1 . At 65 years old, Warburton experienced great changes in her life. She _________ her mobility due to an illness, which made her upset and _________ about what to do in the future. During the boring _________ at home, Warburton came across some real estate listings (房地产宣传单) brought by her daughter one day. Among the listings, an offering of a small barbershop _________ Warburton’s eyes. She admits “the place was awful,” but she loved it _________. She regarded it as an opportunity to do something she’d _________ to do—run a bookshop.

Soon after making her _________, Warburton bought the store with the support of her family, and _________ her new business, The Book Rest.

Warburton has been a (an) _________ book collector since she was a child. She married a man with a similar __________. Therefore, their home was __________ with books. “The books are our __________. It still feels, when a special book goes out, which means a __________ to me—as if some little part of me has been __________,” she said in an interview with The Guardian. “But later the thought that the book may __________ others came to my mind, which gave me much __________. I was happy to __________ knowledge and happiness to them through my books,” she says.

Although Warburton’s business __________ a lot during the pandemic, she has no plan to close it. She sees every day in the bookstore as a chance to help others realize their dreams. “All the dreams are in the books and they are all there waiting to be __________,” she says.

And as a gatekeeper of her own small universe of literary wonders, Warburton says she plans to stay around __________ she can to ensure that they do.

1.

A．increased

B．gained

C．balanced

D．lost

2.

A．strict

B．excited

C．confused

D．considerate

3.

A．recovery

B．study

C．sales

D．regret

4.

A．tested

B．shaded

C．wiped

D．caught

5.

A．temporarily

B．instantly

C．slightly

D．randomly

6.

A．feared

B．desired

C．pretended

D．agreed

7.

A．invitation

B．fortune

C．decision

D．heritage

8.

A．replied

B．saved

C．discussed

D．started

9.

A．enthusiastic

B．famous

C．careful

D．courageous

10.

A．style

B．problem

C．hobby

D．job

11.

A．familiar

B．crowded

C．bored

D．content

12.

A．replacements

B．treasures

C．sources

D．professions

13.

A．depression

B．pleasure

C．trade

D．joke

14.

A．monitored

B．touched

C．woken up

D．taken away

15.

A．correct

B．embarrass

C．benefit

D．disappoint

16.

A．opportunity

B．comfort

C．reference

D．experience

17.

A．pass

B．return

C．acquire

D．explain

18.

A．achieved

B．improved

C．suffered

D．expanded

19.

A．put away

B．set aside

C．thrown away

D．picked up

20.

A．as soon as

B．now that

C．as long as

D．even if

2 . A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away. My boss _______ gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia. I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home ______ to help my mother with both the funeral preparations and the preparations for a very ______ and busy Christmas.

Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was ______ by a big storm, and I had to ______ a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd, the last day that the ferry would run. I left as the roads were still ______, and I was two-thirds of the way through the long drive when my car ______. I pulled over and found, although I had a ______ tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to ______ it. And it was snowing; I was so anxious that I almost ______. Just then a car stopped nearby. A lady came out and asked whether I was asking for ______. I told her I had to go home ______ for my grandmother’s funeral, but I had a flat tire and I would ______ my ferry. After hearing what I said, the lady took out her ______ and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge! I was filled with ______. Thanks to her ______, I was able to catch the very last ferry, _______me hours of driving.

The woman is a stranger, ______ she tried her best to help me get home — even enough for me to give a hand to my mom and say goodbye to the dead. I’ll never ______ the kind stranger, who made a hard Christmas a lot easier, for both me and my family. I ______ the world is beautiful because there are lots of kind people in it.

1.

A．suddenly

B．worriedly

C．kindly

D．proudly

2.

A．in peace

B．in surprise

C．in secret

D．in time

3.

A．sad

B．great

C．common

D．comfortable

4.

A．attracted

B．supported

C．affected

D．recorded

5.

A．borrow

B．check

C．find

D．book

6.

A．flat

B．snowy

C．busy

D．narrow

7.

A．came over

B．set out

C．broke down

D．showed up

8.

A．spare

B．good

C．full

D．strong

9.

A．pass

B．keep

C．take

D．change

10.

A．left

B．laughed

C．cried

D．jumped

11.

A．treatment

B．help

C．time

D．money

12.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．quietly

D．slowly

13.

A．miss

B．lose

C．build

D．notice

14.

A．notebook

B．bag

C．keys

D．tools

15.

A．confusion

B．excitement

C．gratitude

D．amazement

16.

A．happiness

B．kindness

C．excuse

D．answer

17.

