1 . As a first responder you never know what type of situation you might walk into.Of who you will meet along the way. That's definitely been the case for Jeffrey Lanenberg-51-year-old paramedic(急救医务人员) since 1984.

Ten years into the job. Lanenberg received a call that reported that a man in his carty30s had fallen down in the Mall of America. When Lanenberg and his partner arrived at the scene, they found the young male face down on the ground. He had gone unconscious. making weak attempts to breathe. His wife stood beside him holding their small son in horror. They quickly rushed to defibrillate(除颤)and calm the man to keep him under control. After Lanenberg dropped the patient off at the neighboring hospital. he thought about the man and his family for a long time.

Lanenberg thought he had experienced everything under the sun until one random visit to Office Max three years ago, where he met a man repeatedly walk back and forth while staring at him. As it tuned out, the man was the patient he had saved 20 years earlier.

“You gave me 20 years more than l ever thought I’d have,” the man said. He thanked Lanenberg repeatedly and told him he had someone he wanted him to meet. He stepped around the corner and reappeared with a 20-something-year-old man. Lanenberg instantly knew that it was the son he had seen standing by his mother all those years ago.

“That day changed my life,” Lanenberg said. “Before that everything was about work...When I talk to my beginner-training class, I tell them you never know the impact you can have on someone’s life. ”

1. What did Lanenberg do with the young man?

A．He gave the man the first aid	B．He cured the man at the scene.
C．He only sent the man to hospital.	D．He took care of the man's wife and son

2. What did Lanenberg think of the encounter with the man?

A．It was a dangerous situation.	B．It was a common routine
C．It was a matter of course.	D．It was unbelievable

3. Why was the man thankful to Lanenberg?

A．Lanenberg helped bring up his little son.

B．Lanenberg donated to support his family.

C．Lanenberg gave him the present happy life.

D．Lanenberg taught his son to be a new doctor

2 . A Hug from a Teenage Boy

Fifteen years spent in the field of education have provided Nancy Marra with many treasured moments. One of the most endearing happened when she was teaching second grade.

That year, she decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. After all the preparations were made for it, each child took home an invitation. Nancy was surprised and relieved to see that every mother was planning to attend. She even invited her own mother.

Finally, the day arrived. That afternoon, each child lined up at the classroom door expecting the arrival of his or her mom. As it got closer to starting time, Nancy looked around and her eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking upset.

Nancy took her mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” Nancy said, “I have a bit of a problem here and I was wondering if you could help out. Since I’m going to be really busy today, I was wondering if you could keep my mother company.”

Nancy’s mom and Jimmy sat at a table with two other mother-child pairs. Jimmy served Nancy’s mom her treats, presented her with the gift Nancy had made, and pulled out and pushed in her chair, just as they had practiced the day before. Whenever Nancy looked over, her mom and Jimmy were in deep conversation

Ten years later, Nancy was at a high school to take a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. On the way back, Nancy had the students complete an evaluation form of their trip. She collected and checked the forms one by one.

When she came to Jimmy’s evaluation page, he had written, “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”

As they began unloading at the school, Jimmy made sure he was the last one to go. Nancy told him she really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed, mumbled (咕哝) his own thanks, and then turned to walk away. As the bus driver began pulling the bus away, Jimmy ran back and knocked on the bus door. He jumped back on board and gave Nancy a big hug. “Thanks again, Mrs. Marra. No one even knew my mom didn’t make it that day!”

She ended her workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had probably stopped hugging teachers years ago.

1. Why was Jimmy paired with Nancy’s mother?

A．Nancy was too busy to spend time with her.

B．Jimmy’s mother didn’t come to the event.

C．Nancy wanted Jimmy to get to know her.

D．Jimmy could get along well with her.

2. Where did Jimmy meet Nancy ten years later?

A．Near Jimmy’s high school.

B．At a Mother’s Day tea.

C．In Nancy’s classroom.

D．On a field trip.

3. How did Jimmy feel about what Nancy had done for him?

A．Upset.

B．Embarrassed.

C．Grateful.

D．Satisfied.

4. Which of the following best presents the theme of the passage?

A．No act of kindness is ever wasted.

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C．A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.

D．The best teacher must be the best performer.

3 . An Unexpected Gift

Twelve-year-old Mathew Flores is different from other kids. He loves junk (垃圾) mail, and these advertisements were the only reading materials _______ to him. Once he asked his mailman if he could offer him some.

