1 . We are surrounded   by stories of sadness, cruelty and violence. Evil arrests our   __ . But there are also many____stories of selfless goodness. They could___ go unnoticed, but such acts can also change lives forever.

My brothers and I __ with a story of something that happened to my father,   who___ seven years ago. It is a story of family tragedy and astonishing, quiet   kindness. My father’s father died when my father was 11. His mother was a widow at 34, and as an only child, he___ much of his grief alone. In   accordance   with   traditional___ , he began to walk very early to church each morning to say prayers in his father’s___ .

At the end of his first week, he___ that the ritual director of the synagogue, Mr. Einstein, walked past his home just as he left to walk to church . Mr. Einstein, ___ advanced in years explained, “Your home is on the way to the church. I thought it might be fun to have some___ . That way, I don’t have to walk alone.”For a year my father and Mr. Einstein walked through the New England __ , the   humidity of summer and the snow of winter. They talked about life and loss and, for a while, my father was not so___ .

After my parents married and my oldest brother was born, my father___ Mr. Einstein, now well into his 90s, and asked if Mr. Einstein could meet his new wife and child. Mr. Einstein___ , but said that in view of his age my father would have to come to him.

My father once wrote about what happened: “The journey was long and___ . His home, by car, was ______   twenty minutes away. I drove in tears as I   ______   what he     had done. He had walked for an hour to my home so that I would not have to be alone each morning. … By the simplest of gestures, the___ of caring, he took a frightened child and he___ him with confidence and with faith back into life.”

1.

A．doubt

B．goal

C．attention

D．dream

2.

A．confusing

B．exciting

C．amazing

D．moving

3.

A．widely

B．easily

C．clearly

D．particularly

4.

A．grew up

B．took off

C．broke away

D．gave in

5.

A．passed away

B．fell down

C．died away

D．get away

6.

A．burden

B．took

C．carried

D．bore

7.

A．behaviour

B．practice

C．habit

D．motion

8.

A．support

B．favour

C．memory

D．place

9.

A．noticed

B．discovered

C．expected

D．predicted

10.

A．usually

B．even

C．still

D．already

11.

A．company

B．experience

C．interest

D．comfort

12.

A．fields

B．seasons

C．scenes

D．months

13.

A．different

B．lively

C．alone

D．simple

14.

A．rang back

B．worried about

C．came across

D．called up

15.

A．promised

B．refused

C．agreed

D．arrived

16.

A．accidental

B．complicated

C．short

D．satisfied

17.

A．fully

B．regularly

C．commonly

D．hardly

18.

A．confirmed

B．saw

C．realized

D．told

19.

A．faith

B．behavior

C．kindness

D．act

20.

A．held

B．led

C．warned

D．protected

2 . Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over during its over 800 years history? To understand their situation, it's helpful to understand why the tower tilted in the first place.

In the 12th century, the wealthy maritime republic of Pisa set about turning its cathedral square into a magnificent landmark. In 1173, construction began on a free-standing bell tower. The engineers and architects of the time were masters of their craft but knew far less about the ground they stood on. Less than five years later, the tower's southern side was already underground. If workers added more weight, the pressure from upper stories would sink the structure and fatally increase the lean. But construction stopped at the fourth story for nearly a century, which allowed the soil to settle.

When construction began again in 1272, workers compensated for the tower's minor tilt by making the next few floors taller on the southern side. But the weight of the extra masonry made that side sink even deeper. By the time they completed the seventh floor and bell chamber, the angle of the tilt was 1.6 degrees.

In 1838, engineers dug a walkway around the base to examine the sunken foundation. But removing the supporting sand only worsened the tilt. In 1935, the Italian Corps of Engineers injected mortar to strengthen the base. However, the mortar wasn't evenly distributed throughout the foundation, resulting in another sudden drop and moving the tower closer to its tipping point.

With exact data and new computing technology, in 1992, the construction team drilled diagonal tunnels to remove 38 cubic meters of soil from under the tower's north end. Then, they temporarily counterbalanced the structure, with 600 tons of lead ingots before anchoring the base with steel cables. More than six centuries after its construction, the tower was finally straightened to a tilt of about four degrees.

