1 . One day, Amanda was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer of an early stage. During this time, she was admitted to a college. She planned to save money to meet the college expense and then seek medical treatment for the cancer.

Her father, Clint and her friends didn’t want her to put off her treatment due to the expense. They took matters into their own hands and started a GoFundMe campaign. A longtime friend of the family was cofounder of a group named Praynksters, known for random acts of kindness. The friend decided to use their own group to help the family. The group came up with the creative idea to spread the word and invite families, friends, and strangers who wanted to help to take part in a donation activity. The event induced the enormous assistance from the local community.

Clint and Amanda were moved as the crowd passed by and the donations poured in. The event brought the family over $13, 000 in donations to go towards her medical treatments. The generous act of kindness gave the family a comforting, and optimistic feeling during a time when all hope seemed lost. Clint said that Amanda struggled with the idea of asking for help. She felt guilty and undeserving compared to others who are also struggling. She is still humbled by it all.

After several months of treatment, life for the family has started getting back to their normal routine. Once Amanda got her strength back, she returned to school and completed her bachelor's degree. The family is now inspired to volunteer in their local neighborhood and contribute to crowdfunding (众筹) efforts. They are grateful for the opportunity to give back and help others as many have helped them.

1. Why did Amanda postpone her treatment of cancer?

A．She didn't care about her disease.

B．She had to take care of her family.

C．She was in a bad economic situation.

D．She couldn’t find an effective treatment.

2. What does the underlined word “induced” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Brought about.	B．Made up.
C．Gave away.	D．Set about.

3. Which of the following best describes Amanda?

A．Shameful but caring.

B．Kind-hearted and grateful.

C．Curious and warm-hearted.

D．Hard- working and humorous.

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．It's quite easy to cure Amanda’s cancer.

B．Praynksters is a nonprofit organization funded by Clint.

C．Volunteering is very popular in Amanda's community.

D．A GoFundMe campaign is actually a crowdfunding activity.

2 . I often remember those good old days when life was relatively simpler, and people were much more humane (有人情味的) and _________. Recently, to my surprise, I got the   _________ to experience that same _________ that I thought had disappeared from the world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one granddaughter. It was very hot, and we were all obviously _________ and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some _________ and comfort.

To our _________, all the tables were occupied and no one seemed in a hurry to get up. We waited, tired, hungry and _________. After quite some time, one table was vacated (腾出), but that could only _________ two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, _________ she and my other daughter stood alongside.

My granddaughter sat on my lap as we __________ us, waiting for another table to be vacated soon. At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and __________ their meal. We decided to __________ to their table, once they __________ their meal.

Since the girls had just got their order, I knew it would be a __________ wait. As we were deciding on what to order, one of the girls got up and __________ their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit __________.

We were very __________ of their kind gesture. We thanked them warmly and moved to their table. The girls quickly __________ their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day I thought to myself there still were some kind, __________ and helpful youngsters in this fast moving non-caring world; and my __________ in humanity was brought back once again.

1.

A．more confident

B．more responsible

C．gentler

D．wiser

2.

A．way

B．pleasure

C．time

D．opportunity

3.

A．warmth

B．attitude

C．trouble

D．situation

4.

A．exhausted

B．happy

C．wet

D．angry

5.

A．table

B．food

C．drinks

D．information

6.

A．amazement

B．regret

C．disappointment

D．delight

7.

A．impatient

B．worried

C．dissatisfied

D．terrified

8.

A．stand

B．seat

C．save

D．include

9.

A．while

B．though

C．since

D．before

10.

A．walked around

B．paid for

C．looked around

D．depended on

11.

A．making

B．cooking

C．preparing

D．enjoying

12.

A．turn

B．stick

C．come

D．move

13.

A．started

B．finished

C．left

D．shared

14.

A．boring

B．nervous

C．long

D．quiet

15.

A．showed

B．returned

C．lent

D．offered

16.

A．comfortably

B．together

C．back

D．easily

17.

A．appreciative

B．proud

C．fond

D．afraid

18.

A．cleared away

B．gave up

C．put away

D．picked up

19.

A．careful

B．common

C．polite

D．smart

20.

A．hope

B．faith

C．love

D．effort

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。

The Meredith family lived in a small community. As the economy was in decline, some people in the town had lost their jobs. Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet. People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.

Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor. She knew they had problems, and they needed all kinds of help. When she had time, she would bring food and medicine to them.

One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, who took care of him and could not go out to work, and their little boy. The little boy -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.

“I wish you could see him,” she said to her own children, John, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help to his mother. He wants very much to earn some money, but I don't see what he can do.”

