1 . In the first class of college, our teacher gave us a special task — get to know someone we didn’t know before. When I looked around, I found a wrinkled, little old lady _________ me. She said, “Hi, my name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.” “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked _________. “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...” she replied. “No seriously,” I asked. I was _________ what may have motivated her to be taking on this _________ at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she said.

From that day on, we became _________ friends. We left class together and talked nonstop. I was always _________ to listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and _________ with me.

At the end of the term, Rose was invited to _________ a speech. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “The secret of staying young _________ being positive and pursuing dreams persistently. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die,” she went on. “Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any __________ or ability. The elderly usually don’t have __________ for what they did, but rather for things they didn’t do. The only people who __________ death are those with regrets.”

Finally, Rose finished the college degree successfully. A month after graduation Rose died __________ in her sleep. Thousands of college students attended her funeral (葬礼)__________ the woman from whom we can learn a __________ that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.

A．improving

B．approaching

C．reminding

D．donating

2.

A．jokingly

B．absolutely

C．entirely

D．obviously

3.

A．sensitive

B．scared

C．awkward

D．curious

4.

A．consequence

B．application

C．challenge

D．strategy

5.

A．general

B．distant

C．instant

D．generous

6.

A．addicted

B．interested

C．excited

D．moved

7.

A．character

B．arrangement

C．opportunity

D．experience

8.

A．remove

B．deliver

C．inform

D．protest

9.

A．calls for

B．contributes to

C．turns up

D．lies in

10.

A．journal

B．profit

C．talent

D．image

11.

A．complaints

B．regrets

C．wishes

D．goals

12.

A．impress

B．survive

C．fear

D．confirm

13.

A．peacefully

B．patiently

C．faithfully

D．sincerely

14.

A．in favor of

B．in honor of

C．in spite of

D．in charge of

15.

A．phenomenon

B．destination

C．comment

D．lesson

2 . 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。

One important feature of classic literature is that it often reflects an author’s own experiences,     1     makes it more vivid and moving. This is one reason why the best works of literature still appeal to readers long after they     2     (write). Cao Xueqin’s A Dream of Red Mansions, also     3     (know) as The Story of the Stone, is a good example of this. The novel is     4     (wide) acknowledged to be one of the pinnacle (巅峰) of Chinese fiction.     5     (it) storyline follows the fall of a large wealthy family much like the author’s own.     6    (draw) on his own experiences, Cao Xueqin gives a detailed     7     (describe) of what life was like at that time. The novel contains a great number of     8     (detail) such as what the upper class wore and ate. It also describes the social relations in 18th-century China. As a result, readers are capable of understanding     9     gap between rich and poor, men and women, the learned and the uneducated in the historical context. Cultural and historical elements like these make A Dream of Red Mansions a timeless classic.     10     summary, we can learn much about a specific period in history from classic literature.

4 . Growing up in Ukraine, Vadim didn’t know what it was like to live in a safe, stable home. His parents were alcoholics who would often beat him. They’d even stuff him into a wine container, breaking his little body and leaving only a small opening at the top so he could breathe and see—but only just a little.

By the time Vadim turned 9, he was living in an orphanage (孤儿院). Unfortunately, as is the case with far too many little ones, his life only got worse there. Not only was he hurt, but he was placed in a room on the third floor, making it impossible to get downstairs in a wheelchair.

This left Vadim crawling up and down the stairs, an activity that was both physically and mentally exhausting. He’d often be late for meals. If the food wasn’t already gone by the time he arrived, other kids would steal from him.

Then, a chain effect began when some special folks visited the orphanage. They told him a story about a spiritual figure who advocated love and forgiveness. This conversation helped the 14-year-old find his faith and, in turn, he had more hope than he ever had before.

Today, Vadim is no longer the boy subject to fate. He is a father to his own kids, and his life couldn’t be more different or better. Over the years, he’s discovered a gift for expressing himself through art. This inspired Tim Tebow Foundation, an organization fighting for the most vulnerable (脆弱的) people around the world, to ask if he`d like to create a piece that represented what it looked and felt like for him to have gone from “darkness to light.”

