第一節(jié):閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示；2)首字母提示；3)語境提示，在每個空格內填入一個適當?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準確、拼寫正確。
For many of today’s advertisers,_____(重復)old       
【小題1】___________
ideas is not a successful a_____(方法).They realise     
【小題2】___________
that it does not matter how____(吸引的)the idea         
【小題3】___________
l____with the product is—most people know that the     
【小題4】__________
main p______of the advertisement is making               
【小題5】___________
c_____spend money.Instead,these advertisers look for     
【小題6】__________
other ways to  make people n______their products.      
【小題7】___________
The top advertisers of today believe that using___(幽默) 
【小題8】___________
as well as new and____(不尋常)ideas to surprise people   
【小題9】__________
is important in modern advertisements.Their aim is to   
_____(創(chuàng)造)something that has never been seen before and is
【小題10】_________
fanscinating for peopleto look at.By doing this,they
hope to make people forget that someone is trying to
sell them something.  

Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you’re you. And they would do anything for you.
Like a lot of middle school students, Zhang Li has a problem. She and her parents don’t get on well.. “ I really want to be my daddy’s good girl. But it seems he just doesn’t understand. He talks to me but doesn’t listen to me,” said Zhang Li, a student from Grade Three.
Do you and your parents also have problems?
A study last year showed that 1500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhang’s family. The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much. They weren’t happy at home. Of course, lots of other children feel that way. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Here are some ways to have a good talk with your parents: find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV. Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about that! Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eyes.
If you try these ways, you will probably get on better with your parents.
根據(jù)以上內容，完成小題，每空一詞。
【小題1】From the passage, the closest people to you in the world are your _________.
【小題2】Zhang Li’s problem is that she and her father don’t_________each other.
【小題3】You and your parents will be much _________ if you can be friends.
【小題4】You should tell your parents something that you show great_________ in.
【小題5】The passage shows the ways about how to get on _________with your parents.

完形填空 （20分）
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _21_ important inventions was the train. He _22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _23_ engine on the train, he met with _24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _26_ would hurtle(炸飛) or that the hot coals from it would _27_their houses. At that time, _28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson _29_ the people that the train could go on small _30_, could pull carriages _31_goods and passengers and there was _32_ to them. It was a very _33_ matter for him to _34_ them believe. However, after _35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _36_ by Stephenson himself _37_ what he had said.
The first day _38_ the people along the way _39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

【小題1】

A．very B．a(chǎn) lot C．most D．much

【小題2】made   B. bought   C. introduced   D. did

【小題3】

A．electrical B．a(chǎn)tomic C．steam D．beautiful

【小題4】

A．success B．troubles C．people D．pleasure

【小題5】

A．kill B．buy C．interest D．take away

【小題6】

A．smoke B．noise C．driver D．engine

【小題7】

A．pull down B．blow away C．set fire to D．pass

【小題8】

A．most B．few C．only a few D．the rich

【小題9】

A．said B．spoke C．told D．warned

【小題10】 A.reads    B. rivers    C. steam    D rails

【小題11】

A．short of B．full of C．empty of D．without

【小題12】

A．no great danger B．dangerous C．a(chǎn) lot of danger D．few danger

【小題13】

A．easy B．difficult C．pleasant D．light

【小題14】

A．get B．cause C．make D．force

【小題15】

A．sometimes B．some time C．a(chǎn) few times D．sometime

【小題16】

A．was sold B．were driven C．was pulled D．was driven

【小題17】

A．believed B．seemed C．sensed D．proved

【小題18】

A．of B．when C．while D．for

【小題19】

A．caught sight of B．listened to C．heard D．thought

【小題20】

A．nearby B．in the distance C．on the far D．from the distance

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有一項為多余選項。
A.　Goods for auction (拍賣) sales
　　B.　Definition of bidding
　　C.　Way to sell more goods by auction
　　D.　Auction sales in history
　　E.　Brief introduction to auctions
　　F.　Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
【小題1】______
Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
【小題2】 ______
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
【小題3】 ______
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.
【小題4】 ______
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “l(fā)ot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
【小題5】 ______
The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.

Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering. "Beginning Anew" is a(n)   1  of reconciliation. It involves three steps —— sharing appreciation, expressing   2  , and expressing hurt and difficulties.
In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the   3  qualities of the other person. The second step——expressing regret, is to  4 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her  5 . This requires humility (謙遜), and the   6  to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we express our own hurt with mindful and loving   7  without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and   8 our words. If we blame the other person, his heart will   9   and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand why he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings so that we can understand him more deeply. If a strong   10  arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply   11  and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes   12 . The other person can   13  us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends   14 . By doing this, we will   15  misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, as we take care of our children.

1.	A.	method	B.	practice	C.	example	D.	experience
2.	A.	concern	B.	belief	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
3.	A.	positive	B.	poor	C.	confident	D.	selfish
4.	A.	chat	B.	compare	C.	debate	D.	share
5.	A.	pain	B.	anxiety	C.	confusion	D.	loss
6.	A.	willingness	B.	kindness	C.	happiness	D.	weakness
7.	A.	speech	B.	letter	C.	story	D.	question
8.	A.	choose	B.	accept	C.	spread	D.	change
9.	A.	open	B.	close	C.	beat	D.	melt
10.	A.	emotion	B.	responsibility	C.	value	D.	interest
11.	A.	continue	B.	stop	C.	leave	D.	repeat
12.	A.	quieter	B.	warmer	C.	deeper	D.	stronger
13.	A.	forget	B.	support	C.	hate	D.	remember
14.	A.	quickly	B.	carefully	C.	regularly	D.	willingly
15.	A.	prevent	B.	protect	C.	separate	D.	forbid