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The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn’t __36__ it as a profession. My grandfather, having taught music for years at college and, though much __37__, earned merely enough to support his family. As a result of this _38___in the family, I went to college -----quite __39__, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other _40___. Before my graduation from Columbia, I felt _41___my duty to leave college and take a job. Aside from the satisfaction of being able to ___42__the family, money is all I got out of it. My only ambition was to save enough to _43___ the job and go to Europe to study __44___. I used to get up at dawn to practice_45__ I left for “downtown “to work. . I continued to make money, and _46__, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to ___47_.
The situation of my family improved, and my help was _48___necessary, so I resigned from my __49__and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for _50___. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and _51___every minute of it. I was a _52__man and I was doing what I__53__ to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a quite wealthy man today, __54__ I wouldn’t have made a success of living . I would have _55__all those that money can never buy.
Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high price on it.
小题1:
A．receiveB．acceptC．refuseD．keep
小题2:
A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded
小题3:
A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example
小题4:
A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously
小题5:
A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems
小题6:
A．thisB．thatC．itD．one
小题7:
A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit
小题8:
A．give upB．give inC．go onD．throw away
小题9:
A．computerB．lawC．historyD．music
小题10:
A．afterB．in caseC．beforeD．the moment
小题11:
A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately
小题12:
A．go backB．go homeC．go abroadD．go down
小题13:
A．no longerB．of courseC．in factD．much too
小题14:
A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends
小题15:
A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．North America
小题16:
A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD．enjoyed
小题17:
A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak
小题18:
A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed
小题19:
A．soB．andC．butD．for
小题20:
A．missedB．gainedC．achievedD．won

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:C
小题20:A

试题分析：本文从自己的亲身经历告诉我们钱很重要，但是做自己喜欢的事情更重要，要在金钱和心中真正的追求之间取得平衡，要去做能自己喜欢做的事情。
小题1:B 动词辨析。A受到B接受C拒绝D保持；我的不能接受我把音乐当成事业。
小题2:A 动词辨析。A被尊重B被恨C被怀疑D被责备；尽管我爷爷受人尊重但挣的钱不够养家。
小题3:D 名词辨析。A借口B机会C诺言D例子；爷爷就是学习音乐的例子。
小题4:A 副词辨析。A开心地B悲哀地C绝望地D紧张地；我上大学时候很开心，我有别的兴趣。
小题5:A 名词辨析。A兴趣B遗憾C实验D问题；我上大学时候很开心，我有别的兴趣。
小题6:C 语法分析。It是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式短语。
小题7:B 动词辨析。A询问B帮助C警告D参观；除了能够帮助家里以外，我还能挣到钱。
小题8:A 动词辨析。A放弃B屈服C继续D扔掉；我唯一的愿望就是放弃这份工作去欧洲学音乐。
小题9:D 上下文串联。根据句意：我唯一的愿望就是放弃这份工作去欧洲学音乐。
小题10:C 连词辨析。A在…后B以防C在…前D一…就；我在上班之前，练习音乐。
小题11:B 副词辨析。A首先B最后C逐渐D最近；最后我积累了足够地钱出国了。
小题12:C 短语辨析。A返回B回家C出国D下降；指积累了足够多的钱可以出国去欧洲学音乐。
小题13:A 副词辨析。A不再B当然C实际上D太…；指家庭情况好转，我的帮助也不再有必要。
小题14:A 名词辨析。A职位B大学C家庭D朋友；我辞职了，离开了那份工作。
小题15:B 上下文串联。根据上文提及要去欧洲学习音乐，说明要去欧洲。
小题16:D 动词辨析。A浪费B失去C忘记D享受；指我享受在欧洲的每一分钟。
小题17:C 形容词辨析。A本地的B自由的C聪明的D虚弱的；指我是一个自由的人了。
小题18:C 动词辨析。A重复B提供C爱D示意；指我在做我所喜欢的事情。
小题19:A 上下文串联。如果我不辞职，我会是一个很富有的人，但是我的生活就不会如此成功。
小题20:A 动词辨析。A错过B得到C实现D赢得；指错过这些钱难以买到的东西。
点评：本文通过自己的一个故事向我们阐述了一个哲理，钱和个人兴趣哪个更重要？钱很重要，但是我们不能为了钱而失去自己的追求和爱好。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，部应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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After years of her crying. I finally gave in and allowed my daughter to have a cat. I now regret my decision. As someone needs to have a clean, tidy house, I no longer feel relaxed in my own home. If I tell her, “sorry, the cat has to go.” She will be heartbroken. What can I do?
