Marvin, a friend of mine, was the kind of guy who was always happy and had something positive to say. Being a natural motivator, Marvin was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation whenever he or she was having a bad day.

Several months ago in his restaurant, Marvin was held at gunpoint by four armed robbers. They panicked and shot him. Luckily, Marvin was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local hospital. After 18 hours of the operation and weeks of medical care, Marvin recovered with pieces of the bullets（子弹）still in his body.

It is really a miracle（奇迹）for Marvin's surviving the robbery. When I met Marvin after the terrifying accident, I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. Marvin replied,“As I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices:I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I refused to choose to die. ”Marvin continued,“The nurses kept telling me that I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and from the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses,I read,‘He's a dead man. 'I knew I needed to take action. ”“What did you do?”I asked. “Well,there was a big nurse shouting questions at me ,”said Marvin. “She asked if I was allergic（过敏的）to anything. ‘Yes,’I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,‘Bullets. ’Over their laughter I told them,‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as  if I am alive,not dead. ?’”

“Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining,I can choose to accept their complaining or to point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life,”Marvin concluded.

【小题1】What happened to Marvin several months ago?

A．He was attacked by terrorists.

B．He got shots in a gun battle.

C．He met with a car accident.

D．He was badly wounded by robbers.

【小题2】Why did Marvin think he needed to take action in hospital?

A．He couldn't bear the rudeness of a big nurse.

B．The medical staff was not skilled enough to save him.

C．He had to encourage the doctors and nurses for the operation.

D．He was in danger and had to follow the nurses instructions.

【小题3】Which of the following can best describe Marvin according to the text?

A．Humorous and optimistic.

B．Unique and selfless.

C．Positive and cautious.

D．Outstanding and ambitious.

【小题4】We can infer from the text that ______________ .

A．Marvin was allergic to bullets

B．Marvin's survival depends on luck

C．Choices mean success

D．attitude is important in life.

短文改错

I came to the North America when I was 14 year old. Immediately upon my arrive I was put into an English class to learn to speak English. In Korea, we lived close to a US base. However, as a child, I grew up thinking there was only two types of people, black soldiers and white soldiers, and that they all spoke English. So you can imagine my determination to speak English. When I settled Los Angeles and went to school, I work really hard. I would talk with his friends outside of class, or study hard in class. I noticed my English improved so faster!

第24届冬奥会将在北京举行。目前，冬奥会组委会正在全国范围内选拔奧运会火炬手。请你以李华为名，按照所给表格的内容，给组委会办公室的张先生写一封信，申请报名参加。

个人情况	17岁，男，高二学生
健康状况	身体健康
爱好	热爱体育运动，曾得过学校男子一万米长跑的冠军
个性	工作认真负责，乐于奉献，具有团队合作精神，容易与他人相处
态度	……
其他	……

 
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．必须包含所有要点，但不要逐字翻译；
3．文章的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
参考词汇：火炬手torch bearer 冬奥会the Winter Olympic Games
Dear Mr. Zhang,

My name is Li Hua. I’m writing this letter ______________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

   Ever since I was seven years old, my body clock has been set to "nocturnal （夜间活动的） ". If I try to go to sleep earlier, I just lie awake, not sleepy at all. If I try to get up any earlier, it’s not a matter of being "a bit tired" ; I am hardly able to do anything. I feel groggy and find it hard to concentrate.

This caused lots of problems at school: I would wander around unconsciously, not taking anything in refused to go to school and my mum was blamed （责怪） for not being stricter about bedtime, but in reality there was nothing she could do. My mum would get annoyed but she knew that there was no point trying to sleep because she had the same problem.

Finally I was allowed to have classes in the afternoon with a tutor （家庭教师）. This enabled me to get a place at university, but the problems came up again. At first I forced myself to get up for 9 am lectures, but after five mornings I was crying from tiredness. I managed to pass my exams. It was a moment of success for me, proving I had imagination and determination after all these years of being misunderstood and called lazy.

But still I wondered why I couldn’t change my body clock. I have tried everything to change my sleeping habits — forcing myself by going to bed 15 minutes earlier every night, sitting in front of a light box in the morning, using blue candles and cutting out caffeine — but nothing has worked. I even tried sleeping pills, which put me to sleep earlier but didn’t help with the morning experience.

I was sad to discover there was no cure, but I wouldn’t give up.

【小题1】What is the meaning of the underlined word "groggy" in the first paragraph?

A．Tired and sleepy.

B．Excited and satisfied.

C．Sad and worried.

D．Energetic and happy.

【小题2】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The author’s school teachers.

B．The author’s problems at school.

C．The author’s mom and school.

D．The author’s mom’s problems.

【小题3】All through the school years, the author ______.

A．managed to change her natural body clock

B．had to get up for 9 am lectures every day

C．was taught at home by a tutor

D．was referred to as a lazy student

【小题4】In order to change her body clock, the author did all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A．keeping herself awake with a light box in the morning

B．taking some pills and drinking less caffeine

C．making her bedtime a little later every night

D．changing her sleeping time

语法填空
Every country shares things【小题1】common: we value family and laughter, cherish food and health, and celebrate large【小题2】(festival) and traditions. Yet within the similar things we share, there are unique parts of each country. One characteristic that is famous of British people【小题3】(be) their sense of humor, particularly self-mockery (自嘲). This is a type of humor that criticizes and undervalues oneself. For example, a fat person may joke: “I am on a new sea food diet. If I see food, I eat it.” This is【小题4】well-known self-mockery joke. It’s difficult why self-mockery【小题5】(tie) to the British people. But every nation’s sense of humor comes from its culture and history. It could come from another British characteristic, modesty,【小题6】(mean) not talking openly about your skills. This seems to be something that is similar with people in China,【小题7】modesty plays a big part in daily life. It also acts as a defense of our self-respect by playing down our skills, this can【小题8】(less) the chance of people criticizing us. Another possible reason is【小题9】the British people do not take themselves too【小题10】(serious).