1 . Our church in Toronto has a way of helping those who are short of money. Money is dropped into an offering box with only the name of the ________ on the envelope (信封).

There came a time when my husband and I were among those ________ . We did not talk about our ________ with anyone, including our ________ . We did not want to make them ________ about the problem.

Our situation wasn’t ________ , and my husband and I knew that we would have to look for outside help. Just as we were almost ________ , our church gave us a gift envelope. We were overjoyed to receive the money, enough to ________ that hard time. We couldn’t help but wonder who had given such a generous gift.

A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was ________ a student loan (贷款) to attend university. His father and I were very ________ by this. We had ________ him to save some money for his university from his part-time job and he had already had enough money. I asked him repeatedly where the money had ________ . At first he would not tell me. Finally, my son ________ that the year before he had put his savings in the offering box for his father and me.

I stood there speechless, tears filling my eyes. It had taken my son ________ to save that money. He had given it to us ________ — without telling us what he had done.

1.

A．helper

B．receiver

C．volunteer

D．organizer

2.

A．in need

B．in danger

C．in short

D．in shock

3.

A．money

B．attitude

C．difficulty

D．effort

4.

A．family

B．neighbor

C．children

D．partner

5.

A．anxious

B．serious

C．curious

D．careful

6.

A．increasing

B．improving

C．solving

D．appearing

7.

A．breaking up

B．breaking in

C．breaking out

D．breaking down

8.

A．bring us through

B．bring us up

C．bring us together

D．bring us out

9.

A．struggle for

B．dealing with

C．applying for

D．giving up

10.

A．amazed

B．cheated

C．disturbed

D．confused

11.

A．forced

B．begged

C．persuaded

D．trusted

12.

A．gone

B．got

C．left

D．spent

13.

A．argued

B．cheated

C．admitted

D．offered

14.

A．years

B．months

C．days

D．hours

15.

A．finally

B．actually

C．simply

D．willingly

3 . Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

      One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a________on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from________to toe, explained that he had________out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children ________ at the car and said that he would hitchhike (搭便车) back.
      Once I had________a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ________, saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he________ me back.
      Before leaving, I had turned the heater________in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and________. While the little ones played and ran________, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the________.
      It was about 5 a.m. before they ________. The young fellow asked me how much he________me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had ________ $15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
      About a month later, I received a________ from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to________to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It________out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ________ person in the company.
      In his letter, he thanked me again and________me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this________, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．finger

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

3.

A．driven

B．used

C．come

D．run

4.

A．away

B．behind

C．over

D．out

5.

A．supplied

B．poured

C．equipped

D．filled

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarrelling

D．fighting

7.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．follow

8.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

9.

A．neat

B．hot

C．warm

D．attractive

10.

A．around

B．inside

C．nearby

D．along

11.

A．drivers

B．guests

C．customers

D．adults

12.

A．left

B．arrived

C．ate

D．disappeared

13.

A．gave

B．paid

C．owed

D．offered

14.

A．appeared

B．become

C．happened

D．shown

15.

A．call

B．letter

C．check

D．notice

16.

A．get

B．force

C．require

D．hope

17.

A．pointed

B．turned

C．worked

D．found

18.

A．generous

B．successful

C．serious

D．powerful

19.

A．praised

B．commanded

C．informed

D．persuaded

20.

A．lesson

B．business

C．aspect

D．case

4 . When White met the pit bull puppy in 2018, Darby was young, playful, strong as an ox. Then, in the summer of 2019, came Darby’s date with destiny.

White was fishing in Northern Caledonia’s Bodega Bay. He left Darby, then a year old and 100 pounds, in the parked car with windows down, while he cast his line a few yards away. The fish weren’t biting, White recall, until, suddenly, they were.

At first, White thought he had hooked a stingray. But as he reeled (绕线) it in, he realized it was a sevengill shark, about 6 feet long. Not uncommon but still dangerous He brought it close and carefully unhooked it, expecting it to swim away. It didn’t. The shark bit his ankle.

“All of a sudden there was blood everywhere,” says White. He yelled for help, hoping the fishermen down the beach could hear. But they didn’t seem to know what was going on. Fortunately, Darby did. He jumped out of the car and ran toward the water. He ran right up to the shark and sank his teeth into its gills (鱼鳃).

“That just made the shark bite down harder,” White says. Darby backed off, then regrouped and attacked the shark’s tail. The shark released its grip (紧抓), and White managed to push it into shallow water, where it swam off. “The whole thing took less than a minute,” White says, “but it left plenty of damage.” White was able to stop the bleeding and get to a hospital, where he learned that the wound was very severe.

