3 . My favourite book, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, talks about a formula called “SFF” which stands for “stopping finding fault”. I used to be a critical person and tried to find fault. I guess I somehow inherited this character from my father. Actually, many good qualities of my father are worth admiring except this.

My father is a person who constantly looks for mistakes in other people and he thinks no one is perfect in the world. His character created a negative atmosphere in my family. I was the same as my father, so I often felt angry, disappointed, depressed, and lonely in school.

After I had read my favourite book I began to seek “good things” in other people. It has completely changed my life. Now I feel happier, I have more friends, I have more trust in people, and I realize everyone has his own strength! Another important lesson I got from this book is that I should always behave myself in a positive manner. Let's admit that we sometimes complain about our situation. That's not good. Believe it or not, people don't like to listen to negative opinions.

One more valuable lesson I got from the book is that I should be a good listener. When I was younger, I only wanted people to pay whole attention to my words so that I could show them how important I was. I was very proud and would show off my achievements in school without considering others' feelings. I had very few friends and most people considered me as an arrogant person. Now, I find it much easier to make friends after making some changes!

1. What do you know about the author's father?

A．He makes his son feel angry and disappointed.

B．He likes finding fault with people around him.

C．He seems a critical person but in fact easy-going.

D．He can create a negative atmosphere when necessary.

2. The underlined word “arrogant” probably means “________”.

A．self-important	B．admirable
C．troublesome	D．cold-blooded

3. What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

A．To persuade readers to be good listeners.

B．To share his painful experience of making changes.

C．To tell readers the influence of a book on him.

D．To show the result of his father's negative character.

4 . Two families shared their fourth turkey day this year after an accidental (意外的) text message brought them together in 2016.

The_________began when Wanda Dench now 62, thought she was_________a short text message to her grandson to invite him to Thanksgiving while she_________reached Jamal Hinton, now 20. Hinton, a high school student at the time, responded by_________photo to confirm if it was his own grandmother_________the text. The picture came in of a woman with blonde hair and glasses — not Jamal's grandma. "You're not my grandma," Jamal_________with a laughing emoji (表情符号). Hinton of Phoenix, Arizona, sent back_________of his to let her know he was not her grandson and asked if he could stop by for_________anyway. Dench answered, "Of course you are_________to join us. That's what grandmas do...__________everyone."

Each year, Hinton__________a photo of himself with Dench enjoying Thanksgiving together on the Internet. "Wanda and I both think that Thanksgiving is all about being__________" he told "GMA". "Now we can't spend Thanksgiving without__________together."

This is the__________fourth Thanksgiving together and Hinton, who now has a full-lime__________in a company, said he felt great that the tradition had__________. "Wanda is indeed a__________person," said Hinton "I really enjoy the time I spend with her."

Dench said that she grew up in the__________. Her father was in the Navy and her husband used to be a pilot in the air force. "We moved around__________so I was always going to new places. And so strangers were not strangers to me," she said. Family is more than__________, Dench added. "It's the people that you want to be with."

1.

A．habit

B．style

C．holiday

D．tradition

2.

A．copying

B．sending

C．reading

D．offering

3.

A．actually

B．equally

C．properly

D．probably

4.

A．searching for

B．caring for

C．asking for

D．applying for

5.

A．behind

B．before

C．beyond

D．despite

6.

A．commented

B．argued

C．replied

D．refused

7.

A．signature

B．letter

C．drawing

D．photo

8.

A．information

B．dinner

C．news

D．work

9.

A．welcome

B．willing

C．available

D．ready

10.

A．educate

B．email

C．feed

D．quit

11.

A．catches

B．receives

C．posts

D．makes

12.

A．awful

B．colourful

C．hopeful

D．grateful

13.

A．getting

B．studying

C．chatting

D．standing

14.

A．couple's

B．pair's

C．group's

D．team's

15.

A．duty

B．campaign

C．job

D．course

16.

A．arrived

B．appeared

C．existed

D．continued

17.

A．kind

B．strange

C．strict

D．brave

18.

A．hospital

B．countryside

C．school

D．army

19.

A．quickly

B．widely

C．frequently

D．personally

20.

A．blood

B．water

C．food

D．time

5 . A cancer survivor has become the first woman to complete an exhausting “Sea to Summit” triathlon（三项全能运动） which saw her swim, cycle, and run over 330 miles in just five days. Andrea Mason was overjoyed when she crossed the finish line early Wednesday morning.

