1 . My dad had been my hero while I was growing up. He had worked so hard all his life to ______ the whole family. He sometimes had a bad feeling that made him sometimes ______ me and my brothers, but he sometimes had a good ______. He shared something happy with us and showed us gentle laugh ______. Anyway, always knew that he loved me. Still, my father had been ______ in an old fashioned way and raised us in that ______ too. Therefore, I couldn't remember ever being hugged (拥抱) by my ______.

After my mom passed away, my father moved close to where I ______. I was so happy to have him close by. We often talked about life, but we still hardly, ______ and never hugged. Finally his health began to fail ______ and a few months later, brain cancer had taken him from us. I nearly couldn't breathe because of ______ and depression (沮丧). It was a cold morning and I was thinking I wouldn’t have gained just the _____ hug from him.

One day, I was standing by the window when suddenly my son opened his ______ and gave me a huge heart-felt hug. And just as he did, I heard my father's ______ deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I ______ and the tears welled up in my eyes. At that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all met, I felt the love. I felt I had been ______ by my father. I still had a lot of things left to do and a lot of love ______ to share.

Life can seem very ______ but in truth it is very short. Never ______an opportunity to show your love. And always keep your heart and your arms ______ for a hug!

1.

A．teach

B．educate

C．guide

D．support

2.

A．take away

B．shout at

C．turn to

D．care about

3.

A．item

B．feeling

C．survey

D．nod

4.

A．ever since

B．as usual

C．at presents

D．as well

5.

A．raised

B．injured

C．managed

D．recognized

6.

A．expression

B．office

C．way

D．situation

7.

A．father

B．brother

C．grandfather

D．uncle

8.

A．travelled

B．lived

C．recovered

D．arrived

9.

A．burst

B．touched

C．talked

D．acted

10.

A．hopefully

B．officially

C．exactly

D．rapidly

11.

A．loneliness

B．stubbornness

C．selfishness

D．sadness

12.

A．grateful

B．frightening

C．last

D．cold

13.

A．hands

B．feet

C．arms

D．legs

14.

A．voice

B．mouth

C．mind

D．spirit

15.

A．danced

B．sang

C．cried

D．begged

16.

A．loved

B．rewarded

C．attacked

D．protected

17.

A．saved

B．left

C．packed

D．ignored

18.

A．simple

B．equal

C．ordinary

D．long

19.

A．miss

B．get

C．face

D．give

20.

A．straight

B．tight

C．open

D．busy

2 . Cory, aged 30, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy （脊髓性肌萎缩症）at a very young age. Because of his condition, he began using a wheelchair at age 4. His mother, Sandy Gilbreath, raised him as a single parent. Although taking care of a child with a disability was challenging, she ensured that Cory didn't miss out on the fun things in life. Sandy took him on road trips during summer breaks throughout his childhood. The exciting experiences of exploring new places inspired him to set a lifelong goal of visiting all seven continents.

Fortunately, Cory was able to do that just before the COVID-19 started. He and his mother traveled to Antarctica in February, just before the borders closed. It was the seventh and final continent off his list. He became the first-ever wheelchair user to visit all the seven continents!

According to Cory, traveling in a wheelchair requires a wide range of planning and research. He starts his research six to twelve months before each trip, making sure that there are accessible transportation options in the location. He would also call up hotels or rental homes to confirm if they are truly as accessible as they claim to be.

When Cory started going on adventures, there weren't many online resources discussing accessible travel. To help other travelers with disabilities explore the world as he does, he decided to share his knowledge in his blog. Aiming to promote representation of the wheelchair-using community, Cory and his mother wrote a children's book, titled Let's Explore with Cor Cor, which is about a boy who travels around the world in his powered wheelchair.

Traveling to all seven continents wasn't something I was sure was going to be possible," he said. "But if you stay determined and keep a positive attitude, the opportunities are limitless."

