1 . Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to______how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I_______that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and____friends. While traveling was inspring and meeting people was_____, nothing about my term in France was what I______.

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was_______by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting__________I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to_________out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a_________this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to_________my native language, I asked not to be_______with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I_______myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, who I was surprised to find playing one of my favourite CD! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the_______.

I left France with many________, so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always_______to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends_________France we enjoyed together. I love how people______seem so different, but end up being so__________. The most valuabe lesson I gain from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people_______to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign culture and gain meaningful_______.

1.

A．discuss

B．express

C．announce

D．argue

2.

A．approved

B．knew

C．warned

D．denied

3.

A．stubborn

B．anxious

C．universal

D．interesting

4.

A．exciting

B．upsetting

C．boring

D．promising

5.

A．doubted

B．liked

C．expected

D．feared

6.

A．greeted

B．witnessed

C．sponsored

D．supported

7.

A．since

B．when

C．until

D．while

8.

A．walk

B．travel

C．move

D．rush

9.

A．roommate

B．leader

C．housekeeper

D．colleague

10.

A．learn

B．speak

C．master

D．appreciate

11.

A．combined

B．placed

C．involved

D．fitted

12.

A．added

B．adapted

C．devoted

D．introduced

13.

A．month

B．week

C．term

D．vacation

14.

A．stories

B．suitcases

C．presents

D．dream

15.

A．embarrassed

B．disturbed

C．surprised

D．concerned

16.

A．analyzing

B．investigating

C．describing

D．exploring

17.

A．need

B．can

C．must

D．shall

18.

A．similar

B．independent

C．generous

D．distant

19.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

20.

A．instruction

B．date

C．facts

D．friendships

2 . My family is still recovering from the hard time of the past few years. It began when my teenaged son became _______.

As anyone who has ever _______ a seriously sick child knows, the stress doesn’t go away. Every day the air carried the _______ of an approaching storm. My husband and I seemed to forget how to _______ — we couldn’t have a simple conversation without fighting and tears.

One night, my son and I were discussing Valentine’s gifts. I _______ that his dad gave me a kazoo (卡祖笛) for our first Valentine’s Day.

My first _______ to this gift was confusion, which quickly turned to _______ when I, a professional saxophone (萨克斯风) player, couldn’t get it to make a _______. The kazoo eventually was _______ away and I hadn’t thought of it __________ that evening. Interested, he asked to see it. After some trouble, I found it __________ in a dusty box.

“You couldn’t make a sound?” he asked, amazed, turning it __________ in his hands. “What’s so hard about it?”

“I don’t know. It just never __________.”

My husband grabbed (抓住) the kazoo — “It’s __________! Look, you just do this …” — and blew. __________ happened. Surprised, he tried again, only to produce a sound like an angry bee.

We burst into laughter as if the long-settled dark cloud had __________ and let in a ray of sunshine. Eyes met and souls __________. My son took a turn on the kazoo. He did no better than us. More __________.The mood stayed light for the rest of the evening.

Even though we have gone through a lot, __________, we can still connect as a family. There is always light to lead the way out of the __________.

1.

A．tired

B．ill

C．bored

D．sad

2.

A．taken up

B．taken in

C．looked into

D．looked after

3.

A．heaviness

B．calmness

C．wetness

D．swiftness

4.

A．concentrate

B．argue

C．communicate

D．breathe

5.

A．remembered

B．figured

C．announced

D．expected

6.

A．conclusion

B．reply

C．attitude

D．reaction

7.

A．embarrassment

B．excitement

C．anxiety

D．curiosity

8.

A．sound

B．key

C．rhyme

D．rhythm

9.

A．pulled

B．packed

C．given

D．thrown

10.

A．unless

B．after

C．until

D．since

11.

A．buried

B．lost

C．included

D．folded

12.

A．up

B．down

C．off

D．around

13.

A．worked

B．helped

C．heard

D．answered

14.

A．broken

B．hard

C．easy

D．fragile

15.

