1 . My mother was born on a farm in Wisconsin in 1897. She attended college in Milwaukee.

One of my earliest memories, when I was about 3, was on a bitter cold day in 1932, the middle of the Great Depression. A man knocked on our back door and asked my mother for something to eat, as he hadn’t eaten for three days. Mom gave him a plate of stew (炖菜) plus two slices of bread. When he took the plate and fork, tears streamed down his cheeks.

At age 21, in 1918, my mother began employment with a local charity in northern Georgia. She was assigned alone to create valuable programs for a small community. She often told us the stories about those old days after she retired. In her later years, my mother established Georgia’s Garden Club, the Professional Women’s Club, the town’s first lending library and other “firsts”.

There were quite a lot of people at her funeral in 1990, when she passed away at 93. My sister and I moved among her many friends, exchanging memories about her. At one point, we saw a stranger with tears on his face. We approached him and my sister asked, “Did you know my mother well?” He replied, “I owe my life to her!” He told us that when he was a young child, in 1918, his family of seven all came down with the flu. The “new lady from the charity” heard about their illness and came to help. He said, “We’d never have made it without her loving care.”

Amazingly, the night before I had read a brief account of that very incident in one of my mother’s diaries. I’m certain I have a responsibility to inform the world of what my mother’s life in northern Georgia was like.

1. Why does the author mention the story that happened in 1932?

A．To complain about the Great Depression.

B．To explain there were many poor people.

C．To prove his family was so wealthy then.

D．To show his mother was very sympathetic.

2. What can best describe the author’s mother in her later years?

A．Ambitious and active.	B．Traditional but brave.
C．Determined and humorous.	D．Demanding but straightforward.

3. How might the author and his sister feel after hearing what the stranger said?

A．Puzzled.

B．Grateful.

C．Proud.

D．Sad.

4. What is the author likely to talk about next regarding his mother?

A．Her education experiences.	B．Her childhood memories.
C．The challenges in her career.	D．The stories in her programs.

2 . What can simultaneously (同时) tear a community apart and knit it together?My husband and I accidentally found our _________.

While we were away, a(n) _________ caused by a storm hit our neighborhood and damaged our town. In our basement, we tried to pull old photo albums and school yearbooks — years’ worth of _________— out of the water and _________ them into bags. Actually, there was little we could _________. But I noticed a pattern. I found myself shouting, _________, “I forgot we had this!” _________, in a year or two, I wouldn’t be able to keep track of the things lost versus the rescued items.

But there are some things I won’t forget. I won’t forget the coolers full of water, cold drinks and sandwiches neighbors set outside, or the local restaurants generously offering _________ food and drinks for those too tired to make dinner. I’ll _________ the neighbors standing outside our door with masks and buckets, who __________ to help us clean out our basement. They stayed all day until it was __________. Looking around, I felt as though we had lost much but __________ so much more thanks to the __________ of friends and strangers alike. That memory will __________.

I watched members of our community hang a large sign over the most damaged part of town that __________ “Together, we will rebuild.” I know we definitely will.

1.

A．goal

B．answer

C．inspiration

D．response

2.

A．typhoon

B．earthquake

C．flood

D．fire

3.

A．memories

B．concerns

C．efforts

D．analyses

4.

A．turned

B．hid

C．filed

D．piled

5.

A．discover

B．avoid

C．select

D．save

6.

A．sooner or later

B．now and then

C．at random

D．for fun

7.

A．Interestingly

B．Obviously

C．Specifically

D．Consequently

8.

A．expensive

B．fancy

C．cold

D．free

9.

A．remember

B．respect

C．assist

D．recognize

10.

A．happened

B．volunteered

C．promised

D．agreed

11.

A．decorated

B．built

C．tidied

D．searched

12.

A．gained

B．helped

C．thrown

D．recovered

13.

A．courage

B．trust

C．kindness

D．wisdom

14.

A．change

B．return

C．stay

D．form

15.

A．spoke

B．revealed

C．wrote

D．read

3 . It was January 2016, and Jeremy and his girlfriend, Molei, were leaving Denver for a weekend of fun with friends on the slopes in Colorado.

The snow came earlier than they’d ________, but Jeremy wasn’t worried. He’d driven this ________ a thousand times, and he knew ________ what to do. “Take it easy. You’ll get there, and when you do, it’s going to be ________.” As the car began the twisting climb toward the resort town, Jeremy felt an overwhelming wave of excitement.

