2 . We have met, but just not in person. I work in the bank and I usually do my work over the phone and computer. This lady is a borrower of my bank, one of the people I serve. We have had several conversations about her borrowings. She is neither a woman that is of my mother’s age, nor a grandmotherly type of client, because men or women of that age are always very loving and they remind me what I should do. This woman is of my age.

We have never met in person. She lives in New Jersey and I live in California. Her borrowings turned out great, and I didn’t worry even a little bit. To be honest, I think I just worked normally to finish my service. But every couple of months, she would email me a little note, telling me how I made a difference to her life, and how thankful she was for what I had done. I never expected that.

I have a busy and stressful job. Every day, I meet many people and I offer the same service to them. I also keep a working relationship, with many. No one has done that for me. I don’t think I have done something different or helped her much. She just used her time and the most shining part in her heart to send me emails. I saw the beauty inside her.

Everyone can be tired and lonely right now. The same is true of the woman. Take a moment in your day to do one little nice thing for somebody, even if it’s for someone you do not know. You can make a little difference to their life and also to yours. It feds good to say I feel a little love today and that I find myself showing it to somebody else.

1. What can we know about the author and the woman?

A．The woman was bad at managing her money.

B．They usually discussed their work face to face.

C．The author got some useful advice from the woman.

D．They knew each other through the banking business.

2. How did the author probably consider the woman’s emails?

A．Funny.	B．Unnecessary.
C．Surprising.	D．Embarrassing.

3. What did the author realize in Paragraph 3?

A．He did something special for the woman’s borrowings.

B．The woman was a sincere and thoughtful stranger.

C．He was able and responsible in his work.

D．The woman felt tired and lonely in life.

4. What may the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?

A．Be friendly to our workmates.

B．Create a plan to be a better self.

C．Take some time to think about life.

D．Pass on kindness to those around us.

3 . I fell in love with reading when I was a child. Through reading, I developed a good relationship with my parents.

Born as a second­generation South Korean in America, I was raised in an environment in which my parents struggled to settle in American culture. My parents were awkward, strange and different. Their limitations as immigrants (移民) influenced me; as a child, I was alone and quiet. I grew up in a family where I was forbidden to speak English. I wanted to _______ the depth of the books I read but the words _______ me, like my parents. I wasn’t able to change the situation _______ I was placed in, but I worked very hard. Every _______，I went to the library to check out new books. I would have _______ reading all the books by Friday afternoons. I became a better _______. Pretty soon, I was the _______ reader in the class. People would look at me in _______ as they saw me read 500­page books in only a few days. But I believe the greatest _______ was reading every night to my parents. Every evening, we ________ together in our living room, and I read to them. Slowly but surely, our ________ grew. My parents can communicate with others ________; for me, grammar quizzes became a piece of cake.

Today I’m ________ to have Asian­American parents who were ________ enough to learn English from a young boy and wise enough to ________ their son to read at a young age.

1.

A．show

B．measure

C．guess

D．understand

2.

A．excited

B．frightened

C．challenged

D．shocked

3.

A．which

B．where

C．what

D．whom

4.

A．day

B．decade

C．week

D．season

5.

A．considered

B．kept

C．finished

D．admitted

6.

A．listener

B．reader

C．viewer

D．child

7.

A．strangest

B．busiest

C．luckiest

D．fastest

8.

A．amazement

B．satisfaction

C．panic

D．relief

9.

A．enthusiasm

B．chance

C．achievement

D．power

10.

A．calmed down

B．queued up

C．stayed up

D．sat down

11.

A．interests

B．vocabulary

C．needs

D．popularity

12.

A．easily

B．anxiously

C．privately

D．legally

13.

A．nervous

B．eager

C．proud

D．committed

14.

A．superb

B．free

C．strict

D．patient

15.

A．encourage

B．convince

C．expect

D．beg

4 . 阅读下面的材料，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。

A few weeks ago，when my mom and I were shopping，we ran into my teacher，who mentioned that the school didn’t have a music teacher to help our class put together a performance for Winter Fair.And，right then and there，my mom said，“I know the perfect song and dance.I’ll teach it to the kids!”

Before I could say “Please don’t，”my mom had agreed to come to my class every morning at 9：30 for a week.Oh，and just to be clear，it’s not as if she’s a professional entertainer (演员).My parents run a small grocery store，and the only singing my mom does is in the shower.

“Um，”I said on our way home，“are you sure this is such a good idea?”

“Of course!” she said.“If we want your school’s Winter Fair to happen，people need to step up and volunteer.”

“I know volunteering is important，” I said.“But couldn’t you help out in another way instead?”

She laughed.“Don’t be silly.We’ll have great fun!”

“OK，everyone，”my teacher said at 9：28 on Monday.“We’re going to stop silent reading a little early because a special guest is here to help us with a performance for Winter Fair.”

