1 . Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy at home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed. He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障碍) and going for my dreams.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain(抱怨). He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams.  He knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.

When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion(冠军). You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had died and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I’ll never make it. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend,

Matthew

1. The boy wished to meet the writer because        .

A．he wished to take part in the Olympics

B．he admired the author very much

C．he hoped to make friends with the author

D．he enjoyed weightlifting

2. Which of the statements is TRUE?

A．Matthew was good at weight lifting.

B．Rick had the similar disease as a child.

C．Matthew never gave up in face of disease.

D．Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion.

3. Why did the boy refuse the writer’s medal?

A．He didn’t need Rick’s pity.

B．Rick looked on the medal as the most important thing.

C．The gold medal was very dear to Rick.

D．He thought he was not worthy of it.

4. What can be inferred from Matthew’s letter?

A．Rick was unhappy before death．

B．Rick kept in touch with Matthew．

C．Matthew sent some pictures to Rick．

D．Matthew got an Olympic gold medal．

2 . One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to_______me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done_______and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to_______your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me_______for the rest of the night.   I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the_______decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d_______wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her_______and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large_______apartment, I became_______how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then______________I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on______________family and work.______________difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a______________attitude.
Back home , I______________myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she______________to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be______________. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable______________.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the______________has really taught me. Sacrifices______________in the end. The separation between us has proved to be______________for me.1.

A．attract

B．promote

C．surprise

D．praise

2.

A．little

B．much

C．well

D．wrong

3.

A．leave

B．refuse

C．contact

D．forgive

4.

A．explaining

B．sleeping

C．wondering

D．regretting

5.

A．poor

B．timely

C．final

D．tough

6.

A．eagerly

B．politely

C．nervously

D．curiously

7.

A．patience

B．presence

C．intelligence

D．Influence

8.

A．Comfortable

B．Expensive

C．Empty

D．Modern

9.

A．Interested in

B．aware of

C．doubtful

D．satisfied with

10.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．that

11.

A．abandoning

B．balancing

C．comparing

D．mixing

12.

A．depending on

B．supplied with

C．faced with

D．insisting on

13.

A．different

B．friendly

C．positive

D．general

14.

A．criticized

B．informed

C．warned

D．reminded

15.

A．managed

B．offered

C．attempted

D．expected

16.

A．grateful

B．energetic

C．independent

D．practical

17.

A．examples

B．limits

C．rules

D．goals

18.

A．question

B．experience

C．history

D．occasion

19.

A．pay off

B．come back

C．run out

D．turn up

20.

A．blessing

B．gathering

C．failure

D．pleasure

3 . Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult    1    was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy    2    (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not    3    pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or    4    (push) you with their elbows (肘部），hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter     5    some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her    6    (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes    7    sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please    8    .

When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already at table    9    (have) supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane    10    (inform).

4 . Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very ______ with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was ______ than him, he felt disappointed. So he ______ hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to ______ some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started ______ for land.

He ______ that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to ______ their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the ______ of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his ______ to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land ______ giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could ______ by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the ______, he could have it.

The farmer became very ______ when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of ______ without paying anything. He came ______ the next morning and started running, not walking,______ he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued ______. Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very ______. When he came back to the head in the evening, he ______ right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will ______ everything finally.

1.

A．careful

B．bored

C．pleased

D．busy

2.

A．healthier

B．stronger

C．cleverer

D．richer

3.

A．learned

B．thought

C．tried

D．worked

4.

A．save

B．spend

C．make

D．borrow

5.

A．waiting

B．preparing

C．looking

D．caring

6.

A．explained

B．hoped

C．guessed

D．noticed

7.

A．follow

B．see

C．help

D．cheat

8.

A．purpose

B．result

C．condition

D．chance

9.

A．promise

B．suggestion

C．request

D．order

10.

A．for

B．by

C．before

D．without

11.

A．farm

B．cover

C．buy

D．have

12.

A．day

B．month

C．week

D．year

13.

A．interested

B．sad

C．calm

D．happy

14.

A．crop

B．land

C．experience

D．knowledge

15.

A．quietly

B．finally

C．early

D．suddenly

16.

A．even if

B．so that

C．because

D．whether

17.

A．running

B．walking

C．speaking

D．dreaming

18.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．worried

D．tired

19.

A．refused

B．appeared

C．died

D．rested

20.

A．face

B．lose

C．change

D．defeat

5 . 语法填空

Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch,    1     was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.

After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promise     2     (give) a great reward to whoever found the watch.

    3     (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately.     4     searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up     5     a little boy went up to him and asked to be given     6     second chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, ” Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out     7     the watch in his hand! The farmer,     8     (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded in finding the watch.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but     9     (sit) quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think     10     (well) than an excited one.

