1 . Many years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was unable to do a steady job. He fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.

One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.”At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: “Thank you for helping me walk.”

My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctor, and my dad—who died just a few months after the little girl gave the picture—loved every single child in that hospital.

1. The author’s father worked at the local hospital to_______________.

A．make his serious heart condition less serious	B．keep himself occupied and pleased
C．realize his childhood dream	D．earn money to pay for treatment

2. How did the author’s father help the paralyzed little girl?

A．He helped her practice walking.	B．He visited her and made a toy for her.
C．He showed her she could still do things.	D．He painted special pictures for her.

3. According to Paragraph 3, the paralyzed girl _______________.

A．eventually became a unique painter

B．was sent home and never seen again

C．gradually recovered and walked

D．sent the author’s dad a picture painted with her mouth

4. What message does the passage mainly convey?

A．It’s better to give than to receive.

B．A sick person should not focus on his disease.

C．Volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do.

D．Love can sometimes bring great results.

2 . Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more ______, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ______ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often ______ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ______ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David ______. I can still remember he was always ______ a smile and willing to help. He always ____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He _____ just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly _____ home.

Weeks passed and the______over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of _____ before the holiday break. I smiled in ______as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ______standing by my desk.

“I have something for you” he said and ______ from behind his back a small box.______ it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my ______   saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’ s _______”

“Oh no, it isn’t” said David. “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes ______ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given _____to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ______ the little empty box set on my desk.

1.

A．serious

B．courageous

C．anxious

D．cautious

2.

A．warning

B．ringing

C．calling

D．yelling

3.

A．wondered

B．scolded

C．realized

D．learned

4.

A．modestly

B．naturally

C．inappropriately

D．inaccurately

5.

A．popular

B．upset

C．funny

D．special

6.

A．wearing

B．delivering

C．expressing

D．sharing

7.

A．practised

B．wandered

C．studied

D．stayed

8.

A．should

B．would

C．might

D．could

9.

A．aim at

B．turn to

C．head for

D．put off

10.

A．argument

B．excitement

C．movement

D．program

11.

A．school

B．year

C．education

D．program

12.

A．control

B．return

C．vain

D．relief

13.

A．weakly

B．sadly

C．quietly

D．helplessly

14.

A．searched

B．pulled

C．raised

D．found

15.

A．Handing

B．Holding

C．Sending

D．Leaving

16.

A．delight

B．expectation

C．appreciation

D．surprise

17.

A．cheap

B．empty

C．useless

D．improper

18.

A．as

B．until

C．because

D．though

19.

A．advice

B．support

C．attention

D．command

20.

A．from

B．towards

C．over

D．behind

3 . Reggie couldn’t hear a thing. He was a____boy, but he had been born deaf.   He was well-known to everyone in town, and they were all____him. Unfortunately, though, he____seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children worried they would____him, and that maybe because he wouldn’t hear the ball being hit in his____. Adults acted like he was unable to____them, as though he was some kind of baby.

His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be____. Michael’s father was the town’s mayor(市长), and Michael____to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should offer one day as a ____to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs(耳塞).

People liked the____. The day became known as The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their____, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with____and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how____life was when they couldn’t hear anything.

On that day nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a____person. This meant he could be____just like any other boy, and people saw a whole new side of____. Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual____, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were____by his intelligence and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem.   They____that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to____. That was the only difference.

1.

A．wealthy

B．poor

C．brave

D．normal

2.

A．close to

B．fond of

C．strict with

D．thankful for

3.

A．seldom

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

4.

A．hurt

B．cheat

C．punish

D．shock

5.

A．home

B．direction

C．classroom

D．car

6.

A．understand

B．encourage、

C．protect

D．support

7.

A．worked

B．changed

C．acted

D．prepared

8.

A．learned

B．prepared

C．helped

D．managed

9.

A．holiday

B．term

C．week

D．journey

10.

A．excuse

B．course

C．idea

D．game

11.

A．clothes

B．hands

C．rooms

D．ears

12.

A．victories

B．meals

C．jokes

D．lessons

13.

A．dangerous

B．difficult

C．short

D．useless

14.

A．stupid

B．deaf

C．rude

D．negative

15.

A．treated

B．taught

C．comforted

D．fed

16.

A．him

B．themselves

C．itself

D．them

17.

A．words

B．telephones

C．tools

D．gestures

18.

A．frightened

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．amused

19.

A．proved

B．reported

C．remembered

D．realized

20.

A．watch

B．eat

C．communicate

D．walk

4 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Rise After Falling

A father was worried about his son,     1     was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk(僧侣)     2    (train) his boy.

