1 . In 1970, my five brothers, my sister and I lived in the housing projects of Toronto with our parents. My father was a factory worker, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets of the projects sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!

But around the Christmas in 1970, my father was laid off from his job and money was tight. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure what they’d provide for us.

That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not disappoint the other kids in the neighborhood.

As my father left the house and went down the walkway, Santa Claus was walking up, with a great sack full of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a Merry Christmas. The happy man handed Dad the sack and walked away down the block.

We never knew who the man was and who showed us great kindness on a snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.

Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger. Each year we tell the story of the mysterious Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving gifts to others in need.

1. The author’s father ______.

A．was once the richest man in his hometown

B．had to support a family of 9 people

C．was working in a government office

D．looked like Santa Claus most

2. What happened in 1970?

A．They had a little money left for Christmas.

B．The author’s mother lost her job.

C．The author’s father was out of work.

D．They had the worst Christmas in their lives.

3. The author’s family knew ______.

A．how they could repay the mysterious Santa Claus

B．why the mysterious Santa Claus helped them

C．who the mysterious Santa Claus was

D．they could find the mysterious Santa Claus one day

4. It can be inferred that ______.

A．the mysterious Santa Claus was one of their relatives

B．the mysterious Santa Claus was a rich man in the area

C．the author’s family were all thankful to the mysterious Santa Claus

D．the sack from the mysterious Santa Claus was full of gifts and money

2 . We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ________ was a small old man who took the bus to the health centre every morning. He always _________behind the driver. No one ever paid much _________to him.

But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and ________ at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were _________as usual.

The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good ________ to you all!” Some of us looked up, ________, and said, “Good morning.” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ________ to each other.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ________ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name was really “Charlie”,_________ he waved the flowers and said ________.People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always__________a flower.

Until one morning Charlie wasn’t__________at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have _________to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman _________the driver to wait a moment. We all held our_________ when she went to the door.

She said she knew_________ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They_________ him back on Monday.

The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ________ to in that summer sat with a_________ in our hands.

1.

A．workers

B．drivers

C．friends

D．passengers

2.

A．hid

B．shouted

C．sat

D．slept

3.

A．interest

B．attention

C．energy

D．expectation

4.

A．smiled

B．laughed

C．pointed

D．called

5.

A．silent

B．upset

C．excited

D．bored

6.

A．trip

B．morning

C．meal

D．time

7.

A．worried

B．tired

C．surprised

D．moved

8.

A．talk

B．admit

C．introduce

D．write

9.

A．politely

B．proudly

C．carefully

D．smilingly

10.

A．until

B．so

C．but

D．as

11.

A．sorry

B．hello

C．thanks

D．yes

12.

A．brought

B．found

C．bought

D．wore

13.

A．walking

B．waiting

C．greeting

D．arriving

14.

A．sent

B．happened

C．spoken

D．regarded

15.

A．ordered

B．invited

C．asked

D．promised

16.

A．tears

B．breath

C．hands

D．flowers

17.

A．where

B．when

C．who

D．what

18.

A．kept

B．got

C．expected

D．looked

19.

A．power

B．luck

C．concern

D．happiness

20.

A．letter

B．ticket

C．card

D．flower

3 . In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed ____but one with quite a____ story to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman,____from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that ____. But one year after I started college, she _____cancer. I made the choice to stop learning at college to ____her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to____.

Then I got married with another dream: building my _____with adopted and biological (亲生的)ones. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was_____— and very exciting. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then _____son No. 3. In 2003, I ____birth to another boy.

You can imagine how _____occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo. Not surprisingly, I _____did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream, either. I ____ only one choice: to find a way. That ___taking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling____ about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to____, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I finished my study in the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to ____my college degree!

I am not____, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're inside, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life in a day. It's a____ . Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

1.

A．teacher

B．housewife

C．dreamer

D．mother

2.

A．different

B．terrible

C．simple

D．disappointing

3.

A．graduated

B．came

C．admitted

D．entered

4.

A．chance

B．dream

C．college

D．goal

5.

A．cured

B．developed

C．treated

D．gained

6.

A．talk with

B．look at

C．watch out

D．care for

7.

A．begin

B．realize

C．wait

D．hide

8.

A．house

B．garden

C．family

D．flat

9.

A．tiring

B．fantastic

C．hard

D．busy

10.

A．followed

B．shared

C．expected

D．left

11.

A．offered

B．gave

C．brought

D．bore

12.

A．partly

B．particularly

C．fully

D．perfectly

13.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．ever

D．never

14.

A．lost

B．put

C．picked

D．had

15.

A．enjoyed

B．seemed

C．meant

D．appeared

16.

A．guilty

B．satisfied

C．tired

D．proud

17.

A．explain

B．continue

C．quit

D．encourage

18.

A．accept

B．get

C．hold

D．master

19.

A．common

B．famous

C．alone

D．special

20.

