【题文】We are all faced with challenges constantly in every area of our lives．【小题1】   
The truth is that you will have to deal with difficult problems throughout your life，whether it is in your personal life or career．Most of us get really afraid and run away from problems because we don’t want to accept reality．Running away from your problems is the worst thing you can do to deal with the challenges you are faced with．Here are some tips for you on learning how to deal with everyday challenges．
Please bear in mind that you shouldn’t overact when coming across challenges．Overacting to a problem will cause you to make bad decisions．【小题2】    Next time you are faced with a challenge，stay calm so you can make smarter decisions．
【小题3】    If you cannot accept reality，you will feel very frustrated with your life．Once you can accept reality，you will be able to be calmer and think more clearly about how to get a step closer towards your goals every day．
Many people make a habit of blaming others for all their problems．They fail to take full responsibility for the decisions they have made in life．The more you blame others for the challenges you are faced with，the more you will make people dislike you and not want to be around you．【小题4】   
Don’t compare your lifestyle with others．Of course，it is really difficult not to compare ourselves with other people．However，the more often we do that，the more frustrated we will feel．【小题5】    The key thing to remember is that you create your own story and success in life．

A．Accept the reality of the present moment．

B．Try to look at change as a positive challenge，not as a threat．

C．There will always be a person that may have accomplished more than you．

D．Our focus may entirely be on how we can deal with the challenge that has come our way．

E．When we are not in control of our emotions，we will make decisions that we will regret later．
F．However，most people have a hard time accepting and dealing with these challenges that arise．
G．As a result，the first thing you should do when faced with a personal challenge is not point fingers at others．

【题文】After my brother died in an accident, my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time, but I still understood the ______ in my mom’s attitude toward safety. ______, everything around us was potentially ______.
I grew up with a lot of ______ and rules that were meant to ______ me. For example, I was not ______ to walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t ______ evening parties or go to summer camp, ______ what if something happened to me?
As I got older, the list of things to ______ got longer. I became a natural ______. I was concerned about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, being caught in car accidents and earthquakes —______ big and small, real and ______.The funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life, because I’m constantly ______ myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a ______ for myself: If it scares me, then I have to do it ______ once. I’ve done lots of things that would have ______ my mom: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve traveled alone, and I’ve performed stand-up comedy.
Courage isn’t a natural attribute (品质) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous. The more ______ I do things that scare me or that make me ______, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.
Even though I inherited (经遗传获得) my mother’s cautious ______, I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we ______ it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.

