1 . 阅读下面课内节选文本，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个或多个正确的选项，漏选或多选不得分。

The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool — trees and barrels. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. I then made three important observations. The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell; the second, between two objects of equal extent, spheres — round objects — fell down less rapidly; and the third, between two objects of the same size, cylinders — objects shaped like a tube-fell down more slowly. Although I didn’t know why it was so, I tied myself to a barrel to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Without waiting, I jumped into the sea to try and escape.

Since my escape, I have had several conversations with an old physics teacher; and it was from him that I learned the use of the words “cylinder” and “sphere”. He explained to me the reasons for what I observed, although I have forgotten the explanation. He even showed me how it happened that a cylinder, swimming in a vortex (漩涡), was drawn in with greater difficulty than an equally big body, of any form whatever.

1. Why has the storyteller forgotten the teacher’s explanation?

A．He was too afraid to listen carefully.

B．He didn’t know much about physics.

C．The teacher didn’t explain the ideas clearly.

D．The teacher didn’t understand his observations.

2. How did the storyteller survive?

A．He kept calm.	B．He observed carefully.
C．He jumped into the sea.	D．He tied himself to a barrel.

2 . That morning in September, at a five-kilometer race, I waited for my 11-year-old son at the finish line. He’d run 30:34 at another 5k in late spring, so I ________ he could run a 5k in about 30 minutes. When I didn’t see him at the 35-minute mark, I began to ________.

It’d already been an ________ morning. About an hour earlier, when we drove into town, my son noticed a lovely tiny green tree cricket in my car. It jumped onto my son’s hand where it stayed so long that we eventually gave it a name: Little Friend.

Minutes before the race, it jumped onto the sidewalk. Maybe it wanted to seek freedom, but this wasn’t a safe place due to the ________ pedestrian traffic. So my son knelt and ________ his hand. Little Friend came back. But I told him he would ________ it during the race.

I ran well and felt thrilled at the finish line. However, that ________ gave way to anxiety when my son didn’t show up. I ________ asking people if they’d seen him. No one had. So I returned to the race headquarters. In my confusion, I didn’t even see him ________ the finish line. But there he was, just ahead of the 45-minute mark, with Little Friend ________ on his right thumb.

My ________ were wrong. My son didn’t run fast, and he didn’t lose Little Friend. These two ________ seemed somehow related. He ________ a cold he was getting over, but I knew it was more than that.

Sometimes life gives you something beautiful, but fragile. There’s no need to ________ ahead. Treat it ________ and hold on when you can.

1.

A．indicated

B．knew

C．meant

D．stressed

2.

A．question

B．forgive

C．panic

D．regret

3.

A．average

B．endless

C．unusual

D．original

4.

A．invisible

B．smooth

C．unpredictable

D．easy

5.

A．took out

B．reached out

C．gave away

D．put up

6.

A．lose

B．change

C．train

D．catch

7.

A．eagerness

B．nervousness

C．annoyance

D．excitement

8.

A．enjoyed

B．kept

C．practiced

D．stopped

9.

A．crossing

B．blocking

C．facing

D．touching

10.

A．arguing

B．sighing

C．riding

D．feeding

11.

A．evaluations

B．guesses

C．conclusions

D．comments

12.

A．facts

B．ideas

C．tasks

D．activities

13.

A．overcame

B．treated

C．received

D．blamed

14.

A．move

B．fly

C．struggle

D．rush

15.

A．gently

B．wisely

C．loosely

D．urgently

3 . The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the _________ tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my _________ into my studies.

At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of _________ but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had _________ no job experience. All I could _________ was that being a high school graduate and a year of college.

However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the places I _________. We had set up a meeting time, and after my _________, I was more than ready to start working the following Monday. I was _________ at the chance of working for my wages.

When I started, it was very clear that I was not _________. I made mistakes with orders and often __________ sales promotions (推销). My parents made a bet I would not __________ the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for more __________. However, I stuck with it.

After working a while, I got better at orders, and always __________ the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had __________ the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and gave me the __________ of working.

1.

A．funniest

B．worst

C．hardest

D．lightest

2.

A．energy

B．motivation

C．wisdom

D．ambition

3.

A．questionnaires

B．surveys

C．certifications

D．applications

4.

A．exactly

B．absolutely

C．partly

D．doubtfully

5.

