When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 1 . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 2 legs. How depressing（令人沮丧的）! 3 then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to 4 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the 5 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already 6 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.”
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 7 about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 8 life.
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 9 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? So 10 are many people unhappy?
People often think happiness is based on what you 11 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the 12 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being 13 .
Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of 14 . You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively 15 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.
A．arms B．legs C．feet D．fingers
A．without B．by C．on D．with
A．So B．Or C．But D．Once
A．spare B．devote C．influence D．waste
A．hotel B．hospital C．station D．school
A．believed B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．worried B．guilty C．excited D．curious
A．hate B．enjoy C．save D．dislike
A．struggled B．supported C．lost D．completed
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．achieve B．promise C．donate D．admire
A．car B．life C．job D．grade
A．wise B．silly C．friendly D．unhappy
A．pain B．appearance C．anger D．mind
A．much B．many C．little D．all
完形填空(每小题l分，共l0分)。
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me ___ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have ____ _ a whole variety of reasons. ____ _ important reason is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings different ____ __ or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is ____ __ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education ____ __. As I want to be a fully ____ _ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to ___ __. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are ____ _ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and ___ _ fit into society.
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Ever since I was very young, I have looked to my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers for guidance. I ask them for answersto everything. Afraid to make a , I’ve asked countless times, “What should I do?”
Maybe I was to take my first baby step on my own. I decided I only wanted to do things the “right” way, even if it meant not doing something.
Sometime during my high school years, I . Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in “Beauty and the Beast”. Never mind that I would have to memorize lines and movements, I would take the chance that I might fail. The day of tryouts my heart was beating wildly. My hands were badly when I got up to sing.
But something happened. When I opened my mouth to sing, the sound was loud, powerful and sweet. I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach. With no break in my voice, I was trying to do my best even though I might . But I didn’t. I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take chances.
Now, I do take these chances with baby steps every day, my opinions in class discussions or debates, performing in other school plays.
I have finally learned to myself. I’m taking a tough science course right now. Some of my friends are talking about auditing（旁听）the class so a low grade won’t affect their opportunities for college. I’m taking the chance that if I try enough, I’ll get a good grade so that it won’t lower my strong grades in other subjects.
I have come to realize that even though my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers don’t always have the to “What should I do?”, they will be there to support me when I try.
“Life is learning to deal with Plan B,” my mother told me. But I now know that the Plan A I make for my life will become easier with every I take.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and finding well—paid jobs is even . Many people have to walk a long way to work they can’t even afford an old, used car.
Yesterday I one of these people when I was driving home. A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a from the passing cars. Two cars in front of me passed him by. wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. I drove back and gave him a ride.
As I drove along, we had a conversation and I that the man was trying all his best to support his while working a temporary(临时的)job. Every coin he had was going to the house and food.
But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow . His little girl was playing in the front yard and into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the . I was almost lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said to them and wished them future happiness. Then I .
That day, the journey home which used to seem so became very short.
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完型填空（共10小题，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Mr. Smith gave his wife 10 pounds for her birthday—ten pretty new pound notes. The day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went . She waited for a bus, got on it and sat down next to an old . After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it, she a roll of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. She looked into her own bag—the notes were gone! Mrs. Smith was that the old lady had stolen them. She thought she should call the police. But she disliked getting other people into , so she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say more about it. She the bus to make sure nobody was watching. Then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s , took the notes, and put them in her own bag.
When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.
“ did you pay for it?” he asked.
“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course.” she replied.
“Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a roll of ten pound notes on the table.
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根据短文内容, 从A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
What do you think a hero is? In this story, a brother and a sister have different ideas.
It was on Apri1 10. Kwan was excited. The newspaper was _ a writing contest(比赛). The winner's story would be printed in the newspaper!“It says to write about someone _ you think is a hero,” Kwan said. “I will write about my favorite soccer player. He's _ hero.”
Kwan's sister, Cho, asked,“Can I enter the contest?”
“No. You're too little,” Kwan said.“You won't win.” He his soccer ball and went outside.
Cho knew what to do. _ , she took the newspaper. Next, she read the contest rules. Then, she began to write. “I believe that I can win,” she said to herself.
When Cho had finished, she found her mother. She told her mother _ the contest. “Who did you write about?”asked Mother.
“I chose Rosa Parks,” said Cho. “She was a true _ . She believed everyone was equa1 (平等的). She wanted all people to be treated the same.”
On tht morning of June 3, Kwan ran outside to get the newspaper.“The contest winner's story in today’s newspaper!” he shouted
Two minutes _ , Kwan came back inside.“I guess I need to reconsider(重新考虑) what I said to you, Cho. You are not too _ . You won the contest!”
“Your story taught me a lot,” Kwan said, “Rosa Parks was a true hero.”
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