1 . I have always been crazy about music since I was young. At 15, I started a _________ with three friends. We were nothing then, but to our great _________, many schoolmates liked our performance and slowly things began to_________. Two years later, we decided to quit school and _________ a record deal (合约) with Rolling Slone, a famous record company. We had tour concerts and built up a small but_________ group of fans. Al the end of 2002, a well-known rock band _________ us to play with them. My teenage dream came true; the band I looked up to seemed to _________ us.

Our first album _________ in 2003. A local newspaper declared it “a masterpiece of one of the most important bands of their generation". _________, no one bought the awful thing.

Looking back, I think that was ____________. Though I'm incredibly proud of the music we ____________, we were riding a wave of hype (大肆宣传) we could never ____________. Our label quietly dropped us and my lime in a band was ____________.

After I left the band. I asked my old school if I could ____________. They pleasantly welcomed me back, though I was ____________ than other students. 1 worked harder than ever and ended up at Oxford University, where I occasionally put on performances. My family even travelled miles to watch. Perhaps then they understood why I had made the decision to ____________ out of school.

The band had ____________ everything. It took me out of my hometown and around the world. I ____________ that with a little luck and a lot of hard work, anything can happen. Now I often tell my ____________ life to my students. And when they tell me their dreams, I will ____________ them. After all, if I managed to make it that far, why shouldn't they?

1.

A．band

B．company

C．tour

D．school

2.

A．disappointment

B．grief

C．embarrassment

D．joy

3.

A．break up

B．give up

C．pick up

D．show up

4.

A．canceled

B．signed

C．stuck

D．shared

5.

A．devoted

B．ambitious

C．honest

D．optimistic

6.

A．caused

B．applied

C．invited

D．ordered

7.

A．speak of

B．approve of (认可)

C．tell of

D．think of

8.

A．published

B．appeared

C．struggled

D．failed

9.

A．Eventually

B．Definitely

C．Unfortunately

D．Actually

10.

A．normal

B．responsible

C．cruel

D．dazzling

11.

A．produced

B．commented

C．enjoyed

D．adjusted

12.

A．dream of

B．think about

C．live up to

D．put up with

13.

A．on

B．back

C．against

D．over

14.

A．succeed

B．train

C．retire

D．return

15.

A．younger

B．cleverer

C．older

D．quicker

16.

A．take

B．let

C．run

D．drop

17.

A．changed

B．took

C．ruined

D．made

18.

A．promised

B．learned

C．hoped

D．doubted

19.

A．present

B．explosive

C．simple

D．previous

20.

A．congratulate

B．encourage

C．forgive

D．praise

2 . The setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team — all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking learn rules. They were there to support their coach's decision to take them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness.

While the school had been out for the New Year's holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some.

Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed (恢复) and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldn't back down on her rules. And the players — Iwo junior students and three senior students — agreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coach's decision.

“We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community, one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing." The five left the floor to deafening applause.

The team may not win another game this year. But they've learned something about personal responsibility, the effect of one's action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were probably ________.

A．good players on the team

B．three junior students and two senior students

C．addicted to alcohol and drugs

D．scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol

2. What did the girls do to support their coach's decision?

A．They didn't fight for Danville High School any more.

B．They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium.

C．They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life.

D．They all gave speeches to apologize in the local newspaper.

3. Which word best describes the coach Rainville?

A．Energetic.	B．Strict.
C．Content.	D．Cruel.

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Growing Up with Pain	B．A Bad Mistake in Training
C．The Coach Who Values Rules Most	D．Basketball Girls in High School

3 . In most situations, bystanders’ responses like disapproving glares, uninvited comments or pieces of advice to a child’s angry behavior can add to the stress of the situation. But sometimes bystanders’ truly understand, and sometimes their words or actions can make a positive difference. One mom experienced this firsthand.

This mom was noticeably pregnant and traveling alone with her young son at a Los Angeles airport. Then things had taken a turn for the worse.

The boy, about 18 months old, was in the midst of what Beth, a Facebook user, referred to as a “total meltdown”. He was running all over the place, kicking, screaming, and flopping down (趴) on the floor, dead set on not getting aboard the plane. His mom did her best to calm him down, but, according to Beth, “she couldn’t pick him up because he was so upset. He kept running away from her, then lying down on the ground, kicking                           and screaming again.” Finally, the mom came to her wit’s end. She sat down on the floor next to her son, buried her face in her hands, and began to cry.

Then the most amazing thing happened.

A group of six or seven women, Beth included, circled around the mother-son pair and did something to help. Beth sang him “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.” Another offered an orange. Another gave him a toy she had on hand. Another helped get his cup out of Mom’s bag. Yet another tended to Mom by offering her a water bottle. With the help of these incredible women, the kid and his mother calmed down and were able to board the plane.

