In the past few years development in medical technology has made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend(延長(zhǎng)) life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of(支持) these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want to. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become terrible. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊嚴(yán)) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the argument goes on and on without a final answer.
小題1:The best title for this passage is _____.

A．The Right to Live	B．The Right to Die
C．The Doctor’s Duty	D．The Right to Live or Die

小題2:In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of __ .

A．the development of medical technology

B．big hospitals

C．good doctors

D．both B and C

小題3:According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is decided by _____ .              

A．the doctors

B．the head of the hospital

C．his or her family

D．the patient himself or herself

小題4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B．The argument has ended in favor of the patient.

C．The argument hasn’t ended yet.

D．The quality of life is not as important as life itself.

After my brother died in an accident, my mother was in deep sadness. I was only a four-year-old girl at the time, but I still understood the sudden shift in my mom’s attitude towards safety. Suddenly everything around us was potentially dangerous. Overnight, the world had gone from a playground to a dangerous zone. I grew up with a lot of limits and rules. I couldn’t walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t go to summer camp because what if something happened to me?
As I got older, the list of things of fear got longer. My whole life was divided into “things you should avoid”, and “things you needed to do in order to have a good, long life.” I became a natural worrier. I worry about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, car accidents, earthquakes, and losing my job — disasters big and small, real and imagined.
The funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life. In fact, I’ve developed a rule for myself: If it scares me, then I have to do it at least once. I’ve done lots of things that my mom would have worried about: I’ve ridden a motorcycle; I’ve traveled —a lot. I’ve performed stand-up comedy, and I’m planning my second wedding.
There’s something else I don’t usually talk about, but it’s a cornerstone in my belief: When I was 14, my mother died suddenly in a car accident. At my mom’s funeral I remember making a choice. I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be “safe” or I could be brave enough to live out a fulfilling, exciting and, yes, sometimes dangerous life.
I worry that I may have betrayed(背叛) my mother by writing her in this light, but she has been a driving force in my life and, in the end I think she would have been proud of me. Courage isn’t a natural character of human beings. I believe that using courage is like developing a muscle. The more often I do things that scare me or that make me uncomfortable, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.
Even though I inherited (繼承) my mother’s cautious nature. I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we face it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.
小題1:In the writer’s childhood, the limits and rules were used to ______.

A．improve her behavior	B．develop her independence
C．be in memory of her dead brother	D．protect her from possible danger

小題2: How does the writer deal with the things that frighten her?

A．She just ignores them.	B．She faces up to them.
C．She turns to her mother for help.	D．She does them with her friends.

小題3:From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．the writer failed in her first marriage

B．nothing can make the writer afraid now

C．frightening things made the writer lose her self-confidence

D．the writer’s mother felt annoyed with her

小題4:What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Mothers influence their children much.

B．Fear is in fact not a bad thing.

C．Facing fear bravely produces courage.

D．The world is not as scary as people expect.

When I was about 8 years old, I asked my mum to buy me a certain biscuit because it sponsored（贊助）Flash Gordon. Gordon was a super-hero who 31 for good deeds（事情）in outer space.
My mum would buy the 32 for me because I 33 the prize that came with it. The prize was a pair of glasses that Gordon 34 .
However, in order to get the prize I had to 35 the whole box of biscuits out because it was at the 36 . I didn’t dare to think of 37 my way to the prize because I was too 38 . Yes, I wanted to be like Flash Gordon! 39 the glasses came out from the bottom, I put them on. I felt like my favorite 40 . I wore them everywhere my mum and I went. I even tried to wear them to 41, but the teachers didn’t want a super-hero flying around the playground.
Over the years there were other prizes from many 42 brands（牌子）of biscuits, but I was never really 43 the biscuits, only the 44 .
When you think about it, 45 itself can be like a box of biscuits. Even as adults, we keep 46 that prize at all costs. Just 47 what we do at times. We become greedy（貪婪的）to get what we think is the prize.
Try to look at it from a different view. Wouldn’t it be better to 48 the journey along the way ? In other words, don’t be impatient and pour the box. That will only spoil（破壞）the 49 meaning of the prize. Enjoy what you have and be grateful. I promise your prize will 50 , without having to push others out of the way to get it.

