1 . The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the hopelessness and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.

As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She’d been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims. Then this happened. My child’s language delay was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her, I felt like we both needed to be rescued.

I returned that afternoon as disenchanted as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.

“You should have seen her today!” His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn’t interrupt. “See that climber.” He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, she’s tried and failed to make it to the top.” He took a breath. “And today she did it!”

He expressed his joy just as he’d witnessed her conquering Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.

As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn’t before. I saw her perseverance. I saw her strength. I saw a hero.

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1. Why did the author rush her daughter to school that morning?

A．She was in bad mood since they had a fight last night.

B．She was too tired from her own work and desired for a good rest.

C．She couldn’t control her anger because her daughter didn’t behave well.

D．She broke down because she was exhausted caring for her daughter last nigh

2. What does the underlined word “disenchanted” mean in Paragraph3?

A．hopeless	B．relieved
C．satisfied	D．worried

3. Why did the author feel so proud of her daughter?

A．Because she began to communicate with others normally.

B．Because she was so determined and ambitious to be a good climber.

C．Because she overcame the difficulty and managed to do what she wanted.

D．Because she was the only student succeeding in standing on Mount Everest.

4. Where can the text most probably appear?

A．In a radio program	B．On the Internet
C．In a newspaper	D．On a magazine

2 . A homeless student just graduated from his high school with an excellent score in Texas this month.The student is Derrick Ngo, 18, who had a troubled childhood, growing up without a _______and finding his mother in and out of prison through the years.

Before his _______, Ngo had been to 12 different schools. At 15, he started to _______by himself with the little help of his mother, but it was barely enough that he ended up _______about two years later. Ngo _______his childhood to VOA the other day. “We often didn’t have that much food. We didn’t have that much money. We didn’t have a stable _______of income and one of my biggest struggles in _______was that lack of parental guidance.”

Determined to _______his future, Ngo left all his _______behind, and buried himself into his studies, which eventually landed him as the ________student of his class at Energy Institute High School. “I bet that ________ I didn’t use school, education and the resources that were ________to me, then there would be no way that I would get out of the ________I was in,” he said.

In December, Ngo learned that he had been ________by Harvard, where he will be attending this fall. “It was, at first, a ________…I just got into Harvard. My heart was ________.” he said. He was excited very much. The young man ________his success to discipline and laser-like (激光一样的) ________on final aims. “With a dream in your heart, you will have a ________goal that you’re working towards. Although it’s not real yet, it is ________that is going to be real one day.”

1.

A．relative

B．partner

C．father

D．servant

2.

A．birth

B．growth

C．prison

D．success

3.

A．travel

B．explore

C．live

D．beg

4.

A．aimless

B．speechless

C．hopeless

D．homeless

5.

A．recalled

B．contributed

C．confirmed

D．connected

6.

A．account

B．source

C．idea

D．concept

7.

A．setting off

B．showing off

C．growing up

D．rising up

8.

A．affect

B．change

C．experience

D．predict

9.

A．savings

B．energy

C．mistakes

D．misfortune

10.

A．independent

B．reliable

C．top

D．average

11.

A．if

B．whether

C．because

D．when

12.

A．visible

B．available

C．strange

D．difficult

13.

A．trouble

B．debt

C．danger

D．journey

14.

A．praised

B．invited

C．educated

D．accepted

15.

A．joke

B．lie

C．shock

D．sigh

16.

A．beating

B．racing

C．aching

D．sinking

17.

A．owes

B．mentions

C．applies

D．devotes

18.

A．effect

B．focus

C．speed

D．power

19.

A．specific

B．safe

C．tiny

D．secret

20.

A．anybody

B．anything

C．somebody

D．something

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（仅限1词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个词）。

Last Monday morning, I was     1     (cycle) along a street in the rush hour on my way to an interview     2     an important job. A yellow car passed by me and     3     (sudden) stopped. I had to brake my bike hard and of course, I     4     (fall). I was so angry. I stopped the driver and kept on     5     (shout) at him rudely.

    6     (unfortunate), I was in time for the interview. By chance, one of my     7     (interview), the manager of the company, was right the driver of the yellow car. Luckily, the manager was not angry     8     me for my rudeness. Instead, both he and his workmates     9     (be) satisfied with me and offered me the job. So I said to everyone jokingly that I could tell my manager     10     I thought of him.

