1 . It was late one evening. I can’t remember what it was about, but my Dad and I had a very big argument when my mother was away. We both said things we didn’t mean, and in the end I said, “I’m leaving.” And he said, “Good. The sooner, the better.”

I threw a few things in the suitcase and closed the door violently behind me, not knowing where I was going. After walking aimlessly for 20 minutes, I stopped at a local supermarket. Then my phone rang. It was my mom calling. She said, “Hey, Mary. Where are you? Dad is worried about you.”

“How can he worry about me? I’ve been away for nearly half an hour, but he didn’t call.” I said with annoyance. My anger returned and I remembered all the hateful things he’d shouted to me. “Listen, Mom. You can tell Dad that I’m fine. I’ll call you tomorrow.” I said and hung up.

I walked around the supermarket, trying to get my thoughts together. By the time I paid for my purchases, it had been much later than I used to be out alone. When I left the supermarket, a large piece of white paper was in front of me. On the piece of white paper were these words: “Please come home! I miss you and I’m worried about you!”

Then a car pulled up beside me. Hanging out of the window was my Dad. Besides him, smiling gently, sat my mom. And that’s when I started laughing. I laughed so hard that I cried. Despite(尽管) my best effort to run away from home, my father finally managed to track me down. I couldn’t leave now, not with him sitting there with caring eyes.

1. Why does Mary leave home ?

A．had to make her own living	B．had a bad performance at school
C．had an argument with her mother	D．had a big argument with her father

2. What does Mary do, after her mother called her,?

A．tried to calm down	B．forgave her father
C．became angrier than before	D．agreed to go home

3. What does the underlined word “purchases” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．goods Mary bought	B．actions Mary regretted (后悔)
C．telephone calls Mary made	D．lessons Mary learned

4. What probably happened at the end of the story?

A．Mary still refused to go home.	B．Mary returned home happily.
C．Mary’s father became angry again.	D．Mary’s mother was angry with her father.

2 . 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。

It is 12 years since we     1     (have) a cleaning lady and for some reason my husband has become very demanding toward her. He believes she does not work as well as she used to. He complains a lot and has decided to complain to her. Yesterday I tried several     2     (time) to discuss with him my     3    (satisfy) with her work.     4    , he was still a little bit upset．This morning I looked at the house and all the cleaning she had done before. I thought it was unfair to complain because she was doing such     5     great job. So I fought for her again,     6    (say) it was unnecessary to complain. She was doing well and she deserved to get     7    (pay)more and to receive some extra money for the new year. And finally my husband told her    8    we had decided to pay her more, which was     9     (entire) a surprise to her.

I'm very happy I have protected this lady     10     unfair words and that we are treating her fairly now and doing something to shorten the gap between the rich and the poor.

3 . From a young age, Michael Platt loved two things: the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and cupcakes. He imagined ways he too could fight for justice. He memorized figures about income inequality and childhood hunger. But he also spent afternoons at his home computer, amazed by YouTube bakers who made perfect cupcakes.

When his parents gave him a pair of Toms shoes for Christmas three years ago, Michael saw a way to connect his twin passions. At age 11, he founded a bakery that operates on the Toms one-for-one model: For every cupcake, cake or cookie that Michael sells, he donates another to the homeless and hungry. Twice a month, he heads to locations to pass out goodies. Michael, now 13, said he especially enjoys handing out cupcakes to kids.

“I know I like cupcakes, but also cupcakes are part of a child’s childhood so they should get them,” said Michael, noting that he always eats one with whippedicing (打发的糖霜) on his birthday.

Michael calls his baking business Michaels Desserts. He left out the apostrophe (撇号) as a reminder that he is baking for others, not himself. “I always wanted to have a purpose for what I do.” he said. “It’s all about helping people--- not just having a purpose for yourself, but thinking about, ‘How does this touch other things? ”

When he started the bakery, he knew that he wanted his business to do more than make money. That’s why the intention of Michaels Desserts is fighting hunger and giving back, which Michael accomplishes through his giveaways. Michael hopes his cupcakes inspire others to work for social equality.