A．explain

B．claim

C．interpret

D．offer

6.

A．signed up

B．applied to

C．checked in

D．headed for

7.

A．interview

B．graduation

C．arrangement

D．performance

8.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．worried

9.

A．skilled

B．frightened

C．patient

D．satisfied

10.

A．avoided

B．abandoned

C．postponed

D．forgot

11.

A．spend

B．last

C．continue

D．wait

12.

A．ideas

B．expectations

C．jobs

D．instructions

13.

A．sold

B．produced

C．kept

D．recommended

14.

A．confirmed

B．received

C．guaranteed

D．become

15.

A．confidence

B．importance

C．expectation

D．hope

4 . Many years ago, I was a student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. I had an evening class that was a fifteen-minute ________ from my dorm. No one in my dorm was taking the same class, so I walked to and from class alone, ________ in the dark.

One evening, I ________ two very large, black Doberman Pinschers following about twenty feet behind me. I have always been an animal lover and I have never been ________ of dogs, so I stopped walking, turned around, and talked to them. They ________ to come to me and when I tried to walk toward them, they backed up, keeping their ________. They were not threatening in any way as they did not growl (低吼) or flatten their ears — the way dogs do when they are about to ________. They just wouldn’t allow me to get close to them.

For weeks, every time I walked to this particular class, the two dogs appeared and ________ me. I was very ________ with the situation, even though the dogs would not interact with me.

One night, a car with three young men slowly ________. They were loud, ________ my attention. When the young men got out of the car, I felt a sense of ________. As they walked toward me, before I had time to react, the two Dobermans charged and barked at them. You never saw three people get into a car so ________ and pull away!

I spent the rest of the semester searching for those heroic dogs. ________, after that night when I needed their ________, my guardians never reappeared.

1.

A．flight

B．drive

C．walk

D．sail

2.

A．returning

B．surfing

C．rolling

D．staging

3.

A．left

B．noticed

C．heard

D．minded

4.

A．proud

B．fond

C．tired

D．afraid

5.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．refused

D．preferred

6.

A．distance

B．pace

C．sight

D．control

7.

A．run

B．play

C．bark

D．attack

8.

A．bit

B．ignored

C．greeted

D．followed

9.

A．patient

B．comfortable

C．flexible

D．disappointed

10.

A．went off

B．passed down

C．pulled up

D．sped away

11.

A．escaping

B．drawing

C．losing

D．reflecting

12.

A．unease

B．regret

C．relief

D．anger

13.

A．straight

B．late

C．fast

D．hard

14.

A．Gradually

B．Particularly

C．Strangely

D．Occasionally

15.

A．protection

B．patience

C．permission

D．position

5 . Since my childhood my grandmother had noticed how shy I was about letting people do things for me. She was always pointing out to me, “Linda, it’s a blessing to do a good deed for someone else, but sometimes it’s a blessing to let another person do something for you.” I never really understood what she meant until recently.

It was three months ago, and I’d just moved into an apartment for college in Brooklyn, New York. Several of my friends had offered to help me settle in after the moving men left, but I’d said I could manage. Letting them help did not ft my image of myself as a capable and independent woman of 21.

As December arrived, getting to school became more difficult. One day, snowflakes had been falling past my window for several hours when it came time to leave for class. I put on two sweaters, a coat, a wool hat and boots, making for the bus stop near apartment. In this December storm it was a hard journey. As I tied around my neck the blue scarf that Grandma had knitted (编织) for me, I could almost hear her voice: “Why don’t you see if you can find a lift?” A thousand reasons came into my mind: I don’t know my neighbors; I feel funny asking for favors. Pride would not let me ask even though I came across three neighbors at the door of the apartment building. One of them was the woman living upstairs, and in her hand there was an obvious car key.

Result? An hour of waiting in the bitter cold before the bus finally arrived, followed by another half-hour journey. When I slid into the classroom, the class was almost over. If only I had taken the chance and asked for help! It would have been a 10-minute ride by car. Grandma would be shaking her head at my stubbornness (固执).

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为80左右； 2.续写部分为两段，开头语已为你写好。

On the day of my final exam, I again walked to the bus stop through heavy snow.

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As I pushed open the door of my apartment building, I found myself face to face with the woman form upstairs

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6 . While in middle school, students seem to have one goal: to be popular. Like most thirteen-year-olds, I gave in to this need to ________.

