1 . I was preparing for dinner with my husband when our daughter Rikki stormed into the sitting room and marched to the sofa. I glanced out of the window and saw our neighbor Lexi walking slowly back to her house with her head down, looking so _______.

        “Why didn’t Lexi stay longer?” I asked her.

“I don’t want to play with her,” Rikki complained, “I wish she would stop coming over here all the time. Her dress looks terrible and smells disgusting. Everyone in our class chooses to _______ her.” “That’s not her _______ , Rikki. Maybe she doesn’t have anyone to help her.” I said.

“You see, baby,” her father began to say, “I really know how she felt when you showed your _______ to her because I had the same experience when I was a kid. I was the poor kid with hand-me-down clothes, the kid who others looked down on. That _______ never goes away.” He told her he wanted her to be kind and _________ , not judgmental and hurtful. Tears were streaming down her face.

Then we _______ Lexi to come over and have dinner with us. I remembered Lexi coming in all smiles. We gathered together and soon I saw the girls talking and _______ . They had a great time. I could even see a sweet glow in Rikki’s eyes.

Rikki began to think _________ from that day on. Lexi came over a few times after that. They became good friends.

Today, Rikki has a heart of gold. She is always the first to welcome those whom others might __________ and is generous in helping others. I truly believe that day made a major difference in the person she has become today.

1.

A．funny

B．upset

C．relaxed

D．silly

2.

A．punish

B．inspire

C．respect

D．ignore

3.

A．habit

B．attitude

C．fault

D．quality

4.

A．coldness

B．selfishness

C．strictness

D．nervousness

5.

A．dream

B．thought

C．feeling

D．smell

6.

A．honest

B．curious

C．normal

D．helpful

7.

A．assumed

B．invited

C．reminded

D．warned

8.

A．laughing

B．arguing

C．crying

D．shopping

9.

A．actively

B．creatively

C．professionally

D．differently

10.

A．worry about

B．turn away

C．depend on

D．communicate with

2 . Umar Fox searched his whole life to look for the firefighter who saved him and his sister from a house fire in 1978. The search _________ came to an end with a heartfelt reunion.

Umar was 3 when the _________ happened in their house. He and his sister were home for Christmas break. Joseph Gilmore was one of the first people on the _________. He rushed into the fire, risking his own _________, and took the children out. Photojournalist George Rizer happened to photograph the _________.

Umar had always hoped to _________ the man. But the picture taken by Rizer was all he had, which _________ his wish not being realized. Forty-five years later, that picture ended up being _________ thanks to social media. Once Umar _________ Joseph, he and the firefighter had an emotional reunion. Umar’s sister had planned to __________, but she canceled due to illness. Joseph __________ when strong-built Umar walked in, “Oh, man! I wouldn’t want to pick you up now.”

Umar said that he and his sister “wouldn’t be __________” if it weren’t for Joseph. He went on to __________ that his act “brought more into the world”. Umar is __________ to be a father of five. His sister also “has great kids” who are “all grown up and doing big things”.

As for Joseph, he considered he was __________ doing something he did every day for 38 years.

1.

A．finally

B．normally

C．really

D．easily

2.

A．change

B．action

C．accident

D．adventure

3.

A．scene

B．floor

C．surface

D．ground

4.

A．speed

B．power

C．distance

D．safety

5.

A．injury

B．rescue

C．loss

D．task

6.

A．interview

B．meet

C．assist

D．join

7.

A．related to

B．dealt with

C．resulted in

D．applied for

8.

A．relaxing

B．satisfying

C．similar

D．enough

9.

A．visited

B．found

C．accompanied

D．urged

10.

A．attend

B．organize

C．sponsor

D．chair

11.

A．listened

B．cared

C．joked

D．worried

12.

A．special

B．retired

C．alive

D．delightful

13.

A．explain

B．compare

C．believe

D．agree

14.

A．brave

B．proud

C．suitable

D．willing

15.

