1 . I'd gone snowboarding with my brother,and what we lacked in skill.we made up for in enthusiasm(热情）.That day,fresh snow falling, we were in high·spirits. I let my brother disappear into the trees ahead, figuring I would soon catch up.

I began to pick up speed when suddenly thrown off balance and then ran into a large tree.

It was like hitting a wall. I knew immediately that.my back was broken and quickly realized the situation was serious.Nobody would be coming past. There was no phone signal. It was snowing and cold. If I waited, I would probably be saved in the end. But the chance of freezing（冻）to death before that happened was too high for me to risk staying put.

I tried to stand but fell down with great pain. I managed to get the board off from my.feet and moved it under my stomach so İ was lying on it. I faced down the mountain and used the board to slowly slide my body down the tree-lined slope·(斜坡）.

It took about two hours before a skier found me. The rescue team came,with my brother arriving shortly afterwards.

A helicopter (直升机）took me to hospital. I had broken one of my backbones,so I had an operation.The lasting pain was unbearable, but it wasn’t as bad as seeing the pain and worry I put my family through.

The recovering road was tough , but I was lucky . Gradually, I was able to walk, then swim, then then cycle and run.   I haven't been back to the slopes yet, but it might happen someday. Anyway,enthusiasm remains for ever.

1. What led to the accident that happened to the writer?

A．Losing balance when speeding up.

B．Suffering from the cold weather.

C．Losing sight of his brother.

D．Seeing nobody coming past.

2. What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 3?

A．I was unable to move with coldness.

B．I couldn't stand the great pain in my back.

C．Staying there waiting,I would die of coldness.

D．If I stayed there waiting, I would probably be saved.

3. How did the writer feel about his parents' worry over him?

A．Eager.

B．Sorry.

C．Confused

D．Relaxed

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．He will recover fully without any difficulty.

B．He will develop interest in other sports.

C．He will avoid going snowboarding again.

D．He will stay enthusiastic about snowboarding.

2 . My parents left for our hometown on Thursday and we went to see them off. My father, who retired(退休)last month, had never travelled by air before, so I just took this __ to make his experience wonderful. Although they told me they preferred to travel by train, I got them __ tickets.

The moment I __ the tickets to him, he was surprised to see that I had booked two plane tickets for them. He was very __ , waiting for the travel. He was enjoying himself and I was also filled with __ , watching him experience all these things.

As they were about to leave, my father __ to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. I knew he was thankful not because I had done something great, but because of the __ that this meant a great deal to him. Thinking about the whole incident(事件), I realized I had done what my father had __ .

We, as children, __ our parents for foods, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Whether they can __ them or not, our parents satisfy almost all our need. __ , when it comes to our children, regardless of the amount of money, we will make sure that we give them the best.

But we sometimes forget that our parents have __ a lot to make us happy, so it is our responsibility to make sure they can experience all that they __ to see when they were young.

Just as we take care of our children, the __ care and attention need to be given to our parents. I do appreciate how much they have sacrificed(牺牲) for me. However, that doesn't mean they have to give up everything and keep sacrificing everything for their grandchildren.

They have their own __ and dreams, too.

1.

A．chance

B．holiday

C．challenge

D．advantage

2.

A．bus

B．air

C．train

D．film

3.

A．sent

B．posted

C．handed

D．threw

4.

A．excited

B．calm

C．nervous

D．tired

5.

A．anger

B．wonder

C．happiness

D．fear

6.

A．listened

B．walked

C．explained

D．replied

7.

A．wonder

B．promise

C．suggestion

D．fact

8.

A．looked forward to

B．looked down on

C．looked out for

D．looked back on

9.

A．wait

B．ask

C．search

D．thank

10.

A．reach

B．catch

C．have

D．afford

11.

A．Strangely

B．Luckily

C．Similarly

D．Finally

12.

A．left

B．found

C．done

D．planned

13.

A．failed

B．used

C．managed

D．disliked

14.

A．active

B．helpful

C．same

D．hopeful

15.

A．beliefs

B．strengths

C．requirements

D．wishes

3 . I have been so fortunate to receive kindness from everybody around, warmth from animals and mother nature. When I was ______ up, I was taught ______ to thank everything around with gratitude and regard everyone around with ______ and kindness, just as my grandparents and parents did.

