1 . I like fishing and it takes up most of my spare time now. I __ when I was young, my father brought me to a place we called "Fish Camp”. The two-hour drive there was____. But luckily, I could see the flowing waters and beautiful green mountains.

It was in the late afternoon that we arrived _______ My father. _______the tent and prepared dinner. After dinner, we ______ far into the night, with the heat of the blazing fire near our feet. I heard of many interesting experiences of my father.

The next day, we went to Moose Creek, which you would______if you want to catch big fish. ______ I started fishing, my father patted me on my shoulders and said, ^fishing is slow, so you have to ______ And if you put enough attention and ____, you will be rewarded," Therefore, I was ______.

After what seemed a long time, I _____that my line moved. I was wild with_____ "It must be a super huge fish ," ______But then I began to worry that my rod （钓竿） would _____ because it was bent so much. I held the rod with all my strength and lifted it ______. Finally, I could see my ____. It was a large fish, beautiful and shiny in the sun. But it was hard for me to pull it out ______it was my first fishing and I still couldn't make it without letting the target go. After around five minutes, the fish was____and I got it in my net slowly,

I felt so happy. Filled with ____ I showed my father what I'd just pulled out. It was then that I realized what my father ____ when he said "you will be rewarded".

1.

A．admit

B．expect

C．remember

D．understand

2.

A．exciting

B．boring

C．comfortable

D．unforgettable

3.

A．at last

B．as usual

C．of course

D．right away

4.

A．put up

B．lived in

C．took away

D．looked for

5.

A．slept

B．argued

C．studied

D．chatted

6.

A．miss

B．choose

C．accept

D．suggest

7.

A．While

B．Since

C．Until

D．Before

8.

A．wait

B．approach

C．explore

D．ignore

9.

A．hope

B．belief

C．patience

D．importance

10.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．concentrated

D．confused

11.

A．heard

B．considered

C．noticed

D．imagined

12.

A．joy

B．fear

C．anger

D．embarrassment

13.

A．worried

B．guessed

C．determined

D．announced

14.

A．drop

B．break

C．lose

D．change

15.

A．naturally

B．regularly

C．generally

D．carefully

16.

A．chance

B．direction

C．mistake

D．achievement

17.

A．though

B．because

C．unless

D．if

18.

A．odd

B．safe

C．tired

D．free

19.

A．pride

B．regret

C．desire

D．curiosity

20.

A．acquired

B．settled

C．predicted

D．meant

2 . An elderly woman is crediting (归功于) her neighbor's 4­year­old dog with saving her life during last week's dangerously cold temperatures.

Tim Curfman was ______ his garbage with his dog Midnight when he felt its ______ was unusual. It had its ears held up looking at him. It didn't ______ do that. Curfman got the feeling that something's ______. So he observed how his dog was acting and ______ it to a spot on the other side of his house. There, he saw his 87­year­old neighbor, Noreen, ______ in the snow. She was trying to fill her bird feeder when she fell.

Curfman ______ she was out there at least half an hour. She could not get up because she didn't have enough ______ to push herself up, and there was nothing around the corner to get a ______ of, either. The temperature was one degree below zero, but Curfman and Midnight were able to ______ her quickly.

Noreen, who didn't have serious injuries, was lucky to ______ frostbite (冻伤) even though her clothes were wet. Curfman called his wife and they together helped his neighbor up from the snow and into her ______， where his wife helped the elderly woman get into ______ clothes.

Noreen was ______ to Midnight for saving her life. “A dog like this ______ to be proud of because it's not every dog that pays attention to things like this，” Noreen said in an interview.

1.

A．sending out

B．taking out

C．picking out

D．handing out

2.

A．sound

B．attention

C．behavior

D．appearance

3.

A．normally

B．suddenly

C．really

D．daily

4.

A．down

B．in

C．out

D．up

5.

A．trained

B．drove

C．walked

D．followed

6.

A．lying

B．moving

C．playing

D．standing

7.

A．guessed

B．feared

C．argued

D．explained

8.

A．time

B．space

C．strength

D．courage

9.

A．view

B．hold

C．taste

D．command

10.

A．save

B．report

C．find

D．visit

11.

A．face

B．fight

C．avoid

D．suffer

12.

