1 . For the first 19 months of her life, Helen Keller was like other pretty happy babies in every way. Then in 1882, a sudden illness destroyed her sight and hearing. Because she could not hear what other people were saying, the child could not learn to speak. For the following 5 years, she lived in a world of darkness, without sounds or words and her parents could do nothing but let her be.

The person who changed Helen’s world was her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who entered her life. Miss Sullivan had accepted a job, which seemed impossible. She had agreed to teach a blind child who had never learned to act like a human being, because no one had ever been able to guide her in any way. No one could control Helen. She acted like a young animal, rushing wildly around, throwing things, and hitting anyone whom she could reach. Who could believe that such a child could be taught?

But Anne Sullivan was a very special kind of teacher. She had been blind during part of her own childhood and had learned to read Braille, a system of writing that uses raised dots which can be felt by the finger of a blind person. She had learned to see again after several operations, but she had never forgotten the experience of being blind.

Miss Sullivan understood Helen. She loved her and believed she could teach her.

Anne Sullivan could not teach Helen Keller to speak until some other important things had been learned. The little girl had to learn to control her actions and feelings. She had to learn that she could not always do what she wished to do. She had always been able to get what she wished by using force. The teacher had to change such habits without breaking the child’s spirit.

Miss Sullivan’s battle began. Sometimes, there was real fighting between the wild child and the strong young teacher. At last, however, the battle was won by Miss Sullivan, who had succeeded in showing Helen that she loved her and wanted to help her. The child and her teacher became friends. They continued to be friends until the teacher’s death, 50 years later.

The day on which Helen finally accepted Miss Sullivan as her friend and teacher was a great day in Helen’s life. After that the teacher could begin to teach the child language.

1. Helen became blind and deaf after ________.

A．an unexpected accident	B．a football match
C．a sudden disease	D．fighting with her teacher

2. Sullivan probably passed away in ________.

A．1917

B．1932

C．1937

D．1939

3. To begin with, she taught Helen ________.

A．to pronounce a few words	B．to control herself properly
C．to copy some letters	D．to make different sounds

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Sullivan learned the Braille when she was blind as a child.

B．Blind as Sullivan was, he accepted the challenge to teach Helen.

C．At first Sullivan and Helen often fought each other.

D．Sullivan died when she was fifty years old.

2 . Very far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road, there was a big hole filled with water. The hole was very deep, but drivers on the road didn’t know just how deep. Drivers always drove into the hole, but they never drove out.

One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water, but he didn’t think it was very deep. He drove into the hole, but he couldn’t drive out. The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field, and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.

“Is there a problem?” asked the farmer.

“Yes,” said the man. “My car is stuck in this hole. Can you help me?”

“Maybe,” said the farmer. “But I’m very busy.”

“If you help me, I’ll pay you,” said the man.

“OK,” said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor, and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said, “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.”

“Actually, no,” said the farmer.

“Why not?” asked the man.

“The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help. But I don’t make money day and night because I don’t pull cars out at night.”

“At night I’m busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer.

1. Why did very few cars drive on the small dirt road?

A．Because the road was dirty.	B．Because it was so far from the city.
C．Because very few people knew the way.	D．Because the drivers knew there was a hole.

2. According to paragraph 2, we can know about the man in a new car __________ .

A．he just learnt to drive a car	B．it was the first time that he passed there
C．he knew how deep the hole was	D．he knew the farmer in the field

3. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．Drivers didn’t see there was a hole on the road.

B．The man drove into the hole and never drove out.

C．The farmer was busy filling the hole with water at night.

D．The driver made a lot of money pulling cars out of the hole day and night.

4. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．The road

B．The city

C．The car

D．The man

3 . 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)
______________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . David and Case are 12 and 11 years old. Like most _________, they don’t have much money. They get a little pocket money from their _________ for doing chores. And of course, they wish they had more _________ to spend on comics and candy.

One day, the two friends were walking through a parking lot when they saw something on the ground. It was a wallet. They _________ the wallet up and looked inside. The wallet was _________ loaded with cash. _________, there were $500 in bills.

The boys _______   to find the rightful owner. They didn’t even think about touching the money. _________, they found a driver’s license and _________ a plan. Case stayed at the __________ where they had found the wallet, while David took the wallet to a nearby __________ station. Pretty soon, the police officers were able to __________ the owner of the wallet.

Scott Ames was so __________ to get the wallet back. It wasn’t __________ the money. The wallet also had some __________ in it, such as a photo of his late mother. And of course, Ames was amazed to __________ that not one of the bills had been removed.

