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Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

1.For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?

A. His family might not allow him to go home.

B. His family would not remember him.

C. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.

D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.

2.According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

A. pleasure　　　 B. forgiveness

C. happiness　　 D. education

3.The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

A. pain　　 　　 B. interest

C. worry　　　　 D. happiness

4.Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

A. The young man couldn’t live with his family.

B. There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.

C. He was moved by the young man.

D. The young man was very sad.

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Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison for away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little form. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn’t want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown, his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. “There it is,” he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. “It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons.”

1.For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?

A. His family might not allow him to go home.

B. His family would not remember him.

C. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.

D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.

2.The word “suspense” underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by 　　　　 .

A. pain　　 B. fright

C. worry　　 D. happiness

3.Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?

A. The young convict was afraid that he was refused by his family.

B. The young convict’s seat was far from the window.

C. The young convict was afraid of seeing a white ribbon in the tree.

D. The young man was sure that his family would accept him.

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John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

1.According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

2.The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

3.Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?

4.Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

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第二节  完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

A friend once told me a beautiful story of how ordinary people found a simple way to help others. My friend was 36 the beautiful view on the top of Casper Mountain, a 37 place for visitors to overlook (俯视) Casper, Wyoming. Even in the summer it was 38 on top of the mountain, and on this day he 39 a young woman who clearly had no coat. She 40 as she wrapped (用……缠绕) her arms around herself.

Then he saw an older man 41 up to the young woman, take off his sweater and place it on her 42 . The man said, “Here, keep the sweater. The 43 is even better when you’re warm.” She smiled her 44 and wrapped the warm sweater 45 her shoulders as the man went away.

Before the woman left, she found a middle-aged woman who was also 46 cold and she handed her the sweater. “47 it,” she said. “The view is even better when you’re warm.”

My friend was 48 in that, so he kept his eyes on the sweater. He noticed that before the current (现在的) 49 of the sweater left, she came near to a trembling (颤抖的) man, 50 it to him and said, “Here ... keep the sweater. The view is 51 better when you’re warm.”

“That happened a couple of years ago,” my friend said. “And as far as I know, that 52 is still on top of Casper Mountain, going from one person to another.”

Ordinary people can find a way to 53 others. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones 54 us daily. Like somebody else likes to say: Nobody can help everybody, 55 everybody can help somebody!

36. A. getting       B. enjoying          C. taking                    D. making

37. A. dirty          B. terrible            C. favorite           D. cold

38. A. hot                   B. sunny             C. cool                  D. warm

39. A. liked                 B. knew              C. touched          D. noticed

40. A. laughed      B. cried          C. feared             D. shook

41. A. walk                B. rush                 C. jump                 D. swim

42. A. shoulders       B. hands             C. arms                     D. legs

43. A. health        B. picture            C. result                    D. view

44. A. thanks            B. apologies      C. dissatisfaction     D. greetings

45. A. on                B. by                    C. with                 D. around

46. A. silently         B. clearly            C. especially        D. finally

47. A. Throw        B. Buy            C. Keep                     D. Mend

48. A. surprised       B. interested              C. shocked                 D. frightened

49. A. helper        B. giver           C. owner                    D. seller

50. A. gave                B. sold          C. showed           D. bought

51. A. quite           B. never          C. ever                 D. much

52. A. man                 B. woman          C. mountain         D. sweater

53. A. compete              B. help                  C. fight                          D. forgive

54. A. catch               B. miss                 C. surround (包围)  D. welcome

55. A. if                     B. unless              C. so                            D. but

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My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.

“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”

“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”

“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (弥补) for the sharp, angry things I had said about the company. I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology. It was a great healing process for me. I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up.”

“What was the final outcome?” I asked her.

“Gratitude,” she replied. “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book. And the book became hugely successful – now published in 21 languages; it transformed my business.”

1.What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company?

A. Unfair treatment by the senior executives.

B. The culture and tradition of the company.

C. The strict rules in the company.

D. Her low position in the company.

2.Why did BJ Gallagher write about her experiences and feelings at the company?

A. To make peace with the executives.

B. To make suggestions to the company.

C. To do soul-searching and reflection.

D. To express her anger.

3.What does the underlined part “butting heads with” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. making friends with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. working with

C. arguing with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spending time with

4.BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company because _______.

A. she was forgiven by her former executives

B. she was accepted by the company again

C. her painful experiences there was valuable for her

D. she learned how to forgive others

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My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.

“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”

“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”

“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (弥补) for the sharp, angry things I had said about the company. I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology. It was a great healing process for me. I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up.”

“What was the final outcome?” I asked her.

“Gratitude,” she replied. “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book. And the book became hugely successful – now published in 21 languages; it transformed my business.”

