1 . My son Daniel’ s passion (激情) for surfing ______ at the age of 13. Before and after school each day he went surfing with his ______. Daniel’ s love of the sport was ______ one afternoon.

The lifeguard ______ over the phone to my husband Mike that my son had been ______ by the point of the board. Mike ______ him to the emergency room and Daniel received 26 stitches from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose.

I was ______ home from a speaking engagement while Daniel’s eye was being stitched. Mike drove ______ to the airport after they left the doctor’ s office. He ______ me at the gate and told me Daniel was waiting in the car.

I ran to the car so ______ that the heel of my shoe broke off. I swung open the door, and Daniel was leaning forward with both arms ______ toward me crying, “Oh, Ma, I’ m so glad you’ re home.”

I sobbed in his arms telling him how ______ I felt about not being there when the lifeguard called.

“It’s okay, Mom,” he ______ me. “I’ ll be fine. The doctor says I can go back in the water in eight days.”

“What?” I asked.

I told him he wasn’ t ______ to go near water again until he was 35.

For the next seven days he kept ______ me to let him go back on the board. One day after I ____ “No” to him, he beat me at my own game.

“Mom, you ______ us never to give up what we love.”

I ______.

Back then Daniel was just a boy who was ______ about surfing. Now he’ s a man with responsibility. He has a(n)_______among the top 25 professional surfers in the world.

I was tested in my own backyard on an important principle that I taught audiences in distant cities: “Passionate people embrace(拥抱)what they love and never give up.”

1.

A．ended

B．began

C．paused

D．decreased

2.

A．competitors

B．colleagues

C．parents

D．companions

3.

A．researched

B．improved

C．tested

D．managed

4.

A．reported

B．demanded

C．required

D．conducted

5.

A．injured

B．shot

C．attacked

D．occupied

6.

A．dragged

B．walked

C．rushed

D．fetched

7.

A．leaving

B．running

C．wandering

D．flying

8.

A．directly

B．steadily

C．cautiously

D．secretly

9.

A．accepted

B．greeted

C．blamed

D．dismissed

10.

A．naturally

B．happily

C．fast

D．heavily

11.

A．settled down

B．reached out

C．fastened up

D．sought out

12.

A．normal

B．relaxed

C．calm

D．awful

13.

A．comforted

B．discouraged

C．hurt

D．protected

14.

A．forced

B．charged

C．limited

D．allowed

15.

A．scolding

B．consulting

C．pressing

D．instructing

16.

A．agreed

B．ignored

C．repeated

D．avoided

17.

A．taught

B．warned

C．reminded

D．persuaded

18.

A．took up

B．gave in

C．came out

D．insisted on

19.

A．doubtful

B．worried

C．nervous

D．enthusiastic

20.

A．situation

B．position

C．impression

D．presentation

2 . My family lives in Texas. I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second year in law school, I wanted to make a great change, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!

I realized this after completing my first-year internship（实习期）.I knew I wanted something different and my chance came during the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow and thousands of people were gathered. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if   I could get an internship, I could leave for the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap. I told myself I was ready.

There was just one problem: I wasn't invited to the StubHub party. But you know I'm the type of person who goes for something she wants. Needless to say, I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted my request to be a legal intern, even though no such program existed.

Although the legal department didn't have a permanent position for me, the experience has shaped my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I'm incredibly happy for making my decision to leave Texas.

By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfortable. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you'll understand what fits your life. I say, dive in head first.

1. What happened to the author in Dallas in 2011 ?

A．She was accepted as a legal intern.	B．She played in the Super Bowl.
C．She escaped from San Francisco.	D．She met up with her family.

2. The author was able to leave Texas because_____.

A．she introduced herself to the president of StubHub

B．she watched the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas

C．she dropped out of the University of Texas

D．a snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow

3. Which is the biggest lesson that the author learned from the experience?

A．You must choose a career that you like.

B．Jumping out of your comfort zone is rewarding.

C．Accepting who you are makes you realize your strengths.

D．You should listen to your family to learn about your potential.

4. Which of the following words best describe the author?

A．Patient and modest.	B．Supportive and energetic.
C．Intelligent and humorous.	D．Determined and positive.

3 . One day when I was 15 years old, I had some friends over to hang out. While we were making food in the ________, my brother came in. He ________ his beef next to my thick one and said, “Courtney, your beef is bigger than mine. You don’t need to eat; you’re already fat enough.” Then he walked out, laughing.

_____ comments on my physical appearance were nothing new. Something inside me ________ to his idea that my legs were unacceptable, and that became the last day that I ever willingly wore ________ until I was 30 years old. For the next 15 years, I spent summer after summer roasting in long pants.

