1 . Tammy Ruggles always wanted to be a photographer. In her First Person Vox narrative, she writes, “I’d always loved taking pictures. Ever since I was a little girl, taking photos of my family and pets with the Kodak camera has been my favorite hobby.”

But like her driver’s license and social work career, Ruggles accepted that photography was something she would have to give up due to Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a progressive blinding disease that worsens the retinas (视网膜) over time. Ruggles is legally blind, only capable of making out unclear shapes. How could she practice an art form that is only dependent on vision, if she had none?

That’s when Ruggles heard of point-and-shoot digital cameras which didn’t necessitate a dark room, exact precision, or changing manual (手动) settings. Ruggles went to her backyard, pressing the shutter at shapes as an experiment. After transferring the images to black and white on her 47-inch monitor (she sees best in contrast), she noticed little things she had never seen even prior to losing her vision—blueberries in some brush, wild pumpkins at the edge of the woods, individual leaves on a tree. And with that her camera became her eyes, capturing things she herself couldn’t see and had never seen.

Ruggles now considers her vision problem a plus to her photography. Unlike most photographers who visualize what they want their photo to look like, Ruggles approaches her art with zero preconceived (预想的) ideas about what she hopes to capture. With her loss of vision, Ruggles gained another pair of eyes—ones that can see the hidden beauty of the world around her.

1. What do we know about Ruggles?

A．She was born blind.

B．She is fond of photography.

C．She has got her driver’s license.

D．She’s still taking pictures with the Kodak camera.

2. Which of the following can best describe Ruggles?

A．Brave and ambitious.	B．Confident and optimistic.
C．Generous and gifted.	D．Helpful and sincere.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Ruggles will give up shooting due to her loss of vision.

B．Ruggles imagines the photos in her mind before shooting.

C．Ruggles views her vision issue as a strength to her photography.

D．Ruggles has achieved great success because she can see the hidden beauty.

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To call on people to protect eyes.

B．To help people be a good photographer.

C．To promote point-and-shoot digital cameras

D．To praise the photographer’s bravery and perseverance.

3 . 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。

13-year old William Preston is really a generous boy and he naturally seeks to help others. For example, in 2017, the community recognized William for his work to help local seniors. At that time, he fixed broken lawnmowers (剪草机) and provided yard work and cleanup help to elderly neighbors.

William’s mom, Krystal, has been adjusting to life as a newly divorced single mom. She now lives in Fernley with her three kids and three dogs. She has lost her job and is struggling to make ends meet. She thought of looking for better paid work in a different part of town. At the time, however, she did not have any reliable means of transportation and could not afford a car.

“At my low point, here comes my son,” Krystal Preston says, “Everybody goes through rough times in their life, but there’s good that can come from any situation as long as somebody with a heart does it.”

William overheard his mother telling someone how a car would solve most of her problems. He recognized the many sacrifices she made to provide for their family, and he felt an urgent need to pay her back and help her in some way. One day, William saw a video where a child earned money to buy his mom a car; at that moment, he decided that he would do the same thing.

He secretly made a plan to save enough money to purchase a car for his mother. He started working additional odd jobs around his neighborhood, such as yard work and lawn mowing.

One day, an advertisement on Facebook Marketplace caught his attention: A woman had listed her 1999 Chevrolet Metro for an inexpensive price. He quickly reached out to the seller and asked if he could possibly trade in his Xbox for the car, in addition to some cash he had saved. To William’s delighted surprise, after negotiating with the woman, she accepted his offer.

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(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

William arranged for the seller to park the vehicle in his front yard to surprise his mother.

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Krystal was shocked when the seller told her the truth.

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4 . School bus drivers have to keep the kids safe on their way to and from school. But one driver, Patricia Reitz, has mad either________ to give each child a handmade hat to keep them warm in the winter.

Miss Patty — the name students, teachers and parents call her — has________7,000 hats in the nearly three decades. It all began when Reitz________up crocheting (钩编). She would practice working on ________while she waited for________to get on the bus after school. One day, a boy________to her half-finished hat, saying, “This hat is so cute, I love it.”________Reitz decided to present it to the boy. That is how it all ________Reitz specializes in Santa hats, but she will ________other hats too. “It makes me feel________that I can give them something to ________because a lot of the kids don’t have the Santa hats,” she said.

