Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow”. He didn’t learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. But Kevin was__1__with people, for his bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy decided they needed a__2__team for boys.Kevin__3__up and practiced hard. But he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw the ball at the basket. He had a __4__spot near the free throw line(罰球線). He threw and threw, and it __5__went in.
The team did well but they never won a game that season except the night when it snowed and the opposing team never__6__. At the end of the__7__lot(簽)of playing against the best team.
Game day arrived. The game went as__8__.Near the end of the last quarter, Kevin’s team stood nearly 30 points behind. It was then that one of the boys called timeout. ”Coach Randy, ” he said, ”this is our__9__game and Kevin has never made a basket. I think we should let him make a basket.”
The team agreed. Kevin wan __10__to stand at his special place near the free throw line and wait. When the ball was__11__to him, he shot and missed. A moment later, Kevin got the ball again, but shot and missed again.
Slowly the other team seemed to__12__what was going on. Both teams circled the boy by their time and all the other players were shouting, “Kevin! Kevin!” Soon everyone in the __13__　joined in.
Kevin attempted again and again, and one of his shots took a crazy bounce on the basket. Everyone held their__14__.The ball dropped in. Nobody remained __15__. Everyone stood and cheered as if one boy had won a world champion.
That day, an undefeated team kept their perfect record. But everybody won because everybody had participated in a crazy conspiracy(密謀)  of kindness.

小題1:	A．patient B．familiar C．popular D．careful

小題2: 

A．basketball

B．football

C．swimming

D．climbing

小題3: 

A．got

B．signed

C．went

D．set

小題4:	A．strange B．special C．wrong D．safe

小題5:	A．randomly B．a(chǎn)utomatically C．possibly D．occasionally

小題6:	A．showed up B．took up C．started off D．gave in

小題7:	A．favorite B．difficult C．unfortunate D．important

小題8:	A．reported B．designed C．a(chǎn)rranged D．expected

小題9:	A．first B．last C．excellent D．poor

小題10:

A．forbidden B．wished C．trained D．instructed

小題11:

A．passed B．kicked C．carried D．shot

小題12:

A．give up B．bring about C．figure out D．believe in

小題13:

A．school B．gym C．town D．team

小題14:

A．hands B．breath C．places D．ground

小題15:

A．seated B．excited C．a(chǎn)mazed D．puzzled

Women who want to succeed at work should resist the temptation to act like men, scientists have said. Studies show that ambitious women are often less likely to get ahead than those who show more female characteristics. However, if they try to adapt, promotion comes their way. The findings, which will let assertive (過(guò)分自信的) women down, suggest that the best way for a woman to succeed in a man’s world is to act like a lady.
Past research has shown that women with self-confidence and other characteristics linked with successful management can be put aside at work in favor of gentle types. It is thought that while such characteristics are highly praised in men, ambitious women are penalized for not being feminine enough. Instead of being seen as strong managers, ambitious women are in an unfavorable situation.
In one US study, researchers explored personal details from university students applying for a summer job at a bank. A women applicant who attempted to apply for special wages to pay her transport or living costs was three and a half times less likely to get a job offer than a similar male. In fact, this kind of woman was the least likely to get taken on.
The latest study set out to explore what women who are naturally assertive could do to get ahead in the workplace. Eighty young men and women completed surveys about their personality while studying in college. Around eight years later, the researchers got back in touch with them to find out how their careers were going. Some had been promoted five times, others just once or twice. The results showed that ambitious women who stick to their decisions had been promoted less than more feminine groups. But the ambitious women who made a conscious effort to not appear to be threatening by “self-controlling” their behavior had done better than those who had carried on ignoring others’ views.
小題1: What does the underlined word “penalized” mean in the second paragraph?

A．Treated badly	B．Asked to leave
C．Looked down upon	D．Made sb. have a disadvantage

小題2:According to the passage, if an ambitious woman and a similar man both ask the company for an extra payment, ______.

A．the woman is less likely to be accepted

B．the woman will work harder if she gets the payment

C．the man can make a good impression on the boss

D．they can be both accepted if they use proper words

小題3:The ambitious women in the latest study ______.

A．had been promoted only once or twice

B．tried hard to be as successful as gentle types

C．were more accepted at work after they controlled their behavior

D．filled in the surveys after they graduated from college

小題4:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Successful management is highly praised in women.

B．Some women will be disappointed by the massage.

C．Men acting like a lady are likely to be promoted at work.

D．The latest study was aimed at how to become a successful boss.

小題5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．How assertive women can control their behavior.

B．Feminists can do better by controlling their behavior.

C．Acting like a man won’t get women promoted at work.

