1 . A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. “You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior(举止) , ” said a middle-aged man.

“Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company,” said a second passenger. “That's right,” another lady said, “I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor.”

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , “Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised...”

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap said, “I know his name. I call him Dad.”

1. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A．excited

B．pleased

C．interested

D．surprised

2. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______.

A．thank the conductor for his good service

B．invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

C．make a demand for more buses

D．punish the conductor for his rude behavior

3. What was the gentleman?

A．A newspaper reporter.	B．Not known from the story.
C．The conductor's friend from his company.	D．A teacher.

4. The word “he” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A．the middle-aged man	B．the three-year-old child
C．the conductor	D．the gentleman

2 . While many students raise their hands in class to ask or answer questions, some people outside school raise their hands to get others' attention. Recently, the project "Raise Your Hands for Luca" has made people realize they can also do something amazing by raising their hands to help a brave boy named Luca Williams.

Luca comes from England. When he was three, he lost his legs because of a terrible illness. Luca's parents started the Raise Your Hands for Luca Project. They hoped to raise 1.5 million pounds to buy Luca prosthetic legs (假肢) and to pay for the care he needs.

Since then, many people have joined up by writing "For Luca" on their hands and putting the picture of it onto the website. The project has also caught many big stars' eyes such as the world famous football star Maradona. Mickey Mouse also joined the project to help Luca. By now, the project has raised about 225,000 pounds for the little boy.

1. Have many famous people joined in the project?
__________________________
2. What happened to Luca when he was three?
__________________________
3. Who started the Raise Your Hands for Luca Project?
__________________________
4. Do you like helping others in trouble? Why or why not?
__________________________

3 . I grew up on a 50-acre farm in the small rural community of Catawissa, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children. My parents, Archie and Altha, often ______ during meals how everything on the table came from the ______.

Besides running the farm, Dad was also a ______. In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke ______. His back was fractured in two places an ______ needed rescue.

He stayed in the hospital for three weeks,______ his back to align (校准) correctly so the bones would ______ perfectly.

On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in the hospital. We always butchered pigs the day after the holiday so that we had enough pork ______ for the next year, and that year my uncle ______ with a couple of cousins to help my three older brothers prepare our year’s supply.

After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace, saddened for ______ to work. Worse still, the doctor told us his chance of complete recovery was ______. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming ______ as Christmas approached.

One night we heard a car coming up the long driveway. Always ______ to company, we kids were curious about who was visiting.

Peggy Phelan was at the door, holding an envelope ______ with money which, according to her account, she had ______ in the community. And she was there to ______ it!

Dad tried to ______ but Peggy would have none of it. I can still hear her saying, “Archie, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) is broken, you bale their hay. Every time someone passes away, Altha is cooking. It’s our ______.”

That evening, I understood what being a good neighbor was, and that ______ my parents were good neighbors,   their ______ would be paid back.

1.

A．confirmed

B．argued

C．noted

D．charged

2.

A．land

B．hill

C．wood

D．river

3.

A．cook

B．carpenter

C．clerk

D．driver

4.

A．once in a while

B．all at once

C．by all means

D．at any time

5.

A．surprisingly

B．thoroughly

C．terribly

D．gratefully

6.

A．reminding

B．tolerating

C．forbidding

D．allowing

7.

A．do

B．heal

C．play

D．catch

8.

A．in charge

B．in store

C．in demand

D．in nature

9.

A．called up

B．picked up

C．showed up

D．came up

10.

A．refusal

B．inability

C．commitment

D．anxiety

11.

A．dark

B．slim

C．thin

D．shadowy

12.

A．in

B．over

C．off

D．away

13.

A．blind

B．familiar

C．loyal

D．alert

14.

A．stuffed

B．burdened

C．charged

D．covered

15.

A．accumulated

B．collected

C．appealed

D．contacted

16.

A．divide

B．apply

C．send

D．deliver

17.

A．deny

B．admit

C．protest

D．receive

18.

A．effort

B．heart

C．turn

D．promise

19.

A．because

B．unless

C．until

D．although

20.

A．money

B．kindness

C．envelope

D．goods

4 . Surviving Hurricane Sandy (飓风桑迪)

Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.

On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.

When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.

In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.

“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”

Natalie’s choice was to help.

She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.

In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.

Today, the scars (创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”

1. When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane, she found ______.

A．some friends had lost their lives.

B．her neighborhood was destroyed.

C．her school had moved to Brooklyn.

D．the elderly were free from suffering.

2. According to paragraph 4, who inspired Natalie most?

A．The people helping Rockaway rebuild.

B．The people trapped in high-rise building.

C．The volunteers donating money to survivors.

D．Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.

3. How did Natalie help the survivors?

A．She gave her toys to the kids.

B．She took care of younger children.

C．She called on the White House to help.

D．She built an information sharing platform.

4. What does the story intend to tell us?

A．Little people can make a big difference.

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C．East or West, home is best.

D．Technology is power.

5 . 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。作文中共有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’m Li Hua, high school student in China. As a 17-year-old boy, which loves animals very much, I’ve been dreaming of being devoting to animal protection.

