1 . 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

2 . The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.- Eleanor Roosevelt.

My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with ____ in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land,____ great losses.

I felt sorry especially for the children , but I ____ to be hopeless, I decided that where I was, I could do ____ to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who ____ my knock, "I know that you are ____ and give the birds that come to your yard a little ____. Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your ____ . I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the   ___ children."

No one seemed to mind giving me a handful of rice, even ____ they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the ____ and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to give away to the children.

One day, I came to a house that had ____ kinds to give. I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and ____ gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for change and rice from the other "bird feeders", and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to help those who were suffering, even ___ only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing. "Consider me your bird." My childish idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was ____ some peace.

1.

A．sorrow

B．hope

C．comfort

D．happiness

2.

A．suffered

B．survived

C．covered

D．made

3.

A．wanted

B．failed

C．refused

D．stopped

4.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

5.

A．said

B．replied

C．spoke

D．answered

6.

A．glad

B．kind

C．rich

D．poor

7.

A．water

B．money

C．nest

D．rice

8.

A．temple

B．room

C．door

D．garden

9.

A．brave

B．hungry

C．promising

D．nervous

10.

A．where

B．that

C．so

D．when

11.

A．village

B．hometown

C．temple

D．house

12.

A．much

B．little

C．many

D．few

13.

A．every

B．each

C．neither

D．none

14.

A．by

B．with

C．on

D．in

15.

A．creating

B．mending

C．shopping

D．managing

3 . Cake and birthdays go hand in hand. However, on her first birthday, Akeesha Rose __ an extra special treat. Her aunt, Leah O'Brien, had placed an order for a Peppa Pig themed ___at a bakery. Little did she know that when she went to____it, another customer had paid for it and left a __ for the ^“birthday girl". It read： " __ what would have been my little girl’s first birthday, I have chosen to pay for your birthday cake. I am __ to buy my daughter a cake of her own today, but I hope you enjoy this one and have a fantastic birthday. Hannah's __ ."

Ms. O'Brien told BBC News NI she was "overjoyed". "I'd never heard of anything like this happening before. It was such a kind __."

Determined （坚定的）to find out more about Hannah, and to thank her dad, Ms. O Brien ___pictures of the cake and card on Facebook.

"I __ wasn't sure if the family would be happy with me doing so, but I really wanted to reach out to them," she told BBC News NI.

With thousands of people liking, __ and commenting, it wasn't too long before Ms. O’Brien uncovered the __ of Hannah's father — Gareth Bronte.

Tuesday 10 September would've been my daughter's first birthday,” he told BBC News NI. "Unfortunately, she died after eight days and I wasn't going to get the __ to buy her a birthday cake. But I wanted to share some___ about in her memory. I walked into the bakery. said I wanted to __ for someone else's birthday cake and explained the reason why. And it just so __ that there was a cake ordered for the one-year-old girl."

"Some people said my actions had restored some faith in humanity （人，性）for them, but I just___ it for Hannah."

Kristy, Gareth's wife, said she hoped his actions would open a __ for other parents who had lost children and help ___their sadness.

After Mr. Bronte's act of kindness, Ms. O'Brien felt driven to follow suit and put money towards another __ cake at the bakery.

1.

A．received

B．exchanged

C．prepared

D．eyed

2.

A．bag

B．book

C．cake

D．doll

3.

A．record

B．observe

C．find

D．collect

4.

A．card

B．gift

C．souvenir

D．cartoon

5.

A．In hope of

B．In memory of

C．In praise of

D．In need of

6.

A．willing

B．unable

C．thankful

D．uncertain

7.

A．uncle

B．mommy

C．aunt

D．daddy

8.

A．gesture

B．opinion

C．explanation

D．impression

9.

A．painted

B．showed off

C．posted

D．carried on

10.

A．gradually

B．similarly

C．finally

D．honestly

11.

A．directing

B．talking

C．sharing

D．imitating

12.

A．habit

B．name

C．portrait

D．character

13.

A．preparation

B．money

C．chance

D．permission

14.

A．kindness

B．sorrow

C．joys

D．belief

15.

A．look

B．order

C．ask

D．pay

16.

A．seemed

B．happened

C．showed

D．offered

17.

A．wrote

B．made

C．admitted

D．did

18.

A．conversation

B．shop

C．business

D．book

19.

