1 . Twelve years ago, Danny called me from a dark, damp subway station. “A baby!” he shouted. “Get down here, and flag down a police car or something.” By nature, Danny is a very calm person, so when I could almost feel his heartbeat through the phone line, I ran.

When I got to the subway station, Danny was holding a light-brown-skinned baby, about a day old. The baby had been wrapped (被包裹) in an oversize black sweatshirt and left on the ground in a corner behind the gate.

What neither of us knew, or could have assumed, was that Danny had not just saved an abandoned infant; he had found our son.

Three months later, Danny appeared in family court to tell the story of finding the baby. Suddenly, the judge asked, “Would you be interested in adopting this baby?” The question surprised everyone in the courtroom, except Danny, who answered, simply, “Yes.”

“But I know it’s not that easy,” he said.

“Well, it can be,” said the judge before giving orders to allow me to be a parent-to-be.

My first reaction, when I heard, went something like, “Are you crazy? How could you say yes without asking me?

In three years as a couple, we had never discussed adopting a child: I was an devoted playwright (剧作家) working as a part-time word clerk. Danny was a respected yet wildly under-paid social worker. We had a roommate, who slept in our living room, to help pay the rent.

We knew how many challenges couples usually faced when they want to have a baby. And while Danny had patience and selflessness, I didn’t know how to change a diaper (尿布), let alone nurse a child. I didn’t trust the social system and was sure there would be difficulties. Also, I couldn’t handle parenthood. So I promised myself I wouldn’t devote to it.

The caretaker held the baby and then placed him in my arms. But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he showed to me, I, like Danny, completely fell for him.

1. Why did the author rush to the subway station?

A．Because Danny finally found their son.

B．Because she sensed Danny met something urgent.

C．Because Danny had a heart disease.

D．Because someone gave birth to a baby there.

2. How did the author feel on hearing Danny’s answer to the judge’s question?

A．Excited by Danny’s words.

B．Crazy to be a parent-to-be.

C．Angry about Danny’s decision.

D．Upset about losing her authority.

3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A．the author will adopt the baby

B．the couple were not to take the baby

C．the baby will bring hope to the family

D．the couple love each other very much

4. What is the author’s intention of writing the passage?

A．To introduce a story of a poor family.

B．To inform people of the difficulty of adopting a baby.

C．To call on people to donate money to them.

D．To show human’s kindness and love by nature.

2 . 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。

The Cup of Coffee

It was supposed to be a normal trip to the supermarket. My son was little, and it was getting close to time to have a little sleep, so I was rushing through the aisles trying to avoid a failure. I remember feeling a sense of achievement as I got him into the car without any tears. Then I went to start the car and realized my keys were gone. After a few minutes of checking around, I realized that I must have locked them in the trunk with my bag.

I wasn’t sure what to do, so I took my son out of his car seat and went back inside the store with my cart still full of groceries. I had to use their phones to call my husband for the spare key because my phone was in the bag I had locked in the trunk. After multiple calls and messages with no answer, I was getting discouraged. My son was tired and began to cry. I was tired because of a sleepless night that all mums go through-when their kids are teething. When he went into full-on crying, I felt the tears come down my face, too.

An employee at the store tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to come with her. I was panicked for a moment, thinking that I was going to be scolded and thrown into the storage area to keep us quiet. The employee, whose name I would later find out was Kelly, took me, to my surprise, to the Starbucks cafe that was inside the store. She asked me if I drank coffee. When I said yes, she walked over to the counter and came back with one for me. She said that it looked like I was having one of those days and that, as a mum, she had them, too. I told her how stupid I felt locking my keys in the car, and she assured me it happened to a lot of people. As we talked, my son settled into a sound sleep in my arms.

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After about fifteen minutes, she said her break was over.

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After I got home that day, I kept thinking about what Kelly had done for me.

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3 . It was Australia Day. We had spent the afternoon _______ with friends. When we arrived home, the message bank on my mobile phone was flashing. It was our daughter, Annabel, who had just been left at a boarding school over 500 kilometres away. Annabel’s _______ voice greeted us “Hi, mum and dad, I’ve lost my phone!” After just four days at school her main means of _______ had gone missing at an Australia Day celebration. We realised the chance of finding the phone was _______ for we hadn’t installed (安装) the Find My Phone app.