A．car

B．garden

C．yard

D．home

13.

A．dry

B．clean

C．old

D．beautiful

14.

A．grateful

B．close

C．rude

D．polite

15.

A．expects

B．intends

C．waits

D．deserves

3 . One weekend, Taylor, an eight-year-old girl, went shopping with her parents. She asked her parents to buy a toy she wanted. Instead of giving her money to buy the toy, Taylor’s father encouraged her to make money by herself. “How can I make money?” Taylor thought for a while and had an idea, “Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy?”

The next day. Taylor started her plan. She first needed some money for tools and materials. So she borrowed $40 from her parents and promised to pay it back. Then she began to make cakes by herself. To her parents’ surprise, she made $175 by selling the cakes that Sunday.

Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted. She certainly had made enough money for it, but she didn’t. Instead, Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father’s phone number on them. Then she began handing the cards out. More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes. Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes.

Though Taylor has made a lot of money, she still works hard at school. She also likes to take part in other activities. So Taylor must carefully manage her time. For example, instead of watching TV after school, Taylor might have to bake（烘焙）a lot of cakes for customers. When she has dance lessons on some days, she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn’t late for class.

Making cakes may take time and be hard work, but Taylor sees the fun in it. “I think making cakes is mostly my hobby.” she says. She also decorates（装饰）the boxes that are used to pack the cakes. Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers. People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes, so more and more people come for her cakes.

Taylor’s cakes are becoming very popular. She achieves a sweet success.

1. Why dig Taylor start selling cakes?

A．Because she loved baking cakes very much.

B．Because she wanted to make a lot of money.

C．Because her parents encouraged her to sell cakes.

D．Because she needed money to buy the toy she wanted.

2. How mainly did Taylor tell people about her cake business?

A．By handing out business cards.

B．By selling her cakes at church.

C．By advertising at her dance class.

D．By inviting large companies to buy her cakes.

3. What happens to Taylor after she has made a lot of money?

A．She doesn’t work hard at school.

B．She can’t manage her time well.

C．She sees the fun in her cake business.

D．She is too busy to take part in other activities.

4. What is the author’s main purpose to write the article?

A．To explain how to buy a toy.

B．To teach us how to make good cakes.

C．To show us that it is fun to sell cakes.

D．To introduce a girl who is talented in business.

4 . When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome(红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches(抓痕), or other_______. My brother and I tested and_______the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.

It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become_______tired. She told us that she was going to_______on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie_______a scratch on his knee that needed immediate_______.We tiptoed(踮脚走) into Mama’s room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie’s scratch._______on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.

We stole into the bathroom and took the Mercurochrome and_______Ronnie’s knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better._______, we tiptoed into Mama’s room to show her that we had taken care of our scratches without__________her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that__________Mama didn’t feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel__________.

Twenty minutes__________, we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑)of Mama’s skin. She had Mercurochrome__________her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie’s encouraging, we__________tried to paint her fingernails and toenails.

When Mama screamed in__________, we knew that she was awake. With all the__________, it didn’t seem at first that she was feeling better,__________she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.

We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have__________that Mama had been cured by the__________of Mercurochrome.

1.

A．matters

B．worries

C．troubles

D．wounds

2.

A．marked

B．proved

C．collected

D．ignored

3.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．hardly

D．extremely

4.

A．lie down

B．settle down

C．go down

D．look down

5.

A．doubted

B．learnt

C．noticed

D．recognized

6.

A．look

B．attention

C．advice

D．study

7.

A．Round

B．Tight

C．Wide

D．Flat

8.

A．painted

B．designed

C．completed

D．decorated

9.

A．Politely

B．Proudly

C．Carelessly

D．Properly

10.

A．pleasing

B．bothering

C．exciting

D．worrying

11.

A．before

B．unless

C．until

D．since

12.

A．better

B．rarer

C．worse

D．stranger

13.

A．earlier

B．ago

C．later

D．ahead

14.

A．in

B．on

C．up

D．under

15.

A．always

B．ever

C．even

D．only

16.

A．disappointment

B．shame

C．horror

D．excitement

17.

A．laughing

B．talking

C．screaming

D．joking

18.

A．so

B．although

C．because

D．but

19.

