1 . UPS deliveryman Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond, when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15 feet from the frozen bank was the _________ of that sound — a brown-and-white wire-haired hound（猎犬）had fallen through the thin layer of ice. An elderly man was already on the _________, determined to save her. He was trying to _________ the pond and was striking the ice with a rock to create a(n) _________ to the dog, but seemed to be struggling.

Arens, 44, thought he _________ a better chance. “Animals are my weakness,” he said, explaining _________ he chose to take off his overcoat, even though the temperature was minus 15 and _________ the rescue task.

After breaking the ice using the man’s rock, Arens jumped into the icy water. He surfaced in time to see the dog going under. Arens swam about five feet toward the dog, grabbed hold of her collar, and _________ her out of the water and onto the ice. He then put the dog into the boat and slid it back to the bank, where _________ bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat’s owner, a retired vet. __________ in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog. A few more minutes in the pond, the vet told Arens, and the dog would have likely __________.

The next day, Arens was again making his __________ in the neighborhood when the dog’s owner came __________ to thank him for saving Sadie. “Would you like to meet her?” he asked. Then he opened the door of his pickup, and Sadie jumped out. She went __________ toward Arens, leaping around him and kissing him. Arens said that special delivery was the __________ of his UPS career.

1.

A．speed

B．source

C．cause

D．volume

2.

A．scene

B．way

C．road

D．air

3.

A．bridged

B．emptied

C．entered

D．crossed

4.

A．solution

B．approach

C．path

D．entrance

5.

A．deserved

B．took

C．enhanced

D．stood

6.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．whether

7.

A．broke in

B．took over

C．brought about

D．drew upon

8.

A．threw

B．passed

C．shipped

D．pulled

9.

A．dynamic

B．indifferent

C．anxious

D．curious

10.

A．Unless

B．Once

C．Since

D．Until

11.

A．fled

B．returned

C．survived

D．died

12.

A．living

B．rounds

C．trip

D．activities

13.

A．over

B．across

C．off

D．about

14.

A．directly

B．abruptly

C．casually

D．friendly

15.

A．exception

B．caution

C．highlight

D．advance

3 . Last month, Dongxiang County in Gansu Province was officially removed from the “List of Poorest Counties in China”.

Landlocked in China’s northwest, Dongxiang County is_______to 256,828 Dongxiang people, one of China’s 55 ethnic (民族的) minorities. In 2013, nearly a third of its _______ was still living under the absolute poverty line.

So, how did they do it?

Most of Dongxiang people are _______who grow wheat and potatoes. Then it is _______that anti-poverty projects the county often _______ food.

The potatoes here are_______. Dongxiang people have many ways of _______ potatoes for the table, including spicy potato slices, sour potato rolls, whole potatoes _______ under a bed of hot rocks, and even potato noodles. Now these potato _______are sold all over China.

Fan Chenyang, who works in the Dongxiang potato industry, said that one of the ________ways potatoes helped lift the area out of poverty was through education and ________.   It includes topics like latest planting methods and disease________. “These sessions have helped a lot in ________ both the quality and quantity of the potatoes being produced here,” he said.

Dongxiang County is also famous for its ________. Five years ago, Mada Wude, who left at the age of 17 in order to raise sheep in other areas of northwest China, was encouraged to ________ to his county to set up company, which is now taking care of around 1,800 sheep owned by 25 families in his village. Over the five years, he has helped the villagers raise more and better lambs. The profit is distributed to the participating families. The sheep there are given organic food and monitored continuously by AI systems. Therefore, consumers all over China can eat with peace of mind.

1.

A．witness

B．access

C．home

D．entry

2.

A．crew

B．population

C．police

D．children

3.

A．farmers

B．fishermen

C．singers

D．hunters

4.

A．unbelievable

B．acceptable

C．avoidable

D．understandable

5.

A．center on

B．apply for

C．give up

D．suffer from

6.

A．small

B．sweet

C．famous

D．expensive

7.

A．cleaning

B．cutting

C．planting

D．preparing

8.

A．rotten

B．baked

C．fried

D．hidden

9.

