9．The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did l5years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood．
It was my second day of（21）Band it was raining heavily．I could not（22）Dthe habit I had at home，so I fell asleep right at my（23）C．I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad's back．We were（24）Dhome．It was the last time I felt（25）Ato him．
After that，he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children．I was not bothered much by this（26）B．I was proud of it，for I felt（27）Cand"grown up"．However，there were times when I felt depressed by not having searched for（28）Afrom him．
One day．I was writing Chinese characters as homework．I hated doing this more than anything．Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，（29）Cme scratching（勾抹）the paper．Then he said，"This kind of writing needs（30）B．Your writing is not strong enough．Press harder．"
I followed his （31）Dfor the next two weeks，but （32）CI could see little improvement，I followed my own method----the（33）Dway．His advice did not improve my writing but our （34）A．As I grew older，I found out that he had finished his（35）Ain Grade 6，which was the highest grade in town then，so he was considered to be a （36）B．People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls，but he never felt very useful．
He often said to me，"As you can see，this family is going to count on（指望）you．We are（37）Cto improve you anything for your future．You have to get（38）Ato change the life for yourself．"
As a result of his（39）B，I have（40）Cit through high school and through college．

21．A．Graduation	B．Employment	C．College	D．school
22．A．develop	B．resist	C．follow	D．break
23．A．dormitory	B．door	C．desk	D．bed
24．A．a(chǎn)t	B．a(chǎn)lready	C．beyond	D．halfway
25．A．close	B．near	C．happy	D．relaxed
26．A．gap	B．thought	C．a(chǎn)ction	D．scene
27．A．lonely	B．depressed	C．independent	D．comfortable
28．A．comfort	B．help	C．support	D．explanation
29．A．guiding	B．directing	C．watching	D．blaming
30．A．skill	B．patience	C．time	D．practice
31．A．introduction	B．manner	C．spirit	D．a(chǎn)dvice
32．A．even if	B．while	C．a(chǎn)s	D．though
33．A．difficult	B．slow	C．entertaining	D．fast
34．A．relationship	B．friendship	C．thought	D．reality
35．A．schooling	B．career	C．hope	D．dream
36．A．writer	B．scholar	C．scientist	D．specialist
37．A．tired	B．glad	C．useless	D．ready
38．A．a(chǎn)n education	B．a(chǎn) rich boyfriend	C．a(chǎn) well-paid job	D．a(chǎn) good writing
39．A．help	B．expectations	C．examination	D．watch
40．A．succeeded	B．got	C．made	D．found．

8．It's a tradition for Ann Sutton to seek help for one or two families around Christmas．The Suttons'dinner conversation often turned to local families （31）B．This year，the youngest d aughter Kate was （32）Athat Santa Claus would make a special visit （33）Ca 22-year-old single mother named Ashley．
One Sunday，the （34）B rang．A representative from a local organization was calling to say the  （35）D Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through．No Santa Claus，no presents，nothing．Ann saw the cheer （36）D from her children's faces at the news．Without a word，Kate ran into her room．Soon，Kate returned with her piggy bank，her face set with （37）A．And now she （38）B the coins and dollar bills out，one by one，onto the kitchen table：3.30．"Mom，"shetoldAnn，"Iknowit'snotmuch．bdoclass"mathjye-underline"（39）C  maybethiswillbuyapresentforthebaby．"bdoclass"mathjye-underline"（40）C everyonewasreachingintopocketsandpurses．Soon，themoneybdoclassmathjye-underline"（41）D onthekitchentable．Thetotal：130．
The next morning，Ann told her coworkers about her daughter's latest project．Throughout the day，more coworkers （42）Dwith contributions．Each time a little money came in，Ann called home．And with each  （43）Bfrom her mother，Kate would scream into the phone and do a little dance of victory．With the story of Kate's gift  （44）Abeyond Ann's office，she received more contributions．By the end of the day，the total was now $500-plenty of a Christmas for Ashley's family．
That evening，Kate went with her mother to  （45）Athe money．They bought plenty of household necessities．They  （46）A had enough to buy food for a Christmas dinner．On Christmas Eve，Ann  （47）B through the pouring rain to where the family lived．When Ashley opened the door，Ann stood under her umbrella and wished the  （48）Awoman a Merry Christmas．Then Ann began to unload the gifts from the car．With so many gifts to take inside，she abandoned the umbrella．Ashley （49）Cher in the rain．Soon both women were wet through，and the surprise had turned to something deeper，the kind of  （50）D that brought them close to tears．

