1 . When I tried out for the football team during the summer before 9th grade, I never imagined how important this sport would become in my life. Football is a _____ sport, at times almost painful, and practices really _____ a team’s physical and mental limits. Without trust in my own ability and a strong sense of commitment, I would never have managed to continue after years of hard work as a player, and with countless _____.

In the first year, I played on the defensive line. This was an amazing _____ that gave me a great sense of achievement. But in the last game of the season, I was seriously injured. I was prohibited from any physical activities for six months. After going _____ a series of physical treatments, I returned to the field as a team captain. I practiced harder than ever to make up for my _____ time.

In September, during my junior year, my name was mentioned in the local newspaper as the key defensive lineman on the team. After playing a fantastic season, I was given the _____ of the Most Valuable Player.

_____, my skills in football do not magically extend to other sports. During the winter break, I went on a snowboarding trip and seriously injured my right shoulder. I had to have four _____. Since I could not use my right arm for two months, I had to learn how to write and eat using my left hand.

______ life must go on. I knew that my own present efforts would decide my future, so I ______ the strict training program to build up strength and improve flexibility in my ______. After an eight-month recovery, I was back to the field playing football, the sport I ______.

In this sense, the world of football has taught me an important life lesson: ______ and commitment make what seems impossible ______. This lesson from football is the one that can be applied to every part of life.

1.

A．tough

B．popular

C．typical

D．dynamic

2.

A．set

B．control

C．test

D．require

3.

A．mistakes

B．adventures

C．accidents

D．injuries

4.

A．performance

B．position

C．moment

D．advantage

5.

A．with

B．over

C．through

D．into

6.

A．valuable

B．lost

C．extra

D．regular

7.

A．pride

B．choice

C．name

D．honor

8.

A．Unfortunately

B．Similarly

C．Happily

D．Gradually

9.

A．practices

B．tryouts

C．seasons

D．operations

10.

A．But

B．Or

C．So

D．And

11.

A．examined

B．changed

C．provided

D．completed

12.

A．shoulder

B．hand

C．leg

D．foot

13.

A．explore

B．avoid

C．love

D．support

14.

A．Knowledge

B．Belief

C．Experience

D．Opinion

15.

A．enjoyable

B．possible

C．sensible

D．responsible

2 . 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。

A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory, which made him famous. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly remind him about his meetings, his classes — even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbours, “If John didn’t have his head tied on, he would forget that too!” Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment to him. It wasn’t that he was not clever, as some critical people tended to say, but just very absent-minded.

One hot summer day, Professor Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.

The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon.

“Oh, my dear, I forget the name of the town.”

“What? You forget the name? Maybe one day you will forget my name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please don’t forget where you put it.”

Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time.

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“What is the matter now?” asked his wife.
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Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbours, trying to find out what had happened.
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3 . We lead very busy lives and we too easily forget how hard it was for us to focus on homework when we were in school. Now that we have jobs to do, food to buy and cook and other errands to run, even I sometimes think it would be a welcome change to have to sit down and quietly read and write with no distractions. But, in case you don’t remember — homework is pretty much every child’s least favorite thing to do. In the age of Netflix, Snapchat and wifi, the distractions are almost endless. It can sometimes almost be too hard to even keep up with all the new tech advances our kids are using, so how can we make sure that those advances take a back seat to our children’s education? Here are some ideas.

There’s no point in stopping the reality that young people are going to focus on their phones and tablets instead of other things at times. Your best way is to accept, actually the tech sector continues to be the most profitable and fast-growing industries and that’s unlikely to change fast. There are ways to use technology to help your kid do homework. Ask your teacher and school staff what apps and websites they’re using to teach lessons and supplements them with at-home activities as well.

Even though technology has changed, the basics haven’t. If you want to read, write and think properly, you need to have peace and quiet and the ability to focus, right? Well, your kids are just the same. Try and find a space in your home to enable your kids to do work away from televisions, the Internet or other distractions. Let me be clear: this shouldn’t be a prison. I feel like I’m my most productive working alone in an office or at a busy cafe with my headphones on. Getting lost in other realities helps my creativity grow. Placing kids in isolation can often have a harmful effect and doesn’t always equal being more productive.

I feel like “getting engaged” is always a big part of my advice for parents on just about everything. How can you make sure your children are being successful if you have no idea what they’re doing? How can you be sure they’re doing it right if you don’t know what is the correct answer? What do they need? You should be in touch with their teachers, have a sense of where the lessons are going, what kinds of tasks are being given and what success looks like in the classroom. Knowing all of that is key to your child’s success, especially when matched with some encouraging praise and helpful tips on how he can keep going. Thinking about how your child is best   motivated by other things and using those methods here reasonably isn’t a bad idea.

