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 . Her nickname was Fort. At first, life seemed great for her. _______, when she was in her late twenties, she had cancer. If there was ever a case to be put into the "Life isn't_______" folder, this was it.

As Melissa(her real name) battled cancer, her nickname seemed most _______. She was a fort(堡垒)_______. During her battle to overcome cancer, she seemed _______ and she held up. She was a little battered(受到重创的) after the_______, but somehow she remained standing. She fought that cancer for five years _______ it finally beat her.

Those around Fort felt _______ her. No one seemed to _______ Melissa's cancer or death very well, except Melissa herself.

Melissa "Fort" dealt both her cancer and death with an amazing attitude. She________ each day she had in her last five years. Though she________ that her life could be ________, she lived it to the fullest. Each day, she was________ and kept a sense of humor. Fort started a daily blog to record her battle with cancer and encourage others never to ________. And that blog worked.

Fort________ the pain of cancer. She also showed everyone how________ life could be. The________of her blog seemed to be simple, which is "live each day to the fullest, because it can be your last."

Fort's blog ________ me. I realized if I kept putting my dreams off until tomorrow, my tomorrow might ________ come. So six months before turning fifty, I told myself to________ writing. I wrote story after story. Now, three years later, I've had articles published in national magazines.

1.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

2.

A．fair

B．full

C．free

D．funny

3.

A．useful

B．beautiful

C．special

D．suitable

4.

A．instead

B．indeed

C．yet

D．sometimes

5.

A．honest

B．bitter

C．strong

D．crazy

6.

A．rests

B．wars

C．death

D．study

7.

A．because

B．unless

C．before

D．though

8.

A．sorry for

B．satisfied with

C．mad at

D．surprised by

9.

A．handle

B．keep

C．remember

D．notice

10.

A．appreciated

B．counted

C．missed

D．avoided

11.

A．argued

B．asked

C．doubted

D．understood

12.

A．saved

B．shortened

C．wasted

D．improved

13.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．positive

D．confused

14.

A．set out

B．hold on

C．get through

D．give up

15.

A．felt

B．shared

C．stood

D．valued

16.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．unlucky

D．ordinary

17.

A．function

B．type

C．theme

D．reason

18.

A．disappointed

B．inspired

C．shocked

D．amused

19.

A．just

B．also

C．still

D．never

20.

A．enjoy

B．quit

C．start

D．consider

3 . I took my son to a popular restaurant for a lunchtime treat. And it seems everyone else had the same_______. The place was full of_______!

I drove around the small parking lot(停车场) for10 minutes_______a spot (位置). Finally I_______ one. A lady was returning to her car so I_______ her and waited patiently. As I did this I looked in my rear vision mirror (后视镜) and_______ a young man quickly pull up behind me. As soon as he saw my indicator (转向灯) on for the spot，he seemed very_______ and began hitting his steering wheel(方向盘). I knew this wasn’t directed at me but at the disappointment that he had_______ a spot. I felt his_______. I too had been__________ the place for ages.

As the lady left I__________ something that surprised even me. I turned off my indicator and drove straight past. I let the man__________the spot.

The man behind me was__________, unsure what to do.__________ I lowered my window and gave him a(n)__________ to take it, calling out at the same time "It’s yours.”

I__________ driving further down the road to another car park, where although I had to walk quite a bit further, I was__________ I could. Perhaps the man couldn’t walk easily as his__________ wasn't as good as mine? I will__________ know. But I knew the spot__________more to him than it did to me, when I saw him react the way he did.

1.

A．experience

B．dream

C．idea

D．chance

2.

A．people

B．noise

C．pleasure

D．peace

3.

A．calling for

B．looking for

C．asking for

D．paying for

4.

A．borrowed

B．found

C．bought

D．accepted

5.

A．followed

B．helped

C．guided

D．met

6.

A．suggested

B．noticed

C．made

D．required

7.

A．serious

B．interested

C．angry

D．careful

8.

A．refused

B．chosen

C．reached

D．missed

9.

A．fear

B．pain

C．courage

D．wish

10.

A．circling

B．protecting

C．keeping

D．changing

11.

