3 . I was raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, just a few, blocks from the brick faced Bertram Woods branch of the Shaker Heights Public Library system. I went there several times a week with my mother. She and I would walk in together, but as soon as we passed through the door, we each headed to our favorite section.

Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was allowed to head off on my own. Then, after a while, my mother and I would reunite at the checkout counter with our finds. Together we’d wait as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine — that giant fist thumping the card with a loud chunk-chunk, printing a crooked due date underneath a score of previous crooked due date that belonged to other people, other times.

After we checked out, I loved being in the car and having all the books we’d gotten stacked on my lap, pressing me under their solid, warm weight. It was such a thrill leaving a place with things you hadn’t paid for, such a thrill anticipating the new books we would read. On the ride home, my mom and I talked about the order in which we were going to read our books, a solemn conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charmed period of grace until the books were due.

When I was older, I usually walked to the library by myself, lugging back as many books as I could carry. Occasionally, I did go with my mother, and the trip would be as enchanted as it had been when I was small. When I miss my mother these days, since she died two years ago, I like to picture a mother and her son in the car together, going for one more magnificent trip to Bertram Woods.

1. What can we know about the author in childhood?

A．He was a keen reader.

B．He had no access to a library.

C．His mother was strict with him.

D．He relied on his mother very much.

2. The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A．a responsible librarian	B．the use of a date card
C．the checkout process	D．a diligent mother

3. What is the tone of Paragraph 3?

A．Positive.

B．Critical.

C．Serious.

D．Humorous.

4. Why does the author write the story?

A．To express his regret.	B．To honor his mother.
C．To celebrate his growth.	D．To share his love for books.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man think of the girl’s question?

A．It isn’t important.

B．It’s difficult to answer.

C．It is easy to understand.

2. What does the man say about the ocean and the sky?

A．They are related.

B．They look exactly the same.

C．They have nothing to do with each other.

5 . It was a cool moment on a hot July day.

Six-year-old Amiyah Dantzler-Clay and her 5-year-old brother Jayden saw a police officer_______in front of their Baltimore home and figured he could use a_______. So they took him an ice cream.

Police Maj. Richard Gibson was in the neighborhood that day looking for ways to help_______the area for residents, two days after a murder outside an empty house.

Instead he was the beneficiary of the kids’_______gesture, rolling down his window to_______the refreshing, icy, grape-flavor ice treat.

“It was just the_______thing.” he said.

“My purpose is to make their lives_______.” Gibson continued. “They_______in my district…This gave me some affirmation (肯定) of what my_______is every morning when I wake up.”

Mom Erica Dantzler said it didn’t__________her when they asked if they could bring him the cool treat. Both kids are __________about first responders who have been putting their__________on the line each day as essential workers during the pandemic. Amiyah wants to become a police officer when she__________, while Jayden dreams of becoming a(n)__________.

“Good deeds are especially important in trying times. I’m very__________that they did such a beautiful act of kindness,” she said.

1.

A．seated

B．parked

C．standing

D．walking

2.

A．treat

B．smile

C．diet

D．sale

3.

A．clean

B．develop

C．improve

D．estimate

4.

A．clever

B．influential

C．interesting

D．thoughtful

5.

A．buy

B．shift

C．accept

D．refuse

6.

A．coldest

B．dearest

C．cheapest

D．sweetest

7.

A．richer

B．better

C．easier

D．warmer

8.

A．live

B．work

C．travel

D．crowd

9.

A．purpose

B．achievement

C．progress

D．position

10.

A．attract

B．please

C．surprise

D．frighten

11.

A．angry

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．crazy

12.

A．money

B．health

C．career

D．family

13.

A．gives up

B．grows up

C．rises up

D．makes up

14.

A．teacher

B．designer

C．firefighter

D．engineer

15.

A．proud

B．confident

C．confused

D．embarrassed

6 . Do you always concern yourself with your kid’s play dates? Do you send them upstairs to get changed?     1     Put that red pen back in your purse, because micromanaging your kids is likely to do more harm than good.

Micromanaging or over-parenting comes in many forms. However it presents itself, it can give children the impression that parents don’t have confidence in them, and this can lead to problems. Kids who are micromanaged could also grow used to an unearned level of success, which may do harm to their attitude towards work and life. Parents who micromanage their kids sometimes struggle with a sense of control.     2    

So what should parents do? For modern parents, it can be a balance between healthy involvement in your kid's life and micromanaging. It can be especially difficult to know where the line is when it comes to the internet. We live in a digital age.     3     To help you walk that fine line, parents should be frank about it. If they're hiding their phone or acting secretively, a slightly different conversation about the health of their online activity might be needed.

