1 . The morning of March 2, 2012, was a busy one for the students in Mrs. Goodknight’s class in Henryville, Indiana. There was morning meeting with poems to read, jokes to share, and tests to prepare for. “It was just an ordinary day,” says student Lyric Darling, 12.

At noon, while students played basketball under a sunny sky, a huge tornado (龙卷风) was forming 50 miles away. Around 2:25 p.m., 20 minutes before school was supposed to let out, a huge tornado touched down in Fredericksburg, 20 miles away. As word spread, parents rushed to the school. Teachers rushed to get kids onto buses or into waiting cars. By 2:45, the skies were darkening.

“I was crying,” says Lyric. “All around me, kids were crying.” Two buses returned to the school with students whose parents had not been home. Teachers brought the kids to the office, where they all took cover under desks. Suddenly the power went out. And then the tornado attacked the school, filled with wood and trees and glass. The tornado was over the school for less than one minute. In that time, it almost completely destroyed the school. Teachers were about to lead the group out of the office when a second tornado was upon them. When it finally ended, the group made its way out of the building.

Over the next few hours, parents arrived, overjoyed to find their children. The next day, it was clear: All of Henryville’s people were safe.

There were so many sad and frightening stories. Some students saw the tornado with their own eyes. Some lost their homes. But many described how the community (社区) came together to help and support each other. “You learn what’s important,” Mrs. Goodknight says.

1. When did the tornado hit the school?

A．In the morning.	B．At noon.
C．Around 2:25.	D．After 2:45.

2. What did the teachers do in the face of the tornado?

A．They asked all the students to take cover under desks.

B．They told parents to wait for their kids at home.

C．They sent all the students to their homes.

D．They helped the students get on buses.

3. We can learn from the text that the tornado _____.

A．got many students killed	B．caused great damage to the school
C．lasted for a few minutes	D．made the community feel hopeless

2 . 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。短文中有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(Λ),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。

I sat at my favorite table in a restaurant last Sunday and wait for the food I had ordered to arrive. I suddenly found that Lin Ling, one of my classmate, worked like a waitress there. Honest speaking, it was great surprise for me to find her working there. As far as I know, she’s from a richer family. What was it that made her to work there? I walked up to her and asked her the reason. When asking, she said, “I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can help some children in poor areas go back to school.” How a good girl! I should learn from her.

3 . On Monday, my classmates and I heard that our astronomy teacher’s mother had died. We were surprised that he was still teaching in school. My best friend was telling me that the teacher was trying to forget the pain of losing his mother and trying to be strong in the middle of teaching.

The teacher was such a warm-hearted person and we figured that we should give him a lot of love and good cheer. That night after school, my best friend and I thought about our teacher as well as his beloved mother and then we came up with an idea.

When we went back to school yesterday, we gave him cheer-up cards which we had taken time to decorate with flowers, hearts and peace signs. As we handed the cards to him, we could both see the light in his eyes. The smiles on his face showed how much he appreciated what we did for him. The whole atmosphere was very warm and loving, and it’s hard to express in words.

This morning, when we both went to see the teacher again, he was so happy, and gave us both a hug. This made us feel that we just might have made his day, and that he was going to be okay.

With that, I want to remind you to take the time to smile at the ones you love, be extra generous with hugs, kisses, things of that lovely nature! Life is so precious (宝贵的), so let us be happy and enjoy the gift of life.

1. What made the author and her best friend surprised?

A．Their teacher never cared about his mother.	B．Their teacher didn’t ask for leave.
C．Their teacher tried to forget his mother.	D．Their teacher loved teaching so much.

2. The cheer-up cards include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A．smiles	B．flowers
C．hearts	D．peace signs

3. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Extra care for a teacher going through a difficult time

B．So much help from my astronomy teacher

C．How a teacher helps the students out of trouble

D．Love can change everything in the world

4 . 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。

I’m Jan Hasek,    1    old miner from the Czech Republic. In April 1945 I    2    (hear)something explode at midnight.I got up and    3    (run)outside.The sound came from a mine     4     hadn’t been used for a long time.    5    (Sudden )I saw some German soldiers by the light of the moon.They were taking wooden     6     (box) from trucks and putting them in the mine.

