As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
小題1:The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.

A．yourself

B．your friends

C．your school

D．your parents.

小題2:Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?

A．You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.

B．Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

C．You must never give up your dream.

D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

小題3:.How do you make your dream come true faster?
A. Remember what your dream is.                B. Don’t let your dream leave your heart.
C. Keep telling yourself what you want every day.    D. A, B and C.
小題4: The best title (標(biāo)題)of this passage is _________________________.

A．How to become a writer	B．How to make your dream real
C．A big dream is made up of small dreams	D．Everyone can realize his dream

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21  Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23  of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24  he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25 . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26  him up. She always   27  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29 .
A few weeks after that, I was   30  my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31 he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.
The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33  well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35  his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36  on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37 in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38  you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39 on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40  she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
小題1:．

A．Although

B．Because

C．But

D．Thus

小題2:．

A．idea

B．dream

C．desire

D．imagination

小題3:．

A．feeling

B．knowledge

C．education

D．sense

小題4:．

A．trial

B．a(chǎn)ttempt

C．performance

D．lesson

小題5:．

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．senseless

D．worthless

小題6:	A．put B．take C．make D．pick

小題7:	A．waved B．listened C．stared D．watched

小題8:	A．escaped B．a(chǎn)voided C．stopped D．refused

小題9:	A．deaf B．lonely C．a(chǎn)way D．sick

小題10:

A．preparing B．a(chǎn)rranging C．persuading D．taking

小題11:

A．that B．whether C．when D．how

小題12:

A．filled B．covered C．crowded D．connected

小題13:

A．went on B．turned on C．carried on D．kept on

小題14:

A．delighted B．proud C．confused D．surprised

小題15:

A．until B．while C．before D．since

小題16:

A．danced B．tapped C．hit D．flew

小題17:

A．heads B．feet C．ears D．eyes

小題18:

A．should B．would C．could D．might

小題19:．

A．went

B．kept

C．continued

D．stuck

小題20:．

A．unfortunately

B．suddenly

C．strangely

D．a(chǎn)ctually

“If you run for more than five minutes at any time, you might need a pair of running shoes,” advises Stephen Pribut, a US sports medicine expert. Running shoes are highly technical footwear. They provide stability（牢固）while bearing up to three times the wearer’s body weight. But it’s not easy to find the right pair. Finding the right running shoes is something of an art, or a science and a feel.
The science part begins with the shape of the arch（弓）of your foot, which anyone can find out at home with this quick experiment: Put your foot in water and place it on a piece of brown paper. If you see a “C” shape on the paper when you remove your foot, you have a rare high arch. If the shape looks more like a rectangle, that means you have flat feet. See something in between? That’s a normal arch.
Conveniently for shoppers, shoe companies nowadays divide their shoes in three categories: neutral(for high arches), stability(for normal or low arches) and motion control(for flat arches). So you will know which type suits you.
At this point, most people would just grab an appealing shoe and try it on. But professionals would do a few quality-control tests. First, you bend the shoe toe to heel to see where it bends. If it’s not at the forefoot---where the foot actually bends, be afraid. Then you grip both ends and twist in opposite directions. If you can twist it like a towel, it means there’s zero support. Finally, you squeeze(擠)the heel in both directions. A stable heel won’t cave in.
Now you need to check the mold(模子)that shapes the inside of the shoe: whether it’s wide or narrow in the mid-foot, how it sits on the heel and how roomy the toe box is.
It’s wise to hold off until the afternoon to make the shoe purchase, to allow for any swelling(腫脹) that your feet do throughout the day. Toes also decide sizing choice. The rule is you need a finger’s width from your longest toe (whether that’s your big one or not) to the end of the shoe.
小題1:What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Advantages of wearing running shoes fitting you.

B．Ways to get to know about the shape of the arch of your foot.

C．Advice on how to choose the right pair of running shoes.

D．Best time to buy a pair of running shoes.

小題2:If the arch of your foot looks like a “C” shape, you have _________.

A．a(chǎn) normal arch

B．a(chǎn) high arch

C．a(chǎn) flat arch

D．a(chǎn) low arch

小題3:．The underlined phrase “cave in” most probably means ______.

