1 . In late January of 2018, Chicago experienced the coldest temperatures that the city has seen in decades.

A group of homeless people that live in an area called Tent City were left outside directly ________ to the deadly weather. 34-year-old Candice Payne, a managing broker (经纪人) from a local company, was ________ enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions. ________, she couldn’t stop thinking about the homeless people in the area who had nowhere to go.

“It was 50℃ below, and I knew I had to take ________,” Payne told The New York Times. She started thinking of different ________ that could possibly work. Eventually, she ________ to see if there were any rooms available at ________ hotels that she could ________ for the night for the people ________ in the street. So without wasting any time, Payne got on the ________ and started calling hotels in the area.

“Finally, the Amber Inn was nice enough to ________ me to buy the rooms for the homeless,” Payne said. Without ________, she purchased 30 rooms for the night with her credit card. She ________ reached out to people on her Instagram account asking if anyone would like to ________ with either paying for more rooms or ________ the homeless people to the inn.

She got immediate ________ that surprised her. Strangers ________ their cars and S.U.V.s. They also ________, which helped Payne pay for a total of 60 rooms for five nights.

Payne’s ________ act made news across the country, however, she said, “I am a regular person. I ________ it with so many others’ help.”

1.

A．exposed

B．contributed

C．used

D．adjusted

2.

A．old

B．lucky

C．proud

D．strange

3.

A．In short

B．Therefore

C．However

D．For example

4.

A．care

B．shelters

C．chances

D．action

5.

A．directions

B．ways

C．results

D．areas

6.

A．required

B．promised

C．decided

D．agreed

7.

A．unique

B．comfortable

C．local

D．remote

8.

A．rent

B．purchase

C．discover

D．entered

9.

A．found

B．walking

C．working

D．stuck

10.

A．phone

B．bus

C．glasses

D．coat

11.

A．persuade

B．remind

C．convince

D．allow

12.

A．preparation

B．imagination

C．hesitation

D．permission

13.

A．then

B．still

C．just

D．again

14.

A．pay off       .

B．help out

C．speak out

D．take off

15.

A．transporting

B．accompanying

C．devoting

D．inviting

16.

A．rewards

B．responses

C．achievements

D．benefits

17.

A．sold

B．repaired

C．searched

D．volunteered

18.

A．presented

B．performed

C．repeated

D．donated

19.

A．selfless

B．regular

C．extra

D．natural

20.

A．reached

B．understood

C．made

D．impressed

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages.______ knows his own language, but ______ is very useful, especially when we travel to other countries. ______   we go to France, we ought to be able to speak French, and in Germany people will ______ us to understand German.

How many languages are there in the world? There are about fifteen hundred, but many of them are not very ______. English is one of the most important languages______so many people use it, not only in England and the USA,______in other parts of the world. More than 200 million people speak it ______ their native language, and about another 200 million people use it as a foreign language. It is ______ to say how many people are learning it. Many millions of school boys and school girls are trying to do so.

English children study French,______ is also a very important language. An Englishman can_______ find someone in almost all parts of the world who is able to talk to him in either English or ______.

Which is the best way to learn a language? We should remember that we all learnt our own language well when we were children. If we could learn another one in the same way, it would not seem so ______. Think of what a child ______. It listens to what people say, and it tries to imitate(模仿) what it hears. When it wants something, it ______ ask for it. It is ______ the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time. If people have to use the language they are learning all the time, they will master it quickly.

____ is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing ______ they write. We imitate what we hear. In school, ______ you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is ______ to learn all the new words first through the ear. You can read them, spell them, and write them later.

1.

A．No one

B．Someone

C．Everybody

D．Any one

2.

A．one

B．the one

C．the others

D．another one

3.

A．Unless

B．If

C．Though

D．However

4.

A．hope

B．insist

C．expect

D．help

5.

A．necessary

B．easy

C．important

D．official

6.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．and

7.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．nor

8.

