1 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to ________a meal, listen to their stories and figured out how they could ________ help.

“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a ________ impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen ________ in an interview.

Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ________ .Ward, a homeless, was ________ in a flat. He credited the Hansens with helping him ________the difficult process of moving off the streets. “It is great to have friends who make us feel ________ and I’m impressed with the pair,” Ward said.

Father and son’s ________have developed into a passion project that ________ faith and community, which emphasizes the ________ community members can have in uplifting the homeless. They know they can’t settle the homeless ________ alone. They’re hoping empathy will ________.

“My hope for the future is to ________ more connection across our country. We could and we will succeed ________ we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.

1.

A．buy

B．cook

C．share

D．eat

2.

A．often

B．further

C．also

D．even

3.

A．dramatic

B．different

C．minimum

D．decisive

4.

A．remarked

B．praised

C．joked

D．quoted

5.

A．desires

B．connections

C．motivations

D．opinions

6.

A．provided

B．permitted

C．abandoned

D．housed

7.

A．through

B．for

C．despite

D．to

8.

A．surprised

B．relaxed

C．awesome

D．calm

9.

A．dreams

B．influences

C．experiences

D．efforts

10.

A．assesses

B．compares

C．highlights

D．respects

11.

A．importance

B．task

C．chance

D．role

12.

A．argument

B．problem

C．debt

D．conflict

13.

A．go away

B．catch on

C．fade out

D．give off

14.

A．establish

B．miss

C．exchange

D．maintain

15.

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．so

2 . The earthquake was over and the city was in ruins. I had no choice but to walk home as all the _______ had stopped as a result of the quake. On my way home I _______ an old lady at a bakery giving out free bread, which made my heart warm. A man was holding a sign saying, “Please use our toilet.” He was _______ his house for people to go to the restroom.

My friend, _______ wanted to be of help to others, stood in the cold with a sign, “If you don’t _______ a motorcycle, I’ll be glad to drive you home.” And then I saw him pick up an old man and drive him all the way to a faraway place!

Then the next day I drove to have my car _______. There was not enough _______ and many gas stations were closed or had very long lines. I got worried, since I was _______ fifteen cars. Finally, when my turn came, the man smiled and said, “_______ this situation, we are only giving $30 worth of gas per person. Is that alright?” “________. It’s nice that we are all able to ________,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

At the escape centre I saw a man ________ when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their centre. However, after he cleaned up the tears, his next ________ surprised me. “I am very grateful that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t ________ any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” Hearing that, I realised there was a bright future on the other side of this ________.

1.

A．life

B．business

C．rescue

D．traffic

2.

A．noticed

B．missed

C．ignored

D．caught

3.

A．opening

B．selling

C．repairing

D．building

4.

A．who

B．whom

C．which

D．he

5.

A．buy

B．care

C．matter

D．mind

6.

A．used up

B．taken up

C．filled up

D．washed away

7.

A．gas

B．information

C．food

D．water

8.

A．behind

B．between

C．among

D．beneath

9.

A．Except for

B．Together with

C．Instead of

D．Because of

10.

A．Not at all

B．Of course

C．No way

D．Never mind

11.

A．share

B．offer

C．learn

D．choose

12.

A．crying

B．eating

C．smiling

D．singing

13.

A．ways

B．roles

C．words

D．promises

14.

A．bought

B．wasted

C．prepared

D．received

15.

A．disaster

B．chance

C．city

D．centre

4 . It's hard being an astronaut's son. I _______, everybody expects you to be special or _______，and I'm just an average student, and Pm average, too, when it _______ basketball, football, soccer and baseball.

I often _______ how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so _______ and so good at everything. So I would often dream about doing something amazing to _______ my father and make him _______ me.

In one class, my teacher _______ a Father’s Day essay contest for us and the winners’ essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. After school I walked home, _______ my father, whom I would write about in my essay. One of my classmates said, "I ________ you’ll win the contest, David. You’re the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astronaut."

My father is an astronaut— I would start out with that? No. The whole country and maybe even the whole ________ saw my father as an astronaut, ________ that wasn’t the way I saw him.

How did I see my father? Hmm.

I saw him sitting with me in the ________ when I was little and had a nightmare.

I saw him teaching me how to throw a baseball.

I remembered how he ________ me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party.

And I remembered how he tried to ________ death to me when Grandpa died.

To me，he wasn't a world-famous astronaut, just my dad.

________ I won second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the ________ applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose. I went back to my seat.

Dad nodded to me, ________ his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder. "Son, this is the ________ moment of my life," he said.

It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was just ________ to be my father's son.

1.

A．mean

B．guess

C．assume

D．believe

2.

A．strange

B．honest

C．perfect

D．formal

3.

A．refers to

B．relates with

C．talks about

D．comes to

4.

A．doubted

B．wondered

C．regretted

D．imagined

5.

A．ordinary

B．serious

C．excellent

D．unique

6.

A．shock

B．influence

C．attract

D．impress

7.

A．proud of

B．interested in

C．satisfied with

D．ashamed of

8.

A．reported

B．announced

C．arranged

D．distributed

9.

A．caring about

B．worrying about

C．thinking about

D．complaining about

10.

A．swear

B．foresee

C．bet

D．pray

11.

A．school

B．town

C．family

D．world

12.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．for

13.

A．silence

B．threat

C．horror

D．dark

14.

A．pleased

B．astonished

C．supported

D．encouraged

15.

A．describe

B．explain

C．declare

D．remark

16.

A．Gradually

B．Eventually

C．Constantly

D．Evidently

17.

A．parents

B．audiences

C．students

D．teachers

18.

A．burned

B．blew

C．cleared

D．blocked

19.

