1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Backlight 226 is a rare bookstore in Shanghai, as it offers books by visually impaired （损伤） people to those with visual impairments.     1     (locate) in the city’s leafy Nanchang Street, the store has been a fixture in the area since 2022, providing much-needed reading materials to the blind community.

“People may only know about the famous Helen Keller, but there are famous blind Chinese     2     (writer) as well,” said Han Ying, the manager of Backlight 226, referring to the American author and activist     3     lost her sight and hearing at an early age.

Han partially lost her vision after an accident aged 21 and     4     (become) completely blind five years later. She said she had to give up     5     (teach) calligraphy, and the way she read was also affected.

Now, aged 43, she relies     6     special apps designed for the visually impaired and spends most of her time at the bookstore. There, she promotes reading among visually impaired people and the bookstore     7     (equip) with facilities that allow the visually impaired     8     (read) more comfortably.

“Backlight 226 is a start,” Han said. “There will     9     (definite) be more like it across the country so that we can make the public know more about the special groups     10     their world.”

2 . 语法填空

Roderick and Oliver, rich     1    (man) living in London, made a bet on     2     a millionpound bank note could help a man live a month in London. Just then a poor man, Henry, came into their sight. Henry, an American, was carried to Britain     3     accident. One day, when     4    (sail), Henry was taken far into the sea by a strong wind.    5    (fortunate), he was saved by a British ship and thus he landed in Britain, where he was     6    (job) and poor. At that time Roderick and Oliver noticed him and decided     7    (give) him a millionpound bank note.

When first hearing they call him a lucky man, Henry was angry because he thought he     8     (make) fun of by the two rich men. He insisted he be offered a job to make money by     9    (he) rather than get money from others. After Roderick made more explanation, Henry with doubt received a letter with     10     big note from Oliver. Henry was required not to open the letter until two o'clock. Such a bet began.

6 . When she was 14 years old, Amy’s life was turned upside down by a family trouble.

Amy lived in a small village in India. Her mother fell ill and her father had to spend his time caring for her. As a result, she had to do most of the housework — including washing clothes. What’s worse, her family couldn’t afford an electric washing machine. Instead, she had to do the washing all by hand in the local river, and then carefully carry everything back to her home — a task that took several hours.

Interested in engineering, Amy wanted to make a washing machine which could be used without electricity. She started studying electric washers to learn how they worked. Amy then designed a machine with bicycle pedals (踏板) and chain. To get those, she went to a local shop. Workers there not only gave her the parts, they also helped her make the machine!

Here’s how the machine works: Amy used a cylinder (圆筒) to hold the clothes and put it in a cube (立方体). Next, she connected the bicycle pedals and the chain to the cylinder. As Amy pushed the pedals with her legs, the cylinder cleaned the clothes just like a regular washing machine.

Amy’s invention worked! She had created her own human-powered washing machine — and now a task that used to take several hours took only 30 minutes. Amy’s washing machine was chosen as India’s best invention! And the story of this young woman’s creative invention spread around the world.

“Amy’s invention saves time and money for the world’s poor,” said Jeanine Thomas of the Borden Project, “she made a difference.”

1. What problem did Amy try to solve?

A．Her mother suffered from illness.

B．Her family was too poor to afford her education.

C．It was a long way to get water from the river.

D．It took too much time and effort to wash clothes.

2. How did Amy solve the problem?

A．designing→studying→getting materials→making the machine

B．designing→getting materials→studying→making the machine

C．studying→getting materials→designing→making the machine

D．studying→designing→getting materials→making the machine

3. How does the machine get powered?

A．By turning the cylinder around with hands.

B．By pulling the chain with machines.

C．By pushing the pedals with legs.

D．By turning on the machine with electricity.

4. What does the underlined phrase “made a difference” mean here?

A．Amy changed the way a washing machine works.

B．Amy won a big prize and improved her family’s life.

C．Amy improved many poor people’s lives with her creativity.

D．Amy encouraged many young inventors among the poor.

7 . Since my son went to college in Chicago, I made quarterly trips there for the next three years. My friend George was a cook there and he knew many outstanding restaurants. One of them was a Chinese restaurant called The Bird. It was owned and operated by Chef Benny Moy who happened to be an old friend of George’s.

The dishes Benny prepared were unique, and everything was in his mind when he was cooking. Just by changing, adding or removing an ingredient or two, he could come up with an entirely new dish.

As a fan of Chinese food, I was always attracted by its recipes. After a year went by, I finally gathered the courage to ask Benny if I could spend a week learning cooking in his restaurant kitchen. To my joy, he agreed readily.

I was very nervous the first day I showed up. But I didn’t have to wait long to find out how I would start. “Put on this jacket, go over to the stove and clean the two woks (锅) there,” he said. I was excited. What a beginning; I was allowed to clean the master’s woks.

Then things just seemed to fall into place. Benny was very concentrated when he was doing prep work or cooking. I would just follow him around, trying very hard not to get in his way. Besides, I would talk into my hand-held recorder to document everything he did; in effect, I had all his recipes. He had a teaching style that was all his own. And I just watched and learned everything he did by heart.

