I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I' m left . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other
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I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, children from different races and religions played and studied
in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone
from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just
our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well
or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to
the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his
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When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I my destination. The driver acknowledged my
but did not move off. Instead, he looked
at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so
addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two
we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something
to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be
their side through' thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and
we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
A. interested B. pleased C. puzzled D. excited
A. parties B. cities C. villages D. races
A. why B. which C. how D. when
A. together B. around C. alone D. apart
A. drop B. throw C. move D. roll
A. refused B. made C. sought D. accepted
A. paid B. meant C. preserved D. treated
A. explore B. search C. discover D. desert
A. get through B. deal with C. come across D. take away
A. arrival B. choice C. effort D. company
A. lost B. gained C. developed D. missed
A. stated B. ordered C. decided D. chose
A. attempts B. instructions C. opinions D. arrangements
A. anxiously B. carelessly C. disappointedly D. fixedly
A.familiarly B. strangely C. fully D. coldly
A.departures B. months C. years D. decades
A.possible B. funny C. hard D. clear
A.them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves
A. from B. by C. with D. against
A. still B. otherwise C. then D. instead
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根据汉语意思完成句子。 (每空1分, 满分15分) 有天晚上天气很暖和，我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。
One evening when it was so warm, I on until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself. 后来，在下个世纪英国人开始航海征服了世界其它地区。
Later in the next , people from England made to other parts of the world.从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想作一次伟大的自行车旅行。
middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have about taking a great bike trip. 裁判把奖金颁给赢得比赛的自行车选手，并向他祝贺。
The judge gave a and his congratulations to the who won the 我们被置于这样一个境地:要么我们被迫接受低人一等的现实，要么跟政府作斗争。
We were put into a in which we had either to we were less important, or fight the .
完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
Yang Yang was a native of Liaoning Province. When he was in Grade Two, his got worse. Later he was found to have sick changes to his retina (视网膜). At 15, he had to school because of his injured eyes.
“Though I my eyesight, I wanted very much to read and study, even if just for ,” Yang says. “My parents my eyes. They have read to me since my childhood.”
Yang the national college entrance exam and entered the Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, where he acupuncture (针灸). In 1999, Yang graduated from college and decided to go on for education.
Later Yang bought a special software (软件) which helped him to the Internet and send e-mails.With the software, Yang hoped to a postgraduate (研究生) degree. But he found that no Chinese offered such degrees specifically for sight-injured people. As the first step toward getting a post-graduate from a foreign university, Yang decided to take the TOEFL for the blind.
After English through computers,Yang took the test in Hong Kong, a mark of 97 out of 120. After taking part in video interviews and the necessary forms and papers, Yang was to the University of Southern California.
“Studying can help me my life. One can change one’s life through effort. I believe that with effort, a child can draw a world if you give him a pen and paper,” Yang says.
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完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
Being positive is very important. So I often my son to be positive. But one day I was caught not doing what I often tell him to do.
My son is 7 years old and he was a show to be put on at his school. He was playing the role of an angel. On the evening before the show, he asked me, “Mom, can we angels?” As usual, I seized(抓住)the to teach him to be positive and I said, “Yes, but only those who are perfect, and think and talk positively can.” He asked, “You must have seen them then?”
I was for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. I was touched by his that his mother was a perfect person. He looked into my eyes, a positive answer. I chose to be with him and told him, “No. I’ve not been a good person all the time.” I was almost to admit this to him. I thought that his of a perfect mother would now surely be torn into pieces. But he it positively and said, “It’s all right. You know to try to be better from now on.” I smiled as I replied, “ That’s . Sometimes, we might make a , but when we do, we must always try to do better.”
My son’s struck me right in my heart and are always with me. I learned a good lesson that day “to always try to be better.” This will always me in all situations where I’ll need to be positive.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
A little boy wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to the place where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of beer and started his ．When he had gone three blocks, he met an old woman．She was sitting in the ，just staring at some pigeons(鸽子)．The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase．He was about to take a drink from his beer he noticed that the old lady looked , so he offered her some chips．
She them and smiled．Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it ，so he offered her some beer．Again, she smiled at him．The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling a word．
As evening came，the boy realized how he was and he got up to leave．But before he had gone more than a few steps，he turned ，ran back to the old woman, and gave her a ．She gave him her biggest smile ever．When the boy went back，his mother was surprised at his look．She asked him, "What made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with ." But before his mother could respond, he added．"You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever !"
Meanwhile, the old woman returned home．Her son was at the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate chips in the park with God." , before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much than I expected."
Too often we don't care too much about the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of ，all of which have the potential(潜力)to turn a life around．People come into our lives for a season, or a lifetime．
Embrace(拥抱)all ! If you want to have lunch with God, bring ．
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n) on me. When she had finished me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”
Well, at that , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what _ out for us was, “I’m thinking about the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”
The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a from Larry King, asking me to go on the . They would me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!
I the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began . I was both and excited at the same time.
At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the ___ . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What I don’t break the record?”
“Larry doesn’t if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A thing, I told myself, I could live through that. And what if I break the record?
So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female speaking 585 words in one minute!
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