1 . Sometimes, you are not good at some of your subjects.     1     You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if you want to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc., then decide a good, regular time for studying.     2     A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.     3     Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teachers say.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.     4     If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

    5     You will probably discover them after you have tried these.

A．Maybe you are an average student.

B．This will help you understand the next class.

C．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

F．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say.

G．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teachers say in class.

2 . Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on a recent flight just couldn’t figure out how to _______ with the man, who was travelling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine compassion(同情心) to _______ the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was _______ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants made a(an) _______ over the speaker. They were _______anyone onboard who knew sign language.

Clara _______ the call button, as she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane _______ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“_______ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone,” she said.

Clara used fingerspelling to talk to Tim, which is where you _______ each letter in every word. This way, Tim could __________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate. First, Clara helped the flight attendants __________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just __________ with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara __________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.

A nearby passenger named Lynette Scribner took a photo and __________ it on social media. She mentioned how __________ she was to have witnessed such incredible __________.

After writing about Clara’s real-life act of __________ on social media, Lynette’s post__________. In fact, it has since been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook.

The __________ teen was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be __________ each other just because that’s the nature of people, ” Clara said.

1.

A．cooperate

B．connect

C．communicate

D．meet

2.

A．save

B．enjoy

C．spend

D．live

3.

A．shopping

B．travelling

C．working

D．staying

4.

A．forecast

B．effort

C．suggestion

D．announcement

5.

A．looking for

B．waiting for

C．standing by

D．hearing from

6.

A．picked

B．fixed

C．hit

D．made

7.

A．afraid

B．capable

C．aware

D．fond

8.

A．Notice

B．Predict

C．Describe

D．Imagine

9.

A．draw

B．mark

C．sign

D．say

10.

A．feel

B．see

C．shake

D．move

11.

A．discover

B．ensure

C．prove

D．recognize

12.

A．chatting

B．dealing

C．playing

D．joking

13.

A．cared

B．thought

C．heard

D．learned

14.

A．considered

B．missed

C．shared

D．printed

15.

A．contented

B．amazed

C．nervous

D．doubtful

16.

A．compassion

B．adventure

C．courage

D．wisdom

17.

A．politeness

B．bravery

C．patience

D．kindness

18.

A．put up

B．came up

C．put off

D．took off

19.

A．proud

B．funny

C．modest

D．thankful

20.

A．believing

B．helping

C．accepting

D．understanding

3 . Everyone has a dream when we are very young, and I am one of them. When I was 13, my only aim was to become the star in our football team. That meant _________ Miller King, who was the best _________ at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I trained hard. I carried my football everywhere for _________.

Just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _________. He looked very _________, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I _________ all of Miller’s records while he _________ the games from the bench. We went 10:1 and I was named most valuable player, _________ I often had terrible dreams in which I had caused Miller’s _______.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller ____________ while going over a fence which wasn’t ____________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept ____________ from. But he finally accepted. I assisted him to move slowly ____________ the fence. When we were finally ____________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ____________. Thank you for filling in for(代替) ____________.”

His words freed me from my bad ____________. I thought to myself, even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was ____________ ahead of me. I was right to have ____________ him. From that day on, I grew ____________ and a little more real.

1.

A．calling

B．beating

C．helping

D．shouting

2.

A．coach

B．student

C．teacher

D．player

3.

A．practice

B．show

C．comfort

D．pleasure

4.

A．school

B．vacation

C．hospital

D．training

5.

A．sad

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．excited

6.

A．held

B．broke

C．set

D．tried

7.

A．reported

B．judged

C．organized

D．watched

8.

A．and

B．then

C．but

D．thus

9.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．accident

D．recovery

10.

A．stuck

B．hurt

C．tried

D．lost

11.

A．easy

B．hard

C．fun

D．fit

12.

A．praise

B．advice

C．help

D．apology

13.

A．on

B．over

C．into

D．by

14.

