1 . Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good name for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its ______ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual (智力的) or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, ______ by two of her four children, Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome (唐氏症).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer (雇主) who would even give them a(n) ______, they decided to do something about it.

“It ______ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ______ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how ______ they are. ”

When the shop opened, it immediately had ______ out the door. The media attention ______, and six months later, it had to move to a ______   space.

Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Amy most proud is the ______ it has built in the neighborhood. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ______ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ______ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s ______ a cup of coffee. It’s a human rights movement. It’s given our employees the respect and a sense of being ______ that they deserve. For many employees, it’s their first job, and their ______ fills the air. ”

1.

A．professional

B．active

C．unique

D．talented

2.

A．inspired

B．impressed

C．controlled

D．assisted

3.

A．appointment

B．reason

C．invitation

D．interview

4.

A．struck

B．moved

C．encouraged

D．affected

5.

A．observing

B．greeting

C．gathering

D．finding

6.

A．capable

B．generous

C．determined

D．energetic

7.

A．activities

B．lines

C．waiters

D．guards

8.

A．agreed

B．continued

C．followed

D．responded

9.

A．larger

B．farther

C．quieter

D．nearer

10.

A．background

B．bridge

C．balance

D．tradition

11.

A．calls

B．holds

C．signals

D．draws

12.

A．discuss

B．play

C．work

D．interact

13.

A．apart from

B．above all

C．more than

D．nothing but

14.

A．admitted

B．valued

C．protected

D．admired

15.

A．patience

B．dream

C．joy

D．humour

2 . My 12-year-old niece was staying with us for a little while. One night we stayed up talking about how we used to _________and take part in random acts of kindness. We talked about how so much had_________, and how difficult it would be to do so many of those things now, _________ when it came to helping out strangers.

The next day, I _________ something from downtown and took her to shop. We were walking around _________we heard a beautiful male voice singing. We turned around to see a middle-aged man sitting on a corner with his guitar. A couple was sitting on a bench nearby and listening to his _________.

After I ran my errand (杂事), we_________to sit at an outdoor restaurant across from him on the other side of the street. My niece kept_________and saying how wonderful his singing was. Seeing how moved she was by his music, at the end of our_________, I gave her a $10 bill and asked her to put it in his bowl.

She was __________, and headed over. As she __________, the man was just finishing a song, and they had a conversation. She told him how __________ she was by his music, and he told her she__________his day. As she was excitedly talking about the __________with me, she mentioned, “He didn’t even know how much it was. He just__________ that someone was enjoying his music.”

1.

A．volunteer

B．exercise

C．communicate

D．research

2.

A．remained

B．changed

C．reached

D．improved

3.

A．probably

B．luckily

C．usually

D．especially

4.

A．bought

B．found

C．needed

D．chose

5.

A．as

B．then

C．when

D．before

6.

A．speech

B．music

C．stories

D．performances

7.

A．failed

B．expected

C．agreed

D．chanced

8.

A．asking

B．arguing

C．smiling

D．joking

9.

A．visit

B．talk

C．shopping

D．meal

10.

A．surprised

B．tired

C．worried

D．excited

11.

A．appeared

B．approached

C．left

D．passed

12.

A．astonished

B．touched

C．relaxed

D．encouraged

13.

A．took

B．set

C．fill

D．made

14.

A．conversation

B．situation

C．event

D．accident

15.

A．considered

B．remembered

C．valued

D．unnoticed

5 . A sobbing (哭泣) little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “I can’t _________to Sunday school,” she sobbed to the pastor (牧师) as he_________by. Seeing her sad appearance, the pastor took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday_________class. The child was so touched that she went home thinking of the children who have no places there.

Some two years_________, this girl died and her poor parents called for the kind-hearted pastor,_________had treated their daughter kindly, to handle the final arrangements . As her poor body was being moved, a worn wallet was_________ . Inside it was discovered 57 cents with a_________, which read, “This is to help_________a church big enough so that more children can go to Sunday school.”

For two years she had_________for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully__________that note, he knew what he would do.

A newspaper learned of the__________and published it. It was read by a rich man who offered them the land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not__________so much, he offered it for a 57-cent payment.

