1 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to ________a meal, listen to their stories and figured out how they could ________ help.

“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a ________ impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen ________ in an interview.

Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ________ .Ward, a homeless, was ________ in a flat. He credited the Hansens with helping him ________the difficult process of moving off the streets. “It is great to have friends who make us feel ________ and I’m impressed with the pair,” Ward said.

Father and son’s ________have developed into a passion project that ________ faith and community, which emphasizes the ________ community members can have in uplifting the homeless. They know they can’t settle the homeless ________ alone. They’re hoping empathy will ________.

“My hope for the future is to ________ more connection across our country. We could and we will succeed ________ we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.

1.

A．buy

B．cook

C．share

D．eat

2.

A．often

B．further

C．also

D．even

3.

A．dramatic

B．different

C．minimum

D．decisive

4.

A．remarked

B．praised

C．joked

D．quoted

5.

A．desires

B．connections

C．motivations

D．opinions

6.

A．provided

B．permitted

C．abandoned

D．housed

7.

A．through

B．for

C．despite

D．to

8.

A．surprised

B．relaxed

C．awesome

D．calm

9.

A．dreams

B．influences

C．experiences

D．efforts

10.

A．assesses

B．compares

C．highlights

D．respects

11.

A．importance

B．task

C．chance

D．role

12.

A．argument

B．problem

C．debt

D．conflict

13.

A．go away

B．catch on

C．fade out

D．give off

14.

A．establish

B．miss

C．exchange

D．maintain

15.

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．so

3 . What if everyone in the world was exactly alike? The world would be extremely _______. I believe it’s important to _______ people for who they are. _______ are important and they should be respected. Many people throughout history, like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, did great things, but were _______ strange, because they had strong feelings about something. I can _______to these people, because I’ve been in that situation before.

It all started in elementary school when I _______ that I wasn’t like anyone else. I grew crazy about certain subjects. _______, these subjects didn’t interest other kids and my teachers.

_______, my kindergarten teacher said she would scream at me if I _______ snakes or mice one more time while she was teaching the days of the week. I would get in trouble for not ________ attention, and other kids began to laugh at me.

I might be different, because I have more different ________ than other teenagers, but that doesn’t give them the right to be so ________ to me. Some kids make fun of me for what I like most. People also make fun of me for ________ facts about volcanoes, whales, and many other scientific things. My mom says that she has been able to be well informed by just listening to me, but I’ve even been ________ for being smart. Sometimes I wish I were like everyone else, but not ________, because I believe people should be respected for being different, and we’re all different in our own ways.

1.

A．complex

B．harmonious

C．fantastic

D．boring

2.

A．trust

B．praise

C．accept

D．compare

3.

A．Abilities

B．Differences

C．Efforts

D．Beliefs

4.

A．proved

B．declared

C．found

D．considered

5.

A．relate

B．return

C．apologize

D．respond

6.

A．imagined

B．realized

C．hoped

D．remembered

7.

A．Thankfully

B．Impossibly

C．Apparently

D．Unfortunately

8.

A．By accident

B．In return

C．In fact

D．At most

9.

A．mentioned

B．attacked

C．counted

D．threw

10.

A．attracting

B．focusing

C．escaping

D．controlling

11.

A．aims

B．futures

C．emotions

D．interests

12.

A．mean

B．sensitive

C．attentive

D．blind

13.

A．creating

B．forgetting

C．knowing

D．ignoring

14.

A．misunderstood

B．evaluated

C．tested

D．tolerated

15.

A．clearly

B．eagerly

C．seriously

D．really

5 . Big trees are ecologically important. They provide food for countless other species and _________ for many animals. With tall branches in the sun, they absorb vast amounts of energy, which allows them to produce massive crops of fruit and flowers.

Actually, only a small number of tree species have the genetic ability to grow really big. The biggest are _________ to North America, _________ big trees grow all globally. To _________ a giant size, a tree needs the right place to establish its seedlings, good growing _________ and lots of time with low adult death rate.

However, in some parts of the world, populations of big trees are declining because their seedlings cannot _________. In southern India, for instance, a(n) _________ non-native bush, Lantana, is invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often _________to take root. With no young trees to _________ them, most of the big trees will finally disappear.

Similarly, without the right growing conditions. Trees cannot get really big and there is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in warm environments. Tree growth there ____________ obviously in warmer years. During the day, their growth shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they ____________ more energy because their metabolic(新陈代谢的) rate increases. With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy ____________ for growth.

The theory means tropical forests would ____________ over time. As older trees die, forests would ____________ some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, causing a cycle of further warming, forest shrinkage and carbon ____________.

Besides, big trees are faced with threats from elsewhere, surviving the storms, meeting challenges and growing healthily.

1.

A．shelter

B．shade

C．location

D．opportunity

2.

A．native

B．natural

C．foreign

D．close

3.

A．therefore

B．and

C．but

D．or

4.

A．reach

B．achieve

C．acquire

D．land

5.

A．positions

B．circumstances

C．states

D．conditions

6.

A．survive

B．suffer

C．stand

D．stretch

7.

