1 . DALLAS – A suburban Dallas woman accused of killing her two young children told a 911 operator that she first tried to poison them because they were autistic(自闭症) and she wanted "normal kids," then choked(窒息) them with a wire until they stopped moving, according to the recorded call.
Irving police on Wednesday released recordings of the 911 call after Saiqa Akhter was charged with capital murder in the death of her 5-year-old son, Zain Akhter and her 2-year-old daughter, Faryaal Akhter. Police said the children were attacked at the family's apartment Monday night.
In the recording released Wednesday, the woman identified herself as Saiqa Akhter and repeatedly told the operator she killed her two children. At one point, the woman hung up and the dispatcher(调度员) called her back.
"I killed both of them. I told you," she told the operator. Later, she explained that both children were lying motionless on the bed in the master bedroom.
"They are not doing anything. They are just blue and they are not taking any breaths and ... their heart is not beating," she said.
She told the operator she initially tried to poison the children with bathroom cleaner but they refused to drink it. When that didn't work, "I used a wire on their necks," she said.
When the operator asked the woman why she attacked her children, she said, "They're both not normal, not normal. They're autistic. Both are autistic." Pressed further, she said, "I don't want my children to be like that. ... I want normal kids."
Later, the dispatcher asked the woman what she was feeling. "Nothing," she responded.
At one point, water could be heard running in the background and the dispatcher asked what the woman what she was doing. She told the operator she was trying to wash the smell of cleaner off of her hands. The dispatcher then told the woman to go sit on a couch in the living room and wait for police.
At the end of the recording, police can be heard arriving at the home.
1. The woman killed her two young children by____.

A．poisoning them

B．choking them

C．first poisoning and then choking them

D．striking them with bathroom cleaner

2. According to this passage, the killing happened_____.

A．on Wednesday	B．on Monday night
C．on Monday morning	D．after the woman telephoned the 119

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The woman`s two children were autistic.

B．The woman did not take the killing seriously.

C．The woman hanged up immediately after she called 911.

D．The children did not drink the bathroom cleaner.

4. What would be the best title for this text?

A．A Dallas Mom Killing Her Two Children

B．A Woman Who Suffers From Autism

C．A Woman and Her Two Children

D．A Dallas Woman Murderer

2 . America's Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom，and there is no exception for Muslim women.I ____ the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly，I believe it's OK to be ____，and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering，like a scarf.I am Muslim，and keeping my head covered is a ____ of maturity and respect toward my ____ and to Allah's will.____，I also like to wear it to be different.I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) ____，not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it，I was also afraid of the ____ that I'd get at school.
I ____ on my own that sixth grade was the ____ I should start wearing the hijab.I was ____ about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me，or ____ be scared of me and ____ my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same，and there's little or no ____ of differences.
On the first day of school，I put all those ____ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little，but ____ I was also proud to be a Muslim，proud to be wearing the hijab，proud to be different.
I was ____ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions—____—about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me，___ there was one girl—she wasn't even in my class，and we never really talked much—and she spoke ____ me，and I wasn't even there！I made a lot of new friends that year，friends that I still have until this very day，five years later.
Yes，I'm different，but everyone is different here，in one way or another.This is the ____ of America.1.

A．believe in

B．stick to

C．carry out

D．push for

2.

A．independent

B．free

C．sensitive

D．different

3.

A．signal

B．sign

C．reminder

D．cause

4.

A．religion

B．country

C．parents

D．status

5.

A．In a word

B．In general

C．To be exact

D．To be honest

6.

A．princess

B．heroine

C．individual

D．adult

7.

A．praise

B．punishment

C．reaction

D．reflection

8.

A．hoped

B．expected

C．realized

D．decided

9.

A．time

B．chance

C．case

D．occasion

10.

A．disappointed

B．scared

C．enthusiastic

D．angry

11.

A．still

B．already

C．even

D．ever

12.

A．show off

B．pull off

C．pick up

D．put up

13.

A．rejection

B．ignorance

C．awareness

D．acceptance

14.

A．negative

B．optimistic

C．serious

D．strange

15.

A．often

B．inside

C．only

D．outside

16.

A．concerned

B．particular

C．wrong

D．convinced

17.

A．respectfully

B．cautiously

C．suspiciously

D．critically

18.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

19.

A．in terms of

B．in front of

C．in charge of

D．in favor of

20.

A．significance

B．beauty

C．value

D．power

3 . A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to ______       my 7­-year-­old son's room and   ______ some toys that were no longer   suitable for him to play with. We   ______ that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the ______， we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too ______ for him.In the yard he ______the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we ______. It wasn't in the best ______and was certainly not new，but the tires(轮胎)were ______ good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn't sell.So，after the sale was ______，my friend put it on the sidewalk，with a sign that ______ “FREE BIKE”．Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was ______ there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was ______ free.We said yes and that he could have it for ______．He smiled，got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how   much money he had made at the sale, he was very______，shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering ______   they had been sold.   When he asked about the bike, I told him about   the little boy and that made him   ______．He was much happier than when I told him how much he had ______．He was so happy to ______ that someone else would make good ______ of that little bike!

1.

A．clean

B．check

C．display

D．design

2.

A．look for

B．go through

C．show off

D．deal with

3.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．wrote

D．lied

4.

A．trip

B．show

C．sale

D．decision

5.

A．weak

B．small

C．new

D．thin

6.

