When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.
When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡樹) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
小題1:What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?

A．To build a forest.	B．To save more lives.
C．To make a lot of money.	D．To study plants.

小題2:One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.

A．he often talked to the trees	B．he kicked the trees heavily
C．he never watered the trees	D．he buried the leaves around the roots

小題3:What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．Trees are not as weak as we think.

B．We should listen to others’ advice.

C．Difficulty is necessary for growth.

D．Planting trees is good for the environment.

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __36__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __37__.
“Look __38__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __39__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __40__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __41__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __42__ one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. __43__ that day I had begged my mother to do __44__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __45__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __46__ as I said.
When I __47__ my father for help, he would not help. __48__, he brought me to this high tower to __49__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __50__.
At school the next day, I __51__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to __52__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __53__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __54__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __55__ me that there is more than one way to the square.

小題1:	A．taken B．sent C．brought D．left

小題2:	A．that B．why C．what D．how

小題3:	A．down B．up C．out D．a(chǎn)round

小題4:	A．strength B．courage C．spirit D．bravery

小題5:	A．tower B．church C．square D．village

小題6:	A．School B．Society C．Family D．Life

小題7:	A．in B．on C．by D．a(chǎn)t

小題8:	A．Earlier B．Later C．After D．During

小題9:	A．her best B．a(chǎn) favor C．something D．everything

小題10:

A．defended B．refused C．excused D．a(chǎn)greed

小題11:

A．well B．good C．bad D．usual

小題12:

A．belonged to B．turned to C．tried to D．led to

小題13:

A．Therefore B．So C．Instead D．Anyway

小題14:

A．show B．make C．prepare D．give

小題15:

A．plan B．question C．problem D．suggestion

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．secretly C．kindly D．politely

小題17:

A．cook B．boil C．make D．serve

小題18:

A．made B．failed C．worked D．took

小題19:

A．if B．once C．since D．until

小題20:

A．remind B．a(chǎn)pprove C．a(chǎn)ffect D．limit

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to  31  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 32 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 33 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 34.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there _35  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  36  her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _37_ her. I was 38_ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __39_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt _40__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen _41 , but it’s really there. Love is 42_.”
I listened carefully but I __43_ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly _44 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __45_. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 46__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t _47  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”_48_ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 49 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just _50_ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

小題1:	A．keep fit B．rise early C．collect money D．earn money

小題2:	A．romantic B．magic C．fantastic D．a(chǎn)ttractive

小題3:	A．simple B．luxurious C．relaxing D．easy

小題4:	A．question B．the question C．reach D．control

小題5:	A．feeling B．quarrel C．love D．smile

小題6:	A．bowed B．shook C．nodded D．raised

小題7:	A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed

小題8:	A．in great surprise B．with deep depression C．in a great embarrassment D．a(chǎn)t extreme sorrow

小題9:	A．happens B．comes about C．occurs D．a(chǎn)ppears

小題10:

A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable

小題11:

A．more or less B．here and there C．somewhere and sometime D．a(chǎn)nywhere or anytime

小題12:

A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby

小題13:

A．could believe B．wouldn’t recognize C．couldn’t understand D．might know

小題14:

A．got stuck B．got sick C．threw up D．became disabled

小題15:

A．quite healthy B．fairly red C．very pale D．much surprised

小題16:

A．walk slowly B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．jump high

小題17:

A．think about B．worry about C．talk with D．laugh at

小題18:

A．Saying B．Seeing C．Reading D．Writing

小題19:

A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．beautiful jewelry D．sweet kisses

小題20:

A．a(chǎn) needle B．a(chǎn) thread C．the cloth D．the cotton

You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.
You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
小題1:What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Choose to Be Happy	B．Choose Your Emotions
C．Pretend to Be Happy	D．Find Happiness

小題2:The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.

A．she can depend on her husband to find happiness

B．balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art

C．one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy

D．happiness can be influenced by outside forces

小題3:Why did the writer mention buying shoes?

A．To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.

