“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle（婴儿包）was placed in her arms and when she moved the cloth to look at his tiny face, she was _________ — the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect _________ his appearance.

One day _________ he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy... said I was too ugly.” She sighed, knowing that his life was _________ endless of heartbreaks.

He grew up, kind-hearted and open-minded. A favorite with his classmates, he might have been a class monitor, _________ he looked like ordinary people.

The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. “Could anything _________?” “I believe we could graft（移植）on a pair of outer ears, if _______ could be donated（捐献）.” the doctor decided. So the search began for _________ person who would make such a donation for the young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who _______ the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” __________ the father.

The operation was a great __________. His future had become __________ since then. Later he married and had a successful career. “But I ________ know!” he begged his father. “Who gave so much to me? I could never do enough for him.”

“I don’t believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come... one of the darkest ________ that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket（棺材）. Slowly and tenderly, the father reached out a hand and raised the thick brown hair of his mother’s __________out the secret.

1.

A．surprise

B．surprising

C．to surprise

D．surprised

2.

A．except for

B．thanks to

C．because of

D．as a result of

3.

A．before

B．since

C．when

D．because

4.

A．being

B．to be

C．been

D．be

5.

A．as

B．while

C．why

D．if

6.

A．doing

B．to do

C．be done

D．had done

7.

A．they

B．someone

C．it

D．ones

8.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

9.

A．donate

B．will donate

C．had donated

D．is donating

10.

A．says

B．said

C．saying

D．has said

11.

A．success

B．succeed

C．successful

D．succeeding

12.

A．bright

B．brightly

C．brighter

D．brightest

13.

A．will

B．may

C．can

D．must

14.

A．day

B．days

C．date

D．dates

15.

A．let

B．letting

C．lets

D．to let

When my children were young, I used to read to them every evening before bed. One of their favorite stories was called, Somebody Loves You, Mr Hatch. Mr Hatch lived a _________ life. He walked alone to work every day and ate his lunch alone in a corner. He never _________. He never talked to anyone on his way home. In the evening he would read a newspaper and go to bed early.

His _________ changed, however, on Valentine’s Day when he got a heart-shaped box full of chocolates in the mail, along with a note that said, “Somebody loves you.” At first, he couldn’t believe it, but as he let the message sink in (被理解), he began to _________ and dance around. That single message had opened his heart to the _________ of love. Soon he found himself being cheerful. He became a joy at work and began to _________ people in the neighborhood. As the days and weeks went by, his laughter, smiles, kindness, happiness and love _________ everyone in his community.

Later, Mr Hatch found out that the heart-shaped box had been delivered to him by mistake. He felt upset and went back to his _________ ways. When his neighbors found out, however, they were determined not to lose the light he shared. They surprised him with a party and a huge banner (条幅) that read: “Everybody Loves Mr Hatch.” Mr Hatch cried when he _________ that somebody loved him after all. Then he laughed, smiled and __________ his friends.

I think that we all have a tiny bit of Mr Hatch in us. At times we all feel unloved and unlovable. However, somebody does love us. May the pages of your life story be full of love.

16.

A．happy

B．rich

C．hard

D．lonely

17.

A．cried

B．smiled

C．complained

D．shouted

18.

A．interest

B．belief

C．life

D．dream

19.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．speak

D．read

20.

A．meaning

B．power

C．result

D．nature

21.

A．stare at

B．learn from

C．help out

D．compete with

22.

A．touched

B．supported

C．saved

D．persuaded

23.

A．different

B．old

C．strange

D．special

24.

A．imagined

B．heard

C．expected

D．realized

25.

A．hugged

B．met

C．praised

D．greeted

One beautiful spring day, a red rose blossomed in a forest. As the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, “What a beautiful flower! I wish I was that lovely.”

The rose turned and said, “It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.”

Then the rose looked at a Cactus (仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant full of thorns!”

The pine tree said, “Red rose, what kind of talk is this? You have thorns too.”

The proud red rose looked at the pine tree and said in anger. “You do not know what beauty is at all. You cannot compare my thorns to those of the cactus.”

“What a proud flower!” thought the trees.

The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus. but it could not move. As the days passed, the red rose would look at the cactus and say insulting things, like “This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor.”

The cactus never got upset and even tried to advise the rose, saving, “God did not create any form of life without a purpose.”

Spring passed, and the weather became very warm. Life became difficult in the forest, as there was no rain. The red rose was going to die because of the lack of water.

One day the rose saw sparrows stick their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away, refreshed. This was puzzling and the red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.

The rose opened its eyes in wonder and said, “The cactus has water?”

“Yes, you can also drink from it. The sparrow can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help.”