The next morning, my mobile beeped (发出哔哔声) loudly. When I replayed the _______, a kind voice announced that she had something that _______ my daughter and hoped I could call her back.

Annabel had written my number on the inside of her phone’s case—good thinking! “I’ll take it to work _______ you see if anyone can pick it up,” she kindly offered after I _______ that my daughter was at a boarding school and I lived a six-hour drive away.

After contacting the people I _______ who lived nearby, I was out of luck—no one was able to ________ the phone.

Later I decided to ask our angel (天使) to post the ________ to my daughter. But to my ________ , this angel, who had already spent a busy day at work, was making a two-hour round trip on a Saturday night, especially to ________ a phone to a complete stranger.

I gave her ________ and she delivered the phone into the hands of my daughter. The only word of an explanation was: “I’ve got four ________ of my own. I know how a mother worries.”

1.

A．working

B．training

C．celebrating

D．travelling

2.

A．tired

B．excited

C．concerned

D．relaxed

3.

A．escape

B．transport

C．communication

D．expression

4.

A．fair

B．slim

C．unique

D．important

5.

A．game

B．video

C．conversation

D．message

6.

A．moved

B．changed

C．appealed to

D．belonged to

7.

A．until

B．since

C．unless

D．while

8.

A．explained

B．suggested

C．complained

D．promised

9.

A．respected

B．knew

C．invited

D．appreciated

10.

A．pay for

B．give up

C．look for

D．pick up

11.

A．phone

B．gift

C．letter

D．suitcase

12.

A．satisfaction

B．relief

C．surprise

D．disappointment

13.

A．introduce

B．mail

C．devote

D．return

14.

A．direction

B．support

C．permission

D．rewards

15.

A．student

B．children

C．visitors

D．passengers

4 . A mother was criticizing (批评) her daughter because the girl was not good enough to compete at a championship level in the gymnastics camp.

The scene reminded me of my ______ of the day when one of my own gymnastic performances put me to tears.

My mother became seriously injured when she was young, and she has______ a wheelchair ever since. But she never let that ______ her. She raised five children and had a career.

One day I joined a gymnastics program at a nearby park. Before long, I was totally ______in it. By 1972, I was on the National Gymnastics Team for the Olympic Games. I couldn’t think of anything else but ______ a gold medal.

Before the competition, all in my mind was ______ not to disgrace (使……丢脸) my country and myself. But, though I tried my best, I didn’t win a gold medal. I was so ______. When the winners were receiving ______, I joined my parents in the stands, and we all cried. “I’m sorry. I did my best.” I said.

Mother said nothing but ten words I never ______, “Doing your best is more important than being the best. ” Suddenly I understood her______than ever before. She had never let her handicap(残疾) ______ her from doing her best.

Now I approached the crying girl and put a(n) ______ around her. “Honey, ” I said. “I know you have done your best, and doing your best is more important than being the best. I’m ______ you. ”

She ______ me with tears in her eyes. Maybe somewhere, someday, she’ll ______ those words along.

1.

A．joy

B．success

C．regrets

D．memories

2.

A．needed

B．made

C．wanted

D．expected

3.

A．control

B．challenge

C．discourage

D．disturb

4.

A．confident

B．absorbed

C．caught

D．trapped

5.

A．finding

B．winning

C．earning

D．making

6.

A．determination

B．satisfaction

C．encouragement

D．effort

7.

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．surprised

8.

A．flowers

B．rewards

C．gifts

D．awards

9.

A．remembered

B．ignored

C．understood

D．forgot

10.

A．faster

B．better

C．closer

D．quicker

11.

A．prevent

B．save

C．protect

D．forbid

12.

A．arm

B．hand

C．ring

D．scarf

13.

A．curious about

B．concerned in

C．proud of

D．sure of

14.

A．listened to

B．smiled at

C．laughed at

D．shouted to

15.

