1 . A couple of days ago, my 9­year­old son and I were shopping at a grocery store (食品杂货店). At the checkout, a mother was trying to understand her bill. She didn't have enough _______ for her milk and cheese. The manager _______ the items (商品) from her cart and carried them away to the fridge section.

There had been _______ when I myself didn't have money to buy groceries my family needed, but today was _______. It was payday so there we stood in line with our groceries.

I whispered to my son and told him to run and get the _______ back with the items. He was confused. He didn't understand me. I was trying to do an act of kindness, but it went _______.

The lady left with her son and _______ groceries than she had planned. I told the checkout guy to _______ me for her milk and cheese and that we'd run to the parking lot and _______ her up. He said “You'd do that？” and I said “Yes, I want to make sure they have what they ________.”

He quickly called the manager back. I paid for my items and hers and my son and I ran to the parking lot where we ________ we would find the lady. But the mom and her son were ________ and with them went my opportunity to gift these small but ________ items.

I felt ________ for not speaking up and telling her what I wanted to do for her. If I had told her about it, I wouldn't have ________ the chance of doing a good deed. Perhaps because of this our future acts will be delivered with speed, as it is intended and necessary for love and kindness.

1.

A．space

B．money

C．patience

D．help

2.

A．counted

B．added

C．removed

D．replaced

3.

A．times

B．reasons

C．ways

D．stores

4.

A．free

B．different

C．common

D．familiar

5.

A．fridge

B．mother

C．partner

D．manager

6.

A．wrong

B．bad

C．crazy

D．hungry

7.

A．cheaper

B．heavier

C．fewer

D．larger

8.

A．reward

B．search

C．pay

D．charge

9.

A．pick

B．catch

C．cheer

D．give

10.

A．need

B．buy

C．order

D．lose

11.

A．proved

B．doubted

C．remembered

D．thought

12.

A．grateful

B．unwilling

C．gone

D．tired

13.

A．necessary

B．expensive

C．useless

D．beautiful

14.

A．lucky

B．frightened

C．terrible

D．hopeless

15.

A．had

B．missed

C．welcomed

D．refused

2 . In many countries, people eat rice every day. _______ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can _______ it, fry it or _______ it into rice noodles. They usually eat it _______ meat, fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kind of _______ . Muslins for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus do not eat beef.

The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its _______ go all over the Pacific looking for fish to _______.The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish and they also eat a lot of rice.

In _______ such as Britain, Australia and the United States, the most important food is _______ or potatoes People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They ________ potatoes in different ways. They can boil them, fry them and roast them.

In Africa, maize（玉米） is the most important food. ________ rice and wheat, maize is a kind of cereal. African people make the maize ________ flour. From this flour they make ________   kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very ________ and they can't afford to eat much ________ with their cereal.

1.

A．Sometime

B．Sometimes

C．Some time

D．Some times

2.

A．drink

B．boil

C．have

D．eat

3.

A．change

B．turn

C．make

D．eat

4.

A．as

B．like

C．together

D．with

5.

A．meat

B．fish

C．apples

D．vegetables

6.

A．buses

B．planes

C．trains

D．ships

7.

A．buy

B．catch

C．hold

D．weigh

8.

A．world

B．countries

C．Europe

D．states

9.

A．bread

B．cake

C．flour

D．vegetable

10.

A．cook

B．eat

C．make

D．take

11.

A．With

B．As

C．Being

D．Like

12.

A．of

B．from

C．into

D．up to

13.

A．the same

B．every

C．different

D．each

14.

A．rich

B．weak

C．strong

D．poor

15.

A．meat

B．maize

C．bread

D．flour

3 . I live in Watts in South Central L. A. and I’m fat. There are many fast food stores near my home and my mom _______ buys hamburgers for dinner. I’ve tried to talk her so many times into buying something _______. But she just doesn’t have time to do it. So I had to make better _______ for myself.

To _______ more, I talked to Andres Chopin, a student at Jefferson High School who is part of an after-school program where students learn to _______ and they’re taught ways to eat healthily. Andres said it’s _______ to eat whole foods, like vegetables, fruit and whole grains. Processed foods don’t _______ you as many nutrients. He told me to prepare food for myself, _______ I had never cooked before. I thought, “I may not be a good cook, but I can prevent myself from eating things that are _______ for me.”