Breaking a micromanaging habit isn't easy.     4     You could relax your grip in fairly inconsequential areas, like letting your child decide what clothes to wear. The plus side is that if you back off about little things, your words might carry more weight when it comes to the big things.     5     Therefore, you can let your children succeed, fail, and figure out life on their own.

A．But like any bad habit, start small.

B．Do you like talking with your kids?

C．Micromanaging can be a sign of anxiety in them.

D．Do you stay with them while they're doing homework?

E．You can also form a healthier relationship with your kids.

F．Keep your eyes open for the changes in your kids' behavior.

G．It's important for parents to care about their kids' activity online.

7 . A pair of silk stockings

Little Missus Sommers one day found that she had already saved fifty dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money.

The question of investment was one she _______ carefully. A dollar or two could be _______ to the price she usually paid for her daughter Janie’s shoes. This would guarantee they would _______ a great deal longer than usual. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. And still there would be enough left for new stockings — two pairs per child. What time that would save her in always _______ old stockings!

But that day she was tired and a little bit weak. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had _______ to eat at all!

When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter. She was trying to gather _______ and courage to push through a mass of busy _______. She rested her hand upon the counter.

She wore no gloves. She slowly grew aware that her hand had felt something very _______ to touch. She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk _______. A young salesgirl who stood behind the __________ asked her if she wished to __________ the silky leg coverings.

She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry with the aim of __________ it. But she went on feeling the soft, __________ items. Now she used both hands, holding the stockings up to see the light shine __________ them.

Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face.

She thought to herself, “Why not live for myself once?”

She looked up at the salesgirl. “Well, I will __________ this pair.” she said.

Missus Sommers then walked into the ladies’ rest area. In an empty corner, she __________ her cotton stockings with the new silk ones.

For the first time she seemed to be taking a __________ from the tiring act of considering her family. She had let herself be __________ by some machine — like force directing her actions. But this time she decided to free herself of __________.

Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, sat down and waited to be __________.

1.

A．resisted

B．considered

C．described

D．underwent

2.

A．spent

B．withdrawn

C．dropped

D．added

3.

A．last

B．extend

C．show

D．dress

4.

A．picking

B．washing

C．packing

D．repairing

5.

A．refused

B．forgotten

C．regretted

D．planned

6.

A．confidence

B．information

C．respect

D．strength

7.

A．shoppers

B．sellers

C．agents

D．guards

8.

A．rough

B．delicious

C．pleasant

D．pretty

9.

A．handkerchiefs

B．shirts

C．stockings

D．shoes

10.

A．counter

B．crowd

C．elevator

D．window

11.

A．see

B．witness

C．investigate

D．examine

12.

A．purchasing

B．selling

C．producing

D．designing

13.

A．ordinary

B．abnormal

C．costly

D．simple

14.

A．beyond

B．through

C．between

D．upon

15.

A．return

B．buy

C．present

D．consume

16.

A．sold

B．exchanged

C．submitted

D．replaced

17.

A．rest

B．walk

C．look

D．sigh

18.

A．thrown

B．squeezed

C．controlled

D．comforted

19.

A．debt

B．dream

C．appointment

D．responsibility

20.

A．fitted

B．employed

C．consulted

D．promoted

8 . When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been ____ After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. ____, the teachers at the school mistreated her, ____ she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to ____ on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had ____ planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song ____ Her performance earned her ____ from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a ____ jazz singer.
During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald ____ more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm __________________________________ of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.
Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States ____ African American citizens the same treatment ____ white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band ____ to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same ____ as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for ____ received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to ____ disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush ____ her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors ____ to civilians.
In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her ____ performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.1.

A．rich

B．rough

C．tiresome

D．happy

2.

A．Importantly

B．Unforgettably

C．Naturally

D．Unfortunately

3.

A．therefore

B．but

C．so

D．then

4.

A．survive

B．experience

C．learn

D．stand

5.

A．strangely

B．blindly

C．originally

D．probably

6.

A．in spite

B．instead

C．in place

D．though

7.

A．jealousy

B．recognition

C．reputation

D．gratitude

8.

A．creative

B．dependent

C．undiscovered

D．distinguished

9.

A．released

B．sold

C．copied

D．showed

10.

A．compared with

B．appealed to

C．composed of

D．depended on

11.

A．celebration

B．admiration

C．relaxation

D．indication

12.

A．denied

B．supported

C．offered

D．hated

13.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．like

14.

A．decided

B．refused

C．started

D．afforded

15.

A．number

B．quantity

C．amount

D．lots

16.

A．wealth

B．future

C．equality

D．agreement

17.

A．caring for

B．playing with

C．preferring to

D．taking after

18.

A．rewarded

B．awarded

C．paid

D．presented

19.

A．accessible

B．inadequate

C．available

D．official

20.

A．best

B．vivid

C．open

D．final