1 . A five-­year-­old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.

The man, Bob, was alone when he left his farmhouse on New Year’s Eve to collect firewood.Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just long johns (衬裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around －4℃.

After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to his assistance.

“I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was 10:30 p. m.,” Bob explained. “By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking.”

Kelsey’s companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and hands to keep him awake. “Kelsey kept barking but never left my side,” Bob recalled. “I knew I couldn’t give up and that it was my choice to stay alive.”

Bob spent 20 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept barking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob’s neighbor discovered him at 6:30 p. m. on New Year’s Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body temperature was below 21℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn’t have any frostbite (冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s determination to keep him warm. Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “His dog really saved him.He was very fortunate.”

Bob said he was very grateful to both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. “They saved my life. They are truly heroes!”

1. What happened to Bob on New Year’s Eve?

A．He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.

B．He was praised for saving a dog owner.

C．He broke his neck and couldn’t move.

D．He heard his neighbor’s shouting for help.

2. Why did Kelsey keep barking?

A．To keep warm.

B．To stay alive.

C．To keep Bob awake.

D．To seek help from others.

3. How does Dr. Colen feel about Kelsey?

A．Helpful.	B．Fortunate.
C．Grateful.	D．Friendly.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Neck­breaking Accident

B．The Magic Night

C．Warmth on a Winter’s Night

D．Determination to Keep Alive

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was little, I lived in a house with a beautiful garden full of all kinds of Bowers. There was nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the garden with my mother reading stories to me. When I was old enough to read, I enjoyed reading stories aloud to her.

I would never forget one day when I was in the third grade. I bad been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed (排练) my lines so hard with me. But however easily I acted at home, the moment I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside, explaining that she had written a narrator’s (解说员) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her word, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home after school that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was May and roses were blossoming and, under the trees, we could also see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass, as if a painter had painted our garden with red, yellow and green. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. ”I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling it up by its roots. ”From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden. ”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested, “All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions.” “Yes, every flower is beautiful in its own way, isn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.” Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled to me gently.

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Para 1: “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said.

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Para 2: After the play, I took home the flower.

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3 . Staff at the Thai Dynasty restaurant in Singapore never thought they’d receive such a huge tip during the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), when economic condition seemed hard, let alone one as big as $600. But believe it or not, they did.

What was more surprising, however, was the person who left that massive tip for them. It wasn’t from a customer who was feeling extra generous that day. No, it was Jesse, a food delivery rider who came by to pick up an online order.

Being a familiar face among the staff due to frequent orders from the restaurant, the delivery rider wanted to show his best appreciation for their hard work in ensuring orders are prepared on time every time he comes by to pick something up. Along with the tip, he also left a heartfelt written note.

“Hello! I am writing to you all because I am very happy with your food and friendly customer service,” the note starts. “I want to say that your food is really delicious. You know, every day when I’m working, I see you all working so hard, which makes me feel proud of you all. Working is not easy, and I understand that because I am also working. Therefore, I want to thank you all for the good food and I want to help you all. Here inside is $600, for all of you. Share it among yourselves. Thank you once again!”

Speaking to Shin Min Daily, Thai Dynasty director Jason Pay said he never expected such a thing from a delivery rider, despite Jesse being a familiar face. “Employees are allowed to keep the tips for their good service, but they chose to return it, which I’m touched by,” Pay said.

Yes, they managed to return the super generous tip when Jesse swung by a few hours later to pick up another order. But seeing the hard work that the delivery rider highlighted in his staff, Pay decided to reward them the next day with pizza and other dishes for lunch.

1. What does the underlined word “It” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．The tip.

B．An note.

C．A stranger.

D．An order.

2. What impressed Jesse most about the restaurant?

A．The delicious food.	B．The familiar faces.
C．The generous customers.	D．The positive working attitude.

3. What did the staff do to show their appreciation?

A．They told the story to the newspaper.

B．They gave back the tip to the delivery rider.

C．They helped the delivery rider get more orders.

D．They treated the rider with delicious pizza and other dishes.

4. Which saying can describe the text best?

A．Experience must be bought.

B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C．A hero is known in the time of misfortune.

D．Everyone’s love will make the world a better place.

4 . Quietly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guard’s announcements. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an announcement, whether it’s the recorded message or the guard’s message, few people listen to it, because it’s often quite dull or hard to understand. This one was different.I noticed that other passengers appeared to be listening, too. Not only that, everyone was smiling!

