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In 2004 ,when my daughter Becky was ten , she and my husband ,Joe, were united in their desire for a dog . As for me , I shared none of their canine lust.
But why , they pleaded. “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” But we’ll do it. ” Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” Yes, yes , and yes .”I don’t believe you .” We will . We promise.
They didn’t . From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day ) , neither thought to walk the dog . While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots , to schedule her vet appointments , to feed and clean her , Misty knew this on day one . As she looked up at the three new humans in her life (small, medium, and large) , she calculated , The medium one is the sucker in the pack.
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld (心灵融合) . She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers , beam her need , and then wait , trusting I would understand — which , strangely , I almost always did . In no time , she became my feet as I read , and splaying across my stomach as I watched television .
Even so , part of me continued to resent walking duty . Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair , I’d balk (不心甘情愿地做) silently as she and I walked . “Not fair , ” I’ d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home .
Then one day — January 1, 2007 , to be exact — my husband ‘ s doctor uttered an unthinkable word : leukemia ( 白血病) .With that , I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital , doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment's notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.
Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her
through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.
As the months went by，I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day's medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day's upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.
When serious illness visits your household, it's , not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you acts differently.
Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joe's blood counts or ’one marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She Was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis she reminded me that life goes on.
After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow.
I'm grateful一to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, I've come to enjoy m’ walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future , there's almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.
1. why didn't the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?

A．She was afraid the dog would get the family, into trouble.

B．It would be her business to take care of the dog

C．Her husband and daughter were united as one.

D．She didn't want to spoil he’ daughter.

2. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to " The medium one is the sucker in the pack” (Paragraph 3)?

A．"The middle-aged person loves me most.”

B．”The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”

C．"The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”

D．"The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”

3. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_______.

A．Misty was quite clever

B．Misty could solve math problems

C．the writer was a slow learner

D．no one walked Misty the first day

4. The story came to its turning point when________.

A．Joe died in 2009

B．Joe fell ill in 2007

C．the writer began to walk the dog

D．the dog tired to please the writer

5. Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?

A．Misty couldn’t live without her

B．Her friends didn’t offer any help

C．The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.

D．She didn't want Misty to ’others companion.

6. What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?

A．One should learn to enjoy hard times.

B．A disaster can change everything in life.

C．Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.

D．People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.

2 . Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now ____ on their way to impressive careers. By society’s ____, they seem to have it made.

On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a ____ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and ____ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine ____ a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.

The thing is, a number of them have ____ that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some ____ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they ____. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and ____. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the ____ to which they have so quickly become ____.

People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and ____ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they ____ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s ____. They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to ____, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ____ in their lives, but it’s ____ to step off the track.

In a society that tends to ____ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ____ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ____ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

1.

A．much

B．never

C．seldom

D．well

2.

A．policies

B．standards

C．experiments

D．regulations

3.

A．last

B．least

C．second

D．best

4.

A．cycled

B．moved

C．slid

D．looked

5.

A．shared

B．paid

C．equaled

D．collected

6.

A．advertised

B．witnessed

C．admitted

D．demanded

7.

A．complain

B．dream

C．hear

D．approve

8.

A．distribute

B．hate

C．applaud

D．neglect

9.

A．calm

B．guilty

C．warm

D．empty

10.

A．family

B．government

C．lifestyle

D．project

11.

A．accustomed

B．appointed

C．unique

D．available

12.

A．yet

B．also

C．instead

D．rather

13.

A．let out

B．turn in

C．give up

D．believe in

14.

A．fundamental

B．practical

C．impossible

D．unforgettable

15.

A．take off

B．drop off

C．put off

D．pay off

16.

A．missing

B．inspiring

C．sinking

D．shining

17.

A．harmful

B．hard

C．useful

D．normal

18.

A．measure

B．suffer

C．digest

D．deliver

19.

A．disasters

B．motivations

C．campaigns

D．decisions

20.

A．assessed

B．involved

C．covered

D．reduced

3 . Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet（水龙头）. I knew it needed repairs badly, but it ___1____ me so much just to think of it.
All our ___2____ life, I was the “artist” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the”____3___” one. He had a real gift for handling chores（家务活），____4___ me from unpleasant repair jobs.
But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely ____5___ the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to ___6____ the challenge of getting things fixed.
I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband ___7____ this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”
“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs __8_____.” I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me ___9____, but he didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.
He did a(n) ___10____ job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”
By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of __11_____ with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant ___12____ in the world.1.

