1 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和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。
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a ____ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from ____ to toe, explained that he had ____ out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant（怀孕的）wife and his two children ____
at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车）back.
Once I had ____ a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ____ , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he ____ me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater ____ in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and ____ While the little ones played and ran ____ , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the ____
It was about 5 a. m. before they ____. The young fellow asked me how much he ____me and I told him that the petrol pump（加油泵）had ____ $ 15. He offered to pay“call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a ____ from interstate, a large bus company that we bad been trying to ____ to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time, It ____ out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ____ person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and ____ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station, In this ____ , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．finger

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

3.

A．driven

B．used

C．come

D．run

4.

A．away

B．behind

C．over

D．out

5.

A．supplied

B．poured

C．equipped

D．filled

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarrelling

D．fighting

7.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．follow

8.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

9.

A．heat

B．hot

C．warm

D．attractive

10.

A．around

B．inside

C．nearby

D．along

11.

A．drivers

B．guests

C．customers

D．adults

12.

A．left

B．arrived

C．ate

D．disappeared

13.

A．gave

B．paid

C．owed

D．offered

14.

A．appeared

B．exhibited

C．calculated

D．shown

15.

A．call

B．letter

C．check

D．notice

16.

A．get

B．force

C．require

D．hope

17.

A．pointed

B．turned

C．worked

D．found

18.

A．generous

B．successful

C．serious

D．powerful

19.

A．praised

B．persuaded

C．informed

D．convinced

20.

A．lesson

B．business

C．aspect

D．case

2 . 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

3 . 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.

4 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __21__and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, look at us.1.

A．desire

B．joy

C．anger

D．worry

2.

A．avoid

B．refuse

C．praise

D．love

3.

A．boat

B．bus

C．train

D．bike

4.

A．But

B．Then

C．And

D．Still

5.

A．on

B．off

C．by

D．in

6.

A．having

B．leaving

C．making

D．getting

7.

A．swimmer

B．rider

C．walker

D．runner

8.

A．hopes

B．faiths

C．rights

D．fears

9.

A．spending

B．saving

C．wasting

D．ruining

10.

A．should

B．would

C．had to

D．ought to

11.

A．next

B．only

C．other

D．last

12.

A．away from

B．out of

C．by

D．inside

13.

A．put up

B．break down

C．play with

D．work out

14.

A．the moment

B．the first time

C．while

D．before

15.

A．fishing net

B．office things

C．wooden chair

D．lab equipment

16.

A．stood up

B．set out

C．showed up

D．turned out

17.

A．fine

B．strange

C．terrible

D．funny

18.

A．the student

B．the assistant

C．myself

D．himself

19.

A．memory

B．wealth

C．experience

D．practice

20.

A．which

B．who

C．what

D．whose

5 . 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.