2 . In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the doctor tested him again. To my ________ , it was the same score.

Later that evening, I ________ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ________ much better than an IQ test. We ________ that Michael’s score must have been a ________ and we should treat him ________ as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got ________ grades in the school, especially in biology and chemistry, which was a great ________ .

Michael ________ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ________. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ________ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ________ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ________ . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ________ we had in him.

Interestingly, Michael then ________ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had ________ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be________.

Children often do as ________ as what adults, especially parents and teachers________ of them. That is, tell a child he is “________”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

1.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．dislike

D．disappointment

2.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

4.

A．argued

B．realized

C．decided

D．understood

5.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning

D．wonder

6.

A．specially

B．strictly

C．naturally

D．carefully

7.

A．poor

B．good

C．average

D．standard

8.

A．comfort

B．embarrassment

C．failure

D．loss

9.

A．visited

B．chose

C．left

D．entered

10.

A．allowed

B．described

C．needed

D．offered

11.

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

12.

A．high

B．same

C．low

D．different

13.

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．calmly

D．jokingly

14.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

15.

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

16.

A．received

B．passed

C．organized

D．discussed

17.

A．imperfect

B．impossible

C．uncertain

D．unsatisfactory

18.

A．honestly

B．much

C．well

D．bravely

19.

A．hear

B．learn

C．expect

D．speak

20.

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid

3 . I had always been warmly praised for my shooting ability when I was in high school. But when I went to Ohio State, I discovered that everyone on the team was_________in his hometown.

To win a starting job on the team, I had figured I would have to_________the coach with my shooting ability. But it_________that the team was already full of attacking players and what it needed was someone to_________on defence(防御). Unwillingly, I decided to take that role, but didn't expect the_________was to make all the difference to me later.

One day, when we were_________for a game against the Bucks, I was called out by the coach, Milwaukee, who gave me the_________to guard our court. Though feeling a bit_________, I accepted. Throughout the game, I continued playing the role.

Then, near the end of the game, in a(an) _________to widen the gap, Milwaukee gave me a precious__________. He asked me to organize an attack. Driving up the middle of the court, I__________the ball. It was a__________three-point play and minutes later the championship was ours.

Standing there in that circle of cheering audience, I came to__________the importance of teamwork, Just as Milwaukee said, “__________teams often have one or two players who stand out; good teams have five who work together. It is amazing what can be achieved when no one cares who gets the__________.”

1.

A．ordinary

B．anxious

C．inexperienced

D．excellent

2.

A．bless

B．impress

C．help

D．equip

3.

A．turned out

B．turned to

C．turned up

D．turned down

4.

A．count

B．focus

C．wait

D．call

5.

A．problem

B．approach

C．comment

D．decision

6.

A．looking

B．playing

C．applying

D．preparing

7.

A．responsibility

B．potential

C．comfort

D．change

8.

A．cheerful

B．satisfied

C．disappointed

D．frightened

9.

A．mood

B．attempt

C．rush

D．position

10.

A．opportunity

B．method

C．suggestion

D．lesson

11.

A．caught

B．kicked

C．shot

D．held

12.

A．rare

B．typical

C．key

D．possible

13.

A．wish

B．achieve

C．advise

D．realize

14.

A．Poor

B．Losing

C．Strong

D．Capable

15.

A．income

B．praise

C．support

D．promotion

4 . Cake and birthdays go hand in hand. However, on her first birthday, Akeesha Rose __ an extra special treat. Her aunt, Leah O'Brien, had placed an order for a Peppa Pig themed ___at a bakery. Little did she know that when she went to____it, another customer had paid for it and left a __ for the ^“birthday girl". It read： " __ what would have been my little girl’s first birthday, I have chosen to pay for your birthday cake. I am __ to buy my daughter a cake of her own today, but I hope you enjoy this one and have a fantastic birthday. Hannah's __ ."

Ms. O'Brien told BBC News NI she was "overjoyed". "I'd never heard of anything like this happening before. It was such a kind __."

Determined （坚定的）to find out more about Hannah, and to thank her dad, Ms. O Brien ___pictures of the cake and card on Facebook.

"I __ wasn't sure if the family would be happy with me doing so, but I really wanted to reach out to them," she told BBC News NI.

With thousands of people liking, __ and commenting, it wasn't too long before Ms. O’Brien uncovered the __ of Hannah's father — Gareth Bronte.

Tuesday 10 September would've been my daughter's first birthday,” he told BBC News NI. "Unfortunately, she died after eight days and I wasn't going to get the __ to buy her a birthday cake. But I wanted to share some___ about in her memory. I walked into the bakery. said I wanted to __ for someone else's birthday cake and explained the reason why. And it just so __ that there was a cake ordered for the one-year-old girl."

"Some people said my actions had restored some faith in humanity （人，性）for them, but I just___ it for Hannah."

Kristy, Gareth's wife, said she hoped his actions would open a __ for other parents who had lost children and help ___their sadness.

After Mr. Bronte's act of kindness, Ms. O'Brien felt driven to follow suit and put money towards another __ cake at the bakery.

1.

A．received

B．exchanged

C．prepared

D．eyed

2.