__________, a person with strong morals had found his wallet, he __________. When the police told him that two pre-teen boys had found the wallet, he was __________. Sure, there was no reason for him to be surprised that two boys were pillars (栋梁) of the community. But it didn’t exactly __________ the stereotype (刻板印象) of young people.

1.

A．kids

B．athletes

C．fans

D．farmers

2.

A．customers

B．accounts

C．parents

D．pockets

3.

A．energy

B．cash

C．time

D．approach

4.

A．held

B．tore

C．piled

D．picked

5.

A．lightly

B．roughly

C．absolutely

D．strangely

6.

A．In all

B．In return

C．In brief

D．In particular

7.

A．managed

B．determined

C．promised

D．hesitated

8.

A．Therefore

B．Hopefully

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

9.

A．hatched

B．quit

C．admitted

D．paused

10.

A．cinema

B．spot

C．hotel

D．center

11.

A．gas

B．railway

C．police

D．radio

12.

A．convince

B．inquire

C．motivate

D．locate

13.

A．awkward

B．lucky

C．delighted

D．curious

14.

A．just

B．nearly

C．yet

D．even

15.

A．documents

B．items

C．comments

D．patterns

16.

A．prove

B．reflect

C．report

D．see

17.

A．Basically

B．Clearly

C．Naturally

D．Possibly

18.

A．reasoned

B．sighed

C．blamed

D．added

19.

A．annoyed

B．discouraged

C．amazed

D．ashamed

20.

A．draw

B．ignore

C．oppose

D．fit

5 . As a new teacher, I was sent on my first practical class at a middle school. During my class, I_________ something terrible in the school and realized it could be a place lacking justice and_________among the students.

Jess was an 8th grade student who always _________her classmates though lack of respect in return. Kids constantly _________her behind her back. Tyson, a 12th grade student, was handsome and always_________ by his classmates. When the school talent show came around, Jess asked to _________a solo(独唱) act. I hesitated to allow her to take the stage, fearing that she might _________challenges. However, I knew it would be_________to say no, so her name was onto the list of performers.

The day of the show, the whole school gathered in the hall. The _________began and I was pleasantly surprised when each performance was greeted with __________and praise. Then it was Jess’s __________. The music started and, to my horror, she missed the first line of the__________. She became nervous, and forgot her lines. As she__________through the song, kids whispered and laughed. Jess looked very embarrassed and was about to__________when the most amazing thing happened. The sound of somebody__________with the beat of the song began to rise above the crowd. I looked around to see__________it was. It was Tyson. He was clapping loudly, __________his friends to join in. Slowly, the claps spread from Tyson’s group to the rest of the students, then__________the hall. Soon the encouragement made Jess find__________. As the song ended, the whole audience cheered.

The smile on Jess’s face that day is one I’ll __________ forget. Tyson changed my life by regaining my faith in the kindness of youth.

1.

A．made

B．found

C．left

D．taught

2.

A．kindness

B．freedom

C．humor

D．creativity

3.

A．respected

B．envied

C．avoided

D．suspected

4.

A．helped

B．teased

C．praised

D．greeted

5.

A．abused

B．guided

C．surrounded

D．protected

6.

A．enjoy

B．design

C．choose

D．perform

7.

A．join

B．escape

C．pass

D．face

8.

A．unfair

B．normal

C．possible

D．easy

9.

A．troubles

B．discussions

C．acts

D．quarrels

10.

A．comments

B．shouts

C．cheers

D．noises

11.

A．duty

B．turn

C．number

D．position

12.

A．speech

B．play

C．poem

D．song

13.

A．got

B．pushed

C．smoothed

D．struggled

14.

A．give up

B．show off

C．turn away

D．go through

15.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．singing

D．clapping

16.

A．what

B．who

C．which

D．where

17.

A．urging

B．persuading

C．threatening

D．promising

18.

A．beyond

B．beneath

C．throughout

D．across

19.

A．himself

B．herself

C．myself

D．itself

20.

A．never

B．ever

C．even

D．yet

6 . The first day of school, I came home crying because all the other kids said I was too big for kindergarten. On the bus, the first three seats were_______for kindergartners and the bus driver made me move _______because she didn’t believe me when I told her I was in kindergarten-I was just too _______

When I was about nine, my sister and I were _______ in a play area at the mall and a security guard came up and told me I was too big. The age _______ was 12, but they still wouldn’t let me play.

