1 . “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬水).” It is a good saying, but life throws at us more serious problems than lemons, doesn’t it? What do we do when we lose a family member? What do we do when we have been through events that leave us feelings? Can any failure be turned into success?

Most of us realize we can learn one or two things from failure. When we fail, we think, “Well, I won’t try that again! ”or “I won’t trust anyone again! ”But this is not useful learning. It is suggested that we ask challenging questions. For example, “How could I try that again?” There are a lot we can learn and get from failure if we keep asking good questions on how to do better next time.

Failure or pain can be good for developing our character if we choose to face it in a positive way. Our own suffering often makes us understand others better. It can give us wisdom or knowledge to share with others, which can prevent them from similar failure. If we have been hurt by others because of another person’s poor character, it may improve us to be better persons.

Failures can make us experience many things that we didn’t experience before. If you lose your job, it doesn’t mean you lose everything and probably you may get more. As we know, no job often leads to self employment; no job has been the beginning of many highly successful businesses. It is common that we don’t like changing, but change, even unfortunate change, brings new opportunities. Sometimes only failure brings us better opportunities or greater success.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means that ________.

A．any lemons can be made into lemonade

B．problems always bring us lots of trouble

C．problems can never be avoided in our life

D．failure can also be turned into a success

2. The 2^nd paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A．We should learn more when we fail

B．We must be careful to trust anyone

C．We must ask questions when we fail

D．We should deal with failure positively

3. According to the writer, if you were hurt by another person, you should ________.

A．avoid hurting others in the same way

B．find a better way to hurt him bravely

C．try to prevent him from hurting others

D．thank him for making you more perfect

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Failure Decides success	B．Failure Creates Opportunities
C．Failure Brings Everything	D．Failure Makes a Perfect Person

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What will the speaker do at the beginning of a day?

A．Check the e-mail.

B．Open the window.

C．Have a walk outside.

2. How does the speaker feel in the morning?

A．Hungry.

B．Relaxed.

C．Interested.

3. What does the speaker talk about in the studio?

A．The problems of the previous day.

B．The difficulty they will meet.

C．The interesting things they met.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The speaker often feels tired of his life.

B．The speaker drives to the studio by himself.

C．The speaker is enjoyable,busy but relaxed.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the man often do last year?

A．Stayed up late at night.

B．Went out for fun at three o’clock.

C．Chatted to his friends in the early morning.

2. Why does the man’s friends chat with him?

A．To kill time.

B．To discuss questions.

C．To ask advice from him.

3. What can we learn about the man?

A．A good listener.

B．An expert.

C．A poet.

4. What does the man think about Question two?

A．It is a funny question.

B．It is a terrible question.

C．It is a difficult question.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the man book the rooms?

A．In his company’s name.

B．In his friends’ names.

C．In his name.

2. How will the man’s friends arrive in New York?

A．By train.

B．By plane.

C．By car.

3. What does the man ask the woman to do for his friends?

A．To give them two rooms facing the sea.

B．To give them two rooms across from each other.

C．To arrange a conference room for them.

4. How long will the man’s friends be staying at the hotel?

A．For two weeks.

B．For one week.

C．For three days.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why are the Blacks moving to Australia?

A．Mr Black has found a new job there.

B．They have many friends there.

C．Mrs Black wants to teach there.

2. What might Mrs Black do in Melbourne?

A．A teacher.

B．A housewife.

C．A clerk.

6 . Who probably knows the exact location of the supermarket?

A．Julie.

B．Lily.

C．Anna.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers doing?

A．They are preparing for meal.

B．They are decorating their kitchen.

C．They are talking about cooking skills.

2. What do the speakers really need?

A．Apples.

B．Sugar.

C．Butter.

3. How much butter do the speakers need to make the food?

A．A cup.

B．200 grams.

C．100 grams.

4. What will the man do next?

A．Wash dishes.

B．Go shopping.

C．Make apple pies.

8 . The custom of flying a piece of cloth high in the sky began more than 2,000 years ago in China. Since then, kites have been served in many fields, like doing scientific experiments, powering boats, taking pictures from the air and much more. In fact, kite-flying is a great way to clear the mind.

