1 . Driving on a freezing morning, I passed a teenager with just a shirt and a cardboard with “ANYTHING HELPS” on it. This teenager was visibly _________. Remembering that there was an old blanket in my car. I stopped in _________, asked him if he needed a blanket and he _________ his head. So I handed him the blanket and slid back into my _________ car with my heated driver’s seat. I will never forget the look of _________ on his face.

I wondered how many homeless youths were _________ on the streets at that very moment. My family lived on a(n) _________ income, but my parents always taught me to give what I had. In that moment “The Blanket Project” was born.

I visited my parents at the retirement center and talked with the director _________ making blankets and scarves for the homeless. She loved the _________ and said the seniors wanted to help and be __________ in meaningful projects that weren’t complicated and could be __________ completed. Later on, the project __________ and more and more people became involved in it. One day, I was looking for places to __________ our scarves and was talking to a teacher whose students were from very-low-income homes. I asked her __________ she thought her students needed the scarves. She answered, “Yes, but let’s have them __________ some. The students could make a blanket or scarf to __________. ” Then the students worked in teams and made lots of scarves and blankets for a women’s homeless shelter.

When the students __________ me with their scarves and blankets, they were very __________ of what they had produced. I told them that everyone can make a(n)__________, no matter how much money they had. The __________ was dozens of proud smiles on the faces of the students who knew they had helped keep someone a little warmer and made the world a little better.

1.

A．volunteering

B．thinking

C．waiting

D．shaking

2.

A．doubt

B．traffic

C．place

D．pain

3.

A．lowered

B．buried

C．turned

D．nodded

4.

A．classic

B．special

C．warm

D．new

5.

A．relief

B．fear

C．disappointment

D．surprise

6.

A．striking

B．performing

C．playing

D．struggling

7.

A．independent

B．modest

C．large

D．possible

8.

A．about

B．through

C．despite

D．except

9.

A．reply

B．idea

C．job

D．story

10.

A．concerned

B．fortunate

C．involved

D．experienced

11.

A．finally

B．easily

C．hardly

D．immediately

12.

A．existed

B．failed

C．ended

D．grew

13.

A．deliver

B．display

C．process

D．store

14.

A．how

B．why

C．if

D．when

15.

A．exchange

B．test

C．donate

D．make

16.

A．give away

B．put up

C．get out

D．take off

17.

A．offered

B．brought

C．presented

D．rewarded

18.

A．tired

B．proud

C．careful

D．shy

19.

A．discovery

B．requirement

C．imagination

D．difference

20.

A．appearance

B．celebration

C．impression

D．response

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the man work after he graduated?

A．In a university.

B．In a middle school.

C．In the local government.

2. What does the man like best about Nottingham University?

A．Its look.

B．Its position.

C．Its teachers.

3. What is the man going to talk about next?

A．His major.

B．His hobbies.

C．His hometown.

4. What is the man doing now?

A．Making a self-introduction.

B．Taking a training course.

C．Attending an interview.

3 . 我觉得难以用言语表达我对你的感激之情。(it形式宾语) （汉译英）

4 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.

A. physical   B. practical   C. popular   D. capable   AB. range   AC. blame AD. return   BC. concerns   BD. dropped   CD. shared   ABC. improvements

Born and raised in a digital age, today’s young people are generally tech savvy （技术娴熟的). But when it comes to basic life skills, they are less     1     than the older generation.

According to a recent study by YouGov, a UK-based market research firm, 69 percent of 18-24-olds in the UK have no idea how to bleed a radiator (暖气片换水). About 35 percent of them don’t know how to sew on a button, while about 11 percent don’t understand how to change a light bulb or iron clothes.

In fact, the problem is     2    by young people in the United States. According to a report by Forbes in 2014, most millennial (千禧一代) drivers don’t know how to check their tire pressure. Cooking is another basic life skill that has been     3     as millennials are much more likely to order food deliveries than previous generations.

Technology may be to     4     for this generational gap. “Skills at using phones and computers are the ones valued these days, and the     5     hands-on skills of yesteryear are now seen as functions that can be easily outsourced (外包),” Sandi Mann, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, told the Mirror.

Indeed,     6     in technology have made young people unfamiliar with many basic life skills. For example, with GPS always at hand, young people have had no need to learn how to read     7     maps,

However, this change has raised     8     among many people. “If you have your master’s degree and you can’t live within your means or go home from your job and feed yourself a nutritious meal, you’re not a complete graduate,” Chris Moore, a professor from Brigham Young University, US, told HuffPost.

That’s why there’s an increasing call for the     9     of “home ec” in the US, short for home economics, which teaches basic life skills like cooking and how to do laundry. It was very     10    in the early 20^th century, but was later taken out of schools and universities because of budget cuts. But recently, home ec was reintroduced in a small number of schools and universities.

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

World Pangolin (穿山甲) Day is on the     1     (three) Saturday of February each year. This year, it fell on Feb 18. It’s a day     2     (help) people learn more about pangolins.