A．as

B．like

C．for

D．with

9.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．different

D．interesting

10.

A．as

B．what

C．that

D．which

11.

A．hardly

B．sometimes

C．freely

D．easily

12.

A．German

B．Russian

C．French

D．Japanese

13.

A．useful

B．easy

C．hard

D．useless

14.

A．does

B．speaks

C．learns

D．likes

15.

A．ought to

B．is able to

C．decides

D．has to

16.

A．learning

B．studying

C．using

D．trying

17.

A．That

B．It

C．This

D．What

18.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．as

19.

A．although

B．because

C．as soon as

D．among

20.

A．necessary

B．best

C．better

D．possible

3 . I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. It was a gift to _______so many amazing people and I’d like to share one of these moments. One day, I was called to a room where a(n) _______woman was staying. Usually I helped with_______who were ready to leave. Instead, she _______to go to the gift shop. I got a _______, helped her into it, and headed down to the entrance.

When we got there, it wasn’t open yet. After a 30-minute _______, we entered the gift shop. As I pushed her around, I could see the _______ in her face as she looked at everything, happy to be out of her room. She _______some window decorations, and then saw chocolates.

She asked me to push her in that _______, and then I helped her__________all the different chocolate arrangements. __________ she decided on three different boxes.

She told me to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the boxes. She __________that the nurses were taking such good care of her, so she __________chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses. As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolate, they __________offered some to me before taking some themselves.

There were__________all around. Witnessing the old lady’s__________and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much joy from life was a __________in itself. I have so many more stories, and each person made an impact on my life. I’ve __________that health has a way of bringing people together. __________is a blessing, and being in a place where health is so __________ and appreciated is unlike anything else.

1.

A．introduce

B．meet

C．attract

D．describe

2.

A．elderly

B．strange

C．important

D．famous

3.

A．nurses

B．kids

C．patients

D．parents

4.

A．pretended

B．wanted

C．failed

D．promised

5.

A．car

B．shopping cart

C．wheel chair

D．bike

6.

A．ride

B．walk

C．drive

D．wait

7.

A．relief

B．anxiety

C．joy

D．puzzle

8.

A．chose

B．made

C．used

D．received

9.

A．manner

B．case

C．direction

D．point

10.

A．prepare for

B．make up

C．figure out

D．1ook through

11.

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Fortunately

D．Actually

12.

A．explained

B．declared

C．expected

D．imagined

13.

A．exchanged

B．designed

C．tasted

D．bought

14.

A．in fact

B．at a loss

C．in turn

D．at ease

15.

A．whispers

B．smiles

C．shouts

D．cheers

16.

A．kindness

B．choice

C．decision

D．1oneliness

17.

A．1esson

B．chance

C．gift

D．fact

18.

A．concluded

B．imagined

C．predicted

D．1earned

19.

A．Health

B．Luck

C．Virtue

D．Praise

20.

A．tested

B．valued

C．maintained

D．promoted

4 . There is a big hospital across the street from where we live. To earn some money, we rented the rooms upstairs to patients. One evening, there was a(n)_______at the door. I opened it and saw a short old man who was hardly_______than my eight-year-old son.

But the worst thing was his face—it was_______ugly. He told me he'd been_______a room since that noon but no one seemed to have one. For a moment I hesitated, not_______to rent him a room, but his next words convinced me. He said, “I could_______on this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning." I told him we would find him a _______.

It wasn't a long time before I found that this old man had a_______heart in that tiny body. He fished for a living to_______his daughter, his daughter's children, and her disabled husband. He didn't tell it by way of complaint. Instead, he was ________that no pain was caused by his disease and that he still had strength to keep going. At________,we put a camp cot（吊床）in my children's room for him.________ he left the next morning, he asked, “Could I please come back and________ when I see the doctor next time? Grown-ups are bothered by my________but children don't seem to________. ”I told him he was welcome to come again.