小題1:	A．paid B．prepared C．fought D．waited

小題2:	A．biscuit B．toy C．book D．space

小題3:	A．designed B．deserved C．offered D．wanted

小題4:	A．made B．sold C．owned D．wore

小題5:	A．throw B．pour C．put D．leave

小題6:	A．beginning B．side C．bottom D．top

小題7:	A．changing B．losing C．eating D．finding

小題8:	A．impatient B．lazy C．weak D．nervous

小題9:	A．Although B．Since C．While D．Once

小題10:

A．soldier B．hero C．model D．player

小題11:

A．cinema B．school C．hospital D．shop

小題12:

A．old B．famous C．different D．special

小題13:

A．interested in B．a(chǎn)fraid of C．good at D．a(chǎn)ngry at

小題14:

A．color B．price C．box D．prize

小題15:

A．success B．life C．love D．wealth

小題16:

A．looking at B．looking after C．looking for D．looking up

小題17:

A．think about B．set down C．pack up D．go through

小題18:

A．cut B．stop C．plan D．enjoy

小題19:

A．new B．real C．funny D．strange

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)ppear B．disappear C．flow D．enrich

Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. Should we throw her a party ? Should we take her on a trip ? We remembered that she had touched so many people’s lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute（獻(xiàn)禮）to my grandmother.
We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother’s address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response（回應(yīng)）surprised us. We compiled（編輯）these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.
The unusual thing about my grandmother’s friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother’s life.
I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one’s lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.
小題1:How did the author’s family celebrate Grandmother’s birthday ?

A．They took her on a trip across the country.

B．They gave her a memory book of friendship.

C．They invited all her friends to her birthday party.

D．They asked all her friends to send her cards.

小題2:When receiving her birthday gift, the author’s grandmother probably felt _____.

A．disappointed and lonely	B．sorry and sad
C．surprised and pleased	D．nervous and excited

小題3:According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____.

A．the more friends you have, the better

B．friends are more important than family

C．understanding leads to greater success

D．true friendship is very important to us

小題4:Which of the following words can best describe the author’s grandmother ?

A．Kind.

B．Great.

C．Polite

D．Pleasant

A man and his girlfriend got married. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, "I read in a magazine about how we can   36  our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit   37  with the other. Then, we can talk about how we can   38  them together and make our lives happier together."
The husband   39 . So each of them went to a(n)   40  room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their   41 .
"I'll start," offered the wife. She   42  her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. After the wife had read all three pages to her husband,   43  the husband stated, "I don't have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the   44  that you are. I don't want you to   45  anything for me."
The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his   46  of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don't really have to go   47  for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us?

小題1:	A．enrich B．strengthen C．lengthen D．deepen

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)nnoying B．surprising C．satisfying D．inspiring

小題3:	A．fix B．do C．find D．set

小題4:	A．smiled B．refused C．a(chǎn)greed D．hesitated

小題5:	A．spare B．separate C．empty D．special

小題6:	A．dishes B．magazines C．lives D．lists

小題7:	A．put away B．handed in C．took out D．wrote down

小題8:	A．disappointedly B．unluckily C．bitterly D．quietly

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ppearance B．way C．situation D．position

小題10:

A．change B．a(chǎn)ccept C．decide D．drop

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．warning C．a(chǎn)cceptance D．pride

小題12:

A．leaving B．waiting C．a(chǎn)sking D．looking

When I was a child, my mom liked to make food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night   36  when she made dinner after a long,   37  day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone   38  ! Yet all my dad did was to   39  his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I   40  him that night, but I do remember   41  him smear(涂上)butter on that toast and eat   42  bite!
  43  I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom   44  to my dad for burning the toast.   45  I’ll never forget what he said: “Baby, I   46  burnt toast.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy   47  and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Son, your mom   48  a hard day at work today and she’s really   49 . And besides, a little burnt toast never   50  anyone!”
You know, life is full of imperfect things…and imperfect people. I’m not the best housekeeper or cook. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s   51  and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy and   52  relationship.
And this is my prayer for you today: you’ll learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and   53  them at the feet of God, because   54 , he’s the only one who will be able to give you a relationship where burnt toast isn’t a deal-breaker(煞風(fēng)景)！
We could extend(推廣)this to any relationship in fact   55  understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!

