2 . Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on a recent flight just couldn’t figure out how to ________ with the man, who was travelling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine compassion(同情心) to ________ the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was ________ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants made a(an) ________ over the speaker. They were ________anyone onboard who knew sign language.

Clara ________ the call button, as she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane ________ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“________ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone!” she said.

Clara used fingerspelling to talk to Tim, which is where you ________ each letter in every word. This way, Tim could ________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate. First, Clara helped the flight attendants ________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just ________ with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara ________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.

A nearby passenger named Lynette Scribner took a photo and ________ it on social media. She mentioned how ________ she was to have witnessed such incredible ________.

After writing about Clara’s real-life act of ________ on social media, Lynette’s post________. In fact, it has been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook since.

The ________ girl was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be ________ each other just because that’s the nature of people, ” Clara said.

1.

A．cooperate

B．connect

C．communicate

D．meet

2.

A．save

B．enjoy

C．spend

D．live

3.

A．shopping

B．travelling

C．working

D．staying

4.

A．forecast

B．effort

C．suggestion

D．announcement

5.

A．looking for

B．waiting for

C．standing by

D．hearing from

6.

A．picked

B．fixed

C．pressed

D．made

7.

A．afraid

B．capable

C．aware

D．fond

8.

A．Notice

B．Predict

C．Describe

D．Imagine

9.

A．draw

B．mark

C．sign

D．say

10.

A．feel

B．see

C．shake

D．move

11.

A．discover

B．ensure

C．prove

D．recognize

12.

A．chatting

B．dealing

C．playing

D．joking

13.

A．cared

B．thought

C．heard

D．learned

14.

A．considered

B．missed

C．shared

D．printed

15.

A．contented

B．amazed

C．nervous

D．doubtful

16.

A．compassion

B．adventure

C．courage

D．wisdom

17.

A．politeness

B．bravery

C．patience

D．kindness

18.

A．put up

B．came up

C．put off

D．took off

19.

A．proud

B．funny

C．modest

D．thankful

20.

A．believing

B．helping

C．accepting

D．understanding

3 . Not long ago, someone asked the dad of a young pop star what his son would have done if he hadn’t become a singer. The father said he had______considered anything else. This was his Plan A. There had been no Plan B. I______this to my son Marty, who was studying musical theater at college, when he was thinking about a second ______in business or teaching.

“Just study what you’re interested in ,” I said.

“But what if I can’t ______   it?” he asked.

“It’ll still be worth it.” I answered.

My friends think I’m _______. They’ve advised their own children to ______ something they think will bring them financial rewards, _____ they don’t love it. “Times are hard: get your son into something that can ______ a good job.” A friend told me.

Of course I understand their ______, and want to protect my son. But why should he ____his “best years” studying things that hardly hold his ______? Is that really a wise use of his______?   I think fear leads nowhere, while enthusiasm can lead anywhere.

The wisest parents are the ones who ______ their children toward the things that already interest them. It’s ______that sometimes such parents will feel afraid. When Marty stepped into the extraordinarily ______ field of performance, I was worried about his future. Yet I have watched him grow. I have witnessed the ______he has made to run after his dream, and how much he has enjoyed the ______.

It may be that my son will ______ because of dreaming big. But I believe that seeking one’s own dream is one’s only real chance of happiness. I’d rather he______ than hung back.

As he ______ his choices, my best advice to him is: Risk everything. Plan B, C, D and E will always be there. Grasp Plan A.

1.

A．still

B．never

C．ever

D．yet

2.

A．refused

B．promised

C．mentioned

D．complained

3.

A．major

B．career

C．experiment

D．skill

4.

A．try

B．finish

C．make

D．seize

5.

A．considerate

B．wise

C．unusual

D．crazy

6.

A．absorb

B．seek

C．realize

D．overcome

7.

A．as if

B．in case

C．even if

D．now that

8.

A．refer to

B．lead to

C．belong to

D．adapt to

9.

A．concern

B．humor

C．judgement

D．favor

10.

A．keep

B．offer

C．spend

D．take

11.

A．opinion

B．interest

C．personality

D．identity

12.

