1 . I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth."

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us, I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".

As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family, I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer; none came.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of Her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one — page letter, folded and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1. The passage shows that___________.

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to the author

B．Mother was too serious about everything the author had done

C．Mother cared much about the author in words

D．Mother wrote to the author in careful words

2. The underlined word "gulf "in the passage means_________.

A．deep understanding	B．difference between ideas
C．free talks	D．part of the sea

3. What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother	B．Mother and Children
C．My Mother's Desk	D．Talks between Mother and me.

2 . Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.

Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.

About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index.

Then he called the person who claimed（声称） to be the bike’s owner and arranged to meet him— supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two choices. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been caught. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized belongings that suspects（嫌疑犯）had stolen during a home burglary.

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s fame as a friendly city.

1. Bike Batman is           .

A．a superhero	B．a website manager
C．a Seattle citizen	D．a police officer

2. When Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, he will first           .

A．contact the owner of the stolen bike	B．look up the bike’s information
C．call the police department	D．arrange to meet the thief

3. Bike Batman helps find the lost bikes to           .

A．become famous	B．help poor people
C．punish bike thieves	D．build a friendly city

4. From the passage, we can learn that           .

A．Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves caught

B．Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident

C．the police failed to perform their duties

D．the thieves refused to return the bikes

3 . Roger Rolls was the first black governor in the history of New York State, USA. He was born in one of New York’s dishonorable slums (贫民窟). The children born here rarely did good work after they grew up. However, Roger Rolls was an exception, for he was not only admitted to the university, but also he became a governor.

At one of the press conferences, a reporter asked him, “What made you become the governor?” Faced with more than 300 journalists, Rolls did not mention his struggle but only spoke of his primary school schoolmaster---Pierre Paul.

In 1961, Pierre Paul was engaged as the director and principle of Nobita Primary School. When he entered this school, he found the children here didn’t cooperate with the teachers. Pierre thought up many ways to guide them, but none was effective. Later, he found these children were very superstitious(迷信的), so when he gave lectures, he added a program of palm reading as a means of fortune-telling, with which he encouraged the students.

When Rolls jumped to the platform with his small hands stretched out, Pierre Paul said, “As soon as I see your slim little fingers, I know you will be the governor of New York State in future.” At that moment, Rolls was shocked because only his grandmother inspired him once, saying that he could become captain of a five-ton ship. This time, Pierre Paul said he could become governor of New York State, so he remembered that remark and believed him.

From that day on, the “New York State Governor” was like a banner (旗帜) that constantly inspired him to study energetically and make progress. Rolls no longer stained his clothes with mud, nor did he speak in foul language. He began to straighten his back when he was walking. In the next more than 40 years, he demanded himself according to the identity of a governor. At the age of 51, he finally became the governor of New York State.

Put up a banner of faith for yourself and you will have the drive to struggle and the dynamism of life!

1. Pierre Paul read palms for the kids to __________.

A．practice his fortune-telling skills	B．find a governor for the future.
C．get them to cooperate with him.	D．inspire them with clever tricks

2. What effect did Pierre’s remarks have on Roger Rolls?

A．He put up a banner in one of the slums.

B．He had more faith in his grandmother.

C．He became captain of a five-ton ship.

D．He started to pay attention to his own image.

3. From Roger Roll’s story we can learn that __________.

A．encouragement and faith make for success.

B．education plays an important role in life.

C．superstitious people are easy to persuade.

D．it is not necessary to get an acceptable job.

4. The underlined word “foul” in Paragraph 5 probably mean __________.

A．foreign	B．professional
C．unpleasant	D．local

4 . 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。

When I was in the seventh grade, I had    1    (difficult) behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn’t always follow the rules. I played many tricks    2    my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl’s hair on the school bus to get her attention. As    3    result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the headmaster. Although I hated going there, I did not hate the headmaster, Mr. Smith.

When he punished me for     4    (put) some ants into a classmate’s pencil box, it didn’t hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed    5    (prove) I was hopelessly bad.

When I was called to Mr. Smith’s office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt    6    (disappoint) as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and    7    (look) at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear. “Kevin, I’ve heard you’ve been behaving really well    8    (recent). I want you to know how proud I am of you.”

Mr. Smith was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid     9    had problems with     10    (behave). Mr. Smith gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him forever.

5 . Four weeks after you were born, I still served in the navy(海军). Had I _______in the navy, I would always be leaving you. So I left the navy and applied to Bowdoin College and was _______----though, at 27, I was considered a very_______student. Your mother was having a _______time. She reached a_______point, so I took you to school with me.

