1 . On June 23, 1970, I had just left the Army after completing my one-year duty in Vietnam. I was on plane returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the _______ of our fellow countrymen and I was worried about that. There was no _______ welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war.

I sat, dressed in soldier clothes, in a window seat, _______ eye contact with my fellow passengers. No one was sitting next to me, which added to my _______. A little girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She smiled and, without saying a word, _______ handed me a magazine. I accepted her _______, her quiet “welcome home”. All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of _______ was the first I had experienced in a long time.

I always believe in the connection between _______ when they reach out to help. That girl _______ has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesn't matter why she gave me the magazine. The ________ thing is that she did.

Since then, I have followed her ________ and tried in different ways for different people, to do the same for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will ________ know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my ________ since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of giving a magazine to a tired and lonely soldier has been ________ all through my life. I have to believe that my small ________ will have the same influence on others. And to that girl, now a woman, I would like to say again: thank you.

1.

A．rudeness

B．awkwardness

C．unfriendliness

D．seriousness

2.

A．hometown

B．school

C．downtown

D．family

3.

A．expecting

B．noticing

C．exchanging

D．avoiding

4.

A．fear

B．loneliness

C．anger

D．unhappiness

5.

A．naturally

B．proudly

C．shyly

D．quickly

6.

A．offer

B．help

C．company

D．contact

7.

A．respect

B．kindness

C．agreement

D．love

8.

A．soldiers

B．strangers

C．generations

D．girls

9.

A．similarly

B．often

C．especially

D．undoubtedly

10.

A．meaningful

B．satisfying

C．important

D．valuable

11.

A．instruction

B．advice

C．influence

D．example

12.

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

D．probably

13.

A．feelings

B．ideas

C．goals

D．efforts

14.

A．accepted

B．spread

C．honored

D．advanced

15.

A．actions

B．details

C．conversations

D．movements

2 . Trees have always held much attraction for people. They are the_________and biggest life-forms on our planet and one of the most beautiful. As a direct_________with thousands of years of history, trees appear in many religions and have inspired artists over the years.

When I was a child I_________a science fiction story that made me think about trees in a new way. In the story,_________ from an advanced civilization come to our planet and their spaceship lands in the middle of a forest.

The aliens (外星人) have a long_________with the trees of the forest and then leave, happy to think that the inhabitants (居民) of Earth are noble, intelligent and peaceful.

Trees_________a lot about being part of a community and how cooperation is better for a society than_________. Scientists are only just beginning to understand how it all_________ but we now know that trees growing together share all of the available resources (资源) with each other. So, strong trees in a good _________will share food and water with__________trees that receive less sunlight. By__________a community of trees makes itself stronger. The roots of giant redwood trees, for example, grow together under the ground. It’s as if they are__________hands. This means that they are__________stronger when there are heavy winds or floods.

We all acknowledge that trees are__________for the environment and the survival of our planet. Perhaps they have even more to__________us in the future.

1.

A．kindest

B．oldest

C．heaviest

D．fittest

2.

A．link

B．league

C．culture

D．agreement

3.

A．took in

B．came across

C．set aside

D．kept up

4.

A．workers

B．researchers

C．visitors

D．invaders

5.

A．translation

B．word

C．cooperation

D．conversation

6.

A．get

B．know

C．afford

D．send

7.

A．regulations

B．management

C．competition

D．construction

8.

A．learns

B．ends

C．grows

D．works

9.

A．position

B．manner

C．rank

D．model

10.

A．lower

B．slower

C．weaker

D．cheaper

11.

A．pulling back

B．bringing up

C．fighting back

D．teaming up

12.

A．holding

B．clapping

C．waving

D．raising

13.

A．nearly

B．really

C．only

D．merely

14.

A．popular

B．suitable

C．vital

D．normal

15.

A．offer

B．take

C．pay

D．study

4 . Ida Nelson was showering in her sister’s bathroom when she heard the noise of a small airplane _______ the nearby airport. It was 11:30 at night in the Alaskan village of Igiugig, population 70 and, as she later told the reporters, “Any time a plane flies over that _______, you know something is wrong.”

Nelson and her sister ran to the window,and saw the _______: the airport’s runway lights were out.

Nelson _______ some clothes, jumped into her ATV, and floored it to the airport,where she found an airport attendant trying to turn on the lights manually.

“_______, if you push the button 10 or 15 times, the lights will just light up,” Nelson said.Not this time. Meanwhile, she and the attendant _______ of the plane’s urgent mission:It was there to transport a seriously ill local _______ to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.