One afternoon, I told my father that I wanted to be popular. He looked at me and asked me why I felt that way. I ________ my shoulders and looked back into my drink. I had never stopped to think about why I felt the need to settle in.... I ________ did.

My father ________ to tell me a story from his college days. His mother had made him several sweater vests to wear at school. These sweater vests were ________, but hardly “in style.” Nevertheless, they became a ________ in my father’s closet. He didn’t care that he wasn’t_________ the latest fashion. In fact, he didn’t care what everyone thought of him, either. I was ________. What was even more surprising was that by breaking with convention, my father started a ________. What he wore became fashionable because the other students saw the ________ with which he dressed.

As the days passed and I thought about it, I realized there might be some ________ to what my father said after all. I tried to make a change from just ________ the audience to focusing on the behavior that I really enjoyed. From then on, I found myself ________ less and less about what other people thought of me. It was a wonderful ________! I learned a valuable lesson in the process: ________ against the current can only make me stronger.

1.

A．get away

B．break up

C．set off

D．fit in

2.

A．scratched

B．shrugged

C．switched

D．shook

3.

A．simply

B．unwillingly

C．consciously

D．pleasantly

4.

A．proceeded

B．determined

C．pretended

D．attempted

5.

A．fashionable

B．practical

C．unique

D．elegant

6.

A．sample

B．souvenir

C．decoration

D．must

7.

A．resisting

B．describing

C．sporting

D．designing

8.

A．depressed

B．delighted

C．shocked

D．disappointed

9.

A．trend

B．revolution

C．campaign

D．reformation

10.

A．dignity

B．confidence

C．regret

D．embarrassment

11.

A．attention

B．response

C．truth

D．gratitude

12.

A．complaining

B．blaming

C．appreciating

D．pleasing

13.

A．caring

B．fancying

C．remembering

D．imagining

14.

A．satisfaction

B．challenge

C．expectation

D．liberation

15.

A．Leaning

B．Voting

C．Swimming

D．Running

7 . 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。

It was a week before Christmas. Despite all the encouraging words I had given myself, I was having a really hard time staying positive. In a few days I would be facing the wedding anniversary (纪念日) on December 23rd. I had always looked forward to this time of year.

I was wandering about in the street, looking for a gift for my husband. The clock read 4: 00p. m. I still didn't find anything satisfying. I decided to head to a neighboring town to find the perfect gift for my dear Joey. I made it into town and stopped by a few local shops, festive with holiday music and bright Christmas light. Shoppers hurried from one place to another, eagerly picking out the perfect gift for their loved ones. I left empty-handed but not completely discouraged. I still had two more stops and I was determined to find something before I headed home.

I wondered that the local trading post would have a few good “gifts.” I headed that way and arrived at 6: 04 p. m. The sign on the locked gate showed I had missed it by four minutes. I took a deep breath. The thought of having to go out another day and do this all over again was unbearable. I shook my head. It wouldn't come to that because my next stop was a huge, multi-level store where I knew I would find the perfect gift for my husband.

I arrived at the huge store and was surprised that the parking lot wasn't all that crowded. Great! I started walking toward the front door when I saw a lady coming out of the building. She was wearing the blue uniform, looking at me with that “look”.

You know, the “I know something you don't know look.” I recognized it and stopped. “Are they closed?” I asked her. “Yes ma’am. We close at 6: 00,” she pleasantly answered. My head fell forward and my feet were painful. I felt upset. This was a huge store. It was the holidays. How could they be closed? I couldn't help crying in the parking lot.

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。

The lady walked toward me and asked: “Are you ohey?”

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Hearing what I said, the lady thought of a good idea.

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8 . 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。

An old man called Li Yubao living in a remote rural area asked his grandson on the phone what gifts he wanted for     1     Spring Festival. His grandson said a word. He     2     (hear) the word “Pegga” for the first time, when he talked with his grandson through the cellphone. He didn’t know what Pegga was. So grandpa Li began an interesting journey     3     (discover) what Pegga was.

Grandpa Li asked his neighbors,     4     nobody around knew the answer. Grandpa Li didn’t give up. He continued     5     (ask) more people in the village     6     (patient). He got a brief answer from a local woman,     7     used to work in the city. She explained to him that “Pegga” was a pink pig in the cartoon. With     8     (imagine), he created a pink “Pegga” model made     9     irons and steels. It amazed his grandson. Although the Pegga made by grandpa Li was not the exact one, his family     10     (member) were moved deeply. They all loved the gift “Pegga”.

