Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __1__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first__2__, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. __3__, writing stories was simply a __4__ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher (出版商). __5__, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __6__ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for __7__ writer.”

__8__ Tracy’s characters (人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes __9__ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could __10__ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have __11__ when things come to me __12__. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a __13__ set in ancient (古代的) China. __14__ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese __15__. It came without her having __16__ it.

Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained __17__ by her fame. She lives in the same __18__ she lived 27 years ago -- although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for __19__ in her life -- and it wasn’t just __ 20__.

1. A. skill   B. experience     C. practice D. method

2. A. duty     B. effort    C. job      D. task

3. A. Instead   B. Normally  C. Certainly     D. Then

4. A. general    B. deep      C. personal    D. lively

5. A. Interested   B. Anxiously   C. Seriously  D. Encouraged

6. A. film       B. story  C. program   D. article

7. A. a foreign   B. a popular   C. an unusual   D. an unknown

8. A. Now that    B. Even though  C. Just because  D. Except that

9. A. find   B. turn      C. leave    D. hold

10. A. make up    B. connect with    C. control    D. explain

11. A. events     B. chances    C. feelings    D. moments

12. A. for no reason  B. from a distance 

    C. by accident D. as gifts

13. A. description   B. pointing     C. scene   D. talk

14. A. Surprisingly   B. Suddenly

   C. Expectedly     D. Fortunately

15. A. cooking    B. history   C. play    D. medicine

16. A. known     B. sent     C. realized   D. ordered       

17. A. unchanged  B. excited   C. determined  D. unmoved     

18. A. life   B. city       C. house     D. way

19. A. success    B. work      C. joy  D. variety

20. A. writing  B. reporting    C. luck   D. fun

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ___36___ was something she picked up by herself. After her first____37____, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ___38___, writing stories was simply a ___39___. interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).___40____, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long___41___and paid Tracy a $ 50,000 advance. "A pretty money," said the publisher, "for___42____writer.”

      ___43___Traey's characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes___44___readem uneasy: those about the supernatural. "My mother believed I could___45___the afterlife world," she told a close friend. "She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago."

      "Can I? I don't think I can," Tracy said with a laugh. "But l do have___46___ when things come to me___47___. " Once, she was wondering how to complete a ___48___set in ancient (古代的) China. ___49___the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ___50___. It came without her having ___51___it.

     Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained ___52___by her fame. She lives in the same ___53___she lived 27 years ago - although in a mom comfortable home. There' s more room for___54___in her life - and it wasn’t just ___ 55___.

Welcome to your future life!

You get up in the morning and look into the mirror.Your face is firm and young­looking.In 2035，medical technology is better than ever.Many people your age could live to be 150，so at 40，you're not old at all.And your parents just had an anti­aging（抗衰老的） treatment.Now，all three of you look the same age!

You say to your shirt，“Turn red.” It changes from blue to red.In 2035，“smart clothes” contain particles（粒子） much smaller than the cells in your body.The particles can be programmed to change your clothes' color or pattern.

You walk into the kitchen.You pick up the milk，but a voice says，“You shouldn't drink that” Your fridge has read the chip （芯片） that contains information about the milk，and it knows the milk is old.In 2035，every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.

It's time to go to work.In 2035，cars drive themselves.Just tell your “smart car” where to go.On the way，you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve.Such “smart technology” is all around you.

So will all these things come true？“For new technology to succeed，” says scientist Andrew Zolli，“it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?

1.We can learn from the text that in the future______

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

3.Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

4.What is the text mainly about?

完形填空（共20个小题, 每小题1分，共20分）

More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any   36   from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We   37   often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I   40   they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43   her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46   her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47   the little girl and said to myself, “I   48   she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49   how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51    on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53   her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54   manner, I might add.  55   time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

  A．sound     B．noise        C．conversation   D．crying

  A．met       B．saw         C．visited           D．gathered

A．never     B．sometimes C．seldom           D．always

A．reward      B．action       C．answer       D．prize

A．moved     B．returned      C．started         D．drove

  A．open     B．closed        C．fit             D．active

  A．stopped  B．kept         C．worked           D．remained

  A．suggesting    B．telling      C．forcing         D．making

  A．ever      B．even     C．still           D．yet

  A．waiting  B．calling      C．leaving         D．asking

  A．replaced  B．encouraged   C．ignored        D．thanked

  A. thought about    B．thought of    C．thought over     D．thought out

  A．decide           B．am lucky  C．am sure          D．doubt

A．saying        B．stating       C．reporting        D．writing

  A．mind         B．body      C．thought         D．heart

A．hit            B．knock        C．drop        D．beat

  A．she          B．it           C．they        D．he

  A．noticed          B．watched        C．recognized      D．felt

A．kindly        B．politely       C．coldly     D．friendly

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

One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．

When we see something we don’t like，we wish it could be different．We cry out for something better．That may be human nature，or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture．The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different．However, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “It's not bad or good，and it just is it．”

In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”．Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong．However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad．Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is．

This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why they’re that way．It will save you a lot of sadness，because you’ll no longer say,“Oh．1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’

Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11．But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing．

Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world．That’s the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path．Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．

1.The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________.

A．it is our natural emotion in the life

B．culture asks us to be different from others

C．everyone has their own opinions on things

D．we dislike something in the beginning

2.Some readers think the words in the author’s book is too ______________.

A．depressing  B．frightening  C．delighting D．idealistic

3.In Paragraph 4，the underlined word "it" refers to ____________．

A．acting well at work and in politics

B．feeling depressed for the news media

C．accepting and understanding what has happened

D．saying something negative when bad things come

4.In the last paragraph，you are advised _____________．

A．to help others and make a difference

B．to enjoy what you have to do in the work

C．to judge yourself and make a wish for you

D．to try a new way when making the world better

5.What is the main theme of the passage?

A．Expecting things to be different gives us hope．

B．Accepting can make our life happier and better．

C．Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness．

D．Judging good or bad is important for our world．