Nelson had a(n) _______. Driving her ATV to the end of the run way, she _______ her headlights on the way for the plane to follow. Great idea, but it wasn’t ________. More light was needed, so a neighbor ________ nearly every home in the village — 32 of them.

Within twenty minutes, twenty ________ arrived at the airport, many of the drives still in nightclothes. Following directions from the pilot,the cars ________ up on one side of the runway.

The plane made its final approach and, guided by the headlights, landed safely.The young patient was ________ onto the aircraft, and the plane immediately took of again. Soon she was released from the hospital, completely recovered.

In a world filed with uncertainty,the little community’s positive activism was a(n)________deal, just as people like Nelson did.1.

A．leaving

B．reaching

C．attacking

D．circling

2.

A．late

B．low

C．fast

D．loudly

3.

A．reason

B．secret

C．problem

D．result

4.

A．threw on

B．tried on

C．put up

D．picked up

5.

A．Immediately

B．Consequently

C．Normally

D．Temporarily

6.

A．thought

B．dreamed

C．talked

D．learned

7.

A．girl

B．boy

C．doctor

D．pilot

8.

A．laughter

B．plan

C．aim

D．suggestion

9.

A．turned

B．shone

C．had

D．gave

10.

A．enough

B．available

C．active

D．much

11.

A．begged

B．searched

C．called

D．met

12.

A．villagers

B．planes

C．vehicles

D．policemen

13.

A．took

B．went

C．showed

D．lined

14.

A．invited

B．loaded

C．made

D．charged

15.

A．honest

B．easy

C．brave

D．big

5 . America’s holiday shopping season is the busiest shopping day of the year. After some shopping in a store, my family and I were going to have a meal in one of the food area where fast food is sold. It’s_________ to find a seat. People were standing waiting for_________ to free up.

When we found one, I sat down watching a waiter ___________ clearing and cleaning tables as soon as they became ___________. What’s more, he was not a _________ man, probably in his late fifties and a bit fat, but_________ of that slowed him down a little.

_________ I watched I was disappointed with people who didn’t clean up the rubbish themselves. They would just _________ their spilled (溢 出) drinks, bread and some other rubbish on the table. _______ the waiter never ________ smiling and saying “Enjoy your day!” to everyone he met. I was almost moved to tears.

After my family __________ our meals, we cleaned up the table so he would have __________ things to do. On the way out, I__________ his hand and said, “Thank you for how hard you work.” When I tried to give him a $10 bill, he said, “No, I can’t ________ this. It’s my job.” I said I wasn’t__________ it to him for payment or for a tip. I was giving it to him because I knew he had a good heart —and it can be hard to find these days! The man’s eyes turned red, said thank you, and went right back to clear and clean tables.

It was a great day and he was a great person that I had ever met.

1.

A．necessary

B．fast

C．hard

D．easy

2.

A．tables

B．time

C．drinks

D．food

3.

A．carelessly

B．slowly.

C．angrily

D．quickly

4.

A．busy

B．dirty

C．full

D．free

5.

A．good

B．young

C．hardworking

D．clever

6.

A．all

B．some

C．none

D．any

7.

A．Though

B．Before

C．Since

D．As

8.

A．leave

B．bring

C．carry

D．have

9.

A．And

B．So

C．Besides

D．But

10.

A．kept

B．minded

C．stopped

D．enjoyed

11.

A．bought

B．finished

C．ordered

D．cooked

12.

A．fewer

B．bigger

C．cleaner

D．newer

13.

A．washed

B．hit

C．shook

D．pushed

14.

A．take

B．refuse

C．afford

D．like

15.

A．throwing

B．keeping

C．changing

D．giving

6 . Since it was uploaded to Internet in June, the video of Nigerian ballet dancer Madu dancing in the rain has been _______ hundreds of thousands of times over. In a moment when social media channels have been filled with upsetting _______, the scene of the 11-year-old pirouetting (单脚旋转) over puddles (水坑) is especially _______.

Madu is one of a dozen students at Daniel Owoseni’s Leap Academy(学院) of Dance. Owoseni _______ the ballet school three years ago. He _______ himself after watching Save the Last Dance at 13. “I basically learned all the fundamental _______ of ballet through Internet,” says Owoseni. A _______ later, Owoseni was outstanding enough to _______ the best in the country. _______, his hopes for an international career were quickly ruined, for he was told an African was not qualified. It was then that Owoseni decided to ________ a ballet school in his hometown for kids like himself who couldn’t ________ ballet classes. Owoseni started teaching at his home before a local businesswoman offered him a free ________ where he now holds weekly lessons.

