1 . Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm.

As we restore the land, I feel my well-being _______ . I think the farm is also working its magic on our son. Since he was 20, he has lived with mental illness. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected _______ occurred in my life. We _______ the farm.

It has taken a couple of years to _______ the land, seed the lawn and build garden beds. The farm was holding our _______ together. Before my son went to treatment, we planted a “guild” (同一目的协会) in the old farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them. We dug around the _______ trees and placed in garlic, wildflowers, etc and the garden seems to grow well.

We also learned how to _______ others. Our workman worked steadily and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community, a lesson my son is _______ . The desire to recover this land has _______ in me. I have seen this ________ towards restoration in my son as well. It truly does take a village to rebuild a farm and a(an) ________ . And my son has found his own kind of guild that ________ him.

Owning a farm was never our ________ , but it came when our family needed a ________ project. Digging is an act of faith, hope and ________ of what will appear next.

1.

A．disappearing

B．lasting

C．returning

D．crashing

2.

A．song

B．light

C．shadow

D．storm

3.

A．secured

B．found

C．explored

D．repaired

4.

A．clear

B．remove

C．shelter

D．access

5.

A．patients

B．friends

C．staff

D．family

6.

A．weaker

B．older

C．taller

D．smaller

7.

A．respond to

B．appeal to

C．concentrate on

D．depend on

8.

A．preparing

B．selecting

C．processing

D．learning

9.

A．grown

B．changed

C．faded

D．remained

10.

A．gratitude

B．contribution

C．responsibility

D．drive

11.

A．house

B．life

C．organization

D．career

12.

A．supports

B．impresses

C．recognizes

D．persuades

13.

A．destination

B．plan

C．adventure

D．belief

14.

A．familiar

B．flexible

C．meaningful

D．tough

15.

A．prediction

B．admiration

C．expectation

D．evaluation

2 . Why does the man choose the guitar?

A．He wants to be different.

B．He wants to be like his friends.

C．He thinks it is cool to play the guitar.

3 . When my family officially dropped me off at my new apartment in Galway, I felt a wave of different emotions. I was really nervous about what the next two weeks would bring. However, my roommates turned out to be overly welcoming and energetic, which made the transition very easy. Little did I know how close we would all become by the end of the two weeks!

For the next two weeks we attended classes and had field trips. It actually killed me because I was a terrible hiker. One day our teacher rented a bus and led us to go hiking to different spots. We arrived at a river to eat lunch and sit on the bridge. I sat up onto the bridge looking down at the water below me. My phone was in my lap while I ate my food. Suddenly I heard the actual worst sound — a splash (溅落声). Without even looking down, I knew that my phone had dropped into the river.

I was used to keeping my ID and bank cards in the back of my phone case. I stared down in disbelief at the flowing water. I stood up to jump off the bridge into the river, but Corina pulled me back. I started to scream because what else you could do when you were in a different country and your phone, ID and bank cards were about to disappear. Hope, one of my roommates, was along the bank and dove into the water to retrieve my things. With her help in time, I didn’t suffer any loss.

The best tiling that came out of my study experience abroad was my roommates who became my close friends. Corina, Hope and Emily made my study experience abroad so memorable. We had so many truly memorable experiences during our time in Galway. I was amazed at how close we became in such a short time. One thing I have learned this year is that you have to hold the moment now! If I had waited to study abroad until this summer, which I once considered, all of these friendships and memories wouldn’t exist.

1. What are the author’s roommates like according to Paragraph 1?

A．Talkative.	B．Talented.
C．Easy-going.	D．Intelligent.

2. What happened to the author when she was on the bridge?

A．Her phone and cards dropped into the river.

B．Her good friends got drowned in the river.

C．She got lost in the hiking activity.

D．She lost a lot of money.

3. The underlined word “retrieve” in the third paragraph probably means “_________”.

A．cleaning something out

B．getting something back

C．checking something

D．hiding something

4. What did the author learn from her experience of studying abroad?

A．Waiting is sometimes necessary.

B．Choosing roommates is very difficult.

C．It is important to make friends in a foreign country.

D．Once you decide to do something, take action at once.

4 . It’s common that everyone wants to be happy. Everything we think, say, and do is connected with our innermost(内心深处的) desires to achieve happiness.    1    

So how is it that some people seem to be happy all the time?

They smile.

Happy people smile, even when they don’t have much to smile about.The important part about smiling is that the change in physiology actually causes a change in psychology.

They create value.

Happy people often focus on the long term.    2    They always try to provide more value in their work than what others have paid for it.

They eat healthy.

    3    Rather than fill their stomachs with processed and fast foods, they choose things made from natural and organic materials.

    4    

It’s hard to be happy when you spend most of your day worrying about the past or living in fear of the future.Happy people are present in the here and now.