The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. but finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed. The birds filled their beaks with water and watered the rose’s roots.

Thus the rose learned a lesson and never judged anyone by their appearance again.

29. Why was the red rose angry with the pine tree at the beginning of the story?

A．Because it thought the pine tree was ugly.

B．Because it didn’t want to be the pine tree’s neighbor.

C．Because the pine tree didn’t think the rose was beautiful

D．Because the pine tree compared its thorns to the cactus’.

30. The sparrows stick their beaks into the cactus ________.

A．to drink	B．to eat cactus
C．to make fun of the cactus	D．to make holes in the cactus

31. The underlined sentence “God did not create any form of life without a purpose.” in Paragraph 8 means ________.

A．God created many forms of life

B．God created some useless form of life

C．every form of life was useful in some way

D．all forms of life were created by God

32. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The ugly cactus	B．The proud rose
C．The helpful sparrows	D．The kind pine tree

Uber has picked Melbourne as the first city outside of the United States to test its flying taxis.

Test flights in the Australian city will begin next year with a goal of commercial ride-hailing (商业打车) services by 2023, it announced on Tuesday.

“We will see other Australian cities following soon after,” Susan Anderson, Uber’s regional manager for Australia, said at the company’s flying car meeting, which is held once a year, in Washington DC.

Melbourne will be the third city to host trials of Uber’s flying taxis, after Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. The electric taxis will be flown by a pilot.

Uber has partnered with NASA for its flying taxi program, named Elevate, and is one of several companies racing to make flying vehicles a reality. Other big names in the business include Rolls Royce and Boeing.

Even as it works on developing autonomous (自动的), electric flying vehicles which are still several years away Uber is taking its service to the skies in other ways.

The company will start a helicopter service on July 9, taking passengers from Manhattan to JFK Airport in eight minutes. It says customers who buy the ticket at about $200 will save an hour of travel time during rush hour.

But the rollout (首次展示) of that service is now clouded by safety concerns about increased air traffic in cities, following two accidents in New York City in recent weeks.

A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Manhattan building on June 10, killing the pilot. This deadly accident came weeks after a helicopter crash in the Hudson River. There were no deaths in that incident.

“For us, it shows the need to make safety the absolute base of everything we do,” said Eric.

Allison, Uber’s head of Elevate.

Safety will also be a concern in Australia, where Uber has nearly 4 million regular customers for its ride-hailing service.

“We will continue to work with communities and governments to make sure that we create an urban aviation (飞行) ride-share network that is safe, quiet and green,” Anderson said.

37. Which of the following best explains the meaning of “trials” in Paragraph 4?

A．meetings

B．contests

C．experiments

D．shows

38. What can we learn about the flying taxis from the text?

A．Most flying taxis are self-driving.

B．Flying taxis could be used in Australia in several years.

C．Rolls Royce teams up with Boeing to work on the flying taxis.

D．The flying taxis turned out to be a failure in America.

39. Why does the author mention Uber’s helicopter service?

A．To further introduce NASA’s cooperation with Uber.

B．To show the challenges facing the flying taxi service.

C．To explain why Uber’s technology stands out.

D．To describe the development of Uber’s flying services.

40. What is the author’s atitude toward the flying taxi?

A．Objective.

B．Doubtful.

C．Negative.

D．Optimistic.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。(每空限填 一词)

In the US, sixteenth birthday parties are usually important celebrations (庆祝) for teenagers. That is because the sixteenth birthday is their first s    46     towards being an adult.

Some of the parties are very big celebrations and c    47     a lot of money. Everyone dresses up and looks beautiful. These parties are usually held in hotels, and there are even music groups playing. People give g    48     to the sixteen-year-olds. The young people enjoy themselves at the parties with singing and dancing. Other parties are more p    49     and held at home. Sometimes families c    50     in other ways, such as going on a special trip together, or going to the cinema or a nice restaurant for a meal.

53. 我爱我父母，因此我不想让他们失望。我会尽力让他们以我为荣。
I love my parents so much that I don’t want to ________ them ________. I will try my best to make them be ________ ________ me.

56. 假设你是李华你的同学Jack刚从美国来中国不久，他发现中国的饮食和美国的大不相同，于是发电子邮件向你咨询在中国如何注意健康饮食。请你给Jack写封邮件，告诉他你的观点和看法。

内容包括：
1. 简单介绍你了解的关于中美饮食的不同。
2. 你的健康饮食的观点和看法(至少三点)。
3. 祝福Jack。
作文要求：
1. 不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。
作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,

I’m glad to receive your email asking me how to form a good and healthy eating habit in China.

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Best wishes to you!

Li Hua