1 . It is always difficult when we are exposed to someone who has a different opinion than our own. When opinions differ, there is often a conflict. This is where much of the conflict with adults and teens begins. Therefore, it is important to always make the difference clear between fact and opinion. Opinions change, facts always remain the same.

I have found that it does absolutely no good to tell someone they’re wrong. I have found that to be more effective is to help someone see the consequences of their behavior for themselves. If you don’t know there is the cliff, why would you ever be concerned about being close to the edge?

I dealt with a teen today who was involved in some gangster (歹徒) activities. This girl was raised in a good home with concerned parents. However, other interests have taken over in her life. Friends have become everything. These friends come from different families with different values. This is where the conflict has appeared in her life. The challenge for the rest of us is helping this girl see how and where her new interests will take her. We have felt mild success as relationships of trust are built and improved.

In the end, however, the teen has to make a choice regarding this conflict. It is important for adults to remember how serious this choice is. For some this can feel like a choice between life and death. It’s easy for the rest of us to be casual about this because the right choice seems so obvious to us. It is important to know it is much different to this young person who is still developing and searching. Therefore, it is important that the adult should do everything possible to help the teen be fully informed about the choice before them. Provide choices and show how making different choices will improve things and provide security for the teen now and in the future.

The choice to go with the crowd or with the few can be a very difficult one to make. I believe it is absolutely essential that we never give up on these kids. Our very own future is absolutely at key point any time we advise and guide the youth.

1. From paragraph 1 we know the gap between father and son lies in that _________.

A．facts always remain the same

B．opinions are always different from facts

C．different opinions result from their conflict

D．they have a disagreement about the same fact

2. What contributes to the girl’s crime according to the text?

A．Different values.	B．Unconcerned parents.
C．Her poor family.	D．Gangster activities

3. Adults should try their best to help teens make a choice regarding the conflict because _________.

A．the wrong choice will lead to complete failure in the future

B．the choice is difficult to make for still developing teens

C．the right choice is easy for adults to see and understand

D．the choice made by teens determines their life or death

4. Why should the adult never stop helping the teen according to the last paragraph?

A．Because the teen won’t give up themselves.

B．Because the adults’ future depends on the youth.

C．Because the adult can give advice and guidance.

D．Because the teen’s future is in danger.

5. It can be inferred from the text that _________.

A．showing the results of their behavior is a good way to help people

B．helping teenagers always means meeting trouble

C．it’s quite easy to keep a good relationship with others

D．it’s hard to make wise choices in our life

2 . When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock (股票) Exchange. Though it was a proud________, the job was simply too physically________. I must stand in a crowd every day, which often________me in a mindset (心态) that held me back.

Manhattan is a walking town and it’s difficult to________when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway________dozens of steep steps to get below________. This left me only one________— the bus.

One night, after the________for my job, I was aching with my self-pity________it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more________without an umbrella, thinking I’d never________it in this city and telling myself, “this city is just too hard” and “maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me”.

And then, I________the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand________hand as they skated what seemed like the tango (探戈). They were all wet but they saw the________as an opportunity and romance.

I suddenly became________for waiting in the rain because I would have missed this beauty________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although________, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the________of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset,________for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that________my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.

1.

A．adjustment

B．achievement

C．agreement

D．treatment

2.

A．tiring

B．disappointing

C．relaxing

D．boring

3.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．took

D．left

4.

A．go up

B．get around

C．set off

D．show up

5.

A．acquires

B．supports

C．requires

D．surrounds

6.

A．ground

B．street

C．town

D．city

7.

A．change

B．chance

C．idea

D．choice

8.

A．struggle

B．work

C．experience

D．influence

9.

A．before

B．while

C．when

D．after

10.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．scared

D．upset

11.

A．get

B．make

C．put

D．watch

12.

A．recalled

B．intended

C．witnessed

D．realized

13.

A．on

B．by

C．to

D．in

14.

A．rain

B．tree

C．wind

D．cloud

15.

A．astonished

B．grateful

C．anxious

D．relaxed

16.

A．exactly

B．instantly

C．entirely

D．suddenly

17.

A．strange

B．small

C．normal

D．different

18.

A．humor

B．honesty

C．power

D．process

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．also

D．even

20.

