1 . “Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr Williams______his little boy by the hand, and said _______to him, “Come, my son. I want to show you _____ in the garden.”

Harry walked into the garden with his_______, who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be ______about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are ______, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good ______. Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

Mr. Williams then______Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you ______Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such______looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as_____ as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!”

“_______are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they______. I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them______”

“ Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds_______it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams   ____, “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be   ____ cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your ______may have good seeds and _____ plentifully. Now which would you_____, to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

1.

A．grabbed

B．pulled

C．took

D．punished

2.

A．loudly

B．secretly

C．kindly

D．politely

3.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

4.

A．mother

B．father

C．sister

D．brother

5.

A．made

B．changed

C．seen

D．planted

6.

A．growing

B．moving

C．shaking

D．dancing

7.

A．result

B．harvest

C．match

D．present

8.

A．forced

B．led

C．followed

D．ordered

9.

A．think of

B．look at

C．hear of

D．deal with

10.

A．ugly

B．poor

C．dirty

D．fine

11.

A．high

B．long

C．deep

D．wide

12.

A．When

B．Why

C．Where

D．How

13.

A．pleased

B．stayed

C．left

D．belonged

14.

A．ahead

B．afterward

C．forward

D．outside

15.

A．as

B．or

C．if

D．so

16.

A．required

B．answered

C．announced

D．explained

17.

A．carefully

B．correctly

C．gently

D．slightly

18.

A．school

B．family

C．mind

D．dream

19.

A．produce

B．develop

C．decrease

D．drop

20.

A．find

B．support

C．know

D．prefer

3 . I had a picnic one day with my sister. We both like to ride her motorcycle and that day we rode it to the nearest park. We bought some coffee and cakes, and then we enjoyed our food. Within a few hours, the sky changed and looked ready for a heavy rain. We packed everything and were ready to go. My sister, who was sitting on a bench suddenly was very still and couldn't talk to me.She couldn't move. Her eyes were rolling and she was about to lose consciousness(知觉). I held her in my arms and asked if she wanted to rest. She didn’t answer and only said“Sorry.”

It started to rain and I didn't know what to do. She was fighting to stay aware but her skin was pale and her eyes were acting strangely. Suddenly, from nowhere, a woman on a bicycle appeared. wearing a raincoat." She isn't looking good. Do you want me to call an ambulance(救护车)?”“Yes, please,yes!”I begged.

She did. Struggling with the rain, she managed to call some policemen, who quickly helped me carry my sister to a safer place. The ambulance arrived and we went to a hospital where she was treated in time and she came to life the next morning after some rest and medical help.

An interesting fact was that I guessed the woman in the raincoat was a doctor or a nurse. I later learned from one of the police officers who told me: “No.She was an ordinary person who took some courses on emergency situations(紧急情况).”

I am so grateful that she appeared exactly at the moment I don’t know why or how .I didn’t even get the chance to say thanks to her.

1. What happened when the author and her sister were ready to go?

A．They had a fight.	B．The sister fell ill suddenly.
C．They were caught in the rain.	D．They had difficulty packing things.

2. How did the woman help the author?

A．By giving first aid to her sister.	B．By protecting her sister from the rain.
C．By carrying her sister to the hospital	D．By asking for emergency medical help

3. Why did the woman call the policemen?

A．To keep order in the park.

B．To send the sick girl to hospital.

C．To carry the sick girl to a safer place quickly.

D．To carry the sick girl onto the ambulance.

4. What was the author's main attitude towards the woman?

A．Thankful	B．Friendly
C．Doubtful	D．Admirable

5 . Last year，my oldest son Matthew went off to college. Things at home were not as“busy”as they used to be. We still had our 15-year-old son Gabriel with us，but we missed having Matthew around.

My wife soon had a crazy idea. “Let’s get a dog. ”she suggested. I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the idea，but I agreed. I mean，what better way to replace a kid that has gone off to college than to get a dog.

When we got to the animal shelter，it seemed like every dog was a pit bull(比特犬). I'd had many bad experiences with pit bulls as a child，so I didn’t want to take one of them home with me.

While I walked along the rows and rows of cold metal cages，a dog caught my eye. He was scared，and looked like he’d given up on life. There was only one problem：he was a pit bull.

As he looked at me with his big，beautiful eyes，I could see into his soul. I could see how scared he was and that he just wanted a happy life. I couldn’t just walk away—I had to at least go over and look at him. I approached his cage，and he just sat there，looking at me. I stuck my finger through the hole in the cage and petted him on the head. I expected him to get mad，but he didn’t.

I knew that this dog had never felt love before，and that he was enjoying every bit of the love I could give him in that moment. Tears began to stream down my face because I felt everything that this poor creature was feeling right then. He just wanted to be loved；he just wanted a home and a family.

It’s been a year since we took the dog home，and our lives have been changed forever.

