1 . Steve Sanders is a dad who suffered from a serious kidney (肾) disease. Although he had been living a ________ life, going to the gym regularly, the doctors warned him that his kidney function was ________ and that he needed dialysis (透析). This made Sanders start a ________ for a kidney donor (捐献器官者) online. After he shared the post, he got ________ from 26 people who began handing in paperwork to become donors, ________ nothing moved beyond that. It could have been that they weren’t matched, or they stopped the process. “I don’t ________ them on that,” Sanders said. “I completely ________.”

One day, Chris, a local shopper, ________ him that told him he wanted to be a kidney donor. ________, Chris ended up being a perfect donor, making Sanders very excited. It was a total ________ for Sanders and he said he was happy that somebody was ________ to give him a chance.

Chris filled out the paperwork and ________ the process after a few weeks. When asked why he chose to donate his kidney, he said that he wanted to ________ what he preached (宣扬) to others on being kind and ________. Chris wanted his kids to grow up and ________ what kindness is.

Once the hospital showed his kidney was a ________ for Sanders, he agreed to receive the operation ________. Sanders was grateful for Chris’s ________. “Chris has made me feel very comfortable not ________ him anything. This is a guy who did this out of love,” Sanders added. After lots of tests, the two dads had the operation in October 2022. It was a(n) ________ transplant (移植) and even after it, they have continued their friendship.

1.

A．busy

B．rich

C．simple

D．healthy

2.

A．coming about

B．going down

C．taking off

D．showing up

3.

A．fund

B．competition

C．search

D．plan

4.

A．doubts

B．responses

C．permissions

D．ranges

5.

A．but

B．until

C．so

D．if

6.

A．support

B．forgive

C．blame

D．believe

7.

A．agree

B．understand

C．fail

D．forget

8.

A．recognized

B．discovered

C．cheated

D．contacted

9.

A．Similarly

B．Hopelessly

C．Fortunately

D．Strangely

10.

A．comfort

B．panic

C．shock

D．mistake

11.

A．brave

B．willing

C．proud

D．lucky

12.

A．changed

B．heard

C．noticed

D．started

13.

A．examine

B．remember

C．repeat

D．practice

14.

A．honest

B．positive

C．caring

D．patient

15.

A．see

B．show

C．advertise

D．ignore

16.

A．character

B．blow

C．pain

D．fit

17.

A．secretly

B．regularly

C．immediately

D．generally

18.

A．reward

B．generosity

C．creativity

D．carefulness

19.

A．owing

B．promising

C．teaching

D．serving

20.

A．famous

B．successful

C．adventurous

D．difficult

2 . Ten years ago I adopted my dog Rudy from a shelter just days before they were going to euthanize(使安乐死) him. We’ve had a special______ever since.

I’ve found his______really meaningful. Every night I get in my bed and he gets in his doggy bed right next to mine. But a year ago suddenly Rudy______. Every night when I got in bed he’d jump up on my bed and start licking(舔) my face. I’d get______and make him get off but the next night he’d do it again.

I was considering taking him to obedience(驯服) school when I suddenly______that he was licking the same spot on my jaw over and over again. I felt my jaw and it seemed okay but it was so______for my dog that I decided to just trust him. I made an appointment with the______and felt silly telling her why I came in but she agreed to do some______. It turns out I had a tumor(肿瘤) in my jaw. It couldn’t be felt from the outside but somehow Rudy knew it was there.

I’m feeling much better now but the doctors said if I’d______until the tumor was big enough to be felt, it’s likely I would have______. I saved my dog’s life and now he’s saved mine!

1.

A．exercise

B．connection

C．task

D．communication

2.

A．company

B．trust

C．support

D．comfort

3.

A．gave up

B．fell sick

C．left

D．changed

4.

A．happy

B．worried

C．mad

D．sad

5.

A．remembered

B．realized

C．guessed

D．imagined

6.

A．unusual

B．interesting

C．impossible

D．natural

7.

A．friend

B．dentist

C．doctor

D．manager

8.

A．experiments

B．tests

C．treatment

D．research

9.

