1 . Around Thanksgiving, I flew to visit my family. A woman across the aisle _________ to push her suitcase into the tight overhead bin. When we landed, she was pulling, but the suitcase didn’t _________. I asked if I could help, _________ she replied, “It’ll come. I got it in, and there has to be a way to get it out.”

Her calmness and confidence _________ me, striking me as a recipe for cultivating (培养) resilience (抗逆力) in life. Resilience is the ability to _________ challenging circumstances, refocus and find ways back into a positive life. The woman’s reaction to her _________ luggage was a beautiful example of cultivating resilience: “_________ seeing crises as unsolvable problems.”

The _________ situation might not be a “crisis”, but you know how _________ a plane aisle can be when everyone is trying to get off the plane. The woman kept herself __________ by recognizing her problem had a solution.

The __________ reminded me of something that happened to me this past fall, when I took a solitary (单独的) hike along a rocky ocean path. I was enjoying myself in the fresh air, feeling__________ as I picked my way from rock to rock and congratulating myself when I reached the end of the dock. Then I turned around and saw how __________ I had traveled, I felt myself slipping into nervous self-doubt. What if I __________ and twisted my ankle?

I took a deep breath and, like the woman on the __________, realized with relief that I could certainly make it __________. When I finally stepped back onto the shore, I not only felt __________, but also confident and accomplished.

When __________ plant seeds of “I can’t” in your mind, maybe you’ll remember the woman on the plane. Wherever life has brought you, consider that there is a __________ to come back to yourself. You have the power of resilience within you whenever you are __________ it.

1.

A．helped

B．refused

C．delayed

D．struggled

2.

A．fit

B．respond

C．move

D．open

3.

A．or

B．so

C．for

D．but

4.

A．beat

B．inspired

C．controlled

D．appreciated

5.

A．get into

B．give up

C．meet with

D．adapt to

6.

A．stuck

B．checked

C．broken

D．delivered

7.

A．Mind

B．Avoid

C．Enjoy

D．Practice

8.

A．seat

B．memory

C．luggage

D．breath

9.

A．noisy

B．focused

C．packed

D．changeable

10.

A．cool

B．brave

C．special

D．popular

11.

A．test

B．moment

C．performance

D．appearance

12.

A．strong

B．breathless

C．ashamed

D．weak

13.

A．far

B．soon

C．quick

D．often

14.

A．left

B．tripped

C．returned

D．hesitated

15.

A．shore

B．stage

C．plane

D．ground

16.

A．up

B．out

C．away

D．back

17.

A．free

B．safe

C．relieved

D．frustrated

18.

A．desires

B．responsibilities

C．accidents

D．challenges

19.

A．way

B．coincidence

C．lesson

D．reward

20.

A．in favor of

B．in need of

C．in choice of

D．in advance of

2 . During the 1930s, the Great War broke out. A 25-year-old American soldier, probably never thought that his life would change forever when he volunteered to go to France.

One night while the American unit was returning to the base after a bloody fight, Suleyman stumbled into the ground and noticed a bit of movement from the bush. Being stuck between two choices either its enemy or an animal, Suleyman found a five-year-old girl from the bushes shivering with cold and utmost fear. Due to the atrocity of the war, the girl was abandoned by her family and the whole village was killed.

During the war, it was impossible to find the child’s family so Suleyman took this little French girl under his wings and gave her an American name Flora which means like the flower. Soon, Flora became the apple of the eye of everyone living in the army camp.

For one and a half years, Flora and Suleyman became inseparable; however, every fairy tale comes to an end. When the war ended, Suleyman was sent back to USA, while Flora was put in an orphanage, the Normandy School, which was founded by the American government for orphaned French children to have an education.

For years, Suleyman always thought about Flora. When the French National Olympic Team was playing in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, Suleyman gazed through the audience on TV, hoping to catch a glimpse of Flora, but he never could.

At the age of 85, Suleyman attended the 60th anniversary reception of the Great War where Suleyman shared his story with American and French officials. After hearing his story, a French journalist started to investigate the story, and all government files were read in detail. The moment the journalist helped dial the number, in tears, Flora said Suleyman was her hero, and everything came flooding back to her.

