7．A．clearly        B．generalC．personalities        D．unique      E．inspired
F．participation     G challenges      H．describe          I．highly   J．admit
The ability to overcome obstacles is a highly regarded value in American culture．Many believe it shows that a person is strong and willing to work hard to achieve goals．Yet some people are shy about discussing personal （41）G．In some cultures，it may even be seen as a sign of weakness to  （42）Jdifficulties．
One place where you may be asked to （43）Ha personal obstacle is on a college application essay．On one part of the application，students list the facts：academic grades，awards and  （44）F in sports，teams，clubs and organizations．In the essay section，students have an opportunity to present their （45）C．This gives an admission committee a chance to know what makes students（46）D  what drives their passions，fires their intellect and makes them special and different from everyone else．
When students write their college essays，they usually have to respond to aB（47）多余的空 question in a personal way．Successful essays often tell about experiences，such as overcoming obstacles，that have （48）E the writers or made them grow in some important way．Applicants are encouraged to discuss the topic（49）Ain their own style．This could include using stories，dialogues，humor or image．

6．Did        on time make the teacher angry？（　　）

A．

she not come

B．

she didn't come

C．

not her coming

D．

her not coming

5．My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix，Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season．
The first two （36）C there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves．We sang （37）D for them．They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them．
As we were （38）D  on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer （老年痴呆症），most of them （39）A off at the walls or floor．However，one lady （40）B  my eye．She was sitting by the door，in a wheelchair，singing songs to herself．They weren't the songs that we were singing，at least they didn't （41）C like that．As we got （42）A  with each festive song，she did as well．The louder we got，the louder she got．（43）B she was singing，she was also （44）B out to us with her hands and body．I knew that I should have gone over to her，but I thought that my （45）D were to my students．People who worked at the care center could （46）C to her，I thought．Just when I stopped feeling （47）C about not giving her the attention she needed，one of my students，Justin，showed me what the holiday season is really about．
Justin also （48）D the same lady．The difference between us is that he （49）B on her needs，but I didn't．During the last song，"Silent Night，"Justin walked over to her and held her hand．He looked this aged lady in her （50）C and with his actions said，"You are important，and I will take my （51）A to let you know that．"
This tired，elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand．Then she touched his cheek with the other hand．Tears began to fall down her face．No （52）A  can completely describe that touching moment…
It （53）A a boy to teach me，a man，about kindness and love．Justin's example of a complete，selfless attitude toward another was a （54）B that I will never forget．He was the teacher that day，and I consider myself （55）D to have witnessed his lesson．

36．A．rooms	B．buildings	C．floors	D．groups
37．A．bravely	B．shyly	C．madly	D．beautifully
38．A．dancing	B．meeting	C．gathering	D．singing
39．A．stared	B．shut	C．paid	D．glared
40．A．looked	B．caught	C．escaped	D．hurt
41．A．appear	B．hear	C．sound	D．feel
42．A．louder	B．nearer	C．faster	D．higher
43．A．Because	B．As	C．Since	D．Though
44．A．moving	B．reaching	C．coming	D．spreading
45．A．interests	B．abilities	C．feelings	D．responsibilities
46．A．speak	B．object	C．attend	D．compare
47．A．afraid	B．sure	C．guilty	D．scary
48．A．feared	B．avoided	C．helped	D．noticed
49．A．called	B．acted	C．insisted	D．kept
50．A．tears	B．hands	C．eyes	D．face
51．A．time	B．flower	C．body	D．cheek
52．A．words	B．poems	C．expressions	D．songs
53．A．took	B．wasted	C．caused	D．made
54．A．message	B．lesson	C．activity	D．class
55．A．clever	B．foolish	C．right	D．lucky

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    It's difficult to find a piece of clothing as widely accepted，worn and loved the world over as jeans．The classic symbol of the American West is now a main item in wardrobe around the world．But why？
    The reason for jeans'success has as much as to do with their cultural meaning as their physical construction．
     Invented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in 1873，jeans were first designed as work wear for laborers on the farms and mines of America's Western states in the late l9th century．They proved extremely comfortable and durable（耐用的）and were soon in high demand．
    But the first explosion of jeans into world of casual-wear（便装）had more to do with what jeans had come to symbolize．
    When they did start to be worn as casual wear，jeans became a symbol of rebellion-the spirit captured by Marion Brando in his l953 film The Wild One and by James Dean two years later in Rebel Without a Cause，
    Jeans were soon banned in schools from coast to coast which only added to the passion with which teenagers embraced them．
     But jeans'popularity kept growing also because they put different classes on a level playing field．They were affordable and hard-wearing，looked good worn as well as new，and didn't have to be washed often or ironed at all．They conformed to the body in a way that matched even the most finely tailored clothes．This became especially important for women because then，and now，they paid more attention to fit．This versatility（多用途），the ability to become all things to all people，is the secret to jeans'survival as a wardrobe item．
56．By whom were jeans worn at first？（No more than l5 words）Jeans were worn by laborers on the farms and minesin theAmerica West．
57．What made teenagers across the US like wearing jeans even more？（No more than 10 words）Jeans'being banned或The ban on jeans．
58．What will be the best title for this passage？（No more than 10 words）The Reason for Jeans'Success．/Why Is Jeans'Popularity．
59．What does the underlined word"embraced"mean？（No more than 3 words）accepted
60．Do you like wearing jean？Why of why not？Please give at least two reasons．（No more than 25 words）Yes，because they put different classes on a level playing field and they have the ability to become all things to all people．．