A．process

B．change

C．chance

D．method

4 . The trouble started at 9:30 p.m. last New Year’s Eve, in Newmark. When the fire engines arrived at the fire, a very old woman was sitting in a third floor window. The firefighters placed a ladder (梯子) against the wooden house, and 26-year-old Marcus Reddick climbed 35 feet to the third floor.

The woman, 60 years old and very fat, was sitting with both feet out of the window. When Marcus reached the top of the ladder, the woman, afraid and nervous, put her two legs around him. Suddenly Marcus fell backwards off the ladder, with the large woman sitting on him. Marcus landed first — hitting a wall beside the front stairs — and broke the woman’s fall. She fell no more, but he fell another ten feet down the stairs. When the fire officer reached him, Marcus was unconscious.

Within an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead, and would only get worse. Doctors talked of turning off the life-saving machine and asked if the family would like to give away his heart. The answer was “yes”.

On January 6, firefighters lifted Marcus’ coffin — covered with an American flag — onto a yellow fire engine. Hundreds of firefighters from all over the state joined the procession (行列) through Newmark streets. Children watched silently from school windows. The day Marcus died, his heart was given away to a young girl. His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.

1. What happened last New Year’s Eve in Newmark?

A．An old woman was killed.	B．A fire engine was missing.
C．A firefighter was murdered.	D．A wooden house caught fire.

2. After reaching the top of the ladder, Marcus _____.

A．was very afraid and nervous	B．couldn’t see anything clearly
C．found it difficult to get down	D．was knocked off and got hurt

3. The underlined word “unconscious” in Paragraph 2 means “_____”.

A．homeless

B．senseless

C．breathless

D．helpless

4. We can infer from the end of the text that Marcus’ family might feel _____.

A．sad but proud	B．shy but excited
C．angry and doubtful	D．worried and surprised

5 . In the summer between my first year and second year in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school camp. On the first day, when we were dancing and playing games, I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin. His shyness made him appear weak. I walked towards him, introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people. He quietly replied, "No, I really don't want to do this." I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn't be right to force him, either. Actually, the boy didn't need a close talk but a friend.

At lunch the next day, I was leading camp songs when 1 saw the boy under the tree sitting alone. I tried again with the same invitation, but he refused once again. That evening I was told the boy's name was Tommy. Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could.

The days went by and the time came when we had to leave. We held a big, warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp. All the campers shared their wonderful moments. To my surprise. 1 found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls. I couldn't believe it was the same person.

In October of my second year, I received a phone call from Tommy's mother. She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed. I offered my deep sadness. The mother said: “'Tommy mentioned you so many times. I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence. You made a difference for Tommy during his last months.”

At that moment, I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own “boy under the tree”.

1. Before the writer came to the high school summer camp，he was a (n) _______.

A．instructor

B．camper

C．student

D．reporter

2. Ho w many times did the writer invite the boy to join in the activities?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Many times

3. Which is the correct order about the story?
①The boy danced joyfully with two girls.
②The boy went back to school and made new friends.
③The boy refused to join in the activities.
④The boy's mother made a phone call to the writer.

A．①②③④

B．②③①④

C．③①②④

D．④③②①

4. From Paragraph 4，we can infer (推断）that   Tommy's mother was very _______to the writer.

A．thankful

B．helpful

C．faithful(忠实的)

D．harmful

6 . I feel upset because I have a strange neighbor. She lives in a house with     1    (dust) curtains    2    (hang) before dirty windows. I wonder if it is because she has no friend     3    she has developed the habit of setting down a series of facts she has gone through in her diary.

She seldom goes    4    (outdoor). However, one day I happened    5    (meet) her when she was walking the dog in the park     6    dusk. She was much     7    (concern) about my new novel. It was the first time in a year that I     8     (communicate) with her face     9    face. We didn’t stop talking until the sky was     10    (entire) dark. We had got to go home immediately because a thunder storm was on its way!

7 . 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。

I’d like to share a unforgettable experience with you.It happened in a warm Sunday afternoon in August.I go shopping with my cousin，Li Ming.When walk in the street，we found a young man，who was big but strong，stealing a woman’s wallet.We stopped her immediately.Though he stared at us angry，we didn’t feel frightened and tried to make him to realize his bad behavior.Because our bravery，he left without saying a word.The woman thought highly of us for which we had done.In my opinion，it’s our duty to fight against bad behaviors.

8 . Not many women have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Until 2004, no African woman ever had. That was when Dr. Wangari Maathai won it — for planting trees. You might ask, what do trees have to do with peace? “Many wars are fought over resources  (资源),” Dr. Maathai said as she accepted the prize. “If we conserve resources better, the fighting will stop.”

Dr. Maathai was born in Kenya in 1940. Unlike most African women, she went to school. High school woke up a hunger in her for more knowledge. She went to college in Kansas and earned a master’s degree in science from the University of Pittsburgh. She became the first Kenyan woman ever to earn a Ph.D. Later, Dr. Maathai taught animal science at Kenya’s University of Nairobi.

