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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was 1 trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life’s goal was to make it a 2 .
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees. He never 4 his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will 5 them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 . So you have to make things 7 for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he’d 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s 12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly 14 now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15 . I stand over them and pray for them. 16 I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my 17.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for 18 , but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。
Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．
1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．
St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．
2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．
Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．
3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．
B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．
W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．
4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?
A．By twelve o’clock．
B．By three o’clock．
C．By two o’clock．
M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?
W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．
5．What did the woman buy for her husband?
A．A case．
B．A book．
C．A watch．
M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?
W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．
6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?
A．She visited her uncles．
B．She went out often．
C．She met her friends at home．
M：Was it very cold here last winter?
W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．
7．What does the woman say about the weather?
A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．
B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．
C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．
M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?
W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．The woman’s father．
B．A gift for the woman’s father．
C．A book about London．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Merry Christmas, John．
M：Merry Christmas, Sally．
W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?
M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?
W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．
M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．
W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．
M：Really?
W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．
M：That’s a good idea．
W：I have to go now．Good luck!
M：The same to you!
9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?
A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．
B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．
C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．
10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?
A．Because the boxes are very heavy．
B．Because the tree is full of presents．
C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．
11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?
A．On the tree．
B．Near the pillow．
C．At the table．
听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。
Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．
12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?
A．Nothing．
B．Music．
C．Art．
13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Old folk songs．
B．Jazz．
C．Pop music．
14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?
A．The sound can be spread farther．
B．They can make some money．
C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．
听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Mother’s Day
Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?
Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．
Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．
Sister：Keep your mouth shut．
Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?
Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．
Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．
Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．
Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?
Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?
Brother：Say it again．
Sister：You heard what I said．
Brother：You have your own pocket money．
Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?
Brother：It’s a secret．
Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?
Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．
Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?
Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．
15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．
16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．
17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．
听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
A Birthday Party
Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)
All：Happy birthday!
Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．
Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．
Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!
Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．
Joe：Hope you like it．
Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．
Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．
Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．
Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)
Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．
Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．
Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)
Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)
Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．
Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?
Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)
Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?
Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．
Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．
Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)
Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．
Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)
Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．
Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)
Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．
18．Whose birthday is it today?
A．Jane’s．
B．Lin Yun’s．
C．Wang Fang’s．
19．Which song did they sing first?
A．Rockey Mountain High．
B．Red River Valley．
C．Happy Birthday．
20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?
A．Lin Yun．
B．Li Yiwei．
C．Wang Fang．
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项．
Henry: What's the matter?
Fred: I don't know．All of a sudden, the engine just died．
Henry: Well, 1
Fred: No．…No, it won't start now．
Henry: Could we be out of gas?
Fred: No, I'm sure we're not out of gas．
Henry: Er,…I hope not． Check the gas gauge(表)．
Fred: Oh．oh! 2
Henry: Er,…So I see．
Fred: I was sure that tank (油箱) was half full!
Henry: Obviously(明显地), it wasn't,Well,…too bad!
Fred: What time is it now?
Henry: It's five minutes to eight． 3 I was afraid we wouldn't get to the airport on time．He's probably looking for you right now．What are we going to do?
Fred: 4
Henry: Well,…Let's stand by the side of the road for a few minutes． Maybe somebody will stop and pick us up．
Fred: 5 But this is a very busy highway,and I'm afraid nobody will stop．
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A．It's on“empty”．
B．I hope so．
C．Can't you start it?
D．We might be able to get a ride with somebody．
E．Can't you go on foot?
F．Your brother's plane landed 10 minutes ago．
G．Yes,it is out of order．
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Henry：What's the matter?
Fred：I don't know．All of a sudden, the engine just died．
Henry：Well, 1
Fred：No…No, it won't start now．
Henry：Could we be out of gas?
Fred：No．I'm sure we're not out of gas．
Henry：Er,…I hope not．Check the gas gauge(表)．
Fred：Oh, oh! 2
Henry：Er,…So I see．
Fred：I was sure that tank was half full!
Henry：Obviously, it wasn't．Well,…too bad!
Fred：What time is it now?
Henry：It's five minutes to eight． 3 I am afraid we wouldn't get to the airport on time．He's probably looking for you right now．What are we going to do?
