Most people only tap (发掘) a small part of their potential. You do what you CAN do, but are you doing what you COULD do? Most people do what they CAN do, but not what they COULD do. But there is a whole other world of possibilities out there that most of us don’t even let ourselves think about them.

　　 The larger question we need to ask ourselves is: Can we reach a greater potential than we have ever imagined? In fact, if you stop and think about it, what could you do? I mean if you weren’t afraid of failing, or if you decided to stop coming up with reasons for not doing something, what COULD you actually accomplish?

　　 As a psychotherapist (心理咨询师) I was always interested in the stories that people told about themselves.

　　 Joey Boring, a stockbroker worked in Edward Jones, was an average performer until he got a vision of what he COULD do. Within two years Joey became one of the top performers. In fact, during the global financial crisis, his performance was up by 43％. Why? Joey decided not to limit himself. He said, “I realized that I could do more than I had ever thought I could do”, and he did! During a time that could have easily been the worst financial period in his career, he chose to view it as an opportunity and began to focus his efforts on ways to better serve his existing customers.

　　 A young friend of mine, Ashtyn Van, sprained (扭) her knee pretty badly. As a 14-year-old girl, she decided that she could tell herself that she was strong enough and good enough to do it. That day, she received the highest score at the state level competition. She could do more than she was doing.

　　 I wonder what limits you are putting on yourself today. Perhaps we are only held back by our own limited thinking.

59. According to the text, what you COULD do are things that ______.

　　 A. you are not sure but may be successful in

　　 B. you have the ability to do

　　 C. you are able to deal with

　　 D. you have managed to do

60. Many people can’t realize a greater potential because they ______.

　　 A. haven’t drawn lessons from past failures

　　 B. are not good enough to succeed

　　 C. tend to find themselves excuses

　　 D. are realistic

61. But for his idea of what he COULD do, Joey, during the crisis, ______.

　　 A. might have been more successful

　　 B. might have made Edward Jones closed

　　 C. might have suffered losses

　　 D. might have lost his job

62. What does the author mean by giving the two examples?

　　 A. To sing the praises of the two.　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. To say the two are really lucky dogs.　

　　 C. To advise people to follow the two examples.　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. To prove one’s potential is far bigger than he or she can imagine.

63. Which would be the best title for the text?

　　 A. God helps those who help themselves.

　　 B. Stop putting limits on yourself.

C. Are you going to take a risk?

D. Are you brave enough?

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，.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

— I'm tired, Larry. Can we have a break?

—1._____

一 I know, but I'm really tired, and my stomach hurts.

—2._____.

—  I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night. I fell asleep at about 2 o'clock in the morning.

—  Oh, Susie. I told you that you wouldn't be able to climb the mountain unless you got enough sleep!

—3._____

—  This is a one-day trip. We'll have to keep going and try to reach the top by noon or give up

right now and go home. Which do you want? 一 Which one do I choose?4._____

一 Well, you need to make up your mind soon-whether we should keep going or give up.

—5._____ OK, I think I will not give up.

A.Yes, you did, but I couldn't help it.

B.I don't want to give up, but I'm so tired.

C.Sorry, but we're supposed to be meeting alone.

D.Let me think about it.

E.Yes. Of course.

F.But we just started about twenty minutes ago.

G What's the matter?

 

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，.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

一 I'm tired, Larry. Can we have a break?

—    51_____

一 I know, but I'm really tired, and my stomach hurts.

—    52_____  .

----I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night. I fell asleep at about 2 o'clock in the morning.

—Oh, Susie. I told you that you wouldn't be able to climb the mountain unless you got enough sleep!

—    53_____

—This is a one-day trip. We'll have to keep going and try to reach the top by noon or give up

right now and go home. Which do you want? 一 Which one do I choose? 54_____

一 Well, you need to make up your mind soon-whether we should keep going or give up.

--- 55_____ OK, I think I will not give up.

A.    Yes, you did, but I couldn't help it.

B.    I don't want to give up, but I'm so tired.

C.    Sorry, but we're supposed to be meeting alone.

D.    Let me think about it.

E.    Yes. Of course.

F.    But we just started about twenty minutes ago.

G What's the matter?

阅读下面的短文, 然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

       When I was a little girl ,my mother always told me what I should do and not .What I can remember is that when I was in the primary school, I didn’t want to go to school because I hated the math teacher who used to punish me for I didn’t finish my homework on time. Instead of forcing me to go to school, my mother just told me if I didn’t go to school my friends and my teachers would not like me anymore. What’s more, she told me I should not hate the math teacher on account of my fault and never hate anybody if I wanted to be likable. Since that time, I have known that being likable is very important.

       While I was growing up, I read a lot of books in order to be a likable person. There is a famous writer, Dale Carnegie. He wrote a book called How to Win Friends and Influence People, which taught me a lot .Being a likable person we should respect others and become genuinely interested in other people. In my opinion, the most significant one is that we should be honest and sincere. The second way is that we should be glad to give them a hand when it is needed. Finally, I suppose that being a good listener is quite important as well. We should participate in their suffering and encourage them in time.

In a word, only if we stand by the people even when they are in the darkest time and never desert them can we be a likable in the social life.

       [写作内容]

1) 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2) 然后以约120个词就“做个受欢迎的人”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

A ) 以自己或他人的经历为例谈谈怎样才能得到别人的认可。

B ) 你认为如何才能使自己受欢迎，为什么？

       [写作要求]

1) 可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子;

2) 标题自定

       [评分标准]

       概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。

 [写作要求]

       1.    作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

       2.    作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]                   概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

The world is not only hungry, but also thirst． This may sounds strange, since nearly seventy percent of the earth's surface is covered with water． But about ninety percent of this is sea water． Man and most of the animals can only drink and use the remained ten percent of water --- fresh water． The need for water is increased day by day． Only when steps are taken to deal with this problem immediate can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on． One of the first steps are to develop ways to reuse them． Experiments have already carried out in this field． The used water has been pumped to a water purifying plant that it can be separated from waste matters and treated with chemicals so that it can be reused again．