1 . According to a research, more than 130 billion pounds of uneaten food go to waste in Laura’s county each year. That is about 30% of the yearly food supply (供应). It is a sad fact, especially when you consider how many families and homeless people are in hunger.

When Laura saw her school dining hall throw away food that was not eaten at all every day, she came up with an idea. She started a project to help her school dining hall to give away uneaten food to homeless shelters (避难所) in her community. In the past three years, the same protect has spread to other schools and some fast food restaurants throughout the city. The project is called Feed & Find, which has already fed thousands of people in her city.

How does it work? Through an app, Feed & Find matches local homeless shelters with school dining halls and restaurants that have uneaten food to provide. When dining halls or restaurants have uneaten food left, they can use the app to share the information about the food. A truck driver working for the project is then sent to pick it up and take it to a shelter.

Pretty cool, right? It’s not surprising that people in other cities have got in touch with Laura, to hoping that she could help develop similar projects for their communities.

Some people, however, dread the safety of the uneaten food. They think such food may not be clean enough. Still, this project is a clever way to help solve the problem of food waste and it helps those in need.

1. The numbers in Paragraph 1 tell us ________.

A．some people are poor	B．food waste is serious
C．the population is large	D．the research is interesting

2. Laura’s project first got food from ________.

A．her school dining hall	B．her family
C．a fast food restaurant	D．a homeless shelter

3. People in other cities would like Laura to ________.

A．find a truck driver	B．visit their communities
C．give away food to them	D．help develop projects like hers

4. The underlined word “dread” in paragraph 5 means _______.

A．ways

B．secrets

C．worries

D．decisions

2 . Because of the limited time, we will start at the point            we left off yesterday.

A．and

B．where

C．which

D．that

3 . My 7-year-old daughter Leeny always has her nose in a book. She even took to reading in the car on the long drive to summer camp, which was where she lost the book. This is the first lost library book in my life. My family has always been over-educated, but we were poor. I didn’t own books. I borrowed books. However, my daughters have more books now than I owned my whole childhood, and I knowingly contribute to it by adding to the stacks (堆). So it’s probably my fault that when Leeny realized she had lost the book, she shrugged. “Sorry. I can’t find it,” she said. “It’s only $20, right? What’s the big deal?”

I felt the need to make her feel responsible for the book. She agreed to help me clean the chicken coop (笼子) in trade for my paying the library fine. I thought this idea was very clever because cleaning the coop is some work I had been avoiding for months. It was summertime and dust floated in the air. But my girl, my animal-loving mini-me, thought shoveling chicken poop (铲鸡粪) was the most fun she’d had on a Saturday morning in a long time. She didn’t feel any of the emotions that punishment is supposed to introduce. In fact, she looked as if she might lose another on purpose in order to clean the coop again. I stood, somewhat dumbfounded (目瞪口呆的), watching her.

It took me a while to realize what had happened, why my punishment had failed so completely and why I didn’t care. The fact is that I had Leeny help me clean the chicken coop. I was there, too, shoveling chicken poop, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leen’s little sister, Vicki, was inside watching a cartoon while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were outside. She had me all to herself for the first time since Vicki was born, and she was enjoying all the attention for once. I don’t know what she learned about responsibility, but I found that I didn’t care about the book any more. We bonded over that unpleasant job and spent quality time together: mother, daughter, and chicken poop.

1. How did Leeny find reading?

A．It was very challenging.	B．It was of great value.
C．It was full of enjoyment.	D．It cost a large fortune.

2. What fact does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．The author didn’t own many books.

B．Leeny feel irresponsible for the lost book.

C．The author’s daughters own too many books.

D．The author could never have enough books to read.

3. How did the author feel after she saw Leeny’s cleaning work?

A．Ashamed.

B．Astonished.

C．Embarrassed.

D．Upset.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．What I owe to Leeny is more attention.

B．My punishment failed, but I didn’t care.

C．My daughter drove me crazy, but I felt grateful.

D．What my daughter loves is cleaning chicken coops.

4 . How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend.     1     But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2. Start a conversation.

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.     2     You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.     3    

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.     4     The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship.

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.     5     Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A．Be cheerful.

B．Do things together.

C．Do not wait to be spoken to.

D．Try not to find fault with your friends.

E．Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F．For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G．So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.

5 . 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。

I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a    1     (differ) teacher, but I like my math teacher    2     (well). Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma’am. She is our class teacher too.

Ma’am    3     (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so    4     (interest) and simple that we all can understand everything    5     is being taught and how it can be done. Most    6     (important) , Ma’am teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to ask her at any time during school hours for help.