A．rigid

B．straightforward

C．aggressive

D．tentative

8.

A．begin

B．fail

C．manage

D．refuse

9.

A．recycle

B．renew

C．replace

D．reproduce

10.

A．declines

B．determines

C．booms

D．flies

11.

A．create

B．consume

C．waste

D．generate

12.

A．applicable

B．accessible

C．acceptable

D．available

13.

A．assemble

B．maintain

C．accumulate

D．shrink

14.

A．extend

B．guarantee

C．release

D．entertain

15.

A．accumulation

B．reduction

C．transmission

D．emission

8 . On a dark grey morning, my mom said in a quiet voice. “Your dad and I have decided that we’re moving to Singapore.”

These words did not _________ much in my five-year-old brain until the day we had to leave and say goodbye to our close friends.

Normally, mom always booked our seats together. The _________ of sitting next to a stranger was never something I had to worry about, until now. Booking it late, we weren’t given _________ when buying the seats.

I was _________ as I walked on the plane and down the aisle. What I saw was something _________ to an alien to me. It was an Indian lady dressed in a traditional Sari and having a massive bindi (额前的人工痣) between her eyebrows. But her appearance wasn’t the only thing that _________ me away. I made a face as if I had _________ something sour.

My mom _________ walked me to the back of the plane, and _________ she wasn’t any different from me and I should be respectful because it was her __________ and religion.

As we got prepared to __________, the lady buckled (扣住) her seatbelt and took out a book from her bag. At that point I am __________ that the book was in English! After a short sleep, I __________ to dinner time. I got spaghetti and so did the lady. She was eating the same thing as me!

Throughout the flight, I realized in my young little mind that she was just a human being like me though she looked and __________ differently, which provided me with a foundation of being a human being who __________ all types of lifestyles.

1.

A．expect

B．find

C．fail

D．register

2.

A．opinion

B．dream

C．terror

D．joy

3.

A．sympathy

B．attention

C．preference

D．promise

4.

A．ashamed

B．excited

C．tired

D．fearful

5.

A．bound

B．equal

C．superior

D．familiar

6.

A．tore

B．gave

C．scared

D．put

7.

A．touched

B．smelt

C．seen

D．heard

8.

A．immediately

B．fortunately

C．gradually

D．sadly

9.

A．claimed

B．argued

C．shouted

D．explained

10.

A．culture

B．freedom

C．question

D．plan

11.

A．take up

B．take off

C．take on

D．take down

12.

A．thrilled

B．shocked

C．relieved

D．upset

13.

A．awoke

B．paid

C．slept

D．skipped

14.

A．behaved

B．lived

C．dressed

D．ate

15.

A．knows

B．understands

C．believes

D．accepts

9 . This past summer, I applied for my very first job at a small bakery in my neighborhood. I knew that if I were _______ there, I would learn how to use a cash register, prepare sandwiches, and _______ cake orders. I imagined that my biggest struggle would be _______ demanding New Yorkers, but I never thought that the act of tying a box would become both my biggest _______ and greatest teacher.

On my first day of work in late August, one of the employees quickly explained the _______. It seemed simple: wrap the string (绳子) around your hand, then wrap it three times around the box both ways, and fasten it. I _______ the message in my head, “three times, turn it, three times, tie it” until it became my prayer. After observing several employees, it was _______ that anyone tying the box could complete it in a matter of seconds. For weeks, I failed endlessly, only to watch the strong and small pieces of my pride unravel (散开) each time I tried.

As I _______ to push half-tied cake boxes into plastic bags with embarrassment, I could not help but _______ what was wrong with me. ________ the weeks progressed, my skills slowly began to improve. Of course, there were days when I just wanted to throw all of the string in the trash and use tape (胶带) instead; this sense of defeat was never ________, but remarks like “Oh, you must be ________” from impatient customers made me angry and determined to try even harder.

Gradually I began to realize that I should not be ________ if it takes me longer to learn. I kept on, and I continued to tie boxes every weekend at work. Even though I occasionally fell back into desperation, I always rewrapped the string around my hand and ________ over because I learned that the most satisfying victories come from not ________.

1.

A．impressed

B．hired

C．kept

D．promoted

2.

A．fill

B．cancel

C．place

D．take

3.

A．identifying

B．memorizing

C．guiding

D．serving

4.

A．friend

B．wish

C．challenge

D．hobby

5.

A．process

B．meaning

C．puzzle

D．theory

6.

A．sent

B．weighed

C．applied

D．repeated

7.

A．possible

B．clear

C．funny

D．interesting

8.

A．rushed

B．deserved

C．offered

D．requested

9.

A．believe

B．wonder

C．admit

D．recognize

10.

A．Until

B．Before

C．Once

D．As

11.

A．wanted

B．recognized

C．forgiven

D．treasured

12.

A．young

B．lazy

C．new

D．talented

13.

A．sympathetic

B．ashamed

C．unsatisfied

D．relaxed

14.

A．handed

B．turned

C．started

D．took

15.

A．showing up

B．giving up

C．bringing up

D．taking up