Despite the amount of work involved, Reitz has no________of stopping. In fact, she has already began________next year’s hats. “I’m going to do it until I can’t do it anymore,” she said. While other school bus drivers will ________hats and gloves for their charges, a homemade gift e rafted with love brings________even during the coldest winter days.

1.

A．rule

B．mission

C．decision

D．secret

2.

A．given away

B．made out

C．passed down

D．tried on

3.

A．built

B．put

C．hold

D．took

4.

A．models

B．stories

C．items

D．puzzles

5.

A．passengers

B．teachers

C．parents

D．students

6.

A．pointed

B．added

C．stuck

D．responded

7.

A．Apparently

B．Immediately

C．Recently

D．Gradually

8.

A．finished

B．changed

C．started

D．disappeared

9.

A．make

B．collect

C．fancy

D．store

10.

A．safe

B．heroic

C．young

D．great

11.

A．read

B．paint

C．wear

D．watch

12.

A．courage

B．intention

C．right

D．chance

13.

A．working on

B．applying for

C．cutting down

D．taking off

14.

A．book

B．fetch

C．purchase

D．spare

15.

A．demand

B．memory

C．fortune

D．warmth

5 . Most people will do anything for family, but not many are offered a concrete opportunity to save a family member’s life. Jose Ramirez’s family had that opportunity, and they ______ it.

Two years ago, Jose was discovered to be ______ from kidney (肾脏) failure. When Jose talked to his ______ about it, his younger sister, 19-year-old Kelsey, said she would donate a kidney to him—even before knowing whether a kidney transplant (移植) was a(n) ______.

______, Jose and his family discovered the Mayo Clinic Kidney Transplant Program. For Jose, the program was especially helpful in explaining and ______ his parents of the benefits of living-donor kidney transplants. “For them, it’s two of their kids,” Jose says. “My parents were more ______ than any of us, so it was really ______ for them to go to the program’s courses.”

Throughout the process, Kelsey remained ______ to her initial wish to become Jose’s kidney donor. “When he was qualified to be a transplant recipient, I ______,” she says. After several examinations and tests, Kelsey got her wish. She was ______to be Jose’s donor. The transplant went smoothly, and now the two have ______ their normal lives.

As for his sister’s gift, “You can’t just say thank you,” Jose says. “I don’t know how to explain it. She ______ a surgery that she didn’t have to go through.” Kelsey ______ that the greatest thanks she could receive are seeing that her brother has ______.

1.

A．created

B．took

C．afforded

D．lost

2.

A．learning

B．separating

C．surviving

D．suffering

3.

A．doctor

B．donor

C．family

D．nurse

4.

A．option

B．aim

C．cause

D．problem

5.

A．Obviously

B．Fortunately

C．Suddenly

D．Undoubtedly

6.

A．warning

B．accusing

C．reminding

D．convincing

7.

A．stressed

B．excited

C．amazed

D．disappointed

8.

A．unwise

B．possible

C．beneficial

D．incredible

9.

A．committed

B．honest

C．used

D．equal

10.

A．turned up

B．signed up

C．sped up

D．gave up

11.

A．encouraged

B．challenged

C．expected

D．approved

12.

A．dreamt of

B．thought of

C．returned to

D．adapted to

13.

A．performed

B．experienced

C．required

D．refused

14.

A．insists

B．predicts

C．suspects

D．determines

15.

A．proceeded

B．quitted

C．responded

D．recovered

6 . 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。

That year, my father worked abroad — and couldn’t come back for Christmas. My mother, sister and I had to make our own Christmas decorations.

My mother and I dragged in the final section of our seven-foot artificial Christmas tree from the garage. Before setting the tree in its stand, we moved our sofa over so we would have the room needed for our large tree to fit in the living room. In a moment, we would form the branches that would hold our decorations.

Everything was going smoothly, and my sister announced the stand was ready. Mother and I lifted the bottom section of the tree and were about to place it into the stand when I heard a scream. It was so loud that I assumed someone had broken into our home.

