1 . It was a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to _______ me as I walked out on my porch. Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be _______ by bugs and moths on this _______ summer evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of _______.

It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the meadow followed by another and then another. I _______. I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫) _______, my lightning bug buddies who always _______ this time of the year.

When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them _______ fly around blinking on and off. I never _______ and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so ________ as it was. I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ________ me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart ________ when they reappeared the next summer.

We are like them in a lot of ways. Our ________ here on earth is brief. Often our light and love are more like on and off blinks rather than a ________ shine. Still, we do our best to share it and take ________ in knowing that others will be shining their light long after we are gone.

1.

A．shine

B．greet

C．please

D．guide

2.

A．frightened

B．accompanied

C．surrounded

D．troubled

3.

A．sticky

B．dusk

C．dark

D．warm

4.

A．heat

B．water

C．light

D．air

5.

A．frowned

B．cried

C．smiled

D．sighed

6.

A．lovers

B．friends

C．partners

D．mates

7.

A．went out

B．gave out

C．settled down

D．showed up

8.

A．fearfully

B．cautiously

C．nervously

D．slowly

9.

A．saw

B．hit

C．caught

D．got

10.

A．hard

B．terrible

C．useful

D．brief

11.

A．depressed

B．surprised

C．confused

D．excited

12.

A．beat

B．sing

C．move

D．tremble

13.

A．hope

B．memory

C．mind

D．life

14.

A．beautiful

B．steady

C．bright

D．clear

15.

A．pride

B．comfort

C．action

D．interest

2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I will share one experience with you. With the college Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me and said, “In life we all have moment when we can’t achieve what we want it. It is natural. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire yourself.” Her words were a reminder that provided me with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently, I gained that I deserved.

So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life.

3 . God wants you to be happy. It’s a simple idea, but a complicated reality.

When traveling to Rwanda to find out the_______of a new orphanage(孤儿院), I found children who had been injured physically and_______from their families. But I also found something_______: children who seemed to be truly happy. No they_______had shed(流)many tears, _______most of them were not sad or angry. They played, sang, and_______the company of their fellow orphans.

I also met Fred Nkunda, a Ugandan man who was_______with joy despite his poverty, and long hours of working for a small salary. A few years later, he_______cancer, but while he lived, he wore a big_______as he selflessly gave himself to others. The same was true for a young Canadian couple who________ their lives to the mission work(布道).

When I came home, I noticed a sharp________. Most Americans lacked the________that those Rwandan children and mission workers owned. Despite great wealth, modern conveniences and other endless material blessings, people here were ________to each other, exhibited impatience, and expressed their________. How could this be?

Somewhere along the way, many of us in America have________ something. We have________experience happiness—real happiness that comes from within and flows to others. And it’s not just missing in “the world”. It’s in short________in our homes, businesses, and churches.

________is actually a personal character. We understand the________of love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. But happiness? It is________ignored or considered as unachievable in this life.

1.

A．secrets

B．directions

C．situations

D．choices

2.

A．learned

B．separated

C．protected

D．judged

3.

A．unchallenged

B．unconcerned

C．uncivilized

D．unexpected

4.

A．doubt

B．matter

C．wonder

D．way

5.

A．or

B．for

C．but

D．so

6.

A．ignored

B．enjoyed

C．forgot

D．sought

7.

A．impressed

B．concerned

C．blessed

D．filled

8.

A．called for

B．suffered from

C．worried about

D．escaped from

9.

A．smile

B．sign

C．watch

D．ring

10.

A．reduced

B．donated

C．devoted

D．returned

11.

A．difference

B．disagreement

C．similarity

D．agreement

12.

A．fortune

B．talent

C．courage

D．joy

13.

A．honest

B．cold

C．close

D．sincere

14.

A．independence

B．appreciation

C．discontent

D．uncertainty

15.

A．lost

B．created

C．learned

D．achieved

16.

A．managed to

B．struggled to

C．hurried to

D．failed to

17.

A．supply

B．education

C．pride

D．interest

18.

A．Kindness

B．Failure

C．Happiness

D．Regret

19.

A．result

B．necessity

C．existence

D．source

20.

A．hardly

B．purposely

C．partly

D．easily

4 . Writing can be a solitary life. I often sit at home for days, weeks and sometimes months working on book projects, articles and other assignments. Seriously, some days I want to chase the FedEx driver yelling, “Wait! I need to talk to you!”