A．bag

B．book

C．cake

D．doll

3.

A．record

B．observe

C．find

D．collect

4.

A．card

B．gift

C．souvenir

D．cartoon

5.

A．In hope of

B．In memory of

C．In praise of

D．In need of

6.

A．willing

B．unable

C．thankful

D．uncertain

7.

A．uncle

B．mommy

C．aunt

D．daddy

8.

A．gesture

B．opinion

C．explanation

D．impression

9.

A．painted

B．showed off

C．posted

D．carried on

10.

A．gradually

B．similarly

C．finally

D．honestly

11.

A．directing

B．talking

C．sharing

D．imitating

12.

A．habit

B．name

C．portrait

D．character

13.

A．preparation

B．money

C．chance

D．permission

14.

A．kindness

B．sorrow

C．joys

D．belief

15.

A．look

B．order

C．ask

D．pay

16.

A．seemed

B．happened

C．showed

D．offered

17.

A．wrote

B．made

C．admitted

D．did

18.

A．conversation

B．shop

C．business

D．book

19.

A．destroy

B．reduce

C．face

D．explore

20.

A．parent's

B．friend's

C．stranger's

D．family's

5 . One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our _______ we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to _______ a new place or country, we _______ what it will be like. We predict the _______ people will eat, dress and act. Of course，we do not always predict things _______. Things are often very different from the way we _______ them to be.

One of the _______ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been _______ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had _______ and analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there________to be no way of ________ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he ________ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his ________.

It is said that in order to figure out the process, the hypnotist (催眠师) sat in the   chair opposite him and spoke ________: “I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about ________.You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your ________ will get heavier. Soon you'll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and ________ my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are ________ asleep, and when you wake up you will ________ nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to ________ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five...”

1.

A．brains

B．senses

C．minds

D．sights

2.

A．visiting

B．seeking

C．reaching

D．discovering

3.

A．imagine

B．know

C．feel

D．guess

4.

A．custom

B．habit

C．style

D．way

5.

A．quickly

B．simply

C．correctly

D．neatly

6.

A．required

B．wished

C．left

D．expected

7.

A．funny

B．dull

C．famous

D．silly

8.

A．managing

B．trying

C．thinking

D．hoping

9.

A．studied

B．learned

C．discussed

D．searched

10.

A．used

B．ought

C．seemed

D．had

11.

A．bringing

B．finding

C．turning

D．letting

12.

A．gave

B．sat

C．woke

D．got

13.

A．dream

B．lesson

C．research

D．exercise

14.

A．softly

B．loudly

C．slowly

D．firmly

15.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

16.

A．eyes

B．feet

C．head

D．body

17.

A．believe

B．repeat

C．take

D．understand

18.

A．really

B．extremely

C．actually

D．almost

19.

A．accept

B．remember

C．hear

D．receive

20.

A．count

B．say

C．add

D．speak

6 . When your child is supposed to be doing homework, are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games? Many studies have shown that multitasking doesn’t_______, _______your child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things_______! Many people believe that they can_______two or more tasks at the same time, but Dr. Edward Hallowell says this is_______. The reality is that multitasking_______poor job performance.

New hand-held_______such as smartphones, iPads, games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and “attention_______” leading to difficulty focusing on the task_______, such as listening in the classroom or doing homework. “__________, the brain actually__________kids for multitasking even though when your child is supposed to doing homework performance on every task gets worse and worse. Kids don't know that they are doing__________because they feel better when they multitask,” says Dr Edward Hallowell.

__________the appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites, teachers have noticed a difference in__________performance, critical thinking skills and how information is__________. “Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn,” says Dr Edward Hallowell. Kids have a difficult time sticking with a” difficult to understand" topic and__________to allow themselves to be distracted(分散的), to tune out and switch__________ to Facebook or using their cell phones__________working harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem. In the long__________, multitasking affects grades. One study showed that kids that use the Internet while in class did__________on tests resulting in lower grades.

1.

A．play

B．understand

C．use

D．work

2.

A．only if

B．even though

C．so that

D．no wonder

3.

A．at once

B．right away

C．in no time

D．at random

4.

A．advocate

B．deal

C．perform

D．prefer

5.

A．impossible

B．important

C．impatient

D．impolite

6.

A．results in

B．results from

C．exists in

D．exists from

7.

A．designs

B．discoveries

C．equipment

D．evidence

8.

A．attract

B．draw

C．pay

D．share

9.

A．at hand

B．on time

C．on schedule

D．at times

10.

A．Uncertainly

B．Unfortunately

C．Universally

D．Undoubtedly

11.

A．remains

B．rewards

C．regards

D．reflects

12.

A．better

B．well

C．bad

D．worse

13.

A．Since

B．Before

C．When

D．While

14.

A．accidental

B．accurate

C．accessible

D．academic

15.

A．produced

B．processed

C．possessed

D．promoted

16.

A．tend

B．attend

C．intend

D．pretend

17.

A．out

B．on

C．off

D．over

18.

A．except for

B．rather than

C．more than

D．apart from

19.

A．run

B．walk

C．journey

D．distance

20.

A．hardly

B．successfully

C．poorly

D．mildly

7 . 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