2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Xing Yifan was born with CMD (先天性肌营养不良). The disease resulted     1     Yifan having little muscle growth. The disease also affected his fingers, making     2     more difficult for him to write.

“The disease makes him lose independence. He has never walked on his own and can only sit with a support,” his father Xing Dacheng said. “Every 30     3    （minute）, to have a rest, he has to lie down, even in the classroom.”

“We are so     4     （thank）to the teachers and leaders from his primary school to senior high school,” the father said. “They never refused to give him chances     5    （receive）good education,     6     Yifan and the other members of our family will remember forever.”

After entering high school, the young man studied more seriously. Over the past 3 years he     7    （win）many prizes and set an example to classmates. Now, Yifan has been admitted to Beihang University with a score of 645 out of a possible 750 points in this year’s national college entrance examination.

When     8    （ask）what motivates him to study hard, he said, “I was     9    （complete）inspired when I read the story of British physicist Stephen Hawking. I’ll continue working hard at the university in the hope of     10     （be）a person like him, who changed the world with knowledge.”

4 . Maria and Pablo lived in a tiny village in Mexico. Because Christmas time at their house did not include many gifts, Maria and Pablo _________ to the Christmas festivities at the village _________ with great joy.

To honor the birth of Christ(耶稣), the church _________ a beautiful manger(食槽) that drew crowds of admirers. Villagers walked miles to admire the manger, bringing lovely, _________ gifts for the Baby Jesus. As Maria and Pablo watched the villagers _________ their gifts in the soft hay(干草) around the manger, they felt _________. They had no money to buy _________ for their family and no money to buy one for the Baby Jesus.

On Christmas Eve, Maria and Pablo _________ to the church for that evening's services, _________ wishing that they had a gift to bring. __________ then, a soft glowing light shone through the __________, and the shadowy outline of a/an __________ appeared above them.

Maria and Pablo were afraid, but the angel __________ them, telling them to pick some of the short green __________ that were growing by the road. They should __________ the plants to the church, the angel explained, and place them near the __________ as their gift to the Baby Jesus. Then just as __________ as she had appeared, the angel was gone, __________ Maria and Pablo on the road looking up into the dark sky. Confused but __________, the children filled their __________ with large bunches of the green weeds and hurried to the church.

1.

A．were devoted

B．got used

C．looked forward

D．helped themselves

2.

A．square

B．church

C．temple

D．school

3.

A．painted

B．mentioned

C．lifted

D．displayed

4.

A．expensive

B．boring

C．cheap

D．useful

5.

A．make

B．place

C．dug

D．hide

6.

A．excited

B．happy

C．sad

D．interested

7.

A．computers

B．houses

C．jewels

D．presents

8.

A．rode

B．walked

C．cycled

D．pointed

9.

A．really

B．hardly

C．finally

D．gradually

10.

A．Even

B．Still

C．Just

D．Since

11.

A．darkness

B．curtain

C．roof

D．hall

12.

A．hero

B．angel

C．man

D．boy

13.

A．recognized

B．discouraged

C．comforted

D．ignored

14.

A．weeds

B．leaves

C．lights

D．crops

15.

A．fetch

B．bring

C．take

D．sell

16.

A．manger

B．window

C．door

D．corner

17.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．strongly

D．immediately

18.

A．keeping

B．asking

C．making

D．leaving

19.

A．excited

B．worried

C．interested

D．disappointed

20.

A．backs

B．shoulders

C．arms

D．heads

6 . Nong Luhuan had a wild dream when he was little: He wanted to become a cartoonist and publish books of his own. Now, the 22-year-old art design student has _______ his dream. His microblog cartoon has more than 260,000 followers.

Nong`s microblog cartoon first drew wide _______ in late 2012. He draws _______ of real-life people struggling to achieve their life goals.

One story is about a middle-aged cleaner who _______ to have a job with a salary of 6,000 yuan a month. But he _______ to work in Beijing for only 1,000 yuan per month. This way he could audition(旁听)at the central Conservatory of Music and realize his dream of becoming a _______ . Another widely reposted story is about an accounting student who is _______ to become a flight attendant.

Though each story _______ only several pictures, it takes Nong a lot of effort to complete them. He digs _______ into each person’s story. Before drawing, he spends a whole day researching the person’s ________ .

Microblog cartoons are not interesting because of the drawings. “We attract viewers with the ________ ,” Nong says. “If my work can trigger reflection, then it is ________ .”