A．offering

B．saving

C．promising

D．sending

18.

A．for

B．so

C．and

D．but

19.

A．meet

B．forget

C．invite

D．remember

20.

A．believe

B．imagine

C．decide

D．doubt

3 . Once a landlord (地主) wanted to plant garlic (蒜) in his fields. He _______ a group of boys and asked them to do the work for him. _______ , he did not invite the boys to have lunch with his family. The boys had to sit by the _______ and have lunch on the ground. The landlord was _______ that other people would see the bad food for the boys, _______ he smiled at the boys and said, “Go and _______ in the house, boys. _______ you have lunch by the door, the dogs will bite you.” Then the boys went into the house _______ .

_______ time came and the boys went into the house again. When they ________ past the landlord’s room, they smelled something ________ and looked in through the window. What do you think they ________ there? A big table with rice, chicken and different kinds of ________ on it. The landlord and his ________ , as usual, were sitting around the table and enjoying their dinner. ________ , the food for the boys was bad. The boys were very ________ . They wanted to teach the landlord a lesson. So they ________ to plant his garlic upside down. And that was what they did the next day.

A fèw days later the garlic was ________ everywhere but not in the landlord’s fields. The landlord was very surprised and asked the boys what had ________ .“The garlic is afraid that the dogs will bite it,” a(n) ________ boy answered.

1.

A．saved

B．praised

C．found

D．thanked

2.

A．As a result

B．In the beginning

C．In other words

D．On the whole

3.

A．door

B．tree

C．river

D．road

4.

A．sad

B．proud

C．excited

D．afraid

5.

A．since

B．but

C．so

D．or

6.

A．play

B．eat

C．sleep

D．sing

7.

A．If

B．Unless

C．Though

D．Because

8.

A．carelessly

B．luckily

C．safely

D．quickly

9.

A．Coffee

B．Opening

C．Supper

D．Closing

10.

A．drove

B．walked

C．swam

D．climbed

11.

A．burnt

B．terrible

C．strange

D．delicious

12.

A．saw

B．heard

C．touched

D．bought

13.

A．toys

B．books

C．fruits

D．clothes

14.

A．team

B．family

C．friends

D．neighbors

15.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Simply

16.

A．sorry

B．sick

C．nervous

D．angry

17.

A．failed

B．learned

C．decided

D．continued

18.

A．dying

B．planted

C．blown down

D．coming out

19.

A．changed

B．happened

C．improved

D．disappeared

20.

A．smart

B．honest

C．polite

D．rich

4 . 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。

The morning of my daughter’s first school play I had an important business meeting. I went to the play, getting a seat in the front row. I even brought my mum along in case it overran. But, not wanting to be late for my appointment, I moved quietly to the back. My daughter, who was just three at the time, noticed my empty seat and started to cry. Outside the doorway, I heard one mum say loudly and angrily, “She’s gone to work.” I watched as some of the others rolled their eyes. My stomach went cold.

It’s OK for a mum to have a job — as long as it’s part-time, fits around the school run or means she doesn’t have to leave the school play early or fly to the other side of the world now and again to earn a living. During the decade I’ve been a working mum I’ve received numerous critical comments from women about my work choices, but I think running my own business and travelling with my work when I can (while still taking my daughter to school most days and making pretty much every show or event) is setting a good example to my daughter. It shows her that it is possible to succeed at a time when women in many professions find it harder than men to reach the top and get less pay.

But I often feel I’ m in the minority. Do the women who roll their eyes at other women who leave the school play early or show up late to parents’ evening because their meetings overrun really believe females should only be in part-time, flexible work that fits around their children? I think it’s time for women to support each other’s career decisions.

1. What does the text mainly talk about?(no more than 10 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?(no more than 25 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What may the author’s daughter learn from her working mother?(no more than 30 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What kink of job should a mother have according to other mothers who rolled their eyes? (no more than 5 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Do you agree with the author? Give your reasons.(no more than 25 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________

5 . The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years. According to one of the most famous legends (传说), in _______ China there lived a monster named Year, who lived deep at the _______ of the sea all the year round and climbed up to the _______ only on New Year’s Eve to eat the cattle and kill people’s lives. Therefore, on the day of every New Year’s Eve people from all villages would flee (逃离) to the mountains so as to _______ the monster of Year.

On the day of that New Year’s Eve the people of Peach Blossom village were _______ their houses when there came from outside the village an old beggar (乞丐). Seized with _______, the villagers were in a great hurry to run away and no one was _______ the mood to care for the beggar.

