2 . One rainy night many years ago, an old man and his wife entered a small hotel. Trying to get out of the heavy rain, they came to the front desk, _________ to spend there for the night.

The waiter, a(an) _________ man with a smile, came to explain. “All of our rooms are taken,” he said. “But I can’t send a nice couple like you out in the _________ at one o’clock in the morning. Would you mind sleeping in my room? It’s not big, _________ it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night.” The couple agreed and told him, “You are the kind of _________ who should work in the best hotel in the country. Maybe someday I’ll _________ one for you.” The waiter looked at them and smiled, but he didn’t take it _________.

Two years passed, the waiter received a letter from the old man, inviting him to visit them in New York. The old man led him to a busy street and then _________ to a great new building there. “That,” said the old man, “is the _________ I have just built for you to manage.” The old man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, one of the richest businessmen in America. This young waiter never thought that event would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s __________ hotels.

1.

A．liking

B．hoping

C．refusing

2.

A．friendly

B．careless

C．angry

3.

A．wind

B．snow

C．rain

4.

A．and

B．but

C．so

5.

A．scientist

B．manager

C．doctor

6.

A．buy

B．build

C．provide

7.

A．suddenly

B．excitedly

C．seriously

8.

A．pointed

B．shouted

C．listened

9.

A．bank

B．school

C．hotel

10.

A．best

B．cheapest

C．smallest

3 . 时隔36年，阿根廷队在2022年世界杯再度夺冠，梅西也荣膺世界杯金球奖，加冕“球王”，成为阿根廷人民心中当之无愧的英雄。和平年代，我们依旧崇尚英雄，英雄的定义也变得更加宽泛。那么，谁是你心中的英雄呢？请以“The Hero in My Heart”为题写一篇短文，描述一个你心目中的英雄人物。

提示：
(1) Who do you think is the hero in your heart?
(2) Why do you think so?
(3) What can you learn from him/her?
要求：
(1) 内容须涵盖所有要点；
(2) 语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；
(3) 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名；
(4) 80词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

The Hero in My Heart

Most people see a hero as someone they look up to. If you ask me who the hero is in my heart, my answer would be

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4 . When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.

One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than them. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We’ll share what we have with them.”

I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,”I said. “You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.”Meghan said,“Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”

I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but harder to give what we cherish (珍爱), isn’t it?

1. How many children does the writer have?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. What does the underlined word “donate” probably mean?

A．Give away.

B．Give up.

C．Give out.

D．Give in.

3. Which of the following is true?

A．An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown.

B．The writer didn’t let Meghan give her much-loved doll.

C．The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.

D．The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.

4. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．A Family Story	B．The Spirit of Giving
C．The Way of Helping Others	D．A Sad Experience

6 . 72-year-old Huang Kaihui is from Guiyang, Guizhou. He often swims in the Huaxi River. He has saved over 100 people from drowning (溺水) in his 20 years of swimming.

Huang is a fan of swimming and is really interested in winter swimming. 1. 49年前，当他还是个年轻人的时候，他开始了游泳。Many waters in the city have been his swimming pools.

Huang always leaves home at eight in the morning, taking his swimwear and goggles with him. 2. 他乘坐两个小时的公共汽车到达那条河。Even in winter when the temperature drops below 0℃, he will brave the cold and swim for at least one hour a day.

Besides Huang, many other people visit the Huaxi River all year round. In summer, a lot of people, including students from the college nearby, will come and swim in the river. 3. A person falling into the water is not a surprising thing. However, because of the swimming habits over the twenty years, Huang often has been around when a dangerous thing happens.

“I have been swimming for many years. Most of the time, I can tell who is in danger in the water and come to save him in time. But there were also a few situations where I came late and bad things happened,” Huang said. “4. When I didn’t save people, I felt a sense of guilt (内疚)。”

“I never ask for a reward (回报). The only thing I ask is that the people who almost drown are all safe.” 5. As he is getting older and older, he hopes that more young people could start swimming, build their bodies and do more things for society.

1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _________________

7 . 根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

One afternoon a student was taking a walk 1.w________ his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They belonged to a 2. ________ /[ˈfɑːmə(r)]/, who was wrooking in the nearby field.

The student said, 6.“(A) Let’s hide his shoes and wait to see what he will do.”

“We should never make fun of the poor!” answered the teacher, “Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. When the poor man finished his work, he came to the path where he had left his shoes.

7.(B)他把他的脚放进了其中的一只鞋子里。To his surprise, he found a coin in it so he looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around, but no person could be seen. He put the money into his pocket and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. He couldn’t control his feelings. He fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. He said the coins would help his poor family and save his hungry children.

The student stood there deeply moved. The teacher said, “Are you feeling much happier than hiding the shoes?”

1. 根据句意及首字母补全单词 w__________
2. 根据读音完成单词__________
3. Whom did the old shoes belong to? （阅读短文回答问题）
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4. How many coins did the farmer in the story find?（阅读短文回答问题）
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5. How did the farmer feel after he got the help? （阅读短文回答问题）
______________________________________
6. 将A处画线句子翻译成中文
______________________________________
7. 将B处画线句子翻译成英语
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8 . If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun—I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason Moore, 18

This summer, I’m going to work for Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1. What does the word “volunteer” mean?

A．Help parents do the housework.

B．Do something and make some money.

C．Offer to do something without asking for money.

2. What does Alice plan to do in summer?

A．She plans to sleep in the sun.

B．She plans to help build hiking paths in the mountains.

C．She plans to spend the whole winter living in a forest.

3. The writer’s idea in the passage is that ________.

A．school students should do some hiking in summer

B．it’s good to do something good for others during vacation

C．helping children to choose and read books is a good way

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Young people often think only of themselves.

B．Alice will just build hiking paths.

C．The houses built by Special House Program are good and cheaper.

5. Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A．Young American Volunteers

B．A Special House Program

C．Reading for Life

9 . 从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文（方框中有两个选项是多余的）。

A. spend       B. secret       C. eaten up       D. challenge       E. by       F. wouldn’t       G. proud       H. sold out       I. surprise       J. slept       K. well-known       L. continued

Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food.

After the first week, I noticed that the food was     1     very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my     2    , I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her. I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also     3     a lot of time talking and playing with them.

One day, I talked to a neighbor and found out that my mum was     4     in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. Then it hit me—why     5     she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out?

When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug. I told her she didn’t need to keep it a     6     from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others     7     on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children     8     giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless (无私) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so     9     of my mum.

I     10     to buy food for my mum after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.

10 . 根据所给对话，填写适当的内容，使其完整、正确（每空词数不限）。
A: Good afternoon!
B: Good afternoon! What can I do for you?
A:     1    .
B: Fill in this card and let me look at your library card.
A: OK.     2    ?
B: You can borrow five at a time.
A:     3    ?
B: Two weeks.
A:     4    ?
B: Yes, you can. If you can’t finish reading them on time, you must phone and renew (续借) them.
A: What about the magazines?
B: They are only for reading in the library.     5    .
A: I see. Thank you.