William Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he himself in his own world and he never spoke to others. As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but . It seemed as if he just didn't want to break his .
After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the Christmas collection of money for the in our school." Christmas is a season of , " I told my students." Some students in our school might not have a holiday. By offering a little money, you will help some toys, food and clothing for these needy students. We will the collection tomorrow."
The next morning, , I found out almost everyone had this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down. , he dropped two coins into the small box." I don't need milk for lunch," he said in a voice.
After school I couldn't help sharing what had in the morning with our headmaster. "I may be wrong, but I Willard might be ready to become part of our class." " I am to hear that," he nodded. "And I just received a of the poor families in our school who most need help. Here, take a look at it."
As I sat down to , I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart. From this , I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.
A．tied B．shut C．seated D．taught
A．failed B．stopped C．misunderstood D．left
A．imagination B．pleasure C．Sadnes D．silence
A．weekly B．daily C．monthly D．yearly
A．young B．sick C．poor D．honest
A．giving B．enjoying C．receiving D．saving
A．true B．happy C．usual D．long.
A．find B．make C．buy D．collect
A．prepare B．finish C．start D．continue
A．so B．however C．then D．moreover.
A．forgotten B．discussed C．learnt D．remembered
A．Quickly B．Suddenly C．Certainly D．Carefully
A．soft B．loud C．low D．deep
A．appeared B．arrived C．happened D．remained
A．hope B．wish C．wonder D．believe
A．glad B．sorry C．shocked D．lucky
A．message B．report C． research D．list
A．rest B．read C．work D．study
A．knew B．liked C．met D．accepted
A．result B．experience C．talk D．success
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All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It’s the age when we have to deal with the most in our life. This transition from children to adulthood is for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It’s all not so about being a teenager though. We don’t have to have our takeus to somewhere we want to go or we couldn’t go before. We can have with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to what is good for us, and make decisions without others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue .” During this period, we are having much for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won’t get jobs, and things will take a turn for the .With the present world economy in , we have to do really , really well in our for a job. Adults say that their is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
A．chances B．changes C．feelings D．expectations
A．smooth B．practical C．demanding D．necessary
A．knowledge B．independence C．confidence D．responsibility
A．easy B．strange C．bad D．interesting
A．guides B．partners C．parents D．friends
A．fun B．trouble C．relation D．business
A．proud B．young C．smart D．mature
A．predict B．remember C．imagine D．understand
A．guiding B．helping C．inviting D．consulting
A．occasionally B．briefly C．forever D．naturally
A．pressure B．passion C．motivation D．panic
A．better B．worse C．fewer D．more
A．decline B．hope C．increase D．debt
A．contribution B．education C．application D．qualification
A．promotion B．work C．experience D．age
A．harder B．happier C．easier D．lighter
A．reflect B．confirm C．determine D．identify
A．vital B．urgent C．common D．unnecessary
A．Or B．Otherwise C．But D．Because
A．experience B．way C．condition D．power
完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题历给的A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was mid-summer and my father had taken me to Boston to see the ducklings (little young ducks) in the public gardens. We had most of the day just playing on the duck sculptures, running around, anything an eight-year-old enjoy doing. More than anything I wanted to go on the swan boat in the pond, the little ducklings were led to by their mother.
The line was long, and it was a little shorter after noon. I was hungry and hot and was starting to get a little tired. The was coming back and the line finally started to move . I excitedly looked around, silently to all around me, “I’m going to the swan boat!” I saw my left, on the other side of the chain linked barrier, a mother pushing her in a carriage. The baby had his bottle out of the carriage, and started to cry. The line kept moving to board the boat which had at the dock, and there was just enough for my dad and me to board. At that moment I ducked (moved like a duck) the chain, picked up the bottle and ran with it to the mother. At this point, my father had out of line to see where I was to. The mother me, and I walked back to my dad. He saw what I did and gave me a hug, then regretfully said that we had the boat and it would be a long for the next one. I looked at the boats, then the line, and finally at my dad with a big and suggested we get ice cream instead.