A long, long time ago, earlier in my career, I was ______ for hiring a lot of people in key ______. Though I hired many, I didn't hire many more. One of my guiding principles was to always ______ candidates with kindness and respect. But as many years went by, I was ______ off because of the ______ of our company and the severe economic pressure sweeping the country.

Like all the candidates I had ______ , I was now the interviewee. That was ______ for me. I went through a string of interviews, all ______ . After one particular interview, at the end of the ______ the interviewer asked if I remembered him. "No." I replied. "Well," he said seriously, "you had interviewed me a few years ago and ______ I didn't get the job, I still ______ how you treated me with kindness and respect. And now I would like to ______ you for this job." Through this experience, I got to know living with kindness and respect ______ .

As I shared my story with others on the Internet, I received many ______ . Some thanked me for this ______ share and many agreed that kindness does ______ , saying although we may not be able to change the world around us in a（n）______ , our kindness will come back to us in one way or another. This is life.

1.

A．put

B．brought

C．picked

D．called

2.

A．slowly

B．suddenly

C．repeatedly

D．casually

3.

A．surprise

B．comfort

C．relief

D．respect

4.

A．responsible

B．hungry

C．grateful

D．good

5.

A．careers

B．choices

C．positions

D．topics

6.

A．treat

B．adopt

C．evaluate

D．persuade

7.

A．set

B．taken

C．broken

D．laid

8.

A．intention

B．reform

C．fault

D．devotion

9.

A．punished

B．attacked

C．interviewed

D．studied

10.

A．strange

B．natural

C．obvious

D．lucky

11.

A．in order

B．in pain

C．in danger

D．in vain

12.

A．operation

B．process

C．movement

D．situation

13.

A．because

B．if

C．though

D．since

14.

A．regret

B．remember

C．expect

D．pretend

15.

A．fire

B．confuse

C．demand

D．hire

16.

A．paid off

B．picked up

C．cut off

D．cared for

17.

A．does

B．needs

C．likes

D．designs

18.

A．awful

B．awesome

C．wrong

D．humorous

19.

A．spread

B．donate

C．waste

D．appear

20.

A．mess

B．hurry

C．word

D．instant

4 . Two weeks ago my grandfather passed away. It really put me into deep_______because my grandfather held a unique position in my life. For me, my grandpa was not only a_______family member but a tutor (导师) who encouraged me to work hard and_______well. 

I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I_______for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful_______and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the_______out loud so that I could hear the rhyming sounds. 

My grandfather_______hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would_______my brothers and me for our good performance, which inspired me. I knew he had worked hard to_______the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military__________for winning many battles in the Navy in World War Ⅱ. 

At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather’s walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small__________I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather__________received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s__________and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so__________of me. 

Now I feel it’s even more worthwhile to write well because I know my grandfather__________it. I know he lives in my heart forever.

1.

A．excitement

B．sorrow

C．disappointment

D．fun

2.

A．beloved

B．strict

C．strange

D．common

3.

A．read

B．study

C．behave

D．write

4.

A．registered

B．went

C．applied

D．turned

5.

A．symbols

B．envelopes

C．characters

D．pages

6.

A．letter

B．word

C．language

D．poem

7.

A．demanded

B．valued

C．ignored

D．deserved

8.

A．instruct

B．blame

C．lecture

D．praise

9.

A．survive

B．raise

C．affect

D．grow

10.

A．medals

B．champions

C．rewards

D．prizes

11.

A．story

B．poem

C．article

D．book

12.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

13.

A．brain

B．heart

C．eye

D．ear

14.

A．confident

B．frightened

C．proud

D．amazed

15.

A．remembered

B．declared

C．appreciated

D．realized

5 . A child wrote a heartbreaking letter about smartphones and when his parents read it, they were _______ to tears.

The use of smartphones had such a(n) _______ on our society. Tasks are much _______and communication is much more convenient(方便的) because we can carry around our smartphones wherever we go. While there are so many _______ to have a smartphone, there are many arguments against having one too. And a child _______ his complaint(抱怨) in a very _______ letter that his parents read.

The child’ s mom just so _______ to be his teacher and she gave her students a _______ to write a paper on what they would like to be in this modern world. She was _______ the homework in the kitchen and flipping (快速翻阅) from one paper to the next and writing down their grades in between. Then ________ she came to a stop.