On the way to success, Nong has had his own ________ . He even thought about stopping his dream of ________ in 2011. But when he saw the microblog cartoons of Chen Anni, a well-known female cartoonist of Nong’s age, he found new ________ . “She is not even a fine art student and she is pursuing her dream of drawing cartoons. Why should I ________ ?” Nong says.

After that, Nong worked even harder, ________ becoming popular and receiving encouraging ________ . Many fans have sent Nong private messages, telling him that his work has ________ them to pursue their life goals. “I’m glad that I have persisted and conveyed a ________ attitude through my work. My readers are inspired through it and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others,” he says.

1.

A．owned

B．continued

C．achieved

D．finished

2.

A．invention

B．attention

C．impression

D．reflection

3.

A．deeds

B．comments

C．stories

D．ideas

4.

A．promised

B．used

C．prepared

D．turned

5.

A．quit

B．afforded

C．set

D．escaped

6.

A．novelist

B．student

C．teacher

D．composer

7.

A．allowed

B．intended

C．determined

D．thought

8.

A．consists of

B．insist on

C．makes up

D．refers to

9.

A．deep

B．well

C．right

D．back

10.

A．appearance

B．background

C．history

D．relationship

11.

A．color

B．pattern

C．style

D．content

12.

A．necessary

B．particular

C．precious

D．meaningful

13.

A．method

B．struggles

C．agreements

D．dreams

14.

A．drawing

B．studying

C．exploring

D．imagining

15.

A．respect

B．wealth

C．future

D．courage

16.

A．give away

B．give up

C．give back

D．give out

17.

A．occasionally

B．gradually

C．recently

D．probably

18.

A．answers

B．awards

C．responses

D．intentions

19.

A．ordered

B．called

C．followed

D．encouraged

20.

A．positive

B．serious

C．common

D．similar

8 . My mother in-law(婆婆) seemed slightly uncomfortable when she told me what she’d bought for my two young daughters, her granddaughters.

“It’s Nancy Drerw,” she said, avoiding eye contact. “I hope that’s OK.” I tried to be comforting her. “Of course, it’s OK!” I said.“I loved Nancy Drew when I was a kid!”

But to be honest, I wasn’t sure what I thought. My girls loved reading. But their books tended to be about kindness, equality, being nice to people who are different and having self-confidence. They had read nothing to prepare themselves for gangsters (匪徒), car ruins, and grown-ups who lied.

I had tried to protect my girls from the dark corners of the world. I wanted only positive role models, and only sunshine. Through this standard, many of my old favorites didn’t make the cut. The Secret Garden? Within the first few pages, there is death, and an emotionally distant mother. Babar the Elephant? Almost immediately his mother is shot bya “bad” hunter and baby Babar is left crying. Nancy Drew? The old- school Nancy has some totally violent experiences.

And yet the books were attracting. So one afternoon we sat on the couch and read. Within pages, my kids were interested. So was L. Nancy was a superhero. She saved friends from drowning, faced down thieves, and drove in car chases, She comforted the sad people and wasn’t afraid to risk going into dark places. Yes, she was all girl power. And girl power, I saw, meant more to my daughters when it was faced with something real. It was fiercer when its opponents (对手) were fierce.

A week into Nancy Drew, I realized something. Nancy had solved a trouble mystery for me. She had helped me discover that my girls will go out into the world as the powerful. confident, and morally centered young women. And she had helped me uncover the world again, with strength, not fear.

1. What did the writer’s mother-in-law worry about?

A．Whether books were too cheap as a gift.

B．Whether her gift of books was outdated.

C．Whether Nancy Drew suited her grandchildren.

D．Whether Nancy Drew was too difficult to understand.

2. What kinds of books did the writer usually ask her daughters to read?

A．Books that help become super models.

B．Books that show their own interests.

C．Books that describe brave girls in life.

D．Books that reflect the better side of the world.

3. What does the underlined phrase “make the cut” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Lose their value.	B．Reach the standard.
C．Win the popularity.	D．Live up to their names.

4. What did the writer realize after reading Nancy Drew?

A．It helped women enjoy equal rights.	B．It prepared her girls for their real life.
C．It challenged her girls to seek for power.	D．It exposed her girls to a dangerous world.

9 . "What is your name?" I asked as I offered the gentleman some freshly made blueberry and banana pancakes. "I go by Mr. X," he told me and gladly accepted the pancakes. He immediately noted, "Now there ' re a lot of blueberries!"