A．pretended

B．expected

C．insisted

D．accepted

20.

A．story

B．reality

C．secret

D．magic

5 . When I woke up on Aug 4, 2016, there was only one thing on my mind: what to wear. A billion thoughts appeared through my brain in the closet (衣橱). Not only was it my first day of high school, but it was my first day of school in a new state; first impressions are everything, and it was important for me to impress the people who I would spend the next four years with.

After carefully hunting my closet, I proudly came out in a dress from Target. The soft cotton was comfortable, and the specially designed shoulders added a little of fun. Yes, this cloth was the one. An hour later, I felt powerful as I headed toward room 1136. But as I entered class, my jaw dropped to the floor.

Sitting at her desk was Mrs Hutfilz, my English teacher, wearing exactly the same dress as me. I kept my head down and tiptoed(踮着脚尖) to my seat. I made it through my simple introduction speech until Mrs Hutfilz stood up, jokingly saying that she liked my style. Although this was the moment I had been afraid of from the moment I walked in, all my anxiety surprisingly melted away, and the students paid attention as I shared my story. My smile grew as I laughed with the students. After class, I stayed behind, talked to Mrs Hutfilz and make a humorous and real communication.

Looking back four years later, the ten minutes I spent afraid of giving my speech were really not worth it. My first period of high school certainly made the day unforgettable in the best way and taught me that Mrs Hutfilz has a brilliant sense of style!

1. Why did the author pay great attention to her clothes on the first day of high school?

A．She followed her father’s advice.

B．She was unconfident about herself.

C．She cared too much about her appearance.

D．She wanted to make a good impression.

2. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．It was her first day of primary school.

B．She was satisfied with her first day dress.

C．Her teacher was unhappy because she wore the same dress with her.

D．She made a conversation with her English teacher in class.

3. How did the author probably feel after noticing her teacher’s dress?

A．Angry.	B．Confused.
C．Proud.	D．Embarrassed.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?

A．To share a memorable experience.

B．To explore the troubles with dressing.

C．To introduce her stylish English teacher.

D．To stress the importance of first impressions.

6 . Dino Impagliazzo cuts onions like a professional cook. The Italian man makes a great vegetable soup, ________ most of his longtime “customers” can’t ________ pay for a piece of bread. Working with a much younger man, the 90-year-old, Impagliazzo is known as Rom’s “chef of the ________.”

Three days a week, he sets out to gather ________ with other volunteers. They are all part of RomAmoR (RomeLove), a group that he started. The ________ go to markets and bakeries to collect ________ food. The other four days of the week, RomAmoR volunteers cook food and ________ it in different places across the city. Such efforts help Impagliazzo ________ his dream of feeding the homeless.

It all ________ 15 years ago when a homeless man at a Rome train station asked impagliazzo for money to buy a sandwich. “I realized that perhaps ________ buying one sandwich, making some sandwiches for him and for the friends who were there would be better, and thus began our ________,” he said.

He launched (开始从事) his work to ________ the needy with other retired people. Now there are more than 300 volunteers, both young and old. Impagliazzo recently received a(n) ________ from Italian President. He was recognized as a “hero of our times”. He never ________ his idea would become so ________.

1.

A．though

B．but

C．so

D．when

2.

A．still

B．either

C．even

D．yet

3.

A．poor

B．old

C．rich

D．yet

4.

A．clothes

B．children

C．money

D．food

5.

A．cooks

B．friends

C．volunteers

D．managers

6.

A．frozen

B．donated

C．fast

D．canned

7.

A．serve

B．gather

C．sell

D．throw

8.

A．put forward

B．see to

C．take over

D．live out

9.

A．arrived

B．predicted

C．began

D．appeared

10.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．in case of

D．for lack of

11.

A．training

B．adventure

C．exploration

D．research

12.

A．inspire

B．protect

C．feed

D．save

13.

A．award

B．permit

C．cup

D．menu

14.

A．promised

B．agreed

C．admitted

D．dreamed

15.

A．impressive

B．lovable

C．successful

D．colorful

7 . While a man was passing by an elephant, he suddenly stopped. The elephant was held by only a small rope. The farmer ties the rope to the elephant's front leg. No chains, no cages. The man was very confused. He wanted to know why the elephant didn't run away.