A．energy

B．money

C．time

D．mind

13.

A．direct

B．follow

C．signal

D．command

14.

A．impossible

B．certain

C．embarrassing

D．rough

15.

A．magical

B．competitive

C．traditional

D．fantastic

16.

A．effort

B．appointment

C．decision

D．effect

17.

A．experiment

B．process

C．course

D．practice

18.

A．operate

B．suffer

C．enjoy

D．perform

19.

A．went ahead

B．sped up

C．look forward

D．started over

20.

A．designs

B．rejects

C．evaluates

D．weighs

4 . A Hero in Pajamas

It was late, about 10:15 pm when Janice Esposito jumped into her car and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. Out of nowhere, a car ______ hers on one side, pushing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad ______. She sat in the car, injured and ______ by the impact.

Pete DiPinto, a volunteer firefighter and ______ teacher, was getting ready for ______ when he heard the loud noise and ______ glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. Without ______, DiPinto, 64, ran out of the door with his pajamas (睡衣) on. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said later. “We’re always on ______.”

The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto ______ the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito’s car ______ the railroad tracks. Suddenly he heard a loud roar signaling an on­coming ______. He even saw the headlight of the train. DiPinto ran to Esposito’s car and knocked ______ on the driver’s side window. But she just looked at him, her ______ unfocused.

“Honey, you’re on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto ______. “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled on the handle, but the door was out of ______ and couldn’t open. The train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was ______ toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and opened the door. He ______ the airbags, seized her arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and walked her to ______. Within six seconds, the train ______ into the car. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto said.

The next morning, a report of CBS said, “Last night, the ______ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

1.

A．beat

B．struck

C．dragged

D．touched

2.

A．stations

B．platforms

C．tracks

D．passages

3.

A．shocked

B．surprised

C．amazed

D．panicked

4.

A．appointed

B．trained

C．injured

D．retired

5.

A．work

B．bed

C．dinner

D．help

6.

A．broken

B．harmful

C．normal

D．sharp

7.

A．hesitation

B．competence

C．confidence

D．punishment

8.

A．fire

B．duty

C．profession

D．performance

9.

A．introduced

B．constructed

C．condemned

D．concluded

10.

A．around

B．about

C．across

D．beneath

11.

A．car

B．airplane

C．bus

D．train

12.

A．quietly

B．softly

C．heavily

D．lightly

13.

A．head

B．ears

C．eyes

D．heart

14.

A．whispered

B．sobbed

C．shouted

D．suggested

15.

A．style

B．date

C．fashion

D．shape

16.

A．dashing

B．dropping

C．flying

D．floating

17.

A．put on

B．put off

C．put forward

D．put aside

18.

A．recovery

B．safety

C．happiness

D．disappointment

19.

A．crashed

B．got

C．boarded

D．hit

20.

A．police

B．hero

C．volunteer

D．teacher

5 . Survival in the Andes

On October 13, 1972, a small plane flying to Chile accidentally crashed into a mountain in the Andes. How some of the passengers __ to live is one of the greatest survival stories ever told.

The survivors   ___ inside the remains(残骸)of the plane, using seat covers for blankets, and waited for a ___   that never came. Days turned into weeks. It was urgent to find a way to __ . Three of the passengers— Canessa, Parrado, and Vizintin—volunteered to ____ through the mountains to search for help. When they left, each man wore similar clothes: three pairs of socks, a plastic bag around each foot to ___ the water out, boots, four pairs of trousers, and four sweaters. The three men ____that they would survive and bring back help.

For part of the first day, they were glad to make some __   . But as the land and weather changed, climbing became ___ . After several days, they reached what they thought was the top. They had ___ this moment for days. On the other side of the top, they hoped, would be a __ leading down and out of the mountains. However, they saw the same snow–covered tops. All hope wasn’t ___. Although they were still in the middle of the mountains, Parrado ___two low tops far away that didn’t have snow. If they could get there, they would be out of the Andes.