The question _______ the mailman. He asked the boy the reason, and then recorded his _______ in his Facebook. “Today while delivering mail, I saw a boy reading ads, and he asked me for extra mail. Actually he wants to go to the library, but his family is very poor and can’t _______ the bus.”

The mailman then asked his Facebook friends if they could _______ some books for the boy. He wrote, “Most kids want electronic products! But what he wants is books. It’s great to see his rare _______, and you may have seen him smile when I said I could help him!” “He is counting on me,” he concluded. “So I am counting on you!”

The mailman thought the Facebook post might _______ 50 to 60 books. But his _______ was passed on quickly. People from around the world, including the UK, Australia and India, have sent books. Hundreds of books have been delivered to the boy’s door, with hundreds more _______ on their way.

When books first started arriving, Flores was shocked by what happened. “I thought they were ________, but they indeed were for me.” He says that he can’t wait to share the books with other kids, and has promised to read every one.

1.

A．natural

B．available

C．common

D．familiar

2.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．amused

3.

A．response

B．effort

C．decision

D．comment

4.

A．own

B．take

C．share

D．afford

5.

A．adjust

B．examine

C．spare

D．publish

6.

A．desire

B．effect

C．purpose

D．value

7.

A．give away

B．bring in

C．take on

D．put up

8.

A．belief

B．spirit

C．secret

D．request

9.

A．only

B．nearly

C．still

D．thus

10.

A．mistaken

B．helpless

C．unusual

D．awkward

4 . One Mother to Another

On Wednesday evening, our daughter, who was at a boarding school over 200 kilometers away, told us that she had lost her phone when she took part in an activity off campus. We realized that we had little chance of finding it.

The next morning, my phone beeped (哔哔响) loudly. A kind voice announced that she had something that belonged to my daughter. I _______ that I lived a three-hour drive away, and told her I would ask a friend to fetch the phone. My daughter had written my number on the inside of her phone’s case — good thinking!

After contacting the people I know who lived near the school, I was out of _______ — no one could go and _______ the phone, not surprisingly as it was the working day and everyone was busy. I decided to ask the lady to post the phone to my daughter. But when I sent her a text to ask if this would be OK, she replied, “We will _______ it and we’re going to drive down to the boarding school tonight.” To my _______, this wonderful couple, who had already spent a busy day at work, was making a round trip on the night, _______ for returning a phone to a complete stranger. How touching it was!

I gave them directions and they _______ the phone into the hands of my daughter at her boarding house. The only word of an explanation was, “I’ve got children of my own, and I know how a mother _______.”

We had thought that the chance of getting back the phone was _______, but we got it back in such a short time. It was a wonderful reminder of the good in the world and how the actions of one person can __________ the world to another.

1.

A．suggested

B．reported

C．explained

D．argued

2.

A．date

B．luck

C．work

D．control

3.

A．pick up

B．carry out

C．hand in

D．give away

4.

A．find

B．show

C．miss

D．take

5.

A．regret

B．surprise

C．amusement

D．disappointment

6.

A．especially

B．certainly

C．definitely

D．probably

7.

A．conducted

B．arranged

C．delivered

D．identified

8.

A．doubts

B．interests

C．predicts

D．worries

9.

A．free

B．slim

C．hard

D．fair

10.

A．tell

B．face

C．mean

D．join

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出 提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

During my childhood, whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I would climb the mountain near our house. Walking together, we had a lot of conversations through     1     I learned many valuable lessons. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity like the mountain. This has     2     (large) influenced my life.     3     the mountain-climbing, we couldn't have had enough time to spend together because my father was busy.

6 . Hawthorne worked as a clerk in a small company. He suffered a heavy _______ when he lost his job．His boss had spoken _______, “Your services are no longer needed．” Hawthorne left the building filled with despair．By the time he reached home, he was in deep _______．When he entered his house, he blurted out(脱口而出) to his wife Sophia, “I lost my job．I am a complete _______．” A tense silence followed．_______ a smile crept across Sophia's _______． “What great news!” she responded, “Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write．”

“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,” he _______, completely without hope．“If I _______ to be an author, then what will we _______? Where will the money come from?”

