8．Shyness can make people feel awkward，worried or tense on social occasions．Shyness is the cause of much（1）B for a great many people．Shy people often feel（2）C and are self-conscious； that is，they are over concerned with their own（3）B and actions．For example，they often ask themselves"Am I wearing unattractive clothes？"
Obviously，it is such a（n）（4）D feeling that people must be affected unfavorably．A person's self concept is reflected in the way he or she（5）A and affects other people's attitudes towards him or her．In general，the way people think about themselves has a deep influence on all areas of their lives．Shy people，with low self-esteem（自尊），are likely to be passive and easily（6）D by others．They need reassurance that they are doing"the（7）C thing"．Shy people are very（8）A to criticism．It makes them feel inferior（低人一等）．They also find it difficult to be（9）C by pleasing words because they believe they are unworthy of it．A shy person may respond to a（n）（10）D with a statement like this one："You're just saying that to make me feel good．I know it's not true．"
It is clear that，while self-awareness is a （n）（11）A quality，overdoing it is harmful．Can shyness be（12）B got rid of，or at least reduced？Fortunately，people can make it with determination．It is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their（13）B   and remember that it is （14）D for them to label themselves inferior because each individual is（15）A and has his or her own characteristics．

1．A．coldness	B．discomfort	C．happiness	D．excitement
2．A．bored	B．terrified	C．a(chǎn)nxious	D．enthusiastic
3．A．thoughts	B．a(chǎn)ppearances	C．ideas	D．words
4．A．comfortable	B．positive	C．pleasant	D．unpleasant
5．A．behaves	B．says	C．plays	D．claims
6．A．impressed	B．cheated	C．persuaded	D．influenced
7．A．wrong	B．good	C．right	D．easy
8．A．sensitive	B．used	C．insensitive	D．a(chǎn)ccustomed
9．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed	B．a(chǎn)mused	C．delighted	D．entertained
10．A．a(chǎn)pology	B．punishment	C．promotion	D．praise
11．A．healthy	B．unhealthy	C．realistic	D．practical
12．A．mostly	B．completely	C．partly	D．generally
13．A．shyness	B．strengths	C．specialties	D．shortcomings
14．A．necessary	B．dangerous	C．proper	D．unfair
15．A．unique	B．valuable	D．a(chǎn)dmirable	C．hopeful

7．Long long ago，a circle missed one piece of its own．The circle wanted to be whole，so it went around looking for its （36）B piece．But because it was （37）A   and therefore could roll only very slowly，it（38）C  the flowers along the way．It（39）B with the worms．It enjoyed the sunshine．It found lots of different pieces，but （40）D  of them fitted．So it left them all by the side of the road and （41）Dsearching．Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted （42）C．It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll．（43）B it was a perfect circle，it could roll very fast，（44）B fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms．After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly，it （45）A，left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away．
The （46）Aof the story，I suggest，is that in some strange （47）C we are more whole when we are missing something．The man who has （48）D is in some ways a poor man．He will never know what it （49）B like to nourish his soul with the dream of something （50）A．When we accept that （51）Cis part of being human and when we can continue rolling （52）Dlife and appreciate it，we will have （53）Ca wholeness that others can only desire，which，I believe，is （54）DGod asks of us-not"Be perfect"，not"Don't even make a mistake"，（55）A"Be whole"．

36．A．other	B．missing	C．rest	D．remaining
37．A．incomplete	B．ugly	C．ordinary	D．unusual
38．A．picked	B．watered	C．a(chǎn)dmired	D．planted
39．A．played	B．chatted	C．sang	D．danced
40．A．neither	B．each	C．a(chǎn)ll	D．none
41．A．carried out	B．put on	C．worked out	D．kept on
42．A．especially	B．permanently	C．perfectly	D．constantly
43．A．Although	B．Now that	C．Unless	D．As long as
44．A．very	B．too	C．so	D．how
45．A．stopped	B．continued	C．hesitated	D．cried
46．A．lesson	B．root	C．reason	D．cause
47．A．degree	B．level	C．sense	D．manner
48．A．nothing	B．something	C．little	D．everything
49．A．smells	B．feels	C．looks	D．sounds
50．A．better	B．common	C．impractical	D．worse
51．A．strength	B．kindness	C．imperfection	D．benefit
52．A．behind	B．a(chǎn)t	C．of	D．through
53．A．recognized	B．searched	C．a(chǎn)chieved	D．founded
54．A．which	B．how	C．that	D．what
55．A．but	B．while	C．a(chǎn)nd	D．otherwise