A．dropped

B．ready

C．trapped

D．safe

15.

A．well

B．wrong

C．quickly

D．slowly

16.

A．us

B．yourself

C．me

D．them

17.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．dreams

18.

A．still

B．also

C．yet

D．just

19.

A．challenged

B．cured

C．invited

D．admired

20.

A．healthier

B．stronger

C．cleverer

D．cooler

4 . If you were to travel back in time to the tenth century, you probably wouldn’t be able to understand a sentence that anyone said to you. They’d be speaking Old English. Talking to a tenth-century Englishman, you’d probably only be able to understand a few words like “a” or “the”. Only about one-sixth of today’s English words have an Old English root(词根) , with the rest having foreign influences.

Gradually Old English turned into the Middle English that Chaucer wrote in—but still the official language of England was French! It was only in 1362, during Chaucer’s lifetime, that English was used at the opening of Parliament(议会) for the first time. During the same year a law called the “Statute of Pleading” was passed, making English the official language in Parliament in 1399, King Henry IV became the first king of England after the Norman Conquest whose mother tongue was English.

English was still a language of low status(地位)—especially when it came to writing poetry(诗歌). During the 14th century, the Italians and French were creative. Great poets like Dante were writing in totally new ways. But English had no such great writer. This was where Chaucer made a difference. He took the language of the man in the street and turned it into many famous works, such as The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer proved poetry written in English could be every bit as good as books in French.

Of course, the English language has continued to change since Chaucer’s day. For example, Shakespeare’s English is quite different from Chaucer’s. And it is still changing now. Until just a few years ago, “C U L8R”(see you later) was just a set of letters and numbers, but now most people know what it means!

1. Why was Chaucer so great?

A．He first used formal English to write.

B．He had a big influence on poets like Dante.

C．He was a pioneer in writing English poems.

D．He encouraged people to read books in French.

2. Why did the author give the example of Shakespeare’s English?

A．To explain English is always changing.

B．To explain how the Middle English changed.

C．To show Shakespeare’s English is unusual.

D．To show how people respond to new words.

3. How is the text developed?

A．By space.	B．By comparison.
C．By importance.	D．By time.

5 . 根据所给句子及首字母提示，用单词的正确形式填空.
1. With the mid-term exam a_________, the students are busy preparing for it.
2. Children like asking questions, always c_________ about everything around them.
3. I’m greatly c_________ that effort will pay off finally if one never gives up.
4. Tom is a man with a strong sense of h_________, who always makes others laugh.
5. After a heated a_________, a decision was finally made between them.
6. John was caught cheating in the exam. He r_________ to the notes when the teacher turned around.
7. Our library is e_________ with the latest technology and a large collection of books where students can learn a lot.
8. The boss was so s_________ with my job that he offered me a high salary and a long vacation.
9. F_________ I didn’t hurt my knee when I fell down on the ice. I’m such a lucky dog.
10. As a shy person, it is difficult for him to feel at e_________ before strangers.

6 . Teenagers are not getting enough sleep, according to new research from the Mailman School of Public Health, managed by Columbia University. Now researchers want to know the causes of their lack of rest.

Sleep habits of teenagers were measured over a period of twenty years by researchers, who surveyed 272, 077 people who went through their teen years between 1991 and 2012. Participants were asked to report how often they slept for seven hours or more a night during that period. Researchers found the amount of sleep reported by the subjects decreased over that period, suggesting teenagers are sleeping less than they were 25 years ago.

A total of 24 percent of participants reported getting enough sleep in 2012, down from 30 percent in 1991. Around 63 percent of participants reported taking seven hours or more of sleep every night in 2012, compared to 72 percent in 1991.

Investigators believe that Internet use at night, including research on homework and social media, could play a role in keeping teens awake. Rising obesity rates could also play a part in this change, as the condition is commonly linked to sleep disorders. Researchers theorize that even increased competition for admission to the colleges could play a role in the lack of sleep experienced by teenagers.