Beyond the ________ that the academy has received from all over the world, he’s most impressed by the ________ of his own pupils. “Nothing makes a teacher ________ than a student who wants to learn,” he says. “Even though it rains cats and dogs outside they’re getting ready for class. Who wouldn’t be proud of these children?”

1.

A．heard

B．viewed

C．made

D．delivered

2.

A．news

B．promises

C．credits

D．progress

3.

A．inspiring

B．annoying

C．interesting

D．convincing

4.

A．attended

B．founded

C．finished

D．discovered

5.

A．demanded

B．exchanged

C．clarified

D．taught

6.

A．competitions

B．directions

C．principles

D．solutions

7.

A．decade

B．fortnight

C．century

D．week

8.

A．manage

B．surprise

C．cancel

D．match

9.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

10.

A．run into

B．account for

C．set up

D．refer to

11.

A．afford

B．reserve

C．receive

D．submit

12.

A．opportunity

B．space

C．guidance

D．holiday

13.

A．intention

B．permission

C．assistance

D．attention

14.

A．contribution

B．motivation

C．devotion

D．admission

15.

A．angrier

B．sadder

C．wiser

D．happier

7 . Jean is just like an average 14-year-old in many ways. She loves singing, using TikTok ( 抖音短视频国际版 ) , and______with her friends. But you’ll find that she’s actually quite______. In fact, this teenager’s _____achievement is earning a master’s degree in environmental science and sustainable engineering.

The brilliant teen’s schooling______began in institutions for gifted______. She would attend______school in the morning and take her online high school modules at night at 8 years old. After finishing high school, Jane went on to   ____her bachelor’s degree at age 12. In total, she now has three degrees to her______!

Jane is still uncertain about the______she’s going to take, but she knows that she wants it to involve STEM ( 理工科统称 ). In fact, she’s started taking steps towards that goal by______back. Last year, Jane went on a trip to South Africa. There, she met a few local girls who______her passion for STEM. However, they didn’t have the same______she had back in the US. This______her to develop a plan to bring STEM labs to them. She started fundraisers to buy things such as microscopes and______, which she hopes to bring to Cape Town once COVID-19 restrictions have______.

Jane knows that it’s rare for a teen to have such a long list of______. However, she says that it only _____one thing. “To get where you want to be, you have to be committed,” she said. “When people read my______I don’t want them to be like, ‘Oh she’s so smart, I can _____do that.’ I want them to think ‘She’s so goal-driven. I need to be______.’ and thus feel motivated.”

1.

A．catching up

B．hanging out

C．moving away

D．going in

2.

A．extraordinary

B．serious

C．shy

D．curious

3.

A．hardest

B．latest

C．furthest

D．richest

4.

A．experiment

B．research

C．journey

D．advantage

5.

A．adults

B．seniors

C．babies

D．children

6.

A．graduate

B．high

C．regular

D．language

7.

A．receive

B．record

C．prefer

D．practise

8.

A．knowledge

B．name

C．taste

D．relief

9.

A．advice

B．chance

C．break

D．path

10.

A．fighting

B．looking

C．stepping

D．giving

11.

A．recognized

B．doubted

C．shared

D．understood

12.

A．resources

B．courses

C．information

D．response

13.

A．forced

B．inspired

C．asked

D．persuaded

14.

A．paints

B．cameras

C．microphones

D．computers

15.

A．started

B．developed

C．eased

D．switched

16.

A．accomplishments

B．requirements

C．interests

D．ideas

17.

A．boils down to

B．gives rise to

C．looks forward to

D．gets used to

18.

A．report

B．paper

C．story

D．article

19.

A．also

B．never

C．just

D．finally

20.

A．clever

B．modest

C．cautious

D．determined

8 . Cassidy and his friends were waiting for other members of their running group. They met_______ every Thursday but on this day last January, it would not be their _______ run.

The first _______ that something was unusual was the man who ran _______ past them.

“Running at such a fast pace,” Cassidy said to his friends in_______.

Cassidy _______ why the man was so swift when another man ran by, _______, “Help! He took my phone!”

At that, they ran, tracking the _______ down the streets _______ he disappeared in a construction site. Cassidy ran around to the far side of the site to cut the thief off while the others ____________ the neighborhood hoping he had thrown away the phone in a backyard.

No ____________ So they decided to ask the citizens whether they’d seen the guy. They knocked   on one door after another. To their ____________, as one owner opened the door, the suspect rushed out and right ____________ the arms of the police, who’d already joined the search.

