1 . 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。

A fire completely destroyed my mobile home last year, just four months after I had paid it off! I had to rebuild it with what little I had saved. Because     1     I had would not be enough , I began to rent out my RV (娱乐车) as a way to help ends meet. I was sure it was     2     (attract) to some people. One woman     3     had booked a week in the RV called and told me that her husband had just lost his job. He felt that they should cancel the trip as an amusement.

2 . The Happy Hitchhiker (徒步者)

Several years ago, I decided to visit my best friend, who lived in Napier. _________ I was short of money, hitchhiking was the only way to go. Carrying a small bag on my back, I set off on a sunny morning, and soon I got lifts. I enjoyed the conversation with the drivers, and was _________ enough to have made some distance before it got dark.

As I walked along a tree-lined country road, I _________ where I would spend the night. It was summer and the weather was warm so I thought I could sleep under a tree. An elderly gentleman came up and asked me where I was _________. I told him that I was hoping to get to the next town, “Op-o-tiki”.

He laughed and asked if I _________ “Opotiki”. Being English, I was not familiar with the correct pronunciation and replied that I did. “It’s still a long way. You won’t get there before dark,” he said. “So come with me and we will put you up for the _________ .”

Opotiki was a further 25 km away, so I _________ him to a comfortable, warm house nearby. He introduced me to his wife who was preparing dinner. They invited me to have a nice cup of tea, and even a hearty beef casserole (砂锅).

After dinner we all _________ for a while about where I was from and how I was finding the town, and then I was shown to my room. My host was a retired sea captain, and he told me that he was used to being up early and would wake me up. I had a very comfortable night’s sleep.

The next morning I woke to a cup of tea and a nice hot breakfast. I thanked them for their care, when the lady handed me a sandwich saying that it should _________ me going until I reached Opotiki. We had a laugh and said goodbye with each other. I have never forgotten their amazing __________ .

1.

A．Whether

B．Once

C．Because

D．Although

2.

A．brave

B．funny

C．lucky

D．clever

3.

A．supposed

B．explained

C．discovered

D．wondered

4.

A．blocked

B．headed

C．pointed

D．expected

5.

A．named

B．left

C．meant

D．passed

6.

A．road

B．weather

C．town

D．night

7.

A．followed

B．directed

C．invited

D．promised

8.

A．looked

B．chatted

C．waited

D．guessed

9.

A．keep

B．join

C．mind

D．stop

10.

A．intelligence

B．eagerness

C．honesty

D．kindness

3 . 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。

Sue took some paper and a pen into Johnsy’s room and began a pen drawing, in an attempt     1     (raise) Johnsy’s spirits. Johnsy’s eyes were open, but they weren’t watching her. Instead, she stared     2     the window and     3     (count) backwards: “Ten, nine, eight, seven...”

“What are you counting, dear?” asked Sue. “They     4     (fall) faster now,” replied Johnsy. “Three days ago there were almost a hundred. But now it’s easy. There are only five left now. Five leaves on the ivy vine. When the last one falls, I must go, too. Didn’t the doctor tell you?”

4 . 阅读下面短文，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。

Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. The next day would be Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple,     1     Jim wanted to buy a perfect gift for Della. He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop     2     (window) on Broadway. Della had wanted those combs for so long. Tomorrow, Jim decided he     3     (make) Della's dream come true.

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Kieran Behan was just a boy, maybe 6 years old, when he fell in love with gymnastics, but that was before a series of injuries, two so severe that doctors told him he would never walk again.

Yet Behan, pushed on. “Doctors told me, ‘stop thinking about your crazy dreams and you must accept that it’s over for you,’” Behan said. “But I just kept saying: ‘No, no, no — this is not the rest of my life. This is not how it’s going to play out.’ And look at me now, an Olympian. They said it was impossible, but I did it.”

Kieran Behan started gymnastics when he was 8. But soon came the first of many blows: during a leg operation, a doctor’s mistake caused a severe nerve damage that left Behan with limited feeling in his left foot. Doctors told him to prepare himself for life in a wheelchair.

They were wrong.

Although it took 15 months, Behan went back to gymnastics. But eight months after he returned from his leg injury, disaster hit again. He hit the back of his head during training. The accident caused a brain injury which affected his balance so much that even the slightest movement could cause Behan to faint. Mearly two years after non-stop physical therapy, Kieran Behan did what he did best: he picked himself up again. He said he could not live without gymnastics and never doubted he would be back.

Finally, in 2012, his determination began to pay off. His excellent performance at the Olympic test event qualified him for the Games. “I felt like I was in a fairy tale,” he said of the London Games. “All I could think about was: ‘Is this a dream? Tell me this is really happening.’” Even though be did not enter any of the event finals, Behan never lost heart and persevered to make it for the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.

Behan hopes his tale might inspire others to overcome hardship, whether it is in sports, at work or at home.

Still, he struggled to explain why he has been so unbeatable. “I think it’s probably just in my blood,” he said. “I was just born to do this.”