A．best

B．proudest

C．finest

D．greatest

20.

A．natural

B．honorable

C．rational

D．enough

5 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_________out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very_________.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could_________,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,_______ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more_______to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people_______they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t_______as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to_______her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __________ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ________to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ________ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s ________and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very________of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that________outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of ________.For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the ________ of young people to change the world. But ________   all this, Hannah still has the ________   life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ________ in the world. You can, too!

1.

A．jumping

B．eating

C．crying

D．waving

2.

A．annoyed

B．nervous

C．ashamed

D．upset

3.

A．behave

B．manage

C．help

D．work

4.

A．pushing

B．carrying

C．buying

D．holding

5.

A．goods

B．bottles

C．foods

D．bags

6.

A．excited

B．determined

C．energetic

D．grateful

7.

A．since

B．unless

C．although

D．as

8.

A．sound

B．get

C．feel

D．look

9.

A．exchange

B．leave

C．keep

D．spread

10.

A．sell

B．deliver

C．host

D．pack

11.

A．contribute

B．lead

C．apply

D．agree

12.

A．campaign

B．trip

C．procedure

D．trial

13.

A．elderly

B．hungry

C．lonely

D．sick

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sure

15.

A．going

B．sleeping

C．traveling

D．playing

16.

A．praises

B．invitations

C．replies

D．appointments

17.

A．needs

B．interests

C．dreams

D．efforts

18.

A．for

B．through

C．besides

D．along

19.

A．healthy

B．public

C．normal

D．tough

20.

A．choice

B．profit

C．judgment

D．difference

6 . That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother_______me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  _________,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the _________, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _________ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _________ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its _________ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _________ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already _________ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts _________my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) __________ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern __________would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed__________ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __________ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then __________ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of__________ in the way he seemed to be doing things— __________the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and __________, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a __________ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a __________if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ________ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

1.

A．forces

B．allows

C．causes

D．forbids

2.

A．otherwise

B．therefore

C．however

D．besides

3.

A．parking lot

B．bus stop

C．school

D．market

4.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．awful

D．useful

5.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．called

D．assisted

6.

A．back

B．handle

C．wheel

D．seat

7.

A．searched

B．left

C．moved

D．wandered

8.

A．stopped

B．started

C．intended

D．finished

9.

A．crossed

B．slipped

C．disturbed

D．inspired

10.

A．attractive

B．shiny

C．simple

D．expensive

11.

A．repairmen

B．businessmen

C．drivers

D．cyclists

12.

A．busy

B．content

C．careful

D．bored

13.

A．waving

B．looking

C．laughing

D．pointing

14.

A．about

B．for

C．with

D．like

15.

A．worry

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．pride

16.

A．cleaning

B．fixing

C．replacing

D．covering

17.

A．still

B．yet

C．again

D．soon

18.

A．lesson

B．subject

C．skill

D．fact

19.

A．business

B．living

C．success

D．right

20.

A．tired

B．doubtful

C．fearful

D．ashamed

7 . Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______.   “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.

1.

A．result

B．truth

C．reason

D．idea

2.

A．traditional

B．developing

C．typical

D．wealthy

3.

A．preparations

B．houses

C．meals

D．suggestions

4.

A．began

B．met

C．called

D．left

5.

A．asleep

B．alone

C．across

D．away

6.

A．brought up

B．set up

C．put aside

D．gave away

7.

A．enough

B．necessary

C．helpful

D．expensive

8.

A．fame

B．freedom

C．courage

D．caring

9.

A．hesitate

B．agree

C．pretend

D．intend

10.

A．made sense

B．found out

C．made sure

D．worked out

11.

A．open

B．crowded

C．noisy

D．near

12.

A．costing

B．wasting

C．taking

D．spending

13.

A．pay for

B．ask for

C．look into

D．carry out

14.

A．completely

B．calmly

C．regularly

D．roughly

15.

A．advertise

B．sell

C．deliver

D．lend

16.

A．donates

B．produces

C．designs

D．collects

17.

A．permission

B．payment

C．direction

D．support

18.

A．borrow

B．raise

C．save

D．expect

19.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．tired

D．amused

20.

A．profit

B．difference

C．decision

D．rule

8 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we ____ realize that those challenges are the very things that ____ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with ____ .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ____ . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing ____ the challenge isn’ t worth the ____ and call it quits. Although there are certainly ____ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most ____ all that is needed is ____ and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ____ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ____ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ____ you can say to a friend, “ I got my feeling hurt,” ____ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ____ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or ____ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is ____ to get over, and hurt only ____ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it ____ to everyone, and some day you will ____ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”1.

A．seem to

B．come to

C．hope to

D．try to

2.

A．design

B．promote

C．direct

D．shape

3.

A．confidence

B．pressure

C．friendship

D．difficulty

4.

A．opportunities

B．expectations

C．choices

D．aspects

5.

A．demanding

B．deserving

C．predicting

D．presenting

6.

A．comment

B．loss

C．trouble

D．expense

7.

A．spans

B．times

C．dates

D．ages

8.

A．cases

B．fields

C．parts

D．occasions

9.

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．encouragement

D．adjustment

10.

A．doubtful

B．shameful

C．harmful

D．painful

11.

A．keep

B．control

C．face

D．catch

12.

A．space

B．plan

C．topic

D．room

13.

A．If

B．As

C．While

D．Unless

14.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．or rather

D．or else

15.

A．what

B．who

C．where

D．which

16.

A．pass by

B．come across

C．get through

D．run over

17.

A．unnecessary

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．possible

18.

A．serves

B．means

C．aims

D．attempts

19.

A．opens

B．appeals

C．goes

D．happens

20.

A．look down on

B．look back on

C．look forward to

D．look up to