When I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from India，where we lived. She worried particularly about the lack of jobs，the cultural differences and the chance that I would face racism.
Despite these worries，I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I have found the place and people very nice and supportive. Soon after I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job to supply my living expenses.
Determined to do this on my own ，I spent a whole day going from door to door asking for a job. However，I received little or no response. This became my routine every day after college for
a few weeks.
One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask if there were any job opportunities. The people there were very surprised，and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner. As I was about to leave，a clerk in the building，who had been listening to what the others had said, approached me and asked if I would wait outside. Fifteen minutes later，he returned. He asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. He then offered to take me to the Royal Oak area to search for a job.
I was a little surprised，but had a good feeling about him，so I went along. Along the way I realized that I had run out of copies of my resume（简历）．The man stopped at his business partner's office to make me 15 extra copies. He also gave me tips on dressing and speaking，and added that I should give him, a call if I ever needed anything. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very satisfied. The following day，I received：call from。store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it. And this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
1.What wasn't the author's mother worried about?
A. People might look down on the author.
B. The author couldn't speak the local language.
C. The author wasn't familiar with local customs.
D. It might be difficult for the author to find a job.
2.After staying in New Zealand for a short time, the author
A. decided to go back to his own country
B. felt the local people were not very friendly
C. had to find a job to cover his living expenses
D. wanted to get a job that needed practical skills
3. When the author went into a building to look for a job
A. a clerk gave him encouragement and advice
B. he was confident that he would find a good one
C. he found many college students like him already there
D. a clerk recommended him to the company he worked for
4.What is the story mainly about?
A. How a stranger offered the author a job.
B. How a stranger turned out to be a real blessing.
C. How the author adapted himself to a new situation.
D. How the author was helped to get a job by a stranger.
In April 2014，the world's oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in theBaltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean！The message was finally sent to the author's granddaughter.
A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel，Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then he noticed something inside.
The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard with two German stamps，dated May 17，1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing illegible（字迹模糊的），thereadable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It even contained two stamps to pay for postage.
From the address，researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named Richard Platz，who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. While he was hiking on the Baltic coast with a nature appreciation group，he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the researchers began a search for any living relatives of his. Sure enough，they were able to find his 62-year-old granddaughter，Angela Erdmann，who still lives in Berlin.
“It was almost unbelievable，”Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfather's bottle and message.“That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face."
Erdmann never knew her grandfather，who died in 1946，but says that the discovery of the bottle has made her want to learn more about him.
The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg until May 1 ．After that，the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the rest of the message.
Previously，the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and was discovered in April 2012，according to Guinness World Records.
1.When Konrad Fischer picked up the bottle from the sea， ．
A. he thought it would bring him good luck
B. he noticed the postcard inside immediately
C. he decided to uncover the secret of the bottle
D. he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first
2.Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?
A. He expected his granddaughter could find the postcard.
B. He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.
C. He believed his postcard would be kept secret at sea forever.
D. He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.
3.What can be the best title for this passage？
A. The finding of a floating bottle at the sea
B. A one-century-old letter to a granddaughter
C. The world's oldest message in a floating bottle
D. The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottle
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Patience is of great important in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possibly waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience
第二节 完成句子 （共17空；每空1分，满分17分）
1.Do you often ____________(忽略)work and study to check your phone for messages?
2.________ _________(遭受)such a heavy loss, the boss didn’t have the courage to go on with his business.
3.The old man ________ _________(经历) a lot of suffering during the war.
4.__________(事实上) eating habits can vary a good deal over the centuries.
5.After 25 years she has changed ________ ________(认不出来).
6.The fact that he didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a __________(劣势).
7.I haven’t been ___________(决定) where to go during the summer vacations.
8.After the big fire, his house was completely d____________(毁坏), so he had to build a new one.
9.Dad has given me a lot of __________(指导) on choosing a career.
10.We should set aside some time to take __________(有规律的) exercise every day, which is good to our health.
11._________(无论如何), you must tell me the truth.
12.I would ___________(感激) it if you would teach me how to use the computer.
13.He _________ an _________(道歉) to the guests for his rudeness.
第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. 1., some of us are upset2.their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty 3.matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 4. our teachers, parents and classmates. 5.(face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the 6.(understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, 7.makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 8. to work efficiently, full of 9.(determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn 10. to spend money
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the baby was placed in her arms, she was . The baby had been born without ears. Time that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, that he would have many heartbreaks in his life. He grew up and became a(n) with his classmates. He might have been class president, but for that. The boy’s father with the family physician in secret. “Could be done?” the father asked. “I believed I could on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” the doctor answered. So the began for a person who would make such a for a young man. Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was very , and a new person appeared. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who so much to me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father. The secret was for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s coffin(棺材). Slowly and , his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to that his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less , did they?”
1.A. angry B. disappointed C. surprised D. curious
2.A. proved B. seemed C. told D. saw
3.A. figure B. face C. ear D. appearance
4.A. got B. put C. sent D. took
5.A. knowing B. guessing C. doubting D. wondering
6.A. enemy B. stranger C. favorite D. friend
7.A. ever B. also C. even D. still
8.A. asked B. spoke C. chatted D. said
9.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
10.A. transplant B. operate C. set D. fix
11.A. operation B. search C. interview D. examination
12.A. devotion B. effort C. sacrifice D. contribution
13.A. Therefore B. But C. Though D. Otherwise
14.A. normal B. useful C. difficult D. successful
15.A. changed B. worked C. gave D. did
16.A. discussed B. hidden C. spread D. kept
17.A. carefully B. sadly C. excitedly D. tenderly
18.A. see B. find C. show D. tell
19.A. proud B. glad C. worried D. regretful
20.A. beautiful B. ugly C. respectable D. fashionable