And sometimes I don’t see the result of my work. On occasion, I’ll get a message online or even a letter that has been mailed to my publisher. Or I’ll run into someone who says, “I love what you write.” A dad once sent me a message to tell me he had heard me speak on the radio, and it had convinced him that he hadn’t been spending enough time with his children. And then he went on to tell me how that had changed his relationship with his family.

Those are the things that keep writers going and the moments that touch our hearts. But with my newest book, it has been different. Because of the television show, I’ve experienced something I’ve never met before.

I’ve gotten to see the faces of the people who are being affected by my works. My co-author, Brian Bird, and I asked purchasers of our books to post their pictures with the books when they received their copies or found them in stores. Dozens of pictures began popping up, with beautiful sweet faces. I was moved to tears. Visual proof showed that my work was touching lives.

Sweet friends, most of you probably aren’t writers. But you are given a specific task to accomplish. You’ve worked hard - sometimes for years - and maybe it seems like nothing is happening. Or you feel like what you’re doing isn’t of value. You’re wrong. You might not get to see the faces of those you’re reaching, but there is no doubt in my mind that whenever we’re faithful to do what we have to do, we are impacting the lives of others. So keep doing what you’re doing. I can promise you it’s worth it.

1. What does the author think of writing according to Paragraph 1?

A．Meaningless.

B．Hard.

C．Inspiring.

D．Funny.

2. What makes the author continue writing?

A．His faithful publisher.	B．People’s purchase of his books.
C．His readers’ reaction to his works.	D．His good relationship with his family.

3. What can we infer about the author from the text?

A．He thinks all of our jobs are worthy to do.	B．He seldom interacts with his readers.
C．He has shot many smiling purchasers.	D．Brian Bird gave him much confidence in writing.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Write what you want	B．Find the truth of life
C．Learn about reader’s needs	D．Believe your work matters.

5 . I’m proud of myself for this kindness I did last night. I did it ________ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to _______, because by sharing 1 am also sharing the ________ and more self-centered side of myself.

It was last night and I ________ my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I ________ a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ________ and usually either catches a taxi home or _______ for an hour waiting for _______ staff member and friend of here to finish work.

In the past I’ve ________ to drive her home as she ________ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to ________ straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”.

So I tried to ________ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out (偷溜) to the _______ without letting her see me and _______ without offering her a lift.

Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me ________ her and put myself in her shoes. She had young ________ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now _______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered.She_______. And of course, she was extremely ________.

Well, I learned a great ________ last night about not being so self-centered and selfish!

1.

A．nervously

B．proudly

C．exactly

D．carefully

2.

A．share

B．remark

C．do

D．consider

3.

A．pleasure

B．respect

C．honour

D．selfish

4.

A．changed

B．kept

C．finished

D．missed

5.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．followed

D．helped

6.

A．home

B．choice

C．friend

D．car

7.

A．hangs around

B．hides away

C．watches over

D．calms down

8.

A．each

B．another

C．either

D．that

9.

A．hated

B．happened

C．offered

D．refused

10.

A．works

B．lives

C．plays

D．remains

11.

A．fly

B．ride

C．drive

D．walk

12.

A．remind

B．avoid

C．attract

D．please

13.

A．workroom

B．office

C．playground

D．park

14.

A．therefore

B．even

C．however

D．instead

15.

A．rely on

B．spy on

C．look at

D．point at

16.

A．neighbors

B．pets

C．children

D．friends

17.

A．since

B．although

C．as

D．if

18.

A．accepted

B．hesitated

C．approached

D．urged

19.

A．reliable

B．upset

C．generous

D．grateful

20.

A．gift

B．lesson

C．treasure

D．method

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was a cool evening in spring. I was just finishing the dinner dishes when the phone rang. It was unusual because our landline seldom rang. Nearly everyone we knew contacted us on our cell phones.

“This is Janet Rhodes.” said a familiar voice that I struggled to place. That name seemed familiar, too. I knew a lot of people, having lived on two coasts and in most major cities in California for the past thirty years.

“I am calling because I need to apologize to you,” Janet stated. That’s when I suddenly realized who she was.

“That day when I came into your classroom and chewed you out for disciplining my daughter, I was way out of line. I know now that you were doing what was best for her. You were right.”

