The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So fishing boats went farther than ever.but If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.
Then fishing companies equipped their boats with freezers. They would freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. 
So fishing boats were equipped with fish tanks. They would  stuff  fish in the tanks（水槽）,fin（ 魚(yú)翅）to fin .After a little thrashing(顛簸) around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.
Have you realized that some of us are also living in a tank but most of the time tired & dull, so we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving.  If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are regularly defeating those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You are alive! Here is some advice for you :
1. Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them and enjoy the game. If your challenges are   too large or too numerous, do not give up. Instead, reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help.
2. God didn't promise days without pain, laughter(笑) without sorrow, sun without rain, but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.
3. Disappointments are like road blocks, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on!
小題1:Why did fishing companies equip their boats with freezers?

A．to keep the fish taste fresh	B．to increase the price of the fish
C．to avoid challenges in the market	D．to keep the fish alive

小題2:Which of the following is right?

A．The Japanese don’t like sluggish fish, so the Japanese fishing companies won’t put the fish in the tanks

B．Since the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades, they have to go farther to catch fish.

C．Road blocks slow you down and stop you going on .

D．If your challenges are too large or too numerous, give it up first.

小題3:The topic of the passage may be ___

A．a(chǎn)void challenges	B．keep your life active
C．ways to keep fish fresh	D．some advice for you

小題4:“we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving”means ____

A．we need challenges of too large or too numerous to make us energized.

B．we have to accept being beaten by those challenges in life.

C．You are excited to try new solutions.

D．The society we live in is like the fish tank,we need some challenges to keep us energized.

One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the  36 direction at about the same speed. As we  37 each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second.  I wondered whether he might be  38  , as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall  39  , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden  40 . Though we had  41 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world  42 . At some   43 , we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us  44  not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act  45 , with friends or even with  46 .
As technology  47 our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which  48 thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a  49  problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’ We must recognize that our fates are not ours   50 to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in  51 responsibility.  52  , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of  53  . So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a  54 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of  55 .

小題1:	A．wrong B．correct C．same D．opposite

小題2:	A．passed B．greeted C．recognized D．met

小題3:	A．believing B．thinking C．a(chǎn)dmitting D．suggesting

小題4:	A．down B．off C．a(chǎn)sleep D．sick

小題5:	A．end B．shock C．surprise D．disaster

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)pparently B．hardly C．never D．ever

小題7:	A．looks B．exists C．stays D．works

小題8:	A．level B．place C．moment D．length

小題9:	A．temporarily B．simply C．constantly D．consciously

小題10:

A．independently B．respectively C．individually D．cooperatively

小題11:

A．strangers B．colleagues C．parents D．partners

小題12:

A．develops B．enlarges C．shrinks D．improves

小題13:

A．killed B．threatened C．destroyed D．saved

小題14:

A．similar B．different C．serious D．widespread

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)like B．a(chǎn)lone C．a(chǎn)live D．a(chǎn)long

小題16:

A．personal B．public C．common D．general

小題17:

A．Therefore B．Though C．But D．Thus

小題18:

A．friends B．a(chǎn)uthorities C．others D．oneself

小題19:

A．dark B．main C．busy D．narrow

小題20:

A．enjoyment B．trust C．safety D．encouragement

One suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (憂郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Central Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.
The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one's hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one's parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.
Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents' expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop their sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.
Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻覺(jué)) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.
小題1:From the passage we know that _________.

A．four students took their lives in Shanghai last week

B．being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himself

C．the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parents

D．parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side

小題2:What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.

A．they are worried that they may fall behind others in studies

B．they lack the respect for their parents

C．they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthy

D．their parents expect too much from them

小題3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．An irresponsible choice.	B．The value of life.
C．Weak-minded generation.	D．The reality of life.

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage, credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   51  chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   52 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I   53  the countryside for some place I could rent for the   54  possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was   55 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   56  a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, but slowly, they started teaching me the   57  of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   58  American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were   59  for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   60  on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my   61  with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into   62 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,
  63  their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   64  a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   65  we can all get bytogether.

小題1:	A．separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally

小題2:	A．off B．a(chǎn)part C．over D．out

小題3:	A．crossed B．left C．toured D．searched

小題4:	A．fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest

小題5:	A．occupied B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．emptied D．robbed

小題6:	A．turned B．a(chǎn)pproached C．cleared D．cut

小題7:	A．benefit B．lesson C．nature D．a(chǎn)rt

小題8:	A．wild B．real C．different D．remote

小題9:	A．unique B．expensive C．rare D．necessary

小題10:

A．Up B．Down C．Deep D．Along

小題11:

A．cooperation B．relationships C．satisfaction D．a(chǎn)ppointments

小題12:

A．reality B．society C．town D．life

小題13:

A．creating B．losing C．quitting D．offering

小題14:

A．put in B．turn in C．take in D．get in

小題15:

A．when B．what C．whether D．how

“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (門徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”
His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we    16   our calm, we shout for that.”
“But, why do you shout when the other person is    17   next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft    18  ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”
Disciples gave some other answers but none    19   the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their    20   distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the    21   they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”
Then the saint asked, “What    22   when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very    23   .”
The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get    24   closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only    25   each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get    26  , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not   27   the path to return!”