A．continue

B．treat

C．pass

D．use

5 . 81-year-old Harry Smith of Port St. Lucie, Florida takes his 9-year-old dog Sarah Jane for a walk around the lake across the street from his house twice a day, every day. Smith, who uses an electric wheelchair to get around, was on one of his regular walks earlier this month when something out of the ordinary happened. The left wheel of his wheelchair got stuck in some loose mud (泥土), and as he tried to reverse (倒车)out of it, his wheelchair lost balance. He ended up turning over his wheelchair and rolling down the bank into the lake.

Sensing her owner was in trouble, Sarah Jane began barking (吠叫)loudly as Smith struggled to keep his head above the water. Her continuous barking caught the attention of two neighbors working in their driveway across the street, who rushed over to see what was wrong.

One of those men was Edward Shuling, who said in the beginning he thought the dog might have gotten into a fight with a crocodile (鳄鱼), before he saw Smith's head sticking out of the water.“Immediately I just jumped in,”Shuling told TCPalm.“It's just a natural reaction.”A second neighbor, Aby“Jacob”Chacko, was following closely behind and happened to spot Officer Adam Doty on his way down to the water. Together, the three men pulled Smith out of the water and back to safety, much to his—and Sarah Jane's—relief.

With no serious injuries, Smith was cleared to go home but his electric wheelchair was no longer working due to water damage. And in a post showing the sweet moment by the Port St. Lucie Police Department, Officer Doty and Sarah Jane, of course, helped Smith get back to his house.“We are thankful to Mr. Smith's dog and the two passers-by that helped save his life!”the post reads.

1. What caused the accident?

A．The wheelchair tripped over a dog.	B．Harry Smith tried to move closer to the bank.
C．The wheelchair took a sharp turn to reverse.	D．A wheel of the wheelchair got caught in the mud.

2. What did Edward Shuling think was happening at first?

A．A dog was struggling with a crocodile.	B．A man was being run after by a dog.
C．A dog was warning people of a crocodile.	D．A man was fighting with a crocodile.

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Harry Smith got a new electric wheelchair.

B．Sarah Jane was praised by the post for what she did.

C．Harry Smith was seriously injured in the accident.

D．The police looked into the case and found out the reason.

4. Which of the following sayings agrees with the story?

A．Every dog has its day.	B．A barking dog does not bite.
C．A man's best friend is his dog.	D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

6 . A five-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a(n) ________ could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

One day she heard her Daddy say to her ________ mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her piggy bank from its hiding place. She poured all the coins out on the floor and ________ them carefully.

Holding her piggy bank, she ran to the nearby ________ store. “I want to buy a miracle for my little brother. He is really sick.” said the little girl to the shop assistant. “I beg your pardon?” the shop assistant could ________ believe what he heard. “His name is Andrew and he has something bad ________ inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him.” “We don’t sell miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the shop assistant said. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t ________, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

In the shop was a tall and well-dressed customer. His name was Carlton Armstrong. He ________ and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother ________ ?” “I don’t know,” she replied. “He is really sick and Daddy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t ________ it.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “One dollar and eleven cents,” she answered. “Well,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents? What a ________! That is the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. I have the kind of miracle you need.”

He took her money in one hand and held her hand with the other. He said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and ________ your parents.” Carlton Armstrong turned out to be a famous ________ and saved Andrew’s life by giving him a successful operation.

“That operation,” her mother said in a low voice, “was a real ________. I wonder how much it would have cost.” The little girl smiled. She knew ________ how much the miracle cost — one dollar and eleven cents.

1.

A．medicine

B．experiment

C．operation

D．examination

2.

A．careful

B．tearful

C．considerable

D．strict

3.

A．counted

B．broke

C．preserve

D．donate

4.

A．drug

B．grocery

C．book

D．department

5.

A．extremely

B．hardly

C．fortunately

D．creatively

6.

A．losing

B．settling

C．delivering

D．growing

7.

A．enough

B．large

C．full

D．entire

8.

A．looked up

B．bent down

C．fell down

D．stood up

9.

A．have

B．prefer

C．need

D．improve

10.

A．challenge

B．pretend

C．organize

D．afford

11.

A．difference

B．pity

C．sadness

D．coincidence

12.