Only a grandmother living in the east end of the village gave the old man some food and advised him to _______ to the mountains to avoid the Year monster. But the old man said with a smile, “If you allow me to stay at your home for the night, I’m sure to _______ away the monster Year.” The old woman was surprised to hear this. She went on to ‘persuade him to take flight. But he only smiled without ________. Thereupon the grandmother could not help ________   leave her home and flee to the mountains.

Around midnight the monster Year rushed into the village. He found the house of the grandmother in the east end of the village was brilliantly illuminated (照亮的), with bright red paper stuck on the doors: Greatly ________, the monster Year made a dash for the house. As he ________ the door, there came all of a sudden the exploding sounds of bang-bong. Trembling (颤抖) all over, the monster dared not make a step ________ . And when the door of the grandmother’s house was thrown open and an old man in a red robe (袍服) burst out laughing in the courtyard, the monster Year was scared out of his wits and ran away.

The next day when people came back from their hideouts and found everything safe and ________. The old woman suddenly ________ what had happened and told the villagers about the old beggar’s ________. The villagers rushed into the grandmother’s house, only to find that the doors were stuck with red paper, the ember (余火) of a pile of bamboo were still giving out exploding sound of bang-bong in the courtyard, and a few ________ were still shining in the room.

From then on, on each New Year’s Eve, each family ________ on their doors antithetical couplets (对联) written on red paper, blow up firecrackers, keep their houses brilliantly illuminated and stay up late into the night. These customs are spreading far and ________ and kept for generations. It becomes the most ceremonious traditional festival of the Chinese people.

1.

A．great

B．ancient

C．unique

D．traditional

2.

A．surface

B．centre

C．stage

D．bottom

3.

A．shore

B．sky

C．trees

D．mountains

4.

A．avoid

B．search

C．accept

D．lift

5.

A．gathering

B．leaving

C．decorating

D．repairing

6.

A．happiness

B．sorrow

C．panic

D．sickness

7.

A．in

B．with

C．under

D．on

8.

A．hide

B．flee

C．follow

D．beg

9.

A．put

B．break

C．take

D．drive

10.

A．question

B．shame

C．prejudice

D．reply

11.

A．and

B．or

C．yet

D．but

12.

A．valued

B．disappointed

C．shocked

D．honored

13.

A．approached

B．broke

C．knocked

D．opened

14.

A．forward

B．backward

C．upward

D．downward

15.

A．healthy

B．sound

C．reliable

D．strong

16.

A．reflected

B．remembered

C．realized

D．thought

17.

A．promise

B．purpose

C．request

D．sense

18.

A．eyes

B．candles

C．bowls

D．stars

19.

A．stick

B．strike

C．draw

D．write

20.

A．near

B．close

C．square

D．wide

6 . A man on a cruise ship (游轮) noticed there was an elderly lady all alone, and the staff on the ship all knew her. Curious, he asked a waiter about the lady, half-expecting to hear that she owned the cruise line. However, all the waiter knew was that she had been on the last four cruises, back to back.

As he left the dining room one evening, he caught her eye and stopped to say hello. He asked, “I understand you’ve been on this ship for the last four cruises.” She replied, “Yes, that’s true.” “I don’t understand,” he said.

Without waiting, she replied, “It’s cheaper than a nursing home. The cost for a nursing home is at least $200 a day. Here on the cruise, I can get a long-term discount price of $135 a day. That leaves $65 a day for extra. I can enjoy up to 10 meals a day of fantastic food through room service. There are also free pools, an exercise room and nightly shows. Clean daily necessities are provided every day, without needing to ask. They treat you like a valued customer, not just a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have all the staff happy to help you.”

“I have the chance to meet new people every 7 or 14 days! Is the TV broken? Need to change a light bulb? No problem! They will fix everything soon and say sorry for the problems. There is always a doctor on board. This is how I want to spend the later years of my life.”

1. Why was the man curious about the elderly lady on the cruise ship?

A．He thought she was the captain of the cruise line.

B．He noticed she was alone but well-known on the ship.

C．He wanted to interview her about her daily life.

D．He saw she had taken the cruise ship four times.

2. What did the elderly lady share about her choice to be on the cruise ship?

A．She preferred cruising over flying.

B．She enjoyed working with the staff.

C．She thought it was more affordable.

D．She liked traveling to different countries.

3. Which was not mentioned by the elderly lady about staying on the cruise ship?

A．The availability of 24-hour room service.

B．The opportunity to meet new people.

C．A discounted rate for long-term stays.

D．Access to onboard entertainment and activities.

