1 . It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport train station; she jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. She’d just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route many times before. She practically _______ on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then—wham! Out of nowhere a car T-boned Esposito’s minivan, _______ her to move backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She _______ in the minivan, bruised (撞伤) but mostly just knocked out by the _________ and the airbags.

As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for _______. He’d just closed his book   and was getting under the covers when he heard the sound of metal on metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer_______and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never _______to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still dressed in his pajamas   (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he told Newsday. “We’re always on_______.”

The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had _______Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and __________Esposito’s minivan positioned on the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an oncoming __________.

“The gates were starting to come down,” he told Newsday. “I see the headlight of the train.” DiPinto ran quickly to Esposito’s minivan and knocked on the driver’s side window. She __________ looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don’t know where I am,” she said. She     seemed unhurt. “Honey, you’re on the railroad __________,” DiPinto shouted. “We have to get   you off right now!” He pulled hard on the __________, but the door was crashed in and __________. The   heavy diesel train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was moving fast toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the __________. “Please, don’t let her be __________,” he thought.     He pushed aside the deflating (瘪了的) airbags, grabbed Esposito’s arms, and__________her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and quickly get her to ____________ behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the minivan. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.

But this one had a twist. “Last night,” South Country Ambulance chief Greg Miglino told CBS New York, “the__________ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

1.

A．drove

B．walked

C．rode

D．hiked

2.

A．allowing

B．forcing

C．ordering

D．reminding

3.

A．sat

B．stood

C．hid

D．waited

4.

A．action

B．noise

C．impact

D．bomb

5.

A．class

B．work

C．dinner

D．bed

6.

A．doctor

B．driver

C．firefighter

D．engineer

7.

A．stopped

B．troubled

C．intended

D．wanted

8.

A．duty

B．time

C．target

D．schedule

9.

A．warned

B．caught

C．hit

D．followed

10.

A．observed

B．spotted

C．realized

D．predicted

11.

A．train

B．truck

C．car

D．ambulance

12.

A．yet

B．just

C．still

D．even

13.

A．yards

B．stations

C．bridges

D．tracks

14.

A．belt

B．key

C．bell

D．handle

15.

A．unlocked

B．jammed

C．open

D．gone

16.

A．bag

B．door

C．book

D．box

17.

A．scared

B．ignored

C．trapped

D．defeated

18.

A．carried

B．rushed

C．guided

D．pulled

19.

A．return

B．work

C．safety

D．life

20.

A．police

B．actor

C．reporter

D．hero

2 . My bulletin board was covered with pictures of Carmen and me at Camp Flaming Rock. Every summer for the past five years, we had been camp bunkmates（室友）. We were great ______, so I was excited to be returning to camp for another fun summer together.

You can imagine my ______ when I got to the Camp and discovered that I would bunk with Kaitlyn. ______ could Kaitlyn and I bunk together? We were like the opposite ends of a magnet（磁铁）. It was hard to imagine that I would______ two weeks with her as my bunkmate.

When I dragged ______ to our small wooden house, Kaitlyn was already at the bunk. She was sorting her belongings, completely ______ me. For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was ______ happier about the arrangement than I was.

At Camp Flaming Rock your bunkmate is also your ______ for daily activities. That meant Kaitlyn and I would be together all day long. At first, we tend to avoid each other. But as the days passed on, both of our attitudes started to ______. While one day my hand was hurt in a boat race, Kaitlyn rowed the rest of the way all by herself. When we got to the shore, she was all wet with ______. But she didn’t complain（抱怨）; she just walked with me to the nurse station. Another day we played a game based on ______. I was blindfolded and had to find my way to Kaitlyn by ______ to the sound she made. When she started making the snoring（打鼾） noises I had been hearing every night, I was able to find her ______ no time. As soon as the blindfold came off, we both laughed loudly.

Over time, as we began to ______ up to each other, I started to see how Kaitlyn and I were really ______. We both loved singing, we both had annoying little brothers, and we both ______ on sleeping in woolen socks.

