1 . In 2015 my husband and I spent some days traveling in Sahara Desert. I was super ______ to ride a camel for the first time and spent a night in a tent in the desert.

______, the ride started with me hanging upside down from the saddle (鞍) with one ______ in the air. Bob, my camel, had decided to stand up ______ I could settle in. I held onto the saddle ______ as the guide pushed me up onto the camel’s back. Bob______a sound of disapproval and we rode off. I thought it would be bumpy (颠簸的); but it was a very ______ journey all the way ______ the fact that the camel in front was having a bad case of gas.

After dinner, we returned to the tent for sleep. Even in several thick blankets, I was _____ from head to toe while my husband fell asleep straight away. Thankfully, I drifted into dreamland gradually, only to be ______ by an unusual noise, followed by a(n)______ smell. I tried to go back to sleep, but another unpleasant smell and more _____, which went on for hours.

After what felt like a ______ night, it was time to rise to watch the sunrise. I dragged my sleepy body out. There, ______ just outside was Bob, who made direct eye contact with me and I promised I ______ a broad grin on his face.

1.

A．alarmed

B．optimistic

C．rigid

D．excited

2.

A．Therefore

B．Nevertheless

C．Indeed

D．Otherwise

3.

A．hand

B．foot

C．head

D．shoulder

4.

A．before

B．until

C．though

D．unless

5.

A．desperately

B．carefully

C．frequently

D．loosely

6.

A．picked up

B．turned down

C．let out

D．awoke to

7.

A．vital

B．horrible

C．personal

D．pleasant

8.

A．on account of

B．rather than

C．save for

D．in terms of

9.

A．swinging

B．circling

C．shaking

D．aching

10.

A．replaced

B．attracted

C．disturbed

D．rewarded

11.

A．appetizing

B．awful

C．damp

D．smoky

12.

A．chewing

B．laughter

C．chatting

D．barks

13.

A．restful

B．lonely

C．mysterious

D．rough

14.

A．stationed

B．examined

C．targeted

D．absorbed

15.

A．modeled

B．spotted

C．expected

D．forced

2 . Dear Dad,

With Father’s Day on the way, I’d like to take a minute or two to express my never-ending gratitude for all that you do.

I can’t _______ a time when you weren’t there for me — not only as a father, but as a best _______. As a child, you were my best playmate. I know now that your favorite movie was _______ really “Cinderella (灰姑娘)”, and that you would have preferred to watch football than _______ Barbies.

You did those things because you loved me, _______ me that when you love someone, you do what you can to make the one loved _______.

From teaching me how to walk or throw a ball, you showed me _______ to stand on my own two feet. When the time came for me to _______ school, you also became my personal tutor. Although you were always _______ to help, you showed me that I could solve problems by myself.

As much as I want to thank you, I also want to ________. Raising a teenage girl might be one of the biggest ________ a father goes through. I’m sorry for any grey hairs I may have ________ you in the past.

Even though we don’t always ________ each other, you’re one of the biggest influences in my life. A father is the one who ________ his daughter through life.

I hope one day I can show you how ________ you are to me. Even more, I hope this Father’s Day is everything you deserve.

1.

A．discuss

B．forget

C．remember

D．regret

2.

A．friend

B．neighbor

C．student

D．teacher

3.

A．even

B．just

C．never

D．then

4.

A．bite

B．play

C．grow

D．sell

5.

A．asking

B．confusing

C．showing

D．warning

6.

A．disappointed

B．happy

C．creative

D．worried

7.

A．choices

B．memory

C．moments

D．ways

8.

A．escape

B．drop

C．end

D．start

9.

A．afraid

B．free

C．unpleasant

D．willing

10.

A．apologize

B．admit

C．complain

D．receive

11.

A．arguments

B．challenges

C．conversations

D．experiences

12.

A．caused

B．delivered

C．lent

D．offered

13.

A．expect

B．respect

C．understand

D．trust

14.

A．hides

B．guides

C．surprises

D．replaces

15.

A．difficult

B．important

C．interesting

D．meaningless

3 . I was first going into this final day, the Junior Sled Dog Championship. We’d trained two years and wanted to beat Blake. I knelt down to pat Kenai and my hands ______ from nerves and excitement. Kenai tipped up his face to lick my chin. “You are ______, aren’t you?”

Just before the count down started, Blake shot me a _____ grin, hands trembling too. Then I heard, “Go!”______ I could yell   “Hike!”, Kenai leaped forward. The rest of the dogs _____ after. We started last. We flew down the long hill. Then we ______ a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. Kenai saw Blake’s team before I did. His tail flew up, and he ______ . Seeing his tongue still flopping forward, I let him go all out. We closed the ______. A bridge later, we inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake’s sled and then we passed it.