Church members also made large subscriptions (捐献). Checks came from far and __________. Within five years the little girl’s gift had __________to $250,000—a huge sum for the church, with the money they built Temple University , where tens and thousands of__________are trained .

1.

A．go

B．take

C．send

D．have

2.

A．stepped

B．walked

C．rushed

D．left

3.

A．church

B．school

C．local

D．language

4.

A．later

B．ago

C．late

D．before

5.

A．that

B．who

C．whom

D．whose

6.

A．found

B．looked

C．opened

D．got

7.

A．note

B．sentence

C．signal

D．sign

8.

A．make

B．build

C．finish

D．set

9.

A．put

B．placed

C．saved

D．earned

10.

A．saw

B．noticed

C．read

D．pronounce

11.

A．question

B．problem

C．effect

D．story

12.

A．pay

B．offer

C．accept

D．give

13.

A．deep

B．near

C．long

D．fast

14.

A．reduced

B．decreased

C．increased

D．become

15.

A．villagers

B．persons

C．students

D．citizens

6 . Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to ______ on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I found myself on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona. I was _______ at the thought of living with loads of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of _____ , my worries had gone. Everyone was so   ______ and like-minded that it was very easy to feel at home.

I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8-day ______. We had to ______ everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a ______ way but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to ______ a stairway out of rock. This meant climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited(栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard, never   ______.

Three days later, a beautiful stairway came into being. The ______ of knowing that my ______ will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.

But on the last night we were   ______ in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to   ______. I had to spend the rest of the night trembling in the only dry part of my tent.

______, I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I _____. I think I am much stronger for having taken part in the project.1.

A．calculate

B．negotiate

C．advertise

D．research

2.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．scared

D．excited

3.

A．arriving

B．sleeping

C．thinking

D．walking

4.

A．confident

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．curious

5.

A．tour

B．project

C．campaign

D．course

6.

A．drop

B．make

C．buy

D．carry

7.

A．nice

B．safe

C．long

D．quick

8.

A．build

B．test

C．clean

D．guard

9.

A．hunted

B．trained

C．seen

D．fed

10.

A．satisfaction

B．ambition

C．expectation

D．intention

11.

A．story

B．memory

C．record

D．work

12.

A．left

B．caught

C．attacked

D．separated

13.

A．boiling

B．average

C．normal

D．freezing

14.

A．By the way

B．Regardless of that

C．Needless to say

D．In either case

15.

A．survived

B．resisted

C．escaped

D．recovered

7 . When Jim Grant spotted black smoke coming out of a building on his way to work, he_________his car to call 911. Then he_________a U-turn, circling back to take another look.

Pulling up to the building, Grant saw flames（火焰）shooting out of a second-floor window. Not seeing or hearing any fire engines_________, Grant rushed to a side_________and ran up the stairs.

On the second floor, he_________every apartment door. "Get out!" Grant shouted, No one_________and he assumed that people had already_________. Reaching the end of the hallway, though, Grant_________a half-open door. He kicked it wide open, finding a_________woman in a wheelchair with a little boy and a tiny baby. "Let's__________!" he screamed. The woman looked at him in confusion and said something about changing her clothes. Grant didn't wait, clutching（抓牢）the baby to his chest and__________the boy alongside, Grant ran down the hallway. When he was__________outside, the only__________in sight was a policeman. Grant told him about the__________and they rushed into the smoky building.

Thanks to them, a family was saved from the fire. Grant and the policeman were honored for their__________.

1.

A．drove

B．stopped

C．reached

D．abandoned

2.

A．saw

B．made

C．missed

D．crossed

3.

A．burning

B．leaving

C．approaching

D．waiting

4.

A．entrance

B．road

C．building

D．window

5.

A．locked

B．kicked

C．counted

D．repaired

6.

A．agreed

B．cared

C．responded

D．understood

7.

A．arrived

B．returned

C．hidden

D．escaped

8.

A．skipped

B．closed

C．noticed

D．remembered

9.

A．frightened

B．curious

C．patient

D．grateful

10.

A．turn back

B．go up

C．get out

D．lie down

11.

A．following

B．dragging

C．examining

D．passing

12.

A．safely

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．previously

13.

A．witness

B．guide

C．service

D．help

14.

A．woman

B．door

C．car

D．baby

15.

A．wisdom

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．courage