1 . About five years ago, I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring. _______, the pay was low. Every day the job seemed a physical _______ for me. My neck would burn with pain from the _______ bending. My feet would ache from _______ the entire day. The skin around my fingernails would _______ because of the work my hands were doing. I tried to keep my _______ up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself _______ down. Every morning I would press sticking-plaster (膏药) on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and _______ my worn-out shoes. And every night I would _______ myself home and fall onto the couch.

One evening I felt like I could____________ it no more. As I drove home alone, I said to myself. “Why am I working myself here just to ____________? Why couldn’t I find a better job than this? Why do I have to ____________ this right now?”

I wasn’t really expecting a(n) ____________, but life always loves to surprise us. As I ____________up the steps to my front door, I found my wife and my son waiting for me ____________ smiling faces. “Daddy, Daddy!” my son yelled. I smiled and picked him up with my ____________ arms. Then after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down ____________. At that time, I found the answer which would give me the ____________ I needed to go on.

Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I____________ forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truth. We may have to work to live, but we live to ____________. May you always fill your days with love and joy.

1.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．However

2.

A．class

B．shock

C．exploration

D．challenge

3.

A．neat

B．confusing

C．constant

D．curious

4.

A．standing

B．racing

C．running

D．shaking

5.

A．destroy

B．damage

C．benefit

D．split

6.

A．spirits

B．attitudes

C．minds

D．thoughts

7.

A．bringing

B．tearing

C．wearing

D．putting

8.

A．burn up

B．go on

C．put on

D．wind up

9.

A．walk

B．enjoy

C．help

D．drag

10.

A．appreciate

B．stand

C．like

D．prefer

11.

A．survive

B．support

C．continue

D．exist

12.

A．put aside

B．go through

C．keep up

D．come across

13.

A．reward

B．gift

C．solution

D．answer

14.

A．struggled

B．moved

C．jumped

D．climbed

15.

A．from

B．as

C．with

D．for

16.

A．broken

B．relieved

C．trembled

D．tired

17.

A．regularly

B．peacefully

C．surprisingly

D．sadly

18.

A．nutrient

B．courage

C．strength

D．break

19.

A．ever

B．never

C．seldom

D．already

20.

A．love

B．relax

C．work

D．laugh

2 . 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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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() 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。

Li Hua and I were neighbours and we went to same school. We always went to school together. We were good friend and had a great deal to share with every day. However, one day, Li Hua copied my homework, which made me such angry that I did not want to be friends with him any long. Then on Monday morning I ran downstairs without realize it was raining, but there was no time to return home to fetch an umbrella. It happens that Li Hua was just around the corner and he offered to share her umbrella with me. He made an apology to me in a gently voice. I forgave him but gave him a hug.

3 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Since Brad Ryan began to take grandma Joy on trips to the breathtaking landscapes of America, they     1     (go) through dozens of cross-country adventures.

In 2015, Brad Ryan visited his 85-year-old grandma     2     (live) a simple life on her own, and then he hoped that spending some quality family time with her would help to lift her spirits. When he told     3     (story) of his travels to his grandma, she regretted not seeing more of the world. Then Ryan invited his grandma     4     (hike) with him, and she accepted his idea     5     (cheerful). From then on, the pair travelled to 29 National Parks in total, and had many adventures along the way,     6     has even affected his way of life.

“Life for her now is a lot     7     (rich). It was the look in her eyes that impressed me a lot. "Ryan said , "I love my grandma. She has taught me how to live, I’ve learned to slow down and see the world in     8     different way. There are so many viewpoints and knowledge we can gain     9     our elders. Even if some day she does pass away, I can go back to these places to feel her spirit and feel     10     (connect) to her."

4 . Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.

Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”

“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”

So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”

“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”

Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”

“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”

A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”

Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”

“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.

1. What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C．They liked making friends with others.

D．They had gone to other people’s parties many times.

2. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A．From the morning till night.

B．About fourteen hours.

C．Till midnight

D．About two hours.

3. When did the party end that evening?

A．At about 8:30.

B．About twelve o'clock.

C．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

4. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

A．Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

B．His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

C．He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

D．Because he hated the noise.

5 . I was in a rush as always,but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for! Thinking of my upcoming evening,I hurried into a store to pick up some flowers,for I did not want to be late for this date.

when I paid the bill at a checkout counter ,I found myself behind an elderly woman who seemed in no hurry when she paid for her groceries.She looked up at me and smiled.It was a nice smile –warm and friendly –and I returned her gift by smiling back.

