1 . Six months after my car accident, I was finally given the green light to return home. _______, that’s when the reality of the situation became clear to me. I had realized my life was now so _______, unable to use a phone or a TV remote and unable to feed or bathe myself. I couldn’t hold anything — a fork or spoon was too heavy to _______ up. I had lost my entire independence and now had to _______ on others for any help. The tables had turned _______ taking care of people for twelve years as a nurse assistant to now having people take care of me. It was difficult. I _______so much that I could fill up buckets with tears. I had _______ days. I didn’t want anything to do with this new life.

Yet I had no choice but to _______ it. No matter how difficult things were, I never gave up on my faith (信念).

Shortly after returning home, I could finally wiggle (摆动) a toe and scratch my nose. Those were important moments I’ll never forget. The little things we get used to so often _______ the most. Small victories are huge and important leaps.

In these past few years, I’ve made progress in my ________. I had to learn to be ________ with myself and to enjoy every moment going forward. I was decided to ________ again. Giving up was no longer an option (选择). I ________ hard in my recovery and still do to this day. Every day, I wake up and I thank God for another chance in this life. I’m now moving my legs and arms on my own, doing things like working out in a gym, swimming, yoga and acupuncture (针灸). All of this is turning the page from the impossible to the possible. I’m presently working to ________ my independence and mobility.

This ________ has been entirely life-changing for me, and every day I am struggling to improve my ________, quality of life, strength, and hopeful recovery from paralysis (瘫痪). My unshakable faith, ________ family, friends, and team encourage me to continue to work harder. I believe that this obstacle (障碍) is a(an) ________ to grow, become stronger, and keep on fighting to hopefully ________ someone else not to give up. Never give up on ________ . Never give up on hope.

1.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

2.

A．different

B．simple

C．similar

D．boring

3.

A．hang

B．give

C．make

D．pick

4.

A．turn

B．call

C．depend

D．live

5.

A．to

B．from

C．up

D．around

6.

A．laughed

B．cried

C．shouted

D．smiled

7.

A．dark

B．dangerous

C．puzzling

D．usual

8.

A．forget

B．accept

C．ignore

D．miss

9.

A．cost

B．last

C．matter

D．benefit

10.

A．injury

B．growth

C．career

D．recovery

11.

A．busy

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．patient

12.

A．walk

B．run

C．dance

D．jump

13.

A．studied

B．fought

C．thought

D．hit

14.

A．change

B．control

C．further

D．keep

15.

A．news

B．story

C．event

D．truth

16.

A．life

B．appearance

C．intelligence

D．health

17.

A．supportive

B．upset

C．tired

D．wealthy

18.

A．right

B．case

C．form

D．chance

19.

A．advise

B．encourage

C．order

D．affect

20.

A．friendship

B．kindness

C．faith

D．love

2 . Florence Nightingale was named after her birthplace, Florence, Italy. When she was almost a year old, she returned with her family to England.

Florence often helped her mother deliver(运送) food to the poor and sick.    1     Her family was shocked because nursing was not a respected profession.

But Florence was determined. She studied books on medicine. Later, she visited hospitals in France, Germany and Ireland and learned everything she could.    2    

In 1854, Britain was at war with Russia. Florence went to the British hospital in Scutari (now Üsküdar in Istanbul) and she was shocked. The hospital left men lying on the floor, and rats were running everywhere.    3     Many soldiers died before receiving help.

The doctors wouldn’t listen to Florence because they didn’t like the idea of women in army hospitals—until one day 500 unexpected casualties(伤亡者) arrived.     4     Florence made changes, making sure the men were washed and their injuries were cared for. Every night she would check the patients with her lamp.

When she returned home after the war, a fund had been set up in her honor. Many of the soldiers she had nursed had made contributions(捐款).Now she could set up the Nightingale Training School in London.

After years of hard work, Florence Nightingale saw cleaner and more cheerful hospitals.     5     All of this was because of the “lady with the lamp”.

A．Nursing became an honored profession.

B．There was no running water and no heat.

C．She knew she had much to learn about nursing.

D．Florence saw the soldiers’ health had improved.

E．As she grew older, she decided to become a nurse.

F．They soon realized that Florence knew what she was doing.