A．bend

B．stretch

C．shake

D．crash

小題4:．Why is the late afternoon the ideal time to go shopping for shoes?

A．We are likely to be more patient in the afternoon.

B．Feet usually become large late in the day.

C．The toes become longer late in the day.

D．The arch of our feet will be in best shape in the afternoon.

Anthony Horowitz was miserable as child. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(懇求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, It’ll be good for him,” he recalled.
It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺負(fù)) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel . The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”
Now, at age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.
The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.
Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.
The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.
Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”
小題1:In the boarding school, Horowitz’s teachers           .

A．often criticized him	B．showed great concern for him
C．taught him how to write stories	D．thought little about his ability

小題2:Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?

A．He was the beloved child of his family.

B．He benefited a lot from boarding school.

C．He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.

D．Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.

小題3:What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

A．Confidence is the key to success.	B．Hardship teaches valuable lessons.
C．Interest is the best teacher.	D．Industry is the parent of success.

小題4:In which section can you most probably read the passage?

A．Campus Trends	B．Culture & Leisure
C．Our World	D．Science Life

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend（配偶）, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal, Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen -- the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs （面包屑）you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal（泄露）what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
The key question is: Does that matter?
For many Americans, the answer apparently is "no."
When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it A survey found an overwhelming pessimism（悲觀）about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me."
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths （收費(fèi)處）to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (優(yōu)惠券).
But privacy does matter -- at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.
小題1:What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

A．Friends should open their hearts to each other.

B．There should be a distance even between friends

C．Friends should always be faithful to each other.

D．There should be fewer disputes between friends.

小題2:Why does the author say "we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret" ?

A．Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.

B．People leave traces around when using modern technology.

C．There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.

D．Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.

小題3:What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protections?

A．They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B．They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.

C．They rely more and more on electronic devices.

D．They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

小題4:According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ______.

A．people will make every effort to keep it

B．its importance is rarely understood

C．it is something that can easily be lost

D．people don’t cherish it until they lose it

完形填空 (共 20 小題; 每小題 1.5 分, 滿分 30 分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Jerry is a restaurant manager who is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.
One day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get   36 ! You can’t be a __37__ person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself you have two __38__ today. You can choose to be in a good mood   39  you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice __40__ you live life.”
Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never __41__ to do in the restaurant business…. He __42__ the back door open one morning and was held up at __43__ point by three armed robbers. He was shot by them while trying to fight back. __44__, Jerry was found relatively quickly and __45  to the local trauma(外傷) center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released   46 
the hospital with fragments of the bullets   47  in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the __48  . Jerry told me something happening in the ER( 急診室). He said, “… the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the   49  on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really   50  . In their eyes, I   51  ‘he’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take   52  .” “What did you do?’ I asked. “Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked   53  I was allergic to anything. ‘ Yes’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘BULLETS!’ Over their   54  , I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
Attitude,   55  , is everything.

小題1:	A．that B．those C．one D．it

小題2:	A．brave B．good C．positive D．bad

小題3:	A．causes B．choices C．things D．goals

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．then

小題5:	A．how B．what C．that D．when

小題6:	A．supposed B．expected C．encouraged D．suggested

小題7:	A．came B．left C．broke D．knocked

小題8:	A．sword B．stick C．a(chǎn)rrow D．gun

小題9:	A．Hopefully B．Delightedly C．Luckily D．Disappointedly

小題10:

A．pushed B．rushed C．stepped D．followed

小題11:

A．to B．towards C．from D．down

小題12:

A．even B．ever C．once D．still

小題13:

A．trouble B．a(chǎn)ccident C．difficulty D．trick

小題14:

A．expressions B．smiles C．cries D．tears

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ttracted B．touched C．scared D．warned

小題16:

A．mix B．hope C．a(chǎn)sk D．read

小題17:

A．care B．a(chǎn)ction C．turns D．a(chǎn)part

小題18:

A．what B．that C．if D．why

小題19:.

