1 . As America continued to suffer from the pandemic (流行病), there were some ordinary individuals who held us together.

Here is how one _________ went. Louis Galvan was clearing off table 411, where a couple of his most loyal customers had _________ dinner. Like many others, his restaurant was hurting. The restaurants had just _________ some workers for the baseball season. More than 30 of his employees were counting on a big opening day that would never _________. In the days before the governor _________ his state’s restaurants, Galvan was especially _________ for regulars such as the ones at table 411. That night, they had_________ about $90 worth of food. But it was the _________ they'd left behind that blew him away. _________, it was two tips. One was $1,900 in cash. The other written on the credit card receipt, was $7,500. The couple __________ left a handwritten note on the receipt: “Hold it to __________ your guys over the next few weeks.”

“We were __________ that they were so generous. We didn't __________ it. They went above and beyond what was __________. I wasn't sure if we were going to stay open, but __________ we have someone like that, we're going to keep going. We will be offering food orders to go.” said Galvan. He divided the money __________ among the employees, so everyone got about $300. __________, Galvan could now pay the tip forward. “If there's anyone who does not have food to eat, __________ just needs a glass of water, they are __________ to come by. We are here __________ our community.” Galvan said.

1.

A．story

B．project

C．record

D．saying

2.

A．begun

B．finished

C．taken

D．served

3.

A．fired

B．helped

C．hired

D．introduced

4.

A．go

B．work

C．end

D．come

5.

A．called

B．designed

C．advertised

D．closed

6.

A．good

B．annoyed

C．grateful

D．sorry

7.

A．cooked

B．ordered

C．reserved

D．donated

8.

A．tip

B．dish

C．food

D．ticket

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Actually

C．Fortunately

D．Generally

10.

A．already

B．yet

C．also

D．still

11.

A．observe

B．recommend

C．test

D．pay

12.

A．anxious

B．smart

C．embarrassed

D．amazed

13.

A．resist

B．explain

C．expect

D．recognize

14.

A．important

B．necessary

C．obvious

D．lucky

15.

A．knowing

B．promising

C．imagining

D．pretending

16.

A．equally

B．possibly

C．partly

D．accidentally

17.

A．In either case

B．On the contrary

C．What's more

D．Regardless of that

18.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

19.

A．welcome

B．willing

C．responsible

D．confident

20.

A．within

B．for

C．beyond

D．by

3 . Chase and Nicole McKeown are both police officers in Elizabeth town in Kentucky. One night, the two off-duty officers _______a robbery at a restaurant chain.

When they were eating dinner in the restaurant, a man came in _______a mask and went up to the counter.

“I think we both saw him at the same time,” Nicole said during a news conference.     _______, she thought the man may be sick, given _______season, but soon she knew the mask was for a less innocent _______, according to CNN. Nicole added they saw the employees behind the counter _______their hands and that’s when we both _______what was happening.

The monitor video _______what happened next. The officers drew their weapons and _______the suspect. On the video, the suspect can be seen ________his weapon and running out of the door, CNN reported. The couple ________to pursue (追赶) him a few blocks away from the restaurant and ________him at gunpoint (枪口) until the Louisville Metro Police arrived and ________him.

“It is my belief that if not for the ________actions of these two officers, the robber’s actions inside the ________would have escalated (升级). They acted ________,” said Deputy Dan Mason of the LMPD’s robbery unit.

The couple said the officer instinct (本能) just kicked in as the situation ________. “We both looked at each other and said ‘Let’s go,” Chase said. “When it ________people’s life in danger, any other officer would have done the ________thing,” Nicole said.

The suspect is now in ________in Louisville, according to the police.

1.

A．acted

B．made

C．found

D．prevented

2.

A．waving

B．wearing

C．holding

D．carrying

3.

A．Later on

B．Right away

C．At first

D．Once more

4.

A．flu

B．peak

C．harvest

D．holiday

5.

A．aim

B．result

C．victim

D．reason

6.

A．put up

B．drew back

C．took off

D．turned over

7.

A．decided

B．feared

C．realized

D．wondered

8.

A．spread

B．showed

C．copied

D．changed

9.

A．left

B．asked

C．seized

D．chased

10.

A．hiding

B．ruining

C．dropping

D．returning

11.

A．agreed

B．started

C．continued

D．offered

12.