G．Upon returning home, she was an expert on hospital management.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. It’s said that in his childhood, he was very fond playing and afraid of difficulties, and made no effort in her studies. One day, in his way home after school, he walked by a creek and saw the old woman grinding a very, very thick iron rod. Being curious, he went to the old woman and ask, “Old grandma, why are you grinding this iron rod?” The old woman replied, “To making a needle.” At this moment, Li Bai felt more curious and asked again, “How can you grind such a thick iron rod that into a needle?” “Yes. I can. certainly can,” the old woman said. “If one works with constantly efforts, one can grind an iron rod into a needle.” Hearing how the old woman said, Li Bai was enlightened. Since then, Li Bai studied hard and made rapid progresses. Eventually he became a famous poet.

4 . The man who walked into Dave Cutlip’s tattoo parlor（纹身店）in Brooklyn Park. Maryland, in January was tough to miss. His face bore a gang（帮派）tattoo. The man sought Cutlip’s help in covering up his violent past. He was determined to turn over a new leaf. “I could see the hurt in his eyes,” Cutlip, 49, told The Washington Post.

Cutlip couldn’t help the man—the tattoo were too close to the eyes. But it got him thinking. Many young people get tattoos that they come to regret. A few can mark them for the rest of their days. Then they’re “always going to be a victim. ” said Cutlip. “If I can help, that’s my ultimate（最终的）goal. ”

Inking over a tattoo costs hundreds of dollars, and getting one removed by laser（激光）is even pricier. So Cutlip decided he would help by hiding racist or gang-related tattoos for free. He put the word out via Facebook: “Sometimes people make bad choices and sometimes people change. We believe there is enough hate in this world, and we want to make a difference. ”

One man, Casey Schaffer, showed up with the word “white” on one forearm and “power” on the other. He’d served a year in prison on drug charges, he told The Washington Post, and had joined a white group there because "they took care of me. I thought of it as paying them back. " But employers would take one look at the tattoos and turn him down. So he had Cutlip obscure（使不分明）one of the words with a heat and roses and tattoo an eagle over the other.

Cutlip has done nine such jobs, each of which took several hours. He told People that a client（顾客）let him know that he quickly found a job once his tattoo was obscured. Such victories inspired Cutlip to found the Random Acts of Tattoo project with three like-minded（志同道合的）tattoo studios from around the country, and now hundreds of clients are on a wait list. As he told National Public Radio. “If we can just erase hate, then we’re doing something. ”

1. What do we know about the man who had a gang tattoo?

A．His eyes were badly hurt.	B．He refused Cutlip’s help.
C．Tattoos covered all of his body.	D．He decided to start all over again.

2. How did Cutlip help Casey?

A．By coloring the tattoos.	B．By inking over the tattoos.
C．By changing the tattoos’ patterns.	D．By removing the tattoos by laser.

3. Why did Casey ask Cutlip for help?

A．To get employed.	B．To join another group.
C．To hide his anger at whites.	D．To please his current employer.

4. What can be inferred about the Random Acts of Tattoo project?

A．It’s a worldwide project.	B．It’s a co-founded project.
C．Its clients are like-minded.	D．Its clients don’t have to wait long.

5 . Losing a wallet is one of those careless acts most of us have come across, at some point or the other in our lives. While most of us tend to move on after mourning over the lost necessities, there are a few lucky ones who get them back, with the help of the police or the generosity of the person who finds it.

And then there is Hunter Shamatt, who not only got back his wallet but with some added happiness that was tagged along!

Hunter was on his way to attend his sister’s wedding on a Las Vegas-bound flight when he realized that he has misplaced his wallet, sometime during the journey. Hunter’s family reached out to the Frontier flight to enquire if someone had handed it over to them. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the missing wallet.

But wait. The story was far from over. Just a week after Hunter’s sister’s wedding, he received a package in his mail. And guess what? There was his wallet! Surprisingly, the wallet was not the only thing that was inside the package. It also had a handwritten note for Hunter which turned out to be a bonus! The piece of paper read,

“Hunter, Found this on a Frontier flight from Omaha to Denver — row 12, seat F wedged between the seat and wall. Thought you might want it back. All the best.

P.S. I rounded your cash up to an even $100, so you could celebrate getting your wallet back. HAVE FUN!!!”

Moved by the touching gesture, Hunter’s mom, Jeannie Shamatt, decided to write a post on Facebook giving a detailed description of the incident. She also urged everyone to share the post as she would like to meet and greet the person behind the act of kindness, personally.

