1 . Diana Herbert was running late for school on Friday morning so she decided to take a shortcut(近路). Little did 16-year-old Herbert know this would make a big difference in her life. While Herbert was walking _______ to try to get to school on time, an elderly gentleman _______ her, and asked Herbert to tie his shoelaces(鞋带) for him. At first she was a bit _______ but then she saw that the old man was _______ to use his hands properly and had a walking stick. She realized that he could not really help himself so she _______ to do that for him.

After she finished tying the man’s lace, the man thanked Herbert. Then she continued on her way to school, _______ thinking of the situation.

What Herbert did not know is that a woman named Nadine Ribeiro _______ the whole thing. Ribeiro stopped her car and took a photo. She then _______ it on her Facebook and wrote about the situation. _______ , the photograph on the social media spread quickly — more than 3,000 people liked Ribeiro’s photograph while 6,000 more ________ it with their friends.

Herbert, however, did not know what was going on until the principal told her that she became some kind of Internet superstar. Herbert said she couldn’t understand why people were so attracted by the ________. The following Monday, Herbert was ________ by the school for her kindness.

“I was not ________ that much attention, but it felt nice to get ________ for something good,” Herbert said. “I believe in karma(因果)—once we do nice things it will in some way benefit us ________.”

1.

A．casually

B．cautiously

C．forwards

D．fast

2.

A．begged

B．stopped

C．helped

D．recognized

3.

A．hesitant

B．embarrassed

C．curious

D．disappointed

4.

A．unprepared

B．unlikely

C．unable

D．unwilling

5.

A．lay down

B．turned around

C．bent down

D．went back

6.

A．repeatedly

B．occasionally

C．endlessly

D．hardly

7.

A．witnessed

B．missed

C．looked into

D．heard about

8.

A．checked

B．printed

C．sold

D．posted

9.

A．Obviously

B．Unexpectedly

C．Strangely

D．Fortunately

10.

A．exchanged

B．discussed

C．shared

D．studied

11.

A．social media

B．woman driver

C．principle

D．act

12.

A．remembered

B．welcomed

C．honored

D．supported

13.

A．paying

B．expecting

C．attracting

D．receiving

14.

A．recognition

B．trust

C．happiness

D．confidence

15.

A．at once

B．in advance

C．in return

D．by chance

2 . When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these ______, I got there in July 2010. Soon after I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job for my living expenses. Determined to do this ______, I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found little response.

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask whether there were my job. The people there advised me not to continue my job in that manner. As I was about to ______ a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside ______. Nearly ten minutes later, he ______. He asked me about my plans and-encouraged me to stay ______. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to ______ job.

I was a little surprised, but had a ______ feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had ______ resumes (简历). Seeing this, the man ______ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen ______ copies. He also gave me some ______ on dressing and speaking. I banded out my resumes and went home feeling very ______. The following day, I received a ______ from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always ______ to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1.

A．doubts

B．concerns

C．instructions

D．reasons

2.

A．on my own

B．on my way

C．by any chance

D．by the day

3.

A．answer

B．work

C．leave

D．refuse

4.

A．for ever

B．at any time

C．as usual

D．for a while

5.

A．returned

B．hesitated

C．passed

D．regretted

6.

A．silent

B．busy

C．positive

D．comfortable

7.

A．pick out

B．search for

C．take on

D．give up

8.

A．dull

B．good

C．guilty

D．general

9.

A．made use of

B．taken care of

C．rum out of

D．become tired of

10.

A．stopped

B．knocked

C．glanced

D．appeared

11.

A．right

B．more

C．former

D．different

12.

A．pressures

B．agreements

C．impressions

D．suggestions

13.

A．lonely

B．funny

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

14.

A．call

B．tip

C．present

D．report

15.

A．turns off

B．goes over

C．gives back

D．looks up

5 . Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her ________ was to become a concert pianist or blues singer. Everything ________ when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors ________ was typhoid fever (伤寒) and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine ________ her to become ________ deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always ________

Shirley would never give up playing the piano, ________ she did decide to change ________. She went to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for ________. She wanted to be ________ and work full time.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. ________, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who ________ in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to ________ graduate school at Howard University in Washington. D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.

Always ________ a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which ________ deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.

This amazing woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made history in 1992 when she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

1.

A．job

B．interest

C．duty

D．dream

2.

A．disappeared

B．changed

C．stopped

D．ended

3.

A．made

B．supplied

C．invented

D．thought

4.

A．allowed

B．caused

C．encouraged

D．enabled

5.

A．almost

B．actually

C．totally

D．gradually

6.

A．loved

B．written

C．created

D．remembered

7.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．even if

8.

A．career

B．interest

C．life

D．attitude

9.

A．information

B．help

C．an assistant

D．a job

10.

A．happy

B．independent

C．free

D．confident

11.

A．Unfortunately

B．Then

C．Thus

D．Besides

12.

A．worked

B．walked

C．lived

D．played

13.

A．attend

B．observe

C．describe

D．advertise

14.

A．interested in

B．busy with

C．concerned about

D．ready for

15.

A．learns

B．offers

C．pays

D．promises

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The use of chopsticks has been     1     big part of Chinese food culture for centuries. When cooking food or picking it up, a pair of chopsticks always comes for use.

