3 . By the time she turned 18, Khadijah Williams had attended twelve schools. She had lived in shelters, in parks, and in motels, never in a permanent residence for more than a few months. She had been laughed at and looked down upon by students at a dozen schools who thought of her as “different”.

Homeless since early childhood, Khadijah struggled all her life to hide her circumstances from teachers and fellow students. However, academic achievement proved to be a way for her to find confidence in herself again. For instance, at the age of 9, she placed in the 99th percentile on a state exam, and her teacher told her she was “gifted”. From that moment forward, Khadijah decided to do whatever it took to keep herself in that category. “I was so proud of being smart. I often heard my fellow students say, ‘You got the easy way out because you're homeless,’” she told The LA Times. “But I never saw it as an excuse about living a less successful life.”

By the second year of high school, she realized that she could not succeed in getting the education she dreamed of without getting help to go beyond what her current school could offer. She talked to teachers and advisers who helped her apply for summer community college classes, scholarships, and enrichment programs. And in the 11th grade, when she enrolled at Jefferson High School, she decided to complete the rest of her school career there—a decision that meant taking a bus each morning at 4 a.m. and not getting home until 11 p.m.

Here's the end of the story—when Khadijah poured the story of her life into her Harvard University college application, she was accepted.

1. What makes Khadijah confident in herself?

A．Her different personality.	B．Her ability to live well alone.
C．Her excellent performance in study.	D．Her fellow students' encouragement.

2. What do many students think of Khadijah's being homeless?

A．It's a really pitiful circumstance.	B．It makes her more strong-minded.
C．It offers her more ways to succeed.	D．It's an excuse about working less hard.

3. What did Khadijah's teachers and advisers help her do?

A．Pass a college entrance exam.	B．Apply for more advanced education.
C．Make a decision to complete high school.	D．Become a top student in her current school.

4. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Twelve Schools Make a Successful Student

B．Being Different Means Having More Chances

C．Khadijah Williams: From Shelters to Harvard

D．Khadijah Williams: Inspiration to Homeless People

4 . Emily was always serious about her work. But she had two reasons to _________ the chance of getting promoted （提拔）.One is being a woman and the other is her _________, which came from the day when she had lost her leg in a car accident. She was also going through _________. Because previously she was _________ as the cutest girl in the office, Emily could not _________ that her cuteness totally was destroyed by an accident in her life.

One day she was on the Internet unmindfully and her eyes _________ a site where they were doing a training_________ on leadership skills. She _________ she was a physically challenged person and she didn’t have the ___________ to be a leader. But somehow she became shocked about the new __________ in front of her, “__________ isn’t about ordering, but about having a right attitude. And anyone can do this, anyone.” She was so __________ by the words that she started taking a strong interest in the course. She realized leadership had nothing to do with body part. It __________ in her heart and mind. No one could bring her up. She had to rise all by herself. And that was the time when she started feeling __________ from inside.

Not long after, in the office, people started to __________ a new change in Emily. She had confidence and made a difference. Gradually, she gained her boss’s __________. He realized that she would become the perfect leader for his company, so he promoted her.

Emily believes that a leader should be __________ no matter what happens. So she is always with her team __________ they need her, especially while facing __________. That is the duty of a true leader. Though Emily is disabled, she later __________ the general manager of the company.

1.

A．gain

B．lose

C．admit

D．access

2.

A．fault

B．habit

C．fortune

D．disability

3.

A．addiction

B．operation

C．depression

D．unemployment

4.

A．recognized

B．served

C．hired

D．used

5.

A．bother

B．accept

C．exchange

D．receive

6.

A．agreed on

B．called on

C．fell on

D．relied on

7.

A．experience

B．organization

C．system

D．course

8.

A．thought

B．hoped

C．announced

D．posted

9.

A．emotion

B．ability

C．faith

D．right

10.

A．plan

B．choice

C．idea

D．occasion

11.

A．Leadership

B．Success

C．Promotion

D．Work

12.

A．bored

B．astonished

C．puzzled

D．inspired

13.

A．took

B．gave

C．lay

D．breathed

14.

A．powerful

B．strange

C．funny

D．impressed

15.

A．create

B．notice

C．approach

D．support

16.

A．attention

B．permission

C．comfort

D．encouragement

17.

A．academic

B．enthusiastic

C．professional

D．positive

18.

A．whatever

B．whenever

C．however

D．whichever

19.

A．competition

B．embarrassment

C．difficulty

D．misunderstanding

20.

A．raised

B．contacted

C．reached

D．became

5 . Growing up, I knew I was different. My father had left and he never came back. As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks. I feared being alone, unwanted, unpopular and unloved.

