1 . This is my driver Jacob. He was sent to _______ me up and take me to where I’ll be working.

He _______ with me that since the pandemic he had had to change _______ and was currently spending six days a week away from his family in a town that had more work. He _______ the name of his hometown Nah Bok and shared that he had to spend five hours on his _______ day off on the three different buses to get there and back to spend one day with them.

My father had _______ away when I was young. Sometimes away for weeks and months at a time. I _______ us kids waiting for our turn to have just a couple of minutes on the _______ with him. So two hours into our drive when I saw a _______ saying Nah Bok I asked him if that was where his family ________. He said yes and it was about 5 miles down the road. I said why didn’t we ________ and say hello. He looked at me like I was ________ or joking and I said again.

As we ________ his wife was chatting on the side of the road with his mother. All of the children came out. They were so ________ to see him.

Be kind. Slow down and listen to people’s stories. Take the time to give somebody else a ________ even if it’s just your time.

1.

A．lift

B．pick

C．cheer

D．wake

2.

A．argued

B．compared

C．shared

D．associated

3.

A．jobs

B．addresses

C．cars

D．passengers

4.

A．forgot

B．mentioned

C．discovered

D．appreciated

5.

A．only

B．extra

C．tiring

D．average

6.

A．escaped

B．run

C．moved

D．worked

7.

A．remember

B．interview

C．observe

D．prevent

8.

A．way

B．phone

C．march

D．mission

9.

A．note

B．passer-by

C．sign

D．highway

10.

A．met

B．gathered

C．reunited

D．lived

11.

A．speed

B．appear

C．stop

D．call

12.

A．crazy

B．abnormal

C．considerate

D．stubborn

13.

A．pulled over

B．settled down

C．took over

D．broke up

14.

A．calm

B．fortunate

C．excited

D．frequent

15.

A．ride

B．gift

C．break

D．hug

3 . Morgan Anderson, who was terrified of flying, had forgotten entirely that she was on a plane. She and her mother, Rose Anderson, were busy doing something more important— ________ a man.

On December 13, Morgan and her mother were in the air on their way to Salt Lake City when an________ over the plane's public address system said the flight attendant was ________ any medical professionals aboard to help with an emergency. Rose heard the call and woke up Morgan, who had fallen asleep. Both of them were ________, so they had a job to do.

They ________ went to the front of the airplane, where they found a man who appeared to be in his 60s. He was senseless and looked very ________. He was in a worse condition than either Rose or Morgan had ________.

Rose has more than 30 years of ________ in nursing while Morgan just ________ from a medical school, so Rose took the ________. Following her mother's instructions, Morgan began to write down the________ supplies necessary in saving the man's life.

Thanks to Rose and Morgan's efforts, the man________ his senses. He told Rose and Morgan, who continued to look after him________ the plane landed, that he was on his way to visit his mother. The man was in a stable condition when paramedics(护理人员）________ the case after they landed.

The captain of the airplane expressed his ________ to the Andersons and gave them a discount off their next flight. "It's always good to have a happy ending," Rose said.

The emergency also provided Morgan with a chance to ________ what she had learnt in school to practice. Morgan said she appreciated the chance of being ________ to others.

Rose was always ________ and willing to help the other people. Having been greatly influenced by her mother, Morgan, who once dreamed of being an architect, ________ her mind. According to Morgan, it was her mother who ________ Morgan to step into the nursing field.

1.

A．saving

B．educating

C．comforting

D．protecting

2.

A．explanation

B．expression

C．announcement

D．advertisement

3.

A．in need of

B．in memory of

C．in charge of

D．in terms of

4.

A．p assengers

B．pilots

C．patients

D．nurses

5.

A．abruptly

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．easily

6.

A．anxious

B．pale

C．strict

D．worried

7.

A．changed

B．noticed

C．suffered

D．expected

8.

A．experience

B．exploration

C．training

D．research

9.

A．came

B．moved

C．graduated

D．resigned

10.

A．lead

B．risk

C．chance

D．challenge

11.

A．flexible

B．acceptable

C．medical

D．abundant

12.

