1 . In my mind, the effect that experience had on me lasted forever. I was determined to learn swimming at the age of ten. There was a pool, at the K. P.L.B., offering the opportunity. My mother constantly warned against it, and bore fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the K. P.L.B. pool was safe.

My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took me to the beach. There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.

The K. P.L.B. pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, "Hi, Skinny! How'd you like to be ducked?" With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits-when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing bur water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly.

When I came to consciousness, I found myself on the bed in the hospital.

I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by. It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, I practiced hard and finally he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not. Sometimes the terror would return.

This went on till July. I swam across the Lake Wentworth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, "Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me?"

I had conquered my fear of water.

1. Why was the author frightened of water originally?

A．His skill in swimming was very poor.

B．An experience of an outing to the beach affected him.

C．He had an unpleasant memory of the pool at the age of four

D．His mother warmed him about the danger of being drowned

2. Which of the following is right about the author's experience in the K.P.L.B. pool?

A．The experience made him aware that the pool was safe

B．While he had no skill in swimming, he struggled to go upwards.

C．When he was thrown into water, he knew someone would save him.

D．The big boy eagerly wanted to help him to conquer the fear of water.

3. Which of the following can be used to describe the author?

A．Diligent and cautious.	B．Determined and far-sighted.
C．Dependable and adaptable.	D．Demanding and courageous.

4. What does the author try to tell us?

A．A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.	B．Do one thing at a time, and do well.
C．Deed divides beings into lower and higher ones.	D．Success always comes from daring to challenge.

4 . When I was 24, I moved into an apartment and the couple next door were loud all the time. After putting up with it for a couple of weeks, I decided to ___________ them and politely ask them to be ___________ after noon, as I had to work at midnight, so I ___________ went to bed around noon.

I went next door and knocked on the door and an old woman answered. I ___________ myself and she asked if I came over to complain about the ___________, and I said yes. She ___________ both she and her husband were going ___________ and that they needed to speak loudly to hear each other. She ___________ me in and offered me a coffee and we started talking. ___________, we heard a loud bang in the kitchen. Then we found her husband had fallen onto the ground. Immediately, we rushed him to the ________________.

When I came home from work the next day, there was a ________________ on the door from the lady asking me to come over. When I reached her ________________, she asked if I'd drive her, to the hospital, to which I said no ________________. When we got to the hospital, I ________________ her to his room, where he thanked me. Soon I ended up being friends with this couple ________________ they moved away a year later.

One day after ten years, I got a ________________ from a lawyer. I was ________________ what was going on, so I went down and when I arrived at his office, the lawyer asked me if i knew a ________________by their names and I said yes. He told me that the couple had died and he was ________________ by their children to find me. They wanted to thank me personally. I________________ the family and then we became friends!

You can never know when, where or how you are next going to make new friends. Life is full of surprises. Whatever happens, try to treat others exactly as you would like to be treated.

1.

A．challenge

B．treat

C．face

D．punish

2.

A．quieter

B．calmer

C．kinder

D．slower

3.

A．seldom

B．already

C．always

D．still

4.

A．expressed

B．examined

C．improved

D．introduced

5.

A．stress

B．noise

C．sound

D．pain

6.

A．guessed

B．described

C．explained

D．believed

7.

A．disabled

B．blind

C．deaf

D．weak

8.

A．brought

B．invited

C．forced

D．begged

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Unfortunately

C．Naturally

D．Secretly

10.

A．kitchen

B．bed

C．company

D．hospital

11.

A．report

B．notice

C．note

D．bill

12.

A．door

B．car

C．office

D．home

13.

A．doubt

B．way

C．matter

D．problem

14.

A．carried

B．followed

C．sent

D．guided

15.

A．since

B．before

C．until

D．while

16.

A．warning

B．visit

C．call

D．question

17.

A．wondering

B．imagining

C．describing

D．recording

18.

A．team

B．patient

C．couple

D．doctor

19.

A．encouraged

B．ordered

C．forced

D．employed

20.

A．missed

B．met

C．praised

D．welcomed

5 . In October 2015, Shah began picking up rubbish from the beach every Sunday morning. At first, it was just him and a neighbor, and then he began_________others to join in. Word spread and with help from social media, more volunteers got_________.

Shah hasn't stopped since. He's now spent 209 weekends_________to this mission, inspiring more than 200,000_________to join him in what's been called the world's biggest beach cleanup. By October 2018, Versova Beach was_________clean and Shah's cleanups expanded to another_________as well as a stretch of the Mithi River and other regions of India.

For Shah, the work has_________been a personal journey, but it has earned_________attention. After he was_________as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations in 2016, Bollywood celebrities and politicians__________his mission and joined in his cleanups.

Today, Shah is also working with coastal communities to__________plastic pollution at one of the sources. In areas lacking waste management systems, __________often end（s）up in streams and rivers that empty into the__________. Shah and his volunteers__________and assist villagers in reducing, managing and recycling their plastic waste.

