1 . I was never addicted to skydiving, but I definitely enjoyed it. I made my first skydiving when I was 19. I was one of a selected few who got a chance to attend the US Air Force Academy’s Freefall school, a program that taught mostly Air Force Academy cadets how to jump out of planes. It wasn’t intended to make us operational paratroopers(伞兵), but to teach us about accomplishing tasks in high-stress situations. And this training program was the only one that allowed jumpers to perform freefall skydiving and pull their own ripcords(开伞索) without a trained instructor jumping alongside of them.

When I returned to Columbus for my college study, I proudly wore my parachutist badge(伞兵徽章). About a month later, I made my first private skydiving and the rest was history. I jumped more and more, only paying for the jumps and necessary training when I had the funds to do it.

Eventually, I had made 10 skydiving, and then it was 20, and I found that I was making jumps at different drop zones. I even bought my own parachute system.

I kept jumping during my senior year. The last jump I made, however, was in the fall of 2006 when I was in Cleveland. My new job needed me to work six days a week and I just didn’t have time to skydive regularly. When I moved to the DC area, I suffered from herniated disk(椎间盘突出) and I knew I would never jump out of a plane again.

My skydiving career ended with 55 jumps, with more than 40 minutes of freefall time. I met great people along the way and did some pretty crazy jumps. I’ll never forget meeting Adam Abelow, the head of the skydiving club, who gave me a ride to get my first jump, and Jen White, who coached me on many of my jumps. I’ll never forget getting my license and the time when my grandparents came to watch me jump.

1. Why did the author choose the program at the US Air Force Academy’s Freefall school?

A．To get a badge of honor.

B．To be admitted by the school.

C．To prepare to be a real paratrooper.

D．To learn to complete tasks under high pressure.

2. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraphs 2 to 4?

A．His colorful college life.	B．His experience of skydiving.
C．His achievements in skydiving.	D．The development of skydiving.

3. What made the author give up skydiving?

A．His busy schedule.	B．His demanding work.
C．His physical condition.	D．His failure to raise money.

4. In writing the last paragraph, the author aims to __________.

A．present his views about skydiving	B．reflect on his past experiences
C．show his love for skydiving	D．express his appreciation

2 . Five years ago, after the birth of my son, I first started suffering from anxiety. Later, I learned to ________ my feelings by meditating (冥想) and getting outside every day. But recently, too much work made me feel powerless. The old ________, like meditation that used to calm me, failed, ________ I had to find a new kind of healing (治愈) experience.

One day a friend ________ forest bathing, a type of moving meditation first invented in Japan. “It can help calm your mind through getting close to ________,” he added.

Attracted by this idea, I ________ to have a try. I ________ a group heading to the forest, and hoped this experience would be ________ in stopping my anxiety. Listening to singing birds and ________ the air in the forest, I soon felt very relaxed. On the way back, a woman said to me, “You have the most beautiful smile today.” ________, I realized that might be the ________ of forest bathing.

The next morning, I followed a team to a larger forest. We would bathe ourselves in the ________. After leading us deep into the forest, our guide ________ us to walk singly. The trees were so tall and so thick that I could hardly ________ the sky. And quickly I lost sight of the others and became ________, just hearing the voice of our guide through the forest who ________ us to enjoy what was happening in our bodies. At first, I was too ________ to make any movement. But after ten minutes, my breathing slowed and I ________ to feel a new calm.

Back at home. I found myself way behind with a mountain of ________ to do. Instead of being anxious, though, I ________ the feeling in the forest and got down to business. The words became more beautiful than they had been in years.

1.

A．read

B．discuss

C．control

D．use

2.

A．methods

B．plans

C．programs

D．tests

3.

A．if

B．but

C．or

D．so

4.

A．created

B．mentioned

C．liked

D．forgot

5.

A．truth

B．strangers

C．nature

D．friends

6.

A．happened

B．decided

C．refused

D．continued

7.

A．joined

B．met

C．invited

D．noticed

8.

A．boring

B．helpful

C．difficult

D．common

9.

A．avoiding

B．producing

C．polluting

D．enjoying

10.

A．Honestly

B．Patiently

C．Suddenly

D．Luckily

11.

A．problem

B．rule

C．cost

D．meaning

12.

A．woods

B．water

C．mountains

D．air

13.

A．stopped

B．encouraged

C．taught

D．promised

14.

A．touch

B．describe

C．see

D．imagine

15.

A．clever

B．rich

C．alone

D．powerful

16.

