I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions（反應(yīng)）. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour（氣味） and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it — I embraced（擁抱）the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed   all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
小題1: The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.
A．easyB．embarrassingC．movingD．comfortable
小題2:Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?
A．Because they were very polite to the two men.
B．Because they were moved by the two men.
C．Because the two men smelt terrible.
D．Because the two men seemed unfriendly.
小題3: Why did the two men only buy coffee?
A．Because they didn’t have enough money.
B．Because they didn’t feel hungry.
C．Because they knew others would help them.
D．Because they were looked down upon.
小題4:How did the teacher think of the author’s project?
A．Hard to believe.B．Interesting to read.
C．Very puzzling.D．Very satisfying.
小題5: What did the author think she learn from the story?
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed
B．Helping others can bring pleasure to many people.
C．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.
D．Don’t judge people according to their appearance.

小題1:A
小題1:C
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小題1:D
小題1:B
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Positive thoughts seem to provide the edge for   45  in sports．People who say "I know I can do this" to themselves over and over   46  find that they have the advantage to win．On the other hand, people who think "I can't win" often   47 ．
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating   48  in their mind．They are told to think of each jump they must make to   49 ．Some use pictures that are more fanciful．One skater liked to think about a star bursting inside her,  50  her with energy．Another athlete who wanted to feel   51  pictured himself as a bird floating in the air．
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A．NeitherB．AllC．EachD．Both
小題2:
A．ButB．SoC．OrD．And．
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A．falls downB．leaves behindC．leaves aloneD．falls behind
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A．prizesB．goalsC．medalsD．places
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A．determineB．expandC．strengthenD．extend
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A．a(chǎn)ngryB．excitedC．frightenedD．a(chǎn)live
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A．meetB．congratulateC．permitD．a(chǎn)ccept
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A．onceB．whenC．unlessD．since
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A．a(chǎn)bolishedB．pattedC．ratedD．embraced
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A．make sureB．set downC．get acrossD．make sense
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A．periodB．chanceC．timeD．moment
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A．hesitatedB．stretchedC．supportingD．spreading
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A．chatB．worriesC．meetingD．curiosity
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A．cryingB．marchingC．screamingD．regretting
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A．friendsB．neighborsC．strangersD．soldiers
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Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把…歸類) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased.  Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility(高尚).
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
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A．self-respect B．financial rewardsC．a(chǎn)dvertising abilityD．friendly relationship
小題2:The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to_______.
A．lyingB．stealingC．cheatingD．a(chǎn)dvertising
小題3:The underlined phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" means_______.
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C．a(chǎn)sking the clerk to be more attentiveD．reminding the clerk of the charged item
小題4:How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A．We'll be very excited.B．We'll feel unfortunate.
C．We'll have a sense of honor.D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk.
小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．How to Live TruthfullyB．Importance of Peacefulness
C．Ways of Gaining Self-respectD．Happiness through Honorable Actions

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Willy, a merchant, returned home to his own country from a faraway continent, where he had succeeded making a small fortune by hard work. He found on arriving at the port that all his relatives were having a large party.
He was in such a happy mood and in the joy of the moment, he did not even bother changing his grey flannel（法蘭絨）suit which had become a little worn during the trip home.
When he entered the brilliantly lit room, his relatives and friends gave him a rather cold welcome because they had noticed his modest suit and immediately imagined that he had come back a poor man.
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“Has this beautiful, precious ring of yours the power of magic people?” asked the young man.
“Oh, no!” replied Willy, “They see in this glittering diamond ring something that makes them think I am rich, and, unfortunately, they place wealth above everything else.”
"What blind people!" exclaimed the young man. “It is not the ring that has drawn them to you but their desire for riches. Is it possible to appreciate more a piece of yellow metal surrounded by little stones than the goodness of my Lord? And indeed how foolish are people who place their trust in riches rather than in virtues（美德）!”
小題1: In what way did Willy go to attend the party held by his relatives and friends?
A．In such a modest mood.B．In travel-soiled clothes.
C．Wearing a precious jewel.D．Without being accompanied.
小題2: The word “irritated” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A．excitedB．pleasedC．a(chǎn)ngry D．envious
小題3: According to the young man, people should ______.
A．give up all the physical wealthB．a(chǎn)ppreciate more jewelry than goodness
C．observe carefully when judging a personD．a(chǎn)void being blinded by the desire for wealth
小題4:Which can be the best title of the passage?
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She was born to wealth and power in an era when money and politics were left to the men. Later, as The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham became one of America’s most powerful women.
Despite a privileged background, Katharine had to deal, while growing up, with the high demands her mother placed on her children. Katharine’s love of journalism, which she shared with her father, led to her career after college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933. At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a young, charming lawyer who became her husband. When, in 1945, Katharine’s father chose Phil over her to take over his struggling paper, Katharine didn’t object and stayed at home as a wife and mother of four.
While Phil’s successful efforts to restore the Post to prominence (顯著) made the Grahams popular members of the Washington social scene, Katharine privately suffered tremendous pain from her husband’s increasingly abusive behavior and wild mood swings caused by severe depression. When Phil committed suicide (自殺), the 46-year-old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisher. But determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine rose to the challenge of running the Post, attending meetings in every department, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics, and becoming the toast of Washington.
In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret documents disclosing the truth about the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. What’s more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate, one of the greatest scandals (丑聞) in American political history. Katharine managed to keep control over the most chaotic (disorder) of situations when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fair. Watergate made the Washington Post an internationally known Paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.
小題1:
Katharine Graham was born in a time when women were not ________.
A．given the chance to receive educationB．considered as intelligent as men
C．permitted to achieve their goalsD．a(chǎn)llowed to enter every field
小題2:
When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham ________.
A．was strongly against the idea
B．was not happy to be rejected
C．was willing to take her share of responsibility
D．didn’t believe her husband would do a good job
小題3:
Which of the following statements is true?
A．It was Katharine Graham’s husband who made the greatest contributions to the Post.
B．When Katharine Graham first took over the Post, her critics doubted her ability.
C．Katharine Graham was successful in her career but suffered severe depression.
D．Katharine Graham was free to do whatever she liked in her early life.
小題4:
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Ups and downs of The Washington Post.
B．Katharine Graham’s family life and career.
C．Katharine Graham: from housewife to successful publisher.
D．Katharine Graham: a woman who shaped American journalism.