1. What does the underlined word “atrocity” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Challenge.

B．Cruelty.

C．Range.

D．Stress.

2. Why did Suleyman watch 1984 Summer Olympics?

A．Because Flora might be in the French team.

B．Because Flora might be watching the event.

C．Because Suleyman was greatly interested in sports.

D．Because Suleyman wanted to travel to Los Angeles.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Suleyman found some enemies in the bush.

B．Suleyman saw Flora again with the help of officials.

C．Flora and Suleyman became attached to each other.

D．Flora was sent to an orphanage when she was found.

4. Which can serve as the best possible title for the text?

A．The Lost Love Found Again	B．The Apple of a Father’s Eye
C．The reunion Between Father and Daughter	D．The Terrible Violence of the War

3 . My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad.

_________, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my_________. Suddenly, it was important to do things with_________. I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I_________devote my Sundays to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept_________, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip_________I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low_________. Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father_________my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a_________, today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently__________.

Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that__________.

Several hours later, the police called us, __________us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could__________speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, __________of hurting him.

“Daddy...I’m sorry...” “It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I__________what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t__________anything about that day. I remember kissing you good night the night before, though.” He __________a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I__________wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that__________have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the __________to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

2.

A．attention

B．sight

C．effort

D．energy

3.

A．Dad

B．friends

C．teachers

D．brothers

4.

A．dare to

B．need to

C．use to

D．have to

5.

A．silent

B．busy

C．asleep

D．awake

6.

A．unless

B．in case

C．so that

D．even if

7.

A．spirits

B．conditions

C．states

D．hopes

8.

A．left

B．checked

C．entered

D．knocked

9.

A．ride

B．walk

C．picnic

D．game

10.

A．weighed

B．warned

C．added

D．shouted

11.

A．moment

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．evening

12.

A．cheating

B．repeating

C．telling

D．phoning

13.

A．finally

B．generally

C．strictly

D．fluently

14.

A．tired

B．afraid

C．absent

D．sorry

15.

A．discuss

B．think

C．care

D．mean

16.

A．hate

B．forget

C．remember

D．like

17.

A．got

B．expressed

C．expected

D．managed

18.

A．often

B．never

C．even

D．once

19.

A．accents

B．promises

C．smiles

D．words

20.

A．experience

B．honor

C．power

D．wish

4 . As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a _________ , including all his struggles.

One summer, I remember, a drought hit Ontario, turning it into a _________ desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last _________ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which _________ took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t go quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we _________ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and _________. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!” Dad _________, “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re done.” Such is Dad — whatever problem he _________, he never gives up.   

_________, the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, __________ dad remained optimistic. He continued to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to __________ dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real __________. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to __________ our family. He always puts our happiness __________ his own, and never fails to cheer me on at the sports games in spite of his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and __________, putting others first.

Dad, the life lessons I learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

1.

A．teacher

B．gardener

C．farmer

D．grocer

2.

A．stormy

B．lively

C．disappearing

D．burning

3.

A．order

B．form

C．gap

D．position

4.

A．repeatedly

B．normally

C．finally

D．really

5.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．nearly

6.

A．surprised

B．nervous

C．angry

D．frightened

7.

A．apologized

B．cried

C．complained

D．laughed

8.

A．meets with

B．brings up

C．works out

D．thinks about

9.

A．Thankfully

B．Hopefully

C．Unfortunately

D．Strangely

10.

A．or

B．for

C．so

D．but

11.

A．face

B．appreciate

C．examine

D．question

12.

A．love

B．pride

C．friendship

D．honesty

13.

A．support

B．settle

C．start

D．impress

14.

A．after

B．before

C．beside

D．under

15.

A．careful

B．regretful

C．considerate

D．humorous

5 . 任务型阅读。

Fortune Cookie Friends

Jenny frowned (皱眉) as she helped her mother and father set out the cooking supplies in the shiny steel kitchen. Her family had just moved here from San Francisco, having bought a small restaurant, which was set to open in the next few days.

“Moving here was a stupid idea,” Jenny complained mostly to herself.

“What’s that?” her mother asked, opening a box and lifting out several pots.