On his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters(牡蛎) I had ever seen. Other times we received________in the mail. There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables.________how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to________these made these gifts much more precious. And from him we________what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good________gratitude.

1.

A．bell

B．answer

C．knock

D．call

2.

A．taller

B．healthier

C．better

D．stronger

3.

A．hardly

B．usually

C．really

D．finally

4.

A．searching

B．looking at

C．hunting for

D．checking in

5.

A．knowing

B．refusing

C．fearing

D．wanting

6.

A．wait

B．sit

C．hide

D．sleep

7.

A．bed

B．seat

C．table

D．living room

8.

A．funny

B．beautiful

C．small

D．normal

9.

A．please

B．surprise

C．support

D．exchange

10.

A．interested

B．scared

C．grateful

D．worried

11.

A．midnight

B．suppertime

C．bedtime

D．noon

12.

A．If

B．Once

C．Before

D．After

13.

A．visit

B．stay

C．pay

D．chat

14.

A．action

B．voice

C．face

D．manner

15.

A．notice

B．require

C．mind

D．escape

16.

A．cards

B．letters

C．greetings

D．packages

17.

A．Believing

B．Knowing

C．Doubting

D．Telling

18.

A．mail

B．get

C．find

D．make

19.

A．remembered

B．explained

C．learned

D．showed

20.

A．for

B．with

C．in

D．under

5 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to ____ whether they deserved his help. So he placed a very large ____ in the center of the main road into town. Then he ____ behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“____ put this stone in the center of the road？” said the old man, but he did not try to ____ the stone. Instead, with some ___ he passed around the stone and ___ on his way. Another man came along and did the ____ thing; then another came, and another. All of them ____ about the stone in the center of the road, ____ not one of them tried to remove it. Late in the ____， a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “The night will be very ____. Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will ____ against the stone.”
The young man then ____ to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his ____ to move it to one side. But imagine his ____ when under the stone he found a bag full of __ and this message: “This money is for the ____ person who removes this stone from the road. That person ____ help.”
Therefore, never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person. When we all treat each other with ___， we live better together, we work better together, we cooperate. Sure, there will always be fools, but if we can make them a minority, society will be better on a whole.1.

A．turnout

B．findout

C．callout

D．watchout

2.

A．stone

B．bag

C．package

D．ball

3.

A．jumped

B．walked

C．hid

D．drove

4.

A．Why

B．Who

C．How

D．When

5.

A．remove

B．cut

C．pull

D．throw

6.

A．anger

B．curiosity

C．doubt

D．difficulty

7.

A．continued

B．got

C．focused

D．based

8.

A．bad

B．same

C．different

D．wonderful

9.

A．argued

B．thought

C．complained

D．talked

10.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

11.

A．morning

B．noon

C．afternoon

D．night

12.

A．close

B．dark

C．dangerous

D．frightening

13.

A．fall

B．fight

C．play

D．lean

14.

A．refused

B．began

C．hoped

D．hesitated

15.

A．energy

B．force

C．strength

D．effort

16.

A．surprise

B．satisfaction

C．luck

D．fear

17.

A．cards

B．books

C．letters

D．money

18.

A．thoughtful

B．selfish

C．strong

D．powerful

19.

A．needs

B．offers

C．deserves

D．owes

20.

A．consideration

B．success

C．pleasure

D．attention

6 . The first time I left my mother, I was five years old. She told me I couldn’t go out to play _______ I picked up my toys. Who could put up with such _______? “I’m running away,” I announced. “Oh, dear, I’ll _______ you. But if you really want to _______, I guess I shouldn’t stop you.” Mother got my red coat from the cupboard and _______ my white gloves in a pocket. She walked me to the _______, kissed me good-bye, and _______ the door behind me. Off I went. As I _______ the house next door, my footsteps _______ . It struck me for the first time that I had no ________where I was headed, and after a moment, I turned around________ on our front steps, I began to consider my immediate ________. But as the afternoon wore on, I didn’t ________ from my place.

