1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The rose bushes were finally in full bloom and were so fascinating on that spring morning. By     1     end of last spring ten bushes had been planted by the couple.

The sight of roses always brings to mind Wanda’s childhood     2     (memorial). The family had no money to buy extra things two     3     (decade) ago, so even a tired rose was something to value. Now they will gather large amounts of roses in their garden.

Currently,     4     (have) a backyard full of different roses is pure enjoyment. And her husband, Dale,     5     occupation was one of the assistants in a government department, takes care of the roses     6     (appropriate). Aware that she loves the very first blooms, he picked some on this particular morning.

But as Dale returned, he came cross a neighbor who had stopped by for a quick visit. Before the woman turned to go, Dale generously gave the roses to her.    7     a glance, she knew the roses were so pretty. And even though their visitor insisted she didn’t want to take them, Dale honestly said that the flowers were for her to keep.

Seeing her precious first blooms go out of the door filled Wanda with regret, and a bit of selflessness. She knew it was “better to give than to receive”. However, what she wished was that she could have kept the roses for herself.

Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car.

Then out of     8     (expect), an older woman suddenly appeared at the open window. At the moment some fresh roses     9     (hold) by her. Then she gave them to her. She said, “These are for you. They’re my first blooms this spring.” The woman’s real motivation was to delight her.

Completely amazed, Wanda thanked the woman and bent for a moment to breathe in the rich fragrance (芳香). By the time she looked back, the mysterious visitor had left.

As far as Wanda was concerned, that special delivery changed her. She drew a conclusion that it made her     10     (convince) that the true meaning of giving others unexpected gifts was deep. Now, she always gives away her first blooms to others, as a reminder that someone is thinking of them.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As we all know, there is an atmosphere of boredom and tension in hospitals.    1     (much) often than not, I dress up as a clown to help children by entertaining them,    2     will make the hospital a friendlier place to visit. In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl     3     (cry) in pain and her ankle is twice its normal size. The on-duty nurse tells me that Lara     4     (fall) off her bicycle the other day. Although it’s the doctors and nurses     5     will treat her injury, it’s my job to make her feel better. While the doctor concentrates     6     examining Lara’s ankle, I get her attention by doing a magic trick.

While she is clearly still in some pain, her     7     (scare) and anxious look has been replaced—first by a small smile, and then by loud    8     (laugh) as I “magically” produced her sock from out of my pocket. Seeing their daughter so much happier, Lara’s parents are feeling in     9     good mood. From this experience, I realize that     10     is true that, “laughter is the best medicine”.

3 . When I first began to learn photography, a photographer offered me a simple ______ for taking a good picture.

Don’t just “point and ______ ”, as one camera used to advertise. After ______ your intended subject through the lens(镜头), pause and think about how you ______ in the moment. Then after deciding the specific part of your subject that ______ that emotion, simply cut away everything else and press the button. ______ : focus on what matters most.

This advice could also be applied to ______ . Focus on what matters most; ______ everything else. When we go about our lives with little ______ or difficulty, we may be tempted to “take it all in” and thus ______ to focus on what matters most and find it ______ to get rid of unnecessary things.

All is too often it is not until our lives are in ______ that we suddenly realize that we’ve ______ our focus. We have ______ paid attention to the important aspects of existence—justice, kindness, and humanity. ______, we actually have a chance to focus again. As we make difficult ______ about what offers meaning and purpose, we may discover that even ______ things have the potential to turn good and ______ . We just need to reframe the ______ before us. Then we can ______ and pay attention to the meaningful things of life.

1.

A．example

B．reward

C．tip

D．course

2.

A．shoot

B．reframe

C．catch

D．focus

3.

A．recognizing

B．considering

C．designing

D．spotting

4.

A．behave

B．feel

C．stand

D．play

5.

A．maintained

B．aroused

C．recalled

D．recovered

6.

A．In other words

B．As a whole

C．In a way

D．On the contrary

7.

A．work

B．photography

C．life

D．study

8.

A．lose track of

B．make use of

C．get hold of

D．let go of

9.

A．surprise

B．challenge

C．happiness

D．regret

10.

A．struggle

B．fail

C．intend

D．expect

11.

A．tough

B．strange

C．helpless

D．aimless

12.

A．surprise

B．doubt

C．crisis

D．pride

13.

A．abandoned

B．cancelled

C．misplaced

D．forget

14.

A．merely

B．rarely

C．always

D．sometimes

15.

A．Thus

B．Moreover

C．Instead

D．However

16.

A．comments

B．requests

C．promises

D．decisions

17.

A．impossible

B．active

C．negative

D．complex

18.

