1 . Byrd is in her eighth year of teaching at Wilder Elementary in Mansfield. She has taught fifth grader Fisher Croney every year since he was in kindergarten. Fisher _________ in the class by helping in Byrd's classroom whenever he has free time after class.

Byrd also _________ Fisher's mother, Shannon Croney, as an acquaintance. They would occasionally chat at their boys' baseball games. She had heard that Croney was having some _________ problems. In January 2019 Croney received a routine blood test and found her kidneys   (肾) were not _________ normally. After going through a string of tests, doctors could not figure what caused her kidneys to _________. But Byrd didn't know what the _________ was until she saw a Facebook post from Fisher around Christmas of 2019. It was _________ to help his mother find a kidney. Byrd did not _________ to help. In March, Byrd, learned that she and Croney were a close _________ .Even doctors were __________ that they were not related in blood.

Byrd was in the hospital for __________ in June. She was never __________ about the transplant（移植）. Actually, she felt honored that her donation enabled another person to live a totally __________ life. Today, both women are doing well. They are turning their __________ to another member of their community, who is also sick and __________ a kidney transplant.

1.

A．cuts out

B．stands out

C．looks out

D．turn out

2.

A．learned

B．admired

C．taught

D．knew

3.

A．family

B．behavior

C．communication

D．health

4.

A．working

B．growing

C．forming

D．beating

5.

A．miss

B．ache

C．fail

D．improve

6.

A．schedule

B．issue

C．offer

D．opportunity

7.

A．intended

B．allowed

C．persuaded

D．urged

8.

A．respond

B．hesitate

C．confirm

D．attend

9.

A．family

B．relative

C．neighbor

D．match

10.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．relieved

11.

A．operation

B．practice

C．recovery

D．training

12.

A．curious

B．anxious

C．certain

D．addicted

13.

A．normal

B．narrow

C．strange

D．dependent

14.

A．back

B．faith

C．attention

D．respect

15.

A．in favor of

B．in honour of

C．in memory of

D．in need of

2 . 语法填空

Once there lived a rich man    1     wanted to do something for the people of his town.     2     first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the center of the main road into the town, he placed     3     very large stone. Then he     4     (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.

    5     man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove     6    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     7     (say) to himself:   “The night     8     (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his     9     (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag ofmoney.

3 . During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.

Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.

It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.

Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.

1. Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?

A．Teach P.E in school.	B．Write some books.
C．Work at a hospital.	D．Take part in the Olympic Games.

2. In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?

A．Summer.

B．Winter.

C．Spring.

D．Autumn.

3. Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?

A．It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.

B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.

C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.

D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.

4. At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?

A．Basketball was already a worldwide game.

B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.

C．Basketball was an Olympic sport.

D．Basketball was still played using footballs.

4 . Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Green sea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"

Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. " "No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "

1. The old Black ________.

A．is dead	B．lives with his wife
C．went to a small village	D．worked in a shop

2. Jack lived with his mother ______he worked in the village.

A．before

B．when

C．after

D．so

3. Green sea is ________.

A．a big city

B．a small village

C．a town

D．a man’s name

4. Jack didn’t phone his mother because ________.

A．he had no phone	B．he was very busy
C．his mother had no phone	D．he went home every day

5. Jack’s mother was very angry because ________.

A．Jack didn’t want to ring her up

B．Jack had a telephone but she hadn’t

C．she didn’t know how to make a telephone

D．she didn’t know she couldn’t be called

5 . If there is one person who has left a deep impression on me，it’s my teacher，Mrs Pathak，who was my class teacher for three years. In my childhood，how I wished I had a mother or a sister like her. One moment she could be tough (严厉的) and strict，another moment caring and compassionate (富有同情心的)．

She always encouraged us to tell the truth. For instance，if one had not done the homework，he need not lie. She allowed us to make mistakes，saying we couldn’t be perfect all the time，but we should try.

Another thing she taught me early on was punctuality. She set a good example with her own behavior. She was always on time，so we students tried our best to be on time.

She surprised us with her sense of humour. Her classroom teaching was always humorous. After class，she talked to us and told us jokes.