A．Something

B．Nothing

C．Anything

D．Everything

16.

A．cracked

B．arisen

C．dropped

D．fallen

17.

A．changed

B．reconnected

C．disappeared

D．sank

18.

A．waiting

B．debating

C．learning

D．laughing

19.

A．immediately

B．gradually

C．fortunately

D．typically

20.

A．storm

B．danger

C．room

D．house

3 . When Liberia was my home, they called it sweet. Sweet was the word I remembered the most during the war. When I was five, my father, two sisters and I fled from Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, and headed north on foot among panicked masses of criers - a journey that ended in a village where we hid from flying bullets (子弹). Every dawn, my sisters and I joined my father and covered the pages of his small journal with words. My favorite word to write was “sweet,” one that had the power to numb the reality of our 6-month abandonment by peace and civilization.

Eventually, we were considered the lucky ones: part of the wave of refugees who left Liberia in 1990 to settle in America. My mother studied at Columbia University at the time, and we made our new home in her dormitory while awaiting her graduation. My father who left early in the mornings looked for work or news of a possible return to Liberia, only to return home with nothing to give us but new words to write in notebooks. He quickly found that the education he received in Liberia was not good enough for an engineering job in the United States. So he took whatever job he could find to make sure we always had food on the table - and books.

In 2011, I founded a children’s book publishing company: One Moore Book. It provides children’s literature for the children of countries with low literacy (识字) rates and underrepresented cultures by publishing culturally relevant books that have something meaningful to say to them. My hope is to give children the peace I was given through the words of my father, by allowing them to see themselves in literature. I also think it is important to provide books about foreign countries to children in the United States, to increase the overall awareness of the world outside them.

I will never be able to give my father back the twenty years he spent working to educate us, or the home and life in Liberia he lost. I repay his sacrifice (牺牲) by honoring the education he fought for and offering my art to the world, with stories that make the histories of my people come alive, and with words to live by.

1. What was the author’s family’s life like in Liberia?

A．Sweet and peaceful.

B．Frightening but positive.

C．Comfortable but boring.

D．Adventurous and exciting.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the author’s father?

A．He was crazy about reading.

B．He regretted moving to America.

C．He worked hard to raise his family.

D．He tried to receive a higher education.

3. Why did the author found One Moore Book?

A．To meet poor children’s growing demands.

B．To provide multicultural books for children.

C．To support her father’s books about Liberia.

D．To help immigrants understand American culture.

4. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?

A．Her pity for her father’s suffering.

B．Her thanks to her father’s devotion.

C．Her pride in working for her people.

D．Her disappointment over the life in Liberia.

4 . Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_________me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is_________for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no_________ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, _________my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are_________This is not the worst boy at all, _________the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n)_________between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my_________as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She_________my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more__________and my brother and I could be better__________.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand__________and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I__________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her__________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of__________that great day I went to interview Andrew Camegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the__________beneficiary(受益者). My father became the__________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power__________has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is__________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never________.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．rushed

B．sent

C．carried

D．introduced

2.

A．distinguished

B．favored

C．mistaken

D．rewarded

3.

A．sooner

B．later

C．longer

D．earlier

4.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．raised

D．bent

5.

A．perfect

B．right

C．wrong

D．impolite

6.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．agreement

B．friendship

C．gap

D．relationship

8.

A．opinion

B．image

C．expectation

D．mind

9.

A．begged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

10.

A．successful

B．meaningful

C．helpful

D．useful

11.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

12.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

13.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

14.

A．belief

B．request

C．criticism

D．description

15.

A．teaching

B．writing

C．studying

D．reading

16.

A．next

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．cleverest

B．wealthiest

C．strongest

D．healthiest

18.

A．enthusiasm

B．sympathy

C．fortune

D．confidence

19.

A．deliberately

B．happily

C．traditionally

D．constantly

20.

A．win

B．match

C．reach

D．doubt

5 . At the age of seven I started taking violin lessons. I practiced half an hour every day, went to lessons once a week, and occasionally played in a group concert. Like most kids, I always thought practicing was boring. If my parents hadn't been there to make me practice, I probably would have put down my violin and never have picked it up again.

