1 . One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, whatever it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to _______how much of my success I owe to my _______of those words as one of my values. My _______ job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I _______ what I want to do as a career_______ I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took _______ that much. I couldn’t have been more _______ I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different _______ I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my _______position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve ________ every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I ________ a large number of different talents and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being open to trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I ________ what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my ________ I will succeed. That’s why I’m so ________ to be a part of Career Fables. com. I think ________ has come and I am determined to make it a success.

1.

A．Consider

B．Argue

C．include

D．realize

2.

A．suggestion

B．explanation

C．acceptance

D．discussion

3.

A．hard

B．best

C．extra

D．first

4.

A．determined

B．examined

C．experienced

D．introduced

5.

A．Actually

B．Gradually

C．Finally

D．Usually

6.

A．helped

B．required

C．expressed

D．mattered

7.

A．careful

B．mistaken

C．interested

D．prepared

8.

A．situations

B．choices

C．directions

D．positions

9.

A．easier

B．newer

C．earlier

D．higher

10.

A．permitted

B．counted

C．organized

D．enjoyed

11.

A．show

B．possess

C．need

D．gather

12.

A．think of

B．give away

C．believe in

D．turn into

13.

A．business

B．goal

C．fortune

D．growth

14.

A．excited

B．curious

C．surprised

D．helpful

15.

A．dream

B．time

C．power

D．honor

2 . 语法填空。
I seldom thought I had a passion. I would sit before the TV all day, thinking nothing but the next shadow. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.
One day I went with Mum to drop my sister off at the gym. Then, Mum stopped at a red light, someone on the roadside caught my eyes. It was a man (dress) in rags, homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I (see) many like him before.
But he man wasn’t sitting down with a sad (express). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing (merry) to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.
“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He bought,” she replied.
“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t only important things. We need happiness, too.”
“I see.” The man must care too much about music, so he bought a radio instead of food and clothes. I realized that happiness is the key to life. it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going!

3 . In a movie, a woman reads a storybook to her friend’s daughter. As they approach the last page, she reads, “...and Cinderella and the prince lived happily together ever after.” She closes the book and looks at the young girl, adding, “You know, things don’t always happen like this in real life. I just think you should know that now.”
We were all raised on fairy tales with glass slippers, brave princes and magic! It didn’t take too long to realize that stories like that aren’t necessarily true. In the life, you learned that glass slippers are really uncomfortable, no prince is perfect and magic doesn’t always work.
So what do you do when the way you planned things is not the way they turned out?
Know that parts of your fairy tale have already been written, and sadly, there’s not a whole lot you can do about those first few chapters.You didn’t get the best start.Your trust was unexpectedly betrayed. You didn’t get the job. Whatever falls and failures that happened in your past are just that in your past. There’s still more to the story.
While your life has a lot of contributors(投稿者), you are the editor-in-chief. You take what’s there and create the masterpiece. All the good pages and the bad can come together to make a beautiful adventure.
When you find yourself wishing your life was more like the fairy tales, remember that in some ways it already is. There will be dragons, bad witches, great romances, winding roads and friends to help you along the way. So, keep rewriting your story every day that you’re alive. Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy or a little of both, the pen is in your hand. How it all ends is up to you.
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To help the readers to live a good life.

B．To encourage the readers to write their own stories.

C．To advise parents to tell the fairy tale to their kids.

D．To describe the difficulties in today’s education.

2. Which of the following may NOT often appear in the fairy tale?

A．Glass slipper.	B．Winding roads.
C．Sad ending.	D．Bad witches.

3. According to the fires paragraph, we know the woman is ________.

A．wise

B．cruel

C．brave

D．stupid

4. Why does the author mention the question in Paragraph 3?

A．To express the doubt to life

B．To compare different ideas.

C．To introduce a point for discussion.

D．To describe the conditions in life.