【小题1】

A．hint B．change C．scene D．lesson

【小题2】

A．Slowly B．Logically C．Fortunately D．Suddenly

【小题3】

A．important B．inspiring C．convenient D．dangerous

【小题4】

A．restrictions B．considerations C．judgments D．comparisons

【小题5】

A．limit B．help C．protect D．train

【小题6】

A．allowed B．encouraged C．reminded D．advised

【小题7】

A．arrange B．attend C．decorate D．support

【小题8】

A．but B．though C．or D．because

【小题9】

A．hope B．fear C．count D．bear

【小题10】

A．worrier B．dreamer C．adult D．thinker

【小题11】

A．ideas B．affairs C．actions D．disasters

【小题12】

A．special B．common C．imaginary D．practical

【小题13】

A．expecting B．warning C．forcing D．promising

【小题14】

A．rule B．form C．case D．hobby

【小题15】

A．in all B．at most C．after all D．at least

【小题16】

A．threatened B．shocked C．confused D．entertained

【小题17】

A．rarely B．quickly C．often D．fairly

【小题18】

A．confident B．uncomfortable C．happy D．generous

【小题19】

A．nature B．duly C．work D．task

【小题20】

A．know B．get C．avoid D．face

【题文】Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK，about half the population．
Joanna Shields，vice president of Facebook Europe，made the announcement this morning at a media conference in London．
She said: "We can announce today that we have reached 30 million in the UK，which we are really excited about．"
Globally，Facebook has more than 500 million registered users，a milestone it hit last summer．Last July，it also revealed that it had 26 million registered UK users．In the last eight months，it has attracted four million extra UK users，bringing the UK total to 30 million，while in January 2009，Facebook had only 150 million registered users．
Last year，Zuckerberg，Facebook's founder，said it was "almost a guarantee" that the site would hit one billion users．He explained: "If we succeed in innovating，there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people．．．it will be interesting to see how it comes true．"
One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up，before even going to the toilet，according to research．Twenty-one per cent of women aged between 18 to 34 check Facebook in the middle of the night，while 42 per cent of the same group think it is fine to post drunken photos of themselves onto the social network，a study by Oxygen Media found．
Shields was speaking this morning at the Financial Times Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference about the power Facebook's referrals can bring to media sites，such as newspapers and TV services．
She explained that the average Facebook user has 130 friends who they share links to media sites with on a regular basis．"Media companies which take advantage of that are really seeing the benefits"，Shields said．
Shields refused to say whether Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system and also said it was "silly" that Google had recently disabled the feature（特点）which allowed Google users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends．
【小题1】What is Joanna Shields content with?

A．the announcement

B．media conference

C．fast growing registered users

D．the benefits of Facebook

【小题2】Zuckerberg，Facebook's founder，take a more          view about the future of Facebook．

A．negative	B．optimistic
C．cold	D．pessimistic

【小题3】What kind of people are more interested in Facebook according to the passage?

A．teenagers	B．middle-aged people
C．old people	D．young people

【小题4】From the passage we know that         ．

A．Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system

B．Google didn't allow its users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends

C．Shields refused to admit the power Facebook's referrals could bring

D．Google was always silly

【题文】While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy（妊娠期）with my second child，we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana，where Marshall’s family live，to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday．Two days before we were to leave，we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby．Not knowing when this would happen，we decided to continue with our trip．
Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm，you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there．That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time．I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there．I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good，so he went out and got the first one for me．
During that trip，I totally got lost in the book，which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness．In the book，I noticed the name “Seamus”．I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that．I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too．Toward the end of the trip，I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book，which I was pretty excited about．
Soon after we put Jane down to bed，I had started labor（分娩），so I was unable to read．The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours，but Marshall stayed there with me，sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter．I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience．And ever since then，Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books．We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives．
We were sad to have lost the baby，but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption．And we gave this name to our adopted son．Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him，the name fits him perfectly．
【小题1】Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

A．Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time．

B．Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby．

C．Because she had nothing else to do except reading．

D．Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip．

【小题2】According to the story，we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________．

A．made the family’s trip more exciting

B．include five books all together

C．have someone called Seamus in them

D．can help people deal with their problems

【小题3】The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________．

A．she wanted to keep her trip in memory

B．she loved this name very much

C．her son doesn’t have Irish blood

D．it is a perfect name for a boy

【小题4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Funny Stories of My Family

B．Seamus And Harry Potter

C．How We Got To Louisiana

D．How My Son Got His Name

【题文】Those who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick．Now a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness．
The study of 79 adults（average age 72）with insomnia aimed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help．Traditional behavioral therapy（疗法）requires at least half a dozen hour-long sessions with a therapist — a costly commitment many patients either can't make or don't have access to．Other options include sleep-aiding medications or supplements．In the current study，the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45- to 60-minute instructing session，plus a 30-minute follow-up session and two 20-minute phone calls．
Doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep: reduce time in bed; get up at the same time every day，regardless of sleep duration; don't go to bed unless sleepy; and don't stay in bed unless asleep．
The other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia，which included the same instructions given to the intervention group，but without the individualized sessions with a therapist．Two weeks later，the latter group also got a 10-minute follow-up phone call．
At the end of four weeks，the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed-materials group．By that time，55% of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia，compared with 13% of the group that got educational brochures．
The good news comes at the same time as a report on the health effects of insomnia from the U．K．'s Mental Health Foundation．The report，Sleep Matters，suggests a link between insomnia and poor relationships，low energy levels and an inability to concentrate．Poor sleep has already been linked to depression，immune deficiency and heart disease．
【小题1】What is the meaning of the underlined word “ insomnia”?