I met Moira when I was 11 at an Irish music party. Moira hosted the party that night, playing the violin, singing and dancing. She made sure that everyone in the room got involved and had a great time. I immediately fell in love with the music she played and the energy that she brought to it. Just a few days after that party, I took my first lesson with Moira, and I continued taking lessons with Moira throughout middle school.

When I started playing the violin with Moira, playing music became something that I loved. She introduced me to so many types of music, from Irish to Old Time, to Cajun. Moira also taught me to play the guitar. Soon we started performing together and were shocked to discover that people actually wanted to hear us! When I began to play the violin, practicing was something that I did at home in my living room, but with Moira's influence it quickly became something that I did everywhere. I played on street corners, at festivals, at the beach, at parties, at weddings, and late at night in my friends' kitchens.

Moira took the music out of the classroom and brought it to life. Her passion (激情) was not only for playing music, but also for sharing it. My time with Moira allowed me to grow both musically and personally. I have met so many special people and had so many invaluable experiences. Moira has proven to be the most important influence in my musical development, and also my invaluable friend.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer had her violin lessons every day.

B．The writer disliked the kids who hated the violin.

C．The writer usually played music in school concerts.

D．At first the writer was not active in learning the violin.

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The writer was proud of Moira’s achievements in music.

B．The writer became a popular local actress.

C．The writer spent all her spare time playing the violin.

D．The writer had more selfconfidence in terms of performing.

3. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A．Moira didn't like to play music in the classroom.

B．Moira helped the writer a lot with her personal life.

C．Moira had great influence on the writer's life.

D．Moira was very thankful for the writer's support.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My Way to Success.

B．My Invaluable Friend.

C．My Middle School Life.

D．How I Learned the Violin.

6 . A child wrote a heartbreaking letter about smartphones and when his parents read it, they were _______ to tears.

The use of smartphones had such a(n)_______ on our society. Tasks much _______ and communication is much more convenient(方便的) because we can carry around our smartphones wherever we go. While there are so many _______ to have a smartphone, there are many arguments against having one too. And a child _______ his complaint(抱怨) in a very _______ letter that his parents read.

The child’s mom just so _______ to be his teacher and she gave her students a _______ to write a paper on what they would like to be in this modern world. She was _______ the homework in the kitchen and flipping(快速翻阅) from one paper to the next and writing down their grades in between. Then ________ she came to a stop.

She could not ________ what she was reading. Her husband noticed her ________ and asked her what was wrong. And she told him, a child wrote that he would like to be a ________, but for reasons that were so ________.He felt that his parents ________ their smartphones so much and that they paid more attention to their smartphones than they did to him. He ________ that as soon as his dad came home from work he went straight to his phone ________ paying attention to him. She was already in tears, but her husband was even more ________ when she told him that it was their son who wrote it.

Stories like this always remind me to be more ________ about the time and attention I give to my smartphone. I think I will start ________ my phone when I am spending time with those I reassure(珍惜).

1.

A．shocked

B．moved

C．scared

D．confused

2.

A．mistake

B．moment

C．choice

D．effect

3.

A．easier

B．better

C．huger

D．newer

4.

A．reasons

B．rules

C．doubts

D．methods

5.

A．responded

B．performed

C．expressed

D．received

6.

A．interesting

B．different

C．moving

D．hopeless

7.

A．planned

B．managed

C．wanted

D．happened

8.

A．task

B．story

C．competition

D．trade

9.

A．preparing

B．grading

C．considering

D．doing

10.

A．extremely

B．suddenly

C．slowly

D．naturally

11.

A．realize

B．understand

C．believe

D．remember

12.

A．fitness

B．tiredness

C．sadness

D．sickness

13.

A．dancer

B．phone

C．computer

D．teacher

14.

A．heartbreaking

B．strange

C．acceptable

D．great

15.

A．missed

B．love

C．praised

D．feared

16.

