2 . I was in the second year of my PhD program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had a 25th hour every day. Without much________, I said I would use it to help others. Like many graduate students, I was________with teaching, coursework,________, and some attempts at a personal life.________, I asked myself, “Do I really need a(n)________hour to help other people — or do I need to make better use of the 24 hours I have?”

A short time later, I started to________for an organization that provides________for senior citizens and people with disabilities. To my________, adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to________the chaos I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.

I was a bit________before my first ride, as I had not________much with people outside school. But my nervousness quickly calmed when I________my passenger: an old woman on her way to church. She was________to see a young international driver and was full of questions about my________. She shared with me how thankful she was to attend________and get some fresh air. She gave me her blessings.________like these and the smiles on my riders’ faces________me to continue driving.

I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend — time I otherwise would have wasted________or looking through social media. Sharing stories with my riders was much more________. My previously overwhelming schedule began to feel________.

1.

A．thinking

B．attending

C．worrying

D．working

2.

A．charged

B．compared

C．awarded

D．occupied

3.

A．research

B．adventure

C．ceremonies

D．hobbies

4.

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．Still

D．Therefore

5.

A．valuable

B．dull

C．important

D．extra

6.

A．pay

B．prepare

C．apply

D．volunteer

7.

A．entertainment

B．transportation

C．accommodation

D．treatment

8.

A．surprise

B．puzzlement

C．embarrassment

D．relief

9.

A．calm

B．cause

C．inspect

D．tolerate

10.

A．mad

B．anxious

C．sad

D．curious

11.

A．agreed

B．concerned

C．interacted

D．competed

12.

A．reached for

B．heard from

C．called on

D．picked up

13.

A．confused

B．amused

C．frightened

D．disappointed

14.

A．education

B．salary

C．background

D．ambition

15.

A．class

B．worship

C．celebration

D．court

16.

A．Courses

B．Gatherings

C．Appointments

D．Connections

17.

A．trained

B．convinced

C．inspired

D．allowed

18.

A．experiencing

B．oversleeping

C．reflecting

D．comparing

19.

A．challenging

B．shocking

C．rewarding

D．depressing

20.

A．countable

B．manageable

C．reliable

D．enjoyable

3 . In life, do you choose to take the road everyone has taken, or do you choose the path that is best for you? It might be _________ to choose what everyone has done, especially if it seemed to work for them. But is that what truly _________for you?

On a recent hiking _________, my partner and I decided to take a popular path in the _________ direction. This was a(n) _________, well-traveled path where people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years. For our own reasons, we chose to travel from Z to A. Going backwards made more sense with my _________. The trip would take several days and going backwards _________ that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.

As my partner and I walked, everyone crossing our path had something to say, “You’re going the wrong way. Are you _________? Are you returning _________ you forgot something? Are you crazy? The path occasionally crossed a __________. When it did, even passing cars beeped (鸣笛) to __________ us in the “right” direction.

Why did people only see one way? Because that’s what everyone does? Because that’s how it’s always been done? We even __________ to talk to a Danish woman who said, “There is an old __________ in my country: when you go backwards to everyone else, it’s because you’re avoiding something”. I couldn’t __________ it. We were just enjoying connecting with nature, hiking the way that __________ us. Had we gone the “wrong” way? No. __________, not for us.

I decided to __________ the path I chose. __________, we had an amazing experience. Choosing the “wrong” path was right for me. When your inner __________ tells you something is right (or wrong), listen to it. It’s your instinct (本能). It’s speaking to you for a reason and it __________, better than anyone, what’s best for you.

1.

A．anxious

B．normal

C．awkward

D．impressive

2.

A．designs

B．plans

C．works

D．prepares

3.

A．race

B．test

C．project

D．trip

4.

A．opposite

B．wrong

C．common

D．dangerous

5.

A．rough

B．old

C．hard

D．narrow

6.

A．emotion

B．target

C．schedule

D．request

7.

A．supposed

B．ensured

C．provided

D．permitted

8.

A．lost

B．shocked

C．tired

D．scared

9.

A．if

B．because

C．while

D．yet

10.

A．plain

B．valley

C．port

D．highway

11.

A．point

B．inspire

C．protect

D．support

12.

A．expected

B．stopped

C．complained

D．hesitated

13.

A．saying

B．origin

C．theory

D．spell

14.

A．save

B．doubt

C．believe

D．create

15.

A．instructed

B．confused

C．offered

D．suited

16.

A．At least

B．In time

C．At present

D．Over time

17.