A．beautiful

B．long

C．fresh

D．memorable

19.

A．picture

B．figure

C．memory

D．story

20.

A．react

B．relax

C．reappear

D．refocus

4 . It seems that all kids need to be motivated to learn while some kids have to be tricked into learning.

I have taught students in high school for the last ten years. The first couple of years, I _______ as if I was knocking my head _______ a wall. No one cared about learning and much anger was _________. When I left school, I found my car with flat tires. I was still _______ not to give up. The next week, my car was covered with _______ that would not come off. This kind of behavior was _______ and common.

Then one day, I decided to motivate the kids. I made a _______ with the students that if everyone in the class _______ the semester with an 80 or better, I would _______ them to cover my car with as many eggs as they wanted to one day. If most of the class ________ a 90 or better, they could cut its tires ________ they turned into rubber bands. The students took up the ________ and left my car alone for the whole semester. They studied hard and helped each other to learn. The last day came, and to my excitement, my students ________ above 95 for the semester. Then the kids ________ twelve boxes of extra large eggs. Ten minutes later, the car was ________ trapped in eggs and the tires looked like rubber bands!

I thought it was ________. The kids learned, and I only had my car ________ twice a year. I’ve made this bet for the past ten years with no ________ and 100% success. The moral of the story is that you must find what motivates the students at all ________. I still drive my Camaro, and I’ve been never able to fully clean the eggs off. It’s a ________ of their success.

1.

A．looked

B．felt

C．believed

D．guessed

2.

A．out

B．beyond

C．against

D．on

3.

A．brought up

B．taken up

C．made up

D．built up

4.

A．determined

B．angry

C．excited

D．cautious

5.

A．rubber

B．pictures

C．eggs

D．band

6.

A．funny

B．expected

C．humorous

D．astonished

7.

A．decision

B．suggestion

C．deal

D．plan

8.

A．ended

B．started

C．got

D．achieved

9.

A．allow

B．attempt

C．encourage

D．approve

10.

A．took

B．performed

C．kept

D．scored

11.

A．when

B．until

C．as

D．once

12.

A．challenge

B．difficulty

C．record

D．belief

13.

A．realized

B．dreamed

C．equaled

D．averaged

14.

A．set off

B．got down

C．went away

D．pulled out

15.

A．extremely

B．completely

C．especially

D．largely

16.

A．shameful

B．terrible

C．valuable

D．worthwhile

17.

A．suffered

B．covered

C．cut

D．played

18.

A．troubles

B．regrets

C．wishes

D．ideas

19.

A．means

B．interests

C．costs

D．games

20.

A．signal

B．presentation

C．reminder

D．medal

5 . I am writing this the day before the mail containing the result of the university entrance exam reaches me. I am writing this with a determination that I will _________ and not let life pass me by. I am sure that I will become something, even if the envelope brings me _________ news.

The envelope will reach my _________ tomorrow and I am ready to bear with _________ and self-respect. I will not _________, unless they are tears of joy for saying good-bye to my childhood and welcoming in a _________ life-one that is mysterious（神秘的）and _________. It will teach me to grow and _________ why things are the way they are. It will filter out（过滤掉）all my regrets（遗憾）and let my self-worth _________.

I will be __________ in my battle and not let the bad news bring me down. I will tell myself that I am a talented person and that being __________ doesn’t necessarily mean that I have to be accepted into __________.

I will not listen to those who __________ that a university degree is the only way I will find as a means of __________ these days. I will tell myself that even if that envelope is small and includes a rejection, the person that they have __________ will carry on, because I must __________ to live my life the way I know how to.

I know who I am. I __________ who I am. And whether or not I am accepted into college, I will be true to myself and to __________ around me. I will not __________. I will only look forward and greet each day with a __________ anyway.

1.

A．lie down

B．shout out

C．break in

D．carry on

2.

A．great

B．bad

C．interesting

D．funny

3.

A．mailbox

B．bed

C．heart

D．father

4.

A．shame

B．amusement

C．courage

D．happiness

5.

A．cry

B．talk

C．move

D．work

6.

A．comfortable

B．new

C．hard

D．long

7.

A．worthless

B．expensive

C．unknown

D．brief

8.

A．question

B．wonder

C．doubt

D．understand

9.

A．decrease

B．increase

C．reduce

D．lower

10.

A．strong

B．lost

C．energetic

D．stubborn

11.

A．humorous

B．weak

C．rich

D．smart

12.

A．hospital

B．prison

C．college

D．heaven

13.

A．disagree

B．hope

C．claim

D．reply

14.

A．living

B．escaping

C．exploring

D．entertaining

15.