And then life moved on. All of the strangers went their separate ways without speaking of what had happened. But Beth said it was something she’d never forget. “We were strangers, gathering to solve something,” she wrote. “It occurred to me that a circle of women, with a mission, can save the world.”

1. What reaction of the bystanders is proper to a child’s angry behavior?

A．Understanding and trying to help.	B．Offering parents some advice.
C．Commenting on the situation.	D．Stopping the child by glaring.

2. What does the underlined part “came to her wit’s end” probably mean?

A．Burst into tears.	B．Felt totally at a loss.
C．Gave in to her kid.	D．Ran away from her kid.

3. What were the group of women like?

A．Professional.

B．Courageous.

C．Calm.

D．Considerate.

4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To describe a great volunteer Beth.	B．To introduce some incredible women.
C．To show how strangers can help out.	D．To appeal to people to care for children.

4 . Two Sundays ago. Tischler woke bright and early and said to herself, "I have nothing to do today-let’s do this."

To get "the Sharing Table" going, Tischler_______the boxes on the table with food, toilet paper, toothpaste and other items. Then she placed handmade _______on the table,_______that everything on it was_______.

With the_______of her sister-in-law, Kristine Lenza, the first day of the Sharing Table was_______successful. "I didn’t think anybody was going to_______much of anything, " she said. "I thought people would be more_______to donate. A lot of people have donated but a lot of people have also taken things."

Weather permitting, Tischler now sets up the table every day. She said the Sharing Table will_______through Christmas. Tischler wants people to know that their personal information will be________. "Nobody stands behind the table or________what you take from it. The Sharing Table is judgement-free." she said.

"Whatever situation you are in, you are welcome. You don ’t have to have________your job, or you don’t have to have had COVID-19," she said. "It could just be that you need a(n)________support to get you through the year, or if you are having a tight budget(预算)this month________Christmas presents and you need help with groceries. "

At the end of each day, Tischler goes outside.________, she finds just as many items have been taken as they’ve been given.

1.

A．put

B．filled

C．took

D．brought

2.

A．options

B．goods

C．inventions

D．signs

3.

A．answering

B．selling

C．showing

D．recommending

4.

A．free

B．unique

C．cheap

D．neat

5.

A．agreement

B．admission

C．advice

D．aid

6.

A．partly

B．surprisingly

C．naturally

D．hopefully

7.

A．donate

B．give

C．take

D．buy

8.

A．able

B．possible

C．difficult

D．likely

9.

A．continue

B．congratulate

C．contain

D．contribute

10.

A．learned

B．heard

C．protected

D．copied

11.

A．imagines

B．watches

C．finds

D．discovers

12.

A．found

B．changed

C．sought

D．lost

13.

A．extra

B．normal

C．regular

D．unusual

14.

A．in honor of

B．instead of

C．because of

D．in celebration of

15.

A．Particularly

B．Usually

C．Occasionally

D．Similarly

5 . We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it possible to have too much time?

I _______ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also _______ a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, so I had to do it at once.

When I got into college, things _______. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this _______ time, there was no need to do my school work immediately. I waited until it later became a _______. Once that happened, I just kept _______ my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I have to _______ really late at night to get my work done.

One day I _______ a former classmate of mine who was _______ a lot of money running a sideline (副业). Since his regular job was __________, I asked him why he just didn’t do his sideline full- time. He said without the job, he would __________ have too much time and would just do what I did back in __________. He said that if he quit the job, he would lose his __________ to work and succeed.

So, try to __________up your time with other work. That is why there is a __________ that if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.

1.

A．agree

B．remember

C．understand

D．expect

2.

A．played

B．loved

C．watched

D．coached

3.

A．happened

B．repeated

C．mattered

D．changed

4.

A．extra

B．difficult

C．Valuable

D．limited

5.

A．responsibility

B．habit

C．pain

D．risk

6.

A．taking

B．pushing.

C．setting

D．calling

7.

A．show off

B．hang out

C．stay up

D．make up

8.

A．treated

B．met

C．helped

D．borrowed

9.

A．making

B．wasting

C．requiring

D．raising

10.

A．safe

B．interesting.

C．important

D．boring

11.

A．hardly

B．luckily.

C．simply

D．hopefully

12.

A．college.

B．town.

C．childhood.

D．business

13.

A．heart

B．chance

C．way

D．drive

14.

A．fill

B．give

C．save

D．trade

15.

A．message

B．story

C．fact

D．saying

6 . I was raised in a house where my sisters and I weren't trusted by our mother to manage our own appearance. A few years ago, I was home for a visit when my mom, now in her early 70s, called me into her bedroom. We were ready to leave for dinner. "I don't know what to wear." she complained." You girls always look so good."

