1 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to ________a meal, listen to their stories and figured out how they could ________ help.

“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a ________ impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen ________ in an interview.

Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ________ .Ward, a homeless, was ________ in a flat. He credited the Hansens with helping him ________the difficult process of moving off the streets. “It is great to have friends who make us feel ________ and I’m impressed with the pair,” Ward said.

Father and son’s ________have developed into a passion project that ________ faith and community, which emphasizes the ________ community members can have in uplifting the homeless. They know they can’t settle the homeless ________ alone. They’re hoping empathy will ________.

“My hope for the future is to ________ more connection across our country. We could and we will succeed ________ we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.

1.

A．buy

B．cook

C．share

D．eat

2.

A．often

B．further

C．also

D．even

3.

A．dramatic

B．different

C．minimum

D．decisive

4.

A．remarked

B．praised

C．joked

D．quoted

5.

A．desires

B．connections

C．motivations

D．opinions

6.

A．provided

B．permitted

C．abandoned

D．housed

7.

A．through

B．for

C．despite

D．to

8.

A．surprised

B．relaxed

C．awesome

D．calm

9.

A．dreams

B．influences

C．experiences

D．efforts

10.

A．assesses

B．compares

C．highlights

D．respects

11.

A．importance

B．task

C．chance

D．role

12.

A．argument

B．problem

C．debt

D．conflict

13.

A．go away

B．catch on

C．fade out

D．give off

14.

A．establish

B．miss

C．exchange

D．maintain

15.

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．so

3 . A woman was drowning and she put her hand in the air with her last energy. She was only moments away from_______when she was rescued. Surf lifesaver Andrew Reid, who helped _______ the woman,said the woman was_______ lucky, with a number of factors contributing to her rescue.

He had just walked in at 6:55 a. m. and a fellow lifeguard _______ because they start at 7:00 a.m. They were _______ just looking out and checking the conditions. It was then that the struggling woman was_______ .

Mr.Reid said as he _______ his way towards the woman, other lifeguards were also trying hard. One of the other _______ , Troy Stewart, got to the woman quicker. He reached the woman as she began to _______ under water. Mr.Reid said the woman was ________when got above the waterline.

Another lifeguard, Anthony Carroll, raced to the rescue, and he even made a separate rescue. “She is a very lucky lady,” Mr. Reid said. “She had two of the country’s________ surf swimmers at the beach this morning.” He added that each lifeguard took a different ________ to ensure at least one of them was able to ________ the woman in time.

The woman was ________once she had been rescued. Mr. Reid was proud of the role he and his colleagues________ in the rescue.

1.

A．sorrow

B．death

C．failure

D．disappointment

2.

A．save

B．catch

C．take

D．bring

3.

A．finally

B．possibly

C．usually

D．extremely

4.

A．looked up

B．turned up

C．took up

D．rang up

5.

A．firmly

B．gradually

C．actually

D．eventually

6.

A．noticed

B．ignored

C．understood

D．hurt

7.

A．lost

B．found

C．felt

D．made

8.

A．lifeguards

B．swimmers

C．tourists

D．policemen

9.

A．walk

B．swim

C．die

D．sink

10.

A．screaming

B．laughing

C．smiling

D．singing

11.

A．special

B．free

C．smart

D．best

12.

A．method

B．boat

C．route

D．routine

13.

A．see

B．reach

C．call

D．move

14.

A．careful

B．useful

C．hopeful

D．grateful

15.

A．acted

B．had

C．played

D．realized

4 . Give a man a fish, they say, and he will eat for a day. ________ him to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime. When I ________ meals to the homeless, our charity (慈善组织) has ________ been the “teach a man to fish” variety. But a few fish dinners recently have ________ me of several times when someone gave me a fish ________.

In 1965, I was studying in Munich, Germany. ________ in line for the ticket for the opera, I ________ a man who seemed to have lost his way. When I ________ if he needed help, he told me he was an American who had been there for ________ a week. A Jew, he had not been ________ to find the synagogue (犹太教会堂), and I offered to give him ________. When he left Munich, he gave me some canned food. Inside was gefilte fish. Since I was feeling homesick, this old favorite was a real ________.

My parents once told me that many people would do favors for me that I could not ________. But if I watched ________, they added, 1 might pass the ________ along to another someday.

A gift of canned gefilte fish seemed a(n) ________ favor to return. But nearly 30 years later, I had a cousin working in Kenya. He wanted to organize an American-style ________ for his friends, but could not find American-style gefilte fish in Kenya. ________ it usually comes in glass bottles, I was able to find some packed in cans, and I ________ a box of canned gefilte fish to him from Memphis.

