I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left   1 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other   2 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s,  3  children from different races and religions played and studied   4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s   5  from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just   6  our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well   7  or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d   8 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to   9  the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his   10 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I   11  touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I   12  my destination. The driver acknowledged my   13  but did not move off. Instead, he looked   14  at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so   15  addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two   16  we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something   17  to describe.
If we can allow our children to be   18  without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be   19  their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and   20  we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote,“we happy few, we band of brothers”.

小题1:	A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited

小题2:	A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races

小题3:	A．why B．which C．how D．when

小题4:	A．together B．around C．alone D．apart

小题5:	A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll

小题6:	A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted

小题7:	A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated

小题8:	A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert

小题9:	A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away

小题10:

A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company

小题11:

A．lost B．gained C．developed D．missed

小题12:

A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose

小题13:

A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements

小题14:

A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly

小题15:

A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly

小题16:

A．departures B．months C．years D．decades

小题17:

A．possible B．funny C．hard D．clear

小题18:

A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves

小题19:

A．from B．by C．with D．against

小题20:

A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead

It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some   36  ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of   37  if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a   38  in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees,    39 . Steady streams of   40  were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also    41   the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little    protection   42   the cold. The sight was especially   43  when compared with the signs of the   44  city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street,   45  at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived,   46  again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker   47  and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather   48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched   49  the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man   50  the way, other tourists followed.
The young backpacker   51  this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure   52  on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work   53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and  54  my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a   55  act of caring.

小题1:	A．time B．effort C．change D．reward

小题2:	A．satisfaction B．guilt C．anger D．pleasure

小题3:	A．lecture B．report C．study D．tour

小题4:	A．crying B．begging C．singing D．dancing

小题5:	A．passengers B．customers C．tourists D．foreigners

小题6:	A．ignoring B．serving C．observing D．following

小题7:	A．against B．for C．with D．in

小题8:	A．frightening B．touching C．fascinating D．interesting

小题9:	A．peaceful B．noisy C．wealthy D．primitive

小题10:

A．glanced B．laughed C．shouted D．stared

小题11:

A．unless B．so C．but D．or

小题12:

A．looking around B．stepping forward C．getting about D．breaking in

小题13:

A．secretly B．carelessly C．deliberately D．eagerly

小题14:

A．since B．before C．after D．as

小题15:

A．showing B．showed C．pointing D．pointed

小题16:

A．stopped B．valued C．made D．repeated

小题17:

A．moved B．replied C．worked D．carried

小题18:

A．done B．was done C．has been done D．had been done

小题19:

A．cancelled B．continued C．started D．delayed

小题20:

A．funny B．smart C．simple D．modest

My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by __36__ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him __37__ his first flight. __38__ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The __39__ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the __40__. Just like a schoolboy, he was __41__ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was __42__ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with __43__. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and __44__ me. He became very __45__ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.
Later, I __46__ my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without __47__ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to __48__ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today __49__ it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to __50__ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our __51__ to make sure their dreams are realized.
Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same __52__ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father __53__ so long for this small dream to be realized.
Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to __54__ everything and keep sacrificing. They have __55__, too.
Take care of your parents. They are precious.

小题1:	A．bus　　 B．train　　　 C．ship　　　 D．air

小题2:	A．catch B．miss C．experience D．change

小题3:	A．In spite of B．Because of C．In case of D．Instead of

小题4:	A．pride B．excitement C．admiration D．ambition

小题5:	A．appointment B．dream C．travel D．show

小题6:	A．encouraging B．warning C．teaching D．preparing

小题7:	A．thoroughly B．slowly C．immediately D．suddenly

小题8:	A．anger B．joy C．shyness D．curiosity

小题9:	A．helped B．patted C．thanked D．praised

小题10:

A．honest B．childish C．nervous D．emotional

小题11:

A．looked for B．looked down upon C．looked into D．looked back on

小题12:

A．understanding B．describing C．solving D．improving

小题13:

A．avoid B．meet C．record D．check

小题14:

A．unless B．because C．when D．though

小题15:

A．learn B．express C．promise D．forget

小题16:

A．ability B．responsibility C．freedom D．fortune

小题17:

A．song B．advice C．attention D．thing

小题18:

A．struggle B．wait C．rest D．stand

小题19:

A．hand in B．pick up C．pay off D．give up

小题20:

A．wishes B．jobs C．plans D．suggestions

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease (油腻物) on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.
“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.
小题1:Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?