6．Once upon a time，there was a seed and because he was （36）A  a tiny seed，nobody paid any attention to him．So，（37）D  kind of inferior （自卑的），the seed gave no importance to his （38）C．
（39）B，the wind blew him up and threw him on an open field （40）A  the hot sun．He wanted to know why．But without any （41）B，he was provided with （42）C  besides sunlight，sometimes light and sometimes water．
Time flew and years later he saw a traveler （43）A  by his side．"Thank God for this．I （44）D  need a rest，the seed heard the traveler （45）B，
（46）C  are you talking about？"the seed asked．He thought the man was laughing at him．（47）B，he had seen many people taking a rest by his side but no one ever （48）Ato him like that．"Who is this？"the man was （49）D
--（50）C  A seed．"
"A seed？"the man （51）Dthe big tree．"Are you（52）C  me？You're a big tree!"
A moment later the seed，now a great tree，thought and （53）B  for the first time in his life．"Oh！That means I'm not a small seed any longer！I won't （54）A  unnoticed but was born to help （55）D people．Wow！Now that's a life worth a thousand gems！"

36．A．only	B．right	C．such	D．rather
37．A．thinking	B．minding	C．realizing	D．feeling
38．A．life	B．world	C．existence	D．surroundings
39．A．However	B．Then one day	C．Thus	D．Unexpectedly
40．A．in	B．below	C．under	D．over
41．A．idea	B．a(chǎn)nswer	C．excuse	D．hope
42．A．help	B．fertilizer	C．rain	D．wind
43．A．sitting	B．walking	C．going	D．passing
44．A．probably	B．possibly	C．certainly	D．really
45．A．cry	B．say	C．talk	D．shout
46．A．Who	B．Whom	C．What	D．Why
47．A．Instead	B．Sure	C．Soon	D．Also
48．A．spoke	B．treated	C．a(chǎn)cted	D．nodded
49．A．happy	B．a(chǎn)nnoyed	C．excited	D．surprised
50．A．Can't you see？	B．Why ask？	C．It's me	D．Don't you know？
51．A．replied to	B．turned to	C．a(chǎn)sked for	D．stared at
52．Aexpecting	B．visiting	C．kidding	D．joking
53．A．knew	B．smiled	C．recognized	D．found
54．A．die	B．live	C．a(chǎn)ppear	D．disappear
55．A．walking	B．foreign	C．traveling	D．tired

5．Celebrities（名人） are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new study．
In case anyone needed proof，a new study supports the widely held perception：Famous people are more narcissistic（自我陶醉的），which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person is．That is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young of the University of Southern California，whose study of 200celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in Personality．
It is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists，the study found．Rather，it suggests，the self-adoring（自戀的）people seek jobs in show business．The study，whose subjects were a11celebrities from Pinsky's‘Loveline'radio show，found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebrities．Female stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristics．
It's"common sense"that celebrities are narcissists，said Jeremy Ritzlin，a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study．"Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，"he said．"So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them．"
Pinsky，an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USC'S Keck School of Medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy．"However，they are easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，"added Pinsky，who has hosted the radio show"Loveline"for 20years．
Celebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the study．They anonymously（匿名地）took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．which rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority，exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority，exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency．

