When was the last time you were late and expected someone to understand? How about the time you left your dishes on the table for someone else to clean up? Or perhaps you left the lid on the peanut butter jar loose, and the person after you opened the jar to find it dry and not fresh.
Often, we are eager to ignore our own faults. But we have higher standards when it comes to our expectations of someone else who has the same expectations. We need to as equally understand the weaknesses of others and excuse them just as we excuse ourselves.
Two of my strengths are punctuality(準(zhǔn)時) and organization. I like to meet deadlines when they are due and keep the space around my computer neat and orderly. But sometimes things happen, and I slip from being perfect. When this happens, I show myself mercy and lower the standard for myself. However, if someone else makes a mess around my computer, I might not show them as much mercy as I show myself. If it can happen to me, then I should be willing to realize that it can happen to someone else as well.
I am not suggesting that we should not work on improving our faults, or that it should be right to be late or leave a mess behind us. Although we should always be working towards self-improvement, we shouldn’t have a double standard that says we are excused from our own mistakes but we cannot excuse someone else. If we are not 100-percent perfect, we shouldn’t expect others to be.
Mercy shows an understanding heart. If we are blind to our own faults, we will not be very merciful towards others. Showing a little mercy goes a long way when life’s little mistakes take place. When the tables are turned, showing mercy towards someone’s shortcomings could cause us to receive some in return.
小題1:From the first paragraph we can learn that________________.
A．we all make a mess sometimes
B．we all need private space
C．we should accept others’ help with gratitude
D．we should not open the lid on the peanut butter jar
小題2:How does the author develop the third paragraph?
A．By raising questions.B．By giving examples.
C．By analyzing opinions.D．By showing research findings
小題3:The underlined part,   “When the tables are turned” in the last paragraph, can be best replaced by____________.
A．“When good luck comes”B．“When benefits increase”
C．“When our mistakes happen”D．“When the situation is changed”
小題4:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Changing Bad Daily HabitsB．Excusing Our Own Faults
C．Being Merciful Toward OthersD．Working Toward Self-improvement

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析 本文是記敘文，每個人都有犯錯的時候，要寬恕才能同樣的得到回報，互相理解。
小題1:A推斷題。第一段列舉很多種狀況，每個人都有一團(tuán)糟的。故選A項。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段When this happens, I show myself mercy and lower the standard for myself. However, if someone else makes a mess around my computer, I might not show them as much mercy as I show myself。作者學(xué)會關(guān)于當(dāng)最后期限到時，舉例說明自己是如何對待的。故選 B項。
小題3:D 推斷題。Showing a little mercy goes a long way when life’s little mistakes take place，當(dāng)犯錯時表現(xiàn)出一些仁慈來，故下文應(yīng)是當(dāng)情況發(fā)生改變時，對別人的缺點(diǎn)的寬恕會使我們得到回報。故選 D項。
小題4:C 主旨大意。文章主要表達(dá)我們應(yīng)該諒解別人的錯誤毛病。故選 C項。
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Of the thousands of different kinds of animals that exist in the world man has learned to make friends with an enormous number. Some are pets, and offer him companionship, some give protection, and some do hard work which man can not do for himself. Dogs , which serve man in all three capacities(能力), are found in various species in all countries of the world. The    Husky can live in the cold polar regions,and the Saluki is at home in the hottest parts of Central Africa.The inhabitants (居民)of certain countries are dependent for their very lives on the camel. In the West Indies the little donkey, strong and sure-footed, carrying heavy loads even in mountainous, places, is a familiar sight.
Trained and tamed for many generations, domestic animals are not accustomed to roaming in search of food and shelter. They look to their masters to provide for their needs, and as  long as these are supplied, they are content to do what their masters require.
All domestic animals need proper food .It must be suitable for them, sufficient in quantity, fresh and clean. Some people feed a pet dog or cat on odds and ends of table scraps(剩飯), and then wonder why the animal seems tired and dull. The quantity of food depends on the size of the animal and the amount of exercise it takes. Overfeeding is as bad as underfeeding. Containers for food and water must be washed regularly if the animal is to maintain good health.
