Ⅰ.完形填空
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people __1__that it's their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are __2__， and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow __3__ it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been __4__ by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I'm wrong and you're right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever ___5__ you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their __6__ ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us __7__ to be corrected. We all want our positions to be __8__ and understood by others. Being
listened to and heard is one of the greatest __9__ of the human heart. And those who learn to __10__ are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the __11__ of correcting others are often resentedand __12__.
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise __13__ others the joy of being right—give them the glory. __14__ correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it's important to...”， rather than jumping __15__ and saying, “No, it's more important to...”， simply let it go and allow their statement to __16__ . The people in your life will become less defensive and more __17__. They will appreciate you more than you could ever have __18__. You'll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people's __19__， which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos . Starting today, let others be “__20__”， most of the time.
1.A.believe B.doubt C.prove D.tell
A此空是表示大部分人的看法，所以用believe。
2.A.unimportant B.unbelievable
C.incorrect D.imperfect
C由下文“纠正”其他人可知。
3.A.consider B.appreciate
C.understand D.refuse
Bappreciate “感激”。由or at least learn something 可知。
4.A.fooled B.helped
C.taught D.corrected
D由上下文可知。
5.A.thanked B.rewarded
C.cared D.accepted
A题意：你所了解的人里，被你“纠正”过的人过去“感激”过你吗?回答是“没”。
6.A.side B.price C.expense D.cosplayt
Cat one's expense是固定短语，意为“以牺牲……为代价”。
7.A.like B.hate C.prefer D.afford
B题意：真相是大家都“讨厌”被其他人“纠正”。
8.A.admired B.received
C.realized D.respected
D由后面的understand 可知。
9.A.shortcomings B.advantages
C.desires D.wishes
C指大家内心的“欲望”。
10.A.talk B.praise C.help D.listen
D题意：那些掌握“倾听”其他人的看法的人，才会其他人的爱戴和尊敬。
11.A.habit B.form C.position D.purpose
A be in the habit of 等于have the habit of。
12.A.punished B.avoided
C.left D.scolded
B由前面的“怨恨”及和前句的loved和respected相对比可知。
13.A.letting B.lending C.allowing D.owing
Callow sb sth “允许某人拥有……”。
14.A.STOP B.Continue C.Practise D.Try
A作者建议不要再总是“纠正”其他人，故用sTOP。
15.A.out B.up C.in D.off
Cjump in 等于break in “插话;打断其他人”。
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.A good ________ of the English language is his advantage over other candidates.
A.contribution B.command
C.convenience D.conclusion
Bcommand “学会;精通”。题意：和其他候选人相比，精通英语是他的优势。
2.Keep the camera ________ while you take a picture.
A.steady B.vague
C.precious D.regular
Asteady “稳定的;稳定的”。题意：照相时维持相机稳定。
3.Adverti百度竞价推广ents ________ the message that being thin is beautiful.
A.conduct B.convey
C.explain D.exchange
Bconvey the message “表达/传递信息”。
4.Doctors strongly recommended that fathers ________ present at their babies' birth.
A.would be B.were C.be D.will be
Crecommendsbdo sth是固定句型，意为“推荐/建议某人做某事”。
5.This is a very ________ judgement of his crime since you haven't got enough evidence.
A.subjective B.Objective C.active D.negative
Asubjective “主观的”; objective “客观的”; active “积极的”; negative “消极的;负面的”。A项符合题意。
6.Even though they are much younger, we ________ them ________ equals.
A.treat;as B.treat;to be
C.consider;being D.consider;like
A题意：尽管他们很年轻，大家还是平等地对待他们。treat...as...“把……当做……对待”;consider...to be / as...“觉得……是”。
7.At present, some rare wild animals are ________ at a ________ speed.
A.dying out;surprising
B.died out;surprised
C.died out;surprise
D.being died out;surprising
A依据时间状语at present和die out没被动语态，第1空应用dying out, surprising“让人吃惊的”，at a surprising speed“以惊人的速度”，故选A项。
8.The number of students in each class ________ from 65 to 70, their ages ________ from 14 to 17.
A.ranges;ranges
B.is ranged;range
C.ranges;ranging
D.is ranged;ranges
Crange“变化”，为不及物动词，第1空作谓语;第2空为独立主格结构，表补充说明。
9.It's so nice to hear from her. ________，we last met more than ten years ago.
A.What's more B.That is to say
C.In your opinion D.To be honest
D考查短语辨析。what's more“而且”;that is to say“也就是说”;in my opinion“在我看来”，均不符合题意。to be honest“坦率地说”，符合题意。
10.I had a few problems but there was always someone to ________ and that was great.
A.turn down B.turn over
C.turn up D.turn to
D考查动词短语。题意：我有不少问题，但我一直有可以求助的人，这点太棒了。turn down“拒绝;关小”;turn over“翻身;变换”;turn up“出现;调大”;turn to“转向”。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
In 1990 Peter Salovey Ph. D and John Mayer Ph. D coined the term Emotional Intelligence. Their research has opened many people's eyes to the fact that EQ or
emotional quotient holds the key to one's happiness and well being, and helps us to realize that our emotional makeup can be so much more important than our mental, or what we refer to as IQ—intelligent quotient.
