1 . “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish, by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”---Albert Einstein

If you have a kid with special needs in the school system, you’re likely to have come across that saying hanging on a classroom wall. My five-year-old daughter Syona has cerebral palsy (脑瘫) and it means, combined with her communication and sight problems, that normal standard isn’t always an accurate measure of her abilities.

By now you have probably heard about Chris Ulmer, the 26-year old teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, who starts his special education class by calling up each student to give them much admiration and a high-five. I couldn’t help but be reminded of Syona’s teacher and how she supports each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently shared a video of his teaching experience. “I have seen their confidence increase rapidly.” he said. All I could think was: how lucky these students are to have such good teachers.

Syona’s teacher has an attitude that can best be summarized in one word: wonderful. Her teacher doesn’t focus on what can’t be done---she focuses on what can be done. Over the past several months, my husband Dilip and I have seen Syona’s confidence increase greatly. She uses words she wouldn’t have thought of using before. She recently told me about her classmates trip to Ecuador and was very proud when I understood her on the first try.

I actually wonder what the influence would be if we did something similar to what Ulmer does with his students in our home. We’ve recently started our day by reminding each other of the good qualities we all have. If we are reminded of our strengths on a regular basis, we will become increasingly confident about progress and success.

1. What does the author think of Albert Einstein’s saying?

A．Funny.

B．True.

C．Strange.

D．Confusing.

2. What can we learn about Syona’s teacher?

A．She is Syona’s favorite teacher.

B．She puts Einstein’s quote on the wall

C．She uses videos to teach her students.

D．She helps increase her students’ confidence.

3. What change has taken place in the author’s family?

A．They’ve invited Ulmer’s students to their home.

B．They visit Ulmer’s classroom regularly.

C．They give each other praise every day.

D．They feel thankful to people in their lives.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards Chris Ulmar’s way of teaching?

A．Supportive

B．Opposed

C．Indifferent

D．Negative

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Jena forget to do?

A．Tell the woman about the man’s call.

B．Make an appointment with the man.

C．Take her cell phone with her.

2. What will the woman do on Saturday?

A．Go and visit Jena.

B．Have dinner with the man.

C．Make a phone call to her sister.

4 . After Chika, my adopted daughter, received her treatment in the US, I took her back to Haiti to see the orphanage (孤儿院) numerous times. On one of these times, I got to know that Chika’s father was still alive and sound, in a place known as Tabarre. As a matter of fact, I had been told that he might also be dead.

I drove to his house. Stepping out in front me was her father, a short, strong man with a broad mustache. I said to him that I came because of Chika’s medical condition — the brain tumor (肿瘤). I explained that her life could be in the balance. I then inquired if it was significant for Chika to be buried in Haiti. He responded by saying, “It doesn’t mean. Whatever you think.”

I eventually came to my utmost mission. I requested him to see his daughter — and her to see him — perhaps because, deep down, I doubted about another chance. Yet as we drove back, there was part of me feeling as if I had been nudged (轻推) to the side of the picture. Although I have done much for Chika, this man has a certain claim that I never have.

Yours, not yours! The paperwork at the orphanage was signed by me. It obligates me to feed, educate, and protect Chika. But in the end, it is a document, not parenthood. Yours, not yours! I wrestled with this question many times. Chika, remember what you once asked? How did you find me? I promised myself you would never feel lost again.

After two hours, the father walked over, shook my hand, and left. That night, Chika rested her head upon my shoulder and after a few seconds mumbled, “Dad? What will you do while I sleep?”

“I’ll read,” I said. “And think about how much I love you.”

She nodded, her eyes glowed. “That’s what I’ll do too.”

At that moment, I didn’t care who belonged to whom. I was hers, even if she were not mine.

1. Why did I call on Chika’s father?

A．To accuse him of his fake death.

B．To ask him about Chika’s condition.

C．To invite him to see Chika one last time.

D．To persuade him of our legal parenthood.

2. What does the underlined phrase “in the balance” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Evaluated.

B．Unexplained.

C．Lengthened.

D．Undetermined.