“Nothing,” Jenny mumbled (咕哝). The girl had been angry about the move, but her parents had made the decision and were now too busy getting ready for the grand opening to listen to her complaints.

The first few days at her new school hadn’t been easy, either. She found it hard to talk to people she didn’t know, and it seemed like the students hadn’t even noticed her. Jenny sighed and got back to washing dishes.

On the day of the grand opening, Jenny’s parents were all smiles, welcoming customers into the restaurant, brightly decorated in gold and red. Even Jenny was happy as she rushed around, seating guests, handing out menus, and pouring tall glasses of water. This was a big day for her family.

At one of the tables sat a family with two daughters who were about Jenny’s age. As she filled their glasses, Jenny realized the twins were in her class. Jenny lowered her head down so her long hair covered her face, and she turned away from the table.

Jenny’s mother found her soon after, in the kitchen loading the dishwasher.

“Honey, what are you doing back here? We need you out front with the customers.”

“Mom, I don’t want to be out there. There are kids from school!”

“So?” her mother asked. “That’s good! Go to take them some fortune cookies and say hello!” she said to Jenny, pointing at the fortune cookies paper which read, “Many friends are found with a single smile.”

1. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项

take     recognize     go     welcome     difficult     happy pour     nervous       sit     angry          surprise     buy

Fortune Cookie Friends

Jenny’ s family had moved here and ________ a restaurant set to open in a few days.	→	Jenny felt ________ about this move. At her new school, she found it ________ to talk to unknown people.
↓		↓
On the day of the grand opening, Jenny’s parents ________ customers into the restaurant.	→	Even Jenny was ________ as she rushed around, ________ glasses of water for her customers.
↓		↓
At one of the tables a family ________ with two daughters like Jenny’s age.	→	As she flled their glasses, Jenny ________ the twins.
↓		↓
Jenny ________ to the kitchen to escape from them.	→	Jenny’s mother asked her to ________ some fortune cookies to the girls.

2. What did Jenny complain about?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why did Jenny hide in the kitchen?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What would happen when Jenny put cookies before girls?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

6 . I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.

Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair. I kept asking him to sit down,telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting angry, but then it hit me: I started noticing his answers were much quicker and right when he stood up. Could he concentrate better while standing up?

This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I grew up to believe that a quiet child was more likely to succeed. This child would have the ability to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life. Kids that were active and loud would only be losers.

Now people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA, and all they can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to guide them and help them find their way.

I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Clearly, he is concentrating, just in his own way and not mine. We need to accept our kids, and their ways of doing things. There is nothing sweeter than seeing our children being themselves. It makes us happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live a happy life.

1. The author tried to keep his son seated so that ________

A．he could pay more attention to his study

B．he could keep silent in the room

C．he could finish his homework on time

D．he couldn’t disturb the author

2. Encouraged by the example of his son,the author began to doubt________.

A．the importance of parents	B．the love between kids and their parents
C．the good grades of some kids	D．the old education concepts

3. What does the author think of teaching children?

A．Encouragement is important.	B．Children shouldn’t be punished.
C．Children can’t be taught in the same way.	D．Children should be taught to behave themselves.

4. In the opinion of the author,children should ________ .

A．have no freedom	B．have their own style
C．learn from their friends	D．be friendly to their parents

7 . I got out of the car that rainy Tuesday, already tired, and headed toward the rehab center where I work as an acupuncturist. It had been a_________morning with my son, Adrian, who has ADD (过动症). By the entrance, something caught my eye — a_________. Where did she come from?

_________of my colleagues knew anything about her. But a client told me she had been_________the last few nights. At the end of my_________, I saw her in the same spot, cold and_________. “Go find your family,” I said.

It rained the next day. When I_________out for a break, there she was, getting rained on again. Halfway home that evening, I made a turn back to the rehab. I_________the chicken and drove home, her beak (喙) on my shoulder the entire_________.

I asked online if anyone had lost a chicken. A week went by. No one__________her. My rescue made her__________— even laying eggs in my couch.

The biggest surprise was how Adrian took__________her. His illness makes him lose temper frequently. But not with the chicken. I’ve never seen Adrian so__________before. It’s a blessing to see the__________between them. That Tuesday, I told the chicken to find her__________. Little did I know it would turn out to be us!