“Must be a special lady,no matter who will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said.

“Yes,she’s special,” I said,and then to my embarrassment,the words kept coming out.

“It’s only our second date,but somehow I am just having the feeling that she’s ‘the one’. Jokingly,I added,“The only problem is that I can’t understand why she’d want to date a guy like me.”

“Well,I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week –even when times were hard and we didn’t have much money.Those were wonderful days; he was very romantic and – of course – I miss him after he died.

I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. I walked up to her, touched her on the shoulder and said,“You were right,you know.These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just bought.“You have a wonderful evening,” I said.I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story.A couple of years later,when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me,she told me that the story I had told her that night helped me win her heart.

1. Why was the writer in a hurry that day?

A．He had to pick up some groceries	B．He had to go back to school soon.
C．He was delayed by an elderly lady.	D．He was to meet his girlfriend.

2. What does the underlined phrase “her gift”(Paragraph 2) refer to?

A．Her words.	B．Her flowers.
C．Her smile	D．her politeness.

3. Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?

A．She told him a nice story.	B．She gave him encouragement.
C．She allowed him to pay first.	D．She liked flowers very much.

4. What does the writer want to tell us by sharing his story?

A．Flowers are important for a date.	B．Small talk is helpful.
C．Love and kindness are meaningful.	D．Elderly people should be respected.

6 . It was New Year’s Eve. Everyone in the city was getting ready for the three-day celebration, including the gardener of the king’s garden.

There was a large group of monkeys living in the garden. They always followed the advice of their leader, the monkey king.

The gardener wanted to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, just like everybody else, so he decided to hand over his duties to the monkeys.

He went to the monkey king and said, "My honorable friend, would you do a little favor for me? New Year is coming. I wish to celebrate it. So I must be away for three days. Here in this lovely garden. There are plenty of fruits and berries and nuts to eat. You and your subjects may come and eat as much as you wish. In return, please water the young trees and plants while I’m gone."

The monkey king replied, "Don’t worry, my friend! We will do a terrific job! Have a good time!"

The gardener showed the monkeys where the buckets were kept. Feeling confident, he left to celebrate the holiday. The monkeys called after him, "Happy New Year!"

The next day, the monkeys filled up the buckets, and began watering the young trees and plants. Then the king of the monkeys addressed them,"It is not good to waste water. Therefore, pull up each young tree or plant before watering. Inspect（检查）it to see how long the roots（根）are. Then give more water to the ones with long roots, and less water to the ones with short roots. That way we will not waste water, and the gardener will be pleased!"

Without a second thought, the other monkeys followed their king’s orders.

Meanwhile, a wise man was walking by the garden. He saw the monkeys pulling up all the lovely young trees and plants, measuring their roots, and carefully pouring water into the holes in the ground. He said, "Oh foolish monkeys, what do you think you’re doing to the king’s beautiful garden?"

They answered, "We are watering the trees and plants, without wasting water! We were commanded to do so by our king."

The man said, "If this is the wisdom of the wisest among you — the king — what are the rest of you like? Intending to do a worthwhile deed, your foolishness turns it into disaster!"

1. Why did the gardener hand over his duties to the monkeys?

A．He expected to meet his wife and children.

B．He wanted to spend a three-day holiday.

C．The king asked him to attend a celebration.

D．The monkey king offered to water the garden.

2. Why were the trees and plants pulled up?

A．To plant new ones.	B．To move them to a new place.
C．To pick up the fruits.	D．To check their roots.

3. How do you guess the gardener would feel when he returned?

A．Regretful(后悔的).	B．Relieved(放松的).
C．Delighted(高兴的).	D．Puzzled.

4. The lesson we can learn from the story is that          .

A．our fate lies in our own hands	B．monkeys are always thoughtless
C．we all pay a price for the mistakes we make	D．it is unwise to believe others easily

7 . My husband, my four-month-old daughter and I set out on a five-day driving journey from California to Washington. We had to stop frequently because our little child needed to stretch from the car seat.

One of our stops, once we crossed the Oregon border, was at a Black Bear Diner. Walking towards the front door we noticed a gentleman standing at one side. He was clearly untidy, without shoes and wearing worn clothing. We passed right by him and opened the restaurant door. Then something told me to go back.