31．A．in charge	B．in need	C．in return	D．in turn
32．A．excited	B．surprised	C．a(chǎn)shamed	D．disappointed
33．A．with	B．without	C．to	D．from
34．A．doorbell	B．phone	C．a(chǎn)larm	D．clock
35．A．pleasure	B．permission	C．information	D．a(chǎn)id
36．A．rise	B．show	C．take	D．disappear
37．A．determination	B．peace	C．surprise	D．puzzle
38．A．collected	B．counted	C．chose	D．found
39．A．Or	B．And	C．But	D．So
40．A．Gradually	B．Finally	C．Immediately	D．Constantly
41．A．made up	B．picked up	C．took up	D．piled up
42．A．put up	B．came out	C．set off	D．dropped by
43．A．greeting	B．report	C．letter	D．gift
44．A．spreading	B．sharing	C．starting	D．inventing
45．A．spend	B．deliver	C．make	D．receive
46．A．even	B．a(chǎn)lways	C．a(chǎn)lready	D．yet
47．A．walked	B．drove	C．ran	D．cycled
48．A．a(chǎn)stonished	B．embarrassed	C．bored	D．frightened
49．A．took	B．held	C．joined	D．a(chǎn)ttended
50．A．sympathy	B．sadness	C．a(chǎn)nxiety	D．joy．

7．The young woman was feeling a little down on that Sunday in May．（41）D，it was Mother's Day and 800 miles（42）Cher from her parents in Ohio．She had called her mother that morning to wish her a （43）BMother's Day，and her mother had mentioned how （44）Athe yard was now that spring had arrived．As they talked，the young woman could （45）Bsmell the peaceful purple lilacs（丁香花）outside her parents'back door．
Later，when she mentioned to her husband how she （46）C those lilacs，he immediately drove her and two children to a hill （47）Awith purple lilacs．With a smile，the young woman buried her （48）B in the flowers，drinking in the sweet smell．And then，she （49）A a lilac here，another one there until her arms were full of them．
（50）B，they returned to their car for the trip home．While the kids （51）Dtalked and the man carefully drove，the woman was surrounded（包圍）by her（52）A．When they were near home，they stopped at a nursing home，where an elderly（53）Cwas sitting in her wheelchair，（54）D，with head bowed and her back opposite to most of the other patients．（55）A，the flowers went across to the old woman．She slowly（56）Cher head，and smiled．
For a few moments，the two women talked，and both（57）D with happiness．As they drove back home，the kids asked，"Mom，why did you give her our flowers？"
The mother said she didn't know the old woman，（58）Bit was Mother's Day，and she seemed so lonely，and who wouldn't be（59）Aby flowers？"Besides，"she added，"I have all of you，and yet she is single．That woman （60）Dthose flowers more than I did．"

41．A．As a result	B．For example	C．What's more	D．After all
42．A．freed	B．took	C．separated	D．protected
43．A．quiet	B．happy	C．special	D．warm
44．A．colorful	B．large	C．far	D．noisy
45．A．partly	B．a(chǎn)lmost	C．simply	D．hardly
46．A．valued	B．trusted	C．missed	D．respected
47．A．covered	B．filled	C．painted	D．decorated
48．A．feet	B．face	C．legs	D．mouth
49．A．picked	B．bought	C．watched	D．planted
50．A．Instead	B．Finally	C．Naturally	D．However
51．A．patiently	B．politely	C．deeply	D．excitedly
52．A．flowers	B．gifts	C．friends	D．parents
53．A．nurse	B．doctor	C．patient	D．volunteer
54．A．a(chǎn)live	B．satisfied	C．tired	D．a(chǎn)lone
55．A．Suddenly	B．Luckily	C．Hopefully	D．Quickly
56．A．nodded	B．shook	C．lifted	D．touched
57．A．calmed down	B．showed off	C．put up	D．lit up
58．A．so	B．but	C．for	D．or
59．A．cheered	B．charged	C．a(chǎn)ttracted	D．surprised
60．A．understood	B．remembered	C．watered	D．needed．

6．Many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack，reduce loneliness and help control body weight．
Any pet owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings．For some，an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife．A 2002study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people （half of them were pet owners） while they performed 5minutes of mental arithmetic （算術(shù)） or held a hand in ice water．People completed the tasks alone，with a husband/wife，a close friend or with a pet．People with pets did it best．Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates．With pets in the room，people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions．It seems that people feel more relaxed around pets，says Allen，who thinks it may be because pets don't judge．
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog may also have an effect on your body weight．Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying two groups of fat people who were put on a diet-and-exercise program：one group with pet dogs，and the other without．On average，dog owners lost about 11pounds，or 5% of their body weight； While those without dogs lost about 8pounds．The pet owners，said researchers，got more exercise overall （mostly with their dogs） and found it worth doing．
45．What does the text mainly discuss？C
A．People's opinions of keeping pets．
B．How pets help people calm down．
C．What pets bring to their owners．
D．Pets can help in medical research．
46．We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well ifA．
A．he has a pet companion
B．he has less stress of work
C．he often dose mental arithmetic
D．he is taken care of by his family
47．According to Allen，why did the people do better with pets around？A
A．They are less nervous．
B．They are in higher spirits．
C．They become more patient．
D．They have lower blood pressure．
48．The research mentioned in the last paragraph suggests thatA．
A．people with dogs did more exercise
B．dogs lost the same weight as people did
C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful．