Finding jeans that are_______enough for a girl like me is nearly impossible. One of my friends is a boy. One day, we decided to _______jeans-his came up to about my mid-shin(小腿中部), and everyone kept telling me I _______like Tom Sawyer.

At 16, however, I suddenly found being tell has its_______

I can ________ things on the top shelf, like Wal-Mart and the shopping mall, where I ________by little old ladies to get stuff down for them all the time. I also get ________ first in a crowd because my head sticks way ________everybody else’s. But I do run a higher ________of hitting my head on things.

Being tall is a great way to get people’s________I get approached by strangers all the time, asking me if I played ________ . I did play basketball, but the thing I was________at in it was intimidation. I loved watching the other team’s faces when I walked out to________.You could usually see the________in the eyes of whoever had to jump against me.

I used to________ being tall. Now I’ve gone back to smiling when I hear someone tell me how lucky I am.

1.

A．allowed

B．saved

C．collected

D．created

2.

A．back

B．down

C．forward

D．outside

3.

A．short

B．tall

C．nervous

D．excited

4.

A．talking

B．staying

C．playing

D．arguing

5.

A．range

B．level

C．rule

D．limit

6.

A．long

B．pretty

C．special

D．cheap

7.

A．improve

B．change

C．make

D．switch

8.

A．showed

B．acted

C．looked

D．sounded

9.

A．benefits

B．reasons

C．disadvantages

D．challenges

10.

A．put

B．discover

C．reach

D．send

11.

A．helped

B．asked

C．forced

D．reminded

12.

A．touched

B．judged

C．understood

D．noticed

13.

A．around

B．above

C．behind

D．beside

14.

A．risk

B．hope

C．success

D．opportunity

15.

A．trust

B．advice

C．attention

D．support

16.

A．volleyball

B．baseball

C．football

D．basketball

17.

A．best

B．worst

C．angry

D．excited

18.

A．run

B．shoot

C．rest

D．jump

19.

A．delight

B．love

C．fear

D．shame

20.

A．imagine

B．hate

C．consider

D．enjoy

7 . 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。

A mother returned home very tired. Her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her     1     his younger brother had done.

“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! I told him you would be mad at him     2     doing it again, but I couldn’t stop him.”

She let out a long sigh and asked: “He did it again?     3     is your brother now?”

“He is in his room.”

She walked to the younger son’s room. She called     4     full name as she entered. Then, she found Tyler     5     (try) to hide. He knew that the worst moments     6     (come)! For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of the sound of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper. She scolded the little boy for his bad behavior. The more she scolded, the     7     (mad) she got.

Then she headed for the living room     8     (see) what he had written. As she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears at once. It said “I love Mommy” and     9     (surround) with a heart.

Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it, with     10     empty frame (框) hung around it.

8 . She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She looked ordinary and was not _________. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her _________ English, I looked at her _________. And I remembered her name — Kelly. _________, one student in our school was allowed to _________ the National College Speech Competition. I thought it over and filled in her name. However, _________ Kelly practised hard for the competition, I was a little worried, because she was always _________ quiet.

In the night of the competition, I came to the hall very early and told her to _________. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed that she was really _________. I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots(抽签). She drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at __________.

Sure enough, No. 8 was very successful .The __________ made a warm applause(掌声).

When the hall was __________ with excitement and noises, Kelly appeared on the stage. Because of the strong spotlight and the large hall, __________ seemed to notice she had been there. I felt hopeless.

But the moment   that surprised me __________. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on me.” Three times in all, __________.The whole audience __________ silent. I could hardly __________ that loud voice to the girl, who was usually soft-voiced before. She gave a perfect __________.

I think I will never forget this touching __________ my student taught me — never underestimate(低估) the __________ of the silent people.

1.

A．special

B．confident

C．generous

D．social

2.

A．amazing

B．broken

C．interesting

D．keen

3.

A．for a moment

B．with new eyes

C．in surprise

D．in the distance

4.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Thus

D．Afterwards

5.

A．watch

B．take part

C．attend

D．get involved

6.

A．because of

B．even if

C．as if

D．as soon as

7.

A．far too

B．very much

C．a bit of

D．quite a few

8.

A．keep calm

B．stand still

C．go ahead

D．take care

9.

A．peaceful

B．relaxed

C．interested

D．nervous

10.

A．making friends

B．drawing attention

C．giving speeches

D．controlling himself

11.

A．parents

B．crowd

C．students

D．boy

12.

A．included

B．covered

C．filled

D．met

13.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．everybody

14.

