1 . Nong Luhuan had a wild dream when he was little: He wanted to become a cartoonist and publish books of his own. Now, the 22-year-old art design student has _______ his dream. His microblog cartoon has more than 260,000 followers.

Nong`s microblog cartoon first drew wide _______ in late 2012. He draws _______ of real-life people struggling to achieve their life goals.

One story is about a middle-aged cleaner who _______ to have a job with a salary of 6,000 yuan a month. But he _______ to work in Beijing for only 1,000 yuan per month. This way he could audition(旁听)at the central Conservatory of Music and realize his dream of becoming a _______ . Another widely reposted story is about an accounting student who is _______ to become a flight attendant.

Though each story _______ only several pictures, it takes Nong a lot of effort to complete them. He digs _______ into each person’s story. Before drawing, he spends a whole day researching the person’s ________ .

Microblog cartoons are not interesting because of the drawings. “We attract viewers with the ________ ,” Nong says. “If my work can trigger reflection, then it is ________ .”

On the way to success, Nong has had his own ________ . He even thought about stopping his dream of ________ in 2011. But when he saw the microblog cartoons of Chen Anni, a well-known female cartoonist of Nong’s age, he found new ________ . “She is not even a fine art student and she is pursuing her dream of drawing cartoons. Why should I ________ ?” Nong says.

After that, Nong worked even harder, ________ becoming popular and receiving encouraging ________ . Many fans have sent Nong private messages, telling him that his work has ________ them to pursue their life goals. “I’m glad that I have persisted and conveyed a ________ attitude through my work. My readers are inspired through it and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others,” he says.

1.

A．owned

B．continued

C．achieved

D．finished

2.

A．invention

B．attention

C．impression

D．reflection

3.

A．deeds

B．comments

C．stories

D．ideas

4.

A．promised

B．used

C．prepared

D．turned

5.

A．quit

B．afforded

C．set

D．escaped

6.

A．novelist

B．student

C．teacher

D．composer

7.

A．allowed

B．intended

C．determined

D．thought

8.

A．consists of

B．insist on

C．makes up

D．refers to

9.

A．deep

B．well

C．right

D．back

10.

A．appearance

B．background

C．history

D．relationship

11.

A．color

B．pattern

C．style

D．content

12.

A．necessary

B．particular

C．precious

D．meaningful

13.

A．method

B．struggles

C．agreements

D．dreams

14.

A．drawing

B．studying

C．exploring

D．imagining

15.

A．respect

B．wealth

C．future

D．courage

16.

A．give away

B．give up

C．give back

D．give out

17.

A．occasionally

B．gradually

C．recently

D．probably

18.

A．answers

B．awards

C．responses

D．intentions

19.

A．ordered

B．called

C．followed

D．encouraged

20.

A．positive

B．serious

C．common

D．similar

2 . The box arrived. Inside was the sample of my company’s first product. To ________ the box, I used something ________ from my past. It was a pocket knife given by my ________.

Dad worked many jobs but never ________ much. To lead a better life, I ________ early that I’d go to college. Dad told me that I would need to ________ for it by myself, so I started doing different jobs, including ________ my dad at work.

At that time, my dad worked as a courier (快递员). Usually, we’d break down boxes, ________a pocket knife back and forth. ________, he gave me my own knife. It felt like a gesture of ________.

At 17, I earned the right to be seen as a work partner and have my own ________.

With the money I’d saved and my scholarships, I became the first in my family to graduate from college. ________, my dad couldn’t celebrate with me as he’d passed away during my second year. I came across the knife he’d given me one day. I realized then how much it ________: It was the jobs that helped me earn the ________ to get through college, which ________ my life.

I still keep the knife ________, which is why I had it that day when the ________arrived. I always remember the ________ from my dad: Make a goal and work as ________ as you need. He couldn’t ________ much, but what he did teach was priceless.

1.

A．deliver

B．open

C．check

D．keep

2.

A．different

B．expensive

C．beautiful

D．meaningful

3.

A．father

B．partner

C．brother

D．teacher

4.

A．spent

B．earned

C．needed

D．showed

5.

A．discovered

B．predicted

C．decided

D．believed

6.

A．apply

B．search

C．pay

D．ask

7.

A．leaving

B．visiting

C．joining

D．calling

8.

A．moving

B．waving

C．carrying

D．passing

9.

A．Additionally

B．Eventually

C．Actually

D．Obviously

10.

A．acceptance

B．kindness

C．admiration

D．thanks

11.

A．style

B．time

C．tool

D．place

12.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Somehow

13.

A．tried

B．helped

C．changed

D．represented

14.

A．money

B．right

C．pride

D．knowledge

15.

A．transformed

B．saved

C．controlled

D．touched

16.

A．clean

B．close

C．sharp

D．safe

17.

A．sample

B．request

C．news

D．result

18.

A．gift

B．memory

C．lesson

D．story

19.

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．fast

D．hard

20.