A．destroy

B．reduce

C．face

D．explore

20.

A．parent's

B．friend's

C．stranger's

D．family's

4 . On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tanitoluwa ''Tani'' Adewumi defeated 73 young competitors to win the New York State Scholastic Chess Championship in his age group — kindergarten to third grade — with five wins and one draw. While the achievement is remarkable in itself, what is even more so is that the youngster, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Nigeria in 2017, seeking religious protection. A church pastor(牧师)helped find the family of four space in a homeless shelter in Manhattan and, soon after, Tani entered the local elementary school. It was here that the young talent was first introduced to the basics of chess by a part-time teacher. Attracted by the game, the then seven-year-old begged his mother, Oluwatoyin, to allow him to join the school's chess club. The family were concerned that they would be unable to afford the fees and expenses, which add up to thousands of dollars due to travel and chess competition admissions, Oluwatoyin emailed chess instructor Russell Makofsky, who ran the club. To her surprise and delight, Makofsky agreed to waive all costs for young Tani. The rest, as they say, is history. The young boy, who has got seven prizes in less than a year, currently ranks 27 in America in his age group.

Though the chess club certainly helps, Tani's success can be largely owed to the efforts he has put into the game. The chess talent practices the game for several hours a day either on the floor with his board, or online, using his dad’s laptop. Every Saturday, Tani and his mother head to Harlem for a free 3-hour class to help further sharpen his game skills.

Not surprisingly, Tani's incredible story, first reported by The New York Times, has resulted in an outpouring of support from the American public. Shortly after the young boy won the New York State Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe campaign for Tani and his family to ''secure a home where he can continue on his journey''.

And the heartwarming story gets even better! Since they now have a home, the family have decided to ''pay it forward'' and donate the over $200,000 collected on GoFundMe to African immigrants in America who are struggling the way the family was.

1. What made Tani's achievement especially remarkable?

A．His young age	B．His quick learning
C．Support from his family	D．Help from his teacher

2. What does the underlined part ''to waive all costs for young Tani'' in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．To pay for Tani's schooling.	B．To raise money for Tani's family.
C．To teach Tani free of charge.	D．To spend more on Tani’s training.

3. What's paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Success of Tani.	B．Activities of the chess club.
C．Tani's devotion to the game.	D．Public reaction to Tani's story.

4. What does the last paragraph tell us about the family?

A．They are caring.	B．They live in poverty.
C．They are honest.	D．They are pitiful.

5 . 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.

6 . Derek Rabclo is not the only surfer to conquer Hawaii' s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That's because he is completely blind.

When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Emesto dreamed that his son would share the talent of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn't slop his family from believing lhat he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.

At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Emesto's dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Moroo surf  school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.

Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawaii's board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that’s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it. And he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.

1. What does the first paragraph tell us?

A．Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good suffers.

B．Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii’s big wave break.

C．Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii's big wave break.

D．Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.

2. How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?

A．He named him after his uncle.	B．He never lost confidence in him.
C．He sent him to a surfing champion.	D．He started his own interest in surfing.

3. After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he_______________ .

A．began to try riding a wave	B．was no longer afraid of water
C．realized he still had a long way to go	D．knew his father’s dream had come true

4. Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?

A．Brave and confident.	B．Skillful but proud.
C．Thoughtful and modest.	D．Courageous but stubborn.

7 . I was almost about to give up my dream. It was an extremely     ______     time in my life. A few years ago, I felt as though my     ______     was falling apart. Everything seemed to be going wrong for me. I was     ______， trying to finish my college degree while keeping a night job as a       ______. The real bad situation was that I had received my       ______     on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test), a test that     ______     if one is admitted into a medical school, and I had done too poorly to       ______     the right to enter the college. I felt that all those years with little sleep and hard work were a total     ______. Wondering about the loss of my hopes, I was very       ______. I thought I should       ______     another career since this didn't work. And I didn't want to stay a nurse as a part－time job all the time and     ______       be reminded of a failed dream     ______     I saw all the new, young doctors all the time.

As I cried to my mother, she told me to pray for guidance. That was all I could do, and so I     ______     that. A few days later, a close friend of mine was       ______       me over the phone as I cried. He told me that President Abraham Lincoln had many failures in his early life but that finally he was a(n)     ______. His image appeared in my mind which said, “Failed. Failed. Failed. And then ... Persistence(坚持)．”

It was clear to me that this was a message — not to     ______. From that day on, things started getting       ______       and the problems started fixing themselves. Most   ______， today I am working hard and     ______     for the MCAT to continue my dream.

