1 . When Alex Walker was four, she had to stay in the hospital to get some tests for her epilepsy (癫痫). Her dad had given her a stuffed animal, Sky Bear, which kept her ________. But when she saw other kids in the hospital without stuffed animals, she felt ________.

Alex had ________ up some money that she had ________ to use at Chuck E. Cheese. ________, she used it to buy stuffed animals for the other ________ on her hospital floor. They were so happy to receive the gifts that Alex decided to ________ even more. She called her project Alex’s Fluffy (绒毛的) Buddies and began ________ money by growing and selling tomato plants and flowers. “I love growing things,” she says. “And I know people love to eat tomatoes because they’re really good.”

As people heard about Alex’s Fluffy Buddies, they wanted to ________. They sent her stuffed animals and money to buy more. In the last six years, Alex has ________ almost 8,000 Fluffy Buddies to hospitals, shelters, and other programs. “People are ________ to help so that I can make kids happy,” she explains.

Alex also raises ________ for Canine Assistants, the organization that recently provided her with a service dog. “I want other kids to have a friend to help them through ________ times too,” Alex says. “I still give away Fluffy Buddies and donate to Canine Assistants. I want to help as much as I can! If you want to help others, look for something people ________ but they don’t have, or look for a way to ________ someone’s day. See how you can help.”

1.

A．promise

B．company

C．touch

D．contact

2.

A．annoyed

B．superior

C．upset

D．awkward

3.

A．saved

B．picked

C．used

D．gave

4.

A．performed

B．managed

C．pretended

D．intended

5.

A．Instead

B．Moreover

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

6.

A．parents

B．volunteers

C．doctors

D．kids

7.

A．give out

B．give in

C．give away

D．give off

8.

A．earning

B．raising

C．spending

D．counting

9.

A．help

B．update

C．bond

D．cover

10.

A．passed

B．donated

C．showed

D．introduced

11.

A．grateful

B．hesitant

C．desperate

D．eager

12.

A．fund

B．responsibility

C．desire

D．awareness

13.

A．limited

B．pleasant

C．tough

D．free

14.

A．compare

B．need

C．consume

D．keep

15.

A．remember

B．celebrate

C．make

D．honor

2 . A man got depressed about life. In spite of all his ________, he got nothing but failure. Feeling ________, he left everything and relaxed himself in the woods, where he met a farmer. The man shared his ________ with the farmer.

“Do you see that fern (蕨类植物) and bamboo there?” the farmer said, pointing towards two ________. He told the man that when he planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, he took very good care of them. Within a short period of time, the fern ________ grew from the earth. However, ________ the bamboo seed had been watered for years, it did not outwardly grow as much as an inch. But the farmer did not ________ the bamboo seed and continued to ________ it. By the fifth year, a tiny sprout (嫩芽) grew out of the ________. And within six months, the tree grew a hundred feet tall.

“So, did the bamboo tree lie quietly for four years only to grow rapidly in the ________?” the farmer asked. The answer is quite ________. The little tree was growing underground, developing a root system which was ________ enough to support its potential for outward ________ in the fifth year and beyond.

“Did you know that you had been ________ all the time and that you were growing strong roots?” said the farmer. Hearing the farmer’s words, the man ________ the value of hard work.

1.

A．advice

B．effort

C．fear

D．evidence

2.

A．surprised

B．motivated

C．defeated

D．relieved

3.

A．excitement

B．failure

C．knowledge

D．food

4.

A．farms

B．seeds

C．gardens

D．plants

5.

A．quickly

B．immediately

C．hardly

D．likely

6.

A．since

B．if

C．unless

D．although

7.

A．get down to

B．look forward to

C．give up on

D．go away with

8.

A．show

B．control

C．cut

D．water

9.

A．ground

B．imbalance

C．tree

D．disorder

10.

A．third

B．fourth

C．fifth

D．sixth

11.

A．obvious

B．right

C．wrong

D．complex

12.

A．clear

B．strong

C．early

D．close

13.

A．information

B．calmness

C．success

D．growth

14.

A．resting

B．waiting

C．struggling

D．smiling

15.

A．reported

B．realized

C．ignored

D．assessed

3 . 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。

Napoleon Bonaparte’s iconic hat was sold at an auction (拍卖会) on Sunday, fetching a history-making $2.1 million. While French auction house Osenat expected the hat     1     (go) for up to $875,328, it went far beyond that amount — and the previous record holder, a Napoleon hat sold at the same auction house for about $2 million in 2014.

