My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the 36 of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then 37 the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on 38 his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he 39 belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be 40 , I didn’t think much of it, but I had 41 to warn my neighbors of the drawings 42 appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the 43 to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I 44 Mary, my elderly neighbor, 45 at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once 46 , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve 47 every item he has sent. You don’t know how much 48 the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our 49 , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, 50 she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small 51 of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought 52 to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should 53 this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most 54 make their day.
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big 55 in someone’s life.
A．habit B．attitude C．style D．form
A．hiding B．writing C．drawing D．putting
A．handing B．holding C．posting D．writing
A．opened B．set C．chose D．saw
A．kind B．surprised C．careful D．honest
A．meant B．asked C．hated D．refused
A．actually B．suddenly C．hardly D．partly
A．intelligence B．strength C．money D．time
A．met B．visited C．dated D．called
A．crying B．lying C．laughing D．standing
A．humorous B．embarrassed C．confused D．amused
A．copied B．bought C．kept D．examined
A．receiving B．writing C．painting D．exchanging
A．report B．expression C．talk D．discussion
A．unless B．but C．so D．although
A．charge B．offer C．act D．help
A．worth B．happiness C．value D．future
A．add B．method C．continue D．judge
A．certainly B．unfortunately C．accidentally D．confidently
A．point B．difference C．sense D．living
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now 26 about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was 27 
a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people 28 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 29 life．“I had to clean the toilets and 30 the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 31 to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I 32 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 33 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his 35 he soon had health problems．The doctors t
old him that he should 36 some weight．“I started dieting．I 37 to do it．But I did it too 38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 39 in a car crash．“I must go and 40 them,” he thought．Though it was only three days 41 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite 42 , they were not badly injured．
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 43 he will go down in rank.” 
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so 44 that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 45 it.”
A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
A．get used B．respond C．devote D．lead
A．would B．can C．must D．may
A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
A．failure C．effort D．fame
A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
A．visit B．care C．search D．serve
A．after B．since C．before D．until
A．happy B．worried C．surprised D．regretful
A．because B．but C．or D．and
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Childish Voice
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why 36 had such a big influence 37a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now, 38 I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel 39 to express my own 40 on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very 41 experiences. There are still many things 42 me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better 43 yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life 44 . There are so many things around us that 45 our will. We can’t force life 46 our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we 47 it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves 48 the world. I think we should learn to accept 49 life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to 50 every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more 51 that they slip by and leave you feeling 52 . I realize that I’m not just living 53 myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or 54 .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one 55 that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.
A．man B．time C．thing D．parent
A．about B．with C．on D．in
A．before B．after C．as D．when
A．anxious B．worried C．tired D．glad
A．beliefs B．opinions C．confidences D．expressions
A．a few B．little C．few D．a little
A．waiting for B．sticking with C．dealing with D．doing with
A．ask B．change C．exchange D．force
A．myself B．itself C．oneself D．themselves
A．go with B．go along C．go ahead D．go against
A．being followed B．to be followed C．following D．to follow
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．approve
A．fit in B．suit C．beat D．match
A．what B．whatever C．which D．why
A．miss B．catch C．escape D．lose
A．probably B．likely C．possibly D．unlikely
A．regretful B．awful C．successful D．terrible
A．for B．by C．on D．with
A．wrong B．false C．negative D．true
A．point B．rule C．thing D．word
语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 1 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that 2 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 3 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 4 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 5 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 6 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 7 something from herself. Could her 8 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 9 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 10 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 12 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 13 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 14 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother’s chest.
1. A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
2. A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
3. A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting
4. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
5. A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse
6. A. put B. support C. pass D. make
7. A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate
8. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit
9. A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded
10. A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
11. A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared
12. A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing
13. A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary
14. A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up
15. A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A land free from destruction（毁灭，破坏）, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply —— all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something else was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men —— 3 individuals who could invent machines, find new 4 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution 5 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 6 inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 7 .He is not necessarily working 8 that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is all trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 9 the theories 10 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 11 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb（灯泡）, or one of 12 other objectives. Most of the people who 13 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had little or no training in science might not have made their inventions 14 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 15 .
1. A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations
2. A. But B. And C. Besides D. Even
3. A. generating B. effective C. motivating D. creative
4. A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries
5. A. came B. arrived C. stemmed D. appeared
6. A. less B. better C. more D. worse
7. A. happily B. occasionally C. reluctantly D. accurately
8. A. now B. and C. all D. so
9. A. planning B. using C. idea D. means
10. A. of B. with C. to D. as
11. A. single B. sole C. specialized D. specific
12. A. few B. those C. many D. all
13. A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered
14. A. as B. if C. because D. while
15. A. ago B. past C. ahead D. before
Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that 1 was wrong .The plane was moving unsteadily(不稳定地)through the 2 , and the passengers were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment ,the air hostess(空中小姐) appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite 3 . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at 4 knew how to drive a car. After a moment’s 5 , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot’s room. 6 the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the orders 7 were being sent by radio from the airport 8 . The plane was now dangerously 9 to the ground, but it soon began to 10 .
The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible moment came when he had to 11 . Following orders, the man controlled the plane towards the airfield. It shook greatly 12 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 13 the field, but after a long 14 it stopped safely. Outside, a lot of people, who had been watching anxiously, ran forward to 15 the “pilot ”on an excellent landing .
1. A. nothing B. what C. something D. the plane
2. A. airport B. heaven C. air D. cloud
3. A. natural B. calm C. worried D. excited
4. A. most B. last C. first D. least
5. A. thought B. quiet C. darkness D. hesitation
6. A. Moved B. Sending C. Moving D. Being put
7. A. they B. that C. these D. this
8. A. down B. below C. there D. nearby
9. A. up B. over C. close D. downstairs
10. A. fly B. go down C. stop D. climb
11. A. land B. drive C. rise D. set
12. A. as B. before C. after D. until
13. A. above B. onto C. around D. across
14. A. fly B. forward C. run D. drive
15. A. congratulate B. praise C. thank D. reward