I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “ ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you ?”

Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.

By then I had set about becoming a programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “ ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the mental state to attain our . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, the greatest thief is just ourselves.

We find ourselves just about the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice some kind of failure.

Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are . It is one of the most important we have, because it teaches us lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for , which is probably just around the corner.

There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t .

1.A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．resolution C．intelligence D．quality

2.A．get up B．pick up C．set up D．grow up

3.A．Before B．Later C．Recently D．Instead

4.A．kept B．formed C．changed D．continued

5.A．imagined B．designed C．supposed D．guessed

6.A．car B．computer C．radio D．satellite

7.A．satisfied B．surprised C．tied D．devoted

8.A．purpose B．resource C．instruction D．influence

9.A．partner B．thief C．writer D．worker

10.A．same B．exact C．stubborn D．necessary

11.A．results B．disasters C．promises D．goals

12.A．but B．so C．while D．because

13.A．leaving B．reaching C．selecting D．removing

14.A．lose B．fail C．succeed D．beat

15.A．fears B．predicts C．hears D．reports

16.A．a(chǎn)chieved B．survived C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．replaced

17.A．cases B．methods C．steps D．tools

18.A．hopeless B．logical C．valuable D．technological

19.A．failure B．reality C．success D．responsibility

20.A．take apart B．care about C．suffer from D．give up

When I was 14, I decided to make some pocket money by 1. (help) Mr. Miller cut the grass in his garden. I worked hard because that was my first part-time job. After working for one week, Mr. Miller said that he had no money for me. That surprised me 2. (great). I argued with him, and then I went back home in anger.

My parents told me not to be angry 【小題3 Mr. Miller because 3. was in difficulties. Then my mother called up Mr. Miller and they talked about something on 4. phone. A few days later, my mother asked me to return to Mr. Miller’s garden because he was too weak 5. (look) after it.

When I came back, Mr. Miller said, “Sorry, I’ve no money, 6. I can do something for you.” He played a CD for me. Hearing the beautiful music, I was so interested in it 7. I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure. At last, Mr. Miller gave me a ticket to a concert.

After that, I became very fond of music. Now I’m one of the most popular 8. (sing) in our country. I can never 9. Mr. Miller too much.

請修改下面的短文。短文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（／）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Dear John,

How’s everything? We haven’t seen each other for long. I’m very exciting to receive an e-mail from you. I’m glad you have made so great progress that you can write your e-mail with good Chinese. I read your e-mail to my parent and showed them the photos you’d sent to me. What time flies! Our friendship lasted for several months. We have got to know and learned a lot of from each other. Yes, it’s obviously that the life in Australia is quite different from one in China. I’m looking forward to hear from you soon and I hope you will come to China in the near future.

Best wishes to you!

Yours,

Zhang Yang

假設(shè)你是新華中學的李華。下周六是外教Mr. Smith的生日，你們班同學準備給他舉辦一個生日晚會。請給外教寫一封邀請函，內(nèi)容包含以下要點：

1．感謝Mr. Smith對你們英語學習的幫助；

2．說明晚會的內(nèi)容。（時間：下午六點；地點：本班教室。學生們會準備蛋糕、各種中國特色食品等。同學們還將表演節(jié)目。）

要求：1．不要逐條翻譯，可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

2．詞數(shù)100左右。

One day，when 12-year-old Sean Redden went to a popular chat room on the Internet, he saw the name of someone he’d never seen there before, Susan Hicks. Her message was “ Would someone help me? I can’t breathe. Help me! I can’t feel my left side.”

At first, Sean thought it was a bad joke and he told his mother Sharon Redden. But she asked, “ It’s not just some game, is it?

The message was not a joke. “ Susan Hicks” was actually 20-year-old Taija Laitinen, a student working late at night at a college library near Helsinki, Finland---almost 7,000 miles away from Sean’s home in Texas. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was empty and the nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldn’t move that far because any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then as the pain became worse, she began typing her message for help in the chat room.

“I don’t think it’s a joke, mom,” Sean said. He typed, “ Where are you? The letters appeared, “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn’t believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police and explained the situation to officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl’s phone number and address.

Meanwhile, the Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency(機構(gòu)) in Finland. The Texas police explained the situation and gave Susan’s address to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”

In the few minutes, the library door opened. Doctors and three policemen ran in. Taija turned once more to the computer, “ They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye.”

1.At first when receiving the message for help, Sean__________.