A．affect

B．follow

C．forbid

D．harm

3 . My name is Matthew. 1 don't have many _______ because I'm a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that 1 have _______ for years——I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come _______ Driving made me anxious, but my parents still _______ up for driving lessons for me. I had gotten a perfect _______ for my written exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different _______

But when October 30th _______ around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school, _______ the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day, I can't _______ if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few ____________, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn't __________ that I was leaving without a license, but I was __________ everyone would know my result. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't take the __________ on my birthday.

One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and __________ Later that night I __________ for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced — but still, I couldn't __________ ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean.

And I __________ enough courage to speak the __________ out.

Now I realize __________ and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn't make a __________ man.

1.

A．thoughts

B．secrets

C．suggestions

D．feelings

2.

A．written

B．heard

C．discovered

D．kept

3.

A．late

B．naturally

C．close

D．easily

4.

A．signed

B．made

C．stood

D．came

5.

A．score

B．position

C．opportunity

D．book

6.

A．clue

B．story

C．character

D．face

7.

A．went

B．moved

C．rolled

D．ran

8.

A．turning in

B．hunting for

C．giving away

D．showing off

9.

A．judge

B．doubt

C．remember

D．complain

10.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．days

D．weeks

11.

A．happy

B．upset

C．eager

D．serious

12.

A．surprised

B．cautious

C．familiar

D．scared

13.

A．test

B．task

C．party

D．present

14.

A．observed

B．studied

C．passed

D．argued

15.

A．cried

B．drove

C．left

D．succeeded

16.

A．forget

B．advise

C．enjoy

D．imagine

17.

A．gathered

B．searched

C．acquired

D．needed

18.

A．faith

B．rule

C．fault

D．fact

19.

A．purpose

B．failure

C．sadness

D．habit

20.

A．shy

B．silent

C．true

D．confident

4 . It took about three weeks for me to become mute. In 2007, I visited a client as a financial adviser and _____ a virus. I had a sore throat. My doctor _____ me it would soon return to normal.

________ , it got worse, I could no longer make phone calls and started carrying a little whiteboard to write everything down； I tried to work with people I already knew, who were likely to be more ________ with me； but explaining financial details to _______ investors with marker pen was a big challenge.

At home? my wife and teenage sons _______ as best they could. Soon I was using a computer that read out phrases typed into it

My situation ______ when I was offered a tuition-assisted place at Iowa State University. I _______ myself by accepting a job in the student services office. Forced to _______ with people face to face, I started to have fun with computer voices.

In 2010, I read a news story about a waitress who'd had her voice _____ with the help of a doctor in Cleveland. It had to be worth a ______. Dr Milstein ______ me to do some vocal exercises to stretch the muscles in my neck and to my astonishment I started to make __________.It was the first time I'd heard my voice in three and a half years.

Then I did more exercises, my voice becoming more ______ ； Milstein asked me to go over to the window and ______ the friends across the street. I was afraid at first, ___I damaged my voice, but he kept _____ me. Friends at university heard my voice for the first time and even when I was alone, I talked to myself.

I don't regret those years of _______. I spent more time with my boys and had time to ______ where I'd gone wrong as a husband and parent. That time _____ my rough edges. I prefer who I am now.

1.

A．picked up

B．touched on

C．went about

D．brought in

2.

A．shocked

B．bothered

C．convinced

D．condemned

3.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．Eventually

D．Instead

4.

A．casual

B．patient

C．cautious

D．satisfied

5.

A．shallow

B．potential

C．explicit

D．stubborn

6.

A．withdrew

B．resisted

C．declined

D．adjusted

7.

A．worsened

B．softened

C．brightened

D．ripened

8.

A．challenged

B．applauded

C．abandoned

D．sacrificed

9.

A．correspond

B．compete

C．compare

D．communicate

10.

A．regained

B．controlled

C．registered

D．modified

11.

A．praise

B．try

C．bonus

D．reward

12.

A．instructed

B．appointed

C．allowed

D．enabled

13.

A．comments

B．chokes

C．sounds

D．rhythms

14.

A．aggressive

B．offensive

C．confident

D．unique

15.

A．head for

B．yell at

C．glance down

D．shrink from

16.

A．even if

B．as though

C．now that

D．in case

17.

A．dragging

B．pulling

C．pushing

D．kicking

18.

A．silence

B．enquiry

C．twist

D．reform

19.

A．reveal

B．reflect

C．classify

D．confirm

20.

