1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the father do at Wild Dog Research Camp?

A．He teaches local children

B．He cooks and keeps the camp clean

C．He studies wild animals

2. How many tents are there?

A．15

B．10

C．5

3. What does Jack want to do when he grows up?

A．To be a movie star

B．To train dogs for movies

C．To study animals in Africa

2 . How does Mike probably feel now?

A．Disappointed

B．Worried

C．Happy

3 . When I was first married to my wife, I lived and worked in Ontario, moving from small town to big city as I pursued my career as a radio broadcaster. We have two sons, both of whom were born in Toronto, but they moved, with us, to Ottawa when they were quite young. They grew up there, and then, chasing their own careers, they also moved. One went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other headed to the west coast to Vancouver. We had a dilemma; we were left in the middle.

At the time I was still working and my job was in Ottawa. However, as we began to consider retirement we wondered where we should spend our final years. We couldn’t be close to both of our children and there was no telling when they might again relocate. For several reasons we settled on a small town on Vancouver Island. At least we were close to one of them. However, he had his sights set on Hollywood and, when an opportunity presented itself, he left Canada and headed south. I helped him move.

So, there we were, and still are, in our little west coast town. We love our little corner of paradise but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of two of our grandchildren. We have missed watching each of them grow up; we have missed the normal, noisy households that have young people in them. Our home, while very comfortable, is also very quiet.

Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who are now teenagers, actually into their twenties. They seldom come to visit us. The distances are just too great and it is costly.

Fortunately, both our boys are doing well and our grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. We love all of them and we are secure in the knowledge that they love us but the reality is that they don’t need us. We have done our jobs and, at least in theory, we can sit back, relax and enjoy the time remaining to us. They have also missed having a set of parents and grandparents around.

Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.

1. What does the author mean by saying “We had a dilemma.”?

A．They were not happy about their sons’ absence.

B．They were unwilling to separate from their sons.

C．They were not yet prepared for retirement at that time.

D．They couldn’t decide which son to live close to.

2. Why does the author say they have paid a price?

A．They have lost lots of money because of his retirement.

B．They have to give a large sum of money to their sons.

C．They have been absent from their children’s life.

D．They have to afford very expensive fare to visit their sons.

3. Why do not the author’s grandchildren visit them regularly?

A．They are quite occupied with their homework.

B．It’s not easy for the kids to visit their grandparents.

C．They don’t need their grandparents any more.

D．The weather of winter in Canada is very awful.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Grandparents’ Love	B．Suffering Separation
C．A Price to Pay	D．Hidden Emotions

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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My name is Ann. I’ve been in China in a few years. With the help of Li Hua, a good friend of mine, I’ve been used to live in China. Li Hua, like other girls, are beautiful and lively. We became friends after we meet each other a few years ago. Although her English isn’t easy to understand, but we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about ours favorite books. We’re both surprising that Chinese culture and American culture are such different. Now we are planning nice party for next Sunday. There, I will introduce Li Hua to my friends, whom also have great interest in Chinese culture.

5 . About five years ago, I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring. _______, the pay was low. Every day the job seemed a physical _______ for me. My neck would burn with pain from the _______ bending. My feet would ache from _______ the entire day. The skin around my fingernails would _______ because of the work my hands were doing. I tried to keep my _______ up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself _______ down. Every morning I would press sticking-plaster (膏药) on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and _______ my worn-out shoes. And every night I would _______ myself home and fall onto the couch.

One evening I felt like I could____________ it no more. As I drove home alone, I said to myself. “Why am I working myself here just to ____________? Why couldn’t I find a better job than this? Why do I have to ____________ this right now?”

I wasn’t really expecting a(n) ____________, but life always loves to surprise us. As I ____________up the steps to my front door, I found my wife and my son waiting for me ____________ smiling faces. “Daddy, Daddy!” my son yelled. I smiled and picked him up with my ____________ arms. Then after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down ____________. At that time, I found the answer which would give me the ____________ I needed to go on.

Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I____________ forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truth. We may have to work to live, but we live to ____________. May you always fill your days with love and joy.

1.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．However

2.

A．class

B．shock

C．exploration

D．challenge

3.

A．neat

B．confusing

C．constant

D．curious

4.

A．standing

B．racing

C．running

D．shaking

5.

A．destroy

B．damage

C．benefit

D．split

6.