Now, thanks to the astonishing power of social media, the post finally reached the man behind the note. The man was identified as Todd Brown and it was one of his co-workers who made sure Jeannie Shamatt’s post reaches his colleague. Jeannie turned to Facebook again to thank Brown and his family for restoring her faith in humanity.

“I try to teach my children to do the right things in life, help people when you can regardless of the outcome. This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything. We hear a lot of bad news but not enough good news. I personally want to thank Todd Brown and his wife for restoring faith that there are amazing people out there.”

1. How did Hunter Shamatt get his wallet back?

A．Todd Brown sent it back.

B．The police mailed it back.

C．He found the wallet by himself.

D．The Frontier flight helped him get it back.

2. What things were found in the package?

A．A wallet and a tag.	B．A wallet and a note.
C．A note and a tag.	D．A mail and a tag.

3. How did Hunter’s mom feel after receiving the package?

A．Touched.	B．Uninterested.
C．Satisfied.	D．Confused.

4. What does the author intend to convey?

A．Friendship.	B．Freedom.
C．Kindness.	D．Justice.

6 . During the cold winter months of 2013, Shyam Bihari Prasad, an old retired man, moved to Vasant Kunj in New Delhi to live with his daughter. This elderly gentleman would visit the Hanuman temple near his home every morning, where he would often see several children standing outside, begging the people for food．

"These children have working parents who lock their homes when they go to work. They have to leave their children outside to look after themselves. Classes in the local government school start only at 10：00AM, so these children beg for food outside the temple before going to school", says Prasad．

One morning, Prasad bought biscuits from the shop near the temple gate for a few of them. When talking with them, Prasad learnt more about their school and the different classes the children attended. He also asked them some basic questions and realized they had no grasp of simple concepts in science and math, nor any knowledge of spelling and writing in English and Hindi. He asked them if they would like to study. After receiving a positive response, he promised to meet them on the pavement outside the temple the next day at 8:00AM. Ever since that cold winter morning in November 2013, these street children have had classes on the pavement outside the temple．

Several local residents take a keen interest in the classes as well, offering help when they have time. Madam Manju comes in to teach the children English, Brother Singh helps them with math, and Mandam Kirtika gives lessons in both science and math. There are others who donate books and some who buy snacks for the children．

Despite the noisy vehicles and passers-by, the children here are focused and eager to read and write. They didn't know how to sit or talk properly at first. Now they have changed and helped each other with their studies. Shyam Brihari Prasad has turned the lives of many of these children around. They are doing well in their school exams and are spending happy and fruitful mornings instead of begging on the street．

1. Why did the children wander around the Hanuman temple？

A．They were too young to go to school and had to kill time there．

B．The Hanuman temple was a good place for them to play and study．

C．Their parents lock their homes before their classes start．

D．They could get more food and money from people visiting the Hanuman temple．

2. What did Shyam Bihari Prasad do after discovering the children's situation？

A．He taught them on the pavement outside the temple．

B．He offered free biscuits to them at the temple gate every day．

C．He helped them with their homework after school．

D．He talked to their parents about their studies．

3. What does the author want to tell us in the fourth paragraph？

A．What subjects the street school offers．

B．How the local people help the street children．

C．When classes start at the street school．

D．What the street children's school life is like．

4. Thanks to Shyam Bihari Prasad, the street children____________.

A．behave better at school	B．enjoy helping strangers
C．hate reading books in the morning	D．can get full marks in exams

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My wife and I like watching plays, so we will go to the theater whenever we have time. But before we buy tickets, we would like to know if the play is good or bad. When a new play comes, we    1     (usual) read the newspaper to get information about it. Last week a new play was put on at the theater. The newspaper said it was very    2     ( interest ) so we decided to go on Saturday night. My wife took a long time to make her     3     (decide) about what to wear and we left our house a little late.    4    the time we got to the theater, the first act had already    5     (begin).After the play was over, we met some friends,    6     lived next to us several years ago. Then we went dancing. By the time we got home, it was about two o clock in the morning. I’m not used to    7     (stay) out so late and I was     8     (extreme) tired.

When I was younger, I did not have the money to go out for    9    evening like this. Though I can afford it now, I don’t have the energy    10     (enjoy) it。

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

3.错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

This year, our school called on us students to make a good use of our time and do some socially practice during the holiday, so I found a job and began to work in a small restaurant. I thought it was easy, and it turned out to be a hard one by a matter of fact. I spend the whole morning washing dish and setting tables. I didn't have lunch until it was two in the afternoon. After lunch, I immediately began to work again, does the same things until 11 pm. It took myself more than ten hours a day to work there! However, through the hard work, I've come to understand the value of hard work. I've also realized what difficult it is my parents to support the family. Therefore, I am now determined to study harder to repay my parents.