After their mother left the room, the children sat thinking about Bernard. “I wish we could help him to earn money,” said Clara. “His family is suffering so much.”

“So do I,” said Harry. “We really should do something to assist them.”

For some moments, John said nothing, but, suddenly, he sprang to his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish(完成).”

The other children also jumped up all attention. When John had an idea, it was sure to be a good one. “I tell you what we can do,” said John. “You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us? Well, we can make popcorn(爆米花), and put it into paper bags, and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”

注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右:
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
       When Mrs. Meredith heard of John's idea, she thought it was a good one, too.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
       With everything ready, Bernard started out on his new business.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank-you note expressing ______ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and ______ me in the art and value of saying “thank you”. She ______ to be right.

A study showed that it took most volunteers less than 5 minutes to write the thank-you notes. Just 5 minutes to make ______ person feel “overjoyed”! ______, in our “instant” world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is ______ for us — a quick text or an email.

It’s easy to use the ______ of being busy, but even very busy and ______ businessmen find time to ______ thank-you notes. For example, when Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell’s Soup, the company had ______ half of its market value and morale(士气) was at an all-time low. He ______fixing that by doing some simple things that are probably not ______ in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every ______. He gained their confidence and ______, turned the company ______.

In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It’s ______ not to ask how he did it. ______, he had many other things to do ______ writing a thank-you note. Conant made time for ______ because he knew the impact(影响) each one would have. An expression of ______ in this crazy world still makes a difference.

1.

A．concern

B．sympathy

C．affection

D．appreciation

2.

A．consult

B．instruct

C．answer

D．impress

3.

A．remained

B．proved

C．appeared

D．claimed

4.

A．one

B．any

C．each

D．another

5.

A．Yet

B．Therefore

C．So

D．Otherwise

6.

A．special

B．necessary

C．convenient

D．important

7.

A．case

B．excuse

C．example

D．situation

8.

A．humorous

B．optimistic

C．successful

D．experienced

9.

A．pen

B．receive

C．design

D．deliver

10.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．damaged

11.

A．gave up

B．kept up

C．set about

D．worried about

12.

A．permitted

B．taught

C．checked

D．tested

13.

A．market

B．businessman

C．company

D．employee

14.

A．personally

B．frankly

C．naturally

D．occasionally

15.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．around

16.

A．hard

B．great

C．amazing

D．disappointing

17.

A．As usual

B．In short

C．By the way

D．After all

18.

A．by

B．in

C．besides

D．without

19.

A．me

B．it

C．him

D．them

20.

A．kindness

B．joy

C．value

D．confidence

5 . While standing in an airport security line recently, I got to witness first-hand what being the parent of a young adult really means.

A young woman of college age was in the line before me with her____loaded heavily. She was talking to her father who was standing a few feet away. “Dad, I____I'll call as soon as I get to Rome,” she said. He nodded nervously, and like any dad about to send their little girl across the ocean, ____wanted reassurance. “OK,” he said. And rocking backwards and forwards anxiously he continued, “But don't____! And your phone should work as soon as you____,but if it doesn't...”

Before he could finish, she____, “Dad, it will work! And if it doesn't, I'll call you with Laura's phone. I'll be____!”

He____agreeably, and I knew that when he looked at her, he didn't see a____woman about to start a great adventure. He saw a little girl taking her first nervous____on the school bus. It was time to be just as brave with this____as it was when she started school.

“Well, Dad. I'm off!” she____proudly as she loaded her belongings onto the X-ray belt. Then she walked to____them from the other side. And she____looked back at her dad again. However, I did. There he stood with____eyes. “Be brave," he must have been telling himself, as his____bank replaced his grown daughter with his little girl for a few more seconds. Then he____and walked away.

I____that young lady to her gate, and then watched her____a seat and wait for her plane to Rome. What a lucky young woman to have such a____father!

1.

A．backpack

B．phone

C．father

D．friend

2.

A．predict

B．admit

C．expect

D．promise

3.

A．calmly

B．randomly

C．aimlessly

D．desperately

4.

A．forget

B．hesitate

C．panic

D．worry

5.

A．fly

B．land

C．return

D．board

6.

A．continued

B．thought

C．interrupted

D．refused

7.

A．urgent

B．reliable

C．fine

D．careful

8.

A．pushed

B．nodded

C．bowed

D．left

9.

A．confident

B．nervous

C．considerate

D．generous

10.

A．breaks

B．measures

C．chances

D．steps

11.

A．greeting

B．goodbye

C．meeting

D．chance

12.

A．objected

B．whispered

C．reminded

D．announced

13.

A．fetch

B．load

C．catch

D．locate

14.

A．occasionally

B．still

C．never

D．always

15.

