My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I    older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep    the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the    score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The  and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me    that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour    from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and  saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium (体育场). He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I    up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the    way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my    in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!

小题1:	A．went B．changed C．turned D．grew

小题2:	A．when B．although C．because D．before

小题3:	A．public B．final C．official D．lucky

小题4:	A．smell B．color C．taste D．shape

小题5:	A．happily B．sadly C．slowly D．simply

小题6:	A．ride B．walk C．race D．drive

小题7:	A．successfully B．peacefully C．surprisingly D．unusually

小题8:	A．set B．picked C．put D．hung

小题9:	A．strange B．safe C．same D．special

小题10:

A．pleasure B．purpose C．problem D．progress

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When are you an adult?
When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different    have different ideas.
Now let's see what some American teenagers say.
Sam: In   idea, you are an adult at the     of 18. That's when you can vote(投票）. You can help to  who rules the whole country. That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote   he was 21. They changed it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny: I don't    it's hard to say. I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can    it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things.     sixteen must be the age when you change from a      person to an adult. Because you can tell others you are not a       any more.
Suzie: Well, I think there is   wrong with American laws for when young people can    things. I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up,    16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm    an adult at 18, how can people stop me from      a cup of beer in a bar?

小题1:	A．teenagers B．adults C．drivers D．grandfathers

小题2:	A．his B．my C．her D．your

小题3:	A．age B．end C．front D．number

小题4:	A．make B．keep C．teach D．choose

小题5:	A．after B．until C．when D．if

小题6:	A．hope B．want C．like D．think

小题7:	A．show B．send C．ask D．pass

小题8:	A．But B．And C．So D．Or

小题9:	A．old B．young C．little D．tall

小题10:

A．baby B．grown-up C．boy D．kid

小题11:

A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing

小题12:

A．do B．buy C．like D．borrow

小题13:

A．as if B．even though C．ever since D．above all

小题14:

A．already B．still C．also D．yet

小题15:

A．selling B．making C．drinking D．giving

My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”
“You will see,” our father said.
Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.
The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.
All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.
小题1:Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?

A．The father wanted them to do something at Ray.

B．The father asked them to help the children at Ray.

C．The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day.

D．The father wanted them to learn something from the children.

小题2:What does the father often do in Ray Home?

A．He works as a teacher there.	B．He helps the children there.
C．He watches the games there.	D．He does sports with his sons.

小题3: Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?

A．All the children were disabled.	B．A little girl fell over and got hurt.
C．They stopped to laugh at the girl.	D．They didn’t want to finish the race.

小题4:What can we learn from the passage?

A．The children there can help each other.

B．All the runners there can not run fast.

C．All the children don’t want to be winners.

D．The disabled children there were not smart enough.

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle（鸣笛）today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望）and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.
It is such comforting companions（陪伴）I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be with my own best friend.
小题1:We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.

A．wasn’t serious about her studies

B．didn’t like writing poems or stories

C．became popular with her classmates

D．developed her proper social behaviors

小题2:The underlined sentence “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A．our tour in London was a memorable gift to both of us

B．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

C．we were unwilling to stay away from London

D．we waved goodbye to each other in London

小题3:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Unforgettable Experiences.

B．Unbelievable Imagination.

C．Touching Companions.

D．Lifelong Friendship.

Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? 小题1:__________? And what do your choices tell about your personal qualities（品质）?
小题2:__________. It calls for empathy—the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. 小题3:__________. When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings sharply.
Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose shows your inner world.
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Passing over the tradition won’t make it go away. 小题4:__________, tell your friends ahead of time.

A. When do you send a right gift B. However, it needs to be developed C. If you really dislike such a tradition D. Why do presents sometimes go wrong E. Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let your anger go off. But forgiveness（原谅）is possible – and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the damage to our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology（道歉）. “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who worries you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective（看法）. You may realize that he or she was acting out of knowledge, fear – even love. To get perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.
小题1:What’s the name of Dr. Frederic Luskin’s book?
小题2:According to the writer, what should you do first after being hurt?
小题3:Why does Dr. Luskin advise us not to wait for an apology after being hurt?
小题4:What’s the writer’s idea to get perspective?
小题5:What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?

