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阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C、D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上把该选项涂黑。

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new ________ in high school.

________, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders (拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be ________ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the ________ read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart ________ as the list ended without her name. Feeling ________, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was ________. She moved on to English and history, and was ________ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to ________ math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school ________. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as ________ as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough ________ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled ________ and left. “Why is high school so ________?” she sighed.

Later in ________ class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ________. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ________ her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ________. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ________ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ________ fish you can be.”

1.A. processesB. decisionsC. challengesD. exercises

2.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. OtherwiseD. Besides

3.A. difficultB. easyC. boringD. interesting

4.A. editorB. bossC. candidateD. judge

5.A. jumpedB. sankC. stoppedD. raced

6.A. strangeB. satisfiedC. unhappyD. lonely

7.A. strugglingB. improvingC. workingD. complaining

8.A. embarrassedB. disappointedC. shockedD. relaxed

9.A. put upB. prepare forC. worry aboutD. give up

10.A. committeeB. newspaperC. radioD. team

11.A. enthusiasticB. artisticC. sympatheticD. realistic

12.A. speakersB. readersC. cheerleadersD. writers

13.A. widelyB. weaklyC. excitedlyD. brightly

14.A. similarB. ordinaryC. differentD. familiar

15.A. physicsB. historyC. EnglishD. math

16.A. pleasureB. hopeC. troubleD. sorrow

17.A. adapt toB. look outC. stay upD. get around

18.A. swimB. tryC. askD. escape

19.A. in return forB. in case ofC. in terms ofD. instead of

20.A. thinnestB. smallestC. bestD. gentlest

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I was going to Paris, which I’d always wanted to see. But now I was frightened to travel alone. I arrived at the train station in Paris. I hadn’t spoken my college French for twenty years. On my first metro ride, I came across an incompetent（不胜任的） thief. I just stared at him, and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowd. Somewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden, but the directions suddenly weren’t easy to find. When I finally found the hotel, my heart was beating heavily, and I was sweating like a basketball player. I couldn’t stay. Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire. The bathroom was downstairs, and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building. Welcome to Paris. I sincerely wanted to die. I missed my friends. I was entering my third week away from home and my kids, and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and frightened.

The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment. I knew that if I didn’t go out, right then, and find a place to have dinner, I would hide in this small room my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual. So I went out. Evening in Paris was light and pleasant. I walked along a path, listening to birds sing, watching children float toy boats in a huge fountain. No one seemed to be in a hurry. Paris was beautiful. And I was here alone and suddenly not lonely. My sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling free. I wore out two pairs of shoes during my week’s stay in Paris. I did everything there was to do, and it was the greatest week of my European vacation. I returned home, becoming a believer in the power of traveling alone. Now when I meet difficulties I just say to myself, “If I can go to Paris, I can go anywhere.”

1.What happened on my first metro ride?

A. I came across a skillful thief.

B. I bravely caught a thief trying to steal.

C. The thief successfully stole my purse.

D. I scared away a thief trying to steal.

2.The room in the hotel where I lived ________.

A. had just gone through a big fire

B. was in very poor conditions

C. had a good sight through the window

D. was very small and untidy

3.The lifestyle of French people can be considered as ________.

A. relaxedB. rushedC. anxiousD. aggressive

4.As to the writer, the power of traveling alone is ________.

A. the power of being independent

B. the power of feeling free

C. the power of overcoming difficulties

D. the power of becoming optimistic

The instructions on the bottle are really _______. I can't understand them at all.

A. encouraged B. various

C. confusing D. standard

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1. Another new year is coming. It's up to all of us to fill it with things__________ promise progress and happiness.

2.Can Starbucks find a place in China, ________ tea has been the preferred drink for hundreds of years?

3.The World Wide Fund for wildlife is an organization ________ aim is to protect wildlife.

4.The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point ___________ he can walk correctly and safely.

5. _______________(suffer) such a heavy loss, the boss didn’t have the courage to go on with his business.

6.____________(ignore) the difference between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.

7.Hot _______the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.

8.They promised to develop a software package by the end of this year, ____________ difficulty they might have.

9.What ______________ (require) in our team is that everyone should obey the rules to the letter.

10.When her mother came in, she ____________ (pretend) to have fallen asleep.

People are compassionate. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register (收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _______.

A. promised to obey the store rules

B. forgot to take any money with him

C. hoped to have the food first and pay later

D. could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A. kind and lucky B. friendly and helpful

C. poor and lonely D. hurt and disappointed

3.The writer acted upon the store rules because _______.

A. he expected someone else to pay for the old man

B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C. he considered the old man dishonest

D. he wanted to keep his present job

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A. Wealth is more important than anything else.

B. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

C. Experience is better gained through practice.

D. Helping others is easier said than done.

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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：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。

Here I will tell you what happened to me the other day. My best friend Alice and I was riding her brother’s four-wheeler. She was driving down a road when all of sudden we hit a sand pile and lost control. She was okay and I wasn’t. I was knocking unconscious. At first she didn’t know how to do but then she heard a truck coming down the road. So she waved down the driver and explain what had happened. The man got out of his truck with a second thought. He rushed over to her and called an ambulance. By that time I was starting to wake up. When I woke up, I saw the man stood over me. I thanked for him. That man was a hero.