The race was set in the French Alps. Setting off at 6:15am on Friday, 39-year-old Mason battled through severe pain, and hallucinations(幻觉)，but she pushed on --managing to complete the race in an impressive four days, 23 hours, and 41 minutes. Andrea had been diagnosed with cancer and needed life-saving surgery. Following a successful operation, she is now hoping to raise awareness of women’s health. In the past year，Andrea set up her own charity, Lady Talk Matters, in order to improve surrounding female’s health.

Andrea, from Blackpool in Lancashire, England, said，“I am so happy all went according to plan as there were so many things that could have gone wrong. I wanted to do it in five days， and I did，but it was very tough. I had some low moments, particularly when I couldn’t sleep in my limited rest periods, and when I couldn’t keep any food down as I was running. For sure I had some doubts along the way as I was exploring the unknown with such a huge run, particularly as large parts of it were in the dark. It was bigger than I imagined, the impact on my body was huge. But every time I felt like giving up，I thought about all the women out there in pain or who still hadn’t been diagnosed. That is why I put myself through this.”

Andrea had to swim 23 miles around Lake Annecy, cycle 205 miles with 30,000 feet of vertical climbing around Mont Blanc, and run 105 miles with 4,000 feet of vertical climbing around The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. You could say Andrea’s actually spent a lifetime training for an event like this. She completed her first three-mile race “powered by chocolate bars＂ when she was just four.

1. What brought Andrea Mason so much joy？

A．She joined a race	B．She defeated cancer.
C．She finished a marathon in five days.	D．She finished a triathlon lately.

2. What is the purpose of Andrea’s creating her own charity？

A．To help the poor women.	B．To promote women’s health.
C．To focus on women’s life.	D．To raise the status of women.

3. When did Andrea become doubtful during the running？

A．When she couldn’t eat.	B．When she couldn’t sleep.
C．When she was running at night.	D．When she met too many difficulties.

4. What made Andrea finish the race successfully？

A．Her strong willpower.	B．Her family’s support.
C．Thinking of other women who might have cancer.	D．Thinking of other women who had more pain.

5. What does the author mainly tell us in the last paragraph？

A．Andrea liked sports very much.	B．Andrea faced huge challenges.
C．As a little girl, Andrea won many races.	D．Andrea’s success lied in long-term effort.

6 . Many Americans have felt lonely and afraid this year. The Weber family in South Dakota, is no different.

The 11-year-old Emerson Weber has a _______ — She writes lots of letters. One day last spring, she _______ wrote to her mail carrier. “I wanted to thank you for taking my _________ and delivering them. You are very _______to me.”

In no time, Em’s simple thank-you note was _______ around the United States Postal Service (USPS). Many of the workers there who _______ her thank-you note wrote her one back.

Em has a serious letter-writing habit. She _______ active correspondence （联系） with her favorite people. And if you’ve been lucky enough to receive Em’s _______ letters and envelopes, then you have a pretty good idea of the _______ they bring.

A letter from Em is likely to ________ some art, a joke or two, a mention of her younger brother and her love for Taylor Swift. So when she decided to thank the mail carrier for the ________ he provides her, she left ________ out. In went Taylor Swift, in went the little brother, in went the jokes.

Em also wrote, “I’m Emerson. You may know me as the person that writes lots of letters and decorates the envelopes. I want to thank you. The ________ why you are very important in my life is that I don’t have a phone, so how can I ________ my friends? You make it ________ !”

Her local mail carrier, Doug and his co-workers were all so ________ that they shared Em’s note ________ a “Token (信物) of Thanks” inside USPS and they wanted to write back to thank her.

Today, Em got two BOXES of letters from around the country. They are ________ with a sense of kindness. ________ there was something more in these letters. People felt ________ ---some for the first time in a longtime. It was a beautiful moment of silent exchange of love.

1.

A．dream

B．hobby

C．promise

D．lesson

2.

A．even

B．never

C．neither

D．still

3.

A．orders

B．gifts

C．boxes

D．letters

4.

A．eager

B．honest

C．important

D．equal

5.

A．shared

B．guarded

C．hurried

D．joked

6.

A．missed

B．found

C．lost

D．read

7.

A．maintains

B．delivers

C．assists

D．collects

8.