My first attack came in a ninth-grade class: the teacher asked me to walk in front of the class, but I couldn’t do it-I was soaked in sweat, shaking. My symptoms began every morning from the moment when I stepped inside the school building.

Throughout my childhood, I was no stranger to the doctor’s office. My mother tried everything she could in hope of a breakthrough. There were times when I thought suicide could be the only way to make the pain stop.

By age 16, I had shut down socially. Most of my peers were going to parties, playing sports, and dating. But I was a prisoner in my own home.

Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article. Freddie Prince, Jr., was on the cover. The article detailed the pain of losing his father at a young age. I felt as though I were reading my own life story. The only difference? He was now a success.

That article inspired me to explore a new treatment option for myself. I wanted to turn my life around as well. So I hit the library and the Internet,and I began to realize how my negative thoughts controlled my physical well-being.

Immediately, I made a plan to take charge of my life. Shortly after following the items I had listed, I was able to stop seeing a therapist. I never returned to high school, but I did go to college. After graduation, I pursued a career in television news. My relationships have changed for the better, too. I’ve made new friends and reconnected with many from the past.

The anxiety isn’t completely gone, but whenever it returns, I know the feeling will pass, and know I have the power to change my life, only if I give myself a chance.

1. The writer’s anxiety attacks were mainly caused by _________.

A．the high school which he attended	B．the teacher who asked him to walk
C．the writer himself who was fearful	D．his father who left in his childhood

2. The breakthrough of the writer’s treatment came when _________.

A．his mother took him to the doctor	B．he read a magazine article
C．his pain finally stopped	D．he went to college

3. What did the writer do after following the plan?

A．He went to see therapists.	B．He returned to high school.
C．He contacted his old friend.	D．He didn’t suffer any attacks.

4. The writer wrote this story to tell us ________.

A．anxiety attacks are not lasting if we have proper treatment

B．we shouldn’t keep ourselves away from the outside world

C．we can change our lives if we give ourselves a chance

D．fathers are not supposed to abandon their small kids

6 . When Beverley Burdeyney turned seventy four last year, she started having problems with her _______ , notably dryness and discomfort.

"I was simply _______ a terrible experience, " Ms. Burdeyney said at her home in Toronto. "I felt so helpless and insecure because the quality of my _______ was affected. "

Ms. Burdeyney talked to some friends who had _______ problems and discovered that they were largely suffering in _______. " Nobody chooses to talk about it because it seems so _______ she said. " But more and more are suffering and lives are being _______.

Eventually, Ms. Burdeyney learned about plans for an eye research, _______ at Tel Aviv University in Israel. The research team _______ Canadian doctor Allan Slomovic, who has done__________ work on eye care using stem cells. Seeing a ray of hope, Ms. Burdeyney began raising __________ for the project with a friend, Toronto businessman Meyer Zeifman. __________ she has raised $ 110, 000 with another $40, 000 __________ .

"I'm trying to get more and more people to __________ that there are solutions（解决办法）said Ms. Burdeyney, a trained nurse who is still working as a personal trainer after __________ . "I say there is no old __________ , there's only neglect （忽视）. Don't stand __________ , do something about it. "

Ms. Burdeyney __________ that she is hoping to do more for the research project. "I just want to bring __________ into people eyes and this is just the __________. There is still a long way to go"

1.

A．throat

B．skin

C．lungs

D．eyes

2.

A．getting over

B．going through

C．holding on

D．passing down

3.

A．story

B．treatment

C．life

D．relationship

4.

A．similar

B．various

C．personal

D．special

5.

A．turn

B．peace

C．vain

D．silence

6.

A．unbearable

B．abnormal

C．insignificant

D．disturbing

7.

A．compromised

B．forgotten

C．substituted

D．separated

8.

A．course

B．program

C．paper

D．conference

9.

A．informed

B．doubted

C．included

D．dismissed

10.

A．part-time

B．controversial

C．voluntary

D．ground-breaking

11.

A．money

B．standards

C．awareness

D．questions

12.

A．As ever

B．So far

C．In return

D．Once again

13.

A．wasted

B．donated

C．expected

D．earned

14.

A．imagine

B．confirm

C．remember

D．understand

15.

A．retirement

B．childbirth

C．graduation

D．marriage

16.

A．time

B．rule

C．age

D．tale

17.

A．straight

B．still

C．firm

D．alone

18.

A．commented

B．learned

C．reminded

D．added

19.

A．light

B．joy

C．color

D．beauty

20.

A．future

B．beginning

C．truth

D．meaning

7 . I kept it in a special box and pulled it out when my brother was to arrive with his wife for New Year. I carried it to the dining room and unfolded the white tablecloth. Its colorful embroidery (刺绣) popped to life. The signatures of all the family and friends who’d ever shared a New Year meal at our table were hand-embroidered on top.