A．innocent

B．misty

C．sharp

D．cheerful

16.

A．data

B．story

C．memory

D．picture

17.

A．froze

B．disappeared

C．turned

D．failed

18.

A．followed

B．led

C．took

D．showed

19.

A．send for

B．fold up

C．put away

D．settle into

20.

A．experienced

B．brave

C．respectable

D．anxious

6 . Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _____ in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His _____ was next to the room's only window. The other man _____ spend all his time flat on his back. Every _____ when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he _____ pass the time by describing to his _____ all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked a _____ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children _____ their model boats. Young lovers walked _____ among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and _____ the scene.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the _____ body of the man by the window, who had died _____ in his sleep. She was saddened and _____ the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. _____ it seemed appropriate (合适的), the other man asked if he could _____ next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after _____ he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his _____ look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the _____ of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to _____ the window beside the bed. It faced a blank(空白的) wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to _____ those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

1.

A．stand up

B．lie down

C．sit up

D．sit down

2.

A．room

B．table

C．seat

D．bed

3.

A．had to

B．would rather

C．prefer to

D．rather than

4.

A．morning

B．evening

C．afternoon

D．dawn

5.

A．will

B．would

C．should

D．might

6.

A．nurse

B．workmate

C．roommate

D．doctor

7.

A．park

B．street

C．garden

D．field

8.

A．played

B．made

C．started

D．sailed

9.

A．face to face

B．shoulder to shoulder

C．arm in arm

D．back to back

10.

A．describe

B．tell

C．hear

D．imagine

11.

A．strong

B．warm

C．sick

D．lifeless

12.

A．peacefully

B．sadly

C．secretly

D．completely

13.

A．looked

B．found

C．called

D．ordered

14.

A．However

B．As soon as

C．But

D．Except

15.

A．changed

B．sit

C．be moved

D．be taken

16.

A．making sure

B．depending on

C．making up

D．accounting for

17.

A．next

B．first

C．last

D．another

18.

A．surprise

B．feeling

C．try

D．joy

19.

A．look out of

B．look

C．glare at

D．stare at

20.

A．remember

B．describe

C．write

D．talk

7 . As we approach Father’s Day, Let’s be real about it.

Everyone needs a father to be born, but not everyone can have a father while growing up.

Some fathers are too busy; others get divorced, disappear or die.

But almost everyone should have a father image—someone who lives up to what a father should be.

A father image is a role model—someone you want to be like. He fills you with the memories that never leaves you when you grow up.

My father image was Harold, who was in his twenties when I was10 years old. I was a foster child (收养的孩子) and lived in his home with his mother.

He had dark, curly hair and always wore a beautiful suit, a shirt and a tie. What made him my role model was that he knew my darkest secrets—even stuff my real father didn't know—and he told me things no other person would tell a little boy.

Harold dressed the store windows at Gertz Department Store in Jamaiva, N. Y., and every time I went to visit him he gave me a quarter.

I wanted to be exactly like him. I even walked like him. He always called me “Kiddo”, a name I call people I like to this day.

My friends had role models like Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehring, Joe Lewis and other sports figures. I chose Harold, because he was a real person and he chose to be my mentor (指导者).

Harold, as you may have guessed, is now in Heaven ( Where else would he be?), but I think about him a lot. And whenever I have a problem, I ask myself, “What would Harold do?”

That is the reason a father role model is so important to a boy or a girl, It's a learning experience for everyone.

I guess the reason why I am writing all this is that I think there should be a Father's Day when everyone honors the person who has a lifelong impact(影响) on him. I believe every child needs just one to change his life－Happy Father's Day

1. In the author's opinion, what should the image of a father be except______?

A．a father should be patient	B．a father should tell me what is right and what is wrong
C．a father should be like sports figures	D．a father should have a lifelong influence on his kid

2. Joe DiMaggio is________?

A．his friend’s father

B．a sports star

C．the author’s father

D．a mentor

3. How is Harold now?

A．He is working in a department store.	B．He is in Heaven now.
C．He is dead now.	D．The author doesn't know where is he now.

4. Which is not the author’s attitude towards Harold?

A．Love.

B．Respect.

C．Miss.

D．Hate.

8 . 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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线,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处起）不计分。

One day I was waiting for the bus as usually. When it comes, I just followed the other people and got on. I was listening to my music, but I didn't notice that the bus was going in the wrong of direction. Then I looked out of the window and everything seemed strangely to me. All of sudden, I realized I was on the wrong bus. We were in the middle of the countryside, so he couldn't get off（下车）. The bus finally arrived back in the city center. Then I had to wait for the right bus. Unfortunate, it took me three hour to getting home instead of twenty minutes.