A．saw

B．heard

C．did

D．said

12.

A．search

B．pass

C．leave

D．have

13.

A．worried

B．tired

C．surprised

D．pleased

14.

A．But

B．So

C．Again

D．Still

15.

A．sign

B．order

C．reason

D．promise

16.

A．stopped

B．minded

C．gave up

D．ended up

17.

A．hopeful

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．afraid

18.

A．job

B．car

C．luck

D．health

19.

A．never

B．seldom

C．surely

D．often

20.

A．proved

B．brought

C．showed

D．meant

4 . I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he didn’t teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was _______ and ill.

My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my _______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow — our health, our beauty, our friends — but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question, “I ________ the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I ________   remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small anger. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this ________.

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Afterwards

D．Meanwhile

2.

A．tired

B．slow

C．poor

D．weak

3.

A．already

B．once

C．only

D．still

4.

A．sent

B．threw

C．took

D．put

5.

A．impossible

B．hopeless

C．stressful

D．difficult

6.

A．worrying

B．caring

C．talking

D．asking

7.

A．decisions

B．beliefs

C．strengths

D．experiences

8.

A．before

B．since

C．as

D．till

9.

A．suggests

B．seems

C．promises

D．requires

10.

A．opened

B．turned

C．broken

D．spoke

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．Naturally

B．Surprisingly

C．Truly

D．Certainly

13.

A．had

B．accepted

C．enjoyed

D．gained

14.

A．defended

B．astonished

C．touched

D．warned

15.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．relaxed

C．calm

D．happy

17.

A．able

B．likely

C．free

D．ready

18.

A．case

B．way

C．method

D．form

19.

A．doubt

B．guess

C．know

D．wonder

20.

A．award

B．theme

C．gift

D．word

5 . I remember watching my first rental (租赁的）movie when I was a kid. My aunt owned a video store and we borrowed a VHS copy of Poltergeist.

In 2004, I was 33 years old, living in Bend and looking for a part-time job to help support our family. My best friend, Mary, a saleswoman at the Blockbuster, suggested I might like working with her at the Blockbuster, and I’ve been here ever since. Back then, there were five Blockbusters in Bend alone. The movie-rental business was at its peak (顶点): we were still storing VHS tapes but DVDs were also coming in, and both were doing well.

When it became clear that DVD was going to replace VHS, I got very excited because those cassettes were so big and heavy. I often dropped them on my feet. Even then, I never dreamed I would end up managing the last store in town.

For me, the best thing about this job is the people. I love chatting to customers and hearing their opinions on movies. Now I’m the manager, however. I have all kinds of other responsibilities, like handling mountains of paperwork. I’m a bit like an old policeman in a movie who hates the desk job and longs to go back to the beat (巡逻区域). I hate being the manager.

The final store closures happened so fast. At the end of 2017, there were seven Blockbusters left in the US, but by early 2019 there was only our store and one other store in Australia, in the world. Since March when only our store remained, things have been crazy. The local community has been surprisingly supportive, and people have come from all over the world to rent movies: we’ve set up close to 5,000 new memberships. Most of them are regulars.

I’ll be sad to see the end of video stores. We have several years left on our lease (租期）and, as long as we can continue to pay our staff, we’11 stay open. Becoming the last store has given the business a push and we’re selling Blockbuster souvenirs. I’ve watched enough movies to realize there’s an end to everything, but hopefully the ending of this story is a long way off.

1. What can we learn about the Blockbuster?

A．It was quite popular in the past.	B．It was mainly found in America.
C．It provided many part-time jobs for kids.	D．It offered workers high salaries.

2. What does the author think of the position as the Blockbuster’s manager?

A．It’s troublesome.	B．It’s low-paid.
C．It’s boring.	D．It’s challenging.

3. Why does the author say things have been crazy since March?

A．Because few people want to work in Blockbusters.

B．Because many Blockbusters have broken down.

C．Because VHS tapes and DVDs became hard to buy.

D．Because their store became popular unexpectedly.