I learned from Andres to look more ________ to food labels for ingredients (成分) that I know are bad for me. Now I know ________ about which foods I can eat more of and which I should eat less of. I’ve been eating more fruit and I’m getting better about not going into the ________ to see what there is to eat after I’ve already eaten.

________ a habit that you’ve had since you were young is not easy. I want to lose ________ in the healthy way, something I can control for the rest of my life. With time and self-control I know I can ________ it. I can take two ways looking into the ________ at myself—feeling bad about myself or encouraging myself to ________. I choose to encourage myself.

After a month I ________ 10 pounds. I’m not going to ________ trying to eat better. The changes I’ve made ________ me to keep on going. I can still do better.

1.

A．hardly

B．never

C．sometimes

D．often

2.

A．expensive

B．fresh

C．healthy

D．delicious

3.

A．explanations

B．decisions

C．ways

D．hobbies

4.

A．hear

B．gain

C．try

D．learn

5.

A．choose

B．serve

C．cook

D．eat

6.

A．better

B．funnier

C．faster

D．simpler

7.

A．present

B．donate

C．produce

D．give

8.

A．since

B．but

C．as

D．so

9.

A．useless

B．inconvenient

C．ready

D．bad

10.

A．impatiently

B．amazing

C．closely

D．interestingly

11.

A．more

B．less

C．fewer

D．better

12.

A．hall

B．cupboard

C．kitchen

D．store

13.

A．Learning

B．Hating

C．Judging

D．Breaking

14.

A．embarrassment

B．shame

C．weight

D．pressure

15.

A．abandon

B．make

C．prevent

D．pick

16.

A．mirror

B．window

C．book

D．plate

17.

A．handle

B．prepare

C．change

D．move

18.

A．gained

B．killed

C．challenged

D．lost

19.

A．continue

B．stop

C．suggest

D．keep

20.

A．encourage

B．arrange

C．require

D．force

4 . My father used to judge restaurants by their bread baskets. His reasoning: If you can't get little things right, how can you be_______ with big things?

I feel that way about commas (逗号). One sign that something has gone wrong in a piece of writing is the sight of commas_______ used around the page. My _______ students often insert a comma wherever they might pause between words to take in air. Then again, another sign of poor writings is the opposite: a comma desert, no pauses to be_______ .

Such abuses usually _______ that my students don't grasp the usage of this mark. But commas are _______. They are like the fine stitches (缝线) on an expertly sewn garment: invisible, yet vital to holding the_______ together. In dialogue, commas can _______ life or death: ''Kill ducks! '' vs ''Kill, ducks! '' Their absence or _______ creates or destroys a great article.

Then again, I shouldn't judge my students so severely.   I also failed to ________ the quiet dignity of the comma unit, in graduate school,________ I taught writing to first-year students. I remember the program head, a firm, white-haired woman, fixing me with her stare and saying, ''You have no idea where the commas go or why. '' I felt ________ . How could I have misunderstood something so basic?

Well, the thing is, commas aren't so basic and learning to________ them to their full potential takes years. Oscar Wilde once joked about what a ____________day of writing involved: spending the morning __________ a comma, and in the afternoon, on mature reflection, putting it back in.

1.

A．forced

B．trusted

C．inspired

D．persuaded

2.

A．rarely

B．properly

C．carelessly

D．consistently

3.

A．law

B．history

C．writing

D．engineering

4.

A．found

B．ignored

C．discussed

D．removed

5.

A．expect

B．ensure

C．indicate

D．deny

6.

A．simple

B．strange

C．confusing

D．important

7.

A．body

B．piece

C．case

D．show

8.

A．prove

B．include

C．mean

D．support

9.

A．progress

B．concept

C．restriction

D．presence

10.

A．explain

B．question

C．possess

D．recognize

11.

A．when

B．once

C．unless

D．whether

12.

A．amused

B．scared

C．ashamed

D．exhausted

13.

A．use

B．select

C．identify

D．remember

14.