____ our sled hit a branch. The runners caught. I lost my ______ and fell off the sled. Witnessing the sled come to a stop, I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I ____. His shoulder was bleeding.

“Kenai! No!” My voice came out a howl. Kenai ______ to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes______ to keep on. He would do it, too. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner’s stand with the trophy (奖杯). But no. I bent and gently ______ Kenai in a blanket.

The race vet examining Kenai, I watched Blake accept the trophy. Kenai squirming in my lap, I leaned over upon him. Just at that moment, I felt a warm tongue on my wet cheek. I smiled and realized that I had the ____ that really counted.

1.

A．softened

B．shook

C．withdrew

D．extended

2.

A．clever

B．thirsty

C．helpful

D．ready

3.

A．broad

B．satisfied

C．tight

D．slight

4.

A．As

B．Beyond

C．Before

D．After

5.

A．pulled

B．charged

C．jumped

D．barked

6.

A．cut

B．missed

C．kept

D．rounded

7.

A．took off

B．flew away

C．turned around

D．bent forward

8.

A．race

B．difference

C．gap

D．goal

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Occasionally

10.

A．way

B．hold

C．temper

D．sight

11.

A．quitted

B．insisted

C．sighed

D．froze

12.

A．struggled

B．decided

C．refused

D．pretended

13.

A．forcing

B．begging

C．ordering

D．persuading

14.

A．took up

B．put up

C．brought up

D．wrapped up

15.

A．achievement

B．companion

C．prize

D．friendship

4 . I’m a physical therapist (治疗师) for severely disabled children in the South Bronx. I had one student named Tamisha who was stuck in a wheelchair. She could _________ move her eyes. She couldn’t speak, but I could basically _________ her mind.

Tamisha was very intelligent, and very humorous. If someone terribly dressed got on the elevator, she’d _________ her eyes and giggle. I’d have to _________ I didn’t know what she was laughing in order to avoid embarrassing that person. We have grown so close over the years. On Halloween I _________ her up as a butterfly, because that’s how I saw her. She was _________ in this body, but she was a soul with so much depth and so much _________.

When Tamisha graduated, my husband and I went to Home Depot and got paint, and butterflies, and rainbow decals (印花胶纸). And we completely _________ her bedroom. We made her sleep in the living room _________ she wouldn’t know it. But at the end of the weekend, when Tamisha’s father carried her in, she started going wild. Her face __________. She’s making all kinds of sounds. Her father was holding her, and he’s __________. The makeover was a real __________.

We’ve done about 20 of them now. Our process always begins with an __________ process. We ask the person: what makes you happy? What colors do you love? What are your favorite things? We let them design their __________ room. Then we become the __________ who bring that dream to life.

1.

A．only

B．even

C．therefore

D．soon

2.

A．educate

B．read

C．inspire

D．change

3.

A．cover

B．roll

C．wipe

D．feast

4.

A．assume

B．remind

C．pretend

D．estimate

5.

A．dressed

B．picked

C．stood

D．put

6.

A．absorbed

B．invested

C．involved

D．trapped

7.

A．suffering

B．future

C．access

D．admiration

8.

A．transformed

B．removed

C．emptied

D．cleaned

9.

A．even though

B．as if

C．so that

D．in case

10.

A．clouded over

B．smoothed over

C．showed up

D．lit up

11.

A．complaining

B．leaving

C．crying

D．frowning

12.

A．revolution

B．phenomenon

C．miracle

D．invention

13.

A．interview

B．experiment

C．appointment

D．exchange

14.

A．temporary

B．dream

C．artificial

D．hospital

15.

A．designers

B．doctors

C．instruments

D．teachers

5 . I was shocked when my socially awkward sister, who had suffered from Asperger Syndrome (阿斯伯格综合症), decided to sing in front of the school. I knew she would ________ me in some way, so I protested. However, my parents insisted that she ________ and I would have to be part of the audience. I silently hoped that something would happen to ________ me from watching her losing face.

As I waited in the hall, sweat ________ my forehead. I comforted myself that no one knew she was my sister and tried to persuade myself that it would be ________. The lights darkened and the ________ opened to reveal (使露面) my sister standing alone on stage. She seemed ________, taking a minute to stammer (结结巴巴地说) her name and class. ________ began to be heard in the audience.