6 . Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter. He was a good worker, honest and worthy of trust, so his boss was pleased with him. As he was such a likable man and easy to deal with, he was popular with his workmates, too. They also made fun of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only laugh.

But Jim’s one great shortcoming was that he could never tell a lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one. In fact, he was so honest and shy that he would blush even when he was telling the truth. He used to stand in front of the mirror and practise lying while looking himself in the eyes at the same time. But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away.

One morning, however, he didn’t feel like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadn’t ended till the early hours of the morning. And so far the first time in his life he decided to take the day off. He rang his boss, pretending to be a woman. “I’m afraid Jim can’t come to work today. He isn’t feeling very well.”

Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldn’t see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling(发抖) and his face was bright red.

“Thank you for letting me know,” said Mr. Woods, his boss, and then just as he was about to hang up, he said, “just a moment, madam, who’s speaking.”

“Oh!” he stammered (口吃的说), and going all out for making a voice like a woman, he cried in a voice: “This is my landlady speaking!”

1. According to the passage we know that Jim was a ___.

A．skillful worker

B．skillful carpenter

C．researcher studying how to be a carpenter

D．being-trained carpenter

2. What does the underlined word “blush” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．stammer	B．look away
C．go red	D．feel hot

3. Why did Jim try to practise lying?

A．To avoid being laughed at by his workmates.

B．To overcome his shortcoming.

C．To get his boss pleased with him.

D．To get ready for asking for leave.

4. At the end of the story poor Jim let the cat ____.

A．out of the bag	B．out of the house
C．into the bag	D．into the house

7 . The Parents’ Lifesaving Touch

On March 25, 2010, Kate and David heard the words every parent feels frightened of: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature(早产的), ______ just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no ______. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just minutes to ______.

“I saw him gasp(喘息) weakly, but the doctor said it was no ______,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, ______ if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up ______.”

In an effort to cherish(珍惜) her last moments with the tiny boy, Kate asked to ______ him. The couple knew this was likely a ______.

Kate removed the hospital blanket ______ the boy, whom the couple had already ______ Jamie, and ordered David to take his shirt off and ______ her and the boy in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible in their arms and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his ______. They also talked to him.

“We were trying to entice(说服) him to stay,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained his name and ______ he had a twin who he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to ______ him.”

Then something completely ______ happened. Jamie started ______ again. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger.

The couple’s lost boy had made it.

“We’re the ______ people in the world,” David said.

Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and ______. The parents only recently told the kids the story of their ______. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole ______ makes you cherish them more.”

1.

A．losing

B．measuring

C．weighing

D．showing

2.

A．appreciation

B．improvement

C．prediction

D．agreement

3.

A．live

B．play

C．grow

D．think

4.

A．harm

B．trouble

C．wonder

D．use

5.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．for

6.

A．gradually

B．peacefully

C．hardly

D．easily

7.

A．cover

B．hold

C．cure

D．wash

8.

A．risk

B．party

C．goodbye

D．tradition

9.

A．around

B．to

C．beside

D．against

10.

A．promised

B．kept

C．awarded

D．named

11.

A．join

B．place

C．feed

D．hide

12.

A．appearance

B．condition

C．memory

D．skill

13.

A．why

B．when

C．that

D．if

14.

A．protect

B．raise

C．teach

D．save

15.

A．unbelievable

B．unfamiliar

C．natural

D．acceptable

16.

A．waving

B．speaking

C．smiling

D．breathing

17.

A．kindest

B．luckiest

C．bravest

D．cleverest

18.

A．free

B．relaxed

C．healthy

D．confident

19.

A．birth

B．adventure

C．growth

D．education

20.

A．project

B．experiment

C．progress

D．experience

8 . Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a   thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him,   shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a compellent answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was another sudden shock.

1. The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that ________.

A．a terrible electrical accident happened to him

B．nobody in the whole world cared about him

C．he was struck by the lightning once more

D．he had to live in a dark and silent world

2. What was James doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A．Sheltering from the rain under a tree.	B．Putting an end to his life.
C．Taking a walk with a stick.	D．Lying on the ground.

3. What does the underlined word “compellent” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Gradual.

B．Wrong.

