1 . Wallet Back

This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way that I live my life. The ______ in the story did not give me tests or even grade me on my work. I was taught by one of the most effective ______ of teaching, one that only people with lots of love can do.

“My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words ______ I found my wallet was missing. I______ my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet in the library’s public ______!

Because the library was now ______, I had to wait until the next morning to look for it. When I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroom. This was the first time I could remember ever ______ to see a clean restroom. As I walked out, I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the ______ fool in front of me.

I politely ______ the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday. “No.” I walked off with a sense of ______.

I ______ what I would do if I had found a wallet containing sixty dollars, a phone card and many other irreplaceable ______ things. Finally, I ______ accepted the fact that my wallet was gone.

A week later, I received a ______. It was my wallet. And most ______, nothing was missing! But there was a little yellow sheet of paper folded up in one of the wallet pockets that had not been there before. I slowly unfolded the paper, which ______ something like this:

When we continue to help around, we will live in a larger and more rewarding world.

This person didn’t even leave a return address. So I couldn’t ______ whoever it was. From that day on, I ______ myself that I will follow this ______ and help others and make them as ______ as I was when I opened that parcel！

1.

A．leader

B．writer

C．teacher

D．scholar

2.

A．aids

B．systems

C．materials

D．methods

3.

A．once

B．when

C．before

D．since

4.

A．searched

B．improved

C．developed

D．recorded

5.

A．canteen

B．lounge

C．restroom

D．showroom

6.

A．closed

B．abandoned

C．crowded

D．occupied

7.

A．hoping

B．hating

C．refusing

D．preferring

8.

A．grateful

B．curious

C．forgetful

D．nervous

9.

A．approached

B．interviewed

C．informed

D．reminded

10.

A．safety

B．forgiveness

C．satisfaction

D．disappointment

11.

A．described

B．wondered

C．discovered

D．expressed

12.

A．personal

B．strange

C．surprising

D．reasonable

13.

A．gladly

B．naturally

C．willingly

D．painfully

14.

A．letter

B．note

C．parcel

D．suitcase

15.

A．sincerely

B．amazingly

C．honestly

D．obviously

16.

A．said

B．printed

C．explained

D．wrote

17.

A．appreciate

B．thank

C．admire

D．encourage

18.

A．supported

B．suggested

C．improved

D．promised

19.

A．plan

B．course

C．rule

D．example

20.

A．shocked

B．confused

C．delighted

D．amusing

2 . While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a two-storeyed house. One evening my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was _______ the window. I suddenly _______ that he was turning very pale. I sat _______, for I didn’t want to _______ my sick sister. Soon father said in a _______ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine _______ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be _______ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We obeyed, went to our room and closed the door.

Soon I heard a _______ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying _______ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ________ near, I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, “For God’s sake, child, ________ the door.” I did so. To my scare, I saw, ________ my father’s shoulder, a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in Europe, he was ________ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with an/a ________ loud cry. Father took the still ________ pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which killed the gorilla.

It happened when father had sent us upstairs ________ he thought he would be able to ________ the door—which was twenty feet away________ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ________; and this was the cause of the ________ flight (=escape) up the stairs.

1.

A．towards

B．opposite

C．inside

D．behind

2.

A．knew

B．learned

C．felt

D．noticed

3.

A．still

B．concentrated

C．fascinated

D．unhappily

4.

A．hurt

B．frighten

C．lose

D．help

5.

A．loud

B．sad

C．calm

D．pleasant

6.

A．was

B．comes

C．would be

D．is coming

7.

A．friendly to

B．alone with

C．dependent on

D．careful with

8.

A．sound

B．cry

C．voice

D．shout

9.

A．to

B．down

C．via

D．up

10.

A．some difficulty

B．a thief

C．some danger

D．an accident

11.

A．open

B．close

C．pull

D．draw

12.

A．on

B．above

C．over

D．from

13.

A．aiming at

B．marching towards

C．shooting at

D．running into

14.

A．exciting

B．exhausting

C．angry

D．natural

15.

A．sounding

B．burning

C．frightening

D．smoking

16.

A．if

B．because

C．as if

D．although

17.

A．push

B．lock

C．guard

D．defend

18.

A．unless

B．when

C．before

D．though

19.

A．quick

B．huge

C．heavy

D．disappointing

20.

A．anxious

B．embarrassed

C．fearless

D．hurried

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It took place in a teacher’s family. One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room after school, when he threw the ball at a vase（花瓶）—his mother’s favourite possession. To cover his terrible action, the terrified boy glued（用胶水粘）the pieces together and put the vase back to its place.