“Life was really great,” he says. Then, within a blink of an eye, everything ________.

A truck that came out of nowhere hit them. One minute, Jeremy’s Ford SUV was ________ quickly through the falling snow; the next, he was sitting in his crushed SUV by the side of the road, ________ his seat by the wheel, his body screaming with ________. To his right, he saw Molei. He could think only one thing to say: “Don’t die. I love you.”

Statistically, Molei should have died. Inside her neck, the vertebrae (脊椎) had basically been crushed. Her head was attached to her shoulders by ________ but skin and muscle.

Henry Rodriquez, an officer on holiday, was driving on the same road not far behind the Ford and ________ instantly when he saw the accident.

________ his wife calmed the trapped and terrified Jeremy, Rodriquez worked swiftly. One wrong move could have ________ Molei dead or paralyzed. Protecting her head and neck, he carefully removed her from the twisted car and ________ her on the road by the side of the car, covering her with coats to keep her warm.

For 45 minutes, Rodriquez ________ her chest to bring her heart back to life. Thanks to Rodriquez’s timely ________, Molei made it to Anthony Hospital and recovered gradually.

1.

A．observed

B．expected

C．enjoyed

D．realised

2.

A．slope

B．tunnel

C．route

D．town

3.

A．exactly

B．surprisingly

C．specially

D．correctly

4.

A．grateful

B．terrible

C．difficult

D．awesome

5.

A．happened

B．disappeared

C．moved

D．changed

6.

A．driving

B．rolling

C．jumping

D．running

7.

A．pinned

B．lay

C．sat

D．placed

8.

A．terror

B．pain

C．panic

D．frustration

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

10.

A．drove away

B．drove on

C．pulled back

D．pulled over

11.

A．Since

B．After

C．While

D．Although

12.

A．kept

B．left

C．appealed

D．improved

13.

A．laid

B．rushed

C．dragged

D．walked

14.

A．shook

B．touched

C．pounded

D．felt

15.

A．rescue

B．check

C．response

D．arrival

4 . Anytime I travel on my bicycle across the country, I’m always amazed by how kind people can be to strangers.

One night, my friends and I were camping in a town in Missouri. There was a severe storm and we were getting ______ . A complete stranger came by to ______ us that there were tornadoes(龙卷风)heading our way. The stranger invited us to his home. We were surprised by his ______ for our safety. Later we learned that there had been a lightening strike near the place where we had camped and several cattle had been ______

Fortunately, we spent the night in a nice dry home. We were ______ given the opportunity to take a shower. The next morning we had breakfast with the family and ______ contact information. In a way we felt like the family had become a part of our journey. This was one of the most heartwarming ______ of my life because this family had nothing to ______ by being so kind to us. We were ______ not the type they would usually ______ but they treated us with respect and kindness.

The kindness of a stranger always ______ my faith in humanity. Whatever the person ______ always comes with no strings attached and that’s the most _____ part.

That family _____ us so much that during the rest of the trip, we _____ others out every chance we got. We even bought food with our busking(街头卖艺) tips for the homeless. It’s always heartwarming when giving feels as good as receiving.

1.

A．annoyed

B．impatient

C．excited

D．nervous

2.

A．warn

B．show

C．convince

D．guarantee

3.

A．demand

B．concern

C．desire

D．responsibility

4.

A．drowned

B．deserted

C．killed

D．trapped

5.

A．even

B．merely

C．often

D．simply

6.

A．submitted

B．exchanged

C．checked

D．updated

7.

A．experiences

B．messages

C．traditions

D．comments

8.

A．fear

B．order

C．gain

D．offer

9.

A．especially

B．officially

C．occasionally

D．definitely

10.

A．ask about

B．complain about

C．agree with

D．associate with

11.

A．reveals

B．shakes

C．strengthens

D．shapes

12.

A．states

B．wishes

C．saves

D．gives

13.

A．impressive

B．practical

C．satisfactory

D．evident

14.

A．funded

B．inspired

C．owed

D．delighted

15.

A．drove

B．sought

C．helped

D．pointed

5 . 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 warm, sunny day in early November, especially in the Sierras, was a nice surprise. One look at the cloudless blue sky was all it took to convince me to drive twenty miles into the valley to do early Christmas shopping.

Temperatures in the valley are between eight and ten degrees higher than those in the foothills where we live, so I enjoyed the warmth and sunshine as I walked from store to store. Around sunset, I searched through my purse for my cellphone, only to discover it wasn’t there. After a frustrating search I finally found it under the car seat and sighed with relief.

