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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 11 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 12 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 13 .
I try to mind my manners and 14 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 15, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ”she said to no one in 16 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight fighting against the tears, she  17, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 18 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 19 losing him.”
I couldn’t react. I was 20 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 21 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, 22  still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 23  that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 24 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very25. I realized I had only thought of people as 26 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and just considered her 27.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 28 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 29 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 30 . Understanding people is an art.
小题1:
A．determinationB．decisionC．attemptD．anxiety
小题2:
A．makeB．thinkC．stand D．find
小题3:
A．topicB．conversationC．discussionD．message
小题4:
A．devotedlyB．carelesslyC．sincerelyD．politely
小题5:
A．thereforeB．thusC．otherwiseD．however
小题6:
A．commonB．silenceC．particularD．surprise
小题7:
A．informedB．remindedC．announcedD．responded
小题8:
A．loweredB．closedC．widenedD．opened
小题9:
A．mind B．regretC．bearD．miss
小题10:
A．angryB．shockedC．curiousD．interested
小题11:
A．painB．pityC．disappointmentD．mercy
小题12:
A．yetB．andC．orD．but
小题13:
A．overB．roundC．throughD．without
小题14:
A．darkB．narrowC．whole D．bright
小题15:
A．confusedB．selfishC．worriedD．sad
小题16:
A．longB．soonC．wellD．far
小题17:
A．unfitB．unselfishC．unnecessaryD．unimportant
小题18:
A．someoneB．anyoneC．no oneD．everyone
小题19:
A．mightB．mustC．needD．should
小题20:
A．stayB．remainC．keepD．put

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

试题分析：文章讲述的是作者通过和司机的谈话，意识到了自己以往对待别人的错误看法。我只是一个存在于别人世界中的一个人，甚至可能微不足道。我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。了解他人也是一门艺术。
小题1:考查名词：A. determination决心，B. decision决定，C. attempt 试图，D. anxiety焦虑，根据上下文，我坐在公共汽车的最前面，因为我忧虑回到家。此处指的是作者想回家的急切，焦急的心情。选D
小题2:考查动词搭配：A. make out辨认出，B. think out想出，C. stand out耀眼，杰出。       D. find out弄清，查明，根据like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies可知，坐在汽车前面让他很突出，就像一堆阴暗的便士里面一个闪亮的硬币stand out 意为突出，选C
小题3:考查名词：A. topic话题，B. conversation对话，C. discussion讨论，D. message信息，需哦那个下文的her conversation was worth listening to.可知司机珍妮，试图打破不快的气氛，提出引人注目的比赛的话题（conversation）。选B
小题4:考查副词和上下文：A. devotedly投入地，B. carelessly粗心地，C. sincerely真诚地，D. politely礼貌地，根据mind my manners可知，作者想言行方面表现好点，因此想礼貌地倾听。选D
小题5:考查副词：A. therefore因此，B. thus因此，C. otherwise否则，D. however然而，前面的I am too busy thinking about my day.我忙着想自己的一天，和后面的her conversation was worth listening to.她的谈话值得听，是转折关系，用however，选D
小题6:考查形容词：A. common普通的，B. silence沉默，C. particular      特别的，D. surprise惊讶，in particular尤其，特别。“我父亲病了,”她没有特别跟谁说。选C
小题7:考查动词：A. informed通知，B. reminded提醒，使想起，C. announced宣布，D. responded回答，从前面的句子：I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”可知作者问她父亲怎么了，后面是司机珍妮的回答。选D
小题8:考查动词：A. lowered放低，B. closed关闭，C. widened拓宽，D. opened打开，根据语境，因为司机很伤心，所以此处讲的是她低垂着双眼，伤心地回忆起了母亲，也无法想象失去父亲的情景。选A
小题9:考查动词：A. mind介意，B. regret后悔，C. bear容忍，D. miss错过，根据情境：我已经失去了我母亲，但我认为我不能容忍再失去他。选C
小题10:考查形容词：A. angry生气的，B. shocked震惊的，C. curious 好奇的，D. interested感兴趣的，上下文，我不能回答，我震惊（shocked）。我为她心疼。可知作者得知这些以后感到很震惊，出乎了作者意料，选B