Within the following days they walked toward the two low tops. Snow___ completely , and flowers were everywhere . “This is the valley,” Canessa said.     “This is the way___ .” Then things of humanity started to appear—a few cans on the ground, and some farm animals in a field. By December 21, the extremely __ men made it to the town of   Los Maitenes, and a rescue team was sent immediately to __ for the survivors who were still high in the Andes.

Finally all of the remaining survivors were __. Their terrible __ was over. They had made it out— ___.

1.

A．learned

B．managed

C．decided

D．expected

2.

A．stayed

B．looked

C．turned

D．reached

3.

A．present

B．danger

C．message

D．rescue

4.

A．prepare

B．continue

C．escape

D．develop

5.

A．journey

B．compare

C．measure

D．expand

6.

A．give

B．bring

C．take

D．keep

7.

A．admitted

B．promised

C．informed

D．reminded

8.

A．policy

B．help

C．progress

D．advice

9.

A．narrower

B．heavier

C．sharper

D．tougher

10.

A．imagined

B．arranged

C．witnessed

D．appreciated

11.

A．court

B．valley

C．border

D．channel

12.

A．sent

B．left

C．lost

D．woken

13.

A．spotted

B．counted

C．rejected

D．mentioned

14.

A．declined

B．froze

C．spread

D．disappeared

15.

A．behind

B．out

C．apart

D．off

16.

A．tired

B．disappointed

C．frightened

D．puzzled

17.

A．fight

B．call

C．search

D．ask

18.

A．listed

B．treated

C．picked

D．saved

19.

A．performance

B．experience

C．challenge

D．exploration

20.

A．free

B．cool

C．alive

D．crazy

6 . I left early to avoid the traffic, driving north from London. The motorway was nearly ____. The sun was coming up when I saw ____ up ahead.

My first thought was that it was something ____ — burning straws, perhaps. As I got nearer, I saw that it was a car that had ____ a tree and was on fire; the driver was still at the wheel. Flames were ____ of the broken front of the car. The inside was so full of smoke that it was almost impossible to see ____. But I could make out the driver. I stopped as quickly as I could and tried to open the door but ____. I took out the extinguisher on my car and ____ to open it, but its parts came away (脱落), and it was ____.

By now, another driver had also stopped. We knocked at the door ____, but couldn’t open it. Then, from a tiny 　　____ in the window, some fingers ____ towards us. The other driver used the extinguisher to ____ the glass around the “gap”. We ran into the smoke, pulled the driver out through the window and led him to ____. His clothes were on fire and smoking, but he was ____.

A police officer on his way to work stopped a few minutes after us and ____ the emergency services by phone. I felt reassured that the situation was under ____. After it seemed there was ____ more I could do, I went back to my car and drove to the next service — Though I felt ____ that the driver was rescued finally, I was still shaking, so I needed a cup of tea to help make myself ____.

1.

A．narrow

B．crowded

C．empty

D．smooth

2.

A．smoke

B．mist

C．steam

D．light

3.

A．roast

B．deadly

C．agricultural

D．accessible

4.

A．cut off

B．turned up

C．left behind

D．run into

5.

A．making sense of

B．taking advantage of

C．making the most of

D．bursting out of

6.

A．secretly

B．clearly

C．gradually

D．evidently

7.

A．in vain

B．in charge

C．in control

D．in force

8.

A．managed

B．promised

C．hesitated

D．attempted

9.

A．lifeless

B．useless

C．aimless

D．faultless

10.

A．deliberately

B．patiently

C．fiercely

D．curiously

11.

A．blank

B．shadow

C．vacancy

D．crack

12.

A．shook

B．fastened

C．bent

D．pulled

13.

A．touch

B．crash

C．mend

D．hold

14.

A．health

B．freedom

C．victory

D．safety

15.

A．alone

B．awake

C．alive

D．asleep

16.

A．contacted

B．advocated

C．monitored

D．improved

17.

A．investigation

B．control

C．repair

D．protection

18.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．relieved

B．concerned

C．astonished

D．thrilled

20.