A．forced

B．followed

C．allowed

D．asked

17.

A．excited

B．shy

C．careful

D．nervous

18.

A．got

B．expected

C．failed

D．agreed

19.

A．exercise

B．work

C．dirt

D．money

20.

A．remembered

B．showed

C．understood

D．needed

3 . I’m sitting at home working, minding my business, and the mobile rings. It’s DC Lyle from Wandsworth police station. He says that my name was given to Crimestoppers anonymously as a potential witness to the “Putney Pusher” incident. Remember that madman who pushed a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge while out for his morning jog? Well, six months on and they still haven’t found him — and DC Lyle wants to meet.

I say I couldn’t possibly help as I wasn’t a witness. DC Lyle says he still needs to meet. I reaffirm there really was no point, and that I could be of no value; I wasn’t there. DC Lyle insists, and in doing so mentions that he has my email address, and that he tried to see me at my office yesterday (I wasn’t in). What? Somebody gave the police my office address, email address and phone number. Who? Feeling invaded and annoyed, I tell DC Lyle he could come at 10 a.m. the next day. I put the phone down, and only then the penny dropped. I was a suspect.I must know. Who was the person who put my name forward? They obviously know me, but not well enough to call me first and let me know they were going to report me to the police. Or perhaps they do know me well and have it in for me. That’s for another day.

I frantically search for the video footage of the incident online. The images are grainy. Squint (眯眼看) the eyes and even I can see some resemblance. I look at the Pusher’s jogging gear. Not premium, I might be OK. He’s got fat calves. Result. Mine are sculpted (my best feature). The Pusher’s got obvious moobs. Oh dear. I carry some permanent holiday weight. I admit it. All it would take is a bored jury and a half-dencent prosecution barrister, and none of this would be beyond reasonable doubt.I need evidence proving my innocence, so I fire up the iCal to see what my movements were on 5 May. There is nothing in the diary. This is not going well.After a fitful night I wake early. 9:45 a.m. arrives. The door buzzer goes. It’s DC Lyle and his sidekick. Of course they’re early, sneaky bastards. Look relaxed, Joel. Keep yourself together. DC Lyle and his sidekick show me their badges. I show them how extremely nice and friendly I am. Once installed on my sofa (I didn’t offer tea) they hit me with it — I am indeed a suspect.“Someone put you forward as the person that did this, and we’re here to investigate whether you did. Where were you on the morning of 5 May between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.?”

I have nothing. I live alone, work from home most days, no diary events, no witnesses as to my whereabouts. Sweats. “Wait,” I say. “Almost every morning of the working week I go to Pret A Manger to have a coffee at or about the time of the incident.” But did I that day? Even if I did, what if it was a day when they gave me a coffee “on the house” as they often did, me being a regular and all. There might be no credit card record. More sweats.I get the computer. American Express login. Search for May 2017 expense calendar (消费明细). Double click. Get in: 5 May 2017 — Pret A Manger, ￡1.95. I’m in the clear. DC Lyle peers over my shoulder at the screen. He’s satisfied I’m not the Putney Pusher. The Pret evidence is helpful, but he also says I’m taller than the real Pusher. Skinner, too. I tell him that’s because I’ve been jogging a lot recently.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ________________.

A．money was wasted on answering the phone call

B．money should be paid to get rid of my suspicion

C．something serious would follow for days to come

D．something puzzling wasn’t understood until then

2. The sentence “I have to clear my name, and reclaim ownership of my identity.” Should be placed at the end of _____________.

A．Para. 2

B．Para. 3

C．Para. 4

D．Para. 6

3. What “I” found of the incident indicates that_______________.

A．“I” wouldn’t be suspected without putting on holiday weight

B．“I” am exactly the man who the police have been hunting for

C．it is reasonable for DC Lyle to arrest “me” to finish his job

D．it is unfavorable for “me” not to have a habit of writing diaries

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A False Alarm	B．The Pusher at Large
C．My Identity Crisis	D．Careless Policemen

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant,     1     (wait) for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I noticed that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my     2     (direct), as if he knew me. The man had     3     newspaper open in front of him,     4     he was pretending to read, but I could see that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter     5     (bring) my food, the man was     6     (clear) puzzled by the familiar way the waiter and I chatted with each other. He seemed even more puzzled as time went on and it became clear that all the     7     (waiter) in the restaurant knew     8    . Finally he got up and went into the kitchen. When he came out, he paid his bill and left. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked     9     was the matter with the man. “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective（侦探）. He followed you here because he thought you were the man he     10     (look) for.”

