Jason had been watching the X Games on TV. Athletes from all over the world were competing in the most amazing sports. Just then his grandmother walked into the room. “I want to be extreme. Would you really let me do that? You always worry about my safety!” said Jason.
“You will have to follow some rules,” said his grandmother. “You can only ride in the park — never on the streets. You have to promise to wear a helmet (头盔). If you hurt yourself too much, I have the right to take your skateboard away. Is it a deal?”
“You bet!” Jason was so excited that he jumped off the sofa. A week later he had a board and a helmet.
On Saturday, his grandmother dropped him off near the park. He was happy to have a grandmother who let him try new things.
Kids in the park were moving quickly up and down the ramps (坡道). They flew into the air and landed as easily as birds. When he watched the X games, Jason felt like he was doing the tricks himself. But watching these kids up close, he knew that none of it was going to be easy. He felt a little bit scared.
Very slowly he carried his board to the ramp. Taking a deep breath, he put his right foot on the board. He kicked off with his left foot. For a few seconds he glided (滑行) along, just waiting to fall. Then he came to a stop. Kicking off again, he waited for the worst to happen. Again, he stayed up. The third time he kicked, lost his balance, and fell hard on his left knee.
It hurt, but it was no big deal! Why had he been so scared? Now he felt calm because things had gone wrong, and he was fine!
Next time he kicked off harder and went fast and farther. “Excellent!” said a girl as she passed him. “Extreme!” laughed Jason to himself. “Not quite.”
小题1:Jason’s grandmother agreed to let him try skateboarding unless _____.

A．he finished his homework	B．he liked the sport
C．he observed some rules	D．he won a bet

小题2:Jason jumped off the sofa because _____.

A．he was allowed to go skateboarding

B．he was angry at his grandmother

C．he was going to play outside

D．he was given a board and a helmet

小题3:The girl praised Jason for his _____.

A．skill

B．honesty

C．courage

D．kindness

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years went by, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister，a young English athlete, began to believe he might __11__ this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a __12__ chance.Bannister had been __13__ hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real __14__ to him.Describing the __15__ later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I __16__ up for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved __17__ now.This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired.My legs seemed to meet no resistance，as if I was __18__ forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful __19__ gave me greater strength.I felt the __20__ of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a __21__ of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy but it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they never could have done in previous years.When I leapt at (冲向) the __22__ tape, I fell, almost __23__.”
“I knew I had done it, even before I __24__ the time.The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile...Time，three minutes...’ the rest was __25__ in the noise of excitement.”

小题1:	A．defeat B．move C．take D．break

小题2:	A．real B．lucky C．serious D．false

小题3:	A．competing B．training C．fighting D．attending

小题4:	A．root B．pleasure C．relief D．worry

小题5:	A．accident B．event C．issue D．topic

小题6:	A．did B．made C．put D．lined

小题7:	A．safely B．heavily C．thinly D．gently

小题8:	A．dragged B．drawn C．pulled D．pushed

小题9:	A．mass B．residents C．crowd D．team

小题10:

A．moment B．period C．while D．date

小题11:

A．concentration B．collection C．combination D．satisfaction

小题12:

A．starting B．lasting C．finishing D．running

小题13:

A．unconcerned B．unconscious C．unknown D．unnoticed

小题14:

A．offered B．told C．announced D．heard

小题15:

A．stuck B．involved C．lost D．spread

“Lizzie, there’s a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once.” Emily answered, “No, it’s from Yale.” Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. “Rejected again,” Elizabeth said unhappily. “Who says women can’t be doctors?”
“They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.
“I won’t. I’ll apply to (申请) Geneva Medical College,” Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine.
In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduate, a typhoid epidemic (伤寒流行病) broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. “There’s an outbreak (爆发) of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.”
Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well.”
Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. “I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor,” she said to Emily one day. “All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean.”
Emily said worriedly, “I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?” Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, “There’s a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldn’t afford care.”
Soon with the help of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. “We’ll have an all-women staff (员工),” Elizabeth said. “And later, we’ll add a medical college for women!” Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor.
小题1:The underlined word “Rejected” in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _____.

A．Refused

B．Praised

C．Changed

D．Accepted

小题2: Hearing Elizabeth’s words about the letter from Yale, Emily felt _____.

A．excited

B．calm

C．satisfied

D．angry

小题3: In 1848, Elizabeth wrote to Emily to _____.