A．roughly

B．curiously

C．hopefully

D．simply

3 . Zhang Shuo became a winner of Labor Day Medal of this year. Before that, he was _________ with the title of “the Most Beautiful Worker” on April 30, 2022.

Zhang Shuo got a job of designing advertisements in Harbin in 2015. Two years later, he decided to return to his hometown, Dongsheng Village in Hegang, to help his aging parents with their rice farm. He started his job as a food deliveryman (快递员) in 2018. “I just wanted to use the off season of farming to _________ some money, and I didn’t plan on it becoming a permanent ( 长 期 的 ) job,” he said. “I found the _________ development space, so I decided to _________ and do better.”

Zhang Shuo was always attaching more importance to the quality of service than the quantity of orders. In late December 2018, a snowstorm _________ deliverymen to take food to customers on foot. To prevent the food from getting cold, Zhang Shuo _________ the food with his coat. Around two hours later, the customer received his food and it was still _________. Every time Zhang Shuo finished a(n) _________, he would take away the rubbish outside his customer’s door, which brought him lots of good reviews.

In June, 2019, Zhang Shuo became the manager of the delivery operations of Meituan in Hegang City. Since then, he began to find more ways to help young villagers get out of poverty (贫穷) and increase their _________. “I hope to recruit (招募) more excellent young people and double the size of my team in the future,” he said. “__________, I hope to lead more local people to a better life.”

1.

A．brought

B．lost

C．greeted

D．honored

2.

A．pay

B．earn

C．win

D．spend

3.

A．narrow

B．limited

C．huge

D．little

4.

A．put up

B．stay on

C．watch out

D．hold back

5.

A．forced

B．encouraged

C．warned

D．allowed

6.

A．provided

B．decorated

C．served

D．wrapped

7.

A．cold

B．warm

C．burning

D．freezing

8.

A．order

B．challenge

C．dinner

D．review

9.

A．pressure

B．safety

C．income

D．degree

10.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Moreover

D．Therefore

4 . Artist Jess Smith loves stopping by her local thrift (旧货) shop. When she walks into the store, she ________ right to the jewelry shelf to search for ________.

Early in June, Jess found something she couldn’t ________ skip over. “It was a very large translucent pendant necklace (半透明的吊坠项链),” Jess described. “I saw a ________ and what seemed to be the year 1973.” For $2, the ________was hers. Jess took it home and used technology to help her ________ the story behind the piece.

She remembered seeing a ________ necklace with the artist’s name, Aaronel deRoy Gruber and began digging into her work and ________ that Gruber was an artist who worked in a huge variety of mediums. In the 1960s and 70s, she was devoted to plexiglass (有机玻璃) and ________ a bunch of these pendant necklaces. She found some ________ for over $1,000. Each necklace was different, and Jess knew she had something ________.

Jess contacted the Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation. After a ________ exchange and quick phone call, the group determined Jess had a ________ Gruber piece. Because of the high ________ of the necklace, the value was quoted to be between 2,800 and 3,200.

Realizing it was an art piece, Jess didn’t choose to sell it. ________, she sent it on a special loan to the foundation for them to display.

1.

A．adapts

B．applies

C．heads

D．agrees

2.

A．books

B．donations

C．foods

D．treasures

3.

A．possibly

B．hardly

C．gradually

D．carefully

4.

A．goal

B．signature

C．design

D．strategy

5.

A．loan

B．foundation

C．store

D．item

6.

A．figure out

B．make up

C．come across

D．listen to

7.

A．cheap

B．common

C．similar

D．suitable

8.

A．pretended

B．learned

C．imagined

D．doubted

9.

A．created

B．collected

C．delivered

D．admired

10.

A．lent

B．owed

C．valued

D．stolen

11.

A．alarming

B．available

C．new

D．special

12.

A．message

B．rank

C．greeting

D．plan

13.

A．false

B．real

C．beautiful

D．legal

14.

