1 . One day, Tony walked into a restaurant and asked the waiter to offer him a light meal for dinner. Thirty minutes later, a group of three people came in.

To his surprise, the group took their food first. They laughed at Tony because Tony had to wait so long. Tony was unhappy and decided to leave. He told the waiter he didn’t want his food any more, but the waiter said, “The boss (老板) is preparing something special for you by himself. It’ll take more time.”

In fact, the boss was Tony’s old friend. They had long time no see. The boss wanted to give him a surprise, so the boss changed his light meal to a five-star meal for free. The three people were shocked (震惊的) and felt sorry for what they did before.

Some people may laugh at you and talk about how they’re better than you. Don’t worry! You have to wait patiently (耐心地) because yours must be special.

1. Tony waited for his dinner over half an hour.
2. Tony wasn’t surprised the group got food faster.
3. The boss and Tony have known each other before.
4. The three people got the same meal as Tony’s at last.
5. The passage tells us it’s important to be patient in our life.

2 . Have you ever burped (打嗝) after a meal? Recently, scientists from Harvard University found a black hole that “burped out” the star it had “eaten”.

Back in 2018, a small star was seen to be “eaten” by a black hole that is 665 million light years away from Earth. Three years later, the same black hole became active again. This time, it began ejecting (喷出) materials of the star at half the speed of light. This event is called AT2018hyz.

“This caught us completely by surprise —no one has ever seen anything like this before,” said Yvette Cendes, a researcher on this.

A black hole’s eating of a star is called a tidal disruption event (TDE). Although TDEs happened a few times before, but the ejecting has only taken place at the same time as the eating, not three years later. What’s more, the speed of the materials ejected from the black hole is also unusual, as most TDE outflows travel at 10% the speed of light rather than half of it.

The team thought about the possible reasons behind the event. They first turned to the density theory (密度理论). If the density is very high around the black hole, the materials might be drawn out, causing a “burp”. Another explanation was that the other TDEs happened in directions that could not be seen from Earth. So other black holes’ gravity drew the materials out.

However, scientists have not yet found the true reason. But they say they will work hard on it.

1. What does the author compare a black hole to?

A．A star.

B．A meal.

C．A person.

D．A university.

2. What is TRUE about the black hole in Paragraph 2?

A．It was named AT2018hyz.	B．It became active again in 2021.
C．It moves at half the speed of light.	D．It is 665 million light years away from the sun.

3. Why was Yvette Cendes surprised about AT2018hyz?

A．Black holes usually eject materials.	B．TDEs have happened several times before.
C．The ejecting is three years later than the eating.	D．The ejected materials travel at 10% the speed of light.

4. What will scientists probably do in the future?

A．Write papers about stars.	B．Give lectures on AT2018hyz.
C．Make movies about black holes.	D．Conduct research on the reason.

5. What is the best title of this passage?

A．A Black Hole “Burped”	B．How a TDE Happens
C．A Black Hole “Ate” a Star	D．How the Density Theory Works

4 . 阅读下面短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ariel rode her bike to Wildlife Refuge and planned to go walking and bird-watching. A mile into her walk. she noticed a swan (天鹅). Ariel worked at a wild bird rehab (康复) center ________ knew this kind of swans can be aggressive (攻击性的). But as she came near to this one, it didn’t _________.

She was certain that the ________ needed medical attention. Ariel covered her jacket over the bird’s head to keep it still and held it in her arms. Her best ________ was the rehab center. However, that was on the other side of town. How could she ride her bike carrying the 17-pound swan? Luckily, some strangers ________ her a lift to a nearby subway station.

Ariel called the rehab center on the subway, and Higginbotham, a manager, ________ Ariel at the subway station and drove them to the rehab center. There, staff members checked that the swan might have lead poisoning (铅中毒) ________ eating something on fishing lines.

________, even with all that care, two months after the swan came to the center, it died. It’s a bad ending. But the real story is that some people are willing to go far to ________ a swan in the big city. “In all, Ariel traveled two hours on foot, by car and ________,” says Higginbotham. “That’s the spirit we want in everyone,” he added.

1.

A．or

B．but

C．for

D．and

2.

A．move

B．fear

C．leave

D．wait

3.

A．dog

B．bird

C．cat

D．duck

4.

A．gift

B．prize

C．promise

D．choice

5.

A．built

B．broke

C．offered

D．sent

6.

A．picked up

B．cheered up

C．called up

D．woke up

7.

A．instead of

B．opposite to

C．because of

D．according to

8.

A．Sadly

B．Luckily

C．Suddenly

D．Probably

9.

A．kill

B．save

C．change

D．record

10.

A．bus

B．bike

C．train

D．subway

6 . One Saturday afternoon, Kate went to buy something for her sister and ________. As Kate was coming out of a shop, a young lady walked ________ her. She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Kate’s sister’s. Kate ________ her. Then she called a taxi ________ Kate home. She told the driver where she should go. Kate was surprised that it was not in the ________ of her home. “Where?” Kate asked. The lady smiled but said nothing.

When they came to a quiet road, a big rude man ________ on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him, and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and pointed it to Kate. She asked Kate to keep ________. The man then started the taxi.

“Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped (绑架), “Kate said to herself. She tried to escape, but she didn’t ________. Suddenly an ________ came to her. She took out a lipstick (口红) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word ________ her back.

A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the sign. When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass and ran away. Then the policemen picked Kate up and sent her home.

1.

A．her

B．hers

C．herself

D．she

2.

A．with

B．out

C．towards

D．into

3.