A．passed

B．came

C．happened

D．stopped

15.

A．more and more

B．nearer and nearer

C．less and less

D．louder and louder

16.

A．felt

B．fell

C．kept

D．hit

17.

A．link

B．know

C．pass

D．warn

18.

A．presentation

B．pronunciation

C．talk

D．explanation

19.

A．competition

B．speech

C．lesson

D．situation

20.

A．name

B．voice

C．need

D．power

9 . Amanda Kitts is one of “tomorrow’s people”, people who have artificial (人工的) body parts. She has a bionic(电子操控的) arm.

Now, Kitts runs a day -care center. Children run up to her happily as she comes into the classroom. She bends over to talk with a small girl. As she bends Kitts puts her hands on her knees. For most people, this would be easy. However, just a few years ago, this was impossible for Kitts.

In 2006, Kitts was in a car accident. A truck crushed(挤坏) her left arm and the doctor had to cut it off. “I was angry, sad, depressed. I just couldn’t accept it,” she says. But then she heard about a new technique that could use the remaining nerves(神经) in her shoulder to control an artificial arm.

In a difficult operation, a doctor moved Kitts’s nerves to her upper- arm muscles. For months, the nerves grew. Millimeter by millimeter, they moved deeper into their new homes. “At three months I started feeling little tingles and twitches(刺痛和抽搐),” she said. A month later, she got her first bionic arm. A research engineer worked with Kitts to make the computer programs match her real movements more and more closely.

Today, Kitts’s arm is great, but it’s not yet perfect. She wants feeling in her hands. For example, she needs to feel whether something is rough or smooth. She also needs feeling to do one of her favorite things-drink coffee “The problem with a paper coffee cup is that my hand will close until it gets a solid grip,” she says. One time at a coffee shop, her hand kept closing until it crushed the cup. But Kitts says positively,” One day I’ll be able to feel things with it, and clap my hands… to the songs my kids are singing.”

1. What is the difference between Kitts and normal people?

A．She can sing.	B．She can bend
C．She can put her hands on her knees.	D．She has a bionic arm.

2. Kitts is able to ________ with her bionic hand.

A．clap her hands

B．hold things

C．feel rough or smooth things

D．drink coffee

3. Kitts’s attitude toward her new arm is ________.

A．positive

B．angry

C．perfect

D．disappointed

4. Choose the right order of the events
①Kitts heard about a new technique
②Kitts crushed a paper coffee cup
③Kitts had two human arms
④A truck hit Kitts’s car
⑤Kitts got her first bionic arm
⑥Doctors moved some of the nerves in Kitts’s arm

A．④①⑥⑤②③

B．③④⑤①②⑥

C．④①⑥⑤③②

D．③④①⑥⑤②

10 . One day, I was so angry with my parents that I left home, saying I would never return. I was upset because my parents refused to buy me a bike.

But in my anger, I didn’t even realize that I had taken both my father’s shoes and his wallet. As I made my way to the bus station, I felt some pain in my foot. I noticed that the shoe had a hole in it.

There were no buses around. Not knowing what to do, I looked in my dad’s wallet. To my surprise, there wasn’t much money inside. I also found a note from his manager which asked him to wear nicer-looking shoes to the office.

I remembered my mother asking him to buy a pair of new shoes, but he said the shoes he was wearing should last at least another six months.

I started to walk home. I then realized that when I had left, my dad’s motorbike wasn’t there. Thinking about that, I wanted to cry. I ran home as fast as I could.

When I got home, my dad was there waiting for me. I couldn’t help but cry. I hugged him tightly and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. I don’t need a bike.”

That’s when I realized just how much pain and hardship our parents go through sometimes, and how great their love for us is. Everyone should do a better job of remembering this from time to time.

1. The underlined word “upset” is similar to ________.

A．frustrated

B．tired

C．happy

D．hopeless

2. The writer was upset because ________.

A．his parents didn’t want to buy him new clothes.

B．his father didn’t agree to buy him new shoes.

C．his parents didn’t love him any more.

D．his parents didn’t want to buy a new bike for him.

3. After he saw the note in the wallet, the writer knew ________.

A．his father couldn’t go on working in the company.

B．his father didn’t care about wearing nice things.

C．his father had bought him a new pair of shoes.

D．their family was going through a hard time.

4. Why did the writer take his father’s shoes and wallet?

A．Because he thought they were valuable.

B．Because he wanted to sell them.

C．Because he was too angry to take the right ones.

D．Because he wanted his father to come to find him.