A．show off

B．think over

C．pick out

D．stick to

18.

A．Probably

B．Initially

C．Eventually

D．Gradually

19.

A．relief

B．concept

C．voice

D．response

20.

A．performs

B．agrees

C．conducts

D．knows

4 . Push!

At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his ____ , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting ____ at this time,” he ____ to himself, and rolled over.

Then, a   ___ knock followed. “Aren’t you going to ____ it?” said his wife.

So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man ____ at the door. It didn’t take long to ____ the man was drunk.

“Hi, there,” slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”

“No, get lost. It’s half past one. I was ____ ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back ____ to bed and told his wife what had happened.

She said, “That wasn’t very ___   of you. Remember that night we had a ___   in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to   ___ that man’s door to get our car ____ again? What would have happened if he’d told ____ to get lost?”

“But the guy was ____ ,” said Peter. “It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help   ___ it would be the Christian thing to help him.”

So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a ____ ?” And he heard a ___   ,“Yeah, please.” So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ ____ are you?” The drunk replied, “Over here, on the ___   .”

1.

A．clock

B．door

C．wife

D．window

2.

A．down to work

B．out of the house

C．out of bed

D．into trouble

3.

A．thought

B．explained

C．replied

D．complained

4.

A．weaker

B．angrier

C．longer

D．louder

5.

A．stop

B．stand

C．answer

D．refuse

6.

A．lying

B．standing

C．knocking

D．looking

7.

A．remember

B．show

C．doubt

D．realize

8.

A．at home

B．in surprise

C．in bed

D．at work

9.

A．up

B．down

C．inside

D．home

10.

A．foolish

B．nice

C．typical

D．generous

11.

A．breakdown

B．quarrel

C．fight

D．hard time

12.

A．drive to

B．pass by

C．drop into

D．knock on

13.

A．refreshed

B．started

C．united

D．delighted

14.

A．them

B．us

C．the man

D．others

15.

A．drunk

B．mad

C．different

D．dangerous

16.

A．and

B．though

C．but

D．because

17.

A．rest

B．room

C．push

D．lift

18.

A．lady

B．gentleman

C．voice

D．drunk

19.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Where

20.

A．roof

B．bed

C．swing

D．ground

6 . I was 11 when you were born , and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have _______ memories of your childhood. Of _______ you up as a "rock star". Of watching you dance _______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch _______ I put so much more peanut butter on your _______ than anyone else. Of the _______ phone call we ever had—•an echo of my own university years-when you wanted to _______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so_______ wanted but never got — to train in the dancing art. I encouraged our parents to support you because 1 have always _______ how my life would be if they hadn't chosen a(n) ________ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ________ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ________, I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ________ a dream.

There is a ________between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ________ I missed your teenage years. That ________ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common-----a ________ in the city and a biologist in West Africa-but in you 1   ________ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or )3 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ________ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your worries, hopes to delights.

I wish I, as an adult, could hold you at arm's ________. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.

A．vivid

B．admirable

C．awful

D．painful

2.

A．coming

B．dressing

C．putting

D．picking

3.

A．with

B．as

C．in

D．for

4.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

5.

A．lunch

B．pies

C．bread

D．sandwiches

6.

A．longest

B．farthest

C．simplest

D．loudest

7.

A．give in to

B．look away from

C．drop out of

D．go in for

8.

A．hardly

B．naturally

C．perfectly

D．badly

9.

A．wondered

B．understood

C．regretted

D．believed

10.

A．musical

B．traditional

C．official

D．individual

11.

A．managed

B．struggled

C．preferred

D．threatened

12.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Otherwise

13.

A．support

B．choose

C．have

D．follow

14.

A．quarrel

B．promise

C．plan

D．distance

15.

A．conversation

B．process

C．environment

D．direction

16.

A．shocks

B．moves

C．upsets

D．comforts

17.

A．dancer

B．conductor

C．professor

D．rock star

18.

A．guess

B．see

C．keep

D．remember

19.

A．stages

B．vacations

C．spots

D．occasions

20.

A．width

B．height

C．length

D．depth

7 . When I was fourteen I found Rocky.That spring day,I was catching fish with my grandfather when I____the faint（微弱的）crying and found the trembling wolf cub（幼兽）.As I bent down,he moved____toward me.Little Rocky gained____after I fed a few drops of warm milk to him.Soon he was____and warm.My grandfather finally agreed to let me____him.

