How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations indicate that there are several keys to success that successful people share.

       First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can do. Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose”— they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion , having a purpose in their life is the most important element（因素） that enables them to become fully functioning people. They hold that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. They love what they do—and it shows. People want to do business with them because of their commitment(忠诚). To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to work hard whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Top achievers always bear in mind what they don’t have.

       Rather than be negative or depressing, they use the knowledge to encourage themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.

The underlined word “it (in Paragraph 2)” refers to “______”.

   A. the main concern of successful people

   B. the job that successful people do

   C. the commitment with which successful people do their jobs

   D. the business that successful people do with other people

By living life “on purpose”, successful people can do the following EXCEPT ______.

    A. do a lot of work                B. concentrate on their jobs

    C. do business with many people   D. control things in life

Successful people know that ____.

A. they can control nature.             B. they are not allowed to blame people

C. they can control their own thoughts.   D. they can control others’ actions  

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 

It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!

I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.

B. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.

C. It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.

D. It was a smile.

E. That smile changed my life.

F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.

G. As a result, no one knew who I was.

To their delight, their newly-developed products were not _____ for the demand as soon as they went on the market.

A. qualified                  B. flexible             C. available    D. adequate 

_______ your savings so fast, or you’ll end up as a beggar.

A. Stop to spend        B. Stop spending  C. To stop to spend       D. Stoppping spending

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from____ spoken in England.

______that silver is not widely used as a conductor(导体)?

A. Why is 　　 B. Is it why   　　C. Why is it 　　   D.  Why it is

_____ terrible weather we’ve been having these days!

A. How   B. How a   C. What   D. What a

The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way．

The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal．

Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．

He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．

“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __49____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．

He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class．

“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“ Now go to my office and wait for me．”

Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school．

To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”

One of the students put up her hand．“ Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”

A．watch      B．inspection      C．look            D．examination

A．where      B．how         C．what               D．when

A．school guides B．class titles    C．terrible noise         D．some teachers

A．other than   B．or rather      C．worse still           D．rather than

A．problem    B．fault          C．reason         D．lookout

A．experienced  B．heard        C．seen                D．punished

A．window     B．door         C．gap                D．hole

A．seldom      B．hardly       C．never              D．often

A．might       B．should       C．would         D．could

A．noisiest     B．biggest      C．smallest        D．youngest

A．pushed     B．kicked       C．forced       D．knocked

A．silence     B．surprise      C．cries          D．paleness

A．teacher     B．principal     C．role         D．person

A．heard      B．working      C．shouted             D．surprising

A．oldest-looking B．ordinary-looking C．funny-lookingD．ill-looking

A．believed    B．supposed       C．guessed         D．recognized

A．pushed     B．pulled        C．ordered             D．got

A．announced  B．said          C．declared             D．lectured 

A．add to     B．carry on       C．end up       D．show off

A．teacher    B．brother        C．monitor      D．desk-mate

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling (打口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

Keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gun shots (枪声). When someone gives a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house—cover up the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.

The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.

If you get lost in the forest, you should__________.

   A. stay where you are and give a signal  

   B. walk around the forest and shout so that your friends might hear you

   C. try to find your friends as soon as possible

   D. try to get out of the forest and shout for help

Which signal is a call for help?

   A. Shouting here and there.

   B. Crying twice.

   C. Shouting or whistling three times together. 

   D. Whistling everywhere in the forest.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. When you hear two shouts or whistles, you know that people will soon come to help you.

   B. When you can’t get help before night comes, put up a tent in the open air.

   C. If you need drinking water you can just walk away to look for a river.

   D. Picking off flowers as you walk can help your find your way back.

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A Little Hero

A group of Italian soldiers led by a captain were advancing slowly toward the position of the enemy. They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy, cutting a branch of a tree with his knife.

"What are you doing here?" asked the captain. "Why didn't you leave with your family?"

　　"I don't have any family," said the boy. "I'm an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. They've gone, but I stayed in order to see the fighting."

　　"Have you seen any Austrians pass by here?"

　　"Not within the last three days."

　　"Do you think you could climb that tree and tell me whether you see anything of the Austrians in the distance?"

　　"Sure!"

　　In a few minutes the boy was at the top of the tree.

　　"Look straight ahead," cried the captain, "and tell me what you see."

　　"Two men on horseback - nothing else."

　　"How far away?"

　　"About a mile and a half. They're standing still." ….

　　"They're shooting at me," said the boy. "but don't worry. Let me tell you what's to the left. Well, there's a church and I think I see..."

　　 A third bullet passed, and the boy was seen to fall suddenly from the tree, dead.

　　"Poor boy!" said the captain, covering the boy's body with a national flag and saying, "He died like a soldier and we must bury him like a soldier."

Soon it was covered with flowers. He gave his life to his country.

【写作内容】

学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“童年生活”讨论。听完Joe讲的故事“A Little Hero” 之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“After Listening to ‘A Little Hero’ ”，内容要点包括：

1. 以约30个词概括你听完A Little Hero的故事；

2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的童年生活，内容包括：

(1) 对自己童年生活的感受；

(2) 你的童年以及现在的生活和故事中那位小英雄的童年生活有什么不同？

(3) 作为一位高中学生，你未来的理想是什么？

【写作要求】

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

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