36．Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study？A
A．The women stars．    B．The men stars
C．The average people．  D．It is not mentioned in the passage．
37．According to the forth paragraph．the fact"celebrities are narcissists"C．
A．is common in the entertainment industry
B．is a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin
C．is known to most of the people
D．is unreal on the stage
38．According to Pinsky，narcissists may NOTB．
A．hope to attract attention
B．be kind to poor people
C．believe in themselves
D．be liked by others easily
39．How were the celebrities surveyed in the study？D
A．They were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young．
B．They were invited to the University of Southern California．
C．They appeared on Pinsky's‘Loveline'radio show．
D．They took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．
40．The author of this passage wants to tell USD．
A．how psychologists make a study
B．how entertainment industry produces celebrities
C．how people think of the famous stars
D．how celebrities feel about themselves．

4．Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive（欺騙）？When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included，he can give you a false picture．
For example，someone might say，''I just won a hundred．dollars on the lottery（彩票）．It was great．I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!"．This guy's a winner，right？Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought$200worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He's really a big loser!He didn't say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That's called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．
Some politicians often use this trick．Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks another term．One of her  opponents says，"During Governor Smith's term，the state lost one million jobs!"That's true．However，an honest statement would have been，"During Governor Smith's term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．"
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths．It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，''Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．''It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．
This kind of deception happens too often．It's a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can lie as well．

31．The underlined word"opponents"in Paragraph 3meansA．
A．enemy    B．partner    C．cooperator   D．a(chǎn)ssistant
32．We may infer that the author believes people shouldC．
A：．buy lottery tickets if possible    B．make use of half-truths
C．be careful about what they are told D．not trust the Yucky Company
33．How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive？C
A．One．    B．Two．    C．Three． D．Four．
34．Which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．Using half truths is against the law．
B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies．
C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache．
D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term．
35．which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage？B
A．He's really a big loser!
B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well．
C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths．
D．It's against the law to make false statements．

3．As a group of young African immigrants struggle to adapt to life in the United States，an after-school drama program at White Oak Middle School aims to make their lives easier by first making them a little harder．
Project X is a program that uses drama，dance，poetry and other creative outlets to help students discuss the tough and sometimes painful problems they face as pre-teen immigrants with language barriers．A final unveiling of their creation will be performed for friends and family at the end of the year at Imagination Stage．
Wanjiru Kamau，coordinator of White Oak's African Club said it's important to give troubles to group members to help them find their place at the school．"It comforts those who are uncomfortable，and it discomforts those who are comfortable，"Kamau said of Project X．
Kamau teamed up with Imagination Stage after she noticed that many African students seemed uncomfortable talking about problems，such as being laughed at by their fellow students about how they look and talk．When most of the kids join the club，they speak little or no English，Kamau said．Each week，the club typically draws five to ten students who are originally from Africa for discussion sessions and the Project X programme．
"We are going to express ourselves through our words and our actions，and that's powerful，"said teaching artist Meg Green as she introduced fill-in-the-blank poems the students wrote about their identities．
One student，F(xiàn)rank Ketchouang，13，wrote，"I am from the world； I am love，"which drew oohs and aahs from the group．Ketchouang has been in the United States for less than a year，said Program Coordinator Chad Dike．When Ketchouang started attending Project X，he had been in the United States for two months and spoke no English．Now he's one of the group's most outgoing members and helps translate instructions from English to Creole for the group's newest member，who is from Haiti．
Many people will give up when there's a language barrier，"but these students prove them wrong"．Kamau said．"You do have something to give．You are important．When TV，media，etc．a(chǎn)re bringing them down，this program is bringing them up．"

41．Project X is intended for helping the young African immigrants toC．
A．get over language barriers                   B．enrich after-school life
C．overcome tough problems                      D．become more creative
42．How well the members learn in the Project X program is shown byA．
A．their annual creative performances          B．their annual scores gained at school
C．the comments of friends and family          D．the comments of the program teachers
43．What do we know about the Imagination Stage？B
A．It's established by Kamau for Project X．
B．It's a cooperative partner of White Oak'S African Club．
C．It's a project designed by White Oak Middle School．
D．It's operated once at the end of each year．
44．According to the author，what Franck Ketchouang wrote wasC．
A．silly        B．simple      C．excellent     D．contradictory
45．The passage is written mainly toA．
A．introduce the Project X program           B．inspire immigrants to never give up
C．a(chǎn)dvocate White Oak'S African Club        D．call for more attention to immigrants．

