I was surprised ________ two weeks later than expected.


  1. A.
    that she returned
  2. B.
    which she returns
  3. C.
    that she'll return
  4. D.
    which she has ruturned

He insisted that she ________ there for lunch.


  1. A.
    would go
  2. B.
    should go
  3. C.
    will go
  4. D.
    shall go

chair


  1. A.
    chemist
  2. B.
    cheap
  3. C.
    chemical
  4. D.
    headache

She is the only one of the students________ from Shanghai.


  1. A.
    who is
  2. B.
    who are
  3. C.
    that come
  4. D.
    whom comes

There are over 200 teachers in our school. ________ are women teachers.


  1. A.
    Most of whom
  2. B.
    Most of which
  3. C.
    Who
  4. D.
    Most of them

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters(学问). Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk”, she said again, “is for Elizabeth.” I never saw her anger, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was too emotional. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive（原谅）me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written in, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you chose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

  1. 1.

    The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.

    1. A.
      after Mother died.
    2. B.
      before she became a writer.
    3. C.
      when she was a child.
    4. D.
      when Mother gave it to her.
  2. 2.

    The passage shows that _____.

    1. A.
      Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter.
    2. B.
      Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done.
    3. C.
      Mother cared much about her daughter in words.
    4. D.
      Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.
  3. 3.

    The word gulf in the paragraph 2 means ______.

    1. A.
      deep understanding between the old and the young.
    2. B.
      different ideas between the mother and the daughter.
    3. C.
      free talks between mother and daughter.
    4. D.
      part of the sea going far in land.
  4. 4.

    What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

    1. A.
      She had never received the letter.
    2. B.
      For years, she often talked about the letter.
    3. C.
      She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
    4. D.
      She read the letter again and again till she died.
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      My Letter to Mother.
    2. B.
      Mother and Children.
    3. C.
      My Mother’s Desk.
    4. D.
      Talks between Mother and Me.

Success is everybody’s dream. But what is the key to success? How can you be successful? I think we should measure success based on how much we give rather than how much we receive. Fortunately, it also works nicely the other way around since those who give more almost always will also receive more. So how do you pave your way to success? How do you become more successful? The answer is amazingly simple: the key to success is making yourself as useful as possible to others. Here are some ideas on how to do it.
1. Be observant of needs
To be useful to others, you should always be aware of even the slightest clues of needs. The more sensitive you are to the needs of others, the more appreciative people will eventually become. The best plan is being able to anticipate a need before the other people are even aware of it.
2. Find solutions to the needs
Now that you are aware of needs, the next step is finding solutions to them. The solutions you offer should be as useful as possible. To be able to do so, there is no other way but to continuously build your own value. It is from the value you have that you could give value to others.
3. Be proactive to help
Do not wait for the other person to ask for your help. Be proactive. Give your help even before they ask.
4. _________________
What matters is not only the solution you offer, but also the way you deliver it. Being sincere means being glad to help others without expecting anything in return. Make it your joy to give something to others. People can somehow distinguish whether or not you are sincere.
5. Go the extra mile
Doing the above four steps is good, but add this one if you can: give more than expected. First, give what is expected, and then add a little more. If you do the above four steps people will be appreciative, but if you add this one step they will be impressed.

  1. 1.

    What is the measure of success according to the author?

    1. A.
      Success means giving more as well as asking for more.
    2. B.
      Success is based on how much money you make.
    3. C.
      The more you receive from others, the more successful you will be.
    4. D.
      The more you give, the more successful you will be.
  2. 2.

    The underlined word anticipate in para 2 probably means_______

    1. A.
      offer
    2. B.
      expect
    3. C.
      prevent
    4. D.
      change
  3. 3.

    What’s the best title for the fifth paragraph?

    1. A.
      Solutions Are Important.
    2. B.
      Give More Help to Others
    3. C.
      Expecting More
    4. D.
      Be Sincere
  4. 4.

    The author would NOT agree that______

    1. A.
      people should continuously build up their own value.
    2. B.
      the best time to help others is when they ask for help.
    3. C.
      people should help others without expecting anything in return.
    4. D.
      it is good to give others more help than what is expected.
  5. 5.

    What does the passage mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      How to measure success accurately.
    2. B.
      How to make your dreams come true.
    3. C.
      Giving is more important than receiving.
    4. D.
      How a person can be most useful to others.

People hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people don’t like the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, commitment(承担的义务)，self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most obvious features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word “fun” to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting true happiness is one of the most liberating realizations because true happiness has nothing to do with fun. It liberates(解放) time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actully may not be happy at all.

  1. 1.

    According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because____

    1. A.
      he is unwilling to take family responsibilities
    2. B.
      he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
    3. C.
      he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
    4. D.
      he fears it will put an end to all his fun, adventure and excitement
  2. 2.

    The underlined word bachelor means_________

    1. A.
      a married man
    2. B.
      a college student
    3. C.
      a single man
    4. D.
      an academic degree
  3. 3.