Now，his favorite thing to do is give us kisses with his giant tongue every morning. He is always there to greet us when we come home with a huge smile. He’s shown us more love than any other living creature on Earth ever had before. And every time I look into his eyes I see love，compassion(同情)and gratitude—things I never thought that a pit bull was capable of feeling.

1. Why did the author’s wife want to get a dog?

A．Because she likes pit pull.

B．Because she thought it was a crazy idea.

C．Because she wanted the dog to replace her kid.

D．Because their kid went to college.

2. Which word has the similar meaning to the underlined word“thrilled”?

A．Accepted.	B．Excited.
C．Frightened.	D．Delighted.

3. What was the author and his wife’s life like with the pit bull?

A．They missed having Matthew around even more.

B．They found it hard to get along with him.

C．They lived a life full of love.

D．They regretted adopting him.

4. What is the main purpose of the article?

A．To share a warm story about adopting a pet.

B．To stress the benefits of keeping a pet.

C．To suggest people keep a pet of their own.

D．To give advice on how to keep a pet.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
续写的词数应为150左右。

My husband, BJ, and I knew our cat, Willow, was beautiful, but we didn't realize she had attracted a friend until the day there was an orange cat sitting on our patio（露台）staring in. He just sat there and was satisfied to watch Willow walking in the house and playing with us.

Day after day, he was there. Then one day, BJ and I decided that it was time to have a talk with the orange gentleman. He opened the patio door and the cat walked into the house naturally as if he knew we allowed him to get in. Then he played with Willow in the house. Both of them had a happy time.

How could he wait patiently on our patio for such a long time? We were surprised by his courage and patience. Every day, the cat would show up, spend the day with us, and then meow（猫咪咪叫）by the door to be let out at night. We had a responsibility to help him open the door and let him go-after all, he wasn't our cat. He was nobody's cat as far as we could tell. He had no collar（颈圈）or tag. I didn't remember how long we had waited before we admitted to ourselves that he was our cat. Then we bought him a collar, tagged him as Buster and added our phone number and address. However, a few days later, we received a call from our neighbor. We weren't home so she left a message.

“Hi, Darlene. I think you have my daughter's cat. Call me when you get this message.”

I was very surprised when I heard the message. I didn’t even know that her daughter had a cat. I only saw her walk dogs before. BJ and I were very upset.

Paragraph 1:

When I called her back, the story of the cat was so funny that I forgot how upset I was.

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Paragraph 2:

The next day, the neighbor's young daughter came over to collect her cat

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7 . Several years ago, when I was living in New York. I decided it was time to get my middle-aged self-back in shape. The gym near my house was tiny. I was the _______ person there and I felt _______ as I did my push-ups（俯卧撑）among all the big and robust guys. However, nobody really seemed to notice me. So I continued showing up, because I could tell I was making _______ — I was getting stronger than before.

One day, I was on my _______ machine — the assisted pull-up machine. I enjoyed it because it was not so hard for me. I had just _______ a set when a huge guy walked up to me and asked, “Why are you always doing assisted pull-ups? ” I looked at him, feeling so _______ that I tried to search for an answer. "Because I can't do real ones," I finally _______ .

"You can. You are strong, “he said with a big smile. "Get over here, and I'll _______ you.”

We walked over to the "real pull-up bar, and then he _______ how to do it. He watched me carefully. Then he told me to come back the next day and continue to try a real one. So I did. “Keep practicing, " he told me. "By the end of the month, you’ll be ________ to do four or five."

After that day, I started to love going to that gym. I was ________ the weakest one there, but I could do pull-ups: First two, then nine. When I stopped ________ looking foolish, I started asking others in the gym questions.

There were teachers everywhere in that gym as long as I was willing to ask for ________ . By the time I ________ New York, I had been certified （认证）as a personal ________, so I could teach other women what I'd learned in that gym.

1.

A．heaviest

B．weakest

C．oldest

D．shortest

2.

A．out of place

B．out of shape

C．out of order

D．out of trouble

3.

A．sense

B．history

C．progress

D．differences

4.

A．new

B．personal

C．typical

D．favorite

5.

A．designed

B．finished

C．imagined

D．selected

6.

A．embarrassed

B．guilty

C．desperate

D．pitiful

7.

A．quit

B．realize

C．nodded

D．admitted

8.

A．persuade

B．show

C．promise

D．defeat

9.

A．explained

B．repeated

C．reviewed

D．learned

10.

A．ready

B．willing

C．eager

D．bound

11.

A．yet

B．still

C．ever

D．never

12.

A．talking about

B．hoping for

C．worrying about

D．caring for

13.

A．choices

B．cooperation

C．challenges

D．guidance

14.

A．forgot

B．left

C．reached

D．missed

15.

A．trainer

B．conductor

C．advisor

D．lead

8 . Luther Younger is a 99-year-old loving husband. His wife came down with cancer nine years ago, and doctors __ she'd have just five years to live. ____, the couple have remained strong.