A．He was out of work	B．He was bored with his job
C．He wanted a higher position	D．He hoped to find a better boss

小题2:What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?

A．A friend’s car had a flat tyre	B．a wild man was pushing a car
C．a terrible accident happened	D．an old man’s car broke down

小题3:Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?

A．He was also to be interviewed	B．He needed a traveling companion
C．He always helped people in need	D．He was thankful to Jimmy

小题4:How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?

A．He was sorry for the other applicants

B．There was no hope for him to get the job

C．He regretted helping the old man

D．The interviewer was very rude

Being able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective on everything we thought we knew and understood． Maybe, going abroad is an opportunity to look again at not only the country and the people who live there but also ourselves．
I had never expected to visit Paris． The French culture didn' t interest me that much, and Paris seemed too big, too touristy, too much． But when I found myself standing next to the Opera National de Paris, completely alone and totally lost, I knew I was in for an interesting ride． I had decided to take a summer history class abroad, and Paris just happened to be where it was set． My teacher eventually found me and other jet-lagged students and walked us down to where we would be staying． Even then, tired, hungry, and feeling displaced, I was unable to keep myself from marveling at the beauty of the city．
The next day in the grocery store, trying to decide if the box I was holding contained butter or cream cheese, I suddenly realized I was a foreigner that didn’t speak the language．The cashier and I had a conversation completely with gestures． For the most part, it didn't seem to bother the French that I was utterly incompetent in speaking their language． In fact, from my first unclear "bonjour" , many of them would directly switch over to English．
Time Hew by． In the mornings we had class, and in the afternoons we were given a lot of freedom to do what we pleased． We explored everywhere in the city, becoming experts at using the Metro, and walking so much that our legs were sore every night．
Living in Paris was a huge change in my lifestyle． Everything I did was more relaxed． I stopped worrying about the future and instead focused on living in the present． I stopped wearing a watch because time didn’t matter．We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired and explored in between．I no longer mind that Paris is so big; it' s an old, beautiful metropolis full of culture and history．On one of my last days there, standing on top of the Arc du Triumph with a 360 degree view of Paris, I finally admitted something to myself．The city that I had never wanted to visit had turned into the city that I never wanted to leave．
小题1:The writer came to Paris because ______．

A．he wanted to have an interesting ride

B．he attended a course in summer

C．he admired its beautiful scenery

D．he was alone and lost his way

小题2:On the first day in Paris, the writer felt _____．

A．lonely in the big city	B．bored with his visit
C．surprised at its beauty	D．interested in its culture

小题3:The example of the grocery store is used to illustrate _____．

A．the little influence of language barrier

B．the big difficulty of living abroad

C．the great importance of gestures

D．the intelligence of French people

小题4:By mentioning the uselessness of the watch, the author probably wants to prove ______

A．time in Paris is not worth counting

B．he enjoys the time in Paris very much

C．life seems meaningful without time

D．he has to spend a long time to visit the big city

The young engineer sat down on a rock and rested his head in his hands. He would never get home; it was   36  . For weeks he had been   37 in the Northwest Canadian forest. Now there was a terrible   38  behind his eyes, and   39  of all, he had gone blind.
Suddenly a man  40 out of the woods, an Indian who had been hunting in the area. Seeing the engineer's  41  , he caught a fish in a nearby   42  and fed the sick man the  43  of the fish and some flesh from its head.  44  within a few hours the engineer's pain was   45  . A day later he could  46 again, and the next day he had  47 recovered.
When he returned home, the engineer told the  48  to Dr Price.   49  years later did it become a(n)   50  fact that this was just an everyday lifeguard doing its work. For what the engineer did, by eating fish eyes, was to   51  vitamin (维生素).
Vitamin A's biggest job is to keep the eyes   52 . Without Vitamin A, people and animals get night blindness and other eye problems. Without Vitamin A, people can even be totally blind. Vitamin A helps to keep the skin in good   53 . A also helps  54 bones and teeth and has something to do with proper   55  of blood cells.

