I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had   36  was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a   37 one. The lady   38  to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID   39  the deal could not take place. 

I went to the   40  with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started  41  her of asking the first   42  person she saw to help her. Although that was   43 , I didn’t understand why it   44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to   45  an ID in this country. 

Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no   46  to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not   47  she purchased the item.   

“  48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be   49  the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he   50  to exchange the item.

There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I   51  when the woman asked for my help, but   52  in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid   53  do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her. 

The second lesson is not to judge a book by its   54 . The woman looked poor, but she   55  _ the same treatment as anyone else does.

1.                A．purchased      B．shown          C．lost  D．mended

2.                A．same          B．popular         C．similar    D．different

3.                A．managed       B．wanted         C．refused   D．promised

4.                A．for            B．or             C．a(chǎn)nd  D．so

5.                A．counter        B．department      C．market   D．window

6.                A．warning        B．informing       C．reminding D．a(chǎn)ccusing

7.                A．fair            B．familiar         C．impossible     D．random

8.                A．wrong          B．true           C．reasonable    D．meaningful

9.                A．mattered       B．happened       C．passed   D．worked

10.               A．leave          B．pay            C．find  D．obtain

11.               A．request        B．place          C．way  D．need

12.               A．a(chǎn)nswer         B．prove          C．support   D．a(chǎn)dmit

13.               A．Unless         B．And           C．Instead    D．If

14.               A．ordered        B．a(chǎn)sked          C．denied    D．given

15.               A．a(chǎn)greed         B．prepared       C．failed D．remembered

16.               A．struggled       B．wondered      C．hesitated  D．nodded

17.               A．totally          B．gradually       C．hardly D．quickly

18.               A．feelings        B．goals           C．reasons   D．ideas

19.               A．design         B．cover          C．content   D．price

20.               A．deserved       B．required        C．received  D．a(chǎn)ppreciated

D
A proverb(諺語) is a short , well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world. Many proverbs give advice on how to live. Some proverbs are hundreds of years old, but they are still used today.
For example, my son is just like his father in many ways. We often say the two of them prove the proverb that the apple does not far from the tree.
My daughter is very short. She would like to be taller. But I tell her that good things come in small packages. Some valuable things are very small, like diamonds and other jewels. But I also tell my children that all that glitters is not gold. Something may look valuable, but may not really be valuable. Also, I tell them do not judge a book by its cover. You should not judge something only by its appearance.
Sometimes I tell my children to cooperate to solve a problem. After all, two heads are better than one. But another proverb says too many cooks spoil the soup. If too many people try to do something, then the job will not be done well.
I also tell my children that two wrongs do not make a right. You should not do something bad just because someone did the same to you.
Some people are pessimists while other people are optimists. Pessimists always think about how bad things are or will be; optimists might say that every cloud has a silver lining and they always look on the bright side. Other people are both pessimists and optimists. They hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future. We could tell them do not cross that bridge until you come to it.
It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it. So we say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
63. The author often comforts her daughter with the proverb that ____.
A. the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
B. good things come in small packages
C. too many cooks spoil the soup
D. two heads are better than one
64. If someone says “two heads are better than one”, he means____.
A. jobs will be done better if two work together
B. a problem will be solved easily by many people
C. jobs won’t be done well if there are too many people
D. you can’t do something bad even if someone else does it
65.The underlined word “pessimists” in the sixth paragraph refers to those people_____.
A. who always look on the bright side
B. who always expect bad things to happen
C. who are always full of hope for the future
D. who always make preparations for the worst
66. Which of the following are optimists likely to say?
A. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
B. We hope for the best and prepare for the worst
C. Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it.
D. Every cloud has a silver lining

D

A proverb(諺語) is a short , well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world. Many proverbs give advice on how to live. Some proverbs are hundreds of years old, but they are still used today.

For example, my son is just like his father in many ways. We often say the two of them prove the proverb that the apple does not far from the tree.

My daughter is very short. She would like to be taller. But I tell her that good things come in small packages. Some valuable things are very small, like diamonds and other jewels. But I also tell my children that all that glitters is not gold. Something may look valuable, but may not really be valuable. Also, I tell them do not judge a book by its cover. You should not judge something only by its appearance.

Sometimes I tell my children to cooperate to solve a problem. After all, two heads are better than one. But another proverb says too many cooks spoil the soup. If too many people try to do something, then the job will not be done well.

I also tell my children that two wrongs do not make a right. You should not do something bad just because someone did the same to you.