A．face-saving

B．hand-decorated

C．nature-loving

D．problem-solving

9.

A．pain

B．convenience

C．trouble

D．joy

10.

A．demand

B．apply

C．include

D．contact

11.

A．service

B．key

C．equipment

D．work

12.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

13.

A．idea

B．chance

C．reason

D．desire

14.

A．stay in touch with

B．fall in love with

C．get away from

D．put up with

15.

A．clear

B．possible

C．steady

D．foreign

16.

A．determined

B．frightened

C．annoyed

D．touched

17.

A．as

B．for

C．to

D．with

18.

A．faced

B．compared

C．filled

D．honored

19.

A．For

B．So

C．Or

D．But

20.

A．seen

B．distanced

C．ignored

D．prepared

7 . 阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题。

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic(冠状病毒流行病),everyday heroes are appearing all over the world.

Raina owns and operates a Bakery in San Juan del Monte, Philippines. Though her business has slowed greatly with more people staying home, one pizza delivery driver came by her shop every day to buy at least 300 pieces of bread.

Curious, Raina finally asked why the driver was buying so much bread. She was shocked by his response. It turns out that the driver whose name is Raymond was using his own tip money to buy the bread to distribute it to homeless people in Quezon City.

Raina was so impressed by Raymond’s kindness that she shared the story on Facebook. Raymond explained that he’s gone hungry as a child himself, so seeing people in need as he made his deliveries urged（敦促） him into action.

He said, “when I give them food, they end up crying. They even tell me that their last meal was the night before I spoke to them. I know what I am giving is not enough but at least they could sustain for a few hours.”

Things are not easy for Raymond right now, either. He’s got three kids at home and his wife is out of work and pregnant(怀孕的).Still, he’s setting aside his tips and a bit of his won salary to feed others.

Once Raina’s Facebook post went popular, more people began sending Raymond donations for his cause. When his boss found out what he was up to, he sent him a check for 10,000 Philippine pesos. (菲律宾比索---货币单位)

Raymond says that he’ll continue to do his part to make sure his neighbors are okay! This is just another example of how some people are stepping up when the rest of the world is forced to step back.

1. What has made Raina’s business a lot worse than before? (No more than 5 words)
2. Why did Raymond give the homeless food? (No more than10 words)
3. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 probably mean? (1 word)
4. What happened after Raymond’s story got around? (No more than 10 word)
5. How does Raymond’s story inspire you? (No more than 20 words)

8 . I bumped into(撞上)a stranger as he walked by me. "Oh, excuse me," I said. He replied with a smile and said, "Please excuse me too. I wasn't watching out for you. "We apologised and went our own ways.

Later that day, when I was cooking, my daughter was standing too close to me. When I turned to reach for some milk, I nearly knocked(撞倒)her over.

"Move out of the way!" I shouted.

She walked away sadly. But I didn't feel like I had to apologize to her.

While I was in bed that evening, my husband said to me, "While dealing with a stranger, you were polite, but with a daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon. You'll find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears in her eyes?"

I quietly went and knelt down by my daughter's bed.

"Honey, I am so sorry, "I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?"

She said, "I found them by the tree. I picked them because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue ones."

I tearfully replied, "Sweetie, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn't have shouted at you",

"It's okay. I love you anyway, "she said as she kissed me on my cheek.

If we can be polite to strangers, why can't we do the same for the ones we love?

1. According to the passage, “excuse me” means________ here ?

A．sorry

B．moved

C．happy

D．disappointed

2. The writer was ___________ to the stranger who she bumped into.

A．mad

B．angry

C．polite

D．unkind

3. The writer’s daughter brought _________ for her

A．food

B．flowers

C．milk

D．nothing

4. In Paragraph 5, the husband thought _____________.

A．the writer shouldn't shout at the daughter

B．the writer shouldn't apologize to the stranger

C．he shouldn't act rudely toward his daughter

D．both he and the writer should apologize to their daughter

5. What is the main message of the story?

A．We should always apologize first.

B．We should be polite to people around us.

C．Shouting is not polite behavior.

D．We should watch out for strangers.

9 . Spring lifts our spirits. It's a time for Nature to bring us back to life after a cold season. I live not far from the Kairaku Park, which is one of the largest gardens in Japan, and famous for its near 10,000 plum trees. I am fortunate to have them all outside my backyard, and take advantage of the walking paths daily.