Fred： 4
Henry：Well,…Let's stand by the side of the road for a few minutes．Maybe somebody will stop and pick us up．
Fred： 5 But this is a very busy highway, and I'm afraid nobody will stop．
A：It's on“empty”．
B：I hope so．
C：Can't you start it?
D：we might be able to get a ride with somebody．
E：Can't you go on foot?
F：Your brother's plane landed 10 minutes ago．
G：Yes, it is out of order．
Some days you wake up and right when you are going to begin your work, you feel a presence within you that stops you from doing so. You don’t want to work today and you don’t feel motivated to do anything but just escape. Without this motivation, you feel a little hopeless, lost, and stuck. But sometimes even if there is no motivation, you can still feel inspired.
Connect the Dots
Steve Jobs has never finished college. After studying in college for 6 months, he couldn’t see the value in it and dropped out. Not knowing where to go in life, he decided to take a class in calligraphy (书法). Ten years later, he designed something that has affected the different types of typography (排版) that we use today. If he hadn’t dropped out in college, he would never have taken that calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography.
Sometimes when you’re trying to reach a goal, it’s impossible to connect the dots where you currently are. Somehow you just have to trust yourself, and have faith that you will reach your dreams, despite not having the slightest clue or perfectly laid-out road to where you are going. Nobody can connect the dots looking forward; you only can connect them when you’re looking backwards. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in the future; you have to trust in something, whether it’s destiny (天数，命运) or not, but trusting yourself is the first step towards feeling inspired and having the motivation to move forward.
Perfect Your Environment
Look around your room right now or your workspace. Does it inspire you? Does it give you motivation? Is it noisy or quiet? Sometimes the hardest thing we do to ourselves is try to force ourselves to work in an area that is subconsciously telling us, “I can’t work here.”
And when you are constantly trying to discipline yourself, you will feel worse and be less productive. Instead try to build your ideal workplace and ideal time. Perhaps add a piece of artwork or a quote of your favorite person nearby you on the wall. Maybe add a beautiful plant in the corner to give you inspiration. If you feel more energy and enthusiasm during the night, schedule your day to work at midnight if you can. If you can realize the power of having a productive environment, you will naturally feel inspired and motivated to get work done.
Don’t Work So Hard
If you’re trying to force your way into taking action, it could be a sign that you are working too hard. Most people won’t wake up and waste an hour imagining, thinking further, or confirming, and the first thing they think about is asking “what do I need to do today?” And when they get the answer, they feel miserable, as if their work suddenly weighs them down. But if you spend time focusing on your goals, you’ll receive good feelings—feelings that help you feel inspired and motivated to take real action.
Don’t try to paddle upstream. That just basically equals saying to yourself that you need to force yourself to work hard every day. Instead, paddle along the stream of the river. Trust yourself, let your environment work in your favor, and spend some a little bit of time putting yourself in a state before you work. Inspiration will come to you from different ways—inside and outside—and give you the motivation to guide yourself towards reaching your dreams.
| Brief Introduction | Lacking motivation makes you feel (71) ▲ to do anything and even feel hopeless, lost and stuck. However you can still feel inspired sometimes though you don’t have (72) ▲ . | |
| (73) ▲ to feel inspired | Connect the dots | ●Steve Jobs’ success indicates that the dots will somehow connect in the future, (74) ▲ the fact that you don’t have the slightest clue or perfectly laid-out road to where you go currently. ●Just (75) ▲ yourself that you will reach your goal, which is the first step towards inspiration and motivation. |
| Perfect the environment | ●The worst thing is that you’re (76) ▲ to work in an area where you are unable to work. ●You are supposed to build an ideal workplace and ideal time, and then you will be likely to feel better and (77) ▲ more. ●A perfect environment will naturally (78) ▲ you feel inspired and motivated. | |
| Don’t work so hard | Forcing your way into taking action could be a sign that you are working too hard but (79) ▲ on your goals could help you feel inspired and motivated to take real action. | |
| Summary | (80) ▲ of forcing yourself to work hard every day, you need to trust yourself, build a favorable environment, spend time putting yourself in a state and surely you will get inspiration to guide you towards achieving your dreams. | |
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