A．rocks

B．products

C．chips

D．tools

10.

A．wrong

B．different

C．main

D．tough

11.

A．training

B．exhibition

C．festival

D．export

12.

A．damage

B．development

C．spread

D．prevention

13.

A．reducing

B．meeting

C．improving

D．judging

14.

A．lamb

B．architecture

C．dancing

D．rice

15.

A．appeal

B．return

C．decline

D．stop

4 . People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However，playing sports can have_________effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports，40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these,18,000,000 say they have been_________at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad_________of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.

Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main_________of too much aggression in children’s sports. They believe children_________aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback (反馈). Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that_________is everything. Many parents go to children’s sporting events and shout_________at other players or cheer when their child behaves_________. As well, children are even taught that hurting other players is _________or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured.____________, the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.

We really need to____________this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches____________should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better____________. They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to____________themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that____________is not as important as winning.

1.

A．restrictive(限制的)

B．negative

C．active

D．instructive

2.

A．knocked

B．glanced

C．smiled

D．shouted

3.

A．impression

B．concept

C．taste

D．expectation

4.

A．resource

B．cause

C．course

D．consequence

5.

A．question

B．understand

C．copy

D．neglect

6.

A．winning

B．practising

C．fun

D．sport

7.

A．praises

B．orders

C．remarks (言论、评论)

D．insults(侮辱)

8.

A．proudly

B．ambitiously

C．aggressively

D．bravely

9.

A．acceptable

B．impolite

C．possible

D．accessible

10.

A．By contrast

B．In addition

C．As a result

D．After all

11.

A．look up to

B．face up to

C．make up for

D．come up with

12.

A．in particular

B．in all

C．in return

D．in advance

13.

A．techniques

B．means

C．values

D．directions

14.

A．respect

B．relax

C．forgive

D．enjoy

15.

A．body

B．fame

C．health

D．spirit

5 . We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, _________ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean _________ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are _________ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they _________ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a _________ event.

A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not _________ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet _________ of pacing the floor waiting for the _________; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly _________ the letter to read its content.

We ____________ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of ____________ people interviewed say that they ____________ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make ____________ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who ____________ her. Her website received 50,000 ____________ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main ____________ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and ____________ to strangers.

The thought behind a letter ____________ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that ____________ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who ____________ them.”

Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!

1.

A．made

B．put

C．helped

D．managed

2.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．more than

D．other than

3.

A．absent

B．active

C．amused

D．admirable

4.

A．also

B．yet

C．already

D．still

5.

A．popular

B．common

C．rare

D．simple

6.

A．received

B．sent

C．written

D．rejected

7.

A．success

B．pleasure

C．concern

D．calmness

8.

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．police

D．postman

9.

A．seizing

B．tearing

C．hiding

D．carrying

10.

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．shall

11.

A．American

B．Chinese

C．Australian

D．British

12.

A．forget

B．change

C．remember

D．notice

13.

A．money

B．room

C．history

D．time

14.

A．contacted

B．interviewed

C．consulted

D．admired

15.

A．guests

B．visitors

C．friends

D．partners

16.

A．force

B．strength

C．source

D．energy

17.

A．effort

B．comfort

C．surprise

D．experience

18.

A．educates

B．guides

C．matters

D．rewards

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

20.

A．looks after

B．cares about

C．struggles for

D．agrees with

6 . How long can human beings live? Most scientists who study old age think that the human body is ___ to live no longer than 120 years. However, 110 years is probably the longest that anyone could hope to live — if he or she is ___ healthy and lucky. Some scientists even say we can live as long as 130 years! Yet, our cells simply cannot continue to reproduce ___. They wear out, and as a result, we get old and ___ die.

Even though we can’t live forever, we are living a ___ life than ever before. In 1900, the average American life span(寿命)was only 47 years, but today it is 75 years!

When does old age begin then? Sixty-five may be out-of-date as the ___ line between middle age and old age. After all, many older people don’t begin to experience physical and mental ___ until after age 75.

