After college, I wanted to make a change to my life. I became a volunteer ______. I hoped to do something meaningful in Namibia.

To be honest, my first choice wasn’t Africa, but I am pretty ______ that I was sent there. If not, I probably would not experience its beauty and wonder. So with a group of young people with similar dreams, I ______ going on my journey.

Lots of tribes (部落) live in Namibia and a number of ______ are spoken. When Namibia became independent in 1990, English became the official language. Teachers were supposed to (本应) teach English, but many were short of the language skills to do so. My job was to ______ the teachers.

Schools were quite ______. Some classrooms were made up of sticks (由木棒制成) stuck in the sand and a metal roof. ______ both boys and girls shaved (剃) their heads, I learned to tell them apart (区分他们) by their uniforms: Girls wore skirts.

The students had ______ days. They walked miles to get to school, often having no shoes to wear. They also cooked meals, worked in the fields and ______ younger brothers or sisters. Even with their difficult life, these children were ______. I admired (钦佩) that.

Getting used to the ______ there was a big challenge. Imagine living in a place without air-conditioning where the temperature often reached 38℃! Some days it was just too hot to ______.

However, I could end each day with wonderful African sunset. ______ Namibia, I never thought I would feel great in such an environment. My experience showed that we can ______ our amazing ability to get used to a new environment.

Travel and get out of your comfort environment and put yourself in another different   ______. You won’t regret it!

1.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．driver

D．cook

2.

A．harmful

B．painful

C．thankful

D．helpful

3.

A．started

B．minded

C．imagined

D．forgot

4.

A．stories

B．languages

C．mistakes

D．meetings

5.

A．allow

B．stop

C．test

D．train

6.

A．high

B．personal

C．terrible

D．fair

7.

A．If

B．Because

C．Though

D．Unless

8.

A．hard

B．crazy

C．lazy

D．wrong

9.

A．waited for

B．argued with

C．looked after

D．depended on

10.

A．careless

B．nervous

C．worried

D．cheerful

11.

A．holiday

B．story

C．trip

D．life

12.

A．move

B．drink

C．fly

D．clean

13.

A．While

B．Before

C．When

D．After

14.

A．explain

B．realize

C．develop

D．choose

15.

A．lesson

B．culture

C．business

D．graduation

It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died ________ the cold weather. The porcupines (豪猪) faced the problem as well. But these clever porcupines had an idea. They decided to huddle (崎缩) together to stay ________ . It seemed like a good idea to make it through the cold winter. But there was a ________ — their pointy quills (尖尖的) started hurting their closest friends!

After some time, the porcupines couldn’t stand it any longer. They decided to leave some room around themselves. However, as they moved away from each other, the cold air came in, and some of them started to get ill and die.

Now they ________ a difficult choice — either stood the quills or faced death. ________ careful thinking, the porcupines decided to go back to huddling together. Finally, they ________ that living with pain (疼痛) from their close friends was a small price to pay for the warmth of being together.

And so, the porcupines learned that sometimes a little discomfort in relationships will not be a big problem ________ it means staying warm and living through the cold. From that day on, they ________ stayed together, quills and all, living a good and long life.

16.

A．as for

B．thanks to

C．because of

17.

A．cool

B．warm

C．sick

18.

A．problem

B．change

C．opinion

19.

A．faced

B．liked

C．hoped

20.

A．While

B．Before

C．After

21.

A．cut out

B．found out

C．gave out

22.

A．if

B．so

C．though

23.

A．quietly

B．quickly

C．happily

I’m Cathy. This summer vacation I went to do some volunteer work. I _________ in a kindergarten (幼儿园) of a village. There were about 50 children there. I looked after some ________ and some older children.

I liked _________ out in the baby rooms. Those babies were so small and lovely. At first I felt very sad to see those babies _________ their parents put them there and went to work. But after I saw people _________ these babies well, I felt better. One of the babies was very ________. She was only one year old and she was fun. She _________ as soon as she saw me.

The older children were _________, too. Every day they liked to play with _________ and wanted more attention (关注). I _________ a five-year-old girl on the first day. She had no one to talk to or play with and seemed very ___________. I tried to cheer her up and encourage (鼓励) her to _________ other children in different activities. In the end, she made some _________ and looked much happier than before.

I loved every minute there and hoped to see the look of ________ on all children’s faces. The children were upset when I left, but I thought I was _________ sadder. I told them I would visit them if I was free.

34.

A．organized

B．experienced

C．volunteered

D．traveled

35.

A．students

B．babies

C．passengers

D．experts

36.