5 . 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。

I’m very pleased that you’re coming to Baoji as an exchange student to learn Chinese. Since it is the first time that you     1     (come) to Baoji, I think it’s a good idea     2     (stay) in a local home with a middle school student who can speak English     3     (fluent).

I’m a high school student, and I hope that you can stay with me. I have     4     good command of English and can communicate     5     foreigners freely. Besides, I’m fond of reading and travelling in my spare time, and if you’re with me, I can take you around Baoji and it will     6     (rich) your knowledge of our excellent local cultures.

    7     (actual), both my parents and I are friendly and active in personality. So I believe we can get along    8     (good) with each other. When you have trouble     9     (study) Chinese, I’m sure I’ll do all that I can to help you. Every minute can     10     (make) full use of to practice your Chinese.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

6 . People often think that life is so hard and they don’t find any kind of motivation in life. I have seen people that have been so much disappointed by their failures and they decided to give up .Giving your life away isn’t the solution, but fighting back is.

What could be a bigger failure than a dropout university student? In a culture where people make fun of you and will treat you badly, but it isn’t like that if you don’t have a degree you will not succeed in life.

A friend of mine, a brilliant talent, was a university dropout but now is a partner at IT firm. There are ups and downs in everyone’s life. The friend of mine is 28 and has been working in the industry since 2014, he is a successful individual but he had a dark and unpleasant past which might have cost him his life.

As when he was the dropout of the university, that was the most difficult time of his life as he could not see anything but failures in life. At that time only his parents were there to support him in his bad time. .He could not see any light in the darkness. His future, his dreams were dying inside. He was helpless as only believing is everything. So a time came where he had to decide what to do. He was always gaming and was interested in computer programming, his mother told him to do what ever he felt right for him. He started taking online classes of HTML and CSS and the basic features. He was gaining interest in it and was coming back to a normal routine. He came to know the importance of education so he entered an information technology institute where he did complete courses of development. As time passed by he gained more and more interest in it and he started working on different online platforms and starting earning and now he is a business partner at an IT company.

1. In the author’s opinion. What is the solution to failure?

A．Forgetting failure.	B．Giving life away.
C．Struggling against failure.	D．Asking for others’ help

2. What made the author’s friend go through his bad time?

A．The author’s help.	B．His parents’ support
C．His devotion to programming	D．His admission to an institute.

3. How did the author’s friend become successful?

A．By developing games people are interested in.

B．By giving up university he doesn’t like.

C．By entering a famous normal university.

D．By doing things that he enjoys doing.

4. What is the author’s purpose of taking his friend for example?

A．To remember a friend.	B．To inspire the readers.
C．To introduce a new friend.	D．To share his experience.

7 . For as long as I can remember I have wanted to travel to Australia．As a little girl, I thought of the country as a faraway place where kangaroos wandered freely and things were a bit different from my home state of New Jersey．Anxious to spend a semester in Australia, my home college，Drew University，authorized(批准)me to do so．

The long flight to this far off country was definitely worth the experience that I had there．Although Macquarie University and Dunmore Lang College were different from my home university，those differences proved to help make my experience one I will never forget．With about 250 people living in Dunmore Lang College, both international students and Australians，the building provides a family atmosphere．Other Americans that stayed at MUC，apartments on campus that house mainly Americans，used to joke that we had “family dinners”．This was because everyone seemed to come down to dinner around the same time and to use that time to catch up with each other，make plans，and get to know one another．

The people that I met were amazing people. It was：amazing how well we all got to know one another in such a short period of time．This trip lived up to the high expectations that I had for it．I can think of no better ways to spend time in Australia than by going to school there on the AIFS program.

There is easy access to Sydney from Macquarie University by public transportation．Sydney itself is a great：city with amazing night life and plenty to do during the day．Although technically your main purpose is to study：while abroad, the teachers and staff are very understanding of the fact that you wish to travel and explore the country. Traveling is the main way you are going to get a sense of the Australia culture．

1. What made the author interested in Australia when she was young?

A．The famous university in her dream．

B．The wonderful life and culture in Sydney．

C．The famous and amazing people living there．

D．The cute kangaroos and other mysterious things．

2. Why did the author and other Americans love “family dinner”?

A．They were international students loving making dinners．

B．The family atmosphere made them miss their home land．

C．They could have dinner and know others．

D．They could ask others to help them make plans about study．

3. How did the author think of her experience in Australia?

A．It hardly lived up to her earlier expectation．

B．The amazing people there made her curious．

C．It was greater than expected．

D．She could find better ways to get more experience．

4. How did the author know Australian culture better?

A．By making friends with more Australians．

B．By making tours to meet the people and scenery．

C．By reading as many books as possible in the library．

D．By talking with the teachers and staff in the university．

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Oxford is a city     1     (well) explored by foot or bicycle. There is no central campus so it is important to plan your visit     2     advance, perhaps drawing up a list of places to visit and     3     (plan) your route between them. The     4     (follow) resources may be useful.