A．spirits

B．attitudes

C．minds

D．thoughts

7.

A．bringing

B．tearing

C．wearing

D．putting

8.

A．burn up

B．go on

C．put on

D．wind up

9.

A．walk

B．enjoy

C．help

D．drag

10.

A．appreciate

B．stand

C．like

D．prefer

11.

A．survive

B．support

C．continue

D．exist

12.

A．put aside

B．go through

C．keep up

D．come across

13.

A．reward

B．gift

C．solution

D．answer

14.

A．struggled

B．moved

C．jumped

D．climbed

15.

A．from

B．as

C．with

D．for

16.

A．broken

B．relieved

C．trembled

D．tired

17.

A．regularly

B．peacefully

C．surprisingly

D．sadly

18.

A．nutrient

B．courage

C．strength

D．break

19.

A．ever

B．never

C．seldom

D．already

20.

A．love

B．relax

C．work

D．laugh

6 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．Jerry’s acting in the play.

B．Their dissatisfaction with Jerry.

C．The man’s worry over his sickness.

7 . I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “ I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

1. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage______.

A．with his family

B．with Evelyn

C．alone

D．with his children

2. During the two weeks on the beach,Tom showed more love to his wife because______.

A．the doctor said his wife was seriously ill

B．he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C．she looked lovely in her new clothes

D．he was determined to be a good husband

3. The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What does“ one thing”refer to?

A．He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B．He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

C．He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D．She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

4. By saying“I’m just starting to live,”Tom means that______.

A．he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

B．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

C．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D．he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

8 . After attending another parent meeting regarding my 7-year-old child’s behaviour, I didn’t know what to do. It was the second school we had tried for Nathan and, as always, everything was being done for my child’s needs. It was also having bad effects on Nathan. He would come home and say, “ Mom , I hate my life. I do not want to live anymore.” I was afraid that my son was beginning to suffer from depression and that I was losing him. We needed help.

By the age of seven, Nathan had already had three surgeries for his ears. He was in great pain, regardless of pain medication, which made it difficult for him to learn or pay attention. Despite Nathan’s bad condition, staff at two previous schools seemed as though they didn’t care. They often forgot to deal with his medication. As a result of many times of ear infections, Nathan had hearing loss. To make things worse, Nathan’s speech was not very good. Children would play a trick on him and Nathan began to fall behind in study.

When I first set foot into Ripley House Charter School, I knew this was the school for my son. It felt positive from the moment I entered. From the start, Mrs. Elsen and her staff heard my concern over Nathan. Mrs. Elsen addressed my concern, not with empty words but with action.

That day, Nathan came home from his first day of school saying, “ Mom, I love school !” By the end of the week he was saying “ Mom, I like my life. I have a good life.” Ripley House Charter School gave me my son back and saved our lives. Thank you for giving me back what we had lost ----HOPE.

1. From the beginning, we can learn that ___________.

A．the author felt helpless about his son

B．B. the author often attended the class meeting

C．Nathan had been in great depression

D．no school would like to accept Nathan

2. The second paragraph mainly talks about___________.

A．Nathan’s lessons

B．what Nathan suffered

C．Nathan’s performance in study

D．Nathan’s two previous schools

3. What attitude did the author hold towards Ripley House Charter School?

A．Thankful	B．Concerned.
C．Doubtful	D．Negative.

4. The underlined word “addressed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “___________”.

A．spoke out	B．dealt with
C．listened to	D．believed in

9 . When Lina was awoken by the sound of thunder, she was alone on the island. The air was cool and bullfrogs croaked. It was that brief moment when the summer sun had set but the stars hadn’t yet appeared. Lina rubbed her eyes and looked around. “Hello?” she called. “Celia? Marie?” There was no response.

The moon was rising now, shedding light on the island. They had always called it “Forgotten Island” because no one but they seemed to remember its existence. It wasn’t on any of the maps they could find, and even the forest rangers didn’t know about it. Lina loved that the island, hidden in a heavily-wooded side stream of the river, was a secret between the three friends---her, Celia, and Marie. But now Lina was here alone, and it was night. Worse still, it was her own fault.