5．On a snowy and windy afternoon，Ann，a ten-year-old girl，went out to play．She was walking along the sands when she was blown into a ditch （壕溝） by the seashore．She was frightened and tried her best to climb out．But the ditch was too deep and she was too weak to get out of it．So Ann cried at the top of her voice for help．But what she could hear over the snow ditch was nothing but the terrible noise of the wind．Nobody came to her and nobody knew where she was．She struggled again and again．Her face was struck by the strong wind，snow and sand，and was almost frozen．Her hands were stiff．She also felt that she was worn out．She started to cry hopelessly．Just at the moment Ann saw a black dog appearing through the heavy snow．It was Victor，her true friend．He was glad to see the sign of life．And the dog set out to work as soon as he got to Ann．He cleaned away the snow around her with his own paws and hind legs，and then reached out his big strong fur head to Ann．The little girl closed her arms round Victor's neck．The dog backed away slowly，pulling her out of the ditch little by little．
Successfully，Ann got out of the ditch at last．Then she struggled to her feet．With great difficulty，led by her true friend Victor，she was rescued．Victor，the black dog，was given a gold medal and was honoured as Brave Hero Dog of America．
41．The purpose of this text is to tell usD．
A．the good relation between a girl and her dog
B．how a brave girl survived a serious accident
C．what the girl did to save her dog
D．how a brave dog managed to save his little master
42．AnnA when trapped in the snow ditch．
A．tried everything to save herself
B．did nothing but wait for help to come
C．was sure that people would save her
D．was sure that her dog would come to save her
43．How did the dog pull the girl out of the ditch？C
A．He pulled the girl out with her head．
B．He caught the girl by the arm and pulled hard．
C．He let the girl hold his head and stepped back．
D．He held the girl's clothes in his mouth and ran back．
44．The underlined word"stiff"probably meansC．
A．pretty dense
B．easy to move
C．difficult to bend
D．quite harsh．

4．Foldable walking sticks help the visually impaired and blind people find out their surroundings and guide their way．But the guide stick only offers very limited information．The users still have to find and avoid obstacles by themselves．The good news is that new high-tech sticks are on the horizon．
Last year researchers in India tried to make the walking stick smarter．They did some experiments to improve the tradition stick and they gave it a new name-Smart Cane（手杖）．The device uses an attached receiver and a sensor that gives out a loud sound to warn its users when an obstacle is within three meters．It gave off flashes of red light and heated the handle by its original design．But researchers soon realized that the red light was of little use and the heating system couldn't function well in summer days．
Some are taking a bigger challenge．Students at the Birmingham City University are developing a cane that can even identify people as they approach．Called the XploR cane，it includes a tiny digital camera that analyzes the faces of people walking by and compares their images against a database stored on a memory card in the cane's handle．
If there's a facial recognition match，the cane sends a message to the user's smart phone via Bluetooth．The phone then identifies the approaching person to the user via its speaker or earphones．The students are building a sample and they'll test later this year．
The difficulties they have met are obvious：facial recognition is a tough problem，especially outdoors．But if the XploR works，it could actually provide the visually impaired and the blind with much convenience-especially those who hardly remember people's names．

21．What is the text mainly about？D
A．Blind people are living a difficult life．
B．The process of inventing a smart cane is hard．
C．It is of great importance to care about the blind．
D．People are trying to make the walking stick more helpful．
22．The Smart Cane warns the users of obstacles byA．
A．making a sound  
B．heating the handle
C．identifying the distance  
D．giving off flashes of light
23．What is the main problem in making the XploR？C
A．Building a sample of XploR．
B．Sending a message to the user's phone．
C．Recognizing faces of approaching people．
D．Establishing a database on a memory card．

3．This is a true story from Guyana．One day，a boy took a piece of paper from a box．He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose．He couldn't get it out．He ran crying to his mother．His mother couldn't get the paper out，either．A week later，the paper was still in the boy's nose．His nose began to have a bad smell
So his mother took the boy to a hospital．The doctor looked up at the child's nose，but she couldn't get the paper out．She said she had to cut the boy's nose to get the paper out．
The boy's mother came home looking sad．She didn't want her child to have his nose cut．The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May．May wanted to see the child，so the child let her look up his nose．
"Yes，I can see it，"May said．"It will be out soon．"
As she spoke，she shook some black pepper on the child's nose．The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out．His mother was surprised．May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim，for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell．
So the lucky boy didn't have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut．
32．After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose，C．
A．he took it out                
B．his mother took it out
C．he did nothing but cry         
D．he tried to take it out but failed
33．According to the story，A was most worried about the boy's accident．
A．the boy's mother     
B．Sidney       
C．May       
D．the doctor
34．Which of the following is TRUE？B
A．The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy's nose．
B．May succeeded in taking the paper out．
C．The boy's mother found some black pepper to solve the problem．
D．The boy had to have his nose cut at last．
35．The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim becauseB．
A．he needed to learn to swim
B．the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose．
C．the sea water would wash out the paper ball．
D．he needed a rest．

