1 . I was a stay-at-home dad, which gave me plenty of time to cook. Ever since I was a kid, cooking had been one of my
One day, I was on the Internet when I noticed my best friend, Dave had
| A．jobs | B．choices | C．passions | D．dreams |
| A．evidence | B．philosophy | C．permit | D．warning |
| A．small | B．simple | C．memorable | D．expensive |
| A．smelt | B．remained | C．sounded | D．felt |
| A．reserved | B．posted | C．downloaded | D．sold |
| A．settled | B．satisfied | C．compared | D．involved |
| A．share | B．change | C．trouble | D．confirm |
| A．qualify | B．require | C．encourage | D．persuade |
| A．review | B．film | C．watch | D．select |
| A．likes | B．orders | C．requests | D．tips |
| A．argue | B．compete | C．connect | D．agree |
| A．laugh | B．faith | C．lesson | D．discussion |
| A．familiar | B．popular | C．wild | D．visible |
| A．chance | B．pleasure | C．responsibility | D．task |
| A．magic | B．energy | C．fail | D．effect |
Ms. Mary was over eighty,
Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the
When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her
When the judge had finished
When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary was dismissed, and
3 . It was time to start my afternoon run on the school bus. I drove up to the elementary school, parked and opened the doors.
Usually I enjoyed
The kids walked past me onto the bus. One or two said hi. A little girl
I absent-mindedly
I’d hoped family counseling would help Shayn quit drinking.
I moved to throw the note in the rubbish can near the driver’s seat, then
As I read the note, my whole body
I searched my rearview mirror for the child who’d given me the note, but not a single one had long blonde hair.
1.| A．pulling | B．greeting | C．teaching | D．separating |
| A．schedule | B．thought | C．eyes | D．legs |
| A．cheap | B．expensive | C．easy | D．difficult |
| A．ignored | B．hopeless | C．abandoned | D．homeless |
| A．pleasure | B．struggle | C．failure | D．surprise |
| A．stuck | B．covered | C．laid | D．returned |
| A．threw away | B．looked into | C．found out | D．picked up |
| A．march | B．hang | C．disappear | D．lie |
| A．Besides | B．Moreover | C．Therefore | D．However |
| A．socially | B．sensitively | C．seriously | D．politely |
| A．unless | B．though | C．so | D．if |
| A．paused | B．refused | C．cried | D．explained |
| A．unlocked | B．unfolded | C．untied | D．uncovered |
| A．confidence | B．hope | C．patience | D．courage |
| A．shook | B．ached | C．relaxed | D．flew |
4 . Nate had spent most of his seventy years in the woods. As a young man, he had the alternative of working in the city with his brother. But he decided that urban life was not for him. He preferred to isolate himself from others and find shelter in nature from the crowds and noise of the city. He was more than willing to give up such advantages as flush toilets and electric blankets for the joy of watching a sunrise illuminate the frozen pines.
Because Nate had lived alone for so long, his behavior was unpredictable. For example, one minute he’d be very quiet, and the next he’d talk about his youth. His knowledge of nature was extensive, and so I learned much from him through the years.
I will tell you an interesting story that shows how wise he was about the woods and how miserly (吝啬的) he could be with words. One evening Nate, my cousin Arthur, and I were crossing a grassland. Arthur’s interest in some little white mushrooms that were growing there led to this dialogue:
“These mushrooms look so good,” said Arthur. “Did you ever use them, Nate?”
“Yep,” said Nate. “My mom used to cook them up.”
“Great!” said Arthur. Nate’s words seemed to strengthen Arthur s desire for those mushrooms. He gathered about a hundred of them. “How did she prepare them?” he asked Nate.
“Cooked them up in sugar water.”
“Really? And then you ate them that way?”
“Ate them?” Nate was horrified. “You crazy? We used to put them in a bowl on the table to kill flies!”