And if by chance you’re having trouble solving that Math problems or understanding a sentence, don’t fear — you’re not alone. Use the school staff, other parents or friends as your support. Better to seek help than do nothing.

We all know that homework isn’t exactly the most entertaining way anyone spends their time. And sometimes we can’t help but feel that since we left school, we’re done with homework forever. But the circle of life plays out in all times and it’s up to us to make sure that we pass on the lessons we’ve picked up and that while homework might seem dull, it’s how we build skills, learn real lessons and get on the road to greatness. That greatness is on the inside, it’s up to us as adults to enable the young people to bring it out. The key to achieving greatness is to take a lifelong learning.

1. What is the author’s attitude towards new tech?

A．It affects parents’ everyday life.	B．It should be kept out of children’s reach.
C．It can benefit student’s education.	D．It makes homework easier.

2. While parents engaged in their children’s homework, they ________.

A．must be better at all the lessons	B．needn’t make sure that their children are being successful
C．can teach their children by themselves	D．should know as much as possible about it

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Children should achieve greatness on their own.

B．Parents and their children should learn from each other.

C．Children can hardly succeed without parents’ efforts.

D．Parents can only obtain skills by helping their children.

4. Which section of a magazine is this passage most probably taken from?

A．Education

B．Health

C．Technology

D．Science

4 . My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at ______. As for me, I ______both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ______. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ______ Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the calm lake. Dad hadn't sailed for years, but everything ______ well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a ______ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit violently. Dad was always at his best in any ______, but at this moment he ______ .

“John! ______!” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any ______. He was the one I always turned to for strength and security. Before I could respond, a wave of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ______ it was too late. Another huge wall of water turned over the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ______ of him.

I swam to Dad ______ and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船壳) of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of ______. “It's all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start ______ for my father.

1.

A．boating

B．running

C．swimming

D．teaching

2.

A．enjoyed

B．desired

C．hated

D．learned

3.

A．unforgivable

B．unforgettable

C．cheerful

D．regretful

4.

A．sent

B．ordered

C．invited

D．allowed

5.

A．finished

B．went

C．seemed

D．sounded

6.

A．strong

B．gentle

C．cold

D．hot

7.

A．danger

B．place

C．sport

D．job

8.

A．suffered

B．fell

C．froze

D．withdrew

9.

A．Look

B．Help

C．Run

D．Jump

10.

A．problem

B．relationship

C．machine

D．boat

11.

A．if

B．and

C．after

D．but

12.

A．ashamed

B．protective

C．tired

D．afraid

13.

A．hopelessly

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．helplessly

14.

A．pain

B．anger

C．fear

D．shame

15.

A．making up

B．getting ready

C．paying off

D．looking out

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Her name was Mrs. Thompson. And as she stood in front of the 5th grade class on the very first day she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible because there in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. She paid no attention to Teddy.

However, when she read his file, she was in surprise. Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around." His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates. But he is troubled because his mother has a deadly illness and life at home must be a struggle." His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tried to do his best but his father doesn't show much interest." Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class.” By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She thought that she could make a difference.

She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful paper and tied with pretty ribbons, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson opened it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children stared to laugh when she found a stone bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.

Paragraph 1:

Mrs. Thompson, her voice choked up with tears, thanked her students for their presents.

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Paragraph 2:

Ten years later, Teddy invited Mrs. Thompson to attend his wedding as groom's mother.

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6 . In a restaurant, I met a young man. He was always complaining (抱怨) ever since he sat down, complaining his company for little pay, his unjust manager and the ________ workmates. Finally, I caught the moment he stopped and asked him________, “Since you are so unhappy________your work, why not________?” He looked at me as if I had come from the moon. “Quit the job? Where should I go? You know the situation is improving.” I got it. Actually, his job was not so________.

It________me of Arthur Ashe, a well-known tennis player in America. He happened to catch AIDS when he got a blood transfusion. A lot of his fans showed their________and blamed the God. Arthur Ashe announced: “I get a deadly cancer, but I would not________the God and myself because I know there is something we can not________. I have no choice but to________it when the day comes.”

In his words, there is a________, kindness, as well as the behaviors of a grown-up man. Unfortunately, we complain everything when we have to face the________and troubles in reality.