1.

A．busy

B．difficult

C．thrilling

D．routine

2.

A．chicken

B．hen

C．duck

D．goose

3.

A．All

B．Some

C．Any

D．None

4.

A．coming down

B．queuing up

C．giving in

D．hanging around

5.

A．account

B．performance

C．work

D．trip

6.

A．wet

B．lonely

C．hungry

D．disturbed

7.

A．watched

B．dropped

C．stepped

D．pulled

8.

A．picked up

B．took up

C．turned up

D．split up

9.

A．time

B．period

C．ride

D．motor

10.

A．recognized

B．greeted

C．contacted

D．claimed

11.

A．at home

B．in tune

C．on board

D．on air

12.

A．after

B．to

C．on

D．in

13.

A．annoyed

B．troublesome

C．calm

D．optimistic

14.

A．difference

B．bond

C．balance

D．gap

15.

A．master

B．friend

C．company

D．family

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mo was waiting in the corridor outside her class. She was feeling sick. She had two exams that day and physics was the first. She really hated physics. It was her worst subject. Terry looked back at her from the front of the line, and then looked away quickly. Mo thought she looked guilty. She didn’t have a problem with physics. She didn’t have a problem with anything ...Miss Perfect!

“Hi, Mo, it’s your favourite exam today,” said Nima, laughing as she joined the line. Terry was looking at Mo again, “So what’s wrong with her?” asked Nima. “I thought you were friends.” “Yes, so did I.” said Mo. “But she hasn’t spoken to me for two weeks now. She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she ignored all my calls and texts.   And when I rang her house, her mum just told me she was busy. She’s forgotten who her friends are!” said Mo angrily. “Are you listening to me?” Mr Reed was talking to the class and the other students were going into the exam room. Mo gave Nima a worried look and followed them.

Mo couldn’t answer question number five. She looked up and saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her. Mo couldn’t believe it! Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always got such good grades?She felt really angry at Terry, but she didn’t know what to do. She thought about telling the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? “Stop writing and put your pens down.” said Mr Reed as he started to collect the exam papers. Oh no, Mo hadn’t answered two of the questions. She was going to fail again!

Mo wanted to talk to Terry at lunch time, but she couldn’t find her anywhere. The next exam was history. That was Mo’s favourite subject but she wasn’t feeling good. Mo went to the library to study, but she couldn’t concentrate. She didn’t know what to do about Terry.   She thought about telling a teacher, but everyone would hate her if she did that. “It isn’t fair!” she thought. “Terry was getting good grades by cheating all that time.” thought Mo. Just then, Mr Reed walked past her table. “Mr Reed ...”

Mo was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon. Mo was feeling terrible. Why had she told Mr Reed? But it was too late now. And anyway, Terry didn’t want to be her friend! Mr Reed wanted her to look at him and nod if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;                  
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mo was walking towards the school gate, when she heard footsteps behind her.
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10 . My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of ________. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some ________ to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either.

We decided to let it ________ growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the ________ plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to ________ the weeds (杂草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ________.The sunflower had not ________ where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the ________.

That’s when I ________ that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ________ ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we ________ to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ________ to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had ________ in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be ________ of who and what we are, and then the environment will begin to ________ us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

1.

A．flower

B．insects

C．vegetables

D．rocks

2.

A．water

B．fertilizer

C．color

D．shape

3.

A．stop

B．continue

C．improve

D．escape

4.

A．weak

B．strange

C．lonely

D．pretty

5.

A．collect

B．tend

C．remove

D．watch

6.

A．unusual

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．valuable

7.

A．passed

B．started

C．left

D．died

8.

A．air

B．top

C．sun

D．house

9.

A．hoped

B．realized

C．doubted

D．regretted

10.

A．fill in

B．put in

C．worry about

D．believe in

11.

A．forget

B．hate

C．aim

D．wait

12.

A．wish

B．plan

C．ability

D．idea

13.

A．faith

B．energy

C．virtue

D．courage

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．tired

15.

A．forgive

B．support

C．upset

D．affect