Twenty years earlier, it was only my second year of teaching. Janet’s daughter, Stephanie, had acted out toward some of the other girls in the classroom, and I had made her stay in from breaks between classes. I was kind and fair when I punished her. The truth is that I really liked Stephanie, but she clearly didn’t like being disciplined. She told her mother, and Janet felt the need to defend her child.

After school, she flew into my classroom and accused me of everything from being unfair to playing favorites to not caring about my students. She was yelling so loudly that every teacher in the building heard her accusations, including my principal.

Her words shocked me because none of her criticisms was true. I managed to keep from crying while she stood in front of me, but as soon as she left the room, I broke down. I cried all evening on and off through that sleepless night. I had once felt such joy teaching my kids, but now I felt like I was under a microscope in my classroom. For the next few weeks, her words caused me to second-guess everything I did with my students. I doubted my ability and even my own heart. Despite how her mother had treated me, I knew I would discipline Stephanie again if she acted out. It was the right thing to do.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

And now, two decades later, the angry mother was apologizing to me.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

“Can you find it in your heart to forgive me?” Janet asked finally.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.

On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all_________at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded（蹚水）around in the fountain until we_________. This is one of the busiest walking streets.

After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder_________that nowhere could he find his backpack, which_________his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough_________we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.

Ponder has never_________anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision（指导）for managing his_________.

He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. "But Dad," he said, through massive_________, "they don't make that kind of watch anymore." We were all very_________.

Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I__________him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been__________.

As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black__________there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not__________what it was or if it was hers.

"See it, Dad?" Ponder shouted. "Don't get too__________because that may not be it," I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was__________there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could__________it.

I literally__________when we reached it and it was his！Everyone in our party was blown away by this "miracle（奇迹）". In my wildest__________, I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.

What a charmed life, eh? I believe this was a perfect__________for a child in losing something important…to lose it and feel the full__________of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.

1.

A．drove

B．hiked

C．met

D．united

2.

A．landed

B．left

C．settled

D．slept

3.

A．responded

B．recognized

C．realised

D．recalled

4.

A．contained

B．combined

C．comprised

D．covered

5.

A．preparation

B．checkup

C．revision

D．search

6.

A．wasted

B．lost

C．sough

D．deserted

7.

A．emotion

B．time

C．money

D．stuff

8.

A．tears

B．fists

C．reliefs

D．outbreaks

9.

A．hesitant

B．curious

C．sad

D．eager

10.

A．promised

B．informed

C．warned

D．taught

11.

A．worn out

B．caught up

C．put away

D．turned in

12.

A．hiding

B．sitting

C．swinging

D．flowing

13.

A．assess

B．declare

C．tell

D．predict

14.

A．excited

B．puzzled

C．relaxed

D．amused

15.

A．already

B．even

C．almost

D．still

16.

A．take

B．see

C．touch

D．protect

17.

A．panicked

B．exploded

C．collapsed

D．cried

18.

A．dreams

B．claims

C．efforts

D．passions

19.

A．mode

B．lesson

C．option

D．plot

20.

A．range

B．pressure

C．weight

D．harvest

8 . The Psychology of Spending

Does owning the latest iPhone, designer purse or luxury car really make you happy?     1    

Dr. Thomas Gilovich, psychology professor at Cornell University, has studied the topic for over 20 years. According to Dr. Gilovich, “We buy things to make us happy, and we succeed, but only for a while. New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them.”     2    

Dr. Gilovich found that our satisfaction with possessions fades over time. Yet our happiness over things we’ve experienced increases.

Why experiences are the better investment

1.     3    

A trip, adventure, hobby etc. tends to bring the participants together and unite them over a shared interest. According to Gilovich, “We consume experiences directly with other people.” As a result, these experiences typically create a positive link and good feelings toward the other person or people.

2. Your experiences become a part of your identity.

You might be someone who loves taking cooking classes.     4     They won’t know you as someone who owns the latest kitchen equipment.

3. Experiences provide lasting memories.

Planned experiences are frequently something we anticipate. Then when the moment arrives, if we enjoy the time involved in the activity, we’re left with fond memories. These memories will often last a lifetime. Even our worst trips, on many occasions, are later remembered with laughter.