3. How did I feel as I drove Chika’s father back?

A．Unclear and angry.	B．Eager and relieved.
C．Uneasy and troubled.	D．Embarrassed and bored.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My Love, Not Mine!	B．Who Is “Legal” Father?
C．Your Father, Not Yours!	D．Who Belongs to Whom?

5 . My earliest memory of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I _______ older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep_______ the game was over. When I woke up in the morning the score sheet with the _______ score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered the bread to the stores. The _______ and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would _______ all my games. One night before an important game my father told me _______ that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread far away. The next day as the game time approached I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and _______ saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to _______the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I had become a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been _______ in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I hung up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really ________to me. I still taught in school ________ I couldn’t focus on my teaching. One day I was on the playground ________ a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two ________. At that moment I found my ________in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!

1.

A．seemed

B．grew

C．turned

D．changed

2.

A．when

B．although

C．because

D．before

3.

A．fresh

B．official

C．final

D．opposite

4.

A．smell

B．color

C．taste

D．shape

5.

A．react

B．confirm

C．serve

D．attend

6.

A．exactly

B．sadly

C．slowly

D．simply

7.

A．immediately

B．hopefully

C．surprisingly

D．unusually

8.

A．make

B．keep

C．take

D．win

9.

A．killed

B．injured

C．trapped

D．saved

10.

A．cared

B．mattered

C．troubled

D．meant

11.

A．if

B．once

C．and

D．but

12.

A．while

B．after

C．when

D．before

13.

A．shoulders

B．fingers

C．arms

D．legs

14.

A．purpose

B．pleasure

C．position

D．progress

15.

A．lessons

B．prizes

C．gifts

D．subjects

6 . Where is Larry now?

A．In his office.

B．At home.

C．In a classroom.

7 . 任务型阅读

Jenny was the only child in her home. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn’t help weeping (哭泣) sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding (责骂) from her mother. Wandering aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat, but it was not possible for her, since she had nothing with her. She stood beside a stand for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand, she sighed and had to leave.

The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles?”

“Oh, yes. . . but I don’t have money on me…” she replied.

“That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the man. “Come in.”

The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, whose smell was so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently.

“What is it?” asked the man kindly.

“Nothing, actually I was just touched by your kindness!” said Jenny as she wiped her tears. “Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so merciless (无情的) compared to a stranger!”

Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl,do you really think so? I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thank me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were baby. Can you remember the times she cooked for you? Have you expressed your gratitude to her?”

1. 1. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中, 每词限用一次, 有两词为多余选项。

kind            treat            care          complain            expect               move        angry        wander         strict          hunger                sorrowful           possible
One afternoon Jenny quarreled with her mother and left home with _______.		She felt _______ and wept.
_______ in the street for hours， Jenny felt hungry.		Jenny _______ something to eat, but it was _______ for her.
A seller had a small talk with Jenny and _______ her to a bowl of noodles.		She was _______ and cried silently because of the seller’s _______.
Jenny thanked the seller and _______ that her mother showed no care for her.		She thought her mother was ________ with  her.

2. After running out of the house, how did Jenny feel? （no more than 6 word）
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. What do you think Jenny will do in the end? （no more than 15 word）
____________________________________________________________________________________

8 . A teenager needs to have a sense of independence in their life to feel secure (安全的). To some teenagers independence means a lot to them, and I think that some parents don’t allow their teenagers enough independence.

Independence has something to do with freedom. Some kids are not allowed to go anywhere alone, and the only thing their schedule includes is going to school, coming home, going to sleep, and repeating the process the next day. Parents tend to be afraid that their kids can get hurt if they go outside into the world. But if parents control their kids too much, they may never learn to live on their own. The best way for a teenager to learn lesson is through experience. I think it is beneficial for teenagers to have freedom.

Teenagers’ lack of freedom can also stop them from having good friendship at school. Some might say this is a good thing, because it helps them focus more on their school work. I argue that this can only discourage them not to do their school work. Some parents do not allow their children to be around their friends outside the school, thinking that this will get them into trouble. But I don’t think so. Instead, isn’t this a good reason for parents to get their children a cellphone? Cellphones allow teenagers to stay in touch with their parents, and communicate with friends.