It was very_______at the beginning. I feared Bowdoin knew it, so I didn’t_______you to anyone. For the first_______, I lived off campus and worked at night. I had to take you in sometimes and_______you in the closet(壁橱). Working, studying and taking care of you filled all my life. I________27 pounds just from stress.

I________that I could do it myself, but it was getting very difficult. A woman helped me move to________ housing during the second semester. I was the first single________raising a child on campus.

________, you were a healthy child. You were quiet and didn’t________anyone. And you________school right away. I would take you to________and give you things to do, and you would just sit at a desk and do them.

My graduation day was________. I carried you in my arms to get my diploma. All my classmates stood up and________. They gave me the only standing ovation(欢迎) of the day. It________what I had endured(忍耐) for the past four years.

1.

A．stayed

B．moved

C．changed

D．survived

2.

A．refused

B．employed

C．accepted

D．promised

3.

A．normal

B．unimportant

C．educated

D．nontraditional

4.

A．simple

B．difficult

C．regretful

D．comfortable

5.

A．laughing

B．breaking

C．starting

D．growing

6.

A．popular

B．relaxing

C．disordered

D．exhausted

7.

A．mention

B．return

C．pass

D．send

8.

A．place

B．semester

C．time

D．grade

9.

A．feed

B．bury

C．raise

D．hide

10.

A．bought

B．lost

C．raised

D．used

11.

A．doubted

B．complained

C．thought

D．remembered

12.

A．campus

B．home

C．company

D．workplace

13.

A．roommate

B．mother

C．classmate

D．father

14.

A．Possibly

B．Fortunately

C．Strictly

D．Definitely

15.

A．notice

B．satisfy

C．trouble

D．recognize

16.

A．got used to

B．asked for

C．made up for

D．added to

17.

A．hotels

B．fairs

C．dorms

D．classes

18.

A．comfortable

B．disappointing

C．memorable

D．confusing

19.

A．cheered

B．cycled

C．disturbed

D．escaped

20.

A．organized

B．disliked

C．requested

D．confirmed

6 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A _______ came, "Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to _______ that shirt away, but gave it to her _______   I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I _______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened. She then dialed her _______, " I will no longer work for your family," she told him. That night,

Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's _______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to _______ a university .

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, "You are _______, aren't you? I have a ________ as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of ________. "   Mom accepted the opportunity ________.

For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling ________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ________ in her classroom. The principal said, "We have watched how you ________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hardworking ________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you ________ be the teacher of this class."41 mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle ________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．put

B．take

C．throw

D．tear

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．occupied

D．placed

5.

A．opponent

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．work

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．awkward

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．may

B．used to

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．outstanding

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging

7 . The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn't wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.

As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She'd been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims. Then this happened. My child's language delay was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her. I felt like we both needed to be rescued.

I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.

"You should have seen her today!" His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn't interrupt. "See that climber." He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. "Well, every day since she started school, she's tried and failed to make it to the top." He took a breath. "And today she did it!”

He expressed his joy just as he'd witnessed her conquering Mount Everest! "She cheered and celebrated! I wish I'd recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.

As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn't before. I saw her perseverance（毅力）, I saw her strength. I saw a hero.

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1. Why did the author rush her daughter to school?

A．She was busy with her work as a doctor.

B．She had a fight with her daughter last night.

C．She broke down when dealing with her daughter.

D．She had to sell their house due to Great Recession.

2. Which of the following best explains "disenchanted" underlined in paragraph 3?

A．Optimistic.

B．Concerned.

C．Neutral.

D．Disappointed.

3. Why did the little girl's preschool teacher feel excited?

A．She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.

B．She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.

C．She got the first place in the school sports meet.

D．She began to communicate with others normally.

4. From which is the text most probably taken?

A．The radio.	B．A magazine.
C．A newspaper.	D．The Internet.

5. What may be the best title of the passage?

A．Perseverance means victory.	B．Every child is an angel.
C．We can always find hope in tiny things.	D．Medical treatment is advancing.

8 . The family had had a cat for years. Then, one day, the children finally ______ to persuade their parents to get them a dog as well. So a little Labrador（拉布拉多犬）________ .

The dog was so ________ that everyone wanted to hold him and he charmed everyone by just loving them. The cat made it very clear she did not welcome another ________ in the house, but the dog just _______ the cat anyway. The little dog ________ her anywhere, and tried to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of ________ behavior from the cat could persuade the dog not to love the cat.

The family thought the cat would ________ like the dog.

Then one day the family heard horrible ________ from their back yard. They ran to the _________ to see what was happening. They lived in the suburbs and so they saw a real lynx（猞猁）was just planning on ________ their cat for lunch. The poor cat had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be _________.