The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months.     3    , you can’t come to see him during this period.”

Three months later, the boy’s father     4    (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an     5    (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “    7     do you think of your child?”

“What a shame!” the boy’s father said, “I never thought he would be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I needn’t have him stay here any     9    (long)!

“I’m sorry that that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     10    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

5 . 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。文中有10处语言错误。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（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
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。

Recently I sent a postcard to my sister who was living in other town. My sister didn't receive them and l was wondering why. Then one morning the postman brings a letter for me. It was from a girl who name I had never seen before.I looked the address and suddenly I realized what had happened to my sister's postcard. This girl lived in the same town and street as my sister, and in a different house.I must have written the wrongly address on the postcard. She explained in a letter that I had put my address on the card so that she decided to write to me.1 wrote back to her and quickly we became good fiiend.

6 . An old woman was sitting outside an ice-cream shop with dirty clothes and rough hair. She got ____ and walked, but it seemed quite ____, her legs shivering(颤抖)and her eyes showing deep sorrow of being left alone and homeless.

I did not ____ an ice cream, so I was outside the shop, ____ her, while my family went in. Her legs were weak and trembling. I saw her difficulties and came up to her with 10 dollars in my ____ and handed it over to her. She was so ____ and started blessing me instantly.

I wanted to talk with her as that seemed very important ____. I asked about her ____. She said there was no one, and that all died one by one, with tears in her eyes.

“Where does she live?” I ____. The response was quite ____. I noticed her “luggage”, two plastic bags, containing her ____. At this point, I gave her my ____, smooth stole(披肩). It was bright yellow and looked new.

But she was not ready to accept ____. She was worried about my feeling cold for a few minutes before I got home. She finally ____ the stole and covered herself, when I insisted. She was ____ me even more. I checked my bag and kept giving anything that I thought she could use. How grateful she was! At this moment, I saw change in her　____　state of mind. By this time, she seemed calm and ____. And so did I.

The look of ____ and hopelessness was transformed. She looked at the people who passed by us with more ____ in that moment.

I realized it was my small kind act ____ had counted a lot to the old woman.

1.

A．out

B．over

C．up

D．off

2.

A．funny

B．interesting

C．attractive

D．difficult

3.

A．taste

B．touch

C．serve

D．want

4.

A．watching

B．leading

C．ignoring

D．reporting

5.

A．pocket

B．bag

C．hand

D．luggage

6.

A．angry

B．thankful

C．strange

D．cautious

7.

A．as well

B．in all

C．so well

D．at all

8.

A．friend

B．habit

C．career

D．family

9.

A．replied

B．claimed

C．wondered

D．stated

10.

A．different

B．obvious

C．serious

D．weak

11.

A．belongings

B．goods

C．clothes

D．books

12.

A．worn

B．rough

C．special

D．warm

13.

A．one

B．it

C．those

D．them

14.

A．brought

B．got

C．took

D．carried

15.

A．calming

B．supporting

C．blessing

D．helping

16.

A．common

B．emotional

C．conventional

D．unique

17.

A．content

B．convenient

C．appropriate

D．available

18.

A．desperation

B．expression

C．confusion

D．devotion

19.

A．doubt

B．confidence

C．regret

D．carefulness

20.

A．since

B．that

C．when

D．which

7 . I was selfish as a teenager．I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs．I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college．I let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination．This didn't change even when I went to college either．I studied hard but only to make my own life better． Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness．

I married after graduation and decided to start a family．Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul．Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way．l found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people．In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me．

Still,I didn't give up on happiness．I knew that there must be a way to find it．I finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires．The answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born．I got a bottle and held him in my arms．As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes．I smiled and talked to him．Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love．I felt such peace and joy．At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness．

Carolyn Arends wrote："The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets．The more love you get, the more love you have to give．It just keeps growing." So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring. Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always．

1. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?

A．He often helped his brother with housework．

B．He studied hard for his family．

C．He was concerned about his family．

D．He put his own needs above others'．

2. What did the author realize after he suffered in life?

A．Spoiled people can't survive the hardship of life.

B．Spoiled people are never happy in life．

C．Life is cruel to spoiled people．

D．Selfishness is helpful．

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The author loved kids．

B．The author often fed his baby．

C．The author realized the importance of happiness．

D．When caring for his baby, the author got inspired．

4. Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．Loving Others, a Way to Happiness

B．The Elder One Grows, the More He Gets

C．Help Others, Help Oneself

D．Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life

8 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Lasa Bailey took her gloves off when     1    （take）her dog for a long walk on a winter day and didn’t notice anything until that evening. She was shocked when she realized her beautiful anniversary ring was missing. She     2    （hurry）back to look for it but couldn’t find anything. Her husband kept going on a website where people sell jewelry,     3     never found it.

