1 . On the night of December 8, 1992, when he was standing in a parking lot talking to friends, Tracy March jumped to the top of a car, as he had done a hundred times before. This time, though, Tracy lost his balance. His head struck the ground, hard.

All night, Cory, Tracy’s mother, stood next to her son, who was lying in a hospital bed, his brown eyes fixed in a lifeless stare. She remembered that Tracy had once mentioned organ donation. Maybe I can spare another family this pain, she thought. When the time came, she and her husband Bill signed the forms permitting his organs to be donated.

Tracy was declared dead the next day. Twenty-four hours later, in a Boston hospital, Tracy’s liver was made part of my husband, David, who was suffering from a hopeless liver disease.

Months later, we learned from the local organ bank that the donor’s parents wished desperately to meet someone who had gained life through the gift from their son. A meeting was arranged by the organ bank to bring together two families linked by the most bittersweet ties imaginable.

The meeting was risky, but worth it. We talked for 3 hours. They showed us a picture of Tracy. We learned how he had lived and died. We learned something about Bill and Cory too.

For the Marches, seeing David and knowing he was well seemed to ease their suffering. I’ll never forget seeing David’s tall figure stopped over Cory, her arms around his waist, as a mother would hug a son. For a long time they held each other tight. It was hard to know if she was saying hello or good-bye. Maybe she was saying both.

1. We learn from the passage that Tracy died _______.

A．of brain damage	B．on December 8, 1992
C．24 hours after he fell off the roof of a car	D．in a car crash

2. Tracy’s parents decided to donate Tracy’s organs because _______.

A．Tracy told them to do so just before he died

B．they wanted to save others the pain of seeing dear one die

C．David’s life could continue in a meaningful way

D．they knew David was suffering from a hopeless liver disease

3. The meeting between the two families helped to relieve the Marches’ suffering because _______.

A．they saw that David looked very much like their son

B．they now knew for sure they had done the right thing

C．they now had someone to share their memories of Tracy

D．they saw that David had regained health with Tracy’s liver

2 . I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to spread a little love and kindness today. I had doctor’s_____ in a town that’s about 45 minutes from where I live. After both my appointments were _____, I started walking away from the building and   _____an elderly woman standing at the gate anxiously. I ______myself and asked if she was waiting for someone or she needed ______ .

As it turned out, she was having _______walking the distance and had asked for a wheelchair and a staff member to ______her up but no one had come yet. Virginia heat was kind to no one, and I was ______for this dear lady’s health.

I asked her to _______while I went to get her wheelchair myself. I ran to the help desk and asked for a _____to assist a lady outside. The receptionist asked me, “Is the ______?” I was upset at the question and answered, “She’s a bit large, I suppose, but if transporting her is a(n) ______for you, I am willing to do it myself.”

She looked sort of shocked by my ______, but the woman outside needed help, no matter her ______. The help desk woman and I walked to the end of the passage to the now seated lady. Help desk person   ______ her hand to help the lady, but she said “No, I’m fine. I want to grab on to her   _____help.” She was talking about me. I helped the woman into the wheelchair but first locked the brakes so that she would be   ______. After she was seated, she softly   ___ me for my help.

When I returned home, what happened to me today kept going through my mind and reminded me how much I     ____ the opportunity to help the lady. It gave me a sense of fulfillment and a ______heart.

1.

A．calls

B．orders

C．examinations

D．appointments

2.

A．made

B．done

C．arranged

D．booked

3.

A．recognized

B．knocked

C．noticed

D．greeted

4.

A．excused

B．helped

C．expressed

D．adjusted

5.

A．advice

B．reference

C．treatment

D．assistance

6.

A．pressure

B．trouble

C．danger

D．fear

7.

A．pick

B．get

C．make

D．keep

8.

A．ready

B．responsible

C．thankful

D．concerned

9.

A．help

B．move

C．wait

D．stand

10.

A．wheelchair

B．car

C．friend

D．stranger

11.

A．heavy

B．sick

C．old

D．weak

12.

A．business

B．mistake

C．issue

D．choice

13.

A．wisdom

B．comment

C．persuasion

D．calmness

14.

A．shape

B．age

C．character

D．size

15.

A．gave up

B．reached out

C．gave out

D．stuck to

16.

A．with

B．by

C．for

D．about

17.