A．laughter

B．disappointment

C．excitement

D．joy

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)fter all B．a(chǎn)t all C．in all D．for all

  Earlier this month, the Obama Administration called for increased protection of the world’s most southern continent, Antarctica. Scientists say climate change and human activity have increasingly led to the melting of massive pieces of Antarctic ice. The disappearance of ice will not only affect wildlife in the area such as seals and penguins. The melting will also cause oceans and seas around the world to rise.
This represents a major threat, especially to coastal areas. For example, the ancient city of Venice, Italy has long been threatened by rising sea levels. The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water called a lagoon( 淡水湖), are slowly sinking. When the city was founded about 1,600 years ago, the level of the Adriatic Sea was almost two meters lower than it is today.
Rising sea levels are not the only threat. The salty water is also destroying Venice’s famous buildings and artworks. The Italian government is trying to fix the problem with the construction of a seven-billion-dollar system of moving flood barriers.
Climate change is also leading to the melting of ice in other areas, such as Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania. It is the highest point in Africa, measuring almost 6,000 meters. The mountain supports five vegetation zones and many kinds of animals.
The ice glaciers on the mountain are disappearing very quickly. This will have a bad effect on the mountain’s ecosystems and on Tanzania’s travel industry. Also, a valuable record of thousands of years of weather history will also be lost if the ice melts. Scientists study pieces of glacier to understand weather patterns from thousands of years ago.
In the United States, the icy masses in Glacier National Park in Montana may soon completely disappear because of climate change. In 1850, there were an estimated 150 glaciers in the more than 400,000 hectare park.
There are 26 glaciers remaining today. Scientists estimate that the glaciers will be gone by 2030. Warming temperatures are also threatening the many kinds of plants and animals that live in this mountain ecosystem.
小題1: The writer developed the passage mainly by______.

A．giving examples	B．listing reasons
C．making comparisons	D．using quotations

小題2: How many glaciers disappeared since 1850 in Glacier National Park?

A．150.

B．26.

C．400,000.

D．About 124.

小題3: According to the passage, what has been affected in Italy by rising sea levels?

A．Many kinds of plants and animals died out in Italy.

B．Venice’s famous buildings and artworks are being destroyed completely.

C．The ice glaciers on the mountain are disappearing very quickly.

D．Its ancient buildings could be drowned.

小題4: What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Climate Change

B．The Melting of Massive Pieces of Antarctic Ice

C．Visiting Endangered Places around the World

D．The disappearing of the Ice Glaciers

Germany has a variety of cities each with its own characteristics, from the busy city of Berlin, to the ancient city of Cologne, to the Bavarian capital of Munich. Thankfully, these major German cities offer sightseeing tours that offer the opportunity to better explore the surrounding regions and the country’s most historic sites.
Berlin on Bike
Berlin on Bike takes visitors through the German capital via five bicycle tours, all with guides. Regular tours include the Wall Tour and Berlin’s Best, with stops at some of the city’s most famous landmarks, such as the Reichstag explores what life was like in East Berlin under Communist Rule. The cost of the tour includes the bike and helmet rental, and tourists may choose to continue renting their bikes once the tour has ended.
Berlinonbike.de/English/index.php
Munich City Sightseeing Tour
The Munich City Sightseeing Tour transports travelers throughout the city via an open-air, double-decker bus. Passengers can hop on and off at various stops throughout the day. This tour includes stops at such sites as the Munich central train station, the 1972 Olympic Stadium Park, Munich’s opera house and Karlsplatz, the gate to the historic city. The bus features a narrated tour guide and offers an English-language option.
Raileurope.com/activities/munich-city-sightseeing-tour/index.html
Nice City Tours- Cologne
Nice City Tours offers three tours of Cologne, available to private or business groups in a variety of languages. The old Town Tour runs for two hours and includes a guided tour of the Cologne Cathedral and some of the city’s old squares. The Brewery Pub Tour explores some of the city’s most beloved breweries and pubs, and details the history behind Kolsch, Cologne’s resident beer. Finally, the Old Town and Rhine Tour begins by visiting some of old town’s most historic sites and ends with a ride down the Rhine River.
Nicecitytours.con/tours.htm
小題1: The similarity of the three tours lies in that they all include_____.