4 . “When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we ____ our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a ____ difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.
Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.
Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just ____ getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I ____ a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was ____, I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without _____, that same woman I had been judging offered to ____ the difference. It wasn’t ____, but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) _____ situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as ____as if it was yesterday.
Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which ____ my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I ____to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be ____, which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In ____ case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.
There are ____ ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not _____ anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the ____ go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we ____ the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is ____ to each other.
Make a difference in someone's life today, and ____ doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!1.

A．rebuild

B．establish

C．expand

D．develop

2.

A．direct

B．minor

C．remarkable

D．positive

3.

A．thoroughly

B．smoothly

C．barely

D．actually

4.

A．observed

B．witnessed

C．inspected

D．accompanied

5.

A．hanging out

B．checking out

C．setting out

D．working out

6.

A．expectation

B．hesitation

C．assumption

D．intention

7.

A．deal with

B．take in

C．make up

D．cut down

8.

A．much

B．enough

C．little

D．awful

9.

A．urgent

B．absurd

C．hopeless

D．embarrassing

10.

A．roughly

B．clearly

C．correctly

D．dimly

11.

A．brightens

B．ruins

C．begins

D．influences

12.

A．undertook

B．tried

C．promised

D．failed

13.

A．dynamic

B．appealing

C．friendly

D．merciful

14.

A．neither

B．either

C．no

D．another

15.

A．limited

B．vital

C．necessary

D．countless

16.

A．deserve

B．charge

C．determine

D．cost

17.

A．efforts

B．achievements

C．returns

D．consequences

18.

A．assist

B．remind

C．permit

D．persuade

19.

A．similar

B．beneficial

C．fundamental

D．appropriate

20.

A．admit

B．prefer

C．recommend

D．consider

5 . Thirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, I also had to deal with my parents’ bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.

When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. I was heartbroken and terribly lonely. I couldn’t eat or sleep and cried all the time. Finally, realizing how much I missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, Cowboy.

Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reasons.

I joined a riding club. When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly “shown the gate”. I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. I chose the jumping race.

For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home, totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprised silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of my fate.

1. Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?

A．Because she loved horses more than anything else.

B．Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.

C．Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.

D．Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.

2. The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because_________.

A．they didn’t expect Cowboy would win the event

B．they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event

C．they didn’t like cowboy, for it was too ugly

D．they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy

3. After the competition, the author came to realize that _______.

A．she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problems

B．it was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy better

C．she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbons

D．she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough

4. It can be inferred from the story that _________.

A．all of their hard training was totally in vain

B．a blue ribbon must be the second highest prize

C．Cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearance

D．both Becky and the author won in the jumping event

6 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Learning a life lesson on managing time

One day, an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time. He____ an example those students will never forget.

He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table. He also____about a dozen rocks and carefully____ them into the jar. One at a time. When no more rocks would ____inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in the class answered loudly, “Yes.” The expert said, “Really? ” He ____ under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石). He put some gravel in and____the jar, causing it to go down into the____between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, “Is this jar full? ” “____ not,” one of them answered this time.“Good!” he replied. From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started ____the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left ____the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question,“Is this jar full? ”

“No!” the class shouted. Once again he said, “Good.” Then he ____a cup of water in ____the jar was full. Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the____ here? ”

Immediately one____student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your ____is, if you try really hard you can always fit____things in! ” “No,” the expert replied, “that’s not the point. The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in____, you’ll never get them in____. What are the ‘big rocks’ in your____ ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams? Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all, ____you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important things.”

1.

A．set

B．gave

C．made

D．followed

2.

A．handed out

B．passed on

C．took out

D．picked up

3.

A．threw

B．spread

C．turned

D．placed

4.

A．come

B．push

C．fall

D．fit

5.

A．reached

B．sat

C．got

D．stopped

6.

A．shook

B．covered

C．pressed

D．raised

7.

A．bottom

B．distance

C．areas

D．spaces

8.

A．Usually

B．Probably

C．Obviously

D．Simply

9.

A．inserting

B．packing

C．putting

D．mixing

10.