I see the same trees and swans every day, but that day was different. At the edge of the small lake, I saw some new -born black swans. They were pretty and cute. They stayed with their mom.While taking a few photos of the sunset, I was interrupted by a high sound going on for some time. So, I turned around and saw one little swan was stuck by two stones. Its mother was trying to make it out but failed. I tried to get near but the mother was ever so angry! She wouldn't allow me to get close, so I turned to an old man sitting on the bench and said,“Excuse me, the swan baby can't move and I want to help it, but the mother is extremely angry! Could you please do me a favor?"

After hearing my words, the man smiled at me first and then agreed to help me. He drove the mother away with great efforts, and for several times, he was almost hurt by the mother. Thanks to him, I was able to get there and push the little swan out of the gap finally. Oh, I really hoped it wasn't injured, but at least it was alive and swimming!

In spring, I become more physically active. Things around don't make us, but Nature does, and it keeps us going. I am positive that all of us have a little piece of nature in our own neighborhoods. Somewhere we will be reminded why natural life is so important-- -because we grow with it! Personally, I am happy that baby birds can put a smile on my face! I struggle for having a small number of "things" in life, and being filled with simple reality--at one with Nature.

1. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 1?

A．Her favorite season is spring.	B．She enjoys doing outdoor sports.
C．Her backyard is filled with plum trees.	D．She is satisfied with her living environment.

2. Why was that day special for the author?

A．She took a few photos of the sunset.

B．She made a little swan's mother angry.

C．She met some swans and helped one of them.

D．She met an old man and made friends with him.

3. What kind of person is probably the old man?

A．Well-known.

B．Warm-hearted.

C．Selfish.

D．Outgoing.

4. What makes us more physically active according to the author?

A．Nature.

B．kindness.

C．The garden.

D．The things around.

5. It can be inferred from the text that the author__________.

A．is really a nature lover	B．is short of some life skill
C．asks people to help the weak	D．calls on more people to protect the environment

10 . Mr. Brown, the wife of a famous doctor, was good at cooking. Once the Browns invited some of their friends to lunch. Mrs. Brown thought it was a good chance for her to ________ how wonderfully she could cook, so she ________ a new way of cooking a fish dish. She was quite pleased with herself when the dish was ________. “I have never cooked such _______ dish before!” she thought.

As the dish was very ________ she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. But, several minutes ________, when she came back ________it, she was shocked(震惊) to find the neighbor’s cat, Chester, at the dish. She was in time to stop the cat ________ it was too late.

When all the guests sat, the dinner began. The fish dish __________ really wonderful and everyone _______ it very much. They talked and laughed _______ four o'clock.

At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Brown felt ________but also happy. She sat in a chair near a window to have a _______. She happened to look down ________ the window, and saw something ________ a little animal in the garden.

“Oh, it is Chester. Dear, she is dead! Why? The fish dish must be bad! What will ________ to my friends?” she was frightened.

Immediately she telephoned her husband for ________. The doctor told her to telephone ____ of the guests to meet him at the hospital as soon as they could.

Finally the danger was _______. Once again, Mrs. Brown was alone in her chair in the sitting room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her _______ who cried, “Oh, Mrs. Brown, Chester is dead. She was killed by a car and someone put it in your garden.”

1.

A．enjoy

B．show

C．make

D．say

2.

A．did

B．made

C．tried

D．found

3.

A．ready

B．gone

C．finishing

D．already

4.

A．an expensive

B．an excellent

C．a terrible

D．a pretty

5.

A．hot

B．cold

C．warm

D．heat

6.

A．early

B．earlier

C．later

D．late

7.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．after

8.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．until

9.

A．tasted

B．was eaten

C．felt

D．looked

10.

A．ate

B．enjoyed

C．had

D．ate up

11.

A．at

B．from

C．to

D．till

12.

A．worried

B．sad

C．tired

D．sorry

13.

A．bread

B．break

C．breath

D．stop

14.

A．through

B．throughout

C．past

D．out

15.

A．as

B．seem

C．to seem

D．like

16.

A．change

B．happen

C．become

D．come

17.

A．thought

B．advice

C．ways

D．ideas

18.

A．both

B．any

C．all

D．some

19.

A．end

B．missed

C．over

D．passed

20.

A．husband

B．doctor

C．neighbour

D．guest