1. What made Cory Lee decide to visit all seven continents?

A．His mother's expectation.

B．His travelling experiences.

C．His dream of helping others.

D．His objective of making a history.

2. What worries Cory most about a trip?

A．Rental fees.

B．Local attractions.

C．Accommodation.

D．Transportation.

3. Why did Cory and his mother write the book?

A．To enrich online resources.

B．To record travelling events.

C．To help people with special needs.

D．To introduce wheelchair adventures.

4. What can we learn from Cory's story?

A．Nothing can prevent a determined heart.

B．Disability can turn into an opportunity,

C．Travelling shapes a positive attitude.

D．Mom is the creator of children's dreams.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is John calling Maria?

A．To ask for a ride.

B．To discuss a meeting.

C．To borrow her car.

2. When will the speakers meet?

A．At 7:10.

B．At 7:30.

C．At 7:40.

4 . 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。

It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. What luck! I started by thinking of getting the bank work out of the way. The bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, paid little attention to my polite “Happy New Year” as usual. He nodded and I sat in front of him.

Minutes passed and nothing happened.

Then very hesitantly I put my form and booklet (小册子) in front of him. He was busy filling up entries in his register. After a few minutes, he took my form and from his cabinet he took out a very thick file from which he started filling in my details. I sat there wondering why we had computerized banking if we were still filling in forms and registers.

After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done. The moment I uttered (说) the words, I felt as if a bomb had fallen on him. He shouted, “Nothing is done, it will take time!”

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched. The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work. Suddenly I felt how this man must be feeling, when customers like me came always in a hurry to get their work done.

He had been working at this counter for God-knows-how-many years. We do not even feel the need to thank him for being there. He must be feeling so annoyed that “here comes another person who will push me for doing his work first.”

On an instinct (本能) I told him, “Sir, you please have your tea, I am not in a hurry.” This man, who I had been seeing for the last few years, suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact—he had never made eye contact earlier. I saw a different person there, another human being who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

I saw both of us sailing in the same boat.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

He really touched my heart with his wise words.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 . Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   _________ and ill.

My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my_______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

1.

A．Afterwards

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

2.

A．tired

B．weak

C．poor

D．slow

3.

A．already

B．still

C．only

D．once

4.

A．took

B．threw

C．sent

D．put

5.

A．impossible

B．difficult

C．stressful

D．hopeless

6.

A．worrying

B．caring

C．talking

D．asking

7.

A．decisions

B．experiences

C．ambitions

D．beliefs

8.

A．as

B．since

C．before

D．till

9.

A．suggests

B．promises

C．seems

D．requires

10.

A．spoke

B．turned

C．summed

D．opened

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

12.

A．Surprisingly

B．Immediately

C．Naturally

D．Certainly

13.

A．had

B．accepted

C．gained

D．enjoyed

14.

A．touched

B．astonished

C．attracted

D．warned

15.

A．should

B．could

C．would

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．happy

17.

A．ready

B．likely

C．free

D．able

18.

A．case

B．form

C．method

D．way

19.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．know

D．guess

20.

A．award

B．gift

C．lesson

D．word

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。

I lay on my bed, legs leaning against the wall, desperately wishing my mother would call. But I remembered the last time I'd seen her, right before the train for Providence pulled out of the station, “You know how expensive it is to call,” she said, then hugged me tight and said good- bye.

This was my first birthday away from home. I missed my mom, missed my sister, and most certainly missed the special pound cake my mother always made for my birthday. Since getting to college that year, I would watch jealously as the other freshmen received care packages from their parents on their birthdays--and even on ordinary days. Big boxes containing summer slacks and blouses, packages of M&M's and Snickers , things they needed and things they didn't. Instead of feeling thrilled about my upcoming eighteenth birthday, I felt empty. I wished my mom would send me something, too, but I knew that she couldn’t afford presents or the postage. She had done her best with my sister and me--raising us by herself. The simple truth was there just was never enough money.