But then I ________ Ragen Chastain, and she changed everything. I couldn’t believe that this woman who, like myself, almost ________ 300 pounds was so ________ and happy in her own skin. I listened ________ she shared her own journey to recovery and self-love. She talked about how amazing our bodies are, just by ________ of the things they do every day-like ________,pumping blood to every ceil, blinking and walking..

Walking! I was suddenly aware of how foolish I’d been for so long. There’re people who are born ________ legs, or who lack properly working legs, or who ________ their legs, and I’d been ________ my perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful legs in ________ because I had allowed someone to ________ me that they weren’t good enough. The next day, I bought three pairs of shorts and a sundress and spent the entire summer letting my legs see the sun and feel the ________.

The next time anyone comments on your body in a ________ way, look them straight in the eye, smile and say, “If what you see       ________ you so much, feel free to practice the ancient art of looking somewhere else.” That’s Ragen’s original, but I don’t think she’ll mind ________ you use it.

1.

A．classroom

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．dorm

2.

A．offered

B．devoted

C．placed

D．organized

3.

A．Unpleasant

B．Eventual

C．Regretful

D．Skeptical

4.

A．took up

B．got down

C．gave in

D．tried out

5.

A．shirts

B．shorts

C．trousers

D．socks

6.

A．asked

B．related

C．approved

D．met

7.

A．possessed

B．corresponded

C．opposed

D．weighed

8.

A．typical

B．energetic

C．explicit

D．genetic

9.

A．as

B．because

C．unless

D．though

10.

A．feature

B．character

C．means

D．gender

11.

A．shopping

B．swimming

C．breathing

D．applauding

12.

A．with

B．despite

C．without

D．within

13.

A．waste

B．lose

C．reject

D．keep

14.

A．hiding

B．using

C．doubting

D．blaming

15.

A．surprise

B．ruins

C．astonishment

D．shame

16.

A．advise

B．convince

C．persuade

D．educate

17.

A．breeze

B．warmth

C．taste

D．freeze

18.

A．positive

B．negative

C．different

D．specific

19.

A．abandons

B．distributes

C．bothers

D．benefits

20.

A．since

B．until

C．although

D．if

4 . I built a company when I approached with a major opportunity that was going to take our company to the next level. Then something_______happened. I received an email from the investor that read: "We're going to_______....."

I was crushed(崩溃). The next few days I thought about this_______and realized just how_______I truly was. I thought maybe it was time to count my_______and get another “real job”. Luckily，I realized that having that thought meant I had a problem—my fear of_______. If I was going to keep moving forward with my company I'd have to_______this fear of being rejected again. So，I_______Google to help solve my problem and I found a game. The_______of the game is to help you get over your fear of rejection by________seeking out rejection. I loved it. I________I would try it to help me remove this fear.

What came next was something I could have________imagined. As my rejection journey continued, I began to feel more and more________when asking for things, realizing I could focus on the________factors.

In the process of my rejection journey, here is what I learned about rejection. Avoiding it doesn't________mean you avoid failure. Most people believe avoiding rejection is a good thing,________that's not true. When we________away from rejection, we reject ourselves and our ideas before the world ever has a________to reject them. This is the________form of rejection and we are overlooked by the world. Therefore, the greatest lesson I’ve learned from rejection is no matter what, don’t be________by the world.

1.

A．interesting

B．strange

C．unexpected

D．different

2.

A．quit

B．invest

C．fail

D．lose

3.

A．condition

B．case

C．accident

D．defeat

4.

A．thankful

B．discouraged

C．fortunate

D．considerate

5.

A．investment

B．losses

C．money

D．days

6.

A．rejection

B．destruction

C．loss

D．failure

7.

A．ignore

B．hate

C．minimize

D．overcome

8.

A．responded to

B．appealed to

C．turned to

D．led to

9.

A．purpose

B．outcome

C．rule

D．origin

10.

A．consequently

B．accidentally

C．primitively

D．intentionally

11.

A．admitted

B．decided

C．suggested

D．explained

12.

A．never

B．ever

C．almost

D．nearly

13.

A．fearless

B．powerful

C．ashamed

D．embarrassed

14.

A．undesirable

B．predictable

C．controllable

D．considerable

15.

A．firmly

B．frequently

C．necessarily

D．hopefully

16.

A．and

B．or

C．however

D．but

17.

A．break

B．get

C．look

D．shy

18.

A．reason

B．chance

C．motivation

D．inspiration

19.

A．worst

B．best

C．common

D．rare

20.

A．defcatcd

B．ignored

C．judged

D．cheated

5 . When I was about 5 years old, I experienced my very first random act of kindness. I was sitting at the roadside one evening, crying alone for some reason when suddenly, a boy came up to me and gave me a plastic rose, I remember the moment when I took the rose from his hand; I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering “I want to be like him” to myself as I watched him walking away.

