1 . Becca was 6 when she was told she had cancer on Sept. 8, 2014. She clearly remembers the bad days of her 26 months of non -stop treatment. Luckily, Becca celebrated her final treatment on Nov. 13, 2016, and she has been cancer-free ever since. But she was thinking about what her life was like while experiencing the treatment.

“I was never able to do much, and that’s what the kids lying in their hospital beds right now experience, asking their mom and dad, ‘When are we leaving? When can I play with my friends?’ So I decided I have to help them.”

In February, 2017, Becca came up with the idea for Knots and Arrows, a company that makes bracelets (手镯) out of swimsuit materials (泳衣布料). Part of the money made from each bracelet goes to the organizations that help people with cancer.

Becca created the company with her father, Gerhard Salmins. Gerhard Salmins once had cancer and already recovered from it. “I would be in the hospital sitting there crying and then my dad would come in and he would play games with me,” she said. “It made me forget about what I was going through” Becca said the name of the organization shows the motto (座右铭) she stuck to through her personal cancer journey.

Her organization has already given thousands of dollars to research organizations and families in need. Becca said she hoped her bracelets would make people remember that great things can result from small changes. “No matter what age you are, what you look like, and how you act, you can make a difference!”she said.

1. What happened to Becca at the end of 2016?

A．She recovered from cancer.	B．She created an organization.
C．She raised a lot of money.	D．She was helped by a company.

2. What do we know about Becca’s father?

A．He showed Becca a famous motto.	B．He fought off cancer successfully.
C．He advised Becca to forget her pain.	D．He named the company Knots and Arrows.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Becca?

A．Negative.

B．Creative.

C．Caring.

D．Clever.

4. In Becca’s opinion, what’s the meaning of her bracelets?

A．To tell us having a motto is important.

B．To prove cancer can be got over successfully.

C．To show there’s always someone who needs help.

D．To make us realize everyone can make a difference.

2 . Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them. Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.

About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register (登记) their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering buying, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed (声称) to be the bike’s owner and arranged (安排) to meet him — supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed safer steps. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he compares the bikes with those reported on Bike Index. Once he has made sure about it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can take part in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested (逮捕).

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s reputation (名誉) as a friendly city.

1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To explain what is a superhero.

B．To introduce a hero in Seattle.

C．To encourage citizens to catch bike thieves.

D．To show how badly the police perform their duties.

2. What can we infer from paragraph 2?

A．Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident.

B．The thief refused to return the bike.

C．The police failed to catch the thief.

D．Bike Batman doesn’t like online shopping.

3. What will Bike Batman do first when he discovers a questionable bike?

A．To contact the owner of the stolen bike.

B．To surf the net for more information of the bike.

C．To call the police department immediately.

D．To arrange to meet the thief at once.

4. What kind of person do the underlined words “Robin Hood” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A superhero who always punishes criminals.

B．A clever person who is good at buying and selling bikes.

C．Someone who hates the rich and is friendly to the poor.

D．A heroic person who likes robbing the rich to help the poor.

3 . Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how ____ it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, ____ and other cold-weather equipment for the “store” at an elementary school, where students can “buy” things with ____ earned through good behavior. It was a ____ way to get these items to children whose families might not be able to ____ them.

“Do the children need anything else?” I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our ____ to him.

“Umbrellas!” she said. “Most of our ____ have to walk to school, and when it rains they come in very ____.”

Of course! I thought. It doesn’t snow much here, ____ we do have a lot of cold rainy days. Parents who are poor might not buy ______. My friends and I began to ____: We sent e-mails, called people and ____ the project at social events. Everyone had the same ____: “I’ve never thought about that before!” We collected more than 50 umbrellas for the school ____ April showers. We were very satisfied. ____, the kids will be singing in the rain!

1.

A．lucky

B．easy

C．wealthy

D．quick

2.

A．glasses

B．needles

C．gloves

D．bowls

3.

A．rewards

B．pleasure

C．tips

D．love

4.

A．common

B．scientific

C．simple

D．good

5.

A．own

B．use

C．accept

D．afford

6.

A．donations

B．screens

C．luggage

D．staffs

7.

A．customers

B．kids

C．teachers

D．employees

8.

A．concerned

B．angry

C．wet

D．nervous

9.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

10.

A．candles

B．umbrellas

C．tickets

D．houses

11.

A．weep

B．recover

C．work

D．understand

12.

A．suffered from

B．made out

C．talked up

D．looked into

13.

A．response

B．level

C．pay

D．height

14.

A．in need of

B．in favor of

C．for lack of

D．in time for

15.

