Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list      in our past that we felt      of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very  38  process, but there’ s always some     soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then      that we find ways to      people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever      my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my      , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff      of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a      on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious      . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one      found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name      on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still      . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few      , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a      discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you      your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it      all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to      all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to      the past wrongdoings.

小题1:	A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody

小题2:	A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud

小题3:	A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny

小题4:	A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave

小题5:	A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded

小题6:	A．connect with B．depend on C．make apologise to D．get along with

小题7:	A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep

小题8:	A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories

小题9:	A．any B．most C．none D．all

小题10:

A．part B．game C．trick D．record

小题11:

A．view B．sign C．attention D．remark

小题12:

A．also B．even C．still D．ever

小题13:

A．appears B．considers C．presents D．remembers

小题14:

A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive

小题15:

A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls

小题16:

A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively

小题17:

A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because

小题18:

A．around B．out C．on D．away

小题19:

A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up

小题20:

A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish

I was very sympathetic with world leaders burdened with resolving conflicts between nations. When my three children were young, in most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a war zone. It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it through a day without playing tricks on his sisters, Alex and Taryn, then 11 and 9.
My husband and I tried to understand his adolescent moodiness. We begged, reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how his behavior was hurting our family. His response was a shrug and “I say it because it’s true”.
I even tried telling the girls to fight back. But it was a bad idea. Now I had three kids at war. At wit’s end, I poured my heart out to my sister in an e-mail. She wrote back, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”
Our son was online every day, mailing and instantly messaging his friends. So what if I was within shouting distance? Maybe he would actually hear me this way. There’d be no yelling or door slamming（猛然关闭）. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack. And with a few simple keystrokes, he could respond. Or not. Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four words. I expected the worst, but then smiled when I read them, ”You are right. I’m sorry.” The kids still fought, of course, but Zack scaled back the abuse (恶习). Best of all, I now have an effective way to communicate with not one but three easily annoyed teens. They don’t tune me out as much. They don’t like to listen to me nag (唠叨) .Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”
All I know is that the house is quiet, and we’re talking. In fact, Taryn just instantly messaged me from upstairs. It’s time to take her to softball practice.
小题1:The purpose of this passage is to tell us _________ .

A．how to solve family problems

B．how a mother shows her love to her children

C．how to treat kids in a more sensible way

D．the value of understanding between parents and children

小题2:By the first sentence of the passage, the author really means to be_______.

A．humourous

B．sympathetic

C．serious

D．inspiring

小题3:How did Zack react when the author first tried to stop his bad behavior？

A．He was annoyed and got worse.

B．He talked back to the author.

C．He felt sorry and changed.

D．He was persuaded and acted politely.

小题4:Zack stopped fighting with his sisters because _________ .

A．his mother learned how to mail him

B．his mother stopped yelling and nagging

C．his sisters learned to instantly message him

D．his mother had more friendly communications with him online

When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPod.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
小题1:Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?

A．Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him.

B．Paul Jobs was a college teacher.

C．Jobs’ finished his education.

D．Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.

小题2:Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.

A．wanted to start a company.

B．had financial problems.

C．took no interest in his major.

D．hated to share rooms with his friends.

小题3:It can be inferred that Apple____.

A．was founded in Oregon

B．developed from a garage

C．had a difficult beginning

D．had a successful beginning

小题4:What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?

A．Interest is key to success.

B．Hope helps us succeed.

C．Attitude is everything.

D．Courage goes with confidence.

About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much     at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The      moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me     my car. I could tell this     her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t     .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I      up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again      in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was     when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She     me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the    one who gave these to me     , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the      back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her      for what I had done!
When she got back into her      today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a     day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.

小题1:	A．force B．strength C．power D．energy

小题2:	A．line B．time C．sun D．bus

小题3:	A．knocked B．touched C．kicked D．watched

小题4:	A．excited B．calmed C．worried D．entertained

小题5:	A．apologize B．smile C．complain D．bother

小题6:	A．pulled B．looked C．turned D．walked

小题7:	A．standing B．waiting C．parking D．pacing

小题8:	A．amused B．confused C．disappointed D．shocked

小题9:	A．handed B．owed C．presented D．asked

小题10:

A．clever B．kind C．honest D．modest

小题11:

A．privately B．secretly C．originally D．totally

小题12:

A．card B．change C．bill D．coffee

小题13:

A．consideration B．respect C．desire D．appreciation

小题14:

A．office B．home C．car D．room

小题15:

