cooked,

77 from the simple dinner my grandmother prepared. Often, dinner with Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.

Grandma passed away more than ten years ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma’s vegetarian suppers and stories have become a distant past. But one morning, I suddenly thought that I could 78 hear the sound of my grandmother’s voice because she had left me forever. So I decided to become a vegetarian for a month.

In a city famous for its dining experience, this was 79 . I refused several dinner parties for fear of offending (冒犯) the hosts. I stopped walking by restaurants where the smell of good cooking would be in the air. My best friend wondered if there was something wrong with me.

Now, I 80 her way. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child. 75. A) different 76. A) house 77. A) and

B) clear B) book B) or

C) simple

D) natural

C) film C) but

D) meal D) nor

D) no longer

78. A) all over 79. A) difficult 80. A) asked

B) once again B) easy

C) in time

C) strange C) believed

D) amazing D) left

B) followed

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，

使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)

With so many things going on in your life and the pressure (压力) of work and society, you may start thinking it is not wise at all to start a hobby. But the reason that stops you from getting into a hobby is the s 81 reason why you should surely take up a hobby.

Hobbies can r 82 pressure. There is nothing wrong with focusing on your job. After all, it is your way of making money. H 83 , when you focus on work too much, you may forget

about other aspects (方面) of your life. That is when things start to go wrong. What you have to think about is this: even the richest people are not pleased with money or material things a 84 . We all need a space where we can become ourselves, without any pressure.

Hobbies can help recover (恢复) not only your p 85 energy but also your emotional (情感的) energy. And that will be shown in all aspects of your life. Although you can relax by sleeping or doing nothing, a hobby has a different relaxing effect. Doing nothing can relax your tired body, but it is no solution to a tired m 86 . That is the big difference between the two.

A hobby is a great way to spend time on your enjoyment. But if you are thinking that a hobby is all about being quiet, then you are wrong. In fact, hobbies can also be h 87 to your social skills. Hobbies can even help to expand (拓展) your network, and that can become an advantage to your job.

D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)

Encouragement is necessary for humans to develop and work hard. It helps people keep going. Here is a story of a simple note of praise. This note helped many people understand the importance of giving praise to other people.

Robert Brooks is a psychologist (心理学家) now. He remembers the time when he was just a young man. He was in training to be a psychologist. He had to give a speech in front of a large group of people. And, he was very nervous. He did not like speaking in front of people. But his speech was very important.

Robert gave his speech. He did a good job. But, he did not have the chance to hear what other people thought. Later that same day Robert looked into his mail box and found a small note there. The note simply said, “You did a great job today, Robert.” Robert was very surprised and happy to see the note. It made him feel very good. And, Robert believes that that small note helped him through the rest of his training. He felt like he was able to do a good job.

Now as a psychologist, he teaches the importance of giving praise to other people. He tells them the story of the simple note that he received. He tells them that the words on the note had power. Those words helped him to continue doing a good job. One day, a businessman, who had attended Robert’s lecture, decided to take Robert’s ideas to heart.

The more this businessman encouraged his workers, the happier they were. “The atmosphere in our company changed. We enjoyed working. We began to encourage each other too,” said one of the workers. “People seemed happier. But, most important of all, a greater spirit of team work developed,” the businessman added.

88. Robert Brooks liked speaking in front of people when he was young, didn’t he? 89. How did Robert feel when he had to give a speech in front of people? 90. Where did Robert find the note of praise after the speech? 91. What did Robert think the note gave him?

92. When did the businessman begin to encourage and praise his workers?

93. What changes took place in the company after the workers were encouraged? (Give at least

three changes ) VII.

Writing (作文) (共20分)

94. 现今越来越多的人开始参与各种体育锻炼。有的加入跑团，有的跳广场舞，有的甚至报名参加马

拉松比赛。请结合自己的实际情况谈谈你经常参与的运动项目，以及运动给你带来的好处。 （注意：1、短文字数不少于60个词，标点符号不占格。

2、短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。） ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．

The following is for reference only (以下表达仅供参考)

take part in regularly be good for feel relaxed keep fit