Some people are pessimists while other people are optimists. Pessimists always think about how bad things are or will be; optimists might say that every cloud has a silver lining and they always look on the bright side. Other people are both pessimists and optimists. They hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future. We could tell them do not cross that bridge until you come to it.

It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it. So we say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

63. The author often comforts her daughter with the proverb that ____.

A. the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

B. good things come in small packages

C. too many cooks spoil the soup

D. two heads are better than one

64. If someone says “two heads are better than one”, he means____.

A. jobs will be done better if two work together

B. a problem will be solved easily by many people

C. jobs won’t be done well if there are too many people

D. you can’t do something bad even if someone else does it

65.The underlined word “pessimists” in the sixth paragraph refers to those people_____.

A. who always look on the bright side

B. who always expect bad things to happen

C. who are always full of hope for the future

D. who always make preparations for the worst

66. Which of the following are optimists likely to say?

A. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

B. We hope for the best and prepare for the worst

C. Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it.

D. Every cloud has a silver lining

If there is one thing that matters in high school－and for your whole life－it is friendships．
My latest novel，THE UNWRITTEN RULE，is about a girl，Sarah，who falls for her best friend Brianna’s boyfriend，Ryan，but it’s more about wrestling with feelings for a guy that you know you shouldn’t have．A lot of the book deals with friendship，the kind of lifelong friendship that means the world to you．．．a(chǎn)nd what happens when you realize that maybe it isn’t what you think it is．
Maybe your best friend isn’t your best friend．Maybe she isn’t even a friend at all．
Friendships are tricky things．You can he sure everything is fine，and that your friendship is going to last forever．．．a(chǎn)nd it can just end．No explanation，no anything．And it is not easy．In fact，I think losing a friend is worse than losing a boyfriend，especially when it is a friend you’ve had in your life for a long time．
One of the things that Sarah struggles with in THE UNWRITTEN RULE，beyond her feelings for Ryan，is her friendship with Brianna—how long they’ve been friends，how she understands Brianna in a way no one else does，and what to do when a crack appears in their friend ship，not because of Sarah’s feelings for Ryan，but because Sarah begins to wonder if maybe Brianna isn’t her best friend after all．
Having a friendship end is incredibly painful and one of the things I hated when I was younger—and that I still hate now—is how people say．“Oh，it’ll be okay．You’ll move on，you’ll be fine．”
It is true that you will eventually move on and that you will be fine．But you will also always carry that lost friendship with you．It may not take up all of your heart like it does at first，but it will take part of it．
And that，I think，is something no one ever talks about and that I wish we could — and would．
What do you do when someone you are friends with decides your friendship is over? How do you deal with it?
Maybe my latest novel can provide something for you．
47．From the passage we can infer that_____．
A．it may takes Sarah a long time to recover after she lost Brianna’s friendship
B．Sarah and Brianna are still best friends after a long period of time
C．Sarah does not value Brianna’s friendship at all
D．Ryan would feel puzzled about his real love
48．What do you think the book THE UNWRITTEN RULE is mainly about?
A．Friendship．    B．School life．   C．Love．  D．Wrestling with feelings．
49．What’s the writer’s attitude towards friendship?
A．We will all lose some friends in our life．
B．Ending a friendship is worse than losing a boyfriend．
C．It’s usual when a crack appears．
D．You will eventually move on after you lose a friendship．
50．What do you think is the best title for the passage above?
A．My Latest Novel．    B．Tricky Friends．   
C．Sarah and Brianna．    D．Unforgettable Friendship

Towards the end of the baseball game, a controversial call was given. At full speed Paul Harvey slid home（本壘）and, thinking he had just ___36___ a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You’re ___37___!”
Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the ___38___ why the call was wrong. Before his ___39___ really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench---___40___.
Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his ___41___. Like most of us do when we are faced with the __42___ of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody ___43___ it.”
However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just ___44___ everyone else does it, that doesn’t make it all right. And so, long after his friends had gone home, he ___45___ that coach back up to the school—not to ___46___ his car. No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I’m sorry, Sir. It was all my___47___.”
It takes true courage to stand up to face the ___48___ we all make and say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” What makes this ___49___ unique is that it wasn’t meant for the world to ___50___, it was meant simply as a way to stay ___51___ to his own heart.
The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy --- ___52___ out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling ___53___ for doing so. But the real test comes later when we are ___54___ with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they’ll get over it.”
Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child. Whoever it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart. The time for apology is now! Courage is a ___55___ of the heart.