小題1:	A．in time B．in turn C．in fact D．in particular

小題2:	A．comfortable B．hard C．boring D．happy

小題3:	A．noticed B．punished C．praised D．opposed

小題4:	A．enter for B．a(chǎn)nswer for C．reach for D．make for

小題5:	A．told B．a(chǎn)sked C．explained D．promised

小題6:	A．helping B．hearing C．making D．watching

小題7:	A．one B．every C．a(chǎn)nother D．neither

小題8:	A．Until B．Since C．When D．As long as

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)pologize B．congratulate C．a(chǎn)pply D．introduce

小題10:

A．Or B．For C．However D．And

小題11:

A．hate B．respect C．love D．make

小題12:

A．morning B．goodnight C．evening D．night

小題13:

A．bring in B．put in C．get in D．take in

小題14:

A．lovely B．excellent C．hard-working D．tired

小題15:

A．hurt B．found C．expected D．stricken

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)dvantages B．values C．faults D．gifts

小題17:

A．lasting B．a(chǎn)ppreciative C．outstanding D．turning

小題18:

A．wrap B．play C．lay D．tie

小題19:

A．on the top B．in the end C．in surprise D．in the long term

小題20:

A．if B．though C．when D．a(chǎn)s

It is normal for parents to question their children's hairstyle or the clothes they wear. But today teenagers and their parents argue over something else: money.
Children are spending lots of it. Parents used to say to their children, "You're wearing that?" Now they say, "You paid how much for that?"
Children in the US today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young.
So what are all these children buying? The list is long: ipods trainers(訓(xùn)練鞋), cellphones and jeans are typical items that children "have to" buy. And they will do anything to get them. They ask their parents over and over until they buy them.
But parents also need to take the blame for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best stuff. They end up competing with other parents over what their children have.
So no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rather than spending it all the time.
And it's hard to save when companies use advertising and clever slogans to encourage young people to buy their products. They even encourage children to keep asking their parents for something until they get it.
Today, you don't even need to have money in order to buy something. Banks give out credit cards and loans all the time so people are saving less and less. We are used to there being lots of money around. And if you don't have much you can always borrow some.
But this hasn't always been the case. When our grandparents were young there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.
The older generation made the wise expression, "Money doesn’t grow on trees." This is as true now as it was 50 years ago. They give money a great deal of value. And we all have a lot to learn from them.
小題1:The text mainly tells us ________.

A．divisions between teenagers and their parents

B．children's high consumption (消費(fèi)) of products

C．what is popular among children at the moment

D．how to spend money wisely

小題2:Parents are to blame for children's spending a lot of money because ________.

A．they encourage children to care about the latest fashion

B．their consumption habits set a bad example for children

C．they always give children too much pocket money

D．they do nothing to help children establish healthy consumption habits

小題3:Nowadays people find it hard to save money because of all of the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

A．banks provide credit cards and loans

B．a(chǎn)dvertisements draw people’s attention to new products

C．people have more money than in the past and saving is out of date

D．people's living standard has improved and they can buy what they want

小題4:The saying "Money doesn't grow on trees." in the last paragraph is intended to tell us that ________.