A．beside

B．between

C．around

D．among

11.

A．allowed

B．forced

C．sank

D．poured

12.

A．until

B．before

C．so that

D．as far as

13.

A．reason

B．result

C．point

D．matter

14.

A．clever

B．eager

C．sensitive

D．curious

15.

A．schedule

B．container

C．time

D．class

16.

A．enough

B．small

C．extra

D．more

17.

A．first

B．once

C．properly

D．immediately

18.

A．at all

B．after all

C．at last

D．any more

19.

A．mind

B．list

C．life

D．world

20.

A．and

B．while

C．but

D．for

7 . The eyes are one of the most expressive of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair, New Jersey, learned the hard way about one ____ the eyes can make. “I had a teacher who ____ heavily on classroom discussion,”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ____ to know just when I didn’t have the answer. I couldn’t ____ how he could be so ____ Then it dawned on(逐渐被人明白) me. ____ I didn’t know the answer, I would ____ looking at him. When I did know what to say, I always stared straight back ____ him. From that moment on, I ____ myself to look him in the eye, ____ I knew the answer or not. That trick has ____ me a lot of trouble.”
Many people, ____ some policemen, believe eye contact is a good ____ of testing honesty. If someone can’t look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing ____ , they insist. After many experiments， ____ , a number of exports have found out that good liars can make false eye contact.
Eye contact, though not a sure ____ of dishonesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and continues to do so, you know his attention is ____ on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably ____ . But there is ____ . A shy person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain nationalities, such as the British and Germans, are much ____ oriented(适应) to eyeball-to-eyeball contact than, say，the French and the Arabs.1.

A．letter

B．notice

C．message

D．news

2.

A．looked

B．graded

C．lived

D．took

3.

A．ability

B．body

C．mind

D．way

4.

A．figure out

B．speak out

C．turn out

D．put out

5.

A．slow

B．sharp

C．boring

D．cautious

6.

A．The first time

B．Last time

C．Each time

D．At times

7.

A．hate

B．enjoy

C．like

D．avoid

8.

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．of

9.

A．allowed

B．forbade

C．taught

D．persuaded

10.

A．when

B．whether

C．if

D．unless

11.

A．saved

B．given

C．increased

D．offered

12.

A．except

B．adding

C．beside

D．including

13.

A．lesson

B．way

C．chance

D．approach

14.

A．honestly

B．effectively

C．efficiently

D．constantly

15.

A．furthermore

B．moreover

C．however

D．otherwise

16.

A．expression

B．means

C．sign

D．trick

17.

A．discovered

B．lain

C．put

D．fixed

18.

A．anywhere

B．nowhere

C．elsewhere

D．everywhere

19.

A．exception

B．expectation

C．question

D．adaptation

20.

A．worse

B．less

C．too

D．enough

8 . 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (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。
An old woman had lost her eyesight completely, so she went to a ____ to help her see again and made a bargain with him: if he could cure her, he would be paid well. But if he couldn’t, she would not pay him anything.
The doctor had a(an) ____ ointment(药膏). When it was put on the eyes for a period of time, it restored the eyesight of anyone who was sightless.
The doctor began to ____ his patient daily. But knowing that she couldn’t see, he started ____ the valuables in her house. When there was nothing left, he decided to cure her and ____ his payment.
When the woman recovered her eyesight, she saw that her valuables had gone and ____ the doctor was the thief. So, saying that she was ____ cured, she refused to pay him. The doctor was ____ and he insisted on his fees. But the old woman refused and the two went to the ____
The judge asked the old woman ____ she refused to pay the doctor. She said, “I did ____ to give him the money if I recovered my eyesight. However, if I remained blind, I was to give him ____ Now he ____ that he has cured me, but I am ____ blind.”
Everyone there looked at her ____ . “ How can you say that? Everyone can see that your eyesight has been restored,” said the judge ____ .
The old woman replied, “ I ____ can’t see. Before I ____ my eyesight, I had seen many valuable things in my house. But now, I am not able to see a thing of ____ in it.”
The judge ____ that she was indeed blind and let her go.1.

