2 . When I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh．Whenever I was “bad”, you’d shake your finger at me and ask: “How could you?”—— but then you’d give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfect．

My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. Eventually, you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. But nevertheless, as they began to grow, I became their friend.

Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You’ve made the right decision for your “family”, but there was a time when I was your only family.

I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said: “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged and gave you a pained look. The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye. And “How could you?” were the only three words that swept over my mind.

Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream.

My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever. I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me.

1. Who tells this story?

A．A dog.

B．A child.

C．A dog’s owner.

D．A dog trainer.

2. Why did the dog’s owner take his dog to the pound?

A．He had a newborn baby.	B．His wife did not like the dog.
C．He was moving into a new building.	D．He thought the dog tootroublesome.

3. Which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound?

A．It hoped to be adopted by another family.	B．It continued to love its former owner.
C．It did not trust humans any more.	D．It was excited about the pound.

4. Which of the following words can be used to describe the dog?

A．relieved

B．aggressive

C．scared

D．loyal

3 . A teenager needs to have a sense of independence in their life to feel secure (安全的). To some teenagers independence means a lot to them, and I think that some parents don’t allow their teenagers enough independence.

Independence has something to do with freedom. Some kids are not allowed to go anywhere alone, and the only thing their schedule includes is going to school, coming home, going to sleep, and repeating the process the next day. Parents tend to be afraid that their kids can get hurt if they go outside into the world. But if parents control their kids too much, they may never learn to live on their own. The best way for a teenager to learn lesson is through experience. I think it is beneficial for teenagers to have freedom.

Teenagers’ lack of freedom can also stop them from having good friendship at school. Some might say this is a good thing, because it helps them focus more on their school work. I argue that this can only discourage them not to do their school work. Some parents do not allow their children to be around their friends outside the school, thinking that this will get them into trouble. But I don’t think so. Instead, isn’t this a good reason for parents to get their children a cellphone? Cellphones allow teenagers to stay in touch with their parents, and communicate with friends.

Privacy is another issue between parents and their teenagers. Teenagers tend to enjoy relaxation by themselves in their own room. This also gives them a sense of independence. It often annoys teenagers when their parents enter their room when they are not home. I know that my mom always goes in my room when I’m not home, and this has brought me to the point where I have asked many times to get a lock on my door.

1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．It benefits teenagers to have freedom.	B．Some parents allow their kids no freedom.
C．Kids know how to live independently.	D．Kids have a dull routine every day

2. In the opinion of the author, ________ .

A．it is unnecessary for a kid to have a cellphone

B．kids should focus on the school work

C．parents should make it easy for kids to communicate with their friends

D．good friendships between kids harm their school work

3. How do teenagers usually feel when their parents enter their rooms in their absence?

A．Angry

B．Lucky

C．Disappointed

D．Calm

4. The author hopes to have her door locked in order to________.

A．keep her father from reading her dairy	B．stop thieves from going in
C．protect herself from any harm	D．prevent her mother entering her room

4 . After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed ________, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ________ in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John ________ closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ________ work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us,” Mary ________.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in ________. A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John ________ her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the ________,” cried the woman. “Down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John ________ for the basement which was full of smoke and ________ hot. He found the door and two children. ________ he left he could hear some more sobbing. He ________ the two badly frightened children into ________ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ________ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s ________! That house will fall down any second.”

________ he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the ________ stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely ________ about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the ________ and fresh air, he found that he had just ________ his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.

A．direction

B．mistake

C．danger

D．smoke

2.

A．home

B．plant

C．store

D．kitchen

3.

A．ran

B．walked

C．drove

D．rode

4.

A．at

B．off

C．to

D．on

5.

A．whispered

B．nodded

C．disagreed

D．required

6.

A．ruins

B．pieces

C．flames

D．silence

7.

A．pushed

B．seized

C．greeted

D．stopped

8.

A．basement

B．department

C．house

D．hall

9.

A．went

B．reached

C．asked

D．rushed

10.

A．heavily

B．slightly

C．partly

D．terribly

11.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Unless

12.

A．comforted

B．delivered

C．recognized

D．protected

13.

A．cheering

B．freezing

C．waiting

D．suffering

14.

A．many

B．several

C．three

D．two

15.

A．dangerous

B．foolish

C．practical

D．painful

16.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Instead

D．But

17.

A．wide

B．endless

C．narrow

D．dirty

18.

A．particular

B．interesting

C．familiar

D．fortunate

19.

A．car

B．sunlight

C．crowd

D．arms

20.

A．rescued

B．found

C．lost

D．missed

5 . Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank (存钱罐) onto the living room floor and immediately started counting. Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.

“What are you doing with that money?” Jackie asked her granddaughter.

“I’m taking it to school,” Sunshine replied. “I’m going to take it for milk money. My friend Layla doesn’t get milk— her mom doesn’t have milk money and I do.”