We always think that the God is unfair. But it is worth complaining if our dissatisfaction goes away, sadness________, and feelings become motivational after complaints. However, the problem is like a mass of cool fog. The complaint is so________that it confuses our minds and then drops us deeper and deeper in the mud.

Life is like a________, from ignorant(无知) to mature (成熟). And I believe that true maturity starts from no complaint.

1.

A．positive

B．responsible

C．unkind

D．anxious

2.

A．cautiously

B．eagerly

C．angrily

D．frequently

3.

A．against

B．over

C．with

D．beyond

4.

A．seek

B．explode

C．contact

D．quit

5.

A．terrible

B．efficient

C．significant

D．awkward

6.

A．reflects

B．reminds

C．replaces

D．reduces

7.

A．contribution

B．concern

C．impression

D．eagerness

8.

A．promote

B．appreciate

C．accomplish

D．complain

9.

A．count on

B．draw on

C．run away from

D．live up to

10.

A．attempt

B．face

C．hide

D．maintain

11.

A．sickness

B．loneliness

C．calmness

D．weakness

12.

A．difficulties

B．approaches

C．solutions

D．extremes

13.

A．increases

B．disappears

C．remains

D．escapes

14.

A．flexible

B．unique

C．precious

D．misleading

15.

A．game

B．source

C．permanence

D．journey

7 . 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。

A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he walked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldn’t get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried.

Arthur stopped and said, “It looks like you’ve got a problem.”

“I’m afraid so. I’m in a big hurry but I can’t start my car.”

“Is there something I can do to help?” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If you’re sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, you could help me get these suitcases into a taxi.”

“No trouble at all. I’d be glad to help.”

The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the long loud noise of an alarm.

It was from the bank. There had been a robbery (抢劫)!

Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened?” But everyone had a different answer.

Arthur still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right into a young woman in front of him.

She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she looking at me like that?” he thought. “The suitcase! She thinks I’m the bank thief!”

Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run.

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Paragraph 1:

As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop! Stop!” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The taxi stopped in front of the police station. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . 语法填空

Crying marriage?     1     (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and     2     (remain) in fashion     3     the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a     4     (necessary) to marriage procedure.

It is very much     5     same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding.     6    , the bride’s neighbors would look down upon     7     as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases     8     which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.

In a word, crying at wedding is a     9     by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the     10     (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.

10 . When you are choosing a major in the future, will you place a higher value on its future career or on its personal interest to you? Zhong Fangrong, a left-behind girl from Hunan province who scored 676 points in total on this year’s college entrance exam, preferred the latter as she applied to study archaeology (考古学) at Peking University.

However, there was a heated debate concerning whether she had made a wise decision. Some netizens argued that she wouldn’t have a promising future unless she chose a more popular major—for instance, finance, engineering, business, etc.—instead of archaeology. What’s more, considering the financial burden on her family, she had better think twice before making her final decision.

The girl later responded that she had been inspired to pursue archeology by Fan Jinshi, president of Dunhuang Academy, and that she had developed a passion for history and cultural relics (遗址). She also added that she cared little about fame and fortune.

Zhong has increased my confidence because of her attitude towards life. Firstly, she knows clearly what she is really interested in and is determined to devote herself to it. Secondly, Zhong has been able to stick to her pursuit despite the criticism from society.

Zhong’s pursuit reminds me of a lady who walks on a country road and lives in poetry—Li Ziqi. They both try their best to be who they want to be, which is rare and admirable nowadays.

Just ask yourself: Do you have the courage not to follow the pattern that the majority of people repeat? Actually, applying for an unpopular major may help you to avoid fierce competition. And the pursuit of a popular major is no guarantee for a brilliant future.

Following the example of Zhong, I will be more willing to follow my dreams in the years to come.

1. Some netizens opposed Zhong’s choice because they thought ______.

A．she preferred finance to archaeology

B．she wouldn’t have a promising future

C．she placed value on her future career

D．she cared much about fame and fortune

2. What made Zhong decide to major in archaeology？

A．Her courage to take an adventure.

B．Her optimistic attitude towards life.

C．Her stubborn belief in popular majors.

D．Her love for history and cultural relics.

3. What inspires the author to follow his or her dream in the future?

A．Li Ziqi’s living in poetry.

B．Netizens’ heated argument.

C．Fan Jinshi’s encouragement.

D．Zhong’s sticking to her pursuit.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．You Can Be Who You Want To Be

B．Archaeology Is Becoming Popular

C．A Left-behind Girl Scored 676 Points

D．A Heated Debate Arose Among Netizens