She could not ________ what she was reading. Her husband noticed her________ and asked her what was wrong. And she told him. A child wrote that he would like to be a ________, but for reasons that were so ________. He felt that his parents ________ their smartphones so much and that they paid way more attention to their smartphones than they did to him. He________ that as soon as his dad came home from work. he went straight to his phone________ paying attention to him. She was already in tears, but her husband was even more ________ when she told him that it was their son who wrote it.

Stories like this always remind me to be more ________ about the time and attention I give to my smartphone. I think I will start ________ my phone when I am spending time with those I treasure（珍惜）.

1.

A．shocked

B．moved

C．amazed

D．confused

2.

A．mistake

B．moment

C．choice

D．effect

3.

A．easier

B．better

C．huger

D．newer

4.

A．reasons

B．rules

C．doubts

D．methods

5.

A．revised

B．majored

C．expressed

D．received

6.

A．interesting

B．different

C．moving

D．hopeless

7.

A．planned

B．managed

C．wanted

D．happened

8.

A．task

B．story

C．competition

D．trade

9.

A．preparing

B．grading

C．considering

D．doing

10.

A．extremely

B．suddenly

C．slowly

D．naturally

11.

A．realize

B．understand

C．believe

D．remember

12.

A．fitness

B．tiredness

C．sadness

D．sickness

13.

A．dancer

B．phone

C．computer

D．teacher

14.

A．heartbreaking

B．strange

C．acceptable

D．great

15.

A．missed

B．loved

C．praised

D．feared

16.

A．wondered

B．shouted

C．suggested

D．explained

17.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．except for

D．as for

18.

A．glad

B．amazed

C．comfortable

D．angry

19.

A．excited

B．certain

C．careful

D．worried

20.

A．leaving alone

B．falling apart

C．sweeping away

D．putting away

6 . When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out our teacher Mr. Edward was having some financial (经济的) ___________. We wanted to do something to help him, so we decided to ___________ food, clothing and gifts to ___________ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___________. Together they ___________ their house for things they could ___________. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying.

“Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___________ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane ___________ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity (慷慨).

Before ___________ gifts, we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to ________ others. I will never forget the ____________ look of our teacher and his wife when they ____________ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. ____________, we all felt warm inside.

Last month ____________ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ____________ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

We hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me that what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the spirit of Thanksgiving Day.

1.

A．information

B．difficulties

C．money

D．food

2.

A．gather

B．produce

C．buy

D．change

3.

A．find out

B．make sure

C．make clear

D．point out

4.

A．embarrassed

B．disappointed

C．moved

D．calm

5.

A．decorated

B．sold

C．searched

D．cleaned

6.

A．sell out

B．use up

C．throw away

D．give away

7.

A．ordinary

B．complete

C．usual

D．important

8.

A．regrets

B．thinks

C．remembers

D．explains

9.

A．sending

B．receiving

C．opening

D．posting

10.

A．challenge

B．impress

C．fool

D．help

11.

A．anxious

B．surprised

C．charming

D．terrified

12.

A．pushed

B．knocked

C．answered

D．closed

13.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

14.

A．while

B．after

C．before

D．since

15.

A．spare

B．bring

C．save

D．award

7 . Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.

At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.

Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

1. The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.

A．a kind of vitamin

B．a medical treatment

C．a kind of germ

D．a kind of rice

2. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A．spend his holiday

B．find ways to grow better crops

C．help the Javanese with their illness

D．do some research about the island

3. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A．To eat them.

B．To give the Javanese a surprise.

C．To carry out his experiments.

D．To make money by selling them.

4. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．beri-beri was caused by chickens

B．the Javanese didn’t like vitamins

C．the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

D．Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful

8 . Mrs. Hudson walked into the classroom with a girl limping(瘸着走) behind her. She introduced, “This is Margaret. She just moved here from Florida. Let's_________her.” The teacher guided her______to a front seat, then bent over and_________something in her ear. Finishing explaining the math problems, Mrs. Hudson_________, “Break time. See you in ten minutes. ”

Boys______first. “Today, let’s meet at the far end of the sidewalk. And make sure the new girl doesn’t follow us ! ” I said. After a while, I came back to the ____. I wanted to find out if Mrs. Hudson liked my book report. With her usual big smile, she began, “Jack, you are a good person .” Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I was a little______that Mrs. Hudson liked me so much. Her______let me know how much she appreciated having me around. My teacher continued in her quiet voice,“That’s_____I am sure you will invite Margaret to play with you today.”