According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 1 million pangolins have been killed or sold in the last 10 years. The growing demand for their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline.     3     (luck), this situation is getting better. The Chinese government has banned buying and eating the animal. Breaking this law will be regarded as a crime.

6 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour     1     (record) the day’s events and feelings. I gained great satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. Now, I still     2     (write) in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations     3    are particularly meaningful.

7 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When I was young, I didn’t have a brother or sister, so I was always alone.

One day, something unexpected     1     (change) me suddenly, which is the best memory that I will cherish     2    my heart forever. That day I got up and opened the window of my bedroom, but the weather outside was very cold, so I decided     3     (close) the window. Just at that moment, a blue bird flew in. I was very     4    (surprise). Then it hit the door and fell onto the ground. I went over to look at it     5     (immediate). That bird was young, whose wings were hurt. I thought it was the reason     6     it got into my house.

I decided to help the bird. At     7     very beginning, it was very afraid of me and made loud noise, always       8     (refuse) to eat and drink. However, it slowly accepted me and the wounds got better day by day. I was glad about its     9     (recover). A few days later, the bird fully recovered, and I decided to let it go. When it left my hand and flew away, it looked back at me, just like expressing its     10     (thank) to me.

8 . Volunteering offers great help to people in need, but the benefits (好处) can be even greater for you, the volunteer.

    1    . Being a volunteer helps you make new friends and improve your social skills. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, especially if you are new to an area. It develops your ties to the community, broadens your support network and offers you chances to know people with common interests and fun activities.

    2    , others are shy and have a hard time meeting new people. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice and develop your social skills, since you are meeting regularly with a group of people with common interests.

Volunteering is good for your mind and body.     3    . Nothing reduces (减少) stress better than a meaningful connection to another person. Working with pets and other animals has also been shown to improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety. Studies have found that older volunteers are likely to walk more and find it easier to sleep regularly.     4    .

If you’re considering a new job, volunteering can help you get experience in your area of interest and meet people in the field.     5     , volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice important skills used in the workplace, such as teamwork communication, problem solving and organization. You might feel more comfortable stretching (伸展) your wings at work once you have improved these skills in a volunteer position first.

A．Volunteering increases self-confidence

B．Volunteering connects you to others

C．Even if you're not planning on changing your job

D．While some people are naturally outgoing

E．It provides many benefits to both mental and physical health

F．Many people volunteer in order to make time for hobbies outside of work

G．Volunteering can also reduce the risk of heart disease

9 . Growing up in one of the poorest communities in Atlanta, US and being raised by a single _________ mother, I was not expected much by many people, so I had to expect_________of myself.

On my 13th birthday, I bought a _________of Harvard and put it on the wall of my room. Being at Harvard became what I_________: I kept picturing myself studying in Harvard. Even when my electricity was_________, I knew that my poster of Harvard was still_________only two feet away from me. I’d_________my day by asking myself these two questions: “What do I want in my life?” and “Are the things I am doing today going to get me _________ to that life?”

Reminding myself of my _________each day made it __________ for me to say no to the choices my peers(同龄人)making, because those paths wouldn’t have __________ me to my goal. Nothing could__________ my power to decide what I chose to do with my__________.

Every day I could __________ myself moving towards my dream university__________my writing got better, SAT score __________, and my scholarship checks started coming in. On March 31st, 2011, an email arrived __________Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations!” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where __________I got to see my dream university face to face.

Who you are today is the __________of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be up to the choices you make __________. Who do you want to be tomorrow?

1.

A．uneducated

B．knowledgeable

C．powerful

D．kind

2.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

3.

A．brochure

B．book

C．poster

D．picture

4.

A．dreamt of

B．struggled for

C．held on

D．wondered about

5.

A．broken up

B．cut off

C．pulled down

D．put out

6.

A．putting

B．sticking

C．standing

D．hanging

7.

A．begin

B．complete

C．spend

D．explore

8.

A．familiar

B．possible

C．further

D．closer

9.

A．goal

B．home

C．mother

D．friend

10.

A．hard

B．easy

C．impossible

D．sad

11.

A．stopped

B．led

C．invited

D．flew

12.

A．give up

B．deal with

C．take away

D．turn down

13.

A．future

B．career

C．school

D．family

14.

A．feel

B．inspire

C．practise

D．push

15.

A．until

B．if

C．while

D．as

16.

A．decreased

B．dropped

C．changed

D．increased

17.

A．at

B．by

C．from

D．with

18.

A．for the first time

B．once in a while

C．all of a sudden

D．in no time

19.

A．reason

B．challenge

C．mistake

D．result

20.

A．yesterday

B．today

C．tomorrow

D．now

10 . 假如你是Jerry，你的朋友Tom正要减肥，现在向你询问如何能成功减肥。请根据以下要点给他回封信，并表达你希望他早日减肥成功。
1）积极的心态；
2）均衡的食谱；
3）定期体育运动；
4）最关键的在于坚持。
注意：1)词数100左右；开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：塑造身材 shape a figure     定期的 regular
Dear Tom,

How nice to hear from you!

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Yours,

Jerry