1 . J. K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement.

She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9­year­old daughter Bailey.

He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter” and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together.

Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud，“Burke explains.” This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.”

After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures.

1. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rowling according to the text?

A．She guided him how to write a good story.

B．She encouraged him when he was in trouble.

C．Her books helped him through times of confusion.

D．Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter.

2. What is implied in Burke’s words in paragraph 4?

A．He has found it interesting to read the series.	B．He was too old to understand the series better.
C．He has chosen a better way of reading the series.	D．He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future.

3. Which word can best describe Burke’s experience according to the text?

A．Useless.

B．Normal.

C．Valuable.

D．Boring.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A．J. K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health.

B．J. K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father.

C．J. K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth.

D．Burke comes to know J. K. Rowling through her series.

2 . On my third birthday, we moved to this neighborhood. Arlene and her husband, Bill, lived next door, who had no children. There weren't any_______my age nearby, so I mostly played in the yard alone. Arlene and Bill spent a lot of time working in the _______, and I was always talking to them from our yard. They were never tired of listening to me. I think what _______ me to them is that I also think they saw a lot of themselves in me — we were all lonely kids. It was a wonderful _______.

When I was about five, I had an idea _______ I took Bill and Arlene into our family as my grandparents. My parents made the _______ that I should ask them directly and so I did. They started crying and _______ accepted. It is truly wonderful for a child _______ her love and adults being so overjoyed to accept it. Every child in this world _______ enthusiastically repaid love.

From the day I accepted them, I called Bill and Arlene Grandpa and Grandma and my parents called them Mom and Dad. Over the years, Bill and Arlene ________ me in all my dreams. They encouraged me to ________ college, even though I didn't have the money to go. And when I was ________ to a university, they presented me with their savings. They told me they’d been ________ money since the day I called them grandparents. Four years later, I ________ and now work as an official.

Arlene passed away in 2013. Bill told me that Arlene thought the greatest ________ of her life was me, her granddaughter.

1.

A．relatives

B．friends

C．classmates

D．kids

2.

A．farm

B．factory

C．garden

D．office

3.

A．introduced

B．urged

C．left

D．drew

4.

A．occasion

B．connection

C．performance

D．conversation

5.

A．if only

B．even if

C．as though

D．how come

6.

A．change

B．rule

C．proposal

D．mistake

7.

A．modestly

B．honestly

C．emotionally

D．peacefully

8.

A．offering

B．concerning

C．obtaining

D．managing

9.

A．presents

B．deserves

C．denies

D．demands

10.

A．supported

B．impressed

C．comforted

D．persuaded

11.

A．apply for

B．move to

C．give up

D．look into

12.

A．used

B．admitted

C．known

D．limited

13.

A．handing out

B．turning in

C．taking over

D．putting away

14.

A．graduated

B．regretted

C．quitted

D．hesitated

15.

A．discrimination

B．achievement

C．responsibility

D．happiness

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The driver, Zhang Sai, hesitated outside     1     apartment building in Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak. He     2     (order) not to take food to customers’ doors in order to minimize the risk of     3     (infect).

But the woman on the phone was begging, he recalled. The food was for her mother,     4     couldn’t go down to meet him. Mr. Zhang finally agreed. He would drop off the order and rush away.     5     he placed the bag on the floor, Mr. Zhang said, the door opened.     6     (Frighten), he rushed away. Without thinking, he pressed the elevator button with his finger, touching a surface he feared could transmit the virus.

That was how Mr. Zhang, 32, found     7     (he) speeding back to his delivery station with one finger     8     (hold) high in the air, careful not to touch the rest of his hand.

For many people in China, delivery drivers like Mr. Zhang     9     (be) the only connection to the outside world. Once a common but invisible presence on the streets of nearly every Chinese city, the drivers are now being praised     10     heroes.

4 . It was a painful time for me, for I suffered from an illness and might never be able to have a child. As my 40th birthday approached, I began, for the first time, to notice babies and their happy, smiling mothers wherever I went.

One night, I came to a cafe to kill the boring time. An elegantly dressed, sightly older woman was seated next to me.

“Would you like to see a picture of my daughter?” she asked me, handing me a photo of a smiling Chinese girl. The child was about seven years old and was wearing a Snow White costume. That's Melanie, now in the first grade," she said. I could hear the motherly pride in her voice. “She's pretty,” I said. "I love her costume." The woman explained that she felt strongly about teaching her daughter about Chinese customs and maintaining ties to her shoes. “What made you decide to adopt her?" I asked. "I didn't want work to be my whole life," she said.

