that most famous economic rule of all: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Even if someone offers to take you out to lunch for free, the time you will spend in the restaurant still costs you something in terms of forgone opportunities.
Some people find the idea of opportunity cost extremely discouraging: imagine spending your entire life calculating whether your time would be better spent elsewhere doing something more profitable or enjoyable. Yet, in a sense it’s human nature to do precisely that—we assess the advantages and disadvantages of decisions all the time.
In the business world, a popular phrase is “value for money.” People want their cash to go as far as possible. However, another is fast obtaining an advantage: “value for time.” The biggest restriction on our resources is the number of hours we can devote to something, so we look to maximize the return we get on our investment of time. By reading this passage you are giving over a bit of your time which could be spent doing other activities, such as sleeping and eating. In return, however, this passage will help you to think like an economist, closely considering the opportunity cost of each of your decisions.
1. According to the passage, the concept of “opportunity cost” is applied to ________.

A．making more money

B．taking more opportunities

C．reducing missed opportunities

D．weighing the choice of opportunities

2. The “leftover ... time” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to the time ________.

A．spared for watching the match at home

B．taken to have dinner with friends

C．spent on the way to and from the match

D．saved from not going to watch the match

3. What are forgone opportunities?

A．Opportunities you forget in decision-making.

B．Opportunities you give up for better ones.

C．Opportunities you miss accidentally.

D．Opportunities you make up for.

4 . The car, running along the well­lit road now sank in darkness. I broke the     ____     on purpose,     ____     that the driver was too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening？” “9 o'clock after this     ____.” “Then when do you come out in the morning？” I       ____       another question.   “9 o'clock, too—just as if I worked at an office.” His     ____ surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I     ____ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it's hard to earn money, they're often ____     by the police, or that their leaders are seated lazily, ____     the fruits. But this driver told me, “I find it     ____ to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for ____. It's fortunate that I hardly drive     ____     a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never     ____     an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward.   If it goes along a     ____，   I turn into a narrow street...”
His words showed his     ____     with his life and the pride he     ____     in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high       ____. As an ancient saying goes, “Neither joy in material     ____     nor grieve (悲痛) over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by       ____       living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling       ____       when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold     ____.1.

A．window

B．stillness

C．silence

D．quietness

2.

A．on condition

B．for fear

C．in belief

D．in order

3.

A．night

B．trip

C．cycle

D．process

4.

A．threw out

B．gave away

C．made up

D．led to

5.

A．character

B．confidence

C．attitude

D．easiness

6.

A．suffer

B．request

C．benefit

D．hear

7.

A．detected

B．ordered

C．fined

D．seized

8.

A．keeping

B．tasting

C．enjoying

D．choosing

9.

A．exciting

B．disappointing

C．tiring

D．amazing

10.

A．freedom

B．pleasure

C．hobby

D．company

11.

A．without

B．with

C．behind

D．beside

12.

A．follow

B．admire

C．envy

D．meet

13.

A．route

B．path

C．railway

D．highway

14.

A．intelligence

B．satisfaction

C．competition

D．honesty

15.

A．made

B．held

C．caught

D．took

16.

A．buildings

B．mountains

C．standard

D．heaven

17.

A．gains

B．concerns

C．supports

D．loss

18.

A．special

B．happy

C．simple

D．original

19.

A．angry

B．content

C．dangerous

D．curious

20.

A．morning

B．night

C．moment

D．season

5 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small ____in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ____somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ____and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ____ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ____my plans with my dad, he ____ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ____from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my ____ three days now, but there was an inner ____going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ____ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ____ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another ____who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey____ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ____ . It encouraged me not to ____ .
As I listened to my ____artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ____ around me for miles. ____, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ____ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however ____ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.1.

A．meeting

B．party

C．conversation

D．lecture

2.

A．flight

B．interview

C．trip

D．performance

3.

A．instructions

B．maps

C．magazines

D．newspapers

4.

A．walking

B．biking

C．flying

D．running

5.

A．shared

B．compared

C．prepared

D．changed

6.

A．left

B．sighed

C．agreed

D．cried

7.

A．stories

B．hobbies

C．skills

D．spirits

8.

A．home

B．school

C．hotel

D．office

9.

A．request

B．activity

C．battle

D．discussion

10.

A．certainly

B．reasonably

C．usually

D．really

11.

A．turn

B．reply

C．prove

D．adapt

12.

A．driver

B．jogger

C．bicyclist

D．pilot

13.

A．slowly

B．alone

C．patiently

D．worriedly

14.

A．humour

B．direction

C．satisfaction

D．balance

15.

A．calm down

B．break down

C．speed up

D．give up

16.

A．personal

B．favourite

C．professional

D．successful

17.

A．nobody

B．everybody

C．anything

D．everything

18.

A．Firstly

B．Eventually

C．Actually

D．Fortunately

19.

A．wounds

B．cuts

C．dots

D．bites

20.

A．boring

B．difficult

C．complex

D．confusing

6 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead

7 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we ____ realize that those challenges are the very things that ____ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with ____ .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ____ . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing ____ the challenge isn’ t worth the ____ and call it quits. Although there are certainly ____ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most ____ all that is needed is ____ and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ____ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ____ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ____ you can say to a friend, “ I got my feeling hurt,” ____ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ____ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or ____ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is ____ to get over, and hurt only ____ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it ____ to everyone, and some day you will ____ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”1.

A．seem to

B．come to

C．hope to

D．try to

2.

A．design

B．promote

C．direct

D．shape

3.

A．confidence

B．pressure

C．friendship

D．difficulty

4.

A．opportunities

B．expectations

C．choices

D．aspects

5.

A．demanding

B．deserving

C．predicting

D．presenting

6.

A．comment

B．loss

C．trouble

D．expense

7.

A．spans

B．times

C．dates

D．ages

8.

A．cases

B．fields

C．parts

D．occasions

9.

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．encouragement

D．adjustment

10.

A．doubtful

B．shameful

C．harmful

D．painful

11.

A．keep

B．control

C．face

D．catch

12.

A．space

B．plan

C．topic

D．room

13.

A．If

B．As

C．While

D．Unless

14.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．or rather

D．or else

15.

A．what

B．who

C．where

D．which

16.

A．pass by

B．come across

C．get through

D．run over

17.

A．unnecessary

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．possible

18.

A．serves

B．means

C．aims

D．attempts

19.

A．opens

B．appeals

C．goes

D．happens

20.

A．look down on

B．look back on

C．look forward to

D．look up to

8 . It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
1. Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A．The man’s job was bike racing.	B．It was their only possession.
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.	D．They used it for work and daily life.

2. We can infer from the text that ____________.

A．the couple worked 60 hours a week.	B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike	D．life was hard for the young family.

3. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A．From radio broadcasts.	B．From a newspaper.
C．From TV news.	D．From a stranger.

4. What do the couple learn from their experience?

A．Strangers are usually of little help.	B．One should take care of their bike.
C．News reports make people famous.	D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

9 . How to Be a Winner
Sir Steven Redgrave
Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
Karen Pickering
Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. “Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kirsten Best
Poet ＆ Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool.”
1. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

A．Difficulties influenced his career.

B．Specialists offered him medical advice.

C．Training helped him defeat his disease.

D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

2. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

A．Her training schedule.

B．Her daily happenings.

C．Her achievements.

D．Her sports career.

3. What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?

A．Ways that help one to focus.

B．Words that help one to feel less tense.

C．Activities that turn one’s attention away.

D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

4. According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?

A．Courage.	B．Devotion.
C．Hard work.	D．Self-confidence.