1 . Hello, everyone. It’s my honor to recommend (推荐) Educator of the Year. I’m sure everyone has a favorite teacher that they will be able to _________ for years to come. There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle school — Ms Sullivan, whose _________ you must often hear at school. Ms Sullivan does a lot of things to make herself _________.

First of all, she shows great interest in her _________. She teaches many different classes — Language Arts Enrichment, Writing for Publication and Reader’s Theater, though most teachers in middle school only teach one _________, such as math, social studies, science, etc. Ms Sullivan is also responsible for directing the school play. Every year she devotes her time to _________ an amazing school play. Luckily, I have been a part of it and _________ it so much!

In addition, Ms Sullivan always shows us that she _________ us, whether in our study or in life. Some teachers teach us the lessons in a _________ way, while Ms Sullivan shows us that she is always easy-going like a friend. In writing classes, she makes us have a group discussion first, which I think is a good way to __________ our creative ideas. Then she lets us __________ write our stories at our own speed. She __________ everything we write and gives us an honest opinion about it. We are getting more __________ writing a composition, and no longer consider it hard work. Most importantly, she makes each of her classes __________.

In a word, I think Ms Sullivan should be Educator of the Year. Even if she doesn’t get the __________, she still deserves our respect and love!

1.

A．follow

B．visit

C．remember

D．understand

2.

A．name

B．lecture

C．article

D．behavior

3.

A．happy

B．amusing

C．brave

D．amazing

4.

A．work

B．life

C．travel

D．research

5.

A．speech

B．term

C．description

D．subject

6.

A．calling on

B．putting on

C．depending on

D．turning on

7.

A．enjoy

B．expect

C．achieve

D．imagine

8.

A．cares

B．controls

C．trains

D．requires

9.

A．strange

B．strict

C．fun

D．boring

10.

A．change

B．believe

C．affect

D．develop

11.

A．quietly

B．quickly

C．freely

D．easily

12.

A．studies

B．checks

C．designs

D．tests

13.

A．proud of

B．concerned about

C．connected with

D．confident in

14.

A．practical

B．lively

C．lovely

D．normal

15.

A．aim

B．progress

C．chance

D．honor

3 . Maggie Doyne was 18 when she took a gap year(休学)between high school and college. She packed up a few of her belongings(所有物) and _______ to see the world.

       Doyne’s story began when she worked with _______children at a school in northern India. One day, she saw a little girl named Hema carrying loads(搬运货物) to and from the village. She earned two dollars a day to _______ her family.
       _______by what she saw, she later found out that there were 80 million children in the world living _______Hema. She thought to herself for the first time, “ _______the 80 million, what if you just started with Hema?“
       That’s when Doyne decided to take Hema _______and pay for her education. But helping Hema wasn’t enough for Doyne. There were _______ children without families or homes. So she bought a small piece of land for $5,000 with her babysitting _______ . Her goal was to build a ________ for those children. “The amazing thing about this work is that it’s ________.   Since I can help one kid, why not 10?” Doyne said.
       The Kopila Valley Children’s Home ________ 200 children when it first opened in 2007, and it continues to ________. Doyne has also opened a school in Kopila Vally.
       Maggie Doyne’s story is a great ________ that while we cannot solve all the world’s problems on our own, we can take the first ________ of solving one problem.1.

A．set about

B．sold out

C．set out

D．put out

2.

A．strong-willed

B．narrow-minded

C．light-hearted

D．poverty-stricken

3.

A．focus

B．support

C．contribute

D．concern

4.

A．Shocked

B．Terrified

C．Amused

D．Embarrassed

5.

A．off

B．with

C．beyond

D．like

6.

A．Forget

B．Recommend

C．Mention

D．Downsize

7.

A．on her feet

B．under her wing

C．with her hand

D．in her arms

8.

A．still

B．merely

C．yet

D．barely

9.

A．receipts

B．pensions

C．budgets

D．savings

10.

A．home

B．village

C．school

D．park

11.

A．voluntary

B．efficient

C．attractive

D．demanding

12.

A．cured

B．welcomed

C．tracked

D．promoted

13.

A．survive

B．develop

C．withdraw

D．weaken

14.

A．creation

B．informer

C．prediction

D．reminder

15.

A．step

B．risk

C．place

D．idea

4 . Long ago, poems were recited loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry _________ as well as athletic competitions.

Now, poetry competitions have been revived. This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation competition,_________ poems from memory for $100,000 in prize money.