This story told me     ______       help shape my life as I believe it was sent to as guidance.

1.

A．meaningless

B．boring

C．hard

D．free

2.

A．family

B．world

C．friendship

D．career

3.

A．excited

B．worried

C．overworked

D．lucky

4.

A．doctor

B．housekeeper

C．teacher

D．nurse

5.

A．mark

B．payment

C．message

D．letter

6.

A．checks

B．decides

C．describes

D．introduces

7.

A．ask

B．refuse

C．get

D．protect

8.

A．mistake

B．experience

C．loss

D．waste

9.

A．angry

B．calm

C．sad

D．happy

10.

A．end

B．support

C．create

D．find

11.

A．finally

B．always

C．gradually

D．indirectly

12.

A．if

B．since

C．as

D．once

13.

A．did

B．understood

C．removed

D．doubted

14.

A．teaching

B．comforting

C．punishing

D．hurting

15.

A．example

B．success

C．loser

D．businessman

16.

A．go away

B．turn up

C．show off

D．give up

17.

A．worse

B．better

C．clearer

D．crazier

18.

A．importantly

B．difficultly

C．likely

D．effectively

19.

A．calling

B．leaving

C．preparing

D．hoping

20.

A．friends

B．parents

C．books

D．classmates

8 . 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.

9 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film. Having read some_______ about the movie on the Internet, he firmly _______ their request with the reason that movie presents immorality (不道德) as being _______. “But dad, those scenes are merely a few minutes of the _______ film, in which good _______ evil eventually. In addition, there are other _______ themes like courage and determination making up for its _______!”
But the father didn’t _______, and the two teenagers were cast down. Then they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the _______. One of the teenagers said, “Dad must be feeling ________, and now he’s trying to ________ us with some tasty food.” Soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said, “Before you eat, I want to tell you something: I love you both so much.”
The teenagers smiled and ________ with each other knowing glances. Dad was softening. Looking at the mouth-watering cake, the two boys were getting ________ about the father’s long speech. “But I want to be ________with you. I added one ingredient (配料) that is not ________ found in cakes.”
“To make it more delicious? Oh, come on, Dad! Please just tell us what it is.”
“OK, if you ________, that ________ ingredient is dog waste.”
Both teens ________ stopped chewing the cake, spit it out and dropped the ________ cake back on the plate.
“DAD! Why did you do that?”
“That is the same reason why I won’t allow you to watch that movie. You won’t ________ a little dog waste in your cake, so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies?”1.

A．parts

B．chapters

C．adaptations

D．reviews

2.

A．repeated

B．rejected

C．made

D．agreed to

3.

A．unbelievable

B．acceptable

C．personal

D．favorable

4.

A．popular

B．original

C．exciting

D．total

5.

A．threatens

B．attacks

C．affects

D．defeats

6.

A．inspiring

B．general

C．interesting

D．powerful

7.

A．education

B．meaning

C．disadvantage

D．success

8.

A．give out

B．give in

C．give away

D．give off

9.

A．house

B．bedroom

C．garden

D．kitchen

10.

A．sad

B．upset

C．regretful

D．guilty

11.

A．persuade

B．comfort

C．join

D．supply

12.

A．screamed

B．provided

C．exchanged

D．talked

13.

A．impatient

B．unhappy

C．sorry

D．cruel

14.

A．honest

B．satisfied

C．strict

D．patient

15.

A．surprisingly

B．easily

C．usually

D．daily

16.

A．like

B．permit

C．refuse

D．insist

17.

A．common

B．secret

C．terrible

D．wonderful

18.

A．unwillingly

B．helplessly

C．gratefully

D．instantly

19.

A．remaining

B．whole

C．strange

D．warm

20.

A．expect

B．add

C．tolerate

D．overcome

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。排设涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏间词符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（——），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11）不计分。

My father took me out camping for the first time when I was seven. He wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. My uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting.

One evening at sunset, we sat by the fire, have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target, Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the sky — they were looked like rain! We ran to escape but fortunately no one was injured.

That day I didn’t learn much about animals, insects or trees, but I learnt a impressive lesson about gravity!