The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of liu xiang, who was reported _______ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.

A. breaking       B. having broken       C. to have broken     D. to break

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim (认领) it soon.”
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition （学费）and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”
The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.
【小题1】What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday?

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.

During his talk, Jack   41   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   42   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   43  . But I jumped up, ran up the   44   to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   45  raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   46   security guards and take me from the stage?    47   my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any   48  voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   49   to come to us. We must take    50    to create what we want!’’

After his talk, I   51   to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   52   my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   53  other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.

A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.

I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   54  . As I sat down at my computer to 55   my e-mails, I  56   woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   57   that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   58   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   59   way. So we don’t try. We  60  . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.

Now what are you waiting for?

1.A. brought in                    B. reached for                     C. took over                         D. handed in

2.A. Cheers                                    B. Shouts                              C. Heads                     D. Hands

3.A. offer                              B. trust                                  C. like                                   D. choose

4.A. path                               B. road                                  C. steps                                 D. route

5.A. thoughts                       B. opinions                           C. ideas                      D. plans

6.A. ask                                 B. call                                    C. demand                            D. order

7.A. And                               B. So                             C. But                                    D. Or

8.A. noisy                             B. doubtful                           C. meaningful                      D. helpful

9.A. opportunities                  B. consequences                  C. results                              D. aims

10.A. step                         B. measure                           C. way                       D. action

11.A. expected                            B. tried                                  C. permitted                        D. managed

12.A. stating                       B. describing                        C. presenting                       D. sharing

13.A. with                             B. in                                  C. about                                 D. over

14.A. news                                    B. message                           C. response                          D. reaction

15.A. check                                   B. examine                           C. inspect                             D. review

16.A. gradually                    B. suddenly                          C. immediately           D. slowly

17.A. desiring                               B. claiming                            C. begging                            D. dreaming

18.A. particularly                         B. honestly                           C. falsely                      D. correctly

19.A. difficult                B. impressive                C. early                         D. natural

20.A. give up                                 B. put up                         C. take up                     D. set up

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 21___ was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  22__  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  23__ .

The race began,  24__ , no one in the crowd really  25__  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  26__  such as, “They will never  27__  it to the top.” or “There is no  28__  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”

The tiny frogs began  29__ , one by one, except for those who were climbing  30__ in different paces.

The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  31_  will make it!”

32__  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  33__  one continued higher and higher.

34___ , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  35__ , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  36__  wanted to know how this one frog  37__ to do it?

A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  38__  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  39__ !

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  40__  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!

A. wish       B. goal     C. plan     D. idea

A. looked     B. walked       C. turned  D. gathered

A. competitors    B. holders      C. actors       D. performers

A. Generally      B. Probably     C. Actually     D. Basically

A. wondered  B. believed     C. guessed      D. hoped

A. statements B. conclusions      C. arguments    D. explanations

A. achieve   B. spot     C. encourage    D. make

A. problem   B. chance       C. doubt    D. favor

A. giving up      B. cheering up      C. escaping     D. settling down

A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  

C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger

A. No one    B. Everyone     C. Anyone  D. Someone

A. Fewer      B. Less     C. More     D. Larger

A. and   B. but      C. so  D. or

A. At the same time   B. At each time     C. At no time  D. In the end

A. step       B. attempt      C. effort  D. jump A. naturally      B. weightlessly       C. sadly    D. strangely

A. managed     B. planed       C. intended     D. started A. energy      B. force   C. strength    D. power

A. deaf  B. violent      C. foolish      D. religious

A. send       B. pass     C. keep     D. take 

第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
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。
Once upon a time some tiny frogs held a competition. The first to reach the top of a very high tower would be the winner.
A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer them on.
The race began. No one in the crowd really believed that any of the tiny frogs would reach the top of tower. “They will never get to the top! They will never succeed!” someone said.
One by one, the tiny frogs began to collapse (退下).
The crowd kept shouting, “It is too difficult! No frog will make it!”
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up, but one continued climbing, higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up.
In the end, he was the only one left—the only one to get to the top. The other frogs naturally wanted to know: How did the frog make it？
One frog stepped forward to ask the winner. It turned out:… that the winner was deaf.
He had won because he was able to keep his own mind. He was able to keep trying. He couldn’t hear criticism; neither could he hear praise.
[写作内容]
(1) 以约30个词概括寓言故事的大意。
(2) 然后以120个词就“坚持就会成功”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点：
a) 叙述着个寓言给你的启示；
b) 以自己或朋友、家人的经历说明“坚持就会成功”或者不坚持导致失败；
c) 你自己的感受或思想。
[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。