Sophia took her husband by the hand and ________ him to the kitchen．Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of ________．“Where on earth did you get this?” Hawthorne asked．“To whom does it ________?”

“It's ours!” Sophia replied．"I always knew that one day you would become a great writer ________ you were given the chance．From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have ________ as much as I could ________ you would have your chance．Now there is enough to ________ us a whole year．”

What a(n) ________! What a wife! The ________ husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece．The book is The Scarlet Letter．Sophia had an even greater ________, -- she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous ________．

1.

A．headache

B．blow

C．disease

D．affection

2.

A．rudely

B．ambiguously

C．patiently

D．hesitantly

3.

A．thrill

B．trouble

C．relief

D．sadness

4.

A．danger

B．fool

C．failure

D．glory

5.

A．Instead

B．Then

C．Again

D．Thus

6.

A．mind

B．skin

C．head

D．face

7.

A．withdrew

B．objected

C．nodded

D．laughed

8.

A．refuse

B．afford

C．deserve

D．struggle

9.

A．live on

B．stick to

C．go over

D．pay off

10.

A．invited

B．persuaded

C．led

D．advised

11.

A．dust

B．cash

C．wonder

D．treasure

12.

A．owe

B．give

C．go

D．belong

13.

A．in case

B．so that

C．as long as

D．even though

14.

A．saved

B．consumed

C．collected

D．donated

15.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．yet

16.

A．provide

B．present

C．last

D．contribute

17.

A．situation

B．opportunity

C．dilemma

D．encouragement

18.

A．unemployed

B．adventurous

C．professional

D．energetic

19.

A．importance

B．achievement

C．consequence

D．status

20.

A．millionaire

B．professor

C．master

D．administrator

7 . It was “college colours” day at an elementary school in Altamonte Springs, Florida, on August 30. One of Laura Snyder’s fourth-grade students Billy wore an orange T-shirt ____ his favourite school, the University of Tennessee.

Billy was so excited to show Snyder his shirt. She was ______ that he took it one step further to make his own label and he drew his own UT logo with pen and paper and ______ it to his shirt.

But after lunch, Billy came back to Snyder’s room crying. Some girls at the lunch table next to Billy’s had made fun of the ______ on his shirt. Billy was depressed. Snyder knew kids can be ______. She was aware that the label was not the fanciest one, but this kid used the resources he had ________ to him to participate in the activity.

In an effort to ______ him up, Snyder planned to buy him a University of Tennessee shirt. She asked on the Facebook if anyone out there had any ______ at the university to make it a little extra special for Billy.

What happened next completely ______ her. Her post spread rapidly on Facebook, eventually reaching University of Tennessee fans and then the university itself. The university _______ by sending Billy a package of UT souvenirs for him and his classmates.

“I’m not even sure I can put into words his ______. It was so heart-warming,” Snyder wrote in an ______ to her post. “Billy was so amazed at all the goodies in the box. He   ______ put on the jersey(运动衫) and one of the many hats in the box. All who saw applauded for him. ”

But then things got even ______.

The university’s official shop ______ on September 5 that it decided to take Billy’s handmade logo and turn it into a(an)______ shirt. And some of the money will be donated to an anti-bullying(反欺凌) organization.

“When I told him that his design was being made into a real shirt and people wanted to wear it, his jaw ________,” Snyder wrote. “He had a big smile on his face, walked taller, and I could tell his ________ grew today! Thank you to the UT Nation for that!”

Billy’s mother wrote a letter of ________ that Snyder posted. It said, in part, “I can tell you that I spent a lot of my day reading all the kind words in support of my son and I’m ________ beyond words,” she wrote.

1.

A．appreciating

B．representing

C．admiring

D．picturing

2.

A．reminded

B．convinced

C．impressed

D．satisfied

3.

A．attached

B．wore

C．turned

D．printed

4.

A．brand

B．sign

C．colour

D．sample

5.

A．strange

B．stupid

C．cruel

D．selfish

6.

A．sustainable

B．typical

C．available

D．convenient

7.

A．cheer

B．trip

C．team

D．pick

8.

A．exchange

B．contact

C．suggestion

D．knowledge

9.

A．froze

B．posed

C．blinded

D．floored

10.

A．acknowledged

B．greeted

C．responded

D．permitted

11.

A．reaction

B．improvement

C．behaviour

D．attitude

12.

