1 . A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a bag containing almost $ 100,000 at an Ohio charity shop. Thanks to_______employees, they got money back.

The employees were going through_______last week when they came across a_______. Inside was $97,004. “It was so much cash,” employee Kelsey Croy said. “I looked in the bag and we_______ it right there on the desk. And it was $97,004.” Thankfully , the owner_______a receipt for tax purposes when they donated_______that morning. The employees_______called the couple but there was no_______ .

Not wanting to_______that amount of cash in the store, they called the Zanesville Police Department.________ repeated calls, officers finally got a hold of the couple. The couple hadn’t realized the money was________. They told the police they withdrew all their money to another bank. On the way, they________at the charity shop to donate a bag of clothes. That’s________the money ended up there. “When we finally________them, they just asked if they could get it sometime tomorrow,” the officer said.

The couple has since made contact with the original ________who found the money to thank them. “I’m just glad that I meet with a bunch of honest and loyal people,” Croy said.

1.

A．honest

B．generous

C．brave

D．clever

2.

A．goods

B．donations

C．food

D．money

3.

A．suitcase

B．box

C．bag

D．wallet

4.

A．put

B．counted

C．hid

D．cleared

5.

A．asked for

B．asked about

C．gave up

D．gave out

6.

A．cards

B．fruits

C．bills

D．clothes

7.

A．surprisedly

B．hesitatingly

C．eventually

D．immediately

8.

A．concern

B．information

C．reply

D．letter

9.

A．save

B．leave

C．waste

D．spend

10.

A．After

B．During

C．Before

D．In

11.

A．found

B．missing

C．stolen

D．earned

12.

A．stopped

B．sighed

C．quarreled

D．wandered

13.

A．what

B．who

C．where

D．how

14.

A．looked for

B．got rid of

C．got through to

D．dropped in on

15.

A．police

B．officers

C．customers

D．employees

2 . When my father was a teenager, he had been declared a genius by his art teacher. He ______ to become an art major and had some ______ of his paintings. But when my mother got ill, his creative life came to an end.

I remembered my father’s ______ for art. One day, I asked whether he was interested in drawing a cartoon. My father was not much of a ______. When learning to drive, I had asked if it was more important to ______ the cars ahead or those behind. “Both.” Then he was ______ for the next three miles.

He gave no ______ answer to my query (询问). I asked again the following day. Still no real ______. I ultimately ______ the idea. I understood he had enough on his plate already. But a week later, I received an email from my father — with a(n) ______. I downloaded the file and there was the cartoon I had asked him to draw!

We began to draw cartoons. The process of creating gave him ______. As he built his art muscles back up, his teenage self’s enthusiasm ______.

It never ______ me that he could talk so much that I had to pretend I was getting a call to ______ his excitement. He is now painting and drawing. If he were to ask me whether I was prouder of the cartoon or of him turning his life around, I would say, “______.”

1.

A．went on

B．agreed on

C．took up

D．put off

2.

A．records

B．copies

C．exhibits

D．celebrations

3.

A．choice

B．love

C．skill

D．idea

4.

A．talker

B．teacher

C．painter

D．thinker

5.

A．give off

B．push through

C．look into

D．focus on

6.

A．careful

B．silent

C．impatient

D．polite

7.

A．definite

B．relevant

C．simple

D．clever

8.

A．channel

B．response

C．news

D．way

9.

A．dropped

B．failed

C．forgot

D．regretted

10.

A．list

B．present

C．theme

D．attachment

11.

A．freedom

B．safety

C．purpose

D．trust

12.

A．grew

B．returned

C．appeared

D．mixed

13.

A．occurred

B．happened

C．exposed

D．adjusted

14.

A．escape

B．reduce

C．match

D．shock

15.

A．The cartoon

B．You

C．Neither

D．Both

3 . “A bird with a broken wing will never fly high.” I’m sure that John would agree with this saying, as he felt this way almost every day in school.

By high school, John was the most famous _________ in his town. He was always absent, didn’t answer questions and got into_________. He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered high school, yet was_________a higher grade level each year. Teachers didn’t want to_________him again the following year. John was moving on, but definitely not moving up.

I met John for the first time at a weekend leadership training program since John was one of the 405 students who_________. At the start of the training, John was just standing outside the circle of students, against the back wall. He didn’t _________join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games_________him in.

The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of_________ and negative things that had occurred at school that year. John_________some constructive ideas on those situations. The other students in John’s group __________his comments. All of a sudden John felt like a__________of the group, and before long he was treated like a leader. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were__________with his passionate concern and ideas. They even elected John co-chairman of the team.

John started__________at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. He led a second project,__________300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter from house to house.

        A bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once healed, it can fly __________than the rest.1.

A．storyteller

B．troublemaker

C．dream-seeker

D．peacemaker

2.

A．work

B．debt

C．difficulties

D．fights

3.