小题1:	A．hopeless B．useless C．careless D．timeless

小题2:	A．lost B．losing C．hunting D．working

小题3:	A．disaster B．illness C．pain D．heat

小题4:	A．good B．bad C．best D．worst

小题5:	A．reached B．appeared C．hid D．watched

小题6:	A．starvation B．trouble C．reality D．situation

小题7:	A．pond B．stream C．place D．sea

小题8:	A．tail B．skin C．eyes D．bone

小题9:	A．Possibly B．Immediately C．Fortunately D．Surprisingly

小题10:

A．gone B．shown C．settled D．disappeared

小题11:

A．speak B．see C．walk D．work

小题12:

A．completely B．naturally C．partly D．physically

小题13:

A．news B．result C．secret D．story

小题14:

A．Unless B．After C．Not until D．When

小题15:

A．recognized B．accepted C．solved D．explained

小题16:

A．keep B．bring C．take D．try

小题17:

A．working B．rolling C．moving D．going

小题18:

A．place B．order C．shape D．sense

小题19:

A．from B．by C．about D．with

小题20:

A．type B．growth C．choice D．size

He held the blazing(点燃) matches to a piece of wood. After a while, he became aware that he could smell his hands burning. Then he began to feel the pain. He opened his hands, and the blazing matches fell on to the snow. The flame went out in a puff of gray smoke.
The man looked up. The dog was still watching him. The man got an idea. He would kill the dog and bury his hands inside its warm body. When the feeling came back to his fingers, he could build another fire. He called to the dog. The dog heard danger in the man's voice. It backed away.
The man called again. This time the dog came closer. The man reached for his knife. But he had forgotten that he could not bend his fingers. He could not kill the dog, because he could not hold his knife.
The fear of death came over the man. He jumped up and began to run. The running began to make him feel better. Maybe running would make his feet warm. If he ran far enough, he would reach his friends at Henderson Creek. They would take care of him.
It felt strange to run and not feel his feet when they hit the ground. He fell several times. He decided to rest a while. As he lay in the snow, he noticed that he was not shaking. He could not feel his nose or fingers or feet. Yet, he was feeling quite warm and comfortable. He realized he was going to die. Well, he decided, he might as well take it like a man. There were worse ways to die. The man closed his eyes and floated into the most comfortable sleep he had ever known.
The dog sat facing him, waiting. Finally, the dog moved closer to the man and caught the smell of death. The animal threw back its head. It let out a long, soft cry to the cold stars in the black sky.
And then it tuned and ran toward Henderson Creek... where it knew there was food and a fire.
小题1:Put the following statements in the correct order.
① The thought to kill the dog occurred to the man.
② The man failed to build a fire.
③ The dog headed for Henderson Creek.
④ The man’s life came to an end.
⑤ The man tried to warm by running on his frozen feet.

A．②①⑤④③	B．①②⑤③④
C．①②③④⑤	D．②①⑤③④

小题2:Why did the dog back away from the man?

A．It never trusted human.	B．It smelt food somewhere.
C．It sensed murderous atmosphere.	D．It caught sight of the knife..

小题3:What does the underlined word “it” mean in the 5th paragraph?

A．The dog.	B．The weather.
C．The death.	D．The cry.

小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that________.

A．Man can conquer nature.	B．the man tried hard to survive
C．the dog obeyed human beings .	D．the man met death without dignity.

