8．When Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．
Jean's father was a crop duster （41）Din the little farming community where Jean was raised．She was totally （42）A by airplanes and flying．She （43）Cher heart into her report．However，her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher said it was a"fairy tale"and it（44）Bcome true．Jean was beaten down by the（45）C．
Several years went by，Jean was in her（46）A year of high school．One day her English teacher，Mrs．Slaton，gave the class a（47）Babout what they would be doing 10years later．Jean thought hard about it．Pilot？（48）A．Flight attendant？I'm not pretty enough．Waitress？I could do that．That felt（49）C，so she wrote it down．
One week later，the teacher handed back the assignments and asked："If you had unlimited （50）D，what would you do？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm，and with （51）Ashe wrote down all her old （52）C．When the students stopped writing，the teacher asked，"How many students wrote the（53）D thing on the paper？"Not one hand（54）B．Then the teacher said，"all of you do （55）Cunlimited abilities．If you don't （56）B your dreams，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you want it （57）A．"
Mrs．Slaton's inspiring words （58）Cthe course of Jean's life．After ten years of hard work，（59）D Jean became one of the first three（60）Apilot trainees ever accepted by United Airlines．

41．A．worker	B．maker	C．driver	D．pilot
42．A．attracted	B．beaten	C．frightened	D．waken
43．A．turned	B．put	C．poured	D．translated
44．A．mustn't	B．couldn't	C．might	D．should
45．A．explanation	B．tale	C．discouragement	D．paper
46．A．senior	B．new	C．long	D．hard
47．A．lesson	B．task	C．project	D．topic
48．A．No way	B．No problem	C．Quiet right	D．Of course
49．A．cool	B．interesting	C．safe	D．fancy
50．A．money	B．time	C．imagination	D．talent
51．A．excitement	B．curiosity	C．carelessness	D．anger
52．A．opinions	B．questions	C．dreams	D．sorrows
53．A．real	B．important	C．difficult	D．same
54．A．went on	B．went up	C．kept on	D．kept up
55．A．lack	B．want	C．possess	D．find
56．A．look into	B．go for	C．try on	D．care about
57．A．enough	B．too	C．though	D．again
58．A．started	B．moved	C．changed	D．made
59．A．surprisingly	B．strangely	C．naturally	D．eventually
60．A．female	B．young	C．beautiful	D．Super．

7．Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime．We（36）C from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one region to a better job（37）B，from the home where we（38）D our children to the home where we plan to live in （39）A．With each move we are（40）Dmaking new friends，who become part of our new life．
For many of us the（41）Bis a special time for forming new friendships．Today，millions of Americans go on vocation （42）D，and they go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where they do not feel too （43）B-with the hope of meeting new people．No one really （44）C a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible．Surely in every country people （45）Dfriendship？
The word"friend"to American people can be （46）B to a wide range of relationships-to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or woman，to a （47）Ccolleague．There are real（48）A among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be （49）C，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．
As Europeans see it，all kinds of"friends"flow （50）Aof Americans'homes with little ceremony．They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country．（51）D as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no（52）A differences．The atmosphere is（53）C．Most people，old and young，are called （54）D first names．Americans'characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel（55）B．

36．A．drive	B．commute	C．move	D．settle
37．A．abroad	B．elsewhere	C．somewhere	D．nowhere
38．A．deliver	B．protect	C．educate	D．raise
39．A．retirement	B．death	C．illness	D．sadness
40．A．mostly	B．mainly	C．rarely	D．forever
41．A．winter	B．summer	C．spring	D．autumn
42．A．along	B．freely	C．together	D．abroad
43．A．alone	B．strange	C．scared	D．remote
44．A．allows	B．desires	C．expects	D．imagines
45．A．form	B．develop	C．ignore	D．value
46．A．used	B．applied	C．stuck	D．dedicated
47．A．kind	B．generous	C．trusted	D．helpful
48．A．differences	B．varieties	C．distinctions	D．diversities
49．A．informal	B．reliable	C．shallow	D．fragile
50．A．in and out	B．on and on	C．by and by	D．up and down
51．A．Moving	B．Flowing	C．Going	D．Coming
52．A．obvious	B．heavy	C．apparent	D．strong
53．A．weird	B．stressed	C．relaxed	D．strange
54．A．with	B．on	C．for	D．by
55．A．at best	B．at home	C．at heart	D．at hand．

