1 . I went to a group activity, ＂Sensitivity Sunday＂, which was to make us more _______the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to ＂_______a disability＂ for several hours one Sunday. Some members, _______, chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).

Just sitting in the wheelchair was a _______experience. I had never considered before how_______it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my _______made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not _______. Then I wondered where to put my _______. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into _______. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of ________for several hours. For disabled people, ＂adopting a wheelchair＂ is not a temporary________.

I tried to find a ________position and thought it might be restful, ________kind of nice, to be ________around for a while. Looking around, I ________I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I ________ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the ________of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) ________ task.

My wheelchair experiment was soon ________. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of ＂disability＂ gave me only a taste of the ________, both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.

1.

A．curious about

B．interested in

C．aware of

D．careful with

2.

A．cure

B．prevent

C．adopt

D．analyze

3.

A．instead

B．strangely

C．as usual

D．like me

4.

A．learning

B．working

C．satisfying

D．relaxing

5.

A．convenient

B．awkward

C．boring

D．exciting

6.

A．height

B．force

C．skill

D．weight

7.

A．locked

B．repaired

C．powered

D．grasped

8.

A．hands

B．feet

C．keys

D．handles

9.

A．place

B．action

C．play

D．effect

10.

A．operation

B．communication

C．transportation

D．production

11.

A．exploration

B．education

C．experiment

D．entertainment

12.

A．flexible

B．safe

C．starting

D．comfortable

13.

A．yet

B．just

C．still

D．even

14.

A．shown

B．pushed

C．driven

D．guided

15.

A．realized

B．suggested

C．agreed

D．admitted

16.

A．lifted

B．turned

C．pressed

D．seized

17.

A．path

B．position

C．direction

D．way

18.

A．easy

B．heavy

C．major

D．extra

19.

A．forgotten

B．repeated

C．conducted

D．finished

20.

A．weaknesses

B．challenges

C．anxieties

D．illnesses

2 . China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I’ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors --- silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.

It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.

Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.

My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的). To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn’t want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.

Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.

I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.

1. According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?

A．Because they are traditional and safe.

B．Because they are convenient and inexpensive.

C．Because they are colorful and available.

D．Because they are fast and environment friendly.

2. The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended __________.

A．to ride it for fun	B．to use it for transport
C．to experience local culture	D．to improve his riding skills

3. How did the author feel about his street crossing？

A．It was boring.	B．It was difficult.
C．It was lively.	D．It was wonderful.

4. Which of the following best describes the author’s biking experience

A．The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.

B．The author was annoyed by the air while riding.

C．The author was praised by the other bikers.

D．The author took great pleasure in biking.

3 . Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city can't wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.

" I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open," said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.

The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.

" As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isn't something anybody needs," said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. " We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "

9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.

"It's just like smartphones 10 years ago," Weintraub said. "A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and it's unnatural," he said. " There's gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there. "

1. One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to _____.

A．program the opening hours of a bar

B．supply you with a picture of the future

C．provide information about your surroundings

D．update the maps and GPS in your smartphones

2. The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " _____".

A．develop rapidly	B．get round quickly
C．appear immediately	D．go over automatically

3. According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are _____.

A．necessary for teenagers	B．attractive to New Yorkers
C．available to people worldwide	D．expensive for average consumers

4. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses _____.

A．may have a potential market	B．are as common as smartphones
C．are popular among young adults	D．will be improved by a new technology

4 . When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet(图章)ring. They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.

What made it even more special was that it was about the ;only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”. We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff(东 西)we got was rally just to replace what we’d lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.

Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took if off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.

Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn’t my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “ You’ll recognize this one.,” she said smiling.

Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it. they realized who owned the ring. They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.

1. The underlined “ word” in in the fins paragraph probably means “          ”.

A．fashionable

B．available

C．practical

D．renewable

2. When she got the ring back, the writer was about          .

A．13 years old

B．15 years old

C．26 years old

D．28 years old

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

A．The writer’s family moved several times.

B．The writer never stopped looking for her ring.

C．The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.