A．stronger

B．steadier

C．slower

D．faster

18.

A．called

B．begged

C．asked

D．thanked

19.

A．appreciated

B．needed

C．expected

D．found

20.

A．enjoyable

B．familiar

C．peaceful

D．needy

3 . 13-year-old Madison was studying at home when her mother burst in. She said a boy had fallen into a septic tank (化粪池) and made an urgent ____ for Madison’s help.

They ran to a neighbor yard, where the ____ adults surrounded the septic tank opening ____wider than a basketball. The boy, aged only 2, had slipped in and was ____.

Madison quickly ____ the situation. She was the only one who could ____ through the small opening. Without ____, she got close to the opening and said, “____ me in.”

Some people held her waist and ____. She wiggled (扭动) arms and shoulders until she ____ the opening. Inside, the tank was dark and the air smelly. When she stuck her arms into the dirty water, she jammed her left wrist against a hidden stick, ____ it severely.

____ tend to her injury, Madison scanned the surface of the dirty water, hoping to ____ the underwater boy. Suddenly she saw his little toes stick out. When spotting the vague ____ of his foot again, Madison shot out her ____ hand, grasped the foot tightly and shouted, “Pull me up!”

As they nearly reached the surface, the boy’s other foot got stuck. She wiggled his foot until it was ____. Eventually they were lifted out.

____, the kid wasn’t out of trouble. Having suffered from lack of ____ that long, he wasn’t breathing. He was then given hard hits on the back until he coughed up water. At the sight of this, Madison sighed with ____.

Madison received months of treatment for her wrist, which made her ____ actions more impressive.

1.

A．appointment

B．attempt

C．choice

D．request

2.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．annoyed

D．merciful

3.

A．partly

B．previously

C．slightly

D．dramatically

4.

A．floating

B．weeping

C．trembling

D．drowning

5.

A．controlled

B．examined

C．took part in

D．gave up

6.

A．look

B．jump

C．fill

D．fit

7.

A．time

B．permission

C．hesitation

D．judgment

8.

A．Throw

B．Lower

C．Force

D．Push

9.

A．legs

B．arms

C．head

D．hands

10.

A．adjusted to

B．got through

C．tore down

D．held on to

11.

A．touching

B．trapping

C．injuring

D．striking

12.

A．In an effort to

B．Rather than

C．Likely to

D．Ready to

13.

A．feel

B．smell

C．follow

D．attract

14.

A．skin

B．gesture

C．picture

D．outline

15.

A．left

B．single

C．good

D．clumsy

16.

A．frozen

B．free

C．flexible

D．bare

17.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Personally

18.

A．protection

B．oxygen

C．gravity

D．energy

19.

A．fright

B．cold

C．relief

D．respect

20.

A．unselfish

B．thoughtless

C．unconscious

D．random

4 . Sometimes life trips you up，but knowing how to approach failure can be the first step to success. When author J. K. Bowling addressed the graduating class at Harvard last June，she didn't focus on success. Instead，she spoke about failure. She related a story about a young woman who gave up her dream of writing novels to study something more practical. However，she ended up as an unemployed single mom. But during this hard time，she realized she still had a wonderful daughter，an old typewriter，and an idea that would become the foundation for rebuilding her life.“Perhaps you've heard of Harry Pottery   You might never fail on the scale I did，” Bowling told the audience.“But it is impossible to live without failing at something，unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. You will never truly know yourself , or the strength of your relationships，until both have been tested by hardships. Such knowledge is a true gift， for it is painfully won，and it has been worth more to me than any qualification I ever earned.”

Lots of Americans are tasting failure for the first time now and immediately trying to spit it out. Whether it's unemployment, or the evaporation(消失)of hard-earned savings, the have-it- all generation suddenly lose everything they own. But in the bitterness that accompanies hardships are lessons worth savoring-and，if you look hard enough，sweet opportunity.

Next，you'll learn how the brain responds to failure and how it can be reprogrammed for success using some simple tricks. You'll also find advice from a successful entrepreneur(企业家)who claims that times like these are actually among the best for launching dreams. But most valuable，you'll meet some ordinary people who were in some tough situations. A few cheered up; others got depressed. But even though their stories are quite different，the outcomes are the same. They all bounced back. And you can too.