We really felt free to ask questions and Mrs Pathak would give the answers. If she did not know—there had been some occasions (场合)—she would say so. We all then tried to find out the answers. Whoever came up with the answer was appreciated and given the due credit (应有的称赞)．Now I sometimes wonder whether Mrs Pathak was pretending just to encourage us to explore and find answers by ourselves.

1. According to the passage，which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Mrs Pathak?

A．Tough.

B．Humorous.

C．Compassionate.

D．Careful.

2. The underlined word “punctuality” in the third paragraph probably means “        ”．

A．being on time

B．being honest

C．being patient

D．being clean

3. In the author’s opinion，why didn’t Mrs Pathak give the answers to the questions sometimes?

A．Because she didn’t like answering the questions.

B．Because she didn’t know the answers to the questions.

C．Because she wanted the students to find them out by themselves.

D．Because she thought the students knew the answers already.

6 . I always dreamed of becoming a full-time writer. After two years as a salesman, I _______ my job and made up my mind to realize my _______ .No one could tell me whether I would succeed or not.I rented a basement and _______ to write.I had so many things to write because the enthusiasm（热情） was _______ in my heart.

After a year or so, _______, I began to doubt myself.I found it _______ to earn my living by writing.None of my novels were _______that year.But I _______ to follow my dream--even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of _______.I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the ________.

During the hardest period of my life, a friend came to see me and tried to________ me, “Come to our company, ________ we will pay you 2,000 dollars a month.” 2,000 dollars was really a big fortune at that time.It would enable me to live a ________ life.As the money was dancing in my ________, something cleared my senses.Hadn’t I dreamed of being a writer, a full-time writer?

“Thanks, but no,” I said ________ , “I’m going to stick to writing.”

Again and again, I said to myself, “I will be ________.People will love my novels.”

________ my first novel was published in 1991.I had the kind of success that few writers ever ________.

Twenty years have passed, but the effect it had on my life has ________.Now I often   ________ the time working in that cold basement.I will say, “Anyone with a dream and persistence will be successful.”

1.

A．took up

B．gave up

C．applied for

D．prepared for

2.

A．mistake

B．glory

C．dream

D．weakness

3.

A．turned down

B．settled down

C．bent down

D．looked down

4.

A．decreasing

B．failing

C．exploding

D．burning

5.

A．however

B．though

C．therefore

D．anyhow

6.

A．difficult

B．changeable

C．enjoyable

D．normal

7.

A．produced

B．attacked

C．ignored

D．accepted

8.

A．pretended

B．determined

C．waited

D．agreed

9.

A．anxiety

B．danger

C．failure

D．pain

10.

A．intelligence

B．reality

C．money

D．goal

11.

A．persuade

B．calm

C．warn

D．require

12.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

13.

A．healthier

B．poorer

C．better

D．simpler

14.

A．hand

B．head

C．pocket

D．wallet

15.

A．doubtfully

B．eagerly

C．firmly

D．willingly

16.

A．successful

B．faithful

C．sincere

D．generous

17.

A．Gradually

B．Suddenly

C．Actually

D．Finally

18.

A．experienced

B．admitted

C．designed

D．proved

19.

A．ended

B．weakened

C．changed

D．lasted

20.

A．hear of

B．think of

C．dream of

D．complain of

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

This story happened last February at my office. One day at noon, during lunch, one of my Italian co-workers expressed her wish to read The Little Prince,     1     classical French story in French,     2     (practise) and improve her French.

    3     she said kept ringing in my head the whole afternoon, and finally I decided to do something. In the evening, straight after work, I went to look     4     the book in a bookstore, imagining her     5     (react) when she was to discover it on her desk. So the next morning, I     6     (wake) up more joyful than ever before, motivated to arrive     7     (early) at the office than usual, so that nobody could see me leaving the gift.

This small gesture was     8     (real) rewarding to me. Not only the simple fact of giving the gift without     9     (expect) anything in return, but also the fact of putting myself in her place when she was to discover the gift     10     (lay) on her desk, and finally the influence that it could produce on her surroundings all day long, inspired a chain of sets or kindness.

