1 . I was 11 when you were born , and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have _______ memories of your childhood. Of _______ you up as a "rock star". Of watching you dance _______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch _______ I put so much more peanut butter on your _______ than anyone else. Of the _______ phone call we ever had—•an echo of my own university years-when you wanted to _______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so_______ wanted but never got — to train in the dancing art. I encouraged our parents to support you because 1 have always _______ how my life would be if they hadn't chosen a(n) ________ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ________ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ________, I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ________ a dream.

There is a ________between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ________ I missed your teenage years. That ________ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common-----a ________ in the city and a biologist in West Africa-but in you 1   ________ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or )3 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ________ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your worries, hopes to delights.

I wish I, as an adult, could hold you at arm's ________. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.

A．vivid

B．admirable

C．awful

D．painful

2.

A．coming

B．dressing

C．putting

D．picking

3.

A．with

B．as

C．in

D．for

4.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

5.

A．lunch

B．pies

C．bread

D．sandwiches

6.

A．longest

B．farthest

C．simplest

D．loudest

7.

A．give in to

B．look away from

C．drop out of

D．go in for

8.

A．hardly

B．naturally

C．perfectly

D．badly

9.

A．wondered

B．understood

C．regretted

D．believed

10.

A．musical

B．traditional

C．official

D．individual

11.

A．managed

B．struggled

C．preferred

D．threatened

12.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Otherwise

13.

A．support

B．choose

C．have

D．follow

14.

A．quarrel

B．promise

C．plan

D．distance

15.

A．conversation

B．process

C．environment

D．direction

16.

A．shocks

B．moves

C．upsets

D．comforts

17.

A．dancer

B．conductor

C．professor

D．rock star

18.

A．guess

B．see

C．keep

D．remember

19.

A．stages

B．vacations

C．spots

D．occasions

20.

A．width

B．height

C．length

D．depth

2 . Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can’t call them and write to them. It could be that we will even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1. The first paragraph tells us ________.

A．nobody needs friends	B．we always need friends around
C．making friends is a need in people’s lives	D．we never need to be alone

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People are not happy when their friends leave them.

B．People will never see their friends after their friends move away.

C．People can know their friends in different ways.

D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

3. Which of the following is most probably the place people name after friendly people?

A．A city.

B．A room.

C．A town.

D．A library.

4. Why do people who have friends live longer than people who don’t?

A．They feel happier.	B．They take better care of themselves.
C．Their friends care about them.	D．All of the above.

5. The main idea of this passage is ________.

A．that people are all friends	B．that people need friends
C．how to get to know friends	D．how to name a place

3 . Many years ago in one of the New England States lived a fine family which _______ six children. The children all behaved well, except one. Kate never would do as she was _______．She was in every sense, a disobedient (反抗的) child. She gave her parents much _______．She was what is called a vain (虚荣的) girl, who _______ more to her dress and toilet than to her books.   

Kate's father was going to New York some time before Christmas. He told the girls if they behaved well while he was _______, he would bring them each a pretty album. They all promised to do just as their mother should wish. The father went to New York and _______ after a week. The children reminded him of his promise. He went to his desk and said, “Here they are, but you want me to paint some _______ in them, well, Ellen, what do you wish？” Ellen said, “a lily, Pa, _______ you please. ” Julia chose a tulip, and Lizzie a rose. Kate was _______, and her father asked her “Well, Kate, what ________ I paint for you？”She hesitated, but finally said, “I would prefer a portrait of ________.” “Very well, Kate,” said her father, but meanwhile a sneer (冷笑) might have been seen on his ________ lip. A few evenings later, when there was a large party in the parlor (客厅)—the father gave each of the girls their albums. Everyone was pleased except Kate, who ________ tears, and threw the book on the floor, left the room. The album was ________ and there was a portrait of Kate just as she had desired, but ________ it was written, “The flower most desired by Kate.”

It was a severe lesson—but let all vain girls profit.

1.

A．included

B．composed of

C．contained

D．made up

2.

A．advised

B．allowed

C．demanded

D．bid

3.

A．disgrace

B．mistrust

C．trouble

D．anger

4.

A．devoted

B．attended

C．preferred

D．connected

5.

A．missing

B．gone

C．tired

D．upset

6.