A. didn’t believe it B. took no notice of it

C. called the police at once D. had a joke with the person

2. What was the problem with the person who asked for help?

A. She lost her phone.

B. She couldn’t finish her work

C. She was locked in the library.

D. She felt pain and couldn’t move.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. The policeman Sean’s mother called was in Finland.

B. Susan Hicks was a friend of Taija Laitinen.

C. Sean and his mother offered help in time.

D. Sean had seen Taija Laitinen before.

4. 4.What does the underlined phrase “ on the way.” refer to?

A. There is a way B. to be arriving soon

C. have a long way to arrive D. to have almost finished

5. 5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Help yourself B. A helping hand

C. Help is on the way D. Help on the Internet

February 4, 2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin.

Among professional basketball players, Jeremy Lin's background is not typical. He graduated from Harvard University, which sends few players to the NBA, and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player. But when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there. He moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love for basketball.

Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan. When Lin's father moved to U.S., his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five. The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun.

In high school, Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA. When he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship. However, after his admission to Harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team.

During Lin's time at Harvard, his basketball career began to speed up. He scored 1,482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history.

When he graduated, no professional teams offered Lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League. He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors.

At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement. He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years. But slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety. In a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up.

But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come. Then his moment arrived on February 4, 2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight. After that, he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory.

The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA". Knicks fans developed the nickname for him "Linsanity" (林發(fā)瘋). Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World", Jeremy Lin included.

No doubt, Lin fever is continuing to spread if you haven't already caught "Linsanity", get ready.

1.Which of the following elements is of little help in Lin's success?

A．his father's influence

B．his devotion to basketball

C．his years of hard work

D．his graduation from Harvard University

2.What does the underlined phrase "wore off" in the seventh paragraph probably mean?

A．a(chǎn)rose B．disappeared

C．grew D．remained

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players.

B. Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.

C. Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.

D. Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA.

4.Which is the right order for Lin's life?

a He made an excellent performance on Feb,4.

b He was fired by the Golden State Warriors.

c He was invited to play in the NBA Summer League.

d He graduated from Harvard University.

e He became famous overnight.

A．a(chǎn), d, c, b, e

B．d, b, c, e, a

C．d, c, b, a, e

D．a(chǎn), e, d, c, b

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University.

B. Lin got an easy entry into NBA.

C. Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University.

D. Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA.

Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose. 1. If a basketball team is for kids under 8,it's cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project. 2. This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄襲).

3. Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people.

It's tempting(誘惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answer on the rest. 4. And it won't help on the next test-unless the person cheats again.

5. They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.

A. Some kids cheat because they're lazy.

B. Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.

C. But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material.

D. Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again.

E. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport.

F. There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated.

G. Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work.

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.

I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.

1.A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile

2.A．Proud B．a(chǎn)ctive C．satisfied D．moved

3.A．Visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed

4.A．Agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused

5.A．Replied B．Discovered C．explained D．knew

6.A．Seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly

7.A．Blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging

8.A．Pressure B．failure C．comment D．hardship

9.A．Finally B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Gradually

10.A．Disappeared B．Returned C．spread D．improved

11.A．Compare B．Struggle C．promote D．compete

12.A．Ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive

13.A．Decorating B.repairing C．cleaning D．leaving

14.A．Disbelief B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．horror D．trouble

15.A．Secure B．related C．private D．reliable

16.A．Broadcast B．create C．publish D．a(chǎn)ssess

17.A．Recover B．prepare C．escape D．forget

18.A．Energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable

19.A．Experience B．success C．benefit D．a(chǎn)ccident

20.A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．a(chǎn)fford C．expect D．Pretend

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，在答題卡對應(yīng)位置上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一詞）

1.Kindness is one of the prime minister's ________（特征）.

2.We must try to ________（分析）the causes of the strike.

3.He’s ________（連續(xù)不斷）disturbing me.

4.His first speech as president left a strong ________（印象）on his audience.

5.We gave our classroom a _______ (徹底) cleaning before the National Day

6.Who is to b_____________ (責備) for the serious mistake?

7.She graduated from English ________ (院，系)of Beijing University.

8.How would you like a cup of _________(瞬間的，速溶的) coffee?

9.If a student ______(缺少)the motivation to study，he or she will quickly become tired of studying.

10.I ______(申請)to four colleges for the chance of studying and was accepted by all.

After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' , I ____1.______（light） a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration ____2.______pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last _____3._____. For _____4.___whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered _____5._____(terrible). I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering _____6._____ cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort ____7._____ hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely _____8.____(comfortable). When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was ______9.____(delight) that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, ____10.__ is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!