A．angered

B．rejected

C．greeted

D．inspired

16.

A．stop

B．decline

C．pretend

D．continue

17.

A．hate

B．accept

C．forget

D．forgive

18.

A．others

B．them

C．schools

D．mistakes

19.

A．get up

B．grow up

C．look back

D．come back

20.

A．dream

B．wish

C．struggle

D．smile

6 . 不吃饭则饥，不读书则愚。十余年书海泛舟，哪一本是你的最爱呢？请以My Favorite Book 为题，介绍这本书的大致内容并说明它给你的启示。
注意：1.书名可以用汉语拼音；
2. 词数：120-150。

7 . When you are waiting in front of a theater or at the train terminals, you will realize how important punctuality is. Punctuality is really a virtue, especially in a busy city.     1     .

Punctuality is the main constituent of good character.     2     On the other hand, a person who is always late shows his selfishness and thoughtlessness and he is not worthy to be friends with.

Some people often say that they cannot always be punctual since traffic is so heavy these days.     3     As everybody knows, we might meet an unexpected jam on the roads, so we should leave a bit earlier for the appointment to ensure that we would not be late.

    4    . When they finally arrive, they keep on saying sorry to their friends and then explain. The excuse is not always traffic jam. Sometimes they complain that they have met a friend on the road or have helped a blind man to cross the road. Some also like to blame their watches, the clocks at home or in the office. To such people, we cannot help but say sorry that we have come too early.

Yet after all, such smart fellows will soon find that gradually their friends become fewer and fewer. Perhaps at that time, they would realize how important punctuality is.

    5    . So when we are young, we should try to be punctual every time and never be late, for it is much more easily acquired in youth than when we are older.

A．To be or not to be punctual is a habit.

B．It is polite to be punctual when you are invited to a party.

C．Some people always have a lot of excuses for coming late.

D．I think traffic jam cannot be an excuse for being late.

E．Here, I will tell you how to be a punctual person step by step.

F．Perhaps if everybody were punctual, there would be less suffering and sorrow.

G．A person who is always on time for his appointment shows real consideration for others.

8 . Once there was a farmer with a wife and two sons. He became quite________through hardworking. He wanted his children to have a(n)________life, so he and his wife did all the work and________made them do anything.

After some time, his wife died and________he didn’t want his children to________, so he did the field labor and all the housework. But as time went on, he became old and________, and started to worry about his________when he died.

So he thought about this for a long time and he________his sons and said, “Look, my inheritance (遗产) to you is a lot of gold. I’ve________all my gold in the fields, so it’s up to you to plough (耕作) them and________the gold.”

And he called his neighbors and said, “I’m going to________and my children don’t know how to________themselves. So please cook for them until they can take care of themselves.”

So the neighbors provided them with________for some time.

Certainly the brothers didn’t want to be robbed of the________so they did the digging themselves. They________one field after another and after they had dug all the fields, they found no gold.

So the brothers sat down and one________the other, “Do you think our father________us?”

But the other brother said, “No, I think our father was saying that the________is a golden profession. And if we dig up all the________we can become rich.”

So like all the other________, they sowed wheat in the fields they had dug and became very rich in the end.

1.

A．rich

B．strong

C．clever

D．busy

2.

A．hard

B．easy

C．different

D．ordinary

3.

A．always

B．often

C．never

D．sometimes

4.

A．also

B．thus

C．ever

D．still

5.

A．work

B．move

C．study

D．play

6.

A．healthy

B．sick

C．foolish

D．wise

7.

A．brothers

B．friends

C．children

D．relatives

8.

A．showed

B．taught

C．visited

D．called

9.

A．lost

B．hidden

C．planted

D．put

10.

A．harvest

B．find

C．buy

D．use

11.

A．leave

B．travel

C．die

D．disappear

12.

A．look at

B．look out

C．look after

D．look for

13.

A．relief

B．money

C．water

D．food

14.

A．gold

B．silver

C．oil

D．coal

15.

A．dug

B．piled

C．operated

D．searched

16.

A．advised

B．asked

C．followed

D．doubted

17.

A．loved

B．cared

C．understood

D．cheated

18.

A．gardening

B．fishing

C．building

D．farming

19.

A．roots

B．stones

C．fields

D．pipes

20.

A．farmers

B．workers

C．fishers

D．builders

9 . Forty years ago, I was a boy of eight. At that time, if I cleaned the hockey (曲棍球) field near my home and______an empty envelope with an extra______, I would get a photo of a hockey player. Hockey was my favorite______. I wanted the photos of all my heroes, especially the members of the Boston Bruins.