A week later I decided     7    (go) and see for myself.To my surprise the entrance to the mine was closed. Some people say    8     the Amber Room and some gold were buried    9     the mine. I think    10    might be so, as the Amber Room has never been found.

5 . One Christmas a pastor (牧师) received a telephone call from the teacher who was a member of his church. His voice was filled with _______as he asked his pastor for help. On the last day before school was out for the_______，a six­year­old boy came into his _______with a note. It was from his father. The note read，“Please_______my son if you can. His mother recently ran off and left us，and last week I was_______. I have never had to ask for help before，but could you make it _______for him to have a   _______for Christmas？”

As the pastor heard that story，he felt _______that father and his son. He _______to help and decided to ask his own children to take part in ________ the gift of giving. That afternoon they went to a grocery store and________food for the man and his son. Next，they went to a toy store and each child bought a present for the boy. Later that afternoon they drove to the small house________paint and repairs and knocked on the door. When the man ________ the door and saw the pastor and his children holding groceries and gifts，he was deeply ________.

The little boy，whose eyes were as ________as saucers (碟子) when he saw the gifts，did not first reach out to ________them but rather reached out to the________and gave him a big hug (拥抱)．He looked up at his face and said________.“Thank you，sir. My teacher said you would come. He said that you would come.”

The little boy was getting what he really wanted. However，his ________wasn’t on the gifts but on the________.

1.

A．joy

B．pride

C．sadness

D．anger

2.

A．spring

B．summer

C．tests

D．holidays

3.

A．church

B．classroom

C．home

D．store

4.

A．teach

B．invite

C．help

D．welcome

5.

A．out of work

B．out of control

C．out of date

D．out of reach

6.

A．funny

B．popular

C．perfect

D．possible

7.

A．note

B．car

C．job

D．gift

8.

A．satisfied with

B．proud of

C．sorry for

D．worried about

9.

A．pretended

B．remembered

C．agreed

D．refused

10.

A．finding

B．sharing

C．saving

D．receiving

11.

A．prepared

B．ordered

C．tasted

D．bought

12.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．in need of

D．as a result of

13.

A．painted

B．opened

C．repaired

D．pushed

14.

A．hurt

B．moved

C．upset

D．influenced

15.

A．new

B．clean

C．big

D．bright

16.

A．sell

B．design

C．accept

D．donate

17.

A．teacher

B．manager

C．president

D．pastor

18.

A．excitedly

B．calmly

C．impatiently

D．nervously

19.

A．advice

B．support

C．memory

D．attention

20.

A．praise

B．giver

C．hug

D．honor

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Lasa Bailey took her gloves off when     1    （take）her dog for a long walk on a winter day and didn’t notice anything until that evening. She was shocked when she realized her beautiful anniversary ring was missing. She     2    （hurry）back to look for it but couldn’t find anything. Her husband kept going on a website where people sell jewelry,     3     never found it.

All that changed, however, thanks to a recent Facebook post     4    （write）on their local police department’s page. A woman police officer posted, “If anybody knows of anybody losing a diamond ring, please contact us.” One of her friends read it and wrote on it “Lisa Bailey”.

The police station happened to find some unidentified     5    （jewel）in a local pawn shop (当铺) and took them away. When Bailey learned from her friend that her ring might     6    (find), she couldn’t believe it.

The police called Bailey and asked her to describe it. She sent a picture of it to     7     and then they asked if she could come to the police station. When the police officer in the station     8     had written the Facebook post handed her the ring the next day, she was very thrilled and started to tear up. She could wear her anniversary ring home where it belongs     9       (final) after three years’ wait.

Bailey’s husband had offered to replace the ring after it went     10     (miss), but she refused because she thought it wouldn’t be the same.

7 . “We have visitors this morning,” Ms. Myers told Class 5. “A journalist and a photographer from the newspaper are doing an article about our new school______. And some of you will be in the photo.”

The kids were______, except for Brad. He knew he wouldn’t be in the photo. Brad was small. Kids were always making jokes about how______he was.

