John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee. John could not take it any more, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value hard-working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him.

The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your decision and take back your resignation.”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss $1.2 per kg.

Boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg, he has inventory (清单) of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality.”

John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.

Chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. Then the difference between a year and a day is 365 times!

Why did John decide to hand in his resignation to the boss?

Because he couldn’t stand being an ordinary employee.

Because Bobby would take John’s former position.

Because the boss was not flattered by his hard work.

Because Bobby instead of him was promoted.

What did the boss ask John to do?

A. To go to market and find out whether there is someone selling watermelons.

B. To make a complete marketing research on the various prices of watermelons.

C. To search for much information about the effective ways to sell watermelons.

D. To make a comparison on the prices of different types of watermelons.

What sort of following information about watermelons was NOT brought by Bobby?

A. The price.                       B. The quality.

C. The quantity.                    D. The weight.

From the difference of John and Bobby, we may infer that a more successful person is more _____.

alert, sensitive and passionate

observant, thoughtful and exploratory

considerate, modest and satisfied

confident, noble and tolerant

Some teens believe drugs will help them think better, and be more popular. These days, drugs can be found everywhere. Many teens are tempted(诱惑) by the excitement or escape from reality that drugs seem to offer.

Drugs are chemicals that change the way our bodies work. When you put them into your body, drugs find their way in your blood and are taken to parts of your body, such as your brain.

The effects of drugs can be different depending on the kind of drug taken, how much is taken, how often it is used, how quickly it gets to the brain, and what other drugs or food are taken at the same time. Although drugs can make you feel good at first, they can finally do a lot of harm to the body.

There are many kinds of drugs available, and there are many reasons for trying them regularly. People take drugs just for pleasure they believe they can bring. Often it’s because someone told them that drugs would make them feel good or that they’d have a better time if they took them.

Many teens use drugs because they’re unhappy or think drugs will help them escape their problems. The truth is that drugs don’t solve problems—they simply hide feelings and problems. When a drug wears off, the feelings and problems remain, or became worse. Drugs can ruin every aspect of a person’s life.

The main idea of the second paragraph is probably _________.

  A. how drugs work   

  B. what drugs are made of

  C. that drugs can reduce physical pain

  D. that drugs dull your senses

People take drugs regularly _________.

  A. just for good health

  B. because they can have a better life

  C. just for pleasure

  D. because they need them

__________ cause teens to take drugs.

  A. Physical pain, escaping and fear

  B. Escaping, excitement and unhappiness

  C. Curiosity, fear and escaping

  D. Excitement, unhappiness and their physical pain

Which of the following is NOT true ?

  A. Drugs may be tempting to teens.

  B. Drugs do harm to the body.

  C. Drugs can solve people’s problems.

  D. Drugs can make people happy.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

  A. Drugs: the Killer of People

  B. Drugs: the Favorite of Teens

  C. Drugs: What You Should Take

  D. Drugs: What You Should Know

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

—Where shall we take our children this weekend？

—We could take them to Water World or to Oldfield Adventure Park.  1 

—Well，how far away are they？I don’t want to spend all day in the car.

—   2   But Old-field Adventure Park will take about two and a half hours if we’re lucky.

— 3 

—Water World has a huge fun swimming pool．  4 

—I really don’t like zoos. I hate seeing animals in cages．

—Well，there aren’t any animals at Water World.

—If we are going there，I’m going to take a picnic basket．I know they have got restaurants but

they are always expensive.  5 

—That’s a good idea. I’ll tell the

 children.

—OK．

一Make sure you read the directions before using the software.

—           .

A. Had it   B. Made it C. Got it       D. Heard it

What he said was _________(belief) because he never told lies.

_____private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause traffic accidents and pollution.

   A  As  B While   C If   D Since

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）

When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to    36   her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don't know  37  you don't know."

Rush is 49 now and  38  working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has  39   to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an)  40  not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.

Rush was  41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was  42  by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to  43  " she says.

She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.

Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户)  47  Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.

By 2001, many of Rush's 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every    49   But she felt she hadn't done enough. 50  she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.

She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million   52   .

She's come a long way from the  53    23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn't change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54  the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep   55   yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it's been 25 years"

A．make     B. accomplish C.  receive    D．arrive

A．what      B．which       C．why  D．who

A．so B．somehow  C．still   D．anyhow

A.  grown B．become     C．got    D．gone

A．able housewife      B．ordinary woman      C．role model       D．truck driver

A．brought       B．lived C．risen        D．raised

A．moved B．interested  C．struck       D．encouraged

A have an influence   B．make a difference    C．set an example  D．make a decision

A．low      B．high  C．cheap       D．expensive

A．which    B．that   C．when D．where

A．well       B．badly C．worse       D．better

A．like       B．besides     C．for    D．except

A．take       B．fetch C．bring D．lift

A．education      B．family      C．background      D．city

A．Because B．For   C．But   D．So

A．seizing   B．creating    C．grasping   D．losing

.A．in case  B．in turn      C．in return   D．in need

A．inexperienced       B．experienced      C．expert       D．skilled

A．enjoy     B．hate   C．doubt       D．refuse

A．fighting B．forcing     C．challenging      D．amusing

24. This coastal area        a national wildlife reserve last year.

    A. was named           B. named              C. is named            D. names

Who might buy the house after reading the above advertisement?

A. Some young students.               B. A couple with little money

C. A big rich family                     D. A big poor family

What room has several possible uses?

A. The living room.                      B. The bedroom.

C. The dining room.                     D. The kitchen.

What is emphasized(强调)in the description of each room?

A. Floor.          B. Entrance.            C. Size.     D. Windows.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处用一个漏字符号（︿）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

On March 12^th, we went to plant trees on the hill near to        1.        ? 

our school.  The boys were made dig pits(坑).The             2.        ? 

girls were told to plant the young trees into the pits.            3.       ?   

All of us worked very hardly. Soon we were all wet           4.        ?   

with sweat. After the young trees planted, we                 5.        ? 

began to water it. The water was at the foot of              6.      ?      

the hill.  But we stood in line to pass pails(桶)                7.         ?

of water from one to other up to the hill.                     8.        ? 

We did not finish water the trees until it                      9.       ?   

was dark. Though we were tired, we feel very happy.            10.        ?