A．called

B．worked

C．returned

D．responded

7.

A．portraits

B．pictures

C．photos

D．flowers

8.

A．if

B．unless

C．when

D．until

9.

A．unhappy

B．anxious

C．awkward

D．silent

10.

A．must

B．will

C．should

D．shall

11.

A．Julia

B．you

C．myself

D．Ellen

12.

A．trembling

B．curled

C．blue

D．annoyed

13.

A．turned to

B．broke out

C．burst into

D．set about

14.

A．brought up

B．opened

C．picked up

D．lifted

15.

A．under

B．in

C．above

D．beneath

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act    1    (it)rather than the things you buy that matters. Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers.    2    , I had never got anything from my son, who is    3    university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children's birthday, but their children seem to be very forgetful. They seldom do something in return.

Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual,    4    (meet)him at the station. On arriving home, much    5    my surprise, my son took out a fashionable wrist watch and gave it to me,    6    (say)it was a birthday gift for me. You can imagine how    7    (surprise)and excited I was at that moment!

Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents,    8    they never express thanks for. It is natural for people to have such concerns and    9    (worry), but things may not turn out as badly as    10    (expect).

5 . How to Choose Friends

The word “friend” as well as its meaning is the one that can be related to all generations, age groups, and all types of people.     1     During teenage years when we begin to move around in a social circle of our own, and come across different people, we get to know them, spend more time with them and one day they become our friends.

Then how does a teenager choose his or her friends wisely? You can’t call every building in town your “home”.     2     Every person you meet isn’t a friend; many may just be like “ships that pass in the night”.

    3     Choose friends who have thoughts similar to yours, who reflect（反映）your family values, who think the way you do. The company we keep both reflects and helps determine the kind of people we become. So if you want to be more brave, choose a friend who is brave.

    4     Friends do have an influence on your present habits and new habits that you may develop. It’s important to have friends who are similar to you, but it’s equally important to have friends with different kinds of qualities that will lead you to positive（积极的）growth.     5    

Above all, choose friends you can trust.

A．Friends influence you.

B．Friends mirror each other.

C．It’s the same with friendship.

D．Friends quarrel with each other.

E．Then your friends will make that happen to you.

F．Whether you’ re young or old, you need friends to survive.

G．If you are easy to get angry, choose a friend who has a cool head.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右。

Desiree, a 4-year-old girl, was sobbing quietly over her father, Ken, who had died nine months earlier. She was hugging a photograph of her father with her fingers running around his face. “Daddy”, she said softly, “Why won't you come back?”

Instead of gradually adjusting to her father's death, Desiree refused to accept it “Daddy will be home soon,” she'd tell her mother. “He's at work.” When she played with her toy telephone, she pretended she was chatting with her father “I miss you, Daddy,” she'd say. “When will you come back?” Desiree's situation made her mother worried.

Days later, it was Ken's birthday. “How will I send him a card?” Desiree asked her mother “How about if we tie a litter to a balloon.” her mother said, “and send it up to heaven?” Desiree's eyes immediately lit up.

Her mother took her to a store and Desiree picked out a balloon with HAPPY BIRTHDAY above a drawing of The Little Mermaid (美人鱼). Desire and her father had often watched it.

The child's eyes shone as they were on the way to Ken's grave. Then Desiree dictated (口述) a letter to her Dad. “Daddy, Happy birthday, I love you and miss you,” she rattled off (快速说). “I hope you get this and can write to me on my birthday in January.”

Her mother wrote the message and their address on a small piece of paper, which was then wrapped in plastic and tied to the end of the string on the balloon. Finally, Desiree let fly the balloon. For almost an hour, they watched the shining spot of silver grow smaller and smaller till disappear. “Now Dad's going to write back to me,” Desiree said confidently.

Every day since they'd flew the balloon, Desiree had asked her mother, “Do you think Daddy has my balloon yet?” Several weeks passed, and she stopped asking.

Paragraph 1
One day, 3,000 miles away, Wade was on a duck hunt when suddenly something in the bush caught his eyes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2

Desire's fifth birthday came and later on the afternoon, a package arrived.