D．The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My New Ring

B．Lost and Found

C．Lost and Replaced

D．An Expensive Ring

5 . The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light，I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”．
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed？”I asked myself. I didn't answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear！”I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！”We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate (绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________.

A．asleep	B．working in bed
C．outside	D．quietly laughing at him

2. Reviewing his lessons didn't help him because ________.

A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn't keep them open

D．he hadn't studied hard before the examination

3. What do you suppose happened to the author?

A．He went to a church to pray again.

B．He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C．He failed in the exam.

D．He was punished by his teacher.

4. The best title for the passage would be ________.

A．The Night Before the Examination

B．Working Far into the Night

C．A Slow Student

D．Going Over My Lessons

6 . This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from13~19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

1. This year ________teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

A．twenty-three hundred	B．thirteen hundred
C．over three thousand	D．less than two thousand

2. The whole exchange programme is mainly to__________.

A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B．send students in America to travel in Germany

C．let students learn something about other countries

D．have teenagers learn new languages

3. Fred and Mike agree that__________.

A．America food tasted better than German food

B．German schools were harder than American schools

C．Americans and Germans were both friendly

D．There were more cars on the streets in America

4. What is particular in American schools is that________.

A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

B．there are a lot of after-school activities

C．students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

7 . The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __1___for half a month. Many people were __2___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __3___; nobody was killed from cold and _4____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_5___. While fighting the snow, people ___6__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple appeared on the Internet.
The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __7___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___8___tightly. They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings to _9___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __10____their own things. The wife’s body was __11___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __12__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __13__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __14__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __15___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _16___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __17__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _18__them in the garden of the community.
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __19__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __20___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.1.

A．beautifully

B．directly

C．gently

D．continuously

2.

A．forbidden

B．rescued

C．trapped

D．covered

3.

A．disaster

B．war

C．campaign

D．disease

4.

A．anger

B．heat

C．hunger

D．poverty

5.

A．sadly

B．safely

C．nervously

D．curiously

6.

A．treasured

B．invited

C．accepted

D．forgot

7.

A．because of

B．in case of

C．in spite of

D．instead of

8.

A．controlled

B．fixed

C．, stretched

D．closed

9.

A．admit

B．attract

C．turn

D．escape

10.

A．busy with

B．born with

C．good for

D．famous for

11.

A．burnt

B．watched

C．frozen

D．found

12.

A．supplied

B．wrapped

C．folded

D．sorted

13.

A．buy

B．send

C．sell

D．check

14.

A．Feeding

B．Leaving

C．Touching

D．Greeting

15.

A．hardship

B．childhood

C．cooperation

D．lesson

16.

A．clothes

B．warmness

C．flowers

D．tension

17.

A．made

B．played

C．associated

D．filled

18.

A．buried

B．showed

C．fastened

D．enjoyed

19.

A．put away

B．come back

C．fly away

D．hold back

20.

A．dropped out

B．died out

C．grown up

D．stood up

8 . When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner_______ I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly_______.

Not really knowing how_______the bus ride should be, _______ when I saw the landmarks _______ on my friend's hand drawn map. But when I got close enough to the _______. I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was_______on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no_______when the next bus would come, _______ when a bus did come by, I ________ got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted' o go and he said that I had caught the ________bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he________ to help me out. I grateful showed him my little hand--drawn map but________did not help much.

He finally ________ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was________that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up near me. It was the ________ bus driver. He explained that he didn't want to leave me there________. He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party________. I was over an hour late, I am forever thankful for the ________ that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a________ on my heart.

1.

A．meal

B．party

C．meeting

D．time

2.

A．accepted

B．refused

C．got

D．received

3.

A．far

B．difficult

C．long

D．bad

4.

A．drove on

B．walked away

C．hurried by

D．got off

5.

A．show

B．showing

C．shown

D．to show

6.

A．street signs

B．tall buildings

C．traffic lights

D．back yards

7.

A．queuing

B．siting

C．standing

D．waiting

8.

A．meaning

B．idea

C．problem

D．way

9.

A．so

B．yet

C．but

D．still

10.

A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．finally

D．quickly

11.