-Feline Phobic
Dear Phobic,
I’m an animal lover and on your kid’s and cat’s side. Tell your daughter your problem. Ask her to help you come up with a plan. Perhaps you can agree to allow the cat only in certain areas of the house. This is a chance for your daughter to develop the sense of responsibility owning a pet requires.
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Dear Crystal,
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小题1:Aunty thinks that Phobic should        .
A．try to persuade her daughter to give in.
B．spend more time cleaning the house.
C．ask her daughter to help tidy up
D．find a better way to keep the cat.
小题2:The underlined word “brainy” in the passage means        .
A．excitedB．friendlyC．intelligentD．hard-working
小题3:According to the passage,       .
A．Phobic can’t get along well with her daughter.
B．Aunty is fond of animals like cats.
C．Crystal’s coworkers are cheating her.
D．Lily has no interest in lab experiments.
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Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
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Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
小题1:When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some moneyB．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit himD．went for a journey with him
小题2:What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email.
B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University.
D．His life would go back to normal again
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.
小题4:From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.
A．sincere and warm-hearted
B．proud and confident
C．serious and friendly
D．funny and responsible
小题5:The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody
B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life
D．where there is a will, there is a way
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can vision be cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the key factors of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, and you’ll never use crutches (拐杖) or a stick, and then have a go at evening. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.
小题1:The underlined word “grumble” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A．trembleB．complainC．speed up D．slow down
小题2:Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?
A．Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise.
B．People are wise to pay to go to the gym.
C．Those who want to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life.
D．People’s attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed.
小题3:By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “________”.
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
C．If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
D．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
小题4:Following this passage, the author will further talk about ________.
A．how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced
B．what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face
C．what great people have in common
D．why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity
小题5:Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?
A．Face adversity with a smile
B．Different attitudes towards adversity
C．Nothing is impossible
D．Life is full of adversity
Many Tuesday mornings. I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really   1 the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit  2 when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and  3 that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I  4 through his home, checking every room. I tried not to   5 . Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried .   6 , my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics（有氧运动）class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our  7 together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was   8 me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his  9 , I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was   10 all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so   11 of my father for being so  12 and talented. He’d made my party a  13 .
As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in   14.
“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the   15 on the side of the house!” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and   16 back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad  17 laughing his typical laugh that was always  18 . I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I  19 the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the   20 and more importantly, for all your love.
小题1:
A．dislikeB．shareC．getD．enjoy
小题2:
A．dangerousB．unusualC．joyfulD．relaxing
小题3:
A．decidedB．hopedC．expectedD．wondered
小题4:
A．livedB．pulledC．hurriedD．came
小题5:
A．cryB．panicC．believeD．confirm
小题6:
A．Above allB．In allC．After allD．For all
小题7:
A．journeyB．familyC．interestD．past
小题8:
A．holdingB．pickingC．callingD．bringing
小题9:
A．heartB．chestC．eyesD．arms
小题10:
A．amazingB．cheatingC．invitingD．providing
小题11:
A．sureB．awareC．proudD．afraid
小题12:
A．honestB．specialC．luckyD．practical
小题13:
A．feastB．prizeC．secretD．success
小题14:
A．angerB．worryC．sorrowD．surprise
小题15:
A．yardB．kitchenC．roomD．home
小题16:
A．foughtB．raced(疾驰)C．lookedD．fled
小题17:
A．keptB．rememberedC．beganD．stopped
小题18:
A．bitterB．simpleC．familiarD．tight
小题19:
A．closedB．unlockedC．kickedD．knocked
小题20:
A．memoriesB．chancesC．assistanceD．advice
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   36  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   37  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   38  thinking that she wouldn’t live   39  from then on.
Over the years, I   40  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   41  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   42  trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   43 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   44  into my son’s room with a box of   45 . After 16 years, I still   46  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   47  since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   48  the path for those people who were less   49  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   50 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   51 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   52 . From this person that I thought would have no   53  of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   54  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   55  that I can never repay.
小题1:
A．walkingB．ridingC．runningD．driving
小题2:
A．livedB．survivedC．existedD．escaped
小题3:
A．mindB．brainC．headD．thought
小题4:
A．equallyB．calmlyC．quietlyD．normally
小题5:
A．studiedB．movedC．workedD．1ived
小题6:
A．sufferingB．causingC．bearingD．catching
小题7:
A．normallyB．particularly C．necessarilyD．eventually
小题8:
A．upB．offC．backD．down
小题9:
A．ranB．walkedC．rolledD．moved
小题10:
A．tissuesB．presentsC．pillsD．candies
小题11:
A．realizedB．knewC．recognizedD．reminded
小题12:
A．her lifeB．her sonC．her familyD．her work
小题13:
A．clearedB．smoothedC．cleanedD．opened
小题14:
A．richB．healthyC．strongD．fortunate
小题15:
A．moneyB．hopeC．pityD．medicine
小题16:
A．smallB．pitifulC．weakD．shameless
小题17:
A．admittedB．beatenC．hurtD．hospitalized
小题18:
A．useB．valueC．meaningD．quality
小题19:
A．treatedB．worsenedC．relievedD．recovered
小题20:
A．some moneyB．some tissuesC．a debtD．a hope
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas（胰腺). I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which was doctor’s code for preparing to die. It meant to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It meant to make sure everything was buttoned up so that it would be as easy as possible for your family. It meant to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活组织检查). I was calm, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This is the closest I’ve been to facing death. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by the principle — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
小题1:The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to let the readers __________.