Why was so much attention being paid to this message? As best I can recall, the guard said something along these lines, Good Morning Ladies,Gentlemen and Children, this is the7:35 am from Penrith to Central and you’ll be pleased to know that we are right on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining,birds are singing, and all’s right with the world.I trust you have a great day wherever you’re going. Thanks for catching my train this morning.

Quite a few people (obviously previous strangers) started talking to one another about the guard’s excellent message and how good it had made everyone feel. I started thinking about this, and then I found the young guard and said “Were you the guard on the 7:35 am from Penrith?” The guard seemed a bit stunned at first, replying, “Yes, yyyyes.”   “Well, I really appreciate your announcement. Thank you for your extremely good message, which gave me and the other passengers such a good start to the day. Please keep doing it.” I said.

There are two messages for me in what happened that day. Firstly, when people are happy in their work it shows in what they do and say. Secondly, the story attaches much importance to the benefits that accumulate from thanking people for something they’ve done, particularly when it’s not expected.

1. Why do few train travelers usually listen to the announcements?

A．They usually feel sleepy.	B．They are absorbed in books.
C．The guard's voice is not clear.	D．The messages are unattractive.

2. How did the passengers react to the announcement on the train from Penrith to Central?

A．They listened to it and smiled.	B．They seemed to get bored by it.
C．They listened to it with eyes closed.	D．They continued what they were doing.

3. What does the underlined word “stunned” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Patient.

B．Surprised.

C．Worried.

D．Excited.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A boring train story	B．An intelligent guard
C．A lovely morning in Sydney	D．A different train announcement

7 . My son Daniel's love for surfing began at the age of 13. After school he wore his wet suit, walked out beyond the surf line and waited to be challenged by his three-to six-foot companions. Daniel's love of the ride was tested one fateful afternoon.

“Your son’s been in an accident,” the lifeguard (救生员) reported over the phone to my husband Mike. “When he surfaced to the top of the water, the point of the board was heading toward his eye.” Mike rushed him to the emergency room. He received 26 stitches (针) from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose.

I was on an airplane flying home from a speaking arrangement while Dan's eye was being stitched. Mike drove directly to the airport after they left the doctor's office. He greeted me at the gate and told me Dan was waiting in the car, “Daniel?” I questioned. I remember thinking the waves must have been awful that day. “He's been in an accident, but he's going to be fine.” A traveling working mother's worst nightmare had come true.

I sobbed telling Daniel how awful I felt about not being there when the lifeguard called. “It's okay, Mom,” he comforted me. “You don't know how to surf anyway.” “What?” I asked, confused by his reason, “I'll be fine. The doctor says I can go back in the water in eight days.” Was he out of his mind? For the next seven days he kept pressing me to let him go back on the board. One day after I repeated “No” to him for the 100th time, he said, “Mom, you taught us never to give up what we love.” I gave in.

I was tested in my own backyard on an important principle that I teach audiences in distant cities: Passionate (热情的) people hug what they love and never give up .

1. While surfing that afternoon, Daniel ________.

A．was in trouble beyond the safe surf line	B．was given several tests by the lifeguard
C．was challenged by several of his friends	D．was hurt in the eye by his surfing board

2. What made the author feel confused?

A．Daniel's strong desire to surf again.	B．Daniel's going mad after the accident.
C．Daniel's dream about his surfing career.	D．Daniel's confidence in recovering soon.

3. We can infer that the author was ________.

A．a stewardess

B．a surf trainer

C．a housewife

D．a motivational speaker

4. What lesson did the author learn from her son?

A．Enthusiastic people won't give up their dreams easily.

B．A boy may seek his interest in surfing out of madness.

C．Children sometimes have their own opinions about life.

D．Mothers regret all the time for leaving their children alone.

8 . When middle-aged Alex _________his job and made up his mind to become a freelance writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work

After a year or so, however, Alex began to _________ himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by _________ what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test even if it meant living with uncertainty and fear of _________

One day Alex got a(n) _________ "We need an assistant, and we’re paying $6, 000 a year." $6,000 was _________money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. As the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something _________his senses. He had dreamed of being a full-time _________"Thanks but no," Alex said _________, “I'm going to stick it out and write.”

After Alex hung up the phone, he __________ everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, "There’s __________you’ve made of yourself so far.”

Finally his work was __________in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers __________ experience.

Then one day, Alex found the paper bag. Suddenly he __________himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the __________ and perseverance it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.

1.

A．dreaded

B．imagined

C．assigned

D．quitted

2.