“Come on, Lina, let Marie row the boat.” Celia had said. Marie was two years older than Lina, but she was a hopeless rower. That’s why Lina refused and rowed the boat to the island. The argument that followed the refusal took the usual form. Celia took Marie’s side, as she always did. Lina exploded and yelled at them to just leave. So they got back in the boat and left.

A bolt of lightning crossed the darkened sky, accompanied by a deafening thunder clap. The storm was here. As the first cold raindrop slid down her neck, Lina’s mind returned to her current problem. She was stuck here by herself. She just hoped she didn’t become as forgotten as the island. The thought of it sent a chill down her back.

Suddenly, Lina spotted something in the water. It was a boat, and inside it were Marie, Celia, and Marie’s dad, who was steering through the fast flowing waters. As the boat approached, they saw Lina waving and the worried expressions on their faces turned to relief.

In her excitement Lina jumped into the river. Only once she was in the icy water did she remember how fast the water was moving. Luckily a strong arm reached into the water and pulled her out. She smiled weakly at Marie’s dad and, without a word, hugged Celia and Marie. They didn’t seem to mind becoming wet.

1. What is special about the island?

A．It is very near the ocean.	B．It is a popular place for boating.
C．It is surrounded by thick forest.	D．It has never been reached by others.

2. Why did Lina get angry?

A．Lina was left alone on the island.	B．Marie would not help row the boat.
C．Marie didn’t know how to row the boat.	D．Celia supported Marie in the disagreement.

3. What caused Lina to feel scared?

A．Her shame about the unnecessary argument.

B．The first raindrop of the approaching storm.

C．The idea that no one would come to save her.

D．The drop in temperature as the sun went down.

4. What can we infer about the three girls?

A．All of them could swim well.	B．They had an adventurous spirit.
C．They lived far away from the island.	D．They didn’t make up in the end.

10 . Jason, our son, was born with cerebral palsy(脑瘫). My wife and I often encouraged him as he _____________ many challenges in his early years. It was ___________ to see him regularly chosen last for baseball, but his most _________ time came when he began high school.

One afternoon, Jason returned home in ___________and shouted: “I’m never going to school again!” He was _________ with food that other kids had _________ him on the school bus on the way home. Jason later told us what had _________.

A few days earlier, Jason had___________up for the school running team. That day, a few older students made_________   of his performance on the track(跑道) and threw food at him. I called the headmaster about the __________, and it never happened again. One day, as the other kids exercised in the gym, they __________ one lone runner－Jason jogging around the snow-covered track.

A few days later, Jason had something to tell us, “Mom, Dad, sit down,” he said. I was ready for the __________.” He told us that each month, students__________ an “athlete(运动员) of the month”. The coach(教练) would list the top athletes, and students voted(投票) for the ________. Jason’s name had never been__________. But that day, one student said: “Sir, I would like to nominate(提名) Jason for the athlete of the month.” The coach looked__________. “He works harder than any of us, Sir,” the student continued. Tears __________ in Jason’s eyes as everyone in the class put their hands up. We, also in tears, looked on as he__________ showed his certificate(证书).

Whenever I lose ________, I think of this story. I remind myself that challenges are not overcome by force, but by patience, __________, and faith.

1.

A．needed

B．played

C．faced

D．spoke

2.

A．heartbreaking

B．hopeful

C．complex

D．entertaining

3.

A．difficult

B．comfortable

C．different

D．wonderful

4.

A．tears

B．amazement

C．laughter

D．fear

5.

A．filled

B．followed

C．affected

D．covered

6.

A．pushed against

B．broken into

C．thrown at

D．went out

7.

A．recorded

B．observed

C．happened

D．expressed

8.

A．stayed

B．signed

C．picked

D．taken

9.

A．judges

B．use

C．mistakes

D．fun

10.

A．plot

B．scene

C．crime

D．situation

11.

A．knew

B．watched

C．noticed

D．realized

12.

A．best

B．least

C．most

D．worst

13.

A．hoped

B．agreed

C．meant

D．chose

14.

A．winner

B．ruler

C．adviser

D．fighter

15.

A．adopted

B．listed

C．found

D．organized

16.

A．surprised

B．embarrassed

C．moved

D．impressed

17.

A．mixed

B．rolled

C．made

D．drew

18.

A．warmly

B．proudly

C．kindly

D．seriously

19.

A．interest

B．happiness

C．heart

D．face

20.

A．respect

B．will

C．attitude

D．interview