1 . “Mom, what is that?” asked my son. “The Bride of Chucky?”

The old doll I was holding was pretty scary. Her glass eyes were especially horrible, closing when she stood upright and flying open when she lay flat. Once she had been loved, but she had been stored in an attic (阁楼) for decades, where the extremes of heat and cold can be hard on a girl’s looks. Throw her in the waste bin? Maybe. But first, let’s check eBay.

I clicked, supplied the required information about condition, including defects (i.e., “Only a miracle could save this doll”), and uploaded its photos. I sold it for $5.

The buyer was happy: “As described!” he wrote on my feedback page. “Super seller!” The doll found a home and, I hope, a new life. Maybe she was used to repair other dolls. Perhaps those strange eyes got fixed and once again can inspire a child’s love. It’s a win-win, if you ask me.

I also sold lots of other stuff. None of them brought in a lot of money, though I have been surprised at the occasional bidding war, like, for example, the one over an old swimsuit that would have made Brigitte Bardot look bad. And some customers, let’s face it, are strange. Recently I had a hard time convincing an Australian would-be buyer of an Irish souvenir bell that I don’t shop internationally; it’s just too much trouble. He could have flown to Ireland and bought his own bell for the price he was willing to pay. Another time, a buyer complained that the electric wire on an old radio was dirty. Really? Dirty? The wire was black. But I aim to please, so I offered a refund.

So why bother with the dealing and small profits? Because I don’t like abandoning the past. All these treasures once had stories. They meant something. But the people who gave them that meaning are gone, and I simply cannot rescue everything. I can’t even sew. So I find it satisfying that a new owner, discovered via eBay, will continue the story in his or her own way.

1. What was the doll like?

A．It was lovely.

B．It was beautiful.

C．It looked frightening.

D．It was pretty ordinary.

2. Which can best replace the underlined word “defects” in Paragraph 3?

A．Faults.

B．Virtues.

C．Pictures.

D．Requirements.

3. Why did the author refuse to sell the Australian the bell?

A．She thought he was strange.

B．His bid was not high enough.

C．Someone else had already bought it.

D．Delivering it to him was troublesome.

4. After receiving the complaint about the radio, the author ______.

A．felt deeply sorry

B．explained patiently

C．returned the money

D．apologized immediately

5. Why does the author sell used stuff via eBay?

A．She needs money badly.

B．She is an environmentalist.

C．She is interested in marketing.

D．She wants their stories to be continued.

2 . 阅读表达

I stood at the edge of the cliff. The wind stung my eyes, cutting into my skin. Dark-feathered birds circled the air, swooping (俯冲) low over the ocean every now and then to catch their dinner. Hundreds of feet below, the deep ocean beat against the rough sandy shore. I took a deep breath, filling my lungs with excitement — and at the same time, fear.

Behind me, I heard the rest of the crew start to mutter. I was here for the shooting of a movie as I was one of the lead actors in the film Dangerous Things, and this scene was right in the middle of the climax (故事的高潮). It was vital that this went right.

The director had talked to me about getting a stunt double (替身演员), but I’d persuaded him that I could handle the dive. I’d taken a diving course a few years ago, and I’d been taking swimming lessons since I was five years old. I had been pretty confident that I could do this — up till now.

Someone called out, “Ceria, you don’t have to do this! Are you sure you want to dive?” It was one of the producers, Callie Evans. I knew I couldn’t turn back now. I couldn’t bear to see the disappointed look on the director’s face when he was told that I couldn’t do it.

At that moment, all my fears and worries broke free. The expectation of adventure and victory seemed to move all the hesitation. I swooped downwards. The air on either side of me cut into my extended arms. I knew that this wonderful feeling of flight would only last a few seconds, yet time seemed to slow down so I could hear the thrilled whoops of my crew and a round of applause that seemed to echo in my pounding ears.

1. At the beginning, how did the author feel about what she was going to do?(No more than 3 words)
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean in English?(No more than 15 words)
3. Why was the author that confident in diving?   (No more than 10 words)
4. What was the crew’s reaction while the author was diving down?   (No more than 10 words)
5. How do you like the author? Please explain why.   (No more than 25 words)

3 . Almost everything was fantastic in the nature camp except for a girl, Elizabeth. When I saw her sitting alone in the hot sun at lunch, I asked her to eat with us under a(n) ______ tree. However, Elizabeth refused my kind ______. When we invited her to play volleyball with us, Elizabeth ______ our invitation, too. After a few more ______ refusals like that, I decided to stay away from Elizabeth.