A．free

B．hard

C．short

D．common

15.

A．pointing at

B．looking for

C．picking up

D．taking out

5 . Shortly after World War Il, a Dutch art dealer was arrested for secretly selling paintings by Vermeer（1632-1675） to the Nazis who invaded Holland during the war. Because Vermeer is considered to be one of Holland’s best painters, the dealer was charged with selling national treasures to the enemy. To avoid the punishment for this serious crime, he admitted that the paintings were forgeries（伪造品）， or fakes he had painted them himself and fooled the art world and the Nazis. Today, experts agree that the forgeries do not look like Vermeer's other works, Why then, did the art world accept the fakes as real？

One reason why they were accepted was that the forgeries actually looked different than Vermeer's other works. The dealer had claimed that the forgeries were from an unknown period early in Vermeer's career. Because painters' styles often change throughout their careers, art historians at the time did not expect "the new discovery" to look exactly like the known works of Vermeer. In fact, because they did not look similar to the known works, experts did not bother to look at them carefully. This is because experts expect a forger to copy famous paintings as closely as possible. Once the art dealer's first forgeries were accepted as real, he was free to make more The others closely matched the first paintings in style, so they were also accepted as real Vermeer tings from the same early period.

Another reason experts were fooled is what some historians call The Emperor’s New Clothes Effects. In Hans Christian Andersen’s story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, two criminals convince an emperor that he is wearing beautiful clothes, when he is actually naked. No one in the empire wants to admit that they can’t see the clothes because they believe the clothes are magic and that only good people can see them. Similarly, the art world was influenced by the famous art historian Wilhelm von Bode, who said the forgeries were some of Vermeer's best works. Because von Bod was highly respected, other experts began praising the "new discoveries.” At the time, this made it difficult to criticize the paintings or suggest that they were fakes

1. Why did the art dealer admit that he had faked paintings？

A．He wanted to anger the Nazis

B．He wanted to prove he was a good painter

C．He felt bad about what he had done

D．He wanted to escape heavy punishment

2. Why didn’t experts expect the forgeries to look like Vermeer's known works？

A．The experts didn't carefully examine the paintings

B．Painters' styles vary during their careers

C．Painters often create forgeries to fool experts.

D．The paintings looked similar to Vermeer s earlier works

3. Why does the author mention the story The Emperor 's New Clothes？

A．To compare the works of Vermeer with those of Andersen

B．To suggest that Vermeer was the emperor of the art world

C．To explain how experts were fooled by the forgeries

D．To give an example of a forgery in the literary world

4. What is the best title for the text？

A．The Nazi invasion of Holland in World War II.

B．How von Bode influenced the art world

C．How some forgeries fooled the art world

D．The paintings of Vermeer's early period

6 . There’s more fresh water hidden below Earth’s surface in underground aquifers (含水层) than any other source besides the ice sheets. That groundwater earns an unshakably important place for rivers worldwide, keeping them running even when droughts bring their waters low.

But in recent decades humans have pumped trillions of gallons out of those underground reservoirs. In a new research, water experts and scientists are taking a global look at where groundwater is already being extracted at such a rate that it has caused water levels to drop so much in rivers and streams that they will slip into the ecological danger zone.

Much of that water is being removed much faster than it can be refilled. That has enormous potential consequences for people and crops in areas that don’t get enough rain. But far before those impacts emerge, the effects will fiercely hit rivers, streams, and the habitats around them. Hundreds of rivers and streams around the world would become so water-stressed that the entire ecological system would hit a danger point, says Inge de Graaf, the lead author of the research. “We can really consider this ecological effect like a ticking time bomb,” she says. “If we pump the groundwater now, we don’t see the impacts until like 10 years further or even longer.”

But the severity of the impacts might still be underestimated. As a baseline, they used the global water demand in 2010 and spun their climate model forward to predict how stresses on groundwater systems might develop. But as populations swell and the demand for food rises, those stresses could skyrocket for reasons other than climate change, speeding along the extraction from underground water sources.

