1 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

Only then did I know the truth—my family was in need of money. Wrapping my sweaty hands tightly around the bills,     1     (我的心在痛). Shame conquered me as my hands started to tremble. I     2     (说服了自己把钱贡献给我的家人). Reaching into my pocket, I took out the money and gave my dad the money     3     (当他有空的时候). The tension I felt disappeared, and I     4     (对自己很满意). What I learned was the true meaning of growing up and from then on I     5     (被激励要更加努力学习).

2 . Sam Geezer is a retired (退休的) doctor and has decided to open a medical clinic (诊所). He_________a sign outside that said: “Dr Geezer’s Clinic. Get your treatment for 500 dollars. If you are not cured, you will receive a refund (退款) of 1,000 dollars.”

One day, Thomas passed_________the clinic and saw the sign. He thought this would be a great_________for him to make some money. So he went to Dr Geezer’s clinic.

Thomas said, “I have lost the sense of_________in my mouth. Can you please help me?” Dr Geezer said, “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in_________mouth.”

After _________the drops, Thomas shouted: “Agh, that is gasoline(汽油)!”

Dr Geezer said, “Congratulations! You’ve got your sense of taste back. That will be 500 dollars.”

Thomas left the clinic_________. But he went back after a couple of days to try to get his money back. Thomas said: “I have lost my memory. I cannot_________anything.

Dr Geezer said, “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient’s mouth.”

Thomas said: “Oh no, you don’t ... That is gasoline.”

Dr Geezer said: “Congratulations! You’ve got your memory back. That will be 500 dollars.”

Thomas had lost 1,000 yuan. He left angrily and came back after several more days.Thomas said: My eyesight has become weak. I can _________ see anything!

Dr Geezer said, “Well, I don’t have any medicine for that, so here’s your 1,000 dollars back!” He then gave Thomas 10 dollars.

Thomas said, “But this is only 10 dollars!”

Dr Geezer said: “Congratulations !You got your____________ back! That will be 500 dollars.”

1.

A．get up

B．put up

C．take up

D．look up

2.

A．through

B．across

C．by

D．over

3.

A．chance

B．change

C．choice

D．circle

4.

A．humor

B．direction

C．taste

D．honor

5.

A．your

B．her

C．my

D．his

6.

A．reaching

B．refusing

C．receiving

D．researching

7.

A．happily

B．luckily

C．angrily

D．proudly

8.

A．see

B．taste

C．smell

D．.remember

9.

A．always

B．hardly

C．never

D．sometimes

10.

A．money

B．medicine

C．memory

D．vision

3 . It was a hot summer day. I was trying to manage a crying baby and two sons at the library. One of my arms held the baby; the other balanced a few children’s books. The librarian checked my card, showed some pages of the books to me and told me that I had to pay fine. I knew it was my sons’ great work. As I reached in my pocket for my wallet, my heart sank. My wallet was sitting at home on the table.

I asked the librarian to hold the books for us, thinking I would run home to get the wallet. All of a sudden, a woman next to me handed the librarian $20, and asked her whether it was enough to pay my fine. The librarian looked confused as I was. I didn’t know the woman. Why was she paying my fine?

I told the woman that it was not that I didn’t have the money; it was just that I left my wallet at home and could went back to fetch it. She just said that I could do something kind for another person someday, and walked out.

I know how I felt after a stranger paid my library fine. I was pleased that someone I didn’t know would do something so kind. We falsely believe that only the big acts of kindness are meaningful. That’s simply not true. Not everyone can hand out $100 on the street, but everyone can say a kind word or do a simple and free action, which is also meaningful. The power of kindness is real.

1. From the first paragraph we know that ________.

A．the author was poor	B．the librarian was careless
C．the baby was badly ill	D．the kids damaged the books

2. After being told about the problem, the author ________.

A．planned to go home to get money	B．waited for help
C．decided to pay the fine the next day	D．shouted at the kids

3. We can infer from the passage that the author ________.

A．may help someone in need later	B．only supports big acts of kindness
C．hadn’t been helped before	D．thinks strangers are kinder

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Believe in Strangers.	B．Money Isn’t Everything.
C．Small Kind Acts Matter.	D．Friends Are around Us.