A．be brave when facing a cancer
B．treasure their lifetime to fulfill their own business
C．know a sorrowful experience of his won
D．know how he treasured his family.
小题2:Why can the author's illness be cured so soon?
A．He prepared everything in order.B．He had a biopsy.
C．His pancreatic cancer can be curable with surgery. D．His wife helped him.
小题3:The impression the author gave readers is that __________.
A．he was so optimistic that the incurable illness wouldn't bring him down.
B．he could leave death alone and had enough courage to become what he wanted to.
C．he was so determined that he wasn't scared at death.
D．he was such a responsible man that he prepared well before he died.
小题4:What does the underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Gods.B．The doctors
C．Heart and intuitionD．Other persons
Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would   21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started  22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough  23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no  24 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her  25 .
With the passing years, my   26 returned to that night time after time. By then I   27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very  28 , sometimes far away, but always it was  29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once  30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives  31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself  32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to  33 the hair from my forehead. Then a   34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I   35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how  36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember  37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and   38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new  39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was   40 to be found.
小题1:
A．lieB．bendC．lookD．fall
小题2:
A．annoyingB．astonishingC．delightingD．disappointing
小题3:
A．alongB．aboveC．againstD．aside
小题4:
A．replyB．promiseC．requestD．agreement
小题5:
A．pityB．sadnessC．apologyD．love
小题6:
A．viewsB．opinionsC．spiritsD．thoughts
小题7:
A．missedB．forgotC．heldD．shook
小题8:
A．strangeB．closeC．seriousD．common
小题9:
A．stressedB．existedC．hiddenD．exposed
小题10:
A．expectedB．changedC．remindedD．complained
小题11:
A．yetB．awayC．aloneD．long
小题12:
A．drawnB．carriedC．movedD．stayed
小题13:
A．cutB．washC．brushD．take
小题14:
A．tearB．kissC．pressD．hand
小题15:
A．returnedB．rememberedC．realizedD．recalled
小题16:
A．sorryB．happyC．angryD．nervous
小题17:
A．whenB．howC．whyD．as
小题18:
A．disappearedB．forgivenC．apologizedD．abandoned
小题19:
A．imaginationB．inspirationC．decorationD．appreciation
小题20:
A．stillB．soonC．nowhereD．anyhow

Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson that little things still mean a lot. I live on the Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I started my car and I  1 down at the roadside, a piece of paper caught my eye. I picked it up and  2 it carefully.
The form turned out to be a  3 from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’  4 of their vehicle’s registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their  5 and figured：no one would throw this out,  6 if it was current.
Although the form had been blown here,  where in the busy, 7 parking lot would I find the owner? So I checked the date and noted the name of the  8 , who must be in our town. I thought that the best and easiest step to  9 was to put the form in an envelope addressed to the couple and  10 it by post. So I did it.
On the weekend, a  11 couple called at my house and brought me a big  12 . They said they had panicked and searched for the receipt(收据)   13 everywhere before giving up. Without it they would 14 $8, 000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone  15 a major trouble by doing something which at first glance seemed minor.
小题1:
A．glancedB．wentC．brokeD．set
小题2:
A．readB．cleanedC．touchedD．saw
小题3:
A．reportB．decisionC．messageD．receipt
小题4:
A．developmentB．paymentC．permissionD．plan
小题5:
A．clothesB．hatC．shoesD．shirt
小题6:
A．especially B．occasionallyC．usually D．generally
小题7:
A．lonelyB．narrowC．emptyD．crowded
小题8:
A．guestB．ownerC．partnerD．host
小题9:
A．haveB．getC．takeD．bring
小题10:
A．sellB．mailC．carryD．fly
小题11:
A．worriedB．disappointedC．luckyD．happy
小题12:
A．surpriseB．formC．giftD．joy
小题13:
A．quicklyB．slowlyC．curiouslyD．madly
小题14:
A．dropB．earnC．loseD．get
小题15:
A．avoidB．meetC．overcomeD．defeat

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