So how did chopsticks come into being? It’s said that a leader of ancient China, Dayu,     2     helped his people fight floods, invented them. In those days, people     3     (eat) only with their hands. But Dayu was busy    4     (prepare) for flood control work and often had his meals     5     the wild. In the summer in particular, he hurried to deal with unexpected accidents and didn’t want to wait to eat. The meat     6     (cook) in the pot was too hot to pick up with his hands. So one day Dayu picked up some twigs (细枝)     7     (help) him hold the meat. Then the twigs     8     (final) became the chopsticks we know today.

But of course, this is just a story. The     9     (early) chopsticks archaeologists (考古学家) have found so far are more than 3000 years old, dating back to the Shang Dynasty. The six bronze chopsticks were found in Yinxu, one of China’s oldest archaeological     10     (place), in Anyang, Henan province.

7 . ALL NEW!

REPTILE (爬行动物) PETTING ZOO at the Oak Park Nature Center

Kids! Are you tired of Mom or Dad taking you to the same’ old petting zoos where (if you’re lucky)you might get to touch a little rabbit or goat?

Mom or Dad! Are you tired of hearing your kids complain about how animals in the same old petting zoos are monotonous?

Consider This:

The fact is that most mammals (哺乳动物) are boringly warm, furry, . and come in a limited range of dull colors. Reptiles, on the other hand, are cold-blooded and covered with scales (鳞) of attractive colors, from bright green to bright red to dark purple-red. Some like the chameleon, can even CHANGE colors. Did you ever see a rabbit with scales and a purple tongue almost as long as its body? NO! In our zoo, you can see iguanas, snakes, bearded dragons, giant tortoise and other attractive creatures! Learn what these reptiles eat and how they care for their babies, which ones live in the desert and which live in wetlands, which ones are meat-eaters and which are vegetarians, which ones are deadly poisonous and which are not.

So Remember:

If you’re bored with furry animals like rabbits. . .

Then the place for YOU is the Reptile Petting Zoo!

Bring the WHOLE family —Grandpa, Grandma, Cousin Irene, even baby Joe!

There’s something for EVERYONE!

1. What does the underlined word “monotonous” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Active.

B．Boring.

C．Attractive.

D．Common.

2. People might like the animals in a reptile petting zoo because they are ________.

A．warm and furry	B．lovely and friendly
C．unusual and interesting	D．frightening and dangerous

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To encourage people to visit the zoo.	B．To inform people when the zoo is open.
C．To tell people how to distinguish reptiles.	D．To call on people to protect reptiles.

8 . A lot of people fear getting old, because ageing is often linked to loneliness. But Terry, 75, in Green Bay, knows _______ what to do to keep sadness from seeping (渗入) into his _______.

Terry, an animal lover whose heart has a very soft spot for cats, _______ drops by the animal shelter in Green Bay to hold the _______ cats close and take a short nap with them.

The pleasant _______ of the old man taking a short sleep while surrounded with cats _______ the workers. It had such a beautiful _______ that the workers always found themselves taking _______ of Terry and all the cats and posted them on the Facebook page.

_______ one photo with the cat, Lois, attracted the followers of the page, and ________ over 47 thousand likes and was shared by about 25 thousand! In fact, in less than a day, Lois was ________ by a new family.

Terry has become popular on the Internet. But more than the ________, the old man is very happy to know that his love for cats is bringing a lot of help to the animal shelter by ________ a lot of people to contribute to the shelter.

Terry is happy, the ________ behind which is not difficult to understand. His story just goes to show how a small ________ can make a big difference.

1.

A．exactly

B．immediately

C．appropriately

D．slightly

2.

A．breast

B．head

C．eyes

D．heart

3.

A．hurriedly

B．frequently

C．occasionally

D．secretly

4.

A．scared

B．hunted

C．rescued

D．preferred

5.

A．signal

B．sight

C．story

D．idea

6.

A．moved

B．convinced

C．shocked

D．bothered

7.

A．opportunity

B．sign

C．warmth

D．effect

8.

A．advantage

B．care

C．photos

D．notes

9.

A．Actually

B．Surprisingly

C．Luckily

D．Deliberately

10.

A．attempted

B．expected

C．deserved

D．received

11.

A．adopted

B．gathered

C．exchanged

D．recognised

12.

A．fame

B．position

C．preference

D．impact

13.

A．permitting

B．forcing

C．inspiring

D．telling

14.

A．decision

B．secret

C．purpose

D．plan

15.

A．family

B．nap

C．cat

D．gesture

9 . 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。

The story of The Farmer and The Mule (骡子) makes us smile.     1    , it does have wisdom in it. It reminded me about defeating adversity (逆境).

    2     we handle adversity determines our success in life. One of my     3     (thought) on adversity is, “Adversity is a fact of life. It can’t     4     (control). What we can control is how we react to it.”

When     5     (face) with adversity, we can give up the negative attitude. Or we can look on adversity     6     an opportunity to find other ways to do things. We should be     7     (determine) and persistent. It all comes down to your choice and it is a choice of attitude!

You see, the farmer thought the mule was not worth     8     (save) when it fell into a well accidentally, and he just put it out of its misery by burying it. Despite the farmer’s best efforts to bury it, the mule resist (抵抗) until it was able to climb out of the well on top of all the dirt that was thrown in after it.

The mule, despite the fact that it was     9     (constant) in a deep well, would not give up. The mule simply     10     (shake) the dirt off little by little, never giving up the will to live by climbing out of the well.