2 . 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。

Shivangi Pathak, a 17-year-old girl from a small town Hisar, has achieved another milestone successfully by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s    1    (high) point and tallest free-standing mountain in the world.

She    2    (complete) her mountain journey in just three days from 21st July and finished    3    24th July, 2018. Indian women are making country proud all over the world. At the “Roof of Africa”, Hisar ten Shivangi has    4    special message “saving our girls to save our future”,    5    she wants to share with every Indian to make them aware that nothing is    6    (possible) and women can overcome every battle    7    (easy) with her willpower.

Speaking on her Journey, Ms. Shivangi Pathak, popularly    8    (know) as The Eagle of Mountain, said “Women can achieve anything if they desire. There is nothing that female Indians can’t do. They are not the burden but the future of the country. Don’t stop on what you achieved    9    fight for more. ”

Shivangi Pathak has already held the title “The Eagle of Mountain” after    10    (climb) the Mount Everest in the month of May 2018 and become the youngest Indian to climb up Mount Everest from Nepal side.

4 . My mom has been and will always be my biggest inspiration. She is a single parent of eight, and I have no idea how she survived. Throughout the years, my mom has ________ many hardships which could easily make someone with little faith ________.

Even when doctors ________ if my little sister Jessica would live to see the age of 2, my mom never lost hope. After ________ visits to countless doctors, my mom decided to bring her home and make the best of my sister’s life ________ giving in to the bad results from different hospitals.

Jessica’s multiple hospital visits definitely upset her, but my mom never showed ________ of weakness. Her ________ helped Jessica through every tough time. No matter how confused Jessica was, my mom always made her feel as if there was nothing to worry about, which ________ Jessica to live the life of a normal child.

________, things began to take a turn for the worse. Around her 6th birthday, Jessica lost sight, which was caused by loss of sensation in her left arm at the age of 5. The doctor said that it could ________ be cured. The whole family were heartbroken and helpless. Once again, my mom found a way to ________ us all. She made it her job to let us know that she had a strong support system. She ________ her job and accompanied Jessica day and night, which helped contribute to her recovery ________.

My mom gets us to realize that no matter how ________ our life may appear, we have a strong ________ system. We are a family that will always be there for one another.

1.

A．mourned

B．defeated

C．warned

D．advocated

2.

A．delighted

B．embarrassed

C．ashamed

D．discouraged

3.

A．questioned

B．commanded

C．inferred

D．recommended

4.

A．numerous

B．limited

C．occasional

D．accurate

5.

A．in spite of

B．due to

C．apart from

D．rather than

6.

A．signals

B．predictions

C．signs

D．symbols

7.

A．innovation

B．strength

C．gesture

D．assessment

8.

A．prevented

B．persuaded

C．enabled

D．opposed

9.

A．Nevertheless

B．Consequently

C．Additionally

D．Hence

10.

A．frequently

B．ultimately

C．merely

D．barely

11.

A．blame

B．inspire

C．favor

D．respect

12.

A．put up

B．took up

C．gave up

D．broke up

13.

A．gradually

B．instantly

C．appropriately

D．automatically

14.

A．crucial

B．identical

C．tough

D．smooth

15.

A．forecast

B．resistance

C．entertainment

D．support

5 . When David Carter started to study art at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin in 1971, he had big dreams of becoming an artist or a writer. But his study came to a stop at 23 after he hurt his hand in an unpleasant event. He developed schizophrenia later and spent many years without a home.

Carter liked to spend time around UT, because he dreamt of being able to continue his study in the university and becoming a writer. After running into Carter many times, UT student Ryan Chandler decided to interview him for a project for the Daily Texan, the student newspaper of UT.

“I interviewed him on Austin’s homeless problems. After I heard his story, we kept in touch and really became friends. I learned he wanted to get back to UT, so I decided to help him,” said Chandler. “He had got 87 hours, very close to a degree. Now, with changing degree requirements, he only has 64 hours to go.”

