1 . I sat behind the wheel of my dad’s car and tried to fight back my fear of driving. For years, my dad _________ me to and from work without any complaint. He knew I was _________ of driving, so he never pushed me. It seemed as if he actually liked driving me around and I_________ it as much.

Now he pushed me to drive and I wondered what had caused this___________. My chest started to feel as if someone was sitting on it, and it was becoming harder to _________. He put his hand on my shoulder to _________ me. “Just take a deep breath and start the car.” I_________ and eased my way out of the parking lot and onto the street.

I couldn’t believe it. I was_________ driving. I didn’t know why I was scared in the first place-until I saw a speed sign that someone had run over. Scenes of_________ car crashes flashed into my mind. I held the wheel tightly.

“Remember your first cycle ride?” He tried to__________ my fear. “You kept falling off but you were so__________. I told you that you could do anything you set your mind to.”

“Why did you make me drive today?” I asked. He said, “My__________ was poorer, and I even ran into a sign. It’s probably just my blood pressure again.” My dad once again eased my fear.

__________, that was the last drive I had with my dad. It wasn’t his blood pressure; it was__________ that had given him only a few months to live. I never__________ driving. Every time I get behind the wheel, I could feel his comforting hand on my shoulder.

1.

A．walked

B．drove

C．led

D．helped

2.

A．fond

B．tired

C．frightened

D．proud

3.

A．enjoyed

B．forgot

C．understood

D．ignored

4.

A．loss

B．challenge

C．disappointment

D．change

5.

A．ride

B．fight

C．breathe

D．interrupt

6.

A．comfort

B．inspire

C．defend

D．inform

7.

A．replied

B．nodded

C．admitted

D．refused

8.

A．actually

B．unwillingly

C．hardly

D．immediately

9.

A．thought-provoking

B．life-threatening

C．eye-catching

D．brain-washing

10.

A．feel

B．notice

C．relieve

D．describe

11.

A．brave

B．scared

C．smart

D．anxious

12.

A．memory

B．strength

C．situation

D．eyesight

13.

A．Helplessly

B．Sadly

C．Frankly

D．Obviously

14.

A．pressure

B．headache

C．cancer

D．coughing

15.

A．carried on

B．thought of

C．took up

D．gave up

2 . When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring. I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this-working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead, he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We'll go to the toy factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.   

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around. ” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home. ”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It's terrible, ”I replied.   

“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.   

I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1. The writer lived in __________   when she was a teenager.

A．Japan

B．Russia

C．China

D．England

2. At first she thought life in the factory would be __________ than in school.

A．more terrible

B．more colorful

C．busier

D．more boring

3. After they visited the factory, the writer __________ .

A．decided to work there	B．wanted to get married
C．changed her romantic idea	D．argued with her father

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A．The writer studied languages after she went into the college.

B．The writer now works at the United Nations.

C．The writer's father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school.

D．The writer's father is proud because his daughter married a good man.

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Leo had gone nowhere during his two-week vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Max, his younger brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last two months waiting for the other to apologize.

Leo did not feel good about being distant with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, he just broke Max’s cup by accident, but it was not a big deal at all. So Leo's summer vacation was spent in his own "back yard". As usual, he cleaned up his apartment , put away his books, trying to make his life busy and full.

However, he did do one thing new and different alone. He went to a new coffee shop at the corner. It served delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff were quite friendly.

The vacation seemed endless. He always sat at a coffee table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, reading most of the newspaper articles and drinking his coffee black with the question crossing his mind again and again: What was Max doing?

Leo was unhappy. Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians(行人). The coffee shop was next to a huge park, the favorite place for both Max and him where they even spent a whole summer vacation battling for the same soccer team. They   were champion of the town! The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. If his brother should be there to join him just one day, his vacation would be perfect, he imagined.

One morning, accidentally knowing from mom the cup he broke was a gift from their late grandma, Leo was deeply sorry. He tried to break the ice and smiled to Max at the breakfast table but got no response. Leo was still unhappy.

