2 . It was a freezing cold winter night. Eric, a ten-year-old boy,___________ his father, Will, to their car in the parking lot. They were eager to get into the car to escape the___________night. But as they reached the car, Eric___________a man lying on a shabby blanket. “He was about to _________in the freezing cold,” said Eric. Will went over to the man to see if he was ___________, and also gave him about $20, hoping he could _________a new and warm blanket.

But over the next week Eric couldn’t ___________the feeling that he hadn’t done enough. For the first time he realized that there were lots of other homeless people without a___________bed. Eric told his parents he wanted to buy the homeless man a___________but then he discovered this wasn’t possible. “I wanted to do more to help the man with my own money,” he said.

The fifth grader didn’t want to ____________there, so with his parents and little sister helping out, he decided to make 50 care packs with_________like toothbrushes and bottled water. Then the family__________the bags to Bass Services, an organization helping the homeless. Since then, Eric has created more than 1,000 care packs and ____________almost $5,000 on a website. It’s become a family affair.

“My mission is to show people that someone__________them,” says Eric. “Everyone should be____________.”

1.

A．helped

B．forced

C．raced

D．showed

2.

A．dark

B．cold

C．boring

D．frightening

3.

A．remembered

B．noticed

C．shocked

D．saved

4.

A．beg

B．work

C．sleep

D．study

5.

A．safe

B．sad

C．shy

D．strong

6.

A．borrow

B．buy

C．make

D．return

7.

A．share

B．express

C．understand

D．shake

8.

A．warm

B．big

C．single

D．solid

9.

A．car

B．hamburger

C．house

D．backpack

10.

A．stop

B．complain

C．search

D．avoid

11.

A．tools

B．goods

C．presents

D．necessities

12.

A．sold

B．lent

C．donated

D．advertised

13.

A．spent

B．earned

C．borrowed

D．raised

14.

A．connects with

B．cares about

C．looks for

D．depends on

15.

A．loved

B．satisfied

C．generous

D．popular

3 . I walked around to the side of a puddle along the path covered by water and mud. I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did ______ , for it was so unpredictable. I stepped back and my attacker ______ attacking me. Instead, he flied in the air with its graceful wings in front of me. If I had been hurt, I wouldn’t have found it amusing but I was unhurt, it was ______ and I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

I took a step forward, and my attacker rushed me again. He pushed and ______ me in the chest with his head and body over and over again with all his might. It’s just not everyday that one is ______ by a butterfly, so I stopped to find out the ______ . My attacker moved back as well to ______ on the ground. That’s when I discovered why my attacker was ______ me only moments earlier. His mate beside the puddle where he landed was dying.

Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his ______ for his mate, even though she was ______   dying and obviously I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few ______ moments of life. Now I knew why and what he was ______   . I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by changing my ______ to the more difficult side of the puddle. He had truly ______ those moments to be with her, undisturbed. I cleaned the mud from my boots and left.

Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly ______ I see huge barriers facing me. I always use it as an inspiration to remind myself that good things are worth striving for.

1.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

2.

A．missed

B．forgot

C．stopped

D．avoided

3.

A．funny

B．surprising

C．shocking

D．exciting

4.

A．grasped

B．hit

C．took

D．seized

5.

A．admired

B．alarmed

C．attracted

D．attacked

6.

A．reason

B．purpose

C．origin

D．direction

7.

A．run

B．lie

C．stand

D．land

8.

A．guiding

B．charging

C．biting

D．puzzling

9.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．concern

D．return

10.

A．doubtfully

B．clearly

C．eventually

D．suddenly

11.

A．previous

B．precise

C．precious

D．preferable

12.

A．fighting for

B．looking for

C．longing for

D．providing for

13.

A．goal

B．way

C．opinion

D．attitude

14.

A．enjoyed

B．left

C．earned

D．remembered

15.

A．whatever

B．however

C．whichever

D．whenever

4 . A Leap（跳跃）to Honor. Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ________   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, ________   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t ______ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom __________ that even though she couldn’t see ___________   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the _________   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more __________   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her __________ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest __________ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ________ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ___________ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ___________ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be _____________   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ____________. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her __________ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ____________. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   __________ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids _____________ she grew up.

Lola is __________ of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her _________ for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.

A．work at

B．work on

C．work out

D．work off

2.

A．since

B．unless

C．after

D．though

3.

A．tell

B．guess

C．assume

D．predict

4.

A．suspected

B．remembered

C．imagined

D．noticed

5.

A．deeply

B．well

C．ahead

D．closely

6.

A．task

B．sport

C．event

D．show

7.

A．boring

B．enjoyable

C．difficult

D．unsatisfactory

8.