A．waited

B．continued

C．refused

D．thought

10.

A．lost

B．fallen

C．failed

D．died

3 . 阅读下面短文,并根据题目要求用英语回答问题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

“Mom, look at this LEGO Star Wars set,” my eight-year-old son Nathan said. “Can I get it for my birthday?” I looked at the LEGO set in question.

“Nathan, this isn’t just a regular LEGO set. It’s an Advent calendar(降临历).” Seeing his questioning look, I explained, “An Advent calendar counts down the days until Christmas. Starting on December 1st, you open one box each day, and each box contains one small LEGO toy.”

“I want this really badly, Mom. Can I get it for my birthday?”

“Yes, but here’s the problem with that. It’s August right now, and your birthday is in September. If we bought this for your birthday, you couldn’t start opening the toys until December 1st. That would be a long time for you before playing with a new toy. Are you sure you want it?” He thought for a minute and said, “Yes, Mom, I really want that Advent calendar.” So we bought the calendar.

On Nathan’s birthday in mid-September, he received many presents, including the Advent calendar. He seemed as surprised and pleased with it as he did with other gifts that were actually a surprise. And then he started to open it.

“Remember that’s an Advent calendar. So we can’t open it yet.” His shoulders slumped(垂下来). “Oh, yeah, that’s right,” he said unwillingly.

We put the box in his closet. I hoped he’d forget about it, but that was wishful thinking.

“How many more days should I wait until I can start opening the toys in the calendar?” he asked the day after his birthday. I gave him a pocket calendar, and we counted how many days there were until December 1st.

After waiting for so long, it was December 1st finally. Nathan’s hands were practically shaking as he opened that first box. “I’m so glad I waited, Mom,” he told me.

People say that Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year. I know these complaints are about the over-commercialization of the holiday, and I see their point. But this year, Christmas came to our house very early, and it was so much fun.

1. What is an Advent calendar used to do? (no more than 10 words)
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2. Why was the author unwilling to buy the Advent calendar for Nathan at first? (no more than 12 words)
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3. How can we understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 7? (no more than 8 words)
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4. Why do people say Christmas starts earlier and earlier? (no more than 10 words)
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5. What do you think of Nathan’s birthday present? Why? (no more than 20 words)
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4 . 阅读表达

It was a dark and stormy night. The ferocious wind shook the windows wildly, as though someone outside were beating on the glass. It was also New Year’s Eve. We were having our annual party and had a house full of people just starting to celebrate.

Suddenly, we heard loud explosions. Looking outside and up into the hills, we saw sparks(火花) flying from electrical transformers(变压器). One area after another went dark up in those hills. Then there was the loudest explosion of them all and our house went dark too. I tried to find every candle we had and lit them. The candles made everything look lovely. But we had problems. We had fifteen people standing around and we still had to cook dinner. How would we do that without electricity?

The barbecue! Why not cook on the barbecue? We men went outside, some holding flashlights and others cooking. We did a wonderful job. The women stayed inside and got the salads ready. Everything was delicious. There were still a few hours to go before the beginning of the new year, so we all sat around the dining room table and sang up until a few minutes before midnight. We couldn’t watch the ball drop in Times Square on television but that wouldn’t stop us from celebrating. I stood on a chair and, with the help of someone’s watch to tell us the time, we all counted down and I dropped a tennis ball! We all screamed Happy New Year. We didn’t need electricity for that!

Nowadays, we still get together with the same group to celebrate the New Year and we still talk about that special night. I don’t think we have ever laughed so much as we did on that New Year’s Eve.

1. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 1? (1 word)
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2. What made dinner preparation difficult according to Paragraph 2? (no more than 6 words)
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3. How did the people celebrate on New Year’s Eve according to the passage? (no more than 10 words)
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4. How does the author feel about that particular New Year’s Eve? (no more than 8 words)
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5. What do you think is the most necessary quality when dealing with an unexpected difficult situation? Please explain why. (no more than 25words)
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5 . Author Peggy Payne says, “Helping others creates a ‘helper’s extreme pleasure’. A good feeling can set off a sharp reduction in ________ and release the body’s natural painkillers, the endorphin (内啡肽), which is ________by a longer period of improved emotional well-being.”

