7．-I'm afraid I can only make a small contibution this time．
-______．We really feel grateful for your assistance．（　　）

	A．	Every little helps
	B．	The more，the better
	C．	It's better to give than to receive
	D．	The best things come in small packages

6．Boys and girls，do you know the _____ of the idiom"point at a deer and call a horse"？（　　）

A．

source

B．

resource

C．

course

D．

cause

5．How to Be a Pleasant Person
Each of us would love to be appreciated for the positive emotions that are exhibited around our surroundings．（31）CThe following steps will help you to be a pleasant person．
Be modest．Understand that we all are humans．You might be rich or poor，black or white，short or tall etc．But above all we are all humans，which means we are all emotional beings．So treat others the way you would like to be treated．
（32）B By offering a seat to an elderly person or throwing the football back to the young child，the inner self-satisfaction you get is priceless．Once you do so，you will feel good about yourself．
Don't regret．We all are reasonable beings and it is very human to do unreasonable things at times．However，it does not mean that we should regret what we did in the past．Every experience is a lesson which teaches you what to do and what not to do in future．（33）D
Forgive and forget．Always living in the past will only make one painful on the inside，which will reflect on the outside．（34）E By doing so，your heart becomes light．
Be grateful．Thank God and the Universe for yourself，your parents，your friends，your clothes，jobs，food，home etc．And every small thing makes a difference．（35）F It will make you appreciate life．

A．Be inspired．
B．Be helpful．
C．Little do we know that it is not a hard task at all．
D．So be proud that you have learnt a lesson on your own．
E．To have a pleasant emotion around you，it is better to let go．
F．If possible，express your gratefulness for something every day．
G．Throw flowers at others if you wish flowers to be thrown at you．

4．I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed．The New Year was a week old and my tree  （36）Cstood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly （37）Bin a shower of colorful lights．I'd （38）Clong enough．
I got up，went to the （39）Dand dragged the boxes into the room．The garland （花环） was the first to  （40）A．I took the large ornaments （装饰物） off next．They （41）Ba large pile on our bed．An hour later，our bed was covered with Christmas memories．
I prepared the boxes and  （42）Aplaced ornaments in their protective packaging，pausing every few minutes to （43）Da favorite．"Hey，little Santa!"I held the Santa from my childhood．"Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years．"He was a little （44）Abut still gives me a flood of wonderful memories．
There was a collection of handmade ones my children made in their first years of school more than twenty years ago．They are （45）Bperfect in design，but every year they go on my memory tree．
A few hours after I started，the （46）Cboxes were back in the garage，the room was （47）Band I sat staring at the corner．It took me two days of work to  （48）Cmy tree，but only a few hours to take it apart．
My tree is a good marriage or a great friendship．（49）Bthe tree，they take a long time to decorate with memories，but can be torn down （50）A．What once stood proudly in the glow of love comes tumbling down and all it （51）Dis an unkind word or a thoughtless act．
Every year I have to put my tree away，but not my marriage or friendships．They get to glow in the corner of my life for （52）BI live．I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year．I can do the same with the loves in my life every day．When I held the Santa，a flood of wonderful memories （53）B．The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room．
（54）Cyour friendships and your marriage．Once they come down，they aren't as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree，if （55）C．Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow．

36．A．already	B．even	C．still	D．yet
37．A．maintained	B．displayed	C．collected	D．located
38．A．complained	B．suffered	C．postponed	D．missed
39．A．courtyard	B．basement	C．storehouse	D．garage
40．A．come down	B．break up	C．fade away	D．stand out
41．A．covered	B．made	C．lay	D．occupied
42．A．cautiously	B．casually	C．randomly	D．desperately
43．A．spot	B．witness	C．evaluate	D．admire
44．A．ragged	B．ugly	C．dull	D．rigid
45．A．free of	B．far from	C．away from	D．close to
46．A．abandoned	B．aged	C．filled	D．increased
47．A．clean	B．empty	C．orderly	D．quiet
48．A．choose	B．equip	C．decorate	D．furnish
49．A．As for	B．Similar to	C．Contrary to	D．Along with
50．A．quickly	B．carelessly	C．directly	D．suddenly
51．A．proves	B．lacks	C．means	D．takes
52．A．as far as	B．as long as	C．as soon as	D．as much as
53．A．recovered	B．returned	C．remained	D．repeated
54．A．Share	B．Preserve	C．Cherish	D．Pursue
55．A．in all	B．above all	C．at all	D．after all

3．Waiting for the airplane to take off，I was happy to get a seat by myself．Just then，an air hostess came up to me and asked，"Would you mind （36）B your seat？A couple would like to sit together．"The only available（有空的）seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏绷带），a black-and-blue face，and a sad expression．"I am not going to sit there，"I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke，"She needs help．"Finally，I （37）A to move to that seat．
The girl smiled at me as I sat down．She was named Kathy．She had been in a car accident and now was on her way for （38）D．
When the snack and juice arrived，it did not take me long to（39）C that Kathy would not be able to （40）B herself．I considered （41）A to feed her but hesitated，as it seemed too （42）B to offer a service to a complete（43）D．But then I realized that Kathy's need was more （44）C than my discomfort．I offered to help her eat，and although she was uncomfortable to accept at first，she did as I expected．
We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip，my heart （45）A，and the（46）C was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．
I was very glad I had sat next to Kathy and fed her．Love and care sometimes flow beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us （47）D．When we offer to serve a stranger，we grow to live in a more rewarding world．（287words）