4. What did the elderly lady want to express by the underlined sentence in Para 3?

A．The staff on the cruise ship were very friendly.

B．The cruise ship offered better medical care when needed.

C．The money could make the staff kindly and considerately.

D．The staff on the cruise ship were very patient.

5. What can we learn about the elderly lady from this story?

A．She preferred a quiet environment.

B．She was not good at managing money.

C．She didn’t like meeting too many new people.

D．She hoped to live the rest of her life with respect.

7 . 阅读短文， 并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Daniella Hudson grew up in a very creative family. “Mum and Dad made all our furniture,” she said. “Not because we couldn't afford it: they just liked making things.

When Daniella visited a design exhibition with her class at the age of ten, she realised she wanted to follow her parents’ example. Since that day, she’s been making furniture. “I’ve learnt by helping Mum and Dad, and through watching videos online.

Her first piece was a table, made soon after visiting the exhibition, and similar to one she’d seen there. “They had furniture from the last hundred years, and I copied a 1920s design.” said Daniella. “Unluckily, no one has wanted tables like that. But I was very chuffed because of the good quality of my table.”

Daniella started selling her furniture at a local market. “This gave me the chance to find out what people thought about my designs. But finally, I had to give up because the market closed down,” said Daniella. “After that, I started an internet business and it was doing so well.”

Recently, Daniella was asked to take part in a local design show. “One of the organisers had bought one of my pieces off the internet. I couldn't believe it when she told me there'd be a thousand visitors.” she said. “I had little idea what visitors would think about it. My furniture is quite different—mine is more traditional,” Daniella said. But Daniella received lots of orders at the show and the future is looking bright for this young design star.

1. Where did Daniella’s interest in creating furniture come from? (no more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________
2. What does the underlined word “chuffed” in Para 3 mean? (no more than 1word)
____________________________________________________________________
3. Why was Daniella invited to a local design show? (no more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________
4. What is the passage talking about? (no more than 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
5. What do you think of Daniella? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
_____________________________________________________________________

8 . I’ve been a professional athletic trainer for about 16 years. And I’ve worked with a range of athletes from high school students to those of the ________ level.

Recently, as I’ve been seeing the videos of Kobe’s dunking (扣篮) and people’s ________ on the remarkable legacy left behind by Kobe, I activated my Reddit account to ________ one story about him.

I was once invited to Las Vegas to help ________ Team USA for the London Olympics. This was my ________ with Kobe. At first, we had a brief conversation where he got my ________ and I told him that whenever he wanted additional drills he could call me up.

On the night before the first scrimmage (分组对抗赛). I suddenly heard my cell ring. It turned out to be Kobe. I nervously ________. He wondered if I could help him with some conditioning work. I ________ my clock — it was 4:15 am. I ________.

When I arrived at the main practice room, I saw Kobe being there alone, drenched (湿透的) in ________ as if he had just taken a swim. It wasn’t even 5 am. After one hour’s practice, we entered the weight room, where he did a series of exercises to improve his ________ for 45 minutes. After that, we ________ and he went back to the practice room to ________. I went back to the hotel; I was ________.

I was expected to be at the practice room at about 11 am. I woke up feeling ________, and hurriedly headed there. This next part is what I remembered very ________. On the right side was Kobe doing jump shots. Later, I realized Kobe didn’t even stop ________ while I was into my dreamland. It was no ________ that he had always been the most ________ athlete in the league.

Many stories about his ________ all became together and hit me like a train. Yes, Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his Mamba mentality lives on.

1.

A．average

B．academic

C．consistent

D．professional

2.

A．influence

B．mercy

C．reflection

D．congratulation

3.

A．share

B．print

C．read

D．polish

4.

A．organize

B．train

C．interview

D．photograph

5.

A．negotiation

B．competition

C．interaction

D．consultation

6.

A．address

B．account

C．instruction

D．number

7.

A．turned up

B．picked up

C．caught up

D．hung up

8.

A．checked

B．wound

C．fixed

D．adjusted

9.

A．admitted

B．hesitated

C．agreed

D．refused

10.

A．sweat

B．tears

C．rain

D．blood

11.

A．focus

B．speed

C．strength

D．balance

12.

A．repeated

B．parted

C．changed

D．returned

13.

A．rest

B．assist

C．defend

D．shoot

14.

A．worn out

B．held back

C．calmed down

D．followed up

15.

A．grateful

B．fearful

C．sleepy

D．confident

16.

A．vaguely

B．vividly

C．gradually

D．barely

17.

A．practicing

B．complaining

C．calling

D．searching

18.