A．helping

B．finding

C．giving

D．running

37.

A．until

B．but

C．though

D．because

38.

A．cared for

B．prepared for

C．worried about

D．thought about

39.

A．important

B．special

C．sick

D．healthy

40.

A．drank

B．slept

C．laughed

D．shook

41.

A．happy

B．lovely

C．strong

D．outgoing

42.

A．me

B．her

C．them

D．it

43.

A．missed

B．lost

C．noticed

D．forgot

44.

A．glad

B．surprised

C．creative

D．lonely

45.

A．join

B．study

C．advise

D．believe

46.

A．plans

B．friends

C．jokes

D．news

47.

A．interest

B．trouble

C．joy

D．spirit

48.

A．quite

B．much

C．too

D．so

My grandfather often said “I won’t” to show his dislike of dishonesty (不诚实). When he was young, he worked ________ a furniture (家具) maker. One day, a neighbor invited him to make some furniture. When arriving, he noticed the wood ________ was a little wet, so he said, “I won’t start right away.” He chose to let the wood dry for a month. He knew working with wet wood could cause ________ later on.

At the same time, another furniture maker was also asked for a ________ job by a different family. Unlike my grandfather, he began working right away. ________, the neighbor started doubting my grandfather, thinking he was trying to make more money by ________ the work. However, my grandfather waited ________. He wanted the best wood for the furniture he was making.

A month later, the furniture maker who finished his work quickly received his ________ and went back home. My grandfather began to make strong and beautiful furniture when the wood was ________ dry. A few months passed and the furniture made by that maker began to ________. The neighbor then felt sorry that he didn’t trust my grandfather. People came to understand his ________ and skill, spreading his fame (名声) far and wide.

Influenced by my grandfather, my father also follows the ________ of “I won’t”. He always serves the freshest food, ________ makes his restaurant very popular in town. Once a trader wanted to sell some cheap but smelly seafood to my father, he said “No!” and stopped the ________.

Now, my brother and I keep in ________ what our grandfather and father taught us. Through ups and downs in life, we’ve come to deeply understand our family value behind this saying—be truthful and honest.

49.

A．like

B．for

C．as

D．with

50.

A．served

B．passed

C．used

D．provided

51.

A．accidents

B．illness

C．events

D．trouble

52.

A．same

B．different

C．similar

D．special

53.

A．In fact

B．As a result

C．After a while

D．In a word

54.

A．checking out

B．turning down

C．giving up

D．putting off

55.

A．excitedly

B．patiently

C．sadly

D．worriedly

56.

A．cost

B．furniture

C．pay

D．wood

57.

A．totally

B．especially

C．typically

D．partly

58.

A．break

B．drop

C．carry

D．waste

59.

A．fairness

B．honesty

C．love

D．politeness

60.

A．joy

B．plan

C．shape

D．value

61.

A．that

B．what

C．why

D．which

62.

A．business

B．competition

C．interview

D．communication

63.

A．heart

B．mind

C．brain

D．head

As a little girl when I heard my sister talk about her life-changing term abroad in Paris, it became my goal to visit it one day. When my daily life in New Jersey seemed boring, I often dreamed ________ walking around the streets of Paris. With our financial (财务的) situation ________, European travel became a reality (现实).

Traveling to a European country with my ________ was exciting, but it would not be complete without facing problems and figuring them out.

We had just started to get ourselves familiar (熟悉的) with the Paris subway system (系统). Because of its difficult uses, we were walking slowly until we ________ the subway was about to leave. The moment I ________, the doors was closed. But my mom was on the other side! I did not have my cell phone, and neither of us could speak a word of ________, and we had no idea how to connect each other. My mom and I, who were both worried, began to knock (敲) heavily on the doors. ________, a man with a very puzzled (困惑的) look on his face walked over to the doors. And he simply opened ________. We laughed together. My mom stepped on and we hugged as long as we hugged each other after a separation (分离) of several years.

Finally, my mom and I were able to find all those tourist places we wanted to go. We began to find something interesting in the neighborhood, such as finding our favorite breakfast café and walking to museums and back. The trip to Paris was not only ________ because of the beautiful clothes or the sidewalk cafés, but it also taught me it is more likely to run into troubles when we are visiting an unfamiliar place, and ________ you keep working, you will improve.

64.

A．in

B．to

C．with

D．about

65.

A．improving

B．changing

C．happening

D．appearing

66.

A．sister

B．father

C．mother

D．brother

67.

A．guessed

B．realized

C．remembered

D．felt

68.

A．got on

B．rushed out

C．started off

D．fell over

69.

