1 . With a satisfied smile, Keisha finished the last sentence of her English essay about one of her heroes, Rosa Parks, an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

“Keisha,” her mother shouted from downstairs. “It’s almost 4:15.”

“Don’t worry. I won’t be late. ” Keisha pulled down a storybook from her bookshelf， as she always read to the nursing home’s residents. And on an impulse（一时心血来潮）, she added her English notebook as well.

As Keisha came running in the door, the manager told her, “We have a new resident this week, Mrs. Ruby Watson. She’s still adjusting to her new surroundings. You’ll find her in Room 28. And by the way, Keisha, good luck.”

Keisha walked down the hallway at a quick pace. As she entered Room 28, she met two sharp brown eyes staring at her doubtfully.

“I’m Keisha Jackson, a volunteer,” Keisha explained. “I come here to help pass the time with residents, or read to them, or, . . .” Keisha started stammering（结巴）as Mrs.

Watson continued to stare at her.

“I didn’t request anyone to keep me company,” Mrs. Watson interrupted. “I’m alone most of the time, and that’s how I prefer it.”

“I brought along some funny stories,” Keisha said hesitantly.

“I’m not in the mood for funny stories,” Mrs. Watson replied angrily. “What else do you have?”

Nervously, Keisha opened her notebook to her essay. She read the title aloud, “Rosa

Parks: A Woman of Courage and Conviction（信念）.” She glanced at Mrs. Watson to see how she might react, but to her surprise, Mrs. Watson’s face relaxed and her eyes shone.

“Read to me about Rosa,” Mrs. Watson said.

Keisha read how Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955 inspired the protest that became a turning point in the struggle for civil rights.

“I walked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King,” Mrs. Watson said with pride. “That was the greatest moment of my life because…” She paused.

“Because… you were a woman of courage and conviction too.”

Sitting up straighter, Mrs. Watson said, “Yes, I was and I still am. Thank you for reminding me, Keisha. Next Thursday, I will tell you my story.”

1. Why did Keisha take her English notebook along?

A．Her mother asked her to take it.	B．She would hand it in on her way.
C．She might read her essay to someone.	D．The manager wanted to read her essay.

2. Why did the manager wish Keisha good luck before she visited Mrs. Watson?

A．Mrs. Watson could be difficult.	B．Mrs. Watson was in poor health.
C．Keisha was feeling nervous.	D．Keisha was a shy person.

3. Mrs. Watson’s eyes (Para. 10) suggested that she was ______.

A．amused	B．puzzled
C．annoyed	D．interested

4. What effect did Keisha’s essay have on Mrs. Watson?

A．It aroused her curiosity in volunteer work.

B．It built up her expectation for more visitors.

C．It awoke her pride in her struggle for civil rights.

D．It changed her attitude to the Civil Rights Movement.

5. Readers may find this story inspiring because ______.

A．a girl enjoys learning about her heroes	B．a girl helps someone feel appreciated
C．a woman overcomes hardship by herself	D．a woman gathers the courage for life

2 . I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was to ___________ community service hours for school. My plan was to __________ go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served __________ to people.

Basically, I was ____________ serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were __________ families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to __________ for an hour or several minutes. ____________ some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them.

The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a ____________ time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how__________ I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't __________ cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I ____________ wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and ____________. The experience also gives me a feeling of ___________. Whenever I go there , people are __________ that I showed up again . They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to ___________ them. It truly feels good to know that you can ___________ someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better ___________than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling.

I have never ___________ a single second of my volunteering. It ___________ me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my ____________ to people in need.

1.

A．reduce

B．avoid

C．complete

D．cancel

2.

A．yet

B．just

C．even

D．still

3.

A．food

B．work

C．time

D．money

4.

A．tired of

B．worried about

C．responsible for

D．free from

5.

A．busy

B．serious

C．experienced

D．struggling

6.

A．hide

B．rest

C．live

D．study

7.

A．Although

B．If

C．Because

D．Until

8.

A．available

B．strange

C．pleasant

D．painful

9.

A．wise

B．honest

C．curious

D．fortunate

10.

A．turn down

B．suffer from

C．pass down

D．learn from

11.

A．definitely

B．gradually

C．equally

D．hardly

12.

A．reason.

B．effort

C．chance

D．patience

13.

A．stability

B．guilt

C．loss

D．appreciation

14.

A．grateful

B．confident

C．proud

D．shocked

15.

A．change

B．leave

C．forget

D．help

16.

A．describe

B．waste

C．brighten

D．disturb

17.

A．reward

B．excuse

C．risk

D．mistake

18.

A．planned

B．regretted

C．forgiven

D．understood

19.

A．reminds

B．confuses

C．encourages

D．disappoints

20.

A．talent

B．concern

C．kindness

D．weakness

3 . With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He _________played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always _________his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).______of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever ________ his sapling best shall get a gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.______seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he_______ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never_______ it.

