4 . “If that little girl is causing that much trouble within your group of friends, I would simply stop her,” I said as Abby was about to set off to school. Abby listened carefully, as I continued. “If she causes any more _________ to you, I will go to your teacher to _________ her to never let her sit next to you.”

By this time, Allyson, my then eight-year-old daughter, had joined us, listening to every word too. Neither of my daughters cut in as I finished my _________. Then, as I was telling each of them what I thought _________, Allyson’s real words of wisdom (智慧) came about. “Mom,” she said. “I was just thinking maybe Abby is supposed to be that girl’s _________. Maybe Abby is supposed to let that girl see forgiving (原谅) and goodness through her.”

Hmmm, I had become a _________. And at that moment, I _________ that wearing the “Mother Hat” didn’t mean I was always right. In fact, I wanted to pull that hat over my face and _________ so that they couldn’t see my awkward (尴尬的) look.

“Yes, that’s a good point,” I said, forcing a _________ at my girls. “Abby, __________ this situation the way you think is right.” “OK,” she said before walking out of the door and off to __________. “Bye, Mom!” Allyson called, __________ her big sister out the door. I was left __________. In those following quiet moments I was lost in thought and felt __________ that my two daughters were little in height but big in heart. Sometimes our children have great lessons to teach us — if we’ll only __________.

1.

A．uncertainty

B．trouble

C．danger

D．harm

2.

A．warn

B．order

C．ask

D．encourage

3.

A．speech

B．job

C．class

D．discussion

4.

A．honest

B．right

C．brave

D．impressive

5.

A．friend

B．sister

C．adviser

D．teacher

6.

A．partner

B．designer

C．teenager

D．student

7.

A．imagined

B．remembered

C．realized

D．heard

8.

A．sit

B．hide

C．stop

D．talk

9.

A．smile

B．sale

C．conversation

D．question

10.

A．take in

B．depend on

C．learn about

D．deal with

11.

A．school

B．home

C．work

D．practice

12.

A．watching

B．following

C．calling

D．pushing

13.

A．asleep

B．alone

C．afraid

D．awake

14.

A．curious

B．confused

C．nervous

D．proud

15.

A．sign

B．need

C．listen

D．help

5 . Francis Kere is the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of architecture. However, his ________ to the peak of his field was far from smooth. Growing up in a village where there was no kindergarten, he was ________ into an extremely hot classroom with over 100 students. At the age of 7, Francis Kere had to leave his family home to attend school because his village didn’t have one of its own. This ________ of poor building facilities contributed to his vision of better educational lives of local children, using architecture. Thirteen years later, he boarded a plane for Germany on a scholarship to study architecture.

His early reputation came in helping ________ a school in his village after graduating from college. He ________ the whole village to provide ideas and drew the ________ on sand for all to see. ________, he involved them in constructing the school, using local wood and local clay (黏土).

The result of their hard work was a welcoming structure with a “floating” roof that ________ ventilation (通风) in a hot climate and wall openings that bring ________ for students to learn even without electricity. He showed the villagers that ideas to ________ climate or other challenges are always at hand.

In this process, local people learned ________ skills that they could later use to find work. By cooperating with them, Kere ________ the idea that climate solutions started with big institutions. He ________ that everyone could contribute to addressing the major issues related to education and climate and ________ a global impact by acting locally.

Adopted by architects in dozens of countries, his ________ is rooted in the “unique” aspects of each community now.

1.

A．angle

B．welfare

C．journey

D．border

2.

A．perceived

B．crowded

C．estimated

D．reacted

3.

A．trick

B．infection

C．qualification

D．experience

4.

A．integrate

B．chart

C．oppose

D．design

5.

A．banned

B．encouraged

C．ordered

D．warned

6.

A．firm

B．soil

C．draft

D．gesture

7.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．However

8.

A．blocks

B．delays

C．refuses

D．allows

9.

A．wind

B．fire

C．light

D．air

10.

A．subscribe to

B．deal with

C．participate in

D．depend on

11.

A．academic

B．urgent

C．severe

D．practical

12.

A．challenged

B．declared

C．attracted

D．agreed

13.

