1 . A fat man with a camera around his neck and a bottle of sunscreen cream sticking out of his bag, he really did look like a tourist. He sat on the terrace (平台), sipping lemonade and pretending to look at a tourism brochure. His sunglasses masked his eyes, but I knew he wasn't looking at the brochure: he hadn't turned a page for the last ten minutes. As I brought him his dishes, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

I walked back inside with my empty tray, shaking my head. He looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Then it hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my crashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card: I am deeply grateful to you. The night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought things back in a right way. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Mr. D.

I shivered (震颤). The night of my car accident, I was heading for an interview in an illegal dance club. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture (英雄姿态) turned my life around and brought faith back into my life. I unfolded the tip he left. Among the singles was a grand (一千块) with a pen mark underlining "In God We Trust. "I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling.

1. Why did the fat man look like a tourist?

A．Because he doesn't look like a native citizen.

B．Because he ordered strange food and drinks

C．Because he used money not the same as the locals.

D．Because he carried what tourists usually have on.

2. How did the writer knew the man didn't read the brochure?

A．The page remained unturned.	B．He was drinking all the time.
C．He sat still with his sunglasses.	D．He was staring at the writer.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The man became a rich man year later.

B．The writer didn't go to that interview.

C．The writer had been searching for the man.

D．They kept in touch with each other since then.

4. What is their attitude towards each other?

A．Cod.

B．Worried.

C．Grateful.

D．Trusty.

2 . During my stay at an orphanage at the age of 9, a gentleman came and taught us how to do woodworking projects.

I remember my first project — a small table. I was so ______ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) ______. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to ______ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a ______. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always kind but ______ with us.

As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so ______ and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a ______, carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.

When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was ______ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand ______ it, she noticed that it was still wet.

“Were you ______ to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’am,” I ______ with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was ______ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but the dirt would not come off.

I hid the table in my closer and never______ it. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would ______ it away.

Thirty years later at a reunion, I ______ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her ______ to get something important. I followed her ______ into a dark corner. She picked something up. ______ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of ______ to Mother Henderson, who kept the table for a young orphan who ______ it so much.

1.

A．tired

B．ashamed

C．amused

D．proud

2.

A．wonder

B．award

C．record

D．product

3.

A．design

B．invent

C．paint

D．complete

4.

A．reward

B．gift

C．prize

D．souvenir

5.

A．satisfied

B．patient

C．strict

D．cruel

6.

A．upset

B．amazed

C．excited

D．confident

7.

A．thief

B．hero

C．sword

D．flash

8.

A．drying

B．observing

C．admiring

D．hiding

9.

A．into

B．across

C．above

D．behind

10.

A．supposed

B．embarrassed

C．encouraged

D．determined

11.

A．agreed

B．whispered

C．sighed

D．argued

12.

A．dirt

B．glue

C．paint

D．wood

13.

A．felt

B．shook

C．touched

D．split

14.

A．put

B．give

C．take

D．throw

15.

A．learned

B．expected

C．remembered

D．recommended

16.

A．bathroom

B．balcony

C．basement

D．bedroom

17.

A．curiously

B．unwillingly

C．doubtfully

D．worriedly

18.

A．Before

B．Since

C．As

D．Until

19.

A．admiration

B．gratitude

C．sympathy

D．regret

20.

A．counted

B．mattered

C．minded

D．valued

3 . Night fell. Loug Falter came back home, teary-eyed and _________. The 33-year-old professional photographer had just run from one end of Hawaii's Waimea Bay to the other scanning the water _________ his “baby”, a custom-made(定制的) blue surfboard.

On arriving home, Falter _________ his search online. “Was surfing tonight and _________ my baby.” he wrote on Facebook. He hoped it would wash ashore in the coming days and that whoever _________ it would have also seen his Facebook post. But instead of pushing Falter's surfboard to _________, the currents of Waimea Bay swept it out to sea, _________ Hawaiian Island.

Weeks passed with no _________ of the surfboard. Then _________. Lyle Carlson, who had made the board for Falter, comforted him with the possible reunion but nobody knew when.

But Falter never completely __________ about the board. It __________on the remote island of Sarangani in the southern Philippines-six months after and over 5,000 miles away. The local fisherman sold the unusual __________ to Giovanne Branzuela, a 36-year-old elementary school teacher for $ 40. For Branzuela, riding the big waves had been his dream.

The once-blue board had __________ to a pale straw color during its journey, but its __________ markings were still there: two elephants and the words “Lyle Carlson Surfboards, Hawaii.”

On realizing how far the surfboard had traveled, Branzuela __________ Carlson online, who, in turn, contacted Falter. Falter __________ the board was his and was __________ to learn his “baby” had floated across the world's largest ocean and __________.

He was thrilled, but not only for himself. Knowing someone an ocean away shared the same interest with him __________ a lot to Falter, He couldn't imagine a better __________ to the story.

1.

A．exhausted

B．puzzled

C．refreshed

D．scared

2.

A．picking up

B．running after

C．caring for

D．looking for

3.

A．continued

B．stopped

C．delayed

D．matched

4.

A．expected

B．lost

C．comforted

D．held

5.