小题11:考查名词：A. pain疼痛，B. pity同情，C. disappointment失望，D. mercy怜悯，根据语境，当父亲去世的时候，母亲陷入了多大的痛苦之中。选A
小题12:考查副词：A. yet然而，B. and并且，C. or 或者，D. but但是，我看见她是多么难，和仍然是她，是并列关系，选B
小题13:考查词组：A. go over克服，B. go round四处走动，C. go through经历，D. go without没有…也能过，从前文的I saw how hard it was, 22  still is, for her.可知作者不愿让任何人经历这样的事情，选C
小题14:考查形容词：A. dark黑暗的，B. narrow狭窄的，C. whole整个的，D. bright明亮的，从前面的句子：Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. 可知珍妮不仅是司机，也有整个家庭和关心的事情，选C
小题15:考查形容词：A. confused困惑的，B. selfish自私的，C. worried担心的，D. sad悲伤的，上下文，根据下文的I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver和I should not have been so selfish可知，作者认为自己没有注意到别人，感到自己以前很自私。选B
小题16:考查形容词短语： A.as  long as只要， B. as soon as一…就， C. as well as不但，而且，和…一样好，D.as far as据…，就…，作者以前只想到别人的目的,没有想到别人的生活，as far as 就……而言
选D
小题17:考查形容词：A. unfit不合适的，B. unselfish无私的，C. unnecessary没有必要的，D. unimportant不重要的，从前面的句子：I had judged her by her job 可知作者一度认为珍妮是不重要的，选D
小题18:考查代词：A. someone有人，B. anyone任何人，C. no one没有人，D. everyone每个人，someoneelse其他的人，这句话表示：在其他人的世界中我只是另一个人。选A
小题19:考查情态动词：A. might可以，B. must必须，C. need需要，D. should应该，我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。这里表示：按道理讲应该…，选D
小题20:考查动词：A. stay逗留，B. remain仍然，C. keep保持，D. put放置，keep an appointment固定短语搭配：守约，践行约定，每个人都有地方可去，有人要看，要守约。选C。
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It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend(超越) it. Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
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.
小题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
小题2: The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.
A．save spaceB．persuade readers
C．make readers laughD．get readers’ attention
小题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
小题4: According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______.
A．encourage them to learn
B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C．help them learn to deal with pain
D．teach them how to respect from problems
小题5:The 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 in pain
C．pain teaches us important lessons
D．pain cannot be avoided
One of my main concerns when I am helping people achieve their goals is how they measure success. I see individuals getting frustrated as they struggle hard for success.
One of the main reasons that cause this frustration is that people allow their definition of success to be determined by someone or something else. Another is that they become frustrated at their own apparent lack of success when comparing themselves to other people.
We are individuals with individual wants, skills and experiences. We should look at our own skills to determine what is successful to us. We should look inwards to determine what it would mean for us to be successful in our own mind rather than someone else’s.
Evaluating a successful person needs to look at his pathway to success, his actions ，his determination and translate that into his own experience to see how he can improve himself.
You must set your own course of action, and stay on your course. You alone must determine what success means to you. Do what you do to the best of your ability and the rest will take care of itself. For example, I believe that I am successful but I am not a millionaire! Others may not see me as successful in their eyes but that does not matter. It is how I see myself that is important to me and my life.
Here is the truth. Being a success is doing your best, not being the best. Success is not something you become; it is something you continue being.
When we get to that point, we will experience a lot more joy and a lot less frustration. And that sounds good to us!
