Bardithch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.
Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟囔聲) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.
Then Ms. Yates started to speak:
“I can’t tell you how pleased I’m to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination. ”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:
“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”
“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”
There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.
小題1:What activity was organized for the school reunion?

A．Sightseeing in the park

B．A picnic on the school playground

C．Telling stories about past events

D．Graduates’ reports in the old building

小題2:What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A．Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech

B．Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching

C．Some people got tired from the reunion activities

D．Most people had little interest in the reunion

小題3:We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _________.

A．kept track of her students’ progress

B．gave her students advice on their careers

C．a(chǎn)ttended her students’ college graduations

D．went to her students’ wedding ceremonies

小題4:Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?

A．Reliable and devoted

B．Tough and generous

C．Proud but patient

D．Strict but caring

A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven’t seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.　　
His father’s declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his father’s condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.　　
After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知覺). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father’s mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.　　
Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.
Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of “no” come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them.
Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling.
小題1:Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer’s friend?

A．Sad

B．Sorry

C．Regretful

D．Pitiful

小題2:What does the underlined word “rectify” mean in Para. 3?

A．put…right

B．recite…by heart

C．realize

D．recognize

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

A．Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old.

B．Be good to your parents when you still have the chance.

C．You will regret in your life if you don’t show your kindness to your parents.

D．It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.

A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was  46 ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its  47 ，deep red in the middle， 48   fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the  49 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere  50  her．After all she had been through，this is what she  51 ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  52 where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting  54 ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55 on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   56  had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  57 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  58 ．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the  59 ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  60 written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went  61 ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  62 room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  63 looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  64 for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  65 ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”

小題1:	A．rising B．setting C．shining D．smiling

小題2:	A．shape B．shadow C．size D．color

小題3:	A．quickly B．partly C．softly D．probably

小題4:	A．waves B．boats C．trees D．sands

小題5:	A．relaxed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．interrupted

小題6:	A．understood B．considered C．needed D．regretted

小題7:	A．discussing B．finding C．a(chǎn)sking D．wondering

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)live B．a(chǎn)sleep C．missing D．hardworking

小題9:	A．sunny B．warm C．cold D．cloudy

小題10:

A．glasses B．hat C．skirt D．jacket

小題11:

A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Mother D．Father

小題12:

A．shocked B．scared C．exhausted D．comforted

小題13:

A．beautified B．rearranged C．deserted D．destroyed

小題14:

A．garden B．bedroom C．yard D．house

小題15:

A．book B．note C．a(chǎn)rticle D．poste

小題16:

A．1ooking B．working C．fishing D．sightseeing

小題17:

A．own B．parents’ C．sister’s D．brother’s

小題18:

A．gesture B．body C．face D．eyes

小題19:

A．studied B．slept C．exercised D．moved

小題20:

A．different B．new C．precious D．dangerous

After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, ‘You have to let me in.’?”
Impressed—she was a National Merit(全國英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yaledid, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for The Yale Daily News “and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Ms. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it. ”
Ms. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism, her mother said.
小題1:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 we can infer that       .

A．Yale University was her last choice

B．Yale must keep its promise to Marie

C．Marie Colvin was confident of herself

D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading

小題2:Marie Colvin’s story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are       .

A．patience and confidence

B．honesty and curiosity

C．flexibility and creativity

D．determination and courage

小題3:Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life?
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.  
b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.

A．d→e→c→a→b	B．c→b→e→d→a
C．e→d→c→b→a	D．b→c→d→e→a

小題4:What can be the best title of the text?

A．Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area

B．Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case

C．Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria

D．Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 16 for her father.
She 17 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was 18 satisfied with perfume(香水). 19, shopping at this time of the year was not a most 20 job. People 21 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 22 you over in their hurry in order to 23 something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 24. "They are 25 silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 26 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 27 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 28 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 29 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 30 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 31 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 32 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 33 table. Her mother was in great 34. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 35 that she could not say a single word.