The end of the camp rolled around ______ than either of us could have imagined. We were both ______ at what close friends we had become. Although I______ bunking with Carmen, I’m glad I made another close friend. Now there’s a new ______ on my bulletin board at home. It’s of me and Kaitlyn. And both of us are wearing woolen socks!

1.

A．friends

B．students

C．players

D．campers

2.

A．delight

B．relief

C．shock

D．curiosity

3.

A．Why

B．How

C．When

D．Where

4.

A．waste

B．give

C．lose

D．spend

5.

A．easily

B．slowly

C．eagerly

D．suddenly

6.

A．ignoring

B．frightening

C．attracting

D．bothering

7.

A．even

B．still

C．far

D．no

8.

A．partner

B．reporter

C．model

D．guide

9.

A．work

B．understand

C．change

D．regain

10.

A．water

B．sweat

C．blood

D．paint

11.

A．looks

B．words

C．gestures

D．sounds

12.

A．listening

B．dancing

C．awaking

D．relaxing

13.

A．at

B．by

C．in

D．from

14.

A．make

B．open

C．come

D．play

15.

A．alike

B．popular

C．strong

D．young

16.

A．tried

B．relied

C．carried

D．insisted

17.

A．better

B．harder

C．faster

D．later

18.

A．mad

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．surprised

19.

A．minded

B．enjoyed

C．missed

D．imagined

20.

A．name

B．picture

C．design

D．form

3 . Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $ 20. This was the 1970s, and $ 20 was quite a bit of money.

But I saw it ___. My father trusted me to have the ________ to spend money wisely. Even better, he gave me the ____ to get it. On a very basic level ,my father was giving me a shopping spree（狂欢）every year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to ____ money and making me feel like a/an _______. He didn't buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.

My mother had a/an____for giving me what I needed, usually____at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I _____at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my ___job but had no new one. But when my mother____me a visit, I____a good show, telling her I had started my own company.

My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn't until____she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with _________. She knew how _______ I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries, or____to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much __________ . The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the____with which she gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to ___my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own ____ ,and the other was giving me a second ____ when those decisions had cost me dearly.

1.

A．positively

B．differently

C．naturally

D．originally

2.

A．intelligence

B．passion

C．power

D．potential

3.

A．courage

B．suggestions

C．discipline

D．means

4.

A．spend

B．carry

C．manage

D．use

5.

A．grown-up

B．teenager

C．adventurer

D．pioneer

6.

A．habit

B．gift

C．approach

D．tradition

7.

A．approximately

B．about

C．right

D．slightly

8.

A．failed

B．fooled

C．dropped

D．fell

9.

A．important

B．creative

C．challenging

D．previous

10.

A．brought

B．suggested

C．paid

D．gave

11.

A．put on

B．put away

C．put off

D．put forward

12.

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．as

13.

A．credit

B．loans

C．receipts

D．cash

14.

A．desperately

B．hardly

C．eventually

D．accurately

15.

A．attempted

B．offered

C．promised

D．refused

16.

A．better

B．more

C．less

D．worse

17.

A．decoration

B．love

C．distance

D．method

18.

A．defend

B．equip

C．fix

D．develop

19.

A．actions

B．opportunities

C．risks

D．decisions

20.

A．solution

B．chance

C．visit

D．assistance

4 . Dear Madam,

Welcome back to school. My child is so happy to be in your class this year. We know you care so much about your students. I want to tell you a little bit about my child. Although he really loves to learn, he is somewhat anxious about being back in school again.

My child is thought to be gifted and that has brought some unexpected challenges to him and our family. To many people, being gifted means he will do very well in school, but that hasn’t always been true for him. He is just a kid thinking differently, and he sometimes struggles in school. Last year, school wasn’t easy for him for a few reasons.

He may be ahead a few grade levels in some subjects, but not in all subjects. He just doesn’t do better in all areas all the time. And although he may seem older than his years, he doesn’t always behave like you would think he should. I’m sure you know how gifted children can be emotionally immature –that is exactly my kid.

