1 . In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.

We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom’s vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn’t care much about my bedtime.

Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel(桶) of paint but couldn’t really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.

Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. I hadn’t turned 5 yet.

As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?

As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder, I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn’t realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.

In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d’Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.

1. What can be inferred about the author’s family?

A．His father was a cruel man.	B．His parents didn’t love him.
C．His parents used to be very busy.	D．His mother didn’t have any jobs.

2. What happened when the author was 4?

A．He learned to smoke.	B．He was locked in a basement.
C．He was arrested by the police.	D．He nearly caused a fire accident.

3. Which of the following is true?

A．Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds.

B．The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.

C．Leonhard often visited the author’s family after 1950.

D．The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska.

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To look back on his childhood with adventures.

B．To describe the extreme weather of Alaska.

C．To express how much he misses Leonhard.

D．To show off his pride in making trouble.

2 . From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.

So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the _____fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:___ _____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.1.

A．reflected

B．explained

C．meant

D．proved

2.

A．would

B．could

C．might

D．should

3.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

4.

A．goal

B．stage

C．journey

D．chance

5.

A．trouble

B．satisfaction

C．strength

D．disappointment

6.

A．kept

B．sent

C．watched

D．felt

7.

A．through

B．from

C．against

D．before

8.

A．miss

B．afford

C．select

D．understand

9.

A．as

B．once

C．if

D．while

10.

A．educated

B．protected

C．stuck

D．spoilt

11.

A．allowed

B．invited

C．inspired

D．persuaded

12.

A．roughly

B．simply

C．merrily

D．curiously

13.

A．words

B．videos

C．notes

D．lessons

14.

A．decades

B．weeks

C．hours

D．moments

15.

A．play

B．freeze

C．click

D．adjust

16.

A．same

B．warm

C．different

D．dirty

17.

A．predicted

B．realized

C．imagined

D．insisted

18.

A．pass over

B．turn up

C．bring in

D．concentrate on

19.

A．ashamed

B．aware

C．tired

D．proud

20.

A．casually

B．anxiously

C．nicely

D．frequently

3 . As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a ______, including all his struggles.

One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a ______ desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ______ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which ______ took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t ______ quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we ______ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated (挫败的) and ______. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves”. Dad ______. “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ______.” Such is Dad----whatever problem he ______, he never gives up.

____, the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone,______ Dad remained optimistic (乐观的). He ______ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to ______ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real ______. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to ______ our family. He always puts our happiness ______ his own and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ______ his tiredness after long days. His loving and selfless nature has encouraged me to become more sympathetic (有同情心的) and ______, putting others first.

Dad, the life ______ I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

1.

A．teacher

B．gardener

C．farmer

D．grocer

2.

A．stormy

B．lively

C．disappearing

D．burning

3.

A．order

B．form

C．room

D．position

4.

A．repeatedly

B．normally

C．finally

D．really

5.

A．go

B．begin

C．happen

D．change

6.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．nearly

7.

A．surprised

B．nervous

C．angry

D．frightened

8.

A．apologized

B．cried

C．complained

D．laughed

9.

A．lost

B．done

C．gone

D．touched

10.

A．meets with

B．brings up

C．works out

D．thinks about

11.

A．Thankfully

B．Hopefully

C．Unfortunately

D．Strangely

12.

A．or

B．for

C．so

D．but

13.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．continued

D．looked

14.

A．face

B．appreciate

C．examine

D．question

15.

A．love

B．pride

C．friendship

D．honesty

16.

A．support

B．settle

C．start

D．impress

17.

A．after

B．before

C．beside

D．under

18.

A．in spite of

B．in support of

C．in control of

D．in place of

19.

A．careful

B．regretful

C．considerate

D．humorous

20.

A．history

B．stories

C．patterns

D．lessons

4 . 假定你是李华。请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中还需说明：
李明：高个子，戴眼镜
航班号：CA985
到达：8月6日上午11:30
注意：1. 词数100左右；
1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 开头语和结已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
How are you doing?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua

5 . 短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1． 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I hardly remember my grandmother. She used to holding me on her knees and sing old songs. I was only four when she passes away. She is just a distant memory for me now.

I remember my grandfather very much. He was tall, with broad shoulder and a beard that turned from black toward gray over the years. He had a deep voice, which set himself apart from others in our small town, he was strong and powerful. In a fact, he even scared my classmates away during they came over to play or do homework with me. However, he was the gentlest man I have never known.