36．A．losing	B．changing	C．taking	D．buying
37．A．decided	B．wanted	C．regretted	D．promised
38．A．business	B．travel	C．pleasure	D．treatment
39．A．remember	B．say	C．realize	D．recognize
40．A．eat	B．feed	C．choose	D．support
41．A．offering	B．needing	C．stopping	D．trying
42．A．far	B．impolite	C．close	D．fast
43．A．girl	B．neighbor	C．passenger	D．stranger
44．A．unusual	B．direct	C．important	D．shameful
45．A．had warmed	B．had jumped	C．had broken	D．had cheered
46．A．life	B．money	C．time	D．energy
47．A．upset	B．independent	C．silent	D．separate

2．When I was growing up，I didn't remember hearing the words"I love you"from my father．When your father （21）C says these words to you when you are a（n） （22）A，it gets harder and harder for him to say these words as he gets （23）C．To tell the truth，I could not honestly remember （24）B I had last said those words to him either．I decided to （25）D  my ego （自尊心） aside and make the first move．After （26）C，in our next phone conversation I blurted out（突然说出） the words，"Dad…I love you!"
There was a （27）D at the other end and he awkwardly （笨拙地） replied，"Well，same back to you!"
I smiled and said，"Dad，I know you （28）A me，and when you are ready，I know you（29）A say what you want to say．"
Fifteen minutes later，my （30）Bcalled and nervously asked，"Paul，（31）C is okay？I explained to her perfectly．
A few weeks later，Dad （32）A our phone conversation with the words，"Paul，I love you．"I was at work during this （33）D and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally"（34）B"the love．As I sat there in tears，I（35）A that this special moment had taken our father-son （36）D to a new level．
A short while after this （37）C moment，my father narrowly （38）B from the following heart operation．I have often thought （39）C I did not take the first step and Dad did not
（40）A the operation，I would have never"heard"the love．

21．A．seldom	B．once	C．never	D．often
22．A．child	B．student	C．adult	D．parent
23．A．younger	B．taller	C．older	D．shorter
24．A．how	B．when	C．why	D．where
25．A．get	B．let	C．push	D．set
26．A．calling	B．discussing	C．considering	D．talking
27．A．cry	B．cough	C．laughter	D．silence
28．A．love	B．hate	C．miss	D．forget
29．A．will	B．can	C．should	D．must
30．A．father	B．mother	C．daughter	D．sister
31．A．anything	B．something	C．everything	D．nothing
32．A．concluded	B．carried	C．started	D．ignored
33．A．week	B．holiday	C．trip	D．conversation
34．A．touched	B．heard	C．received	D．felt
35．A．realized	B．noticed	C．found	D．saw
36．A．feeling	B．distance	C．connection	D．relationship
37．A．unbelievable	B．interesting	C．special	D．important
38．A．avoided	B．escaped	C．accepted	D．refused
39．A．since	B．as	C．if	D．because
40．A．survive	B．live	C．operate	D．recover

1．High expectations have always made sad．I would feel（31）Bwith myself whenever something wasn't perfect．Because of this，I（32）Dto take part in activities at school．In the fourth grade I even became extremely depressed （忧郁）．Although I received medical treatment，the continual feeling of（33）Aalways made me so sad．
     Gradually I worked through some of my fears and found that I could do something well，I began to（34）Con doing well in the classroom and training for the sport wrestling（摔跤）．School and wrestling were two（35）Ain which I really gained a sense of self-worth，so in both things I made a great effort to（36）Bas well as I potentially could．However I（37）D the annual wrestling tournament （比赛）．I found an empty room and（38）Cfor a long while．I knew I would have remained（39）Aand never have been able to look outside myself if I had continued to stress the need for（40）D．
   The summer I decided to go on a backpacking trip with Young Life Student Ministries．I didn't go with any of my friends．On the trip I was with five other boys，complete（41）Bbut I was surprised by the kindness of them．During that 5-day trip I had the chance to（42）Cwith those boys the real struggles，mistakes and（43）A in my life．I had never（44）Dthis kind of openness and support．Going back to school made me a little bit sad．（45）B the experience became a constant reminder of what an impressive life of freedom was．
At the end of my senior year I chose to go to a college far from home where I could（46）Aan equal education for much cheaper and continue to spend a lot of time with friends．
My college experience has not been a（n）（47）Cone．In college I have had to stop holding a lot of my previous ambition that once（48）Bme，but in exchange I have experienced（49）Dfrom the fears of self-centered life．I continue to struggle in the areas of being perfect，but it is amazing how much those struggles have（50）Cthroughout my time in college．