With the help of Chandler, who worked with the university office, Carter was assigned an adviser by UT’s College of Fine Arts. “It’s the greatest gift I’ve ever received,” Carter said. “He did what had to be done to get me back to school, and I couldn’t have done it without him.”

After seeing a magazine article about Carter, a UT schoolmate decided to pay his tuition fees without telling Chandler his name.

Doug Dempster, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said in a statement, “David Carter’s decision to complete his degree is a testament to finishing well what was started, and stopped, even many years earlier. We welcome him back as we do many students each year whose education could not be completed easily. We’re going to help him through his remaining course work.”

1. What made David drop out of university?

A．Extreme family poverty.	B．His physical injury.
C．His critical mental illness.	D．His decision to pursue big dreams.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Carter often hang around UT because he suffered from serious schizophrenia.

B．Chandler decided to interview Carter to do a project on homelessness.

C．UT’s degree requirements remained the same over time.

D．Chandler was grateful to Carter for his help.

3. What’s Doug Dempster’s attitude towards David Carter’s decision to complete his degree?

A．supportive

B．opposed

C．indifferent

D．worried

4. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

A．No pains , no gains.	B．The longest journey begins with the first step.
C．God helps those who help themselves.	D．Never judge a book by it’s cover.

6 . It was a bitter winter morning in Kennewick, Washington. John Lunceford saw a crying child along his bus ________ to school. Tears rolled down the young boy’s cheeks as his bare hands and ears were ________ red because of the bitter cold. Lunceford took his ________ off, which he gave to the child, and said, “It’ll be OK.” “I’m a grandfather. No one wants a kid to ________ like that,” Lunceford said. His heart ________ because of the poor child, knowing the ________ winter was still lying ahead.

After ________ the kids off at school, the three-year bus driver and former U.S. Army soldier went to the ________ to buy ten sets of gloves and hats. He returned to the ________ and determined to find the boy. A school worker ________ Lunceford to the library, where the boy was studying with his class. There Lunceford ________ the boy with a new pair of gloves and a hat.

But the little boy was just the ________. Many other students would receive the ________ of their familiar bus driver. He announced to the students in the library that any child found without a hat or gloves along his bus route would be given a set.

One little girl ________ said she didn’t have a hat. As Lunceford ________ her a comfortable hat, he smiled and said, “I’ll take care of you, sweetie.”

1.

A．entrance

B．route

C．trip

D．duty

2.

A．generally

B．totally

C．merely

D．roughly

3.

A．gloves

B．glasses

C．overcoat

D．socks

4.

A．work

B．behave

C．wait

D．suffer

5.

A．lost

B．recovered

C．ached

D．changed

6.

A．latest

B．coldest

C．hottest

D．shortest

7.

A．sending

B．taking

C．rolling

D．dropping

8.

A．company

B．store

C．park

D．bank

9.

A．home

B．school

C．library

D．station

10.

A．fetched

B．invited

C．followed

D．guided

11.

A．disappointed

B．blamed

C．surprised

D．charged

12.

A．beginning

B．center

C．attention

D．end

13.

A．comment

B．prize

C．kindness

D．challenge

14.

A．jokingly

B．immediately

C．finally

D．obviously

15.

A．handed

B．promised

C．made

D．lent

7 . I was eleven years old, standing outside when I watched the house that I grew up in burn to the ground. A few minutes earlier, I was asleep in my nice, warm bed.

My grandmother’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and awakened her first. While I stumbled(蹒跚) around in the smoke and darkness, my brother ran from room to room quickly, waking everyone in the house. The house. however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire consumed(毁灭) it. We all made it outside before the flames destroyed every room.

I stood there shivering(颤抖) while the fire destroyed my hooks, clothes, and toys. I watched helplessly while my mum cried. I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we had lost all of our things.

As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my elder brother running to get help. I saw my grandmother and dad hugging together. I realised at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was important survived the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the things that were burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.

I still think of that fire in the night that helped me to become who I am today. It helped me to learn that the love we share is far more important than the things we have. Love others. Help everyone. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place.

