Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a   16  shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   17  . She wanted to help,    18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to    19   and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my   20  cookies in them and began to   21  , offering them to anyone near me.
I    22   an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me    23  in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes    24   a little bit and he said, “No one has    25   called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.
It struck me. 
I explained I had been raised that    26   color and social status, everyone deserved     27   . It made me    28   to think that just because he was homeless, no one    29  him the honor. It broke my   30  , and I couldn’t help   31  cry. I just didn’t understand    32  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every    33  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the    34  it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    35  make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__16_ that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to  17  . She wanted to help, 18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to  19  and hand out to people. When _20_ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the _21_ meals. I began making sandwiches and   22   them with the crowd. I had the containers with my  23  cookies in them and began to  24  , offering them to anyone near me.
I  25  an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __26_, and his eyes   27   a little bit and said,  “ No one has  28   called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It __29_  me.
I explained I had been raised that  30  color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It   31   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one  32   him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   33 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   34   person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the __35__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific1that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to2 . She wanted to help,3 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to4 and hand out to people. When5 to the homeless shelter, I passed out the 6meals.I began making sandwiches and7 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my8 cookies in them and began to9 , offering them to anyone near me.
I10 an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I 11 , and his eyes12 a little bit and said, “ No one has13 called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It 14me.
I explained I had been raised that15 color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It16 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one17 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand18 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every19 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the20 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      accident
   2. B.
      incident
   3. C.
      event
   4. D.
      affair
2. 2.
   1. A.
      participate
   2. B.
      join
   3. C.
      choose
   4. D.
      go
3. 3.
   1. A.
      however
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      yet
   4. D.
      so
4. 4.
   1. A.
      bring
   2. B.
      fetch
   3. C.
      collect
   4. D.
      take
5. 5.
   1. A.
      arriving
   2. B.
      getting
   3. C.
      reaching
   4. D.
      coming
6. 6.
   1. A.
      remained
   2. B.
      remaining
   3. C.
      remain
   4. D.
      left
7. 7.
   1. A.
      shared
   2. B.
      gave
   3. C.
      helped
   4. D.
      assisted
8. 8.
   1. A.
      classmate’s
   2. B.
      schoolmate’s
   3. C.
      sister’s
   4. D.
      family’s
9. 9.
   1. A.
      walk around
   2. B.
      knock around
   3. C.
      come around
   4. D.
      stand around
10. 10.
    1. A.
       went
    2. B.
       came
    3. C.
       approached
    4. D.
       met
11. 11.
    1. A.
       had
    2. B.
       called
    3. C.
       would
    4. D.
       do
12. 12.
    1. A.
       watered
    2. B.
       cried
    3. C.
       tore
    4. D.
       dropped
13. 13.
    1. A.
       already
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       still
    4. D.
       yet
14. 14.
    1. A.
       hit
    2. B.
       occured
    3. C.
       struck
    4. D.
       beat
15. 15.
    1. A.
       in spite of
    2. B.
       regardless of
    3. C.
       concerned about
    4. D.
       for fear of
16. 16.
    1. A.
       strengthened
    2. B.
       saddened
    3. C.
       frightened
    4. D.
       pleased
17. 17.
    1. A.
       handed
    2. B.
       offered
    3. C.
       provided
    4. D.
       supplied
18. 18.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       whether
    4. D.
       why
19. 19.
    1. A.
       single
    2. B.
       poor
    3. C.
       ordinary
    4. D.
       normal
20. 20.
    1. A.
       lesson
    2. B.
       class
    3. C.
       truth
    4. D.
       reality

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That  36  two out of every three people simply don’t know the  37  they already have to be successful when it’s  38  there in their hands!  39  if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior (差的)unless you  40  them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder  41  he knows he can climb himself.”

Many of us have an image  42 , the image（形象） we have of ourselves.  43  one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look  44  on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to  45  is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just  46  your mind and you’ll change your life.

One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to  48  that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would  49  our circulation（循环）of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that  50  thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you  51 .

Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But  52  he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even  53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly  54  all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll  55  do it.

A. reflects         B. means                C. reads                D. explains

A. chance           B. strength             C. reason           D. ability

A. immediately     B. properly             C. right                D.accurately   

A. But              B. Because          C. What             D. While

A. challenge            B. let              C. admit            D. help

A. if               B. except           C. unless           D. until

A. quiz                 B. question             C. mystery          D. problem

A. As                   B. When             C. While            D. Since

A. curious          B. good-looking         C. funny            D. serious

A. knock            B. beat                 C. strike           D. defend

A. settle               B. bend                 C. fix              D. change

A. I failed.            B. Not me.          C. I can’t.            D. Can I?

A. think                B. imagine          C. expect           D. doubt

A. start                B. help                 C. close                D. stop

A. empty            B. silly                C. reasonable       D. terrible

A. realize              B. try              C. understand       D. judge

A. before           B. after                C. since                D. because

A. likely               B. unbelievable         C. impossible       D. possible

A. runners          B. workers          C. competitors     D. players

A. simply           B. seldom           C. usually              D. never

Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit（因纽特人）families going off on snowmobiles to prepare their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud. There are also reports of sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract（抽象的）idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is already having great effect—if summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon become almost ice-free in summer. The knock-on effects（连锁反应）are likely to include more warming, cloudier skies and higher sea levels. Scientists are increasingly eager to find out what’s going on in the Arctic.

     For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in unsteady balance with one of the toughest environments on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct danger to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outsider experts tell them what’s happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are trying hard to guard their hard-won autonomy（自治权）in the country’s newest land, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral (祖先的) knowledge with the best of modern science. This is a challenge in itself.

     The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that’s covered with snow for most of the year. Adventure into this area and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home. Farming is out of the question and nature offers few pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by taking advantage of sea first. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the settlers were successful; sometimes they failed and disappeared. But around a thousand years ago, one group appeared that was uniquely well adapted to deal with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska, bringing dogs, iron tools and the like. They are the ancestors of today’s Inuit people.

Which of the following is likely to be the effect of climate change?

  A. Shorter and shorter summertime.     B. Ice-free summer around the Arctic.

  C. Lower sea levels.                  D. More rainy skies.

The Inuit people believe the solution to the climate change problem is ________.

  A. to change their way of life

  B. to do as their ancestors

  C. to try to protect the environment from now on

  D. to use their ancestral knowledge and modern science

It can be concluded from the last paragraph that ________.

  A. the first settlers in the Arctic survived there quite easily

  B. it’s hard to farm in the Arctic due to climate change

  C. the ancestors of Inuit people stood out among the settlers

  D. the Thule people from Alaska invented iron tools

Which of the following is the best title for this text?

A. Climate Change and the Inuit       

B. Climate Change around the Arctic

C. Global Warming around the World   

D. The Inuit and Their Ancestors around the World