Jackie’s heart melted at Sunshine’s words. Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.

Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the $30 the kindergartner had saved. There are 20 kids in Sunshine’s class and about half don’t get milk. It costs $ 0.45 a carton (纸盒). The total adds up to about $180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day.

After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter’s plan. To her surprise, many people offered to donate toward the cause. Within a week, Jackie raised more than $1,000. Now every student in Sunshine’s class can get free milk for the rest of the year.

Jackie said Sunshine doesn’t see her kind act as a big deal. She was just trying to look out for her friends. “She doesn’t understand the effect she’s brought about,” Jackie said. “But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to.”

1. Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?

A．She hoped to show off her savings in class.	B．She needed to train her counting skills.
C．She wanted to play with the coins.	D．She intended to pay for her friend’s milk.

2. How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshine’s words?

A．Relieved.

B．Touched.

C．Curious.

D．Proud.

3. In Jackie’s eyes, what did Sunshine learn from the experience?

A．Two heads are better than one.	B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.	D．There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Small Coins, Big Changes.	B．Jackie’s Piggy Bank.
C．Piggy Bank and Carton Milk.	D．A Moved Grandmother.

6 . There is nothing more important than the safety of our children. Did you know that unintentional injury(意外伤害) is the main cause of death in children under 14 years old and with a third of them happening in the home? One of the top reasons a child under the age of three will visit an emergency room is because of household injuries and sadly, 70% of children who die from unintentional injuries are under the age of four. Every room in the home will have its own set of child safety problems. Two of the main danger zones are the kitchen and the bathroom.

Before I became a young mother, I crawled(爬) around the house on my hands and knees to see things from a child’s perspective(视角). You would be amazed at what you can discover by doing something so simple. We didn’t have toilet covers. A child is top heavy because their heads are bigger than their bodies and can easily fall into the toilet.

You might be surprised with the number of children falling out of windows every year, especially during the summer months. Something as simple as a child leaning against a window screen can result in a serious injury. The best way to prevent this type of injury is by setting up a child safety window guard.

As parents, we do the best we can by providing as much protection as possible to make sure of the safety of children. And as there are so many products(产品) out there to help us do this, there is nothing like good old-fashioned supervision(监护). So, use common sense and products that help to keep your child safe, and you will have provided a safe environment for your children.

1. What’s the main reason for death in children under 14 according to Paragraph 1?

A．Age problems.	B．No sense of safety.
C．Danger areas.	D．Unexpected injuries.

2. Why did the writer crawl around the house on hands and knees?

A．To cover the toilet slowly.

B．To protect her child carefully.

C．To look for something interesting.

D．To discover danger from a child’s point.

3. What should we do to protect children from falling out of windows?

A．Keep away from a window.	B．Place a safety window guard.
C．Move away the window screen.	D．Lean(倚) against the window firmly.

4. What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Tips on keeping children safe.	B．Products for children.
C．Growth speed of children.	D．Ways to look after children.

7 . Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly, not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite “Why, thank you,” but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your personal qualities?

Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy—the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart.We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy.After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强) —by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings as sharply.This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional(情感的) qualities.

Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package.Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world.(Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.)

We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication.Ignoring the tradition won’t make it go away.If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

1. The underlined expression “you had missed the mark” means you had failed to _______.

A．make her feel better	B．keep your friendship
C．get the expected effect	D．receive a present in return

2. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.

B．Emotional changes influence one’s choice of gifts.

C．Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.

D．Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.

3. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that ________.

A．the choice of gifts reflects one’s emotional qualities

B．one learns from what he did in the past

C．attention should be paid to the receivers’ responses

D．one should spend more time choosing gifts

4. What can be the best title for this passage?

A．Ways of Choosing Gifts	B．An Important Tradition
C．Exchanging Presents	D．Message in a Gift

8 . John von Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker, and his speed of learning new ideas and loving problems stood out early. At 17, his father tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he might lead a poor life being a mathematician, so von Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well. In 1926, at 23, he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph. D. in mathematics. From then on, mathematics provided well enough for him, and he never had to turn to chemistry.

In 1930, von Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there. His first book was published in 1932. In 1933, the Institute for Advanced Study was formed, and he became one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathematics (Einstein was one of the others).

World War Ⅱ hugely changed von Neumann’s areas of interest. Until 1940 he had been a great pure mathematician. During and after the war, he became one of the best mathematicians who put mathematical theories into practice. During the last part of the war, he became interested in computing machines and made several fundamental contributions. After the war, von Neumann continued his work with computers, and was generally very active in government service. He received many awards, was president of the American Mathematical Society and was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. He died of cancer in 1957.

Von Neumann made several great contributions and any one of them would have been enough to earn him a firm place in history. He will be remembered as one of the greatest minds of the 20^th century.