I called my husband and heard the panic in his voice. ”I’ve been trying to call you. It started snowing up here half an hour ago, “he shouted into the phone.

“Well. I’ll stop and put the chains on when I get up there so I can make it home,” I sighed. My husband coughed nervously and cleared his throat. “Uh, I forgot to put the chains back in the trunk when I cleaned the car out yesterday,” he said. I resisted the urge to scream. “I think you can make it home if you leave now and drive slowly following the tire tracks in the road when you get to the snow,” my husband said before I hung up.

I drove slowly toward the 2600-foot elevation(高地) where we lived. My biggest challenge would be to get over the bridge, then up the hill on the other side. The snow was falling harder when I reached the bridge. I blinked back tears.

A truck was driving across the bridge ahead of me. My hopes soared. Those big tires would make a good path through the snow. The path from the truck tires helped until I reached the end of the bridge and started up the hill. The tires started spinning and the car started to slide back down the hill.

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。

When my car finally stopped, I heard someone rapping on the window.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I started walking home, hoping to get to a place where I could use my phone on the way.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6 . My daughter had overbought several times over the last six months. Therefore, her food storeroom was _________ and she wasn’t sure she would be able to _________ all the food she had. She then asked me to _________ two full boxes of dry _________ to the local food store. I was happy to do so and took them over.

I was moved, though, by the _________, the joy, and the love with which her donation was _________. The lack of donations plus the high _________ of groceries had hit the charity hard and their shelves needed every donation they could get. We were _________ over and over and as I drove home smiling, my _________ went back to another time when we were the ones in need.

At that time, money was tight. My job __________ paid the rent and extra bills that month had cut into what we had __________ for the groceries. My next pay was a week away and we didn’t have enough __________ to get us there. We went to a food store and I watched our little __________ playing outside while my wife __________ a box full of food to feed us.

I was worried, nervous, and scared. I had never had to seek __________ like this before and I just hoped it would be enough food so our children wouldn’t go __________ that week. My heart swelled with __________ when my wife finally walked out with a smile on her face and the box in her arms. And as we drove home, I __________ prayed for all the good people who had given.

Take your __________ in the world then. Never be __________ to receive a gift of love. Never be afraid to give a gift of love.

1.

A．tasty

B．clean

C．full

D．tidy

2.

A．waste

B．eat

C．deliver

D．store

3.

A．donate

B．sell

C．desert

D．keep

4.

A．grains

B．fruits

C．clothes

D．goods

5.

A．generosity

B．enthusiasm

C．confidence

D．honesty

6.

A．praised

B．judged

C．valued

D．received

7.

A．price

B．amount

C．quality

D．demand

8.

A．reminded

B．thanked

C．rewarded

D．warned

9.

A．sense

B．dream

C．mind

D．brain

10.

A．hardly

B．especially

C．nearly

D．eventually

11.

A．owed

B．saved

C．wished

D．borrowed

12.

A．food

B．energy

C．time

D．patience

13.

A．friends

B．pets

C．kids

D．brothers

14.

A．ran out

B．watched over

C．swept away

D．picked up

15.

A．work

B．luck

C．help

D．fun

16.

A．mad

B．ahead

C．wrong

D．hungry

17.

A．gratitude

B．satisfaction

C．fear

D．sorrow

18.

A．deliberately

B．carefully

C．silently

D．proudly

19.

A．chance

B．task

C．adventure

D．place

20.

A．shocked

B．ashamed

C．puzzled

D．surprised

7 . In the extreme heat and drought conditions, multiple wildfires hit parts of Chongqing recently. On Sunday night, a forest fire broke out and _________ in Chongqing’s Beibei District. The local government put out a(n) _________ call for volunteers with certain skills and _________, such as chain saw (链锯) operation, to join in the firefighting. Chain saws are used to create fire _________.

“I was happy to help,” said Francis Stonier, 42, a foreign professor of Southwest University. He said he used to _________ trees around his yard and neighborhood and had _________ many times in the U.S. in the past — for example, building houses for _________ people after big storms.

Stonier found a _________ — 50-year-old He Wu, a professor in the university’s college of foreign languages to help communicate with the locals — who also _________ to fight fire.

On Tuesday, the pair were __________ to one of the chain saw groups — inspecting and adjusting chain saws.