As an educated woman, Dr. Maathai feels responsible for leading others. Dr. Maathai started her work in 1977 by planting nine trees in her backyard in Kenya. Trees are important in Africa for several reasons. First, they keep soil from eroding (流失) into streams, thus cutting down on pollution and improving the soil. Second, trees provide firewood. So many trees have been cut down in Africa that women must walk far from home to find wood for cooking. New trees can also keep deserts from spreading.

Dr. Maathai’s Green Belt Movement pays local women for every tree they plant that is still alive three months later. In its first 15 years, the Green Belt Movement employed at least 50,000 women and planted more than 10 million trees. Following Dr. Maathai’s example, the Kenyan government increased its own tree-planting efforts. The movement has spread to 30 countries in Africa. When the land and people’s lives have improved, Dr. Maathai says, peace will follow.

1. The underlined word “conserve” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A．use	B．protect
C．find	D．provide

2. Dr. Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to _____.

A．win the Nobel Peace Prize

B．encourage people to plant trees

C．get a master’s degree in science

D．realize the power of knowledge

3. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The importance of trees.

B．How trees prevent pollution.

C．How planting trees works in Africa.

D．The history of tree-planting in Africa.

4. The Green Belt Movement _____.

A．aims to provide job opportunities for women

B．attracted the world’s attention to Africa

C．pays for every newly-planted tree

D．covered a large area in Africa

9 . 语法填空

The giant vending machine（自动售货机）is a new village shop

Villagers have long been used to     1     (face) a drive when they run out of basic supplies.     2    , help is now nearer at hand in the form of the country's first automatic push-button shop. Now residents in the Derbyshire village of Clifton can buy groceries around the clock after the huge vending was installed outside a pub in the village this week.

Peter Fox, who is     3     electrical engineer, spent two and a half years working on the project. The machine     4     (equip) with security cameras and alarms, and looks like a mini shop with a brick front, a grey roof and a display window.

Mr. Fox said he hoped his invention,     5     is set to be installed in other villages in the area over the coming months, will mark a return to convenience shopping for rural communities.

He said: "I had this idea a few years ago but I couldn't find a manufacturer who could deliver what I wanted, so I did it by     6    . The result is what amounts to a huge outdoor vending machine. Yet I think the term automatic shop is far       7     (appropriate)."

In recent years, the commercial pressure from supermarket chains     8     (force) village shops across the country to close. In 2010, it was estimated that about 400 village shops closed,     9     (urge) the local government to give financial support to struggling shops or set-up new community stores.

Hundreds of communities have since stepped in and opened up their own volunteer-run shops, but Mr. Fox hopes his new invention will offer a solution     10     those villages without a local shop.

10 . Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job. I met all kinds of   ___ and so I used up all my money soon.

One day, I   ___ a bus quietly at dusk when most people got off work. Suddenly, a   ___ cried loudly, “Someone has ____ my money!” I felt ___, because his money was in my ____. Some people suggested the bus be   ___ to the police station, but some were against it ____ they were in a hurry to go back home. The whole bus was very   ___ . The driver then   ___ the bus by the road and turned on the lights to   ___ the money. At that time, one passenger said, “Turn off the lights and give the thief a chance to take out the money.” Then the bus got   ___. When I was still struggling (斗争) in mind whether to take out the money or not, the lights were on again. There was no ____ on the floor. Someone said again, “Give him one more   ___ .” Then the lights were off again. My heart kept beating fast. The lights were on again but they got the   ___result. The passengers were in heated discussion again. At that time, someone said again, “Give him the   ___ chance!” Suddenly I felt ____ and took out all the money when the lights were off again.

For many years I have felt ____ to the one who gave me three chances to ____ my mistake. When the first and second opportunities come, you may not be prepared well or don’t have enough ____ to act. When the third opportunity comes you should know clearly what you should do.

1.

A．difficulties

B．strangers

C．dangers

D．chances

2.

A．got on

B．waited for

C．ran for

D．passed by

3.

A．thief

B．driver

C．passenger

D．policeman

4.

A．borrowed

B．received

C．paid

D．stolen

5.

A．sad

B．calm

C．nervous

D．disappointed

6.

A．mind

B．bank

C．house

D．hand

7.

A．pushed

B．driven

C．drawn

D．carried

8.

A．because

B．though

C．if

D．once

9.

A．noisy

B．dirty

C．bright

D．empty

10.

A．lost

B．stopped

C．missed

D．found

11.

A．take out

B．give back

C．search for

D．throw away

12.

A．cold

B．dark

C．clean

D．crowded

13.

A．money

B．water

C．paper

D．space

14.

A．reason

B．way

C．opportunity

D．choice

15.

A．strange

B．exciting

C．second

D．same

16.

A．last

B．only

C．fair

D．good

17.

A．upset

B．awakened

C．pleased

D．interested

18.

A．painful

B．sorry

C．lucky

D．grateful

19.

A．make

B．try

C．repeat

D．correct

20.

A．strength

B．skill

C．courage

D．experience