A．English

B．German

C．Russian

D．French

70.

A．Unluckily

B．Completely

C．Suddenly

D．Excitedly

71.

A．me

B．him

C．it

D．them

72.

A．important

B．disappointing

C．unforgettable

D．strange

73.

A．but

B．if

C．and

D．unless

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Larry is a 14-year-old middle school student in the United States. He has lots of ________ habits. He likes to use the Internet for fun at night, and he usually ________ late. When he feels sleepy , he drinks some coffee. ________ he goes to bed late, he usually gets up late the next morning and arrives at school late. For breakfast, he always eats junk food ________ hamburgers. And he ________ exercises. He doesn’t like to exercise at all.

He often feels tired and sometimes he can’t think ________. He is worried about his health and decides ________ something. “I’ll try not to ________ too much time playing the computer,” he says. “I’ll get up early and ________ in the park three times a week. And I’ll ________ to eat healthy food. People say “old habits die hard”, but I must make my old habits die.” I’ll start exercising before it’s too late.

74.

A．healthy

B．cheap

C．hungry

D．bad

75.

A．puts up

B．stays up

C．feels like

D．wait for

76.

A．Because

B．After

C．Although

D．Because of

77.

A．in

B．for

C．like

D．about

78.

A．often

B．never

C．usually

D．always

79.

A．cheaply

B．hardly

C．comfortably

D．quickly

80.

A．did

B．do

C．to do

D．doing

81.

A．spend

B．take

C．pay

D．cost

82.

A．sit

B．exercise

C．write

D．talk

83.

A．leave

B．seem

C．forget

D．try

Each country has many good people who help to look after others. For example, some high school and college students in the USA often ________ hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the old people’s ________. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them, or listen to their ________.

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick. They paint, clean up, repair housed or do their shopping. ________ boys who don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other ________ take these boys to baseball games and ________ them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a lot of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or take part in other activities. Some of these clubs show movies or have short trips to mountains, beaches, museums or other ________ of interests. There are a lot of high school and university students as ________ because they are ________ enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that some of the ________ people in the world are those who help to bring happiness. Helping others bring much pleasure.

84.

A．need

B．spend

C．waste

D．pay

85.

A．homes

B．libraries

C．classrooms

D．playgrounds

86.

A．decisions

B．questions

C．reasons

D．stories

87.

A．As

B．For

C．About

D．With

88.

A．men

B．women

C．ladies

D．mothers

89.

A．help

B．ask

C．tell

D．invite

90.

A．places

B．palaces

C．cinemas

D．cities

91.

A．parents

B．visitors

C．teachers

D．volunteers

92.

A．beautiful

B．clever

C．ugly

D．interesting

93.

A．youngest

B．happiest

C．prettiest

D．cleverest

At the end of 1979, there was a TV program called Monkey. For the most pupils in England, it was the first time to hear this story. _____, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the _____ Chinese book Journey to the West.

The Monkey King isn’t just a normal monkey. Because he can make 72 _____ to his shape and size. He is able to _____ himself into different animals and objects. How can he turn himself into a person? _____ he can hide his tail, he can hardly do that. What’s more, to fight against bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the _____ small enough to keep it in his ear. When it is _____ he can make it big and long.

The Monkey King is very popular and it has relaxed Chinese children a lot for many years. When the TV program _____ more than 30 years ago, western children showed great _____ in reading this story, too. They think the Monkey King is very clever and _____. He keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

94.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Finally

D．Anyway

95.

A．easy

B．special

C．expensive

D．traditional

96.

A．stories

B．changes

C．decisions

D．jokes

97.

A．turn

B．hide

C．send

D．move

98.

A．Unless

B．Although

C．Until

D．Since

99.

A．magic

B．stick

C．tail

D．person

100.

A．impossible

B．difficult

C．necessary

D．comfortable

101.

A．went out

B．came out

C．brought out

D．took out

102.

A．plan

B．interest

C．habit

D．experience

103.

A．creative

B．lucky

C．brave

D．careful

There’s always a special place in everyone’s heart. For me, the place is my _________. Every time I think of it, many people and things will _________ in my mind.

       I grew up with my grandparents in a small village. I spent a relaxing _________ there. In summer, I liked to _________ dew（露珠）on the grass in the early morning. It was not easy and it took me several days to get one bottle. After lunch, I often played games with my friends. It seemed that we didn’t have _________ things at that time. We always played happily outside until sunset（日落). I enjoyed watching the sunset. It was so beautiful that I still _________ it in my mind now. In winter, the roads often became _________ after the heavy snow. My friends and I were excited about the snowy days _________ we could have snowball fights and go skating.
       Now I live in a city and my hometown has _________ a lot. Many old buildings were taken down and many new buildings appeared. I know __________ can stay the same all the time, but to tell the truth, I really miss the old days in my hometown. No matter how far I go, it always holds the most beautiful part of my life.104.

