1 . Spaghetti and meatballs is my favorite food. And reading is my favorite hobby. When you ^are deeply absorbed in a book, you stop paying attention to what’s going on around you. People describe it as being “lost in a book”. It’s a wonderful feeling, but it can be risky.

One day I was home alone doing two of my favorite things: Eating a huge plate of spaghetti and meatballs and reading. At the time, my family had a pet bird, a big white cockatoo named Luke. He was free to leave his perch (栖木)and fly around inside the house. Luke enjoyed “talking” to people, but he wasn’t trained to use real words.

As I was reading and eating, Luke was talking to me, but I was lost in my book. So Luke decided to get closer. He flew from his perch, and before I knew it, he’d landed right on top of my spaghetti and meatballs!

I was so surprised that I didn’t even have time to think. My reaction was the same as yours would be: I shooed (发出嘘声赶走)him off my food! This wouldn’t have been so bad except for one thing: When Luke had landed on my plate, he had grabbed (抓住)my spaghetti with both feet. So when Luke took off again, the spaghetti-still in his feet-went flying everywhere, landing on my shirt and hitting me in the face. Red sauce splattered (泼溅)up the wall and onto the ceiling. As I pulled noodles out of my hair, Luke flew back to his perch, dropping spaghetti sauce all the way.

He wasn’t hurt, except for his dignity-the sauce in his beautiful white feathers turned him orange for several weeks. So next time if you find a spy novel at the library with red, spots on two pages near the middle, you’ll know that I’ve read that book ,too!

1. What do we know about Luke?

A．He is lost in reading a spy novel.

B．He is good at communicating with people.

C．He is fond of eating Spaghetti and meatballs.

D．He is permitted to fly freely inside the house.

2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．I reacted properly to Luke’s behaviour.

B．Luck was attracted by my Spaghetti.

C．Luck made the room in a mess.

D．I was addicted to my reading.

3. How does the author sound when telling the story?

A．Puzzled.

B．Humorous.

C．Anxious.

D．Annoyed.

4. What might be a suitable title for the text?

A．Love Me, Love My Dog	B．More Food Hurts the Body
C．Reading Can Be Dangerous	D．Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds

2 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Chinatown in San Francisco is the biggest in America, and also the oldest. It is a very popular tourist draw that    1     (receive)more visitors each year than even the Golden Gate Bridge. The climate is mild all year round, meaning it is always a good time     2    (visit).

Historically, Chinese immigrants settled in the area during the railroad     3    (construct) and gold rush period. What started as a residential area for Chinese immigrants then turned into a centre for Chinese culture.    4    majority of residents in Chinatown are still ethnic Chinese, many of whom do not speak English    5     (fluent). This allows visitors to experience a real taste of China.

Most of Chinatown     6     (destroy) in the 1906 earthquake, but the city and residents rebuilt it, taking care to include lots of Chinese architecture. Usually, visitors enter China town through the legendary Dragon Gate,    7     was built using materials donated from China. Other famous sites include the Tin How Temple and Bank of Canton, to name     8    a few. Visitors can also spend hours just     9     (explore) the interesting sights, smells, and sounds of China.

Chinatowns are an important part of the diverse culture of the USA. They allow visitors who have never been to China to experience     10     (tradition) Chinese culture first hand.

3 . The bad health effects of sleep loss during the week can’t be repaid by longer weekend sleep, according to a new study.

Researchers have long known that sleep deprivation (剥夺) can cause weight gain and increase other health risks. But for those who force themselves out of bed every weekday after too few hours of shut eye, they hope turning off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday will repay the weekly sleep debt and remove any ill effects.

The research, published in Current Biology, crushes those hopes. Despite complete freedom to sleep during a weekend recovery period, people in a sleep lab who were limited to five hours of sleep on weekdays gained nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced disorders that would increase their risk for diabetes over the long term. While weekend recovery sleep had some benefits after a single week of sleep loss, those gains were wiped out when people fell right back into their same sleep deprived schedule the next Monday.

''If there are benefits of catch-up sleep, they're gone when you go back to your daily schedule. It's very short lived'', said Kenneth Wright, director of the sleep and chronobiology lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder. ''These health effects are long term. It's kind of like smoking once was-people would smoke and wouldn't see an immediate effect on their health, but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice. I think sleep is in the early stage of where smoking used to be.''

Wright said that the study suggests people should put sleep in the first place cutting out the ''sleep stealers'' such as watching television shows or spending time on their phones. Even when people don't have a choice about losing sleep because of child-care responsibilities or job schedules, they should think about getting sleep in the same way they would get a healthy diet or exercise.