Remember the great quote from Napoleon Hill, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
小题1:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Frustration Determines Success
B．The Importance of Frustration to Success
C．How to Measure Success
D．Evaluations of a Successful Person
小题2:In terms of success, the writer thinks people feel frustrated because they_____
A．struggle too hardB．know little about others
C．are often discouragedD．underestimate themselves
小题3:Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Success is something you keep on being rather than you become.
B．Evaluating a successful person needs to look at others’ judgment.
C．It doesn’t matter others may not consider you as a success in their eyes.
D．It matters that you set your own course of action and stay on it.
小题4:According to the passage the writer advises us to_____.
A．attach the importance to others’ attitude and evaluation
B．learn from others ，failure
C．set a proper goal and strive to realize it
D．look at others’ skills to determine what is successful to us
You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.
In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.    In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.
小题1:What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A．People and things around you.
B．Opportunities and problems.
C．Creators and their choices.
D．Victims and their sufferings.
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, creators __________.
A．seem willing to experience failures in life
B．possess the ability to predict future life
C．handle ups and downs of life wisely
D．have potential to create something new
小题3:What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A．Creators and victims face quite different things in life.
B．Creators and victims are masters of their lives.
C．Victims can influence more people than creators.
D．Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.
小题4:The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that __________.
A．strong attachment to (沉浸在）sufferings in life pulls people into victims
B．people need family support to deal with challengers in life
C．it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains
D．one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life
小题5:What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A．To define victims and creators.
B．To evaluate victims against creators.
C．To explain the relationship between victims and creators.
D．To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.
More than a third of the babies born this year could receive a 100th birthday message from whoever happens to be on the throne in the second decade of the 22nd century, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It forecasts that 35% of the 826,000 people born in 2012 will live to become centenarians.
But a long life is not unalloyed good news. David Sinclair, head of policy and research at the International Longevity Centre UK, warned that for many the future may mean social isolation(隔离）as they live longer than friends and members of their families.
"It is of course good news that so many more people are living longer," he said, "but there is a big 'but1. We will be older, but in worse health, and at high risk of living alone. The other problem is that we are very poor at forward planning. We deal with the problems that are under our noses, but even problems two or three years away seem quite distant enough to put off.When you're talking about forecasts for a time half a century away and more, I see no evidence that we are putting in place the measures to deal with it."
This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the UK, a number which is expected to increase to 110,000 in 2035.
Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age: the likelihood of a girl born this year reaching her century is estimated to be 39%; for boys the figure is 32%.
The estimated number of female centenarians has risen from 500 in 1961 to more than 10,000 in 2010，a figure which is projected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000 by 2060.
Men are also living far longer, although their numbers are far fewer. There were an estimated 92 male centenarians in 1961 and just below 2,000 in 2010.
小题1:The underlined word centenarians probably means people who_____.
A．are born this yearB．live longer than their friends
C．are in poor healthD．are a hundred or more years old
小题2:From what David Sinclair said, we can learn_____.
A．he doesn't believe so many people are living longer
B．the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health
C．the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer
D．too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us
小题3:Which of the following statement is true?
A．About 289，100 people born in 2012 will live to 100.
B．More men will reach their century than women in the future.
C．The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s
D．More than 600 people reached their century in 1961.
小题4:What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．A long life is not always good news.
B．A long life also means social and physical isolation
C．In the future, more people will live to 100 in the UK.
D．It is good to live to 100.
For most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my mother and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to talking to his family.
Everything changed one morning. As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast, I could see that he wasn’t his usual reserved (缄默的) self. “Can’t wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match! Must see!”    I quickly figured out what all the excitement was about: Dad is a big football fan.
I had never been interested in football, but Dad’s excitement that morning made me more and more curious. I had to find out why this sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first trip to Disneyland.
Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we could watch the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans.
The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, a loud noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV: “Why is that man jumping up and down?” Dad patiently explained: “That’s Papa Bouba Diop, my son. It’s normal for them to jump up and down after they’ve scored.”
Dad explained almost everything to me. His monosyllabic (单音节的) answers were a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match, becoming more and more interested. When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him, he smiled and gave me a wink (眨眼). At long last we had something in common.
