1 . Jim owned a store. A customer once asked him how he managed to stay ________ all the time. His answer was, “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and bad ________ for me, but whatever happens, I’m going to choose to be in a good ________.”

Then one day, something ________ happened. Jim was about to leave the store when an armed robber came in, held him up at gunpoint, and made him open the ________. As he was trying to open it, Jim’s hand ________. The robber saw this and probably thought, “He’s about to attack me!” The robber ________ and fired his gun.

Jim was rushed to the hospital. In the ambulance, he felt ________ because the paramedic (医务辅助人员) kept telling him, “I’m sure you’ll be OK.”

But when Jim was in the operating room and he saw the faces of the doctors and nurses, he got the feeling that they thought he was ________ dead. He knew he needed to do something to change their ________.

There was a ________ who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was, “Are you ________ to anything?” “Yes!” Jim said loudly and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total ________. “Bullets!” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses burst out ________. And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die.”

Jim survived, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what also helped was that he managed to remain an optimist even in the most ________ moment of his life.

1.

A．friendly

B．enthusiastic

C．generous

D．positive

2.

A．moments

B．operations

C．tests

D．conflicts

3.

A．atmosphere

B．mood

C．event

D．luck

4.

A．ridiculous

B．awkward

C．horrible

D．challenging

5.

A．safe

B．door

C．window

D．parcel

6.

A．shook

B．waved

C．stretched

D．slipped

7.

A．refused

B．panicked

C．hesitated

D．complained

8.

A．fine

B．painful

C．worried

D．curious

9.

A．nearly

B．already

C．definitely

D．finally

10.

A．routine

B．schedule

C．direction

D．attitude

11.

A．nurse

B．policeman

C．robber

D．guard

12.

A．superior

B．accustomed

C．allergic

D．addicted

13.

A．confusion

B．silence

C．anxiety

D．violence

14.

A．crying

B．applauding

C．laughing

D．debating

15.

A．significant

B．impressive

C．crucial

D．desperate

2 . Tutors (家教) Wanted

Teach a kindergartener how to read online

Become a volunteer tutor with Learn To Be! LTB tutors are dedicated volunteers who believe deeply in educational equity. Our tutors volunteer their time to make the lives of under-served K-12 kids and their families easier, their opportunities greater, and their dreams bigger. Teach at least 2 times per week for 3 months or longer. Support your students with homework help or use the resources provided by LTB to create your own lesson plans for your students.

Visit our website to apply: https://www.learntobe.org

Tutor adults in English

The South Bay Literacy Council is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching adults to read, write and speak English in the South Bay, Los Angeles area. You’d teach your students weekly online or in-person. The tutoring will last 9 months due to the time it takes to train and match tutors with students.

Visit our website to apply: http://www.southbayliteracy.org

Tutor for Remove the Borders

Being a tutor for Remove the Borders is a great opportunity to gain volunteer hours while learning about how socioeconomic status and learning disabilities can hold students back. Dates on when you tutor will be worked out between you and the person you are tutoring. The minimum amount of time you have to tutor is three hours for a month.

Visit our website to apply: https://forms.gle/eJ2j8BAWAAeApEQq9

Teach online STEM classes

Across the country, millions of students lack the resources to learn about STEM and computer science. Our non-profit organization tries to provide this vital area of education to underprivileged students through engaging in online classes. As a volunteer teacher, you will earn service hours while developing critical communication, teaching, and leadership skills. These classes will run for eight weeks, and three hours per week.

Visit our website to apply: https://www.roboticsforall.net/overview-of-positions.html

1. Who is Learn To Be intended for?

A．Disadvantaged K-12 students.	B．Information technology majors.
C．Grown-ups interested in English.	D．Students with learning disabilities.

2. Which program is most suitable for a volunteer without much time?

A．Teach online STEM classes.	B．Tutor adults in English.
C．Tutor for Remove the Borders.	D．Teach a kindergartener how to read online.

3. What do these four programs have in common?

A．Only online service is offered.

B．Volunteers will get service hours.

C．All the classes are provided at the same time.

D．Applicants for volunteers’ jobs need to sign up online.

3 . 假如你是李华，收到外国朋友Tom的来信，信中说他正在学习中文古诗词，感觉很困难。请回一封信，内容包括：
1.学习方法建议；
2. 鼓励 Tom。
注意： 1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Jessica wasn’t doing well enough at school, or at least she wasn’t satisfied with herself. She wished she could do better.

“Let’s review the material we learned in the last unit,” the history teacher said. “Who can tell us what caused the War of 1812?” Jessica sat at her desk, staring ahead. She hoped the teacher wouldn’t call her name. They hadn’t studied the War of 1812 at her old school and she didn’t know the answer.

“Alison?” the teacher asked instead. Oh, perfect, Jessica thought. Of course Alison would have the answer. She seemed to have all the answers. Alison was the most popular girl in school-always surrounded by millions of best friends. She was like a brilliant sun.