B．To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.

C．To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.

D．To help to move to the next paragraph easily.

小題4:The writer suggests that we should ________.

A．let others control our feelings

B．respond immediately to others’ words

C．pay more attention to words than actions

D．hold back our feelings properly

After Mom died, l began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading," Drink your juice." Such a gesture, l knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, l remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom "Why doesn't Dad love me?" Mom frowned, "Who said he doesn’t love you?" "Well, he never tells me, "I complained." He never tells me either," she said, smiling. " But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us. "
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. l still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad handled scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. "Why don' t you hire someone to do that for you?" Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. "Why don’t you hire a cook?" Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me. l walked over, hugged him and said, "I love you, Dad." From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My father never loved me	B．I just couldn't understand my father
C．My hard-working father	D．Silent fatherly love

小題2:The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because____.

A．that was the author's favorite

B．that was a gesture of love

C．the author was always complaining

D．he was sure the author would be thirsty

小題3:The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because________.              .

A．he wanted to save money

B．his job required high skills

C．his job was too dangerous

D．he was not good at communicating with others

小題4:We may infer from the passage that _______.

A．the author's father lacked a sense of humor

B．the author's-father didn't love him very much

C．the author quite understood his father as time went on

D．the author's father was too strict with him

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with the    36   problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very   37  , but what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)  38  diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more   39  than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of   40  that he does not want to   41  with others.
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog   42 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her  43 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.
  44 I was her age, I wrote about the same thing, but   45  in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was   46 that my sister might read it.
The biggest   47  with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something  48  about him in my diary, he would never know.   49 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might
  50  her blog and get angry.
There are also   51  to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary “ Nobody cares about me …”, no one would   52  about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friend would quickly   53  and tell her how much they   54  her. Blog helps people   55  in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

小題1:	A．same B．interesting C．difficult D．daily

小題2:	A．simple B．special C．similar D．different

小題3:	A．personal B．ordinary C．meaningful D．traditional

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．public C．exciting D．quick

小題5:	A．thoughts B．puzzles C．ideas D．secrets

小題6:	A．tell B．share C．publish D．solve

小題7:	A．instead of B．a(chǎn)s well as C．except for D．besides

小題8:	A．blog B．diary C．report D．web

小題9:	A．Although B．Since C．When D．Because

小題10:

A．only B．a(chǎn)lready C．still D．never

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ngry B．sad C．glad D．worried

小題12:

A．problem B．doubt C．question D．mistake

小題13:

A．boring B．wrong C．bad D．funny

小題14:

A．So B．However C．Therefore D．Then

小題15:

A．steal B．break C．write D．read

小題16:

A．reasons B．wishes C．shortcomings D．a(chǎn)dvantages

小題17:

A．care B．know C．think D．a(chǎn)sk

小題18:

A．prepare B．begin C．respond D．feel

小題19:

A．like B．miss C．need D．stand

小題20:

A．lose B．stay C．leave D．find

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and, old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities(責(zé)任) to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What’s more, life is always giving new things to the child——things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
小題1:According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that          .

A．life for a child is fairly easy

B．a(chǎn) child is always loved whatever he does

C．if much is given to a child, he must do something in return

D．only children are interested in life

小題2:The main idea of the passage is that            .

A．life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

B．young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C．childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life

D．one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

小題3:The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss           .

A．examples of successful young men

B．how to build up one’s position in society

C．joys and pains of old people

D．what to do when one has problems in life

I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like  36_ and straightforward .And it’s still what  37  a man a good citizen .This is my secret ,and I try to live by .
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five year,  38  there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble (亂作一團(tuán)) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You’ve got to be  39  to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day . Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the   40  impression that they are bad .Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as   41  fellows. You read in the papers almost every week   42  a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their   43  . If they weren’t hones, you wouldn’t be reading those stories in the papers. One time .I found an emerald (翡翠的) ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day , so I went back to where I had   44  . It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her   45  to her. I didn’t get much as “thank you”.  46  I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47  .
I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I   48  several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in Word War I. After being discharged (退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy   49  , but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit   50  for a rainy day (一時(shí)之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had   51  with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong (頑固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know,   52  everyone will give you something , because most Americans are   53  generous . I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they   54  or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish (教區(qū) ). I try to act toward others like I think god wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the   55  I try , the easier it gets.

