The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."  They kept on walking until they found an oasis（绿洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.  After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."  The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."
You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.
64．One friend slapped the other because ____.
A．he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.
B．He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.
C．He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.
D．He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.
65．The underlined sentence means we should _____.
A．not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.
B．gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.
C．make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long .
D．not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.
66．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?
A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.
B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways.
C．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.
D．We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.
67．Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?
A．True Friendship                     B．Sand and Stone 
C．Hurts and Benefits                  D．Forgiveness and Gratitude

 Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.

    1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.

    2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.

    3. ... You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

    4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.]

    5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.

1. From Tip One we know that we should             .

   A. never be afraid to take risks

   B. try something new every day

   C. focus on the good things in life 

   D. get rid of all our former habits

2.What’s the best title for the third tip?

   A. Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.      

   B. Never Think of Tomorrow.

   C. Remember You Are the Best.   

   D. Never Change Your Mind.

3.The writer may NOT agree that              .

   A. feeling sad about your life does you no good

   B. it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

   C. you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

   D. you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

4. What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

   A. Positive.             B. Negative.

   C. Doubtful.             D. Indifferent.

II．完形填空
命题意图：以下两篇完形填空题的主题突出，语言简明，容易理解，绝大部分试题属于根据主旨分析判断的理解题，有利于学生解题，提高他们的解题能力和自信心。请针对学生实际情况，选用以下训练题。
（1） My father was an ill-humored man．I knew he loved me and his love was deep．He just didn’t know how to   36   it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town．We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively   37 ．When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to   38   him for a dance.
“Dad, you know I’ve never   39   with you before．I begged you but you   40   wanted to．How about right now?”
I waited for the   41   refusal．But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll   42   you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.”
My father took me in his   43   and I felt overcome by emotion.
As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he   44   my eyes.
“Dad,” I finally  45  , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face．“  46   I love you so much.” he whispered back．I was struck dumb by his   47 ．It wasn’t what I had thought．But it was of course exactly what I needed to   48 ．I had always known that he loved me．I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had   49   him and made him silent．“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly．He stumbled （结结巴巴地说） over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open．It’s   50   for me, but just remember how much I love you.”
When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence   51   changed．
When I came back, Dad sat in his chair   52   his body leaning forward, very pale．Everything was really too late．He was   53 ．
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face．But it’s a totally different scene    that I   54   now．I remember him saying “I love you” and my saying it back．The three words   55  on forever long after we are gone．
36．A．answer        B．express        C．mention       D．understand
37．A．band         B．hall           C．sofa          D．bar
38．A．invite        B．teach         C．help          D．show
39．A．chatted       B．sang           C．danced        D．stayed
40．A．still         B．even         C．also          D．never
41．A．final           B．normal        C．rough         D．usual
42．A．tell          B．show          C．ask          D．explain
43．A．arms           B．hands          C．heart           D．mind
44．A．noticed       B．ignored       C．avoided       D．greeted
45．A．complained     B．whispered       C．explained        D．shouted
46．A．Because      B．Though       C．If            D．While
47．A．response     B．advise         C．promise        D．excuse
48．A．find          B．know        C．hear          D．think
49．A．surprised     B．pleased       C．inspired      D．frightened
50．A．clear           B．important        C．impossible       D．hard
51．A．everything      B．something       C．nothing       D．anything
52．A．for          B．with               C．on           D．from
53．A．moved        B．tired               C．lost           D．gone
54．A．discover       B．remember       C．remind         D．consider
55．A．depend       B．carry          C．live             D．take

I was brought up by my grandparents for the first years of my life. We   36  in a very small community and all of my aunts and uncles lived   37_ . Everyone had a hand in taking care of my safety. Of course in those days   38  everyone in the community spoke the beautiful language of my childhood. When my grandfather spoke I would _ 39_ him carefully.
Then at age six my father   40  from the army. I was forbidden to speak that 41  ever again. My grandfather was   42  . He couldn’t speak English, so my grandmother would   43  for him whenever he spoke to me. With my mother and father we   44 from that small community. I was about to enter public school so I had to learn English. My grandfather   45  when I was eight and we returned to that small community for his funeral. He was   46  in the living room, as was the tradition. I went and stood by him and   47  no one was around I spoke to him in a whisper   48  that beautiful language of my childhood. That was the   49  time I spoke those words.
Almost fifty years later, _ 50 _ I had forgotten the beautiful language of my childhood, I had the opportunity to   51  a newly written paper of it. On my first look at it I recognized   52  . I must have looked it over several times in the following weeks. Then one day I read out loud a word from my past. I almost cried. I was   53 reading over other words. Words came   54  back to me after all these years. When receiving something from someone, you don’t take it from their hand, rather you let them lay it in your hand. For me it was   55  ---The beautiful language of my childhood was Michif. It was not only a language but also a way of life.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分。满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项填出。
“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?”I said to myself．Living in a small house and still jobless，I  36   to make ends meet．
Still，I counted my blessing（知足）when I  37  that a young family in a nearby home lost  __38  to a flash fire．I watched as the entire community went to their  39 ：A church provided shelter；others gathered food，bedding and clothing．Lines of busy people willingly gave their time   __40   their money．
The afternoon before Thanksgiving，two women came to our house  41  donations（捐赠物品）．Although we had  42  to spare，I helped early items to their car，  43  in my heart to give more．
As we stood   44   chatting，my little Helen，only three，shouted，“Wait! Don’t anybody move．”She rushed into the house，complaining，“We   45  something!”
I looked apologetically at the ladies，but  46  I could follow her，Helen was back outside．
carrying her  47   toy bear，which I had made for her birthday just two months before．
“Mommy，”her green eyes searched my   48 ，“the little girl doesn’t’t have any toys．I have to give it to her．”
My heart quaked．I thought about the few  49  Helen had and how many hours I had spend sewing（缝）this one．Now she wanted to  50  it away．We stood in silence，the ladies  51  at me．I struggled with my feelings．I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have．
Everyone held their  52  as I bent down to face Helen．“Of course，Helen．”My voice nearly  __53  ，“you’re right．We forgot the toy．How  54  of you to remember!”
And I  55   my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding（砰砰地跳）in my daughter’s little chest．
36．A．struggled  B．decided     C．prepared   D．happened
37．A．expected   B．announced       C．learned     D．believed
38．A．nothing    B．something C．anything   D．everything
39．A．trouble     B．help  C．experience       D．work
40．A．except for B．instead of      C．rather than     D．as well as 
41．A．collecting B．reporting  C．requiring  D．allowing
42．A．less   B．more C．little  D．much
43．A．refusing    B．offering    C．waiting     D．wishing
44．A．downstairs       B．upstairs     C．outside     D．inside
45．A．needed     B．gave  C．remembered     D．forgot
46．A．since B．before      C．when D．though
47．A．expensive B．favorite    C．friendly    D．ugly
48．A．face  B．head  C．heart D．body
49．A．books       B．clothes      C．friends      D．toys
50．A．take  B．throw       C．give  D．put
51．A．aiming     B．shouting   C．glimpsing D．staring
52．A．words       B．steps  C．breath       D．hands
53．A．broke       B．failed       C．appeared   D．stopped
54．A．proud       B．thoughtful C．natural      D．clever
55．A．admitted   B．wished      C．explained  D．Realized