1 . A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods for 3 days is now safe at home. But Casey told his parents that he was not ________ in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend — a ________.

The child went ________ on January 22 while playing with friends at his grandmother’s house. When the other children ________ to the house and Casey didn’t, hundreds of people ________ the search. Then on January 24, someone called the police saying he heard a child ________ in the woods. The police then found Casey at night. He was in good health. After being ________ carefully by the doctor, Casey was sent home with slight ________.

Casey told the police that he had ________ with a black bear for two days and he called it his “________”. His mother told reporters that Casey did not say how he was able to ________ in the woods for three days. ________, she said, “He did say he had a friend in the woods, a bear, with him.” His mother ________ everyone who joined the search for her son. “We just want to tell everybody that we’re very thankful that you took the ________ out to search for Casey,” said his mother. “He is good. He’s already asked to ________ online cartoons.”

1.

A．afraid

B．amazed

C．alone

D．addicted

2.

A．dog

B．cat

C．toy

D．bear

3.

A．missing

B．swimming

C．hiking

D．camping

4.

A．ran

B．returned

C．walked

D．hurried

5.

A．participated in

B．arrived in

C．checked in

D．handed in

6.

A．writing

B．crying

C．singing

D．reading

7.

A．questioned

B．examined

C．practised

D．commented

8.

A．confidence

B．puzzles

C．injuries

D．efforts

9.

A．hung out

B．left alone

C．worked out

D．cleaned up

10.

A．brother

B．sister

C．friend

D．soldier

11.

A．play

B．travel

C．survive

D．compete

12.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

13.

A．warned

B．thanked

C．informed

D．requested

14.

A．patience

B．money

C．kindness

D．time

15.

A．challenge

B．recognize

C．watch

D．contact

2 . When Lucia’s father couldn’t afford to hold a celebration for her 9th birthday, the Ethiopian girl decided to become a tech expert and _______for a celebration herself.

Drawn to the field for its money-making potential, Lucia began learning by _______ around some local computer repair shops. Google searches and borrowed books from local colleges _______ expand her knowledge at that time. Soon, Lucia made much _______from her after-school tech jobs.

Now, at the age of 19, Lucia realizes that tech has the potential to _______ a lot more than just money for birthday celebrations. “Technology is of great _______ to Africa’s future. Training the young generation in tech will _______ something lasting.” Through initiatives, like Girls Can Code and iCog Labs, she tries to increase girls’ participation in the field and guides them to create tech-based _______to community problems. With the Anyone Can Code program, Lucia taught programming and robotics to children through _______ ways, including clubs and summer camps.

However, Lucia faces challenges. Though many Ethiopian girls do ________ in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, their parents often prevent them from pursuing these fields. As a result, girls in Ethiopia don’t ________any subject of these fields as their major (主修专业)after graduating from high school. Besides, tech education isn’t ________seriously in schools in Ethiopia. People think programming is not ________ unless you want to be a computer scientist.

Despite these, Lucia keeps on________ the Ethiopia’s next generation to study tech. She loves the field and wants to inspire other girls that ________ the same passion as her in her country.

1.

A．cure

B．prove

C．pay

D．reflect

2.

A．forgiving

B．greeting

C．roasting

D．hanging

3.

A．figured

B．clapped

C．helped

D．gathered

4.

A．software

B．money

C．energy

D．relief

5.

A．protest

B．respect

C．limit

D．offer

6.

A．satisfaction

B．significance

C．faith

D．belief

7.

A．create

B．roll

C．surround

D．click

8.

A．solutions

B．riddles

C．envelopes

D．additions

9.

A．romantic

B．various

C．autonomous

D．grateful

10.

A．typically

B．commercially

C．absolutely

D．well

11.

A．award

B．charge

C．choose

D．assume

12.

A．taken

B．aimed

C．announced

D．surfed

13.

A．previous

B．horrible

C．necessary

D．fancy

14.

A．chatting

B．encouraging

C．updating

D．reserving

15.

A．reduce

B．remove

C．shoot

D．have

5 . What’s your dream in life? Many children dream of becoming ________ when they grow up. But very few start as early as Jose, a Peruvian boy who________a children’s savings bank when he was only 7 years old.

Jose had the ________ for a children’s savings bank six years ago. He ________ that many children at his age spent their money on sweets and toys instead of something ________ . Although he was young, he under-stood that saving________   was a good way that could help adults solve many of their problems. ________ he decided to make it possible for kids as well. At that time, he started thinking of ways that children could ________ money without the help of their parents, and recycling seemed like the best ________ . But when Jose shared his thought with his teachers, he was ________ that a 7-year-old couldn’t deal with such a project. ________ , he tried to prove them all wrong.

“At the beginning, my teachers thought I was ________ and that a child couldn’t do it successfully,” Jose said. “________ I had the support of the schoolmaster.” Jose ________ the Bartselana Student Bank in his home. The ________ of this creative bank was very simple: Children could become client(客户)of the bank by ________ at least 5 kilograms of recyclable waste. And they were ________ to bring at least one other kilogram of waste to the bank every month. They would set savings goals, and could only take some of the money out when they ________ their savings goals.

The 7-year-old signed a ________ with local recycling companies that offered his clients a higher price of recyclable waste. And all the money they got could be deposited(存)into the Bartselana Student Bank. Between 2012 and 2013, the bank ________ one ton of recyclable material and made savings for around 200 children at Jose’s school.

1.

A．successful

B．religious

C．humorous

D．slim

2.

A．lost

B．established

C．imagined

D．tricked

3.