A．held

B．killed

C．punished

D．searched

13.

A．hurt

B．arrested

C．examined

D．threatened

14.

A．heroic

B．extra

C．sudden

D．final

15.

A．game

B．fight

C．business

D．situation

16.

A．crazily

B．luckily

C．surprisingly

D．honorably

17.

A．developed

B．improved

C．changed

D．worsened

18.

A．goes for

B．comes to

C．deals with

D．fights against

19.

A．same

B．opposite

C．common

D．different

20.

A．mercy

B．prison

C．silence

D．hospital

4 . 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

5 . The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don't come with an instruction manual(说明书).And each child is _______ .So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration，not _______ what to do. But in raising children，what we do is_______ by our culture.   Naturally then，Amer ican parents teach their children basic American _______.

To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children _______ on their own feet. From _______，each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more _______ to make their own choices. _______ choose their own forms of entertainment，as well as the friends to _______ them with. When they _______ young adulthood，they choose their own jobs and marriage _______.Of course，many young adults still _______ their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the _______” at around 18 to 21 years old，they want to be on their own，not _______ to their mothers' apron strings(围裙带).

The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal.   American parents _______ their children   as   individuals—not   as   extensions   of   themselves.They _______ them   to   achieve   their   own   dreams.

Americans praise , encourage and give their children the _______ to succeed. When children become adults，their parents becomes more like _______. But _______ to popular belief，most adult Americans don't make their parents pay for room and board when their parents come to _______ them. Even as adults，they respect and honor their parents.

1.

A．strange

B．new

C．different

D．unlike

2.

A．noticing

B．knowing

C．remembering

D．deciding

3.

A．changed

B．made

C．controlled

D．influenced

4.

A．values

B．standards

C．laws

D．services

5.

A．sit

B．get

C．stand

D．rise

6.

A．childhood

B．girlhood

C．boyhood

D．adulthood

7.

A．money

B．space

C．time

D．freedom

8.

A．Adults

B．Americans

C．Teenagers

D．Parents

9.

A．help

B．share

C．join

D．provide

10.

A．gain

B．pass

C．become

D．reach

11.

A．partners

B．wives

C．husbands

D．couples

12.

A．invite

B．seek

C．try

D．choose

13.

A．nest

B．house

C．room

D．place

14.

A．connected

B．tied

C．stuck

D．held

15.

A．look

B．recognize

C．think

D．view

16.

A．hope

B．suggest

C．command

D．allow

17.

A．power

B．trust

C．confidence

D．energy

18.

A．friends

B．companions

C．members

D．companies

19.

A．known

B．contrary

C．similar

D．due

20.

A．notice

B．watch

C．visit

D．observe

6 . 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In some cities, work holism（废寝忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as _______. Government workers in Washington, D. C.,_____, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they_______to. Work holism can be a _______ problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they ________ have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not_______movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they______ to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause _______ problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases. _______, typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in ______ as they spend little time with their families.
Is work holism_______ dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work______under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel   _______ is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs ________ them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.
______ do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several ________ to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers   _______ financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction _______ they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I   _______ it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity. After they take part in work, they _______ a sense of self and individualism.1.

A．strange

B．boring

C．pleasant

D．normal

2.

A．for example

B．on the other hand

C．what’s more

D．after all

3.

A．agree

B．promise

C．dare

D．want

4.

A．slight

B．serious

C．obvious

D．difficult

5.

A．still

B．probably

C．certainly

D．mostly

6.

A．afford

B．enjoy

C．watch

D．allow

7.

A．dream

B．decide

C．intend

D．hate

8.

A．physical

B．cultural

C．social

D．mental

9.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Anyway

D．Besides

10.

A．happiness

B．silence

C．failure

D．loss

11.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．seldom

D．hardly

12.

A．sadly

B．differently

C．efficiently

D．slowly

13.

A．study

B．family

C．life

D．work

14.

A．equip

B．pack

C．provide

D．fill

15.

A．When

B．Why

C．How

D．Where

16.

A．factors

B．advantages

C．steps

D．ways

17.

A．no more

B．more or less

C．no more than

D．more than

18.

A．when

B．before

C．unless

D．until

19.

A．valued

B．failed

C．caught

D．made

20.

A．give

B．lose

C．get

D．need