2 . One day, I was visiting Dubai, traveling with a few passengers in a bus. At our first stop, I got out to take some pictures. At our second stop, I noticed that I had _______ my shoulder bag at the first stop. The worst part was that my passport (护照), visa (签证), and other _______ things were inside that bag. I was very _______, as I had to return to India the next day.

During this process of searching for my bag, I came into contact with so many_______ whom I found to be involved in my situation and _______ to me. The tour guide helped me to locate a taxi _______ I could travel back to the first stop to find my _______. The taxi driver stayed with me for almost 3 hours. He gave me his mobile phone so that I could _______ others. He took me to the nearest police station and helped me in communicating with the _______. He gave me constant (不断的)________ words by saying, "Nobody loses their goods in our country; don't ________; you will find your bag."

A local man, who actually found my bag, ________ the bag and found a number to a travel agency(旅行社). He ________ them and sent his driver to a common place from where I could get my bag back.

There was real ________ inside me that day. I kept thinking of what would happen next. Could I find my bag ________? What would happen to me ________ my passport and visa? When I got my bag, I even wasn't able to say a ________ THANK YOU to all the people who helped me in such a(n)________ situation. I don't even know their ________. I will never forget their faces and their ________. The world needs more humans like them and I decided to try to become one of them.

1.

A．donated

B．forgotten

C．sold

D．ignored

2.

A．little

B．dangerous

C．useless

D．important

3.

A．delighted

B．lucky

C．scared

D．quiet

4.

A．strangers

B．brothers

C．colleagues

D．relatives

5.

A．harmful

B．strange

C．different

D．helpful

6.

A．for fear that

B．as if

C．so that

D．even though

7.

A．bag

B．watch

C．ticket

D．telephone

8.

A．stay

B．connect

C．meet

D．deal

9.

A．salesman

B．waiter

C．policeman

D．guider

10.

A．negative

B．positive

C．useless

D．doubtful

11.

A．worry

B．leave

C．complain

D．puzzle

12.

A．hid

B．recognized

C．threw

D．checked

13.

A．called

B．taught

C．criticized

D．praised

14.

A．happiness

B．fear

C．excitement

D．sorrow

15.

A．accidentally

B．casually

C．quickly

D．finally

16.

A．with

B．for

C．without

D．about

17.

A．sudden

B．long

C．simple

D．unique

18.

A．challenging

B．general

C．unbelievable

D．interesting

19.

A．addresses

B．characters

C．styles

D．names

20.

A．honesty

B．kindness

C．courage

D．sadness

3 . When my dad finally finished the triathlon (铁人三项)in Montauk, the crowd cheered. It showed me how his hard work paid off and it excited my_________ . I wondered whether a small boy of my size could _________ something like that. I found myself _________this out loud and my father overheard me. He _________me and said I could train with him.

Training with my clad turned out to be very_________. We would get up very early for a morning jog or go for a swim in the pool after school. After a few weeks of training, I _________ my first triathlon. Before the competition, I nervously waited for the_________.

When someone fired the gun. I was off,_________towards the distant buoy (浮标)that marked my turn. I finished the half-mile swim and ran towards my _________. I was dripping wet,trying to __________it. Once on the bike, I experienced an excitement specific to __________. I went through the transition zone and__________ my running shoes. At the start of the run part of the triathlon, my__________ already felt like they were made of cement (水泥).

For me, the real competition began during the run, because now I could see each competitor as a target. No matter my__________in the field, each racer was either following me__________ being followed. The run part of the race was in fact__________tolerance.

“Shut up, legs”, one of my favorite sayings, kept me from thinking about the__________feeling. Then I crossed the finish line. I took a breath and then began a(an)__________with the other finishers. The sense of__________was there for all of us.

Looking back, I remember the small boy on that day in Montauk who doubted whether he could__________it, like his dad. Now, that same boy is not only a huge fan, but also a training partner as well.

1.

A．pride

B．congratulations

C．concern

D．curiosity

2.

A．learn

B．deserve

C．achieve

D．organize

3.

A．saying

B．figuring

C．acting

D．leaving

4.

A．admired

B．encouraged

C．pushed

D．convinced

5.

A．unbearable

B．exciting

C．enjoyable

D．challenging

6.

A．learnt from

B．suffered from

C．signed up for

D．dropped out of

7.

A．signal

B．announcement

C．result

D．permission

8.