A．had

B．felt

C．lost

D．regained

13.

A．unless

B．until

C．after

D．once

14.

A．took over

B．took up

C．look in

D．took down

15.

A．greeting

B．appreciation

C．welcome

D．interest

16.

A．compare

B．expose

C．add

D．apply

17.

A．considerate

B．friendly

C．helpful

D．polite

18.

A．warm-hearted

B．easy-going

C．care-free

D．broad-minded

19.

A．calmed

B．opened

C．read

D．changed

20.

A．forced

B．persuaded

C．inspired

D．required

5 . One day in January 2008, I was in my classroom when my teacher, Mrs. Prest, explained that people were sick and some were even ______ because they didn't have clean water. People sometimes ______ for hours in Africa just to get dirty water.

So I went home and ______ my parents to help. They told me I could do ______ housework to earn the $70 that I thought would build a ______. I thought that's all it would ______ to handle the world's water problem. I worked for four months to earn my ______ $70. Then I learned that it was ______ going to cost $2,000 to build a well in a place like Uganda. I also learned that the problem was much bigger than I     ____.

I started speaking to service clubs, schoolmates, to anyone who would listen to my ______ so that I could ______ money for my first well at Angolo Primary School in Uganda. That's how my little Grade One project ______ the Ryan's Well Foundation.

Now I have ______ my studies in international development and political science and I have graduated from the college, but remain involved (参加)with the Foundation as a Project Manager. I speak around the world on ______ issues and on the importance of making a ______ no matter who you are.

My ______ to anyone is that in order to make a ______ change in the world, you need to find something you really love and then you need to take ______. I hope my story is a ______ that we can all make a difference-it ______ each and every one of us.

1.

A．dying

B．crying

C．rushing

D．cheating

2.

A．sang

B．walked

C．danced

D．fought

3.

A．joined

B．sent

C．begged

D．required

4.

A．extra

B．heavy

C．equal

D．total

5.

A．bridge

B．school

C．house

D．well

6.

A．pay

B．take

C．offer

D．reward

7.

A．next

B．only

C．other

D．first

8.

A．merely

B．certainly

C．actually

D．entirely

9.

A．heard

B．desired

C．realized

D．recorded

10.

A．story

B．joke

C．excuse

D．lecture

11.

A．save

B．withdraw

C．borrow

D．raise

12.

A．became

B．found

C．matched

D．exposed

13.

A．improved

B．completed

C．continued

D．strengthened

14.

A．food

B．drug

C．water

D．crime

15.

A．plan

B．list

C．point

D．difference

16.

A．motto

B．advice

C．promise

D．warning

17.

A．rapid

B．legal

C．positive

D．steady

18.

A．steps

B．time

C．breath

D．risks

19.

A．lesson

B．case

C．report

D．reminder

20.

A．appeals to

B．calls for

C．applies to

D．figures out

6 . I was driving home. A car, driving at high speed and trying to overtake, crashed into a pickup truck. And five other cars also______in front of me. I narrowly______and pulled over. Immediately, I ran to a car which was upside down. I got someone to help and we got a（n）______woman and a large, unconscious man, both upside down, out of the______. I then went to the five other cars to______if anyone else was hurt badly______, no one else was in serious condition. It all took just a few minutes.

At the same time, the traffic had stopped. I looked over and______a group of 12 people, out of their cars, standing in a circle about 15 feet away from a young man, who was______still on the pavement. I asked them what had happened. They said the kind young man had got out of his car to cross the road and______when a car drove along the inside lane（车道）, very fast, to get around the______traffic. Unfortunately, the man was______by it. Many people said he was______; several had checked. But a feeling inside me said, “Can they be certain he is dead？”

He was badly injured, but I checked again and again, and felt a very______heart beat. I______pushed his head upwards. He then coughed, and started taking rapid, shallow breaths. By then, the ambulances had______. When they______, I left the scene and walked back to my car.

Due to the excellent doctors and______of nurses, the young man did______. He was released from the hospital after many months and his______was covered by all the news stations. I smiled to myself and felt very______to be at the right place at the right time, knowing a young man had his whole life in front of me.