4 . I always have difficulty in buying birthday presents. My idea never seems to go farther than ties, pens or cards. But, strangely enough, it did not take me long to decide on Tom’s birthday present. For the first time in life, I had a good idea ... I would buy him a bottle of champagne (香槟酒). Before the party began, Tom suggested that I should open the bottle. I put it between my knees and began to pull, but it remained unmoved. Soon a lot of people gathered round to watch the fight between me and the bottle. I could hear all kinds of “helpful” suggestions from them like “Break the top off”, “Use your teeth”, etc. But I was losing the fight. We were fighting on the-floor together, when all of a sudden there was aloud: “Pop” and the cork (塞子) shot up into the air, while the angry bottle showered (淋) everybody with champagne.

1. When buying birthday presents, I find my idea is ______.

A．poor

B．colorful

C．rich

D．good

2. I was______ my present for Tom’s birthday.

A．very sorry for

B．very proud of

C．afraid of

D．tired of,

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Though the people around gave all kinds of suggestions, I was not able to open the bottle at first.

B．I tried all the ways that the people suggested.

C．All the suggestions were helpful.

D．Some of the suggestions were very bad.

4. At last ______.

A．I opened the bottle easily	B．nobody opened the bottle
C．the bottle was broken	D．I managed to open the bottle

5 . Billy and Bobby were small boys. They were brothers, and they often fought each other. Last Saturday their mother said to them, “I’m going to cook our lunch now, go out and play in the garden…and be good.” “Yes, Mum,” the two boys answered, and they went out. They played in the garden for half an hour, and then Billy ran in. “Mum,” he said, “Bobby’s broken a window in Mrs Allen’s house.” Mrs Allen was one of their neighbours. “He’s a bad boy,” his mother said. “How did he break it?”“I threw a stone at him,” Billy answered, “and he quickly moved down.”

1. Billy and Bobby were           .

A．sisters

B．classmates

C．not often kind to each other

D．always kind to each other

2. Last Saturday their mother asked them           .

A．not to play in the garden	B．to cook their lunch
C．not to go out	D．to be good

3.             broke the window.

A．Mrs. Allen

B．Billy

C．Bobby

D．The mother

4. Mrs. Allen was           .

A．Billy’s mother

B．their neighbour

C．their mother

D．Bobby’s aunt

6 . One day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk…” The woman said happily, “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.” So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked into the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge. A few hours later, while the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird, “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me?”

The bird nodded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodded and said, “Yes, you may.” The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?”

1. The woman went into the pet store because ________.

A．there were lots of nice birds in it

B．she wanted to buy a bird to make a big meal

C．she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day party

D．she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday

2. The underlined word “shiver” means ________.

A．发抖

B．睡觉

C．生气

D．跳动

3. The bird wanted to know ________.

A．how the turkey was put into the fridge.	B．why itself was in the fridge.
C．who could be in the fridge.	D．why the turkey was in the fridge.

4. The woman put the bird in the fridge because ________.

A．she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving Day	B．the bird spoke dirty words
C．the bird liked living in the cold place	D．she thought it’s the best place for it to live in

7 . When I was young, I lived on an island in the north of Scotland, but I went to school in Edinburgh. It was a music school, and I studied the violin. We practiced for six hours every day. Our school was a boarding school. At the end of the term, we all packed our bags and our instruments to go home for the holidays. Most kids went by train, or bus, or their parents took them home by car. Not me! I went home by ferry (渡船) — 14 hours overnight on the open sea. I loved it!

One summer I packed my suitcase and violin and said goodbye to my friends. I took the train to the ferry station and then got on the ferry. When we started moving away, I remembered a terrible thing! I left my violin on the train! I went to ask one of the crew (船员) what to do, but he said he couldn’t stop the ferry for me.

What should I do? What would my dad say? He’d be really angry! I was worried, and didn’t sleep all night. The next morning I got off the ferry to meet my dad. I didn’t want to look at him. I told him what happened. He laughed. I looked at him and couldn’t believe it. Why was he laughing?

In my violin case, I always have a label with my address and a telephone number. My dad told me, “A cleaner found your violin by the label on the train in London and took it to the police. They called me. They put the violin on a plane and it arrived an hour before you did.” My dad had it in his car! Thanks to those people, my violin was safe home!

1. Where was the writer’s home?

A．On an island.	B．In London.
C．In Edinburgh.	D．In the south of Scotland.

2. Why was the writer worried?

A．He didn’t sleep all night.	B．He went back home alone.
C．His dad would be angry.	D．He left his address on the train.