1. What does the underlined word ''rushes'' mean?

A．Ruins.	B．Guarantees.
C．Deepens.	D．Arouses.

2. What will Kenneth Wright agree with?

A．Smoking is more harmful than sleep loss.

B．Weekend recovery sleep has many benefits.

C．Smoking and sleep loss have the same bad effects.

D．It takes long for people to see the effects of sleep loss.

3. What does Kenneth Wright advise people to do?

A．Take regular exercise every day.

B．Reduce the screen time before sleep.

C．Watch some TV shows before bedtime.

D．Sleep as long as possible during weekdays.

4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To share some unhappy experiences.	B．To show some unknown facts.
C．To promote a healthy lifestyle.	D．To introduce a new study.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

My crippled(瘸腿) grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, absolutely shocked. I heard her sing when I opened the door but did not want to interrupt her by shouting I had arrived. She was wearing beautiful dancing shoes and her legs obeyed her perfectly. As long as I could remember, she was once the pet of the dancing world. But it was all over after a sudden accident. She had always limped(一瘸一拐地走)，helped with a cane(拐杖).

She turned around and saw me standing in the doorway. Her song ended, and her beautiful movements with it. Grandma turned towards the kitchen. She was walking with no difficulties in her beautiful shoes. I followed her, not believing my eyes.

“So…” I asked surprisedly but happily, “How did your leg heal（康复）?”

“To tell you the truth—my legs have been well all my life,” she said.

“But I don’t understand!” I said, “ I mean… You pretended all these years?

“Very much so,” Grandmother closed her eyes, “And for a very good reason.”

“What reason?”

“Your grandfather.”

“You mean he told you not to dance?”

“No, this was my choice. I am sure I would have lost him if I had continued dancing. I weighed fame（名声）and love against each other and love won.”

“We were talking about engagement（订婚）when your grandfather had to go to war. It was the most terrible day of my life when he left. I was so afraid of losing him, the only way I could stay peaceful was to dance. And then one day a letter came. There were only three sentences:‘I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.’”

Grandma continued to tell me that Grandfather was in hospital and she made her decision not to give him up. She took her leave, and traveled away from the city.

Several weeks later, she returned.

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She took a deep breath, leaned on her cane and limped to Grandfather.

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5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

I lived in the State of Texas, where sudden storms often happened every year. Last Sunday, there was no dirt in the air, only bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After lunch, Papa headed out to the field to check on the cattle while Mama started dinner. Everything seemed peaceful. Faye and I played happily in the yard. The heat had been building since dawn. Suddenly the temperature dropped--- it felt good.

Then Mama shouted from the house, “Iris, you and Faye get inside, read quick now!”

I looked to the west and saw a huge black cloud of dust, like thick smoke from a railway engine’s chimney. All the birds flew away. The stop lights nearby weren't working because of a power failure.

“Faye, go with Mama!” I shouted. “I’ll warn Papa.”

Faye ran toward the house. The storm hit so fast that I hardly saw her climb the steps. In a short time, the day turned into night. I screamed for Papa, hoping my voice would lead him back. But I couldn’t hear or see him at all.

Some poor house roofs were blown off, and small trees down. I thought a terrible storm was on the way and the scene was “the worst I've seen in several years.” The dirt and sand stung(刺痛) my face like a thousand bees. I needed to get to shelter. Covering my face with one hand, I made my way toward the car and opened the door. Dirt flew in with me as I pulled the door closed. Papa was still out somewhere! I needed to help him find the car.

I searched the dashboard (仪表板) and found the switch for the front lights. They made some rays, but would Papa see them in the thick darkness? I pushed the horn (喇叭) again and again, hoping Papa would hear it.

Suddenly, Papa’s face appeared at the window.

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Papa shut off the car’s lights and I worried the dirt would bury us.

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6 . The other day I was shopping at a local store and met a lady. She was squatting (蹲坐)on the floor looking for a ______ product on the bottom shelf. She jumped up when she saw me as if to ______ my way. Apologetically(抱歉地) she ______ that she was a ______ at a nearby store and was ______ her lunch break, trying to get a few needed items.

I reassured(使消除疑虑) her, “I am in no hurry. Go ahead and do what you need to do.”

____ she searched for a particular brand she said that sometimes ______ were rude to her at the store and she really ______ my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely. I explained to her that I was a retired nurse and ______ some of what she was saying first hand. Sometimes, the sick people could be rude.

She thanked me for being so nice and friendly. I told her, “The world would be a   _______place if we all acted ______. Those who are rude may have bad karma(因果报应) coming after them eventually for ______ people badly.” She nodded and broke out in a big smile.