A．balance

B．idea

C．chance

D．memory

4.

A．consulted

B．attempted

C．noticed

D．guessed

5.

A．violent

B．boring

C．attractive

D．meaningful

6.

A．time

B．waste

C．money

D．energy

7.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．Because

8.

A．change

B．spend

C．borrow

D．make

9.

A．purpose

B．news

C．explanation

D．means

10.

A．praised

B．told

C．admired

D．pulled

11.

A．Instead

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Besides

12.

A．stupid

B．crazy

C．shy

D．careless

13.

A．Interestingly

B．Naturally

C．Luckily

D．Similarly

14.

A．donated

B．designed

C．introduced

D．founded

15.

A．aim

B．variety

C．award

D．scene

16.

A．turning in

B．staring at

C．handing out

D．going ahead

17.

A．prevented

B．begged

C．refused

D．required

18.

A．set

B．reached

C．appreciated

D．understood

19.

A．document

B．goal

C．conclusion

D．solution

20.

A．bought

B．produced

C．collected

D．threw

6 . Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

▲INSTANT COLOR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Kjell Stepson, appearing on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon (尼龙) stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1,1970.

▲SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement (增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was made up.

▲NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that, Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips (片断) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

1. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Sweden.

B．Germany.

C．The UK.

D．The United States.

2. When did the small republic San Serriffe come into being?

A．Never.

B．In 1962.

C．In 1977.

D．In 1992.

3. Who worked as a host on the radio?

A．Kjell Stepson.

B．Rich Little.

C．Richard Nixon.

D．John Huckleberry.

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。

Emily White was born seventeen years ago with many physical issues affecting her tiny body. Some of her organs, bones and muscles were out of shape. Though no one expected her to survive, she did make it. But she had a strange figure that everyone could recognize, even from a distance.

In Emily’s hometown, there was a yearly outdoor performance in the school hall at Christmas. It had been performed for so many years that it had become one of the most important events for many of the townsfolk. Each year, many people tried out for the show, but most were turned down. Only the best performers could be included.

Emily had a most beautiful singing voice. Last year, she asked Mrs. Owens, her music teacher, if she could join in the performance. Mrs. Owens took a look at her body and said, “Child, you just don’t fit. Everyone would stare at you and that would make you uncomfortable. It would make them uncomfortable too.”

Without singing a single note, Mrs. Owens sent Emily back through the door of the choral room (合唱室). Hurt and upset, Emily decided never to try out again. But things changed as the following school year, Mrs. Owens retired and a new music teacher arrived—Mr. Butler.

He had heard about Emily and suggested that she give it a try again. Emily didn’t want to be rejected again, so she hesitated about it. But finally her love for singing and strong desire to join in the performance outweighed her hesitation. She tried out again and learnt the result would be posted the next day on the door of the choral room.

Emily couldn’t sleep that night, having turned in bed back and forth thousand times as she was worried that she would be rejected again and would never fit in.

Paragraph 1:

The nex tday, Emily hurried to school and anxiously glanced at the list of the result.

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Finally, the day of the performance came.

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8 . I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it. I went there for camping with my uncle. On the way out, I asked him to wait while I ran up to EI Capitan, a ________ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ________ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion ever since—________ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my home.

About 7 years ago I started seeing a lot of ________, like beer cans, empty boxes, around the area. It’s beyond me why visitors started ________ the place less and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried ________ the place myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area ________ all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ________ of it that I decided something had to change.

In 2018, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ________. On that day, more than 300 people ________ there. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ________. I couldn’t believe the ________ we made—the park looked clean!

Each year these climbers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2022 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash.

I often hear people ________ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ________ on our own. We need to teach by ________.

1.

A．significant

B．huge

C．narrow

D．faraway

2.

A．immediately

B．toughly

C．gradually

D．recently

3.

A．admitting

B．tending

C．limping

D．climbing

4.

A．poison

B．evil

C．waste

D．harm

5.

A．featuring

B．assisting

C．respecting

D．replacing

6.

A．measuring

B．cleaning

C．reflecting

D．illustrating

7.

A．scared

B．rejected

C．gathered

D．trashed

8.

A．confused

B．tired

C．energetic

D．pleased

9.

A．cleanup

B．picnic

C．party

D．concert

10.

A．harvested

B．appeared

C．entrusted

D．disguised

11.

A．demand

B．receive

C．achieve

D．claim

12.

A．major

B．detail

C．balance

D．difference

13.

A．plan

B．complain

C．forgive

D．publish

14.

A．acting

B．suffering

C．questioning

D．protesting

15.

A．supply

B．fable

C．example

D．whisper

9 . I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn’t finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps and attended what the media called “the most dysfunctional (功能失调的) public school district”. Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect.

On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about. Even if my electricity was cut off, I still woke up at 5:30, because I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.

Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn’t have had me closer to my goal. Being poor could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to send emails to about 50 Harvard students to ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down.

Every day, I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations!” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land.

Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow?

1. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A．All people expected too much of him.

B．He grew up in a happy family.

C．He accepted the greatest education.

D．He had high expectation of himself.

2. What efforts did the author make to achieve his goal?

A．He spent more time preparing for the exams.

B．He learnt from his peers from time to time.

C．He often wrote feedbacks on others’ essays.

D．He turned to his teacher when facing problems.

3. Which can best describe the author’s character?

A．Intelligent and humorous.	B．Generous and selfless.
C．Determined and hardworking.	D．Courageous and friendly.

4. Which of the following can be the main idea of the text?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．Perseverance can help realize your dream.

C．Easier said than done.

D．It’s never too late to study.