6．Remembering My Father's Vest
People get into trouble because they don't know enough to keep cool．As a child，I had a lot of（41）Bthat had been held back and not released．Worse still，I was not good at （42）Cconstructively．
Once as I was getting ready for school，my mother（43）Ame my father's vest instead of mine．This was around the time when I was going to be larger in （44）Athan my father，so as I put on the vest，I felt like I was being choked in it!I（45）Dthat it was a small oversight（疏忽） on my mother's part，but （46）Bthe feeling of being choked drowned me and I got very angry．
I took my anger out on my mother（47）Athinking much．I was so upset when she had handed me the wrong vest，and I（48）C by violently tearing it apart from my chest!
Later，my mother shared her own （49）B with my father："See what your son has done．"
Instead of scolding or abusing me，my father （50）Aresponded by asking my mother to （51）Dthe vest．He then wore it to work the next day．
When my mother told me about my father's response much later，when I had （52）A from my fit，I immediately felt a great sense of（53）Dfor my violent behavior，just（54）Cthat he was spending the entire day wearing a（n）（55）Cvest．At the same time，I was filled with great（56）Dfor my father，whose gentle kindness taught me a life lesson I would treasure forever．
On that day，I made a （57）Bnever to let anger get the better of me．I learn to （58）Dothers when I think that they behave in an unfair，cruel，or unacceptable way，（59）C forgiveness is a tool to turn anger off．And whenever I have difficulty（60）Amy strong emotion，I try to remember my father's vest．

41．A．pressure	B．anger	C．stories	D．tears
42．A．listening	B．debating	C．communicating	D．working
43．A．handed	B．sent	C．delivered	D．carried
44．A．size	B．weight	C．height	D．mind
45．A．expected	B．discovered	C．suspected	D．realized
46．A．anyway	B．somehow	C．somewhat	D．however
47．A．without	B．beyond	C．besides	D．despite
48．A．performed	B．agreed	C．reacted	D．declined
49．A．excitement	B．frustration	C．enthusiasm	D．failure
50．A．calmly	B．politely	C．attentively	D．anxiously
51．A．save up	B．give away	C．hold back	D．sew up
52．A．recovered	B．changed	C．developed	D．benefited
53．A．disappointment	B．sympathy	C．panic	D．shame
54．A．hoping	B．joking	C．imaging	D．supposing
55．A．old	B．broken	C．torn	D．shabby
56．A．curiosity	B．pride	C．envy	D．admiration
57．A．choice	B．decision	C．requirement	D．compromise
58．A．respect	B．assist	C．appreciate	D．forgive
59．A．and	B．but	C．for	D．do
60．A．controlling	B．expressing	C．treasuring	D．monitoring

5．I have forgotten                you put the dictionary．（　　）

	A．	that it was there		B．	where was it that
	C．	that where it was		D．	where it was that

4．A woman renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked to state her occupation．She hesitated，uncertain how to classify herself．
"What I mean is，"explained the recorder，"do you have a job，or are you just a …"
"Of course I have a job，"said Emily．"I'm a mother．"
"We don't list‘mother'as an occupation…‘housewife'covers it，"said the recorder．
    One day I found myself in the same situation．The clerk was obviously a career woman，confident and possessed of a high sounding title．"What is your occupation？"she asked．
    The words simply popped out．"I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations．"
    The clerk paused，ballpoint pen frozen in midair．
    I repeated the title slowly，and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold，black ink on the official questionnaire．
"Might I ask，"said the clerk with new interest，"Just what you do in this field？"
    Without any trace of panic in my voice，I heard myself reply，"I have a continuing program of research （what mother doesn't），in the lab and in the field （normally I would have said indoors and out）．Of course，the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities （any mother care to disagree？），and I often work 14 hours a day （24 is more like it）．But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money．"
    There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form，stood up，and showed me out．
    As I drove into our driveway，buoyed up （依托） by my glamorous new career，I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13，7，and 3．
    Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model （a 6 month old baby），in the child-development program，testing out a new vocal pattern．
    I felt proud!I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable （不可缺少的） to mankind than"just another mother．"
    Motherhood…What a glorious career!Especially when there's a title on the door．
9．How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation？B
A．curious     
B．puzzled     
C．indifferent     
D．interested
10．How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk？A
A．calm    
B．funny     
C．worried     
D．cool
11．Wh y did the woman clerk show more respect for the author？C
A．Because the author cared little about rewards．
B．Because she admired the author's research work in the lab．
C．Because she thought the author did admirable work．
D．Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of．
12．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage？B
A．To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it．
B．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect．
C．To show that the author had a grander job than Emily．
D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work．