注意：
1.所续写的短文的词数应为 150 左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1：

Then Leo decided that he should do something more. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2：

Leo got to the coffee shop early. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . When I was a primary school student, I didn’t like doing housework at all. I thought I was a little child and that I just needed to study hard to get good grades. So I didn’t do any_______at home.

One day, my mother_______back home from work. She found that I had made a mess (乱七八糟) in the house. My books and clothes were everywhere. She was annoyed (恼火) and said to me_______, “From now on, you must do some housework every day!” Hearing my mother’s _______, I felt unhappy. But I still did as she said.

Doing housework was more difficult than I had expected. I began to understand that life was not _______ for my parents. They had to do a lot of housework after they came back home_______work. So I decided to do more housework. I tidied my room and _______my clothes. I helped my_______cook meals in the evening. My parents praised _______for my changes.

Now I realize that doing housework can not only reduce our parents’ burden (负担)________also help us to learn many basic life skills.

1.

A．shopping

B．reading

C．housework

D．sports

2.

A．came

B．touched

C．made

D．forgot

3.

A．happily

B．bravely

C．easily

D．angrily

4.

A．dreams

B．news

C．words

D．jokes

5.

A．terrible

B．easy

C．popular

D．difficult

6.

A．into

B．over

C．about

D．from

7.

A．bought

B．sold

C．washed

D．enjoyed

8.

A．parents

B．friends

C．teachers

D．classmates

9.

A．you

B．me

C．him

D．her

10.

A．or

B．so

C．for

D．but

5 . How to Bring Family Closer

Strong family bonds (纽带) can encourage better behaviors in children and teach them how to be a good friend.    1    

Set aside time for family.    2    By keeping this day on a regular schedule, everyone will know that they need to keep that day clear for family time. Then the entire family can get together for a fun activity.

Eat meals together. Choose a few nights during the week when you expect everyone to gather around the dinner table. Studies have shown that eating meals together has a positive effect on children’s physical and mental well-being.    3    Don’t allow phones. What’s the most important is that you come together and enjoy a meal free of distraction (分心).

    4    Make cleaning your home a responsibility for the whole family. Create a list of housework and have everyone sign up. Then set up a time during the week or on the weekend when everyone can do their housework together.

Encourage support. Feeling supported by your family is one of the most important things in building strong family bonds. Bonds like these will last your kids a lifetime. They will enjoy these strong bonds when they are your age and even after you are gone.    5    

A．Do housework as a family.

B．Try to set aside a regular day every week.

C．That’s why you create a sense of support.

D．As a result, never feel bad about taking a break.

E．Remember that your children learn by example.

F．Just eat a meal and have a conversation together.

G．Here are some tips to help bring your family closer.

6 . Sugar Goldtree was my Grandma. I loved her. Everyone called my grandma “Sugar”. Every time I heard it, I would smile a huge smile.Grandma Sugar had a small house with a large garden. She worked all year long preparing that garden. She would always tidy the garden carefully. She would till the soil until it was like fine sand.

Grandma Sugar would tell me that if we plant the corn in one place this year, then the next year we would need to plant it in another spot. She would always say,“Fill your garden with flowers, The bees will buzz (嗡嗡地飞) around your head when you are picking those nice little cucumbers (黄瓜). After all, they helped to make our plants so beautiful.”

“We are about ready to plant some sunflowers,” Grandma Sugar said, handing me a packet of seeds. I carefully placed the seeds in rows, and covered them with soil, stepping on top of the soil to pack it down. Grandma Sugar sat at the edge of the garden making signs to put at the end of each row, with a date on it. Each year we would keep those signs in a book with photos of me and Grandma Sugar in our garden.

Grandma Sugar had a whole basket of seeds to plant. One by one,we planted rows of corn, beans, cucumbers, onions, lettuce and tomatoes. In the middle of summer, I would run down to the garden with a basket. Grandma Sugar would yell (大赋),“Pick a salad from the bed, little sugar!”

