After six months of living in New Zealand, I realized one thing. Despite my  36   for greater contact with local students,  37   I initiated(开始) the contact, it wouldn’t happen. Local students are not interested in contacts with the international students, because they regard us as shy,  38    and sometimes snobby (势利的) people. Of course we know that’s not true. I want to change their opinions.

After  39     the problem, I put on my “confidence mask” each morning and walked around with a smile on my face. I chatted with people whenever I had the chance. I showed that I was not afraid to  40     them, and that I was worthy of being a friend.

A side-effect of my  41     confidence was that my emotions occasionally broke down Only in the  42     of my room, where no one could see, would I reveal my real emotions. All the rejections, funny looks, and  43     behind my back calling me a weirdo(古怪的人) melted  into tears. Once that was done, I would put on my confidence mask once again and start a new day.

It finally worked  My name became known throughout the school as I appeared to be 44     and active. Slowly, I discovered that I no longer needed to put on my confidence mask. I had real    friends. Instead of dragging myself to school and  45    to be happy, I was truly happy. I could not believe it when I was elected to the student government as Deputy Head boy----the first international student to receive the title.

From my  46     in New Zealand, I believe one thing will always be true: If you try your best to reach your goals, you’ll achieve your  47     dreams.

A. desire          B. invitation   C. devotion     D. effort

A. if             B. otherwise   C. unless       D. once

A. energetic     B. considerate C. free        D. dull

A. getting        B. realizing     C. solving       D. making

A. get up with     B. put up with C. open up to  D. look forward to

A. accepted      B. proved      C. elected           D. forced

A. public         B. privacy      C. possession  D. protection

A. laughing      B. talking      C. acting     D. walking

A. minded        B. talented      C. humorous   D. enthusiastic

A. looking      B. helping      C. pretending  D. treating

A. experience     B. trouble           C. travel      D. struggle

A. great         B. impossible  C. hopeful      D. reasonable

It has been two years since I published my first article on Yahoo!Contributor Network.I was very excited when I saw that what I had written was published on the Internet.
I recognized that the content sites such as Associated Content can provide a fertile ground for learning how to become a writer.I was thrifty(节俭的)—I could see that this was an open door for systematically(系统地)learning some basic writing skills without paying college tuition for classes,all to be finished at my own speed and without leaving the comfort of my own home.
During these past few years I gained enough experience and understanding of using Associated Content to try writing.I found writing for that site was not my cup of tea.However,my experience there was positive as I was rewarded with even more learning opportunities just by giving it a try.Through Associated Content I was introduced to the world of bolgs(博客).I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself.Now I’m interested in blogs and continue to work as a writer.
Writing for the content site Yahoo!Contributor Network gives me a chance of trying creative writing—news,reviews and numerous lifestyle issues.And all of these topics are my own choices.Then there is an opportunity to meet other writers.Yahoo!Contributor Network has a wonderful in-house messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easily with one another.Not all your tries are satisfactory and easy when you write for a content site,but the benefits are many if you try it.
My teacher once said,“If you don’t quit,you will win.”I have no desire to quit writing as I really enjoy it.My thanks go out to Associated content and yahoo!Contributor Network for all my progress in writing!And to my fellow writers—thank you so much for your support and friendship.May we continue in our efforts of inspiration for many years to come!
【小题1】According to the author,_______.

A.people can read a lot of novels on Associated Content
B.Associated Content helps readers study writing regularly
C.Associated Content contributes to making one become a writer.
D.studying on Associated Content is rather expensive but convenient.
【小题2】In the author’s eyes,writing for Associated Content was not______.
A.a job he can deal withB.his favorite thing
C.a difficult task for himD.meaningful work for him
【小题3】What is the benefit that Yahoo!Contributor Network offers?
A.You can have all your articles published.
B.You can get a lot of rewards from the site.
C.You can use its information and messages for free.
D.You can easily communicate with other writers.
【小题4】The author uses his teacher’s words to show that____.
A.he will stick to his writing career
B.his teacher gave him a lot of help
C.what his teacher said is really true
D.he has met much difficulty in writing
【小题5】We can learn from the passage that____.
A.two years has passed since the author began writing
B.the author is grateful for the sites and his fellow writers
C.the author had his first book published on the Internet
D.the author thinks writing on the Internet is very easy

How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the ____41____ of many readers with the question. The ____42____ news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month ____43____ you win the lottery (彩票) or some other prize.