Also, he can be really intense in class when you are teaching one of his favorite topics. He may raise his hand often and constantly talk about what he thinks about it. I’ll apologize in advance because he will also likely challenge you on information or facts which he feels are not quite right especially when it’s a topic he is hooked on. He is not being impolite and he isn’t just being a know-it-all, or a show-off, he is really just very excited to be learning about a subject he feels strong about. He just gets carried away!

Last year, he was teased about looking like a know-it-all in school by some of his classmates, which hurts him A LOT. Being teased is part of his fear of going back to school. He fears being called a show-off at school and he feels like he doesn’t fit in. His teacher said he often kept to himself and chose to work alone. I know as a teacher, you are incredibly busy, but could you keep an eye out for anyone teasing him or if he seems to be keeping to himself too much?

Lastly, his therapist（理疗师） mentioned that because of the teasing and maybe because he was bored last year in school, he is showing signs of becoming an underachiever. Please let me know if his grades start slipping.

Thank you for taking the time to read and understand about my child .Don’t hesitate to call or email me if there are any problems with him at school. Believe me, we know very well how sensitive, emotional and intense he can be.

I hope you have a wonderful school year!

Sincerely,

Mom of a Gifted Child

1. From the passage, we learn that the author’s son            .

A．fails to get along well with classmates	B．has fallen behind the other students
C．has lost interest in learning	D．is rude to the teachers

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?．

A．He has been taken away from school.	B．He is too excited to control himself.
C．He is so absorbed in observing.	D．He has been overpraised.

3. How does the author feel about her child?

A．Annoyed.	B．Proud.
C．Pleased.	D．Worried.

4. Why does the author write the letter?

A．To ask the teacher to reduce children’s burden.

B．To call on the school to stop school teasing.

C．To suggest that his child has special needs.

D．To explain how gifted her child is.

5 . 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述上周你去爷爷奶奶家看到的农村的变化。
注意：词数不少于60；

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6 . Geraniums of Love

As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews（亲子交流会）with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child _______ an old

Geraniums school tradition—the annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for _______ Day.

Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. _______, I didn't have any money. I went to my eldest sister and _______ the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my _______. I agonized（苦苦思索）over that decision, _______ each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home, with the help of my sister, I _______ it on the upstairs neighbor’s porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother's Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldn't, and _______ she did not.

When Mother's Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my _______.

The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to __________ our mother. Like my __________ sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went. She arrived at home full of __________ excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag __________ her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the __________ one!”

I helped my little __________ hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbor's porch, assuring that our mother wouldn't find it before Mother's Day. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I watched them both bursting with pride and __________. It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me __________, and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I __________ back. I had been wondering how my mother could __________ to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was __________   with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.

1.

A．passed down

B．participated in

C．broke with

D．carried on

2.

A．Women’s

B．Father’s

C．Children’s

D．Mother's

3.

A．Besides

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Therefore

4.

A．shared

B．discovered

C．guarded

D．unlocked

5.

A．plan

B．preparation

C．present

D．selection

6.

A．watering

B．growing

C．inspecting

D．protecting

7.

A．showed

B．potted

C．packaged

D．hid

8.

A．indeed

B．instead

C．properly

D．anyhow

9.

A．performance

B．grades

C．gift

D．presence

10.

A．inspire

B．surprise

C．satisfy

D．relax

11.

A．youngest

B．eldest

C．cleverest

D．bravest

12.

A．nervous

B．youthful

C．increasing

D．false

13.

A．on

B．beside

C．behind

D．under

14.

A．shortest

B．rarest

C．best

D．strongest

15.

A．sister

B．brother

C．cousin

D．friend

16.

A．confusion

B．anxiety

C．delight

D．astonishment

17.

A．listening

B．watching

C．smelling

D．tasting

18.

A．waved

B．smiled

C．signed

D．called

19.

A．pretend

B．continue

C．appear

D．try

20.