A．sleeplessness	B．depression
C．heart disease	D．immune deficiency

【小题2】What is the disadvantage of traditional behavioral therapy?

A．It can’t help．

B．It costs a lot of money．

C．It requires sessions with a therapist．

D．It includes sleep-aiding medications．

【小题3】How to improve sleep according to the doctor?

A．Lying in bed awake．

B．Get up early every day．

C．Don’t go to bed late at night．

D．Don’t stay in bed if you are not asleep．

【小题4】We can learn from the text that insomnia may cause the following results except________．

A．depression	B．concentration
C．immune deficiency	D．heart disease

【题文】When Josephine Cooper was growing up，she learned the importance of charity from her parents．Although they made a modest living for their family of 10，they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate．
Half a century later，Mrs Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank，where she devoted herself to helping others．She organized and ran a distribution center from a church，helping it become the organization’s largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego．She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited to Washington D．C．to receive the award．
“She was the main person who helped us make that program grow,” said Mike Doody，former director of the Food Bank．“She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard．She was determined and stubborn，but in a good way．She had a good heart．” People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families．“She reminded people of their Grandma．” Doody said．
As a widow with a young child in 1979，Mrs．Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries．“She dedicated her life to giving back,” said her daughter，Monica Cooper．It wasn’t unusual for a local church to call Mrs Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family．“She would give people food out of her cupboard．Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car,” Cooper said．
Although Mrs Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work，she said being able to help others was her reward．She died of liver disease and kidney failure，aged 93．
【小题1】The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to        ．

A．offering help	B．donating money
C．providing services	D．showing sympathy

【小题2】Which of the following is true of Mrs Cooper?

A．She died at an early age．

B．She refused the national award．

C．She was kind and devoted．

D．She was not easy to get along with．

【小题3】Mrs Cooper’s story suggests that        ．

A．everyone needs a Grandma nearby

B．children are what their parents are

C．a sound mind is in a sound body

D．a mother’s love never changes

【题文】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday morning，I was surprising to hear that my best friend Allee has been hit by a car and was in hospital．The other day when he was going to cross a street，he was such careful that he didn’t go until he saw the traffic light to turn green．But hardly had he got to the middle of the street while he saw a car suddenly appear on his right-hand side and come directly towards them．It was too late for Allee to escape．He was hit by the car or was thrown a few meters away．He was sent to the nearest hospital immediately and had operation．When I went to see him，he was out of dangers but still looked pale．I sincere hope he will recover and return to normal as soon as possible．

【题文】假如你是某涉外旅游公司的一名导游，在鲜花盛开（in full bloom）的季节，准备带一外国旅游团到某著名景点登山观光。进入景区前，为保证游客旅途愉快平安，请你按下面提示用英语向游客们说明相关注意事项。
1．听从指令，不掉队。
2．山路狭窄，注意安全。
3．严禁吸烟，以防林火。
注意：1．词数100 左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头语已为你写好。
Dear Peter，
I am writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor．
 

【题文】Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a disease involving her nervous system．The doctors did not hold out much hope of her ever recovering __【小题1】__ this illness．They predicted she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair．【小题2】_ Angela firmly believed that she was definitely going to be walking again someday．The doctors were charmed by her __【小题3】__（defeatable）spirit．They taught her about imaging—about seeing herself _【小题4】（walk）．Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy(理疗），lying there faithfully doing her imaging，visualizing herself moving，moving，moving!
One day，__【小题5】__ she was straining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again，__【小题6】_ seemed as though a miracle happened: the bed moved! She screamed out，“Look what I __【小题7】_（do）! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved，I moved！” Of course，__【小题8】__ this very moment everyone __【小题9】__ in the hospital was screaming，too．It was the San Francisco earthquake．But don’t tell _【小题10】__ to Angela．She’s convinced that she did it．And now only a few years later，she’s back in school．On her own two legs．No walking sticks，no wheelchair．