From then on, I made it as my life mission to do random acts of kindness whenever I can. I was very determined to make other people smile. That was the only reason why I joined my school’s Red Crescent Society and became a volunteer. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks in the same way as I did. Whenever I do something nice to others, people around me will start to judge my actions. Often I will just keep quiet and ignore what they say, but every once in a while, they do drive me up the wall.

These people like to complain about how humans nowadays are lacking of humanities and compassion. However, when they actually see somebody doing a good deed in front of them, they start to question and criticize that person’s honesty. Perhaps it is the increasing crime rate and the never-ending rat race that caused them to be so suspicious to nice strangers. In other words, people nowadays have lost sight of the real meaning of kindness and just let it go unnoticed. That is why I think random acts of kindness are really important. These selfless acts are not only capable of bringing joy to the receivers but also to the givers. Because of this, I want to help spread the idea of these random acts to the whole world. I want to show the people how the little things they give could make a big difference in someone else’s life.

1. What was the influence of the boy’s rose on the author?

A．It made the author feel ashamed.	B．The author decided to follow suit.
C．The author said a lot to the boy.	D．It gave the author strength and hope.

2. Why did the author join the school’s Red Crescent Society?

A．To be a volunteer.	B．To live a happy life.
C．To make others smile.	D．To have a good time.

3. Which can replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2?

A．Make me very angry.	B．Bring difficulty to me.
C．Force me to climb the wall.	D．Force me to the dead corner.

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。
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 have a dream to be a doctor. Three years ago, I am badly injured in car accident. The ambulance rushed me to the nearest hospital, that the doctors and nurses did their best to look after myself. Five days late, I was getting better. I watched the doctors to perform their duties tirelessly but offer all their patients the best treatment available. My experience in that hospital great influenced me. Ever since then, I have made it my life’s ambition to fight against diseases and save life. I know my dream will come true if I keep work hard for it.

7 . In today's busy world, it's easy to get off the course of our life. Having a Life Map to _________helps us keep moving quickly and ________ towards our goals. It helps us quickly correct things when we are ________ a mess, and helps us find the right _________ to deal with unexpected problems.

But if we don't have the map, all the planning in the world won't _________. We’ll end up driving________ around, being distracted by many different paths. Even if you know _______ you want to go, you haven't tried and have no true method of getting there.

If you were going to drive to somewhere _________, firstly you would map it out. More likely, you often look at the _________ for directions to make sure that you were on the right track. You would be able to tell quickly if you needed to _________ adjustments, correct a mistake, or consider a(n) ________ of plans. Don't let your temporary, current desires take precedence(优先) over what you really want, because an important part of success is _________ what is and what isn't a distraction.

For example, as you are _________ for your party, you see a seller with some fresh flowers and you decide to stop and __________ some for your friends. In this __________, a stop along the way adds to your goal. _________, if you decide to stop and see a movie and arrive quite ________ at the party, then you have detracted from your goal.

It is exactly true for the Life Map. Each “opportunity” must be ________ according to how this will _______ your final goal---will this contribute to it ________ will this detract from it? Therefore, both the driving map and the Life Map serve the same high purpose: to keep you on the right track.

1.

A．focus on

B．refer to

C．think about

D．adapt to

2.

A．suddenly

B．possibly

C．properly

D．formally

3.

A．in

B．to

C．at

D．for

4.

A．solution

B．chance

C．result

D．excuse

5.

A．need

B．lose

C．exist

D．matter

6.

A．excitedly

B．unsteadily

C．happily

D．aimlessly

7.

A．where

B．when

C．whether

D．why

8.

A．unusual

B．unfamiliar

C．unimportant

D．unattractive

9.

A．road

B．sky

C．car

D．map

10.

A．make

B．collect

C．show

D．choose

11.

A．explanation

B．future

C．change

D．arrangement

12.

A．dropping

B．avoiding

C．catching

D．deciding

13.

A．preparing

B．heading

C．calling

D．fighting

14.

A．put out

B．work on

C．pick up

D．see to

15.

A．time

B．system

C．area

D．case

16.

A．Thus

B．However

C．Anywhere

D．Still

17.

A．early

B．timely

C．fast

D．late

18.

A．expected

B．lost

C．valued

D．evaluated

19.

