Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the first step towards bringing about any change.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.
小題1:
A．mindB．ideaC．thoughtD．problem
小題2:
A．provesB．losesC．hidesD．shows
小題3:
A．ruinedB．rememberedC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．missed
小題4:
A．opinionB．designC．structureD．topic
小題5:
A．beautifulB．funnyC．oldD．normal
小題6:
A．surprise B．wishC．require D．disappoint
小題7:
A．shortB．unusualC．excitingD．new
小題8:
A．friendsB．dreamsC．wishesD．disappointments
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ngerB．calmC．ExcitementD．desire
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)voidingB．fearingC．forgettingD．wondering
小題11:
A．like B．thinkC．careD．a(chǎn)sk
小題12:
A．stillB．justC．sometimesD．never
小題13:
A．paperB．mindC．clothD．bed
小題14:
A．explainB．continueC．improveD．check
小題15:
A．helpingB．replacingC．remindingD．pleasing

小題1: D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
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A．racingB．feedingC．tendingD．flying
小題2:
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A．justB．evenC．a(chǎn)lmostD．hardly
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A．differentB．1ongC．shortD．far
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A．distancesB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．tripsD．movements
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A．a(chǎn)dvisedB．orderedC．demandedD．requested
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A．warnedB．remindedC．a(chǎn)skedD．required
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A．courseB．taskC．discussionD．deal
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A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．a(chǎn)s a resultD．what’s more
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A．for the momentB．a(chǎn)t the momentC．for a momentD．a(chǎn)t a moment
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A．musicB．songsC．the pianoD．vitamins
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A．droppingB．fallingC．pouringD．running
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A．SinceB．AsC．WhileD．Because
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A．takingB．makingC．havingD．giving
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A．thankB．praiseC．a(chǎn)dmireD．owe
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A．get onB．get upC．get offD．get down
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A．quietlyB．calmlyC．happilyD．slowly
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B．work
C．education
D．promise
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C．successful
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A．spent
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C．took
D．did
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A．joke
B．means
C．tool
D．trick
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A．A-student
B．B-student
C．C-student
D．D-student
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A．get rid of
B．hang out with
C．break away from
D．keep up with
小題10:
A．making
B．stopping
C．working
D．getting
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A．your brother
B．yourself
C．your sisiter
D．the family
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A．left over
B．give off
C．used up
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A．a(chǎn)ngry
B．pleased
C．disappointed
D．bored
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A．a(chǎn)nything
B．everything
C．something
D．nothing
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B.gave an impression on
C. keep a roof over
D. have eyes in the back of
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A．let alone
B．let out
C．let in
D．leave alone
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A．guys
B．mother
C．studies
D．play
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A．made
B．realized
C．changed
D．tried
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A．little
B．much
C．few
D．high
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A．more interesting
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A．Environmental problems.
B．Traffic jams in Beijing.
C．Problems brought about by cars.
D．Benefits of using cars.
小題2: The underlined word commit in Paragraph 2 has the close meaning as ____ .
A．do something right or legal
B．do something wrong or illegal
C．do something good and meaningful
D．do something bad and meaningless
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D．The author thinks that the invention of cars leads to many problems.
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A．The author is troubled by the way jeeps are driven in the Hutongs of Beijing.
B．The author thinks that Hutongs are too narrow for jeeps to drive through.
C．The author thinks that the jeeps are too noisy.
D．The author is worried that more accidents are caused by jeeps than any other cars.
小題5:What is the author’s idea in Paragraphs 4 and 5 ?
A．Cars are only convenient for people traveling far.
B．We should all give up cars and ride bicycles.
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To be able to motivate oneself, or self-motivate, occurs when a person has the willingness to do something and is internally(內(nèi)在地) motivated to do it．
Sometimes it’s very difficult to get ourselves moving．The natural tendency is to postpone．Life just seems to get in the way! There is a job to go to, groceries to do, television to watch—whoops! I guess we get pretty good at finding excuses to escape getting started on goals like an exercise routine or reading a new book．The fact is that we are creatures of routine and habit．So what can we do to motivate ourselves to accomplish our goals? 
Here are some tips on how to get moving:
Decide what you want．It’s hard to motivate an aimless mind．Set a goal and decide how you are going to go about it．Then break it down into smaller sections so it’s easier to handle and less overwhelming．（勢不可擋）
Keep track of your progress．Keep a log or journal where you can measure how much you have accomplished．Looking at it can also motivate you to keep pushing ahead．
Post motivating pictures or slogans within your sight．It is always inspiring to see pictures of people who have accomplished what you’re going for．It makes it attainable and realistic．Likewise, little slogans like “go for it” or “just do it” can give you the little support you need．    
Sometimes we forget what we set out to do and a little reminder is all we need to be revitalized (激活) and focus on the end result．If you remind yourself to go for the desired promotion, it will re-establish why you are doing what you’re doing．
Make it a habit．Once you have accomplished your objective, e．g．becoming an early riser, keep it up so that it’s second nature to you and you don’t have to think about it anymore．
小題1:According to the author, some people fail to achieve their goals because ________．
A．they don’t have enough desire
B．their life is filled with routine work
C．they benefit from the force of habit
D．they naturally put off forming new habits
小題2:It can be inferred from the underlined sentence that ________．
A．self-motivation needs repeated self-reminding of one’s goal
B．in modern society people tend to become forgetful
C．when we forget our goal, our life becomes meaningless
D．we can achieve our goal only by focusing on the end result
小題3:To get moving on your goal, you can do the following EXCEPT ________．
A．keep a diary to clearly judge your distance to your goal
B．make self-improvement your second nature
C．forget your aim and revitalize yourself with slogans
D．support yourself by hanging inspiring pictures in your house
小題4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
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When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I’m learning that as we have to make choices—educa-tion, career, lifestyle—life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren’t taught how to seek a happy, healthy way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was idealistic and naive（天真的）.
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小題1:The purpose of what the speaker said at the age of 12 was to     .
A．end poverty and make schools beautiful
B．find environmental answers and show off
C．focus people’s attention on some social problems
D．find a wonderful place and clean it up
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A．A long period of laughing.B．A cold and unfriendly welcome.
C．An expression used for greeting.
D．Great applause or cheering.
小題3:The information in the text is presented mainly through      .
A．question and answerB．a(chǎn) personal lecture
C．cause and effectD．listing steps in a process
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A．He is an experienced educator.
B．He is an impolite man.
C．He is a man of great worries.
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Going back to the farmyard the rat gave a warning: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!” The chicken raised her head and said: “Excuse me, Mr Rat, I can tell this is a big concern to you, but it is of no business to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the pig and told him: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!”“I am so very sorry, Mr. Rat,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. I will make sure that you are in my prayers.”
The rat turned to the cow. She said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat. A rat trap. I am in grave danger. Duh?”
So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer’s rat trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey (獵物). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet (短柄斧) to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.
His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer killed the pig.
The farmer’s wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.
小題1:The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to        .
A．disappointed B．surprised C．confused D．doubtful
小題2:   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A．The chicken showed great concern for the rat.
B．The pig helped the rat get rid of the trap.
C．The cow didn’t care about what the rat said.
D．The snake was killed after being caught in the trap.
小題3:   We can conclude from the article that        .
A．the farmer’s wife got good treatment in the hospital
B．the farmer regretted setting up the rat trap
C．the rat was very wise in avoiding the trap
D．none of the other animals felt threatened by the rat trap
小題4:   What message does the story intend to convey?
A．We should mind our own business.B．Everything is related to something else.
C．Helping others is always a virtue.D．We should treat animals in a friendly way.

