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Learn to Meet Challenges   

My classmates called me“the alien”,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫）.As a young boy, I  1  from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars. The true   2   of my condition, however, was social : I lived a life of loneliness.

Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an   3   role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health   4   greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal   5   had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.

Years later,   6   my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about   7   by overcoming difficulties.

    I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I   8   a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my   9  , While preparing for our first presentation, I was   10   with my team members and often rejected their   11  . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to   12   me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback   13   me , and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she   14   my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with   15, for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. 16   they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately   17   my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave   18   to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were   19   and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.

    My experiences   20   improved my ability to handle challenging situations.

1．A．judged                  B．suffered              C．prevented            D．separated

2．A．pain                      B．sign                    C．value                   D．meaning

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3．A．important              B．different              C．leading                D．active

4．A．developed              B．improved             C．increased             D．removed

5．A．joy                       B．goal                    C．will                     D．life

6．A．over                     B．like                     C．for                      D．in

7．A．ability                   B．quality                 C．leadership            D．friendship

8．A．taught                   B．found                  C．managed             D．followed

9．A．mistake                 B．method                C．effort                  D．right

10．A．satisfied              B．familiar                C．patient                 D．strict

11．A．desires                B．talents                 C．ideas                   D．tasks

12．A．remind                B．guide                   C．show                  D．help

13．A．discouraged         B．disturbed             C．encouraged          D．educated

14．A．adopted               B．admired               C．trusted                D．tested

15．A．surprise               B．delight                 C．pride                   D．hope

16．A．As                      B．If                        C．Because              D．Although

17．A．deleted                B．changed              C．regretted             D．considered

18．A．birth                   B．hand                   C．gift                     D．rise

19．A．crazy                  B．happy                  C．successful           D．independent

20．A．instantly              B．indirectly             C．unusually             D．undoubtedly

1-5 .BADBC      6-10 BCCAD     11-15 CDACA      15-20 DBABD

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Dear Xiaohua:

   I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have shown     great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to      .

   Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much      common. But creative thinking,      is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break     from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in     many ways as possible. Each new    may improve your understanding.

   More importantly, always keep it in your mind     success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above all, the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation.

   Hope your future invention will make a difference.

   Good luck.                                       

                                                    Yours,

                                                                                                       Wang Li

A

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city      B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money         D. reach the destination on time

The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

A. wanted to do her a favor             B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment in advance   D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.               B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

单词拼写（10分）
【小题1】More and more e    are included in today’s Olympic Games, such as table tennis, badminton and boxing.
【小题2】Words and i         are being sent throughout the world.
【小题3】Polluted water and air are h       to our health.
【小题4】It is good m        to wait in line when buying tickets.
【小题5】You should give a brief        （介绍）to all the people present.
【小题6】He, who is making a speech now, r         China in the conference.
【小题7】You should learn to         （适应）to your new life.
【小题8】The police found a       （线索）which will help them catch the robber.
【小题9】The patient was asked to ring the bell in an           （紧急情况）.
【小题10】I offered him a drink but he didn’t        （回应）

 

One year ago, when Fiona turned four, Sam and I decided to home-school her instead of sending her to pre-school．I have always felt that the 0-5 years are an irreplaceable dreamtime．As Fiona is an inventive, observant child, sensitive and funny and great company, it would be a tragedy to find school rubbing away her uniqueness and restricting the building of her personality．

I tried not to reproduce school at home．I never had the urge to get a chalk, or a blackboard．I didn’t go and search out a curriculum(课程表)．I felt that my children would learn best if I stayed accessible (易接近的)and stayed out of their way．

Every day we worked some, relaxed some, read some and played some, but Fiona did not seem particularly happy here．She lost her temper once in a while．

How strange it was that my child who was free from school didn’t want to be free at all．Her friends all went to pre-school．She felt left out of a major part of her friends’ shared lives and experiences．I thought she was not in school for very strong, clear reasons, one of which was that the quality of learning my child did at home would be good, even better than expected．

Well, here was a situation I hadn’t expected．When we first decided to do this, Sam and I agreed that we would reassess(再评价)the situation for each child as she turned seven．Meanwhile we would offer her non-school-based opportunities to give her plenty of time with other kids-ballet lessons and swimming classes．She seemed to be enjoying all．But at times she kept asking when she was going to school．Whenever she asked this question, we told her that there would be a family meeting about it when she turned seven．She nearly always responded, “That’s when I’m going to go, then．” A fair amount of her curiosity was about school and I was afraid she was dreaming of going to school before she turned seven．

Although the advantages of home-schooling, I think, far outweigh its disadvantages, it is important for me to respect my daughter’s feelings and allow her to direct her own education．If her curiosity leads her to school, isn’t that where she should go?

