1 . Food waste is a growing problem throughout the world; on the one hand, we’ve got so many people starving, but on the other hand, in places like Western Europe or the US, people are wasting almost 50% of what they eat. It seems reasonable to find ways to send the excess food to the places where it’s most needed, but that doesn’t happen nearly as much as it should. With that in mind, people in Galdakao, Spain, took action.

They launched what they call the Community Fridge—a regular white fridge placed in the middle of the town where anyone can drop food or leftovers and anyone can come in and take it. This fridge has already saved 300 kg of food in just two months. The service is not a charity — anyone can come and just take whatever food they want.

Of course, there are a few regulations though—you can’t donate raw fish, meat or eggs, for health reasons. Also, all the food has to be within its expiration date and anything homemade should have a label with the ingredients. These are reasonable rules, and so far, the program seems to be enjoying success. Other Spanish cities have expressed interest in adopting their own Community Fridge.

This is not the first time this kind of idea has been put forward. A man in the Saudi city of Hail has also put a fridge outside his house and called on neighbors to fill it with food for the needy.

The idea doesn’t work in the US, and it seems like some people would rather throw food away than risk sharing it with others, but I certainly think this idea is worth spreading. Sure, you need someone to check the contents of the fridge and take out the food that goes bad, but for 150 kg of food per month, with one fridge, I think that’s worth it.

1. The first paragraph is meant to __________.

A．give the conclusion

B．introduce the topic

C．satisfy readers’ curiosity

D．describe a social fact

2. What can we learn about the Community Fridge from the article?

A．It is the first time such an idea has been put forward.

B．It is intended for the homeless.

C．It has some food security problems.

D．It has enjoyed success since it started.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards the Community Fridge?

A．Opposed.

B．Supportive.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unconcerned.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．The Starving and Food Waste

B．Community Fridge to Deal with Food Waste

C．Community Fridge and Food Security

D．Community Fridge to Be Adopted in the US

2 . Seven years ago, Kevin Stephan, was a bat boy for his younger brother’s Little League baseball team. A player who was _______ up accidentally hit him in the chest with a bat. Kevin’s heart _______ beating.

“All I remember is that I dropped the bat off, and all of a sudden just got hit in the chest with something, and I turned around and passed out,” Stephan said. _______, a nurse whose son played on that _______ was able to revive (使苏醒) him and save his life. Stephan’s mother said he was very fortunate. Penny Brown, the nurse, was _______ to be at work that night, but was given the day off at the last _______.

Now comes the really interesting part. Last week that same nurse was eating at the Hillview Restaurant _______ she began to choke on her food. Witnesses say people were _______ for someone to help her. “The food wasn’t going anywhere and I totally couldn’t breathe,” Penny said. “It was very frightening.”

Restaurant employees yelled for Stephan to come out and _______. “They knew I was a volunteer firefighter and they ________ me over and I did the Heimlich, and I guess you ________ say I saved Mrs Brown,” Stephan said. At the restaurant, they ________ what had happened before. Seven years ago, Brown had ________ Stephan’s life. Now at age 17, he had returned the ________.

On Saturday, the two met again at the Fire Hall of Bowmansville, N. Y., where Stephan is a junior firefighter. He ________ her with a bouquet of flowers, and his parents were also there to greet Mrs Brown.

1.

A．giving

B．taking

C．holding

D．warming

2.

A．suggested

B．stopped

C．began

D．insisted

3.

A．Excitedly

B．Interestingly

C．Fortunately

D．Unluckily

4.

A．group

B．team

C．class

D．school

5.

A．supposed

B．thought

C．agreed

D．recommended

6.

A．minute

B．night

C．order

D．task

7.

A．while

B．when

C．because

D．though

8.

A．whispering

B．speaking

C．screaming

D．sending

9.

A．look

B．watch

C．work

D．help

10.

A．rang

B．thought

C．turned

D．called

11.

A．needed

B．dared

C．could

D．ought

12.

A．recognized

B．learned

C．impressed

D．admitted

13.

A．saved

B．lost

C．made

D．gave

14.

A．condition

B．favor

C．situation

D．position

15.

A．presented

B．brought

C．bought

D．thanked

3 . I was cooking dinner when my cell phone rang. My friend Anna called because her car_________ and her two kids were hungry and tired. She asked if I could go and_________the kids while she was waiting for the car service.