Today the tower stands at 55– or 56– meters tall, and it should remain stable for at least 300 years as a monument to the beauty of imperfection.

1. The passage is developed mainly in the form of ______.

A．time and events	B．definition and description
C．contrast and conclusion	D．examples and statements

2. What does the underlined phrase “compensated for” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．arranged for

B．made up for

C．called for

D．accounted for

3. What has finally led the tower to approach closer to its tipping point?

A．Engineers’ misjudgment of the soil under the tower

B．Making the next few floors taller on the southern side

C．Removing the supporting sand from the sunken foundation

D．The unevenly distributed mortar throughout the foundation

4. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．Who is to blame for the leaning?

B．Why doesn't the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over?

C．How did the Leaning Tower of Pisa get its name?

D．Will the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over？

3 . 文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。

Thanks to China’s anti-poverty policy, great changes have been taken place in my hometown in the past decade, especial in the living conditions. Take my grandparents’ home in the countryside as a example. They used to live in a small house with little furniture, and now they have moved into a two-storied building with modern electric equipments. In the past, we had to ask someone to write to my parents to keep contact. But they each has a mobile phone now, that makes the communication more convenient. They even have learned to use WeChat talk to us. And they mostly drive out instead of walk or ride bicycles at times.

4 . Scott loved his basketball team and always played hard for it. Last year, they had won the state finals. This year, they were finding things much ___________. Three _________ were left before the finals and Scott's team needed to _______ them all to go to the finals. They made two but near the _______ of the third game, they were behind by six points. Scott had also hurt his_______ when he fell on the court.

''Are you okay to _______?'' asked his coach. Scott looked at the injury on his knee.

''I'll be _______,'' he said.

Scott knew the _________ of his decision. He could hurt his knee even more. Or he could ___________ not to play.   He knew that not playing might cause his team to________. As he rested before the final quarter, he decided to play through the pain. He________ that he was going to win this game for the team he________.

As the quarter began, he caught the ball after the other __________ made a mistake. He bounced the ball down the court and threw the ball into the basket. Scott ________ towards his coach. They were only four points behind now. Scott kept playing __________ during the final quarter. He __________ scored a three-point shot from the center of the court. With just two________ left, Scott's team was still one point behind. Scott was passed the ball by his teammate. He ____________ the pain in his knee and ran forward. He ____________ towards the end of the court. His feet left the ground. He sent his shot into the basket and earned his side two points. The final whistle (哨音) blew seconds after. Scott's________ decision had helped his team reach the finals.

1.

A．cheaper

B．easier

C．faster

D．harder

2.

A．players

B．games

C．meetings

D．weeks

3.

A．challenge

B．find

C．change

D．win

4.

A．middle

B．start

C．end

D．break

5.

A．knee

B．head

C．hand

D．foot

6.

A．practice

B．leave

C．continue

D．watch

7.

A．proud

B．slow

C．honest

D．fine

8.

A．risks

B．mistakes

C．benefits

D．reasons

9.

A．imagine

B．choose

C．expect

D．learn

10.

A．worry

B．argue

C．stop

D．lose

11.

A．found

B．agreed

C．felt

D．doubted

12.

A．hated

B．trained

C．loved

D．helped

13.

A．friend

B．team

C．judge

D．coach

14.

A．smiled

B．shouted

C．cried

D．returned

15.

A．badly

B．well

C．slowly

D．fast

16.

A．never

B．even

C．always

D．almost

17.

A．teams

B．quarters

C．points

D．minutes

18.

A．ignored

B．noticed

C．remembered

D．discovered

19.

A．looked

B．walked

C．headed

D．jumped

20.

A．daring

B．wrong

C．careful

D．foolish

5 . It was “Disabilities Day at the Capitol ” and I was there, along with hundreds of Georgians, hoping to get the attention of our legislators (立法者). My thoughts ran back to the days when I was struggling to deal with my hearing loss learning, often dependent on others to help me hear. Now I stood under the gold dome of the Georgia Capitol, a member of the disabled community claiming the rights of people with disabilities.