"This world__________too much. I think you must talk less and do action__________," he said. “Every citizen on this __________must be in for a long pull. I feel the__________to do something for my planet, so this will__________for life. If each one could start, this journey could become__________Can we do it together?”

1.

A．asking

B．ordering

C．warning

D．forcing

2.

A．challenged

B．encouraged

C．involved

D．required

3.

A．compared

B．adapted

C．related

D．devoted

4.

A．workers

B．volunteers

C．journalists

D．clerks

5.

A．originally

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．theoretically

6.

A．park

B．bank

C．beach

D．market

7.

A．occasionally

B．hardly

C．already

D．always

8.

A．global

B．local

C．national

D．coastal

9.

A．described

B．honored

C．opposed

D．elected

10.

A．simplified

B．changed

C．accepted

D．finished

11.

A．make

B．discuss

C．throw

D．handle

12.

A．trees

B．materials

C．rubbish

D．tools

13.

A．ocean

B．factory

C．mountain

D．forest

14.

A．protect

B．control

C．scold

D．educate

15.

A．talks

B．complains

C．thinks

D．argues

16.

A．earlier

B．faster

C．more

D．better

17.

A．sea

B．planet

C．water

D．sands

18.

A．pity

B．need

C．pain

D．effect

19.

A．come on

B．get on

C．look on

D．go on

20.

A．great

B．complex

C．complete

D．difficult

6 . Pennsylvania is full of mysterious places! One of those is an old turnpike （收费高速公路） _______ for decades. My dad loves history, and he learned it was open to the public. _______, when I was 14, we took a bike trip to _______ this road!

My dad chose a 16-mile _______ of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old tunnel called Sideling Hill which is over a mile long! To _______, we checked our tires and made sure our lights had batteries. In the morning, we loaded our bikes into the car and set off. As we approached the tunnel, I felt _______ as it was absolutely black inside! But Dad encouraged me. He said he would be beside me. He reminded me to stay _______ and keep my light on!

When we _______ the tunnel, the sound of our bikes was heard through the darkness. I shined my flash light around and saw walls _______in graffiti （涂鸦）.And I felt like I was being __________! I was pretty scared, but __________ on following Dad helped me relax. After riding half-way through, I could see light coming from the other end, motivating me to keep going. And I was so delighted to ride out into the bright afternoon!

Whenever going through __________ in life, I remember this trip. It reminds me that my father is always beside me. He turns on the light of hope in my __________, as well as gives me __________ to keep riding through life's   __________ tunnels.

1.

A．designed

B．destroyed

C．abandoned

D．locked

2.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

3.

A．explore

B．construct

C．protect

D．repair

4.

A．tunnel

B．section

C．block

D．course

5.

A．participate

B．register

C．cooperate

D．prepare

6.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．annoyed

D．exhausted

7.

A．silent

B．curious

C．cautious

D．positive

8.

A．approached

B．observed

C．constructed

D．entered

9.

A．covered

B．buried

C．absorbed

D．dressed

10.

A．forced

B．watched

C．abused

D．judged

11.

A．depending

B．surviving

C．calling

D．focusing

12.

A．accidents

B．hardships

C．regulations

D．incidents

13.

A．chest

B．trip

C．work

D．heart

14.

A．courage

B．pride

C．excitement

D．enthusiasm

15.

A．difficult

B．distant

C．dark

D．long

7 . I should know. I have been doing this for 20 years. Why is it that I need a sign to remind me?

Every other week in my neighborhood we place either recycled bottles or paper out with our garbage. There is a ____ alongside the road that says“This is bin week”or “This is paper week”．The schedule is simply changed every other week. But I can never ____ which week is which. Every week，I make a(n) ____ to look for the sign.

There was a period a few months ago when no one changed the sign.

I had ____ emotions. I was confused，angry and concerned. Confused because I didn’t know what to do. ____ because someone should have changed it！Concerned because，after ____ that“someone”for almost twenty years，I ____ that perhaps something had happened to that“someone”．

Then，yesterday I finally saw the man who ____ the sign. I slowed down and wanted to tell him how much I ____ what he did. I didn’t stop in time ____ I found that the traffic sign said“The Next Exit Is 2km”. So I drove as the traffic sign   ____ .

By the time I got back，the man was gone. I felt so   ____. I should have stopped alongside the road and just said “thank you”．I pulled over in front of the sign and thought about how many times in my life I ____ a sign to tell me what to do. I was ____   that all too often I missed an ____ because I was looking for a sign. Today I wanted to tell“someone”how ____ I think their efforts are but missed the opportunity.

So，I wrote a ____ and placed it next to the sign.

If you have been ____ to move forward towards a dream，say ____ to someone who lends you a hand. This may be the sign you’ve been looking for.

The note ____，“This is do it now week.”

1.

A．ban

B．remark

C．graph

D．sign

2.

A．glance

B．remember

C．analyse

D．consider

3.

A．purpose

B．decision

C．ambition

D．effort

4.

A．strong

B．strange

C．mixed

D．simple

5.

A．Annoyed

B．Surprised

C．Puzzled

D．Excited

6.

A．searching for

B．checking in

C．relying on

D．figuring out

7.