I learned that day that nothing feels better than doing something good for someone else. No matter how small or it may be.
A．observed B．stared C．spent D．wasted
A．should B．would C．must D．need
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．boat B．duckling C．car D．sense
A．toward B．forward C．backward D．downward
A．telling B．saying C．speaking D．talking
A．glance B．ride C．brush D．buy
A．by B．at C．on D．to
A．bottle B．baby C．vase D．duck
A．placed B．deserted C．beaten D．thrown
A．left B．moved C．arrived D．reached
A．room B．chance C．footstep D．seat
A．across B．beyond C．over D．under
A．jumped B．feared C．stepped D．held
A．ducking B．driving C．riding D．running
A．stopped B．thanked C．liked D．received
A．boarded B．ridden C．lost D．missed
A．time B．rest C．wait D．stop
A．smile B．hope C．laugh D．cry
A．rare B．rough C．big D．much
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find work.
I was a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had five interviews with a company and one day, between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to a little girl, she handed me an earring（耳环）saying that I should keep it somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it me--I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large . She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life.
A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient
A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing
A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held
A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short
A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for
A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that
A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved
A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests
A．list B．book C．check D．copy
A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add
A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel
A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking
We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
A．painting B．smiling C．cooking D．serving
A．argument B．discussion C．conversation D．debate
A．attend to B．look for C．care about D．find out
A．advice B．suggestion C．tip D．prize
A．feeling B．look C．attitude D．face
A．wondering B．knowing C．saying D．answering
A．help B．keep C．drive D．follow
A．except B．below C．above D．within
A．excellent B．skilled C．generous D．grateful
A．rather than B．more than C．less than D．no more than
A．respect B．sympathy C．thanks D．satisfactory
A．trained B．refused C．left D．married
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in the ninth grade, when I began to suffer from depression. I didn’t have many friends. I could never my problems. Soon I refused to attend classes for days. I became and angry. I would even shut myself in my room for hours. The exams were approaching, but I didn’t care. My parents and teachers were at my bad performance. Constant quarrels made life at home a living hell—all because of me.
One morning, after a hard from Dad, I stood blankly at the school gate. As the other students to their classrooms, our English teacher found me. what I'd done, she led me to her office.
The next 45 minutes were the most moments of my life. She said she had noticed a big in me. She wanted to know why I was so often and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and listened as I spilled out my worries. She then hugged me I sobbed my closed emotions out. I could feel my months of frustration and loneliness melt .
No one had tried to understand what the real problem was, but my teacher had done it with her act of just listening to me with such attention and .
She to be my best friend. From then on, I often went to her office and we discussed my problems, hobbies and everything my mind. I looked forward to school every day.
As the exams again, I studied hard. When the results were declared, everybody was pleased. But happiest of all was my English teacher. With tears of joy, she me with a pen. Today I have become a happy thanks to her.
A．hide B．explore C．share D．keep
A．sensitive B．hopeless C．energetic D．stubborn
A．simply B．gradually C．loosely D．originally
A．terrified B．astonished C．frightened D．pleased
A．comment B．suggestion C．permission D．lecture
A．pulled B．paced C．burst D．marched
A．Realizing B．Expressing C．Wondering D．Ignoring
A．familiar B．precious C．painful D．powerful
A．change B．hurt C．relief D．principle
A．selfish B．absent C．quiet D．desperate
A．pitifully B．hopefully C．madly D．patiently
A．even if B．since C．as D．so
A．away B．out C．off D．aside
A．valuable B．reliable C．simple D．generous
A．invitation B．expression C．responsibility D．care
A．expected B．promised C．requested D．persuaded
A．on B．over C．beneath D．across
A．attacked B．attended C．approached D．arose
A．punished B．presented C．praised D．replaced
A．musician B．reporter C．coach D．writer