Holding my daughter, I turned around and said to the gentleman, “Sir. Are you hungry?” He said, “Yes.” I then asked, “May we buy you something to eat?” He responded with, “Sure, I can order something myself.”

My husband opened the door and the gentleman went straight to the counter. I told him to order whatever he wanted. The manager of the restaurant came over quite quickly and looked frightened. I spoke before he had an opportunity to say anything. “This gentleman will have lunch with us today,” I said. “Please add his order to our bill.” The manager said with a frown(皱眉), “Okay.” We turned to our table and the gentleman said, loudly and quickly, “Thank You!” We were seated and upon completing our meal we were handed our bill. I asked my husband what the gentleman had ordered. One fresh orange juice, one coffee, one breakfast combination with a side of hash browns.

When we left the restaurant I looked for the gentleman but didn’t see him, but that very small act just made my day. I hope in some small way we were able to add some joy to his life, even if only for a few minutes.

1. From the appearance of the gentleman, we can guess he was probably a(n) _____.

A．waiter	B．beggar
C．actor	D．worker

2. The manager of the restaurant looked frightened because _____.

A．the man was not friendly

B．he was afraid the man wasn’t able to pay the food

C．he had fired the man before

D．the man had stolen something from the restaurant

3. From the passage, we can infer the man _____.

A．was hungry and ate a lot of food	B．felt ashamed and left secretly
C．was thankful for their kind act	D．was too proud to accept their offer

4. The phrase “made my day” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A．wasted my money	B．made me feel sorry
C．made me very happy	D．moved me deeply

8 . 完形填空
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。

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. ____, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. ____, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __to spend time with our schoolbooks out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum ______ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __for her.

Then started another___for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing   ___ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard···Circumstances__change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had ___the exam with honors and was___ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I ___Mum, “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a____of time.”

1.

A．However

B．Thus

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

2.

A．devoted

B．spent

C．taken

D．wasted

3.

A．In that case

B．In this way

C．On the other hand

D．On the contrary

4.

A．pleased

B．annoyed

C．forced

D．advised

5.

A．demanded

B．concluded

C．promised

D．mentioned

6.

A．at

B．for

C．from

D．after

7.

A．announcing

B．reading

C．knowing

D．saying

8.

A．shame

B．challenge

C．pride

D．honor

9.

A．experiment

B．research

C．conflict

D．trial

10.

A．though

B．while

C．as

D．unless

11.

A．determined

B．astonished

C．satisfied

D．concerned

12.

A．predict

B．imagine

C．guess

D．feel

13.

A．need

B．would

C．will

D．shall

14.

A．quickly

B．extremely

C．smoothly

D．gradually

15.

A．made up

B．paid off

C．took on

D．burst out

16.

A．attended

B．received

C．passed

D．failed

17.

A．accepted

B．allowed

C．admitted

D．permitted

18.

A．questioned

B．convinced

C．persuaded

D．called

19.

A．nodded

B．laughed

C．shouted

D．joked

20.

A．matter

B．period

C．waste

D．length

9 . I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked _______at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. _______ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and _______ down at him . My first thought was that he must need _______ with his homework or he was trying to _______ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should_______ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s _______
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had _______
“Most of the fathers had the_______ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ________ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The ________is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ________It is something all people________ What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ________ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ________ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ________ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ________second. And just ________he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ________to think of the right ________1.

A．down

B．away

C．out

D．up

2.

A．After

B．For

C．At

D．On

3.

A．sit

B．get

C．look

D．knock

4.

A．rest

B．time

C．help

D．paper

5.

A．report

B．prepare

C．answer

D．excuse

6.

A．help

B．tell

C．ask

D．make

7.

A．a matter

B．an experiment

C．a word

D．a sentence

8.

A．said

B．reacted

C．done

D．explained

9.

A．same

B．different

C．usual

D．common

10.

A．suggested

B．agreed

C．allowed

D．planned

11.

A．point

B．idea

C．way

D．cause

12.

A．body

B．health

C．life

D．study

13.

A．have

B．know

C．take

D．need

14.

A．bad

B．good

C．late

D．early

15.

A．fit

B．ready

C．worth

D．able

16.

A．easy

B．much

C．often

D．difficult

17.

A．a more

B．after

C．an exact

D．an extra

18.

A．before

B．after

C．because

D．if

19.

A．day

B．week

C．afternoon

D．night

20.

A．answer

B．result

C．reason

D．experiment