A．doubt

B．check

C．teach

D．hate

3.

A．collecting

B．selling

C．reading

D．purchasing

4.

A．failure

B．difficulty

C．loss

D．danger

5.

A．email

B．message

C．note

D．call

6.

A．certain

B．real

C．right

D．high

7.

A．cleared

B．controlled

C．attracted

D．stuck

8.

A．writer

B．dancer

C．driver

D．salesman

9.

A．happily

B．slowly

C．firmly

D．peacefully

10.

A．handed out

B．pulled out

C．gave away

D．gave way

11.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

12.

A．published

B．completed

C．cheered up

D．came out

13.

A．even

B．ever

C．gently

D．actually

14.

A．guaranteed

B．told

C．described

D．pictured

15.

A．honesty

B．intelligence

C．courage

D．humor

9 . I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and howl (大喊) with laughter. They won't _________ me. I was 23 and I didn't know what I was doing. I never wanted to _________. I wanted to be a writer. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers.

My efforts at teaching were _________. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren't _________. “That's 4B, the worst class in school,” one said.

I dreaded (害怕) our next _________, but I couldn't give up. I needed the job. So. I _________ formal lessons. Instead, I brought _________ for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their parents. They paid attention and shared about their lives. I was _________. So I had them write about themselves. Most wrote about families with little money and big problems. As time went on, their essays became a _________ between us. I admired their humor, toughness and insight, and I think they ____________ my interest in their lives.

The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a ____________stage performance. They lived just a few subway stops from the West End, but none had ever been. I asked if they'd like to see the musical. They thought I was ____________. No teacher had ever ____________taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were sitting in a ____________. They loved the music, the costumes and the characters. It was the ____________ of their year, and they talked about it for days.

Near the end of the semester, someone knocked on the door of the staff room. The two most rebellious (叛逆的) girls in 4B were there — with flowers. I was proud to know I had ____________their lives. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with ____________.

When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a ____________. For the first time in my life, I stopped ____________ and started writing. My first story was titled. My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the ____________ of my writing career; it was the beginning.

1.

A．listen to

B．hear about

C．catch up with

D．take care of

2.

A．teach

B．communicate

C．discuss

D．work

3.

A．successful

B．persistent

C．unforgettable

D．hopeless

4.

A．happy

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．worried

5.

A．task

B．performance

C．appointment

D．meeting

6.

A．designed

B．abandoned

C．took

D．hated

7.

A．papers

B．rewards

C．topics

D．assistants

8.

A．fascinated

B．disappointed

C．puzzled

D．relaxed

9.

A．deal

B．bridge

C．guide

D．conflict

10.

A．praised

B．understood

C．ignored

D．appreciated

11.

A．good

B．familiar

C．live

D．famous

12.

A．lying

B．guessing

C．joking

D．promising

13.

A．admitted

B．disliked

C．minded

D．suggested

14.

A．school

B．theater

C．library

D．classroom

15.

A．highlight

B．goal

C．story

D．achievement

16.

A．found

B．touched

C．created

D．saved

17.

A．teachers

B．parents

C．teenagers

D．players

18.

A．teacher

B．writer

C．performer

D．listener

19.

A．dreaming

B．teaching

C．travelling

D．learning

20.

A．idea

B．part

C．plan

D．end

10 . Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _________ to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social_________with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was _________ because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his _________. In his words, he _________ thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came _________ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a _________.

My mother had _________ of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she _________ that I would some day become a great leader, ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ____________a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for____________ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I ____________ what we have today. Dad runs a big international ____________ and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, ____________ not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. ____________ he got a lesson of life — sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.

A．rode

B．walked

C．ran

D．drove

2.

A．conversations

B．games

C．relationships

D．activities

3.

A．cold

B．crowded

C．quiet

D．dirty

4.

A．horse

B．entertainment

C．life

D．beer

5.

A．often

B．ever

C．never

D．sometimes

6.

A．laughing

B．singing

C．sleeping

D．crying

7.

A．living

B．change

C．decision

D．house

8.

A．dreamed

B．heard

C．thought

D．spoken

9.

A．cared

B．knew

C．forgot

D．hoped

10.

A．start

B．find

C．design

D．sell

11.

A．farther

B．higher

C．easier

D．closer

12.

A．showed

B．kept

C．lost

D．achieved

13.

A．farm

B．school

C．company

D．cafe

14.

A．though

B．if

C．and

D．since

15.

A．So

B．However

C．Or

D．Because