“Let’s all welcome Arizona’s mother.”

I looked up to discover my mom standing at the front of the room wearing the world’s silliest hat.

“I’m super excited to be here with you!”my mom said.“I’m going to teach you a fun little song­and­dance number I learned a few years back，when I did some theater in college.Here goes!”

Oh，please，oh，please，I said over and over in my head，let there be a fire drill (演习) or a power outage (停电)，or anything to stop my mom for completely embarrassing herself—and me!

But obviously，my mom was not at all concerned about looking silly.She turned on some background music and started singing and dancing away.

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I closed my eyes，covered my ears，and shrank as low as I possibly could in my chair.

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Not only did my mom turn out to be more than a little OK at performing，but she was also good at teaching us the song and the dance steps.

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5 . The parents who adopted (收养) Bruce Hollywood encouraged him to find his Japanese birth mother. But he never became_______until he had a heart attack (心脏病发作), when he realized that he regretted never_______with his birth mother.

No sooner had he recovered than he began_______his birth mother. He called the Japanese Embassy (大使馆) , but there was no_______ information, which made him really unhappy. Luckily, he met an army man on the plane _______. They had a casual _______. When Bruce mentioned his _______search, the man _______Bruce to give him all the information he had _______ and told him he would help him.________Bruce had a low expectation, he followed what the man said. Ten days later, he got an unexpected call.

The spokesperson said, “Bruce, we’re happy to tell you that we have found your mother. Because she doesn’t speak English, you’d better find a ________.” Finally, Bruce got to communicate with his birth mother, who was crying with ________. He learned that it was she who had given him the name Bruce. And he later ________ the restaurant his birth mother had owned for decades in Shizuoka, Japan and found out she had named it “Bruce”．

Bruce couldn’t ________ the moving words he heard when seeing his birth mother for the first time in 45 years. He learned that love could always stand the test of ________and distance.

1.

A．interested

B．worried

C．surprised

D．afraid

2.

A．working

B．playing

C．talking

D．arguing

3.

A．looking for

B．dealing with

C．waiting for

D．caring about

4.

A．useless

B．unique

C．valuable

D．familiar

5.

A．on time

B．by chance

C．on purpose

D．by mistake

6.

A．conversation

B．meeting

C．gathering

D．discussion

7.

A．boring

B．relaxing

C．disappointing

D．inspiring

8.

A．required

B．warned

C．allowed

D．advised

9.

A．checked

B．ignored

C．lost

D．collected

10.

A．Since

B．Though

C．Unless

D．When

11.

A．friend

B．translator

C．teacher

D．guide

12.

A．joy

B．fear

C．anxiety

D．anger

13.

A．left

B．designed

C．visited

D．ran

14.

A．forget

B．believe

C．remember

D．explain

15.

A．money

B．time

C．class

D．energy

6 . He was already asleep. His bag stood ready by the backdoor. His pencil box was filled with freshly sharpened (削尖的) pencils. A big day lay ahead. My eyes filled with tears (泪水) as I thought about his new journey in the morning. My baby was off to high school.

I thought back to his first day of kindergarten (幼儿园). How he ran in excitement to the bus as my heart broke, how his smiling face in the window caused my tears to flow. I thought about how hard it was to let go of his hand and let him fly on his own for the first time. But this time, I found it was even harder.

Kindergarten is paper and glue sticks. High school is computer projects and technology you don't understand. Kindergarten is Mother's Day gifts made with handprints.High school is a funny card and a “Love you, Ma.” Kindergarten is emails to the teacher about his difficulty with math. High school is depending on him to ask for help in class. Kindergarten is afternoons at the park. High school is keys to the car.Kindergarten is exciting talk about his day. High school is just “My day was fine, Ma.”

Kindergarten is the beginning.High school is the beginning of the end. You know that your time with him at home will become less and less. The moments where your family will always feel complete at the end of the day are coming to an end. I've raised him to leave us. I've raised him to be independent (独立的), and I'm watching him pull away, one day at a time.

As I watched him board the bus to high school, my eyes filled with tears again and my heart ached more deeply than it did on his first day of kindergarten. The bus pulled away, and my eyes met his. He gave a quick wave (挥手) and mouthed, “Love you.” And then he made a silly face, and he wanted his mom to go back into the house now and set her mind at rest. I waved back and laughed. High school, here we come.

1. How did the author find sending her son to high school?

A．It was more difficult than sending him to kindergarten.

B．It would allow her more free time to enjoy life.

C．It was much easier than she had expected.

D．It would steal his love for her.

2. What's the author's purpose in writing paragraph 3?

A．To tell interesting stories of her son.

B．To describe her feelings about her son.

C．To compare kindergarten and high school.

D．To show it's important for kids to be independent.

3. What does the author mean by saying “High school is the beginning of the end” in paragraph 4?

A．Her son is going to college.