Sometimes, Michael admits, he grows tired of being in the kitchen. Then he remembers the homeless boy he met once while handing out cupcakes. A couple of days afterward, the boy’s father messaged Michael on Facebook to say that his son, encouraged by Michael’s example, now desired to become a baker.

“That inspired me,” Michael said. He smiled and looked down.

1. What inspired Michael’s method of helping the poor?

A．His admiration for Martin Luther King.

B．A Christmas gift his parents gave him.

C．A bakery that runs on a one-for-one model.

D．A baking program he watched on YouTube.

2. Why did Michael name his business Michaels Desserts instead of “Michael’s Desserts”?

A．To attract more consumers.

B．To show its connection with Toms shoes.

C．To remind himself to always think about others.

D．To remind himself to have a life purpose.

3. What does Michaels Desserts intend to do?

A．Provide children with perfect cupcakes.

B．Inspire more people to love baking.

C．Help homeless people.

D．Feed hungry people.

4. Which of the following best describes Michael?

A．Sympathetic and selfless.	B．Honest and outgoing.
C．Talented and modest.	D．Ambitious and diligent.

4 . I played a badminton game against my cousin Charlie last week. It was one of the most ____     and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Charlie first phoned and ______ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an easy victory. After all, Charlie’s idea of ______ has always been nothing more ____ than lifting a fork to his mouth. As long as I can remember, Charlie’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and ______ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often ______ about that, Charlie refused to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Charlie ______ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly ______, I was so surprised that I was ______. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. As a result, at the point in our game when I predicted the score to be about 21 to 5 in my favor, it was ______ 7 to 9 —and Charlie was ______. Suddenly, Charlie slipped and fell. I thought he would lose his temper as he used to, but he ______ his tears and kept playing! To make matters worse, it seemed that he could ______ my mind and predict what I would do next. Little by little, my patience ______.

I was about to give up when suddenly there was a ______ failure, which gave me time to calm down. When everything was back to normal, we ______ to play like two mad men. When the score was 18-18, I finally ______ my confidence. In the end, I survived in the game, but it was only a ________victory. After the game, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to     ______. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Charlie my ______.

1.

A．regular

B．hopeless

C．encouraging

D．surprising

2.

A．suggested

B．declared

C．persuaded

D．mentioned

3.

A．joy

B．preparation

C．exercise

D．fitness

4.

A．time-saving

B．effort-making

C．suitable

D．comfortable

5.

A．reasonably

B．personally

C．strangely

D．eagerly

6.

A．joked

B．forgot

C．quarreled

D．cared

7.

A．left

B．sent

C．returned

D．arrived

8.

A．notice

B．measure

C．admire

D．believe

9.

A．nervous

B．speechless

C．careless

D．sceptical

10.

A．then

B．naturally

C．instead

D．mistakenly

11.

A．waiting

B．leading

C．coming

D．counting

12.

A．break out

B．put up

C．burst into

D．held back

13.

A．read

B．see

C．understand

D．watch

14.

A．settled down

B．used up

C．gave out

D．break down

15.

A．strength

B．power

C．force

D．energy

16.

A．decided

B．stopped

C．pretended

D．continued

17.

A．lost

B．gained

C．controlled

D．took

18.

A．narrow

B．terrible

C．tough

D．simple

19.

A．sleep

B．play

C．move

D．start

20.

A．support

B．favor

C．friendship

D．respect

5 . What is a family? Why does it matter? What does it teach us that we can’t learn on our own? These questions seem especially relevant in the holiday season when it is often our tradition to gather as families and celebrate together.

My mother was one of twelve children. As they grew up, married and had children of their own, most of them lived near enough to gather for holidays at my grandparents’ home in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina.

I don’t recall getting many gifts from them .I remember the sense of belonging, of being part of something that assured me I was loved and not alone.

I delighted in the laughing, playing and fighting with my crazy cousins. I watched my granddad and uncles sit on the porch, rain or shine, smoking and joking, arguing about politics and trying to solve the problems of the world. I listened to my grandmother, mother and aunts stir (搅拌) pots on the stove and talk about their lives, hopes, dreams and disappointments, and gossip about any sister who failed to show up.