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6 . A Leap(跳跃) to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13­year­old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ___1 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, ___2 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can’t ___3 how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ___4 that even though she couldn’t see ___5 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ___6 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ___7 for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her ___8 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ___9 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ___10 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top­level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ___11 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ___12 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be ___13 differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ___14 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ___15 attitude.

Lola never thinks about ___16 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ___17 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids ___18 she grows up.

Lola is ___19 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her ___20 for other is “just believe in yourself”.

1.

A．runs

B．teaches

C．trains

D．dances

2.

A．since

B．unless

C．after

D．though

3.

A．tell

B．guess

C．assume

D．predict

4.

A．suspected

B．remembered

C．imagined

D．noticed

5.

A．deeply

B．well

C．ahead

D．closely

6.

A．task

B．sport

C．event

D．show

7.

A．boring

B．enjoyable

C．difficult

D．satisfactory

8.

A．talent

B．quality

C．nature

D．condition

9.

A．doubt

B．advantage

C．challenge

D．progress

10.

A．examine

B．express

C．open

D．trust

11.

A．fearful

B．harmful

C．unfair

D．inconvenient

12.

A．to

B．on

C．off

D．against

13.

A．greeted

B．treated

C．served

D．paid

14.

A．pains

B．stresses

C．injuries

D．problems

15.

A．positive

B．friendly

C．flexible

D．cautious

16.

A．defending

B．quitting

C．winning

D．bargaining

17.

A．standard

B．range

C．view

D．goal

18.

A．until

B．as

C．when

D．before

19.

A．proud

B．tired

C．ashamed

D．confident

20.

A．plan

B．advice

C．reward

D．responsibility

7 . 假定你是李华，自制一些中国结（Chinese knot)。给开网店的美国朋友Tom 写封信，请他代卖，要点包括：

1.外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）

2.象征意义

3.价格

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头语已为你写好。

Dear Tom,

How are you doing? I wonder if you could sell some Chinese knots for me.___________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day
Gift No. 1
Offer to Be your mother's health friend. Promise to Be there for any and all doctor's visits
whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The Best part ? This one is free.
Gift No. 2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.
Gift No. 3
Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortaBle pillows to encourage Better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."
Gift No. 4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day By picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful But inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will Be told that she has helped the chosen charity.
1. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A．Take notes.

B．Be with her.

C．Buy medicine.

D．Give her gifts.

2. What can be a gift of organization for your mother?

A．Keeping her medical information together.

B．Buying all gifts for her from one company.

C．Making a list of her medical check－ups.

D．Storing her medicines in a safe place.

3. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother's sleep?

A．In Gift No. 1.	B．In Gift No. 2.
C．In Gift No. 3.	D．In Gift No. 4.

4. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to________．

A．enjoy good sleep	B．be well－organized
C．get extra support	D．give others help

9 . They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives.If one falls, the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome. the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National park, through one of the most difficult routes(路线).
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖状物)that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself   up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days Wellman’s job was not easy either.   He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured(计算) that he had done 5.000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “He knew that was how I got injured.”Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that be wanted to climb again and they started training
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“Your partner can save your life—you can sane your partner’s life” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends “there are real close tic.”
1. Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome?

A．To climb up to remove the spikes.	B．To climb it twice.
C．To do 5,000 pall-ups up the rope.	D．To lock the rope in place.

2. Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met?

A．climbed was poorly trained.

B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing.

C．Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman.

D．Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again.

3. What do we know about Wellman?

A．He climbed Half Dome by himself.

B．He was disabled in a traffic accident.

C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time.

D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb.

4. The main idea of the text is that.

A．two heads are better than one.

B．friendship is precious in life

C．the disabled should never give up.

D．a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated.

10 . When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan."
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he don’t send me cheek, already two week late."
And then, in perfect English I said, "I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived."
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the cheek immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week."
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
1. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A．She was unable to speak good English.

B．She was often misunderstood.

C．She was not clearly heard.

D．She was not very polite.

2. From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was        .

A．good at pretending

B．rude to the stockbroker

C．ready to help her mother

D．unwilling to phone for her mother

3. After the author made the phone call,        .

A．they forgave the stockbroker

B．they failed to get the check

C．they went to New York immediately

D．they spoke to their boss at once

4. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A．It confuses her.

B．It embarrasses her.

C．It helps her understand the world.

D．It helps her tolerate rude people.

5. We can infer from the passage that Chinese English        .

A．is clear and natural to non-native speakers

B．is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

C．has a very bad reputation in America

D．may bring inconvenience in America