1 . My 7-year-old daughter Leeny always has her nose in a book. She even _________ reading in the car on the long drive to summer camp, which was where she _________ the book. My family has always been overeducated, but we were _________ I didn’t own books. I borrowed books. However, when Leeny realized she had lost the book, she _________. “Sorry. I can’t find it,” she said. “It’s only $20, right? What’s the big deal?”

I felt the need to make her feel _________ for the book. She agreed to help me clean the chicken coop (笼子) _________ my paying the library fine. I thought this idea was very clever because cleaning the coop is some work I had been _________ for months. It was summertime and dust floated in the air. But my girl thought shoveling chicken poop (铲鸡粪) was the most _________ she’d had on a Saturday morning. In fact, she looked as if she might lose another _________ in order to clean the coop again. I stood, somewhat __________, watching her.

It took me a while to realize why my punishment had __________. The fact is that I was there, too, shoveling chicken poop, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leeny’s little sister, Vicki, was watching a cartoon while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were __________. She had me all to herself for the first time __________ Vicki was born, and she was enjoying all the attention for once. I don’t know what she learned about responsibility, but I didn’t __________ the book any more. We __________ over that unpleasant job and spent quality time together: mother, daughter, and chicken poop.

1.

A．took to

B．took down

C．took in

D．took over

2.

A．found

B．lost

C．borrowed

D．tore

3.

A．rich

B．respectable

C．close

D．poor

4.

A．nodded

B．feared

C．laughed

D．shrugged

5.

A．responsible

B．concerned

C．thankful

D．anxious

6.

A．in response to

B．in line with

C．in trade for

D．in charge of

7.

A．enjoying

B．avoiding

C．practicing

D．directing

8.

A．challenge

B．work

C．fun

D．trouble

9.

A．on purpose

B．by chance

C．at length

D．without doubt

10.

A．contented

B．frightened

C．thrilled

D．amazed

11.

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．ended

D．changed

12.

A．outside

B．playing

C．separated

D．attentive

13.

A．as

B．when

C．before

D．since

14.

A．pay for

B．care about

C．look for

D．call for

15.

A．worked

B．relaxed

C．bonded

D．chatted

2 . Who is Dave?

A．The man’s brother.

B．The man’s classmate.

C．A friend of the man’s brother.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think is difficult to do every day?

A．Do some shopping

B．Do some cleaning.

C．Do some washing

2. Where probably are the speakers?

A．At a supermarket

B．At a store

C．At the woman’ house

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman do?

A．She’s a manager.

B．She’s a secretary.

C．She’s a salesperson.

2. What time will the meeting probably be over?

A．At 1:00.

B．At 2:00.

C．At 3:00.

3. What does the man want to do before Friday?

A．Meet Mr. Smith.

B．Write a document.

C．Move to new office.

8 . The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to set her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.

As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She’d been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims(牺牲品). Then this happened. My child’s language delay(语言发育迟缓)was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her. I felt like we both needed to be rescued.

I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with my little girl as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me. “You should have seen her today!” His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn’t interrupt. “See that climber.” He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, she’s tried and failed to make it to the top.” He took a breath. “And today she did it!”

He expressed his joy just as he’d witnessed her conquering Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.

As she ran toward me. I recognized something I hadn’t before. I saw her perseverance(毅力). I saw her strength. I saw a Hero.

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1. Why couldn’t the author wait to rush her daughter to school?

A．She was tired out when dealing with her daughter.

B．She had a fight with her daughter last night.

C．She was busy with her work as a doctor.

D．She had to sell their house due to Great Recession.

2. What can we know about the author from paragraph 2?

A．She was hopeless.	B．She pretended to be happy.
C．She looked frightend.	D．She felt comfortable.

3. Why did the little girl’s preschool teacher feel excited?

A．She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.

B．She began to communicate with others normally.

C．She got the first place in the school sports meet.

D．She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.

4. From which is the text most probably taken?

A．The radio.

B．The Internet.

C．A newspaper.

D．A magazine.

9 . Aunt Fannie was Blueberry Jam Woman of course she wasn't really my aunt and out of fear, I   never cl hat to her face The name always made my father chuckle (轻笑) and my mother look seriously at both of us -at me for being disrespectful, and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior. I enjoyed both reactions, so I looked for every opportunity to work for the name into conversation.

As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farm house owned by Fannie Catty Fannie was the last of the Cratty line; she had never married, and had no living heirs (继承人). My father once told me that it was because she was too mean to share her family wealth or pass it on. Aunt Fannie was noted for her jam, and for never sharing the recipe (食谱) with another living soul. Even though my mother knew it by hear, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she never made the jam without Miss Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret.

One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam-making process. Aunt Fannie gave me a quarter and then made me promise I would never spend it. “Hold onto this quarter,” she said, “and some day you will be rich. I still have my first very quarter.” It had obviously worked for her, so I put that 1938 quarter in a small box, put it in my dresser drawer, and waited to become rich.

I now have the blueberry-jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. Neither has significantly contributed to my wealth, but I keep them to remind myself to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is your relationships, and your memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build.

1. What can we infer from "fear" mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．It was too difficult for the author to learn to make jam.

B．The author hesitated to talk with Aunt Fannie because of shyness.

C．The author knew it was impolite to call Aunt Fannie Blueberry Jam Woman.

D．Aunt Fannie was too strict and serious to get along well with the author's family.

2. Which of the following is right according to paragraph 2?

A．Aunt Fannie was willing to share her recipe.

B．The author often helped Aunt Fannie make jam.

C．The author's mother always made the jam alone.

D．The author's mother knew how to make the jam.

3. What is the author's mother's attitude towards Aunt Fannie?

A．Respectful.	B．Disappointed.
C．Dependable.	D．Frightened.

4. What does the author try to tell us?

A．Not to put a price on generosity.

B．To put ourselves into others' shoes.

C．Not to think of kindness as a burden.

D．To cherish time with family and friends.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the woman?

A．The man’s wife.

B．The man’s daughter.

C．The man’s granddaughter.

2. Why did the man call the policeman for help?

A．Because he lost his way home.

B．Because he couldn’t get in touch with his family.

C．Because he was tired and unwilling to walk home.