1. What happened during Behan’s leg operation?
________________________________________________________________
2. In what way did Behan’s brain injury influence him?
________________________________________________________________
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Because of Behan’s determination, he won at the finals in the London Games.
________________________________________________________________
4. Do you think Behan is a great athlete? Why or why not? (In about 40 words)
________________________________________________________________

6 . 语法填空

When Mark was driving to the martial arts gym where he trains and volunteers, he saw     1     looked like a police pursuit. Soon Mark realized the officer did not have control of the situation. Jumping out of his car, Mark identified himself and spelled out his intention     2     (make) it two-on-one in the officer’s favor. Then, with the officer     3     (struggle) to control the man’s upper body, Mark put his weight on the man’s legs. But the suspect managed to roll to his right, onto his stomach. Mark immediately     4     (apply) a martial move to control his shoulder and upper body. A few seconds later, the suspect gave out. The officer secured a handcuff and the threat was over.

7 . 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。

One day, Marcus didn’t bring his books back. He looked so sad that he was about to cry. When asked why, he said that he    1    (put) the books under his bed for safekeeping, but someone had taken his book bag during the night. I put my arm around his shoulder and promised that I     2    (give) him more books to take home. “Maybe the person who took your books,” I said, “will become a good    3     (read) just like you.”

8 . The story of Jennifer Bricker is one of the most amazing story, which is full of both great surprises and life lessons.

Jennifer was born in Romania without any legs. She was later _________ by a loving American family, the Brickers, and raised in the small town of Hardinville, Illinois.

The Brickers never let this _________ stop her from achieving her dreams. Her new parents gave her a simple rule, “Never say can’t”! They did whatever they could to make her life a success.

The girl was _________ just like the Brickers’ own children. She was encouraged to play with the other normal boys and girls and became good at many _________, including volleyball, softball and basketball.

But it was tumbling (翻腾运动) that was her true love. When she was a little girl, she was a big _________ of the Olympic gold medalist--- Dominque Moceanu. She would copy her on TV whenever Dominque Moceanu _________in the tumbling programs and continue practicing afterwards.

As she grew older Jennifer began _________ against professional tumbling athletes around Illinois. Not only did she compete, but she even went on to become a State Champion! Jennifer and her family always believed she could do whatever she wanted to and that her positive attitude and hard work would make it another _________.

If her story was not amazing enough already, when Jennifer turned 16, she got the most _________ news in her life. She learned that her beloved Dominque Moceanu was actually her biological sister! Now Jennifer is touring the country as a(n)__________ speaker to encourage more disabled youngsters.

1.

A．adopted

B．injured

C．sold

D．seen

2.

A．disability

B．gift

C．excuse

D．failure

3.

A．signed up

B．brought up

C．put up

D．kept up

4.

A．roles

B．instruments

C．sports

D．tricks

5.

A．audience

B．athlete

C．member

D．fan

6.

A．performed

B．appeared

C．hosted

D．challenged

7.

A．competing

B．fighting

C．acting

D．going

8.

A．pity

B．topic

C．challenge

D．success

9.

A．disturbing

B．popular

C．unbelievable

D．reliable

10.

A．fluent

B．loud

C．silent

D．inspiring

9 . 语法填空

Sammy Armstrong was driving to his office when he    1    (notice) a car was stuck on railroad tracks. Then he heard a train whistling. Sammy threw down his sunglasses and keys and ran toward the car.     2    elderly man, Jean Papich, eighty-four, sat in the driver’s seat,     3     (turn) the key hitting the gas. His wife, Marion, seventy-eight, was looking     4     (nervous) at him. Then Sammy walked toward the car and pushed it forward, but his boot slipped on the warm asphalt (沥青).

10 . It was an ordinary summer afternoon when I first found out about my grandpa’s _________ garden.

That day, after school, instead of walking straight home, I decided to visit my grandpa, who lived just a few blocks away.

When I got there, I saw the front door was slightly open. I pushed it open but found nobody. Curiosity and _________ mixed within me as I ventured inside and noticed the backdoor wide open, leading to a path I’d never _________ before. There it was—a breathtaking garden, filled with flowers of all shapes and colors, greenery stretching out as far as my eyes could see. I walked _________, marveling at the beautiful spectacle. Suddenly, I heard a rustling sound from a nearby bush, followed by a soft and familiar voice.

“I didn’t _________ you to find this place, my dear,” my grandpa said, emerging from behind the green leaves with a broad smile, holding a watering can.

_________ by the beauty of the garden, I just stood there, taking in the view. After what felt like forever, I asked, “Grandpa, why didn’t you tell me about this place?”

He shrugged and replied, “I wanted it to be a _________, something you could discover on your own. It’s more special that way, don’t you think?”

Since that day, we would spend hours in the garden, tending to the flowers, sharing stories, and enjoying each other’s _________. That garden, which I discovered _________, became our playground, a haven of peace in the midst of our bustling city lives.

Looking back now, I realize that the greatest thing I found in that garden was not the beautiful scenery, but the precious memories and __________ I built with my grandpa.

1.

A．tiny

B．secret

C．romantic

D．natural

2.

A．concern

B．relaxation

C．delight

D．excitement

3.

A．appreciated

B．doubted

C．noticed

D．recognized

4.

A．home

B．back

C．away

D．further

5.

A．expect

B．hope

C．allow

D．tell

6.

A．Disturbed

B．Overwhelmed

C．Angered

D．Amused

7.

A．mystery

B．gift

C．challenge

D．wonder

8.

A．garden

B．company

C．greeting

D．memories

9.

A．as usual

B．in particular

C．on purpose

D．by chance

10.

A．peace

B．balance

C．bond

D．trust