I had such an experience. My neighbor Ingrid didn’t ________ a car. It wasn’t a matter of money, but because she thought that ________ public transportation was better than having thousands of cars crowding the roads and ________ the air. A couple of days before, I had taken Ingrid for her ________ visit to a cancer specialist. She was diagnosed with stomach cancer and needed someone to drive her to the ________ and take notes while the doctor explained ________ plans. I knew what Ingrid was facing and ________ she shouldn’t be going to the grocery store on the bus. I ________ to take her shopping on Saturday mornings. I did so and we became good friends. I ________ felt the life was even happier.

There were ________ Saturday shopping trips and breakfasts together. Every Saturday was another ________ and I longed for its arrival. One Saturday before Ingrid died, she said: “Carrie, maybe, it was destiny that tied us together. I would have died 30 years ago without you.” Her remark ________ me most. I need to thank her ________, because buying groceries has given me endless ________. Other than that, without question, I feel my life is ________; I’m optimistic and full of energy.

I woke up the next day after she ________ full of thankfulness for those1400+ Saturdays. I was rather sad, ________ I couldn’t help thinking of these rich ________ and was amazed at the magical power of our staying together for such a long time.

1.

A．range

B．award

C．pressure

D．character

2.

A．applied

B．explored

C．argued

D．followed

3.

A．possess

B．change

C．repair

D．take

4.

A．calming

B．improving

C．using

D．focusing

5.

A．breathing

B．contacting

C．cleaning

D．polluting

6.

A．impressive

B．first

C．curious

D．odd

7.

A．hotel

B．airport

C．appointment

D．bank

8.

A．treatment

B．test

C．payment

D．respect

9.

A．realized

B．ignored

C．aimed

D．contained

10.

A．continued

B．reminded

C．happened

D．offered

11.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．once

12.

A．countless

B．slim

C．boring

D．familiar

13.

A．result

B．behavior

C．choice

D．gift

14.

A．reflected

B．touched

C．confused

D．impacted

15.

A．actually

B．eventually

C．visibly

D．gradually

16.

A．feature

B．event

C．fun

D．detail

17.

A．aware

B．significant

C．necessary

D．informal

18.

A．gave up

B．passed out

C．fell behind

D．passed away

19.

A．since

B．but

C．or

D．so

20.

A．moments

B．messages

C．thoughts

D．resources

6 . It was Christmas morning. The ground was white with _________. The birds could not get anything to _________.

Bessie looked out of the window and saw them jumping about the street. They were _________ food. Bessie was a kind little girl. She felt _________ for the poor birds. She wanted to ask them to come into her warm home. _________ she knew that they were afraid to come in. At last she thought of a good idea. She decided to make a Christmas _________ for the birds. Bessie put a little tree outside the window. Then she hung on it little baskets full of _________ and small pieces of bread.

_________ the birds did not come to the tree. But by and by two or three came near and looked at it. They ate some of the seeds and bread. Then they flew _________ to tell the other birds about it. Soon many birds flew here to get their __________. They liked them as much as Bessie liked her Christmas presents. They sang songs to give their __________ to her.

Being __________, Bessie told her parents that she would give some of her bread to the birds every cold day. But her father said that she could not feed all the hungry birds even if she gave __________ of their bread. Thinking for a while, she said that all the birds would be fed __________ other children did the same.

1.

A．rain

B．water

C．snow

D．ash

2.

A．drink

B．eat

C．wear

D．make

3.

A．begging for

B．living on

C．cutting up

D．looking for

4.

A．sorry

B．weak

C．empty

D．cold

5.

A．Otherwise

B．Or

C．For

D．But

6.

A．cake

B．box

C．tree

D．card

7.

A．seeds

B．flowers

C．eggs

D．sandwiches

8.

A．At last

B．At first

C．After all

D．Before long

9.

A．in

B．out

C．away

D．past

10.

A．noodles

B．presents

C．medals

D．coats

11.

A．thanks

B．calls

C．congratulations

D．hopes

12.