A．riding

B．walking

C．swimming

D．dashing

9.

A．bike

B．horse

C．destination

D．coat

10.

A．take off

B．get on

C．knock out

D．put away

11.

A．running

B．traveling

C．cycling

D．swimming

12.

A．kicked off

B．switched to

C．prepared for

D．polished

13.

A．arms

B．clothes

C．shoes

D．legs

14.

A．size

B．position

C．age

D．career

15.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

16.

A．breathlessness

B．thirst

C．stress

D．pain

17.

A．winning

B．nervous

C．burning

D．proud

18.

A．suggestion

B．celebration

C．impression

D．organization

19.

A．accomplishment

B．guilt

C．sorrow

D．participation

20.

A．join

B．move

C．prove

D．make

4 . A Teacher’s Lifesaving Call

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia Koch began what was only her second year as a first grade teacher in a virtual classroom.

One September afternoon a few weeks into the school year, she received a call from Cynthia Phillips, who was having technical difficulties with her granddaughter’s tools for online learning.

Koch immediately knew something was wrong with Phillips. The two women had spoken numerous times before, but Koch had never heard the grandmother sound quite like this. Her words were so jumbled that Koch could barely understand her, though she was able to make out that Phillips had fallen four times that day.

Koch called her principal, Charlie Lovelady, who assured her that he would call and check on Phillips himself.

Just like Koch, Lovelady could barely understand Phillips. He suspected she might be having a stroke—he recognized the signs from when his own father had suffered one. Lovelady was able to make out the word “kids” and immediately became concerned that Phillips’s two grandchildren, aged six and eight, were probably home alone with her—she   is   their primary guardian—and scared. Lovelady asked his office manager to send an ambulance to the grandmother’s home. Then Lovelady called two deans in the school district, to tell them what was going on, both of whom dropped everything and drove to the family’s home.

When they pulled up less than ten minutes later, the EMTs(急救人员)were treating Phillips while the two girls, looking visibly shaken, were outside with a neighbor.

The quick response from Koch and Lovelady saved Phillips’s life. She arrived at the hospital in time to get treatment and before chronic damage occurred.

“If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here,” said Phillips from her hospital bed about a month after her stroke.

Thanks to an extended stay in the hospital, she has regained most of the movement throughout her body except for one hand and a portion of her mouth, which affects her speech.

1. When did the story happen?

A．When Koch was in her first grade.

B．When the grandchildren were having online classes.

C．When Lovelady was with his own father.

D．When the EMTs were giving medical help to Phillips.

2. Why did Koch know that Phillips was in trouble?

A．Because Phillips’s voice sounded strange.

B．Because Phillips had seldom called Koch.

C．Because Phillips spoke a strange language.

D．Because Koch could not hear very clearly.

3. How did Lovelady know that Phillips might be having a stroke?

A．By calling the hospital for advice.

B．By visiting Phillips in person.

C．By recognizing the signs he knew.

D．By asking the office workers for help.

4. The underlined word “chronic” in Paragraph 7 may best be replaced by ____.

A．minor.

B．unknown.

C．obvious.

D．serious.

5. What is one of the bad effects the stroke left on Phillips?

A．She could not move about properly.

B．She could not speak clearly.

C．She could not have meals properly.

D．She could not use her hands as before.

5 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

I recently gave my adult class homework. The assignment was to “go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time”.

That doesn’t sound like a tough assignment, but most of the men in that group were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho（男子汉的）”.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. One of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.

He began by saying, “I didn’t feel that I had anyone to say those words to. But as I began driving home, I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’to. Five years ago, my father and I had a disagreement and never resolved it. We hardly spoke to each other.” “The next morning, I called my dad. When he answered the phone, I said, ‘Dad, can I come over tonight? I have something to tell you.’ I assured him it wouldn’t take long, so he finally agreed.”

“At 5：30, I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell. As luck would have it, Dad answered the door.”

“I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you’”

“His face softened, his wrinkles（皱纹）disappeared and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it.’”

“Dad and I hugged for a moment longer. I hadn’t felt that great in a long time.”

“Two days after that visit, my dad had a heart attack and ended up unconscious in the hospital. I don’t know if he’ll make it.”

