We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" "And why didn’t Paul pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feelings behind the words. Suppose someone tells you，"You’re a lucky dog." that’s being friendly. But "lucky dog"? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person while talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

1.In the first paragraph, the writer recalls some things that happened between some friends and they __________.

A．think it was a mistake to have broken up with their girl friends

B．feel happy, thinking of how nice their friends were to them in the past

C．feel very sorry that their friends didn't help them and let them down

D．feel they may not have "read" their friends' true feelings correctly

2.In this passage, the writer tries to tell us how to __________.

A．avoid mistakes about money and our friends

B．avoid mistakes in understanding what people really want to tell us

C．"size up" people in a more scientific and meaningful way

D．keep people friendly without trusting them any more

3.While we are listening to a person, the important thing for us is __________.

A．to check his words against his manner, tone of voice and posture

B．to notice his tone of voice, his posture, and the look in his eyes

C．to listen to how he pronounces his words in front of you

D．not to believe what he says in any situation or any time

4.According to this passage, the underlined phrase "puts you down" can be replaced by another phrase "__________".

A．reduces you to silence                   B．presses you down

C．makes you humble                      D．makes you sad

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Daniel and Lisa lived next door to a nice lady named Mrs
Green．She was very good cook and often                    76．________
made for delicious cakes．The children could smell          77．________
them．"How can you get some cakes?" Daniel said to Lisa,          78．________
"We can't go and ask for some．That does not seem politely."   79．________
"I know which to do," Lisa said．"Come with me．" Then       80．________
they went Mrs Green’s house．Lisa knocked at the door       81．________
and Mrs Green opened it．Lisa said, "Hello, do you play      82．________
with us?" She laughed and asking, "What game do you         83．________
want to play?" "We want to play 'In a zoo'．We are           84．________
animals and you are the keeper who feed us with your         85．________
cakes. All right? "

If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say,“Hey,Butterfly Man,”his face would break into a smile.The title suits him.And he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶),once thought to have died out.Today the butterfly is coming back—thanks to him.But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday,he would have laughed,“You’re crazy.”As a boy,he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”.At age thirteen,he was caught by police for stealing.At eighteen,he landed in prison for shooting a man.

“I knew it had hurt my mom,”Bonner said after he got out of prison.“So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni,who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue.

“I saw the sign‘Butterfly Habitat’and asked,‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’”Bonner recalls,“Dr.Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜),‘Look at the leaves.’I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant.Dr.Mattoni explained,‘Without the plant,there are no butterflies.’”

Weeks later,Bonner received a call from Dr.Mattoni,who told him there was a butterfly that needed help.That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue.Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back.He grows astragalus,the only plant the butterfly eats.He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs.Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population,once almost zero,is now up to 900.For their work,Bonner and Dr.Mattoni received lots of awards.But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison.While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue,the butterfly has helped bring him back,too.

When he was young,Arthur Bonner _______.

A.broke the law and ended up in prison

B.was fond of shooting and hurt his mom

C.often laughed at people on the streets

D.often caught butterflies and took them home

Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

A.found the butterfly had died out

B.won many prizes from his professor

C.met Dr.Mattoni,a professor of biology

D.collected butterflies and put them into a lab

From the last sentence of the text,we learn that raising butterflies has _______.

A.made Bonner famous

B.changed Bonner’s life

C.brought Bonner wealth

D.enriched Bonner’s knowledge

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.A Promise to Mom

B.A Man Saved by Butterflies

C.A Story of Butterflies

D.A Job Offered by Dr.Mattoni

Everyone can experience anger sometimes, but not everyone can control it properly. To some people, controlling anger seems like the hardest thing in the world to do.

When it comes to anger control, there are lots of tools and things that you can do. The first technique you can use is to recognize stress when it occurs. This is extremely important as you need to understand what causes this pressure and attempt to reduce this stress before it transforms quickly into anger.

Developing empathy (移情) is another anger control skill you can learn. You can teach yourself how to reduce or eliminate (消除)anger completely by seeing things from other people’s perspective.

You need to learn how to respond to situations rather than react. Think about your response and calmly approach this rather than reacting suddenly when stress and pressure are triggered.

When you experience unwanted feelings, control these by talking to yourself in your own mind and enable yourself to deal with those feelings effectively before acting on them. By talking it over in your own head you can work out how you will best deal with the situation instead of acting on impulse (冲动), which can be destructive.

Anger control can also be achieved with the skill of being able to communicate with others with honesty. You can effectively train yourself to respond to situations without getting annoyed about things.

These feelings can quite regularly be set off by a difference in what we expect and what actually get in life. Often if things do not go our way or we feel we have been harshly treated, we will find it hard to control our anger. If you adjust your expectations, then you should be able to handle difficult situations and cope with them much better.

Finally it is vitally important to step back and think about things that are happening rather than acting too quickly. It can sometimes be very hard not to wade in (介入)and start acting before thinking about things first.

Therefore, it is important to remember that everyone has the capacity to lose their temper and controlling it is the real challenge.

1. Full Time Secretary Position Available

   Applicants should have at least 2 years’ experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Dep, 17 Browning Street, Leeds.

2. Part-time Job

   We require three part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required, applicants should be between 18 and 26 years old. Call 0115-765643 for more information.

3. Computer Trained Secretaries

   Do you have experience of working with computers? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company? If you want to know more about us, call 0457-896754.

4. Teaching Assistants Needed

   Hania’s Playschool needs 2 young teaching assistants to help with classes from 9 am to 3 pm. Applicants should have references. For more information please visit www.haniaplayschool.co.uk.

5. Weekend Work Available

   We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time on weekends for Rubberlast Group Ltd. Duties include answering the telephone and giving customers' information. For more information call us at 0113 - 6741326.

6. University Positions Open

    The University of Bristol is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, English, Economies or History. Please call the University of Bristol for more information.

7. Home Delivery Representative

    We are looking for someone who has excellent customer communication skills, a sales background with at least one year's experience and is a good team player with creative ideas. In return we offer a starting salary of 20,000 and 25 days paid holiday per year. For more information please call Direct Delivery Team of Yorkshire Post at 0113- 2388325 or 0113 - 2388318.

Which position is most suitable for a retired person?

A. Part-time Shop Assistant.

B. Teaching Assistant at Hania's Playschool.

C. Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd.

D. Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol.

If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university(English degree), which jobs can you apply for?

A. Job 1 and 7. B. Job 3 and 4. C. Job 4 and 7. D. Job 2 and 5.

Which is the ONLY position that has a formal educational requirement?

A. Full Time Secretary at United Business Hd.

B. Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.

C. Teaching Assistant at Hania's Playschool.

D. University Positions at the University of Bristol.

How can you get more information if you are interested in the position of a full-time computer trained secretary?

A. By telephone. B. By letter. C. By Internet. D. In person.