“Francis is responsible and focused, and is doing a really good job,” said He, adding that Stonier checked each chain saw __________, to see if it was too tight or too __________. They had checked out about 50 __________ after two hours of work, which were __________ to fire and rescue workers.

“Wherever I went, the volunteers and local __________ gave me a thumbs-up sign. It was a(n) __________ experience,” Stonier said.

Thanks to the __________ efforts of fire and rescue workers, as well as volunteers and residents, the local government said the __________ in Beibei had been __________ on Thursday night. The example of a foreign teacher who volunteered to help fight the wildfire has __________ many.

1.

A．started

B．spread

C．struck

D．hit

2.

A．temporary

B．important

C．necessary

D．urgent

3.

A．experience

B．belief

C．principle

D．patience

4.

A．walls

B．flame

C．barriers

D．light

5.

A．cut

B．decorate

C．plant

D．protect

6.

A．competed

B．volunteered

C．participated

D．fought

7.

A．anxious

B．homeless

C．ambitious

D．selfless

8.

A．translator

B．tutor

C．donor

D．consultant

9.

A．applied for

B．held up

C．signed up

D．reached out

10.

A．affected

B．assisted

C．resigned

D．assigned

11.

A．carefully

B．thoughtfully

C．peacefully

D．gratefully

12.

A．fragile

B．short

C．hard

D．loose

13.

A．shelter facilities

B．fire conditions

C．chain saws

D．fire alarms

14.

A．sent

B．delivered

C．adapted

D．sold

15.

A．governors

B．professors

C．inspectors

D．residents

16.

A．amusing

B．amazing

C．unforgettable

D．persistent

17.

A．modest

B．useful

C．unique

D．joint

18.

A．drought

B．wildfire

C．heat

D．firefighting

19.

A．raised

B．flooded

C．contained

D．caused

20.

A．touched

B．ruined

C．admired

D．connected

8 . A foreigner from Luxembourg expanded the horizons of villagers in Zhadong, a village in Guangxi, across continents.

“The first time I came to Zhadong village, I was impressed by its natural beauty. The adobe (黏土) homes fit perfectly with the green environment,” recalls Hansen Nico Rene，a 63-year-old retired policeman. “But when we entered the houses, we found people were very poor.”

Before coming to Zhadong, Hansen had settled in Guangxi’s Hechi city for six years. What brought him to Zhadong was a notice for volunteers to aid the poverty relief campaign in March 2018.

In 2015, of some 600 residents in the village, over half lived under the national poverty line. At the time of Hansen’s first visit, there were still some parts of the village that were not accessible by road. “We first thought he was a tourist, as he was carrying a camera with him,” a local villager says. “But later, we learned he was a volunteer. He is always giving a hand to the villagers on their farms when he sees them. When visiting my home, he always helped with the farm chores.”

After the visits, Hansen suggested that the village use the land behind it to build a farm, and he also participated in the construction work himself. “It was a jungle. We brought electricity and water, and then we built a small farm. Now there are nearly 2,000 pigs and 200 cows. It is still growing,” Hansen says. Today, this farm brings an income of over 100,000 yuan to the villagers each year.

Under Hansen’s assistance, the village’s officials and other poverty relief workers developed featured industries, including cattle and sheep breeding and fruit planting. Their efforts paid off. By November 2020, the whole of Zhadong village had successfully wiped out poverty. Now local authorities are leading the villagers on a new journey to rural vitalization.

1. Why did Hansen come to Zhadong in 2018?

A．To appreciate the natural beauty.	B．To launch a poverty relief campaign.
C．To help the villagers get rid of poverty.	D．To expand his horizon across continents.

2. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Hansen’s working principles.	B．Hansen’s popularity in the village.
C．Hansen’s efforts to relieve poverty.	D．Hansen’s financial aid to the villagers.

3. Which of the following best describes Hansen?

A．Modest and creative.	B．Humorous and considerate.
C．Ambitious and helpful.	D．Warmhearted and hardworking.

4. What will be probably talked about in the next paragraph?

A．The villagers’ appreciation for Hansen.	B．Hansen’s future plan to relieve poverty.
C．The achievements of the featured industries.	D．The villagers’ continuous efforts for well-being.

9 . Clara Barton, born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts, has a crucial and long-lasting impact on care giving and disaster relief in America and throughout the world.

As a young child, Barton had great difficulty studying and making friends at school. For most of her early years, she was taught at home. She really began her life of caring for the sick at age 11, when her brother David was seriously injured while helping build a barn (谷仓). She nursed him carefully for two years until he was healed.

