1． 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   (1)  his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   (2)  shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would     (3)  . But I jumped up, ran up the   (4)  to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,    (5)  raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   (6)   security guards and take me from the stage?   (7)   my desire for bold(大胆的)action was louder than any   (8)  voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   (9)  to come to us. We must take   (10)  to create what we want!’’
   After his talk, I   (11)  to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails    (12)  my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   (13)  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   (14)  . As I sat down at my computer to   (15)  my e-mails, I   (16)  woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   (17)  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   (18)   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)    (19)   way. So we don’t try. We   (20)  . 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?

2．

I used to abandon(放弃）myself to despair（绝望）. Last year, my mother   41  from a stroke(中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole life turn upside down and I had no   42  what I could do to help her to relieve her   43 . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

  Last month I  44  a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt   45  about the loss.

  There have been many   46  like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things   47  I read “ If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

  “When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What  48  can I get from this? How can I  49   my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’” He wrote.

  I suddenly   50 that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay 51 all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things   52  . When my mother was fighting for   53 , I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of 54 and crying.

  Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t   55  a prize. If I had not   56  the article, I would definitely have felt   57  again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage   58  .

  Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become   59   and strong. When life   60  us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

3．

    Sometimes a mother's greatest gift is the smallest detail of her child’s life , freely shared.

    When I was busy with my housework in the   (1)   , I was surprised to find the front door was   (2)  suddenly. Julie, our oldest child,came in. She'd been married for three months. I was still trying to get used to her   (3)  elsewhere. Sometimes I even set her place at the table without   (4)  . Julie handed me a small group of daffodils（水仙花) and said,"Guess what!"   (5)  she opened the box on the table and bent to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in  (6)  She began telling me some small   (7)  of her new life as she made herself a sandwich. She'd learned to make cake by herself, and her boss was   (8)  of her because of her hard work. We sat at the kitchen table, and I   (9)  her eat, listening to her every word   (10)   . It was a    (11)  visit.Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for the flowers and for her visit; then I walked to the door with her and     (12)   as she drove out of the yard. , I answered happily, “What?"

      (13)   in the kitchen I sat and looked at the flowers. My daughter's    (14)   was as bright and dear as the  (15)    spring daffodils. Suddenly, I  (16)   the phone and dialed (拔) my own mother's number. She lived a hundred miles away. When she   (17)  , I said,“Guess what!"

     "What?" she answered hopefully. Like Julie I didn't have any   (18)   news, just little details of the day and the children.  (19)   I'd come to understand in the last hour how valuable small talk can be. Just before I hung   (20)   , my mother said,"You made my day. "

4．

It was a lovely Sunday morning. I had   (1)  to take my daughter to the local playground while my wife   (2)   at home with the youngest. The moment we got there, my daughter   (3)   for the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying   (4)   to get her own swing going.

I gave my daughter one big   (5)   and then walked   (6)   to her asking if she needed any help. She said “yes!” I soon had her feet  (7)   towards the clouds while she laughed happily.   (8)   we returned home, I was   (9)   worn out, but my   (10)   were still flying higher than those swings.

Two years later, I went to   (11)   my kids as usual after a long-day hard work from the local grade school. I stood wearily watching for my children   (12)   suddenly I felt two tiny arms   (13)   around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground   (14)   towards me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to   (15)   her school bus. As I watched her back, I didn’t feel quite so tired   (16)   and my spirits were once again soaring in the heaven.

In this life every single bit of love we   (17)   finds its way back to us again. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom in the soul   (18)   it was planted. It may take seconds or it may take years. The law of love is never   (19)  . What we sow, we harvest. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the joy we   (20)   will always come back to bless us. 

5．

Each spring brings a new blossom(开花期) of wildflowers in the ditches(沟) along the highway I travel daily to work.

There is one  (1)  blue flower that has always caught my eye. I’ve   (2)   that it blooms only in the  (3)  hours. The afternoon sun is too  (4)   for it. Every day for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.

This spring, I   (5)   awildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of   (6)  window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often   (7)   that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch(沟壑) would  (8)   great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Every day I drove past the flowers  (9)  , “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them. ” Gee, I don’t want to get my good  (10)  dirty. Whatever the reason, I  (11)   stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel（铲子）one year to be used for that expressed  (12)   .

One day on my way home from work, I was  (13)   to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were  (14)  . I thought to myself, “Way to go, you   (15)   too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. ”

A week ago we were shocked and saddened to  (16)   that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor（晚期脑肿瘤）.  (17)   we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the   (18)  between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us.

And yes,   (19)  I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and   (20)   them to my wildflower garden.

6．

  Sharpen your axe（斧头）

A young man came to a logging camp and asked for a    (1)  . “That depends. ”replied the foreman（工头）. “Let’s see you   (2)   this tree.”