A．take off

B．work out

C．calm down

D．hold on

7 . What can education do on you? Is it important for you? What influence? In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life，a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory  ___________course about 20 years ago．

The professor  _________ the lecture hall，placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to  ______ how many beans the jar contained．After ______shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin，dry smile，announced the _______answer, and went on saying，“You have just  _____ an important lesson about science．That is：Never ____ your own senses”

Twenty years later, the _______ could guess what the professor had in mind．He  _______ himself，perhaps，as inviting his students to start an exciting ________into all unknown world invisible(无形的)to the  _______，which can be discovered only through scientific _______．But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even  _______ the invitation．She was just  _______to understand the world．And she ____________that her firsthand experience could be the __________．The professor, however，said that it was __________. He was taking away her only ____________for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and   __________ ，” the  woman says，“and I did the only thing I could do．I ____________the course that afternoon，and I haven’t gone near science since．”

1.

A．art

B．history

C．science

D．math

2.

A．searched for

B．looked at

C．got through

D．marched into

3.

A．count

B．guess

C．report

D．watch

4.

A．warning

B．giving

C．turning away

D．1istening to

5.

A．ready

B．possible

C．correct

D．difficult

6.

A．1earned

B．prepared

C．taught

D．taken

7.

A．lose

B．trust

C．sharpen

D．show

8.

A．1ecturer

B．scientist

C．speaker

D．woman

9.

A．described

B．respected

C．saw

D．served

10.

A．voyage

B．movement

C．change

D．rush

11.

A．professor

B．eye

C．knowledge

D．light

12.

A．model

B．senses

C．spirit

D．methods

13.

A．hear

B．make

C．present

D．refuse

14.

A．suggesting

B．beginning

C．pretending

D．waiting

15.

A．believed

B．doubted

C．proved

D．explained

16.

A．growth

B．strength

C．faith

D．truth

17.

A．firm

B．interesting

C．wrong

D．acceptable

18.

A．task

B．tool

C．success

D．connection

19.

A．cruel

B．proud

C．frightened

D．brave

20.

A．dropped

B．started

C．passed

D．missed

8 . 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

9 . You may go to karaoke or disco clubs with your friends during the summer holidays. But be careful. In these_______places you may see people selling small, colourful pills. Make sure you do not try them.
The seller_______say they are safe and can help you enjoy yourself or_______from sadness. They may even offer you a free_______, and tell you that everybody is using_______But you must be alert to the_______that these drugs could destroy your life.
When you put them into your body, often_______swallowing, breathing in or injecting, drugs find their way into your brain.
Drugs may either speed up_______slow down your senses. Their effects are different depending on body size, shape, and chemistry_______it can make you feel good at first, a drug can do a lot of________to your body and brain.
One of the most popular drugs in nightclubs is the so-called head-shaking or ecstasy pill. The drug hits users with a fast high,________them feel powerful and full of________Heart rate, breathing and blood pressure________- risking damage to your nervous system. Marijuana (大麻) is a________used illegal drug. It is called the gateway drug, because using it sometimes________harder drugs. It is mostly smoked in a cigarette.
There is________risk related to taking drugs that must be________Sharing a needle to inject a drug puts a user at a very________risk of being affected with HIV.
Drugs may appear in many different________, some with cool names, but taking them could________your health forever.1.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．noisy

D．surprising

2.

A．may

B．must

C．should

D．can

3.

A．keep

B．stay

C．escape

D．stop

4.

A．drink

B．try

C．cigarette

D．taste

5.

A．it

B．him

C．her

D．them

6.

A．fact

B．problem

C．trouble

D．reality

7.

A．with

B．for

C．by

D．in

8.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

9.

A．Although

B．Because

C．If

D．Despite

10.

A．hurt

B．injury

C．damage

D．harm

11.

A．driving

B．having

C．making

D．keeping

12.

A．food

B．energy

C．hope

D．interest

13.

A．develop

B．grow

C．rise

D．increase

14.

A．deeply

B．widely

C．strongly

D．highly

15.

A．prevents

B．cause

C．leads to

D．aims at

16.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

D．another

17.

A．avoided

B．taken

C．missed

D．interrupted

18.

A．big

B．high

C．large

D．wide

19.

A．tastes

B．smells

C．colours

D．forms

20.

A．kill

B．break

C．endanger

D．ruin