A．free B．quiet C．regular D．good

While going to the office, I found an old man lying by the side of the bus stop．He seemed very sick and poor．Instinctively．I gave him some money．After a few minutes, I realized that he was probably too sick to get up and buy something with that money．I was thinking about how to help him when my bus arrived, halting my brainstorm．I quickly got on and rode off．
However, that night I couldn't sleep．I felt very angry at my own heartless and selfish behavior．How could I just walk away from that man without a thought for his suffering? I felt restless and very upset． The next morning, while waiting at the bus stop, I hoped to run into him again．But he wasn't there．I thought he may have gone to the sidewalk to sleep for the night．I looked around for him, but he had disappeared．Disappointed, I decided to check for him again on my way back．
While returning from work that day, I came back to the bus stop and resumed my search for him． Thankfully, he was there．I quickly went to a nearby store and got him a blanket, some bread, and biscuits． When I handed them to him, he seemed very grateful．"Now I will be safe from the cold," he smiled． I also gave him some more money and told him to keep it safely．After being able to help him, I felt very at peace．
小题1:What does the underlined word "Instinctively" in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Immediately．	B．Constantly．
C．Naturally．	D．Generally．

小题2:Why did the author feel restless and upset that night?

A．He was regretful that didn't give the old man any money．

B．He was exhausted while he was working at his office．

C．He felt guilty in his mind for not helping the old man out

D．He suffered being restless and upset at night for a long period．

小题3:According to the story, which of the statements below is NOT true?

A．The author left the old man in a hurry as he didn't want to be late for work．

B．The next morning the author did meet the old man and give him a warm hand．

C．The old man was pleased with the author's offer because he wouldn't be exposed to the cold at night

D．The author eventually achieved his resolution to help the old man out．

小题4:What can we possibly conclude from the moving story?

A．The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose．

B．If at first you don't succeed, try, try again．

C．God helps those who help themselves．

D．Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today．

小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Giving money to strangers is rather happy．

B．How can you help a stranger?

C．Don't be sony failing in helping others．

D．A moving story happening at a bus stop．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Tom was a businessman and he suffered many failures in his career, which made him a depressed（沮丧的）man, he often complained that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so       with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to        city. In the evening of a weekend, Tom and his wife were busy        up their new home        the light suddenly went out. So they had to ___    work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait       in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the        night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no        in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed.       , he went reluctantly(不情愿地) to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have        ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance（讨厌的人）!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down       the neighbor came to        things.” After a while, the door was knocked       . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She         me here to give you these .” Tom was very __    by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your     . God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his        in life. It was his       and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was       nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic       .

小题1:	A．inspired B．satisfied C．encouraged D．disappointed

小题2:	A．the other B．other C．another D．every

小题3:	A．looking B．cleaning C．turning D．ending

小题4:	A．where B．that C．why D．when

小题5:	A．continue B．quit C．start D．change

小题6:	A．helplessly B．happily C．patiently D．hopefully

小题7:	A．noisy B．quiet C．dark D．crowded

小题8:	A．friend B．consultant C．stranger D．adolescent

小题9:	A．So B．However C．Though D．In case

小题10:

A．lights B．tricks C．candles D．failures

小题11:

A．when B．that C．than D．while

小题12:

A．borrow B．sell C．purchase D．lend

小题13:

A．suddenly B．too C．constantly D．again

小题14:

A．suggested B．sent C．forbade D．forced

小题15:

A．frightened B．surprised C．puzzled D．pleased

小题16:

A．brother B．mother C．father D．grandma

小题17:

A．dissatisfaction B．success C．failure D．determination

小题18:

A．apology B．responsibility C．coldness D．concept

小题19:

A．in particular B．in all C．in general D．in reality

小题20:

A．brain B．thought C．idea D．mind

Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I        across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and       With dust.      to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.
As I carefully opened each letter, all of them         with age, I discovered a new page      unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents' lives.
My father used to        in the army. So his letters were full of frontline       of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick  kiss. I was        to these letters like a magnet  (磁铁).
Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very      . and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a      . kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the        . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had        to him when he had been so far from home.
It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the        letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.      
At his bedside, I joked with him, saying      , "Today is Valentine's Day, don't you want to send Mother a present?" He became more           when I handed him the old       . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he       it, his eyes were filled with tears.
My father, in a voice tight with       read the loving         he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her         .
小题1:A came               B. hit             C. drew                D. fell

小题2:	A．hidden B．covered C．buried D．filled

小题3:	A．Pretending B．Suggesting C．Preferring D．Deciding

小题4:	A．delicate B．tasty C．useful D．tender

小题5:	A．recently B．usually C．previously D．occasionally

小题6:	A．work B．study C．serve D．report

小题7:	A．accounts B．documents C．introductions D．occupations

小题8:	A．devoted B．abandoned C．thrown D．drawn

小题9:	A．depressed B．dead. C．dangerous D．ill

小题10:

