Cons(欺骗) happen a lot in our society. It can be hard to know who is really in need and who is trying to exploit(探测) other people’s 1. (kind).
Recently, I was finishing my work at home 2. the dog barked, letting me know someone was at the gate. I rushed to see who 3. was and there I saw a poor, fragile woman in her late fifties. This woman told me a story, “My husband and I live in a slum nearby. We earn 4. living working at construction sites. A few days ago my husband fell down the stairs while 5. (carry) a heavy load. He was badly hurt and he 6. (lie) in bed with a high temperature for the past five days. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!’’
I felt really bad about her situation 7. was she telling me the truth or trying to cheat me for money? However, I went out with fifty dollars and handed it to her. 8. moment she got the money she burst 9. tears. She took my hand and said, “Thank you so much!”
From her tears I was able to figure that she was really in need of help. I 10. (move) and went back to my work smiling.
About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me my car. I could tell this her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the one who gave these to me , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!
When she got back into her today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
1.A. force B. strength C. power D. energy
2.A. line B. time C. sun D. bus
3.A. knocked B. touched C. kicked D. watched
4.A. excited B. calmed C. worried D. entertained
5.A. apologize B. smile C. complain D. bother
6.A. pulled B. looked C. turned D. walked
7.A. standing B. waiting C. parking D. pacing
8.A. amused B. confused C. disappointed D. shocked
9.A. handed B. owed C. presented D. asked
10.A. clever B. kind C. honest D. modest
11.A. privately B. secretly C. originally D. totally
12.A. card B. change C. bill D. coffee
13.A. consideration B. respect C. desire D. appreciation
14.A. office B. home C. car D. room
15.A. free B. quiet C. regular D. good
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the water within ten minutes．
Thirty minutes passed．But the air hostess was so busy in the aircraft cabin(客舱) that she forgot to bring him the water! As a result，the passenger couldn’t take his medicine．When the air hostess hurried to him with a cup of water, he was angry and refused her offer.
In the following hours on the flight，each time the air hostess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not．But the passenger never paid attention to her．
When the passenger was going to get off the plane，he said to the air hostess with a smile，“On the flight，you offer service to me for twelve times in a11．Although l didn’t accept them, how can I refuse your twelve sincere(真诚的)smiles?”
[写作内容]
1．概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约30左右；
2．以“真诚的回报”为主题发表自己的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的词数大约
120左右：
(1)如果你是那位旅客，你是否也会被这位空姐的做法感动?为什么?
(2)你是否也有遇到过类似的情况，描述一下当时的情形；
(3)你觉得真诚能够使我们得到回报吗?
[写作要求]
你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。下面是几部荣获奥斯卡奖的著名电影，首先请阅读它们的海报信息：
A. 
The
Hurt Locker
US Army ordnance disposal teams disarm improvised
explosive device (IED)placed by Iraqi guerrilla fighters． B． 
Slumdog
Millionaire
TV game—show success fuels one man’s escape from poverty in this Bollywood-tinged romantic drama．
C． 
The
Departed
A policeman and a criminal go undercover and
infiltrate(渗透) each Other’s worlds in this crime
thriller． D. 
Dances
With Wolves
A nineteenth—century soldier learns to respect and then love the Lakota(拉科他族人) way of life
E． 
Brave
heart
Thirteenth—century Scot Sir William Wallace takes up
the sword to defend his people against the English． F. 
Gladiator
A slave in ancient Rome finds dignity and a reason to live in gladiatorial combat．
下面是对这几部影片的简要介绍，请把它们对应的海报找出来：
1.Sergeant First Class William James，a battle．tested veteran，arrives as a new team leader in Bravo company of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D.) unit to disarm improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004，replacing Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson, who is killed by a radio—controlled improvised explosive device in Baghdad．
2.In AD 180，the dying Roman emperor wishes to grant temporary leadership to Maximus, but was killed by his son，Commodus, Maximus realizes the truth，but unfortunately, he is taken to Zucchabar, a Roman city in North Africa，by slave traders。There，he iS bought by Proximo, and forced to fight for his life as a gladiator in arena tournaments．
3.In the 13th century，after several years of political unrest，Scotland is invaded and conquered by King Edward I of England．Young witnesses the treachery of Longshanks, survives the death of his father and brother．Twenty or so years later, he led the people to fight against the English army, but finally he was killed．1eaving a shout“Freedom!”
4.In Mumbai，India，eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, a former street child from the Juhu slum, is a contestant on the TV show of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire．and is one question away from the grand prize．However，he is detained and interrogated by the police，who suspect him of cheating because of the impossibility of a simple“slumdog”knowing all the answers．Jamal recounts the incidents in his life which provided him with each answer．
5.Colin is introduced to organized crime by Irish mobster Costello．Costello trains him to become a mole inside the Massachusetts State Police．Colin is accepted into the Special Investigations Unit，which focuses on organized crime．Before Billy graduates from the police academy，he is asked by Captain Queenan to go undercover, as his family ties to organized crime make him a perfect infiltrator．
One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．
When we see something we don’t like，we wish it could be different．We cry out for something better．That may be human nature，or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture．The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different．However, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “It's not bad or good，and it just is it．”
In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”．Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong．However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad．Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is．
This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why they’re that way．It will save you a lot of sadness，because you’ll no longer say,“Oh．1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11．But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing．
Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world．That’s the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path．Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．
1.The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________.
A．it is our natural emotion in the life
B．culture asks us to be different from others
C．everyone has their own opinions on things
D．we dislike something in the beginning
2.Some readers think the words in the author’s book is too ______________.
A．depressing B．frightening C．delighting D．idealistic
3.In Paragraph 4，the underlined word "it" refers to ____________．
A．acting well at work and in politics
B．feeling depressed for the news media
C．accepting and understanding what has happened
D．saying something negative when bad things come
4.In the last paragraph，you are advised _____________．
A．to help others and make a difference
B．to enjoy what you have to do in the work
C．to judge yourself and make a wish for you
D．to try a new way when making the world better
5.What is the main theme of the passage?
A．Expecting things to be different gives us hope．
B．Accepting can make our life happier and better．
C．Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness．
D．Judging good or bad is important for our world．