A．impressed

B．satisfied

C．associated

D．presented

7 . 假设你是红星中学学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在邮件中提到他对北京的胡同很感兴趣，请你给他回复邮件，介绍一个你喜欢或你熟悉的胡同。内容包括：
1．该胡同的名称；
2．该胡同的特点；
3．发出来京邀请。
注意：1．词数不少于50；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 假设你是红星中学高一(1)班学生李华。你准备参加学校举办的“我心目中的英雄”演讲比赛，请围绕下面内容，写一篇演讲稿：
1. 我心目中的英雄；
2. 我选择他/她作为心目中的英雄的原因；
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9 . When going through major life changes, like changing careers, I would change the people with whom I spent the most time. We’ve all gone through periods when the people in our lives have changed—graduation, moving to a new city, getting a new job, joining a new club, etc. I don’t think I need to convince you just how much influence other people can have over your identity. If you’ve ever experienced a major switch in your people environment, then you know that you change as well.

Most people don’t make these choices consciously though. You might consciously decide to spend more time with a certain friend, or you may ask someone out on a date to begin a new relationship. But few people choose their existing friendships deliberately.

There’s no “getting rid of people”. People are always dropping into and out of each other’s lives. Associations grow into friendships, and friendships fade into associations. You don’t get rid of anyone. The truth is that in order to make room for new people and new experiences, you may need to loosen up some of your existing connections.

What about loyalty? Shouldn’t you always be loyal to your friends? Once you have a close friend, even if their influence on you is slightly harmful, shouldn’t you stick by them?

Loyalty to a friend sometimes means having to let go. It means being loyal to their highest and best as well. If someone is destroying his health by smoking, for example, you aren’t showing loyalty by smoking right along with him. True loyally sometimes requires that you break damaging connections, get yourself back on solid ground, and then decide what you can really do to help your friend.

It can take a lot of courage to tell someone, “I’m sorry, but I can’t have you in my life anymore." But even though this might seem like a selfish act at times, it’s often the best thing for the other person too. If a relationship is holding you back in some way, understand that it is also hurting the other person. For example, if you work for a violent boss, your acceptance of that situation is considered to be silent approval, encouraging your boss to continue to behave violently.

1. When experiencing major life changes, people may ________.

A．join a new social community	B．influence their friends around
C．choose their friendships purposely	D．have their people environment changed

2. What can be concluded from Paragraph 3 in the passage?

A．Everyone has at least one friend.

B．Friendship still exists though there’s less connection.

C．It is unnecessary to make new friends.

D．You ought to treat your old and new friend equally.

3. What is the author’s opinion on the loyalty to friends?

A．Never betray your close friends whatever happens.

B．Correct their mistakes while you guard their goodness.

C．Stick by your friends even though they do harm lo you.

D．Break up with your friends immediately if they smoke.

4. How should we behave when employed by a violent boss?

A．We should accept what we are told to do.

B．We should stay silent and be in favor of it.

C．We should bravely disobey him if he is wrong.

D．We should give our boss courage to continue.

10 . Difficult financial times don’t mean your giving shuts down.       1    There are so many ways to give back that won’t hurt your wallet and will enrich your life.

1. Pick up the phone

Calling someone “for no reason” is an important opportunity to show them that you are thinking of them. You are taking time out of your busy day to reach out. Everyone needs someone to just listen sometimes. They may be filled with joy or sadness.     2    

2.Write a note    3    It is one thing to say it, but it can be even more meaningful to put it in writing. What if you made a commitment to write a thank-you note to someone every week?

3.     4    

You never know what someone might be going through-a painful divorce, a tough college semester, or just a bad day. Opening up your home will make someone feel appreciated. In addition’ it costs less than going out. The leftovers from this dinner can be packaged up for homeless people. That’s double giving!

4. Set aside money from a daily routine to donate

Giving doesn’t have to mean a life full of sacrifices. You can still buy a burger or get your nails done.     5     Donate the money you saves: Even $ 5 can make a difference in someone’s life.

A．Give a gift to the stomach.

B．Invite someone over for dinner.

C．To take your awareness to a new level, move beyond money.

D．But instead of buying much coffee every week, you can drink less.

E．While some people enjoy receiving gifts, all of us appreciate a kind word.

F．Instead, they allow you to examine how your time and money are spent.

G．Be there to celebrate their good news, or support them with sympathy.