“Michael! You’re going to put us in the poor house______stamps and envelopes.” My mum ______. “But, Mum! I want to get the whole set,______all the Boston players.” Mum said, “Write the ______carefully, so that it gets to the right place.”

When I finished, I put the envelope in the______the next day. Each day after, I’d ask, “ Mum, did it come yet?” “Michael, we just mailed it off. Be______.”

A week later, when I opened the door, on the table was a brown______addressed to me. My heart skipped a beat. It was the first mail I ever______. Inside was a photo waiting for my______hands to take out. I______the envelope, ran to my room, and opened it with shaking hands. There it was. I did get a_______of the Bruins’ highest scorer--Phil Esposito.

For weeks, I had cleaned the hockey field. In the______of collecting the photos, I was making the field a cleaner place. Every week, I received an envelope. My collection______. If I received a photo I already had, I’d take it to school and______it with best school friends. My collection was______when the hockey season drew to a close. I was so______to have all the photos of the Boston Bruins.

I now still have those photos. As I______them, I understand: if you want something, you have to be devoted, and you have to work for it.

1.

A．found

B．borrowed

C．mailed

D．unfolded

2.

A．stamp

B．note

C．advertisement

D．notice

3.

A．place

B．player

C．show

D．sport

4.

A．buying

B．making

C．printing

D．sticking

5.

A．ordered

B．shouted

C．advised

D．laughed

6.

A．briefly

B．totally

C．simply

D．especially

7.

A．address

B．homework

C．sentence

D．number

8.

A．schoolbag

B．drawer

C．mailbox

D．cupboard

9.

A．active

B．generous

C．patient

D．silent

10.

A．parcel

B．envelope

C．toy

D．case

11.

A．posted

B．invited

C．prepared

D．received

12.

A．eager

B．steady

C．painful

D．busy

13.

A．left

B．caught

C．tore

D．threw

14.

A．ticket

B．request

C．prize

D．picture

15.

A．operation

B．process

C．movement

D．produce

16.

A．increased

B．remained

C．disappeared

D．improved

17.

A．enjoy

B．share

C．discuss

D．study

18.

A．priceless

B．complete

C．unique

D．useful

19.

A．concerned

B．calm

C．curious

D．proud

20.

A．search for

B．point at

C．look through

D．turn to

10 . Two huge mountains lay directly in front of the Foolish Old Man's house. The Foolish Old Man, _________was almost ninety years old, had to take a long detour _________he went out. To   _________this inconvenience, he led his sons and grandsons in chipping away at the mountains year _________year. The Wise Old Man of the River Bend _________the Foolish Old Man and tried to   _________him, saying, “You're really too _________! With the few years and little strength that you still have, you wouldn't even be able to fall a _________on the mountain. How can you possibly _________ all the soil and rocks?” The Foolish Old Man of the North Mountain heaved a long sigh and said, “You are so pigheaded! Even widows and orphans know better. It is true that I will ____________, but my sons will survive and they will have sons. Then their sons will have sons, ____________those sons will also have sons, and I will have ____________sons and grandsons, but these two mountains will grow no ____________. Why can't they be leveled?” They would not give ____________despite jeers of the Wise Old Man, and ____________moved God, who sent heavenly spirits to move the mountains ____________.

Since ____________, “the Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains” has become a synonym for forging ahead in the face of ____________and persevering to the very end.

____________everyone has the determination of the Foolish Old Man, we can move mountains; if we have the ambition of Jingwei, it will not be hard to ____________in the ocean.1.

A．who

B．which

C．that

D．whom

2.

A．however

B．whenever

C．whatever

D．wherever

3.

A．get away

B．get out

C．get back

D．get rid of

4.

A．to

B．by

C．after

D．from

5.

A．laugh at

B．shout at

C．stare at

D．glare at

6.

A．move

B．stop

C．direct

D．help

7.

A．clever

B．selfish

C．foolish

D．patient

8.

A．grass

B．tree

C．flower

D．stick

9.

A．sweep

B．pull

C．push

D．move

10.

A．live

B．injure

C．die

D．work

11.

A．but

B．since

C．as

D．and

12.

A．homeless

B．hopeless

C．endless

D．fearless

13.

A．higher

B．wider

C．longer

D．shorter

14.

A．in

B．up

C．out

D．back

15.

A．immediately

B．hopefully

C．carefully

D．eventually

16.

A．in

B．up

C．out

D．away

17.

A．then

B．ever

C．now

D．that

18.

A．danger

B．problems

C．difficulties

D．trouble

19.

A．If

B．Even

C．Unless

D．So

20.

A．move

B．fill

C．shake

D．change