A．hurt

B．puzzled

C．cost

D．disappointed

2.

A．separate

B．shared

C．spiritual

D．social

3.

A．active

B．boring

C．careless

D．practical

4.

A．attracting

B．sheltering

C．driving

D．prohibiting

5.

A．ignored

B．hated

C．cleaned

D．missed

6.

A．come up with

B．face up with

C．look forward to

D．step away from

7.

A．begin

B．check

C．like

D．find

8.

A．gratefully

B．firmly

C．bravely

D．wonderfully

9.

A．strangely

B．innocently

C．painfully

D．sympathetically

10.

A．terrible

B．excellent

C．important

D．dangerous

11.

A．loss

B．failure

C．fear

D．regret

12.

A．friendship

B．devotion

C．kindness

D．justice

4 . One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to_______me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done_______and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to_______your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me_______for the rest of the night.   I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the_______decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d_______wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her_______and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large_______apartment, I became_______how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then______________I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on______________family and work.______________difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a______________attitude.
Back home , I______________myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she______________to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be______________. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable______________.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the______________has really taught me. Sacrifices______________in the end. The separation between us has proved to be______________for me.1.

A．attract

B．promote

C．surprise

D．praise

2.

A．little

B．much

C．well

D．wrong

3.

A．leave

B．refuse

C．contact

D．forgive

4.

A．explaining

B．sleeping

C．wondering

D．regretting

5.

A．poor

B．timely

C．final

D．tough

6.

A．eagerly

B．politely

C．nervously

D．curiously

7.

A．patience

B．presence

C．intelligence

D．Influence

8.

A．Comfortable

B．Expensive

C．Empty

D．Modern

9.

A．Interested in

B．aware of

C．doubtful

D．satisfied with

10.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．that

11.

A．abandoning

B．balancing

C．comparing

D．mixing

12.

A．depending on

B．supplied with

C．faced with

D．insisting on

13.

A．different

B．friendly

C．positive

D．general

14.

A．criticized

B．informed

C．warned

D．reminded

15.

A．managed

B．offered

C．attempted

D．expected

16.

A．grateful

B．energetic

C．independent

D．practical

17.

A．examples

B．limits

C．rules

D．goals

18.

A．question

B．experience

C．history

D．occasion

19.

A．pay off

B．come back

C．run out

D．turn up

20.

A．blessing

B．gathering

C．failure

D．pleasure

5 . You’ve flown halfway around the world; you’ve sniffed out this place that nobody in Falongland or Thailand seems to have ever heard of; so what on earth is there to do here? You consider this question as you sink into an old wooden beach chair that holds you above the sand.

It was a long journey from Bangkok to Huaplee. By the time you found the bus station and got yourself sorted out, it took almost as long as the flight from Falongland.

Huaplee is located just south of Hua Hin, about two hundred kilometres from Bangkok, down the west side of the Gulf of Thailand. Not many tourists find this place, and the ones that do wonder if finding it has been their purpose all along.

There’s an apparent laziness that surrounds you here. It’s what this place offers, and it’s free of charge. The small waves that tap the shoreline seem to slow everything down. You settle into your beach chair in preparation for a long rest. You sit there and watch the sea.

It’s early afternoon, so the cook comes out and asks what you’d like to eat this evening. Before long he’s rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you ordered—every meal fresh and to order. No menu here.

There is no poolside noise here but just that wonderfully warm, clear blue sea. There’s no street noise. The only sounds are the murmurs of nature. For now you just count your blessings (福祉), listing them in the sand with your toe (脚趾). You don’t have to worry about being late for work. You don’t have to do anything.

The beach to your right stretches off to the horizon (地平线), slowly narrowing to nothingness only to re-emerge again on your left, now steadily widening until it covers the chair beneath you. Sand to your left and sand to your right; it’s unbroken, endless. No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter the world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry.

Normally you’re the type who can’t sit still for more than ten minutes, but you’re on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around theworld.

“How could it take me so long to find it?” you wonder.

1. When the author first went to Huaplee Beach,____

A．he found it unworthwhile

B．he failed to sort himself out

C．he became sensitive to smell

D．he had difficulty in finding it

2. What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach?

A．No menu.