Privacy is another issue between parents and their teenagers. Teenagers tend to enjoy relaxation by themselves in their own room. This also gives them a sense of independence. It often annoys teenagers when their parents enter their room when they are not home. I know that my mom always goes in my room when I’m not home, and this has brought me to the point where I have asked many times to get a lock on my door.

1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Kids know how to live independently.

B．Some parents allow their kids no freedom.

C．It benefits teenagers to have freedom.

D．Kids have a dull routine every day

2. In the opinion of the author, ___________.

A．parents should make it easy for kids to communicate with their friends

B．good friendships between kids harm their school work

C．it is unnecessary for a kid to have a cellphone

D．kids should focus on the school work

3. How do teenagers usually feel when their parents enter their rooms in their absence?

A．Disappointed	B．Lucky
C．Angry	D．Calm

4. The author hopes to have her door locked in order to ___________.

A．keep her father from reading her dairy

B．prevent her mother entering her room

C．Protect herself from any harm

D．Stop thieves from going in

9 . I try to be a good father. Cook my kids good dishes, and take them to photo shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck. Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, in marathons.

This love story began in Winchester Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled (缠住) by the umbilical cord (脐带) during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs (四肢). “He’ll be a vegetable (植物人) the rest of his life,” doctors told Dick and his wife, Judy, when Rick was nine months old. “Put him in an institution.” But the Hoyts weren’t buying it. They noticed the way Rick’s eyes followed them around the room.

When Rick was 11, they took him to the engineering department at Tufts University. Equipped with a computer, Rick was finally able to communicate. After a high school classmate was paralyzed (使瘫痪) in an accident, and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick said, “Dad, I want to do that.” How was Dick, a man who never ran more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,” he typed, “when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!”

That sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. They even decided to try marathons. “No way,” Dick was told by a race official. They weren’t quite a single runner, and they weren’t quite a wheelchair competitor. For a few years, Dick and Rick joined the massive field and ran anyway. In 1983, they ran another marathon so fast that they made the qualifying time for the Boston Marathon the following year.

Now they’ve done 212 triathlons and 85 marathons. “My dad is the Father of the Century,” Rick typed.

1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?

A．The Hoyts didn’t believe it was true.

B．The Hoyts couldn’t afford any institution.

C．The Hoyts couldn’t deal with the situation.

D．The Hoyts had no money for their son’s treatment.

2. What’s discussed in the third paragraph?

A．Why Rick became paralyzed.	B．How Rick started running.
C．Why running changed Rick’s life.	D．How Rick communicated with others.

3. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A boy with a rare disease	B．The greatest dad in the world
C．A tough road to marathons	D．Parents’ influence on children’s life

10 . My father never kept anything for emotional purpose—except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always _______ watching my favorite players at Yankee Stadium. One winter, I wrote down a _______ of the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father examine it before going out to work.

The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a _______ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.” I immediately washed out a jar and _______a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960.

Each of us _______ to the jar weekly. _______, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day, I _______ him of the remaining time, and then he _______ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a free Saturday.”

On the morning of the last game, I sat waiting hopelessly with no reply of my father who had been to work suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two tickets!”

I could hardly _______ when we finally sat together, father and son, ________ my New York Yankees. I sat cheering but for my father, all I could see is a face ________ tiredness from working all week.

In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a ________ ticket in his yellowed book, which ________, October 1, 1960, General Admission. My father, who ________nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a(an) ________ of our afternoon together.

1.

A．dreamed of

B．worried about

C．tried out

D．lived on

2.

A．schedule

B．note

C．letter

D．novel

3.

A．bottle

B．jar

C．bowl

D．cup

4.

A．attached

B．identified

C．created

D．bought

5.

A．referred

B．contributed

C．donated

D．attended

6.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Furthermore

7.

A．accused

B．informed

C．inquired

D．warned

8.

A．rescued

B．scolded

C．comforted

D．encouraged

9.

A．breathe

B．say

C．stand

D．jump

10.

A．greeting

B．watching

C．hearing

D．playing

11.

A．lined with

B．decorated with

C．equipped with

D．coupled with

12.

A．pretty

B．plain

C．used

D．faded

13.

A．spoke

B．wrote

C．read

D．mentioned

14.

A．created

B．abandoned

C．produced

D．saved

15.

A．impression

B．gift

C．present

D．memory