I asked my husband to_________cooking dinner and then started my car. As I was driving to my_________, fog formed and thickened. After picking up the kids, I had to_________in thick fog.

The children were my responsibility and I couldn’t help but be_________. I tried to put on a brave front as I drove in almost zero_________. Soon the fog thickened to the point where I could hardly see and my anxiety began to_________. I knew I had to pull over, but I couldn’t even see the lines on the road. I drove as_________as possible, going to the right where I thought the__________might be. I stopped and reached for my phone, only to realize I had left it at home. While I was__________what to do, flashing lights in my rearview mirror (后视镜) caught my attention. It was a huge relief to see a police car getting__________. The police officer asked for my address, __________ me to follow him and guided us home. Before I found time to __________him, he had disappeared into the darkness.

All I could do was be__________in my heart.

1.

A．turned around

B．sped up

C．pulled off

D．broke down

2.

A．visit

B．assess

C．fetch

D．praise

3.

A．put aside

B．take over

C．pay for

D．talk about

4.

A．company

B．property

C．destination

D．residence

5.

A．drive

B．wander

C．escape

D．check

6.

A．patient

B．nervous

C．polite

D．curious

7.

A．visibility

B．gravity

C．effort

D．waste

8.

A．change

B．return

C．disappear

D．peak

9.

A．slowly

B．blindly

C．directly

D．exactly

10.

A．shelter

B．tree

C．shoulder

D．light

11.

A．learning

B．remembering

C．wondering

D．explaining

12.

A．smarter

B．brighter

C．cleaner

D．closer

13.

A．forced

B．instructed

C．promised

D．inspired

14.

A．persuade

B．interview

C．thank

D．invite

15.

A．hopeful

B．welcome

C．determined

D．grateful

4 . What was the reason for the man to work at the charity at first?

A．To help the homeless.

B．To do a college project.

C．To get work experience.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was Michael’s father?

A．A teacher.

B．A fisherman.

C．A doctor.

2. Where did Michael find the old man?

A．In the hospital.

B．In the middle of the road.

C．By the side of the road.

3. What will Michael learn from this?

A．Never help old men who are seriously ill.

B．Never tell anyone your father is a teacher.

C．Always tell the truth.

6 . 语法填空

Chen Wei was eating at a restaurant when     1     (interrupt) by a scream, while Zhang Tao     2     (choke) on some     3     (stuff). His desperate friends were discussing     4     they should send him to the hospital immediately or give him some first aid. Chen ran to him immediately and preformed the Heimlich manoeuvre. With the help of Zhang’s friends, Chen was able to help Zhang     5     his feet. Then he did the Heimlich manoeuvre, the food was instantly forced out.

7 . Smith Justice and his son were coming back from the dentist, when they saw a homeless man in the road. Smith _________ to give the man some money, but didn’t have any cash. His son suggested giving the man the 30 cents he had. But Smith was _________. He didn’t want to give this man just 30 cents since the man _________ needed all the help he could get. Moreover, his own pride and thoughts of the homeless man’s unknown _________ to receiving just thirty cents was standing _________.

Smith told his son what people saw as a good thing was not good enough to make a _________ in someone’s life. But his son insisted. Smith _________ the window and said to the man, “I’m sorry, man. I don’t have any _________ on me but my son wants to give you everything he has right now.” The homeless man smiled, “God bless you, little man!” At that moment, the only thing _________ the brightness of the man’s smile was the bigger smile on the little boy’s face.

A chain reaction of kindness __________ behind them that day in Nashville, Tennessee, as other people rolled down their windows to __________, too. Smith suddenly __________ that he was the only problem in this situation. He said, “My little boy __________ me by his actions that it’s always about the heart. It doesn’t __________ how much you have or how little. __________ love and sincerity will often bless others more than we think. ”

1.

A．managed

B．promised

C．intended

D．agreed

2.

A．confused

B．doubtful

C．tense

D．hesitant

3.

A．normally

B．clearly

C．secretly

D．formally

4.

A．reaction

B．devotion

C．objection

D．solution

5.

A．out of sight

B．out of control

C．in the way

D．in the charge

6.

A．fortune

B．difference

C．name

D．commitment

7.

A．rolled down

B．reached for

C．looked through

D．lifted up

8.

A．check

B．card

C．cash

D．food

9.

A．matching

B．replacing

C．reflecting

D．showing

10.

A．changed

B．stopped

C．remained

D．started

11.