2．閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文．
What can you do when you are unhappy？If you want to let out your anger or pressure by breaking things，you just do．Now a school in Nanjing has built a"stress wall"to help students who feel unhappy due to heavy schoolwork or for other reasons．
The leader of the school said the idea of a stress wall started when footprints were found on some newly painted walls and some school windows were broken．
"These things happen because some students feel lots of pressure from their studies or because they don't get along well with other students．When under stress，the body gets ready to either run or fight and becomes very nervous．Hitting the wall can help relax the body and take away stress，"he said．
"Tests and homework make me sad，"said a junior girl，"I can't wait to hit the wall．It will help me a lot with my problems．"However，another girl student who wouldn't give her name said，"The wall won't help because it can't talk，"and she added，"I need to talk to someone when I'm sad．"
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1．There are good reasons to cherish our friendships．Some years ago a public-opinion research firm，Roper Starch Worldwide，asked 2007people to name one or two things that said the most about themselves．Friends far outranked homes，jobs，clothes and cars．
"Ironically，"says Brant R．Burleson，professor of communication at Purdue University in West Lafayette，Ind．，"the better friends you are，the more conflicts you may face．"And the outcome can be what you don't want-an end to the relationship．
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．
Swallow your pride．It wasn't easy，but that's what Denise Moreland of Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii did when a friendship turned sour．For nearly four months，Moreland，45，had watched over Nora Huizenga's two young daughters，who were living with their father on the base，while Huizenga，40，completed training as a dental hygienist in Nevada．"I felt honored to be asked to step in，"Moreland says．
"When Huizenga returned at Christmas，"Moreland recalls，"I had so much to tell her，but she never called．"
One daughter had a birthday party，but Moreland wasn't invited．"I felt like I'd been used，"she says．At first，Moreland swore to avoid Huizenga．Then she decided to swallow her pride and let her friend know how she felt．Huizenga admitted that she'd been so worried about being separated from her family that she'd been blind to what her friend had done to help her．Today she says，"I would never have figured out what happened if Denise hadn't called me on it．"
When a friend hurts you，your instinct is to protect yourself．But that makes it harder to solve problems，explains William Wilmot，author of Relational Communication．"Most of us are relieved when differences are brought out in the open．"
Apologize when you're wrong-even if you've also been wronged．But over the course of a friendship，even the best people make mistakes．"We don't think clearly when we're arguing，"says Michael Lang，a professional mediator （調(diào)解人） in Pittsburgh．Instead，says Lang，ask："What's going on？This doesn't make sense．"
See things from your friend's point of view．Sociologists Rebecca Adams Rosemary and Blieszner interviewed 53adults who each had many friendships lasting decades．"We were curious how these people managed to sustain strong friendships for so long，"says Blieszner．Tolerance is key，the researchers learned．"It's surprising how often a dispute results from a simple misunderstanding，"adds psychotherapist Anne Frenkel．
Accept that friendships change．"Friendships change as our needs and lifestyles change，"Wilmot observes．
Making friends can sometimes seem easy，says Yager．The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that affect all relationships．Her suggestion：Consider friendship an honor and a gift，and worth the effort to treasure and nurture．

Title：Keep on your friendships
Our friendships should be（71）cherished/treasured．	According to a survey，most people put friends in the first （72）rank．However，you are more（73）likrlyto face conflicts if you are better friends．
Tips on how to mend a broken friendship	Swallow your pride	When a friendship is damaged，it only makes things worse to escape from reality．Instead，we should lay down our self-esteem and （74）expressour feelings straightforwardly to our friends．
	Make an（75）apologywhen you are mistaken	We should （76）avoidarguing since it makes no sense at all．
	（77）Toleratedifferences	We'd better learn to put ourselves in our friends'shoes．In many cases，a simple misunderstanding can （78）lead/contributeto disputes．
	Accept the change of  friendships	We should be （79）awareof the fact that friendships change with our needs and lifestyles changing．
Conclusion
Friendship is an honor and a gift，and it is（80）wrothwhilemaking efforts to cherish and nurture it．

20．_______ at an early age by his parents，he was raised at an orphanage in Florida．（　　）

	A．	Having abandoned		B．	Abandoned
	C．	Being abandoned		D．	Abandoning