6 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last May, Clarence Blackmon, 81，returned to his apartment after months in the hospital for lung cancer treatment. He found his refrigerator and kitchen cupboards were nearly ______.
Clarence’s wife, Wanda, had _____a few years earlier, and he had no family _____ to help him with grocery shopping. Unable to drive or walk, Clarence ____ a local grocer's, but the manager told him the store didn’t_____ . Hungry and __________，Clarencc dialed 911.
"I don’t need to be ____anywhere,” he told the operator, Marilyn Hinson. “I just need somebody to bring me some______ I can't do anything. I can’t go anywhere. I can’t get out of my chair.”
Marilyn asked her supervisor, Lisa Reid, if she would____ her to offer her assistance, and Lisa _____
“He was hungry," Marilyn later told a local television station. “II' ve been____ myself. A lot of people can’t say that, but I can, and I can’t_____for anyone to be hungry.”
Later that_____ . Marilyn delivered Clarence’s ____ . including a head of cabbage, tomato juice, popcorn, beans and soda and made him a few sandwiches.
“She came to my rescue，” said Clarence, an army veteran (老兵)and_____petroleum company administrator.
Clarence is now in hospice (临终安养院）care, but Marilyn _____a few-times a week to chat, fill his candy dish ("he loves Jolly Ranchcre," she says), and collect his _____ Marilyn says,“There are no heroes here." In her _____ she's just doing the right thing. But _____Clarcnce, and he'll admit Marilyn has _____ his life.
"Thank God for people like Marilyn,” he says.1.

A．empty

B．messy

C．smelly

D．broken

2.

A．hung out

B．kept fit

C．lived on

D．passed away

3.

A．downtown

B．abroad

C．nearby

D．far

4.

A．reached

B．called

C．opened

D．charged

5.

A．sell

B．shut

C．deliver

D．bargain

6.

A．desperate

B．honorable

C．nervous

D．proud

7.

A．shown

B．settled

C．welcomed

D．transported

8.

A．books

B．clothes

C．juice

D．food

9.

A．persuade

B．require

C．allow

D．beg

10.

A．agreed

B．denied

C．refused

D．doubted

11.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．sorrowful

D．lonely

12.

A．stand

B．blame

C．afford

D．explain

13.

A．report

B．day

C．program

D．interview

14.

A．account

B．plan

C．bill

D．order

15.

A．strong

B．retired

C．mean

D．modest

16.

A．works

B．cares

C．rescues

D．visits

17.

A．laundry

B．sweets

C．grocery

D．recipes

18.

A．field

B．memory

C．mind

D．company

19.

A．consult

B．remind

C．comfort

D．ask

20.

A．shortened

B．saved

C．sacrificed

D．ruined

7 . A lesson from my mother will always stay with me.
I was in the third grade then. I had been ________ to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had practiced my _______ with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word _______ from my head.
Finally, my teacher took me aside. She ________ that she had written a narrator’s（旁白）part to the play, and asked me to _______ roles. Her word, kindly delivered, still hurt me, especially _________ I saw my part go to another girl.
My mother_______ my ill feelings, although I didn’t tell her what had happened. _______suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to_______ in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤）was turning _________. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英）appearing. I watched my mother __________ to dig up some dandelions. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden,” she said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said. “All _______ are beautiful --- even dandelions.” My mother looked at me ________. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked. I _________, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is __________ of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no _________ in that.”
Knowing that she had guessed my ________, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, _______me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. “The narrator’s ______ is every bit as important as the part of a princess.”
Over the next few weeks, with her constant ________, I learned to take pride in the role.1.

A．judged

B．picked

C．refused

D．paid

2.

A．points

B．films

C．lines

D．actions

3.

A．disappeared

B．occurred

C．maintained

D．came

4.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．expected

D．explained

5.

A．provide

B．switch

C．share

D．play

6.

A．before

B．since

C．because

D．when

7.

A．accepted

B．understood

C．sensed

D．received

8.

A．Except for

B．Instead of

C．Apart from

D．Along with

9.

A．walk

B．sleep

C．perform

D．dance

10.

A．yellow

B．green

C．dark

D．red

11.

A．go back

B．jump out

C．break in

D．bend down

12.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．roses

D．creatures

13.

A．seriously

B．angrily

C．unwillingly

D．coldly

14.

A．disagreed

B．sighed

C．cried

D．nodded

15.

A．lucky

B．worthy

C．true

D．free

16.

A．doubt

B．argument

C．shame

D．mercy

17.

A．pain

B．problem

C．accident

D．answer

18.

A．reminding

B．abusing

C．informing

D．persuading

19.

A．voice

B．name

C．idea

D．part

20.

A．warning

B．encouragement

C．praise

D．award

8 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立) can be more useful than crying for_______!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of_______from boy to man with family hardships (艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was_______ 11 , his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both_______home because of poverty (贫困)and pressure (压力)from his ill father.
The burden (负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to_______the adopted (领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t_______ . Since a young age, he has worked in a part-time job to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to_______a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were_______to tears by his selflessness. Hard as (虽然)his life was, Hong didn’t_______his father and the adopted__________because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students__________against misfortune(厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds (行为)__________us of what we usually neglect (忽略): love and care for others. Without these,__________of us could survive.
Hong__________donations (捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could__________his own work. Short of(缺乏) money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to__________around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed__________to overcome misfortune (战胜厄运)that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows love and willpower, and no hardship can__________a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t __________about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society__________you will find the world smiling back.1.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．help

2.