3．A woman planning"Harry Potter night"at a supper club she runs at home has been forced to change their name after a warning from film studio Warner Bros（华纳兄弟）．
    The evenings in Kiburn，north London，were due to include food  and other elements from the Harry Potter books．However，Warner Bros，maker of the Harry Potter films，wrote to the club's organizer"Ms Marmite Lover"warning that the parties would infringe（侵犯）its rights．
    The club will now hold two"Genetic Wizard nights"for Halloween．On her blog，Ms Marmite Lover explains that she researched and developed her menu with her Harry Potter-obsessed teenage daughter and a food writer．
    Guests would have to enter the venue，called the Underground Restaurant，through"Diagon Alley"and by giving a password-while a"Sorting Hat"would decide the seating plan．
    After Warner Bros learned about the ticketed（被加标签）event．it wrote to Ms Marmite Lover saying："While we are delighted that you are such a fun of the Harry Potter series，unfortunately your proposed use of the Harry  Potter Properties without our permission would amount to an infringement of Wamer's rights．"
     The letter added："Warner does not，of course，object to you holding a generic wizard/Halloween night at the Underground Restaurant．"
     Ms Marmite Lover suggested in her blog："JK Rowling herself，having at one time been a struggling single parent，and having donated to the National Council for one Patent Families，would probably approve of a single mother being entrepreneurial （企业家的）and creative"．
     The Underground Restaurant usually charges diners about 20-30 each，except alcohol．Warner Bros says it has guidelines to help Harry Potter fans run non-profit and charitable events true to the spirit of the stories．
     The vast majority of non-commercial events are able to go ahead with the studio's support，it says．
46．Mr．Marmite Lover had to change their name becauseA．
  A．the use of the name infringed Warner's rights
  B．JK Rowling didn't approve of their doing so
  C．the Underground Restaurant charged too much
  D．the sold tickets to whoever attends the supper club
47．From the passage we know that Ms Marmite wasD      
  A．the researcher of Harry Potter films    B．the maker of the Harry Potter films
  C．a cooking-book writer              D．a single parent
48．The seventh paragraph told us thatC         
  A．Ms Marmite Lover was creative and she is good at cooking
  B．JK Rowling was sure to agree with what a creative woman did
  C．Ms Marmite Lover attempted to find excuse for what she had done
  D．JK Rowling suffered a lot before she published her novel series
49．We can infer from the passage thatB     
  A．"Sorting Hat"is the password to go through"Diagon Alley"
  B．Ms Marmite Lover was not pleased with Warner Bros
  C．the charges that the guests pay for the dinner include alcohol
  D．Warner is a charity organization which helps the single mother．
50．The word"mother"in the seventh Paragraph refers toD        
  A．JK Rowling    B．the food writer
  C．Warner Bros    D．Ms Marmite．

2．In rainy London，always carry your"brolly"
   BIG Ben，the Queen，a plate of ham and eggs-no，no，no．If you're looking for a  symbol of Britain，only one thing passes the test-the umbrella．
    Now，I know what you're thinking-we have rain in China and we have umbrellas too．Certainly，I will never forget the way it rained when I lived in Beijing：the sweets became instant rivers and the sky flashed with lightning for hours on end．People dove for cover under bin bags，the shops were emptied of their plastic ponchos（斗篷）within seconds，and I found myself soaked（浸透）from head to foot，my poorly-chosen skirt and T-shirt now totally see-through．This would never have happened in Britain．
   For one thing，during my year in Beijing，it only really rained at about 10 times．尊
   But although we never get a Beijing-style washout in London，the drizzle（毛毛雨）that does fall is all but constant．Even when the sky is perfectly blue，you can be sure it's going to cloud over and start drizzling again within the hour．
    And when it does，there is chaos．Trains stop，drains（下水道）block，and buses break down as if this was the first time the local authorities had seen this wet stuff coming out of the clouds．
    So-as with so many things in the UK-it's up to ordinary people to sort themselves out．No self-respecting Briton will ever leave home without his"brolly"-as the umbrella is affectionately（亲切地）known．
    A brolly has hundreds of uses，even on rare rain-free days．A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella as a walking stick．A traditional game of cricket can be played using an umbrella as a hat．Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella doubles as a defensive weapon．
     There is no brolly more British than my own．But it's not from London or Manchester or any where in the UK．It was a gift from my Chinese teacher-in Beijing．
     How fitting that my No．l symbol of Brutishness-like almost everything in Britain-was made in China．
41．The author mentioned her rainy weather experience in Beijing to show thatC  A．many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in Beijing
  B．the rain in Beijing is usually much heavier than the rain in London
  C．British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people
  D．both Beijing and Londoners have unpleasant experience with sudden rain
42．The underlined word"this"in the second paragraph refers to"A"．
  A．people getting extremely wet on rainy days
  B．sudden rain leading to traffic troubles
  C．people being well-prepared on rainy days
  D．it only raining a dozen times per year
43．The underlined word"chaos"in paragraph 5 probably meansD     
  A．doubt    B．excitement    C．joy   D．disorder
44．The tone of the articles is          
  A．humorous    B．optimistic    C．objective   D．annoyed
45．What is the main idea of the article？C
  A．Beijing-style rain and London-style drizzles both bring chaos
  B．Everything in Britain was made in China．
  C．Why the umbrella is the best symbol of Britain
  D．What British people use a brolly for．