B．Free food.

C．Self service.

D．Quick delivery.

3. In the author’s opinion, a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he____     .

A．sits in a beach chair

B．forgets his daily routine

C．plans a detailed schedule

D．draws pictures in the sand

4. What does the author imply by his question at the end of the passage?

A．He shouldn’t have counted his blessings.

B．He should have understood the wonder of nature.

C．He shouldn’t have spent so much time on the trip.

D．He should have come to the place earlier.

6 . 下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）选出适合各段落的首句，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Time can run out.
B. Tomorrow won’t be better.
C. Ideas need time to develop.
D. Your professor will be impatient.
E. You blow off your chances for help.
F. You are probably overestimating (高估) the pain.
Never Put off Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
Want to put off studying for the physics test? Or writing that thirty-five-page research paper on future uses of biotechnology? Sure you do? And who wouldn’t? But it’s still a silly idea to put off doing something until a future time. Here is why ....
1. __________. The task will be still the same. It won’t be any more fun and you still won’t want to do it. As the deadline gets closer and closer, the task seems to become larger and larger if you haven’t started the work. And the stress increases. Now not only do you have to write that paper, you have to do it under great pressure.
2. _________ . Before you start, it seems that the task is unlikely to be accomplished. But you know what? You’re probably miscalculating. Get started -------- maybe on a small piece ------ And you will discover that you have more resources and know more about the subject than you thought. Result? You won’t experience nearly as much suffering as you expected to. Things are guaranteed ------ 100 percent ------- to get better.
3. _____________ . If you leave your work before the night before it’s due, you give up the possibility of getting input from your professor. Professors regularly give advice ----- or at least a few useful tips ---- during office hours. Unfortunately though, they don’t usually hold office hours at midnight, so you will be out of luck when you discover the night before the midterm that you have no idea how to do the questions that will count for two-thirds of your grade.
4. ________ . Ever wonder why the professor assigns the papers two weeks before it’s due? It’s because he or she expects you to be thinking about the issue, or doing the research, for two weeks. No, not every waking moment, but at least some of the time. After all, the professor could just as easily have given the assignment one week before it was due if he or she expected less thinking. When you throw together a paper or a report at the last minute, your ideas are half-baked. And your professor will know it.
5. ________ . If you put things off at the last minute, you might find that you haven’t budgeted enough minutes to finish the necessary tasks. It’s the easiest thing in the world to miscalculate how long it will take to do all the work especially when new issues arise ------ like illness, family problems, computer breakdowns, trouble at work, and all the other things ------- as you are thinking through your paper argument or preparing yourself for the coming test. If you keep delaying, you don’t allow yourself time for those various life events that have an adverse (不利的) effect on your ability to complete your assignment.

7 . When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite_______ .The fourth grade even found him at the_______of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not_______—until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon, _______the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds
covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid, _______, the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one_______the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. _______by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for_______ .All children naturally drew_______pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.
Since then, Joe started________ .Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always________and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?
On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most________possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I________my brightness.1.

A．unfair

B．boring

C．disappointing

D．dangerous

2.

A．center

B．top

C．beginning

D．bottom

3.

A．happen

B．work

C．finish

D．last

4.

A．until

B．since

C．because

D．as

5.

A．concentrate

B．change

C．hide

D．sit

6.

A．challenged

B．grasped

C．doubted

D．admitted

7.

A．Relieved

B．Surprised

C．Encouraged

D．Puzzled

8.

A．class

B．sports

C．art

D．tea

9.

A．great

B．dark

C．different

D．strange

10.

A．improving

B．painting

C．recovering

D．studying

11.

A．worried

B．amazed

C．friendly

D．cautious

12.

A．familiar

B．expensive

C．admirable

D．precious

13.

A．woke up to

B．put up with

C．got on with

D．looked down upon

8 . 请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
We all know that “sticks and stones may break our bones”, but we should also be aware that words can hurt people, too.
注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
④词数为120左右。
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9 . 请根据下面提示，写一篇短文，词数不少于50.
In your spoken Endlish class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

10 . 假设你参加所在年级的英语写作比赛，请按如下要求完成一篇作文：
　　1. 简要描述下图内容并点明主题
　　2. 联系实际表达该图带给你的启示

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