As Bowling herself would admit, it doesn't take a wizard(奇才)to do it.

1. We learn from Paragraph 2 that     .

A．college students have never suffered a defeat

B．it is normal for you to fail at something in life

C．if you are very cautious，you can enjoy your life

D．you need a daughter and a typewriter to succeed

2. Which of the following statements would J. K. Bowling agree toy

A．The knowledge we accumulate is a true gift for us.

B．Our experience is more valuable than qualifications.

C．We can understand ourselves better in time of danger.

D．Our bitter experience helps us to realize our strength.

3. The underlined word “savoring" in Paragraph 3 probably means         .

A．learning	B．enjoying
C．experiencing	D．absorbing

4. What did some ordinary people do in some tough situations according to the text

A．They remained in high spirits.	B．They took their fate lying down.
C．They decided to give up and quit.	D．They insisted until succeeded.

5 . Everyone has some habits. Habits, whether good or bad, are slowly formed. When a person     1    do) a certain thing again and again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, and then a habit is formed. A habit, once    2    (develop), is difficult and sometimes    3    (possible) to get rid of.

Good habits, such as early rising and    4    honest), which are formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say it is some good habits formed in early years    5    lead to their success. But children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long    6    they live. Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, telling lies, stealing, copying homework, disliking hard work, hating cooperating with others, wasting, smoking, etc. which are all    7    (easy) formed habits. Older persons also form bad habits, lasting their lifetime, and sometimes become ruined by them.

It is therefore very important    8    (pay) attention to the formation of habits. So we should keep away    9    all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for    10    (we) and other people.

6 . I’m a boy of 12. Every Saturday night my family and I go out and______the homeless people in our city. There are hundreds of people______any food or______. We have been doing this for several months. We wanted to see______it was like in the life of a homeless person.

One special thing I’d like to______is, my family and I do not eat before we begin our   _____, so we know how it feels to be______. We all get together in the kitchen and_____the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. ______my mum prepares a steaming _____delicious meal. We then______them all up. I like to write special notes on the bag like “ Best Wishes.”

A lot of people______homeless people. But not all of them are drug addicts or bad people. Some are______nice. Some just had bad things that led to them.

At first, we had to gain their_____, because a lot of people are_____to them for no good reasons. But now that they see us every week, they______have faith in us. We all have to remember that these are people who have______.

Some of them shake our hands for_____them food. Some sing and dance happily.

After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me_____what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a/an_____in someone’s life.

1.

A．greet

B．feed

C．visit

D．attend

2.

A．without

B．with

C．between

D．away from

3.

A．parents

B．strength

C．family

D．shelter

4.

A．how

B．what

C．that

D．which

5.

A．charge

B．expect

C．mention

D．do

6.

A．ride

B．walk

C．performance

D．journey

7.

A．hungry

B．curious

C．fearful

D．tense

8.

A．taste

B．eat

C．prepare

D．share

9.

A．sometime

B．sometimes

C．some times

D．some time

10.

A．cold

B．cool

C．strange

D．hot

11.

A．bag

B．break

C．use

D．give

12.

A．concern

B．save

C．misunderstand

D．adopt

13.

A．even

B．still

C．just

D．seldom

14.

A．money

B．trust

C．name

D．address

15.

A．ashamed

B．familiar

C．unfriendly

D．embarrassed

16.

A．unusually

B．generally

C．especially

D．gradually

17.

A．tasks

B．goals

C．feelings

D．methods

18.

A．receiving

B．offering

C．taking

D．providing

19.

A．appreciate

B．accept

C．spread

D．waste

20.

A．experiment

B．fortune

C．report

D．difference

7 . 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(∧)，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。

   Now I want to tell you something what happened last weekend. On my way to the cinema, I noticed a foreigner talk to a policemen who seemed able to understand what the foreigner was saying. They two looked very worriedly. So I went up to see what I could do help them. I told the policeman the foreigner had lost his wallet or camera. Finally the foreigner got back his belonging with the help of the policeman. All of them thanked me. By the time I arrived at the cinema, the film have been over. Although I’d missed the film, but I was very happy because I had helped others with my efforts.

8 . Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and __ notice but he is a very special person who ___recognition.

Norm lives in a remote area far from the __ big hospital, so when his wife __ cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour __ to where she should be treated. That meant lots of __ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife __.