1．Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me．I have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been （31）C   by natural flooding and how the different （32）D  there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup．I have always felt （33）A  for the families that have become victims of flooding however I couldn't imagine what they were （34）A  because I have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first （35）B  until two years back．
My （36）B experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the （37）D  of water．As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light，I felt cold muddy water at my （38）C．I then realized that the power was  （39）A．This probably happened due to the heavy  （40）A    and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the （41）D．
As the rains stopped，I decided to do my flood damage cleanup （42）C．Because I had only moved in the house and had only  （43）B a few belongings，the amount of damage was  （44）C．It involved only washing shoes and bags  （45）A  soap and water．
It was a good thing that most of my things were  （46）D   inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of  （47）B   and plastic．This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier．My cleanup work only  （48）C   the removal of mud from the apartment floors．It was  also a good thing that the  （49）D   had hardwood floors．Had the apartment been covered with carpet，I would have had to （50）A a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one．

31．A．drowned	B．washed	C．affected	D．removed
32．A．citizens	B．householders	C．owners	D．residents
33．A．sorry	B．worried	C．excited	D．glad
34．A．feeling	B．doing	C．speaking	D．thinking
35．A．view	B．hand	C．thought	D．sight
36．A．cleanup	B．flooding	C．earthquake	D．landslide
37．A．smell	B．shape	C．taste	D．sound
38．A．head	B．neck	C．feet	D．breast
39．A．out	B．in	C．on	D．down
40．A．rain	B．snow	C．frost	D．fog
41．A．morning	B．afternoon	C．evening	D．night
42．A．slowly	B．gradually	C．quickly	D．frequently
43．A．unfolded	B．unpacked	C．uncovered	D．unloaded
44．A．great	B．big	C．small	D．tiny
45．A．with	B．by	C．through	D．in
46．A．thrown	B．dipped	C．displayed	D．stored
47．A．wood	B．metal	C．paper	D．leather
48．A．undertook	B．began	C．involved	D．engaged
49．A．bedroom	B．kitchen	C．building	D．apartment
50．A．spend	B．cost	C．pay	D．take．

20．Every April I am worried-that spring might not occur this year．The landscape y hills，gray sky and gray forest．I felt upset，as they did during an April snowfall when I first came to Maine l5 years ago．"Just wait，"a neighbor said．"You'll wake up one morning and spring will just be here．"
[2]Yes!On May 3 that year I awoke to a surprising green，as if spring were simply a matter of pressing a switch．Hills，sky and forest grew their purples，blues and green．Then there was the old apple tree．It sits on an undeveloped area in my neighborhood．It belongs to no one and therefore to everyone．Each spring it blooms and the air becomes  filled with the aroma（香气）of the flowers．When I drive by with my windows rolled down，it gives me the feeling of moving in another world．
[3]One day last year，I set out with tools to prune（修剪）the apple tree．No sooner had I arrived under it than neighbors opened their windows．These were people I barely knew and seldom spoke to，but it was as if I had broken into their gardens．One of them was the first to speak．"You're not cutting it down，are you？''Another neighbor looked a bit angry．"Don't kill it，now，"he shouted．Soon half the neighborhood had joined me under the apple tree．It struck me that I had lived there for five years and only now was learning these people's names…
[4]The apple tree incident turned out to be a good start．Just the other day I saw one of my neighbors at the local store．He remarked how this winter had been especially long and regretted not having seen or spoken to anyone in our neighborhood．And then，he looked at me and said，"        that apple tree again．"