A．the older generation understood how to teach children to save

B．in the past, people attached more importance to saving money

C．money has a great deal of value

D．money is not easily earned and people should be careful spending it

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___36___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___37___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___38___. As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___39___ an exceptional person she is. How ___40___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___41___, but they flow easily from my pen.
　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___42___ hard work that go into ___43___ a child? For running after a toddler (學(xué)走步的小孩), for understanding a ___44___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___45___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___46___ how wise her mother really is?
　　How does a ___47___ woman thank a mother for ___48___ to be a mother? For being ready ___49___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___50____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___51___? For being ___52___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___53___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___54___. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___55___ in mine.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．until D．when

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)pprove B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．need D．resemble

小題3:	A．do B．have C．did D．will

小題4:	A．how B．that C．who D．what

小題5:	A．sad B．glad C．comic D．tragic

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)bsence B．presence C．a(chǎn)ppearance D．existence

小題7:	A．common B．plain C．normal D．usual

小題8:	A．raising B．rising C．developing D．training

小題9:	A．childish B．energetic C．fearless D．moody

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．everything D．nothing

小題11:

A．detects B．discovers C．recognizes D．realizes

小題12:

A．pretty B．foolish C．green D．grown

小題13:

A．failing B．intending C．continuing D．keeping

小題14:

A．by B．with C．for D．on

小題15:

A．silent B．quiet C．cool D．noiseless

小題16:

A．dozen times B．a(chǎn) dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time

小題17:

A．valuably B．essentially C．naturally D．virtually

小題18:

A．devotes B．deserts C．deserves D．desires

小題19:

A．set B．settled C．placed D．fixed

小題20:

A．sees B．finds C．is D．looks

The teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child. She 20  all her pupils to have one, and sometimes, arranged for their parents to come and 21 the work they had done as a result.
One Friday morning the teacher told the class that  22 of them who had a hobby could 23  a holiday that afternoon to get things they had  24  as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon.
So on Friday afternoon, 25 those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the  26 ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on 27 that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to 28  . When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was   29  to see that Tommy was not there. He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a   30 collection of butterflies in glass cases.  31  his teacher had admired them
and helped him to arrange them on a table in the   32 , she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to   33 . “What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must   34  here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s   35  the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know they are coming then,” answered Tommy, “and I will   36  them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are  37  .”
“But what has it got to do   38  your big brother?” asked the teacher. “Aren’t the butterflies yours?” “No,” answered Tommy. “They belong to him.” “But Tommy, you are   39  to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s!” said the teacher. “I know that,” answered Tommy. “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．encouraged C．forbade D．taught

小題2:	A．see B．observe C．know D．inspect

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)ll B．none C．those D．many

小題4:	A．celebrate B．have C．give D．need

小題5:	A．done B．bought C．taken D．made

小題6:	A．while B．if C．therefore D．because

小題7:	A．bad B．lucky C．unlucky D．stupid

小題8:	A．condition B．situation C．state D．the whole

小題9:	A．send B．give C．collect D．show

小題10:

A．pleased B．surprised C．satisfied D．upset

小題11:

A．beautiful B．necessary C．useful D．useless

小題12:

A．If B．After C．As D．Although

小題13:

A．case B．school C．building D．classroom

小題14:

A．speak B．leave C．clean D．introduce

小題15:

A．keep B．wait C．remain D．leave

小題16:

A．why B．how C．when D．where

小題17:

A．take B．bring C．wish D．welcome

小題18:

A．stolen B．burned C．flown D．taken

小題19:

A．to B．with C．a(chǎn)bout D．on

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)bout B．likely C．supposed D．known

Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children's careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and sportswomen? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It's very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child's development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. All can be very expensive.
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may he damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training when young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.
小題1:This passage is most probably taken from _______.

A．a(chǎn) letter

B．a(chǎn)n advertisement

C．a(chǎn) personal diary

D．a(chǎn) newspaper

小題2:According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in a sport ____.

A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or sportswomen

B．try to get financial support from the govern­ment for their children's training

C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．By starting young, you won't have much time for your schoolwork.

B．Early training may damage your muscles.

C．Most children may become top sportsmen after a long period of training.

D．It' s very expensive for parents to support their child's development in sports.

小題4:The phrase "to take a second place" underlined in first paragraph means "_______".

A．to repeat the activities some other day

B．to become less important

C．of all the things, they are the most important

D．to happen again

小題5:_____ can become the best players after many years of training.

A．Most people

B．Many people

C．merely a few people

D．No people