I paused in the doorway and looked at her, wondering if I'd misheard." What do you mean?" I asked her." You know what to wear. " "No, "she answered, "I don't. Can you pick some for me?" I was so surprised.

This was the same woman that, in 1989, told my younger sister she wasn't allowed to leave the house wearing a pair of ripped(撕碎的) jeans; the same woman that, in high school called me while I was out at a party to ask if my hair was tied up. "You look better with it down," she told me. Before I could answer I realized, suddenly, that my mother not only wanted my opinion, but also needed it. I pulled a pair of blue jeans and a light blue sweater."Wear them with your black shoes," I told her. She did. My mother certainly doesn't need anyone to take care of her. In fact, she still cares for my grandmother who lives with her. But with that question, my mother and I started the role reversal(转换) that happens to all parents and all children, from caregivers to receivers.

Now, if I'm visiting or we're together, it's rare for her to wear anything without checking with me first. But every so often, it seems that she asks me just to be able to disagree with my answer and pick out something on her own. And when she does, I just tell her what I think of the way she looks. Sometimes it's "great",and sometimes it's “awful”.

1. How did the author react the first time her mother asked her for advice on clothes?

A．She was happy to do something for her mother.

B．She came to realize that her mother needed her care.

C．She was worried that her mother was too old to live alone.

D．She had no idea what was suitable for her mother.

2. When the author gives her opinion about clothes, what does her mother do?

A．She always accepts her suggestions happily.

B．She sometimes chooses to follow her own ideas.

C．She is often surprised by what the author says.

D．She still shows uncertainty about what to wear.

3. What's the author's purpose of writing this article?

A．She wants to show what it is like to have a strict mother.

B．She wants to remind readers to visit their parents often.

C．She wants to stress her mother's great influence on her.

D．She wants to show how the roles of parents and their children reverse.

7 . I like fishing and it takes up most of my spare time now. I __ when I was young, my father brought me to a place we called "Fish Camp”. The two-hour drive there was____. But luckily, I could see the flowing waters and beautiful green mountains.

It was in the late afternoon that we arrived _______ My father. _______the tent and prepared dinner. After dinner, we ______ far into the night, with the heat of the blazing fire near our feet. I heard of many interesting experiences of my father.

The next day, we went to Moose Creek, which you would______if you want to catch big fish. ______ I started fishing, my father patted me on my shoulders and said, ^fishing is slow, so you have to ______ And if you put enough attention and ____, you will be rewarded," Therefore, I was ______.

After what seemed a long time, I _____that my line moved. I was wild with_____ "It must be a super huge fish ," ______But then I began to worry that my rod （钓竿） would _____ because it was bent so much. I held the rod with all my strength and lifted it ______. Finally, I could see my ____. It was a large fish, beautiful and shiny in the sun. But it was hard for me to pull it out ______it was my first fishing and I still couldn't make it without letting the target go. After around five minutes, the fish was____and I got it in my net slowly,

I felt so happy. Filled with ____ I showed my father what I'd just pulled out. It was then that I realized what my father ____ when he said "you will be rewarded".

1.

A．admit

B．expect

C．remember

D．understand

2.

A．exciting

B．boring

C．comfortable

D．unforgettable

3.

A．at last

B．as usual

C．of course

D．right away

4.

A．put up

B．lived in

C．took away

D．looked for

5.

A．slept

B．argued

C．studied

D．chatted

6.

A．miss

B．choose

C．accept

D．suggest

7.

A．While

B．Since

C．Until

D．Before

8.

A．wait

B．approach

C．explore

D．ignore

9.

A．hope

B．belief

C．patience

D．importance

10.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．concentrated

D．confused

11.

A．heard

B．considered

C．noticed

D．imagined

12.

A．joy

B．fear

C．anger

D．embarrassment

13.

A．worried

B．guessed

C．determined

D．announced

14.

A．drop

B．break

C．lose

D．change

15.

A．naturally

B．regularly

C．generally

D．carefully

16.

A．chance

B．direction

C．mistake

D．achievement

17.

A．though

B．because

C．unless

D．if

18.

A．odd

B．safe

C．tired

D．free

19.

A．pride

B．regret

C．desire

D．curiosity

20.

A．acquired

B．settled

C．predicted

D．meant

8 . Dino Impagliazzo cuts onions like a professional cook. The Italian man makes a great vegetable soup, ________ most of his longtime “customers” can’t ________ pay for a piece of bread. Working with a much younger man, the 90-year-old, Impagliazzo is known as Rom’s “chef of the ________.”

Three days a week, he sets out to gather ________ with other volunteers. They are all part of RomAmoR (RomeLove), a group that he started. The ________ go to markets and bakeries to collect ________ food. The other four days of the week, RomAmoR volunteers cook food and ________ it in different places across the city. Such efforts help Impagliazzo ________ his dream of feeding the homeless.