9 . A man died and was on his way to another____, either the Heaven or the Hell. He saw an extremely______palace half way and the owner of the palace______him to stay and live in the palace.

The man said, "I have been working______during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep ____any work."

The owner of the palace said, "_____, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There are a wealth of _____in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone______you. ____, there is______that needs to be done by you." Then, the man settled down in the palace.

At the beginning, the man felt very______at the rotation（轮流）of eating and sleeping. But ____, he felt a bit lonely and empty. So he went to the owner and complained, "It is____to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no______in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a______?"

The owner replied, "______,there is no job here at all."

After another several months, the man could not ____ the present life and went to the owner ____, "I really could not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would______to go to the Hell instead of living here."

The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously（轻蔑地）, "Do you think it is the Heaven here? It is______the Hell!"

1.

A．hospital

B．house

C．place

D．world

2.

A．splendid

B．mysterious

C．free

D．yellow

3.

A．forced

B．warned

C．invited

D．commanded

4.

A．hard

B．honestly

C．comfortably

D．heavily

5.

A．Apart from

B．without

C．besides

D．with

6.

A．If. Any

B．If possible

C．If necessary

D．If so

7.

A．jewels

B．food

C．books

D．money

8.

A．noticing

B．Asking

C．stopping

D．meeting

9.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．However

10.

A．Anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

11.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．mad

D．happy

12.

A．easily

B．gradually

C．confidently

D．carefully

13.

A．strange

B．enjoyable

C．relaxing

D．boring

14.

A．patience

B．trust

C．interest

D．curiosity

15.

A．job

B．way out

C．wife

D．partner

16.

A．Sorry

B．Cheer up

C．All right

D．Never mind

17.

A．handle

B．lose

C．bear

D．risk

18.

A．indeed

B．Already

C．Again

D．Always

19.

A．hope

B．expect

C．promise

D．prefer

20.

A．no longer

B．Actually

C．Also

D．still

10 . According to a Chinese saying, he who doesn’t reach the Great Wall of China is never a great man.

Growing up in Beijing I _______ historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However, I’d _____climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I, along with my friends, ________ for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more _______ than we had imagined. But we didn’t _______. It took us about two hours to finally _________ where we had wanted to get to.

As I ________ at the top of the Great Wall, I looked back at the waves of _______ walking to the top. At that moment, I saw an amazing ________ that would forever change my opinion on humans’ limits. I saw young couples carrying their children, walking __________ but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a ______ under the hot sun.

As I stood there, I began to _________ words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe Giraffes (长颈鹿), he/she would use words such as ________ and long-necked -But what about us? I took another look down below and my _________ began to gather, persevering (坚持不懈的), determined, and ________...As these words came into my mind, I ________ that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define (定义) us humans, but the _________ that we share.

I don’t know if I became a _________ man after returning from this _________ according to the Chinese saying, __________ I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.

1.

A．show

B．know

C．imagine

D．accept

2.

A．still

B．also

C．never

D．already

3.

A．waited

B．allowed

C．searched

D．aimed

4.

A．expensive

B．interesting

C．difficult

D．important

5.

A．break up

B．give up

C．keep up

D．look up

6.

A．reach

B．understand

C．clean

D．cover

7.

A．shook

B．stood

C．walked

D．lay

8.

A．children

B．sights

C．people

D．foreigners

9.

A．book

B．photo

C．future

D．view

10.

A．dangerously

B．slowly

C．worriedly

D．strangely

11.

A．break

B．tip

C．step

D．note

12.

A．care about

B．make up

C．tell about

D．think of

13.

A．healthy

B．tall

C．fat

D．scary

14.

A．thoughts

B．emotions

C．rules

D．plans

15.

A．funny

B．normal

C．strong

D．lazy

16.

A．worried

B．argued

C．feared

D．realized

17.

A．dreams

B．qualities

C．concerns

D．experiences

18.

A．boring

B．humorous

C．great

D．serious

19.

A．trip

B．country

C．vacation

D．risk

20.

A．but

B．as

C．unless

D．so