2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I will never forget the summer day in 1999. On that day, my mother died because of a terrible     1     (ill) at the age of 36.

Later that afternoon, a policeman came to my house     2     (ask) for my father’s permission (许可) for the hospital to use my mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was greatly     3     (surprise). I cried.

“How can you let them do that to Mom?” I shouted at     4     (he).

“Linda,” he said     5     (quiet), putting his arms around me, “the greatest gift you can give is a part of yourself. Your mom told me     6     she can make a person’s life better after she dies, her death will have meaning. ”

The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the     7     (important) lessons in my life.

Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 2019, my father     8     (become) seriously sick. With a smile, he told me that when he died, he wanted to give     9     his eyes which were really good.

My father died and we gave his eyes to     10     blind boy as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mom, I’m so proud (骄傲) of what you did for Grandpa.” After hearing her words, I felt really happy.

3 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Maybe you have a pet. You give it a home. You ______ it. But some animals are homeless. They live in city alleys (小巷).

Alice Arnold wanted to help homeless animals that are in ______. In 1983, she started Alley Animals in Baltimore, Maryland. Alice has many helpers. They feed cats and dogs. They ______ sick animals. Workers in Alley Animals drive ______ many alleys to look for homeless animals. They find ______ dogs or cats and feed them. Sometimes, helpers see sick animals. They ______ put them in cages (笼子). Then they take sick animals to a pet ______. After that, Alice looks for foster (寄养的) homes for them ______ she wants each animal to have a good home.

One night, a helper saw two ______ animals named Cloud and Clip. They were hungry and dirty. The helper fed and ______ the animals. After a few weeks, the babies grew up and a loving family took ______ away.

People in Baltimore ______ help Alice with her work. Sometimes students bring things for Alley Animals. Sometimes families ______ food, soaps, bags and so on.

Alice wants ______ as many street animals as she can. Some homeless animals’ stories have a ______ beginning. But Alice and her helpers give those stories a happy ending.

1.

A．come up with	B．look forward to
C．take care of	D．run away from

2.

A．interest

B．talent

C．trouble

D．hope

3.

A．draw

B．save

C．touch

D．paint

4.

A．through

B．past

C．under

D．below

5.

A．lovely

B．hungry

C．crazy

D．smart

6.

A．carelessly

B．heavily

C．easily

D．carefully

7.

A．park

B．hotel

C．zoo

D．hospital

8.

A．after

B．when

C．because

D．before

9.

A．young

B．large

C．strong

D．different

10.

A．cleaned

B．brought

C．found

D．visited

11.

A．they

B．them

C．their

D．themselves

12.

A．often

B．seldom

C．hardly

D．never

13.

A．refuse

B．return

C．offer

D．sell

14.

A．help

B．helped

C．helping

D．to help

15.

A．sad

B．strange

C．warm

D．happy

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空（1-3个单词）或根据音标填词。

Corion, a 16-year-old teenager, received a prize for saving people from a river yesterday.

At around 5 am, a girl     1     (drive) her car along the road. She followed the GPS and didn’t realize she was driving towards     2     river. It was dark, so her friend in the car didn’t notice where the car was going. Soon, the car     3     (fall) into the river.

The girls tried their     4     (good) to climb onto the top of the car. They shouted     5     help.     6     (lucky), Corion was running by the river then. He made a quick     7     [dɪˈsɪʒn] and jumped into the water.

Later, a policeman named Mercer came     8     (help) save the girls. However, while he was bringing one girl to the bank, she suddenly became afraid     9     started to move around. This caused Mercer to go under. Then Corion helped pull (拉) Mercer and the girl out of the river.

“Corion risked     10     (he) life to save us from drowning (溺水).” Mercer said, “We should let more people know him.” The teenager’s kindness and spirit touched us deeply.

5 . 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

What is the biggest treasure (财富) in your school? In Beijing 101 Middle School, it must be the three alpacas (羊驼)!

“They ______ to our school in 2019,” said 15-year-old Zhang Ruixuan. He is one of the volunteers who ______ the alpacas together with the school’s workers. “We all love them ______ they are so cute!”

During the break, the alpacas ______ come to the playground to watch the students exercise. At the end of the day, they see ______ off. “They give us great company (陪伴),” said Zhang.

Zhang’s volunteer job is to stop students from ______ the animals. For example, some students may feed alpacas with the ______ food. That’s not healthy for them. Some students may also ______ the animals for fun. It is Zhang’s job to ______ them.