A．affect

B．combine

C．reach

D．set

20.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

We were studying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the class. Each of us     1     (require) to play a scene from the play, and I     2     (joke) asked to play the nurse. How the classmates responded aroused my interest. They thought I, a guy, couldn’t play the nurse. But I decided I was going to be the     3     (good) nurse to explode on the stage of the class. That fateful week, I imprinted the lines of the nurse in my head. On the day of the     4     (perform), I walked onto the stage,     5     (dress) in my grandmother’s Italian suit, and poured my heart and soul     6     the scene.     7     look of astonishment on my classmates’ faces was all I needed to realize what school     8     (mean) to me. School was a place     9     I could explore unknown areas of my mind and uncover new ideas about the world. Perhaps this realization had never shown     10     (it) before, because I never been brave enough to uncover it.

9 . Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight when a flight attendant asked a(n) ______question over the loudspeaker, “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?”

Clara, 15 at the time ______ the call button. The flight attendant came by and ______ the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s ______ and deaf.” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he couldn’t ______ his message.

Clara ______ to have been studying ASL for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm. So she ______ her seat belt and walked toward the seat of Tim Cook, then 64.

____ taking his hand, she ______, “Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water.

When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third ______, she stopped and stayed a while.

“He didn’t need anything. He was lonely and wanted to ______.” Clara says.

So for the next hour, that’s what they did. She talked about her plans for the future. Cook told Clara______ he had gradually become blind over time and ______ stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she “looked ______ at his face with such kindness,” a passenger reported, “We can see she smiled with happiness, ______ she made a difference in someone’s life.”

“Clara was amazing.” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very ______ to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a(n) ______.”

Cook’s ______, “Best trip I’ve ever had.”

Life is a continuous learning experience. As for Clara, she said, “I’ve also learned a lot. The best thing for ______ is to learn something. Learning is the only thing that never ______.

1.

A．puzzling

B．urgent

C．awkward

D．delicate

2.

A．rewound

B．lifted

C．tied

D．pressed

3.

A．analyzed

B．faced

C．explained

D．observed

4.

A．ill

B．blind

C．homesick

D．thirsty

5.

A．get across

B．get through

C．get into

D．get off

6.

A．intended

B．pretended

C．happened

D．attempted

7.

A．unwrapped

B．unfastened

C．unfolded

D．unpacked

8.

A．Cautiously

B．Secretly

C．Gently

D．Seriously

9.

A．whispered

B．signed

C．asked

D．repeated

10.

A．turn

B．ride

C．journey

D．visit

11.

A．talk

B．relax

C．sleep

D．cheer

12.

A．what

B．why

C．how

D．when

13.

A．invented

B．conveyed

C．created

D．shared

14.

A．attentively

B．surprisingly

C．crazily

D．anxiously

15.

A．if

B．because

C．so

D．but

16.

A．terrified

B．ashamed

C．excited

D．touched

17.

A．angel

B．honor

C．sponsor

D．interpreter

18.

A．recreation

B．relief

C．reference

D．reaction

19.

A．amazement

B．equality

C．appreciation

D．freedom

20.

A．benefits

B．discourages

C．inspires

D．fails

10 . There is a beautiful story I heard once about a child playing with a vase(花瓶) his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned at the sound of her son crying, she saw that his hand was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She tried to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out in pain. But the hand was stuck fast. How would they get it out? The father suggested breaking the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the process. Yet he knew that if all else failed, there would be no other alternative. So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more try. Open your hand and stretch your fingers out straight, like I’m doing, and then pull!” “But Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that, I’ll lose my penny!”

The boy had had a coin in his hand all the time and was holding it securely in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t prepared to open his hand and lose the penny. But once he opened his hand, it came out of the vase easily.

I used to hold on to things in my life that I thought were so important to me. Early in my marriage, all I cared about was becoming the best volleyball player in the state of Wisconsin. One year, when Kristi was working shifts at General Motors, I played in 1,400 games, competing four nights a week and 40 out of 52 weekends. My team won over 1,000 games. Success on the volleyball court, but a huge loss in my relationship with my Kristi.

When I finally let go, I looked back at what I had done and was ashamed. Not only did I show my wife she wasn’t the most important thing to me, but I missed out on a lot of relationship building time. My life is so much richer now that I am not a slave to that drive to be the best player I could be.

1. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．The Beautiful Vase in Your Life

B．The Way of Keeping Balance in Life

C．My Dream of Becoming the Best Volleyball Player

D．Holding On to What Is Important

2. The author tells the story about the boy and the vase to show ______.

A．how naughty a little boy can be

B．we need to drop the unimportant things in our life

C．a little boy may do something silly

D．money is not the most important for us

3. Why did the boy get his hand stuck in the vase?

A．He had a coin in his hand.

B．He didn’t know how to stretch his fingers.

C．He was afraid to break the vase.

D．His hand was hurt inside the vase.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The author had his relationship with Kristi improved.

B．The author didn’t regret what he had done.

C．The author still plays volleyball as much as before.

D．Kristi left the author in the end.