That would’ve been the end of it, had Darby’s story not gone viral. White was contacted by NBC News and CNN. That’s when the countless cash offers started to come in. But the big dog was not for sale.

1. What do the underlined words “date with destiny” mean?

A．A day for celebration	B．An important meeting
C．Important time in life	D．An appointment with White

2. What can we learn from the story?

A．White hooked a rare and dangerous shark.

B．Darby succeed in the fight against the shark at his first attempt.

C．White was not seriously injured thanks to Darby’s help.

D．Many people wanted to buy the dog.

3. Which of the following can best describe Darby according to the story?

A．Young and cute	B．Brave and devoted
C．Friendly and smart	D．Playful and naughty

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．How a dog saved its owner	B．How to fight against a shark
C．How a shark attacked people	D．How to go shark fishing with a dog

5 . I was waiting for a rickshaw (人力车) in Bombay, India. However, none of them were _________ to pick me up because they charged too much. So I started _________ when I saw a rickshaw and stopped him. When I asked him if he could _________ me to my destination and get the money I offered, to my surprise, he _________ agreed.

I got onto his rickshaw and our _________ started. “Why did these rickshaw pullers say ‘no’ when I offered the _________ money?” His reaction was in English, “Madam, this is what I _________ about these rickshaw fellows. These guys aren’t _________ and they think foreigners are all rich and _________ more.” Hearing his words, I was __________ how this old man, a rickshaw puller, spoke so __________ English. When I was thinking about it, what he said moved me. “I was a BSC graduate in 1975 and I was a __________ in a middle school for many years. I __________ the rickshaw just for two hours in the morning or afternoon and the rest of the time I __________ young students for free. My purpose is to let them know how important __________ is, and become a good human being.”

From this experience I really realize money may come and go in hands, but education and knowledge will stay forever.

1.

A．quick

B．ready

C．friendly

D．eager

2.

A．waiting

B．researching

C．running

D．walking

3.

A．drop

B．introduce

C．move

D．instruct

4.

A．slowly

B．partly

C．joyfully

D．coldly

5.

A．way

B．business

C．discussion

D．talk

6.

A．usual

B．same

C．much

D．normal

7.

A．dream

B．think

C．hate

D．ask

8.

A．educated

B．affected

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

9.

A．aim at

B．take in

C．depend on

D．ask for

10.

A．imagining

B．admitting

C．wondering

D．observing

11.

A．simple

B．fluent

C．common

D．interesting

12.

A．teacher

B．student

C．child

D．worker

13.

A．pull

B．buy

C．find

D．serve

14.

A．exercise

B．teach

C．care

D．help

15.

A．chance

B．result

C．work

D．education

7 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Jim slumped on the couch. Mother’s Day was coming up, and he didn’t have a present. “How can I buy a present without money?” he thought.

Jim picked up the newspaper that was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a shopping spree(疯狂购物) for her,” said the ad.

“This is perfect!” thought Jim. He ran to his room with the newspaper, taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.

“My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes a lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom.”

Jim liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope and a stamp from his dad. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品), “Mom will love having a shopping spree,” he thought.

Jim checked the mailbox every day for his prize. Days passed by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother’s Day. Jim still hadn’t heard anything about the contest.

“What am I going to do now?” he wondered. He didn’t have a present, and he didn’t have a shopping spree, and he still didn’t have any money. He had to think of something. Jim closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought so hard that his ears hurt.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly he had an idea.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The next morning, Jim handed his present to his mom.

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8 . A few years ago, I stood in a small classroom just outside of New York City, watching a high schooler named Serena Stevenson answer math questions. An instructor read outnumbers — 74,470, 70,809, 98,402 — and Stevenson added them in her head. For each question, she closed her eyes, and then the fingers of her right hand began to move. She answered most of the problems correctly.

The key to her success was an ancient technology called the abacus (珠算). Stevenson used a practice called “mental abacus”, imagining the abacus in her mind and then using her fingers to work through the problems.

From watching Stevenson, I knew that gaining skill at the abacus was more than a matter of counting beads, so I decided to sign up for an abacus course with my two daughters to see if we could also improve our math skills. I was one of the many who had some math doubts and I felt a touch of fear. My typical solution was avoidance, and if I had to calculate something like a percentage change, I would go online.

Then after a few abacus classes and a good amount of practice, math seemed a little less frightening. I didn’t become Euclid, the founder of geometry. But the practice brought my numerical fears down. This is a time-tested power of the abacus. Confidence grows easily in the device, and abacus students are less likely to be nervous about an upcoming math test, according to one study. Part of the reason, it seems, is that practice and outcomes appear to move in step.

