1 . Society has certain standards for beauty. But Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc, who spent nearly four years ________ photos of women from around the world, is challenging these standards.

She believes that beauty can ________ many forms. “Beauty just means being yourself,” Noroc told NPR,“I don’t think we have to ________ ourselves to be in a certain way; I think we just have to keep ourselves as we are and don’t ________ need to change.”

________ by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc hastraveled to more than 50 countries and regions since then. In 2017, she published a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world.

From a struggling Russian dancer to a talkative cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects (拍摄对象)________ her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what ________ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “No matter where I go, it’s the ________ that carry all the culture and traditions of a place. I really try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and ________ them,” Noroc told CNN.

Ala, a student at a self-defense school in Jordan called “She Fighter”, left a(n)________ impression on her. Ala raises her clenched (紧握) fists as she looks into the ________ while her faceis covered by a white hijab (面纱). Noroc describes “She Fighter” as “the first self-defense school for women in the Arab world”, and writes, “I discovered an amazing enthusiasm and a(n)________ sisterhood.”

In Iran. Noroc met Farnoush, a woman who lives in two worlds. “In one, she is an economist, by ________. In the other, she is an artist, because this is her ________.” For Noroc, the women’s beauty ________ how natural and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.

1.

A．drawing

B．describing

C．shooting

D．studying

2.

A．bring about

B．take on

C．call for

D．carry on

3.

A．survive

B．change

C．impact

D．damage

4.

A．entirely

B．hopefully

C．fortunately

D．necessarily

5.

A．Inspired

B．Shocked

C．Disappointed

D．Stuck

6.

A．protested

B．lost

C．involved

D．caught

7.

A．expects

B．informs

C．approaches

D．moves

8.

A．women

B．youths

C．men

D．elders

9.

A．bear

B．track

C．overcome

D．ignore

10.

A．odd

B．lasting

C．overall

D．negative

11.

A．eye

B．camera

C．case

D．glass

12.

A．splendid

B．terrible

C．awkward

D．poisonous

13.

A．profession

B．effect

C．operation

D．sight

14.

A．battle

B．concern

C．moment

D．passion

15.

A．counts on

B．shows off

C．ends up

D．lies in

2 . The hurricane made my father and me homeless. It was lunchtime. However, we had nowhere to cook. Even worse, we were _________ at the moment. Approaching the door of a small restaurant in poor clothes, we _________ to enter it. A diner at the restaurant _________ us and then continued his lunch silently.

After deciding to put the bill to our account, _________ my father and I went in. Our conversation was about the power of a positive mindset, miracles, saving for future dreams and just life in general.

The waiter _________ my attention halfway through our meal and pointed towards the _________ saying something to us, but I didn’t _________ him at first because he was behind the counter which was a fair _________ away so he walked over to us and asked if we knew the guy walking out.

Feeling embarrassed, I said no and his reply was “Oh, he just _________ your table.” Dad and I were completely __________. We tried to __________ who the person was to say thank you but by the time I turned around, he had already gone.

I asked the waiter how it __________ and he said he just asked to put our bill with his, without giving any __________.

There are beautiful souls in the world that spread __________. As my father and I talked, when you __________ miracles, miracles will happen.

1.

A．hopeless

B．fearless

C．penniless

D．speechless

2.

A．hesitated

B．intended

C．volunteered

D．determined

3.

A．hugged

B．eyed

C．joined

D．reminded

4.

A．obviously

B．finally

C．unwillingly

D．proudly

5.

A．caught

B．controlled

C．removed

D．appreciated

6.

A．table

B．counter

C．menu

D．exit

7.

A．hear

B．notice

C．ban

D．disturb

8.

A．stage

B．distance

C．length

D．area

9.

A．gave away

B．cleared up

C．paid for

D．referred to

10.

A．inspired

B．discouraged

C．offended

D．amazed

11.

A．set out

B．point out

C．find out

D．try out

12.

A．happened

B．worked

C．changed

D．improved

13.

A．process

B．signature

C．explanation

D．prediction

14.

A．honor

B．kindness

C．faith

D．pride

15.

A．defend

B．expect

C．surround

D．create

4 . A club called We Dine Together was formed at Boca High School in Florida last autumn. During each lunch period, ________ make their way around the school courtyard looking for students who are eating ________. They then introduce themselves and get to know the students.

Estimon, who came to the US from Haiti in the first grade, is one of four students who ________ We Dine Together. He said having been the ________ kid before, he knew how it felt to be ________. And he didn’t want any other kid to have ________ problems.

“When I first arrived, I had a great feeling of loneliness, which was more ________ during my lunch break,” said Estimon. “If we don’t try to make that ________, who’s going to do it?”

Allie, who also helped organize the club, got emotional while ________ what it was like to sit alone at lunch.