At the end of the week, when my time in the kitchen was over, I came away feeling that I have had the most exciting, unusual, unique cooking experiences. Plus, now I know how to cook Benny’s most-known dish: Moo shu pork.

1. What are Benny’s dishes like?

A．Terrible

B．Healthy

C．Creative

D．Typical

2. What did the author decide to do after knowing Benny for a year?

A．To help Benny out in his restaurant.	B．To learn cooking from Benny.
C．To take a cooking course.	D．To become a chef himself.

3. How did the author get all of Benny’s recipes?

A．By talking with Benny.	B．By observing and taking notes.
C．By asking Benny to give them to him.	D．By recording Benny’s steps in cooking.

4. How did the author feel about his experiences of learning from Benny?

A．Awkward

B．Hopeful

C．Strange

D．Content

8 . The County Police Department posted on social media. It was meant to _______ five officers for their good work. One grandmother _______ one of the officers. It was Sweeney, the officer she and her family won’t forget.

Twelve years ago, on a hot day in July 2011, then-Detective(警探)Sweeney _______ an emergency call of a baby drowning. _______ he rushed alone to the _______ , in a home in Severn. They just pulled the baby out of the swimming pool, and he was no longer _______ .

Detective Sweeney knew he had to act quickly. He held Matthew and _______ first aid on the tiny boy. His efforts _______ . The 14-month-old boy survived, and they were all happy to see him smile again. After little Matthew’s _______ , they visited Detective Sweeney, and they posed(摆姿势)for a(n) ________ .

When Matthew’s grandmother saw Sweeney’s photo, she ________ the Police Department. There, she told the officials how Sweeney brought their baby boy to ________ , who is now a teenager.

After they heard the story, the staff in the office planned a surprise reunion. They ________ everything and then, as Sweeney entered the room, he was ________ . He never thought he would see Matthew again. Matthew was very happy to finally meet the person who saved his life twelve years ago. He knew that this man was the ________ he was alive today.

Everyone in the police station felt happy as they saw a reunion after twelve years.

1.

A．debate

B．advance

C．congratulate

D．attract

2.

A．recognized

B．matched

C．doubted

D．showed

3.

A．visited

B．noticed

C．admitted

D．answered

4.

A．Absolutely

B．Creatively

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

5.

A．branch

B．scene

C．habit

D．deed

6.

A．complaining

B．approaching

C．calling

D．responding

7.

A．experimented

B．researched

C．performed

D．recorded

8.

A．took off

B．paid off

C．cleaned up

D．signed up

9.

A．recovery

B．escape

C．appearance

D．lesson

10.

A．application

B．reference

C．lecture

D．photo

11.

A．surfed

B．reached

C．rejected

D．awarded

12.

A．joy

B．attention

C．safety

D．difficulty

13.

A．reported

B．confirmed

C．attempted

D．arranged

14.

A．surprised

B．annoyed

C．awkward

D．curious

15.

A．way

B．reason

C．memory

D．thought

10 . Last Sunday,Mark invited me to help serve dinner at Tent City.A number of ________ had been set up for the homeless in the area.

My husband was not available to________ our two sons, so I took 9-year-old Tony and 5-year-old Toby with me.Many of the people we________ had missing teeth or wore dirty clothes. My sons had a lot of questions as what they saw challenged their________ ideas about how people lived in the world.

“Why don’t they buy food________ us?” “Why don’t they have homes?”....

We talked about the________ why people ended up in that type of situation. And I mentioned the importance of creating a safety net for them, “Sometimes the safety net is other people who can share some of their time and resources (资源),” I________.

I was________ that my boys would make too much noise. But to my________, the people we served were quite thankful that I had brought them. Many said how fun it was to have________ children around.

After diner, I saw Tony sit together with several elderly men. He was________ them talk about sports. To be honest, I had________ realized that he was such a good listener. ________ some people returned to their tents, I heard Tony say to them,” Thanks so much for having dinner with us.“I could see that his simple words had________ them greatly. I hugged him a little tighter (更紧的) because what he said had touched me, too. It was a great reminder that treating people with ________ can lift all of us up.

1.

A．houses

B．shops

C．tents

D．schools

2.

A．look up

B．look after

C．look into

D．look for

3.

A．raised

B．served

C．saved

D．admired

4.

A．good

B．different

C．strange

D．common

5.

A．like

B．from

C．for

D．with

6.

A．excuses

B．wishes

C．interests

D．reasons

7.

A．explained

B．agreed

C．realized

D．suggested

8.

A．angry

B．worried

C．mad

D．crazy

9.

A．sadness

B．regret

C．surprise

D．excitement

10.

A．polite

B．active

C．intelligent

D．hard-working

11.

A．agreeing with

B．running after

C．depending on

D．listening to

12.

A．never

B．always

C．ever

D．usually

13.

A．If

B．Although

C．As

D．Because

14.

A．touched

B．disappointed

C．hurt

D．shocked

15.

A．power

B．smile

C．respect

D．encouragement