“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.
Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.
Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was , I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without , that same woman I had been judging offered to the difference. It wasn’t , but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as as if it was yesterday.
Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be , which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.
There are ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is to each other.
Make a difference in someone's life today, and doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!
A．rebuild B．establish C．expand D．develop
A．direct B．minor C．remarkable D．positive
A．thoroughly B．smoothly C．barely D．actually
A．observed B．witnessed C．inspected D．accompanied
A．hanging out B．checking out C．setting out D．working out
A．expectation B．hesitation C．assumption D．intention
A．deal with B．take in C．make up D．cut down
A．much B．enough C．little D．awful
A．urgent B．absurd C．hopeless D．embarrassing
A．roughly B．clearly C．correctly D．dimly
A．brightens B．ruins C．begins D．influences
A．undertook B．tried C．promised D．failed
A．dynamic B．appealing C．friendly D．merciful
A．neither B．either C．no D．another
A．limited B．vital C．necessary D．countless
A．deserve B．charge C．determine D．cost
A．efforts B．achievements C．returns D．consequences
A．assist B．remind C．permit D．persuade
A．similar B．beneficial C．fundamental D．appropriate
A．admit B．prefer C．recommend D．consider
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I remember tearing across town 31 my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus.” she laughed. “Even dummies(傻瓜) know that!” I 32 (flee) to Grandma 33 I knew she would be straight with me. She always told the truth.
“No Santa Claus?” she said. “Ridiculous! Don’t believe 34 . Put on your coat, and let’s go.” “Go where, Grandma?” I asked.
As we walked through the doors of the general store Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Buy something for someone 35 needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.”
I was only eight years old. Never had I shopped for anything all by myself. For a few moments I just stood there, 36 (wonder) what to buy, and who to buy it 37 . I thought of everybody I knew. Then I thought about Bobbie Decker.
He was my classmate with bad breath and 38 (mess) hair, and he sat right behind me. He didn’t have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to play games during the winter. I held 39 bill with growing 40 (excite). I would buy Bobbie a coat.
第二节：语言结构（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，
根据上下文在空白处填上适当的词,或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life”. To talk before the whole class! Just imagine how 31 (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that 32 so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other choice, though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer－something to pride myself in. But the hard part 33 (lie) in my oral presentation; to read from 34 paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech 35 my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found 36 back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After 37 seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience 38 (appear). Actually with my confidence building 39 , I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it, 40 we will be able to achieve our goals.
第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2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中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have 21 90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The 22 have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to 23 how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the 24 of glaciers. Scientists are still 25 about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to 26 the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the 27 of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been 28 yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an 29 that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are 30 so there aren't people walking around."
21. A. flown B. buried C. hidden D. dropped
22. A. results B. toys C. glaciers D. scientists
23. A. remember B. invent C. learn D. control
24. A. development B. movement C. growth D. travels
25. A. unsure B. excited C. concerned D. ignorant
26. A. reduce B. control C. speed D. stop
27. A. position B. source C. reason D. result
28. A. hurt B. eaten C. missing D. reported
29. A. email B. card C. fax D. sign
30. A. hidden B. lost C. remote D. quiet
第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2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中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have 21 90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The 22 have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to 23 how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the 24 of glaciers. Scientists are still 25 about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to 26 the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the 27 of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been 28 yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an 29 that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are 30 so there aren't people walking around."
21. A. flown B. buried C. hidden D. dropped
22. A. results B. toys C. glaciers D. scientists
23. A. remember B. invent C. learn D. control
24. A. development B. movement C. growth D. travels
25. A. unsure B. excited C. concerned D. ignorant
26. A. reduce B. control C. speed D. stop
27. A. position B. source C. reason D. result
28. A. hurt B. eaten C. missing D. reported
29. A. email B. card C. fax D. sign
30. A. hidden B. lost C. remote D. quiet
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 36 his tent then, made a fire and have a37 meal. When night fell, he 38 down to sleep.
He had 39 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 40 on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”
The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his 44 and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ 47 .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48, as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab 50 over to one side of the tent. He made 51 as small as he could. It was not 52 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 55 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.
16. A. built B. made C. put upD. set
17 A. simple B. rich C. excellent D. ordinary
18. A. laid B. lay C. lied D. went
19. A. seldom B. not C. almost D. hardly
20. A. touch B. beat C. kick D. bite
21. A. place B. tent C. room D. blanket
22. A. hard-hearted B. kind-hearted C. absent-mined D. careless
23. A. please B. willing C. are like D. want
24. A. light B. head C. arm D. side
25. A. after B. before C. since D. then
26. A. whether B. as C. that D. if
27. A. Yes, of course B. No, not at all C. Don’t. please D. No, you can.
28. A. crowded B. comfortable C. warmer D. narrower
29. A. than B. then C. when D. after
30. A. went B. walked C. climbed D. moved
31. A. the tent. B. himself C. room D. ground
32. A. very B. much C. a lot D. a little
33. A. question B. the question C. quite possible D. possibility
34. A. Except B. Besides C. After all D. But
35. A. unfair B. wrong C. reasonable D. right