2 . The year I turned fifty, I resolved to do something new every day. However, balancing 365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get dinner on the table every night, was not always easy. In the early weeks of the project, I found it difficult to find so many new things.

It wasn’t long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in not just from friends, but friends of friends. As a result, my life was new. I went dog sledding. I attended a fashion show. I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to appreciate in every single one. I even signed up immediately when learning about a local group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual.

As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I did what I could to pursue it. Instead of “Why”, I began to ask “Why not”. Now I find it is easier to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little effort to enjoy them.

I looked back on the year. It doesn’t matter to me that many of my “new things” weren’t exactly meaningful. What matters is how to make full use of them when discovering there is an endless number of new things for me. It seemed to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of promise. I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn more every day for the rest of my life. I enjoyed the idea of something new, and it gave me a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently.

1. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling according to Paragraph 1?

A．Better late than never.	B．Action speaks louder than words.
C．Saying is one thing but doing is another.	D．Experience is the best teacher.

2. What’s the author’s attitude toward new things?

A．Skeptical.

B．Appreciative.

C．Cautious.

D．Tolerant.

3. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Make the most of new things.	B．Wait for your life to start over.
C．Try to find more new things.	D．Never say never when in trouble.

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

A．Dream for a New Life	B．The Value of Friendship
C．Remarkable New Things	D．A Year of New Things

3 . As a college student, I have planned my future career goals. I would like to work as a sales assistant in a computer company, then a sales manager and finally boss of my own company.

At the very beginning, I plan to find a job in a famous company producing computers, in which ail the staff are fully happy at work and I can experience job satisfaction most of the time. Only such kind of company can provide me with good working atmosphere and eagerness to learn more so as to get well prepared for my future profession.

At first I want to be a sales assistant and always keep myself busy working in and out of the company, such a, answering telephones, doing repair work, even cleaning the although the salary may be low, I will seize every chance to learn from other staff. In my spare time, I will take some courses so as to get more qualifications and experience in this field. In three or five years, I am determined to be-come a sales manager who is responsible for the selling of the computers. I will interview as many customers as possible and do market research and improve our products. Meanwhile I will take care of my staff to make them eager to work to the best of their abilities.

As is known to us, it is hard to manage a company, but I will make every effort to achieve my goal step by step, and I am sure “There is mothing difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.”

1. If the writer has a company, his company will provide his staff with ________.

A．high wages

B．dormitories

C．some computers made in his company

D．good working atmosphere and eagerness

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer would like to be a sales assistant first.

B．The writer wants to set up a business of his own.

C．The writer makes his mind to be the president of a famous company producing computers.

D．The writer will take courses to get an MBA.

3. A sales assistant should do the following EXCEPT ________ in the opinion of the writer.

A．answering telephones	B．interviewing customers
C．cleaning the room	D．doing repair work

4. The text is mainly about ________.

A．how to improve the writer’s abilities

B．how to achieve the writer’s future career goal

C．how to become a manager

D．how to become a sales manager

4 . 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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

My dream school starts at 8: 30 a. m. and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn't need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with afterschool activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for one hour every day.

My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.

5 . We have all heard the old phrase “attitude is everything”, and that phrase is certainly true．Your attitude can have a great impact on your personal motivation, so it is important to keep a positive attitude no matter what challenges you face．
As a matter of fact, keeping your attitude positive in the face of difficulties is the motivation tip that most successful business owners will tell you．The most successful business owners, from Sam Walton to Bill Gates, have all been able to triumph in the face of unpleasant situations．It is those successful business owners who tell you that attitude is everything．But how you deal with that knowledge will determine your level of success．
One of the most important ways to carry out “attitude is everything” is to observe who you associate with and who you surround yourself with．That is because when you surround yourself with negative people, their negative attitudes will infect you．So keeping your associates, colleagues, co-workers and friends as positive as possible is a great way to put the phrase “attitude is everything” into practice．
Whatever you decide to do in life, your attitude will have a great effect on the success you achieve．Success , whether in the world of business or in your personal life, is directly related to your attitude, and the attitude you bring to your work．A positive attitude will help you achieve greater success in your job, no matter what your current level of employment．
1. According to the text, Sam Walton __________．

A．is more successful than Bill Gates

B．has given readers some tips about success

C．has never dealt with unpleasant situations

D．is one of the most successful businessmen

2. One useful way of carrying out “attitude is everything” is__________．

A．not letting others affect your decisions

B．not making friends with people who are unsuccessful

C．keeping the people who surround you positive

D．getting some advice from successful business owners

3. What’s the best title for the text ?

A．Attitude Determines Your Success

B．Motivation Tips From Successful People

C．Ways To Deal With Unpleasant Situations

D．Making Friends With Positive People

6 . When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My ______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ______. All day, I seem to remember, I ______ on the sands with strange ______ children. We made houses and gardens, and ______ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the ______ seemed to shine always brightly ______ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, ____ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ______ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ______ ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ______ is much the same as it was. I ______ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ______ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ______ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ______, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I ______ what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am ______. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ______ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ______ on too many ices…

1.

A．teacher

B．parents

C．nurse

D．younger sister

2.

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

3.

A．played

B．slept

C．sat

D．stood

4.

A．moving

B．exciting

C．anxious

D．nervous

5.

A．made

B．brought

C．watched

D．heard

6.

A．rolled

B．jumped

C．turned

D．climbed

7.

A．light

B．sun

C．moon

D．lamp

8.

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

9.

A．exploring

B．examining

C．repairing

D．measuring

10.

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

11.

A．make

B．sell

C．buy

D．offer

12.

A．house

B．holiday

C．garden

D．tide

13.

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

14.

A．waves

B．sand

C．hands

D．feet

15.

A．destroy

B．fix

C．use

D．build

16.

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

17.

A．wonder

B．feel

C．understand

D．believe

18.

A．strong

B．weak

C．young

D．old

19.

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

20.

A．happy

B．tired

C．sad

D．sick

7 . Life is difficult.

It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin

Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

1. From the passage, it can be inferred that __________.

A．everybody has problems

B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D．people like to complain about their problems

2. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to __________.

A．save space	B．persuade readers
C．make readers laugh	D．get reader’s attention

3. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that __________.

A．Most people feel life is easy.

B．the writer feels life is easy

C．the writer likes to complain about his problems

D．most people complain about how hard their lives are

4. The underlined saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that __________.

A．we do not learn from experience	B．we do not learn when we are pain
C．pain teaches us important lessons	D．pain cannot be avoided