The mother noticed the cracks（裂纹）that evening. To her surprise, the repair work was actually very good. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing punishment, the suddenly inspired boy said that a neighbour’s cat jumped in from the window and he couldn't drive it away. It raced around the living room and finally knocked the vase off its shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, for all the windows were closed before she left for work each morning and opened after she returned. However, Ben’s mother realized she shouldn't just simply blame and punish her son for lying. She came up with another idea.

Before going to. bed, the boy found a note from his mother in his room, asking him to go to the living room at once. As he had already lied, he was determined to deny（否认）everything to the end, no matter how angry his mum became.

In the living room, calmly bathed in the light, his mother's face showed no sign of anger. Instead, she took a chocolate box out of a drawer and gave him one.

Paragraph 1:

The mother said, "This chocolate is a reward（奖励）for your imagination: a window-opening cat!”

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Paragraph 2:

Now with some chocolates in hand, the boy's bad attitude（态度）disappeared.

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4 . It was a few years ago. A friend_________me a restaurant gift card for Christmas and I picked a sunny Sunday afternoon to use it. It felt good taking my two grown sons and daughter to a nice_________instead of the fast food places we usually ate at. The meal was delicious and we all had a good time just being together. When the waitress brought the_________, I noticed that the gift card_________almost all of it. I_________my wallet to get enough cash to afford the rest.

At that moment my_________flashed back to 30 years ago. I was working as a(n)_________in a restaurant much like the one we were in. It was long hours of hard work for low incomes. I went home just barely making enough to_________my young family. I also remembered how more than once I saw the waitresses counting their few tips while worrying about how they were going to pay the house rent and_________their kids the things they needed.

I blinked(眨眼) and back to the__________again, with my fingers touching the smaller bill in my wallet. I smiled, pushed it back down, and__________out the much larger bill. As we all got up from the table I handed the larger bill to the hard-working waitress. “You keep the__________, ” I said with a__________smile and a happy heart.

We are all one family in this world. We live together, rejoice (欣赏) together, and suffer together. Do your best to be a__________person. Do your best to__________the suffering with joy.

1.

A．helped

B．borrowed

C．sent

D．lent

2.

A．restaurant

B．fair

C．supermarket

D．hotel

3.

A．bill

B．money

C．dish

D．food

4.

A．spent

B．covered

C．cost

D．offered

5.

A．reached into

B．prepared for

C．put out

D．turned in

6.

A．sense

B．idea

C．mind

D．heart

7.

A．waiter

B．cook

C．actor

D．teacher

8.

A．treat

B．value

C．feed

D．miss

9.

A．buy

B．show

C．find

D．pay

10.

A．future

B．past

C．present

D．instant

11.

A．carried

B．handed

C．burned

D．picked

12.

A．tip

B．ticket

C．wallet

D．card

13.

A．tired

B．amazed

C．satisfied

D．forced

14.

A．successful

B．different

C．good

D．humorous

15.

A．punish

B．provide

C．equip

D．greet

5 . It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.

Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and — most important — sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.

That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.

We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.

Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.

1. In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?

A．1952	B．1962
C．1972	D．1982

2. What do we know about Mr. Bellow?

A．He loved children very much.	B．He was a fan of John Wayne.
C．He sold air conditioners.	D．He was a movie star.

3. Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?

A．The two movies were really wonderful.

B．They wanted to avoid the heat outside.

C．The manager of the theater was friendly.

D．They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The author turned out to be a great singer.

B．The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.

C．The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.

D．The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.

6 . 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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。

Tom was having much trouble get up in the morning and was always late with work. His boss wanted to fire him if he didn’t start coming on time, but he went to the doctor for a help. The doctor gave him some medicine and told him to take them before he went to bed. The man does as told and slept really well, waking up before the alarm had even gone off. He had time for a properly breakfast and was the first reach the factory. “Boss,” he said, “that medicine really works!”   “I’m pleasing to hear it,” said his boss, “but where are you yesterday?”

7 . On my first trip to Ireland, I was drawn by its wonderful scenery and the hospitality (好客) of the people. More than that, I also felt a sense of _________. When leaving Ireland, I made a prayer: Please show me a way to live here.

Once home, I made a vision _________ with the title “Irish love”, which included pictures of the Irish countryside along with a handsome Irishman. I also chose an _________of a butterfly as my personal symbol and placed it in the center.