A．take in

B．work out

C．pull off

D．pass on

4 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Darius Brown is a 14-year-old boy in the eighth grade. He lives in Newark, New Jersey. When he was 2 years old, doctors told his mother, Joy Brown, that he had a fine motor skills disorder (精细运动技能障碍) which could make it hard for him to do things with hands, like tying shoes and using scissors. And the poor boy can never recover.

When Darius Brown was 8 years old, his elder sister, Dazhai, taught him how to make a bow tie (蝴蝶领结). At first, Joy worried that he might hurt himself. “He was resolute to learn how to make bow ties,” said Joy. “So he sat and watched Dazhai for months and took it all in. Then he practised and practised. ” Before long, she said, “he was making bow ties by himself.” One day, he made a bow tie out of Ninja Turtle fabric (忍者神龟布料). He wore the new bow tie to school the next day. His friends wanted such bow ties of their own. So Darius began to make more.

In 2017, he found a great use for this new skill. That was the year Hurricane Irma hit Florida and Puerto Rico. The powerful storm flooded homes and streets. It left hundreds of dogs and cats homeless. The dogs and cats needed families to adopt them. Darius said he realized he could help. He would give the animals special bow ties to make them look cute. Darius learned that some of the rescued animals were brought to an animal shelter in New York City. So he dropped off about 25 pet-sized bow ties. It worked even better than he’d expected. Darius realized that such a small thing could give a homeless animal a better chance of being adopted.

Darius has donated more than 600 bow ties to shelters since starting his project in 2017. Shelter workers say that Darius’ bow ties are of great help.

1. What will trouble Darius Brown for all his life? (no more than 5 words)
2. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean? (no more than 5 words)
3. How did Darius’ classmates think of his Ninja Turtle bow tie? (no more than 5 words)
4. According to Darius, what would be the result if a homeless animal wore a bow tie?(no more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of Darius Brown? Please explain. (no more than 25 words)

5 . 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When I was a little girl, I spent memorable holidays with my grandmother, who lived in a small village. She was a farmer with a stooped (弯曲的) back that made it seem like she was always leaning forward to examine something. Early in the morning, she would tie a cloth around her waist and set out to the farm. I would skip breathlessly alongside, trying to keep up. On our way, she would greet everyone we passed.

There was the standard greeting, “Did you wake up on the right foot this morning?” Then, the more personalized greetings. To Patriarch Kosi who sat under the mango tree, she would ask, “Are the grandchildren in good health?” To the Bean Stew Seller who was preparing to serve breakfast, she would inquire, “Are your boys well?”

Sometimes, the greetings were spoken soothingly (安慰地). When we walked past the widow, Dada Mawusi, many months after her husband’s death, Grandmother would say directly, “How is your grieving?” She didn’t like to beat around the bush. The greeting made more sense to her to acknowledge the woman’s suffering, and in doing so, empathize (理解) with her.

The people that Grandmother greeted would respond similarly. “I see you have your granddaughter with you today. How is her father?” or “I see you have woken up before the cock’s crow today. May it be a fruitful day at the farm.” As a young girl, I thought these greetings were unnecessarily time-consuming. What I now realize is that the greetings increased a sense of belonging. My grandmother taught me that there is always time to greet someone before getting down to business. You can always take a few extra seconds to say a greeting to a person. We enrich our society when we acknowledge the unique presence of one another.

1. Where did the writer spend holidays when she was young? (no more than 6 words)
________________
2. What made the writer feel breathless? (no more than 8 words)
________________
3. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? (no more than 10 words)
________________
4. What did the writer think about greetings when she was young? (no more than 10 words)
________________
5. Why do you think greeting neighbors is important? Give your reasons, (no more than 20 words)
________________

6 . Alexander Tsao, a keen rock climber for several years, was climbing the walls at a gym near his home in Redmond, Washington, when he noticed that the ropes were frequently being replaced with new ones. Just 16 at the time, Tsao wondered what happened to the old ropes. He asked the gym owners and found out the ropes had to be discarded regularly due to safety regulations. He was surprised to find that so many ropes were sent to landfills.

This discovery inspired him to find a solution to the environmental issue of climbing rope waste. He considered possible ideas and ways to up cycle the discarded ropes, deciding to turn them into leashes (拴狗带) for dogs.

Once he had made his plan, Tsao contacted all the climbing gyms in Washington State, introducing his idea of recycling old ropes. Some were doubtful at first, but many gyms agreed to donate their used ropes. Tsao spent months testing and designing his products and filling documents to become a nonprofit organization which he called Rocks2Dogs.

To make the leashes, Tsao and volunteers first wash and dry the ropes. They cut them into different lengths, ranging from4 to 10 feet, and then burn the ends to prevent them from fraying (磨损). They add a clip and handle to each end, and cover the leash’s hardware with shrink tape.

Because making the leashes now is a full-time job, Tsao has asked his friends, family and neighbors for help. “We have made and sold over a thousand leashes, which add up to over 10,000 feet of rope being saved from landfills,” says Tsao. The leashes come in various colors. There are also half-price leashes made from ropes with slight imperfections. These start at $7.49 while most other leashes start at $ 14.99. To date, the nonprofit has raised more than $ 35,000. Much of this money has been donated to animal shelters.