Happiness is for everyone, and you don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with         and swimming pools or those who have nice cars         a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often         lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are  in         at school, your friends will help you; when you study at your lessons, your parents are always         good care of your life and your health; when you get        , your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to         it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel        , too. All these are your happiness. If you notice those things, you can see that happiness is always         you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are        , you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to         yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor or you have bad luck. As the saying goes: Life is like a revolving(转动的)door. When it        , it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

小题1:	A．trees B．flowers C．gardens D．cars

小题2:	A．and B．with C．but D．for

小题3:	A．be B．feel C．seem D．live

小题4:	A．wrong B．trouble C．problem D．danger

小题5:	A．making B．talking C．feeling D．taking

小题6:	A．regret B．trouble C．decision D．success

小题7:	A．correct B．forget C．change D．know

小题8:	A．lonely B．sorry C．happy D．beautiful

小题9:	A．before B．around C．follow D．for

小题10:

A．poor B．lucky C．healthy D．angry

小题11:

A．develop B．progress C．challenge D．exercise

小题12:

A．goes B．sleeps C．moves D．closes

As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the       for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the      ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and     , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the       of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was      humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons     . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict      students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get        with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without       our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his       . I was moved and was         another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would        me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have     met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am        to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even      .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

小题1:	A．replies B．reasons C．rewards D．results

小题2:	A．moon B．earth C．star D．sun

小题3:	A．advised B．announced C．added D．answered

小题4:	A．distance B．weight C．size D．height

小题5:	A．very B．too C．really D．so

小题6:	A．at present B．at once C．at times D．at first

小题7:	A．with B．to C．in D．for

小题8:	A．away B．together C．angry D．along

小题9:	A．thinking B．caring C．considering D．supposing

小题10:

A．money B．blood C．clothes D．time

小题11:

A．taught B．given C．taken D．had

小题12:

A．remembers B．represents C．warns D．reminds

小题13:

A．just B．never C．ever D．yet

小题14:

A．able B．about C．allowed D．available

小题15:

A．well B．good C．better D．best

Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
　　The reporter was talking to them about being important.
　　“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
　　The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
　　The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
　　The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
　　The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
　　“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
　　“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
　　“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”
小题1:This story happened in ________.
A. U.N.             B. U.S.A.               C. U.K.      D. P.R.C.
小题2:There are________in this passage.

A．three men	B．three women and one man
C．four men	D．three men and one woman

小题3:The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.

A．had similar opinions about the reporter’s question

B．disagreed with each other

C．had been invited to the White House many times

D．didn’t reply to the reporter

小题4:The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.

A．he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world

B．the President was really important because the president of another country called him

C．the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country

D．none of them was really important

小题5:The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.

A．the television reporter	B．the owner of many buildings
C．the President	D．the visitor to the White House

I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I ____ on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my ugly, sightless, cloudy grey eye lived on ____ me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing (使人难堪的) questions. Whenever the kids played ____, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that ____.
As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or run into something ____ because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to ____ my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the ____, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would ____ to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is ____ instead of your appearance (外貌).”
My mum's love was the ____ that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be ____ but also to have deep compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I tell ____ to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on.  286

小题1:	A．stood B．landed C．found D．worked

小题2:	A．for B．like C．by D．with

小题3:	A．games B．jokes C．toys D．sports

小题4:	A．glass B．topic C．reply D．saying

小题5:	A．immediately B．accidentally C．continuously D．expectedly

小题6:	A．show B．meet C．behave D．hide

小题7:	A．president B．teacher C．teenager D．adult

小题8:	A．write B．add C．cry D．face

小题9:	A．beside B．outside C．inside D．alongside

小题10:

A．suggestion B．experience C．sunshine D．introduction

小题11:

A．confident B．unusual C．similar D．ordinary

小题12:

A．it B．them C．that D．those