4 . There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two _______ songbirds. They looked so hungry and weak   that they could hardly stood on their _______   . She took them home and put them in a small _______, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds _______ strong little by little. Every morning they _______ her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the   birds. One day the girl _______ to leave the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew   from the cage. The   girl was   so _______ that he would fly away. So   as he flew   close, she grasped him _______. Her heart felt glad at her success in _______ him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go ____________, she opened her hand and stared in horror at the ____________ bird.

It was her ____________ that had killed him. She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the ____________ of the cage. She could feel its great need for ____________．It wanted to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into   the ____________. The   lucky bird circled   once, twice, three   times.

The girl ____________ delightedly. Her heart was no longer concerned with her ____________. What she wanted   to ____________ was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly ____________ her   shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.

Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight ____________ the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

1.

A．flying

B．singing

C．starving

D．running

2.

A．wings

B．backs

C．heads

D．feet

3.

A．cage

B．bottle

C．box

D．bed

4.

A．appeared

B．remained

C．proved

D．grew

5.

A．fed

B．greeted

C．surprised

D．connected

6.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．appeared

D．remained

7.

A．delighted

B．frightened

C．impressed

D．misunderstood

8.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．happily

D．quickly

9.

A．freeing

B．catching

C．killing

D．departing

10.

A．angry

B．crazy

C．pale

D．weak

11.

A．dead

B．lively

C．small

D．starving

12.

A．love

B．joke

C．luck

D．wish

13.

A．top

B．edge

C．back

D．front

14.

A．happiness

B．love

C．freedom

D．care

15.

A．air

B．water

C．street

D．woods

16.

A．glared

B．shouted

C．watched

D．jumped

17.

A．achievement

B．loss

C．regret

D．failure

18.

A．know

B．learn

C．feel

D．see

19.

A．at

B．in

C．on

D．over

20.

A．and

B．while

C．when

D．as

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I have a good friend who’s name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk .One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning when she smelt something burning. Look out of the window, she find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbor’s house. He called 119 immediately. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbor was very thankful for her help.

6 . I have a neighbour we call “Happy”．I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻的) word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70，have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbours watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans，we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market，Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.

Last month，Happy and Ben invited most of the neighbourhood over for an “all­-day food fest”．We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.

By 9：00 am，there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes，beans，okra and squash. By 10：00 am，there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o'clock，everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner，we played games. As we were leaving，Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty (收成) of the day，already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!

Well，the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decide to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

1. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben         .

A．are a generous and warm­hearted couple

B．sometimes quarrel with each other

C．live on the food they grow in their garden

D．don’t like spending time with others

2. According to Paragraph 2，people wish they also had a garden so that         .

A．they didn’t have to spend so much money on food

B．they could grow vegetables and sell them at the market

C．they could invite their neighbours and hold parties in it

D．they could spend happy time together with their family in it

3. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbours to their garden?

A．To ask them to attend a birthday party.

B．To help them get to know each other.

C．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.

D．To ask them to share some interesting stories.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The writer used to have a big garden.

B．The writer didn’t like the food he received.

C．It was the first time for the writer to stay with so many people.

D．The writer has also started to grow vegetables.

7 . There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.

I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

I looked forward to the return journey.

1. The author expected the train trip to be________.

A．adventurous

B．pleasant

C．exciting

D．dull

2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

A．The friendly country people.	B．The mountains along the way.
C．The crowds of people in the streets.	D．The simple lunch served on the train.

3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second paragraph?

A．choose

B．enjoy

C．prepare for

D．carry on

4. Where was the writer going?

A．Johore Baru.

B．The Causeway.

C．Butterworth.

D．Singapore.

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In 50 years of travelling Colin McCorquodale has visited to every country in the world, besides three. And everywhere he goes, he sends him a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view, and sticks to an interesting stamp. Usually he writes just a short message to himself. His last one, from the Malvinas islands, reads Good fishing.

On a wall in his home in London there has a large map of the world. There are hundred of little red pins sticking in it. “It’s good to get a pin in the map,” says Mr McCorquodale, “but I followed the rules. I’m allowed to stick one in only if I’ve been in a place more than 24 hours.”