9 . Amber has a degree in business management and economics.She put her skills to good use when she spent eleven months in Cambodia (柬埔寨) through World Hope International as a volunteer working with a local micro－finance (小额信贷) company to help the poor get financial services.

Amber's first few weeks in Cambodia was busy and difficult as she tried to learn the language，understand the culture and get used to her new surroundings.Her volunteer service involved working with a local micro－finance company.In addition to writing plans，preparing international marketing materials and building donor (捐赠人) relations，Amber met with company clients.During these visits she learned how the small loans they received transformed their lives.She learned first－hand the benefits of micro－finance，which by providing farmers and small－business owners with affordable working capital (such as money to buy a sewing machine) helped them to earn their way out of poverty (贫穷)．

“It never stopped amazing me when a client would show me a new home that was built because of a loan he received or the way a client's business had improved and thus allowed his children to be sent to school，” Amber said.

Amber recalled that one client called Paul walked her all around his house，pointing to what he had done with each of eight loans he'd received.He explained how every loan had improved his family's quality of life.Amber said he was one of the hardest－working men she had ever met.He had suffered greatly in the Cambodian Civil War and became disabled，but not once did he let it kill his dreams of realizing a better life for his family.His latest purchase，a sound system that he rented out for weddings and other parties doubled his income!

Amber said，“Living and working in Cambodia helped me see the world in new ways and made me aware of the hardship and suffering that many people around the world face every day.Those eleven months were some of the most meaningful months of my life.”

1. What's the best title for this passage?

A．World Hope International

B．Benefits of Micro－finance

C．Amber's Volunteer Experience in Cambodia

D．Poverty in Developing Countries

2. Amber's volunteer work in Cambodia included all of the following things EXCEPT ________．

A．teaching the language

B．meeting with company clients

C．writing plans

D．building donor relations

3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

A．Amber met with no difficulties after she arrived in Cambodia

B．Amber is the leader of World Hope International

C．few children go to school because there aren't enough schools in Cambodia

D．many local people in Cambodia changed their lives with the loans

4. Which of the following statements about Paul is TRUE?

A．Each of the loans he had received helped him a lot.

B．He was poor because he didn't work as hard as others.

C．He became disabled because of a car accident.

D．He bought a sound system for his wedding.

10 . It is obvious that all of our childhood memories are not accidental. When you are a child, every scent, every sound, every move, every toy, the first day of school, the first kiss, the first step. . . Everything together makes what is the personality of a man. All these are pieces of one whole entity.

I was about 6 years old. My mom's best friend left to another town and asked my mom to stay at her place with me for two days in order to look after her two sons. One was a little older than I was. and the second boy appeared to be super grown-up, for he was already fourteen. I always enjoyed staying at their place.

I remember the second day we were supposed to have the come-back party for my mom's friend at her place. I woke up. Mom went to work and reminded me to be nice and clean by the time she came back. I stayed with Tony, the older of the boys and suddenly somebody called him and though he was not permitted to leave me alone-he left. He said it would not be long. But it took him forever. I realized that I was alone. I could not come out of the house, so I opened the window. I was so desperate. So lonely. So betrayed. At that moment I pulled the curtain so strongly that I fell on the floor. And there I was standing-one little criminal-desperate to escape and knowing that I would be punished for destroying the curtain that was not even ours.

But then something changed. I stopped weeping. I looked around and realized that I was in a safe place, and that mom would come back and kiss me no matter what I had done.

This was a moment of pure happiness, not the happiness of getting a new toy or a dog, or going to the party of your best friend. It was the moment of clarity for me-the first time in my life when I realized that I was happy to have my mom and that I was safe. My eyes saw the world in different shades that moment. And by the way-I was not punished for the curtain. I fell asleep on my mom's knees.

1. What is the best title for this passage?

A．An Unforgettable Party

B．A Childhood Memory

C．A Happy Day in My Mom's Best Friend's Home

D．The Rules You Should Follow

2. What best describes the author's feelings toward childhood memories?

A．Childhood memories are easy to forget.

B．They make what is the personality of a man.

C．Good memories are always much easier for us to remember.

D．Childhood memories are always strange and incomprehensible.

3. What happened to the author when he was 6 years old?

A．His family moved to another apartment.

B．He always fought with mom's friend's children for toys.

C．He was punished by his mom for destroying her friend's curtain.

D．He was locked inside a house and failed to get out by the window.

4. In the last paragraph, the word " It " refers to______.

A．the moment he received a present from his mom

B．the time he spent in mom's friend's home

C．the moment he realized his mom's love

D．the time he destroyed the curtain