1 . I never thought I would be a “runner”. I was the girl who_______slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of_______in the Race for the Cure, a 5km race designed to_______money for the fight against breast cancer (癌), _______one lady caught my_______.

She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old, _______a T-shirt with the word “Survivor”. She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be_______by a strong wind. But, she was running. And she was_______me and my group of friends. She ran slowly, but _______— as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I__________that in the next Race for the Cure, I'd be running along with her.

A week later, I found myself in the__________, running on the treadmill (跑步机). Three minutes after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to burst. I__________slow down to a walk. I thought of the__________at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little__________each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later, I was__________at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I__________with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I__________if I'd be able to do it. But then, I remembered the__________woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just__________my first race! I looked down at my legs, amazed. They had done something I’d never thought__________. I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And I knew that I wanted to do it again.

1.

A．talked

B．walked

C．ran

D．swam

2.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．students

D．patients

3.

A．save

B．use

C．make

D．raise

4.

A．while

B．when

C．until

D．before

5.

A．breath

B．hand

C．arm

D．eye

6.

A．wearing

B．holding

C．pulling

D．waving

7.

A．turned down

B．turned over

C．taken over

D．taken down

8.

A．passing

B．watching

C．seeing

D．calling

9.

A．strangely

B．determinedly

C．excitedly

D．anxiously

10.

A．agreed

B．learned

C．decided

D．explained

11.

A．shop

B．street

C．park

D．gym

12.

A．had to

B．preferred to

C．got to

D．liked to

13.

A．prize

B．survivor

C．plan

D．woman

14.

A．earlier

B．longer

C．harder

D．farther

15.

A．even

B．again

C．ever

D．still

16.

A．watched

B．traveled

C．stood

D．waited

17.

A．wandered

B．witnessed

C．wished

D．wondered

18.

A．kind

B．brave

C．generous

D．honest

19.

A．finished

B．won

C．entered

D．missed

20.

A．good

B．right

C．possible

D．necessary

2 . 语法填空

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of     1     (be)rich and famous. Most musicians form a band because of the same interest     2    writing and playing music. They may play anywhere     3     (earn)some extra money as well as achieve their dreams. However, the Monkees,     4     started differently,     5    (begin) as a TV show with musicians playing jokes and music in the programme. Only after a year or so       6     they become more serious and they       7    (produce) their own records and later became even     8    (popular) than the Beatles in the USA. The band once     9    (break) up and then reunited. In memory     10    their former time as a real band, they produced a new record in 1996.

3 . How will the speakers travel?

A．By air.

B．By bus.

C．By train.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman come to see Rick?

A．To say goodbye.

B．To ask for advice.

C．To invite him to her home.

2. Which country would the woman like to visit?

A．Canada.

B．France.

C．Germany.

5 . How many people will visit New York for free?

A．2.

B．3.

C．5.

6 . 假定你是李华，是学校机器人俱乐部(robot club)的主席，俱乐部即将举办机器人设计比赛。请你给外教Mr. Brown 写封邮件，邀请他担任比赛的评委。
内容包括:
1、活动目的；
2、时间、地点等。
注意:
1、词数80左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . Jim suffered heart problems.In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close.
When his heart problems led to operation,Jim went through it successfully,and a full recovery was expected.Within days,however,his heart was not beating properly.Jim was rushed back to operation,but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness.He died on the operating table on the day before his 48th birthday.
Dr.Bruce Smoller,a psychologist(心理学家),had had many conversations with him,and the more he learned,the stranger he realized Jim’s case was.When Jim was a child,his father,a teacher,suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover.One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework,promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up.His father agreed,but when Jim returned his father had died.Jim’s father was 48.
“I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father,”Dr. Smoller says.“He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework,his father would have lived.Jim had been troubled by the idea.The operation was the trial(判决) he had expected for forty years.”Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48.
Jim’s case shows the powerful role that attitude(态度) plays in physical health,and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups.Although most cases are less direct than Jim’s,studies show that childhood events,besides genes,may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer,heart disease and mental illness.
1. Jim was sent back to operation because______.

