1 . One morning in early fall, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by________because we’d never seen geese there before. Thinking they would soon leave, I__________the chance to get close to them. I wondered where they came from and why they’d chosen our pond.

The next morning, the geese were still my________. I walked round to the mailbox, showing them I meant no harm.________, I couldn’t resist getting a ________ look. I hid behind some trees and ________ the handsome pair quietly through the branches. I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!

As days passed, I started ________ to them on my trips to the mailbox. They craned their necks and raised their heads________, but seemed to realize I was their friend. By then, my curiosity about ________ they were staying so long on the pond changed to ________. As they were feeling in the grass the other day, I discovered the reason for their ________: the male had a broken left wing. He couldn’t________, and his faithful mate wouldn’t leave him behind.

I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a ________ wing would heal by itself and suggested letting nature take its course.

On the first day of November, I was working in the neighborhood of the geese with my tractor. As I bent to fasten a chain from the tractor, I ________ some movement from the corner of my eye. Both geese were running towards the pond. Their wing were _________ like crazy, struggling for take-off. Gradually, they flew over the pond. They________ enough altitude to fly past a neighbor’s house, and then circled back towards me, flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of __________.

The season’s first snowflake fell the very next day. The birds must have_______that winter was coming, and it was time to go. I became fond of them during their _________visit to our pond, and now I miss them. I’ll never forget their ________ to each other.

1.

A．accident

B．surprise

C．nature

D．fortune

2.

A．increased

B．created

C．deserved

D．valued

3.

A．guests

B．puzzles

C．fellows

D．friends

4.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Still

D．Anyhow

5.

A．closer

B．quicker

C．quieter

D．broader

6.

A．approached

B．calmed

C．observed

D．protected

7.

A．turning

B．attending

C．driving

D．talking

8.

A．firmly

B．cautiously

C．warmly

D．proudly

9.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．whether

10.

A．sympathy

B．rescue

C．pleasure

D．concern

11.

A．companion

B．visit

C．settlement

D．care

12.

A．recover

B．survive

C．fly

D．return

13.

A．weak

B．folded

C．broken

D．flightless

14.

A．held

B．caught

C．directed

D．made

15.

A．spreading

B．sweeping

C．trembling

D．beating

16.

A．gained

B．set

C．discovered

D．lost

17.

A．reach

B．sight

C．control

D．help

18.

A．concluded

B．indicated

C．sensed

D．confirmed

19.

A．unexpected

B．causal

C．regular

D．short

20.

A．contribution

B．promise

C．treat

D．devotion

2 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_________out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very_________.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could_________,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,_______ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more_______to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people_______they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t_______as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to_______her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __________ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ________to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ________ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s ________and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very________of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that________outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of ________.For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the ________ of young people to change the world. But ________   all this, Hannah still has the ________   life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ________ in the world. You can, too!

1.

A．jumping

B．eating

C．crying

D．waving

2.

A．annoyed

B．nervous

C．ashamed

D．upset

3.

A．behave

B．manage

C．help

D．work

4.

A．pushing

B．carrying

C．buying

D．holding

5.

A．goods

B．bottles

C．foods

D．bags

6.

A．excited

B．determined

C．energetic

D．grateful

7.

A．since

B．unless

C．although

D．as

8.

A．sound

B．get

C．feel

D．look

9.

A．exchange

B．leave

C．keep

D．spread

10.

A．sell

B．deliver

C．host

D．pack

11.

A．contribute

B．lead

C．apply

D．agree

12.

A．campaign

B．trip

C．procedure

D．trial

13.

A．elderly

B．hungry

C．lonely

D．sick

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sure

15.

A．going

B．sleeping

C．traveling

D．playing

16.

A．praises

B．invitations

C．replies

D．appointments

17.

A．needs

B．interests

C．dreams

D．efforts

18.

A．for

B．through

C．besides

D．along

19.

A．healthy

B．public

C．normal

D．tough

20.

A．choice

B．profit

C．judgment

D．difference

3 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he _______ it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he _______ was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each _______ at twelve o'clock, he opened the bag and _______ out a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of _______ , and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept _______ by Time’s strong hands and pushed _______ , in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow _______ its lovely feathers, but as it touched the _______, off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n) ________ white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn’t as ________ as Tomorrow , for Today can be held in one’s ________ , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is ________ by all the world. Even those with ________ hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n) ________ . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to ________ the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they________ beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could ________ for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one ________ it changed his feather. Yet although they tried every means, the birds ________and flew to the ground as Todays.1.

A．settled

B．relaxed

C．excited

D．worried

2.

A．laid

B．lifted

C．placed

D．bore

3.

A．night

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．dawn

4.

A．fetched

B．got

C．flew

D．took

5.

A．pink

B．white

C．black

D．blue

6.

A．off

B．back

C．out

D．away

7.

A．deep

B．far

C．over

D．along

8.

A．striking

B．beating

C．moving

D．shaking

9.

A．grass

B．tree

C．earth

D．floor

10.

A．especial

B．beautiful

C．lovely

D．ordinary

11.

A．familiar

B．common

C．wonderful

D．bad

12.

A．heart

B．head

C．mind

D．hands

13.

A．desired

B．forgotten

C．noticed

D．seen

14.

A．much

B．little

C．few

D．some

15.

A．change

B．advice

C．shock

D．suggestion

16.

A．hold

B．keep

C．catch

D．protect

17.

A．watched

B．guessed

C．knew

D．expected

18.

A．look

B．prepare

C．wait

D．long

19.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．as

20.

A．struggled

B．refused

C．fought

D．escaped

4 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a self-taught mandolin (曼陀铃) player. He was one of the best string _____ players in our town. He could not _____ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his _____ for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, _____ his time and efforts to making sure that his family had enough in their life. I had grown into a man and had children of my own _____ I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air________ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home _____, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could _____ your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his ____ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was _____ in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand _____ by the machine. _____ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did _____ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, every time we asked him to play, he would make ____ for why he couldn’t play. Eventually, we could persuade him and he would say, “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it didn’t make any _____
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life _____ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said “okay”. He knew it would probably be the _____ time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few _____ When I looked around, there was not a _____ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, _____ As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad surely could play that Mandolin!1.

A．equipment

B．musical

C．instrument

D．musician

2.

A．copy

B．see

C．look at

D．read

3.

A．family

B．employer

C．friends

D．audience

4.

A．applying

B．paying

C．devoting

D．attaching

5.

A．since

B．while

C．before

D．after

6.

A．Force

B．Energy

C．Power

D．Strength

7.

A．on duty

B．on leave

C．on holiday

D．on vacation

8.

A．touch

B．contact

C．feel

D．keep

9.

A．proud

B．praise

C．please

D．pride

10.

A．took part

B．participated

C．joined

D．involved

11.

A．cut in

B．cut off

C．cut up

D．cut out

12.

A．Although

B．If

C．Whether

D．Because

13.

A．destroy

B．affect

C．effect

D．injure

14.

A．uses

B．preparations

C．impressions

D．excuses

15.

A．comment

B．sense

C．difference

D．decision

16.

A．at

B．on

C．with

D．off

17.

A．first

B．latest

C．last

D．longest

18.

A．bills

B．notes

C．symbols

D．signs

19.

A．wet

B．dry

C．cried

D．crying

20.

A．sponsoring

B．giving

C．distributing

D．taking