Mrs. Ford, our neighbor, took out her rubbish and called, “Hi, honey! How are you doing?”

“I’m ________ ,” I said, and my lips started to tremble.

“You are? Well, I won’t ________ you then,” she said, and went back inside.

As darkness fell, I decided to be ________ . I knocked on the door, and when Mother opened it, I walked past her. “I’ m giving you another ________ ,” I said, as she enveloped me in a warm hug. I ________ ran away again.

But I ________, and that’s different. When I left for college, Mother waved until my train pulled out of sight. When I got to the college, I found a ________ she had hidden among my sweaters that read, “We’re so proud of you!”

1.

A．until

B．though

C．when

D．if

2.

A．an experiment

B．instruction

C．treatment

D．a standard

3.

A．envy

B．beg

C．keep

D．miss

4.

A．sleep

B．change

C．study

D．go

5.

A．removed

B．put

C．wore

D．reached

6.

A．highway

B．station

C．door

D．bedroom

7.

A．answered

B．closed

C．blocked

D．fixed

8.

A．passed

B．entered

C．visited

D．noticed

9.

A．followed

B．sounded

C．slowed down

D．went on

10.

A．feeling

B．doubt

C．idea

D．hope

11.

A．Reading

B．Sitting

C．Smiling

D．Playing

12.

A．safety

B．neighbor

C．future

D．reply

13.

A．show

B．move

C．hear

D．start

14.

A．running away

B．going home

C．growing up

D．giving up

15.

A．comfort

B．believe

C．trust

D．disturb

16.

A．happy

B．honest

C．watchful

D．generous

17.

A．lesson

B．surprise

C．chance

D．excuse

18.

A．seldom

B．never

C．almost

D．just

19.

A．tried

B．learned

C．stayed

D．left

20.

A．book

B．note

C．diary

D．check

7 . John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good ____and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was ____that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They____a reliable woman to care for the children and made the ____, returning home a little earlier than they had planned.

____they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our____, let’s go home. ”

But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ____work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”

John drove up and they were both ____-stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics ____, “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”

____Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his____hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of ____. He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to ____, he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary____his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s ____! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”

But he shook her off and went back by ____his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time ____he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the____and fresh air, he found that he had just ____his own children.

The baby-sitter had ____them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.

A．job

B．family

C．wife

D．boss

2.

A．known

B．believed

C．decided

D．hoped

3.

A．asked

B．hired

C．begged

D．paid

4.

A．preparations

B．mistake

C．decision

D．trip

5.

A．Before

B．As

C．Once

D．Since

6.

A．duty

B．neighbor

C．business

D．fire

7.

A．off

B．on

C．out of

D．at

8.

A．nerve

B．sorrow

C．horror

D．poverty

9.

A．coughing

B．screaming

C．waving

D．crying

10.

A．Except for

B．In case of

C．Instead of

D．In spite of

11.

A．clean

B．soft

C．wet

D．large

12.

A．smoke

B．darkness

C．children

D．danger

13.

A．entrance

B．ground

C．rest

D．safety

14.

A．pulled

B．took

C．grabbed

D．held

15.

A．dangerous

B．useless

C．over

D．stupid

16.

A．pushing

B．feeling

C．jumping

D．moving

17.

A．that

B．when

C．while

D．before

18.

A．shade

B．sunlight

C．open

D．crowd

19.

A．helped

B．found

C．recognized

D．rescued

20.

A．left

B．charged

C．removed

D．forgot

8 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last year, my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After thereception(招待会), we were _______ for a bus to go back home. It was nine o'clock at night, and although many buses _______, none stopped.
We waited for one hour and were getting _______ We couldn’t stay there for all the ______ because it was a weekday, and we both needed to _______the next day. It was almost 10 p. m. when a family who had _______the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably _______ that we were waiting for some _______of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.
I was _______by their kindness, and I expressed my feeling of being ________to them.
When we reached our town, the family ________us at the nearest place where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the place where we had ________our bike. On the ________, a man stopped the taxi. The ________ saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the ________The man ________his head and said, "No." When hearing this, the driver________to take him. I remembered my own experience a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to ________him to sit with us and I would pay his fare.
What a(n) _______chance to pass on the family's act of kindness! That night, I felt a lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep _______, filled with joy about what I had done. I hope this kindness can continue all over the world with your help!1.

