1 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to ________a meal, listen to their stories and figured out how they could ________ help.

“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a ________ impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen ________ in an interview.

Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ________ .Ward, a homeless, was ________ in a flat. He credited the Hansens with helping him ________the difficult process of moving off the streets. “It is great to have friends who make us feel ________ and I’m impressed with the pair,” Ward said.

Father and son’s ________have developed into a passion project that ________ faith and community, which emphasizes the ________ community members can have in uplifting the homeless. They know they can’t settle the homeless ________ alone. They’re hoping empathy will ________.

“My hope for the future is to ________ more connection across our country. We could and we will succeed ________ we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.

1.

A．buy

B．cook

C．share

D．eat

2.

A．often

B．further

C．also

D．even

3.

A．dramatic

B．different

C．minimum

D．decisive

4.

A．remarked

B．praised

C．joked

D．quoted

5.

A．desires

B．connections

C．motivations

D．opinions

6.

A．provided

B．permitted

C．abandoned

D．housed

7.

A．through

B．for

C．despite

D．to

8.

A．surprised

B．relaxed

C．awesome

D．calm

9.

A．dreams

B．influences

C．experiences

D．efforts

10.

A．assesses

B．compares

C．highlights

D．respects

11.

A．importance

B．task

C．chance

D．role

12.

A．argument

B．problem

C．debt

D．conflict

13.

A．go away

B．catch on

C．fade out

D．give off

14.

A．establish

B．miss

C．exchange

D．maintain

15.

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．so

2 . 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。

Finding Niesha’s Courage

Niesha could not forget the way she had frozen in front of the class today. Mr Roberts had divided the class into groups to do presentations. Today had been Niesha’s turn. However, her hands had shaken so badly that she couldn’t read her notes. Her voice had become softer even to silence. Mr Roberts kindly ended Niesha’s part of the presentation even though she had clearly not finished. He had also asked Niesha to stay after class for a moment.

“Niesha, I know you’re shy, but you worked hard on this project. I’d hate to see you give up on yourself.” Mr Roberts had hesitated, “If I give you another chance tomorrow, do you think you can find, your courage?”

Niesha had nodded, grateful for the chance. She had gone as quickly as she could to her next class. She had kept her head down and hoped the school day would end soon.

When she reached her back steps that afternoon, she could see an inviting light coming from the kitchen windows. Momma was baking.

Momma studied Niesha’s face as she came into the kitchen. “What’s wrong, Niesha?”

Tears shone in Niesha’s brown eyes. She told her the whole story. Momma was silent for a moment, her hands still busy with the cake.

“Why is it that you can talk to me about anything and everything, but you can’t talk to your class?” Momma asked. She set the timer and then said, “Let me show you something.”

Niesha followed Momma to her bedroom. There Momma showed her a book filled with newspaper clippings and pictures. In it there was a blue ribbon that said “First Place” and a picture of herself when she was very young, standing with her parents.

“I won it for public speaking. I started the school year as the shyest girl on the speech team, but I ended the year as the blue ribbon winner. It wasn’t easy because I was lacking in confidence—not sure of myself at all. I worked hard, and mostly I faced my fears. You just need to find your courage.”

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

That was the second time someone had told her that today.

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The next day Niesha again walked to the front of the classroom to give her presentation.

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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。续写的词数应为150左右。
A pleasant surprise

For a long time, I had been looking for a piano of my own to practise on. There was a piano shop on the street along which I walked every day to school. Whenever I passed the shop, I would stop, looking at the beautiful piano standing in the comer of the shop window. How I had been dreaming, day and night to possess a piano like that!

Unfortunately, my father was just a clerk. Times were tough during the Depression, and there were five mouths to feed, besides buying coal and wood for the stove. In order to save money, even on cold winter days, my father would walk the seven miles every day to get to work. No he could never afford to buy me an expensive piano. Though he knew I wanted to play that piano so much» buying it was an extravagance (奢侈品) well beyond our family’s income.

One day after school, I went as usual to the shop window to look at the piano. However, to my surprise and disappointment, the piano had gone. I should not have been surprised as others had the right to buy it, if they could afford to. Tears filled my eyes when I thought of not being able to sec that piano any more.

Disappointed, helpless and sad, I wandered aimlessly up and down the street. After about an hour. I returned home. I had just entered into our house, when I heard my mother calling me. I brushed away my tears and followed the sound of her voice into the dining-room.

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I could not believe my eyes.

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As soon as my father appeared, I hugged him tightly.

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4 . "Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any _______.   Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.   Dad was _______next to her, resting his head on his arms.   Mum could _______that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

"I'm so sorry, James," she said.

"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?" James asked sadly, almost in _______.

"I know it's _______for you," Mum said softly.   "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little. . .   strange.   And then they would make fun of you. "

"No, they wouldn't, Mum," James protested.   "We're not _______at all.   We're just ordinary people. "

Mum sighed heavily.   "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy _______.   And your poor father — he doesn't feel _______.   He really needs a rest. "

"I can help, Mum!" James said.   " _______I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?"

"Well. . . " Mum began.

"Great! Thanks, Mum!" James almost shouted.   "Just sit there, don't move. " He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ________what he needed — two spanners(扳手).   "Hang on, Mum," he said.   "This won't take a second. " After some ________, James was finished.   With a smile of ________on his face he said, "There! How does that feel?" "Oh, James," Mum said.   "That's much better! How did you do it?"

"Easy," James said ________.   "Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just________them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school. "

"What about your father? Can you ________him?" asked Mum.

"I'll try," James replied.   He ________up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.   Then he turned the ________on.   Dad opened his eyes and ________immediately.   "He just let his ________run too low, that's all," James said.   "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum.   "Your friends will just have to ________that we are a very unusual family.   Thanks, son!"

1.

A．chance

B．message

C．homework

D．difficulty

2.

A．asleep

B．reading

C．alone

D．standing

3.

A．explain

B．see

C．agree

D．doubt

4.

A．terror

B．tears

C．surprise

D．silence

5.

A．fair

B．easy

C．good

D．hard

6.

A．strange

B．normal

C．popular

D．anxious

7.

A．headache

B．loss

C．task

D．day

8.

A．ill

B．funny

C．sorry

D．well

9.

A．As

B．If

C．Since

D．Before

10.

A．kept

B．controlled

C．found

D．returned

11.

A．requests

B．thoughts

C．repairs

D．instructions

12.

A．sympathy

B．satisfaction

C．bitterness

D．politeness

13.

A．embarrassedly

B．gratefully

C．impatiently

D．proudly

14.

A．adjusted

B．collected

C．produced

D．covered

15.

A．greet

B．accompany

C．help

D．ask

16.

A．lifted

B．caught

C．gave

D．filled

17.

A．television

B．power

C．light

D．gas

18.

A．grew up

B．lay down

C．broke down

D．sat up

19.

A．food

B．temperature

C．battery

D．blood

20.

A．prove

B．expect

C．suspect

D．accept

5 . 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.