The result? A truly remarkable painting that features Vadim, in his wheelchair, leaving behind his old home, including the wine container his parents stuffed him into. His new direction includes a beautiful forest full of fall leaves and bright light, showing the hope he is said to have found in the inspiring story.

1. According to the passage, Vadim’s parents treated him ________.

A．cruelly

B．forgivingly

C．thoughtfully

D．strictly

2. Why did Vadim crawl up and down the stairs when living in the orphanage?

A．Because his little roommates often did damage to his wheelchair.

B．Because other children would take his meal without permission.

C．Because he couldn’t use the wheelchair to go downstairs from a high floor.

D．Because getting downstairs was demanding for him physically and mentally.

3. What does the underlined phrase “a chain effect” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．An effective treatment for Vadim’s disability.

B．A series of positive changes occurring in Vadim’s life.

C．A sense of hope from the story of a spiritual figure.

D．A helping hand from Tim Tebow Foundation.

4. What is the message that Vadim wants to convey in his remarkable painting?

A．He admires the beauty and harmony of nature.

B．He leads a miserable life with his own kids.

C．He is expert at delicate painting techniques.

D．He says farewell to the past and harvests happiness.

5 . Odors (气味) are complex and often have changeable structures, and can show meaningful information about an animal’s surroundings, like the location of food sources. But it has previously been assumed that mammalian (哺乳动物的) brains can`t fully process these temporal changes in smell because they happen so rapidly, much faster than an animal can smell.

Using behavioral experiments, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL(University College London)found that mice can, in fact, detect very rapid variations within odors, at rates previously not thought possible. They also showed that mice can use this information to distinguish whether odors are coming from the same or different sources, even if they are very close to each other.

This suggests that the mammalian olfactory (嗅觉的) system is also key in processing the awareness of physical space and surroundings, guiding decisions important to survival.

Andreas Schaefer, group leader of the Sensory Circuits and Neurotechnology Laboratory at UCL says: “From an evolutionary (进化的) point of view our findings make sense as they help to explain why there is a lot of computational power within the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain where the nose sends signals to. It’s not only processing chemicals from odors but also calculating information about physical distance and sources. It would have been strange for evolution to create such processing power in this part of the brain if it were not being used to help the species survive.”

In one key experiment, the scientists trained mice to detect whether two odors were coming from the same source or separate sources. The mice were able to correctly distinguish this difference.

As part of the study, the scientists designed new technologies including a high-speed odor delivery device and equipment that can measure several odors with extremely high precision. These innovations will enable more complicated work on the olfactory bulb, increasing our knowledge of how this brain region processes information about the environment and influences behavior.

1. What has been previously assumed impossible for mammalian brains?

A．Sensing fast and small changes in odors.

B．Responding to different behaviors properly.

C．Spotting relationships among different odors.

D．Remembering the exact location of food sources.

2. What do Schaefer’s words imply about the olfactory bulb?

A．It sends signals to the nose.	B．It changes an animal’s evolution.
C．It detects an animal’s surroundings.	D．It recognizes different parts of the brain.

3. Why did the scientists create new technologies?

A．To investigate the structures of several odors.

B．To learn more about how the olfactory bulb works.

C．To develop more treatments for the olfactory bulb.

D．To explore the impact of the environment on the brain.

4. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Mice might have a unique olfactory system.

B．Mammalian brains own computational power.

C．Different structures of odors attract different mice.

D．Rapid changing smells can teach mice about space.

6 . If your heart breaks like ________ (I) at the thought of our irreplaceable heritage being lost forever, please take action. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . The surprise attack came ________ a great shock to the whole nation. (用适当的词填空)

10 . 假定你是李华，你校有一个劳动实践基地，你和同学们非常喜欢去基地参加劳动实践。请你写一封e-mail给你的英国笔友Bob，分享你的一次劳动经历与感受。内容包括：
1.劳动经历；2.劳动感受。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Bob,
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Best regards,

Li Hua