Football has really helped Dad and me get closer and form a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 men running after a silly ball?
小题1:Which of the following words can best describe the author’s father?
A．A talkative football player.B．A parent busy at work.
C．An encouraging father.D．A man of few words.
小题2:What made the author curious about his father one morning?
A．His unusual excitement.
B．His unexpressed eagerness.
C．His great interest in the newspaper.
D．His high expectation of the winner.
小题3:The author’s growing interest in watching the match mainly came from________.
A．his and his father’s common love of German food
B．watching a top level performance of the players
C．his father’s love of football and his explanation
D．eating in a restaurant with the excited fans
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Sharing is the foundation of good relationship.
B．Family members should be fans together.
C．Interest is the mother of success.
D．Personality decides everything.
There are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is undue absorption in the past. It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friends who are dead. One’s thoughts must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.
It is unwise to be too attached to the youth in the hope of sucking vigor from its vitality. When your children are grown up they want to live their own lives, and if you continue to be as interested in them as you were when they were young, you are likely to become a burden to them, unless they are cold to you.
I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities. It is in this sphere that long experience is really fruitful, and it is in this sphere that the wisdom born of experience can be exercised without being oppressive. It is no use telling grown-up children not to make mistakes, both because they will not believe you, and because mistakes are an essential part of education. But if you are one of those who are incapable of impersonal interests, you may find that your life will be empty unless you concern yourself with you children and grandchildren. In that case you must realize that while you can still render them material services, such as making them an allowance or knitting them jumpers, you must not expect that they will enjoy your company.
Some old people are afraid of death. But in fact the best way is to make your interests gradually wider and ore impersonal. An individual human existence should be like a river-small at fist, rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider and the banks move back and in the end they become mixed in the sea without any visible break.
The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death.
小题1:The author suggests that old people should_______.
A．develop impersonal interests with proper activities.
B．tell their children not to make mistakes
C．concern themselves with their children
D．not give their children an allowance
小题2:The underlined word “render” in Paragraph 3 is close to the meaning of  “_____”.
A．returnB．rewardC．offerD．demand
小题3:The author compares an individual human existence to a river because _____.
A．Life is like a river, first small, and then it becomes wide
B．life is like a river finally flowing into the sea
C．old age and death are both natural just like a river
D．old people will be mixed in the crowd like a river mixed in the sea
小题4:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Setting Sun Is BeautifulB．Growing Old Successfully
C．Why Fear Getting OldD．Caring for Olds More
Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time when you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.
Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions (消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate (拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.
The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.
You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason why it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.
I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was extremely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.
小题1:If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.
A．a schedule without gapsB．breaks and distractions
C．the limited timeD．the limited energy
小题2:According to Paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ________.
A．work without any rest
B．focus on many things at a time
C．find some more time in a day
D．do some exercise regularly
小题3:The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ________.
A．prove what the real limiting factor is
B．show us how busily he needs to work
C．explain how important a healthy body is
D．tell us what an odd experience he has
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Do You Really Lack Time?
B．How Can You Work Efficiently?
C．What Makes Your Energy Limited?
D．When Should You Do Exercise?
“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move，” said David Belle, the co­founder of parkour (跑酷)．
Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one？Like jumping from walls and over gaps and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond's wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.
Yes, that's parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds，but its participants see parkour much more than that.
Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy (哲理) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, and jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said，“I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”
Another philosophy we've learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.
小题1:Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of ________.
A．its co­founder, David Belle
B．the film, Casino Royale
C．its risks and tricks
D．the varieties of participants
小题2:The underlined word “obstacles” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”．
A．streetsB．objectsC．barriersD．roofs
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE of parkour?
A．It challenges human abilities.
B．It is a good but boring sport.
C．It needs special training.
D．It is a team sport.
小题4:Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?
A．Sports and extremes.
B．Excitement and popularity.
C．Dreams and success.
D．Determination and freedom.

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