A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so   26   that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it  27  in the yard, in the hope that it    28    recover soon.

Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the    29   of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to    30    from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle    31    his new life on the farm.

Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing    32   and asked, “  33   is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had   34  , and the friend felt quite   35  .

“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the    36   , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and   37   it into the air. The eagle was  38  , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.

That night, the friend could   39   sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another   40  . This time he carried the eagle to the   41   of a nearby mountain.

When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you   42   ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he   43   the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright   44   of the rising sun. Then he    45    tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

1.                A．polite          B．brave          C．kind D．proud

2.                A．forward        B．outside         C．inside    D．backward

3.                A．would          B．should          C．must D．need

4.                A．food           B．sounds         C．water    D．habits

5.                A．walk           B．sleep           C．talk  D．drink

6.                A．wasted         B．forgot          C．lost  D．enjoyed

7.                A．chicken        B．eagle           C．farmer   D．plane

8.                A．When          B．How           C．Why D．What

9.                A．suffered        B．experienced     C．happened D．found

10.               A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried   D．satisfied

11.               A．sky            B．sea            C．land  D．lake

12.               A．pulled         B．moved         C．took  D．threw

13.               A．afraid          B．interested      C．excited    D．angry

14.               A．hardly         B．exactly         C．actually   D．finally

15.               A．drink          B．meeting        C．rest  D．try

16.               A．top            B．foot           C．center    D．side

17.               A．believe         B．cry            C．understand D．work

18.               A．held           B．put            C．filled D．tied

19.               A．sight           B．light           C．space D．shape

20.               A．easily          B．softly          C．quickly    D．powerfully

A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. All computer viruses are manmade. Here are some virus prevention tips.
Do not open any files attached to an e-mail from an unknown, suspicious or untrustworthy source.
Do not open any files attached to an e-mail unless you know what it is, even if it appears to come from a dear friend or someone you know. Some viruses can replicate（复制） themselves and spread through e-mail. Better be safe that sorry and confirm that they really sent it .
Do not open any files attached to an e-mail if the subject line is questionable or unexpected. If the need to do so is there always save the file to your hard drive before doing so.
Delete chain e-mails and junk e-mail. Do not forward（转寄） or reply to any of them. These types of e-mail are considered spam（垃圾邮件）, which contains lots of annoying advertisements and useless information.
Do not download any files from strangers.
Be careful when downloading files from the Internet. Ensure that the source is a legitimate（合法的）and reputable one. Verify（证实）that an anti-virus program checks the files on the download site. If you are uncertain, don’t download the file at all or download the file to a floppy（软盘）and test it with your own anti-virus software.
Update your anti-virus software regularly. Over 500 viruses are discovered each month, so you’ll want to be protected. These updates should be at least the products virus signature files. You may also need to update the product’s scanning engine as well.
Back up（备份） your files on a regular basis. If a virus destroys your files, at least you can replace them with your backup copy. You should store your backup copy in a separate location from your work files, one that is preferably not on your computer.

1. 1.

   This passage mainly tells us              .

   1. A.
      What a computer virus is
   2. B.
      how to use e-mail safely
   3. C.
      how to use computers safely
   4. D.
      how to prevent computer viruses
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements about computer virus is TRUE?

   1. A.
      A computer virus is a kind of worm
   2. B.
      Not all computer viruses are manmade
   3. C.
      Computer viruses run according to our wishes
   4. D.
      A computer virus is a program or piece of code.
3. 3.

   When we use e-mail, we should                .

   1. A.
      open all the files we receive
   2. B.
      open any file even if we don’t know what it is
   3. C.
      not open any files if the subject line is questionable
   4. D.
      forward or reply to junk e-mail.
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      We’d better not down load any files from strangers.
   2. B.
      We’d better download files from a legitimate and reputable source.
   3. C.
      We should update our anti-virus software regularly.
   4. D.
      We should store our backup copy in the same location as our work files.

                                (C)

    My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

    I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

    I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

    What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

    As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光灯) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

    Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys.

    As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

    Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically (自动地).

    My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me.

