1 . 从表格中选用词汇完成下面的短文。

bonus, guilty, conflict, division, declare, appointment

My niece, Jane, laboured to the maximum for 10 years in a shopping mall and finally she took up an     1     as the chairwoman. She was respected by all the salesmen and saleswomen because she was full of integrity and dignity. She exactly calculated the staff’s salaries and rewarded the best ones with a     2    . Whereas, one salesman, Jack,     3     that he could sell anything by absurd overstatements, such as science fictions, ladders, flour, leathers, levers of various panels, handkerchiefs, nails, lamps and even mud. In his view, he was superior to others, so he had an urge to take over the sales manager. It turned out that he often     4     with others. Then came a rumor that all the staff would resign if Jack wasn’t dismissed, which greatly stunned Jane and even made Jane explode with anger. Jane thought inaction was improper, so she urged Jack to weigh pros and cons. Otherwise, his job would be suspended. Jack felt so     5     of his ridiculous behaviors that tears blurred his eyes. He promised to apologize to all the staff at a meeting on a weekly basis to remove the     6     between him and his colleagues. He would share what he gripped from that day on.

2 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. defensively        B. exited        C. initiatively          D. landscape          E. respond          F. thought G. towered                  H. unaffected        I. uninhabited        J. welcoming          K. winding

Danger in the desert

That day we were deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert. There the     1       could often be compared to Mars. Our team of four female microbiologists watched as a car full of curious men pulled up beside us. Because we were strangers in a(n)       2     place, our minds immediately jumped to ways we could protect ourselves. So,     3     , our Chilean fellow guide lifted the strong tool she’d been using to dig up plant roots. The rest of us tried to look braver than we felt.

We had come to this desert to conduct DNA studies on giant horsetails that somehow grow well in one of Earth’s driest places. We were searching for plants in the most remote locations, where they would be     4     by human activities such as mining and agriculture.

We’d been warned that the trip could be dangerous. Because we were traveling so far from fuel sources, we were told to take along a can of gas. Our destination was at the end of a(n)     5       single-lane dirt road lined with burned-out vehicles that had not successfully negotiated the steep downslope. Our sample site was near a village, and the people might not, we were told,     6     positively to us. We were instructed to report our travel plans at the nearest police station so that search parties would know where to look for us if we disappeared.

We had found the amazing plants and their bright green stocks       7       over our heads. They aroused the     8       of ancient wetland plants. The men approached as we finished collecting our samples. We waited tensely as a man     9       the car and walked toward us. To our surprise and relief, he politely invited us to visit their village—they wanted to show us a lovely church of which they were proud. That day, we learned about more than the microbiomes that help desert plants grow well. We also met a(n)       10       community who had likewise beautifully adapted to their challenging home.

4 . Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Why did the accident occur? How should we try to avoid accidents in life?

get     return     ride     sit     slow     throw     try     turn     walk     want

    1     for long hours every day in an office for several years, Nancy Jones felt that she was getting out of shape and decided that she needed to get some exercise. So, instead of going to and from work every day by bus, she started riding a bike because    2     was an enjoyable activity for her. One night she had to work till late and it was foggy outside when she left the office. Her bike did not have a light, so    3     home by bike would be dangerous.     4     (not) to risk having her bike stolen, however, she decided to ride it home anyway. The first few kilometres had plenty of street lights, but     5    onto a side road in the suburbs she found herself in the dark.     6    down, she tried to see in front of her, but it was impossible. Then without warning, her bike hit a rock,     7    her to the ground.     8    to get up, she discovered that her ankle was broken. Unable to stand or walk, she found herself in alarming pain. Fortunately, she was able to call an ambulance with her mobile phone, and they took her to a hospital. However, it was several months before her ankle recovered and she found     9    easy again.     10     a gym membership near her office, Nancy decided that there were other ways of keeping fit.

5 . Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The King and the Royal Trees

A. handsome       B. helplessly       C. asleep        D. observed        E. remove       F. freezingly        G. damage       H. content       I. awe       J. pick       K. provided

The King had a frightful dream. He dreamt that while riding his horse through the Royal Forest, the south wind called: “Mind the falling tees! Mind the falling trees!”