“It’s not a good feeling — you’re ________. And that’s something I don’t want anybody to ________.” said Allie. “Meeting someone who actually ________ and listens to what you have to say really makes a difference.”

Since the club was founded, dozens of ________ and friendship have already been formed between teens who may not have met ________. Estimon and his friends are planning to ________ the success. “We’ll open clubs in schools across the country — no matter where anyone lives, they have the chance to make friends.”

1.

A．members

B．researchers

C．teachers

D．graduates

2.

A．politely

B．silently

C．alone

D．slowly

3.

A．supported

B．chose

C．improved

D．created

4.

A．special

B．weak

C．smart

D．new

5.

A．ignored

B．rejected

C．separated

D．misunderstood

6.

A．serious

B．academic

C．similar

D．usual

7.

A．terrible

B．familiar

C．important

D．dangerous

8.

A．show

B．form

C．start

D．change

9.

A．imagining

B．remembering

C．recognizing

D．understanding

10.

A．on the top

B．by yourself

C．at risk

D．around the corner

11.

A．learn

B．mention

C．know

D．experience

12.

A．praises

B．cares

C．follows

D．admits

13.

A．ideas

B．connections

C．circles

D．greetings

14.

A．anyway

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．meanwhile

15.

A．celebrate

B．gain

C．share

D．continue

5 . In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of _________ and was forced to spend the night in his car. This _________ until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked _________ into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in _________, he found himself _________ to the waiter, telling him he had lost his _________. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked _________ the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, _________ a $20 bill that looked _________ it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have __________ this,” the owner said. The young man couldn't believe his good __________! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a __________ , bought gas with the change, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand __________ the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money __________ . “Maybe that fellow just knew I was __________ and he helped me in a way that didn't embarrass (使困窘) me. So I just made a __________ to help others if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a (an) __________ man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he __________ thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at __________ time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at __________. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

1.

A．time

B．gas

C．energy

D．money

2.

A．continued

B．happened

C．kept

D．stayed

3.

A．hopefully

B．excitedly

C．nervously

D．silently

4.

A．hours

B．weeks

C．years

D．months

5.

A．crying

B．lying

C．arguing

D．joking

6.

A．way

B．job

C．wallet

D．car

7.

A．behind

B．above

C．before

D．under

8.

A．took out

B．picked out

C．took up

D．picked up

9.

A．even if

B．as if

C．as well

D．even so

10.

A．placed

B．put

C．dropped

D．removed

11.

A．luck

B．word

C．promise

D．action

12.

A．message

B．signal

C．mark

D．tip

13.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

14.

A．after all

B．above all

C．in all

D．at all

15.

A．in danger

B．in pain

C．in trouble

D．in charge

16.

A．plan

B．target

C．promise

D．dream

17.

A．famous

B．rich

C．lucky

D．important

18.

A．gives up

B．sends out

C．put away

D．gives away

19.

A．breakfast

B．Christmas

C．church

D．difficulty

20.

A．restaurants

B．schools

C．hospitals

D．shops

6 . Chloe Smith is a girl aged 6 from Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while taking a walk with her father near their home, she________something shiny under a pile of rubbish. She picked up the ________ to take home, as she often did on her treasure-hunting walks. Chloe was later ________ to discover she had found a stolen Olympic gold medal.

The medal belongs to former canoeist (划艇运动员) Joe Jacobi, who won gold while ________ for Team USA in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. The medal, along with other personal belongings, was ________ in May of 2016 when someone broke into Jacobi’s can. Though police managed to ________ some of his stolen items, they hadn’t been able to find his ________ Olympic medal. It may have been lost forever, if not for a 6-year-old girl’s treasure-hunting ________ .

Chloe’s dad had seen Jacobi’s story on the news, and ________ realized it was his stolen property. He found Jacobi’s email and sent him pictures of the treasure. After________ the medal, Jacobi was astonished, just speechless.

Chloe was ________ to give it back after speaking with Jacobi on the phone. ________, Jacobi promised to speak to her class when school begins again this fall. The ________ of this little girl reuniting an Olympian with his beloved possession is ________ . When we talk about character and doing the ________ thing, Chloe represents the Olympic values in every sense of the word.

1.

A．sought

B．buried

C．noticed

D．dropped

2.

A．waste

B．object

C．material

D．antique

3.

A．embarrassed

B．satisfied

C．frightened

D．shocked

4.

A．competing

B．applying

C．coaching

D．preparing

5.

A．broken

B．stolen

C．replaced

D．deserted

6.

A．purchase

B．register

C．preserve

D．recover

7.

A．secured

B．prized

C．advertised

D．priced

8.

A．project

B．decision

C．habit

D．idea

9.