    From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes results from______

    1. A.
      hatred
    2. B.
      misunderstanding
    3. C.
      prejudice
    4. D.
      ignorance
  4. 4.

    To understand what true happiness, one must________

    1. A.
      have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime.
    2. B.
      make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
    3. C.
      put up with pain under all circumstances
    4. D.
      be able to distinguish happiness from fun
  5. 5.

    What is the author trying to tell us?

    1. A.
      Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.
    2. B.
      One must know how to attain happiness.
    3. C.
      It is important to make commitments.
    4. D.
      It is pain that leads to happiness.

A well-known manufacturer of weighing machines produced a new model.
The machine had a computer inside it, and this computer could do wonderful things: it could weigh people very accurately; it could tell them their weight in their own language; and it could tell them what they should eat to reduce their weight.
The manufacturer decided to try out his machine before he sold it to the shops.
He looked around for a good place to put it and finally decided on an airport. There were always people at an airport from many different countries.
The first person to use the machine was an Italian woman. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.
The machine took only a second or two to weigh her, decide on her nationality and the language she spoke, and figure out what kind of food she should eat.
“Good morning, madam,” it said in perfect Italian. “Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age and nationality. This is because you have been eating too much spaghetti. I suggest you eat more fruit and vegetables. Please have a nice day”.
The second person to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.
“Good morning, Miss," the machine said in perfect Chinese. "Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age and nationality. Continue to eat what you are eating. Please have a nice day.”
The third person to use the machine was a huge Australian woman. She walked up to the machine and looked at it for a long time. At last she found the courage to stand on the machine and put a coin in. The machine spoke immediately. “Good morning. Will one of you ladies please get off?”

  1. 1.

    What could the computer do?

    1. A.
      Weigh and talk to people.
    2. B.
      Translate information.
    3. C.
      Give them diet pills.
    4. D.
      Make them lose weight.
  2. 2.

    What did the machine say to the Italian woman?

    1. A.
      She was a little too light.
    2. B.
      She was a little too heavy.
    3. C.
      She disliked spaghetti.
    4. D.
      She couldn’t speak Italian.
  3. 3.

    What did the machine say to the Chinese woman?

    1. A.
      She should eat more.
    2. B.
      She could speak Chinese.
    3. C.
      She would have a nice day.
    4. D.
      She was fine.
  4. 4.

    What did the machine suggest about the Australian woman?

    1. A.
      She was unwell.
    2. B.
      She was courageous.
    3. C.
      She was too heavy.
    4. D.
      She had dieted well.

Do your spirits soar (猛增) on a sunny day? Do you relax at the sound of flowing water?
Some scientists suggest that these contacts with nature are good for your health. In one study, hospital patients with a view of trees had shorter hospital stays and less need for pain medications. Another study indicated that prisoners with a view of the outdoors had fewer doctor visits.
“Why do we desire nature? Maybe we’re programmed to need it, since our ancestors’ survival was so dependent on their connection with nature,” suggests biologist E.O. Wilson.
Want to find out if contact with nature improves your outlook on life? Try a few of these ideas.
Hang out a bird feeder and watch the birds that visit it.
Sit down in the backyard or a nearby park. Close your eyes. What do you hear? Birds singing? The wind in the trees? Crickets (蟋蟀) chirping?
Find an anthill. Sit down and watch the ants work.
Take a walk right after a rainstorm. What looks different? Smells different?
Go barefoot on a sandy beach.
Open the curtains and the window, if the weather allows it.
On a windy day, watch the trees.
Go to a creek, river or park fountain. Listen to the sound of water in motion.
Camp out in the backyard or at a nearby state park. Use a tent or sleep on the ground.
Find a wide-open space to study the stars. Learn about the different constellations (星座).
Raise a garden. Or plant some seeds in a flowerpot.
Go hiking with your family. Talk about all of the colors you see in nature.
Take a camera and capture your nature experience.

  1. 1.

    From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ______.

    1. A.
      prisoners don’t like to go to the doctor when ill
    2. B.
      trees can be used as pain medications
    3. C.
      prisoners should often get out of prison to come into contact with nature
    4. D.
      contacts with nature are very helpful for hospital patients
  2. 2.

    According to E.O. Wilson, we desire nature probably because ______.

    1. A.
      it can help us feel relaxed
    2. B.
      we have inherited (继承) from our ancestors who were dependent on nature
    3. C.
      people have lived with nature for thousands of years
    4. D.
      contacts with nature can improve a person’s outlook on life
  3. 3.

    From the passage, we can learn that ______.

    1. A.
      studying the constellations is important to everyone
    2. B.
      you can know all the colors only by going hiking
    3. C.
      nature is quite important to us
    4. D.
      walking in a rainstorm can be very helpful
  4. 4.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Go hiking with your family
    2. B.
      Let nature nurture you.
    3. C.
      Visit your doctor less.
    4. D.
      Watch the trees more often.
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