A．Surprisingly

B．Hopefully

C．Interestingly

D．Luckily

4 . 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

5 . 世界动物保护协会（World Society for the Protection of Animals）正面向全球招募中学生志愿者。假设你是新华中学高三学生李华，有意参加该组织。请根据以下内容要点，用英语给该组织负责人写一封申请信。
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6 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last year, my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After thereception(招待会), we were _______ for a bus to go back home. It was nine o'clock at night, and although many buses _______, none stopped.
We waited for one hour and were getting _______ We couldn’t stay there for all the ______ because it was a weekday, and we both needed to _______the next day. It was almost 10 p. m. when a family who had _______the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably _______ that we were waiting for some _______of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.
I was _______by their kindness, and I expressed my feeling of being ________to them.
When we reached our town, the family ________us at the nearest place where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the place where we had ________our bike. On the ________, a man stopped the taxi. The ________ saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the ________The man ________his head and said, "No." When hearing this, the driver________to take him. I remembered my own experience a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to ________him to sit with us and I would pay his fare.
What a(n) _______chance to pass on the family's act of kindness! That night, I felt a lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep _______, filled with joy about what I had done. I hope this kindness can continue all over the world with your help!1.

A．visiting

B．expecting

C．waiting

D．guessing

2.

A．emptied

B．gathered

C．promised

D．passed

3.

A．hopeless

B．embarrassed

C．asleep

D．dangerous

4.

A．noon

B．morning

C．night

D．afternoon

5.

A．appear

B．stay

C．rest

D．work

6.

A．joined

B．attended

C．held

D．observed

7.

A．hoping

B．realizing

C．remembering

D．insisting

8.

A．means

B．changes

C．ideas

D．choices

9.

A．surprised

B．terrified

C．beaten

D．moved

10.

A．stressful

B．kind

C．thankful

D．lucky

11.

A．stopped

B．dropped

C．threw

D．helped

12.

A．parked

B．repaired

C．bought

D．changed

13.

A．average

B．increase

C．run

D．way

14.

A．passenger

B．driver

C．owner

D．policeman

15.

A．price

B．dinner

C．fare

D．visit

16.

A．shook

B．nodded

C．raised

D．hid

17.

A．offered

B．refused

C．ordered

D．planned

18.

A．advise

B．forbid

C．encourage

D．allow

19.

A．immediate

B．terrible

C．lucky

D．funny

20.

A．sadly

B．nervously

C．happily

D．curiously

7 . It’s no secret that doing good makes others happy – but did you know it can make you happy as well?
According to a study, people participating in meaningful activities were happier and felt that their lives had more purpose than people who only engaged in pleasure-seeking behaviors.
Try giving these four things to others to start your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle.
1. Your Time
With a busy life, it can be hard to find any time to give away. However, volunteering your time has great benefits, including making new friends and connections, learning new skills and even advancing your career.
According to a paper about the link between health and volunteering, volunteering is connected with lower instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent.
2. Your Attention
Most of us think we’re good listeners, but according to psychologist Paul Donoghue, most people are aware that others don’t listen as well as they could. In addition, they’re not fully aware that they themselves aren’t listening.
When practicing mindfulness meditation(正念禅修), you focus on what you experience in the moment and let your thoughts and emotions pass through without judgment. Did you know that giving someone your undivided attention helps you also? When done well, active listening strengthens your focus－which is a major part of good meditation.
3. Your Compassion
The psychological meaning of compassion is the ability to understand another person’s emotional state. Compassion differs from empathy(移情) in that those who experience compassion not only put themselves in another person’s shoes, but also want to reduce that person’s suffering.
A brain-imaging study showed that the brain’s pleasure centers are equally active when we give money to the poor as when we receive money ourselves.
4. Your Money
According to an experiment, those who spend money on other people are significantly happier than those who spend the same quantity of money on themselves.
Whether or not you can offer other gifts, donating money helps make real change happen. It represents time spent, compassion and careful attention to the needs of others.
1. Who is the happiest according to the study mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．Bill, who is often invited to play golf by his wealthy uncle.

B．Tom, who is on the way to be the richest man in the world.

C．Mike, who is not well-off but often does what he can to those in need.

D．John, who is a disabled young man but has married a very beautiful girl.

2. What does the underlined word “depression” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．pleasure	B．unhappiness
C．connection	D．misunderstanding

3. Which of the four gifts matters most according to the author?

A．Time.

B．Money.

C．Attention.

D．Compassion.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage people to help others.

B．To give the meaning of “happiness”.

C．To offer a practical way of life.

D．To show his kindness.

8 . It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating — a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

As I was cleaning my office, I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison — was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived — with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.

At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas-a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most joy — the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.

1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A．The writer was a newcomer to her office.

B．A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present.

C．She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas.

D．She was at work with a light heart.

2. The young woman came to the writer’s office for the purpose of__________.

A．having her baby examined

B．giving her husband a chance to make his escape

C．having her husband examined

D．getting a chance for her family to get together

3. The underlined part in paragraph 3 most probably means “_________”.

A．to be sent to hospital	B．to be separated from his family
C．to be comfortable	D．to become a prisoner

4. What does the writer learn from the story?

A．The wife experienced the most joy in receiving

B．An act of kindness can mean a lot

C．The prisoner was treated with mercy

D．Whoever breaks the law should be punished