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            475 Riverside Drive
New York N.Y. 10027
Jan.15, 2011
Dear John,
I'm sorry you didn't get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isn't the right future for you. I think you're wrong. You're a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre group's play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞臺). Even the other actors loved you.
All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. It's part of an actor's life. Even famouse actors don't get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and you're good at it. Don't be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.
Love,
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Jane wrote this letter because____.
A．she wanted John to get a part in the play he was trying out for
B．she wanted to tell John that he shouldn't give up acting.
C．she wanted to tell John how to become an actor.
D．she was unhappy with John.
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Jane talks about other actors to show Jon that ____.
A．they are as bad as he isB．a(chǎn)cting is a hard life
C．they sometimes get turned down for parts they wantD．they are lucky enough
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What does Jane think of John?
A．He is a good actor, and some day he will be successful.
B．He is too easily dicouraged to become a good actor.
C．He is a better actor than the person who has got the part.
D．He is as unlucky as the other actors.
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Most people who experience bad service while traveling, shopping, or dining out do no complain. They accept bad services or products without making a sound. Why? Many feel complaining won’t do any good. In fact, they’re wrong, because companies don’t want their customers unhappy. Not sure you can do it? Here are some ways to use when things go wrong.
1.If you have a complaint, do something about it right away. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to get your complaint solved.
2.First, complain to the servers. If they are not going to solve your problem, then ask politely to speak to a manager. And if that doesn’t work, you can always request to speak to the manager’s manager!
3.Demand a discount(折扣). Let’s say you were promised a hotel room with an ocean view, but got a view of a brick wall instead; if you were promised a seat in the front of a plane, but got a seat in the back. You should do something about both of these situations. Ask a special discount.
4.Don’t be passive. Offer ways you think the company can satisfy you.
5.Insist on the price you were told. If you are refused, get a manager’s name and telephone number, and promise to follow up with a letter and a telephone call.
6.If all else fails, wait until you get home and take action. Call the company’s head office, and speak to the most powerful person possible. Then follow up your call with a letter of complaint. If necessary, call the customer protection office in your city and complain.
小題1:
According to the text, people don’t complain because________.
A．they think complaining doesn’t work
B．they consider it wrong to complain
C．they don’t want to waste their time
D．they don’t want to become unpopular
小題2:
To complain about something, you should________.
A．wait until you come back home
B．prepare for a long time
C．talk to the manager directly
D．try to solve the problem actively
小題3:
What might be the best title for the text?
A．Get what you should get
B．Complain as you please
C．Take action to deal with problems
D．Avoid trouble and don’t complain

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“Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you’d win a gold medal!”
Annabel, my close friend, stunned me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting. “I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!”
My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.
In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.”
“How many did you have on your list?” I asked.
“Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, ‘Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person!’ ”
My jaw dropped. “What did you do?”
“Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, ‘I could never say these things to anyone else!’ ”
“And our teacher replied, ‘Well, if you can’t say them to anyone else, then don’t ever say them to yourself!’ ”
My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God---and I’m God’s child, too!
God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.
小題1: What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage?
A．The writer is a good athlete.B．The writer scolds herself too much.
C．She is encouraging the writer. D．A gold medal is not a big deal.
小題2: What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs?
A．She has low self-esteem over some small things.
B．She often makes serious mistakes in daily life.
C．She is a third-grade teacher.
D．She cares too much about her appearance.
小題3: We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _____.
A．something untidyB．someone dangerous
C．something dirtyD．someone lazy
小題4: What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage?
A．She is ready to turn to God for help.
B．She will be kind to all children.
C．She won’t insult herself as well as others.
D．She is willing to be a child of God.

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