A．liked

B．needed

C．spotted

D．made

6.

A．surface

B．shore

C．bottom

D．height

7.

A．along with

B．close to

C．next to

D．away from

8.

A．photo

B．symbol

C．sign

D．mark

9.

A．months

B．years

C．days

D．decades

10.

A．commented

B．concerned

C．forgot

D．remembered

11.

A．floated

B．landed

C．knocked

D．dropped

12.

A．catch

B．fish

C．gift

D．baby

13.

A．added

B．faded

C．reduced

D．removed

14.

A．familiar

B．new

C．common

D．unique

15.

A．caught sight of

B．made up for

C．reached out to

D．put up with

16.

A．doubted

B．predicted

C．confirmed

D．summarized

17.

A．moved

B．shocked

C．content

D．upset

18.

A．changed

B．approached

C．survived

D．disappeared

19.

A．meant

B．contributed

C．cost

D．supplied

20.

A．solution

B．ending

C．answer

D．response

4 . A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man. “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on the chair.” The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “ All right. Put on your clothes again.”

“ But you haven’t examined me at all!” the young man said in surprise.

“There is no need to do so,” the doctor said with a smile. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw the chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understand what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must be clever enough for the army.”

1. The young man went to the doctor because __________.

A．he wanted to take part in the examination

B．he did not feel well

C．he did not want to join the army

D．he wanted to have a medical check—up

2. The doctor told the young man to take his coat and shirt off in order to______.

A．examine him

B．see whether his eyes were wrong with him

C．see what was wrong with him

D．test his listening ability

3. The young man was surprised because the doctor __________ .

A．looked at him with a smile

B．did not know how to examine him

C．asked him several questions

D．did not think it necessary to examine him

4. The doctor thought that __________ .

A．the young man would not be a good soldier

B．the young man must not join the army

C．The Young man would not do something wrong in the army

D．the young man could join the army

5. At first the young man __________ .

A．understood what the doctor meant

B．did not do as he was told to do

C．realized why the doctor told him to do something

D．did not understand what the doctor mean

5 . Yesterday I was taking a walk in the old city center. A tall nicely dressed man in his forties was_____   in front of me. What got my attention was not the man, but the huge box of hand-made Belgian______that he was carrying. A friend had once brought me a smaller box of these chocolates and they were_____. But unfortunately, I could not find them in the local stores. I was just______where he had bought them, when my voracious(贪吃的)thoughts were _____by screams coming from an old woman, sitting on the steps of the church.

Her clothes were______and her face was red from anger and, also______years of drinking. She had a small plate with a few______in it that she managed to collect that morning. People walking by were glancing and turning their faces _? looking embarrassed and even _______.

_____the man, who was ahead of me, walked right up to the old woman and placed the box of chocolates right in her plate and then without saying a word walked away as if_______had happened.

The woman went______. She looked at the box,______. She slowly shook it, probably to make sure that it is not a joke. She carefully opened the box and_______ these chocolates. Then something______ happened.

She said “Thank you!” to no one in particular and smiled with a smile that completely transformed her face. She was no longer an old drunken lady. She was someone worthy of this ______gift!

This incident has made me think how fast we______people by their looks and behavior and how often we decide who deserve our______and who will have to go without being respected. Those who look unworthy or behave_____are the ones who need our sympathy and _____the most.

1.

A．walking

B．running

C．playing

D．driving

2.

A．toys

B．books

C．sweets

D．chocolates

3.

A．hard

B．delicious

C．obvious

D．cheap

4.

A．informing

B．requiring

C．wondering

D．introducing

5.

A．taken in

B．taken on

C．taken up

D．taken away

6.

A．clean

B．dirty

C．new

D．special

7.

A．successfully

B．generally

C．probably

D．clearly

8.

A．coins

B．gifts

C．drugs

D．bags

9.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．bored

D．determined

10.

A．Briefly

B．Luckily

C．Usually

D．Suddenly

11.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

12.

A．silent

B．excited

C．anxious

D．worried

13.

A．awkward

B．confused

C．satisfied

D．moved

14.

A．ate

B．found

C．opened

D．received

15.

A．puzzling

B．magical

C．worrying

D．dangerous

16.

A．cheap

B．useless

C．thought

D．beautiful

17.

A．recognize

B．notice

C．judge

D．understand

18.

A．kindness

B．doubt

C．blame

D．disrespect

19.

A．obviously

B．specifically

C．seriously

D．rudely

20.

A．appreciation

B．understanding

C．congratulation

D．agreement

6 . When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift.    1     It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away.     2     I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I listened to other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.     3     I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.     4     I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!

One day, I asked him why he smiled that day, but he said he couldn’t remember smiling at me!     5    I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

A．At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.

B．He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.

C．It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.

D．It was a smile.

E．That smile changed my life.

F．It’s practically impossible to make friends here.

G．As a result, no one knew who I was.

7 . Have you ever given a thought to inspiration？In fact, inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might_________, and sometimes, it can come from the most_________places.

