1 . It impressed me a lot. I never thought that little help would______out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, and______to climb further. With a broad______, he asked if I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed in both legs and was______funds for some operation. He said that if operated successfully, he could______training guaranteeing him a job. I was full of______and even asked him to show his legs. I gave him the______money. After a few days, he again came at my doorstep asking for more money for accommodation. This time I was more or less______he is not cheating me. I gave him some and said this is all I had.

A year went by and I had moved to a(n)______place. One fine day I got a call from an unknown number. The caller called out his name but I didn’t______him. Then he said he is the very paralyzed person I helped a year ago.

I asked him how he is doing. He said, “ What, sir? Do you recognize me not by my name but by my______state? ”

Then he went on saying, “With your kind help I am now able to______on my legs without support. I was operated______. I am married to a beautiful lady and have a stable______.”

I don’t______remember if I gave him my phone number.______, what he said next was touching. He said he wanted to return my money so that I didn’t feel cheated and continued to help people______in the future. I don’t know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were______down my face. That day I promised him I will continue to help people as i see a(n)______—small or big.______that changed my life.

1.

A．send

B．bring

C．turn

D．break

2.

A．playing

B．substituting

C．struggling

D．walking

3.

A．look

B．whisper

C．view

D．smile

4.

A．raising

B．finding

C．seeking

D．earning

5.

A．pretend

B．attend

C．intend

D．tend

6.

A．doubts

B．minds

C．worries

D．depression

7.

A．remaining

B．left

C．hiding

D．forgotten

8.

A．informed

B．outspoken

C．convinced

D．prepared

9.

A．bad

B．old

C．systematic

D．new

10.

A．remind

B．recognize

C．replace

D．repeat

11.

A．disabled

B．messed

C．excited

D．stressed

12.

A．live

B．stand

C．focus

D．base

13.

A．surprisingly

B．successfully

C．hopefully

D．naturally

14.

A．reason

B．promise

C．character

D．job

15.

A．also

B．even

C．already

D．only

16.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Meanwhile

17.

A．in favor

B．in place

C．in advance

D．in need

18.

A．running

B．putting

C．bringing

D．pulling

19.

A．behavior

B．case

C．accident

D．opportunity

20.

A．Strangely

B．Truly

C．Generally

D．Originally

2 . I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was _____and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy _____ and my hands were as numb as they can be.

All of a sudden, an old lady _____ up beside me and asked if I would like a ride _____. At first, I said it was OK and her _____smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to _____! We had an amazing chat and she was just _____ a good woman. She told me her ________and she dropped me off.

I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I_____ her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of _____ and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit _____she wouldn’t remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was _____ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so _____ that someone would do something like that!

When I got home my mom told me that she _____and told my mom on the phone that she _______because she was so touched. She said she would never _____ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such _____! There really is nothing else joyful like helping _____and making someone’s day _____!

Let us never forget the joy we get ______ giving others a hand!

1.

A．blowing

B．freezing

C．flowing

D．flying

2.

A．red

B．pure

C．white

D．pale

3.

A．picked

B．turned

C．drove

D．took

4.

A．hospital

B．family

C．school

D．home

5.

A．warm

B．easy

C．simple

D．strange

6.

A．women

B．drivers

C．strangers

D．neighbors

7.

A．so

B．such

C．that

D．as

8.

A．numbers

B．car

C．family

D．address

9.

A．remembered

B．forgot

C．repeated

D．regretted

10.

A．bread

B．salad

C．cookies

D．sweets

11.

A．nervous

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．worried

12.

A．generally

B．completely

C．hardly

D．usually

13.

A．puzzled

B．surprised

C．satisfied

D．fearful

14.

A．visited

B．came

C．drove

D．called

15.

A．cried

B．slept

C．left

D．laughed

16.

A．permit

B．pardon

C．forget

D．imagine

17.

A．sadness

B．interest

C．puzzle

D．happiness

18.

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．other

19.

A．busier

B．brighter

C．easier

D．harder

20.

A．for

B．in

C．by

D．on

3 . Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness. He was unable to work at_______job. He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly_______and have to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself_______, so he decided to volunteer at the local children_______. My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them. Sometimes, he would_______one of his kids. In certain instances, he would give_______to the sad parents of these children.

One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a_______disease that paralyzed (使……瘫痪) her from the neck down. I don’t know the_______of the disease, but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl. My dad decided to try to help her. He started_______her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up__________a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his__________would move. He would visit her________he could and paint for her. All the while he would tell her, “see, you can do________you set your mind to.”

________, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also________the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and________to work, he was at the volunteer counter one day and________the front door open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed, but this time she was________. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her________. At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me walk.” Sometimes love is more________than doctors, and my dad—who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital.

1.

A．an important

B．a steady

C．an easy

D．a good

2.

A．ill

B．behind

C．asleep

D．down

3.

A．well

B．wealthy

C．busy

D．healthy

4.

A．palace

B．hospital

C．center

D．park

5.

A．teach

B．miss

C．lose

D．treat

6.

A．speech

B．comfort

C．praise

D．help

7.

A．special

B．curious

C．strange

D．rare

8.

A．result

B．reason

C．name

D．course

9.