I shifted nervously in my seat, afraid what was about to happen. But as my sister started to sing, I was ________. Her voice flowed effortlessly and melodiously, filling the hall with its ________. I watched in wonder, realizing I had never known she could sing so ________. I listened carefully to the lyric (歌词) she had written herself, feeling ashamed for doubting her ________. My heart gave way as I heard the heartfelt words.

     In that moment, guilt and shame flooded my heart. ________ my unwillingness to support her, she had never taken anything that I had done to her to heart. It was then that I determined to love her ________. It was as if a veil (面纱) had been ________ from my eyes, and my heart was full.1.

A．embarrass

B．impress

C．surprise

D．support

2.

A．hide

B．quit

C．escape

D．perform

3.

A．protect

B．save

C．recover

D．rescue

4.

A．picked up

B．climbed upon

C．took off

D．went up

5.

A．impressive

B．exciting

C．fine

D．challenging

6.

A．characters

B．lectures

C．curtains

D．signals

7.

A．confident

B．nervous

C．prepared

D．relaxed

8.

A．Cries

B．Crashes

C．Whispers

D．Screams

9.

A．entertained

B．disappointed

C．relieved

D．shocked

10.

A．power

B．weakness

C．silence

D．darkness

11.

A．softly

B．loudly

C．quietly

D．beautifully

12.

A．abilities

B．failures

C．talents

D．weaknesses

13.

A．Without

B．Despite

C．Beyond

D．Within

14.

A．extremely

B．equally

C．unconditionally

D．finally

15.

A．lifted

B．dropped

C．covered

D．hidden

6 . The Poseidon Effect

Late one autumn day at the local swimming pool in Ancenis, France, an 18-year-old named Jean LeRoy came for his regular evening swim in the 25-metre pool.

When people are drowning, they don’t usually shout and __________ in the way it happens on television. Most people drown quite __________, with the person quickly sinking beneath the water. On the evening, LeRoy was testing how far he could swim underwater __________ one breath. At some moment, as he was doing this, he became unconscious. __________ he tried he couldn’t breathe. He sank to the bottom of the pool. LeRoy was drowning.

Luckily for him, the swimming pool was _________ with an electronic surveillance system called Poseidon. Although the human lifeguards had not noticed, 12 large machine eyes deep underwater were watching the whole thing. Poseidon has underwater cameras which __________ people as they swim. The cameras are connected to a computer. It is __________ to recognize __________ a swimmer is not moving normally. The lifeguards at the Ancenis pool were wearing a special device that __________ when the computer detected a possible problem. Sixteen seconds after Poseidon noticed LeRoy’s body, the lifeguards had pulled him out of the pool. He started breathing again. After one night in hospital, he was sent home completely __________. Poseidon had saved his life.

Machines like Poseidon completely change how we live. Think of your life before the answering machine was invented. Think of your grandparents’ lives before the television and the airplane were introduced. The change will be just as great. It is __________ happening.

Soon, machines will recognize our faces and our fingerprints. They will __________ for drowning people, for ________ carrying bombs, for speeding drivers and heart patients. Imagine devices that monitor a baby’s breathing and track children as they go to and from school. Imagine machines __________ quiet signals to nearby computers, which will send information to your doctor, your lawyer, and the local police. As time passes, more and more of our lives will be __________ by machines. They will know all about us.

1.

A．splash

B．cry

C．yell

D．scream

2.

A．soon

B．quietly

C．silently

D．simply

3.

A．in

B．within

C．over

D．on

4.

A．No matter how

B．However

C．Whoever

D．Whatever

5.

A．established

B．installed

C．set

D．equipped

6.

A．show

B．film

C．propagate

D．outline

7.

A．postulated

B．made

C．programmed

D．relayed

8.

A．whether

B．when

C．while

D．if

9.

A．alarmed

B．beeped

C．warned

D．alerted

10.

A．healthy

B．normal

C．safe

D．well

11.

A．always

B．merely

C．readily

D．already

12.

A．watch out

B．take care

C．look back

D．go over

13.

A．terrorists

B．invalids

C．senators

D．tyrants

14.

A．will send

B．to send

C．send

D．sending

15.

A．recorded

B．checked

C．monitored

D．supervised

7 . Alex Honnold is a poster child (榜样人物) for the sport of free soloing. For more than 20 years, the _______ adventurer has taken on risks that would be hard for many of us to imagine. The man has established fame in the _______ ever since his ascent (攀登) of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Captain (酋长岩) in 2017.

But for Alex, there is nothing deep and meaningful about what he does by his own standards. It’s _______ one man on a rock doing what gives him the greatest joy in life. What continues to motivate him to _______ on a ledge (岩架) in the face of grave danger? We try to find this out in our interview with the brave _______.