I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder. Okorafor was told that a simple operation could_________it. But when she woke up from her_________, she found that she couldn’t move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got_________later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her _________as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also_________a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This_________woman inspired her and helped her_________her pain. “I felt myself become__________,” she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We__________know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a__________, most of my inspiration comes from other people’s music. But I also find__________in other places. Books, movies and__________just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

__________, I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I’ve seen it plenty of times before; it’s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it__________.I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the__________. It’s not done yet, but the music I’m working on now is heavily__________by the movie’s setting and characters.

Anything can__________us. You just have to be__________to catch inspiration when it hits.

1.

A．work

B．hit

C．exist

D．pass

2.

A．interesting

B．ordinary

C．unexpected

D．dangerous

3.

A．fix

B．make

C．remove

D．control

4.

A．dream

B．shock

C．recovery

D．operation

5.

A．well

B．bad

C．worried

D．annoyed

6.

A．curiosity

B．pain

C．anger

D．fear

7.

A．asked

B．met

C．imagined

D．visited

8.

A．confident

B．smart

C．honest

D．magical

9.

A．forget

B．recognize

C．describe

D．practice

10.

A．richer

B．better

C．busier

D．quieter

11.

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

D．still

12.

A．director

B．dancer

C．musician

D．writer

13.

A．tips

B．messages

C．examples

D．ideas

14.

A．even

B．again

C．not

D．only

15.

A．In short

B．In addition

C．For example

D．After all

16.

A．differently

B．perfectly

C．vividly

D．smoothly

17.

A．story

B．song

C．play

D．film

18.

A．changed

B．supported

C．disturbed

D．influenced

19.

A．impress

B．inspire

C．amuse

D．challenge

20.

A．free

B．thankful

C．ready

D．careful

8 . Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station .We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car´s back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call The Law of the Garbage Truck.

Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.

I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, I’m not going to do anymore.

Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.

1. What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?

A．The taxi almost hit another car.

B．The taxi driver was injured.

C．The author scolded the driver of the other car.

D．The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.

2. How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?

A．He yelled back at the driver.

B．He sent the driver to the hospital.

C．He was friendly towards the driver.

D．He dumped some garbage in front of his car.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.

B．The author used to complain a lot.

C．The author used to have a lot of money.

D．The author used to be a good manager

4. According to the passage, what should you do if people dump garbage on you?

A．Ignore them and go on with our own work.

B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.

C．Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.

D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.

9 . “Your mother’s breast cancer has returned, and it’s metastasized (扩散),” said my mother’s doctor. I held the phone, tears in my eyes.

Even as a health-care professional, I had never really been able to do anything for my mother. She’d always been the caretaker, especially when I was in my teens battling my own incurable illness. She’d arranged and accompanied me on trips to the Cleveland Clinic. During those long train rides, she’d always reach into her bag and produce a gift-a Seventeen magazine-to lift my spirits.

Shortly after her diagnosis, I stopped by Mother’s house. She’d wanted to live at home to look after herself while she could, so my sister and I took turns to check in on her.

As her health worsened, Mother eventually decided to stay with me in my house on the weekends and let me care for her. After I helped her into the house, she would stretch out on the sola, my dog Spanky sleeping at her feet. I’d make us cups of Red Zinger tea. She’d look at me and say, "My purse, honey. Inside would be one of her surprises, like a bag of treats for Spanky or a new pen for me.

At the end of her life, Mother was no longer conscious. Her wish was to be in my house. The night before, I moved all the furniture to prepare for the delivery of her medical equipment. The next morning, two guys lifted the sofa to move it, making room for the hospital bed. “What do we do with these, ma’am?” one asked. I looked over. He held up two beautifully-wrapped (包裹) gifts. How had they gotten there? I’d moved that sofa the night before and seen nothing! My hands shook as I unwrapped a toy for Spanky and a box of Red Zinger tea.

At that moment, it was as if my mother spoke directly to my heart, “Our little traditions will get you through this, Roberta, even if I can’t take part anymore.”

1. What can be known about the author as a teenager?

A．She volunteered in hospitals.	B．She loved traveling so much.
C．She was in really poor health	D．She often wrote to magazines.

2. What kind of woman is the author’s mother according to the text?

A．Cautious and organized.	B．Hardworking and honest.
C．Humorous and generous.	D．Caring and independent.

3. What took the author by surprise?

A．The stay with Mother in her final life.	B．Unexpected gifts prepared by Mother.
C．Mother’s wish to move into her house.	D．Mother’s ability to take care of herself.

4. What about Mother does the text focus on?

A．Her family traditions.	B．Her love for her daughter.
C．Her unbearable disease.	D．Her attitude toward life.

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dick is an Australian man, aged 25, his life is full of hardships. He was born without arms and legs. He used to made fun of by others. Everything seemed impossible to them. However, Dick never gave up. After a good many of failures, he finally learned to swim, fish and even surf. That surprised us most is that he completed university education and get two degrees. And now he is the CEO of two companies. When asking about the secret of his success, he thinks a positive attitude is a key to success.

Dick’s story has greatly inspired me. Compared with him, we are healthily. However, we are always frustrated when we face difficulties. I think Dick has set up a good examples to us. We should learn from him and never give up.