—Could you do me a favor to hand out these papers?

    —            .

       A．Yes, I could     B．It’s my pleasure       C．With pleasure   D．Great

Without proper lessons, you could _____ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

A. give up     B. catch up    C. pick up    D. keep up 

A religious person will have a different thought from one who is not．And a Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican．

Take the shoes for example．It has the same principle．Some like custom shoes for personalization．But some don’t．Someone will buy a shoes printer only for one desired image．That all depends on different conceptions．So when you have a negative thought about yourself, don’t consider it a fact until you also reflect on the opposite view．And if the alternative is more positive, accept that to be your truth．

An anorexic （厌食症患者） looks in the mirror and thinks she’s fat．As a result she starves herself and rids her body of vital nutrition．But society thinks she’s too skinny．Unless she can change her perception, she’ll never agree with society．And she’ll never get better．What are you seeing in you that is preventing you from realizing how beautiful you are? Or how smart you are? Or how lovable? If you take the positive view, that is how other people will see you too．

More often than not the critical statements that damage your self-esteem come from your own mind．Now you know how you can silence them．A bad comment is usually not about you; it’s about something that is going on with the commenter．Don’t believe anything that is said to you that isn’t in your best interest．And don’t waste any time or brainpower on anyone who doesn’t think you are amazing．

It’s what you think that creates how you feel．Design your own custom shoes, despite other one’s critical eyes．If you like it, it will be the top one．If someone tells you you’re fat, or stupid or otherwise unappealing, the only person you should think badly about is them!

1．What is the passage mainly about?

      A．Try to be different．          B．Different beliefs make different views．

       C．You are actually amazing．    D．Trust what people say to you．

2．Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor （暗喻）?

       A．A Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican．

       B．Some like custom shoes for personalization．

       C．An anorexic looks in the mirror and thinks she is fat．

       D．Design your own custom shoes, despite others’ critical eyes．

3．The reason why the writer wrote this passage is to         ．

       A．confuse people as how to think

       B．help people learn how to do self – reflection

       C．tell people different ways of thinking

       D．show he is smarter than most of the people

— Don’ t be so naughty! Be your _____．

— Got it．

A．manners        B．age        C．behavior       D．politeness

. Many people think that it is ____________making such an experiment.

A. worthwhile   B. worth        C. worthy        D. valuable

 —I’m going to travel to Sydney.Would you please tell me about your experiences there?

   —________. Let’s discuss it over lunch.

   A.Go ahead                                B. It just depends        

C.That’s wonderful                 D. By all means

 “The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson” _________ U.S. bookstores this week and soon became a best seller.

A. hit                        B. appeared                     C. moved                     D. touched   

Ⅳ 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

61. Your friend comes to school very upset. The bell rings so you need to go to class. Will you i_________ the bell and go somewhere quiet to calm your friend down?

62 I don’t want to set down a s________ of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend.

63. I am fond of my sister but she has one serious s_________. She can be really stubborn.

64. People are usually asked to show their i____________cards before they are allowed to pass through the Customs.

65. Her uncle gets used to drinking alcohol(喝酒), what’s worse, he is f____________ drunk.

66. India has a very large number of _______(流利的) English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.

67. We began to know each other _______ （逐渐地）

68. _______ （本国的） English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English..

69. what is your ________ (态度) to your study?

70. Mr. Paine made a ________ （请求；要求） that I should help him.

第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31-40的相应位置上。

As settlers moved to California ___31     the mid-nineteenth century, they became

concerned about the lack of rapid _____32    (communicate) with the eastern United States. Because of the dangers and hardships of ___33   (cross) the West, mail often did not arrive. Therefore the most important mails _____34    (send)  via Panama, ____35    took a month or more. In 1860 a stagecoach company decided to meet the problem by beginning the Pony Express. The company hired __36   bravest riders and bought the fastest horses __37   (use) as relay(替换) teams between Missouri and California, and the company promised __38     mails would be sent in ten days. The company established two hundred stations along the route at which riders could rest and change horses. In less than two years, __39  , telegraph lines were completed and the Pony Express was ___40     longer needed.

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

某网站推出“Who is my angel ?”栏目，以下是有关该栏目中奖者的来信：

A. From Morgan Dunnivan

Hi, I’m 7 years old and my special angel is my mommy. She takes care of me and our house, works with troublesome teens as a volunteer, takes me to gymnastics every week, and works two jobs. My mommy is my best friend and we are angels for each other. She always thinks of others first. I think she should be the Angel Among Us winner. Please pick my mommy. It would be a great Christmas gift for her since I can’t buy her a present.

B. From Michael Allen, Greer Uniontown

Whether I am having a good day or in more cases a really bad day, she never seems to fail me, no matter what the circumstances are. Moreover, she’s by far one of my biggest fans. Mom is a really good-hearted person with a beautiful spirit that always shines through even during my darkest days. She definitely earns her angel wings.

C. From Brianna Callahan, Smock

My special angel is my mother. She is there whenever I need her. In my opinion, she deserves the gift. This gift would surely brighten up her day. She is the one who I can count on to help me or have a hot meal ready for dinner. Moms do that but no one really appreciates them as much as they should be. I just want to make her feel special. There may be a lot of special angels out there, but I think my mom is the only special angel in my heart.

D. From Renee Wheeler, Smithfield

We have been blessed with an angel in our family. I don’t even know if she knows the number of lives she has touched. She just goes on with her everyday tasks and never even realizes the wonderful love that flows from her every move. She is known by so many different titles, like, mom, aunt, sister, friend, neighbor, etc.

E. From Nicole Baughman, Smock

My special angel is my daddy. He is always there for me. He is a very hard-working man. And I’m proud of him to be my daddy. He loves me very much. He’s the one who gives us our alllowance. He puts food on the table. He is the best daddy in the world. I love him very much. He stands up for us and he cares for all of us. He picks me up because I am still really too short to pick something up.

F. From Sharon Williams, Uniontown

   I met my special angel 32 years ago starting my first job. She trained me as a friend. She introduced me to one of her sons to whom I’ve been married for 20 years. She lovingly raised seven children, and after retiring helped to raise a grandchild who is now in college. Living next door she was always there to help with our two sons, babysitting, fixing them snacks, or teaching them how to make peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

以下是中奖者所选angel的获奖感言，请匹配这些获奖感言与其对应的书信。

56. “I am very happy to get the gift and I am very sorry to seize it from my wife. And I believe that my wife, her mother, does better than me.”

57. “As my son says, this is the best present he can afford for me. I am proud of him to ‘buy’ me the valuable gift when he is so young.”

58. “I am very happy to have the honor. I think I should thank my children, my relatives, my friends, my neighbors and so on.”

59. “I’m very happy that my daughter-in-law gives me so high a prize. But I think it is my duty to take care of my sons and my grandchildren.”

60. “I never imagined that my favorite star would give me such a high and special honor. I believe that I will still be his fan for ever.”