Lack of sleep can also lead to students failing to pay as much attention during classes as they otherwise could if they were well-rested. This can have an impact on their academic performance, as well as health.

Females and teenagers who are in lower financial classes were found to be the groups most likely to suffer from loss of sleep. Males, especially those from wealthier families, experiencing the smallest changes to their sleep patterns, the new study showed. Oddly, although those from lower financial classes received less sleep than other participants, they reported receiving enough sleep more often.

Some school systems around the United States have been experimenting with later start times for the school day, which seems to be having a positive influence on sleep habits.

1. What can we learn from the new research?

A．Teenagers should spend more time sleeping.

B．Children have developed poor lifestyles.

C．The researchers have studied it for two years.

D．Teenagers pay little attention to their health.

2. What does the underlined word “subjects” mean in the passage?

A．Teenagers.	B．Participants.
C．Reporters.	D．Researchers.

3. What is the reason why teenagers can’t have enough sleep?

A．They are frequently worried about their weight.

B．They put off doing their homework on purpose.

C．They work hard so as to enter a university.

D．They only focus their attention on key universities.

4. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Men are suffering a worse sleep disorder than woman.

B．Teenagers from richer families tend to sleep much less.

C．Women are regarded as the weakest group in society.

D．The current situation of teenagers has attracted attention.

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.

Texting while walking is something that most of us guilty(愧疚) of. We can’t help     1    (reply) to the message we just received. However,     2     it is fun to keep up with the latest news, we may actually be putting ourselves in danger. “I     3    (spot) person in front of me     4    (walk) very slowly, and I thought, “Is this person drunk? But it turned out that the person was just texting, ” said Matthew Timmis. Inspired by this, Timmis and his team set out to seek the effects of phone use on     5    (passer-by). A group of 21 volunteers     6    (ask) to walk around a certain street. They traveled the street, either writing or reading a message, making a call, or with no phone at all. It took the volunteers 118 percent     7    (long) to complete it when using a phone. They also focused     8     the path 51 percent more when they weren’t using a phone. Although there were no accidents, Timmis believes we should still pay attention to     9     is going on around us. “You are not going to be able to respond to danger immediately,     10     increases the risk of injury.” He added.

8 . A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue(直升机营救).

Ben Akintola, 30, was snowboarding in the French Alps under a clear blue sky in the afternoon when a large amount of snow fell down the side of the mountain. He didn’t have time to escape(逃脱) and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.

He woke in the night in total darkness. He was lying on an icy rock. Amazingly, he still had a mobile phone signal(信号), so he called a friend a thousand kilometers away in Britain. His friend called the French rescue services.

“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock. I was beginning to give up hope when I heard the sound of a helicopter. It was circling around in the darkness, looking for me. I was trying my best to wave my mobile around. Fortunately the helicopter pilot saw the light.”

“I was overjoyed when the helicopter headed my way. It stayed above me and began lowering a rope.”

Ben was in hospital last night but he was not being treated for any serious injuries. He’s looking forward to going home today.

The French rescue services said: “We were very pleased that we were able to save Ben. The risk of snow slide off-piste(非滑雪场地的) is much higher at this time of year. All snowboarders and skiers should stay on the ski runs and not go off-piste. Ben was very lucky.”

1. What happened to Ben?

A．He got lost in the French Alps.	B．He had a snowboarding accident.
C．He was separated from his friends.	D．He was knocked down by falling rocks.

2. The French rescue services learned about Ben’s difficulty ________.

A．from his friend	B．in the early afternoon
C．after receiving his call	D．when seeing his mobile

3. How did Ben feel about the wait?

A．It made him strong in the darkness.	B．It caused him to hope for the best.
C．It was shorter than he expected.	D．It was a little discouraging.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．A Lucky Escape	B．A Rocky Mountain
C．Risks of Snowboarding	D．French Rescue Services

9 . When my daughter Sara was in the fifth grade, she came to me with a problem. “Marcy hates me!” she cried. “Because Kathy is my friend, too. She wants me to be her friend and nobody else’s. You talk to Marcy. You tell her that I want to be her friend, but I can have other friends, too!”