Norm was obviously __ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, __ he realized that other people were __ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the __ that support cancer research because he didn’t know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to       __ parties.

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm’s garage. There is music and dancing and __ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties __ the cost supporting a cancer patient undertaking __ far from home. Then a honey-pa1 is passed around and the money       __, every cent of it goes __ to that family.

Norm's personal loss has __ an act of kindness that honors the __ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be __ if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.1.

A．often

B．ever

C．always

D．never

2.

A．deserves.

B．dislikes

C．avoids

D．achieves

3.

A．best

B．nearest

C．cleanest

D．cheapest

4.

A．discovered

B．cured

C．examined

D．developed

5.

A．flight

B．walk

C．drive

D．wait

6.

A．trouble

B．expense

C．efforts

D．preparations

7.

A．anyway

B．somehow

C．meanwhile

D．instead

8.

A．impressed

B．stricken

C．moved

D．terrified

9.

A．if

B．although

C．before

D．because

10.

A．understanding

B．questioning

C．facing

D．settling

11.

A．doctors

B．families

C．organizations

D．hospitals

12.

A．attend

B．promote

C．throw

D．enjoy

13.

A．at some point

B．by this means

C．for some reason

D．in this case

14.

A．calculating

B．decreasing

C．budgeting

D．meeting

15.

A．research

B．treatment

C．responsibility

D．risk

16.

A．collected

B．distributed

C．saved

D．deposited

17.

A．gradually

B．smoothly

C．directly

D．explicitly

18.

A．served as

B．resulted from

C．gone through

D．contributed to

19.

A．memory

B．recovery

C．cancer

D．kindness

20.

A．interesting

B．nice

C．precious

D．meaningful

9 . Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.

Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.

People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g. “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g. “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.

Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.

Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive correlation(正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity....Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.

1. People volunteer mainly out of __________.

A．academic requirements	B．social expectations
C．financial rewards	D．internal needs

2. What can we learn from the Florida study?

A．Follow-up studies should last for one year.	B．Volunteers should get mentally prepared.
C．Strategy training is a must in research.	D．Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.

3. What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?

A．Individual differences in role identity.	B．Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.
C．Role identity as a volunteer.	D．Practical advice from researchers.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How to Get People to Volunteer	B．How to Study Volunteer Behaviors
C．How to Keep Volunteers’ Interest	D．How to Organize Volunteer Activities

10 . 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。
It was my sister Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. Last Thursday, she was in the store ______ for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she___________ the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something _____to each of them, as she knew they would have a(n)______ place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally, she found the one that expressed the _______ feeling. ______, a sharp pain pierced (穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was ______ “mom and dad”. She stood, holding it close for a long time, unable to move from the spot.___________ began to run over her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a ______ voice asked. She ______o face a stranger, a woman. “Uh..oh...OH!” Sandra ______, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the______ card.”
The stranger’s face softened with _______ and love. She reached out and ______ my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken___________ to cry in the protection of her embrace (拥抱). She ______ held my sister until her ______ returned.
During her telling of this event I was feeling ______ that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my _______ “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My guilt ______ in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.1.

A．paying

B．caring

C．calling

D．looking

2.

A．left

B．offered

C．read

D．discovered

3.

A．attractive

B．special

C．traditional

D．wealthy

4.

A．unknown

B．empty

C．safe

D．different

5.

A．sad

B．strange

C．amazing

D．perfect

6.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Anyhow

D．Otherwise

7.

A．for

B．to

C．from

D．by

8.

A．Tears

B．Sweats

C．Lights

D．Smiles

9.

A．firm

B．proud

C．cold

D．soft

10.

A．walked

B．turned

C．decided

D．woke

11.

A．responded

B．demanded

C．asked

D．explained

12.

A．delicate

B．old

C．wrong

D．decorative

13.

A．devotion

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．responsibility

14.

A．pulled

B．caught

C．sent

D．threw

15.

A．thought

B．permission

C．sorrow

D．suggestion

16.

A．quietly

B．tightly

C．eagerly

D．seriously

17.

A．confidence

B．courage

C．happiness

D．calmness

18.

A．shocked

B．angry

C．shy

D．hopeless

19.

A．task

B．housework

C．favor

D．job

20.

A．struck

B．returned

C．disappeared

D．sank