9 . Michael Surrell had just parked around the corner from his house when he found the house next door was on fire. He went immediately to investigate and he heard a woman crying* "The baby's in there!" Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, with lung disease, instinctively （本能地）ran inside. "The baby" was 8-year-old Tiara Roberts, the woman's granddaughter.

Entering the burning house was like " running into a bucket of black paint," Surrell says. The thick smoke prevented him from seeing anything, burned his eyes, and made it impossible to breathe. After a few minutes in the smoke-filled house, he came outside to catch his breath. "Where is Tiara?” he asked desperately. "The second floor," the woman shouted back.

The darkness was overwhelming. Yet because the house had a similar layout to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. His throat and lungs burned as if he'd been taken in fire instead of the smoke.

Every blink stung his eyes. All he could hear was the crackling and popping of burning wood. Then a soft but distinct moan (呻吟声)emerged. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. Finally, he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He held her into his arms and made his way out.

Surrell hugged her tightly and said, "Uncle's got you. ” Soon after, his throat closed off. Surrell spent over a week in the hospital. Tiara was released from the hospital after a few days.

The fire damaged Surrell's lungs and throat. "It's a small price to pay,” he says. “I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldn't give it a second thought. "

1. What did Surrell do after he saw the house on fire?

A．Parked his car.	B．Called the police.
C．Went at once to help.	D．Run to save the woman.

2. What is the biggest challenge in getting into the house?

A．The smoke.	B．The heat.
C．The stairs.	D．The fear.

3. What can we infer about Surrell from the last paragraph?

A．He lost a lot of money.	B．He had a heart attack.
C．He hesitated before action.	D．He thought it was worthwhile to do so.

4. How do you like Surrell?

A．Brave and selfless.	B．Fearless and skillful.
C．Faithful and honest.	D．Considerate and confident.

10 . Mrs. Hudson walked into the classroom with girl limping (瘸着走) behind her. She introduced, “This is Margaret. She just moved here from Florida. Let’s _________ her.” The teacher guided her _________ to a front seat, then bent over and _________ something in her ear. Finishing explaining the math problems. Mrs. Hudson _________, “Break time. Sec you in ten minutes.”

Boys _________ first. “Today, let’s meet at the far end of the sidewalk. And make sure the new girl doesn’t follow us!” I said. After a while, I came back to the _________. I wanted to find out if Mrs. Hudson liked my book report. With her usual big smile, she began, “Jack, you are a good _________.” Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I was a little _________ that Mrs. Hudson liked me so much. Her _________ let me know how much she appreciated having me around. My teacher __________ in her quiet voice. “That’s __________ I am sure you will invite Margaret to play with you today.” Her __________ words sounded like frozen knives aiming at my heart. Could she __________ suspect what we had been saying about Margaret? Could she know how __________ I was?

Then I managed to __________ Margaret in our group. While many school memories have __________ over the years, the __________ Mrs. Hudson taught me has stayed with me. Mrs. Hudson gently guided me, __________ me to do the right thing. She believed in me, and __________ what she did, I rose to the level of her __________, both for Margaret long ago and even later in my choice of career.

1.

A．recommend

B．introduce

C．welcome

D．follow

2.

A．casually

B．hurriedly

C．nervously

D．gently

3.

A．spread

B．whispered

C．repeated

D．delivered

4.

A．cried

B．sighed

C．announced

D．agreed

5.

A．raced out

B．looked out

C．turned up

D．gave up

6.

A．school

B．classroom

C．office

D．platform

7.

A．guard

B．colleague

C．person

D．speaker

8.

A．embarrassed

B．satisfied

C．convinced

D．worried

9.

A．answer

B．comment

C．explanation

D．prediction

10.

A．begged

B．replied

C．urged

D．continued

11.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where

12.

A．doubtful

B．confident

C．honest

D．comfortable

13.

A．possibly

B．regularly

C．hardly

D．necessarily

14.

A．greedy

B．smart

C．awful

D．outgoing

15.

A．refuse

B．praise

C．separate

D．include

16.

A．remained

B．existed

C．faded

D．refreshed

17.

A．process

B．principle

C．secret

D．lesson

18.

A．forcing

B．challenging

C．ordering

D．permitting

19.

A．because of

B．regardless of

C．in spite of

D．in terms of

20.

A．beliefs

B．expectations

C．success

D．standard