He visited the farmer and asked why the elephant just stood there and didn't run away. "Well," the farmer said, "when it was very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie it. At that age, the rope was strong enough to hold it. Of course it couldn't run away. When it grew up, it still believed the rope could hold it. So it never tried to run away."

The man was very amazed. In fact, the grown-up elephant could run away at any time. But it didn't run away just because it believed it couldn't. As a result, it was stuck right there.

We have such problems in our life. Sometimes we don't think we can deal with the problems. Sometimes we fail to deal with them. It's not wise to stop struggling. See? Failure is part of learning. We should never give up the struggle.

1. The farmer held the elephant by ________.

A．making a chain to tie the elephant	B．making a cage for the elephant
C．tying a rope to the elephant's front leg	D．tying a rope around the elephant's body

2. When the elephant grew up, the farmer used ________ to hold it.

A．a stronger rope	B．a smaller rope
C．the same size rope	D．a longer rope

3. The grown-up elephant couldn't run away because ________.

A．no one came to save it	B．the elephant couldn't run fast
C．it was not strong enough	D．it believed it couldn't

4. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A．not to stop struggling	B．to give up the struggle in life
C．to learn from the farmer	D．to learn from the elephant

8 . Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a _________, because his parents were going to teach in Africa.

He and his family _______all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. _________, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my _________. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to _______him. He looked a little scared to meet us, _________started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.

When we got back home and Douglas _________putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his _______were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He _________had a dark blue jacket with a tie!

“How come you __________only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.

“That's the way my school has __________been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”

“I would hate having to wear the __________thing every day,” I said.

“I don't ________,” Douglas said. “It __________time. I don't have to think about what I am going to wear.”

“Well, we don't wear uniforms at our __________. You're going to look pretty __________if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”

Douglas looked worried. __________, I felt bad. I had not meant to ________his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some ________family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to __________my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.

1.

A．day

B．week

C．month

D．year

2.

A．worked

B．lived

C．traveled

D．studied

3.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．Therefore

4.

A．parent

B．cousin

C．uncle

D．friend

5.

A．ask

B．teach

C．help

D．meet

6.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．and

7.

A．started

B．stopped

C．finished

D．continued

8.

A．bags

B．pictures

C．books

D．clothes

9.

A．also

B．again

C．still

D．even

10.

A．make

B．hate

C．wear

D．sell

11.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．always

D．seldom

12.

A．right

B．same

C．only

D．old

13.

A．know

B．use

C．mind

D．remember

14.

A．costs

B．saves

C．wastes

D．counts

15.

A．airport

B．country

C．home

D．school

16.

A．brave

B．funny

C．smart

D．handsome

17.

A．Really

B．Luckily

C．Suddenly

D．Secretly

18.

A．share

B．enjoy

C．hurt

D．understand

19.

A．difficult

B．special

C．big

D．strange

20.

A．look at

B．look for

C．look after

D．look up

9 . I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth."

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us, I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".

As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family, I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer; none came.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of Her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one — page letter, folded and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1. The passage shows that___________.

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to the author

B．Mother was too serious about everything the author had done

C．Mother cared much about the author in words

D．Mother wrote to the author in careful words

2. The underlined word "gulf "in the passage means_________.

A．deep understanding	B．difference between ideas
C．free talks	D．part of the sea

3. What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother	B．Mother and Children
C．My Mother's Desk	D．Talks between Mother and me.

10 . Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.

Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.

About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index.

Then he called the person who claimed（声称） to be the bike’s owner and arranged to meet him— supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two choices. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been caught. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized belongings that suspects（嫌疑犯）had stolen during a home burglary.

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s fame as a friendly city.

1. Bike Batman is           .

A．a superhero	B．a website manager
C．a Seattle citizen	D．a police officer

2. When Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, he will first           .

A．contact the owner of the stolen bike	B．look up the bike’s information
C．call the police department	D．arrange to meet the thief

3. Bike Batman helps find the lost bikes to           .

A．become famous	B．help poor people
C．punish bike thieves	D．build a friendly city

4. From the passage, we can learn that           .

A．Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves caught

B．Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident

C．the police failed to perform their duties

D．the thieves refused to return the bikes