阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. __16__ to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash __17__. After a while I stopped trying to __18__ who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never __19__ imagining who the sender might be.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) __20__ kindness who might be showing __21__. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was __22__ a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man __23__ the street whose mail I helped to get during the __24__ so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager, __25__, I had more fun guessing that it might be a __26__ who had noticed me __27__ I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. I was completely __28__ in my upcoming graduation and the dance. I forgot the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t __29__ if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel loved and be lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia---lovable, __30__ and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

A. Calls           B. Quarrels         C. Messages    D. Letters

A. service         B. deal            C. bargain      D. offer

A. recognize       B. imagine          C. wonder      D. discover

A. failed          B. stopped          C. succeeded   D. enjoyed

A. special         B. common         C. valuable     D. important

A. concern         B. attitude          C. interest       D. appreciation

A. repairing        B. washing         C. unloading   D. starting

A. across          B. through          C. from       D. onto

A. spring         B. summer          C. autumn      D. winter

A. though        B. anyway          C. therefore    D. indeed

A. friend        B. superman       C. teacher       D. boy

A. as if          B. even though       C. in case           D. so that

A. disappointed  B. uninterested       C. discouraged       D. concentrated

A. wonder      B. believe           C. care        D. know

A. strong        B. beautiful         C. smelly     D. lucky

Hey there,

So you’re about to spend four years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars of your parents’ money, and all you really know about college is that all of your friends are going. Do you ever stop to wonder why you’re going?

Relax. You’re making the right decision. First of all, you’ll discover what interests you by taking courses in many subjects. For example, it’s hard to decide if you want to be a painter if you’ve never painted any pictures; once you’re in a drawing-room on campus, you’ll know one way or the other. College is also a lot of fun—after you graduate, you’ll be working every weekday for 50 or so years. And remember that college graduates get about twice the income of those who never attended college.

Finding the right college can be difficult. Fortunately, Johnson Review is here to help you every step of the way.

Researching School. To us, the most important decision you’ll make is to choose the school that really fits you best---- not the one that is the most competitive or has the best-equipped rooms.

Applying to School. On JohnsonReview.com, you’ll find hundreds of actual college applications(申请) and links to many more.

Raising Your Scores. American College Test is one of the most important parts of the admissions(录取) course. It’s not the most important, though, and not everyone needs to prepare for the best. But, if you think you can do better, find the right course for better scores.

Paying for School. Most families need financial aid for the high cost of college. The problem is that financial aid seems difficult to get and many families get caught up in the price of college. However, if you really do your research, you’ll learn that there are many ways to get financial aid and that you can afford to attend any college, no matter the cost.

For more information, call 600-3681 or visit Johnson Review.com, wherever you go, have a nice trip!

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Founder and CEO

John Review

How many reasons for going to college does the author mention in the text?

A.2            B.3                 C.4           D.5

What is the meaning for the word “income” at the end of the second paragraph?

   A. Salary.       B. Tip.               C. Fee.        D. Fare.

What does the author advise you to do to pay the high cost of college?

   A. To ask the family for help              

B. To make a study of financial courses

   C. To do research on the price of college     

D. To get to know how to ask for financial aid

Which of the following will the author agree?

   A. Johnson Review can help you find the right college more easily.

   B. The most important part for college admission is the College Test.

   C. It is not worth going to college nowadays in America

   D. If you want to find a place to spend your holiday, visit Johnson Review.com

What’s the author’s purpose of writing this text?

  A. To suggest ways to prepare for college learning 

  B. To help readers find the right college

  C. To introduce Johnson Review                  

D. To introduce college life

She will never forget the days ______ she spent in Beijing.

   A. when          B. what         C. which            D. why

Did you ever think someone was scary (恐怖的)because they looked different or ate strange food? Well, they might think the same about you! One of the things we all need to do is to celebrate variety．We shouldn’t think badly of people from other cultures because they behave differently from us.

    Sometimes we treat people from other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad．Well, has your class ever been punished just because a few kids were causing trouble? Has your whole family ever been blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn’t seem fair, does it? It’s just equally unfair to blame a whole culture for what two or three people have done.

So here are some things that you can do to help yourself understand other cultures:

①Find common ground!

Just remember that even though some people look different on the outside, that doesn’t change how they are on the inside．They still have the exact same feelings!

