One kind of letter most people enjoy writing is the letter of thanks or appreciation. It's pleasant to say "thank you" to someone who has been generous or thoughtful.

Every gift, however trifling, should be acknowledged(表示感谢)with a note of thanks. Every favor or courtesy(礼貌)- every kindness or attention on the part of a neighbor or friend - every expression of hospitality- certainly every letter of condolence(吊唁)or congratulation - deserves sincere and gracious(有礼貌的)acknowledgement.

It doesn't matter if you have already expressed your appreciation in person; a letter must still be written. It can be as brief and simple as you like, but it should express your appreciation with sincerity and warmth. Remember that half the joy of giving is the anticipation(预料)of receiving pleased acknowledgement, and surely the person who has been thoughtful or generous toward you deserves that satisfaction!

The underlined word "trifling" probably means "________".

A. of little value    B. important     C. valuable       D. precious

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. We need not write a letter of thanks if we have already said "thank you" personally.

B. Usually no replies are written to letters of condolence.

C. Our letters of thanks may be short, but we should be sincere.

D. We should not, however, expect letters of thanks for what we give. 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.

We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.

    If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.

  It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.

1.A. like                          B. agree                          C. hope                        D. think

2.A. ask                           B. tell                         C. teach                        D. doubt

3.A. skills                   B. fame                   C. teach                       D. appearance

4.A. kicking                        B. hitting                          C. scoring           D. controlling

5.A. thankful                          B. crazy                    C. curious          D. anxious

6.A. uncertain              B. unhappy                 C. displeased               D. careful

7.A. aims                       B. qualities                  C. pleasures                 D. truths

8.A. keep up                     B. brighten up                   C. find out                   D. brighten about

9.A. come                B. increase                   C. amount           D. rise

10.A.dared                       B. would                   C. could                       D. should

11.A.thinking                    B. character                 C. looks                         D. ability

12.A.more                        B. something            C. less                          D. nothing

13.A.love                      B. sleep                   C. sense                       D. thought

14.A.clear                         B. puzzling                    C. moving            D. valuable

15.A.material                   B. deep                     C. surface          D. pleasant

16.A.conclusion               B. experience                   C. lesson                      D. impression

17.A.since                         B. although                   C. unless                       D. before

18.A.sign                       B. cause                            C. value                       D. willingness

19.A.worries                    B. pains                     C. satisfies                   D. offers

20.A.given                        B. sent                           C. built                          D. grown

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."   31  _ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily formed.

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for true friendship to  32   . However, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or   33    at arm's length? Do we want to   34      ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough—and that's all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of _  35    experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are sign of interest and action in return.

What are some of the _  36  _ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _  37  _ time. Another “major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one “possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships     38   actions in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend _  39  _ time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die    40    .?

31. A. Knowledge       B. Teachers                C. Experience               D. Parents

32. A. design           B. intend           C. develop            D. appear

33. A. remained         B. left             C. kept                        D. stayed

34. A. own             B. owe            C. share                 D. spare? 

35. A. social            B. ordinary               C. good                        D. personal

36. A. difficulties        B. differences                  C. advantages                D. things

37. A. cost                      B. spend                          C. ask               D. take? 

38. A. require           B. request                     C. depend                     D. suggest

39. A. reasonable        B. comfortable                 C. less                          D. a lot?

40. A. for                              B. away                           C. out                          D. from

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."
Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar,  one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."
1. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?
A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.
B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes
C. He has a positive attitude to this disease.
D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
2. Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.
A. diabetics to communicate          B. volunteers to find jobs
C. children to amuse themselves       D. rock stars to share resources.
3. According to the text, Kody ______.
A. feel lonely because of his illness
B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com
C. helps create the online kid’s forums
D. writes children’s stories online
4. What can we learn about Fight It?
A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.
B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D. It owns a well-known medical website.
5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.
A. works full-time in a diabetes charity      B. employs 22 people for his website
C. helps diabetics in his own way           D. ties to find a cure for diabetes

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。   
My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this      .
One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and      . All the students were working       a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no       of stopping. I walked down the row and found       was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.
By this time the activity aroused my      , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on       I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” I felt it best not to      .
After another ten minutes, the students were       to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoebox. Then Donna     hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to      . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the       of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and       your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.
Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to       the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is       by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in      . Amen!”
She turned the students       and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the       of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student       and said, “I Can’t,” Donna       pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.   

1. A．job B．project C．observation D．course

2. A．checked? B．noticed C．watched D．waited

3. A．on B．with C．as D．for

4. A．scenes? B．senses C．marks D．signs

5. A．nobody B．somebody C．everyone D．anyone

6. A．curiosity B．suspect C．sympathy D．worry

7. A．and B．or C．but D．so

8. A．insert B．interrupt C．talk D．request

9. A．taught B．shown C．forced D．instructed

10. A．added B．wrote C．made D．folded

11. A．cry B．pray C．dig D．play

12. A．back B．bottom C．top D．edge

13. A．drop B．raise C．fall D．lift

14. A．keep B．thank C．forgive D．honor

15. A．remembered B．punished C．removed D．replaced

16. A．silence B．heart C．peace D．memory

17. A．down B．up C．off D．around

18. A．birth B．passing C．loss D．starting

19. A．awoke B．reminded C．forgot D．apologized

20. A．simply B．hardly C．seriously D．angrily