9 . As a single parent of two, Carolyn had always been inspired to get her bachelor’s degree (学士学位). However, the day-to-day life had ________ in the way. Luckily, her son, Immanuel Patton, continually encouraged her to ________ her degree as he was working towards his own. It _________ they could graduate from university together.

The ________ to graduation wasn’t always easy, with Carolyn ________ that completing her degree on top of working was a _________ at times. Immanuel also faced ________ challenges of his own, at one point ________ a 1.0 grade point average and being placed on academic probation (留校观察).

“I had a meltdown (崩溃), but I got back on ________. My son says: ‘If I can do it, you can do it, too,’ ” Carolyn recalled. The two encouraged one another and ________ completed their degrees.

The ________ graduation came almost 20 years after a promise Immanuel made to Carolyn while he was in ________ to get their degrees together. On ________ day, the Pattons celebrated their joint achievement, standing for photos with the UMGC president, Gregory Fowler.

________ what life looks like after graduation, Carolyn says she hopes to use her bachelor’s degree to ________ a pay raise at work. Immanuel says that he is now looking for a job, possibly in academic advising.

1.

A．changed

B．lost

C．stood

D．come

2.

A．pursue

B．hold

C．download

D．fancy

3.

A．showed

B．meant

C．requested

D．proved

4.

A．attention

B．reaction

C．devotion

D．journey

5.

A．apologizing

B．noting

C．demanding

D．warning

6.

A．struggle

B．trick

C．foundation

D．process

7.

A．technical

B．general

C．academic

D．physical

8.

A．restoring

B．checking

C．receiving

D．expecting

9.

A．land

B．duty

C．stage

D．track

10.

A．totally

B．ultimately

C．nearly

D．repeatedly

11.

A．joint

B．virtual

C．original

D．improved

12.

A．university

B．danger

C．power

D．kindergarten

13.

A．registration

B．application

C．interview

D．graduation

14.

A．In spite of

B．In need of

C．In terms of

D．In hopes of

15.

A．afford

B．secure

C．include

D．review

10 . “You afraid of heights?” my dad asked, as I climbed up the seemingly ________ ladder to the second-story rooftop. I was up there to help him fix our TV ________. “Not yet,” I replied, as he climbed up after me with tools in hand. I didn’t have much to do up there on the roof — mostly I just held the antenna still and handed my dad ________ — so I began to talk to him as he worked, which put me ________. I could always talk to my dad. Most of my peers would be embarrassed to have their dad ________ them, but not me; in fact, I took great pride in him.

After he finished working on the antenna, we went inside. As I ________ my room, I saw my dad working ________ at his computer in his study, which was adjacent (邻近的) to my bedroom. As I watched him, I had the most incredible ________ to just poke my head in and tell him that I loved him. ________, I quickly brushed that urge away and continued on into my room. I couldn’t possibly say to him “I love you”, but I really ________ to.

The next day seemed like any other. After school, my mom ________ me at the front door, with her face streaming with ________. She told me, in the ________ voice she could manage, the worst news of my life. “Dad’s dead.” I just stood there as she hugged me, unable to move or ________.

I never really told my dad I loved him. I ________ I had. I miss him very much.

1.

A．delicate

B．unstable

C．old

D．steady

2.

A．set

B．series

C．antenna

D．episode

3.

A．tools

B．sharpeners

C．scrapers

D．ladders

4.

A．at a loss

B．at risk

C．at large

D．at ease

5.

A．keep track of

B．break away from

C．hang around with

D．look up to

6.

A．passed

B．left

C．approached

D．tidied

7.

A．attentively

B．casually

C．continually

D．absently

8.

A．courage

B．urge

C．ambition

D．determination

9.

A．Subsequently

B．Moreover

C．Hence

D．Nevertheless

10.

A．meant

B．managed

C．declined

D．guaranteed

11.

A．examined

B．consulted

C．greeted

D．abused

12.

A．smiles

B．waterfalls

C．expressions

D．tears

13.

A．saddest

B．calmest

C．highest

D．sharpest

14.

A．slip

B．collapse

C．react

D．withdraw

15.

A．wish

B．expect

C．hope

D．desire