The effects of over-pumping groundwater take years, if not decades, to become visible. Changes in rain have immediate, obvious effects on river flow. When it pours, rivers often rage. But groundwater is hidden and changes don’t always manifest in the place where the pumping occurs and are programmed to “wait for the perfect moment”. That makes aquifer management issues extra challenging. In the meantime, rivers and streams are the signal that says we’re using water in an unsustainable fashion, we need to take a hard look at what we’re doing.”.

1. The underground water is of critical importance to rivers due to the fact that ________.

A．it helps to maintain the same water level of rivers

B．it stops the running of rivers during dry spells

C．it leaves rivers drying out due to droughts

D．it ensures the flow of rivers throughout the year

2. The phrase “slip into the ecological danger zone” (in the second paragraph) suggests that ________.

A．it is thrilling to explore the ecological danger zone

B．pumping underground water is convenient though dangerous

C．the underground water level has dropped to an alarming level

D．the constant drop of water level prevents people feeling secure

3. Why does the author say “the severity of the impacts might still be underestimated” (in the fourth paragraph)?

A．Because the water demand data in 2010 was not accurate.

B．Because the water demand has soared ever since 2010.

C．Because the water demand was not stressful in 2010.

D．Because the water demand prediction didn’t consider climate change.

4. Over-pumping groundwater doesn’t show immediate effect because _________.

A．the changes are waiting for a heavy rain

B．underground water is used sustainably

C．the changes take longer to come to light

D．underground water is inexhaustible

7 . My local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, but I’d noticed a woman in a blue car _________ for a while. As I was _________, I let her have it. On the _________ of the car park I backed into the next available spot — it was a tight fit.

Pretty soon, I’d made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I _________ my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a _________ woman reverse park (倒车).

Just as I _________ my car, I saw the woman I’d let have my car space _________. She was giving a mean odd _________— half puzzled, half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I _________ the same lady looking in at me. “Hello,” she said, hesitantly. “This might sound crazy but I was on my way to ____________ some of my mother’s things off at the charity bins.” “You are just so much like her. You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in through the ____________, “I think she would like you to have it.” Shocked, I took it from her ____________. She smiled and walked away.

After a pause, I opened the box. ____________ was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was the nicest gift I’d ever received, and it was from a complete ____________. The necklace was around my neck, a warm ____________ of human kindness.

1.

A．watching

B．circling

C．running

D．crossing

2.

A．in a hurry

B．in a dilemma

C．in a good mood

D．in panic

3.

A．edge

B．barrier

C．stage

D．point

4.

A．turned

B．broke

C．divided

D．emptied

5.

A．struggling

B．trembling

C．wandering

D．whistling

6.

A．started

B．approached

C．parked

D．entered

7.

A．former

B．later

C．ago

D．earlier

8.

A．explanation

B．look

C．answer

D．coincidence

9.

A．located

B．caught

C．spotted

D．sought

10.

A．sell

B．wipe

C．drop

D．send

11.

A．back seat

B．car

C．items

D．window

12.

A．automatically

B．accidentally

C．eventually

D．unwillingly

13.

A．Inside

B．Around

C．Beneath

D．Nearby

14.

A．friend

B．companion

C．relative

D．stranger

15.

A．award

B．expectation

C．reminder

D．view

8 . Over the past few months, my kids have both returned home．My daughter, having_______graduated from college, started her dream job, and my son has spent this semester at home _______a local junior college, sorting out his_______courses．This is all good,_______as all moms know, it's incredibly difficult — no matter their ages — to let our kids go about their business without_______our opinions．

I see this all around me．We all try to put some_______distance between us and our adult children．We_______as often as we can, wanting to let our kids make their own choices and_______．These choices and mistakes are so much_______than those they made when they were small, like forgetting to turn in their homework．Some decisions as a(n)________can be life­changing, such as marriage, jobs and having children．

This distance is part of how they become________of us．It's perhaps the most________part of parenting．Because as our kids grow independent, our roles as mothers change．I have felt everything from guilt to________，from loss to relief, as my children have grown up and away, as we have________and pulled against each other through this time in their lives．

So we ________，alongside our children．We grow from new parents,________to learn everything, that is, to know about our babies, our toddlers, our grade­schoolers, and especially our ________．The learning about our children has________our understanding of them more or less during the years we spent raising them．Now we have to learn to be parents of adults and________them．They are no longer children, but the men and women we have________them to be．

1.