A．sharpened

B．maintained

C．accumulated

D．smoothed

5 . The train wasn't overcrowded when I was on it． Though the four-hour journey was ______， the experience would be remembered ______ in my memory．

A mother was sitting with her kid exactly ______ me． Both of us were sitting beside the window． A window seat is a（n）______， isn't it？ The mother seemed very young and her kid looked ______ with two bright and big eyes． After a moment， the kid started staring at me，and I asked her name but got no answer．She just smiled looking at me．Instead，her mother replied．And then I asked them why they were travelling．The mother ______ and replied she was going for the kid's ______ course．Being a doctor，it was my instinct （本能） to ask about the ______．I could notice a little sadness on her face．Maybe because she knew her baby's condition was ______， she told me her girl ______ the mental disorder and couldn't speak out a word after she was born．I said I was sorry． To ______ the moment， I said， "Your daughter looks exactly like you - beautiful．" I had never spoken as such to any ______ but I was happy I said that． The mother smiled． Then I asked if there were some complications （并发症） during pregnancy． She gave a small laugh and said， "I don't know． I don't give ______ to her．" I was shocked． She ______ my confusion and said she ______ her when she was three． I was ______ and knew it was the love that made her adopt the girl no matter what condition the baby was in - love has no ______!

We didn't speak anything special later on． We were ______ enjoying our peace of mind． I was smiling at the girl while saluting the mother in my head．______， the train stopped for us to get off． I waved good-bye to them and I thought the journey ______ my day．

1.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．frightening

D．surprising

2.

A．rarely

B．backward

C．slowly

D．forever

3.

A．under

B．opposite

C．behind

D．over

4.

A．dream

B．adventure

C．blessing

D．challenge

5.

A．foolish

B．strange

C．ugly

D．lovely

6.

A．nodded

B．sighed

C．complained

D．cried

7.

A．culture

B．art

C．treatment

D．diet

8.

A．condition

B．budget

C．expense

D．environment

9.

A．common

B．ridiculous

C．shameful

D．obvious

10.

A．dealt with

B．got through

C．suffered from

D．passed on

11.

A．last

B．lighten

C．sense

D．enjoy

12.

A．stranger

B．doctor

C．friend

D．partner

13.

A．care

B．hope

C．help

D．birth

14.

A．imagined

B．noticed

C．denied

D．evaluated

15.

A．protected

B．adopted

C．developed

D．controlled

16.

A．moved

B．relaxed

C．disappointed

D．puzzled

17.

A．gifts

B．boundaries

C．problems

D．choices

18.

A．even

B．also

C．ever

D．only

19.

A．Particularly

B．Directly

C．Eventually

D．Immediately

20.

A．made

B．finished

C．built

D．formed

6 . It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon some fifteen or sixteen years ago. I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there my daughter headed for the swings (秋千)and asked for a ________. I noticed another little girl ________ to get her own swing going high as I was ________ my daughter to go higher and higher.

I walked over to the little girl and asked ________ she needed help. She smiled and said YES and I soon had her feet flying towards the ________ while she laughed happily. For the next two hours I found myself pushing swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl. By the time we headed home, I was ________ tired, but my spirits were flying ________ than those swings.

Three years later I was ________ again after a day’s work. Still, I needed to ________ my kids from their school before heading home. I stood in the ________ waiting area waiting for my children. Suddenly, I felt two ________ arms wrapped around my legs. I looked down and there was the little girl I met 3 years before on the ________ smiling up at me. She gave me a big hug before running away to ________ the school bus. As I watched her ________, I didn’t feel tired any more and my spirits were once again ________ with that swing.

The love we ________ with others will find its way back to us. It will travel from heart to heart. It may take seconds or it may take ________. The law of love, ________, is never broken. We will get back what we give. We will harvest what we ________ . The kindness we give and the joy we create will always come back to ________ us.

1.

A．jump

B．pull

C．push

D．climb

2.

A．failed

B．decided

C．stopped

D．managed

3.

A．encouraging

B．helping

C．refusing

D．advising

4.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

5.

A．clouds

B．ground

C．swing

D．trees

6.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．physically

D．mentally

7.

A．faster

B．higher

C．more quickly

D．more slowly

8.

A．amazed

B．upset

C．concerned

D．tired

9.

A．look after

B．pick up

C．take away

D．bring up

10.

A．parents’

B．teachers’

C．patients’

D．passengers’

11.

A．strong

B．long

C．small

D．weak

12.

A．classroom

B．school

C．kindergarten

D．playground

13.

A．drive

B．catch

C．reach

D．repair

14.