A．typical B．traditional C．different D．familiar

小题11:

A．wars B．illnesses C．letters D．prescriptions

小题12:A. meant            B. intended          C, planned                D. said

小题13:

A．divided B．sorted C．separated D．updated

小题14:

A．sadly B．angrily C．softly D．loudly

小题15:

A．curious B．enthusiastic C．fantastic D．positive

小题16:

A．Christmas card B．envelope C．basket D．lipstick

小题17:

A．found B．wrote C．recognized D．missed

小题18:

A．astonishment B．sorrow C．sickness D．emotion

小题19:

A．story B．message C．speech D．motto

小题20:

A．in person B．in private C．in danger D．in peace

One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?" '
I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn't have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.
The first two times we met David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon - in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering." Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
"It's your turn," he said.
After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, an d about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one - without any words – can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry' on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens. 
小题1:When he first met the author, David________.

A．felt a little excited

B．walked energetically

C．looked a little nervous

D．showed up with his teacher

小题2:As a psychologist, the author_______ .

A．was ready to listen to David

B．was skeptical about psychology

C．was able to describe David's problem

D．was sure of handling David's problem

小题3:David enjoyed being with the author because he ______.

A．wanted to ask the author for advice

B．need to share sorrow with the author

C．liked the children's drawings in the office

D．beat the author many times in the chess game

小题4:What can be inferred about David?

A．He recovered after months of treatment.

B．He liked biking before he lost his family.

C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D．He got friends in school before he met the author.

小题5:What made David change?

A．His teacher's help.

B．The author's friendship.

C．His exchange of letters with the author.

D．The author's silent communication with him.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other night as I was leaving my son's room. I noticed a hockey puck(冰球)sitting on his desk. It      me not only of an exciting hockey game he and I had      several years ago. but of a life lesson he had learned      .
During spring vacation from school,a friend gave us two      to a New York Rangers hockey game at Madison Square Garden. My son was very      because he is an avid Rangers fan,so we attended it.
The roar of the crowd was right from the moment the puck was      dropped. When the Rangers      first, the crowd cheered. My son got caught up in the moment and      joined in the crowd. When the Rangers scored a second time, it seemed as if the building would      from the noise. Three young men      in the row in front of us, probably in their early 20s, caught my      as my son sang along with the crowd. They smiled at us. We were all one happy and excited hockey      .
For my son, the victory was exciting. But that is not what he remembers about that night,      that's not his primary recollection. After the winning goal had been scored,the losing team's goalkeeper      the hockey puck out of the net behind him, and      it into the crowd. One of the three young men before us caught the puck and,      in one motion after catching it, threw it back to my son.
My son looked at the puck as if he had been given a golden     . "Why did that man give me the puck?"  I explained to my son that the man had given him the puck be­cause he knew how      it would make him to have a souvenir from the game, and not just any souvenir, but the puck that had been the      goal in a shootout. It was obvi­ous that he knew it would      more to my son than it would to him.

小题1:	A．warned B．informed C．cheated D．reminded

小题2:	A．missed B．played C．attended D．undertaken

小题3:	A．as usual B．as well C．as a rule D．as a consequence

小题4:	A．fans B．nets C．tickets D．pucks

小题5:	A．excited B．surprised C．disappointed D．inspired

小题6:	A．visibly B．incredibly C．reliably D．availably

小题7:	A．scored B．won C．defeated D．ranked

小题8:	A．unfortunately B．blindly C．amazingly D．enthusiastically

小题9:	A．explore B．pour C．fill D．explode

小题10:

A．sitting B．looking C．taking D．lying

小题11:

A．hand B．shoulder C．eye D．head

小题12:

A．team B．crowd C．coach D．family

小题13:

A．at times B．at most C．at least D．at last

小题14:

A．picked B．chose C．got D．kept

小题15:

A．divided B．threw C．turned D．changed

小题16:

A．even if B．as if C．until D．unless

小题17:

A．goal B．medal C．treasure D．target

小题18:

A．happy B．curious C．sorrowful D．horrible

小题19:

A．losing B．winning C．catching D．remembering

小题20:

A．strike B．touch C．direct D．mean

Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. Because he was good at athletics, Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.
　　   In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.
　　   In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.
　　   Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.
　　   In 1960 somebody broke Jesse's last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.
小题1:Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.
A. Alabama    B. Cleveland    C. Ohio    D. Michigan
小题2:Jesse showed he was very good at ______ when he was at school.

A．basketball

B．swimming

C．athletics

D．shooting

小题3:Jesse's first world record was for the ______.

A．running

B．relay race

C．high jump

D．long jump

小题4:He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

A．two

B．four

C．six

D．eight