Jessica hadn’t made one or two friends of her own so far. Her old school was small and low-key, but a shy person Jessica had a chance there, who always stood out among peers in study and play. This new school, however, seemed as big as an airport to Jessica, and it seemed very hard to get around in it. She still got lost sometimes in the school.

Jessica frowned (皱眉) as Alison answered the teacher’s question. Alison probably never got lost, Jessica thought to herself. You could probably put Alison down in the middle of a desert, and within five minutes she’d be able to tell you the best way to get home.

History class finally ended, and Jessica headed for the gym. The class had been playing basketball. Alison, who was as tall and thin and attractive as a tree, was very good at it. Beside her, Jessica felt like a very small and foolish ant. Today, however, the gym teacher pointed to a thick rope hanging from the ceiling and said, “Everybody! You’re going to climb this rope today.”

注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Hearing the teacher's words, Jessica smiled.

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Jessica stepped forward and got close to the rope.

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5 . “It’s nice having a friend,” said Mole (鼹鼠) to Rabbit as they sat talking in the sun one day.

“Oh, it is!” said Rabbit. “Very useful, too, ________ if you need help. ________, I think I’d like Bull (公牛) to be my friend.”

“But I’m your friend!” said Mole, feeling ________

“Oh, yes,” said Rabbit. “You are good for talking to and laughing with, ________ you are too small. When I need help, I ________ someone big and strong like Bull. He would be a very good friend to have. It would be ________ shouting for him when I need help.”

Mole went off in anger.

“Oh, well, I need to ________ something,” Rabbit thought.

He moved along ________ he found a tiny garden. He had just started on his first leaf when there was a big noise. People were shouting and dogs were barking (吠叫). Rabbit was so afraid and in such a ________ to get away that he ran into the wrong hole. The hole was too small and Rabbit got stuck. He could not ________ at all.

“Help!” cried Rabbit.

Mole ________ him. He ran up to see what was the matter.

“Help!” cried Rabbit. “I’m stuck in this hole.”

“If you want help,” said Mole, “I’d better ________ Bull.”

“No!” cried Rabbit. “He’s no good! He’s too big to get into this hole. You’re just the right ________! Please help me, Mole!”

So Mole began digging around Rabbit. He worked so fast that Rabbit was ________ in no time.

“I’m sorry, Mole. I was wrong, ” Rabbit said. “I’m ________ I have you as a friend.”

And the two good friends set off for home together.

1.

A．only

B．even

C．naturally

D．especially

2.

A．In fact

B．At first

C．In general

D．At least

3.

A．hungry

B．hurt

C．cold

D．tired

4.

A．when

B．because

C．and

D．but

5.

A．ask

B．know

C．want

D．invite

6.

A．quick

B．nice

C．strange

D．bad

7.

A．say

B．show

C．eat

D．help

8.

A．until

B．if

C．since

D．though

9.

A．choice

B．manner

C．hurry

D．situation

10.

A．stop

B．leave

C．stay

D．move

11.

A．refused

B．heard

C．expected

D．saw

12.

A．get

B．test

C．follow

D．accept

13.

A．size

B．shape

C．weight

D．strength

14.

A．prevented

B．changed

C．freed

D．controlled

15.

A．bored

B．worried

C．hopeful

D．glad

6 . Life in the future will be very different from that today. Between then and now many changes will take place (发生), but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people now. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects at school then.

People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.

Work in the future will be different too. Robots(机器人) can do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1. In the future, most people will _________ than people now.

A．live shorter

B．live longer

C．get taller

D．get shorter

2. In the future, the computer will be ________.

A．much bigger and few people will use it

B．much smaller and more useful

C．smaller and not many people will use it

D．bigger and a lot of people will use it

3. The robots will ________ in the future.

A．do dangerous work	B．do all the work
C．do interesting work	D．do easy work

4. Which is the best title（标题） for the passage?

A．Life in the past	B．Changes of computers
C．Robots in the future	D．Life in the future

8 . Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice on how to talk with them.

Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. How’s their work? They love this.

Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion, let them finish it and don’t stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you.

Show them respect (尊敬). Listen to them carefully and look them in the eyes.

Be honest. Honesty builds trust (信任). Life is good when your parents trust you.

If your parents don’t understand you, that’s OK. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you. Sometimes you have to explain (解释) the things to them again.

When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, “Thanks, that helped.” It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.

1. The writer advises that we should be ________ if we hope our parents trust us.

A．fun

B．respectful

C．talented

D．honest

2. When your parents don’t understand you, you can ________.

A．explain your idea to them	B．argue with them
C．look them in the eye	D．ask them to stop

3. How can you make your parents know listening is important to you?

A．By trusting them.	B．By talking to them.
C．By finishing the talk.	D．By saying “thanks” to them.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How to respect our parents.	B．How to trust our parents.
C．How to love our parents.	D．How to talk with our parents.