1.

A．exploded

B．crashed

C．sped

D．disappeared

2.

A．escaped

B．lost

C．returned

D．failed

3.

A．rich

B．sick

C．injured

D．single

4.

A．circle

B．way

C．area

D．car

5.

A．check

B．report

C．explore

D．tell

6.

A．Surprisingly

B．Obviously

C．Fortunately

D．Honestly

7.

A．met

B．chose

C．led

D．saw

8.

A．sitting

B．lying

C．standing

D．holding

9.

A．greet

B．help

C．serve

D．look

10.

A．light

B．local

C．oncoming

D．heavy

11.

A．stopped

B．attacked

C．hit

D．pushed

12.

A．dead

B．abnormal

C．ill

D．painful

13.

A．steady

B．weak

C．rapid

D．wild

14.

A．quickly

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．cautiously

15.

A．arrived

B．stayed

C．followed

D．waited

16.

A．got across

B．faded away

C．took over

D．gave away

17.

A．praise

B．care

C．trust

D．encouragement

18.

A．grow

B．remember

C．survive

D．change

19.

A．kindness

B．politeness

C．calmness

D．friendliness

20.

A．confident

B．comfortable

C．different

D．happy

7 . If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that _______ my life forever.

One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a _______ on life support with less than two percent _______ of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed (诊断) me with a _______ blood infection. Over the _______ of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents _______ me out of the hospital, I _______ that I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll and I had to live with _______ legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken,_______ streaming down.

But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and ________ the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant ________. And that is when it ________ me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore,________ I could be as tall as I wanted. And ________ of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were ________ here.

Four months later, I was back upon a ________. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals,________ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.

So, instead of looking at our ________ and our limitations as something ________ or bad, we can beg in looking at them as a wonderful ________ that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.

1.

A．saved

B．risked

C．ruined

D．changed

2.

A．hospital

B．club

C．field

D．stadium

3.

A．thought

B．degree

C．chance

D．decision

4.

A．mild

B．severe

C．potential

D．slight

5.

A．journey

B．break

C．course

D．schedule

6.

A．wheeled

B．dragged

C．pulled

D．delivered

7.

A．made sure

B．felt like

C．worked out

D．put forward

8.

A．muscled

B．heavy

C．shapely

D．false

9.

A．blood

B．sweat

C．tears

D．water

10.

A．hug

B．recognize

C．fix

D．introduce

11.

A．plan

B．question

C．information

D．favor

12.

A．dawned on

B．knocked into

C．depended on

D．looked into

13.

A．although

B．so

C．while

D．but

14.

A．first

B．strangest

C．best

D．luckiest

15.

A．struggles

B．benefits

C．rewards

D．conflicts

16.

A．stage

B．snowboard

C．track

D．playground

17.

A．allowing

B．giving

C．calling

D．making

18.

A．challenges

B．achievements

C．devotions

D．hesitations

19.

A．active

B．amazing

C．negative

D．terminal

20.

A．ability

B．skill

C．tool

D．gift

8 . Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.

For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).

Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.

It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

1.

A．know about

B．learn from

C．cheer for

D．look after

2.

A．old

B．busy

C．kind

D．poor

3.

A．job

B．name

C．chance

D．message

4.

A．calm

B．different

C．crazy

D．curious

5.

A．act

B．sound

C．feel

D．dress

6.

A．cross over

B．drive along

C．hurry down

D．keep off(不接近)

7.

A．cars

B．people

C．street numbers

D．traffic lights

8.

A．helps

B．chooses

C．greets

D．sees

9.

A．holds up

B．hangs out(闲逛)

C．moves on

D．turns around

10.

A．hands

B．ears

C．faces

D．eyes

11.

A．searches for

B．stores up(储存起来)

C．gives away(赠送、分发)

D．puts on

12.

A．borrows

B．sells

C．returns

D．buys

13.

A．call

B．send

C．lend

D．show

14.

A．delayed(推迟)

B．remembered

C．began

D．enjoyed

15.

A．understand

B．dislike

C．study

D．excuse

16.