8 . In 2012, Kim Stemple was a special education teacher and a solid performer in her age group in marathons. And then she got sick. After three years of tests and treatments, the doctors figured out she has a rare mitochondrial disease that is causing progressive mental and physical health to go worse. They told her there was no cure and that this disease would take her life.

Yet Stemple kept running and competing in marathons. One day she was training for the Rock “n” Roll Marathon in Las Vegas when she became too sick to travel. The usually outgoing Stemple sunk into disappointment. But then she received a gift — it was a marathon medal given to her by a friend.

Stemple hung the medal near her hospital bed and it was an instant conversation starter with doctors, nurses and anyone who came to visit. That medal pulled Stemple out of her disappointment. And that gave Stemple the idea to start We Finish Together, an organization devoted to connecting runners who wish to donate medals with those who might appreciate them. Stemple pens a handwritten note of encouragement on each of the medals she gives away. Recipients have included hospital patients, residents of homeless shelters and even doctors and nurses who care for the very ill. “This gives them a connection to someone,” says Stemple. “If they receive a medal, they know someone cares.”

Can a simple medal really make a difference? Joan Musarra said yes, who suffered from a serious disease. “I opened my package containing my new medal and the notes of positive, warm thoughts. I was really excited,” she wrote to Stemple. “It means so much to me to feel that I am not alone.”

1. What can we infer about Stemple before she got too sick to exercise?

A．She was doubtful.	B．She was courageous.
C．She was down-hearted.	D．She was optimistic.

2. What inspired Stemple to found We Finish Together?

A．The patients’ request.	B．The medals she won.
C．Her friend’s gift.	D．The encouragement from doctors.

3. How does Stemple’s organization help people in need?

A．By having chats.	B．By giving out recycled medals.
C．By contributing money.	D．By connecting their relatives.

4. Why did Musarra write the letter to Stemple?

A．To show the medal’s positive effect on her.

B．To discuss about their illnesses.

C．To relieve the symptoms of her illness.

D．To ask for another medal.

9 . That warm day was the only day of the week without rain.I opened the door,took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine.Suddenly,I noticed that the house near mine had been sold.An elderly lady was in front of the door,with some beautiful flowers beside her.I walked to her.She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

“Hi!My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady.She smiled back and said,“Hello,Karmen.I’m Kitty.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age.Later,I learned that she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her.From that day on,I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food.A year passed,and I considered her to be one of my best friends.

One day,I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door,but there was no answer.I knocked again,and she still didn’t turn up.So I let myself in,using the key she had given me.I checked her living room and then her kitchen.I finally went into her bedroom,and she was lying peacefully on her bed.Beside her there were two notes.One was her will(遗嘱),which said all that she had would be given to me.The other was a thank-you note.I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

Though several years has gone by,I still miss her deeply.Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house,I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

1. Through visiting the old lady,the author learned that the old lady 　　　.

A．disliked all her relatives

B．had no one to look after her

C．didn’t want to live with her family

D．was looking for someone to look after her

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The author didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The author got along very well with the old lady.

3. What does “turn up” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．appear	B．leave
C．try	D．change

4. In order to thank the author,the old lady decided to　　　.

A．give the author her favourite flowers

B．let the author know she was her best friend

C．give the author a key to her house

D．leave all that she had to the author

10 . When I was a little child, my parents divorced, making my mother a single parent.We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,“Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to do it badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school—walking on my own!

When the Great Depression（大萧条）occurred, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the family. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

My real change occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was angry that the second-class hotel charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I decided to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mother was one of my strongest supporters. We experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1. When Kemmons was a little child, what his mother usually told him was       ___.

A．funny	B．touching
C．fighting	D．encouraging

2. From the author’s view, who played the most important part in making him walk back to school again?

A．Mother.	B．Teachers.
C．Friends	D．Relatives.

3. According to the passage, what made Kemmons start a motel by himself?

A．His previous business success of various levels.

B．His terrible experience in the hotel.

C．His mom’s support.

D．His wife’s suggestion.

4. In your opinion, which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A．Modest, helpful, and hard-working.

B．Careful, helpful and beautiful.

C．Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

D．Strict, sensitive and supportive.