My kids gained much as well. My youngest daughter could work out those math problems that once baffled her, while my older child brought her abacus to school to show it to her classmates and teacher. These were just small successes for them, but that was how they finally developed confidence.

1. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To prove the difficulty of math.

B．To introduce the topic of the abacus.

C．To show the high intelligence of Stevenson.

D．To stress the importance of abacus learning.

2. What do we know about the author from paragraph 3?

A．He was weak in math.	B．He was good at computer.
C．He regarded math as useful.	D．He had a close relationship with kids.

3. What does the author realize from his learning experience?

A．Knowledge starts with practice.	B．It’s never too late to learn.
C．Faith can move mountains.	D．Practice makes perfect.

4. What does the underlined word “baffled” in the last paragraph mean?

A．bored

B．inspired

C．confused

D．interested

9 . When I was tidying out my drawers, I happened on a few diaries that I’d kept long before. The writing showed a youthful or rather _________ hand. I took up one to have a look.

“Today the teacher _________ the report card telling the results of the term examinations. To my surprise,I was ranked No.5, the first time I’ve failed to achieve No. 1. I was so sad that I _________ bitterly. I must punish myself, for it is the greatest failure I’ve suffered in my life.”

At this I couldn’t help smiling. I could _________ remember what the actual situation was like. For years since then, I’ve suffered lots of failures, any one of which is much _________ than it.

Then I _________ to a new page.“I was very annoyed today. Why Mum should have done so? Isn’t she my mum? In a few days I’ll have college entrance examinations. I’ll _________ admission(录取) to universities far from home. When I go, I’ll never come home again.” This _________ shocked me. I tried my best to recall (回忆) what my mother had done. But _________ hard I tried, I still failed to call it to mind.

I glanced over several pages and the titles showed what was written as “very painful” or “most unforgettable” things are __________ important, or even laughable now.

Then I picked up a new one. “To the one I love most: Your love will __________ me all my life. My love for you will never change.” I recalled someone—a vague(模糊的) image appearing before my eyes—my deskmate. I used to__________ him as the whole of my life. But now, all I know is that his love doesn’t keep me company and my love has changed.

Now I’ve realized that nothing in the world is __________ And you’ll find the easiest to change is none __________ you yourself, and what stays unchanged is only the childish __________ for nice things.

1.

A．energetic

B．childish

C．dirty

D．neat

2.

A．discussed

B．checked

C．exchanged

D．posted

3.

A．cried

B．ached

C．touched

D．tasted

4.

A．mainly

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．mostly

5.

A．easier

B．weightier

C．slighter

D．deeper

6.

A．turned over

B．turned down

C．turned up

D．turned on

7.

A．enter for

B．ask for

C．look for

D．apply for

8.

A．notice

B．record

C．tale

D．report

9.

A．whatever

B．whenever

C．however

D．wherever

10.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

11.

A．improve

B．accompany

C．protect

D．admire

12.

A．help

B．remember

C．view

D．prove

13.

A．unsuitable

B．unchangeable

C．unavoidable

D．unforgettable

14.

A．less than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．other than

15.

A．desire

B．fright

C．fear

D．curiosity

10 . My father was a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to ______ the family.

When we met ______ weather, he would drive me to school with his old track. And after we arrived, he would bend over and give me a ______ on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very shy in front of so many other ______. I was already a twelve-year-old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!

Then on a rainy day I ______ to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the ______ big smile appeared on my father’s face. I ______ what would happen next. I ______ put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a ______ look. He looked at me for a long time, and tears began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never ______ him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy... a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

Not long after that, my dad went to the sea on a bad day. Most of the ______ stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, be ______ came back. Later his boat was found with its nets half in and half out. He must have ______ a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.

How I wished I hadn’t ______ my father’s kiss! And from this I have learnt that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have ______ regrets(遗憾)by doing this.

1.

A．enjoy

B．feed

C．keep

D．save

2.

A．fine

B．warm

C．cool

D．bad

3.

A．kiss

B．smile

C．touch

D．chat

4.

A．passengers

B．workers

C．schoolmates

D．friends

5.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．advised

D．happened

6.

A．strange

B．usual

C．beautiful

D．kind

7.

A．concerned

B．wondered

C．knew

D．remembered

8.

A．curiously

B．violently

C．patiently

D．quickly

9.

A．disappointed

B．worried

C．surprised

D．satisfied

10.

A．wanted

B．seen

C．gained

D．minded

11.

A．designers

B．authors

C．customers

D．fishermen

12.

A．later

B．finally

C．never

D．often

13.

A．missed

B．managed

C．met

D．hoped

14.

A．refused

B．forgotten

C．hated

D．remembered

15.

A．new

B．good

C．small

D．few