A．sorry for

B．satisfied with

C．proud of

D．surprised by

17.

A．smart

B．rich

C．special

D．happy

18.

A．city

B．family

C．neighborhood

D．company

19.

A．honor

B．pain

C．same

D．cold

20.

A．small

B．useful

C．delightful(高兴的)

D．comforting

9 . You may go to karaoke or disco clubs with your friends during the summer holidays. But be careful. In these_______places you may see people selling small, colourful pills. Make sure you do not try them.
The seller_______say they are safe and can help you enjoy yourself or_______from sadness. They may even offer you a free_______, and tell you that everybody is using_______But you must be alert to the_______that these drugs could destroy your life.
When you put them into your body, often_______swallowing, breathing in or injecting, drugs find their way into your brain.
Drugs may either speed up_______slow down your senses. Their effects are different depending on body size, shape, and chemistry_______it can make you feel good at first, a drug can do a lot of________to your body and brain.
One of the most popular drugs in nightclubs is the so-called head-shaking or ecstasy pill. The drug hits users with a fast high,________them feel powerful and full of________Heart rate, breathing and blood pressure________- risking damage to your nervous system. Marijuana (大麻) is a________used illegal drug. It is called the gateway drug, because using it sometimes________harder drugs. It is mostly smoked in a cigarette.
There is________risk related to taking drugs that must be________Sharing a needle to inject a drug puts a user at a very________risk of being affected with HIV.
Drugs may appear in many different________, some with cool names, but taking them could________your health forever.1.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．noisy

D．surprising

2.

A．may

B．must

C．should

D．can

3.

A．keep

B．stay

C．escape

D．stop

4.

A．drink

B．try

C．cigarette

D．taste

5.

A．it

B．him

C．her

D．them

6.

A．fact

B．problem

C．trouble

D．reality

7.

A．with

B．for

C．by

D．in

8.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

9.

A．Although

B．Because

C．If

D．Despite

10.

A．hurt

B．injury

C．damage

D．harm

11.

A．driving

B．having

C．making

D．keeping

12.

A．food

B．energy

C．hope

D．interest

13.

A．develop

B．grow

C．rise

D．increase

14.

A．deeply

B．widely

C．strongly

D．highly

15.

A．prevents

B．cause

C．leads to

D．aims at

16.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

D．another

17.

A．avoided

B．taken

C．missed

D．interrupted

18.

A．big

B．high

C．large

D．wide

19.

A．tastes

B．smells

C．colours

D．forms

20.

A．kill

B．break

C．endanger

D．ruin

10 . 完形填空(共20小题；
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项(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。

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed_______. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their _______for granted, just as he_______himself. Now, however, he felt_______—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his_______

     Seeking more personally satisfying_______, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel_______on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was_______to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to_______the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only________ Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books.
     According to Jimmy, you are________you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world________seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
     This idea can be ________in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel________making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is________.

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be________. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are ________for us.

     In spite of his new________and wealth, Jimmy prefers working________at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could________1.

A．unhappy

B．unusual

C．unfair

D．uneasy

2.

A．health

B．wealth

C．happiness

D．illnesses

3.

A．ought to

B．had to

C．needed to

D．used to

4.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．helpless

D．endless

5.

A．crying

B．painting

C．imagination

D．consideration

6.

A．home

B．condition

C．situation

D．work

7.

A．game

B．trick

C．role

D．part

8.

A．unable

B．impossible

C．unfit

D．difficult

9.

A．understand

B．face

C．refuse

D．recognize

10.

A．failures

B．efforts

C．choices

D．interests

11.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whoever

12.

A．always

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．usually

13.

A．found

B．drawn

C．written

D．accepted

14.

A．after

B．about

C．with

D．before

15.

A．powerful

B．hopeful

C．useful

D．successful

16.

A．great

B．strong

C．brave

D．equal

17.

A．scientific

B．basic

C．right

D．simple

18.

A．product

B．fame

C．name

D．job

19.

A．rapidly

B．separately

C．slowly

D．quietly

20.

A．offer

B．gain

C．gather

D．earn