A．excuse

B．case

C．reason

D．surprise

19.

A．independent

B．outstanding

C．expensive

D．optimistic

20.

A．ambition

B．generosity

C．commitment

D．leadership

9 . Months earlier, my wife Lisa had woken up at 4:45 am, preparing to do exercise. She heard voices coming from the upstairs game room and decided to investigate. She discovered that our older son, Hunter, had been playing the video game Fortnite since he got home from school the previous day. What she found angered both of us.

We were sick and tired of the amount of time Hunter spent playing video games. He was so addicted to video games. Back in the 1980s, instead of playing video games, we kids were crazy about playing baseball and street football, driving hoops outside the house, etc. But times are different now. It became apparent that kids of the new generation are entirely different from kids of my generation. My kids and his peers are crazy about electronic products. I work in a summer camp and responsible for the field sports programme. I often notice many of the campers playing video games on little portable devices.

I began to refer to kids who spent more time playing video games than playing sports as the Nintendo Generation. In an attempt to ensure that our kid did not become a member of the Nintendo Generation, I came up with a programme to help Hunter cope with his bad habit. It was that video-game time would have to be earned in our house, just like money. I set the exchange rate: Each mile run equals 30 minutes of video-game play.

The first couple days didn’t go well. Instead of choosing to run to win the time of playing games, he decided to boycott my programme and spend time sleeping. But eventually, Hunter came around, and decided he would give running a shot. Now, Hunter is in good health and can run 18 miles. But nine months earlier, he was not in any condition to run five miles.

I hope that running teaches my son to invest his time in worthwhile efforts, to do something hard, but quite meaningful and beneficial, and then to enjoy a reward. I never want him to stop challenging him.

1. What made the author and his wife Lisa angry? (no more than 10 words)
2. What did kids in the 1980s like doing according to the author? (no more than 5 words)
3. How did the author help Hunter deal with his bad habits? (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined word in paragraph 4 mean? (1 word)
5. What lesson do you learn from Hunter’s change? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)

10 . It was the first day of school. Mrs Thompson, a primary teacher, stood in front of her class. She told the children a ______. She said that she loved them all the same. But that was ______, because a little boy named Teddy Stoddard didn’t listen to the teacher. He often made ______. And Teddy could be so ______ that she would find pleasure to put a big “F” on his papers.

One day, Mrs Thompson read each child’s ______ records and she found that Teddy had been a good boy, but ______ a lot after his mother died.

By then, Mrs Thompson knew what the problem was. She began to pay ______ attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come ______. The more she encouraged him, the more ______ he made. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the best students in the class.

Years past after Teddy’s ______, Mrs Thompson got a letter, saying that Teddy would soon graduate from university with the highest honors. Then four more years passed and yet ______ letter came. The letter explained that she was still the best and ______ teacher he had ever had. But then his ______ was a little longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD (医学博士).

There was yet another ______ that spring. Teddy said that he fell in love with a girl and was going to be ______. He explained that his father had died a few years ago and he was wondering if Mrs Thompson might ______ to sit in the place at the wedding (婚礼)that was usually kept for the ______ of the groom (新郎). Of course, Mrs Thompson did.

At the wedding, Dr Stoddard said to Mrs Thompson in a low voice, “Thank you, Mrs Thompson, for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel ______ and showing me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs Thompson smiled and said, “Teddy, you have it all ______ and you were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know ______ to teach until I met you.”

1.

A．joke

B．secret

C．fact

D．lie

2.

A．impossible

B．funny

C．impressive

D．special

3.

A．excuse

B．trouble

C．appointment

D．show

4.

A．ugly

B．ordinary

C．unpleasant

D．dangerous

5.

A．formal

B．past

C．careful

D．daily

6.

A．changed

B．failed

C．slept

D．thought

7.

A．short

B．public

C．particular

D．popular

8.

A．good

B．clean

C．true

D．alive

9.

A．decision

B．fun

C．pleasure

D．progress

10.

A．graduation

B．conversation

C．education

D．invitation

11.

A．other

B．another

C．some

D．any

12.

A．active

B．busy

C．favourite

D．hopeful

13.

A．story

B．name

C．memory

D．reply

14.

A．letter

B．notice

C．challenge

D．dream

15.

A．lucky

B．married

C．independent

D．pleased

16.

A．help

B．need

C．pretend

D．agree

17.

A．mother

B．grandmother

C．uncle

D．father

18.

A．strong

B．proud

C．curious

D．important

19.

A．foolish

B．wrong

C．interesting

D．horrible

20.

A．where

B．which

C．how

D．what