A．right

B．wrong

C．best

D．fastest

12.

A．supplied

B．refused

C．offered

D．wanted

13.

A．it

B．he

C．she

D．they

14.

A．kept

B．dropped

C．drove

D．turned

15.

A．eager

B．worried

C．sorry

D．disappointed

16.

A．same

B．next

C．kind

D．silly

17.

A．helpless

B．lonely

C．unaccompanied

D．alone

18.

A．after

B．although

C．until

D．when

19.

A．respect

B．concern

C．help

D．love

20.

A．mark

B．sign

C．symbol

D．line

9 . When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to _______water to the runners. I remember being so _______to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I _______up for the race.
       That first 10,000m race was quite an _______. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. _______, I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) _______.
       At one point near the end, a 70- year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt _______because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt _______for a second.
       But then I _______something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________was only to finish.
       After a minute, it ________me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into ________.
       I ________that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare ________and one day I would be one of those 70 — year—old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my ________.
       In life we all have those moments where we ________ourselves to others. It’s only ________. Don’t allow those moments to ________you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to ________anything you want in life.1.

A．bring out

B．pass out

C．take out

D．pick out

2.

A．excited

B．worried

C．concerned

D．anxious

3.

A．gave

B．made

C．signed

D．dressed

4.

A．achievement

B．encouragement

C．instruction

D．experience

5.

A．At times

B．In time

C．In all

D．After all

6.

A．victory

B．decision

C．moment

D．conclusion

7.

A．embarrassed

B．annoyed

C．moved

D．thrilled

8.

A．relaxed

B．defeated

C．puzzled

D．inspired

9.

A．realized

B．lost

C．noticed

D．remembered

10.

A．special

B．evident

C．common

D．different

11.

A．motto

B．plan

C．goal

D．direction

12.

A．worried

B．hit

C．reached

D．hurt

13.

A．attraction

B．devotion

C．inspiration

D．expectation

14.

A．hoped

B．promised

C．decided

D．suggested

15.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．clearly

D．properly

16.

A．excitement

B．accomplishment

C．movement

D．judgment

17.

A．introduce

B．relate

C．present

D．compare

18.

A．important

B．natural

C．strange

D．ridiculous

19.

A．weaken

B．wound

C．amuse

D．cheer

20.

A．reserve

B．deliver

C．achieve

D．abandon

10 . I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite __________ because there is a shortcut(捷径) to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the __________．So I always try to __________ through it.Today I was trying to do so as usual __________ something made me stop for a moment.I saw the most beautiful __________ by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white __________．

She was short and __________ and had white hair. She was walking __________ as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her __________ , until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick __________ the rubbish bin.Then she leaned(倚靠) on it with her right hand. She bent down and __________ the rubbish. She clearly found it __________ and it took her a while. She __________ some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(挺直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to __________ herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then __________ walking. It all took her great effort.

There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does __________ about it. I was moved to __________ this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it __________ ! I haven’t been able to __________ thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the __________ if I see it from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.

1.

A．hard

B．early

C．easily

D．late

2.

A．rubbish

B．boxes

C．bottles

D．paper

3.

A．walk

B．pass

C．go

D．rush

4.

A．so

B．until

C．when

D．because

5.

A．back

B．act

C．mark

D．colour

6.

A．bike

B．stick

C．dog

D．umbrella

7.

A．weak

B．rich

C．clever

D．sad

8.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．angrily

D．slowly

9.

A．at midnight

B．at noon

C．at last

D．at first

10.

A．in

B．around

C．against

D．under

11.

A．searched for

B．threw away

C．reached for

D．looked at

12.

A．unable

B．difficult

C．different

D．impossible

13.

A．picked up

B．dropped down

C．put in

D．lifted up

14.

A．warm

B．enjoy

C．support

D．hide

15.

A．continued

B．started

C．enjoyed

D．remembered

16.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

17.

A．feel

B．see

C．have

D．let

18.

A．busy

B．beautiful

C．dirty

D．clean

19.

A．keep

B．stop

C．mind

D．regret

20.

A．wall

B．desk

C．ground

D．classroom