Give a man a fish, and ________ he may find a way to give a fish to someone else. Even 30 years later.

1.

A．Treat

B．Bring

C．Teach

D．Help

2.

A．served

B．lent

C．awarded

D．sold

3.

A．seldom

B．often

C．hardly

D．also

4.

A．warned

B．convinced

C．informed

D．reminded

5.

A．freely

B．helpfully

C．generously

D．randomly

6.

A．Watching

B．Standing

C．Running

D．Searching

7.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．helped

D．greeted

8.

A．explained

B．wondered

C．doubted

D．asked

9.

A．even

B．already

C．just

D．still

10.

A．able

B．likely

C．lucky .

D．happy

11.

A．fish

B．advice

C．tickets

D．directions

12.

A．fortune

B．comfort

C．shock

D．reward

13.

A．expect

B．afford

C．accept

D．return

14.

A．carefully

B．curiously

C．quietly

D．calmly

15.

A．saying

B．forgiveness

C．kindness

D．understanding

16.

A．special

B．impossible

C．generous

D．unnecessary

17.

A．meeting

B．dinner

C．performance

D．celebration

18.

A．In case

B．Now that

C．While

D．Since

19.

A．mailed

B．donated

C．introduced

D．suggested

20.

A．usually

B．properly

C．gradually

D．eventually

5 . 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, ____ you can just wait until we make a quick ____ at the grocery store. I have something ____ to show you. ”
At grocery store, we____ some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to ____ your question.” I put one apple of each ____on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a ____ look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all ____colors, shapes and sizes. On the ____, some of the apples may not ____ look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was ____ each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, ____ them back on the table, but ____ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I ____ tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of ____ See if that helps you ____ which one is which. ”
He took ____, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are ____ like apples! They are all different, but once you ____ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally ____ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.1.

A．although

B．so

C．because

D．if

2.

A．stop

B．start

C．turn

D．stay

3.

A．expressive

B．encouraging

C．informative

D．interesting

4.

A．bought

B．counted

C．saw

D．collected

5.

A．check

B．mention

C．answer

D．improve

6.

A．size

B．type

C．shape

D．class

7.

A．worried

B．satisfied

C．proud

D．curious

8.

A．ordinary

B．normal

C．different

D．regular

9.

A．outside

B．whole

C．table

D．inside

10.

A．still

B．even

C．only

D．ever

11.

A．examining

B．measuring

C．drawing

D．packing

12.

A．keeping

B．placing

C．pulling

D．giving

13.

A．on

B．toward

C．for

D．in

14.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

D．needn’t

15.

A．each one

B．each other

C．the other

D．one another

16.

A．admit

B．consider

C．decide

D．believe

17.

A．big bites

B．deep breaths

C．a firm hold

D．close look

18.

A．just

B．always

C．merely

D．seldom

19.

A．put away

B．get down

C．hand out

D．take off

20.

A．made

B．took

C．got

D．did

6 .         Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.

This young man was very _______. He always continued to work through his break time and _______that those old folks were wasting time, having to _______several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that_______he worked through break time and hardly took a_______, those old folks were chopping the same _______ of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he_______ to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the_______ were even worse.

One day, one of the old folks_______ him for a drink during their break time. That young man________and said that he had no________ time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to ________ chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe (斧子). Sooner or later you will ________ or be so tired as you have spent too much________.”

Suddenly the young man________that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were________re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could________ faster than him, yet spending less time!

What we ________is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability________. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no________!

1.

A．weak

B．clever

C．hard-working

D．good-looking

2.

A．admired

B．complained

C．reminded

D．predicted

3.

A．plan

B．appear

C．work

D．break

4.

A．even though

B．only if

C．because

D．unless

5.

A．photo

B．rest

C．step

D．bath

6.

A．weight

B．height

C．amount

D．price

7.

A．failed

B．pretended

C．agreed

D．decided

8.

A．marks

B．results

C．effects

D．conditions

9.

A．invited

B．blamed

C．thanked

D．forgave

10.

A．begged

B．argued

C．nodded

D．refused

11.

A．wrong

B．valuable

C．extra

D．exact

12.

A．mind

B．avoid

C．practice

D．keep

13.

A．speed up

B．give up

C．watch out

D．turn out

14.

A．energy

B．money

C．life

D．skill

15.

A．warned

B．expected

C．realized

D．announced

16.

A．also

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．never

17.

A．talk

B．chop

C．walk

D．climb

18.

A．abandon

B．introduce

C．need

D．teach

19.

A．quickly

B．curiously

C．seriously

D．intelligently

20.

A．time

B．tool

C．job

D．patience