A．nervous

B．honest

C．thankful

D．glad

13.

A．little

B．either

C．both

D．all

14.

A．if

B．before

C．unless

D．though

7 . 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When I was a little girl, I spent memorable holidays with my grandmother, who lived in a small village. She was a farmer with a stooped (弯曲的) back that made it seem like she was always leaning forward to examine something. Early in the morning, she would tie a cloth around her waist and set out to the farm. I would skip breathlessly alongside, trying to keep up. On our way, she would greet everyone we passed.

There was the standard greeting, “Did you wake up on the right foot this morning?” Then, the more personalized greetings. To Patriarch Kosi who sat under the mango tree, she would ask, “Are the grandchildren in good health?” To the Bean Stew Seller who was preparing to serve breakfast, she would inquire, “Are your boys well?”

Sometimes, the greetings were spoken soothingly (安慰地). When we walked past the widow, Dada Mawusi, many months after her husband’s death, Grandmother would say directly, “How is your grieving?” She didn’t like to beat around the bush. The greeting made more sense to her to acknowledge the woman’s suffering, and in doing so, empathize (理解) with her.

The people that Grandmother greeted would respond similarly. “I see you have your granddaughter with you today. How is her father?” or “I see you have woken up before the cock’s crow today. May it be a fruitful day at the farm.” As a young girl, I thought these greetings were unnecessarily time-consuming. What I now realize is that the greetings increased a sense of belonging. My grandmother taught me that there is always time to greet someone before getting down to business. You can always take a few extra seconds to say a greeting to a person. We enrich our society when we acknowledge the unique presence of one another.

1. Where did the writer spend holidays when she was young? (no more than 6 words)
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2. What made the writer feel breathless? (no more than 8 words)
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3. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? (no more than 10 words)
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4. What did the writer think about greetings when she was young? (no more than 10 words)
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5. Why do you think greeting neighbors is important? Give your reasons, (no more than 20 words)
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8 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Over the past three years, I've had one major goal in my personal life: To stop being so angry. I grew up in an angry home. Yelling and phone throwing were my parents’ basic means of communication. I brought these to my marriage.“Why are you always yelling?”my husband would say. Then three years ago, an earthquake hit our home: We had a baby girl. I wanted her to grow up in a peaceful environment.

Then, six months ago, I was talking with Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychologist at Northeastern University. She gave me this suggestion: “You could increase your emotional granularity(情绪粒度）.”Over the past 30 years, she has found evidence that anger isn't one emotion but rather a whole family of emotions. And learning to identify different members of the family is a powerful tool for regulating your anger. So in many ways, anger is like wine. There are these major varieties but each drink has its own unique combination of aromas(香气）and flavors.

“If you learn to detect all the various flavors of anger and label(给……加标签) them, you can start to handle your anger better,”says psychologist Maria Gendron at Yale University. “Analyze what's causing your different types of anger, give them specific names and start using the terms with family and coworkers.”

I started paying attention to what typically triggers my anger. And I found three major types, which I named. Illogical(不合逻辑的）anger: This emotion happens when somebody at work makes a decision that seems completely illogical. Once I labeled this anger, I quickly realized that trying to convince an illogical person of logic is a waste of time. Hurry-up anger: This is the anger I feel when someone else is not doing something fast enough. Yes, I'm talking about the driver of the gray Prius at the stoplight this morning. Once I labeled it, I realized my anger doesn't help things become any better. Disonophous anger: The dog was barking and the child was screaming. I made up disonophous anger from the Latin for “two sounds.”

Now when my husband says “I have disonophous anger, Emma ...”, we know exactly what to do: Feed the dog and pick up the baby. And I know he's not angry at me. He just wants some peace and quiet.

1. What inspired the author’s goal? (no more than10 words)
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2. Why does the author compare anger to wine?(no more than 10 words)
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3. What does the underlined word probably mean in Paragraph 4?(1 word)
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4. When might the author feel disonophous anger?(no more than 15 words)
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5. How do you control your anger? Please explain.(no more than 20 words)
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9 . With sunset on the horizon, Chad Rissman and his uncle Darrin Vick had waited all day for one bite. They were just sitting there talking when ______ the line got tight and ______. With that light bite, they got ______ in an unforgettable fishing tale.