The food was always plentiful and delicious-country ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, biscuits and my grandmother’s banana pudding. But for me, the food was never the highlight. The highlight was simply being together. A family.

However, they’re all gone now. My parents and grandparents, my aunts and uncles have left this world for the next. My cousins are scattered here and there. And yet the memories linger, along with the love that we shared.

I treasure those memories and the things they taught me. They told me that families aren’t perfect, but they prepare us to find our way in an imperfect world. They made me realize that all families are crazy in their own particular ways.

My husband and I are growing a new family, while keeping close to the surviving members of the families. It’s a beautiful blend (混合) of kindness, traditions, nurturing (养育) and friendships, which grows year after year.

I hope this holiday season will fill you with lovely memories of the family that raised you, and surround you with all the people who mean “family” to you now.

1. What do we know about the author’s family according to the article?

A．She didn’t get on well with her cousins.

B．Her grandpa and uncles were politicians.

C．Her family delighted in their gatherings.

D．The female members liked to show off.

2. The author appreciated the gatherings mainly because _______.

A．there was a lot of inviting food

B．special gifts were selected thoughtfully

C．they brought the family closer together

D．she got to see relatives who seldom visited

3. What does the underlined word “linger” in paragraph 6 probably mean?

A．Disappear.	B．Remain.
C．Increase.	D．Fade.

4. What did the author learn from her family?

A．Good families should live together.

B．Imperfect families may help us adjust to the world.

C．Memories of perfect families deserve treasuring.

D．It’s necessary to create crazy family traditions.

6 . When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.

I could never understand what the attraction of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.

One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned (被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard (胡须) standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.

“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean — do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.

The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Tom.

I have never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Tom’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.

1. How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

A．He felt very lonely.	B．He was happy to be with his parents.
C．He was pleased with the woods.	D．He enjoyed reading good books there.

2. The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．nice to look at	B．too bad to eat
C．not enough to eat	D．as delicious as usual

3. What can we know about the old man from the passage?

A．He liked to play computer games.	B．He helped to repair the old house.
C．He was poor and hungry.	D．He raised many animals.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It’s valuable to help others.	B．It’s good to live in the forest.
C．It’s comfortable to live in the old house.	D．It’s nice to raise wild animals.

7 . 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。

The Meredith family lived in a small community. As the economy was in decline, some people in the town had lost their jobs. Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet. People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.

Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor. She knew they had problems, and they needed all kinds of help. When she had time, she would bring food and medicine to them.

One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, who took care of him and could not go out to work, and their little boy. The little boy -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.

“I wish you could see him,” she said to her own children, John, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help to his mother. He wants very much to earn some money, but I don't see what he can do.”

After their mother left the room, the children sat thinking about Bernard. “I wish we could help him to earn money,” said Clara. “His family is suffering so much.”

“So do I,” said Harry. “We really should do something to assist them.”

For some moments, John said nothing, but, suddenly, he sprang to his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish(完成).”

The other children also jumped up all attention. When John had an idea, it was sure to be a good one. “I tell you what we can do,” said John. “You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us? Well, we can make popcorn(爆米花), and put it into paper bags, and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”

注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右:
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
       When Mrs. Meredith heard of John's idea, she thought it was a good one, too.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
       With everything ready, Bernard started out on his new business.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . It’s fortunate for children to have siblings(兄弟姐妹) accompanying them. And the kids would be luckier to have a brother as___________as Christian Hamerter. The 1l-year-old boy, attended a father-daughter dance with his 7-year-old sister Skylar after finding Skylar was___________by their dad.

In the days leading up to the___________in March, it was all Skylar was___________for, talking about it all day. On the other hand, her mom Trelysia felt more and more___________. At this time of year, their father is always fully___________in official duties. He didn’t attend last year’s dance due to a conference, ___________having made a promise. Then, she was right to be worried. On the big day, ___________, his father was sent abroad on business. “It was___________that he failed to go there for a second year. Skylar____________because she had her heart set on going.” Trelysia wrote in a____________. “I felt so bad and also cried uncontrollably.”