Over the last nine years, Luther takes a six — mile ____ every day to visit his wife in the hospital. He always stays by her side, encouraging her, showering her with ____, and their daily kiss. Luther could get a ride or even take the bus, but he ____ to walk the whole journey to help clear his mind and to ___everything about his wife. Passersby often recognize Luther and stop to offer him a ride, but he __ their kindness. His daily walk is __ of how much he loves his wife.

Luther's daughter hoped he could ___accept rides, especially on extremely hot and snowy days, but Luther __ walking himself so she just lets him have it his way.

__ walking six-miles each day in the heat and snow would be too much, when you've walked through ____ with someone, what's another six miles? Luther is always ____ to leave his love before returning home, but he knows that each tomorrow, ___the weather, he will be on his way again. He can't bear to live a single day without ___his wife.

1.

A．reported

B．imagined

C．advised

D．thought

2.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

3.

A．drive

B．walk

C．ride

D．flight

4.

A．relief

B．trust

C．love

D．sympathy

5.

A．agrees

B．hesitates

C．fails

D．prefers

6.

A．recall

B．suspect

C．ignore

D．discover

7.

A．dislikes

B．corrects

C．declines

D．considers

8.

A．motivation

B．proof

C．trial

D．origin

9.

A．actually

B．gradually

C．finally

D．occasionally

10.

A．insists on

B．turns to

C．sets about

D．takes up

11.

A．Because

B．If

C．While

D．Until

12.

A．life

B．growth

C．marriage

D．adulthood

13.

A．grateful

B．sad

C．eager

D．guilty

14.

A．thanks to

B．rather than

C．apart from

D．regardless of

15.

A．supporting

B．mentioning

C．seeing

D．calling

9 . An eight­year­old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her _______mother with desperation (绝望)，“Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” The little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She _______ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she _______her way six blocks to the local drugstore (药店).

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It's for my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He's really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle. His name is Andrew and he has something _______ growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don't _______ miracles here, child. I'm sorry.” the chemist said, smiling _______ at the little girl. In the shop was a _______ customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother _______?”

“I don't know,” she replied. “He's really sick and daddy says he needs a(n) an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought my _______.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents, but I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents—the ________ price of a miracle for your little brother. ________ me to where you live. I want to see your brother and ________ your parents.”

That well­dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation in the hospital was completed without ________ and it wasn't long before Andrew was ________ again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost—one dollar and eleven cents plus the ________ of a little child.

1.

A．helpless

B．hopeful

C．tearful

D．kind

2.

A．drew

B．poured

C．put

D．pulled

3.

A．followed

B．found

C．took

D．made

4.

A．extra

B．small

C．bad

D．impossible

5.

A．sell

B．offer

C．have

D．store

6.

A．gently

B．sadly

C．strangely

D．coldly

7.

A．well-dressed

B．kind-hearted

C．well-behaved

D．good-looking

8.

A．have

B．care

C．need

D．like

9.

A．savings

B．wishes

C．ideas

D．suggestions

10.

A．same

B．exact

C．proper

D．necessary

11.

A．Show

B．Help

C．Follow

D．Take

12.

A．help

B．meet

C．persuade

D．encourage

13.

A．difficulty

B．delay

C．charge

D．result

14.

A．happy

B．well

C．strong

D．home

15.

A．cleverness

B．faith

C．courage

D．devotion

10 . I was watching my kids play on the sidewalk when I looked up and saw a crow sitting on the telephone wire. The crow sat with its head turned to one side， observing us with one friendly black eye.

I'm not a bird expert or a birdwatcher， but crows intrigue me. Since that day， I have become friends with the neighborhood crows， and I've learned a thing or two along the way.

The best way to introduce yourself to a crow is by feeding it. I'm sure there are other ways to go about it， but the easiest and fastest way to a crow's heart is food. Some may argue that a crow is a wild animal and by feeding it， you encourage the unnatural dependence. And to most wildlife， this is an excellent philosophy. But crows and humans have been living side by side for centuries， and researchers like Marzluff and Angell， who wrote In the Company of Crows and Ravens， point to many examples of cultural co﹣evolution （共同进化） between us. It's been a rather symbiotic （共生的） relationship for quite a while.

Certainly， humans' and crows' lives and histories have become closely related. I moved to this neighborhood in this small city 5 years ago. I'm relatively new here， but the crows in my neighborhood may have lived here for many years. They've watched people come and go for years ﹣ people who may have watched them right back.

So anyway， we're neighbors， and feeding is the neighborly thing to do.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "intrigue" in Paragraph 2？

A．Dislike.

B．Interest.

C．Surprise.

D．Frighten.

2. What does the author think is the easiest and fastest way to let the crows like you？

A．To play with them.

B．To make friends with them.

C．To give food to them.

D．To watch them closely.

3. We can infer from Paragraph 3 the purpose of the author is to .

A．develop a philosophy

B．introduce a book

C．correct people's ideas

D．share personal experience

4. What's the author's attitude toward the relationship of man and crows？

A．Positive.

B．Unclear.

C．Doubtful.

D．Indifferent.