The young man   (3)  and skillfully cut down a great tree.   (4)   , the foreman announced, “You can start Monday.”

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and on Thursday afternoon the foreman   (5)   the young man and said, “You can pick up your   (6)   on the way out today.”  (7)  , the young man replied, “I thought you paid on Friday.”

“Normally we do,” said the foreman. “But we’re letting you go today because you’ve   (8)  . Our daily felling   (9)  show that you’ve dropped from first place on Monday to last place today.”

“But I’m a hard worker,” the young man   (10)   . “I am the first to arrive and the last to leave, and even have worked   (11)   my coffee breaks!”

The foreman,   (12)  the young man’s honesty,   (13)  for a minute and then asked, “Have you been sharpening your axe?”

The young man replied, “No, sir, I’ve been working too hard to do that !”

Our    (14)  are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t    (15)  time to sharpen the axe. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than    (16)  , but less happy in the end. Why is that?    (17)   it be that we have forgotten how to stay sharp?

There’s    (18)  wrong with activity and hard work. But we shouldn’t get so busy that we ignore the truly    (19)   things in life. We all need time to relax, to think and plan, to learn and grow. If we don’t spend time sharpening the axe, we will become dull and lose our    (20)  .

7． In 2004，when my daughter Becky was ten，she and my husband，Joe，were united in their desire for a dog．As for me，I shared none of their canine lust．
But why，they pleaded．“Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog．”But we’ll do it．“Really？You’re going to walk the dog？Feed the dog？Bathe the dog？”Yes，yes and yes．”I don’t believe you．”We will．We promise．
They didn’t．From day two （everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day），neither thought to walk the dog．While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots，to schedule her vet appointments，to feed and clean her，Misty knew this on day one．As she looked up at the three new humans in her life （small，medium，and large），she calculated，“The medium one is the sucker in the pack．”
Quickly，she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld（心灵融合）．She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers，beam her need，and then wait，trusting I would understand---which，strangely，I almost always did．In no time，she became my fifth appendage（附肢），snoring on my stomach as I watched television．
Even so，part of me continued to resent walking duty．Joe and Becky had promised．Not fair，I’d balk（不心甘情愿地做） silently as she and I walked．“Not fair，”I’d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home．
Then one day---January 1，2007，to be exact---my husband’s doctor uttered an unthinkable word：leukemia （白血病）．With that，I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital，doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort．During those six months of hospitalizations，Becky，12at that time，adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school．My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment’s notice for medical emergencies．Every part of my life changed； no part of my old routine remained．
Save one：Misty still needed walking．At the beginning，when friends offered to take her through her paces，I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with．
As the months went by，I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty．The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet，peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day’s medical drama unfolded．The evening walk was a time to shake off the day’s upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise．
When serious illness visits your household，it’s not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar．Pretty much everyone you know acts differently．
Not Misty．Take her for a walk，and she had no interest in Joe’s blood or bone marrow test results．On the street or in the park，she had only one thing on her mind：squirrels!She was so joyful that even on the worst days，she could make me smile．On a daily basis，she reminded me that life goes on．
After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow．
I’m grateful---to a point．The truth is，after years of balking，I’ve come to enjoy my walks with Misty．As I watch her chase a squirrel，throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory，she reminded me，too，that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future，there’s almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment．

55．Why didn’t the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story？    ．
A．She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble．
B．It would be her business to take care of the dog．
C．Her husband and daughter were united as one．
D．She didn’t want to spoil her daughter．
56．Which of the following is the closestin meaning to“The medium one is the sucker in the pack．”    ．
A．“The middle-aged person loves me most．”
B．“The medium-sized woman is the hostess．”
C．“The man in the middle is the one who has the final say．”
D．“The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family．”
57．It can be inferred from Paragraph 3that    ．
A．Misty was quite clever
B．Misty could solve math problems
C．the write was a slow learner
D．no one walked Misty the first day
58．The story came to its turning point when    ．
A．Joe died in 2009
B．Joe fell ill in 2007
C．the writer began to walk the dog
D．the dog tried to please the writer
59．Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital？    
A．Misty couldn’t live without her．
B．Her friends didn’t offer any help．
C．The walk provided her with spiritual comfort．
D．She didn’t want Misty to be others’companion．
60．What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage？    
A．One should learn to enjoy hard times．
B．A disaster can change everything in life．
C．Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead．
D．People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty..