A．instantly

B．freshly

C．gradually

D．effectively

2.

A．attending

B．teaching

C．selecting

D．leading

3.

A．similar

B．professional

C．part­time

D．optional

4.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

5.

A．sharing

B．promoting

C．giving

D．changing

6.

A．careful

B．respectful

C．meaningful

D．helpful

7.

A．take back

B．hold back

C．fall back

D．look back

8.

A．decisions

B．clothes

C．meals

D．mistakes

9.

A．wiser

B．simpler

C．bigger

D．harder

10.

A．student

B．graduate

C．adult

D．teacher

11.

A．aware

B．independent

C．clear

D．afraid

12.

A．difficult

B．pleasant

C．interesting

D．boring

13.

A．pressure

B．sorrow

C．shame

D．pride

14.

A．struggled

B．warned

C．pushed

D．survived

15.

A．come up

B．grow up

C．take up

D．turn up

16.

A．anxious

B．easy

C．nice

D．eager

17.

A．teens

B．friends

C．parents

D．neighbors

18.

A．enriched

B．delayed

C．slowed

D．increased

19.

A．respect

B．advise

C．direct

D．control

20.

A．accompanied

B．expected

C．chosen

D．raised

9 . Hanukkah (光明节) is a Jewish festival. It is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev (犹太教历), which is usually sometime in December. It is often called the festival of lights. The festival celebrates the time, over 2，000 years ago, when the Jewish people fought against an emperor who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion. When the Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem, they found there was only little holy oil to keep the sacred light burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights until the people had time to make more oil.

At the center of the Hanukkah celebrations is a candlestick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue (犹太教堂) to pray and to remember the miracle (奇迹) of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food.

1. From the first paragraph we know that Hanukkah is a festival about ________.

A．Jewish month of Kislev	B．Jewish traditions and religion
C．how to make more holy oil	D．traditional Hanukkah food

2. According to the passage, what is necessary when celebrating Hanukkah nowadays?

A．Oil.

B．Money.

C．Cards.

D．Candles.

3. What does the Menorah remind Jewish people about?

A．The war that they fought 2，000 years ago.

B．The God that they honored best.

C．The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2，000 years ago.

D．The church they built 2，000 years ago.

4. The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A．the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

B．why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C．why Jewish people protect their traditions

D．the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple

10 . Every year, many dolphins worldwide are captured（捕获）and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially children. These dolphins are fed fish instead of having to_________them. As a result, they start spending most of their time near the pool rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer_________long distances. It affects their_________greatly, and has proved to have_________consequences.

Thus comes the question, "Should captive dolphins be_________?"

Jeff Foster, a 55-year old expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical___________. Every day, he used to train the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like_________dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.

_______Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4-5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was_________what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would__________in the wild.

This program was a big success, but there have been others that failed. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but__________a year later because of all the misery（ 不幸）he__________. The sudden environment change did not__________him well.

If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put in the__________to ensure it doesn't happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to__________kids with sea animals without having to capture dolphins.

1.

A．pick up

B．hunt for

C．look after

D．throw away

2.

A．see

B．dive

C．jump

D．hear

3.

A．appetite

B．shelter

C．lifestyle

D．popularity

4.

A．terrible

B．potential

C．unexpected

D．indirect

5.

A．disturbed

B．released

C．protected

D．prohibited

6.

A．exercise

B．pain

C．appearance

D．condition

7.

A．wild

B．clever

C．helpless

D．harmless

8.

A．If

B．Unless

C．Although

D．Because

9.

A．hardly

B．exactly

C．possibly

D．awfully

10.

A．train

B．search

C．survive

D．produce

11.

A．died

B．escaped

C．returned

D．recovered

12.

A．led to

B．brought up

C．got over

D．went through

13.

A．suit

B．serve

C．defend

D．prepare

14.

A．tank

B．time

C．water

D．effort

15.

A．inspire

B．treat

C．entertain

D．change