A．wondered

B．shouted

C．suggested

D．explained

17.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．except for

D．as for

18.

A．glad

B．amazed

C．comfortable

D．angry

19.

A．excited

B．certain

C．careful

D．worried

20.

A．leaving alone

B．falling apart

C．sweeping away

D．putting away

7 . Now I am living in Italy, working as an English language assistant. I am living with one of the _______ from a local school, who is very kind. At the moment, it’s a bit _______ as we don’t always understand each other. This is known as a _______ barrier(障碍), when two people cannot communicate because they don’t have a language in _______.

I have learnt that it is more _______ speaking in real life than speaking it in the classroom. My teachers could _______things to me in English when I didn’t understand. My _______ doesn’t speak any English. When I don’t know the _______ in Italian, I try to explain it and when that doesn’t _______, I try to show the thing I’m talking about.

Yesterday, the Internet wasn’t working and I had to __________ my housemate where the router(路由器) was so I could find the password for the Wi-Fi. I had no __________ what the Italian word for router was so I tried to explain it several time. In the end, I called it the “Internet box” and she __________ what I meant.

However, it isn’t all __________. When we finally understand each other, we both __________ and have a little celebration. Sometimes I feel very __________ because keep making many mistakes, but my housemate __________ me nicely and tells me that I’m doing well. I can also feel my language __________ because I have no choice but to __________ Italian. I hope that I will be speaking like a real Italian by the time I __________. I’m determined to __________ over this language barrier.

1.

A．teachers

B．doctors

C．workers

D．waiters

2.

A．grateful

B．difficult

C．boring

D．exact

3.

A．hearing

B．sight

C．language

D．taste

4.

A．business

B．advance

C．addition

D．common

5.

A．powerful

B．popular

C．official

D．different

6.

A．forgive

B．gain

C．explain

D．hold

7.

A．neighbor

B．housemate

C．classmate

D．friend

8.

A．word

B．letter

C．name

D．place

9.

A．appear

B．work

C．happen

D．flash

10.

A．pass

B．tell

C．ask

D．beg

11.

A．point

B．use

C．doubt

D．idea

12.

A．kept

B．ordered

C．understand

D．missed

13.

A．simple

B．nice

C．bad

D．wild

14.

A．whisper

B．clap

C．value

D．decorate

15.

A．unfair

B．embarrassed

C．excited

D．moved

16.

A．corrects

B．spreads

C．reforms

D．examines

17.

A．improving

B．escaping

C．ignoring

D．losing

18.

A．create

B．host

C．live

D．speak

19.

A．leave

B．begin

C．grow

D．arrive

20.

A．hand

B．climb

C．take

D．turn

8 . It’s spring in Southern California, when leaving the house means getting faced with the sweet smell of flowers. It’s also wildflower season, and thanks to some nice rains, we’re surrounded by super flowers. It got me thinking about the one sense, and thanks to some nice rains, we’re surrounded by super flowers. It’s also wildflower season, and thanks to some nice rains, we’re surrounded by super flowers. It got me thinking about the one sense I usually take for granted: Smell. And that’s especially true when it comes to teaching my child about the world.

There are some blocks and toy cars for touching, learning and body development. The toys are mainly mirrors, lights, things that make noise. Through these, children are introduced to materials, sights, and sounds. We also offer out children a daily touching of flavors and tastes. But how can we teach smell? Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked with memory, but it’s the one I often forget in my own life unless I’m faced with it – the sweet orange flowers of spring, the movie popcorn smell that remains on my clothes after I leave the theater, the sharp smell of onions, or the carpets in a house where someone smoked for decades.

I want to develop that sense more for myself, but also want to cultivate(培养) it in my child too. So last weekend I took my son on a smelly walk, and we walked around the neighborhood for flowers to experience and discuss. He’s only 2.5 years old, so I still have to remind him to smell by sucking the air in through his nose, not blowing the air out like a dragon. And it actually went really well! I think nest time we might walk through my training: Smells “cozy.” Smells “like morning.” Smells “like grandpa.” (Grandpa lives in Ohio and we haven’t seen him in more than a year, so I don’t know what this means.)…

1. What does the author usually take for granted?

A．The timely rains.	B．The sense of taste.
C．The sense of smell.	D．The knowledge about the world.