8． It was a hot summer day that found me running down the street with a dollar in my sweaty hand．The closer I got to Sam & Joe's Stationery Store，the more excited I was．After all，a dollar was a tidy sum for an  11-year-old boy in 1961．
Out of breath，I swung open the door and got a blast of cold air that instantly cooled me off．I was in a place of pure happiness．Sam & Joe's had it all一books，candy，toys，baseball cards，puzzles and games．Iwent directly to the bar and ordered a bottle of soda．There I sat，considering my next move．
Books always came first．I picked out five titles．Next came the candy，rows and rows of it．I chose ive candy bars，which brought my total to 25cents．Then a bottle of cold orange juice，a bag of chips and a pack of Ted Williams baseball cards．After paying the clerk，I still had 5cents．
I hurried directly to my backyard，where an apple tree patiently waited for me．There，sitting in the shade against its strong trunk，I read my books，ate my candy and drank my orange juice．
As I sat in my own personal heaven，I started thinking about having more．That's when a fantastic life-changing idea popped into head：If I could get more money，I could buy more books l liked，buy anything I wanted．That's how it all started．

56．How did the boy fell on his way to Sam & Joe’s？（no more than 5words）
    ．
57．What does”a tidy sum”mean in Paragraph 1？（no more than 5words）    ．
58．What did the boy consider doing first after he ordered soda？（no more than 5words）    ．
59．What did the boy do while reading？（no more than 5words）    ．
60．Where was the boy’s”personal heaven”？（no more than 9words）    ．

9． 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题．
Six days a week，up and down the red hills of northeast Georgia，my grandfather brought the mail to the folks there．At age 68，he retired from the post office，but he never stopped serving the community．
On his 80th birthday，I sent him a letter，noting the things we all should be thankful for-good health，good friends and good outcomes．By most measurements he was a happy man．Then I suggested it was time for him to slow down．At long last，in a comfortable home，with a generous pension，he should learn to take things easy．
“Thank you for your nice words，”he wrote in his letter back，“and I know what you meant，but slowing down scares me．Life isn’t having it made； it’s getting it made．”
“The finest and happiest years of our lives were not when all the debts were paid，and all difficult experiences had passed，and we had settled into a comfortable home．No．I go back years ago，when we lived in a three-room house，when we got up before daylight and worked till after dark to make ends meet．I rarely had more than four hours of sleep．But what I still can’t figure out is why I never got tired，never felt better in my life．I guess the answer is，we were fighting for survival，protecting and providing for those we loved．What matters are not the great moments，but the partial victories，the waiting，and even the defeats．It’s the journey，not the arrival，that counts．”
The letter ended with a personal request：“Boy，on my next birthday，just tell me to wake up and get going，because I will have one less year to do things-and there are ten million things waiting to be done．”
Christina Rossetti，an English poet，once said：“Does the road wind uphill all the way？Yes，to the very end．”Today，at 96，my grandfather is still on that long road，climbing．

56．What was the author’s grandfather before he retired？（no more than 5words）    ．
57．What did the author advise his grandfather to do in his letter？（no more than 10words）    ．
58．What is the grandfather’s view on life according to his letter back？（no more than 10words）    ．
59．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？（no more than 10words）    ．
60．Do you agree with the grandfather’s view on life？Give reasons in your own words，（no more than 20words）    ．

10． Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk，I went to a friend．He looked at me for a moment，and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had：Be bold and brave-and mighty （强大的） forces will come to your aid．
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past，it was seldom because I had tried and failed．It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all．On the other hand，whenever I had plunged into deep water，forced by courage or circumstance，I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again．
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat．
．And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces．They are potential powers we possess：energy，skill，sound judgment，creative ideas-even physical strength greater than most of us realize．
Admittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual ones．But they are more important than physical ones．A college classmate of mine，Tim，was an excellent football player，even though he weighed much less than the average player．“In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player，who had nothing but me between him and our goal line，”said Tim．“I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet-and stopped him cold．”
Boldness-a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme-is not one that can be acquired overnight．But it can be taught to children and developed in adults．Confidence builds up．Surely，there will be setbacks （挫折） and disappointments in life； boldness in itself is no guarantee of success．But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds．
So，always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities-and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed．

51．Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past？    ．
A．He faced huge risks．
B．He lacked mighty forces．
C．Fear prevented him from trying．
D．Failure blocked his way to success．
52．What is the implied meaning of the underlined part？    ．
A．Swallow more than you can digest．
B．Act slightly above your abilities．
C．Develop more mysterious powers．
D．Learn to make creative decisions．
53．What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense in the football gam    ．
A．His physical strength．
B．His basic skill．
C．His real fear．
D．His spiritual force．
54．What can be learned from Paragraph 5？    ．
A．Confidence grows more rapidly in adults．
B．Trying without success is meaningless．
C．Repeated failure creates a better life．
D．Boldness can be gained little by little．
55．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage？    ．
A．To encourage people to be courageous．
B．To advise people to build up physical power．
C．To tell people the ways to guarantee success．
D．To recommend people to develop more abilities．