A．bus tours

B．English service

C．three routes

D．guide’s service

小題2:If you take a great interest in beer, which tour might be suitable for you?

A．The Wall Tour	B．The Brewery Pub Tour
C．The Old Town Tour	D．The Munich City Sightseeing Tour

小題3:Where can you probably see this passage?

A．In a textbook.	B．On a website.
C．In an encyclopedia.	D．In a journal.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  21 shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  22 . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  23 these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very  24 to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  25 Grandma had a stroke（中風(fēng)）. Grandma could no longer  26 , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  27 companions.
After her stroke, it became a real  28 for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  29 was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（機(jī)械裝置）using a rope and pulley（滑輪）was   30 from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   31 Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  32 Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   33 my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not  34 for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  35 . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   36 on the rug （墊子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   37 , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   38 to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   39 companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   40 were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)nimal B．toy C．fish D．bird

小題2:	A．business B．firm C．company D．friend

小題3:	A．In spite of B．Because of C．Instead of D．In front of

小題4:	A．linked B．fastened C．a(chǎn)ttached D．tied

小題5:	A．before B．while C．until D．when

小題6:	A．think B．speak C．work D．study

小題7:	A．contrary B．content C．confident D．constant

小題8:	A．problem B．question C．practice D．rule

小題9:	A．the door B．Grandma C．the window D．Penny

小題10:

A．repaired B．fixed C．bought D．loaded

小題11:

A． out of B．a(chǎn)head of C．a(chǎn)way from D．a(chǎn)part from

小題12:

A．show B．hand C．borrow D．cook

小題13:

A．drawing attention to B．making use of C．breaking away from D．making fun of

小題14:

A．necessary B．possible C．important D．convenient

小題15:

A．recovered B．a(chǎn)woke C．slept D．screamed

小題16:

A．rolled B．stood C．waited D．lay

小題17:

A．reading room B．bedroom C．shop D．bathroom

小題18:

A．back B．up C．off D．down

小題19:

A．splendid B．remote C．faithful D．legal

小題20:

A．smell B．health C．habit D．living

完形填空 （共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Although my father wasn't a  doctor,  he  made  his  own  brand  of  "house  calls"． I followed him as he    36  a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank    37   all major holidays, and when Frank was    38  ． As far as I know,  their  only    39   was that Frank was an occasional    40   at Dad's small gas station． Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（門廊） that you could fall through if you weren't    41  ． Through his caring    42  , my father was teaching me to be a doctor,    43   neither of us knew it at the time．
When I was 13, my father    44   lung cancer． He brought home a    45   the doctor drew showing    46   his cancer was and told me that he was going to    47  ．
The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing    48    a central feature （特征） of our living  room next to his easy chair． Several months passed and his condition    49  ． He asked me to    50    my mother when he was gone． He said, "I love you, son．" That night he died．
When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some    51   to make． You can use the circumstance as a （n）    52    for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something    53   with yourself． I    54   my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a    55  ． ．

小題1:	A．lent B．brought C．bought D．showed

小題2:	A．for B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．on

小題3:	A．happy B．well C．sick D．homesick

小題4:	A．function B．connection C．information D．instruction

小題5:	A．patient B．doctor C．customer D．passenger

小題6:	A．careful B．strong C．reasonable D．punctual

小題7:	A．words B．a(chǎn)ttitude C．a(chǎn)ttention D．a(chǎn)ppearance

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．because C．a(chǎn)lthough D．a(chǎn)s

小題9:	A．developed B．found C．constructed D．recovered

小題10:

A．photo B．diagram C．report D．film

小題11:

A．where B．how C．which D．what

小題12:

A．rest B．retire C．die D．leave

小題13:

A．decorated B．remained C．equipped D．became

小題14:

A．worsened B．decreased C．increased D．bettered

小題15:

A．take care of B．make friends with C．make up for D．look into

小題16:

A．mistakes B．friends C．choices D．changes

小題17:

A．reason B．guide C．cause D．excuse

小題18:

A．positive B．a(chǎn)ctive C．productive D．motive

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ttracted B．consumed C．focused D．depended

小題20:

A．doctor B．driver C．teacher D．nurse