When Americans Kay and Larry Day found a store selling kites nearly 20 years ago, they decided to buy a few kites for their family. For fun, Larry bought one for himself. “He went out and flew it and decided he needed to go back and get a better one,” Kay remembered. Since then, she and her husband have loved kite-flying. They own many kites and plan trips around flying them. They also organize a kite-flying event each winter in their hometown in Iowa. “I’m at peace when I’m flying a kite,” said Larry.

Nic O’Neill, president of the American Kite-fliers Association said that kite-flying can be done alone or with friends and family. Kites appeal (有吸引力) to people who like to create works of art or to those who like to combine kite-flying with music. O’Neill said, “Part of the reason I love flying kites is that I have to risk trying and not succeeding. The best way to learn is to go out, undo the string (细绳) and let your kite fly. The perfect condition includes a nice steady wind and a place away from trees and buildings.”

Grant Lovett began flying simple kites as a child, but moved on to costlier and more complex kites as an adult. Today, Lovett likes making his own kites. He builds them from strong, lightweight materials and products designed for sailboats. Lovett attends kite-making classes and looks for new models on the Internet. He makes kites of different shapes and sizes because flying conditions can be greatly different. He also notes that experience makes a difference, and so does the weather and he likes the happy feelings that he experiences when his kite moves through the sky. “It is really calming,” he said.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Kites have been used widely.

B．Kites have developed gradually.

C．Kites have been designed differently.

D．Kites have lost their popularity.

2. How does kite-flying make Larry feel?

A．Excited.

B．Hopeful.

C．Peaceful.

D．Amazed.

3. What do O’Neill and Grant Lovett consider in kite-flying?

A．The flying experiences.

B．The flying conditions.

C．The skills of making kites.

D．The materials for making kites.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Kite-Flying Is Fit for All Ages.

B．Kite-Flying Gets More Popular.

C．Kite-Flying Is a Traditional Sport.

D．Kite-Flying Gives a Lift to People.

9 . 语法填空

I pick     1     a free newspaper at the Tube station and see the title “Hot! Hot! Hot!". Today, the temperature in London is expected     2     （reach）30 plus degrees. While going down the stairs and onto the platform, I feel like jumping into     3     volcano that is erupting. However, it is much     4     （bad）on the train because there is no air conditioning. With so many people on the train, I feel I am melting into one with the person     5     is next to me.     6     （stand）on the crowded hot train, I feel sick and uncomfortable.

With the temperature getting higher each year, I think I should be well prepared for the change. Perhaps, I should sell my flat and buy a boat so that I will be able to get to work when the Thames     7     （rise）. I will also speak with my manager about moving my office to the top floor. Most     8     （important）, I should learn swimming immediately so as to survive when the tall buildings are flooded. Since it's difficult to avoid     9     （disaster）on Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about moving to space.

In the end, I manage to make     10     to Bank station. Walking out of the station, I feel much more comfortable. Anyhow, it is only 30 degrees outside.

10 . Like most spa(温泉)treatments, a mud bath can relax the body and calm the mind. But the mud bath has something else going for it, too.     1     .

Mud baths can improve the symptoms of certain skin conditions. That seems to be related to one particularly special quality of spa mud.     2     , which is a common cause of many skin problems. And while mud-bath ingredients vary geographically, they do have a lot in common, and the anti-inflammatory(抗炎症的)effects might be related to these common ingredients.

When you are enjoying a mud bath, you’re not sinking in the mud on the side of the road after the rain.     3     . For one thing, it’s pretty smooth；it also has a higher mineral content than the standard wet dirt. A typical mud bath contains some combination of mineral water, clay and volcanic ash. The anti-inflammatory quality may result at least partly from the high mineral content.

Of course, inflammation isn’t the only problem drawing people to the mud.     4     . Some ingredients, as we have already discussed, can have anti-inflammatory effects, but they can also be antibacterial(抗菌的).

    5     , but the potential benefits of mineral-rich mud are enough to get many people to the nearest spa. The stress-reducing qualities of spa treatments in general are practically impossible to argue with.

A．The mud in a mud bath is special

B．That is, it can reduce inflammation

C．There are others to be found in spa mud

D．It can improve the condition of your skin

E．People have been taking mud baths for centuries

F．The skin requires an adequate supply of such minerals to heal further research

G．Whether mud bath can achieve the desired effect still need further research.