2．I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people's homes in France．The idea is simple，but revolutionary--combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building．The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities．In the afternoons，the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children，and if a child is feeling sad or tired，there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle（擁抱）．There are trips out and birthday parties too．
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned．The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention，and respond well because someone has time for them．They see illness and death and learn to accept them．The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed．They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too．
Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young．There are many reasons for this，including the breakdown of the extended family，working parents with no time to care for aging relations，families that have moved away，and smaller flats with no room for grandparents．But the result is the same--increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children．And more old people who are lonely and feel useless，along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support．It's a major problem in many societies．
That's why intergenerational programmes，designed to bring the old and the young together，are growing in popularity all over the world．There are examples of successful attempts all over the world．Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example．Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another，perhaps reading with children who need extra attention．

36．A nursery school is a place whereC．
A．future nurses are trained                        B．the elderly live
C．children are taken care of                       D．the old join in activities
37．Which is true according to the passage？B
A．A number of assistants are employed to take care of the children．
B．The new concept benefits both the elderly and the children．
C．The children become stronger after getting more individual attention．
D．The children learn that sick people will die．
38．What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3？D
A．The reason why the old and the young are separated．
B．The support children need．
C．One reason why children don't live with their grandparents．
D．The problem that the old and the young are separated．
39．What does the"intergenerational programmes"in Paragraph 4refer to？A
A．Combining elderly homes with nursery schools．
B．Letting the children and the residents eat together．
C．Asking young people to teach IT skills to older people．
D．Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools．
40．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．Old people's Homes in France                     B．Building Bridges of Life
C．A Solution to the Elderly Problem                 D．Children's New Happy Life．

1．The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management，the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid．The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye，in the process sometimes forming critical analyses of the factors that influence everyone's experience in the organization．
Consider the new views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of how people get promoted．Coleman is black．He spent 11 years with IBM，half of them working in management development，and now serves as a consultant in some big companies like AT&T and Coca-Cola．Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big companies，he considers the different roles of the following elements in the long-term success：performance counts a mere 10%，image，30%； and exposure，a full 60%．Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may increase your pay，it won't ensure you the big promotion．He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work，and what a high position these people hold．
Ridiculous beliefs？But they are not ridiculous to many people，especially many women and members of minority races who，like Coleman，feel that they have a better picture of the reality．"Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs，"says Kaleel Jamison，a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues．"They think that if you work hard，you'll get ahead-that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion．"She adds，"Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've got ahead because of their sex or color that they try to make themselves less visible．"Her advice to those folks：learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way to stand out among the people．

41．The best title for this passage would beB．
A．Role of Women and Minorities in Management
B．The Importance of Being Visible
C．Job Performance and Advancement
D．Sex and Career Success
42．According to the passage，the underlined sentence"things formerly judged to be best left unsaid"in the first paragraph probably refers toC．
A．criticisms that cause everyone's experience
B．the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eye
C．the opinions which are in conflict with the established beliefs
D．the ideas which usually come up with new ways of management in the organization
43．We can learn from the passage that the most important factor to achieve success in one's career is toA．
A．let your bosses know how good you are
B．establish a favorable image to the people around you
C．work as a consultant to your bosses
D．well perform your tasks given by your bosses
44．The reason why women and blacks make themselves less visible is that theyD．
A．know that someone in authority will reach down and give them a promotion
B．want to give people the impression that they work under false beliefs
C．believe they can get promoted by their sex or color
D．don't want people to think that their promotions were due to sex or color
45．In the author's opinion，Coleman's beliefs areC．
A．one-sided    
B．popular     
C．special       
D．shallow．

