1 . Ali and Abraham were brothers. When their father died, he _______ them a cow and a date tree.

Ali was sly (狡猾的)and greedy (贪婪的). Abraham was kind and _______ . He trusted his elder brother. Ali said, "Let's be fair. You _______ the front half of the cow and I will take the back end. Each of us can_______ only from his half of the cow.” _______ , they divided the date tree. The upper half went to Ali and the _______ half went to Abraham.

Abraham fed the cow fresh grass and water. The cow became _______ . It gave plenty of milk. Ali collected and sold the milk, _______ he didn't share the money with Abraham. When Abraham asked for money, Ali _______ "I got the milk from my portion(部分)of our cow. The back end of the cow is mine. Remember our________ ?"

In need of________ , Abraham visited a wise man in the village. The next day, while Ali was milking the cow, Abraham ________ the cow in the head. The cow started kicking its legs. "You fool!" Ali shouted. "Can't you see I'm milking the cow?"

“The front portion of the cow is mine to use as I ________ . That is our agreement.” said Abraham.

Ali could not say anything. ________ , he agreed to share the money and help care for the cow.

As for the tree, Ali had taken its upper part. He made holes in the trunk to ________ the sap (汁液). He sold the sap, but he did not________ money nor sap with Abraham.

So Abraham made another________ to the wise man. The next day, while Ali was putting new holes up in the tree, Abraham started chopping the trunk with an axe. "What are you doing? Ali shouted. Abraham ________Ali about the agreement.

Ali now realized his mistake. "Abraham," he said, “I have been a bad brother to you. I am ________ of my selfishness.”

And so the brothers came to an agreement to ________ share the profits.

1.

A．bought

B．showed

C．left

D．sent

2.

A．healthy

B．honest

C．patient

D．brave

3.

A．feed

B．buy

C．name

D．take

4.

A．profit

B．borrow

C．draw

D．consume

5.

A．Naturally

B．Similarly

C．Somehow

D．Besides

6.

A．shorter

B．longer

C．lower

D．thinner

7.

A．reliable

B．weak

C．dependent

D．healthy

8.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

9.

A．regretted

B．refused

C．agreed

D．reported

10.

A．agreement

B．arrangement

C．announcement

D．assignment

11.

A．reference

B．balance

C．opinions

D．advice

12.

A．beat

B．touched

C．covered

D．led

13.

A．try

B．fail

C．wish

D．bother

14.

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Certainly

D．Actually

15.

A．produce

B．hide

C．make

D．collect

16.

A．share

B．gather

C．provide

D．combine

17.

A．wish

B．commitment

C．visit

D．payment

18.

A．criticized

B．warned

C．informed

D．reminded

19.

A．tired

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．proud

20.

A．fairly

B．carefully

C．willingly

D．properly

2 . Early February, I was flying up to Ohio. Well prepared, I had everything in my favour—fuel for five hours, charts in order, my flight plan on my lap, and a beautiful clear sky.

I was wrong.

I had heard about Alberta Clippers coming out of Canada. I knew all about them―how an entire air mass was streaming along at over sixty miles an hour.

That morning, the Weather Briefer informed me that an Alberta Clipper was going over Chicago about the time I got to the airport. Chicago was some 400 miles from my destination—not a factor, or so I thought. That was the first hint I missed.

The controller called and asked if I wanted to adjust my flight plan. I did the check and everything was in the green. So I told him no. Twenty minutes later the controller called again asking whether I wanted to adjust my flight plan. I checked everything. All was fine. I ignored that hint. I was fooled by the smooth air and limited experience with a rapidly moving air mass that was not changing violently. The Alberta Clipper was clipping along.

The first blast of turbulence（气流）struck my plane. I got slammed into the roof, and then slammed sideways hitting the window with such force up my nose that I started bleeding.

After a 2-hour flight of 100 miles, I realized fuel was now an issue. So was landing. I called Flight Following. We figured out the airport I could land.

The engine stopped. So did my heart. There is no quiet as quietly stunning as this one at such an altitude. I had run out of fuel in the left tank, and only a little in my right tank. The engine quit for a second time. I declared an emergency. I was told that I might get another few minutes of fuel if I gently banked the airplane. Luckily, it worked. Then, the engine quit for the last time. I was a glider now. I made a long lazy spiral descent. Down I went. I stopped at the very end of the runway.