A．hometown

B．university

C．country

D．school

105.

A．hide

B．record

C．appear

D．happen

106.

A．daytime

B．weekend

C．childhood

D．holiday

107.

A．raise

B．collect

C．drop

D．borrow

108.

A．relaxing

B．exciting

C．happy

D．sad

109.

A．remember

B．copy

C．report

D．notice

110.

A．thin

B．icy

C．thick

D．strong

111.

A．unless

B．though

C．because

D．until

112.

A．served

B．lost

C．shared

D．changed

113.

A．everything

B．nothing

C．anything

D．something

We were going to have the mid-term exam soon. And we all felt very ________ . Mrs, Jackson, our science teacher, knew that and she made a ________ to do something. Last Friday afternoon, she walked into the classroom with a glass of water in her hand. As she raised the glass of water, everyone expected that she would ask us some difficult questions. However, ________ , Mrs. Jackson just asked “How heavy is this glass of water I am holding (拿)?” we shouted out different answers quickly.

Then, Mrs. Jackson said, “I think it all ________ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it’s not heavy. If I hold it for ten minutes, my arm might be a little sore. If I hold it for an hour, my arm will feel ________ numb (麻木的). In the end, although I don’t want to, I may ________ the glass to the floor. As you can see, the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me. However, there’s no ________ on the weight of the glass.”

We all agreed. Mrs. Jackson kept on ________ . “Your stress and worries in life are like this glass of water. Think about them for a short time and ________ will happen. Think about them a little longer and you will feel uncomfortable. Think about them all the time and you won’t be able to do anything else ________ you drop them. So, everyone, learn to let your stress and worries go.”

114.

A．bored

B．happy

C．nervous

115.

A．deal

B．decision

C．notice

116.

A．as a result

B．to our surprise

C．in our opinion

117.

A．looks for

B．cares about

C．depends on

118.

A．quietly

B．carefully

C．completely

119.

A．pass

B．drop

C．push

120.

A．change

B．mistakes

C．answer

121.

A．laughing

B．explaining

C．guessing

122.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

123.

A．but

B．until

C．because

My best friend, Connie, is two years older than me. We spend a lot of time together.

Connie has long dark brown hair and her eyes are big and round. People say she is _______ and looks like a doll. When we go out, people often _______ that I am older than her because she is shorter and slimmer(苗条的)．

Connie is positive(乐观的)even when things go _______. Last week she got her examination _______， which were not very good. I thought she was going to be _______. Instead, she simply decided to do better the next time. Then, every day after class, _______ teachers are free in their offices, she will ask them for help.

Connie gets on well with others. Everyone in my family _______ her, even my younger brother. When you hear her laugh, you will naturally(自然地)laugh _______. When I feel unhappy, I will talk to Connie and she will make me feel _______.

I think my ________ with Connie is very valuable, and I hope we will always be best friends.

124.

A．crazy

B．beautiful

C．lazy

D．ugly

125.

A．think

B．hope

C．suggest

D．ask

126.

A．wrong

B．welcome

C．important

D．interesting

127.

A．lessons

B．symbols

C．novels

D．results

128.

A．stupid

B．interested

C．sad

D．glad

129.

A．although

B．if

C．before

D．even though

130.

A．sees

B．likes

C．wakes

D．catches

131.

A．suddenly

B．early

C．recently

D．together

132.

A．better

B．angrier

C．busier

D．heavier

133.

A．purpose

B．opinion

C．friendship

D．habit

Almost every Saturday morning, Molly pulls a table into her front yard. On the table she lays out some ________ in season, such as carrots and tomatoes. They are all from her garden and free for her neighbors to ________. “It’s just lovely, like you walk by and get a beautiful gift around the corner.” said one of her neighbors.

Molly started doing this in the summer of 2020. Earlier that year, a fire broke out in her house. Molly’s ________ had a hard time. “People in the neighborhood came to help. They brought us food and often called to make sure we were doing fine. I was deeply ________.” Molly said.

Then the pandemic (疫情) came. Molly and her family had much time to work in their garden. They decided to share what they had grown in the garden ________ life was not easy—most people were in need of food during that time.