A．quickly

B．gradually

C．really

D．carefully

10.

A．identifying

B．obtaining

C．evaluating

D．investigating

11.

A．sorry

B．eager

C．upset

D．hesitant

12.

A．In addition

B．In fact

C．In return

D．In advance

13.

A．purpose

B．report

C．attempt

D．story

14.

A．heart-warming

B．breath-taking

C．eye-catching

D．life-changing

15.

A．important

B．simple

C．interesting

D．right

7 . It’s very necessary for you to make a plan in advance before travelling abroad. An important part of the plan is probably to find the right _________. It may take you days to visit travel websites or read magazines to _________ information. It’s a long process, so many people visit _________ travelers’ blogs and search track records online, because no one wants to waste the _________ vacation time on the sites that may _________ their expectations.

Now consider another _________ — you are an experienced traveler and you want to share your most _________ routes with your family, friends or anyone who is interested in _________ your footsteps. But sharing is hard work because you need to write, _________ photos and videos, and be busy remembering the __________ orders. What if all the work can be done for you __________ while you travel? The best __________ is to try Wish Trip. Through Wish Trip, you can search other people’s routes and share yours. Please let Wish Trip be your helpful __________ through the way.

If you are a contributor, use Wish Trip from the beginning of your tour to __________ the route on the map. Wish Trip will __________ all multimedia files to the exact locations where they are taken. When you __________ the tour, Wish Trip’s smart video functions will accordingly __________ a super cool video for you to __________ in your memory.

You can use Wish Trip in any country where you want to travel. Now the sharing economy is rapidly __________ popularity in the tourism industry. With the help of latest __________, such as AI, Wish Trip has made great innovations (创新).

1.

A．custom

B．route

C．companion

D．routine

2.

A．offer

B．share

C．convey

D．gather

3.

A．experienced

B．adventurous

C．energetic

D．respectable

4.

A．abundant

B．limitless

C．typical

D．precious

5.

A．run out of

B．live up to

C．fall short of

D．look forward to

6.

A．situation

B．event

C．option

D．function

7.

A．boring

B．attractive

C．necessary

D．complex

8.

A．tracking

B．handling

C．following

D．watching

9.

A．develop

B．publish

C．print

D．upload

10.

A．simple

B．right

C．short

D．straight

11.

A．lately

B．automatically

C．extremely

D．currently

12.

A．solution

B．sign

C．promotion

D．reaction

13.

A．reporter

B．learner

C．guide

D．visitor

14.

A．exchange

B．memorize

C．record

D．communicate

15.

A．order

B．give

C．adapt

D．attach

16.

A．begin

B．set

C．keep

D．finish

17.

A．generate

B．invent

C．perform

D．copy

18.

A．save

B．imagine

C．catch

D．edit

19.

A．building

B．breaking

C．gaining

D．ruining

20.

A．ability

B．technology

C．power

D．information

8 . That year I was eleven and in sixth grade. In Wethersfield, all sixth-graders are ________ to take part in the R. O. P. E. Program. Its main ________ is to believe your peers (同龄人), work together, and ________ new adventures. These programs including falling backward and ________ peers to catch you, working together to fit into a small circle (圈子) and something of that kind.

I was ready to take part in these ________ . Falling backward and fitting into a small circle were nothing to me. Crossing over a stream (小溪) with nothing holding me up but a rope was daring, but I could ________ it. Finally the day came when my sixth grade class would travel to climb and rappel (绕绳下滑) a mountain in Southington. Those people who were too ________ were allowed to practice climbing and rappelling a smaller area of rocks, but that wasn’t for me. I could climb the big mountain.

Twenty minutes later, my ________ arrived. As I was well ________, I set off at once. I got a quarter of the way up but couldn’t seem to get any ________ . I tried and tried. I began to put myself down and cry. There was nothing more ________ than my classmates were looking at me. All I kept ________ was “Lisa, you can do it. Try to fit your foot in there. ________, Lisa. You’re almost there.”

It was then that I thought to myself, “Why am I crying? I can do this.”Almost ________ I went on going up the mountain. Within five minutes I successfully ________ to the top.

1.

A．forced

B．reported

C．required

D．reminded

2.

A．idea

B．result

C．question

D．road

3.

A．run

B．introduce

C．experience

D．describe

4.

A．requesting

B．thinking

C．promising

D．trusting

5.

A．lectures

B．discussions

C．stories

D．activities

6.

A．finish

B．discover

C．change

D．need

7.

A．naughty

B．noisy

C．frightened

D．annoyed

8.

A．friend

B．turn

C．teacher

D．day

9.

A．relaxed

B．balanced

C．organized

D．prepared

10.

A．quicker

B．warmer

C．farther

D．longer

11.