1. What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company?

A. Unfair treatment by the senior executives.

B. The culture and tradition of the company.　

C. The strict rules in the company.　

D. Her low position in the company.

2.Why did BJ Gallagher write about her experiences and feelings at the company?

A. To make peace with the executives.　　　

B. To make suggestions to the company.

C. To do soul-searching and reflection.　　　

D. To express her anger.

3.What does the underlined part “butting heads with” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. making friends with　　　　　　　　　　　

B. working with

C. arguing with　　　　　　　　　　

D. spending time with

4. BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company because _______.

A. she was forgiven by her former executives　　

B. she was accepted by the company again

C. her painful experiences there was valuable for her

D. she learned how to forgive others　　

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My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 26  what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven – paper 27  his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his heart into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 28 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the 29  page was a large red F with a 30  that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “31  did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no 32  a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “33  you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 34 .”

The boy went home and 35  about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the 36 paper, making no changes.

Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting on my farm. I 37  have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was 38 , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 39 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to 40 yours.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…

1. A. in              B. at             C. for            D. about

2.A. giving           B. taking         C. describing     D. making

3.A. classmate        B. teacher        C. father         D. writer

4.A. front            B. middle         C. back           D. last

5.A. word             B. note           C. paper          D. letter

6.A. What             B. Where          C. Why            D. How

7.A. road             B. way            C. method         D. idea

8.A. Now              B. Although       C. Since          D. If

9. A. work            B. idea           C. grade          D. advice

10.A. thought         B. write          C. spoke          D. read

11.A. new             B. same           C. different      D. second

12. A. never          B. again          C. even           D. still

13. A. arriving       B. leaving        C. moving         D. reaching

14.A. stealer         B. maker          C. lover          D. leader

15. A. take up  B. make up  C. give up  D. break up

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Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 1. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the slowest antelope, or I will starve to death.” So, almost at the same time, they get up and start running toward the rising sun.

This is life: full of chances and challenges. 2. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall behind the other students. At first, I did not know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always winners and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. 3.

Each time I saw children playing games, and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. 4. So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.

I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. 5.It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.

A.At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream.

B.I suddenly knew what competition was.

C.Now I understand more about the world.

D.In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.

E.I learned a lot from realizing this fact.

F.However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good future.”

G.Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go ahead when the sun rises.

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Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be____to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.”____, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the____antelope, or I will starve to____.” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the____sun.

This is____: full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go____when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will____the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam”____. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of____. In competitions, there are always winners and____. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can____.

Each time I saw children playing games and heard their____, I wished I were that age again. ____, I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I____my pen and began to study hard again.

I was still not sure what competition____meant. One day, I was____in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I____what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the____: it is kind and necessary.

I learned a lot from realizing this____. Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

1.A. able　　 B. willing　　 C. ready　　 D. eager

2.A. On the contrary　　 B. At the same time　　 C. In other words　　 D. In the first place

3.A. fastest　　 B. weakest　　 C. slowest　　 D. strongest

4.A. death　　 B. survival　　 C. disease　　 D. suffering

5.A. sinking　　 B. setting　　 C. shining　　 D. rising

6.A. rule　　 B. life　　 C. study　　 D. exam

7.A. over　　 B. through　　 C. ahead　　 D. beyond

8.A. fall behind　　 B. pass by　　 C. catch up　　 D. hold back

9.A. felt　　 B. meant　　 C. referred　　 D. doubted

10.A. victory　　 B. defeat　　 C. process　　 D. competition

11.A. competitor　　 B. players　　 C. losers　　 D. failures

12.A. improve　　 B. conclude　　 C. acquire　　 D. handle

13.A. crying　　 B. laughter　　 C. whisper　　 D. delight

14.A. However　　 B. Therefore　　 C. Besides　　 D. Otherwise

15.A. put up　　 B. brought up　　 C. made up　　 D. picked up

16.A. commonly　　 B. simply　　 C. obviously　　 D. really

17.A. succeeding　　 B. participating　　 C. taking　　 D. getting

18.A. doubted　　 B. acknowledged　　 C. knew　　 D. admitted

19.A. tough　　 B. important　　 C. content　　 D. opposite

20.A. experience　　 B. knowledge　　 C. fact　　 D. consequence

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There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers:

It was an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature(签名).

“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” I asked. In fact I knew they wouldn’t refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the common readers.

“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me more pleased with myself. One of the girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”

“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”

The young girl turned to another one, and said, “Mary, lend your eraser to me.”

At the moment, all my pride turned into a bubble (泡沫) immediately. Since then, I always warn(告诫)myself：Don’t think too highly of yourself even though you are so outstanding（杰出的）.

1.The writer went to the exhibition because he ________.

2.We can infer that the two girls were the fans of________.

3.The underlined sentence “all my pride turned into a bubble immediately” means that the writer ________.

4.This story teaches us to be a(an)________person.

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