B．Her son will leave her someday.

C．Her son has completed middle school.

D．Her son must spend more time at school.

4. Why did the author's son make a silly face on the bus?

A．To stop the author from worrying about him.

B．To make himself less nervous about high school.

C．To keep the tears in his eyes secret from the author.

D．To show his excitement about going to high school.

7 . 2020 is drawing to a close. I haven’t seen my ______ in a year.

“Take care of yourself, my dear granddaughter,” she spoke into the phone. “I’m ______ already and have lived long enough. Don’t you worry.”

I didn’t want this to be her last ______. While I stay locked in the Klang Valley, she lives far away and is indifferent (不感兴趣的) to modern technology — which makes _____  difficult.

I knew she really ______ to see my face and began to try to find a solution.

“Baby steps are the key. Start with what she already ______,” came the Internet advice. ______, she knows WhatsApp and that has a video call function.

While the task is simple enough to us, the cloudy eyes of old age make it a(n) ______ task — coupled with the fact that the Internet connection isn’t always ______.

The first attempt had some good results, ______ the angle (角度) was off. I could only see the very top of her head. In the second attempt, we made a little progress, but the poor Internet service ______ to allow us to see each other.

After two ______ attempts, I could tell she was getting upset. “It’s going to be worth it!” I ______ her during our next call.

Finally, on one good day of Internet connection, her face was on my screen.

Our experience shows that even if we can’t see each other ______, the Internet still makes it possible for loved ones to be continually ______.

1.

A．teacher

B．grandmother

C．friend

D．grandfather

2.

A．rich

B．busy

C．old

D．surprised

3.

A．questions

B．words

C．reviews

D．orders

4.

A．communication

B．development

C．separation

D．management

5.

A．remembered

B．decided

C．happened

D．wanted

6.

A．likes

B．misses

C．knows

D．wonders

7.

A．Thankfully

B．Suddenly

C．Secretly

D．Seriously

8.

A．difficult

B．common

C．boring

D．interesting

9.

A．free

B．safe

C．good

D．slow

10.

A．but

B．because

C．so

D．or

11.

A．continued

B．refused

C．tried

D．started

12.

A．unimportant

B．half-hearted

C．unsuccessful

D．world-record

13.

A．praised

B．advised

C．encouraged

D．touched

14.

A．in person

B．at first

C．by chance

D．on purpose

15.

A．avoided

B．understood

C．invited

D．connected

8 . When you choose a friend, you should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair­weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities in his character, such as understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He won't be quick to judge.Instead, he will put himself in the other person's shoes, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. When he finds he makes mistakes, he will admit them and fix them. You can always have open conversations to express yourselves. In short, good friends will be honest to each other and accept each other.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

In addition to above all, there is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. He likes to do the same things as me. We share experience and learn from each other. Then we can enjoy our lives and our friendship.

When I meet someone who has these qualities, I know I've found a good friend!

1. What may happen to us if we have fair­weather friends?

A．We will become rich.

B．We can be sure that we get real friends.

C．We will be refused when we get into trouble.

D．They will give us all they have when we need help.

2. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A．Honesty.

B．Understanding.

C．Reliability.

D．A sense of humor.

3. What should good friends do?

A．Lend a helping hand when needed.	B．Be helpful to each other's career.
C．Always point out each other's mistakes.	D．Have money or luck.

4. What does this passage mainly discuss?

A．The importance of having a friend.	B．Where to choose friends.
C．How to get along with friends.	D．The qualities of a good friend.

10 . A little boy told his mother that there was a teacher-parent meeting in his school. To the little boy’s_________, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt _________of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (伤疤) that_________nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to_________why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were _________by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother_________the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬的) and_________himself from everyone. He, however,_________ a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked_________, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of__________, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __________but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __________the burned side of her face. “This scar will be permanent, but until this day, I have never__________what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and appreciated her great __________of sacrifice (牺牲), He held her hand __________ for the rest of the day.

1.

A．enjoyment

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．sorrow

2.

A．sick

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．tired

3.

A．included

B．passed

C．covered

D．shaded

4.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．care about

D．bring about

5.

A．impressed

B．shocked

C．excited

D．comforted

6.

A．in honor of

B．in spite of

C．instead of

D．because of

7.

A．hid

B．protected

C．separated

D．escaped

8.

A．understood

B．reminded

C．heard

D．learned

9.

A．carefully

B．angrily

C．nervously

D．anxiously

10.

A．control

B．order

C．danger

D．focus

11.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．senseless

D．useless

12.

A．hated

B．showed

C．wiped

D．touched

13.

A．forgotten

B．recognized

C．considered

D．regretted

14.

A．honour

B．spirit

C．happiness

D．pride

15.

A．quietly

B．slightly

C．tightly

D．suddenly