Next week I’ll drive Fiona to her school．I hope that Fiona will learn to read and discover something wonderful to pursue in the world that opens up for her．I hope she will find the school activities provide her with satisfactory kid-time．

1．The writer decided to home-school her daughter, Fiona, because she thought________．

A．children aged 0-5 were too young to go to pre-school

B．Fiona may not be accepted by schools for her bad temper

C．home-schooling was much better than school education

D．children at Fiona’s age were too young to have their characters formed by school

2．In home schooling her daughter the writer tried to_______．

A．make her home just like a school

B．teach with a pointer, a piece of chalk, and a blackboard

C．be there when her child wanted her but tried not to stand in her way

D．teach according to a curriculum, which was suitable for Fiona

3．What was the writer’s biggest problem in home schooling her daughter?

A．She couldn’t decide what to teach and how to teach her daughter

B．She was not sure whether her teaching was suitable for Fiona．

C．She could not make Fiona give up the thought of going to school．

D．She didn’t know how to control Fiona’s temper

4．We can learn from the text that_______．

A．Fiona always acted against her mother’s instructions

B．it was against Fiona’s wish that she was educated at home

C．home-schooling was popular some years ago

D．Fiona’s parents would ask her opinions about school education

 

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出匹配信息。答案写在第II卷的相应位置。

A. Get well prepared for the job interview

This lecture is given to all students who are to graduate this summer. Professor Yang, the speaker, is an expert in advising job hunters. His talk will benefit you a lot when you go to the interview and help you succeed in getting a good job.

Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday

Place: Lecture Hall No.1, the First Teaching Building

B. History of Christmas and English

The lecture is about the history of Roman religion and the development of English.

Professor Philip will give you handouts to help you understand what he talks, so you can learn history and improve your English listening.

Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday

Place: Classroom 2201, the Second Teaching Building

C. Be an excellent interpreter

To those who are interested in speaking English. Zhou Yang, a very successful interpreter, well-known both at home and abroad for his quick reaction and wonderful spoken English, will come to share his unusual experience with you.

Time: 7:00-10:00 p.m. Wednesday

Place: Lecture Hall No.1, the First Teaching Building

D. How to appreciate the Tang poems

You will learn the background of Tang poems. You can learn the general rules of writing a poem and methods to appreciate different styles of Tang poems, reviewing some very familiar, well-known poems. Professor He from Beijing University will lead you into a wonderful world.

Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Thursday

Place: Classroom 2201, the Second Teaching Building

E: Enjoy classical music

Come to the hall to listen to Mr. Zhang. You will listen to some pieces of famous music and learn to enjoy them in a professor way. Two hours from 7:30 to 9:30 Friday.

F. The Internet and English study

Help you explore the Internet, so you will find your English learning easier and more interesting.

Mr. Smith will meet you in the First Building from 7:30 to 9:30 this Friday.

请阅读以下学生的信息，然后匹配学生和他\她要参加的讲座。

61. Gu Jiewen—A student who is going to graduate this summer is good at speaking English

and hopes to have the chance to communicate with different kinds of people.

62. Guan Yu—A student majors in English and wants to improve her English in listening, speaking, reading and writing. She is interested in any lecture on language learning but she won’t be free until Friday.

63. He Guangna—Studying history and going to graduate soon. He finds it not easy for a student majoring in history to get a job, so he is eager to learn how to be a successful job hunter.

64. Zhou Ronghua—Learning English but she is also interested in Chinese poems and she would like to know more about them.

65. Wang Hao—A student studying history. He likes listening to music and wants to learn how to appreciate music so that he can enjoy it better.

学生                讲座

61. Gu Jiewen          A. Get well prepared for the job interview

62. Guan Yu         B. History of Christmas and English

63. He Guangna         C. Be an excellent interpreter

64. Zhou Ronghua    D. How to appreciate the Tang poems

65. Wang Hao        E. Enjoy classical music

F. The internet and English study

 

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