When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable.
Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes    36   to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know    37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know   38     you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when    39  with adults, and furthermore it also     40   handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was   41    the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差错) of my    42  . The lady I spoke to was not 43   and seemed annoyed.    44  , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire  45  changed. She became far more helpful and   46  to deal with, and she   47  cutting my bill in half.
Some of my students in Harlem were to be   48  for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were   49  the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be   50  with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “  51  you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been   52  . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main   53  he made over and over was how   54   my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets   55  .

小题1:	A．frequently B．eagerly C．constantly D．naturally

小题2:	A．you B．it C．themselves D．why

小题3:	A．the way B．the wish C．the method D．the reason

小题4:	A．disagreeing B．debating C．dealing D．discussing

小题5:	A．comes in B．gets on C．goes out D．brings in

小题6:	A．on B．in C．by D．with

小题7:	A．record B．phone call C．message D．bill

小题8:	A．useful B．hopeful C．optimistic D．helpful

小题9:	A．Instead B．Then C．Moreover D．Otherwise

小题10:

A．method B．thinking C．attitude D．feeling

小题11:

A．interesting B．easy C．close D．different

小题12:

A．took up B．came up C．picked up D．ended up

小题13:

A．introduced B．demanded C．intended D．interviewed

小题14:

A．among B．above C．over D．with

小题15:

A．popular B．familiar C．like D．successful

小题16:

A．Make sure B．By no means C．Make a promise D．Be cautious

小题17:

A．received B．allowed C．appreciated D．accepted

小题18:

A．contribution B．comment C．impression D．reason

小题19:

A．considerate B．confident C．polite D．clever

小题20:

A．results B．responsibility C．relief D．reforms

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项Ａ.Ｂ.Ｃ.Ｄ四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the   26  , shouting angrily at each other. He___27    his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in    28   at each other ?” The disciples   29   for a while and one of them said, “ Because we   30__   our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout    31   the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n)   32    manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none   33   the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their   ___34   . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to  35   each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36    that great distance. What   37__    when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very  38   . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man  39    , “When they love each other even more, they do not   __40   , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they   41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s   42  . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you   43  , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more.   44    there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to  45  . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”

小题1:	A．roof B．platform C．bank D．street

小题2:	A．referred to B．attended to C．shouted to D．turned to

小题3:	A．anger B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise

小题4:	A．thought B．relaxed C．listened D．waited

小题5:	A．control B．disturb C．lose D．enjoy

小题6:	A．as long as B．in case C．when D．unless

小题7:	A．soft B．impressive C．weak D．responsible

小题8:	A．encouraged B．satisfied C．entertained D．bothered

小题9:	A．directions B．bodies C．goals D．hearts

小题10:

A．hurt B．attack C．understand D．hear

小题11:

A．keep B．measure C．cover D．shorten

小题12:

A．matters B．happens C．works D．succeeds

小题13:

A．close B．huge C．special D．open

小题14:

A．doubted B．continued C．replied D．promised

小题15:

A．pass B．cry C．care D．speak

小题16:

A．sometimes B．still C．even D．ever

小题17:

A．nothing B．all C．one D．something

小题18:

A．argue B．apologize C．criticize D．explain

小题19:

A．Worse still B．Therefore C．Or else D．Besides

小题20:

A．beat B．follow C．walk D．return

Last winter ,when I was heavily pregnant , I was visiting my sister and brother-in –law’s house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn’t have accessible parking .The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground –not many people had ventured out that evening !
When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
小题1:Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?

A．Because she was afraid of being harmed.

B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time.

C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.

D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car.

小题2:Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?

A．Impolite

B．Ill-mannered

C．Unfriendly

D．Warm-hearted.

小题3:Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member.

B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.

C．The author would have a baby in her car.

D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.

小题4:The best title for the text would be___________．

A．Every man has his faults

B．Fortune favors those who use their judgment

C．Don't judge a book by its cover

D．Think twice before you do