I'm not sure if she saw the tears in my eyes as I replied, I don't either, but I'm afraid it's too late." I was 51 when I adopted Melanie, she said. "And it's the most rewarding, exciting thing I've ever done."

When my husband and I returned from China with our nine-month-old daughter, Madeline, in November 2017, Jill was one of the first people I e-mailed. I did it!" I wrote. “I’m a mother and she's beautiful"

“Congratulations,” she wrote back. We recently reconnected on Facebook, and I told her, “You changed my life.”

1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?

A．The author regretted her marrying too early.

B．The author was recovering from a serious disease.

C．The author didn't have a child of her own due to some illness.

D．The author had been eager to be a happy mother for a long time.

2. Which words can best describe Jill according to Paragraph 3?

A．Elegant and generous.	B．Caring and considerate.
C．Friendly and determined.	D．Practical and independent.

3. What can we learn about the author from the text?

A．She wouldn't devote her whole life simply to work.

B．She appreciated the picture drawn by Melanie.

C．Her husband was against her adopting.

D．Her dream was eventually realized in the company of Jill.

4. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A．To stress the influence of the kindness.

B．To show us the hidden beauty in our world.

C．To call on us to adopt more homeless children.

D．To share her meaningful adoption story with us.

5 . Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a   thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him,   shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a compellent answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was another sudden shock.

1. The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that ________.

A．a terrible electrical accident happened to him

B．nobody in the whole world cared about him

C．he was struck by the lightning once more

D．he had to live in a dark and silent world

2. What was James doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A．Sheltering from the rain under a tree.	B．Putting an end to his life.
C．Taking a walk with a stick.	D．Lying on the ground.

3. What does the underlined word “compellent” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Gradual.

B．Wrong.

C．Convincing.

D．True.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A Terrible Electrical Accident	B．What a Sudden Shock
C．An Unforgettable Adventure	D．James Franco and His wife

6 . “Oh, no! You’re moving?” Such was my neighbor’s ______ when she saw household items appearing on my lawn and ______ my driveway.

“Nope. Just cleaning house!” I called back, smiling.

This yard sale had been the result of six months of ______. I had searched every ______ and overflowing closet and cupboard—crazy about my seeking to find items to ______.

I met loads of ______ and friendly people. The Mirror Lady was ______ to buy the antique mirror from my first apartment for her daughter’s first apartment; and the Futon Girl, a college sophomore, said my futon (沙发床) and frame were ______ for her dorm room.

And how can I ______ the Camera Man? Bending absorbedly over the “technology” table, he spotted my husband’s faded ______ bag from the early 80s. Zippered compartments (隔包) ______ a broken camera and a few old lenses. “Wow!” he said, as he picked it up and made me a(n) ______. I asked what he was going to do with it. “It’s just cool—I have a shelf at home for cool ______ technology.” So apparently he ______ it just so he could look at it. As he walked down the driveway with the dusty bag ______ over his shoulder, for a second I ______ my journalist husband doing the same, heading out to ______ a story. That made me feel ______.

All yard sales lasted two days. As hard as it can be to let things ______, the true value of those things is to ______ you of a place you lived in, a special time in your life, or a loved one in your heart.

1.

A．acquisition

B．concern

C．explanation

D．meaning

2.

A．picking up

B．getting over

C．putting up

D．taking over

3.

A．adaptation

B．protection

C．preparation

D．production

4.

A．messy

B．bare

C．elegant

D．tidy

5.

A．measure

B．present

C．serve

D．sell

6.

A．generous

B．conservative

C．interesting

D．cautious

7.

A．thrilled

B．tired

C．confused

D．embarrassed

8.

A．famous

B．perfect

C．vital

D．cheap

9.

A．blame

B．trouble

C．worry

D．forget

10.

A．camera

B．hand

C．plastic

D．tool

11.

A．allocate

B．approached

C．exposed

D．withdraw

12.

A．appointment

B．appeal

C．excuse

D．offer

13.

A．fashionable

B．old

C．advanced

D．portable

14.

A．bought

B．improved

C．donated

D．twisted

15.

A．disappearing

B．hanging

C．printing

D．winding

16.