Even well-cared-for animals may sometimes fall ill. If this happens, the wise master seeks the best advice he can get. All sorts of medicines and treatments are available for sick animals, and in some countries organizations exist to provide them free of at a cheap price. Useful, friendly, hardworking animals deserve to have some time, money and attention spent on their health.
小題1:What main idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph?
A．There exists thousands of species of animals in the world.
B．Man came to establish a close relationship with a number of animals.
C．In some regions a donkey seems to be a very useful beast.
D．An animal will be useless unless domesticated.
小題2:When an animal doesn’t get enough food, it will probably    
A．refuse to obey its masterB．immediately fall ill
C．require its master to offer some foodD．seek for food on its own
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true of dogs according to the passage?
A．They can act as friends, guards ,and servants to man.
B．They have great adaptation for the environment.
C．There live a great variety of species of dogs on the globe.
D．The Husky and the Saluki are the strongest species ever known in the world
小題4:To keep a domestic animal physically fit, its owner is advised    
A．not to hesitate to spend enormous amount of money on it
B．to pay attention to its proper feeding
C．not to allow it to take excessive amounts of exercise
D．to join some sort of pet-keeping organizations
小題5:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．Domesticated Animals-Man’s Best FriendsB．Proper Diet- the Road to Health
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Most friendships die a nature death: people move, change jobs, or start different stages of life. Other friendships, however, end unexpectedly.  When a friendship is over and you don’t understand why, it can be especially painful. Sometimes a friend ends your relationship without telling you why.
The loss of friendship might be worth reflecting on. Knowing when a friendship is over and why it ends may help you build stronger friendships in the future.
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When a friendship is over, examine your relationship. Perhaps you remember your friend complaining that you’re always late. Maybe you seldom return your friend’s phone calls. When a friend ends your relationship, try to find out the reasons why the friendship is over.
● Writer a letter to your friend .
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● Express you feeling of being hurt or anger.
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A．keeping onB．giving up C．thinking aboutD．getting angry
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A．You are always late when you and your friend plan to go out.
B．Perhaps your friendship is over because of your problem.
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D．You often refuse to answer your friend’s phone calls.
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A．a(chǎn)sk your friends whose fault on earth it is
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小題1: Why do people in Turkana no longer sing or dance any more?
A．Because they have no time.
B．Because they are tired of them.
C．Because they are always hungry.
D．Because they have other interesting things to do.
小題2:During the drought Tede had experienced, ______of his goats were killed.
A．200B．193C．7D．6
小題3: Which of the following is NOT true about Tede Lokapelo?
A．He was a farmer in Kenya.
B．He has never received any food aid.
C．His traditional way of life ha s been changed.
D．He found it hard to raise animals after the drought.
小題4:What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To show drought is serious in the world.
B．To tell readers the serious situation of food shortage(短缺).
C．To ask more people to give food aid to people in Kenya.
D．To make it clear what is the right way to help people suffering from drought.

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SATURDAY: Good news! I've got 100 friends. But wait! Someone has “un-friended” me! I look through my “friend list” to try to work out who it was. Why did they do that? Am I really such a terrible person? I never knew Facebook could be this cruel.
SUNDAY: Wake up. Check my Facebook page. Make coffee. Check my Facebook page again. Get ready to leave. Change my mind and check my Facebook page … again. I am becoming addicted to it! I think it's time to end it all before it takes over my life. I delete my account. Back to good, old, simple e-mails. Oh, look, I've got a message: A friend invited you to join Twitter. . .  
In July 2010, Facebook had more than 500 million active users. The average Facebook user has 130 friends. Facebook is translated into more than 70 different languages. The world spends 700 billion minutes a month on Facebook. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page says he's a Harvard graduate, even though he actually dropped out to focus on Facebook. The site is valued at between $7.9 and $11 billion.