小題1:	A．dishonor B．dishonesty C．upright D．faithful

小題2:	A．take B．become C．make D．have

小題3:	A．know B．known C．knew D．knowing

小題4:	A．generous B．tough C．mild D．warm-hearted

小題5:	A．right B．proper C．bad D．wrong

小題6:	A．rude B．honest C．good D．tough

小題7:	A．when B．what C．which D．where

小題8:	A．houses B．cars C．pockets D．rooms

小題9:	A．picked her up B．dropped her off C．dropped her down D．pull her down

小題10:

A．ring B．suitcase C．car D．emerald

小題11:

A．So B．Still C．But D．Though

小題12:

A．was B．did C．has D．is

小題13:

A．made B．put C．held D．took

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)t one time B．some time C．in no time D．a(chǎn)t times

小題15:

A．put off B．put up C．put on D．put away

小題16:

A．trouble B．difficult C．word D．a(chǎn)nything

小題17:

A．especially B．specially C．particularly D．practically

小題18:

A．never B．seldom C．rather D．fairly

小題19:

A．tip B．a(chǎn)dvise C．suggest D．a(chǎn)sk

小題20:

A．longer B．harder C．better D．shorter

As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange   36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that  37 me so much. There was never total  38 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 39   clothes hung over a chair take on the   40  of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 41  , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no  42 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My   43 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would   44 very still so that the "enemy" would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 45  on the way home from school. Every morning I get on the school bus right near my home--that was no  46 . After school,   47  , when all the buses were  48  up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one, and be taken to some  49 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or museum, I wouldn't  50 the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears  51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   52 by others. Being popular was so important to me  53 , and the fear of not being liked was a 54  one.
One of the processes of growing up is being able to  55 and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

小題1:	A．place B．time C．way D．reason

小題2:	A．frightened B．destroyed C．surprised D．wounded

小題3:	A．darkness B．quietness C．emptiness D．loneliness

小題4:	A．got B．made C．forced D．caused

小題5:	A．spirit B．height C．body D．shape

小題6:	A．eye B．window C．mouth D．door

小題7:	A．breath B．sound C．a(chǎn)ir D．wind

小題8:	A．belief B．feeling C．imagination D．doubt

小題9:	A．lay B．lie C．rest D．hide

小題10:

A．simply B．especially C．probably D．directly

小題11:

A．discussion B．joke C．problem D．matter

小題12:

A．though B．yet C．a(chǎn)lthough D．still

小題13:

A．called B．backed C．packed D．lined

小題14:

A．old B．unfamiliar C．poor D．crowded

小題15:

A．leave B．send C．order D．let

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)bove B．in C．of D．a(chǎn)t

小題17:

A．protected B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．believed D．guided

小題18:

A．then B．there C．once D．a(chǎn)nyway

小題19:

A．strict B．right C．heavy D．powerful

小題20:

A．realize B．remember C．recognize D．recover

Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all , so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbour moved out .A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the man seemed to be quiet.
But at three o’clock the next morning , the noise of a dog woke her up . She thought she had never heard a dog there before . It must be the young man’s dog . So she telephoned the young man , said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened until three o’clock the next morning . Then Miss Grey’s telephone rang , and when she answered , a voice said ,“ You telephoned me twenty four hours ago .Now I’ve rung you up to say that I have’t a dog . ”
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷以下句子的正（T）誤(F)。（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10）
小題1:Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbour moved out.
小題2:Miss Grey’s new neighbour was as the old one .
小題3:Some noise woke her up in the early morning .
小題4:She thought the new neighbour had brought a dog with him.
小題5:The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning , because he wanted to punish her.