1、re not able to understand other peoples feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities. Think back to the presents youve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you
2、were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. (Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know. We live in a society where exchanging presents is an impo
3、rtant part of communication. Ignoring the tradition wont make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.1 The underlined expression you had missed the mark means you had failed to _. A. make her feel better B. keep your friendshipC. get the expected effect D
4、. receive a present in return2 Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.B. Emotional changes influence ones choice of gifts.C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the
5、 receivers.3 In the third paragraph, the author tells us that_.A. the choice of gifts reflects ones emotional qualitiesB. one learns from what he did in the pastC. attention should be paid to the receivers responsesD. one should spend more time choosing gifts4The best possible title for this passage
6、 is “_”.A. Ways of Choosing Gifts B. An Important TraditionC. Exchanging Presents D. Message in a GiftKids may need to apologize if they do something they know was wronglike telling a lie or breaking a rule on purpose. When they do something their parents tell them not to do,or they dont do somethin
7、g they are supposed to do,they apologize,too.Grown-ups can apologize,too,to other grown-ups or even to kids. After all,even grown-ups make mistakes sometimes. By apologizing when theyre wrong,grown-ups can set a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they need to.Say
8、ing Im sorry when you need to is the right thing to do. It does a lot of good. But by itself,it might not be enough to make everything all better again. Sometimes along with an apology,a person needs to fix the mistake or promise to do better. Sometimes doing a nice thing for the person after you ap
9、ologize helps show that you really are sorry and want to be friendly again.Sometimes a heartfelt Im sorry fixes everything right away. Other times,it might take a while for someone to feel friendly after you apologize. You might need to give the other person some time. Even after you say youre sorry
10、,you might still feel bad about what you said or didbut you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.When someone apologizes to you,you might not feel like being friendly again right away. Once in a while,if a person doesnt change,you might not want to be friends an
11、ymore. You might feel glad that the other person apologized and admitted being wrong. But if someone keeps behaving in mean ways or does something that keeps hurting,you might not feel the same way anymore. Just because someone apologizes to you doesnt mean you have to be friendly again. That part i
12、s up to you.5The writer suggests that grown-ups should set a good example of _.Aworking hard Bmaking an apologyCdoing good deeds Dmaking mistakes6The underlined pronoun it (in Paragraph 3) probably refers to _.Apromising to do better Ba lot of goodCfixing mistakes Dsaying Im sorry7What would you lik
13、e your friend to say to you if he/she hurts you?AI am really wrong.BExcuse me.CI beg your pardon?DWhats wrong with you?8The passage mainly deals with a topic about _.ApoliticsBhistoryCcommunication DscienceMy friends grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he
14、 went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him. She sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.“Start out at
15、that end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end theyll tell you how much you have to pay.”“I soon learned thats how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend later, “Lifes a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you want t
16、o pay the price. You can even get success, but youll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”9My friends grandfather came from .A. Thailand B. Manhattan C. New York D. China10The grandfather went into a cafeteria to .A. wait for someone B. get
17、 something to eat C. meet my friend D. buy something11The woman in the cafeteria might be .A. a waitress B. a friend of grandpas C. a customer D. an assistant12What should we do to get food in a cafeteria?A. Wait for the waiter. B. Ask someone for help. C. Get it ourselves. D. sit down at an empty t
18、able13What can we learn from the grandfathers words about the life in the US?A. Get up early and you can succeed. B. Act and get what you want on your own.C. Nobody brings you anything unless you pay the price. D. Waiting is very important.二、完形填空“Father, I dont like to go to school,” said Harry Will
19、iams one morning. “I wish you let me stay at home. Charles Parkers father doesnt make him go to school.”Mr. Williams took his little boy the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to you something in the garden.” Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along they came
20、to a bed in which peas were growing. Not a weed was to be about their roots.“See how beautifully these peas are , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parkers garden.” Mr. Williams then Harry to look at Mr.
21、Parkers pea vines. After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you Mr. Parkers pea vines?”“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as as the peas themselves. There wont be half a crop!” “ are they so much worse than our
22、s, Harry?“Because they have been left to grow as they . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them ”“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams , “and so it is with the human garden. Childrens minds are like garden beds. The
23、y must be cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your may have good seeds and plentifully. Now which would you , to stay at home or go to school?“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.14A. would B. should C. might D. could 15 A. in B. by C. with D. of16 A. offer B. give C. sh
24、ow D. remind17A. until B. where C. before D. when18 A. made B. changed C. seen D. planted 19A. dancing B. moving C. shaking D. growing 20 A. result B. harvest C. match D. present 21A. led B. ordered C. followed D. forced22 A. hear of B. look at C. think of D. deal with 23 A. ugly B. fine C. dirty D.
25、 poor 24A. deep B. long C. high D. wide 25A. When B. How C. Where D. Why26A. pleased B. stayed C. left D. belonged 27A. ahead B. afterward C. forward D. outside 28 A. as B. or C. if D. so 29A. required B. answered C. explained D. announced 30A. carefully B. correctly C. gently D. slightly 31A. schoo
26、l B. mind C. family D. dream 32A. produce B. develop C. decrease D. drop 33A. find B. support C. know D. prefer 三、短文改错34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(),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(
27、从第11处起)不计分。I cant swim so I have a strong fear of water. Look back at my childhood, I think that three reasons might explain fear. Firstly, I am not allowed to go near the water when I was a child, as my mother had an unreasonable fear of it. Therefore, I was taught to see to the water as something
28、danger. Secondly, my eyes became bad when I was five. If I took off my glass in the water, I couldnt see something, and this increased my fear. Whats worse, for a child I once saw a neighbor drowned. Since then I have been more frightening.四、阅读填空Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and
29、 easier. We live in a global village, but this doesnt mean that we all behave in the same way.How should we behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact () at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more res
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