Von Neumann really was a legend in his own time, and there are a number of stories about him. His driving abilities is a part of his legend. He reported one accident this way: “I was driving down the road. The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour. Suddenly one of them stepped in my path.”

1. According to the text, von Neumann’s father believed that _________.

A．a mathematician needed a good memory

B．von Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same time

C．von Neumann had the gift for solving problems at a high speed

D．a mathematician couldn’t earn a lot of money

2. How old was von Neumann when he published his first book?

A．25.

B．26.

C．29.

D．32.

3. How did World War Ⅱ affect John von Neumann?

A．He lost interest in chemistry.

B．He began to research how to put mathematics into practice

C．He realized the importance of engineering.

D．He left college and served at the government department.

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer John von Neumann was __________.

A．humorous

B．intelligent

C．brave

D．calm

9 . Sara Hinesley, who is 10, doesn’t understand why it is so remarkable that she won a national handwriting competition.

Sara, a third-grade student at St. John Regional Catholie School in Frederick, Maryland, won the 2019 Nicholas Maxim award for her cursive (草书的) handwriting.

She paints and draws, and sculpts clay. She can write in English and some Chinese. When she learnt to write in cursive this year, Sara said, she thought it was “kind of easy”. This is all despite the fact that Sara was born without hands.

To write, Sara holds her pencil between her arms and then focuses on the shapes of letters, each point and curve. “Writing in cursive feels like creating art work,” Sara said. “I like the way the letters are formed. It’s kind of art.”

Sara has never worn a prosthesis (artificial arms), and when she is offered help or a tool that might ease some tasks — such as cutting paper with scissors — she rejects it, said her mother, Cathryn Hinesley She has this independent trend where she just knows that she can do it and she'll figure out her own way. She is beautiful and strong and mighty just the way she is, and she just lives that way. She really does. She moves through life in this way that you never really see her as having a disability because she has a “can do, I-can-solve-anything attitude”

“Sara is an evidence of strong will and the human spirit,” Cathryn said. “Every day I am amazed at the things she is capable to do and that she chooses to do. She doesn't attempt to find her way to avoid s difficulty. She finds a way to finish the task.”

Sara received her national award — a medal — at an award ceremony on June 13, where she was also given a $500 prize. She is the first student from St. John’s to ever receive the Nicholas Maxim award.

1. We can infer from the first sentence that              .

A．Sara makes every effort to win the award

B．Sara considers it easy to win the award

C．Sara doesn’t take the award seriously

D．Sara is excited at winning the award

2. Which of the following words can be used to describe Sara?

A．Brave.

B．Intelligent.

C．Generous.

D．Strong-minded.

3. What is implied in Cathryn’s words?

A．She expects Sara to be independent.	B．She is greatly proud of Sara.
C．She doesn’t think Sara has a disability.	D．She is concerned about Sara's future.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Health.

B．Education.

C．Science.

D．Entertainment.

10 . As globalization continues to make the world a smaller place, and goods become more accessible across borders, concerns about food safety in the Asia­Pacific region have steadily risen over the years. An APEC forum is being held in Beijing, to find ways to better address the problem.

156 participants from 19 APEC economies and 4 non­APEC members attended the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum, which has been actively looking for ways to strengthen food safety standard in the region, without affecting trade.

“As consumers are faced with more varieties of food, the potential food safety risk also becomes bigger.This forum has helped APEC economies to cooperate in supervision(监督), exchange information, and improve the overall food safety standard in the Asia­Pacific region,” said director of China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision Wu Qinghai.

For the first time the forum has brought together high­level regulators, academics, and industry stakeholders to talk about their respective roles in safety supervision.They say governments alone cannot shoulder this heavy duty.

In China, the continuous food safety problems have greatly hurt consumers’ confidence in domestic products; therefore more turned to imports. However, problems related to quality of those imported goods also began to show. In July this year, more than 400 batches (批) of food imported from 35 countries and regions were found substandard by the country’s top quality supervisor.

Governments and industries have been brought closer by this forum.As food moves more freely beyond borders, this forum is hoped to promote safety control cooperation, so APEC members can better benefit from the economic integration(经济一体化).

1. The last but one paragraph tells us that ________.

A．the Chinese customers are more satisfied with their food safety

B．food imported from other countries is indeed high in quality

C．many Chinese customers would rather buy some foreign food

D．there are only 35 countries and regions exporting food to China

2. The underlined word “address” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

A．send a letter about

B．deal with

C．deliver a speech on

D．call off

3. According to the article, which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．People can buy foreign food more easily than ever.

B．The more varieties of food, the bigger the potential food safety risk.

C．Food safety problems have appeared many times before this forum.

D．Governments have started their cooperation with academies and industries before this forum.

4. What kind of function can the forum play?

A．It has greatly influenced the economy in the area.

B．It has long been able to put every side’s efforts together.

C．It helps to bring government regulators and industries together.

D．It has found ways to deal with safety problems.