A．liked

B．believed

C．thanked

D．forgot

4.

A．to send

B．send

C．sent

D．sends

5.

A．direct

B．director

C．direction

D．directly

6.

A．ran

B．climbed

C．fell

D．appeared

7.

A．excited

B．interested

C．relaxed

D．quiet

8.

A．fail

B．success

C．succeed

D．succeeded

9.

A．idea

B．interest

C．plan

D．man

10.

A．by

B．with

C．of

D．for

7 . As a nature teacher, Han Mingzhe, 30, loves taking kids to ________ trees. “I have the kids close their eyes and let them feel and remember the tree with their hands. I call this game Discover My Tree,” Han said. ________ the kids find their tree, they light up with joy, like meeting an old friend.

Han is always ________ by his students’ imagination. “They ________ call a walnut (核桃) tree a ‘bomb tree’ because its falling walnuts are like ‘bombs’. And the Chinese privet (冬青) might look like a ‘drone (无人机)’ ________ children’s eyes,” Han said.

Han said that looking at trees is a ________ activity that doesn’t need any special tools or knowledge from before. You can learn about a tree by looking at the bark’s (树皮) ________ and colour. Then look at the leaves and see ________ they are different. If you can find a tree with flowers, that’s even better.

“Apart from looking at a tree scientifically, you can also check a tree using your ________,” Han suggested. You can touch the tree trunk with your eyes closed and feel time go by ________. You can also collect fallen fruit or leaves. They are the gift from the tree.

The biggest ________ of exploring trees is patience. “You can try to relax before looking at a tree… this can help you ________ the tree more quickly,” noted Han.

1.

A．search

B．climb

C．explore

D．find

2.

A．When

B．If

C．Unless

D．Though

3.

A．satisfied

B．interested

C．excited

D．amazed

4.

A．could

B．must

C．might

D．should

5.

A．under

B．in

C．beyond

D．with

6.

A．simple

B．busy

C．boring

D．quiet

7.

A．size

B．appearance

C．age

D．length

8.

A．what

B．which

C．how

D．that

9.

A．head

B．mind

C．heart

D．senses

10.

A．easily

B．quietly

C．smoothly

D．completely

11.

A．challenge

B．talent

C．method

D．difficulty

12.

A．keep in touch with

B．deal with

C．compare with

D．connect with

8 . 阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite ________, but he told her it was a sparrow (麻雀) and got back into reading.

Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but ________ answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not ________ his anger. He shouted at her for ________ him again and again.

The old lady silently ________ an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient, Mike began to read it.

“Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a ________ on the grass and asked me what it was. I ________ at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I ________ answering his question and kissing him every time.”

Something gently touched Mike’s ________. His face turned red with ________ for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged (拥抱) her tight.

1.

A．angry

B．lonely

C．proud

D．surprised

2.

A．still

B．always

C．already

D．seldom

3.

A．show

B．leave

C．control

D．discover

4.

A．refusing

B．supporting

C．encouraging

D．disturbing

5.

A．set out

B．took out

C．put out

D．looked out

6.

A．fox

B．frog

C．bird

D．rabbit

7.

A．threw

B．smiled

C．shouted

D．laughed

8.

A．put on

B．kept on

C．tried on

D．depended on

9.

A．face

B．mouth

C．heart

D．shoulder

10.

A．shame

B．fear

C．happiness

D．kindness

9 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Riley and I are good friends, but once something unpleasant happened when we both ________ roles in Alice in Wonderland.

Riley really ________ to be Alice. However, it turned out that I was picked to be Alice and Riley only got the part of the March Hare. “Do you want to practise together with me?” I asked. “Sorry, I’m busy this week,” said Riley, ________ looking at me.

That night, my parents noticed I was not that ________ about getting the lead role. I told them what had happened. I thought maybe she would throw away our ________. My father said, “Don’t worry. I think this ________ is a chance for you to be an extra-good friend.”

“Dad’s right,” said my mother. “Sometimes when our friends do well, we may have feelings of envy (嫉妒) ________ we know we should be happy for them. Try giving ________ a little time, space and understanding, and she will change her mind soon.”

Over the next week, I tried my best to give Riley some ________. Then one day, on my way to the practice, I ________ her. “I just want to say, you’re such a great actor when acting as the March Hare.” She seemed ashamed (羞愧) and said sorry to me for acting that way at first. Then she happily ________ how she understood the role. She even ________ to help me with my role. Later, we became ________ to each other.

I’ve learned people often have a ________ time dealing with envy and disappointment (失望). If you have similar ________, you could try taking my parents’ advice. Give your friend a little time, space and understanding. This might be the perfect time to be an extra-good friend.

1.

A．took risks

B．tried for

C．gave up

D．called up

2.

A．promised

B．forgot

C．hoped

D．chose

3.

A．till

B．from

C．like

D．without

4.

A．excited

B．careful

C．nervous

D．worried

5.

A．decision

B．pressure

C．friendship

D．opinion

6.

A．journey

B．situation

C．break

D．notice

7.

A．and

B．but

C．until

D．although

8.

A．them

B．him

C．her

D．it

9.

A．advice

B．space

C．fun

D．trouble

10.

A．met

B．left

C．answered

D．thanked

11.

A．faced

B．missed

C．explained

D．supported

12.

A．offered

B．passed

C．raised

D．lent

13.

A．stricter

B．quieter

C．luckier

D．closer

14.

A．smart

B．great

C．careless

D．difficult

15.

A．activities

B．mistakes

C．experiences

D．interests