A．pictured

B．appreciated

C．stopped

D．forgave

17.

A．review

B．report

C．rhyme

D．repeat

18.

A．lonely

B．silly

C．good

D．hopeful

19.

A．gather

B．survive

C．control

D．go

20.

A．cheat

B．inform

C．remind

D．warn

7 . I am a volunteer in the Friendly Visiting Program. I visit a(n)______ who does not seem ______ because her son and grandchildren live upstairs with her.______, she has a special disease and ______ this condition she cannot ______ the house alone. For whatever reasons, her family is too nervous or ______ to take her out of the house with her oxygen tank. I will admit at first I was ______ too! But she is a fiercely independent lady and can ______ it with ease.

Since her loneliness comes from staying ______ so long, we meet about every other week. We go to IHOP and I get to ______ her amazing stories such as when she first moved to Boston from Ireland,______ she first met her husband and about her large family. She often ______ at the end of our meetings, saying I had no ______ to cut in. I am a chatty person but with her all I want to do is ______. Often, her family members have heard these ______ and may take them for granted, but for me they are ______ and interesting. We often stay at IHOP for 2 hours ______ the free flowing coffee.

It is nice to know that when I drop her back off at home she is not ______ lonely. But I also see the real ______ our meetings make. There have been times when, because of her ______ issues, we have not seen one another for a month or two and we miss each other terribly. I feel very lucky to have a friend like her.

1.

A．teacher

B．gentleman

C．doctor

D．elder

2.

A．friendly

B．happy

C．lonely

D．kind

3.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

4.

A．due to

B．instead of

C．beyond

D．out of

5.

A．occupy

B．repair

C．leave

D．decorate

6.

A．eager

B．glad

C．shocked

D．inconvenient

7.

A．painful

B．nervous

C．carefully

D．voluntary

8.

A．finish

B．handle

C．face

D．cure

9.

A．indoors

B．silent

C．upstairs

D．healthy

10.

A．tell

B．write

C．hear

D．record

11.

A．why

B．that

C．which

D．how

12.

A．apologizes

B．complains

C．cries

D．responds

13.

A．place

B．desire

C．chance

D．doubt

14.

A．laugh

B．listen

C．sit

D．speak

15.

A．stories

B．songs

C．suggestions

D．poems

16.

A．familiar

B．new

C．similar

D．necessary

17.

A．giving away

B．looking forward to

C．focusing on

D．taking advantage of

18.

A．completely

B．possibly

C．regularly

D．truly

19.

A．trouble

B．progress

C．difference

D．adjustment

20.

A．marriage

B．family

C．address

D．health

8 . Sometimes we experience pain that seems just too big to feel, too frightening to face - it looks like a tsunami. So, we run. My tsunami came when I was nine years old.

I was woken up by my mother’s screams - “Bob? Bob?! BOB!” I ran to my parents’ bedroom. My father was on all fours, unconscious. My mother was crazy - desperately trying to figure out how to stop what was happening. I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.

When my friends came to comfort me, I remember “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them, determining to show them that I was fine.

The more I denied my pain, the more I was praised by the adults around me-”Oh, look how strong she is!” So, I kept saying “I’m fine.” Over and over and over. I said it enough - performed it enough - that I even fooled myself. I believed that I was okay.

But pain doesn’t just “go away” - that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock 30 years after my father died, when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behavior, I couldn’t find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well. All the “I’m fine” - 30 years of them - buried the pain of that nine years old girl.

Her pain had been trying to come out, to be heard, to be healed.

And, finally, it was.

After years of treatment, I found my way back to that night where the pain started, back to the tsunami. This time, I didn’t run. It hurt - it still hurts - but now, when it hurts, I let the pain come. I m not scared to say, “I’m not fine” - because I know, eventually, I will be.

1. What did the author do when her father was in danger?

A．She ran out to look for rescue.	B．She kept calm and asked for help.
C．She offered first aid to him at once.	D．She was too afraid to do anything.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “crock” in Paragraph 5?

A．fact	B．theory
C．experiment	D．lie

3. Why was the author praised?

A．She behaved politely.

B．She seemed to be confident.

C．She could look after herself.

D．She could handle the blow properly.

4. What lesson can we get from the author’s experience?

A．Hiding our pain can be harmful.

B．Expressing pain is not very easy.

C．Being strong means hiding one’s pain.

D．Children are good at covering up their pain.