A．changing

B．growing

C．moving

D．turning

3.

A．only

B．already

C．ever

D．still

4.

A．stayed

B．went

C．sold

D．left

5.

A．care for

B．give up

C．stick to

D．devote to

6.

A．go away

B．run out

C．give up

D．turn down

7.

A．build

B．rent

C．buy

D．patient

8.

A．encouraged

B．moved

C．inspired

D．made

9.

A．abandon

B．like

C．avoid

D．feed

10.

A．brother

B．daughter

C．sister

D．uncle

11.

A．fight

B．learn

C．stand

D．turn

12.

A．left

B．remembered

C．reminded

D．told

13.

A．anyone

B．everyone

C．none

D．no one

14.

A．accepted

B．received

C．revised

D．refused

15.

A．depend on

B．stick to

C．refer to

D．turn to

16.

A．show

B．eat

C．sell

D．share

17.

A．a chance

B．an ability

C．a spirit

D．a belief

18.

A．bury

B．defeat

C．with

D．knock

19.

A．worry

B．care

C．complain

D．joke

20.

A．and

B．or

C．when

D．until

9 . My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_______ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a _______ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a _________ on how bad it must be to have to stand _________ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to _______ something they thought our “friend” there would _________. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _________. I thought about it. We were _______ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _______ from our need instead of our abundance is ________ what we need to do! All the kids __________ something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of ________, he lit up and thanked us with ________ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for __________ his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can ________! Things would have played out so __________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have __________ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in ________, it also gave my kids the __________ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

1.

A．Lost

B．Changed

C．Quit

D．Finished

2.

A．condition

B．place

C．sight

D．show

3.

A．suggestion

B．comment

C．decision

D．call

4.

A．outside

B．proudly

C．by

D．angrily

5.

A．draw

B．say

C．arrange

D．pick

6.

A．order

B．supply

C．appreciate

D．discover

7.

A．dollar

B．job

C．hot meal

D．gift card

8.

A．easy

B．low

C．soft

D．loose

9.

A．giving

B．saving

C．spending

D．begging

10.

A．yet

B．even

C．still

D．just

11.

A．declared

B．shared

C．ignored

D．expected

12.

A．toys

B．medicine

C．food

D．clothes

13.

A．sleepy

B．watery

C．curious

D．sharp

14.

A．whoever

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．whenever

15.

A．experience

B．example

C．message

D．adventure

16.

A．rely on

B．respect

C．learn from

D．help

17.

A．suddenly

B．vividly

C．differently

D．perfectly

18.

A．time

B．power

C．patience

D．money

19.

A．fear

B．love

C．need

D．memory

20.

A．strong

B．sweet

C．strange

D．simple

10 . One afternoon，the high school boy Clay Jensen received a mysterious package with no return address. When he opened it，he was____ to find seven tapes，which were ____by Hannah Baker，his classmate who had committed suicide (自杀)two weeks earlier. Clay had secretly been in love with her but never had the____to tell her about it.
On the tapes，Hannah had____ thirteen reasons for ending her own ____and Clay was one of the reasons. Hannah had even left him a____marking places with dots for him to visit. Clay walked out of his home and with her voice in his____;he wandered all over the town trying to uncover the reasons why she felt her life had to end so tragically(悲剧地).
____Hannah and Clay’s story，American author Jay Asher wove(编织)a sad story of confusion and desperation in novel，Thirteen Reasons Why，which had____on The New York Times best-selling list for eight weeks.
When Clay anxiously_____how he played a part in her suicide, he noticed how a number of little, seemingly unimportant____can add up to a terrible high school existence for someone else.It____us all that sometimes when something is said or done to____another, it can have____effects and can even lead to other major events in that person’s life.
The theme of the story is that we are all____our own actions. Hannah admitted it was her____to end her life. However, if someone had____differently，she could have changed her decision.
____it is an imaginary story, many of us will connect parts of Hannah’s high school career with something in our life and may____know someone showing warning signs of suicide. And ____we can act and prevent such a tragedy.1.

A．delighted

B．shocked

C．disturbed

D．excited

2.

A．brought

B．delivered

C．recorded

D．bought

3.

A．time

B．courage

C．atmosphere

D．mood

4.

A．stated

B．told

C．found

D．expressed

5.

A．love

B．schooling

C．story

D．life

6.

A．tape

B．map

C．note

D．number

7.

A．eyes

B．heart

C．face

D．ears

8.

A．In

B．For

C．Through

D．With

9.

A．left

B．stayed

C．kept

D．continued

10.

A．found out

B．gave away

C．hung out

D．thought of

11.

A．accidents

B．incidents

C．events

D．affairs

12.

A．informs

B．proves

C．reminds

D．encourage

13.

A．praise

B．hurt

C．damage

D．comfort

14.

A．lasting

B．important

C．different

D．instant

15.

A．concerned about

B．careful of

C．devoted to

D．responsible for

16.

A．task

B．rule

C．choice

D．dream

17.

A．thought

B．replied

C．said

D．acted

18.

A．As though

B．Even though

C．In case

D．Now that

19.

A．even

B．also

C．still

D．ever

20.

A．thankfully

B．hopefully

C．equally

D．similarly