1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house in Bethesda, Md. No card or note came with it.)

I don’t remember ever slamming my door     1     anger at her and shouting, “You just don’t understand!” Because she did understand.

One month before my high-school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and over-whelming anger that my dad was missing some of     2    (important) events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation, the senior-class play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief,     3     not hear of my skipping any of those things.

The day before my father died, my mother and I     4     (go) shopping for a prom dress. We’d found a spectacular one, with yards of dotted Swiss in red, white and blue.     5     made me feel like Scarlett O’ Hara, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I forgot the dress.

My mother didn’t. The day before the prom, I found that dress – in the right size – draped majestically over the living room sofa. It     6    (present) to me – beautifully, artistically, lovingly. I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel     7     (love) and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense    8     there was magic in the world and beauty in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see     9     much like the gardenia – lovely, strong and perfect – with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.

My mother died ten days after I was married, I was 22. That was the year the gardenias stopped     10     (come).

2 . Directions: Read the following passage. Sunmarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
A Father’s Influence Makes for Better Grades

Adolescents from low-income families in particular are more likely than their middle-class peers to underachieve and to drop out of school. Studies have shown that a positive attitude towards school work and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at-risk youngsters to overcome the economic barriers and lack of resources they face. Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement comes from research on mothers. Little is known, however, about how adolescents experience their fathers’ warmth and the beliefs and behaviors that are most affected by it.

This new study is part of a larger one focusing on low-income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States. Data were analyzed from questionnaires completed by 183 sixth-graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their schoolwork, and how they experienced their fathers. The questionnaires were completed primarily by respondents of Mexican American, African American and European American descent. Their maths and language arts grades were also obtained.

Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism, self-efficacy, and, ultimately, higher achievement at school.

These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters, while in different ways. Experiencing their father’s warmth first influences daughters’ sense of optimism, and then spills over into their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities. This in turn leads to better math grades. There is a more direct link between their fathers’ involvement and teenage boys’ belief in their ability to succeed on the academic front. This heightened self-confidence increased their success in English language arts classes.

Suizzo suggests that counselors and educators should encourage fathers to communicate warmth and acceptance to their children, because of the positive influence these emotions have on their well-being.

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3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A Great Friendship

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together and started to further American Revolution and later to shape the official new plan of the government,    1    (develop) a close friendship, which lasted for 50 years. There were    2    (share) purposes and a common end on both sides. Four and a half months    3    he died, when he was ill and worried about his family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends till death.

"The friendship which     4    (exist)between us for half a century, the harmony of our political principles an pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. it's also been a great comfort to me     5    (believe)that you are engaged in vindicating(证实)to the younger generation the course that we've pursued for preserving to them. If ever the earth has noticed a system of administration conducted with    6    single and keen eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to, it must be the system protected by truth, to    7     our lives have been devoted. To myself, you have been a great supporter throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections.”

A week later, Madison replied.

“You cannot look back    8     the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do.     9    they are a source of pleasure to you, they are the same to me. We cannot be deprived(失去)of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public goodand I have confidence     10     sufficient evidence will find its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld while we are here.”

4 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120 – 150 words according to the directions and requirements given below in Chinese.
你的朋友彼得沉迷于网络游戏《王者荣耀》(Glory of Kings)，高三了，他的成绩直线下 降，你作为他的朋友，给他写封信，谈谈你对这件事情的看法。
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5 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instruction given below in Chinese.
下面三幅图分别是不同的三个人画的关于让他们感到开心的三样东西（1代表最重要的），如果你来画这样一幅图，那是那样东西会是什么？为什么？

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6 .

For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a     1     conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about     2    : Where is the line between what I control and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to any responsibility for starting it. From the parents' point of view, the only     3     of their fight is their adolescents' complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.

In this article, I'll describe three no-win situations that commonly     4     between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over     5     things. Examples include the color of the teen's hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child's failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his     6     to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad     7     is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn't matter what the topic is--politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg--the     8     of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority--someone who actually knows something--and therefore to     9     respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to     10     that they know more than the other, they'll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.

7 . Questions are based on the following passage.
1.

A．The approach to getting good scores.	B．The effectiveness of cramming.
C．The impact of a good night’s sleep on a test.	D．The better way to prepare for a test.

2.

A．Join the woman in her study.	B．Memorize everything on his notes.
C．Entertain himself and have fun.	D．Skip lunch and hurry to the cinema.

3.

A．Organize a study group and quiz herself.

B．Get involved in the revision without rest.

C．Review the materials earnestly as scheduled.

D．Focus on the chapters assigned by the teacher.

4.

A．Hardworking and focused.	B．Energetic but easily distracted.
C．Score-oriented and efficient.	D．Ambitious but readily discouraged.

8 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校将组织一次“我心目中的英雄”主题班会活动，请你以Heroes in My Heart为题，写一篇演讲稿。 基本要求如下:
•你心目中英雄的标准；
•你心目中英雄的事迹简介(请举1-2例)；
•从这些英雄事迹中，你学到了些什么？
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9 . When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a physical problem and had to go to hospital for     1     whole examination. It seemed a small challenge     2     (compare) to the one I was about to face, but things started to go wrong right from the beginning. Not having a car or knowing the city, I was depending on a couple of buses     3     (get) me from A to B. Although I'd left myself plenty of time, soon     4     was obvious that I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that     5     (take) me in the opposite direction.

I got off the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a stronger，who was trying to get past me. Surprisingly,     6     moving on, she stopped to ask if I was OK. After I explained     7     was troubling me, she pointed to a bus stop across the street,     8     a bus would take me back into the city to my appointment.     9     (sit) there waiting, I felt grateful that someone had been willing to help. Then，hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend waving at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a lift to the hospital.

Such unexpected kindness from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive.     10     I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose faith, for all things are possible.

10 . The mama﹣bear instinct

Ms． Angela McQueen， a math and PE teacher at Mattoon High School， Illinois， has a routine when she's on lunch﹣monitoring duty． She    1     （keep） an eye on the hundreds of students in her charge by walking laps（圈） around the school cafeteria．

In September 2017， McQueen， then   40， had hardly finished one lap    2       a 14﹣year﹣old freshman standing not far from her pulled out a gun． She knew too well that he was going to start shooting．

School employees    3    （train）on how to handle active shooters：Attack their ability    4     （aim）． So with the shooter's finger on the trigger， McQueen rushed to him．    5    （grab） at his arm， she forced the gun into the air， but not    6     he struck one student in the hand and chest and hurt another． As students ran for the exits， McQueen defeated the shooter with help from the school resource officer，    7     disarmed   the student and took him into imprisonment until police arrived minutes later． Afterward， McQueen went outside to give hugs and support to her shaken students．

"It's the mama﹣bear instinct，" she told the local paper． "I don't have kids of my own， but these are still‘    8    ' kids．"

    9     McQueen， a story that has played out tragically at far too many schools across the country had a relatively happy ending． "If it hadn't been for her， the situation would have been a lot different，" Police Chief Jeff Branson said at a news conference．

As one    10     （impress） student told CBS News， "Mr． McQueen is our heroine．"