A．observing

B．drawing

C．painting

D．visiting

10.

A．with

B．across

C．against

D．over

11.

A．head

B．neck

C．fingers

D．eyes

12.

A．with whoever

B．whenever

C．as if

D．as soon as

13.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

14.

A．Basically

B．Naturally

C．Eventually

D．Suddenly

15.

A．left

B．entered

C．rushed to

D．stayed at

16.

A．stopped

B．returned

C．hesitated

D．refused

17.

A．pushed

B．noticed

C．observed

D．kicked

18.

A．shouting

B．lying

C．walking

D．jumping

19.

A．hands

B．pens

C．paper

D．mind

20.

A．thankful

B．useful

C．thoughtful

D．powerful

4 . Cats have no emotions . At least, that's what my husband once claimed. I ____ that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and ____. He agreed with me, but____ his opinion that cats don't feel love. ____, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.

When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching ____ through the window.

Then one day when I ____ my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian ____ Juliet gazing at him behind the window. It soon became____ that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush ____ to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing ____ at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched____, and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love... can they?"

Five months later, my neighbour had to ____ because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would ____ to Juliet's leaving.

For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often ____ Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment ____ his lady. The new neighbour didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I____ his reason for being there.

Sebastian ____ the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the ____, but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his____.

Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he ____ me of the lesson Sebastian taught him... that cats do indeed fall in love.

1.

A．argued

B．quarreled

C．suggested

D．discussed

2.

A．energy

B．power

C．strength

D．happiness

3.

A．referred to

B．prepared for

C．stuck to

D．approved of

4.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Meanwhile

5.

A．the environment

B．the sky

C．her owner

D．her boyfriend

6.

A．forbade

B．prevented

C．accompanied

D．left

7.

A．called attention to

B．caught sight of

C．took charge of

D．paid a visit to

8.

A．ambitious

B．doubtful

C．skeptical

D．obvious

9.

A．secretly

B．straight

C．quietly

D．worriedly

10.

A．lovingly

B．angrily

C．hungrily

D．greedily

11.

A．in trouble

B．in sorrow

C．in amazement

D．in horror

12.

A．settle

B．travel

C．apologize

D．move

13.

A．react

B．reply

C．reduce

D．replace

14.

A．took

B．caught

C．met

D．sensed

15.

A．in place of

B．on the basis of

C．in search of

D．on account of

16.

A．explained

B．requested

C．blamed

D．asked

17.

A．discovered

B．reformed

C．preserved

D．marked

18.

A．street

B．backyard

C．window

D．village

19.

A．birthday

B．departure

C．death

D．arrival

20.

A．reminds

B．informs

C．tells

D．Accuses

5 . 阅读表达
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Ashley Power’s mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn’t find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she thought, “If I had my own website, I’d             make it a really interesting site for teenagers.”

So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called GooseHead. Young people got excited when they searched on this website and step by step they introduced the site to others and made more friends. She had no idea how big a success it would be, but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting 100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.

After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles, was asked to write a book called GooseHead Guide to Life. It's safe to say that this is a book for teens that they'll enjoy. The book is about how to design a website             and start a business. It begins with a section called “All about Ashley,” where Ashley tells readers what it is like to be the boss of a company when you are only sixteen. “I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot of ways. I was stressed. I mean,             I was only sixteen — I didn’t even have a car! If you were sixteen and you had your own company, you’d be stressed, too!”

In an interview Ashley gave advice to teenagers who wanted to start their own business, “Just be strong and have your dreams and work hard at them. And don’t listen when people tell you that you can’t do it, because I heard ‘no’ a lot. Just keep going             until you hear ‘yes’!”

1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? (within 10 words)

2. What does the underlined word “launched” mean in English? (within 2 words)

3. According to Paragraph 3, what did Ashley do after GooseHead closed down?(within 10 words)
4. How did Ashley feel as a young boss of a company? (within 5 words)

5. According to Ashley’s advice to success, what do you think is the most important?Why? (within 15 words)

6 . In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.
1. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be____.

A．a writer

B．a teacher

C．a judge

D．a doctor

2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A．She wanted to study by herself.

B．She fell in love and got married.

C．She suffered from a serious illness.

D．She decided to look after her grandma.

3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A．She was busy yet happy with her family life.

B．She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C．She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D．She was too confused to make a correct choice.

4. What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．Little by little, one goes far.

C．Every coin has two sides.

D．Well begun, half done.

5. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Caring and determined.

B．Honest and responsible.

C．Ambitious and sensitive.

D．Innocent and single-minded.

7 . That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A．Cold and sick.	B．Lucky and hopeful.
C．Satisfied and cheerful.	D．Disappointed and helpless.

2. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.

A．solving her problem at the bank

B．taking part in various city activities

C．learning acting in an evening school

D．preparing for the first night show

3. On her way home the writer_____.

A．lost her wallet unknowingly

B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C．was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife

D．found some homeless people following her

4. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A．Someone offered to take her back home.

B．A red-haired man came to see her.

C．She heard someone call her name.

D．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

5. From the text, we can infer that the writer_____.

A．would stop working at night

B．would stay on in San Francisco

C．would make friends with cleaners

D．would give up her job at the bank