A．understood

B．complained

C．wondered

D．worried

8.

A．made

B．replaced

C．covered

D．removed

9.

A．praised

B．awarded

C．appreciated

D．refused

10.

A．but

B．because

C．so

D．if

11.

A．indicated

B．stood

C．followed

D．transformed

12.

A．cheerful

B．meaningful

C．regretful

D．worthwhile

13.

A．looked for

B．came across

C．looked through

D．put up

14.

A．reminded

B．warned

C．requested

D．persuaded

15.

A．appointment

B．opportunity

C．approval

D．exchange

16.

A．unacceptable

B．unbearable

C．inspirable

D．valuable

17.

A．note

B．schedule

C．composition

D．text

18.

A．struggling

B．seeking

C．desiring

D．hesitating

19.

A．greetings

B．thanks

C．sympathy

D．respect

20.

A．writes

B．tells

C．says

D．teaches

8 . Captain Henry, a 98-year-old American retired fisherman, has become a first-time author, having written and published his autobiography In a Fisherman's Language after learning to read at the age of 91.

Mr.Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate. Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest, only telling his late wife. Henry's granddaughter, Marlisa, told reporters how he used tricks, like waiting for others to order at restaurants first, to avoid the issue.

A family argument in his 90s, she said, aroused his desire for education.“He signed a document he could not read about where he was going to live, Marlisa said. Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to the ABC's and children's books. He put them down since his wife fell ill. After the tragic loss of his wife, he went back to reading and began to log (记录) his life. He wrote about his family's voyage from Portugal to the US, how he went on to captain a boat, and his many journeys at sea.

His life stories have become so popular that nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks after the book's release. One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany. And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about buying the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation.

The family also now has a book agent and a deal in the works to publish a second edition. Meanwhile, the family says they are reconnecting and closer than ever as a result of Henry's late-life efforts.“Everyone has a story,” Marlisa said, “It teaches that when you're down and out, never give up.”

1. When did Henry begin writing his life story?

A．When he was 91 years old.	B．After his wife passed away.
C．When he was 98 years old.	D．After he retired from work.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．A Hollywood producer wishes to make a movie out of Henry's book.

B．Henry never told anyone that he couldn't read or write.

C．Henry began his reading with some famous novels.

D．Henry's book was well-received only by Americans.

3. How did Henry's family benefit from his writing?

A．The family got more money from the 2nd edition.

B．The family ties were rebuilt and strengthened.

C．His family moved from Portugal to the US.

D．His family story has been made into a movie.

4. What message can Henry's story give us?

A．An idle youth, a needy age.	B．Every coin has two sides.
C．Practice makes perfect.	D．It is never too old to learn.

9 . When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

1. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?

A．He was talking fast.	B．He was shocked.
C．He was in a hurry.	D．He was absent-minded.

2. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragraph 3?

A．He enjoyed the drink.	B．He wanted to be helpful.
C．He took the chance to rest.	D．He tried to please his dad.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?

A．recover from her sadness	B．move out of the neighborhood
C．turn to her old friends	D．speak out about her past

4. What does the author think people in a community should do?

A．Open up to others.	B．Depend on each other.
C．Pay for other’s help	D．Care about one another.

10 . On a very cold evening, an old man was trembling with his nearly icy hair and beard beside a river. Anxiously, he was waiting for a _______across the river. The wait seemed _______ The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
_______, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s _______and said, “Sir, would you _______giving me a ride to the other side?”
_______his horse，the rider replied，“Of course not．”But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost_______ He could not get_______ the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the old man not just across the river,_______ to the old man’s home.
As they________the old man’s house, the horseman asked，“Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I________and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ________ I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man stared at the rider straight in the eyes, and said, “I looked________the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t________It would be________ even asking them for a ride.But in your eyes，I saw________ I knew that you would help me．”
The words________the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope I will never leave others ________because I’m too busy, and every citizen does ________in my heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his ________back to the White House.1.

A．trip

B．ride

C．help

D．drive

2.

A．cruel

B．boring

C．unfortunate

D．endless

3.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Sadly

D．Surprisingly

4.

A．eye

B．hand

C．back

D．face

5.

A．like

B．think

C．please

D．mind

6.

A．Riding

B．Speeding

C．Stopping

D．Leaving

7.

A．stuck

B．Shocked

C．frozen

D．injured

8.

A．on

B．down

C．in

D．off

9.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．then

10.

A．neared

B．visited

C．arrived

D．left

11.

A．came in

B．came on

C．came up

D．came out

12.

A．Even if

B．What if

C．As if

D．Only if

13.

A．out

B．for

C．into

D．up

14.

A．wait

B．try

C．ask

D．care

15.

A．Useless

B．risky

C．dangerous

D．foolish

16.

A．loyalty

B．generosity

C．ambition

D．kindness

17.

A．attracted

B．comforted

C．touched

D．pleased

18.

A．alone

B．out

C．away

D．behind

19.

A．live

B．believe

C．count

D．help

20.

A．living

B．choice

C．mind

D．way