That’s when Christian____________! The big brother wanted his sister to feel loved and special. And he picked out a suit and gold tie, a perfect____________for Skylar’s gold dress. “The action filled me with____________,” the mother wrote, “for 1 just know that I’m____________a kind man──and an amazing father one day. He has____________that he can be.” Skylar had a great time with Christian there without her dad’s____________. Even better, now she knows her brother would always come to her____________.

The post warmed hearts of the people it ____________and picked up more than 110,000 reactions____________the sweet gesture.

1.

A．enthusiastic

B．generous

C．considerate

D．intelligent

2.

A．left behind

B．misunderstood

C．set apart

D．cheated

3.

A．result

B．event

C．opportunity

D．scene

4.

A．concerned

B．competent

C．ready

D．eager

5.

A．anxiety

B．curiosity

C．satisfaction

D．confusion

6.

A．caught

B．skilled

C．occupied

D．disappointed

7.

A．since

B．except

C．without

D．although

8.

A．worse still

B．sure enough

C．as usual

D．for example

9.

A．unexpected

B．uncertain

C．unquestioned

D．unlikely

10.

A．wept

B．complained

C．argued

D．apologized

11.

A．magazine

B．diary

C．book

D．post

12.

A．moved on

B．stepped forward

C．took off

D．backed away

13.

A．substitute

B．match

C．symbol

D．demand

14.

A．relief

B．appreciation

C．pride

D．confidence

15.

A．seeking

B．changing

C．affecting

D．raising

16.

A．proved

B．promised

C．agreed

D．explained

17.

A．wish

B．practice

C．assistance

D．company

18.

A．rescue

B．notice

C．knowledge

D．defense

19.

A．united

B．reached

C．convinced

D．informed

20.

A．evaluating

B．instructing

C．celebrating

D．recording

9 . 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。

My crippled(瘸腿) grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, absolutely shocked. I heard her sing when I opened the door but did not want to interrupt her by shouting I had arrived. She was wearing beautiful dancing shoes and her legs obeyed her perfectly. As long as I could remember, she was once the pet of the dancing world. But it was all over after a sudden accident. She had always limped(一瘸一拐地走)，helped with a cane(拐杖).

She turned around and saw me standing in the doorway. Her song ended, and her beautiful movements with it. Grandma turned towards the kitchen. She was walking with no difficulties in her beautiful shoes. I followed her, not believing my eyes.

“So…” I asked surprisedly but happily, “How did your leg heal（康复）?”

“To tell you the truth—my legs have been well all my life,” she said.

“But I don’t understand!” I said, “ I mean… You pretended all these years?

“Very much so,” Grandmother closed her eyes, “And for a very good reason.”

“What reason?”

“Your grandfather.”

“You mean he told you not to dance?”

“No, this was my choice. I am sure I would have lost him if I had continued dancing. I weighed fame（名声）and love against each other and love won.”

“We were talking about engagement（订婚）when your grandfather had to go to war. It was the most terrible day of my life when he left. I was so afraid of losing him, the only way I could stay peaceful was to dance. And then one day a letter came. There were only three sentences:‘I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.’”

Grandma continued to tell me that Grandfather was in hospital and she made her decision not to give him up. She took her leave, and traveled away from the city.

Several weeks later, she returned.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

She took a deep breath, leaned on her cane and limped to Grandfather.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . From my earlier memory of Mother, it seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady.

I was always inquisitive about Mother’s age. She never had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mother’s words that such celebrations were only foolish.

“Nothing but deception,” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. It’s deeds, not years, that matter.”

Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born.

“I was born. I’m alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.

In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring houses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture, the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.

1. How did Father impress the author?

A．He liked writing stories.	B．He talked a lot.
C．He was a very young man.	D．He was popular with children.

2. Before the end of her life, Mother ______.

A．looked quite young	B．looked like an old lady
C．looked younger than she was	D．looked like a 40-year-old woman

3. What does the underlined word “inquisitive” (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A．Certain	B．Curious.
C．Cautious.	D．Confident.

4. What do we learn about Mother?

A．She was lazy.	B．She was strict.
C．She was proud.	D．She was special.