A．talent

B．quality

C．nature

D．condition

9.

A．doubt

B．advantage

C．challenge

D．program

10.

A．examine

B．express

C．open

D．trust

11.

A．fearful

B．harmful

C．unfair

D．inconvenient

12.

A．to

B．on

C．off

D．against

13.

A．greeted

B．treated

C．served

D．paid

14.

A．pains

B．stresses

C．injuries

D．problems

15.

A．positive

B．friendly

C．flexible

D．caution

16.

A．defending

B．quitting

C．winning

D．bargaining

17.

A．standard

B．range

C．view

D．goal

18.

A．until

B．as

C．when

D．before

19.

A．proud

B．tired

C．ashamed

D．confident

20.

A．plan

B．advice

C．reward

D．responsibility

5 . 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。
As we know, it is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken is no ______. Several decades ago he made a mistake — a (n) _____ mistake, though.
On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his ______ was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Congo. On his way back home, he _____ into his shirt pocket for his glasses, but they were gone. So he drove back to the church. His search proved _____ When he _____ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and _____ into one of the cases. His new glasses, having ______ him ＄20, were heading for Congo that morning! He had to drive home _____
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report at my grandfather’s church, which Grandpa also attended.
The director said, “I must thank you for the _____ you sent last year. The bandits (土匪) had just swept through the orphanage, _____ everything, including my glasses. _____ I had the money, there was simply no way of _____ the broken pair of glasses. _____ not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases ____ . When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
Then, with the _____ , he continued: “When I tried _____ the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! It was amazing!”
The people listened, _____ for the miraculous glasses. But the director must have _____ their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their _____ of things to be sent overseas. But Grandpa was sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face.1.

A．similarity

B．success

C．luck

D．exception

2.

A．perfect

B．foolish

C．formal

D．common

3.

A．factory

B．church

C．family

D．country

4.

A．turned

B．reached

C．filled

D．put

5.

A．proper

B．reasonable

C．useless

D．necessary

6.

A．mentally

B．physically

C．softly

D．directly

7.

A．fallen

B．jumped

C．forced

D．broke

8.

A．offered

B．spent

C．paid

D．cost

9.

A．disappointed

B．pleased

C．nervous

D．satisfied

10.

A．cases

B．clothes

C．glasses

D．wishes

11.

A．cutting

B．destroying

C．defending

D．recording

12.

A．Unless

B．As long as

C．Until

D．Even though

13.

A．replacing

B．selling

C．wearing

D．changing

14.

A．Except for

B．Along with

C．Rather than

D．As for

15.

A．disappeared

B．flew

C．arrived

D．broken

16.

A．preparation

B．regret

C．satisfaction

D．wonder

17.

A．out

B．over

C．for

D．on

18.

A．sorry

B．happy

C．bored

D．stressed

19.

A．confused

B．connected

C．combined

D．compared

20.

A．case

B．order

C．list

D．search

6 . In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great _______. Three of those rich men and their servants were _______ together on a road when they came to a very _______ village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _______ he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _______ out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the _______ situation, stopped for a short time and gave _______ all his food and drink, since he _______ see that money would be of little _______ to them. He made sure that they each ________ their fair share and would have enough food to ________ for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, ________ and went straight through the ________ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ________ the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was ________ that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they ________ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was ________ travelling quickly, but his wagons, ________ the gold and valuables they had been ________, were now full of farming tools and bags of ________. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

1.

A．loss

B．expectations

C．success

D．problems

2.

A．standing

B．travelling

C．gathering

D．running

3.

A．faraway

B．poor

C．different

D．ancient

4.

A．unless

B．because

C．so

D．if

5.

A．them

B．anything

C．nothing

D．those

6.

A．curious

B．worrying

C．dangerous

D．puzzling

7.

A．the villagers

B．his servants

C．the others

D．the rest

8.

A．could

B．might

C．should

D．must

9.

A．interest

B．concern

C．use

D．attraction

10.

A．returned

B．gained

C．offered

D．received

11.

A．remain

B．last

C．supply

D．share

12.

A．turned back

B．set out

C．showed off

D．speeded up

13.

A．village

B．land

C．field

D．road

14.

A．whether

B．how

C．where

D．when

15.

A．good

B．certain

C．true

D．strange

16.

A．welcomed

B．met

C．accepted

D．persuaded

17.

A．still

B．already

C．always

D．indeed

18.

A．except for

B．instead of

C．apart from

D．along with

19.

A．loading

B．treasuring

C．carrying

D．earning

20.

A．food

B．jewels

C．money

D．seeds