After the rally (集会) I followed the crowd across the street to a free lunch. Although the crowd was huge, I managed to find a place to sit. I introduced myself to the young woman on my right, Kendall. However, with my hearing loss and her serious speech disorder, a conversation with her was next to impossible.

After a few moments, I realized that Kendall’s personal attendant (护工) was not present. I asked if anyone knew where she was and found out there had been a family situation and the attendant had to leave. “But,” I said, “who’s going to feed Kendall?” My thoughts were racing: someone had to help Kendall. In admitting her need I had to at once declare my responsibility to help.

Surprisingly, Kendall spoke clearly with her eyes. It was those eyes that spoke to me that day as we were waiting for lunch. I asked if I might serve her lunch. She nodded “Yes!” and her eyes said “Thank you!”

Helping Kendall that day shows an important belief of my life: We need each other. With or without a disability, it is our need for each other that makes us have a good life.

1. What’s the author’s purpose in attending “Disabilities Day at the Capitol”?

A．To defend the rights of the disabled.	B．To have a free lunch with friends.
C．To deal with his hearing problem.	D．To give support to the legislators.

2. Why couldn’t the author make a conversation with Kendall?

A．Because they were in a noisy crowd.	B．Because they didn’t know each other.
C．Because they spoke different languages.	D．Because they both had certain disabilities.

3. How did the author help Kendall?

A．By calling her family.	B．By feeding her lunch.
C．By admitting her need.	D．By finding her attendant.

4. What does the author intend to tell us through the text?

A．We need each other to live a good life.

B．We should support people with disabilities.

C．People with disabilities should help each other.

D．People with disabilities should learn to be independent.

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共   有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。

I went to Mount Fanjing with my classmates two years ago. That impressed me was climbing the mountain.It was the late spring and it was a little cold in the mountain. The mountain was such steep that we could hardly climb to the top of the mountain. In the process of climbing, I was too tired to go on climbing. But when I saw other student trying their best to climb, I made up my mind to be the first one to climb to the top. Then I picked up a branch of a tree to support me. Unluckily, I slipped and fell down. At the critically moment,one classmate hold me so I did not fall off the mountain. Under their help, I finally climbed to the top of the mountain.

I was very exciting because it was the first time I had climbed a mountain. Meanwhile, I understood that we should help each other when we were in trouble. This trip came to an end soon, but it still encourages me overcome the difficulties I face.

7 . 假定你叫李华，你的英语笔友Steven来信说他和同学因为小事发生了争执，都不愿相互理睬，他想知道如何与同学和睦相处，请根据以下要点写一封回信。
1.表示安慰；
2.如何解决该矛盾；
3.如何与同学和睦相处。
注意：
1.词数 100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Laozi is     1     philosopher of ancient   China. He is best known   as the Author       of Tao Te Ching, which led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Philosophical Taoism. He     2     (respect) as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy,     3     often refers to Laozi as Lord Lao. Tao Te Ching, often simply called Laozi after its famous author, describes the dao as the source and ideal of all     4     (exist): It is invisible, but not mysterious,immensely powerful yet     5     (extreme) modest, and is the root of all things. According to the book, humans have no special place within the dao,     6     (be) just one of its many (ten thousand) manifestations(表现). People have desires and free will, and thus they are able to alter their own nature. Many,     7    , act “ unnaturally",upsetting the natural balance of the dao. The Tao Te Ching intends to lead     8     ( it) readers to a "return" to their natural state, to be in harmony     9    dao.

As with most other ancient Chinese philosophers, Laozi often explained his ideas by ways of paradox, analogy,appropriation of ancient sayings, repetition,similarity , rhyme, and rhythm, which makes the writing difficult     10     (understand) .

9 . As a Hollywood film star in the 1930s and 1940s, Hedy Lamarr at one point was called "the most beautiful woman in the world." What she was less known for was her scientific intellect.