Darrin was going to grab the ______. As the leader (接钩线) was coming up, Chad said he'd get hold of the shark. But before Darrin could, an eagle swept in and ______ the shark as its own. "In the sunset, the way ______ lined up for shooting; I couldn't have ______ a better time," said Chad. The family ______ their phones and ______ the moment.

Then, they ______ the line and got the line and hook away from the eagle.

"I think they did a really great job. It could have been a lot ______," said Kim Begay with the Clearwater Audubon Society and Audubon Center for Birds of Prey. Begay ______   that eagle as Eugene, first ______   in Bradenton in 2017, after breaking her leg. "The first time she broke her leg, she was in rehab (康复中心) for about eight ______   and she was in rehab at a very ______ time when she would be learning how to hunt and ______ her parents' hunt. Eugene appears to now be looking for easy ______," Begay explained.

If Eugene or any other bird is hooked, Begay suggested following these steps. "If you hook a bird ______, or the bird has line wrapped around them, you have to remove and then ______. If not, a bird could end up in ______."

1.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．permanently

D．hardly

2.

A．broken

B．long

C．loose

D．smooth

3.

A．interested

B．involved

C．lost

D．absorbed

4.

A．line

B．shark

C．eagle

D．phone

5.

A．killed

B．attacked

C．swallowed

D．claimed

6.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

7.

A．asked for

B．run out of

C．escaped from

D．got rid of

8.

A．lost

B．threw

C．grabbed

D．delivered

9.

A．hid

B．shared

C．celebrated

D．recorded

10.

A．took out

B．cut off

C．tidied up

D．rolled up

11.

A．easier

B．healthier

C．worse

D．slower

12.

A．knows

B．regards

C．treats

D．accepts

13.

A．raised

B．witnessed

C．trained

D．rescued

14.

A．hours

B．days

C．months

D．years

15.

A．critical

B．enjoyable

C．relaxing

D．carefree

16.

A．protecting

B．ruining

C．discovering

D．following

17.

A．meals

B．tasks

C．journeys

D．methods

18.

A．with luck

B．by accident

C．in flesh

D．on purpose

19.

A．report

B．realize

C．release

D．recommend

20.

A．safety

B．relief

C．freedom

D．trouble

10 . It was the golden season. I could see the _________ leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a harvest season, while for me, it is a(n) _________ season. I was _________ for the Postgraduate Entrance Examination. But so many unhappy things made me so tired, so I decided to have a walk along the Yanjiang Road in my university.

“Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always get me _________”, I thought when the sound of a guitar flowed into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was lost in playing her guitar. She was a beautiful girl, _________ when the wind blew her long hair. I had never seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.

Lost in the music, I did not _________ that I had been standing for so long. But my existence did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. She was the only _________ and I was the only audience. During the rest of the days in the season, life became _________ and I could review the courses carefully.

Autumn was _________ over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.

“You __________ like the music,” she said.

“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a(n) __________ expression appeared on her face.

“I came here just to have a rest because I __________ in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day that __________ me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”

“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a __________ autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the __________ to know each other and we should be good friends.”

She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn.

1.

A．yellow

B．green

C．new

D．empty

2.

A．annoyed

B．annoying

C．bored

D．boring

3.

A．going

B．waiting

C．preparing

D．caring

4.

A．across

B．out

C．away

D．down

5.

A．mainly

B．specially

C．mostly

D．especially

6.

A．understand

B．remember

C．realize

D．consider

7.

A．performer

B．artist

C．reporter

D．volunteer

8.

A．boring

B．interesting

C．sad

D．dull

9.

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．already

D．just

10.

A．may

B．would

C．can

D．must

11.

A．excited

B．angry

C．sad

D．worried

12.

A．failed

B．sent

C．broke

D．took

13.

A．moved

B．encouraged

C．wondered

D．saved

14.

A．short

B．meaningful

C．relaxing

D．successful

15.

A．space

B．gift

C．chance

D．luck