Shower Radio — Warranty (保单) and Directions

Introduction

Before using the radio, please read all directions, and put warranty information in a safe place. You may need to refer to the warranty information later.

Warranty

The radio is warranted for one year. If it fails to work because of problems of materials, please return it to the address on the warranty card.

We will not pay shipping costs for returning the radio. We will either repair or replace the radio. At least four weeks is needed to examine the problem and repair the radio. If you have not heard from us within six weeks, call our customer service department at 1-800-123-4567.

Radios that are returned not for problems of materials will pay service fee and the cost of the repairs. Customers will be informed of the charge by postcard. Radios will not be returned until these fees are paid.

Directions

The radio is designed and built to operate well in a damp environment.

To Operate the Radio

1. Put two AA batteries following the introduction.

2. Turn the POWER dial in a clockwise direction until it clicks.

3. Press the station selector button for your desired station. The station’s call number will be visible on the digital screen.

4. To switch between AM or FM stations, move the AM/FM switch.

To Operate the Timer

1. Each time the Timer Set button is pressed, five minutes will be put on the timer. The amount of time on the timer will be visible for five seconds on the digital screen.

2. When the timer doesn’t work, a sound will be given off. The timer may be reset again after one minute.

Troubleshooting

Before returning the radio for service, please check the following items:

Problem: Radio cannot be heard.

1. Check batteries. 2. Check Power/Volume Control.

Problem: Timer does not work.

1. Check batteries 2. Follow directions for setting timer.

3. Turn the power control on. 4. Adjust the volume control.

1.If you don’t receive a repaired radio in six weeks, you can ________.

A. spend fewer shipping costs

B. make a phone call

C. require a new one

D. write a letter of complaint

2.The digital screen will show ________.

A. both the volume level and the AM/FM indicator

B. both the AM/FM indicator and the radio station

C. both the time remaining on the timer and the date

D. both the call number and time on the timer

3.According to the text, what should you do before returning the radio for service?

A. Contact the store where you purchased it.

B. Call the producer for a repair number.

C. Consult the telephone book for local repair service.

D. Check whether certain problems exist.

Need for closure is a psychological term that describes a person's desire for a firm answer to a question. Our need for closure is our natural preference for definite answers over confusion and uncertainty. Every person has their own baseline level of need for closure. It likely evolved via natural selection.

What I find really fascinating is how our need for closure is affected by the situation we're in. Our need for closure rises when we have to act rather than just observe, and it matters much more when we're rushed, or bored, or tired. Any stress can make our discomfort with uncertainty increase, and a high need for closure negatively influences some of our most important decisions: who we decide to trust, whether we admit we're wrong and even how creative we are.

In hiring, for instance, a high need for closure leads people to put far too much weight on their first impression. It's called the Urgency Effect. In one experiment, psychologists tried to lower people's need for closure by telling them, right before participants are about to make various judgments of a job candidate, that they'll be responsible in some way for them, or that their judgments have serious consequences.

In making any big decision, it's not enough just to know that we should take our time. We all know that important decisions shouldn't be rushed. The problem is that we don't keep that advice in mind when it matters. So, one of the best solutions is to formalize the reminders. Before making important decisions, write down not just advantages and disadvantages but what the consequences could be. Also, think about how much pressure you're under. If your need for closure is particularly high that day, it's even more important to think twice.

1.How does "need for closure" probably come into being?

A. By accident.B. By nature.

C. By acquiring.D. By imitating.

2.It can be inferred that a high need for closure ______.

A. brings about more stress

B. leads to not so good decisions

C. causes discomfort and uncertainty

D. promotes one's creativity

3.In the experiment the psychologists reduced participants’ need for closure by telling them to ______.

A. value their first impression

B. be responsible for their boss

C. be cautious about their judgments

D. pay little attention to the consequences

4.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. More helpful solutions to high need for closure.

B. Some serious consequences of making decisions.

C. Other approaches to making important decisions.

D. Another strategy to escape the pressures of modern life.

Book: No Looking Back

Author: Shivani Gupta

Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash. It took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body. Then tragedy struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn't let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.

Book: Courage Beyond Compare

Author: Sanjay Sharma

The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics, swimming, and badminton, who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.

Book：Face to Face

Author: Ved Mehta

Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind, to which he flew alone at 15. America and the school changed his life, leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.

Book: This Star Won’t Go Out

Author: Lori and Wayne Earl

Diagnosed with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous life. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend, Esther died in 2010, shortly after turning 16, but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.

1.The book No Looking Back mainly talks about ________.

A. an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents

B. 10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field

C. a successful author who was blind during his childhood

D. an inspiring teenager who died of cancer

2.When reading the book written by Sanjay Sharma, we will ________.

A. find the author is a sports lover

B. get inspired by the sportspersons' spirits

C. be proud to be a sportsperson

D. find sportspersons are full of power

3.In which book does the author tell of himself?

A. Face to FaceB. This Star Won’t Go Out

C. Courage Beyond CompareD. No Looking Back

4.Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books?

A. Intelligent.B. Passionate.

C. Inspiring.D. Pessimistic.

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