But that didn’t stop her from filling us with dreams. “You can be anything you want to be,” she would tell us. “Politicians, dancers, writers -- you just have to work for it; you have to get an education.”

Thanks to my mom's sacrifices and big dreams, I’d made it to the Ivy League: Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

As I was recalling these things, my roommate joined me on the bed. “Hey. After we study, let's buy ice cream and cake.” I nodded, closed my eyes, and imagined the cake Mom would have made. Mmm. I could see the golden yellow of each of the twelve eggs, and I could almost smell the vanilla(香草) filling the house while the cake baked.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为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

As I daydreamed, there was a knock on the door.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2

How had she managed to afford it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How do the speakers know each other?

A．They are family members.

B．They go to the same school.

C．They teach at the same school.

2. How has the man tried to reach his brother?

A．He sent him a text.

B．He went to his house.

C．He left him a voicemail(电话留言).

8 . What will the man probably do to stay warm?

A．Use a blanket.

B．Turn on the heater(加热器).

C．Drink some hot chocolate.

9 . Why is Ann so upset?

A．She failed one of her exams.

B．She is worrying about other lessons.

C．She has no time to do her math homework.

10 . Greenberg was a lucky guy to enter Columbia University on full scholarship. But just before junior year, Greenberg's____changed. One day his vision "____up" and later he was diagnosed (诊断)with glaucoma (青光眼). Then doctors operated on Greenberg's eyes. ____, the surgery didn't work. Greenberg was going blind. He was so____ that he refused to see anyone.

As Greenberg' s best friend, Arthur persuaded Greenberg to go back to Columbia and______to be his reader. Arthur read _____to him every day， taking time out from his own study, and Greenberg______scoring straight A's. Still, he was______about getting around alone and relied on his friend.

Then, one afternoon, Greenberg and Arthur went to Midtown Manhattan. When it was time to go back to campus, Arthur said he couldn’t_____him because of an appointment. Greenberg______They argued, and Arthur walked off, _____Greenberg alone in Grand Central Terminal.

Greenberg, who was completely______, stumbled (蹒珊)through the rush-hour crowd. He took a shuttle train west to Times Square, and then transferred to an uptown train. Four miles later, he _____at the Columbia University stop.

At the university's gates, someone______him. "Oops, excuse me, sir." Greenberg______the voice. It was Arthur's. Greenberg's first reaction was ___, but in the next second, he realized what he had just______-and realized, too, who had made it possible. _____, Arthur had been with him the whole way, using one of the most______strategies.

Blindness doesn't make Greenberg fail to appreciate the______of life. He always says he is the luckiest man in the world.

1.

A．faith

B．attitude

C．fortune

D．reputation

2.

A．lit

B．cleared

C．steamed

D．cheered

3.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

4.

A．shy

B．selfish

C．desperate

D．nervous

5.

A．learned

B．pretended

C．happened

D．offered

6.

A．letters

B．textbooks

C．newspapers

D．magazines

7.

A．imagined

B．ended up

C．carried on

D．considered

8.

A．tentative

B．confident

C．excited

D．curious

9.

A．accompany

B．rescue

C．comfort

D．abandon

10.

A．explained

B．apologized

C．compromised

D．panicked

11.

A．consulting

B．finding

C．leaving

D．serving

12.

A．tired

B．amused

C．satisfied

D．confused

13.

A．got off

B．pulled over

C．looked around

D．ran away

14.

A．turned to

B．knocked into

C．shouted at

D．quarreled with

15.

A．raised

B．lost

C．controlled

D．recognized

16.

A．pleasure

B．anger

C．relief

D．sorrow

17.

A．achieved

B．questioned

C．ignored

D．missed

18.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Obviously

D．Strangely

19.

A．complex

B．familiar

C．defensive

D．brilliant

20.

A．magic

B．truth

C．wisdom

D．beauty