It all ________ 15 years ago when a homeless man at a Rome train station asked impagliazzo for money to buy a sandwich. “I realized that perhaps ________ buying one sandwich, making some sandwiches for him and for the friends who were there would be better, and thus began our ________,” he said.

He launched (开始从事) his work to ________ the needy with other retired people. Now there are more than 300 volunteers, both young and old. Impagliazzo recently received a(n) ________ from Italian President. He was recognized as a “hero of our times”. He never ________ his idea would become so ________.

1.

A．though

B．but

C．so

D．when

2.

A．still

B．either

C．even

D．yet

3.

A．poor

B．old

C．rich

D．yet

4.

A．clothes

B．children

C．money

D．food

5.

A．cooks

B．friends

C．volunteers

D．managers

6.

A．frozen

B．donated

C．fast

D．canned

7.

A．serve

B．gather

C．sell

D．throw

8.

A．put forward

B．see to

C．take over

D．live out

9.

A．arrived

B．predicted

C．began

D．appeared

10.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．in case of

D．for lack of

11.

A．training

B．adventure

C．exploration

D．research

12.

A．inspire

B．protect

C．feed

D．save

13.

A．award

B．permit

C．cup

D．menu

14.

A．promised

B．agreed

C．admitted

D．dreamed

15.

A．impressive

B．lovable

C．successful

D．colorful

9 . The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She _______ the driver and, using her hands to feel the _______ of the seats, walked down and found the _______ which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34, _______ a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of _______. Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He _______ her how to rely on her other _______, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could _______ for her, and save her a seat.

_______, Susan decided that she was ready to try the ________ on her own. Monday morning arriving, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their ________ ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was ________ the bus, the driver said, “Lady, I sure ________ envy you.” Susan had no ________ what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you ________?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the ________ week, a fine-looking gentleman ________ military (军事的) uniform has been standing across the corner ________ you as you get off the bus. He ________ you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude (感激) poured down Susan’s cheeks. He had given her a gift more powerful than sight, a gift she didn’t need to see to ________— the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

1.

A．thanked

B．asked

C．discovered

D．paid

2.

A．location

B．shape

C．size

D．cost

3.

A．ticket

B．bus

C．seat

D．bag

4.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．thanks to

D．due to

5.

A．anger

B．darkness

C．happiness

D．light

6.

A．asked

B．encouraged

C．taught

D．praised

7.

A．feelings

B．sights

C．senses

D．abilities

8.

A．make out

B．watch out

C．find out

D．work out

9.

A．Finally

B．Luckily

C．However

D．Besides

10.

A．visit

B．trip

C．bus

D．work

11.

A．opposite

B．separate

C．difficult

D．usual

12.

A．getting on

B．getting in

C．getting off

D．getting up

13.

A．must

B．may

C．will

D．do

14.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．way

D．thought

15.

A．want

B．mean

C．say

D．suggest

16.

A．next

B．old

C．past

D．following

17.

A．by

B．on

C．with

D．in

18.

A．searching

B．watching

C．calling

D．noticing

19.

A．looks out

B．takes up

C．believes in

D．makes sure

20.

A．believe

B．hope

C．contact

D．impress

10 . While a man was passing by an elephant, he suddenly stopped. The elephant was held by only a small rope. The farmer ties the rope to the elephant's front leg. No chains, no cages. The man was very confused. He wanted to know why the elephant didn't run away.

He visited the farmer and asked why the elephant just stood there and didn't run away. "Well," the farmer said, "when it was very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie it. At that age, the rope was strong enough to hold it. Of course it couldn't run away. When it grew up, it still believed the rope could hold it. So it never tried to run away."

The man was very amazed. In fact, the grown-up elephant could run away at any time. But it didn't run away just because it believed it couldn't. As a result, it was stuck right there.

We have such problems in our life. Sometimes we don't think we can deal with the problems. Sometimes we fail to deal with them. It's not wise to stop struggling. See? Failure is part of learning. We should never give up the struggle.

1. The farmer held the elephant by ________.

A．making a chain to tie the elephant	B．making a cage for the elephant
C．tying a rope to the elephant's front leg	D．tying a rope around the elephant's body

2. When the elephant grew up, the farmer used ________ to hold it.

A．a stronger rope	B．a smaller rope
C．the same size rope	D．a longer rope

3. The grown-up elephant couldn't run away because ________.

A．no one came to save it	B．the elephant couldn't run fast
C．it was not strong enough	D．it believed it couldn't

4. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A．not to stop struggling	B．to give up the struggle in life
C．to learn from the farmer	D．to learn from the elephant