She also helps us     7     activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there     8     (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of     9     (we)．

To me, Ma’am is not only    10     good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma’am and I wish her a happy life.

6 . 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。

At the age of 14, I climbed my first mountain, which was a 3,800-foot peak near the city where I live. I was overweight at the time and out of breath when I reached the top. But taking on the challenge of conquering something bigger than myself excited me. Soon I’d climbed nearly 100 peaks. My parents were happy that I’d finally found a hobby.

I often go climbing with my friend Sara, whom I’d met in a climbing club. One year ago when I was 17, Sara and I decided to climb the 11,240-foot Mount Hood.

It’s safer to start winter climbs at night when there’s less risk of the sun melting the snow. That day, we started at 3 a.m., following the path alongside the ski runs. The temperature was about -10 degrees, and we wore layers we could easily remove, knowing the climbing would make us warm. Along the way, we met some other climbers, and all of us continued on together.

After about five hours, we reached a highland at about 10,000 feet, just before the final push to the top. By this point, the wind conditions were bad. My exposed skin felt as though it were burning. Two of the climbers decided to turn back, but the rest of us went ahead. Sara and I had ice axes, helmets and crampons (钉鞋). We were prepared for the climb.

The trail we followed grew narrower and steeper. At around 9 a.m., we reached a big block of ice called an ice step. It was about three or four feet tall. I volunteered to go first. I placed my left foot on the ice step.

I gained a sense of the ice when I stuck my axe and crampons into it, and it felt good. Confident I was safe, I put my full weight on it. Suddenly, I heard a crack, and a whole piece of ice broke off the step, right under my foot.

Suddenly, I fell backwards. Sara tried to reach me but she failed. I fell down and started rolling down the mountain as if I were a character in a video game. I stuck out my arms and legs, grabbing at anything.

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。

That helped stop my rolling down the mountain, but I was still sliding.

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Fortunately, hearing my whistle, Sara made her way down with other climbers.

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7 . 假定你是校学生会主席李华，暑假将至，校英文报请你代表学生会写一份英文倡议信，号召全校同学利用假期积极参与“文明珠海”主题活动。
内容包括：
1. 倡议原因；
2. 倡议内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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The Student Union

9 . Jackie Briggs was working 60 hours a week at a high-pressure IT job. One Saturday afternoon, she decided to take some _________ for herself and go to a women’s health conference. As she was walking around looking at different stands, someone _________ her.

“This lovely dark-haired woman came up to me and said, ‘Excuse me, but I can’t help but _________ your arm,’” Briggs remembered.

That day, Briggs had unexpectedly worn a sleeveless dress, leaving a rose-shaped birthmark on her upper arm _________. The woman asked Briggs if she had seen a _________ about the birthmark, and when Briggs assured her that she had, the _________ insisted.

“She pressed me and said, ‘When?’ I had to stop to think. I _________ back ... and it had been over three years.”

When the woman heard how long it had been, she _________ Briggs to call her doctor. After _________ that she was a nurse at a plastic surgeon’s office, she gently __________ and touched Briggs’ arm. “Really, don’t wait,” she said.

After a series of tests, she learned that the woman had saved her life. It turned out that the birthmark was __________ a melanoma—one of the fast-moving and __________ types of skin cancers.

Briggs underwent surgery and had the melanoma __________. She’s now happily retired and just finished writing her first novel. Her unsung __________, she said, saved her life. “My six-inch ragged scar on my arm is my everyday __________ of her, my guardian angel,” she said.

1.

A．money

B．medicine

C．time

D．effort

2.

A．attacked

B．approached

C．protected

D．attracted

3.

A．touch

B．examine

C．hold

D．notice

4.

A．exposed

B．abandoned

C．released

D．replaced

5.

A．coach

B．doctor

C．colleague

D．partner

6.

A．dentist

B．operator

C．candidate

D．stranger

7.

A．counted

B．drove

C．fought

D．went

8.

A．permitted

B．took

C．ordered

D．urged

9.

A．realizing

B．explaining

C．accepting

D．hearing

10.

A．cut out

B．set out

C．reached out

D．tried out

11.

A．actually

B．immediately

C．extremely

D．effectively

12.

A．painful

B．popular

C．deadly

D．minor

13.

A．checked

B．removed

C．transformed

D．divided

14.

A．hero

B．doctor

C．kindness

D．caution

15.

A．picture

B．reward

C．reminder

D．imagination