Napoleon,     2     was a French general, was key to the French Revolution and then overthrew the French government,     3     (eventual) becoming the emperor of France. The hat with the colors of the French flag — red, white and blue — dates back     4     the 1800s, according to auctioneer Jean Pierre Osenat.

“Our hat     5     (use) by Emperor Napoleon I in the middle of the Empire during the period when Baillon was assigned to the Emperor’s Palace (1806-1815),” the     6     (describe) on the Osenat website reads.

In a video about the hat ahead of the sale, Osenat said this particular hat had been through many     7     (event) and symbolized Napoleon’s history of 15 years that changed France and     8     world. He added, “The image of Napoleon     9     (wear) this type of hat — sideways, unlike everyone else —     10     (be) the image we have in mind when we think about Napoleon’s world.”

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How long has the man worked at the present company?

A．For about 3 years.

B．For about 13 years.

C．For about 30 years.

2. What is a main reason why the speaker chose his present job?

A．To live in Spain.

B．To enjoy free flights.

C．To get cheap flights and holidays.

3. What does the speaker’s work involve?

A．Providing information for the customers.

B．Offering suggestions on purchasing cars.

C．Leading a group tour to visit some places.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the weather like today?

A．Nice.

B．Cold.

C．Hot.

2. What time is it?

A．It’s six o’clock.

B．It’s eleven o’clock.

C．It’s twelve o’clock.

3. What are the speakers going to do?

A．Go shopping.

B．Go working.

C．Listen to the radio.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the woman find the old medicine bottle?

A．In a shop.

B．In a hole.

C．Near the village gate.

2. What did the woman find in the sports ground?

A．A teapot.

B．Some coins.

C．A metal horse.

3. How old are the coins?

A．About 50 years.

B．About 100 years.

C．About 200 years.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker?

A．A news reporter.

B．A tour guide.

C．A pool director.

2. Where are the rules?

A．Above the changing rooms.

B．Behind the door.

C．On the lockers.

3. When is the snack shop open?

A．From 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.

B．From 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.

C．From 11:00 am to 6:30 pm.

4. What can we know about the rules?

A．Diving is allowed in every area.

B．There is an age limit in the baby pool.

C．Swimmers can wave hands for food.

8 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What happened when the man was reading?

A．He dropped his book.

B．He fell asleep.

C．He found a topic for his paper.

2. What does the man think of the classroom?

A．It is noisy.

B．It is quiet.

C．It is large.

3. How does the woman help the man?

A．She tells him to shorten his paper.

B．She advises him to focus on one place.

C．She asks him to turn to his teacher for help.

9 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. At what age did the man hurt his legs?

A．16.

B．18.

C．27.

2. How does the man plan to go to the Alps?

A．By plane.

B．By car.

C．By train.

3. What is the woman’s suggestion?

A．Going on a trip in July.

B．Doing some research in advance.

C．Traveling with an experienced friend.

10 . 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。

On rainy days, Juanita liked to climb the attic (阁楼) stairs and play with her stuffed animals (毛绒玩具) under the roof. Here she could hear the drumming sound of the rain. The attic was dark on stormy days, but Juanita thought it was comfortable to have only one light bulb (灯泡) on.

Today, Juanita was pretending that her stuffed animals were Olympic athletes. The event was the high jump, so Juanita threw them into the air to see how high they could fly. Tom, her stuffed monkey, flew so high that he hit the ceiling and went over into a dark corner.

When Juanita went to find Tom, she saw a box on the floor in the corner. It was dusty (布满灰尘的), with gold corners and a metal lock that held it shut. Its key was lying just beside it. She had never noticed this box before. What could be inside?

Juanita brought the box and the key over to the middle of the attic, under the light bulb where she could see better. She opened it carefully and looked inside. Inside the box were a lot of black and white photos. Most of them were of a small girl with her hair braided (编辫子).

The girl looked just like Juanita! This was confusing. “I’ve never been to that house,” she thought as she looked through the photos. There was a gray farmhouse in the background of each picture. How could Juanita be in pictures of a place she had never been to?

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Juanita ran downstairs with the photos to show her mom.

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Juanita asked her mom to take some photos for her and hang them up with Grandma’s.

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