D．How the ambitious women can avoid acting like men.

Around 5:30 p.m., I was on the bus one day and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just  36 from work, students had just finished their 37 class and everybody was a little  38  from a long day. It wasn't a particularly good day for me  as I was feeling quite tired too. I was just looking outside of the 39 without any specific thought in my mind. It was the same 40  I had seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a guy sitting in the seat who didn't look too clean. 41  he was looking out of the window, the guy suddenly 42 to me and pointed at something outside. "Hey, look." He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the  43  he was pointing to and there it was ---- the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful  44 . The mountains were coated with bright pink light and shadows. He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He  45   
" Wow" and " It's so beautiful" again and again. Everybody on the bus  46  the views indeed.
The  47 view also helped me to 48  my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 49  , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to 50  the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, total strangers. His 51 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn't even know I had lost. He made me  52 that I had lost the feelings and the excitement I  53 have everyday. In my daily life, many things had  54  their color and movement. But he 55 me that things are still there ---- they never get lost.

小題1:	A．gone by B．got off C．given up D．taken up

小題2:A morning        B. important     C. last           D. boring

小題3:	A．excited B．tired C．puzzled D．disappointed

小題4:	A．window B．classroom C．mountain D．city

小題5:	A．people B．bus C．trouble D．view

小題6:	A．So B．Once C．As D．If

小題7:	A．referred B．a(chǎn)ttended C．turned D．objected

小題8:	A．finger B．driver C．direction D．sky

小題9:	A．sunset . B．memory C．sunrise D．journey

小題10:

A．wrote B．followed C．discussed D．repeated

小題11:

A．enjoyed B．impressed C．described D．recorded

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)mazing B．full C．same D．simple

小題13:

A．save B．hate C．challenge D．end

小題14:

A．fortunately B．naturally C．beautifully D．importantly

小題15:

A．share B．connect C．compare D．comment

小題16:

A．final B．kind C．violent D．direct

小題17:

A．decide B．believe C．realize D．learn

小題18:

A．used to B．was used to C．got used to D．used

小題19:

A．increased B．showed C．faded D．lost

小題20:

A．warned B．reminded C．a(chǎn)dvised D．persuaded

It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California’s beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark’s dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could remember. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?
Mark knew he couldn’t finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.
Peter climbed about 100 feet up and hammered a piton(巖釘) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.
Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7, 000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. “You’re on your way.”
Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, Mark had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.
For the first four days the two men progressed steadily upward without incident. But on the fifth day an unbearably hot wind began to blow, and as time went by, it became stronger and stronger, causing Mark to sway(搖擺) violently on his rope. But Mark kept on determinedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.
It took them one day more than they had expected, but on July 26 at 1:45 in the afternoon, the crowd of people waiting on the top went wild with joy as the two heads appeared. Mark Wellman had shown that if you set your heart and mind on a goal, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
小題1:What had Mark Wellman long desired to do?

A．To finish one of the most difficult rock climbs in the world.

B．To be the first to climb El Capitan.

C．To climb the highest mountain in California.

D．To help his friend Peter climb El Capitan.

小題2:How did Mark climb the mountain?

A．He fastened the rope to his wheelchair.

B．He hammered in pitons so that he had something to hold on to.

C．He held on to the T-bar and Peter pulled him up.

D．He pulled himself up using a T-bar and special equipment.

小題3: How did Mark lose the use of his legs?

A．He lost his footing and fell from the side of a mountain.

B．He fell during his first attempt on El Capitan.

C．His legs were broken by falling rocks.

D．While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.

小題4:What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?

A．He struck against the rock and hurt his arms.

B．A strong wind blew him away from the rock.

C．He kept falling several inches.

D．While swaying in space, he became terrified.

小題5:How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?

A．He admitted that he was frightened.

B．He often worried about his friend’s condition.

C．He was able to remain clam and determined.

D．He was joking to cheer himself up.

Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .
The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father   44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剝）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that  51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted  53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“  55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

小題1:	A．give up B．wear out C．catch up D．run out

小題2:	A．win B．beat C．overcome D．defeat

小題3:	A．matter B．business C．question D．problem

小題4:	A．room B．dining room C．chicken D．kitchen

小題5:	A．boils B．boiled C．boiling D．boil

小題6:	A．first B．second C．three D．last

小題7:	A．breath B．praises C．words D．complaints

小題8:	A．pleased B．frightened C．disappointed D．puzzled

小題9:	A．turned off B．turned up C．turned down D．turned away

小題10:

A．poured B．dropped C．slipped D．flown

小題11:

A．mean B．see C．a(chǎn)te D．explain

小題12:

A．touch B．eat C．observe D．keep

小題13: 

A．bad

B．hard

C．soft

D．gentle

小題14:

A．hit B．break C．beat D．destory

小題15:.