Most colleges are open throughout the year, at least for potential     5     (apply) to walk around the grounds. Our Visiting colleges page     6     (give) details about opening times     7     any admissions charges which may apply, though many     8     (college) give up these for potential applicants. You can check     9     colleges offer the course you are interested in before you visit and perhaps read our advice on choosing     10     college.

9 . A month after having my gratitude journal, I threw it in the trash can. Writing in it every day felt like a(n) _________ addition to my already overwhelming to-do list. _________, I had been keeping a “normal” journal for years. Why add another? My friend_________ me to give it another shot. He     said that writing down a few things to be thankful for was_________ from free writing.

The_________ of a gratitude journal didn’t resonate with me, but I did_________ to write in an     ordinary notebook. Writing down thoughts and ideas was part of my daily habit. Along with journaling, reading motivational ( 励 志 的 ) material was a(n) _________ in my life. But my endless goals never seemed to be achieved. So, I’d_________   . Then I’d read a new book, set more goals and   start again.

What was I doing wrong? Recently, while organizing a cabinet (储藏柜), the _________ came to me.

I__________ the collection of journals I’d written over the years and decided to__________ them. As I read, I realized these notebooks were a road map of my__________－a full description of my journey. These daily journals were__________ that I had been making progress all along, but had been so focused on the__________that I was unable to live in the moment. I hadn’t been celebrating the little wins because I didn’t __________ them.

Looking ahead to see how far I have to go can make the finish line seem__________. But enjoying the process and looking back to see how far I’ve come makes every__________ success feel more like a victory.

The gratitude journal found its way back into my life. This simple habit that__________ me in the past finally makes sense. I’ve learned nothing is too small to be__________. I still believe I can have it all, but I’ m __________ enough now to know I can’t have it all at once.

1.

A．unique

B．silly

C．recent

D．equal

2.

A．Thus

B．Then

C．Instead

D．Besides

3.

A．helped

B．permitted

C．encouraged

D．invited

4.

A．obvious

B．different

C．safe

D．absent

5.

A．difficulty

B．possibility

C．publication

D．value

6.

A．continue

B．afford

C．promise

D．forget

7.

A．example

B．habit

C．suggestion

D．dream

8.

A．set off

B．go back

C．give up

D．show off

9.

A．problem

B．peace

C．chance

D．answer

10.

A．came across

B．put away

C．stuck to

D．gave away

11.

A．mix up

B．add up

C．rely on

D．look through

12.

A．decision

B．past

C．luck

D．plan

13.

A．creation

B．practice

C．evidence

D．imagination

14.

A．future

B．enjoyment

C．sense

D．mistake

15.

A．doubt

B．recognize

C．explain

D．predict

16.

A．unacceptable

B．unavoidable

C．unbelievable

D．unreachable

17.

A．small

B．early

C．public

D．immediate

18.

A．limited

B．hurt

C．impressed

D．failed

19.

A．studied

B．celebrated

C．completed

D．shared

20.

A．brave

B．careful

C．wise

D．strong

10 . 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。

The summer I turned 16, I decided to help support my family. Therefore, I told my father that I was going to factory     1    (get) a job. He immediately said, “You need to pack your lunch.” I said to     2     (my), “Why do I need a lunch? We live so close to the factory.” But I said nothing. Instead, I packed my lunch, and took it     3     me.

    4     I arrived at the factory at 6 a. m, 15 men had already been sitting on a bench,     5    (wait) to get a job. Then one of the company's trucks pulled up, and the person in charge of hiring     6    (quick) came out of the front office. He looked at everybody and said, “Who has lunch?” I was     7     last person on that long bench, and I raised my hand. He said, “You're hired. Get in that truck, and go with these men.” It was until then that I realized that my father had     8    (prepare) me for getting the job. I turned out to be a very good     9    (work), and every summer, as soon as I walked into the employment office, I     10     (hire) immediately.