“Running is typically a useless sport where you turn fat cells into heat, but occasionally it can be____________,” Cassidy told the Philadelphia Inquirer, “and here was one of those ____________.”

1.

A．roughly

B．eventually

C．regularly

D．curiously

2.

A．exhausting

B．flexible

C．normal

D．safe

3.

A．clue

B．sight

C．risk

D．decision

4.

A．slowly

B．desperately

C．steadily

D．aimlessly

5.

A．panic

B．admiration

C．relief

D．anger

6.

A．tried out

B．let out

C．picked out

D．figured out

7.

A．adding

B．complaining

C．whispering

D．screaming

8.

A．member

B．athlete

C．suspect

D．colleague

9.

A．after

B．until

C．as

D．whether

10.

A．searched

B．served

C．warned

D．harmed

11.

A．luck

B．doubt

C．way

D．wonder

12.

A．sorrow

B．surprise

C．embarrassment

D．disappointment

13.

A．over

B．through

C．off

D．into

14.

A．useful

B．useless

C．tiring

D．tough

15.

A．purposes

B．opportunities

C．plans

D．tricks

9 . Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers who have a passion for volunteering. Their family have always done community _______ .At a young age, they chose to _______ family's gifts at their birthday parties, but asked them to donate money to a charity. When they were seven, Jake and Max were interested in _______ with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help cook. _________， he turned them down because they were too _______ and they had to be fourteen to cook. This led them on an endless _______ to come up with a way to help other kids who were also facing a _______ challenging: wanting to help but _______ because of their age.

So, Kids That Do Good was _______ to show ways to kids or adults, at any age, they could join the community and make a ________ .The small ________ has grown into a large website that brings thousands of ________ visitors each year. Jake and Max say that their website brings 35,000 unique viewers, of those viewers, Kids That Do Good has ________ kids to 16,000 organizations.

Jake and Max are ________ with school and after-class activities and other community service promises. Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on ________ their own charitable event.

1.

A．surveys

B．services

C．duties

D．businesses

2.

A．sort out

B．play with

C．give up

D．put away

3.

A．travelling

B．volunteering

C．cooking

D．recycling

4.

A．Unfortunately.

B．Happily

C．Honestly

D．Gratefully

5.

A．shy

B．awkward

C．weak

D．young

6.

A．task

B．ability

C．chance

D．determination

7.

A．public

B．similar

C．sharp

D．direct

8.

A．joked

B．blamed

C．denied

D．praised

9.

A．advised

B．allowed

C．named

D．created

10.

A．judgment

B．difference

C．comment

D．decision

11.

A．plan

B．effort

C．project

D．experiment

12.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．amazed

D．interested

13.

A．connected

B．exposed

C．contributed

D．attracted

14.

A．familiar

B．patient

C．busy

D．content

15.

A．remembering

B．describing

C．celebrating

D．building

10 . A survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children. I was shocked. I mean, a whole minute? Every day? Get real. Once a week maybe. The fact is, many Asian males are terrible at kid—related things. In fact, I am one of them.

Child—rearing (养育) doesn’t come naturally to guys. My mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes. My dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment. My mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day. My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of capers and a bay leaf. Then he’d buy beer. My mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers. My dad would ask my English teacher if she could get us a discount on school fees. My mother served kid food to kids. My dad added chili sauce to everything, including our baby food.

The truth is, mothers have superpowers. My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over. I demanded someone bring me a computer so I could google what to do. My wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting phrase such as “Mummy kiss it better,” and cured l7 separate injuries in less than 15 seconds.

Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always right. Yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers only know best 99.99 percent of the time.Here are some famous slip-ups.

The mother of Bill Gates: “If you’re going to drop out of college and hang out with your nerdy friends, don’t come running to me when you find yourself penniless.” The mother of Albert Einstein: “When you grow up, you’ll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won’t pay the grocery bills.” The mother of George W. Bush: “You’ll never be like your dad, who became President of the United States and started his own war.”

1. The tone for the writer to write the passage is ___.

A．cruel

B．humorous

C．disapproving

D．critical(批评的)

2. In paragraph 2 the writer makes a comparison between mothers and fathers to prove that ______.

A．females love kids more than males	B．males are not good at child—rearing
C．Males are not interested in child-rearing	D．child-rearing is difficult both for females and males

3. What does the underlined word “slip-ups” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．stories

B．shortcomings

C．mistakes

D．advantages

4. The last paragraph is mainly developed by ___.

A．providing different examples	B．following the order of space
C．making comparisons	D．analyzing causes