A．popularity

B．request

C．quality

D．fantasy

15.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Instead

5 . Many of our family traditions centered around food. We’d gather in the kitchen for every birthday and holiday and enjoy delicious food. My grandparents always held Christmas dinner, which included chicken cacciatore, sausage, meatballs and salad. But right before we sat down to eat, my grandmother would pull me aside to show me the dish she made just for me: fresh pasta (意大利面) with tomato sauce.

It was a simple dish, but to me it was warm food that filled me with happiness. But more than that, it made me feel like I belonged. I was a shy kid and, in many situations, I felt ignored. And here was my grandmother, showing me that I mattered.

Years went by; I moved away and got married. I’d visit throughout the years and my grandmother would serve up a plate of pasta.

When my daughter was born in 2020, for the first time in my life I wasn’t about to make the trip back home for Christmas. I cooked my family’s traditional foods and my husband and I had a big meal that included, of course, fresh pasta. I had a video call with my grandmother and showed her the pasta. Shortly after the holidays she passed away unexpectedly.

It seemed so unfair that my grandmother passed away soon after I became a parent. I’d hold my daughter and think about how I could tell her what an amazing great-grandmother she had.

In my sadness I came to an answer: food. Late at night after my daughter had gone to bed, I’d go to the kitchen and learn how to make fresh pasta, cooking my grandmother’s recipes. Before long I started experimenting, making a bit changes to classic recipes. When my daughter got a little older, I began making special dishes for her with my grandmother’s flavors in mind.

I know that no matter how hard I try, my daughter will never have a bowl pasta with sauce exactly like the ones my grandmother would make for me. While that makes me sad, she’ll still get to have my pasta sauce. I know there’re two things she’ll never lack for in this life: pasta and love.

1. What did the author say about her grandmother’s homemade pasta?

A．It was a special birthday gift for her.	B．It brought her a sense of belonging.
C．It was loved by every family member.	D．It took a lot of time and energy to prepare.

2. What made the author’s 2020 Christmas dinner different from previous ones?

A．She didn’t share pasta with her husband.

B．She didn’t give her grandmother a call.

C．She didn’t prepare many traditional family foods.

D．She didn’t have a chance to eat her grandmother’s pasta.

3. Why did the author learn to make fresh pasta late at night?

A．To honour her grandmother.	B．To give her daughter a surprise.
C．To meet her grandmother’s wish.	D．To be a role model for her daughter.

4. What can we learn about the author’s pasta sauce?

A．It isn’t easy to make.	B．It isn’t to her daughter’s liking.
C．It tastes exactly the same as her grandmother’s.	D．It shows her love for her daughter.

5. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Different types of pasta	B．The origin of pasta
C．Love through pasta	D．Pasta for Christmas

6 . 短文填空

With my cellphone dead, I had to ask strangers for help.    1     (我看见一位美丽的女士), approaching her hopefully. She     2     (故意不理我) and strode past me     3     (好像我是个怪物). Then an impatient­looking man     4     (一位宽肩膀), wearing a cheap T­shirt and dirty jeans, seemed to notice me. He didn’t hesitate to take out his phone and     5     (乐意帮助我). Dancing in his eyes was the kindness. “Thanks a lot.    6     (因为我以貌取人，我必须向您道歉).” He just grinned.

7 . 完成语段。

I     1    (被怀疑) stealing the woman’s gold ring，    2     (这使我的脸上蒙上了一层阴影).     3     (我是如此懊恼以至于泪水像洪水一样顺着脸颊流下来). Then I thought why I should    4     (替别人背黑锅).So I tried my best to trace the real thief to defend my innocence.     5     (在朋友们的帮助下)，I was greatly convinced that I would prove that I was wronged.

9 . A boy in Florida called 911 but didn’t have a real emergency. Instead, he wanted a hug from an officer, and the responding officer understood.

Footage (镜头) from the home’s doorbell camera _______ the officer Scott Pracht responding and talking to the boy’s mom.

“We had a 911 call,” Pract says in the video.