I made so many mistakes, missed so many clues, and showed my ignorance so much that I beat myself up over and over again in my mind. I learned textbook descriptions of Alberta Clippers and real-life experience with one are totally different. I will never forget the sound of that silence.

I flew home the next day. Older. Wiser. Humbler. Lucky.

1. We can know from the passage that Alberta Clippers ______.

A．can bring snowstorms

B．are quick-moving air masses

C．are violently changing air pressure

D．can lead to a sudden temperature drop

2. What mainly led to the author's missing all the hints?

A．His lack of flying experience.

B．His poor preparation for the journey.

C．His misjudgement about the air mass.

D．His overconfidence in his piloting skills.

3. Which is the right order of the events?
a. I declared an emergency.
b. My airplane was running out of fuel.
c. I insisted on carrying on my flight plan.
d. I was thrown to the roof by the violent air mass.
e. I slightly banked my airplane and made a landing.

A．dcbea	B．dceba
C．cdabe	D．cdbae

4. The passage describes ______.

A．a rewarding training	B．a narrow escape
C．a painful exploration	D．a serious accident

3 . Not only kids of Tiger Moms go to Harvard.

Dawn Loggins of Lawndale，N.C.is on her way to Harvard，one of the eight world­famous universities in the eastern US.Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes.This girl created her own future.

The teen was abandoned by her family last summer，when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee.She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friend's sofas.

The school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family.Soon，Dawn had a job at Burns High School.She worked from 6 a．m.to 7：40 a．m.before the first school bell rang.She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons，before diving into her studies in the evenings.

Dawn's hard work paid off.She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2，110 on the SAT.

“There were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up，”the 18­year­old said.“But it was never in me to give up，because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education.”

Even before Dawn's family left her，she led a difficult life.Her family was poor and cups of noodles were often the only food.Dawn“studied by candlelight”because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill(电费)．

Dawn has now reconnected with her family.They are proud of her accomplishments(成就)and are attending her high school graduation.

1. Why didn't Dawn give up her studies?

A．To reconnect with her family.

B．To thank those who had helped her.

C．To get an education to be successful.

D．To realize her dream of going to Harvard.

2. Who helped Dawn when she found herself homeless?

A．Her teachers.	B．Her neighbors.
C．A Tiger Mom.	D．A school bus driver.

3. What does the underlined word“abandoned”mean in Chinese?

A．宠爱	B．抛弃
C．鼓励	D．虐待

4. Which of the following words describes Dawn?

A．Open-­minded.	B．Good-­natured.
C．Strong-­willed.	D．Warm-­hearted

5. What is the best title for the text?

A．Another Harvard girl

B．A girl in candlelight

C．From homeless to Harvard

D．The role of Tiger Moms

4 . How often do you let other people’s nonsense (不理智) change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee _______ your day?

One day I was in a taxi and we headed _______ the airport. We were driving in the_______ lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver_______ hard on his brakes（刹车）, and at the very last moment our car stopped and _______ the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started _______at us.

My taxi driver just_______and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was_______ , so I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, _________and disappointment. As their garbage________up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on________ . Don’t take it personally; just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be________.”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and________ it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ________. The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s ________ in your life. A study shows that________you remember bad things more often than good things in your life, you’ll think of bad things more ________ . So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you________ it! If you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by ________go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today ________ the harvest you gain tomorrow.

1.

A．enrich

B．ruin

C．spare

D．steal

2.

A．through

B．at

C．in

D．for

3.

A．latter

B．right

C．opposite

D．free

4.

A．pressed

B．searched

C．burst

D．bent

5.

A．knocked

B．escaped

C．missed

D．lost

6.

A．laughing

B．throwing

C．glancing

D．shouting

7.

A．wondered

B．smiled

C．ignored

D．guessed

8.

A．friendly

B．angry

C．tired

D．disappointed

9.

A．expectation

B．passengers

C．anger

D．goods

10.

A．turns

B．pushes

C．holds

D．piles

11.

A．roads

B．children

C．you

D．dustbin

12.

A．upset

B．happier

C．pitiful

D．frightened

13.

A．spread

B．share

C．explain

D．treat

14.

A．surprises

B．pleasures

C．doubts

D．regrets

15.

A．funny

B．important

C．strange

D．interesting

16.