A．persuade Emily to come to help the sick	B．ask Emily to study medicine if she died
C．warn Emily the danger of typhoid epidemic	D．tell Emily she would graduate from college

小题4:We can learn from the text that Elizabeth _____.

A．received strong support from her sister	B．refused to go to study at Yale University
C．founded a medical college after graduation	D．was finally accepted by Harvard after her efforts

小题5:Which of the following can best be used to describe Elizabeth?

A．Humorous.

B．Honest.

C．Determined.

D．Careful.

Before she appeared on the reality show (真人秀) Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle­aged British woman.Now all this is going to change.
She lives in a house with her cat Pebbles in a tiny Scottish town.Because of learning difficulties, she doesn't have much education.But what she does have is a very good voice.As a kid, she sang in church and choirs and school plays.For a living, she sang at local pubs.
When she took the stage on April 10th her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just_one_step_up_from rags.The audience laughed at her.
But then she opened her mouth.A few bars into the song and the laughing audience went silent.A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables.Everyone was amazed.At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and applauded wildly.
Almost overnight, Susan became a household name.She won fans and millions of admirers.Her online videos have drawn over 85.2 million hits.
Susan's story proved the truth of an old saying: “Never judge the book by its cover.” Susan may look ordinary, and doesn't have much dress sense, but she can certainly sing.
Susan's fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice.She has experienced mockery and many disappointments, but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone's respect.
小题1:According to the passage, Susan Boyle ________.

A．is a famous young actress	B．became famous after a show
C．used to be a good student	D．is good at dancing and has millions of admirers

小题2:The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．far from

B．close to

C．different from

D．the same as

小题3:The audience jumped and applauded wildly because ________.

A．her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags

B．she looked very funny

C．she sang so well that everyone was amazed

D．she made a foolish mistake in the end

小题4:Susan Boyle has many fans now because of ________.

A．her beautiful face	B．her knowing how to dress
C．her good education	D．her beautiful voice and courage

小题5:The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to win fans	B．how to sing well
C．a woman's sudden success	D．a woman's simple life

Ling Ruiming has long dreamed of traveling around the world. But when the 86-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it   48  that his dream would never come true.
  49  a micro blog his granddaughter Ling Yifan posted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, Ling Ruiming was able to travel around the world within several days.
“My grandpa is sick with few days   50 ,” she wrote. “All he wanted to do is to travel around the world. Could you please do him a favor of taking him around the world by taking a photo with his   51  at your place?”
Within three hours, the post was forwarded (转发) tens of thousands of times. Ling Yifan has   52  more than 20,000 replies with photos of her grandfather’s portrait at places around the world, including the River Thames in England and the Berlin Wall in Germany, even a picture at the South Pole.
Her grandfather was delighted and grateful to see his photo   53  different backgrounds from all over the world. Ling Yifan said, “It was not until three months ago, when my grandfather was diagnosed and moved to Peking University Third Hospital, that I realized the love between family members is the most precious and   54  part of life. What I did is just my way to fulfill the grandpa’s dream and   55  some of his regrets.”

小题1:	A．looked B．proved C．supposed D．appeared

小题2:	A．As for B．Thanks to C．Regard to D．Result in

小题3:	A．remained B．followed C．left D．stayed

小题4:	A．book B．diary C．portrait D．map

小题5:	A．received B．accepted C．owned D．sent

小题6:	A．against B．of C．for D．at

小题7:	A．honorable B．responsible C．unforgettable D．irreplaceable

小题8:	A．reduce B．remove C．replace D．reply

完形填空（共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an 36____ into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37____．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38____ that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39____．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40____．
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41____ face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 42____ Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 43____ here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 44____ a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved．Instead, he was 45____．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this place would look like a 46____ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47____ quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 48____ to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 49____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 50____ how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 51____, because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52____? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．53____ their offer was turned down．Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54____ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55____ about．

小题1:	A．choice B．decision C．acquaintance D．appointment

小题2:	A．waiting B．standing C．sitting D．talking

小题3:	A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining

小题4:	A．go down B．go out C．go away D．go around

小题5:	A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly

小题6:	A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad

小题7:	A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served

小题8:	A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy

小题9:	A．set about B．set up C．set down D．set off

小题10:

A．satisfied B．excited C．shocked D．ashamed

小题11:

A．park B．cemetery C．garden D．museum

小题12:

A．explained B．expressed C．refused D．admitted

小题13:

A．building B．yard C．playground D．square

小题14:

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

小题15:

A．suggestion B．idea C．thought D．opinion

小题16:

A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased

小题17:

A．department B．university C．business D．club

小题18:

A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though

小题19:

A．named B．looked C．taken D．followed

小题20:

A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared

My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.
I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity(机会)”
“ What is ?” I asked.
“ To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in.”
“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.
And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life—from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.
Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “ I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”
小题1: I wished to get out of the house because ______________

A．I was angry about my parents’ quarrel（争吵）

B．I found nobody to share my feelings with

C．I wanted to escape from the dark house

D．I planned to tell my friend about my trouble

小题2:Grandpa was happy to see me because _____________

A．he could discuss the problem with me

B．he had not seen me for a long time

C．he was afraid of darkness

D．he felt quite lonely

小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The grandchild was eager to leave.

B．They would have more chats.

C．The lights would go out again.

D．It would no longer be dark.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it   36  several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).   37  one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some   38   thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39  it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   40  by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   41  yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.   42   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43  on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant   44  reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45  home. It was there that the ant met its   46   . How could that large feather possibly   47  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   48  and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49  and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   50  it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51  more than a burden. Isn’t our   52  like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the   53  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54  that at the destination they are   55  and we can’t take them with us.

小题1:	A．came across B．came about C．got over D．took over

小题2:	A．For B．At C．To D．With

小题3:	A．brave B．tiring C．short D．magic

小题4:	A．through B．across C．beside D．behind

小题5:	A．satisfied B．frightened C．annoyed D．attracted

小题6:	A．height B．size C．depth D．width

小题7:	A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．But D．Moreover

小题8:	A．living B．working C．sleeping D．walking

小题9:	A．finally B．probably C．suddenly D．easily

小题10:

A．lonely B．comfortable C．underground D．big

小题11:

A．partner B．parent C．match D．friend

小题12:

A．fix B．fit C．fill D．feel

小题13:

A．trouble B．pleasure C．decision D．matter

小题14:

A．insect B．problem C．feather D．hole

小题15:

A．before B．after C．until D．once

小题16:

A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing

小题17:

A．study B．aim C．dream D．1ife

小题18:

A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger

小题19:

A．think B．wonder C．warn D．find

小题20:

A．bad B．useless C．meaningful D．practical

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of   41  . It is something so simple, but so  42  to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no  43  . We just want to be heard.  44 , I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day,  45  I was busy.
As I was  46  in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I  47  talked to. She always looked like a(n)  48  lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky  49  who was killed in a car crash last year, and her  50  daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her  51  much better. At the end of the  52 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how  53  she was. Of course, we  54  friends after our first talk.
What an inspiration she is!  55  with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a  56  to succeed and a big smile every day.
I believe everyone  57  a ray of sunshine in their life, someone that will give them a big warm 58  and say, “You’re amazing!” I hope I can always get need like this met.
I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to  59  happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful! :)” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with    60  them by chance and with joy.

小题1:	A．listening B．speaking C．reading D．writing

小题2:	A．complex B．funny C．common D．important

小题3:	A．doubt B．concern C．opinions D．answers

小题4:	A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Afterwards

小题5:	A．if B．while C．because D．even though

小题6:	A．drinking B．kidding C．sitting D．lying

小题7:	A．never B．seldom C．always D．sometimes

小题8:	A．lucky B．positive C．humorous D．outgoing

小题9:	A．mother B．father C．husband D．son

小题10:

A．sick B．lazy C．careless D．naughty

小题11:

A．eat B．feel C．behave D．recover

小题12:

A．day B．test C．lunch D．conversation

小题13:

A．kind B．beautiful C．amazing D．hard-working

小题14:

A．helped B．became C．encouraged D．comforted

小题15:

A．Faced B．Shocked C．Confused D．Defeated

小题16:

A．way B．will C．duty D．chance

小题17:

A．has B．deserves C．appreciates D．needs

小题18:

A．hand B．welcome C．hug D．home

小题19:

A．share B．seek C．enjoy D．spread

小题20:

A．find B．open C．receive D．read

A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop. The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel(方向盘)!
The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve(拐弯处) coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve. Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky(怪异的) car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other,“Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
小题1:When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man       .

A．felt very curious	B．was extremely frightened
C．cried for help	D．remained as calm as possible

小题2:According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?

A．His reasonable behavior.	B．His vivid description.
C．His simple appearance.	D．His honest attitude.

小题3:We can infer from the passage that       .

A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride

B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners

C．the car probably broke down on the way

D．the two young men were familiar with the man