“We can talk to my son.” the mother says.

Her young son _______ the door with his cellphone and when asked if he called the police, he says, “Well, I wanted to give him a hug.” Then the boy runs out to hug Pracht _______, who embraces him back.

After hugging the boy, Pracht _______ that 911 is for those who need help. “You need to be _______ when you call that number.” he tells the boy. “Only when you are _______. And if you’re hurt, or someone is doing something they’re not _______ to do, give us a call, okay?” The boy _______, and Pracht tells him not to worry about it.

Scott Pracht’s office _______ the video on Facebook on Thursday, where it was ________ nearly 10,000 times. In a statement, Hillsborough Sheriff (警官) Chad Chronister said they “deeply appreciate the ________ shown by this young child.”

“Our officers are more than ________ to share a hug and spread love to children in our community. However, it’s ________ for everyone to remember that 911 is a lifeline,“ he said. “We ________ parents and educators to teach children about the ________ use of emergency services.”

1.

A．analyzes

B．guides

C．shows

D．explores

2.

A．breaks

B．fixes

C．approaches

D．locks

3.

A．tightly

B．secretly

C．accidentally

D．awkwardly

4.

A．agreed

B．explained

C．complained

D．realized

5.

A．humble

B．grateful

C．patient

D．careful

6.

A．under protection

B．on vacation

C．in trouble

D．on duty

7.

A．supposed

B．required

C．reminded

D．proposed

8.

A．refuses

B．cheers

C．apologizes

D．suspects

9.

A．selected

B．posted

C．recognized

D．completed

10.

A．exchanged

B．examined

C．collected

D．viewed

11.

A．kindness

B．wisdom

C．independence

D．curiosity

12.

A．active

B．serious

C．generous

D．happy

13.

A．vital

B．difficult

C．possible

D．sufficient

14.

A．allow

B．encourage

C．train

D．warn

15.

A．flexible

B．creative

C．appropriate

D．occasional

10 . Luke Coelho recently transferred from Brazil to attend school in the United States. He understands that integrity and _________ are values appreciated in all countries and cultures. And Luke didn’t hesitate to _________ both when he found a pocket full of family _________ left behind in a(n) _________ jacket.

Andy’s Attic is a clothing donation program at Luke’s new school, and Luke recently _________ the jacket through the program. Local resident Dave Kenney was the one who donated the jacket.

When Luke put on the coat,_________, he found much more than a warm coat. Inside the pocket, Luke discovered some personal _________, including two watches, a bracelet and two diamond rings!

Luke _________ shared the news with his aunt Taryn Souza and together they set to work trying to _________ the owner of the items. With some detective work, they were __________ to find Dave. Of course, he was __________ to receive the prized pieces back, but he hadn’t even __________ that they were in the jacket!

Earlier this year, both Dave’s mother and wife passed away, so he was especially __________ to have back the wedding ring he’d bought for his wife and items that had __________ his mother. Dave stated, “This fine young man did the right thing. I totally __________ what they did for me and my family.”

1.

A．courage

B．bravery

C．generosity

D．honesty

2.

A．exercise

B．check

C．promote

D．learn

3.

A．elements

B．treasures

C．traditions

D．memories

4.

A．forgotten

B．outdated

C．donated

D．worn

5.

A．discovered

B．received

C．found

D．changed

6.

A．to his surprise

B．in relief

C．out of curiosity

D．with joy

7.

A．gold

B．art

C．material

D．belongings

8.

A．excitedly

B．hesitantly

C．eventually

D．immediately

9.

A．locate

B．recognize

C．remind

D．inform

10.

A．eager

B．likely

C．able

D．ready

11.

A．supposed

B．excited

C．surprised

D．annoyed

12.

A．mentioned

B．imagined

C．admitted

D．realized

13.

A．grateful

B．determined

C．anxious

D．amazed

14.

A．led to

B．come from

C．belonged to

D．stood for

15.

A．accept

B．appreciate

C．support

D．understand