1. Which can make Nate happier?| A．Working in the city. | B．Quitting flush toilets. |
| C．Using electric blankets. | D．Enjoying sunrises in the woods. |
| A．ambition | B．courage | C．knowledge | D．imagination |
| A．They were delicious. | B．Nate ate them very often. |
| C．They might be poisonous. | D．Arthur’s mother used to cook them. |
| A．Far From Nature | B．White Mushrooms | C．Nate the Woodsman | D．Advantages of Urban Life |
5 . Paul and I were on our school basketball team, The Lions. We loved basketball and were both huge fans of the NBA. My favourite player was LeBron James. Paul’s favourite player was Tyrone Bogues, a guy who played for the Charlotte Homets. Bogues was only 1.6 metres tall, which made him the shortest ever player in the NBA. And Paul was only 1.6 metres tall, too! Paul knew that being shorter than other players meant that he had to practise more. Using Bogues as his inspiration, Paul once said, “If Bogues could make it, why not me?” Our coach was not so sure. Paul was still usually on the bench, being just a replacement, which was really tough on him. Everyone knew Paul had real skills. However, Paul didn’t get a chance.
This week, The Lions were playing our main competitors. The Bears, a team whose record this season had been perfect. Suddenly, a player and I crashed into each other. My knee hurt badly. The team gathered around, looking worried. The last quarter was about to begin, and my team was behind by 10 points.
“I don’t think I can play anymore, Coach.” I said quietly as the doctor put an ice pack on my knee.
“What about Paul?”someone suggested.
“Paul?” said the Coach, “He can’t play!”
“Give him a shot, Coach!” I said.
“Let me try. Coach! I won’t let you down!” Paul said.
“OK，OK!” The Coach finally agreed. “Don’t let us down, Paul. It’s your time to shine.”
Paul jumped up and rushed onto the court. And clearly, all the extra hours that he’d spent practising alone paid off. The other team just couldn’t keep up with his energy and speed. He made shot after shot, and the crowd couldn’t stop clapping and cheering. When the game ended, our team had won by 2 points. “Well,” said the Coach as he hit Paul on the shoulder, “you’ve just earned your place on the team, big guy!”
1. What similar interest did Paul and I have? ________| A．Sitting on the bench. |
| B．Watching football games. |
| C．Playing basketball after school. |
| D．Using Bogues as our inspiration. |
| A．He was only 1.6 metres tall. |
| B．The coach didn’t consider him an excellent player. |
| C．He was not good enough to play on the school team. |
| D．He liked being a replacement though he had real skills. |
| A．Raul became strong and tall at the end of the game. |
| B．The coach tried to encourage Paul to win his place on the team. |
| C．The coach praised Paul for his impressive skills in the first quarter. |
| D．Because Paul did wonderful performance and won the coach’s approval. |
| A．Powerful and calm. | B．Confident and generous. |
| C．Persistent and determined. | D．Hard-working and sensitive. |
6 . There was a wise man Sviatozar. One day his nephew came to visit him. The young man was sad, and upset with something. Sviatozar asked what happened to him. The nephew said that he suffered a big failure and now he would never be able to achieve his goal.
The nephew asked Sviatozar to give him advice on what he should do next. Sviatozar just asked to lead him to the hills. This road was difficult and long. But the nephew immediately agreed to help his uncle. When they reached the hills, Sviatozar said that he needed to go to the top of the highest hill. The young man was surprised, but decided to help his uncle, because the old man had never climbed there.
With great difficulty the nephew helped his uncle to climb the hill, and sometimes even dragged(拽) the old man on his back. On the top of the hill, sweating, he put his uncle on the ground and toughed happily.
“Do you remember that when you were a little boy sometimes you returned home with tears in your eyes?” Sviatozar asked him. “Exactly!” The young man looked around and nodded. He recalled that as a child he often played there with other boys. And they called this hill an Everest, because only a few people could get to its top. “At that time I was unable to get there. This hill seemed an impregnable(难以攻克的) rock to me.”
“And today you not only climbed there, but dragged me up, too,” the old man said and looked at his nephew. “How could you do this? What do you think?”
“Perhaps I just grew up,” the young man responded. “I became stronger and fitter...”
“And the terrible Everest suddenly turned into a harmless place,” said Sviatozar. “You got my advice.”