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Boeing said Wednesday that it was entering the space tourism business, an announcement that could bolster（增強）the Obama administration’s efforts to transform the National Aeronautics and Space Administration into an agency that focuses less on building rockets and more on nurturing a commercial space industry.
The flights, which could begin as early as 2015, would most likely launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station. The Obama administration has proposed turning over to private companies the business of taking NASA astronauts to orbit, and Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas won an $18 million contract this year for preliminary (初步的)development and testing of a capsule that could carry seven passengers.
Current NASA plans call for four space station crew members to go up at a time, which would leave up to three seats available for space tourists. The flights would be the first to give nonprofessional astronauts the chance to go into orbit aboard a spacecraft launched from the United States. Seven earlier space tourists have made visits to the space station, riding in Russian Soyuz capsules.
“We’re ready now to start talking to possible customers,” said Eric C. Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the space tourism company based in Virginia that would market the seats for Boeing.
Boeing and Space Adventures have not set a price, although Mr. Anderson said it would be competitive with the Soyuz flights, which Space Adventures arranged with the Russian Space Agency. Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, paid about $40 million for a Soyuz ride and an eight-day stay at the space station last year. But the possibilities that anyone buying a ticket will get to space on an American vehicle depend on discussions in Congress about the future of NASA.
小題1: Which of the following is most probably a private travel company?
A. Boeing.                     B. Space Adventure.
C. NASA.                       D. Russian Space Agency.
小題2: How many people can be carried along on a capsule to the space station?
A．3. B．4. C．7. D．11.
小題3: What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The American space tourism company is located in Virginia.
B．Russia has already taken lead in working on the space tourism business.
C．NASA has decided to focus less on building rockets because of the financial crisis.
D．In 2015, America would be the first country in the world to run the space tourism business.
小題4:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Taking NASA Astronauts to Orbit.B．Living in the Space Station Space.
C．Ticket Price under Discussion.D．Boeing Could Fly You to Orbit by 2015.

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