1 . Steve Sanders is a dad who suffered from a serious kidney (肾) disease. Although he had been living a ________ life, going to the gym regularly, the doctors warned him that his kidney function was ________ and that he needed dialysis (透析). This made Sanders start a ________ for a kidney donor (捐献器官者) online. After he shared the post, he got ________ from 26 people who began handing in paperwork to become donors, ________ nothing moved beyond that. It could have been that they weren’t matched, or they stopped the process. “I don’t ________ them on that,” Sanders said. “I completely ________.”

One day, Chris, a local shopper, ________ him that told him he wanted to be a kidney donor. ________, Chris ended up being a perfect donor, making Sanders very excited. It was a total ________ for Sanders and he said he was happy that somebody was ________ to give him a chance.

Chris filled out the paperwork and ________ the process after a few weeks. When asked why he chose to donate his kidney, he said that he wanted to ________ what he preached (宣扬) to others on being kind and ________. Chris wanted his kids to grow up and ________ what kindness is.

Once the hospital showed his kidney was a ________ for Sanders, he agreed to receive the operation ________. Sanders was grateful for Chris’s ________. “Chris has made me feel very comfortable not ________ him anything. This is a guy who did this out of love,” Sanders added. After lots of tests, the two dads had the operation in October 2022. It was a(n) ________ transplant (移植) and even after it, they have continued their friendship.

1.

A．busy

B．rich

C．simple

D．healthy

2.

A．coming about

B．going down

C．taking off

D．showing up

3.

A．fund

B．competition

C．search

D．plan

4.

A．doubts

B．responses

C．permissions

D．ranges

5.

A．but

B．until

C．so

D．if

6.

A．support

B．forgive

C．blame

D．believe

7.

A．agree

B．understand

C．fail

D．forget

8.

A．recognized

B．discovered

C．cheated

D．contacted

9.

A．Similarly

B．Hopelessly

C．Fortunately

D．Strangely

10.

A．comfort

B．panic

C．shock

D．mistake

11.

A．brave

B．willing

C．proud

D．lucky

12.

A．changed

B．heard

C．noticed

D．started

13.

A．examine

B．remember

C．repeat

D．practice

14.

A．honest

B．positive

C．caring

D．patient

15.

A．see

B．show

C．advertise

D．ignore

16.

A．character

B．blow

C．pain

D．fit

17.

A．secretly

B．regularly

C．immediately

D．generally

18.

A．reward

B．generosity

C．creativity

D．carefulness

19.

A．owing

B．promising

C．teaching

D．serving

20.

A．famous

B．successful

C．adventurous

D．difficult

2 . A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away. My boss _______ gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia. I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home ______ to help my mother with both the funeral preparations and the preparations for a very ______ and busy Christmas.

Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was ______ by a big storm, and I had to ______ a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd, the last day that the ferry would run. I left as the roads were still ______, and I was two-thirds of the way through the long drive when my car ______. I pulled over and found, although I had a ______ tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to ______ it. And it was snowing; I was so anxious that I almost ______. Just then a car stopped nearby. A lady came out and asked whether I was asking for ______. I told her I had to go home ______ for my grandmother’s funeral, but I had a flat tire and I would ______ my ferry. After hearing what I said, the lady took out her ______ and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge! I was filled with ______. Thanks to her ______, I was able to catch the very last ferry, _______me hours of driving.

The woman is a stranger, ______ she tried her best to help me get home — even enough for me to give a hand to my mom and say goodbye to the dead. I’ll never ______ the kind stranger, who made a hard Christmas a lot easier, for both me and my family. I ______ the world is beautiful because there are lots of kind people in it.

1.

A．suddenly

B．worriedly

C．kindly

D．proudly

2.

A．in peace

B．in surprise

C．in secret

D．in time

3.

A．sad

B．great

C．common

D．comfortable

4.

A．attracted

B．supported

C．affected

D．recorded

5.

A．borrow

B．check

C．find

D．book

6.

A．flat

B．snowy

C．busy

D．narrow

7.

A．came over

B．set out

C．broke down

D．showed up

8.

A．spare

B．good

C．full

D．strong

9.

A．pass

B．keep

C．take

D．change

10.

A．left

B．laughed

C．cried

D．jumped

11.

A．treatment

B．help

C．time

D．money

12.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．quietly

D．slowly

13.

A．miss

B．lose

C．build

D．notice

14.

A．notebook

B．bag

C．keys

D．tools

15.

A．confusion

B．excitement

C．gratitude

D．amazement

16.

