I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

【小题1】What made Kate angry one evening?

A．She couldn’t find her books.

B．She heard the author shouting loud.

C．She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D．She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.

【小题2】The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.

A．she hated herself for being so messy

B．she was asked by Kate to do so

C．she was scared by Kate’s anger

D．she wanted to show her care

【小题3】How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A．By analyzing causes.

B．By describing a process.

C．By showing differences.

D．By following time order.

【小题4】What might be the best title for the story?

A．My Friend Kate

B．Hard Work Pays Off

C．How to Be Organized

D．Learning to Be Roommates

   Society tells us that we should count our blessings, focus on all that we have and feel grateful for what we’ve been given. But there is nothing wrong with “healthy discontent”. In fact, healthy discontent is what motivates us to improve ourselves and our circumstances. Without this feeling, life’s easier to stand still.

I always have a certain level of discomfort. That discomfort drives me to work hard at my job. I don’t just want to remain where I am. Professionally, I want to keep getting better. Likewise, I always have a certain amount of discontent with my home. That drives me to always try to improve it by making it look better.

My feelings of discontent with my job and my home don’t mean that I don’t appreciate them. It’s an incredible blessing to be able to work and be paid for one’s efforts. Similarly, if you live in a safe place, with running water, heating, and air conditioning, you are incredibly fortunate. These are not the things to be taken for granted. However, we should be striving (力争) to improve.

If you happen to be good at playing the piano, you should work to continually improve your skills. The same holds true for our personal development. If you have areas in your personality that need improvement, you should work on them, too.

For instance, I can be very impatient. As a result, I work hard to try to conquer that flaw (缺点) by keeping my impatience to myself. When we feel discontent with ourselves, we have to be honest with ourselves.

It’s easy to make excuses for our bad behavior, but we need to face our discontent and say to ourselves, “I need to work on this.” This week, consider whether you have healthy discontent in your life. Have you become so settled in your life that you don’t see regular improvement?

Do you have a character flaw that you wish you didn’t have? Don’t ignore these things. Instead, take steps to address your areas of discontent and keep improving your life every day. No matter how great we think things are going, there’s always room for improvement.

【小题1】What is stressed in Paragraph 1?

A．The gratitude for what we have.

B．The importance of healthy discontent.

C．The lessons from society.

D．The easiness of standing still in life.

【小题2】Why does the author have feelings of discontent with his job and home?

A．He doesn’t treasure them.

B．He is particular about them.

C．He desires to improve them.

D．He is difficult to satisfy.

【小题3】What does the author advise you to do if you have personal flaws?

A．Leave them as they are.

B．Make efforts to overcome them.

C．Make excuses for them.

D．Be patient with ourselves.

【小题4】How does the author support his view mostly?

A．By listing some questions.

B．By telling his own experiences.

C．By analyzing various causes of healthy discontent.

D．By showing consequences of healthy discontent.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People usually get into a hard life and are unable to escape from themselves.
There was once a poor and disappointed salesman complaining every day that there was no____for him to display his ability and the____was often pulling his legs.
At Christmas Eve, every family____their houses with lanterns and streamers and it was very____everywhere. But he was alone sitting in a bench in a park and recalling the past. It was on the same day last year when he was also alone____his Christmas day away,____new clothes, new shoes, let alone a new car and a new house.
“Damn! I have to spend this Christmas day with these old shoes again. ” he____and began to take off the old shoes.____, he glanced at a young man in a wheel chair passing by him with his hands strugglingly pushing the wheel forward. It____him that he was so lucky to have shoes to wear while that man did not even have the____Afterwards, the sales man did anything with a calm____and cherished every opportunity to improve himself. He worked hard and tried his best to make progress every day. Several years later, he____changed his life totally and became a millionaire.
If you look all around, you will find there are so many people who were born____in the society but they are____in life and never complain about the unfair destiny. They are also not to beg others’ giving. Instead, they constantly____to make themselves stronger and more excellent to____the society. By contrast, we should feel____We are born healthy, but we are____with life; we complain about our colleagues and dissatisfy with our jobs.
Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we realize we have fallen into such____state of life, but worse is that you even do not____you have fallen into such a dangerous situation.
【小题1】

A．platform

B．chance

C．time

D．status

【小题2】

A．poverty

B．fate

C．ghost

D．goal

【小题3】

A．filed

B．made

C．decorated

D．assisted

【小题4】

A．temporary

B．optimistic

C．happy

D．festive

【小题5】

A．spending

B．drinking

C．celebrating

D．congratulating

【小题6】

A．besides

B．with

C．except

D．without

【小题7】

A．cried

B．sighed

C．shouted

D．promised

【小题8】

A．Luckily

B．Immediately

C．Suddenly

D．Surprisedly

【小题9】

A．dawned on

B．focused on

C．depended on

D．concentrated on

【小题10】

A．motivation

B．recognition

C．chance

D．challenge

【小题11】

A．attitude

B．feeling

C．character

D．mood

【小题12】

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．continuously

D．awkwardly

【小题13】

A．tough

B．disabled

C．stupid

D．lucky

【小题14】

A．energetic

B．stubborn

C．confident

D．serious

【小题15】

A．decide

B．struggle

C．remember

D．wish

【小题16】

A．understand

B．create

C．serve

D．shape

【小题17】

A．guilty

B．immoral

C．invaluable

D．ashamed

【小题18】

A．fed up

B．caught up

C．broken up

D．cut up

【小题19】

A．dangerous

B．unique

C．disappointing

D．awesome

【小题20】

A．show

B．realize

C．know

D．chase

假如你是李华，现任你校的学生会主席。最近，你校学生会做了调查，发现学生中存在一些不良的生活习惯：晚上熬夜；喜欢垃圾食品；长时间玩电脑游戏等。值此英语交流月之际，请你以学生会的名义用英文起草一份倡议书，号召全校同学培养良好的生活习惯。
内容包括：
1.坏习惯的不良影响；2.培养如下良好习惯：（1）按时作息；（2）均衡饮食；（3）不沉溺于网络。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear students，

According to a survey among the students in our school，many students have the following bad habits：

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Students' Union

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。
●Does failure really exist? If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t.【小题1】The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.
●【小题2】Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it. They are willing to work hard on reaching their goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their energy dies down. Don’t do that!【小题3】Never quit, never admit failure, and never lose heart.
●Don’t believe in a clear finish line for goals.It’s a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control.【小题4】If you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure! Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed. Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.
●Be sure that you don’t see difficulties as failures.Difficulties mean only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet. That’s it! It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals.【小题5】You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through the difficulties.

A．Never give up on yourself.

B．Failure only exists in your own mind!

C．That’s exactly how failure makes us feel.

D．It simply means you have not done enough yet.

E．You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached.

F．Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no matter what!

G．Work hard towards your goal, and you will be likely to get good results.