The other day I decided to teach my son about the power of small acts of kindness. He had won some lollies(棒棒糖) in a prize machine in the local supermarket, so I asked him if he would like to   46  his prizes with another child. He hesitated(犹豫) for a while because he is a(n)   47  boy, but said yes after I   48  him a bit.
A father and his daughter were   49 . I approached the father and asked if my son could give his   50  a lolly that he had won. The father looked at me in   51  and was unsure what to say. I   52  explained that I was teaching my son about the power of kindness. Eventually he said it was okay.
  53 , his daughter, who was looking at us sideways(侧向一边地),   54  accept the lolly! At this moment, my son was rather embarrassed(尴尬) and then he   55  to me, “We go to the same   56 , Mum.”
Rather than say sorry to my son for embarrassing him and give up this   57 , I put a couple of lollies into their shopping bags and   58  them a great day!
When we left the supermarket, I   59  to my son, “People in the world today are not so open to   60  because their thoughts and opinions have been   61  by the past. However, we can reshape their opinions by   62  small acts of kindness. So don’t be embarrassed. Hey, they may have been standoffish(冷淡的), but I’m sure we left them   63 , moved and inspired in some way. Not only that,   64  the young girl will probably remember you as the boy with a   65  heart when she comes across you at school!”

短文填词（共10小题； 每小题1分， 满分10分）

阅读下面短文， 根据一下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示， 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

This afternoon a man dressed in rags came into the shop.

We all stared at him doubtfully when he said he wanted a n   coat. 1. ________

I took him downstairs and showed him a cheap coat which would

____ him only a small amount of money. I thought he might be        2. __________

a bit upset about the price, but    the contrary, he did not seem       3. __________

to    (在乎) about it at all. I didn’t mean to be rude but I have no       4. __________

p      with customers who can’t decide. So I persuaded him         5. __________

to buy it. Then the most unbelievable thing happened to    ----         6. __________

he handed me a million pound bank note. I did not know w            7. __________

it was genuine or not, so I    (寻找) out my boss to ask his advice.   8. __________

He told me that I had    (确实) made a serious mistake by judging  9. __________

This man by his    (衣着). My boss looked very angry and told me  10. __________

to find the best coat for the man immediately.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say,  1  if it had to do with me.  2  so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t 3  my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I 4  any open offering of love. In fact, I got  5 at the mention of the word love.

One night, after a particularly  6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. 7  I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n)  8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it  9  “To read when you’re  10 ”.

Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I  11  it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and  12  you do or say will ever change that. I am here  13  you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s  14 . Just know that  15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”

That was the  16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were 17  mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be  18  in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager,  19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my  20  there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.

1.                A．similarly        B．particularly      C．eventually D．only

2.                A．With           B．Besides         C．Like D．Among

3.                A．relate to        B．allow for        C．pick up   D．agree with

4.                A．rejected        B．missed         C．received  D．appreciated

5.                A．curious         B．nervous        C．excited   D．angry

6.                A．difficult         B．joyful          C．peaceful  D．ordinary

7.                A．So             B．Since           C．As   D．Before

8.                A．message        B．magazine        C．book D．envelope

9.                A．wrote          B．said            C．warned   D．spelled

10.               A．lonely          B．awake          C．alone D．tired

11.               A．folded         B．opened        C．examined  D．answered

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

13.               A．beyond        B．except         C．for   D．against

14.               A．okay           B．possible        C．bad  D．disappointing

15.               A．as long as       B．no matter       C．in case    D．only if

16.               A．best           B．unique         C．last   D．first

17.               A．never          B．seldom         C．frequently D．sometimes

18.               A．waited         B．trusted         C．loved D．praised

19.               A．needed        B．expected       C．understood D．achieved

20.               A．desk           B．pillow          C．bed  D．feet

Criticism (批评) is everywhere in life. It is up to you to decide how to react to it. Learn how to deal with criticism and lead a happier and more relaxing life.

Ask yourself how the criticism will affect you. Will you lose your job because of the criticism? Will you lose what is important to you because you are criticized? Will life stop existing if your opinions are not accepted? Surely not! So, don’t worry about it. Instead, remember that some criticism actually helps you make some improvements.

You absolutely cannot stop what people say. What you can do, however, is to change the way you react to criticism. If you let it upset you, then the blame is on you. You have the right to decide what to do with the criticism you receive.

Don’t be afraid to accept criticism. No one likes to be told that he is wrong. Yet, every single person has, at one time or another, been blamed for something. Realize that it’s normal. You may have received some strong criticism, but it doesn’t mean that you are foolish, or that you don’t have the ability to do something properly. If you are afraid to put your work out for others to see, you’ll never know if you are a capable person. Try not to think of it in that way and don’t take it seriously. If you can learn to be optimistic, you will remove some stress and nervousness about what people think, thus becoming happier.

Consider where the criticism comes from. It may help you step back and examine what causes the criticism. Is the critic just trying to offer constructive criticism? It is much easier to accept correction or guidance from someone that has good intentions. This type of criticism is known as valid criticism, because there is a valid point or reason to it. On the other hand, there are critics that offer their advice just to be negative. This is commonly referred to as invalid criticism because it is often not of any use at all.

Do your best. And if someone doesn’t like what you’ve done, so what? It’s either valid criticism or invalid criticism. But you have the power to decide how you will allow it to affect you.

Title: How to deal with criticism

In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally    1    them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police should have the power that they do.

    What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)   2  job to describe. After

all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic,either on foot in the center of a town, or in apolice car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time   3up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop   4   motorists and help when there is an accident.

    A policeman has to help keep the   5 , too. If there is a fight or some other

disturbance, we   6   the police to come and restore order. And they often have to7   situation at great risk to their own   8  .

    We expect the police to solve crimes, of course; so an ordinary policeman,

9   he is not a detective(???), will often have to help   10  and arrest criminals.

    And who do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a   11  , a

road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. So a policeman has to be   12   to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the   13  world.

    The police do an absolutely necessary job. They do it   14   well and I

support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could  15   do

the job of a policeman.  

1.A.dislike        B.join          C.appreciate     D.admire

2.A.funny          B.pleasant      C.interesting    D.easy  

3.A.walking        B.driving       C.wandering      D.searching

4.A.resting        B.tired         C.speeding       D.drunken

5.A.peace          B.silence       C.situation      D.condition

6.A.wait for       B.call          C.think of       D.expect

7.A.turn to        B.avoid         C.deal with      D.treat

8.A.safety         B.families      C.future         D.friends

9.A.although       B.as if         C.however        D.even if

10.A.get rid of    B.question      C.look for       D.sentence

11.A.power failure B.fire          C.thunder storn  D.thief

12.A.provided      B.promised      C.prepared       D.presented

13.A.future        B.modern        C.real           D.whole

14.A.extremely     B.specially     C.surprisingly   D.particularly

15.A.hardly        B.forever       C.ever           D.never