Her______words sounded like frozen knives aiming at my heart.Could she possibly suspect what we had been saying about Margaret? Could she know how awful I was? Then I managed to______Margaret in our group. While many school memories have faded over the years, the ______Mrs. Hudson taught me has stayed with me. Mrs. Hudson gently guided me,______me to do the right thing. She believed in me, and______what she did, I rose to the level of her______, both for Margaret long ago and even later in my choice of career.

1.

A．welcome

B．introduce

C．recommend

D．follow

2.

A．casually

B．gently

C．nervously

D．hurriedly

3.

A．spread

B．delivered

C．repeated

D．whispered

4.

A．cried

B．sighed

C．announced

D．agreed

5.

A．looked out

B．raced out

C．turned up

D．gave up

6.

A．school

B．office

C．classroom

D．platform

7.

A．embarrassed

B．satisfied

C．convinced

D．worried

8.

A．answer

B．explanation

C．comment

D．prediction

9.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where

10.

A．doubtful

B．confident

C．honest

D．comfortable

11.

A．refuse

B．praise

C．separate

D．include

12.

A．process

B．principle

C．secret

D．lesson

13.

A．forcing

B．challenging

C．permitting

D．ordering

14.

A．because of

B．regardless of

C．in spite of

D．in terms of

15.

A．beliefs

B．expectations

C．success

D．standard

9 . Tom was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to the university, but it was so expensive to study there that during the holiday he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so as to make enough money to pay for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop(肉店)during the day-time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learnt to cut meat quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went to the back room to do the accounts(账目). In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, of course, allowed to do the simplest jobs, like helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher’s shop and at the hospital, Tom had to wear white clothes.

One evening at the hospital, Tom had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, but when she saw Tom, that finished her. “No! No!” she cried．“Not my butcher! I won’t be operated on by my butcher!” and fainted away(昏厥).

1. Tom made enough money by ________.

A．doing two jobs

B．working in a butcher’s shop

C．cutting meat well

D．studying in the university

2. Tom was a student, but at the same time he was__________.

A．a butcher and a doctor

B．a manager and a doctor

C．an assistant

D．a manager

3. The woman patient recognized Tom because ____________.

A．he was wearing white clothes

B．he was going to operate on her

C．he was now working in the hospital

D．he had sold meat to her

4. The underlined sentence “when she saw Tom, that finished her” means that the sight of Tom _________.

A．plunged her into deep sorrow

B．took all her strength and courage away

C．broke her heart

D．made her decide to have an operation

10 . I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was _________ the teddy bears beside her father _________ she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokemon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. _________,it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and _________ picking up the Pokemon video games. Each time he showed to his father, his father___________ his head, “No”.

Rather___________, the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers _________. After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokemon video games. She___________picked up one lying on top of the others, and raced down toward the checkout. I picked up my purchases and _________ the girl and her father.

Then, much to the little girl’s __________, the little boy and his father got in line____________ her and me. After the video game was paid for and bagged, the little girl____________ it back to the cashier（收银员）and __________ something to her. The cashier smiled and put the____________ under the counter（柜台）. I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “__________,you ‘re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokemon game. The boy could only ____________in disbelief. It was, he said, __________ what he had wanted！ The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and____________ smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.

I suddenly understood that the world is not __________ into the strong who care and the __________ who are cared for. We each must in turn care and be cared.

1.

A．looking through

B．getting through

C．dressing up

D．tidying up

2.

A．when

B．while

C．after

D．once

3.

A．But

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

4.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．avoided

D．kept

5.

A．shook

B．nodded

C．moved

D．held

6.

A．anxious

B．disappointed

C．angry

D．curious

7.

A．also

B．instead

C．lastly

D．indeed

8.

A．nervously

B．excitedly

C．bravely

D．hopefully

9.

A．accompanied

B．helped

C．admired

D．followed

10.

A．surprise

B．satisfaction

C．delight

D．regret

11.

A．behind

B．before

C．between

D．beyond

12.

A．put

B．handed

C．sent

D．carried

13.

A．whispered

B．shouted

C．gave

D．showed

14.

A．basket

B．bag

C．bear

D．box

15.

A．Sorry

B．Excuse me

C．Congratulations

D．Pardon me

16.

A．cry

B．stare

C．jump

D．smile

17.

A．extremely

B．totally

C．exactly

D．wonderfully

18.

A．widest

B．greatest

C．prettiest

D．dearest

19.

A．divided

B．changed

C．included

D．separated

20.

A．poor

B．ugly

C．unhappy

D．weak