Back then, I was in my mid-thirties still _________ with a nice career. I had never lived outside of a five-mile distance from where I was born, so this _________ to live in Ireland was pretty big. Whenever I saw the images, I would _________ myself living in Ireland with the lover of my life.

One year later, I returned to Ireland. _________ and perhaps a little bit of hope led me to the small town of Lisdoonvarna County Clare, where the traditional matchmaking (相亲) festival was taking place. Early Sunday evening, _________, I found myself in a small pub. I was standing against the wall _________ I noticed a man entering the pub. It was just like in a movie: He was tall and dark-haired with the golden light of the setting sun __________ around him. It wasn’t long before I felt a __________ on my shoulder and came face-to-face with the man himself—Mike. Eventually, we kept __________ for hours, laughing heartily. This was the beginning of our relationship.

After getting married, we moved to the western Ireland and __________ there. The first day I stepped into the hallway of my new home, I was __________ by three butterflies flying around, which immediately reminded me of the vision board from years ago __________ my dream to live in Ireland.

1.

A．responsibility

B．achievement

C．belonging

D．neighbourhood

2.

A．board

B．film

C．lesson

D．diary

3.

A．opportunity

B．author

C．image

D．experience

4.

A．helpful

B．healthy

C．valuable

D．single

5.

A．honor

B．dream

C．adventure

D．memory

6.

A．predict

B．imagine

C．suggest

D．discover

7.

A．Faith

B．Curiosity

C．Strength

D．Sympathy

8.

A．undoubtedly

B．unwillingly

C．uncertainly

D．unknowingly

9.

A．before

B．as

C．when

D．while

10.

A．driving

B．shaking

C．shining

D．floating

11.

A．pat

B．hit

C．knock

D．strike

12.

A．expressing

B．contacting

C．conveying

D．chatting

13.

A．moved

B．stayed

C．formed

D．headed

14.

A．greeted

B．treated

C．figured

D．saw

15.

A．introducing

B．celebrating

C．picturing

D．sending

8 . I received a message on WeChat. It began harmlessly enough: “Hey, girl Wanted to invite you to join my next challenge group —we’ll be focusing on fitting in 30minutes of exercise and balanced nutrition.”

It was all becoming too much. WeChat was running my life, not me.

But what killed WeChat for me was when I posted a photo, and five minutes later my son asked me how many “likes” it had got. His question was a wake-up call.

Before WeChat, surfing the internet was occasional and I spent a lot more time reading books and magazines. I checked in with friends through texts, emails and phone calls.

To recreate the simple life of those days and set a healthier example for my son, I deactivated my WeChat account.

I’d been in the habit of checking WeChat many times a day, so I had to come up with some new habits. I carried a novel around with me. I picked up knitting. I started taking yoga classes.

I started to remember a few things. My body is fine just the way it is. I have friends who will help me out when I’m in trouble, and I will help them out. I do my best to be a good mother, and our son is happy and healthy. We are very lucky to be able to have two vacations a year.

I stopped looking at the world through my cellphone. I felt completely present in the moment.

The break left me feeling better about myself, my family, my home and my life.

After a few weeks, I returned to WeChat. Now I look at the photos of my friends’ kids growing up and treasure how social media allows me to keep in touch with family far and wide. I look in on a daily basis, but no longer with the desire constantly to post updates.

It is not an addiction any more.

1. The underlined word “deactivate” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．close

B．update

C．keep

D．check

2. What did the author think of the break from WeChat?

A．it was good for her eyes.	B．It stopped her getting news.
C．It distanced her from her friends.	D．It gave her time to find beauty in life

3. What is the author’s attitude towards constantly using social media?

A．Positive

B．Supportive

C．Negative

D．Indifferent.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One evening I was going back from a supermarket. As I approached my car, I noticed one person     1     (stand) beside me. He was a person who     2     (consider) as a bum(流浪汉). It seemed that he had no car, no home and no job. I expected that he would ask me     3     money, but he didn't. He only said, “Your car is very nice.”

After several moments of silence, I asked him if he needed help and his response was astonishing. I will never forget those simple three words     4     I heard from him, "Don't we all?” It was a true discovery to me. I needed help.     5    I had money and a place     6    (sleep), I recognized that I needed help too. Then I opened my wallet and gave him enough money to get a meal and room to stay in for a day.     7     (sudden), I understood that no matter how much money, achievements, luxury goods(奢侈品)we have, we all need help. And on     8     other hand, no matter how poor you are, how many material problems you have, you still might offer your help to     9    (other). You still might be giving. Even it's just a nice word, you can give that and it can be     10     (value) to other person.