People are living longer because more people ___ childhood. Before modern medicine changed the laws of nature, many children died of common childhood ___. Now that the chances of dying ____ are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diets and health care.

On the whole, our population is getting older. The ____ in our population will have lasting effects on our social development and our way of life. Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see ____, not disaster. Today, many men and women in their "golden years" are healthy, still active, and young in ____ if not in age.

As our society grows old, we need the ____ of our older citizens. With long lives ahead of them, they need to ____ active and be devoted.

1.

A．designed

B．selected

C．improved

D．discovered

2.

A．completely

B．generally

C．apparently

D．extremely

3.

A．rapidly

B．harmlessly

C．endlessly

D．separately

4.

A．eventually

B．hopelessly

C．automatically

D．desperately

5.

A．busier

B．longer

C．richer

D．happier

6.

A．finishing

B．guiding

C．waiting

D．dividing

7.

A．stress

B．damage

C．decline

D．failure

8.

A．survive

B．enjoy

C．remember

D．value

9.

A．problems

B．fears

C．worries

D．diseases

10.

A．poor

B．young

C．sick

D．quiet

11.

A．changes

B．recovery

C．safety

D．increases

12.

A．dreams

B．chances

C．strengths

D．choices

13.

A．mind

B．appearance

C．voice

D．movement

14.

A．protection

B．suggestions

C．contributions

D．permission

15.

A．sound

B．appear

C．turn

D．stay

7 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.

A．key

B．reason

C．project

D．problem

2.

A．gifts

B．rubbish

C．debt

D．products

3.

A．face

B．become

C．observe

D．change

4.

A．hide

B．control

C．replace

D．withdraw

5.

A．Thanks to

B．As to

C．Except for

D．Regardless of

6.

A．safe

B．funny

C．cheap

D．powerful

7.

A．love

B．lack

C．prevention

D．division

8.

A．sensitive

B．kind

C．brave

D．busy

9.

A．ways

B．places

C．jobs

D．friends

10.

A．donate

B．receive

C．produce

D．preserve

11.

A．adapts

B．returns

C．responds

D．contributes

12.

A．tired of

B．addicted to

C．worried about

D．ashamed for

13.

A．newer

B．stronger

C．higher

D．larger

14.

A．pick up

B．pay for

C．hold onto

D．throw away

15.

A．advantages

B．purposes

C．functions

D．consequences

16.

A．show

B．record

C．decrease

D．measure

17.

A．technology

B．environment

C．consumers

D．brands

18.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

19.

A．by

B．in favour of

C．after

D．instead of

20.

A．spending

B．collecting

C．repairing

D．advertising

8 . The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We ______the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city______ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply______us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home,_______under a low bridge, we came across______families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on______the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was______than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many_______and cried. Spending time in this______moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had________. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult_______that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together______a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that _______of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my________in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that ________the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all_____that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._______, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the_______we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on_______they could do, a sense of determination_______the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.1.

A．put up with

B．got back to

C．looked back on

D．made up for

2.

A．now that

B．so that

C．as if

D．even if

3.

A．puzzled

B．annoyed

C．embarrassed

D．shocked

4.

A．marching

B．running

C．passing

D．moving

5.

A．entire

B．normal

C．average

D．general

6.

A．beyond

B．with

C．till

D．for

7.

A．stronger

B．deeper

C．worse

D．less

8.

A．gave up

B．broke down

C．set off

D．held on

9.

A．environment

B．hotel

C．house

D．background

10.

A．inspected

B．attempted

C．witnessed

D．challenged

11.

A．feelings

B．decisions

C．thoughts

D．impressions

12.

A．along

B．around

C．by

D．in

13.

A．neither

B．either

C．none

D．each

14.

A．experiences

B．schedules

C．data

D．position

15.

A．once

B．while

C．since

D．unless

16.

A．supposed

B．advised

C．confirmed

D．agreed

17.

A．Surely

B．Rather

C．Now

D．Indeed

18.

A．burden

B．suffering

C．anxiety

D．difficulty

19.

A．how

B．where

C．what

D．when

20.

A．replaced

B．changed

C．covered

D．improved