They set goals.

Happy people also tend to set goals for the future.The goals give them an intended direction of travel. They’re buried in their hopes and aspirations of whatever they’re trying to achieve in life.

They think positive.

When thinking positive, and looking past problems and negativity, not only do we feel better mentally, but our minds are better able to process the here­to­now.    5    

Stick to the advice above for two or three months, and maybe you’ll find some amazing changes on yourself.

A．They live in the moment.

B．In fact, positive thinking is the basis for being happier in life.

C．They build and develop relationships.

D．But for some reasons, often whatever we do, happiness is just out of reach.

E．The goals give them a clear direction of travel.

F．Happy people eat foods that are high in energy, raw and nutritious.

G．They work to create value in whatever they’re doing in life.

5 . The Hubble telescope__________ __________ into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. (根据句意填空)

6 . 布鲁诺点点头，虽然他不是很明白希姆尔的话，他抬头看着天空。过了一会儿，他看着铁丝网的那一边，问了一个心中长久思考的问题。
Bruno__________ even though he didn't__________ know what Shmuel meant,and up into the sky. After a few moments he looked through the wire and asked another question that had been__________ on his mind.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When it comes to studying alone, we often imagine sitting by     1    (we) in our bedroom or a quiet library with books and notes on the table. We're holding our heads in our hands,     2     (try) to understand concepts.     3     (actual), studying alone brings many     4     (benefit). When     5       (lock) in our bedroom, we are more likely to concentrate     6     what we are reading. Nobody is moving around or talking near you. However, everyone is different,     7     means everyone learns differently. Some may require an environment with background music     8     others may require complete silence. Some may learn best with flashcards. Others learn best when they reread texts. Anyway, studying alone     9     (allow) us to learn in the perfect study environment. Studying alone is an     10     (effect) way of learning in this sense.

8 . Electric cars are not perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to c________ the car battery for only 100 miles of driving. （根据首字母单词拼写）

9 . There is a world of music out there! What you hear on the radio or see on TV is only a small part of all the wonderful music that is waiting for you. Most of you probably like pop music and have your favorite performers, stars or bands.     1    . Here is a brief look at some of the exciting musical styles from around the world.

Blues music has a long history. The blues is a way for people to show who they are and what is in their heart.     2     The blues comes from African songs that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals. The African songs met American music when African slaves were brought to the US. The blues has been part of African-American culture since then, and it is an important part of American culture.    3    .

Besides, people also listen to hip-hop and rap. They have much in common with blues and rock, but they also have their own characteristics.    4     It will help people hear new things in old music. And in rap music, the singer or “rapper” will speak or “rap” the words along with the beat.

    5    In the US, where there are many Spanish-speaking people, Latin music is a big part of the culture. It has always been popular in Spanish-speaking countries and today stars like Santana and Ricky Martin are known throughout the world.

A．Today’s American culture contains many musical styles.

B．There are of course many other interesting styles of music.

C．But many of you also want to discover new sounds and rhythms.

D．Another important style in today’s music world is Latin music.

E．Hip-hop music often combines parts of other styles to create music.

F．Other musical styles, like jazz and rock music, all come from blues music.

G．People have been playing the blues for many years, but the music has kept many of its characteristics.

10 . Playgrounds for All Kids

Most of us are all too familiar with the typical playground set-up. Monkey bars, swings, and slides, all accessed by steps and surrounded by a sea of sand or wood chips.     1     However, many disabled children end up being unable to access all of the equipment because of the way it’s constructed.

    2    Its founder, Cody Goldberg, wanted to build a place for his disabled daughter Harper to play freely. It uses spiral (旋转的) walkways leading to activities, rather than steps, where kids in wheelchairs ride alongside those on skateboards.     3     Play areas are both wheelchair and walker accessible.

Goldberg describes the idea behind designing these playgrounds as completely inclusive. They don’t strictly cater to (迎合) children with disabilities and are not meant to prevent any child from access to play.     4    

The inclusive playground model is now spreading across the county. While the original Harper’s Playground is located in Portland, Oregon, similar playgrounds have popped up throughout the state. Harper’s Playground is now teaming up with those interested in building a park of their own.     5    

Changing the way playgrounds are built will have a wide-spread effect. It will affect the way schools are designed and built, and it will affect how the workplace is treated, and then ultimately it will change the way people with disabilities are thought of and treated.

A．What are their accessible playgrounds like today?

B．Harper’s Playground was created for just this reason.

C．Harper’s Playground began to work on its initial designs.

D．The equipment and layout provide access to a fun experience for all.

E．Slides are built extra wide so a caregiver and a child can go together.

F．It hopes to eventually spread across the country and, ultimately, the world.

G．The intention of these public playgrounds is to give kids a safe and fun place to play.