1. What did Tsao discover?

A．Rock climbing might do harm to health.

B．The gym didn’t obey safety regulations.

C．Many old climbing ropes went to waste.

D．Landfills caused damage to the environment.

2. What was Tsao’s plan?

A．To call on climbing gyms to donate ropes.

B．To transform retired ropes into dog leashes.

C．To upcycle old leashes saved from landfills.

D．To set up an environmental organization.

3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．Efforts to promote the ropes.

B．Reasons for starting Rocks2Dogs.

C．Ways to reuse discarded waste.

D．Steps for making the leashes.

4. What is the last paragraph intended to tell us?

A．Tsao succeeds in the leash business.

B．Animal protection gain’s more attention.

C．More people volunteered to help Tsao.

D．Leashes are very popular with pet owners.

9 . 阅读表达

One day I decided to plant a garden in our backyard, and my husband began to paint our fence. We’re renters, not owners, and were growing tired of waiting for the day when we would be able to buy something, so we began turning our house into a place we could call home.

We’ve also taken on new responsibilities: I started volunteering at the city’s animal shelter, and my husband has been volunteering for a nonprofit art gallery. Being involved in this way has given each of us an increased sense of purpose and strengthened our ties to the place we live in.

But it’s not just the things that you can add to your restart that matter. I’m happy to be able to help out an elderly woman I see struggling with her bag. I know I’ve done something good when I knock on a neighbor’s door and let her know her car lights are still on. I feel I’ve done my part when I find a lost dog wandering in the neighborhood and return him to his relieved owner.

No doubt it works the other way, too. As we come to care about the place we live in, the people here grow to know and care about us. It feels good to know that when we’re out of town, our neighbors are picking up our mail and keeping an eye on our house for us. We’re delighted when a neighbor congratulates us on my pregnancy.

This symbiotic (共生的) relationship we’re building with our community is exciting and inspiring. As I watch new life sprouting up in my garden, I think about all the possibilities for laying down more roots to this place and growing along with it. And as I think about the baby growing, I am knowing we will be bringing a new person --- a new participant --- into this community, a community he’ll call his hometown.

1. What new responsibility has the author’s husband been taking on? (No more than 10 words)
2. Why are the writer and her husband rewarded in return? (No more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined phrase “sprouting up” most probably mean? (No more than 3 words)
4. What is the best title of the text? (No more than 8 words)
5. After reading the text, if you want to have a life with your neighbors, what should you do? (No more than 20 words)

10 . Earlier this week I was at a store after the holiday season, and while waiting in line I _______ a very stressed -out Dad with his two sons waiting in line to purchase a car seat for the younger child.

The father was asking if he could buy the display model because it would be _______ than the others. The cashier _______ that he could buy the display model _______ that there was no box for it. He said that was just _______ with him.

Then he asked if there were any additional coupons (优惠券) to bring the _______ down just a little bit more. The cashier was doing her best to _______ some additional savings coupons for this young father; but wasn’t _______ much of anything in her drawer.

I used to be a people-watcher, but found that as I _______ this activity for about five minutes I was beyond moved to help — and I had no idea why, but before I could really think about it . I   ________ myself digging ________ my pockets for the 10 to 15 dollars in coupons I knew I had.

But I found nothing. I gave him $20 cash. The father said he couldn’t ________ it, but appreciated my offer. The cashier was ________ in the same mood as I was in wanting to help this young family; and took the money toward his ________ with a smile on her face — the seat ________ coming to around $50 instead of the original $90.

As the Dad collected his small children and began to ________, he looked at me and said, “You really shouldn’t have done that but I thank you so much — you just made certain that we will all get to eat today.”

My reply was simple. Be it ________ or years from now, simply do the same or something extra for someone else you don’t know; and that would ________ me tenfold（十倍地）.

What really got to me out of this whole experience is that it made me realize a small thing can have a huge ________ in the long run; as long as the chain isn’t ________.

1.

A．believed

B．noticed

C．heard

D．followed

2.

A．bigger

B．taller

C．nicer

D．cheaper

3.

A．expected

B．thought

C．replied

D．disagreed

4.

A．if

B．but

C．until

D．unless

5.

A．fine

B．wrong

C．hopeful

D．kind

6.

A．profit

B．cost

C．product

D．business

7.

A．locate

B．print

C．save

D．borrow

8.

A．arranging for

B．looking forward to

C．referring to

D．coming up with

9.

A．reported

B．recorded

C．observed

D．felt

10.

A．saw

B．found

C．knew

D．expected

11.

A．from

B．onto

C．through

D．towards

12.

A．appreciate

B．offer

C．receive

D．accept

13.

A．hardly

B．obviously

C．fortunately

D．occasionally

14.

A．order

B．attitude

C．appearance

D．method

15.

A．lacked in

B．ended up

C．went on

D．came to

16.

A．drive back

B．turn down

C．walk away

D．wake up

17.

A．tomorrow

B．yesterday

C．afternoon

D．morning

18.

A．praise

B．encourage

C．impress

D．repay

19.

A．room

B．point

C．impact

D．shock

20.

A．valuable

B．broken

C．tight

D．strong