Though the trees were beautiful and waved gently in the wind, the King was in     1    . He turned his horse and dashed out of the forest.

The next morning the King ordered his people to cut down all the trees in the kingdom. “We do not want the trees to fall down and hurt our children,” he reasoned. “We will     2     the forest and grow vegetables instead.”

The people liked the King’s idea, for now they had their     3     of the finest wood in the forest to build houses and furniture. And the rest of the trees were sold at     4     prices to neighboring kingdoms.

Once all of the trees were cut down, the King felt     5    —and relieved. But the people were gloomy. They missed the trees, which had     6     work for loggers and carpenters, and homes for birds. Although they sadly missed their work, they missed the birds most of all.

Soon after the trees were gone, a dry south wind began to blow. It blew day after day. The vegetable crops began to wither and die. People huddled(蜷缩)     7     in their houses watching the wind uproot their gardens and scatter the dead plants across the land.

The King was worried. He called for his horse and rode through the fields to inspect the     8     There were no more trees to break the fury of the wind. As the wind blew faster, it swept withered plants and soil past the King, who     9     dumbly as his kingdom blew northward.

Lost in clouds of dust and drifting sand, fatigue overcame the King. Nodding     10     in the saddle(马鞍), he heard the south wind call: “Mind the falling trees! Mind the falling tees!”

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供前4小题选用，第二个方框供后4小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A. missing       B. wet       C. wife       D. vacation E. grew up

F. thanked       G. garden       H. last       I. excited J. bedroom

The 75­-year­-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children     1     and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.

During one     2     , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was     3     . The watch was from his     4     and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it anywhere.

When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.

One granddaughter asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the     5     time?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the     6     ! ” he replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn’t find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.

One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a(n)     7     look on his face.

Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and     8     the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm (冷静), we are more able to find the ways of solving problems.

8 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. aired       B. assembled       C. costly       D. encouraging       E. explosion       F. hidden G. instinctively       H. passion       I. poured       J. single-handedly       K. stress

A Hollywood Happy Ending for Movie Theater Owner

Craig Smith is living a true Hollywood happy ending. “I got a Frank Capra life here, you know,” said Smith, owner of the Firehouse Theater in tiny Kingston, Washington.

In a report broadcast, the 65-year-old talked with correspondent Lee Cowan about his     1     for movies, and about using his life savings 10 years ago to turn a former firehouse into a two-screen movie theater – the only cinema in town.

But running a movie house virtually     2     isn’t easy; and the conversion from 35 mm film to digital projection was     3    . Smith had to use credit cards and renegotiate his lease (租约). When he ran out of cash he stopped taking a paycheck to keep the place running. The     4     brought him a heart attack one day while he was up in the projection room.

Fans of the Firehouse Theater have     5     around Smith to volunteer, and set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to support Smith’s business. They’d raised about $6,000 by the time Cowan’s report     6     Sunday.

Within 90 minutes of the broadcast, thousands of donations     7     in from Sunday Morning viewers, topping $100,000. By Tuesday the total was more than $182,000, from about 4,700 donors around the world, many in amounts of $10, $15 or $25. “Love your spirit and community determination,” one donor wrote.

Among the donations were such     8     comments as this: “Our children set aside a part of birthday and gift money for donations and wanted to support the theater after watching CBS Sunday Morning. Good luck!”

Shortly after the     9     of goodwill on GoFundMe, the Seattle Times reported on the Firehouse’s changing fortunes. Smith said he was moved by the response. In a note to Sunday Morning producer, Smith said, “You are all like angels blessing small people like me     10     away in this beautiful country.”

9 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。

advertise, expedition, miserable, aboard, turn

Perce Blackborow is one of the more interesting and colourful members of the    1    .In 1914,he was far from home in Buenos Aires and lived a     2     life.Fortunately,he met and befriended an American sailor,William Bakewell who was in the same situation.When the Endurance sailed into port and     3     for sailors, the two men applied for positions. Shackleton interviewed them both and Bakewell was accepted while Blackborow was     4     down because of his age and lack of experience.He slipped     5     the ship with the help of Bakewell but was discovered when the Endurance was three days out of port.Shackleton was unhappy at him being there,but realised he had no choice and offered him a position of steward.