“Alpacas are very timid (胆怯的),” said Zhang. “If you scare them, they will spit (吐口水) at you to protect (保护) ______ . But they are ______ in nature, as they will treat (对待) you the way you treat them.”

The ______ also need to help school workers clean the alpacas home. ______ doing this, we learn to take on responsibility (责任). After all, these lovely animals have brought us so much ______ . And they made us feel ______ when we felt upset. We should look after them in return.

1.

A．appeared

B．reached

C．came

D．arrived

2.

A．look for

B．depend on

C．get on with

D．take care of

3.

A．because

B．though

C．until

D．unless

4.

A．never

B．hardly

C．always

D．anyway

5.

A．parents

B．members

C．teachers

D．pupils

6.

A．saving

B．hurting

C．selling

D．copying

7.

A．broken

B．proper

C．wrong

D．clear

8.

A．imagine

B．compare

C．raise

D．scare

9.

A．stop

B．report

C．follow

D．push

10.

A．herself

B．himself

C．ourselves

D．themselves

11.

A．lonely

B．common

C．clever

D．nervous

12.

A．doctors

B．volunteers

C．neighbors

D．owners

13.

A．on

B．About

C．By

D．With

14.

A．stress

B．silence

C．trouble

D．fun

15.

A．better

B．worse

C．crazier

D．angrier

7 .

Here is a charity sale (义卖) for the poor kids in the mountain area. We’ll give away the money we raise in the charity sale. Come and see our things.

Nick: I have a music player. I have had it for half a year. It still works very well now. It stays with me whenever I feel sad. And I have downloaded some pop songs in it. I hope it can be with you when you are unhappy. It costs 180 dollars. Now, you can take it with 60 dollars.
Karen: I’d like to sell some of my books. I started to buy books when I was twelve years old. My favorite book is Treasure Island. I believe anyone like me will learn a lot from this book. Each book only costs 20 dollars. You can get the second at half price.
Mandy: I have some soft toys to sell. The toy bear is my fourteenth birthday present. I have had it for one year. It still looks very new. Its original price is 50 dollars. You only need to pay 15 dollars for it now. Other toys are very new but cheap, too.
1. What may Nick do when he isn’t happy?

A．Listen to music.

B．Play with toys.

C．Read his favorite book.

2. Nancy will pay __________ dollars if she buys two books from Karen.

A．twenty

B．thirty

C．forty

3. Who may get the money raised from the charity sale?

A．A poor family with four kids.

B．A homeless man from the countryside.

C．The poor kids in the mountain area.

4. The underlined word “original” in this passage means “__________” in Chinese.

A．优惠的

B．现在的

C．原始的

8 . I really love volunteering. For example, helping the homeless is one of my favorite ________.

When I was at school, I often helped my classmates. It was fun to ________ their studies. I wasn’t really a top student who always got ________ grades, but I could explain to them ________. Now, although I’m ________, I often volunteer on my town’s main street. Every weekend, other volunteers and I make some dishes by ourselves, set up a table in the street and give the food to the homeless. But we soon realized that food was not ________. Most of the homeless people are ________, because they have no friends or relatives. So we always chat with them. The long day makes us tired,________it also brings me great joy. The look of joy on those people’s faces would make my weary (疲惫的) day into a ________ day. Though we never receive any payment for our hard work, the love that we get on the streets is our salary.

From my volunteering, I learn that ________ others doesn’t only make others happy but makes myself happy too. And maybe one day, the people once you helped would help you back.

1.

A．decisions

B．hobbies

C．results

D．subjects

2.

A．look forward to

B．give up

C．come up with

D．help with

3.

A．the highest

B．high

C．higher

D．highly

4.

A．differently

B．clearly

C．cheap

D．loudly

5.

A．excited

B．outgoing

C．busy

D．available

6.

A．bad

B．good

C．enough

D．angry

7.

A．lonely

B．alone

C．along

D．happy

8.

A．or

B．so

C．and

D．but

9.

A．upset

B．meaningless

C．good

D．serious

10.

A．help

B．helping

C．helps

D．helped

9 . 阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每空限填一词。

Last weekend I went to the Children’s Home with my classmates. It was in     1     countryside. After warm conversations, we gave them a singing lesson. Beautiful voice was flying over the Children’s Home until the lunchtime. I found I was very interested     2     playing with these children.

After lunch, some of us helped to wash the dishes and others helped to clean the houses. Then it was afternoon, which was a good time     3     do some sports. So all the children took an active part in sports and played happily.     4     an unforgettable (难忘的) experience it was!

When we had to leave, the children showed their thanks     5     love. I have realized that helping others is the most meaningful thing in the world. And I will come there again.