Not surprising, I am more than excited to know that the World Animal Protection was going to get some volunteers in China. Therefore, I have no idea of the process of applying to the position, which really makes me anxious. In addition to, I’m not sure what requirement is a must for the admission. So could you please send me the necessary informations? I can’t be more grateful for yours help.

6 . At high altitudes, roads can be     1     bad condition and dangerous in big mountains. Let me tell you something about one road at 3,500 meters high in Lapaz. The most     2     (danger) thing is that there is a bend where two vehicles from opposite     3     (direction) can’t see each other.

To our astonishment, at the bend of the road     4     (stand) a man with a large circular board, which is red on one side and green on the other, working     5     a volunteer. His name is Timeteo and thanks to him, the     6     (dead) rate has fallen. Before he volunteered to direct the traffic, he     7     (have) lots of jobs. How much do you think Timoteo receives from doing it? Nearly nothing. Only a few drivers give him tips, which is just enough for him     8     (live) on. Most of them just pass by.    9     (take) the human traffic signal for granted. The reason why he does it like this is that he feels     10     is his mission in life to help others.

7 . Lately a popular eight-floor bookstore in Hefei, Anhui province, has risen to fame because it becomes the world’s first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.

It comes to people’s attention as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year, a record high since it was reopened to the public in 2013. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day, Thepaper.cn reported.

Customers are allowed to borrow up to two books valued under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit fee(押金)。

All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can be rewarded one yuan for every book read.

“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books,” Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore, told Thepaper.cn.

Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu.”Books are more effectively circulated when they’re shared.”

1. The bookstore becomes a shared one               .

A．to make more money	B．to inspire more people to read
C．to make more room for new books	D．to recommend new books

2. What does the underlined phrase “risen to fame” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Become well-known	B．Settled down
C．Broken up	D．Taken over

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The bookstore was once the best in Anhui province.

B．The books that are sold here can’t be borrowed.

C．The cost of reading can be reduced by sharing the books.

D．More than 4,000 books were taken home on July 16 in 2013.

4. What does the bookstore do to attract more readers?

A．The bookstore encourages parents o buy more books for their children.

B．The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally.

C．The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read.

D．The bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading.

8 . 假如你叫李华，爱好旅游，是青旅社的一名义工，请围绕“Volunteer Travel”这个主题，给《中学生英语报》写一封信，内容要点如下：

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你的看法	……

要求：1．词数不少于80；          

2．在答题卡上作答。        

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Dear Editor,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . 请改正下面短文中的错误。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

The earthquake affects the students of the destroying areas in many ways. How can we help them? One expert says the child will have feelings of fear, angry and feel they are not safe after the quake. They will find it hardly to focus. They will tend to cry and shout and tremble. And they might be afraid to be alone. The teenagers will find it difficulty to live in a balanced way. If things get worse they might not be able to concentrate to their studies. He also says we can do something help the children. The first thing we can do is that to build up trust with them, and be their friends. Then you have to give them sense of safety. Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological needs. Be a good listener, if he or she need to talk.

10 . When I talked to some businessmen earlier today, one fellow asked me, “Would you give money to a homeless person, even when you know he’s going to use it to buy alcohol?” I replied, “If all I was giving was money, it’ll be one thing. But for me, whenever I do give money, that’s just the wrapping (包装纸) . The real gift is hidden inside—it’s love. And I haven’t ever found any reason to limit gifts of love.”

          By the end of the night, I decided to get some pizza. In front of me in line was a homeless-looking man. He was counting the few dollars bills in his hand, over and over again, until it was his turn to order. Just then, he told the young woman behind the counter, “I’ll have the full cheese pizza.” “Full?” she asked. “It’s really big,” she added, although what she really meant to say was that it’d be too expensive for him. “Yeah, the full” “$18.65,” she submitted. The bills he was counting weren’t going to make it. I wasn’t intending to get the whole pizza for him. But thinking back to my conversation with the business man, I realized that money was really just the wrapping.

          I made my move. “Can you charge that pizza with my order” I said to the cashier. “Really?” the homeless-looking man said. “Really?” the young woman behind the counter repeated. “Yes, really.” That confused man and I had a sweet silent moment. To his silent question of why I was doing it, I added, “Just pay it forward for someone else.” And he said, “Well, you know what? I was actually treating these five homeless guys out there.” He was actually paying it forward, in the first place. What an unexpected fortune to get a chance to be a part of a man’s act of kindness.

1. What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?

A．He believes it’s not money but love that matters.

B．He is mean with his money.

C．He cares little about money.

D．He seldom gives money to the poor.

2. What made the author decide to help the man?

A．The request from the homeless-looking man.

B．His sympathy for the homeless-looking man.

C．His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier that day.

D．The urgency from the young woman behind the counter.

3. Why did the homeless-looking man want to buy the whole pizza?

A．Because he was too hungry.

B．Because he wanted to pay it forward.

C．Because he wanted to treat his own five children.

D．Because he wanted to help some homeless people.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Paying it forward	B．Helping a homeless man
C．A talk with a businessman	D．Money was just the wrapping