Barton began teaching at age 17 and was greatly respected by her students. Twelve years later, she started a free public school for poor children in New Jersey. But within a year, she had to leave after the school board voted to replace her as headmaster with a man.

Barton was working for the Patent Office Washington. D.C. when the Civil War broke out in 1861. The wounded soldiers flooded the streets of Washington. D.C. Then a temporary hospital was created in the uncompleted Capitol Building (国会大厦). She brought them food, clothing and other necessities from her home, and launched a campaign for more relief items from friends and the public. More importantly, she spent hours with the homesick and suffering soldiers, writing letters and offering prayers and comfort. She worked long into the night assisting the surgeons, cooking food for the soldiers and tending the wounded, despite nearby gunfire flying overhead.

Barton made a deep impression on Union army surgeons at Antietam. One surgeon, Dr. James Dunn, said, “In my estimation, General McClellan, with all his great honors, sinks into insignificance beside Barton, a true heroine of the age.”

After the war President Lincoln put Barton in charge of locating missing soldiers. When she returned to the United States, she successfully helped start the American Red Cross and became its first president.

Clara Barton died at the age of 91. A monument in her honor stands at Antietam National Battlefield.

1. Why did Barton leave the school where she worked?

A．She didn’t like teaching any more.	B．She needed to tend to her brother.
C．A man took her place as headmaster.	D．A patent office offered her a position.

2. Which of the following can best describe Barton?

A．Caring and brave.	B．Determined and talkative.
C．Smart and modest.	D．Optimistic and humorous.

3. What can be inferred from Dr. James Dunn’s words in Paragraph 5?

A．He thought little of General McClellan.

B．He expressed his admiration for Barton.

C．He showed his worry about the wounded soldiers.

D．He attached significance to his work as a surgeon.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Clerk in the Patent Office	B．An Educator of the Times
C．A Surgeon During the War	D．A Heroine of the Battlefield

10 . Nicholas Bostic was on his way to get gas one night when he saw some flames rising from the front of a house in Lafayette, Indiana. He stepped on his_______, turned his car around and pulled into the driveway. Then he,_______he’d left his phone at home and couldn’t dial 911.

The_______man jumped out of his car and tried to_______another driver, but the person just_______him, driving away. He ran to the back of the house alone, found an/a_______door, and rushed inside. All he saw was smoke.

“Anybody here? Get out! Get out! Fire!” Bostic_______.

He didn’t hear any_______and was about to leave when he saw a/an_______at the top of the stairs with some younger kids. Seionna Barrett, 18, was babysitting her three________while their parents were out. Bostic________everyone outside, but then Seinna told him a baby was________. He searched________for the baby in the next few________ . Eventually, when he got to the stairs that led downstairs, he heard some weak________. The staircase was full of smoke, and the heat seemed________, so he hesitated for a moment before rushing down the stairs. Invisibly, he________his breath and followed the crying in the________, until he reached the baby and quickly rushed her out.

________, Bostic had saved four girls in under 15 minutes. There’s only one way to ________his devoted deed: courageous and heroic.

1.

A．brake

B．car

C．seat

D．handle

2.

A．examined

B．accepted

C．realized

D．contradicted

3.

A．adequate

B．indifferent

C．rewarding

D．selfless

4.

A．call

B．ask

C．stop

D．acquire

5.

A．abandoned

B．scared

C．approached

D．declined

6.

A．tiny

B．unlocked

C．artificial

D．wooden

7.

A．replied

B．heard

C．yelled

D．argued

8.

A．response

B．request

C．proposal

D．invitation

9.

A．stranger

B．adolescent

C．boy

D．acquaintance

10.

A．neighbors

B．sisters

C．brothers

D．friends

11.

A．assisted

B．persuaded

C．hurried

D．motivated

12.

A．missing

B．sick

C．secure

D．unsatisfied

13.

A．in doubt

B．in place

C．in relief

D．in vain

14.

A．hours

B．weeks

C．minutes

D．days

15.

A．quarreling

B．sighing

C．laughing

D．weeping

16.

A．unbearable

B．unpredictable

C．regretful

D．fearful

17.

A．took

B．had

C．lost

D．held

18.

A．route

B．darkness

C．light

D．direction

19.

A．Thankfully

B．Casually

C．Skillfully

D．Hopefully

20.

A．classify

B．distinguish

C．advocate

D．explain