IQ is essential for learning and mental development and EQ is much more important for happiness and success. Some time ago a study done in the United States proved that doctors who were impatient and did not exhibit much care towards their patients were more likely to be suedfor malpractice , whereas doctors who were caring and attentive to their patients were less likely to be sued even if they made a critical mistake. A
woman wrote to newspaper recently telling about her brother. He was apparently a genius but did not get well along with people, quit every job he started, and eventually became a taxi driver. These are just a few examples of people with high IQ but low EQ.
We have all known people who did not complete college, but who have become very successful in business. We call them street smart. We also know people who, on the whole, are positive, communicative, pleasant and supportive—these people enjoy a high level of EQ.
Many people wish to improve their EQ for the purpose of becoming happier, more successful, and at the same time more balanced, individuals. The remarkable thing about EQ is that it can always, at any age, be improved, unlike IQ, which remains more or less fixed in adult life.
Now psychologists start workshops focusing on showing people how to increase their EQ. This enables them to
accomplish their dreams and desires, rid themselves of negative patterns and shows them that once they master their inner world, their outer world becomes much better.
1.The author gives us two examples in the second paragraph to show that ________.
A.doctors in the United States are often involved in cases
B.working as a taxi driver in the United States requires high EQ
C.those with high IQ are often engaged in the low-rank work
D.those with low EQ have a harder time surviving in life
D判断题。依据第2段中的“EQ is much more important for happiness and success”可知情商对于人的快乐与成功比IQ还要要紧。再结合本段中的例子可知“情商低的人是不开心的”。
2.Which of the following can't be used to describe the people with a high level of EQ?
A.They are positive, communicative, pleasant and supportive.
B.They are optimistic and untroubled by difficulties.
C.They are impatient and show little care towards others.
D.They may be very successful in business.
C细节题。依据文章第3段中的“We also know people who, on the whole, are positive, communicative, pleasant and supportive—these people enjoy a high level of EQ”可知“情商高的人更乐观，擅长交流，给人快乐和助人为乐”，所以C项是不对的。
3.It can be inferred that predicting future successes, ________.
A.a person's brainpower might actually matter less than a person's character
B.a person's IQ might be more important than a person's EQ
C.IQ plays an important role as well as EQ
D.both IQ and EQ are the key points that should be considered
A判断题。依据文章第1段和第2段可知成功与否和一个人的情商关系大于IQ。
4.Which of following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.People with high IQ are likely to gain knowledge quickly.
B.At work EQ gets you hired easily and IQ gets you promoted.
C.Having a high IQ will help us in some ways but having a high EQ might help us even more.
D.People's EQ could be raised much more than their IQ.
B判断题。依据文章所述内容可知“高IQ使你被雇佣，而高情商会使你得到晋升”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
It was fine yesterday and the sun was shining in sky. I went boating by myself. I didn't take some friends with me because I wanted to be lonely. I hired a boat and rowed slowly in the center of the lake. A fresh breeze was blowing, fishes were swimming and birds were singing.When I reached to the center, I took up the paddles and lied down in the boat. With the blue sky over me and green water around me, I was extremely relaxing. Over two hours passed when I knew it. I came back home very lately, but I didn't feel tired at all, for I had really had a good time.
1.第1句sky前加the2.第3句someany3.第3句lonelyalone4.第4句into5.第5句fishesfish6.第6句去掉to7.第6句liedlay8.第7句relaxingrelaxed9.第8句whenbefore10.第9句latelylate
Ⅴ.书面表达
倘若我校外教Andrew正在调查大家学生与家庭成员和班级同学、老师之间的关系处置状况。作为一名学生，目前请你把以上的状况向Andrew反映并提出一些关于怎么样改进关系的建议。
要素：
1.现在的实质状况：好的方面和不好的方面;
2.你个人的改进建议。
注意：
1.文章的开头已经给出，你仅需接着写，可适合发挥;
2.词数150左右。
Nowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship. _______________________________________________________________
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One possible version：
Nowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship. Generally speaking, the relationship between us students and our family members and classmates as well as teachers is good. However, there exist some problems. Some students
in our grade easily lose their temper because of anxiety and study burden. What's worse, they sometimes quarrel with others, and even turn a deaf ear to their parents and teachers, which is very disappointing.
In my opinion, we middle school students should make efforts to improve the situation. First, we should respect our parents and teachers as well as our classmates. Second, when we are not feeling good or happy, we can chat with our friends or teachers or even parents. It is likely that they can understand us better and give us some reasonable advice. Third, after a day's hard work we can relax by exercising, such as playing basketball, table tennis and so on.
美文赏析
The Most Beautiful Flower
日常不是缺少美，而是缺少发现美的双眼;日常不是缺少快乐，而是缺少感受开心的心。假如双目失明，大家是否肯定不快乐?假如健健康康，大家是否必然会快乐?一个失明的小孩子告诉大家：快乐在于心。
One day I was sitting on a park bench all alone feeling disappointed by life and with good reasons to frown. I felt the world was so unfair to me.
If that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached me. He was tired from playing and, as he stood before me, he tilted his head towards me and said with great
excitement, “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower with its petals all worn—either from not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go away, I forced a smile and then shifted away along the bench. Instead of leaving, he declared with surprise, “It surely smells nice and it's beautiful, too. Here, it's for you.”
The weed before me was dying or dead; it had no bright colors, but I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, “That's just what I need.” But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he just held it out waiting for me to take it. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that this happy boy could not see: he was blind.
I heard my voice quiver and my tears shone like the sun. Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the
problem was not with the world; the problem was me. For all of those times that I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
Notes：
1.tilt v.倾斜
2.petal n.花瓣
3.vow v.宣誓;发誓