A．if

B．unless

C．whether

D．although

17.

A．carefully

B．recently

C．frequently

D．creatively

18.

A．inspire

B．take

C．mend

D．notice

19.

A．letting

B．consisting

C．making

D．dreaming

20.

A．donate

B．deserve

C．deliver

D．determine

5 . I joined the army as an infantryman (步兵) instead of as a helicopter pilot because I only had the literacy (读写) level of an 11-year-old. I had no idea that I had a reading level that_______; I had just _______words when I didn’t know them, and usually ended up getting them wrong.

It was just before I turned 19 that I _______ my very first book. I can vividly remember the sense of _______and achievement I felt. It was meant for primary school children but I didn’t _______. I had read a whole book, and I was _______. From then on I read anything and everything I could get. I just wanted to get as much_______ as I could.

I learned in those days at the _______education centre. There are always people looking forward to helping you and _______you stuff. But you are never going to progress __________you keep learning. The unbelievable educational__________that the army offers make it one of the few places that can help you climb up the ladder of social classes in the UK.

For me, improving my literacy level had another more surprising__________. When I left the army, I was asked to write a(n)__________of the Bravo Two Zero Mission and that led to the unexpected career change of becoming a(n)__________.

I have spent quite a bit of time over the past few years__________schools, and workplaces, as well as army bases and businesses, to talk about my past and__________others to start reading and writing like me. The__________I give to all the people that I chat to is that if I can do it, anyone can. If that is a message that even one of them accepts and__________, then it has been__________. My experience shows that the best soldier out there is the one with a __________card.

1.

A．high

B．new

C．low

D．senior

2.

A．gone over

B．made up

C．put down

D．taken back

3.

A．wrote

B．received

C．bought

D．read

4.

A．pride

B．beauty

C．duty

D．security

5.

A．panic

B．care

C．doubt

D．agree

6.

A．depressed

B．puzzled

C．trapped

D．hooked

7.

A．wealth

B．knowledge.

C．support

D．freedom

8.

A．community

B．nursery

C．army

D．health

9.

A．showing

B．selling

C．lending

D．teaching

10.

A．unless

B．until

C．though

D．since

11.

A．expenses

B．backgrounds

C．opportunities

D．requirements

12.

A．trouble

B．burden

C．outcome

D．challenge

13.

A．email

B．diary

C．scheme

D．account

14.

A．athlete

B．typist

C．author

D．reporter

15.

A．visiting

B．attending

C．constructing

D．inspecting

16.

A．permitting

B．encouraging

C．commanding

D．preferring

17.

A．message

B．story

C．impression

D．influence

18.

A．changes

B．uses

C．questions

D．ignores

19.

A．controversial

B．arbitrary

C．ridiculous

D．worthwhile

20.

A．library

B．credit

C．business

D．fitness

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When I was 14, I decided to make some pocket money by    1     (help) Mr Miller cut the grass in the garden. I worked hard because that was my first part-time job. After working for one week, Mr Miller said that he had no money for me. That surprised me    2     (great). I argued with him, and then I went back home in     3     (angry).

My parents told me not to be angry with Mr Miller because    4    was in difficulties. Then my mother called up Mr Miller and they talked about something on    5     phone. A few days    6     (late), my mother asked me to return to Mr Miller’s garden because he was too weak    7     (look) after it.

When I came back, Mr Miller said, “Sorry, I have no money,    8    I can do something for you.” He played a CD for me. Hearing the beautiful music, I was so     9    interest) in it that I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure. At last, he gave me a ticket to a concert.

After that, I    10    become) very fond of music. Now I am fond of the most popular singers in our country. I can never thank Mr Miller too much.

7 . 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．每处错误仅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．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．

It was Monday. I was walking to school this morning while I caught sight of a old woman with a walking stick lying on the ground. I quickly ran over help her up and asked her how was wrong with her. She told me she slipped and fell due to a heart attack.

I was worried and decided to take him to hospital as soon as possibly. And then I contact her family. Soon her son and daughter came to the hospitals. They thanked and praised me with my kindness by writing me a thank-you letter. Although I was late for school, but I felt very proud of what I had done.

8 . I was walking down the road one day when my cellphone rang. A(n)______voice on the other end spoke to me,“Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” A wrong number would possibly ________ for this. A little while later, the call came once again,   so I rudely______, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!”and then ______.