In a brief ______ I showed her there are good and kind people in the world and may have boosted(增进)her ______ in humanity. Maybe she ______ that later in the day, perhaps when someone was treating her unkindly.

1.

A．useful

B．certain

C．fascinating

D．commercial

2.

A．head to

B．give way to

C．get out of

D．keep track of

3.

A．whispered

B．reflected

C．explained

D．added

4.

A．waitress

B．actress

C．conductor

D．cashier

5.

A．on

B．through

C．under

D．with

6.

A．While

B．Before

C．Once

D．Although

7.

A．employees

B．visitors

C．hosts

D．customers

8.

A．admitted

B．appreciated

C．responded

D．rejected

9.

A．realized

B．understood

C．recognized

D．accepted

10.

A．better

B．cleaner

C．stronger

D．larger

11.

A．happily

B．frankly

C．kindly

D．generously

12.

A．punishing

B．treating

C．scaring

D．affecting

13.

A．exchange

B．lecture

C．repetition

D．performance

14.

A．relief

B．fortune

C．virtue

D．faith

15.

A．watched over

B．brought about

C．thought about

D．got through

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As a five-year old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At the age of 18, instead of following the    1     (tradition) path of marriage, she     2     (choose) to study medicine.

Eight years later, Lin graduated with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize     3    (give)to graduates. She became the first woman ever to be hired     4     a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of PUMC Hospital     5     (immediate). Within six months, she     6     (name) a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years     7    (achieve). After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues,     8     invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer.

The new People’s Republic of China saw Dr Lin playing     9     key role. She was always responsible for the     10     (patient) and treated them as her sisters. She was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”.

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9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150词左右。

We went to Darjelling during the summer holidays and booked a cottage(农舍) for our stay. Our cook Gopi came with us because we could not do without home-cooked meals.

Usually all the shopping was done by our home help Bharat, who went to our holiday destination with us. However, one early evening, my mother decided to do all the vegetable shopping by herself. She believed that Bharat did not wait to check the really fresh items and instead, bought some things in a hurry. As a result, the vegetables he brought back were not fresh.

After getting ready, she took her favorite purse with quite an amount of money, thinking she could go to other shops too after finishing at the vegetable market. My mother asked Bharat to get a rickshaw for her and on reaching the market, she asked the rickshaw wallah ( 人力车车夫) to wait for her. She took a coolie (小工) and did her shopping happily, choosing some of the freshest green vegetables available there. At last, her shopping was done. She returned to the rickshaw and sat on it while the coolie put all the things my mother had bought onto the rickshaw.

On reaching home, Bharat took all the packets of vegetables inside and my mother quickly paid the rickshaw wallah and got off, forgetting to collect her purse from the seat of the rickshaw. The rickshaw wallah left soon after saying goodbye to my mother. All of us greeted my mother and asked her about her evening of shopping with much delight.

Then we began to help my mother prepare our dinner. My father came to help cut the meat; I helped wash the vegetables; we were talking and laughing. When dinner was ready, it was late in the evening, almost 9 p.m.

Paragraph 1:

Then my mom realized her purse was missing.

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Paragraph 2:

We were just about to begin eating when the door belling rang.

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10 . It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education.________ , it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The _________ between schooling and education suggested by this is important.

Education is ________, compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place   4_______ , whether in the school or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the _________ learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.__________the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a _________ may lead to a person to discover how ___________ he knows of another country. People obtain education from _________ on. Education, then, is a very _________ and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long ___________ the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.

Schooling, on the other hand, is a ________ experience, whose style changes ______ from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take ________ seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and ________ , and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.

1.

A．Then

B．However

C．Thus

D．Therefore

2.

A．difference

B．importance

C．use

D．problem

3.

A．unexpected

B．endless

C．countless

D．simple

4.

A．anywhere

B．anywhere else

C．somewhere

D．somewhere else

5.

A．part-time

B．public

C．standard

D．strict

6.

A．If

B．Because

C．So

D．Though

7.

A．neighbour

B．friend

C．foreigner

D．teacher

8.

A．wonderful

B．well

C．greatly

D．little

9.

A．babies

B．grown-ups

C．women

D．men

10.

A．long

B．broad

C．narrow

D．short

11.

A．that

B．when

C．after

D．before

12.

A．basic

B．strict

C．final

D．irregular

13.

A．unusually

B．differently

C．little

D．frequently

14.

A．large

B．new

C．fixed

D．small

15.

A．take exams

B．hold exams

C．mark papers

D．read papers