A．happiness

B．kindness

C．excuse

D．answer

17.

A．offering

B．saving

C．promising

D．sending

18.

A．for

B．so

C．and

D．but

19.

A．meet

B．forget

C．invite

D．remember

20.

A．believe

B．imagine

C．decide

D．doubt

3 . 20-year-old Derrick Byrd doesn’t believe he’s a hero, but rushing through flames — not once, but twice — was his response to a(n) _______ situation. When he _______ to a loud cry and his sister’s scream (尖叫) in the early morning hours of July 4th, Derrick     _______ their house was on fire and he called the firemen _______.

He kicked in his sister’s bedroom door, and then he ran downstairs through flames     _______ he could catch the children as his sister _______ them jump from the upstairs window. “ Kayla wanted to get the kids out, so I ran downstairs even though I got burnt,” Derrick told KOMO News.

Although it was still _______ outside, Derrick safely _______ Junior, 6, and Rory, 3, before Kayla was helped down. The third child, eight-year-old Mercedes, fell back into the room and screamed Derrick’s name as the _______ continued to burn. Derrick didn’t think twice about his own ________ when he ran back into the flames and up the stairs to ________   Mercedes. “ I could feel it burning me,” Derrick said from his hospital bed. “ I got her and took my shirt off and put it around her ________ so she wouldn’t take in any ________, and I just carried her out as fast as I could.” After making sure his sister and her children were ________, Derrick got a ride to the hospital. The firefighters arrived on the scene in time and put out the big fire ________. Everyone there ________ from the fire, thanks to Derrick and Kayla’s ________ and decisive (果断的) actions.

Derrick suffered second- and third-degree ________ on his face, back, and arms for his selfless rescue. With bandages(绷带) ________ his burns, the youth told the reporter that he would “________ it again in that situation as long as I am alive.”

1.

A．exciting

B．senior

C．intelligent

D．horrible

2.

A．referred

B．applied

C．awoke

D．turned

3.

A．realized

B．meant

C．expected

D．doubted

4.

A．specifically

B．immediately

C．curiously

D．confidently

5.

A．but

B．while

C．so

D．if

6.

A．helped

B．watched

C．explored

D．exchanged

7.

A．rainy

B．crowded

C．dark

D．noisy

8.

A．touched

B．guided

C．caught

D．raised

9.

A．tree

B．garden

C．car

D．house

10.

A．topic

B．collection

C．pain

D．award

11.

A．select

B．rescue

C．watch

D．support

12.

A．face

B．legs

C．hair

D．arms

13.

A．gas

B．air

C．material

D．smoke

14.

A．happy

B．safe

C．honest

D．calm

15.

A．peacefully

B．suddenly

C．nervously

D．finally

16.

A．escaped

B．figured

C．forgot

D．gained

17.

A．simple

B．brave

C．common

D．easy

18.

A．headache

B．fever

C．marks

D．burns

19.

A．showing

B．covering

C．changing

D．increasing

20.

A．do

B．discover

C．report

D．end

4 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

A woman in Lakewood, Washington, wanted to find a boy who left $5 and a heartbreaking apology note on her doorstep. On Friday, Marie found this note from “Jake”:

“I am sorry that I took your butterfly wind chimes (风铃) without your permission. My mom died and she liked butterflies so I took them to put by our window. Now I feel terrible for my past behavior. I am sorry. This is the only money I have. Please do not be mad at me.”

Marie told KCPQ she was not mad and wanted to find Jake to return his $5. “I wanted to cry because apparently he felt bad for what he had done. And I think he might be scared,” she told the station. Marie said she knows stealing is immoral, but she is sympathetic to the child. “I’m not agreeing with the stealing act but he did try to make up for what he had done. I lost my mom at a young age so I really make sense of his feeling and know how hard it is,” she said.

Marie wanted to find Jake, not to punish him, but to return his money for his honesty. Marie moved to the neighborhood two months ago and didn’t know many people there, which made tracking down Jake difficult.

In order to find the boy, she took to Facebook. Almost a week later, her Facebook post got much attention from social media, but she still didn’t hear from the boy. Marie said she wanted Jake to know that she had no intention of embarrassing or scaring him by asking him to reveal himself. She also said she was willing to help Jake with his schooling if she could find him.