Q: Regarding your early career, you defined yourself _______ being homeless at one point and were living out of your van. What was your motivation early on for climbing?

Alex: I had been climbing for years in the gym, _______ I was already heavily into rock climbing. Living in my van was the easiest way to travel and climb outdoors full time. I didn’t look at it as a hardship for me.

Q: Did you feel like you had become so _______ to climbing that you just wanted to explore it further at a certain point?

Alex: I think it’s just the activity that gives me the most joy in life. It’s just like how some people love to go running or swimming. There’s a certain _______ to the activity.

Q: People might ________ you for quick advice about how they should prepare for life. But sometimes there is no secret-you have to prepare, right? Alex: Yes, that’s actually pretty funny. People often ask me about fear and fear ________. And I say to them, if you were to spend 20 years preparing for something, ________ you’d become comfortable doing the things you used to believe would be ________ for you to do. There is no real secret.

Q: Since ________ is a big part of the way people interpret what you do, what scares you about life?

Alex: Intimacy, connection, relationships. Or whether I am wasting my time. I mean in some ways about living with regrets that you didn’t do the right thing or that you haven’t done something ________ with your life.

1.

A．careless

B．selfless

C．hopeless

D．fearless

2.

A．art

B．music

C．sport

D．literature

3.

A．hardly

B．rarely

C．merely

D．simply

4.

A．put out

B．stand out

C．send out

D．come out

5.

A．adventurer

B．explorer

C．experimenter

D．campaigner

6.

A．to

B．as

C．for

D．on

7.

A．and

B．for

C．but

D．so

8.

A．charmed

B．addicted

C．attracted

D．accustomed

9.

A．appeal

B．meaning

C．favour

D．interest

10.

A．contribute to

B．devote to

C．look to

D．bring to

11.

A．management

B．occurrence

C．consequence

D．discovery

12.

A．apparently

B．obviously

C．eventually

D．definitely

13.

A．potential

B．harmful

C．useless

D．crazy

14.

A．joy

B．death

C．love

D．regret

15.

A．worse

B．less

C．better

D．more

8 . A giant origami (折纸艺术) “snail” gets a Guinness World Record. Filled with ________ and craftsmanship, origamist Pei Haozheng and his team have created the world’s ________ origami “snail”, according to Guinness World Records.

This ________ “snail” is a single but complete structure made from a 9.21-meter-long square sheet of gold foil (箔) paper without any ________ or pasting (粘贴). It stands proud at 4.1 meters in ________ , 1.47 meters in width and 1.3 meters in height.

Making a giant paper “snail” isn’t ________ . Since the ________ used was so large, during the folding (折叠) process, it soon became a lopsided (向一侧倾斜的) 3D object. “This added much ________ in practice. Even the ________ part could easily become deformed (变形的),” Pei said to China Daily.

Another ________ was the deviation (偏差) the final version took from the prototype (原始模型), which can ________ many unexpected difficulties. For example, when the paper becomes ________ after folding, it may suddenly spring (弹开) open and create gaps. Pei added that the stylistic difficulty of this artwork lies in the need to ________ spinal (螺旅形的) shell layer (层) by layer. Pei did many ________ , finally overcoming these difficulties in the end.

“Gold foil paper symbolizes the beauty deep within people’s hearts. Therefore, I hope that everyone who sees this artwork can feel the ________ within their own hearts, pursue their passions, and cherish (珍惜) every moment in their lives,” Pei said.

1.

A．creativity

B．curiosity

C．friendship

D．power

2.

A．heaviest

B．thickest

C．largest

D．highest

3.

A．frightening

B．interesting

C．amazing

D．confusing

4.

A．damaging

B．unifying

C．cutting

D．burying

5.

A．weight

B．length

C．size

D．sight

6.

A．hard

B．famous

C．suitable

D．easy

7.

A．brick

B．paper

C．medal

D．statue

8.

A．failure

B．success

C．effort

D．trouble

9.

A．simplest

B．impressive

C．important

D．obvious

10.

A．strategy

B．problem

C．schedule

D．proposal

11.

A．refer to

B．focus on

C．lead to

D．apply for

12.

A．flat

B．thick

C．small

D．narrow

13.

A．exchange

B．carve

C．organize

D．fold

14.

A．experiments

B．measures

C．references

D．arrangements

15.

A．demand

B．regret

C．advance

D．light

9 . On the day of my thirteenth birthday, I was really excited since my parents took me to have the time of my life at the amusement park.