②________________

Because someone from another culture has been mean to you, you decide to avoid everyone from that culture．Well think about it．Why are you blaming them for something they didn’t have anything to do with? Put yourself in their shoes．How would you feel? Putting yourself inside someone else’s head can be a very powerful way to understand WHY they are acting the way they are.

③Try to make friends with people from other cultures!

    You could ask them about their culture, or what it is like in their country, if they can remember, or if they have ever lived there．Try foods from their culture, or ask them about words in their language．You might be surprised at how interesting other cultures can be! You can join great discussion groups, participate in projects, and have lots of fun doing new things.

④Be aware that you’ve judged other people

If you know what you have done, it helps to make things better．Pay attention to what you think about other people．It helps.

What is mainly discussed in this passage?  

      A．Why there are differences between people   

       B．What to do to understand other cultures

      C．How people feel when they meet people from other cultures

      D．The differences between people from different cultures

Which of the following can be put into the blank behind ②?

      A．Avoid everyone from that culture!        

       B．Put all responsibilities on others!

      C．Consider oneself first!                  

       D．Don’t blame all because of one!

The underlined word “celebrate” most probably means “_______”.

       A．feel proud of            B．express ideas of    

       C．praise and enjoy          D．pay attention to

The following can be the better way to treat foreigners except_______.

      A．join their discussion groups      B．try foods from their culture

      C．avoid meeting them            D．find common ground

假如你是中学生李华，你的美国朋友Jack在上次给你的电子邮件中抱怨自己最近眼睛近视了。请你给他用英语回一封电子邮件，内容如下：

1．介绍一下你们班同学的情况；  2．分析一下造成你们班这种情况的原因；

3．帮Jack出点儿保持眼睛健康的主意。

注：1．字数120-150；邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。

2．近视：shortsighted  adj.  shortsightedness n.

Dear Jack，

Yours sincerely          

Li Hua   

Mr.Smith is trying to hire a new secretary，       who can both type and drive.

A. one              B. the one          C. that              D. he

The _____ look on his face showed that he had enough confidence in himself.

A. surprised                             B. puzzled     

C. excited                                D. determined

These so-called friends of hers _______her.

A. have a great influence to              B. have a great influence on      

C are great influenced                  D. have great influence with

I prefer studying English at home ______the match．  

       A．to watching          B．to watch         C．rather than watch   D．rather than watching

Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream．It was a very   21   store with little round tables and chairs．

       As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a  22   near the door．Her back was so  23  twisted （扭曲） by some misfortune that her face nearly  24  the tabletop．1 sat down  25  her a couple of tables away．

       "Poor woman," I thought．"What does she  26  life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime （盛年）?"

       As I thought, another  27  lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were  28   childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years．In minutes, the two of them were shaking with  29  .

       I looked again at the first woman, then in the  30  on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself．I was wearing a dirty shirt．She was  31   dressed in white, her face carefully made up and her hands  32   with gold rings．I was  33 ．She was laughing．I was putting the   34   of my life together．She had millions of   35  memories to recall．  36  I was worried about getting old．She was old, but it wasn't   37   her．As I left the shop, I thought of my  38   question about God letting people live past their prime．Why, that woman was more  39   to life than I was．Age has not  40  her spirit． 

A．expensive         B．large                C．splendid        D．old-time

A．window        B．pillow             C．table           D．bench

A．badly              B．nearly           C．actually         D．fully

A．broke            B．touched            C．hit             D．fixed

A．facing           B．greeting            C．following       D．serving

A．look out of         B．get out of           C．learn about    D．devote to

A．aged             B．dirty               C．pretty          D．poor

A．speaking out       B．talking about         C．thinking over  D．planning for

A．food             B．fear                C．cold           D．laughter

A．newspaper       B．window            C．mirror       D．picture

A．just             B．well                C．poorly         D．quickly

A．shining         B．shaking             C．waving        D．wiping

A．happy          B．wrong              C．right         D．sad

A．periods          B．pieces              C．points          D．goals

A．terrible          B．difficult            C．wonderful       D．fresh

A．As a result        B．Above all           C．In a word     D．In secret

A．pleasing          B．hurting             C．envying      D．punishing

A．good             B．simple             C．foolish              D．interesting

A．alive            B．changeable           C．hopeful         D．interesting

A．bent             B．left                C．cut            D．took