1 . I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (给贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. So we both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened,I saw my shoes flying at me.I jumped to my feet and started yelling (叫喊). She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬行) under her covers (被子), sobbing (哭啼). Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the meaning of living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1. What made Kate so angry one evening?

A．She couldn’t find her books.

B．She heard the author shouting loud.

C．She got the news that her grandma was ill

D．She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed.

2. The author tidied up the room most probably because_____.

A．she was scared by Kate’s anger	B．she hated herself for being so messy
C．she was asked by Kate to do so	D．she wanted to show her care

3. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A．By showing differences.	B．By analyzing causes.
C．By describing a process.	D．By following time order.

4. What might be the best title for the story?

A．My Friend Kate	B．Hard Work Pays Off
C．Learning to be Roommates	D．How to be Organized

2 . A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful _________, and knowing her husband could _________ it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the _________, her husband told her how _________ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He _________a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and _________ a Bible. _________, she raised her voice and said to her husband, "With all your money, you give me a Bible?" She was so _________ that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very_________ in business. She owned two large companies. She __________ her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to __________ him. But before she could, she __________ a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and __________ things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness __________ her heart. She saw the still new __________, just as she had left it years before. With __________, she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring __________ from the Bible to the floor and a __________ could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words "LOVE U ALWAYS".

__________ your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it's because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the __________ .

1.

A．watch

B．ring

C．coat

D．box

2.

A．afford

B．like

C．design

D．guess

3.

A．holiday

B．performance

C．birthday

D．meeting

4.

A．proud

B．kind

C．sorry

D．brave

5.

A．lent

B．asked

C．gave

D．moved

6.

A．carried

B．found

C．missed

D．held

7.

A．Politely

B．Lightly

C．Patiently

D．Angrily

8.

A．calm

B．upset

C．grateful

D．careless

9.

A．failing

B．lonely

C．successful

D．poor

10.

A．wondered

B．hoped

C．realized

D．explained

11.

A．visit

B．melt

C．catch

D．help

12.

A．passed

B．wrote

C．sent

D．received

13.

A．take care of

B．pay for

C．look for

D．give away

14.

A．covered

B．broke

C．left

D．filled

15.

A．car

B．Bible

C．letter

D．table

16.

A．smiles

B．laughter

C．tears

D．interests

17.

A．hid

B．dropped

C．disappeared

D．made

18.

A．book

B．pen

C．flower

D．card

19.

A．If

B．But

C．Although

D．So

20.

A．hand

B．eye

C．face

D．heart

3 . When I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn't do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students' Union than working in the library.

Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. In my room the night before the test, Fred was watching TV. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan. "It's very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I’ll take a coin into the examination room. I haven't studied a chemistry book for months, so I’ll just toss the coin. That way, I'm sure I'll get half the questions right. "

The next day, Fred came happily into the exam room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.

The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor (走廊). "Oh, good, "he said, "Have you got the result of the test?" The professor looked at him and smiled, "Ah, it's you, Baines. Just a minute. "Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.

"I’m terribly sorry, Baines, " he said, "You failed!"

1. This story mainly wants to tell us ________.

A．chemistry is really hard to learn

B．there were too many questions for students to prepare for

C．good exam results needs hard study

D．tossing a coin can not always decide the result

2. Fred Baines was one of those who ________.

A．did just enough to pass the exam

B．did not work hard enough for their studies

C．had too much other work for the Students' Union

D．were quite good at passing exams

3. Fred came happily into the exam room because ________.

A．he had got ready for the exam

B．he knew the answers already

C．the other students would be behind him

D．he had his way to finish the exam

4. The professor tossed the coin to tell Baines that ________.

A．he was satisfied with his way for the exam

B．he wanted to make friends with him

C．his way for the exam would never work

D．the exam result depended on the coin

4 . “Nobody can get out of life alive. Therefore, when you have opportunities, be brave and be thankful.” Those were______ words said by 18-year-old Jake Bailey, a cancer ______.

Bailey was in the ______ position of the Students’ Union. The young man had planned to speak at his high school’s end-of-year ceremony on schedule. ______, just the week before, he received shocking ______ that he had a fast-growing form of cancer. Doctors said, without ______, he would only have weeks to live, so they didn’t ______ him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his ______ face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his ______. Without doubt, his appearance ______ everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to ______ his ideas. He expressed that a strong-willed person would not easily ______, no matter how hard life was.

At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to ______ their time. “The future is truly in our hands.

______ about having impractical long-term dreams. Let’s be devoted to ______ goals.” He ______, “We don’t know where we might end up, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is ______ us.”

When the senior ______ his speech with the school’s ______, “Altiora Peto,” which means “I fight for higher things”, the entire room burst into cheers. Obviously Bailey’s message was heard loud and clear. Bailey then closed his eyes and ______ the words “Thank you”.

1.

A．convenient

B．amazing

C．inspiring

D．ridiculous

2.

A．doctor

B．senior

C．schoolmate

D．patient

3.

A．leading

B．useful

C．helpful

D．good

4.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Instead

5.

A．disaster

B．pain

C．news

D．attack

6.

A．treatment

B．problem

C．solution

D．method

7.

A．persuade

B．provide

C．allow

D．predict

8.

A．concerned

B．determined

C．satisfied

D．frightened

9.