2. Children may develop other senses except smell by_______.

A．playing toys	B．smelling flowers
C．going to the theater	D．buying some popcorn

3. Why did the author remind the child to smell in a certain way?

A．It was the best way to smell.

B．The child was not old enough yet.

C．The child asked the author to do so.

D．The author dislike the child’s way to smell

4. How did the author feel about the training of smell last weekend?

A．Curious	B．Worried
C．Anxious	D．Satisfied

9 . When my best friend and I were teenagers, our favorite place to hang out was the Hallmark store. If we had money, we would choose a perfect card for each other and then share tears or smiles depending on what emotion the words expressed. In those coming years we developed a     friendship built on sincere feelings and we often found comfort in the words of a Hallmark card. I think it is perhaps since those years that I have become a greeting card collector.

The other day, while cleaning out the storage in my home, I came across the bag where I have kept greeting cards. They are the lasting messages that speak the meanings of my life. I pulled out a foolish-looking card. It has a stick drawing on the front that seems to be my portrait(肖像画), I laughed as I realized this is exactly how my oldest daughter saw her mum. Opening it up I saw a hand-drawn heart with eyes and a big smile. On the other side are some words “You are the best mum in the world!” This may be one card that Hallmark cards cannot compete with for it is a treasure more precious than gold. I can’t go back to where I’ve been but, from time to time, I can be taken into a welcomed memory trip.

These are the Hallmark moments of our lives. Words from once upon a time inspire us to appreciate the people in our lives who mean so much. When we sometimes have doubts, or when the world treats us unfairly, the encouraging words are there in black and white, sometimes drawn in a homemade stick drawing with a heart-shaped smiling face standing out from the rest.

Life is a Hallmark card when you care enough to send the very best.

1. What influence does the Hallmark card have on the author?

A．Finding her real hobby.

B．Becoming a greeting card donor.

C．Getting real friendship and comfort.

D．Learning to share the experience of making cards.

2. The author uses “a welcomed memory trip” in paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A．she often remembers her past trip

B．those cards are very meaningful for her

C．her daughter’s words moved her deeply

D．drawing herself on the cards is very meaningful

3. Why does the author think the words on the cards mean a lot?

A．Because they make her full of thanks.

B．Because they are written in different colors.

C．Because they can help her overcome doubts.

D．Because they always inform her of the card collector.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Words on the cards	B．Collecting greeting cards is a hobby.
C．Life is a Hallmark card	D．Memory in the childhood

10 . Ussery started driving 20 years ago and now transports more than 35 special-needs students from the Metro School area. Parents say you can set your watch by her.     1    She is always full of true kindness and has a smile for everyone.

Ussery takes her job very seriously. “There is no one more important than your kid”, she said. “And the person that's taking care of your kid needs to show love and patience. I never forget that.     2    ”

Ussery's kindness and patience are matched by her dedication(致力) to safety.“ I have to be patient not only with the kids, but with traffic,” she said. “    3     When I am picking their children up, my first consideration is to get them to and from school safely.”

Many of her passengers are in wheelchairs and she often deals with emergencies(突发状况) such as sick students.    4    “ I had one student who missed some school and I started texting his mom to make sure he was OK ”, she said.

Ussery thanks her colleagues(同事)for helping her succeed. “They are always open and willing to help out. It makes my job easier”.

    5    “I love my relationships with the children. I miss them over the summer. To do this job as long as I have, you must love it”.

A．I've never had an accident

B．We are special drivers in this area.

C．Her own son attended Metro School D I treat each of these children like they’ re my own E. She appears at your front door at the same time every day. F. Loving her job makes it easy for Ussery to come to work every day G. She keeps close relationships with all of the students and their parents