The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. _________, the 50 state champions, along with the _________ of the District of Columbia came to Washington D.C. last week for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed _________ another, 12 went on to the _________. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio,_________ a $20,000 scholarship. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation _________ Poetry Out Loud, because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from _________ it on a page.

It’s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It’s the tone of __________, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the__________ to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found __________ and interesting about it,” said National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listeners.

Not only do the people hearing poems have a(n) __________ experience, but__________ and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way. Another __________ of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public speaking skills that can help them for life.

1.

A．connections

B．contests

C．contacts

D．compositions

2.

A．performing

B．hearing

C．admiring

D．comprehending

3.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Finally

D．Therefore

4.

A．poet

B．performer

C．student

D．champion

5.

A．against

B．for

C．in

D．at

6.

A．finals

B．competitions

C．activities

D．ceremonies

7.

A．awarded

B．won

C．rewarded

D．achieved

8.

A．set off

B．set up

C．put off

D．put out

9.

A．acquiring

B．finding

C．hearing

D．reading

10.

A．drama

B．rhyme

C．voice

D．poetry

11.

A．literature

B．history

C．art

D．words

12.

A．fresh

B．innocent

C．amusing

D．confusing

13.

A．wonderful

B．pleasant

C．unforgettable

D．new

14.

A．learning

B．writing

C．memorizing

D．selecting

15.

A．feature

B．benefit

C．satisfaction

D．option

5 . While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this______process and found something that has changed my______at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language.

I never felt an urge(冲动)to______any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The ______language were enough in all my interactions. Little did I know that I would discover my______for ASL.

The story began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club______their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very idea of communicating without speaking______me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the______. This newness just left me______more.

After that, feeling the need to explore further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club's meetings. I only learned how to______the alphabet(字母表)that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my______progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to______those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I registered an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was ______. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. ______if there had been any talking, it would have caused us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ______way of communication it opens.

1.

A．searching

B．planning

C．natural

D．formal

2.

A．progress

B．experience

C．advance

D．potential

3.

A．choose

B．read

C．learn

D．create

4.

A．official

B．non-verbal

C．body

D．spoken

5.

A．love

B．concern

C．aim

D．request

6.

A．recorded

B．detected

C．performed

D．assessed

7.

A．flooded

B．supported

C．attracted

D．embarrassed

8.

A．process

B．end

C．distance

D．past

9.

A．showing

B．desiring

C．claiming

D．acting

10.

A．print

B．write

C．sign

D．count

11.

A．obvious

B．regular

C．relevant

D．slow

12.

A．chair

B．sponsor

C．attend

D．organize

13.

A．welcomed

B．available

C．repeated

D．impossible

14.

A．Hence

B．Instead

C．Nevertheless

D．Lastly

15.

A．new

B．quick

C．popular

D．easy

10 . It was Jennifer Williams’s mother who got her interested in books. A librarian, she________to her three children every day. When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to________with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had limited________to books. To Williams, the________was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a civic event called Engage Dan-ville, she________900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be________with that. “I was like, ‘Anybody could do that,’” she said. “I wanted to do something that’s going to stretch my faith, my work ethic, my everything.” So she raised the number________by setting a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an________number.________, she got to work, first by roping in friends to give away books or money to buy books. Before long, as________of Williams’s project spread, strangers started leaving bundles of books on her front porch. As quickly as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools—free of________—and also________books to little free libraries around the city of 41,000 just over the North Carolina border. She also________a book club for inmates in the local jail. In the four years she’s been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has given away more than 78,000 books—only 922,000 more to reach her________! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too________for kids with few options. “Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”

1.

A．showed

B．read

C．lied

D．responded

2.

A．catch up

B．come up

C．fall in love

D．get along

3.

A．ability

B．accuracy

C．account

D．access

4.

A．solution

B．deal

C．promise

D．key

5.

A．covered

B．bought

C．donated

D．delivered

6.

A．satisfied

B．strict

C．familiar

D．honest

7.

A．considerately

B．slightly

C．simply

D．considerably

8.

A．unbearable

B．unreachable

C．unlucky

D．undefined

9.

A．Consequently

B．Still

C．Otherwise

D．However

10.

A．information

B．disease

C．news

D．rumor

11.

A．tax

B．charge

C．damage

D．interest

12.

A．supplies

B．introduces

C．attaches

D．accompanies

13.

A．cancels

B．hosts

C．describes

D．designs

14.

A．judgement

B．conclusion

C．level

D．goal

15.

A．important

B．interesting

C．impractical

D．individual