On reaching the park, we bought tickets and entered it. The only fitting _________ for it was “amazing”. I was really spellbound. Everywhere people _________ excitedly from one ride to another, funny music drifting to our ears along with the screams of laughter from every direction. People dressed up like clowns were _________ the kids.

The greatest _________ of all was the roller coaster, spinning around in a crazy manner. Many tourists _________ for it. We were seated on the ride and held on to the bars _________ in fear of dropping. The next ten minutes was the wind whizzing through our hair, a blur of _________, laughter and tightly closed eyes. We _________ with shaky knees and dizzy heads, but with faces full of broad grins and blood pulsing through our body.

Then came the most _________ part, the Freaky House. Rumors had it that once you entered it, you never came out the same. Being thirteen-year-old teenagers, and __________ not to be afraid of anything, we entered the house with heads held high, __________ we came out with our hearts thumping loudly against our chests. To top all this, we __________ from head to foot, with all those images in our heads which would haunt (萦绕) us throughout our lives. During all this we hadn’t noticed time __________ and it was getting dark.

The day ended with a birthday boy special meal for my __________. Returning home, I lay on my bed, with the images of all the __________ I had that day replaying in my mind constantly.

1.

A．assumption

B．conclusion

C．description

D．presentation

2.

A．cycled

B．moved

C．edged

D．wandered

3.

A．accompanying

B．bothering

C．entertaining

D．persuading

4.

A．attraction

B．tendency

C．device

D．wonder

5.

A．hurried up

B．signed up

C．reached up

D．queued up

6.

A．accurately

B．firmly

C．slightly

D．obviously

7.

A．chats

B．crashes

C．screams

D．whispers

8.

A．bent

B．behaved

C．landed

D．reacted

9.

A．conventional

B．adorable

C．fashionable

D．scary

10.

A．claiming

B．expecting

C．promising

D．regretting

11.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

12.

A．nodded

B．swung

C．waved

D．shook

13.

A．fly

B．gain

C．set

D．shift

14.

A．talent

B．courage

C．honesty

D．humor

15.

A．finding

B．fantasy

C．leisure

D．thrill

10 . Both Debbie and Simon work in the Sunbeam Travel Company. One day they were sitting in the office. The door opened and a lady entered. She glanced at them both, _______ a moment, then walked over and sat opposite Debbie. Debbie greeted her _______ in the corridor, and they got down to business.

Simon _______, stood up and left. He met Mr Smith, the manager. “What’s up, Simon? You don’t look very _______.”

“It’s the customers,” Simon said. “They always prefer Debbie to me. I can’t _______it. ”

“I can. It’s the way you _______.”

“How can that be ?” Simon said. “I don’t even get a _______ to speak to them.”

“Communicating is more than speaking and listening, Simon. Your body language is _______, too.”

“What kind of language is that?”

“It’s the way you stand and sit and walk. It’s your gestures and the expression on your face and in your eyes. Your whole _______ communicates things, even you’re not speaking. The way you look at customers doesn’t give them a good impression, Simon. For example, you often rest your head on your __________ . You don’t smile. You don’t turn your head or your body towards the customers. But look at Debbie. She’s holding her head __________. She looks at the customer in the eye. She smiles. She turns her head and her body towards the customer. Your body language is telling customers to __________. Debbie’s is making them feel welcome. That’s why the customers go to her and not to you.”

After that, Simon tried to improve his body language. This seemed to __________. Minutes later, a girl entered. Without __________, she sat down opposite Simon and gave him a big smile. A few moments later, she left, still smiling.

Mr Smith came over and said, “Well Simon, you __________ made a good impression on that customer. Well done.”

“That wasn’t a customer,” Simon said. “That was my sister. She wanted to borrow some money for lunch.”

1.

A．listened

B．stood

C．looked

D．paused

2.

A．calmly

B．wildly

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．bowed

B．sighed

C．laughed

D．nodded

4.

A．sad

B．relaxed

C．happy

D．nervous

5.

A．understand

B．grasp

C．believe

D．guess

6.

A．think

B．interpret

C．communicate

D．perceive

7.

A．chance

B．minute

C．word

D．right

8.

A．creative

B．adorable

C．fun

D．important

9.

A．style

B．appearance

C．speech

D．character

10.

A．shoulder

B．arm

C．finger

D．hand

11.

A．high

B．up

C．steady

D．back

12.

A．go away

B．go ahead

C．get going

D．get ready

13.

A．work

B．confuse

C．frustrate

D．motivate

14.

A．invitation

B．explanation

C．permission

D．hesitation

15.

A．probably

B．certainly

C．finally

D．likely