“My message to all of you is this：Don’t wait to do the things that need to be done. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now！”

1. Why might the assignment challenge the students?（no more than 10 words）
2. What happened to the author’s student and his father five years ago?（no more than 15 words）
3. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 5?（no more than 5 words）
4. Why did the student’s father cry? （no more than 10 words）
5. What do you often do when you have disagreements with your parents? Please explain.（no more than 20 words）

6 . A small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…, spending money is nothing.

I felt too tired to think of any special gifts. Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets to protect their heads. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot potential, but losing like this could take the heart out of them." Justin loved kids—-all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to the inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1. Justin hated Christmas because________.

A．he thought Christmas makes no sense

B．he had a hard time choosing gifts

C．he spent too much money buying gifts

D．he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2. We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church________.

A．were well dressed	B．paid no attention to safety
C．feared Kevin's team	D．couldn't afford helmets

3. Justin felt sad mainly because the youngsters in the other team________.

A．didn't wear any helmets

B．were dressed in worn-out shoes

C．may lose confidence completely

D．failed in the match against his son

4. The underlined that in the last paragraph refers to________.

A．what the writer had done	B．the envelop on the tree
C．the note inside the envelop	D．the gifts the writer sent to church

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．A Church Gift	B．A Special Note
C．A White Envelope	D．A Christmas Card

7 . 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

In March 2019, when Sara Cook first got a letter in the mail telling her that someone had paid off a large amount of her medical debt, she simply couldn't believe it. Cautiously, she called the number listed on the letter. What she learned was that this was not a scam. It was 100 percent real.

A remarkable nonprofit called RIP Medical Debt had indeed paid $5,000 toward her bills. The organization didn't take care of all the debt she'd accumulated from several back surgeries, but the former nurse was still moved by the gesture. “I felt really loved and blessed,” she says, “knowing that complete strangers just did that out of the goodness of their hearts.

Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton do have good hearts. They're also former collection agents who have seen how heavy health-related debt has destroyed lives. “I never thought about all the hardship of the people who couldn't pay. Now I'm trying to find the people who need help.” said Antico. They got their money from individuals and charities that support RIP's mission.

RIP researches potential receivers based on three criteria. First, they look for people who make no more than two and a half times the amount established as the federal poverty level. Then they screen for those whose debt is equal to 5 percent or more of the gross income (总收入). Third, they look to see whether a person can pay off debts.

For the people who do qualify, RIP's help is life-changing. “After their letter, I realized that my life really wasn't so hard,” says Cook, “I may never be able to work as a nurse again but I can sit at the school library and help kids read or serve up food in the soup kitchen. When people do something out of the kindness of their hearts, sometimes they may wonder: Does it really make a difference? I want people to know that this has a positive impact.”

1. What does the underlined word in Para.1 most probably mean? (1 word)
2. What was Sara Cook's reaction to RIP Medical Debt? (no more than 2 words)
3. How did RIP Medical Debt get funds? (no more than 10 words)
4. What's the main idea of the 4th paragraph? (no more than 8 words)
5. What's your example of doing "kindness"? Please share. (no more than 20 words)

8 . 阅读短文，并按题目要求用英语回答问题。

Behind the band, there was a picture of a young man named Philip Hancock shown on the screen. And he was the reason they were all there. Hancock was a 27-ycar-old Australian who taught English in Chongqing. When he died in 2018 due to complications from diabetes, his parents followed his wishes and donated his organs with the help of the Red Cross Society of China’s Chongqing branch.

“I’m Philip’s liver”; “I'm Philip’s kidney”; “Philip’s eyes...”

The five people — a salesperson, a farmer, a former truck driver and two doctors introduced themselves onstage.

“Last year, Red Cross officials told me that Philip’s parents mentioned during an earlier memorial service that he loved music and dreamed of having his own band one day,” said former truck driver Chen Xianjun. Chen instantly wanted to form a hand in memory of Philip, and so did the other four receivers.

Since they had no music experience, they had to start from scratch. From learning the guitar to mastering the maracas (响葫芦) and faking on the drum they took time out of their busy lives to practice over the past year.

“Picking up a new instrument is certainly difficult at my age, but we have a clear goal in mind and are determined to achieve it.” said Mo Li, the 36-year-old real estate salesman.

Peter Hancock, Philip’s father, said after watching the bands performance that his biggest wish was for the five to enjoy their lives more. think Philip not only gave them a new life, but also some musical cells that enable them to appreciate beautiful melodies."