Lamarr had a natural curiosity about the world around her. As young as age 5, she would spend time taking apart and rebuilding her music box to understand how it worked. But her technical mind was overshadowed by her looks-at 16, she got her   first film role and quickly became an international icon.

As her acting career continued to take off during World War II, Lamarr became restless, feeling that she should do more to contribute to the Allies' war efforts. Together with her friend Antheil, Lamarr came up with a groundbreaking new form of wireless communication known as spread spectrum(光谱).The concept was to create a wireless signal that could hop from frequency to frequency, making it impossible to track or jam.They received a patent for their technology in 1942, but the military refused to implement(实施) it in their war effort.

The technology sat unused for years, until one day the military revived it in the 1960s and the system "spread like wildfire."It became the backbone of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and a range of wireless communication mechanisms we rely on today.By the time the technology was implemented, Lamarr's patent had been due, and she never received a single payment for her revolutionary invention.

Hedy Lamarr played the role she was expected to play in Hollywood — a beautiful object to admire on the big screen.If she yielded to society's expectations in other ways, communication as we know it could look completely different today.

1. What was special about Hedy Lamarr?

A．She was the most beautiful woman in the world at one time.

B．She was a naughty girl when she was young.

C．She was gracefully beautiful as well as scientifically intellectual.

D．She decide to quit her acting career after World War II broke out.

2. What was the main reason for Lamarr to invent spread spectrum?

A．She was no longer a popular actress.

B．She wanted to make some contribution to the Allies' war efforts.

C．She was out of condition and couldn’t continue her acting career.

D．Her friend Antheil asked her to do so.

3. When did Lamarr’s patent come into use ?

A．During World War II	B．In 1942
C．In the 1960s	D．In recent years

4. Why did the author write the text?

A．To remember a great inventor.	B．To introduce an invention.
C．To encourage women to invent.	D．To stress the importance of Lamarr’s invention.

10 . If your fingers get chilly all year round—even in the peak of summer—you’re not alone. Many people get cold hands during all of the seasons, due to a number of causes, from genetic to chronic illnesses.

Common reasons include being elderly and thin. If your hands are regularly cold or numb, however, it’s a good idea to see a doctor to rule out more serious causes. Cold hands are one of the symptoms of both anemia (贫血症) and hypothyroidism (甲状腺机能减退). Diabetes, which reduces blood circulation, can also trigger it. And if your heart is weak from heart disease, your body may prioritize sending blood to your core over your limbs.

For many others, cold hands are a sign they have a largely harmless condition called Raynaud’s disease. When any of us goes out in the cold, our bodies activate the muscles in our smallest blood vessels to make them even smaller—a survival mechanism to keep blood, and thus warmer temperatures, in our core. For people with Raynaud’s, this reaction is too strong, and instead of just a bit less blood going to their fingers, far too little gets there.

Raynaud’s is more common in women, and it most often develops before the age of 30. In fact, if you develop Raynaud’s when you’re older—usually after 40—it can be a sign of another underlying issue. That could be a smaller problem—a previous incident of frostbite (冻伤) or a sign of a more serious autoimmune condition, like lupus (狼疮).

For the majority of people living with Raynaud’s, medication won’t be necessary. However, a rare, more severe form of Raynaud’s affects less than one in 1,000 people. In these cases, blood can become completely blocked, causing sores on the hands. If they go untreated, it can lead to gangrene (坏疽) and, very rarely, amputation (截肢).

1. What’s the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．introduce a topic	B．present an argument
C．describe the characters	D．clarify his writing purpose

2. According to the text, which of the following is not the cause of cold hands?

A．diabetes

B．heart disease

C．aging

D．obesity

3. What do we know about Raynaud’s disease?

A．It appears when blood vessels in your body overreact to high temperatures.

B．Males never suffer from it before the age of 30.

C．In some cases, it can be a sign of some health issues.

D．For most people, it is a serious health problem.

4. What will the author talk about in the following paragraph?

A．The reasons why people have cold hands

B．Ways to treat Raynaud’s disease and prevent cold hands

C．Medical research on Raynaud’s Disease

D．Disadvantages of cold hands