A．denied

B．suspected

C．imagined

D．demonstrated

14.

A．ignore

B．generate

C．miss

D．lose

15.

A．innovation

B．fantasy

C．patience

D．expense

6 . There was an old couple who had been married for 40 years. They loved each other deeply and went on dates together. Every time they went out for supper, the husband would order pie for dessert, which became their_________. Although the wife always_________ to order any, she would _________ the first bite of his pie every time.

But then the husband began to _________ a type of disease. He started to slowly _________ who his wife was. It _________ progressed to the point where he didn’t recognize his wife at all and became troubled by living with a stranger.

He moved out of the house and into a nursing home. She was _________. However, she thought of good _________to help him recover. She would visit him with items (物品) that he loved before, but he never knew who she was. Even seeing pictures of them together from their past _________ him.

One of the doctors __________ the wife to start taking him on a few dates like before, so that the husband could gain a new kind of familiarity with her. The wife __________ his suggestion. So she took him to a __________ they had been going to their whole lives and had dinner. Afterwards he ordered pie, and without thinking she stole the first bite of it. The husband looked angry, and was ready to leave. But __________he stopped and seemed shocked, and then started crying.

Everything had come back. His wife’s __________ made him get back to who he was. Tears came to his eyes once more. They moved back together and __________ their lives again.

1.

A．power

B．belief

C．culture

D．tradition

2.

A．decided

B．refused

C．waited

D．hoped

3.

A．catch

B．judge

C．steal

D．try

4.

A．develop

B．spread

C．study

D．discover

5.

A．wonder

B．forget

C．doubt

D．admit

6.

A．secretly

B．entirely

C．naturally

D．finally

7.

A．upset

B．concerned

C．nervous

D．surprised

8.

A．excuses

B．rewards

C．examples

D．ideas

9.

A．frightened

B．amazed

C．puzzled

D．moved

10.

A．allowed

B．advised

C．asked

D．forced

11.

A．accepted

B．praised

C．questioned

D．noted

12.

A．gallery

B．park

C．cinema

D．restaurant

13.

A．clearly

B．suddenly

C．actually

D．simply

14.

A．action

B．response

C．attention

D．attitude

15.

A．managed

B．shared

C．enjoyed

D．followed

7 . Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That ambition ______ ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school senior was in a car accident that put her in the ______ for 51 days and left her paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. For most people, that would have killed any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, however, it was the ______. “I wanted to prove that I was still ‘______,’” she said. That word for her meant dancing, so Hill did it in her ______. “I have to move with my hands. It definitely took much learning and ______.”

After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to ______ women like her. She met people who had suffered disabilities but ______ her determination, and she invited them to dance with her. In 2014 Hill formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. “I want to ______ the stereotype (成见) of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re ______.” she said. Dancing on wheels can be just as artful and fulfilling. In disabled dance competitions, they’re ______, and as the audiences’ excited reactions indicate, the happiness is contagious (传染的).

Hill is a real ______. She has achieved her childhood ______. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users. For many, it was the first time they’d felt they ______. A girl once told her it was the most _____thing when she rolled into a room and everyone was at eye level.

1.

A．finally

B．nearly

C．gradually

D．merely

2.

A．church

B．theatre

C．school

D．hospital

3.

A．beginning

B．peak

C．warning

D．lesson

4.

A．strong

B．healthy

C．normal

D．talented

5.

A．mind

B．wheelchair

C．bed

D．studio

6.

A．grace

B．luck

C．patience

D．passion

7.

A．include

B．save

C．honor

D．protect

8.

A．lost

B．shared

C．needed

D．hid

9.

A．get through

B．pass on

C．break down

D．stick to

10.

A．crawling

B．running

C．dancing

D．rolling

11.

A．having fun

B．seeking help

C．making an effort

D．taking a risk

12.

A．chief

B．coach

C．dancer

D．director

13.

A．record

B．standard

C．victory

D．dream

14.

A．understood

B．belonged

C．succeeded

D．grew

15.

A．empowering

B．interesting

C．disappointing

D．embarrassing

9 . In 2013, Alie Ward’s life was falling apart. Her relationship with her husband ________, her dad was seriously ill, and she was feeling increasingly ________ with her job.