Mr. X told me about a lady who brought him some soup with blueberries, about which he was very happy until he discovered there was only 1 blueberry in the soup. Since he wanted more blueberries in his soup, his solution was to just put the pancakes into his soup. And then he began to talk, and talk, and talk.

As Mr. X would near the end of one story, meaning that he was almost done, he would tail off into another story. He just wanted someone to listen to him. He told me the details of how a friend of his was hit by a car as if he were standing there watching. Nothing he said came without a vivid description. It had to be true, I thought. I just listened. Then, Mr. X began to tell me about the government covering up their knowledge of aliens. I began to think, "Was anything Mr. X was telling me true? Was he making this up?"

He told me that he was nearly hit by a car. I wanted to believe him, but I realized that the truth wasn't really important right now. Mr. X just longed for some company. I was able to provide him with that for nearly an hour. As a matter of fact, Mr. X did indeed have a friend knocked down by a car nearly two years ago. Everything he told me about that event was indeed exact. What' s the difference between reality and invention?

That's not for me to decide. My role was to provide Mr. X with the space to tell his stories. I hope to see him again someday.

1. How did Mr. X feel after he checked the given soup?

A．Happy.	B．Thankful.
C．Surprised.	D．Disappointed.

2. Why did Mr. X put the pancakes into the soup?

A．To show his anger.	B．To please the author.
C．To add more blueberries to it.	D．To make the pancakes delicious.

3. What did the author think of Mr. X's stories at first?

A．He doubted them.	B．He didn't care about them.
C．He believed them completely.	D．He thought them interesting.

4. How did the author respond to Mr. X?

A．By offering him space to stay.	B．By trying to be a good listener.
C．By preventing him talking politely.	D．By questioning the truth in his stories.

10 . I went to my mailbox for my mail. Nothing, but my neighbor’s. I thought that was ______ and guessed the mail carrier must have made a ______.   

I decided to ______ the mail to my neighbor’s mailbox since they lived just down the street. I walked over and was about to ______ the mail into their mailbox when a man came out, ______ about messing up the mailings. I put my ______ up, still holding the mail and told him the mail carrier had delivered it to the wrong ______. The man snatched (夺过) the mail from my hand and ______ carefully. He then opened his mailbox and pointed to the mail inside, “You want to exchange the mail?”

I shook my head ______ and explained I just got the mail in my mailbox today and that I was just bringing it to them. The man seemed to ______ but was unsure if I was telling the ______. He gave me a doubtful look and went back into his house.

I got a ______ on the door the next morning by two polite police officers. The man had ______ the police and told them I was a (n) ______ old woman going around mixing up everyone’s mail. Before I could finish telling them what was going on, the officers watched a dog ______ my mailbox with mail in his mouth. He took out the mail in my box and put his mail in. He pushed the door ______ with his nose, picked up the new mail and ran down the street. The officers looked at each other in surprise and started ______.

It turned out that the dog had belonged to a mail carrier who had died. The dog always ______ him on his rounds. He had been ______ to get mail in and out of mailboxes. Finally, the officers made a(n) ______ for almost arresting me.

1.

A．serious

B．common

C．strange

D．easy

2.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．discovery

D．difference

3.

A．take

B．send

C．write

D．copy

4.

A．hide

B．fix

C．wave

D．put

5.

A．shouting

B．warning

C．talking

D．commenting

6.

A．head

B．feet

C．fingers

D．hands

7.

A．corner

B．team

C．address

D．project

8.

A．appreciated

B．read

C．checked

D．analyzed

9.

A．wildly

B．surprisedly

C．unbelievably

D．hopelessly

10.

A．turn down

B．break down

C．calm down

D．settle down

11.

A．story

B．truth

C．joke

D．dream

12.

A．knock

B．kick

C．warning

D．note

13.

A．questioned

B．invited

C．reminded

D．phoned

14.

A．honest

B．crazy

C．ugly

D．kind

15.

A．recognize

B．pass

C．approach

D．choose

16.

A．locked

B．lost

C．broken

D．closed

17.

A．working

B．debating

C．complaining

D．laughing

18.

A．went with

B．came across

C．depended on

D．looked after

19.

A．found

B．trained

C．recommended

D．encouraged

20.

A．summary

B．apology

C．discussion

D．excuse