During the following days, I got the same _______now and then. But I didn’t care much about it.

Then one day she continually called me, ______I didn’t answer. In the end, I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “ Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad , I ’m ______so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take _____of me. But, Dad, please______ me again, OK?” The simple______was difficult to refuse. I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you … Dad , I am so … happy…”

Shortly after this, I became ____ about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have _____you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer _____she was born. And her father … died in a(n) _____ last week. I dare not tell her the _____. Poor baby. When she couldn’t bear   the painful cancer treatment, she would cry for her dad, who had always given her ____ to carry on. I really couldn’t _____ it, so I gave her your phone number …”

“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t _____ to ask.

“She has _____. She passed away with a smile, tightly holding the cellphone… ” she said, “and I am glad that she gets rid of the pain and stays with her father forever.”

Tears filled my eyes and I was so sad to hear that, ______at the sky for a long time.

1.

A．strange

B．modest

C．outspoken

D．considerate.

2.

A．pay

B．wait

C．account

D．seek

3.

A．refused

B．explained

C．returned

D．answered

4.

A．hung up

B．took up

C．got up

D．turned up

5.

A．number

B．call

C．telephone

D．result

6.

A．even if

B．as if

C．in case

D．now that

7.

A．in

B．of

C．on

D．at

8.

A．control

B．attention

C．care

D．interest

9.

A．hug

B．kiss

C．love

D．treat

10.

A．advice

B．command

C．request

D．action.

11.

A．curious

B．interested

C．surprised

D．amazed

12.

A．confused

B．bothered

C．argued

D．reached

13.

A．until

B．but

C．while

D．since

14.

A．matter

B．event

C．accident

D．invitation

15.

A．story

B．experience

C．news

D．reason

16.

A．relief

B．balance

C．patience

D．strength

17.

A．accept

B．respect

C．bear

D．observe

18.

A．help

B．wait

C．expect

D．want

19.

A．gone

B．survived

C．recovered

D．escaped

20.

A．seeing

B．watching

C．staring

D．glaring

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。

When I was a university student, I    1    (attract) by the Chinese. So I got a job as     2    teacher in Wuhan three years ago.    3    (think) back, I realize it was the students I met in the first year and Chinese university life in general    4    gave me the deepest impression.

During my school days, I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity connected with study. Unless exams were approaching, my weekends were devoted to having fun or perhaps a part-time job. My Chinese students,    5    the other hand, seemed to spend their entire waking hours studying. I understand that competition in Chinese universities    6    （be）extremely fierce. Nonetheless, their energy and motivation put    7    (I) to shame.

My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher. It was both challenging    8    rewarding. One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan changed me for the better. Thanks to the politeness and     9    (warm) of Chinese students, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more self-confident. Most     10    (important), I met dozens of nice people and made many excellent friends.

10 . Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur(创业者), who in May 2015 set up her business AilieCandy. By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids’ teeth, instead of destroying them.

It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However, her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth. But Moore was sick of missing out on candies. So she desired to get round the warning, “Why can’t I make a healthy candy that’s good for my teeth so that my parents can’t say no to it?” With that in mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company. He recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain.

With her dad’s permission, she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly. She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning. Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria.

Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground. Afterwards, she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moore’s product—CanCandy.

As CanCandy’s success grows, so does Moore’s credibility as a young entrepreneur. Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and she’s also positive about what the future might bring. She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile.

Meanwhile, with her parents’ help, Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she founded her company early on in life, she wasn’t driven primarily by profit. Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles. She donates 10% of AilicCandy’s profits to Big Smiles. With her talent and determination, it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore.

1. How did Moore react to her dad’s warning?

A．She argued with him.	B．She tried to find a way out.
C．She paid no attention.	D．She chose to consult dentists.

2. What is special about CanCandy?

A．It is beneficial to dental health.	B．It is free of sweeteners.
C．It is sweeter than other candies.	D．It is produced to a dentists’ recipe.

3. What does Moore expect from her business?

A．To earn more money.	B．To help others find smiles.
C．To make herself stand out.	D．To beat other candy companies.

4. What can we learn from Alice Moore’s story?

A．Fame is a great thirst of the young.

B．A youth is to be regarded with respect.

C．Positive thinking and action result in success.

D．Success means getting personal desires satisfied