A．coffee

B．carrot

C．eggs

D．water

小題16:

A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nything C．everything D．something

小題17:

A．boils B．boiled C．boiling D．boil

小題18:

A．differently B．certainly C．happily D．equally

小題19:

A．broken B．boil C．cooked D．a(chǎn)te

小題20:

A．How B．Who C．When D．Where

My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life. I even wanted to kill myself. Just for my kids, I had to continue to live and work as a small town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. Then they asked me to have a family trip.
On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids：“ I'm going to Afghanistan.”And a few weeks later, International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care. In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs ，we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule.Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away.
In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami (海嘯), Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war, and Iraq after more and more bombs. Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee. We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees,_and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “Adventure or not？”I often asked myself.
When my wife passed away, I thought my life was gone. But in reality, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have.
I thought about the moment many times during my“adventures”. I didn't know how predictive those words would be，but I knew that she was still with me.
小題1:Where has the doctor been in the past few years?

A．Some countries where he could set up clinics.

B．Some African countries where flu broke out.

C．The places where the earthquakes happened.

D．The places that the horrible disasters struck.

小題2:How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?

A．Tired and troublesome.	B．Busy and risky.
C．Meaningful and helpful.	D．Frightening and depressing.

小題3:The underlined word“ refugees” means people________.

A．who are robbed, killed, or wounded	B．who suffer from flu in movable clinics
C．who like to take adventures	D．who have lost homes because of disasters

小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The doctor's wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries.

B．What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality.

C．The doctor's adventures made him understand the love of his wife.

D．With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life.

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, and I at once apologized to him. We were both very _36_, he stranger and I. Then we went    37  our way after saying good-bye.
But at home a   38  story is told. Later that day, when I 39  supper in the kitchen, my daughter suddenly stood behind me very   40 . When I turned back, I     41  knocked her down. “Don’t be in my   42   !” I shouted angrily. She walked away with her little heart     43 .On the kitchen floor later, I found some flowers by the door.
That night, while I lay     44  in bed, a voice in my deep heart said, “While 45  with a stranger, you are so polite, but with the children you love, you are so easily _46   .Why are there some flowers by the door? Those are the flowers she brought for you. She    47 them herself, pink, yellow and your favorite blue. She stood quietly in order to give you a    48 , and you never saw the         49  in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt very       50  and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her __51__, “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “Yes, because I knew you’d like them, especially the  52_  .” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I       53  have shouted at you that way.”
She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you 54 .” I hugged her and said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers.”
Through this    55 , I realize what FAMILY means:
FAMILY="(F)ATHER" (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

小題1:	A．rude B．polite C．educated D．happy

小題2:	A．in B．to C．on D．for

小題3:	A．different B．funny C．moving D．terrible

小題4:	A．had B．a(chǎn)te C．prepared D．took

小題5:	A．quickly B．quietly C．noisily D．seriously

小題6:	A．nearly B．hardly C．a(chǎn)lready D．even

小題7:	A．kitchen B．room C．place D．way

小題8:	A．beaten B．missing C．broken D．hit

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)live B．a(chǎn)sleep C．a(chǎn)wake D．a(chǎn)fraid

小題10:

A．talking B．dealing C．working D．meeting

小題11:

A．worried B．nervous C．excited D．disappointed

小題12:

A．grew B．picked C．bought D．planted

小題13:

A．gift B．flower C．kiss D．surprise

小題14:

A．expression B．tears C．happiness D．joy

小題15:

A．small B．proud C．weak D．hurt

小題16:

A．table B．desk C．bed D．knees

小題17:

A．pink B．blue C．yellow D．green

小題18:

A．couldn’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

小題19:

A．however B．truly C．though D．a(chǎn)nyway

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)ccident B．experience C．question D．problem

I moved to this area seven years ago. For years I have had noisy neighbours. Ever since I moved into this flat, I’ve had to put up with noise during the night. I decided I’d had enough and I’ve been looking for a new flat since the beginning of the year. I haven’t found anything till now. Every week I go to the estate agent’s（當(dāng)?shù)胤康禺a(chǎn)代理人的）office, but it’s the same story. “I might have something by the end of the week” he says, or, “Wait till next week. I think I might have a few flats by then.” I’ve seen a few flats during my search, but I don’t like any of them. One flat I saw has been empty for two years. “It’s got a busy road on one side and a railway on the other!” I said loudly, “I want peace and quiet.” Last week I visited the agent again. “I won’t leave till you show me something,” I said. “I’ve got just the flat for you.” I went to see it and I was frightened. “But it’s next to a cemetery!” I cried. “But you won’t have noisy neighbours,” my agent said. “It’s exactly right for peace and quiet!”
小題1:The writer has had to bear the noise in this area for             years.