It ______ that we were going on a nature ______ and that our instructor paired everyone up with a partner. Guess who my partner turned out to be. It was Elizabeth!

“What do you like to do ______?” I asked, trying to make small ______ as we started out. “I like to ______ in peace and quiet,” Elizabeth ______. So we had the quietest and most peaceful hike in the world ______ we saw a bird. “I think his wing is hurt. Poor little bird,” Elizabeth said ______. “He might be taking a rest over there.” I said. Elizabeth nodded. Then she whispered, “But what if he’s in ______, like my granddad?” “Your granddad?” I said. “He ______ and broke his leg the day the camp started. He’s ______ in hospital and is in so much pain,” Elizabeth explained. I noticed she was ______. “I’m sorry for what I have done. For some reason, whenever I get really sad, I act ______ and want to be alone,” she added.

“I get it,” I said. “I don’t always know how to ______ it when I’m feeling down, either.” “Thanks,” she said, wiping off her tears.

After that, Elizabeth seemed to get along well with us, and I think she actually ______ the last few days of the camp.

Next time, if someone is unfriendly, give him a second ______. Maybe he’s going through a tough time.

1.

A．old

B．shady

C．warm

D．pretty

2.

A．proposal

B．help

C．symbol

D．order

3.

A．turned over

B．turned in

C．turned out

D．turned down

4.

A．unfair

B．unfit

C．unfriendly

D．uncertain

5.

A．seemed

B．appeared

C．looked

D．happened

6.

A．talk

B．discussion

C．voyage

D．hike

7.

A．for free

B．for ever

C．for fun

D．for certain

8.

A．mistakes

B．talks

C．changes

D．promises

9.

A．jog

B．work

C．live

D．walk

10.

A．replied

B．insisted

C．complained

D．shouted

11.

A．unless

B．though

C．until

D．since

12.

A．happily

B．coldly

C．sadly

D．luckily

13.

A．silence

B．pain

C．peace

D．trouble

14.

A．lay

B．sat

C．ate

D．fell

15.

A．still

B．yet

C．already

D．ever

16.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．drawing

D．coughing

17.

A．nicely

B．properly

C．rudely

D．naturally

18.

A．ruin

B．recognize

C．repair

D．handle

19.

A．enjoyed

B．planned

C．hated

D．avoided

20.

A．life

B．bird

C．chance

D．try

4 . When he was driving home one evening on a country road, he saw an old lady，stranded(抛锚的)on the side of the road. He stopped in front of her car and got out. Even with the smile on his face，she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew how she felt. He said, “I am here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe. ”

She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car, changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She could not thank him enough and asked him how much she owed him. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”

She drove off. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的). The old lady wondered how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a stranger. Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her change from a hundred—dollar bill. But she stepped right out the door.

When the waitress came back，she noticed something written on a napkin, “I am helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here’s what you do—Do not let the chain of love end with you .”

That night when she got home，she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby due(预期的)next month. She knew how worried her husband was，and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe. ”

1. When Joe stopped to help the lady, she ________.

A．became excited	B．was afraid to be hurt
C．refused his offer	D．thanked him

2. At the restaurant, the lady ________.

A．received good service	B．had an expensive meal
C．told the waitress Joe’s story	D．met another poor guest

3. Why did the lady leave the restaurant without getting her change?

A．She forgot it.	B．She wanted to help Joe.
C．She would get it later.	D．She wanted to give the waitress some help.

4. We can learn from the text that ________.

A．Joe’s boss fired him	B．Joe worked as a driver
C．Joe’s wife was the waitress	D．Joe had an unhappy marriage

5. By telling the story, the writer tries to show that ________.

A．helping others is helping oneself

B．kindness can be spread

C．poverty is not a threat to a happy marriage

D．a happy family depends on a happy marriage

5 . My father was attached to gardening by birth. One of my earliest memories is following Dad barefoot around in the garden with both hands blackened from digging in the soil. The garden was a wonderland full of possibilities.