1. Who found the fire at first?

A．The author himself.	B．The author’s grandmother,
C．The author’s mother.	D．The author’s elder brother.

2. Which word could best describe the author when he ran outside?

A．Calm.

B．Helpful.

C．Frightened.

D．Disappointed.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A．Lost things can’t come back.

B．Getting others’ help is necessary.

C．Material wealth isn’t the most important.

D．Lives must continue on if we lack love.

4. What happens to the author after the fire?

A．He plans to build a new house.	B．He is still what he used to be.
C．He only shares his love with his family.	D．He is ready to help those in need.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was a cold December, at the tail end of the Great Depression, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us kids on her own in our small community. My father had died five years earlier, leaving us worse off; we relied on social assistance to keep us clothed, and although our clothes were secondhand, we thought they were beautiful.

Looking back, I realized what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would tuck a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our soles were worn out. When we got home, Mum would have French toast ready for us. Our rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would move out right after Christmas on the first of January.

The holidays were fast approaching, and we were entitled to $25 for Christmas from social services. It was four days before Christmas. Mum said that instead of buying food, she was going to use the money to pay our back rent. That way we’d have a roof over our heads for a little while longer.

Then she told us that there would be no Christmas gifts.

What Mom didn’t know was that I had been selling Christmas trees, sweeping snow and doing part-time jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots —boots that weren’t patched; boots with no cardboard in it. I knew exactly which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch, Top-Genuine, Pierre Paris boots, and they cost $23.

The big day for getting my boots came on Christmas Eve afternoon. I was very excited as I hurried up the shopping center for it. On the way, I noticed a grocery store.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1

The Christmas lights and decorations held me, and I slowed my pace.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2

Once home, I piled the groceries on the porch (门廊) and knocked on the door.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . A few years ago, I was leaving where I worked only to find a baby goat (山羊) at the end of the driveway. I _________ someone dumped (遗弃) him over the fence. The _________ was visibly nervous but stood perfectly still as I approached.

I’m an animal _________ and I’ve brought home dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and fish, but never a goat. The tiny kid was too adorable to _________. I named him Quincy, and bottle-fed him in my bathroom.

Quincy proved to be quite intelligent. When he was about a week old, I _________ my fingers on the bathroom floor and said “Lie down.” I was amazed when he _________.

A _________ study—Quincy learned to lie down, bow, and turn in a circle in no time. He knows the name of everything I feed him, and even joins us for trips to the dog park.

I love to train animals and often take my dogs to shows where they can perform their tricks. Quincy did his first _________ when he was just six weeks old. He knew only a few _________ then, but he did them perfectly and __________ misbehaved or got nervous in front of the crowd.

Now he has a whole performing list: He’ll shake hooves (蹄子), come when __________, wave, smile for the camera (“Say cheese!”), and more. Quincy and my dogs __________ regularly at schools, nursing homes, and charity events. Quincy can even “read” his tricks off cue cards, which always earns the most __________.

It’s hard to believe that the goat kid __________ wanted turned out to be one of the smartest and most good-natured animals I’ve ever had. He’s by far the __________ of my bunch—just don’t tell the dogs!

1.

A．knew

B．evaluated

C．saw

D．figured

2.

A．owner

B．dog

C．kid

D．stranger

3.

A．lover

B．watcher

C．professor

D．hunter

4.

A．insist

B．resist

C．adopt

D．acknowledge

5.

A．tapped

B．swung

C．stuck

D．raised

6.

A．looked down

B．calmed down

C．broke down

D．dropped down

7.

A．slow

B．rewarding

C．quick

D．disappointing

8.

A．duty

B．greeting

C．show

D．service

9.

A．trips

B．tricks

C．patterns

D．examples

10.

A．never

B．only

C．still

D．often

11.

A．ignored

B．called

C．warned

D．blessed

12.

A．perform

B．practice

C．play

D．stretch

13.

A．money

B．respect

C．applause

D．sympathy

14.

A．anybody

B．somebody

C．everybody

D．nobody

15.

A．oldest

B．sharpest

C．rarest

D．kindest