31．A．funny	B．upset	C．safe	D．free
32．A．remembered	B．expected	C．managed	D．refused
33．A．failure	B．anger	C．relief	D．satisfaction
34．A．take	B．agree	C．focus	D．depend
35．A．areas	B．systems	C．methods	D．courses
36．A．combine	B．perform	C．explain	D．survive
37．A．won	B．played	C．held	D．lost
38．A．checked	B．waited	C．cried	D．dream
39．A．unhappy	B．serious	C．calm	D．honest
40．A．development	B．independence	C．advantage	D．perfection
41．A．neighbors	B．strangers	C．colleagues	D．passengers
42．A．charge	B．bring	C．share	D．argue
43．A．fears	B．crimes	C．pride	D．courage
44．A．predicted	B．confirmed	C．represented	D．experienced
45．A．for	B．but	C．or	D．so
46．A．receive	B．create	C．follow	D．provide
47．A．heavy	B．direct	C．easy	D．active
48．A．preserved	B．consumed	C．evaluated	D．benefited
49．A．loss	B．pain	C．power	D．freedom
50．A．exposed	B．operated	C．decreased	D．separated

7．The scar ran down her leg from the knee to the ankle．She brushed her fingertips over its surface，remembering．
Jerry was only seven when he started surfing；by the age of eleven，he was positively incredible，moving over the face of big waves like there wasn't even a slightest bit of efforts involved in．
On that day in Bah，though，the ocean had seemed strange．The waves broke like water in a washing machine，and the breaks had been heavy too．making it tough to tell whether it was better to try to catch one or to get out of its way．That was how he'd misjudged．
Ella had seen her brother lose control，his board was thrown out of the water riderless high into the air，but she hadn't seen him surface．She'd waited for the space of a breath．Nothing．Something，clearly，was wrong．
She dashed into the water，swimming faster even than the competitions at school．Lung burning．Heart Piping-Focused．
She'd found him floating just beyond the reef （暗礁），face up but knocked out cold．Just as she was paddling the water hard，her leg was hurt by the reef，a short，sharp instant of pain．
No matter．She had kept Jerry's head above water，swimming all the way back to shore．That day had been the worst，scariest moment in Jerry's surfing career，which has seen him rise from a no-name kid who loved the ocean to a young star，winning competitions around the world．
For Ella，her life had changed as well．She had learned something about who she was，about what she could achieve．She ran her fingers again over the scar，the physical map of the person she had become．

24．Why did Ella think something was wrong？A
A．She didn't see Jerry come out of water．
B．She had not seen Jerry lose control before．
C．She saw Jerry's board high into the air．
D．She noticed Jerry held his breath longer．
25．What does the underlined part"positively incredible"probably mean？B
A．Terribly excited．B．Extremely good．
C．Relatively young．D．Hardly talented．
26．For Ella，the scar representsB．
A．her skill at saving lives 
B．her discovery of self-value
C．her envy of her brother 
D．her love for swimming career
27．What can be inferred from the text？C
A．Ella was as outstanding an athlete as Jerry．
B．Jerry learned how to surf all by himself．
C．Ella was grateful for this terrible experience．
D．Jerry had his leg injured in the surfing accident．

6．假定你是李华，是你校"读书俱乐部"的负责人，计划在下个月组织"英语读书节"．
请给你的美国笔友Tony写信，介绍本次活动，并请他为本次读书节推荐阅读书目．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
Dear Tony，
How is everything going？I'm writing for your help．
As you know，I am in charge of the English Reading Club in my school now．We are planning an English Reading Festival on the campus．The activity，which will begin on May 1st，is meant to encourage every student to read at least one English book and write a review on it．
We intend，through this activity，to introduce students some fantastic English books since a good book is of great significance in cultivating students'interest in learning English．Therefore，I wish that you could recommend some good ones to me so that we can provide a broad choice for everyone．
Looking forward to your early reply!
Yours，
Li Hua．

5．Information Overload
In modern society，if we're trying to make a decision，we often have so much information that we get confused，and we don't know what to do．This state is known as information overload．（36）C It can cause stress，frustration and reduced productivity．But what can we do in the face of information overload？
•Plan for only one time each day to check e-mail，social messaging sites，chat rooms，etc．Don't allow yourself to check multiple times，unless you truly are waiting for an important e-mail．（37）F And that eats up your valuable time before getting away．
•If you are suffering from too many electronic interruptions during the weekday，ask people to call or text you during work hours only if it's really an emergency．（38）G
•Remind yourself that it's okay to not know everything．In fact，it's impossible to keep up with the pace of the information superhighway．The sooner you accept that，the happier you'll be．（39）BIt is good to fall behind on the information that really isn't worthyour attention．
•（40）DSet aside a regular time each week where you and other family members do not use any kind of electronic media technologies，including television．It could be something you do every weekend，or perhaps an hour or two every evening．

A．Just catch up with the happiest moment．
B．Know what's worth knowing and what isn't．
C．Almost everyone suffers from it to some degree．
D．Spend time with your family free from electronic products．
E．We need to find some effective ways to process the information．
F．Each time you go online，you run the risk of being addicted to it．
G．Otherwise they and you end up stealing time from your employer．