As Dad grew older, he still loved gardening. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still planted all sorts of plants. Sometimes, I would come over to visit, and we would walk together in the garden. But then, something changed. Like the weeds that took over his garden, the cancer grew rapidly in Dad, and the doctor gave up. I stayed with Dad twenty-four hours a day and I found myself in all kinds of uncomfortable situations with Dad until I promised to care for the garden.

Though I had heard the words of the doctor, what really made me believe that Dad was dying was the state of his garden. That year, he only planted tomatoes. Too tired to weed them, he simply tied them with strong strings to the fence and let them be. It made me sad to see them ignored, so I would come over and water them once in a while, and remove the weeds. I still remember the day I picked the last tomato from the vine(藤). That day was one of the saddest I had ever experienced in my life.

Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden. I decided I would start out with just a few tomatoes. That morning when I moved to the garden, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, standing barefoot in the soil , happily playing in soil.

1. When the author was a child he liked his father’s garden because it was _________.

A．a field that produced much food

B．a piece of land covered with black soil

C．a place where he got educated

D．a fantastic place with unexpected surprise

2. What was the author’s father most concerned about in his last days?

A．His garden	B．His illness
C．His son	D．His grandson

3. What made the author accept the fact that his father would die soon?

A．The words of the doctor.

B．The condition of his father.

C．His communication with his father.

D．That the garden wasn’t taken good care of by his father.

4. What did the author do in the garden on his father’s last day?

A．Water the garden	B．Remove weeds
C．Pick a tomato	D．Cut tomato vines.

5. Why did the author smile when he moved to his own garden one day?

A．Because he remembered his father.

B．Because his son showed interest in the garden.

C．Because he thought of the food he would get.

D．Because he could take care of his own garden.

6 . It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon some fifteen or sixteen years ago. I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there my daughter headed for the swings(秋千)and asked for a ____. I noticed another little girl ____ to get her own swing going high as I was ____ my daughter to go higher and higher.

I walked over to the little girl and asked ____ she needed help. She smiled and said YES and I soon had her feet flying towards the ____ while she laughed happily. For the next two hours I found myself pushing swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl. By the time we headed home, I was ____ tired, but my spirits were flying ____ than those swings.

Three years later I was ____ again after a day’s work. Still, I needed to ____ my kids from their school before heading home. I stood in the ____ waiting area waiting for my children. Suddenly, I felt two ____ arms wrapped around my legs. I looked down and there was the little girl I met 3 years before on the ____ smiling up at me. She gave me a big hug before running away to ____ the school bus. As I watched her ____, I didn’t feel tired any more and my spirits were once again ____ with that swing.

The love we ____ with others will find its way back to us. It will travel from heart to heart. It may take seconds or it may take ____. The law of love, ____ is never broken. We will get back what we give. We will harvest what we ____ . The kindness we give and the joy we create will always come back to ____ us.

1.

A．jump

B．pull

C．push

D．climb

2.

A．failed

B．decided

C．stopped

D．managed

3.

A．encouraging

B．helping

C．refusing

D．advising

4.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

5.

A．clouds

B．ground

C．swing

D．trees

6.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．physically

D．mentally

7.

A．faster

B．higher

C．more quickly

D．more slowly

8.

A．amazed

B．upset

C．concerned

D．tired

9.

A．look after

B．pick up

C．take away

D．bring up

10.

A．parents’

B．teachers’

C．patients’

D．passengers’

11.

A．strong

B．long

C．tiny

D．weak

12.

A．classroom

B．school

C．kindergarten

D．playground

13.

A．drive

B．catch

C．reach

D．repair

14.

A．hands

B．head

C．face

D．back

15.

A．flying

B．crying

C．running

D．falling

16.

A．own

B．care

C．share

D．find

17.

A．hours

B．days

C．months

D．years

18.

A．though

B．therefore

C．still

D．besides

19.

A．save

B．plant

C．design

D．offer

20.

A．scare

B．interest

C．excite

D．shock

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据提示或文意在空白处填入适当的词汇或所给词汇的正确形式(不多于3个单词)。

Over the past few days, a young adult, maybe in his early twenties, has been sleeping on the sidewalk in front of a postbox. As     1     matter of fact, every time I       2     (drive) by, I would see him there; one time he seemed     3    (lose) in thought. I’ve offered him a couple of drinks from Starbucks one time and Jamba Juice the other. He     4     (polite) accepted both but said very little. For the past two mornings, I       5    ( make) him breakfast at my home and then dropping it off to him     6     he slept. This morning, besides food, I added a You Matter card and left him a note just       7     (let) him know that someone cares about him. I hope to talk with him some day and hear his story.