小題1:Why did Jamie's boyfriend ask her whether she had broken up with him?
A．He had seen photos of Jamie dancing on the table.
B．She showed in her Facebook that she was still not dating anyone.
C．Her boyfriend was angry that she refused to add him as her friend.
D．He saw the name of her ex-boyfriend on his news feed.
小題2:Which of the following is expressed in this article?
A．Visiting Facebook website took up a large part of Jamie's time and energy.
B．Jamie is enthusiastic about her present job.
C．Facebook was created by a Harvard graduate, Mark Zuckerberg.
D．Compared with Facebook, Twitter is a better choice for Jamie.
小題3:What does the word “un-friend” mean in “Someone has ‘un-friended' me!”?
A．Being unfriendly to others.
B．Having a quarrel with somebody.
C．Removing a name from the friend list.
D．Ending friendship with somebody.
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A．Steve was Jamie's boyfriend in the university.
B．People all over the world spend 700 billion minutes a week on Facebook.
C．Jamie's mother saw her dancing on the table last night.
D．Jamie felt enthusiastic about Facebook at first.
小題5:It can be learned from the passage that the writer's attitude towards Facebook is _________  .
A．subjectiveB．objective C．negative D．positive

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If Confucius(孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be many candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought.  It’s nothing personal.  Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
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Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
小題1:The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________.
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．a(chǎn)ttract the readers’ interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
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B．take an active part in Chinese competitions
C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
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As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source（來源）on hand if we're to meet the world's needs. And because clean natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century, much like oil did in the last. But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the world, usually far from where they're needed most. And that's only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities（設(shè)施）to bring it to market; the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied（液化）natural gas（LNG）, are not nearly as developed.
So what needs to be done? On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow for better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment, not one in which the rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable（可持續(xù)的）development to ensure they'll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities, including LNG stations. This, in turn, will require coastal areas to allow these necessary, but not necessarily pretty, facilities to be built in their backyards. And energy companies have a responsibility to be good neighbors in those areas by operating these facilities responsibly and safely. They must also continue to put in the billions of dollars needed to build the complex transport and storage facilities required to bring more gas to market.
Expanding and diversifying（使多樣化）energy sources by using more natural gas could lead to lower fuel prices and to greater energy security. We've taken some of the steps to get started, but we need your help to get the rest of the way.
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A．Gas played a major part in the 20th century.
B．Natural gas facilities are far from satisfactory.
C．Gas reserves are widely spread around the world.
D．Necessary facilities are ready to bring gas to market.
小題2: The underlined word "one"（in Paragraph 2）refers to _____________.
A．a(chǎn) gas supply sideB．a(chǎn) business environment
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小題3:Consuming nations of natural gas need to ___________.
A．change the rules of the game
B．open markets in their backyards
C．build pretty facilities along the coast
D．have long-term policies for gas supply
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A．warn people of the lack of power and fuel
B．discuss the importance of oil and natural gas
C．call for better use and development of natural gas
D．instruct people how to make use of energy sources
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Believe it or not, there is always something nice to do on weekends. If you take some time to think about your weekends and plan them carefully, they may become more exciting, refreshing and as a result more rewarding.
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A．why to plan weekends well
B．how to have a nice weekend
C．when to attend weekend activities
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小題2:The author suggests doing all the activities EXCEPT ______.
A．going skiingB．doing some shopping
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Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(懷舊). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property (住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.
小題1:Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?
A．It is her favorite place to play.
B．Her needs can be satisfied there.
C．Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.
D．Her parents always play together with her there.
小題2:What can be learned from the passage?
A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.
B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.
C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.
D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.
小題3:Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.
A．Open the window at night
B．lie down in bed to have a dream
C．try to bring back a sense of home
D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom
小題4:What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
A．To express how much she is attached to her home.
B．To declare how much she loves her first house.
C．To describe the state of her family.
D．To look back on her childhood.

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