A．awkward

B．amazing

C．exciting

D．disappointing

12.

A．shouting

B．remembering

C．learning

D．hearing

13.

A．Watch out

B．Come on

C．Hurry up

D．Walk along

14.

A．fully

B．carefully

C．dangerously

D．immediately

15.

A．reached

B．got

C．arrived

D．took

9 . Small children are easy to throw up in the air and catch — and they ________ it. “Again, Daddy, again!” Jacky shouts as I throw him skywards and catch him on the way back down again. He throws his arms and legs out   ________ he were flying, his eyes wide with ________. His trust in me is ________, which is quite a nice feeling, but at the same time gives me a huge sense of ________.

I hope Jacky will always trust me fully, but I know that, as he gets older, it will need more effort and sound judgment ________. Trust is such an important part of a parent-child relationship that it’s something that I can’t ________to lose. Every time I ________ Jacky to something new, he’ll do it only because he trusts me and feels ________ in the knowledge that he won’t get hurt.________，teaching Jacky to swim means he has to believe that, when he’s swimming in the big pool, I’ll come to his rescue if his doggy paddle lets him down.

________, in the workplace, trust is important for strong ________. It is something that every manager should work hard to ________ among their team. If people don’t trust you, they’re unlikely to follow your directions and willingly become a loyal (忠诚) team member. A ________of trust can make people work against you rather than for you. At the very least, it means that people are not going to be giving you their best. Good ________, like good parenting, is a long-term commitment.

1.

A．deserve

B．love

C．miss

D．know

2.

A．in case

B．even though

C．so that

D．as if

3.

A．fear

B．doubt

C．excitement

D．astonishment

4.

A．reasonable

B．absolute

C．limited

D．important

5.

A．responsibility

B．satisfaction

C．achievement

D．relief

6.

A．on my part

B．on my behalf

C．in my honor

D．in my name

7.

A．wait

B．choose

C．expect

D．afford

8.

A．attach

B．compare

C．introduce

D．adjust

9.

A．grateful

B．happy

C．proud

D．safe

10.

A．For instance

B．Above all

C．At first

D．In addition

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Similarly

D．Fortunately

12.

A．affection

B．leadership

C．friendship

D．determination

13.

A．assess

B．understand

C．organize

D．develop

14.

A．gesture

B．lack

C．bond

D．measure

15.

A．communication

B．personality

C．management

D．education

10 . Simone Biles wore the same clothes every day. When the other teenagers began to notice that he was wearing the same black pants and gray long-sleeve shirt day after day, Simone Biles, a ________ at a High School, became the target of being discussed. But there was little Simone Biles could do. ________, his mother couldn’t afford to buy him new clothes.

Two of the kids among them were Garrett and Graham, a pair of freshmen. But over time, they realized ________ their words felt like a mountain and seemed to be slowly ________ Simone Biles’s spirit. Their relationships were ________ .

So Garrett and Graham hatched a plan. They went home and ________ in their own drawers and closets. The next day, they met Simone Biles at their third-period class and asked him to come into the ________ Simone Biles was understandably ________ of being called out by large boys.

        “He didn’t ________ or say anything, and I was like, ‘I think this is going to make you smile,’” Graham said. “I told him, ‘We’re in the same third period, and I apologize for talking about your life at you, and I want to give something to you to ________ it.” He then handed Simone Biles a heavy bag. ________ were new shirts and shorts.

Simone Biles was blown away (被震惊). “I was very happy,” he told WATN-TV,   “________ , completely.” And Simone Biles got much more than the new ________. He no longer sat alone at lunch. Now he eats with his new friends, Garrett and Graham. “I used to be lonely,” Simone Biles told CBS News. ________ the day Garrelt and Graham called him into the hall, he ________ “The best day of my entire life, basically.”

1.

A．freshman

B．senior

C．graduate

D．junior

2.

A．Indeed

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

3.

A．how

B．what

C．that

D．why

4.

A．gathering

B．recovering

C．crushing

D．ignoring

5.

A．on the rocks

B．in the wrong

C．in full pleasure

D．at a loss

6.

A．responded

B．exchanged

C．searched

D．targeted

7.

A．hall

B．library

C．classroom

D．playground

8.

A．unsure

B．unhappy

C．frightened

D．curious

9.

A．care

B．cry

C．smile

D．look

10.

A．make up for

B．take advantage of

C．take pride in

D．make the most of

11.

A．Inside

B．Above

C．Beneath

D．Beside

12.

A．amazed

B．proved

C．explored

D．exploded

13.

A．pant

B．shirt

C．sneaker

D．clothing

14.

A．Thinking

B．Recalling

C．Reflecting

D．Acquiring

15.

A．exchanged

B．added

C．stressed

D．claimed