3．When was the last time someone unexpectedly did something nice for you？Not someone you knew，but a total stranger？It's happened to me a few times，but two instances really stand out．
A few years ago，I was dining in a restaurant with a friend who kept talking about himself，completely not aware of the fact that I was sitting there in misery．It wasn't my friend's talks that made me suffer．I was recovering from a broken heart，and just sitting down to dinner reminded me of my last relationship．I could have burst into tears right there at the table．
When we picked up the check，the waitress said，"Your meal was already paid for．"My friend and I didn't have a clue how it happened．Then I remembered a man I saw out of the corner of my eye．He was dressed in mostly white，sat down at the bar，had a beer，and stayed for maybe ten minutes．The waitress said，"Yes，the gentleman in white paid for you．"It felt like an angel was saying，"I see you，honey．It's going to be okay．"
Just last year，I was running a halfmarathon．With just 1 mile to go，I was out of gas．Runners call it"hitting the wall"．I thought I couldn't move another inch．Out of nowhere，a strang er came up to me and said，"What's your name，sweetie？Jennifer？Okay，Jennifer，let's go!Come on!It's just around the corner!You can do it!"And he ran with me until I picked up my pace．I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn't even supposed to be in the race that day．
I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need．Do you have any experiences like these？
1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A
A．The kindness of strangers                
B．Valuable friendship
C．Two special experiences                 
D．Helping others is worthwhile
2．According to the passage，the man in whiteC．
A．was the author's friend              
B．had a big meal in the restaurant
C．was generous and kindhearted         
D．enjoyed making fun of others
3．The underlined expression in the passage means""D．
A．being hurt by the wall                
B．winning the game
C．taking a deep breath                  
D．running out of energy
4．Who is the stranger in the marathon race？D
A．the writer's friend                     
B．the winner of the race
C．an athlete in the race                   
D．a stranger passing by．

2．It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant．My cap had gone away，and my feet were （41）C．The loaded plates I carried （42）C to be heavier and heavier．Tired and discouraged，I wasn't able to do anything（43）D．As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream  （44）A a dozen times，I was ready to stop．Then the father  （45）Bat me as he handed me my tip．"Well done，"he said，"you've  （46）Bus really well．"Suddenly my tiredness  （47）C．I smiled back，and later，when the  （48）A asked me how I'd like my first day，I said，"Fun！"Those few words of praise had  （49）B everything．Praise is like  （50）Dto the human spirit；we cannot grow without it．And （51）D，while most of us are only too  （52）Ato apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are （53）B to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise．Why-when one word of praise can bring such  （54）C？
It is strange how chary（吝啬的） we are about praising．Perhaps it's  （55）Afew of us know how to accept it．It's  （56）D rewarding to give praise in areas in which  （57）B generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a  （58）C meal．But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are  （59）A just right？In fact，to give praise  （60）D the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort．

41．A．small	B．tough	C．painful	D．white
42．A．remained	B．looked	C．seemed	D．turned
43．A．happy	B．special	C．strange	D．right
44．A．order	B．price	C．color	D．shape
45．A．stared	B．smiled	C．called	D．nodded
46．A．talked about	B．looked after	C．depended on	D．thought of
47．A．increased	B．continued	C．disappeared	D．developed
48．A．manager	B．children	C．father	D．friends
49．A．made	B．changed	C．found	D．improved
50．A．heat	B．shadow	C．snowstorm	D．sunlight
51．A．then	B．thus	C．now	D．yet
52．A．ready	B．doubtful	C．satisfied	D．disappointed
53．A．unable	B．unwilling	C．bored	D．anxious
54．A．attention	B．choice	C．pleasure	D．advance
55．A．because	B．when	C．whether	D．that
56．A．finally	B．fortunately	C．probably	D．especially
57．A．effort	B．effect	C．deed	D．feeling
58．A．daily	B．light	C．perfect	D．main
59．A．done	B．sold	C．chosen	D．given
60．A．takes	B．leaves	C．offers	D．costs

1．In a telephone survey of more than 2，000adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved （旋转）around the earth．An additional 7% did not know which revolved around which．I have no doubt that all o f these people were（21）C in school that the earth revolves around the sun； （22）Dmay even have written it on a test．But they never（23）B their incorrect mental models of planetary （行星的） motion because their everyday observations didn't support what their teachers told them：People see the sun"moving（24）B the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary （静止的） while that is happening．
Students can learn the right answers by（25）A in class，and yet never combined them with their working models of the world．The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the （26）D personal understanding of the world can（27）A side by side，each unaffected by the other．
Outside of class，the student continues to accept the model （28）Cbecause it has always worked well in that circumstance．Unless professors address specific errors in students'personal models of the world，students are not（29）B to replace them with the （30）D one．
 

