1 . Ryan Hickman was born in an American family. When he was three years old, Ryan Hickman visited a ______ center in California and found what he wanted to do most. Amazingly, the next day as he greeted his dad, Damion, he made a(n) ______. “I’m going to ______ all the bottles and cans from everyone in the neighborhood. I’ll start a new ______ myself!”

It’s never too ______ to start a business, though there’re no other staff but himself when the company was started. Today, Ryan, aged seven, the world’s ______ garbage man, is the CEO, manager and ______ of Ryan’s recycling company. Though Ryan says he doesn’t remember what made it all start, he remains ______ about what he is doing. When questioned why he did so, he said, “it’s because bottles get to the ocean, and then animals get sick and die.” Ryan’s neighbours have been accustomed to the little boy’s knocking for their recycled goods. More and more ______ ones call to ask for a pickup or even ______ bags of bottles and cans at Hickmans’ door. At school, Ryan’s favorite activity is helping the dust men separate the trash and taking away the recyclable. “My wife and I support him and we told him that whenever he wants to ______, he can,” Damion said. “I want to see him with friends, but the recycling just makes him ______. He has actually ______ five of his friends to join him.”

According to Damion, Ryan has ______ over $11, 000 through recycling bottles and cans. Ryan says he wants to buy a large trash truck to be loaded with enough garbage and become a ______ garbage man.

1.

A．financial

B．recycling

C．delivering

D．industrial

2.

A．bet

B．announcement

C．speech

D．explanation

3.

A．throw up

B．throw out

C．pick out

D．pick up

4.

A．investigation

B．study

C．business

D．campaign

5.

A．old

B．early

C．weak

D．late

6.

A．cleverest

B．busiest

C．wealthiest

D．youngest

7.

A．customer

B．employer

C．trainee

D．employee

8.

A．enthusiastic

B．energetic

C．unbearable

D．comfortable

9.

A．supportive

B．instructive

C．aggressive

D．persuasive

10.

A．throw away

B．turn down

C．lay down

D．pull away

11.

A．start

B．continue

C．quit

D．back

12.

A．relaxed

B．upset

C．delighted

D．exhausted

13.

A．persuaded

B．urged

C．forced

D．instructed

14.

A．raised

B．saved

C．wasted

D．spent

15.

A．diligent

B．generous

C．wealthy

D．true

2 . My mom is about to have a spinal (脊柱的) operation. The operation is _________minor, but does carry a risk of paralysis (瘫痪). Friends and family have _________ to this news by talking in such pessimistic terms that Mom has come to _________ this kind of talk as “psychological theft”. It occurs when other people increase your anxiety _________ providing comfort.

Last week Mom _________ Geoff who works for the local school. “How are you?” he asked. “Not great,” she replied, “I have been having some trouble with my back and I’m going to need a(n)_________.”“Oh, the back the most _________ place to operate on! My mom had that and she was in terrible pain.” He responded. Geoff’s _________ had been kind. He’d given his own mother’s story to show sympathy,_________ Mom only heard danger and pain.

People could have __________ things that would be equally true, but more__________ to patients. “The specialists in our hospitals are among the best in the world.” — that’s a good one. “You’re going to feel much better__________.” — that’s another.

I’m not suggesting patients should be __________ from the reality of the risks they’re taking. But if the decision to have an operation can’t really be __________, what’s the purpose of stressing the __________? It’s just common sense to say, “Get well soon, and how can I help?”

1.

A．definitely

B．unusually

C．relatively

D．typically

2.

A．listened

B．objected

C．stuck

D．reacted

3.

A．choose

B．label

C．employ

D．mistake

4.

A．in need of

B．in favor of

C．instead of

D．regardless of

5.

A．ran into

B．looked for

C．heard of

D．turned to

6.

A．cure

B．operation

C．treatment

D．break

7.

A．secure

B．dangerous

C．common

D．apparent

8.

A．intention

B．assumption

C．emotion

D．description

9.

A．because

B．as

C．when

D．yet

10.

A．alternative

B．reliable

C．reasonable

D．attractive

11.

A．obvious

B．beneficial

C．significant

D．familiar

12.

A．occasionally

B．permanently

C．initially

D．ultimately

13.

A．released

B．deleted

C．separated

D．sheltered

14.

A．accepted

B．made

C．avoided

D．reached

15.

A．drawbacks

B．strengths

C．dimensions

D．procedures

3 . Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.

The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated (截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as inspiration for living her best life.

To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe. Besides, she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam, relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle (华夫饼) in Brussels, taking spectacular pictures in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, with all the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.

“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”

Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback. My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do,” she said, “I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it. Bur regardless, I’ve been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.”

Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.

1. What message did Gallagher want to spread in her special way?

A．She enjoys her traveling across the globe.

B．She suffers little from her leg amputation.

C．She looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.

D．She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.

2. What does the underlined word “which” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The Continent.

B．The pictures.

C．The leg.

D．The locations.

3. Which can best describe Gallagher?

A．Helpful and ambitious.	B．Friendly and generous.
C．Determined and creative.	D．Independent and sensible.

4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A．Never Too Late to Share.	B．A Special Artificial Leg
C．An Outstanding Photographer.	D．Gallagher’s Summer Holidays.