A．hands

B．head

C．face

D．back

15.

A．flying

B．crying

C．running

D．falling

16.

A．own

B．care

C．share

D．find

17.

A．hours

B．days

C．months

D．years

18.

A．however

B．therefore

C．still

D．besides

19.

A．save

B．plant

C．design

D．offer

20.

A．frighten

B．interest

C．excite

D．shock

7 . One day, a teacher entered his classroom and gave his students a surprise test. He walked around the classroom and_______ the question papers with the text facing downwards.

Once he had given them all out, he asked his students to _______the page and begin, To everyone's _______there were no questions, but just a black dot in the center of them _______

The teacher saw the _______on everyone's face and said, "I want you to write what you _______ there. You have three minutes to finish this," The confused students got started on the_______task. After three minutes, the teacher_______all the answer papers and started reading each one of them. All of them, with no_______,described the black dot and tried to explain where it was on the paper.

After each paper had been ________, the classroom was silent. The teacher began10________,"I am not going to grade you according to this. I just wanted to give you something to________No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone________on the black dot, and the same thing________in our lives. We have a piece of white paper to________, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our   ________is a gift filled with love and care. We always have reasons to ________friends that help us or jobs that support our live.

________ , we keep focusing only on the dark spots -the health problems, the lack of money or the bad relationships with other people. The dark spots are really ________, but they are very small. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a________life!

1.

A．handed out

B．looked through

C．put away

D．picked up

2.

A．read

B．set

C．turn

D．check

3.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．sadness

D．disappointment

4.

A．blank

B．picture

C．page

D．text

5.

A．signs

B．masks

C．appearances

D．expressions

6.

A．remember

B．see

C．imagine

D．desire

7.

A．unusual

B．regular

C．boring

D．important

8.

A．selected

B．graded

C．rolled

D．collected

9.

A．exception

B．means

C．doubt

D．attention

10.

A．settled

B．counted

C．read

D．written

11.

A．complain

B．explain

C．question

D．respond

12.

A．refer to

B．make up

C．work out

D．think about

13.

A．relied

B．acted

C．focused

D．agreed

14.

A．happens

B．appears

C．remains

D．develops

15.

A．prepare

B．complete

C．share

D．enjoy

16.

A．family

B．life

C．friendship

D．heart

17.

A．survive

B．succeed

C．give

D．celebrate

18.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

19.

A．exciting

B．interesting

C．strange

D．annoying

20.

A．simple

B．positive

C．peaceful

D．successful

8 . You are about to hear a strange but true story. Legend has it that, Harry Houdini, the master magician, once claimed that he could break out of any jail cell in the world. All he had to do was walk into that jail cell with his street clothes on. 'I will be out of there in one hour. No problem!' He said. A very old jail down South heard about Houdini's claims and they accepted the challenge. On the day of the event, many people gathered outside. Very confidently, Houdini walked into the jail and into the cell and they shut the metal door behind him.

The first thing Houdini did was to take off his coat. Then, very strangely, he took off his belt. Secretly hidden in Houdini's belt, was a ten-inch piece of steel; very tough and very flexible and Houdini started working.

In about 30 minutes, that confident expression Houdini had when he walked in disappeared. In one hour, he was bathed in sweat. And at the end of two hours, Houdini in defeat, collapsed against the door, which then opened. It opened because you see, that door had never been locked. But that's not entirely true is it? That door was locked. It was firmly and thoroughly locked in Houdini's mind, which meant it was locked as if the best locksmith in the world had put his lock on it.

The mind is powerful. How many doors in your life do you think are locked but aren't? how many times have you been stuck in the mental prison of over thinking something that really had a simple solution. There is an ancient African proverb that says when there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.

Your mind is the most powerful force you will ever face. It will tell you lies. It will tell you can't do that. You're not meant for that. You're not good enough for that. You can't go on anymore. You don't have the energy. You must thank it for its opinion and carry on. Because as Houdini showed us the only locked doors that exist are in your own mind. The doors in reality are open and all you have to do is walk through.

1. Why couldn't Harry Houdini open the door within two hours?

A．Because he didn't open the door with his mind.

B．Because the door was locked by the best locksmith.

C．Because he had thought the door was locked.

D．Because he overestimated his own ability to open the door.

2. Which of the following story shows the "locked door^," in our mind?

A．Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes.

B．One tends to stand still and refuse to make progress.

C．The donkey has exhausted its skills against the tiger.