Growing up in the garden was wonderful. I remember Grandma Sugar and her garden. I learned a lot of lessons in that garden.

1. Why did people call Grandma“Sugar”?

A．Because she liked sweet things.

B．Because she was kind and helpful.

C．Because her garden was attractive.

D．Because her name went that way.

2. How did Grandma Sugar plant the corn?

A．She fed bees around the corn.

B．She planted the corn with flowers.

C．She planted the corn every two years.

D．She changed the corn spot every year.

3. Which has a closer meaning to the word “till” in Paragraph 1?

A．Dig up.

B．Look for.

C．Give up.

D．Take away.

4. What can we know about Grandma Sugar?

A．She didn’t like bees buzzing.

B．She knew much about gardening.

C．She preferred vegetables to flowers.

D．She was strict with her grandchildren.

5. How does the author like the gardening life?

A．Hopeful.

B．Challenging.

C．Memorable.

D．Encouraging.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does David stay during his summer camp?

A．In a tent.

B．In a hotel.

C．In a cabin.

2. What may David do in the afternoon?

A．Go fishing.

B．Go hiking.

C．Draw pictures.

3. What food did David finally make for dinner yesterday?

A．Salad.

B．Hamburgers.

C．Hot dogs.

4. When will David arrive home tomorrow?

A．At 2:00 p.m.

B．At 6:30 p.m.

C．At 7:00 p.m.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s Mark’s attitude toward his grandpa’s visit?

A．Annoyed.

B．Happy.

C．Worried.

2. Where will Mark sleep?

A．In the woman’s room.

B．In his own bedroom.

C．In the living room.

3. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Brother and sister.

B．Son and mother.

C．Student and teacher.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(注意：每空不多于2个单词，其中有4个单词的形式无需改变)

At 2.54 meters, Leonid is probably the tallest man in    1    world.33-year-old Leonid suffers from a rare illness. So    2    (he)body can produce too much growth hormone(荷尔蒙).

Leonid lives with his    3    (mother) in a small house with four rooms, sleeping on two double beds pushed together. He has to    4    (walk) with his head bowed because he is so tall. Several years ago, he    5    (graduate) from university, and used to work as a doctor on a local farm, but he lost his job as he could no longer ride his bicycle.

“I don’t    6    (real) have any friends. I rely on my mother,”he says. “I don’t    7    (know) what I’ll do. I don’ t even know how    8    (buy) food. I haven’t been to the market for five years.”It’s a lonely life, but he is happy working in his garden. Luckily, nobody laughs at Leonid in the village. His neighbors are all very fond of him. “We’ re going to take him on a     9     (trip) to the mountains,”says one of them, “to show him there’s something in the world    10    (tall) than he is.”

10 . 阅读下面短文，请根据短文内容从方框中所给的 12 个词中选用 10 个词并用其正确形式填空。每个词只能选用一次。

have   but   borrow   that   so   until     piece   importance   pass   what   reply     week

Dave woke up at 7:00 a. m. He had been chatting with a friend on the computer    1     nearly midnight last night so he was feeling quite tired but also rather nervous because this was a day of an    2    English exam at school. Dave had been studying very hard for this exam for the last two     3     so he thought he had a good chance of    4    it.

While Dave was traveling to school on the bus, he remembered that he had forgotten to take his wallet with him    5    he didn’t have any money to buy lunch. Just after this, his friend Lucas got on the bus.

“Can I    6    some money, Lucas?” asked Dave.

“Sure, no problem,”     7     Lucas. “Here you go.”

Two boys did the English exam. While they were    8    lunch, Dave asked Lucas if he thought the exam had been difficult. Lucas smiled and picked up the slice (薄片) of chocolate cake     9    he was eating.

“It was so easy. It was a     10    of cake!” said Lucas, smiling.