小題1:	A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift

小題2:	A．believed B．wished C．hoped D．supposed

小題3:	A．never B．seldom C．a(chǎn)lways D．scarcely

小題4:	A．Therefore B．Fortunately C．Besides D．Finally

小題5:	A．easy B．careful C．exciting D．satisfactory

小題6:	A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood

小題7:	A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked

小題8:	A．watch B．find C．stare D．sell

小題9:	A．time B．show C．board D．duty

小題10:

A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact

小題11:

A．hope B．a(chǎn)sk C．force D．persuade

小題12:

A．experience B．things C．books D．school

小題13:

A．stopped B．saw C．a(chǎn)sked D．found

小題14:

A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．nearly C．only D．never

小題16:

A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly

小題17:

A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made

小題18:

A．on B．by C．beside D．a(chǎn)t

小題19:

A．excitement B．a(chǎn)nger C．sadness D．disappointment

小題20:

A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business, but he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things.
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshots”.
Photography also turned into a form of art by the end the 19^th century, some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
小題1:Matthew Brady was well-known for _______.

A．inventing daguerreotype

B．taking pictures of French cities

C．taking portraits of famous people

D．inventing the first camera

小題2:The new inventions in photography made it possible for ________.

A．Brady to take pictures of famous people

B．a(chǎn)nyone to be a photographer

C．only rich people to take pictures

D．people to use daguerreotype

小題3:Photography can also be an art form because artists can _________.

A．take pictures to show the real world

B．make documentaries

C．show ideas and feelings in pictures

D．copy old pictures

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．
“Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked, in passing．Then I turned back． “I really owe you a debt of thanks,” I said softly．
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, “Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?” In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．
“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you’!”
“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave． “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He'll understand．I am sure!”.
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．
小題1:Why did the author leave the store angrily?

A．He couldn't buy what he wanted.

B．The clerk treated him unkindly.

C．The clerk didn't speak English.

D．The store's goods were too dear.

小題2:By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means _____.

A．he smiled back at the young man

B．he did not want to smile

C．he would thank the young man

D．he was still in a bad mood

小題3:The author asked the woman to say “Thank you!” to the young man because the young man _____.

A．had helped the author before

B．taught the author how to smile

C．taught the author a valuable lesson

D．was a kind employee of the store

小題4:In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should _____.

A．be generous to strangers

B．practice smiling every day

C．help people in trouble

D．smile at other people

A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited. The house was old and the owner   36  came out. When he did come out he wouldn’t say hello to anybody   37  simply stared at them.
The boy knocked on the door and   38  . As he was ready to   39  away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said.
“Uh, sir, I’m selling these magazines and I was   40  if you’d like to buy one.” The old man   41  stared at the boy. The boy could see the inside of the house and   42  some dog figurines（小雕像）. “Do you   43  dogs?” the boy asked. “Yes, I do. They’re my family here and they’re all I have.” The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very   44  . “I’ve a magazine here for collectors. It’s perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” But the old man said, “I need   45  of the magazines, now goodbye.”
The boy was sad. He went home and then an idea   46  to him. He had a little dog figurine. He walked back to the old man’s house with the   47 . He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I             48   I told you no magazines.”
“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a   49 . ” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face   50 . “It’s a Golden Retriever. I have one at home. This one is   51  you.” The old man was   52 ; no one had ever shown him so much   53 . “Boy, you have a kind   54 . Thank you!” From that day on the old man  55  coming out of the house and talking with people.

小題1:	A．hardly B．never C．regularly D．nearly

小題2:	A．so B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．but

小題3:	A．hurried B．left C．remained D．waited

小題4:	A．walk B．run C．escape D．drive

小題5:	A．doubting B．wondering C．saying D．hoping

小題6:	A．ever B．yet C．just D．still

小題7:	A．loved B．sensed C．noticed D．contacted

小題8:	A．help B．collect C．raise D．like

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)lone B．cruel C．lonely D．terrible

小題10:

A．nothing B．none C．either D．some

小題11:

A．happened B．brought C．reached D．occurred

小題12:

A．fear B．magazine C．idea D．figurine

小題13:

A．imagined B．thought C．wished D．expected

小題14:

A．friend B．gift C．dog D．book

小題15:

A．lit up B．went up C．grew up D．turned up

小題16:

A．for B．on C．with D．in

小題17:

A．calm B．encouraged C．disappointed D．surprised

小題18:

A．pity B．happiness C．politeness D．kindness

小題19:

A．eye B．heart C．hand D．head

小題20:

A．continued B．a(chǎn)voided C．started D．risked

Last night I had the best gift ever.
My older son was reading a detective novel while my younger son was reading fairy tales. They were each in different rooms, engrossed in their books with no TV, music or anything else distracting (使分心) their attention.
I read a lot during my childhood, curling (蜷縮) up in sofa or lying in bed. Like anyone else, I had lots of other interests, but once I discovered reading, I really enjoyed it. I read everything — books, magazines, newspapers, even the back of food packages if there was nothing else to read at the moment. I must thank my parents for their love of reading. Longing for more information and knowledge, my parents were always reading a lot.
Today’s children are provided with a variety of choices. It is so easy for them to become uninterested in reading and to view it as boring, uncool and unnecessary. There are TVs with astonishing choices of programs; there are MP3 players with thousands of songs at their fingertips; there are the Internet and mobile phones.
I’ve told my sons that reading comes with information, understanding and connection, each of which will help them at every stage in their lives now and forever. So when my sons were reading their books last night, I watched them, noticing them put a bookmark into their books. That’s the most amazing gift that I have ever received.
小題1:The best title for this passage is _____.

A．My Two Sons	B．An Amazing Gift
C．My Favorite, Reading	D．Let’s Read Together

小題2:The phrase “engrossed in” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_____”.

A．connected by	B．separated by
C．devoted to	D．worried about

小題3:What does the author think of TVs, MP3 players, the Internet and mobile phones?

A．They are boring, uncool and unnecessary.

B．They are too expensive for a family to afford.

C．They might distract children’s attention.

D．They might enrich children’s lives and make them happy.

小題4:According to the passage, the author’s best gift is _____.

A．her sons’ love for reading	B．reading books alone
C．bookmarks from her sons	D．having a happy family

One afternoon，my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"
I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll explain，26 you can just wait until we make a quick  27  at the grocery store. I have something  28  to show you.”
At the grocery store, we  29  some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It's time to  30  your question. " I put one apple of each  31  on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a  32  look on his face.
"People are like apples. They come in all  33  colors, shapes and sizes. On the  34  , some of the apples may not  35  look as delicious as the others." As I was talking, Adam was  36  each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled （削皮) them,  37  them back on the table, but  38 different place.
"Okay, Adam, tell me which is which. "
He said, "I   39   tell. They all look the same now. " "Take a bite of   40  . See if that helps you  41  which one is which.”
He took  42  , and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are  43  like apples! They are all different, but once you  44   the outside,  they're pretty much the same on the inside. "
He totally  45  it. I didn't' need to say or do anything else.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)lthough B．so C．because D．if

小題2:A. stop         B. start           C. turn         D stay
小題3:A. expressive    B. encouraging     C informative   D. interesting

小題4:	A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected

小題5:	A．check B．mention C．a(chǎn)nswer D．improve

小題6:A. size          B. type            C: shape       D. class

小題7:	A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious

小題8:	A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular

小題9:	A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside

小題10:

A．still B．even C．only D．ever

小題11:A. examining    B. measuring       C: drawing     D. packing

小題12:

A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving

小題13:

A．on B．sward C．for D．in

小題14:A. mustn't       B. can't           C shouldn't     D. needn't

小題15:

A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)dmit B．consider C．decide D．believe

小題17:A. big bites     B. deep breaths     C a firm hold   D. a close look

小題18:

A．just B．a(chǎn)lways C．merely D．seldom

小題19:A. put away     B. get down       C hand out      D. take off    

小題20:

A．made B．took C．got D．did