We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to ____44____ how they became that rich, you will learn that they worked very ____45____ for the money. That is what most ____46____ have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went ____47____ hardships before they succeeded ____48____.

There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it ____49____ for themselves. In this article, I am going to ____50____ passion (热情) which I think is the most ____51____ quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one were to ____52____ the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.

Take J.K. Rowling for ____53____. Her first Harry Potter book was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which ____54____ to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small ____55____, which paid £1,500. And the ____56____ from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little ____57____ of making a living by writing children’s books.

If you want to make a million dollars, find something that ____58____ you really passionate and work hard at it. It doesn’t ____59____ what it is. Let me know how you ____60____.

1.                A.attention       B.discussion       C.consideration  D.excitement

 

2.                A.common        B.funny          C.disappointing  D.surprising

 

3.                A.if             B.unless          C.since D.though

 

4.                A.find out        B.think up        C.bring up  D.care about

 

5.                A.long           B.wisely          C.hard D.happily

 

6.                A.millionaires      B.people         C.leaders   D.businessmen

 

7.                A.around         B.under          C.through  D.near

 

8.                A.as well         B.at last          C.on purpose    D.by chance

 

9.                A.appear         B.complete       C.change   D.happen

 

10.               A.talk about       B.show off        C.pick out   D.carry out

 

11.               A.interesting      B.important       C.unforgettable   D.beautiful

 

12.               A.serve          B.visit           C.marry D.study

 

13.               A.agreement      B.experience      C.example   D.experiment

 

14.               A.promised       B.struggled       C.refused   D.tried

 

15.               A.office          B.publisher       C.factory    D.school

 

16.               A.advice         B.praise          C.comment  D.celebration

 

17.               A.interest        B.energy         C.time  D.chance

 

18.               A.reminds        B.drives          C.forces D.makes

 

19.               A.matter         B.say            C.mean D.care

 

20.               A.understand     B.plan           C.go   D.behave

 

 

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.

My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility (谦逊) by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl (爬) under the covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hope you’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.

  I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract (减) in your head.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗杆). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.

I hope your father punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold (一个石膏模型) of your hand.

  These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.

1.Who wrote the letter?

A.A grandmother.     B.A grandfather.      C.A father.          D.A mother.

2.What does the author hope for the boys?

A.they learn a lesson from a fight with others.

B.they know how to calculate with computers.

C.they get on well with family members.

D.they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.

3.It can be inferred from the text that the boys _________________.

A.often fight with others                   B.are to develop good qualities

C.always keep their grandpa company         D.score high in the exam

4.Why does the author write the letter?

A.To show the boys it’s not easy growing up.

B.To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.

C.To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.

D.To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.

 

 

第二部分(共50分)

Ⅴ. 短文填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

选择适当的词(组)并用适当形式完成短文。每个词(组)只使用一次,其中有两个词(组)是多余的。

 

leak out,     likely ,   keep ,   undoubted ,    though ,     in short ,

make use of  ,  never ,   say  ,   take ,        still ,       afford

 

 “You can learn English more efficiently if you spend 20 minutes a day for a week than if you spend two hours a day.” This is what a teacher usually 71  when he tells his students how to allot(分配)their time. But is it true?

Suppose you have a bucket with a small hole in its bottom. Now you are asked to fill the bucket with the water in a basin. If you are too little a boy to lift the basin full of water, you are sure 72   a bowl or something alike. You will dip out the water from the basin with the bowl and pour it into the bucket .You may dip from the basin again and again. However, you will soon find that as soon as you pour a bowl of water into the bucket , most of the water 73  through the hole , so you are 74   able to fill up the bucket this way.

On the contrary , if you are an adult, you will 75   lift the basin and pour the whole basin of water into the bucket at once. Now, the bucket is full. Though the water in it is also leaking out, you at least have filled up the bucket with water. If you want to 76   the bucket full, you only have to add a bowl of water now and then .

The same is true of English learning. Let us 77  a simple example. If you learn 10 new words today, you are most likely to remember 9 tomorrow. But if you try to learn 30 words today, though you may forget far more than one word , you may 78  be able to remember 11 or 12 words tomorrow.

Day in and day out , you will be able to remember a large number of words, 79  you may forget some of them.

 80  , the more time you spend at a time, the more you will learn on the whole. Of course, the amount of time you spend each time must be within the limit that you do not exhaust (使筋疲力尽)yourself .

 

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