I’d started my embroidery New Year tradition 20 years before, since I wanted something that was uniquely ours — something we could look forward to.

The first time I laid out the clean white cloth and asked the kids to sign it, my family looked at me as if I were crazy. Write on the tablecloth we hoped to protect from jam and tea? Yes! And these days, I have grandkids to carry on the tradition. Each year I used a different color embroidery thread, so we could relive the highlights of particular gatherings. I saw my grandkids’ signatures go from scribbles (潦草的字) to print. We added drawings for milestones, such as a baby’s handprint.

The doorbell rang, and I ran to let in my brother, Tom, and his wife. They’d traveled from North Carolina for their first New Year with us. After greetings and hugs, I led them into the dining room. Tom looked wide-eyed at the tablecloth he had seen only in pictures. He gently touched our mom’s signature, and I put my hand on his, “I’m thankful to have started this while she was alive.”

More than something to look forward to, our tradition holds memories to look back on. Everyone we love is at our table when we sit down for New Year.

1. When does the author usually use the special tablecloth?

A．On her brother’s visit.	B．In New Year celebrations.
C．On her grandkids’ birthdays.	D．In some traditional holidays.

2. How did the author’s family feel when first asked to sign on the tablecloth?

A．Delighted.

B．Discouraged.

C．Unbelievable.

D．Annoyed.

3. What can be inferred about Tom from Paragraph 4?

A．He was grateful to his mother.

B．He missed the author very much,

C．He would start a new tradition soon.

D．He had never signed on the tablecloth before.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Importance of Family Ties

B．The Long-lasting New Year Memory

C．Special Family Tradition Holds Memory

D．Grandma’s New Year Present

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Jack usually do while he walked?

A．He looked up at the sky.

B．He thought about something.

C．He picked up trash.

2. What did Jack find on the ground?

A．A coin.

B．Candy.

C．A bug.

3. What did Jack do in the end?

A．He brought the object with him.

B．He gave the object to someone.

C．He left the object on the ground.

4. Who would most likely discover the same thing as Jack?

A．His teacher.

B．His classmate.

C．A homeless person.

10 . Ashley was shopping at Walmart on Sunday with her son Norris, 3, who has autism ( 自闭症). Norris picked out a toy dog at the _______, but it was more than what his mother could ______, so she put it back strictly.

“Norris ______. He rushed out as _______ as he could. He was screaming. It was ______,” said Ashley. She was struggling ______to get Norris into his car seat when a woman _______ her with the toy dog.

“The lady came up, behind me and she said, ‘is this what your son was ______?’ and 1 said, ‘oh yes it is,’ and she gave it to me and I handed it to Norris and he just stopped screaming.I _______________her and I offered to pay for this toy but she ______. She said that she understood me because she had ______.It was a really beautiful thing that she did,” said Ashley.

She ______it on Facebook that Norris and the toy never _______Thousands of people have liked the post and hundreds have given praise about the act of_______

“When I made this post I did not expect it to grow up the way that it did, but I’m so _____ because people love the story. I just really hope she reads it. I really want her to know how _______ she was,” said Ashley.

“This woman, she didn’t ______ me by my appearance —She just helped me because she is a ______, too. And I think that that is just a lesson ______for everybody because if more people were like that, we would be more______”.

1.

A．school

B．building

C．port

D．store

2.

A．afford

B．sell

C．wish

D．draw

3.

A．cheered up

B．broke down

C．looked back

D．ran around

4.

A．happily

B．heavily

C．quickly

D．easily

5.

A．amusing

B．useless

C．embarrassing

D．exciting

6.

A．certainly

B．naturally

C．enthusiastically

D．hard

7.

A．stuck in

B．came to

C．led to

D．laughed at

8.

A．wanting

B．discovering

C．leaving

D．buying

9.

A．trained

B．thanked

C．instructed

D．knew

10.

A．doubted

B．disappeared

C．received

D．refused

11.

A．children

B．dogs

C．vehicles

D．toys

12.

A．wrote

B．cancelled

C．posted

D．read

13.

A．met

B．separated

C．worked

D．changed

14.

A．patience

B．encouragement

C．freedom

D．kindness

15.

A．nervous

B．worried

C．ashamed

D．delighted

16.

A．wonderful

B．valuable

C．educated

D．wealthy

17.

A．help

B．praise

C．judge

D．break

18.

A．driver

B．teacher

C．mother

D．stranger

19.

A．designed

B．learned

C．left

D．given

20.

A．positive

B．common

C．special

D．objective