A．rode

B．found

C．watched

D．felt

7.

A．doubted

B．knew

C．told

D．thought

8.

A．time

B．chance

C．place

D．shape

9.

A．also

B．never

C．still

D．hardly

10.

A．ahead

B．on

C．near

D．over

11.

A．said

B．repeated

C．copied

D．expressed

12.

A．jumping

B．standing

C．walking

D．shouting

13.

A．barely

B．usually

C．really

D．always

14.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

15.

A．calm

B．scared

C．excited

D．disappointed

16.

A．when

B．if

C．why

D．how

17.

A．smile

B．worry

C．leave

D．cry

18.

A．enjoyed

B．lost

C．bought

D．made

19.

A．hear

B．understand

C．remember

D．think

20.

A．interest

B．money

C．use

D．price

4 . One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest (最令人沮丧的). We were just little kids, and on Christmas Day my mom _______ us all around her to tell us, _______, that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to _______ for our daddy. He was very sick. I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying _______ a miracle (奇迹).
At that very moment, someone _______ loudly on the door. _______ behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father _______ as a minister. News had _______ that we were in trouble, and his colleagues knew we needed some _______.
With all the excitement, even my dad, __________ in a blanket to keep warm, came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be __________ by good Samaritans (乐善好施的人). The presents were unwrapped, and we girls __________ packages and found a doll each and four board games.
What is __________ to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from. I __________ remember an evening of laughter and __________. There were no expensive toys but __________ moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n) __________ time. They gave their time and their __________ to little children who needed to laugh.
The most important things in life aren’t things. And what about the true __________ of holidays? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs (搅动) our hearts, that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or __________ a tear.1.

A．requested

B．commanded

C．gathered

D．recommended

2.

A．in tears

B．in doubt

C．in silence

D．in surprise

3.

A．apply

B．pray

C．pay

D．ask

4.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．in

5.

A．knocked

B．beat

C．tapped

D．struck

6.

A．Fighting

B．Shooting

C．Running

D．Following

7.

A．charged

B．existed

C．governed

D．worked

8.

A．expanded

B．spread

C．distributed

D．disappeared

9.

A．confidence

B．cheer

C．trust

D．wisdom

10.

A．dressed

B．attached

C．trapped

D．wrapped

11.

A．persuaded

B．saved

C．taught

D．entertained

12.

A．discovered

B．sought

C．unfolded

D．packed

13.

A．strange

B．frightening

C．useful

D．encouraging

14.

A．seldom

B．just

C．even

D．hardly

15.

A．happiness

B．surprise

C．doubt

D．anxiety

16.

A．shocking

B．priceless

C．worthless

D．beneficial

17.

A．relaxing

B．great

C．ordinary

D．tough

18.

A．praise

B．treatment

C．attention

D．response

19.

A．theme

B．spirit

C．principle

D．theory

20.

A．wipe away

B．deal with

C．write about

D．burst into

5 . My deskmate admires my fluent English very much and I usually feel     1    (encourage) by his compliments。
One day,     2    we learned the new word “eccentric” in class, we     3    (ask) to make a sentence with it. I volunteered to do it by saying “My deskmate is an eccentric boy     4    clothes never fit him。”     5    (Hear) this, the whole class burst into     6    (laugh) and my deskmate’s face turned red.     7    class, I learned from the teacher that my deskmate would have dropped out of school if he hadn’t been helped by others. My mindless words must    8    (hurt) him deeply。
Not until then did I realize words could be powerful in    9    positive and negative ways. We should avoid hurting     10    (other) if we can’t always be encouraging when we speak。

6 . I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was_______and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be_______but a failure.”
After five years of_______jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best_______that could have happened to me. I _______I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to _______that what people said about me was_______. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s_______it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my_______and went to college. My first novel__________while I was at college.
After college I taught during the __________in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a __________in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of__________that job to write full time__________I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel __________of myself — here was a working-class boy who’d__________school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and__________, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. __________what does it mean? I__________wish all the people that have put me down had__________: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”1.

A．bright

B．simple

C．useless

D．hopeful

2.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

3.

A．low

B．poor

C．good

D．useful

4.

A．support

B．happiness

C．surprise

D．thing

5.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．planned

D．told

6.

A．me

B．them

C．her

D．it

7.

A．wrong

B．right

C．stupid

D．faulty

8.

A．see

B．know

C．face

D．understand

9.

A．experiment

B．practice

C．writing

D．composition

10.

A．came on

B．came in

C．came out

D．came back

11.

A．day

B．night

C．month

D．year

12.

A．graduation

B．pass

C．degree

D．success

13.

A．giving in

B．giving back

C．giving out

D．giving up

14.

A．while

B．if

C．when

D．or

15.

A．shy

B．proud

C．happy

D．surprised

16.

A．left

B．attended

C．changed

D．graduated

17.

A．tired

B．calm

C．nervous

D．famous

18.

A．And

B．But

C．However

D．Well

19.

A．just

B．exactly

C．so

D．very

20.

A．praised

B．said

C．answered

D．advised

7 . My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
1. If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____

A．be punished	B．be offered another job
C．put off the training class	D．lose his job

2. The money which was paid for the clothes belonged to _____

A．the trainer	B．the older man
C．the writer	D．Robert

3. How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?

A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.

B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself.

C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.

D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.

4. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Proper clothes for a stranger	B．Fight against strict rules
C．A strange employer	D．An unbelievable thing