小題1:	A．miss B．lose C．a(chǎn)void D．refuse

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)lready B．yet C．just D．well

小題3:	A．voice B．sound C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．manner

小題4:	A．excited B．satisfied C．surprised D．persuaded

小題5:	A．heads B．brains C．backs D．hearts

小題6:	A．faster B．slower C．louder D．earlier

小題7:	A．happens B．matters C．decides D．concerns

小題8:	A．short B．long C．easy D．hard

小題9:	A．never B．ever C．too D．even

小題10:

A．look at B．take over C．turn away D．rely on

小題11:

A．empty B．distant C．cold D．lonely

小題12:

A．build B．repair C．follow D．find

In all one’s lifetime, it is  28 that one spends the most time being with or dealing with, but it is precisely oneself that one has the least  29 of. When you are going upwards in life, you tend to overestimate yourself; when you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself. It's  30  that you think it wise for yourself to know your place and stay away from worldly trouble wearing a mask of cowardice, behind   31 the flow of sap in your life will be retarded (妨礙).
To get a thorough understanding of oneself  32 doing oneself a favor when it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent (發(fā)泄) to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of  33 , do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic. Show yourself loving  34 about your health and daily life. Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of ones life. Then one will  35 one's life full of color and flavor.

小題1:	A．oneself B．yourself C．one D．you

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)wareness B．understanding C．sense D．mind

小題3:	A．perhaps B．certain C．likely D．sure

小題4:	A．it B．what C．that D．which

小題5:	A．requires B．demands C．a(chǎn)sks D．requests

小題6:	A．happiness B．sadness C．illness D．danger

小題7:	A．respect B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．concern D．a(chǎn)ttendance

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)ttain B．feel C．a(chǎn)cquire D．find

One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction (減少) and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy (隱私) for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How often do we put up mental barriers that keep us distant from others? Lifting the artificial barriers that keep us apart can offer opportunities to express our goodwill and create better relationships. If we can do like this, maybe our life will be a little different.
There is a little post office in a nearby town, and since it is closer to me than the post office in my own town, I go there. One day, with many people jammed into the little building, a man came hurrying in to mail a letter, and the girl at the counter saw he had too little postage on it. She told him he needed 2 more cents. Obviously he was a little at a loss. He had hurried over from his office, and didn’t have any money on him or time to stand in line. He was going to run back to get the needed money and wait in line again, but he hurried to get the letter mailed in the first place.
As we were watching him, one woman volunteered a two-cent stamp, and the whole line became very quiet. It was a beautiful moment. The man hesitated for a little while and asked her if she was sure, and she assured him she was fine with giving him the stamp. He offered to go back to his office to get the two cents, and she told him not to bother.
It was a small thing, but it meant something to both of the people involved, and to the rest of us. We aren’t a yard that needs defining or a freeway that needs barriers. We are human beings who can contribute to each other’s wellbeing by taking time to pay attention and interact. After all, we are all parts of a whole living in society.
小題1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________.

A．summarize the main idea

B．give detailed information

C．tell readers the author’s opinion

D．introduce the topic

小題2:What happened after the man being told he needed two more cents?

A．The man went back to his office immediately.

B．The man turned to a lady for help.

C．A woman offered a stamp to the man.

D．The man waited in line patiently.

小題3:What can we learn about the author?

A．She pays too much attention to privacy.

B．She believes people should participate in the world around them.

C．She confuses real barriers with false ones.

D．She insists all small things always have the greatest meaning.

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Artificial Barriers	B．Unnecessary Separation
C．An Unforgettable Experience	D．The Kindness of People

I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.
Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn't moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.
There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he's an old guy!
For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, "How's it going?" But he did something different--he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.
I thought it was odd. I has grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don't give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, "I just found out I have six months to live," and someone would reply, "Have a great day!"
But that wasn't the end.
He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. "I sure want to thank you for shopping here today," he told them. "You have a great day. Bye-bye."
The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture--and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.
Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name--Marty.
Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy's body.
I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.
小題1:What was most customers' reaction to Marty's behavior?

A．They thought it priceless.

B．They thought it awful and odd.

C．They felt somewhat offended.

