“Do you like doing things for people?”I asked a friend．
“Yes，most of the time,”she replied．
“Most of the time?”
“Well，I love to do things that are unexpected． I like to do little things most people wouldn't think about doing,”she said．
“But why did you say most of the time?”
“Well,sometimes after doing those little things people take advantage of you．I mean，they expect you to do it again．They ask you to do it．That's when I don't like it．”
It was odd that I had this conversation．This just happened to me．I love to do little things．I will pay for a meal card for the people in the office every time we have a meeting there．Not a big thing．It's a little thing．$5.30 will pay for almost five lunches．Hey，big spender!
I also bought a bag of animal crackers for a friend at work．She was having a tough day and not very happy at all．I drove down to the Wal-Mart and picked up a huge bag for under $2.00．Her smile was worth it．
But one week she said,“Bob，we ran out of crackers．We love them so much．” I didn't want to do it．I smiled and she persisted． I finally admitted,“It's different when I do it because I want to，but now you are trying to make me go to get them．It's not the same．”But I bought it for her．
Unfortunately，a big fire in my family took away all the possessions we had． I didn't know what to do and how to do it．What happened to me then surprised me most．I once had my bike repaired，but the repairman said “no charge”on hearing my sufferings．A stranger called James Kennedy read some pieces I'd written about our sufferings for Slate，the online magazine，and wanted to give us a new house across the lake from New Orleans．I refused but I felt moved． Another poet at the University of Florida also wanted to let his house to me free of charge while he was on holiday．My mates gave us more money for us to rebuild my home．When you do something kind for others，do you always get rewarded? Yes，but not in the way you might expect．
1.What's the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A． To tell the background of the story．
B． To attract the attention of the readers．
C． To get the readers to know main idea directly．
D． To explain the reasons why he wrote the passage．
2.What do we know about James Kennedy?
A． He was a writer of an online magazine．
B． He was also a poet at the University of Florida．
C． He offered the author a new house free of charge．
D． He learned about the author's sufferings online．
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A． Misfortune of blessing on happiness．
B． Never too late to learn．
C． Helping others means helping yourself．
D． Many hands make the work lighter．
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race． I felt that only when I____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life． Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and___ would win the race ．At other times I would ____like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster． ____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it， the banner was never any ____．I finally decided to___ and take a break． It was then that I saw my____ sitting beside me．
It had been with me as I____ hard to support my family， as I played with my children and heard their____ and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me ．It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner． I just didn’t have the ____to see it．
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be．____ is who you are．”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____ life we think we should have and ____the life we have now． Happiness will never be found under some banner far away． It will be found ____your own heart ，soul and mind． It will be found when you___ that others love you just as you do．
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness． Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____ with you everywhere you go．____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness， you are____ there．
1.A． forgot B． missed C． overcame D． accomplished
2.A． safe B． steady C． calm D． quiet
3.A． act B． run C． jump D． walk
4.A． place B． height C． speed D． time
5.A． Generally B． Gradually C． Fortunately D． Firstly
6.A． clearer B． lower C． closer D． smaller
7.A． settle in B． start off C． stop by D． sit down
8.A． happiness B． goal C． success D． friendship
9.A． studied B． fought C． exercised D． worked
10.A． laughter B． complaints C． stories D． breathing
11.A． lonely B． tired C． sick D． hungry
12.A． courage B． chance C． wisdom D． strength
13.A． Stress B． Relaxation C． Failure D． Pain
14.A． real B． perfect C． common D． ordinary
15.A． enjoy B． change C． improve D． create
16.A． from B． on C． over D． in
17.A． realize B． believe C． hope D． admit
18.A． sorrow B． responsibility C． fortune D． joy
19.A． Carry B． Make C． Push D． Take
20.A． never B． still C． already D． ever
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday 1.India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles2. the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights，3.(include) the right to education．
Yousafzai came to 4. (globe) attention after she 5.(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts 6.(promote) education for girls in Pakistan．
Through her heroic struggle，Yousafzai has become a 7.(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education．According to the Nobel committee，at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner．“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman8. gets this award，” she said in Birmingham，England．
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers 9. an encouragement to continue her campaign．Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu 10.(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India，and between different religions．
每个人都行走在自己的路上，有着不同的经历和收获。请你以“On my way to…”为题写一篇英语作文，向学校英语报投稿，要求包括以下内容：
1．叙述在路上你的经历；
2．谈谈你的收获和感想。
注意：
1．词数100词左右。
2．文中不能出现可能透露考生真实身份的任何信息。
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Choosing a Career After High School
1.Start thinking early about what kind of work you may want to explore after high school，remembering that you can change careers several times throughout your work life．Your exact choice should take into consideration your interests，personality and personal goals．Read on for some general options to think about when you are choosing a career after high school．
Take a personality and interest test．
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter assumes that you have your own patterns of attitude and actions that are as unique to you as the build of your body．The Keirsey test gives you 71 multiple-choice questions to determine exactly how you interact with the world．
2.Careers in the professions and most government work require a college education，with a minimum of a bachelor's degree．Other careers do not require a college education，but rather offer on-the-job training and start you out in an entry-level position from which you can grow．
3.Take vocationaltraining courses．Vocational training prepares you for a specific job and can usually be completed in six months to one year．This may not be a very good option if you struggled with your grades in high school．Vocational training programs are usually modeled after academic training，but are much more hands-on as they allow you to actually do the work while you learn．
Join the military．
4.The military pays for your future university education and offers you an attractive enlistment(应征入伍) bonus．You will be trained to learn a variety of skills，so be prepared for a highly structured environment that demands self-discipline and hard work．
Start a business．It is important that you enter a career that makes you want to devote yourself wholly to．
5.This option takes serious discipline and focus，and it requires you to learn basic business skills in addition to the skills of your particular kind of work．
A． Personality varies from person to person．
B． You become qualified to join at the age of 18．
C． Find out the educational requirements for your career choices．
D． Starting a business can be a great challenge for them．
E． There are many good online tests that will help you discover what kind ofcareer suits your personality．
F． If you cannot find the right fit in an existing job，then you may be able to create your job through self-employment．
G． When you graduate from high school，you can either choose to continueyour schooling or pursue a career，with all its seemingly endless choices．