1. What behavior did Jake feel sorry for? (no more than 10 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? (no more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
3. What makes it hard for Marie to find Jake? (no more than 8 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
4. What kind of person is Marie? (no more than 3 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
5. What will you do if someone has apologized for bringing little damage to your life? Express it in your own words. (no more than 20 words)
__________________________________________________________________________

5 . In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a large clock. When I was a child, the old clock_________me very much. I was surprised at how the clock would chime (敲) three times, six times or more, with a wonderful clear_________. I often paid attention to it instead of the foods when I had_________. And always the clock stood like an old family friend,_________the family. I found the clock comforting and familiar. Year after year, the clock became a part of my memories.

It was even more_________to me when my grandfather carefully wound up (上发条) that clock with a special_________each day. The key was_________to me. It kept the clock_________. It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that? I watched as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and_________the door in the old clock and used the key to wind it up. He never let that clock wind down and__________. When I got a little older, he taught me how to open the door, __________let me wind up the clock myself. I remember the__________time I did, I felt so excited…

After my grandfather__________, every time I saw the clock, I couldn’t help crying. Never could I see him again. The__________ on the clock were frozen. It stopped. I took the key with my__________hand and opened the door. All of a __________, I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there, smiling at me. I stood there,__________in the memories. Then slowly and__________, I wound up the clock. Tick-tock, tick-tock…The dining room and the house seemed to be filled with__________. In the image of the clock, my grandfather also__________again.

1.

A．disappointed

B．encouraged

C．interested

D．confused

2.

A．picture

B．sound

C．noise

D．time

3.

A．meals

B．homework

C．dreams

D．trouble

4.

A．beating

B．testing

C．heating

D．watching

5.

A．wonderful

B．strange

C．different

D．fearful

6.

A．pen

B．ring

C．clock

D．key

7.

A．small

B．colorful

C．beautiful

D．magic

8.

A．running

B．standing

C．speaking

D．laughing

9.

A．painted

B．opened

C．locked

D．repaired

10.

A．go

B．play

C．stop

D．leave

11.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

12.

A．first

B．last

C．next

D．second

13.

A．gave in

B．passed away

C．turned over

D．took off

14.

A．face

B．door

C．hands

D．eyes

15.

A．wet

B．broken

C．dirty

D．shaking

16.

A．while

B．sudden

C．way

D．step

17.

A．closed

B．lost

C．waited

D．turned

18.

A．quickly

B．wrongly

C．carefully

D．angrily

19.

A．joy

B．excitement

C．fun

D．life

20.

A．cried

B．walked

C．lived

D．listened

6 . When Vance Hinds learned of comedian Bert Kreischer’s no-wine October challenge last year, he felt inspired. Hinds decided to prove to himself that he could also achieve something _________ he tried his best. In early 2019, he _________ it.

The Georgia native began his weight loss journey weighing in at 475 pounds. To make sure he stayed on_________, he recorded the weekly weigh-ins and _________ his progress on Youtube. While his aim was admirable, one of the most special aspects came from his friends’ consistent _________.

From the very beginning of his decision to change his life, Hinds’ friends willingly _________ him for a walk around the park. As the weeks went by, not only did he _________ strength, his walking group grew as well. After a while, he was _________ to walk around the park once without stopping. It’s a milestone, and he _________ recorded it on video with his supporters __________ behind him.

Day after day, Hinds made his __________ a priority (优先考虑的事), completing some form of exercise six times a week. Not long after __________ to lose pounds, he received a tweet from a fitness instructor and motivational speaker, Diamond Dallas Page. He __________ to help him take his progress to the next level.

With Page’s help, Hinds __________ to lose weight every single week. The pounds __________ and as 2019 began approaching, he became closer and closer to __________ his goal.

When he weighed himself one year after beginning his challenge, he felt really __________. The number on the scale (秤) read 277 pounds. He had lost __________ 200 pounds in one year, gained significantly more __________, and kept his spirits high.

Hinds’ excitement and __________ attitude are obviously a heartwarming reminder that all you need to realize a goal is a healthy mentality and continuous efforts.

1.

A．as if

B．so that

C．as long as

D．in spite of

2.

A．found

B．made

C．began

D．admitted

3.

A．top

B．line

C．track

D．average

4.

A．posted

B．watched

C．studied

D．criticized

5.

A．support

B．laughing

C．requirement

D．misunderstanding

6.

A．asked

B．joined

C．invited

D．recommended

7.

A．use

B．lose

C．need

D．gain

8.

A．afraid

B．anxious

C．careful

D．able

9.

A．regretfully

B．secretly

C．proudly

D．accidentally

10.

A．cheering

B．fighting

C．sleeping

D．arguing

11.

A．joy

B．health

C．education

D．reputation

12.

A．forgetting

B．planning

C．refusing

D．starting

13.