A．greet

B．smile

C．chat

D．donate

12.

A．remembered

B．realized

C．accepted

D．regretted

13.

A．reminded

B．comforted

C．praised

D．warned

14.

A．help

B．work

C．mean

D．matter

15.

A．Returning

B．Accepting

C．Spreading

D．Seeking

8 . 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。

Back in the day when I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life, I was studying to become a firefighter. I was a volunteer fire aide in New York, and was studying at Mission College. As a firefighter, you should always think of other people and try to help other people.

One night after going to class, I was walking home and decided to stop off at a fast food restaurant. I lived in an apartment alone near my college so most of the time I used to get a take-out, I got my food and started to head home when a homeless man walked to me. He looked 20 or so. He was very dirty and obviously very hungry. He asked me for some change to buy a little food. As I was pulling some change out, I had an idea.

I decided to see if he wanted to eat a real dinner, so I asked him to follow me back into the restaurant to order food together. For someone who had been on the fringes(边缘) of society it seemed like he was very surprised at my generosity(慷慨). But to me, it was what any ”human being“ should do or at least offer. He was afraid to go into the restaurant because of shame. But I insisted. When he finally followed me and walked into the restaurant, the people behind the counter refused to let him in, but I told them that I was buying him dinner and he had a right to be there. After some arguments, they finally let him in and he sat down at the table. It seemed like he was relieved a bit to be sitting at a table, I asked him to order whatever he wanted. He only ordered a hamburg, so I had to encourage him to order whatever he wanted.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Finally he ordered three hamburgers and we began to talk.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

He stood up and looked at me, open-mouthed.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

When     1    (travel) in a train, a gentleman felt thirsty and got down at a station in search of water. No sooner had he reached the water tap than the engine whistled and started, so he missed the train.

It was getting    2    (dark) and he decided to find a place for a day’s stay. So he went to a small hut and asked the villager. The villager     3    (glad) agreed. With the villager’s     4     (permit), he could stay in his house for a day. That day the villager served the gentleman food and gave him a room to rest. Surprisingly, the villager neither asked nor expected anything     5    return.

At night, the gentleman heard a knock at the door. When the villager opened the door, the gentleman saw that a man     6    (dress) in rich clothes entered the hut and demanded the villager pay    7    (he) debts. The gentleman realized that the villager was in need of money. The next morning, he put a pocket on the table and     8    (leave). When the villager came to know about    9    pocket, he saw there was a note addressed to him, it read, “You helped me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and came to know that you were in need of money. This is       10    you need ”.

10 . Last Monday, I visited Jalan Besar to find a new fan blade (扇叶) for a standing fan that my daughters had broken.

I’d worked in the Jalan Besar area 30 years ago and remembered that there were lots of small hardware(五金制品) shops selling unusual things so I thought that I woud have no problem finding a fan blade. However, after walking around for almost an hour, I found out that these shops were no longer around.

When I was ready to give up and go home, I spotted an old-fashioned hardware store. After being greeted by a woman, I explained my predicament. She immediately asked me to show her the broken blade. Out of nowhere, a man who looked to be in his 60s came out.

He asked to see the blade and then disappeared into the shop. He came back with a blade but it did not look the same as what I had in my hand. We compared the two blades and he said that it might work.

I asked him how much it was.

He told me that he had taken the blade off an old fan that someone had brought in for repair.

He said: “It didn’t cost me anything, so why should I charge you for it? ”

That really touched me. I took the blade home and it work perfectly! My daughters got a “new” fan for nothing.

When I told them this story, they were shocked as they are used to patronizing (经常光顾) big modern shops where everything is transactional (交易型的) and the employees go strictly by the book. Not so much my wife. She is almost in her 60s, and said this reminded her of the kind aunties and uncles who used to run small shops and were always ready to help others when she was growing up.

1. Why did the author go to Jalan Besar?

A．To visit some old friends.

B．To buy a new standing fan.

C．To apply for a highly - paid job.

D．To find a way to fix the broken fan.

2. What does the underlined word “predicament” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Potential risk.	B．Basic principle.
C．Contact information.	D．Difficult situation.

3. Which of the following can best describe the old man?

A．Kind and brave.	B．Honest and helpful.
C．Hard - working and curious.	D．Easy - going and humorous.

4. How did the author’s wife react to his experience?

A．She thought little of it.

B．She was greatly surprised.

C．She remembered the good old days.

D．She thought it was too good to be true.