1. What do these five people have in common? (no more than 8 words)
2. What does the underlined part “from scratch” mean in English? (no more than 5 words)
3. What goal did these five people want to achieve? (no more than 10 words)
4. What was Philip’s father’s biggest wish? (no more than 8 words)
5. What inspiration do you get from the story? Please say it in your own words.(no more than 20 words)

9 . 阅读表达

Before entering college, I had heard so many stories about how stressful freshman year could get and that this would potentially be the most difficult experience I would ever have to go through. And yes, for the most part, those stories did live up to the reality.

In the first several months, I was urged to improve my social skills and to befriend people. Personally, there was a clear struggle on wanting to adjust and not simply adapt. Adapting required a change in behavior for the sake of fitting in and I didn't want that. Luckily and eventually, I was able to find my own group. It just required extra work and patience.

Naturally, there were academic obstacles that arose. The biggest one was my major. I was enrolled as a communication studies major. I chose it because it seemed like a safe haven. But I later discovered that it didn't actually fit my likes. After two quarters, serious thinking and several mini breakdowns, I switched to philosophy.

Ever since I was younger, I have known I wanted to work in the field. It has always intrigued me. To be honest, I've never had to read such challenging texts in my life, but I enjoy it. It pushes me beyond my limits in a good way. It introduces me to concepts and theories that I've never heard of. More importantly, it doesn't only make me more logical. It also makes me more empathic(有移情作用的)and understanding of others.

I eventually overcame the obstacles. As I recall it now, I'm thankful that the good always outweighed the bad. The good came in the form of new friends, significant learning and deepened self-understanding. As I head off to sophomore year, I plan to bring this good with me.

1. How was the author's freshman year in college? (no more than 5 words)
2. What troubled the author in his first several months in college? (no more than 10 words)
3. Why did the author switch to philosophy? (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean? (no more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of the author? Please explain. (no more than 25 words)

10 . Cards came for every occasion for Grandma. She even sent a card which was more of a _______to me when my cat died or when my relationship with somebody ended.

When I was young, I looked forward to _______ her birthday cards because of the check, the "gift" they contained. _______ , as I grew older, I realized the card itself was a(n) _______ gift, especially since her handwriting became spidery, a sign her illness was _______ .

She kept writing cards even the morning she died. Her wonderful nurses _______ them after she was gone. At her _______ , friends and family told us about the many cards they got from her. Her cards seemingly stretched further than I knew. We _______ that the volume of mail in the Postal Service was about to drop _______ after Grandma' s death. AS we dug into her possessions, we found notebook after notebook of ________ including many strangers', and album after album of cards she had received from others. She________ every card people sent. And that' s when I________ I would start sending cards, too.

When I grew up, I realized cards served a(n) ________ purpose in my life. When my mailbox is filled with ________   offers or even worse, bills, a personalized card is a breath of fresh air. The cards from my grandma were a ________ that she thought enough of me and I__________ the time she spent writing a card, sticking a stamp, and sending it out.

Now I like to ________ my friends by sending them birthday cards when they have even removed their birthdays from social media. And I usually pick out cards months in ________ for the persons on my list. A card is a good way to tell someone you thought about them, you________ them, and if nothing else, you just want to make them feel________ .

1.

A．burden

B．promise

C．comfort

D．claim

2.

A．receiving

B．sending

C．selling

D．buying

3.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．However

4.

A．precious

B．artificial

C．simple

D．traditional

5.

A．recovering

B．worsening

C．treated

D．controlled

6.

A．wrote

B．mailed

C．read

D．copied

7.

A．funeral

B．request

C．office

D．heart

8.

A．declared

B．warned

C．poked

D．suggested

9.

A．slightly

B．completely

C．hugely

D．randomly

10.

A．labels

B．timetables

C．accounts

D．addresses

11.

A．burned

B．threw away

C．gave out

D．saved

12.

A．decide

B．agreed

C．suspected

D．pretended

13.

A．imaginary

B．significant

C．impossible

D．meaningless

14.

A．junk

B．suitable

C．sweet

D．similar

15.

A．lesson

B．recommendation

C．reminder

D．command

16.

A．measure

B．appreciate

C．remember

D．check

17.

A．persuade

B．surprise

C．consult

D．instruct

18.

A．addition

B．consequence

C．order

D．advance

19.

A．observe

B．interview

C．value

D．challenge

20.

A．calm

B．fair

C．relaxed

D．special