— Was Li Lei sorry for what he’d done to his parents?

 — ______! It was just like him!

A. Never mind     B. All right  C. Not really      D. Not surprisingly

A boy was born to couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy saw around two years old, the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages(剂量). When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was unconscious. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught (心烦意乱的)father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.

What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I love You Darling".

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive(积极主动的) behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the warmth in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support. After all, shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have. Don't multiply pain, anguish and suffering by holding onto forgiveness.

If everyone could look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be fewer problems in the world.

Take off all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

60．The meaning of the underlined phrase is_______.

       A．an adult    B．a healthy boy   C．the love of the parents     D．a naughty boy

61．Why was the mother terrified to face the husband?

       A．Because she was afraid of her husband.

       B．Because she thought that was her fault.

       C．Because she poisoned her son herself.

       D．Because she wanted to kill herself.

62．What does this passage mainly talk about?

       A．Be careful to do everything.

       B．Forgive what you shouldn’t forgive.

       C．Treasure what you have now.

       D．Envy can mislead the way you go.

63．Which column of a paper can we find this article?

      A．Financial aid to students.         B．Grand view of science.

       C．Enjoying the countryside view.      D．Life and society.

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共25分）

第一部分：单词拼写。(每题0.5分，共5分)

A. 根据首字母写出正确的单词

1. You must ask for p__________ before taking pictures in the church.

2. The new credit cards will be of great b___________ to both sellers and buyers.

3. It wasn’t your f___________. You needn’t apologize to you.

4. The job is not tiring at all. On the c____________, it’s very relaxing.

5. Smoking m___________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

B. 根据汉语提示用正确的单词填空

6. She seems ____________ (真诚的) ，but I still don’t know whether I should trust her.

7. Bob earned his ___________(船费) on an English boat when he traveled to China.

8. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ________________(力量)

9. Eating too many desserts can be ____________(有害的) to one’s teeth.

10.Sometimes,the band may play to ____________(过路人) in the streets or subway.

.Think about ___ you  enjoy doing, and look for others that  enjoy it too.

A .what     B. which    C. that     D. whether

 By working slowly but surely towards your goal, you'll___________succeed. 

A. eventually        B. accidentally        C. occasionally          D purposely

Please accept our hearted congratulations_____the prize you got for your_____this field.

A. on; contribution on     B. for; contributions on

C. on; contribution to      D. of; contribution to

All but one________take part in the conference________ tomorrow.

A．is going to; that is to take place

B．is going to; that is about to take place

C．are going to; that is to be taken place

D．are going to; which is to be held.

Everyone likes to develop a close relationship ______ we trust each other.

       A. which              B. that                          C. where               D. when

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My husband and children think they are very lucky that they are living and that it’s Christmas again. They can’t see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who aren’t much good. But Johnny and children can’t see this. What a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that we’ve saved isn’t nearly enough.

The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn’t eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why, is it only because they have money ? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn’t there?

Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn’t rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. I’d like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.

56. This passage mainly suggests that the writer _______.

A. is easy to get along with　　　　　　

B. is unhappy with the life they are living

C. is good at observing and understanding　　

D. is never pleased with her neigbours

57. What do you think of McGarity girl?

A. She is proud and hungry.           B. She is selfish and cruel.

C. She is lonely and friendless.       D. She is unhappy and misunderstood.

58. In this text, the writer tries to tell us that _______.

A. money is the key to everything　　

B. the more money you have, the less happy you’ll be

C. there is something more important than money

D. when talking to people we should look into their eyes

59. Pick out the one that does NOT describe the writer’s view on money.

A. Why, is it only because they have money?

B. There is more to happiness than money.

C. Miss Jackson isn’t rich, but she knows things.

D. The money we saved isn’t nearly enough.

 When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时地) about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen --- they can’t do both --- and they don’t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships --- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle(细微的) body language signals that reveal(显露) how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behavior and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents hold the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts(哼声) in reply.

68．While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they _______ .

A．are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time

C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

69．After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to_______ .

A．experience the happy time again

B．keep a close tie with her

C．recommend her a new scenic spot

D．remind her of something forgotten

70．The underlined word "bonding" in the 3rd paragraph probably means__________

A．long hours’ conversation      B．close personal relationship

C．frequent communication      D．sharing past experiences

71．What does the author want to tell us most?

A．Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication

B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.

C．Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.

D．Social conditioning is the reason why women love talking.