A．visiting

B．expecting

C．waiting

D．guessing

2.

A．emptied

B．gathered

C．promised

D．passed

3.

A．hopeless

B．embarrassed

C．asleep

D．dangerous

4.

A．noon

B．morning

C．night

D．afternoon

5.

A．appear

B．stay

C．rest

D．work

6.

A．joined

B．attended

C．held

D．observed

7.

A．hoping

B．realizing

C．remembering

D．insisting

8.

A．means

B．changes

C．ideas

D．choices

9.

A．surprised

B．terrified

C．beaten

D．moved

10.

A．stressful

B．kind

C．thankful

D．lucky

11.

A．stopped

B．dropped

C．threw

D．helped

12.

A．parked

B．repaired

C．bought

D．changed

13.

A．average

B．increase

C．run

D．way

14.

A．passenger

B．driver

C．owner

D．policeman

15.

A．price

B．dinner

C．fare

D．visit

16.

A．shook

B．nodded

C．raised

D．hid

17.

A．offered

B．refused

C．ordered

D．planned

18.

A．advise

B．forbid

C．encourage

D．allow

19.

A．immediate

B．terrible

C．lucky

D．funny

20.

A．sadly

B．nervously

C．happily

D．curiously

9 . Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so _______ in the United States?

Among the arguments for uniforms, one is that in most people’s eyes they look more professional than civilian clothes. A television repairman who appears in a uniform inspires more trust than one who doesn’t. Faith in the skill of a mechanic is _______by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, or a barber to lose professional _______ than stepping out of uniform?

Uniforms also have many practical _______ They save on other clothes and laundry bills. They are often more durable than civilian clothes.

Primary among the arguments _______ uniforms is their lack of individuality. While there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act _______ , on the job at least.

Uniforms also _______ practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial cost is greater. Some uniforms are also _______ to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

1.

A．special

B．fashionable

C．popular

D．common

2.

A．increased

B．created

C．reduced

D．presented

3.

A．popularity

B．ability

C．stability

D．identity

4.

A．benefits

B．characters

C．functions

D．purposes

5.

A．about

B．with

C．against

D．over

6.

A．honestly

B．similarly

C．confidently

D．differently

7.

A．bring up

B．come up with

C．result from

D．give rise to

8.

A．expensive

B．easy

C．complex

D．cheap

10 . It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He had already ____ sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.
The days of his____ appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the____moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads.—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,____with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs ; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless.
He looked towards the sky and cried ____ , “ Oh, my youth, return! Oh ,my ____, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I ’ll ____ the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his ____ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of ____ , and with a despairing effort , he burst out a cry, “Come back, my early days! Come back!”
And his youth did return, for all this was only a ____ which he had on New Year’s Night.
Those who still linger on the____of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years pass away and your____stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain, “Oh , my youth, return! Oh , give me back my early days! ”1.

A．brought

B．passed

C．paid

D．took

2.

A．youth

B．age

C．work

D．future

3.

A．happy

B．serious

C．dangerous

D．terrible

4.

A．placed

B．smiled

C．covered

D．put

5.

A．painfully

B．carefully

C．faithfully

D．terribly

6.

A．mother

B．father

C．sister

D．brother

7.

A．talk

B．write

C．advise

D．choose

8.

A．sisters’

B．parents’

C．teachers’

D．brothers’

9.

A．jobs

B．talks

C．tears

D．clothes

10.

A．story

B．dream

C．chance

D．joke

11.

A．entrance

B．building

C．street

D．way

12.

A．teeth

B．hands

C．heads

D．feet