A．a(chǎn)bout seven

B．six

C．nine

D．four

小題2:The writer decided to move away because            .

A．he had been looking for a new flat	B．his neighbours were not friendly
C．he could no longer stand the noise	D．he wanted to sell his old flat

小題3:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer would like a quiet place to live in.

B．The agent didn’t want to help the writer at all.

C．The writer has seen several flats already.

D．It seemed rather difficult to rind a fight flat.

小題4:The main idea of the passage is         .

A．how the agent tried to help the writer find a flat

B．why the writer was satisfied with the agent’s service

C．how difficult it was to find a new flat

D．you can depend on the estate agents for a nice flat

A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived ___21__ her—she was his life. So when she became ill, he became like a man moving 22 and earth to bring about her restoration to  23  .
　　His best efforts,  24 , proved 25 and the child died. The father became a bitter loner, 26  himself away from his many friends and refusing every   27 that might restore his calm and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a   28  .
　　He was in heaven,  29 a grand presentation of all the little child angels. They were  30  in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child  31 a candle. He noticed that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the  32 candle was his own little girl. 33 to her, he seized her in his arms,  34  her tenderly, and then asked, “ 35 is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?”“Daddy, they often relight it, but your tears always  36 .”
　Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was clear, and its effects were  37 . From that hour on he was not a loner, but associated freely and 38  with his former friends and colleagues. 39 would his darling’s candle be extinguished(熄滅) by his  40  tears.

小題1:	A．in B．with C．out D．for

小題2:	A．hospital B．planet C．heaven D．doctors

小題3:	A．health B．happiness C．recover D．consciousness

小題4:	A．though B．however C．otherwise D．therefore

小題5:	A．successful B．rewarding C．vain D．a(chǎn)dmired

小題6:	A．escaping B．protecting C．preventing D．shutting

小題7:	A．meeting B．a(chǎn)ctivity C．examination D．donation

小題8:	A．plan B．dream C．thought D．intention

小題9:	A．imaging B．informing C．hearing D．witnessing

小題10:

A．marching B．waiting C．running D．jumping

小題11:

A．took B．brought C．carried D．fetched

小題12:

A．bright B．dark C．flash D．splendid

小題13:

A．Flying B．Advancing C．Rushing D．Moving

小題14:

A．patted B．touched C．stared D．pointed

小題15:

A．what B．when C．who D．why

小題16:

A．put it down B．put it off C．put it out D．put it on

小題17:

A．immediate B．wonderful C．significant D．emergent

小題18:

A．contentedly B．cheerfully C．disappointedly D．unhappily

小題19:

A．No wonder B．Not really C．No longer D．Not likely

小題20:

A．useless B．sympathetic C．miserable D．pitiful

My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad．36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 37．Suddenenly, It was important to do things with 38．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference（冷漠） hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come．
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father 43 my room．“It’s a beautiful day．Want to go for a 44 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 45．Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46．
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident．My father’s injuries were serious．It took several days before he could 48 speak．Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him．
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweetheart．I’ll be OK．”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident．I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though．” He 52 a weak smile．
I felt regretful for my 53 words, for I never wanted him to leave me alone．My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the 55 to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．

小題1:	A．Therefore B．Instead C．Besides D．However

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)ttention B．sight C．effort D．energy

小題3:	A．Dad B．friends C．teachers D．brothers

小題4:	A．start B．save C．devote D．waste

小題5:	A．silent B．busy C．a(chǎn)sleep D．a(chǎn)wake

小題6:	A．unless B．in case C．so that D．a(chǎn)s if

小題7:	A．spirits B．conditions C．emotions D．hopes

小題8:	A．left B．checked C．entered D．knocked

小題9:	A．ride B．walk C．picnic D．game

小題10:

A．whispered B．warned C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．shouted

小題11:

A．moment B．morning C．a(chǎn)fternoon D．evening

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)sking B．reminding C．informing D．warning

小題13:

A．eventually B．generally C．strictly D．broadly

小題14:

A．tired B．a(chǎn)fraid C．a(chǎn)ware D．sorry

小題15:

A．discuss B．think C．care D．mean

小題16:

A．hate B．forget C．remember D．like

小題17:

A．got B．expressed C．exchanged D．managed

小題18:

A．thoughtless B．careless C．powerful D．cheerful

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)pologies B．promises C．smiles D．words

小題20:

A．experience B．honor C．power D．desire