A．friend

B．doctor

C．teacher

D．professor

2.

A．special

B．expensive

C．regular

D．poor

3.

A．visit

B．call

C．expect

D．question

4.

A．cleaning

B．counting

C．stealing

D．appreciating

5.

A．depended on

B．cared about

C．gave up

D．asked for

6.

A．explained

B．hoped

C．guessed

D．forgave

7.

A．nearly

B．once

C．not

D．well

8.

A．ashamed

B．surprised

C．touched

D．encouraged

9.

A．playground

B．street

C．house

D．court

10.

A．why

B．whether

C．how

D．when

11.

A．pretend

B．promise

C．refuse

D．manage

12.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

13.

A．wishes

B．admits

C．realizes

D．declares

14.

A．quite

B．ever

C．even

D．still

15.

A．in surprise

B．in peace

C．as usual

D．on purpose

16.

A．friendly

B．seriously

C．proudly

D．carefully

17.

A．slowly

B．finally

C．really

D．almost

18.

A．lost

B．failed

C．had

D．hurt

19.

A．price

B．meaning

C．use

D．value

20.

A．reported

B．agreed

C．worried

D．doubted

9 . Around four years ago, I received a call from the principal of our school as to the “Parents View” talk the next morning. He asked me to speak to the group. After the call, my whole body became feverish and panicky. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The whole night, I could not sleep with many ominous apprehensions in mind. One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I gathered some courage. I thought, “If I miss this opportunity, surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”

I reached the school in time. Before my turn came, my whole body was trembling. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to read the written speech properly. I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the day when I realized my biggest weakness, Public Speaking.

After my speech, I met with the principal and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happens to everyone. Even great speaker, faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.

Around one month later, I was invited to refer to a topic on Motivation. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was not only appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers, because I was able to get my idea across to them. They encouraged and praised my efforts.

After delivering is successfully, I became more confident .l said to myself, “If I can speak in front of such a learned audience, like the principal who educates others, I can now speak in front of others too.”

I started delivering lectures in my plant, on various topics like Self Motivation, Personality Development, Personal Excellence, Spoken English and Presentation Skills. This has become a passion for me. I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.

1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage？

A．Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker

B．Public Speaking Makes a Man Embarrassed.

C．Principal Provides the Best Chances.

D．Spoken English Develops in Malting Speeches.

2. The author had bad feelings before the speech because______.

A．he disliked the idea of giving a lecture

B．he had got a high fever before that

C．he regretted accepting the invitation

D．he feared he couldn't perform it properly

3. What does the underlined part “ominous apprehensions” in the first paragraph mean？

A．Unlucky opportunities.	B．Negative ideas.
C．Curious views.	D．Happy comments.

4. What can we conclude from the passage？

A．Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

B．Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

C．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

D．Necessity is the mother of invention.

10 . One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牵引), facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind. It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”. Free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.
How much like kites we sometimes are. There always exist misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained. If we keep all the commandment(戒律), we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.
1. In the passage the writer watched _____.

A．many young people enjoying the sunny day

B．many birds dashing and dancing in the sky

C．many young people flying multicolored kites

D．the strong winds blowing against the sky

2. What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story?

A．The kite itself and strange shapes.

B．A long string and blowing wind.

C．A windy spring day and blue sky.

D．The size of the kite and a long string.

3. What didn’t happen to the freed kite?

A．It kept flying freely in the air.

B．It lay powerless in the dirt.

C．It was trapped in a dead bush.

D．It was blown helplessly around.

4. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

A．To give up tips on how to fly kites effectively.

B．To warn us that freedom is actually powerless.

C．To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary.

D．To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.

5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Fly with Restrictions

B．Where to Fly

C．Why to Fly Kites

D．Fly to Freedom