20．My oldest child，Emma，just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college．These days，friends and family have begun flooding me with one question：What is she going to do after graduation？
The job market is，after all，awfully tough．Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank published a study showing that"recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paid jobs or working part-time．"The bright spot，according to the study，is for students who majored（主修） in STEM-science，technology，engineering and mathematics-areas in which recent graduates"have tended to do relatively well"．
But Emma is a student of the humanities（人文） at a small college．She's an American Studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food．For quite a while，I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I'm not the least bit worried she will find a good job．Yet the more I've thought about it，the more I've decided to be honest．"I'm not sure what Emma is going to do，"I now say．"But she's gotten a great education and has really found her interest．-and I know those things will serve her well over the course of her life．"
Nowadays，more and more universities and colleges are being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates．In this climate，encouraging your kid to study the humanities，seems，at best，unwise or，at worst，unconcerned with earning a living．But a college is not a vocational（職業(yè)） school．And promoting STEM subjects should not be society's only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world．
From the beginning，we never urged Emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money，as more and more families are doing．To Emma，what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time：Emma's contribution to the world and how happy she is in it．
25．The author's friends and familyC．
A．a(chǎn)re worried about Emma's safety
B．have been worrying about the flood
C．a(chǎn)re concerned about Emma's future  
D．a(chǎn)re worried about the job market
26．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？C
A．The number of the graduates is increasing．
B．STEM graduates can be better employees．
C．STEM graduates are in relatively greater demand．
D．More and more graduates like to do a part-time job．
27．Why did Emma choose a major in the humanities？A
A．Because she is interested in it．
B．Because her mother told her to．
C．Because it is increasingly popular．
D．Because she wants further education．
28．According to the author，what matters most in choosing a major is thatD．
A．it should be among the STEM
B．it should be fashionable and interesting
C．it should allow a good job and a high salary
D．it should bring achievements and happiness．

19．Do you know that the first documented use of OMG （oh my god） was in 1917，or that LOL was once a common term meaning little old ladies in 1960？That's what the world learned when OMG，LOL and FYI （for your information） were added to the Oxford English Dictionary last week．This dictionary is considered by many people to be the reference book that defines the English language．
    Words added to the Oxford English Dictionary are truly considered new members of the language．People invent new words all the time，but only a few become popular enough to get defined in dictionaries．
Typed online or in text messages，LOL，OMG and FYI are initialisms（首字母縮略詞），which can be said aloud letter by letter．Faster to type than the full phrases，initialisms like these have been used online since the 1990s．But these three online terms are now spoken outside the Internet too，making them different from other online lingo （行話）．Dictionary editors thought that the words were used so commonly that they had to be defined this year．
    Another important addition to the dictionary this year was，as in"I   NY"．This
is the first graphic （圖形的） symbol ever defined in the Oxford English Dictionary．The editors added   as a verb under the definition of"heart"，meaning"to love"．
Some slang words-informal language used more commonly in speech than in writing-were also added，like wassup，a shortened way to say"What's up？"Even the words that have been in use for many years，like biker and happy camper，were finally added to the dictionary．
The Oxford English Dictionary now defines more than 600，000 words．That adds up to more than 21，730 pages!Guinness World Records calls it the longest dictionary in the world．The Oxford English Dictionary is known for recording words of all kinds-popular，outdated，and even foreign words used by English speakers throughout the language's long history．
68．The passage is mainly about the fact thatA
A．expressions like LOL and FYI have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary
B．many English words change their meanings with the time passing by
C．the English language is becoming more and more difficult to learn
D．the Oxford English Dictionary breaks Guinness World Records   
69．What cannot be used to prove that the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated？D
A．Some online terms are added to it．
B．Graphic symbol is first introduced into it．
C．Some slang words are collected in it．
D．Some outdated words are left out by it．
70．Before any new word is added to the update of the Oxford English Dictionary，itC
A．must be spread widely on the Internet
B．must be used commonly by the editors
C．must be used widely in either spoken or written language
D．must be shortened with large letters
71．It can be inferred that the Oxford English DictionaryB
A．includes all words from all languages
B．gets one of the Guinness World Records
C．changes some words'meanings at times
D．is the most respected dictionary in the world．