“A mouse! A mouse!” screamed my sister. She screamed just as loud, and jumped up on the sofa as the baby mouse ran to one side of our living room and then the other. Because of the loud screams, the mouse was frightened. The little creature had obviously found a home in our Christmas tree. Once we brought the tree inside and opened the branches, the baby mouse fell out of its temporary home and ran across our living room.

“Get the mouse!” my sister screamed.

It was so tiny and quick that I wasn’t sure what to do. I tried grabbing its long gray tail, but it slipped away. Then I ran to our bedroom and came back with an empty shoebox and a fly swatter (蝇拍). My plan was to stun (打晕) the little mouse and put it in the box.

I was about to hit it with the swatter when my sister shouted out, “Don’t kill it! It’s a baby and kind of cute.” My mother agreed with her, and I could tell by its frightened eyes that the little mouse did, too.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

As I saw the fear in the mouse’s eyes, I gained some Christmas sympathy.

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I asked my mother and sister if they wanted to say goodbye to the mouse.

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7 . During the lockdown, my husband, Bob, and I were offered a pingpong table. I am a non-athlete but Bob does well in pingpong.

“What are we going to do with that pingpong table?” Bob asked me.

“The two of us will _______ ,” I replied. Bob looked doubtful.

I lost every game and I told myself that it didn’t _______ that I always lost. I was playing for _______ and to provide a positive experience in a difficult time. But there were days when I _______ losing. Once I threw my paddle(球拍) across the yard angrily. Then Bob _______ I play with a handicap(让分) of 12 points. That _______ a lot—I sometimes won! I’d never been interested in any kind of sport. But pingpong became the _______ of my day. I began to get better and won more games. My handicap _______ to 8.

My husband and I _______ the worst of the lockdowns through pingpong. It ________ me that even a self-described bookworm can learn a new sport. The ________ was my husband’s suggestion that I play with a handicap so I’d have an equal ________ to win. He doesn’t like to lose either, but it’s more fun for him if I actually want to participate and ________ it. It takes two willing partners to play table tennis, after all, and two people with an equal chance in each other’s ________ to make a marriage. Simply put, when it comes to table tennis—or any other ________ —there is no ping without a pong.

1.

A．sell

B．play

C．share

D．donate

2.

A．happen

B．change

C．remain

D．matter

3.

A．courage

B．honour

C．exercise

D．hobby

4.

A．hated

B．avoided

C．missed

D．imagined

5.

A．suggested

B．demanded

C．required

D．insisted

6.

A．meant

B．helped

C．finished

D．lasted

7.

A．fantasy

B．anxiety

C．memory

D．highlight

8.

A．turned

B．added

C．dropped

D．linked

9.

A．marched into

B．got through

C．passed by

D．came across

10.

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．warned

D．taught

11.

A．reason

B．key

C．goal

D．purpose

12.

A．partnership

B．stage

C．amount

D．chance

13.

A．enjoy

B．regret

C．deserve

D．receive

14.

A．kindness

B．friendliness

C．happiness

D．business

15.

A．experience

B．education

C．relationship

D．schedule

8 . Eric is one of the top salesmen in his company. Having to reach a_________target every month, he often has to work over time. As a father, he always tries his best to_________only quality time with his family. So despite a busy_________ he has fulfilling relationships and a happy family._________, with all the demands in life, he couldn’t find time to stay_________and he started to gain a lot of weight. He started to feel_________easily, and couldn’t quite catch his breath playing with his 5-year-old son.

Eric wanted to be healthy again so that he could manage his life better and most_________, be able to enjoy his_________with his boy more. After taking a life assessment, he_________how little effort he had spent on aspects other than__________, especially on health.

Eric rearranged his time and made time for__________. It wasn’t easy at first, as he was still sometimes “too busy” to exercise. But with time, he was able to make exercising every morning his__________. He would go to sleep early so he could__________early to do some workouts before going to work. What was even surprising was that his habits slowly__________his family to build a healthy routine too. Now Eric and his__________always do exercise together during their family time.

1.

A．cost

B．saving

C．production

D．sales

2.

A．spare

B．spend

C．squeeze

D．gain

3.

A．schedule

B．career

C．period

D．company

4.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Otherwise

5.