A．email

B．address

C．interview

D．update

13.

A．simply

B．personally

C．proudly

D．fortunately

14.

A．better

B．more complicated

C．harder

D．more interesting

15.

A．advertised

B．explained

C．promised

D．announced

16.

A．new

B．expensive

C．popular

D．actual

17.

A．changed

B．dropped

C．ached

D．closed

18.

A．confidence

B．expectation

C．responsibility

D．reputation

19.

A．agreement

B．gratitude

C．congratulations

D．recommendation

20.

A．educated

B．helped

C．shocked

D．touched

8 . A few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston airport for a flight home for the holidays. As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations(语调) of the driver’s accent washed over me in a familiar way.

I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. That’s how he found out I went to Harvard. An approving eye glinted at me in the rearview window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up—the product of his sacrifice.

And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didn’t even get to add “and African-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”

Here I was, his daughter, wasting the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to become doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous)—to make money and send money back home. The unspoken demand, made across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative(故事) of upward mobility so your children can do the same.

I used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, I’m grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, I’ve promised myself I won’t get annoyed at their inquiries. I won’t defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequested advice. I’ll just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.

1. Why did the author feel warm at the driver’s accent?

A．The driver took her to the Boston airport.

B．The author became the driver’s daughter.

C．The driver worked hard to provide for his family.

D．The author’s parents were also African immigrants.

2. What disappointed the driver？

A．The author’s attitude towards him.

B．The school that the author is attending.

C．The author’s major in history and literature.

D．The author’s interests in African-American studies.

3. Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers?

A．Their parents want them to move upward in society.

B．Their parents are high-achieving as well.

C．They have much more knowledge.

D．They are very smart in general.

4. How did the author react to the driver’s questioning？

A．Getting upset.	B．Feeling satisfied.
C．Defending herself.	D．Appreciating his concern.

9 . When Lina was awoken by the sound of thunder, she was alone on the island. The air was cool and bullfrogs croaked. It was that brief moment when the summer sun had set but the stars hadn't yet appeared. Lina rubbed her eyes and looked around.

“Hello?” she called. “Celia? Marie”

There was no response.

The moon was rising now, shedding light on the island. They had always called it “Forgotten Island” because no one but they seemed to remember its existence. It wasn’t on any of the maps they could find, and even the forest rangers didn’t know about it. Lina loved that the island, hidden in a heavily-wooded side stream of the river, was a secret between the three friends — her, Celia, and Marie.

But now Lina was here alone, and it was night. Worse still, it was her own fault.

“Come on, Lina, let Marie row the boat.” Celia had said. Marie was two years older than Lina, but she was a hopeless rower. That’s why Lina refused and rowed the boat to the island. The argument that followed the refusal took the usual form. Celia took Marie’s side, as she always did. Lina had exploded and yelled at them to just leave. So they got back in the boat and left.

A bolt of lightning crossed the darkened sky, accompanied by a deafening thunder clap. The storm was here. As the first cold raindrop slid down her neck, Lina’s mind returned to her current problem. She was stuck here by herself. She just hoped she didn’t become as forgotten as the island. The thought of it sent a chill (寒意) down her back.

Suddenly, Lina spotted something in the water. It was a boat, and inside it were Marie, Celia, and Marie's dad, who was steering through the fast flowing waters. As the boat approached, they saw Lina waving and the worried expressions on their faces turned to relief.

In her excitement Lina jumped into the river. Only once she was in the icy water did she remember how fast the water was moving. Luckily a strong arm reached into the water and pulled her out. She smiled weakly at Marie’s dad and, without a word, hugged Celia and Marie. They didn’t seem to mind becoming wet.

1. What can be inferred about the island?

A．It is very near the ocean.

B．It is a popular place for boating.

C．It is surrounded by thick forest.

D．It has never been reached by others.

2. Why did Lina get angry?

A．Marie would not help row the boat.

B．Lina was left alone on the island.

C．Marie didn't know how to row the boat.

D．Celia supported Marie in the disagreement.

3. What caused Lina to feel a chill?

A．Her shame about the unnecessary argument.

B．The first raindrops of the approaching storm.

C．The idea that no one would come to save her.

D．The drop in temperature as the sun went down.

4. Who pulled Lina out of the water?

A．Marie’s father.

B．Lina herself.

C．Marie.

D．CeliA.