________ knew about it at first. But ________, more and more people got to know and then, they got into the habit of coming around. They would always stop by and leave ________ some vegetables. Molly’s yard became a ________ place.

One thing Molly has learned from this ________ is that people have to work together when days are difficult so that they can go through difficulties. She is glad that love has spread in her neighborhood.

134.

A．fruits

B．flowers

C．leaves

D．vegetables

135.

A．laugh at

B．take away

C．make up

D．write about

136.

A．class

B．team

C．garden

D．family

137.

A．moved

B．interested

C．bored

D．tired

138.

A．so

B．if

C．but

D．because

139.

A．Nobody

B．Anyone

C．Everyone

D．Someone

140.

A．sadly

B．badly

C．slowly

D．carefully

141.

A．by

B．with

C．out

D．off

142.

A．clean

B．magic

C．daily

D．popular

143.

A．exercise

B．competition

C．experience

D．research

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Living in a small community, Mrs Meredith was a ________ woman and she spent lots of time visiting the poor.

One morning, Mrs Meredith told her children about a family she had cared about for a long time. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, and their little boy. The wife couldn’t go out to work ________ she had to take care of her husband. It was hard for the family to live on ________ own and they needed all kinds of help.

The little boy Bernard, who hoped to get some money to help his family, had ________ Mrs Meredith very much.

“I wish you could see him,” she said to her children—John, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a ________ to his mother. He wants to make money, but I don’t see what he can do.”

Then she left. ________ that, the children sat thinking about Bernard. “I wish we could help him,” said Clara.

“So do I.” said Harry. “We must have a try.”

For some moments, John said nothing, but ________ he cried, “I’ve got an idea!”

The other children jumped up with all attention. “Let me tell you ________ we can do,” said John. “Maybe we can make popcorn, put it into paper bags, and Bernard can ________ it”

Mrs Meredith thought this idea was a good one, too. She then ordered a household popcorn machine. Later, Mrs Meredith, together with her ________ children, paid another visit to the family and told them about the popcorn plan. Needless to say, they were deeply moved. A few days later, the ________ was sent to Mrs Meredith’s doorstep.

With everything ready, Bernard started his new ________. At the beginning, it was a hard time. Mrs Meredith was quite ________ Bernard. Luckily, Bernard did quite well. He carried the popcorn on his small bike, going from door to door to sell it. People were surprised to see such a little boy selling popcorn at their doors, but finally almost everyone would buy ________. Things were getting better. And Bernard knew that it was ________ that makes the world go round. Bernard felt it deep in his heart.

144.

A．kind

B．brave

C．smart

D．strong

145.

A．or

B．but

C．because

D．though

146.

A．our

B．her

C．his

D．their

147.

A．hurt

B．missed

C．changed

D．interested

148.

A．helper

B．danger

C．trouble

D．stranger

149.

A．With

B．Until

C．After

D．Before

150.

A．secretly

B．suddenly

C．carefully

D．nervously

151.

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．where

152.

A．sell

B．taste

C．afford

D．discover

153.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

154.

A．corn

B．bike

C．paper

D．machine

155.

A．term

B．journey

C．business

D．adventure

156.

A．looked for

B．laughed at

C．fought against

D．worried about

157.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

158.

A．love

B．light

C．dream

D．health

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A 、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a village school in Longcun. On my way there, I ________ the school and the children there. “It must be new and big. Flowers are everywhere,” I said to myself. ________ I was sad when I arrived there. It didn’t look like a school at all! How small! And there were only ________ rooms! One was for Grades 1, 2 and 3; one was for Grades 4, 5 and 6; the third one was for me.

The only comfort（安慰）was that the children welcomed me ________ on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in city. The next day, I gave them a ________ to find out their levels（水平）. To my surprise, although the test was very ________, only some students could pass the exam. But they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they ________ me.

Now I’m busy preparing（准备） lessons for them every night. I can see that they are doing better and better ________ my help. I learn a lot from them too. I understand ________ lives are better now, and we are good friends. I’m very happy, and the experience（经历） is ________ very useful for me. I love the small school and the children.

159.

A．thought about

B．set up

C．looked after

D．tried out

160.

A．And

B．Or

C．But

D．So

161.

A．one

B．three

C．four

D．five

162.

A．heavily

B．poorly

C．quietly

D．warmly

163.

A．book

B．pen

C．test

D．letter

164.

A．easy

B．boring

C．interesting

D．funny

165.

A．missed

B．needed

C．asked

D．answered

166.

A．on

B．at

C．with

D．to

167.

A．his

B．her

C．its

D．their

168.

A．either

B．also

C．too

D．or