1. Why did the nephew feel upset?| A．Because he was punished by his uncle. |
| B．Because he was not sure about his future. |
| C．Because he was not satisfied with his work. |
| D．Because he was anxious about his uncle’s health. |
| A．To teach his nephew a lesson. |
| B．To realize his nephew’s dream. |
| C．To test his nephew’s patience. |
| D．To help him climb up the mountain. |
| A．He often returned home sadly. |
| B．He could not reach the top of the hill. |
| C．He was a brave leader of the other boys. |
| D．He liked to drag his uncle up to the hill. |
| A．Two heads are better than one. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．A bad beginning makes a bad ending. |
| D．He who falls today may be up again tomorrow. |
7 . Like any new ninth-grader on the first day of school, Joemar Class had ninth-grader- emotion (情绪). He’s not used to school in Hartford. He’s used to going to school in his home town of Florida, used to seeing his friends, used to having class in Spanish.
“Nervioso,” he said in Spanish.
We first met Joemar in mid-October in the San Juan Airport. His father, Guillermo Class, had sold his car to buy plane tickets to get his kids and fly them up from Puerto Rico. The island was almost destroyed (毁坏) by the deadly storm—Hurricane Maria.
Now, they are settling into their new home in Hartford’s South End. A week later, using his wife’s car, Class drove 16-year-old Joemar to his first day at Bulkeley High School. After a short ride, he got out in front of his new school. Inside, he met Gretchen Levitz—the school’s program director.
“I see you have new uniform,” Levitz said. “You look great. Are you ready for a good first day? ”
Then he met couple of teachers.
“Hello” they each said in Spanish. They asked where he was from, and told him they were happy to see him. Then Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began — to her office, the school store, the library, and the dining hall.
A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School. “We have so many new students coming here from other countries every single day,” Levitz said. “So it’s not like he’s the only one who has that feeling.”
“You could tell he’s little worried,” Guillermo said as we left. “But, at the same time, he’s expecting it.”
1. What kind of feeling did Joemar have on his first day of school?| A．Nervous | B．Excited | C．Annoyed | D．Amazed |
| A．His old school closed down. |
| B．He wanted to see his mother. |
| C．He expected to have a new life. |
| D．His town was hit by a terrible storm. |
| A．He had a long talk with his father. |
| B．He said hello to some of his classmates. |
| C．He learned some simple Spanish words. |
| D．He had a short look around his new school. |
| A．It has no library. |
| B．It is an international school. |
| C．It plans to open Spanish classes. |
| D．It requires all students to wear uniforms. |
Last winter, Linda went through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. So she quit her job and left Los Angeles, where she encountered her ex-husband in college. She flew to Boston on the east coast of the US. Later, she settled in a new neighborhood in East Boston. However, shortly afterwards, the company where she worked went bankrupt (破产). Suffering a series of bitter blows, she fell ill, a severe case of flu. She had to stay at home for the whole week, feeling extremely bad and hopeless.
Early one morning, Linda lay in bed, feeling painful all over. Then all of a sudden, there was an upsetting knock on her front door. Struggling out of the bed, she dragged herself to the window. There, outside, she saw a young lady carefully holding some leaflets(传单)and a TV set model. She knew of a large TV set establishment nearby and assumed a message was about to be gently delivered. “This is the last thing I need today.” She muttered to herself and hesitantly opened the door.
Coughing bitterly, Linda stuck her head out. “Excuse me, madam…” the young lady said with a smile. “I’m sorry but I am not the slightest bit interested in any TV whatever.” Linda interrupted her impatiently. “As a matter of fact, I am feeling terribly awful.” “Is there anything I can do for you, madam?” the young lady asked with concern. “No thanks, just leave me alone.” Linda then shut the door in her face. The young lady politely turned and left in silence.
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2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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A few hours later, another knock.
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Linda was surprised by this loving action.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . I was born without hands and feet. It’s a rare condition. Living with that adversity has made me who I am today.
My parents helped me develop tools to overcome my challenges. When I was two, my dad decided that my family would stop helping me eat. He knew that one day I’d live on my own, so I’d have to look after myself. I learned to eat with a spoon, and then with a knife and fork. It gave me a huge sense of accomplishment.