All that changed, however, thanks to a recent Facebook post     4    （write）on their local police department’s page. A woman police officer posted, “If anybody knows of anybody losing a diamond ring, please contact us.” One of her friends read it and wrote on it “Lisa Bailey”.

The police station happened to find some unidentified     5    （jewel）in a local pawn shop (当铺) and took them away. When Bailey learned from her friend that her ring might     6    (find), she couldn’t believe it.

The police called Bailey and asked her to describe it. She sent a picture of it to     7     and then they asked if she could come to the police station. When the police officer in the station     8     had written the Facebook post handed her the ring the next day, she was very thrilled and started to tear up. She could wear her anniversary ring home where it belongs     9       (final) after three years’ wait.

Bailey’s husband had offered to replace the ring after it went     10     (miss), but she refused because she thought it wouldn’t be the same.

9 . Ruby’s Roses

I can well remember my neighbor Ruby and her husband Jack. One day, I was trying to _______a ball when I fell on top of Ruby’s rosebushes(玫瑰花丛). About ten of them were badly damaged. At that moment, I _______ we should have played our softball games elsewhere to _______hurting the roses.

Jack Junior, Ruby’s son, rushed out and _______, “Look what you’ve done to our roses! I’m going to fetch my gun and _______you!”

My sister and I told Mom what had happened. She put down sewing and walked out _______. While Mom examined the_______roses, Ruby slowly walked out .She looked_________. Ruby walked over to my mother and they stood looking at each other. We girls held our_______ .

Suddenly my mother ________and hugged Ruby. “We’re sorry about the ________ . The girls will replace them if we can’t fix them. In return for all the ________they’ve caused you, they’ll help you weed the roses this summer,” she said ________.

Ruby________at my mother through her tears. She said, “When my mother came from England, she________one tiny part of her favorite rosebush. That always________her of hometown.”

She paused(停顿)a minute, then said sadly, “My mother had a(n) ________touch with flowers. Over the years that one plant grew into all these bushes. ________she died, I’ve tried to keep them up.”

“We’ll be happy to help you ________them,” my mother said. “You know, some people say I have a magic touch with flowers, too.”

Soon both women were down on their knees talking and examining the damaged bushes together. A few weeks ________ , the plants all returned with vigor(活力).

1.

A．catch

B．miss

C．lose

D．return

2.

A．recognized

B．agreed

C．realized

D．remembered

3.

A．refuse

B．imagine

C．forbid

D．avoid

4.

A．whispered

B．screamed

C．argued

D．added

5.

A．hit

B．beat

C．shoot

D．defeat

6.

A．suddenly

B．carefully

C．slowly

D．instantly

7.

A．broken

B．damaged

C．sick

D．weak

8.

A．sad

B．happy

C．nice

D．patient

9.

A．hands

B．arms

C．breath

D．heart

10.

A．backed off

B．stepped forward

C．moved on

D．set out

11.

A．ball

B．gun

C．games

D．flowers

12.

A．stress

B．help

C．puzzlement

D．trouble

13.

A．gently

B．angrily

C．quickly

D．fluently

14.

A．glared

B．pointed

C．smiled

D．shouted

15.

A．took

B．brought

C．lifted

D．noticed

16.

A．reminded

B．informed

C．warned

D．explained

17.

A．magic

B．easy

C．skillful

D．experienced

18.

A．Although

B．As

C．Since

D．If

19.

A．pick up

B．pick out

C．care about

D．look after

20.

A．late

B．early

C．later

D．after

10 . When we don’t understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, and took out again. He wanted to say . “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter , and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

So you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

1. According to the passage, when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ______.

A．a waiter	B．a teacher
C．an Englishman	D．their hands, heads, and other parts of their bodies.

2. A Frenchman signed to the waiter_______.

A．to give him some medicine	B．to bring him a cup of coffee
C．to ask him for food	D．to tell him what he said

3. Another man saw the waiter, and put his hand on his stomach. He meant__________.

A．he had a stomachache	B．he was hungry
C．he was very thirsty	D．he was full

4. From this story we know_______

A．people can only understand the language of words

B．proper gestures can help to understand each other

C．waiters should understand body languages

D．it is important to learn foreign languages