3. The underlined word “label” in the last paragraph probably means            .

A．模型

B．标签

C．绰号

D．唱片公司

4. Who found the writer’s violin?

A．His father.

B．The police.

C．A cleaner.

D．A crewman.

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Travelling Violin	B．Boarding School
C．Unforgettable Train	D．Missing Suitcase

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Lucia’s father give her as a birthday gift?

A．A cat.

B．A dog.

C．A bird.

2. Where was the bag found?

A．In a village.

B．In the forest.

C．On a farm.

3. Who did Lucia give the bag to?

A．Her parents.

B．The owner.

C．The police.

4. What did Lucia get as a reward?

A．A small shop.

B．A lot of jewels.

C．A large sum of money.

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。

A California woman went viral (走红) on TikTok after she posted about her pet pig named Merlin. Mina Alali     1     (buy) a small pig last year after claiming to have wanted one for her entire life. Merlin is a mini-Vietnamese potbelly pig. When he’s     2     (full) grown, he could weigh up to 80 lbs. Alali said that training Merlin to be calm     3     (be) a challenge at first—noting that she had to teach him not     4     (scream) when someone picked him up. With time, however, Merlin grew closer to his new owner. Alali takes the pet pig     5     her everywhere—in the car, on walks, to dinner with friends and even on trips to Starbucks.

In the videos on TikTok, Alali shows off her pig’s many skills and abilities. Merlin learned how to press electronic buttons     6     say “outside,” “eat” and “ice” to better communicate with his owner. He can also perform     7     (trick) such as high-fives or “sit” and “stay”—similar to a trained dog. Alali and Merlin     8     (invite) to be on the TV show “America’s Got Talent”     9     the owner declined (谢绝). She said she felt the experience would be too     10     (stress) for her pet pig, she said.

10 . It was snowing in the midwinter, in a rural highway outside of town. Pepper and Cooper, a pair of beagles (小猎犬) walked with great difficulty through the ________ night. Cooper, a father-to-be ________ the roadside for a spot, where his struggling companion might rest safely. Her way was made ________ by the new life growing inside her. They needed a ________, dry place safe from the bitter wind.

That December night, Gus Kiebel was driving home from work when he ________ the pair in the flash of his headlights. Feeling curious and ________, he parked his truck and ________ the animals. Gus ________ down and stretched out his hands to the beagles, which made no effort to ________. He ________ the dogs on the passenger seat of his truck. Then he ________ his phone and called the number from the dogs’ tags. A man answered and immediately grew ________ and impatient when Gus told him why he was calling. ________, the man declined to ________ the dog. These beagles were ________, no home at all in this world. Then he called his wife Katie. “You can’t put them back in the ________,” she said. “Bring them home.”

Without enough ________ for two more dogs in their small house, the next day, Katie took them to a shelter nearby. In the days following, Katie phoned the shelter ________ to check up on Pepper and Cooper. Soon after Christmas, the beagles were ________ - as a pair, by a loving family. This touching story speaks to the best of our nature. And when kindness and love overcome ________ and neglect (忽视), it can feel like the greatest miracle of all.

1.

A．freezing

B．dark

C．wonderful

D．unforgettable

2.

A．noticed

B．scanned

C．witnessed

D．watched

3.

A．longer

B．fitter

C．heavier

D．stronger

4.

A．quiet

B．clean

C．crowded

D．warm

5.

A．spotted

B．trained

C．dropped

D．crashed

6.

A．thrilled

B．disappointed

C．concerned

D．delighted

7.

A．caught

B．chased

C．approached

D．freed

8.

A．bent

B．sat

C．lay

D．fell

9.

A．jump

B．bark

C．leave

D．escape

10.

A．locked

B．placed

C．threw

D．hid

11.

A．put out

B．pulled out

C．handed out

D．gave out

12.

A．positive

B．objective

C．supportive

D．defensive

13.

A．Fortunately

B．Unsurprisingly

C．Hopefully

D．Interestingly

14.

A．declare

B．consider

C．claim

D．discuss

15.

A．abandoned

B．discovered

C．ignored

D．kept

16.

A．rain

B．storm

C．snow

D．sun

17.

A．water

B．food

C．time

D．room

18.

A．calmly

B．casually

C．temporarily

D．repeatedly

19.

A．adopted

B．adapted

C．adjusted

D．admitted

20.

A．impatience

B．cruelty

C．anxiety

D．fear