“They won’t put Brad in the photo,” John said. “You’d need a magnifying glass（放大镜）to see him.” The other kids ______. Brad grinned (smiled widely), even though John’s comment was rude. He______grinned when people made jokes like that. He figured they didn’t mean to hurt his feeling.

The newspaper people______half an hour later. The journalist was called Tegan and the photographer was a short, fit-looking guy named Rick. Tegan______to the class about how a journalist had to______clear sentences and paragraphs, and then Rick told them about some amazing______he’d taken. Once he had to hang on a rope from a cliff(悬崖) to take shots of a______.

“I could be a photographer,” thought Brad. I’m not afraid of______. I wouldn’t weigh much on a rope, either.

“Any questions you want to ask our______?” said Ms. Myers.

Brad put his hand up. “Rick? What things don’t you like to photograph?”

“_____are tricky,” Rick said. “Once I had to photograph a mother duck that was looking after a baby duck. She thought I was trying to______the baby duck, so she started hitting me with her wings. Picking on a little guy like me!”

Class 5 laughed again, and Brad grinned, too. It’s OK when you make jokes about____, he thought. It was jokes from other people that could hurt.

Time to take photos. Rick said,“I’ll have them.” pointing to 6 kids, Brad______. Brad could hardly believe it.

In the hall, Rick put them in front of the new library’s big painting of stars and planets and books. “It’s big, eh?” he said. “We’ll get you guys to______in front of it, so it looks even bigger.”

“Is that why you picked Brad?” called one of the Class 5 kids. “So it looks really big?”

Some people laughed. Brad started to grin, as he usually did.______Rick shook his head. “No way,” he said. “I picked him because he’s got a______two miles long.”

He looked at Brad and said, “Plus, this guy is______inside, where it matters. Right, mate?”

This time, Brad spoke before he could think. “Inside, I’m three miles long.”

Class 5 laughed again. But Brad knew that they were laughing with him, not at him.

1.

A．library

B．holiday

C．drama

D．business

2.

A．worried

B．surprised

C．scared

D．excited

3.

A．shy

B．short

C．silent

D．black

4.

A．thought

B．laughed

C．moved

D．escaped

5.

A．usually

B．sometimes

C．rarely

D．never

6.

A．spoke

B．rose

C．arrived

D．passed

7.

A．aimed

B．referred

C．walked

D．talked

8.

A．recite

B．read

C．write

D．copy

9.

A．suggestions

B．classes

C．newspapers

D．photos

10.

A．climber

B．swimmer

C．runner

D．boxer

11.

A．flights

B．heights

C．ropes

D．coldness

12.

A．journalists

B．photographers

C．visitors

D．teachers

13.

A．Animals

B．Numbers

C．People

D．Rules

14.

A．eat

B．attack

C．touch

D．feed

15.

A．itself

B．herself

C．himself

D．yourself

16.

A．promoted

B．noticed

C．included

D．followed

17.

A．stand

B．sit

C．jump

D．sing

18.

A．But

B．So

C．Or

D．For

19.

A．target

B．heart

C．smile

D．face

20.

A．plain

B．soft

C．warm

D．big

8 . For most people , getting a car opens up a new world of freedom . You can go wherever you want and whenever you want . Getting a car did _______ these for me , and it also brought my best friend and me _______ . But then it tore us apart (分开).

My best friend lives not far from my _______ . soon I seemed to become her _______ when I turned 16 in December , since her _______ is in late summer , seven months behind mine .

And so I _______ her up for school and took her home . We made ice-cream _______ , went shopping and to the movies —all in my car . I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed , read magazines and have a good laugh . I went to her house so _______ that she gave me a key to her house .

A week after I began to _______ , she was with me when I had my first accident . She was there and ________ me and we kept it a ________ , since I didn’t want people to ________ . From then on , I , my car and my best friend share happiness and sadness .

High school is a time of ________ , but for a long time I couldn’t ________ how we became so distant （疏远）. Finally , my best friend ________ her dream car . With its ________ , the passenger seat of my car became ________ . Our car trips became less frequent until I didn’t ________ drive down her street .