A．driven away

B．left out

C．turned to

D．sent to

4.

A．have

B．accompany

C．love

D．chase

5.

A．signed up

B．took over

C．fell down

D．went by

6.

A．hurriedly

B．easily

C．readily

D．warm

7.

A．drew

B．led

C．sent

D．reminded

8.

A．useless

B．meaning

C．strange

D．positive

9.

A．changed

B．noticed

C．expressed

D．reserved

10.

A．refused

B．welcomed

C．ignored

D．gathered

11.

A．founder

B．part

C．leader

D．heart

12.

A．impressed

B．anxious

C．disappointed

D．familiar

13.

A．walking away

B．dropping out

C．going down

D．showing up

14.

A．buying

B．collecting

C．donating

D．making

15.

A．longer

B．farther

C．higher

D．happier

6 . Lowri Moore, aged 15, of Nottingham, England, has worn eyeglasses since she was a baby. But she hasn’t always seen glasses ________ in the cartoons she loves. Lowri is making it her ________ to change that.

When Lowri was 9, she sent a letter to Disney asking them if they could create a(n) ________ role model who wore glasses. Glasses are a great tool because they give you the ability to see. This should be ________ . But kids at school ________ not to think so.

Disney ________ Lowri, and three years later, the movie En-canto came out, whose main character, Maribel, wears glasses! En-canto director Jared Bush said, “She’s my hero. I can’t imagine being that age and being that ________ . She is such an inspiration to all of us.” En-canto is a movie putting people on the screen that ________ to be seen and audiences from all over the world have been able to find themselves, their family members in these stories.

In 2019, Lowri Moore, called for more glasses-wearing ________ . She pointed out that figures wearing glasses are usually ________ as “nerdy instead of beautiful.” Having more positive figures with glasses on will help people feel ________ about wearing their own glasses. It also allows people to see the ________ to add glasses like we already have the ability to change skin and hair color on emojis(表情符号). Natalie Owen, ________ heard of Lowri’s story and decided to help her dream come true. Owen created a princess wearing glasses in his new book just for Lowri.

With her dream ________ , Lowri posted a message on her personal website: If you believe in something, don’t be afraid to say it. Don’t think that because you are young, you can’t make a ________ .

1.

A．reflected

B．designed

C．updated

D．recommended

2.

A．choice

B．power

C．mission

D．mind

3.

A．fancy

B．positive

C．similar

D．ordinary

4.

A．rewarded

B．protected

C．changed

D．celebrated

5.

A．tend

B．mean

C．attempt

D．admit

6.

A．focused on

B．responded to

C．caught up on

D．picked up

7.

A．joyful

B．extraordinary

C．courageous

D．typical

8.

A．remain

B．decide

C．adapt

D．deserve

9.

A．friends

B．princesses

C．teachers

D．animals

10.

A．presented

B．respected

C．measured

D．decorated

11.

A．nervous

B．funny

C．patient

D．comfortable

12.

A．option

B．effort

C．joke

D．purpose

13.

A．incredibly

B．regularly

C．accidentally

D．occasionally

14.

A．seen

B．realized

C．reported

D．identified

15.

A．rule

B．dream

C．promise

D．difference

7 . I’ve been having trouble concentrating on one thing. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”   She glanced down at me through her glasses, “You are not different from your classmates, young man.”

I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted”   students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day — with an   “A”   on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: “See what you can do when you keep trying?”

Inspired and touched, I began to keep trying hard in my study and struggled against attention problems. I believe one can find his way out of difficulty with determination (决心) and efforts.

1. Why didn’t the author finish his reading in class?

A．He missed several classes before.

B．He was not a bit interested in literature.

C．He was unable to concentrate on his task.

D．He was used to doing his homework at home.

2. What do we know about Louis Braille from the text?

A．He was poor.	B．He was well-educated.
C．He was shortsighted.	D．He was very creative.

3. What kind of teacher is Mrs. Smith according to the text?

A．Impatient.	B．Encouraging.
C．Disappointing.	D．Careless.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．You can never be too old to learn.

B．Do not judge a book by its cover.

C．One good turn deserves another.

D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Jim slumped on the couch. Mother’s Day was coming up, and he didn’t have a present. “How can I buy a present without money?” he thought.

Jim picked up the newspaper that was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a shopping spree(疯狂购物) for her,” said the ad.

“This is perfect!” thought Jim. He ran to his room with the newspaper, taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.

“My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes a lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom.”

Jim liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope and a stamp from his dad. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品), “Mom will love having a shopping spree,” he thought.

Jim checked the mailbox every day for his prize. Days passed by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother’s Day. Jim still hadn’t heard anything about the contest.

“What am I going to do now?” he wondered. He didn’t have a present, and he didn’t have a shopping spree, and he still didn’t have any money. He had to think of something. Jim closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought so hard that his ears hurt.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly he had an idea.

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The next morning, Jim handed his present to his mom.

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