C．Convincing.

D．True.

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

A．A Terrible Electrical Accident	B．What a Sudden Shock
C．An Unforgettable Adventure	D．James Franco and His wife

9 . The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often   _______ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who _______ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this _______ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.

But how could I help her _______ in with us? There had to be a _______ .

One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _______ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)   _______ copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming _______ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had   _______ . “why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted ________the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough   ________. Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s ________ were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

“And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) ________ award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students ________ them.”

I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw ________ well?”

Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ ________ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a ________ ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.

I ________ , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never   ________ anything in her whole life.

Everyone started to ________their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.

1.

A．joked

B．cared

C．trains

D．worried

2.

A．reported

B．decided

C．complained

D．questioned

3.

A．rich

B．proud

C．tiny

D．popular

4.

A．come

B．fall

C．fit

D．tie

5.

A．manner

B．pattern

C．choice

D．way

6.

A．read

B．taken

C．opened

D．put

7.

A．free

B．perfect

C．final

D．extra

8.

A．art

B．talk

C．quiz

D．talent

9.

A．colored

B．written

C．carved

D．drawn

10.

A．at

B．after

C．for

D．around

11.

A．room

B．time

C．paper

D．interest

12.

A．gifts

B．books

C．photos

D．posters

13.

A．special

B．academic

C．national

D．royal

14.

A．painted

B．found

C．printed

D．collected

15.

A．very

B．that

C．quite

D．too

16.

A．If

B．Though

C．Unless

D．Since

17.

A．prize

B．rank

C．rest

D．place

18.

A．replied

B．realized

C．remembered

D．regretted

19.

A．offered

B．valued

C．owned

D．controlled

20.

A．clap

B．wave

C．raise

D．shake

10 . Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the doctor come out of the operating room. She ____ towards the doctor and asked, “How is my little boy?”

The doctor replied ____, “I’m sorry. We did all we could. Would you like some time with your son ____ he’s transported to the university?”

Sally nodded yes and asked the doctor to stay with her while she said ____ to her son. She ____ a lock of the boy’s hair and put it in a plastic bag. She said, “It was Jimmy’s ____ to donate (捐献) his body to the ____ for study. He said it might ____ somebody else.” She went on, “My Jimmy had a heart of gold. He always ____ to help others if he could.”

Sally walked out of the hospital and put the bag with Jimmy’s stuff (物品) in her car. The drive home was ____. It was even harder to ____ the empty house. She carried Jimmy’s stuff, and the ____ bag with the lock of his hair to his room. There she ____ a letter, which said:

Dear Mom,

I know you’re going to ____ me; but don t think that I will ever ____ you, or stop loving you, just because I’m not ____ to say I LOVE YOU. I will always love you, even more with each day. I don’t ____ if you want to adopt (收养) a little boy. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl ____, she probably wouldn’t like the ____ things we boys do. You’ll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls ____, you know. Just take care of yourself.

Loving you,
Jimmy1.

A．walked

B．ran

C．jumped

D．turned

2.

A．nervously

B．angrily

C．worriedly

D．sadly

3.

A．after

B．before

C．unless

D．if

4.

A．goodbye

B．hello

C．thank-you

D．sorry

5.

A．touched

B．tidied

C．cut

D．covered

6.

A．idea

B．effort

C．duty

D．purpose

7.

A．hospital

B．library

C．university

D．laboratory

8.

A．encourage

B．satisfy

C．surprise

D．help

9.

A．agreed

B．promised

C．continued

D．wanted

10.

A．special

B．difficult

C．strange

D．different

11.

A．sell

B．clean

C．enter

D．see

12.

A．plastic

B．golden

C．big

D．beautiful

13.

A．wrote

B．found

C．printed

D．copied

14.

A．need

B．support

C．miss

D．praise

15.

A．hate

B．lose

C．beg

D．forget

16.

A．awake

B．around

C．fit

D．happy

17.

A．remember

B．argue

C．mind

D．ask

18.

A．instead

B．again

C．too

D．only

19.

A．real

B．same

C．exciting

D．interesting

20.

A．make

B．try

C．learn

D．like