A．agreed

B．stopped

C．offered

D．remembered

14.

A．failed

B．hated

C．dreamed

D．continued

15.

A．gave up

B．melted away

C．passed on

D．ran out

16.

A．reaching

B．setting

C．changing

D．considering

17.

A．shy

B．thrilled

C．embarrassed

D．frightened

18.

A．nearly

B．only

C．at least

D．as many as

19.

A．desire

B．love

C．patience

D．energy

20.

A．friendly

B．serious

C．positive

D．curious

7 . Troy Kotsur is the second deaf actor to be nominated (提名) for an Academy Award. In his Oscar-nominated performance in Child Of Deaf Adults, Kotsur ________ just one word using sign language.

The movie star, Emilia Jones, acts as the only hearing ________ of a deaf family. To encourage Emilia acting as his daughter to go after her ________ of singing and attending college, Kotsur says, “Go!” “I hope that young people who ________ to be deaf or hard of hearing can get an increased ________,” Kotsur said. “I want those kids to trust themselves more.” The movie has made Kotsur ________ and made history for the deaf community. Kotsur is also the first deaf ________ ever nominated individually for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Kotsur’s road to the Oscars ________ in school. As a child, Kotsur loved cartoons like Tom and Jerry. He would_ ________ the stories for his deaf ________ on the school bus. He later ________ acting at Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf in Washington, D.C. After graduating, he performed with the National Theatre of the Deaf. With few roles in film ________ for deaf actors, Kotsur had to find ________ in stage acting. Beginning with Of Mice and Men in 1994, Kotsur has acted in twenty productions in Los Angeles.

Kotsur wants ________ to change their wrong ideas about what deaf people are like after seeing the film, “We’ve been waiting for so long to recognize deaf actors and it is our hope that deaf actors will not have to ________ so long to be recognized on this level,” he said.

1.

A．announced

B．said

C．informed

D．created

2.

A．staff

B．survivor

C．group

D．member

3.

A．careers

B．dreams

C．hobbies

D．promises

4.

A．happen

B．hate

C．pretend

D．refuse

5.

A．wish

B．patience

C．confidence

D．imagination

6.

A．famous

B．proud

C．powerful

D．free

7.

A．artist

B．director

C．actor

D．employer

8.

A．competed

B．began

C．stopped

D．responded

9.

A．make out

B．work out

C．figure out

D．act out

10.

A．classmates

B．colleagues

C．families

D．strangers

11.

A．covered

B．studied

C．risked

D．taught

12.

A．responsible

B．anxious

C．suitable

D．eager

13.

A．partners

B．ideas

C．cartoons

D．roles

14.

A．directors

B．workers

C．actresses

D．viewers

15.

A．wait

B．spend

C．waste

D．consider

8 . 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答后面的问题。

69-year-old Xia Boyu recently became the oldest double amputee (双侧截肢者) to climb Mount Qomolangma. That is amazing, but even what is more impressive is the fact that he did it after he tried four times.

Xia Boyu’s first try to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma was in 1975, as part of an expedition (远征) by the Chinese Government. With only 250 meters to go from reaching the top, the team was stopped by bad weather. To make sure that everyone made it back alive, the team decided to turn back and finish their dream another time.

On the way, Xia Boyu gave his sleeping bag to one of his teammates who was in worse shape than him. Unluckily, this selfless act made him lose both his feet to frostbite (冻伤).

In 1996, Xia Boyu got cancer. But it also didn’t stop the mountain climber from realizing his dream of climbing the world’s highest peak. “Climbing Mount Qomolangma is my dream, ” Xia said. “I have to realize it. It also stands for a personal challenge, a challenge of fate. ”

Over twenty years after losing his feet, Xia Boyu trained to get his body ready for another try at climbing Mount Qomolangma. In 2014, he tried again, but finally had to turn back because of bad weather. The same thing happened the following year, as well as in 2016.

In 2018, Xia Boyu finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma on his fifth try. He thus became only the second double amputee to climb the world’s highest mountain top, after Mark Inglis from New Zealand, who did it in 2006, and the first to do it from the Nepal (尼泊尔) side.

Answer the following questions with no more than 7 words.
1. How many times did Xia Boyu try to climb Mount Qomolangma?     
________________
2. Who is the first double amputee to climb the world’s highest mountain top?
________________
3. When was Xia Boyu’s first try to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma?        
________________
4. Why did Xia Boyu give up trying while climbing Mount Qomolangma in 2014?
________________
5. What happened to him after Xia Boyu gave his sleeping bag to his teammate?
________________

9 . My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her _______ and visit the doctor, providing _______ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to _______ some small things she needs.

Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was _______ about three dollars. The only _______ to pay for the groceries was to take off the _______ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to _______ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.

At this store, people _______ and then go off to the side to _______ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ________ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ________ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ________ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ________ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ________ her. The woman told her it was her ________ .

My mother was so ________ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ________ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ________ for all of their groceries.

So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ________ that not only helped my mother out, but ________ too.

1.

A．exercise

B．housework

C．cooking

D．shopping

2.

A．reward

B．medicine

C．company

D．shelter

3.

A．return

B．collet

C．order

D．buy

4.

A．short

B．cautious

C．wrong

D．concerned

5.

A．aim

B．way

C．advice

D．reason

6.

A．weight

B．things

C．mask

D．glasses

7.

A．raise

B．add

C．bring

D．switch

8.

A．show up

B．call in

C．check out

D．sit down

9.

A．store

B．select

C．deliver

D．bag

10.

A．stranger

B．cashier

C．friend

D．doctor

11.

A．looked for

B．talked about

C．threw away

D．put back

12.

A．receipt

B．soap

C．cash

D．bottle

13.

A．asked

B．waited

C．cared

D．searched

14.

A．repay

B．trust

C．recognize

D．help

15.

A．luck

B．chance

C．gift

D．turn

16.

A．surprised

B．amused

C．touched

D．convinced

17.

A．in case

B．even if

C．as though

D．so that

18.

A．energy

B．money

C．space

D．time

19.

A．faith

B．courage

C．kindness

D．honor

20.

A．made her day

B．changed her mind

C．caught her eye

D．met her demand

10 . I fell in love with the Little Free Library concept years ago on vacation. The concept of free literature-sharing boxes posted in neighborhoods and public spaces hooked me. For a booklover, this represented bliss（快乐）. At home, my bedside table sprouts（长出）books and from the floor rises a mountainous to-be-read pile. My husband wasn’t the least bit surprised when I suggested starting our own Little Free Library- As a writer and introvert（内向的人）, I welcomed the idea of saying hello to other booklovers on occasion.

The following winter, my husband built a copy of our Irish garden shed（棚屋）with a framed glass door on the front and, in the spring, mounted（安装）it on a post in front of our house. We filled the shelves with books, and since then, visitors have refilled them with literary fiction, romances, mysteries, science fiction, cowboy westerns, young-adult fiction, poetry, how-to’s, self-help and a range of other nonfiction.

For a time after COVID-19 first struck, public libraries shut down, and Amazon prioritized the delivery of essential and high-demand items. Books were less easily attained. Traffic to our library increased. I posted reminders about handwashing, and still, readers kept coming.

We wondered if we should close the Little Free Library and revisited（再次讨论）our original motivations for hosting it: to facilitate the exchange of books, to create a sense of community. Reading provides the necessary relief to the emotional crush（压力）of life. With this in mind, we added a written reminder on staying safe in the library.

Through my teens, reading transported me to other places and eras. Books taught me about life and how people overcame adversity（逆境）. I no longer felt alone in the things I struggled against.

Aside from the entertainment books offer, studies show that reading exposes us to other cultures and perspectives. Literature sheds light on the justice to be found in social inclusion and community cohesion（凝聚）. Self-esteem and understanding grow in equal measure as we come to understand ourselves and our place in the world.

During this pandemic, the Little Free Library has reinforced the importance of literature and reading to our emotional and mental health. It’s become an alternate means of creating a community of people with mutual regard for humanity and the written word. We are together even when apart.

1. What attracted the author to host the Little Free Library?

A．The emotional crush of life.

B．The free literature-sharing concept.

C．The sense of self-esteem and social justice.

D．The importance of exchanging books with each other.

2. What is the husband’s attitude toward building the Little Free Library?

A．Objective.	B．Supportive.
C．Indifferent.	D．Doubtful.

3. What happened to the author’s Little Free Library during the pandemic?

A．It was not allowed to be used.

B．The number of books dropped sharply.

C．It was getting more popular than before.

D．Readers questioned the motivations for hosting it

4. What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A．How reading shaped the author’s growth.

B．How we facilitated the exchange of books.

C．How the Little Free Library further developed.

D．How literature played a role in community building.

5. What is the benefit of the Little Free Library during the pandemic?

A．It has offered solutions to the pandemic.

B．It has relieved the pressure of public libraries.

C．It has exposed readers to foreign perspectives.

D．It has helped create a united and cohesive community.