Oh! I looked at her for a few moments, wondering how I got into this mess, when suddenly an idea came to me.

Picking up two baskets from the living room, I explained, “When everyone is born, he or she has a little basket. This little one here is yours. The big one is mine. As you grow, so does the basket. You can see your little basket is inside mine because when you were born, there were too many things you couldn’t do for yourself. I did everything you couldn’t do on your own.”

She nodded.

“Well, as you grew older and began to do some things on your own, I began placing a few more things in your basket. When you learned to tie your shoes, that went in your basket.”

She said softly, “I can tie my own shoes.”

“Right. As you grow older, there will be more and more things you must do on your own.” As I spoke, I gradually took her basket out of mine and handed it to her. “You will finally carry your own basket with things only you can do.”

She looked up at me and said, “I understand. There are some things that I have to do for myself because they are in my basket.”

1. What was Sara’s problem?

A．She didn’t have a basket.	B．She didn’t want her own basket.
C．She couldn’t deal with her friendship.	D．Her mother was too hard on her.

2. We can infer that Sara ________.

A．would talk to Marcy herself

B．wouldn’t make friends with Kathy

C．was too young to deal with anything

D．managed to persuade her mother to help her

3. The baskets mentioned in the passage refer to ________.

A．gifts given by parents when everyone is born

B．something that people use to keep vegetables

C．growing abilities as you grow up

D．friendship that needs repairing

10 . I belong to a middle-class family and I have two elder sisters. Four years ago，we married my eldest sister spending $20，000. This year，we___________my second elder sister and more than $10，000 and _________of my mother were spent. I fought for my master's degree in the best engineering college and my father spent $7. 000 for me___________So we spent all our money and my parents got________ how we would make a living in the coming days.

When I was in the final__________of the engineering college，I tried to find a job to___________my family. You can't believe my presentation skills in an interview are so________________ that I can easily attract a room of people while___________. Then in one company，I cleared five rounds of interviews ___________ I was refused in the sixth round. That day was the_____________in my life. I was stubborn and never gave up_________. so I managed to forget that day and prepared for another company______________I was accepted. Then. on February 6，2018. I_________ a company that was near to my hometown and its introduction was suitable for me. So I_______five rounds of the interviews and cleared all rounds excellently.

That was my happiest and proudest day of my life because I__________ it at last. When I called my mother and told her the good news she started_________ with happiness，and so did my father. My parents got a（an）________for they knew that their son would be_________from July and our family would start saving for our future. No ________I believe I was a great student who had got a job at an international company when my________was in the hardest time.

1.

A．helped

B．married

C．left

D．visited

2.

A．memories

B．photos

C．clothes

D．jewels

3.

A．yet

B．also

C．still

D．even

4.

A．interested

B．surprised

C．scared

D．embarrassed

5.

A．year

B．day

C．class

D．round

6.

A．save

B．support

C．improve

D．start

7.

A．simple

B．strange

C．fine

D．funny

8.

A．presenting

B．trying

C．explaining

D．reporting

9.

A．and

B．or

C．as

D．but

10.

A．busiest

B．happiest

C．hardest

D．best

11.

A．suddenly

B．easily

C．slowly

D．early

12.

A．till

B．after

C．if

D．though

13.

A．ran

B．asked

C．noticed

D．joined

14.

A．gave in

B．looked into

C．set about

D．got through

15.

A．made

B．caught

C．knew

D．overcame

16.

A．talking

B．imagining

C．walking

D．crying

17.

A．decision

B．hope

C．plan

D．idea

18.

A．spending

B．studying

C．earning

D．interviewing

19.

A．doubt

B．dare

C．interest

D．evidence

20.

A．college

B．mother

C．sister

D．family