That summer Rocky and I became____partners.We hunted the grasshoppers.And in the fall,we went to the nearest meadows（草地）____field mice.The winter months were the happiest I could____.Often we would make a fire in the bushes.Rocky would____his head between his front paws,with his eye on me____I told him stories.

All the pleasure made me forget my Grandpa’s repeated____,and one night I left Rocky unchained.The following morning I was told Rocky had____a rooster.My grandpa decided to return Rocky to nature,but it was____for me to lose him.

For the next two years I was very busy,but I would____wonder if Rocky remembered me.Easter came early that year and during the holidays I went to____my cousins.On my way home,it began to snow heavily.I had to____for the night in the forest and hoped that by morning the storm would have____.The next day I realized the storm was even____.Unfortunately I found two wolves waiting to attack me.Then I heard a____to my side and turned my head. It was Rocky,and he had driven off the others.I cried and hugged him____.

1.

A．felt

B．made

C．performed

D．heard

2.

A．strongly

B．quickly

C．weakly

D．happily

3.

A．strength

B．time

C．trust

D．support

4.

A．tired

B．full

C．hungry

D．nervous

5.

A．watch

B．keep

C．observe

D．notice

6.

A．hunting

B．fishing

C．driving

D．riding

7.

A．in charge of

B．in case of

C．in search of

D．in control of

8.

A．choose

B．see

C．wish

D．remember

9.

A．lie

B．lay

C．scratch

D．shake

10.

A．before

B．after

C．because

D．as

11.

A．stories

B．warnings

C．sayings

D．promises

12.

A．kicked

B．treasured

C．beaten

D．killed

13.

A．hard

B．easy

C．nice

D．useful

14.

A．yet

B．already

C．still

D．never

15.

A．carry

B．visit

C．move

D．adopt

16.

A．spend

B．waste

C．stand

D．camp

17.

A．continued

B．remained

C．stopped

D．frozen

18.

A．more

B．worse

C．stricter

D．sharper

19.

A．noise

B．cry

C．shout

D．sob

20.

A．officially

B．regularly

C．disappointedly

D．tightly

8 . 完型填空（共20小题；
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.1.

A．complaining

B．telling

C．hoping

D．pretending

2.

A．pleased          B disappointed

B．exhausted

C．encouraged

3.

A．looking

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying

4.

A．went on

B．went down

C．went out

D．went through

5.

A．candles

B．matches

C．lights

D．flashlights

6.

A．happily

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．helplessly

7.

A．steps

B．words

C．knocks

D．screams

8.

A．dark

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．crowded

9.

A．newcomer

B．stranger

C．guest

D．settler

10.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．watched

D．offered

11.

A．surprisingly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly

12.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently

13.

A．lend

B．sell

C．harness

D．borrow

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．For

15.

A．holding

B．hiding

C．fetching

D．lifting

16.

A．suggested

B．commanded

C．sent

D．forced

17.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised

18.

A．failure

B．success

C．complaint

D．determination

19.

A．warmth

B．coldness

C．kindness

D．sympathy

20.

A．doubtfully

B．hardly

C．actually

D．nearly

9 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I ____ my car, I saw one of my ____standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and ____, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest ____ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was ____ I would be able to find my way back.
We ____ about our work as I drove and ____ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. ____ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t ____ me. But soon I ____ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay ____
I was ____ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my ____ It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I ____ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, ____ Then I raised my head and saw a(n) ____ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little ____, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man ____ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I ____a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I ____ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.1.

A．discovered

B．approached

C．parked

D．searched

2.

A．patients

B．classmates

C．students

D．workmates

3.

A．yet

B．still

C．but

D．besides

4.

A．night

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．noon

5.

A．afraid

B．happy

C．confident

D．sorry

6.

A．worried

B．cared

C．talked

D．explored

7.

A．before

B．if

C．as

D．though

8.

A．Everything

B．Nothing

C．Anything

D．Something

9.

A．attract

B．delight

C．bother

D．enjoy

10.

A．escaped

B．existed

C．imagined

D．realized

11.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．silent

D．brave

12.

A．across

B．over

C．within

D．beyond

13.

A．wheel

B．engine

C．watch

D．seat

14.

A．drove

B．deserted

C．washed

D．stopped

15.

A．helpless

B．excited

C．satisfied

D．delighted

16.

A．shadow

B．truck

C．lady

D．animal

17.

A．faster

B．nervously

C．closer

D．back

18.

A．unlikely

B．slowly

C．carefully

D．equally

19.

A．came

B．mistook

C．recognized

D．missed

20.

A．pulled into

B．drove away

C．ran across

D．fount out