I told my own son about giving the man breakfast. I said, “I hope someone would be kind to you if you were in his position.“My son responded       8     “Thank you.” For me, life is about trying to see others as family, or even as       9     (I). Even if we are not very       10     (wealth), we can help others with our efforts.

8 . 选编（十九）

A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling

Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to_______, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.

“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t_______, as I knew, but all the time_______his foot against mine.

My_______raced back more than thirty years to the_______days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The_______was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.

_______wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to_______each other very well. Frank West_______me because he wasn’t__________, not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had ________of a mind than a baby has. His “________” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and________more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank________on her entirely. He needed all the________of a baby.

One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She________nearly everything she owned.

When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the________ones. So before we________that morning, I stood beside Frank and________my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his________to me was always the same.

1.

A．work

B．stay

C．live

D．expect

2.

A．answer

B．speak

C．smile

D．laugh

3.

A．covering

B．moving

C．fighting

D．pressing

4.

A．minds

B．memories

C．thoughts

D．brains

5.

A．better

B．dark

C．younger

D．old

6.

A．cave

B．place

C．sight

D．scene

7.

A．Discussing

B．Solving

C．Sharing

D．Suffering

8.

A．learn from

B．talk to

C．help

D．know

9.

A．needed

B．recognized

C．interested

D．encouraged

10.

A．normal

B．common

C．unusual

D．quick

11.

A．more

B．worse

C．fewer

D．less

12.

A．word

B．speech

C．sentence

D．language

13.

A．not

B．no

C．something

D．nothing

14.

A．fed

B．kept

C．lived

D．depended

15.

A．attention

B．control

C．treatment

D．management

16.

A．lost

B．needed

C．destroyed

D．left

17.

A．troublesome

B．unlucky

C．angry

D．unpopular

18.

A．separated

B．went

C．reunited

D．returned

19.

A．pushed

B．tried

C．showed

D．measured

20.

A．nodding

B．greeting

C．meeting

D．acting

9 . （B）
I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
1. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?

A．Last summer’s clothes.	B．Clothes not in perfect condition.
C．Clothes bought in specially for the sales.	D．Clothes for winter.

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous.

B．The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.

C．Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.

D．The security guards were fearless of the crowd.

3. In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into “Battlefield?

A．There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.

B．They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.

C．They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.

D．They wanted to make more money by having sales.

4. The expression “crashed out” means ________.

A．chatted with her friends	B．slept soundly
C．broke down	D．dined out

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Best Bargain.	B．Hunting for a job.
C．Sale Fever.	D．A Pleasant Fortnight.

10 . My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas, little food, and an attack by German U-boat. After getting here, her large family worked hard to build a new life in America. They never had much money but were rich in love.

One day, when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and brothers went on a trip. It was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekend. Nanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herself. She made me a special breakfast that first morning. However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it, Nanny quietly put down the plate and went into the living room. I followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyes. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused it.

I walked over to Nanny, climbed on her lap, and for the first time in my short life I did something else too. I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. She smiled, rubbed my head, and told me I was a good boy even though I didn’t feel like one then.

That memory just like my Nanny’s love will stay in my heart forever. It is a sign of both strength and wisdom, Asking for forgiveness helps us to learn, to grow, and to love.

1. Nanny’s family immigrated to America mainly because______.

A．they suffered starvation in their homeland

B．they wanted to start a rich life in the new land

C．they tried to get away from the terrible climate

D．their country was in war and they needed peace

2. The boy complained to Nanny that the food ______.

A．wasn’t cooked the way his mom did

B．was served a bit later than usual

C．was prepared in a special way

D．was just to his parents taste

3. When seeing Nanny crying in the living room, the author felt ______.

A．surprised	B．ashamed
C．shocked	D．annoyed

4. The author mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．forgiveness can be beneficial to people asking for it

B．hardships can make children more indifferent

C．grandparents are more tolerant than their grandchildren

D．family ties can sometimes be misused

5. What kind of person is Nanny in author’s eyes?

A．Hardworking and careful.	B．Joyous and jealous.
C．Strong-willed and generous.	D．Kind and sensitive.