    There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

    When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

    Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技艺), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

    After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

59. The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

    A. his or her mother and father weren’t present

    B. the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

    C. he or she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

    D. he or she had never performed in public before

60. The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

    A. put into disorder       B. forget about       C. stop halfway      D. do well in

61. The author _________.

    A. didn’t make any mistake in the performance

    B. felt better at the beginning of the performance

    C. paid all attention to nothing but his / her performance

    D. lost his / her concentration sometimes during the performance

62. What did the author feel about his / her performance?

    A. He / She thought it was comfortable and successful.

    B. He / She thought it was very difficult but successful.

    C. He / She thought he / she had never made a mistake during the performance.

    D. He / She thought he / she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle (水坑) ahead on the path. I changed my direction to __1__ it on the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water and mud. __2__ I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! But I was __3_. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

I took a step forward. My attacker __4__ me again. He pushed and struck me __5__ with his head and body, striking me over and over again with all his might. For a second time, I moved back a step __6__ my attacker gave up his attack. Yet again, I tried moving __7__, my attacker charged me again. I was struck heavily in the chest over and over again. I wasn’t sure what to do __8__ to walk back a third time. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to __9__ the situation. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered __10__ my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying. She was __11__ the puddle where he landed.

Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his __12__ as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his __13__ for his mate. He had bravely attacked me for his mate’s __14__, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, I __15__ careless enough to step on her. Now I knew why and what he was fighting for. There was really only one choice __16__ for me. I carefully __17__ my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely __18__. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.

Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the __19__ of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me. I use that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration to __20__ myself that good things are worth fighting for.

1．A．walk past 　 B．go around 　 C．run down 　 D．jump off

2．A．Because 　　 B．Once 　　　 C．Though 　　 D．As

3．A．injured 　　 B．wounded 　　 C．unhurt 　　 D．harmed

4．A．rushed 　　　 B．caught 　　 C．dragged 　　 D．snatched

5．A．by the arm　 B．on the head C．in the face D．in the chest

6．A．but 　　　　 B．and 　　　　 C．as 　　　　 D．since

7．A．backward 　　 B．toward 　　 C．forward 　　 D．downward

8．A．other than 　 B．rather than C．more than 　 D．further than

9．A．look into 　 B．look over 　 C．look on 　　 D．look after

10．A．that 　　　 B．how 　　　　 C．where 　　　 D．why

11．A．besides 　 B．beyond 　　 C．beside 　　 D．beneath

12．A．wings 　　　 B．mouth 　　　 C．legs 　　　 D．eyes

13．A．search 　　 B．concern 　　 C．praise 　　 D．eagerness

14．A．advantage 　 B．profit 　　 C．interest 　 D．sake

15．A．should have been　　　　　 B．must have been

　 C．should be　 D．couldn’t have been

16．A．left 　　　 B．leaving 　　 C．remained 　 D．remaining

17．A．took 　　　 B．lost 　　　 C．made 　　　 D．fought

18．A．smooth 　　 B．muddy 　　　 C．clean 　　　 D．flat

19．A．determination 　　　　　　 B．enthusiasm C．courage D．unselfishness

20．A．remind B．blame C．inform D．argue

       On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles．

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, thoughts   5   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 brave 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 action to   10   what we want!”

After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his   11   email address．Over the next months, I sent him emails   12   my vision and dreams with him．He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement．But my life got   13   with 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   14   that would show me the way．

I emailed him, and then again — but got no   15  ．As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, 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   18   to their chairs．

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing．We    19   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a（n）   20   way．So we don’t try．We give up．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?

1．A．stretched out         B．reached for          C．stuck to              D．handed in

2．A．Cheers                  B．Shouts                C．Heads                 D．Hands

3．A．offer                     B．greet                   C．like                     D．choose

4．A．path                      B．road                    C．steps                   D．route

5．A．raced                    B．started                 C．appeared             D．existed

6．A．ask                       B．call                     C．demand               D．order

7．A．And                      B．So                      C．But                     D．Or

8．A．careful                  B．doubtful              C．meaningful          D．helpful

9．A．opportunities         B．times                   C．results                 D．aims

10．A．attract                B．accept                 C．repair                  D．create

11．A．professional         B．secret                  C．public                 D．personal

12．A．speaking              B．describing            C．presenting           D．sharing

13．A．quick                  B．busy                   C．full                     D．loose

14．A．hand                   B．gate                    C．exit                     D．entrance

15．A．news                  B．notice                  C．response             D．reaction

16．A．gradually             B．suddenly              C．immediately         D．slowly

17．A．desiring               B．claiming              C．begging               D．valuing

18．A．lost                     B．stuck                  C．opposed              D．devoted

19．A．sincerely             B．honestly              C．falsely                 D．correctly

20．A．difficult               B．impressive           C．early                   D．natural