It’s funny how a car can change a(n) ________ so much . I had wanted her to get a car , but when she did , I ________ it . I wanted her friendship back , even if it couldn’t be the same .

1.

A．some

B．any

C．none

D．all

2.

A．closer

B．farther

C．luckier

D．happier

3.

A．neighbor

B．school

C．home

D．office

4.

A．guide

B．follower

C．. classmate

D．driver

5.

A．holiday

B．birthday

C．course

D．job

6.

A．picked

B．woke

C．called

D．hurried

7.

A．parties

B．trips

C．plans

D．classes

8.

A．hurriedly

B．frequently

C．proudly

D．suddenly

9.

A．sing

B．write

C．drive

D．paint

10.

A．saved

B．suggested

C．advised

D．comforted

11.

A．favorite

B．secret

C．pride

D．joke

12.

A．help

B．see

C．know

D．laugh

13.

A．change

B．sadness

C．growth

D．excitement

14.

A．believe

B．answer

C．imagine

D．understand

15.

A．found

B．lost

C．got

D．sold

16.

A．coming

B．dream

C．return

D．beauty

17.

A．broken

B．crowded

C．empty

D．different

18.

A．ever

B．even

C．still

D．again

19.

A．friendship

B．life

C．idea

D．world

20.

A．accepted

B．received

C．enjoyed

D．regretted

9 . On August 25, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Southern Texas. The storm lasted for days, pouring almost 52 inches of rain. The downpour has caused widespread flooding, forcing more than 32,000 people into shelters and damaging the city’s water supply system.

The only silver lining is that disasters like these seemed to unite people. While the number of organizations and individuals that have gone all out to assist the victims is too many to list, here are some highlights of the outpouring of support that has made headlines this past week.

A week ago, NFI player JJ Watt set up a website with a goal to raise $200,000. Soon he has collected over $18 million, and the donations keep pouring in. The thrilled football star wants to ensure the money is used where needed, saying, “We’re trying to make sure it goesdirectly to the people. So our first wave of operation is we'll have nine semi-trucks going out there and I will go straight into the communities and hand stuff out there.”

Ordinary individuals are not shying away from helping either. Jim McIngvale, the owner of a furniture store, turned his two 100,000-square-foot warehouse into shelters. When asked if he was concerned about the furniture that was being used by those living there, he responded, “These people are nice. They’re taking care of the furniture. Furniture’s made to be sat on, slept on or laid on. It’s just a product.”

There are also many unsung heroes that are putting their lives at risk to help others. After discovering an elderly man trapped inside his truck, local people made a human chain through the dangerous water to drag him to safety.

While there is not much anyone could have done to prevent the loss, people across the US are doing everything they can to help its people recover.

1. Which can best replace the underlined words “silver lining” in paragraph 2?

A．problem	B．opportunity
C．solution	D．comfort

2. How did JJ Watt most probably feel about the donation?

A．Disappointed	B．Confused.
C．Unexpected.	D．Dissatisfied.

3. What did Jim McIngvale do to help the victims in the disaster?

A．He helped to save them from drowning.

B．He offered them a place to live in.

C．He provided work for them in his store.

D．He rented furniture to them cheaply.

4. What spirit does the author mainly intend to praise?

A．Determination.	B．Selflessness.
C．Honesty.	D．Bravery.

10 . My First Marathon（马拉松）

A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was ＂not athletic＂.

The idea that I was ＂not athletic＂ stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!

At mile 3, I passed a sign: ＂GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!＂

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

By mile 21, I was starving!

As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a ＂marathon winner＂.

1. A month before the marathon, the author ____________.

A．was well trained	B．felt scared
C．made up his mind to run	D．lost hope

2. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?

A．To acknowledge the support of his teacher.

B．To amuse the readers with a funny story.

C．To show he was not talented in sports.

D．To share a precious memory.

3. How was the author’s first marathon?

A．He made it.	B．He quit halfway.
C．He got the first prize.	D．He walked to the end.

4. What does the story mainly tell us?

A．A man owes his success to his family support.

B．A winner is one with a great effort of will.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．One is never too old to learn.