66．What's the weather like in April in Maine？（no more than 5 words）It's very cold．/It often snows in April．
67．What does the author mean by using"pressing a switch"？（no more than 6 words）How suddenly the spring came．/The spring came unexpectedly．
68．Why did neighbors stop the author pruning the apple tree last year？（no more than l0 words）Because they misunderstood the author．/Because they thought he wanted to cut down the tree．
69．Why did the author take the apple tree incident as a good start？（no more than l0  words）Because neighbours started to know each other thanks to it．/Because it improved the relationship among the neighbours．
70．Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words．（no more than 5 words）We need to prune/Let's get together under．

19．She was in her late 70s when I met her．She was no longer physically（21）B．She was a bit deaf，very stubborn，and spoke broken English very loudly．Plus，she was（22）Dinterested in listening．Instead，she talked almost non-stop．She had very few friends and had no（23）Canymore，except for a son she last heard from ten years ago．
     Somehow the winds of fate blew her into my（24）A．I was a young woman at the time and，once a year，I used to go to the coast for a（25）B．On my journey there，I（26）Dby the little country town where she lived all by（27）B．I would see her sitting outside．Whenever I felt pity for her I would pick her up-（28）Cher mountains of luggage-take her to the coast for ten days or so，and then（29）Aher home again．And every year I（30）Dmyself that would be the last time!She wore me out．Strangely，（31）B，over the years something unexpected happened．She quietly became a friend．
     One day，on one of our trips，I told her about my grandmother's beautiful old （32）Cwhich had become worn out and unplayable．There and then she（33）AI drive her to the next big town where she made me（34）Dso she could transfer（转帐）several thousand dollars into my（35）B．This was to pay for a repair．"Your grandmother's piano（36）Csing again!"she said firmly．"You can repay me when you can．And if I die，consider it a（37）A．"I repaid her in less than a year and she really did make that old piano sing again，which（38）Dto sing to this very day．
    Two years later，I was sad to hear about her sudden death．Shortly after that，I received a large object（39）Bin a blanket．It was a famous painting titled"The shepherd and his sheep"，left by her father!Tears came to my eyes．The painting has been on the wall（40）Cmy grandmother's piano ever since，as a memorial．

21．A．pretty	B．healthy	C．wealthy	D．crazy
22．A．usually	B．madly	C．always	D．seldom
23．A．house	B．money	C．family	D．hope
24．A．1ife	B．dream	C．eye	D．mind
25．A．chance	B．holiday	C．job	D．meeting
26．A．stood	B．1ived	C．flew	D．passed
27．A．himself	B．herself	C．itself	D．myself
28．A．apart from	B．rather than	C．along with	D．such as
29．A．bring	B．force	C．convey	D．visit
30．A．encouraged	B．scolded	C．persuaded	D．promised
31．A．therefore	B．though	C．moreover	D．rather
32．A．violin	B．guitar	C．piano	D．drum
33．A．insisted	B．reminded	C．warned	D．begged
34．A．agree	B．leave	C．admit	D．stop
35．A．pocket	B．account	C．purse	D．bank
36．A．might	B．need	C．must	D．could
37．A．gift	B．mistake	C．1uck	D．wonder
38．A．tends	B．seems	C．refuses	D．continues
39．A．decorated	B．wrapped	C．covered	D．hidden
40．A．beyond	B．beside	C．above	D．beneath

18．Vincent，a first-grade student，whose best friend is battling cancer，thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough．He wanted to show his friend how he understood the tough time he was（11）D．Vincent decided the only way was to shave his head in（12）B of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy（化学疗法）．
     Zac was diagnosed（诊断）last June with cancer．He is under（13）Abut still goes to school every day（14）Dhe can hang out with Vincent．
     When the little boy was asked why he（15）Dhis hair off，he told KSDK："To make Zac feel like he's not the only one（16）Aany hair．"
     Vincent has also been learning about cancer and（17）Bmoney for his best friend after learning how expensive his chemotherapy treatments are．
     He（18）Amore than 20 scarves and sold them，raising more than $200 to give to Zac．The little boy's mom told KSDK："We had been making these scarves and he just said it would be（19）Bif we could make a whole bunch of these and sell them．"
    When asked what friendship was，Vincent looked at his friend Zac and（20）C："It's a beautiful thing．"

11．A．caring about	B．relying on	C．dreaming about	D．going through
12．A．praise	B．support	C．honor	D．place
13．A．treatment	B．discussion	C．repair	D．construction
14．A．there	B．where	C．why	D．then
15．A．pulled	B．sold	C．dyed	D．shaved
16．A．without	B．with	C．by	D．under
17．A．printing	B．raising	C．lending	D．spending
18．A．made	B．bought	C．mended	D．found
19．A．rare	B．cool	C．cold	D．funny
20．A．sighed	B．complained	C．responded	D．questioned