And then suddenly a black lightning ran to the rescue. The little dog ________ the big lynx with all its strength. It did not ________ or stop to think. It saw its ________ in trouble and did what had to be done. The family opened the window and started yelling and the father ran to the yard. The lynx soon disappeared into the ________.

And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog ________ totally. Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere. They ________ in the same basket. The cat even let the dog eat from her bowl.

So if ever anyone is ________ towards you, don’t turn your back on them. They may not rescue your ________ ---but their kindness can certainly rescue your day!

1.

A．tried

B．managed

C．failed

D．refused

2.

A．agreed

B．visited

C．survived

D．arrived

3.

A．brave

B．shy

C．cute

D．proud

4.

A．pet

B．visitor

C．baby

D．relative

5.

A．chased

B．amused

C．loved

D．respected

6.

A．watched

B．followed

C．bit

D．searched

7.

A．strange

B．violent

C．foolish

D．bad

8.

A．never

B．still

C．really

D．always

9.

A．quarrelling

B．fighting

C．laughing

D．screaming

10.

A．yard

B．road

C．window

D．door

11.

A．catching

B．inviting

C．attracting

D．pulling

12.

A．painful

B．dead

C．injured

D．frightened

13.

A．pushed

B．shook

C．attacked

D．knocked

14.

A．win

B．hide

C．argue

D．hesitate

15.

A．owner

B．friend

C．brother

D．competitor

16.

A．woods

B．houses

C．crowds

D．shops

17.

A．worsened

B．changed

C．stopped

D．remained

18.

A．slept

B．ate

C．played

D．washed

19.

A．polite

B．equal

C．kind

D．grateful

20.

A．health

B．family

C．career

D．life

9 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl _______ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl _______ the mother would not return to her eggs and she _______ to take them home. There she carefully _______ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days _______ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the _______.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. _______, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they _______, the girl was able to _______ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to ________. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when ________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an ________: She would pilot a plane to guide them in ________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about ________ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not ________ or follow him, and ________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl ________ into the plane, started it and soon left the ________. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds ________ flapped (拍打) their wings and ________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.1.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．happened

D．supposed

2.

A．realized

B．expected

C．imagined

D．admitted

3.

A．helped

B．decided

C．afforded

D．meant

4.

A．placed

B．protected

C．treated

D．examined

5.

A．ago

B．out

C．later

D．long

6.

A．family

B．lake

C．home

D．world

7.

A．But

B．Also

C．Thus

D．Still

8.

A．increased

B．improved

C．rose

D．grew

9.

A．ask

B．lead

C．want

D．allow

10.

A．fly

B．race

C．swim

D．sing

11.

A．asleep

B．away

C．around

D．awake

12.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．explanation

D．excuse

13.

A．sky

B．heaven

C．flight

D．plane

14.

A．his

B．her

C．their

D．its

15.

A．respect

B．remember

C．recognize

D．receive

16.

A．so

B．instead

C．hardly

D．too

17.

A．climbed

B．looked

C．reached

D．fell

18.

A．house

B．floor

C．water

D．ground

19.

A．secretly

B．disappointedly

C．patiently

D．eagerly

20.

A．looked away

B．set out

C．went by

D．turned back

10 . The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

Cathy suffered some terrible _______ in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she _______ became healthy.

Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to _______ our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally _______ it. The team practice, _______ was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly _______ her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to _______ her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit _______ to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing, but she refused to _______ and insisted she go.

From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t ________ a single practice. She had a ________ intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this ________ human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of ________ of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a ________—ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.

Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to ________ her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach ________, “The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her ________ and enthusiasm. ________ skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富) one can hold is the heart.”
It was the greatest ________ of my daughter’s life. With all she had been ________ in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).1.

A．failure

B．pressure

C．loss

D．illness

2.

A．usually

B．finally

C．firstly

D．frequently

3.

A．improve

B．train

C．join

D．contact

4.

A．increased

B．found

C．created

D．made

5.

A．however

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．instead

6.

A．use

B．survive

C．save

D．waste

7.

A．pull

B．tell

C．hide

D．fire

8.

A．afraid

B．nervous

C．ready

D．free

9.

A．take off

B．set off

C．give up

D．show up

10.

A．attend

B．miss

C．ban

D．start

11.

A．rich

B．weak

C．firm

D．kind

12.

A．trusted

B．determined

C．experienced

D．embarrassed

13.

A．frustration

B．delight

C．excitement

D．surprise

14.

A．beginner

B．learner

C．partner

D．winner

15.

A．cheer on

B．compete with

C．respond to

D．run after

16.

A．admitting

B．explaining

C．announcing

D．whispering

17.

A．humor

B．will

C．honesty

D．wisdom

18.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Once

D．Because

19.

A．discovery

B．choice

C．influence

D．moment

20.

A．through

B．under

C．across

D．around