D．Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.

3. We can conclude from the passage EXCEPT ?

A．The biggest enemy in your life is in fact the enemy in your mind.

B．If you walk through the door in mind, your potential will be unlimited.

C．Unless you defeat the enemy outside, you will not defeat your enemy inside.

D．Life is really simple, but we insist on making it rigid and complicated.

9 . For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.

I grew up in a household where presents marked special _______ There was always a box

for each of us under the tree at Christmas. ____ Dad always gave Mom something each Valentines Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the _____thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the _____ of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the ______ of a husband's devotion.

So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was a(an)____.

I wrestled with my _____ . Gary did not___ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea __ with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that reminded him of me.

I tried to change him______.I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays _______ .

He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me.

I dropped hints, they fell on_______ ears.

I began to tell him what I wanted, giving______ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper （刮路机）.

______when the snowstorm Mt later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow （犁）out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how______ earrings would have been was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts ail along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the _______that he gave daily.

We ___to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to _______the love they already give us as only they can give it.

I finally began to understand the_______ between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to_______to another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.

1.

A．locations

B．situations

C．occasions

D．conditions

2.

A．Additionally

B．Originally

C．Fortunately

D．Consequently

3.

A．cheap

B．astonishing

C．splendid

D．right

4.

A．pleasure

B．ambition

C．intention

D．addiction

5.

A．example

B．emphasis

C．reminder

D．expression

6.

A．improvement

B．adjustment

C．despair

D．disaster :

7.

A．expectations

B．dilemma

C．conscience 、

D．anxiety

8.

A．actively

B．willingly

C．intentionally

D．wholly

9.

A．supplied

B．armed

C．decorated

D．filled

10.

A．by tradition

B．by force

C．by example

D．by accident

11.

A．on purpose

B．in order

C．at random

D．on time

12.

A．sharp

B．big

C．deaf

D．sensitive

13.

A．some

B．specific

C．brief

D．unusual

14.

A．And

B．So

C．Though

D．But

15.

A．precious

B．practical

C．useless

D．ugly

16.

A．promises

B．gifts

C．blessings

D．instructions

17.

A．struggle

B．fail

C．attempt

D．decide

18.

A．express

B．appreciate

C．return

D．share

19.

A．distance

B．similarity

C．difference

D．conflict

20.

A．subscribe

B．take

C．connect

D．bend

10 . The majority of people on this planet live through ego(自我意识). They feel that they are themselves special, apart from the crowd in some way. Also, they aren't willing to acknowledge other people's special-ness, and feel that they are threatened by the people who are different from them.

Besides, there are many different 'exclusive clubs' which people join under certain conditions, like Colour of skin clubs, Sports clubs, and so on. What many people fail to acknowledge, however, is that there is in fact only one club The Human Being club.

Our diversity is what makes life interesting. I love watching people who dance or create music beautifully, draw out emotions through their acting skills, or are accomplished athletes. I also understand myself well enough to know that I don't have enough passion for any of these things to make the sacrifices necessary to come close to their level of excellence.

I believe that it is human nature to communicate and cooperate with people who are like us, but what a lot of people see as 'like us' is narrowed down to very superficial(表面) characteristics. I remember my Jamaican friend's sister being most put out. She had been the only black woman in her company and then another black woman was employed. They were automatically put to work together because they were both black and obviously had a lot in common - so thought the employer! The truth was that they had nothing in common, didn't come from the same country and actively disliked each other. It's always a mistake to assume anything on a purely superficial basis.

I have many friends who are members of a variety of the above mentioned clubs and each one of them has taught me so much about different cultures and life styles, and has enriched my life in the process. I encourage anyone to strike up a conversation with someone who doesn't look like them - you might be surprised at exactly how much you have in common.

1. According to the first two paragraphs people tend to _________.

A．feel they are special	B．feel they are lack of ego
C．admit others are special	D．admit only one club exist

2. How is the Paragraph 3 mainly developed?

A．By analyzing causes.	B．By setting an example.
C．By giving a description.	D．By making comparisons.

3. The author mentioned his Jamaican friend’s sister to show ___________.

A．black women have a lot in common indeed

B．it is human nature to cooperate with people

C．people understand “like us” in a narrow way

D．people often make mistakes in judging others

4. What does the author advise people to do in the last paragraph?

A．To enrich their own life.	B．To join an exclusive club.
C．To talk to different people.	D．To experience different life.