China marked its first Constitution Day on December 4，2014 _____ making the

Constitution part of Chinese people’s daily life．

A．in the hope of B．in the form of

C．in honour of D．in terms of

_____around the clock for two days，he managed to finish the report for the manager on schedule．

A．Working B．Worked

C．Having worked D．To work

Making a speech in front of a crowd of people is not his strength but he____ it with his passion and efforts．

A．takes advantage of B．makes up for

C．gets hold of D．1ives up to

So touching_____ that I couldn’t hold my tears back when I heard it for the first time

A．the song sounds B．had the song sounded

C．the song sounded D．did the song sound

—How did you find the trip to the Butterfly Valley last weekend?

—It _____more pleasant but for the heavy rain on our way home．

A．would have been B．was

C．had been D．would be

We will gather for the community service at the school gate at 8 tomorrow morning unless ___.

A．otherwise informing B．otherwise being informed

C．otherwise informed D．having otherwise informed

一WOw，you won first in the stow-telling competition．Fantastic!

一 ____!

A．Give me five B．Congratulations

C．Go ahead D．Forget it

I worked in a finance that I hated and I lived in a concrete jungle city with little greenery. I occupied my time with relationships. I was searching for happiness and had no where to find it.

Then I fell ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (慢性疲勞綜合征). I had to my job and was left with no income. I eventually regained my physical health, not long after that I got a(n) from my family at home saying that my father’s cancer had

progressed. I left the city and went home to be with him, yet he died soon afterwards. My oldest sister at that time complained of a bad back. It got so bad that she was to hospital. They discovered that she highly advanced cancer in her bones and that there was nothing could do. One month later she died.

I could never put into words the of my sister in my life. She was my soul-mate and I never thought I would journey this lifetime her. The shock and extreme heart break brought me to my knees and I in hospital.

I remember lying in the hospital bed, looking up at the and seeing my sister’s beautiful face. She with me all night long.

I during that night that I had to make a choice. I made the decision that, I

just live any life. I would live the life that I LOVE and nothing less. Since then I have begun to the most beautiful life for myself. I spend quality time with the rest of my precious family and cherish every moment I have with them. I’m making new friends with beautiful souls around the world.

I love myself more deeply every day.

1.A．family B．city C．hospital D．job

2.A．meaningless B．innocent C．unjust D．illegal

3.A．guidance B．intention C．idea D．doubt

4.A．reserve B．quit C．switch D．continue

5.A．Because B．Until C．Unless D．Though

6.A．reply B．call C．opinion`` D．prayer

7.A．slightly B．punctually C．fiercely D．regularly

8.A．a(chǎn)wful B．favorite C．stupid D．generous

9.A．a(chǎn)ttached B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．a(chǎn)ccompanied D．a(chǎn)dmitted

10.A．developed B．spread C．grew D．contained

11.A．they B．I C．she D．we

12.A．progress B．recovery C．change D．loss

13.A．with B．beside C．without D．beyond

14.A．ended up B．caught on C．hung about D．took off

15.A．floor B．ceiling C．door D．roof

16.A．lived B．laughed C．stayed D．mourned

17.A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．realized C．shouted D．concluded

18.A．wouldn’t B．needn’t C．mightn’t D．daren’t

19.A．equally B．urgently C．silently D．a(chǎn)bsolutely

20.A．respect B．a(chǎn)djust C．shape D．defend

Stanley Yelnats was given a choice. The judge said, “You may go to prison, or you may go to Camp Green Lake.” Stanley was from a poor family. He had never been to camp before. So, Stanley Yelnats seems set to serve an easy sentence, which is only fair because he is as innocent as you or me. But Stanley is not going where he thinks he is.

Camp Green Lake is like no other camp anywhere. It is a place that has no lake and nothing green. Nor is it a camp, at least not the kind of camp kids look forward to in the summertime. It is only a desert wasteland, dotted with countless holes dug by the boys who live at the camp.