21．A．learned	B．suggested	C．taught	D．advised
22．A．those	B．these	C．who	D．they
23．A．formed	B．altered	C．believed	D．thought
24．A．around	B．across	C．on	D．above
25．A．heart	B．hand	C．ink	D．paper
26．A．adult's	B．teacher's	C．scientist's	D．student's
27．A．exist	B．occur	C．survive	D．maintain
28．A．privately	B．individually	C．personally	D．generally
29．A．obliged	B．likely	C．probable	D．partial
30．A．perfect	B．better	C．reasonable	D．correct

20．Traveling for business or pleasure can easily damage your health．It's easy to fail into the trap of high caloric meals and little exercise．（33）E
●Keep a dictionary on hand
If you are traveling somewhere with a different language，pack a dictionary and keep it close to help you negotiate（商议）the menu and make healthy food choices．（34）FLook up the words that you don't understand to help you learn about cooking methods and ingredients（材料）so that you can choose healthy food．
●（35）B
The more you can research before your trip，the easier it will be to keep a healthy lifestyle while traveling．To stay on track with your food，try to find a nearby grocery store or healthy food store，look up a copule of well rated restaurants that offer some healthy choices，and try to stay somewhere with a fridge or kitchen．
●Walk every day．
Exploring your destination（目的地）on foot is an amazing way to take some exercise while traveling．Walk through the nature to enjoy its beautiful scenery，listen to the sound of nature and take some wonderful pictures．（36）G
●Rent a bike．
Cover more ground while burning calories by renting a bike．Many major cities have bike-sharing programs，or you could contact a local bike store to ask about bike rentals．（37）CIf you have an open schedule，you could even research bike tours，which are a great way to cover a long distance in a short period of time．

A．Avoid junk food and deep fried food．
B．Research the food and store some upon arrival．
C．Take a bike map of the city，research day trips and get exploring．
D．If you are exercising while traveling，make sure to take in extra water．
E．Here are some healthy travel tips which will keep you in good health．
F．You can't avoid deep fried food if you don't know that they're in there!
G．This is also a great way to find hidden attractions that aren't in the travel guides．

19．I returned home the other night，tired．My husband asked me how my evening was，"Great．"I told him．I had spent 90 minutes in a gym with 10 Ping-Pong tables and all kinds of players，all playing a little ball over the net．By 9 pm，I was excited，tired，satisfied．I had beaten two young men half my age and lost battles against other competitors．To an observer，the night was common．To me，it was a lucky thing that I hadn't expected．
I had taken up Ping-Pong during college，and in my 30s took more advanced lessons．However，a serious accident hurt my leg，which made me unable to take exercise．Months later，I tried to play Ping-Pong but my leg pained for a week．I put the game out of my mind．
When I was 53，one day my bad leg was working a little bit better．Could Ping-Pong be possible for me，now---in my condition，at my age？I tried to play Ping-Pong again
Ping-Pong is a sport which requires endurance（耐力）．Players need quick foot work and upper body movements to return balls，requiring faster response time than tennis．
Playing Ping-Pong offers benefits for the brain．A study of 164 women aged 60 and older showed that Ping-Pong improved cognitive（认知）function more than dancing，walking or gymnastics．"The great thing about our sport is that it can be played by anyone，"said Jimmy Butler，a four-time national USA Table Tennis Association winner．"I see 90-year-olds and 10-year-olds．"
Years passed and my endurance improved．People started to praise my shots．I won a game．Then I won agin．These days，I feel wonderful，I believe this sport is the fountain （源泉）of youth．

25．What can we know about the author from the first paragraph？A
A．She was satisfied with herself that evening
B．She felt disappointed when losing battles
C．She lost battles against two young men
D．She was the best player in the gym
26．What sport can improve cognitive function more effectively？C
A．Dancing         B．Walking     C．Ping-Pong      D．Gymnastics
27．What's a big advantage about Ping-Pong sport according to Jimmy Butler？B
A．It is good for the brain
B．It can be played by anyone
C．It can build up people's muscles
D．It can improve people's endurance
28．What's the best title for the text？D
A．My Battle with My Illness
B．A Life-changing Accident
C．My Wonderful Evening Exercise
D．Ping-Pong：the Fountain of Youth．