            To take her attention away from her sadness, she turned to take pictures of her unusual ________: insects of all different shapes and sizes. Sometimes, if she found a beetle or a bee that she particularly liked, she’d ________ it on Facebook. ________, those pictures attracted Lila Higgins, who worked as an entomologist (昆虫学者) at the local natural history museum. After seeing Ward’s pictures, Higgins ________ to see if she would want a(n) ________ of the museum’s insect research lab.

When Ward arrived at the museum, Higgins ________ her at the back door and led her through the different exhibits. For the first time in ages, Ward felt herself ________ up. Higgins noticed her excitement and ________ Ward to volunteer at the museum for a few hours every week.

Despite her ________, Ward decided to sign up. Every Wednesday she’d arrive at the museum. Each time she finished her voluntary work, she felt a little bit better.

“It helped me ________ my lifelong love for science and nature that I’d always had,” Ward said. Soon, Ward _____ her job and started working in science media. She now is the creator and ________ of a podcast (播客) called Ologies. Ward had Higgins on the ________ as her first guest.

The worm has turned.

1.

A．improved

B．continued

C．ended

D．began

2.

A．unfamiliar

B．unhappy

C．excited

D．satisfied

3.

A．duty

B．plan

C．habit

D．addiction

4.

A．post

B．sell

C．discuss

D．search

5.

A．Unfortunately

B．Unreasonably

C．Unexpectedly

D．Unavoidably

6.

A．cooled down

B．went away

C．jumped up

D．reached out

7.

A．tour

B．picture

C．introduction

D．handbook

8.

A．visited

B．greeted

C．missed

D．thanked

9.

A．light

B．grow

C．speed

D．get

10.

A．ordered

B．reminded

C．refused

D．invited

11.

A．needs

B．doubts

C．illness

D．business

12.

A．discover

B．express

C．hide

D．change

13.

A．did

B．lost

C．quit

D．found

14.

A．guest

B．fan

C．supporter

D．host

15.

A．show

B．film

C．poster

D．speech

10 . Katherine would never forget the day when her daughter brought a plate from kindergarten, with a drawing of mouse-like creatures on it.

“Emma, what are these little characters? What do you _________ them?” Katherine said. “Mom, they’re my _______. They come to children who are lonely or who were meant to have a _________ life,” Emma said. It _________ the unemployed 36-year-old mom’s heart during a time when she wasn’t feeling too _________ about her job prospects(前景).

All this eventually _________ a new project for Katherine, unemployed for months—making a line of stuffed animals for sale based on her daughter’s _________. “Every day, I would work on it,” she said. “Over time, it felt like this is what I really _________.” In her basement, Katherine cut patterns, wrote storylines and _________ prototypes(原型样品) to turn “The Representatives” into dolls(玩偶).

Today she has four __________ doll prototypes and specific storylines to go with each main character. She hopes to __________ the dolls to parents going through hard times, or maybe those preparing to work overseas, leaving their __________ behind with relatives.

She said even if the dolls don’t __________, she’s taught her daughter __________ to keep moving even in down times. It’s really a __________ for those unemployed right now, she said.

1.

A．leave

B．call

C．bring

D．feed

2.

A．representatives

B．classmates

C．supporters

D．guides

3.

A．longer

B．tougher

C．better

D．fairer

4.

A．broke

B．closed

C．touched

D．won

5.

A．bad

B．anxious

C．stressed

D．good

6.

A．led to

B．referred to

C．adapted to

D．belonged to

7.

A．memories

B．drawings

C．toys

D．feelings

8.

A．learned

B．imagined

C．wanted

D．promised

9.

A．tested

B．sold

C．copied

D．sewed

10.

A．advertised

B．completed

C．marked

D．printed

11.

A．return

B．donate

C．market

D．expose

12.

A．kids

B．parents

C．jobs

D．stories

13.

A．turn up

B．catch up

C．break off

D．take off

14.

A．on purpose

B．by example

C．at will

D．in detail

15.

A．tradition

B．dream

C．wonder

D．lesson