A．meet

B．cure

C．charge

D．encourage

13.

A．magician

B．scientist

C．doctor

D．businessman

14.

A．experience

B．impression

C．survival

D．miracle

15.

A．especially

B．exactly

C．gradually

D．particularly

7 . When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠) his relatives, but they bad problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he bad no future at all.

“Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”

“But what can I do?”

“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”

Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end, Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other problems. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop in a new area where there were plenty of customers but no competition.

Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair motorcycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.

1. How did Boris start his career?

A．By fixing cycles.	B．By buying empty shops.
C．By cycling around the town.	D．By developing a waste ground.

2. Why did Boris finally choose an empty shop in a new area?

A．It was not so expensive.	B．He had a lot of old customers there.
C．There were good opportunities there.	D．He could make good use of his skills there.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Boris set off in a successful career.	B．Boris still couldn’t make good profits.
C．Boris found a lot of gold coins by accident.	D．Boris had great difficulty running his business.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．No education, no future.	B．The world is a money-locker.
C．Goodwill is the key to success.	D．Difficulty of starting a small business.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Some people live in the world for body while others for dignity.

I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk,     1     a cola can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, who was living on collecting used cans, jars and tins,     2     (move) slowly towards me, with a bag on the back!     3     (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can. At that time, I hadn’t finished my cola, so I gave     4     several coins instead.

She stared at me for a few seconds and handed back the money. Quite     5     (confuse), I asked: “Why not? Isn’t that     6     you want?” “I am not a beggar,” she said seriously, word by word. Instantly, I felt so sorry. I had intended to help her, completely misunderstanding her. Thus, I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only     7     (drink) up the cola and hand her     8     emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile with     9     (satisfy) and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a man. I am not only moved     10     have learned a good lesson.

9 . I lifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes. I could not feel my nose and my ________ formed a thick fog in the air. The biting wind was making me ________. I was fed up! I didn’t want to be here. I wanted to go home. But Mum and Dad had ________ me to go for a Sunday afternoon walk in the park. I could see my ________ in the snowy path, like a trail of breadcrumbs (一串面包屑) in the forest showing me the way ________.

I stopped and listened to my ________. I could ________ the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry for a delicious ________. The once-green tree ________, which used to wave gently in the breeze, had become bare, and the grass was covered with a ________ blanket of fresh snow. Then I saw a broken spider’s web shining golden beneath a pale sun. My breath was like silky soft ________ floating up into the freezing cold air.

Suddenly there was Mum, ________ handing me a big cup of hot chocolate. Her big smile immediately ________ my heart.

“Here you are, Jo. This will keep you ________,”she said as she placed a comforting arm around my shoulders and ________ her cheek against mine.

I slowly took a mouthful of the hot ________ and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava (熔岩) ________ down a mountainside. My wet woollen gloves were now warm, not ________. My breath warmed, and I was ________ fed up or cold. I was happy and ________.

1.

A．sweat

B．breath

C．tears

D．words

2.

A．hungry

B．thirsty

C．cold

D．tired

3.

A．forced

B．forbidden

C．allowed

D．needed

4.

A．shadow

B．image

C．shoes

D．footprints

5.

A．up

B．inside

C．home

D．there

6.

A．surroundings

B．whispers

C．heartbeat

D．mind

7.

A．see

B．hear

C．feel

D．smell

8.

A．chocolate

B．drink

C．bone

D．snowball

9.

A．roots

B．branches

C．trunks

D．leaves

10.

A．colourful

B．shabby

C．plain

D．white

11.

A．ice

B．rain

C．smoke

D．light

12.

A．finally

B．cheerfully

C．gradually

D．unwillingly

13.

A．melted

B．impressed

C．broke

D．stopped

14.

A．calm

B．alive

C．warm

D．awake

15.

A．raised

B．felt

C．dropped

D．pressed

16.

A．soup

B．liquid

C．meal

D．cup

17.

A．flowing

B．walking

C．jumping

D．squeezing

18.

A．damaged

B．abandoned

C．frozen

D．worn

19.

A．either

B．sometimes

C．no less

D．no longer

20.

A．surprised

B．contented

C．determined

D．warm-hearted