1 . The British people and the American people not only speak the same language but __________ a lot of special customs as well.

A．share

B．spare

C．hold

D．carry

2 . My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other ________, including her “sixth sense”, ________ she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the ________ don’t realize she’s blind.

I realized this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was ________ excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to ________ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us.”

To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt ________ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. When I told her, she was ________ for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla ________. And I knew my child was right because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s ________ in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my _________” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.

A．ways

B．means

C．methods

D．senses

2.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．as

3.

A．guests

B．family

C．children

D．friends

4.

A．excited

B．sad

C．satisfied

D．enjoyed

5.

A．especially

B．not so

C．a little

D．not at all

6.

A．paint

B．draw

C．create

D．mix

7.

A．stayed

B．painted

C．talked

D．played

8.

A．excitement

B．encouragement

C．delight

D．surprise

9.

A．attitude

B．color

C．picture

D．paper

10.

A．touched

B．distinguished

C．saw

D．understood

11.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．when

12.

A．curious

B．quiet

C．puzzled

D．worried

13.

A．cried

B．insisted

C．complained

D．informed

14.

A．shortcomings

B．difficulties

C．pride

D．description

15.

A．paper

B．eyes

C．hands

D．pens

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题。

In June 2020, my life changed and so did my family’s. I remember the day like it was yesterday. My mother told me the worst news imaginable — my dad had been diagnosed with Stage III Colon Cancer (结肠癌).

The news hit hard of course. However, in my head, my dad was a superman. As his daughter, I knew that cancer wasn’t going to beat him.

As weeks went on, life didn’t change much within our house. My mom still went to work; my brother and I still went to school; and my dad still worked while also meeting his doctor. However, I didn’t realized how much this new diagnosis was going to change my life.

As treatment progressed with my dad’s cancer, I couldn’t depend on him for things he usually did. And with my brother being away at college, I had to take on a lot more responsibility. But that was not the hardest part of this new journey. It was the fear. The fear that I could lose my Dad. The fear that I could get a call saying that he was in bad condition. The fear that I could never talk to him again. Yet with all these fears, there was never a doubt in my mind that my dad would beat this cancer. He was a superman.

The day of my dad’s surgery finally came. It was Father’s Day and I had my soccer game that day. I won my battle on the field and my dad won his in the hospital. May 2023, my dad was completely cancer free.

Though this journey proved to be a few of the hardest years of my life, it also proved to me how wonderful my dad really is.

1. What happened to the author’s family in June 2020?
________________________________________________________
2. How did the author behave after hearing the news from her mother?
________________________________________________________
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “surgery” in Paragraph 5?
________________________________________________________
4. When did the author’s father completely recover from cancer?
________________________________________________________
5. What’s your father like? Please explain.
________________________________________________________

4 . A fast food restaurant is the place __________, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly.

A．which

B．what

C．there

D．where

5 . You can never imagine what great difficulty I had __________ the solution to this problem.

A．found

B．to find

C．finding

D．for finding

6 . After the cake __________ 20 equal parts, the host took them before the guests.

A．divided into	B．had been divided into
C．separated into	D．had been separated from

7 . Global Works provides international travel programs that help teens learn about the world.

Costa Rica: Wild Adventure

This service program brings you into a wildlife reserve, where you will do some voluntary work to help protect local animals. After an overnight white-water rafting (漂流) trip, you get to work on sea turtle protection projects on Costa Rican beaches!

GRADES: 9—12 DAYS: 21 DESTINATION: Costa Rica
FOCUS: Wildlife Protection
AVG. GROUP SIZE:18 Students/3 Staff
Fiji Islands: Sunny Service and Island Immersion (沉浸)

Looking for an unforgettable travel program? Join our Fijian family! Experience Fijian life firsthand and contribute to service projects that bring us to the heart of the local community. In this teen volunteer program, you will have a chance to play with the local kids and teach them English!

GRADES: 9—12 DAYS: 17 DESTINATION: Fiji Islands
FOCUS: Working with Children
AVG. GROUP SIZE:16 Students/2 Staff
Puerto Rico: Hurricane Relief

This is a hands-on service trip focused on hurricane (飓风) relief and disaster prevention efforts. Home repair work is the heart of this program. The projects we work on will help families and communities to deal with a future hurricane.

GRADES: 9—12 DAYS: 8 DESTINATION: Puerto Rico, United States
FOCUS: Building Services
AVG. GROUP SIZE:18 Students/3 Staff
France: French Immersion

Want more than just a standard France teen travel program? This French adventure has it all! From the Palais de Versailles to the French Alps, your journey introduces you to some of France’s most attractive sites and stories.

GRADES: 9—12 DAYS: 21 DESTINATION: France
FOCUS: French Immersion
AVG. GROUP SIZE: 18 Students/3 Staff
1. What will you do if you are accepted into the travel program in Costa Rica?

A．Rebuild homes for local families.

B．Enter a local swimming competition.

C．Help protect local animals.

D．Teach local kids English.

2. The students can ______ in Fiji Islands: Sunny Service and Island Immersion.

A．teach kids French	B．learn about disaster
C．work with children	D．visit attractive sites

3. Which program will you choose if you have ten days off?

A．Puerto Rico: Hurricane Relief.

B．Costa Rica: Wild Adventure.

C．Fiji Islands: Sunny Service and Island Immersion.

D．France: French Immersion.

4. All four international travel programs have the same ______.

A．target grades

B．destination

C．group size

D．focus

5. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To encourage students to volunteer.	B．To share how to spend holidays.
C．To recommend four destinations.	D．To introduce four travel programs.

9 . Can you survive an unannounced storm? Although there is expert broadcasting and we are equipped with cell phones, there’re still some instances(情况) when the violent weather takes us by surprise.

While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning, sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a day’s time, endangering everyone and everything in their path.

Oil workers were trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared. Natural scientists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning. Ten years ago a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain-forced flooding and had to ride out(经受的住) a major hurricane during a training exercise. There’ve been a few instances when travelers were trapped on an island or in a coastal area and unable to escape in time.

Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is generally a choice for most of us—but not for all. Each year thousands of islanders across the Caribbean face the danger of hurricanes without so much as a public shelter to hide in. Most ride out the storm in their homes.

But there’re a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies. Being prepared for the unexpected may be your best and only defense. If you’re headed outdoors for a few days or weeks, you should always carry a flashlight (手电筒) with extra batteries, a Beidou device (装置), and a basic medical box. If you’re traveling in your car, remember you may suffer high winds. You’d better not stay inside to avoid being blown away along with your car. Keeping your head and your courage up is essential to survival in any type of danger. Let common sense guide you and always be prepared for the worst.

1. According to the text, most Atlantic hurricanes ________.

A．form in the Caribbean Sea	B．develop off the coast of Africa
C．come from Gulf of Mexico	D．are from the Pacific Ocean

2. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．People trapped by sudden storms.	B．The bad situations of oil workers.
C．The Texas National Guard group.	D．The danger of traveling on an island.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．We can get through the storm because of the expert broadcasting.

B．Being prepared for the unexpected is likely to be our best and only defense.

C．Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is a choice for all of us in general.

D．We should stay inside the car to avoid being blown away in high winds.

4. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To give some advice.	B．To encourage traveling.
C．To give some warnings.	D．To understand the danger of storms.

5. In which part of a website would you most probably find the passage?

A．Science.

B．Sports.

C．Life.

D．Culture.