D．They were in some way moved.

小題2:The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because______

A．the cashier did more than scanning the items

B．the cashier couldn't work as fast as others

C．there were some big purchases

D．the writer was not patient enough

小題3:What can we infer about Sam Walton?

A．He might be Marty's father or grandfather.

B．He might have died while working in the market.

C．He might be friendly and devoted to Wal-Mart.

D．He might have come back from the dead once before.

小題4:According to the writer, when common people ask you "How's it going?"

A．they are just practicing their conversation ability

B．they are inquiring about your private information

C．they don't expect to hear any negative answers

D．they don't really care what you may answer

小題5:What does the writer intend to express through the text?

A．Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B．Being different is a good way of doing business.

C．A little positive action can make a big difference.

D．Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

One of the most common questions parents ask me is，“How，in this competitive world，can you raise kind children” My answer is “to begin by being a 　　adult”. When your child you go the extra mile to help a friend，he will naturally 　　 this as the right way to live.
We are mirrors for our 　　. When children observe your examples of kindness，they'll know 　　 to begin. One day，I mentioned that I had a 　　，and my 8­year­old daughter 　　　 upstairs to run a bath for me. You know who 　　 her stomachaches in just such a way.
Kindness is a quality that isn't often 　　 in our schools，so we must make a strong effort to acknowledge it 　　. A busy mother I know is making a(an)　 　　 to acknowledge her young son's kindness. She says，“Once I was with my son on a bus，and he sat next to a classmate using a wheelchair, I was amazed at 　　 helpful and considerate he was，and I was 　　 to praise him when we got home.”
Kindness，compassion(同情)，and love 　　 from understanding and respect，and in turn create more of 　　. It would help to acknowledge kids' thoughtfulness instead of 　　　 competition. In an achievement­oriented (成績(jī)導(dǎo)向型) culture，we may focus more 　　　 grades and sports victories than on 　　of the heart. 　　 the time to acknowledge kind actions as having true worth. We can kindness in our everyday lives，for example，by creating a “kindness board”.

小題1:	A．normal B．knowledgeable C．selfless D．kind

小題2:	A．sees B．watches C．stares D．inspects

小題3:	A．think B．consider C．respect D．look

小題4:	A．students B．kids C．parents D．a(chǎn)dults

小題5:	A．when B．why C．where D．what

小題6:	A．headache B．fever C．cold D．stomachache

小題7:	A．walked B．moved C．rushed D．stepped

小題8:	A．had treated B．was treating C．has treated D．would treat

小題9:	A．given B．rewarded C．received D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題10:

A．in public B．in secret C．a(chǎn)t home D．on a bus

小題11:

A．plan B．trick C．promise D．effort

小題12:

A．what B．how C．so D．such

小題13:

A．quick B．late C．slow D．sorry

小題14:

A．leave B．give C．make D．grow

小題15:

A．both B．none C．neither D．a(chǎn)ll

小題16:

A．increasing B．reducing C．preventing D．filling

小題17:

A．in B．with C．for D．on

小題18:

A．weight B．values C．easiness D．satisfaction

小題19:

A．Spend B．Cost C．Waste D．Take

小題20:

A．push B．form C．throw D．make

During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年性癡呆). Until then she had been a bright, ____ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) ____ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I'm your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed ____ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, ____ later on she would go ___ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life ____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were ____ for a short time.   
Hoping to please her and put her mind ____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a ____. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I ____ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ____. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home."
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a ____, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ____, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering ____ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find ____ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some ____ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ____ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday ____ and when I become even more ____ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your ____.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．cheerful C．hopeful D．considerate

小題2:	A．excited B．doubtful C．puzzled D．a(chǎn)mazed

小題3:	A．greatly B．hardly C．totally D．simply

小題4:	A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．though

小題5:	A．with B．through C．by D．over

小題6:	A．declaring B．suggesting C．crying D．commenting

小題7:	A．unsettled B．unattended C．unconcerned D．uninspired

小題8:	A．in place B．under control C．in order D．a(chǎn)t ease

小題9:	A．lady B．student C．child D．mother

小題10:

A．told B．pictured C．stated D．encouraged

小題11:

A．response B．smile C．reasons D．a(chǎn)nswers

小題12:

A．name B．dream C．symbol D．place

小題13:

A．prettier B．younger C．happier D．healthier

小題14:

A．that B．where C．which D．when

小題15:

A．memory B．passion C．home D．way

小題16:

A．deadly B．a(chǎn)larming C．interesting D．a(chǎn)llergic

小題17:

A．natural B．special C．rare D．unique

小題18:

A．if B．what C．until D．whether

小題19:

A．mechanical B．cloudy C．clear D．stubborn

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciation B．satisfaction C．guidance D．convenience