Several days later, he was _________ to find it not only didn't die, but also grew so many fresh ________. Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his _______, bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding________ after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became_____ and confident. One evening, he suddenly________ his biology teacher once said that plants ________ grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he ________: Father had been secretly ________ his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. ________, he became the U.S.__________. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

________ is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. ________ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

1.

A．seldom

B．ever

C．still

D．often

2.

A．held

B．raised

C．lowered

D．covered

3.

A．Both

B．Each

C．One

D．None

4.

A．likes

B．protects

C．watches

D．grows

5.

A．But

B．So

C．Or

D．And

6.

A．came up with

B．got rid of

C．cared for

D．put forward

7.

A．contributed to

B．attended to

C．got used to

D．turned to

8.

A．amused

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．surprised

9.

A．roots

B．branches

C．leaves

D．seeds

10.

A．opinion

B．balance

C．agreement

D．word

11.

A．teacher

B．gardener

C．botanist

D．president

12.

A．satisfied

B．upset

C．independent

D．optimistic

13.

A．remembered

B．believed

C．repeated

D．knew

14.

A．hardly

B．generally

C．recently

D．probably

15.

A．doubted

B．admitted

C．wondered

D．understood

16.

A．cutting

B．watering

C．decorating

D．fertilizing

17.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Moreover

18.

A．lawyer

B．doctor

C．president

D．teacher

19.

A．Love

B．Water

C．Disability

D．Father

20.

A．So long as

B．If only

C．Now that

D．Even though

4 . The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky. As I took a glance(一瞥)at my neighbor’s house, I saw a flame (火焰)in his ______. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my______.

Soon, there was a ______ smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. ______, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to ______. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Right away, I ______＂Fire! Fire!＂ But there was no one nearby to ______ my shouts for help.

I ______into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour’s house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and _____ my neighbour’s name but there was no ______. I managed to _____ the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window ______ it was no use; the fire was too strong. ______, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just ______ as the fire was going to ______ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbor came back, he was ______ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his ______. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not ______ it.

Weeks later, my neighbor repaired and restored his kitchen. He ______ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal(奖章) that he had ______ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

1.

A．sitting room

B．bathroom

C．kitchen

D．bedroom

2.

A．chair

B．table

C．bed

D．sofa

3.

A．valuable

B．hot

C．special

D．burning

4.

A．After a while

B．All the time

C．Once in a while

D．At once

5.

A．examine

B．search

C．reserve

D．smell

6.

A．said

B．shouted

C．received

D．whispered

7.

A．hear

B．listen to

C．ask

D．turn to

8.

A．walked

B．rushed

C．jumped

D．stepped

9.

A．called in

B．called up

C．called out

D．called for

10.

A．answer

B．light

C．sound

D．fire

11.

A．take out

B．take up

C．break down

D．break into

12.

A．and

B．but

C．because

D．therefore

13.

A．Luckily

B．Sadly

C．Unfortunately

D．Suddenly

14.

A．in time

B．on time

C．at a time

D．at times

15.

A．run

B．spread

C．flow

D．return

16.

A．amazing

B．sad

C．sick

D．angry

17.

A．children

B．parents

C．life

D．pets

18.

A．expect

B．want

C．accept

D．permit

19.

A．persuaded

B．begged

C．admitted

D．invited

20.

A．gradually

B．particularly

C．specially

D．regularly

5 . 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

During the years working in Peacekeeping Force(维和部队), I was sent abroad. As a senior analyst, my workdays were routinely twelve to sixteen hours long. Like all the old soldiers, we looked forward to receiving mails from home.

We soldiers received many “To any service member” mails from the States. Those mails were sent by the general public in our mother country to soldiers far away from home, as an expression of support. I never took any of those letters, since I wrote to my wife on a daily basis, as well as occasionally writing notes to my daughter Jenny’s classroom, and I didn’t feel I had time to write to anyone else.

After five or fix months of hearing from the mail—announcing the availability of “To any service member” mail, I decided to take a few of the letters. Because I planned, as time permitted, to drop them a line telling them “Thanks” for their support.

I picked up three letters, and placed them in my cargo pocket and went back to work. Over the next week or so, I started responding to the letters. When it came time to answer the third letter, I noticed it had no return address, but a California postmark, which made me think of home. I had missed spending Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s with my family. Homesickness seized me.

I opened the card and started to read the letter attached, which was a short one. About the third or fourth sentence down, it read, “My daddy is a soldier over there, if you see him tell him hi and I love and miss him.” This statement really touched me and made me miss my family even more. Looking down to the name of the sender, I sat in silence as tears filled my eyes.

1. Who will usually write “To any service member” mails? (No more than 8 words)
2. Why did the author decide to answer some “To any service member” mails later? (No more than 10 words)
3. What set the author missing his own family? (No more than 5 words)
4. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph4? (No more than 6 words)
5. At the end of the story, why did the writer sit in silence and cry? Please explain. (No more than 20 words)

6 . 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

7 . 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

8 . 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.

9 . 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

10 . 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.