A．friends

B．roommates

C．students

D．schoolmates

10.

A．shocked

B．influenced

C．amused

D．stressed

11.

A．explain

B．change

C．share

D．display

12.

A．run out

B．cut down

C．pick up

D．give in

13.

A．treasure

B．achieve

C．explore

D．gain

14.

A．Talk

B．Dream

C．Care

D．Forget

15.

A．good-term

B．short-term

C．long-term

D．full-term

16.

A．sighed

B．reacted

C．continued

D．commanded

17.

A．in place of

B．in front of

C．in terms of

D．in charge of

18.

A．replaced

B．ended

C．began

D．removed

19.

A．motto

B．faith

C．rule

D．principle

20.

A．blew

B．complained

C．recorded

D．mouthed

5 . Kinsey French has taught children with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) for the past three years. The teacher of _______ education at the Christian Academy’s Providence School, developed a(n) close _______ with her students in her first year. That was _______ when it came to her wedding day, she invited the class to _______ her wedding party as flower girls and ring bearers. “They were like a _______ to me,” Kinsey told WLKY about the students, _______ from seven to eleven years old. “So I knew I couldn't have this important day _______ them, my lovely ‘kids’.”

Kinsey’s now-husband, Josh, was _______ too — in fact, knowing how much it would mean to her, he _______ proposed (求婚) to her in front of the class. The wedding went ____________ on the Internet after photographer Lang Thomas Leichhart ____________ on his Facebook photos of Kinsey in her wedding dress, ____________ by her students. The scene of their being together was so moving that I was brought to ____________ many times during the day,” he told CNN. “You can tell how ____________ she is to these kids.”

And while the children loved ____________ their wedding responsibilities and posing for photos, they said that their____________ of the night was the dancing. For Kinsey, it was making ____________ that would last a lifetime. “It was so exciting,” she told WLKY.

“It was ____________ for Josh and me just to have them as a ____________ of the day, and have them come and ____________ with us.”

1.

A．traditional

B．preschool

C．public

D．special

2.

A．discussion

B．relationship

C．principle

D．agreement

3.

A．how

B．why

C．that

D．because

4.

A．attend

B．record

C．decorate

D．design

5.

A．teacher

B．shadow

C．family

D．dream

6.

A．organizing

B．commanding

C．ranging

D．meaning

7.

A．without

B．from

C．among

D．beyond

8.

A．determined

B．amazed

C．shocked

D．involved

9.

A．still

B．even

C．yet

D．again

10.

A．silent

B．wild

C．wrong

D．strong

11.

A．wrote

B．published

C．spared

D．shared

12.

A．encouraged

B．spellbound

C．attracted

D．surrounded

13.

A．light

B．laughter

C．tears

D．knees

14.

A．grateful

B．generous

C．nice

D．patient

15.

A．carrying out

B．coming out

C．turning out

D．setting out

16.

A．regret

B．impression

C．complaint

D．favorite

17.

A．choices

B．memories

C．decisions

D．plans

18.

A．meaningful

B．natural

C．vivid

D．original

19.

A．event

B．gift

C．part

D．result

20.

A．celebrate

B．play

C．meet

D．communicate

6 . 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。

There once were a goat and a donkey that lived on a farm.     1     donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most food. Sometimes the donkey     2     (give) more food     3     it could eat. This made the goat so jealous     4     it began plotting against (谋划对付) the donkey.

"Hey, donkey," the goat said one day. "I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don't you pretend (假装)     5     (get) sick so you can take a day off ''

The donkey     6     (think) the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜栏）on its side with its eyes     7    （close）.

Right away, the farmer called the doctor. After     8     (look) at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made     9     the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed the goat and gave the donkey medicine made from     10     (it) heart.

7 . There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.

One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn (荆棘) bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“For your wonderful kindness, ” the good fairy said to the girl，“I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.”       The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the little girl grew up，there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness . She would only smile and answer，“The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”

When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, and       feared that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “ tell us，please, ” they begged，“ tell us what the good fairy said. ” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said，“ She told me that everyone，no matter how safe they seemed，no matter how old or young，how rich or poor, had need of me.”

1. ________the girl felt sad and lonely.

A．There were many friends but	B．There was nobody to love her so
C．There was nothing to do	D．Seeing the butterfly was caught

2. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl ________.

A．helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B．felt sorrow，but she didn’t go up to help it

C．fell down on it too

D．failed to help it release from the thorn

3. The butterfly ________after was saved by the little girl.

A．flied away	B．still died
C．changed into a fairy	D．was more beautiful than before

4. The only thing that the little girl wanted was ________.

A．to be rich	B．to have her own parents
C．to have a lot of friends	D．happiness

10 . Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”

After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.

Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Delta’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.

When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.

“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”

Delta’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”

When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that the scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I'll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”

1. From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．Deka was adopted by a refugee family	B．Deka spent a lot of time going to parties
C．Deka became a professor after graduation	D．Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard

2. Deka realized the importance of education ________.

A．from her mother’s experience	B．after her chemistry class
C．by reading books in the library	D．through working at the institute

3. According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ________.

A．patient

B．confident

C．ambitious

D．generous

4. What does the story intend to tell us?

A．Life is not all roses.	B．Practice makes perfect.
C．Well begun is half done.	D．Hard work leads to success.