A．calm

B．healthy

C．cool

D．independent

6.

A．energetic

B．worried

C．tired

D．confident

7.

A．importantly

B．strangely

C．recently

D．possibly

8.

A．hope

B．story

C．experience

D．time

9.

A．decided

B．prevented

C．supposed

D．realized

10.

A．money

B．fame

C．work

D．relationship

11.

A．dreaming

B．exercising

C．sleeping

D．traveling

12.

A．habit

B．success

C．goal

D．secret

13.

A．check out

B．wake up

C．stay up

D．leave out

14.

A．permitted

B．reminded

C．influenced

D．enabled

15.

A．workmates

B．team

C．neighbors

D．family

9 . When his daughter Morgan was growing up, Gordon Hartman was heartbroken after watching her on the playground. Other children refused to play with her, mostly because her disabilities meant she couldn’t access the places where they were playing. The family tried other places but were never satisfied.

“What we found was there was no place that was an easily-accessible, fully inclusive park,” Gordon said. So he went home and sold his construction business, bought a large piece of land, and went to work building an entire amusement park for disabled children.

All kids need playtime, and Morgan was no different. The park—named Morgan’s Wonderland—finally offered Morgan that opportunity. What the Hartmans discovered is that kids without disabilities enjoy the park just as much, and they interact a lot more with everyone when all are included. In fact, three quarters of the park’s visitors are not disabled. And that makes it all the more fun.

Watching the kids play together without barriers makes you realize that we are all the same, and having fun is for everybody. But it doesn’t end there. One-third of the staff also has special needs. Seeing the way they interact also puts a smile on your face. They take their jobs seriously, and they make sure everybody is having fun.

“It feels fantastic because we get to see people who are not given the opportunity to experience the types of rides we have, get on a carousel, get on a train easily, and go fishing,” says Gordon. The park has been visited by people with special needs from over 67 countries. “When we opened this, we didn’t know if it was going to work,” says Gordon. “All we wanted to do was bring people together and play.”

Just look at the smiles at Morgan’s Wonderland, and you’ll see how much good it does.

1. Why was Gordon extremely sad?

A．His daughter was disabled.	B．He had to sell his business.
C．His daughter was never satisfied.	D．No playground was accessible to Morgan.

2. What do we know about Morgan’s Wonderland?

A．Every child comes to play with Morgan.	B．It hires the disabled to attract tourists.
C．It allows every child to have fun here.	D．3/4 of its area is for normal children.

3. How did Gordon feel about his amusement park at first?

A．Confident.

B．Uncertain.

C．Ashamed.

D．Optimistic.

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

A．Every Kid Deserves to Have Fun	B．We Should Respect Each Other
C．A Playground Is Enough for All	D．A Father Has Saved His Daughter

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。

One day my mother and I were out having a girls’ day, and we decided to go to a seafood restaurant. We got there just as the lunch rush started, so there was a line to get in. I looked over to the side and spied a very thin lady with no coat and a chemo shunt (化疗分流器) in her arm. She was holding a sign that rend: “Homeless and hungry. Please help.”

I looked around at everyone, and no one looked like they cared in the least. I knew that if I didn’t do something. I will be regretful forever. I went over to her and asked if she would like to come out of the cold and get something to eat. She looked for a second like she was unsure I was talking to her. She put her head down and said in the lowest voice, “Yes.”

I helped her to her feet and walked her up to my mother, who was in line. We stood there together until we were seated. When the waitress came, she asked what we wanted to eat but completely ignored this woman and acted like she didn’t exist.

Then the owner came over and asked if we wanted this woman to sit at our table. I assured her we did. She then asked what her name was, to which I replied that we hadn’t gotten to ask that yet.

Then she said something that put me over the top. She said, “Well, you did right by getting her food instead of giving her money.”

This was the last straw for my mother and me. I talked loud enough for everyone to hear when I told her, “This woman is sitting right here. She is not invisible, and she is not deaf. She is just as good as anyone in here, and I will not allow her to be treated any differently than any other customer in here.”

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I called the waitress back over and told her to take the woman’s order.

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We promised to give her a ride to the shelter when we had the meal.

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