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7 . Cory Nichol's whole life changed after he watched the documentary (纪录片) Hard Times. Lost on Long Island. This documentary follows four different families over six months as they struggle with unemployment. Cory knew he had to help any way that he could.

He founded an organization named “C the Difference”. The first step of his charity was to advertise. Using his own money, Cory had orange bracelets (手链) made. Now, he has sold the bracelets. A lot of people who are willing to donate bought them. “We've gotten donations from $5 to $500,” Cory said. “Every dollar really helps.”

Since founding the organization “C the Difference”, Cory has gotten the word out through e-mail and social media He has managed to get upwards of 7,500 and the amount will keep ring each month For Cox, his work is truly rewarding and he loves knowing that poll fortunate than him are really benefiting tom al the donations Once he said, “I was in the pantry (食品室) one time when a woman was taking food, and she was grateful for what I was doing That made me feel great.”

Cory's work has been truly remarkable. These past years he was recognized for “C the Difference” and was a recipient (获得者) of the New York State Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Cory was honored when he found out the news, and even more shocked When he found out that he was one of the only 102 winners out of the 28.000 applicants, As a recipient Cory got to travel to Washington D.C. with the other winners.

There are bright things in Cory's future. First, he wants to keep doing well in school. “I think school is really important to be successful in life.” In addition, Cory wants to keep “C the Difference” going through high school. “I am continuing to get donations, and to get younger kids and my peers involved to help each month”.

1. After watching the documentary, Cory _______.

A．set up a charity organization	B．found a job in Long Island
C．donated money immediately	D．felt the documentary interesting

2. Cory tried to raise enough money by _______.

A．wearing a ring and a bracelet	B．spreading the word out
C．phoning to his friends	D．collecting from his classmates

3. Cory felt _______ after he knew he was given an award.

A．proud and surprised	B．interested and delighted
C．embarrassed and puzzled	D．ashamed and frightened

4. We can infer from the passage that Cory will _______.

A．travel in Long Island alone	B．stop raising money
C．study in Washington	D．go on his charity

8 . 现代社会的发展要求我们有良好的人际关系。你班举行了一次讨论会，讨论如何交友。请根据下面的提示用英语写一篇发言稿，词数100左右。文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
1.每个人都需要朋友，如何交友极为重要。
2.不管在何处，要让陌生人都能感到你的亲切。要关心别人，不要以貌取人。
3.与别人有分歧时，不要争吵，要商量。
4. ……

Everyone needs friends. A good personal relationship is especially important with the development of modern society, so how to make true friends is very important to everybody.

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9 . 假定你是李华,你班的美国交换生Tom结束了在你校一年的学习，即将回国。你和同学打算于7月10日下午在班上为他开一个欢送会（farewell party），特写信邀请他参加。要点包括：
1.欢送会的时间和地点；
2.感谢Tom的帮助；
3.美好祝愿。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,

How time flies! It’s one year since you came to study Chinese in our school.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

10 . In a cold winter,a couple had to move out from the expensive house because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought“he doesn't love me anymore,he just cares his business.. not me.”

One day she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door. "Let me take it first, OK?" “Why not let me shower first," she asked. “I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?” She was totally depressed.

On a morose(郁闷的) day , she found nothing to do and turned on his computer,a few words blurred her eyes. It was his diary.

Today,I was quite sad,she asked me why I was always taking the bath first,and I said to her,I was exhausted. She was unhappy ,in her mind,I treated her not as well as usual,but how can I do? I wasn't as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first,the room could get a little warmer,so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer,at least1℃,2℃ or 3℃.

Now I can't give her comfortable life,bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her,but at least,I can give her 1℃ love.

1. Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A．Because he was tired from work.

B．Because he didn't love her anymore.

C．Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

D．Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

2. Why did the wife feel depressed?

A．Her husband didn't love her.

B．She thought her husband didn't love her any longer.

C．They had no money.

D．She couldn't have a bath first.

3. What does the underlined word "bankruptcy”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Crash.

B．Moving.

C．Disease.

D．Failure.

4. How did the wife feel when she saw her husband's words in the computer?

A．Surprised.

B．Angry.

C．Moved.

D．Disappointed.

5. The best title of the passage may be___.

A．A Trouble

B．1℃Love

C．Husband and Wife

D．A Romantic Story