My darkest moment came when I was 10. My family had moved from Indiana to Georgia. In Indiana, friends treated me as normal. But in Georgia, it was different. I felt very aware of my disability. I worried I’d have to live at home forever. I felt hopeless about the future.
My world changed when I got into sports. I started playing football. Everything came together when I made my first tackle at age 11. It was my first real achievement.
Everyone I played against was able-bodied. At first, I struggled. But I threw everything I had into learning to be the best player. I turned my lack of height into a weapon.
Then I decided to start wrestling(摔跤). I lost 35 games, but then I had a breakthrough. I had an amazing coach who helped me invent moves that took advantage of my strength. My different body type was a psychological advantage — opponents（对手）didn’t know how to handle it. I eventually finished 12th in the 103-pound weight class in the championships.
I keep going in the face of obstacles(障碍). Instead of thinking about the ultimate(最终的) goal, I focus on the immediate future. When I’m climbing a mountain, I’m down on all fours looking at the ground. It’s not going to do me any good to look up at the summit(山顶).
I just figure out how to do the best I can with the next few feet in front of me.
1. Why did the parents stop helping the writer eat?| A．To give him a sense of achievement. |
| B．To push him to be more independent. |
| C．To let him get used to the new tools. |
| D．To prepare him for his new life in Georgia. |
| A．Excited | B．Relaxed |
| C．Anxious. | D．disappointed |
| A．By giving up playing football. |
| B．By learning from different opponents. |
| C．By developing a psychological advantage. |
| D．By learning how to better use his strength. |
| A．He concentrates on what’s directly ahead. |
| B．He highly values the ultimate goal. |
| C．He is pessimistic about his future. |
| D．He dreams big despite his disability. |
10 . Some of my earliest memories of Mother come from the time we lived in Prairie Village. I was about 3 years old. Mother would take me on nature hikes along the small river’s banks.
In the bushes we found insects, cocoons (茧) and butterflies. She made a butterfly net for me. While running after a butterfly in our back yard, I put the net down. Mother and I built snowmen, much taller than I, and we laughed aloud after a snowball fight. In the season of rain and flowers, singing birds and sunny mornings, the cocoon broke open, and a brilliant white butterfly came out.
One of our favorite books was “The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher.” I would sit at Mother's side as she read the story. I consider the years spent with Mother “On the River” a foundation to a lifelong interest in science, inspiring me, in part, to choose a career in medicine. I recall sitting with Mom on the front of the house in Baldwin late one June evening. Dad’s tail-lights were disappearing quickly as he drove off to see his Dad, who was dying in Garnett.
Mom said, “Oh, kids, we’re only here for such a short time....” Her words were also kind of scary to me at the time, because what I heard her say was that we are all destined (注定) to die, and she had told me once before that she was afraid to die. I guessed her message was more than “Our life on earth is short and we are all destined to die” She meant that “Make the most of life while you can, here on earth. Reach for the stars!” Mother also said “Oh, kids! We’ll have the stars!” She had 5 of the stars she’d brought onto this earth. In 1963, 6th star was added, named Kip.
All of us did well in our life. 1971 found me attending Baker University, and I found a star and married her in the middle of medical school. I have added four more stars: Dean, Christine, Dan, and Dave. Dean found a star and married her. He and Shakeena now have 3 stars: Demetrius, Olivia, and Maxwell. Mom loved babies, children, and youth so much... We have the stars!
1. When the writer was three years old, his mother ________.| A．taught him a lot of knowledge | B．taught him how to enjoy himself |
| C．took him to get close to nature | D．let him catch butterflies every day |
| A．His mother’s words. | B．His grandfather’s death. |
| C．The book his mom read. | D．His life in his childhood. |
| A．Live a happy life and try your best. |
| B．Make full use of your time and aim high. |
| C．Enjoy yourself and be a star in the future. |
| D．Enjoy your life to the full length and be happy. |
| A．the writer’s mother was not afraid to die at all |
| B．the writer’s grandpa died on that late night in June |
| C．Shakeena is the writer’s daughter-in-law |
| D．Olivia must be the writer’s mother’s grandchild |