The trouble started when Stanley was accused of stealing a pair of shoes donated by basketball great Clyde “Sweetfeet” Livingston to a celebrity auction (名流拍賣會). In court, the judge doesn’t believe Stanley’s explanation that the shoes fell from the sky onto his head. And yet, that’s exactly what happened. Strangely, though, Stanley doesn’t blame the judge for falsely convicting (宣告有罪) him. Instead, he blames the whole thing on his “no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-

stealing-great-great-grandfather.” Thanks to this distant relative, the Yelnats family had been cursed (詛咒) for generations. For Stanley, his current troubles are just a natural part of being a Yelnats.

At Camp Green Lake, the warden (看守) makes the boys “build character” by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is searching for something, and before long Stanley begins his own search — for the truth. Fate is to find a solution to it all — the family curse, the mystery of the holes. The great wheel of justice has ground slowly for generations, but now it is about to reveal its verdict (裁決).

1.Stanley Yelnats went to Camp Green Lake to__________________.

A．enjoy the summertime B．show his innocence

C．Serve his sentence D．make a choice

2.We can learn from the passage that Stanley__________________.

A．stole the shoes for his relative

B．got the shoes by accident

C．donated the shoes to an auction

D．blamed the judge for the sentence

3.In fact，the warden made the boys dig holes to________________.

A．kill the time B．build character

C．break the family curse D．look for something

4.In which section of a newspaper does this passage probably appear?

A．Law． B．Geography．

C．News． D．Literature．

Herbie Ricketts，52,lives in Thornton Heath，south London，and works as an electrician．He has been a listening volunteer with the Samaritans for 16 years.

Each caller is as individual as their circumstances and I didn’t realize so many people take their own lives until I became a Samaritan．And only then did the true nature of the work I was doing hit home.

I’ll always remember my first day on duty．The caller, stressed and depressed，told me he was suicidal(想自殺的)．He’d been too frightened to talk to the people around him，which is common．People are told they’ve got nothing to be upset about．Or, if they are already classified as having mental health issues，so they tell no one．How do you make sense of your feelings if you can’t tell someone? Just allowing people to say what they honestly feel helps them find a different perspective．I couldn’t offer him practical advice but I could support him emotionally．I helped him come to terms with his situation and make sense of some of the terrible emotions he was experiencing．Offering anonymity(匿名)and being nonjudgmental(無偏見的)allows people easily hurt to explore their thoughts without fear or worry．I left him in an emotionally safe place，ensuring he knew 1 wasn’t rejecting or abandoning him．I let him know we were still there if he needed us，explaining that it might not be me on the other end of the phone but another Samaritan who could also support．

Suicidal people will ring with issues like drug use or loneliness．If you look at it from the perspective of, “How can I solve this? ”you can become，like them，at a loss．Every cell in your body wants to offer solutions，but as a Samaritan I’m not there to sort their problems out．I listen and will support them when they can’t see any further than tomorrow．When the phone goes silent，we stay with that caller as long as we possibly can，which could be two or three hours．

The shifts are up to four hours long．When it doesn’t go so well，I offload to my colleague，so I don’t carry home a heavy heart．Being a Samaritan has greatly improved my life．I’m calmer and become a supportive listener, which has also improved my relationships．But being a wonderful Samaritan doesn’t make you a wonderful parent or wonderful partner—I wish it did．

1.What does the underlined sentence in the passage probably mean?

A．Those who called in had their unique nature．

B．I got to realize the value of being a Samaritan．

C．It was common that many people committed suicide．

D．I was determined to be a Samaritan at home．

2.Some people choose not to tell others about their feelings mainly because they________.

A．a(chǎn)ctually have nothing to worry about

B．a(chǎn)re too shy to expose themselves to others

C．suffer from serious mental health problems

D．find no supportive listeners around them

3.Samaritans usually help callers by________.

A．sorting out their problems

B．providing practical advice for them

C．offering them emotional support

D．a(chǎn)sking questions such as“How can I solve this? ”

4.We may infer from the passage that________.

A．being a good Samaritan takes patience

B．Samaritans are easily affected by callers

C．callers are always successfully comforted

D．people kill themselves for lack of listening volunteers