A．his heart didn’t work well.

B．he expected a full recovery.

C．his life was drawing to a close.

D．the first one wasn’t well performed.

2. What made Dr. Smoller feel strange about Jim’s case?

A．Jim died at a young age.

B．Jim died on the operating table.

C．Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.

D．Jim’s death is closely connected with his father’s.

3. From Smoller’s words,we can infer that______.

A．Jim’s father cared little about his study.

B．Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father.

C．Jim thought he would be punished some day.

D．Smoller believed Jim wouldn’t live to the age of 48.

4. Which of the following could have strong effect on one’s physical health according to the text?

a.One’s genes. b.One’s life in childhood. c.One’s physical education. d.The date of one’s birthday. e.The opinions one has about something.

A．a,b,d	B．a,b,e
C．a,c,e	D．b,c,d

8 . D
February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.
On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine             who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.
But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard.             Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic             characters.
Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped             cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.
1. Which of the following is not a custom for a boy to do on Valentine’s Day?

A．to take his girlfriend out to dinner

B．to buy his girlfriend flowers and chocolates

C．to make Valentine’s cards for teachers and friends

D．to spell out his girlfriend’s name with rose petals

2. Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

A．Because there were few women in his country at that time.

B．Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

C．Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.

D．Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

3. Valentine was put into prison because ______.

A．he killed one of the soldiers	B．he stole a lot of food
C．he didn’t obey the emperor’s order	D．he didn’t want to be a soldier

4. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．students in China send cards to their teachers

B．it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

C．it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

D．Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now

9 . Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio. Her family was very poor. She decided to help family even when she was young, so she learned to use a gun, and began hunting animals for food. She could shoot them without losing the important parts of the meat.

Soon her shooting ability became well known. When she was sixteen, she was invited to a competition with a famous marksman(神枪手) , Frank Butler. Annie surprised everyone by winning the competition. Later that year she and Frank married.

In 1882 Annie Oakley and Frank Butler started putting on shows together. Frank Butler was the star of the show and she was his assistant. The famous native American leader, Sitting Bull, thought so highly of her shooting ability that he called her "Little Sure Shot". Later Annie Oakley became the star of the show and Frank Butler was her assistant. Posters （海报）for the show called her the "Champion Markswoman".

During World War I, Annie Oakley wanted to train a group of women volunteers for the army, but the United States did not accept it. She gave American soldiers shooting lessons, and traveled across the country visiting many training camps. She gave shooting performance and raised money to support the American soldiers.

Annie Oakley died on November 3, 1926. Eighteen days later, Frank Butler died too.

1. According to the passage, Annie Oakley____ .

A．trained women soldiers during the war

B．often went hunting with her family

C．joined the army during World War I

D．lived a hard life as a child

2. Which of the following names was given by Sitting Bull?

A．Annie Oakley.	B．Little Sure Shot.
C．Frank Butler .	D．Champion Markswoman.

3. Which of the following is in the RIGHT order about Annie?
a. She took part in a shooting competition.
b. She gave shooting demonstrations and raised money.
c. She hunted animals for food.
d. She put on shows with Frank Butler.
e. She was called the "Champion Markswoman".
f. She married Frank Butler.

A．a, c, d, f, b, e

B．a, c, b, e, f, d

C．c, a, d, f, e, b

D．c, a, f, d, e, b

10 . You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams (1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议 员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U. S. Supreme Court(最高法院). O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks (1913-2005)

On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott (联合抵制). It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.

1. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?

A．Her efforts to win a prize.	B．Her lack of proper training in law.
C．Her social work.	D．Her community background.

2. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?

A．Jane Addams.	B．Rachel Carson.
C．Sandra Day O’Connor.	D．Rosa Parks.

3. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A．They are highly educated.	B．They are truly creative.
C．They are pioneers.	D．They are peace-lovers.