一、完形填空(10分)
My daughter was having trouble recently deciding on what to major(主修)in at college, so she asked for my 1 . I told her the thing I wished that I had been told at her age, “Find a 2 that you love and you will never feel tired of working.” I didn’t know how to answer it, though, when she asked me what she should do if she had to take a job that she 3 .
That question brought back a lot of 4 of jobs that I had over the years. I remembered one thing in particular (尤其). My young family was struggling. We had no money, and there were no good jobs to be offered in the area. My brother, 5 , got me a job at a local lumber mill (木材场). The work was hard and meant endless pain for my back. What was worse, the pay was very 6 . In winter, the skin on my fingers bled (流血) from the cold, dry air. In the several years I worked there, many people left. Only those of us who had families to support didn’t leave to 7 something better.
Still, I also remembered singing to myself while working. I remembered how a sandwich tasted like the greatest meal in the world after hours of hard work. I remembered being thankful for this job so I could 8 my family. Remembering all this gave me the answer I needed for my daughter. “Just bring your love to your job then, sweetheart,” I said. “If you can’t do what you love, then 9 what you do.”
In our life, we work to 10 , but we also live to love. Without love, work is drudgery(苦差事). Yet, with love, work is joy.
( ) 1. A. advice B. support C. choice D. job
( ) 2. A. time B. person C. book D. career
( ) 3. A. hated B. wanted C. needed D. enjoyed
( ) 4. A. thoughts B. replies C. memories D. dreams
( ) 5. A. however B. instead C. moreover D. mostly
( ) 6. A. good B. low C. cheap D. strange
( ) 7. A. ask for B. care for C. look for D. prepare for
( ) 8. A. see B. save C. start D. support
( ) 9. A. change B. end C. love D. respect
( )10. A. live B. get C. succeed D. practise

二、阅读理解(16分)

THE SCHOOL PLAY
Calling all students for auditions (试演)!
Critters on Ice!
is about animals and ice skaters.
The writer and director is our drama teacher, Ms Ann Core.
Actors are needed
for the following roles:
Richard, the slow rabbit
Tim, the smart ox
Flora, the fast snail
James, the serious goose
Not an actor?
We also need:
Set Design: Someone to draw fun winter backgrounds. He or she must also find things such as umbrellas, gloves, and ice skates to use in the play.
Light: Someone to make the actors “shine” on stage. Green and blue lights follow each animal.
Sound: Someone to make sure every word is heard.
Auditions are on Friday, November 21, at 3:30 in the gym.
Hot cocoa will be served.
() 1. What is the name of the play?
A. Not an Actor? B. Critters on Ice!
C. The School Play. D. Flora, Richard, Tim and James.
() 2. If you do Set Design, you are expected to ______.
A. call the students for audition B. prepare the fun backgrounds
C. make the lights follow each animal D. make sure every word is heard
() 3. The text is probably ______.
A. a poster B. a speech C. a report D. a poem