Materialism versus meaningful experiences

    5     Why not spend them on things that will make the greatest impact on our lives—meaningful experiences?

A．Most of us have limited resources.

B．In other words, once the novelty (新鲜感) of our newest purchase wears off, we begin looking for something else to buy to make us happy.

C．He has concluded that we are spending our money on the wrong things.

D．It’s an old question, but one psychologist thinks he might have the answer.

E．The research showed that people who spent money on experiences instead of possessions were happier.

F．More than likely, you’ll become known by friends and family as a great cook.

G．Activities can bond individuals.

9 . It’s not easy feeling like you’re always under the spotlight being judged for each little mistake you make. Your mind is in an endless circle playing what you said and did over and over again. You wish you had a time capsule to go back and make things right if you find mistakes. You fear what others will think about you and that they will reject and dislike you. You seek to be socially perfect.

Academically, you work long endless hours just to make those excellent marks. Although most would say “it’s good to have high standards,” they have no idea about the internal hell you put yourself through to achieve perfection. If you come up less than your desired goal you feel as though you have failed, but you’re far from failing, you just don’t see it that way. So instead you are telling yourself that you’re stupid, and not smart. The pressure you place on yourself weighs you down and you wear the “not good enough” label each and every day.

You not only have high standards for yourself but you also have them for others. If people don’t perform up to your expectations, then you think they are incompetent. This causes a lot of frustration because you can’t trust anyone to get things right. So instead of being a team player, you fly solo (单飞) and try to do two or three jobs at once. Your unrealistic expectations cause you to criticize and judge others and that leads to problems in other areas of your life.

The attempt to be perfect is called perfectionism and it’s the unachievable American dream that’s damaging our emotional and mental health. We strive (奋斗) for perfection with our body, in our performance, and in our relationships. In a society that overstates mistakes, is it any wonder, in that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect?

We all have flaws (弱点), fears, and make mistakes, and that’s perfectly OK. It’s our imperfections that make life interesting and they help us grow into a stronger and more adaptable person. We don’t have to strive to achieve the impossible. We are designed to be perfectly imperfect.

1. Which of the following is a perfectionist most likely to agree?

A．Nobody is perfect.

B．Be generous with praise.

C．A contented mind is an everlasting feast.

D．There is no best, only better.

2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A．More and more people are tolerating mistakes.

B．It’s unusual for a society to seek perfectionism nowadays.

C．Many young people find it impossible to be perfect.

D．The society is partly to blame for perfectionism.

3. What does the author think of imperfection?

A．It’s unbearable.	B．It’s part of our life.
C．It deserves to be overcome.	D．It does harm to our mental health.

4. What might be the most suitable title of the text?

A．Far From Failing	B．Perfectionism Phenomenon
C．Perfectly Imperfect	D．Unachievable American Dream

10 . To learn to think is to learn to question. Those who don't question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1，200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them!

Brilliant minds can intimidate up­and­coming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them.

I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teachers-adults in general-were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didn't question what was written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My mind's independence was first stimulated in the classroom.

A stern, 65­year­old elementary­school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave. One day，however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs.

Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadn't given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of the light­as­a­wave versus light­as­a­particle debate. I read about Einstein's discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖论) that puzzles the world's greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.

Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions. I found myself in the library after school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my sources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now discovered to re­examine when necessary.

Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future? At this moment, I know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I know nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years-maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.

1. In the first paragraph, Aristotle is taken as an example to show that ______.

A．he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all time

B．huge influence of great thinkers may block human thought

C．advancements are made when thinkers question theories

D．great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them

2. What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Frighten.

B．Encourage.

C．Strength.

D．Persuade.

3. The author began to question his previous beliefs because ______.

A．what he learned from textbooks before turned out to be wrong

B．he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange student

C．he was laughed at by other students for his unacceptable statement

D．he was not satisfied with his life and desperate to achieve success

4. According to the passage, the author ______.

A．looks down upon great thinkers all the time

B．never doubts what he has learned in the textbook

C．always throws himself into the laboratory

D．determines to be a thinker and questioner

5. We can conclude from the last paragraph that ______.

A．the author is not quite sure about his future

B．we human beings don't dare to predict future

C．theory of black holes will change in two years

D．questioning is necessary to promote advancement

6. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Following rules.	B．Challenging yourself.
C．Questioning giants.	D．Predicting future.